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Phytoremediation plays an important role in the treatment of heavy metal pollution in soil. In order to elucidate the mechanism of salicylic acid (SA) on copper absorption, seedlings from Xuzhou (with strong Cu-tolerance) and Weifang Helianthus tuberosus cultivars (with weak Cu-tolerance) were selected for pot culture experiments. 1 mmol/L SA was sprayed upon 300 mg/kg soil copper stress, and the photosynthesis, leaf antioxidant system, several essential mineral nutrients and the changes of root upon copper stress were analyzed to explore the mechanism of copper resistance. The results showed that Pn, Tr, Gs and Ci upon copper stress decreased significantly compared to the control group. Meanwhile, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoid decreased with significant increase in initial fluorescence (F0), maximum photochemical quantum yield of PSⅡ (Fv/Fm), electron transfer rate (ETR) and photochemical quenching coefficient (qP) content all decreased. The ascorbic acid (AsA) content was decreased, the glutathione (GSH) value was increased, the superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activity in the leaves were decreased, and the peroxidase (POD) activity was significantly increased. SA increased the Cu content in the ground and root system, and weakened the nutrient uptake capacity of K, Ca, Mg, and Zn in the root stem and leaves. Spray of exogenous SA can maintain the opening of leaf stomata, improve the adverse effect of copper on photosynthetic pigment and PSⅡ reaction center. Mediating the SOD and APX activity started the AsA-GSH cycle process, effectively regulated the antioxidant enzyme system in chrysanthemum taro, significantly reduced the copper content of all parts of the plant, and improved the ion exchange capacity in the body. External SA increased the content of the negative electric group on the root by changing the proportion of components in the root, promoted the absorption of mineral nutrient elements and the accumulation of osmoregulatory substances, strengthened the fixation effect of the root on metal copper, and avoided its massive accumulation in the H. tuberosus body, so as to alleviate the inhibitory effect of copper on plant growth. The study revealed the physiological regulation of SA upon copper stress, and provided a theoretical basis for planting H. tuberosus to repair soil copper pollution.
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Antioxidants , Copper , Helianthus/metabolism , Salicylic Acid/pharmacology , Chlorophyll A/pharmacology , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared , Chlorophyll/pharmacology , Ascorbic Acid , Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism , Photosynthesis , Glutathione , Plant Leaves , Stress, Physiological , SeedlingsABSTRACT
Objective@#To explore the association between coagulation indicators and all-cause mortality in sepsis-related acute kidney injury (AKI) patients.@*Methods@#Clinical data of patients with sepsis-related AKI admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from June 10, 2016 to June 10, 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into death group and survival group according to the outcome of 28 d. The risk factors of all-cause mortality in sepsis-related AKI patients were analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to evaluate the prognostic value of independent risk factor for the death of sepsis-related AKI patients and Kaplan-Meier method was used to draw the survival curve.@*Results@#A total of 214 patients with sepsis-related AKI were enrolled into this study. Their age was (57.90±16.96) years old, and the ratio of male to female was 2.57∶1. There was at least one abnormal coagulation indicator in 74.77%(160/214) of patients, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in 37.38% of patients. The 28-day all-cause mortality was 28.04%(60/214). Prothrombin time, activated partial thrombin time (APTT), international standardized ratio, thrombin time, procalcitonin, abnormal coagulation indicators and the incidence of MODS in the death group were higher than those in the survival group, while body weight, hemoglobin, the percent of neutrophile granulocyte, platelet count, prothrombin activity, serum albumin and the proportion of renal replacement therapy (RRT) were lower than those in the survival group (all P<0.05). Cox regression analysis suggested that sepsis-related AKI patients with prolonged APTT had a higher risk for all-cause death (HR=2.610, 95%CI 1.077-6.326, P=0.034). The Kaplan-Meier survival curve indicated that 28 d survival rate of APTT extension group was lower than that of the non-APTT extension group (37.1% vs 70.6%, Log-rank χ2=16.881, P<0.001), and the average survival time was shorter than that of the non-APTT extension group (21.79 d vs 24.73 d).@*Conclusions@#Coagulation abnormalities are common in patients with sepsis-related AKI, which are also correlated to the all-cause death. APTT extension is an independent risk factor for the all-cause death in sepsis-related AKI patients.
