Preschool sleep and depression interact to predict gray matter volume trajectories across late childhood to adolescence

There is a close relationship between sleep and depression, and certain maladaptive outcomes of sleep problems may only be apparent in individuals with heightened levels of depression. In a sample enriched for preschool depression, we examined how sleep and depression in early childhood interact to predict later trajectories of gray matter volume. Participants (N = 161) were recruited and assessed during preschool (ages 3–6 years) and were later assessed with five waves of structural brain imaging, spanning from late childhood to adolescence. Sleep and depression were assessed using a semi-structured parent interview when the children were preschool-aged, and total gray matter volume was calculated at each scan wave. Although sleep disturbances alone did not predict gray matter volume/trajectories, preschool sleep and depression symptoms interacted to predict later total gray matter volume and the trajectory of decline in total gray matter volume. Sleep disturbances in the form of longer sleep onset latencies, increased irregularity in the child’s sleep schedule, and higher levels of daytime sleepiness in early childhood were all found to interact with early childhood depression severity to predict later trajectories of cortical gray matter volume. Findings provide evidence of the interactive effects of preschool sleep and depression symptoms on later neurodevelopment.     

The difficult balance between thrombosis and bleeding after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A translational review

The difficult balance between thrombosis and bleeding after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. TAVR: transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

     

脑梗死患者血清miR-497,TNF-α表达水平变化及其临床意义

目的 探讨急性脑梗死(Acute cerebral infarction,ACI)患者血清微小RNA-497(MicroRNA-497,miR-497)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(Tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)的表达水平变化及其临床意义。方法 选取2016年1月-2019年11月本院收治的96例ACI患者,称ACI组,并选取本院同期98例体检健康者,称对照组; 采用实时荧光定量PCR(Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR,qRT-PCR)法检测所有研究对象血清miR-497表达水平; 采用酶联免疫吸附法(Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,ELISA)检测所有研究对象血清肿瘤坏死因子-α水平; 评估ACI患者神经功能缺损程度、计算脑梗死体积,比较不同神经功能缺损程度/脑梗死体积的ACI患者血清miR-497、TNF-α水平; Pearson法分析ACI患者血清miR-497、TNF-α水平与神经功能缺损程度评分(National institutes of health stroke scale,NIHSS)、脑梗死体积的关系; 采用受试者工作特征曲线(Receiver operating characteristic curve,ROC)评价血清miR-497、TNF-α对ACI的诊断价值。结果 ACI组血清miR-497、TNF-α水平均明显高于对照组(P<0.05); ACI患者血清miR-497、TNF-α水平随神经功能缺损程度加重、脑梗死体积增加均呈递增趋势(P均<0.05); ACI患者血清miR-497、TNF-α水平与脑梗死体积、NIHSS评分均呈正相关(r=0.423,0.514,0.542,0.399,P均<0.05); 血清miR-497、TNF-α对ACI诊断的曲线下面积(Area under curve,AUC)为0.848、0.806,截断值分别为1.29、1.27,相应灵敏度分别为82.3%、81.3%,特异度分别为76.5%、77.6%; 两者联合诊断ACI的AUC为0.907,其灵敏度、特异度分别为81.3%、90.8%。结论 miR-497、TNF-α在ACI患者血清中表达均上调,且与神经功能缺损程度、脑梗死体积有关,均可能在ACI进展中起一定作用,两者联合可有效提高ACI的诊断效能,有助于诊断、评估ACI患者的病情。     

