Objective:To explore the effects of levocarnitine adjunctive therapy on serum nutritional index and inflammatory factor level in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Methods:Totally 62 patients with hemodialysis were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group with 31 cases in each. The observation group was treated with 1g levocarnitine injection with intravenous in-jection after the dialysis, and the control group was treated with 0. 9% physiological saline injection with the same volume after the di-alysis. After 3-month treatment, the nutritional indices including Hb, Alb, TC, TG, LDL-C and HDL-C and the change in inflamma-tory factors including C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α of the patients in the two groups were studied and compared. Results:After the treatment, the level of Hb and Alb was improved in the observation group (P<0. 05), while the level of TC, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C had no significant change (P>0. 05). All of the indices showed no significant change in the control group (P>0. 05). After the treatment, the level of Hb and Alb in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P<0. 05). After the treatment, the level of CRP, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α was reduced in the observation group (P<0.05), while the control group had no significant changes in the indices (P>0. 05). All of the indices in the observation group was better than those in the control group (P<0. 05). Conclusion:Levocarnitine used in the treatment of patients with hemodialysis can effectively improve the nutritional status and inflammatory factors level without obvious effects on lipid metabolism, which is very important for the reduction of complication and the improvement of life quality, and worthy of clinical promotion.

Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in premature infants.The most important etiology in the pathogenesis of NEC is structural and immunological intestinal immaturity.Probiotic bacteria prevent or limits disease propagation in NEC.The unique characteristics of developing intestinal epithelia focusing on gut development and colonization as well as the inflammatory propensity of immature epithelia are highlighted in this paper.Additionally, potential mechanisms of beneficial probiotic interaction with immature intestinal epithelia including immunomodulation, upregulation of cytoprotective genes, prevention and regulation of apoptosis and maintenance of barrier function are reviewed.Probiotics may restore or supply essential bacterial strains needed for gut maturation and homeostasis.Oral administration of probiotics has been suggested as a promising strategy for prevention of NEC.

Intestinal tract is the central organ of the body's stress,and it has an important barrier function to prevent the harmful substances,such as bacteria and toxins,from the gut into the body.The main factors of intestinal barrier dysfunction are ischemia and hypoxia and endotoxin damage,and it is essential to explore the protective methods of the intestinal mucosa barrier in the early stage to prevent the organ metabolism disorder induced by intestinal derived endotoxin and bacterial translocation.Glutamine,which can effectively protect the integrity of the intestinal mucosa,maintain the normal intestinal permeability and improve the cell immunity,has been used to intensive adult patients and need further studies in the clinical application of newborns.

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a leading cause of vision loss in diabetic patients.It is very important to correctly select a treating approach for DME.At present,the treating methods of DME include retinal laser photocoagulation,application of the glucocorticoid,intravitreous injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs,administration of inhibitor of protein kinase C,vitrectomy and combined treatment etc.However,each method has its advantage and disadvantage.Retinal photocoagulation,vitrectomy,intravitreous injection and drug delivery system implantation are invasive treatment methods,and they can not rescue damaged retinal photoreceptors.Therefore,it is recommended that DME should be early diagnosed and effective treatment.The research status at home and abroad and future development trends of DME treatment were summarized.

Interleukin-12 can induce the production of INF-?, up-regulate the inhibitive factor of angiogenesis such as IP-10, MIG, TIMP, TNF-?, down-regulate the induced factor of angiogenesis such as VEGF, bFGF, MMP, inhibit the angiogenesis of tumor together and accelerate the regression of tumor. Interleukin-12 can inhibit the angiogenesis of tumor, which is independent of the immune system.

Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of refractory glaucoma with compound trabeculectomy.Methods 26 eyes (24 cases ) of refractory glaucoma were treated with compound trabeculectomy.Results Followed up 1 year.There were functional filtering blebs in 20 eyes ;and the IOP was below 21mmHg in 16 eyes without any antiglaucoma drug and in 8 eyes with 1-2 categories of lower IOP drugs after 12 months.The mean IOP at 1 week,1 month,3 months,6months and 12months was (7.9 ± 3.1 ) mm Hg,( 13.5 ± 3.7 ) mm Hg,( 18.2 ±3.8)mm Hg,( 18.1 ±3.5)mm Hg,( 19.1 ±4.8)mm Hg,significantly higher than the IOP preoperatively( 38.2 ±5.6)mm Hg( P ＜0.01 ).Conclusion It was safe and effective of treating refractory glaucoma with compound trabeculectomy.

OBJECTIVE:To analyze clinical influencing factors and monitoring results of serum concentration of digoxin (SDC) to provide reference for rational use of drug. METHODS: 137 medical records were collected and analyzed statistically with multiple regression analysis in order to study the relationship of SDC with influencing factors. RESULTS: SDC was significantly affected by dosage, height, body weight, free fat body weight, body surface area, creatinining clearance rate, serum creatinine (P

Objective To screen the influencing factors related to prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV). Methods Series of parameters of 154 elderly patients with pneumonia or COPD exacerbation were collected before using ventilator, after weaning of ventilator or at the 21st day of ventilating, respectively. Results By single factor analysis, PMV related to not only age, lying on bed, white blood cell, neutrophil, P (A-a)O 2, BUN, Cr, upper digestive tract bleeding, heart rate(HR), and blood pressure(BP) before using ventilator, but also related to heart function and consciousness after ventilator weaning or ventilating for 21 days. By multiple factor analysis, age, P (A-a) O 2 , heart function when ventilating for 21 days were related to PMV. Age≥82.0, P (A-a)O 2 ≥95.0 mm Hg, heart function≥grade 3 were high risk factors of PMV. Furthermore, it was found that the accuracy rate for meeting with those three parameters among 8 elderly patients with PMV was 87.5%. Conclusions Age, P (A-a)O 2 and heart function when ventilating for 21 days might be the independent factors of PMV.

Iodine is the essential element of the human body. Both of iodine deficiency and iodine excess can produce different biological effects on organisms in various degree . It not only can damage the thyroid gland but also influence the nervous system and oxidize system, even damage hereditary material and immune system. The studies of the different biological effects of iodine deficiency and iodine excess on the cells and organisms can play an important role in unveiling the mechanisms of iodine deficiency disease and iodine excess disease. It also can offer the solution for preventing and curing the relevant disease of iodine.

Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most serious microvascular complications, which is related to many growth factors. Growth factors are a kind of cytokines that can stimulate cells to grow, which includes transforming growth factor-? (TGF-?), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), and so on. Different growth factors can cause glomerular hypertrophy or proliferation, perinephric angiogenesis, tubulointerstitial fibrosis and the like respectively. To know the relationship between the growth factors and diabetic nephropathy could provide a prospective mean to reduce the diabetic mortality rate. This paper reviews the recent researches about the growth factors and diabetic nephropathy to provide a scientific basis for clinical treatment.