Objective Cerebral small vessel disease is closely related to kidney disease .Chronic kidney disease ( CKD) may increase the risk of hemorrhage stroke .However, its impact on hemorrhage-prone small vessel disease represented by cerebral microb-leeds( CMBs) remains unclear .The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of CKD with the presence and location of CMBs in patients with acute lacunar stroke . Method Consecutive patients with acute lacunar stroke within 7 days from onset were enrolled retrospectively from January 2014 to July 2016 and scanned by gradient-echo T2*-weighted imaging (GRE-T2*WI).Their demographic, clinical, laboratory and imaging data were collected .Estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated individu-ally by the following chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation for the Asian population .CKD was defined as the level of eGFR<60 mL/min/1.73 m2. Results Finally, 308 patients (mean age:65.79±8.67 years; median NHISS:3(2-5);42.2%Female) with lacunar ischemic stroke were enrolled in the final analysis .Among these patients, CMBs were present in 116 patients ( 37.7%) and CKD in 62 patients ( 20.1%) .Patients were divided into CKD group and normal group according to GFR level . The result of univariate analysis showed that patients with CKD had higher prevalence of diabetes ( P=0.014) and higher degrees of CMBs (P=0.001) compared with normal group.CMBs were refined by its location .The result of multivariable analysis showed that CMBs in deep brain [ OR=7.61, 95%CI 4.18-16.55, P=0.001] were sig-nificantly associated with CKD incidence , while no significant rela-tionship was found in CKD incidence and CMBs in the lobe and mixed location of brain . Conclusion The CKD incidence in patients with acute lacunar stroke is in dependent relationship with CMBs in deep brain and without significant correlation with CMBs in the lobe and mixed location of brain .

Objective To investigate the effects of Jiawei Danshen Decoction on endothelial cell ultrastructure, serum NO and ET in apolipoprotein E-knockout atherosclerosis (AS) mice;To discuss its mechanism of anti-atherosclerosis.Methods Totally 24 7-8 weeks old ApoE -/- mice were fed with a high fat diet for 12 weeks until the a mature atherosclerotic plaque was formed. They were randomly divided into four groups:model group, control group,Jiawei Danshen Decoction of low-dose group and high-dose group, 6 mice in each group. Another 6 normal C57BL/6J mice with the same strain were set as the blank group, and fed with general diet. After medicine intervention by gavage for 8 weeks, blood was extracted from orbital venous to measure serum NO and ET;aortic endothelial cell ultrastructure changes were observed by transmission electron microscope.Results Compared with the blank group, the level of NO obviously decreased and ET significantly increased in the model group (P<0.01). Compared with model group, medicine intervention increased NO and reduce ET level (P<0.05). Electron microscopy results showed that the model group showed fatty streaks stage performance;endothelial damage in each administration group was improved compared with model group.Conclusion Jiawei Danshen Decoction can improve the endothelial cell ultrastructure and functions and protect endothelial cells, with a purpose to delay the AS process.

ObjectiveTo study the effect and safety of flurbiprofen cataplasm on osteoarthritis pain in Chinese patients.MethodsOne hundred and eighty-three patients were divided into flurbiprofen cataplasm group,indometacin cataplasm group and Qizheng-xiaotong plaster group randomly.The score of pain,stiffness and physical function were analyzed with WOMAC scale and adverse reactions were also assessed.KruskalWallis H test,Nemenyi test and CMH tese were used.ResultsAfter treatment,the VAS value of the three groups decreased significantly and the VAS difference value of the flurbiprofen cataplasm group changed the most significantly(the changes of VAS value in flat walking,up and down stairs,nighttime,rest and weightbearing were 31±21,35±20,24±19,20±18 and 37±20 respectively).Meanwhile,the value of stiffness and physical function decreased significantly.In terms of safety,flurbiprofen cataplasm group and the indome-tacin cataplasm group were better than Qizheng-xiaotong plaster group.But in sense of constriction,the flurbiprofen cataplasm group was better than the indometacin eataplasm group.ConclusionFlurbiprofen Cataplasm,with its favorable analgesic effect,is suitable for general clinical use.It can reduce stiffness,improvephysical function,and has good safety profile.

