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Objective:To evaluate the relationship between the mechanism underlying the antidepressant effect of S-ketamine and hippocampal gamma-aminobutyric acid B receptor (GABA BR) in mice. Methods:A total of 54 male C57BL/6(B6) mice, aged 8 weeks, weighing 25-30 g, were used in this study. Forty mice were selected to develop the depression model by chronic social defeat stress. Twenty-six depression-susceptible mice were screened out by social avoidance test at day 11 after developing the model and divided into 2 groups ( n=13 each) by a random number table method: depression-susceptible group (Sus group) and depression-susceptible + S-ketamine group (Sus + S-ket group). The remaining 14 mice served as control group (C group). Starting from day 12 after developing the model, S-ketamine 10 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected every day for 3 consecutive days in Sus+ S-ket group, while the equal volume of normal saline was given instead in C group and Sus group. The open field test was performed at 1 h after the last administration, and the total distance of movement was recorded. The forced swimming test was performed at 1 day after the open field test, and the immobile time was recorded. The sucrose preference test was performed to calculate the proportion of sucrose consumption at 1 day after the forced swimming test. One hour after the end of behavioral test, mice were sacrificed, and the hippocampal tissues were removed. Western blot was used to detect the expression of GABA BR1, GABA BR2, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), phosphorylated mTOR (p-mTOR), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB), phosphorylated TrkB (p-TrkB), glutamate receptor 1 (GluR1) and postsynaptic dense protein 95 (PSD95). The p-mTOR/mTOR ratio and p-TrkB/TrkB ratio were calculated. The fluorescence intensity of BDNF in hippocampal CA1 region was detected by immunofluorescence. The number of dendritic spines in hippocampal CA1 region was measured by Golgi staining. Results:In the open field test, no statistically significant difference in the total distance was detected among the three groups ( P>0.05). Compared with C group, the immobile time in the forced swimming test was significantly prolonged, the proportion of sucrose consumption was decreased, the expression of hippocampal GABA BR1, GABA BR2, BDNF, GluR1 and PSD95 was down-regulated, and the ratios of p-mTOR/mTOR and p-TrkB/TrkB were decreased, the fluorescence intensity of BDNF and total number of dendritic spines in the hippocampal CA1 region were decreased in Sus group ( P<0.05), and no significant change was found in the parameters mentioned above in Sus+ S-ket group ( P>0.05). Compared with Sus group, the immobile time in the forced swimming test was significantly shortened, the proportion of sucrose consumption was increased, the expression of hippocampal GABA BR1, GABA BR2, BDNF, GluR1 and PSD95 was up-regulated, the ratios of p-mTOR/mTOR and p-TrkB/TrkB were increased, and the fluorescence intensity of BDNF and total number of dendritic spines in the hippocampal CA1 region were increased in Sus+ S-ket group ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The mechanism underlying the antidepressant effect of S-ketamine may be related to up-regulation of hippocampal GABA BR expression, activation of mTOR-BDNF signaling pathway, and improvement in synaptic plasticity in mice.
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Objective:To systematically review the efficacy and safety of electrostimulation of the posterior tibial nerve and antimuscarinic drugs in the treatment of overactive bladder.Methods:The literature search was conducted using the PubMed, The Cochrane Library, EMbase, Medline, CNKI, CQVIP, Wanfang databases.The retrieval period was from the establishment of the database to February 2021. Literature was screened and evaluated independently by two investigators to compare the safety and efficacy of electrostimulation of the posterior tibial nerve and antimuscarinic drugs in the treatment of overactive bladder. Meta-analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.4 software.Results:A total of 11 clinical trials, including 10 randomized controlled trials and 1 cross-over study were included, involving 605 patients, including 309 in the experimental group (nerve stimulation group) and 296 in the control group(antimuscarinic drugs group). The results of meta-analysis showed as follow. For patients with non-neurogenetic overactive bladder, there was no statistically significant differences between electrostimulation of the posterior tibial nerve therapy and antimuscarinic drugs in the improvement of 24h urination frequency( MD=-0.06, 95% CI -1.67-1.54, P>0.05), 24h urge incontinence frequency( MD=0.04, 95% CI -0.46-0.54, P>0.05), symptoms scores of OAB-q questionnaire( MD=0.37, 95% CI -0.02-0.76, P>0.05)and quality of life scores( SMD=0.32, 95% CI-0.06-0.69, P>0.05). However, compared with antimuscarinic drugs, posterior tibial nerve stimulation had better efficacy satisfaction rate ( OR=1.97, 95% CI 1.16-3.36, P<0.05) and lower side effect rate ( OR=0.24, 95% CI 0.12-0.48, P<0.0001). And the results have significant statistical differences. Conclusions:Electrostimulation of the posterior tibial nerve was almost as effective as antimuscarinic drugs in improving symptoms and quality of life in patients with non-neurogenic OAB. However, compared with antimuscarinic drugs, electrostimulation of the posterior tibial nerve had a higher efficacy satisfaction rate and a lower incidence of side effects. Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high quality studies are required to verify above conclusions.
