Objective To explore influence of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation treatment on the brain natriuretic peptide(BNP) level of patients with pulmonary heart disease.Methods 104 patients with pulmonary heart disease were randomly divided into two groups,control group ( conventional therapy) and study groups ( noninvasive ventilation),each group 52 cases.The BNP level of the two groups before and after treatment were detected and compared.Results After treatment,the BNP level in the two groups were all decreased,and the BNP level of the study group was( 197.8 ± 39.6) ng/L,which was significantly lower than that of the control group[ (320.9 ± 43.0 ) ng/L ]( t =3.22,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation treatment could effectively reduce BNP level in patients with pulmonary heart disease.

Objective To investigate the curative effect of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation combined with aerosol inhalation of budesonide on patients with severe asthma.Methods One hundred and twenty-one patients with severe asthma were randomly assigned to two groups.Both groups were treated with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation based on routine treatment.In addition,patients in the treatment group were given aerosol inhalation of 2 ml budesonide and 2 ml NS,two times each day,14 days for a course.Clinical symptoms improvement and arterial blood pressure changes of two groups before and after treatment were studied to compare the curative effect of the treatments in the two groups.Results There were no significant differences in pH,PaO2 and PaCO2 between the treatment and the control groups(P ＞ 0.05).After one course of treatment,the treatment group had significantly higher levels of pH(7.43 ± 0.04 vs.7.34 ± 0.02,t =3.423,P ＜ 0.05) and PaO2 ( [77.4 ± 16.7 ] mm Hg vs.[ 62.4 ± 16.5 ] mm Hg,t =3.414,P ＜ 0.05 ) and lower levels of PaCO2 ( [43.4 ±8.9] mm Hg vs.[50.9 ± 9.1 ] mm Hg,t =5.317,P ＜ 0.05 ) than the control group.There were significant differences in the total effective rate between the Budesonide group and the control group (96.7％ vs.88.3％,x2 =4.218,P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusion Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation combined with aerosol inhalation of budesonide is a simple and effective strategy for patients with severe asthma.Thus it may be worthy to be widely used clinically.

Objective To study the clinical significance of plasma N-teminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) level in diagnosis and evaluation prognosis of patients with different heart failure.Methods Plasma NT-pro-BNP level was detected and compared in all patients at the first day and a week after the patients' condition turn better.Results The level of plasma NT-pro-BNP for the high blood pressure's heart disease and the chronic heart failure of coronary heart disease and the chronic heart failure of cor pulmonale were significantly higher than normal (t =2.98,t =2.98,t =2.98,P ＜ 0.01).The level of plasma NT-pro-BNP was reduced after treatment (t =2.56,t =2.75,t =2.88,P ＜ 0.05,P ＜ 0.01,P ＜ 0.01).The level of plasma NT-pro-BNP was gradually increased by the increased degree of the heart failure(t =2.78,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The levels of plasma NT-pro-BNP at acute stage for the high blood pressure's heart disease and the chronic heart failure of coronary heart disease and the chronic heart failure of cor pulmonale were increased obviously and descend by the patients' condition return.The level of plasma NT-pro-BNP can monitor patients' condition and estimate the heart failure patients' prognosis.

Objective : To investigate the mechanism of sertoli/spermatogenic injury induced by cigarette smoke extract(CSE) based on ROS/NLRP3 signaling pathway. Methods : The sertoli/spermatogenic of rat were cultured in vitro , and they were divided into control group , cigarette Smoke extract (CSE) group and CSE + NLRP3 inflammosome inhibitor MCC950 group. Cell viability was detected by CCK⁃8 assay; Lactate dehydrogenase ( LDH) was used to detect cell membrane damage ; reactive oxygen species ( ROS) production was used to detect oxidative stress level ; Hoechst/PI fluorescent staining was used to detect cell pyroptosis. Real⁃time quantitative PCR ( RT⁃qPCR) was used to determine the mRNA level of NLRP3 , ASC , Caspase⁃1 , GSDMD , IL⁃1β and IL⁃18. Western blot was used to determine the protein level of NLRP3 , ASC , Caspase⁃1 , GSDMD , IL⁃1β and IL⁃18. Results: CCK⁃8 assay showed that cell viability decreased in CSE group (P < 0. 001) , LDH leakage rate (P < 0. 001) and ROS (P < 0. 001) production increased. Compared to the CSE group , cell viability increased (P < 0. 001) , LDH leakage rate (P < 0. 01) and ROS (P < 0. 001) production decreased in CSE + MCC950 group. The number of PI staining cells in CSE group was more than that in control group and CSE + MCC950 group , but staining cells in CSE + MCC950 group was less than that in CSE group. RT⁃qPCR and Western blot results showed that the expression levels of NLRP3 , ASC , Caspase⁃1 , GSDMD , IL⁃1β and IL⁃18 increased in CSE group but decreased in CSE+ MCC950 group. Conclusion The oxidative stress and inflammation of sertoli/spermatogenic induced by ciga⁃ rette smoke may be related to the activation of ROS/NLRP3 signaling pathway.

Background Occupational stress has become one of the main factors affecting people's physical and mental health, and there are many sources of occupational stress in petrochemical enterprises. Objective To evaluate the current situation of occupational stress and its related factors among employees in a petrochemical enterprise, and to provide a scientific basis for reduing the risk of occupational stress among employees in petrochemical enterprises. Methods In June 2022, a cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in a petrochemical enterprise in Hainan, including a general information questionnaire for basic information, the Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) for occupational stress, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for sleep quality. Chi-square test was used to compare differences in positive occupational stress by demographic characteristics, occupational characteristics, behavior, and occupational disease hazards. Logistic regression was employed to evaluate factors associated with occupational stress. Results Of the 1129 questionnaire distributed, a total of 999 valid questionnaire were returned,with a valid recovery rate of 88.5%. The positive rate of occupational stress among employees in the petrochemical enterprise was 29.5%. There were statistically significant differences in the positive rate of occupational stress among the employees grouped by gender, age, marital status, body mass index (BMI), monthly income, length of service, smoking, weekly working hours, type of work, working mode, sleep quality, noise exposure, and high temperature exposure (P<0.05). In terms of positive occupational stress among subcategories: workers being male (vs. female), working ＞40 h per week (vs. ≤40 h per week), regular day shift (vs. shift work), smoking (vs. not smoking), with exposure to noise and heat (vs. without such exposure), and having poor sleep quality (vs. good sleep quality) reported higher positive occupational stress rates (P＜0.05). The results of pairwise comparison showed that the positive rate of occupational stress in divorced (50.0%) or married (32.0%) workers was higher than that in single (27.1%) workers, and higher in operation workers (30.6%) than in other types of work (20.5%) (P＜0.05). The trend chi-square results showed that the positive rate of occupational stress increased linearly with the increase of age, length of service, BMI, or monthly income (P＜0.05). The results of logistic regression analysis after adjustment showed that workers who worked ＞40 h a week had a higher risk of occupational stress than those who worked ≤40 h a week, and the OR (95%CI) was 1.909 (1.135, 3.211); the workers of other types of work had a lower risk of reporting occupational stress than operation workers, and the OR (95%CI) was 0.513 (0.272, 0.968); the workers with noise exposure had a higher risk of occupational stress than the workers without, and the OR (95%CI) was 2.457 (1.070, 5.642). Conclusion The positive rate of occupational stress among employees in this petrochemical enterprise is high. Among them, operators, working hours per week＞40 h, and noise exposure may increase the incidence of occupational stress. The enterprise should actively take measures to reduce the occurrence of occupational stress among employees.