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Objective To explore the association between coagulation indicators and all-cause mortality in sepsis-related acute kidney injury (AKI) patients. Methods Clinical data of patients with sepsis-related AKI admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from June 10, 2016 to June 10, 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into death group and survival group according to the outcome of 28 d. The risk factors of all-cause mortality in sepsis-related AKI patients were analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to evaluate the prognostic value of independent risk factor for the death of sepsis-related AKI patientsand Kaplan-Meier method was used to draw the survival curve. Results A total of 214 patients with sepsis-related AKI were enrolled into this study. Their age was (57.90±16.96) years old, and the ratio of male to female was 2.57:1. There was at least one abnormal coagulation indicator in 74.77％(160/214) of patients, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in 37.38％ of patients. The 28-day all-cause mortality was 28.04％(60/214). Prothrombin time, activated partial thrombin time (APTT), international standardized ratio, thrombin time, procalcitonin, abnormal coagulation indicators and the incidence of MODS in the death group were higher than those in the survival group, while body weight, hemoglobin, the percent of neutrophile granulocyte, platelet count, prothrombin activity, serum albumin and the proportion of renal replacement therapy (RRT) were lower than those in the survival group (all P<0.05). Cox regression analysis suggested that sepsis-related AKI patients with prolonged APTT had a higher risk for all-cause death (HR=2.610, 95％CI 1.077-6.326, P=0.034). The Kaplan-Meier survival curve indicated that 28 d survival rate of APTT extension group was lower than that of the non-APTT extension group (37.1％ vs 70.6％, Log-rank χ2=16.881, P<0.001), and the average survival time was shorter than that of the non-APTT extension group (21.79 d vs 24.73 d). Conclusions Coagulation abnormalities are common in patients with sepsis-related AKI, which are also correlated to the all-cause death. APTT extension is an independent risk factor for the all-cause death in sepsis-related AKI patients.
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Objective To explore the impact of lung-protective mechanical ventilation (low tidal volume and optimal positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) and cerebral oxygen metabolism.Methods Forty patients with severe cerebral injury along with respiratory failure were randomly assigned into two groups:lung-protective ventilation group A and conventional ventilation group B.Group A was planned to prescribe tidal volume 6 ～ 8 mL/kg,initial FiO240％,PEEP gradually increasing from 2 cmH2O to matched with FiO2 elevation,but the FiO2 was kept at permissive lower level.Group B was formulated with tidal volume 8 ～ 12 mL/kg,PEEP stepwise increasing from 0 2 cmH2O to match with FiO2 elevation,but PEEP was kept at permissive lower pressure.The intracranial pressure (ICP),mean arterial pressure (MAP),CPP,arterial and jugular venous blood gas were monitored.Results PEEP (8.2±3.32 cmH2O),ICP (19.7 ±3.6 mmHg),PaCO2 (54±7.3 mmHg),jugular venous carbon dioxide partial pressure (PjV CO2,56.7 ± 9.6 mmHg) in group A were higher than those (5.7±2.3 cmH2O,16.9±3.8 mmHg,41 ±5.2 mmHg,49.8 ±6.9 mmHg) in group B (P＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01).VT,FiO2 in the group A were lower than those in the group B.There were no differences in PaO2/FiO2,jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjVO2),MAP,and CPP between two groups.PaCO2 were significantly correlated with CPP (r =0.368,P =0.019) while there was no correlation with ICP,PaO2,SjVO2,PjVCO2 (all P ＞0.05).CPP (69.7 ± 12.3 mmHg) was higher in case of PaCO2 (46 ～60mmHg) than those (61.5 ±9.1 mmHg) in case of PaCO2 (35 ～45 mmHg).There was correlation between PEEP and ICP (r =0.436,P =0.005).When PEEP was divided into three groups:≤52 cmH2O,6 ～ 102 cmH2O and ＞ 102 cmH2O,ICPs were different one another among three groups.When PEEP ＞ 102 cmH2O,it had a distinguished negative correlation with CPP (r =-0.395,P =0.017),while PEEP ≤ 102 cmH2O,CPP presented decreasing tendency.SjVO2 correlated with PaO2 (r =0.403,P =0.014) and PjVCO2 (r =-0.502,P =0.001) respectively.There were no significant relationships between SjVO2 and CPP,ICP,MAP,PEEP,respectively.Conclusions Lung-protective mechanical ventilation was relatively safer in patients with severe cerebral injury compared with conventional mechanical ventilation.Mild PaCO2 elevation (46 ～ 60 mmHg) combined with higher PEEP (＜ 102 cmH2O) did not decrease CPP.There was no difference in SjVO2 between the two modes of mechanical ventilation,suggesting no changes in cerebral metabolism occurred.
