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Objective:To explore the clinical features of childhood lymphoma complicated with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP).Methods:The clinical data, diagnosis and treatment of 5 children with lymphoma complicated with PJP admitted to Beijing Children's Hospital from January 2013 to April 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Among 5 patients, there were 3 males and 2 females, the median onset age was 7 years old; 4 cases were non-Hodgkin lymphoma and 1 case was Hodgkin lymphoma. Fever and cough occurred 5-18 months after chemotherapy; typical mosaic sign could be seen in 2 cases without pneumothorax and pleural effusion as well as other pathogenic infection; all 5 cases had hypoxemia; 4 cases were diagnosed by next-generation sequencing (NGS). The CD4/CD8 ratio decreased in all cases, and the median CD4 positive T-cell was 200/μl. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) was irregularly used in 3 cases. During the treatment, all cases received mechanical ventilation, TMP-SMZ intravenously dripping combined with caspofungin, glucocorticoid and gamma globulin. All 5 cases of PJP were cured and there was no recurrent infection.Conclusions:Lymphoma children are susceptible to PJP due to immunocompromise caused by chemotherapy, and their condition progresses rapidly. When encountering fever, shortness of breath, severe lung symptoms and mild signs of children, it is necessary to improve the vigilance of PJP. NGS can help diagnosis, and TMP-SMZ should be actively treated and prevented. Early diagnosis and active treatment can achieve a good prognosis.
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Objective:To investigate the clinical manifestations, pathological features, treatment and prognosis of primary bone lymphoma in children.Methods:The clinical data of children who were initially diagnosed as primary bone lymphoma and treated in Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University from January 2016 to January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, including gender, onset age, primary involvement site, clinical stage, pathological type, fracture, and clinical outcome. The related literature was reviewed.Results:All 11 children were initially diagnosed as primary bone lymphoma, with a median age of onset of 8.6 years old (2.7-12.3 years old), including 7 males and 4 females. There were 7 cases of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), 3 cases of B lymphoblastic lymphoma (BLL), and 1 case of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). The initial symptoms were bone pain in 8 cases, local swelling in 1 case, limp in 1 case, and fever in 1 case. One case was in stage Ⅰ, 7 cases were in stageⅡ, and 3 cases were in stage Ⅳ, and the most common sites of involvement were femur and tibia. All 11 cases were treated with chemotherapy according to different pathological types, with a median follow-up time of 45 months (7-80 months). Ten cases got complete remission, 1 case of BLL died of bone marrow recurrence after chemotherapy remission.Conclusions:The clinical manifestations of primary bone lymphoma in children are insidious, DLBCL is the most common pathological type, and the prognosis is good after standardized treatment.
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From the perspective of market classification of Cnidii Fructus, this paper revealed the scientific connotation of evaluating the quality grade of Cnidii Fructus by its appearance traits. Thirty batches of Cnidii Fructus in different grades were selected as the research objects. The canonical correlation analysis and principal component analysis(PCA) were used to explore the measurement values of 15 appearance traits and intrinsic content indexes. The results of correlation analysis showed that except the aspect ratio, the 5 appearance trait indexes(length, width, 1 000-grain weight, broken grain weight proportion, and chroma) and 9 internal content indexes(the content of moisture, total ash, acid insoluble ash, osthole, imperatorin, 5-methoxy psoralen, isopimpinellin, xanthotoxin, and xanthotol) showed significant correlation to varying degrees. In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between the first typical variable U_1 composed of appearance traits and the first typical variable V_1 composed of internal content indexes(CR_1=0.963, P<0.01). The results of PCA showed that the classification results of appearance traits for 30 batches of Cnidii Fructus were consistent with the actual information of the samples. Under the same analysis conditions, 30 batches of Cnidii Fructus were reclassified by 9 groups of internal content indexes, and the analysis results were consistent. From the classification standard of the appearance traits of the system study, the statistical results of 6 appearance traits of Cnidii Fructus showed a correlation with grades. There was a good correlation between the appearance and the internal content of Cnidii Fructus, and the appearance quality effectively predicted the level of the internal content. There is a certain scientific basis for the quality classification of Cnidii Fructus by main appearance traits. Appearance classification can replace quality grading to realize the "quality evaluation through morphological identification" of Cnidii Fructus.
