As a metabolic disorder during pregnancy,gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has an important effects on fetal development,neonatal health and maternal long-term health,and is one of the pregnancy complications with high incidence.It is of great significance that we have an accurate understanding of the etiology and risk factors of GDM for its prevention and control.GDM is a complex disease with multiple etiologies.Current studies have shown that the occurrence of GDM may be the result of combined effect of heredity and environment,but the exact etiology is still unclear.In this paper,we summarized the possible etiologies and risk factors of GDM,so as to understand the occurrence and development of GDM better and to provide possible references for prevention and further etiological studies of GDM.

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a kind of devastating and common neuropsychiatric disorder, and its etiology remains to be determined. Dizocilpine MK-801 animal models, which can cover the major endophenotypes of SCZ, are widely used in the study of SCZ. In this paper, the research status is reviewed about the pathogenic mechanism, modeling method, behavioral characteristics of MK-801 animal models of SCZ in recent years in order to provide some possible ideas for the study of SCZ.

Objective To evaluate the compliancy of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Chengdu,Sichuan province,and explore the influencing factors.Methods From 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2015,a random,open,multi-center and parallel control intervention study was conducted in 328 MSM enrolled by non-probability sampling in Chengdu.The MSM were divided into 3 groups randomly,i.e.daily group,intermittent group (before and after exposure) and control group.Clinical follow-up and questionnaire survey were carried out every 3 months.Their PrEP compliances were evaluated respectively and multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify the related factors.Results A total of 141 MSM were surveyed,in whom 59(41.8％) had good PrEP compliancy.The PrEP compliancy rate was 69.0％ in daily group,higher than that in intermittent group (14.3％),the difference had significance (x2=45.29,P＜0.001).Multivariate logistic analysis indicated that type of PrEP was the influencing factors of PrEP compliancy.Compared with daily group,the intermittent group had worse PrEP compliancy (OR=0.07,95％CI:0.03-0.16).Conclusion The PrEP compliance of the MSM in this study was poor,the compliancy would be influenced by the type of PREP.

Mediation analysis is mainly used to explore the causal mechanism between independent variable X and dependent variable Y. It determines whether mediator M plays a role and evaluate the role’s degree in the causal path by decomposing the causal path between the independent variable X and the dependent variable Y. However, the classical mediation analysis is generally used for single mediator. This paper introduces a new mediation analysis method for multiple mediators.

Objective:To observe the relationship between pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and acute renal injury (AKI) and prognosis after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) heart surgery.Methods:The clinical data of 9 860 patients who underwent CPB heart surgery in Beijing Anzhen Hospital from January 1st, 2015 to December 31st, 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups according to whether AKI occurred after operation. The clinical data were obtained from hospital information system (HIS) and DoCare including general information, types of operation, preoperative complication, ejection fraction, serum creatinine (SCr), PASP, intraoperative CPB duration, aortic occlusion duration, fluid balance, blood products and drug usage, postoperative mechanical ventilation duration, length of intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital stay, and perioperative central venous pressure (CVP). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to screen the risk factors of AKI after operation. According to the preoperative PASP level, the patients were divided into ≥ 60 mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa) group and < 60 mmHg group, and the incidence of AKI and prognosis after operation were compared between the two groups. All patients were followed up by telephone after discharge, and they were divided into survival group and death group according to the follow-up results, and the clinical data were compared between the two groups. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to screen the risk factors of long-term prognosis. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to analyze the long-term prognosis of two groups with different preoperative PASP levels.Results:6 285 patients were enrolled in the final analysis. ① Among the 6 285 patients, 2 592 patients (41.2%) suffered from AKI after operation, of whom 1 697 (65.5%) were stage 1 according to Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), which was the main type of AKI. Univariate analysis showed that age, preoperative ejection fraction, SCr, PASP, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, intraoperative CPB duration, aortic occlusion duration, fluid balance, red blood cell input and norepinephrine, dopamine, epinephrine dosage, postoperative mechanical ventilation duration, the length of ICU and hospital stay, and perioperative CVP might be the risk factors of AKI after operation. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that preoperative PASP was one of independent risk factors for AKI in patients undergoing CPB heart surgery [odds ratio ( OR) = 4.753, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was 1.328-8.417, P = 0.004]. The incidence of AKI after operation in PASP ≥ 60 mmHg group was significantly higher than that in < 60 mmHg group [73.8% (712/965) vs. 35.3% (1 880/5 320), P < 0.01]. ② After a follow-up of (11±3) months, 237 patients (3.8%) died in 6 285 patients. The mortality of patients in PASP ≥ 60 mmHg group was significantly higher than that in < 60 mmHg group [9.5% (92/965) vs. 2.7% (145/5 320), P < 0.01]. Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in cumulative survival rate (Log-Rank test: χ2 = 144.400, P < 0.001). Univariate analysis showed that male, age, preoperative hypertension, ejection fraction, PASP, intraoperative CPB duration, aortic occlusion duration, fluid balance, epinephrine dosage, postoperative mechanical ventilation duration, the length of ICU and hospital stay, and perioperative CVP might be risk factors for long-term death of patients undergoing CPB heart surgery. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that for every 1 mmHg increase in preoperative PASP, the long-term mortality increased by 1.126 times [hazard ratio ( HR) = 1.126, 95% CI was 1.003-1.604, P = 0.021]. Conclusion:The increase of PASP is related to AKI after CPB heart surgery, which is an independent risk factor for long-term mortality.

