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Objective:To observe the application effect of self-made anti-pressure sore cotton cover on the prevention of facial pressure injury in patients with non-invasive ventilation, and to explore the effective method of preventing facial pressure injury.Methods:A prospective study was conducted. Patients with mild to moderate respiratory failure and non-invasive ventilation admitted to the department of intensive care medicine of Harisen International Peace Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University from March 2020 to August 2021 were enrolled, and they were divided into gauze pad group, foam dressing group and self-made anti-pressure ulcer cotton cover group by random number table method. Before wearing the ventilator mask, the gauze pad group and the foam auxiliary dressing group should fold or cut out the auxiliary dressing with the corresponding size and suitable for the patient's facial contour. In the self-made anti-pressure sore cotton cover group, the ventilator cotton cover could be worn only by selecting the cotton cover suitable for the patient's face shape, aligning the vent to the mouth and nose, and tying the fixed belt behind the ear. The incidence of facial pressure sore, the time required to connect man-machine interface (from the preparation of auxiliary dressing for pressure sores to the connection of ventilator) and the cost of dressing were compared among the three groups.Results:A total of 150 patients with non-invasive ventilation were enrolled, with 50 patients in each group. Compared with the gauze pad group and the foam dressing group, the incidence of facial pressure sore in the self-made anti-pressure sore cotton cover group was significantly reduced [6.0% (3/50) vs. 44.0% (22/50), 12.0% (6/50), both P < 0.05], and the time required to connect the man-machine interface was significantly shortened (minutes: 5.0±1.5 vs. 10.0±1.5, 8.0±2.0, both P < 0.05), dressing cost was significantly reduced (yuan: 30±10 vs. 150±20, 118±29, both P < 0.05). Conclusion:Compared with the gauze pad and the foam dressing, the incidence of facial pressure sore in non-invasive ventilation patients with self-made anti-pressure sore cotton cover is lower, the time required to connect man-machine interface is shorter, and the cost of pressure sore prevention dressing is less, which is suitable for the prevention of facial pressure injury in non-invasive ventilation patients.
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Tumor recurrence after surgery is the main cause of treatment failure. However, the initial stage of recurrence is not easy to detect, and it is difficult to cure in the late stage. In order to improve the life quality of postoperative patients, an efficient synergistic immunotherapy was developed to achieve early diagnosis and treatment of post-surgical tumor recurrence, simultaneously. In this paper, two kinds of theranostic agents based on gold nanorods (AuNRs) platform were prepared. AuNRs and quantum dots (QDs) in one agent was used for the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) technology to indicate the occurrence of
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Objective: To investigate the value of X-ray texture analysis in differential diagnosis of breast phyllodes tumors (BPTs) and breast fibroadenoma (BF). Methods Preoperative X-ray data of 32 patients with BPTs and 32 patients with BF were retrospectively analyzed. MaZda 4.6 software was used to manually draw ROIs on the maximum level of mammography images. The optimized texture parameters of texture analysis were selected with Fisher coefficient, probability of classification error and average correction coefficient (POE+ACC), mutual information (MI) as well as combination of the above three methods (MI+PA+F), respectively. The diagnostic results obtained by radiologist or using texture analysis techniques were contrasted with pathology. The misclassification rates of BPTs and BF were compared between texture analysis and subjective diagnosis by radiologist. Results: The misclassification rate of subjective diagnosis, Fishers, POE-ACC, MI and MI+PA+F was 20.31%(13/64), 14.06% (9/64), 23.44% (15/64), 25.00% (16/64) and 3.12% (2/64), respectively. The misclassification rate of MI+PA+F was lower than that of subjective diagnosis, POE-ACC and MI, respectively (all P<0.05). Conclusion: It is feasible to use texture analysis on X-ray films for differentiation of BPTs and BF.
