Aim To investigate the effect of GW0742 on the endothelial dysfunction induced by high glucose
(glucose at 55 mmol · L -1 )in isolated rat thoracic aorta and its related mechanisms.Methods The end
othelium-dependent relaxation of acetylcholine was per-formed in the absence or presence of GW0742 at differ-ent concentrations under high glucose condition.The structure of aorta was observed by HE staining.Moreo-ver,the content of NO was also measured by nitrate re-duction method.The mRNA and protein expression were detected by quantitative real-time PCR and West-ern blot,respectively.Results Compared with the control group,acetylcholine-induced vasodilatation was impaired by high glucose.Meanwhile,the structures of endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells were also in-terrupted.Furthermore, the expressions of PPARβmRNA and protein reduced while the NF-κB p65 ex-pression increased significantly which occurred in par-
allel with decreasing eNOS expression and NO concen-tration (P <0.01 ).GW0742 (0.01 ,0.1 ,1 μmol· L -1 )restored the relaxation of acetylcholine in a dose-dependent manner,and reversed the mRNA and pro-tein expression of PPARβ,NF-κB p65 and eNOS,as well as NO content (P <0.01 ).Conclusion GW0742 attenuates the injury of endothelial dysfunc-tion induced by high glucose,which may be,at least partly,mediated by the up-regulation of PPARβ,then the down-regulation of NF-κB,and the activation of eNOS-NO signal pathway.

AIM:To investigate the role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β( PPARβ)-nitric oxide (NO) signal pathway in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy induced by high glucose (25.5 mmol/L) and insulin (0.1 μmol/L) ( HGI) .METHODS: The cardiomyocyte hypertrophy was characterized in rat primary cardiomyocytes by measuring the cell surface area, protein content, and the mRNA expression of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF).The mRNA and protein ex-pression were measured by real-time PCR and Western blotting , respectively .The activity of NO synthase ( NOS) and NO content were measured by a reagent kit through ultraviolet spectroscopy .RESULTS:HGI induced profound change of hy-pertrophic morphology , and significantly increased the cell surface area , protein content and mRNA expression of ANF (P<0.01), but decreased the expression of PPARβat mRNA and protein levels (P<0.05).At the same time, the ex-pression of inducible NOS (iNOS) was obviously elevated (P<0.01), which occurred in parallel with the rising NOS ac-tivity and NO concentration (P<0.01).GW0742 (1 μmol/L), a selective PPARβagonist, inhibited the cardiomyocyte hypertrophy induced by HGI ( P<0.01 ) , and up-regulated the expression of PPARβat both mRNA and protein levels . Meanwhile, GW0742 also inhibited the increases in iNOS expression , NOS activity, and NO content induced by HGI , which were abolished by GSK0660 (1 μmol/L), a selective PPARβantagonist (P<0.01).CONCLUSION: PPARβdown-regulation and the following iNOS-NO activation are involved in the cardiomyocyte hypertrophy induced by HGI .

Aim To investigate the effect of polydatin on cardiomyocyte hypertrophy induced by high glucose (25.5 mmol·L -1 )and insulin (0.1 μmol ·L -1 ) (HGI)and its possible influence on peroxisome prolif-erator-activated receptor-β (PPARβ)/nuclear tran-scription factor-κB (NF-κB)/nitric oxide (NO)signa-ling pathway.Methods The cardiomyocyte hypertro-phy was characterized in rat primary cardiomyocytes by measuring the cell surface area,protein content,and atrial natriuretic factor (ANF)mRNA expression.The mRNA and protein expressions were measured by qRT-PCR and Western blotting,respectively.The activity of NO synthase (NOS)and NO content were measured by reagent kit through ultraviolet spectroscopy.Results HGI significantly induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy which increased the cell surface area,protein content and ANF mRNA expression (P <0.01 ).Meanwhile, the expressions of PPARβmRNA and protein reduced while the NF-κB p65 and iNOS expressions increased significantly which occurred in parallel with rising NOS activity and NO concentration (P <0.01 ).Polydatin (0.1,1,10 μmol·L -1 )inhibited the cardiomyocyte hypertrophy induced by HGI (P <0.01 ),and re-versed the mRNA and protein expressions of PPARβ, NF-κB p65 and iNOS,and NOS activity,as well as NO content.These effects of polydatin were abolished by GSK0660 (1 μmol·L -1 ),a selective PPARβan-tagonist (P <0.05 ).Conclusion Polydatin resists HGI-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy,which may be mediated by PPARβup-regulation,and then NF-κB-iNOS-NO pathway inactivation.