Objective To investigate the expression and role of the Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway in intestinal mucosal barrier injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Methods A total of 48 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into sham-operation group (Sham group), SAP model group (SAP group), SAP+Shh signaling pathway-specific agonist purmorphamine group (PUR+SAP group), and SAP+Shh signaling pathway-specific antagonist cyclopamine group (CYC+SAP group) using a random number table, with 12 rats in each group, and each group was further divided into 12-hour and 24-hour subgroups, with 6 rats in each subgroup. Rats were given retrograde injection of 5% sodium taurocholate into the pancreatic and bile ducts to establish a model of SAP, and rats in the intervention groups were given intraperitoneal injection of 0.69 mg/kg purmorphamine and 0.69 mg/kg cyclopamine before modeling. Related samples were collected at 12 and 24 hours after modeling. HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes of the pancreas and the ileum; ELISA was used to measure the serum levels of amylase, lipase, diamine oxidase (DAO), and endotoxin-core antibody (EndoCAb); the TUNEL method was used to observe the apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells; Western blot was used to measure the expression levels of Shh, Ptch1, and Gli1 in ileal tissue. A one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between multiple groups, and the least significant difference t -test was used for further comparison between two groups; the Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between multiple groups and further comparison between two groups. Results Compared with the Sham group, the SAP group had significant increases in the pathological scores of pancreatic and ileum tissue, the serum levels of lipase, amylase, DAO, and EndoCAb, the apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells, and the protein expression levels of Shh, Ptch1, and Gli1 in ileal tissue (all P < 0.05). Compared with the SAP group, the PUR+SAP group had significantly alleviated pathological injury and dysfunction of the pancreas and intestine, a significant reduction in the apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells, and significant increases in the protein expression levels of Shh, Ptch1, and Gli1 in ileal tissue (all P < 0.05). Compared with the SAP group, the CYC+SAP group had significant aggravation of the pathological injury and dysfunction of the pancreas and intestine, a significant increase in the apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells, and significant reductions in the protein expression levels of Shh, Ptch1, and Gli1 in ileal tissue (all P < 0.05). Conclusion The Shh signaling pathway may be involved in intestinal mucosal barrier injury in SAP and exerts a protective effect.

