BACKGROUND:Our previous studies have found that poly(vinylidene fluoride)bionic periosteum prepared by electrospinning has good cytocompatibility,but its biocompatibility is unknown. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the biocompatibility of poly(vinylidene fluoride)bionic periosteum doped with Zn2+and Mg2+. METHODS:Poly(vinylidene fluoride),poly(vinylidene fluoride)bionic periosteum doped with 1％Zn2+,doped with 1％Mg2+,and doped with 1％(Zn2++Mg2+)were prepared by electrospinning to make bionic periosteum extract.SD rats were selected as the experimental subjects for hemolysis test,short-term systemic toxicity test,and heat source test.Guinea pigs were selected as the experimental subjects for skin sensitization test.The biocompatibility of bionic periosteum of four groups was tested. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The hemolysis test results showed that the hemolysis rates of 1％Zn2+poly(vinylidene fluoride),1％Mg2+poly(vinylidene fluoride),1％Zn2++1％Mg2+poly(vinylidene fluoride)bionic periosteum and poly(vinylidene fluoride)extract were(0.130±0.013)％,(0.149±0.020)％,(0.466±0.018)％,and(0.037±0.018)％,respectively,which met the hemocompatibility standard of biomaterials.(2)The results of short-term systemic toxicity test showed that the four groups of bionic periosteal extract had no toxic signs such as body mass reduction,food intake changes,and dyspnea in SD rats,and had no toxic effects on major organs of rats.(3)Heat source test results showed that after intervention with poly(vinylidene fluoride)bionic periosteum doped with 1％Zn2+,doped with 1％Mg2+,and doped with 1％(Zn2++Mg2+),and poly(vinylidene fluoride)bionic periosteum extract,the elevated body temperature values of SD rats were(0.133±0.058),(0.100±0.010),(0.300±0.010),and(0.300±0.017)℃respectively.All were less than 0.6 ℃and the total temperature increase was less than 1.4 ℃.(4)The results of skin sensitization test showed that no erythema or edema was observed under the skin of guinea pigs after the intervention of bionic periosteum extract of four groups.(5)The results showed that poly(vinylidene fluoride)and poly(vinylidene fluoride)bionic periosteum doped with Zn2+and Mg2+had good biocompatibility.

Objective:To analyze the infection status and influencing factors of Helicobacter pylori ( Hp) in healthy children. Methods:This is a cross-sectional study. The data of 684 children aged 3 to 14 years who underwent the 13C urea breath test in the Health Management Center of Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital from December 2022 to December 2023 were retrospectively collected, and 652 of them who met the criteria were included in the analysis. According to whether they were infected with Hp, the children were divided into the infected group and the non-infected group, and the differences in age, gender, living habits and other aspects between the two groups were compared. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the factors influencing Hp infection. Results:Among the 652 children, there were 134 cases in the infected group and 518 cases in the non-infected group, with an Hp infection rate of 20.6%. The Hp infection rate showed an upward tendency with age. The Hp infection rates in children aged 3 to 5 years, 6 to 11 years, and 12 to 14 years were 12.6%, 22.0%, and 25.2% respectively ( χ 2=9.862, P=0.007). Univariate analysis showed that the proportions of Hp infection were higher in children who never washed their hands, ate in school cafeterias, did not have separate meals, were fed with chewed food, bit their fingers or toys, lived with relatives who had a history of gastrointestinal diseases, had low family income, had parents with low educational level, and were mixed/artificially fed during infancy, which were 26.1%, 24.1%, 25.4%, 25.7%, 26.0%, 25.8%, 25.1%, 23.7%, and 23.6% respectively (all P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that separate meals, good handwashing habits, and high family income were protective factors against Hp infection ( OR=0.689, 0.779, 0.602, P=0.004, 0.013, 0.019), while feeding with chewed food was a risk factor for Hp infection ( OR=1.998, P=0.001). Conclusion:The Hp infection rate of children undergoing health examination in Zhengzhou is at low level, and the main influencing factors are separate meals, handwashing habits, feeding with chewed food, and family income.

