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ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism of Baihuan Xiaoyao Decoction （Xiaoyaosan added with Lilii Bulbus and Albiziae Cortex） in alleviating depression-like behaviors of juvenile rats by regulating the polarization of microglia. MethodSixty juvenile SD rats were randomized into normal control， model， fluoxetine， and low-， medium-， and high-dose （5.36， 10.71， 21.42 g·kg-1， respectively） Baihuan Xiaoyao decoction groups. The rat model of juvenile depression was established by chronic unpredictable mild stress （CUMS）. The sucrose preference test （SPT） was carried out to examine the sucrose preference of rats. Forced swimming test （FST） was carried out to measure the immobility time of rats. The open field test （OFT） was conducted to measure the total distance， the central distance， the number of horizontal crossings， and the frequency of rearing. Morris water maze （MWM） was used to measure the escape latency and the number of crossing the platform. The immunofluorescence assay was employed to detect the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase （iNOS， the polarization marker of M1 microglia） and CD206 （the polarization marker of M2 microglia）. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was employed to determine the mRNA levels of iNOS， CD206， pro-inflammatory cytokines ［tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-α， interleukin （IL）-1β， and IL-6］ and anti-inflammatory cytokines （IL-4 and IL-10） in the hippocampus. Western blotting was employed to determine the protein levels of iNOS and CD206 in the hippocampus. The levels of IL-4 and IL-6 in the hippocampus were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. ResultCompared with the normal control group， the model rats showed a reduction in sucrose preference （P<0.05）， an increase in immobility time （P<0.05）， decreased motor and exploratory behaviors （P<0.05）， and weakened learning and spatial memory （P<0.05）. In addition， the model rats showed up-regulated mRNA and protein levels of iNOS and mRNA levels of IL-1β， IL-6， and TNF-α （P<0.05）. Compared with the model group， Baihuan Xiaoyao decoction increased the sucrose preference value （P<0.05）， shortened the immobility time （P<0.01）， increased the motor and exploratory behaviors （P<0.05）， and improved the learning and spatial memory （P<0.01）. Furthermore， the decoction down-regulated the positive expression and protein level of iNOS， lowered the levels of TNF-α， IL-1β， and IL-6 （P<0.01）， promoted the positive expression of CD206， and elevated the levels of IL-4 and IL-10 （P<0.01） in the hippocampus of the high dose group. Moreover， the high-dose Baihuan Xiaoyao decoction group had higher sucrose preference value （P<0.01）， shorter immobility time （P<0.01）， longer central distance （P<0.01）， stronger learning and spatial memory （P<0.01）， higher positive expression and protein level of iNOS （P<0.01）， lower levels of TNF-α， IL-1β， and IL-6 （P<0.05， P<0.01）， lower positive expression and mRNA level of iNOS （P<0.05）， and higher levels of IL-4 and IL-10 （P<0.05， P<0.01） than the fluoxetine group. ConclusionBaihuan Xiaoyao decoction can improve the depression-like behavior of juvenile rats by inhibiting the M1 polarization and promoting the M2 polarization of microglia in the hippocampus.
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Objective:To investigate the risk factors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in young patients with hyperhomocysteinemia.Methods:A total of 260 patients younger than 45 years old who received treatment at the Department of Emergency, Seventh Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2018 to January 2019 were included in this study. Among these patients, 126 patients with serum homocysteine levels ≥ 15.0 μmol/L were included in the hyperhomocysteinemia group, and 134 patients with serum homocysteine levels < 15.0 μmol/L were included in the control group. Height, body weight, body mass index, blood pressure, homocysteine, fasting blood glucose, blood uric acid, total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide were determined in each group. Changes in risk factors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases were compared between the hyperhomocysteinemia and control groups.Results:There were significant differences in body mass index [(26.42 ± 3.54) kg/m 2vs. (22.14 ± 3.22) kg/m 2, t = 10.21, P = 0.016], blood uric acid [(308.71 ± 78.44) μmol/L vs. (285.05 ± 92.09) μmol/L, t = 2.22, P = 0.027], the incidence of coronary heart disease (73/126 vs. 61/134, χ2 = 4.00, P = 0.045) and the incidence of stroke (19/126 vs. 6/134, χ2 = 8.39, P = 0.004) between the hyperhomocysteinemia and control groups. There were no significant differences in fasting blood glucose, blood lipid level, N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide, and the incidences of diabetes mellitus and hypertension between the two groups (all P > 0.05). Conclusion:The related risk factors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases increase in young patients with hyperhomocysteinemia. The incidences of coronary heart disease and stroke are very high, and therefore timely intervention should be carried out.
