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简介：AbstractIt shows that detrimental exposures and conditions in mothers can lead to the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes in offspring. This can lead to a vicious cycle of metabolic dysfunction, where rising rates of obesity, pre-diabetes, and diabetes in individuals of reproductive age, propagating risks to subsequent generations. It is well established that regular exercise has important health benefits for people with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Recently, increasing studies aim to examine the effects of maternal exercise on metabolic health in offspring. This review aims to demonstrate the evidence linking maternal exercise during critical periods of development and its implications for glucose metabolism in offspring, including intervention timing, sexual dimorphism, different exercise type, and intensity. Then we further examine the potential role of epigenetic modifications in this process.

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简介：摘要BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVESPaired associative stimulation (PAS), a combination of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS), is emerging as a promising tool for alleviation of motor deficits in neurological disorders. The effectiveness and feasibility of PAS protocols are essential for their use in clinical practice. Plasticity induction by conventional PAS can be variable and unstable. Protocols effective in challenging clinical conditions are needed. We have shown previously that PAS employing 50 Hz PNS enhances motor performance in chronic spinal cord injury patients and induces robust motor-evoked potential (MEP) potentiation in healthy subjects. Here we investigated whether the effectiveness of PAS can be further enhanced.METHODSPotentiation of MEPs up to 60 minutes after PAS with PNS frequencies of 25, 50, and 100 Hz was tested in healthy subjects.RESULTSPAS with 100 Hz PNS was more effective than 50 (P＝0.009) and 25 Hz (P＝0.016) protocols. Moreover, when administered for 3 days, PAS with 100 Hz led to significant MEP potentiation on the 3rd day (P＝0.043) even when the TMS target was selected suboptimally (modelling cases where finding an optimal site for TMS is problematic due to a neurological disease)．CONCLUSIONS PAS with 100 Hz PNS is thus effective and feasible for clinical applications.

简介：AbstractCOVID-19 is known for its magical infectivity, fast transmission and high death toll based on the large number of infected people. From the perspective of the clinical manifestation, autopsy examination and pathophysiology, the essence of COVID-19 should be viewed as a sepsis induced by viral infection, and has the essential characteristics as sepsis induced by other pathogens. Therefore, in addition to etiological and supportive treatment, immunomodulatory therapy is also appropriate to severe COVID-19. Although there is still a lack of consensus on immunotherapy for sepsis so far, relatively rich experiences have been accumulated in the past decades, which will help us in the treatment of severe COVID-19. This article will elaborate immunotherapy of sepsis, though it may not be consistent.

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简介：AbstractObjective:To explore the levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) during pregnancy and its relationship with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).Methods:Pregnant rats were classified into an ad libitum rat chow group (ad libitum rat chow, AD group, n = 25) and an undernutrition group (50% of their daily food requirement, UN group, n= 25). The levels of maternal serum FGF23, tissue homogenate FGF23, and bone gla protein in fetal rats, and placental FGF23 mRNA and protein expression were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, real-time qPCR analysis respectively. Finally, the effect of recombinant FGF23 on the viability of MG-63 cells was determined by cell proliferation assay. Data were analyzed with independent two-tailed t test and one-way analysis of variance. Spearman rank-order correlation coefficients (continuous variables) was performed to determine the relationship of results.Results:The diet restriction induced IUGR in rat offsprings, and the UN group exhibited a significantly lower FGF23 level (P < 0.05, n= 5). The FGF23 level was increased and peaked in maternal serum on gestation day (GD) 15, but peaked in fetal and placenta on GD20. Moreover, the tissue homogenate levels of FGF23 and bone gla protein in fetal rats in both groups were positively correlated (r= 0.923, P < 0.05; r= 0.925, P < 0.05, respectively, n = 15), FGF23 was localized to both decidual and labyrinth zones, with remarkably higher expression on GD20, P < 0.05, n= 5. In vitro, recombinant human FGF23 enhanced MG-63 cell viability, P < 0.05, n= 5.Conclusion:Prenatal undernutrition could decrease the FGF23 expression in fetal rats caused by the mother through the placenta, and induced the IUGR and hindered the ossification. And the FGF23 levels are peaked on GD15 mother but peaked on GD20 placenta and fetuses, these might be associated with the over compensation of maternal placenta on GD20.

