超敏C反应蛋白与自发性脑出血患者血肿量及预后的相关性分析

目的探讨超敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)与自发性脑出血患者(SICH)血肿量和预后的相关性。方法选取2016-01-2018-10萍乡市人民医院收治的SICH患者162例。将其分为大量血肿组、小量血肿组,选择同时期江西萍乡市人民医院80例门诊体检者为对照组。检测和比较3组入院时hs-CRP水平,比较预后良好和不良患者的hs-CRP水平,评价血清hs-CRP水平与血肿体积、预后的相关性。结果大量及小量血肿组hs-CRP水平显著高于对照组(P<0.01),且大量血肿组hs-CRP水平显著高于小量血肿组(P<0.05)。预后良好组hs-CRP水平显著低于预后不良组(P<0.05)。SICH患者hs-CRP水平与血肿量大小和GOS评分呈正相关(r=0.452,0.433,P<0.05)。结论SICH患者血清hs-CRP水平显著升高,与血肿量大小和预后明显相关。     

尿阿尔茨海默病相关神经丝蛋白联合血浆同型半胱氨酸测定在阿尔茨海默病诊断中的研究

目的 探讨尿阿尔茨海默病（AD）相关神经丝蛋白（AD7c-NTP）含量测定联合血浆同型半胱氨酸（Hcy）在AD诊断中的价值。方法 纳入轻度阿尔茨海默病（CDR=1分）及中重度阿尔茨海默病患（CDR ≥ 2分）者各40例，并选择健康体检志愿者40例为对照组，采用酶联免疫吸附测定法（ELISA）检测尿液中AD7c-NTP含量，采用循环酶法测定血浆Hcy的含量，通过绘制ROC曲线，分析二者联合检测对AD的诊断准确性。结果 3组受试者尿AD7c-NTP含量比较，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）；组间比较差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）。根据ROC曲线，当尿AD7c-NTP为1.745 ng/mL时，对应的灵敏度和特异度之和最大。3组受试者血浆Hcy的含量比较，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）；组间比较差异均有统计学意义（P<0.01）。根据ROC曲线，当血浆HCY为15.05 μmol/L时，对应的灵敏度和特异度之和最大。当二者进行联合检测时，ROC曲线下面积为0.891，大于各项单独检测。结论 AD患者尿AD7c-NTP含量及血浆HCY含量均增高；尿液AD7c-NTP含量及血浆HCY含量可作为辅助AD诊断的生物标记物；二者联合检测可提高AD诊断的准确性。     

基于蛋白质组学分析色胺酮抑制小鼠乳腺癌的作用机制

目的:采用非标记定量(Label-free)蛋白质组学技术研究色胺酮抗小鼠体内乳腺癌的作用机制。方法:采用超高效液相色谱-质谱联用技术检测色胺酮抗小鼠乳腺癌的表达蛋白,选择Ionoptics nano UPLC C18色谱柱(0.075 mm×250 mm,1.6μm),流动相0.1%甲酸水溶液-0.1%甲酸乙腈溶液梯度洗脱,正离子模式,扫描范围m/z 100～1 700,使用MaxQuant 1.6.5.0进行数据库检索。采用Label-free高分辨质谱的蛋白质组学技术筛选4T1乳腺癌小鼠模型组与色胺酮(100 mg·kg~(-1))口服给药组之间的差异表达蛋白,进行色胺酮抗乳腺癌的蛋白质组学研究。结果:共鉴定出3 997个蛋白质,其中有2 911个蛋白可定量。模型组与色胺酮组共750个差异表达蛋白,其中286个蛋白上调,464个蛋白下调。基因本体分析表明,这些差异表达蛋白主要参与增殖、细胞迁移、凋亡、免疫、血管生成和炎症调节等生物学过程。京都基因与基因组百科全书通路分析进一步表明,这些蛋白主要集中于T细胞受体,B细胞受体,Toll样受体,核转录因子-κB(NF-κB),Ras蛋白,白细胞介素-17,肿瘤坏死因子,磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶/蛋白激酶B(PI3K-Akt)和丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)等信号通路。结论:与色胺酮抗4T1乳腺癌作用密切相关的差异表达蛋白包括上调蛋白白细胞分化抗原14(CD14),前列腺素G/H合酶2(PTGS2),泛素蛋白连接酶E3和下调蛋白CD44,70 kDa热休克蛋白1A(HSPA1A),巨噬细胞移动抑制因子(MIF),NF-κB,核糖体蛋白S6激酶α-4(RPS6KA4)和高迁移率族蛋白B1(HMGB1),提示色胺酮主要通过调节肿瘤炎症微环境来达到抑制小鼠乳腺癌的作用。     