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Fruit , Phenotype , Principal Component Analysis , Population GroupsABSTRACT
With the continuous development of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）， the requirement for the quality of Chinese medicines has become increasingly higher since they have been widely used in clinical practice. Chinese medicinal materials are the material basis for the inheritance and development of TCM， and their quality directly affects the clinical efficacy. Studying the quality of Chinese medicinal materials is the key to ensure the quality and realize the large-scale application. As one of rare Chinese medicinal materials， Cistanches Herba has the functions of tonifying kidney yang， invigorating blood and essence， moistening intestines to relieve constipation. High-quality Cistanches Herba is characterized by glossy appearance， high density， fleshy and soft texture， and sweet taste. With the reduction of wild resources， the products from cultivated Cistanche deserticola or C. tubulosa become dominant on the market of Cistanches Herba. The cultivation areas are widely distributed， mainly concentrated in Gansu， Inner Mongolia， and Xinjiang. However， the cultivated products have varied quality due to the differences in germplasm， producing region， cultivation method， harvesting， and processing. According to the theories of quality evaluation based on morphological characteristics and excellent appearance indicating high quality， this paper reviewed the literature on the quality evaluation， growth， development， and processing of Cistanches Herba in the last decade to explore the main factors （genetic characteristics， environmental conditions， and harvesting and processing factors） affecting the quality of Cistanches Herba. The review aims to explore the factors for the high quality and provide a reference for the producing region screening， directional cultivation， and production of Cistanches Herba.
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A male child, aged 5 years and 3 months, was admitted to the Oncology Department with a history of pain in both hip joints, headache, and diplopia lasting for 40 days. Physical examination did not reveal definitive signs or obvious abnormalities in the nervous system. Imaging studies showed only abnormalities in the craniocerebrum and spinal cord. Routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed elevation in the total number of white blood cells, mainly mononuclear cells. Biochemical analysis of CSF showed normal glucose and chloride levels, and increased protein concentrations. The possibility of central nervous system (CNS) infection was initially considered. Subsequently, antibacterial and antiviral therapy was administered; however, this treatment was ineffective. Further examination of CSF through immunophenotyping revealed mature B-cell lymphoma with CNS involvement; there were no neoplastic lesions detected elsewhere in the body. Thus, the patient was diagnosed with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). Complete remission was achieved after chemotherapy with the CNCL-2017-mature B-cell lymphoma regimen. Thus far, all chemotherapy cycles have been completed, the patient remains in complete remission, and the follow-up is ongoing. Clinicians should pay close attention to PCNSL in children.
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Objective:To investigate the efficacy of low-dose uric acid oxidase in treating children with aggressive mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma accompanied by hyperuricemia.Methods:Clinical data of children with primary aggressive mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and hyperuricemia, who were treated in Beijing Children′s Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2016 to June 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.The serum uric acid concentration was monitored in all pediatric patients from the day before chemotherapy to the seventh day of chemotherapy.Low-dose uric acid oxidase [0.05-0.10 mg/(kg·dose)] was intravenously injected into the patients when the serum uric acid level exceeded the upper limit of the normal range.The therapeutic effect and clinical medication experience of uric acid oxidase were summarized.The change of serum uric acid levels with time before and after the application of different doses of uric acid oxidase was analyzed by a repeated measures ANOVA. Results:A total of 106 children with primary aggressive mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and hyperuricemia were enrolled in this study.There were 88 males and 18 females, with a median age of 6.5 (3.5, 10.0) years.The pathological subtypes comprised Burkitt′s lymphoma in 95 cases (89.6%), high-grade B-cell lymphoma in 7 cases (6.6%), and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in 4 cases (3.8%). Additionally, 39 cases (36.8%) were in clinical stage Ⅲ and 67 cases (63.2%) were in stage Ⅳ.All cases had high tumor burden, including renal involvement in 52 cases (49.1%), tumor lysis syndrome in 42 cases (39.6%), and acute kidney injury in 27 cases (25.5%). Totally, one dose of uric acid oxidase was intravenously injected into 41 children (38.7%), 41 children (38.7%) were given 2 dosages, 20 children (18.9%) were given 3 dosages, and 4 children (3.8%) received 4 dosages.Moreover, 9 cases (8.5%) were supplemented with continuous renal replacement therapy.Serum uric acid concentrations before chemotherapy and 12 hours after injecting the first dose of uric acid oxidase were (741.4±312.9) μmol/L and (210.8±148.6) μmol/L, respectively.The difference was statistically significant ( t=5.288, P<0.001). The change of serum uric acid levels over time before and after the application of different doses of uric acid oxidase in children was compared, and no significant difference was found ( F=0.225, P=0.879). No delay in chemotherapy or death arising from tumor lysis syndrome and acute kidney injury occurred within 28 days after chemotherapy. Conclusions:Low-dose and on-demand application of uric acid oxidase can rapidly and effectively reduce serum uric acid levels in children with aggressive mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the early stage of chemotherapy.
