Application of Mini-CEX evaluation Model Based on OBE concept in Clinical Practice Teaching of Neurology DePartment / 昆明医科大学学报

Objective To explore the application effect of the Mini-CEX evaluation model based on the OBE concept in the clinical Practice teaching of neurology.Methods We Selected 100 students who will Practice in the Department of Neurology from 2022 to 2023 as the research objects,and divided them into the experimental group(n=50)and the control group(n=50).Under the guidance of the OBE concept,the experimental group was guided by learning outcomes,refined the teaching objectives,and applied the Mini-CEX evaluation mode for evaluation and feedback.In contrast,the control group adopted the traditional teaching mode.Combined with the observation data,we analyzed and compared the data of various indicators of the two groups of students at the beginning and end of the internship.Results At the end of the internship,the scores of clinical consultation,Physical examination,humanistic medicine,clinical diagnosis,health consultation,organizational effect,and overall evaluation of the experimental group were significantly improved and were higher than those of the control group.After the Practice,in terms of skill test scores,the experimental group scored higher than the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05),and the experimental group also scored higher in satisfaction evaluation than the control group.Conclusion The Mini-CEX evaluation teaching model based on the concept of OBE is applied to the clinical practice teaching of the neurology department,which can enhance the training effect of students'clinical practice skills.

Visual analysis of intravenous thrombolytic drugs for acute ischemic stroke / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To analyze the research status， hotspots and trends in the research of intravenous thrombolytic drugs in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. METHODS The original studies related to intravenous thrombolytic drugs for acute ischemic stroke were collected by searching the Web of Science core database； the authors， countries/regions， institutions and keywords of the literature were visualized and analyzed using CiteSpace 6.1.R6 software. RESULTS A total of 1 810 articles were included， and the number of articles published showed an increasing trend year by year， with the United States （556 articles） having the largest number of articles， and China ranking the second （339 articles， with centrality of 0）. The most published author was Ahmed of Sweden （32 articles）， and the most published institution was the University of Calgary in Canada （80 articles）. The current research status and hotspots were mainly the application and therapeutic exploration of new thrombolytic drugs， and the frontier and development trend were the adverse prognosis of neurological deterioration and hemorrhagic transformation accompanied by intravenous thrombolytic drug treatment. CONCLUSIONS The research hotspots and frontier about intravenous thrombolytic drugs for acute ischemic stroke are mainly the third generation of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator， and the exploration of new intravenous thrombolytic drugs and their safety and effectiveness will be the future research hotspots. Chinese scholars and research teams should strengthen cooperation and exchanges with other countries， which can be strengthened by carrying out multi-center clinical trials.

Signal mining and analysis of adverse events of oseltamivir，zanamivir and baloxavir marboxil / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To provide reference for safe drug use in clinic by mining the adverse drug events （ADE） of 3 kinds of anti-influenza A virus drugs （oseltamivir， zanamivir， baloxavir marboxil）. METHODS The ADE data of oseltamivir， zanamivir and baloxavir marboxil were collected from the FDA adverse event reporting system （FAERS） between the first quarter in 2004 and the third quarter in 2022， and mined by using reporting odds ratio （ROR） method. The designated medical events （DME） were estimated. The system organ class （SOC） in the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities （MedDRA， version 25.0） was used for the classification and statistics of drug ADE terminology. RESULTS A total of 12 636， 1 749 and 1 283 ADE reports were retrieved for oseltamivir， zanamivir and baloxavir marboxil， involving 26， 16 and 17 SOCs， respectively. Oseltamivir was strongly associated with sleep terror， abnormal behavior， hallucination and delirium. Zanamivir was implicated in abnormal behavior， delirium， incoherence， and altered state of consciousness with prominent signal intensity. Baloxavir marboxil was strongly associated with ischemic colitis， hemorrhagic cystitis， erythema multiforme and melaena. Erythema multiform was detected in the DME of three drugs with strong signals. CONCLUSIONS When clinically administering the three drugs， it is crucial to pay close attention to both common adverse reactions and those ADEs that are not explicitly mentioned in the drug instructions. For oseltamivir， clinicians should exercise caution due to the potential risk of acute kidney injury and fulminant hepatitis， necessitating regular monitoring of the patient’s liver and kidney function. When prescribing zanamivir， caution should be exercised due to ADEs related to the respiratory system， including acute respiratory distress syndrome and respiratory failure， necessitating close monitoring of the patient’s respiratory status. Similarly， for baloxavir marboxil， clinicians should be vigilant for potential ADEs such as erythema multiforme and rhabdomyolysis.

