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OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of Jiangzhi Xiaoban tablet (, JZXB) on toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB)/Nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) signaling pathway expression in atherosclerosis (AS) mice by establishing a mouse model of AS, and to explore its mechanism of prevention and treatment of AS. METHODS: Sixty-four male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into two groups, 12 in the normal control group and 52 in the model group (MOD). Seven weeks later, two mice in each of the above two groups were randomly sacrificed, and the whole aortic tissue of the mice was taken out for hematoxylin-eosin staining. After successful modeling, 50 mice in the modeling group were randomly divided into 5 groups: MOD, atorvastatin group (ATO), low-dose group of JZXB (JZXB-L), middle-dose group of JZXB (JZXB-M), and high-dose group of JZXB (JZXB-H), 10 mice in each group. The mice in each group were killed after 6 weeks of preventive administration. HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes of aorta in AS mice. The levels of serum triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were detected by automatic biochemical analyzer. The levels of inflammatory factor interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß) were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The expression of TLR4, NF-κB and NLRP3 proteins in aortic tissue was detected by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Compared with the MOD, the levels of serum TC, TG and LDL-C in the JZXB-H and ATO were significantly decreased, while the level of HDL-C was significantly increased. The levels of serum TG, LDL-C in the JZXB-M were significantly decreased, and the level of HDL-C was significantly increased. Compared with the MOD, the levels of IL-1ß were significantly decreased, aortic lesions were significantly improved, and the expression of TLR4, NF-κB, and NLRP3 proteins in the aortic tissue was significantly decreased in the JZXB-H, JZXB-M, and ATO. CONCLUSION: JZXB has inhibitory effect on atherosclerosis in mice, and its mechanism may be through regulating the TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway and reducing the inflammatory response, so as to play a role in inhibiting atherosclerosis.
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Atherosclerosis , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , NF-kappa B , Mice , Male , Animals , NF-kappa B/genetics , NF-kappa B/metabolism , Toll-Like Receptor 4/genetics , Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism , Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects , Cholesterol, LDL , NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/genetics , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Signal Transduction , Atherosclerosis/drug therapy , Atherosclerosis/geneticsABSTRACT
In order to provide a reference basis for the development of relevant compound preparations， this article takes a comprehensive analysis of the usage and dosage of famous classical formulas in Han dynasty from various perspectives， and gives corresponding countermeasures on this basis. Through the comprehensive analysis of the classification and statistics of Zhongjing's medication characteristics， decoction methods， administration and dosage， and combining conversion methods of weights and measures by ancient medical practitioners， along with the dosage and administration of the listed Han dynasty famous classical formulas， it was found that the "Jiangxi method" served as a general guideline for administration according to Zhongjing's original text. This method allowed for flexible dosing based on the conversion of the ancient measurements to modern equivalents［13.8 g per Liang（两）］， ensuring the safe and effective medication of these formulas. After combing， it is found that although the dosage of single medicine is large in famous classical formulas from Han dynasty， the administration is flexible. The crude drug amount per administration serves as the foundational dose， with the frequency of administration adjusted flexibly according to the condition. This dosing approach becomes the key for the rational development of compound formulations of famous classical formulas. Based on the conclusions of the study， it is recommended that when developing compound formulations of famous classical formulas in Han dynasty， the original administration method and dosage should be respected. The original crude drug amount per administration should be considered as the daily foundational dose， with the frequency of administration described within a range（1 to N times per day， where N is the maximum number of administrations as per the original text）. The specific frequency of administration can be adjusted flexibly by clinical practitioners based on the individual condition. This approach should also be adopted in toxicological studies， where the dosage per administration serves as the basis for toxicity research， and the toxicity profile at the maximum administration frequency should be observed， providing guidance on the clinical safety range. Corresponding drug labels should provide information within a range to indicate toxicological risk intervals.
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This article firstly reviews the current application status of mobile health based on social networking media, mobile health applications, wearable devices in infertility patients′nursing. Then, this paper analyzes the application effects of mobile health in the five aspects of treatment process management, health education, medication management, lifestyle management and psychological care for infertility patients based on the literature. The existing problems are analyzed and prospected on this basis, in order to provide a reference for the application of mobile health to infertility patients′nursing in China.
