中国热带医学的未来十年

医学发展总是与人类文明、社会进步双相同步的。随着经济全球化、知识经济时代和信息化的齐步到来,对我国未来热带医学的发展必将产生深远的影响。新中国成立以来,在热带医学的研究方面,特别对传染病的防制方面已取得了举世瞩目的成就,是属于热带病控制比较成功的一个发展中国家．但与发达国家和我国的经济发展要求还有一定的距离。随着我国综合国力的不断增强,展望今后十年我国热带医学发展的前景,将是挑战与机遇并存,前途一片光明。 国家医疗体制改革不断深化,医学社会化的方向更加明确：初级卫生保健将全面展开,健康教育列为首…     

大鼠子宫内膜异位症模型的建立及其组织学观察

【目的】研究大鼠子宫内膜异位症模型的建立及异位病灶的组织学形态。【方法】采用外科诱导法对80只大鼠行建模手术,在术后的第3周、第5周、第7周和第12周动态观察病灶的生长情况和大鼠的动情周期变化,取健侧子宫角中段的在位内膜、异位内膜行组织学研究。【结果】建模成功率为65%;生长良好的囊肿囊内壁有内膜上皮细胞生长,有与正位子宫内膜接近同步的发情周期改变;病灶随移植时间的推延先逐渐增大之后又有缩小趋势(P<0.05),同一时间内子宫旁韧带处病灶明显大于肠系膜处病灶(P<0.05)。【结论】将实验动物自体子宫内膜移植到子宫旁韧带或肠系膜上形成子宫内膜异位病理模型,是子宫内膜异位病实验研究的简便方法,此种异位内膜随动情周期有周期性改变,生理特性与正位子宫内膜基本相同。     

5-氨基水杨酸缓释骨架片的研制

目的 :制备 5_氨基水杨酸缓释骨架片。方法 :采用羟丙基甲基纤维素作为骨架材料 ,湿法制粒压片制备 ,并考察体外释药情况。结果 :5_氨基水杨酸缓释骨架片体外释药符合Higuchi方程。结论 :5_氨基水杨酸缓释骨架片具有显著的缓释效果。     

X线照射后小鼠淋巴滤泡的动态变化

目的　探讨X线照射对小鼠月国窝淋巴结淋巴滤泡的影响。方法　采用组织学、免疫组织化学及三维重塑技术 ,观察小鼠全身X线照射后月国窝淋巴滤泡的变化。结果　小鼠全身X线照射后月国窝淋巴结重量迅速减小 ,淋巴细胞数量下降 ,淋巴滤泡被破坏。结论　X线照射可破坏淋巴滤泡 ,并经过一定时期可以重新聚集 ;再构筑的淋巴滤泡不是新产生的而是受损淋巴滤泡再生形成的     

Outcomes and factors associated with early mortality in pediatric postcardiotomy veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Mortality and morbidity of children received veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA‐ECMO) support after cardiac surgery remain high despite remarkable advances in medical management and devices. The purpose of this study was to describe outcomes and risk factors of applying VA‐ECMO in the surgical pediatric population. We retrospectively analyzed 85 consecutive pediatric patients (aged <18 years) who received postcardiotomy VA‐ECMO from January 2010 to December 2018. Median (IQR) age at ECMO implantation in this cohort was 12.7 (6.4, 43.2) months, median weight was 8.5 (6.0, 12.8) kg, mean ECMO duration was 143.2 ± 81.6 hours and mean hospital length of stay was 48.4 ± 32.4 days. Seventy‐five patients (88.2%) were indicated for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock. The successful ECMO weaning rate was 70.6% and in‐hospital mortality was 52.9%. The most common diagnosis was transposition of great arteries (n = 18, 21.2%), while acute kidney injury occurred most often (n = 64, 75.3%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that thrombocytopenia, hemolysis, and nosocomial infection were positively correlated with in‐hospital mortality. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analysis presented that thrombocytopenia significantly increased the 180‐day mortality in patients with successful weaning. Therefore, multiple factors had adverse effects on prognosis. Patient selection and procedures from ECMO implantation to weaning need to be closely monitored and performed in a timely manner to improve outcome.     