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Objective:To investigate the effect and mechanism of non-selective histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor sodium butyrate (NaB) on neuropathic pain and pain-induced memory impairment in mice.Methods:Forty clean grade male C57BL/6J mice were were divided into 4 groups by random number table method ( n=10 in each group): sham + saline, sham + NaB, chronic constriction injury (CCI)+ saline and CCI + NaB.The mouse CCI model was established by sciatic nerve ligation. Non-selective HDAC inhibitors NaB(300 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally injected into the mice in Sham+ NaB group and CCI+ NaB group once a day 15-28 days after modeling, while the mice in Sham+ saline group and CCI+ saline group were intraperitoneally injected with the same volume of saline. On the 14th and 28th day after operation, the athletic ability was measured by open field test (OFT), the pain behavior was measured by paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) and paw withdrawal latency (PWL), and the memory function was measured by Y-maze. After the behavioral experiment, hippocampus and spinal dorsal horn tissues were taken for the activity of HDAC measurement, and hippocampus tissues were taken for the expression levels of BDNF and PSD95 measurement. SPSS 25.0 software was used for statistical analysis. The data were compared by repeated measurement ANOVA and one-way ANOVA. Results:After treatment with NaB, the interaction effects of the accuracy of spontaneous alternation of PWT, PWL and Y maze in mice were significant( F=21.07, 6.98, 7.79, all P<0.05). Compared with the Sham + saline group, the PWT((0.83±0.30)g, (0.25±0.22)g, (0.24±0.11)g; both P<0.05), the PWL((14.97±4.02)s, (5.99±1.51)s, (6.87±0.90)s; both P<0.05) and the spontaneous alternation in Y maze(71.57±2.80)%, (56.96±0.60)%, (62.86±4.94)%; both P<0.05) in CCI+ Saline group and CCI+ NaB group were lower. After treatment with NaB, compared with CCI + saline group, PWT((0.22±0.13)g, (0.62±0.23)g; P<0.05), PWL((5.62±2.00)s, (8.82±2.13)s; P<0.05)and the accuracy of spontaneous alternation of Y maze were significantly higher ((56.54±7.50)%, (66.35±8.20)%; P<0.05), the HDAC activity in hippocampus((173.40±7.38)%, (122.70±8.40)%; P<0.05)and in spinal cord ((153.40±10.58)%, (111.40±11.40)%; P<0.05)were significantly lower, and the expression of BDNF((0.65±0.06), (0.87±0.43); P<0.05)and PSD95((0.70±0.40), (0.87±0.04); P<0.05)were significantly higher in CCI + NaB group. Conclusion:NaB can improve neuropathic pain and pain-induced memory impairment.The mechanism may be related to the inhibition of HDAC activity and the up-regulation of BDNF and PSD95 expression in hippocampus.
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The treatment of liver cancer involves multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment including internal medicine, surgical treatment, radiation, and interventional surgery, and surgical treatment based on surgery is currently the main treatment method for liver cancer. This article summarizes and analyzes the update in the concept of surgical treatment of liver cancer, the development of treatment methods, and the advances in surgical technology and discusses the advantages and limitations of related techniques and concepts in the surgical treatment of liver cancer, so as to provide a reference for further promoting the improvement in the surgical treatment of liver cancer.
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Objective:To investigate the characteristics of urinary microflora in women with type 2 diabetic peripheral neuropathy without lower urinary tract symptoms.Methods:By completing nerve conduction function and the American Urological Association Symptom Index questionnaire (AUA-SI), a total of 30 cases of women hospitalized with type 2 diabetes and no symptoms of lower urinary tract from May 2017 to August 2018 were included. 17 patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy were assigned to the DPN group, and 13 patients without diabetic peripheral neuropathy were assigned to the nDPN group. Urine specimens were collected from clean catch midstream urine and processed for extracting DNA. Microbial diversity and composition were analyzed using the Illumina sequencing platform targeting to 16S rDNA gene. Sequencing reads were processed by QIIME. LEfSe algorithm was used to analyze the flora with significant differences between the two groups.Results:The duration of diabetes in the DPN group was lower than that in the nDPN group [(4.12 ± 3.28)years vs.(8.03 ± 6.11)years, P = 0.03], and the retinopathy cases were more in the DPN group than those in the nDPN group (6 vs. 0, P=0.03). Except for above two indicators, there was no significant difference in demographic characteristics between DPN group and nDPN group( P>0.05). The urinary microenvironment of DPN was characterized by increased bacterial richness(sobs index, chao index and aec index, 67.24±40.25 vs.108.69±57.18; 81.36±47.99 vs.122.55±55.70; 88.58±55.03 vs.125.78±53.03, all P<0.05) and by the enrichment of Mycoplasmataceae(Metastats value: 0.52±0.01vs.0.01±0.00001, P=0.02). Beta diversity showed that no significant difference of bacterial composition was found between these two group( P>0.05). LEfSe analysis showed that at the genus level, the relative abundance of eight genera(e.g., Bacillus, Duganella, Leptotrichia, Proteus, Propionibacterium, Pseudoxanthomonas, Bdellovibrio and uncultured_soil_bacterium) in DPN group decreased at the level of genus( P<0.05). Conclusions:Female patients with type 2 diabetes without lower urinary tract symptoms of peripheral neuropathy exhibit a different microbial community compared to nDPN controls. Mycoplasmataceae may be a potential biomarker for patients with DPN.
