Objective To investigate the role and possible mechanism of celastrol(Cel)in sodium oxalate(NaOx)-induced acute kidney injury(AKI)and crystal deposition in the kidney tissues in mice.Methods Male C57BL/6 mice(aged 8～12 weeks,weighing 22～24 g)were randomly divided into 3 groups.Saline group(control group,intraperitoneal injection with normal saline and drinking water freely),NaOx group(injured group,intraperitoneal injection of 75 mg/kg NaOx,and drinking water containing 50 μmol/L NaOx),and NaOx+Cel group(treatment group,intraperitoneal injection of 1 mg/kg Cel firstly and then 75 mg/kg NaOx in 24 h later,drinking water containing 50 μmol/L NaOx).All specimens were collected in 24 h after NaOx injection.HK-2 cells were randomly divided into 4 groups:Medium group(no treatment),NaOx group(500 μmol/L NaOx),NaOx+Cel group(400 nmol/L Cel pre-treatment for 2 h followed by 500 μmol/L NaOx treatment),and NaOx+Cel+BA group[8 μmol/L betulinic acid(BA,NF-κB agonist)after the interventions as the NaOx+Cel group].Cells of each group were collected in 24 h after corresponding treatments.Von Koosa and cell adhesion assays were used to observe crystal deposition.HE staining was employed to observe renal histopathology and score the damage.CCK-8 assay was utilized to detect cell viability to obtain the optimal concentrations of NaOx and Cel.Serum urea and creatinine levels were detected.Immunohisotochemical assay was conducted to detect the expression of OPN,CD44,KIM-1,NGAL,p65,IL-1β,BAX,and Caspase-3,and Western blotting was performed for protein levels of OPN,CD44,KIM-1,p65,P-p65 and IL-1β.Results The mice in the NaOx+Cel group showed reduced crystal deposition(P<0.0001),attenuated renal tubular damage(P<0.01),decreased serum urea and creatinine levels(P<0.05),and declined expression levels of the renal adhesion molecules OPN and CD44,the kidney injury molecules KIM-1 and NGAL,the inflammation-associated molecules p65 and IL-1β,and the apoptosis related molecules BAX and Caspase-3 when compared with the NaOx group(P<0.05).In in vitro study,the NaOx+Cel group showed reduced crystal adhesion(P<0.0001),decreased expression of the adhesion molecules OPN and CD44(P<0.05),down-regulation of the inflammatory molecule IL-1β and P-p65/p65 ratio(P<0.05),and down-regulation of the renal injury molecule KIM-1(P<0.05)when compared with the NaOx group.In the NaOx+Cel+BA group,crystal adhesion was significantly increased(P<0.0001),the inflammatory molecule IL-1β and the ratio of P-p65/p65 were increased(P<0.05),and the kidney injury molecule KIM-1 was increased when compared with the NaOx+Cel group(P<0.05).Conclusion Cel may reduce NaOx-induced crystal deposition and AKI by inhibiting NF-κB activation.

Objective:To explore the construction and application of the multi-course evaluation system of Pathogen Biology and Immunology under the mode of online and offline mixed teaching.Methods:A total of 104 students from two classes of clinical major of Grade 2022 in Quanzhou Medical College were studied,and combined online and offline teaching mode was adopted for teaching.A curriculum evaluation system was constructed,including process evaluation,assessment evaluation and summative evaluation.Self-efficacy,self-learning ability,course questionnaire and other aspects were statistically analyzed before and after the course.Results:The students'normal grades could be reflected objectively by the new curriculum assessment and evaluation system.The final compre-hensive grades were better,and the course passing rate was higher.The paired t-test analysis demonstrated statistically significant improvements in students'learning motivation,learning management,and self-efficacy after the course(P<0.05).However,the differ-ences in information literacy and cooperation ability were not statistically significant compared with those before the course(P>0.05).Course questionnaire survey found that 89.4%students had a high evaluation of the new course evaluation system,which was condu-cive to promoting learning.Conclusion:The newly constructed curriculum assessment system is more scientific and reasonable,which is conducive to improving students'self-efficacy and autonomous learning ability,and promoting students'learning.