Mechanism of Xuanfu Daizhetang in Alleviating Allergic Asthma by Inhibiting Secretion of Inflammatory Factors / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate the regulatory effects of Xuanfu Daizhetang on a mouse model of allergic asthma induced by ovalbumin （OVA）. MethodSixty female BALB/c mice （6-8 weeks old， SPF） were randomly divided into groups. Ten mice were assigned to the normal group and given 0.2 mL of saline， while the remaining groups received intraperitoneal injections of Al（OH）3 at 5 g·L-1 and OVA at 1 g·L-1. The mice were divided into normal group （10 mL·kg-1 saline）， OVA model group （10 mL·kg-1 saline）， dexamethasone group （OVA+DEX， 1 mg·kg-1）， OVA+ low-dose Xuanfu Daizhetang group （OVA+XL， 7.065 g·kg-1）， OVA+ medium-dose Xuanfu Daizhetang group （OVA+XM， 14.13 g·kg-1）， and OVA+ high-dose Xuanfu Daizhetang group （OVA+XH， 28.26 g·kg-1）. An OVA-induced asthma model was established in mice. Hematoxylin-eosin （HE） and periodic acid-Schiff （PAS） staining methods were used to observe bronchial tissue pathological changes. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA） was performed to measure the levels of immunoglobulin E （IgE）， interleukin-4 （IL-4）， IL-5， IL-13， IL-17A， and γ interferon （IFN-γ） in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Western blot was used to detect the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase （ERK）， p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase （MAPK）， and c-Jun N-terminal kinase （JNK） proteins in lung tissue. ResultCompared with the normal group， the OVA model group showed increased inflammatory cell infiltration in mouse alveoli， elevated levels of IL-4， IL-5， IL-13， IL-17A， IFN-γ in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid， and IgE in serum （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and promoted phosphorylation of MAPK signaling pathway-related proteins. Compared with the model group， the OVA+XL， OVA+XM， and OVA+XH groups showed reduced inflammatory cell infiltration in mouse alveoli， decreased levels of IL-4， IL-5， IL-13， IL-17A， IFN-γ in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid， and IgE in serum （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and inhibited phosphorylation of MAPK signaling pathway-related proteins. ConclusionThe results of this study suggest that Xuanfu Daizhetang has potential anti-allergic asthma activity， providing a theoretical basis for its future clinical application.

PRMT6 promotes tumorigenicity and cisplatin response of lung cancer through triggering 6PGD/ENO1 mediated cell metabolism

Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer, including lung cancer. However, the exact underlying mechanism and therapeutic potential are largely unknown. Here we report that protein arginine methyltransferase 6 (PRMT6) is highly expressed in lung cancer and is required for cell metabolism, tumorigenicity, and cisplatin response of lung cancer. PRMT6 regulated the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) flux and glycolysis pathway in human lung cancer by increasing the activity of 6-phospho-gluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD) and α-enolase (ENO1). Furthermore, PRMT6 methylated R324 of 6PGD to enhancing its activity; while methylation at R9 and R372 of ENO1 promotes formation of active ENO1 dimers and 2-phosphoglycerate (2-PG) binding to ENO1, respectively. Lastly, targeting PRMT6 blocked the oxidative PPP flux, glycolysis pathway, and tumor growth, as well as enhanced the anti-tumor effects of cisplatin in lung cancer. Together, this study demonstrates that PRMT6 acts as a post-translational modification (PTM) regulator of glucose metabolism, which leads to the pathogenesis of lung cancer. It was proven that the PRMT6-6PGD/ENO1 regulatory axis is an important determinant of carcinogenesis and may become a promising cancer therapeutic strategy.

