Objective To explore the effect of continuous hyperglycemia on learning and memory capacity in rats, and to observe the changes of expressions of ubiquitin and apotosis-related proteins, so as to provide a relative basis for diabetic encephalopathy. Methods The male SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group and diabetes mellitus (DM) group. The DM rats was made by intraperitoneal injection of streptozocin (STZ). The capacities of learning and memory were tested by Y-maze. The structure changes in frontal lobe cortex and hippocampus were observed by Nissl's staining and immunohistochemistry. The apoptosis cell count was measured by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL). The expressions of Bcl-2 and P53 were assessed by Western-blot analysis. The expression of ubiquitin mRNA was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results In DM rats, the learning and memory capacities were worse than in control rats (P＜0. 05), and the apoptosis cell counts in frontal lobe cortex and hippocampus were higher than in control rats, the expression of Bcl-2 gene was reduced while the expressions of ubiquitin and P53 gene were increased (P＜0. 05). Conclusions In the frontal lobe cortex and hippocampus, the expression of Bcl-2 gene is reduced while the apoptosis cell numbers and ubiquitin P53 gene expression are increased, which may contribute to neurodegeneration in DM rats.

The nutritional status of 162 patients with maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) was screened by Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS-2002) and assessed by Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) at the next day of admission.Among 150 MHD patients who met the study requirement,the nutritional risk was 29.3％ as screened with NRS-2002,and the rate of nutrition deficiency was 41.3％ with SGA assessment,there was no difference between two methods (x2 =18.155,P =0.109) ; According to BMI,the incidence of nutrition deficiencies,overweight and obesity in MHD patients was 13.3％,30.7％ and 29.3％.NRS-2002 and SGA are applicable to nutritional deficiencies assessment in MHD patients,but NRS-2002 is more comprehensive and feasible than SGA.

Fluorescence spectroscopy was used to investigate the efficiency of coupling peptides to gold nanoparticles via 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride-N-hydroxysuccinimide (EDC-NHS).The experiment conditions including buffer solution, pH value and concentrations of buffer solution, concentrations of NHS and EDC, concentration ratios of NHS to EDC, and coupling reaction time on the coupling efficiency were investigated and optimized.The experimental results indicated that the optimized experimental conditions were as follows: 25 mmol/L HEPES buffer solution, pH 7.0;2∶1 of concentration ratio of NHS to EDC, 0.4 mol/L NHS, 0.2 mol/L EDC, and coupling reaction time of 24 h.This study may provide references for the relative research involving coupling peptide or protein with gold nanoparticles

Objective To study the protective effect of Panax notoginseng saponins(PNS)and its components Rg1 and Rb1 on oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation(OGD/Reox)-induced tight junction damage. Methods Anaerobic box were used to induce OGD in HUVEC cells for 6 h followed by reoxygenation for 24 h. Transepithelial/endothelial electrical resistance(TEER)and cell permeability were detected,immunefluorescence was used to observe the ZO-1 and claudin-5 protein expression. Results PNS 20,40 mg/L and ginsenoside Rb1 significantly inhibited the OGD/Reox-induced decreased tight junction resistance,and the increased cell permeability(P< 0.05). PNS 20,40 mg/L and ginsenoside Rb1 partly restored the inter-cellular tight junctions which were regularly arranged on the cell membrane, and the cells displayed cobble stone-like arrangement. Conclusions PNS ameliorates ischemia-induced vascular endothelial cell tight junction damage via MMP-9 and VEGF/VEGFR2 signaling pathway. Rb1 is one of the effective monomer components.

OBJECTIVETo study on the separation from essential oil-in-water emulsion of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride by ultrafiltration and acetoacetate extraction methods respectively, and the comparison of the oil yields and chemical compositions.

METHODEssential oil-in-water emulsion of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride was separated by ultrafiltration and acetoacetate extraction methods respectively, and the chemical compositions were analyzed and compared by GC-MS.

RESULTUltrafiltration method could enrich essential oil more and its chemical compositions were more similar to the essential oil prepared by steam distillation method.

CONCLUSIONUltrafiltration method is a good medium to separate essential oil from essential oil-in-water emulsion of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride.

