Objective To evaluate the intrathecal injection of combining methotrexate (MTX) and dexamethasone (DXM) into lupus patients with central nervous system involvement. Methods Twenty-eight cases of central nervous system involvement with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) accepted intrathecal injection of MTX plus DXM. Data including clinical manifestations, cerebrospinal fluid and skull CT or MRI before and after treatment were analyzed. Meanwhile, the mortalities between 28 cases treated with intrathecal injection and 57 cases received normal management without intrathecal injection were compared. Results Intrathecal injection of MTX plus DXM was given to 26 SLE-central nervous system (CNS) patients except 2 cases death. The symptoms and signs were remitted or relieved obviously including the decrease of pressure and protein and elevation of glucose in cerebrospinal fluid. Positive ANA in 6 cases had turned to negative after treatment. Conclusion Without any severe side effects, intrathecal injection with MTX plus DXM yielded satisfactory effects on patients with SLE-CNS, particularly in those with focus manifestations.

Objective To explore the efficiency of temporary cardiac pacing on the acute poisoning patients with serious bradycardia.Methods Thirty-eight cases of the acute poisoning patients with serious bradycardia were treated randomly with temporary cardiac pacing (pacing group, 18 cases) and drug therapy (control group,20 cases) and followed with treatment for poisoning. Results Right ventricular pacing were successfully performed in 18 cases and the temporary cardiac pacemaker were placed. With the further treatment of poisoning, in the pacing group, the efficiency of anit-bradycardia and the poisoning cure rate was 100% and 88. 9% , respectively, whereas being 60% and 65.0% in the control group, respectively. The efficiency of anit-bradycardia and the poisoning cure rate were significantly different between the two groups (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05 ). Conclusions The treatment of temporary cardiac pacing has effect on the acute poisoning patients with serious bradycardi. It can effectively improve the rate of patients' resuscitation.

Objective To explorer the clinical effects of Pentoxifylline(PTX group) with mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS). Methods 64 patients with ARDS were randomized into a control group(n = 32 ,ARDS conventional treatment) and a PTX group(n = 32 ,PTX 50ml iv bid in addition to the conventional treatment). The patients were closely monitored with their curative effect, blood gas indexes and serum levels of TNF-α and IL-8 after the treatment. Results The PaO_2 and PaO_2/FiO_2 got significantly higher in the PTX group than in the control group on 3d and 7d (P ＜ 0.05). The serum levels of TNF-α and IL-8 and the mortality of ARDS were significantly decreased in the PTX group after the combined with Pentoxifylline (P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜0.01). Conclusion The treatment combined with the Pentoxifylline can effectively improve the Oxygenation and prognosis of ARDS patients by inhibiting the inflammatory responses.

Objective To explore the value of using the temporary cardiac pacing on the acute poisoning patients with serious bradycardia. Methods 38 cases of the acute poisoning patients with serious bradycardia patients were treated randomly with temporary cardiac pacing(pacing group,18 cases) and drug therapy(control group,20 cases) and then treated their poisoning. Results 18 cases of pacing group were right ventricular pacing successfully and placed the temporary cardiac pacemaker,with the further treatment of poisoning, the efficiency of anti-bradycardia was 100% ,the poisoning cure rate was 89% ;The control group were 60% and 65% respectively;There were statistically significant difference between two groups ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion The treatment of temporary cardiac pacing were exactly for the acute poisoning patients with serious bradycardia. It could effectively improve the rate of patients' resuscitation.

Objective To observe the effect of bisoprulol on malignant ventricular arrhythmia (MVA) and heart rate turbulence (HRT) in ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring for twenty-four hours in patients with unsta-ble angina pectoris (UAP). Methods 40 UAP patients with premature ventricu]ar beats were observed. All patients were examined with ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring for twenty-four hours before and after bisoprolol (5mg, Qd) was administered for 7 days. The number of patients with MVA、turbulence onset (TO) and turbulence slope (TS) were analyzed. Results After bisoprolol was administered for 7 days in patients with UAP,the number of pa-tients with MVA decreased by 14.2%. TO decreased and TS increased, and HRT was improved. Conclusions HRT had clinical prognostic value for malignant ventricular arrhythmia and sudden death in patients with UPA. Bisoprolol can improve HRT and reduce the incidence of MVA.

