Pien Tze Huang(PZH),a class-1 nationally protected traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),has been used to treat liver diseases such as hepatitis;however,the effect of PZH on the progression of sepsis is un-known.Here,we reported that PZH attenuated lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-induced sepsis in mice and reduced LPS-induced production of proinflammatory cytokines in macrophages by inhibiting the acti-vation of mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)and nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-κB)signalling.Mechanistically,PZH stimulated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3)phosphory-lation to induce the expression of A20,which could inhibit the activation of NF-κB and MAPK signalling.Knockdown of the bile acid(BA)receptor G protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1(TGR5)in macrophages abolished the effects of PZH on STAT3 phosphorylation and A20 induction,as well as the LPS-induced inflammatory response,suggesting that BAs in PZH may mediate its anti-inflammatory effects by acti-vating TGR5.Consistently,deprivation of BAs in PZH by cholestyramine resin reduced the effects of PZH on the expression of phosphorylated-STAT3 and A20,the activation of NF-κB and MAPK signalling,and the production of proinflammatory cytokines,whereas the addition of BAs to cholestyramine resin-treated PZH partially restored the inhibitory effects on the production of proinflammatory cytokines.Overall,our study identifies BAs as the effective components in PZH that activate TGR5-STAT3-A20 signalling to ameliorate LPS-induced sepsis.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum dried with two different methods(air drying and heating) on inflammation in acute lung injury(ALI) mice in vivo and in vitro. Lipopolysaccharide(LPS) was sprayed into the airway of wild type C57BL/6J male mice to establish the model, and the drug was injected into the tail vein 24 h after modeling. Lung function, lung tissue wet/dry weight(W/D) ratio, the total protein concentration, interleukin 6(IL-6), IL-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF), and pathological changes of the lung tissue were used to evaluate the effects of different gypenosides on ALI mice. The results showed that total gypenosides(YGGPs) and the gypenosides substituted with one or two glycosyl(GPs_(1-2)) in the air-dried sample improved the lung function, significantly lowered the levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in BALF, and alleviated the lung inflammation of ALI mice. Moreover, GPs_(1-2) had a more significant effect on inhibiting NO release in RAW264.7 cells. This study showed that different drying methods affected the anti-inflammatory activity of G. pentaphyllum, and the rare saponins in the air-dried sample without heating had better anti-inflammatory activity.
Male ; Mice ; Animals ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism* ; Gynostemma ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Lung ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/metabolism* ; Interleukin-6/metabolism* ; Interleukin-1beta/metabolism* ; Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology*

Objective:To analyze the mediating effect of professional identity between teacher's support and student's learning engagement in nursing students.Methods:A total of 409 nursing students were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Their professional identity, teacher's support, learning engagement were evaluated by Professional Identification Scale (PIS), Nursing Students' Perceptions of Instructor Caring (NSPIC), and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student (UWES-S). A mediating model was proposed and the impacts of professional identity on teacher's support and learning engagement were observed.Results:The average score of NSPIC was (4.60±0.67) points, that of PIS was (3.58±0.63) points, and that of UWES-S was (4.79±0.97) points. The scores of NSPIC and PIS were a highly positive correlation ( r=0.504, P<0.001). The scores of NSPIC was positively correlated with the scores of UWES-S ( r=0.362, P<0.001). The scores of PIS was positively correlated with the scores of UWES-S ( r=0.315, P<0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that learning engagement of nursing students was associated with the total score of PIS and supportive learning atmosphere, which accounted for 16.6% of the total variability. Professional identity had a mediating effect between teacher's support and learning engagement, with statistic significance among all coefficients of each path ( P<0.05), and all the fitting indexes were good. Teachers support had direct effect (0.31) on learning engagement and indirect effect (0.11) on learning engagement through professional identity. Conclusion:Teacher's support can directly predict student's learning engagement and professional identity plays an mediating role between them.

Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and seasonal distribution of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in a suburban town in Shanghai from 2012 to 2018, and to provide a scientific basis for formulating effective prevention and control strategies. Methods The incidence data of a suburban town in Shanghai from 2012 to 2018 was collected through the Chinese disease prevention and control information system and analyzed by descriptive epidemiological methods. Results From 2012 to 2018, a total of 538 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease were reported in the suburban town in Shanghai, with an average annual incidence of 186.27/100,000. The difference in incidence between each year was statistically significant (χ²=107.95, P<0.05). The age of onset was mainly children under 5 years old. Peak incidence was from May to September. The main occupation was scattered children. HFMD outbreaks mainly occurred in nurseries and schools, accounting for 60.53% of the total number of outbreaks. Conclusion From 2012 to 2018, the incidence of HFMD in a suburban town in Shanghai had a certain seasonality. It is recommended to implement preventive measures against HFMD for key populations and key places before the high incidence period to reduce the occurrence of severe cases and epidemic situations.