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Diabetic kidney disease （DKD） is a common complication of diabetes and a leading cause of end-stage kidney disease. Its pathogenesis is complex， and it presents a significant challenge in treatment， gradually becoming a major global public health issue. One of the main pathological changes in DKD is tubulointerstitial fibrosis， clinically characterized by proteinuria and declining kidney function， which severely impacts the daily life of patients. Currently， western medicine commonly uses methods such as controlling blood sugar and blood pressure， and reducing proteinuria to treat DKD， but the efficacy is unsatisfactory， and there are many side effects. As reported， traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） treatment for DKD has many advantages， such as low cost， significant efficacy， and minimal adverse reactions. More researchers focusing on DKD are turning their attention to TCM， and progress has been made in related studies both in China and abroad. The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is relatively evolutionarily conserved and plays a crucial role in normal biological development and the entire life process. Studies have demonstrated that abnormal activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is related to renal fibrosis， which coincides with TCM theory of "collateral diseases". By reviewing relevant literature， this article reviewed the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and its role in DKD and summarized the research status of TCM monomers， single drug extracts， and TCM formulas in improving renal fibrosis and treating DKD through the improvement of glomerular mesangial cells， renal tubular epithelial cells， and podocyte injury， aiming to provide new ideas and directions for TCM treatment of DKD.
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Objective:To study the effects of Zuogui Pills on the expressions of miR-133b-3p and RhoA in osteoclasts of postmenopausal osteoporosis rats; To discuss its potential mechanism.Methods:SD female rats were randomly divided into normal group, model group, sham-operation group, and Zuogui Pills group using a random number table method, with 6 rats in each group. The model group and Zuogui Pills group were treated with oophorectomy to construct a rat model of osteoporosis. Zuogui Pills group was orally administered with Zuogui Pills decoction at a concentration of 10 g/kg for 12 consecutive weeks. Colorimetric method was used to measure the serum calcium and phosphorus levels of rats, and ELISA method was used to detect ALP levels. Bone density meter was used to measure the bone density of the femurs of rats in each group. The osteoclast of each group were cultured, and the expressions of RANKL and RUNX2 protein were detected by Western blot. MiRNA sequencing and differential expression analysis were performed on bone tissues of rats. Osteoclasts were treated with miR-133b-3p mimic and its negative control. The cell proliferation activity of osteoclasts was detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8). The osteoclast differentiation activity was detected by the tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase staining. The dual-luciferase reporter assay was used to detect the relationship between miR-133b-3p and RhoA. The "rescue" experiment of miR-133b-3p mimic and RhoA co-expression were used to study the molecular regulatory mechanism of Zuogui Pills on osteoclast activity.Results:Compared with the model group, the bone mineral density of Zuogui Pills group significantly increased ( P<0.05, P<0.01), the levels of calcium and phosphorus in serum increased, the level of alkaline phosphatase ALP decreased ( P<0.05), the expression of RANKL protein decreased, and the expression of RUNX2 protein increased. Sequencing results showed that rno-miR-133b-3p was down-regulated in osteoclasts of postmenopausa osteoporosis rats treated with Zuogui Pills with the maximum difference ( P<0.01). Q-PCR results showed that the expression of miR-133b-3p in osteoclasts of Zuogui Pills group was significantly lower than that of the model group. The upregulation of miR-133b-3p could significantly promote the cell proliferation and differentiation of osteoclasts. RhoA overexpression could reverse the excessive proliferation and differentiation of osteoclasts caused by miR-133b-3p overexpression. Conclusions:RhoA is the target gene regulated by miR-133b-3p. Zuogui Pills can inhibit the activity of osteoclasts by regulating miR-133b-3p/RhoA axis, relieving the symptoms of osteoporosis.
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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effect of Zuogui Jiangtang Jieyu Decoction (ZJJ) on Shh signaling and self-renewal of neural stem cells in the hippocampal dentate gyrus of diabetic rats with depression.@*METHODS@#Diabetic rat models with depression were randomly divided into model group, positive drug (metformin + fluoxetine) group, and low-, medium-, and high-dose ZJJ groups (n=16), with normal SD rats as the control group. The positive drugs and ZJJ were administered by gavage, and the rats in the control and model groups were given distilled water. After the treatment, blood glucose level was detected using test strips, and behavioral changes of the rats were assessed by forced swimming test and water maze test. ELISA was used to examine the serum level of leptin; The expressions of nestin and Brdu proteins in the dentate gyrus of the rats were detected using immunofluorescence assay, and the expressions of self-renewal marker proteins and Shh signaling proteins were detected using Western blotting.@*RESULTS@#The diabetic rats with depression showed significantly increased levels of blood glucose and leptin (P < 0.01) and prolonged immobility time in forced swimming test (P < 0.01) and increased stage climbing time with reduced stage seeking time and stage crossings in water maze test (P < 0.01). The expressions of nestin and Brdu in the dentate gyrus, the expressions of cyclin D1, SOX2, Shh, Ptch1, Smo in the hippocampus and the nuclear expression of Gli-1 were decreased (P < 0.01) while hippocampal Gli-3 expression was increased significantly (P < 0.01) in the rat models. Treatment of rat models with high-dose ZJJ significantly reduced the blood glucose (P < 0.01) and leptin level (P < 0.05) and improved their performance in behavioral tests (P < 0.01). The treatment also obviously increased the expressions of nestin, Brdu, cyclin D1, SOX2, Shh, Ptch1, and Smo and the nuclear expression of Gli-1 in the dentate gyrus (P < 0.01) and reduced hippocampal expression of Gli-3 (P < 0.05) in the rat models.@*CONCLUSION@#ZJJ can significantly improve the self-renewal ability of neural stem cells and activate Shh signaling in dentate gyrus of diabetic rats with depression.