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By reviewing ancient materia medica， prescription and medical books， combined with modern literature， the paper made textual research on the name， origin， producing area， quality evaluation， harvesting and processing methods of Angelicae Pubescentis Radix and Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix， so as to provide a basis for the selection and use of these two herbs in the development of famous classical formulas. Through textual research， it can be found that Angelicae Pubescentis Radix and Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix were mixed together in the early history of China， but the distinction was first made during the Southern and Northern dynasties， and since then there have been constant controversies， and it is not until contemporary times that they are distinguished clearly. In the past dynasties， Duhuo and Qianghuo were used as the rectification of names， some aliases and trade names were also seen. Angelica biserrata is the mainstream origin of Angelicae Pubescentis Radix in the past dynasties， and there are many plants belonging to Angelica， Heracleum and Aralia， which are also used as this medicine. However， the origin of Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix used in the past dynasties is mostly Notopterygium incisum or N. franchetii， which is relatively uniform. The producing areas of Angelicae Pubescentis Radix and Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix are mostly concentrated in the western and northwestern regions of China， among which Angelicae Pubescentis Radix is mainly produced in Hubei， Chongqing， Sichuan， Shaanxi and other places， and the border area between Hubei and Chongqing is the geo-authentic area. Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix is mainly produced in Sichuan， Gansu， Qinghai， Shaanxi and others with the western and northern Sichuan and southern Gansu as the geo-authentic areas. Angelicae Pubescentis Radix and Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix in the past dynasties were harvested in spring and autumn， especially in February and August of the lunar calendar. Angelicae Pubescentis Radix with strong main roots， few branches， firm texture and strong aroma is superior， and Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix with strong rhizomes， tightly raised knots， purple-brown skin， tight cross-section， strong aroma and silkworm-like shape is superior. The processing methods of Angelicae Pubescentis Radix and Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix are mostly cut after cutting the reeds， and the raw product is used as medicine. Based on the above research results， it is recommended that the roots of A. biserrata should be used for Angelicae Pubescentis Radix and the roots of N. incisum should be used for Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix in the development of famous classical formulas， and raw products should be used in the formulas that do not specify processing requirements.
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Objective@#To establish a ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem triple quadrupole mass spectrometry method for rapid simultaneous determination of quinclorac, acetochlor, butachlor and metolachlor in urine.@*Methods@#Urine samples were diluted 10 times, prepared into the mixed standard solution, and subjected to gradient elution on the ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column (100 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 μm) with 0.1% formic acid and acetonitrile as the mobile phase. The quinclorac, acetochlor, metolachlor and butachlor levels were determined using electrospray ionization-positive ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem triple quadrupole mass spectrometry with the multiple reaction monitoring mode.@*Results@#Four herbicides were effectively separated on the ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column (100 mm× 2.1 mm, 1.7 μm), and good linear relationships were observed for quinclorac, acetochlor and butachlor at 1 to 25 μg/L and for metolachlor at 0.2 to 25 μg/L, with all linear correlation coefficients of >0.999. The detection limts of quinclorac, acetochlor, butachlor and metolachlor were 0.10, 0.10, 0.20 and 0.01 μg/L, respectively. The recovery rates of quinclorac, acetochlor and butachlor were 107.42%, 93.94% and 90.27% from urine samples at a spiked level of 5 µg/L, with relative standard deviations of 4.82%, 3.84% and 6.76%, and the recovery rate of metolachlor was 89.51% at a spiked level of 0.5 µg/L, with a relative standard deviation of 8.98%.@*Conclusion@#The chromatography and mass spectrometry conditions are optimized in this ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, which is effective for rapid simultaneous determination of quinclorac, acetochlor, metolachlor and butachlor in urine samples.
