Objective To explore the changes and comparisons of the four biochemical indicator detection for the early renal im‐pairment in multiple myeloma patients .Methods The 54 patients with multiple myeloma of early onset(MM group) and 54 healthy peoples(control group) were retrospectively analyzed .The levels of serum Cystatin C(Cys C) ,creatinine(Cr) ,β2‐microglobulin(β2‐MG) ,and lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) were detected .And the results for statistical analysis .Results The levels of serum Cys C , Cr ,β2‐MG and LDH were higher significantly in the MM group than in the control group ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .05) .In the MM group ,the positive rate of Cys C ,Cr ,β2‐MG ,LDH ,combined detection of Cys C and Cr ,combined detection of β2‐MG and LDH ,combined detection of Cys C ,Cr ,β2‐MG and LDH was 63 .0% ,42 .6% ,74 .1% ,61 .1% ,66 .7% ,85 .2% and 96 .3% respectively .The positive rate of Cys C was higher than Cr ,the difference was statistically significant(P<0 .05) .Between the positive rate of combined detection of β2‐MG ,LDH and Cys C ,Cr ,the difference was statistically significant(P<0 .05) .The positive rate of combined detection of the four biochemical tests was the most highest .Conclusion In the early stage of the renal in‐jury in the patients with MM ,the combined detection of the four biochemical tests is most sensitive to discovery the early stage of the renal glomerular function injury .

Objective To evaluate the effect of obesity on the potency of propofol for sedation.Methods Sixty patients of both sexes, aged 35-55 yr, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ , scheduled for elective operation under general anesthesia, were enrolled in the study.The patients were divided into 2 groups (n=30 each) according to the body mass index (BMI) : normal body weight (BMI ＜ 25 kg/m2) group (group C) and obesity (BMI 30-40 kg/m2) group (group O).No patients received premedication.Propofol was given by target-controlled infusion.The initial target plasma concentration of propofol was set at 1.2 μg/ml.After the target concentration was steadily maintained for 30 s, it was increased in 0.3 μg/ml increment until the patients lost consciousness (OAA/S score =1).The target plasma concentration of propofol was recorded during each period.The median effective concentration (EC50) and 95％ confidence interval of propofol for loss of consciousness was calculated using probit analysis.Results The EC50 and 95％ confidence interval of propofol for loss of consciousness were 3.82 (3.73-3.90) and 3.29 (3.20-3.37) μg/ml in group C and group O, respectively.Compared with group C, the EC50 was significantly decreased in group O (P＜0.05).Conclusion Obesity can enhance the potency of propofol for sedation.

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of stroke volume variation (SVV) in monitoring the changes in blood volume during laparoscopic surgery.Methods Forty ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients of both sexes,aged 40-64 yr,with body mass index ranged from 20 to 25 kg/m2,scheduled for elective laparoscopic surgery under general anesthesia,were studied.After induction of general anesthesia,baseline registrations of variables were obtained.After establishing pneumoperitoneum,6％ hydroxyethyl starch (HES 130/0.4) 500 ml was infused over 30 min.Before pneumoperitoneum (T1),at 5 min after pneumoperitoneum (T2),immediately before volume expansion (T3) and at 3 min after volume expansion (T4),cardiac output (CO),cardiac index (CI),SV,stroke volume index (SVI) and SVV were monitored and recorded.The changing rate of CI (△CI) was calculated.The criterion for effective volume expansion was △CI ≥ 15％.The ROC curve for SVV in determining the volume expansion responsiveness was plotted,and the diagnostic threshold was determined.The area under the curve and 95％ confidence interval were calculated.Results SVV was significantly lower at T2 than at T1.CO,CI,SV and SVI were significantly higher,and SVV was lower at T4 than at T3.The results of ROC curve analysis showed that a 9.2％ SVV threshold discriminated between responders and non-responders with a sensitivity of 61％ and a specificity of 50％,and the area under the curve (95％ confidence interval) was 0.567 (0.378-0.757).Conclusion SVV is not a suitable index in monitoring the changes in blood volume during laparoscopic surgery.

