BACKGROUND:Due to the sudden release and the rapid removal by proteases,platelet-rich plasma hydrogel leads to shorter residence times of growth factors at the wound site.In recent years,researchers have focused on the use of hydrogels to encapsulate platelet-rich plasma in order to improve the deficiency of platelet-rich plasma hydrogels. OBJECTIVE:To prepare self-assembled polypeptide-platelet-rich plasma hydrogel and to explore its effects on the release of bioactive factors of platelet-rich plasma. METHODS:The self-assembled polypeptide was synthesized by the solid-phase synthesis method,and the solution was prepared by D-PBS.Hydrogels were prepared by mixing different volumes of polypeptide solutions with platelet-rich plasma and calcium chloride/thrombin solutions,so that the final mass fraction of polypeptides in the system was 0.1%,0.3%,and 0.5%,respectively.The hydrogel state was observed,and the release of growth factors in platelet-rich plasma was detected in vitro.The polypeptide self-assembly was stimulated by mixing 1%polypeptide solution with 1%human serum albumin solution,so that the final mass fraction of the polypeptide was 0.1%,0.3%,and 0.5%,respectively.The flow state of the liquid was observed,and the rheological mechanical properties of the self-assembled polypeptide were tested.The microstructure of polypeptide(mass fraction of 0.1%and 0.001%)-human serum albumin solution was observed by scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Hydrogels could be formed between different volumes of polypeptide solution and platelet-rich plasma.Compared with platelet-rich plasma hydrogels,0.1%and 0.3%polypeptide-platelet-rich plasma hydrogels could alleviate the sudden release of epidermal growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor,and extend the release time to 48 hours.(2)After the addition of human serum albumin,the 0.1%polypeptide group still exhibited a flowing liquid,the 0.3%polypeptide group was semi-liquid,and the 0.5%polypeptide group stimulated self-assembly to form hydrogel.It was determined that human serum albumin in platelet-rich plasma could stimulate the self-assembly of polypeptides.With the increase of the mass fraction of the polypeptide,the higher the storage modulus of the self-assembled polypeptide,the easier it was to form glue.(3)Transmission electron microscopy exhibited that the polypeptide nanofibers were short and disordered before the addition of human serum albumin.After the addition of human serum albumin,the polypeptide nanofibers became significantly longer and cross-linked into bundles,forming a dense fiber network structure.Under a scanning electron microscope,the polypeptides displayed a disordered lamellar structure before adding human serum albumin.After the addition of human serum albumin,the polypeptides self-assembled into cross-linked and densely arranged porous structures.(4)In conclusion,the novel polypeptide can self-assemble triggered by platelet-rich plasma and the self-assembly effect can be accurately adjusted according to the ratio of human serum albumin to polypeptide.This polypeptide has a sustained release effect on the growth factors of platelet-rich plasma,which can be used as a new biomaterial for tissue repair.

Objective To investigate the impact of iron overload on apoptosis in primary mouse liver cells via a synchronous separation technology.Methods Hepatocyte(HC),liver sinusoidal endothelial cell(LSEC),and Kupffer cell(KC)were isolated and purified with collagenase,percoll density gradient centrifugation,and CD146 magnetic beads.Cell types were identified using flow cytometry and immunofluorescence staining.Cells of different types were cultured in vitro,and an iron overload model was established by treating the mice with 0,25,50 and 100 μmol/L ferric ammonium citrate(FAC)for 24 h.The iron content was quantified using Prussian blue staining,while cell viability and mitochondrial membrane potential were assessed by flow cytometry.Results The synchronous separation technology of primary liver cells exhibited stable efficiency.The yield of HC was(4.0±0.5)×107 cells per mouse,exhibiting an effective survival rate of(76.33±0.67)％.The yield of LSEC was(5.0±1.0)×106 cells per mouse,with a survival rate of(93.63±0.25)％and a purity level of(93.40±0.46)％.The yield of KC was(1.5±0.5)×106 cells per mouse while a high survival rate of(98.33±0.12)％and a purity level of(88.30±2.02)％were maintained.The obtained cells were large in number,with good vitality and high purity,which could meet the requirements of subsequent experiments.Treatment with FAC significantly elevated iron contents in different types of cells when compared with the control group.Upon stimulation of FAC,the survival rate of HC decreased from(73.97±5.54)％to(54.10±1.68)％,the mean fluorescence intensity of JC-1 aggregates decreased from 326.33±30.37 to 155.00±6.56,JC-1 monomer increased from 1700.00±1 44.04 to 3713.33±81.82.The survival rate of LSEC decreased from(90.60±1.74)％to(78.03±2.15)％,the mean fluorescence intensity of JC-1 aggregates decreased from 502.33±5.51 to 372.33±4.04,and JC-1 monomer increased from 750.00±67.51 to 1340.00±36.39.The survival rate of KC decreased from(94.23±1.44)％to(88.37±1.56)％,the mean fluorescence intensity of JC-1 aggregates decreased from 652.67±25.66 to 478.00±12.49,and JC-1 monomer increased from 1984.33±80.65 to 3062.33±245.20.Conclusion A robust and reliable simultaneous isolation technique of primary mouse HC,LSEC,and KC has been established.Moreover,our finding demonstrates that iron overload significantly enhances apoptosis levels in HC,LSEC and KC.

