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AIM: To observe the clinical effect of foldable capsular vitreous body(FCVB)implantation on ocular trauma and silicone oil-dependent eyes.METHODS: A prospective case study was performed on 17 cases(17 eyes)with ocular trauma and silicone oil-dependent in the First Hospital of Changsha from October 2017 to April 2022. All patients underwent FCVB or silicone oil removal combined with FCVB implantation. The follow-up time was 6mo, and the visual acuity, intraocular pressure, ocular axes, normal external appearances and FVCB were observed at 1wk and 6mo after operation.RESULTS: Only 6 cases had visual acuity before operation, and there were no statistical differences in the visual acuity before and at 1wk and 6mo after operation(P>0.05). The intraocular pressure was low before operation, but it was elevated at 1wk and 6mo after operation. The axial length was unchanged at 1wk and 6mo after operation, and the appearance and structure of eyeball were well maintained, and FCVB was stable with no atrophy during the follow-up period.CONCLUSIONS: FCVB implantation can preserve the appearance of eyeball, and avoid atrophy of eyeball and repeated operation, which has favorable clinical application value in the treatment of ocular trauma and silicone oil-dependent eyes.
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Objective To explore the risk factors for the development of pneumonia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)following infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2).Methods A total of 250 SLE patients who received chest CT examination and were diagnosed with COVID-19 at the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University from De-cember 2022 to February 2023 were included in analysis.Patient were divided into the control group and the pneu-monia group according to chest CT results.Demographic data,clinical data,and laboratory indicators of patients in two groups of patients were collected.Laboratory data of patients before completing the chest CT examination were evaluated.Diagnostic capability of age,C-reactive protein/lymphocyte(CLR),and systemic immune inflammation index/albumin(SII/ALB)in evaluating the development of pneumonia in SLE patients with COVID-19 were deter-mined by calculating the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.Results Among 250 SLE patients with COVID-19,188(75.2%)didn't develop pneumonia and were assigned into the control group;62(24.8%)devel-oped pneumonia in the pneumonia group.There were statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of age,COVID-19 vaccination status,complications of renal insufficiency,cardiovascular disease or diabetes,neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio(NLR),platelet/lymphocyte ratio(PLR),lymphocyte/monocyte ratio(LMR),sys-temic immune inflammation index(SII),SII/albumin(SII/ALB)and C-reactive protein to lymphocyte ratio(CLR)(all P<0.05).Among SLE patients who developed pneumonia after developing COVID-19,the levels of SII/ALB and CLR were higher than those of non-pneumonia patients,with statistically significant differences(both P<0.05).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age,SII/ALB,and CLR were independent risk factors for pneumonia in SLE patients with COVID-19(all P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed the area under the CLR curve of 0.791,sensitivity of 90.3%,and specificity of 57.4%,with good diagnostic value.Conclusion Age,SII/ALB,and CLR are risk factors for pneumonia in SLE patients with COVID-19.More attention needs to be paid on populations with these characteristics in clinical practice,so as to reduce the occurrence of complications and im-prove prognosis.
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Objective To investigate the clinical application value of 18F-FDG PET-CT simulation localization in radiotherapy of recurrent abdominal and pelvic tumors. Methods 18F-FDG PET-CT was used to simulate positioning 38 patients with abdominal and pelvic tumors who relapsed after treatment.Based on both CT images and 18F-FDG PRT-CT, we drew up a systemic treatment plan and outlined the radiotherapy target area, and then compared the differences between the two methods. Results In 38 patients, 21.1%(3/8) of patients were found to have distal metastases outside the pelvic and abdominal cavity, and changed the systemic treatment plan.The radiotherapy target was altered in 34(89.5%) patients.The mean value of GTVPET-CT was 118.14cm3and the mean value of GTVCT was 148.53cm3(P=0.044). Conclusion For patients with recurrent abdominal and pelvic tumors, 18F-FDG PET-CT simulation localization treatment improves tumor re-staging, changes the integrated therapy for some patients, and makes the target area of radiotherapy more accurate.
