OBJECTIVE To analyze the condition of nosocomical systemic fungus infection and make preventive and control measures against nosocomial systemic fungus infection.METHODS The 496 fungus-cultured positive cases with average age of 61.04 years old among the discharged patients from Jan 2003 to Dec 2005 were reviewed and analyzed.RESULTS The rate of nosocomical systemic fungus infection was 0.53%,from which the over 60 age senile patients accounted for 63.1%.Lower respiratory tract and urinary tract were the most frequent infection sites.The Candida albicans was accounted for 70.71%.The death rate of patients with nosocomial systemic fungus infection was 27.82%.The major correlated factors of nosocomial systemic fungus infection were the widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and not be standardized and the iatrojenic injury of respiratory and urological tracts.CONCLUSIONS The causes of nosocomial systemic fungus infection are closely related to medical treatment;the death rate of patients with nosocomial systemic fungus infection is obvious higher than that without it;to prevent and control nosocomial systemic fungus infection is the key point of nosocomial treatment.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the cause,clinical characteristic and preventive measures in nosocomial infection of multiple sites. METHODS A total of 123 cases of nosocomial infection in multiple sites in our hospital in 2004 were prospectively monitored and analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS Among 1645 cases of nosocomial infection,123 cases suffered from nosocomial infection in multiple sites.The main infection sites were lower respiratory tract and urinary tract.The main risk factors were over usage of broad-spectrum antibiotics and invasive operation.The serious result was prolongation of duration in hospital,increase in mortality and expensiveness. CONCLUSIONS The nosocomial infection in multiple sites is a main object to be monitored.To prevent,discover and control nosocomial infection in time is an effective measure to reduce the risk of nosocomial infection.

Objective To investigate the effect of rapid rehabilitation nursing mode on postoperative complications in elderly patients with appendicitis. Methods Forty-eight elderly patients with appendicitis underwent surgery from July 2013 to June 2014 were set as the control group, and another fifty-three elderly patients from July 2014 to June 2015 as observation group. The patients in the control group were treated with routine care while the patients in the observation group with rapid rehabilitation nursing. Operative complications, gastrointestinal tumor recovery and postoperative hospitalization time were compared within one week after the operations between two groups. Result The rates of constipation, abdominal distention, chills and dysuria in the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control and the time of anal first exhaust, defecation and postoperative hospitalization in the observation group were significantly lower or shorter than those in the control group (all P<0.05). Conclusion The rapid rehabilitation nursing mode based on evidence can reduce surgery complications in elderly patients, promoter recovery and shorten hospitalization time.

Objective To explore the different apoptotic gene expressions and apoptotic signaling transduction of human rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells infected by enterovirus 71 (EV71) in different stage.Methods The survival of EV71-infected RD cells was observed by trypan blue staining.The apoptotic morphology and rates of RD cells were surveyed and detected by Annexin V-FITC/PI staining and flow cytometry,respectively.PCR array was employed to analyze 88 apoptotic gene expressions from EV71-infected RD cells at 8 h and 20 h postinfection (p.i),respectively.Results After RD cells were infected with EV71 (MOI =5) at 8 h p.i,the viability was significantly decreased.Flow cytometry data demonstrated that the apoptotic rates of EV71-infected RD cells had increased to 18.0％ and 19.1％ at 20 h p.i in early and later stage respectively.RT-PCR array studies revealed significant variations in the expression of apoptotic genes.Among 88 genes,only the expression of IFN-β1 was upregulated 5.22 folds,whereas 47 genes including ACIN1,Akt,Apaf1,caspase and CIDEB were found to be downregulated that were lower than 2 folds at 8 h p.i.However,28 genes including FasL,CD40L,TNF,caspase-10 and caspase-3 were induced more than 2 folds after EV71 infection at 20 h.Conclusion The downregulation of apoptosis-related genes is associated with viral apoptosis-suppressing effect in RD cells in the early stage of EV71 infection.The death receptor signaling pathways including Fas/FasL and TNF/TNFR are activated to induce cell apoptosis in the late stage of EV71 infection.Moreover,host cell can also inhibit apoptosis by regulating signal pathway of CD40/CD40L,NF-κB/RelA and PI3K/Akt activation.

