Acute Disease ; Adolescent ; Asthma ; immunology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; RNA, Viral ; genetics ; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses ; genetics ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; immunology ; virology ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Objective To explore the determinants of infants overweight and obesity using generalized estimation equation (GEE). Methods Data were extracted from 26 624 2-year old infants who completed required health examination from January 2017 to December 2019 in Minhang District of Shanghai.The weight for height at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months of age was calculated to evaluate nutrition status of infants.Ordinal multinomial GEE was fitted with malnutrition, normality, overweight and obesity as responding variables to explore the determinants of infants overweight and obesity. Results Incidence rate of overweight and obesity in infants of 6 to 24 months of age had a tendency of decline, and proportion of normality showed as increasing tendency along with the increase of months of age(P < 0.001).GEE showed that the following factors were more likely involved in infant overweight and obesity: male(OR=1.182), lower education level of mother (OR=1.399 for primary school, OR=1.124 for junior high school, and OR＝1.083 for senior high school, respectively), higher body weight of father(OR=1.003), higher pre-pregnant body weight of mother(OR=1.003), longer gestational age(OR=1.058), longer sleeping time at 6 month of age(OR=1.032), lower month of age (OR=2.911 for 6 months, OR=1.952 for 12 months, and OR=1.232 for 18 months, respectively).Those with low birth weight (OR=0.205 for < 2 500 g, and OR=0.410 for 2 500~3 999 g, respectively)and exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months of age(OR=0.946)had low likelihood of overweight and obesity. Conclusion Comprehensive measures should be taken to control infants overweight and obesity, including encouraging expectant parents to maintain normal body weight before pregnancy, strengthening the education of scientific feeding knowledge, and extending exclusive breastfeeding.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the clinical value of Paroxetine combined with mid-frequency electrical pulse acupoint stimulation (EPAS) in the treatment of premature ejaculation (PE).

METHODSTotally 69 PE patients were equally assigned to receive oral Paroxetine 20 mg/d, mid-frequency EPAS, or oral Paroxetine 10 mg/d combined with mid-frequency EPAS (P + EPAS) , all for 8 weeks. We obtained the intravaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT) and Chinese Index of Premature Ejaculation (CIPE-5) scores of the patients before and after treatment, and compared adverse reactions among the three groups of patients.

RESULTSOne patient of the Paroxetine group gave up treatment because of abdominal pain and nausea. Compared with the baseline, the patients in the Paroxetine, EPAS, and P + EPAS groups all showed markedly increased IELT ([0.92 ± 0.11] vs [4.07 ± 0.11] min, P < 0.01; [0.92 ± 0.12] VS [2.78 ± 0.17] min P < 0.05; [0.91 ± 0.09] vs [5.31 ± 0.13], P < 0.01) and decreased CIPE-5 scores (12.5 ± 3.0 vs 22.0 ± 2.1, P < 0.01; 12.8 ± 2.9 vs 19.5 ± 1.9, P > 0.05; 13.1 ± 2.8 vs 25.2 ± 2.1, P 0.01), with statistically significant differences between the P + EPAS group and the other two (P < 0.05). The total effectiveness rate was 95.7% in the P + EPAS group, remarkably higher than in the Paroxetine (72.7%, P < 0.05) and the EPAS group (47.8, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONOral Paroxetine combined with mid-frequency EPAS has a higher safety and efficacy than either Paroxetine or EPAS alone in the treatment of PE.

Acupuncture Points ; Aged ; Combined Modality Therapy ; methods ; Ejaculation ; Electroacupuncture ; methods ; Humans ; Male ; Paroxetine ; therapeutic use ; Premature Ejaculation ; therapy ; Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors ; therapeutic use ; Treatment Outcome

Gastric cancer(GC)is one of the most common tumors and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide.Due to the lack of specific signs in early GC,most cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage,often accompanied by infiltration and distant metastasis.Although chemotherapy is the most commonly used treatment for gastric cancer,due to the emergence of drug resistance,many patients will still relapse after chemo-therapy,resulting in poor prognosis.Exosome(EXOs)in the Tumor micro environment(TME)can participate in intercellular communication and play an important role in GC distant metastasis and drug resistance.At present,the detailed mechanism of GC distant metastasis and drug resistance is still unclear.Identifying the exosome-induced mechanism involved in GC distant metastasis and drug resistance can help us find more reliable treatment methods for GC metastasis and drug resistance.This article reviews the mechanism of exosome in GC distant metastasis and drug resistance,in order to provide help for the diagnosis,treatment and research of GC.

