Objective To observe the cerebral protective effect of mild hypothermia by semiconductor cooling device on the liver surface in rabbits after cardiac arrest (CA). Methods Eighteen healthy male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly and equally divided into CA control group, ice saline group and semiconductor group. CA was induced by rapid intravenous injection of potassium chloride. Five minutes after onset of CA, CPR was initiated. Compared to the control group, which was not treated by hypothermia intervention after CPR, the ice saline group was treated by 4 ℃ ice saline infusion and the semiconductor group was treated by the semiconductor refrigeration piece device cooling on the liver surface for hypothermia intervention after CPR. We recorded the changes of temperature (tympanic temperature and anus temperature), heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP) of rabbits in each group, neurological deficit scores (NDS) at 24, 48, 72 hours after the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and the changes of serum neuron specific enolase (NSE) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Pathological changes of the hippocampus tissue, liver tissue and skin tissue were obtained by HE staining. Results There was no significant difference in ROSC time in each group. Two rabbits died at 55 hours and 67 hours after ROSC respectively in the control group. The remaining rabbits survived to 72 hours after challenge. There was no significant difference in the overall survival time in groups. Two hypothermia intervention groups had significantly lower level of serum NSE at 24 hours after ROSC and lower DNS scores at 24, 48, 72 hours after ROSC than control group. And the level of serum NSE after 24 hours of ROSC in the semiconductor group were significantly lower than the ice saline group (μg/L: 6.916±1.161 vs. 8.615±1.430, P < 0.05). DNS scores at 24, 48, 72 hours after ROSC in the semiconductor group were all significantly lower than the ice saline group (scores: 1.33±0.52 vs. 2.00±0.01, 1.01±0.41 vs. 2.00±0.01, 0.92±0.40 vs. 2.10±0.52 respectively, all P < 0.05). Two hypothermia intervention groups had more minor damage of neuronal cell in hippocampus than the control group. And the semiconductor group had more minor damage than the ice saline group. There were no obvious hepatic and subcutaneous tissue injury through which the semiconductor induced hypothermia was performed at corresponding liver surface skin. Conclusion The hypothermia by semiconductor cooling device on the liver surface is a new safe way of protecting brain tissue after CA, which has better cerebral protective effect than ice saline infusion.

Objective:To determine the epidemiological characteristics of acute aortic dissectionand the negative rate of D-dimer of type A and B acute aortic dissection, and to explore the factors related to the negative rate of D-dimer with onset time≤ 24 h.Methods:The study retrospectively analyzed the age, sex, clinical manifestations, medical history, and laboratory test data of patients with acute aortic dissection in the Emergency Department of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2020. Exclusion criteria included 1) aortic aneurysm, 2) intermural aortic hematoma, 3) penetrating aortic ulcer, and 4) patients with prior aortic dissection, but no new hairclip was shown on this CTA. Stanford typing was used for aortic dissection. The patients were divided into two groups for analysis: onset time ≤ 24 h and onset time in 1-14 days. All statistical analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism 9. Student t-test was used for normal distribution and Mann-Whitney U test for non-normally distributed continuous variables. Comparisons of ratios between groups were performed using the χ2 test or Fisher's exact test. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent factors related to the negative rate of D-dimer. A P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results:A total of 352 patients with acute aortic dissection were included in this study. Male patients accounted for 79.26%, patients with a history of hypertension accounted for 70.45%, and the ratio of patients with type A:B acute aortic dissection was 2:3. The overall negative rate of D-dimer was 13.64%. The negative rate of D-dimer of type A acute aortic dissection (7.09%) was significantly lower than that of type B acute aortic dissection (7.09% vs. 18.01%, P=0.004). A total of 17 patients died in the emergency department, with an overall mortality rate of 4.83%. The mortality rate of type A acute aortic dissection patients was significantly higher than that of type B acute aortic dissection ( P<0.05). A total of 235 patients (66.76%) with acute aortic dissection had an onset time of ≤24 h. In the hyperacute phase of ≤24 h, there were no statistically significant differences in sex, age, underlying diseases, and vital signs between the normal and elevated D-dimer groups ( P>0.05). In the laboratory test results, the levels of platelet, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, lactate dehydrogenase, myoglobin, fibrin degradation product, prothrombin time and international normalized ratio of patients in the normal D-dimer group were significantly lower than those in the elevated D-dimer group ( P<0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that the level of FDP was closely related to D-dimer ( P<0.001). Conclusions:The negative rate of D-dimer of type A acute aortic dissection was significantly lower than that of type B acute aortic dissection, but the mortality rate of patients with type A acute aortic dissection was significantly higher than that of type B acute aortic dissection, and the level of FDP was closely related to D-dimer.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between activities of daily living and hemoglobin level in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed in 190 patients with acute ischemic stroke from August 2015 to April 2017. The hemoglobin (Hb) levels at admission were analyzed . According to the Barthel index (BI) score, the patients were divided into good improvement group ( n=119) and poor improvement group ( n=71). Spearman correlation analysis was used to study the relationship between hemoglobin level and short-term activities of daily living in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Results:(1)The short-term activities of daily living was improved in 119 patients. Among them, 62 (52.1%) were under 65 years old and 57 (47.9%) were over 65 years old, 9 (7.56%) male patients with hemoglobin <120 g/L and 39 (32.77%) male patients with hemoglobin > 150 g/L. There were 71 patients with poor short-term activities of daily living. Among them, 23(32.39%)were under 65 years old and 48(67.61%)were over 65 years old, 1(1.41%)male patients with hemoglobin <120 g/L and 12(16.9%) male patients with hemoglobin > 150 g/L. There were significant differences in age (χ 2= 6.985, P=0.008) and male hemoglobin level (χ 2= 8.069, P=0.005) between patients with good activities of daily living and patients with poor activities of daily living.(2)Regression analysis showed that age > 65 years ( β =1.386, OR=4.000, 95% CI=1.189-3.461, P=0.025) and abnormal hemoglobin levels in men (Hb<120 g/L or > 150 g/L) ( β =1.089, OR=2.972, 95% CI=1.383-6.388, P=0.005) were the influencing factors of poor short-term quality of life in patients with acute ischemic stroke.(3)Spearman correlation analysis showed that abnormal hemoglobin levels in men (Hb<120 g/L or>150 g/L) were positively correlated with poor short-term activities of daily living in patients with acute ischemic stroke( r=0.244, P=0.004). Conclusion:Abnormal hemoglobin level is associated with poor short-term activities of daily living improvement in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (serum 25(OH)D) and Meige syndrome.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on 47 patients with Meige syndrome (Meige syndrome group) treated in Yuquan Hospital of Tsinghua University admitted from August 2012 to July 2018 in our hospital.In the same period, 69 healthy people of the same age group were selected as the healthy control group.The difference of serum 25(OH)D concentration among different subtypes of Meige syndrome (type I, II, III) was compared.Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the correlation between serum 25(OH)D level and Meige syndrome.Results:The serum 25(OH)D concentration in patients with Meige syndrome was (12.68±6.77) μg/L, which was significantly lower than that in the healthy control group ((17.93±6.93) μg/L). The difference was statistically significant ( t=4.044, P<0.001). The serum 25(OH)D concentrations of subtypes I, II and III in patients with Meige syndrome were (14.7±8.14), (11.4±5.02), (8.38±4.99) μg/L, respectively. There was no significant difference among the three types ( F=1.892, P=0.231). Logistic regression results showed that serum 25(OH)D levels were correlated with Meige syndrome ( OR=0.938, 95% CI: 0.885-0.995, P=0.034). Conclusion:The serum 25(OH)D expression level in patients with Meige syndrome is low, suggesting that vitamin D deficiency may be involved in the pathogenesis of Meige syndrome.

