Objective To investigate the protective role of hydrogen sulfide and the expression of cystathionine gamma-lyase/hydrogen sulfide pathway in a mouse model of myocarditis induced by Coxsachie -virus B3(CVB3).Methods A total of 110 five-week-old BALB/c male mice were randomly divided into four groups:the control group, viral myocarditis group, sodium bisulfide (NaHS) group (50 μmol/kg) and DL-propargylglycine (PAG) group (40 mg/kg).The experimental model of viral myocarditis was induced by intraperitoneal injection of CVB 3.Then the four groups were respectively administered with PBS , PBS, NaHS and PAG from day 1 to day 10 after infection.Blood and heart specimens were harvested from 10 mice of each group on day 4 and day 10 for evaluation of myocardial edema .The pathological changes in heart tis-sues were observed through hematoxylin-eosin staining.Levels of H2 S, IL-6 and TNF-αwere measured by ELISA.The expressions of CSE and CVB 3 at mRNA level were determined by quantitative real time PCR ( qRT -PCR ) analysis and the expression of CSE at protein level was detected by Western blot .Results Compared with the control group , the levels of H2 S and the expressions of CSE at mRNA and protein levels were down-regulated in mice with CVB 3-induced myocarditis .With the treatment of NaHS , the levels of H 2 S in serum and tissue were both up-regulated , and the histopathological damage was alleviated .However , PAG as an irreversible CSE inhibitor inhibited the expressions of H 2 S and CSE and aggravated myocardial injury , inflammatory cells infiltration and interstitial edema .Moreover , the RT-PCR analysis also showed that the expression of CVB3 at mRNA level was inhibited by NaHS but enhanced by PAG .Conclusion The expres-sion of CSE/H2 S pathway is down-regulated in mice with CVB 3-induced viral myocarditis .PAG could pro-mote virus propagation and exacerbate the disease through inhibiting the production of endogenous H 2 S, while NaHS as a H2 S donor has a protective effect on infected myocardium by suppressing virus replication at an early stage .

Objective To evalute the incidence and epidemiologic characteristics of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Wenzhou,China.Methods We used a questionnaire survey and reviewed the medical records and reports of all patients with KD diagnosed during the 10 year periods from January,2001 to December,2010.Results We studied 827 inpatients diagnosed with KD during the 10-years period from 2001 to 2010.There were 613 cases (74.12％) with complete KD.The ratio of male to female ratio was 2.28∶1.Age at onset ranged from 37 days to 13 years old,and the peak age group was 1 year old.The disease occurred in all of the seasons,but the peak was from April to June.The incidence of cardiovascular damage in acute KD was 34.6％,and the most common sequela was coronary artery dilatation.There were16 patients with coronary aneurysm.Fifty-three patients did not respond to immunoglobulin (6.4％),and 12 patients (1.5％) developed recurrent KD.After treatment,114 cases (13.8％) developed neutropenia.There were no deaths during hospitalization.Conclusion Patients with KD has become more and more in Wenzhou.Cardiovascular damages were similar to those in Beijing and Guangzhou,but higher than that reported in Japan.