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Objective:To investigate the efficacy of low-dose uric acid oxidase in treating children with aggressive mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma accompanied by hyperuricemia.Methods:Clinical data of children with primary aggressive mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and hyperuricemia, who were treated in Beijing Children′s Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2016 to June 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.The serum uric acid concentration was monitored in all pediatric patients from the day before chemotherapy to the seventh day of chemotherapy.Low-dose uric acid oxidase [0.05-0.10 mg/(kg·dose)] was intravenously injected into the patients when the serum uric acid level exceeded the upper limit of the normal range.The therapeutic effect and clinical medication experience of uric acid oxidase were summarized.The change of serum uric acid levels with time before and after the application of different doses of uric acid oxidase was analyzed by a repeated measures ANOVA. Results:A total of 106 children with primary aggressive mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and hyperuricemia were enrolled in this study.There were 88 males and 18 females, with a median age of 6.5 (3.5, 10.0) years.The pathological subtypes comprised Burkitt′s lymphoma in 95 cases (89.6%), high-grade B-cell lymphoma in 7 cases (6.6%), and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in 4 cases (3.8%). Additionally, 39 cases (36.8%) were in clinical stage Ⅲ and 67 cases (63.2%) were in stage Ⅳ.All cases had high tumor burden, including renal involvement in 52 cases (49.1%), tumor lysis syndrome in 42 cases (39.6%), and acute kidney injury in 27 cases (25.5%). Totally, one dose of uric acid oxidase was intravenously injected into 41 children (38.7%), 41 children (38.7%) were given 2 dosages, 20 children (18.9%) were given 3 dosages, and 4 children (3.8%) received 4 dosages.Moreover, 9 cases (8.5%) were supplemented with continuous renal replacement therapy.Serum uric acid concentrations before chemotherapy and 12 hours after injecting the first dose of uric acid oxidase were (741.4±312.9) μmol/L and (210.8±148.6) μmol/L, respectively.The difference was statistically significant ( t=5.288, P<0.001). The change of serum uric acid levels over time before and after the application of different doses of uric acid oxidase in children was compared, and no significant difference was found ( F=0.225, P=0.879). No delay in chemotherapy or death arising from tumor lysis syndrome and acute kidney injury occurred within 28 days after chemotherapy. Conclusions:Low-dose and on-demand application of uric acid oxidase can rapidly and effectively reduce serum uric acid levels in children with aggressive mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the early stage of chemotherapy.
