Serum samples were tested for IgG antibodies using indirect immunofluorescence assays. We then analyzed associated risk factors. Serum samples were considered positive when reactive at a dilution of more than 1:320. Differences between groups and risk factors associated with exposure were statistically analyzed using Chi-square tests and the generalized linear model. 122 of 1,260 samples (9.68%) were positive for infection. The infection rate ranged from 0% to 30.43% and differed significantly among age groups ( < 0.01); infection rate in the 50-59 years group was significantly higher than that in other age groups. The seroprevalence of varied significantly among sites within the four provinces, and the infection rate of field workers was significantly higher than that of urban workers.

Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive primary tumor in the central nervous system, accounting for 12%-15% of all brain tumors. 3--Acetyl-11-keto--boswellic acid (AKBA), one of the most active ingredients of gum resin from Birdw., was reported to inhibit the growth of glioblastoma cells and subcutaneous glioblastoma. However, whether AKBA has antitumor effects on orthotopic glioblastoma and the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. An orthotopic mouse model was used to evaluate the anti-glioblastoma effects of AKBA. The effects of AKBA on tumor growth were evaluated using MRI. The effects on the alteration of metabolic landscape were detected by MALDI-MSI. The underlying mechanisms of autophagy reducing by AKBA treatment were determined by immunoblotting and immunofluorescence, respectively. Transmission electron microscope was used to check morphology of cells treated by AKBA. Our results showed that AKBA (100 mg/kg) significantly inhibited the growth of orthotopic U87-MG gliomas. Results from MALDI-MSI showed that AKBA improved the metabolic profile of mice with glioblastoma, while immunoblot assays revealed that AKBA suppressed the expression of ATG5, p62, LC3B, p-ERK/ERK, and P53, and increased the ratio of p-mTOR/mTOR. Taken together, these results suggested that the antitumor effects of AKBA were related to the normalization of aberrant metabolism in the glioblastoma and the inhibition of autophagy. AKBA could be a promising chemotherapy drug for glioblastoma.

Objective To quantitatively evaluate the diagnostic value of blood oxygen leveldependent (BOLD) MRI in the diagnosis of different degrees of liver warm ischemia-reperfusion injury (WIRI) in rabbits and evaluate the intervention effect of liposomal prostaglandin E1 (Lipo-PGE1).Methods Seventy healthy adult New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into sham -operated group (A0),thermal ischemic groups (A1～A3) and intervention groups (A4～A6).All experimental rabbits were scanned by routine MR and BOLD MRI after 6-hour reperfusion.R2* images were calculated by two radiologists.The levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT),asparate aminotransferase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were examined.And liver pathological sectioning was performed.All data were processed by one-way,Spearman's correlation and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses.Results The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.805 of two measurements suggesting that the repeatability of the outcome was decent.R2* values among sham-operated,thermal ischemia and intervention groups were statistically significant (P＜0.05).R2 * values in sham-operated and ischemia groups were statistically significant (P＜0.05).As warm ischemia time elapsed,R2* value showed a rising trend.R2* values in sham-operated and intervention groups were statistically significant (P＜0.05).R2* values of sham-operated group at the same timepoint of thermal ischemia and intervention groups were statistically significant (P＜0.05).Under the same ischemic time,R2* values of intervention groups were smaller than those of thermal ischemia groups.With the prolongation of ischemia time,reduction of R2* values became more pronounced.However,it did not reach the level of A0 group.R2* values were significantly positively correlated with ALT,AST and LDH (r＞0.5,P＜0.05).ROC analysis indicated that R2* had an excellent diagnostic performance.Conclusions BOLD MRI may be applied for noninvasive assessment of liver ischemia-reperfusion injury in different degrees.Lipo-PGE1 alleviates ischemia -reperfusion injury and BOLD MRI can evaluate the relieving degree of Lipo-PGE1.

Clinical data of a 33-year-old rheumatoid arthritis patient accompanied with pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis(PLO) was retrospectively reviewed.The patient had two pregnancies within three years,and bone pain occurred during lactation of the second pregnancy after 2 months of delivery.Dual-energy X-ray (DEXA) showed decreased bone density,while thoracolumbar spine and pelvic X-ray film suggested osteoporosis.Her rheumatoid arthritis was stable and previous treatment did not include glucocorticoids.Other causes of metabolic bone diseases were excluded and the diagnosis of PLO was confirmed.The breastfeeding was stopped;calcium,active vitamin D,alendronate sodium were administrated,and the treatment was effective.Domestic and international literature from January 2000 to January 2019 was searched and no cases of PLO accompanied with rheumatoid arthritis were reported.There were only 100 cases of PLO retrieved in the literature,including 19 cases of PLO in China reported by four articles.It is suggested that PLO should be considered in RA patients presenting with arthragia during the lactation,in addition to relapse of disease.Awareness of PLO should be increased in physicians,especially rheumatologists,and anti-osteoporosis therapy is effective in patients with PLO.