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Objective To investigate the serum concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its soluble receptor 1 (sFlt-1) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its correlation with clinic and pathologic parameters.Methods serum levels of VEGF and sFlt-1 in a group of 60 patients with SLE and 30 healthy controls were assessed by ELISA.Results The VEGF and sFlt-1 serum levels were higher in active SLE group than the control group (P＜0.01).The VEGF/sFlt-1 ratio in the control group was lower than that in the active SLE group.inactive SLE group and LN group (P＜0.01).Particularly the ratio increased in WHO class Ⅴ LN group compared to WHO classⅡ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ LN group (P＜0.05).The semm level of sFlt-1 was correlated to proteinuria (rs=0.6244,P＜0.01) and ESR (rs=0.4235,P＜0.01) and the serum levels of VEGF and sFlt-1 were correlated to the systemic lupus erythematosus disease activation index (SLEDAI) (rs=0.5046,P＜0.01 and rs=0.5152,P＜0.01,respectively).The serum level of VEGF was correlated with renal tissue activation index (RAI) (rs=0.3386.P＜0.05) and the serum levels of VEGF and sFlt-1 were not correlated to blood pressure,serum creatine,blood ureanitmgen,C3,C4,C-reative protein.The muhi-factors stepwise regression analysis indicated that serum VEGF was positively correlated with SLEDAI (R2=0.1 75,P＜0.05),serum sFlt-1 was positively correlated with ESR and proteinurine (R2=0.497,P＜0.05).Conclusion Serum VEGF and sFlt-1 are elevated in patients with active SLE and they can reflect the activity of the disease.The overcxpression of serum VEGF might be correlated to the proliferated glomerulonephritis and the overexpression of sFlt-1 contribhtes to proteinurla.The imbalance between these two factors may act an important role in SLE pathogenesis.
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Objective To investigate the role of Notch signaling in the progression of peritoneal fibrosis in a rat model induced by high glucose dialysate. Methods Male Sprague Dawley rats were subjected to daily peritoneal dialysis (PD) with a lactate-buffered solution containing 4.25% glucose. They were sacrificed at 2 and 4 weeks after PD. The parietal thickness was measured with Masson staining. The expression of TGF-β1, E-cadherin, α-SMA and collagen Ⅰ was examined by immunoblotting. The expression of Notch ligand Jagged-1 and the negative Notch signaling regulato--Numb was analyzed by both immunoblotting and RT-PCR. The expression of a Notch nuclear target gene Hcs-1 was examined by RT-PCR. Results Both HE and Masson trichrome staining revealed an increase in peritoneal thickness with a loss of mesothelial cells and a rich of collagen matrix deposition in the submesothelial zone was evident at 4 weeks after PD. Meanwhile, compared to healthy rats, the expression of TGF-β1, ct-SMA and collagen Ⅰ was significantly increased, but the expression of E-cadherin was decreased in peritoneum after PD treatment. It was difficult to detect the Jagged-1 and Hes-1 expression in normal peritoneum, but their expression was graduaUy increased after PD. In contrast, the expression level of Numb, a negative regulator of Notch signaling, was dramatically decreased after PD. Conclusions Notch signaling is activated during the process of PD-induced peritoneal fibrosis and the activation of Notch signaling is associated with the loss of negative regulation of Notch signaling via decreased expression of Numb. Inhibition of Notch signaling via overexpression of its negative regulators such as Numb may be a novel therapeutic approach for peritoneal fibrosis in PD patients.
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Objective To study effect of immediate abundant sucralfate suspension perfusion to prevent upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage on the organophosphorous insecticides toxicosis suffer after washing stomach.Methods Total 83 patients suffering organophosphorous insecticides toxicosis were divided randomly into 2 groups randomly.In the control group,40 samples were given cimetidine 0.4 g by vein injection after stomach washing completely twice one day. Meanwhile,they were taken sucralfate 1.0 g/(4 times day) orally or by nastal feeding,continuing 5 days.In the treatment group,the samples were perfused sucralfate suspension 3.0 g (grind to powder,mixed with warm water 80 ml) by stomach tube after each stomach washing,and given routine treatment to assist (method as the control group).Results In the aspects of recessive hemorrhage,conspicuous hemorrhage and hospitalizing period the treatment group was significant decreased compared with the control group (P＜0.05).However,Analysis of the results showed no significant difference in death rate (P＞0.05).Conclusion Immediate abundant sucralfate suspension perfusion after washing stomach has significant curative effect on preventing upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and decreasing hospitalizing period.