Objective To analyze the risk factors of early renal damage in children with Henoch Schonlein purpura(HSP).Methods The clinical data of 196 children with HSP admitted to our hospital from April 2012 to January 2016 were analyzed retrospectively.They were divided into the renal damage group and non-renal damage group within 90 d after confirmed diagnosis.The related clinical data such as serum immunoglobulin and urinary microalbumin were compared between the two groups,and the risk factors of early renal damage in children with HSP were screened.Results There were significant differences between the two groups on age,joint symptoms,recurrent purpura,persistent rash,gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain(with χ2 or t of 11.345,16.223,11.275,43.211,12.592,17.771,P<0.05).The white blood cell count,platelet count,immunoglobulin A(IgA) level and urinary albumin level also showed significant differences between the two groups(t=33.750,60.442,9.451,8.458,P<0.05).The multivariate regression analysis showed that the independent risk factors for early renal damage in children with HSP included age(OR=2.703),recurrent purpura(OR=2.721),persistent skin rash(OR=1.782),gastrointestinal bleeding(OR=11.472),abdominal pain(OR=2.046),IgA level(OR=1.221) and urine microalbumin(OR=3.214).Conclusion Age,recurrent purpura,persistent skin rash,gastrointestinal bleeding,abdominal pain,IgA level and urine microalbumin are closely related to early renal damage in children with HSP.

Objective:To explore the directed forgetting ability of elder people to disease/death-related words under the conditions of the neutral and negative emotion.Methods:Thirty-six elder people and thirty-seven young people were included in this study.The directed forgetting effects to disease/death-related words were compared by using item-method directed forgetting paradigm under the neutral and negative emotional conditions.Results:Under the neutral and negative emotion conditions,higher recognition of to-be-remembered (TBR) than to-be-forgotten (TBF) words in elder group and younger group (Ps ＜ 0.05).The elder group showed the weaker effect of directed forgetting than younger group[neutral emotion:(0.4 ± 0.1) vs.(0.6 ± 0.1);negative emotion:(0.3 ± 0.1) vs.(0.7 ± 0.04),Ps ＜ 0.05].Under the negative emotion condition,elder people showed stronger effect of directed forgetting for sensitive words compared with control words[(0.4 ± 0.1) vs.(0.1 ± 0.1),P ＜ 0.001].Conclusion:The results suggest that the directed forgetting ability of elderly is weaker than that of young individuals,the ability of non-sensitive words than that with sensitive words,and the directed forgetting effect of elder people tonon-sensitive words in negative emotion is weaker than that in neutral emotion.

To explore the effect of quercetin on the proliferation and apoptosis of HeLa cells, HeLa cells were incubated with quercetin at different concentrations. Cell viability was evaluated by MTT assay, cell apoptosis was detected by Annexin-V/PI double labeled cytometry and DNA ladder assay. Cell cycle was flow cytometrically determined and the morphological changes of the cells were observed under a fluorescence microscope after Hoechst 33258 staining and the apoptosis-related proteins in the HeLa cells were assessed by Western blotting. The results showed that quercetin significantly inhibited the growth of HeLa cells and induced obvious apoptosis in vitro in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Moreover, quercetin induced apoptosis of HeLa cells in cell cycle-dependent manner because quercetin could induce arrest of HeLa cells at G0/G1 phase. Quercetin treatment down-regulated the expression of the PI3K and p-Akt. In addition, quercetin could down-regulate expression of bcl-2, up-regulate Bax, but exerted no effect on the overall expression of Akt. We are led to conclude that quercetin induces apoptosis via PI3k/Akt pathways, and quercetin has potential to be used as an anti-tumor agent against human cervix cancer.

Purpose To study the expression of HK2 in human prostate cancer (PCa) tissues and its effect on malignant phenotype of prostate cancer cells.Methods HK2 expression in PCa tissues was determined by microarray database and immunohistochemical staining.Subsequently,the change of cellular phenotype was detected by glycometabolism kit,CCK-8 kit,and flow cytometry after HK2 knockdown.Results HK2 expression was elevated followed by prostate cancer development.HK2 depletion inhibited cellular proliferation and aerobic glycolysis,and increased the ratio of early apoptosis.Conclusion HK2 expression increases in the process of PCa malignant progression.It plays a critical role in cellular proliferation,glycometabolism,and apoptosis,the mechanism of which needs further exploration.

