ObjectiveTo identify potential distribution areas for wild Panax ginseng cultivated under forest in Liaoning province， China， and analyze the ecological factors of spatial stratified heterogeneity affecting its ecological suitability and quality suitability. MethodWild Panax ginseng samples cultivated under forest were collected from 33 cultivation bases in Liaoning province. The Maxent maximum entropy model and ArcGIS were used to delineate the ecological suitability zones. Correlation analysis was performed on seven indicators and 110 ecological factors. Variables with significant correlation （P<0.05） were used to build partial least squares regression analysis models. A comprehensive quality zoning was conducted using the analytic hierarchy process （AHP）. The geographic detector was employed to analyze the interactions among dominant ecological factors of spatial stratified heterogeneity affecting habitat suitability， quality suitability， and the ecological driving factors. ResultVegetation type was the most influential ecological factor for delineating the ecological suitability zones for wild Panax ginseng in Liaoning province. The main ecological suitability areas for wild Panax ginseng cultivated under forest were located in the northeast， east， and southeast regions along the line from Xifeng County to Gaizhou City. The comprehensive quality suitability of wild Panax ginseng cultivated under forest was highest in Kuandian County and Huanren County and gradually decreased to the northwest and southwest. Within the delineated regions， the suitability conditions and comprehensive quality of wild Panax ginseng cultivated under forest were primarily influenced by the interactions between radiation and precipitation factors. The content of the measured samples was significantly higher than the standards in the 2020 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia， indicating the high overall quality of wild Panax ginseng in Liaoning Province. ConclusionAccording to the zoning and prediction results， areas in Fengcheng City， Xiuyan County， Zhuanghe City， Liaoyang County， Tieling County， Xifeng County， Gaizhou City， Haicheng City， and Dashiqiao City showed large potential distribution areas with high quality， making them highly promising for wild Panax ginseng cultivation. However， further experimental verification is required. The zoning results can provide insights for research on habitat suitability and comprehensive quality accumulation of wild Panax ginseng cultivated under forest， as well as guidance for the search for potential cultivation areas and industrial development of wild Panax ginseng in Liaoning Province.

Chinese rehabilitation guidelines for cerebral palsy (2022) mainly refers to the international evidence-based medicine and relevant guidelines for rehabilitation of cerebral palsy in recent five years.On the basis of the Chinese rehabilitation guidelines for cerebral palsy (2015), combined with the medical literature and research achievements published at home and abroad before June 2022, the evidence-based practice guidelines are revised by combining the common opinions of pediatric rehabilitation experts in China.The content includes introduction, overview, the assessment and intervention guideline for infants at high risk of cerebral palsy, evaluation of children with cerebral palsy under ICF-CY framework, rehabilitation treatment, Traditional Chinese Medicine rehabilitation therapy, rehabilitation nursing, rehabilitation approaches and management.This article interprets the guide in combination with the hot spots of cerebral palsy prevention and treatment at home and abroad, in order to help pediatric rehabilitation workers deepen their understanding of the guidelines and better guide the clinical rehabilitation practice.

Objective: To investigate the current prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among residents living in Nanchuan District, Chongqing Municipality, so as to provide the evidence for formulating LTBI control measures. Methods: The residents living in one street and one township from Nanchuan District were randomly selected using the multistage cluster sampling method during the period between January and April, 2020, and their demographic information, smoking history, history of alcohol consumption, history of contacts with tuberculosis patients and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin ( BCG ) vaccination scars were collected. The infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was detected using interferon gamma release assay ( IGRA ), and a positive IGRA test and exclusion of active tuberculosis was defined as LTBI. The prevalence of LTBI was descriptively analyzed among the study subjects. Results: Totally 1 000 residents were recruited, including 381 males and 619 females, with a male to female ratio of 0.62∶1. The mean age was ( 45.87±18.40 ) years. Among all participants, there were 222 smokers ( 22.20% ), 247 subjects consuming alcohol (24.70%), 62 subjects with a history of contacts with tuberculosis patients ( 6.20% ) and 904 subjects with BCG scars ( 90.40% ). A total of 198 residents were diagnosed with LTBI (19.80% prevalence), and a higher prevalence rate of LTBI was seen in men than in women ( 23.36% vs. 17.61%; χ2=4.911, P=0.027 ). The prevalence of LTBI was significantly higher in married/divorced/widowed residents than in unmarried residents ( 24.22% vs. 2.01%; χ2=49.514, P<0.001 ), and significantly greater prevalence was found in smokers than in non-smokers ( 27.93% vs. 17.48%; χ2=11.871, P=0.001 ). The prevalence of LTBI appeared a tendency towards a rise with age ( χ2trend=59.100, P<0.001 ) and body mass index ( χ2trend=9.479, P=0.002 ). Conclusions The prevalence of LTBI is high among residents living in Nanchuan District, notably among elder, male smokers with high body mass index. Risk monitoring and timely interventions are required.

