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Augmented renal clearance(ARC)can be caused by the disease itself,inflammatory state,or therapeutic interventions,and is often associated with severe infections and trauma.Sepsis is one of the most important diseases with high morbidity and mortality in the world.Current studies suggest that ARC is significantly associated with inadequate antimicrobial therapy concentration in patients with sepsis,increasing the risk of clinical treatment failure.It is important to optimize the drug administration strategy for patients with ARC in sepsis,although the current clinical screening of ARC is not yet perfect.This review summarized the literature on changes in blood concentration of antibiotics and administration strategies in patients with sepsis with ARC,in order to provide appropriate medication and clinical guidance for ARC patients.
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ObjectiveTo assess the repeatability (intra-operator variability) and reproducibility (inter-operator variability) of a new partial coherence interferometry (PCI)-based ocular biometer, Myopia Master, and its agreement with IOL Master 500 for measuring axial length (AL) and corneal curvature (K) in children aged 8-12 years. MethodsThe same operator measured school children with the Myopia Master and the IOL Master 500 in random order to assess agreement. Additionally, some of these children received measurements from another operator using the Myopia Master to assess repeatability and reproducibility. AL, flat keratometry (Kf), steep keratometry (Ks), mean keratometry (Km), J0 and J45 were analyzed. The repeatability and reproducibility were assessed by the within-subject standard deviation (Sw), test-retest repeatability (TRT), coefficient of variation (CoV) and intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). The agreement between the Myopia Master and the IOL Master 500 was assessed by Bland-Altman plots and 95% limits of agreement (LoA). ResultsBoth repeatability and reproducibility of the Myopia Master were high for AL measurements (Sw=0.02 mm, ICC=0.999; Sw=0.04 mm, ICC=0.998), but moderate for K measurements (Sw range, 0.04 to 0.12 D, ICC range, 0.861 to 0.991; Sw range, 0.06 to 0.20 D, ICC range, 0.835 to 0.992). There were significant mean differences between the Myopia Master and the IOL Master 500 in measurements of AL (-0.01±0.04) mm, Kf (-0.09 ± 0.15) D, Ks (-0.47±0.40) D, and Km (-0.28±0.23) D, J0 (0.18±0.20) D and J45 (-0.01±0.12) D. ConclusionsThe Myopia Master provided high repeatability and reproducibility for AL measurements in schoolchildren with myopia, but the Myopia Master and the IOL Master 500 cannot be used interchangeably in measuring AL and K.
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@#Objective To systematically review the clinical effect of music therapy in patients with insomnia. Methods PubMed,Web of Science,Embase,CBM,CNKI,Wanfang Data,and VIP were searched for related articles published up to December 3 2021,and literature screening and data extraction were performed strictly according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. RevMan 5.3 and Stata 16.0 were used for data analysis and evaluation. Results A total of 20 randomized controlled trial articles were included,with 1378 patients in total, among whom there were 704 patients in the experimental group and 703 patients in the control group. The meta-analysis showed that music therapy effectively improved the symptoms of patients with insomnia,with significant differences in clinical response rate (risk ratio=1.66,95% confidence interval [CI]:1.35-2.05,P<0.001),PSQI score (weighted mean difference [WMD]=-1.10,95%CI -1.57 to-0.63,P<0.001),and ISI score (WMD=-0.30,95%CI -0.76 to -0.15,P=0.19). Conclusion Music therapy has obvious advantages and therapeutic significance in the clinical observation of patients with insomnia. Clinical response rate and PSQI score are mainly selected as outcome measures in most articles,and therefore,more sleep indicators can be used for outcome observation.
