Objective: To screen out serum protein profiling of polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) by surface - enhancedlaser desorption/ ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF MS) for discovering the discriminatory proteins. Methods: Thirty one women with PCOS and thirty healthy women were detected by Weak Cation Exchange(WCX2)chip. ProteinChip reader and Biomarker Wizard software from Ciphergen Inc were combined with a bioinformatics method (support vector machines, SVM ) to analyze protein fingerprinting. Results: There were 4 proteins which were obviously different between the PCOS group and the control. Three of them were up-regulated, and one down-regulated. To set up a analysis model by SVM using the 4 proteins could successfully distinguish between PCOS and the normal control. The corresponding sensitivity, specificity and positive predict value were 86.7%, 83.3%, 87.2%, resectively. Conclusion: Using ProteinChip technology can screen out serum discriminatory proteins quickly and efficiently. Combined with SVM, an optimal fingerprinting model has been set up, which can easily predict PCOS. In disease state of PCOS, there are significant variations which consist of four proteins. To investigate those four discriminatory proteins, especially the protein m/z 6 628 may be of benefit to pathogenic study and the development of biomarkers for PCOS.

Objective: To measure serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) levels and study its associations with lipoproteins in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods: Sixty-five PCOS women and 20 ovulating normal women with body mass index (BMI)

Objective:To investigate the effects of naturally occurring mild hypothermia and artificial mild hypothermia on the expression of high mobility group box 1(HMGB1) in lung tissues of septic mice.Methods:One hundred and twenty BALB/C mice (SPF level) were randomly numbered.Twelve mice with integer multiples of 10 were used as the normal control (NC) group, and the remaining 108 mice were chosen as the septic group.The septic mouse model was established by intra abdominal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 10 mg/kg.The NC group was given the same dose of normal saline.Anal temperature of the septic mice were measured 1 hour after the model was established successfully, and then were divided into naturally occurring mild hypothermia group and non-mild hypothermia group according to T≤36℃ and T>36℃.In the naturally occurring mild hypothermia group, the mice with T<34℃ were eliminated, and the remaining septic mice were randomly divided into the naturally occurring mild hypothermia(NOMH) observation group and the keep normothermia (KN) group.NOMH group was not given preheating intervention, while KN group was placed in an incubator to maintain the anal temperature between 36.0℃ and 37.5℃.Septic mice in the non-mild hypothermia group were randomly divided into the nonhypothermia (NH) observation group and the artificial mild hypothermia (ATMH) group.The NH group was not treated with hypothermia, while the ATMH group was treated with physical hypothermia, so that the anal temperature of the mice were maintained at 34℃-36℃.Four mice in each group were randomly selected at 6 and 12 hours after modeling, and the concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), interleukin-6(IL-6) and HMGB1 in serum were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). At 12 hours, the survival rate of each group of mice was observed.Then 4 mice of each group were sacrificed and lung tissues were taken.The pathological changes of lung tissues were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and the expression of HMGB1 in lung tissues was observed by immunohistochemical staining.Real time fluorescence quantitative PCR and Western blot were used to detect the relative expression of HMGB1 at mRNA and protein levels.Results:(1)Twelve hours after modeling, the survival number of NOMH group, ATMH group, KN group and NH group were 36(40), 6(11), 27(40), 4(11), respectively, and there were differences between the four groups (χ 2=32.286, P=0.002). Compared with the other three groups of septic mice, the survival rate was highest in the NOMH group (compared with ATMH group: χ 2=5.222, P=0.022; compared with the KN group: χ 2=6.050, P=0.013; and the NH group: χ 2=11.672, P=0.001), but the differences between the other two groups were not statistically significant (all P>0.05). (2)Compared with the NC group, the concentrations of serum TNF-α, IL-6 and HMGB1 of septic mice in each group were significantly increased at 6 h and 12 h (all P<0.05). Compared with NOMH group, the concentrations of TNF-α, IL-6 and HMGB1 in ATMH group, KN group and NH group were significantly increased at 6 h and 12 h(all P<0.05), and the concentrations of TNF-α, IL-6 and HMGB1 in NH group were the highest at all time points (all P<0.05). The concentrations of TNF-α at 12 h decreased compared with 6 h (all P<0.05), while the concentrations of IL-6 and HMGB1 at 12 h increased compared with 6 h (all P<0.05). (3)HE staining showed that the lung tissue damage were minimal in NOMH group, followed by ATMH group.(4)Immunohistochemical staining showed that the expression of HMGB1 protein was in order of NOMH group, ATMH group, KN group and NH group; (5)The relative expressions of HMGB1 protein in lung tissues of septic mice in NOMH group, ATMH group, KN group, and NH group was 0.280±0.013, 0.320±0.016, 0.340±0.018, and 0.380±0.014, respectively, and the relative expression level of HMGB1 mRNA was 4.86±0.22, 6.02±0.18, 6.26±0.20, and 7.98±0.28, respectively, compared with NC group (HMGB1 protein content was 0.240±0.013, and the relative expression level of HMGB1 mRNA was 2.21±0.12) significantly increased (all P<0.05). Cmpared with NOMH group, the relative expression levels of HMGB1 protein and HMGB1 mRNA in the lung tissues of the ATMH group, KN group and NH group were significantly increased(all P<0.05), with the highest expression level in the NH group(all P<0.05). Conclusion:Mild hypothermia may reduce lung tissue damage by down-regulating the expression of HMGB1 in lung tissues of septic mice, and the improvement of spontaneous mild hypothermia was more significant.