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Objective:To evaluate the safety and feasibility of cancer tissue specimen delivery through a preventive ostomy incision during laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer .Methods:A total of 155 patients undergoing laparoscopic radical rectal cancer combined with prophylactic ileostomy at Peking University Third Hospital from Oct 2016 to Sep 2021 were retrospectively divided into two groups according to where the specimens were delivered through prophylactic colostomy incision (46 cases) or through newly made suprapubic incision (109 cases).Results:The by prophylactic colostomy incision delivery group had shorter surgery time [(243±66) min vs. (281±73) min, t=3.003, P<0.01] and shorter postoperative hospital stay [(7.5±2.2) d vs. (8.8±4.3）d， t=2.516， P<0.05], while there were no significant differences in intraoperative blood loss, intraoperative blood transfusion, postoperative first time of flatus, surgery-related complications and ostomy-related complications between the two groups (all P>0.05). Though the ostomy size in the prevention colostomy group was larger ( P<0.01), but there were no significant differences in the ostomy related complications between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer with specimen delivery through a preventive ostomy incision is of more aesthetic advantages without causing higher postoperative complications.
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The efficacy and safety of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-specific antigen peptide-activated cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in the treatment of refractory or recurrent angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) was determined in this prospective one-arm clinical study. Seven males and two females were enrolled with a median age of 70 years. The tumor stages were all stage III and IV. All patients had group B symptoms and IPI scores of 3 to 5 points. All patients received chemotherapy before CTLs infusion which the median chemotherapy cycle was three. The diseases states before CTLs included five cases of disease progression (PD), two cases of recurrence (R), and two cases with residual lesions after chemotherapy. Eight patients received HLA-haploidentical EBV-specific CTLs, and one patient chose autologous CTLs. The number of transfused cells was 1.67 to 2.38 × 1010 for one course of CTLs therapy. One patient was treated with three courses of CTLs, three patients were treated with two courses of CTLs, and five patients were treated with one course of CTLs. During the infusion, eight patients had fever, one patient had rash, and no graft-vs-host diseases were observed. The EBV-DNA decreased by more than two orders of magnitude in six patients, and the response rate was 66.7%. Two patients of PD status achieved complete remission (CR), one patient of PD status achieved partial remission, two patients with residual lesions after chemotherapy achieved CR, and four patients had no response. The objective remission rate was 55.6%. After the median follow-up of 14.5 months, five patients died, and three patients were completely relieved while one patient was lost during follow-up. The 3-year overall survival was 44.4% and 3-year progression-free survival was 33.3%. EBV-specific antigen peptide-activated CTLs showed positive effect in certain patients with refractory and recurrent AITL with high clinical safety.
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Immunotherapy/methods , Lymphoma, T-Cell/therapy , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/therapy , Peptide Fragments/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/transplantation , Viral Matrix Proteins/immunology , Adult , Aged , Drug Resistance, Neoplasm , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Lymphoma, T-Cell/immunology , Lymphoma, T-Cell/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/immunology , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology , Prognosis , Prospective Studies , Remission Induction , Salvage TherapyABSTRACT
Objective@#To understand the characteristics and changes of the incidence of amoebic dysentery in China during 2015-2018, explore the causes of high incidence in some areas and provide a data base for the development of national prevention and control strategies and measures.@*Methods@#Data were collected from the infectious disease reporting management information system from Chinese Disease Control and Prevention. To understand the seasonal, population and area distributions of amoebic dysentery, descriptive epidemiological method and software SPSS 16.0 were used to analyze the amoebic dysentery data.@*Results@#A total of 4 366 amoebic dysentery cases were reported without death in China during 2015-2018. The reported average annual incidence was 0.08/100 000, and the overall proportion of laboratory confirmed cases was 68.23%(2 979/4 366). Amoeba dysentery mainly occurred during May to October. One seasonal peak was observed in 2015 and 2017 (July and June, respectively), and two seasonal peaks were observed in 2016 and 2018 (June and October). The patients were mainly children aged under 5 years (42.28%, 1 846/4 366), and the incidence rate decreased with age in children aged under 10 years. Of these, children under 1 years of age had the highest incidence rate (1.28/100 000). The number of cumulative reported cases in Guangxi, Henan, Guangdong, Heilongjiang and Jiangxi provinces ranked top five from 2015-2018, accounting for 64.50% (2 816/4 366) of the total. The cumulative cases in Dongxing county, Guangxi, in Suixian county, Henan and in Ranghulu district, Heilongjiang, respectively accounted for more than 50.00% of the total number of cases in their provinces.@*Conclusions@#The incidence rate of amoebic dysentery reported in China during 2015-2018 showed a decreasing trend, with a higher incidence in children under 5 years old and a higher number of cases in some areas. It is suggested to further investigate and analyze the diagnosis and reporting of amoeba dysentery in key areas and promote the update of the diagnostic standards for amoeba dysentery.
