AIM:To study the affect of two kind preparations of ammonium glycyrrhizinate on serum extracellular matrix level of chronic viral hepatitis.　METHODS: Seventy patients with chronic viral hepatitis were randomly divided into two groups. The first group of 41 patients (M36,F5;age 47a±s 13a) was treated with diammonium glycyrrhizinate 0.15 g, iv, gtt, qd×30 d. The second group of 29 patients (M23,F6; age 48a±12a) was treated with monoamonium glycyrrhizinate 0.2 g iv, gtt, qd×30 d. Serum ECM levels were assayed using RIA method.　RESULTS: After treatment the serum ECM levels of both groups reduced remarkably and there was no differance in the reduction of serum ECM levels of the two groups except LN (P<0.05, P<0.01).　CONCLUSION: Both preparations of glycyzzhizinate have the efficacy to reduce serum ECM level of chronic viral hepatitis patients and play some role in anti-hepatic fibrosis. Diammonium glycyrrhizinate is more potent than monoammonium glycyrrhizinate.

Anti-Inflammatory Agents ; pharmacology ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; complications ; pathology ; Prednisone ; pharmacology

Animals ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; metabolism ; therapeutic use ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; metabolism ; Breast Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; therapy ; Drug Delivery Systems ; Epidermal Growth Factor ; immunology ; metabolism ; physiology ; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition ; GPI-Linked Proteins ; Humans ; Immunotherapy ; methods ; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; Membrane Glycoproteins ; immunology ; metabolism ; physiology ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Neoplasm Proteins ; immunology ; metabolism ; physiology

BACKGROUND:The coagulation function of patients after joint replacement is enhanced during the perioperative time, the coagulation disorder can easily lead to the deep vein thrombosis, which wil seriously affect the rehabilitation and prognosis of patients. The embolus fal ing off from venous thrombosis can lead to acute pulmonary embolism, severe cases can be life-threatening. So the early diagnosis of postoperative deep vein thrombosis and acute pulmonary embolism is very important.
OBJECTIVE:To review the research progress of clinical diagnosis of thrombosis in the perioperative patients after orthopaedic joint replacement.
METHODS:A computer-based retrieve in PubMed database and CNKI database were conducted by the first author for the articles on the clinical diagnosis of thrombosis in the perioperative patients after orthopaedic joint replacement from January 2008 to May 2013 with the key words of“arthroplasty, deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary artery embolism, risk factor, diagnostic approach, anticoagulant, perioperative period, research progress”in English and Chinese. A total of 165 articles were screened out, and final y 50 articles were included according to the inclusion criteria.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After joint replacement surgery, various risk factors were associated with the etiology and pathogenesis of deep venous thrombosis, such as vascular and tissue impairments, limb fixation, pain stress, and hemorrhagic fluid caused coagulation disorder, were the main reasons to thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism had variety of clinical manifestations, many diagnostic approaches were widely applied in clinic, but each one has its laminations. So the positive diagnosis intervention should be performed according to the common clinical manifestations, general y begin from the routine examinations of ultrasound and electrocardiogram, and the combination of various methods was preferred if necessary in order to increase the positive diagnosis rate to the maximum extent, and take drug intervention immediately after diagnosis to avoid the happening of adverse events. Several new types of oral anticoagulants appear in clinical trials, and the outcomes are very promising, but the widely clinical application needs further observation.

Objective:To compare the efficacy and safety of Shikani ( S) optical stylet and Macintosh (M) laryngoscope for double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation .Methods:In the study, 60 patients undergoing elective thoracic surgery were randomly allocated to group S ( n=30 ) and group M ( n=30 ) . After general anesthesia induction , the patients in group S and group M were intubated double-lumen en-dotracheal tube ( DLT) by Shikani optical stylet ( SOS) and macintosh laryngoscope respectively .Intuba-tion time, intubation attempts , cuff broken and oral mucosal or dental injury were recorded;Blood pres-sure and heart rate at baseline ( T0 ) , at the time of intubaiton onset ( T1 ) , 1 minute after intubaiton (T2), 3 minutes after intubation (T3) and 5 minutes after intubation (T3) were also recorded;Hoarse-ness and throat sore of the patients 24 hours after surgery were evaluated .Results:The intubaiton time with the SOS was faster than with the Macintosh [(37.4 ±9.7) s vs.(43.9 ±13.7) s, P=0.039] and the first attempt success rate (87%vs.80%, P=0.488) did not differ between the groups; No tube cuff broke in both the groups;Group S had fewer patients who suffered oral mucosal or dental injury than group M (8 vs.2, P=0.038);The blood pressure and heart rate at T0,T1,T2,T3 and T4 did not differ between the groups;Throat sore(7 vs.10, P=0.390) and hoarseness (5 vs.7, P=0.519) incidence did not differ between the groups .Conclusion:By comparison of the Macintosh laryngoscope , the SOS provides faster DLT intubation and causes less oral Mucosal or dental injury .

