Objective To explore the diagnostic effect of serum level of cystatin C (CysC) on the renal function after neonatal asphyxia by detection of serum level of CysC, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (SCr) and calculation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in neonatal asphyxia. Methods The clinical data of 86 neonates with asphyxia (46 cases in mild asphyxia group,40 cases in severe asphyxia group) and 30 neonates without asphyxia (control group) were collected and the serum level of CysC, BUN and SCr were detected at 24 h to 72 h after birth. Results Serum levels of CysC, BUN and SCr were (1.97 ±0.33) mg/L, (4.97 ±2.15) mmol/L, (90.41 ±24.32) μmol/L in mild asphyxia group, (2.65 ±0.41) mg/L, (10.88 ± 3.31) mmol/L, (125.82 ± 45.44) μ mol/L in severe asphyxia group and (1.24 ± 0.35)mg/L, (4.25 ± 2.04) mmol/L, (58.41 ± 19.22) μmol/L in control group, respectively. The differences were significant among three groups and those values in mild and severe asphyxia groups were higher than those in control group. The sensitivity of CysC level to evaluate renal function in mild asphyxia group was better than BUN and SCr level (P＜ 0.05). In neonata] asphyxia, the serum level of CysC had negative correlation with GFR (P ＜ 0.01). Conclusions Serum level of CysC can be adopted to evaluate the renal function after neonatal asphyxia, which is better than BUN and SCr. With a higer level of CysC, the renal function injury may be worse.

Objective To explore the relationship between serum levels of leptin and the physieal development and the infuences of diseases on the levels of leptin in prematurities.Methods To collect the clinical data as well as weights,lengths of 40 sick premature infants(sick group)and 30 premature infants without sick diseases(control group)and to test the serum levels of leptin using radioimmunoassay(RIA)at 1d,7d and 12d of life,and to analyze the differences of serum levels of leptin and weights,lengths and body mass index(BMI)between two groups.Results In both groups the BMI and the serum levels of leptin were decreased at d7 of life and reincreased at d12 of life(P＜0.01),and the serum leptin levels were corresponding to the changes of the physical development of premature infants at ld,7d and 12d of life(P＜0.01).The serum leptin levels were lower in sick group compared with control group at 7d and 12d of life(P＜0.05).Conclusion It suggested that there was positive correlation between serum leptin level and the physieal development in prematurities and diseases had negative influences to the leptin levels.

Objective To investigate the early change of the function of hemostasis and coagulation as well as clinical significance in the full-term newborns recoveried from stifle.Methods To detect the platelet count (PLT),prothrombin time,fibrinogen and D-dimer in early stage of 50 newborns with different degrees of asphyxia recovreied from stifle,and compared with the control group.Results Compared with the control group,there were not obvious change in PLT in asphyxiated full-term newborns(P>0.05),and the differences of prothrombin time,D-dimer and fibrinogen were statistically significant(P<0.01),the more serious degree of asphyxia,the lower of the fibrinogen and higer of the D-dimer.Conclusions The function of hemostasis and coagulation can be changed in early stage of newborns recoveried from stifle.The detection of fibrinogen and D-dimer in early stage of newborns recovefied from stifle has important clinica significance.

Objective To detect the opening of the myocardial mitochondrial permeability transition pores (MPTP) after intrauterine asphyxia in neonatal rats,and to explore the mechanism of the myocardial hypoxic-ischemic and reperfusion injury caused by the opening of MPTP after asphyxia.Methods Cesarean sections were undertaken in female SD rats at the 21st day after pregnancy.The uterine arteries were clamped for 30 minutes followed by releasing for 1 hour and the pups were allocated into the asphyxia group.The uterine arteries were isolated but not clamped and the pups were allocated into the control group.There were 30 neonatal rats in either group and all of them were sacrificed 24 h after birth.Serum cardiac troponin Ⅰ (cTn Ⅰ) levels were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.The opening degree of MPTP was detected by fluorospectro-photometry.Myocardial ischemic areas were detected by TTC staining.Tissues from the cardiac apex were taken and the pathologic changes of the myocardium were explored by hematoxylin-eosin staining.SPSS for Windows 13.0 was used for statistic analyses.Results In HE staining slices,the myocardial cells in asphyxia group were disarranged and edematous.In control and asphyxia group,the serum cTn Ⅰ levels were (0.08 ±0.04) μg/L and (0.40 ±0.29) μg/L (P ＜0.01),the myocardial ischemic areas were (8.01 ±3.48) ％ and (42.50 ± 15.90)％ (P ＜0.01),and the opening degrees of MPTP were (118.10 ± 19.10) RFU and (79.40 ± 10.57) RFU (P ＜ 0.01) respectively.The serum levels of cTn Ⅰ,the myocardial ischemic areas,and the opening degrees of MPTP were significantly increased in asphyxia group compared with control group.The serum level of cTn Ⅰ was positive correlated with the opening degree of MPTP in either group(r =-0.384,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion There are myocardial injuries in neonatal rats after asphyxia,which represent as high level of serum cTn Ⅰ,myocardial ischemia and necrosis.Opening of the myocardial MPTP is one of the causes of myocardial injury.

Objective:Through analyzing pulmonary function and clinical characteristics of preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) from 0 to 6 months, the characteristics of pulmonary function in infants with BPD were investigated.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted on 85 infants hospitalized in the Department of Neonatology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College from December 2015 to December 2017, including 25 preterm infants with BPD (BPD group), 30 preterm infants without BPD (preterm control group), and 30 term infants without respiratory diseases (full-term control group), respectively.Pulmonary function were tested in preterm infants at 37 to 41 weeks of corrected age as well as at 6 months of corrected age, and full-term infants at 3 days to 1 week after birth as well as at 6 months old.The outcomes of respiratory system diseases at 6 months of corrected age in two groups of preterm infants were followed up.Results:(1) While preterm infants at 37 to 41 weeks of corrected age and full-term infants at 3 days to 1 week after birth, time to peak tidal expiratory flow/expiratory time(TPTEF/TE)and volume to peak tidal expiratory flow/exhaled volume(VPTEF/VE) of BPD group were lower than those of the other two groups ( P<0.05), while the differences between preterm control group and full-term control group is not significant.VPTEF, peak expiratory flow (PEF), tidal expiratory flow when 75% of tidal volume reminds in the lung (TEF75%), TEF50%, TEF25% in BPD group and preterm control group were lower than those in the full-term group ( P<0.05). The differences between BPD group and preterm control group were not significant ( P>0.05). The BPD group had significantly lower TPTEF/TE, VPTEF/VE and ratio of tidal expiratory flow and tidal inspiratory flow when 50% of tidal volume reminds in the lung (TEF50%/TIF50%) and higher VPTEF, PEF, TEF25% at 6 months of corrected age than those at 37 to 41 weeks of corrected age ( P<0.05). While at 6 months of corrected age, the BPD group had higher PEF than that in the preterm control group ( P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between that in the occurrence of lower respiratory tract infections (43.3% vs.16.7%), wheezing (21.7% vs.8.3%), rehospitalization (39.1% vs.16.7%) between BPD group and preterm control group within 6 months of corrected age ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Infants with BPD had small airway obstruction at 37 to 41 weeks of corrected age and may not improve significantly at 6 months of corrected age.