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Objective:To investigate the predictive value of central nervous system specific protein B (S100B)combined with neuron specific enolase(NSE)and serum lactate for severe neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy(HIE)induced by perinatal asphyxia.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted.A total of 126 neonates admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Xi ′an Jiaotong University due to perinatal asphyxia from April 2019 to April 2022 were selected as the research subjects.Neonates who were clinically diagnosed with HIE were selected as the observation group(45 cases), and those without HIE were selected as the control group(81 cases). The differences of each parameter between the two groups were compared.Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression were used to analyze the indicators that might cause severe HIE.The risk factors were put into the receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC)to analyze their predictive value for prognosis.Results:There were no significant differences in gestational age, weight and gender between the two groups(all P>0.05). The Apgar scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group; the rates of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, and prolonged labor were higher than those in the control group.These differences are statistically significant(all P< 0.05). Compared with the control group, the observation group showed significantly higher rates of abnormal brain electroencephalogram and cranial magnetic resonance imaging, as well as increased levels of lactate, S100B( t-values for 8 h and 72 h were 13.10 and 2.00 respectively), and NSE( t-values for 8 h and 72 h were 10.85 and 15.57 respectively), all with statistical significance(all P< 0.05). By conducting binary Logistic regression analysis on indicators that might cause HIE, it was found that Apgar scores at 5 minutes and 10 minutes were negatively correlated with the risk of severe HIE( OR<1 and P<0.05). Prolonged labor, as well as factors such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, S100B concentration at 8 hours after birth, NSE concentration at 8 hours after birth, and lactate levels were all risk factors for poor prognosis( OR>1 and P<0.05). The predictive threshold values for severe HIE using the biochemical markers S100B, NSE, and lactate were 1.87 μg/L, 19 μg/L, and 4.6 mmol/L respectively.The sensitivity of prediction were 78%, 68%, and 75% respectively; while the specificity were 66%, 71%, and 67%, and all area under the curve(AUC)was greater than 0.5.The sensitivity of the combined prediction by the three factors was 87%, with a specificity of 79% and AUC 0.86( P<0.05). Conclusion:S100B, NSE and serum lactate are independent risk factors for predicting neonatal serve HIE, and the combination of the three indicators can improve the predictive efficiency.
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Objective:To analyze the incidence of complications of central venous catheterization and risk factors in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Xi'an Children 's Hospital.Methods:The clinical data of 310 children who underwent central venous catheterization in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Xi 'an Children's Hospital from June 2020 to February 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The incidence of complications of central venous catheterization and risk factors were analyzed.Results:A total of 334 central venous catheters were used in 310 chidren. Among the 310 children who underwent central venous catheterization, 102 children (30.54%) had complications related to central venous catheterization. The complications related to central venous catheterization included catheter infection (13.17%), catheter malposition (8.38%), exudation at the puncture site (4.79%), catheter occlusion (2.99%), accidental removal (0.60%), and central venous thrombosis (0.60%). Central venous catheters were removed in 82 children (24.55%) because of complications. There was a significant difference in the incidence of central venous thrombosis among three surgical approaches: femoral vein, internal jugular vein, and subclavian vein ( χ2 = 7.06, P = 0.029). Longer time for catheterization resulted in a higher incidence of complications, including catheter-related infection ( χ2 = 7.17, P = 0.028), puncture point exudation and obstruction ( χ2 = 8.59, P = 0.014), central venous thrombosis ( χ2 = 6.78, P = 0.034). Regression analysis showed that suture shedding and bleeding at the insertion sites were the main risk factors for catheter-related complications (suture shedding OR = 4.85, P = 0.001; bleeding at the insertion sites OR = 1.83, P = 0.008). Conclusion:The most common complications of central venous catheterization in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Xi'an Children's Hospital include catheter-related infection, catheter malposition, and puncture site exudation. Risk factors for complications during catheter retention include suture shedding and bleeding at the insertion sites.
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Since SARS-CoV-2 became a pandemic event in the world, it has not only caused huge economic losses, but also a serious threat to global public health. Many scientific questions about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 were raised and urgently need to be answered, including the susceptibility of animals to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here we tested whether tree shrew, an emerging experimental animal domesticated from wild animal, is susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection. No clinical signs were observed in SARS-CoV-2 inoculated tree shrews during this experiment except the increasing body temperature (above 39{degrees} C) particular in female animals during infection. Low levels of virus shedding and replication in tissues occurred in all three age groups, each of which showed his own characteristics. Histopathological examine revealed that pulmonary abnormalities were mild but the main changes although slight lesions were also observed in other tissues. In summary, tree shrew is not susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and may not be a suitable animal for COVID-19 related researches.
