新型枢椎椎板钉导向器的应用研究

目的:通过体外试验探讨新型枢椎椎板钉导向器的安全性及准确性。方法:选取2018年1月至2018年6月行颈椎三维CT的患者40例,男21例,女19例;身高165～180(172.9±9.5) cm,年龄38～55(51.1±12.8)岁,排除枢椎椎板缺损及发育不全患者。每例患者的颈椎三维CT数据制作两套3D打印标本,共80个颈椎标本,均用于体外置钉试验。根据置钉方式的不同,体外试验部分分为导向器置钉组40个和徒手置钉组40个。同时,在计算机上重建出该40例患者的颈椎三维模型,通过计算机模拟置钉,得到理想出针点数据与理想内倾角度,此为3D模拟置钉组(理想钉道),40例。在体外试验中,分别测量导向器置钉组、徒手置钉组置入螺钉的位置危险等级、出针点位置及内倾角度。并以出针点精确性及钉道内倾角度为基准,将导向器置钉组、徒手置钉组与3D模拟置钉组数据对比,并将各组数据行统计学分析以确定准确性。结果:导向组螺钉位置可接受的为75例,位置危险的为5例,可接受率为94%,双皮质率为93%。徒手组螺钉位置可接受为62例,位置危险为18例,可接受率为78%,双皮质率33%,两组比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。导向器置钉组与3D模拟置钉组的出针点精确性及钉道内倾角度比较,差异无统计学意义(P0.05),徒手置钉组与3D模拟置钉组出针点精确性及钉道内倾角度比较,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:本导向器为通用型,结构稳定,导向精确,操作简便,可同时置入双侧椎板钉,缩短置钉时间,同时可有效避免双向交叉螺钉的碰撞,增加双皮质率,有效提高枢椎椎板钉置钉的效率和安全性。     

A narrative review of individualized treatments of genitourinary tumors: is the future brighter with molecular evaluations?

Few molecular prognostic and predictive biomarkers have been identified so far in genitourinary tumors. We started from a literature search to explore the status of the art of molecular pathology tests as diagnostic, prognostic, predictive biomarkers in genitourinary cancers. Next generation sequencing approaches now provide mind-changing information in the fields of kidney cancer diagnosis, predictive oncology of urothelial cancer, understanding the causes of testicular and penile cancer, and the comprehension of the drivers of prostate cancer progression beyond androgen regulation. The classification of kidney cancer will be based soon on molecular changes. The causes of non-HPV related penile cancer are largely unknown. The emerging high incidence of testicular cancer could be explained only on the basis of molecular changes. The response to novel therapeutic agents in prostatic and urothelial cancer will require thorough molecular tumor characterization. The hereditary risk of patients with early onset prostate cancer and their potential treatment with targeted therapy requires germline and somatic genetic assays. The implementation of effective biomarkers for the response to immune check-point inhibitors in genitourinary cancer is based on the assessment of inflammatory expression profiles and the tumor mutational burden. This review deals with the current tests and provides a tentative foresee of the future molecular biomarkers of genitourinary cancer.     

Projecting the impact of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Ontario,Canada

BackgroundA number of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines have been developed and approved for mass vaccination. We evaluated the impact of vaccination on COVID-19 outbreak and disease outcomes in Ontario, Canada.MethodsWe used an agent-based transmission model and parameterized it with COVID-19 characteristics, demographics of Ontario, and age-specific clinical outcomes. We implemented a two-dose vaccination program according to tested schedules in clinical trials for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, prioritizing healthcare workers, individuals with comorbidities, and those aged 65 and older. Daily vaccination rate was parameterized based on vaccine administration data. Using estimates of vaccine efficacy, we projected the impact of vaccination on the overall attack rate, hospitalizations, and deaths. We further investigated the effect of increased daily contacts at different stages during vaccination campaigns on outbreak control.ResultsMaintaining non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) with an average of 74% reduction in daily contacts, vaccination with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines was projected to reduce hospitalizations by 27.3% (95% CrI: 22.3% − 32.4%) and 27.0% (95% CrI: 21.9% − 32.6%), respectively, over a one-year time horizon. The largest benefits of vaccination were observed in preventing deaths with reductions of 31.5% (95% CrI: 22.5% − 39.7%) and 31.9% (95% CrI: 22.0% − 41.4%) for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, respectively, compared to no vaccination. We found that an increase of only 10% in daily contacts at the end of lockdown, when vaccination coverage with only one dose was 6%, would trigger a surge in the outbreak. Early relaxation of population-wide measures could lead to a substantial increase in the number of infections, potentially reaching levels observed during the peak of the second wave in Ontario.ConclusionsVaccination can substantially mitigate ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks. Sustaining population-wide NPIs, to allow for a sufficient increase in population-level immunity through vaccination, is essential to prevent future outbreaks.     