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Animals , Rats , Blood Glucose , Bromodeoxyuridine , Cell Self Renewal , Cyclin D1 , Dentate Gyrus , Depression , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental , Hippocampus , Leptin , Nestin , Rats, Sprague-DawleyABSTRACT
ObjectiveTaking the rat model of spleen-stomach damp-heat syndrome（SSDHS） as the research object， this study aimed to investigate the potential biomarkers of SSDHS and the related metabolic pathways based on urine metabolomics， and tried to reveal the essence of SSDHS at the level of endogenous small molecular metabolites. MethodSixteen SD rats were randomly divided into normal and model groups. The normal group was fed normal chow and the model group was fed with 200 g·L-1 honey water daily， and lard and Chinese Baijiu alternately on alternate days for 17 days. The SSDHS model rats were exposed to external dampness-heat environment with temperature at 30-34 ℃， relative humidity of 95% for 2 h at the same time every day from the 10th day for 7 d. Then， the model was evaluated by observing the general conditions of the rats， measuring the contents of motilin（MTL） and gastrin（GT） in plasma by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay（ELISA）， and examining the histopathology of gastronitestinal tissues. In additon， the urine metabolomics analysis was performed by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry（UPLC-Q-TOF-MS）， and the detection conditions was as follows：ACQUITY™ UPLC BEH C18 column（2.1 mm×100 mm， 1.7 μm）， mobile phase of 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution（A）-0.1% formic acid acetonitrile solution（B） for gradient elution （0-3 min， 1%-18%B； 3-8 min， 18%-40%B； 8-10 min， 40%-100%B）， the flow rate of 0.4 mL·min-1， electrospray ionization（ESI） in positive and negative ion modes， scanning range of m/z 50-1 000. The univariate and multivariate statistical analysis were constructed for screening inter-group differential ions， the element composition was calculated according to the precise relative molecular weight， and ion information was matched with databases such as Human Metabolome Database（HMDB） to identify biomarkers. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes（KEGG） database was used to obtain the biological information of metabolites， and their associated metabolic pathways were analyzed by MetaboAnalyst 5.0. ResultCompared with the normal group， the rectal temperature of the model group increased significantly（P<0.01）， the levels of plasma MTL and GT decreased significantly（P<0.05， P<0.01）， and pathological changes such as bleeding， congestion and inflammatory infiltration in the gastric and colonic tissues. A total of 25 differential metabolites such as L-histidine， citric acid and isocitric acid were found to be the potential biomarker of SSDHS by urine metabolomics， 13 of which were phase Ⅱ metabolites of endogenous substances（glucuronic acid conjugates， sulfuric acid conjugates and acetyl conjugates）， involving the metabolic pathways of histidine metabolism， tricarboxylic acid cycle， glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism. ConclusionSSDHS primarily causes disorders of histidine metabolism， tricarboxylic acid cycle， glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism， as well as the imbalance of the activation/inactivation of endogenous metabolites， which may involve the immune response， material and energy metabolism， inflammatory response and intestinal flora， and may provide a basis for the establishment and application of SSDHS model.
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Objective:To evaluate medical service performance of the DRG pilot public hospitals in a city was carried out by using the entropy weight TOPSIS and the rank sum ratio method, so as to provid the decision-making basis for the DRG pilot reform and the high-quality development of public hospitals.Methods:The case-mix index(CMI) value, the number of DRG groups, the time consumption index, the cost consumption index, and the low-risk mortality rate were obtained from the first page of medical records of 21 DRG pilot hospitals in a city from January 2019 to December 2020.The entropy weight TOPSIS method and the rank sum ratio method were used to evaluate the medical services performance of 21 DRG pilot hospitals.Results:The CMI value and the number of DRG groups in 21 DRG pilot hospitals increased from 0.81 and 353 in 2019 to 0.86 and 369 in 2020 respectively, and the time consumption index decreased from 0.98 to 0.92. The entropy weight TOPSIS method and the rank sum ratio method had good consistency and correlation with the hospital performance evaluation results from 2019 to 2020 ( P<0.05). The overall ranking of the performance evaluation of pilot hospitals in 2020 was higher than that in 2019, the tertiary hospitals were higher than secondary hospitals, and hospitals were higher than maternal and child health care hospitals. Conclusions:The DRG payment reform had promoted the quality and efficiency of medical services in the city.