Research on Tongue Color Classification in Traditional Chinese Medicine with Noisy Labels based on Regional Attention Mechanism / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Objective Because there are often noisy labels in tongue color labeled samples,these noise samples will lead to the low performance and poor generalization ability of tongue color classification.Mining and establishing an automatic and accurate tongue color classification model to promote the objectification of tongue diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM).Methods Based on the characteristics of tongue color classification in TCM,this paper proposes a tongue color classification method with noisy labels based on regional attention mechanism.The novelty of the proposed method includes:on the one hand,according to the tongue diagnosis habit of TCM doctors,a tongue color regional attention mechanism is proposed to enhance the feature extraction capability of the network for the tongue color regions such as tip and both sides of the tongue and suppress irrelevant feature channels of other regions.On the other hand,a symmetric modified cross-entropy loss function is designed to optimize the network training,suppressing the impact of noisy labels on the classification performance.Results The classification results on the three self-established tongue color classification datasets show that the accuracy reaches 94.96%,93.36%and 93.92%respectively,the mAP reaches 94.53%,93.05%and 93.38%respectively,the Macro-F1 reaches 94.67%,93.16%and 92.43%respectively.Conclusion The proposed tongue color classification method can significantly improve the classification accuracy with low model complexity,and improve the classification robustness in the case of noisy labels.

Glutaredoxin-1 alleviates acetaminophen-induced liver injury by decreasing its toxic metabolites / 药物分析学报

Excessive N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine(NAPQI)formation is a starting event that triggers oxidative stress and subsequent hepatocyte necrosis in acetaminophen(APAP)overdose caused acute liver failure(ALF).S-glutathionylation is a reversible redox post-translational modification and a prospective mechanism of APAP hepatotoxicity.Glutaredoxin-1(Glrx1),a glutathione-specific thioltransferase,is a primary enzyme to catalyze deglutathionylation.The objective of this study was to explored whether and how Glrx1 is associated with the development of ALF induced by APAP.The Glrx1 knockout mice(Glrx1-/-)and liver-specific overexpression of Glrx1(AAV8-Glrx1)mice were produced and underwent APAP-induced ALF.Pirfenidone(PFD),a potential inducer of Glrx1,was administrated preceding APAP to assess its protective effects.Our results revealed that the hepatic total protein S-glutathionylation(PSSG)increased and the Glrx1 level reduced in mice after APAP toxicity.Glrx1-/- mice were more sensitive to APAP overdose,with higher oxidative stress and more toxic metabolites of APAP.This was attributed to Glrx1 deficiency increasing the total hepatic PSSG and the S-glutathionylation of cytochrome p450 3a 11(Cyp3a11),which likely increased the activity of Cyp3a11.Conversely,AAV8-Glrx1 mice were defended against liver damage caused by APAP overdose by inhibiting the S-glutathionylation and activity of Cyp3a11,which reduced the toxic metabolites of APAP and oxidative stress.PFD precede administration upregulated Glrx1 expression and alleviated APAP-induced ALF by decreasing oxidative stress.We have identified the function of Glrx1 mediated PSSG in liver injury caused by APAP overdose.Increasing Glrx1 expression may be investigated for the medical treatment of APAP-caused hepatic injury.

Mining and analysis of adverse drug events signals of nilotinib based on FDA adverse event database / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To provide a reference for safe drug use in clinic. METHODS ADE reports related to nilotinib from the first quarter of 2007 to the fourth quarter of 2022 were collected from the US FDA adverse event reporting system database. The reporting odds ratio （ROR） and proportional reporting ratio （PRR） of disproportionality measures were used to mine potential ADE signals，which were compared with drug instruction and related case report， and were screened and analyzed according to the designated medical events （DME） list formulated by the European Medicines Agency. RESULTS Totally 23 332 cases of ADE with nilotinib as the primary suspected drug were reported. A total of 359 positive signals were obtained，involving 24 system organ classes （SOC），mainly concentrated in various examinations，heart organ diseases，vascular and lymphatic diseases，all kinds of nervous system diseases，etc. Among them，ADEs such as vertebral artery stenosis，coronary artery stenosis，arterial disease，liver infection and the second primary malignant tumor were not mentioned in the instructions. Seven DMEs were detected，of which bone marrow failure，pulmonary hypertension and deafness were not mentioned in the drug instruction. CONCLUSIONS The common ADE signals of nilotinib excavated in this study are consistent with the instructions. In clinical use，special attention should be paid to DME not mentioned in the instructions such as bone marrow failure，pulmonary hypertension and deafness； cardiac function， blood glucose and blood lipid indexes should be monitored closely.

