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Objective@#To explore the relative risks of rotavirus diarrhea after exposure to different levels of atmospheric pressure in children in Guangzhou City, so as to provide reference for improving public awareness of high atmospheric pressure exposure.@*Methods@#The study used the China Notifiable Communicable Diseases Network System and China Meteorological Science Data Sharing Service Network to collect meteorological data and data relating to daily cases of rotavirus diarrhea in children at Guangzhou Women and Children s Medical Center from 2012 to 2020. The association between rotavirus diarrhea and atmospheric pressure was analyzed using distributed lag non linear models (DLNM). The relative risks of different sex and age sub groups exposed to different atmospheric pressures were also evaluated.@*Results@#A total of 18 587 cases of rotavirus diarrhea were reported from 2012 to 2020, among which 11 662 cases (62.7%) were boys, and 12 582 cases (67.7%) were children aged 6 to 24 months old, which represented the highest proportion. The results of the DLNM showed that the relative risk of rotavirus diarrhea was the highest on the day of exposure to extreme high atmospheric pressure ( RR =1.50, 95% CI =1.24-1.82, P <0.05) and the effect could last for 28 days. Risk of rotavirus diarrhea was low for exposure to low pressure within 2 weeks ( P <0.05). During extremely high atmospheric pressure weather, RR was higher in girls ( RR =3.31, 95% CI =1.46-7.49， P <0.05) than that in boys ( RR =1.98, 95% CI =0.96-4.07， P >0.05). Among different age sub groups, RR was the highest in children aged 24 to 60 months after exposure to the highest level of atmospheric pressure exposure ( RR =3.36, 95% CI =1.27-8.89, P <0.05).@*Conclusion@#In Guangzhou, exposure to high pressure increases the risk of rotavirus diarrhea in children. In the future, public awareness should be raised regarding the risk after exposure to high atmospheric pressure.
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Objective:To explore the expression of programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) protein in grade Ⅲ non-special type invasive breast cancer and its related factors, so as to provide a basis for immunotherapy.Methods:A total of 63 surgically resected specimens of grade Ⅲ non-special type invasive breast cancer diagnosed by pathology in Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from February 2017 to February 2021 were collected. The HE-stained sections were reviewed, and the proportion of immune cells (IC) in all invasive active tumor cells in the tumor sections was calculated. The expression of PD-L1 (SP142) protein in all specimens was detected by immunohistochemistry. The relationship between the positive expression of PD-L1 protein and the clinicopathological parameters was analyzed, and the Pearson correlation test was used to analyze the relationship between the expression of PD-L1 (SP142) and the degree of IC infiltration.Results:Among 63 patients, 19 patients (30.2%) were triple-negative type, 34 patients (53.9%) were luminal type, and 10 patients (15.9%) were human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression type. The positive rate of PD-L1 (SP142) in grade Ⅲ non-special type invasive breast cancer was 77.8% (49/63). The positive rate of PD-L1 (SP142) in triple-negative type was 94.7% (18/19), the positive rate in non-triple-negative type was 70.5% (31/44), and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( P = 0.047). The positive rate of PD-L1 (SP142) in estrogen receptor (ER)-negative patients or progesterone receptor (PR)-negative patients was both 90.3% (28/31), which was higher than that of ER-positive patients or PR-positive patients (65.6%, 21/32), and the difference was statistically significant ( P = 0.018); the positive rate of PD-L1 (SP142) was not related to the patient's age, tumor site, tumor maximum diameter and number, vascular tumor thrombus, nerve invasion, lymph node metastasis, HER2 status and Ki-67 positive index (all P > 0.05). The expression of PD-L1 was positively correlated with the degree of IC infiltration ( r = 0.716, P<0.001). Conclusion:In grade Ⅲ non-special type invasive breast cancer, the patients with triple-negative type has a high positive rate of PD-L1, and the patient with negative ER or PR has a high positive rate of PD-L1; the tumor IC infiltration is positively correlated with the expression of PD-L1.