Objective To study the epidemiological and clinical features of viral pathogen of acute respiratory tract infection(ARTI)in children in Suzhou. To provide the evidence-based medicine for early warning,diagnosis and treatment of respiratory tract infection in children. Methods The study population comprised of all the children ranging from 28 days to 15 years old with ARTI admitted to Department of Respiration,the Childrenˊs Hospital Affiliated to Soo-chow University,between January 2006 and December 2015. The study cases were divided into 4 age groups based on ages(28 days to <1 year old,1- <3 years old,3- <5 years old and ≥5 years old). The nasopharyngeal aspirates and medical history were obtained by qualified medical personnel. Seven kinds of common respiratory virus were detec-ted by using the direct immunofluorescence. Mycoplasma pneumonia(MP),chlamydia pneumonia(CP)and human bo-cavirus(hBoV)were detected by adopting fluorescence quantitative PCR. Human rhinovirus(HRV)and human metap-neumovirus(hMPV)were detected by means of reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction( RT -PCR). Sputum was cultured for bacteria. Results In 21 624 cases,17 618 cases were detected,and the positive detection rate of virus was 30. 74%(5 416 cases). The highest detection rate of virus was 44. 25%(881/1 991 cases)in 2011 in the 10 years. There were 3 317 cases of single virus pathogen infection,accounting for 18. 83%. Among them,respiratory syn-cytial virus(RSV)was the first with 9. 42%(1 660/17 618 cases),followed by HRV(5. 17%,278/5 372 cases), hBoV(3. 12%,351/11 263 cases),Pinf 3(2. 17%,383/17 618 cases),and the lowest rate was Pinf 2 with 0. 05%(8/17 618 cases). There were 2 099 cases of overlap infection,accounting for 11. 91%. The virus combined with bacte-rial infection accounted for 7. 86%(1 384/17 618 cases),which had the most positive cases. With the increase of age, the single virus pathogen infection rate gradually dropped. The highest detection rate was 22. 82%(1 976/8 656 cases) in the group between 28 days and <1 year old,and the lowest detection rate was 7. 81%(159/2 035 cases)of children over 5 years of age. The virus positive rate of the four seasons was 18. 28%(833/4 556 cases),13. 86%(625/4 508 cases),5. 91%(684/4 298 cases),27. 68%(1 178/4 256 cases),respectively,and detection rate in winter was the highest,and the least in summer. In the single virus infection,bronchiolitis had the highest percentage(36. 32%,25/69 cases),and the least rate was 5. 83%(63/1 080 cases)of lobar pneumonia. Conclusions Monitored for 10 years of the virus respiratory infection in Suzhou area,RSV,HRV and hBoV turned out to play an important role in respiratory tract infection in children. The children less than 3 years old are the most susceptible to virus infection. The epidemic season of each virus is different and characteristic.

Objective: Intraperitoneal chemotherapy is increasingly being used in the treatment of gastric cancer with peritoneal me-tastasis, because the drug can directly act on the metastatic nodules. Repeated treatment can be administered through implanted ports, provided the ports are appropriately managed. Our study aimed to investigate the safety of peritoneal port implantation in pa-tients with gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients undergoing intra-peritoneal port implantation for the administration of chemotherapy between June 2015 and June 2018 to investigate the causes of complications and to discuss their management and prevention. Results: Fifty-five ports were implanted in 54 patients with median us-age time of 8.4 (0.8-32.0) months. Complications occurred at 13 port sites (23.6%), including obstruction (7.3%), severe pain (5.5%), in-fection (3.6%), reflux (3.6%), access difficulty (1.8%), and subcutaneous mass formation (1.8%). The median interval from the time of port implantation to the development of complications was 2.1 months. No factor contributing to the complications was identified (P>0.05). Conclusions: Peritoneal port implantation to systematic chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis is safe and feasible if the ports can be carefully managed.

PURPOSE: Undisplaced subtle ligamentous Lisfranc injuries are easy to miss or underestimate, and many cases are treated without surgical fixation. It has not yet widely known whether conservative treatment for undisplaced subtle ligamentous Lisfranc injuries may lead to a poor outcome. The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes of conservative versus surgical management (percutaneous position screw) of undisplaced subtle ligamentous Lisfranc injury. METHODS: We analysed 61 cases in this retrospective study, including 38 males and 23 females. Forty-one patients were managed conservatively, while 20 patients received surgical treatment involving minimal invasive percutaneous position screw. American orthopaedic foot &ankle society (AOFAS), foot function index (FFI, including FFI disability, FFI pain score and activity limitation scale) scores, Maryland foot score and short form-36 (SF-36) were recorded and compared after a follow-up of 10-16 months (average 12.3). RESULTS: Patients in the surgical management group had higher scores in all evaluation methods (p < 0.05). The complications in the conservative management group had higher incidence, mainly including secondary diastasis (34.1% vs. 5.0%), joint stiffness after 3 months (82.9% vs. 0%), and secondary arthrodesis (12.2% vs. 0%). The highest rate of complication in surgical management group was temporary forefoot pain (55.0%). CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that the outcomes of the surgical management with percutaneous position screw fixation are better than the conservative management to treat undisplaced subtle ligamentous Lisfranc injuries. This study can serve as a resource for orthopaedic surgeons in recognizing and managing such injuries.