Objective To investigate the stress distributions on implant-bone interface and fatigue behaviors of biomimetic titanium implant under static and dynamic loading conditions to provide theoretical basis for a new implant which may effectively transfer the stress to surrounding bones. Methods A 3-D finite element model of a posterior mandible segment with an implant bone was constructed by a CAD (Pro/E Widefire 2.0) software. Two different implant models (a dense implant No.1 and a biomimetic implant No.2) were designed. The stress distributions on bone-implant interface under dynamic and static loading conditions were analyzed by Ansys Workbench 10.0 software, as well as the fatigue beha-vior of the biomimetic implant. Results The cervical cortical bones in the 2 implants were all high stress region under the same loading condition. The maximum von Mises stress on the interface and high-stress region in the cancellous bone region, and the maximum stress in the root region of the biomimetic implant were lower than those of the dense implant. The stress on the implant-bone interface decreased from the top to the bottom. The stress in the cervical cortical bone under the dynamic loading was 17.15% higher than that of the static loading. There was no significant difference in maximum stress at the cortical bone region between the dynamic and static loading conditions. The maximum stress of the dense implant in the cancellous bone region was 75.97% higher and that in the root region was 22.46% higher than that of the biomimetic implant. The maximum stress on the implant-bone interface was far less than the yield strength of pure titanium. The stress distribution in the cortical region of the biomimetic implant was 7.85% higher than that of the dense implant, and the maximum stress in the cortical bone was smaller than the yield stress of cortical bone. Within the dynamic loading of 50-300 N, the safety coefficient was all higher than 10, and with the increase of loading pressure, interface stress in the cancellous region increased linearly. Under the loading of 300 N in the axial and 25 N in the lingual 45°, the maximum stress was 11.38 MPa. Conclusion Biomimetic style implant can effectively transfer the implant-bone interface stress to surrounding bones in the cancellous bone and root region, and the structure with the improved design is safe under normal loading pressure.

Objective: To understand the characteristics of newly reported HIV/AIDS cases among young students in Zhengzhou City from 2017 to 2022, so as to provide insights into AIDS prevention and control among young students. Methods: Data of newly reported HIV/AIDS cases among young students at ages of 15 years and older in Zhengzhou City from 2017 to 2022 were collected through the Infectious Disease Surveillance System of the Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System and the Sentinel Surveillance Questionnaire Survey System database of the AIDS Prevention and Control Information System. Demographic information, high-risk behaviors, detection pathways and the first measurement of CD4+T lymphocyte cell (CD4 cell) counts were analyzed. Results: A total of 205 HIV/AIDS cases among young students were newly reported in Zhengzhou City from 2017 to 2022, accounting for 6.53% of the total number of newly reported HIV/AIDS cases in the same period. There were 201 males and 4 females, with 132 cases at ages of 20 to 24 years (64.39%). Seventy-two cases were registered in Zhengzhou City (35.12%), and the proportion of HIV/AIDS cases registered in Zhengzhou City from 2017 to 2022 showed an upward trend (P<0.05). All cases were infected through sexual contact, including 167 cases of homosexual contact (81.46%); 143 cases had their first sexual activity at ages of 18 years and older (69.76%); 105 cases had 4 or more sexual partners (51.22%), and the proportion of HIV/AIDS cases with 4 or more sexual partners from 2017 to 2022 showed an increasing trend (P<0.05); 139 cases had never used condoms (67.80%); 132 cases were detected by counseling and testing (64.39%); 59 cases had been tested for HIV antibody before confirmation (28.78%), and the proportion of those who had been tested for HIV antibody before confirmation showed a downward trend from 2017 to 2022 (P<0.05); 190 cases of CD4 cell counts were detected, with 18 cases less than 200 cells/μL (9.47%). Conclusion From 2017 to 2022, the newly reported HIV/AIDS cases among young students in Zhengzhou City were predominantly males at ages of 20 to 24 years, with increasing proportion of local residence and homosexual transmission, and some cases have had severe immunodeficiency when they were found.