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Objective@#To evaluate the clinical value of high-risk factors in combination with stratification method in predicting the clinical prognosis of patients diagnosed with N2-3M0 nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).@*Methods@#A total of 226 N2-3M0 NPC patients who underwent IMRT from November 2013 to May 2015 were enrolled in this study. The relationship between tumor volume, cervical metastatic lymph node characteristics (necrosis and fusion) and T and N staging was analyzed. The high-risk factors that affected the survival were identified. The value of high-risk factors combined with stratification method in predicting the clinical prognosis was assessed.@*Results@#N3 staging, Vn≥47.15cm3 and lymph node fusion (LNF) were the high-risk factors for distant metastasis in patients with stage N2-3M0 NPC. All patients were classified into the low-risk, medium-risk, high-risk and extremely high-risk groups according to high-risk factors. For patients in the low-risk, medium-risk, high-risk and extremely high-risk groups, the 3-year overall survival rates were 84.2%, 76.7%, 58.7% and 36.4%(all P<0.001), 87.3%, 85.2%, 54.5% and 12.1% for the distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates (all P<0.001), 76.8%, 74.3%, 49.2% and 12.1%for the progression-free survival (PFS) rates (all P<0.001), and 89.2%, 88.5%, 91.5% and 88.3% for the loco-regional recurrence-free survival (LRRFS) rates (P=0.914), respectively. The risk stratification method showed the best curve separation for DMFS compared to the Vn, N staging and LNF classification groups (all P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#High-risk factors in combination with stratification method has the highest clinical value in predicting the clinical prognosis of N2-3M0 NPC patients.
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Objective@#To analyze the infection composition and drug resistance to Gram-negative (G-) bacilli in children′s respiratory tract in Suzhou, in order to provide evidence for rational use of antibiotics clinically.@*Methods@#G- bacilli culture samples were collected from 21 561 cases of nasopharyngeal secretions from patients with respiratory tract infection admitted at the Department of Respiratory, Children′s Hospital of Soochow University from January 2007 to December 2016, including 21 246 cases in general wards, and 315 patients who were transferred to the respiratory department after treatment in the Intensive Care Unit(ICU), and the children were divided into the general ward group and the ICU group, and the pathogens were compared and the changes in bacterial susceptibility were dynamically observed between the 2 groups.@*Results@#The primary G-bacteria for respiratory infection was Haemophilus influenzae, followed by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii.The detection rates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the ICU group were 16.8% (21/125 strains)and 14.4%(18/125 strains), respectively, which were significantly higher than those in the general ward group [10.0%(208/2 071 strains), 9.2%(190/2 071 strains)]. The detection rates of G-bacteria in the ICU group were 33.7%(106/315 cases), which were significantly higher than those in the general ward group [9.4%(1 997/21 246 cases)], and the difference was statistically significant(χ2=210.325, P<0.001). The rare G-bacillus such as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Acinetobacter junii and Burkholderia onion were higher in the ICU group [17.6%(22/125 strains)] than that in the general ward group [6.4% (132/2 071 strains)]. The rate that of G-bacteria with two or more mixed infection in ICU group [17.0% (18/106 cases)] was significantly higher than in the general ward group [3.4%(68/1 997 cases)], and the difference was statistically significant(χ2=47.3, P<0.05). For the mixed infection, the ICU group was mainly composed of Klebsiella pneumoniae mixed with Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Escherichia coli, while the general ward group was composed of Haemophilus influenzae mixed with Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Escherichia coli.The sensitivity of Haemophilus influenzae to Ampicillin, Sultamicillin, Cefuroxime, Cefaclor and Azithromycin decreased, and the sensitivity to Chloramphenicol, Tetracycline and Trimethoprim+ Sulfamethoxazole increased year by year, and there were statistically significant differences in different years (all P<0.05). The sensiti-vity to Escherichia coli to Ceftazidime decreased year by year, and the sensitivity to Ampicillin and Levofloxacin increased year by year, and there were statistically significant differences in different years (all P<0.05). The sensitivity to Klebsiella pneumoniae to Cefoperazone/Sulbactam and imipenem decreased, and the sensitivity to Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin increased, and there were statistically significant differences in different years (all P<0.05). The sensitivity to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Cefoperazone/Sulbactam and Ceftriaxone decreased year by year, and the sensitivity to Levofloxacin increased, and there were statistically significant differences in different years (all P<0.05). The detection rate of carbapenem-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed an increasing trend, and there were statistically significant differences in different years (all P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#The primary G-bacteria for respiratory infections is Haemophilus influenzae, G-bacilli especially, the mixed infection of G-bacilli, is more likely to cause severe and critical respiratory infections.The resistance rate of G-bacteria infection in children′s respiratory tract to commonly used antibiotics is generally on the rise.