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To apply the concept of evidence-based nursing in the practice of inhalation therapy for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complicated respiratory failure, introduce the application method of self-made anti-carbon dioxide retention atomizer, and to observe the application effect. Methods Patients with COPD combine respiratory failure admitted to the respiratory department of Harrison International Peace Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University from May 2018 to April 2019 were enrolled. All patients received atomization inhalation therapy in addition to anti-infection and spasmolysis. By using self-made carbon dioxide retention atomizer time node, 40 patients in the prospective study using home-made carbon dioxide retention atomizer inhalation therapy from November 2018 to April 2019 were enrolled as observation group. Through evidence-based nursing strategy, the related literature at home and abroad was retrieved, to find the clinical evidence, formulation and implementation of care plan. Forty patients who received inhalation therapy with normal mask atomizer from May to October in 2018 were enrolled as the control group in the retrospective analysis. The peripheral arterial blood gas analysis indexes [pH value, arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2), arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2)], the disappearance of pulmonary asthma at 5 minutes before atomization inhalation and 20 minutes after atomization inhalation, and the patient's cooperation in treatment were compared between the two groups. Results All patients were included in the final analysis. There was no significant difference in blood gas analysis indexes between the two groups. After 20 minutes of atomization inhalation, the pH value, PaO2 and PaCO2 of the two groups were improved, and the improvement was more obvious in the observation group [pH value: 7.32±0.35 vs. 7.25±1.25, PaO2 (mmHg, 1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa) :61.50±1.55 vs. 59.50±1.05, PaCO2 (mmHg) : 43.25±1.65 vs. 49.05±1.75, all P < 0.05]. The lung asthma in the two groups was significantly improved with 20 minutes of atomization inhalation as compared with that before atomization, and the improvement of lung asthma in the observation group was significantly better than that in the control group (asthma score: 0.91±0.29 vs. 1.65±0.35, P < 0.05). The good coordination rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group [90% (36/40) vs. 70% (28/40), χ2 = 3.828, P = 0.048]. Conclusion Compared with the inhalation treatment with ordinary mask nebulizer, inhalation treatment with self-made anti-carbon dioxide retention atomizer for COPD patients with respiratory failure can reduce carbon dioxide retention, significantly improve respiratory failure symptoms and improve compliance.
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Objective To apply the concept of evidence-based nursing to the practice of non-invasive ventilation,and to introduce the method of using self-made pressure-resistant cap cotton cover and its application effect.Methods Fifty patients on non-invasive ventilation admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of Harrison International Peace Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University from September 2017 to April 2018 were enrolled as observation group.By retrieved the relevant literature at home and abroad to look for clinical evidence,the concept of evidence-based nursing care program was formulated and implemented,and self-made pressure-resistant cap cotton cover was used to prevent facial pressure sores in patients on non-invasive ventilation.Forty non-invasive ventilation patients admitted from January to August in 2017 were enrolled as the historical control group,and conventional nursing was conducted by using traditional hydrocolloid dressings to prevent pressure ulcers.The incidence of facial pressure ulcers,ocular complications,dressing replacement time and cost were compared between the two groups.Results All patients were enrolled in the final analysis.The incidence of pressure ulcers in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group [4.0％ (2/50) vs.22.5％ (9/40),P ＜ 0.05],and the incidences of ocular complications such as eyelid swelling [2.0％ (1/50) vs.5.0％ (2/40)],conjunctival congestion [2.0％ (1/50) vs.5.0％ (2/40)] and irritant keratitis [0％ (0/50) vs.7.5％ (3/40)] were also significantly lower than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Because the pressure-resistant cap cotton cover made by ourselves was easy to be replaced at any time,the interval time of dressing change in the observation group was significantly shorter than that in the control group (minutes:1.5 ± 0.5 vs.2.0 ± 0.5,P ＜ 0.05).In addition it could be cleaned,used alternately,and the cost was low,so the dressing cost in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (Yuan:30±10 vs.123±20,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion The application of self-made pressure-resistant cap cotton cover could obviously reduce the occurrence of complications such as facial pressure sores in patients on non-invasive ventilation.