Distribution of monocyte subsets and their surface CD31 intensity are associated with disease course and severity of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome / 细胞与分子免疫学杂志

Objective To investigate the relationship between disease courses and severity and monocyte subsets distribution and surface CD31 intensity in patients of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Methods Peripheral blood samples from 29 HFRS patients and 13 normal controls were collected. The dynamic changes of classical monocyte subsets (CD14++CD16-), intermediated monocyte subsets (CD14++CD16+) and non-classical monocyte subsets (CD14+CD16++) and the mean fluorescent intensity (MFI) of CD31 on monocyte subsets were detected by multiple-immunofluorescent staining and flow cytometry. Results In acute phase of HFRS, the ratio of classical monocyte subsets to total monocytes was dramatically decreased compared to convalescent phase and normal control. It was still much lower in convalescent phase compared to normal controls. The ratio of classical monocyte subsets to total monocytes were decreased in HFRS patients compared to that in normal control, whereas there was no difference between severe/critical groups and mild/moderate groups. On the contrary, the ratio of intermediate monocyte subsets to total monocytes in acute phase of HFRS was significantly increased compared to convalescent phase and normal control. The ratio of intermediate monocyte subsets to total monocytes were increased in HFRS patients compared to that in normal control, whereas no difference was found between severe/critical groups and mild/moderate groups. Phases or severity groups had no difference in ratio of non-classical monocyte subsets to total monocytes. Additionally, the ratio of classical monocyte subsets had a tendency to decline and that of intermediate monocyte subsets showed an increase both to total monocytes between the acute and convalescent phases in 11 HFRS patients with paired-samples. Moreover, in acute phase of HFRS, the mean fluorescent intensity (MFI) of CD31 on three monocyte subsets all decreased, specifically classical monocyte subsets showed the highest MFI of CD31 while the normal control reported the highest MFI of CD31 in non-classical monocyte subsets. In convalescent phase, the MFI of CD31 on classical and intermediated monocyte subsets were both lower than that of normal control, while MFI of CD31 was still significantly lower than normal control on non-classical monocyte subsets. Finally, MFI of CD31 on classical and intermediated monocyte subsets in severe/critical group were both lower than those in mild/moderate group, showing no statistical difference in MFI of CD31 on non-classical monocyte subset across groups of different disease severity. Conclusion The ratio of classical and intermediated monocyte subsets to total monocytes are correlated with the course of HFRS, and so are the surface intensity of CD31 on these monocyte subsets with the disease course and severity. The surface intensity of CD31 on non-classical monocyte subsets, however, is correlated only with the course of the disease. Together, the underlying mechanisms for the observed changes in monocyte subsets in HFRS patients should be further investigated.

Cytotoxic sesquiterpene aryl esters from Armillaria gallica 012m / 中草药·英文版

OBJECTIVE@#To study the chemical constituents of the EtOAc extract of Armillaria gallica 012m.@*METHODS@#The chemical constituents of the EtOAc extract of A. gallica 012m were isolated and purified by various column chromatography and their structures were elucidated on the basis of the 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic and HRESIMS data. Cytotoxicity of all isolates against A549, HCT-116, M231 and W256 human tumor cells was determined by the MTT method.@*RESULTS@#A new sesquiterpene aryl ester, armimelleolide C ( 1), and eight known ones including armillarivin ( 2), melleolide F ( 3), 6'-chloromelleolide F ( 4), melleolide ( 5), melleolide K ( 6), melledonol ( 7), 13-hydroxydihydromelleolide ( 8), and armillane ( 9), were isolated from the EtOAc extract of A. gallica 012m. All isolates showed potential cytotoxic activities against at least one of the human cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from (3.17 ± 0.54) to (17.57 ± 0.47) μmol/L. Compound 1 showed significant inhibitory activity against M231 with an IC50 value of (7.54 ± 0.24) μmol/L compared with paclitaxel as the positive control. Compounds 2, 3, and 7, 9 showed obvious inhibitory activity against HCT-116 and were better than that of the positive control.@*CONCLUSION@#The chemical constituents including a new sesquiterpene aryl ester armimelleolide C ( 1) from the EtOAc extract of A. gallica 012m have a variety of structures and potential antitumor activities.