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The nuclear transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) plays a crucial role in maintaining cellular redox homeostasis. The aberrant NRF2 signaling confers enhanced antioxidant capacity, which is linked to tumor progression and therapeutic resistance. The current study investigates the biological effects and molecular mechanism of tribbles homolog 3 (TRIB3), a stress-induced protein, in regulating cell survival and apoptosis in lung cancer. This study first performed the RNA sequencing data analysis with 576 lung adenocarcinoma patients from the cancer genome atlas (TCGA) database. The NRF2- antioxidant response element (ARE) signature was enriched in patients with high TRIB3 expression. Dual-luciferase reporter assay and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to confirm the effect of TRIB3 on the kelch-like ECH-associated protein-1 (KEAP1)-NRF2 pathway. Abrogation of TRIB3 impaired NRF2 transcriptional activity and reduced the expression of its target genes. Moreover, TRIB3 enhanced NRF2 stability via blocking KEAP1-NRF2 interaction. TRIB3-depletion promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, restrained cell proliferation, and enhanced carboplatin-induced apoptosis. In addition, NRF2 overexpression recovered the tumor inhibition effect of TRIB3-depletion. Consistently, TRIB3 failed to modulate apoptosis in NRF2 depletion cells. In summary, this study shows that TRIB3 inhibits the KEAP1-NRF2 interaction and upregulates the transcriptional activity of NRF2, thereby promoting lung cancer cell proliferation and reducing the sensitivity to chemotherapy. Targeting the TRIB3-NRF2 signal axis may become a new strategy for ROS homeostasis and lung cancer treatment.
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Dysfunction of the Hippo pathway enables cells to evade contact inhibition and provides advantages for cancerous overgrowth. However, for a significant portion of human cancer, how Hippo signaling is perturbed remains unknown. To answer this question, we performed a genome-wide screening for genes that affect the Hippo pathway in Drosophila and cross-referenced the hit genes with human cancer genome. In our screen, Prosap was identified as a novel regulator of the Hippo pathway that potently affects tissue growth. Interestingly, a mammalian homolog of Prosap, SHANK2, is the most frequently amplified gene on 11q13, a major tumor amplicon in human cancer. Gene amplification profile in this 11q13 amplicon clearly indicates selective pressure for SHANK2 amplification. More importantly, across the human cancer genome, SHANK2 is the most frequently amplified gene that is not located within the Myc amplicon. Further studies in multiple human cell lines confirmed that SHANK2 overexpression causes deregulation of Hippo signaling through competitive binding for a LATS1 activator, and as a potential oncogene, SHANK2 promotes cellular transformation and tumor formation in vivo. In cancer cell lines with deregulated Hippo pathway, depletion of SHANK2 restores Hippo signaling and ceases cellular proliferation. Taken together, these results suggest that SHANK2 is an evolutionarily conserved Hippo pathway regulator, commonly amplified in human cancer and potently promotes cancer. Our study for the first time illustrated oncogenic function of SHANK2, one of the most frequently amplified gene in human cancer. Furthermore, given that in normal adult tissues, SHANK2's expression is largely restricted to the nervous system, SHANK2 may represent an interesting target for anticancer therapy.
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Objective • To estimate the reliability and validity of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) that used for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to choose a more suitable depression scale, and analyze the risk factors for depression in SLE. Methods • A total of 259 questionnaires were completed by SLE patients with their informed consent in the early stage. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity, consistency and correlation of depression outcomes were analyzed. The most suitable scale was used in 70 SLE patients. The results of depression screening and clinical information were collected to analyze the risk factors for SLE with depression. Results • A total of 240 valid questionnaires were collected. The Cronbach's α coefficients of BDI, SDS, and CES-D were 0.899, 0.884, and 0.711, respectively. The total scores of the three scales were correlated with every item (P<0.05). The test-retest coefficients of BDI, SDS, and CES-D were 0.912, 0.635, and 0.728, respectively (P<0.01). The result of validity analysis showed that the KMO (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin) values of BDI, SDS, and CES-D were 0.888, 0.895, and 0.918, respectively. The total variation of main factor interpretation of BDI, SDS, and CES-D was 63.13%, 57.09%, and 57.89%, respectively. The results of BDI showed 117 patients (48.25%) with depression, while SDS showed 154 patients (64.16%) with depression and CES-D showed 140 patients (58.33%) with depression. The correlation coefficients of the three scales were 0.939-0.971 (P<0.01). κ Values of all three scales were greater than 0.4 (P<0.01). Younger than 30, unemployment and renal involvement were independent risk factors for SLE with depression. Conclusion • With better internal consistency, test-retest coefficients, good brief framework and well-understood items, BDI seems to be a more suitable scale for SLE. Unemployed, renal involved and young SLE patients are more likely to suffer from depression.
