Quantification of liver fibrosis via second harmonic imaging of the Glisson's capsule from liver surface

Liver surface is covered by a collagenous layer called the Glisson's capsule. The structure of the Glisson's capsule is barely seen in the biopsy samples for histology assessment, thus the changes of the collagen network from the Glisson's capsule during the liver disease progression are not well studied. In this report, we investigated whether non‐linear optical imaging of the Glisson's capsule at liver surface would yield sufficient information to allow quantitative staging of liver fibrosis. In contrast to conventional tissue sections whereby tissues are cut perpendicular to the liver surface and interior information from the liver biopsy samples were used, we have established a capsule index based on significant parameters extracted from the second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy images of capsule collagen from anterior surface of rat livers. Thioacetamide (TAA) induced liver fibrosis animal models was used in this study. The capsule index is capable of differentiating different fibrosis stages, with area under receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC) up to 0.91, making it possible to quantitatively stage liver fibrosis via liver surface imaging potentially with endomicroscopy.

     

多烯磷脂酰胆碱胶囊联合复方益肝灵胶囊治疗抗结核药物致肝损伤患者的临床疗效

目的:研究多烯磷脂酰胆碱胶囊联合复方益肝灵胶囊治疗抗结核药物致肝损伤患者的临床疗效。方法:选取2014年4月到2015年4月我院收治的抗结核药物致肝损伤患者150例,按照随机数字表法将患者分为研究组和对照组,每组75例,两组均继续行抗结核治疗,对照组给予常规保肝药物治疗,研究组给予多烯磷脂酰胆碱胶囊联合复方益肝灵胶囊保肝治疗,比较两组临床疗效,治疗前后谷丙转氨酶(ALT)、谷草转氨酶(AST)以及r-谷氨酰转移酶(r-GT)。结果:研究组有效率为89.3%显著高于对照组的73.3%,两组比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);两组治疗后AST、ALT以及r-GT显著低于治疗前,且治疗后研究组AST、ALT以及r-GT均显著低于对照组,比较差异均具有统计学意义(均P0.05)。结论:多烯磷脂酰胆碱胶囊联合复方益肝灵胶囊治疗抗结核药物致肝损伤具有较好临床疗效,能增强对肝脏的保护作用。     

缬沙坦联合通心络胶囊对糖尿病心肌病患者血清肌钙蛋白及SOD水平的影响

目的:探讨缬沙坦联合通心络胶囊对糖尿病心肌病患者血清肌钙蛋白,SOD及生活质量的影响。方法:收集我院就诊或住院治疗的60例糖尿病心肌病患者,随机分为实验组和对照组,每组30例。对照组患者给予缬沙坦口服治疗,实验组患者在此基础上给予通心络治疗。检测并比较两组患者治疗前后血清cTnI、生活质量、SOD、运动耐量的变化情况。结果:与治疗前相比,两组患者治疗后血清cTnI和生活质量评分均下降,而SOD和运动耐量水平均升高,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);与对照组相比,实验组患者治疗后血清cTnI和生活质量评分较低,而SOD和运动耐量水平较高,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:缬沙坦联合通心络胶囊能够降低糖尿病心肌病患者cTnI、生活质量评分,升高其SOD以及运动耐量水平,对临床具有指导意义。     

胰岛素联合百令胶囊治疗早期糖尿病肾病患者的临床疗效

目的:观察胰岛素联合百令胶囊治疗早期糖尿病肾病患者的临床疗效,并探讨其可能机制。方法:收集在我院就诊或住院治疗的62例糖尿名肾病患者,随机分为实验组和对照组,每组31例。对照组患者给予诺和灵30R胰岛素,实验组患者在对照组基础上给予百令胶囊治疗。治疗后,对患者的血肌酐、尿蛋白、CD68以及临床疗效进行检测并比较。结果:与治疗前相比,两组患者治疗后的血肌酐、尿蛋白、CD68均下降(P0.05);与对照组相比,实验组患者的血肌酐、尿蛋白、CD68水平较低(P0.05),临床治疗有效率较高(P0.05)。结论:胰岛素联合百令胶囊能够有效提高早期糖尿病肾病患者的临床疗效,可能与其降低血清CD68水平,减轻炎症反应有关。     

健骨胶囊中主要营养成分分析

健骨胶囊是骨质疏松症患者理想的营养保健食品。文中通过健骨胶囊常规化学成分、氨基酸、维生素、矿物质常量、微量元素等营养成分的分析测试,研究了健骨胶囊主要营养物质成分的特征及其营养学、功效学作用和意义。     

Detection of cobalt in synovial fluid from metal-on-metal hip prosthesis: correlation with the ion haematic level

