Relationship between rosacea and sleep

Rosacea is a chronic facial skin disease involved in neurovascular dysregulation and neurogenic inflammation. Behavioral factors such as stress, anxiety, depression and sleep were identified to be associated with other inflammatory skin diseases. Few studies have reported sleep status in rosacea. Aiming to investigate the relationship between rosacea and sleep, a case–control survey was conducted, enrolling 608 rosacea patients and 608 sex- and age-matched healthy controls. Sleep quality was assessed through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. Diagnosis and severity grading of rosacea were evaluated under the standard guidelines of the National Rosacea Society. More rosacea patients (52.3%, n = 318) suffered poor sleep quality (PSQI, >5) than the healthy controls (24.0%, n = 146), displaying a much higher PSQI score (rosacea vs control, 6.20 vs 3.95). There was a strong association between sleep quality and rosacea (odds ratio [OR], 3.525; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.759–4.519). Moreover, the severity of rosacea was also associated with sleep quality (OR, 1.847; 95% CI, 1.332–2.570). Single nucleotide polymorphisms in hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A and adrenoceptor-β1 genes, which are associated with sleep behaviour, were detected and revealed to be associated with rosacea. Furthermore, the LL-37-induced rosacea-like phenotype and sleep-deprivation mice models were applied, revealing that sleep deprivation aggravated the rosacea-like phenotype in mice, with higher expression of matrix metallopeptidase 9, Toll-like receptor 2, cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide and vascular endothelial growth factor. In conclusion, rosacea patients presented poorer sleep quality, as well as a higher propability of genetic background with sleep disturbance. In addition, poor sleep might aggravate rosacea through regulating inflammatory factors, contributing to a vicious cycle in the progression of disease.     

臭茉莉叶总黄酮提取工艺优化及月周期变化研究

目的:采用超声辅助正交试验法优化臭茉莉叶总黄酮的提取工艺,并进一步研究臭茉莉叶中总黄酮1年内每月含量变化趋势,探讨臭茉莉叶最佳采收时间。方法:以提取液中总黄酮含量为指标,选择乙醇浓度(%)、超声时间(min)、料液比、提取温度(℃)等为考察因素,采用正交试验法L9(34)确定臭茉莉叶提取液中总黄酮的最优工艺。结果:臭茉莉叶所含总黄酮最优提取工艺条件:乙醇浓度70%、超声时间60min、料液比1∶25、提取温度50℃。3月份总黄酮/药材量是0.0235mg·g-1为最高。结论:该提取工艺快捷以及操作简便,适用于臭茉莉叶总黄酮的提取。结合总黄酮月周期变化规律,可以确定1年中5月份和7月份为最佳采摘期。     

Synthesis and preliminary evaluation in vitro of novel naproxen-dendritic peptide conjugates

A series of bone-targeting prodrugs, dendritic L-Asp and L-Glu peptides Naproxen conjugates have been synthesized in a convergent approach and well characterized by NMR and MS techniques. Their solubility in water and hydroxyapatite affinity were evaluated in in vitro conditions. All the prodrugs were water soluble and exhibited high affinity to HAP. Compound NAP-G₂-Asp was found more potent in HAP binding. The efficient release of the active drug moiety (naproxen) occurred by the cleavage of an amide bond in physiological conditions. These results indicated that the dendritic peptides might become a delivery system for bone tissues and provided an effective entry to the development of new bone-targeting molecules.     