A case of limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2S (LGMD2S) caused by maternal uniparental disomy on chromosome 4 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine in March 2020 was reported.The female child, aged 9 months and 4 days, presented with developmental delay after bacterial meningitis in early infancy, decreased muscle strength in infancy and increased muscle and liver enzymes.Family genetic analysis showed that the child′s monodiploid in chromosome 4 was maternal origin, and the homozygous c. 1066T > G (p.Y356D) of TRAPPC11 gene may had pathogenic variation, which came from the child′s mother.The final diagnosis of LGMD2S was made according to the clinical manifestations and gene test results.LGMD2S is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by the pathogenic variation of TRAPPC11 gene.Its clinical characteristics include proximal limb weakness, motor and intellectual retardation, seizures, motor disorders, elevated serum creatine kinase and muscular dystrophy like pathological changes in children.

In order to investigate the apoptosis triggered by porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in lymphocytes and the underlying mechanism, the levels of apoptosis and the expression levels of miRNA were examined by flow cytometry, Western blotting and real-time PCR (qPCR). The mimics or inhibitors of miR-125a-5p, an apoptosis-related miRNA, were transfected into PK-15 cells, and the apoptosis rate was examined upon overexpression or inhibition of mir-125a-5p. The target gene of mir-125a-5p was predicted by bioinformatics method, and the regulation of mir-125a-5p on the target gene was analyzed by luciferase reporter assay. The expressions of Bcl-2, Bax, cytochrome C and caspase-3 were detected by Western blotting. The results showed that exosomes secreted by PK-15 cells infected with PCV2 significantly increased the lymphocyte apoptosis rate, which was dose-dependent in certain concentration range. The expression of miR-125a-5p was dramatically increased. The apoptosis rate was increased significantly in the cells transfected with miR-125a-5p. It was predicted that there were binding sites of miR-125a-5p at Bcl-2 3'UTR by TargetScan. The luciferase activity of wild-type pmir-Bcl-2 3'UTR was inhibited significantly by miR-125a-5p mimics, but that of mutant pmir-Bcl-2 3'UTR was not changed. By Western blotting, Bcl-2 was reduced significantly, while Bax, cytochrome C and caspase-3 increased significantly, and the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax was significantly decreased. These results showed that PCV2 up-regulated the expression of miR-125a-5p through exosomes, then inhibited the expression of Bcl-2 at both mRNA and protein level, activated mitochondrial apoptosis pathway and induced apoptosis in lymphocytes.
3' Untranslated Regions ; Animals ; Apoptosis/genetics* ; Caspase 3/genetics* ; Cell Proliferation/genetics* ; Circovirus/genetics* ; Cytochromes c/genetics* ; Luciferases/genetics* ; Lymphocytes/metabolism* ; MicroRNAs/metabolism* ; Swine ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein/genetics*

Objective : To explore season-specific association between ambient PM2.5 and outpatient visits for asthma in the urban areas of Ningbo. Methods : Based on the platform of population health information,we collected daily outpatient visits for asthma in four general hospitals in the urban areas of Ningbo from 2014 to 2016. We also collected data of meteorological indicators and air pollutants during the same period from local weather bureau and environmental monitoring center. Generalized additive model（GAM）was applied to examining the relationship and lag effects between ambient PM2.5 and outpatient visits for asthma in different seasons. Results : A total of 45 184 outpatients with asthma were reported from 2014 to 2016,with an average of 41.23 cases per day. The annual average concentration of PM2.5 in Ningbo was（43.12± 26.40）μg/m3 ,with the peak as（65.27± 34.51）μg/m3 in winter and the though as（27.34± 12.70）μg/m3 in summer. A 10 μg/m3 increase of PM2.5 were associated with 1.14%（95%CI：0.48%-1.81%）,2.40%（95%CI：0.22%-4.63%）and 1.37%（95%CI：0.28%-2.48%）increase of outpatient volume for asthma on the day in the whole year,summer and winter,respectively. In summer,males were at higher risk compared to females（P< 0.05）;in winter,people under 65 years old were at higher risk（P< 0.05）. Including NO2,the effect of PM2.5 on the excess risk of outpatient visits for asthma in summer was enhanced in two-pollutant models（P< 0.05）. Conclusion PM2.5 pollution might increase the outpatient volume for asthma in summer and winter. NO2 might have synergistic effect with PM2.5 on asthma.

