Explorations on risk profiles for overweight and obesity in 9501 preschool-aged children

BackgroundChildhood obesity places a major burden on global public health. We aimed to identify and characterize potential factors, both individually and jointly, in association with overweight and obesity in Chinese preschool-aged children.MethodsWe cross-sectionally recruited 9501 preschool-aged children from 30 kindergartens in Beijing and Tangshan. Overweight and obesity are defined according to the World Health Organization (WHO), International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), and China criteria.ResultsAfter multivariable adjustment, eating speed, sleep duration, birthweight, and paternal body mass index (BMI) were consistently and significantly associated with childhood overweight and obesity under three growth criteria at a significance level of 5%. Additional fast food intake frequency, maternal BMI, gestational weight gain (GWG) and maternal pre-pregnancy BMI were significant factors for overweight (WHO criteria) and obesity (both IOTF and China criteria). Importantly, there were significant interactions between parental obesity and eating speed for childhood obesity. Finally, for practical reasons, risk nomogram models were constructed for childhood overweight and obesity based on significant factors under each criterion, with good prediction accuracy.ConclusionOur findings indicated a synergistic association of lifestyle, fetal and neonatal, and family-related factors with the risk of experiencing overweight and obesity among preschool-aged children.     

小儿反复呼吸道感染危险因素分析

目的:探讨小儿反复呼吸道感染(RRTI)的危险因素,为降低儿童RRTI患病率制定相应的预防措施。方法:采用成组设计的病例对照研究方法,对RRTI病例及健康小儿各101例进行问卷调查,采用原子吸收法检测血微量元素(血锌、铜、铁、钙、镁)及血铅水平,采用免疫透射比浊法测定IgM、IgA、IgG、补体C3、补体C4的含量。应用Logistic回归模型控制混杂因素干扰。结果:儿童期不偏食、血锌为保护性因素。血铅含量偏高、主要看护人不是自己父母、户外活动时间短、既往佝偻病史为RRTI的可能危险因素。结论:运用科学的营养方式,杜绝偏食,坚持体育锻炼及户外活动,父母多看护儿女,定期检测微量元素,必要时补充锌或驱铅治疗,提高机体抵抗力,将会减少RRTI发生率。     

Development of a high-growth enterovirus 71 vaccine candidate inducing cross-reactive neutralizing antibody responses

Although Enterovirus 71 (EV71) has only one serotype based on serum neutralization tests using hyperimmune animal antisera, three major genogroups (A, B and C) including eleven genotypes (A, B1-B2, and C1-C5) can be well classified based on phylogenetic analysis. Since 1997, large-scale EV71 epidemics occurred cyclically with different genotypes in the Asia-Pacific region. Therefore, development of EV71 vaccines is a national priority in several Asian countries. Currently, five vaccine candidates have been evaluated in clinical trials in China (three C4 candidates), Singapore (one B2 candidate), and Taiwan (one B4 candidate). Overall, the peak viral titers of these 5 vaccine candidates could only reach about 10⁷ TCID₅₀/mL. Moreover, genotypes of these 5 candidates are different from the current predominant genotype B5 in Taiwan and South-Eastern Asia. We adapted a high-growth EV71 genotype B5 (HG-B5) virus after multiple passages and plaque selections in Vero cells and the HG-B5 virus could reach high titers (>10⁸ TCID₅₀/mL) in a microcarrier-based cell culture system. The viral particles were further purified and formulated with alum adjuvant. After two doses of intramuscular immunization in rabbits, the HG-B5 vaccine candidate could induce cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies against the three major EV71 genogroups. In conclusion, a high-growth EV71 virus was successfully adapted in Vero cells and could induce broad spectrum neutralizing antibody titers against three (A, B5, and C4) genotypes in rabbits.     

HPLC法同时测定蒲药灌肠液中3个有效成分的含量

摘 要 目的： 建立蒲药灌肠液中香蒲新苷、异鼠李素-3-O-新橙皮苷和延胡索乙素的HPLC含量测定方法。方法: 采用ZORBAX SB-C₁₈色谱柱（250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm）,以乙腈-0.1%磷酸（三乙胺调节pH至6.0）为流动相,梯度洗脱程序,流速:1.0 ml·min^-1,检测波长为254 nm（0～14 min）和281 nm（14～25 min）,柱温:30 ℃。结果: 香蒲新苷、异鼠李素-3-O-新橙皮苷和延胡索乙素的线性范围分别为19.840～198.400 μg·ml^-1（r=0.999 6）、20.520～205.200 μg·ml^-1（r=0.999 8）和10.040～100.400 μg·ml^-1（r=0.999 7）,回收率分别为98.8%、98.6%和98.9%,RSD分别为1.4%、1.6%和1.3%（n=6）。结论: 该方法灵敏度高,专属性强,可用于蒲药灌肠液的质量控制。     