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Objective:To observe the pathological changes of levator palpebrae superiors muscle in patients with different severities of simple congenital ptosis (SCP).Methods:Levator palpebrae superiors muscle specimens from 102 eyes of 68 patients with SCP who received levator palpebrae superiors muscle shortening surgery at Wuhan Aier Hankou Eye Hospital from August 2018 to October 2019 were collected as the observation group.According to the severity of ptosis, the specimens were divided into three groups, coverage ≤4 mm group (n=35), coverage >4 mm to ≤6 mm group (n=30), and coverage >6 mm group (n=37). Fresh levator palpebrae superiors muscle tissues from 8 normal donors in Aier Eye Bank of Wuhan Red Cross were selected as the control group.All specimens were performed with Masson trichrome staining and immunohistochemical staining for α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and ImageJ software was used to measure the collagen fiber area ratio, skeletal muscle fiber area ratio and the integrated absorbance (IA) value of α-SMA.Seventeen specimens (2 from the control group, 5 from coverage ≤4 mm group/coverage >4 mm to ≤6 mm group/coverage >6 mm group) were observed with a transmission electron microscope (TEM). This study protocol adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by an Ethics Committee of Wuhan Aier Hankou Eye Hospital (No.HKAIER2018IRB-005-01). All patients and their legal guardians were well informed about the treatment method and the purpose of sampling and voluntarily signed informed consent.Results:Compared with the control group, the skeletal muscle fiber was reduced in number and was in disordered arrangement, and the striation of some muscle fibers disappeared, and hyperplastic fibrous connective tissue was found in intercellular substances in the observation group.The collagen fiber area ratio of the coverage ≤4 mm group, coverage >4 mm to ≤6 mm group, coverage >6 mm group were significantly higher than that of the control group, and the skeletal muscle fiber area ratio of the three groups was significantly lower than that of the control group (all at P<0.008 3). There were more smooth muscle fibers and positive expression of α-SMA found in the specimens of the observation group.The IA value of α-SMA of the coverage ≤4 mm group, coverage >4 mm to ≤6 mm group, coverage >6 mm group was 7 195.28(5 935.69, 14 058.29), 55 584.18(33 861.88, 80 419.32), 166 507.76(119 121.95, 187 890.86), respectively, which were all higher than 5 543.03(4 867.67, 8 312.02) of the control group, among which, there were statistically significant differences between the control group and the coverage >4 mm to ≤6 mm group, coverage >6 mm group (both at P<0.008 3). Abundant organelles and some damaged mitochondria were found in smooth muscle cytoplasm in the observation group with a TEM.But no characteristic structure of smooth muscle cells such as dense patch and dense body was detected.Conclusions:There are abnormal smooth muscle cells in the levator palpebrae superiors muscle of SCP patients, and the dysgenesis of the levator palpebrae superiors muscle may be related to this abnormal muscle cell.
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Objective:To investigate the effects of different preoperative biliary drainage methods on bile bacterial culture and drug resistence of malignant obstructive jaundice.Methods:The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinical data of 317 patients with malignant obstructive jaundice who were admitted to the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2015 to December 2018 were collected. There were 216 males and 101 females, aged (62±10)years. Of 317 patients, 158 cases had no preoperative biliary drainage, 115 received preoperative biliary drainage by percutaneous transhepatic choledochal drainage (PTCD), 44 received preoperative biliary drainage by endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage (ERBD). Observation indicators: (1) bile bacteria in different preoperative biliary drainage methods; (2) clinicopathological characteristics of patients with positive bile bacteria; (3) drug resistance of bile bacteria in different methods of preoperative biliary drainage. Measurement data with normal distribution were expressed as Mean± SD. Count data were expressed as absolute numbers or percen-tages, and comparison between groups was analyzed by the chi-square test. Bonferroni correction was used for pairwise comparison. The inspection level was 0.016 7 in the multiple comparison. Results:(1) Bile bacteria in different preoperative biliary drainage methods: of 317 patients, 116 cases were positive for bacterial culture, including 168 strains of 43 bacterial types. There were 46 strains from 36 patients without preoperative biliary drainage, 49 strains from 39 patients with preoperative PTCD and 73 strains from 41 patients with preoperative ERBD. ① The positive rate of bacteria for 317 patients was 36.59%(116/317). The positive rates of bacteria for patients without preoperative biliary drainage, patients with preoperative PTCD and patients with preoperative ERBD were 22.78%(36/158), 33.91%(39/115) and 93.18%(41/44). There was a significant difference in the positive rate of bacteria among the three groups ( χ2=74.066, P<0.05). There was no significant difference