BACKGROUND: The profile and clinical significance of the oral microbiome in patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (noHCM) and obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) remain unexplored. The objective of this study was to evaluate the difference of oral microbiome between noHCM and oHCM patients. METHODS: This cross-sectional study enrolled 18 noHCM patients and 26 oHCM patients from Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences between 2020 and 2021. Clinical and periodontal evaluations were conducted, and subgingival plaque samples were collected. Metagenomic sequencing and subsequent microbial composition and functional analyses were performed. RESULTS: Compared to oHCM patients, those with noHCM had higher systolic blood pressure (138.1 ± 18.8 mmHg vs . 124.2 ± 13.8 mmHg, P = 0.007), a larger body circumference (neck circumference: 39.2 ± 4.0 cm vs . 35.1 ± 3.7 cm, P = 0.001; waist circumference: 99.7 ± 10.5 cm vs . 92.2 ± 10.8 cm, P = 0.027; hip circumference: 102.5 ± 5.6 cm vs . 97.5 ± 9.1 cm, P = 0.030), a greater left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (46.6 ± 4.9 mm vs . 43.1 ± 4.9 mm, P = 0.026), and a lower left ventricular ejection fraction (64.1 ± 5.7 % vs . 68.5 ± 7.8%, P = 0.048). While overall biodiversity and general microbial composition were similar between the noHCM and oHCM groups, ten taxa displayed significant differences at the genus and species levels, with Porphyromonas gingivalis showing the highest abundance and greater enrichment in noHCM (relative abundance: 7.79535 vs . 4.87697, P = 0.043). Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analysis identified ten distinct pathways, with pathways related to energy and amino acid metabolism being enriched in oHCM patients, and those associated with genetic information processing less abundant in the oHCM group. Metabolic potential analysis revealed ten significantly altered metabolites primarily associated with amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, porphyrin metabolism, pentose and glucuronate interconversion, and lysine degradation. CONCLUSIONS The higher abundance of Porphyromonas gingivalis , which is known to impact cardiovascular health, in noHCM patients may partially account for clinical differences between the groups. Pathway enrichment and metabolic potential analyses suggest microbial functional shifts between noHCM and oHCM patients, potentially reflecting inherent metabolic changes in HCM.
Humans ; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/microbiology* ; Female ; Male ; Microbiota/genetics* ; Middle Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Adult ; Mouth/microbiology* ; Aged

Numerous c-mesenchymal-epithelial transition (c-MET) inhibitors have been reported as potential anticancer agents. However, most fail to enter clinical trials owing to poor efficacy or drug resistance. To date, the scaffold-based chemical space of small-molecule c-MET inhibitors has not been analyzed. In this study, we constructed the largest c-MET dataset, which included 2,278 molecules with different structures, by inhibiting the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) of kinase activity. No significant differences in drug-like properties were observed between active molecules (1,228) and inactive molecules (1,050), including chemical space coverage, physicochemical properties, and absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) profiles. The higher chemical diversity of the active molecules was downscaled using t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) high-dimensional data. Further clustering and chemical space networks (CSNs) analyses revealed commonly used scaffolds for c-MET inhibitors, such as M5, M7, and M8. Activity cliffs and structural alerts were used to reveal "dead ends" and "safe bets" for c-MET, as well as dominant structural fragments consisting of pyridazinones, triazoles, and pyrazines. Finally, the decision tree model precisely indicated the key structural features required to constitute active c-MET inhibitor molecules, including at least three aromatic heterocycles, five aromatic nitrogen atoms, and eight nitrogen-oxygen atoms. Overall, our analyses revealed potential structure-activity relationship (SAR) patterns for c-MET inhibitors, which can inform the screening of new compounds and guide future optimization efforts.

IgA nephropathy is a common primary glomerular disease.Its pathogenesis is currently unclear.As an autoimmune disease, immune response is a key link in the onset of IgA nephropathy.Multiple immune cells are involved in the occurrence and development of IgA nephropathy.The impacts of different cell subpopulations of innate and adaptive immunity can lead to sustained immune damage directly or indirectly.This article elaborates on the role of immune cells in IgA nephropathy from two aspects, namely innate immunity and adaptive immunity, aiming to provide references for further research on IgA nephropathy.