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Objective To analyze the infection composition and drug resistance to Gram-negative (G-) bacilli in children's respiratory tract in Suzhou,in order to provide evidence for rational use of antibiotics clinically.Methods G-bacilli culture samples were collected from 21 561 cases of nasopharyngeal secretions from patients with respiratory tract infection admitted at the Department of Respiratory,Children's Hospital of Soochow University from January 2007 to December 2016,including 21 246 cases in general wards,and 315 patients who were transferred to the respiratory department after treatment in the Intensive Care Unit(ICU),and the children were divided into the general ward group and the ICU group,and the pathogens were compared and the changes in bacterial susceptibility were dynamically observed between the 2 groups.Results The primary G-bacteria for respiratory infection was Haemophilus influenzae,followed by Escherichia coli,Klebsiella pneumoniae,Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii.The detection rates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the ICU group were 16.8％ (21/125 strains) and 14.4％ (18/125 strains),respectively,which were significantly higher than those in the general ward group [10.0％ (208/2 071 strains),9.2％ (190/2 071 strains)].The detection rates of G-bacteria in the ICU group were 33.7％ (106/315 cases),which were significantly higher than those in the general ward group [9.4％ (1 997/21 246 cases)],and the difference was statistically significant (x2 =210.325,P ＜ 0.001).The rare G-bacillus such as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia,Acinetobacter junii and Burkholderia onion were higher in the ICU group [17.6％ (22/125 strains)] than that in the general ward group [6.4％ (132/2 071 strains)].The rate that of G bacteria with two or more mixed infection in ICU group [17.0％ (18/106 cases)] was significantly higher than in the general ward group [3.4％ (68/1 997 cases)],and the difference was statistically sigmficant(x2 =47.3,P ＜0.05).For the mixed infection,the ICU group was mainly composed of Klebsiella pneumoniae mixed with Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Escherichia coli,while the general ward group was composed of Haemophilus influenzae mixed with Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Escherichia coli.The sensitivity of Haemophilus infiuenzae to Ampicillin,Sultamicillin,Cefuroxime,Cefaclor and Azithromycin decreased,and the sensitivity to Chloramphenicol,Tetracycline and Trimethoprim + Sulfamethoxazole increased year by year,and there were statistically significant differences in different years (all P ＜ 0.05).The sensitivity to Escherichia coli to Ceftazidime decreased year by year,and the sensitivity to Ampicillin and Levofloxacin increased year by year,and there were statistically significant differences in different years (all P ＜ 0.05).The sensitivity to Klebsiella pneumoniae to Cefoperazone/Sulbactam and imipenem decreased,and the sensitivity to Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin increased,and there were statistically significant differences in different years (all P ＜ 0.05).The sensitivity to Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Cefoperazone/Sulbactam and Ceftriaxone decreased year by year,and the sensitivity to Levofloxacin increased,and there were statistically significant differences in different years (all P ＜ 0.05).The detection rate of carbapenem-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed an increasing trend,and there were statistically significant differences in different years (all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The primary G-bacteria for respiratory infections is Haemophilus influenzae,G-bacilli especially,the mixed infection of G-bacilli,is more likely to cause severe and critical respiratory infections.The resistance rate of G-bacteria infection in children's respiratory tract to commonly used antibiotics is generally on the rise.
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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the expression of the cell division- associated gene NUF2 in breast cancer and its clinical significance.@*METHODS@#The expression of NUF2 in breast cancer tissues was analyzed using Oncomine database. The relationship between the expression of NUF2 and the prognosis of breast cancer was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier Plotter database. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and GEO database were used to investigate the effect of NUF2 on gene enrichment. The String database was utilized to analyze the proteins associated with NUF2. The TIMER database was analyzed to assess the correlations of NUF2 with BUB1, MAD2L1 and MYC. The expressions of NUF2 mRNA in 8 pairs of breast cancer tissues and adjacent tissues were verified by q-PCR.@*RESULTS@#Compared with that in normal breast tissue, NUF2 was significantly overexpressed in breast cancer ( < 0.001). The overall survival time (HR = 1.52, = 0.015) and the recurrence-free survival time (HR = 1.85, = 3.2e-14) of the patients with high NUF2 expression were significantly shorter than those of patients with low NUF2 expression. In patients with high NUF2 expression, the enriched genes were involved mainly in cell cycle, P53, G2/M, DNA repair, MYC, and PI3K-AKT-MTOR signaling pathways, which were associated with tumor proliferation, invasion, metastasis and stemness. Combination of the results of String database, gene enrichment and TIMER database analyses suggested that NUF2 interacted directly with BUB1, MAD2L1, and MYC, which could promote the progression of breast cancer. The results of q-PCR showed that NUF2 expression was up-regulated in 6 cancer tissues and down-regulated in 2 cancer tissues.@*CONCLUSIONS@#NUF2 gene is overexpressed in breast cancer, and its expression level is important in predicting the prognosis of breast cancer.
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Objective To explore the CT dominant phase and optimal classification model in differenting clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) from fat‐poor angiomyolipoma (fpAML) through quantitative multiple‐phase CT radiomic features analysis. Methods Clinical and imaging data of 195 cases pathologically confirmed ccRCC (n=131) and fpAML (n=64) were retrospectively studied. All the patients underwent non‐contrast enhanced CT scans and dynamic multi‐phase (corticomedullary phase, medullary phase and excretion phase) contrast‐enhanced CT scans. Regions of interest (ROIs) were manually delineated based on the selected image slices with the maximal diameter of the lesion using ITK‐SNAP software, followed by the acquisition of candidate CT radiomic feature sets from each phase with statistically significant differences by using Mann‐Whitney U test. Then, using the synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE), 232 classification models which are composed of 29 different feature selection algorithms (top 10 features were chosen by the backward elimination method) and 8 different classifiers were constructed. Employing the 5‐fold cross‐validation method, the performance of each classification models for each phase was evaluated using accuracy (ACC), sensitivity (SEN), specificity (SPE) and area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), to acquire dominant CT phases and the optimal classification models for distingushing ccRCC and fpAML, along with the key imaging radiomic features. Results In this study, the mean maximal diameter of ccRCC and fpAML lesions were (3.9±1.4) cm, and (3.5±1.7) cm, respectively, and there was no statistically significant difference in the size of the tumor between two groups (P>0.05). From 102 initial imaging feature sets, the total number of candidate imaging feature sets (P<0.05) were:non‐enhanced phase (n=26), corticomedullary phase (n=71), medullary phase (n=68), excretion phase (n=62). Among the 232 classification models through different combination of classifiers and feature selectors, the amount of classification models which achieved the maximum of AUC value (AUCmax) from different CT phases were: non‐enhanced phase (n=106, 45.7%), corticomedullary phase (n=94, 40.5%), medullary phase (n=23, 9.9%), excretion phase (n=9, 3.9%). Imaging features from non‐enhanced phase and corticomedullary phase yielded higher performance compared with medullary phase and excretion phase, with the corresponding optimal prediction models were SVM‐fisher_score (AUC: 0.897, ACC: 83%, SEN: 84%, SPE:80%) and Logistic Regression‐RFS (AUC: 0.891, ACC: 83%, SEN: 81%, SPE: 89%), respectively. Conclusions The quantitative imaging features from non‐enhanced and corticomedullary phase have better performance among proposed classification models than that from medullary phase and excretion phase. Furthermore, it is feasible to acquire proper combination of feature selection and classifiers to achieve high performance in identifying ccRCC and fpAML.
