Predictors and influencing factors of poor prognosis of neonatal asphyxia in Tibet / 中国医师杂志

Objective:To explore the prognostic indicators and influencing factors of neonatal asphyxia in Tibet.Methods:From March 2019 to March 2020, the clinical data of 126 asphyxiated newborns admitted to the neonatology department of Lhasa People's Hospital were retrospectively studied. According to the prognosis, they were divided into good prognosis group and poor prognosis group, and the clinical characteristics of the two groups were compared. The predictive value of Apgar score after birth, arterial blood gas analysis within 6 hours [pH, alkali residue (BE)] and their combined detection on the prognosis of asphyxiated newborns was analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the related factors affecting the prognosis of asphyxiated newborns.Results:31 cases (24.6%) in the poor prognosis group and 95 cases (75.4%) in the good prognosis group. The Apgar score at 1, 5 and 10 minutes after birth and pH and BE within 6 hours in the poor prognosis group were significantly lower than those in the good prognosis group (all P<0.05). The incidence of meconium stained amniotic fluid, fetal intrauterine distress, brain damage, lung damage, myocardial damage, kidney damage, abnormal coagulation function and multiple organ damage after asphyxia in the good prognosis group were significantly higher than those in the good prognosis group (all P<0.05). The Apgar score at the 1, 5 and 10 minutes after birth combined with arterial blood gas analysis (pH and BE) within 6 hours after birth had high predictive value for the prognosis of asphyxiated newborns, with the area under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of 0.79, sensitivity of 68.4% and specificity of 90.3%. Multivariate regression analysis showed that meconium stained amniotic fluid ( OR=4.501, 95% CI: 1.262-16.056), lung damage ( OR=5.004, 95% CI: 1.007-24.866) and brain damage ( OR=10.786, 95% CI: 2.726-42.673) were independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of neonatal asphyxia ( P<0.05). Conclusions:In Tibet, there are many factors affecting the poor prognosis of neonatal asphyxia. High attention and intervention should be given to mothers in perinatal period and asphyxiated newborns in order to reduce the incidence of poor prognosis of neonatal asphyxia.

Phytochemical and pharmacological advance on Tibetan medicinal plants of Corydalis / 中国中药杂志

It was estimated that about 428 species of genus Corydalis are distributed all worldwide, with about 298, especially 10 groups and 219 species being uniquely spread in China. The genus Corydalis have been widely employed as folk medicines in China, especially as traditional Tibetan medicines, for treatment of fever, hepatitis, edema, gastritis, cholecystitis, hypertension and other diseases. The phytochemical studies revealed that isoquinoline alkaloids are its major bioactive ingredients. The extensive biological researches suggested its pharmacological activities and clinic applications against cardiovascular diseases and central nervous system, antibacterial activities, analgesic effects, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation and anti-injury for hepatocyte, and so on. As an effort in promoting the research of pharmacodynamic ingredients, this article presents an overview focusing on the distribution, phytochemical and pharmacological results of Corydalis species that have been applied in traditional Tibetan medicinal, hopefully to provide a reference for the new Tibetan medicine development from Corydalis plant resource.

Novel mitochondrial 16S rRNA mutation, 3200T-->C, associated with adult-onset type 2 diabetes / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the role of a potential diabetes-related mitochondrial region, which includes two previously reported mutations, 3243A-->G and 3316G-->A, in Chinese patients with adult-onset type 2 diabetes.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 277 patients and 241 normal subjects were recruited for the study. Mitochondrial nt 3116 - 3353, which spans the 16S rRNA, tRNA(leu(UUR)) and the NADH dehydrogenase 1 gene, were detected using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), direct DNA sequencing, PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and allele-specific PCR. Variants were analyzed by two-tailed Fisher exact test. The function of the variants in 16S rRNA were predicted for minimal free energy secondary structures by RNA folding software mfold version 3.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Four homoplasmic nucleotide substitutions were observed, 3200T-->C, 3206C-->T, 3290T-->C and 3316G-->A. Only the 3200T-->C mutation is present in the diabetic population and absent in the control population. No statistically significant associations were found between the other three variants and type 2 diabetes. The 3200T-->C and 3206C-->T nucleotide substitutions located in 16S rRNA are novel variants. The 3200T-->C caused a great alteration in the minimal free energy secondary structure model while the 3206C-->T altered normal 16S rRNA structure little.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The results suggest that the 3200T-->C mutation is linked to the development of type 2 diabetes, but that the other observed mutations are neutral. In contrast to the Japanese studies, the 3316G-->A does not appear to be related to type 2 diabetes.</p>