Study on epidemiological prevalence and serological marker characteristics of hepatitis E infection / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective:This study aims to explore the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in patients and the screening value of serological indicators for HEV infection patients.Methods:Retrospective analysis was conducted on 97 440 cases of anti-HEV IgM and IgG simultaneously tested in two Beijing hospitals from January 1, 2018 to August 31, 2023. Among them, there were 61 005 males and 36 435 females, with an average age of 51.65±13.05 years old. According to the positivity of anti HEV specific antibodies, they were divided into anti-HEV IgM positive group (3 588 cases), anti-HEV IgG positive group (18 083 cases), and anti-HEV antibody negative group (78 892 cases). Results of HEV RNA, liver function, AFP, PIVKA-Ⅱ and PT were collected, and their basic clinical information were recorded. The prevalence of HEV infection in patients, as well as the relationship between the positivity of anti-HEV specific antibodies and the patient′s age group, HEV RNA, and clinical characteristics were analyzed.Results:Among 97 440 patients who tested anti-HEV IgM and IgG simultaneously, the positivity rate of anti-HEV IgM was 3.68% (3 588/97 440), and was 18.56% for anti-HEV IgG (18 083/97 440). The overall positivity rates of anti-HEV IgM in two Beijing hospitals from 2018 to 2023 were 2.51%, 2.53%, 3.02%, 4.59%, 5.72%, and 4.26% ( χ2=1 401.73, P<0.001), while the positivity rates of anti-HEV IgG were 12.56%, 12.32%, 12.85%, 22.65%, 27.42%, and 26.66% ( χ2=1 058.29, P<0.001). These rates showed a gradual increase until 2023 when a decline was observed. The positivity rates of anti-HEV IgM (2.28%, 3.60%, 4.47%) ( χ2=89.62, P<0.001) and IgG (4.71%, 17.86%, 25.94%) ( χ2=2 017.32, P<0.001) increased with age in patients who aged 1-30, >30-60, and over 60 years old. The age and ALB values of patients in the anti-HEV IgM positive group were lower than the IgG-positive group, while the proportion of males, TBIL, ALT, AFP and PT values were higher than the IgG-positive group, and the differences were statistically significance ( P<0.05). Furthermore, patients in both the anti-HEV IgM and IgG positive groups had higher age, male proportion, TBIL, ALT, AFP, PIVKA-Ⅱ, and PT values than the anti-HEV negative group. Additionally, both groups had lower ALB values than the anti-HEV negative group, all of which were statistically significant ( P<0.05). 2 162 HEV infected patients were grouped based on HEV RNA positivity. The proportion of anti-HEV IgM single positive, IgG single positive, IgM+IgG double positive, and antibody negative patients in the HEV RNA positive group were 5.42% (18/332), 3.62% (12/332), 90.36% (300/332), and 0.60% (2/332), respectively. Among them, the proportion of anti-HEV IgM+IgG double positive patients in the HEV RNA positive group was higher than that in the HEV RNA negative group ( χ2=302.87, P<0.001), while the proportion of anti-HEV IgG single positive ( χ2=174.36, P<0.001) and anti-HEV antibody negative patients ( χ2=59.28, P<0.001) were lower than that in the HEV RNA negative group, both of which were statistically significant ( P<0.001). In addition, the positive rates of HEV RNA in anti-HEV IgM positive, IgG positive, and antibody negative patients were 29.23% (318/1 088), 17.59% (312/1 774), and 0.65% (2/306), respectively. Conclusion:The HEV infection rate among patients declined in 2023. HEV infection is age-related, with older individuals being more susceptible. Abnormal liver function and jaundice were commonly observed during HEV infection. It is crucial to note that the absence of anti-HEV specific antibodies cannot rule out HEV infection; therefore, additional testing for HEV RNA and/or HEV Ag is necessary for accurate diagnosis.

The reliability and validity of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health′s Rehabilitation Set for multidisciplinary inpatients / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

Objective:To explore the reliability and validity of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health′s 17-item Rehabilitation Set (ICF-RS-17) when used to evaluate multidisciplinary inpatients.Methods:A total of 359 inpatients in the departments of rehabilitation, orthopedics, neurology, and neurosurgery of three hospitals in Jiangsu province were assessed with the ICF-RS-17 at admission and at discharge, and the internal consistency of the tool was calculated. Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability were quantified using interclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Structural validity was analyzed using factor analysis.Results:The tool′s Cronbach′s α was 0.945. The overall inter-rater ICC was 0.946 with the ICCs of all of the items except b280 sensation of pain within the range from 0.630 to 0.948. The overall intra-rater ICCs ranged from 0.471 to 0.947. The factor analysis found three factors with eigenvalues greater than 1, accounting for 74% of the variation, without double-loaded items. The three influential factors were exercise ability, sleep perception communication ability and self-care ability.Conclusion:The ICF-RS-17 has good internal consistency, inter-rater and intra-rater reliability and structural validity in the evaluation of multidisciplinary inpatients.

