Objective To discuss the early recognition and treatment of group B streptococcus (GBS) infection caused neonatal meningitis and subdural effusion. Method The onset, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment process were retrospectively analyzed in one case of typical GBS infection caused neonatal meningitis and subdural effusion. Results The subject was late-onset GBS infection, with insidious onset, rapid progress, slow clinical recovery, and highly sensitive to vancomycin. During the treatment, the subject had relapses. The subdural effusion had been found. After extension of vancomycin treatment, the subject recovered. Conclusions The late onset GBS infection should be taken seriously in clinical, pay attention to the complications such as purulent meningitis, subdural effusion, hydrocephalus, and be early treated with adequate and effective antibiotics.

Adult ; Beverages ; Food-Processing Industry ; Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Noise, Occupational ; Occupational Exposure ; Young Adult

Objective To investigate the effects of rosiglitazone on the proliferation,connective tissue growth factor and Smad expression in cultured cardiac fibroblasts induced by advanced glycosylation end-products (AGEs).Methods After being treated with various amounts of rosiglitazone,the cultured neonatal rat cardiac fibroblasts were incubated with AGEs.The status of cardiac fibroblasts proliferation and cell cycle were detected by 3-(4,5-dimethyhhiazol-2-yl) -2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTI) assay and flow cytometry.Furthermore,ELISA technique was applied to identify the level of TGF-β1.The protein expressions of CTGF and Smad in cardiac fibroblasts of neonatal SD rats were detected with Western blotting.Results The exposure of cardiac fibroblasts to AGEs at doses of 0-200 mg/L induced a dose-dependent increase in cell proliferation.At the concentration of rosiglitazooe (0.1,1,and 10 μmol/L),the cell proliferation was reduced compared with 200 mg/L AGEs group by O.823±0.072,0.785±0.060,0.601±0.081 vs 0.981±0.049,respectively (P < 0.05).The increased levels of TGF-β1 in supematants of cultured cardiac fibroblasts stimulated by AGEs were inhibited by rosiglitazone at the concentrations of 0.1,1,10μmol/L by 257.77±9.09,230.29±6.56,200.84±10.26 vs 300.68±8.56,respectively (vs 200 mg/L AGEs,P<0.01).Western blot indicated that pretreatment with rosiglitazone (0.1,1,and 10 μmol/L) inhibited CTGF protein production in a dose-dependent by 0.769±0.108,0.590±0.095,0.534±0.115 vs 1.021±0.113,respectively (vs 200 mg/L AGEs,P<0.01).It was also demonstrated that pretreatment with rosiglitazone (1 and 10 μmol/L) inhibited Smad2 protein production by 0.424±0.059,0.396±O.080 vs 0.572±0.073,respectively (vs 200 mg/L AGEs,P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).Meanwhile pretreatment with rosiglitazone (1 and 10 μmol/L) inhibited Smad4 protein production by 0.580±0.063,0.556±0.051 vs 0.672±0.059,respectively (vs 200 mg/L AGEs,P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).Conclusions The findings suggest that AGEs promote the proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts and stimulate the protein production of Smad and CTGF of cardiac fibroblasts.Rosiglitazone inhibits the above reaction.These results indicate that CTGF/Smad pathway may play an important role in the protective effect of rosiglitazone on myocardial fibrosis.

BACKGROUND: Nowadays, fish collagen biomedical materials still exhibit obvious deficiency in thermal stability,in vivo degradation stability and in vivo material morphology stability. To expand the application of fish source collagen, it is urgent to improve the material performance by increasing the density and collagen molecule tightness of freshwater fish collagen sponge materials using technique methods.OBJECTIVE: To optimize the reconstitute process for nasopore preparation using fish scale collagen.METHODS: The optimal process for nasopore preparation through the reconstitution of fish scale collagen was ascertained by taking tilapia fish skin as a raw material to extract enzymatic soluble collagen at a temperature lower than the collagen denaturation temperature and recombinant rate of collagen fibers as index. Optimization of the conditions for nasopore preparation was carried out using single factor test and orthogonal test. The prepared nasopore was analyzed through infrared spectroscopy and microstructure analysis.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The optimal conditions for nasopore preparation were determined through the single factor test and orthogonal test as follows: 20 ℃ for 10 hours at pH 7.4 using a mixture of 65 mmol/L NaCl and 1 g/L collagen, by which the reconstitute rate of collagen fibers was up to 68.6%. The prepared nasopore is characterized by a refined porous structure constituted by threadlike collagen fibers, and has complete three-dimensional spiral structure,which is a potential intracavitary hemostatic material with fine properties.