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Objective To characterize the urinary microbial profile of male non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients compared to healthy controls.Methods Between March,2017 and September,2017,mid-stream urine from 26 non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and 18 non-neoplastic controls were collected by the clean method,then centrifuged and processed for 16S rRNA gene sequencing.Sequencing reads were processed for evaluating alpha diversity and beta diversity using QIIME.LEfSe algorithm was performed to identify potential bacterial genera biomarker.Results The smoking cases were more in tumor group than those in control group(21 vs.7,P ＜ 0.01).The urinary microenvironment of bladder cancer was characterized by increased bacterial richness (Observed species index,Chaol index and Ace index,125.77 ± 69.64 vs.80.38 ± 46.24;142.82 ± 76.74 vs.90.68 ± 47.62;and 147.92 ± 77.68 vs.88.19 ± 45.38,all P ＜ 0.05) and by the enrichment of some bacterial genera (e.g.,Acinetobacter and Anaerococcus).Significant difference in β diversity was found between cancer and non-cancer group (ANOSIM,P =O.009).A clear hierarchical clustering of cancer samples was observed,suggesting a common dysbiosis associated to bladder cancer.Conclusions Patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer exhibit a different microbial community compared to non-neoplastic controls,suggesting a possible pathophysiological correlation between microbiome and bladder cancer.Urinary microbial community may be associated with the prognosis of NMIBC.
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Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of Streptococcus pneumonia (SP) in children with respiratory tract infection in Suzhou area,and the correlation between the air pollutants and the epidemiological characteristics of SP.Methods The real-time air quality test data of Suzhou in Jiangsu province was recorded from January 2012 to December 2014,and sputum specimens of 6 653 cases of hospitalized children with respiratory tract diseases in the same period were collected.The SP detection content and the correlation between SP and the concentration level of PM2.5,PM 10,nitrogen dioxide (NO2),sulfur dioxide (SO2),carbon monoxide (CO),ozone (O3) in Suzhou were analyzed.Results The SP detection rate was 9.94％ in 6 653 children.The SP detection rates were respoctively 7.69％ (183/2 381 cases),10.87％ (235/2 161 cases),11.51％ (243/2 111 cases) between 2012 and 2014.The SP detection rates of children at the age of ≤ 1 year old,＞ 1-3 years old,＞ 3-＜ 7 years old and ≥ 7 years old more respectively were 7.11％ (227/3 192 cases),13.48％ (244/1 810 cases),13.76％ (168/1 221 cases),5.12％ (22/430 cases).The SP detection rate of children at the age of ＞ 1-3 years old and ＞3-＜7 years old was higher than that of ≤ 1 years old and ≥7 years old,and the difference was significant (x2 =84.980,P ＜ 0.001).The SP detection rates in spring,summer,antumn and winter respectively were 9.79％ (173/1 768 cases),7.66％ (130/ 1 697 cases),11.76％ (187/1 590 cases),10.70％ (171/1 598 cases).The SP detection rate of children in summer was the lowest (x2 =4.897,15.839,9.165,all P ＜ 0.05).The concentrations of PM2.5,PM 10,SO2,NO2,CO and O3 were in a state of fluctuation during the survey period.The SP detection rate had positive correlation with the concentration of PM2.5,PM10,SO2,NO2,CO and O3 (r =0.650,0.586,0.680,0.467,all P ＜ 0.005),and there was no obvious correlation between the SP detection rate and the concentration of CO,O3 (all P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions SP is one of the important pathogens of respiratory tract infection in children in Suzhou area,and the detection rate in infants and preschoolers is higher but the detection rate in summer is lower.The SP detection rate is closely correlated with the concentration of PM2.5,PM10,SO2,NO2.