Objective:To clarify the anti-inflammatory effects and anti-endoplasmic reticulum stress effects of resolvin D2 (RvD2) in viral myocarditis mice and to explore its possible mechanism.Methods:Fifty male BALB/c mice were collected and assigned corresponding numbers. Then 40 male BALB/c mice were selected randomly with 10 mice in each group. They were set as normal control group, RvD2 control group, viral myocarditis group and RvD2 treatment group. Afterwards, mice in the RvD2 control group received continuous intraperitoneal injection of RvD2 for 7 days, while mice in the viral myocarditis group received intraperitoneal injection of Coxsackievirus B3 virus (CVB3) in the purpose of constructing an animal model of viral myocarditis. Then, mice in the RvD2 treatment group were given continuous intraperitoneal injection of RvD2 for 7 days. After these 7 days, the mice of each group were sacrificed and their cardiac tissue and serum samples were taken. The expression levels of serum inflammatory factors including IL-1β and TNF-α were detected by ELISA in each group of mice, and HE staining were used to detect the inflammatory cell infiltration in myocardial tissue of each group. Meanwhile, the expression levels of inflammation-related proteins IL-1β, TNF-α as well as endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins like GRP78 and Chop in the myocardial tissue in each group of mice were detected by Western blot experiment. The remaining 10 BALB/c mice were treated with intraperitoneal injection of RvD2 as well as GPR18 protein inhibitors after constructing the animal model of viral myocarditis mentioned above. In the end, the expression levels of GPR18 protein, inflammation-related proteins including IL-1β and TNF-α as well as endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins like GRP78 and Chop in the myocardial tissue of each group were detected by Western blot experiments.Results:Compared with the normal control group, the expression levels of inflammatory factors IL-1β and TNF-α in the serum of mice with viral myocarditis were significantly increased, and the degree of infiltration of inflammatory cells in myocardial tissue was also significantly increased. Besides, the expression levels of the inflammation-related proteins IL-1β, TNF-α as well as endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins including GRP78 and Chop increased largely. While compared with the viral myocarditis group, the expression levels of serum inflammatory factors IL-1β and TNF-α in the mice of the RvD2 treatment group were significantly reduced and the degree of infiltration of inflammatory cells in the cardiac tissue was significantly reduced. Also, the expression levels of inflammation-related proteins IL-1β and TNF-α as well as endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins GRP78 and Chop were significantly reduced. After intraperitoneal injection of RvD2 and GPR18 inhibitor, in the mice treated with viral myocarditis, the expression levels of IL-1β, TNF-α and endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins like GRP78 and Chop in myocardial tissue of these mice significantly increased when it came to compare with the RvD2 treatment group, while the expression levels of GPR18 protein were significantly reduced.Conclusions:RvD2 can inhibit the inflammatory response and endoplasmic reticulum stress injury in mice with viral myocarditis by binding to the membrane protein receptor GPR18, thus exerting a protective effect on heart.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of blocking pannexin-1 against acute kidney injury induced by cisplatin. METHODS: Twenty-six male C57BL/6 mice aged 6-8 weeks were randomly divided into control group, cisplatin model (Cis) group and cisplatin + carbenoxolone treatment group (Cis + CBX). In Cis group and Cis + CBX group, the mice were injected intraperitoneally with 20 mg/kg of cisplatin and with CBX (20 mg/kg) at 30 min before and 24 and 48 h after cisplatin inhjection, respectively. All the mice were sacrificed at 72 h after cisplatin injection, and plasma and kidney samples were collected for testing mRNA and protein expression levels of pannexin-1 in the renal tissue using RT-qPCR and Western blotting and for detecting plasma creatinine and BUN levels; the pathological changes in the renal tissues were observed using Periodic Acid-Schiff staining. The expression of kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1) was examined using immunohistochemistry and the mRNA expressions of KIM-1 and neutrophil gelatinase- related lipid transport protein (NGAL) were detected by RT-qPCR to evaluate the injuries of the renal tubules. The infiltration of F4/80-positive macrophages and CD4-positive T cells were observed by immunofluorescence. In the experiment, human proximal tubule epithelial cell line HK-2 was stimulated with 50 μmol/L cisplatin to establish a cell model of acute kidney injury, and the mRNA and protein expressions of pannexin-1 were detected by RT-qPCR and Western blotting at 4, 6, 12, 18 and 24 h after the stimulation. RESULTS: Compared with the control mice, the cisplatin-treated mice showed significantly up-regulated protein levels ( < 0.05) and mRNA levels ( < 0.005) of pannexin-1 in the kidney tissue. Cisplatin stimulation also caused significant increases in the protein levels ( < 0.005) and mRNA levels ( < 0.005) of pannexin-1 in cultured HK-2 cells. Compared with cisplatin-treated mice, the mice treated with both cisplatin and the pannexin-1 inhibitor CBX showed obviously lessened kidney pathologies and milder renal tubular injuries with significantly reduced plasma BUN and Scr levels ( < 0.01), expressions of KIM-1 and NGAL in the kidney ( < 0.05), and infiltration of F4/80-positive macrophages ( < 0.01) and CD4- positive T cells ( < 0.05) in the kidney tissues. CONCLUSIONS In cisplatin induced acute kidney injury mice model, Pannexin-1 expression is up-regulated in the kidneys tissue, and blocking pannexin-1 alleviates the acute kidney injury reducing renal inflammatory cell infiltration.
Acute Kidney Injury ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; Animals ; Cisplatin ; pharmacology ; Connexins ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Cross-Linking Reagents ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Kidney ; Kidney Tubules ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Random Allocation

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of palbociclib on cell cycle progression and proliferation of human renal tubular epithelial cells. METHODS: Human renal tubular epithelial cell line HK-2 was treated with 1, 5, 10, and 20 μmol/L of palbociclib, and the changes in cell proliferation and viability were examined by cell counting and CCK8 assay. EDU staining was used to assess the proliferation of HK-2 cells following palbiciclib treatment at different concentrations for 5 days. The effect of palbociclib on cell cycle distribution of HK-2 cells was evaluated using flow cytometry. SA-β-Gal staining and C12FDG senescence staining were used to detect senescence phenotypes of HK-2 cells after palbociclib treatment at different concentrations for 5 days. The relative mRNA expression levels of P16, P21, and P53 and the genes associated with senescence-related secretion phenotypes were detected by RT-PCR, and the protein expressions of P16, P21 and P53 were detected by Western blotting. RESULTS: Palbociclib inhibited HK-2 cell proliferation and induced cell cycle arrest in G1 phase. Compared with the control cells, HK-2 cells treated with high-dose (10 μmol/L) palbociclib exhibited significantly suppressed cell proliferation activity, and the inhibitory effect was the most obvious on day 5 ( CONCLUSIONS Palbociclib induces HK-2 cell senescence by causing cell growth arrest and delaying cell cycle progression.
Cell Cycle ; Cell Cycle Checkpoints ; Cellular Senescence ; Epithelial Cells ; Humans ; Piperazines/pharmacology* ; Pyridines/pharmacology* ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/genetics*