Objective　To study the role of TNFα in the plasm a and skin and IL-1 in the serum in the formation of secondary thrombosis after skin avulsion. Methods　After avulsive flap at size of 12 cm×4 cm was inflicted on the hind legs of pigs, skin specimens and venous blood sam ples were taken at various time points. The contents of TNFα in plasma and skin were determined with radio-immunoassay, and the activity of serum IL-1 wi th 3［H］-TdR. Results　The TNFα contents in the plasma and skin were increased significantly after avulsion（P<0.01），which were (41 5±24) ng/L and (298±18.5) ng/L respectively on the 3rd day after the injury. T he activity of IL-1 in the serum was increased (P<0.05) and was (2.59± 0.85 ) ng/L on day 3. Conclusion　The changes of TNFα contents and I L-1 activity in blood and skin play important roles in the inducetion and aggra vation of secondary tissue necrosis and early thrombosis after skin avulsion.

BACKGROUNDTo study the antibody against hepatitis C virus first envelope (HCV-E1) protein in the sera from patients with HCV and to evaluate the application of HCV-E1 antigen in detection of HCV antibody.

METHODSPurified E1 engineering protein was used as antigen to develop an ELISA for detecting E1 antibody in 80 national reference sera, 821 blood donors' sera and l20 sera from clinical patients with hepatitis.

RESULTSAnti-HCV E1 was positive in 70% (28/40) and negative in 100% (40/40) of 80 national reference sera, and 1.9% (16/821) was positive in blood of the sera donors' and 68% (492/720) positive in sera of patients with hepatitis. Most anti-HCV E1 positive sera were positive for core, NS 3 and NS 5A, but only a few sera were positive for E1 antigen. Of the sera from 218 clinical patients, 813 blood donors and 848 normal people that were anti-HCV negative tested by commercial anti HCV ELISA kit, 1.4%, 1.1% and 0.9% were anti-HCV E1 positive, respectively. Investigation of seroconversion on three patients showed that anti-E1 was first detectable.

CONCLUSIONSDetection of anti-HCV E1 by engineered E1 protein is sensitive and specific. The prevalence and early presence of E1 antibody in HCV infected patients reflect the active status of the disease to a certain extent. Detection of the antibody is useful in clinical diagnosis.

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Hepatitis C ; diagnosis ; Hepatitis C Antibodies ; blood ; Humans ; Viral Structural Proteins ; immunology

Objective:To explore the effect of probiotics on the cognitive function of patients with schizophrenia.Methods:100 schizophrenic patients admitted to Shanghai Jinshan District Mental Health Center from January 2019 to January 2021 were randomly divided into the conventional group (treated with atypical antipsychotics combined with placebo, 50 cases) and the intervention group (treated with atypical antipsychotics combined with probiotics, 50 cases). Before treatment and 3 months after treatment, the feces of the patients were taken for DNA detection to compare the composition of intestinal flora. The cognitive function of the patients was assessed by the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), and the mental state of the patients was assessed by the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale(PANSS). The incidence of adverse drug reactions was compared between the two groups.Results:Before treatment, the relative abundance of Fusobacteria, Proteus and Actinobacteria in the two groups had no statistical significant difference (all P>0.05); After 3 months of treatment, the relative abundance of Fusobacteria, Proteus and Actinobacteria in the two groups decreased compared with that before treatment, and the decline was more significant in the intervention group (all P<0.05). Before treatment, there was no significant difference in immediate memory, visual span, speech function, attention function, delayed memory and RBANS between the two groups (all P>0.05); After 3 months of treatment, the scores of immediate memory, visual span, speech function, attention function, delayed memory and RBANS in the two groups were higher than those before treatment, and the increase was more significant in the intervention group (all P<0.05). Before treatment, there was no significant difference in PANSS scores between the two groups ( P>0.05); After 3 months of treatment, PANSS scores in both groups decreased compared with those before treatment, and the decrease degree in the intervention group was higher than that in the conventional group (all P<0.05). During the three months of treatment, there was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse drug reactions between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Probiotics are used in adjuvant therapy for patients with schizophrenia, which can regulate the patients′ intestinal flora, improve patients′ cognitive function and mental disorders, and do not increase the incidence of adverse drug reactions. They have significant clinical efficacy and high treatment safety.

