Objective To estimate the relationship of fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF-1),mitogen activated protein kinase-1 (MAPK-1) and CD34 expressions with clinicopathological findings in lesions of psoriasis vulgaris.Methods Skin specimens were collected from 30 patients with psoriasis vulgaris,whose general information and clinical findings were recorded.The protein expressions of FGF-1,MAPK-1 and CD34 in these specimens were detected by tissue chip technology and immunohistochemistry,and the mRNA expression of FGF-1 by reverse transcription-PCR.The correlations of FGF-1 protein expression with patients' gender,age,clinical stage,psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) score,angiogenesis and abnormal epidermal proliferation were statistically analyzed.Results The protein and mRNA expressions of FGF-1 were significantly higher in the lesions than in the control skin (both P ＜ 0.05).The protein expressions of CD34 and MAPK-1 were significantly increased,and positively associated with the protein expression of FGF-1 in psoriatic lesions.The up-regulation of FGF-1 protein was unrelated to the age or gender of patients,but associated with clinical stage and PASI score.The proportion of patients with increased FGF-1 expression was significantly larger in patients at active stage and with high PSAI score than in those at quiescent stage and with low PSAI score (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions In psoriasis vulgaris,FGF-1 may participate in the abnormal epidermal proliferation and vascular dysplasia in dermal papilla,and the upregulation of FGF-1 appears to be associated with the progression of disease and aggravation of lesions.

Objective To observe the changes of serum calcium, phosphorus, calcium-phosphorus product and para-thyroid hormone(PTH)levels after treatment with different concentrations of calcium dialysate in combination with calcitri-ol. Methods Thirty-six patients on maintenance hemodialysis were randomly divided into Dca1.25 group and Dca1.5 group, 18 cases in each group. Patients took different doses of calcitriol on the different values of PTH basis. Changes of se-rum calcium, phosphorus, calcium-phosphorus product,PTH and bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP) levels were recorded re-spectively on four time points from prior treatment and 1, 3 and 6 months of therapy. The levels of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were also observed. Results There was an interaction between treatment effects and time effects in serum calcium, phosphorus, calcium-phosphorus product levels in two groups (P＜0.05). With the dura-tion of treatment, there was a trended to decrease and increase respectively in DCa 1.25 group and DCa 1.5 group, and trend-ed to stabilize for therapy 3 to 6 months. There was no interaction between serum PTH and BAP levels and time effects in two groups. There was no statistical difference in simple treatment effects and time effects. The serum PTH level showed a trend of increase gradually in DCa1.5 group with the duration of treatment. In DCa 1.25 group, the serum PTH level trended to stabilize after 3-month therapy and showed a trend of decrease gradually. There was an interaction between treatment effects and time effects in SBP in two groups, but no interaction in DBP. There was a significant difference in SBP before and after treatment in two groups. The level of SBP reduced tardily with time of treatment and reduced significantly after 3 and 6-month therapy. Conclusion The application of DCa1.25 dialysate in combination with calcitriol decreased serum calci-um effectively and kept the lower limit of normal value, which increased tolerability of active vitamin D and calcium carbon-ate therapy, and decreased SBP in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Objective:To explore the effect of humanistic care in patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Methods:Totally 51 patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation were recruited from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University,between September 2014 and July 2016,and were randomly divided into two groups.Patients in the intervention group (n =25) received humanistic care,while those in the control group (n =26) received routine nursing.The incidence of adverse psychological status and nursing satisfaction were compared between the two groups.Results:The incidence rate of adverse psychological state in the intervention group (16％) was significantly lower than that in the control group (53％),while the nursing satisfaction in the interventiongroup (92％) was significantly higher than that in the control group (69％),P ＜0.05.Conclusion:Application of humanistic care in the patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can significantly improve nursing satisfaction and reduce the incidence of adverse psychological state,which will improve the confidence of the patients and the quality of nursing satisfaction.Consequently,it will promote the relationship between the nurses and patients.

Objective:To observe the effect of metformin on the expression of SIRT1 and UCP2 in rat liver of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and discuss the pathogenesis of T2DM with NAFLD, and the treatment with and possible mechanism of metformin.Methods:Thirty-six male SD rats were randomly divided into a normal control group (group NC, n=12), a T2DM with NAFLD group (group MC, n=12), and a metformin group (group A, n=12). We established the model of T2DM with NAFLD rats by feeding high-fat and high-sugar diet and injecting STZ. After the success establishment of the model, the metformin group was given metformin 300 mg/(kg.d) for 8 weeks. At the end of the experiment, we measured FBG, ALT, AST, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, VLDL, FFAs, FINs and HOMA-IR respectively in group NC, MC and A. We observed the change of liver tissue pathology by HE, determined the expression of SIRT1 and UCP2 in rat liver by immunohistochemical method and real-time quantitative method. Results:FBG, ALT, AST, TC, TG, LDL-C, VLDL, FFAs, FINs and HOMA-IR were higher in group MC than in group NC (P<0.05), while HDL-C was obviously lower in group MC than in group NC (P<0.05). After the metformin treatment, the serum parameters in the rats had improved in group NC compared with in group MC (P<0.05). On immunohistochemical staining and mRNA level, the expression of SIRT1 was obviously lower in group MC than in group NC (P<0.05), and the expression of UCP2 was obviously higher in group MC than in group NC (P<0.05). After the metformin treatment, the expression of SIRT1 was higher than in group MC (P<0.05), and the expression of UCP2 was lower than in group MC (P<0.05). There was negative correlation between the expression of SIRT1 and UCP2 (r=-0.61, P<0.01).
Conclusion:The expression of SIRT1 is low and the expression of UCP2 is high in rat liver of T2DM with NAFLD. Metformin can increase the expression of SIRT1 and reduce the expression of UCP2, with negative correlation between the expression of SIRT1 and UCP2.