Effect of autologous fat transplantation on facial contouring / 中华医学美学美容杂志

Objective:To explore the application experience of autologous fat transplantation in improving the facial contour of young cosmetic patients.Methods:From October 2017 to October 2020, the plastic surgery department of Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital admitted 10 young cosmetic patients with poor facial contours, including 1 male and 9 females, aged 18-35 years, with an average of 28 years. Autologous subcutaneous fat was harvested by liposuction and static purification and then injected into the areas with poor facial contour with an amount of 10%-30% over.Results:The facial contour of 10 young cosmetic patients was well improved, and there were no postoperative complications such as facial asymmetry, local uneven skin, skin infection and necrosis or fat embolism. 8 cases were filled once and 2 cases were filled twice. The patients were followed up for 6-24 months and the postoperative effect was good. The excellent and good rate evaluated by patients, plastic surgeon and the third party doctor was more than 80%.Conclusions:The use of autologous fat to improve the facial contour of young cosmetic patients is easy to operate with less trauma and good effect, which is worthy of promotion.

Investigation and analysis of knowledge status and educational needs of caregivers for children with epilepsy / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To determine the level of epilepsy knowledge of caregivers for children with epilepsy and analyze its influencing factors, and investigate caregivers' educational needs and their acceptance for remote education, in order to provide reference for clinical telenursing education.Methods:From March to September 2022, 221 caregivers of epileptic children in the outpatient department and ward of neurology department of Xuzhou Children's Hospital were recruited by convenient sampling method for cross-sectional investigation. The status of caregivers' knowledge and educational needs were investigated by the general information questionnaire, epilepsy knowledge questionnaire, epilepsy knowledge needs questionnaire and telenursing acceptance questionnaire, and the influencing factors of knowledge level were analyzed by multiple linear regression.Results:The average score of epilepsy knowledge of caregivers was (15.68 ± 6.43) points. The course of disease, taking medicine on time, education background and monthly income of caregivers were the influencing factors of caregivers' knowledge level, and the difference was statistically significant ( P <0.05). 94.12% (208/221)- 96.38% (213/221) of the caregivers had high educational needs, and they had the highest demand for safety guidance during seizures. Caregivers' acceptance of remote education was moderate, ranging from 34.39% (76/221) to 71.95% (159/221). Conclusions:Caregivers' epilepsy knowledge needs to be improved. Medical institutions should formulate education plans according to the different characteristics of caregivers. Caregivers have a high demand for nursing knowledge, and medical staff should increase health education. Before giving health education based on remote nursing platform, we should fully understand the attitude of caregivers to the platform, so that they can master disease knowledge, strengthen their disease management ability, and improve the quality of life of children.

Interleukin-38 suppresses the trans-differentiation of regulatory T cells to Th17 cells in patients with primary biliary cholangitis / 中华风湿病学杂志