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Objective To use evidence-based nursing on patients with artificial airway to the practice of stomach tube, and to evaluate the self made guidance for difficult gastric tube placement in patients with artificial airway.Methods Forty patients with artificial airway and were difficult to put the tube, and admitted to Department of Critical Care Medicine of Harrison International Peace Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University from April to December in 2016 were enrolled as observation group. Through the evidence-based nursing strategy, the related literatures at home and abroad were collected to search clinical evidence and formulate and implement the nursing program, the gastric tube was inserted into the stomach tube under the direct vision of the laryngoscope. Thirty-six patients of difficult gastric tube placement with artificial airway straightly under the direct vision of the laryngoscope from August 2015 to March 2016 were retrospectively analyzed as the control group. The success rate of first catheterization, indwelling time, throat edema and bleeding of pharyngeal mucosa were compared between the two groups.Results All patients were enrolled in the final analysis. In the control group, 28 patients were successfully placed once, while 8 failed. Only 1 patient in observation group failed to catheterize, and successful placed after symptomatic treatment, the one-time success rate of catheter was significantly higher than that of control group (97.5% vs. 77.8%), and catheter time was significantly shortened (minutes: 4.8±1.2 vs. 5.1±1.0), the difference was statistically significant (bothP < 0.05). There were 2 patients with laryngeal edema in the control group and 4 patients of pharyngeal mucosal hemorrhage. In the observation group, there was no laryngealedema and laryngeal edema occurred in the patients with laryngoscopy, and only 1 patient had a hemorrhage of pharyngeal mucosa.Conclusion Using self made guiding device can effectively insert the difficult gastric tube in patients with artificial airway, and increase the one-time success rate of intubation, shorten the catheter time, and have a trend in reduce complication as compared with traditional gastric tube placement.
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Objective@#To observe the efficacy and safety between Pegfilgrastim (PEG-rhG-CSF) and Recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) in hematological malignancy after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) .@*Methods@#157 patients after allo-HSCT were enrolled in this study from June 2015 to November 2016. Two agents of G-CSF were used to stimulate hematopoietic recovery after transplantation. There were 65 cases in PEG-rhG-CSF and 92 cases in rhG-CSF groups. Patients in PEG-rhG-CSF group were given a single subcutaneous dose of 6 mg on the first day and +8 d, while cases in rhG-CSF group were given in dose of 5 μg·kg-1·d-1 by subcutaneous injection from +1 d continuing to neutrophils more than 1.5×109/L, and then the indicators and survival rates in two groups after transplantation were compared.@*Results@#①There were no significant differences of the neutrophil implantation time[13.5 (8-12) d vs 13 (9-24) d, P=0.393] and platelet implantation time [14 (9-160) d vs 14 (9-92) d, P=0.094] between PEG-rhG-CSF and rhG-CSF groups respectively. There were no significant differences in terms of neutropenia period (P=0.435) , number of cases who got fever during neutropenia (P=0.622) , and the median time of fever in neutropenia period (P=0.460) , respectively between the two groups. There were no significant differences of erythrocyte and platelet transfusions (P=0.074, P=0.059) within 1 month after transplantation. ②There were no significant differences with regard to the incidences of acute GVHD[23.1% (15/65) vs 34.8% (32/92) , P=0.115], chronic GVHD[20.0% (13/65) vs 32.6% (32/92) , P=0.081], Ⅱ-Ⅳdegree of acute GVHD[30.0% (13/65) vs 30.4% (30/92) , P=0.287] and extensive chronic GVHD[9.2% (6/65) vs 20.7% (19/92) , P=0.135] between PEG-rhG-CSF and rhG-CSF groups. ③There were no significant differences in terms of disease free survival (DFS) (62.5% vs 61.4%, P=0.478) and overall survival (OS) (67.4% vs 67.3%, P=0.718) between PEG-rhG-CSF and rhG-CSF groups. ④There was no significant difference of the non-relapse mortality (NRM) between PEG-rhG-CSF and rhG-CSF groups[20.5% (95%CI 11.4%-37.0%) vs 32.6% (95%CI 22.2%-47.9%) , P=0.141]. The relapse rate was not statistically significant[14.9% (95%CI 7.4%-29.8%) vs 10.0% (95%CI 5.0%-20.0%) , P=0.299].@*Conclusion@#Compared with rhG-CSF, PEG-rhG-CSF could reduce the times of injection. There were no differences in terms of hematopoietic recovery, the incidence of GVHD, relapse rate, DFS and OS rates after allo-HSCT between two groups.
