nephrectomy in Wistar rats were used to replicate the animal model of focal and segmental glomerular sclerosis.Then a group of 5/6 nephrectomized rats were given Benzaipril for 20 weeks , in order to evaluate the effects of Benazipril on degradation of extracellular matrix. The results showed that Benzipril not only reduced renal pathological changes, but also significantly decreased the type Ⅳ collagen and MMP 9 deposition and down regulated the mRNA expressions of MMP 9 and TIMP 1 in the remnant kidneys of the 5/6 nephrectomized rats. It suggested that Benzipril might ameliorate glomerulosclerosis through the mechanism of modulating extracellular matrix degradation in the remnant kidney tissue.

AIM:To explore the protective effect of fasudil hydrochloride against cisplatin (CP)-induced renal tubular epithelial cell apoptosis via Akt activation and PTEN inhibition .METHODS:Healthy male Sprague-Dawley ( SD) rats were randomly divided into control group , CP group and CP+fasudil group .All animals were sacrificed 96 h after in-jection of 0.9%saline or CP .Blood samples and kidney tissues were collected to evaluate levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (sCr) and morphological alteration of the kidneys , respectively.The apoptosis of renal tubular epithelium cells was detected by TUNEL.Protein levels of Rho-associated protein kinase 1 (ROCK1), PTEN and Akt were measured by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry .The protein level of p-Akt was analyzed by Western blotting . RESULTS:Compared with control group , the sCr and BUN levels , the expression of ROCK 1 and PTEN and TUNEL-posi-tive cells were increased , while the level of p-Akt was decreased in CP group and CP +fasudil group .The histological structure of the kidneys observed by PAS staining was developed marked structural damage in CP group (P<0.05).Com-pared with CP group, sCr level, the expression of ROCK1 and PTEN and TUNEL-positive cells were decreased, while the level of p-Akt was increased in CP+fasudil group (P<0.05).Very little structural damage was detected in fasudil-treated groups .CONCLUSION:Fasudil hydrochloride has a protective effect on CP-induced renal tubular epithelial cell apoptosis via Akt activation and PTEN inhibition 1.

Objective:To investigate the efficacy of Compound Musk combined with nimodipine combined with minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage and the effects on serum inflammation, stress and apoptosis.Methods:Prospective research methods was used. A total of 118 patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage who received treatment in the First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from March 2017 to January 2021 were randomly divided into control group and Compound Musk group (59 cases in each group). After minimally invasive surgery, patients in the control group were treated with nimodipine on the basis of conventional treatment, while patients in the Compound Musk group were treated with compound musk on the basis of the control group. After 2 weeks, the efficacy was evaluated and the levels of serum inflammatory indexes, oxidative stress indexes and apoptosis indexes were measured.Results:The total effective rate in Compound Musk group was higher than that in control group: 98.3% (58/59) vs. 88.1% (52/59), and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). After 2 weeks of treatment, serum inflammatory indexes including nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9); apoptosis indexes including soluble Fas receptor (sFas), soluble Fas ligand (sFAS-L); oxidative stress indexes including advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), malondialdehyde (MDA) decreased, and some oxidative stress indexes including glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), catalase (CAT) increased. The levels of the above inflammatory indexes, apoptosis indexes and oxidative stress indexes in Compound Musk group were lower than those in control group, NF-κB: (18.96 ± 2.17) ng/L vs. (24.10 ± 3.23) ng/L, IL-1β: (12.88 ± 1.74) ng/L vs. (15.19 ± 1.63) ng/L, MMP-3: (5.62 ± 0.95) ng/L vs. (7.97 ± 0.86) ng/L, MMP-9: (7.07 ± 0.86) ng/L vs. (9.26 ± 1.13) ng/L, sFas: (3.24 ± 0.38) μg/L vs. (4.19 ± 0.53) μg/L, sFas-L: (209.17 ± 24.39) ng/L vs. (288.54 ± 37.61) ng/L, AOPP: (10.76 ± 1.84) μg/L vs. (13.51 ± 2.09) μg/L, MDA: (2.87 ± 0.32) μmol/L vs. (3.45 ± 0.34) μmol/L, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). Some of the above oxidative stress indexes were higher than those in control group, GSH-Px: (3 274.91 ± 376.09) U/L vs. (2 854.19 ± 325.22) U/L, CAT: (60.82 ± 7.43) U/L vs. (52.17 ± 6.48) U/L, the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). During treatment, there was no significant difference in the incidence of rash, diarrhea, drug-induced liver and myocardial injury between two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Compound Musk has a positive effect on improving the curative effect and internal environment of patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage after minimally invasive surgery, and will not increase the occurrence of serious adverse reactions.