Objective:To explore the correlation between serum uric acid/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) and the risk of hypertension in elderly physical examination populations.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 1 028 patients aged≥60 years who underwent physical examinations at the Health Management Center of Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital from September 2023 to February 2024 were included in this study. The general demographic data, past medical history, physical examination and laboratory examination indicators of the physical examiners were collected, and according to whether they had hypertension or not, they were divided into hypertension group (390 cases) and non-hypertension group (638 cases), and all UHR values were arranged from small to large, and the UHR was divided into three groups by tertiles of UHR, and the general data and blood biochemical indexes between the groups were compared. Spearman rank correlation was used to analyze the correlation between UHR level and body mass index, total cholesterol, triglyceride and other indexes in the elderly population. Logistic regression was used to explore the relationship between UHR level and hypertension in the elderly population, and the stratification analysis of the physical examination population was carried out according to diabetes, coronary heart disease and dyslipidemia, and the interaction test between groups was carried out.Results:Among the 1 028 geriatric physical examination cases, 580 (56.4%) were males and 448 (43.6%) were females, aged (66.7±5.8) years. UHR levels were higher in the hypertensive group compared to the non-hypertensive group [248.88 (191.19, 322.25) vs 213.52 (165.94, 275.29); Z=-5.445, P<0.05]. With the increase of UHR level, the detection rate of hypertension in the elderly population increased (accounted for 27.8%, 38.2% and 47.8%, respectively; χ2=29.211, P<0.05). Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that UHR was positively correlated with body mass index, triglycerides, serum uric acid, serum creatinine and fasting blood glucose ( r=0.318, 0.334, 0.774, 0.474, 0.080; all P<0.05), and negatively correlated with total cholesterol, glomerular filtration rate and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( r=-0.239, -0.303, -0.154; all P<0.05). When the confounding factors were not adjusted (model 1), the risk of hypertension in high UHR group was 2.382 times higher than that in low UHR group and 1.607 times higher than that in medium UHR group; after adjusting for all confounding factors such as age, gender, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, junior high school education or below, smoking, alcohol consumption, glomerular filtration rate, etc., the risk of hypertension in the high-level UHR group was 1.732 times higher than that in the low-level UHR group (95% CI: 1.139-2.635) ( P<0.05). The elderly physical examination population was further stratified according to whether there was diabetes, dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease, and it was found that there was no interaction between UHR and diabetes, dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease on the prevalence of hypertension (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Hypertension detection rate increases with higher UHR levels. UHR is closely related to the incidence of hypertension in the elderly population.

Objective:To explore the predictive value of triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and residual cholesterol (RC) for intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS) in a physical examination population with H-type hypertension.Methods:It was a cross-sectional study. A total of 3 452 individuals with H-type hypertension who underwent physical examinations at the Health Management Center of Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital from September 2021 to March 2025 were continuously selected as the research subjects. Magnetic resonance angiography was used to assess intracranial artery stenosis, and the subjects were divided into a non-ICAS group (2 018 cases) and ICAS group (1 344 cases). The clinical indicators of the two groups were collected, including past medical history, height, weight, waist-hip ratio, smoking history, drinking history, blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose and homocysteine. The logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the related factors of ICAS in the physical examination population with H-type hypertension. The predictive value of TyG index and RC for the occurrence of ICAS in the physical examination population with H-type hypertension was evaluated by using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.Results:Among the 3 452 physical examination individuals with H-type hypertension included in the analysis, there were 2 285 males (66.2%) and 1 167 females (33.8%), with an age of (41.36±8.99) years. The levels of smoking history, drinking history, overweight/obesity, increased waist-to-hip ratio, age, triglycerides, homocysteine, TyG index and RC in the ICAS group were all higher than those in the non-ICAS group [66.6% vs 36.8%, 70.2% vs 38.0%, 70.0% vs 48.5%, 76.2% vs 40.6%, (45.53±10.32) vs (39.59±9.38) years, 1.79 (1.35, 2.97) vs 1.42 (0.91, 2.53) mmol/L, 22.15 (19.76, 24.89) vs 18.52 (16.26, 20.66) μmol/L, 8.89 (8.62, 9.75) vs 7.85 (7.24, 8.47), 0.84 (0.50, 1.60) vs 0.66 (0.42, 1.04) mmol/L], the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower than that in the non-ICAS group [1.03 (0.91, 1.24) vs 1.26 (0.99, 1.52) mmol/L](all P<0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed that ICAS was positively correlated with body mass index, waist-hip ratio, total cholesterol, TyG index and RC ( r=0.167, 0.219, 0.224, 2.536, 0.379), and it was negatively correlated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( r=-0.314) (all P<0.05). The logistic regression analysis showed that TyG index ( OR=10.293, 95% CI: 5.128-21.614) and RC ( OR=1.045, 95% CI: 0.139-1.328) were both positively correlated with ICAS (both P<0.05). The ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the ROC curve of TyG index combined with RC for predicting ICAS in the physical examination population with H-type hypertension was 0.750, with a sensitivity of 80.8% and a specificity of 73.2%, which was superior to predictive power of TyG index or RC alone (both P<0.05). Conclusion:Both TyG index and RC have good predictive value for ICAS in the physical examination population with H-type hypertension, and combination of both has a higher predictive performance.

