Objective To develop the neonatal hearing screening,investigate the incidence and relevant high-risk factors of congenital hearing loss,and explore feasible methods of early screening,diagnosis,following-up and intervention.Methods DPOAE was used for the newborns.The children who failed the tests or had high-risk factors of hearing loss were re-screened using DPOAE and AABR 42 days.ABR was used as the diagnostic test for those who had abnormal results at 3 months,ABR and ASSR were used at 6 months for the second diagnosis.The children with hearing loss were intervened in time,and were arranged for routine following-up and audiological evaluation.Results The normal neonates who failed the first screening was 14.8%,infants with high-risk factors was 21.5%,the large number of normal infants passed re-screening and half of high-risk neonates failed.By analysis of patients who had three-month diagnosis,the incidence of congenital hearing loss was about 2.75‰,and mild-grade,middle-grade,severe,profound was 0.18‰,1.78‰,0.26‰ and 0.53‰ respectively.Conclusion The incidence of congenital hearing loss is the highest in congenital diseases,usual screening is necessary.Questionnaire for high-risk factors of hearing loss must be done;it is very important to follow-up the abnormal infants.

Objective To establish the analytical method for fingerprint of Aristolochia manshuriensis by HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS,which can be used as the basis for quality control of the drug and for the further studies on kidney toxicity metabolite.Methods Samples A.manshuriensis from different habitats were extracted by 75% methanol and analyzed by HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS,whose chromatographic fingerprints were established.Two ways to calculate the similarity were selected to compare the results by determining the common peaks.Results There were 30 main characteristic components in A.manshuriensis.The HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS fingerprint of the 30 common peaks was established preliminarily.The samples of A.manshuriensis from different habitats was found having a good similarity,and the range of similarities for 24 balches of A.manshuriensis were 0.871—0.998.Conclusion The method is reliable,accurate,and of good stability,and can be used for the quality control and variety identification of A.manshuriensis.

Objective: To study temporomandibular joint function after mandibular fracture. Methods: According to the methods of Helkimo, the questionnaire and clinical examination were administered in 36 cases with mandibular fracture and 32 health controls. Results:There were statistically significant difference between the fracture group and control group in anamnestic dysfunction and clinical dysfunction index(P0.05).Conclusion: People with mandibular fracture have more symptoms and sign of temporomandibular dysfunction in the time ranged.

Objective To explore the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1a (CDG-Ⅰa), a rare inherited metabolic disease. Methods The clinical data and the gene detection results of one case of CDG-Ia which was discovered because the case had encephalopathy and hepatopathy were retrospectively analyzed. The related literatures were reviewed. Results Male infant suffered with face and trunk rash, motor development retardation, malnutrition, cheek fat plump, low limbs muscle tone, and bilateral crater nipple at 3 months old. Abnormal liver function and mild renal impairment were found after examination. The development quotient was low. Head MRI showed that bilateral frontal and temporal sulcus widening, and cerebellar atrophy. Urinary organic acids, amino acids, carnitine, and biotin activities were normal. Gene sequencing revealed that there were two heterozygous mutations, c.430T>C (p.F144L) and c.713G>C (p.R238P), in the PMM2 gene. The diagnosis of CDG-Ⅰa was confirmed. Both of the infant's parents were healthy, and each of them carries a pathogenic mutation. The infant had an elder brother who had mental disorder and died for liver and kidney function damage and hydronephrosis at 8 months old. Conclusion CDG-Ⅰa is an autosomal recessive disease. For infants with unexplained multiple organ damage, especially combined with intelligent and motor development retardations, strabismus, nipple retraction, and cerebellar atrophy, the possibility of CDG-Ⅰa should be considered. Gene detection of PMM2 can help the diagnosis.

Gut microbiota are closely related to human health. Studies have shown that probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics play an important role in maintaining intestinal microbiota balance and improving blood glucose, but their use is limited in certain special periods, such as pregnancy, immunodeficiency, and severe infection. Postbiotics is defined as inactivated bacteria and bacterial components that are beneficial for the host, including cell structure, secretory molecules or metabolites and inanimate microorganisms. The heterogeneous molecular metabolite shows a wide range of action mechanisms and plays an important role in restoring intestinal flora and improving blood glucose. This paper reviews the mechanism and research progress of postbiotics regulation of blood glucose.

Objective:To investigate the current situation of occurrence of social isolation in maintenance hemodialysis patients and analyze its influencing factors, in order to provide a theoretical basis for the implementation of targeted interventions.Methods:The study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 315 dialysis patients in three hemodialysis centers in Xinjiang were selected by simple sampling method from October 2021 to March 2022, who were investigated using the general information questionnaire, Lubben-6 social network scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (sedentary behavior section), Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item scale (PHQ-9) and Frail Scale. Univariate analysis and binary Logistic regression analysis were used to explore the influencing factors affecting the social isolation of dialysis patients.Results:Social isolation was present in 28.89% (91/315) of maintenance hemodialysis patients, and binary Logistic regression analysis revealed that age (45-59 years old: OR=4.815, 95% CI 1.362-17.017;≥60 years old: OR=8.968, 95% CI 2.349-34.236), dialysis age ( OR=2.788, 95% CI 1.334-5.826), sedentary behavior ( OR=2.504, 95% CI 1.406-4.461), depression ( OR=2.095, 95% CI 1.179-3.722), and debilitation ( OR=2.043, 95% CI=1.062-3.933) were influencing factors of social isolation in maintenance hemodialysis patients (all P<0.05). Conclusions:The occurrence of social isolation in maintenance hemodialysis patients was closely associated with advanced age, high dialysis age, sedentary behavior, debilitation, and depressive status, suggesting that medical staff in hemodialysis centers can implement targeted interventions to prevent or improve the level of social isolation in patients based on relevant influencing factors.

BACKGROUND: Long-term remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) has been proven to be beneficial in multiple diseases, such as cerebral and cardiovascular diseases. However, the hyperacute and acute effects of a single RIC stimulus are still not clear. Quantitative proteomic analyses of plasma proteins following RIC application have been conducted in preclinical and clinical studies but exhibit high heterogeneity in results due to wide variations in experimental setups and sampling procedures. Hence, this study aimed to explore the immediate effects of RIC on plasma proteome in healthy young adults to exclude confounding factors of disease entity, such as medications and gender. METHODS: Young healthy male participants were enrolled after a systematic physical examination and 6-month lifestyle observation. Individual RIC sessions included five cycles of alternative ischemia and reperfusion, each lasting for 5 min in bilateral forearms. Blood samples were collected at baseline, 5 min after RIC, and 2 h after RIC, and then samples were processed for proteomic analysis using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method. RESULTS: Proteins related to lipid metabolism (e.g., Apolipoprotein F), coagulation factors (hepatocyte growth factor activator preproprotein), members of complement cascades (mannan-binding lectin serine protease 1 isoform 2 precursor), and inflammatory responses (carboxypeptidase N catalytic chain precursor) were differentially altered at their serum levels following the RIC intervention. The most enriched pathways were protein glycosylation and complement/coagulation cascades. CONCLUSIONS One-time RIC stimulus may induce instant cellular responses like anti-inflammation, coagulation, and fibrinolysis balancing, and lipid metabolism regulation which are protective in different perspectives. Protective effects of single RIC in hyperacute and acute phases may be exploited in clinical emergency settings due to apparently beneficial alterations in plasma proteome profile. Furthermore, the beneficial effects of long-term (repeated) RIC interventions in preventing chronic cardiovascular diseases among general populations can also be expected based on our study findings.
Young Adult ; Humans ; Male ; Proteome ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Proteomics ; Ischemia ; Blood Coagulation