OBJECTIVETo observe the expression of SIRT1 and mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) in the liver of rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) and explore the possible pathogenesis of T2DM and NAFLD.

METHODSTwenty-four male SD rat were randomized equally into control group and T2DM and NAFLD group (MC group), fed with standard diet and high-fat and high-sugar diet, respectively. At 12 weeks, the rats in MC group received a single dose of STZ (30 mg/kg) injected into the abdominal cavity for pancreatic islet destruction, and those in the control group received an equivalent volume of citric acid buffer. At 14 weeks, the body weight, FBG, hepatic function, blood lipid levels, FFAs, FINs and HOMA-IR of the rats were measured, and the liver pathology was examined with HE staining. The expression of SIRT1 and UCP2 in the rat liver was detected by immunohistochemistry and real-time quantitative PCR.

RESULTSAt 14 weeks, FBG, ALT, AST, TC, TG, LDL-C, VLDL, FFAs, FINs and HOMA-IR were significantly higher and HDL-C was significantly lower in MC group than in the control group (P<0.05). Pathological examination showed good structural integrity of the liver in the control group, and the liver cells were closely arranged with rich cytoplasm and round cell nuclei; in MC group, moderate to severe fatty liver was detected, and the liver cells showed severe ballooning degeneration and contained lipid vacuoles in the cytoplasm. The expression of SIRT1 was significantly lower and UCP2 significantly higher in MC group than in the control group (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe expression of SIRT1 is significantly lowered and UCP2 increased in the liver of rats with T2DM and NAFLD.

Animals ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; complications ; metabolism ; Fatty Liver ; complications ; metabolism ; Ion Channels ; metabolism ; Liver ; metabolism ; Male ; Mitochondrial Proteins ; metabolism ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Sirtuin 1 ; metabolism ; Uncoupling Protein 2

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of nuclear protein-like transcription factor nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group E member 1 (NR2E1) on the growth, division, and proliferation of neuroblastoma cell line IMR32. METHODS: A NR2E1 shiRNA plasmid vector was constructed and transfected into neuroblastoma cell line IMR32 using lipofedamine™2000. Subsequent cell growth was measured by cell counting and the protein expression of somatic nuclear division was examined by immunofluorescent staining. RESULTS: At 48 h after the neuroblastoma cells IMR32 were transfected with NR2E1-shiRNA vector, the related nuclear division protein and the proliferation of the transfected cells IMR32 were remarkably depressed. CONCLUSION Cells division and proliferation of neuroblastoma cell line IMR32 is inhibited through transfection with the NR2E1-shiRNA plasmid vector.
Cell Division ; genetics ; physiology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Humans ; Neuroblastoma ; pathology ; RNA, Small Interfering ; genetics ; Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear ; genetics ; metabolism ; Transfection

OBJECTIVETo investigate the major influence factors of child neglect among rural areas children aged 3-6 years in China.

METHODSAccording to multi-stage stratified cluster sampling, distribution characteristics and the level of economic development, we randomly sampled 10 provinces, 26 cities (8 capital cities, 16 prefecture-level cities and 2 municipalities) using lottery method. Depending on the different level of economic and cultural, we sampled one medium county from each city (municipalities sampled two counties), a total of 28 counties. All towns were divided into high, medium and low three levels in accordance with economic and cultural, each level sampled one town, each conty sampled three towns, a total of 84 towns were sampled. Each town sampled 40 children, including 20 boys and 20 girls (including each 10 children aged 3 to 6, half and half boys and girls). 4 096 rural children aged 3-6 years old were sampled and surveyed of China. Based on "the Neglect Norms for Children Aged 3 to 6 Years Old in Rural Areas of China" explored the risk factors of child neglect. SPSS 18. 0 for windows was employed for statistics analysis. Multifactorial analysis was conducted through multivariate Logistic Regression.