Objective:To explore the performance and clinical application value of a rapid detection method for the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell of peripheral blood using the automated hematology analyzer.Methods:Methodology validation and retrospective study. Collected sample from Fujian Medical University Union Hospital from January 2015 to December 2018, the peripheral blood of 4 patients with acute myeloid leukemia was first treated, and one healthy donor′s peripheral blood stem cell collection 5 times diluent, for the methodology validation. And the peripheral venous blood and 5-fold dilutions of peripheral blood stem cell collection, from 23 patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and 22 healthy donors of allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, used for consistency retrospective analysis. In the linear test, each of the peripheral blood and HPC collecting solutions from blood cell separator, which known CD34 +cell concentration, that was high-value samples for the expected upper limit (H) . Another low-value sample is normal saline (L) . According to the multiple proportion dilution, HPC was detected and regressed consistency test specimens were 126, EDTA-K 2 anticoagulant venous blood 78 and peripheral blood stem cell 48. Venous blood was collected at the same time, one tube of blood routine and HPC detection, the other tube flow cytometry (FCM) detection of CD34 +cells. Stem cell collection was diluted 5 times with sterilized saline and divided into two tubes. One tube was used to count whole blood cells and HPC, the other tube was used to detect CD34 +cells by FCM. The test results of the two instruments were compared, and the deviation was evaluated. Results:The background counting was 0×10 9/L and the carryover rate was 0.1%, conformed to the quality requirements of hematology analyzer, and the repeatability study imprecision ranged between 4.7%-18.8%. HPC of peripheral venous blood linear range (0-27.201×10 9/L), Stem cell collection was diluted 5 times linear range (0-0.878×10 9/L). The results of 126 samples detected by the hematology analyzer and FCM were compared. The correlation coefficient r2=0.960 1. When WBC>10×10 9/L, the results of the two instruments have a good consistency. The slope is between 0.95 and 1.05, and the relative bias is less than 30%. Conclusions:This study suggests that the hematology analyzer has a good linear range for detecting HPC, and has a good correlation with FCM. The hematology analyzer has the advantages of no pretreatment, convenient operation, a wide range of applications in detecting HPC specimens.

Objective:To explore the role of fiberoptic bronchoscopic lavage and sputum aspiration in preventing and treating pulmonary complications after esophageal cancer surgery.Methods:Clinical data of 98 patients undergone minimally invasive esophageal cancer treatment in our hospital from January 2016 to January 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.Fifty patients undergone bronchoscopic lavage and sputum aspiration were assigned to the experimental group and 48 patients receiving routine physical therapy to the control group.The incidences of pulmonary infection, respiratory failure, anastomotic leakage, drainage tube retention time after operation, duration of antibiotic use, average length of stay, etc., were compared between the two groups.Results:The incidences of pulmonary infection(20.0% vs.45.8%, χ2=7.43, P=0.006), respiratory failure(2.0% vs. 12.5%, χ2=4.07, P=0.000), drainage tube retention time[(7.7±1.9)d vs. (9.9±2.3) d, t=-5.28, P=0.000)], antibiotic use time[(8.2±1.5) d and (11.6±2.5) d, t=-5.90, P=0.000)]were lower in the experimental group than in the control group.There was no significant difference in the incidence of anastomotic leakage or the average hospitalization time between the two groups(all P>0.05). Conclusions:Early sputum aspiration via fiberoptic bronchoscope after minimally invasive esophageal cancer surgery can reduce perioperative risks for complications, improve the therapeutic efficacy, and should be encouraged in clinical practice.

Adoptive T-cell therapy is the administration of tumor cytotoxic T-cells derived from either patient himself or donors, which were induced or genetically engineered and expanded, and then injected into patients. Several strategies for adoptive T-cell therapy have been developed since last 30 years. From lymphokine-activated killer cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, cytokine-induced killer cells, to gene-modified T-cells and tumor associated antigen (TAA)-specific cytotoxic T-cells, the adoptive T-cell therapy has been moving forward to more precise tumor targeting and more effective in elimination of cancer cells. This article reviewed the advances of therapeutic approaches of adoptive T-cell therapy for cancer patients.

