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Objective To explore the effects of TRAF6 inhibition on autophagy,myocardial inflammation and cardiac function in septic mice.Methods Twenty-four male Kunming mice were randomly divided into 4 groups:sham,sham + C25-140(sham+C),cecal ligation and puncture(CLP),and cecal ligation and puncture+C25-140(CLP+C)group.Sham+C group and CLP+C group were intraperitoneally injected with C25-140 after operation.LVEF and LVFS were evaluated by ultrasound 24 hours after operation.Serum TNF-α and IL1-β were measured by ELISA.HE staining was used to evaluate myocardial inflammatory response.Autophagosomes and mitochondrial microstructure of cardiomyocytes were observed by transmission electron microscopy.TRAF6 mRNA in myocardial tissue was detected by qPCR.The expression of TRAF6,P62,Beclin-1 and LC3B protein was detected by W-B.The effect of C25-140 on myocardial injury in the septic mice was observed by inhibiting autophagy with 3-MA.Results Compared with the sham group,the levels of TRAF6 mRNA and TRAF6 in the myocardial tissue in the CLP group were significantly increased(P<0.05)and the serum TNF-α and IL1-β concentrations were signifi-cantly increased(P<0.05).Meanwhile,the myocardial tissue HE staining showed inflammatory cell infiltration and the LVEF and LVFS levels were significantly decreased in the CLP group(P<0.05).Compared with CLP group,the CLP+C group showed that the expression of TRAF6 mRNA and TRAF6 protein decreased(P<0.05),serum TNF-α and IL1-β decreased(P<0.05),myocardial histopathological myocardial inflammatory cell infiltration decreased,the LVEF and LVFS levels increased(P<0.05).Electron microscopy showed that the mitochondrial swelling decreased,autophagosomes increased,expression of Beclin-1 and LC3Ⅱ/Ⅰ increased,and P62 expression decreased(P<0.05).As compared with CLP+C group,the CLP+C+3-MA group showed that obvious inflamma-tory cell infiltration in the myocardial pathology and the LVEF and LVFS levels decreased after 3-MA inhibited autophagy(P<0.05).Conclusion Inhibition of TRAF6 can not only ameliorate myocardial inflammatory injury and cardiac dysfunction in septic mice,but promote the involvment of cardiomyocyte autophagy in provention from sepsis-induced myocardial injury.
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Objective @#To investigate the possible mechanism of metformin (Met) -induced cardiomyocyte autoph- agy in protecting myocardial injury in septic mice．@*Methods @# The model of myocardial injury in septic mice was es- tablished by cecal ligation and puncture ( CLP) ．Sixty Kunming mice were randomly divided into sham operation group (Sham group) ，model group ( CLP group) ，model + dimethyl sulfoxide ( DMSO) group ( CLP + DMSO group) ，model + metformin (Met) group (Met group) ，model + Met + 3-methyladenine (3-MA) group (Met + 3- MA group) ，model + Met + compound C ( CC) group (Met + CC group) ，with 10 mice in each group．The Met， Met + 3-MA and Met + CC groups were intraperitoneally injected with Met (200 mg / kg) once a day for 2 weeks be- fore modeling．The Met + 3-MA group was intraperitoneally injected with 3-MA ( 10 mg / kg) 1 h before surgery. The Met + CC group was intraperitoneally injected with CC (20 mg / kg) 30 min before surgery．The model was es- tablished 24 h after the last injection of Met．The heart and blood of all mice were collected 24 h after surgery．The Western blot technique was employed to assess the relative expression levels of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) isoforms，namely LC3 I and LC3 II，autophagy effector protein 1 (Beclin-1) ，ubiquitin-bind- ing protein 62 (p62) ，B-cell lymphoma / leukemia-2 (Bcl-2) ，Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) ，adenosine mono- phosphate (AMP) kinase (AMPK) and phosphorylated AMPK (p-AMPK) ．Myocardial pathological changes were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining．The changes of myocardial mitochondria and autophagosomes were observed by electron microscopy．Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the pathological changes of myocardium． Electron microscopy was used to observe the changes of myocardial mitochondria and autophago- somes. @*Results @# Compared with Sham group，the relative protein expression of Beclin-1，p62，p-AMPK / AMPK and LC3 II / LC3 I in CLP and CLP + DMSO groups had no statistical significance，but Bax increased and Bcl-2 de- creased in CLP group (P＜0. 01) ．Compared with CLP group，the relative expression of Beclin-1 protein and LC3 II / LC3 I in Met group increased and p62 decreased (P＜0. 01) ，Bax decreased and Bcl-2 increased (P＜0. 