Objective To study a scoring method for assessing function status of cardiovascular system quantitatively. Methods First, exercise heart rate variability (EHRV) was obtained from the primary dynamic electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded during exercise testing. Then appropriate entropy, relative complexity, and other three parameters extracted from poincare dispersed-dot plot were extracted from the EHRV. Discriminant analysis was used to classify two extreme groups.Results Based on the values of two groups from the discriminant formula, a scoring formula was proposed and four ranks were divided according to different score domains. A novel scoring method was established. To validate the proposed scoring method, 60 middle-aged hypertensives, 50 elder subjects and 110 young healthy subjects were examined and scored. Conclusion Scores of 220 subjects are consistent with their real health status. The proposed scoring method reflects the status of the subject's cardiovascular system effectively.

Objective To investigate whether paclitaxel can efficiently induce the apoptosis of ovarian cell HO-8910,and to study the relationship between the apoptosis of cells and the cell cycle.Methods With the treatment of paclitaxel with different concentrations and different time,the morphologic change of HO-8910 ovarian cells was observed using fluorescence microscopy and transmission electron microscopy(TEM),and the apoptosis of cells and the changes of cell cycle were determined by flow cytometry(FCM). Results The typical changes of HO-8910 cell apoptosis were observed by TEM and Fluorescence microscopy.With the treatment of paclitaxel,the HO-8910 ovarian cells were firstly arrested in G_2/M phase,and the typical ultrastructural changes of apoptosis were appeared only after the cells were apparently arrested in G_2/M phase.Conclusion Paclitaxel can induce the apoptosis of HO-8910 cells and the apoptosis is associated with the blockage of G_2/M phase in cell cycle.

Objective To investigate the effect of early cerebrospinal fluid replacement on nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) level and clinical outcomes in patients with aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) after endovascular embolization.Methods Patients with aSAH received aneurysm embolization were enrolled.They were divided into a cerebrospinal fluid replacement group and a non-cerebrospinal fluid replacement group according to the treatment scheme.All patients were treated with cerebral aneurysm coil embolization within 3 days after admission.The cerebrospinal fluid replacement group performed lumbar puncture cerebrospinal fluid replacement within 24 h after coil embolization,once every other day,20-30 ml of cerebrospinal fluid was replaced each time and 3 mg dexamethasone was injected intrathecally.The NF-κB levels in cerebrospinal fluid were detected at day 1,7 and 14 after the coil embolization.The primary outcome measures were the clinical outcomes determined by the modified Rankin scale (mRS) and the Glasgow outcome scale (GOS) at 3 months after onset.Good outcome was defined as mRS score 0-2 or GOS ＞ 3.The secondary outcome measures included severe complications (hydrocephalus,cerebral vasospasm,cerebral infarction,and rebleeding) and death.Results A total of 81 patients with aSAH received aneurysm embolization were enrolled,including 42 in the cerebrospinal fluid replacement group and 39 in the non-cerebrospinal fluid replacement group.There was no significant differences in the baseline data between the cerebrospinal fluid replacement group and the non-cerebrospinal fluid replacement group (all P ＞0.05).The duration of neck stiffness in the cerebrospinal fluid replacement group was significantly shorter than that in the non-cerebrospinal fluid replacement group (11.3 ± 3.2 d vs.16.5 ± 3.5 d;t =6.985,P ＜ 0.001).The cerebrospinal fluid NF-κB levels were progressively reduced at day 1,7 and 14 after coil embolization in the cerebrospinal fluid rephcement group and non-cerebrospinal fluid rephcement group (all P ＜0.05),but the ccerebrospinal fluid levels of NF-κB in the cerebrospinal fluid replacement group at each time point were significantly lower than those in the non-cerebrospinal fluid replacement group (all P ＜ 0.01).The good outcome rates evaluated according to the mRS score (92.9％ vs.56.4％;x2 =14.446,P ＜ 0.001) and GOS score (97.6％ vs.76.9％;x2 =8.004,P=0.005) in the cerebrospinal fluid replacement group at 3 months were significantly higher than those in the non-cerebrospinal fluid replacement group,and the incidence of cerebral vasospasm was significantly lower than that in the non-cerebrospinal fluid replacement group (14.3％ vs.33.3％;x2 =4.086,P =0.043).Conelusiom Cerebrospinal fluid replacement therapy can reduce the incidence of cerebral vasospasm in patients with aSAH receiving aneurysm embolization and improve clinical outcomes.Its mechanism may be associated with the decrease of NF-κB level in cerebrospinal fluid.

Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)(PDDA) was chosen to disperse multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) to prepare the stable PDDA-MWCNTs aqueous dispersion. Then, the positively charged PDDA-MWCNTs composite and negatively charged choline oxidase(ChOx) were employed to fabricate multilayer films on platinum(Pt) electrodes by layer-by-layer self-assembly technique, the anti-interferential film of Nafion was dropped at the end of the last multilayer films. The results showed that MWCNTs were evenly dispersed within the PDDA films and the multilayer films of (PDDA-MWCNTs)_n could improve the catalytic current response to choline significantly with the increased number of the multilayer films. The optimum assembly number was 6. The choline biosensor fabricated showed good linear correlation from 5×10~(-6)-2.5×10~(-4) mol/L with a detection limit of 2×10~(-6) mol/L(S/N=3), and the sensitivity was 21.97 mA/mol with a response time of 6.6 s, the RSD was less than 5%(n=3). Moreover, the biosensor exhibited an excellent anti-interferential property and a good stability.

Objective: To investigate current status and associated factors of preschool children’s physical fitness, in order to provide scientific basis for improving preschool children’s physical fitness. Methods: A total of 3 240 preschool children aged 3-6 years old in Kunshan city were selected through cluster sampling method. They were surveyed about physical fitness and influencing factors. Results: The number of excellence of preschool children’s physical fitness was 269, and the rate was 8.30 percent. The excellence rates of preschool children’s physical fitness in girls, high grade, non-residency in Jiangsu Province were higher(10.87%, 10.96%, 14.88%), and the excellence rate of preschool children’s physical fitness in premature group was lower(4.31%)(P<0.05). Further unconditioned logistic regression analysis found that girls, middle and high grade and non-residency in Jiangsu Province were the protective factors for the excellence of preschool children’s physical fitness, OR values were 1.96, 1.94, 2.45 and 1.87, respectively; premature was a risk factor for the excellence of preschool children’s physical fitness, OR value was 0.47. Conclusion Preschool children in Kunshan have poor physical fitness, especially in boys, low grade and premature groups. Education department and health department should work together to improve the preschool children’s physical fitness.

Objective To explore the curative effectiveness of comprehensive voice training methods on teachers' voice disorders patients by using subjective and objective assessment. Methods Forty-seven teachers' voice disorders patients suffering from voice symptoms without organic disease and complete follow-up data as the research object were treated with a three-month comprehensive voice training program. Training content included relieving laryngeal muscle tension, improving the throat vocal cord movement and reconstruction methods of pronunciation. The use of voice acoustic analysis and voice handicap index(VHI) were compared before and after training. Results The jitter and shimmer were significantly decreased after comprehensive voice training from 1.06(0.79,1.38)％and 2.71(2.16,3.24)％to 0.78 (0.59, 0.99)％ and 1.64(1.03,2.45)％, the differences were significant (Z=3.249,-4.121, P<0.05). Maximum phonation time and dysphonia severity index were significantly increased obviously from (9.87 ± 2.61)s and-2.23±0.75 to (12.81±1.97)s and-0.43±1.65 respectively, the differences were significant (t=-6.057,-5.273, P<0.05). After the training, the VHI score of voice disorder index decreased from (37.41±4.96)points to (26.31± 4.29) points after the comprehensive voice training. In addition to emotional function, the difference was statistically significant(t=12.715, 5.881, 11.483, P<0.05). Conclusions Voice training can reduce the degree of voice disorders effectively, increase the power of the respiratory system, therefore improve the voice quality of teachers with voice disorders. The subjective and objective combination assessment can evaluate the quality of the patient′s voice more thoroughly and evaluate the clinical efficacy of voice training further.