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Objective@#To understand the epidemiological characteristics of imported acute infectious diseases between 2008 and 2017 in the border areas of Yunnan province.@*Methods@#All the cases occurred between January 2008 and December 2017 and related information was from the Chinese CDC infectious disease report information management system, according to definition of imported cases diagnosed by clinicians. Epidemiological characteristics of the imported cases of related information were gathered.@*Results@#A total of 13 157 imported acute infectious diseases were reported from the border areas of Yunnan province, which accounted for 6.03% (13 157/218 284) of the total number of acute infectious diseases in the same areas from 2008 to 2017. Malaria, dengue fever and hand-foot-mouth disease were accounted for 56.05% (7 374/13 157), 21.82% (2 871/13 157) and 4.62% (608/13 157), of all the case, respectively. The number of imported malaria cases decreased annually. However, dengue fever showed a sharp increase. Peaks of the epidemics appeared as: May for malaria and October for dengue fever. Male patients were accounting for the majority (73.22%, 9 634/13 157), so as the patients with Chinese nationality (54.91%, 7 225/13 157). The age distribution appeared as: 67.12% (8 829/13 157) for the 15-44 year olds and 19.26% (2 535/13 157) were children below 14 years of age. Proportions of occupation appeared as: farmers (45.23%, 5 596/13 157), migrant workers (21.30%, 2 802/13 157) and children living at home (11.12%, 1 463/13 157). Most of the imported cases were coming from Myanmar and appearing in the following three counties: Ruili city, Tengchong city, and Yingjiang of Yunnan province. Cities/counties that with number of imported cases more than 10% of the local reported cases, would include Ruili city, Tengchong city, Zhenkang county and Mangshi of Yunnan province.@*Conclusions@#Imported acute infectious disease was a serious public health problem in Yunnan province, 2008-2017. The main imported acute infectious diseases were malaria, dengue fever and hand-foot-mouth disease. The majority imported cases were accounting for Chinese, male, young adults and farmers. It is also important for immigration workers to carry out surveillance, prevention and control programs on infectious diseases when working in neighboring countries.
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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effect of acupuncture on TGF-β1/Smads signaling pathway in the lung tissue of mice with airway remodeling.@*METHODS@#Thirty specific pathogen-free mice were randomly divided into blank group, model group and acupuncture group (=10). Mouse models of asthma were established in the model group and the acupuncture group, and the mice in the latter group received 7 acupuncture therapies (at bilateral Fei Shu, Da Zhui and Zu Sanli, 20 min each time) every other day, starting on the 10th day after the modeling. At 24 h after the last acupuncture, the mice were subjected to inhalation of 1% OVA for 3 days, and 24 h after the last challenge, the mice were given methacholine chloride (Mch) inhalation at different concentrations for measurement of lung resistance using a noninvasive stroke volume meter. HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes in the lung tissues, and TGF-β1 levels in the the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum were detected using ELISA; Western blotting was used to detect the differential protein expressions in the airway smooth muscles between the two groups. The airway smooth muscle cells were isolated from the mice in the acupuncture group and treated with a TGF- β1 inhibitor (LY2157299), and the relative expressions of type-Ⅰ and Smads proteins were detected using Western blotting.@*RESULTS@#The mice in the model showed obvious tracheal fistula with airway pathologies including lumen narrowing, bronchial mucosa thickening, dissociation of the epithelial cells, and thickening of the alveolar septum and airway smooth muscles. These pathological changes were obviously milder in the acupuncture group. The asthmatic mice exhibited significantly increased lung resistance in positive correlation with Mch concentration. Serum TGF-β1 level was significantly elevated in asthmatic mice ( < 0.05); TGF-β1 levels in the serum and BALF were significantly lower in the acupuncture group than in the model group ( < 0.05). In the model group, the expressions of -SMA, TGF-β1 and Smads in the airway smooth muscles were significantly higher than those in the other two groups (both < 0.05). In cultured airway smooth muscle cells, the expressions of type-Ⅰ and Smads were significantly higher in cells treated with LY2157299 than in the control cells (>0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Acupuncture can inhibit airway remodeling by inhibiting the expression of airway TGF-β1 and down-regulating the expression of Smads and -SMA to reduce airway inflammatory response. Airway expressions of type-Ⅰ and Smads proteins remain high after inhibiting TGF-β1. Acupuncture may control asthma progression through the TGF-β1/Smads pathway.