Objective To investigate the association between the nutritional status and related factors in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).Methods Seventy-two patients with PD (PD group) and 71 age-and sex-matched healthy controls (control group) were enrolled in this study from September 2014 to November 2017 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.Their serum nutritional indices,including serum albumin,prealbumin,transferrin,free fatty acid and retinol conjugated protein,were collected.The PD participants were interviewed and assessed using motor and non-motor scales,including Hoehn and Yahr stage,Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS),Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire for Parkinson's Disease (NMSS),Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE),Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS) and 39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39).Their medication dosage was indicated by daily levodopa equivalent doses (LEDD).Body mass index (BMI) was used to determine their nutritional status,with abnormal nutritional status defined as BMI lower than 20 kg/m2.Results Levels of serum albumin (41.60 (40.28,43.98) g/L vs 44.00 (42.30,46.20) g/L,Z=4.500,P＜0.01),transferrin ((2.32±0.34) g/L vs (2.51±0.34) g/L,t=-3.305,P=0.001),and free fatty acid (418.00 (289.75,637.25) μmol/L vs 547.00 (386.00,699.00) μmol/L,Z=2.079,P=0.038) of the PD group were significantly lower than those of the control group.There was a significant negative correlation between serum albumin and MDS-UPDRS-Ⅱ score (r=-0.254,P=0.031),MDS-UPDRS-Ⅳ score (r=-0.256,P=0.030),years of dyskinesia (r=-0.240,P=0.043),years of motor fluctuation (r=-0.304,P=0.009) and LEDDs (r=-0.321,P=0.006).Disease duration was negatively correlated with serum albumin (r=-0.285,P=0.015) and transferrin (r=-0.275,P=0.019),and age (r=-0.252,P=0.032) was negatively correlated with prealbumin.The forward binary Logistic regression model indicated that abnormal nutritional status was closely associated with rigidity (OR=1.171,95％CI 1.013-1.354,P=0.032),akinesia (OR=1.070,95％CI 1.000-1.144,P=0.048),UDysRS score (OR=1.051,95％CI 1.004-1.099,P=0.032),MDS-UPDRS-Ⅳ score (OR=1.177,95％CI 1.018-1.360,P=0.027) and MMSE score (OR=0.821,95％CI 0.678-0.994,P=0.043),but not correlated with tremor and axial symptoms.Compared with PD patients with abnormal nutritional status,PD patients with normal nutritional status had higher MMSE scores (28.00 (27.00,29.00) vs 28.00 (25.00,28.00),Z=-2.060,P=0.039),lower rigidity (9.60±3.83 vs 12.00±4.29,t=-2.264,P=0.027),akinesia (19.98 ± 8.00 vs 24.42:±:8.06,t=-2.071,P=0.042) and MDS-UPDRS-Ⅳ scores (8.00 (5.00,11.00) vs 10.00 (9.00,13.00),Z=2.642,P=0.008).Conclusions PD patients tend to have a lower serum nutritional indices.PD patients with lower levels of serum nutritional indices are characterized by more severe motor complication,longer disease duration,older age and higher LEDD.PD patients with abnormal nutritional status have worse cognition and more severe motor symptoms (rigidity,akinesia and motor complication).

Objective To evaluate the value of imaging examination and diagnosis of airway foreign body in children. Methods 218 of airway foreign bodies confirmed by bronchoscopy were retrospectively analyzed in terms of clinical and imaging data. Results 218 patients included 140 males and 78 females. Their ages ranged 6 months to 12 years(mean,19.2 months). All patients had conventional radiographs on frontal chest films,neck lateral films and fluoroscopy. 34 cases underwent 64-slice spiral chest CT examination. According to the location of the foreign bodies,29 cases were in throat and subglottic,55 cases in trachea and 134 cases in bronchus(79 cas-es in the right,55 cases in the left). According to the character of the foreign bodies,5 cases were metal,29 cas-es in bone,93 cases in peanuts,59 cases in seeds,22 cases in fruits and vegetables and 10 cases in others respec-tively. Thirty-fourcases showed a direct sign of the foreign body and 177 cases showed the indirect signs. 34 cases on CT examination directly were showed foreign body in the tracheal bronchi. The diagnostic accuracy of CT exami-nation was 100%. Conclusions X-ray photograph and fluoroscopy were the first choice for aspiratory foreign bod-ies in children. CT examination is an important supplementary method when conventional X-ray examination is neg-ative.