卡介菌多糖核酸干预豚鼠急性过敏反应的研究

目的:研究卡介菌多糖核酸对豚鼠急性过敏反应的作用及可能的机制,探讨卡介菌多糖核酸的质量控制效力模型的提高方法。方法:建立牛血清白蛋白诱导豚鼠产生急性过敏反应模型。激发后30 min内观察豚鼠全身反应,并根据致敏性症状评分标准分级。取血用ELISA法测致敏前、攻击前及攻击后豚鼠血清总Ig E和组胺水平。结果:攻击后,模型组和卡介菌多糖核酸低剂量组豚鼠出现不同程度的急性过敏反应症状,而卡介菌中、高剂量组豚鼠急性过敏反应症状明显缓解。模型组在攻击前、后采集的血清总Ig E水平分别为1.637 0±0.158 6,1.683 1±0.228 1μg·ml-1,较正常对照组显著升高(P<0.01),而同时给予卡介菌多糖核酸后,卡介菌高剂量和中剂量处理组在攻击前、后采集的血清总Ig E水平与模型组比较均显著降低(P<0.01)。经牛血清蛋白致敏后,在攻击前后,模型组血清中组胺水平分别为1.499 7±0.133 1,1.512 1±0.050 6μg·ml-1,与阴性对照组相比均显著升高(P<0.01),而同时给予卡介菌多糖核酸后,卡介菌高、中、低各剂量处理组在攻击前、后采集的血清中组胺水平与模型组比较有明显降低(P<0.01)。结论:卡介菌多糖核酸可剂量依赖性抑制牛血清蛋白引起的急性过敏反应。其抗急性过敏反应的可能机制与降低血清总Ig E和组胺水平有关。     

巴马神酒调节免疫及抗脂质过氧化药理作用研究

摘 要 目的： 观察巴马神酒对小鼠免疫功能、肝脏脂质过氧化损伤及游泳耐力的药理作用。方法: 采用碳粒廓清实验法及环磷酰胺致小鼠免疫低下模型评价巴马神酒对免疫功能的作用;建立四氯化碳致小鼠急性肝损伤模型,以血清中丙氨酸氨基转移酶（ALT）、天门冬氨酸转移酶（AST）、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）以及丙二醛（MDA）的水平,评价巴马神酒抗肝脏脂质过氧化损伤作用;以小鼠负重游泳的持续时间,评价巴马神酒提高游泳耐力的功能。结果: 巴马神酒能提高小鼠吞噬指数K及吞噬系数α（与空白组比较,P<0.01或P<0.05）;对环磷酰胺诱发的胸腺、脾脏脏器指数的下降有一定的提高（与模型组比较,P<0.05）;能够降低四氯化碳致小鼠急性肝损伤血清中AST、ALT含量,降低血清MDA的含量,增强SOD的活性（与模型组比较,P<0.01或P<0.05）;可以延长小鼠负重游泳时间（与空白组比较,P<0.01或P<0.05）。结论: 巴马神酒具有提升小鼠巨噬细胞吞噬能力、保护免疫低下小鼠的胸腺和脾脏指数的作用,并具有抗肝脏脂质过氧化损伤和提高游泳耐力的作用。     

Clinicopathologic features and clinical outcomes of intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus: A case series

Rationale:Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a rare and special type of smooth muscle tumor originating in the uterus. It is classified as a benign disease according to its histological features but shows the behavioral characteristics of a malignant tumor. It is easily misdiagnosed and recurrent. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively analyze clinicopathological data of 25 cases of IVL in order to enhance clinicians’ understanding of this rare disease.Patient concerns:We screened and identified 25 cases of IVL at our hospital from October 2013 to January 2020. Five patients had tumors.Diagnoses:The diagnosis in each case was pathologically confirmed after surgical treatment.Interventions:All patients were managed surgically. Although the surgical procedures were different, the surgical approach was geared towards achieving complete excision. Three patients received hormonal therapy with gonadotropinreleasing hormone agonists after surgery.Outcomes:We retrospectively reviewed all medical records and analyzed the clinicopathologic features and clinical outcomes of this disease as well as the correlations between the clinical features and risk of recurrence. Neither the symptoms nor the preoperative imaging results were suggestive of IVL in any of the cases. Except for two patients who were lost to follow-up, twenty-three patients who were followed up are still alive. Three patients experienced a recurrence.Lessons:The clinical manifestations and ultrasound images of IVL in the early stages are not typical; thus, IVL is easily misdiagnosed as uterine leiomyoma. Radiologists, pathologists, and surgeons should have a thorough understanding of IVL and a high index of vigilance for IVL in clinical practice. Surgery should always be aimed at achieving complete tumor excision. Patients with large lesions (≥7 cm) and lesions extending to the broad ligament may have an increased risk of recurrence. Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment are very important; once the diagnosis is confirmed, regular follow-ups are crucial.     