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Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics and laboratory indexes of pneumonia complicated with pertussis syndrome in Suzhou area in order to provide the basis for rational treatment.Methods Children who had been hospitalized at Department of Respiratory,Children's Hospital of Soochow University during January 2012 to October 2016 were enrotled and diagnosed as pneumonia complicated with pertussis syndrome.A total of 236 cases were enrolled.Multiple pathogen detection and clinical information were collected in all patients.The subjects were divided into 28 days-＜ 3 months group,3-＜ 6 months old group,6-＜ 12 months old group and ≥ 12 months old group.The clinical data of children in each age group were retrospectively analyzed.Results Pneumonia complicated with pertussis syndrome was easy to occur within 6 months of infants,with the highest incidence in the 3-＜ 6 months group,there was a significant difference among the different age groups (x2 =231.870,P ＜ 0.05) [28 d-＜ 3 months group:5.3％ (102/1 910 cases),3-＜6 months group:5.7％ (76/1 341 cases),6-＜ 12 months group:2.0％ (36/1 762 cases),≥12 months group:0.4％ (22/5 304 cases)].The patients could become sick all the year round,with the highest incidence in summer[2.6％ (72/2 740 cases)in spring,3.7％ (96/2 611 cases)in summer,2.1％ (56/2 749 cases) in autumn,and 0.48％ (12/2 487 cases)in winter],and there were significant differences among the different seasons (x2 =62.380,P ＜0.001).Clinical symptoms were paroxysmal spasmodic cough,33.0％ (78/236 cases) of the performance with wheezing,mainly in the older than 3 months group.The incidence of fever was positively correlated with age(x2 =12.938,P ＜ 0.05).Peripheral white blood cell count and lymphocyte percentage increased,and the 3-＜ 6 months old group increased markedly.White blood cell count as high as (19.01 ± 11.99) × 109/L,the highest percentage of lymphocytes was up to 0.80,platelets were significantly increased in more than 80％ of children.The incidence of C-reactive protein (CRP) was negatively correlated with age,28 days-＜ 3 months group more prone to have high CRP.Pulmonary inflammatory pathology showed multiple pulmonary involvement by chest radiography,and it was more likely to occur in 28 d-＜ 3 months group.Viruses,bacteria and mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) could cause pneumonia associated with pertussis syndrome,and mixed infection occurred in 56 cases.The top three pathogens were rhinovirus,MP and Streptococcus pneumoniae,and mixed infection was more prone to occur in 28 d-＜ 3 months group.Conclusion Pneumonia complicated with pertussis syndrome is easy to occur within 6 months of infants,with the highest incidence in summer.Viruses,bacteria and MP all could cause pneumonia associated with pertussis syndrome,and mixed infection could occur in some cases.The top three pathogens are rhinovirus,MP and Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Objective To analyze the clinical features of infants infected by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or human rhinovirus (HRV) in lower respiratory tract in Suzhou area based on the month age and the month of the year.Methods From January 2013 to December 2015,2 206 nasopharyngeal aspirates specimens were collected from the infants with lower respiratory tract infection.Direct immunofluorescence assay was performed to test RSV.Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) method was used to test HRV.The medical history was collected and pulmonary function tests were performed in some infants who were infected with RSV and HRV.Results In 2 206 cases,total RSV positive rate was 19.90％ (439/2 206 cases) and simple RSV infection positive was detected in 399 cases.Total HRV positive rate was 14.14％ (312/2 206 cases),in which simple HRV infection positive was detected in 250 cases and the detection rate of RSV was significantly higher than that of HRV(x2 =25.88,P ＜0.05).The incidence rate of wheezing in simple RSV infection was 68.17％ (272/399 cases),which was significantly higher than that of simple HRV infection (42.80％,107/250 cases) (x2 =11.174,P ＜ 0.05).RSV infection was frequent from November to February of the next year in which the detection rate in December was highest with the proportion of 50.00％ (99/198 cases) while the rate in June was only 0.57％ (1/175 cases).The detection rate of HRV was 22.86％ (40/175 cases),20.47％ (35/171 cases) and 20.33％ (25/123 cases) in June,July and September respectively.The detection rate of HRV was lower during December to February of the next year.In January,the detection rate was only 4.68％ (11/235 cases),which was the lowest in the whole year.The detection rates of RSV were 33.33％ (4/12 cases),25.21％ (118/468 cases),23.46％ (84/358 cases) and 23.81％ (60/252 cases) in the age group of 28 d-1 month,＞ 1-2 month,＞ 2-3 month and ＞ 3-4 months respectively.Up to the age of 4 months old,the detection rate decreased gradually,and with the increase of age and the detection rate in ＞ 7-8 month group was only 10.96％ (16/146 cases).The detection rate of HRV was 0 (0/12)and 9.40％ (44/468 cases) in the age group of 28 d1 month,＞ 1-2 month,respectively.After 2 months age old,the detection rate fluctuation ranged from 13.22％ to 16.67％.The incidence rate of severe RSV infection was 12.30％ (54/439 cases) and the incidence rate of severe HRV infection was 5.13％ (16/312 cases).Increased respiratory rate was more common in patients with severe RSV infection while severe HRV infection in infants were accompanied by multiple lobar involvement.After RSV infection,the incidence rate of pulmonary function damage was 89.03％ (276/310 cases).After HRV infection,89.27％ (183/205 cases)of the infants suffered from pulmonary function damage.Both RSV and HRV infection might cause pulmonary function damage.Conclusions RSV and HRV are the major pathogens in infants of Suzhou areas.The incidence of RSV-induced wheezing is significantly higher than that of HRV.RSV is detected positive mainly in winter and early spring and the infants within 4-month old are susceptible population.HRV is detected positive mainly in June,July and September and the infants older than 2 months are susceptible population.The incidence of severe RSV infection is significantly higher than that of HRV.Severe RSV infection may cause increased respiratory rate and severe HRV infection mainly cause multiple lobar involvement.RSV and HRV infection may cause pulmonary function damage.