Objective To investigate the effect of carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) pneumoperitoneum on the neuromuscular block of cisatracurium in patients undergoing laparoscopic operation.Methods Sixty ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients,aged 35-60 yr,with body mass index of 18-24 kg/m2,scheduled for elective hysterectomy,were randomly divided into 2 groups ( n =30 each ):pneumoperitoneum group ( group P) and control group ( group C ).Each group was further divided into 2 subgroups according to the use of the antagonist of neuromuscular block ( n =15 each):no neostigmine group ( group P0 or C0 ) and neostigmine group (group P1 or C1 ).Anesthesia was induced with fentanyl,propofol and cisatracurium and maintained with target-controlled infusion of propofol and remifentanil.Tracheal intubation was performed and the patients were mechanically ventilated.Neuromuscular function was monitored by TOF-Watch SX accelerography (Organon Co.,Organon).A train of four (TOF) stimulation of the ulnar nerve was used.When T,returned to 5％ of control height after CO2 pneumoperitoneum was established,cisatracurium 0.05 mg/kg was injected intravenously in group P.When T1 returned to 25％ of control height after the end of operation,neostigmine was injected intravenously in groups P1 andC1.The clinical duration and recovery index were recorded after CO2 pneumoperitoneum was established.Arterial blood samples were obtained immediately before induction,at 30 and 60 min of pneumoperitoneum,and at the end of operation for blood gas analysis.Results The clinical duration and recovery index were significantly longer in group P0 than in group C0,and in group P1 than in group C1 ( P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group C0,the pH value was significantly decreased and PaCO2 was significantly increased at 30 and 60 min of pneumoperitoneum,and at the end of operation in group P0 ( P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group C1,the pH value was significantly decreased and PaCO2 was significantly increased at 30 and 60 min of pneumoperitoneum,and at the end of operation in group P1 ( P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion CO2 pneumoperitoneum can strengthen the neuromuscular block induced by cisatracurium and prolong the recovery time following antangonism by neostigmine administration in patients undergoing laparoscopic operation.

Passive leg raising is widely used in clinic, but it lacks of specialized mechanical raise equipment. It requires medical staff to raise leg by hand or requires a multi-functional bed to raise leg, which takes time and effort. Therefore we have developed a new medical electric leg-raising machine. The equipment has the following characteristics: simple structure, stable performance, easy operation, fast and effective, safe and comfortable. The height range of the lifter is 50-120 cm, the range of the angle of raising leg is 10°-80°, the maximum supporting weight is 40 kg. Because of raising the height of the lower limbs and making precise angle, this equipment can completely replace the traditional manner of lifting leg by hand with multi-functional bed to lift patients' leg and can reduce the physical exhaustion and time consumption of medical staff. It can change the settings at any time to meet the needs of the patient;can be applied to the testing of PLR and dynamically assessing the hemodynamics; can prevent deep vein thrombosis and some related complications of staying in bed; and the machine is easy to be cleaned and disinfected, which can effectively avoid hospital acquired infection and cross infection; and can also be applied to emergency rescue of various disasters and emergencies.

The spectrum of biopsy-confirmed kidney disease varies with regions and periods. We describe the distribution of pathological types and epidemiological characteristics of kidney diseases in Northwest China due to regional differences in geographical environment, social economy, and dietary habits. Methods: Kidney biopsy cases from 2005 to 2020 in Xijing Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Pathological characteristics of patients in different periods were analyzed using the t test or chi-square test. Joinpoint regression was used to analyze trends in pathological types and disease spectrum. Results: A total of 10,528 eligible patients were included. Primary glomerular disease (PGD) accounted for the majority of the cases and exhibited an obvious downward trend, whereas secondary glomerular disease (SGD) showed an obvious upward trend. Among PGD, immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) remained the most common pathological type, and the detection rate of membranous nephropathy (MN) was significantly increased. Among SGD, Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) was the most common pathological type and may present a significant characteristic of Northwest China. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) exhibited the most obvious upward trend in the whole process, whereas the fastest growth since 2012 was in hypertensive nephropathy. Conclusion: The proportion of SGD increased whereas PGD declined. IgAN remained the most common PGD, and HSPN was the most common SGD. MN and DN showed the most obvious upward trend among PGD and SGD, respectively. Changes in the spectrum of kidney disease, especially the constituent ratio of SGD, pose a great challenge to public health.

Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) patients who received HLA-matched sibling donor allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (MSD-PBSCT) . Methods: The clinical data of 138 MDS patients received MSD-PBSCT from Sep. 2005 to Dec. 2017 were retrospectively analyzed, and the overall survival (OS) rate, disease-free survival (DFS) rate, relapse rate (RR) , non-relapse mortality (NRM) rate and the related risk factors were explored. Results: ①After a median follow-up of 1 050 (range 4 to 4 988) days, the 3-year OS and DFS rates were (66.6±4.1) % and (63.3±4.1) %, respectively. The 3-year cumulative incidence of RR and NRM rates were (13.9±0.1) % and (22.2±0.1) %, respectively. ②Univariate analysis showed that patients with grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) or hematopoietic cell transplantation comorbidity index (HCT-CI) ≥2 points or patients in very high-risk group of the Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R) had significantly decreased OS[ (42.9±13.2) %vs (72.9±4.2) %, χ²=8.620, P=0.003; (53.3±7.6) %vs (72.6±4.7) %, χ²=6.681, P=0.010; (53.8±6.8) %vs (76.6±6.2) %vs (73.3±7.7) %, χ²=6.337, P=0.042]. For MDS patients with excess blasts-2 (MDS-EB2) and acute myeloid leukemia patients derived from MDS (MDS-AML) , pre-transplant chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents (HMA) therapy could not improve the OS rate[ (60.4±7.8) %vs (59.2±9.6) %, χ²=0.042, P=0.838]. ③Multivariate analysis indicated that the HCT-CI was an independent risk factor for OS and DFS (P=0.012, HR=2.108, 95%CI 1.174-3.785; P=0.008, HR=2.128, 95%CI 1.219-3.712) . Conclusions HCT-CI was better than the IPSS-R in predicting the outcomes after transplantation. The occurrence of grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ aGVHD is a poor prognostic factor for OS. For patients of MDS-EB2 and MDS-AML, immediate transplantation was recommended instead of receiving pre-transplant chemotherapy or HMA therapy.

