Objective To investigate the role of plasma neuropeptide Y ( NPY) level in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome ( OSAHS) . Methods The patients underwent polysomnography ( PSG)monitoring in the sleep disorder center of Zhongda Hospital from January 2008 to December 2009 were analyzed. Plasma NPY levels were compared between different groups allocated according to apnea-hypopnea index ( AHI) and body mass index ( BMI) . Plasma NPY levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunoassay. Results The plasmaNPY levels in the severe and moderate OSAHS groups were significantly higher than the groups withoutOSAHS of the same weight degree ( P lt;0. 05) . The plasmaNPY levels in the severe OSAHS groups were significantly higher than the groups with mild and moderate OSAHS of the sameweight degree. In the severe OSAHS patients, the plasma NPY level of the obese group was significantly higher than the overweight group and the normal weight group( P lt;0. 05) . In the non-OSAHS and mild to moderate OSAHS patients, there was no significant difference among different groups of weight ( P gt;0. 05) .Plasma NPY level in the OSAHS patients was correlated positively with AHI ( r =0. 667, P lt;0. 05) and BMI( r =0. 265, P lt;0. 05) , but negatively with LSaO2 ( r = - 0. 523, P lt; 0. 05) and MSaO2 ( r = - 0. 422, P lt;0. 05) . Conclusion Plasma NPY level is correlated with OSAHS, and increases with the severity of OSAHS. Plasma NPY level has no correlation with obesity.
Objective To investigate the relationship between adipocyte fatty acid binding protein ( A-FABP) and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome ( OSAHS) . Methods A total of 120 patients were recruited and underwent polysomnography. The groups were allocated according severity of OSAHS and obesity. Plasma A-FABP ( ng/mL) levels were measured by ELISA. The associations between A-FABP and AHI, BMI, LSaO2 , MSaO2 , neck collar, waist /hip ratio, insulin resistance index were analyzed. Results Plasma A-FAPB levels were significantly higher in the OSAHS group than in the non-OSAHS group of same weight, independent of age and gender. In the non-OSAHS group and the severe OSAHS group, plasma A-FABP levels of obesity persons were significantly higher than those without obesity, independent of age and gender. Plasma A-FAPB level was positively correlated with AHI, BMI, insulin resistance index, neck collar, SLT90% , and waist/hip ratio, but negatevely correlated with LSaO2 and MSaO2 in the OSAHS group. In the non-OSAHS group, plasma A-FAPB level was positively correlated with BMI and insulin resistance index. Conclusions Plasma A-FABP level is higher in patients with severe OSAHS. Plasma A-FABP level is positively correlated with BMI and insulin resistance index both in OSAHS and non-OSAHS patients.
Objective To evaluate the effects of cardioselective beta-blockers on respiratory function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD) . Methods We used computer to search the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register database, Medline, Netherlands EMBASE/Excerpta Medica,EBSCO database, China Academic Journal and the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, as well as respiratory magazines and conference abstracts, without language restrictions. The information was retrieved until December 2011. We collected all the randomized, blinded, controlled clinical trails ( RCTs ) of cardioselective beta-blockers on respiratory function in patients with COPD. Then two evaluators evaluated the quality of RCTs according to the Cochrane Review Manual 4. 2 independently. Meta-analysis was performed using statistical software Stata 11. 0. X2 test was used to analyze their heterogeneity. Standardizedmean difference ( SMD) was used to describe continuous variables. Relative risk degree ( RR) was used to describe categorical variables, and 95% CI was used to describe treatment effect. Results 22 trails met the selection criteria. Meta-analysis showed no change of FEV1 in COPD patients after taking single dose of cardioselective beta-blockers [ SMD - 0. 367, 95% CI( - 0. 786, 0. 052) ] and no respiratory symptoms aggravation [ RR1. 000, 95% CI( 0. 848, 1. 179) ] . Meta-analysis also showed no change of FEV1 in COPD patients who received long-term cardioselective beta-blockers treatment [ SMD - 0. 236, 95% CI( - 0. 523,0.051) ] , and no respiratory symptoms aggravation [ RR 1. 000, 95% CI ( 0. 830, 1. 205) ] . Inhaled beta-2 agonists showed no effect on FEV1 in COPD patients after either long-term administration [ SMD - 0. 200,95% CI( - 0. 586, 0. 187) ] or single dose administration of cardioselective beta-blockers [ SMD - 0. 078,95% CI( - 0. 654, 0. 497) ] . Conclusion Cardioselective beta-blockers, given to patients with COPD in conditions such as heart failure, coronary artery disease and hypertension in the identified studies did not produce adverse respiratory effects.
The specific binding of T cell receptors (TCRs) to antigenic peptides plays a key role in the regulation and mediation of the immune process and provides an essential basis for the development of tumour vaccines. In recent years, studies have mainly focused on TCR prediction of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I antigens, but TCR prediction of MHC class II antigens has not been sufficiently investigated and there is still much room for improvement. In this study, the combination of MHC class II antigen peptide and TCR prediction was investigated using the ProtT5 grand model to explore its feature extraction capability. In addition, the model was fine-tuned to retain the underlying features of the model, and a feed-forward neural network structure was constructed for fusion to achieve the prediction model. The experimental results showed that the method proposed in this study performed better than the traditional methods, with a prediction accuracy of 0.96 and an AUC of 0.93, which verifies the effectiveness of the model proposed in this paper.
Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with sever H1N1 influenza in Xinjiang region, and analyze risk factors related to patients’prognosis. Methods 63 patients with severe H1N1 influenza from September 2009 to December 2009, who came from five general hospitals and contagious disease hospitals were retrospectively studied. Data of baseline characteristics, treatment, and outcomes were collected. Results Among the 63 cases of severe H1N1 influenza patients, 46 patients survived, in which 30 cases were complicated with pneumonia( 63. 8% ) , 10 cases with MODS ( 43. 48% ) ;26 were male,20 were female; the median age was ( 28. 48 ±19. 59) years old.17 patients died, in which 11 were male, 6 were female; the median age was ( 39. 47 ±21. 23) years old. There were no significantdifferences in white blood cells, neutrophils, granulocytes, lymphocytes, Hb, platelets, CK-MB, HB, DH, UN,APTT, INR, K+ , Na+ , Cl - , PaO2 , SaO2 between the survival patients and the died patients ( P gt; 0. 05) .However there were significant differences in AST, ALT, CK, LDH, AL, CR, and pH ( P lt; 0. 05) .Conclusions Most of the patients with sever H1N1 influenza are young. The typical clinical manifestations are fever, cough, and expectoration. The patients usually are complicated with pneumonia. The patients complicated with MODS have a higher risk of death. Early administration of effective antiviral agents, low dose corticosteroids, and reasonable mechanical ventilation may improve the prognosis.