Abstract

Hip replacement with large metal-on-metal (MoM) coupling has recently been under attention for its metal ions release, inducing several disorders. Since the blood level toxicity threshold for cobalt is known, the aim of this work is to determine whether Co serum and blood levels correlate with the synovial fluid level. Beside this, the synovial fluid Co from patients without prosthesis has also been measured. Co has been determined in 54 samples (32 unilateral MoM and 22 controls) with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in the three matrices. In the prosthesized group, cobalt was significantly higher compared with controls and in the synovial fluid it strongly correlated with whole blood Co (p?=?0.847) and serum (p?=?0.855). Moreover, the Co levels into whole blood and serum were significantly different. In conclusion, haematic Co concentration correctly reflects Co local level.     

Nonlinear fractal dynamics of human colonic pressure activity based upon the box-counting method

The computational fractal dimension of human colonic pressure activity acquired by a telemetric capsule robot under normal physiological conditions was studied using the box-counting method. The fractal dimension is a numeric value that quantifies to measure how rough the signal is from nonlinear dynamics, rather than its amplitude or other linear statistical features. The colonic pressure activities from the healthy subject during three typical periods were analysed. The results showed that the activity might be fractal with a non-integer fractal dimension after it being integrated over time using the cumsum method, which was never revealed before. Moreover, the activity (after it being integrated) acquired soon after wakening up was the roughest (also the most complex one) with the largest fractal dimension, closely followed by that acquired during sleep with that acquired long time after awakening up (in the daytime) ranking third with the smallest fractal dimension. Fractal estimation might provide a new method to learn the nonlinear dynamics of human gastrointestinal pressure recordings.     

新型隐球菌临床菌株中CNAG_01032基因的鉴定和功能研究

新型隐球菌是一种具有荚膜的重要临床致病真菌。本课题组在前期工作中发现CNAG_01032基因可能引起不同来源菌株的表型差异,本研究在此基础上以新型隐球菌临床来源菌株IFM56800（C1）、IFM56769（C2）为背景构建CNAG_01032基因敲除突变体,并检测突变株和野生型菌株经典毒力因子变化情况;使用API 20C AUX测试系统测试突变株和野生型菌株对19种糖的利用情况;使用尾静脉注射法感染BALB/c雌性小鼠进行致病性检测。结果显示：成功构建以临床株C1、C2为背景的CNAG-01032基因敲除突变株;突变株在37℃生长、黑色素产生与野生型菌株无显著差异,但荚膜厚度分别比C1、C2减少16.4%、18.2%;两基因敲除菌株均不能分解利用纤维二糖;致病性与野生型菌株无显著差异。新型隐球菌CNAG_01032基因可能参与临床来源菌株IFM56800、IFM56769的荚膜合成和纤维二糖的代谢。     

百令胶囊联合左卡尼汀对维持性血液透析患者氧化应激、T淋巴细胞亚群及营养状态的影响*

目的:探讨百令胶囊联合左卡尼汀对维持性血液透析(MHD)患者氧化应激、T淋巴细胞亚群及营养状态的影响。方法:选取我院于2015年6月至2017年4月期间接受MHD治疗的慢性肾衰竭患者72例为研究对象。按照数表法将患者随机分为对照组(n=36)和实验组(n=36)。两组患者均行MHD治疗,实验组患者在此基础上给予百令胶囊联合左卡尼汀治疗,疗程均为6个月。比较两组治疗前、治疗6个月后的氧化应激指标:血浆丙二醛(MDA)、血浆谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSHPx)、血浆总高半胱氨酸(tHcy)水平,免疫功能指标:CD3~+、CD4~+、CD8~+、CD4~+/CD8~+,营养状态指标:血红蛋白(Hb)、白蛋白(Alb)、前白蛋白(PA)、总胆固醇(TCh)、三酰甘油(TG)、脂蛋白(a)[Lp(a)]。结果:两组患者治疗6个月后MDA、t Hcy水平下降,且实验组低于对照组(P0.05);治疗6个月后实验组患者GSHPx水平高于治疗前与对照组(P0.05),而对照组GSHPx水平与治疗前相比差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗6个月后,实验组患者CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+水平高于治疗前及对照组,而CD8~+低于治疗前及对照组(P0.05)。实验组治疗6个月后Hb、Alb、PA水平高于治疗前及对照组,而Lp(a)低于治疗前及对照组(P0.05),实验组患者TCh、TG水平与治疗前比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05);对照组治疗6个月后Hb、Alb、PA、TCh、TG、Lp(a)水平与治疗前比较差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:百令胶囊联合左卡尼汀可减轻MHD患者氧化应激反应,调节T淋巴细胞亚群,同时改善患者营养状况,值得临床推广应用。