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Objective To explore the relationships among the central nervous system,the lower urinary tract and urinary microbiome by a rat model of stress-induced voiding dysfunction.Methods Rats were randomly assigned to stress group (exposure to water-avoidance stress for 10 days),stress-withdrawal group (exposure to the stress and then withdrawal for 2 weeks) or control group.On day 11 for stress and control groups or 2 weeks after day 11 for stress-withdrawal group,the Light-dark box transition test,lower abdominal pain threshold,micturition frequency and cystometry measurements were determined.Urine specimens were collected and processed for 16S rDNA gene sequencing.Results Compared to control group,the water-avoidance stress dramatically decreased in the time spent in the light area (P ＜0.01) and decreased mechanical pain threshold in stress group,which were reversed in stress-withdrawal group.While there was no significant difference in the micturition frequency between the control and stress-withdrawal groups,the stress group (20.33 ± 3.77) showed significantly more micturition frequencies than control (8.14 ± 2.23) and stress-withdrawal group (9.67 ± 1.89) (P ＜ 0.01).The stress dramatically increased voiding contractions in both the stress (7.33 ± 1.79) and stress-withdrawal (4.83 ± 1.06) groups compared to control rats (2.71 ± 1.38) (P ＜ 0.05).However,the stress-withdrawal group showed less voiding contractions than the stress group (P =0.03).The bacteria diversity in stress group were dramatically higher than those of the other two groups (P ＜ 0.01).Almost all specimens of the control rats were dominated by Enterococcacae,whereas samples from the stress group contained more diverse bacteria.The diversity of microbiota in the stress-withdrawal group was between those of the other two groups.LEfSe identified genera differed significantly among groups:Lactococcus and Proteus were significantly increased in in the stress-withdrawal group;Halomonas,Aggregatibacter,Haemophilus,Pseudomonas and Streptococcus were significantly higher in the stress group.Conclusions Water-avoidance stress experiments demonstrated the impact of stress on bladder function and urinary microbiome,which tended to be ameliorated after a two-week withdrawal from stress.Further research is needed to understand the connections between central nervous system,bladder and urinary microbiome.
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Objective To characterize the female urinary microbiome associated to OAB (overactive bladder) and investigate relationships between urinary microbiome and psychological factors.Methods 30 women with OAB and 25 asymptomatic controls were recruited and required to finish the overactive bladder symptom score,self-rating anxiety scale,self-rating depression scale and quality of life questionaires.Urine specimens were collected by transurethral catheterization and processed for 16S rRNA gene sequencing.Sequencing reads were processed using QIIME.Analyses for bacterial genera biomarker was used LEfSe algorithms.Bivariate correlations were assessed using Pearson's correlation.Results The two cohorts showed no significance difference in their demographic characteristics.OAB patients had significantly higher scores on overactive bladder symptom score,self-rating anxiety scale,self-rating depression scale and quality of life than controls (P ＜ 0.001).We found that bacterial diversity (Chao1 index:1 854.09 ± 1 239.34) and richness (Simpson index:0.75 ±0.23) were decreased in OAB samples than those of controls (Chao1 index:2 866.27 ± 1 795.22;Simpson index:0.86 ± 0.12;P =0.02).At the family level,Enterobacteriaceae and (17.6％ vs.8.1％;P =0.03) Bifidobacteriaceae (14.8％ vs.3.6％;P =0.01) were significantly more abundant in the OAB samples than the controls.Compared to controls,7 genera increased in OAB patients (e.g.,Proteus and Aerococcus) and 13 reduced (e.g.,Lactobacillus and Prevotella).There are negative correlations between scores on Self-Rating Depression Scale and both Chao1 (r =-0.458,P =0.011) and shannon indexes (r =-0.516,P =0.003) in OAB patients,which indicates that OAB patients with depression have further reductions in bacterial diversity and richness.Conclusions The aberrant urinary microbiome may serve as disease biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets of OAB.A negative correlation between depression scores and both bacterial richness and diversity in OAB patients indicated that there might be a connection between central nervous system and urinary microbiome.
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OBJECTIVE:To investigate the distribution and drug resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii in our hospital,and provide reference for rational use of antibiotics. METHODS:Clinical specimen of inpatients in our hospital from Jan. 2012 to Dec. 2015 was collected,the identification of strains and drug sensitivity test were performed by the VITEK-2 microorganism analyzer;use rate of antibiotics and detection of multidrug-resistant and pandrug-resistant A. baumannii for inpatients in our hospital were an-alyzed,and their correlation was detected by Pearson correlation analysis. RESULTS:Totally 2 468 strains of A. baumannii were isolated in our hospital during 2012-2015,mainly derived from sputum samples (88.2%),distributed in respiratory medicine de-partment(47.0%)and ICU(13.1%);A. baumannii showed totally high drug resistance to common antibiotics,and only sensitive to tigecycline. Totally 386(79.3%),434(61.6%),358(53.4%)and 291(48.0%)strains multidrug-resistant A. baumannii were detected every year in our hospital;and pandrug-resistant A. baumannii were 336(69.0%),385(54.7%),331(49.3%)and 256 (42.2%) strains,respectively. There was a positive correlation between the percentage of multidrug-resistant and pandrug-resistant A. baumannii in total strains and use rate of antibiotics (r=0.987、0.981,P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:A. baumannii has emerged as an important pathogen in hospital acquired infections,which mainly caused respiratory system infection;the drug resistance situ-ation is not optimistic,tigecycline can be used as one of the best choice for treatment of A. baumannii infections;our hospital should continue to control the use of antibiotics to decrease the emerging of drug resistance strains.