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Mutation and amplification of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), one of the most important driver gene, are both reported to participate in the regulation of lung cancer development and progression. Here we investigated the effect and molecular mechanism of tripartite motif 25 (TRIM25) in the regulation of development of lung cancer. CCK-8 and Transwell assays were used to explore the tumor-promoting effect of TRIM25. Results showed that knockdown of TRIM25 significantly inhibited cell proliferation (34% inhibition rate) and invasion (42% inhibition rate). Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), Western blot and immunohistochemistry were adopted to detect the effect of TRIM25 on EGFR expression and its downstream signal activity. The results explained that TRIM25 not only up-regulated the expression level of EGFR, but also promoted EGFR signal activation. Co-immunoprecipitation, real-time PCR and cycloheximide (CHX) inhibit protein degradation assays were employed to explore the molecular mechanism of TRIM25 in regulating EGFR stability. Preliminary exploration results indicate that TRIM25 increases the expression level of EGFR and activates its downstream signaling activity through promoting K63-linked ubiquitination of EGFR. Restoration of EGFR expression rescues the phenotype of TRIM25 depletion. In A549 cells, overexpression of EGFR increased cell proliferation rate 1.5-fold and invasion rate 1.6-fold compared with knockdown of TRIM25 cells. Similarly, in H1975 cells, cell proliferation rate was enhanced 2-fold and invasion rate was improved 1.7-fold. These data suggest that TRIM25 promotes lung cancer development via maintaining EGFR stability and continuous EGFR signaling activation. The human lung cancer tissues were obtained from lung cancer patients at Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Informed consent was obtained from all participants in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
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Mood disorders are common problems in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus [HBV] infection, most clinical treatment focus on anti-viral and anti-fibrosis rather than taking care of mood disorders. In the past decades, we have developed a Chinese medicine treatment method together with nursing intervention, which shows a positive treatment effect on patients. 158 cases of hepatitis B patients were randomly divided into one control group [78 cases], and one observation group [80 cases]. The patients in control group received hepatology nursing, liver protecting and transaminase lowering medicine, and ear acupoint bean pressing treatment. In addition to the nursing and treatment as the control group, the patients in observation group were given targeted nursing interventions, including psychological intervention, emotional intervention, cognitive intervention, and systematic family and community support intervention. The anxiety level and sleep quality of patients in both groups were compared. The improvement of hepatic indexes was checked and life qualities in both groups were also compared. Compared to the control group, the patients in the observation group provided have statistically significant improvement on anxiety control, sleep quality, and hepatic indexes changes [P<0.05]. The observation group also showed remarkably better life quality scores [GQLI-64] than the control group [P<0.01]. This research confirmed that targeted nursing intervention coupled with ear acupoint bean pressing showed effective improvement on the anxiety control and sleep quality of chronic hepatic B patients, and demonstrated better hepatic index recovery. Patients in the observation group also have higher life quality scores than the control group
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a classical pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in the innate and adaptive immune regulation. In recent years, a large number of studies have demonstrated that the expression level of MIF is significantly increased in a variety of tumor tissues and MIF promotes the occurrence and development of tumors. MIF participates in the regulation of tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis, as well as induces and maintains the tumor microenvironment. Targeting MIF has been considered as a candidate strategy against cancer. In this review, the structural features, the signaling pathway, the biological functions of MIF are briefly outlined. Moreover, approaches that target MIF in the treatment of cancer are also summarized.
