6'-O-galloylpaeoniflorin alleviates inflammation and oxidative stress in pediatric pneumonia through activating Nrf2 activation

Objective: To assess the therapeutic effect and mechanism of 6'-o-galloylpaeoniflorin (GPF) in pediatric pneumonia.Methods: The effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and GPF on cell viability and apoptosis were examined by cell counting kit-8 assay and flow cytometry analysis. The oxidative stress and inflammatory response were assessed by detecting expression levels of superoxide dismutase, glutathione, r-glutamyl cysteingl+glycine, myeloperoxidase, and malondialdehyde as well as tumor necrosis factor-α, Interleukin-18, and Interleukin-10 by using enzyme-linked-immuno-sorbent serologic assay. Moreover, the activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway was detected by immunoblot assay, and the influence of Nrf2-knockdown on cell viability, oxidative stress, and inflammation response was also investigated.Results: The results established that GPF increased the viability of LPS-induced pneumonia cells. In addition, GPF reduced LPS-induced oxidative stress in pneumonia cells. It was further discovered that GPF reduced LPS-induced inflammation in pneumonic cell. GPF improved the activity of Nrf2 in LPS-treated pneumonic cells, and therefore alleviated inflammation and oxidative stress in pediatric pneumonia.Conclusion: GPF could serve as a promising drug for treating pediatric pneumonia (AU)

Effect of D-dimer abnormality on the prognosis of patients with frontal lobe injury / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective:To investigate the effect of abnormal D-dimer level on the prognosis of patients with frontal lobe injury, and to provide a new idea for clinical diagnosis, treatment and prognosis evaluation of frontal lobe injury.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on 71 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who were admitted to the Surgical Care Unit of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine from November 1, 2020 to February 1, 2021. According to whether TBI involved in the frontal lobe, the patients were divided into the experimental group ( n = 44) and the control group ( n = 27). Clinical data including sex, age, body mass index (BMI), length of hospital stay, ISS trauma score, GCS coma score, qSOFA score, GOS prognostic score and coagulation index test results within 24 h of admission of the two groups were recorded, and the difference of each index between the two groups was compared. Results:① D-dimer levels were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group ( P<0.01); ② The incidence of complications in the experimental group was 40.9%, of which the incidence of lower limb vein thrombosis was 18.2%, and the incidence of complications in the control group was 18.5%, of which the incidence of lower limb vein thrombosis was 3.7%; there were statistical differences between the two groups ( P<0.05); ③ The average hospital stay of patients was 10.96 days in the control group, and 15.50 days in the experimental group with a statistically significant difference between the two groups ( P<0.05); ④ The 28-day mortality rate of patients in the experimental group was 18.2% and 7.4% in the control group. There was no significant difference in 28-day mortality between the two groups ( P>0.05); ⑤ The level of D-dimer was negatively correlated with GOS prognostic score in patients with frontal lobe injury ( r=-0.501, P<0.01). Conclusions:Patients with frontal lobe injury have increased D-dimer levels, increased incidence of complications, and longer hospital stay. There is a significant negative correlation between D-dimer level and prognosis in patients with frontal lobe injury. D-dimer can be used as a sensitive indicator to evaluate the prognosis of patients with frontal lobe injury. The higher the D-dimer level, the worse the prognosis of patients.

Construction and application of immunization information system based on children cases collected by vaccination clinic clients in Shandong Province, China / 中华预防医学杂志

Construction and application of immunization information system is an important part of health information, which is very useful to improve the quality, efficiency and safety of vaccination. The background, system architecture, functions and applications, working conditions and characteristics of Shandong province Immunization Information System (IIS) are introduced in this article. It is expected to provide experiences for the development of immunization information system of other provinces.