The guidelines for curriculum ideological and political of nursing ethics explored the ideological and political elements of Chinese nursing,and proposed the curriculum's ideological and political goals.The development framework and basic ideas of guidelines were formed from the aspects of the integration path of curriculum ideological and political,and professional teaching,searching for the entry point of curriculum ideological and political,reforming the teaching methodology,enriching the form of teaching,and constructing the case base of curriculum ideological and political.It promoted the deep integration of nursing professional knowledge transmission and ideological value guidance,created a distinctive education system of curriculum ideological and political for nursing ethics,and provided a reference for the curriculum ideological and political construction of national nursing ethics.

Humans ; Aminoquinolines/therapeutic use* ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics* ; Lung Neoplasms/genetics* ; Mutation/genetics* ; Standard of Care

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC)is a major histological subtype of esopha-geal cancer with a poor prognosis.Although several serum metabolomic investigations have been reported,ESCC tumor-associated metabolic alterations and predictive biomarkers in sera have not been defined.Here,we enrolled 34 treatment-naive patients with ESCC and collected their pre-and post-esophagectomy sera together with the sera from 34 healthy volunteers for a metabo-lomic survey.Our comprehensive analysis identified ESCC tumor-associated metabolic alterations as represented by a panel of 12 serum metabolites.Notably,postoperative abrosia and parenteral nutrition substantially perturbed the serum metabolome.Furthermore,we performed an examina-tion using sera from carcinogen-induced mice at the dysplasia and ESCC stages and identified three ESCC tumor-associated metabolites conserved between mice and humans.Notably,among these metabolites,the level of pipecolic acid was observed to be progressively increased in mouse sera from dysplasia to cancerization,and it could be used to accurately discriminate between mice at the dysplasia stage and healthy control mice.Furthermore,this metabolite is essential for ESCC cells to restrain oxidative stress-induced DNA damage and cell proliferation arrest.Together,this study revealed a panel of 12 ESCC tumor-associated serum metabolites with potential for monitor-ing therapeutic efficacy and disease relapse,presented evidence for refining parenteral nutrition composition,and highlighted serum pipecolic acid as an attractive biomarker for predicting ESCC tumorigenesis.

Objectives:The purpose of this study is to explore the teaching effect in flipped classroom stragety of nursing ethics curriculum based on learning ability,so as to provide reference for cultivating ethical thinking of nursing students and promoting their learning ability.Methodts:This study used flipped classroom stragety based learning ability in nursing research ethics section of nursing ethics curriculum,nursing students had a quiz last 10 minutes in class,and evaluated the teaching effect by filling in the scale developed by ourselves in the end of term.Restults:Fourty students in total were involved in this study,The average score of classroom quiz was 9.87 (total score was 10),the total average score of teaching effect evaluation was 4.10,the dimension average score of curriculum design evaluation was 4.30,the dimension average score of improving ability was 4.29,the dimension average score of mastering nursing research knowledge was 3.70.Conclussions:It is feasible that using flipped classroom stragety based on learning ability in nursing ethics curriculum,and could improve the learning ability of nursing students and the teaching effect.

