1.Relationship of obesity and early-life factors among 2-6 years old preschoolers in a community in Guangzhou
LUO Bilian, GUI Zhaohuan, CHEN Yajun
Chinese Journal of School Health 2019;40(12):1788-1790
Objective:
This study aims to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated early life factors among children aged 2 to 6 years in a community in Guangzhou.
Methods:
A stratified cluster sampling was used to select 922 children from one community in Guangzhou in 2018. The survey included a questionnaire survey and physical examination. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the relationship of early-life factors and obesity.
Results:
The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 13.4% in 922 children(16.1% in boys and 10.1% in girls). The sex difference in prevalence of overweight and obesity was statistically significant(Z=2.69, P<0.05). Overweight and obesity was found significantly higher in children with large for gestational age, caesarean section, artificial feeding within 6 months, maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity, maternal excessive weight gain(P<0.01). Large for gestational age (OR=2.62, 95%CI=1.42-4.82), caesarean section(OR=1.59, 95%CI=1.08-2.36), artificial feeding within 6 months(OR=2.00, 95%CI=1.19-3.37), maternal pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity(OR=1.97, 95%CI=1.08-3.58), and excessive gestational weight gain (OR=2.07, 95%CI=1.26-3.39) was positively associated with childhood overweight obesity(P<0.05). Maternal pre-pregnancy underweight was negatively associated with childhood overweight obesity(OR=0.51, 95%CI=0.29-0.88, P<0.05).
Conclusion
Early-life risk factors are positively associated with the risk of overweight and obesity in later childhood, including large gestational age, caesarean section, artificial feeding within 6 months, maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and excessive gestational weight gain, while maternal pre-pregnancy underweight associates with low risk of child overweight and obesity. These findings suggest that early intervention to these modifiable risk factors could make a significant contribution to childhood obesity prevention.
2.A 5-year follow-up study of pneumoconiosis patients with positive autoantibody
Wenzhong JIANG ; Tingting ZHANG ; Yuquan CHEN ; Zhaohuan LUO ; Jingru LIN ; Haixia WANG ; Yimin LIU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2020;38(6):401-405
Objective:To explore the progress of small shadow and the change of lung function in pneumoconiosis with positive autoantibody, so as to provide basis for clinical treatment of pneumoconiosis.Methods:A total of 756 patients were admitted to the pneumoconiosis department of the Guangzhou Occupational Disease Prevention Hospital from January 1, 2013 to June 1, 2019. The patients with combined infection were excluded. According to whether the autoantibody was positive, they were divided into positive group and negative group, 25 cases in each group. Follow-up observation of X-ray chest radiographs, chest CT, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1) and forced expired flow at 50% of FVC (MEF 50) of pneumoconiosis patients for 5 years, to analyze the influence of positive autoantibody on the morphology of X-ray chest film, the pneumoconiosis promotion in 5 years and lung function. Results:There were 22 males and 3 females in the autoantibody positive group, aged 53.14±10.51 years. In the autoantibody negative group, there were 23 males and 2 females, aged 53.88±8.10 years. During the 5-year observation period, there was no significant difference of small shadow shape, pneumoconiosis stage, and the pneumoconiosis promotion in 5 years between the autoantibody positive group and the autoantibody negative group ( P>0.05). However, the increment of small shadow area in the autoantibody positive group was higher than that in the autoantibody negative group ( P<0.05). FEV 1 and MEF 50 of the autoantibody positive group were significantly lower than those of the autoantibody negative group in the fourth and third years, respectively ( P<0.05). Positive autoantibody was negatively correlated with FEV 1 and MEF 50 ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The positive autoantibody can't promote the progress of X-ray, but show more small shadows on chest CT; the positive autoantibody may aggravate the decline of lung function.
3.A case report of death from acute emamectin·chlorfenapyr poisoning
Zhaohuan LUO ; Yuquan CHEN ; Jingru LIN ; Wenzhong JIANG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2020;38(7):534-535
To analyze the clinical data of a case of acute emamectin·chlorfenapyr poisoning in Guangzhou 12th People's Hospital in 2019. The patient developed high fever and night sweats, and gradually became unconscious. The patient died after 5 days of treatment. The toxicity and mortality of emamectin·chlorfenapyr were high. For acute poisoning patients, in addition to conventional symptomatic treatment, early blood purification treatment should be actively carried out.