Objective:To explore the application and clinical efficacy of functional neural navigation multimodal image fusion technology combined with intraoperative fluorescein sodium in the surgery of lung cancer brain metastases.Methods:Forty patients with lung cancer and brain metastasis admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Hospital from January 2020 to January 2024 were collected as the observation group. Another 40 patients with lung cancer brain metastases who underwent microscopic resection at Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Hospital from January 2016 to December 2019 were selected as the control group. All patients received head CT examination, head MRI examination, MRI enhanced sequence and MRA, MRV and DWI sequence scanning before operation. Functional neural navigation system was used to perform preoperative multi-modal image fusion to realize three-dimensional display of tumor lesions, and display the position relationship between tumor and functional areas, conduction bundles and large blood vessels, so as to make preoperative navigation plan. After conducting a fluorescein sodium allergy test on the patient before surgery, a small dose of fluorescein sodium (2 mg/kg) was intravenously injected during the operation. During the operation, neuro navigation was combined with fluorescein sodium to perform tumor resection by displaying the boundary between tumor tissue and normal brain tissue under a Pentero 900 Zeiss microscope 560 fluorescence mode. Both groups collected tumor tissue samples for pathological classification and immunohistochemical analysis, comparing and analyzing differences in tumor resection degree, postoperative occurrence of new neurological dysfunction, postoperative muscle strength improvement, changes in KPS scores before and after surgery, and the occurrence of complications. The metric data that conforms to normal distribution is represented by xˉ± s, and the comparison of means between two groups is conducted using independent sample t-test. Calculate the percentage based on the count data, and compare the inter group rates using the χ2 test. P<0.05 indicates statistical significance of the difference. Results:Compared with the control group, the total tumor resection rate of observation group (75.0% (30/40) ) and KPS score of 3 months after surgery (82.5% (33/40)) were better than those of the control group (52.5% (21/40) and 60% (24/40)), and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2 value was 4.94 and 4.38, P values were 0.026 and 0.036). The rate of postoperative new neurological dysfunction in the observation group (22.5% (9/40)) was lower than that in the control group (45.0% (18/40)), and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( χ2=4.53, P=0.033). The length of hospital stay ((21.48±3.23) days), operation time ((216.65±56.76) points) and complication rate (37.5% (15/40)) in observation group were lower than those in control group ((22.43±2.34) days, (225.62±37.68) points, 45.0% (18/40)). However, the difference was not statistically significant ( t/ χ2 values were 1.51, 0.83, and 0.46, respectively; P values were 0.136, 0.408, and 0.496, respectively). The 12-month survival rate of observation group (67.5%(27/45) respectively was significantly higher than that of control group (40.0%(16/40) respectively, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=6.08, P=0.014). Conclusion:Functional neural navigation multimodal image fusion technology combined with intraoperative fluorescein sodium can accurately locate the tumor and determine the boundary relationship between the tumor and normal brain tissue during lung cancer brain metastasis surgery, improve tumor resection rate, enhance patient quality of life, and ultimately improve patient prognosis without increasing the risk of related complications.

Objective:To explore the influencing factors of severe pneumonia in children with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection.Methods:A retrospective case-control study was used to collect 210 children with RSV infected pneumonia admitted to Hebei Children′s Hospital from October 2017 to October 2020. Among them, 70 children with severe pneumonia were included in the severe pneumonia group, and 140 children with common pneumonia were included in the common pneumonia group; the baseline data and relevant laboratory indicators of the two groups were compared; Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of severe pneumonia in children infected with RSV.Results:The proportions of wheezing, congenital heart disease, respiratory failure, heart failure and pleural effusion of children in severe pneumonia group were higher than those in common pneumonia group, and the forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV 1) were lower than those in common pneumonia group (all P<0.05); the levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), CD8 + cells, RSV load and Beclin-1 in severe pneumonia group were higher than those in common pneumonia group, and the levels of CD4 + cells and 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1, 25-(OH) 2D] were lower than those in common pneumonia group (all P<0.05). After treatment, the levels of CRP, CD8 + cells and Beclin-1 in children with severe pneumonia were lower than those before treatment, and the levels of CD4 + cells and 1, 25-(OH) 2D were higher than those before treatment (all P<0.05). Multiple regression model analysis was established. The results showed that congenital heart disease, high CRP level, high CD8 + cells, high RSV load and high Beclin-1 level were risk factors for severe pneumonia in children with RSV infected pneumonia (all OR>1, P<0.05), and high CD4 + cells and 1, 25-(OH) 2D level were protective factors (all OR<1, P<0.05). Conclusions:Severe pneumonia in children with RSV infected pneumonia may be affected by congenital heart disease, CRP, CD4 + cells, CD8 + cells, 1, 25-(OH) 2D, RSV load and Beclin-1.

