Objective To investigate the characteristics of pathogenic bacteria in cancer patients with severe infection after radiotherapy and chemotherapy and the application value of metagenomic next-generation sequencing(NGS)in the detection of pathogenic bacteria.Methods A total of 112 patients with severe infection after malignant tumor radiation and chemotherapy admitted to Department of Critical Care Medicine of Wuwei Tumor Hospital from October 2019 to August 2023 were selected as the research objects.A total of 150 specimens from suspected infection sites were collected and tested by traditional etiology and NGS.The characteristics of pathogenic bacteria in severe infection of cancer patients after chemoradiotherapy and the application value of NGS in pathogen detection were analyzed.Results Among 150 samples of 112 patients with severe infection after radiotherapy and chemotherapy,the highest proportion of respiratory system infection was 51.79%(58 cases),followed by 25.89%(29 cases)of bloodstream infection,the lowest central nervous system infection rate was 1.79%(2 cases).Gram-negative bacteria were the most common pathogenic bacteria[NGS 35.33%(53 cases),traditional pathogen detection 23.33%(35 cases)],followed by Gram-positive bacteria[NGS 20.67%(31 cases),traditional pathogen detection 12.00%(18 cases)],and multi-drug resistant bacteria infection rate was more than 80.00%,multi-drug resistant fungal infection rate also reached 28.57%.In the patients with severe infection after radiotherapy and chemotherapy,the positive rate of pathogenic bacteria of NGS was significantly higher than that of traditional pathogen detection[87.33%(131/150)vs.42.67%(64/150),P＜0.01],and the positive detection rate of Gram-negative bacteria,Gram-positive bacteria,fungi and other pathogens was significantly higher than that of traditional pathogen detection[Gram-negative bacteria:35.33%(53/150)vs.23.33%(35/150),Gram-positive bacteria:20.67%(31/150)vs.12.00%(18/150),fungi:22.67%(34/150)vs.6.67%(10/150),others:8.67%(13/150)vs.0.67%(1/150),both P＜0.05].Conclusions The detection rate of pathogenic bacteria of NGS in patients with severe infection after radiotherapy and chemotherapy was significantly higher than that of traditional pathogen detection.The distribution and drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria in severe infection after radiotherapy and chemotherapy are unique,and strengthening the detection of pathogenic bacteria is helpful to improve the curative effect.

L-asparaginase (L-ASN) is widely applied in the treatment of malignant tumor and low-acrylamide food production, however, the low expression level hampers its application. Heterologous expression is an effective strategy to increase the expression level of target enzymes, and Bacillus is generally used as the host for efficient production of enzymes. In this study, the expression level of L-asparaginase in Bacillus was enhanced through optimization of expression element and host. Firstly, five signal peptides (SP_SacC, SP_AmyL, SP_AprE, SP_YwbN and SP_WapA) were screened, among which SP_SacC showed the best performance, reaching an activity of 157.61 U/mL. Subsequently, four strong promoters (P43, P_ykzA-P43, P_Ubay and P_bacA) from Bacillus were screened, and tandem promoter P_ykzA-P43 showed the highest yield of L-asparaginase, which was 52.94% higher than that of control strain. Finally, three Bacillus expression hosts (B. licheniformis Δ0F3 and BL10, B. subtilis WB800) were investigated, and the maximum L-asparaginase activity, 438.3 U/mL, was reached by B. licheniformis BL10, which was an 81.83% increase compared with that of the control. This is also the highest level of L-asparaginase in shake flask reported to date. Taken together, this study constructed a B. licheniformis strain BL10/P_ykzA-P43-SP_SacC-ansZ capable of efficiently producing L-asparaginase, which laid the foundation for industrial production of L-asparaginase.
Bacillus licheniformis/metabolism* ; Asparaginase/genetics* ; Bacillus/genetics* ; Protein Sorting Signals ; Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics* ; Bacillus subtilis/genetics* ; Bacterial Proteins

