Aromatherapy refers to the method of using the aromatic components of plants in appropriate forms to act on the entire body or a specific area to prevent and treat diseases. Essential oils used in aromatherapy are hydrophobic liquids containing volatile aromatic molecules， such as limonene， linalool， linalool acetate， geraniol， and citronellol. These chemicals have been extensively studied and shown to have a variety of functions， including reducing anxiety， relieving depression， promoting sleep， and providing pain relief. Terpenoids are a class of organic molecules with relatively low lipid solubility. After being inhaled， they can pass through the nasal mucosa for transfer or penetrate the skin and enter the bloodstream upon local application. Some of these substances also have the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier， thereby exerting effects on the central nervous system. Currently， the academic community generally agrees that products such as essential oils and aromatherapy from aromatic plants have certain health benefits. However， the process of extracting a single component from it and successfully developing it into a drug still faces many challenges. Its safety and efficacy still need to be further verified through more rigorous and systematic experiments. This article systematically elaborated on the efficacy of aromatic substances， including plant extracts and natural small molecule compounds， in antibacterial and antiviral fields and the regulation of nervous system activity. As a result， a deeper understanding of aromatherapy was achieved. At the same time， the potential of these aromatic substances for drug development was thoroughly explored， providing important references and insights for possible future drug research and application.

Exertional heatstroke is defined as a serious clinical syndrome typically characterized by impaired thermoregulation in high-temperature and high-humidity environments, resulting in heat production exceeding heat dissipation, causing core body temperature to exceed 40 centigrade, accompanied by central nervous system dysfunction and multi-organ failure. At present, the commonly used exertional heatstroke animal model is to put mice on a treadmill to run under high temperature and humidity conditions, but additional electrical stimulation is required to maintain the continuous running state of mice. However, additional electrical stimulation may lead to a further increase in mouse body temperature, which adversely affects the stability of the model. Therefore, medical staff from the intensive care unit of Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, specially designed an intelligent experimental device for the exertional heatstroke model in mice, and obtained the national invention Patent of China (ZL 2022 1 1101721.2). The device integrates climate chamber, LCD touch screen and multiple sets of forced running wheel. Experimenters can observe and control the temperature, humidity, and wheel rotation parameters in the climate chamber in real time through a LCD touch screen. Each set of forced running wheel is equipped with a driving device that can be independently controlled. The device makes the mice run continuously without additional stimulation and enables the experimental personnel to observe and control the conditions in the climate chamber. The device successfully solves the problem of instability of the exertional heatstroke animal model and is convenient for the experimental personnel to control flexibly.
Animals ; Heat Stroke ; Mice ; Disease Models, Animal ; Hot Temperature ; Equipment Design ; Humidity ; Body Temperature