Objective: To investigate the effects of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R) inhibitor on tubulopathy in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) mice. Methods: C57BL/6J male mice were randomly divided into normal control group (n=10) and DKD model group (n=30), by giving a single intraperitoneal injection of STZ 150 mg/kg to establish a DKD model. After established successfully, the mice in DKD model group were randomly divided into DKD group (n=10), benazepril group (n=10) and IGF-1R inhibitor group (n=10). IGF-1R inhibitor group was given intraperitoneal injection of IGF-1R inhibitor (30 mg·kg^-1·d^-1) and benazepril group was given intraperitoneal injection of benazepril (30 mg·kg^-1·d^-1). Normal control group and DKD group were given an equal amount of normal saline. After 8 weeks of feeding, mice were euthanatized. Body weight and kidney weight were recorded. Blood, urine and kidney samples were collected. Biochemical tests such as blood glucose and urine albumin were measured by automatic biochemical instruments and albumin excretion rate was calculated. Pathological changes of mice were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining (HE) and periodic acid-schiff staining (PAS). Phosph (p) IGF-1R expression level was determined by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. Results: Compared with the normal control group, blood glucose, kidney weight/body weight and urinary albumin excretion rate were significantly higher in DKD group (all P<0.01). In DKD mice, glomerular expansion, tubular stenosis, tubular swelling and tubular atrophy were significantly detected. Meanwhile, the number of proximal tubular epithelial (PTE) cells was decreased, and the renal tubular injury scores, the average glomerular volume, and pIGF-1R protein expression were increased (all P<0.05). Compared with the DKD group, albumin excretion rate was significantly reduced (P<0.01), the above pathological changes were alleviated and the effect of IGF-1R inhibitor was more significant. Compared with the DKD group, the pIGF-1R protein expression was reduced in IGF-1R inhibitor group (P<0.05). Compared with the benazepril group, the pIGF-1R protein expression was reduced in IGF-1R inhibitor group (P<0.05). Conclusion IGF-1R inhibitor has better effect than benazepril on alleviating the tubulopathy of DKD mice.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of arctiin （ARC）relieving lipopolysaccharide （LPS）induced inflammatory injury of human nasopharyngeal epithelial cells NP- 69. METHODS The effects of 24 h treatment of 0.000 1，0.001，0.01，0.1， 1.0，10 μmol/L ARC on the proliferation of NP-69 were determined by MTS method. After 0.01，0.1，and 1.0 μmol/L ARC was applied to NP- 69 for 24 h and NP- 69 was pre-treated with 0.01，0.1 and 1.0 μmol/L ARC for 24 h，and then stimulated with 1.0 μg/mL LPS for 24 h，scratch tests were used to detect cell migration in both experiments. LPS stimulated NP- 69 to establish an inflammation injury model. The levels of nitric oxide （NO），tumor necrosis factor α（TNF-α）interleukin-6（IL-6），and IL- 1β in cell supernatants were detected ，and mRNA and protein expression of zonula oecludens protein 1（ZO-1），β-defensin 3（BD3）， Janus kinase 1 （JAK1），signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 （STAT3） in cell supernatant were also detected. RESULTS Compared with normal group ，0.000 1，0.001，0.01，0.1，1.0，10 μmol/L ARC had no effect on the proliferation of NP-69 after 24 h treatment （P＞0.05）. ARC （0.1，1.0 μmol/L）could significantly promote the rate of cell migration （P＜0.05）. For the inflammatory injure of NP- 69 cells stimulated by LPS ，ARC（1.0 μmol/L）could significantly reduce the release of NO ， TNF-α and IL-6（P＜0.05），significantly increased mRNA and protein expression of ZO- 1 and BD 3 but decreased mRNA and protein expression of STAT 3（P＜0.01 or P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS ARC has the effect of reducing the inflammatory injury of NP-69 cells induced by LPS ，promoting the physical and immune defense ability of the nasal mucosa epithelial barrierunder inflammatory environment. The mechanism of action may be related to inhibiting IL- 6/JAK1/STAT3 signaling pathway.