Objective To establish an automatic review plan for coagulation tests with image recognition function,and evaluate the correctness and effectiveness of the plan.Methods Artificial intelligence software and hardware were combined to establish an image recognition system that could automatically determine the characteristics of specimens,blood volume and hematocrit.The correctness of the determination results of specimen character was compared with the visual method,the correctness of the determination results of blood volume was compared with the manual measurement method,and the correctness of hematocrit was compared with the hematology analyzer.According to the flow chart,reference interval,medical decision level,critical value range,relevant literature,work experience and historical data,the autoverification rules of coagulation tests were formulated.The autoverification rules were manually verified,and the autoverification pass rate,true positive rate,true negative rate,false positive rate,and false negative rate were calculated.The change of turnaround time in the laboratory after the implementation of the autoverification scheme was evaluated.Re-sults The accuracy rate of sample trait determination in the image recognition system was 96.72％,and the false negative rate of judging hemolytic,jaundice,and lipoid blood samples as normal samples was 0.04％.The image recognition system was compared with the blood volume data of two groups of specimens measured manually,P=0.4881.The image recognition method was not inferior to the manual measurement method.Comparing the two sets of hematocrit data from the image recognition system and the blood cell analyzer,P=0.1130,the image recognition system was not inferior to the blood cell analyzer.A total of 61 automatic re-view rules for coagulation tests had been established,including numerical abnormalities,logical abnormalities,Delta Check,sample quality abnormalities,reaction curve abnormalities,etc.The automatic review pass rate was 76.19％,true positive rate was 23.77％,true negative rate was 76.19％,false positive rate was 0.04％,and false negative rate was 0.00％.After implementing the automatic audit plan,the turnaround time of sam-ples in each quantile was shortened,with an average shortening time of 13.66 min.Conclusion The applica-tion of image recognition technology in the automatic review of coagulation tests makes the automatic review function more automated and scientific,standardizes specimen quality judgment,improves the accuracy of test results,effectively improves work efficiency and saves manpower.

OBJECTIVES: Nephrotic syndrome is a common disease of the urinary system. The aim of this study is to explore the effect of astragalus polysaccharides (APS) on multidrug resistance gene 1 (MDR1) and P-glycoprotein 170 (P-gp170) in adriamycin nephropathy rats and the underlying mechanisms. METHODS: A total of 72 male Wistar rats were divided into a control group, a model group, an APS low-dose group, an APS high-dose group, an APS+micro RNA (miR)-16 antagomir group and an APS+miR-16 antagomir control group, with 12 rats in each group. Urine protein (UP) was detected by urine analyzer, and serum cholesterol (CHOL), albumin (ALB), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine (SCr) were detected by automatic biochemical analyzer; serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) levels were detected by ELISA kit; the morphological changes of kidney tissues were observed by HE staining; the levels of miR-16 and MDR1 mRNA in kidney tissues were detected by real-time RT-PCR; the expression levels of NF-κB p65, p-NF-κB p65, and P-gp170 protein in kidney tissues were detected by Western blotting; and dual luciferase was used to verify the relationship between miR-16 and NF-κB. RESULTS: The renal tissue structure of rats in the control group was normal without inflammatory cell infiltration. The renal glomeruli of rats in the model group were mildly congested, capillary stenosis or occlusion, and inflammatory cell infiltration was obvious. The rats in the low-dose and high-dose APS groups had no obvious glomerular congestion, the proliferation of mesangial cells was significantly reduced, and the inflammatory cells were reduced. Compared with the high-dose APS group and the APS+miR-16 antagomir control group, there were more severe renal tissue structure damages in the APS + miR-16 antagomir group. Compared with the control group, the levels of UP, CHOL, BUN, SCr, IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, and MDR1 mRNA, and the protein levels of p-NF-κB p65 and P-gp170 in the model group were significantly increased (all P<0.05); the levels of ALB and miR-16 were significantly decreased (both P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the levels of UP, CHOL, BUN, SCr, IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, and MDR1 mRNA, and the protein levels of pNF-κB p65 and P-gp170 in the low-dose and high-dose APS groups were significant decreased (all P<0.05); and the levels of ALB and miR-16 were significantly increased (both P<0.05). Compared with APS+miR-16 antagomir control group, the UP, CHOL, BUN, SCr, IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α levels, MDR1 mRNA, and the protein levels of p-NF-κB p65 and P-gp170 were significantly increased (all P<0.05). The levels of ALB and miR-16 were significantly decreased in the APS+miR-16 antagomir group compared with the APS+miR-16 antagomir control group (both P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS APS can regulate the miR-16/NF-κB signaling pathway, thereby affecting the levels of MDR1 and P-gp170, and reducing the inflammation in the kidney tissues in the adriamycin nephropathy rats.
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/genetics* ; Animals ; Antagomirs ; Doxorubicin/toxicity* ; Genes, MDR ; Interleukin-6/metabolism* ; Kidney Diseases/genetics* ; Male ; MicroRNAs/metabolism* ; NF-kappa B/metabolism* ; Polysaccharides/pharmacology* ; RNA, Messenger ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism*