01) . Compared with Met group，the relative protein expression of Beclin-1 and LC3 II / LC3 I in Met + 3-MA group de- creased and p62 increased (P＜0. 05) ，Bax increased and Bcl-2 decreased (P＜0. 05) ．Besides，the relative pro- tein expression of p-AMPK / AMPK in Met + CC group decreased (P＜0. 05) ．HE staining showed that there was no disorder in myocardial fibers in Sham group，and a large number of inflammatory cells infiltrated the myocardial fibers of CLP group in a clear disorder．The Met group showed vacuolar changes in the myocardium，while the Met + 3-MA group showed disordered arrangement of myocardial fibers and a small amount of inflammatory cell infiltra- tion．Under electron microscopy，the morphology of myocardial mitochondria in the Sham group was normal，while in the CLP group，the arrangement of mitochondrial cristae was disordered with vacuolar changes，and occasional autophagosomes were observed．Mitochondria in Met group showed slight swelling and a large number of autophago- somes．The mitochondria in the Met + 3-MA group showed significant swelling with a small amount of autophago- somes．@*Conclusion @#The protective effect of metformin on myocardial injury in septic mice can reduce cardiomyo- cyte apoptosis and improve mitochondrial damage by activating AMPK signaling pathway to induce autophagy.
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BACKGROUND:Sepsis complicated by myocardial injury is characterized by a high mortality.Metformin can prevent sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction by exerting anti-inflammatory effects,improving oxidative stress,and reducing apoptosis.However,it is unclear whether metformin-induced autophagy plays an important role in the protective effect against sepsis-induced myocardial injury. OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect of metformin pretreatment on myocardial injury in septic mice. METHODS:A total of 40 male Kunming mice were randomly divided into sham operation group,model group,metformin group,and metformin+ 3-methyladenine group,with 10 mice in each group.The latter two groups were intraperitoneally injected with metformin for 14 days at a fixed time every day,and the metformin+3-methyladenine group was intraperitoneally injected with 3-methyladenine 1 hour before modeling.Twenty-four hours after the last injection of metformin,cecal ligation and perforation were used to construct a model of myocardial injury in septic mice.The sham operation group was not ligated and perforated.All mice were sacrificed 24 hours after surgery,and blood and myocardial specimens were collected.The levels of inflammatory factors and myocardial injury markers in serum were detected by ELISA.The mRNA expression of autophagy markers LC3B and p62 in myocardial tissue was detected by RT-qPCR.The protein expression of LC3B,Beclin-1,p62,p-AMPK,and AMPK in myocardial tissue was detected by western blot.The pathological changes in myocardial tissue were detected by hematoxylin-eosin staining. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Autophagy was inhibited in septic mice with myocardial injury.Compared with the sham operation group,the levels of serum tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-1β,interleukin-6,creatine kinase isoenzyme,and troponin T were increased in the model group(P<0.05),but there was no significant difference in p62,LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ,and p-AMPK/AMPK between the two groups(P>0.05).Compared with the model group,the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-6,creatine kinase isoenzyme,troponin T,and p62 were decreased in the metformin group(P<0.05),while LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ,p-AMPK/AMPK and Beclin-1 level were increased(P<0.05).Compared with the metformin group,the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-6,creatine kinase isoenzyme,troponin T,and p62 were increased in the metformin+3-methyladenine group(P<0.05),while LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ and Beclin-1 level were decreased(P<0.05).Myocardial hematoxylin-eosin staining indicated that myocardial fibers arranged normally in the sham operation group,but disorderedly in the model group,with interstitial edema and a large number of infiltrated inflammatory cells.A small amount of vacuolar changes were observed in the metformin group.The arrangement of myocardial fibers in the metformin+3-methyladenine group was slightly disordered,with more vacuolar changes.To conclude,metformin pretreatment may reduce myocardial injury in septic mice by activating the AMPK signaling pathway and inducing autophagy.