Objective To investigate the effect of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) on transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1)/Notch signaling pathway in injured podocytes induced by adriamycin (ADR) in vitro.Methods Podocytes cultured in vitro were randomly divided into normal group,model group,ATRA treatment control group,12-hour ATRA intervention group and 24-hour ATRA intervention group.Morphological changes were observed by using light microscope.The expressions of TGF-β1,podocin,Notch 1,Jagged 1 mRNA were evaluated through real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the corresponding proteins were detected by using Western blot.Results (1) No obvious changes between normal group and ATRA treatment control group were revealed as the plump podocytes and distinct outline were found in light microscope,while podocytes in model group showed disordered arrangement,fuzzy boundary,atrophy,hypertrophy and increased cellular debris.Of note,the podocytes in 12-hour ATRA intervention group and 24-hour ATRA intervention group almost returned to normal.(2) In contrast with those in model group,the amounts of TGF-β1,Notchl,Jaggedl mRNA levels decreased in 12-hour ATRA intervention group (1.34 ±0.43 vs.4.16 ±0.31,1.67 ±0.2 vs.4.21 ±0.92,2.08 ±0.27 vs.5.14 ±0.63,q =23.83,11.45,19.67,all P ＜0.05) and 24-hour ATRA intervention group (1.22 ± 0.16 vs.4.16 ± 0.31,1.73 ± 0.53 vs.4.21 ± 0.92,2.08 ± 0.29 vs.5.14 ± 0.63,q =24.85,11.18,19.67,all P ＜ 0.05),and the differences were significant;similar trend was detected in the protein levels (1.04 ± 0.03 vs.4.31 ± 0.10,1.06 ± 0.04 vs.4.47 ± 0.24,1.07 ± 0.04 vs.4.20 ± 0.16,1.06 ±0.03 vs.4.31 ±0.10,1.07 ±0.03 vs.4.47 ±0.24,1.09 ±0.03 vs.4.20 ±0.16,q =163.50,69.61,90.36,162.50,69.40,89.78,all P ＜ 0.05),and the differences were significant;whereas the level of podocin mRNA (1.13 ±0.05 vs.0.40 ± 0.06,1.16 ± 0.03 vs.0.40 ± 0.06,q =36.50,38.00,all P ＜ 0.05) and protein (1.01 ± 0.01 vs.0.44 ±0.01,1.02 ±0.01 vs.0.44 ±0.01,q =180.25,183.41,all P ＜0.05) increased,and the differences were sig nificant.(3) The expressions of Notch1,Jagged1 mRNA were positively correlated with TGF-β1 mRNA (r =0.84,1.00,all P ＜ 0.05),but negatively correlated with podocin mRNA (r =-0.95,-0.94,all P ＜ 0.05) in model group.Conclusions ATRA might alleviate podocyte injury through cutting the expressions of TGF-β1,Notch1,Jagged1 and raising the expression of podocin in injured podocytes induced by ADR.

Retinoic acid (RA) receptor, is a group of ligand-regulated nuclear transcription factors and widely distributed in various tissue cells. The different subtypes of RA receptor can polymerize into homologous or heterogenous dimmers, and then participate in the physiological and pathological processes of embryonic development, cell proliferation and differentiation, and apoptosis. However, the relationship between the expression of RA receptor and the diseases is different in diverse cells or tissues. Recent researches demonstrated that RA receptor is closely related to the pathogenesis and development of renal diseases. This article aims to review the role of the RA receptor and its signal pathway in the development of renal diseases.

Objective To understand the development history and current situation of healthcare-associated infection(HAI)management in children’s hospitals in China during the past 30 years.Methods A retrospective survey was conducted in 20 children’s hospitals,the investigated contents included:basic situation of hospitals, HAI management organizations and professionals,the support of hospital leaders for the management of HAI, training on HAI knowledge,monitoring on HAI,and so on.Results Up to 2015,20 hospitals all set up independent HAI management departments and HAI management committees,46.15%(6/13)of hospitals with more than 1 000 beds were understaffed in HAI management.There were a total of 88 professionals in HAI management in 20 children’s hospitals in 2015,53.41% (n=47)of professionals had bachelor degree,34.09% (n=30)were with intermediate professional title,46.59%(n=41)were nursing staff.Up to 2015,incidences and missing report rates of HAI,antimicrobial usage rates,incidences of HAI in neonates all decreased compared with 2006.In 2015,20 (100.00%)hospitals all carried out monitoring on antimicrobial application,multidrug-resistant organisms,disin-fection and sterilization,and provided personnel protective equipment.In 2015,9(45.00%)hospitals used non-tou-ch faucets in all wards,19(95.00%)hospitals supplied hand-drying paper towel and alcohol-based hand rub in all wards.None of professionals in these hospitals participated in national-level training on HAI for ≥3 times in 1996, professionals in 11 hospitals (55.00%)participated in national-level training for ≥3 times in 2015.Conclusion In the past 30 years,the management of HAI in children’s hospitals in China has basically met the requirement,moni-toring on HAI gradually improved,but allocation of HAI professionals and personnel quality ability still need to be strengthened.

Objective:To probe the implement of inquiry -based teaching in nursing ethics. Method:105 nursing students attended the innovation of inquiry-based teaching for Nursing Ethics. Results:88. 5% nursing students satisfied with innovation of teaching;82 . 9% nursing studentsethics awareness was enhanced largely in understanding for nursing ethics;68 . 6% nursing students considered that their ability for ethical thinking has been enhanced largely;93 . 3% nurs-ing students thought that nursing ethics was important. Different inquiry methods for nursing students led to different level of analysis ability for ethic cases(P﹤0. 001). Conclusions:It's necessary to perform the innovation of inquiry-based teaching, promoting the student's activity, focus on learning process and enhancing the students comprehensive ability.