The most common medications for the treatment of zoonotic toxoplasmosis are pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine, which may cause serious undesirable side effects. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop novel therapeutics. Baicalein (BAI, C₁₅H₁₀O₅) has been shown to perform well against protozoan parasites including Leishmania and Cryptosporidium. In this study, the inhibition efficacy of BAI on Toxoplasma gondii was evaluated using plaque, invasion, and intracellular proliferation assays. BAI effectively inhibited T. gondii (half-maximum inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀)=6.457×10^-5 mol/L), with a reduced invasion rate (33.56%) and intracellular proliferation, and exhibited low cytotoxicity (half-maximum toxicity concentration (TC₅₀)=5.929×10^-4 mol/L). Further investigation using a mouse model shed light on the inhibitory efficacy of BAI against T. gondii, as well as the potential mechanisms underlying its anti-parasitic effects. The survival time of T. gondii-infected ICR mice treated with BAI was remarkably extended, and their parasite burdens in the liver and spleen were greatly reduced compared with those of the negative control group. Histopathological examination of live sections revealed effective therapeutic outcomes in the treatment groups, with no notable pathological alterations observed. Furthermore, alterations in cytokine levels indicated that BAI not only effectively suppressed the growth of T. gondii but also prevented excessive inflammation in mice. Collectively, these findings underscore the significant inhibitory efficacy of BAI against T. gondii, positioning it as a promising alternative therapeutic agent for toxoplasmosis.
Animals ; Toxoplasma/drug effects* ; Flavanones/therapeutic use* ; Mice ; Antiparasitic Agents/therapeutic use* ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Toxoplasmosis/drug therapy* ; Female

Objective:To explore the team construction and treatment strategy of the Diabetic Foot-Multidisciplinary Team.Methods:The clinical data of 19 patients with severe ischemic diabetic foot treated by our Diabetic Foot-Multidisciplinary Team Center from Apr 2021 to Mar 2022 were collected, and the overall amputation rate, above-ankle major amputation rate, minor amputation rate and mortality, Diabetic Foot-Multidisciplinary Team consultation discipline participation rate and treatment participation degree were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Nineteen patients (15 males and 4 females) were enrolled, aged 26 to 94 (68.6±14.2). All were with severe ischemic diabetic foot ulcer:Rutherford grade 5 or up and dysfunction in 2 or more organs. Complications included arteriosclerosis obliterans of the lower extremities in 18 cases, heart diseases in 18, hypertension in 15, and renal insufficiencies in 10. The overall amputation rate was 36.8%, major amputation rate in 21.1%, minor amputation rate in 15.8%, and mortality rate was 15.8%. A total of 16 disciplines participated in Diabetic Foot-Multidisciplinary Team; the main participating disciplines were vascular surgery (19 times), endocrinology (12 times), and cardiology (11 times). The main treatment disciplines were vascular surgery (14 times), plastic surgery (3 times), and cardiology (2 times).Conclusion:For the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot, it is necessary to set up a multidisciplinary team as early as possible to control the causes of diabetic foot ulcer, prevent the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcer, reduce the mortality and amputation rate, and improve the quality of life of patients.

Objective:To explore the current status of surgery for portal hypertension to grasp current status and future development of surgery in China.Methods:This study is jointly sponsored by China Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Specialist Alliance & Portal Hypertension Alliance in China (CHESS).Comprehensive surveying is conducted for basic domestic situations of surgery for portal hypertension, including case load, surgical approaches, management of postoperative complications, primary effects, existing confusion and obstacles, liver transplantation(LT), laparoscopic procedures and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt(TIPS), etc.Results:A total of 8 512 cases of portal hypertension surgery are performed at 378 hospitals nationwide in 2021.Splenectomy plus devascularization predominated(53.0%)and laparoscopy accounted for 76.1%.Primary goal is preventing rebleeding(67.0%) and 72.8% of hospitals used preventive anticoagulants after conventional surgery.And 80.7% of teams believe that the formation of postoperative portal vein thrombosis is a surgical dilemma and 65.3% of hospitals practiced both laparoscopy and TIPS.The major reasons for patients with portal hypertension not receiving LT are due to a lack of qualifications for LT(69.3%)and economic factors(69.0%).Conclusions:Surgery is an integral part of management of portal hypertension in China.However, it is imperative to further standardize the grasp of surgical indications, the handling of surgical operation and the management of postoperative complications.Moreover, prospective, multi-center randomized controlled clinical studies should be performed.

