PTEN缺失型子宫内膜癌中ER、PR的表达及意义

目的：探讨ER、PR在PTEN缺失型子宫内膜癌中的表达及PTEN、ER和PR表达特征与子宫内膜癌组织临床病理特征的关系。方法采用免疫组化EnVision法检测100例子宫内膜癌组织中PTEN、ER和PR表达。结果 PTEN在子宫内膜癌患者的缺失率为52．0%(52/100);PTEN缺失型子宫内膜癌组织中ER和PR阳性率分别为15．4%(8/52)和19．2%(10/52), PTEN高表达子宫内膜癌组织中ER和PR阳性率分别为72．7%(8/11)和63．6%(7/11);子宫内膜癌患者中PTEN-ER-PR-的比率为42．0%(42/100),均明显高于其它类型(P<0．05)。不同PTEN、ER和PR表达特征与子宫内膜癌患者组织学分级和病理分期有关(P<0．05),与肌层浸润无关。结论 PTEN、ER、PR三者联合检测可能对子宫内膜癌患者预后及治疗具有重要参考价值。     

Arch-first technique via clamshell incision: successful surgical reoperation for aortic arch dissection

We report a case of successful reoperation for aortic arch dissection with use of the "arch-first" technique in a patient who had Marfan syndrome. Extracorporeal circulation was initiated via right subclavian artery cannulation, and the chest was entered through a clamshell incision for the best exposure. When the patient was cooled to 18 degrees C, the perfusion was stopped. After the 1st aortic arch anastomosis to a 30-mm Dacron graft, cerebral perfusion was reestablished via the right subclavian artery. The aortic repair was then completed. The cerebral ischemic time was 18 minutes, the aortic cross-clamp time was 69 minutes, and the total extracorporeal circulation time was 334 minutes. The patient was discharged from the hospital on postoperative day 10 with no neurologic impairment. The arch-first technique shortens the duration of brain ischemia. When combined with a clamshell incision, the technique is particularly helpful for reoperation of the aortic arch and thoracic aorta.     

Significance of increasing adhesion of cord blood hematopoietic cells and a new method: platelet microparticles

Hematopoietic recovery after transplantation with cord blood (CB) is slower than with bone marrow (BM) and mobilized peripheral blood. Adhesion molecules (AMs) on hematopoietic cells are involved in hematopoietic cells' homing. It may be possible to enhance CB CD34+ cells engraftment by increasing their expressions of AM. Twenty-three patients with childhood acute leukemia treated with unrelated CBT were studied. It was found that the time to neutrophil recovery correlated with CXCR4 and the time to platelet recovery correlated with both CD62L and CXCR4. Platelet microparticles (PMPs) carry some AMs such as aIIb b (CD41), P-selectin (CD62P), and CXCR4, CD34+ cells express platelet-binding antigens (CD162 and CD11b). It was found that AMs were increased dramatically on CD34+ cells surface in the presence of PMPs, and CD34+ cells covered with PMPs adhered better to human umbilical vein endothelial cells and fibronectin. These findings suggested that PMPs could increase adhesion of donor's cells to host BM in CBT.     

Postural balance in pregnancies complicated by hyperemesis gravidarum

Objective: To assess postural balance in females with pregnancies complicated by hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).

Methods: In this observational study, postural balance during the first trimester was measured using the Biodex Balance System (BBS) in 41 pregnant females (20 females with pregnancies complicated by HG and 21 healthy controls). The overall stability index (OA), anterior-posterior stability index (APSI), medial-lateral stability index (MLSI) and fall risk test (FRT) scores were obtained from the mean scores of three trials on the BSS. The four measurements obtained from the BBS (OA, APSI, MLSI and FRT) were compared between healthy pregnant females and those with pregnancies complicated by HG (HG group).

Results: The mean OA and APSI scores were significantly higher in the HG group compared to healthy pregnant controls (p?p?>?0.05). The FRT scores of HG patients were higher than healthy pregnant females (p?=?0.001).