Objective:To determine whether the transepidermal water loss rate (TEWL) is correlated with the stratum corneum (SC) hydration level.Methods:Healthy children aged ≤ 17 years were enrolled from Medical Center for Public Health of Puning, 2 kindergartens and 2 primary schools, from October 2021 to June 2022. TEWL and SC hydration levels were measured on the left forearm and right anterior shank using a device for measuring skin physiological funcitons. Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the correlations between TEWL and SC hydration levels in children of different ages and genders.Results:A total of 1 396 healthy children were enrolled, aged from 1 month to 17 years. Among them, 783 were male children and 613 were female children. In children aged 1 to < 12 months, no correlation was observed between TEWL and SC hydration levels on the forearms of male children, while TEWL was positively correlated with SC hydration levels on the anterior shanks of male children, as well as on the forearm and anterior shanks of female children ( r = 0.283, 0.404, 0.420, respectively, all P < 0.05) . In children aged 1 to 2 years, positive correlations were observed between the above two indicators on the anterior shanks of male children and forearms of female children ( r = 0.370, 0.419, respectively, both P < 0.01) , while there were no correlations between the two indicators on the anterior shanks of female children or forearms of male children. Positive correlations were observed between TEWL and SC hydration levels on both the forearms and anterior shanks of female children and the forearms of male children aged 3 to 5 years and 6 to 11 years ( r values ranging from 0.172 to 0.293, all P < 0.05) , but not on the anterior shanks of male children aged from 6 to 11 years. The group aged 12 to 17 years exhibited significantly positive correlations between TEWL and SC hydration levels on both the anterior shanks and forearms of male and female children ( r values ranging from 0.269 to 0.485, all P < 0.001) . Conclusion:SC hydration levels are positively correlated with TEWL on the anterior shanks and forearms of healthy children, and the degree of correlation tends to increase with age.

It has been speculated that dry skin results from dysfunction of epidermal permeability barrier. But so far, there is no sufficient evidence to support this speculation. In fact, dry skin indicates low levels of stratum corneum hydration. Stratum corneum hydration levels are primarily determined by the content of natural moisturizers in the skin, while epidermal permeability barrier is mainly regulated by intercellular lipids and structural proteins in the stratum corneum. If dry skin is due to a defective permeability barrier, stratum corneum hydration levels should be inversely correlated with transepidermal water loss (TEWL) , an indicator of epidermal permeability barrier function. But no negative correlation has been demonstrated between stratum corneum hydration levels and TEWL in either normal human skin, ichthyoses lesions of patients, or sebaceous gland-deficient mice in a number of studies. In contrast, a positive correlation between stratum corneum hydration levels and TEWL was observed in normal human skin. Taken together, a line of evidence suggests that dry skin unlikely indicates epidermal permeability barrier dysfunction.