Objective To explore the diagnostic value of MSCT in tumors of intra-abdominal cryptorchidism in children.Methods MSCT findings of 8 children with tumors of intra-abdominal cryptorchidism confirmed by surgery and pathology were analyzed retrospectively.Results Six tumors located in the right,2 (1 tumor of left cryptorchidism turned to the right abdominal) in the left.Eight children showed ovoid soft tissue tumor in abdomen.Three children displayed the long axis of the tumors consistent with regular descending course of embryonic testes.Six teratomas manifested as the cystic and solid mass with fat,calcification (ossification) insidey.Two yolk sac tumors manifested as the large cystic and solid mass with irregular necrosis and abundant tumor vessels.Conclusion The pathologic types of tumors for intra-abdominal cryptorchidism in children are different from adult.Most of them are teratomas or yolk sac tumors,and have some characteristics in MSCT.MSCT is helpful in diagnosis of tumor for intra-abdominal cryptorchidism with medical history.

Objective To evaluate the application value of MSCT in preoperative diagnosis and postoperative evaluation in children with cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV).Methods 11 children diagnosed with CTPV by surgery were included in this study in our hospital.All patients underwent both plain and enhanced MSCT scans before surgery,and ultrasound or MSCT scan after surgery.Results In all 11 cases,preoperative CT showed different degrees of splenomegaly and the plain CT showed abnormal soft tissue mass in the hepatic hilar area.Enhanced CT showed stenosis or occlusion of portal vein trunk,earthworm-like blood vessels in the hilar region,and that the left and/or right branch of intrahepatic portal vein were replaced by multiple densely-distributed blood vessels (typeⅡ). Superior mesenteric-intrahepatic left portal shunt (Rex surgery)was performed in all 11 cases with successful results.All patients were followed up for 2-20 months after surgery.Imaging examinations showed anastomotic patency in 9 cases and stenosis in 2 cases.Conclusion MSCT findings of CTPV in children have certain characteristics.MSCT plays an important role in preoperative diagnosis and postoperative evaluation of CTPV in children.

Objective To assess the characteristics of facial nerve canal between normal anatomy and dysplasia of children in different ages.Methods A total of 492 health ears were divided into six groups,neonatal group (＜ 1 m,n =42),infancy group(1 m-1 y,n =106),toddler group(1-3 y,n =102),preschool group (3-6 y,n =100),school group(6-10 y,n =60)and adolescent group (10-14 y,n =82).The length and diameter of facial nerve canal and that angles of first and second genu were measured with CT in each group.Results ①The lengths of facial nerve canal in neonatal and infancy group were shorter than other four groups,especially in the mastoid segments of facial nerve canal.The lengths of mastoid segments in neonatal,infancy,toddler,preschool,school and adolescent groups were 5.03 ± 0.84,6.25± 1.40,8.34 ± 1.38,9.70 ± 1.34,10.84 ± 1.41 and 12.17 ± 1.83 mm,with P ＜0.05,respectively.After school age,the lengths of labyrinthine and tympanic segment grew slowly or developed completely (P ＞ 0.05).② The diameter of labyrinth and tympanic segment in neonatal group were narrower than other five groups (P ＜ 0.05),but no significant difference among them in other groups (P ＞ 0.05).③The dysplasia of facial nerve canal were occurred on 978 locations.Among them,the percentage of dehiscence,aberrance,partially expanding and bifurcation were 72.9％ (713/978),5.1％ (50/978),18.9％ (185/978) and 3.1％ (30/978) respectively.The percentage of dehiscence in geniculate fossa segment was decreased significantly with age (neonatal group 85.7％ (36/42),infancy group 59.4％ (63/106),toddler group 39.2％ (40/102),preschool group 33％ (33/100),school group 30％ (18/60) and adolescent group 26.8％ (22/82),with P ＜ 0.05).Except the dehiscence of geniculate fossa and mastoid segment,there was no significant difference in the occurrence rate of the other variants (P ＞ O.05) Conclusions The growth of length and dehiscence in labyrinth segment of facial nerve canal are significant in difference ages.The changes of diameter and angles of first and second genu in facial nerve canal,and the rate of other dysplasia are individual.