Variables predictive of successful medical therapy in patients with unstable angina: selection by multivariate analysis from clinical, electrocardiographic, and angiographic evaluations

Although unstable angina can be initially controlled with medical therapy in most patients, there is a high incidence of subsequent death, myocardial infarction, or need for coronary bypass surgery to control symptoms. Identification at the time of presentation of the patient likely to do poorly on continued medical therapy would be useful in advising consideration of surgical therapy. Since coronary arterial spasm may have a significant role in the pathophysiology of unstable angina in some patients, the recently developed calcium channel antagonists may therefore be of particular benefit in the medical therapy of unstable angina. One hundred thirty-eight patients were entered into a randomized double-blind study of the efficacy of adding nifedipine to conventional treatment of unstable angina (nitrates and beta-blockers) and were followed for 18 months. Of these patients, 104 underwent coronary arteriography. A multivariate Cox's hazard function analysis was applied to variables selected from the history, electrocardiographic (ECG) changes during chest pain, and from scintigraphic and coronary arteriographic data to determine those variables most predictive of response to medical therapy. The percentage of the left ventricular myocardium supplied by vessels with 70% or greater luminal stenosis was the most significant variable in influencing failure of medical therapy defined as sudden death, myocardial infarction, or need for bypass surgery. Whether or not the patient received nifedipine was the second most powerful variable, with the use of nifedipine reducing by half the relative risk of failing medical therapy. These were followed by cigarette smoking and presence of global ST segment changes during ischemia. After 18 months the nifedipine group had fewer patients failing medical therapy (p = .02), with fewer patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery (p less than .01). However, nifedipine did not appear to have a preventive effect against myocardial infarction or death. Kaplan-Meier actuarial curves confirmed that medical therapy was significantly less successful in the presence of increasing numbers of significantly stenotic vessels (p = .03). However, nifedipine provided a significant beneficial effect in patients with two or more stenotic vessels (p less than .01) and in whom 50% or more of the myocardium was supplied by vessels with 70% or greater stenosis (p = .01). Thus, although patients with advanced obstructive coronary disease have the greatest likelihood of unfavorable outcomes, the addition of nifedipine is of significant benefit.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

Microsim医学模拟培训系统在实习学员临床思维培训中的应用

目的　评估Microsim 医学模拟培训系统在实习学员临床思维培训中的价值及可行性。方法　以2009级、2010级临床医学五年制96名学员为研究对象,随机分组为两组,每组48人。A组在呼吸内科临床实习3周后通过Microsim医学模拟培训系统进行病例学习1周,B组在呼吸内科临床实习4周。观察两组学员实习结束后临床思维考核成绩及教学满意度,数据应用SPSS 17.0进行统计分析,计量资料进行配对t 检验,计数资料采用χ2检验。结果　Microsim医学模拟培训系统评估报告得分[（89.37±7.18） vs. （61.95±15.34）],组间差异有统计学意义。学员临床思维能力考核中得分,分析问题能力[（89.95±4.02） vs. （75.51±6.34）]、处理问题能力[（78.81±8.09） vs. （59.67±9.33）]、处理流程[（86.74±6.59） vs. （70.39±7.05）]和处理效果[（88.61±8.16） vs. （63.54±11.48）]方面,２组间差异有统计学意义。但沟通交流得分[（82.47±5.23） vs. （84.09±3.72）],组间无统计学差异。89.6%（43人）的学员认为Microsim医学模拟培训系统能明显提高临床思维能力,但只有58.3%（28人）的学员认为能巩固基本理论知识。结论　Microsim医学模拟培训系统可提高学员临床思维能力及临床综合处置能力,可作为临床实习教学的有效补充。