Objective:To investigate the predictive value of left ventricular global longitudinal peak strain (GLPS) for the prognosis of septic patients.Methods:A prospective cohort study was conducted. Patients diagnosed with sepsis and admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University from December 2018 to November 2019 were enrolled. The patient characteristics, cardiac ultrasound parameters [left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF), four-dimensional ejection fraction (4DEF), GLPS] and cardiac biomarkers [N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), cardiac troponin T (cTnT)] within 24 hours of ICU admission, organ support therapies, severity of illness, and prognostic indicators were documented. The differences in clinical parameters between patients with varying outcomes during ICU hospitalization were assessed. Pearson correlation analysis was employed to explore the correlation between GLPS and other cardiac systolic parameters, as well as the associations between various cardiac systolic parameters and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score. Receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC curve) was drawn to analyze the predictive capacity of cardiac ultrasound parameters and cardiac biomarkers for death during ICU hospitalization in septic patients.Results:A total of 50 septic patients were enrolled, with 40 surviving and 10 dying during ICU hospitalization, resulting in a mortality of 20.0%. All patients in the death group were male. Compared with the survival group, the patients in the death group were older, had a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus, and received continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) more frequently, additionally, they exhibited more severe illness and had longer length of ICU stay. The levels of GLPS and cTnT in the death group were significantly elevated as compared with the survival group [GLPS: -7.1% (-8.5%, -7.0%) vs. -12.1% (-15.5%, -10.4%), cTnT (μg/L): 0.07 (0.05, 0.08) vs. 0.03 (0.02, 0.13), both P < 0.05]. However, no statistically significant difference was found in other cardiac ultrasound parameters or cardiac biomarkers between the two groups. Pearson correlation analysis revealed a negative correlation between GLPS and LVEF ( r = -0.377, P = 0.014) and 4DEF ( r = -0.697, P = 0.000), while no correlation was found with RVEF ( r = -0.451, P = 0.069). GLPS demonstrated a positive correlation with SOFA score ( r = 0.306, P = 0.033), while LVEF ( r = 0.112, P = 0.481), RVEF ( r = -0.134, P = 0.595), and 4DEF ( r = -0.251, P = 0.259) showed no significant correlation with SOFA score. ROC curve analysis indicated that the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of GLPS for predicting death during ICU hospitalization in septic patients was higher than other cardiac systolic parameters, including LVEF, RVEF, and 4DEF, as well as cardiac biomarkers NT-proBNP and cTnT (0.737 vs. 0.628, 0.556, 0.659, 0.580 and 0.724). With an optimal cut-off value of -14.9% for GLPS, the sensitivity and negative predictive value reached to 100%. Conclusion:GLPS < -14.9% within 24 hours of ICU admission in septic patients indicated a reduced risk of death risk during ICU hospitalization, while also correlating with the severity of organ dysfunction in this patient population.

OBJECTIVES: Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is the third cause of hospital-acquired AKI, and existing clinical prevention and treatment measures such as hydration therapy and/or administration of antioxidants N-acetylcysteine treatment and other treatments still show little effect on the prevention and treatment of CI-AKI. This study aims to explore the effect of Danhong injection on prevention of CI-AKI. METHODS: A total of 12 867 patients, who received coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, enhanced CT or vascular intervention in a tertiary hospital, were enrolled for this study. Among them, 423 in the treatment group received intravenous drip of Danhong injection, and 12 444 in the control group received routine medicine. Propensity score matching was conducted to balance confounding factors between the 2 groups and then the prevention effect of Danhong injection on CI-AKI was compared between them. RESULTS: A total of 423 pairs of patients were matched successfully. The incidence of CI-AKI in the non-Danhong control group was higher than that in the Danhong treatment group (5.7% vs 2.4%). The difference between the 2 groups was statistically significant ( CONCLUSIONS The results of this study support the use of Danhong injection in the prevention of the Stage 1 of CI-AKI.
Acute Kidney Injury/prevention & control* ; Contrast Media/adverse effects* ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Humans ; Injections ; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ; Propensity Score ; Risk Factors ; Treatment Outcome