Consistency evaluation of Liferiver,Yaneng, Darui,and the Cobas 4800 test for high-risk human papillomavirus screening

BackgroundIn recent years, several high‐risk human papillomavirus (HR‐HPV) tests have been developed. The assay capabilities need to be systematically reviewed. Here, we compared the clinical sample performance of three novel HR‐HPV assays (Liferiver, Yaneng, and Darui) based on different platforms with the widely adopted cobas4800 test.MethodsA total of 346 cervical swabs from women who were screened for cervical cancer were analyzed for the presence of 14 HR‐HPV genotypes. The distinction between the four assays was investigated by the genotyping and direct sequencing.ResultsThe positive rates of the four assays ranged from 61.56% to 64.16%. The overall concordance was 88.15%. The Yaneng assays displayed the best sensitivity (100%) and specificity (98.43%). The sensitivity (98.17%) and specificity (98.43%) of the Darui assay were superior to those of the cobas4800 test (97.72% and 93.70%, respectively). The Liferiver assay displayed comparable sensitivity with the cobas4800 test (95.89% and 97.72%, respectively). The specificity of the cobas4800 was lower than that of the Liferiver assay (93.70% vs. 97.64%).ConclusionsThe three novel HR‐HPV assays displayed good agreement with the cobas4800 test. The analytical performance of all four fulfilled the requirements of sensitivity and specificity for HR‐HPV detection.     

Light-printable epoxy oligomer wrinkle-forming surface for rewritable information storage

Smart surfaces with controlled topography show broad and fantastic applications in optics, biology and information science. Herein, we report a simple visible-light-illumination approach to fabricate a smart wrinkle-forming surface with photo-controllable hierarchical surface patterns as well as rewritable high-resolution patterns of information by using an azobenzene-containing epoxy-based oligomer. The epoxy oligomer was synthesized via the ring-opening polymerization of bisphenol AF diglycidyl ether (BADFGE) with p-aminoazobenzene (AAB) and characterized using FTIR, ¹H NMR and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopies. When the epoxy oligomer film was deposited on an elastic substrate, the formation of surface wrinkles was triggered via a circulation of heating/cooling and photo-tailored due to photo-softening together with the release of stress induced by cycles of photoisomerization of azobenzene in the oligomer. The wrinkles in selectively light-exposed regions could be photo-erased within tens of seconds, yielding a different pattern of information. The high-resolution photo-printed images were shown to be rewritable for multiple cycles and legible for over 3 months in dark ambient conditions. The as-formed epoxy oligomer wrinkle-forming surface was found to be inexpensive and its fabrication was easily amenable to scale up, indicating its great potential as ink-free light printable media for rewritable information storage.

A novel rapidly responsive media for rewritable information storage comprised of an azobenzene-containing epoxy-based oligomer displaying surface wrinkling was developed.     

慢性肝病红细胞和血小板参数检测的临床意义

目的探讨慢性肝病患者红细胞参数和血小板参数的变化与临床意义.方法检测228例慢性乙肝患者和40例健康者的红细胞参数(计数RBC、分布宽度RDW、平均体积MCV)和血小板参数(计数PLT、分布宽度PDW、平均体积PCV),并进行比较分析.结果慢性肝炎重度RBC、RDW(P＜0.05)、PLT(P＜0.01),与对照组比较有显著性差异;慢性重症肝炎和肝硬化RBC、RDW、MCV、PLT、MPV,与对照组比较有显著性差异(P＜0.01).结论部分红细胞参数和血小板参数可以反映慢性肝病的肝损程度和病情轻重.     

腭裂修复术后软腭形态多样性的研究

目的通过X线头颅侧位片研究腭裂修复术后腭咽闭合不全(VPI)患者及腭裂修复术后腭咽闭合完全(VPC)患者的软腭形态,为腭裂修复的研究提供参考。方法对腭裂修复术后的113例患者进行分析,观察其软腭在X线头颅侧位定位片上的静态形状特点,并分析术后VPI与术后VPC患者软腭类型分布的差异以及术后VPI患者中不同年龄组和性别组间构成比的差异。结果术后VPI和VPC患者的软腭在X线头颅侧位定位片中表现为6种类型,分别为梭叶型、月牙型、钝角三角型、条带型、粗短型、不规则型;术后VPI与术后VPC患者软腭类型分布的构成有差异;术后VPI患者两年龄组间各类型构成比无差异,两性别组间有差异。结论在数字化头影侧位片中,腭裂修复术后的软腭静态形状呈多样性。     

