Hybrid Repair of Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection Aneurysm With Dissected Kommerell Diverticulum Without Thoracotomy.

Purpose: The coincidence of aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) and Kommerell diverticulum (KD) with type B aortic dissection (TBAD) is a rare but dangerous disease. Currently, there are no well-established guidelines for treatment. Most authors seem to agree that surgical treatment is warranted.

Active droplet-array microfluidics-based chemiluminescence immunoassay for point-of-care detection of procalcitonin.

The application of conventional chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA) in resource-limited settings is limited due to the large apparatus footprint, cumbersome operation and maintenance process, and high consumption of reagents. To address this issue, we developed an active droplet-array (ADA) microfluidics-based CLIA system, which consists of a compact microchip analyzer and microfluidic chips with preloaded reagents. The microfluidic chip contains microslit-connected microchambers, in which all the required reagents were preloaded in water-in-oil droplets.

A naphthalene benzimidazole-based chemosensor for the colorimetric and on-off fluorescent detection of fluoride ion.

A novel naphthalene benzimidazole (NBI)-based chemosensor (D2) was developed for fluoride ion (F) detection. The absorption spectrum of D2 changed dramatically from yellow to blue in the visible region accompanied with a 225nm red shift of its absorption maximum upon the addition of F in DMSO. D2 also exhibited a fluorescence turn-off response towards the fluoride ion.

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of a new variety of 'zhong ke IV hao'.

Here, we reported and characterized the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of ' zhong ke IV hao', a new variety from self-cross plants of imported Sichuan , obtained exclusively using Illumina and PacBio sequencing technology. The genome size is 152,185 bp, containing a large single copy (LSC) region (85,094 bp) and a small single copy(SSC) region (14,521 bp) that were separated by two inverted repeat (IRs) regions (26,285 bp).The GC content was 37.

The anticoagulant effect of PGI2S and tPA in transgenic umbilical vein endothelial cells is linked to up-regulation of PKA and PKC.

The selection of vascular grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery is crucial for a positive outcome. This study aimed to establish a novel line of vascular endothelial cells with a potent anticoagulant effect. A lentiviral vector was used to stably transfect human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with PGI2S alone (HUVEC-PGI2S) or both PGI2S and tPA (HUVEC-PGI2S-tPA).

[Combined effect of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody and recombinant human TRAIL on inducing apoptosis of leukemia K562 cells].

The objective of this study was to investigate the synergistic effect of soluble human recombinant tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) protein combined with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) antibody on inducing apoptosis of leukemia K562 cells. The inhibitory rates and apoptotic rates of K562 cells treated with TRAIL and anti-VEGF antibody alone and their combination for 48 hours were examined by CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry respectively. The results indicated that the apoptotic rates of K562 cells induced with 75, 100 and 150 ng/ml TRAIL after culture for 48 hours were (4.

[Therapeutic effect of Ginkgo biloba leaf extract on hypercholestrolemia in children with nephrotic syndrome].

Objective: To explore the therapeutic effects of the extract of Ginkgo biloba leaf on hypercholestrolemia in children with primary nephritic syndrome (NS).

Methods: Thirty-five children with NS were randomized into 2 groups for treatment with prednisone plus Ginkgo biloba leaf extract (18 cases) or with prednisone plus dipyridamole (17 cases) for 8 weeks. After completion of the treatments, the therapeutic effects were evaluated and the changes in the blood biochemical markers assayed.

[Change of transforming growth factor beta in peripheral blood mononuclear cell of children with nephrotic syndrome and its significance].

Objective: Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is a common glomerular disease. The pathogenesis of the disease remains unclear. Recent studies indicate that transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta) is the main cytokine involved in glomerular disease.