between patients with preoperative PTCD and patients without preoperative biliary drainage ( χ2=4.137, P>0.016 7), but there were significant differences between patients with pre-operative ERBD and patients without preoperative biliary drainage or patients with preoperative PTCD ( χ2=72.305, 44.718, P<0.016 7). ② The overall multiple bacterial rate was 36.21%(42/116). The multiple bacterial rates for patients without preoperative biliary drainage, patients with preoperative PTCD and patients with preoperative ERBD were 19.44%(7/36), 23.08%(9/39) and 63.41%(26/41). There was a significant difference in multiple bacterial rate among the three groups ( χ2=20.431, P<0.05). There was no significant difference between patients with PTCD and patients without preoperative biliary drainage ( χ2=0.147, P>0.016 7), but there were significant differences between patients with preoperative ERBD and patients without preoperative biliary drainage or patients with preoperative PTCD ( χ2=15.133, 13.215, P<0.016 7). ③ The overall prevalence rate of multi-drug resistant organism was 30.95%(52/168). The prevalence rates of multi-drug resistant organism for patients without preoperative biliary drainage, patients with preoperative PTCD and patients with preoperative ERBD group were 15.22%(7/46), 26.53%(13/49) and 43.84%(32/73). There was a significant difference in the prevalence rate of multi-drug resistant organism among the three groups ( χ2=11.447, P<0.05). There was no significant difference between patients with PTCD and patients without preoperative biliary drainage ( χ2=1.827, P>0.016 7). There was a significant difference between patients with preoperative ERBD and patients without preoperative biliary drainage ( χ2=10.497, P<0.016 7), but there was no significant difference between patients with preoperative ERBD and patients with preoperative PTCD ( χ2=3.772, P>0.016 7). (2) Clinicopatho-logical characteristics of patients with positive bile bacteria: age, the history of abdominal surgery, degree of jaundice and location of biliary obstruction of patients were not related to the positive rate of bacterial culture ( χ2=4.865, 1.423, 4.922, 0.030, P>0.05). (3) Drug resistance of bile bacteria in different methods of preoperative biliary drainage: for patients without preoperative biliary drainage, the drug resistance rate of Gram-positive bacteria to nitrofurantoin, linezolid and tigecycline was 0, and the drug resistance rate of Gram-negative bacteria to piperacillin/tazobactam, gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin and imipenem was 0. For patients with PTCD, the drug resistance rate of Gram-positive bacteria to linezolid and tigecycline was 0. For patients with ERBD, the drug resistance rate of Gram-positive bacteria to linezolid and tigecycline was 0. In terms of Gram-positive bacteria, linezolid, tigecycline, vancomycin and nitrofurantoin were the top four antibiotics with the lowest resistance rate. In terms of Gram-negative bacteria, imipenem, piperacillin/tazobactam, amikacin and tobramycinn were the top four antibiotics with the lowest resistance rate. Seven strains of fungi showed no resistance to antifungal drugs. Conclusions:Patients with preoperative ERBD are more vulnerable to infectious complications, and more likely to form drug resistant organism and multi-drug resistant organism. For Gram-positive bacteria infection, linezolid, tigecycline and vancomycin can be used for treatment. For Gram-negative bacteria infection, imipenem, piperacillin/trzobactam, amikacin and tobramycin can be used for treatment.
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Objective To investigate the detection and clinical significance of thrombus molecular markers in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Methods We collected the blood specimens of 60 patients with DLBCL, involving 23 cases in the initial treatment group, 24 cases in the remission group and 13 cases in the non-remission group, 23 cases in the thrombus group and 37 cases in the non-thrombus group. We selected 46 healthy people in the same period as the control group. The levels of thrombomodulin (TM), plasmin-α2 plasmin inhibitor complex (PIC), tissue plasminogen activator-plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 complex (t-PAIC) and thrombin-antithrombin Ⅲ complex (TAT) in plasma were detected by chemical immunoassay, and the levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in serum was detected by automatic biochemical analyzer. We analyzed the differences of thrombus molecular markers among groups and prognostic factors. Results The levels of TM and PIC in plasma of lymphoma patients were higher than those in health control group (P < 0.05). The levels of TM and PIC in the initial treatment and non-remission groups were significantly higher than those in the remission group (P < 0.05). The levels of TM, PIC and TAT in thrombus group were higher than those in non-thrombus group (P < 0.05). TM and PIC levels in plasma were closely related to the prognosis of DLBCL patients. PIC was an independent prognostic factor (P < 0.001). TM and PIC levels were correlated with LDH prognostic indicators in lymphoma patients. Conclusion TM and PIC levels in plasma are significantly increased in DLBCL patients. They are expected to be the indicators for effectiveness and prognosis of DLBCL patients.