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Objective To investigate the effect of isoflurane preconditioning on rat learning and memory in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury and its possible mechanism.Methods Thirty-six adult male Sprague-Daw ley rats w ere randomly divided into a sham operation group, a cerebral ischemia-reperfusion group, and an isoflurane preconditioning group (n=12 in each group). A model of middle cerebral artery occlusion and ischemic-reperfusion w as induced by a modified intraluminal suture method. The rats of the isoflurane preconditioning group inhaled 1.5%isoflurane for 1 hour per day for 5 d. At 24 h after the last preconditioning, a model of MCAO w as made. At 24 h after MCAO, the infarct volume w as detected by using 2,3,5 chlorinated diphenyl tetrazolium staining. At day 1, 3, 7, and 14 after MCAO, the modified Neurological Severity Score (mNSS) were performed. At day 9 after MCAO, the Morris w ater maze test w as used to evaluate the learning and memory of rats. At day 14, Western blotting w as used to detect the protein expression level of hippocampal tissue glutamate receptor 1 (GluR1) on the side of ischemia. Results No obvious infarcts w ere observed in the rats of the sham operation group. The infarct volume in the isoflurane preconditioning group w as significantly smal er than that of the cerebral ischemia-reperfusion group (26.383%±3.128%vs.19.107%±1.661%;P<0.05). No neurological deficit w as observed in the sham operation group (score 0). The mNSS scores at day 1, 3, 7, and 14 after MCAO in the isoflurane preconditioning group w ere decreased significantly (day 1:9.000 ±1.195 vs.11.500 ±1.414;day 3:6.6250 ±1.407 vs.6.625 ±1.407vs.6.625 ±1.407; day 7: 5.875 ±0.707 vs.7.375 ±1.407; and day 14:3.375 ±1.187 vs.5.125 ±1.246;al P<0.05). The Morris w ater maze show ed that the escape latencies at day 1-5 after MCAO in the isoflurane preconditioning group w ere al significantly shorter than those in the cerebral ischemia-reperfusion group (day 1: 95.992 ±15.734 s vs.103.008 ±11.654 s; day 2: 70.949 ±14.708 s vs. 94.705 ±14.709 s;day 3:39.660 ±7.413 s vs.65.716 ±10.155 s;day 4:22.692 ±5.778 s vs.35.240 ±8.553 s;day 5: 14.906 ±4.336 s vs.22.890 ±10.381 s; al P<0.05). The numbers of crossing platform (4.556 ± 1.333 vs.2.889 ±1.536 ) and the percentages of time spent in the target quadrant ( 33.014%±5.223%vs. 21.978%±6.697%) in the isoflurane preconditioning group w ere significantly increased than in the cerebral ischemia-reperfusion group (al P<0.01). The levels of hippocampal GluR1 protein on the ischemic sides in the sham operation group, ischemia-reperfusion group, and isoflurane preconditioning group w ere 0.871 ±0.153, 0.456 ±0.130, and 0.689 ±0.126, respectively. There w ere significant differences among the 3 groups ( F=18.329, P<0.001) and the isoflurane preconditioning group w as significantly higher than the ischemia-reperfusion group (P<0.05). Conclusions Isoflurane preconditioning can improve the learning and memory in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats, its mechanism may be associated w ith the uprelagating GluR1 expression in the hippocampus.
