The use of wastewater analysis, or wastewater-based epidemiology, to assess and monitor the situation of drug abuse is now widely used at home and abroad. However, there is currently a lack of effective evaluation methods and effective ways of comparison, supervision and standardization, which is not conducive to the analysis and comparisons of data in different countries and regions. Quality control techniques can control the laboratory's analytical errors, safeguard the consistency and comparability of identification conclusions, and promote the further improvement of the level and capacity of urban drug governance, thus playing significant roles. This paper provides an overview of sample collection, sample preservation and transportation, laboratory analysis, back-calculation of drug use and external laboratory quality control in the process of wastewater analysis, with a view to exploring more comprehensive scientific and objective methods and approaches suitable for examining and evaluating qualitative and quantitative analysis of drugs in wastewater among laboratories.

Humans ; Phosphorylation ; Serine/metabolism* ; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism* ; Signal Transduction ; Neovascularization, Pathologic

Humans ; Siblings ; Gene Frequency ; Microsatellite Repeats

Objective:To analyze the gait characteristics of freezing of gait (FOG) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).Methods:One hundred and four patients with PD, admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to November 2020, were enrolled in our study. Based on whether patients were accompanied by FOG or not, these patients were divided into PD with FOG group ( n=46) and PD without FOG group ( n=58). "JiBuEn" gait analysis system was used in gait data collection. The gait performance of patients from PD with FOG group was analyzed from 4 perspectives, spatiotemporal parameters, kinematic parameters, and variability and symmetry analyses of gait parameters. Results:As compared with PD without FOG group, PD with FOG group demonstrated a decrease in stride length and gait velocity, an increase in stride length variability, stride time variability, stance-phase time variability and swing phase time variability, with significant differences ( P<0.05). In addition, the heel-strike angle, toe-off angle, range of motion of ankle joint, range of motion of knee joint and range of motion of hip joint in PD with FOG group were significantly decreased as compared with those in PD without FOG group ( P<0.05). Stride length asymmetry index in PD with FOG group was significantly increased as compared with that in the PD without FOG group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:PD patients with FOG mainly exhibit shorter stride length, slower gait velocity, more variable gait pattern and more significant impairment in kinematic parameters than those without FOG.

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a global health problem that causes major illnesses and disabilities worldwide. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that the prevalence of AR has increased progressively over the last few decades in more developed countries and currently affects up to 40% of the population worldwide. Likewise, a rising trend of AR has also been observed over the last 2–3 decades in developing countries including China, with the prevalence of AR varying widely in these countries. A survey of self-reported AR over a 6-year period in the general Chinese adult population reported that the standardized prevalence of adult AR increased from 11.1% in 2005 to 17.6% in 2011. An increasing number of original articles and imporclinical trials on the epidemiology, pathophysiologic mechanisms, diagnosis, management and comorbidities of AR in Chinese subjects have been published in international peer-reviewed journals over the past 2 decades, and substantially added to our understanding of this disease as a global problem. Although guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of AR in Chinese subjects have also been published, they have not been translated into English and therefore not generally accessible for reference to non-Chinese speaking international medical communities. Moreover, methods for the diagnosis and treatment of AR in China have not been standardized entirely and some patients are still treated according to regional preferences. Thus, the present guidelines have been developed by the Chinese Society of Allergy to be accessible to both national and international medical communities involved in the management of AR patients. These guidelines have been prepared in line with existing international guidelines to provide evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of AR in China.
Adult ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group* ; China ; Comorbidity ; Developed Countries ; Developing Countries ; Diagnosis* ; Epidemiologic Studies ; Epidemiology ; Global Health ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity* ; Prevalence ; Rhinitis, Allergic*

Objective T o analyse the genetic polym orphism s of 66 biallelic genetic m arkers on Y chro-m osom e in E astern C hinese H an population, and evaluate their values in forensic application. Methods G enotyping of 66 biallelic genetic m arkers on Y chrom osom e w as studied in 205 unrelated m ales of E astern C hinese H an population by m ultiplex PC R com bined m atrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tim e-of-flight m ass spectrom etry (M A L D I-T O F-M S ). T he allele frequencies on the loci to be tested w ere calculated by direct counting m ethod, and the gene diversity (G D ) and haplotype diversity (H D ) w ere calculated by corresponding form ulas. T he haplotypes of this system w ere tested by softw are A rlequin v3.5.2.2 and the com parison of population genetics w ere analyzed. Results A total of 60 biallelic genetic m arkers on Y chrom osom e w ere polym orphic in m ales of E astern C hinese H an population, and the ranges of G D w ere from 0.0385 to 0.5019. E ighty-five different haplotypes w ere observed and the H D w as 0.9703. T he differences of partial SN P loci betw een the H an population of E astern C hina and that of X injiang and G uangdong w ere statistically significance. Conclusion Sixty biallelic genetic m arkers and the detection system can com plem entally provide genetic inform ation in kinship testing and individual identification. T he M A L D I-T O F-M S technology is able to type biallelic genetic m arkers.

