Objective A easier and faster rat model of organ injury caused by cardiopulmonary bypass was developed to provide a stable and economical experimental platform for the research of CPB ( cardiopulmonary bypass ) .Methods Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats weight between (288.8 ±26.1)g were randomly divided into sham group and CPB group .The right external jugular vein and bilateral femoral arteries were punctured in sham group ,while the rats in CPB group underwent 60 minutes cardiopulmoanry bypass with the perfusion flow no less than 120 mL· kg-1· min-1 .And the weight ,blood pressure ,blood gas and electrolytes were monitored and analyzed throughout the experi -ment.The serum,lung,liver and kidney were collected at 72 h after the operation for further detection .Results The rat model of cardiopul-monary bypass was established successfully with 90%survival rate .The changes of blood gas during intraoperative and postoperative were in accordance with clinical reality and the injury of lung ,liver and kidney were confirmed by serum results and pathological changes .Conclu-sion The model has the characteristics of lower weight ,less priming solution ,no need for endotracheal intubation and easier to assemble the bypass line ,furthermore the methods of puncture and CPB were exhibited through a large number of pictures .As a consequence ,the difficul-ties of establishing the rat model of CPB were reduced significantly .The changes of pathophysiology during intraoperative and postoperative were similar to clinical realities ,the survival rate and organ injury were satisfactory .So it can be used as an effective tool for the research of organ injury and the evaluation of therapeutic strategies associated with CPB .

Mastoparan(MAS) and α-latrotoxin(α-LTX) are two kinds of insulinotropic peptides obtained from insect toxins which can interact with islet β-cells and induce insulin secretion. The signal mechanism of these insulinotropic peptides regulating insulin-releasing attracts notable attention and has been elucidated more and more details. MAS mainly acts on the molecular components of exocytosis at a late stage. Insulin secretion induced by MAS is obviously dependent on GTP, which subsequently activates G-protein located on insulin secretion granules(ISG), or activates the Rho subfamily of small G proteins to evoke exocytosis and sensitize fusion machinery. The MAS stimulated insulin-releasing activity can be augmented by nutrients. However, its effect is not Ca~(2+) dependent. There are two regulatory pathway triggered by α-LTX: one way is pore formation caused through plasma membrane, another way is the transmembrane signal transduction evoked by cytosolic second messengers. Tetrameri complexs assembled at high concentration of α-LTX toxin or in the presence of extracellular Ca~(2+), can insert α-LTX into plasma membrane to form Ca~(2+) permeable channels and trigger Ca~(2+)-dependent secretion. By binding to transmembrane receptors and activating phospholipase C, α-LTX induces the generation of second messenger DAG and IP3. IP3 triggers Ca~(2+) influx and subsequently activates CaMK pathway, however, DAG also activates PKC pathway to increase insulin release.

Objective To investigate the expression of basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF) and proapoptotic gene Bax,Bcl-2 in amniochorion and their relationship with premature rupture of membranes(PROM).Methods Immunohistochemical stain was used to detect the expression of bFGF,Bax and Bcl-2 in amniochorion collected from 30 pregnant women with PROM and 30 normal pregnant women without PROM.Results The expression of bFGF and Bax were located in the plasma of all types of cells including trophoblast,epithelial,mesenchymal and fibroblast,but the expression of Bcl-2 was only observed in the chorionic syncytiotrophoblast;the positive average integral calculus oculus dehtor of bFGF in the PROM group was significantly lower than that of the normal group(0.051?0.012 vs 0.098?0.027,P0.05).Negative correlation was found between the bFGF and Bax expression in the PROM group(r=-0.616,P0.05). Conclusions The reduced expressions of bFGF and excessive apoptosis in the amnio-chorion play an important role in PROM.