Objective: To explore the clinical value of new rapid pathological diagnosis technology in biliary biopsy by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Methods: 7 patients with biliary biopsy by ERCP were selected. In the biliary biopsyoperation, a new type of rapid pathological diagnostic technique is used to perform cytological initial diagnosis of the biopsy tissue. According to the results of rapid pathological diagnosis of biliary biopsy operation, we analyzed the clinical value of new rapid pathological diagnosis technology in the biliary biopsy operation. Results: The new rapid pathological diagnosis technology requires little space and no pollution. The diagnosis takes about 2 to 3 minutes and does not affect the normal biopsy operation. 7 patients with biliary biopsy by ERCP under the assistance of this technique, 5 patients (71.4%) confirmed the requirement of biopsy quality and quantity for the first biopsy with the assistance of this technology and 2 patients (28.6%) met the requirements for biopsy quality and quantity after biopsy again. Conclusions Because of the blindness of biliary biopsy by ERCP, the quality and quantity of biopsy tissue are often not guaranteed. The new rapid pathological diagnosis technology can provide real-time pathological diagnosis during biliary biopsy by ERCP and improve the quality and quantity of biliary biopsy tissue, and the cost of this technology is low, which is suitable for popularization and implementation in hospitals at all levels.

The C-glycosidic bond that connects the sugar moiety with aglycone is difficult to be broken or made due to its inert nature. The knowledge of C-glycoside breakdown and synthesis is very limited. Recently, the enzyme DgpA/B/C cascade from a human intestinal bacterium PUE was identified to specifically cleave the C-glycosidic bond of puerarin (daidzein-8-C-glucoside). Here we investigated how puerarin is recognized and oxidized by DgpA based on crystal structures of DgpA with or without substrate and biochemical characterization. More strikingly, we found that apart from being a C-glycoside cleaving enzyme, DgpA/B/C is capable of efficiently converting O- to C-glycoside showing the activity as a structure isomerase. A possible mechanistic model was proposed dependently of the simulated complex structure of DgpB/C with 3″-oxo-daidzin and structure-based mutagenesis. Our findings not only shed light on understanding the enzyme-mediated C-glycosidic bond breakage and formation, but also may help to facilitate stereospecific C-glycoside synthesis in pharmaceutical industry.

Objective: To analyze the gene mutations in the patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Methods: Forty-seven patients with MDS newly diagnosed in Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences from January 2016 to July 2017 were enrolled. NGS 127-gene panel was used to detect the gene mutations, and the relationship between the gene mutations and the clinicopathological features was also analyzed. Results: Thirty-one (66.0 %) cases had gene mutations in 47 patients with MDS, and 23 gene mutations were detected with clinical significances. There were 7 mutant genes with a mutation frequency over 5 % in the population, including U2AF1 (23.4 %), SF3B1 (12.8 %), ASXL1 (10.6 %), TET2 (8.5 %), BCOR (8.5 %), TP53 (8.5 %) and DNMT3A (6.4 %) in turn. Among 31 patients with gene mutations, 16 (51.6 %) patients had ≥ 2 synergistic mutations, and 12 cases had synergistic mutations in different genetic functional groups, which was higher than that in same genetic functional groups (4 cases). There was a tendency of coexistence in IDH2-KRAS, IDH2-SRSF2, IDH2-STAG2, KRAS-SRSF2, KRAS-STAG2, RUNX1-PHF6, EZH2-ASXL1, EZH2-ZRSR2, and NPM1-NRAS (all P < 0.05). The variant allele frequency (VAF) of signaling pathway related genes including JAK2, KRAS, NRAS, SH2B3 was low in general and in a sub-clone status. JAK2 gene mutation was observed in 1 case with MDS-U. SH2B3 gene mutation was observed in a patient with very poor prognosis of karyotype. SETPB1 and EZH1 gene mutations were observed in two patients with high-risk revised international prognostic scoring system (IPSS-R). Conclusions The common mutated genes include U2AF1, SF3B1, ASXL1 and TET2. The genes in different genetic functional groups tend to synergistic mutations. Gene mutations can be used to predict the prognosis of diseases and become the target in the treatment of MDS.