Simultaneous measurement of human joint force, surface electromyograms, and functional MRI-measured brain activation

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been increasingly used in studying human brain function given its non-invasive feature and good spatial resolution. However, difficulties in acquiring data from peripheral (e.g. information from muscle) during fMRI studies of motor function hinder interpretation of fMRI data and designing more sophisticated investigations. Here we describe a system that was designed to concurrently measure handgrip force, surface electromyograms (EMG) of finger flexor and extensor muscles, and fMRI of human brain. The system included a pressure transducer built in a hydraulic environment, a heavily shielded EMG recording element, and a visual feedback structure for online monitoring of force and/or EMG signal, by the subject positioned in the scanner during an fMRI experiment. System evaluation and subsequent fMRI motor function studies have indicated that by using this system, high quality force and EMG signals can be recorded without sacrificing the quality of the fMRI data.     

醒脑静注射液对脑缺血再灌注氧化损伤的实验研究

[目的]研究中药醒脑静注射液对沙土鼠急性脑缺血再灌注损伤的作用。[方法]采用沙土鼠双侧颈总动脉夹闭制作沙土鼠急性全脑缺血模型,观察干预性腹腔注射西药尼莫地平和中药醒脑静注射液对缺血再灌注急性期沙土鼠脑组织中MDA含量和SOD活力的影响。[结果]西药尼莫地平和醒脑静注射液均能显著提高脑缺血再灌注后SOD活力和降低MDA含量,醒脑静注射液疗效和西药尼莫地平无显著差异,而醒脑静大中小剂量组之间有较显著的差异,疗效随剂量的增加而增大。[结论]醒脑静注射液作为抗自由基损伤的中药和西药尼莫地平有相当的疗效。     

雷公藤对荷肝癌(H22)小鼠的抑瘤作用的实验研究

目的:探讨中药雷公藤治疗实验性肝癌的疗效.方法:建立荷实体型肝癌(H22)小鼠模型,观察经雷公藤治疗对其肿瘤生长的影响.结果:雷公藤能显著抑制肿瘤的生长,其抑瘤率达35.46%.结论:雷公藤有明显的抗肿瘤作用.     

The association of XRCC1 haplotypes and chromosomal damage levels in peripheral blood lymphocyte among coke-oven workers.

Theoretically, a haplotype has a higher level of heterozygosity than individual single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and the association study based on the haplotype may have an increased power for detecting disease associations compared with SNP-based analysis. In this study, we investigated the effects of four haplotype-tagging SNPs (htSNP) and the inferred haplotype pairs of the X-ray cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) gene on chromosome damage detected by the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay. The study included 141 coke-oven workers with exposure to a high level of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 66 nonexposed controls. The frequencies of total MN and MNed cells were borderline associated with the Arg(194)Trp polymorphism (P = 0.053 and P = 0.050, respectively) but not associated with the Arg(280)His, Arg(399)Gln and Gln(632)Gln polymorphisms among coke-oven workers. Five haplotypes, including CGGG, TGGG, CAGG, CGAG, and CGGA, were inferred based on the four htSNPs of XRCC1 gene. The haplotype CGGG was associated with the decreased frequencies of total MN and MNed cells, and the haplotypes TGGG and CGAG were associated with the increased frequencies of total MN and MNed cells with adjustment for covariates among coke-oven workers. This study showed that the haplotypes derived from htSNPs in the XRCC1 gene were more likely than single SNPs to correlate with the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced chromosome damage among coke-oven workers.     

乳腺癌干细胞相关亚群细胞周期分析

目的：流式细胞仪分选乳腺癌细胞系MCF-7的肿瘤干细胞相关SP亚群（side population，SP），并检测SP和非SP细胞周期。方法：MCF-7细胞悬液经Hoeehst33342染色，流式细胞仪分选SP和非SP后，乙醇固定，PI染色，流式细胞仪检测细胞周期。结果：SP细胞在MCF-7细胞中占4％，Vempamil阻断后比例减为0．5％。SP细胞中S／G2／M期细胞最低，仅占7．9％，而非SP细胞增殖期比例相对高，S／G2／M期细胞约占34．2％。未分选细胞中S／G2／M期细胞比例居中，为22．9％。结论：人乳腺癌细胞系MCF-7含SP亚群，比例约为4％，且SP细胞多处于静止期，具有一般干细胞的特性。     

穿心莲内酯微囊的制备及溶出度考察

目的:研究以丙烯酸树脂Ⅳ号为囊材的穿心莲内酯微囊的制备方法及其体外溶出特点.方法:采用液中干燥法制备穿心莲内酯微囊,并按<中国药典>方法测定体外溶出度.结果:该法制备的穿心莲内酯微囊,在水中药物几乎没有溶出,而在酸性溶出介质中则可快速释放.结论:该方法所制备微囊不仅可以有效掩盖穿心莲内酯的苦味,而且在胃液中能够快速释放.     