Protective effect of gastrodin on bile duct ligation-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats

Gastrodin has been showed to possess many beneficial physiological functions, including protection against inflammation and oxidation and apoptosis. Studies showed inflammation and oxidation play important roles in producing liver damage and initiating hepatic fibrogenesis. However, it has not been reported whether gastrodin has a protective effect against hepatic fibrosis or not. This is first ever made attempts to test gastrodin against liver fibrosis in bile duct ligation (BDL) rats. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of gastrodin on BDL-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats. BDL rats were divided into two groups, BDL alone group, and BDL-gastrodin group treated with gastrodin (5 mg/ml in drinking water). The effects of gastrodin on BDL-induced hepatic injury and fibrosis in rats were estimated by assessing serum, urine, bile and liver tissue biochemistry followed by liver histopathology (using hematoxylin & eosin and sirius red stain) and hydroxyproline content measurement. The results showed that gastrodin treatment significantly reduced collagen content, bile duct proliferation and parenchymal necrosis after BDL. The serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) decreased with gastrodin treatment by 15.1 and 23.6 percent respectively in comparison to BDL group did not receive gastrodin. Gastrodin also significantly increased the level of serum high density lipoprotein (HDL) by 62.5 percent and down-regulated the elevated urine total bilirubin (TBIL) by 56.5 percent, but had no effect on total bile acid (TBA) in serum, bile and liver tissues. The immunohistochemical assay showed gastrodin remarkably reduced the expressions of CD68 and NF-κB in BDL rats. Hepatic SOD levels, depressed by BDL, were also increased by gastrodin by 8.4 percent. In addition, the increases of hepatic MDA and NO levels in BDL rats were attenuated by gastrodin by 31.3 and 38.7 percent separately. Our results indicate that gastrodin significantly attenuated the severity of BDL-induced hepatic injury and fibrosis by attenuating oxidative stress and inflammation. Taken together, these findings suggest that gastrodin might be an effective antifibrotic drug in cholestatic liver disease.     

Consensus report of the joint workshop of the Italian Society of Diabetology,Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology,Italian Association of Clinical Diabetologists (SID-SIdP-AMD)

Periodontitis has been defined as the Sixth complication of Diabetes Mellitus. Since both diabetes mellitus and periodontitis have a high prevalence in the general population, the Italian Society of Diabetology, the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology and the Italian Association of Clinical Diabetologists revised the present scientific literature in the present consensus report.A bi-directional interaction was demonstrated: Patients affected by type 1 and type 2 diabetes have a higher prevalence of periodontitis than the general population, due to several metabolic factors (e.g. chronic hyperglycemia, autoimmunity, dietary and life-style factors); similarly, periodontitis predisposes to type 2 diabetes mellitus mainly via the increase of systemic cytokines release. Conversely, improvement of metabolic control of diabetic patients delay the progression of periodontitis as well as periodontitis treatment reduces glycosylated hemoglobin levels in blood.Due to the bi-directional causal interaction between periodontitis and diabetes mellitus, a strict collaboration among dentists and diabetologists is required and strongly recommended. The inter-societies consensus proposes specific flow-diagrams to improve the treatment of patients and management of the general population regarding the issue of periodontitis and diabetes.     

Triglyceride–glucose index associates with incident heart failure: A cohort study

AimsTriglyceride–glucose (TyG) index has been proposed as a simple surrogate marker of insulin resistance. However, few studies have investigated the association of TyG index with heart failure (HF). We aimed to explore the relationship between TyG index and incident HF.MethodsA total of 138,620 participants from the Kailuan study were included for analysis. TyG index was calculated as ln [fasting triglyceride (mg/dL) × fasting glucose (mg/dL) / 2]. Cox proportional hazard models were used to investigate the association between TyG index and the risk of HF. Restricted cubic spline analysis was applied to evaluate the dose-response relationship between TyG index and the risk of HF.ResultsThere were 1602 incident HF cases among the 138,620 participants during a median follow-up of 8.78 years. Compared with those in the lowest quartile group of TyG index, participants with the highest quartile of TyG index had a 24% higher risk of HF (HR=1.24, 95%CI=1.07-1.44) after adjusting for other risk factors. Restricted cubic spline analysis showed a significant J-shaped dose-response relationship between TyG index and risk of HF (P for non-linearity < 0.001). The significant association was still observed among the men and participants with or without abdominal obesity in subgroup analyses.ConclusionThe TyG index was positively associated with the risk of HF, which indicates that the TyG index might be useful to identify people at high-risk for developing HF.     

