1.Effect of continuous infusion of lipid emulsions on endotoxin induced acute lung injury and mechanism in rats
Jipeng SHI ; Yan QIAN ; Zhen YU ; Limi HUANG
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2013;(6):557-560
10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2013.06.016
2.Effect of lipid emulsions on the IL-1βand IL-6 expressions in acute lung injury induced by endotoxin in rats
Jipeng SHI ; Limi HUANG ; Yan QIAN ; Yun SHANG
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2014;(3):250-253
Objective To compare the effect of three types of lipid emulsions on the IL-1βand IL-6 expressions in acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in rats. Methods One hundred young SD rats were divided into control,LPS,ω-6,ω-9 andω-3 group. Age 29 days, the control group were intravenously injected with saline,ω-6 group injected lipid emu-sion (C14-24),ω-9 group injected long chain fat emusion,ω-3 group injected fish oil fat emusion. Then the control group fol-lowed by intratracheal instillation of saline, and the reamining four groups were sprayed with LPS. Pathologic changes in lung tissue section were observed. The expression levels of IL-1βmRNA and IL-6 mRNA were determined by RT-PCR,and the con-centrations of IL-1βand IL-6 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were measured by enzyme-linked immune-specific assay. Results Infiltration and bleeding were observed in lung tissue under light microscopy in ALI rats. The lung indexes and patho-logical scores of ALI model groups were significantly higher than those of control group (P<0.005). The expressions of IL-1βand IL-6 mRNA in groupsω-9 andω-3 were significantly higher than those in groups LPS andω-6 (P<0.005). The levels of IL-1βand IL-6 in BALF in groupsω-9 andω-3 were significantly higher than those in groups LPS andω-6 (P<0.005). There was no significant difference (P>0.005) of the expressions of IL-1βand IL-6 mRNA betweenω-9 andω-3 group. Conclusions ω-6 PUFAs can accentuate inflammation by up-regulating the levels of IL-1βand IL-6 whileω-9 PUFAs andω-3 PUFAs can relieve inflammation by down-regulating the levels of IL-1βand IL-6.
3.Nutritional status of vitamin D and its influencing factors in preterm infants at the early stage after birth
Yaqin LIANG ; Yixiong SHI ; Limi HUANG ; Anqing ZOU ; Ting LI ; Yan QIAN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2017;25(4):214-220
Objective To investigate the nutritional status of vitamin D in preterm infants after birth and further explore its possible influencing factors, so as to guide clinical vitamin D therapy and to screen the preterm infants who are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency.Methods Retrospective analysis was conducted in the neonatal department of our hospital from April 21st, 2014 to February 5th, 2016.The serum 25(OH)D level in preterm infants were measured 2 weeks after birth.Data including gender, season of birth, time to initiation of breastfeeding were collected.According to the 25(OH)D levels[25(OH)D≤37.5 nmol/L, 37.5 nmol/L≤50.0 nmol/L, and 25(OH)D>50.0 nmol/L], all the preterm infants were divided into three groups: vitamin D deficiency, insufficiency, and sufficiency groups.The influencing factors of vitamin D in preterm infants were screened by using statistical method.Results The mean 25(OH)D level of 172 preterm infants was (43.1±16.7)nmol/L.In vitamin D deficient, insufficient, and sufficient groups, there were 68 (40%), 50 (29%) and 54(31%) cases of preterm babies, respectively.The mean values of 25(OH)D in these three groups were (27.8±16.7)nmol/L, (42.4±3.4)nmol/L, and (63.0±11.7)nmol/L, respectively.Only the season of birth had significant difference among three groups (P=0.013): 44.2% of the preterm infants born in winter had vitamin D deficiency, which was higher than those in spring (41.7%), summer(33.3%), and autumn (38.1%);44.2% of the preterm infants born in winter had vitamin D insufficiency, which was much higher than those in spring (30.6%), summer (25.1%), and autumn (19.0%);furthermore, only 11.6% of the preterm infants born in the winter had vitamin D sufficiency, which was much lower than those in spring (27.8%), summer (41.2%), and autumn (42.9%) (OR=4.655, 95% CI=1.716-12.627, P=0.003).Conclusion Vitamin D deficiency in preterm infants 2 weeks after birth is prevalent, and winter birth is a risk factor of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in preterm infants.