Human TLR-7-, -8-, and -9-mediated induction of IFN-alpha/beta and -lambda Is IRAK-4 dependent and redundant for protective immunity to viruses

Five TLRs are thought to play an important role in antiviral immunity, sensing viral products and inducing IFN-alpha/beta and -lambda. Surprisingly, patients with a defect of IRAK-4, a critical kinase downstream from TLRs, are resistant to common viruses. We show here that IFN-alpha/beta and -lambda induction via TLR-7, TLR-8, and TLR-9 was abolished in IRAK-4-deficient blood cells. In contrast, IFN-alpha/beta and -lambda were induced normally by TLR-3 and TLR-4 agonists. Moreover, IFN-beta and -lambda were normally induced by TLR-3 agonists and viruses in IRAK-4-deficient fibroblasts. We further show that IFN-alpha/beta and -lambda production in response to 9 of 11 viruses tested was normal or weakly affected in IRAK-4-deficient blood cells. Thus, IRAK-4-deficient patients may control viral infections by TLR-3- and TLR-4-dependent and/or TLR-independent production of IFNs. The TLR-7-, TLR-8-, and TLR-9-dependent induction of IFN-alpha/beta and -lambda is strictly IRAK-4 dependent and paradoxically redundant for protective immunity to most viruses in humans.     

Predicting intellectual outcome among children treated with 35-40 Gy craniospinal irradiation for medulloblastoma

Fifty children diagnosed with medulloblastoma completed 188 psychological evaluations using the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children (D. Wechsler, 1974, 1991) over a 7-year study period following 35-40 Gy postoperative craniospinal irradiation. Random coefficient models were used to predict the trend in the children's intellectual performance as a function of time since diagnosis, with both patient and treatment variables as parameters of this function. A quadratic model demonstrated a delay prior to decline in performance for older patients, whereas the younger patients showed an immediate loss of performance with a plateau at approximately 6 years postdiagnosis. A steeper decline was found for those with higher baseline performance. Clinicians may use the proposed predictive model to identify those patients who are at risk of significant intellectual decline.     

基于椭圆方程的三维心脏超声图像的位移场估计

三维超声心动图技术能使医生直观地看到心脏整体和各部分的运动，在临床得到重视。在三维超声心动图技术中，如何定量的描述心脏中某个组织的运动状况极具临床意义。本研究提出了一种基于椭圆偏微分方程的二尖瓣三维运动估计方法。该方法直接在三维超声图像的位移场上进行了运动估计，避免了传统运动估计方法，如光流法，需要标定的缺点。本研究首先建立一个二次误差指标函数，然后利用变分法导出了三维空间下的一组椭圆型偏微分方程。这类方程有着比较成熟的数值解法，利用了有限差分法，对多个三维超声数据立方体进行了计算，结果证明这类方法是有效的。     

胸腰段后髓动脉的起源及其临床意义

目的:为选择性脊髓血管造影和椎管内显微外科提供解剖学资料。方法:采用尸体标本30例,于节段性动脉内逐一注入红色乳胶,在完整脊髓上解剖观察。结果:每例脊髓胸腰段的后髓动脉数目5～13支,平均8.4支。后髓动脉起始情况分3型10亚型,其中后髓动脉与前髓动脉由同一肋间后动脉发出仅34支(13.5％)。胸下部及腰部后髓动脉呈典型“发卡”样折曲。后髓动脉平均外径0.37±0.12mm。约1/3标本在T_(11)～L_3间有1支后髓动脉较粗(>0.5mm),它是脊髓后下部血供的主要来源。结论:多数后髓动脉单独起始,较大的后髓动脉应引起注意。     

Bronchial epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma

Epithelial-myoepithelial tumor is extremely rare as a pulmonary neoplasm. Only 20 cases have been reported to date, of which 14 were malignant. We report a case of intrabronchial epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma in a 73-year-old man with a history of heavy smoking. The tumor was well-circumscribed and caused distal airway obstruction. Histologically, the tumor showed glandular and solid architecture. The glands were composed of an inner layer of epithelial cells and an outer layer of myoepithelial cells. The solid areas consisted of spindle-shaped myoepithelial cells. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for p53 and c-Kit (CD117). Focal atypia and increased mitotic activity were present, but no vascular invasion or nodal metastasis was identified.     

Impact of Dissection after Drug-Coated Balloon Treatment of De Novo Coronary Lesions: Angiographic and Clinical Outcomes

