Adrenal cortical carcinoma: a case of late pulmonary metastasis

A 71 year-old woman with a large tumor of the upper lobe of the left lung was diagnosed as having metastatic adrenal cortical carcinoma nine years after the initial adrenalo-nephrectomy. The patient was well with no recurrence for six years following resection of the single lung metastasis.     

Cell-free fetal DNA and intact fetal cells in maternal blood circulation: implications for first and second trimester non-invasive prenatal diagnosis

Both intact fetal cells as well as cell-free fetal DNA are present in the maternal circulation and can be recovered for non-invasive prenatal genetic diagnosis. Although methods for enrichment and isolation of rare intact fetal cells have been challenging, diagnosis of fetal chromosomal aneuploidy including trisomy 21 in first- and second-trimester pregnancies has been achieved with a 50-75% detection rate. Similarly, cell-free fetal DNA can be reliably recovered from maternal plasma and assessed by quantitative PCR to detect fetal trisomy 21 and paternally derived single gene mutations. Real-time PCR assays are robust in detecting low-level fetal DNA concentrations, with sensitivity of approximately 95-100% and specificity near 100%. Comparing intact fetal cell versus cell-free fetal DNA methods for non-invasive prenatal screening for fetal chromosomal aneuploidy reveals that the latter is at least four times more sensitive. These preliminary results do not support a relationship between frequency of intact fetal cells and concentration of cell-free fetal DNA. The above results imply that the concentration of fetal DNA in maternal plasma may not be dependent on circulating intact fetal cells but rather be a product of growth and cellular turnover during embryonic or fetal development.     

骨髓神经组织定向干细胞的分离培养鉴定

目的:为临床中枢神经系统疾患的细胞移植及组织工程修复周围神经提供一种应用广泛、可来源于自体、无免疫排斥和伦理道德等问题的移植用种子细胞。方法:采用DMEM/F12(1∶1)无血清神经干细胞培养液,通过先贴壁、后悬浮的方法从大鼠骨髓中分离、培养单克隆生长的神经组织定向干细胞(neural tissue-committed stem cells,NTC-SCs),通过免疫细胞化学检测NTCSCs细胞球CXCR4和Nestin蛋白,以及细胞球自然分化后神经元β-TublinⅢ、MAP2ab以及神经胶质细胞CNPase、GFAP等蛋白的表达。结果:NTCSCs细胞球表达神经干细胞标志蛋白Nestin和组织定向干细胞标志蛋白CXCR4;NTCSCs细胞球在含15%胎牛血清的DMEM培养液中可自然分化,免疫荧光显示神经元和神经胶质蛋白β-TublinⅢ、MAP2ab、CNPase、GFAP等标志物阳性。结论:本研究提供了一种操作简便、成本低廉的NTCSCs的分离培养方法,NTCSCs作为种子细胞为脑、脊髓等神经系统疾患和创伤的修复和治疗提供了广阔的应用前景。     

Association of obesity with illness severity in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study

BackgroundAlthough recent studies have shown an association between obesity and adverse coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient outcomes, there is a paucity in large studies focusing on hospitalized patients. We aimed to analyze outcomes associated with obesity in a large cohort of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.MethodsWe performed a retrospective study at a tertiary care health system of adult patients with COVID-19 who were admitted between March 1 and April 30, 2020. Patients were stratified by body mass index (BMI) into obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2) and non-obese (BMI < 30 kg/m 2) cohorts. Primary outcomes were mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, intubation, and 30-day readmission.ResultsA total of 1983 patients were included of whom 1031 (51.9%) had obesity and 952 (48.9%) did not have obesity. Patients with obesity were younger (P < 0.001), more likely to be female (P < 0.001) and African American (P < 0.001) compared to patients without obesity. Multivariable logistic models adjusting for differences in age, sex, race, medical comorbidities, and treatment modalities revealed no difference in 60-day mortality and 30-day readmission between obese and non-obese groups. In these models, patients with obesity had increased odds of ICU admission (adjusted OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.07?1.76; P = 0.012) and intubation (adjusted OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.04?1.80; P = 0.026).ConclusionsObesity in patients with COVID-19 is independently associated with increased risk for ICU admission and intubation. Recognizing that obesity impacts morbidity in this manner is crucial for appropriate management of COVID-19 patients.     

Adherence to COVID-19 Nutrition Guidelines Is Associated with Better Nutritional Management Behaviors of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Good nutritional support is crucial for the immune system to fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, in the context of a pandemic with a highly transmissible coronavirus, implementation of nutrition practice may be difficult. A multicenter electronic survey involving 62 dieticians was conducted, in order to understand barriers associated with dieticians’ adherence to nutrition guidelines for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Indonesia. 69% of dieticians felt under stress when performing nutrition care, and 90% took supplements to boost their own immunity against the coronavirus. The concerns related to clinical practice included a lack of clear guidelines (74%), a lack of access to medical records (55%), inadequate experience or knowledge (48%), and a lack of self-efficacy/confidence (29%) in performing nutritional care. Half (52%) of the dieticians had performed nutrition education/counseling, 47% had monitored a patient’s body weight, and 76% had monitored a patient’s dietary intake. An adjusted linear regression showed that guideline adherence independently predicted the dieticians’ nutrition care behaviors of nutrition counselling (ß: 0.24 (0.002, 0.08); p = 0.04), and monitoring of body weight (ß: 0.43 (0.04, 0.11); p = 0.001) and dietary intake (ß: 0.47(0.03, 0.10); p = 0.001) of COVID-19 patients. Overall, adherence to COVID-19 nutrition guidelines is associated with better nutritional management behaviors in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.     

