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J Clin Lab Anal ; 35(2): e23685, 2021 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33576536

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia caused by the 2019 novel Coronavirus (COVID-2019) shares overlapping signs and symptoms, laboratory findings, imaging features with influenza A pneumonia. We aimed to identify their clinical characteristics to help early diagnosis. METHODS: We retrospectively retrieved data for laboratory-confirmed patients admitted with COVID-19-induced or influenza A-induced pneumonia from electronic medical records in Ningbo First Hospital, China. We recorded patients' epidemiological and clinical features, as well as radiologic and laboratory findings. RESULTS: The median age of influenza A cohort was higher and it exhibited higher temperature and higher proportion of pleural effusion. COVID-19 cohort exhibited higher proportions of fatigue, diarrhea and ground-glass opacity and higher levels of lymphocyte percentage, absolute lymphocyte count, red-cell count, hemoglobin and albumin and presented lower levels of monocytes, c-reactive protein, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, serum creatinine. Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that fatigue, ground-glass opacity, and higher level of albumin were independent risk factors for COVID-19 pneumonia, while older age, higher temperature, and higher level of monocyte count were independent risk factors for influenza A pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS: In terms of COVID-19 pneumonia and influenza A pneumonia, fatigue, ground-glass opacity, and higher level of albumin tend to be helpful for diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia, while older age, higher temperature, and higher level of monocyte count tend to be helpful for the diagnosis of influenza A pneumonia.


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COVID-19/diagnosis , COVID-19/virology , Clinical Laboratory Techniques , Influenza A virus/physiology , Pneumonia/diagnosis , Pneumonia/virology , SARS-CoV-2/physiology , COVID-19/diagnostic imaging , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Logistic Models , Male , Middle Aged , Multivariate Analysis , Pneumonia/diagnostic imaging , Risk Factors , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Clin Chim Acta ; 506: 172-175, 2020 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32229107

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We report the dynamic change process of target genes by RT-PCR testing of SARS-Cov-2 during the course of a COVID-19 patient: from successive negative results to successive single positive nucleocapsid gene, to two positive target genes (orf1ab and nucleocapsid) by RT-PCR testing of SARS-Cov-2, and describe the diagnosis, clinical course, and management of the case. In this case, negative results of RT-PCR testing was not excluded to diagnose a suspected COVID-19 patient, clinical signs and symptoms, other laboratory findings, and chest CT images should be taken into account for the absence of enough positive evidence. This case highlights the importance of successive sampling and testing SARS-Cov-2 by RT-PCR as well as the increased value of single positive target gene from pending to positive in two specimens to diagnose laboratory-confirmed COVID-19.


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Betacoronavirus/genetics , Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Coronavirus Infections/virology , Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis , Pneumonia, Viral/virology , COVID-19 , China , Coronavirus Infections/physiopathology , Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Proteins , Disease Progression , Gene Expression Profiling , Gene Expression Regulation, Viral , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Nucleocapsid Proteins/genetics , Pandemics , Phosphoproteins , Pneumonia, Viral/physiopathology , Polyproteins , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , SARS-CoV-2 , Viral Proteins/genetics
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Biomed Pharmacother ; 91: 70-77, 2017 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28448872

ABSTRACT

Curcumin, a polyphenol in curry spice isolated from the rhizome of turmeric, has been reported to possess versatile biological properties including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, antifibrotic, and anticancer activities. In this study, the hepatoprotective effect of curcumin was investigated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/d-galactosamine (d-GalN)-induced acute liver injury (ALI) in rats. Experimental ALI was induced with an intraperitoneal (ip) injection of sterile 0.9% sodium chloride (NaCl) solution containing 8µg LPS and 800mg/kg d-GalN. Curcumin was administered once daily starting three days prior to LPS/d-GalN treatment. Results indicated that curcumin could attenuate hepatic pathological damage, decrease serum ALT and AST levels, and reduce malondialdehyde (MDA) content in experimental ALI rats. Moreover, higher dosages of curcumin pretreatment inhibited NF-κB activation and reduced serum TNF-α and liver TNF-α levels induced by LPS/d-GalN ip injection. Furthermore, we found that curcumin up-regulated the expression of nuclear Nrf2 and Nrf2-dependent antioxidant defense genes including heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCLC), NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, and quinone (NQO-1) in a dose-dependent manner. Our results showed that curcumin protected experimental animals against LPS/d-GalN-induced ALI through activation of Nrf2 nuclear translocation and inhibition of NF-κB activation.


Subject(s)
Cell Nucleus/metabolism , Curcumin/pharmacology , Liver/injuries , Liver/pathology , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism , NF-kappa B/metabolism , Alanine Transaminase/blood , Animals , Antioxidants/metabolism , Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood , Cell Nucleus/drug effects , Galactosamine , Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects , Lipid Peroxidation/drug effects , Lipopolysaccharides , Liver/drug effects , Male , Malondialdehyde/metabolism , Phosphorylation/drug effects , Protein Transport/drug effects , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/blood
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