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Objective: To summarize changes of serum immunoglobulin levels before and after chemotherapy in children with Burkitt lymphoma (BL), so as to investigate the effects of chemotherapy and rituximab on serum immunoglobulin levels in children with BL. Methods: Clinical data of 223 children with newly diagnosed Burkitt lymphoma at Beijing Children's Hospital from January 2009 to April 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. They were treated according to the modified LMB 89 regimen and some of them received combined rituximab therapy during the chemotherapy. The serum immunoglobulin (IgA, IgM, IgG) before chemotherapy, at the time of discontinuing chemotherapy, as well as 6, 12, 24, 36 months after chemotherapy were collected. Changes of serum IgA, IgM and IgG with time among different treatment groups were compared using repeated measures ANOVA. Results: According to risk group, 223 children were devided into group B（n=53）and group C（n=170）. Before chemotherapy, 109 cases (48.9%) were combined with hypogammaglobulinemia. The serum IgA, IgM, and IgG levels of all the patients were (0.9±0.7), 1.2 (0.5, 1.3) and (7.2±2.9) g/L before chemotherapy, (0.5±0.4), 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) and (6.3±2.3) g/L at the time of discontinuing chemotherapy (t=13.63, Z=-11.99, t=4.57, all P<0.05). There were statistical difference in IgA, IgM levels of group B and IgA, IgM, IgG levels of group C before chemotherapy and at the time of discontinuing chemotherapy (t=8.86, Z=-6.28, t=11.19, Z=-10.15, t=4.50, all P<0.05). The differences of serum IgA and IgG levels at the time after chemotherapy among patients treated with chemotherapy alone and those treated with chemotherapy combined rituximab in group B and C were significant (F=5.38, P=0.002 and F=4.22, P=0.007). Conclusions: Approximately half of children with BL have already existed hypogammaglobulinemia at initial diagnosis prior to the start of treatment. The modified LMB 89 regimen have significant effect on humoral immunity of children with BL. In the process of immune reconstruction after chemotherapy, rituximab has more significant effect on serum IgA and IgG levels in BL patients.
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Child , Humans , Agammaglobulinemia , Burkitt Lymphoma/drug therapy , Immunoglobulin A/blood , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Immunoglobulin M/blood , Retrospective Studies , Rituximab/therapeutic useABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo conduct genetic variation analysis of 11 cultivars and 7 wild populations of Angelica sinensis in Gansu province based on the chloroplast gene （cp DNA）， and provide references for germplasm identification and breeding of new cultivars of A. sinensis. MethodThree pairs of cp DNA primers were used for polymerase chain reaction （PCR） amplification and sequencing of A. sinensis samples. MegaX was used to perform statistics on sequence characteristics and calculate mean genetic distances among A. sinensis populations. Unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic means （UPGMA） clustering tree based on genetic distance was constructed by NTSYS 2.10e. DanSP v6 was used to calculate sequence polymorphism and Tajima's D of A. sinensis. PERMUT was used to calculate the population structure of A. sinensis. Arlequin v3.5 was used to perform molecular variation analysis， and PopART1.7 was used to construct TCS haplotype network. ResultThree pairs of cp DNA primers were amplified， sequenced， compared， and combined to give a sequence length of 1 759 bp. One variable site was detected in the wild A. sinensis and 480 variable sites were detected in the cultivated A. sinensis， including 97 singleton variable sites， 383 parsimony informative sites， and 152 insertion-deletion sites. In the three regions of matK， psbA-trnH， and rbcL of cp DNA in the wild and cultivated A. sinensis， matK was the region with the highest polymorphism. Tajima’s D of all the combined sequences of A. sinensis were not significantly negative， but psbA-trnH and rbcL genes of the cultivated A. sinensis were significantly negative， indicating that the A. sinensis followed neutral evolution on a whole， while psbA-trnH and rbcL genes had undergone selection. The degree of genetic differentiation （Fst=0） among wild populations was lower than that among cultivated populations （Fst=0.114 19， P<0.05）. The degree of genetic differentiation between wild and cultivated A. sinensis was relatively high （Fst=0.942 55， P<0.01）. Genetic variation in the cultivated A. sinensis was mainly found within the populations （89%）. UPGMA cluster tree based on genetic distance showed that the wild A. sinensis and the cultivated A. sinensis were clustered into one branch， respectively， with a distant genetic relationship， and the population 3 in the cultivated A. sinensis was far from other cultivated populations. The TCS haplotype network consisted of 15 haplotypes and 4 unknown haplotypes， which was divided into 3 parts， with a large number of variations among each part. Shared haplotypes were only found in the wild or cultivated groups， and there were no shared haplotypes between groups. ConclusionThe genetic diversity of A. sinensis was low at species level， and the population diversity of the wild was lower than that of the cultivated. The degree of genetic differentiation between the wild and the cultivated A. sinensis was high， but that in the wild and the cultivated populations were low. Genetic variation in the cultivated A. sinensis was mainly found within populations.