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Objective:To study the clinical features of enlarged subarachnoid space (ESS) and its effects on brain parenchymal volume in preterm infants.Methods:From November 2014 to November 2021, a retrospective case-control study was performed on preterm infants admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of our hospital with gestational age (GA)<32 w and having brain MR imaging. At full-term of corrected GA, the superior sagittal sinus-cortical spacing (sinocortical width, SCW) was measured on brain MR imaging. The infants were assigned into ESS and non-ESS groups according to whether SCW was greater than 3.5 mm. Perinatal factors, preterm-related complications and the brain volumetric indices were compared between the two groups.Results:A total of 160 preterm infants with GA<32 w were included, 76 (47.5%) were in the ESS group, SCW:(4.48±1.47) mm, and 84 were in the non-ESS group, SCW: (2.49±0.68) mm. GA and birth weight (BW) of the ESS group were significantly smaller than the non-ESS group [(28.7±2.6) weeks vs.(29.8±2.5) weeks, (1 114±279)g vs. (1 208±290)g]( P<0.05). Small GA was an independent risk factor for the development of ESS in preterm infants with GA<32w ( OR=1.217,95% CI 1.017~1.457, P=0.032). On MR imaging, the ESS group had significantly higher total cranial cavity volume than the non-ESS group [(354.1±33.6)ml vs. (316.9±36.3) ml] ( P<0.05). No significant differences existed on head circumference, gray matter volume and white matter volume between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:ESS is common in premature infants and correlated with GA and BW. Small GA is an independent risk factor for ESS in preterm infants. ESS shows little effects on head circumference and brain parenchymal volume during early postnatal period.
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Radiopharmaceutical dynamic imaging typically necessitates intravenous injection via the bolus method. However, manual bolus injection carries the risk of handling errors as well as radiological injuries. Hence, there is potential for automated injection devices to replace manual injection methods. In this study, the effect of micro-bolus pulse injection technology was compared and verified by radioactive experiments using a programmable injection pump, and the overall bubble recognition experiment and rat tail vein simulation injection verification were performed using the piezoelectric sensor preloading method. The results showed that at the same injection peak speed, the effective flushing volume of micro-bolus pulse flushing (about 83 μL/pulse) was 49.65% lower than that of uniform injection and 25.77% lower than that of manual flushing. In order to avoid the dilution effect of long pipe on the volume of liquid, the use of piezoelectric sensor for sealing preloading detection could accurately predict the bubbles of more than 100 μL in the syringe. In the simulated injection experiment of rat tail vein, when the needle was placed in different tissues by preloading 100 μL normal saline, the piezoelectric sensor fed back a large difference in pressure attenuation rate within one second, which was 2.78% in muscle, 17.28% in subcutaneous and 54.71% in vein. Micro-bolus pulse injection method and piezoelectric sensor sealing preloading method have application potential in improving the safety of radiopharmaceutical automatic bolus injection.
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In clinical practice, radiopharmaceutical dynamic imaging technology requires the bolus injection method to complete injection. Due to the failure rate and radiation damage of manual injection, even experienced technicians still bear a lot of psychological burden. This study combined the advantages and disadvantages of various manual injection modes to develop the radiopharmaceutical bolus injector, and explored the application of automatic injection in the field of bolus injection from four aspects: radiation protection, occlusion response, sterility of injection process and effect of bolus injection. Compared with the current mainstream manual injection method, the bolus manufactured by the radiopharmaceutical bolus injector based on the automatic hemostasis method had a narrower full width at half maximum and better repeatability. At the same time, radiopharmaceutical bolus injector had reduced the radiation dose of the technician's palm by 98.8%, and ensured more efficient vein occlusion recognition performance and sterility of the entire injection process. The radiopharmaceutical bolus injector based on automatic hemostasis has application potential in improving the effect and repeatability of bolus injection.