Conclusions: Pregnant females with HG have poor postural stability/balance and high fall risk test scores. HG causes decreased postural equilibrium in the first trimester of pregnancy.     

Flexible anode materials for lithium-ion batteries derived from waste biomass-based carbon nanofibers: I. Effect of carbonization temperature

Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) with excellent electrochemical performance represent a novel class of carbon nanostructures for boosting electrochemical applications, especially sustainable electrochemical energy conversion and storage applications. This work builds on an earlier study where the CNFs were prepared from a waste biomass (walnut shells) using a relatively simple procedure of liquefying the biomass, and electrospinning and carbonizing the fibrils. We further improved the mass ratio of the liquefying process and investigated the effects of the high temperature carbonization process at 1000, 1500 and 2000 °C, and comprehensively characterized the morphology, structural properties, and specific surface area of walnut shell-derived CNFs; and their electrochemical performance was also investigated as electrode materials in Li-ion batteries. Results demonstrated that the CNF anode obtained at 1000 °C exhibits a high specific capacity up to 271.7 mA h g⁻¹ at 30 mA g⁻¹, good rate capacity (131.3 and 102.2 mA h g⁻¹ at 1 A g⁻¹ and 2 A g⁻¹, respectively), and excellent cycling performance (above 200 mA h g⁻¹ specific capacity without any capacity decay after 200 cycles at 100 mA g⁻¹). The present work demonstrates the great potential for converting low-cost biomass to high-value carbon materials for applications in energy storage.

Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) with excellent electrochemical performance represent a novel class of carbon nanostructures for boosting electrochemical applications, especially sustainable electrochemical energy conversion and storage applications.     

The evaluation of safety and efficacy of colistin use in pediatric intensive care unit: Results from two reference hospitals and review of literature

Colistin, an old cationic polypeptide antibiotic, have been reused due to rising incidence of infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative microorganisms and the lack of new antibiotics. Therefore, we evaluated safety and efficacy of colistin in treatment of these infections. This study included 104 critically ill children with a median age of 55,9 months between January 2011 and January 2016. Nephrotoxicity occurred in 11 (10.5%) patients. Nephrotoxicity occurred between the third and seventh day of treatment in 63% of colistin induced nephrotoxicity episodes. The subgroup analysis between the patients who developed nephrotoxicity during colistin treatment and those that did not, showed no significant difference in terms of age, underlying disease, cause for PICU admission and type of infection required colistin treatment, P values were 0.615, 0.762, 0.621, 0.803, respectively. All patients were receiving a concomitant nephrotoxic agent (P = 0,355). The majority of the patients (52%) were having primary or secondary immune deficiency in treatment failure group and the most common cause of PICU admission was sepsis in treatment failure group, P values were 0.007 and 0.045, respectively. Mortality attributed to colistin failure and crude mortality were 14.4% and 29.8%, respectively. In conclusion, colistin may have a role in the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in critically ill children. However, the patients have to be followed for side effects throughout colistin treatment, not for only early stage. And the clinicians should be aware of increase in the rate of nephrotoxicity in patients those have been receiving a concomitant nephrotoxic agent.     

成都市两城区部分成年男性吸烟者吸烟行为调查

目的 分析成都市成年男性吸烟者吸烟行为、吸烟量及其变化的影响因素。方法对成都市两城区320名成年男性吸烟者面对面问卷调查。采用描述性分析、t检验、χ²检验、单因素方差分析、Kruskal-Wails H秩和检验、累积比数logistic回归方法分析数据。结果 分析显示吸烟者更换卷烟后, 吸烟量增加(t=2.327, P=0.021), 焦油量降低(t=-11.251, P<0.001);累积比数logistic回归分析显示, 学历较低(OR=1.968, P=0.040)、收入较高(OR=2.053, P=0.043)、烟蒂较短(OR=2.366, P=0.010)、尼古丁高依赖(OR=7.143, P<0.001)者吸烟量更大。结论 更换卷烟的吸烟者更倾向选择低焦油卷烟;学历低、收入高、尼古丁高依赖的吸烟者是控烟健康教育、行为干预的重点人群。