Physical growth and dietary characteristics of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a cross-sectional study / 中国当代儿科杂志

OBJECTIVES@#To investigate the physical growth and dietary characteristics of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and to analyze their relationship with core symptoms of ADHD.@*METHODS@#A total of 268 children who were newly diagnosed with ADHD in Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from June to December 2020 were included in the ADHD group, and 102 healthy children who underwent physical examination during the same period were selected as the control group. Physical evaluations and dietary surveys were conducted for both groups. ADHD diagnosis and scoring were performed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition). Factor analysis, Spearman correlation analysis, and mediation analysis were used to study the relationship between core symptoms of ADHD, dietary patterns, and physical growth.@*RESULTS@#The rate of overweight/obesity in the ADHD group was significantly higher than that in the control group (35.8% vs 21.6%, P<0.05). Three dietary patterns were extracted from the food frequency questionnaire: vegetarian dietary pattern, traditional dietary pattern, and snack/fast food pattern. The factor score for the snack/fast food pattern in the ADHD group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between ADHD symptom scores, snack/fast food pattern factor scores, and body fat percentage (P<0.05). The mediation analysis showed that the snack/fast food pattern played a partial mediating role in the relationship between ADHD symptom scores and body fat percentage, with a mediation proportion of 26.66%.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The rate of overweight/obesity in children with ADHD is higher than that in non-ADHD children. Core symptoms of ADHD are related to dietary patterns and physical growth, with the snack/fast food pattern playing a partial mediating role in the relationship between core symptoms of ADHD and physical growth.

Advance in Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Peripheral Nerve Injury (review) / 中国康复理论与实践

Diffusion tensor imaging is a magnetic resonance imaging technology, based on the diffusion motion of water molecules, to obtain anisotropy informations of different tissues, which is used for early identification, accurate localization and grading in various fields of peripheral nerve injury, such as peripheral nerve injury repair, micro-lesion recognition and neuro-tumor. However, since diffusion tensor imaging is still at the early stage of clinical research, and the measurements are influenced by various factors such as technical settings and sequence specifications, the standardization of clinical measurement protocols and the quantification of parameters remain to be further studied.

Comparision on the effect of RT-LAMP and LAMP method for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis / 中国人兽共患病学报

We compared the RT-LAMP,LAMP and L-J for detecting MTB to provide the rapid diagnosis method for tu-berculosis.In this assay,NTM and other common respiratory bacteria were used to detect specificity,Mycobacterium tubercu-losis specific products were identified by restriction enzyme digestion.To detect sensitivity,we used RT-LAMP,LAMP and L-J to detect 100 cases sputum specimens from patients with tuberculosis and 22 cases control sputum specimens,the 10 times dilution of 1 ng/μL H37Rv standard strains was used to detect RT-LAMP limit.The results showed that the positive rate of RT-LAMP,LAMP and L-J were 100%,92%,88%.RT-LAMP and L-J,RT-LAMP and LAMP were statistically signifi-cant,RT-LAMP had 10 times higher sensitivity than LAMP,RT-LAMP not only to identify viable but also capable of detec-ting a single copy of MTB.So RT-LAMP is superior to LAMP and L-J and is practical for use in primary medical care institu-tion or peripheral laboratory.

Effect of leptin on expression of calpain-1 and Bcl-2 and apoptosis in myocardial tissue of neonatal rats after asphyxia / 中国当代儿科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effect of leptin on the expression of calcium-activated neutral protease 1 (calpain-1) and B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) and apoptosis in the myocardial tissue of neonatal rats after asphyxia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 48 neonatal rats were randomly and equally divided into normal control group, asphyxia group, leptin treatment groups, and calpain-1 inhibitor (CAI-1) group. The neonatal rat model of asphyxia under normal atmospheric condition was established in all groups except the control group. For the leptin treatment groups, rats received 20, 80, and 160 μg/kg leptin by intraperitoneal injection immediately after model establishment, respectively. For the CAI-1 group, rats received 10 mg/kg CAI-1 by intraperitoneal injection immediately after model establishment. For all the groups, the myocardial tissue was collected at 2 hours after model establishment. Immunohistochemistry was used to measure the expression of calpain-1 and Bcl-2. The TUNEL method was used to evaluate apoptosis of myocardial cells.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The expression of calpain-1 and Bcl-2 and apoptosis index (AI) were significantly higher in the asphyxia group than in the normal control group (P˂0.05). The leptin treatment groups and the CAI-1 group had significantly lower expression of calpain-1, significantly lower AI, and significantly higher expression of Bcl-2 than the asphyxia group (P˂0.05). The CAI-1 group had the largest changes in all the indices compared with the asphyxia group. However, there were no significant differences in all indices between the 160 μg/kg leptin treatment group and the CAI-1 group. After asphyxia, the expression of calpain-1 was positively correlated with AI, while the expression of Bcl-2 was negatively correlated with AI and the expression of calpain-1 (P˂0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Leptin reduces apoptosis of myocardial cells in asphyxiated neonatal rats by the inhibition of calpain-1 activation and upregulation of Bcl-2 expression.</p>

