1.Epidemic and clinical characteristics of 1 976 children with hand-feet-mouth disease in Chengdu, 2018 to 2019
Wenxiao PANG ; Zhaoyong ZHANG ; Ying LAN ; Yilan ZENG
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2020;38(9):575-577
Objective:To analyze the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of hand-feet-mouth disease (HFMD).Methods:The clinical and pathogenic data of 1 976 cases with HFMD hospitalized in Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu from August 2018 to September 2019 were retrospective analyzed.Results:Among the 1 976 cases of HFMD, 1 094 cases (55.36%) were one to two years old, and 803 cases (40.64%) lived in the main urban area. The majority were scattered patients (1 344 cases, 68.02%). There were 1 348(72.7%) of 1 854 cases mainly infected by Coxsackie virus 6 (CV-A6). The main distribution of rashes in children infected by CV-A6 were palm/soles, trunks, limbs, oral ulcer and perioral areal, lips and hip. The types of rash were maculopapule, vesicle, and bulla. Fever (1 543 cases, 78.09%) was the main concomitant symptom. Acute tonsillitis (811 cases, 41.04%), myocardial injury (767 cases, 38.82%), and herpetic angina (658 cases, 33.30%) were the most common complications. The incidence of onychomadesis were nine (7.03%) among the 128 patients during follow-up.Conclusions:CV-A6 is the main pathogen of the HFMD prevalence. Children less than two years old are susceptible and the main symptoms of HFMD are rash and fever.
2.Comparison of genetic damage in mice exposed to black carbon and ozone-oxidized black carbon
Xin GAO ; Jin SHANG ; Jinglin YANG ; Qian LI ; Tian CHEN ; Yuanjie PANG ; Wenxiao ZHANG ; Xianguo LUAN ; Tong ZHU ; Guang JIA
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2014;(3):400-404
Objective:To make an assessment on the genotoxicity caused by black carbon ( BC ) and ozonized black carbon (O3-BC).Methods: In this study, 74 healthy male ICR mice [weighed (28 ± 1.5) g] were randomly divided into 7 groups, including one phosphate buffer solution ( PBS) control group and six particles exposed groups by intratracheal instillation with either BC or O 3-BC at the doses of 50, 100, 200 μg/mouse, respectively.There were 12 mice in the groups of 200μg/mouse and 10 mice in others.The mice were sacrificed 24 h after four intratrachealinstillations .The activities of catalase ( CAT) in serum and the levels of malondialdehyde ( MDA) in lung tissue homogenate were measured . As the DNA damage mark , 8-hydroxyguanosine ( 8-OHdG ) in urine and serum were quantified with ELISA method.Micronucleus test was used for potential genotoxicity of BC and O 3-BC.Hematoxylin and eosin staining was used to stain lung paraffin section .Results:The mice were in good condition during instillation , and the liver coefficient of the test groups was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05).The activities of CAT in serum significantly increased in the 100 μg/mouse and 200μg/mouse groups after being exposed to these two kinds of particles .The micronucleus rate in allthe BC and O3-BC exposed groups increased ( P <0.05), but there was no statistically significant difference among the groups in the levels of 8-OHdG in serum and urine and MDA in lung tissue homogenate .In-flammatory response was found in the lung tissue under the microscope after exposure to BC and O 3-BC. Conclusion:Intratracheal instillation of BC and O 3-BC induced increasing of oxidative stress and genetic damage in mice .But there was no significant difference between these two particles in toxicity .Whether the genotoxicity of O 3-BC is higher than that of BC or not is uncertain .Further research is needed .

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