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of Houpu Sanwu decoction on subcutaneous tumors in C57BL/6J mice.Methods Mouse colorectal cancer MC-38 cells were injected subcutaneously into C57BL/6J mice to establish a subcutaneous tumor model of colorectal cancer.The model mice were then divided randomly into model control,Houpu Sanwu decoction(HPSWD)low dose,HPSWD medium dose,HPSWD high dose,5-fluorouracil(5-FU),and combination groups(5-FU+HPSWD medium dose)(n=6 mice per group).The mice were treated with normal saline and Houpu Sanwu decoction by gavage,or normal saline and 5-FU by intraperitoneal injection once a day for 24 consecutive days.During the intervention period,the mental state,diet,and other general conditions of the mice,as well as changes in tumor volume,were monitored regularly.At the end of the experiment,the subcutaneous tumors in each group were removed and weighed,and pathological features were examined by hematoxylin and eosin staining.Transmission electron microscopy,Western blot,and nanoparticle tracking analysis were used to identify exosomes derived from colorectal cancer tissues.Tumor mRNA and protein expression levels of Rab27a and the exosome markers CD63,TSG101,and ALIX were detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot,respectively.Results Houpu Sanwu decoction inhibited tumor growth in mice.Tumor growth was inhibited to varying degrees in all the HPSWD dose groups and in the combination group.The HPSWD medium does group showed the greatest anticancer effect,and the combination group showed a synergistic effect with 5-FU.Houpu Sanwu decoction induced tumor necrosis in a dose-dependent manner,with a similar anticancer effect to 5-FU.Houpu Sanwu decoction also inhibited the protein and mRNA expression levels of Rab27a and the exosome-specific markers CD63,ALIX,and TSG101 in mice.Conclusions Houpu Sanwu decoction inhibits tumor growth and the secretion of exosomes,possibly by regulating Rab27a.

OBJECTIVETo explore the influence of Chinese medicine constitution type on the susceptibility of hypertensive patients to intracerebral haemorrhage.

METHODSPrimary hypertensive patients were studied and divided into the hypertension and the hypertensive intracerebral haemorrhage groups, depending on whether or not the patients had intracerebral haemorrhage. The demographic characteristics, physiological characteristics, living habits, biochemical tests, other chronic diseases, Chinese medicine constitution type, etc. were collected and compared between the two groups. The neurological deficit in the hypertensive intracerebral haemorrhage group was also compared among the different constitution types.

RESULTSA total of 304 patients participated in this investigation, including 213 cases in the hypertension group and 91 cases in the hypertensive intracerebral haemorrhage group. The percentages of dampness-heat and qi-depression types in the intracerebral haemorrhage group were greater than those with the same types in the hypertension group (20.9% vs 6.1%, 22.0% vs 8.0%; P<0.05). The percentages of each constitution type were different between genders in both groups. In addition, there were more male cases (14/20) with qi-depression type and more female cases (7/8) with phlegm-dampness type in the hypertensive intracerebral haemorrhage group than those with the same types (3/17 and 9/34, respectively) in the hypertension group (P<0.05). The cases with phlegm-dampness and qi-depression types had greater levels of blood lipids in the intracerebral haemorrhage group than those with the same types in the hypertension group (P<0.05). Furthermore, the cases with the qi-deficiency type presented with a more severe neurological deficit than those with the other types (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONSChinese medicine constitution type might have an impact on the susceptibility of hypertensive patients to have an intracerebral haemorrhage. The heat-dampness and qi-depression types might lead to greater susceptibility than the other types. In addition, the patient's gender and blood lipids might also influence the susceptibility along with the constitution type.

Aged ; Body Constitution ; Cerebral Hemorrhage ; etiology ; Disease Susceptibility ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension ; complications ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Middle Aged ; Nervous System ; pathology

BACKGROUNDThe extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) are the major pathogens causing pneumonia and have a significant impact on the clinical course. Limited data exist on molecular characterization of ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae that cause pneumonia. The aim of this study was to investigate the comprehensive multilevel characteristics of E. coli and K. pneumoniae causing pneumonia in China for the first time.

METHODSE. coli (17) and K. pneumoniae (21) isolates responsible for pneumonia were isolated from 1270 specimens collected in a prospective multi-center study in eight teaching hospitals in China from June to December in 2007. The susceptibilities, ESBL confirmation, sequence typing, blaCTX-M and blaSHV genes, their genetic environment and plasmid Inc/rep types were determined.

RESULTSSixteen E. coli (94.1%) and eleven K. pneumoniae (52.4%) isolates were ESBL producers. About 77.8% and 66.7% of them were resistance to ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin, and 100% were susceptible to imipenem. The most prevalent ESBL gene was CTX-M-14, followed by SHV-2, CTX-M-15, CTX-M-3, CTX-M-65, SHV-12, SHV-26 and SHV-28. SHV-1 and SHV-11 were also detected and coexisted with blaCTX-Ms in five strains, and three strains contained only SHV-1. All CTX-M-14 were detected ISEcp1 upstream and nine were found IS903 downstream and the majority of them (64.3%) were carried by IncF plasmids. All blaSHV were flanked by recF and deoR, located on IncF, IncN, IncX and IncH plasmids. Two SHV-2, one SHV-1 and the only SHV-28 were further preceded by IS26. Genes lacY and lacZ were detected at further upstream of two blaSHV-1. The K. pneumoniae carrying SHV-28 was susceptible to β-lactams, and no mutations or deletions in gene or promoter sequences were identified to account for susceptibility. Multilocus sequence typing experiments showed the ESBL-producing strains were genetically diverse.