4.A 5-year follow-up study of pneumoconiosis patients with positive autoantibody
Wenzhong JIANG ; Tingting ZHANG ; Yuquan CHEN ; Zhaohuan LUO ; Jingru LIN ; Haixia WANG ; Yimin LIU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2020;38(6):401-405
Objective:To explore the progress of small shadow and the change of lung function in pneumoconiosis with positive autoantibody, so as to provide basis for clinical treatment of pneumoconiosis.Methods:A total of 756 patients were admitted to the pneumoconiosis department of the Guangzhou Occupational Disease Prevention Hospital from January 1, 2013 to June 1, 2019. The patients with combined infection were excluded. According to whether the autoantibody was positive, they were divided into positive group and negative group, 25 cases in each group. Follow-up observation of X-ray chest radiographs, chest CT, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1) and forced expired flow at 50% of FVC (MEF 50) of pneumoconiosis patients for 5 years, to analyze the influence of positive autoantibody on the morphology of X-ray chest film, the pneumoconiosis promotion in 5 years and lung function. Results:There were 22 males and 3 females in the autoantibody positive group, aged 53.14±10.51 years. In the autoantibody negative group, there were 23 males and 2 females, aged 53.88±8.10 years. During the 5-year observation period, there was no significant difference of small shadow shape, pneumoconiosis stage, and the pneumoconiosis promotion in 5 years between the autoantibody positive group and the autoantibody negative group ( P>0.05). However, the increment of small shadow area in the autoantibody positive group was higher than that in the autoantibody negative group ( P<0.05). FEV 1 and MEF 50 of the autoantibody positive group were significantly lower than those of the autoantibody negative group in the fourth and third years, respectively ( P<0.05). Positive autoantibody was negatively correlated with FEV 1 and MEF 50 ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The positive autoantibody can't promote the progress of X-ray, but show more small shadows on chest CT; the positive autoantibody may aggravate the decline of lung function.
5.A case report of death from acute emamectin·chlorfenapyr poisoning
Zhaohuan LUO ; Yuquan CHEN ; Jingru LIN ; Wenzhong JIANG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2020;38(7):534-535
To analyze the clinical data of a case of acute emamectin·chlorfenapyr poisoning in Guangzhou 12th People's Hospital in 2019. The patient developed high fever and night sweats, and gradually became unconscious. The patient died after 5 days of treatment. The toxicity and mortality of emamectin·chlorfenapyr were high. For acute poisoning patients, in addition to conventional symptomatic treatment, early blood purification treatment should be actively carried out.
6.Efficacy of Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya Pills with Different Proportions of Goat Horn Replacing Antelope Horn on Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats
Tengjian WANG ; Wanlu ZHAO ; Yang YU ; Yan LIU ; Kun CAO ; Zheyuan LIN ; Yue WU ; Lilan LUO ; Weizhi LAI ; Zhaohuan LOU ; Qiaoyan ZHANG ; Quanlong ZHANG ; Luping QIN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(9):68-78
ObjectiveTo investigate the optimal ratio of goat horn replacing antelope horn in Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills and the blood pressure-lowering mechanism of this medicine. MethodsThe blood pressure-lowering efficacy of Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills with varying proportions of goat horn replacing antelope horn was evaluated on spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHR). In this experiment, 50 SHR rats were randomly grouped as follows: model (n=8), captopril (0.01 g·kg-1) (n=6), low-dose blank Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (0.342 g·kg-1) (n=6), high-dose blank Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (0.684 g·kg-1) (n=6), low-dose antelope horn-containing Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (0.378 g·kg-1) (n=6), high-dose antelope horn-containing Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (0.756 g·kg-1) (n=6), low-dose goat horn-containing Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (0.378 g·kg-1) (n=6), and high-dose goat horn-containing Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (0.756 g·kg-1) (n=6). Additionally, 8 WKY rats were used as the normal group. Drugs were administered by gavage for 4 weeks while an equal volume of distilled water was administered for the normal and model groups. Blood pressure was measured before administration, 3 h post administration, and biweekly thereafter. In the experiment for Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills with goat horn replacing antelope horn in different proportions, 48 SHR rats were randomly grouped as follows: model, blank Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (0.684 g·kg-1), antelope horn-containing Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (0.756 g·kg-1), 2× goat horn-containing Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (0.824 g·kg-1), 4× goat horn Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (0.969 g·kg-1), and 6× goat horn Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills (1.112 g·kg-1). The normal group included 8 WKY rats, and the normal group and model group received an equal volume of distilled water. The treatment lasted for 2 weeks, and blood pressure was recorded at various time points (pre-administration, 3 h post administration, and on days 4, 7, 10, and 14 of administration). Serum levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensin Ⅱ(Ang Ⅱ), renin, and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Histopathological changes in the heart, kidney, and thoracic aorta were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining. The protein levels of ACE2, angiotensin Ⅱ type 1 receptor (AT1R), and angiotensinogen (AGT) in the kidney tissue were determined by Western blot, while the expression of nuclear factor (NF)-κB p65 and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in the thoracic aorta tissue was assessed by immunohistochemistry. ResultsCompared with the model group, all treatment groups showed lowered blood pressure (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the 6× goat horn-containing Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills group showed consistent blood pressure-lowering effect with the antelope horn-containing Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills group. Compared with the normal group, the model group showed elevated serum levels of ACE, Ang Ⅱ, renin, and IL-6, while the elevations were declined in the Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills groups (P<0.05, P<0.01). Pathological changes in the heart, kidney, and thoracic aorta were alleviated in all the treatment groups, with the 6× goat horn- and antelope horn-containing Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills groups exhibited the best effect. Western blot and immunohistochemistry results showed that all the treatment groups exhibited down-regulated protein levels of AT1R, AGT, NF-κB p65, and TLR4 and up-regulated protein levels of ACE2 (P<0.05, P<0.01) compared with model group, with the 6×goat horn- and antelope horn-containing Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills groups showcasing the best effect. ConclusionReplacing antelope horn with 6×goat horn in Fufang Lingjiao Jiangya pills can achieve consistent blood pressure-lowering effect with the original prescription. The prescription may exert the effect by inhibiting the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathways.