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The organization of the brain follows a topological hierarchy that changes dynamically during development. However, it remains unknown whether and how cognitive training administered over multiple years during development can modify this hierarchical topology. By measuring the brain and behavior of school children who had carried out abacus-based mental calculation (AMC) training for five years (starting from 7 years to 12 years old) in pre-training and post-training, we revealed the reshaping effect of long-term AMC intervention during development on the brain hierarchical topology. We observed the development-induced emergence of the default network, AMC training-promoted shifting, and regional changes in cortical gradients. Moreover, the training-induced gradient changes were located in visual and somatomotor areas in association with the visuospatial/motor-imagery strategy. We found that gradient-based features can predict the math ability within groups. Our findings provide novel insights into the dynamic nature of network recruitment impacted by long-term cognitive training during development.
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The adjacent anatomy of the pelvis is complicated, with digestive, urinary, reproductive and other organs as well as important blood vessels and nerves. Therefore, accurate resection of pelvic tumors and precise reconstruction of defects after resection are extremely difficult. The development of medical 3D printing technology provides new ideas for precise resection and personalized reconstruction of pelvic tumors. The “triune” application of 3D printing personalized lesion model, osteotomy guide plate and reconstruction prosthesis in pelvic tumor limb salvage reconstruction treatment has achieved good clinical results. However, the current lack of normative guidance standards such as preparation and application of 3D printing personalized lesion model, osteotomy guide plate and reconstruction prosthesis restricts its promotion and application. The formulation of this consensus provides normative guidance for 3D printing personalized pelvic tumor limb salvage reconstruction treatment.
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Objective:To explore more clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with severe pneumonia induced by adenovirus type 7(Adv-7).Methods:Seventy children with severe pneumonia induced by Adv-7 admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit of Guangzhou Women and Children′s Medical Center from January 2016 to October 2019 were enrolled.The clinical features, treatments and outcomes of these children were recorded.Results:(1)There were 43 males(61.4%)and 27 females(38.6%). Thirty(42.9%)patients were 0-12 months old, 28(40.0%)patients were 13-36 months old, and 12(17.1%)patients were over 36 months old.(2)The average onset time of severe pneumonia induced by Adv-7 was(11.87±7.10)days before being admitted to PICU.The average sequential organ failure assessment score was 6.80±3.13.The average Murray lung injury score was 2.49±1.15.The average P/F value was(150.57±86.25)mmHg(1 mmHg=0.133 kPa). Sixty-four cases(91.4%)were involved in two or more area of lung on X-rays.All cases were diagnosed with sepsis.(3)Laboratory examination: white blood cell count was(7.6±5.5) ×10 9/L, platelet count was(238.8±164.2)×10 9/L, and C-reactive protein was(39.4±37.2)mg/L.(4)Treatments: intravenous gamma globulin was used in 65 cases(92.9%). Intravenous glucocorticoid was used in 45 cases(64.3%). Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was performed in 43 cases(61.4%). Blood purification treatment was performed in 21 cases(30%). Sixty-three patients(90.0%)were treated with non-invasive or invasive ventilator, high frequency ventilator-assisted ventilation was used in 20 cases(28.6%). Surfactant was used in six cases(8.6%). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was used in 19 cases(27.1%). (5)The average treatment time for ventilation was(13.10±11.58)days.The average time for temperature recover was(4.69±4.01)days in PICU.The average PICU stay time was(15.76±12.20)days.The average length of stay was(27.04±13.10)days.There were 16 patients died and the mortality was 22.9%. Conclusion:The children with severe pneumonia induced by Adv-7 were critical and had significant lung injuries.Suffering from active clinical treatment such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, some of these patients still had poor prognosis.