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COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection, has recently been announced as a pandemic all over the world. Plenty of diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic knowledges have been enriched from clinical studies since December 2019. However, animal models, particularly non-human primate models, are urgently needed for critical questions that could not be answered in clinical patients, evaluations of anti-viral drugs and vaccines. In this study, two families of non-human primates, Old world monkeys (12 Macaca mulatta, 6 Macaca fascicularis) and New world monkeys (6 Callithrix jacchus), were experimentally inoculated with SARS-CoV-2. Clinical signs were recorded. Samples were collected for analysis of viral shedding, viremia and histopathological examination. Increased body temperature was observed in 100% (12/12) M. mulatta, 33.3% (2/6) M. fascicularis and none (0/6) of C. jacchus post inoculation of SARS-CoV-2. All of M. mulatta and M. fascicularis showed chest radiographic abnormality. Viral genomes were detected in nasal swabs, throat swabs, anal swabs and blood from all 3 species of monkeys. Viral shedding from upper respiratory samples reached the peak between day 6 and day 8 post inoculation. From necropsied M. mulatta and M. fascicularis, the tissues showing virus positive were mainly lung, weasand, bronchus and spleen. No viral genome was seen in any of tissues from 2 necropsied C. jacchus. Severe gross lesions and histopathological changes were observed in lung, heart and stomach of SARS-CoV-2 infected animals. In summary, we have established a NHP model for COVID-19, which could be used to evaluate drugs and vaccines, and investigate viral pathogenesis. M. mulatta is the most susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, followed by M. fascicularis and C. jacchus. One Sentence SummaryM. mulatta is the most susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection as compared to M. fascicularis and C. jacchus.
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Aim To observe the mRNA expressions of cell cycle regulators at different time points during the hypertrophic process of H9 c2 rat cardiomyoctes in-duced by angiotensin Ⅱ stimulation.Methods H9c2 myocytes were stimulated with 1.0 μmol · L-1 angio-tensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ)for scheduled time.Cells were stained by Rhodamine labeled phalloidin and the cell area was measured by ImageJ software.mRNA expres-sion levels of cyclin B,D,E,cyclin dependent kinase (CDK)1,2,4,6,and CDK inhibitor p21 were de-termined by real-time PCR at different time points (0, 5,10,30 min,and 1,2,3,6,12,24,48 h).Re-sults H9 c2 cell size increased soon after stimulation of Ang Ⅱ;mRNA expressions of cyclin E,CDK4 and CDK2 all reached the peak at 5 min after stimulation of Ang Ⅱ;mRNA expression of cyclin D was increased dramatically at 10 min,followed by a decrease trend. However,the mRNA expression of cyclin B and CDK6 both showed two peaks,a p2 1 mRNA level was up to the peak at 30 min,and the expression was lowest at 3h.Although its expression increased gradually after 3h,p21 mRNA remained low level.Conclusion mRNA expression levels of the cell cycle regulators fluctuate and jointly facilitate the hypertrophic process of cardiomyocytes.
