OBJECTIVE: To investigate autophagy-related mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) action in improving gastrointestinal motility in mice with functional constipation (FC). METHODS: According to a random number table, the Kunming mice were divided into the normal control, FC and EA groups in Experiment I. The autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA) was used to observe whether it antagonized the effects of EA in Experiment II. An FC model was established by diphenoxylate gavage. Then the mice were treated with EA stimulation at Tianshu (ST 25) and Shangjuxu (ST 37) acupoints. The first black stool defecation time, the number, weight, and water content of 8-h feces, and intestinal transit rate were used to assess intestinal transit. Colonic tissues underwent histopathological assessment, and the expressions of autophagy markers microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) and Beclin-1 were detected by immunohistochemical staining. The expressions of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K)-protein kinase B (AKT)-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway members were investigated by Western blot and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, respectively. The relationship between enteric glial cells (EGCs) and autophagy was observed by confocal immunofluorescence microscopy, localization analysis, and electron microscopy. RESULTS: EA treatment shortened the first black stool defecation time, increased the number, weight, and water content of 8-h feces, and improved the intestinal transit rate in FC mice (P<0.01). In terms of a putative autophagy mechanism, EA treatment promoted the expressions of LC3 and Beclin-1 proteins in the colonic tissue of FC mice (P<0.05), with glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and LC3 significantly colocalized. Furthermore, EA promoted colonic autophagy in FC mice by inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The positive effect of EA on intestinal motility in FC mice was blocked by 3-MA. CONCLUSION EA treatment can inhibit PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in the colonic tissues of FC mice, thereby promoting EGCs autophagy to improve intestinal motility.
Mice ; Animals ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism* ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism* ; Electroacupuncture ; Beclin-1 ; Signal Transduction ; Constipation/therapy* ; TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism* ; Autophagy ; Neuroglia/metabolism* ; Mammals/metabolism*

In order to complete the information statistics and submission work of designated hospitals with high quality, a hospital uses the agile business intelligence system to carry out information construction, and realize the statistics, analysis and auxiliary management decision-making of COVID-19 patients′ admission data. Based on the low-load and full-volume data capture mechanism, relevant basic data in the background of the hospital information system was extracted, and the admission information visualization and early warning analysis system was built by establishing data relations, data modeling and other methods. The hospital completed 634 batches of data statistics and reporting tasks of 2 943 patients in a timely and efficient manner, and assisted clinical diagnosis and treatment improvement and hospital leadership decision-making by using data analysis, early warning feedback and other functions.

Objective Myocardial bridging is a congenital anomaly.However,little data is available for patients with myocardial bridging (MB) associated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).The goals of this study are to evaluate characteristics of MB in patients with AMI.Methods From March 1999 to February 2006,137 patients with both MB and AMI,were identified by coronary angiography,including 117 men and 20 women with an average age of 60.77±12.01 years (range 30-83 years) were enrolled in the present study.Results There were 119 patients with MB at the middle segment of left anterior descending artery (LAD),15 patients at distal segment of LAD,2 patients at middle segment of left circumflex (LCX),and 1 at the proximal segment of the obtuse marginal branch (OM) of LCX.There are 36 patients with non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (NSTEAMI),38 patients with anterior ST elevation AMI (STEAMI),40 patients with inferior STEAMI and 23 patients with inferior-posterior STEAMI.Risk factors such as hypertension,diabetes,hyperlipidemia and smoking were not different among four groups.Patients with anterior AMI included 8 patients who showed no stenosis at the segment of MB.Conclusion Patients with MB and ST elevation AMI were mainly inferior AMI.MB might be one of the causes of AMI.

Objective To investigate the relationship between the trauma severity and the usage of antibacterial drugs and to provide reference for standard protocol of proper antibiotic use in wound care.Methods ICD-10 and AIS were used to set up the relationship and to analyze the use of antibiotics in patients with different trauma score.Results 25 035 trauma patients were enrolled in this study.Those patients were divided into five groups according to the AIS score with least severe as group 1 to most severe as group 5.The patient percentage in group 1 to 5 was 21.92％,67.73％,8.86％,0.97％ and 0.52％ respectively.The five most frequently used antibiotic classes are second generation cephalosporins,third generation cephalosporins,first generation cephalosporins,fluoroquinolones and penicillin/beta lactamase inhibitor combination, accounted for 29.69％,22.57％,20.33％,4.66％ and 4.47％ of total DDDs of antibacterial drugs.Individually, the top 10 antibiotics are cefuroxime (12.21％), cefazolin (8.31％), ceftriaxone (7.74％), cefathiamidine (7.34％), cefotiam (4.87％), ceftazidime (3.68％), amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (3.63％), levofloxacin (3.59％), cefoxitin (3.56％), flucloxacillin (3.52％);gentamicin (2.27％), ornidazole (2.00％) and cefoperazone/tazobactam (1.44％) were used most in their categories respectively.The variety and quantity of antibacterial drugs used for different trauma patients were different.Conclusion The trauma score based on ICD-AIS can reflect the severity of trauma.The use of antibiotics in patients with different trauma score can provide reference for the clinical applications of antibiotics in wound care.