Chemical Fractionation ; methods ; Citrus ; chemistry ; Emulsions ; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry ; Oils, Volatile ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; Plant Extracts ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; Ultrafiltration ; methods

Objective: To analyze the effect of breakfast nutrition quality on the satiety among young white-collar workers. Methods: A total of 278 subjects were recruited from two cities, Shenyang and Chongqing, in June 2015. The inclusion criteria: white-collar workers aged 25-45 years involved mainly in office work, who did not experience major changes, and individuals who should follow the study protocol and sign the informed consent form. The study employed a three-phase crossover design trial. Each participant received nutritional-adequate breakfast, nutritional-inadequate breakfast, and no breakfast treatment on the basis of assignment to one of three sequences. The breakfast time was once a week and then changed, all participants underwent the tests for three successive weeks. At last, we compared the effect of participants to consume different nutritional quality on satiety sense and hunger sense. Results: A total of 232 participants completed three successive breakfast intervention studies, the age of participants was (35.2 ± 7.9) years, comprised of 48.7% male (n=113). The numbers of participants of aged 25-35 year-old and aged 36-45 were 118 and 114, respectively. Satiety scores of nutrition-adequate breakfast group, nutrition-inadequate breakfast group and no breakfast group were 63.5±14.7, 53.1±10.2 and 36.4±7.2, respectively (P<0.05). In nutrition-inadequate breakfast group and no breakfast group, male subjects scored significantly higher than female subjects (50.9±10.5 vs 46.6±9.4, 35.2±8.3 vs 31.8±5.4) (P<0.05). And, participants aged 25-35 year-old. got satiety score significantly higher than aged 36-45 (51.3±11.0 vs 45.6±12.1, 34.1±6.8 vs 32.5±7.9), the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The scores of hunger in the group of nutrition-adequate breakfast, nutrition-inadequate breakfast and no breakfast were 26.3 ± 8.0, 35.1 ± 11.2 and 57.3 ± 17.0, respectively (P<0.05). Conclusion The nutrition quality of breakfast affects the satiety of young white-collar workers. The better the nutrition quality of breakfast is, the higher the satiety score and the lower the hunger score become. Compared with women and participants aged 36-45 year-old, men and those aged 25-35 year-old get satiety sense more easily.

Objective:To investigate the associations between small diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) hyperintensities lesions and total cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) burden and the influence on prognosis in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).Methods:Consecutive patients with acute spontaneous ICH from January 2018 to June 2021 were recruited in the Stroke Center of Zhengzhou People′s Hospital. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed to quantify DWI hyperintensities lesions and cSVD imaging markers, including white matter hyperintensities, enlarged perivascular spaces, lacunes and cerebral microbleeds, which were calculated for the total cSVD burden (0-4 points). The prognosis was assessed with the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at discharge and 90-day. Multivariable Logistic regression models were adopted to explore the associations between DWI lesions and total cSVD burden and clinical outcome.Results:Of 283 included patients, 59 (20.8%) had small DWI lesions, 32 (11.3%) had multiple lesions. They were mostly punctate, mainly located in the cortical and subcortical regions, and scattered in multiple vascular territories. With the increase of cSVD burden, the number of DWI lesions gradually increased. Spearman correlation analysis showed that the total cSVD burden was positively correlated with the number of DWI lesions ( r=0.21, P<0.001). In multivariable regression analyses, the total cSVD burden was independently associated with DWI lesions ( OR=1.63, 95% CI 1.23-2.15, P=0.001). The 90-day poor outcome (mRS scores≥4) in patients with DWI lesions was significantly higher than those without DWI lesions (39.3% vs 16.3%, χ 2=14.38, P<0.001), while there was no statistically significant difference in the poor outcome of discharge between the two groups (26.5% vs 17.7%, χ 2=3.06, P=0.080). With the increase in the number of DWI lesions, the 90-day poor outcome increased significantly (trend chi-squared test χ 2=11.50, P=0.001). Multivariable analyses showed that DWI lesions ( OR=4.39, 95% CI 1.92-10.03, P<0.001) and their number ( OR=1.42, 95% CI 1.06-1.90, P=0.018) were independently associated with the 90-day poor outcome. Conclusions:Higher total cSVD burden is an independent risk factor for small DWI lesions in patients with ICH. Small DWI lesions were independently associated with the 90-day poor outcome, but not with the discharge outcome.