Objective To investigate the population genetic polymorphisms of 24 Y-STR loci in unrelat-ed individuals in Eastern Chinese Han population, and to compare the difference of Han group between Eastern China and Guangdong.Methods The population genetics of 24 Y-STR loci in 268 unrelated Han individuals from Eastern China were analyzed by GFS 24 Y-STR amplification kit. The allele fre-quencies in Eastern Chinese Han population were compared with the data in Guangdong Han population, and the difference analysis between two groups was performed.Results Among the 24 Y-STR loci of 268 unrelated Han individuals from Eastern China, 235 alleles and 267 haplotypes were observed. GD value ranged from 0.5649 to 0.9668. The difference between 12 loci(DYS622,DYS552,DYS443etal.) of Han population in Eastern China and in Guangdong was statistically significance.Conclusion GFS 24Y STR amplification system shows favorable polymorphisms, which can be used in patrilineal genetic relationship identification.

Objective To study the forensic application of G oldeneyeTM D N A ID 26Y K it in the She na-tionality. Methods Through capillary electrophoresis, the genotype of 26 Y-STR loci were analyzed in 53 unrelated m ale individuals from Fujian She nationality. The population genetics param eters such as allele frequency and haplotype diversity were calculated. The com parisons am ong the She nationality and the other nationalities were analyzed. Results A total of 126 alleles were observed on the 26 Y-STR loci of 53 unrelated m ale individuals. The allele frequencies and G D value ranged from 0.010 1 to 0.886 8 and 0.211 2 to 0.846 2, respectively. The G D value w as greater than 0.5 in the 19 loci. A total of 47 hap-lotypes were observed. B ased on RST, m ultidim ensional scaling plot indicated that the genetic relationship am ong Fujian She nationality and M innan H an nationality w as closest, follow ed by Southern C hina H an nationality and N orthern C hina nationality. Conclusion G oldeneyeTM D N A ID 26Y K it including 26 Y-STR loci has good polym orphism in the She nationality. A s an additional system , it has forensic appli-cation value in som e special cases.

Objective To assess the patterns oflinkage disequilibrium (LD ) of16 STR loci on X chrom o-som e and investigate the genetic stability. Methods G enom ic DNA samples extracted from blood stains from 500 unrelated individuals and 885 lineage m em bers from E astern C hinese H an population were genotyped through m ultiplex am plification using ID typerX-16 kit by our independent research followed by capillary electrophoresis. LD was assessed by PowerM arker v3.25 software and m utation rate of every locus was analyzed. Results LD were not found at the 16 X-STR loci. A llele m utations were observed at 10 loci. A m ong them , m utation rates of DXS6809 and DXS7132 were both up to 0.004 8. Conclusion W hen the 16 X-ST R loci included in ID typerX-16 kit were used for parentage testing, product princi-ples can be applied to calculate the likelihood, but m utation should be taken into consideration in the case that the genotypes do not m eet the genetic law(especially at DXS6809 and DXS7132).

Objective To study clinical efficacy of ulinastatin combined with naloxone in patients with cardiogenic shock(CS) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods Eighty patients with CS after AMI were randomly divided into routine treatment group (n =19),ulinastatin group (n =20),naloxone group (n =21) and ulinastatin combined with naloxone group (n =20).The levels of serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI),brain natriuretic peptide(BNP),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)were measured before and a week after treatment.In the meantime,recovery time of shock,the average hospitalization days and 28-day mortality rate were recorded.Results After the treatment,the levels of serum cTnI,BNP,TNF-α and IL-6decreased in all groups(P ＜ 0.01),and there was significant difference on the decreasing degree of cTnI,BNP,TNF-α and IL-6 in ulinastatin combined with naloxone group when compared with those in routine treatment group,ulinastatin group and naloxone group(cTnI:(1.04 ± 0.17) ng/L vs.(2.06 ± 0.15) ng/L,(1.59 ± 0.16)ng/L,(1.97 ± 0.14) ng/L; BNP:(143.21-56.94) ng/L vs.(261.07 ± 71.43) ng/L,(203.46 ± 65.73) ng/L,(252.96 ± 68.85) ng/L; TNF-α:(13.42 ± 8.93) ng/L vs.(31.21 ± 12.32) ng/L,(20.39 ± 11.08) ng/L,(28.98 ± 11.76) ng/L ; IL-6:(37.58 ± 11.14) ng/L vs.(80.46 ± 27.15) ng/L,(59.84 ± 20.72) ng/L,(76.15 ±26.45) ng/L; P ＜ 0.01).The recovery time of shock,the average hospitalization days and 28-day mortality rate in ulinastatin combined with naloxone group were significantly lower than those in routine treatment group,ulinastatin group and naloxone group(recovery time of shock:(7.16 ± 1.52) d vs.(11.43 ± 2.40) d,(8.05 ±1.81)d,(8.74 ± 1.98)d;the average hospitalization days:(15.03 ±3.23)d vs.(22.64 ±4.18)d,(18.93 ±3.97)d,(19.21 ±3.94)d ;28-day mortality rate:(41.62％ vs.61.20％,50.74％,52.31％ ; P ＜0.01)).Conclusion The application of ulinastatin combined with naloxone can effectively inhibit the cardiac injury and inflammatory response,promote the recovery of circulation function and improve prognosis in patients with CS after AMI.