Objective:To analyze the infection status and influencing factors of Helicobacter pylori ( Hp) in healthy children. Methods:This is a cross-sectional study. The data of 684 children aged 3 to 14 years who underwent the 13C urea breath test in the Health Management Center of Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital from December 2022 to December 2023 were retrospectively collected, and 652 of them who met the criteria were included in the analysis. According to whether they were infected with Hp, the children were divided into the infected group and the non-infected group, and the differences in age, gender, living habits and other aspects between the two groups were compared. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the factors influencing Hp infection. Results:Among the 652 children, there were 134 cases in the infected group and 518 cases in the non-infected group, with an Hp infection rate of 20.6%. The Hp infection rate showed an upward tendency with age. The Hp infection rates in children aged 3 to 5 years, 6 to 11 years, and 12 to 14 years were 12.6%, 22.0%, and 25.2% respectively ( χ 2=9.862, P=0.007). Univariate analysis showed that the proportions of Hp infection were higher in children who never washed their hands, ate in school cafeterias, did not have separate meals, were fed with chewed food, bit their fingers or toys, lived with relatives who had a history of gastrointestinal diseases, had low family income, had parents with low educational level, and were mixed/artificially fed during infancy, which were 26.1%, 24.1%, 25.4%, 25.7%, 26.0%, 25.8%, 25.1%, 23.7%, and 23.6% respectively (all P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that separate meals, good handwashing habits, and high family income were protective factors against Hp infection ( OR=0.689, 0.779, 0.602, P=0.004, 0.013, 0.019), while feeding with chewed food was a risk factor for Hp infection ( OR=1.998, P=0.001). Conclusion:The Hp infection rate of children undergoing health examination in Zhengzhou is at low level, and the main influencing factors are separate meals, handwashing habits, feeding with chewed food, and family income.

Objective:To explore the correlation between serum uric acid/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) and the risk of hypertension in elderly physical examination populations.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 1 028 patients aged≥60 years who underwent physical examinations at the Health Management Center of Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital from September 2023 to February 2024 were included in this study. The general demographic data, past medical history, physical examination and laboratory examination indicators of the physical examiners were collected, and according to whether they had hypertension or not, they were divided into hypertension group (390 cases) and non-hypertension group (638 cases), and all UHR values were arranged from small to large, and the UHR was divided into three groups by tertiles of UHR, and the general data and blood biochemical indexes between the groups were compared. Spearman rank correlation was used to analyze the correlation between UHR level and body mass index, total cholesterol, triglyceride and other indexes in the elderly population. Logistic regression was used to explore the relationship between UHR level and hypertension in the elderly population, and the stratification analysis of the physical examination population was carried out according to diabetes, coronary heart disease and dyslipidemia, and the interaction test between groups was carried out.Results:Among the 1 028 geriatric physical examination cases, 580 (56.4%) were males and 448 (43.6%) were females, aged (66.7±5.8) years. UHR levels were higher in the hypertensive group compared to the non-hypertensive group [248.88 (191.19, 322.25) vs 213.52 (165.94, 275.29); Z=-5.445, P<0.05]. With the increase of UHR level, the detection rate of hypertension in the elderly population increased (accounted for 27.8%, 38.2% and 47.8%, respectively; χ2=29.211, P<0.05). Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that UHR was positively correlated with body mass index, triglycerides, serum uric acid, serum creatinine and fasting blood glucose ( r=0.318, 0.334, 0.774, 0.474, 0.080; all P<0.05), and negatively correlated with total cholesterol, glomerular filtration rate and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( r=-0.239, -0.303, -0.154; all P<0.05). When the confounding factors were not adjusted (model 1), the risk of hypertension in high UHR group was 2.382 times higher than that in low UHR group and 1.607 times higher than that in medium UHR group; after adjusting for all confounding factors such as age, gender, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, junior high school education or below, smoking, alcohol consumption, glomerular filtration rate, etc., the risk of hypertension in the high-level UHR group was 1.732 times higher than that in the low-level UHR group (95% CI: 1.139-2.635) ( P<0.05). The elderly physical examination population was further stratified according to whether there was diabetes, dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease, and it was found that there was no interaction between UHR and diabetes, dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease on the prevalence of hypertension (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Hypertension detection rate increases with higher UHR levels. UHR is closely related to the incidence of hypertension in the elderly population.