Objective:To investigate the IL-38 level in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and to assess the modulatory function of IL-38 on the phenotype shift from regulatory T cells (Tregs) to Th17 cells in PBC.Methods:Forty-six PBC patients and 24 controls were included. Serum IL-38, IL-35 and IL-17 levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. CD4 +CD25 +CD127 dim/-Tregs and CD4 +IL-17A +Th17 cell proportions in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were assessed by flow cytometry. Forkhead box P3 (FoxP3) and retinoid acid receptor related orphan receptor γt (RORγt) mRNA expressions were semi-quantified by real-time PCR. Purified Tregs were stimulated with recombinant IL-38, and were cocultured with autologous PBMC. Tregs function was assessed by measuring cellular proliferation and cytokines expression in the supernatants. Tregs were also polarized for Th17 culture, and recombinant IL-38 was added for stimulation. The influence of IL-38 on trans-differentiation of Tregs into Th17 phenotype was investigated by measuring CCR4/CCR6 expression, IL-17 secretion and RORγt mRNA expression. Student′s t test or Mann-Whitney U test were used for comparison between groups. Results:Serum IL-38 level was significantly lower in PBC group compared with control group [68.02(48.51, 96.74) pg/ml vs 89.6(58.0, 265.5)pg/ml, Z=3.25, P=0.037]. Proportion of Tregs [(6.9±1.3)% vs (11.3±3.5)%, t=7.64, P<0.001], FoxP3 mRNA expression [(1.0±0.3) vs (1.9± 0.7), t=7.74, P<0.001] and serum IL-35 level [25.87(16.08, 37.26)pg/ml vs 30.99(24.81, 52.29)pg/ml, Z=2.02, P=0.047] were notably lower in PBC group, while Th17 cell proportion [(5.5±1.4)% vs (3.8±1.0)%, t=5.43, P<0.001)], RORγt mRNA expression [(1.4±0.6) vs (1.0±0.4), t=2.72, P=0.008] and serum IL-17 level [202.0(121.6, 311.6)pg/ml vs 104.5(79.8, 155.5)pg/ml, Z=4.43, P<0.001] were remarkably higher in PBC group. Purified Tregs were co-cultured with autologous PBMC. Cellular proliferation was increased in PBC group compared with control group [(6.5±1.40)×10 5vs (5.3±1.1)×10 5, t=2.49, P=0.020]. IL-35 and IL-10 secretions in the supernatants were lower in PBC group ( P<0.05), but interferon- γ was higher in PBC group ( P=0.011). Tregs were also polarized for Th17 culture. CCR4 and CCR6 mean fluorescence intensity (MFI), RORγt mRNA and IL-17 secretion were higher in PBC group compared with control group ( P<0.05). IL-38 stimulation enhanced the inhibitory activity of Tregs from both PBC group and control group, which presented as reduced cellular proliferation as well as enhanced IL-35 and IL-10 secretion ( P<0.05). IL-38 stimulation only suppressed transdifferentiation of Tregs into Th17 phenotype in PBC group, which presented as down-regulation of CCR4 MFI, CCR6 MFI and IL-17 secretion ( P<0.05). However, IL-38 did not affect Tregs trans-differentiation into Th17 phenotype in control group. Conclusion:IL-38 played an immune-protective role and suppressed inflammatory response in the disease progression of PBC. IL-38 inhibited transdifferentiation of Tregs into Th17 phenotype in PBC patients.

Effects of polyphyllin Ⅵ on the proliferation and apoptosis of glioma cells and potential mechanism / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of polyphyllin Ⅵ（PPⅥ） on the proliferation and apoptosis of glioma cells and potential mechanism. METHODS Using human glioma LN229 cells as objects， MTT assay was used to detect the survival rate after treated with different concentrations of PPⅥ [0 （control group）， 1， 2， 4， 8， 16， 32， 64 μmol/L] for different time （24， 48， 72 h）. The clone formation experiments were adopted to detect the number of cell clones and clone formation rate after being treated with different concentrations of PPⅥ [0 （control group）， 2， 4， 8 μmol/L] for 14 days. The flow cytometry and Western blot assay were used to detect the apoptotic rate of cells， the expressions of apoptosis-related protein [B cell lymphoma-2 （Bcl-2）， Bcl-2 associated X protein （Bax）， cleaved caspase-3]， and the expressions of related proteins of Fas/Fas ligand （FasL） death receptor pathway and protein kinase B （Akt）/glycogen synthesis kinase-3β （GSK-3β） pathway after being treated with different concentrations of PPⅥ [0（control group）， 4， 8 μmol/L] for 24 h. RESULTS Compared with the control group， the survival rate of cells， the number of clones and clone formation rate， the protein expression of Bcl-2， and the phosphorylation levels of Akt and GSK-3β protein were decreased significantly in different concentration groups of PPⅥ （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. The apoptotic rate， the protein expressions of Bax， cleaved caspase-3， Fas， FasL and cleaved caspase-8 were increased significantly （P＜0.05 or P＜ 0.01）. CONCLUSIONS PPⅥ can inhibit the proliferation and induce the apoptosis of human glioma LN229 cells， which may be related to the activation of the Fas/FasL death receptor pathway and the inhibition of the Akt/GSK-3β pathway.

Research on the Path of Strengthening Medical Ethics Education of Medical Students in the New Era / 中国医学伦理学

Strengthening medical ethics education for medical students is the need for the healthy development of human medical health, the cultivation of medical students’ professional ethics and the integration of medical ethics spirit and medical ethics practice. Through in-depth discussion of the new mode of the integration of medical ethics education and medical ethics practice, stimulating the new impetus of the integration of medical students’ self-cultivation into practice, and the new ways to cultivate the growth of medical students in the new era, this paper put forward specific measures to create an education suitable for each student’s development by selecting the medical ethics education team, learning ethics and humanistic education, taking medical students as the center, and creating a suitable learning environment for students, with a view to cultivating medical students to grow into guardians who can cope with the challenges of public health emergencies.

