Objective To investigate the expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in serum and renal tissue of septic rats with actue kidney injury (AKI), and to explore the effect of Chinese traditional medicine-Xuebijing injection on MIF expression as well as on acute kidney injury in rats with sepsis. Methods Sepsis model was reproduced in rats with cecal ligation and puncture (CLP).Eighty healthy SD rats were randomly divided into three groups:sham operation group(n=16), CLP model group (n=32), and xuebijing group(n=32). All rats were sacrificed at either 2, or 8, or 24 and or 48 hours after operations.MIF mRNA levels in renal tissues of septic rats were semi-quantified by Real-time PCR.The content of MIF in serum was determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Serum creatinine (Cr) contents were measured by automatic biochemistry analyze. Results Compared with sham operation group, transcription of MIF mRNA in renal tissues of model group were significantly enhanced at 8, 24 and 48 hours after operations (P<0.01). Both contents of MIF and creatinine level in serum of model group rose obviously at 24 and 48 hours after operation (P<0.01);Compared with model group, the transcription of MIF mRNA in renal tissues of xuebijing group decrease obviously at 2, 8, 24 and 48 hours (P<0.01) and both contents of MIF and creatinine in serum of xuebijing group drop remarkably at 24 and 48 hours (P<0.01). Conclusion MIF is a kind of late cytokine which might participate in the pathogenesis of AKI in rats with sepsis.Xuebijing injection can inhibit MIF expression, and possess the protective effects on the kidney in rats with sep-sis.

Objective To assess the capability of serum and urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in predicting acute kidney injury (AKI) in septic patients.Methods From July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014, a prospective observational study of septic patients without AKI was carried out in Renmin Hospital, Tianjin Hospital, and Nankai Hospital, Tianjin.The patients with AKI which was developed after admission to intensive care unit (ICU) were assigned to AKI group and the patients without AKI were assigned to non-AKI group.Clinical data and serum and urine sample were collected at the admission, and at 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 ,84 and 96 hours after admission for detecting creatinine and NGAL.The measurement data accorded with normal distribution were used for t test or variance analysis of repeated measures;comparison of measurement data in non-normal distribution was carried out using the Mann-Whitney U test or Fridman test;comparison of count data was performed using Fisher exact probability method.ROC curve of serum or urine NGAL was plotted and the diagnostic values of serum or urine NGAL in predicting AKI were assessed by calculation of the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AuROC).Results Fifty septic patients were included.Thirty-five patients were in AKI group and fifteen in non-AKI group.The median age of AKI group was 73 and the median age of non-AKI group was 60 (IQR, 47-82).The urine NGAL (uNGAL) concentration in AKI group was higher than that in non-AKI group at the every interval and serum NGAL (sNGAL) was higher in AKI group than that in non-AKI group at only first twointervals.The uNGAL showed the capability of prediction for AKI progression at the 48 hour (AuROC=0.83,95% CI:0.70-0.97), 36 hours (AuROC=0.75,95%CI:0.59-0.91), 24 hours (AuROC=0.83,95%CI:0.70-0.95), 12 hours (AuROC=0.73,95%CI:0.60-0.88) prior to AKI occurred.The sNGAL showed capability of prediction at the 48 hours (AuROC=0.69,95%CI:0.51-0.88), 36 hours (AuROC=0.69,95%CI:0.52-0.87) prior to AKI occurred.Conclusions The sNGAL and uNGAL both were useful biomarker that predicted development of AKI in early stage.But the performance of sNGAL was slightly inferior to that of uNGAL for predicting development of AKI.

