Objective To study the relationship of social support and quality of life of liver transplantation patients, investigating the effective measures to improve their life quality. Methods Questionnaires were filled in by 90 liver transplantation patients and a descriptive study was used. Results Positive correlation was found between social support and life quality of liver transplantation patients. Conclusion Social support was related to the life quality of liver transplantation patients. Nurses should pay attention to the effect of social system to improve their life quality.

BACKGROUND:Catheter associated urinary tract infection is a difficult problem for clinical practice management, and its key pathogenesis is the bacterial biofilm formation on the surface of the catheter material. Therefore, developing a new anti-infective urinary catheter has become an area of interest in the current studies of anti-infective biological materials. OBJECTIVE:To review the research literatures on anti-infective urinary catheter, and provide a direction for further study and clinical application. METHODS:Al related Chinese patent papers of anti-infective urinary catheters were retrieved by Google’s proprietary search platform (http://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search) until the deadline of March 26, 2014, with the search strategy of‘Return the patents with the fol owing proprietary name:urinary catheter’. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:According to the predefined search strategy, 949 potential y relevant patent papers were screened out for further identification, and 23 papers referred to anti-infective catheters that were obviously eligible were included. The analyses showed that:(1) The antibacterial coating agents of the majority of papers were antibacterial agents of nano-inorganic metal cations, only four papers used antibiotic coated. (2) The drug-eluting catheters were mainly composite-coated. (3) The drug release modes from coating were mainly extended-release but release mechanism was not clarified. (4) The preparation process was chemical bond or ionic bond in one paper, blending methods in one paper, repeated electroplating in one paper, electrospinning technology in one paper, and physical impregnation methods in 12 papers (52.17%). (5) The antimicrobial mode was ultrasonic-antibacterial method in two patent papers, sterile sleeve in one paper, hydrophilic coating in one paper, catheter made by blending polymer material and anti-infective agents in one paper, drug coated films made by coating with antimicrobial drug liquid and drying process in 20 papers (82.61%). In conclusion, there have been no translational and applied clinical researches about the anti-infective urinary catheter, and the relevant researches were only at the laboratory level. The research methods of Chinese patent for anti-infective urinary catheter were limited, and need to be further improved.

Objective:To analyze the effect of simvastatin combined with tanshinone in the treatment of patients with acute cere-bral infarction. Methods:The patients with acute cerebral infarction were randomly divided into the treatment group (n=50) and the control group (n=50). The control group was given tanshinone treatment, the treatment group was given simvastatin treatment addi-tionally, and the treatment course was 14 d. The NIHSS ( nerve function defect degree) , ADL ( daily life activity) and the treatment effect before and after the treatment were comprehensively evaluated and compared between the two groups. Results: Compared with those before the treatment, the NIHSS and ADL scores were significantly improved in the two groups after the treatment, and the differ-ences were statistically significant (P<0. 05), and the improvement in the treatment group was significantly better than that in the control group with statistical significance (P<0. 05). The total effective rate of the observation group was 98%, which was higher than that (70%) in the control group (P<0. 05). Conclusion: Simvastatin combined with tanshinone in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction shows obvious therapeutic effect, which can obviously improve neurologic deficits and daily life activity, and is worthy of fur-ther clinical application.