Objective To investigate theeffect of ischemic postconditioning (IPO) on ischemia/reperfusion injury via mitochondrial pathway.Methods Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups by means of random number table.Rats in IRI group and IPO group received liver transplantation.The portal vein in IRI group was opened immediately after liver implantation to restore the blood supply.The graft rats in IPO group received IPO before the portal vein was completely opened: 60-s ischemia and 60-s reperfusion of the portal vein,repeated 6 times).The rats in the sham-operation group were only subject to dissociation of the liver ligament.Six h after portal vein reperfusion,liver function was tested.The expression of Bcl-2 mRNA and Bax mRNA was detected by using real time-PCR.The protein expression of Cyt-c was detected by using Western blotting.The apoptosis and necrosis of liver tissue and the mitochondrial transmembrane potential were detected by using flow cytomertry.The changes of mitochondrial structure were observed under an electron microscope.Results The liver functions in IRI group and IPO group were significantly worse (P＜0.05),the levels of Bax mRNA were significantly higher (P＜0.05),the levels of Bcl-2 mRNA were significantly lower (P＜0.05),the levels of Cyt-c protein were significantly higher (P＜0.05),the levels of apoptosis and necrosis were significantly higher (P＜0.05),and mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MTP) of liver cells was significantly lower (P＜0.05) than in sham operation group.The changes of all the parameters in IRI group were more significant than in IPO group (P ＜ 0.05).The morphological changes of the liver mitochondria were also significantly aggravated in IRI group as compared with IPO group.Conclusion IPO reduced IRI by inhibiting the mitochondrial signaling pathway in rats undergoing liver transplantation.

Objective To evaluate timing of tracheal intubation impact on the therapeutic effect of acute severe organophosphate poisoning( ASOPP) patients. Methods Retrospectively analyze 82 ASOPP patients with respiratory failure ( RF). The patients were divided into timely tracheal intubation group(n = 42) and delay tracheal intubation group (n =40) ,and compare the therapeutic effect of these two groups. Results Compared with timely tracheal intubation patients and delay tracheal intubation patients,total time of mechanical ventilation,hospital day decreased significantly (P<0.01) ,cure rate increased significantly (P<0.01) ,but complications [intermediate myasthenia syndrome (IMS) .pulmonary infection,cardiac damage and so on] had no significant difference(P>0.05). Conclusion It was exact that the therapeutic effect of timely tracheal intubation on rescuing the ASOPP patients, and the best time to tracheal intubation was in RF early period.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of magnesium aluminium carbonate, lansoprazole, amoxicillin and furazolidone in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori-related gastric ulcer. Methods: From March 2016 to December 2017, 120 patients with HP related gastric ulcer who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the digestive department of Linxi Hospital of Kailuan general hospital.They were divided into observation group and control group with random number table method, 60 cases in each group.The control group was given lansoprazole+ amoxicillin+ furazolidone triple therapy.On this basis, the observation group was added with magnesium aluminum carbonate.The clinical efficacy, clearance rate of Helicobacter pylori, the level of VEGF and EGF in gastric juice were compared between the two groups. Results: The total clinical effective rate of the observation group was 95.0% (57/60), which was significantly higher than that of the control group (83.3%) (50/60). The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (χ²=4.23, P<0.05). The comprehensive symptom scores of the two groups decreased significantly with the treatment time (observation group: before treatment(9.6±2.2), treatment 2 weeks (5.5±1.5), treatment 4 weeks (4.3±1.2), treatment 6 weeks (3.1±0.8), control group (9.4±2.5), treatment 2 weeks (7.2±1.3), treatment 4 weeks (6.6±1.4), treatment 6 weeks (4.5±1.0)), and observation group syndrome scores There was significant difference between the two groups (F_inter-group=23.54, P_inter-group<0.05; F_intra-group=87.62, P_intra-group<0.05; F_interaction=8.47, P_interaction<0.05). After treatment, VEGF level in gastric juice of the two groups increased significantly after treatment.In the observation group( (429.4±128.5) pg/ml )was significantly higher than that in the control group( (380.3±137.2) pg/ml, t=2.02, P<0.05). The EGF level in gastric juice of the two groups increased significantly after treatment.In the observation group( (658.1±164.0) pg/ml )was significantly higher than that in the control group ((583.5±135.1) pg/ml, t=2.72, P<0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions was 6.7% (4/60) in the observation group and 8.3% (5/60) in the control group.There was no significant difference (χ²=0.12, P>0.05). Conclusion The treatment of Helicobacter pylori related gastric ulcer with the combination of aluminum carbonate, lansoprazole, amoxicillin and furazolidone can obviously improve the clinical symptoms and promote the regeneration of ulcer mucosa.