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Animals , Mice , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Airway Remodeling , Airway Resistance , Asthma , Metabolism , Pathology , Therapeutics , Bronchi , Pathology , Disease Progression , Lung , Metabolism , Muscle, Smooth , Random Allocation , Smad Proteins , Metabolism , Transforming Growth Factor beta1 , MetabolismABSTRACT
Objective To explore the influencing factors of weight gain in women with schizophrenia after treatment.Methods From January 2016 to December 2016,180 patients with schizophrenia who admitted to the Second People′s Hospital of Lishui for the first time and were treated with antipsychotics (APD) were followed up at hospital and 4 months after discharge.The height,weight and body mass index were observed.The joint general situation questionnaire,brief psychiatric scale(BPRS),negative symptoms(SANS),positive symptom scale(SAPS) and the clinical curative effect overall rating scale subscales of overall curative effect (CGI-GI) were comprehensively evaluated.The data were analyzed statistically.Results The weight gain was related to the type of antipsychotics (χ2＝37.3,P＜0.01),and the effect of aripiprazole and ziprasidone on body weight was significantly less than that in the case of weight(χ2＝31.1,P＜0.01).Single factor analysis showed that a medication time correlation (F＝4.92,P＜0.05),and each point GⅠscore had no correlation with weight gain,and weight gain was associated with BPRS,SAPS subtraction score at discharge (r＝0.079,0.092,all P＜0.01),and during follow-up weight gain was correlated with SANS score reduction (r＝-0.063,-0.086,P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Stepwise regression analysis showed that at the alpha＝0.05 level,entered the regression equation factors in the order : APD types,maximum doses and taking the product of time,the negative symptoms,the best functional level at 1 year before disease.Conclusion It is important to control the weight gain of young women.The mediating role of diet and activity should not be underesti-mated.Appropriate APD was chosen to adjust the maintenance treatment strategy as appropriate,improve the negative symptoms and improve the level of individual social function as the main intervention measure .
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β/γ-Crystallins are predominant structural proteins in the cytoplasm of lens fiber cells and share a similar fold composing of four Greek-key motifs divided into two domains. Numerous cataract-causing mutations have been identified in various β/γ-crystallins, but the mechanisms underlying cataract caused by most mutations remains uncharacterized. The S228P mutation in βB1-crystallin has been linked to autosomal dominant congenital nuclear cataract. Here we found that the S228P mutant was prone to aggregate and degrade in both of the human and E. coli cells. The intracellular S228P aggregates could be redissolved by lanosterol. The S228P mutation modified the refolding pathway of βB1-crystallin by affecting the formation of the dimeric intermediate but not the monomeric intermediate. Compared with native βB1-crystallin, the refolded S228P protein had less packed structures, unquenched Trp fluorophores and increased hydrophobic exposure. The refolded S228P protein was prone to aggregate at the physiological temperature and decreased the protective effect of βB1-crystallin on βA3-crystallin. Molecular dynamic simulation studies indicated that the mutation decreased the subunit binding energy and modified the distribution of surface electrostatic potentials. More importantly, the mutation separated two interacting loops in the C-terminal domain, which shielded the hydrophobic core from solvent in native βB1-crystallin. These two interacting loops are highly conserved in both of the N- and C-terminal domains of all β/γ-crystallins. We propose that these two interacting loops play an important role in the folding and structural stability of β/γ-crystallin domains by protecting the hydrophobic core from solvent access.
