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Sepsis, the most common panthogeny, is characterized as multi-system injuries like immune system, inflammatory system and coagulation system, caused by systemic inflammatory response syndrome ( SIRS) and excessive oxidative stress after the invasion of pathogen.Severe cases can lead to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and even death.Acute kidney injury is an independent risk factor which has an influence on patients'prognosis.Currently, the research of biomarkers of AKI is a significant field.Some new biomarkers are found to be charaterised by early appearance in blood or urine, non-traumatic and sensitivity in recent years, which contribute to their applications in early diagnosis of AKI.At present, the biomarkers of early diagnosis of AKI, such as calprotectin, interleukin-18, neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL), cysteine protease inhibitor C, kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) and cysteine rich 61, are under study.The current basic research and a few clinical studies show that these indicators may have a better sensitivity .
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Objective To evaluate the predictive value of modified early warning score (MEWS) and SMART-COP score on mechanical ventilation in patients with severe influenza A H1N1. Methods Fifty cases diagnosed with severe influenza A H1N1 were retrospectively analyzed. The MEWS and SMART-COP score were calculated. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) was evaluated using ROC curve. MEWS, SMART-COP score and AUC were analyzed by Z test. Results The AUCs of MEWS and SMART-COP score for predicting mechanical ventilation were 0. 923 and 0. 889, respectively, which were not significantly different (Z=0. 548, P =0. 584).Conclusion Both of MEWS and SMART-COP score are predictive factors of mechanical ventilation in the patients with severe influenza A H1N1.
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Objective To analyze the actions of transforming growth factor ? 1 (TGF-? 1) and tumor necrosis factor ?(TNF-?) in the liver fibrosis formation in chronic viral hepatitis patients and liver cirrhosis patients.Methods Serum levels of TGF-? 1 and TNF-? were measured by ELISA in 107 patients with chronic liver diseases,liver biopsy was performed in 23 patients in order to identify pathological stages under optic microscope.Results The serum levels of TGF-? 1(?g/L) in mild,middle and severe groups of chronic viral hepatitis and liver cirrhosis group were 14 2?5 9,20 1?7 0,30 2?6 7 and 32 6?7 5 respectively.The serum levels of TNF-? (pg/L) were 6 1?3 2,29 8?18 6,57 3?22 5 and 96 7?38 2 respectively.The serum levels of above two markers increased with hepatitis progression.The results of liver biopsy revealed that the changes in these two markers were related to liver cirrhosis degree.Conclusions TGF-? 1 and TNF-? are related to liver cirrhosis formation.