Findings of new biomarkers for non-obstructive azoospermia by gene expression profile / 临床检验杂志

Objective To investigate the expression of differential genes in testicular tissue of patients with obstructive and non-ob-structive azoospermia by bioinformatics,and provide new markers for the diagnosis of non-obstructive azoospermia(NOA).Methods The microarray data of azoospermia related genes(GSE45885 and GSE9210)were downloaded from the gene expression comprehensive database(GEO)and analyzed online by GEO2R,and the NOA related differentially expressed genes(DEGs)were obtained.The common DEGs were determined by using Wayne's intersection.GO annotation and KEGG enrichment analysis of DEGs were carried out by using R software.The DEGs-related protein interaction network(PPI)was constructed with STRING.Then,the most significant Hub gene of NOA was screened out by Cytoscape software and visualization was performed.The diagnostic value of Hub gene for NOA was estimated by the receiver operating characteristics(ROC)curve and verified in GSE145467 data set.Results A total of 83 DEGs were obtained,of which 78 were down-regulated and 5 were up-regulated.GO enrichment analysis showed that DEGs was involved in biological processes(BP),including the development and differentiation of sperm cells,development of germ cells,assembly of motor cilia,etc.Cell composition(CC)mainly included sperm flagella,motor cilia,acrosome vesicles,spermatogenic nuclei,etc.Molecular function(MF)mainly included structural components,protein binding,heat shock protein binding and so on,which endowed com-pressive strength for extracellular matrix.KEGG-related pathways were involved in longevity regulation pathways,cell cycle and apopto-sis,and meiosis of oocytes in multiple species.The five Hub genes closely related to NOA,including SPAG5,CCNB2,AURKC,NCAPH and PTTG1,were screened by PPI network.The ROC curve showed that all the five Hub genes were potential genetic markers of NOA.Conclusion SPAG5,CCNB2,AURKC,NCAPH and PTTG1 genes may play the key role in the development of NOA and may be used as the new biomarkers for NOA.

Clinical analysis of six cases of papular acantholytic dyskeratosis of the anogenital area / 中华皮肤科杂志

Objective:To analyze clinical and pathological features of 6 cases of papular acantholytic dyskeratosis of the anogenital area.Methods:Clinical and histopathological data were collected from 6 patients with papular acantholytic dyskeratosis of the anogenital area in the Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital from January 2013 to December 2022, and retrospectively analyzed.Results:Among the 6 patients, 3 were males and 3 were females. Their ages at onset ranged from 22 to 58 years. The time from the onset to diagnosis ranged from 1 to 18 months. All patients had no family history of similar skin lesions. The 6 patients all clinically presented with multiple clustered millet-sized flesh-colored or gray-whitish papules in the perianal and genital areas, with erosions and crusts on the surface of some lesions, sometimes accompanied by pruritus. Histopathological findings of skin lesions were similar, including hyperkeratosis with focal parakeratosis, as well as acantholytic and dyskeratotic cells scattered in the epidermis. The 6 patients were treated with topical glucocorticoids or tacrolimus ointment, etc., which exhibited varying efficacy, and some skin lesions persisted with repeated attacks.Conclusions:Papular acantholytic dyskeratosis was a rare skin disease, and mostly occurred in the anogenital area. Its diagnosis should rely on both clinical manifestations and histopathological findings.

Novel non-chemotherapeutic treatment options for relapsed/refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphomas / 中华皮肤科杂志

With the advances in research on cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL), some new strategies, such as traditional targeted drugs, immune checkpoint inhibitors, histone deacetylase inhibitors and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, have emerged and shown favorable efficacy and safety in clinical trials. This review summarizes recent research progress in non-chemotherapeutic drugs for relapsed/refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphomas.