Mildly decreased preoperative bilirubin levels are associated with infections after shoulder and knee arthroplasty

Increasing numbers of arthroplasties are also accompanied by postoperative infections. The main purpose was to evaluate preoperative serum bilirubin levels between patients with and without infections after shoulder and knee arthroplasties. For this retrospective case-control single-center study, a total of 108 patients were extracted from a prospectively collected database. Eighteen patients with infections after shoulder (n = 8) and knee (n = 10) arthroplasty were matched by age, gender, and implant type in a 1:5-scenario to 90 patients (40 shoulders and 50 knees) without postoperative infection. Demographic data, preoperative blood parameters, and postoperative infection-related outcomes were evaluated. Total bilirubin was the only preoperative parameter significantly different between the infection (8.21 ± 3.25 μmol/L or 0.48 ± 0.19 mg/dL) and noninfection (10.78 ± 4.62 μmol/L or 0.63 ± 0.27 mg/dL; P = .014) group, while C-reactive protein and other liver parameters were similar between the groups. Significantly more controls (92.1%) had preoperative bilirubin levels above 8.72 μmol/L or 0.51 mg/dL than cases (7.9%; P = .007). The 5-year infection survival-rate was 65.6% for patients with preoperative bilirubin levels < 8.72 μmol/L or < 0.51 mg/dL and 91.2% with ≥ 8.72 μmol/L or ≥ 0.51 mg/dL. Mildly decreased preoperative bilirubin levels with a cutoff at 8.72 μmol/L or 0.51 mg/dL were significantly associated to patients with infections after shoulder and knee arthroplasty. There were no differences in other blood parameters or comorbidities between patients with infections and their matched-controls.     

基于分子对接和系统药理学探讨沙棘抗糖尿病的作用机制

目的通过分子对接和中药系统药理学平台探讨沙棘的物质基础及抗糖尿病作用机制。方法类药性评估筛选沙棘活性成分并查找相关靶点;通过OMIM、Genecards数据库搜索糖尿病相关靶点;将有效成分靶点和疾病靶点进行韦恩映射。借助Cytoscape构建药物、成分、靶点、疾病网络图;应用STRING数据库构建蛋白互作网络;筛选前5个核心基因与候选化合物利用Autodock vina做分子对接;利用Bioconductor对核心靶点进行GO和KEGG富集。结果从沙棘中获得33个候选成分,相关靶点蛋白170个;筛选糖尿病相关靶点9310个,韦恩映射得到159个交集基因,蛋白互作网络筛选5个关键靶标JUN、AKT1、MAPK1、RELA、IL-6,涉及AGE-RAGE、Fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis、TNF等通路发挥抗糖尿病作用。结论沙棘具有多成分、多靶点、多途径调节糖尿病的作用特点,为后续实验研究提供理论依据。     

麻黄附子细辛汤联合常规疗法治疗感染后咳嗽的临床研究

目的探讨麻黄附子细辛汤治疗感染后咳嗽的临床效果。方法选取漯河市郾城区惠生堂门诊部和河南省漯河市第三人民医院呼吸内科于2017年5月—2018年10月诊治的感染后咳嗽患者240例,采用随机数字表法分为两组,对照组患者120例实施常规治疗(退热、吸氧、补液等),观察组患者120例联用麻黄附子细辛汤(紫苏子9 g,射干9 g,地龙9 g,炙麻黄6 g,细辛6 g)治疗,于治疗前后行生化指标(C反应蛋白、白细胞计数、白细胞介素-4)检测和症状(咳嗽、喘息、咳痰、哮鸣音)评分,比较两组患者的症状(咳嗽、喘息、咳痰、哮鸣音)改善时间、临床效果(显效、有效、无效、总有效)、不良反应情况(恶心呕吐、头晕头痛、胃肠道反应)。结果两组治疗后C反应蛋白、白细胞计数、白细胞介素-4、症状评分(咳嗽、喘息、咳痰、哮鸣音)较治疗前显著降低(P<0.05)。观察组治疗后C反应蛋白、白细胞计数、白细胞介素-4、症状评分(咳嗽、喘息、咳痰、哮鸣音)低于对照组(P<0.05)。观察组症状改善时间(咳嗽、喘息、咳痰、哮鸣音)早于对照组(P<0.05)。观察组总有效率(99.2%,119/120)高于对照组(90.0%,108/120)(P<0.05)。结论麻黄附子细辛汤治疗感染后咳嗽的效果显著,可缩短治疗时间并改善病症,值得临床推广使用。     

