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Objective To explore whether IL-27 inhibited the pulmonary fibrosis through regulating the expression of TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway in the bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis model. Methods Forty male C57/BL6 mice were randomly divided into normal control group(group A),bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis group(group B),bleomycin+IL-27 group(group C)and bleomycin+IL-27 antibody group(group D) with 10 in each. Five mice in each group were sacrificed on days 7 and 28 after with intratracheal bleomycin. TGF-βR1,Smad1 and Smad3 in right lung tissue were measured by Western Blot. Results 1. In the bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis model,the expression of TGF-βR1 was higher on days 7 and 28,which was inhibited by IL-27. 2. The expressions of p-Smad1 and p-Smad3 were highest in group D on days 7 and 28, but were lower in group C on day 7 than those in group B. Conclusion Exogenous IL-27 might alleviate pulmonary fibrosis through inhibiting the related protein phosphorylation in TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway.
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Objective To analyze the reasons and treatment methods of high transprothetic pressure gradient after aortic valve replacement. Methods The clinical data of 45 patients with high transprothetic pressure gradient after aortic valve replacement were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were followed up for average 24.6 (12 - 40) months. The postoperative effective orifice area (EOA) of artificial valve was measured by transthoracic color Doppler ultrasound. Compared with published referred EOA of different artificial valve, there were 2 kinds results:measured EOA=referred EOA and measured EOA0.85 cm2/m2 and EOAI<0.85 cm2/m2. The reasons of high transprothetic pressure gradient were analyzed according to the above different standard. Results In the 45 patients with high transprothetic pressure gradient after aortic valve replacement, prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) was in 33 cases, and prosthetic dysfunction was in 10 cases, among whom 5 cases were because of thrombus (3 cases improved after increasing the dosage of warfarin, 2 cases underwent re-aortic valve replacement), 3 cases were because of severe bioprosthetic calcification (underwent re-aortic valve replacement), and 2 cases were because of prosthetic ring pannus and influenced movement of the leaflets (underwent re-aortic valve replacement). High flow in the left ventricular outflow tract occurred in 2 cases. The patients had no obvious discomfort, and did not receive special treatment. Four cases died, among whom 2 cases were because of severe PPM, and the other 2 cases were because of noncardiac. Conclusions Many reasons can result to the high transprothetic pressure gradient, and the PMM is the most common reason. Choosing the right treatment plan can improve the survival rate of patients.