Objective To reveal the correlation between follistatin-like protein 1(FSTL1)level and severity of ventricular arrhythmia.Methods A total of 107 patients treated in our department from October 2019 to September 2020 were recruited and divided into control group(40 cases),accidental premature ventricular contraction(PVC)group(35 cases),frequent PVC group(20 cases)and ventricular tachycardia(VT)group(12 cases)according to the Lown's grading.The blood content of FSTL1 was determined by ELISA,and its expression level was detected by RT-qPCR.Electrocardiographic indicators,blood FSTL1 content and relative level of FSTL1 were compared among the four groups.Results The FSTL1 content was significantly higher in the fre-quent PVC group and the VT group than the control group[(39.62±14.29)ng/L and(50.66±21.37)ng/L vs(24.58±10.15)ng/L,P＜0.05],so was the content in the frequent PVC group and the VT group than the accidental PVC group[(39.62±14.29)ng/L and(50.66±21.37)ng/L vs(31.83±9.54)ng/L,P＜0.05].The VT group had significantly higher FSTL1 than the frequent PVC group[(50.66±21.37)ng/L vs(39.62±14.29)ng/L,P＜0.05].The mRNA level of FSTL1 was significantly higher in the frequent PVC group and the VT group than the control group and the accidental PVC group(P＜0.05),and in the VT group than the frequent PVC group(P＜0.05).Conclusion To a certain extent,the blood FSTL1 content is positively correlated with the severity of ventricular arrhythmia,which may be a new target for disease warming.

Objective To reveal the correlation between follistatin-like protein 1(FSTL1)level and severity of ventricular arrhythmia.Methods A total of 107 patients treated in our department from October 2019 to September 2020 were recruited and divided into control group(40 cases),accidental premature ventricular contraction(PVC)group(35 cases),frequent PVC group(20 cases)and ventricular tachycardia(VT)group(12 cases)according to the Lown's grading.The blood content of FSTL1 was determined by ELISA,and its expression level was detected by RT-qPCR.Electrocardiographic indicators,blood FSTL1 content and relative level of FSTL1 were compared among the four groups.Results The FSTL1 content was significantly higher in the fre-quent PVC group and the VT group than the control group[(39.62±14.29)ng/L and(50.66±21.37)ng/L vs(24.58±10.15)ng/L,P＜0.05],so was the content in the frequent PVC group and the VT group than the accidental PVC group[(39.62±14.29)ng/L and(50.66±21.37)ng/L vs(31.83±9.54)ng/L,P＜0.05].The VT group had significantly higher FSTL1 than the frequent PVC group[(50.66±21.37)ng/L vs(39.62±14.29)ng/L,P＜0.05].The mRNA level of FSTL1 was significantly higher in the frequent PVC group and the VT group than the control group and the accidental PVC group(P＜0.05),and in the VT group than the frequent PVC group(P＜0.05).Conclusion To a certain extent,the blood FSTL1 content is positively correlated with the severity of ventricular arrhythmia,which may be a new target for disease warming.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of soil-borne nematode infections among rural residents in Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, so as to provide insights into improving the control strategy. Methods: According to the Zhejiang Provincial Surveillance Programme on Soil-borne Nematodiasis and Clonorchiasis, 5 administrative villages were randomly selected in Tiantai County according to geographical locations on April, 2021, and all permanent residents at ages of 3 years and older were sampled from each village using a cluster sampling method. Subjects' gender, age, occupation, education level and deworming were collected. Subjects' stool samples were collected, and soil-borne nematode eggs were detected using the modified Kato-Katz technique, and larval culture was performed using a filter-paper culture method among hookworm egg positives for identification of hookworm species. In addition, the intensity of infection was evaluated using hookworm eggs per gram stool sample. Results: A total of 1 013 residents participated in the survey, including 495 men (48.86%) and 518 women (51.14%), and there were 502 participants at ages of 51 to 70 years (49.56%), 874 farmers (86.28%) and 436 subjects with an education level of primary school (43.04%). However, no subjects received deworming. The prevalence of hookworm infections was 3.85% among the study subjects, and only Necator americanus was identified. There were 31 cases with mild infections (79.49%), 5 cases with moderate infections (12.82%) and 3 cases with severe infections (7.69%), and all infections occurred in farmers. The prevalence of hookworm infections was 3.84% among men and 3.86% among women. No hookworm infection was detected among residents at ages of <41 years, and the prevalence of hookworm infections appeared a tendency towards a rise with age among residents at ages of 51 years and older (χ2trend=24.091, P<0.001), while the prevalence of hookworm infections appeared a tendency towards a decline with educational levels among residents (χ2trend=19.534, P<0.001). The greatest prevalence of hookworm infections was found in Qianyang Village (10.95%). Conclusions Hookworm disease is the predominant type of soil-borne nematodiasis in Tiantai County, and the middle-aged and elderly farmers with a low education level are high-risk populations for soil-borne nematodiasis control.