Objective To investigate the relationship between exposure to famine in early life stage and hypertension phenotype and grade in middle and old age. Methods People born between 1951 and 1965 in the 2015 China Health and Elderly Care Follow-up Survey were included in the study, and were divided into unexposed group, fetal exposed group, childhood exposed group and adolescent exposed group according to the time of famine occurrence and birth year of the participants. Logistic regression model was used to explore the effects of different famine exposure periods in early life stage on hypertension classification （including normal high value, grade I, grade II and grade III） and phenotype （including isolated systolic hypertension[ISH], isolated diastolic hypertension [IDH] and combined systolic and diastolic hypertension [SDH]）. Results Compared with unexposed group, fetal famine exposure （OR=1.59, 95% CI :1.10-2.30）, childhood famine exposure （OR=1.67, 95% CI :1.04-2.70） and adolescent famine exposure （OR=3.42, 95% CI : 2.51-4.66） were the risk factors for ISH. Only famine exposure during adolescence （OR=1.54, 95% CI: 1.07-2.21） was a risk factor for SDH. In addition, fetal famine exposure （OR=1.41, 95% CI: 1.05-1.89） and adolescent famine exposure （OR=2.22 , 95% CI: 1.71-2.88） were risk factors for developing grade I hypertension. Famine exposure in childhood （OR=2.45, 95% CI: 1.21-4.94） and famine exposure in adolescence （OR=2.45, 95% CI: 1.44-4.19） were risk factors for grade 2 hypertension. Conclusion Famine exposure in early life stage was associated with the phenotype and grade of hypertension. Therefore, balanced nutrition in early life is important to prevent hypertension in adulthood.

In order to strengthen the supervision of the use of drugs in hospitals，the Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences· Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital took the lead in compiling the Principles for the Rational Use of National Key Monitoring Drugs （the Second Batch） with a number of experts from multiple medical units in accordance with the Second Batch of National Key Monitoring Rational Drug Use List （hereinafter referred to as “the List”） issued by the National Health Commission. According to the method of the WHO Guidelines Development Manual， the writing team used the Delphi method to unify expert opinions by reading and summarizing the domestic and foreign literature evidence of related drugs， and applied the evaluation， formulation and evaluation method of recommendation grading （GRADE） to evaluate the quality of evidence formed， focusing on more than 30 drugs in the List about the evaluation of off-label indications of drugs， key points of rational drug use and key points of pharmaceutical monitoring. It aims to promote the scientific standardization and effective management of clinical medication， further improve the quality of medical services， reduce the risk of adverse drug reactions and drug abuse， promote rational drug use， and improve public health.

Objective:To analyze the prognostic factor of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation and provide the theoretical basis for the hemodialysis patients' AVF surgery.Methods:Retrospective investigation was conducted on patients that underwent AVF surgery in Wuhan Central Hospital from January 2017 to June 2019 as study subjects to investigate the prognostic factor of AVF maturation. The general information, hematological indicators, preoperative and postoperative ultrasound data of patients were recorded. Patients were divided into mature group and immature group according to the physical examination status, functional status and postoperative color doppler ultrasound data after AVF surgery, and the differences between the two groups were compared. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the prognostic factors of AVF maturation, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to evaluate the predictive value of each factor for AVF maturation.Results:A total of 164 patients were included, including 110 patients in the mature group and 54 patients in the immature group. There were statistically significant differences between the two groups in surgical vein diameter, surgical artery diameter, brachial artery flow, cardiac ejection fractions, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and history of diabetes (all P<0.05), while there were no statistically significant differences in other indicators such as gender, age, etc. Logistic regression analysis showed that preoperative surgical artery diameter (every increase by 0.1 mm, OR=1.402, 95% CI 1.159-1.697, P=0.001), surgical vein diameter (every increase by 0.1 mm, OR=1.341, 95% CI 1.176-1.528, P<0.001), cardiac ejection fraction (every increase by 5%, OR=1.184, 95% CI 1.087-1.289, P<0.001), systolic blood pressure (every increase by 10 mmHg, OR=1.407, 95% CI 1.103-1.796, P=0.006), brachial artery flow (every increase by 10 ml/min, OR=1.047, 95% CI 1.004-1.091, P=0.034) and history of diabetes ( OR=0.271, 95% CI 0.103-0.715, P=0.008) were the independent influencing factors for AVF maturation. ROC curve showed that preoperative surgical artery diameter ( AUC=0.728, 95% CI 0.643-0.839, P<0.001), surgical vein diameter ( AUC=0.762, 95% CI 0.686-0.839, P<0.001), cardiac ejection fraction ( AUC=0.711, 95% CI 0.626-0.796, P<0.001) were the important indicators for predicting AVF maturation. Conclusions:Preoperative surgical artery diameter, surgical vein diameter, cardiac ejection fraction and diabetes mellitus are the prognostic factors of AVF maturation. In preoperative vascular assessment, attention should be paid to the diameter of target arteries and veins, as well as to the cardiac function and diabetes mellitus of patients.