Objective:To investigate the current status of women′s level of birth experience and lactation initiation time and explore the effect of level of birth experience on lactation initiation time.Methods:This was a cross-sectional study. A convenience sampling method was used to select 622 maternal cases attending the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College from November, 2020 to January, 2021, and the distribution of their labor experience level and lactation initiation time was investigated by questionnaire and follow-up assessment.Results:There were 622 women with transvaginal deliveries who had lactation initiation times of more than 72 h in 241 cases (38.75%). The scores for each dimension of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) were (49.63 ± 8.58)points, and the scores for each dimension of CEQ were perceived safety, professional support, involvement and self-efficacy in descending order. The results of the correlation analysis showed that there was a negative correlation between the scores on each dimension of CEQ and the total score and lactation initiation time ( r values were -0.436 to -0.146, all P<0.01). Stratified regression analysis showed that after controlling for age, number of births, gestational weeks of labour, illness during pregnancy and labour analgesia as the underlying variables affecting lactation initiation time, the scores for self-efficacy, involvement, perceived safety and professional support in the CEQ all affected lactation initiation time after delivery ( t values were -6.76 to -2.02, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The birth experience and lactation of women who deliver via vaginal birth need to be taken into account. The more negative the birth experience, the longer the lactation initiation time. The women′s involvement in the birth process, their own competence, perceived safety and level of professional support are all valid influencing indicators of lactation initiation time.

Objective:To analyze the characteristics of respiratory tract adenovirus infection in hospitalized children and the correlation between adenovirus infection and wheezing symptoms.Methods:The detection of adenovirus in 48 153 children with acute respiratory tract infection in Children’s Hospital of Hebei Province from January 1st, 2014 to December 31st, 2019 was retrospectively analyzed. The adenovirus infection in different years, different seasons and different age groups was compared and analyzed. Multivariate conditional Logistic regression was used to analyze the related factors of wheezing symptoms caused by adenovirus infection in children.Results:Of the 48 153 children, adenovirus was positive in 603 children, the positive rate was 1.25%. No significant difference was found in the positive rate between boys and girls ( X2=0.592, P = 0.442). There was no significant difference in adenovirus positive rate between different years ( X2=10.251, P = 0.068). Adenovirus was detected in four seasons, and the positive rate in winter and spring (1.50%, 1.31%) was higher than those in summer and autumn (0.98%, 1.08%), and the difference in the detection rate of adenovirus in different seasons was significantly ( X2=15.490, P = 0.001). The highest detection rate was 2.13%(199/9 339 cases) in the group of ~ ≤ 6 years old, and the lowest detection rate was 0.82% (146/17861 cases, 0.82%) in children under 1 year old. There was significant difference among different age groups ( X2=89.580, P < 0.001). The detection rate of adenovirus in wheezing group (362/21 015 cases, 1.72%) was higher than that in non-wheezing group (241/27 138 cases, 0.89%), and the difference was significant ( X2=66.702, P < 0.001). Multivariate conditional Logistic regression analysis showed that atopic constitution, history of recurrent respiratory tract infections, obesity, premature birth and maternal pregnancy-induced hypertension were risk factors for children’s wheezing symptoms associated with adenovirus infection ( OR=7.463, 5.772, 2.992, 2.119, 1.714). Conclusions:Adenovirus infection rate in winter and spring is higher than that in summer and autumn, and children aged 3-6 years are susceptible. The detection rate of wheezing children is higher than that of non-wheezing children. Atopic constitution, history of recurrent respiratory tract infections, obesity, premature birth and maternal pregnancy-induced hypertension were the risk factors for children’s wheezing symptoms associated with adenovirus infection.