Objective To investigate the correlation between serum hepcidin level and iron, mineral metabolism in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods Seventy-five MHD patients were selected. The serum hepcidin, serum iron and mineral metabolism indexes were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent double antibody sandwich method, and their correlation was analyzed. Results The level of serum hepcidin in 75 MHD patients was 87- 264 μg/L. The patients were divided into 3 groups according to serum hepcidin level. In group A, the serum hepcidin level of 26 cases was＜120 μg/L; in group B, the serum hepcidin level of 24 cases was 120- 200 μg/L; in group C, the serum hepcidin level of 25 cases was>200 μg/L. There were no significant differences in age, gender, albumin and serum calcium among 3 groups (P > 0.05). The levels of ferritin, transferrin saturation (TS), serum phosphorus and parathyroid hormone (PTH) increased in the 3 groups as the hepcidin level increased, while hemoglobin, serum iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), and 25 hydroxy vitamin D decreased significantly, and there were statistical differences (P＜0.05). The Pearson correlation analysis result showed that serum hepcidin was positively correlated with ferritin, PTH, serum phosphorus (r = 0.862, 0.536 and 0.320; P＜0.01); and serum hepcidin was negative correlation with serum iron, TIBC, hemoglobin, 25 hydroxy vitamin D (r=-0.358,-0.270,-0.284 and-0.614; P＜0.01); but there was no correlation between serum hepcidin and albumin and serum calcium (r=0.018 and-0.005, P＞0.05). Conclusions The serum hepcidin level in MHD patients is closely related to iron and mineral metabolism.

OBJECTIVETo explore the correlation between cytogenetic findings and clinical manifestations of Turner syndrome.

METHODS607 cases of cytogenetically diagnosed Turner syndrome, including those with a major manifestation of Turner syndrome, were analyzed with conventional G-banding. Correlation between the karyotypes and clinical features were analyzed.

RESULTSAmong the 607 cases, there were 154 cases with monosomy X (25.37%). Mosaicism monosomy X was found in 240 patients (39.54%), which included 194 (80.83%) with a low proportion of 45,X (3 ≤ the number of 45, X ≤5, while the normal cells ≥ 30). Structural X chromosome abnormalities were found in 173 patients (28.50%). A supernumerary marker chromosome was found in 40 cases (6.59%). Most patients with typical manifestations of Turner syndrome were under 11 years of age and whose karyotypes were mainly 45,X. The karyotype of patients between 11 and 18 years old was mainly 45,X, 46,X,i(X)(q10) and mos45,X/46,X,i(X)(q10), which all had primary amenorrhea in addition to the typical clinical manifestations. The karyotype of patients over 18 years of age were mainly mosaicism with a low proportion of 45,X, whom all had primary infertility. 53 patients had a history of pregnancy, which included 48 with non-structural abnormalities of X chromosome and 5 with abnormal structure of X chromosome.

CONCLUSIONGenerally, the higher proportion of cells with an abnormal karyotype, the more severe were the clinical symptoms and the earlier clinical recognition. Karyotyping analysis can provide guidance for the early diagnosis of Turner syndrome, especially those with a low proportion of 45,X.

Abortion, Spontaneous ; genetics ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Amenorrhea ; genetics ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Chromosomes, Human, X ; genetics ; Cytogenetic Analysis ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Karyotyping ; Middle Aged ; Mosaicism ; Pregnancy ; Sex Chromosome Aberrations ; Turner Syndrome ; genetics ; pathology ; Young Adult