ObjectiveTo understand the situation about time interval between the onset and medical visit among tuberculosis patients in Huaibei City， Anhui Province from 2017 to 2021， and to determine the delayed medical visit and its risk factors， as to provide evidence for tuberculosis prevention and control. MethodsCase information of confirmed tuberculosis patients in Huaibei City in 2017‒2021 was collected from the tuberculosis management information system. Factors associated with time interval between the onset and medical visit were analyzed using rank sum test and multivariate linear regression. Furthermore， factors associated with the delayed medical visit were determined by Chi-square test， Chi-square Cocharan⁃Mantel⁃Haensze test and logistic regression. ResultsThe median time interval between the onset of tuberculosis and medical visit were 22 days among the tuberculosis patients in Huaibei City from 2017‒2021， and the proportion of delayed medical visit was 68.57%. There was an overall decreasing trend in the proportion of delayed medical visit over years （χtrend2=17.342， P=0.002）. Using the multivariate linear regression， positive for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in the pathogenic diagnosis， and presence of comorbidities were determined to be the risk factors associated with increased time interval between the onset and medical visit. Furthermore， logistic regression analysis showed that patients aged ≤24 years （OR=0.596， 95%CI：0.503‒0.706， P<0.05）， 25‒ years （OR=0.667， 95%CI：0.559‒0.796， P<0.05）， 35‒ years （OR=0.762， 95%CI：0.613‒0.947， P<0.05）， and 45‒54 years （OR=0.838， 95%CI：0.711‒0.987， P<0.05） had significantly lower risk of delayed medical visit than those aged ≥ 55 years old group. Regarding the household registration status， non-local residents had lower risk of delayed medical visit than local residents （OR=0.838， 95%CI：0.732‒0.960， P<0.05）. ConclusionPositive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the pathogenic diagnosis， and presence of comorbidities were risk factors associated with increased time interval between the onset and medical visit. The proportion of delayed medical visit among tuberculosis patients in Huaibei City from 2017 to 2021 showed a decreasing trend over 5 years， and age ≥55 years old and local residents were risk factors associated with delayed medical visit.

Objective To study the relationship between cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and clinicopathological features and quality of life in patients with advanced gastric cancer. Methods The clinical and pathological data of 182 patients with advanced gastric cancer were collected, The CRF level and quality of life were assessed by the brief fatigue inventory (BFI), European Organization for Research on Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) life quality scale QLQ-C30 (V3.0). The correlations between CRF and clinicopathological features and quality of life were analyzed. Results One hundred twenty-two patients with advanced gastric cancer were associated with different degrees of fatigue. The CEF BFI score had correlation with the age(F=6.637,P=0.001),PS score(F=15.559,P=0.000),the World Health Organization(WHO) pathologic type (F=7.352, P=0.000). The CRF index of the 50-59 age group was higher than that of other age groups; the CRF BFI scores of PS score 1 and 2 were higher than that of 0 group; CRF BFI score of gastric signet ring cell carcinoma was significantly higher than that of gastric squamous cell carcinoma. The Pearson correlation analysis showed that the CRF BFI score was positively correlated with mood (r=0.423, P=0.008). There were significant differences in body function and mood (F=-16.254, F=-13.256, both P<0.05)and fatigue,pain and loss of appetite among 3 CRF groups(F=12.075,F=14.361,F=13.837, all P<0.05). There was a significant difference in the mean CRF BFI score between the three groups before and after chemotherapy(tSD=6.981,tPR=6.903,tPD=7.437,all P<0.05). Compared with pre-chemotherapy, the mean CRF BFI score of SD and PR group decreased after 3 months follow-up, score of PD group increased, the differences were statistically significant(t=2.371,t=6.912,t=18.237,all P<0.05).Conclusions The incidence of CRF in patients with advanced gastric cancer is very high,the degree of CRF has correlation with age, PS score and pathological type. Relieve symptoms such as fatigue, pain and loss of appetite and control adverse reactions could help to reduce the degree of CRF.