1.Autophagy reduces bacterial translocation by regulating intestinal mucosal oxidative stress.
Xing LU ; Chengfen YIN ; Yaxiao SU ; Xinjing GAO ; Fengmei WANG ; Lei XU
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2025;37(2):153-159
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the mechanism of autophagy in regulating bacterial translocation in intestinal infection caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumonia (hvKp) and explore the method of reducing translocation infection of intestinal bacteria.
METHODS:
Fifty C57BL/6J mice were divided into gavage group (n = 40) and control group (CO group, n = 10). The gavage group was orally administered with 200 μL/d of hvKp (colony count of 109 CFU/mL) continuously for 5 days to establish a hvKp intestinal infection model. CO group was given an equal amount of normal saline. After the experiment, the mice were anesthetized with lsofluraneand euthanized with cervical dislocation under anesthesia. Peripheral venous blood of mice was collected to detect bacterial translocation by 16S rDNA sequencing, then divided into translocation group (BT+ group) and non-translocation group (BT- group). Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to evaluate intestinal morphology. The ultrastructural changes of intestinal tissues were observed by electron microscope. The levels of intestinal oxidative stress indicators such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were measured. Translocation was detected by in situ hybridization. The expression of tight junction protein microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3-II (LC3-II) and autophagy protein Beclin-1 were measured by Western blotting. The mRNA expression of tight junction proteins ZO-1 and Claudin-2 were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The expression of autophagy protein and tight junction protein were observed by immunofluorescence.
RESULTS:
Two out of 40 mice in the gavage group died after developing aspiration pneumonia. All mice in the CO group survived. The 16S rDNA sequencing results showed that no bacteria were detected in the peripheral blood of the CO group, but bacteria were detected in the peripheral blood of 18 mice in the gavage group, with a bacterial translocation rate of 47.4%. The BT- and BT+ groups showed intestinal mucosal tissue damage, with severe damage in the BT+ group. Compared with the CO group, the level of MDA in the BT- and BT+ groups were significantly increased, while the activities of SOD and GPx were significantly decreased. Compared with the BT- group, the MDA level in the BT+ group further increased, while the SOD and GPx activities further decreased [MDA (mmol/mg): 2.98±0.11 vs. 2.48±0.11, SOD (U/mg): 62.40±5.45 vs. 73.40±4.08, GPx (U/mg): 254.72±10.80 vs. 303.55±8.57, all P < 0.01]. The results of in situ hybridization detection showed that after continuous gastric lavage for 5 days, displaced hvKp was detected in the intestinal mucosal lamina propria and liver tissue of the BT+ group. Compared with the CO group, the protein expressions of LC3-II and Beclin-1 in the BT- and BT+ groups were significantly increased. The protein expressions of LC3-II and Beclin-1 in the BT+ group were obviously lower than those in the BT- group (LC3-II/β-actin: 0.38±0.04 vs. 0.70±0.09, Beclin-1/β-actin: 0.62±0.05 vs. 0.86±0.05, both P < 0.01), and there were autophagosomes in the intestinal mucosa. These results indicated that intestinal mucosal autophagy was activated after hvKp continuous gavage. Compared with CO group, the mRNA expressions of ZO-1 and Claudin-2 in the BT- and BT+ groups were significantly decreased. Compared with the BT- group, the mRNA expressions of ZO-1 and Claudin-2 in the BT+ group was further reduced [ZO-1 mRNA (2-ΔΔCT): 0.78±0.06 vs. 0.88±0.06, Claudin-2 mRNA (2-ΔΔCT): 0.40±0.04 vs. 0.70±0.06, both P < 0.01]. The immunofluorescence results showed that the fluorescence intensity of LC3-II, Beclin-1, ZO-1, and Claudin-2 in the BT+ group was significantly lower than that in the BT- group.
CONCLUSION
HvKp can activate intestinal mucosal autophagy and reduce the damage to intestinal mucosal barrier function by down-regulating oxidative stress level, reduce the occurrence of bacterial translocation.
Animals
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Oxidative Stress
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Autophagy
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Intestinal Mucosa/microbiology*
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Bacterial Translocation
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Mice
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Klebsiella Infections/microbiology*
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Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism*
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Beclin-1
2.Building and practice of the medical safety education system in a general hospital
Yutian BI ; Wujun LIN ; Chengfen SU ; Xiaobin CHENG ; Lin ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2014;30(6):428-430
This article sumarized a practise-based study of the hospital regarding the management of its medical activities.By means of priotizing medical safety in pre-job and on-the-job eduation,and regular trainings in this regard,a systemized medical safety education ssytem is put in place among medical staff of different types and levels.This achieved the purpose of higher awaress of medical safety in medical practice,and downsized medical complaints significantly.
3.The application and consideration of innovative management in comprehensive hospital
Yutian BI ; Wujun LIN ; Chengfen SU ; Xiaobin CHENG ; Lin ZHOU
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(1):25-26,29
Objective To explore and investigate effective solutions of some issues in the self-development of large-scale compre-hensive hospital ,such as the innovation concept of hospital management ,strengthening the organization and management agencies , improving management efficiency and promoting the establishment of systematized management .Methods Starting from concept innovation ,theory innovation and method innovation of hospital management ,comprehensive applied the advanced concept of hospi-tal management and scientific management methods into the quality of medical care .Results Continuously strengthen the hospital medical quality and safety ,and form hospital-specific quality management system .Conclusion Through innovating the concept ,the-ory and methods of hospital management ,we can effectively promote continuous improving quality of medical care in comprehensive hospital and improve continually core competitiveness of hospital .

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