RESULTSThe total neglected rate of the rural children aged 3 to 6 was 53.7% (2,047/3,810), and the total neglected degree was 44.42±7.57. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that, neglected risk of the boys was higher than the girls (OR=1.30, 95% CI: 1.13-1.49), neglected risk of children were higher, when their mothers were migrant workers (OR=2.18, 95% CI: 1.59-3.00); the lower educational level of mothers, the higher neglected risk of children, the children in families that mothers only received primary education or was uneducated were most likely to be neglected (OR=2.92, 95% CI: 1.91-4.47), the second was the families that mothers received primary education (OR=1.86, 95% CI: 1.29-2.69); the lower the household income, the easier to be neglected the children, the easiest one was the household income less than 5000 RMB (OR=2.85, 95% CI: 2.14-3.79), the second was 5000-9,999 RMB (OR=1.76, 95% CI: 1.40-2.20); the relationship between children and mothers was distanced, neglect risk of children was higher (OR=3.88, 95% CI: 1.31-11.52); left behind children were easier to be neglected (OR=1.30, 95% CI: 1.09-1.54).

CONCLUSIONThe influence factors among children aged 3-6 years in the rural areas of China were boys, mother's occupation, maternal education level, the relationship between children and mothers, household income and left-behind children.

Child Abuse ; Child, Preschool ; China ; Demography ; Factor Analysis, Statistical ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mothers ; Risk Factors ; Rural Population ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Transients and Migrants

【Objective】 To investigate the correlation between body composition and thyroid function indicators in type 2 diabetic patients with euthyroidism of different genders. 【Methods】 Type 2 diabetic patients with euthyroidism who were hospitalized in the Endocrinology Department of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from February 2016 to September 2018 were enrolled in this study. Bioelectric impedance analysis was used to measure body composition, and the thyroid function indicators (FT3, FT4, and TSH) were tested. The male and female subjects were matched according to the ratio of 2:1 using the propensity score matching method, and the correlation between body composition and thyroid function indicators was studied in different genders by correlation analysis. 【Results】 The basal metabolic rate, trunk fat mass, fat-free mass, fat-free mass index, bone mass, water mass, total body muscle mass, skeletal muscle mass, and skeletal muscle index were positively correlated with FT3 in male patients (P<0.05). The percentage of body fat mass and fat mass index were positively correlated with FT3 and TSH (P<0.05), and the percentages of lean mass, water mass, and total body muscle mass were negatively correlated with FT3 and TSH (P<0.05), and the basal metabolic rate was negatively correlated with FT4 (P<0.05) in female. 【Conclusion】 In euthyroid type 2 diabetic patients, the correlation between body composition and thyroid function indicators are different between males and females. In males, only FT3 is positively correlated with basal metabolic rate, trunk fat mass, and fat free-related composition; while in females, both FT3 and TSH are positively correlated with fat-related composition, but negatively correlated with fat-free-related composition.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the photodynamic therapy (PDT) against multi-antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (S.epidermidis) obtained from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).

METHODSForty-five CRS patients who had been given medical treatment but still needed endoscopic surgery were included in this study. The mucus from middle meatus was collected from these patients during surgery, followed by separation of S. aureus and S. epidermidis and drug sensitive test. The strains which could form biofilm were selected. Light emitting diode (LED) array with a major wavelength of (633±10) nm was used as light source and 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) was used as photosensitizer in this PDT experiment. The safe range of LED dose and ALA concentration which were not toxic to bacteria by themselves were confirmed, and then did PDT experiment on S. aureus and S. epidermidis. The data of bacterial colony forming unit were transformed to lgCFU before statistical analysis.The Graph Pad Prism 5 software was used to analyzed the data.

RESULTSThirteen S. aureus and 16 S. epidermidis were included in this experiment(from 45 patients), all of them were multi-antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and four of S. aureus and five of S. epidermidis could form biofilm in each group. In planktonic S. aureus experiment, the mean lgCFU was 8.32±0.31 in control group whereas the experiment group was 6.47±0.67 (t=9.01, P<0.01), and in planktonic S. epidermidis experiment the final data was 8.34±0.20 (control group) and 6.97±0.59 (experiment group) (t=8.84, P<0.01). In biofilm S. aureus experiment, the mean lgCFU was 8.68±0.05 (control group), 6.90±0.96(experiment group) (t=3.68, P<0.05); and in biofilm S. epidermidis experiment the data was 8.67±0.05 (control group), 7.29±0.61 (experiment group, t=5.07, P<0.01).

CONCLUSIONOur results demonstrated that ALA-mediated PDT on multi-antibiotic-resistant S. aureus and S. epidermidis from CRS patients was effective in vitro. Additional work defining if the PDT treatment would damage the nasal mucosa and further checking the effectiveness of PDT in vivo is still needed.

Aminolevulinic Acid ; therapeutic use ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Biofilms ; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial ; Humans ; Light ; Photochemotherapy ; Photosensitizing Agents ; therapeutic use ; Rhinitis ; drug therapy ; microbiology ; Sinusitis ; drug therapy ; microbiology ; Staphylococcal Infections ; complications ; drug therapy ; Staphylococcus