Objective:To investigate the clinical manifestations and characteristics of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in children, and improve the diagnosis and treatment of foreign bodies.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of children with tracheobronchial foreign bodies confirmed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy between January 2010 to December 2019.The children with tracheobronchial foreign body who were treated in the Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Gansu Province.Results:A total of 967 cases were operated by soft electronic bronchoscope, and foreign bodies were removed by means of foreign body forceps or nets.Among them, 19 cases(3 cases with subglottic foreign bodies, one with row of pins, and the rest 15 cases with foreign bodies completely wrapped by granulation)were not removed, two cases were spontaneously coughed, and 946 cases (97.8%)were removed.Bronchial foreign bodies in children were more common in boys, with the ratio of male to female being 2.14∶1.The main age of onset was 1-3 years old(88.8%). The incidence was slightly higher in rural areas than that in urban areas(46.5% in urban areas, 53.5% in rural areas). Foreign bodies were inhaled most in March and least in June.From the perspective of season, winter and spring were more than summer and autumn.The foreign body types inhaled were mainly exogenous plant foreign body, accounting for 93.0%, among which peanut(31.7%)and melon seeds(19.2%)were the most common.The duration of foreign body inhalation was up to 347 cases(35.9%)in 1-3 days.There were 501 cases(51.8%)with endoscopic endobronchial inflammation, and 196 cases of children with varying degrees of granulomatous hyperplasia, accounting for 39.1% and 20.3% of the total.The foreign body in the right bronchus accounted for 50.0% and the left bronchus for 43.7%.There were 793 cases confirmed by imaging, with a positive rate of 81.9%, and 90.9% confirmed by CT.Conclusion:About 88.8% of tracheobronchial foreign bodies occurred in 1 to 3 years of age.The occurrence of foreign bodies had obvious gender, urban-rural and seasonal distribution characteristics, and more cases were male, in rural and winter as well as spring.

Objective To evaluate the relationship between the changes in gray matter volume ( GMV) in different brain regions in the early postoperative period and the development of chronic pain after radical mastectomy. Methods Forty-four American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱpatients, aged 25-64 yr, scheduled for elective radical mastectomy, were divided into 3 groups according to the numeric rating scale ( NRS) score within 3 months after surgery: severe chronic pain group ( NRS score≥3, group SEP), slight chronic pain group (NRS score=1 or 2, group SLP) and no chronic pain group ( NRS score=0, group NP ) . All the patients underwent whole brain MRI scan within 7 days after surgery. MRI data processing and analysis were carried out using SPM8-based VBM software package and REST 1. 8 software. Results There were 17 cases in group SEP, 10 cases in group SLP and 17 cases in group NP. Compared with group NP, GMV in the right postcentral gyrus was significantly decreased, and GMV in the right superior frontal gyrus was increased in group SEP ( P＜0. 01) . Conclusion The changes in GMV in the right postcentral and superior frontal gyrus in the early postoperative period may be related to the development of chronic pain after radical mastectomy.

Objective To evaluate the application effect of telemedicine robot on the postoperative follow-up of liver transplantation recipients from donation after cardiac death (DCD). Methods A total of 100 recipients undergoing liver transplantation from DCD in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'an Jiaotong University from January 2014 to December 2017 were recruited in this investigation. According to differnt follow-up patterns, all recipients were divided into the research group (n=50, follow-up by telemedicine robot) and control group (n=50, follow-up by traditional telephone). The compliance (medication compliance, self-monitoring, life compliance and follow-up compliance), follow-up time and follow-up satisfaction at postoperative 3 months of all DCD liver transplantation recipients were analyzed and statistically compared between research group and control group. Results The scores of medication compliance, self-monitoring, life compliance, follow-up compliance and the total score of compliance in the research group were significantly higher than those in the control group (all P < 0.05). The each follow-up time of liver transplantation recipients in the research group was (9±4) min, significantly shorter than (13±4) min in the control group (t=-4.452, P < 0.001). The score of satisfaction during postoperative follow-up in the research group was 19.8±2.6, significantly higher than 16.2±3.1 in the control group (t=6.234, P < 0.001). Conclusions The application effect of telemedicine robot on the postoperative follow-up of liver transplantation recipients from DCD is satisfactory, deserves widespread application in clinical practice. It is expected to become an indispensable part of the postoperative follow-up of liver transplantation recipients from DCD.