简介：AbstractBackground:Several studies highlighted the impact of community-based interventions whose purpose was to reduce the vectors’ breeding sites. These strategies are particularly interesting in low-and-middle-income countries which may find it difficult to sustainably assume the cost of insecticide-based interventions. In this case study we determine the spatial distribution of a community-based intervention for dengue vector control using different entomological indices. The objective was to evaluate locally where the intervention was most effective, using spatial analysis methods that are too often neglected in impact assessments.Methods:Two neighbourhoods, Tampouy and Juvenat in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, were chosen among five after a survey was conducted, as part of an assessment related to the burden of dengue. As part of the community-based intervention conducted in Tampouy between August and early October 2016, an entomological survey was implemented in two phases. The first phase consisted of a baseline entomological characterization of potential breeding sites in the neighbourhood of Tampouy as well as in Juvenat, the control area. This phase was conducted in October 2015 at the end of the rainy season. The mosquito breeding sites were screened in randomly selected houses: 206 in Tampouy and 203 in Juvenat. A second phase took place after the intervention, in October 2016. The mosquito breeding sites were investigated in the same yards as during the baseline phase. We performed several entomological analyses to measure site productivity as well as before and after analysis using multilevel linear regression. We used Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISAs) to analyse spatial concentrations of larvae.Results:After the intervention, it is noted that LISAs at Tampouy reveal few aggregates of all types and the suppression of those existing before the intervention. The analysis therefore reveals that the intervention made it possible to reduce the number of concentration areas of high and low values of pupae.Conclusions:The contribution of spatial methods for assessing community-based intervention are relevant for monitoring at local levels as a complement to epidemiological analyses conducted within neighbourhoods. They are useful, therefore, not only for assessment but also for establishing interventions. This study shows that spatial analyses also have their place in population health intervention research.

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简介：AbstractObjective:To evaluate the clinical utility of noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) for fetuses with congenital heart disease (CHD) and impact of NIPS results on pregnancy outcome.Methods:This was a retrospective study of pregnant women with fetuses diagnosed with CHDs by sonographic examination, who willing to underwent NIPS as a side-test for fetal aneuploidies. From August 2016 to October 2017, in the sonographic examination center of Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. NIPS was offered to 117 women, 19-32 years old, who carried fetuses with CHD diagnosed by fetal ultrasound (mean gestational age= 24 weeks). The pregnancy outcomes were followed-up.Results:NIPS positive rate in our pregnancies with CHD fetuses’ cohort was 11.1% (13/117), and the positive predictive value for aneuploidies is 85.7% (6/7). In the NIPS positive group (n = 13), all pregnancies terminated, 76.9% (10/13) of those decisions were made on ultrasound finding alone. In the NIPS negative group (n= 104), 2 lost follow-up, 79 pregnancies terminated, among which 77.2% (61/79) of the decision was made by ultrasound results alone. Twenty-three pregnancies continued and 78.3% of those fetuses carried single type CHD. In terminated pregnancies that did not considered NIPS results (71/115), 73.2% (52/71) of those carried fetuses with two or more types of CHDs.Conclusion:NIPS can detect common aneuploidy associated with CHD with high positive predictive value and screening yield. The NIPS result played certain meaningful roles in determining pregnancy outcomes, particularly for fetus with simplex CHD; yet the parents’ decision of pregnancy was mainly made based on ultrasound findings.

简介：AbstractBackground:The growing public health concern caused by non-communicable diseases in urban surroundings cannot be solved by health care alone; therefore a multidisciplinary approach is mandatory. This study aimed to evaluate the airborne aerosol pollution level in primary schools as possible factor influencing origin and course of the diseases in children.Methods:Seasonal aerosol particle number concentration (PNC) and mass concentration (PMC) were studied in the randomly selected eleven primary schools in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, as model of a middle-size Eastern European city. Total PNC in the size range from 0.01 to >1.0 μm in diameter was measured using a condensation particle counter. Using an optical particle sizer, PNC was measured and PMC estimated for particles from 0.3 to 10.0 μm. A descriptive statistics was used to estimate the aerosol pollution levels.Results:During all seasons, local cafeterias in the absence of ventilation were the main sources of the elevated levels of indoor PMC and PNC (up to 97,500 particles/cm3). The other sources of airborne particulates were the children’s activity during the lesson breaks with PMC up to 586 μg/m3. Soft furniture, carpets in the classrooms and corridors were responsible for PMC up to 200 μg/m3. Outdoor aerosol pollution (up to 18,170 particles/cm3) was higher for schools in city center. Elevated air pollution in classrooms also resulted from intermittent sources, such as construction work during classes (200-1000 μg/m3) and petrol-powered lawn trimmers (up to 66,400 particles/cm3).Conclusion:The results of our survey show that even in a relatively low polluted region of Eastern Europe there are big differences in aerosol pollution within middle-sized city. Additional efforts are needed to improve air quality in schools: more frequent wet cleaning, monitoring the operation of ventilation systems, a ban on construction works during school year, on a use of sandblasting mechanisms in the neighborhood of schools.

