Aim: To explore the risk factors for low-birth-weight infants born to pregnant women with GDM to develop a prediction model and to construct a prediction nomogram for the risk of low birth weight infants born to pregnant women with GDM.
Methods: The clinical data of singleton infants diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus in Southeast China in 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Gestational conditions and neonatal weight were assessed.
Background: In addition to attention and hyperactivity problems, children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have poorer organizational skills needed to manage time and materials. This study examines the improvement of organizational skills in children with ADHD by studying organizational skills training (OST).
Methods: This was a prospective, randomized controlled trial.
Introduction: Ischemic stroke (IS) is a cerebrovascular disease that can be disabling and fatal, and there are limitations in the clinical treatment and prognosis of IS. It has been reported that changes in the expression profile of circRNAs have been found during injury in ischemic stroke, and circRNAs play an important role in the IS cascade response. However, the specific mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of IS are not yet fully understood, and thus in-depth studies are needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: High hepatitis B infection rates in China are a major public health issue, and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is a significant risk factor.
Patients And Methods: This study was conducted with a prospective multicentre design from January 2021 to December 2022 in 245 hospitals providing midwifery services in southeastern China. The participants were pregnant women who were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) and their children.
Introduction: Previous studies have demonstrated the long-term effectiveness of behavioral interventions for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preschool children. We continue to design a case‒control study to further investigate the factors influencing the long-term effect of behavioral intervention.
Methods: From May 2020 to August 2021, children who were newly diagnosed with ADHD and not receiving any treatment received a one-year behavioral intervention.
Introduction: Lipid metabolism dysfunction is widely involved in the pathological process of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The coordination of lipid metabolism between neurons and astrocytes is of great significance. However, the full scope of lipid dynamic changes and the function of key lipids during AIS remain unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gadolinium (Gd)-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have been widely used for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. GBCAs or AIS alone may cause the adverse effects on kidney tissue, respectively. However, whether GBCAs and AIS would generate a synergistic negative effect remains undefined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeutrophil aggregation and clearance are important factors affecting neuroinflammatory injury during acute ischemic stroke. Emerging evidence suggests that energy metabolism is essential for microglial functions, especially microglial phagocytosis, which determines the degree of brain injury. Here, we demonstrate that Resolvin D1 (RvD1), a lipid mediator derived from docosahexaenic acid (DHA), promotes the phagocytosis of neutrophils by microglia, thereby reducing neutrophil accumulation in the brain and alleviating neuroinflammation in the ischemic brain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate the association between maternal job burnout and adolescent depression and the mediating effect of maternal depression and parenting style.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. The cluster random sampling method was used to select 2 572 adolescents from 7 middle schools in Shanghai, China, from April to May, 2021.
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
January 2023
Objectives: To study the influence of family structure on depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents and its mechanism.
Methods: The cluster sampling method was used to select the students from seven middle schools in Shanghai, China. An online questionnaire survey was conducted using a self-made general status questionnaire, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Children's Depression Inventory, and Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders.
Background: Compared with the stomach of ruminant cattle, the stomach of horse is small and mainly for chemical digestion, but the microorganisms in the stomach play an important role in maintaining the homeostasis of the internal environment. Due to the complexity of the microbes in the stomach, little is known about the diversity and structure of bacteria in the equine stomach. Grains are the main energy source for plant-eating livestock and energy is derived through enzymatic hydrolysis of grains into glucose or their microbial fermentation into Volatile fatty acids (VFA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This article aims to explore the association between the trends of cortisol rhythm and the regularity of shift work among midwives.
Methods: Midwives from six Southeast Chinese hospitals were recruited through cluster sampling in a multi-center cross-sectional study. Urine samples were collected half an hour after waking up, at 11:00, 19:00, and 23:00 on two consecutive days in a longitudinal cohort.
Purpose: To investigate the effects of gadolinium (Gd) retention of macrocyclic (gadobutrol) or linear (gadopentetate) Gd-based contrast agents (GBCAs) on neuron loss, neurological deficits, and sensory behavior in mice with or without stroke.
Methods: Ninety C57BL/6 mice underwent sham (n = 36) or transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) (n = 54) surgery and then received intraperitoneal injections of 5.0 mmol/kg gadobutrol, 5.