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the promoter methylation status of SFRP genes and the effect of 5- aza- 2'- deoxycytidine (5- Aza- CdR)induced apoptosis via Wnt/β- catenin pathway by demethylation in Jurkat cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Jurkat cells were treated with different concentrations of 5- Aza- CdR. The cell proliferation level of Jurkat cells was detected by MTT assay. Apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry. Methylation- spcific PCR (MSP) was used to determine the methylation status of SFRP genes. The expressions of SFRP genes were detected by real time fluorescence quantitative PCR. The mRNA expression levels of survivin, c- myc and cyclin- D1 were analyzed by RT- PCR. Western blot was used to detect the levels of β-catenin protein.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with control group, the different concentrations of 5-Aza-CdR could significantly inhibit the proliferation of Jurkat cells in a time-dose dependent manner (P<0.05). After being treated by 5- Aza- CdR for 48 hours, the cell early apoptosis rate in experiment group was significantly higher than that in control group (P<0.05). The promoters of SFRP1, SFRP2, SFRP4, SFRP5 genes were hypermethylation state in the control group, after being treated by 5-Aza-CdR for 72 hours, the brightness of SFRP1, SFRP2, SFRP4, SFRP5 genes' methylation strips weakened in a dose- dependent manner. SFRP mRNA expression increased (P<0.05) when 5- Aza- CdR concentration increased, and the level of β- catenin protein was dampened in a dose- dependent manner (P<0.05). As compared to the control group, the mRNA expressions of associated apoptosis genes survivin, c-myc and cyclin- D1, respectively were obviously down- regulated in a dose- dependent manner (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The effect of demethylation could up- regulate SFRP genes expressions by reversing its hypermethylation and induced apoptosis by down-regulation of β-catenin and associated apoptosis genes.</p>
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Humans , Apoptosis , Azacitidine , Pharmacology , Cell Proliferation , DNA Methylation , Down-Regulation , Gene Expression , Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins , Genetics , Jurkat Cells , Membrane Proteins , Genetics , Promoter Regions, Genetic , Wnt Signaling Pathway , beta Catenin , MetabolismABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Intensive insulin therapy has been found to lessen the progress of diabetic retinopathy (DR) to some extent, while it has also been implicated to be responsible for decrease of DR. We investigated visual function and morphological changes in the macular area in short-term follow-up of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus after intensive insulin therapy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>This was a prospective clinical study of nonproliferative DR patients (102 eyes, 120 patients) undergoing intensive insulin therapy. The Contrast Glare Tester (Takagi CGT-1000) was used to examine contrast sensitivity (CS) and Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) II and Stratus Model 3000 OCT were used to observe the changes of morphology in the macular area. Follow-up times were pre-intensive therapy, 3 and 6 months post-intensive therapy.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>CS at low and middle frequencies was higher at 3 and 6 months post-therapy compared with pre-therapy (P < 0.05). Significant differences in CS at low frequency were found between 6 and 3 months post-therapy (P < 0.05). Macular edema index was lower in the first, second, and third rings of the macular area after intensive therapy compared with pre-therapy (P < 0.05). Compared with 3 months post-therapy, the macular edema index was lower in the first, second, and third rings of the macular area at 6 months post-therapy (P > 0.05). No significant differences in the thickness of the first, second, and third rings of the macular area were detected between 3 and 6 months post-therapy and pre-therapy (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>CS and macular edema indexes were significantly improved in nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy patients after intensive insulin therapy, but thickness of the macular area was unchanged.</p>
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Humans , Middle Aged , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 , Drug Therapy , Pathology , Follow-Up Studies , Insulin , Therapeutic Uses , Macula Lutea , Pathology , Prospective Studies , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Vision, Ocular , PhysiologyABSTRACT
Objective To investigate reveal the main general situations of medical researches,levels,especially progresses and accomplishments,and progresses of medical research in Guangdong Province.Methods The We collected informations about prizes of of medical researches achievements awarded by National Science and Technology Award and Guangdong Science and Technology Award in Guangdong Province from 1999 to 2010 were collected,and analyzed these prizes in the respect of distribution byof years,regions,institutions and subjectsdiscipline.Results In the last 12 years,There were 30 medical researches achievements won theawarded National Science and Technology Awards,and 865 won awarded Guangdong Science and Technology Awards in the last 12 years.The amounts of distribution by year award-winning achievements awarded of National Science and Technology Awards were was not average evenevery year,which while were opposite to those awarded the distribution of Guangdong Science and Technology Awards was.Geographically,Mmost of these medical research achievements centered were in economically developed cities like Guangzhou,Shenzhen,Shantou,etc.The amounts of awards-winning achievements of won by medical institutionshospitals and colleges were far more than those of enterprises,research institutions and management agencies,.But the awards of hospitals and the fluctuation fluctuated of annual distribution of award-winning achievements ofmore than the those of medical institutions was bigger.Among the award-winning achievements awarded National Science and Technology Award,the amounts on oOncology,ophthalmology,traditional Chinese medical science and Chinese materia medica were won the most of the awards,but the amount onand basic medical medicine won the was fewerfewest awards.The distribution of subjects of award-winning achievements awarded Guangdong Science and Technology Award were largercovered more disciplines than the other.Conclusion Medical research in Guangdong Province has achieved a great accomplishment much but with some deficiencies existingcertain problems.Guangdong Province must take some appropriate measures in order to achieve a greater accomplishmentMeasures need to be taken to overcome those problems,for example,increasing its input in medical research including funds,equipments and talented persons,etc.