Objective:To investigate the risk factors for textbook outcomes (TO) of intra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) after hepatectomy.Methods:The retrospective cohort study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 155 ICC patients who underwent hepatectomy in the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from September 2014 to August 2019 were collected. There were 90 males and 65 females, aged 60(range, 26?82)years. Observation indicators: (1) treatment situations; (2) TO situations; (3) analysis of risk factors for postoperative TO. Follow-up was conducted using outpatient examination and telephone interview to detect postoperative sur-vival of patients up to October 2020. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison between groups was analyzed using the independent samples t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M(range), and comparison between groups was analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Count data were described as absolute numbers, and comparison between groups was analyzed using the chi-square test, Yates' calibration chi-square test or Fisher exact probability. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate survival rates and draw survival curves. The Log-rank test was used for survival analysis. The univariate analysis was conducted using the corresponding statistical methods based on data type. The Logistic regression model was used for multivariate analysis. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used for evaluating the diagnostic value of indicators (the optimal cut-off value). Results:(1) Treatment situations. Of the 155 patients, 46 cases underwent minor hepatectomy and 109 cases underwent major hepatectomy. Twenty-one of the 155 patients underwent combined bile duct reconstruction. Ninety-five of the 155 patients underwent lymph node dissection, including 41 cases with positive lymph node by postoperative histopathological examinations. The operation time and volume of intraoperative blood loss of the 155 patients were 250.0(range, 95.0?720.0)minutes and 300.0(range, 50.0?15 000.0)mL, respectively. The optimal cut-off values of the operation time and volume of intraoperative blood loss for TO calculated by ROC curve were 247.5 minutes and 325.0 mL, respectively. Of the 155 patients, 44 cases received intraoperative blood transfusion and 10 cases received postoperative blood transfusion (5 cases with intraoperative and postoperative blood transfusion). Seventy-four of the 155 patients had postoperative complications, including 39 cases with mild complications and 35 cases with serious complications. The total duration of hospital stay of the 155 patients was 19 (range, 8?77)days. (2) TO situations. Of the 155 patients, 150 cases achieved R 0 resection, 120 cases had no major postoperative complications, 106 cases had no perioperative blood transfusion, 79 cases had no prolonged duration of hospital stay, 152 cases had no death within postoperative 30 days and 150 cases had no readmission within 30 days after discharge. Of the 155 patients, 56 cases achieved postoperative TO, while 99 patients did not achieve TO. (3) Analysis of risk factors for postoperative TO. Results of univariate analysis showed that preoperative biliary drainage, preoperative Child-Pugh grading of liver function, preoperative asymp-tomatic leukocytosis, preoperative total bilirubin, preoperative alkaline phosphatase, preoperative CA19-9, preoperative CA125, operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, tumor diameter, pathological T staging and pathological N staging were related factors for preoperative TO of ICC patients undergoing hepatectomy ( χ2=4.31, 4.31, 4.38, 4.80, Z=?4.15, χ2=10.74, 15.44, 16.59, 27.53, 6.53, 6.77, 9.26, P<0.05). Bile duct reconstruction was also a related factor for postoperative TO of ICC patients ( P<0.05). Results of multivariate analysis showed that preoperative biliary drainage, preoperative asymptomatic leukocytosis, preoperative CA19-9 >35 U/mL, preoperative CA125 >35 U/mL and volume of intraoperative blood loss >325.0 mL were independent risk factors for postoperative TO of ICC patients undergoing hepatectomy ( odds ratio=74.77, 11.73, 2.40,4.86, 6.42, 95% confidence intervals as 1.80?113.39, 1.19?115.54, 1.04?5.53, 1.78?13.26, 2.41?17.11, P<0.05). Conclusions:Preoperative biliary drainage, preoperative asymptomatic leukocytosis, preoperative CA19-9 >35 U/mL, preoperative CA125 >35 U/mL and volume of intraoperative blood loss >325.0 mL are independent risk factors for postoperative TO of ICC patients undergoing hepatectomy.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of the inter-laboratory comparison of microwave radiation measuring instruments which uses cellphone signal shielding device as standard source,and to establish inter-laboratory comparison method of microwave radiation.METHODS: The typical sampling method has been used by selecting twenty-one measuring instruments of microwave radiation from 21 occupational hygiene technical service organizations as study subjects.A cellphone signal shielding device was applied as standard source.Measurement points were measured by surveyors at a distance of 1.0 and 1.5 meter to the standard source,and the measurement results were analyzed by four robust technology and z-score evaluation method.RESULTS: Stability test showed that there was no statistical difference among the power density of standard source which were measurement at three diffluent time [(26.10 ± 0.94) vs(25.78 ± 0.27) vs(25.83 ±0.47) μW/cm~2,P>0.05].The standard source stability can also satisfy the requirement of inter-laboratory comparison.Among the 21 selected equipments,one of the 21 measuring instruments was not calibrated,one calibration certificate of the instruments was expired,and one calibration result of the instruments was unqualified.The z score of inter-laboratory(z_B) of 21 measuring instruments ranged from-1.27 to 4.85,while z score of within-laboratory(z_w) ranged from-1.42 to 2.18.One | z_B| of the instruments was above 3.00,while | z_W| was above 2.00.Comprehensive evaluation of the above results showed that only one instrument was unqualified.CONCLUSION: It is feasible that a cellphone signal shielding device could be applied as standard source.The method developed in this study can be used to understand the performance of microwave radiation instruments.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the influence of noise measuring skills by continuous inter-laboratory comparison among occupational hygiene technical service organizations. METHODS: The results of 68, 55 and 50 occupational hygiene technical service organizations(reference organizations) participating in the inter-laboratory comparison of workplace noise measurement in 2014, 2017 and 2018 respectively were collected. The measurement operation and the calculation of equivalent sound level were evaluated according to the GBZ/T 189.8-2007 Measurement of Physical Agents in Workplace--Part 8: Noise.The measured results were analyzed by z score evaluation method. RESULTS: The results of noise measurement field operation of the reference organizations in the year 2014, 2017 and 2018 show that the accuracy rates of instrument setting was 89.7%, 98.2% and 100.0%, the accuracy rates of measuring position were 52.9%, 81.8% and 94.0%, the accuracy rates of sound level meter holding were 54.4%, 80.0% and 92.0%, the accuracy rates of microphone pointing were 98.5%, 98.2% and 94.0%, and the accuracy rates of noise type recognition were 83.8%, 92.7% and 84.0%, respectively. Among them, the accuracy of instrument setting, measurement position and sound level meter holding showed an increasing trend year by year(P<0.01). The pass rates of measurement results were 91.2%, 94.5% and 88.0% in 2014, 2017 and 2018 respectively. The pass rates of equivalent sound level calculation were 73.5%, 92.7% and 88.0%. The pass rates of comprehensive evaluation were 70.6%, 89.1% and 80.0% respectively. Among them, the pass rates of equivalent sound level calculation and comprehensive evaluation in 2017 were higher than that in 2014(P<0.017). There was no significant difference in the three-year comprehensive assessment total pass rate between private organizations and non-private organizations(84.0 % vs 75.5%, P>0.05). There was no significant difference in the total pass rate of three-year comprehensive evaluation between non-Pearl-River-Delta organizations and Pearl-River-Delta organizations(70.3% vs 81.6%, P>0.05). CONCLUSION: Continuous inter-laboratory comparison in occupational hygiene technical service organizations is beneficial to improve on-site noise measure capability.