Objective:To investigate the effect of cranioplasty with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) after craniectomy in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).Methods:A retrospective case series study was used to analyze the clinical data of 85 TBI patients undergone craniectomy admitted to Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine from February 2017 to April 2021, including 57 males and 28 females, aged 7-70 years [(40.8±15.5)years]. Patients′ Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was 6-15 points [15 (13, 15)points]. All patients underwent PEEK cranioplasty as scheduled. The extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE) was used to evaluate the neurological function before, at 3 and 6 months after operation. After excluding 33 patients with preoperative GOSE score of 8 points, 52 patients with preoperative GOSE score less than 8 points were analyzed on the degree of GOSE improvement. Patients′ satisfaction with PEEK repair was evaluated through telephone interviews at 6 months postoperatively. The incidence of complications were observed during hospitalization and within 6 months postoperatively.Results:All patients were followed up for 6-7 months [6 (6, 7)months]. The GOSE was 6 (5, 8)points before operation, 6 (5, 8)points at 3 months after operation, and 7 (5, 8)points at 6 months after operation. There was no significant difference in GOSE at 3 months after operation and before operation ( P>0.05), but it was significantly increased at 6 months after operation when compared to the preoperative level ( P<0.05). With regards to GOSE, there were 10 patients with mild amelioration but 42 with no amelioration at 3 months after operation, while 4 patients with significant amelioration and 31 with no amelioration were observed at 6 months after operation ( P<0.05). For PEEK repair, Patients′ satisfaction was very high in 43 patients, high in 33, general in 7 and poor in 2. A total of 25 patients had postoperative complications during hospitalization and within 6 months postoperatively, with the incidence of complications of 29%. Specifically, there was 1 patient with wound infection, 1 new epilepsy, 8 epidural hemorrhage, 13 subcutaneous effusion, 1 subcutaneous effusion, severe infection and material exposure, and 1 severe infection, new-onset epilepsy and subcutaneous effusion. Repair materials were removed in 2 patients due to multiple complications; other patients obtained alleviation via treatment, without affect on their daily life. Conclusion:PEEK cranioplasty following craniectomy for TBI patients can improve prognosis, attain high satisfaction and has low incidences of postoperative infection and exposure of repair materials.

Objective:To study the risk factors and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension(PH) associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in extremely preterm infants(EPIs).Methods:From January 2020 to December 2021, EPIs [gestational age (GA) <32 w] with BPD admitted to NICU of our hospital were retrospectively assigned into two groups: BPD with late-onset PH(PH group) and BPD without late-onset PH(non-PH group). Their general condition, treatment and prognosis were compared and the risk factors of late-onset PH were analyzed.Results:A total of 229 EPIs with BPD were enrolled, including 24(10.5%) in the PH group and 205(89.5%) in the non-PH group. The PH group had significantly smaller GA [(27.9±2.3) w vs. (28.7±1.8) w], longer mechanical ventilation [42.0(16.0, 84.0) d vs. 9.0(2.0, 23.0) d], longer hospital stay [100.5(86.3, 142.0) d vs. 77.0(56.5, 96.5)d],higher incidence of early-onset PH(54.2% vs. 9.3%) and higher mortality rate(33.3% vs. 9.8%) than the non-PH group ( P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed prolonged mechanical ventilation ( OR=1.046, 95% CI 1.011~1.064), early-onset PH ( OR=5.414, 95% CI 1.796~16.323) were independent risk factors for BPD with late-onset PH. 8(33.3%) patients in the PH group died, including 2 with grade Ⅱ BPD and 6 grade Ⅲ BPD. Conclusions:Prolonged mechanical ventilation and early-onset PH are independent risk factors for late-onset PH in BPD infants. BPD infants with late-onset PH have longer hospital stay, higher mortality and worse prognosis.

Malaria still threatens global health seriously today. While the current discoveries of antimalarials are almost totally focused on single mode-of-action inhibitors, multi-targeting inhibitors are highly desired to overcome the increasingly serious drug resistance. Here, we performed a structure-based drug design on mitochondrial respiratory chain of