Adult ; China ; Cognitive Dysfunction ; genetics ; Electric Power Supplies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure ; adverse effects ; Power Plants ; Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate ; genetics ; metabolism ; Receptors, Serotonin ; genetics ; metabolism ; Young Adult

This paper aimed to study the protective effect of ginsenoside Rg_1 on endotoxin(LPS)-induced apoptosis of lung epithelial cells and its mechanism of action. Mouse lung epithelial cells(MLE-12) were first treated with LPS. The autophagy changes and apoptosis and the relationship with concentration and time of LPS were observed. Then,the level of autophagy in MLE-12 was regulated at a specific concentration and action time of LPS,and the changes of apoptosis were observed. Secondly,ginsenoside Rg_1 and autophagy inhibitor 3-MA were added respectively at the same concentration and action time of LPS. The lung epithelial cells were grouped to observe the effect of ginsenoside Rg_1 on LPS-induced apoptosis of lung epithelial cells and its mechanism. In the animal experiment,the mice were grouped and tested by apoptosis protein,lung injury score and HE staining section to verify whether ginsenoside Rg_1 has a protective effect on LPS-induced lung injury. The results showed that apoptosis and autophagy increased as the rise of concentration after treatment with LPS for 12 h. The apoptosis increased gradually,and the autophagy increased first and then decreased over time at the LPS concentration of 25 g·L-1. The apoptosis of LPS group was higher than that of control group,and LPS+3-MA group increased further,while apoptosis decreased significantly in LPS+RAM(rapamycin,autophagy promoter) group. The autophagy increased in LPS group,decreased in LPS+3-MA group and increased in LPS+RAM group. The apoptosis of LPS group was higher than that of control group,and the apoptosis of LPS+Rg_1 group decreased. The apoptosis of LPS+Rg_1+3-MA group increased again. The autophagy of LPS group further increased after administration of ginsenoside Rg_1,but decreased after administration of 3-MA. In the in vivo experiments in mice,the apoptosis of LPS group increased significantly compared with the control group,while LPS + ginsenoside Rg_1 group decreased. Lung injury score and HE staining also conformed to the above trend. LPS can induce the apoptosis of lung epithelial cells in a time-dependent and concentration-dependent manner. The autophagy of lung epithelial cells increases with the rise of LPS concentration. At the specific concentration of LPS,autophagy increases first and then decreases after 12-16 hours. Proper increase of autophagy in lung epithelial cells within a certain period of time can reduce the apoptosis induced by LPS,while inhibition of autophagy can increase apoptosis. Ginsenoside Rg_1 has a protective effect on lung cancer epithelial cell apoptosis induced by autophagy.
Animals ; Apoptosis ; Autophagy ; Cells, Cultured ; Epithelial Cells ; drug effects ; Ginsenosides ; pharmacology ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Lung ; cytology ; Mice

OBJECTIVE: To explore the causes and specific conditions of blood donation reaction under the collective emergency unpaid blood donation, and to provide theoretical basis and decision-making reference for drafting the collective emergency unpaid blood donation and blood donation safety. METHODS: Through a combination of prospective and retrospective models, and statistical methods were used to analyze the causes and conditions of the blood donation response of 10401 people participating in collective emergency unpaid blood donation during 2016.1-2018.8. RESULTS: A total of 10401 person-times donated blood in a sitting manner, and a total of 293 blood donation reactions occurred. By improving the blood donation services year by year, the moderate blood donation reaction during the year 2017 and 2018 was significantly lower than that in 2016 (P＜0.05). In the actual blood donation group of≤100, 200, 300 and 400 ml, the incidence of blood donation reaction was statistically significant (P＜0.05); the incidence of blood donation reaction in the blood donors for 1,2,3 and ＞3 drnations was also statistically significant (P＜0.05); the blood donation reactions rate of B antigen containers was significantly different from the donors without B antigen (P＜0.05); the incidence of blood donation reaction with related to the weight of the donor. CONCLUSION The blood donation reaction of collective emergency unpaid blood donation closely relates with mental factors, blood donation service, blood donation frequency and body weight of the blood donor. The first blood donation is more likely to produce blood donation reaction. The blood donation volum≤ 100 ml from blood donors is resulted mostly from blood donation reactions.
Blood Donors ; Blood Group Antigens ; Humans ; Prospective Studies ; Retrospective Studies