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ObjectiveTo clarify the spatial distribution characteristics of medicinal plant resources in Gansu province， analyze the causes， changing trends， and driving factors of the spatial differentiation， and thus lay a scientific basis for the rational development and sustainable development of medicinal plant resources in this province. MethodBased on the data of The Fourth National Survey of Chinese Medicine Resources， the richness and spatial distribution difference of medicinal plant resources in 87 counties （districts） of Gansu province were analyzed via the global spatial autocorrelation analysis， trend surface analysis， local spatial autocorrelation analysis， and hotspot analysis. Moreover， the correlation of vegetation type， soil texture， annual average temperature， annual average precipitation， and altitude with the spatial distribution pattern of the medicinal plant resources was discussed. ResultCounties （districts） with high or low richness of medicinal plant resources in Gansu province were respectively clustered together. To be specific， counties （districts） with high richness of the medicinal resources were mainly in southeastern Gansu， while those with low richness in northwestern Gansu. The leading driving factors affecting the cold and hot spots included vegetation type， soil texture， and average annual rainfall. ConclusionThe species richness of medicinal plant resources in Gansu province rises from west to east and from north to south. The natural driving factors are the key to the diversity and spatial distribution pattern of medicinal plant resources， which show significant influence on them.
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In this paper， through consulting relevant records in materia medica， medical and prescription books， and combining with modern literature， the name， origin， producing area， collection and processing of Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix in famous classical formulas from The Catalogue of Ancient Famous Classical Formulas （The First Batch） was systematically sorted out and textual research was carried out， in order to provide a basis for the development of the famous classical formulas containing Gentianae macrophyllae Radix. After textual research， it was found that Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix was the rectification of name in the past dynasties. In addition， there were other names such as Qinjiao， Qingua and Qinzhua. Gentiana macrophylla， G. straminea， G. dahurica and G. siphonantha were the main origin of this herb in ancient literature. Among them， G. macrophylla is the mainstream. In the Southern and Northern dynasties， G. straminea and G. macrophylla produced in northern Sichuan were recommended as the best. In the early Tang dynasty， G. macrophylla from the Liupan Mountain area at the border of Shanxi and Gansu provinces was the mainstream. During the Northern Song dynasty， G. siphonantha from Linxia and Qilian Mountain of Gansu province and G. macrophylla from eastern Shaanxi province were two new producing areas. In the Ming and Qing dynasties， the abundant base and production areas of Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix were gradually formed. In the past dynasties， harvesting was carried out in spring and autumn， and stored mainly by aeration drying or shade drying treatment. The processing methods are mainly the raw products after the net selection， cutting and drying， in addition to the frying， processing with wine and milk. G. macrophylla is recommended as the first choice for the herbal medicine involved in the famous classical formulas. Among them， wild products produced in Gansu and Shaanxi are the best， and raw products are recommended to be used. At the same time， it is suggested that G. siphonantha should be added to the subsequent edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia as one of origins of Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix.