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Objective To investigate the mortality risk factors of nosocomial infection patients in intensive care unit (ICU), and to guide clinicians to take effective control measures. Methods A retrospectively cohort study was conducted. The relevant information of patients with nosocomial infection treated in ICU of Hengshui Harrison International Peace Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University from June 2009 to December 2015 was analyzed. The patients who admitted to ICU again, with length of ICU stay less than 48 hours, without first etiology of screening within 48 hours of ICU admission, or without complete pathogenic information were excluded. The gender, age, diagnosis, length of ICU stay, invasive operation, nutritional status, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHEⅡ) score, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, distribution and drug resistance of the pathogens, and procalcitonin (PCT) levels at 7 days after nosocomial infection were recorded. The risk factors leading to death in patients with nosocomial infection were analyzed by logistic regression, and the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was drawn to evaluate the predictive value of all risk factors on the outcome of patients with nosocomial infection. Results In 864 enrolled patients with male of 54.75% and mean age of (63.50±15.80) years, 732 (84.72%) patients survived and 132 (15.28%) died. Compared with survivors, the non-survivors had higher age (years: 65.47±15.32 vs. 58.15±13.27), incidence of urgent trachea intubation (32.58% vs. 22.81%), deep venous catheterization (83.33% vs. 63.25%), and multiple drug-resistant infection (65.91% vs. 33.20%), longer length of ICU stay (days: 13.56±4.29 vs. 10.29±4.32) and duration of coma (days: 7.36±2.46 vs. 5.48±2.14), lower albumin (g/L: 23.64±8.47 vs. 26.36±12.84), higher APACHEⅡ score (19.28±5.16 vs. 17.56±5.62), SOFA score (8.55±1.34 vs. 6.43±2.65), and PCT (μg/L: 3.06±1.36 vs. 2.53±0.87, all P 0.05). The low respiratory tract was the most common site of infection followed by urinary tract and bloodstream in both groups. It was shown by logistic regression analysis that prolonged ICU stay [odds ratio (OR) = 2.039, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.231-3.473, P = 0.002], APACHEⅡ score (OR = 1.683, 95%CI= 1.002-9.376, P = 0.000), SOFA score (OR = 2.060, 95%CI = 1.208 -14.309, P = 0.041), PCT (OR = 2.090, 95%CI = 1.706-13.098, P = 0.004), and multi-drug resistant pathogens infection (OR = 5.245, 95%CI = 2.213-35.098, P = 0.027) were independent risk factors for ICU mortality in patients with nosocomial infection. The area under ROC curve (AUC) of length of ICU stay, APACHEⅡ score, SOFA score, and PCT level for predicting death of nosocomial infection patients was 0.854, 0.738, 0.786, and 0.849, respectively, the best cut-off value was 16.50 days, 22.45, 6.37 and 3.38 μg/L, respectively, the sensitivity was 83.6%, 90.0%, 81.1%, and 89.6%, and the specificity was 70.3%, 75.6%, 71.3%, and 85.4%, respectively. Conclusions Prol onged ICU stay, nosocomial infection with secondary sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome were the leading causes of death for nosocomial infection patients in ICU. Prolonged ICU stay, APACHE Ⅱ score, SOFA score, and PCT level could effectively predict death risks for nosocomial infection patients.
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Objective To explore the effects of dipeptidyl peptidase ( DPP-4 ) inhibitor on proteins expression of Bcl-2 and Bax of islet β-cells through increasing the expression of islet γ amino acid butyric acid ( GABA) . Methods A total of 50 rats of clean grade were studied. Among them, ten rats were randomly selected as normal controls, the remaining forty rats were fed with high-fat diet and then intraperitoneal injection with streptozotocin, the diabetic rats models were then established. Rats were randomly divided into three groups:i. e. diabetic control group, DPP-4 inhibitor group, and antagonist group ( DPP-4 inhibitor and GABA receptor antagonist). Six weeks later, blood glucose, serum insulin, glucagon, and the proteins expression of GABA, Bcl-2, and Bax of islet β-cells were measured. Results ( 1 ) Compared with diabetic control group, serum insulin was increased(P<0.05),bloodglucoseandserumglucagonweredecreasedinDPP-4inhibitorgroup(P<0.05). (2) Compared with DPP-4 inhibitor group, serum insulin was decreased(P<0. 05), blood glucose and serum glucagon were increased(P<0. 05) in antagonist group. (3) Compared with diabetic control group, the expression of GABA was increased(P<0. 05), the expression of Bcl-2 protein was increased (P<0. 05) in pancreatic β-cells in DPP-4 inhibitor group. ( 4 ) Compared with diabetic control group, the expression of GABA in pancreatic β-cells was increased in antagonist group(P<0. 05) . Compared with DPP-4 inhibitor group, the expression of Bax protein in pancreaticβ-cells was increased in antagonist group(P<0. 05) , while the expression of Bcl-2 protein was decreased (P<0. 05). Conclusions DPP-4 inhibitor could increase the secretion of insulin, decrease the secretion of glucagon, up-regulate expression of anti-apoptosis protein Bcl-2, and down-regulate expression of apoptosis protein Bax in pancreatic β-cells through increasing the expression of GABA, inhibiting pancreatic β-cells apoptosis and protecting the damagedβ-cells in type 2 diabetic rats.