简介：AbstractBackground:B-cell activating factor (BAFF) is vital for B cell survival. Serum BAFF levels are elevated in thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome, but little is known about levels in patients with positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) and previous adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). We aimed to analyze serum BAFF concentrations of these patients in early pregnancy along with different pregnancy outcomes.Methods:Thirty-six pregnant patients positive for aPLs and previous APOs (patient group), 25 healthy pregnant females (HP group) and 35 healthy non-pregnant females (HNP group) from the Peking University Third Hospital, between October 2018 and March 2019, were enrolled in this study. Serum of HNP and serum of patients as well as HP in the first gestational trimester were collected. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits were used to measure serum BAFF and interferon-alpha (IFN-α) concentrations. Cytometric bead array analysis was used to measure serum concentrations of cytokines. The patient group was further divided into APOs and non-APOs (NAPOs) group, fetal loss and live birth group according to pregnancy outcomes. The Mann-Whitney U-test was used to assess significance between and within groups. Spearman rank-order was used to evaluate correlation coefficients between BAFF and related cytokines.Results:The serum BAFF level in HP group was significantly lower than HNP group (245.24 [218.80, 265.90] vs. 326.94 [267.31, 414.80] pg/mL, Z = -3.966, P < 0.001). The BAFF level was obviously elevated in patient group compared to that in HP group (307.77 [219.86, 415.65] vs. 245.24 [218.80, 265.90] pg/mL, Z = -2.464, P = 0.013). BAFF levels in APOs group tended to be higher than that in NAPOs group (416.52 [307.07, 511.12] vs. 259.37 [203.59, 375.81] pg/mL, Z = -2.718, P = 0.006). Compared to HP group, concentrations of IFN-α, interleukin (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor were higher in patient group (33.37 [18.85, 48.12] vs. 13.10 [6.85, 25.47] pg/mL, Z = -2.023, P = 0.043; 39.16 [4.41, 195.87] vs. 3.37 [2.92, 3.90] pg/mL, Z = -3.650, P < 0.001; 8.23 [2.27, 64.46] vs. 1.53 [1.25, 2.31] pg/mL, Z = -3.604, P < 0.001, respectively). Serum BAFF levels had a positive correlation with the concentrations of both IL-6 and IL-10 (IL-6: r = 0.525, P = 0.002; IL-10: r = 0.438, P = 0.012).Conclusions:Serum BAFF levels are increased in patients with positive aPLs and previous APOs as compared to healthy pregnant females and tend to be higher in individuals with current APOs. The BAFF levels have a positive correlation with serum IL-6 and IL-10.

简介：AbstractBackground:The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor, which is critically involved in the pathogenesis of a variety of skin diseases. The aim of this study was to detect AhR and its downstream regulators including cytochrome P450 (CYP1A1), AhR nuclear translocation (ARNT), and aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor (AhRR) in serum, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), and skin lesions in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).Methods:Twenty-nine AD patients defined according to the criteria of Hanifin and Rajka and Chinese criteria of AD were included. Subjects without allergic and chronic diseases were recruited as controls. Patients and controls were selected from the dermatology outpatient clinic of Peking University People’s Hospital from August 1 to December 31 in 2018. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to detect serum AhR level. The mRNA of AhR, AhRR, ARNT, and CYP1A1 in PBMCs were measured by realtime quantitative polymerase chain reaction. AhR expression in skin lesions was measured by immunohistochemistry.Results:AhR was significantly higher expressed in serum (41.26 ± 4.52 vs. 33.73 ± 2.49 pmol/L, t = 6.507, P < 0.001) and skin lesions (0.191 ± 0.041 vs. 0.087 ± 0.017, t = 10.036, P < 0.001) of AD patients compared with those of controls. The mRNA levels of AhR (1.572 ± 0.392 vs. 1.000 ± 0.173, t= 6.819, P < 0.001), AhRR (2.402 ± 1.716 vs. 1.000 ± 0.788, t= 3.722, P < 0.001), CYP1A1 (2.258 ± 1.598 vs. 1.000 ± 0.796, t= 3.400, P = 0.002) in PBMCs of AD patients were higher compared with those of controls. The difference in mRNA levels of ARNT was not statistically significant between the patients and controls (1.383 ± 0.842 vs. 1.000 ± 0.586, t= 1.653, P = 0.105). AhR mRNA levels in PBMCs positively correlated with eczema area and severity index score and serum interleukin-6 levels.Conclusion:AhR and its downstream regulators were highly expressed in serum, PBMCs, and skin of AD patients, which might contribute to the pathogenesis of AD.

简介：摘要目的探索对细菌16S rRNA区域和真菌内源转录间隔区(ITS)二代测序技术(NGS)在肾移植受者泌尿系感染(UTI)病原微生物检测中的应用价值。方法收集2017年1月至2019年12月在南方医科大学附属南方医院就诊的90例肾移植受者UTI中段尿标本，对同一份样本分别进行NGS微生物检测和传统尿培养，比较两者病原学检测结果。结果90例样本中，有21例样本因培养出3种及以上微生物而考虑被污染；余69例样本中，16S rRNA基因测序结果阳性36例(52.17%)，尿细菌培养检测阳性25例(36.23%)，两者比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)；ITS基因测序结果阳性34例(49.28%)，尿真菌培养检测阳性4例(5.80%)，两者比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论对于肾移植受者UTI的中段尿样本，NGS技术较尿微生物培养有更高的细菌和真菌检出率。随着NGS检测费用的降低，传统尿培养和NGS微生物检测技术的结合可以提高病原微生物的检出率和准确性，更好地进行移植受者泌尿系感染的个体化治疗。