Objective·To establish a reliable alcoholic liver disease mouse model (ALDNM) that mimics the drinking pattern of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) patients.Methods·Using the self-designed feeding tubes and liquid diet,ALDNM model was developed through chronic feeding combined with acute gavage of ethanol based on Lieber-DeCarli model and Gao-Binge model.C57BL/6 mice were administered with control liquid diet for adaptation for first 5 d,and then divided into pair-fed group and ethanol-fed group (10 mice each group).Ethanol-fed mice were fed with the liquid diet in which ethanol accounts for 30％ of total energy,while the pair-fed mice were fed with the control diet for 10 d.At the 16th day,ethanol-fed mice and pair-fed mice were respectively gavaged a single dose of 31.5％ ethanol or isocaloric maltose dextrin,and euthanized 9 h later.Sera and livers were collected.The general physiological condition,hepatic tissue pathological changes and serum indexes between Lieber-DeCarli models and ALDNM models were compared.The liver lipids of ALDNM mice were determined by Oil red O (ORO) staining and hepatic triacylglyceride (TAG) test.Meanwhile,the mRNA levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6),tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α),fatty acid synthase (Fas),long chain fatty acid elongase 6 (Elovl6) and stearyl-CoA desaturase (Scdl) were detected by real-time PCR in ALDNM models.Western blotting was used to detect the changes of phosphorylated signal transduction and transcriptional activator (p-STAT3) in the livers.Results·Lieber-DeCarli model mice were generally in poor condition,and there was no significant change in serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) and glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) compared to pair-fed group.However,in ALDNM models,H-E staining showed that the hepatocytes of ethanol-fed mice were extremely swollen with round volume,increased cytoplasm and filled with large amounts of fat vacuoles.ORO staining analyses showed obvious microsteatosis in the liver cells from all ethanol-fed mice.The hepatosomatic index,liver TAG content,serum GPT and GOT of ALDNM models were significantly higher than those in the pair-fed group,while the serum HDL significantly decreased compared to the pair-fed group.Moreover,the expression levels of both lipid synthesis pathways and inflammatory signaling pathways related genes in livers significantly increased in the ethanol-fed mice of ALDNM model.Conclusion·ALDNM model was successfully constructed.This model is cost-and time-efficient.Moreover,ALDNM model mimics the drinking pattern and pathogenesis of ALD patients with the advantages of stable food intake,good repeatability,and obvious liver damage.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The consumption of dietary supplements has shown an increase among young people in their 20s. We aimed to compare the use of dietary supplements and related factors between Chinese international and Korean college students living in South Korea. SUBJECTS/METHODS: We conducted online surveys of 400 Chinese international students and 452 Korean college students from January to February 2021. We analyzed the factors related to the use of dietary supplements by these students using multi-group structural equation modeling and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Approximately 65% of the Chinese international students and 93% of the Korean college students consumed dietary supplements at least once in the year preceding the survey. The common types of dietary supplements consumed by both groups of students were vitamin and mineral supplements, Lactobacillus products, and red ginseng products.Structural equation modeling showed that perception of the consumption of dietary supplements by family and friends positively influenced attitude toward dietary supplements.This effect was higher for Korean college students than for Chinese international students (P < 0.01). Attitude toward dietary supplements positively influenced their use, and this effect was higher for Chinese international students than for Korean college students (P < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that the use of dietary supplements by Chinese international students was significantly associated with age, self-reported health status, interest in health, perception of and attitude toward dietary supplements, and length of residence in South Korea. Among Korean college students, it was associated with exercise frequency and attitude toward dietary supplements. CONCLUSION This study showed significant differences in the use of dietary supplements and related factors between Chinese international and Korean college students. Therefore, nutrition education programs on dietary supplements need to have differentiated content for each group. Such differences also suggest that the industry should consider the relevant characteristics of college students while developing and marketing dietary supplements.