Objective To study the correlations of the concentration of WBC count,CRP and ESR in the course of Mycoplas-ma pneumoniae (MP)pneumonia and to provide laboratory basis for the use of the hormone.Methods The WBC count, CRP and ESR test results of MP pneumonia patients with hospital diagnosed from Jan 2008 to Dec 2012 were analyzed retro-spectively.Results The WBC,CRP and ESR were significantly higher in patients with extrapulmonary complications in-duced by mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP)pneumonia,chest X-ray showed large sheet density shadow or the glucocorticoids user,than those who with no extrapulmonary complications,chest X-ray showed patchy or ground-galss opacities and not u-sing glucocorticoids (P<0.05).Conclusion When the WBC,CRP and ESR were significantly higher in patients rule out bacterial infection induced by mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP)pneumonia,can using glucocorticoid therapy as early as possi-ble.

AIM: To detect the change of urinary concentration of aquaporin-2 (AQP-2) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in rat models of different degrees of heart failure and make a comparison with sham-operation group.METHODS: This experiment was carried out between January 2000 and January 2002 in the animal laboratory of Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University. Forty-two male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were involved. Twenty-six rat models of chronic heart failure were prepared by ligation of left coronary artery. When left ventricle infarct area was≥20%, the rat models of congestive heart failure were successful (heart failure group, n =13); When left ventricle infarct area was＜20%, the rat models of congestive heart failure were unsuccessful (compensation group, n =13). The other 16 rats were not ligated at coronary rtery (control group). Serum sodium concentration was determined with BeckmanC×3 equipment and urine osmole by cryoscopic method. Urine volume of 24 hours was monitored. Urinary concentration ofAQP-2 level of rats was determined by double antibodies sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (DABs-ELISA).RESULTS: Forty-two rats were involved in the result analysis. The 24-hour urine volume and serum sodium concentration in the heart failure group and compensation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P＜0.05-0.01), while urine osmole in two groups was significantly higher than that in the control group (P＜0.05-0.01).②At postoperative 4 and 6 weeks, urinary concentration of AQP-2 level of rats in the control group was significantly lower than that in the other two groups (P＜0.05-0.01), and urinary concentration of AQP-2 level of rats in the compensation group was significantly lower than that in the heart failure group (P＜0.05, 0.01).In the compensation group and heart failure group, urinary concentration of AQP-2 level of rats was significantly higher at postoperative 6 weeks than at postoperative 4weeks (P＜0.05).CONCLUSION:①AQP-2 is the key target protein of water retention and hyponatremia at heart failure.②Detection of urinary concentration of AQP-2 by ELISA can effectively reflect water retention and hyponatremia when heart failure occurs.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the antitumor effect of cadmium (Ⅱ) complex of pyrazolone derivatives 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-propionyl-5-pyrazolone salicyloyl hydrazide-cadmium (Ⅱ) (Cd-PMPP-SAL) on the murine melanoma B16 cells in vitro and in vivo and its mechanisms. METHODS B16 cells were incubated with Cd-PMPP-SAL at 1.0, 1.5, 3.0, 5.0 and 10.0 mg·L-1 for 24, 48 or 72 h. The prolifera? tion rate of B16 cel s was evaluated by MTT assay. B16 cel s were incubated with Cd-PMPP-SAL at 6.25, 12.50 and 25.00 mg·L-1 for 24 h, while cell morphology was observed by Hoechst33258 staining. Apop?tosis of B16 cells was detected by Annexin Ⅴ-FITC/PI staining. The activity of caspases in B16 cells was detected by caspase activity assay. C57BL/6J mice were inoculated subcutaneously with B16 cells to establish a tumor-bearing model. Five days later, Cd-PMPP-SAL at 6.25, 12.50 and 25.00 mg·kg-1 was injected into tumors of C57BL/6J mice once a day for 12 d. The body mass was recorded daily. One day after the last administration, all the mice were killed and the tumor was harvested. Tumor volume and mass were measured, and the tumor inhibitory rates were calculated. Pathological changes of the tumor, liver and lung were observed under a microscope. The expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) in tumor tissues were detected by immuno?histochemistry. The apoptotic cells in transplanted tumor tissues were detected by TUNEL. RESULTS Cd-PMPP-SAL inhibited the proliferation of B16 cells. The IC50 was 4.946 mg · L-1, and 95% confidence interval was 4.24-5.65 mg · L-1. The apoptosis rates(12.8 ± 1.4)% and (18.4 ± 0.4)% of Cd-PMPP-SAL 12.50 and 25.00 mg · L-1 groups were significantly higher than those of control group (1.7 ± 0.1)% (P<0.01). The activity of caspase 3 and 9 of Cd-PMPP-SAL 25.00 mg · L-1 group was significantly higher than that of control group (P<0.01), but there was no significant difference in caspases 3/7. The relative tumor volumes of Cd-PMPP-SAL 6.25, 12.50 and 25.00 mg · kg-1 treated groups from the 8th day of treatment were significantly decreased compared with the model group (P<0.01). The result of paraffin sections showed that the transplanted tumor tissues in Cd-PMPP-SAL 12.50 and 25.00 mg · kg- 1 groups exhibited different degrees of necrosis, but there was no significant pathological damage to the liver or lung tissues of mice. Compared with model group, expressions of VEGF and FGF2 in Cd-PMPP-SAL 12.50 and 25.00 mg · kg-1 treated groups were significantly inhibited (P<0.05), and apoptotic cell rates were significantly higher (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Cd-PMPP-SAL can inhibit growth of B16 cells in vivo and in vitro, which may be associated with induction of tumor cell apoptosis and inhibition of tumor angiogenesis.