Few studies have described the key features and prognostic roles of lung microbiota in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP). We prospectively enrolled consecutive SCAP patients admitted to ICU. Bronchoscopy was performed at bedside within 48 h of ICU admission, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing was applied to the collected bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. The primary outcome was clinical improvements defined as a decrease of 2 categories and above on a 7-category ordinal scale within 14 days following bronchoscopy. Sixty-seven patients were included. Multivariable permutational multivariate analysis of variance found that positive bacteria lab test results had the strongest independent association with lung microbiota (R² = 0.033; P = 0.018), followed by acute kidney injury (AKI; R² = 0.032; P = 0.011) and plasma MIP-1β level (R² = 0.027; P = 0.044). Random forest identified that the families Prevotellaceae, Moraxellaceae, and Staphylococcaceae were the biomarkers related to the positive bacteria lab test results. Multivariable Cox regression showed that the increase in α-diversity and the abundance of the families Prevotellaceae and Actinomycetaceae were associated with clinical improvements. The positive bacteria lab test results, AKI, and plasma MIP-1β level were associated with patients' lung microbiota composition on ICU admission. The families Prevotellaceae and Actinomycetaceae on admission predicted clinical improvements.
Acute Kidney Injury/complications* ; Bacteria/classification* ; Chemokine CCL4/blood* ; Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology* ; Humans ; Lung ; Microbiota/genetics* ; Pneumonia, Bacterial/diagnosis* ; Prognosis ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics*

Objective:To explore the curative effect of laparoscopic surgery for hepatic cysticercosis.Methods:Search the literature from February 2010 to February 2020 on literature platforms such as Wanfang Data, VIP, CNKI, Pubmed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, etc. the key words were "肝囊型包虫病" , "细粒棘球蚴" , "手术" , "开腹手术" , "腹腔镜" , "微创手术" , " echinococcosis " , " liver or hepatic " , " laparoscopic or minimal invasive " . Data on intraoperative indicators (e.g., operation time, bleeding volume), postoperative complications, hospital stay, recurrence rate, etc. in the literature included in the study were extracted and meta-analyzed.Results:A total of 9 articles were included, including 2 prospective studies and 7 retrospective case-control studies. A total of 1031 patients were enrolled, including 272 in the laparoscopic group and 759 in the laparotomy group. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the total postoperative complication rate in the laparoscopic group was lower than that in the laparotomy group ( OR=1.64, 95% CI: 1.10-2.45, P<0.05). Incision-related complications in the laparoscopy group and laparotomy group the difference was statistically significant ( OR=2.81, 95% CI: 1.03-7.70, P<0.05), and the hospital stay in the laparoscopic group was shorter ( SMD=1.21, 95% CI: 0.47-1.96, P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in operation time, postoperative bile leakage, residual cavity infection and effusion, and postoperative recurrence rate ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Under the premise of strictly grasping the indication of laparoscopic surgery, the incidence of complications after laparoscopic surgery is low, the hospitalization time is short.

Objective:To explore the application of perioperative nutrition management strategy in patients with hepatic cystic echinococcosis.Methods:From October 2017 to February 2019, 53 patients with hepatic cystic echinococcosis who met the inclusion criteria were selected as the control group. Another 53 patients from June 2018 to January 2019 were collected as the experimental group, the nutritional index, liver function, complication rate and postoperative recovery were compared between the two groups.Results:The levels of retinol-binding protein, prealbumin and transferrin were (24.32 ± 3.76) μg/L, (167.00 ± 24.12) mg/L, (2.08 ± 0.43) μg/L on the day of admission in the experimental group, and one day before the operation were (27.78± 4.98) μg/L, (245.00 ± 22.02) mg/L,(2.47 ± 0.54)μ g/L, there was no significant difference ( t=0.576-3.552, P < 0.05). The incidence of infection, biliary leakage and hemorrhage in the experimental group were 0, 1.89% (1/53) and 0 respectively, which were lower than 9.43% (5/53), 13.21% (7/53), 11.32% (6/53) in the control group ( χ2 value was 4.867, P < 0.05). The aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase of the experimental group on the 7th day after operation were (51.50 ± 6.30), (29.54 ± 2.03) U/L, which were significantly different from (69.53 ± 7.07), (43.72±3.67) U/L of the control group ( t value was 2.032, 2.015, P<0.05). Anal exhaust, defecation time, hospitalization time and expenses in the experimental group were (15.89±8.34) h, (49.12±10.56) h, (8.69 ± 1.69) d, (2.84±1.37) thousand yuan, which were significantly different from (34.13±7.13) h, (63.45±11.03) h, (11.51±4.18) d, (3.76±1.53) thousand yuan in the control group. There was statistical significance ( t values were 3.372-12.592, P<0.05). Conclusions:The application of perioperative nutrition management strategy in patients with hepatic cystic echinococcosis can improve the nutritional status of patients during perioperative period, promote the recovery of liver function and reduce the occurrence of postoperative complications.