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OBJECTIVE@#To explore the molecular basis for a pedigree affected with Darier-White disease.@*METHODS@#Genomic DNA was isolated from 3 patients and 1 unaffected member from the pedigree, as well as 80 healthy controls. Targeted sequence capture and next-generation sequencing were used to screen mutations of skin disease-related genes. Candidate mutations were verified by Sanger sequencing, and co-segregation analysis was carried out to confirm the pathogenicity of mutation. Conservation analysis and protein structure and function were also predicted with Bioinformatic tools.@*RESULTS@#A heterozygous mutation c.2246G>T (p.G749V) was identified in exon 15 of ATP2A2 gene in all 3 patients from the pedigree, but not in the unaffected member or 80 healthy controls. The corresponding amino acid was highly conserved, and mutation of which can lead to structural and functional changes of the protein.@*CONCLUSION@#The c.2246G>T missense mutation of the ATP2A2 gene probably underlies the Darier-White disease in this pedigree by causing damages to the structure and function of sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2 (SERCA2).
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Humans , Darier Disease , Genetics , Heterozygote , Mutation, Missense , Pedigree , Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases , GeneticsABSTRACT
Alzheimer′s disease(AD)is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disease in the elderly,which causes heavy burden for the society and family.The current drugs could only improve the cognitive symptoms in the short term,but could not reverse or stop the disease progression.In view of the complexity of AD,multi-targe-ted drugs could be a potential strategy for the treatment of AD.Flavonoids,widely exising in the natural world, have multiple pharmacological activities.This paper summarizes flavonoids as promising multi-targeted anti-AD candidates according to the reported references previonsly published,which could provide important evidences in the development of anti-AD durgs.
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Objectives To study two airway humidification methods on airway humidification of tracheotomy patients. Methods Sixty patients with traeheotomy were evenly randomized into experiment group and control group:in the former,the method of continuous oxygen atomization was used and in the latter,that of intermittent intratracheal instillation was used.The effects were compared in terms of stimulating cough,sputum clot formation,frequency of suction phlegm,time spent on the airway humidification and incidence of pulmonary infection between the groups.Results The effects in the experiment group were significantly better than in the control group in terms of stimulating cough,sputum clot formation,frequency of suction phlegm,time spent on the airway humidification and incidence of pulmonary infection(all P<0.05).Conclusion Continuous oxygen atomization can improve the effects of airway humidification,reduce the incidence of pulmonary infection and improve the efficiency of nursing work.
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Objective To analysis the clinical feaures and risk factors of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH). Methods Analysis clinical data of 68 recurrent ICH patients and compared with those of patients with first-ever ICH. Results 43 recurrences were seen in 38 patients.The mean interval between 2 episodes was(3.9?2.8)years.The most common type of recurrence was"ganglionic-ganglionic",next was"ganglionic-thalamic",and"ganglionic-lo- bar"seldom.Most recurrences occurred contrala-terally and seldom at the same site as the first episode.In contrast to those with first-ever ICH,patients with recurrent ICH most have a hypertension and course of longer,all with a poor control.Analysis showed that the hypertension course was positively and the age of the first hemorrhage was negatively associated with the recurrence of ICH.Conclusion The risk of recurrence of ICH is relatively high within the first 4 years after the previous hemorrhage.Positively control hypertension to normal level,It will have impartant meaning to prevent occurrence of recurrent ICH.
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This paper is a follow-up study of 329 children in factory-run nurseries in urban Shanghai. The investigation lasted for a period of one year for each index-child, focusing on the conditions of nutrition, development and diseases of the children of various ages.Comparison between nutritionl findings and RDA of China disclosed that calorie intake of most of the index-child groups were 80-85% of RDA, the only exception being the 6-12 months group where the average calorie intake showed 90%. Protein intake of all groups was over 80% of RDA. Fe intake was lower than RDA, except for 18-month-old and over.Weight and height of the children were compared with the anthropo-metric data established in 1985 (1985 data) for Shanghai children under six years of age. It was found that the average weight and height appeared differently according to their age. Average weight of children under one year old was slightly higher than 1985 data, while average height was lower than 1985 data once the children reached 10 months old. Average weight, however, became lower than the 1985 data after the children were two years old. Over 60% of the index between 6-18 months old suffered from anemia (IDA).Accordingly, it is requested that calorie and iron intake should be supplemented.