Medium-frequency electrotherapy in increasing the volume of latissimus dorsi muscle muscle in rabbits / 中华医学美学美容杂志

Objective:To explore the safety and effectiveness of medium-frequency electrotherapy for increasing the volume of the latissimus dorsi muscle.Methods:Fifteen adult New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into three groups, namely group A, group B, and group C, with 5 rabbits in each group. This was a self-control study, with the right latissimus dorsi muscle as the experimental group and the left latissimus dorsi muscle as the control group. The three groups corresponded to three different current intensity levels: 7.062 mA for group A (6th gear), 10.593 mA for group B (9th gear), and 14.124 mA for group C (12th gear). After the 12th, 24th, and 36th sessions of the experiment, ultrasonography was used to collect the thickness of the latissimus dorsi muscle. After the 36th electrostimulation, the latissimus dorsi muscle samples were collected to measure their in vivo muscle thickness and wet weight and were then sent for HE and MASSON staining.Results:After the 12th, 24th, and 36th electrostimulation sessions, ultrasonographic sampling in groups A and B showed an increase in the thickness of the right latissimus dorsi muscle compared to the left; for example, the thickness on the right of group B increased by 37.8%. The wet weight data collected after the 36th electrostimulation in groups A and B showed an increase in the right latissimus dorsi muscle compared to the left; for example, the wet weight on the right of group B increased by 5.04%.Conclusions:Different electrostimulation modes of medium-frequency therapy technology can induce muscle fiber thickening or atrophy. In this experiment, the 9th gear (10.593 mA) of medium-frequency therapy technology may be a suitable choice for inducing muscle fiber thickening, and the 12th gear (14.124 mA) may be a suitable choice for inducing skeletal muscle thinning.

Lipid production by oleaginous microorganisms using food wastes: a review / 生物工程学报

Food wastes are rich in nutrients and can be used for producing useful chemicals through biotransformation. Some oleaginous microorganisms can use food wastes to produce lipids and high value-added metabolites such as polyunsaturated fatty acids, squalene, and carotenoids. This not only reduces the production cost, but also improves the economic value of the products, thus has large potential for commercial production. This review summarized the advances in food waste treatment, with a focus on the lipid production by oleaginous microorganisms using food wastes. Moreover, challenges and future directions were prospected with the aim to provide a useful reference for related researchers.

Correlation study of brain β-amyloid deposition and blood β-amyloid level in Alzheimer′s disease / 中华核医学与分子影像杂志

Objective:To assess the β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition of voxel-based PET imaging in Alzheimer′s disease (AD) and its relationships with blood biomarkers (Aβ).Methods:From January 2015 to December 2018, a total of 23 AD patients (9 males, 14 females, age (68.5±9.0) years; duration: (40.9±23.3) months; 8 mild patients, 15 moderate or severe patients) who underwent Aβ PET and with positive imaging results in Daping Hospital, Army Medical University were retrospectively enrolled. The information of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) were collected. Blood level of Aβ42, Aβ40 were measured. Differences of those metrics including Aβ42/Aβ40 between mild and moderate or severe patients were compared. For all 11C-Pittsburgh compound B (PIB) PET images, voxel-based one-sample independent t test analyses were performed. Voxel-based two-sample independent t test analyses were also performed between mild and moderate or severe patients. The voxel-based Pearson correlation analyses were run to assess the associations between blood metrics and Aβ deposition of 11C-PIB PET. Results:Comparing with mild patients, moderate or severe patients had lower MMSE (9.67±4.37 vs 17.13±2.80; t=4.349, P<0.001) and longer duration ((48.8±23.8) vs (26.0±13.5) months; t=-2.489, P<0.05). On voxel-wise analysis, amyloid PET illustrated brain Aβ deposition in bilateral frontal, right temporal, right occipital and posterior cingulate regions ( t values: 0.44-0.67, all P<0.001). Within AD, Aβ42/Aβ40 ( r values: from -0.62 to -0.41, 0.41-0.66, all P<0.05) were associated with amyloid PET, but not associated with Aβ42 ( r values: from -0.33 to 0, all P>0.05) or Aβ40 ( r values: from -0.41 to 0, all P>0.05). Conclusions:Based on voxel-wise analysis, 11C-PIB PET has comparable value for brain Aβ deposition. Aβ42/Aβ40 has the potential to predict brain Aβ deposition.

Improvement Effects of β-boswellic Acid on Hippocampal Neurons Cells Injury Induced by Oxygen-glucose Deprivation / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To study the imp rovement effects of β-boswellic acid on hippocampal neurons cells injury of rats induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation. METHODS ：The hippocampal neurons cell of rats were divided into normal control group ， model group and β-boswellic acid low-concentration ，medium-concentration and high-concentration groups （1，10，100 μmol/L）. Except for normal control group ，other groups were cultured with relevant medium and given oxygen glucose deprivation to induce oxygen-glucose deprivation induced injury model. MTT assay was adopted to detect cell viability. Chemical colorimetry was used to detect LDH activity in cell culture supernatant. Hoechst-PI staining was used to detect the morphology change of cells. Flow cytometry was used to detect early apoptosis rate of cells. The expression of apoptosis-related protein （Bcl-2，Bax and cleaved caspase-3） were detected by Western blot. RESULTS ：Compared with model group ，the survival rate of cells and protein expression of Bcl- 2 were increased significantly in β-boswellic acid medium-concentration and high-concentration groups （P＜ 0.01），while LDH activity ，early apoptosis rate ，protein expression of cleaved caspase- 3 and Bax were all decreased significantly （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. The densely stained nuclei and fragmentation decreased significantly. CONCLUSIONS ：β-boswellic acid can relieve oxygen-glucose deprivation induced injury of hippocampal neurons cells ，the mechanism of which may be associated with down-regulating the protein expression of cleaved caspase- 3 and Bax and up-regulating the protein expression of Bcl- 2.