Objective:To explore the predictive value of triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and residual cholesterol (RC) for intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS) in a physical examination population with H-type hypertension.Methods:It was a cross-sectional study. A total of 3 452 individuals with H-type hypertension who underwent physical examinations at the Health Management Center of Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital from September 2021 to March 2025 were continuously selected as the research subjects. Magnetic resonance angiography was used to assess intracranial artery stenosis, and the subjects were divided into a non-ICAS group (2 018 cases) and ICAS group (1 344 cases). The clinical indicators of the two groups were collected, including past medical history, height, weight, waist-hip ratio, smoking history, drinking history, blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose and homocysteine. The logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the related factors of ICAS in the physical examination population with H-type hypertension. The predictive value of TyG index and RC for the occurrence of ICAS in the physical examination population with H-type hypertension was evaluated by using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.Results:Among the 3 452 physical examination individuals with H-type hypertension included in the analysis, there were 2 285 males (66.2%) and 1 167 females (33.8%), with an age of (41.36±8.99) years. The levels of smoking history, drinking history, overweight/obesity, increased waist-to-hip ratio, age, triglycerides, homocysteine, TyG index and RC in the ICAS group were all higher than those in the non-ICAS group [66.6% vs 36.8%, 70.2% vs 38.0%, 70.0% vs 48.5%, 76.2% vs 40.6%, (45.53±10.32) vs (39.59±9.38) years, 1.79 (1.35, 2.97) vs 1.42 (0.91, 2.53) mmol/L, 22.15 (19.76, 24.89) vs 18.52 (16.26, 20.66) μmol/L, 8.89 (8.62, 9.75) vs 7.85 (7.24, 8.47), 0.84 (0.50, 1.60) vs 0.66 (0.42, 1.04) mmol/L], the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower than that in the non-ICAS group [1.03 (0.91, 1.24) vs 1.26 (0.99, 1.52) mmol/L](all P<0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed that ICAS was positively correlated with body mass index, waist-hip ratio, total cholesterol, TyG index and RC ( r=0.167, 0.219, 0.224, 2.536, 0.379), and it was negatively correlated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( r=-0.314) (all P<0.05). The logistic regression analysis showed that TyG index ( OR=10.293, 95% CI: 5.128-21.614) and RC ( OR=1.045, 95% CI: 0.139-1.328) were both positively correlated with ICAS (both P<0.05). The ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the ROC curve of TyG index combined with RC for predicting ICAS in the physical examination population with H-type hypertension was 0.750, with a sensitivity of 80.8% and a specificity of 73.2%, which was superior to predictive power of TyG index or RC alone (both P<0.05). Conclusion:Both TyG index and RC have good predictive value for ICAS in the physical examination population with H-type hypertension, and combination of both has a higher predictive performance.