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Objective To study the effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound on the hippocampus and to study its possible mechanism in mice.Methods Totally 32 adult C57/BL6 mice were randomly divided into the sham group(n=16)and the LIPUS group(n=16).Mice in the sham group were treated with sham operative,while mice in the LIPUS group were treated by low intensity pulsed ultrasound(average power density of 150 mW/cm2).After 7 days of treatment,immunohistochemical(IHC)and western bolt(WB)were used to determine the expression of DCX,GFAP,and Iba1 in the hippocampus,and the behavioral changes of mice in open field test were observed.Results After 7 days of treatment,the results of IHC showed that the number of microglial cells in the LIPUS group were significantly increased,and the difference was statistically significant compared with that in the sham group(P<0.05).The WB results indicated that the expression of Iba 1 protein in hippocampus was significantly increased in LIPUS group compared with that in the sham group(P<0.05).In the meantime,the behavior score of LIPUS group in the open field test was increased significantly(P<0.05).Conclusion Low intensity pulsed ultrasound can increase the number of microglia in the hippocampus and reduce the anxiety of the mice.
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Background: C4ST-1 catalyzes the transfer of sulfate groups in the sulfonation of chondroitin during chondroitin sulfate synthesis. Chondroitin sulfate consists of numerous copies of negatively charged sulfonic acid groups that participate in the nucleation process of biomineralization. In the present study, we obtained two CHST11 genes (PmCHST11a and PmCHST11b) which encoded the C4ST-1 and explored the functions of these genes in the synthesis of chondroitin sulfate and in the formation of the nacreous layer of shells. Results: Both PmCHST11a and PmCHST11b had a sulfotransferase-2 domain, a signal peptide and a transmembrane domain. These properties indicated that these genes localize in the Golgi apparatus. Real-time PCR revealed that both PmCHST11a and PmCHST11b were highly expressed in the central zone of the mantle tissue. Inhibiting PmCHST11a and PmCHST11b via RNA interference significantly decreased the expression levels of these genes in the central zone of the mantle tissue and the concentration of chondroitin sulfate in extrapallial fluid. Moreover, shell nacre crystallized irregularly with a rough surface after RNA interference. Conclusions: This study indicated that PmCHST11a and PmCHST11b are involved in the nacre formation of Pinctada fucata martensii through participating in the synthesis of chondroitin sulfate.
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Sulfotransferases/métabolisme , Pinctada , Nacre/biosynthèse , Protéoglycanes à chondroïtine sulfate/biosynthèse , Sulfotransferases/génétique , Techniques d'amplification d'acides nucléiques/méthodes , Interférence par ARN , Réaction de polymérisation en chaine en temps réel , BiominéralisationRésumé
Background: Pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii is cultured for producing round nucleated pearls. Pearl production involves a surgical operation where a mantle tissue graft from a donor oyster and a round nucleus are implanted in the gonad of a host oyster. Whether the mantle graft implanted in the gonad of a host oyster contributes to the formation of a pearl sac that secretes pearl nacre to form a pearl should be determined. In April 2012, two full-sib families were separately used as donor and host oysters for a nucleus insertion operation. The pearl sac was sampled from the host oysters at day 60 after nucleus operation. A large number of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed using Illumina HiSeq™ 2000 platform. The two full-sib families were also used to mine diagnostic SSR markers for genotyping donor oyster, host oyster, and pearl sac. Results: A total of 3168 microsatellite loci were identified in 39,078 unigenes, and 1977 SSR primers were designed by Primer 3.0. Forty-seven SSR primers were validated, and the rate of successful amplification was 72.3%. Two diagnostic SSR primers could successfully genotype pearl sac, donor oyster, and host oyster. Donor and host oysters were both homogenous, and the alleles in pearl sac were identical to those in donor and host oysters. Conclusions: The present results confirmed that the mantle graft implanted in the gonad of host oyster contributed to the formation of the pearl sac in pearl oyster P. fucata martensii.