ObjectiveTo investigate the impact of varying concentrations of baicalein on the proliferation and biological responses of MC3T3-E1 cells， as well as the antibacterial efficacy of baicalein against prevalent oral bacteria， and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. MethodsMC3T3-E1 cells were exposed to different concentrations of baicalein （0， 6， 12， 18， and 24 μmol/L） and cell viability was determined by using the CCK-8 assay. Alkaline phosphatase （ALP） activity of MC3T3-E1 cells following osteogenic induction was assessed. RT-PCR was used to examine the expression of RunX2， BMP2， and Osterix. After 24 hours of treatment， the antibacterial potential of baicalein against Escherichia coli， Staphylococcus Aureus and Streptococcus Sanguis was evaluated by using the K-B paper disk method. ResultsBaicalein exhibited a modest reduction in proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells but without affecting their sustained proliferation. Baicalein at a concentration of 18 μmol/L enhanced ALP activity of MC3T3-E1 cells， upregulated BMP2 and Osterix expression， downregulated RunX2 expression， significantly inhibited the proliferation of Staphylococcus Aureus and Streptococcus Sanguis （P < 0.05）. ConclusionsBaicalein at an optimal concentration （18 μmol/L） demonstrated a promotional effect on the osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells and effectively suppressed the proliferation of common oral bacteria， including Staphylococcus Aureus and Streptococcus Sanguis.

Objective:To report the results of national surveillance on the distribution and antimicrobial resistance profile of clinical Gram-negative bacteria isolates from bloodstream infections in China in 2022.Methods:The clinical isolates of Gram-negative bacteria from blood cultures in member hospitals of national bloodstream infection Bacterial Resistant Investigation Collaborative System（BRICS）were collected during January 2022 to December 2022. Antibiotic susceptibility tests were conducted by agar dilution or broth dilution methods recommended by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute（CLSI）. WHONET 5.6 and SPSS 25.0 software were used to analyze the data.Results:During the study period，9 035 strains of Gram-negative bacteria were collected from 51 hospitals，of which 7 895（87.4%）were Enterobacteriaceae and 1 140（12.6%）were non-fermenting bacteria. The top 5 bacterial species were Escherichia coli（ n=4 510，49.9%）， Klebsiella pneumoniae（ n=2 340，25.9%）， Pseudomonas aeruginosa（ n=534，5.9%）， Acinetobacter baumannii complex（ n=405，4.5%）and Enterobacter cloacae（ n=327，3.6%）. The ESBLs-producing rates in Escherichia coli， Klebsiella pneumoniae and Proteus spp. were 47.1%（2 095/4 452），21.0%（427/2 033）and 41.1%（58/141），respectively. The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli（CREC）and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae（CRKP）were 1.3%（58/4 510）and 13.1%（307/2 340）；62.1%（36/58）and 9.8%（30/307）of CREC and CRKP were resistant to ceftazidime/avibactam combination，respectively. The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii（CRAB）complex was 59.5%（241/405），while less than 5% of Acinetobacter baumannii complex was resistant to tigecycline and polymyxin B. The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa（CRPA）was 18.4%（98/534）. There were differences in the composition ratio of Gram-negative bacteria in bloodstream infections and the prevalence of main Gram-negative bacteria resistance among different regions，with statistically significant differences in the prevalence of CRKP and CRPA（ χ2=20.489 and 20.252， P<0.001）. The prevalence of CREC，CRKP，CRPA，CRAB，ESBLs-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae were higher in provinicial hospitals than those in municipal hospitals（ χ2=11.953，81.183，10.404，5.915，12.415 and 6.459， P<0.01 or <0.05），while the prevalence of CRPA was higher in economically developed regions（per capita GDP ≥ 92 059 Yuan）than that in economically less-developed regions（per capita GDP <92 059 Yuan）（ χ2=6.240， P=0.012）. Conclusions:The proportion of Gram-negative bacteria in bloodstream infections shows an increasing trend，and Escherichia coli is ranked in the top，while the trend of CRKP decreases continuously with time. Decreasing trends are noted in ESBLs-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Low prevalence of carbapenem resistance in Escherichia coli and high prevalence in CRAB complex have been observed. The composition ratio and antibacterial spectrum of bloodstream infections in different regions of China are slightly different，and the proportion of main drug resistant bacteria in provincial hospitals is higher than those in municipal hospitals.