OBJECTIVE: To discuss the effect of different doses intranasal corticosteroids on remodeling of allergic rhinitis (AR) mice nasal mucosa and expression level of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9). METHOD: Thirty BALB/c female mice were divided into five groups randomly and received OVA or normal saline (NS) with intraperitoneal injection or nasal challenge, respectively. The treatment groups received additional different doses of budesonide (0.6 μg/20 g, 3.0 μg/20 g and 15.0 μg/20 g) daily for 16 weeks. We assessed the nasal symptoms at 4 and 16 weeks. Collected the mice nasal tissue, and then stained with hematoxylin-eosin, Masson's Trichrome, and periodic acid-schiff respectively to evaluate airway remodeling at 16 weeks. MMP-9 was measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Result: Times of rubbing, sneezes and infiltrate of eosinophil increased more in B group than in A group, and subepithelial fibrosis, collagen deposition, goblet cell hyperplasia, and submucosal gland hypertrophy were only observed in B group at 16 weeks. The nasal symptoms and eosinophil infiltration were inhibited by treatment with budesonide from a dose of 0.6 μg onwards, while the prevention of structure changes was only observed with 3.0 μg onwards. In addition, intranasal budesonide reduced MMP-9 in the nasal of AR mice. CONCLUSION The study suggests that higher dose intranasal corticosteroids might inhibit the airway remodeling of nasal mucosa by reducing MMP-9.
Airway Remodeling ; Animals ; Budesonide ; pharmacology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Eosinophils ; cytology ; Female ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ; metabolism ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Nasal Mucosa ; drug effects ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; drug therapy ; metabolism

Objective To optimize the extraction process by determing the volatile oil yield of steam distillation and supercritical CO2 extraction from flowers of Elaeagnus angustifolia L..Methods Orthogonal test was carried out to compare two extraction effects between steam distillation and supercritical CO2 extraction by detecting the extraction ratio from flowers of Elaeagnus angustifolia L..Results Steam distillation time on volatile oil extraction has the greatest impaction,and the best condition of supercritical CO2 extraction was extraction pressure of 20 MPa,extraction temperature of 40 ℃,and flux of CO2 is 10 L/h.Conclusion Compared with steam distillation,supercritical CO2 extraction spends less time,has higher efficiency and less harm to the materiel after extracting.It adapts to batch process and is convenient for subsequent extraction technology.

To monitor and record Electrocardiograph (ECG) signals for 24 hours, a mobile ECG monitoring system is designed based on Android 4.3. In this system, domestic indigenous E9622A is used to acquire ECG signals and TI CC2541 is adopted to communicate with mobile phones. The program is implemented on the Android platform to display and process ECG signals. The whole system is integrated on a 2 cm x 2 cm PCB. From experiments, it is shown that ECG signals can be obtained effectively when this system is worn, and clear ECG waveforms and parameters can be shown on the phones. With this system, arrhythmia can be diagnosed preliminarily. It is also shown that the system is low-power, low-cost, flexible and portable.
Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; diagnosis ; Cell Phone ; Electrocardiography ; Humans ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; Software

Objective To determine the dynamic change of serum procalcitonin (PCT) level after traumatic brain injury and the rclated clinical significance.Methods Serum levels of PCT and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ATCH) in 137 patients with traumatic brain injury and 20 normal volunteers were measured by electrochemiluminescence assay.Correlation between serum PCT level and severity of traumatic brain injury was evaluated.Results Percentage of serum PCT level at low inflammatory-risk threshold detected from day 1 to day 14 after admission was descended from 80.3％ to 63.5％.Meanwhile,the percentage of serum PCT level at high inflammatory-risk threshold was a rising-fall-rising trend,but the percentages of serum PCT level at median and definite inflammatory-risk thresholds showed sustained increase from 13.9％ to 27.0％ and 0.7％ to 3.7％ separately.Based on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS),the dynamic change of serum PCT level demonstrated a distinct bimodal pattern in severe injury group,a gradual falling after rising mode in middle injury group which was significantly and positively correlated with GCS (r =0.463,P ＜ 0.05),and a rising-falling-slight rising tendency in minorinjury group.In addition,the GCS in each group only closely related to the positive detections of serum PCT level detected at days 3 and 7 (x2 =10.32,16.31 respectively P ＜ 0.01).Serum ATCH level at day 1 was far higher than that at day 14 in severe injury group and was significantly higher in severe injurygroup compared with minor and middle injury groups (P ＜ 0.01 or 0.05).Conclusions Positive serum PCT may be predictive of the traumatic brain injury and injury degree within 3-7 days after the injury.The dynamic change of serum PCT is associated with the specialized mechanism of traumatic brain injury and neuronendocrine response,and it may be a useful parameter to assess posttraumatic stress response and prognosis.