Analysis on epidemiological characteristics of Listeriamonocytogenes in patients from Henan province between 2015 to 2020 / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective:To analyze the serology and molecular typing of Listeriamonocytogenes isolated from patients in Henan, and to explore the epidemic situation of listeriosis, construct the molecular traceability database of patient isolates, so as to provide laboratory basis for listeriosis traceability. Methods:From January 2015 to July 2020, 71 positive Listeriamonocytogenes cases were monitored in 16 sentinel hospitals in Henan. Eighty samples of positive cases were collected for detection, and 71 positive strains were obtained for molecular typing. According to the Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Industry Standard of China (SN/T 2521-2010) and the instructions for the use of diagnostic serum of Listeriamonocytogenes, 80 strains of Listeriamonocytogenes were serotyped, and PFGE cluster analysis was performed according to the User Manual of National Foodborne Disease Molecular Traceability Network. Results:A total of 71 positive listeriosis cases were detected, of which 38 cases were perinatal cases and 33 cases were non-perinatal cases. Among the 80 positive cases of listeriosis, 58.75% (47/80) were from perinatal cases, 20.00% (16/80) were from non-perinatal cases with underlying diseases, the proportion of>1 month-≤5 years old,>5-≤60 years old and >60 years old was 7.50% (6/80), 12.50% (10/80) and 1.25% (1/80), respectively, in non-perinatal age group. There were 5 types of specimens, 73.75% (59/80) were blood, 15.00% (12/80) were cerebrospinal fluid, and 3.75% (3/80) were stool, intrauterine swab and sputum. 80 strains of Listeriamonocytogenes were classified into three serotypes, Type 1/2b, Type 1/2a and Type 4b accounted for 61.25% (49/80), 35.00% (28/80) and 3.75% (3/80) respectively. The 71 strains of Listeriamonocytogenes were digested by AscⅠ, and 58 bands were obtained. Each band type included 1-4 strains, and the similarity was 60.8%-100%. GX6A16HA0005, GX6A16HA0011, GX6A16HA0030, GX6A16HA0023, GX6A16HA0029 and GX6A16HA0054 were dominant bands, including 4, 4, 4, 3, 2 and 2 strains respectively. Four strains of GX6A16HA0005 from 2016, 2018 and 2020 were isolated. One strain from 2016 and one strain from 2018 were from Puyang City. Four strains of GX6A16HA0011 were isolated from samples of 2016, 2018 and 2020, including two strains of 2020 from Luoyang City. Four strains of GX6A16HA0030 were isolated from 2018 samples from Luoyang City, Shangqiu City and Zhengzhou City, respectively. Three strains of GX6A16HA0023 were isolated from 2017 and 2018 samples, of which one strain from 2017 and one strain from 2018 were from Luoyang City. Two strains of GX6A16HA0029 were isolated from 2018 samples, from Kaifeng City and Puyang City respectively. Two strains of GX6A16HA0054 were isolated from 2020 from Pingdingshan City and Anyang City, respectively. The PFGE patterns of 4 strains with different serotypes were the same. Conclusion:Listeriosis cases in Henan are mainly found in patients during the perinatal period, and in elderly, new-born, and low immunity population. The infection type is mainly invasive infection; the serotypes of epidemic strains are 1/2a, 1/2b and 4b, and the results of PFGE typing of strains are diverse. There is a consistent phenomenon of cross-year or different regions in the same year, different time zones in the same year and the same region; phenotyping and genotyping or different genotyping techniques should be combined in the traceability analysis.