Objective To observe the expression of leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin(Ig)-like receptor-1 (LAIR-1) on Treg cells in children with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and the level of soluble LAIR-1 (sLAIR-1),LAIR-2 in peripheral blood,and to discuss the possible role of LAIR in the pathogenesis of childhood ITP.Methods The levels of LAIR-1 on Treg cells of peripheral blood were measured in 36 children with ITP by using flow cytometry.Plasma levels of sLAIR-1 and LAIR-2 were measured by adopting enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Real-time PCR was used to measure both LAIR-1 mRNA and LAIR-2 mRNA.Twenty-eight healthy children served as the healthy control group.Results The expression of Treg cells in children with ITP was significantly lower than that in the healthy control group [(2.05 ± 0.85) ％ vs (3.04 ± 1.03) ％,t =4.198,P ＜ 0.001].The expression rate of LAIR-1 on Treg cells and tyrosine phosphatase-2 (SHP-2) in children with ITP group had no statistically significant difference with the healthy control group [(71.18 ± 13.36) ％ vs (67.69 ± 13.07)％,t=1.045,P＞0.05;(1.20 ± 0.97) ％ vs (0.85 ±0.66)％;t=1.718,P＞0.05].The levels of sLAIR-1 and LAIR-2 in plasma in children with ITP group were increased significantly than those in the healthy control group [(20.53 ±4.32) μg/L vs (17.51 ± 5.15) μg/L,t =2.424,P ＜0.05;(5.83 ± 1.08) μg/L vs (5.19 ± 1.24) μg/L,t =2.267,P ＜ 0.05].The LAIR-1 mRNA expression level in children with ITP group was significantly increased compared with the healthy control group (t =2.851,P ＜ 0.05),but not the LAIR-2 mRNA expression level (t =1.715,P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions The expression of Treg cells in children with ITP is decreased,and it may be associated with the onset of ITP,and it may suggest that LAIR-1 does not play a leading role in Treg cells when ITP occurrs.And the levels of sLAIR-1,LAIR-2 in plasma are both increased,suggesting that LAIR-1,LAIR-2 may be one of the factors of immune disorders in children with ITP.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt(TIPS)combined with stomach and esophageal variceal embolization(SEVE)for gastric variceal haem-orrhage,and the efficacy with or without a gastrorenal shunt. Methods A total of 52 patients with gastric variceal bleeding history and portal hypertension treated with TIPS combined with SEVE were included from October 2013 to March 2015.Patients were divided into two groups according to preoperateive CT angiogra-phy,27 cases with gastric variceal haemorrhage associated with a gastrorenal shunt in group A,and 25 gastric varices bleeding cases without gastrorenal shunt in group B. During the follow-up,the incidence of the total rates of rebleeding,TIPS primary patency and hepatic encephalopathy,and the survival rates were compared between group A and group B. Results In all patients,the average portal vein pressure decreased from 36. 50±7. 00 cmH2 O(1 cmH2 O= 0. 098 kPa)before operation to 28. 15±6. 27 cmH2 O after TIPS combined with SEVE,with significant difference(t= 10. 357,P= 0. 001). Fifty two patients were followed up for 1 to 18 months(1-18 months in group A;1-15 months in group B).The total rates of rebleeding,TIPS primary patency,hepatic encephalopathy and survival were 11. 54%(6/ 52),86. 54%(45/ 52),11. 54%(6/ 52) and 92. 31%(48/ 52),respectively. There were no significant differences between the two groups in the total rates of rebleeding[11. 11%(3/ 27)VS 12. 00%(3/ 25),P = 1. 000],TIPS primary patency[88. 89%(24/ 27)VS 84. 00%(21/ 25),P= 1. 000],hepatic encephalopathy[14. 81%(4/ 27)VS 8. 00%(2/ 25), P= 0. 738]or total survival rate[92. 59%(25/ 27)VS 92. 00%(23/ 25),P = 1. 000]after TIPS combined with SEVE. Conclusion TIPS combined with SEVE is effective for gastric varices,and equally effective in the treatment of both gastric variceal haemorrhage associated with a gastrorenal shunt and gastric varices bleeding without gastrorenal shunt.

Objective To establish the quality standard for Yanyan syrup. Methods Thin layer chromatography ( TLC) was used for the qualitative identification of Puerariae Lobatae Radix and Scrophulariae Radix. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to determine the content of puerarin on Diamonsil C18(200 mm×4.6 mm,5μm) column with mobile phase consisting of methanol-0.5% acetic acid (25:75) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL?min-1.The detection wavelength was set at 250 nm. Results TLC spots were clear and well-separated without negative interference.The linear range of puerarin was 3-120μg?mL-1( r=0.999 7) with an average recovery of 97.44% ( RSD=2.07%,n=6) . Conclusion The method for quality and quantity of Yanyan syrup is simple, specific, accurate and reliable.It can be used for the quality control of Yanyan syrup.

Objective: To explore clinical features of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) caused by left main (LM) coronary artery lesions and to study the effect of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in relevant patients. Methods: A total of 3514 AMI patients received coronary angiography (CAG) in our hospital from 2000-01 to 2015-12 were studied, those including 36 of infarct-related artery (IRA) as LM. There were 28/36 patients received PCI and 8 received CABG. The clinical features and outcomes in 28 LM disease patients were investigated. Results: The patients included 5 female and 23 male at the mean age of (66.5±8.32) years. There were 16 patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and 12 with NSTEMI; 21 received primary PCI and 7 had elective PCI; there were 16 patients suffered from cardiac shock at admission. The procedural success rate was 82.1% and the in-hospital mortality was 35.7% (10/28). During (66.1±35.2) months follow-up period, 3 patients had re-NSTEMI and 1 of them received PCI again, 3 patients died. No event survival rate was 66.7%. Conclusion: PCI is feasible for treating AMI patients caused by LM lesions, the in-hospital survival rate was 64.3%; while the MACE occurrence rate during long-term follow-up period has been high.

Objective To dectect the expression of CD54 in thyroid tissue of Hashimotos thyroiditis patients,and expression changes of CD54 on thyroid cells interferred by different agents.Methods The thyroid tissues from 41 cases of Hashimotos thyroiditis were collected and 26 normal thyroid tissues served as normal controls.All thyroid tissues were identified by pathological examination.The positive expression rate and area of CD54 were investigated by immunohistochemical method and quantitative analysis of image analysis system in all thyroid tissues.The expression changes of CD54 in the isolated thyroid cells interferred by 100,500,1 000 pg/ml IL-1? or 10 mg/L NaI or 1 000 pg/ml IL-1? and 10 mg/L NaI for 48 h were detected by flow cytometry.Results The positive expression rate of CD54 in Hashimotos thyroiditis tissues was much more than that of control tissues(P