Objective:To explore the predictive value of a scoring model based on MRI images for diagnosing invasive placenta accreta and associated adverse clinical outcomes.Methods:This retrospective cohort study involved 260 patients delivered at Peking University Third Hospital from January 2015 to December 2018, who were suspected to be placenta accreta with two or more ultrasound image findings and underwent MRI examination. Placenta accreta was finally diagnosed and classified based on the intraoperative clinical findings or pathological examination. Adverse clinical outcomes were defined as intraoperative bleeding ≥1 500 ml and/or having hysterectomy. Quantitative and qualitative interpretation of five MRI signs were performed, including intraplacental low-intensity band on T2 weighted imaging, abnormal intraplacental vascularization, vascularization of uterovesical interface, uterine bulging and cervical involvement. Chi-square and t test were used for univariate analysis of the five MRI signs and the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve of each MRI sign for predicting invasive placenta accreta and adverse clinical outcomes were drawn. The predictive value was assigned as 1 when ≥ the cutoffs that matched to the maximum Yoden index values, and was assigned as 0 when below the cutoffs. A scoring model based on the five MRI signs was established, ROC curves of the model for predicting invasive placenta accreta and adverse clinical outcomes were drawn and the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity and Youden index were calculated. Results:(1) Univariate analysis showed that all five MRI signs were significantly associated with invasive placenta accreta and adverse clinical outcomes. Except for cervical involvement, the other four signs had an AUC value of greater than 0.5 in predicting invasive placenta accreta and adverse clinical outcomes. (2) The predictive cut-off values of abnormal intraplacental vascularization image and intraplacental dark band area on T2 weighted imaging were 2.0 cm 2 and 0.6 cm 2, respectively, and were all 1.0 for the other three signs. The AUC value of MRI signs-based scoring model for predicting invasive placenta accreta was 0.863. When the score was ≥ 2 points, the diagnostic sensitivity was 0.836 and the specificity was 0.726. The scoring model predicted adverse clinical outcomes with an AUC of 0.841. When the score was ≥3 points, the predictive sensitivity was 0.707 and the specificity was 0.818. Conclusions:The scoring model based on MRI signs is of good value for the diagnosis of invasive placenta accreta and the prediction of adverse clinical outcomes.

Objective To study the infection rate of fusobacterium nucleatum cancer re appeared in patients with colorectal cancer before and after radiotherapy,and the changes after cancer recarrence.Methods A total of 20 persons receiving physical examination were recruited in the control group and collected the stool specimens,and 40 colorectal cancer patients were selected in the study group.All of the subjects in the study group were collected stool specimens before operation 3 days and after operation 5 day,after radiation therapy 7 days and 30 days.The patients were followed-up 1 year.The bacterial fluid was collected by filtration,and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect the expression of fusobacterium nucleatum gene in feces.Results The positive rate of fecal fusobacterium fusiformis was 30% in the study group and 5% in the control group.The gene relative expression of 12 colorectal cancer patients before operation 3 days and after operation 5 days,after radiation therapy 7 days and 30 days were 5.20±0.34,8.50±0.45,1.20±0.22,0.20±0.15.The fusobacterium nucleatum gene expression of 12 patients with positive fusobacterium after operation 5 days was significantly increased compared with that before operation 3 days(t=10.419,P=0.001),which after radiation therapy 7 days and 30 days was significant lower than that before operation 3 days(t=12.728,P=0.001;t=25.889,P=0.001).Six patients recurred among 1 year,the fusobacterium nucleatum gene expression was 7.2±0.56,which was significant higher than that after radiation therapy 7 days.Conclusion The infection of fusobacterium nucleatum might be a risk factor for colorectal cancer,and the gene relative expression might be an early warning indicator of recurrence.

Objective To induce and identify the differentiation of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)into cardiomyocytes in vitro,and observe the expression of Nesprin protein during the differentiation. Methods Rat MSCs were isolated and purified by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation,and adhered for serial subcultivation.Surface-associated antigens of MSCs of the second passage were dedected by flow cytometry.MSCs of the second passage were induced by 10μmol/L 5-azacytidine(5-Aza)to differentiate into cardiomyocytes,and the morphological changes were observed.The expression of Desmin,α-sarcomeric actin and cardiac Troponin I(cTnI) mRNA and protein was detected by RT-PCR,immunocytochemistIv and immunofluorescence staining, and the expression of Nesprin protein was detected by Western blotting. Results The morphology of MSCs induced by 5-Aza was bigger and longer,and the nuclei became bigger,exhibiting more consistent patterns.The expression of Desmin,α-sarcomeric actin and cTnI mRNA and protein of MSCs was positive.Immunofluorescence staining revealed that Nesprin protein positioned in the nuclear membrane,and Western blotting detection demonstrated that the expression of Nesprin protein significantly increased after differentiation(P<0.05).Conclusion MSCs may be successfully induced to differentiate into cardiomyocytes.The expression of Nesprin protein in the differentiated MSCs may significantly increase,indicating Nesprin may play a role in the differentiation from MSCs to cardiomyocytes.

