Preventive effect of Shenkang injection against high glucose-induced senescence of renal tubular cells / 医学前沿

Shenkang injection (SKI) is a classic prescription composed of Radix Astragali, rhubarb, Astragalus, Safflower, and Salvia. This treatment was approved by the State Food and Drug Administration of China in 1999 for treatment of chronic kidney diseases based on good efficacy and safety. This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of SKI against high glucose (HG)-induced renal tubular cell senescence and its underlying mechanism. Primary renal proximal tubule epithelial cells were cultured in (1) control medium (control group), medium containing 5 mmol/L glucose; (2) mannitol medium (mannitol group), medium containing 5 mmol/L glucose, and 25 mmol/L mannitol; (3) HG medium (HG group) containing 30 mmol/L glucose; (4) SKI treatment at high (200 mg/L), medium (100 mg/L), or low (50 mg/L) concentration in HG medium (HG + SKI group); or (5) 200 mg/L SKI treatment in control medium (control + SKI group) for 72 h. HG-induced senescent cells showed the emergence of senescence associated heterochromatin foci, up-regulation of P16 and cyclin D1, increased senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity, and elevated expression of membrane decoy receptor 2. SKI treatment potently prevented these changes in a dose-independent manner. SKI treatment prevented HG-induced up-regulation of pro-senescence molecule mammalian target of rapamycin and p66Shc and down-regulation of anti-senescence molecules klotho, sirt1, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-g in renal tubular epithelial cells. SKI may be a novel strategy for protecting against HG-induced renal tubular cell senescence in treatment of diabetic nephropathy.

Research progress of laboratory detective algorithms for syphilis / 中华检验医学杂志

Syphilis can not be cultured in vitro.So far, serologic testing is still regarded as the mainstay for diagnosing syphilis and for monitoring the efficacy of subsequent antibiotic treatment.However, single serological tests have limitations in sensitivity or specificity.Detective algorithms with two or more serological methods will help to improve the effectiveness of syphilis diagnosis, and decrease missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis.This article will review advances on etiological examination, serological tests, and detective algorithms for syphilis.In particular, it specially introduces the merits and demerits of three detective algorithms for syphilis,so as to explore suitable screening methods,and provide basis for relevant administrative departments to formulate related laws, regulations and guidelines for syphilis.

Influence factor analysis of 656 cases with AMI undergoing emergency PCI / 心血管康复医学杂志

Objective:To analyze influence factors in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing e‐mergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI ) .Methods:Clinical data of 656 patients ,who received emer‐gency PCI because of AMI in our hospital from Jan 2005 to Jan 2015 ,were retrospectively analyzed .Short -term prognosis ,including incidence rates of heart failure (HF) ,cardiogenic shock (CS) ,arrhythmias and mortality , were compared and analyzed among these patients from onset related factors ,coronary disease and vascular reope‐ning time etc .Results:Mean onset age of men was significantly younger than that of women (P0.05 all) .Incidence rate of arrhythmia in RCA group was significantly higher than those of LAD group , LCX group and multi -vessel group (56.36% vs .31.55% ,37.50% ,34.38% ) ,mortality of LM group was signifi‐cantly higher than those of LAD group ,RCA group and LCX group (25.00% vs .1.79% ,0.91% ,0% ) , P<0.05 or <0.01. Incidence rate of HF in 10~12h group was significantly higher than those of 0~3h ,4~6h and 7~9h group (79.46% vs .61.70% ,66.81% ,64.78% ) ,incidence rate of arrhythmia was significantly lower than those of 0~3h ,4~6h and 7~9h group (32.14% vs .55.32% ,43.81% ,44.65% ) ,and incidence rate of CS was significant‐ly higher than that of 0~3h group (35.27% vs .21.28% ) , P<0.05 or <0.01. Conclusion:Onset age ,season and DM ,coronary disease extent ,vascular reopening time are risk factors influencing short‐term prognosis of AMI .