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Radiopharmaceuticals , Injections , Handالملخص
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that the complex of polyethylene glycol diacrylate and chitosan is biodegradable, has the anti-inflammation effect and can promote wound healing, with good biocompatibility.However, the composite material is brittle, and thus, it is necessary to develop a mechanical support material due to the anatomy of the nasal cavity.OBJECTIVE: To study the cytocompatibility of a novel degradable absorbable nasal packing material made of polyethylene glycol diacrylate composite hydrogel.METHODS: In our experiment, the composite hydrogel was formed by the combination of different ratios of polyethyleneglycol diacrylate, chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol using photo-crosslinking method. According to the international standard of medical devices, we used direct and indirect international standard experimental methods to evaluate the cytotoxicity of the materials. (1) Direct contact method: the polyethylene glycol acrylate composite hydrogel and mouse fibroblasts L929 were co-cultured for 24 hours to observe the morphological changes of cells. (2) Indirect extraction: mouse fibroblasts L929 were cultured in polyethylene glycol diacrylate composite hydrogel extracts (100, 50 μL) and RPMI1640 medium (100 μL), respectively, for 3 days to observe the proliferation and cytotoxicity by cell counting kit-8 assay.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Direct contact method: the cells around the material formed a flat structure with fusiform or stellated protrudes. The material was confirmed to have good biocompatibility depending upon the presence of adherent cell growth, full and strong refraction, and the overall growth trend. (2) Indirect extraction method: with the increase of time, the number of cells in the hydrogel extract group increased, the relative proliferation rate of cells increased gradually, and the cytotoxicity was 0 to 1. To conclude, these experimental findings indicate that the polyethylene glycol acrylate composite hydrogel material has good cytocompatibility.
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To establish a fetal biparietal diameter (BPD)-gestational age formula based on the data of pregnant women from Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou, and to evaluate its application in prenatal screening.Data of 3500 pregnant women with gestational age between 15 weeks and 19 weeks+6 receiving prenatal screening in Xiaoshan Hospital during May 2014 and May 2015 were collected. BPDs were used to establish a localized BPD-gestational age formula. The localized formula was used to evaluate the prenatal screening risks in 1759 pregnant women with irregular menstrual cycles or uncertain last menstrual period (LMP) in Xiaoshan District, and the results were compared with those calculated using formula in LifeCycle 4.0.With localized formula, the total positive rate of Down syndrome, trisomy 18 syndrome and deformity of neural tube was decreased from 6.96% to 5.85% (<0.05), in which the positive rate of Down syndrome decreased (<0.05), that of deformity of neural tube increased (<0.05), and that of trisomy 18 syndrome remained the same (>0.05). The median MoMs of free-hCG β and α-fetoprotein calculated using localized formula were significantly different from those calculated using the formula in LifeCycle 4.0 (all<0.05), and the former ones were more closer to 1. For women of fetus diagnosed with the above diseases, the positive rate calculated using localized formula was almost the same as that calculated using the formula in LifeCycle 4.0.BPD-gestational age formula should be localized based on the statistical analysis of the local population, which will help to reduce the false positive rate, and make the results more accurate and reliable in prenatal screening.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Body Weights and Measures , Reference Standards , Cephalometry , Reference Standards , Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human , Blood , Reference Standards , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18 , Down Syndrome , Diagnosis , Embryology , Epidemiologic Measurements , Fetal Development , Gestational Age , Head , Embryology , Mass Screening , Methods , Reference Standards , Menstrual Cycle , Neural Tube Defects , Diagnosis , Embryology , Prenatal Diagnosis , Methods , Reference Standards , Reference Values , Trisomy , Diagnosis , Trisomy 18 Syndrome , alpha-Fetoproteins , Reference Standardsالملخص
Objective To observe the clinical effects and complications of coronary intervention through radial artery and femoral artery.Methods A hundred and sixty patients received coronary intervention treatment or coronary angiogram in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College from March 2010 to March 2015 were enrolled in this study.The patients were divided into radial artery puncture group (n =80),who received radial artery puncture and femoral artery puncture group (n =80) who received femoral artery puncture.The general date such as puncture time,intervention success rate,time in bed,postpuncture compression time and complications such as postoperative bleeding,arterial occlusion and postoperative untoward reactions were recorded and compared.Results The intervention success rate of radial artery puncture group was 90.0％ lower than that of femoral artery puncture group (97.5％),with statistically significant differences (P＜0.05).The puncture time,postpuncture compression time,time in bed and hospital stays of radial artery puncture group were significantly shorter than those of femoral artery puncture group (P ＜0.01).As for complications,the incidences of postpuncture bleeding and vagus nerve reflex in radial artery puncture group were significantly lower than that in femoral artery puncture group (P＜0.05).As for postoperative untoward reactions,the incidences of irritable and insomnia,uroschesis,pain caused by puncture,local skin injure,back pain in radial artery puncture group were significantly lower than those in femoral artery puncture group (P＜0.01).Conclusion With the advantages of mini-invasion,such as shorter time in bed and hospital stays,lower complications and untoward reactions rates,coronary intervention through radial artery is worth of clinical application.