The etiological and clinical characteristics of hospitalized children with hand, foot and mouth disease in Beijing in 2013 / 中华儿科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the etiology of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Beijing during 2013, and study the clinical characteristics of HFMD caused by the main serotypes of enterovirus in the study.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Clinical data and 128 stool samples were collected from 128 hospitalized children with HFMD in Beijing Ditan Hospital during 2013. One step RT-PCR method was used for enterovirus genotyping to investigate the etiology of HFMD. Clinical characteristics of HFMD caused by the main serotypes of enterovirus were analyzed. And VP1 segments of the main virus were amplified to construct phylogenetic tree for the phylogenetic analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>A total of 128 hospitalized children with HFMD were included. HFMD was more likely developed in children under 2 years of age (81.6%, 102/125); 11 different enteroviruses were genotyped, with a total enterovirus positive rate of 76.6% (98/128); the positive rate of coxsackievirus A6 (CA6), 43.0% ( 55/128), was the highest, followed by enterovirus 71 (EV71), accounting for 14.8% (19/128). HFMD caused by CA6 was atypical, the rashes of which involved the perioral, trunk, limbs, face and neck (47%, 26/55), besides the common parts. Of the 55 cases caused by CA6, 6 children had clinical manifestations of nervous system involvement, one of whom even displayed type 2 respiratory failure. Mental status change more likely to occur in EV71-infected children than in CA6-infected ones (42% (8/19) vs. 11% (6/55) (χ(2)=7.041, P=0.008)); 13 children displayed onychomadesis, including 12 CA6 cases (23%, 12/53) and 1 CA10 cases (17%, 1/6), in the convalescence of hand, foot and mouth disease, and the correlation between onychomadesis and CA6 infection was significant (χ(2)=9.297, P=0.002). Phylogenetic analysis of 33 CA6 VP1 showed that the CA6 isolates of this study were highly similar to that of Taiwan and the nucleotide similarity was 95.91%-98.89%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>CA6 was the major pathogen of hospitalized children with hand, foot and mouth disease in Beijing during 2013, followed by EV71. The rashes caused by CA6 involved a wide range of skin sites and patients with CA6 infection displayed manifestations of neurological involvement or pulmonary edema similar to EV71 infection. Mental status change more likely occurred in EV71-infected children when neurological system was involved..</p>

Expression changes of miRNAs in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury after deep hypothermic low flow in mice / 国际脑血管病杂志

Objective To observe the expression changes of 12 ischemia-related microRNAs (miRNA) in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury after deep hypothermic low flow (DHLF) in mice.Methods A total of 80 3-w eek-old healthy and clean grade C57BL/6 male mice w ere randomly divided into either a DHLF model group or a sham operation group. Each group w as redivided into 4 subgroups according to the time points of 2, 6, 12, and 24 h (10 in each group). The bilateral carotid arteries of the DHLF model group w ere clipped and a DHLF model w as established, w hile the carotid arteries of the sham operation group w ere not clipped. The mice w ere sacrified at each time point and the brain tissue w as removed. The total RNA w as extracted. Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction w as used to detect miRNA expression. Results Compared w ith the sham operation group, the expression levels of 9 miRNAs w ere upregulated, 2 w ere dow n-regulated, and 1 did not have any significant change in the DHLF model group. Conclusions The expression levels of 11 miRNAs changed significantly after DHLF. It might have a regulatory role in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury after DHLF.

Clinical study on metabolic syndrome in the patients with posthepatitic cirrhosis / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of metabolic disorder and the incidence rate of metabolic syndrome (MS) in the patients with posthepatitic cirrhosis.Methods Four hundred and fifty-five patients with posthepatitic cirrhosis were included in the study and divided into hepatitis B related cirrhosis group (LCB group,351 cases) and hepatitis C related cirrhosis group (LCC group,104cases).The prevalence of metabolic disorder was recorded and the characteristics of posthepatitic cirrhosis with MS and without MS were compared and analysed.Results The prevalence of hyperglycemia,hypertension,hyperlipemia,obesity and MS in the posthepatitic cirrhosis patients was 46.59% (212/455),15.16% (69/455),15.38% (70/455),22.64% ( 103/455),12.53% (57/455) respectively.The prevalence of MS in LCB and LCC was 8.26% (29/351) and 26.92% (28/104).The levels of body mass index (BMI),fasting blood glucose,hypertension,cholesterol,aminotransferase (ALT) in LCB with MS patients were significantly higher than those in LCB without MS patients.There were no differences in the levels of HBeAg and HBV DNA between LCB with MS patients and LCB without MS patients.The levels of BMI,hypertension,triglyceride in LCC with MS patients were significantly higher than those in LCC without MS patients.There were no differences in fasting blood glucose,cholesterol and ALT between LCC with MS patients and LCC without MS patients.Logistic regression revealed that BMI was the independent factor in LCB and LCC with MS.Conclusions The prevalence of hyperglycemia and obesity are higher in LCB and LCC.The incidence rate of MS in LCB is less than that in the general population,while the incidence rate of MS in LCC is significantly higher than that in the general population,and it's nothing to do with the viral replication.BMI is an important factor affected in posthepatitic cirrhosis with MS.