Value of intralesional and perilesional radiomics for predicting the bioactivity of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.

Objectives: To investigate the value of intralesional and perilesional radiomics based on computed tomography (CT) in predicting the bioactivity of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE).

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, 131 patients who underwent surgical resection and diagnosed HAE in pathology were included (bioactive, n=69; bioinactive, n=62). All patients were randomly assigned to the training cohort (n=78) and validation cohort (n=53) in a 6:4 ratio.

Exosomes Promote Atherosclerosis Progression by Regulating Circ_100696/miR-503-5p/PAPPA Axis-Mediated Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Proliferation and Migration.

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are known to play a crucial role in the progression of atherosclerosis (AS). In this study, we aim to explore the function of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-induced macrophage-derived exosomal circ_100696 in AS.THP-1 macrophages were induced by ox-LDL to mimic AS cell model.

Circ_0026218 ameliorates oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced vascular endothelial cell dysfunction by regulating miR-188-3p/TLR4/NF-κB pathway.

Background: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have shown important regulatory roles in cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis (AS). However, the role and mechanism of circ_0026218 in AS remain unclear.

Methods: The cell model of AS in vitro was established by stimulating human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL).

Clinical application of the contrast-enhancement boost technique in computed tomography angiography of the portal vein.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the improved image quality of the portal vein using the contrast-enhancement boost (CE-boost) technique for the improved visibility of abdominal-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans in clinical practice.

Methods: This retrospective study included 50 patients in Group A who underwent routine abdominal-enhanced CT and 50 patients in Group B who underwent abdominal computed tomography angiography (CTA) with matched body mass index, age, and sex. Images in Group A were postprocessed with the CE-boost technique for further enhanced visibility of the portal vein.

Multidetector computed tomography assessment of venous invasion in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to correlate multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) findings in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) with intraoperative and postoperative histopathological results to identify reliable MDCT criteria for the diagnosis of HAE venous invasion.

Methods: A total of 136 HAE patients who underwent CT examination were included in this study. The lesion-vessel contact angle, irregular wall, lumen stenosis and occlusion were evaluated.

Catalytic degradation of methylene blue by biosynthesized Au nanoparticles on titanium dioxide (Au@TiO).

The degradation of methylene blue is a critical procedure in its wastewater remediation and thus has inspired wide catalysis research with semiconductors such as titanium dioxide (TiO) and rare metals such as gold (Au). In this study, we report bacterial cells assisting biosynthesis for Au@TiO as an efficient catalyst for the catalytic degradation of methylene blue. Multiple complementary characterization for bio-Au@TiO evidenced the evenly distributed Au nanoparticles (NPs) on the bio-TiO layers.

In Situ Dual-Template Method of Synthesis of Inverse-Opal CoO@TiO with Wideband Microwave Absorption.

A unique porous TiO with CoO nanoparticles anchored in (CoO@TiO) is prepared by a dual-templating method for promoting electromagnetic microwave absorption (EMA). The as-prepared CoO@TiO possesses a three-dimensional (3D) ordered macroporous TiO skeleton and plenty of mesopores, as well as small CoO nanoparticles that coexisted in the macropore walls of the TiO skeleton. The introduction of CoO can increase the magnetic loss as well as suppress impedance mismatch, resulting in the regulation of the EMA performance.

Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis: Predictive Biological Activity Based on Radiomics of MRI.

Background: To evaluate the role of radiomics based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the biological activity of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE).

Methods: In this study, 90 active and 46 inactive cases of HAE patients were analyzed retrospectively. All the subjects underwent MRI and positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) before surgery.

[Causes and managements of acetabular fracture during primary total hip arthroplasty].

Objective: To investigate the causes and managements of acetabular fracture during primary total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Methods: Between May 2005 and July 2008, 9 patients (9 hips) suffered from acetabular fractures during primary THA. There were 1 male and 8 females with an average age of 63.

[Clinical research of posterior cruciate ligament-retained mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis].

Objective: To analyse the results of posterior cruciate ligament-retained mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to solve the problems often encountered during surgery.