Objective To investigate the feature of cerebral glucose metabolism of Alzheimer's disease (AD)and dementia with lewy bodies (DLB).Methods 28 patients with AD and 25 patients with DLB underwent positron emission tomography (PET)with 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG)showing glucose metabolism.The region of interest (ROI)was selected from frontal cortex,temporal cortex,parietal cortex,occipital cortex,cerebellum cortex and corpora striata.The 18 F-FDG metabolism ratios between various cerebral regions and cerebellum cortex were compared as an indicator of regional cerebral glucose metabolic patterns.Results The FDG metabolism ratio of parietal cortex and temporal cortex decreased similarly in AD.The FDG metabolism ratio of frontal cortex,parietal cortex,temporal cortex,occipital cortex,dorsal caudate putamen and caudate nucleus in AD was [(0.861 ± 0.173),(0.625 ± 0.149),(0.598 ± 0.185 ),(0.914 ± 0.214),( 1.030 ± 0.084)and ( 0.997 ± 0.102 )].The FDG metabolism ratio of frontal cortex,parietal cortex,occipital cortex,temporal cortex and corpus striatum decreased similarly in DLB.The FDG metabolism ratio of frontal cortex,parietal cortex,temporal cortex,occipital cortex,dorsal caudate putamen and candate nucleus in DLB was [ (0.538 ±0.147),(0.615 ±0.138),( 0.587 ±0.142),(0.415 ±0.107 ),(0.685 ± 0.094)and (0.547 ± 0.103 )].The FDG metabolism ratio of frontal cortex,occipital cortex and corpus striatum decreased more significantly in DLB than in AD (P＜0.01 ).Conclusion There are discrepancies in cerebral glucose metabolism between AD and DLB.These features may be useful in differential diagnosis of these two kinds of dementia.

Objective To observe the serum adiponectin, leptin level, and adiponectin/leptin ratio (A/L ratio) in elderly male patients with normal BMI and visceral adipose deposit but without metabolic syndrome. Methods A total of 109 elderly males (≥60 years old) were enrolled whose BMI were all less than 25 kg m and without metabolic syndrome. They were divided into non visceral adipose deposit group (n = 67) and visceral adipose deposit group (n = 42 ). Serum levels of adiponectin and leptin were measured by radiological immunological assay (RIA) and the A/L ratio was calculated. Visceral adipose deposit was defined as visceral adipose area more than 100 cm2.Metabolic syndrome diagnosis was according to the definition provided by China Diabetes Society (CDS) in 2004. Results (1)The visceral adipose area [(135.56±31.72)cm2 vs. (68. 65±22.64)cm2 , P＜ 0. 001] and BMI [(22.94 ± 1.35 ) kg/m2 vs. ( 21.38 ± 2.55 ) kg/m2 , P ＜ 0.001] were significantly higher in visceral adipose deposit group than in non visceral adipose deposit group. The A/L ratio was significantly lower in visceral adipose deposit group than in non visceral adipose deposit group ( 2. 17 ± 1.77 vs. 4.54 ± 7.00, P = 0. 034 ) while there was no difference in serum adiponectin or leptin level between those two groups. (2)The A/L ratio was negatively correlated with BMI (r=-0.552, P＜0.001), waist circumstances (r=-0.390, P＜0.001) and abdominal visceral fat area (r=-0.341, P＜0. 001 ). Conclusions The A/L ratio decreases in elderly men with normal BMI and visceral adipose deposit. A/L ratio could be useful in scanning those patients with visceral adipose deposit whose BMI is normal among elderly men.

Objective To assess cognitive impairment of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease(PD)of different clinical subgroups. Methods The cluster analysis approach was used to classify PD patients on the basis of their clinical features, and then compare their cognitive function according their Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)score. Results One-hundred and six patients were divided into 5 groups by means of cluster analysis:A. young-onset(n = 35), B. rapid disease progression(n = 6); C. tremor dominant(n = 36), D. haplo-non-tremor dominant(n =18),E. non-tremor dominant with depression(n = 11). The MoCA score and proportion of abnormal scores differed among the 5 groups significantly,especially between the subgroup E(19.00 ±5.47)and the subgroup A(23. 66 ± 3.51)(P ＜ 0. 05), the former was more seriously impaired in clock drawing task(1.73 ± 1. 01 vs.2. 66 ±0. 59 ,t = -2. 904,P =0. 013), alertness(0. 55 ±0. 52 vs. 0. 91 ±0. 28 ,t = -2. 241 ,P =0. 045),semantic fluency(0. 64 ±0. 51 vs. 0. 97 ±0. 17 ,t = -3. 429,P =0. 001)and orientation domains than the latter(4. 91 ± 1.38 vs. 5.80±0.47,t = -3.321,P =0.020). Conclusions The cognitive impairment in PD patients are common as well as heterogeneous.