人卵巢癌细胞SKOV3中壳多糖酶3样蛋白1的表达和对细胞增殖及侵袭的影响实验研究

目的　探讨壳多糖酶3 样蛋白1（chitinase-3-like-protein-1, CHI3L1）在卵巢癌细胞SKOV3 中的表达和对SKOV3 细胞增殖和侵袭的影响。方法　构建pll3.7-CHI3L1 shRNA 重组质粒,转染卵巢癌细胞SKOV3,使得卵巢癌细胞中的CHI3L1 基因沉默;pll3.7-CHI3L1 shRNA 重组质粒转染卵巢癌细胞SKOV3,同时转染空载质粒作为阴性对照,通过Western Blot 检测SKOV3 细胞中CHI3L1 蛋白表达水平;平板细胞克隆形成试验观察对卵巢癌细胞SKOV3 增殖的影响;采用Transwell 实验检测卵巢癌细胞SKOV3 侵袭能力的变化。结果　成功构建pll3.7-CHI3L1 shRNA 重组质粒,转染卵巢癌细胞SKOV3 后,观察到大量的绿色荧光细胞,且和对照组相比,pll3.7-CHI3L1 shRNA 转染组卵巢癌细胞SKOV3 中CHI3L1 蛋白表达水平下降,卵巢癌SKOV3 细胞的克隆数目减少,侵袭能力下降。结论　卵巢癌细胞SKOV3 中CHI3L1 的表达下调,抑制了SKOV3 细胞的增殖和侵袭能力。     

胰岛素持续皮下输注治疗儿童1型糖尿病疗效及安全性的观察

目的 比较胰岛素持续皮下输注（CSⅡ）与胰岛素多次皮下注射（MSⅡ）方案治疗儿童T1DM的疗效及安全性. 方法 T1DM患儿72例随机分为CSⅡ组32例和MSⅡ组40例,治疗3个月.比较治疗前后FPG、2hPG、HbA1 c、24 h血糖波动情况及低血糖事件发生情况. 结果 （1）治疗后,两组FPG和HbA1c均较治疗前降低（P＜0.05）,但两组比较差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）; （2） CSⅡ组24 h内平均血糖波动幅度（MAGE）、全天血糖值标准差（SDBG）、日间血糖平均绝对差（MODD）均低于MSⅡ组[MAGE：（1.9±0.5） vs （2.2±0.4）mmol/L;SDBG：（2.1±0.3）vs（2.4±0.4）mmol/L;MODD：（3.3±1.4） vs （4.1±1.5） mmol/L,P＜0.05];（3）CSⅡ组低血糖发生率低于MSⅡ组,但两组均无严重低血糖事件. 结论 CSⅡ治疗血糖波动较大的T1DM患儿疗效和安全性均优于MSⅡ.     

唐山市苯丙酮尿症患儿筛查及PAH基因突变情况分析

摘要：目的　分析唐山市苯丙酮尿症（PKU）患儿筛查结果及苯丙氨酸羟化酶（PAH）基因突变的情况。方法　选取2015年1月—2018年12月唐山市新生儿303 777例,通过茚三酮免疫荧光法检测新生儿足跟血中苯丙氨酸（PA）含量。再利用聚合酶链反应（PCR）和基因测序的方法对筛查出的PKU患儿PAH基因进行检测。结果　303 777例新生儿初步筛查共发现609例可疑阳性,召回其中411例（67.49%）进行复查,确诊42例（13.8/10万）。42例PKU患者的PAH基因测序显示,在84条染色体上共检测到62个（73.81%）12种突变,其中错义突变8种,无义突变2种,缺失突变1种,剪接突变1种。患者PAH基因突变分布在第2、3、6、7、9外显子上,其中第7外显子最多（35个,56.45%）,其次为第3外显子（14个,22.58%）。最常见的突变基因为Exon7-R243Q（18个,29.03%）和Exon3-R111X（10个,16.13%）、Exon7-R261Q（10个,16.13%）。筛查中发现1例典型PKU患儿,该患儿在PAH基因外显子区域同时发现2处杂合突变：c.208-210delTCT（缺失突变）和c.964G＞A（鸟嘌呤＞腺嘌呤）。结论　唐山市新生儿PKU发病率略高于全国,PAH基因突变以错义突变为主,第7外显子是唐山市患儿PAH基因高频突变位点。