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Objective:To explore the clinical effect of high-titer plasma in the treatment of severe viral pneumonia in children.Methods:A total of 80 eligible children with severe viral pneumonia in intensive care unit of Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center were enrolled in this retrospective study from January 2016 to June 2019, According to whether high-titer plasma was used or not, patients were divided into the high-titer plasma group (40 cases) and non-high-titer plasma group (40 cases). Chi-square test, Fisher's exact probability test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare the basic data, infection indicators, blood gas and ventilator parameters related indicators, treatment and prognosis of the two groups. Results:There were no significant differences in age, sex, admission weight, onset days and fever days between the high-titer plasma group and non-high- titer plasma group before entering the study (all P>0.05); There were no significant differences in the worst SOFA score, Murray lung injury score, chest X-ray involvement and sepsis within 3 days (all P>0.05). There were no significant differences in white blood cells, neutrophils and c-reactive protein between the two groups before and after entering the study (day 3 and 7) (all P> 0.05). There were no significant differences in arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO 2), partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2), lactic acid (Lac), mean airway pressure (MAP), oxygenation index (P/F) and oxygen index (OI) between the two groups before and after entering the study (day 1, 3 and 7) (all P>0.05). There were no significant differences in the use of immunoglobulin, hormone, fiberoptic bronchoscope, blood purification, high frequency ventilator, pulmonary surfactant and extracorporeal membrane between the two groups (all P>0.05). There were no statistical differences in the number of days using invasive ventilator, the number of days staying in PICU and the total length of hospital stay between the two groups (all P>0.05). There was shorter time of the body temperature decreased to normal time in the high-titer plasma group than in the non-high-titer plasma group ( Z=-2.10, P=0.04). The survival rate of the high-titer plasma group was higher than that of the non-high-titer plasma group (85% vs 65%, χ2=4.27, P=0.04). The average daily cost of the high-titer plasma group was less than that of the non-high-titer plasma group, 3 688.38 yuan (2 335.49, 5 741.51) yuan vs 3 979.24 yuan (2 670.68, 9 992.62) yuan, but the difference was not statistically significant (Z=-1.35, P=0.18). No serious adverse reactions were observed during the treatment with high-titer plasma. Conclusions:The treatment of severe viral pneumonia with high-titer plasma can shorten fever time and improve survival rate. High-titer plasma can be used as a safe and effective treatment for severe viral pneumonia.
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Objective To summarize the clinical characteristics,imaging characteristics,treatment and progno-sis of unilateral pulmonary vein atresia (UPVA)in children and to improve the clinician′ s understanding of this disease. Methods The clinical data of 4 cases of UPVA from January 2014 to December 2016 in Department of Cardiology,Guangzhou Women and Children′s Medical Center were retrospectively analyzed,and 50 cases from reviews of PubMed,OVID and Elsevier in the international medical literature database and 4 cases in Wanfang database for the domestic report were reviewed. The clinical characteristics,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of total of 58 cases were analyzed. Results Four patients,with an average age of 1. 8 years (1. 5 - 2. 7 years),showing congenital UPVA in 3 patients and secondary UPVA in 1 patient. There was 1 case of left upper pulmonary vein atresia,2 cases of left pulmo-nary vein atresia and 1 case of right pulmonary vein atresia. Three cases showed recurrent hemoptysis and recurrent cough occurred in 1 case. Three cases were complicated with congenital heart disease. There was one case underwent bronchial artery embolization,1 case received pulmonary vein left atrium connection,and 2 cases received conservative treatment. All patients had been followed up for 1 - 3 years so far. The patient receiving pulmonary vein left atrium had been completely cured,and the patient receiving bronchial artery embolization showed no occurrence of hemoptysis but still showed recurrent cough hemoptysis. The patient with secondary UPVA had no obvious clinical symptoms,the other 1 case who rejected operation and received conservative treatment still had recurrent pulmonary infection,intermittent hemoptysis. The average age of 54 cases(40 cases with age ≤18 years old)from the literature reports was 13. 76 years (8 days - 43 years)in which 52 cases were diagnosed as congenital UPVA,while 2 cases were secondary UPVA. Twenty - seven cases were right pulmonary vein atresia,22 cases were left pulmonary vein atresia,and 5 cases were other types. There were 94. 4％(51 / 54 cases)of the patients having recurrent cough,pulmonary infection,92. 6％(50 /54 cases)of the patients with exertional dyspnea and polypnea,68. 5％(37 / 54 cases)of the patients with hemoptysis and hematemesis. There were 50. 0％(27 / 54 cases)of UPVA patients who were complicated with heart malformation. Different degrees of pulmonary hypertension were observed in 75. 9％(41 / 54 cases)of children,and 35. 2％(19 / 54 cases)of patients had pulmonary lymphatic dilatation. Pulmonary resection was performed in 25 cases,pulmonary vein left atrium connection was performed in 11 cases,bronchial artery embolization was performed in 7 cases,and conserva-tive treatment was performed in 11 cases. After operation,most of the patients had good prognosis without obvious clini-cal symptoms or mild symptoms. Conclusions In clinical practice,if unexplained hemoptysis,recurrent lower respira-tory tract infection,pulmonary consolidation,pulmonary dysplasia or pulmonary hypertension present,the possibility of UPVA should be considered. Early diagnosis and early bronchial artery embolization,reconstruction of the pulmonary vein and atrial connection and repair of the defect of heart,can improve the symptoms or cure the children and reduce the morta-lity significantly.