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Objective To detect the activity of α1 antitrypsin(AAT) with initial velocity of enzymatic reaction in order to detect the activity of samples in the process of separating and purifying plasma protein ,chromogenic substrate assay was optimized.Methods The effect of trypsin concentration and reaction time on enzymatic reaction was acquired by the kinetic monitoring mode of the microplate reader .Initial velocity was calculated to confirm the largest concentration of trypsin which was saturated by substrate .AAT was incubated with trypsin and absorbance produced by enzymatic reaction of remaining trypsin and substrate could reflect the activity of AAT .A standard curve was established with △D fitting with the activity of AAT standard.The activity of related samples was detected and the precision and accuracy of the method were evaluated . Results Trypsin concentration was 0.0625 mg/ml.Within 20 minutes, enzymatic reaction was with initial velocity .The range of the standard curve was 200-1200 IU/ml.Correlation coefficient was more than 0.99.The activity of Cohn Ⅳ, samples of pre-processing and elution were (720.59 ±18.63), (601.84 ±19.18),and (568.09 ±24.83)IU/ml, respec-tively.The relative standard deviation was less than 10%. Sample recovery rate was 90%-110%.Conclusion The optimized chromogenic substrate assay greatly improves accuracy and precision .The method can be used for the detec-tion of AAT activity of samples in laboratories and workshops .
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Cation exchange (CX) reaction for the non-fluorescent ZnS nanocrystal clusters (NCCs) can be used to detect trace biomolecules . Nano clusters synthetized by hydrothermal synthesis are porous. So they can quickly release large amounts of Zn2+ from through cation exchange ( CX) reaction and nano cluster, generate fluorescent signal under the action of zinc reagent to detect fluorescence. The relationship between the release efficiency, target binding force of Zn2+ and its average diamete was investigated when the average diameter was 44 nm, 86 nm and 144 nm in this experiment. Results showed that the smallest nano cluster exhibited the highest cation exchange efficiency, and 71 percent of Zn2+ closed could be released by microwave radiation within 2 min. When the sandwich method of NCCs of 44-nm was used to detect immunoglobulin E (IgE) in a sandwich assay, the limit of detection (LOD) was 5 ng / L, which was 1000 times lower than that of ELISA. It turns out that CX for the ZnS NCCs is superior to the conventional signaling strategies in its high amplification efficiency, robustness, and biocompatibility.
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Two hundred and sixty-one subjects were recruited from in-patients and subjects for phaysical Check-up,and were divided into normal control group (NC),nonalcoholic fatty liver disease group (NAFLD),type 2 diabetes mellitus group (T2DM),and T2DM accompanied by NAFLD group (DMN).According to the result of ultrasonic examination,the patients with T2DM were further divided into non-NAFLD group,light fatty liver group (NAFLD-L group),moderate fatty liver group(NAFLD-M group),and severe fatty liver(NAFLD-S group).Fasting plasma glucose,blood lipid,liver function,kidney function,and serum retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) levels were determined.The risk of various indicators for NAFLD was determined by correlation analysis and logistic regression analysis.The results showed that fasting glucose levels in diabetics with or without NAFLD were significantly higher than those in NC and NAFLD groups(P＜0.01).Triglyceride (TG) level in DMN group was significantly higher than those in other three groups(all P＜0.01),while high density lipoprotein-cholesterol level was lower than those in other three groups(all P＜0.01).Systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure in DMN group were higher than those in NC and T2DM groups (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Serum RBP4 level in patients with NAFLD was significantly higher compared with the subjects without NAFLD [45.00 (38.75,51.00) mg/L vs 51.00 (43.00,62.00) mg/L,P ＜0.01],and was rising with the progress of NAFLD [NAFLD-L group 44.00 (37.00,51.00) mg/L,NAFLD-M group 52.00(46.00,63.00) mg/L,and NAFLD-S group 78.5 (72.75,83.00) mg/L,all P＜0.01].Logistic regression analysis showed that the RBP4 level was an independent factor associated with NAFLD (P =0.029).In addition,serum RBP4 level was correlated with body mass index,waist-to-hip ratio,serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase,total cholesterol,TG,aspartate aminotransferase,alanine aminotransferase,prealbumin,creatinine,blood urea nitrogen,and uric acid.These resuhs suggest that serum RBP4 is an independent risk factor of NAFLD.