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Humans , Amino Acid Substitution , Cataract , Genetics , Metabolism , HeLa Cells , Molecular Dynamics Simulation , Mutation, Missense , Protein Aggregation, Pathological , Genetics , Metabolism , Protein Domains , Protein Structure, Secondary , Proteolysis , beta-Crystallin B Chain , Chemistry , Genetics , MetabolismABSTRACT
ObjectiveToinvestigatetherelationshipbetweenserumcystatinC(CysC)leveland hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (HICH). Methods The patients w ith HICH and healthy controls w ere enroled. The demographic and clinical data were colected. Immunoturbidimetric assay was used to detect serum CysC level. Results A total of 94 consecutive patients w ith HICH and 131 healthy controls w ere enroled. The baseline systolic blood pressure ( 168.57 ±28.64 mmHg vs.128.13 ±16.23 mmHg; t=-13.442, P<0.001;1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), diastolic blood pressure ( 95.56 ±14.68 mmHg vs.76.80 ± 8.76 mmHg; t= -11.965, P<0.001 ), fasting plasma glucose ( 6.24 ±1.83 mmol/L vs.5.22 ± 1.13 mmol/L; t= -4.234, P<0.001), and serum CysC level (1.02 ±0.26 mg/L vs.0.91 ±0.13 mg/L, P<0.001) in the HICH group w ere significantly higher than those in the control group. Multivariable logistic regression analysis show ed that baseline systolic blood pressure≥140 mmHg ( odds ratio [ OR] 12.523, 95% confidence interval [CI] 5.353-29.299; P<0.01), diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg (OR 3.968, 95%CI 1.792-8.784; P<0.01 ) and serum CysC level≥1.09 mg/L ( OR 3.279, 95%CI 1.336-8.050; P<0.05) w ere the independent risk factors for HICH. In patients w ith HICH, the CysC serum level (1.13 ±0.26 mg/L) in the bleeding ≥30 ml group w as higher than that in the bleeding <30 ml group (0.99 ±0.25 mg/L; P<0.001) and the control group ( 0.91 ±0.13 mg/L; P<0.001). The serum CysC level in the bleeding volume <30 ml w as higher than that in the control group ( P=0.004). There w ere positive correlations betw een serum CysC and age, creatinine, urea, and uric acid (al P<0.01);there w ere negative correlations betw een serum CysC level and the estimated glomerular filtration rate ( P<0.01). Multivariable linear regression analysis show ed that age, creatinine, urea and uric acid w ere independent associated w ith the serum CysC level ( al P<0.05 ). Conclusions The increased serum CysC level is correlated w ith the amount of bleeding in patients w ith HICH. The increased serum CysC level is an independent risk factor for HICH.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze causes of growing hepatitis E (HE) cases reported in Guizhou province, and probe into existing problems faced by medical institutions in diagnosis of clinical and laboratory-confirmed cases, for the purpose of improving the quality of HE surveillance system.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Six hospitals reporting greater HE cases from 2007 to 2011 were pinpointed, whose reported cases rose suddenly in 2011. Such cases were investigated by means of impatient medical record review, results of laboratory test and clinician interview.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>136 of the 354 reported HE cases investigated were found compliant with the diagnostic criteria of HE with an accordance rate of 38.42%. Difference of the HE diagnostic accordance rate among individual years, hospitals and reporting departments was statistically significant. Such rate of hospital reports was found to be the lowest in 2011, ranging from 0 to 18.18% respectively; HE cases reported by non-infectious departments accounted for 61.30% of total cases reported, with its accordance rate considerably below the infectious departments (8.29%). HE positive cases and HE positive rate in 2011 were significantly higher than that of preceding years.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Such increase of reported HE cases in 2011 in the province was mostly attributable to more HE laboratory tests made by the hospitals, yet the accordance rates were lower than satisfactory. In this regard, the medical institutions in question were advised to enhance their competency training for HE diagnosis and case report quality.</p>
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Humans , China , Epidemiology , Hepatitis E , Diagnosis , Epidemiology , Hospitals , Laboratories , Research DesignABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Autophagy has been found to be involved in animal and cell models of atherosclerosis, but to date, it lacks general observation in human atherosclerotic plaques. Here, we investigated autophagy in smooth muscle cells (SMCs), endothelial cells (ECs), and macrophages in human atherosclerotic plaques via transmission electron microscopy (TEM), western blotting, and immunohistochemistry analysis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The histopathologic morphology of these plaques was observed via hematoxylin and eosin staining. The ultrastructural morphology of the SMCs, ECs, and macrophages in these plaques was observed via TEM. The localization of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (MAP1-LC3), a relatively special maker of autophagy, in plaques was observed by double fluorescent immunochemistry and western blotting.