OBJECTIVE：To in vestigate the effects of dexmedetomidine （Dex）on SIRT 1/Akt/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling pathway in cerebral injury of sepsis model rats ，and explore the mechanism of its protecitve effect on cerebral injury. METHODS ： A total of 80 male SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group （Sham group ），sepsis group （CLP group ），CLP+Dex group（10 μg/kg Dex），CLP+Dex+Sirtinol group （10 μg/kg Dex+2 μL/100 g SIRT 1 inhibitor sirtinol ），with 20 mice in each group. Two hours before modeling ，CLP+Dex+Sirtinol group was injected with sirtinol via lateral ventricle. Sepsis model was induced by cecal ligation and perforation in each group （in sham group ，only operation was performed but no ligation was performed）. At 0，3，6 h after modeling ，CLP+Dex group and CLP+Dex+Sirtinol group were given Dex （10 μg/kg） intraperitoneally，Sham group and CLP group were given constant volume of normal saline intraperitoneally. Cerebral tissue water content，Evans blue （EB）content，apoptosis in cerebral cortex ，the levels of IL- 1β and TNF-α in cerebral tissue as well as the protein expression of SIRT 1，p-Akt，p-GSK3β and β-catenin in hippocampus were detected 24 h after last medication. RESULTS ： Compared with Sham group ，cerebral tissue water content ，EB content ，the number of apoptotic cells in cerebral cortex as well as the levels of IL- 1β and TNF-α in cerebral tissue were increased significantly（P＜0.05），while the protein expression of SIRT 1， p-Akt，p-GSK3β and β-catenin in hippocampus were decreased significantly （P＜0.05）. Compared with CLP group ，cerebral tissue water content ，EB content ，the number of apoptotic cells in cerebral cortex as well as the levels of IL- 1β and TNF-α in cerebral tissue were decreased significantly in CLP+Dex group （P＜0.05），while the protein expression of SIRT 1，p-Akt，p-GSK3β and β-catenin in hippocampus were increased significantly （P＜0.05）. Sirtinol could significantly reverse the above-mentioned cerebral protection and factor regulation effects of Dex （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS ：Dex can protect the cerebral tissue of sepsis model rats，which may play an anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic role by activating SIRT 1/Akt/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling pathway ，so as to reduce cerebral edema ，protect blood-brain barrier and reduce cerebral injury.

Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of pleural effusion caused byMycoplasma pneumoniae in children.MethodsThe clinical data from children with pleural effusion caused byMycoplasma pneumoniae were retrospectively analyzed. Differences of clinical characteristics in children with pleural effusion caused byMycoplasma pneumoniae infection and non-Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection were compared. Moreover, multiple logistic regression analysis was performed on the factors that were identified to have statistical differences in single factor analysis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was performed and the diagnostic boundary value of each factor and the diagnostic accuracy of the regression model were calculated.ResultsThere were statistical differences between children with pleural effusion caused byMycoplasma pneumoniae infection and by non-Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in age, white blood cell count, lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), levels of IgA and IgM, and the proportion of multiple nuclei, glucose and lactic acid (LAC) in pleural effusion, pleural thickening, and formation of ifbrous separation (allP??3.92 years, serum IgM?>?1.29 g/L, LDH?>?367 U/L and pleural effusion LAC?

Objective To investigate the influences of HLA mismatching on renal function in the kidney transplant patients re-ceiving pairs of allograft from the same donor.Methods 171 pairs of renal transplant patients receiving the kidneys from the same donors were investigated.They were admitted in our hospital before 2008.Their human leukocyte antigens (HLA)were typed with the commercial polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-sequence-specific primers (SSP)HLA typing kit (One Lambda,Inc.,USA;and GTI Diagnostics,USA).The serum creatinine (SCr)and blood urea nitrogen(BUN)were measured in the clinical laboratory of our hospital.Results Among 171 pairs of renal transplant patients,there were 162 recipients with HLA mismatch≤4,in which the re-nal function was remained stable in 107 recipients and lost or decreased in 55 patients.There were 180 recipients with HLA mis-match >4,in which the renal function was stayed normal in 84 recipients and lost or decreased in 96 patients.The difference in in-fluencing the renal function between the HLA mismatch≤4 and HLA mismatch>4 had statistical significance (χ2 =12.22,P <0.05).Conclusion Excellent HLA typing match has important significance for renal long term survival.