Paraquat causes Alzheimer's-like pathology in rats through Wnt/β-catenin signaling-mediated Aβ production / 中国现代医生

Objective The annual incidence of Alzheimer's disease in China is increasing year by year.The herbicide paraquat widely used in early China may be the factor inducing Alzheimer's disease.This study intends to analyze the mechanism of inducing Alzheimer's disease by constructing an animal model of paraquat poisoning.Methods SD rats were fed paraquat,and the integrity of blood-brain barrier was observed by Evans blue staining.The expression level of Aβ42 in brain tissue was detected by Western-blot,and the expression levels of inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β,tumor necrosis factor-α and inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase were detected by ELISA.Results Paraquat could significantly increase the expression level of Aβ42 in brain tissue,destroy the integrity of blood-brain barrier,and increase the expression level of GSK-3β in blood-brain barrier.Further results showed that the use of GSK-3β inhibitors significantly alleviated paraquat induced blood-brain barrier damage and Aβ42 levels.Conclusion Paraquat can damage the integrity of the blood-brain barrier by up-regulating GSK-3β,and eventually lead to paraquat entering the brain,which increases the expression level of Aβ42.

Effect of rumination on suicide attempts in adolescents with depressive disorder / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective:To explore the relationship between rumination and depression and suicide attempts, and the mediating effect of rumination between depression and suicide attempts in adolescents with depressive disorder.Methods:Clinical interviews and questionnaires were conducted on 331 adolescents aged 11-18 with depressive disorders.Depressive symptoms were assessed with patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Rumination was assessed with ruminative responses scale-10 (RRS-10), and Chinese version of the sociality module of MINI5.0 was used to assess suicide.SPSS 23.0 software was applied to descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, t-test, Spearman correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis, and the SPSS macro program PROCESS V 3.4 was used for Bootstrap mediating effect. Results:The incidence of suicide attempts in adolescents with depressive disorder was 53.78%, which was significantly higher in girls (59.48%) than that in boys (40.40%), and the difference was significant ( χ2=10.16, P<0.01). In contrast to the non-suicide attempt group, suicide attempt group had higher scores on PHQ-9((11.08±9.26) vs (14.43±7.49), t=-3.634, P<0.01), brooding ((10.76±3.89) vs (12.44±3.87), t=-3.926, P<0.01), reflection ((10.05±3.54) vs (11.20±3.33), t=-3.044, P<0.01) and rumination total score ((20.81±6.78) vs (23.64±6.42), t=-3.898, P<0.01). Regression analysis revealed that girl ( β=0.175, t=3.228, P=0.001), depressive symptoms ( β=0.168, t=3.082, P=0.002), rumination ( β=0.138, t=2.364, P=0.019) were risk factors for suicide attempts.Rumination played a complete mediating effect between depressive symptoms and suicide attempts (effect value=0.013, 95% CI=0.003-0.027). Depression symptoms significantly and positively predicted rumination ( P<0.01), and rumination significantly and positively predicted suicide attempts ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The incidence of suicide attempts was high in adolescents with depressive disorders.Depressive symptoms affect suicide attempts mainly through rumination.Clinicians should assess the rumination of adolescents with depressive disorders.In addition, clinicians should implement concurrent psychotherapy to adjust the cognitive response and reduce rumination, in order to improve the mental health and reduce suicide attempts.