OBJECTIVETo explore the neuroprotective effect and mechanism of picroside II on extracellular regulated protein kinases1/2 (ERK1/2) signal transduction pathway in cerebral ischemia injuryrats. METHODS The middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was established by inserting a monofilament into middle cerebral artery. Totally 96 successfully modeled Wistar rats were divided into the modelgroup, the treatment (picroside II) group, the Lipopolysachcaride (LPS) group, and the U0126 group according to random digit table. Each group was further divided into 3 subgroups, i.e. 6, 12, and 24 h sub-groups. Picroside II (20 mg/kg) was peritoneally injected to rats in the treatment group 2 h after ischemia.LPS (20 mg/kg) and Picroside II (20 mg/kg) were peritoneally injected to rats in the LPS group 2 h after ischemia. U0126-EtOH (20 mg/kg)and Picroside II (20 mg/kg) were peritoneally injected to rats in the U0126group 2 h after ischemia. Equal volume of normal saline was peritoneally injected to rats in the control groupand the model group. The neurobehavioral function was evaluated by modified neurological severity score(mNSS) test. The structure of neurons was observed using hematoxylin-eosinstaining (HE) staining. Theapoptotic cells were detected using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. The expression of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase1,2 (pERK1,2) in cortex was detected using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Western blot.

RESULTSAfter cerebral ischemia injury neurological impairment score increased, the damage of neuron in the cortical area was aggravated, apoptotic cells increased in the model group as time went by. The expression of pERK1/2 increased more significantly in the model group than in the control group (P <0.05). The damage of neuron in the cortical area was milder, while apoptotic cells decreased, the expression of pERK1f2 obviously decreased more in the treatment group and the U0126 group (P < 0.05). The early damage of neuron in the cortical area was more severe, apoptotic cells and the expression of pERK12 were comparatively higher in early stage of the LPS group, but the expression of pERK1/2 was somewhat decreased in late stage.

CONCLUSIONSActivating ERK12 pathway could mediate apoptosis and inflammatory reactions of neurons after cerebral ischemia injury. Picroside II could protect the nerve system possibly through reducing activation of ERKI2 pathway, inhibiting apoptosis of neurons and inflammation reaction.

Animals ; Apoptosis ; Brain Ischemia ; drug therapy ; Cinnamates ; pharmacology ; Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery ; drug therapy ; Iridoid Glucosides ; pharmacology ; MAP Kinase Signaling System ; drug effects ; Neurons ; pathology ; Neuroprotective Agents ; pharmacology ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

Carrier Proteins ; Humans ; Inflammasomes ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein ; Silicosis ; pathology

BACKGROUND:Hidden blood loss, a frequent occurrence fol owing artificial joint replacement, greatly affects the recovery from total hip arthroplasty. Many factors have been shown to have a correlation with the hidden blood loss, but the specific mechanism is not yet clear.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the correlation of patients’ baseline (sex, age, underlying disease, obesity), prosthesis types, surgical time with hidden blood loss fol owing total hip arthroplasty, as wel as the association between hidden blood loss and prognosis.
METHODS:Ninety patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty were enrol ed in this study. Using Gross formula, we calculated the total blood loss according to height, weight, and pre-and post-operative hematocrit, and subtracted the dominant loss of blood to get the quantitative value of hidden blood loss. According to the criterion, the 90 patients were divided to two groups:group I:volume of hidden blood loss>480 mL, group II:volume of hidden blood loss<480 mL. Then we analyze the difference in the gender, age, underlying disease, type of prosthesis, surgical time between the two groups, and whether there was a correlation between these factors and hidden blood loss. Al the patients were fol owed for 1 year. Perioperative complications and survival curves were observed and monitored in the two groups.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:There were 39 patients in the group I, including 64.1%males, 64.1%hypertension patients, 35.9%diabetic patients, 7.7%patients receiving cement prosthesis;while, there were 51 patients in the group II, including 37.3%males, 25.5%hypertension patients, 5.9%diabetic patients, 35.3%patients receiving cemented prosthesis, showing a significant difference between the two groups. Based on these experimental findings, age, hypertension, diabetes mel itus, type of prosthesis were shown to be factors independently associated with hidden blood loss;however, obesity and smoking exhibited no correlation with hidden blood loss. In addition, a statistical difference in the survival rate was found at admission and during the 1-year fol ow-up.