OBJECTIVE:To establish the method for content determination of chlorogenic acid and periplocin in Miao medicine Periploca forrestii. METHODS:HPLC method was adopted. The determination was performed on Xtimate C18 column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.1% phosphoric acid solution(gradient elution)at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was set at 220 nm,and column temperature was maintained at 25 ℃. The sample size was 10 μL. Cluster analysis was conducted according to the content of chlorogenic acid and periplocin in samples by SPSS 23.0 software. RESULTS:The linear range of chlorogenic acid and periplocin were 0.040 6-1.8 μg(r＝0.999 4)and 0.016 8-2.3 μg(r＝0.999 9),respectively. RSDs of precision,stability and repeatability tests were all lower than 5.0%. The quantitation limits were 0.918 0,0.084 3 μg/mL, and detection limits were 0.102 0,0.025 3 μg/mL, respectively. RSD of durability were lower than 3.0%. The recoveries were 102.66%-104.00%(RSD＝0.53%,n＝6),96.44%-100.79%(RSD＝1.73%,n＝6),respectively. RSD of durability were lower than 3.0%. The result indicated that 18 batches of samples were divided into 3 categories by cluster analysis. S2,S4,S10,S12 and S14-S18 were divided into one category;S1,S3,S5-S7,S9,S11 and S13 were divided into another category;S8 was regarded as one category. CONCLUSIONS:The method can be applied for quality control and evaluation of P. forrestii. The contents of chlorogenic acid and periplocin in P. forrestii from different producing areas are different greatly. There is a certain correlation between the content of each component and the producing area.

Objective To investigate the safety and effectiveness of endovascular embolization combined with two-stage stereotacticradiosurgery (SRS)for the treatment of intracranial arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Methods From January 2010 to December 2012,the clinical data of 66 patients treated with endovascular embolization combined with two-stage SRS AVM comprehensive therapy at the Department of Neurosurgery,Changhai Hospital,the Second Military Medical University were analyzed retro-spectively. They were followed up by imaging. The followed-up time was 7 to 96 months. DSA revealed that the complete disappearance of vascular flow void shadow was regarded as a cure. The patients were divided into either a cured group (n = 29)or a not cured group (n = 37)according whether they were cured or not. The effects of different factors,such as AVM rupture or not,the volume size before embolization,and the degree of embolization on the cure rate of AVM with the comprehensive therapy were observed in both groups,and logistic regression was used to analyze the factors affecting the cure rate of comprehensive therapy. Results (1)There were 22 patients (75. 9%)had ruptured AVMs and 7 (24. 1%)had unruptured AVMs in the cured group. The diameters of the aneurysms < 3 cm and ≥3 cm were in 26 (89. 7%)and 3 (10. 3%)cases respectively. Spetzler-Martin (SM)grades of patients were Ⅰ to Ⅲ. In the not cured group,20 patients (54. 1%)had ruptured AVMs and 17 (45. 9%)had unruptured AVMs. The diameters< 3 cm and ≥3 cm were 18 (48. 6%)and 19 patients (51. 4%)respectively. The SM grade in 34 cases were Ⅰ to Ⅲ. (2)During the follow-up period,29 patients (43. 9%)achieved cure on imaging. The modified Rankin scale (mRS)scores in 64 cases (97%)were 0 to 1. Six patients had complications. (3)Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the size of AVM (OR,0. 141,95% CI 0. 035 -0. 570,P < 0. 01)and the degree of interventional embolization (OR,2. 414,95% CI 1. 038 -5. 613,P <0. 05)were the influencing factor of the cure rate. Conclusions Vascular interventional embolization in combination with SRS for the treatment of intracranial AVMs was both effective and safe. The diameter of AVM < 3 cm was the beneficial factor of cure rate of comprehensive therapy. The degree of interventional embolization not reaching cure on imaging was a risk factor for the cure rate of comprehensive therapy.