重组人白介素-2吸入给药对小鼠克雷伯肺炎感染的影响

目的研究重组人白介素-2吸入给药对小鼠克雷伯肺炎感染的保护作用。方法小鼠以滴鼻感染法进行感染。感染过程中,以鼻腔插管注入法和皮下注射给予小鼠重组人白介素-2。同时另设正常组、阴性对照组、模型组和阳性对照组(庆大霉素组)。观察各组动物肺病理变化,比较平均死亡时间和一周内死亡率,测定支气管肺泡洗涤液中总蛋白、白蛋白含量,碱性磷酸酶、乳酸脱氢酶活力。结果重组人白介素-2给药组肺病理变化与模型组和阴性对照组相比显著减轻,支气管肺泡洗涤液中总蛋白、白蛋白含量和碱性磷酸酶活力降低。结论吸入重组人白介素-2缓解感染后肺部病理变化, 为研发重组人白介素-2吸入剂提供了依据。     

The floating knee in the pediatric patient. Nonoperative versus operative stabilization

The results of nonoperative and operative or rigid stabilization of ipsilateral femur and tibia fractures in children and adolescents were evaluated. Twenty-nine consecutive patients with open physes (30 affected extremities) were reviewed. Their mean followup was 8.6 years (range, 1.1-18.6 years). The nonoperative group consisted of 16 patients and 16 extremities treated by skeletal traction of the femoral fracture, closed reduction and splinting or casting of the tibia fractures, and eventual immobilization in a hip spica cast. The operative group, was comprised of 13 patients and 14 extremities in which one or both fractures were treated by open reduction and internal fixation, intramedullary fixation, or external fixation. Despite higher modified injury severity scores and skeletal injury scores, the patients who were treated operatively had a significantly reduced hospital stay, 20.1 days versus 34.9 days, respectively; decreased time to unsupported weightbearing, 16.8 weeks compared with 22.3 weeks, respectively; and fewer complications. Operative stabilization of the femur had a significant effect on decreasing the length of hospital stay and the time to unassisted weightbearing. The patients also were analyzed according to their age at the time of injury: 9 years of age or younger and 10 years of age and older. The younger children who were treated nonoperatively had an increased rate of lower extremity length discrepancy, angular malunion, and need for a secondary surgical procedure as compared with younger children who were treated operatively with rigid fixation. Based on the results of the current study, operative stabilization of at least the femur fracture and, preferably, both fractures in the treatment of a child with a floating knee is recommended, even for younger children.     

Calpastatin participates in the regulation of cell migration in BAP1-deficient uveal melanoma cells

AIM: To detect how BRCA-associated protein 1 (BAP1) regulates cell migration in uveal melanoma (UM) cells. METHODS: Wound healing and transwell assays were performed to detect UM cell migration abilities. Protein chip, immunoprecipitations and surface plasmon resonance analyses were applied to identify BAP1 protein partners. Western blot and calpain activity assays were used to test the expression and function of calpastatin (CAST). RESULTS: CAST protein was confirmed as a new BAP1 protein partner, and loss of BAP1 reduced the expression and function of CAST in UM cells. The overexpression of CAST rescued the cell migration phenotype caused by BAP1 loss. CONCLUSION: BAP1 interacts with CAST in UM cells, and CAST and its subsequent calpain pathway may mediate BAP1-related cell migration regulation.     

A Survey on Intelligent Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of vision loss and can be effectively avoided by screening, early diagnosis and treatment. In order to increase the universality and efficiency of DR screening, many efforts have been invested in developing intelligent screening, and there have been great advances. In this paper, we survey DR screening from four perspectives: 1) public color fundus image datasets of DR; 2) DR classification and related lesion-extraction approaches; 3) existing computer-aided systems for DR screening; and 4) existing issues, challenges, and research trends. Our goal is to provide insights for future research directions on DR intelligent screening.