玻璃体视网膜手术病因分析

目的：研究玻璃体视网膜手术的主要致病。方法：对449例玻璃体视网膜手术做回顾性分析,男243例,女206例,术前视力光感－0．2;平均病史11．6月,手术采用三切口闭合式玻璃体切割术,结果：449例诊断明确,与术前诊断符合率为80．6％,病因中视网膜血管性疾病114例,占25．39％,眼外伤85例,占18．93％,糖尿病视网膜病变82例,占18．26％,黄斑部病变41例,占9．13％,孔源性视网膜脱离39例,占8．69％,眼内炎25例,占5．57％,结论：玻璃体视网膜手术正走向成熟,其适应证逐渐扩展,已成为治疗眼后段疾病的重要手段。     

闭合性腹部损伤428例临床分析

闭合性腹部损伤是腹部外科的常见急症 ,并发症发生率及死亡率较高 ,因此早期诊断和及时处理至关重要。我院自1991年 1月至 2 0 0 1年 1月共收治闭合性腹部损伤 42 8例 ,就其早期诊断和治疗分析如下。1　临床资料1.1　一般资料　本组 42 8例 ,男 346例 ,女 82例 ,年龄 6～ 72岁 ,其中 2 0～ 45岁 2 6 5例 ,占 6 2 %。致伤原因 :车祸伤 184例 ,坠落伤 81例 ,挤压伤 6 4例 ,打击伤 6 8例 ,跌伤 31例。损伤类型 :单纯腹部损伤占 72 % (30 8/ 42 8) ,其中单一脏器损伤占 85 % (2 6 1/ 30 8) ,两个以上脏器损伤占 15 % (47/ 30 8) ;两个或以上部位…     

阿帕替尼和替吉奥对结肠癌治疗效果的系统评价和Meta分析

目的通过系统评价和Meta分析探讨阿帕替尼与替吉奥对比治疗结肠癌的有效性和安全性。方法以"阿帕替尼""替吉奥""结肠癌""等为中文关键词,以"Apatinib""Tegafur""Colon cancer"等为英文关键词,检索PubMed,Cochrane Library,Embase,Web of Science,中国知网、中国生物医学文献服务系统、维普数据库、万方数据知识服务平台,时间限制在从建库到2020年12月。评价阿帕替尼和替吉奥对结肠癌的总体疗效,结肠癌进展和无进展生存期的差异。研究采用RevMan 5.3软件进行Meta分析。结果Meta分析结果显示,阿帕替尼与替吉奥对结肠癌的疗效相比,部分缓解+稳定的差异没有统计学意义(RR=1.10,95%CI,0.71~1.71,P=0.640),在结肠癌进展方面的差异没有统计学意义(RR=0.51,95%CI:0.28~1.32,P=0.205),在无进展生存期方面阿帕替尼组大于替吉奥组,差异具有统计学意义(SMD=0.90,95%CI;0.42~1.37,P<0.0001)。结论相较于替吉奥,阿帕替尼用于治疗结肠癌患者能明显延长无进展生存期,总体生存效益有所提高。     

Immunogenicity,safety and reactogenicity of ROTAVAC® in healthy infants aged 6–8 weeks in Vietnam

BackgroundROTAVAC® is derived from human 116E rotavirus (RV) neonatal strain. In this study, we evaluated the immunogenicity, safety and reactogenicity of ROTAVAC® in Vietnam.MethodWe conducted a phase IV clinical trial in healthy infants aged 6–8 weeks using the complete regimen of ROTAVAC® with three doses. Serum anti-RV IgA was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to assess the geometric mean concentration in infants who received the complete regimen of the vaccine.ResultsA total of 360 participants were enrolled in this clinical trial. The mean age ± standard deviation at enrollment was 6.9 ± 0.6 weeks. The anti-RV IgA titer was 4.01 ± 3.74 mg/ml pre-vaccination and substantially increased to 29.27 ± 80.64 mg/ml post-vaccination. The value of logIgA significantly increased (p = 0.003) from 0.28 ± 0.79 to 1.03 ± 0.54. The proportion of participants with equal to and greater than 3-fold and 4-fold shifts in pre- to post-vaccination antibody titer (IgA) were 55.4% and 48.3%, respectively. No adverse events or serious adverse events were recorded immediately within 30 min after the administration of each dose. The most common adverse events within 14 days after each visit were fever, unusual crying and irritability. Other adverse events occurred at a low rate, and no case of intussusception was noted.ConclusionsThe complete regimen of ROTAVAC® demonstrated an immunological response with clinically acceptable safety profile. Post-completion of this study, ROTAVAC® is now a WHO-prequalified vaccine and available in Vietnam.