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Objective To investigate the status of clinical nutrition management in patients in PICU,and to provide data for promoting the improvement and development of clinical nutrition of pediatric critically ill patients.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted on PICU specialists.The nutrition assessment,nutrition intervention and nutrition management of critically ill children in PICU were investigated.The results were summarized and analyzed.Results A total of 39 PICU specialists were involved in this survey.The nutritional assessment methods and guidelines in domestic PICU were not unified.Twenty-five respondents (64.1%) believed that both clinical performance and the scales as the basis can decide whether the patients should be fed or not;all respondents believed that nutritional assessment and intervention time need to be determined by the needs of the patients;23 respondents(58.9%) used weight only as their nutritional monitoring indicators.Twenty-eight respondents(71.8%) considered that gastric tube was the first choice way to feeding for the critically ill children;20 respondents(51.3%) believed that critically ill children should be fed within 24 hours.Twelve respondents (33.3%) believed that critically ill children should be fed between 24 to 48 hours.Thirty-three respondents(84.6%) advocated early enteral nutrition;36 respondents (92.3%) considered that the main reasons of fasting in critically ill children were vomiting or abdominal distension or gastrointestinal bleeding.Twenty-eight respondents(71.8%) believed that according to the results of gastrointestinal function evaluation,they made decisions whether the patient to fast or not.Twenty-three respondents(59.0%) considered that specialists in PICU were the decision maker of the clinical nutrition in critically ill children.Twenty-four (61.5%) of the respondents believed that we needed to establish our own routines in management of nutrition in PICU.Conclusion At present in China,a lot of achievements have been made in the nutritional assessment,monitoring,early enteral nutrition intervention and management in critically ill children,but it is not enough.We need to make more effort to enhance the critically nutrition level in PICU,and we have a lot of research to do about nutrition assessment and nutrition intervention mode.It is recommended to establish Chinese guidelines or consensus to enhance the level of nutritional treatment of critically ill children.
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Objective To investigate the effects of epinephrine in sepsis-associated lung injury in rats. Methods Thirty SD rats were randomly divided into three groups(n =10 per group):control group received intravenous 0. 9% saline 2. 4 ml/( kg·h ); LPS group received intravenous LPS ( 6 mg/kg ); epi-nephrine treatment group received an infusion of epinephrine 0. 6μg/( kg·min) after LPS intravenous injec-tion . Blood samples were taken at 2 h and 6 h after LPS injection and the levels of serum tumor necrosis factor ( TNF)-α,interleukin( IL)-6 and IL-10 were detected. The rats were sacrificed at 6 h. The lung tissues and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid( BALF) were collected. Pathological changes of the lung tissues were observed under light microscope. Water content of lung,expression of TNF-α,IL-6 and IL-10 in BALF and in serum were detected. Results (1) The water content of lung in LPS group significantly increased compared with that in control group(85. 24% ± 5. 87% vs. 70. 19% ± 5. 87%) and epinephrine group(78. 00% ± 6. 41%) (P<0. 05). (2)Pathological examination showed that LPS could cause pulmonary capillary hyperemia,ede-ma,inflammatory cells infiltration. Atelectasis and alveolar edema were found in small number of lung tissue. Compared with LPS group, epinephrine ameliorated the lung pathological injury. ( 3 ) Compared with LPS group,serum levels of TNF-α and IL-6 significantly decreased ( P <0. 05 ) , whereas IL-10 increased ( P <0. 05) in epinephrine group. (4)Compared with LPS group,BALF levels of TNF-α[(78 ± 9)ng/L vs. (102 ±16)ng/L]andIL-6[(268±42)ng/Lvs.(347±50)ng/L]significantlydepressed(P<0.05),whereas BALFlevelsofIL-10[(210±23)ng/Lvs.(146±34) ng/L]elevated(P <0.05) inepinephrinegroup. Conclusion Epinephrine could reduce the acute lung injury caused by LPS. Its protective effect may be re-lated to decreasing the levels of TNF-α and IL-6,elevating IL-10 level.
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Aims To study the effects of diterpenoid pekinenal of Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr. on cell prolif-eration, cell cycle phase and apoptosis of hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells and to probe into its anti-cancer mechanisms. Methods MTT assay was used to inves-tigate the effect of pekinenal on proliferation of SMMC-7721 cells; TUNEL method, Annexin V/PI staining and electron microscopy were employed to observe the cell apoptosis; Flow cytometry was applied to analyze the distribution of cell cycle. Results Proliferation of SMMC-7721 cells was markedly inhibited by pekinenal in a dose-dependent manner; Annexin V/PI staining showed that with the increase of pekinenal concentra-tion, apoptotic rate of SMMC-7721 cells increased sig-nificantly, compared with control group, the difference has significant statistical significance ( P < 0. 01 ) . TUNEL method test results showed that different con-centrations of pekinenal in SMMC-7721 cells could in-duce liver cancer cell apoptotic and apoptotic index ( AI) increased significantly ( P <0. 01 ) with the in-crease of drug concentration. Compared with control group, electron microscope found that after the treat-ment, hepatocyte mitochondrial swelling, endoplasmic reticulum expansion, cytoplasm inclusion body forma-tion, part of the nucleus apoptosis, and the more obvi-ous apoptosis appeared with the increase of drug con-centration. Flow cytometry analysis showed that differ-ent concentrations of pekinenal could all make the cell block in S phase. Conclusion Pekinenal has an obvi-ously inhibitory effect on the human liver cancer cells, and there is significant concentration dependence; Pe-kinenal probably inhibits cancer cell DNA synthesis for the human liver cell cycle arrest in S phase and inhibits the proliferation . It plays a role in liver cancer inhibi-tion by inducing liver cancer cells apoptosis, etc.