Objective To investigate the risk factors of Parkinson's disease(PD)with mild cognitive impairment and mode of cerebral glucose metabolism. Methods One hundred and one non-dementia PD patients were assessed with Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA)and divided into the PD with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI)group and the PD non-cognitive impairment(PD-NC)group. The demographic details, clinical features,Unified Pakinson's Disease Rating Scale(UPDRS), Hohen-Yahr rank and Hamilton Depression Scale(HAMD)were compared between the two groups. Patients in Hohen-Yahr stage 1 underwent positron emission tomography(PET)with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose(18F-FDG)to show glucose metabolism. Results Seventy-seven(74. 3%)PD patients had mild cognitive impairment PD-MCI group had higher score in UPDRS 1st(mentation ,behavior and mood),2nd (activity of daily living)and 3rd(motor examination)subscale(2.48 ± 1.51,10. 71 ± 4. 88,22.31 ± 12.70)than PD-NC group(1.65 ± 1.29,8.15 ±2. 20,15.92 ±7.56,P ＜0.05)respectively. The FDG metabolism ratio of frontal cortex,parietal cortex and occipital cortex decreased more significantly in PD-MCI than in PD-NC(P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The risk factors of mild cognitive impairment in PD include moter dysfunction, clinical stage and depression. The metabolic dysfunction of cortex may be the mechanism of mild cognitive impairment in PD.

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BACKGROUND: Early enteral nutrition (EEN) following liver transplantation can benefit to recover and guarantee the normal gastrointestinal tract function,which plays an important role on post-operational immunosuppressive therapy.OBJECTIVE: To conduct EEN on the patients undergoing liver transplantation,and observe the post-operation recovery of intestinal function.DESIGN: Case analysis.SETTING: The 81 Hospital of Chinese PLA.PARTICIPANTS: From April 2003 to June 2006,86 patients undergoing liver transplantation in Liver Transplantation Center at the 81 Hospital of Chinese PLA were enrolled,including 57 males and 29 females.They aged 21-68 years,with a mean of 48 years.Among them,there were 37 cases of primary hepatic carcinoma and 49 cases of posthepatitic cirrhosis; 8 cases graded in Child A (all hepatic carcinoma),34 cases in Child B,and 44 cases in Child C.And 5 cases were complicated with serious hepatitis liver function failure and hepatic coma.Informed consents were obtained from all the patients and relatives.Transplantation operation was approved by the hospital ethical committee.METHODS: Surgical approach was orthotopic liver transplantation through caval vein in 80 cases,typical orthotopie liver wansplantation without veno-venous bypass in 4 cases,and piggyback orthotopic liver transplantation in 2 cases.The average warm ischemia time was (4.8±2.4) minutes,and average cold ischemia time was (8.6±3.2) hours.Anhepatic phase was (84±28)minutes.Post-operational trigeminy immunity and anti-rejection therapy consisted of tacrolimus (Fujisawa product) +mycophenolate mofetil (Roche product) + prednisone (Pred).According to the presence of nasogastric feeding tube,the patients were divided into control group (n=49) and EEN group (n =37).There were no significant differences in the sex,age and general data of patients between the two groups.Control group adopted EEN mainly,while EEN group was fed with EEN via a nose-intestine nutritional tube,and they received short-peptide enteral nutrition (Pepti-2000) at 24 hours post-operation at the initial dose of 63-126 g/d,which was gradually increased to 372 g/d.Liquid diet was allowable by 3-5 days.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ①Clinical recovery and complications of patients.②Liver function recovery indices such as total serum protein,albumin and prealbumin,as well as C reactive protein at days 1,3,5 post-operation.③Level of serum immune globulin at day 7 post-operation.RESULTS: Totally 86 patients were involved in the result analysis.①Clinical recovery and complications: In EEN group,abdominal distension occurred in 10 cases,diarrhea in 5 cases,and blocking or slippage of feeding tube in 3 cases; No emesia,back flow or aspirated pneumonia was found; In control group,2 cases appeared bile leakage,which was not detected in the EEN group.②Indices of liver function recovery: Compared with control group,the prealbumin level was significantly rised and C reactive protein was significantly decreased in the EEN group at days 3 and 5 (P ＜ 0.05).③Levels of serum immune globulin: Blood IgA and IgM of EEN group were significantly higher than those of control group at day 7 (P ＜ 0.05).CONCLUSION: EEN in post-operation patients can reduce stress,promote synthesize metabolism,improve the recovery of liver cells,and decrease the infection rate.