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Objective To study the effects of serum C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) ,insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-Ⅱ ) , endothelin (ET) ,neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and S100B protein(S100B) on the prognosis of the patients with traumatic brain injury .Methods A total of 110 patients with craniocerebral trauma admitted in our hospital from January 2016 to January 2017 se-lected as the craniocerebral trauma group and further divided into the mild ,moderate and severe craniocerebral trauma groups ac-cording to the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) .Then the levels of serum CNP ,IGF-Ⅱ ,ET ,NSE and S100B in all cases were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) .Their influence on the prognosis of the patients with craniocerebral trauma and the correlation among various indicators were analyzed .Results The levels of CNP and IGF-Ⅱat admission in the craniocerebral trauma group were significantly decreased ,while the levels of ET ,NSE and S100B were significantly increased ,the difference com-pared with the control group was statistically significant (P<0 .05) .Serum CNP and IGF-Ⅱlevels in the death group ,plant survival group and disabled group were significantly decreased .The difference was statistically significant (P<0 .01) .Serum CNP and IGF-Ⅱlevels in the moderate and severe craniocerebral trauma groups were gradually increased with the disease course progress ,while serum ET ,NSE and S100B levels were gradually decreased with the disease course progress ,the difference was statistically signifi-cant(P<0 .05) .In the patients with craniocerebral trauma ,the positive correlation existed between CNP and IGF-Ⅱ ,between ET and S100B ,between ET and NSE ,and between NSE and S100B(P<0 .01) ,while the negative correlation existed between IGF-Ⅱand ET ,between IGF-Ⅱ and S100B ,between CNP and ET ,and between IGF-Ⅱand NSE (P<0 .01) .Conclusion Serum CNP , IGF-Ⅱ ,ET ,NSE and S100B are correlated to the severity of craniocerebral trauma ,which has a higher clinical application value for judging the disease condition ,evaluating the prognosis in cradiocerebral trauma .
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Objective To evaluate the perioperative period safety of improved transurethral plasma kinetic enucleation of prostate (TUPKEP) in high-risk benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods One hundred and twenty-eight BPH patients were selected,24 patients had CHD (with CHD group),among whom 10 patients were given transurethral vapor-resection of prostate (TUVP),and 14 patients were given improved TUPKEP; 104 patients didn't have CHD,among whom 22 patients were given TUVP,and 82 patients were given improved TUPKEP.The serum endothelin (ET)-1 was measured by specific radioimmunoassay at preoperative 2 h and postoperative 1,2,6 d,and complication was observed.Results All the patients were cured by operation,and left hospital smoothly.There were no statistical differences in the preoperative 2 h serum ET-1 in with CHD group and without CHD group (including all TUVP patients and improved TUPKEP patients) (P ＞ 0.05).The postoperative 1 and 2 d serum ET-1 levels of TUVP patients were significantly higher than those of improved TUPKEP patients,in with CHD group:(114.09 ± 15.33) ng/L vs.(94.77 ± 12.14) ng/L and (99.67 ± 9.87) ng/L vs.(88.21 ± 9.55) ng/L; in without CHD group:(70.21 ± 12.44) ng/L vs.(53.67 ± 9.02) ng/L and (61.18 ± 9.52) ng/L vs.(48.54 ± 9.15) ng/L,and there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05).There were no statistical differences in postoperative 6 d serum ET-1 in TUVP patients and improved TURKEP patients (P ＞ 0.05).In with CHD group,5 patients had ischemic ST-T change in the early postoperative period,and 3 patients had angina pectoris.They all were promptly treated,and the events were controlled.Serious complications did not present such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI),acute heart failure and sudden cardiac death,etc.Conclusions The postoperative BPH patients have vascular endothelial injury catholically,especially the high-risk patients with CHD.Furthermore,it might be one of the causes of the postoperative adverse cardiovascular events.Compared with TUVP,improved TUPKEP has a minor impact on vascular endothelial function,and it can reduce the postoperative adverse cardiovascular events in the BPH patients with CHD.Improved TUPKEP is a relatively safer surgical method for high-risk BPH with CHD.
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High-speed countercurrent chromatography was successfully applied for the first time for the separation of psoralen and bergapten from Ficus carica L leaves. The crudeextract obtained by light petroleum (b.p.: 60°C-90°C) from the dried leaves of Ficus carica L. was separated with a two-phase solvent system of n-Hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (1:1:1:1, v/v). Each peak fraction was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. The method yielded 4.4 mg of psoralen at 99.1% purity and 2.1 mg of bergapten at 98.2% purity from 400 mg of the crude extract in a single run. The two compounds were identified by (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR and MS.
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the risk of tuberculosis infection in a general hospital workers.METHODS In a cross-sectional survey,we studied purified protein derivative(PPD) test in exposure group and control group.(RESULTS) The positive rate of PPD test in the hospital workers was 84.1%,significantly higher than that in(controls)(52.1%,P0.05).The positive PPD in workers of respiratory(department) was 2.95 times higher than in those of other departments.CONCLUSIONS The(environment) of(hospital) is special.Tuberculosis infection threatens the health of hospital workers.So we suggest that hospital workers(improve) self-protective consciousness and actively prevent tuberculosis infection,especially for(internes) and(physicians) with negative PPD.