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Animaux , Transplantation , Répétitions microsatellites/génétique , Pinctada/génétique , Réaction de polymérisation en chaîne , Techniques de génotypageRésumé
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the kinetic change that reflects joint loading in different planes during stair climbing in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) after electroacupuncture (EA) by three-dimensional motion analysis, so as to provide reference for its biomechanical mechanism treated with acupuncture.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty KOA patients, in accordance with the random number table, were assigned into an observation group and a control group, 20 cases in each one and finally 18 cases completed. Acupoints in the observation group were Neixiyan (EX-LE 4), Dubi (ST 35), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Xuehai (SP 10), Liangqiu (ST 34) and Zusanli (ST 36); points in the control groups were located about 2 cm next to the above acupoints with shallow acupuncture. EA was connected at Neixiyan (EX-LE 4) and Yinlingquan (SP 9), Liangqiu (ST 34) and Yanglingquan (GB 34). The frequency was 2 Hz with continuous wave in the observation group and there was no current in the control group for the corresponding points. All the treatment was given for 3 weeks, totally 11 times. Climbing stairs gait was measured before and after treatment. Velocities and kinetic parameters during ascending and descending stairs were analyzed, including flexion and extension peak torques of hip, knee, ankle on the vertical plane, external knee adduction moment on the coronal plane.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment in the observation group, velocities during ascending and descending stairs significantly increased (<0.05,<0.01); maximal ankle plantar flexor moments during ascending and descending stairs and the second peak external knee adduction moment (PEKAM2) during ascending stairs significantly increased (<0.05,<0.01). After treatment in the control group, the first peak external knee adduction moment (PEKAM1) and PEKAM2 during descending stairs were less than those before treatment (<0.05,<0.01). In the observation group, the difference value (DV) of velocity before and after treatment was positively correlated to DV in the torque of ankle plantar flexors during ascending stairs in the observation group (=0.598,<0.01). Excluding the impact of velocity, the DV of the maximal torque of ankle plantar flexors during ascending stairs didn't show difference in the observation group (>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>EA can increase the velocities of ascending and descending stairs of KOA patients. It improves the loading capacity of knee joint on both sagittal and coronary planes. But its effect during ascending may be correlated with the increase of velocity. The mechanism of different effects between EA and minimal acupuncture on joint moments is still unclear and warrants further study.</p>
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A method for simultaneous detection of multi-mycotoxins in ten kinds of common dried fruits was been exploited by using ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The edible part of dried fruits was ground up with certain quantity of water. The mash was extracted by 10 mmol/L citric acid-acetonitrile, purified by C18 column, and filtered using 0. 22-μm organic filtration. All the sixteen mycotoxins were well separated in 8 min on ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column with acetonitrile as phase A and 10 mmol/L ammonium acetate solution containing 0. 1% formic acid as mobile phase B. Result showed that the limits of detection ( LODs) for the sixteen mycotoxins were 0. 01-1. 00 μg/L, with linearity range of 1-200 μg/L and correlation coefficients above 0 . 9981 . The average recoveries of the sixteen mycotoxins in ten matrices were 70. 48% -118. 85%, and the relative standard deviation ( RSD, n=6 ) was 0. 3% -11. 9%. This economical, fast, simple and efficient method could be used for simultaneous detection of multi-mycotoxins in different dried fruits matrixes.
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A method for simultaneous detection of multi-mycotoxins in ten kinds of common dried fruits was been exploited by using ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The edible part of dried fruits was ground up with certain quantity of water. The mash was extracted by 10 mmol/L citric acid-acetonitrile, purified by C18 column, and filtered using 0. 22-μm organic filtration. All the sixteen mycotoxins were well separated in 8 min on ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column with acetonitrile as phase A and 10 mmol/L ammonium acetate solution containing 0. 1% formic acid as mobile phase B. Result showed that the limits of detection ( LODs) for the sixteen mycotoxins were 0. 01-1. 00 μg/L, with linearity range of 1-200 μg/L and correlation coefficients above 0 . 9981 . The average recoveries of the sixteen mycotoxins in ten matrices were 70. 48% -118. 85%, and the relative standard deviation ( RSD, n=6 ) was 0. 3% -11. 9%. This economical, fast, simple and efficient method could be used for simultaneous detection of multi-mycotoxins in different dried fruits matrixes.