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Objective To observe the therapeutic effects of Liuwei Shunji Capsule on survival state, visceral hypersensitivity, the content of 5-HT of model rats with liver depression and spleen deficiency-type irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and explore its mechanism.Methods SD rats were randomly divided into normal group, model group, pinaverium bromide group and Liuwei Shunji Capsule of high, medium and low dose groups. Senna with restraint stress was used in duplicating liver depression and spleen deficiency-type IBS model. From the second day after the model was established, each drug treatment group was administered with corresponding drugs once a day for two weeks. The effects of Liuwei Shunji Capsule on survival state, visceral hypersensitivity, the content of 5-HT in serum and hypothalamus were observed.Results Compared with model group, Liuwei Shunji Capsule could raise weight growth rate of model rats with liver depression and spleen deficiency-type IBS (P<0.05), improve their diarrhea, fatigue demeanor, fur quality, irritability and other symptoms, significantly decrease their visceral hypersensitivity, the content of 5-HT in serum and hypothalamus (P<0.01).Conclusion Liuwei Shunji Capsule can effectively improve survival state and intestinal disorders of rats with liver depression and spleen deficiency-type IBS, and the mechanism of treatment could be realized through regulating 5-HT level.
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Objective To determine the rate of human papillomavirus virus (HPV)infection and HPV subtypes distribution in women from Yingtan,so as to provide more reliable and scientific clinical data for the prevention and control of cervical carcinoma. Methods 4 165 women were retrospectively analyzed,who were outpatients or physical examination people of Railroad Branch of People′s Hospital of Yingtan from January 2011 to June 2013.23 types of HPV genotypes were detected in cervical samples by u-sing the nucleic acid amplification and reverse dot hybridization technology.Results 1 311 HPV positive samples were found in 4 165 women (31.48%),of which 20.86% with single HPV genotype infection,6.27% with double HPV genotypes infection, 2.76% with triple HPV genotypes infection,0.84% with quadriad HPV genotypes infection,and 0.72% with more than quadriad HPV genotypes infection.HPV52 had the highest infection rate,accounting for 12.43%,following with HPV43,58,16.>20-25 age group had the highest infection rate(43.19%).Conclusion Women have high HPV infection rate in Yingtan,and HPV subtypes such as HPV52,43,58,16 are superior infection genotypes.
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Objective To explore the protective role of the receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor in chondrocyte in vitro.MethodsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), immunocytochemistry (ICC) and toluidine blue staining were used to understand the changes of phenotype expression of collagenⅠ, Ⅱ and proteoglycan in chondrocyte in vitro. Results Genistein of 20 μg/mL and 25 μg/mL concentrations decreased the expression of collagen Ⅰ and increased the expression of collagen Ⅱ and proteoglycan (P< 0. 05). Conclusions This study showes that genistein can effectively inhibit the expression of collagen Ⅰ above certain concentration, and it can improve the expression of collagen Ⅱ and increase the synthesis of proteoglycan.
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[Objective]To study the effect of sixpetal clematis root injection(WLX)on histology,collagen phenotype and ultramicrostructurc in cartilage of osteoarthritis animal model.[Method]OA model animals were randomly divided into 3 groups:group S,group D and group K.Animals in group S received WLX and animals in group D received sterilized normal saline intramuscularly,group K was control and received nothing.After the animals were killed,cartilage specimen were obtained and sections were made and stained with HE/SOFG for Mankin score;the expression level of collagen Ⅰ and Ⅱ in matrix was tested by immunohistochemistry;change of ultramicrostructure of cartilage was observed with transmission electron microscope.[Result]Mankin score in group S was better than that in group D and K at each test period;result of IHC shows that positive stain area of collagen Ⅰ was lower in group S than that in group D and K,and positive stain area of collagen Ⅱ was higher than that in group D and K at each test period;cartilage impairment degree in group S was lower than in group D and K,and impairment manifestation in group D and K was similar on the whole.[Conclusion]sixpetal clematis root injection may protect articular cartilage by maintaining and promoting the chondrocyte synthesizing proteoglycan and type Ⅱ collagen.