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ObjectiveTo analyze the sequence variation and genetic diversity of 47 Isatis indigotica germplasm materials， and carry out the study on the genetic differentiation and structure. MethodGenomic DNA of 47 I. indigotica germplasm materials were extracted by kit extraction method. Two chloroplast DNA （cp DNA） sequences and five inter-simple sequence repeat （ISSR） primers were used for amplification and sequencing. Chromas， Mega 7.0， DanSP5， and GenALEx were used to calibrate， splice， and analyze the sequence characteristics. PERMUT and PopGen 1.31 were used to analyze the genetic diversity parameters and genetic structure， and NTSYS was used to obtain the unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic means（UPGMA） clustering tree plot of 47 I. indigotica germplasm materials. ResultA total of 129 samples from 47 I. indigotica germplasm materials were successfully amplified and sequenced. The length of 2 cp DNA sequences after spliced was 1 412 bp， and there were 377 polymorphic variation loci， and 36 haplotypes. Fu and Li's D* test was significant （P<0.01）. The values of Pi， HS， and HT based on cp DNA were 0.119 89， 0.787， and 0.891， respectively. The genetic differentiation coefficients of gene differentiation coefficient（Gst）， nucleotide differentiation coefficient（Nst）， and fixation index（Fst） were 0.117， 0.468， and 0.488， respectively， and the gene flow （Nm） was 0.615. The mean values of PPB， Shannon information diversity index（I）， Nei's genetic diversity index（H）， and Gst based on ISSR were 78.85%， 0.334 8， 0.218 6， and 0.754 4， respectively， and the Nm value was 0.162 8. ConclusionI. indigotica has high genetic diversity and abundant haplotypes at the species level， with abundant haplotypes. Genetic differentiation among different germplasm materials is obvious， and gene exchange is not frequent. Genetic variation mainly exists among populations. The population has accumulated various low-frequency gene mutations recently， suggesting that it has experienced significant regional expansion in the history.
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ObjectiveTo analyze the sequence variation and genetic diversity of 47 Isatis indigotica germplasm materials， and carry out the study on the genetic differentiation and structure. MethodGenomic DNA of 47 I. indigotica germplasm materials were extracted by kit extraction method. Two chloroplast DNA （cp DNA） sequences and five inter-simple sequence repeat （ISSR） primers were used for amplification and sequencing. Chromas， Mega 7.0， DanSP5， and GenALEx were used to calibrate， splice， and analyze the sequence characteristics. PERMUT and PopGen 1.31 were used to analyze the genetic diversity parameters and genetic structure， and NTSYS was used to obtain the unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic means（UPGMA） clustering tree plot of 47 I. indigotica germplasm materials. ResultA total of 129 samples from 47 I. indigotica germplasm materials were successfully amplified and sequenced. The length of 2 cp DNA sequences after spliced was 1 412 bp， and there were 377 polymorphic variation loci， and 36 haplotypes. Fu and Li's D* test was significant （P<0.01）. The values of Pi， HS， and HT based on cp DNA were 0.119 89， 0.787， and 0.891， respectively. The genetic differentiation coefficients of gene differentiation coefficient（Gst）， nucleotide differentiation coefficient（Nst）， and fixation index（Fst） were 0.117， 0.468， and 0.488， respectively， and the gene flow （Nm） was 0.615. The mean values of PPB， Shannon information diversity index（I）， Nei's genetic diversity index（H）， and Gst based on ISSR were 78.85%， 0.334 8， 0.218 6， and 0.754 4， respectively， and the Nm value was 0.162 8. ConclusionI. indigotica has high genetic diversity and abundant haplotypes at the species level， with abundant haplotypes. Genetic differentiation among different germplasm materials is obvious， and gene exchange is not frequent. Genetic variation mainly exists among populations. The population has accumulated various low-frequency gene mutations recently， suggesting that it has experienced significant regional expansion in the history.
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High level noise can damage cochlear hair cells, auditory nerve and synaptic connections between cochlear hair cells and auditory nerve, resulting in noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Recent studies have shown that animal cochleae have circadian rhythm, which makes them different in sensitivity to noise throughout the day. Cochlear circadian rhythm has a certain relationship with brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glucocorticoids, which affects the degree of hearing loss after exposure to noise. In this review, we summarize the research progress of the regulation of cochlear sensitivity to noise by circadian rhythm and prospect the future research direction.