Objective To investigate the level and influencing factors of nurses' practice environment in emergency departments of tertiary hospitals in Guizhou Province.Methods Using the electronic questionnaire survey platform,476 emergency nurses from tertiary hospitals in Guizhou Province were investigated for practice environment and influencing factors were analyzed.Results The total score of the emergency department practice environment scale for nurses in Guizhou Province was (79.39±19.97),and the item with the highest score was "there are standard rules and procedures to follow when working",while the one with the lowest score was "nurses have the opportunity to participate in hospital internal management".The rank test analysis showed that with title of nurse practitioner,with bachelor degree,and with working years of 2～5 years had lower scores in the practice environment.Conclusion The score of emergency nurses' practice environment in Guizhou Province was at the medium level.Nursing administrators should have targeted management in order to effectively improve quality of nursing care.

Objective To study the infection rate of fusobacterium nucleatum cancer re appeared in patients with colorectal cancer before and after radiotherapy,and the changes after cancer recarrence.Methods A total of 20 persons receiving physical examination were recruited in the control group and collected the stool specimens,and 40 colorectal cancer patients were selected in the study group.All of the subjects in the study group were collected stool specimens before operation 3 days and after operation 5 day,after radiation therapy 7 days and 30 days.The patients were followed-up 1 year.The bacterial fluid was collected by filtration,and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect the expression of fusobacterium nucleatum gene in feces.Results The positive rate of fecal fusobacterium fusiformis was 30% in the study group and 5% in the control group.The gene relative expression of 12 colorectal cancer patients before operation 3 days and after operation 5 days,after radiation therapy 7 days and 30 days were 5.20±0.34,8.50±0.45,1.20±0.22,0.20±0.15.The fusobacterium nucleatum gene expression of 12 patients with positive fusobacterium after operation 5 days was significantly increased compared with that before operation 3 days(t=10.419,P=0.001),which after radiation therapy 7 days and 30 days was significant lower than that before operation 3 days(t=12.728,P=0.001;t=25.889,P=0.001).Six patients recurred among 1 year,the fusobacterium nucleatum gene expression was 7.2±0.56,which was significant higher than that after radiation therapy 7 days.Conclusion The infection of fusobacterium nucleatum might be a risk factor for colorectal cancer,and the gene relative expression might be an early warning indicator of recurrence.

Objective To compare the safety and effectiveness of three types of intrauterine device (IUD) inserted immediately after artificial abortion.Methods A randomized controlled clinical trial was performed in 4 family planning service stations in Pudong New Area from January to December 2012.Total 1 200 eligible women were randomly assigned to receive three types of IUD:MYCu,TCu380A or G-Cu200 (n =400 in each group) immediately after vacuum aspiration.All subjects were followed up for 12 months.The cumulative rates of termination of three IUD after 12 months were analyzed with WHO LTA 2.0 life table.Results Total 1 199 subjects were followed up for 12 months with a drop-out rate of 0.08％ (1/1 200).No any uterine perforation was found.During the 12 months the pregnancy rates with IUD in situ in MYCu,TCu380A and G-Cu200 groups were 0.26/100 women year,0 and 0.52/100 women year,respectively (x2 =1.951,P ≥ 0.2).The rates of expulsion in three groups were 0.26/100 women year,1.84/100 women year and 2.05/100 women year,respectively(x2 =5.539,P =0.066).The remove rates related to bleeding and paining in three groups were 1.26/100 women year,7.29/100 women year and 2.76/100 women year,respectively (x2 =21.625,P =0.001).The discontinuation rates related to IUD use in there groups were 3.25/100 women year,9.00/100 women year and 5.50/100 women year,respectively(x2 =12.191,P =0.004).The rates of Abnormal position in three groups were 1.51/100 women year,0 and 0.26/100 women year,respectively (x2 =8.649,P =0.014).Conclusion Three IUDs inserted immediately after vacuum aspiration are all effective.Among three IUDs,MYCu shows lower expulsion rate,lower discontinuation rate related to IUD use and higher continuous rate; but the abnormal position rate of MYCu is higher than other two types IUD.

Epidemiology,as a major subject in the field of public health science,plays a pivotal role in the construction and development of disease prevention and control system.It is also vital for the public health system to improve the emergency response ability and to cultivate high-quality talents.After analyzing current situation of graduate education of epidemiology,we found some problems.In our research,deepgoing dissection was carried out and possible solution was provided.