Objective To apply the BestSeqTM new generation pathogenic gene detection technology to perform the genetic detec‐tion in the patients with progressive muscular dystrophy (PMD) validating its sensitivity and specificity .Methods The BestSeqTM new generation pathogenic gene detection technology was used to perform the gene sequencing in 2 cases of limb‐girdle muscular dystrophy(LGMD) and 6 cases of Dunchenne′s muscular dystrophy(DMD) ,and the found point mutations were confirmed by the Sanger sequencing method .Results This study completed the genetic detection in above 8 cases ,2 cases of large fragment deletion and 10 cases of micromutations were detected ,in which 8 micromutations were the new mutation discovered ffor the first time and verified by the Sanger sequencing .Conclusion The BestSeqTM new generation pathogenic gene detection technology greatly increa‐ses the detection efficiency by using the high density imbricate type probe and multiple tag technology ,and has the better clinical ap‐plication prospects .

[Abstract ] Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of recombinant human erythoropoietin (EPO) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) transplantation on renal inflammatory response following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Methods Forty sprague-Dawley male rats were randomly divided into five groups (n=8):shame operation group, CPB group, EPO group, BMSC group and EPO +BMSC group.CPB model was built in shame operation group without CPB .The other four groups un-derwent CPB, following by jugular vein infusion of 1.5 ×106 BMSCs after an hour′s 100 L/kg/min bypass .Jugular vein infusion of 3000 IU/kg EPO was done in EPO group , while the combination of EPO with BMSCs was infused in EPO +BMSC group.The same volume of isotonic saline solution was infused via jugular vein in CPB group and shame operation group respectively .Rats were sacrificed at 24 hours after CPB termination .Blood samples were collected for the determi-nation of creatinine(Cr) and urea nitro(BUN) levels.HE staining was applied in the examination of renal tissues .ELISA was used in the determination of serum interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) levels and western blot was taken to test the expressions of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Results In CPB group, the levels of Cr, BUN, IL-6 and the expression of TNF-αwere increased, while IL-10 level and of IGF-1 expression were decreased(P<0.05).TNF-αexpression was increased while IGF-1 expression was decreased in renal tissue (P<0.05).HE staining results showed the renal injury in EPO +BM-SC group was significantly lower than those in EPO group , BMSC group and CPB group , along with the decrease in the levels of Cr , BUN, IL-6, the increase in IL-10 level(P<0.05), as well as the decline of TNF-αexpression and the rise of IGF-1 expression(P<0.05). Conclusion The combination of EPO and BMSCs which reduces renal inflammatory response following CPB has protective effects on renal injury following CPB in rats , which is better than single application of EPO or BMSCs .

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the availability and equipment of antidiabetic drugs in public hospitals from Shaanxi prov-ince. METHODS:Using a standardized methodology developed by WHO and Health Action International,the availability and equipping rate of the most common oral antidiabitic drugs were investigated and evaluated in public hospitals of Shaanxi province. RESULTS:The availability and equipping rate of tertiary hospitals and secondary hospitals were all higher than those of community health service centers. Among generic drugs,the availability of metformin was the highest (94.4%),and those of glibenclamide and repaglinide were the lowest(5.6%). Among original drugs,the availability of acarbose was the highest(68.1%). The equip-ping rate of original drugs was higher than that of generic drugs. The equipping rate of generic drugs(25.0%)was higher than that of original drugs(12.5%)in community health service center,but the equipping rates of generic drugs and original drugs were in low level. CONCLUSIONS:General hospitals (especially tertiary hospitals) have high equipping rate of original antidiabetic drugs,the community health services have low availability and equipping rate. Comprehensive measures should be taken to im-prove the availability of drugs in primary medical institutions and ensure drug use of chronic disease patients in primary hospitals.

The stable quality of Chinese herbal medicines is a critical factor for their reliable clinical efficiency. An improved liquid-liquid extraction procedure and a liquid chromatographic method were developed to simultaneously analyze five anthraquinones (aloe-emodin, rhein, emodin, chrysophanol and physcion) in a Chinese traditional hospital preparation, Fuyankang mixture, in order to quantitatively control its quality in a more effective way.

