Humans ; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature

Asphyxia Neonatorum ; complications ; Humans ; Hypothermia, Induced ; methods ; trends ; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Infant, Newborn ; Neurologic Examination

Asphyxia Neonatorum ; therapy ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Newborn, Diseases ; Neonatology ; methods ; Resuscitation ; methods

Electrocardiography ; Female ; Fetal Hypoxia ; complications ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Myocardial Infarction ; etiology ; therapy ; Myocardium ; metabolism ; pathology ; Treatment Outcome

Bronchoalveolar Lavage ; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia ; etiology ; therapy ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight ; Intubation, Intratracheal ; adverse effects ; Male ; Positive-Pressure Respiration ; Respiratory Insufficiency ; etiology ; therapy ; Treatment Outcome

Fatal Outcome ; Humans ; Infant, Low Birth Weight ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature, Diseases ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Male ; Respiratory Insufficiency ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Syndrome

Objective To investigate the relationship between interleukin (IL)-34 and bone erosions in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients.Methods Forty PsA patients,20 psoriasis (Ps) patients and 20 healthy volunteers were recruited into this study.The levels of IL-34 and osteoclast related cytokines [including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α,receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL),osteoclast precursors (OPG)] were detected in the serum samples of all subjects.The correlations among IL-34,the number of osteoclast precursors (OCP),disease activity and imaging scores were analyzed.All data were analyzed by graphpad prism 6.Differences between groups was analyzed with One-way analysis of variance,q tests,and Spearman's correlation was used to explore the relation between disease activity/radiographic scores and laboratory results and followed by linear regressions.Results The serum level of IL-34 in patients with PsA [(328±476) pg/ml] was higher than that in Ps [(33±52) pg/ml,q =3.92,P＜0.01] and healthy controls [(32±32) pg/ml,q =3.93,P＜0.01],the erosive PsA group were higher than the non-erosive PsA group [(449±527) pg/ml and (47±24) pg/ml,q=4.04,P＜0.01].The levels of TNF-α,RANKL and OCP in patients with PsA [(125±79) pg/ml,(488± 475) pg/ml and (17.7±4.8) 5 sigh views] were higher than those in PS [(40±22) pg/ml,(26±3) pg/ml and (5.2± 0.8),q=7.32,6.14 and 2.94,P＜0.01] and healthy controls [(41±19) pg/ml,(65±8) pg/ml and (6.2±1.8),q=6.67,5.62 and 2.71,P＜0.01],whereas the OPG/RANKL ratio in PsA patients (0.5±0.4) was significantly lower than Ps patients (4.3±2.7,q=-3.30,P＜0.01) and healthy controls (1.8±0.6,q=-1.72,P＜0.01).IL-34,TNF-α and RANKL levels were all positively correlated with OCP (r=0.10,P＜0.05;r=0.12,P＜0.05;r=0.13,P＜0.(5,respectively).Conclusion The level of IL-34 is not only high in patients with PsA but also positively correlates with the number of OCP.In PsA,IL-34 is probably related to the OCP and osteoclast differentiation,and further participates in the process of bone destruction.Therefore,IL-34 is promising to become a new target or alternative choice for the treatment of PsA.

BACKGROUND: Studieshave shown that long time of warm ischemia or cold preservation would injury the biliary tract in liver transplantation. However, whether relative warm ischemia (RWI) of biliary tract would result in bile component changes is unclearly. OBJECTIVE: To establish auto-liver transplantation bile ducts RWI models, observe the effects of RWI on the bile salts and phospholipid concentration secreted by the donor liver, and to study the correlation between the total bile salt/phosphoUpid ratio (TBA, PL ratio) and billary tract injury. METHODS: A total of 32 SD rats were selected for auto-liver transplantation models with bile ducts RWI, and the rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=8). In Group Ⅰ (sham operation group), rats only received liver dissociation without any cold reperfusion. The RWI time of Group Ⅱ,Ⅲ, and Ⅳ were 0 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes, respectively. The concentration of TBA in bile was measured with enzymatic cycling assay, andPL with enzymic colorimetric. Pathological observation with light microscope and ultrastructural observation with transmission electron microscope were performed on the hilar bile duct. The endothelial cell apoptosis was detected with TUNEL assay. The correlation between TBA, PL ratio and biliary injury was analyzed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: One rat died, the other 31 rats were included in the final analysis. RWI could change the composition of bile secreted by donor liver, raise the TBA/PL ratio, and increase the bile toxicity. These changes had a positive correlation to RWI time, and the changes were obviously with time prolonged. In addition, the changes are closely related to the biliary tract injury. This study shows an important mechanism of the biliary tract injury caused by RWI-injury.

Objective To comparatively study the ischemia-reperfusion injuries caused by heterogeneity of different positions of the biliary system and different construction patterns of the peribiliary vascular plexus. Methods Thirty rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: Group Ⅰ , sham operated; Group Ⅱ , 1h ischemia in biliary tract followed by 1h reperfusion; Group Ⅲ, 1h ischemia in biliary tract followed by 2h reperfusion. TUNEL assay, pathomorphology score determination and ultrastructural quantitative analysis were performed on epithelium of the hilar bile duct, proximal common bile duct and interlobular bile duct. Results In groupⅡ , TUNEL assay and pathomorphology score showed no statistical difference between proximal common bile duct and interlobular bile duct (P＞0.05) but showed significant differences in the hilar bile duct(P＜0.05). Mean volume (V) of mitochondria and area density of microvilli were obviously serious in the hilar bile duct but obviously slight in the proximal common bile duct(P＜0. 05). In group Ⅲ, the results of the above detections showed that the most severe was in hilar bile duct, followed by the interlobular bile duct and proximal common bile duct(P＜0. 05). Conclusion Different injuries in various parts of the biliary system are caused by heterogeneity of biliary epithelial cells and construction patterns of the peribiliary vascular plexus. It also provides the experimental basis to explain the higher incidences of hilar bile duct stricture. It could be taken as the best position when the bile duct is anastomosed.

Objective To analyse effects of the serum levels of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) on antithyroid drugs (ATD) treatment in patients with incipient Graves disease (GD). Methods A total of 121 patients with incipient GD, who were used anti thyroid drugs for 12 months, were included in this study. Patients were dvided into two groups:TPOAb negative group (TPOAb≤35 IU/mL, n=49) and TPOAb positive group (TPOAb>35 IU/mL, n=72). According to the degree of TPOAb drops the TPOAb positive group was sub-divided into low level positive group (35 IU/mL1 000 IU/mL, n=20). The ATD total dosage for 12 months and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which returned to normal rate after treatment of 3, 6 and 12 months, were compared between groups. Results ATD total dose was lower in TPOAb positive group (1 743.82±265.38) mg than that of negative group (1 889.18 ±125.51) mg. The ATD total dosages were (1 759.71±230.29) mg, (1 793.75±299.02) mg, (1 731.54± 236.44) mg and (1 710.00 ± 290.73) mg for low level TPOAb positive group, medium level TPOAb positive group, high level TPOAb positive group, and very high level TPOAb positive group respectively. The recovering ratio of TSH was significantly higher in TPOAb positive group than that of TPOAb negative group after 3-month treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion TPOAb positive serum can lead to shorten the course of ATD treatment and reduce the total amount of ATD treatment in GD patients.