Objective To observe the effects of Salvia injection on the brain pathology,expression of synaptophysin and the synaptic ultrastructure at different time points in neonatal rats after hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD).Methods One hundred and fifteen healthy newborn SD rats of 7-day-old were randomly divided into normal group,sham group,Salvia high dose group,Salvia low dose group,and the HIBD model group.The HIBD model was prepared by ligation of the left carotid artery combined with hypoxic environment.The rats(in normal group,sham and HIBD model groups) were injected with sterile saline[9.0 mL/(kg · d)],while the rats in high and low dose groups were injected with Salvia injection [9.0 mL/(kg · d) and 4.5 mL/(kg · d) respectively].The intraperitoneal injec tion lasted for 7 and 14 days.The rats' brains were collected at one day,7 days and 14 days after the modeling respec tively.The specimens of brain tissue were observed through hematoxylin-eosin (HE),the expression of synaptophysin (SYP) was determined by using immunohistochemistry method,and the synaptic ultrastructure in the frontal cortex was observed through transmission electron microscope.Results Finally,106 newborn rats were included in statistics analysial.(1)General observation:after HIBD modeling,the neonatal rats were mostly in the left-lateral position,with difficulties in turning over,balance abnormalities,limb shaking and other abnormal behaviors,and the delay of eyes open with the left upper eyelid ptosis.(2) Pathology:the disordered and deep stained nerve cells,the degenerated and necrotic neurons were observed in the brain tissues of the HIBD model group.(3) Expression of synaptophysin:mean density of SYP in the HIBD model group was significantly lower than the normal group on day 1,day 7,and day 14 (P ＜0.05);the SYP expression in the Salvia intervention groups increased compared with the HIBD model group(P ＜ 0.05).(4) Synaptic ultrastructure:the incomplete structure of the frontal cortex neurons,the swelling organelle and the synaptic structure damage were observed in the HIBD rats.Compared with the HIBD model group,the neuronic and synaptic ultrastructure were improved by the intervention treatment of high and low dose Salvia injection.Conclusions The mechanism of Salvia injection in treatment of neonatal rats with HIBD may be associated with the improvement in neuronal ultrastructure and synaptic reorganization.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is an immune-mediated disease. The autoreactive T cells in T1D patients attack and destroy their own pancreatic cells. In order to systematically investigate the potential autoreactive T cell receptors (TCRs), we used a high-throughput immune repertoire sequencing technique to profile the spectrum of TCRs in individual T1D patients and controls. We sequenced the T cell repertoire of nine T1D patients, four type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients and six nondiabetic controls. The diversity of the T cell repertoire in T1D patients was significantly decreased in comparison with T2D patients (P = 7.0E
08 for CD4+ T cells, P = 1.4E
04 for CD8+ T cells) and nondiabetic controls (P = 2.7E
09 for CD4+ T cells, P = 7.6E
06 for CD8+ T cells). Moreover, T1D patients had significantly more highly-expanded T cell clones than T2D patients (P = 5.2E
06 for CD4+ T cells, P = 1.9E
07 for CD8+ T cells) and nondiabetic controls (P =1.7E
07 for CD4+ T cells, P= 3.3E
03 for CD8+ T cells). Furthermore, we identified a group of highly-expanded T cell receptor clones that are shared by more than two T1D patients. Although further validation in larger cohorts is needed, our data suggest that T cell receptor diversity measurements may become a valuable tool in investigating diabetes, such as using the diversity as an index to distinguish different types of diabetes.

Objective To investigate the influence of stigma on QOL of patients with mental disorders.Methods By using Link stigma series scale and schizophrenic quality of life scale,we assessed and analyzed 406 psychiatric patients′stigma and QOL, as well as the correlation and influence between them.Results The score of perceived devaluation-discrimination dimension of the stigma scale had positive correlation with total score of QOL,score of psycho-social dimension and score of motivation and energy dimension (P <0.05).The scores of challenge dimension and separation dimension in the stigma scale had positive correlation with motivation and energy dimension of the QOL scale (P <0.05).Regression analysis showed that stigma did not have influence on QOL of patients with mental disorders.Conclusion Stigma in psychiatric patients has no significant influence on QOL,but correla-tion relationship exists between them.The higher score of perceived devaluation-discrimination dimension,challenge dimension and separation dimension of stigma scale,the poor QOL the patient would have.

Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine has conducted pharmaceutical botany extracurricular activities such as the experiment skill competition,fieldwork,specimen preparation,resources investigation,database construction,pharmaceutical plants cultivating and participating in scientific research projects etc.These activities have improved the students' learning enthusiasm,strengthened the effect of first classroom teaching,and have played a positive role especially in improving students' experimental skills and cultivating their innovative thinking and abilities,and improving teachers' quality.