Offline two-dimensional liquid chromatography coupled with ion mobility-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry enabling four-dimensional separation and characterization of the multicomponents from white ginseng and red ginseng / 药物分析学报

Inherent complexity of plant metabolites necessitates the use of multi-dimensional information to accomplish comprehensive profiling and confirmative identification. A dimension-enhanced strategy, by offline two-dimensional liquid chromatography/ion mobility-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spec-trometry (2D-LC/IM-QTOF-MS) enabling four-dimensional separations (2D-LC, IM, and MS), is proposed. In combination with in-house database-driven automated peak annotation, this strategy was utilized to characterize ginsenosides simultaneously from white ginseng (WG) and red ginseng (RG). An offline 2D-LC system configuring an Xbridge Amide column and an HSS T3 column showed orthogonality 0.76 in the resolution of ginsenosides. Ginsenoside analysis was performed by data-independent high-definition MSE (HDMSE) in the negative ESI mode on a Vion TM IMS-QTOF hybrid high-resolution mass spectrometer, which could better resolve ginsenosides than MSE and directly give the CCS information. An in-house ginsenoside database recording 504 known ginsenosides and 58 reference compounds, was estab-lished to assist the identification of ginsenosides. Streamlined workflows, by applying UNIFI TM to auto-matedly annotate the HDMSE data, were proposed. We could separate and characterize 323 ginsenosides (including 286 from WG and 306 from RG), and 125 thereof may have not been isolated from the Panax genus. The established 2D-LC/IM-QTOF-HDMSE approach could also act as a magnifier to probe differ-entiated components between WG and RG. Compared with conventional approaches, this dimension-enhanced strategy could better resolve coeluting herbal components and more efficiently, more reli-ably identify the multicomponents, which, we believe, offers more possibilities for the systematic exposure and confirmative identification of plant metabolites.

Molecular epidemiology of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from ready-to-eat food in 2017 in China / 中华预防医学杂志

Objective@#To analyze the molecular characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes strains from ready-to eat food in China.@*Methods@#A total of 239 Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from ready-to-eat food in 2017, all strains underwent whole-genome sequencing (WGS) , and comparisons uncovered population structure derived from lineages, clonal complex, serogroups, antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence, which were inferred in silico from the WGS data. Core genome multilocus sequence typing was used to subtype isolates.@*Results@#All strains were categorized into three different lineages, lineage Ⅱ was the predominant types in food, and IIa was the main serogroups. CC8, CC101 and CC87 were the first three prevalent CCs among 23 detected CCs, accounting for 49.4%. Only 4.6% (11 isolates) of tested strains harbored antibiotic resistance genes, which were mostly trimethoprim genes (7 isolates, 2.9%). All strains were positive for LIPI-1, and only a part of strains harbored LIPI-3 and LIPI-4, accounting for 13.8% (33 isolates) and 14.2% (34 isolates), respectively. ST619 carried both LIPI-3 and LIPI-4. 51.5% (123 isolates) of strains carried SSI-1, and all CC121 strains harbored SSI-2. Different lineages, serogroups and CCs can be separated obviously through cgMLST analysis, and 24 sublineages were highly concordant with CCs.@*Conclusion@#Ⅱa was the main serogroups in ready-to-eat food isolates in China; CC8, CC101 and CC87 were the prevalent CCs, and CC87 isolates was hypervirulent isolates, cgMLST method can be adopted for prospective foodborne disease surveillance and outbreaks detection.

Analysis of drug resistance pattern and genes of Salmonella.spp isolated from human infections in Anhui Province / 中华预防医学杂志

Objective@#To investigate the drug resistance pattern and drug resistance genotypes of Salmonella. spp isolated from fecal specimens and anal swabs of diarrhea cases in Anhui Province.@*Methods@#The 149 strains of Salmonella.spp isolated from feces and anal swabs of diarrhea cases in Anhui Province from April to October 2017 were selected. The serotypes of Salmonella.spp were identified by slide agglutination. The susceptibility of all strains to 14 antibiotics were determined by micro-broth dilution method. Sixty of the cephalosporin-resistant antibiotics were selected. The β-lactamase encoding genes blaTEM, blaSHV, blaOXA-1, blaOXA-2, blaPER, blaCMY, blaCTX-M, and colistin resistance genes mcr-1 and mcr-2 were performed using the multi-PCR method.@*Results@#Of the 149 diarrhea cases, the median (P25, P75) of the age was 5.0 (1.1, 38.5). The 92 of them were male and 54.4% were children. Of the 149 strains of Salmonella.spp, 105 strains had different degrees of resistance to 13 antibiotics other than imipenem. The resistance rate of ampicillin was 55.0% (82/149), which was the highest. 53.0% strains (79 strains) were multidrug resistant, main of which were Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella enteritidis. A total of 53 resistance patterns were detected, and 10 strains were resistant to ampicillin-ampicillin/sulbactam-tetracycline-chloramphenicol-cefazolin-trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, which was the most common resistance pattern. Among the 60 cephalosporin resistant strains, 45 strains carried blaTEM-1, 6 of which also carried blaCTX-M-14 and 3 of which also carried blaCTX-M-65. All the 32 strains carried only blaTEM-1 show resistance to ampicillin and 31 of them show resistance to cefazolin. There were 2 strains showing negative results of gene detection. mcr-1 was detected in a multidrug resistant strain.@*Conclusion@#The resistance of Salmonella.spp to ampicillin shows a serious situation in this region, and there were a number of multidrug resistant strains. The blaTEM-1 was the major drug resistance gene detected in this research. Detection of the mcr-1 suggests the emergence of surveillance to colistin resistance of Salmonella.spp in this area.