Fanconi anemia and the underlying causes of genomic instability

Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder, characterized by birth defects, progressive bone marrow failure, and a predisposition to cancer. This devastating disease is caused by germline mutations in any one of the 22 known FA genes, where the gene products are primarily responsible for the resolution of DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs), a type of DNA damage generally formed by cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents. However, the identity of endogenous mutagens that generate DNA ICLs remains largely elusive. In addition, whether DNA ICLs are indeed the primary cause behind FA phenotypes is still a matter of debate. Recent genetic studies suggest that naturally occurring reactive aldehydes are a primary source of DNA damage in hematopoietic stem cells, implicating that they could play a role in genome instability and FA. Emerging lines of evidence indicate that the FA pathway constitutes a general surveillance mechanism for the genome by protecting against a variety of DNA replication stresses. Therefore, understanding the DNA repair signaling that is regulated by the FA pathway, and the types of DNA lesions underlying the FA pathophysiology is crucial for the treatment of FA and FA-associated cancers. Here, we review recent advances in our understanding of the relationship between reactive aldehydes, bone marrow dysfunction, and FA biology in the context of signaling pathways triggered during FA-mediated DNA repair and maintenance of the genomic integrity. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 2020. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

New immunosuppressive agents in transplantation

Immunosuppressive agents have enabled the development of allogenic transplantation during the last 40 years, allowing considerable improvement in graft survival. However, several issues remain such as the nephrotoxicity of calcineurin inhibitors, the cornerstone of immunosuppressive regimens and/or the higher risk of opportunistic infections and cancers. Most immunosuppressive agents target T cell activation and may not be efficient enough to prevent allo-immunization in the long term. Finally, antibody mediated rejection due to donor specific antibodies strongly affects allograft survival.Many drugs have been tested in the last decades, but very few have come to clinical use. The most recent one is CTLA4-Ig (belatacept), a costimulation blockade molecule that targets the second signal of T cell activation and is associated with a better long term kidney function than calcineurin inhibitors, despite an increased risk of acute cellular rejection.The research of new maintenance long-term immunosuppressive agents focuses on costimulation blockade. Agents inhibiting CD40-CD40 ligand interaction may enable a good control of both T cells and B cells responses. Anti-CD28 antibodies may promote regulatory T cells. Agents targeting this costimulation pathways are currently evaluated in clinical trials.Immunosuppressive agents for ABMR treatment are scarce since anti-CD20 agent rituximab and proteasome inhibitor bortezomib have failed to demonstrate an interest in ABMR. New drugs focusing on antibodies removal (imlifidase), B cell and plasmablasts (anti-IL-6/IL-6R, anti-CD38…) and complement inhibition are in the pipeline, with the challenge of their evaluation in such a heterogeneous pathology.     

Aortitis and periaortitis: The puzzling spectrum of inflammatory aortic diseases

Aortitis and periaortitis are inflammatory diseases of the aorta and its main branches; they differ in the extension of inflammation, which is confined to the aortic wall in aortitis, and spreads to the periaortic space in periaortitis. Aortitis is classified as non-infectious or infectious. Non-infectious aortitis represents a common feature of large-vessel vasculitides but can also be isolated or associated with other rheumatologic conditions. Periaortitis can be idiopathic or secondary to a wide array of etiologies such as drugs, infections, malignancies, and other proliferative diseases. Notably, both aortitis and periaortitis may arise in the context of IgG4-related disease, a recently characterised fibro-inflammatory systemic disease. Prompt recognition, correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment are essential in order to avoid life-threatening complications.