BACKGROUND:Due to the unstable drug release rate of uniaxial bone scaffolds,multi-structure composite printing methods have been sought in and outside China in recent years.Currently,coaxial drug-loaded bone scaffolds,which combine drug-loaded sustained release system with bone transplantation and repair technology,not only replace the defective bone after implantation,but also release drugs slowly,providing a microenvironment conducive to bone formation at the implant site. OBJECTIVE:To explore and assess the in vitro antibacterial properties of uniaxial and coaxial minocycline hydrochloride bone scaffolds. METHODS:Rapid prototyping technology was used to prepare uniaxial hydroxyapatite/silk fibroin-polyvinyl alcohol scaffold,uniaxial hydroxyapatite/silk fibroin-polyvinyl alcohol scaffold,coaxial hydroxyapatite/silk fibroin-polyvinyl alcohol scaffold,and coaxial hydroxyapatite/silk fibroin-polyvinyl alcohol scaffold,respectively,which were named S1,S2,T1 and T2.The morphology,porosity,degradation performance,in vitro sustained-release performance and cytotoxicity of scaffolds were characterized.Four kinds of bone scaffolds were immersed in PBS to prepare the extracts at different time points(1,3,5,7,14,21,and 28 days).The qualitative filter paper was placed into the extract for 24 hours.The filter paper was co-cultured with Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum for 72 hours.The bacteriostatic effect of four groups of scaffolds was detected by the agar diffusion method. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Scaffold characterization:Four groups of scaffolds were well formed.The surface of micro-wires in the S1 and S2 groups was dense and smooth,and the surface of micro-wires in the T1 and T2 groups was rough.Porosity was between 40%-47%and met the requirements of bone scaffolds.Compared with the S2 group,sustained release time was longer in the T2 group.The sustained release concentration of the drug was between 1-10 μg/mL for a long time,which was more conducive to bacteriostasis and osteogenesis.After 10 weeks of immersion in PBS in vitro,the degradation rate of the coaxial printed bone scaffold was faster than that of the corresponding uniaxial printed bone scaffold,and the degradation rate of the coaxial loaded bone scaffold was lower than that of the coaxial non-loaded bone scaffold.The four groups of scaffold extracts were co-cultured with osteoblasts respectively.CCK-8 assay displayed that the cell proliferation rate was greater than 75%,which met the requirements of biocompatibility.(2)In vitro antibacterial effect:S1 and T1 did not have antibacterial activity.S2 and T2 had an obvious antibacterial effect.Under the extraction solution on day 28,the diameter of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum inhibition zone in the S2 group was smaller than that in the T2 group(P<0.05).(3)These findings exhibit that hydroxyapatite/silk fibroin-polyvinyl alcohol scaffolds with coaxial minocycline have good physical properties and bacteriostatic properties.

BACKGROUND:Polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)with piezoelectric properties,good biocompatibility and nontoxicity make it a suitable candidate for periosteal repair. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cytotoxicity of PVDF bionic periosteum by electrospinning with zinc and magnesium ions in vitro. METHODS:Pure PVDF,zinc-doped PVDF,magnesium-doped PVDF and Zinc-magnesium ion PVDF piezoelectric bionic periosteum were prepared by electrospinning technology,respectively.They were named PVDF,PVDF-Zn,PVDF-Mg and PVDF-Zn-Mg,in which the mass fraction of zinc and magnesium ions were all 1%.Osteoblasts and vascular endothelial cells were co-cultured with four groups of bionic periosteum.Cell compatibility of bionic periosteum was determined by alkaline phosphatase staining,CD31 immunofluorescence staining,and scanning electron microscopy. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Osteoblasts:Alkaline phosphatase staining after 7 days of culture showed that the PVDF-Zn group secreted more alkaline phosphatase than the other three groups.Under a scanning electron microscopy,after 1 day of culture,the cells had a certain spread on the surface of PVDF-Mg and PVDF-Zn-Mg bionic periosteum,and the pseudopod extended to all sides.On day 3,the cell edge of each group extended pseudopods to the material.By days 5 and 7,the cells were fully spread,well grown and firmly covered the surface of the fibers,and the cellular pseudopods extended around and into the interstitial space of the fibers.CCK-8 assay showed that the cell proliferation on the bionic periosteum of each group showed an increasing trend over time and the relative proliferation rate of cells at 1,3,5,and 7 days was≥75%,and the cytotoxicity was≤grade 1.(2)Vascular endothelial cells:CD31 immunofluorescence staining for 3 days showed that the cells adhered and spread well on the bionic periosteum of each group and connected with each other,and the number of cells in the PVDF-Zn-Mg group was more than that in the other three groups.Under scanning electron microscope,the cells began to adhere to the surface of each group of fibers after 1 and 3 days of culture.On day 5,the cells were well spread on the surface of the fibers and extended obvious pseudopods.On day 7,the cells on the PVDF-Mg and PVDF-Zn-Mg bionic periosteum grew in multiple layers and extended the pseudopod into the fibrous void.CCK-8 assay showed that the cell proliferation on the bionic periosteum of each group showed a downward trend over time,and the relative proliferation rate of cells at 1,3,5 and 7 days was≥125%,and the cytotoxicity was grade 0.(3)The results showed that Zn-Mg electrospun PVDF piezoelectric bionic periosteum had good cytocompatibility.