OBJECTIVE: To assess magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of coronary microembolization in a swine model induced by small-sized microemboli, which may cause microinfarcts invisible to the naked eye. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eleven pigs underwent intracoronary injection of small-sized microspheres (42 microm) and catheter coronary angiography was obtained before and after microembolization. Cardiac MRI and measurement of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) were performed at baseline, 6 hours, and 1 week after microembolization. Postmortem evaluation was performed after completion of the imaging studies. RESULTS: Coronary angiography pre- and post-microembolization revealed normal epicardial coronary arteries. Systolic wall thickening of the microembolized regions decreased significantly from 42.6 +/- 2.0% at baseline to 20.3 +/- 2.3% at 6 hours and 31.5 +/- 2.1% at 1 week after coronary microembolization (p < 0.001 for both). First-pass perfusion defect was visualized at 6 hours but the extent was largely decreased at 1 week. Delayed contrast enhancement MRI (DE-MRI) demonstrated hyperenhancement within the target area at 6 hours but not at 1 week. The microinfarcts on gross specimen stained with nitrobluetetrazolium chloride were invisible to the naked eye and only detectable microscopically. Increased cTnT was observed at 6 hours and 1 week after microembolization. CONCLUSION: Coronary microembolization induced by a certain load of small-sized microemboli may result in microinfarcts invisible to the naked eye with normal epicardial coronary arteries. MRI features of myocardial impairment secondary to such microembolization include the decline in left ventricular function and myocardial perfusion at cine and first-pass perfusion imaging, and transient hyperenhancement at DE-MRI.
Animals ; Coronary Angiography/*methods ; Coronary Vessels/*pathology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Embolism/*pathology ; Female ; Heart/radiography ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods ; Microspheres ; Myocardial Contraction/physiology ; Myocardial Infarction/*pathology ; Myocardium/pathology ; Nitroblue Tetrazolium ; Staining and Labeling ; Swine ; Troponin T/blood ; Ventricular Function, Left

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the differences of antibacterial agent products directory between China and America, and to provide reference for the relevant departments. METHODS:Using domestic and imported drug data released by China Food and Drug Administration(CFDA)and national drug code(NDC)issued by America Food and Drug Administration(FDA),anti-bacterial drugs of China and America were analyzed comparatively in respects of types,specification,the number of products, child-size dosage form,concentration ratio of manufacturers. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:In CFDA’s and FDA’s directory of antibacterial drugs,the number of type,specification and product were 191 and 84,460 and 1 392,23 824 and 3 139,respective-ly. The number of child-size dosage form were 51 and 26. The number of products in enterprises with the top 10 product number ac-counted for 6.29% and 33.67%. In China,the type and specification of antibacterial drugs are abundant but low. It is recommend that antibacterial drugs’approval should be examined and supervised strictly. At the same time,products already marketed should be reselected and revaluated,and price or market mechanism should be adopted to promote the survival of the fittest of antibacterial drugs.

Objective To assess the MR characterization of coronary microembolization (CME)in an animal model as well as the evolution using MR cardiac cine,first-pass perfusion,and delay enhancement imaging.Methods Coronary microembolization models were established through intracoronary infusion of 120 000 microspheres (42 μm)into the left anterior descending artery in 1 1 pigs. Coronary angiography was performed at baseline and immediately after the injection of microspheres.MR imaging was carried out at baseline,6 hours,and 1 week after microembolization.Then,postmortem evaluation was performed using NBT and HE staining.Re-sults Coronary angiography after the injection of microspheres showed normal-appearing epicardial arteries in all animals.Coronary microembolization caused a significant decline in systolic wall thickening of the microembolized myocardial segments on cine MR ima-ges [from (42.6±2.0)% at baseline to (20.3±2.3)% at 6 hours and (31.5±2.1)% at 1 week after CME;P < 0.001 for both]. First-pass perfusion deficit was visualized at 6 hours after microembolization,and was less pronounced at 1 week.Hyperenhanced myocardium was found on delay enhancement MRI at 6 hours after microembolization in microembolized segments,but was not shown at 1 week. The microinfarcts were detectable microscopically through HE staining but invisible for the naked eye on gross NBT specimen.Con-clusion Coronary microembolization may cause a persistent decline in myocardial contraction and its MR characterization may vary with different stages.A combined use of different cardiac MRI techniques and follow-up examinations may be helpful for evaluating myocardial impairment due to coronary microembolization.