Objective To compare the efficacies of RA and losartan on diabetic nephropathy during clinical stage 68 patients with diabetic nephropathy during clinical stage who were good controlled in blood glucose,blood pressure in clinical periods,were randomly divided into losartan group( n =24),RA group( n =26) and diabetic nephropathy group( n =18) the treatment course was 8 weeks.Methods .Results ⑴24h urine albumin,uraneprotein,urine ?-microglobulin(?-MG) in 24h were all reduced (all P

Aged, 80 and over ; Aorta, Abdominal ; pathology ; Embolism, Cholesterol ; therapy ; Female ; Humans

Objective: Our aim was to observe the protective effect of propofol in clinical relevant concentration on the peroxidative injured erythrocyte. Methods: Intravenous blood samples taken from 20 healthy adults were prepared for red blood cell (RBC) suspensions and divided equally into 5 groups: groupⅠfor control, group Ⅱ with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 100 mmol/L) -induced injury, and group Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ with the same injury as the group Ⅱ but being pretreated with 3 different concentrations of propofol (25, 50, 75 μmol/L), respectively. The concentrations of potassium and malondialdehyde (MDA) in RBC suspensions and hemolytic degree after incubation were measured. Results: After 60-minute incubation, the extracellular potassium concentrations (0.16, 0.14, 0.14 mmol/L), MDA concentrations (5.66, 5.57, 6.20 nmol/L), and hemolytic degree (76.89%, 59.84%, 64.22%) decreased significantly in the groups that were pretreated with propofol as compared with the group Ⅱ (0.26 mmol/L, 9.19 nmol/L, and 100%), but no difference has been seen within the groups pretreated with 3 different concentrations of propofol and between the propofol-treated groups and the group Ⅰ(0.10 mmol/L, 4.13 nmol/L, 52.73%). Conclusion: Propofol in clinical relevant concentrations may decrease MDA production, hemolytic degree, and potassium exflux from erythrocyte in response to in vitro oxidative challenge with hydrogen peroxide and enhance erythrocyte antioxidant capacity. The protective effect is not related with concentrations.

Adult ; Air Pollutants, Occupational ; adverse effects ; analysis ; Arsenicals ; adverse effects ; analysis ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Metallurgy ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure ; adverse effects ; Young Adult

Objective To evaluate the effect of FOCUS- PDCA model in hypoglycemia management during hemodialysis in patients with diabetic nephropathy. Methods Totally 107 patients with diabetic nephropathy were divided into two groups. Patients in the control group received traditional hypoglycemia management, while FOCUS- PDCA model was implemented in the experimental group in hypoglycemia management, including reducing insulin dosage before hemodialysis,injecting 50%glucose and taking hyperglycemia food during hemodialysis,enhancing the monitoring of blood glucose and health education. Compared the incidence of blood glucose levels and hypoglycemia in two groups of patients at different time of dialysis. Results The frequency of hypoglycemia in the experimental group at the beginning of dialysis [ (9.04±2.08) mmol/L ], 2 hours after dialysis[ (5.78±1.82) mmol/L ]and at the end of dialysis[ (6.94±2.04) mmol/L ] were significantly lower than that in the control group[ (8.60±2.02) mmol/L, (5.20±1.62) mmol/L, (4.97±1.05) mmol/L ], (P <0.05), and the total incidence rate of hypoglycemia was 1.6%(61/3 889), which significantly lower than that 4.8%(185/3 816) in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (χ2=5.288, P < 0.05). Conclusions The application of FOCUS- PDCA model in the hypog1ycemia management of patients with diabetic nephropathy can reduced the incidence of hypoglycemia during hemodialysis. It deserves to be widely used in clinical practice to improve the patients′quality of life.

Objective To detect the changes and clinical significance of the expression of anti‐GPⅡb/Ⅲa and anti‐GPⅠb/ⅠX on anti‐secreting B cells in patient with thrombocytopenia .Methods Expression of anti‐GPⅡb/Ⅲa and anti‐GPⅠb/ⅠX specific autoantibodies in thrombocytopenia were tested with (CBA) .Results There were significantly more circulating anti‐GPⅠ b/ⅠX and anti‐GPⅡb/Ⅲa antibody‐producing B cells in primary ITP(P<0 .05) for all comparisons .For diagnosing primary ITP ,the an‐ti‐GPⅠb/ⅠX had 43% sensitivity and 89% specificity ,whereas the anti‐GPⅡ b/Ⅲ a had 86% sensitivity and 83% specificity . When two tests were combined ,the sensitivity improved to 90% without a reduction in specificity .Conclusion The assay for detec‐ting anti‐GPⅠb/ⅠX is useful for identifying patients with ITP ,but its utility for diagnosing ITP is inferior to the anti‐GPⅡb/Ⅲa assay .