支气管激发试验对咳嗽变异性哮喘诊断和治疗的新思考

目的：通过分析我院经行支气管激发试验明确诊断的咳嗽变异性哮喘（CVA）的临床和肺功能特点,为诊断和治疗CVA提供一些有益的参考。方法：临床资料采用回顾性分析,共收集142例支气管激发试验阳性而经临床诊断明确为咳嗽变异型哮喘的病例,将其按年龄分为5组,分别对不同年龄组在分布例数、症状特点、肺通气功能、激发剂量进行对比分析。结果：在142例CVA患者中,〈30岁组病例42例（29.6%）,30~40岁组30例（21.1%）,40~50岁组28例（19.7%）,50~60岁组26例（18.3%）,〉60岁组16例（11.3%）。在症状方面,除均有慢性咳嗽（〉3周）外,随着年龄的增大,各组中出现胸闷、气促等症状的病例比例逐渐增多。在肺通气功能方面,〈30岁组的肺通气功能测定明显好于〉60岁组。而另外3组之间组与组之间无明显差异,但各组与〈30岁组及〉60岁组之间均有明显差异。结论：咳嗽变异型哮喘患者以中青年患者居多,老年患者较少,随着年龄的增长,其临床表现及肺通气功能越来越接近典型支气管哮喘,由此推想,若有条件的医院能广泛开展支气管激发试验,对咳嗽变异型哮喘患者进行早期诊断。     

咳嗽变异性哮喘（CVA）与小气道功能相关性分析

目的:探讨咳嗽变异性哮喘(CVA)患者小气道功能检查对其诊断,治疗的意义。方法:对254例以慢性咳嗽为主的患者行肺功能检查并行支气管激发试验,回顾性分析小气道病变及气道高反应性检查结果与咳嗽变异性哮喘(CVA)的相关性。结果:有小气道功能障碍者接受吸入乙酰甲胆碱激发试验,气道反应性明显增高。有小气道功能障碍确诊咳嗽变异性哮喘(CVA)组起始阻力、反应阈值及阻力上升度与非哮喘组相比差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论:检查小气道功能障碍有助于哮喘的诊断,治疗及预后随访。     

咳嗽变异性哮喘（CVA）与小气道功能相关性分析

目的：探讨咳嗽变异性哮喘（CVA）患者小气道功能检查对其诊断,治疗的意义。方法：对254例以慢性咳嗽为主的患者行肺功能检查并行支气管激发试验,回顾性分析小气道病变及气道高反应性检查结果与咳嗽变异性哮喘（CVA）的相关性。结果：有小气道功能障碍者接受吸入乙酰甲胆碱激发试验,气道反应性明显增高。有小气道功能障碍确诊咳嗽变异性哮喘（CVA）组起始阻力、反应阈值及阻力上升度与非哮喘组相比差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）。结论：检查小气道功能障碍有助于哮喘的诊断,治疗及预后随访。     

肺炎支原体抗体阳性对咳嗽变异性哮喘患儿肺功能的影响研究

目的:通过探讨肺炎支原体(MP)抗体阳性感染对咳嗽变异性哮喘(CVA)患儿肺功能的影响,为临床治疗提供依据。方法:选择2012年6月~2014年6月本院收治的CVA患儿共60例,依据支原体抗体检查和肺功能检测结果,分为CVA合并MP组(合并组)和CVA组,检测两组患儿初诊时肺通气功能、支气管激发试验阳性率,分析初诊时、治疗1、3个月后MP抗体对肺功能第一秒用力呼吸容积/用力肺活量(FEV1%)的影响。结果:初诊时两组患儿肺活量(FVC)、最大呼气峰流速(PEF)、FEV1%、最大中段呼气流速(MMEF75/25)实测值均低于预测值(P0.05),合并组MMEF75/25预测值/实测值的比值较CVA组高(P0.05)。支气管激发试验阳性患儿中,合并组以轻度和极轻度为主,CVA组以重度和中度为主(P0.05)。MP抗体滴度持续阳性和阴性患儿FEV1%无统计学差异(P0.05)。结论:合并MP抗体阳性CVA患儿气道高反应性程度较低,小气道阻塞加重,对肺通气功能无影响。     

绿慕安预防支气管哮喘38例疗效观察

支气管哮喘是呼吸系统的常见病、多发病,其发病机理与遗传、免疫、炎症等有关。在临床上,对该病缺乏有效的预防措施。笔者用疫苗绿慕安注射液预防支气管哮喘取得了满意疗效。1　资料和方法1.1　病例选择　在本院内儿科1997～1998年住院病人中随机抽取支气管哮喘患者38例,其中男17例(44.74%),女21例(55.26%);发病年龄3～61岁,其中3～9岁7例,10～19岁6例,20～29岁7例,30～39岁8例,40～49岁3例,50～59岁5例,60岁以上2例。合并肺气肿4例;病程1～49年不等。临床表现均有咳嗽、气喘、胸闷等典型的哮喘症状,排除以哮喘为主要症状的其它疾病。1.2　…     

变异性咳嗽病人肺通气功能检测结果分析

目的分析肺通气功能检测在变异性咳嗽患者诊断中的价值。方法选择2013年1~12月在我院呼吸科门诊确诊为变异性咳嗽的患者80例(发作组),行肺通气功能检测,内容包括用力肺活量(FVC),第一秒最大时间肺活量(FEV1)一秒率(FEV1/FVC)测定,呼气流量峰值(PEF%)和最大呼气中段流量(FEV25%,FEV50%,FEV75%)等指标,并与同期健康体检者50例(对照组)对照分析。结果发作组肺通气功能指标低于对照组,小气道指标FEV25%,FEV50%,FEV75%,MMEF较大气道指标FEV1,MEFV,FEV1/FVC下降较明显。结论肺通气功能的检测可以评价变异性咳嗽患者的小气道功能障碍,为其诊断和病情的动态观察提供依据。     