高住高练和高住低练对大鼠血脂及腓肠肌脂肪酸氧化的影响

目的:从血脂和脂肪酸氧化的角度研究高住高练和高住低练对大鼠脂代谢的影响。方法:经适应性训练筛选30只雄性SD大鼠,采用双盲法分成低住低练组(LoLo)、高住高练组(HiHi)和高住低练组(HiLo)。采用水平动物跑台进行耐力训练,运动强度为常氧下35m/min、低氧下30m/min,1h/d,6d/周,持续训练4周。最后一次训练后恢复24h取血和腓肠肌。全自动生化分析仪检测血脂4项,ELISA法检测血清脂蛋白酯酶(LPL)、瘦素(Leptin)、脂联素(AD),荧光定量PCR测试腓肠肌PPARα和CPT-1 mRNA表达。结果:高住高练组大鼠血清TC和TG水平较低住低练组显著下降(P<0.05),LPL、AD水平显著升高(P<0.01);腓肠肌PPARαmRNA和CPT-1 mRNA表达均显著升高(P<0.05),其它指标无显著性差异。高住低练组大鼠血清HDL较低住低练组显著降低(P<0.05);腓肠肌CPT-1 mRNA相对表达量显著降低(P<0.01);其余指标无显著性变化。高住高练组大鼠血清HDL较高住低练组显著升高(P<0.05);LPL、AD水平和腓肠肌CPT-1 mRNA显著升高(P<0.01),其余指标无显著性差异。结论:(1)高住高练调节血脂变化的作用优于常氧训练,可能与提高血清LPL水平有关,高住高练较常氧训练更能促进腓肠肌脂肪酸氧化,可能与提高血清AD和腓肠肌PPARαmRNA、CPT-1 mRNA表达关系密切;(2)高住低练较常氧训练对血脂代谢无有利影响,对腓肠肌脂肪酸氧化起抑制作用;(3)高住高练对血清HDL影响优于高住低练,可能与提高血清LPL有关,高住高练较高住低练更能促进腓肠肌脂肪酸氧化,可能与提高血清AD和腓肠肌CPT-1mRNA表达关系密切。     

Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy for thyroid adenoma

Objective： The aim of the study was to investigate the value of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy for thyroid benign adenoma. Methods： From June 2003 to June 2007, 128 cases of thyroid tumors, including 123 cases of adenoma and 5 cases of carcinoma, were performed by Miccoli＇s endoscopic thyroidectomy. The surgical techniques and the clinical outcomes with respect to pathologic results, duration of operation, postoperative drainage, pain, cosmetic results and complications of endoscopic thyroid surgery via the neck approach were retrospectively summarized. Results： NI the patients underwent minimally invasive endoscope-assisted thyroidectomy successfully. Five cases of carcinoma revealed by frozen section. In which, 3 papillary carcinoma cases underwent subtotal thyroidectomy of disease-side in video-assisting, whereas the other 2 cases with follicular and medullary carcinoma underwent conventional total thyroidectomy of disease-side combined with subtotal thyroidectomy of the opposite-side. The transient hoarseness occurred in one patient and recovered well one week later, and the other patients recovered successfully without any complications. Conclusion： Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy for thyroid adenoma is safe and reliable. This procedure offers a shorter incision, less invasion and better cosmetic results as compared with conventional thyroidectomy.     

Effects of serum from rats with combined radiation-burn injury on the growth of hematopoietic progenitor cells

BACKGROUND: This study aims to observe the effects of blood serum from rats with radiation injury, burn injury, and combined radiation-burn injury on the growth of hematopoietic progenitor cells and to explore the possible mechanisms. METHODS: Serum from rats with radiation injury, burn injury, and combined radiation-burn injury were collected at 3 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after injury and then was added to the culture medium to see its effect on the growth of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) at a final protein concentration of 10 microg/mL. Radioimmunoassay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were employed to measure the level of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interleukin (IL)-6 in each group, and the effect of TNF-alpha and IL-6 on the growth of HPC was also observed. RESULTS: The number of HPCs colonies formed after addition of the serum from rats with burn or combined radiation-burn injuries was significantly higher than that from normal rats at 3 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after injury and reached its peak value at 24 hours after injury. However, fewer HPCs colonies were found after the addition of the serum from irradiated rats. At the same time, the levels of TNF-alpha and IL-6 in the serum of burn group and combined radiation-burn injury group were significantly higher than that of normal group, and much higher than that of the irradiation injury group (p < 0.01). Also, TNF-alpha and IL-6 demonstrated promoting effect on the growth of HPC. CONCLUSION: Serum from rats with burn injury and combined radiation-burn injury stimulates the growth of HPCs, while serum from irradiated rats shows inhibitory effects on the growth of HPCs. These effects may lie in the different level of TNF-alpha and IL-6 in the serum of each group.