PurposePrimary chest wall rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is very rare with limited imaging characteristic studies in the literature. This paper analyzes the CT imaging features of chest wall RMS in children to improve the diagnostic accuracy.Materials and MethodsThe imaging data of contrast enhanced CT scan of pathology conifrmed chest wall RMS in ifve children were analyzed.ResultsThe lesion was located in the anterior chest wall in one case, in the posterior chest wall in two cases, and the lateral chest wall in two cases (axillary). The tumors were round or spindle in shape with shallow spiculation. Plain CT showed heterogeneous density with patchy low-density necrotic area in two cases, and homogeneous attenuation in three patients. In all ifve cases there was no calciifcation or fatty tissue. The tumor involvement of adjacent spinal canal was seen in one case. Visceral compression was evident including lung parenchyma in one case, heart and liver in one case. Tumor blood vessel growth was seen in two cases. All ifve lesions were adjacent to the ribs, humerus, scapula and the spine with bone destruction in one case. On contrast enhanced scan, all ifve cases demonstrated heterogeneous mild to moderate enhancement, more prominent in the periphery. There were enlarged feeding arteries. Necrotic areas did not enhance. In two cases there were pulmonary metastases. Pleural effusion and ascites were identiifed in one case. There was lymph node metastasis in one case.ConclusionThe CT manifestation of children's chest wall RMS for chest wall include large soft tissue mass, heterogeneous density, no calciifcation or fatty tissue, partial necrosis, adjacent tissue compression, lymph node or distant metastasis. Combining with clinical manifestations, comprehensive analysis of contrast enhanced CT imaging can improve diagnostic accuracy.

Objective To investigate the risk factors of obstruction of central venous catheter(CVC)in the intensive care unit(ICU). Methods One hundred and thirty-three adult patients in ICU with CVC were included in the study. The difference of the position of catheters, duration of indwelling catheters,selection of sealing solution,blood platelet(PLT)count,prothrombin time(PT),international normalized ratio(INR),activated partial thromboplatin time(APTT),thrombin time(TT)and fibrinogen(FBG)were studied between two groups of patients(with and without the obstruction of CVC).Results In 117 cases,there were no catheter obstruction,accounting for 88.0%. Catheter obstruction occurred in 16 cases,accounting for 12.0%,10 cases of which the catheters were partially blocked,accounting for 7.5%and in 6 cases completely blocked,accounting for 4.5%.There were significant differences in the duration of indwelling catheters,PLT and FBG levels between the two groups of patients(all P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the position of catheters,selection of sealing solution and PT,INR,APTT,TT level between the groups(all P>0.05).Conclusion Prolonged time of indwelling CVC,high levels of PLT and clotting fibrinogen are the risk factors of the obstruction of CVC in ICU patients.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 650 nm,810 nm diode laser on the treatment of moderate to severe acne.Methods A total of 87 patients with moderate to severe acne were divided into diode laser group (group A) and medication group (group B).In group A,the patients were irradiated with 650,810 nm diode laser at the fluence of 400-450 mW distance of 2-3 cm.In group B,the patients were treated with roxithromycin combined with vitamin B6 and gel lincomycini.Clinical follow-up was performed every week for 4 months.All the adverse effects were recorded.Results There was no significantly statistical difference in the cure rate between the two groups (group A versus group B at 2 weeks:65.0 ％ versus 42.6 ％,P＞0.05; at 4 weeks:92.5 ％ versus 76.5 ％,P＞0.05).However,the recurrence rate of group A was much lower than that of group B (30.0 ％ versus 61.7 ％,P＜0.01).There were no severe adverse effects in both groups during the period of the follow-up.Conclusions Compared to the medication,650,810 nm diode laser appears to be associated with lower recurrence rate in the treatment of moderate to severe acne.