Objective:To investigate the application value of obliquus externus abdominis pedicle flap graft technique in repair of giant abdominal incisional hernia.Methods:The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinical data of 14 patients with giant abdominal incisional hernia who were admitted to Affiliated Hangzhou First People′s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine from June 2015 to June 2018 were collected. There were 5 males and 9 females, aged (67±10)years, with a range from 45 to 80 years. All the 14 patients underwent repair of abdominal wall defect and functional reconstruction with obliquus externus abdominis pedicle flap graft technique. Observation indicators: (1) surgical situations; (2) postoperative situations; (3) hernia-related quality of life; (4) follow-up. Follow-up using outpatient examination was performed at postoperative 1 and 12 months, and once a year thereafter to detect the recurrence of incisional hernia or abdominal bulging up to June 2019. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison within groups was analyzed using the paired sample t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were described as M (range). Count data were described as absolute numbers or percentages. Results:(1) Surgical situations: all the 14 patients underwent repair of abdominal wall defect and functional reconstruction with unilateral obliquus externus abdominis pedicle flap graft technique successfully, and reinforced repair with mesh. All the meshes were standard polypropylene meshes which were placed in the retro muscular or preperitoneal space. The operation time, volume of intraoperative bleeding, mesh size of the 14 patients were (153±34)minutes, (119±59)mL, (450±156)cm 2, respectively. (2) Postoperative situations: the duration of hospital stay of the 14 patients were (14±3)days. Of the 14 patients, 1 had type Ⅲ seroma and was cured after conservative treatment. There were no complications such as ischaemia and necrosis of external oblique muscle flap, incision dehiscence, infection of operation site, intestinal obstruction or intestinal fistula observed in the 14 patients. (3) Hernia-related quality of life: the score of hernia-related quality of life of the 14 patients before operation and at postoperative 12 months were 38±8 and 77±15 respectively, showing a significant difference ( t=12.729, P<0.05). (4) Follow-up: 14 patients were followed up for 12-48 months, with a median follow-up of 16 month. During the follow-up, none of the 14 patients had recurrence of incisional hernia or abdominal wall bulging. Conclusion:Obliquus externus abdominis pedicle flap graft technique can be used for repair of giant abdominal incisional hernia, which will lead to less surgical complications and improve hernia-related quality of life of patients.

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of warming needle moxibustion based on rehabilitation on rotator cuff injury. MethodsFrom January, 2019 to January, 2020, 70 patients with rotator cuff injury from Rehabilitation Hospital, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were randomly divided into control group (n = 35) and experimental group (n = 35). Both groups received Mulligan mobilization and rotator cuff muscle group muscle energy technique (MET) training, while the experimental group received warming needle moxibustion at Jianyu (LI15), Jügu (LI16), Jianqian and Jianzhen (SI9) in addition, for two weeks. They were assessed with Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VAS), range of motion of shoulder (ROM), and shoulder isokinetic muscle strength before and after treatment, and the complications and recurrence were observed. ResultsThere were five cases in the control group and four cases in the experimental group dropped. The SPADI score, VAS score decreased (|t| > 5.039, P < 0.001), and the ROM and R value of isokinetic muscle strength testing increased (|t| > 2.751, P < 0.01) in both groups after treatment, while the SPADI score, VAS score were less (|t| > 3.616, P < 0.001); the ROM, and R values of isokinetic muscle strength testing of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction were more (|t| > 2.214, P < 0.05) in the experimental group than in the control group. ConclusionWarming needle moxibustion can further relieve shoulder pain in patients with rotator cuff injury, and improve shoulder ROM, muscle strength and functioning.

