Excessive inflammation post-traumatic spinal cord injury(SCI)induces microglial activation,which leads to prolonged neurological dysfunction.However,the mechanism underlying microglial activation-induced neuroinflamma...Excessive inflammation post-traumatic spinal cord injury(SCI)induces microglial activation,which leads to prolonged neurological dysfunction.However,the mechanism underlying microglial activation-induced neuroinflammation remains poorly understood.Ruxolitinib(RUX),a selective inhibitor of JAK1/2,was recently reported to inhibit inflammatory storms caused by SARS-CoV-2 in the lung.However,its role in disrupting inflammation post-SCI has not been confirmed.In this study,microglia were treated with RUX for 24 hours and then activated with interferon-γfor 6 hours.The results showed that interferon-γ-induced phosphorylation of JAK and STAT in microglia was inhibited,and the mRNA expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-1β,interleukin-6,and cell proliferation marker Ki67 were reduced.In further in vivo experiments,a mouse model of spinal cord injury was treated intragastrically with RUX for 3 successive days,and the findings suggest that RUX can inhibit microglial proliferation by inhibiting the interferon-γ/JAK/STAT pathway.Moreover,microglia treated with RUX centripetally migrated toward injured foci,remaining limited and compacted within the glial scar,which resulted in axon preservation and less demyelination.Moreover,the protein expression levels of tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-1β,and interleukin-6 were reduced.The neuromotor function of SCI mice also recovered.These findings suggest that RUX can inhibit neuroinflammation through inhibiting the interferon-γ/JAK/STAT pathway,thereby reducing secondary injury after SCI and producing neuroprotective effects.展开更多
Objective:To study the effect of inhalant combined with Dingchuan Zhike decoction therapy on the airway remodeling, inflammation and PARC/CCL-18 pathways in patients with cough variant asthma.Methods: A total of 60 pa...Objective:To study the effect of inhalant combined with Dingchuan Zhike decoction therapy on the airway remodeling, inflammation and PARC/CCL-18 pathways in patients with cough variant asthma.Methods: A total of 60 patients with cough variant asthma who were treated in our hospital between January 2014 and May 2016 were collected and divided into the control group (n=30) who received conventional inhalant treatment and the observation group (n=30) who received inhalant combined with Dingchuan Zhike decoction treatment according to single-blind randomized controlled method, and the treatment lasted for 6 months. Before treatment and after 6 months of treatment, high-resolution CT was used to determine the airway remodeling index levels, RIA method was used to detect the peripheral blood airway remodeling index contents, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the contents of inflammatory mediators in induced sputum and the PARC/CCL-18 in serum.Results: Before treatment, the differences in the airway remodeling degree as well as the contents of inflammatory mediators and PARC/CCL-18 were not statistically significant between the two groups. After 6 months of treatment, CT airway remodeling indexes LA and TA levels of observation group were higher than those of control group while WA level was lower than that of control group, and peripheral blood airway remodeling indexes CTGF, YKL-39, MMP-9 and TIMP-1 contents were lower tha=n those of control group;inflammatory mediators IL-5, IL-6 and IL-8 contents in induced sputum of observation group were lower than those of control group, and serum PARC/CCL-18 content was lower than that of control group.Conclusion:Inhalant combined with Dingchuan Zhike decoction can inhibit the airway remodeling and reduce the airway inflammation in patients with cough variant asthma.展开更多
The treatment of malignant tumor is mainly based on modern medical treatment,after treatment,there are many adverse reactions,such as dizziness,headache,fever,numbness of limbs,pruritus,rash,spasm,phalacrosis,elevated...The treatment of malignant tumor is mainly based on modern medical treatment,after treatment,there are many adverse reactions,such as dizziness,headache,fever,numbness of limbs,pruritus,rash,spasm,phalacrosis,elevated blood pressure,anemia,myelosuppression,impaired functions of liver and kidney."Endogenous wind"is a part of Traditional Chinese medicine,and the researches are mainly focused on tumor metastasis and treatment.The researches on the adverse reactions associated with the treatment of malignant tumors are less.This paper is built on the theory of"endogenous wind"of Chinese medicine,and initially analyzes the progress of the research on adverse reactions of malignant tumors after treatment by modern medical means.展开更多
Background: Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) have been a challenging concern of health-care associated infections. The aim of the current study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology and clon...Background: Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) have been a challenging concern of health-care associated infections. The aim of the current study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology and clonal dissemination of CRAB isolates in a Chinese teaching hospital. Methods: Non-duplicate clinical A. baumannii isolates were collected from inpatients, and we measured the minimal inhibitory concentrations to determine antimicrobial susceptibility. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing were performed to detect carbapenem-resistance genes and occurrence of transposons among CRAB isolates. Moreover, the genetic diversity among isolates and clonal dissemination were determined by repetitive element PCR-mediated DNA fingerprinting (rep-PCR) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Results: A total of 67 CRAB isolates displayed resistance to most of the antibiotics tested in this study, except tigecycline. We detected bldOXA-23,bldOXA-51, bldOXAA-58, and bldVIM genes in 94.0%, 100.0%, 1.5%, and 80.6% of the CRAB isolates, respectively. Nevertheless, 74.6% of the CRAB isolates co-harbored the bldOXA-23 and bldVIM. Only one type of transposons was detected: Tn2008 (79.1%, 53/67). Although 12 distinctive types (A-L) were determined (primarily A type) STI95 was the most prevalent sequence type (ST). ST368, ST210, ST90, ST829, and ST136 were also detected, and all belonged to clonal complex 208 (CC208) and global complex 2 (GC2). Conclusion: The bldOXA-23 and bldVIM genes contributed to the resistance among CRAB isolates collected in our study. Notably, most of the CRAB strains co-harbored bldOXA-23 and vim genes, as well as Tn2008, which could contribute to clonal dissemination. The prevalence of such organisms may underlie hospital acquired infections.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.81871773(to XJC),81672152(to XJC),81802149(to LY)Primary Research and Development Plan of Jiangsu Province of China,No.BE2018132(to XJC)Scientific Research Project of Health Commission of Jiangsu Province of China,No.LGY2020068(to HJL).