Background The deposition of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in lens is the risk factor of diabetic complications.Researches revealed that AGEs has autofluorescence.Crystallin is a longevity protein.AGEs accumulation is probably associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR).Objective This study was to evaluate the association of AGEs autofluorescence intensity with diabetes and with DR.Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out under the approval of Ethic Committee of Shenyang He Eye Hospital and informed consent of each patient.One hundred eyes of 100 patients with age-related cataract aged 50-70 years were included in He Eye Hospital from September to December 2015.The patients were divided into non-diabetes group (40 patients) and diabetes group (60 patients),and then the patients in diabetes group were subdivided into non-DR (NDR) group,non-proliferating DR (NPDR) group and proliferating DR (PDR) group according to the DR grading criteria,20 patients for each.Glycosylated henoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) were detected for each subject,and the lens autofluorescence was assayed with lens fluorescence biomicroscope (Clearpath DS120).The association of lens autofluorescence intensity with serum HbA1c level or DR severity was analyzed.Results The age and diabetes course were matched among the non-diabetes group,NDR group,NPDR group and PDR group (F=2.587,2.899,both at P＞0.05),and the FBS and HbA1c level were evidently higher in the NDR group,NPDR group and PDR group than those in the non-diabetes group (all at P＜0.01).The autofluorescence intensity of lens was (0.159±0.032),(0.256±0.024),(0.319 ±0.013) and (0.394±0.035) cd in the non-diabetes group,NDR group,NPDR group and PDR group,respectively,showing a significant difference among the groups (F =90.265,P =0.000).The autofluorescence intensity of lens in the NDR group,NPDR group and PDR group was significantly increased in comparison with the non-diabetes group and the autofluorescence intensity of lens was gradually increased with the severity of DR (all at P＜0.01).A positive linear correlation was found between autofluorescence intensity of lens and serum HbA1 c level in diabetes patients (r =0.654,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The autofluorescence intensity of AGEs in lens appears to be associated with the severity of DR and HbA1 c.The autofluorescence intensity of AGEs in the lens of diabetes patient is probably one of the evaluation indexes of early stage of DR.

To combine more than 20 years of experience in clinical practice skills teaching of laboratory medicine, with the characteristics of laboratory medicine, the theory system of formative assessment has been constructed, to guide the clinical practice of the students.Based on the construction of network question bank, students make use of the network question bank self testing, to know whether they had got the stage goal, existing problems and future plan through self testing, so as to mobilize their enthusiasm and initiative to enhance their self-confidence.Under the formative assessment teaching system, students establish internship file information, including practice notes, weekly practice, group discussion, self testing results, the teacher and peer assessment information.Teachers set up QQ group, WeChat group with their students, the timely to get the question from students and to take appropriate measures improve teaching.Teachers had established and improved the long-term after graduation feedback mechanism, and formative assessment improved the teaching quality of the whole practice teaching benefits teachers as well as students.

Objective To discuss the expression and significance of platelet ultrastructure and platelet acti-vating factor(PAF)relationship in patients with acute cerebral infarction.Methods 40 patients with cerebral infarc-tion were chosen onset in 6-24 hours as the observation group,while at the same time 20 cases of healthy adults were selected as the control group.The observation group was given 1-7d of aspirin enteric-coated metformin hydrochloride 300mg,qd,and 8-14d had worship of aspirin enteric-coated metformin hydrochloride 100mg,qd.And before and 1,7, 14 days after treatment,control group and observation group respectively preclude the use of transmission electron microscopy ultrastructure of platelets,before and 1,14 days after treatment automatic blood cell analyzer test was used to analyze the average platelet volume (MPV),platelet count (PLT),platelet volume distribution width (PDW)of the two groups.And 1,2,3,7,14 days after treatment,enzyme-linked immunosorbent determination of double clamp method was used to test the concentration of PAF.Results Before treatment,MPV,PDW and PAF in peripheral blood of the observation group were (9.22 ±1.30)fL,(17.89 ±1.23)%,(211.31 ±11.22)pg/mL,which were sig-nificantly higher than those of the control group (8.68 ±1.03)fL,(16.06 ±1.03)%,(155.49 ±8.70)pg/mL(t =2.082,2.563,14.401,all P <0.05),while PLT was (173.22 ±63.40)×109 /L,which was significantly lower than that in the control group (231.22 ±56.76)×109 /L(t =3.048,P <0.05).After treatment in patients with acute cer-ebral infarction,the MPV,PDW of peripheral blood were (8.43 ±1.28)fL,(16.66 ±1.11)%,which were signifi-cantly lower than before treatment (9.22 ±1.30)fL,(17.89 ±1.23)% (t =1.937,3.320,all P <0.05),while PLT (195.33 ±61.45)×109 /L was significantly higher than before treatment (173.22 ±63.40)×109 /L(t =1.915, P <0.05).PAF peaked in the treatment of 3 days,which was (240.12 ±13.78)pg/mL,and gradually declined after 7 days,which was (215.33 ±16.43)pg/mL,and that after 14 days was(170.27 ±11.40)pg/mL,compared with before treatment (211.31 ±11.22)pg/mL,the difference was statistically significant (t =16.24,P <0.05).Before treatment,platelet shape had irregular,increased pseudopodia,several visible platelet aggregation,and was blend together.And after 14 days treatment in the observation group,platelet ultrastructure greatly recovered.Conclusion Monitoring of MPV,PDW,PAF and PLT in peripheral blood of patients with acute cerebral infarction before and after treatment has important clinical value for disease diagnosis and treatment.