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Objective:To study the early predictive values of serum thrombospondin-1(TSP-1)and transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1) for bronchopulmonary dysplasia(BPD)in preterm infants.Methods:From September 2020 to April 2022, preterm infants with gestational age<32 weeks and ≥28 weeks as well as birth weight<1 500 g admitted to neonatal intensive care unit within 2 hours after birth were enrolled in the study.The dynamic changes of serum TSP-1 and TGF-β1 levels in preterm infants were observed on 1st, 7th, 14th, and 28th day after birth.Preterm infants were divided into BPD group and non-BPD group according to the diagnostic criteria of BPD.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve and area under curve(AUC)was used to analyze the predictive value of serum TSP-1 and TGF-β1 for preterm infants with BPD.Results:According to the diagnostic criteria of BPD, 38 cases were in the BPD group and 52 cases in the non-BPD group.There was no significant difference in gestational age, birth weight and gender between the two groups( P>0.05). The levels of TSP-1 and TGF-β1 in the serum of BPD group were gradually increased, which were significantly higher than those of non-BPD group on the 1st, 7th, 14th, and 28th day( P<0.001). ROC results showed that AUC of TSP-1, TGF-β1 and their combination for predicting BPD were 0.889(95% CI 0.819~0.959), 0.826(95% CI 0.743~0.910), and 0.923(95% CI 0.870~0.976), respectively.The sensitivity were 86.80%, 86.70%, 89.50%, and the specificity were 86.50%, 73.10%, 80.80%, respectively.Cutoff values of TSP-1 and TGF-β1 for predicting BPD were 44.50 μg/L and 6.13 μg/L, respectively. Conclusion:Combined detection of serum TSP-1 and TGF-β1 on the first day after birth has an early predictive value for BPD in preterm infants.
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Objective To analyze high risk factors for poor prognosis in the refractory neonatal respiratory distress syndrome(NRDS).Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted at NICU in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical university.The newborns with NRDS,chest radiograph for grades 3 and 4,who required mechanical ventilation and pulmonary surfactant(PS)therapy were recruited from January 2014 to December 2015.According to treatment rusults,they were divided into death group(21 cases)and survival group(25 cases).Data regarding antenatal corticosteroid administration,maternal high risk factors,the basic situation of neonatal in the perinatal period,surfactant applications,the blood routine,albumin,lactate dehydrogenase(LDH),creatine kinase(CK),creatine kinase isoenzyme(CK-MB),blood coagulation function with the first 24 hours after birth were collected and analyzed.Results The frequency of using PS in the death group and the survival group was(2±0.9)times and(1.5±0.6)times,the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(t=2.131,P=0.039).Dangerous placenta previa in death group was 19％(4/21),in the survival group was 0％(0/25),the two groups had statistical differences(x2=5.215,P=0.022).CK in death group was(541.5±399.1)U/L,in the survival group was(345.4±173.3)U/L,the difference between of the two groups was statistically significant(t=2.224,P=0.031).Prothrombin time(PT)in the death group was(23.2±6.3)s,in the survival group was(18.5±3.6)s,there was a significant difference between the two groups(t=3.008,P=0.039).Maternal risk factors of premature rupture of the survival group(38.9％)was higher than that of death group(5.0％),the two groups was statistically significant(x2=4.29,P=0.038).The application of prenatal hormone NRDS newborns were more likely to survive,there was statistical difference between two groups(x2=5.197,P=0.023).Multivariate Logistic analysis showed that PT was an independent risk factor for poor prognosis of NRDS.Conclusion PT is an independent risk factor for poor prognosis of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
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Objective To study the treatment effects of newborn mice murine Cytomegalovirus (MCMV) hepatitis by using CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide 2395 (CpG ODN2395).Methods Specific pathogen-free BALB/c newborn mice were divided into 3 groups according to the broods randomly:control group,virus group and treatment group.In control group 9 g/L sodium chloride 20 × 10-6 L was intraperitoneally injected every other day.In virus group MCMV (TCID50 =108.31/L) 20 × 10-6 L was intraperitoneally injected once and 9 g/L sodium chloride solution 20 × 10-6 L was intraperitoneally injected every other day.In treatment group murine MCMV(TCID50 =10S31/L) 20 × 10-6 L was intraperitoneally injected once and from the first day CpG ODN2395 20 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected every other day.Growths and development of mice were observed.Murine body weights were measured.Pathology of livers was observed by means of hematoxylin and eosin stain.The levels of serum ALT and IFN-α were measured by adopting enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.MCMV loads in liver were measured by way of polymerase chain reaction.The expression