CONCLUSIONSThe rate of occurrence of blaESBL in E. coli and K. pneumoniae causing pneumonia was high, and blaCTX-M-14 was dominant and probably mobilized by ISEcp1 mainly on IncF plasmids. Importantly, unexpressed blaESBL genes may occur in susceptible isolates and hence may have clinical implications.

Blotting, Southern ; Escherichia coli ; enzymology ; genetics ; Klebsiella pneumoniae ; enzymology ; genetics ; Plasmids ; genetics ; Pneumonia ; microbiology ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; genetics ; Prospective Studies ; beta-Lactams ; metabolism

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Yiqi Fumai and Zixin Yangyin Prescription combined with Captopril for the treatment of children's hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) complicated with viral myocarditis (VMC); To explore the mechanism. Methods Totally 80 cases children with HFMD complicated with VMC were selected and randomly divided into two groups, with 40 cases in each group. Both groups were given conventional low flow oxygen, cardiac function monitoring, ribavirin antiviral, and fructose nutrition, and severe cases were given immune globulin and dexamethasone to relieve symptoms. The control group was given Captopril 0.5 mg/(kg?d), three times a day,orally,on the basis of conventional treatment,and the treatment group was given Yiqi Fumai and Zixin Yangyin Prescription on the basis of control group,one dose a day,decoction 180 mL,6 to 10 times a day,orally. The treatment in both groups lasted for two weeks. Serum hs-CRP, CK, CK-MB and cardiac function change before and after treatment of the two groups were observed. Electrocardiogram curative effect and comprehensive curative effect were evaluated. Results Compared with before treatment, the contents of hs-CRP, CK-MB, and CK in both groups decreased after treatment (P<0.05), and the treatment group was lower than the control group (P<0.05);Compared with before treatment, EF and FS in both groups increased after treatment, and A/E of mitral valve diastolic blood flow velocity peak decreased after treatment, with statistical significance among EF, FS and A/E between the two groups (P<0.05). The total effective rate of electrocardiogram was 92.5% (37/40) in the treatment group and 75.0% (30/40) in the control group, with statistical significance (Z=-2.370, P=0.018). The total effective rate of comprehensive efficacy was 92.5% (37/40) in the treatment group, and 77.5% (31/40) in the control group, with statistical significance (Z=-2.397, P=0.017). Conclusion Yiqi Fumai and Zixin Yangyin Prescription combined with Captopril can improve the clinical symptoms of HFMD complicated with VMC, improve clinical efficacy, whose mechanism may be related to the decrease of contents of hs-CRP, CK and CK-MB and enhancement of cardiac function.

Objective To explore the association and interaction between the components of metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD).Method In this cohort study,participants (total 3598,male 1451) were recruited and followed up for five years from the program "prevention of multiple metabolic disorders and MS in Jiangsu province".We used modified Asian criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel Ⅲ (NCEP ATP Ⅲ) to define the presence of MS.COX regression was used to analyze the association between the MS and its components with CVD; both the multiplication of blood pressure (BP) and 2,3 ,or 4 other components of MS in the logistic regression model and the estimation of the relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI),the attributable proportion due to interaction (AP),and the synergy index (S) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were used to evaluate the interactions between the components of MS.Results After adjustment for traditional CVD risks,the adjusted risk ratio (αRR) of CVD was 2.49 (95% CI: 1.59-3.90) in the MS group compared with the non-MS group at baseline.The αRRs of MS components to CVD were as follows: 1.44 (95% C1:0.88-2.37) for waist circumfcrence; 2.84 (95% CI:1.73-4.68) for BP; 1.31 (95 % CI:0.83-2.07) for low high density lipoprotein; 1.84 (95 % CI: 1.19-2.85) for triglyceride; 1.55 (95 % CI: 0.98 -2.45) for fasting plasma glucose,respectively.BP was the single component significantly related to CVD (αRR =2.58,95% CI: 1.55 -4.29).The risk of CVD was significantly increased (αOR = 4.47,95 % CI: 2.35 -8.51) when BP was combined with 2,3 or 4 other components of MS in the participants.Conclusions Only BP is an independent CVD risk factor in the components of MS,the risk of CVD was significantly increased when BP was combined with other components of MS in this cohort.

p62 is a ubiquitous multifunctional protein with six domains in the body.p62 is mainly involved in selective autophagic degradation of ubiquitinated substrates.Hence, it has become an important biomarker of monitoring autophagic flux.p62 is also involved in oxidative stress.Additionally, p62 participates in series of cellular biological processes including nutrient sensing, apoptosis and metabolic reprogramming.The expression of p62 is regulated by some transcriptive factors such as TFEB.The mutations of p62 gene are associated with neurological and other disorders.It has been shown that p62 is necessary for maintaining normal function of glomerular podocytes, massangial cells and renal tubular cells.Based on the diversity and importance of p62 protein functions, it may turn to be a candidate of therapeutic target in renal diseases in future.