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Objective To investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of DOPA decarboxylase (DDC) and dopamine receptor-1 (DRD1) and clinical phenotype feature in autistic children.Methods TaqMan probes real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to determine genotype and allele of SNPs of DDC gene (rs6592961) and DRD1 (rs251937) gene in 97 autism children.The Children Autism Rating Scale (CARS) was used to evaluate clinical phenotype feature.Results There was no significant difference in the distribution of the allelic frequency and genotype between mild-medium group and severe group of CARS scores (P ＞ 0.05).For DDC gene (rs6592961),significant difference was found in subscale between genotypes G/G and A/A (P =0.043).For DRD1 gene (rs251937),significant difference was found in subscale between genotypes T/T and C/C (P =0.029).Conclusions In DDC gene (rs6592961),the children with G/G genotype were more obvious than the children with A/A genotype.In DRD1 gene (rs251937),the children with T/T genotype were more obvious than the children with C/C genotype.
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Objective To explore the expression of the nuclear factor -κB (NF-κB) regulating monocyte ehemoactracttive peptide -1 ( MCP-1) in asthma patients, and investigate the effect of seretide, budesonide and vento-lin. Methods 81 asthma patients were randomly divided into seretide therapy group and budesonide and ventolin therapy group. The NF-κB activation in PBMC and the plasma concentrations of MCP-1 were measured by ELISA. ventolin therapy group (1.70±0.39) ng/L of asthma patients were significantly higher than that control group (0.89±0.34) ng/L ( P<0.001 ) ; The plasma MCP-1 level in seretide therapy group ( 66.89±5.62 ) ng/L and in budesonide and ventolin therapy group (73.35±7.52 ) ng/L of asthma patients were also significantly higher than level of seretide therapy group in asthma patients were significantly lower than budesonide and ventolin therapy group (P <0.001 ). Conclusion NF-κB gene and its regulating protein MCP-1 may be involved in asthma. Glucocotios-teroid and beta2 agonists combination may prolong the process of asthma.
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OBJECTIVE To study and develop an effervescent disinfection tablet with low chlorine smell.METHODS The specially tiny smashing technology and the high molecular complexon technology were applied to make the tablet after mixing the complex organic chlorine powder made by a special technoloy with the effervescent agent.RESULTS No chlorine was detected by examining the disinfection solution with 4000 mg/L available chlorine,but it was 0.997 mg/m3 for the symclosene(trichloroisocyanuric acid) disinfection tablet.The sterilization,toxicology,sanitary examination,etc all met the disinfectant standards made by the Ministry of Health.CONCLUSIONS "Aiershi" brand disinfection tablet is one kind of disinfectants with low chlorine smell.Its compound disinfection fluid,is without chlorine smell nearly.It is unharmful to the human body and the environment.And it highly praises by thousand hospitals using it for more than two years.It has been one of items of scientific and technological achievement of Shanghai municipal government.The use of low chlorine disinfection tablet could be expanded.