耐碳青霉烯类肺炎克雷伯菌产酶耐药机制及同源性分析

目的探讨肺炎克雷伯菌对碳青霉烯类抗菌药物耐药的主要产酶机制及同源性。方法收集长沙市第一医院2016年12月-2017年12月临床分离的非重复碳青霉烯耐药肺炎克雷伯菌(CRKP),采用改良碳青霉烯酶灭活试验(mCIM)检测碳青霉烯酶,聚合酶链反应(PCR)法检测常见耐药编码基因。脉冲场凝胶电泳(PFGE)和多位点序列分型(MLST)分析同源性。结果共收集到57株CRKP,mCIM试验阳性率为91.23%(52/57)。PCR共检出6种耐药基因,包括blaSHV、blaCTX-M-9群、blaKPC-2、blaTEM、blaCTX-M-1群和blaNDM-1,检出率分别为94.74%、68.42%、68.42%、56.14%、3.51%和1.75%,其中2株携带blaCTX-M-1群的菌株经测序证实为blaCTX-M-80和blaCTX-M-123,blaCTX-M-9群中1株为blaCTX-M-27,2株为blaCTX-M-14,其余均为blaCTX-M-65。PFGE结果显示,57株CRKP可分为A~H共8种不同的型别,以A型为主,占76.79%,其中A6亚型占32.56%。MLST结果显示,共检出ST11和ST29两种型别,以ST11为主,占75.00%。结论该院临床分离的肺炎克雷伯菌对碳青霉烯类抗菌药物耐药的重要机制为产KPC-2型碳青霉烯酶,且同时携带多种超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBLs)耐药基因。PFGE和MLST结果表明:该院临床分离的CRKP存在克隆传播,需加强流行病学监控。     

神经系统轴突三维定向生长的数值模拟

目的研究轴突在三维组织中的定向生长问题,探讨轴突沿非平坦基底定向生长时基底的低起伏程度对轴突的生长速率、成束和解束速率的影响。方法根据实验观察,设轴突生长的牵引力与靶细胞分泌的可扩散吸引分子的浓度梯度成正比,轴突成束和解束的侧向力与生长锥分泌的可扩散吸引分子和排斥分子的浓度梯度成正比,并且,吸引力指向浓度高的方向,排斥力指向浓度低的方向,浓度满足扩散方程。对于非平坦基底,有效力为沿基底轮廓线的切向分量。数值计算采用三维有限差分法和改进的Euler法。结果(1)轴突在三维组织中定向生长的基本特征与在二维培养基实验中的观察是一致的,只是在形态上有三维与二维之分;(2)非平坦基底的低起伏程度影响轴突的生长,随着起伏加剧,生长锥的前进速率减小、侧向速率增加。结论(1)许多基于二维培养实验所揭示的轴突生长的基本规律在三维情况下仍然是成立的;(2)基底的几何性质是影响轴突生长速率的重要因素之一。     

人体呼吸道的二级及三级支气管内吸气流动的数值研究

呼吸系统的主要生理机能是在大气和血液之间交换氧气和二氧化碳，其生理过程与呼吸道内的气体流动和输送有密切关系。本文利用数值模拟方法对呼吸道内二级及三级支气管模型内的吸气过程进行数值研究，研究表明：二级支气管的计算结果与现有的实验值吻合很好；在三级支气管内。当人体处于正常吸气流量下，支气管内未发生任何分离现象。但流道几何形状的弯曲和分岔使支气管内出现强烈的二次流现象，主流速度出现倾斜分布及m-型分布特征。从而加大了分岔管内侧壁面及前后侧壁面上的切应力；在三级支气管的末级管内，流量分流不均匀。在计算条件下，中部支气管内的流量与侧部支气管内的流量之比为1．2。     

右肺支气管树的三维分形模拟

肺是天然的非对称不规则体。肺内的气管树呈复杂的自相似的结构。基于最小能耗思想 ,作者根据肺的解剖学数据 ,建立右肺的细分网格坐标 ,通过计算各级分块的质心 ,寻找分叉方向与确定分叉长度 ,以 Open GL 为工具 ,实现了右肺支气管树的三维分形模拟 ,并且得到各级的长度、分叉角度和管径的具体参数。所生成的图形在形态与几何参数上与现有统计数据很吻合。计算得到该模型的分形覆盖维数为 2 .19,与其他学者计算的人体肺的理想维数 2 .17[1 ] 比较接近。该模型为今后用分形思想研究肺的气体扩散传递功能奠定基础。从节省计算机存储、加快图形传输上方面来说也有一定意义