Objective To observe whether or not long-term inhalation of nitrous oxide can affect the cardiac function in rats. Methods Sprague-Dawley rats of either sex were randomly divided into four groups. Group A: inhaled common air for 50 days as control; Group B: inhaled 500mL/L N_2O for 15 days, two hours every day; Group C: inhaled 500mL/L N_2O for 30 days, two hours every day; Group D: inhaled 500mL/L N_2O for 50 days, two hours every day. Float glass intracellular microelectrode recording technique was used for observation of the duration (MAPD_(90), MAPD_(50) and MAPD_(20)) and amplitude of action potentials (APs) of left ventricular muscle cells in vitro. Angiotensin-2 (Ang-2) and eNOS were detected by immunohistochemical technique. Results ① Compared with that in Group A, the Aps duration of left ventricular muscle cells (MAPD) in Group B had no significant change while the MAPDs in Group C and Group D were extended significantly. There were no significant differences among the four groups in Aps amplitude. ② The expression of Ang-2 did not differ significantly between Group B and Group A. The expression level was higher in Group C and D than in Group A. ③ The expression level of eNOS was significantly lower in Group C and D than in Group A (P<0.05). Conclusion Long-term inhalation of N2O can significantly affect the cardiac function in rats, which may be related to higher expression of AngⅡin the heart induced by the long-time excitation of sympathetic nerves.

OBJECTIVETo detect aberrant methylation in the promoter region of fetal endometriosis susceptibility gene homeobox-10 (HOXA10) in women with and without folic acid supplementation and explore the effect of folic acid in optimizing intrauterine environment.

METHODSThirty-six cord blood specimens were collected between January, 2010 and December, 2012 from pregnant women with endometriosis, including 22 with folic acid treatment and 15 without. Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) and bisulfite salt modified sequencing (BSP) were employed to detect aberrant methylation of HOXA10 gene in these specimens.

RESULTSThe methylation rate of HOXA10 gene differed significantly between pregnant women with endometriosis taking folic acid and those who did (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONFolic acid treatment can significantly reduce the methylation rate of fetal endometriosis susceptibility gene HOXA10.

DNA Methylation ; drug effects ; Endometriosis ; genetics ; metabolism ; Female ; Fetus ; metabolism ; Folic Acid ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Homeodomain Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Promoter Regions, Genetic

OBJECTIVETo analyze and compare vaginal microbiomes in healthy women at child-bearing ages and patients with bacterial vaginosis (BV).

METHODSA total of 74 vaginal swabs of the vaginal fornix were collected from 37 BV patients and 37 healthy women. BV status was assessed according to Amsels clinical criteria for all the subjects and confirmed using Gram-stain criteria (Nugent scores). Genomic DNA of the samples was extracted for amplifying the 16S rRNA V6 hypervariable region by PCR and pyrosequencing by Illumina. BIPES, UCHIME, TSC and GAST were employed to analyze the information of the species from the samples.

RESULTSLactobacillus was the predominant species in healthy women (more than 95%), including mainly L. iners and L. crispatus, with a small quantity of Gardnerella, Granulicatella, Streptococcus, Prevotella, Escherichia and other genus. The α diversity was significantly increased in 30 BV patients (P<0.001), and β diversity also changed obviously shown by decreased Lactobacillus (varying from 45% to 1%, consisting mainly of L. iners) or even absence Lactobacillus in 6 cases, with increased relative abundance of Gardnerella, Prevotella, Granulicatella, Anaerococcus, Parvimonas, Peptoniphilus.harei, Peptostreptococcus, and Dialister. Different from previous data, 7 BV cases showed a predominance of the rare species L.gasseri and L.acidophilus (75% to 50%).

CONCLUSIONLactobacillus is the predominant vaginal species in healthy women (mainly L. iners and L. crispatus) co-existing with many other bacteria and a variety of microorganisms. Lactobacillus is significantly decreased and even absent in most of BV patients, and some cases show the predominance of the rare species L.gasseri and L.acidophilus.