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A total of 209 type 2 diabetic patients were divided into three groups:without,with mild to moderate,or severe diabetic lower extremity arterial disease based on the ankle brachial index value.60 healthy subjects were used as a control group.Retinol binding protein4 (RBP4),cystatin C,and biochemical parameters were determined in all subjects.The results showed that RBP4 and cystatin C levels were progressively raised with the increasing severity of lower extremity arterial disease in various groups,being significantly higher in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild to moderate and severe arterial disease compared with control group (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).RBP4 and cystatin C levels in groups with lower extremity arterial disease were significantly higher than those in the group without arterial disease (P＜0.01).Pearson correlation analysis showed that RBP4 level was positively correlated with total cholesterol,triglyceride,low density lipoprotein-cholesterol,fasting serum insulin,body mass index,cystatin C etc while negatively correlated with high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Logistic regression analysis showed that serum RBP4 and cystatin C were significantly associated with lower extremity arterial disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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ObjectiveTo explore the treatment efficacy and feasibility of large dose of cytidine diphosphate choline (CDPC) in cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation.MethodsOne hundred and thirtytwo patients with sudden cardiac arrest successfully treated by the cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation were divided into treatment group ( 75 patients) and control group (57 patients) by random number tables.Two groups of patients were given adrenaline resuscitation drugs,reducing the intracranial pressure drugs,hypothermia,hormones and other basic treatment.Control group used CDPC 0.25 g with glucoseinjection 300 ml to do intravenous drip (once a day,21 days as a period of treatment),and treatment group added CDPC to 2.00 g.The patients were treated by basic traditional analeptic.The Glasgow coma scale (GCS) was carried out in two groups in admission to hospital and 3,7,14,21 days after treatment,and the changes of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and phosphatidic acid (AP) level were monitored.ResultsThe GCS score was significantly higher in treatment group 7,14,21 days after treatment(P ＜ 0.05 or ＜ 0.01 ),but GCS score had no significant difference before and after treatment in control group(P ＞ 0.05).The level of LPA in treatment group was significantly decreased 14 days after treatment [ (2.98 ± 0.28) μmol/L ] and 21 days after treatment[ (1.85 ± 0.21)μmol/L],and had significant difference compared with that admission to hospital [ (3.75 ± 0.22) μ mol/L ] (P ＜ 0.05 or ＜ 0.01 ).In control group,there was no significant difference before and after treatment (P ＞0.05).The level of AP in treatment group 21 days after treatment was significantly decreased compared with that in control group [ ( 3.45 ± 0.23 ) μ mol/L vs.( 5.20 ± 0.21 ) μ mol/L ](P ＜ 0.01).ConclusionLarge dose of CDPC can improve neurological function of cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation,which is a safe,effective and easy way to be popularized.
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Objective To explore the potential mechanisms of regulating adiponectin secretion and expression in vivo in rats.Methods To observe the regulation of adiponectin by fasing-refeeding and β-adrenergic agonists, male Wistar rats were fasted for 18 h and allowed to refeed or a β3-adrenergic receptor agonist was infused into refeeding rats.The effects of insulin clamp on adiponectin secretion and expression, including euglycemichyperinsulinemic clamp and hyperglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp, were also investigated.Plasma adiponectin level was determined by radioimmunoassay.Adiponectin mRNA expression in adipose tissue of rats was detected by realtime PCR.Results (1) Refeeding 18 h fasted rats increased plasma adiponectin concentration (about 2-fold) and adipose tissue adiponectin expression (about 3-fold), which were completely blocked by administration of β-adrenergic agonist.(2) Hyperinsulinemic clamp increased plasma adiponectin concentration and adiponectin gene expression in adipose tissue.Conclusions Adiponectin secretion and expression are acutely regulated in vivo by nutritional status.Insulin and β-adrenergic agonists regulate adiponectin secretion and expression in adipose tissue.