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Animals , Auditory Threshold , Circadian Rhythm , Cochlea , Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem/physiology , Hair Cells, Auditory , Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced , Noise/adverse effectsABSTRACT
Non-valvular atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia and a major risk factor for cardioembolic stroke. Small cerebral vascular disease is a syndrome of clinical, cognitive, imaging, and pathological manifestations caused by intracranial small vascular lesions. The imaging findings on cranial magnetic resonance usually shows recent subcortical small infarction, vascularised lacunae, white matter hypersignal, perivascular space enlargement, cerebral microhemorrhage, and brain atrophy. It is a major cause of neurological loss and cognitive function decline in the elderly. Current studies suggest that atrial fibrillation may increase the imaging load of cerebral small vessel disease through a series of mechanisms such as microembolization, hypoperfusion, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and lymphoid system dysfunction. The imaging of cerebral small vessel disease with atrial fibrillation has a potential relationship with cognitive function decline and is related to the occurrence and prognosis of stroke, even more has a potential role in suggesting the etiology and secondary prevention strategies of ischemic stroke.
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Aged , Humans , Atrial Fibrillation/epidemiology , Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases/complications , Cognitive Dysfunction/etiology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Stroke/etiologyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES@#To systematically assess the risk factors for the colonization or infection of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in children.@*METHODS@#PubMed, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang Data, China Biology Medicine disc were searched to obtain the articles on risk factors for the colonization or infection of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in children published up to May 31, 2021. RevMan 5.3 software was used to perform the Meta analysis.@*RESULTS@#A total of 13 articles were included, with 1 501 samples in total. The Meta analysis showed that indwelling gastric tube (OR=4.91), tracheal intubation (OR=5.03), central venous catheterization (OR=3.75), indwelling urinary catheterization (OR=4.11), mechanical ventilation (OR=3.09), history of hospitalization in the intensive care unit (OR=2.39), history of surgical operation (OR=3.22), previous use of third-generation cephalosporins (OR=2.62), previous use of carbapenem antibiotics (OR=3.82), previous use of glycopeptide antibiotics (OR=3.48), previous use of β-lactamase inhibitors (OR=2.87), previous use of antifungal drugs (OR=2.48), previous use of aminoglycoside antibiotics (OR=2.54), and Apgar score ≤7 at 1 minute after birth (OR=2.10) were risk factors for the colonization or infection of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in children (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Invasive operations, history of hospitalization in the intensive care unit, previous use of antibiotics such as carbapenem antibiotics, and Apgar score ≤7 at 1 minute after birth are risk factors for the colonization or infection of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in children.
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Child , Humans , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae , Carbapenems/pharmacology , Enterobacteriaceae Infections/microbiology , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
The demand for Angelicae Sinensis Radix, the dry root of Angelica sinensis, has been increasing year by year. However, the continuous cropping obstacles, frequent occurrence of pests and diseases, overuse of chemical pesticides, excessive pesticide residues and other problems in Angelicae Sinensis Radix production have attracted much attention. In this paper, we summarized the common diseases and pests attacking Angelica sinensis as well as the detection methods and characteristics of pesticide residues in Angelicae Sinensis Radix from 2002 to 2021. Additionally, we compared the limit standards of pesticide residues in Angelicae Sinensis Radix in and out of China and put forward suggestions for the high-quality and green development of Angelicae Sinensis Radix industry conside-ring the existing problems. The pesticide residues in Angelicae Sinensis Radix have been changing from organochlorines to organophosphorus pesticides. In recent years, some organophosphorus pesticides such as phorate, phoxim, isofenphos-methyl, phorate-sulfoxide, fenamiphos, isocarbophos, omethoate, and triazophos in Angelicae Sinensis Radix have seriously exceeded the standards. The detection methods of pesticide residues has evolved from chromatography to high performance chromatography-mass spectrometry, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS), and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS), and some new detection techniques such as immunoassay have also been applied. Pesticide residues have become a primary factor that restricting the development of Angelicae Sinensis Radix industry. Therefore, moderate application of pesticides, establishment of ecological planting system, and strict limit standards of pesticide residues are necessary to solve the pesticide residue problem.