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Objective:In order to optimize the mode of biliary drainage, we compared the different drainage methods of preoperative biliary drainage in the treatment of malignant obstructive jaundice of distal bile duct.Methods:From January 2015 to December 2018, 166 cases of distal biliary malignant obstructive jaundice treated by operation in the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital were collected. According to the preoperative biliary drainage mode, 85 cases were divided into non drainage group, 56 cases in PTBD group and 25 cases in ERBD group; according to the operation mode, 116 cases were divided into radical pancreatoduodenectomy group and 50 cases were divided into palliative cholangiojejunostomy group, each group was divided into three groups according to the drainage mode. Chi square test and ANOVA were used to compare the results of bile bacterial culture and perioperative conditions of each group.Results:The positive rate of bile bacteria culture in non drainage group, PTBD group and ERBD group is 22.4% (19/85), 28.6% (16/56) and 100% (25/25). The positive rate in ERBD group is higher than that in PTBD group and non drainage group, the difference is statistically significant ( P<0.05). The proportion of multiple bacteria in ERBD group is higher than that in PTBD group and non drainage Group [64.0% (16/25) vs. 12.5% (2/16) vs. 5.3% (1/19)], the difference is statistically significant ( P<0.05). The proportion of common pathogens in ERBD group is higher than that in PTBD group and non drainage Group [97.8% (45/46) vs. 89.5% (17/19) vs. 66.7% (14/21)], the difference is statistically significant ( P<0.05). In pancreatoduodenectomy group, the operation time of ERBD group is significantly longer than that of PTBD group and non drainage group [(334.5±48.3) min vs. (289.4±39.5) min vs. (303.9±57.1) min], the difference is statistically significant ( P<0.05). The amount of bleeding in PTBD group is less than that in ERBD group and non drainage group [(268.8±128.4) ml vs. (388.2±181.6) ml vs. (366.1±220.4) ml], the difference is statistically significant ( P<0.05). There is no significant difference in the incidence of complications after pancreatoduodenectomy among three ways of drainage ( P>0.05). The incidence of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula is 6.8% (4/59), 10.0%(4/40) and 29.4%(5/17) in non drainage group, PTBD group and ERBD group. ERBD group is higher than non drainage group, the difference is statistically significant ( P<0.05). In palliative cholangiojejunostomy, there is no significant difference in operation time, amount of bleeding, postoperative hospital stay and complications among all groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Compared with ERBD, PTBD is a more suitable choice for patients who need preoperative biliary drainage before pancreatoduodenectomy.
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Objective To use the neonatal disease screening information platform to evaluate the effectiveness of screening for neonatal diseases in Hubei Province. Methods A total of 74 214 live births in the area under the jurisdiction of the Hubei Newborn Disease Screening Center and the newborns screened in the manual registration of disease screening in 2018 were selected as the control group. In addition, A total of 55 952 cases of live births in the same jurisdiction area in 2019 and neonatal data recorded in the neonatal disease screening system were included in the experimental group. The comparisons of the neonatal phenylketonuria, primary screening rate of congenital hypothyroidism, rescreening diagnosis rate and follow-up treatment between the two groups were carried out. Results The overall screening rate, the primary screening rate and rescreening diagnosis rate of the congenital hypothyroidism in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P0.05). Conclusion The application of information network-based neonatal disease screening platform greatly improved work efficiency, reduced errors, enhanced screening rate and disease follow-up management capabilities, and thereby improved the management level of neonatal disease screening work.
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Objective To establish a pediatric echocardiographic normal reference system based on clinical BigData and overcome limitations such as insufficient sample size and diverse in methods of normalization . Methods Measurements were extracted from total 71 831 pediatric echocardiography reports in the past 5 years by using the Natural Language Processing ( NLP) technology . Among them ,a total of 12 732 reports were labeled as normal and were used to establish the normal reference system . A local regression ( LOESS ) approach was used to optimize both the reference value and variance across 5 grow th variables ( aortic diameter ,left atrium diameter ,left ventricle end‐diastolic endocardial diameter ,left main coronary artery diameter ,and right main coronary artery diameter) . T wo Z scores adjusted for age/sex and body surface area ( BSA ) were established respectively . In addition , 4 459 echocardiography reports with BSA information were used to evaluate these two Z scores . Results T wo Z scores generated from 4 459 reports showed pretty good normal distribution . T here were close strong correlations among two Z scores with Z scores generated based on the Pediatric Heart Network ( PHN ) . T he average correlation coefficient between BSA‐adjust Z scores and PHN Z scores was 0 .954 . T he average correlation coefficient between age/sex‐adjust Z scores and PHN Z scores was 0 .895 . T he results of this project were available as Z score calculator using the following link :http ://hdb .nbscn .org/zscore . Conclusions BigData provides a more efficient and better approach to establish normal reference systems in pediatric echocardiography .