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Objective To study the accuracy of real-time continuous monitoring system (RT-CGMS) at different stages and its association with glucose excursion. Methods Totally 33 patients with type 1 diabetes or type 2diabetes were under surveillance of RT-CGMS for 5 d. Capillary glucose values were measured 7 times daily.Correlation coefficient, error grid analysis (EGA), and Bland-Altman analysis methods were used to assess the correlation, accuracy and agreement of RT-CGMS at different stages and in general level; The mean amplitude of glucose excursion (MAGE) and the frequency of glucose excursion ( FGE ) were also calculated. Results ( 1 ) The correlation coefficient of RT-CGMS with capillary glucose values at fasting, postprandial stages, and in general level were 0.94,0.92, and 0.93 respectively( P＜0.01 ). (2) EGA showed that 98.82%, 98.39%, and 98.64% of the results fell in the A and B zones and 1. 18%, 1.61%, and 1.36% fell in the D zone respectively at fasting,postprandial stages, and in general level. There is no result fell in C and E zones. ( 3 ) The agreement analysis showed that RT-CGMS readings were in close agreement with capillary glucose values at fasting, postprandial periods, and in general level. (4)The MAGE at fasting, postprandial periods, and in general level were (3.57±2.66), (4.07±3.09), and (4. 02 ±3.04) mmol/L (P＞0. 05), (0±0. 5), (3± 1), and( 1 ±3) d for FGE (P＜0. 01 ).Conclusion RT-CGMS at fasting stage has higher accuracy than postprandial stage and general level, FGE at fasting stage is higher than postprandial stage and general level.
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Two human endometrial carcinoma cell lines, HEC-1-A and RL95-2, were treated with adiponectin,and then changes of cell count, apoptosis and cell cycle arrest were measured. The expression of phospho-AMPK(Thr172) and AMPK was determined by Western Blot. The results showed that adiponectin may exert direct anti-proliferative effects on HEC-1-A and RL95-2 cells by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, which may be mediated by AMPK pathway.
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A cross-sectional study was conducted in Heilongjiang in a representative sample of 2 875Chinese adults aged from 20 to 74 years. Questionnaire was conducted. Their height, weight, waist circumference,blood pressure, blood glucose, serum insulin, lipids, and other indexes were determined. The criterion of International Diabetes Federation was applied for metabolic syndrome (MS) diagnosis. The results showed that the preliminary prevalence rate of MS was 19.34% and the age-adjusted prevalence rate of MS was 21.92% ( male 20.41% , female 23.11% ). The prevalence rate of MS increased with the age. The prevalence rate in the urban area was higher than that in the town and rural area ( both P < 0.05 ). The result of multiple factor logistic regression analysis showed that body fat content, insulin resistance, age, residential difference, drinking habit,daily staple food quantity, urine albumin, education, family history of obesity, and gender were related with MS.
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Objective To observe the effect of dietary fat on diet-induced obesity in mice. Methods Forty 3-week.old male C57BL6 mice were randomly divided into four groups(1-4)fed withdiets of different amounts of lard [0%,20%,40%and 60%of total energy (kcal)].Plasma glucose,lipids,insulin and other parameters were measured after 7 weeks.Moreover,the livers and kidneys were taken for histopathological evaluation and white fatty tissues were taken to analyse adipose'associated geneexpressions using gene chip technology.Results There were statistically significant differences in weight, blood slucose.triglyceride,total cholesterol,high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.insulin and adiposity index between the 1st and the 4th group.Obvious lipid deposition in the liver and kidney sections was found in the 4th group.Thirteen adipose-associated genes were up-regulated in exDression and 8 genes down.regulated by over 2-fold in the adipocytes of the 4th group. Conclusions The mice fed with high-fat diet developed evident obesity,insulin resistance and abnormal lipid metabolism.The obesity was induced by high-fat diet via regulating some of the orexigenic genes,anorexigenie genes and the genes involved in energy expenditure in adipocytes of mice.