Objective To explore the clinical application value of blood routine examination in judgment of the activity of inflammatory bowel diseases.Methods 102 patients with inflammatory bowel disease were selected as the main research objects,60 healthy persons in the same period were selected as the control group,all of the subjects were received routine testing of blood,C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate,and the relationships between disease and blood routine indexes were compared.Results In UC group,the PLT,WBC RDW index levels of remission were higher than those of the control group,the differences were statistically significant(t =6.75,8.21,5.73,all P ＜0.05).In patients with UC,the HGB,HCTand MPV index levels were lower than those in the remission patients and the control group,the differences were statistically significant(t =8.12,11.03,6.72,9.35,10.23,8.71,all P ＜0.05).But the PLT index was higher than that of patients in remission,the RDW and WBC indexes were higher than those in the control group and the remission period,there were statistically significant differences (t =7.59,8.51,6.03,all P ＜ 0.05).The routine blood indexes of the relief patients of CD group had significant differences compared with the control group(t =6.17,7.29,9.01,10.35,8.27,7.69,8.01,9.91,allP ＜ 0.05),the HCT,MCV,HGB and MPV indexes were lower than those of the control group,the differences were statistically significant (t =9.01,10.35,8.27,9.9i,all P ＜ 0.05),the WBC,PLT,N and RDW indexes were higher than those of the control group,the differences were statistically significant (t =6.17,7.29,7.69,8.01,all P ＜ 0.05).In UC group,the HGB,HCT,MCV and MPV indexes were lower than those in the remission patients and the control group,there were statistically significant differences(t =8.19,6.97,7.53,9.02,all P ＜ 0.05).But the PLT,RDW,WBC and N indexes were higher than those in the remission patients and the control group,the differences were statistically significant (t =9.81,7.94,8.36,7.61,P ＜ 0.05).In the active patients of CD group,the WBC and N indexes were significantly higher than those of UC group,the differences were statistically significant (t =8.15,9.07,all P ＜ 0.05).In the remission patients of CD group,the PLT index was significandy higher than that in the remission patients of UC group,the difference was statistically significant (t =10.35,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Indexes of blood routine has obvious significance in activity of inflammatory bowel disease,and it is significant correlation with inflammation index,which can be used as one of the routine clinical method to determine the activity of inflammatory bowel diseases.

OBJECTIVE： To design and synthesize N-aroyl substituted indoline-3-acetic acid derivatives and evaluate their in vitro hypoglycemic activity. METHODS： Using indoline derivative 2-[5-（benzyloxy）-1-（4-chlorobenzoyl）-2-methyl-1H-inclol-3-yl]acetic acid （GY3） as leading compound， 4-（benzyloxy）phenyl hydrazine hydrochloride and methyl 4-oxopentanoate as raw material， 8 kinds of N-aroyl （3-hydroxybenzoyl， 3-cyanobenzoyl， 4-nitrobenzoyl， 4-methylsulfonylbenzoyl， 4-acetamidobenzoyl， 3-acetylaminobenzoyl， isoniacyl and pyridine-2-formyl） substituted indoline-3-acetic acid derivatives were synthesized via 4 steps reactions： Fischer indole cyclization， reduction， amidation and hydrolyzation. The human hepatoma HepG2 cell lines were used to investigate the glucose consumption activity of the target compounds. RESULTS： Totally 8 various N-aroyl substituted indoline-3-acetic acids were synthesized and their structures were confirmed by mass spectrum（MS）， nuclear magnetic resonance 1H-NMR and 13C spectrum. Under the condition of 1.0 μmol/L， the percentage of glucose- promoting consumption of the synthesized compounds on HepG2 cells was 5.4％-9.1％. 2-[（2R， 3S）-5-benzyloxy-2-methyl-1-（4-methylsulfonyl benzoyl）-2，3-dihydro-indole-3-yl] acetic acid showed the best hypoglycemic activity. The percentage of glucose- promoting consumption was （9.1±1.81）％， which was close to that of positive control metformin [（10.58±1.68）％]， but less potent than that of leading compound GY3[（12.15±0.78）％]. CONCLUSIONS： Different electron-withdrawing substituents are introduced into N-aroyl aromatic rings of dihydroindole compounds， such as cyano， nitro， methyl sulfonyl； hypoglycemic activity decreases in varying degrees and is weaker than halogen substituents.

OBJECTIVES: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is one of the most common etiologies of viral meningitis/encephalitis. The early clinical manifestations and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) changes of VZV meningitis/encephalitis lack specificity, and it is easy to be misdiagnosed as other viral encephalitides or tuberculous meningitis. This study aims to investigate whether the clinical characteristics, CSF analysis findings, and CSF cytokine levels could distinguish VZV meningitis/encephalitis from central nervous system (CNS) herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infections. METHODS: The medical records from 157 CNS infections, including 49 HSV (45 HSV-1, 4 HSV-2), 55 VZV, and 53 MTB infections between January 2018 and June 2021 in the Cytology Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University were retrospectively reviewed. The data of 3 groups included demographic characteristics, laboratory results, radiographic findings, and outcomes. The levels of 12 cytokines (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-17, IFN-γ, IFN-α, and TNF-α) in the CSF of 68 patients (13 HSV, 22 VZV, and 33 MTB infection cases) were quantified. Clinical and laboratory data were compared among the 3 groups. RESULTS: The most common clinical manifestations in the 3 groups were fever, headache, vomiting, and neck stiffness. The clinical manifestations of HSV and VZV CNS disease were similar, although fever and altered consciousness were less common in the VZV group than those in the HSV and MTB groups (63.6% vs 87.8% vs 96.2%, P<0.001, and 14.5% vs 26.5% vs 47.2%, P=0.004, respectively). Seven patients (7/55, 12.7%) presented cutaneous zoster in the VZV group. CSF leukocyte count was significantly higher in the VZV group (230×10⁶ cells/mL) and MTB groups (276×10⁶ cells/mL) than that in the HSV group (87×10⁶ cells/mL, P=0.002). CSF protein level was significantly higher in the VZV than that in the HSV group (1 034 mg/L vs 694 mg/L, P=0.011) but lower than that in the MTB group (1 744 mg/L, P<0.001). IL-6 (VZV vs HSV vs MTB: 2 855.93 pg/mL vs 2 128.26 pg/mL vs 354.77 pg/mL, P=0.029) and IL-8 (VZV vs HSV vs MTB: 4 001.46 pg/mL vs 1 578.11 pg/mL vs 1 023.25 pg/mL, P=0.046) levels were significantly different among the 3 groups and were elevated in the VZV group.Post hoc analysis revealed that IL-6 and IL-8 were significantly higher in the VZV group than those in the MTB group (P=0.002 and P=0.035, respectively), but not in the HSV group (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS VZV meningitis/encephalitis presents with CSF hypercellularity and proteinemia, challenging the classical view of CSF profiles in viral encephalitis. CSF IL-6 and IL-8 levels are elevated in patients with VZV meningitis/encephalitis, indicating a more intense inflammatory response in these patients.
Humans ; Central Nervous System Infections ; Encephalitis ; Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster/diagnosis* ; Encephalitis, Viral/diagnosis* ; Herpesvirus 3, Human ; Interleukin-6 ; Interleukin-8 ; Meningitis ; Retrospective Studies