无创产前检测联合孕妇血清可溶性转铁蛋白受体、生长分化因子-15、红细胞体积分布宽度变异系数检测对胎儿β-地中海贫血的诊断价值研究

目的探讨无创产前检测(NIPT)联合孕妇血清可溶性转铁蛋白受体(sTfR)、生长分化因子(GDF)-15、红细胞体积分布宽度变异系数(RDW-CV)检测，对胎儿β-地中海贫血的诊断价值。 方法选择2017年1月至2018年6月，于自贡市妇幼保健院接受羊膜腔穿刺术确诊胎儿为β-地中海贫血的120例孕妇为研究对象。根据其妊娠胎儿的β-地中海贫血轻、中、重型，将其分别纳入轻型组(n＝48)、中型组(n＝40)与重型组(n＝32)。选取同期于本院建卡进行常规产前检查，并且妊娠胎儿发育正常的100例健康孕妇作为对照，纳入对照组。采集4组孕妇空腹肘静脉血，提取孕妇外周血浆中胎儿细胞外游离DNA(cfDNA)，采用2次PCR方法扩增后，采用反向斑点杂交方法检测胎儿β-地中海贫血基因。采用酶联免疫吸附测定法，测定4组孕妇血清sTfR、GDF-15、RDW-CV水平。对4组孕妇血清sTfR、GDF-15与RDW-CV水平分别总体比较，采用单因素方差分析，进一步两两比较，采用最小显著性差异(LSD)-t检验。与胎儿β-地中海贫血诊断"金标准"比较，计算NIPT联合孕妇血清sTfR、GDF-15、RDW-CV水平及这4项指标单独检测，对于胎儿β-地中海贫血诊断的敏感度、特异度、粗符合率、阳性预测值、阴性预测值。本研究严格按照2013年修订的《世界医学协会赫尔辛基宣言》要求进行。4组孕妇年龄及其妊娠胎儿的胎龄等一般临床资料比较，差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。 结果①夫妻双方β-地中海贫血基因型相同的40例孕妇中，NIPT与羊膜腔穿刺术对于胎儿β-地中海贫血诊断的符合率为90.0%(36/40)；夫妻双方β-地中海贫血基因型不同的80例孕妇中，上述2种方法对于胎儿β-地中海贫血诊断的符合率亦为90. 0%(72/80)。②4组孕妇血清sTfR、GDF-15、RDW-CV水平分别总体比较，差异均有统计学意义(F＝2 283.445、323.181、45.900，P均<0.001)，进一步两两比较，任意2组孕妇血清sTfR、GDF-15、RDW-CV水平比较，差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)，并且孕妇血清sTfR、GDF-15、RDW-CV水平随着β-地中海贫血胎儿严重程度增加而逐渐升高。③NIPT联合孕妇血清sTfR、GDF-15、RDW-CV水平检测，对于胎儿β-地中海贫血诊断的敏感度、特异度、粗符合率、阳性预测值与阴性预测值，分别为86.7%、88.0%、87.3%、86.7%与84.6%，其特异度与阳性预测值，均显著高于单独检测孕妇血清sTfR、GDF-15、RDW-CV水平，并且差异均有统计学意义(与孕妇血清sTfR水平比较：χ²＝8.866、5.301，P＝0.003、0.021；与孕妇血清GDF-15水平比较：χ²＝9.765、5.929，P＝0.002、0.015；与孕妇血清RDW-CV水平比较：χ²＝7.167、4.327，P＝0.007、0.038)。 结论孕妇血清sTfR、GDF-15、RDW-CV可能成为诊断胎儿β-地中海贫血的生物标志物，NIPT联合这3项指标检测，可提高诊断胎儿β-地中海贫血的特异度与阳性预测值。由于本研究纳入样本量相对较小，NIPT联合孕妇血清sTfR、GDF-15、RDW-CV水平，对胎儿β-地中海贫血的诊断价值，仍然有待进一步研究、证实。     

不同麻醉方法对超高龄髋部骨折手术患者围术期血压的影响

目的探讨不同麻醉方法对超高龄髋部骨折患者围术期血流动力学的影响。方法选择2017年5月～2019年2月在我院行髋部骨折手术的患者92例,年龄≥90岁,随机分为全身麻醉(general anesthesia,GA)组和硬膜外麻醉(epidural anesthesia,EA)组,每组46例。GA组患者行全身麻醉,EA组患者行硬膜外麻醉。记录术前静息血压(T0)、麻醉诱导或硬膜外起效后血压(T1)、切皮时血压(T2)和术后当天(Day 0)、术后第1天(Day 1)、术后第2天(Day 2)的血压及术中低血压次数。用查尔森合并症指数(Charlson Comorbidity Index,CCI)比较有和无分层情况下两组各时间点的平均动脉血压(MAP)及术中低血压次数。结果 T1、T2时间点GA组MAP低于EA组(P0.05),其余时间点MAP无统计学差异。EA组患者低血压次数少于GA组(P0.05)。亚组分析中,CCI≥3时,Day 0时间点EA组MAP低于GA组(P0.05),其余时间点MAP无统计学差异(P0.05)。CCI≥3时,两组低血压次数无统计学差异(P0.05)。结论超高龄髋部骨折手术患者硬膜外麻醉较全身麻醉在血流动力学上更稳定。但在有多个合并症的患者中,两者差异并不明显,且硬膜外麻醉术后当天容易发生低血压。     

Prediction of human pharmacokinetics of typical compounds by a physiologically based method using chimeric mice with humanized liver

1. In this study, total body clearance (CL_t), volume of distribution at steady state (V_ss) and plasma concentration–time profiles in humans of model compounds were predicted using chimeric mice with humanized livers.

2. On the basis of assumption that unbound intrinsic clearance (CL_Uint) per liver weight in chimeric mice was equal to those in humans, CL_t were predicted by substituting human liver blood flow and liver weights in well-stirred model. V_ss were predicted by Rodgers equation using scaling factors of tissue-plasma concentration ratios (SF_Kp) in chimeric mice estimated from a difference between the observed and predicted V_ss. These physiological approaches showed high prediction accuracy for CL_t and V_ss values in humans.

3. We compared the predictability of CL_t and V_ss determined by the physiologically based predictive approach using chimeric mice with those from predictive methods reported by Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America. The physiological approach using chimeric mice indicated the best prediction accuracy in each predictive method.

4. Simulation of human plasma concentration–time profiles were generally successful with physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model incorporating CL_Uint and SF_Kp obtained from chimeric mice.

5. Combined application of chimeric mice and PBPK modeling is effective for prediction of human PK in various compounds.