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Objective To explore the best intervention based on evidences of enteral nutrition support complicated with diarrhea in critically ill patients and evaluate its clinical effects.Methods Evidence was obtained using Evidence-based Nursing,and was implemented in clinical practice after localization,we formulated numing recommendations for regulating nurses' clinical practice regarding enteral nutrition support complicated with diarrhea in ICU patients;we conducted multiple online and offline training for nurses.The rate of diarrhea in ICU patients undergoing enteral nutrition support before and after using best evidence was compared,and awareness and implementation of best evidence among nurses before and after training were also compared.Results After adapting the best evidence,the rate of enteral nutrition associated diarrhea decreased from 25.58% to 13.89%;ICU nurses' diarrhea identification and evaluation,analysis of influencing factors of enteral nutrition associated diarrhea,selection of enteral nutrition formula,nasal feeding,etc.,were significantly improved (P<0.05);there was no significant difference in enteral nutrition infusion,and nutrition preparation and preservation (P>0.05);rare of implementation of best evidence in ICU nurses was greater than 80%.Conclusion Evidence-based practice can effectively prevent enteral nutrition associated diarrhea in ICU patients.Nurses can solve enteral nutrition associated diarrhea using scientific nursing methods through implementation of best evidence,in order to nursing quality.
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Objective To explore the factors of relapse in alcohol-induced psychiatric and behavioral disorders.Methods103 male inpatients met with the diagnostic criteria of alcohol-induced psychiatric and behavioral disorders according to ICD-10 were enrolled.All patients were hospitalized from Wuxi Mental Center from January 2013 to August 2015.As baseline,information was obtained within all patients,and relapse was evaluated one year after discharge.The Kaplan-Meier method was used to statistically analyze the alcohol relapse time of patients with different length of hospitalization.Cox regression was used to explore the risk factors for alcohol relapse,including age,education level,marital status,family history,smoking,fixed income,number of hospitalizations,duration of alcohol intake,average daily alcohol intake,time of psychosis,psychiatric symptoms,length of hospitalization,physical condition and mental condition.Results(1)The analysis (log rank) showed that the length of hospitalization had no significant statistical differences with relapse(χ2=0.069,P=0.966).(2) The number of hospitalizations (RR=1.074,95%CI=1.002-1.151,P=0.042) and average daily alcohol intake(RR=1.035,95%CI=1.012-1.059,P=0.003) were the risk factors for relapse.ConclusionThe number of hospitalizations and average daily alcohol intake are risk factors for relapse within a year in male inpatients with alcohol-induced psychiatric and behavioral disorders.Prolonged hospital stay has no help to reduce relapse in those people.
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Objective To explore the level of interleukin 35-producing B cells (i35-Breg) as well as its effect factors,interleukin-35 (IL-35),in peripheral blood of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB),and their relationship with hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and liver inflammatory degree.Methods A total of 35 treatment-naive CHB patients,17 interferon (IFN)-treated HBeAg-positive CHB patients and 15 healthy controls (HC) were enrolled.The levels of i35-Breg and IL-35 in peripheral blood were tested by flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorption assay (ELISA).Kruskal-Wallis test,Wilcox rank sum test and two variables correlation analysis were used for statistical analysis.Results The percentage of i35-Breg cells as well as IL-35 level in peripheral blood of naive CHB patients were 3.05% (0.89%,4.97%) and 2.81 μg/L (0.30 μg/L,12.33 μg/L),respectively,which were both significantly higher than those in HC group,which were 0.17% (0.13%,0.45%) and 0.17 μg/L(0,1.93 μg/L),respectively.The difference were statistical significant (Z=-3.309 and-2.419,respectively,P=0.001 and 0.016,respectively).The peripheral level of i35-Breg was negatively correlated with the viral load in treatment-naive CHB patients (r=-0.529,P=0.008),while there was no correlation