Mechanism of miR-365 in regulating BDNF-TrkB signal axis of HFD/STZ induced diabetic nephropathy fibrosis and renal function

Purpose

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes that leads to decline of renal function. Although numerous studies have revealed that microRNAs (miRNAs) play essential roles in the progression of DN, whether miR-365 is involved remains elusive.

Methods

The successful construction of DN model was confirmed by ELSIA, hematoxylin–eosin (HE) and Masson staining assay. The expression of miR-365 was detected through RT-qPCR. The levels of BDNF, p-TrkB, α-smooth muscle actin (SMA), collagen IV (Col.IV), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were evaluated by western blot, IF or ELISA assays. Luciferase reporter assay was used to detect the interaction between miR-365 and BDNF.

Results

The DN mice model was induced by streptozotocin (STZ). Then miR-365 expression was found to upregulate in tissues of DN rat. Furthermore, elevated expression of miR-365 was found in high glucose (HG)-treated HK-2 cells. Silencing of miR-365 suppressed the accumulation of ECM components and secretion of inflammatory cytokines in HK-2 cells. In addition, it was demonstrated that miR-365 could target BDNF. The protein levels of BDNF and p-TrkB were negatively regulated by miR-365 in HK-2 cells. Moreover, inhibition of miR-365 suppressed the levels of SMA, Col.IV, TGF-β1, TNF-α, and IL-6, indicating the renal fibrosis was inhibited by miR-365 knockdown.

Conclusion

MiR-365 could regulate BDNF-TrkB signal axis in STZ induced DN fibrosis and renal function. The results of the current study might provide a promising biomarker for the treatment of DN in the future.

     

Cystatin C predicts renal function impairment after partial or radical tumor nephrectomy

International Urology and Nephrology - To test the value of preoperative and postoperative cystatin C (CysC) as a predictor on kidney function after partial (PN) or radical nephrectomy (RN) in...     

Intradialytic systolic blood pressure variation can predict long-term mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis

International Urology and Nephrology - It is unclear which time-points of intradialytic blood pressure (BP) best predict prognosis. Thus, it is important to assess the association between different...     

Effect of using diode laser on Enterococcus faecalis and its lipoteichoic acid (LTA) in chronic apical periodontitis

Lasers in Medical Science - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of diode laser irradiation on Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) and its lipoteichoic acid (LTA). Ninety-six...     

Culture bovine prospermatogonia with 2i medium

Germplasm cryopreservation and expansion of gonocytes/prospermatogonia or spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are important; however, it's difficult in cattle. Since inhibitors of Mek1/2 and Gsk3β (2i) can enhance pluripotency maintenance, effects of 2i-based medium on the cultivation of bovine prospermatogonia from the cryopreserved tissues were examined. The testicular tissues of newborn bulls were well cryopreserved. High mRNA levels of prospermatogonium/SSC markers (PLZF, GFRα-1) and pluripotency markers (Oct4/Pouf5, Sox2, Nanog) were detected and the PLZF⁺/GFRα-1⁺ prospermatogonia were consistently identified immunohistochemically in the seminiferous cords. Using differential plating and Percoll-based centrifugation, 41.59% prospermatogonia were enriched and they proliferated robustly in 2i medium. The 2i medium boosted mRNA abundances of Pouf5, Sox2, Nanog, GFRα-1, PLZF, anti-apoptosis gene Bcl2, LIF receptor gene LIFR and enhanced PLZF protein expression, but suppressed mRNA expressions of spermatogonial differentiation marker c-kit and pro-apoptotic gene Bax, in the cultured prospermatogonia. It also alleviated H₂O₂-induced apoptosis of the enriched cells and decreased histone H3 lysine (K9) trimethylation (H3K9me3) and its methylase Suv39h1/2 mRNA level in the cultured seminiferous cords. Overall, 2i medium improves the cultivation of bovine prospermatogonia isolated from the cryopreserved testes, by inhibiting Suv39h1/2-mediated H3K9me3 through Mek1/2 and Gsk3β signalling, evidencing successful cryopreservation and expansion of bovine germplasm.