Objective ①Observing urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL)'s concentration variation under the intervention of sepsis; ②Evaluatingu NGAL' s diagnostic value for early acute kidney injury (AKI).Method Fifty-six SD (Sprague Dawley) rats were randomly (random number) divided into four groups,including 16 rats in model group (CLG),16 rats in Xuebijing group (XBG),16 rats in Huangqi and Chaihu injection jointly applied group (HCG),and 8 rats in sham operation group (SOG).The septic models in CLG group,HCG group and XBG group were established by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP).Then,the rats in HCG group was treated with intraperitoneal injectionby Huangqi and Chaihu injections; the XBG group was treated with intravenous injection by Xuebijing injection; the SOG group was treated with open surgery without CLP.After the CLP,serial urine and serum samples were obtained at baseline (just prior to operation),6 h,12 h,18 h,24 h,36 h,48 h,and 72 h,and were measured by sCr,uCr,uNa,and uNGAL.The line graph of uNGAL' s concentration variation was plotted,based on the time.Diagnostic characteristics of urinary NGAL in predicting AKI were assessed by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).Results After the CLP,the uNGAL of sepsis model rats increased quickly within 6 hours.The time points of each group model reaching their peak were 6 hours after CLP in CLG groupand 24 hours after CLP in HCG group and XBG group.These groups' uNGAL all decreased quickly after the peak.The cuNGAL of sepsis model rats was increased quickly within 6 hours after CLP,reached its peak at 24 hours after CLP.In CLG group,the line graphs of uNGAL or cuNGAL were almost overlapped.There is little difference in the concentration of uNGAL or cuNGAL at each time point (uNGAL:6h,t=0.691; 12h,t=1.627; 18 h,t=0.511,cuNGAL:6h,t =0.371 ; 12 h,t =0.474; 18 h,t =-1.187.Statistical significance of all above value was P ＞0.05).InXBG group,the line graph of uNGAL and cuNGAL were not overlapped,but difference between uNGAL and cuNGAL concentration at each time point was not significant (uNGAL:6 h,t =1.222 ; 12 h,t =1.178 ; 18h,t=1.272; 24h,t=0.918; 36h,t =0.442.cuNGAL:6 h,t =1.482; 12 h,t =1.314; 18 h,t=1.280; 24 h,t =0.280; 36 h,t =0.467.Statistical significance of all above value was P ＞ 0.05).In HCG group,uNGAL of AKI rats were higher than non-AKI rats at each time points since 6 hours later (6 h,t =2.351,P＜0.05; 12h,t=3.086,P＜0.01; 18h,t=2.535,P＜0.05;24h,t=2.150,P＜0.05;36h,t =2.485,P ＜ 0.05),The average cuNGAL of AKI rats and non-AKI rats have statistical significance at 6h,18 h,and 24 h (6 h,t=3.013.P＜0.01; 18 h,t =4.804,P＜0.01; 24 h,t=2.682,P＜0.05).At 6 h,Uout can increase cuNGAL' s ability of predicting AKI' s occurrence in 24 hours (AUC increased from 0.839 to 0.900,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The intervention to the sepsis rats have influence on the secretion volume and secretion sequence of NGAL in rat urine.uNGAL and cuNGAL are good predictor of AKI occurrence in sepsis rats.

Objective: To investigate the effects of traditional Chinese medicine Xuebijing injection (血必净注射液) on tissue tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?) expression and blood coagulation parameters in septic rats.Methods: Wistar rats were subjected to sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture(CLP).Ninety-six healthy rats were randomly divided into four groups: normal group,sham operation group,CLP model group,and Xuebijing-treated group.The two latter groups were given respectively intravenous injection of normal saline or Xuebijing injection with the dose of 4 ml/kg at 0.5,12,24,36,48 and 60 hours after the establishment of CLP model.Eight rats were sacrificed at 2,8,24,48 and 72 hours postCLP in the two latter groups.Prothrombin time(PT),activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT),and fibrinogen(Fbg) levels were determined.Tissue TNF-? protein levels in liver and lung tissues were also measured at various intervals.Results: TNF-? protein levels in liver and lung tissues were significantly increased at 2 hours after establishment of CLP model compared with those of the normal group(both P

Objective To evaluate the different methods of blood purification for acute septic renal injury (AKI) in respect of outcome by using RIFLE(risk,injury,failure,loss and end-stage renal disease)criteria and A-PACHE Ⅱ score. MethodData of 96 patients with ASRI admired to ICU of Tianhe Hospital, Tianjin, from March 2004 to September 2006 were analyzed. Including criteria: 2001 International Sepsis Definitions Conference and 2004 RIFLE criteria of AKI. The methods of blood purification used continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT, n=54) and imermittent hemodialysis (IHD, n=42).The patients of CRRT group could be classified into stages Ⅰ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ referred to RIFLE criteria. Excel was evaluated to set up clinical data base from documented material. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 11. 5 software. Physical signs, laboratory findings, variation of APACHE Ⅱ score and outcomes of patients were documented evaluated. Data of two groups compared using indepent samples T test, before and after the treatment compared using paired-samples T test, rate compared using chi-square test. Results①There were no statistical differences in APACHE Ⅱ score and creatinine (Cr) between CRRT group and IHD group before treatment (P>0.05). The mortalities of CRRT group and IHD group were 51.9％ and 52.4％, respectively (P>0.05), but the recovery rates of renal function in CRRT group and IHD group were 92.3％ and 65.0％ ,respectively (P< 0.05).②Mean arterial pressure (MAP),oxygen saturation (SpO2) of CRRT group were lower than those of IHD group (P<0.05) and they increased to some extent after treatment (P< 0.05). ③In the patients of stag Ⅰ ,the survival rate was 78.6％, APACHE Ⅱ score was 25.4± 2.5 before treatment, renal function recovery rate was 90.9％ ,and APACHE Ⅱ changed - 13.6 ± 4.3, while those relevant markers in the patients of stage Ⅲ were 38.1％, 36.1 ± 5.7,62.5 ％ and - 7.1 ± 4.2, respectively (P<0.05). ConclusionsThe RIFLE criteria has guiding significance for the early diagnosis and prognosis of ASRI,and the RIFLE and APACHE Ⅲ score may help to choose the optimum opportunity of treatment and the early CRRT as soon as possible after diagnosis can improve the outcome of patients with acute septic renal injury.