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PURPOSE: Chronic cough in allergic rhinitis (AR) patients is common with multiple etiologies including cough variant asthma (CVA), non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis (NAEB), gastroesophageal reflux-related cough (GERC), and upper airway cough syndrome (UACS). Practical indicators that distinguish these categories are lacking. We aimed to explore the diagnostic value of the fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and forced expiratory flow at 25% and 75% of pulmonary volume (FEF(25–75)) in specifically identifying CVA and NAEB in these patients. METHODS: Consecutive AR patients with chronic cough were screened and underwent induced sputum, FeNO, nasal nitric oxide, spirometry, and methacholine bronchial provocation testing. All patients also completed gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaires. RESULTS: Among 1,680 AR patients, 324 (19.3%) were identified with chronic cough, of whom 316 (97.5%) underwent etiology analyses. Overall, 87 (27.5%) patients had chronic cough caused by NAEB, 78 (24.7%) by CVA, 16 (5.1%) by GERC, and 81 (25.6%) by UACS. Patients with either NAEB or CVA (n = 165, in total) were further assigned to a common group designated as CVA/NAEB, because they both responded to corticosteroid therapy. Receiver operating characteristic curves of FeNO revealed obvious differences among CVA, NAEB, and CVA/NAEB (area under the curve = 0.855, 0.699, and 0.923, respectively). The cutoff values of FeNO at 43.5 and 32.5 ppb were shown to best differentiate CVA and CVA/NAEB, respectively. FEF(25–75) was significantly lower in patients with CVA than in those with other causes. A FEF(25–75) value of 74.6% showed good sensitivity and specificity for identifying patients with CVA. CONCLUSIONS: NAEB, CVA, and UACS are common causes of chronic cough in patients with AR. FeNO can first be used to discriminate patients with CVA/NAEB, then FEF(25–75) (or combined with FeNO) can further discriminate patients with CVA from those with CVA/NAEB.
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Humans , Asthma , Bronchial Provocation Tests , Bronchitis , Cough , Eosinophils , Gastroesophageal Reflux , Methacholine Chloride , Nitric Oxide , Rhinitis, Allergic , ROC Curve , Sensitivity and Specificity , Spirometry , SputumABSTRACT
Adipocytokines are polypeptides or proteins that are secreted by fat cells with a wide range of biological activities. Adiponectin is a fatty cytokine with insulin sensitization. It possesses the function of anti- diabetes, atherosclerosis and anti-inflammation. Adiponectin may participate in regulating the development of cognitive impairment, which is considered as a new regulatory factor for cognitive impairment.
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Humans , Adiponectin , Cognitive Dysfunction , Diabetes Mellitus , Insulin , Insulin ResistanceABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the association between interleukin 10 (IL-10) gene polymorphism and asthma. METHODS We tried to enroll data from 205 asthma patients and 210 controls to investigate the association between IL-10 polymorphisms and asthma in the Han Chinese population. The three common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including rs1800896, rs1800871, rs1800872 on the promoter area of IL-10 were genotyped using the sequenom mass array technology platform. RESULTS Our results showed that rs1800872 were significantly associated with asthma. In asthma groups, we found that there was significant high concentration of total serum IgE in genotype AA comparing with genotype CC. CONCLUSION In conclusion, our data showed that rs1800872 was significantly associated with asthma.
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Objective The protective effect of oleanolic acid on acute cholestatic liver injury in rats. Methods Thirty male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n= 10 per group): sham group, bile duct ligated (BDL) group, and bile duct ligated with oleanolic acid (BDL+OA ) group. After 7 days, liver samples in all rats were collected. Expressions of bile acids pump and nuclear receptors at mRNA and protein levels were detected by RT- qPCR and Western blotting. Results At mRNA level, the expression of Mrp4 and Oatp1 expression in the BDL and BDL+OA groups were increased as compared with that in the sham group. The expression of Mrp4 increased 1.8 times in the BDL group and increased 2.3 times in the BDL+OA group (P<0.05), but the expression of Oatp1 was not statistically significant; AhR was increased 1.7-fold in the BDL group and 2.8 times in the BDL+OA group, Nrf2 was increased 1.5-fold in the BDL group and 2.1 times in the BDL+OA group with statistically significant difference. At the protein level, in the BDL group, Mrp4 expression increased 1.3 times, Oatp1 expression increased 1.5 times, AhR expression increased 1.3 times, Nrf2 expression increased 1.4 fold; in the BDL+OA group, Mrp4 expression increased 1.8 fold, AhR expression increased 1.9 fold, with statistical significance between the two groups. Oatp1 expression increased 1.4-fold in the BDL+OA group as compared with the BDL group showing no statistical significance. Conclusions Oleanolic acid stimulates the hepatic expression of bile acids pump Mrp4 associated with the activation of nuclear receptors AhR and Nrf2 in acute bile ductligated rats.