Guided by the"20th CPC National Congress of the Party",public hospitals are marching towards the Second Centenary Goal in line with the"14th Five-Year Plan"for the development of the health workforce.It is essential for the hospitals to strengthen the deepening synergy of the integrated construction of professionals and disciplines in the overall layout of hospitals and fully leverage the support of professionals in various disciplines for the development of public hospitals in the current situa-tion.It also is the primary task for high quality development.This paper focuses on public general hospitals in Western China as the research subject.Through thoughtful planning and strategic positioning of targeted workforce training goals,this study exam-ines the close integration of medical personnel training and discipline management through a"workforce pool".By doing this,the aim is to achieve the transformation and upgrade of internal mechanisms and management modes of hospitals and promote the high-quality development of the public hospital management system.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role and underlying mechanism of human myeloid differentiation protein 2 (MD2) in the process of neuronal death induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) by establishing an in vitro model of sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) by LPS. METHODS: Healthy C57BL/6J mice at 14-18 days of gestation were selected, and brain cortical tissue was taken from fetal mice. Neurons were stimulated with 0 (control), 1, 5 and 10 g/L of LPS for 24 hours. The release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was detected and the death of neurons was observed. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the levels of inflammatory factors interleukins (IL-6, IL-1β), in order to determine the optimal dose of LPS for establishing an in vitro neuroinflammation model of SAE. The cells were divided into blank control group and LPS group. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end-labeling (TUNEL) was used to discover apoptosis. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of the relevant protein markers activated caspase-3, necroptosis-associated protein neuronal receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 3 (RIPK3) and phosphorylated RIPK3 (p-RIPK3). Immunofluorescence chemical staining was used to detect the expressions of p-RIPK3 and microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) to evaluate the type of cell death and the degree of neuronal death. Western blotting was used to detect MD2 expression. Immunofluorescence chemical staining was performed to observe the expression and distribution of p-RIPK3 and MD2 in neurons to assess whether MD2 was involved in the inflammatory response promoting neuronal death. In addition, the cells were divided into blank control group, LPS group, and MD2 interfering peptide group (LPS+TC group), and the levels of IL-6, IL-1β and LDH were detected to evaluate whether interfering with MD2 can alleviate LPS induced neuroinflammation. RESULTS: 10 g/L LPS induced notable neuronal death, and the release of LDH in neurons stimulated with this concentration for 24 hours was significantly higher than that in the blank control group (relative release: 1.45±0.04 vs. 1.00±0.00, P < 0.01), indicating apoptosis and necroptosis occurred in neurons, and the levels of inflammatory factors IL-6 and IL-1β were remarkable increased [IL-6 (relative level): 1.94±0.04 vs. 1.00±0.00, IL-1β (relative level): 1.53±0.09 vs. 1.00±0.00, both P < 0.01]. Compared with the blank control group, the apoptosis of cells, cleaved-caspase-3 expression, the p-RIPK3/RIPK3 ratio, and p-RIPK3 expression around neurons in the LPS group were significantly increased [cleaved-caspase-3/GAPDH: 1.55±0.10 vs. 1.00±0.00, P < 0.01; p-RIPK3/RIPK3 ratio (relative value): 1.54±0.06 vs. 1.00±0.00, P < 0.05], which suggested that typical apoptosis and necroptosis apoptosis occurred in neurons in the septic environment. Furthermore, MD2 expression was significantly increased in the LPS group compared with the blank control group (MD2/GAPDH: 1.91±0.07 vs. 1.00±0.00, P < 0.01), and MD2 expression around neurons was increased, indicating that LPS-induced MD2 upregulation may play a key role in neuroinflammation and induction of neuronal death in sepsis. In addition, compared with the LPS group, the MD2-interfering peptide could reduce the expression levels of inflammatory factors IL-6 and IL-1β [IL-6 (relative level): 1.16±0.08 vs. 1.94±0.04, IL-1β (relative level): 1.15±0.05 vs. 1.75±0.09, both P < 0.01] and decrease LDH release (relative release: 1.09±0.01 vs. 1.44±0.04, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS LPS induced neuronal inflammatory responses via MD2, which ultimately leads to apoptosis and necroptosis. Interfering with MD2 reduces inflammation and inhibits neuronal death.
Mice ; Humans ; Animals ; Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy ; Caspase 3 ; Interleukin-6 ; Neuroinflammatory Diseases ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Cell Differentiation ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Objective:To investigate the curative efficacy of X-ray stereotactic radiotherapy combined with temozolomide in the treatment of recurrent glioma.Methods:48 patients with recurrent glioma treated in Mianyang Central Hospital from January 2018 to January 2019 were retrospectively selected, including 24 patients treated with stereotactic radiotherapy as the control group and 24 patients treated with temozolomide combined with stereotactic radiotherapy as the observation group. The treatment effect, inflammatory factor level, incidence of adverse events and survival rate were compared between the two groups.Results:The complete remission rate and total effective rate in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (66.7% vs 37.5%, 87.5% vs 62.5%) (all P<0.05). There were no significant differences in serum levels of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-17 (IL-17) between the two groups before treatment (all P>0.05). After treatment, the serum levels of HGF, TNF-α and IL-17 in observation group was significantly lower than those in control group (all P<0.05). The incidence of adverse events in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group ( P<0.05). During follow-up of 6, 12 and 18 months, the survival rate of patients in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group, with statistically significant difference (all P<0.05). Conclusions:The combination of X-ray stereotactic radiotherapy with temozolomide in the treatment of recurrent glioma shows better clinical outcome and extended survival rate. To conclude, this combined treatment is recommended in further clinical promotion.