文摘Excessive inflammation post-traumatic spinal cord injury(SCI)induces microglial activation,which leads to prolonged neurological dysfunction.However,the mechanism underlying microglial activation-induced neuroinflammation remains poorly understood.Ruxolitinib(RUX),a selective inhibitor of JAK1/2,was recently reported to inhibit inflammatory storms caused by SARS-CoV-2 in the lung.However,its role in disrupting inflammation post-SCI has not been confirmed.In this study,microglia were treated with RUX for 24 hours and then activated with interferon-γfor 6 hours.The results showed that interferon-γ-induced phosphorylation of JAK and STAT in microglia was inhibited,and the mRNA expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-1β,interleukin-6,and cell proliferation marker Ki67 were reduced.In further in vivo experiments,a mouse model of spinal cord injury was treated intragastrically with RUX for 3 successive days,and the findings suggest that RUX can inhibit microglial proliferation by inhibiting the interferon-γ/JAK/STAT pathway.Moreover,microglia treated with RUX centripetally migrated toward injured foci,remaining limited and compacted within the glial scar,which resulted in axon preservation and less demyelination.Moreover,the protein expression levels of tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-1β,and interleukin-6 were reduced.The neuromotor function of SCI mice also recovered.These findings suggest that RUX can inhibit neuroinflammation through inhibiting the interferon-γ/JAK/STAT pathway,thereby reducing secondary injury after SCI and producing neuroprotective effects.
文摘Objective:To study the effect of inhalant combined with Dingchuan Zhike decoction therapy on the airway remodeling, inflammation and PARC/CCL-18 pathways in patients with cough variant asthma.Methods: A total of 60 patients with cough variant asthma who were treated in our hospital between January 2014 and May 2016 were collected and divided into the control group (n=30) who received conventional inhalant treatment and the observation group (n=30) who received inhalant combined with Dingchuan Zhike decoction treatment according to single-blind randomized controlled method, and the treatment lasted for 6 months. Before treatment and after 6 months of treatment, high-resolution CT was used to determine the airway remodeling index levels, RIA method was used to detect the peripheral blood airway remodeling index contents, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the contents of inflammatory mediators in induced sputum and the PARC/CCL-18 in serum.Results: Before treatment, the differences in the airway remodeling degree as well as the contents of inflammatory mediators and PARC/CCL-18 were not statistically significant between the two groups. After 6 months of treatment, CT airway remodeling indexes LA and TA levels of observation group were higher than those of control group while WA level was lower than that of control group, and peripheral blood airway remodeling indexes CTGF, YKL-39, MMP-9 and TIMP-1 contents were lower tha=n those of control group;inflammatory mediators IL-5, IL-6 and IL-8 contents in induced sputum of observation group were lower than those of control group, and serum PARC/CCL-18 content was lower than that of control group.Conclusion:Inhalant combined with Dingchuan Zhike decoction can inhibit the airway remodeling and reduce the airway inflammation in patients with cough variant asthma.
文摘The treatment of malignant tumor is mainly based on modern medical treatment,after treatment,there are many adverse reactions,such as dizziness,headache,fever,numbness of limbs,pruritus,rash,spasm,phalacrosis,elevated blood pressure,anemia,myelosuppression,impaired functions of liver and kidney."Endogenous wind"is a part of Traditional Chinese medicine,and the researches are mainly focused on tumor metastasis and treatment.The researches on the adverse reactions associated with the treatment of malignant tumors are less.This paper is built on the theory of"endogenous wind"of Chinese medicine,and initially analyzes the progress of the research on adverse reactions of malignant tumors after treatment by modern medical means.
基金grants from the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No. 2017JJ3478)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81702068).
文摘Background: Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) have been a challenging concern of health-care associated infections. The aim of the current study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology and clonal dissemination of CRAB isolates in a Chinese teaching hospital. Methods: Non-duplicate clinical A. baumannii isolates were collected from inpatients, and we measured the minimal inhibitory concentrations to determine antimicrobial susceptibility. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing were performed to detect carbapenem-resistance genes and occurrence of transposons among CRAB isolates. Moreover, the genetic diversity among isolates and clonal dissemination were determined by repetitive element PCR-mediated DNA fingerprinting (rep-PCR) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Results: A total of 67 CRAB isolates displayed resistance to most of the antibiotics tested in this study, except tigecycline. We detected bldOXA-23,bldOXA-51, bldOXAA-58, and bldVIM genes in 94.0%, 100.0%, 1.5%, and 80.6% of the CRAB isolates, respectively. Nevertheless, 74.6% of the CRAB isolates co-harbored the bldOXA-23 and bldVIM. Only one type of transposons was detected: Tn2008 (79.1%, 53/67). Although 12 distinctive types (A-L) were determined (primarily A type) STI95 was the most prevalent sequence type (ST). ST368, ST210, ST90, ST829, and ST136 were also detected, and all belonged to clonal complex 208 (CC208) and global complex 2 (GC2). Conclusion: The bldOXA-23 and bldVIM genes contributed to the resistance among CRAB isolates collected in our study. Notably, most of the CRAB strains co-harbored bldOXA-23 and vim genes, as well as Tn2008, which could contribute to clonal dissemination. The prevalence of such organisms may underlie hospital acquired infections.