Objective:To investigate the intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the differential diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy (DN) and non-diabetic renal disease (NDRD) among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods:A diagnostic test. In this prospective study, patients with T2DM who underwent both IVIM-DWI and renal biopsy at the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital between October 2017 and September 2021 were consecutively enrolled. IVIM-DWI parameters including perfusion fraction (f), pure diffusion coefficient (D), and pseudo-diffusion coefficient (D*) were measured in the renal cortex, medulla, and parenchyma. Patients were divided into the DN group and NDRD group based on the renal biopsy results. IVIM-DWI parameters, clinical information, and diabetes-related biochemical indicators between the two groups were compared using Student′s t-test or Mann-Whitney U test. The correlation of IVIM-DWI parameters with diabetic nephropathy histological scores were analyzed using Spearman′s correlation analyzes. The diagnostic efficiency of IVIM-DWI parameters for distinguishing between DN and NDRD were assessed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Results:A total of 27 DN patients and 23 NDRD patients were included in this study. The DN group comprised 19 male and 8 female patients, with an average age of 52±9 years. The NDRD group comprised 16 male and 7 female patients, with an average age of 49±10 years. The DN group had a higher D* value in the renal cortex and a lower f value in the renal medulla than the NDRD group (9.84×10 -3 mm 2/s vs. 7.35×10 -3 mm 2/s, Z=-3.65; 41.01% vs. 46.74%, Z=-2.29; all P<0.05). The renal medulla D* value was negatively correlated with DN grades, interstitial lesion score, and interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA) score ( r=-0.571, -0.409, -0.409; all P<0.05) while the renal cortex f value was positively correlated with vascular sclerosis score ( r=0.413, P=0.032). The renal cortex D* value had the highest area under the curve (AUC) for discriminating between the DN and NDRD groups (AUC=0.802, sensitivity 91.3%, specificity 55.6%). Conclusion:IVIM-derived renal cortex D* value can be used non-invasively to differentiate DN from NDRD in patients with T2DM that can potentially facilitate individualized treatment planning for diabetic patients.

Objective To investigate the risk factors for short-term prognosis in patients with HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 119 patients with HBV-related ACLF who were admitted to Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University from October 2019 to October 2020, and according to their survival status on day 90, they were divided into death group and survival group. The patients were given antiviral therapy with entecavir or tenofovir. Related clinical data were collected, including alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase, cholinesterase (ChE), albumin (Alb), cholesterol, alpha-fetoprotein, and HBV DNA at baseline, as well as the incidence rate of important complications. Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score was also calculated. The t -test or the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of continuous data between two groups, and the chi-squared test was used for comparison of categorical data between two groups; a logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the influencing factors for the 90-day prognosis of patients with HBV-related ACLF and establish a new predictive model; the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of the new model in predicting the prognosis of HBV-related ACLF. Results Of all patients, 33 died within 90 days, resulting in a mortality rate of 27.7%. There were significant differences between the survival group and the death group in age, ALT, Alb, ChE, MELD score, and incidence rates of hepatic encephalopathy, primary peritonitis, and hepatorenal syndrome (all P < 0.05). The logistic regression analysis showed that baseline hepatic encephalopathy (odds ratio [ OR ]=10.404, 95% confidence interval [ CI ]: 2.522-42.926, P =0.001), serum Alb at baseline ( OR =0.853, 95% CI : 0.764-0.952, P =0.005), and MELD score at baseline ( OR =1.143, 95% CI : 1.036-1.261, P =0.008) were independent predictive factors for the short-term prognosis of patients with HBV-related ACLF. A new predictive model was established based on the combination of these three indices, and the ROC curve analysis showed that this new model had an area under the curve of 0.833, while MELD score had an area under the ROC curve of 0.672. Conclusion As for the evaluation of the 90-day prognosis of patients with HBV-related ACLF, the new prognostic model established based on hepatic encephalopathy, Alb, and MELD score has a better predictive value than MELD score alone.