Objective To explore the diagnostic value of transcranial substantia nigra ultrasound in Parkinson's disease(PD)and the clinical characteristics of patients with different substantia nigra(SN)echoes.Methods Sixty patients with PD admitted to Yichun Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from October 2020 to January 2023 were included in study group,and another 60 normal persons who received health examination in our hospital during the same period were included in control group.Both groups were examined by transcranial substantia nigra ultrasound.The SN high-echo area and ratio of total area of hyperechoic substantia nigra to total area of mesencephalon(S/M)of two groups were compared,and the positive rate of PD diagnosed by transcranial substantia nigra ultrasound was calculated.According to the intensity of SN echo,PD patients were divided into PD-SN-group and PD-SN+ group,and the clinical characteristics of patients with different SN echo were compared.Results The SN high-echo area and S/M of study group were significantly higher than those of control group(P<0.05).Transcranial substantia nigra ultrasound showed PD-SN-in 10 cases and PD-SN+ in 50 cases.The positive rate of PD diagnosed by transcranial substantia nigra ultrasound was 83.33%(50/60).There were statistically significant differences between PD-SN+ group and PD-SN-group in gender,age,H-Y stage,age of onset,score of mini mental status examination and score of Montreal cognitive assessment(P<0.05).Conclusion Transcranial substantia nigra ultrasound can better help clinical screening and detection of PD,and improve the positive detection rate of PD.

Objective:To speculate the effect of birth spacing on the pelvic floor type Ⅰ and Ⅱ fiber muscle strength of postpartum women with parities of two in different delivery modes.Methods:Totally 2 361 parturients who were investigated in Xuzhou Central Hospital from June 2016 to December 2020 were included in the questionnaire, clinical examination and pelvic floor surface electromyography assessment. According to the interval years between two parities and the pelvic floor typeⅠ and Ⅱ fiber muscle strength under different modes of delivery, curve fitting function equation was performed using curve regression method. The accuracy of the equation was verified by the receiver operating characteristic curve and the maximum area under the curve, and calculating the relative error rate.Results:A total of 2 357 parturients were included in the study and were divided into 4 groups based on delivery modes, women with both normal vaginal delivery were assigned to group A (589 cases); women with a first vaginal delivery and a second cesarean section were assigned to group B (480 cases); women with both cesarean deliveries were assigned to group C (1 273 cases); women with a first cesarean section and a second vaginal delivery were assigned to group D (15 cases). All of the curve fitting results were quadratic curves, and the appropriate interval years were selected when the muscle strength of type Ⅰ muscle fibers was>35 μV and that of type Ⅱ muscle fibers was>40 μV: 6-8 years in the group A, 5-10 years in the group B, and 1-11 years in the group C. The peak values of the quadratic curve were as follows: 7-8 years in the group A, 7-8 years in the group B, and 6 years in the group C. The maximum area under the curve of the function equations were all>0.6 (all P<0.05), the average relative error rate was 4.909%. Conclusions:The pelvic floor function of postpartum women with parities of two increases firstly and then decreases over time, showing a quadratic curve shape. In order to protect the pelvic floor function, the appropriate interval of birth spacing is 6-8 years.

Objective To indentify the cognitive status of Chinese patients to acne and the influencing factors to theirs' cognitive status,so as to provide solid evidences for the prevention and treatment of acne.Methods A self-designed questionnaire was made to conduct this survey of 16,156 acne patients,who seeked to the treatment in the dermatological departments from 112 hospitals in China.The survey consisted of several parts,including the general status of patients,the patients' cognition of occurrence,development and risk factors of acne,whether the first choice was seeking treatment at the hospital when the patients had acne and the condition of selection of skin care products.The factors were analyzed,which could impact the cognition of the patients' behavior of treatment,how did the patients' cognition to influence their medical behavior and skin care as well as the consistency of assessment of the severity of acne by doctors and patients themselves.Results The acne patients studied had the best knowledge of "acne is a skin disease","it not only occurs in the period of adolescence" and "the disease can be prevented and cured",which accordingly accounted for 80.65％,69.16％ and 65.49％ of the total patients respectively.However,the awareness of acne patients to heredity,high sugar and dairy products as risk factors for acne was insufficient,which accounted for 48.72％,42.40％ and 18.25％ of the total patients,respectively.Gender,age,educational level,occupation and health knowledge were the main factors affecting the cognitive level of patients;the survey also found that men,patient with educational level of junior high or even lower educational condition,occupation of labor workers or farmers and patients were lack of health education with poor knowledge of the genetics and dietary were risk factors for acne;patients with age over 36 years or with mild illness had poor knowledge of dietary risk factors for acne;the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).The analysis of the influence of cognitive status on medical treatment behavior and skin care showed that the better the cognition,the higher the probability of patients would choose medical treatment as the first choice as well as choosing functional skin care products;the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).The consistency of assessment of the severity of acne by doctors and patients was poor (Kappa value ＜0.4),and the assessment of severity of acne by patients was more serious than doctors' assessment.Conclusions Patient's cognitive status will affect their medical behavior and skin care,and there is also a phenomenon that patients have a more serious assessment of their acne condition.It is suggested that health education for acne patients should be strengthened in clinical medicine so as to improve their knowledge of acne as well as preventing from acne effectively.