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Postpartum depression(PPD)is one of the most common types of postpartum psychiatric syndromes. Because of the complex and changeable characteristics in PPD disease and the special period after childbirth, there are many clinical limitations in the study of this disease. Therefore,the preparation and establishment of a proper animal model closed to clinical and behavioral evaluation method plays an important role in study of its pathogenesis. This review mainly introduces the commonly used postpartum depression animal models and the behavioral evaluation method. It is hoped to provide a reference for further study of PPD pathogenesis and for the drug research and development.
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Objective@#To explore the effects of temperature on the daily cases of varicella.@*Methods@#The data of daily cases of varicella was collected during 2008 to 2016 in Lanzhou from National Notifiable Disease Report System, and the meteorological data at the same period was integrated from Gansu Meteorological Administration. Distributed lag nonlinear model was fitted to reveal the relationship between the daily mean temperature and the daily cases of varicella and susceptible population. The minimum morbidity temperature was defined as the reference for the estimation of RRs in different temperature level (-5.2 ℃, 1.7 ℃, 20.1 ℃ and 25.4 ℃).@*Results@#The total of 21 254 cases were reported from 2008 to 2016, of which the ratio of male to female was 1.28 (11 951/9 303) and people aged 6-14 years accounted for 52.87%. The relationship between the daily mean temperature and the daily cases of varicella was M type. For all subjects, the accumulative effects of temperature had statistical significance from lag 0-14 d when temperatures was at -5.2 ℃, 1.7 ℃ and 20.1 ℃,while the RRs (95%CI) were 1.87 (1.64-2.12) , 1.33 (1.10-1.62) ,1.60 (1.38-1.86) ,while from lag 0-7 d when temperatures was at 25.4 ℃,and the RR (95%CI) was 2.51 (1.93-3.27) . The RR value of accumulative effects was 6.23(95%CI: 4.38-8.86) on lag 7 d when temperatures was at -5.2 ℃, which was the highest value at different temperature during lag days. The cumulative effects trends of different temperatures were similar for different gender population or different age subjects. However, the cumulative effects of was highest for children aged 6-14 years among all subjects, and the value of RR was 6.12 (95%CI:3.71-10.10) on lag 5d when temperatures was at -5.2 ℃.@*Conclusion@#We conclude that the increasing risk of varicella is associative with low and high temperature in Lanzhou. The effects of low temperature are stronger than those of high temperature. The children aged 6-14 years belong to the high-risk population of varicella.
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Objective@#To understand the pollution characteristics and assess the pollution health risks of heavy metals in atmospheric PM2.5 in Lanzhou.@*Methods@#According to the regional characteristics of air pollution and industrial distribution characteristics in Lanzhou, atmospheric PM2.5 was sampled monthly in Chengguan and Xigu Districts from January, 2015 to December, 2016. Detected the concentration of PM2.5 and 12 kinds of elements (Sb, Al, As, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Mn, Ni, Se and Tl) by weighing method and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Enrichment factor and geo-accumulation index were used to describe the pollution characteristics, while health risk assessment was conducted using the recommended United States Environmental Protection Agency (USA EPA) model. The health risks of non-carcinogens were evaluated by non-cancer hazard quotient (HQ), the non-carcinogenic risk was considered to be negligible when HQ<1, HQ>1 meant a health risk. With a single contaminant cancer Risk value to evaluate the health risks of carcinogens, when the Risk value between 10-6 to10-4 as an acceptable level.@*Results@#The daily average concentrations of PM2.5 was 83.0 μg/m3, 77.0 μg/m3 in Chengguan and Xigu Districts, respectively, during the sampling periods, and the concentration of PM2.5 in winter/spring was higher than summer/fall in both districts. The concentration of Al in PM2.5 was the highest and other elements in descending order: Pb, Mn, As, Sb/Cd, Tl in both districts. Enrichment factor results showed that Al and Mn were mainly affected by natural factors, the rest of five elements were all typical man-made pollution elements and according to geo-accumulation index pollution level of Cd was the strongest in the winter. The results of health risk assessment showed that Mn had the highest non-cancer risks (HQ>1) and affected the health of the children seriously. HQ reached up to 2.44 and 1.79 in Chengguan and Xigu Districts, respectively. Pb, As, Sb, Cd had slight health impact (HQ<1), could be negligible. The cancer risks range of As, Cr were 6.33×10-6 to 6.46×10-5 between the acceptable level of risk (10-6 to 10-4), which indicated that As and Cd had potential cancer-risks.@*Conclusions@#The pollution level of atmospheric PM2.5 and the heavy metals in it was still grim;the non-cancer risks caused by multiple metals on children deserved attention. Although the cancer risks of As and Cd were between the acceptable level of risk, the potential cancer risk still shall not be ignored.