between the peripheral level of IL-35 and the viral load in treatment-naive CHB patients (r=0.11,P=0.54).The levels of i35-Breg and IL-35 in HBeAg positive CHB patients were 3.16% (1.34%,5.62%) and 4.58μg/L (0.79μg/L,22.37 μg/L),respectively,which were both higher than those in HC group.The difference was statistically significant (F=3.39 and 3.37,respectively,both P<0.01).Compared to HC group,the IL-35 levels in peripheral blood of CHB patients with ALT and AST levels less than 300 U/L were 3.03 μg/L (0.74 μg/L,22.37 μg/L) and 3.25 μg/L (0.83 μg/L,22.35 μg/L),respectively,with statistically significant difference (F=2.868 and 3.114,respectively,both P<0.01).Compared to HC group,the peripheral level of i35-Breg in treatment-naive CHB patients with ALT levels less than 300 U/L was 3.14% (1.03%,4.65%),with statistically significant difference (F=3.219,P=0.004).The IL-35 level showed a decreased trend in CHB who received IFN therapy,but there was no statistically significant difference (x2 =1.45,P =0.48).Furthermore,the baseline IL-35 level in patients who developed sustained viral response (SVR) was 0 (0,13.33 g/L),which was lower than that in patients who developed partial or primary no response 0.61 μg/L (0,24.72 μg/L).However,there was no statistical difference (F=0.75,P =0.68).Conclusions i35-Breg as well as its effect factor,IL-35,are involved in the progression of chronic HBV infection.The percentage of i35-Breg cells as well as IL-35 level in peripheral blood of treatment-naive CHB patients are increased.The peripheral level of i35-Breg is negatively correlated with the viral load,while there is no correlation between the peripheral level of IL-35 and the viral load.The percentage of i35-Breg cells as well as IL-35 level in CHB patients with low inflammatory degree are increased.
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Objective To assess the safety of living environment by the elderly, further clarify the relevant factors of the elderly fall in the living environment. Methods The self- made assessment form of fall-related factors of living environment for elderly patients was used to survey 1 076 elderly. Likert five grades score was used for each item, and the higher score demonstrated the safer living environment. Results In the assessment of the safety of living environment, the indoor physical environment (3.94 points), home furniture safety (3.66 points) score was better;home ground and the channel (3.32 points) and outdoor activities places (3.57 points) score was lower. Scores of home′s ground and channel, furniture safety, indoor physical environment and living environment of urban elderly were (23.56 ± 6.49), (44.52 ± 7.72), (11.93 ± 2.49), (105.03 ± 17.82) points, which were better than (22.46 ± 6.39), (42.73 ± 7.95), (11.53 ± 2.39), (101.55 ± 18.15) points of rural elderly (t=2.471-3.495, P <0.05). Conclusions The indoor physical environment, home furniture safety got higher scores, and the scores of ground-channel environment and outdoor activities places were relatively lower. Scores of the safety of living environment in urban are better than in rural. It suggests the elderly living environment need to reduce the incidence of falls.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the polymorphisms of 124 individual identiifcation SNPs in Chinese Han using the Ion Personal Genome Machine?(PGMTM).Method Samples from 130 unrelated Chinese Han individuals and two families (8 genealogical individuals) were ampliifed using Ion AmpliseqTM Library kit and sequenced on Ion Torrent PGM? platform.Results 14 148 SNPs were detected.A total of 99.992 9% SNPs were correctly called by the HID SNP Genotyper v4.3 plugin, while 0.007 1% wrongly reported and 62 NN calls needed manual correction. The MP ranged from 0.348 0 (rs2831700) to 0.817 3 (rs740910) with the value of 6.898 4 × 10-34 for CMP. The DP ranged from 0.182 7 (rs740910) to 0.652 0 (rs1355366) with the value of 0.999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 310 2 for CDP, which was larger than that of 22 STR loci. The PE ranged from 0.007 3 (rs1024116) to 0.278 1 (rs1058083) with the value of 0.999 999 616 7 for CPE, which was smaller than that of 22 STR loci. A total of 8 Y-SNP haplo-types were observed from 72 unrelated male samples. No mutation was observed from pedigrees.Conclusion The 124 IISNPs were high polymorphic in Chinese Han and they were ideal markers for human identiifcation. The PGMTM platform has a potential role in forensic science.