Objective To evaluate the MRI findings and clinical features of methotrexate-induced acute encephalopathy in children.Methods The clinical data and brain MRI obtained in 13 children with methotrexate-induced acute encephalopathy were retrospectively reviewed.The MRI features were analyzed , including information on the location , the signal intensity and follow-up MRI study was performed.Results Of the 13 patients , 2 patients suffered from seizure.Five patients had dysphasia , of which 4 patients had evidence of hemiparesis , 1 patient had right facial palsy.Five patients had unilateral weakness.And left hemiparesis was observed in 1 patient.DWI revealed well demarcated asymmetrical hyperintensity lesions within the centrum semiovale and/or periventricular white matter in 10 patients, corresponding to areas of hypointensity on ADC maps.One case showed hyperintensity areas in the bilateral supratentorial cortex and subcortical white matter on T 2-weighted images with subtle high-intensity on DWI.In all 10 cases there were resolution of the diffusion abnormality , 8 cases displayed residual FLAIR signal abnormalities involving areas of previously seen diffusion restriction , 5 cases showed decreased range of the lesion , 1 case was progressive, and 2 cases were stable.One case with hyperintensity areas in the supratentorial cortex and subcortical white matter showed small residual hyperintensity on T 2-weighted images and resolution of the diffusion abnormality.Conclusions MTX-induced acute encephalopathy often manifests as stoke-like symptoms.DWI is the imaging modality of choice for the detection of acute MTX neurotoxicity , and asymmetrical restricted diffusion in the deep white matter is the characteristic sign.Cytotoxic edema induced by MTX is transient and reversible .

Objective To evaluate the role of Lactobacillus plantarum (LP) in the treatment of colitis in interleukin (IL)-10 knockout (IL-10-/-) mice and to explore its possible mechanisms.Methods Eight weeks old female wildtype (WT) mice and IL-10-/- mice, twenty mice of each type,were randomly assigned to four groups, WT group, WT+ LP group, IL-10-/- group and IL-I0-/- +LP group. The WT and IL-10-/- mice were gavaged with 0.5 ml saline, WT+Lp and IL-10-/- +Lp groups were gavaged with Lp 0.02 g (0.5 ml) ,took Lp 1 × 109 cfu everyday,continued for 4 weeks and then the experiment finished. The fresh mice faeces was collected once every week before (week 0) and during the experiment. The mice were executed at the end of experiments, the change of mice weight Was recorded, the length and the wet weight of colon were measured, fresh colon tissue specimens were taken for biological slices and proinflammatory cytokines TNF-a and IFN-γ were measured in colon mucosa. The fresh faeces were selectively cultured. The colonization of Lp in normal and colitis mice and its regulation role in intestinal flora were observed. Results Compared with WT mice, IL-10-/- mice demonstrated severe diarrhea, significantly decreased in body weight (P ＜0.05)and serious malnutrition. After Lp treatment, diarrhea relieved in IL-10-/- mice and the body weight increased significantly (P＜0.05). Pathological examination suggested that 100％ of IL-10-/-mice had intestinal inflammation, however after Lp treatment intestinal inflammation improved significantly. Mucosal ulcer, epithelial hyperplasia, the infiltration of neutrophils and lymphocytes in the lamina propria were also significantly reduced.The histopathological score was significantly lowered (P＜0.01). After Lp treatment, colon wet weight and the ratio of wet weight to length of IL-10-/- mice changed significantly (P＜0.01). Colon edema and thickening improved remarkably. The TNF-a and IFN-γ concentration of colon in IL-10-/- mice were 377.4±84.4 μg/g and 602.6±108.1 μg/g,which increased obviously than WT group (139.2 ± 32. 7 μg/g and 173.0± 52.4 μg/g, P＜0.05). After treated with Lp for four weeks, the TNF-α and IFN-γ concentration of colon in IL-10-/-+Lp group mice were 207.2±65.7 μg/g and 442.1 ± 138.4 μg/g, both were lower than that of IL-10-/- group mice (P＜0.05). The intestinal flora was disrupted in IL-10-/- mice. Conclusion Lp can effectively reduce intestinal inflammation in IL-10-/- mice, which take certain part in treatment in colitis. This treatment effect is associated with intestinal flora regulation and the inhibition of proinflammation cytokines expression.