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
March 2022
Objectives: To study the clinical value of attention time combined with behavior scale in the screening of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preschool children.
Methods: A total of 200 preschool children with ADHD diagnosed in Fujian Maternal and Child Health Hospital from February 2019 to March 2020 were enrolled as the ADHD group. A total of 200 children who underwent physical examination in the hospital or kindergartens during the same period were enrolled as the control group.
Background: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common behavioral disorder. Behavioural intervention in preschool children with ADHD is considered effective. This study discussed the long-term effectiveness of behavioural intervention in the context of nondrug therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPericytes are present tight around the intervals of capillaries, play an essential role in stabilizing the blood-brain barrier, regulating blood flow and immunomodulation, and persistent contraction of pericytes eventually leads to impaired blood flow and poor clinical outcomes in ischemic stroke. We previously show that iptakalim, an ATP-sensitive potassium (K-ATP) channel opener, exerts protective effects in neurons, and glia against ischemia-induced injury. In this study we investigated the impacts of iptakalim on pericytes contraction in stroke.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOridonin, a natural diterpenoid compound extracted from a Chinese herb, has been proved to exert anti-oxidative stress effects in various disease models. The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effects of oridonin on oxidative stress-induced endothelial injury in ischaemic stroke. We found oridonin repaired blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity presented with upregulation of tight junction proteins (TJ proteins) expression, inhibited the infiltration of periphery inflammatory cells and neuroinflammation and thereby reduced infarct volume in ischaemic stroke mice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is little objective information concerning the effect of steam-flaked grains on foal's growth performance and faecal microbiota. To determine the effects of steam-flaked grains on foal's growth performance and faecal microbiota, faecal samples were collection from 18 foals which had been fed either corn, oat or barley diets over the 60 days of the experiment. Body weight and conformation measurements were collected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is prevalent in patients receiving atypical antipsychotic drugs (AADs), but there are few effective interventions. The Traditional Chinese herbal decoction Liu-Yu-Tang (LYT) has achieved clinical improvement for AAD-induced MetS, but its pharmacological mechanism remains unclear.
Method: A network pharmacology-based method was utilized in this study.
Synaptic plasticity damages play a crucial role in the onset and development of depression, especially in the hippocampus, which is more susceptible to stress and the most frequently studied brain region in depression. And, mitochondria have a major function in executing the complex processes of neurotransmission and plasticity. We have previously demonstrated that Iptakalim (Ipt), a new ATP-sensitive potassium (K-ATP) channel opener, could improve the depressive-like behavior in mice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The primary purpose was to measure the birth weight of infants of mothers with gestational diabetes (IMGDs) at different gestational ages to develop new reference charts and curves for them. A further purpose was to compare them with those of 159 334 infants in China to provide more accurate reference charts for the diagnosis of suspected abnormal birth weight of IMGDs. The final purpose was to evaluate the key periods for such mothers to control their weight in line with the difference of fetal weight of each two neighbouring gestational ages.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gadolinium (Gd)-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have been widely used in MRI. However, several studies have reported Gd deposition in the brain, which has raised concerns about safety.
Purpose: To investigate the effects of ischemic stroke on Gd deposition in the brain after repeated administration of linear or macrocyclic GBCAs and to determine whether GBCAs aggravate astrocyte injury after stroke.
Aim: Healthcare professionals who lack self-efficacy may fail to cope with stressful situations, which increases job burnout and turnout. Self-efficacy of midwives with high workload may affect the quality of service. However, little is known about midwives' self-efficacy and related factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
December 2019
Objective: To investigate the influence of genetic and environmental factors on aggressive behavior in twin children, and to provide clues for further exploring the causal relationship between such factors and aggressive behavior.
Methods: A questionnaire was used to investigate aggressive behavior, temperament type and parenting style among 261 twin children aged 4-12.8 years.
Purpose: To assess the impact of observer's experience on reliability of etiological classification systems in patients with ischemic stroke.
Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 80 patients with ischemic stroke in hospitals from August 2016 to March 2017 consecutively. Patients were classified by 4 observers with different clinical experiences and backgrounds (A, B, C, and D) according to the Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST), Stop Stroke Study TOAST (SSS-TOAST), and ASCOD (A-atherosclerosis, S-small vessel disease, C-cardiac pathology, O-other cause, and D-dissection).