Background Studies on the association between greenness exposure and allergic rhinitis (AR) in children are mostly conducted in developed countries, and the conclusion is not consistent. Objective Using street view data to explore the association between greenness exposure and allergic rhinitis (AR) prevalence in Chinese children. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 40868 children aged 2-17 years in three cities of Northeast China from 2012 to 2013, which consisted of 20886 (51.1%) boys and 19982 (48.9%) girls. The information of AR prevalence was obtained through questionnaire. Based on downloaded street view images from Tencent Maps, a green view index (GVI) of green vegetation (trees and grass) within 800 m and 1000 m buffer of the participants' schools was calculated by using artificial intelligence, and it was used as a surrogate of the greenness exposure. A mixed-effect logistic regression model was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) of AR prevalence in children for per increase of inter-quartile range (IQR) of GVI. In addition, according to ambient PM_2.5 concentration, the participants were divided into a low PM_2.5 exposure group (≤56.23 μg·m⁻³) and a high exposure group (>56.23 μg·m⁻³) to investigate whether PM_2.5 was a modifier on the association between GVI and AR. Results The average age of the subjects was (10.40±3.68) years and 3 963 (9.7%) subjects reported diagnosed AR. Within 800 m buffer, an IQR increase in GVI for trees (IQR=0.031, OR=0.85, 95%CI: 0.81-0.90) and overall greenness (IQR=0.029, OR=0.86, 95%CI: 0.81-0.90) was associated with lower adjusted odds ratio of AR. The interaction between PM_2.5 and GVI was statistically significant (P< 0.1), that is, the negative associations of trees and overall greenness with AR were observed only at low PM_2.5 exposure levels. The sensitivity analysis results of GVI within 1000 m buffer was consistent with that within 800 m buffer. Conclusion Exposure to green vegetation, especially trees, may be associated with decreased risks of AR in children, and such associations may be more obvious in areas with a low PM_2.5 concentration.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility of echocardiography-guided closed-chest repeated intraventricular blood sampling in mice, and to clarify the maximum blood volume that can be collected by this method, and whether the method can be used for long-term repeated blood collection in mice. Methods: Twenty-four male C57BL/6J mice (10-14 weeks old) were divided into the terminal experiment group (n=4, for investigating the maximum blood amount that could be sampled at one time), the repeated 0.5 ml blood collection group (n=10, sampling 0.5 ml whole blood each time, once every two days for consecutive 4 weeks), and the repeated 0.75 ml blood collection group (n=10, sampling 0.75 ml whole blood each time, once every two days for consecutive 4 weeks). High-frequency echocardiography was used to display the largest section of the left ventricle, guiding the insulin syringe needle through the thorax into the left ventricle for blood collection. In the repeated 0.5 ml blood collection group, echocardiography was used to detect the cardiac structure and function before blood collection, three minutes after blood collection, and one week after the last (the 14th) blood collection. Results: We successfully performed echocardiography-guided closed-chest intraventricular blood sampling, with an average operating time (88±19)s per mouse, and a maximum blood volume (1.43±0.11)ml per mouse. In the repeated 0.5 ml blood collection group, heart rate, left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular fractional shortening, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension and left ventricular posterior wall end-diastolic thickness remained uncganged before the first blood collection and after 4 weeks of repeated blood collection (all P>0.05). No death in the repeated 0.5 ml blood collection group. However, in the 0.75 ml blood collection group, two mice died before the end point. Conclusions The echocardiography-guided closed-chest intraventricular blood sampling is a safe, minimally invasive, convenient and efficient method, and can be used repeatedly for long-term blood collection in mice.

Primary age-related tauopathy (PART) is characterized by tau neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in the absence of amyloid plaque pathology. In the present study, we analyzed the distribution patterns of phosphorylated 43-kDa TAR DNA-binding protein (pTDP-43) in the brains of patients with PART. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence double-labeling in multiple brain regions was performed on brain tissues from PART, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and aging control cases. We examined the regional distribution patterns of pTDP-43 intraneuronal inclusions in PART with Braak NFT stages > 0 and ≤ IV, and a Thal phase of 0 (no beta-amyloid present). We found four stages which indicated potentially sequential dissemination of pTDP-43 in PART. Stage I was characterized by the presence of pTDP-43 lesions in the amygdala, stage II by such lesions in the hippocampus, stage III by spread of pTDP-43 to the neocortex, and stage IV by pTDP-43 lesions in the putamen, pallidum, and insular cortex. In general, the distribution pattern of pTDP-43 pathology in PART cases was similar to the early TDP-43 stages reported in AD, but tended to be more restricted to the limbic system. However, there were some differences in the distribution patterns of pTDP-43 between PART and AD, especially in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. Positive correlations were found in PART between the Braak NFT stage and the pTDP-43 stage and density.
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