Clinical application of autologous fat grafting combined with botulinum toxin A injection in facial rejuvenation / 中华医学美学美容杂志

Objective:To observe the effect of autologous fat filling combined with botulinum toxin A injection for facial rejuvenation.Methods:From October 2018 to September 2019, 14 patients treated with autologous fat filling and botulinum toxin A injection were analyzed retrospectively. The fat granule was harvested by liposuction from waist abdomen or lateral thigh under intravenous anesthesia and local infiltration anesthesia. After purified, the fat was filled into the forehead, temps, eyebrow, glabella, zygomatic, cheek, nasolabial fold, marionette lines and chin in 14 patients with multiple-layer, multiple-tunnel, multiple-point and low-amount injection with even speed slowly. Botulinum toxin A was injected at the same time, 10~20 u in forehead wrinkles; 8-12 u in glabellar wrinkles; 6-12 u in Crow's feet; 1-4 u in marionette lines and 4 u in depressor muscle.Results:After 3-12 months follow-up, 14 cases achieved the expected effect by injecting once and 1 cases achieved satisfactory results after reoperation. The proportion of all parts of the face was more harmonious, the local depression was corrected, the facial wrinkles were reduced, and the skin texture and color were improved. No serious complications occurred.Conclusions:Autogenous fat filling combined with botulinum toxin A injection can enhance the facial rejuvenation, which is worth spreading in clinical practice.

Correlations of serum level of thyroid-stimulating hormone with tumor necrosis factor-α, lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2 and interleukine-6 levels in ischemic stroke patients with subclinical hypothyroidism / 中华神经医学杂志

Objective To evaluate the correlations of serum level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) with levels of inflammatory factors lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) and interleukine (IL)-6 in ischemic stroke (IS) patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and its clinical significance.MethodsTwenty SCH patients, 30 IS patients and 30 IS+SCH patients, admitted to our hospital from October 2017 to October 2018, were enrolled in our study; 27 subjects underwent physical examination in our hospital at the same period were selected as the control group. The serum levels of TSH, Lp-PLA2, TNF-αand IL-6 were measured by up-converting phoshor assay and enzyme - linked immunosorbent assay with double antibody sandwich. The common carotid artery, internal carotid artery and vertebral artery were examined by Doppler ultrasonography to analyze the morphology, location, and echo characteristics of the plaques and stenosis rates. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlations of TSH with inflammatory factors, carotid artery stenosis rate.ResultsThe levels of Lp-PLA2, TNF-αand IL-6 in IS+SCH group were significantly higher than those in SCH group, IS group and control group (P<0.05); those in the SCH group and IS group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The serum TSH levels in IS+SCH group and SCH group were positively correlated with Lp-PLA2 level (r=0.739,P=0.000;r= 0.697,P=0.000), TNF-αlevel (r=0.981,P=0.000;r=0.723,P=0.000) and IL-6 level (r=0.859,P=0.000;r=0.583,P=0.000); but the serum TSH levels in IS group and NC group were not correlated with Lp-PLA2 level (r=0.223,P=0.236;r=0.249,P=0.210), TNF-αlevel (r=0.304,P=0.103;r=0.056,P=0.780) and IL-6 level (r=0.027,P=0.887;r=0.138,P=0.491). The number of unstable plaques and degree of stenosis in IS+SCH group were larger/higher than those in IS group, SCH group and control group (P< 0.05); there was a positive correlation between serum TSH level and artery stenosis rate (r=0.739,P= 0.000).ConclusionSCH may lead to occurrence and development of atherosclerosis by increasing the serum levels of TNF-α, Lp-PLA2 and IL-6 caused by low-level chronic inflammation, which in turn increases the risk of ischemic stroke.