Exploring the miRNA-mRNA regulatory network in schizophrenia based on GEO database / 四川精神卫生

ObjectiveTo provide a new idea for exploring the molecular genetic approach to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia via construction of microRNA-messenger RNA （miRNA-mRNA） regulatory network in schizophrenia. MethodsThe microarray datasets of GSE54578 miRNA expression profiles in peripheral blood and GSE145554 mRNA expression in the anterior cingulate in postmortem brain of schizophrenic subjects were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus （GEO） database since July 2021. The GEO2R was used to identify the differentially expressed miRNAs and mRNAs， screen the miRNA with target differentially expressed mRNA， and predict their potential upstream transcription factors. The overlapping genes from the mRNA targeted by the differentially expressed miRNA and the mRNA differentially expressed in GSE145554 dataset were collected. Then the biological features of hub genes were analyzed via Gene Ontology （GO） analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes （KEGG） pathway enrichment analysis， and the protein-protein interaction （PPI） network and miRNA-mRNA regulatory network of hub genes were constructed. ResultsA total of 8 up-regulated differentially expressed miRNAs with targeted mRNA were screened out in GSE54578 datasets regarding schizophrenia， which involved in the regulation of 10 transcription factors， 247 down-regulated differentially expressed mRNAs were screened out in GSE145554 datasets， and 17 overlapping mRNAs were obtained. GO analysis showed that the target mRNAs were mainly involved in astrocyte differentiation and development. KEGG pathway enrichment analysis showed that the target mRNAs were mainly involved in Rap1 and Ras signaling pathways. PPI network analysis showed that the mRNAs （KRAS and CD28） might be key genes in schizophrenia. ConclusionThe integrated bioinformatics analysis based on GEO database can identify potential susceptibility genes in schizophrenia， and it also contributes to the construction of miRNA-mRNA regulatory network in schizophrenia.

Significance and research status of quality management of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for Chinese public / 中国实用护理杂志

The quality of public cardiopulmonary resuscitation training plays an important role in improving the survival rate of patients with cardiac arrest. Various forms of training have been carried out all over China, which plays a great role in promoting the work of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the quality management and effect sustainability of training. This paper reviews the current situation and deficiencies of quality management of public cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, and the role of training quality in enhancing people's self-confidence in learning and rescue, training contents, training methods, quality evaluation indicators, evaluation methods, and quality influencing factors and retraining time requirements, and so on. And it puts forward some practical suggestions on the quality management of public cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in China. Such as it will more emphasize standardized training, deliberate practice, proficient training, National Training, long-term maintenance of knowledge and skills, and using useful tools to improve the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, etc. In order to improve the training quality management level of the public, so that the trainees can really master cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills, so as to improve the rescue rate and survival rate of patients with cardiac arrest. To promote the sustainable development of people's health.

Can nanoparticles and nano‒protein interactions bring a bright future for insulin delivery?

Insulin therapy plays an essential role in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. However, frequent injections required to effectively control the glycemic levels lead to substantial inconvenience and low patient compliance. In order to improve insulin delivery, many efforts have been made, such as developing the nanoparticles (NPs)-based release systems and oral insulin. Although some improvements have been achieved, the ultimate results are still unsatisfying and none of insulin-loaded NPs systems have been approved for clinical use so far. Recently, nano‒protein interactions and protein corona formation have drawn much attention due to their negative influence on the

SARS-CoV-2 Innate Effector Associations and Viral Load in Early Nasopharyngeal Infection

To examine innate immune responses in early SARS-CoV-2 infection that may change clinical outcomes, we compared nasopharyngeal swab data from 20 virus-positive and 20 virus-negative individuals. Multiple innate immune-related and ACE-2 transcripts increased with infection and were strongly associated with increasing viral load. We found widespread discrepancies between transcription and translation. Interferon proteins were unchanged or decreased in infected samples suggesting virally-induced shut-off of host anti-viral protein responses. However, IP-10 and several interferon-stimulated gene proteins increased with viral load. Older age was associated with modifications of some effects. Our findings may characterize the disrupted immune landscape of early disease.

Cross-linking of partially hydrolyzed sesbania gum, property and characterization.