Objective? To explore the effects of family empowerment program based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) on care readiness of main caregivers, patients' deglutition function and nutritional status among geriatric patients with dysphagia. Methods? From January 2016 to June 2017, we selected 120 dysphagia patients and their 120 main caregivers of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital as subjects by convenience sampling. All of the subjects were divided into control group (n=60) and experimental group (n=60) with the method of the random number table. Control group carried out routine nursing. On the basis of that in control group, experimental group applied family empowerment program based on CGA. The care readiness of caregivers, patients' deglutition function and nutritional status were compared between two groups. Results? Through the course of study, a total of 13 patients quitted with 56 cases included in experimental group and 51 included in control group. After intervention, the scores of care readiness of main caregivers of experimental group and control group were (23.55±2.26) and (15.40±1.70) respectively with a statistical difference (t=-20.919, P＜ 0.01). The total effective rate of the deglutition function improvement of experimental group and control group were 85.71% and 68.63% respectively with a statistical difference (Z=-2.035, P＜0.05). Three months after intervention, blood albumin, hemoglobin and the score of mini nutritional assessment of experimental group were (34.360±1.978) g/L, (120.900±9.031)g/L and (7.450±1.638) respectively statistically superior than those of control group (t=29.586, 17.370, 6.049;P＜0.05). Conclusions? Family empowerment program based on CGA can effectively improve care readiness of main caregivers among geriatric patients with dysphagia, the deglutition function and nutritional status of dysphagia patients.

Objective:To compare the effect of uPWS R15 software based on deep learning with MIM-Maestro 6.9 software based on atlas library to automatically delineate the organs at risk of prostate cancer in order to provide a reference for clinical application.Methods:The CT data of 90 prostate cancer patients admitted to the Department of Oncology Radiotherapy of the Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College from 2018 to 2022 were retrospectively selected. Based on the uPWS R15 software developed by Shanghai United Imaging Medical Technology Company and the MIM-Maestro 6.9 software developed by Beijing Mingwei Vision Medical Software Company, the effects of uPWS and MIM software on automatic delineation of organs at risk were evaluated according to five parameters, including delineation time (T), Dice similarity coefficient (DSC), Jaccard similarity coefficient (JSC), Hausdorff distance (HD) and the mean distance to agreement (MDA).Results:The sketching time of uPWS software was less than that of MIM software. There were no significant differences in the sketching effect of femoral head and skin between the two software (all P>0.05). The delineation of right kidney ( tMDA=-3.43, zDSC=-4.03, zJSC=-4.16, P<0.05), left kidney ( tMDA=-3.87, zDSC=-4.18, zJSC=-4.41, P<0.05), small intestine ( tMDA=-8.57, zDSC=-9.99, tJSC=14.21, P<0.05) and rectum ( zMDA=-4.00, tDSC=-9.98, tJSC= 9.72, P< 0.05) except HD, was statistically different. The bladder ( z=-7.88, -9.00, -8.17, -8.74, P<0.05) and spinalcord ( z=-3.87, -4.43, 4.03, 3.05, P<0.05) were also delineated with significant differences. The DSC automatically delineated by uPWS software was >0.7, while the DSC automatically delineated by MIM software was >0.7 for all other organs at risk except small intestine and rectum. In addition, the HD, MDA and JSC values of the organs at risk (bilateral femoral head, bilateral kidneys, spinal cord, bladder, skin, rectum and small intestine) automatically delineated by uPWS software were generally better than those with MIM software. Conclusions:The uPWS software outlines better than the MIM software, but the MIM software can also be used clinically with modifications to the small bowel and rectum, saving a great deal of time in preparation for radiation therapy.

Abstract The popularization of the use of electronic has become a global trend, and children are exposed to devices at younger ages. A large proportion of children and adolescents spend on screen time more than 2 h which is recommended in most guidelines. The paper reviews possible effects of screen time on physical and mental health, as well as mental disorders in children and adolescents. It is found that excessive screen time showed negative impacts on mental health, including depression, anxiety, mood disorder, social adaptational problems, behavioral disorders, self injurious behaviors, and health risk behaviors. Much attention has been paid on the association between excessive screen time and mental health of children and adolescents, while possible mechanisms and influencing factors are lacking. Effective intervention studies are needed to provide a basis for child and adolescent health promotion.