OBJECTIVETo investigate the changes of cardiac T troponin (cTnT) and high-sensitivity C reactive protein (hs-CRP) in children with viral myocarditis (VMC).

METHODSForty children with VMC were examined for cTnT, hs-CRP, and creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) levels.

RESULTSChildren with VMC had significantly higher cTnT, hs-CRP and CK-MB levels than the control group on admission (P<0.01), but obviously decreased after two weeks of treatment. The positivity rate of cTnT and hs-CRP were significantly higher in children with VMC than the control group on admission, and decreased significantly after treatment (P<0.01). The positivity rate of cTnT and hs-CRP were significantly higher than that of CK-MB (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONSerum cTnT and hs-CRP are sensitive indices for diagnosis of VMC, and their detection have important value in estimation of the patients' condition.

Biomarkers ; blood ; C-Reactive Protein ; metabolism ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Creatine Kinase, MB Form ; blood ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Myocarditis ; blood ; virology ; Troponin T ; blood ; Virus Diseases ; blood

Hormesis describes the low-dose stimulation and high-dose inhibition phenomena for all kind lives under toxicity environment. This paper generalized hormesis of medicinal plant on grow and metabolite after introducing the concept and study state of hormesis and analyzing hormesis mechanism and its significance. It points out that hormesis can be well used for medicinal plants growth, including increasing the metabolise, giving a dereaction for cultivated field chosen, guiding the agriculture management during the cultivation and improving the anti-stress.
Agriculture ; methods ; Plants, Medicinal ; growth & development ; metabolism