Nasal preparations have unique advantages in drug delivery and are widely used in the treatment of local and systemic diseases. Nasal administration of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） has a long history in China. In recent years， nasal preparations of TCM have attracted wide attention. Based on the information about nasal preparations of TCM from the database of National Medical Products Administration （NMPA）， Yaozh.com and China National Knowledge Internet （CNKI） in the recent 30 years， the formulation， the listed products， commonly used TCM， pharmaceutical excipients， clinical application and safety research of modern nasal preparations of TCM were summarized and expounded. Focusing on many problems in the development of modern nasal preparations of TCM， such as inaccurate dosage of some products， incomplete quality standard system of pharmaceutical excipients， imperfect safety evaluation， lack of research and development of nasal drug delivery devices and so on， the possible solutions and prospects were put forward from the aspects of optimizing the extraction and separation process of TCM， the quality control and application method of pharmaceutical excipients， the development of new dosage forms， the safety evaluation of nasal administration of TCM， and the design and development of nasal administration devices. The aim is to provide ideas for the development of nasal preparations of TCM and provide scientific basis for its sustainable utilization.

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction due to the dysregulation of host responses during infection. Severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is the primary pathophysiological feature. Despite the classical antibiotic therapies play an important role in sepsis, the emergence of multi-resistant bacteria makes a greater challenge in clinical. Antimicrobial peptides (AMP) which consist of small cationic peptides, can be found in most organisms. As a result of their board-spectrum antibacterial activities and immunoregulatory functions, AMPs may have an excellent effect on the treatment of sepsis. In this review, we will discuss the basic role of AMPs in sepsis treatment and their application prospect and the challenges which need to be resolved in order to provide ideas for clinical application of AMPs.

Intensive care unit (ICU) in teaching hospital plays important roles in teaching work. The young teachers of critical care medicine are gradually becoming the backbone of teaching work. Improving the teaching ability of young teachers is essential to increase learning motivation of the students and to promote the overall teaching quality of critical care medicine. Therefore, pay attention to help the young teachers of critical care medicine to improve their teaching skill is good for enhancing the faculty developing of critical care medicine, as well as essential for the prosperity and sustainable development of critical care medicine. Based on the problems existing during the teaching process of young teachers of critical care medicine and aimed to train excellent teachers, this article discussed the teaching methods and experience of young teachers of critical care medicine which focuses on teaching program design, class affinity improvement and humanistic education in order to improve the teaching level of young teachers of critical care medicine.