PurposeDissection after plain balloon angioplasty is required to achieve adequate luminal area; however, it is associated with a high risk of vascular events. This study aimed to examine the relationship between non-flow limiting coronary dissections and subsequent lumen loss and long-term clinical outcomes following successful drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment of de novo coronary lesions.Materials and MethodsA total of 227 patients with good distal flow (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction flow grade 3) following DCB treatment were retrospectively enrolled and stratified according to the presence or absence of a non-flow limiting dissection. The primary endpoint was late lumen loss (LLL) at 6-month angiography, and the secondary endpoint was target vessel failure (TVF, a composite of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization, and target vessel thrombosis).ResultsThe cohort consisted of 95 patients with and 132 patients without a dissection. There were no between-group differences in LLL (90.8%) returning for angiography at 6 months (0.05±0.19 mm in non-dissection and 0.05±0.30 mm in dissection group, p=0.886) or in TVF (6.8% in non-dissection and 8.4% in dissection group, p=0.799) at a median follow-up of 3.4 years. In a multivariate analysis, the presence of dissection and its severity were not associated with LLL or TVF. Almost dissections (93.9%) were completely healed, and there was no newly developed dissection at 6-month angiography.ConclusionThe presence of a dissection following successful DCB treatment of a de novo coronary lesion may not be associated with an increased risk of LLL or TVF (Impact of Drug-coated Balloon Treatment in de Novo Coronary Lesion; {"type":"clinical-trial","attrs":{"text":"NCT04619277","term_id":"NCT04619277"}}NCT04619277).     

经阴道彩色多普勒超声对子宫腺肌瘤的诊断价值

目的：探讨经阴道彩色多普勒超声对子宫腺肌瘤的诊断价值。方法：选取许昌中医院2020年1月至2022年1月期间收治的80例子宫腺肌瘤患者为研究对象,对上述患者实施经阴道彩色多普勒超声诊断,获得对应的诊断结果,随后将该结果和术后病理分析结果进行比较,最终得出诊断效果。结果：本研究80例子宫腺肌瘤患者中,经阴道彩色多普勒超声检出75例,漏诊或误诊5例,诊断准确率为93.75%;经阴道彩色多普勒检查诊断为子宫腺肌瘤的75例患者中,按照发病部位划分,有10例(13.33%)子宫腺肌瘤出现在子宫前壁区域,65例(86.67%)出现在子宫后壁部位;按照病情特点划分,有63例(84.00%)为单发子宫腺肌瘤,12例(16.00%)为子宫腺肌瘤合并子宫肌瘤。此外,75例患者中有3例患者并发卵巢内膜异位症。75例患者的子宫动脉血流阻力指数为0.75±0.05、搏动指数为1.37±0.04、舒张期峰值速度为(5.83±0.14)cm·s^-1、收缩期峰值速度为(71.74±0.25)cm·s^-1。结论：经阴道彩色多普勒超声可通过超声特征、血流分布、多普勒频谱特点,准...     

早产和足月新生儿串联质谱筛查切值的建立

目的分析昆明医科大学第一附属医院新生儿遗传代谢病筛查中心不同出生胎龄新生儿干血斑中氨基酸、游离肉碱和酰基肉碱水平,并分别建立其参考区间,降低假阳性率或假阴性率,提高阳性预测值。方法选取2013年1月至2020年12月在昆明医科大学第一附属医院新生儿遗传代谢病筛查中心做串联质谱筛查检测的52526例新生儿干血斑标本作为研究对象,根据出生时胎龄不同分为早产组(32周≤胎龄<37周,n=5694)和正常孕周组(37周≤胎龄≤42周,n=46832),采用串联质谱法对其氨基酸、游离肉碱和酰基肉碱浓度进行检测及比较,并分别建立其参考区间(P_(0.5)~P_(99.5))。结果11种氨基酸及C0、C2、C3、C4、C5、C6、C8、C10、C14、C14:2、C16:1、C18:2的99.5%上限值,早产组高于正常孕周组;C6DC、C12、C16的99.5%上限值,早产组低于正常孕周组。C0的0.5%下限值,早产组高于正常孕周组;瓜氨酸、甲硫氨酸、C16、C18、C18:1的0.5%下限值,早产组低于正常孕周组。其余酰基肉碱的0.5%下限值与99.5%上限值在两组间无明显变化或相差不大。用重新设定的参考区间对部分筛查质量指标做前后对比分析,发现假阳性率在早产组和正常孕周组分别由8.17%、4.86%下降到3.72%、1.48%,差异有统计学意义(χ^(2)值分别为18.480、16.359,P<0.05);阳性预测值分别由0.56%、1.44%上升到2.17%、3.41%,差异有统计学意义(χ^(2)值分别为11.898、12.149,P<0.05)。结论不同胎龄新生儿氨基酸、游离肉碱和酰基肉碱浓度存在差异,分别建立了不同胎龄新生儿氨基酸、游肉离碱和酰基肉碱筛查的参考区间,为新生儿氨基酸、脂肪酸和有机酸代谢障碍性疾病的筛查及诊断提供了参考依据。     

下腔静脉滤过器的临床应用(附29例分析)

目的 :评价置入下腔静脉滤过器预防静脉血栓脱落引起肺栓塞的效果和安全性。方法 :2 9例下肢深静脉血栓患者均经股静脉置入下腔静脉滤过器于下腔静脉内 ,术后立即摄腹部平片及血管造影 ,观察滤器位置、形态及血流情况 ,并积极进行局部溶栓治疗。结果 :全部滤过器均成功放置 ,在随后的溶栓、抗凝、祛聚、扩血管等治疗中 ,患肢肿胀和肺栓塞症状消失或明显减轻。随访 1个月～ 4 3个月 ,仅 1例出现滤过器移位。结论 :置入下腔静脉滤过器是预防肺栓塞安全有效的方法。