Study on skeletal muscle mass of 1 836 check-up adults and its association with age in Qiqihar / 中华预防医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the correlation between skeletal muscle mass and age among check-up adults.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The study objects were those who aged 18-87 years old and came to a city hospital of Qiqihar for health examination from December, 2013 to September, 2014, excepted those with coronary heart disease, infectious disease, endocrine system disease, hypertension, anemia, cancer, liver disease, kidney disease and those carrying with heart pacemaker. A total of 1 836 respondents were finally enrolled into analysis. Appendicular Skeletal Muscle (ASM) was measured by a Body Composition Analyzer, and relative skeletal muscle index (RSMI) was calculated. The relationship among ASM, RSMI and age was assessed by linear regression analysis. The difference of height, weight, BMI, waist-hip-ratio (WHR), total muscle mass and percentage of body fat between genders were tested by t-test. The difference of ASM and total skeletal muscle mass between genders and among age groups was tested by multi-factor variance analysis. The difference of the muscle decline between genders was compared by Chi-square test.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total muscle mass in males was (52.22 ± 6.65) kg, which was significantly higher than that in females ((38.05 ± 4.39) kg) (t=28.20, P<0.001). ASM in 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-87 years was (24.64 ± 3.23), (24.00 ± 3.12), (24.35 ± 3.03), (23.33 ± 2.97), (22.54 ± 2.91) and (21.40 ± 3.36) kg (F=16.12, P<0.001) in males, respectively, and (16.48 ± 3.14), (16.72 ± 1.93), (16.75 ± 1.93), (16.84 ± 2.28), (16.52 ± 2.35) and(14.70 ± 2.37)kg (F=4.38, P=0.001) in females, respectively. ASM in males ((23.72 ± 3.16) kg) was higher than that in females ((16.65 ± 2.25) kg) (t=55.97, P<0.001). There was a negative correlation between age and ASM in males after 50 years old, the regression equation was y=28.31-0.09x (P<0.001). While a negative correlation between age and ASM in females occurred after 60 years old, the regression equation was y=27.69-0.18x (P<0.001). The prevalence of low ASM was 16.85% (124/736) in females, which was significantly higher than that in males (8.73%, 96/1 100) (χ(2)=27.57, P<0.001).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A negative correlation was found between age and ASM in males after 50 years old and in females after 60 years old. The prevalence of low RSMI in females was significantly higher than that in males.</p>

Tacrolimus in the treatment of HBV associated membranous nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial / 中华肾脏病杂志

Objective To conduct a prospective,randomly controlled trial,evaluating the combination of tacrolimus,corticosteroids and entecavir for the treatment of adult patients with biopsyproven hepatitis B virus-associated membrane nephropathy (HBV-MN).Methods A total of 38 patients with biopsy-confirmed HBV-MN were randomized to the tacrolimus group (n=19) and the control group (n=19).Patients in tacrolimus group received combination therapy of tacrolimus (0.05 mg·kg-1 · d-1),corticosteroids (prednisone acetate,0.5 mg· kg-1 · d-1) and entecavir (0.5 mg/d),whereas patients in control group received entecavir mono-therapy (0.5 mg/d).The primary end point was the percentage of patients reaching complete remission (CR) or partial remission (PR).Results The probability of remission in the treatment group was 88.89％ and 94.44％ after 6 and 12 months,but only 38.89％ and 58.82％ in the control group,respectively.The decrease in proteinuria was significantly greater in the treatment group.Entecavir was used for the treatment of hepatitis in all patients,which caused the disappearance of serum hepatitis B viral DNA(HBV-DNA) and the normalization of ALT and AST levels in 3 months.Notably,two patients in the control group and one patient in the treatment group reached the secondary end point.One patient in the tacrolimus-treated group showed a relapse during the taper period.Conclusion This treatment protocol not only can control the replication of HBV-DNA but also can reduce proteinuria and preserve renal function,it is one of useful therapeutic options for patients with HBV-MN.

Relationship between plasma D-dimer level and diagnosis of pulmonary embolism / 心血管康复医学杂志

Objective:To explore the relationship among clinical manifestations ,SⅠ QⅢ TⅢ feature of ECG ,plasma level of D‐dimer (DD) and diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) .Methods :Clinical data of 212 inpatients ,who received pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) in our hospital from Jun 2012 to May 2014 ,were retrospectively ana‐lyzed .According to pulmonary CTA results ,patients were divided into PE group (n=56) and non‐PE group (n=156) .Basic hospitalization data ,including clinical manifestations ,ECG features and plasma DD level ,were collect‐ed and compared between two groups .Results:Compared with non‐PE group ,there were significant rise in percent‐ages of dyspnea (44.87% vs .75% ) and prolonged bedridden time (3.85% vs .14.29% ) ,significant reduction in percentage of no clinical manifestations (38.46% vs .3.57% ) in PE group , P10μg/ml significantly rose (19.23% vs .32.14% ) in PE group ,P 10 μg/ml) should be considered to be PE .