Objective: To research the change of PR interval shortening in ECG examination in different periods of pregnancy. Methods: From March 2016 to August 2016, 616 pregnant women who underwent maternity examinations in the Women and Children's Hospital of Ningbo were selected in this study.According to the different gestational periods, they were divided into the early pregnancy group (198 cases), the mid-pregnancy group (232 cases) and the late pregnancy group (186 cases). And another 241 non-pregnant women who underwent health examination in our hospital during the same period were selected as controls.All pregnant and non-pregnant women were examined by electrocardiogram, and the results of electrocardiogram were analyzed.The average heart rate, the average PR interval and the shortened ratio of PR interval were compared between the two groups of women and women with different pregnancy periods, and the short PR interval distribution of women in different pregnancy periods was observed. Results: The average heart rate level, PR interval and PR interval shortening ratio of pregnant women and non-pregnant women were (76.55±7.81)times/min, (0.096±0.008)s, 12.66% and (72.56±6.49)times/min, (0.138±0.014)s, 4.98%, respectively.The average heart rate and the shortening ratio of PR interval in pregnant women were significantly higher than those in non-pregnant women, while the average PR interval in pregnant women was significantly lower than that in non-pregnant women, the differences were statistically significant (t=7.565, χ²=10.879, t=52.672, all P<0.05). With the increase of pregnancy cycle, the shorter the average heart rate and PR interval of pregnant women, the shorter the average PR interval.The average heart rate, PR interval and PR interval shortening ratio in the early pregnancy group, the mid-pregnancy group and the late pregnancy group were (75.41±6.65)times/min, (0.103±0.010)s, 8.59% and (77.03±7.12)times/min, (0.095±0.009)s, 11.21% and (79.74±8.43)times/min, (0.088±0.008)s, 18.82%, respectively.There were statistically significant differences among the three groups(t=16.720, 116.440, χ²=9.791, all P<0.05). Conclusion Pregnancy women are prone to have shorten PR interval, and its incidence increases with the increase of pregnancy cycle, but in most cases belongs to benign electrophysiological changes, and the prognosis is good without special treatment.It is of great significance for clinical diagnosis and treatment to reduce the outcome of bad pregnancy by observing the shortening of the PR interval of electrocardiogram during the pregnancy.

Objective: To explore the correalation between change of postoperative cognitive function and injury of the draining veins around meningiomas in superficial middle cerebral vein areas, to discuss the importance and protection method of draining veins around meningiomas in order to guide the microneurosurgery. Methods: From July 2013 to July 2017, the clinical data of 54 patients with superficial middle cerebral vein areas meningiomas(tumor group) in the Central Hospital of Guangdong Nongken were retrospectively analyzed.And 52 healthy volunteers were selected as the control group.The preoperative and postoperative cognitive function and meningiomas peritumoral edema(MPE) were assessed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA) and CT/MRI. Results: The scores of visuospatial and executive[(3.23±1.27)points], order[(2.52±1.27)points], memory[(2.20±1.14)points], attention[(4.71±0.97)points], language[(2.19±0.74)points], abstract[(1.43±0.63)points], location[(5.83±0.42)points], total[(22.06±0.33)points] in the tumor group were significantly lower than those in the control group[(4.83±0.38)points, (3.0±0.02)points, (3.5±1.04)points, (5.98±0.14)points, (2.54±0.50)points, (1.88±0.38)points, (5.98±0.33)points, (27.83±0.16)points](t=4.504, 6.116, 9.338, 2.782, 4.509, 2.390, 8.670, all P<0.05). According to the injury of the draining veins around meningioma, 54 patients were divided into the two groups, 43 cases in the no-injuried group, 11 cases in the injuried group.There were no statistically significant differences between the no-injuried group and injuried group in all measurements before operation(all P>0.05). Both no-injuried group and injuried group had decline in MoCA and increase in MPE at 5 days after surgery.Both no-injuried group and injuried group had rise in MoCA[(26.35±0.36)points vs.(22.00±0.67)points] and decrease in MPE[(23.95±4.34)cm³ vs (44.64±9.68)cm³] at 30 days after surgery(t=5.944, 2.098, all P<0.05). The MoCA[(22.59±0.31)points vs (26.35±0.36)points] was obviously increased and the MPE[(87.84±12.78)cm³ vs.(23.95±4.34)cm³] was obviously increased in 30 days after operation in no-injuried group(t=7.289, 5.014, all P<0.05), but the injuried group had just the opposite. Conclusion Injury of the draining veins around meningiomas in superficial middle cerebral vein areas can lead to cognitive dysfunction and compromise the quality of postoperative life in patients, every effort should be undertaken to preserve the draining veins around meningioma.