河南省76698例体检人群心肺功能检查结果与分析

目的:肺功能和心电图检查是心肺运动试验(CPET)人体心肺代谢整体功能评估不可或缺的组成部分,本研究对肺通气功能、换气功能和小气道功能异常及其临床相关特征进行分析。方法:采用横断面研究方法对2016年1月至2019年l2月在河南省人民医院就诊76 698例体检人员行常规心电图、肺通气和换气功能检查,比较不同性别、年龄组心肺功能异常检出率,进一步分析心肺功能异常严重程度的特点。结果:(1)在76 698例常规心电图异常检出率为71.04%。(2)肺通气功能异常检出率36.86%,其中男性44.78%(17 570/39 237),女性28.57%(10 703/37 461),男性显著高于女性(P0.01),且各年龄段男性检出率均高于女性(P均0.01)。(3)小气道功能异常检出率为56.26%,男性57.73%(22 661/39 237),女性54.72%(20 499/37 461),不同性别比较,差异有统计学意义(P0.01),其中30～39岁组,40-49岁组女性检出率高于男性(P均0.05),20～29岁组,50～59岁组,60～69岁组,≥70岁组均男性高于女性(P0.05)。(4)换气功能异常检出率为28.54%,其中男性30.55%(7 433/24 327),女性26.50%(5 507/20 780),二者差异有统计学意义(P0.05);30～39岁组(P0.05)、20～29岁组和40～49岁组(P均0.05),检出率女性高于男性,50～59岁组,60～69岁组,≥70岁组,男性检出率均高于女性(P均0.05)。结论:河南体检人群心功能、肺通气功能、换气功能及小气道功能异常的检出率较高,男性明显大于女性,年龄≥70岁者高于其他年龄段。     

氧驱动雾化吸入喘乐宁和小剂量茶碱治疗咳嗽变异性哮喘23例

咳嗽变异性哮喘 ( Cough Variant Asthma,CVA)是哮喘的一种特殊形式 ,儿童慢性咳嗽中相当一部分属于本病 ,临床上很容易误诊及漏诊 ,延误治疗 ,且一般治疗方法疗效不满意。我院自 2 0 0 2年 7月～ 2 0 0 3年 3月用氧驱动雾化吸入喘乐宁(葛兰素史克制药厂生产 )和小剂量茶碱治疗CVA2 3例 ,取得满意效果 ,现报告如下。1　资料与方法1 .1　一般资料　 44例患者 ,男 2 3例 ,女 2 1例 ;年龄最小 3个月 ,最大 1 2岁。44例患者临床表现为 :( 1 )咳嗽变异性哮喘诊断标准按中华医学会呼吸分会修订的哮喘诊断标准 ;( 2 ) 44例患者既往均无支气管哮…     

肺炎支原体抗体阳性对咳嗽变异性哮喘患儿肺功能的影响

目的探索肺炎支原体（Mycoplasma pneumoniae,MP）抗体阳性对咳嗽变异性哮喘（cough variant asthmaCVA）患儿肺功能的影响。方法收集72例初次诊断CVA的患儿,根据血清MP抗体结果分为CVA合并MP抗体阳性（以下记CVA合并MP）组,CVA组。分别对两组进行支原体抗体及肺功能检测。结果纳入本研究的CVA患儿,MP抗体阳性占29％,且这部分患儿中女孩比男孩多。CVA患儿肺功能FVC、FEV1／FVC、PEF、MMEF75／25各项指标均下降（P〈0．05）,合并MP组FVC、FEV1／FVC、PEF值变化差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）,而MMEF75／25下降差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）;CVA合并MP组支气管激发试验以极轻度、轻度为主（P〈0．05）,而CVA组以中重度为主（P〈0．05）;CVA合并MP组,在治疗一个月时FEV1％升高,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）;治疗相同时间两组间FEV1％差异无统计学差异（P〉0．05）。结论呼吸道的多种微生物间形成复杂而又互相联系的群落,MP使气道黏膜受到损害,影响呼吸系统局部微生态,这与哮喘的形成有某种联系。MP抗体阳性的CVA患儿气道高反应性较低,相比之下,小气道阻塞加重,且其对CVA治疗过程中肺通气功能的变化没有影响。     

孟鲁司特钠治疗小儿咳嗽变异性哮喘的临床疗效及安全性研究

目的:探讨孟鲁司特钠治疗小儿咳嗽变异性哮喘的临床疗效及安全性。方法:166例小儿咳嗽变异性哮喘患者随机分为对照组和观察组,每组83例,对照组给予布地奈德联合特布他林雾化吸入,观察组在对照组的基础上加服孟鲁司特钠,治疗4周后对两组的临床疗效进行评价。结果:观察组临床总有效率显著高于对照组(91.57%VS80.72%,P<0.05);观察组患者哮喘持续时间、咳嗽消失时间及肺部哮鸣音消失时间均快于对照组(P<0.05);治疗后两组患者FEV1和PEF%显著升高(P<0.05),观察组升高更为明显(P<0.05),两组均无严重不良反应。结论:孟鲁司特钠治疗小儿咳嗽变异性哮喘可有效改善患者的肺通气功能和缓解临床症状,是治疗该病的可靠方法。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.