Sesbania gum (SG) was subjected to chemical modification via the first acidolysis followed by cross-linking under maintaining the basic framework of SG particles so that its performances could be well tailored. The modification of SG was preferred for food processing and drug sustained-release agent uses. The experimental results indicated that the size distribution of SG particles was slightly narrowed by the acidolysis, while the size distribution was apparently broadened by cross-linking. More interestingly, the acidolysis evidently enhanced the intensity of hydrolysate at diffraction angle of 14.5°. The cross-linking was able to improve the freeze-thaw stability, acid and alkali resistance of SG, while the acidolysis only improved the acid resistance. As a traditional role, the cross-linking could lead to the reduction in the swelling capacity of SG. The acidolysis and cross-linking raised the thermal stability of SG. The flattened peak of hydroxyl groups confirmed that the cross-linking groups were successfully introduced into the molecular chains of SG according to FTIR. The addition of SG, PHSG, CLSG and CLPHSG as additives could effectively influence the pasting behavior of potato starch.

Oestrogen dose tapering during luteal phase does not affect clinical outcomes after hormone replacement treatment-frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles: a retrospective analysis.

STUDY QUESTION: Does oestrogen dose tapering during the luteal phase affect the clinical outcome after hormone replacement treatment-frozen-thawed embryo transfer (HRT-FET) cycles? SUMMARY ANSWER: Our results suggest that tapering oestrogen doses during the luteal phase results in similar clinical outcomes to those obtained with the traditional luteal phase support (LPS). WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Traditional LPS with oestrogen and progesterone is considered necessary in HRT-FET cycles. However, case reports have shown successful clinical pregnancies and live births in the absence of oestrogen administration after embryo transfers. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION: This was a retrospective study on 6035 HRT-FET cycles extending over 7 years from January 2011 to June 2018 at the reproductive medicine centre of Xiangya Hospital. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS: We compared the clinical outcomes of 1632 HRT-FET cycles with tapered oestrogen doses from 12 days after embryo transfer (study group) to those of 4403 HRT-FET cycles maintained on constant oestrogen doses during the luteal phase (control group) in the case of positive serum HCG test. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE: We found similar biochemical pregnancy rates (52.1% vs. 51.9, P = 0.864), clinical pregnancy rates (44.9% vs. 43.2%, P = 0.249), implantation rates (29.8% vs. 29.3%, P = 0.591) and miscarriage rates (16.0% vs. 14.6%, P = 0.379) between the studied groups. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION: Retrospective, design-associated biases are possible. In addition, some baseline characteristics differed between groups. Finally, we did not compare live birth rates between groups. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS: Our study showing similar outcomes between traditional LPS and oestrogen tapering during the luteal phase indicates that oestrogen may be cautiously tapered during the luteal phase after HRT-FET cycles. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S): This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 81401269) and the class General Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (grant no. 2017M620360). The authors declare that they have no competing interests. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: N/A.

Effect of acidolysis and oxidation on structure and properties of konjac glucomannan.

The modification greatly improved konjac glucomannan (KGM) characteristics and expanded its application range. For this purpose, the combination of acidolysis with oxidation was chosen to modify KGM in a heterogeneous system. In this study, we mainly discussed the effect of acidolysis and oxidation on the structure and properties of KGM. The experimental results indicated that the acidolysis and oxidation destroyed the structure of KGM particles, and reduced its crystalline degree. The size of derivatives was greater than that of KGM, and their surface became very rough. The acidolysis and oxidation decreased obviously the swelling capacity of KGM, but increased the acid and alkali resistance. The thermal characteristic parameters of KGM such as onset decomposition temperature, onset temperature, peak temperature, enthalpy change, and so on were affected by the acidolysis and oxidation. The oxidation of hydrogen peroxide did not led to any carboxyl groups being introduced into KGM molecular chains, whereas it resulted in the reduction in the viscosity of KGM. There is no synergistic effect between KGM or its derivatives and starch paste.

Study progress in treatment of congenital ureteropelvic junction obstruction / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

Congenital ureteropelvic junction obstruction(UPJO)is a common urinary tract obstructive disease and it is one of the common causes of hydronephrosis in children and adolescents. Untreated UPJO may cause aggrava﹣tion of hydronephrosis,chronic infection,urinary calculi,or even Worsening of renal function. UPJO＇s treatment includes conservative and surgical treatment,and surgical treatment not only includes endoscopic surgery and classic open pyelo﹣plasty,it also includes minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy and robot－assisted laparoscopic surgery. In recent years,the application of minimally invasive techniques in pyeloplasty has been greatly improved and developed, noW the research progress of UPJO in treatment is revieWed.