Objective: To investigate the influences of enteral and parenteral nutrition suppled by gut on the gut microecology of the rats with abdominal infection. Methods: 14 Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats with abdominal infection models made with cecal ligation and perforation method were divided into two groups: parenteral nutrition (PN group, n=7) and PN+enteral nutrition (EN group, n=7) . The components of nutrition solutions in the two groups were isonitrogen and isocaloric. The rats were killed in the sixth day. The feces in cecum were cultured for anaerobic bacterial growth and analysed by bacterial group DNA fingerprint spectrum with random amplified polymorphic DNA . Results: ①The total death rate of the rats was 69.6%. Abdominal cavity abscess, liver abscess, and pulmonary infection commonly appeared in the model rats. ②The number of germs cultured in EN group was higher than in the PN group, but the quantity of Cl Perfrigens was higher , too. The gene stripe of probiotics group in EN group was similar to that in normal rats showed in the DNA fingerprint spectrum, but was significantly different in PN group with strange stripes. Conclusion: Application of early EN may correct the intestinal flora disturbance resulted from PN and increase the quantity of intestinal flora, but it can't control the species and may increase some conditional pathogenic bacteria .

Objective:To explore the clinical characteristics and to analyze the risk factors of recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP).Methods:The clinical data of 3 022 patients with AP from AP database of the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University between January 2013 and December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. According to with or without AP relapse and RAP diagnostic criteria, the patients were divided into initial group ( n=2 187) and recurrent group ( n=835). General characteristics, clinical data, and prognostic indicators were compared between the two groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to explore the risk factors of RAP. Results:The proportion of men, previous biliary disease, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and previous gallbladder or biliary surgery in recurrent group were significantly higher, while the mean age was significantly lower than that of the initial group. The main causes in the initial group successively were biliary disorders, hyperlipidemia and alcohol, while in the recurrent group were hyperlipidemia, biliary disorders and alcohol. The etiology of hyperlipidemia was significantly higher in the recurrent group than in initial group. The incidence of MAP and regional portal hypertension was significantly higher in the recurrent group, while the incidence of SAP and acute respiratory distress syndrome were significantly lower than those in the initial group, and all the differences were statistically significant(All P value <0.001). The results of the correlation analysis showed that there was no correlation between the severity of RAP and the number of recurrence, and the risk of SAP in RAP did not decrease with the increasing number of recurrence. The results of the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that previous biliary disorders ( OR=1.303, 95% CI 1.032-1.645, P=0.026), previous history of hyperlipidemia ( OR=2.631, 95% CI 1.580-4.379, P<0.001), and the etiology of hyperlipidemia ( OR=1.773, 95% CI 1.465-2.145, P<0.001) were independent risk factors for RAP. Conclusions:RAP may often occur in middle-aged men and hyperlipidemia is the main cause of RAP, previous history of hyperlipidemia and biliary disease are risk factors for RAP.

The diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) has a significant importance in clinic for preventing diseases of hypertention, coronary heart disease, arrhythmia and cerebrovascular disorder, etc. This study presents a novel method for SAS detection based on single-channel electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. The method preprocessed ECG and detected QRS waves to get RR signal and ECG-derived respiratory (EDR) signal. Then 40 time- and spectral-domain features were extracted to normalize the signals. After that support vector machine (SVM) was used to classify the signals as "apnea" or "normal". Finally, the performance of the method was evaluated by the MIT-BIH Apnea-ECG database, and an accuracy of 95% in train sets and an accuracy of 88% in test sets were achieved.
Algorithms ; Electrocardiography ; methods ; Humans ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Sleep Apnea Syndromes ; diagnosis ; Support Vector Machine

Objective: To understand the relations between high risk sexual behavior and HIV infection among MSM in ways of finding male partners in Ningbo. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Ningbo between April and November in 2018. Data related to socio-demographics, ways of finding male partners, adoption of gay apps and sexual behaviors were collected by snowball method. Blood samples were drawn for HIV antibody testing. Classified data was evaluated by chi-square test. Related factors on HIV infection were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Results: A total of 735 participants were included in this study. Ways of finding male partners would through gay apps (60.8%, 447/735), QQ/Wechat (32.3%, 237/735) and gay-places (6.9%, 51/735). Related information on high risk sexual behavior and HIV infection among gay apps users were found as: 16.8%(75) had sexual behavior once per week in the past 6 months, 41.8% (187/447) had multiple sexual partners, 12.1% (54/447) had unprotected anal intercourse in the last time, 52.3% (234/447) having had unprotected anal intercourse in the past 6 months. The overall HIV prevalence rate was 12.1%(54/447). Among the HIV cases who got infected within the two years, 68.6%(24/35) of them had used gay apps for less than two years. Results from the, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that gay apps users were more susceptible to infected HIV than those who used the QQ/Wechat (OR=3.03, 95%CI: 1.30-7.07). Conclusions Gay apps was popularly known among the Ningbo MSM, and was associated with the high risk sexual behaviors and HIV infection. HIV control and prevention programs should be strengthened in the MSM population who used the gay apps. Related surveillance and intervention programs for MSM, who use the gay apps, need to be further reinforced.