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All of these human atherosclerotic plaques were considered advanced and unstable in histologically observation. By double fluorescent immunochemistry, the expression of LC3-II increased in the SMCs of the fibrous cap, the macrophages, and the microvascular ECs of the plaque shoulders. The protein level of LC3-II by western blotting significantly increased in plaques compared with normal controls. In addition, TEM observation of plaques revealed certain features of autophagy in SMCs, ECs, and macrophages including the formation of myelin figures, vacuolization, and the accumulation of inclusions in the cytosol. These results indicate that autophagy is activated in SMCs, ECs, and macrophages in human advanced atherosclerotic plaques.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Our study is to demonstrate the existence of autophagy in human atherosclerotic plaques by different methods, which may contribute to the development of pharmacological approaches to stabilize vulnerable and rupture-prone lesions.</p>
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Humans , Atherosclerosis , Metabolism , Autophagy , Physiology , Endothelial Cells , Pathology , In Vitro Techniques , Microscopy, Electron, Transmission , Microtubule-Associated Proteins , Metabolism , Myocytes, Smooth Muscle , Pathology , Plaque, Atherosclerotic , MetabolismABSTRACT
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the first gram-negative bacillus pathogen of hospital-acquired infection.With the widely application of the antibiotics,pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant rate is rising,which causes refractory infection.Controlling and preventing the bacterial infection are the most important work in ICU.In this paper,we reviewed the pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant mechanism and the change of resistance,providing a reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment in PICU.
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We identified the routes of infection and evaluate the effect of disinfection on the field of an outbreak of an-thrax in a village of Wengan County ,Guizhou ,China ,thus trying to provide with basis for the implementation of policies for pre-vention and control of anthrax .The authors gathered the cases information by searching and interviewing the targeted persons house by house ,and reviewed the medical records in hospitals .The samples including patient’s discharging fluid ,residues of died horse ,and soil from the places where the villagers dismembered horse were gathered and cultured for Bacillus anthracis . The technique of multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA-8) was applied for revealing the genetic rela-tionships among those isolated Bacillus anthracis strains .Five cases of cutaneous anthrax occurred in the outbreak and the total attack rate was 7 .58% (5/66) among those contactors evolved in the activity of carrying ,dismembering ,washing ,chopping and eating the died horse .The attack rate was 100% (3/3) for those who carried ,dismembered ,washed ,chopped and ate that horse ,100% (1/1) for those who carried ,dismembered and ate ,and 7 .14% (1/14) for those who washed ,chopped and ate . The 25% (1/4) of the samples of discharging fluid from the cases with cutaneous anthrax were positive .After disinfection , 15 .38% (4/26) of the soil samples retained positive .The genetic similarity was 100% among the 5 isolate strains .The results suggested that the outbreak of anthrax in villagers occurred through the activities of carrying ,dismembering ,washing and chop-ping the died horse .Strengthening the risk communication and disinfection of the dismemberment places should be the crucial strategies to prevent and control anthrax epidemics in Guizhou in the future .
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Aim To establish a mouse breast cancer model stab-ly expressing HER2. Methods 4T1-Luc mouse breast cancer cell line was transfected with the full-length human HER2 gene and selected with G418. The HER2 expression in 4T1-Luc stable cells was detected by fluorescence-activated cell sorting ( FACS) and Western blot. 4T1-Luc/HER2 cells were implanted into the mammary fat pads of BALB/c or nude mice. After tumor stabili-zation, mice were randomly assigned into 4 groups for treatment with PBS control, chA21, Trastuzumab, or chA21 plus Trastu-zumab. Tumor volumes were measured and tumor growth inhibi-tion ratios were calculated twice a week. At the end of experi-ment, tumor metastasis in mice was detected by bioluminescence imaging technology. Results Several 4T1-Luc/HER2 stable cell clones were obtained after G418 selection. FACS and West-ern blot analysis showed that all clones expressed HER2 protein at high levels. These 4T1-Luc/HER2 clones showed good tumor-igenicity in mice with steady tumor growth after one week of cell implantation. After 2-3 weeks, metastatic tumor cells were seen in the lung, cheek and groin areas. In BALB/c mice, the tumor growth inhibition ratio was 43. 3% in chA21 plus Trastuzumab group (P<0. 05 vs PBS control), which was higher than chA21 group (11. 1%) or Trastuzumab group (23%). In addition, the luminescence number and density of tumor metastases in lungs were significantly reduced in the antibody combination group. Conclusions The mouse model of spontaneously metastasizing breast cancer with HER2 overexpression is successfully estab-lished. The preliminary study suggests that anti-HER2 antibody combination of chA21 and Trastuzumab has excellent inhibitory effects on tumor growth and metastasis.