Adult ; Case-Control Studies ; DNA, Bacterial ; genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Microbiological Techniques ; Microbiota ; Middle Aged ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S ; genetics ; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic ; Vagina ; microbiology ; Vaginosis, Bacterial ; microbiology ; Young Adult

Objective:To explore the management effectiveness of emergency treatment management for emergencies.Methods:To establish precision nursing emergency management system, the response time, triage accuracy, receiving time, information delivery time and rescue success rate were compared before and after the application of the system.Results:After the application of the precision nursing emergency management, the emergency response time was shortened from (6.47±1.25) min to (3.56±1.38) min, and the time for admission and triage reduced from (5.15±0.54) min to (2.84±0.49) min. The time was shortened from (92.45±10.49) minutes to (72.35±13.20) minutes, and the time for information submission was shortened from (121.47±58.41) minutes to (65.23±10.72) minutes; the accuracy of triage diagnosis increased from 96.85% (277/286) to 99.27%(271/273). The rescue success rate increased from 96.15%(275/286) to 98.90%(270/273), and the differences were statistically significant ( t value was -2.920-5.587, χ2 value was 4.220, 4.317, P<0.05). Conclusions:The application of precision nursing emergency management in emergencies can improve the emergency response rate and overall level of nursing staff and ensure the safety of patients.

Objective To investigate the effects of metformin on the proliferation and apoptosis of human oral cancer cell line KB in vitro. Methods Human oral cancer cell line KB was exposed to different doses of metformin (0, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, and 20 mmol/L), and the changes in cell viability were detected using MTT assay. Colony formation of the cells was observed following an 8-day metformin exposure. The changes in mitochondrial membrane potential were measured by JC-1 assay, and PI staining was used to observe the cell apoptosis. Western blotting was employed to detect the changes in the protein expressions of GRP78 and activated caspase-3. Results Metformin exposure caused time-and dose-dependent suppression of KB cell proliferation, and exposure to 5 mmol/L metformin for 24, 48 and 72 h resulted in cell survival rates of 68.0%, 36.9%, and 14.5%, respectively. Metformin significantly inhibited KB cell colony formation. Exposure of the cells to increased concentrations of metformin gradually increased the apoptotic rate and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential. Metformin caused an initial up-regulation followed by a down-regulation of GRP78 expression in KB cells and increased the expression of activated caspase-3. Conclusion Metformin can inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of KB cells, the mechanism of which may involve the activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway and endoplasmic reticulum stress.

Objective To investigate the relationship between heart rate variability(HRV)and baseline clinical characteristics in super-aged(≥80 years old)patients with persistent atrial fibrilla-tion(AF).Methods A total of 108 super-aged patients with persistent AF were included in AF group,and 127 super-aged patients with sinus rhythm were included in control group.24-hour ambu-latory electrocardiogram monitoring was conducted to compare heart rate and HRV time-domain indi-cators[standard deviation of normal RR intervals(SDNN),standard deviation of the average of nor-mal to normal intervals(SDANN)every 5 minutes throughout the recording,mean of the sum of the squares of differences between adjacent N-N intervals(RMSSD),average value of standard deviation of 5-minute NN intervals throughout the recording(SDNN index),heart rate variability(HRV)in-dex,and percentage of NN intervals with differences greater than 50 ms accounting for the total num-ber of NN intervals(PNN50)].Clinical characteristics of AF patients were collected,and multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore the correlation between HRV time-domain indicators and heart rate and baseline clinical characteristics.Results SDNN,RMSSD,HRV index,PNN50,and SDNN index were higher in the AF group than in the control group(P＜0.01).Multiple linear regression analysis showed that increased SDNN was significantly associated with hypertension(P=0.001),use of β-blockers(P=0.003),and slow heart rate(P＜0.001).Increased RMSSD wassignificantly associated with hypertension(P=0.040),use of β-blockers(P=0.002),and slow heart rate(P＜0.001).Increased HRV index was significantly associated with heart failure(P=0.003)and slow heart rate(P＜0.001).Increased PNN50 was significantly associated with slow heart rate(P=0.004).Increased SDNN index was significantly associated with the use of β-blockers(P=0.002)and slow heart rate(P＜0.001).Increased SDANN was significantly associated with hy-pertension(P=0.006),slow heart rate(P＜0.001),and use of dabigatran(P=0.021).Con-clusion There is a correlation between HRV and baseline clinical characteristics in super-aged pa-tients with persistent AF,which may be due to the activity status of the autonomic nervous system.

Objective To investigate the effects of metformin on the proliferation and apoptosis of human oral cancer cell line KB in vitro. Methods Human oral cancer cell line KB was exposed to different doses of metformin (0, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, and 20 mmol/L), and the changes in cell viability were detected using MTT assay. Colony formation of the cells was observed following an 8-day metformin exposure. The changes in mitochondrial membrane potential were measured by JC-1 assay, and PI staining was used to observe the cell apoptosis. Western blotting was employed to detect the changes in the protein expressions of GRP78 and activated caspase-3. Results Metformin exposure caused time-and dose-dependent suppression of KB cell proliferation, and exposure to 5 mmol/L metformin for 24, 48 and 72 h resulted in cell survival rates of 68.0%, 36.9%, and 14.5%, respectively. Metformin significantly inhibited KB cell colony formation. Exposure of the cells to increased concentrations of metformin gradually increased the apoptotic rate and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential. Metformin caused an initial up-regulation followed by a down-regulation of GRP78 expression in KB cells and increased the expression of activated caspase-3. Conclusion Metformin can inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of KB cells, the mechanism of which may involve the activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway and endoplasmic reticulum stress.