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Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) is an early pathogenic colonizer in periodontitis, but the host response to infection with this pathogen remains unclear. In this study, we built an F. nucleatum infectious model with human periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) and showed that F. nucleatum could inhibit proliferation, and facilitate apoptosis, ferroptosis, and inflammatory cytokine production in a dose-dependent manner. The F. nucleatum adhesin FadA acted as a proinflammatory virulence factor and increased the expression of interleukin(IL)-1β, IL-6 and IL-8. Further study showed that FadA could bind with PEBP1 to activate the Raf1-MAPK and IKK-NF-κB signaling pathways. Time-course RNA-sequencing analyses showed the cascade of gene activation process in PDLSCs with increasing durations of F. nucleatum infection. NFκB1 and NFκB2 upregulated after 3 h of F. nucleatum-infection, and the inflammatory-related genes in the NF-κB signaling pathway were serially elevated with time. Using computational drug repositioning analysis, we predicted and validated that two potential drugs (piperlongumine and fisetin) could attenuate the negative effects of F. nucleatum-infection. Collectively, this study unveils the potential pathogenic mechanisms of F. nucleatum and the host inflammatory response at the early stage of F. nucleatum infection.
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Humans , Fusobacterium nucleatum/metabolism , NF-kappa B/metabolism , Periodontal Ligament/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Fusobacterium Infections/pathology , Stem Cells/metabolismABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo investigate the late detection of HIV/AIDS cases in the elderly in Jilin Province and analyze its influencing factors, to provide theoretical basis for improving their life quality. MethodsThe first CD4 values of HIV/AIDS patients aged 50 years and above living in Jilin Province were used to estimate late detection, and the influencing factors of late detection in elderly cases were analyzed. ResultsThe average CD4 cell count of newly reported HIV/AIDS cases aged 50 and above in Jilin Province from 1996 to 2021 was (230.55±191.97), the low value group accounted for the largest proportion (50.8%), and the late detection rate was 59.3% (1397/2325). The late detection cases were mainly from sexual transmission (46.8% for same-sex and 48.2% for heterosexual contact). From the perspective of sample sources, most of the late detection patients were diagnosed while testing for other illnesses, followed by testing and consulting. In terms of contact history, the late detection of cases of men who have sex with men was higher. The binary logistic regression analysis showed that gender, marriage, sample source and report year were the factors affecting the late detection of AIDS. The late detection rate of males was higher, and cases of married couples were more likely to be late detection. With the increase of report year, the late detection rate decreased, and testing and counseling could effectively reduce the late detection rate of AIDS. ConclusionThe CD4 cell count in the first detection of HIV/AIDS in the elderly in Jilin Province is low, and the late detection rate of male cases is high. In recent years, the expansion of voluntary counseling and testing in Jilin Province has effectively reduced the late detection rate of HIV/AIDS. At the same time, sex education should be strengthened for the elderly, healthy marital relationships should be advocated and more attention should be paid to the mental health of the elderly.
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Objective To develop a HPLC method for determining the contents of lobetyolin and gallic acid in Eighteen Flavors Dangshen Pill(EFDSP) produced by different factories.Methods The HPLC analysis was performed on a VP-DOS C18 column (4.6 mm×150 mm,5 μm).The mobile phase was acetonitrile and 0.4% glacial acetic acid(21∶79) in the determination of lobetyolin content.The detection wavelength was 267 nm and the flow velocity was 1 mL/min.the column temperature was25 ℃ and the sample size was10 μL.The mobile phase was methanol and 0.4% glacial acetic acid(1∶99) in the determination of gallic acid content.The detection wavelength was 280 nm.The column temperature was 25 ℃ and the sample size was 10μL.Results The contents of lobetyolin and gallic acid in EFDSP were 1.0835mg·g-1and 15.334 0 mg/g for Qinghai Gela Dandong Tibetan Pharmaceutical Factory;0.628 9 mg/g and 15.159 5 mg/g for Changdu Tibet Medicine Factory;0.306 5 mg/g and 8.762 7 mg/g for Tibetan Hospital of Tibet.Conclusion This method has the advantages of good reproducibility,good accuracy,simple and fast operation.The contents of lobetyolin and gallic acid in EFDSP produced by different manufacturers are significantly different.The gallic acid content has greater difference.It provides the reference for quality control of EFDSP