levels of IFN-α mRNA in liver were detected by using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.The expression levels of Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) and myeloid cell differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) in liver were detected by adopting Western blot.The results were analyzed by using SPSS 16.0 statistics software.Results 1.Compared with control group and treatment group,growth and development of virus group mice fell behind and on day 7,14 body weights were lowest(F =18.919,25.543,all P ＜ 0.05).Growth and development of treatment group mice were between control group and virus group.Body weights of treatment group mice were lower than those of control group,and there was statistical difference on day 7 (t =3.187,P ＜ 0.05).2.Compared with control group and treatment group,the levels of ALT in virus group was highest.ALT levels of treatment group were higher than those of control group and treatment group(F =11.407,11.791,154.656,all P ＜ 0.05).3.The pathologic change of liver tissue:the HAI of virus group reached the peak on day 3,then decreased gradually.The HAI of treatment group also reached the peak on day 3,but liver damage was obviously less than those of virus group.The liver damage also relieved gradually and the mean of HAI was obviously lower than that of virus group on day 7 and 14.4.MCMV DNA in liver was negative at control group.The magnitude of viral loading in livers of virus group was higher than that of treatment group.5.The levels of IFN-α in treatment group and virus group reached a peak on day 3 and declined gradually on day 7,14.The levels of IFN-α on treatment group were higher than that of virus group and control group.The levels of IFN-α virus group were higher than those of control group,but had no statistical difference.6.The mRNA expression of IFN-α in livers of treatment group and virus group began to increase on day 3 and reached a peak on day 7,and declined on day 14.The mRNA expression of IFN-α was higher than that of virus group and control group.The mRNA expression of virus group was higher than that of control group.7.The expressions of TLR9 and MyD88 in livers of treatment group were higher than that of virus group and control group.The expressions of TLR9 and MyD88 of virus group were higher than those of control group.Conclusions CpG ODN2395 can obviously improved liver function and histopathological lesions and reduce MCMV DNA load within liver tissues as well.CpG ODN2395 can improve the expression levels of TLR9 in liver and activate secretion interferon alpha by MyD88-dependent pathway,which were likely to play an important role in its treatment of murine CMV infection.
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Objective To study the role of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1),connective tissue growth factor (CTGF)and endothelin-1 (ET-1) in myocardial tissues of the mice with myocardial fibrosis induced by coxsachievirus B3 (CVB3) and the effect of Carvedilol intervention for it in acute stage and chronic phase of viral myocarditis.Methods Forty male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into 4 groups (10 cases in each group):control group,model group,Carvedilol acute phase intervention group,the chronic phase intervention group.Mice in model group and Carvedilol intervention groups were inoculated with CVB3 (100TCID50/0.1 mL) by peritoneal injection fortnightly.Mice in control group were given normal saline(NS) instead equivalently.Mice were poured Carvedilol (10 mg/kg per day for 2 weeks) from the second day in acute phase intervention group and from the fourth week in the chronic phase intervention group,while mice of control group and model group were poured with equivalent NS instead.At the end of 6 weeks,mice were sacrificed.Heart weight index (HWI) was determined.The collagen volume fraction (CVF) of left ventricular myocardial tissue were examined after Masson staining.Expressions of ET-1,TGF-β1 and CTGF were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and immunohistochemistry staining respectively; the mRNA expression was tested by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.Results Compared with the control group,HWI and CVF of model group increased significantly(all P ＜ 0.01),those of the intervention groups decreased than those of the model group(all P ＜ 0.01),and in the acute phase those of the intervention group were significantly lower than those in chronic phase intervention group(all P ＜ 0.05).The expressions of TGF-β1,CTGF,ET-1 and their mRNA in model group were increased significantly than those in the control group(all P ＜0.01),and were decreased in acute and the chronic phase intervention group than those in model group(all P ＜0.01),while those were significantly lower in acute phase intervention group than those in chronic phase intervention group (all P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions TGF-β1,CTGF and ET-1 may be involved in myocardial fibrosis induced by CVB3.Compared with the chronic phase intervention,the acute phase intervention of Carvedilol can reduce myocardial fibrosis more efficiently by down-regulating the excessive expression of inflammatory factors.