Objective To investigate the role of IL-6/STAT3 signaling in Th17/Tr imbalance of Kawasaki disease(KD). Methods Forty-eight children with KD and eighteen age-matched healthy children were consented to participate in this study. Protein concentration of IL-6 in plasma was measured by ELISA. Transcriptional levels of IL-17A, IL-17F, RORγt, Foxp3, SOCS1 and SOCS3 were assessed by real-time PCR. The proportion of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T(Tr) cells and mean fluorescence intensity(MFI) for phosphorylated-STAT3(pSTAT3) protein in CD4+ T cells was analyzed by flow cytometry. A quantitative methylation specific PCR based on SYBR Green was used to evaluate methylation status of CpG islands in SOCS1 exon2, three potential bind sites for STAT3 in 5'-untraslated region(5'-UTR) of SOCS3 in CD4+ T cells. Results (1)Compared with healthy volunteers, plasma IL-6 concentration and MFI for pSTAT3 in CD4+ T cells were elevated significantly during acute phase of KD[IL-6:(54.02±20.58) pg/ml vs (8.72±2.06) pg/ml, P<0.05;pSTAT3 MFI:(55.41±15.08) vs (9.35±3.76), P<0.05], and the two items in KD patients with coronary artery lesion (KD-CAL+) were found to be higher than those in KD patients without coronary artery lesion (KD-CAL-)[IL-6:(84.76±29.35) pg/ml vs (38.65±13.76) pg/ml, P<0.05;pSTAT3 MFI:(72.36±16.81) vs (46.93±13.57), P<0.05]. (2)Transcription levels of IL-17A, IL-17F and RORγt in patients with KD were significantly elevated (P<0.05) while the proportion of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Treg and expression levels of Foxp3 were detected to be lower than those in normal controls (P<0.05). The mRNA levels of IL-17A, IL-17F and RORγt in KD-CAL+ group were higher than those in KD-CAL- group(P<0.05), as well as expression level of Foxp3 were found to be lower in KD-CAL+ group(P<0.05). (3)The mRNA levels of SOCS1 and SOCS3 in CD4+ T cells increased significantly during acute phase of KD(P<0.05), while the two items in KD-CAL+ group were lower than those in KD-CAL- group(P<0.05). Furthermore, CpG islands in SOCS1 exon2 and the third potential bind site for STAT3 in SOCS3 5'-UTR were hypomethylated in acute KD, while those in healthy controls were fully demethylated(P<0.05). Demethylation levels of SOCS1 exon2 and the third potential bind site for STAT3 in SOCS3 5'-UTR in KD-CAL+ group were lower than those in KD-CAL- group(P<0.05). CpG islands in the other two bind sites for STAT3 in SOCS3 5'-UTR were fully demethylated among all the groups(P>0.05). ConclusionAberrant activation of IL-6/STAT3 signaling caused by hypomethylation of SOCS1 and SOCS3 might be one contributing factor to unbalance of Th17/Tr in KD.

Objective To assess the efficacy of oral erythromycin on the functional gastrointestinal dysmotility in neonates.Methods In this double-blind,randomized,placebo controlled trial,90 neonates consecutively admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Shenzhen Children's Hospital from Jan 2009 to Dec 2011 were enrolled and randomly divided into low-dosage erythromycin group ( LE group,n =30 ),highdosage erythromycin group ( HE group,n =30 ) and control group ( n =30).Patients received either erythromycin ( 3 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg) or equivalent normal saline with oral or nasal feeding every 8 hours one time for 14 d.The time to achieve half,three-quarters,and full enteral nutrition,the time of parenteral nutrition,and hospital length of stay were compared among each group.Results The time to achieve half,three-quarters,and full enteral nutrition in HE group [ ( 3.0 ± 0.5 ) d,( 6.2 ± 0.7 ) d,( 8.2 ± 1.0 ) d ] and in LE group [(6.2±0.5) d,(8.3 ±0.6) d,(10.6 ±1.1) d] were shorter than that in control group [(8.1 ±0.4) d,( 13.5 ± 1.0) d,( 15.7 ± 1.2) d] ( P ＜ 0.05 ).The duration of parenteral nutrition [ ( 14.2 ± 1.4) d vs (9.3 ± 1.2) d vs (7.8 ± 1.1 ) d ] and hospital length of stay [ ( 13.0 ± 1.4 ) d vs ( 8.1 ± 0.8 ) d vs ( 6.8 ±0.7) d] were significantly prolonged in control group compared with LE and HE groups,and there were significant differences among the three groups ( P ＜ 0.05).The incidence of liver injury and septicemia during the treatment of erythromycin were similar between HE group and LE group,but it was significantly lower than control group.No serious adverse effect such as prolongation of QT intervals,dysrhythmia associated with erythromycin treatment was found.Conclusion Oral erythromycin can be considered as a treatment for neonates with functional gastrointestinal dysmotility who fail to establish adequate enteral nutrition,and highdosage oral erythromycin is more effective than low-dosage.