Methods: From February 1999 to August 2005, the clinical data from 73 patients with RA undergoing TKA were analysed retrospectively. In 73 patients, 38 patients were treated with posterior cruciate ligament-retained mobile-bearing prosthesis (group A), while 35 patients were treated with posterior stabilized fixed-bearing prosthesis (group B).

[Comparative study on early complication after total knee arthroplasty surgery by different incisions].

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of minimal incision technique in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) by comparing the early complications after minimal incision TKA and those after traditional incision.

Methods: From May 2004 to July 2005, 38 patients (46 knees) underwent TKA using the minimal incision technique (minimal incision group), and 43 patients (54 knees) underwent TKA using the traditional incision technique at the same period (traditional incision group). The minimal incision group included 12 male patients (12 knees) and 26 female patients (34 knees), and their ages ranged from 52 to 76 years.

[Therapeutic effect of artificial total hip arthroplasty on flexion regidity of hip joint in ankylosing spondylitis].

Objective: To investigate the operative methods, clinical outcomes and complications of total hip arthroplasty (THA) in the treatment of patient with hip joint flexion rigidity due to ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Methods: From May 1992 to July 2004, 56 patients (32 left hips and 39 right hips) with AS received THA through a modified anterolateral approach, including 52 males (67 hips) and 4 females (4 hips) aged 17-48 years with an average of 35.5 years.

[The effect of aloesin on melanocytes in the pigmented skin equivalent model].

Objective: To observe the effect of aloesin, tea polyphenols, arbutin on melanocytes in the pigmented skin equivalent model.

Methods: First, we constructed the pigmented skin equivalent model in vitro. And then we detected the effect of aloesin, tea polyphenols and arbutin on the cells' shape, tyrosinase activity and formation of melanin in the constructed pigmented skin equivalent.

[Construction of an in vitro equivalent of the pigmented skin].

Objective: To construct an in vitro equivalent of the pigmented skin using tissue engineering methods.

Methods: Surgically removed foreskins was used as the source of keratinocytes and melanocytes harvested by routine tissue digestion. The fibroblasts were enriched by tissue block culture and seeded into the scaffold constructed using mouse tail collagens to construct the pigmented skin equivalent model.

[The experimental study of lipo-sodium morrhuate promoting apoptosis of ECV-304 cells].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of lipo-sodium morrhuate on ECV-304 cell line.

Methods: The effect lipo-sodium morrhuate was evaluated by toxicology trial (MTT), electron microscope, DNA electrophoresis and flow cytometer.

Results: The toxicology results showed, that the number of vital cells in lipo-sodium morrhuate group decreased slowly.

[Early operative treatment of pelvic fractures associated with urethral disruption].

Objective: To evaluate the early operative treatment and clinical results of pelvic fractures associated with urethra disruption.

Methods: From January 1995 to January 2005, 25 patients suffered from pelvic fractures combined urethra disruption treated by operation were retrospectively analyzed. According to Tile's classification, 1 case was stable pelvic fracture, 17 rotational unstable fractures, and 7 rotational combined vertical unstable fractures.

[Compare the effect of lipo- and normal prepared Sodium Morrhuate on ECV-304 cell line].

Objective: To compare the effect of Sodium Morrhuate on ECV-304 between its lipo- and normal preparation.

Methods: The ECV-304 cell line was supplemented with Sodium Morrhuate and lipo-Sodium Morrhuate in order, and the result on morphology (microscope, Giemsa Staining and electron microscope), cell activity (MTT), and flow cytometer between the two preparation were compared.

Results: In normal preparation group, cell's edema occurred.

[Experimental study on induction of the normal human melanocytes apoptosis in vitro by cycloheximide and TNF-alpha].

Objective: To investigate the effects of cycloheximide and TNF-alpha on melanocyte (MC).

Methods: Melanocyte apoptosis was studied with MTT, transmitting electron microscopy and fluorescence labeling of alive cells.

Results: We added TNF-alpha and cycloheximide in melanocytes, and the typical apoptosis appeared 24 hours later, with chromatin condensation, nuclear pyknosis and apoptotic bodies formation.