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Angelica sinensis/chemistry , Chromatography, Liquid , Organophosphorus Compounds , Pesticide Residues , PesticidesABSTRACT
Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of medical maggot on diabetic foot, and analyze its possible mechanism.Methods:Sixty diabetic foot ulcer patients with Wagner grade 1 or 2 from July 2018 to September 2019 in Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University were selected. The patients were divided into control group and experimental group by random digits table methods with 30 cases in each group. The control group was treated with traditional method, and the experimental group was treated with medical maggots. In experimental group, the wound surface Notch 1 mRNA expression before treatment and at the 4th day of treatment was detected by polymerase chain reaction method. The recovery rate 21 d after treatment was compared between 2 groups.Results:The recovery rate in experimental group was significantly higher than that in control group: 100.00% (30/30) vs. 76.67% (23/30), and there was statistical difference ( χ2 = 7.925, P<0.01). In experimental group, there was no statistical difference in the wound surface Notch 1 mRNA expression between before treatment and the 4th day of treatment (0.96 ± 0.08 vs. 0.93 ± 0.08; t = 1.545, P>0.05). Conclusions:Medical maggot has an obvious effect on Wagner grade 1 or 2 diabetic foot ulcers, but its mechanism maybe unrelated to Notch1 signaling pathway.
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Objective:To analyze the clinicopathological features, treatment and prognosis of Epstein -Barr virus(EBV) positive diffuse large B cell lymphoma(DLBCL) in children, so as to improve the knowledge of pediatricians on this disease.Methods:The data of 6 cases of EBV positive DLBCL who were initially diagnosed and regularly treated in Beijing Children′s Hospital from January 2016 to December 2019 were collected, including basic information (gender, age, first symptom, and course of disease), pathological results [immunohistochemistry, EBV encoded RNA(EBER), latent membrane protein(LMP), and C- MYC gene], immune function, EBV index, treatment group, treatment plan and prognosis. Results:There were 4 males and 2 females, with the average age of 6.67 years.The uric acid was 266.2 μmol/L, lactic dehydrogenase(LDH) was 346.5 U/L at early stage, and 1 patient had immunodeficiency.The immune function test before chemotherapy indicated that the proportion of auxiliary T cells decreased in 4 cases, and the humoral immune function was normal in all patients.There was no evidence of recent infection in 6 patients, and EBV-DNA increased in 3 patients.There were 2 cases of stage Ⅲ, 4 cases of stage Ⅳ, 1 case of giant tumor, 2 cases of symptom B, 6 cases of extranodal invasion, 4 cases of central invasion and 1 case of bone marrow invasion.Three patients died and three survived.Immunohistochemistry showed that: (1) CD 19, CD 20, and CD 79a were expressed in all patients, and CD 30 was expressed in 5 patients.(2) C- MYC gene was detected by immunofluorescence in situ hybridization method in all patients, and no MYC break, Bcl-2 and Bcl-6 break and amplification were found.(3) EBV: EBER and LMP-1 were expressed in all patients. Conclusions:The pathological changes of EBV positive DLBCL are similar to those adults.The origin of non-germinal center and extranodal and central invasion are more common.The prognosis of the patients with central nervous system invasion is very poor, and the recurrence and progress of the disease often occur in the treatment or in the early stage of drug withdrawal.At present, there is no effective and feasible treatment plan.It is suggested that the patients in the late stage should receive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as soon as possible after intensive treatment, so as to improve the survival rate.
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Dao-di herbs, produced in a specific region and screened through long-term clinical application, is characterized by high stable quality, good efficacy, and high popularity. With favorable climate conditions, Gansu gives birth to the Dao-di herbs Angelicae Sinensis Radix which is widely used in clinical practice, and multiple regions in Gansu, with similar ecological environment produce Angelicae Sinensis Radix. In this study, the spatial correlation and difference of phenolic acid content in Angelicae Sinensis Radix from Dao-di producing areas, emerging producing areas, and emerging planting areas in Gansu were analyzed based on ArcGIS to explore the "quality(chemical type)" characteristics of genuine Angelicae Sinensis Radix. Moreover, spatial distribution law and main driving factors of the total phenolic acid content in Angelicae Sinensis Radix in Gansu were analyzed based on geodetecctor. This study is expected to lay a basis for Dao-di research and production regionalization of Angelicae Sinensis Radix.