Role of pannexin 1 channels in cisplatin-induced apoptosis in I-10 cells / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the role of pannexin 1 channels in cisplatin-induced apoptosis in I-10 cells and the mechanisms.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>MTT assay was used to assess the cytotoxicity of cisplatin (DDP) in I-10 cells. Annexin V/PI double staining and Hoechst 33258 fluorescence staining were employed to detect early- and late-stage apoptosis of the cells, respectively. Extracellular ATP level and intracellular IP3 level in the cells were detected using commercial detection kits.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>I-10 cells exposed to both CBX (a pannexin 1 channel inhibitor) and DDP showed a higher cell viability compared with the cells exposed to DDP alone (P<0.01). CBX significantly decreased cisplatin-induced early-stage apoptosis (P<0.001) and late-stage apoptosis (P<0.01), and cause obvious reductions in extracellular ATP and intracellular IP3 levels during cisplatin-induced apoptosis (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Pannexin 1 channels participate in cisplatin-induced apoptosis in I-10 cells possibly through the ATP/IP3 pathway.</p>

Molecular genetics of a Chinese family with spinocerebellar ataxia / 解放军医学杂志

Objective To study the genotype of the members of a Chinese family with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA). Methods The peripheral blood samples of 6 patients and 40 asymptomatic people belonged to the family were collected. Referring to the clinical manifestations of the proband and second-generation sequencing results, the CAG trinucleotide repeats of the pathogenic gene ATXN2 were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The repeated times of the trinucleotide in normally and abnormally amplified alleles were defined by agarose gel electrophoresis and PCR products sequencing. Results Autosomal dominant heredity was the cause of the SCA in this family. Six out of 46 in the fourth-generation were SCA2 patients, 7 were the carriers of pathogenic allele. The repeated times of CAG trinucleotide were within the normal range in one of the two alleles of ATXN2, but they were in abnormal range in the another one. The repeated times of CAG trinucleotide were 40-46 in abnormal alleles of patients. Conclusion Autosomal dominant heredity SCA2 has been diagnosed in this family caused by the dynamic nutation of CAG trinucleotide repeats, and 7 pathogenic allele carriers in this family were confirmed by genetic diagnosis.

Expression and clinical significance of VEGF and apoptosis in frozen-thawed mouse ovaries after transplantation / 中国应用生理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate expression and clinical significance of VEGF and apoptosis in frozen-thawed mouse ovaries after transplantation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ovaries from B6C2F1 (C57BL/6j x BALB/c) 4 week old mice were cryopreservation and the thawed ovaries were xenografted into kidney capsules of 8-12 week old adult male mice. The grafted were recovered 1 d, 2 d and 7 d after transplantation respectively, the grafts and frozen-thawed were removed for follicle counting and immunohistochemically, ultrastructure, and detection of the mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The follicle numbers were decreased gradually after transplantation,the cell apoptosis increased especially in 48 h after transplantation. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed the tissue damaged was severest 48 h after transplantation; the expression of VEGF increased after transplantation, peaked on day 7, the mRNA expression of VEGF120 and VEGF188 was more on 48 h after transplantation, decreased on day 7 (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The number of follicles was decreased after transplantation, the apoptosis index was increased especially in 48 h after transplantation; the expression of VEGF increased after transplantation, an increase in the VEGF188 and VEGF164 isoform might suggest the positive effect in the early stages of angiogenesis.</p>

The effect of danshen on the angiogenesis of the frozen-thawed human fetal ovarian tissue after transplantation / 中国应用生理学杂志

<p><b>AIM</b>(1) To investigate the mRNA expression of the key angiogenic growth factors in the grafts after transplantation. (2) To investigate the potential impact of danshen (Chinese traditional medicine) administration on grafts angiogenesis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The frozen-thawed ovarian tissue from aborted fetus were xenografted into the renal capsule of the nude mice, recovered 48 h, 7 d and 28 d after respectively. Either danshen or saline (as the control) was administered after transplantation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The mRNA levels of VEGF showed a temporary raise in 48 h after transplantation, then decreased in one week, and no significant difference was fund between the control group and danshen group. Ang-2 was increased in 48 h after transplantation, when Danshen group was significantly higher than the control group (P < 0.05). The microvessel density significantly increased in all the tissues after transplantation. The control group peaked on day 7 after transplantation, while danshen group peaked in 48 h and kept correspondingly steady after that.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Early angiogenesis began within 48 h after transplantation of the thawed human fetal ovarian tissue, and its microvessel density peaked within the first week after transplantation. Our results also suggested that the use of danshen injection in conjunction with transplantation could facilitate revascularization of the grafts.</p>