Objective To explore the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of high density lipoprotein (HDL) by observing the effects of apoprotein (apo) A Ⅰ,a major protein component of HDL,on the inflammatory macrophage cell polarity.Methods Cultured mice marrow-derived macrophages were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide and interferon after 10 μg/ml of apoA Ⅰ were added to the macrophages for 24 hours.The expression of membrane molecules CD16/32,CD206 were detected by fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS).ELISA was used to detect the secretion of IL-10 and IL-12.Real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression of TLR4,MyD88 and IRF5.Results Compared to macrophages stimulated by interferon and lipopolysaccharide but without pretreatment with apoA Ⅰ,pre-incubation with apoA Ⅰ significantly downregulated the expression of CD16/32 (91.17％ ± 1.99％ vs.50.47％ ± 1.02％,P ＜0.05),IL-12 [(747.27 ±3.74) pg/ml vs.(73.80 ±4.56) pg/ml,P ＜0.05],upregulated the expression of CD206 (0.33％ ± 0.12％ vs.3.00％ ± 0.36％,P ＜ 0.05),IL-10 expression [(23.56 ±4.30) pg/ml vs.(32.91 ± 2.47) pg/ml,P ＜ 0.05],and reduced the mRNA expression of TLR4(1.000±0.025 vs.0.708 ±0.003,P＜0.05),MyD88(1.591 ±0.005 vs.1.341 ±0.005,P＜ 0.05),IRF5 (0.954 ± 0.005 vs.0.463 ± 0.003,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion ApoA Ⅰ enhances the switch of inflammatory macrophages to anti-inflammatory macrophages possibly through inhibiting TLR4-MyD88-IRF5 pathway.

Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),which is caused by SARS-CoV-2,varies with regard to symptoms and mortality rates among populations.Humoral immunity plays critical roles in SARS-CoV-2 infection and recovery from COVID-19.However,differences in immune responses and clinical features among COVID-19 patients remain largely unknown.Here,we report a database for COVID-19-specific IgG/IgM immune responses and clinical parameters(named COVID-ONE-hi).COVID-ONE-hi is based on the data that contain the IgG/IgM responses to 24 full-length/truncated proteins corresponding to 20 of 28 known SARS-CoV-2 proteins and 199 spike protein peptides against 2360 serum samples collected from 783 COVID-19 patients.In addition,96 clinical parameters for the 2360 serum samples and basic information for the 783 patients are integrated into the database.Furthermore,COVID-ONE-hi provides a dashboard for defining samples and a one-click analysis pipeline for a single group or paired groups.A set of samples of interest is easily defined by adjusting the scale bars of a variety of parameters.After the"START"button is clicked,one can readily obtain a comprehensive analysis report for further interpretation.COVID-ONE-hi is freely available at www.COVID-ONE.cn.

Objective: To investigate the prenatal ultrasonographic features and prognosis of vasa previa, to explore the application value of sector scanning in the intracervical mouth by antenatal ultrasound, then to increase vasa previa detection rate. Methods: Prenatal ultrasound images, clinical characteristics and pregnancy outcome of 35 pregnant women with vasa previa confirmed by surgery and pathology were analyzed retrospectively, the diagnostic effectiveness of sector scanning in the intracervical mouth was evaluated. Results: Thirty-three of the 35 vasa previa cases were detected by sector scanning in the intracervical mouth, with a detection rate of 94.3% (33/35). Of the 35 cases, 20 cases (60.6%) were first contacted in second trimester and 13 cases (39.4%) were first contacted in third trimester. Two cases were missed or misdiagnosed, which were all first contact in third trimester. Among the 35 cases, 25 were velamentous placenta and 4 were battledore placenta. Twenty cases were low-lying placenta or marginal placenta previa. All 35 women underwent cesarean section. No neonatal mortality, 11 term infants, 20 premature infants of more than 34 weeks and 4 premature infants of less than 34 weeks. All placentas underwent pathological examination after delivery, 4 cases placentas underwent vascular casting, and it was found that 2 cases were vasa previa of umbilical artery branch and 2 cases were vasa previa of allantoic veins branch. Conclusions Vasa previa can be effectively detected by prenatal ultrasonography through sector scanning in the intracervical mouth. Second trimester is the best period to detect vasa previa. Pathomorphological examination on placenta after delivery and vascular casting are helpful to the understanding of vasa previa.