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Objective This study was to evaluate the effects of prevention and control regarding programs on typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever,in Guizhou province,from 2007 to 2012, to provide evidence for the improvement of related programs. Methods Data on typhoid fever and paratyphoid including information on epidemics,individual,cases,measures for prevention and control programs taken and relative government documents were collected and analyzed in Guizhou province,from 2007 to 2012. Information related to the average annual incidence,nature of outbreaks, time span before confirmed diagnosis was made,unit which carried the case report,proportion of laboratory confirmed diagnosed cases and case-management were compared between 2007-2009 and 2010-2012 descriptively while chi-square test with Excelland EpiInfo software were used for data analysis. Results In the period of 2007-2009,a total of 5 978 typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever cases were reported in Guizhou province with the average yearly incidence as 5.29/100 000. In the period of 2010-2012,2 765 cases were reported with the average yearly incidence as 2.57/100 000. When compared to the former,data from the latter period showed that the average yearly incidence had declined 51.31% in all the prefectures. There were still some outbreaks appeared but the total number of cases involved reduced 87.50%. The time span before the confirmation of diagnosis became shorter but the difference was not statistically significant (χ 2=0.08,P=0.99). Number of cases reported by hospitals at county or above had 11.51% of increase while those cases reported at the township hospitals or below decreased for 61.47%. The proportion of laboratory diagnosed cases increased 23.63%. Rates of timeliness on cards being filled in,inputted and audited showed increase of 8.44%,6.76%and 2.40%respectively. Conclusion Successful measures for prevention and control on typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever had been remarkably taken in Guizhou province,but the potential risk of outbreaks still existed in some areas,suggesting that health education and surveillance programs including laboratory diagnosis,should be strengthened.
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Objective This study was to evaluate the effects of prevention and control regarding programs on typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever,in Guizhou province,from 2007 to 2012, to provide evidence for the improvement of related programs. Methods Data on typhoid fever and paratyphoid including information on epidemics,individual,cases,measures for prevention and control programs taken and relative government documents were collected and analyzed in Guizhou province,from 2007 to 2012. Information related to the average annual incidence,nature of outbreaks, time span before confirmed diagnosis was made,unit which carried the case report,proportion of laboratory confirmed diagnosed cases and case-management were compared between 2007-2009 and 2010-2012 descriptively while chi-square test with Excelland EpiInfo software were used for data analysis. Results In the period of 2007-2009,a total of 5 978 typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever cases were reported in Guizhou province with the average yearly incidence as 5.29/100 000. In the period of 2010-2012,2 765 cases were reported with the average yearly incidence as 2.57/100 000. When compared to the former,data from the latter period showed that the average yearly incidence had declined 51.31% in all the prefectures. There were still some outbreaks appeared but the total number of cases involved reduced 87.50%. The time span before the confirmation of diagnosis became shorter but the difference was not statistically significant (χ 2=0.08,P=0.99). Number of cases reported by hospitals at county or above had 11.51% of increase while those cases reported at the township hospitals or below decreased for 61.47%. The proportion of laboratory diagnosed cases increased 23.63%. Rates of timeliness on cards being filled in,inputted and audited showed increase of 8.44%,6.76%and 2.40%respectively. Conclusion Successful measures for prevention and control on typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever had been remarkably taken in Guizhou province,but the potential risk of outbreaks still existed in some areas,suggesting that health education and surveillance programs including laboratory diagnosis,should be strengthened.