Objective To compare the co-prescribing patterns of antibacterials between clinic and ER in a tertiary hospi-tal and mine the association rules among drugs in outpatient and emergency prescriptions .Methods The prescribing data of 2009 were sampled and the prescription drugs were classified according to the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) subgroup code .IBM PASW ○R Modeler 14 was used for data processing and statistics ,and the Apriori association analysis model was es-tablished to carry out data mining .Results There were differences between outpatient and emergency prescriptions with anti-microbial in average number of drug items and antibacterials items ,as well as in the distribution of patient age and gender .Ex-pectorants ,cough suppressants and prepared Chinese medicine for “Qing Re Jie Du” played dominant roles in the associations with cephalosporin in outpatient prescription .More association rules in emergency prescriptions were found which were more complicated .The associations between antibacterials and vitamins ,digestive ulcer drugs ,and potassium agents ,as well as an-tibacterial and antibacterials were not found in the outpatient prescriptions .Conclusion The use of antibacterials in the emer-gency is much more frequently than in the clinic ,especially for the inject-able formulations and the combination of antibacteri-als .So it is more necessary to establish a standard for rational use of antibacterials in ER .

Objective To analyze the relevance between the consumption of various antimicrobials and antimicrobial re-sistance of Acinetobacter baumanni in a grade three hospital during 2007 -2010 .Methods A retrospective analysis was per-formed to count and sort the defined daily doses (DDDs) and the consumption of various antimicrobials in the hospital between 2007 and 2010 .Meanwhile the resistance rates of Acinetobacter baumanni to different antimicrobials were collected in the same period .Data was analyzed by SAS 8 .2 statistical software package using Spearman correlation method .Results The resistance rate of Acinetobacter baumanni to imipenem was significantly positively correlated with the consumption of carbapenems (r=0 .954 6 ,P<0 .01) ,it is positively correlated with the dosage of imipenem (r=0 .849 2 ,P<0 .05) ,it is also significantly posi-tively correlated with the consumption of meropenem (r=0 .999 2 ,P<0 .05) ,and the consumption of amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium ,respectively(r=0 .800 5 ,P<0 .05) .There was no correlation between the resistance rate of Acinetobacter bauman-ni and the dosage of aminoglycosides ,fluoroquinolones ,even β-lactamase inhibitors(P>0 .05) .Conclusion The use of car-bapenems should be correlated with their indications strictly ,only applying to severe infection of Acinetobacter baumanni .The aminoglycosides of amikacin and β-lactamase inhibitors of cefoperazone/sulbactam are the better options to treat A cinetobacter baumanni infection .

Objective To study the optimum combination of orientation parameter of total hip prosthesis and acetabular safe zone on condition that the range of motion for activities of daily living (ADL) is fulfilled.Methods A three-dimensional generic parametric and visually kinematic simulation module of THA was developed.Range of motion ( ROM ) of hip flexion ≥ 110°,internal-rotation ≥30° at 90° flexion,extension ≥30° and external rotation ≥40° were defined as the normal criteria for ADL.ROM of hip flexion ≥ 120°,internal-rotation ≥45° at 90° flexion,extension ≥30° and external rotation ≥40° were as the severe criteria.The ranges of changes in general ratios (GRs) of head-neck,femoral neck antevemion ( FNA ),operative inclination (OI) and anteversion (OA) of acetabulur components were 2.0-2.92,0°-30°,10°-60°,and 0°-70° respectively.Within the limits of the upper two activity criteria,the synchronous OA of acetabulur components was calculated with every 5°change in OI of the cup,and the collodiaphyseal angle ( CDD ) was set as 135°.The safe-zone of combination of acetabulur operative anteversion (OA) and inclination (OI) was defined as the area that fulfilled the two mentioned criteria of ROM without cup-neck impingement.All parameters were analyzed by using SAS 6.12 software.Results The safe zone of acetabdar angle rose with the increase of GRs of head-neck and the safe zone of severe criteria was smaller than that of normal criteria.When the CDD angle was 135°,the sum of average aeetabular OA and acetahular OI plus 0.816 times of the FNA equaled to 84.76° innormal criteria; and the sum of average acetabular OA and acetabular OI plus 0.873 times of the FNA equaled to 92.04° in severe criteria.Conclusions A high GR of head-neck greatly increases the size of safe-zone of acetabular angle.The higher demand of ROM of hip joint requires the smaller safe zone of acetabular angle,as can be corrected by increasing the GR of head-neck.The optimum combination between the sum of average acetabular OA and acetabular OI ( Y) plus FA (X)in the normal criteria and severe criteria can be estimated by using the following formulae:Y1 =-0.816X1 + 84.76 (R2 =0.993 ),Y2 =-0.873X2 + 92.04( R2 =0.999) respectively.