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ObjectiveTo explore the possible mechanism of Yupingfeng Granules （玉屏风散） in preventing and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease （COPD） from the perspective of “lung-gut axis”. MethodsThirty-two male Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal group，model group， roxithromycin group and Yupingfeng Granules group， with 8 rats in each group. Except for the normal group， the rat model of COPD was prepared by intratracheal instillation of lipopolysaccharide （LPS） combined with smoking for 12 weeks. Since the fifth week of modeling，the roxithromycin group and the Yupingfeng Granules group were given 31.5 mg/（kg·d） and 1.575 g/（kg·d） of corresponding drugs respectively by gavage，and normal group and model group were given 10 ml/（kg·d） physiolo-gical saline. Sample was collected 24 hours after the last administration. The pathological changes of lung tissue were observed using HE staining； Ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry （UHPLC-QTOFMS） was used to detect the differential metabolites in alveolar lavage fluid （BALF） in all groups but roxithromycin group；16S rDNA sequencing technology was used to detect the changes of intestinal flora， and the association analysis was conducted between the differential metabolites and the differential flora. ResultsCompared with the normal group， the model group showed an increase in goblet cells in the small bronchial wall， disappearance of the smooth muscle layer of the bronchial wall， and infiltration of inflammatory cells； compared with the model group， roxithromycin group showed slight alveolar interstital edema， and obviously reduced inflammatory cell， while no obvious alveolar interstital edema was observed in the Yupingfeng Granules group， showing a small amout of inflammatory cell infiltration. The results of the BALF differential metabolite screening showed that compared with the normal group， 12 substances were upregulated and 19 substances were downregulated in the model group； compared with the model group， 37 substances in the Yupingfeng Granules group were upregulated and 43 substances were downregulated KEGG analysis yielded a total of 2 metabolic pathways， glycerophospholipid metabolism， and unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic metabolism； compared with the model group， choline， acetylcholine， glycerol-3-phosphate， glycerophosphate choline， palmitic acid， and arachidonic acid showed an upward trend， while stearic acid and docosahexaenoic acid showed a downward trend in Yupingfeng Granules group （P＜0.05）. The results of the intestinal flora showed that， there are 80 different species between the normal group and the model group， and 65 different species between the model group and Yupingfeng Granules group. Among the top 5 species with relative abundance levels，compared with the model group， the level of Prevotella_9，Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005，Ruminiclostridium_6 increase，and Lactobacillus，Bacteroides decrease（P＜0.05）.The results of the correlation analysis showed that， in the normal and model groups， arachidonic acid was negatively correlated with Oribacterium（r=-0.753，P＜0.01）； in the Yupingfeng Granules group and model group， stearic acid and Bacteroides（r=0.788）， Mycobacterium（r=0.826），［Eubacterium］_Ruminantium_Group（r=0.770） was positively correlated（P＜0.01）， Arachidic acid was negatively correlated with Roseiarcus（r=-0.779）， glycerol-3-phosphate was negatively correlated with Desulfovibrio（r=-0.758）， Arachidonic acid was negatively correlated with Oribacterium（r=-0.753）， and Palmitic acid was negatively correlated with Pseudolabs（r=-0.750，P＜0.01）. ConclusionYupingfeng Granules can affect the metabolism of BALF and the flora structure of intestinal microorganisms， and regulating the balance of “lung-gut axis” may be one of the mechanisms of Yupingfeng Granules in treatment of COPD.
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Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of procalcitonin(PCT),C-reactive protein(CRP),prealbumin(PA)and white blood cell (WBC)count measurements in patients with severe pneumonia.Methods The serum samples of 34 patients with severe pneumonia,68 non-severe pneumonia patients and 40 healthy volunteers were collected.Serum concentrations of PCT,CRP, PA and WBC count of all samples were determined.Results The levels of PCT,CRP,PA and WBC in patients with severe pneu-monia were (24.07±34.77)ng/mL,(98.75 ±69.63)mg/L,(105.65 ±68.88)mg/L,(12.64±7.62)×109/L,which were signifi-cantly higher than those in non-severe pneumonia patients and healthy group(P <0.05).According to ROC analysis,the sensitivity, specificity and Youden index of PCT were 64.7%,77.9%,0.426.Conclusion The level of serum PCT could be used as good bio-marker for severe pneumonia.Detection of PCT,CRP and WBC together plays an important role in the diagnosis of severe pneumo-nia.
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Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of a new tumor marker CK19-2G2 for lung cancer.Methods The serum levels of CK19-2G2 in 150 lung cancer patients,50 pulmonitis patients and 50 healthy controls were detected with chemoluminescence.The diagnostic efficacy between the serum levels of CK19-2G2 and CYFRA21-1 were compared.Results The sensitivity and accuracy of CK19-2G2 were 55.3 ％ (83/150) and 80.3 ％ (281/350),respectively,while the sensitivity and accuracy of CYFRA21-1 were 28.0 ％ (42/150) and 67.4 ％ (236/350),respectively.The differences were significant (P ＜ 0.001).Conclusion The detection of CK19-2G2 may be a new diagnostic tumor marker for lung cancer.
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ObjectiveTo summarize the diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of testicular tumor.MethodsThe clinical and followed data of 91 cases of testicular tumor were retrospectively studied. Results In 91 patients, was in 18-40 years old 70.3 ％ (64/91) and 91.2 ％ (83/91) cases were germ cell tumor. 18-40years old germ cell tumor was 75.6 ％ (28/37), there was no case below 17 years old, the older than 60 years was 2.7 ％(1/37). The percentage of below 5 years and 18-40 years was 16.1％ (5/31) and 67.7 ％ (21/31),respectively.The interstitial tissue tumor developed in each age section,the number was least.The mixed tumor cases of 18-40 years percent was 93.3 ％(14/15).The early symptom of testicular tumor was indolent swelling in one side testis or testis nodus.Combined therapy,including radical orchiectomy,retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, were taken. The one year, three years and five years survival rate were 97.3 ％, 91.8 ％, 91.8 ％, respectively. The percentage of Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ stage survived 5 years was 83.6 ％, 52.3 ％, 33.3 ％. ConclusionThe peak age of testicular tumor patients was 18-40 years old.The different pathological type is distributed in different ages,and the prognosis is related to pathology and stage. The survival time of germ cell tumor or early stage tumor is longer.
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Objective To investigate the diagnosis value of a new tumor marker CK18-3A9 in gastric cancer patients. Methods The serum level of CK18-3A9 in 350 gastric cancer patients, 150 gastritis patients and 500 healthy controls was detected with chemoluminescence, the diagnosis efficacy between the serum CK18-3A9 and CA72-4 was compared. Results The sensitivity, specificity of CK18-3A9 were 46.29 % and 96.92 %, but the sensitivity, specificity of CA72-4 were 26.00 % and 93.23 %, respectively. The differences were significant (P ＜0.001). Conclusion The serum level of CK18-3A9 maybe a new auxiliary diagnosis marker for gastric cancer.