The Short-Term Efficacy of Novel No-Touch Combined Directional Perfusion Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Cirrhosis.

Background: No-touch combined directed perfusion radiofrequency ablation (NTDP-RFA) is a new technique for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short-term efficacy of this new technique for the treatment of small HCC with cirrhosis.

Methods: From January 2017 to March 2018, 56 consecutive patients treated with NTDP-RFA at our center were enrolled in this retrospective study.

New Insights of in Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis based on Nanopore Sequencing.

Background: The etiology of granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM) remains unknown. This study aimed to detect bacteria in GLM using Nanopore sequencing and identify the relationship between GLM and .

Methods And Materials: The bacterial detection on fresh samples (including breast pus and tissue) of 50 GLM patients using nanopore sequencing and culture methods.

Bacteria Associated with Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis and the Potential for Personalized Therapy.

Granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM), also known as idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM), is a chronic inflammatory lesion of the breast. The incidence of GLM has been increasing in recent years, especially among young women. The etiologies of GLM have not been fully elucidated but are associated with autoimmunity and bacterial infection.

Tanshinone IIA Suppresses Hypoxia-induced Apoptosis in Medial Vestibular Nucleus Cells a Skp2/BKCa Axis.

Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effects of Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA) on hypoxia-induced injury in the medial vestibular nucleus (MVN) cells.

Methods: An in vitro hypoxia model was established using MVN cells exposed to hypoxia. The hypoxia-induced cell damage was confirmed by assessing cell viability, apoptosis and expression of apoptosis-associated proteins.

Percutaneous ultrasound-guided 'three-step' radiofrequency ablation for giant hepatic hemangioma (5-15 cm): a safe and effective new technique.

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous ultrasound-guided 'three-step' radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for the treatment of giant hepatic hemangioma. Patients with giant hepatic hemangioma who underwent percutaneous ultrasound-guided 'three-step' RFA ( = 52) and conventional RFA ( = 54) at our center from June 2013 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The 'three-step' RFA proceeds as follows.

Identification of molecular mechanism underlying therapeutic effect of tanshinone IIA in the treatment of hypoxic vestibular vertigo via the NO/cGMP/BKCa signaling pathway.

This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the effect of Tashinone IIA (Tan) on the treatment of ischemic vertigo. Sprague-Dawley (SD) male rats were divided into a SHAM group, a MODEL group, a MODEL+PBS group, a MODEL+Tan (10 mg/kg) group, a MODEL+Tan (20 mg/kg) group, a MODEL+Tan (40 mg/kg) group and a MODEL+Tan (80 mg/kg) group. The escape latency was observed among different groups of rats, while the production of NO/cGMP and the expression of BKCa were measured in vivo and in vitro by H&E staining, Western Blot and IHC assays.

[Determination of writing age of blue ballpoint pen inks by high performance liquid chromatography].

As it is a frequently encountered problem in the laboratory of forensic science nowadays to distinguish whether the questioned documents, such as deeds, contracts, and receipts, written in ballpoint pen inks are true or not, and identify the writing age of them, it is very essential to establish a simple, sensitive and accurate method to examine the similarities and differences of the ballpoint pen inks and identify the writing age. The present paper introduces a technique that allows identifying the kind and the writing age of the blue ballpoint pen inks. The technique is based on using a high performance liquid chromatographic method for distinguishing the similarities and differences in dyes of blue ballpoint pen inks and determining changes in dyes of blue ballpoint pen inks developed with age, and these changes can be evaluated by the ratio of peak areas.