Differences in efficacy and safety of midazolam vs. dexmedetomidine in critically ill patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial.

The present study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine and midazolam in patients that are critically ill. Full text articles reporting the clinical effects and complications of dexmedetomidine and midazolam were retrieved from multiple databases. Review Manager 5.

COVID-19 patients managed in psychiatric inpatient settings due to first-episode mental disorders in Wuhan, China: clinical characteristics, treatments, outcomes, and our experiences.

Data are scarce regarding the comorbid mental disorders and their management among COVID-19 patients. This study described the clinical characteristics and management of COVID-19 patients treated in psychiatric inpatient settings due to comorbid first-onset mental disorders in Wuhan, China. This electronic medical records-based study included 25 COVID-19 patients with first-onset mental disorders and 55 patients with first-onset mental disorders without COVID-19 (control group).

TROP2 promotes cell proliferation and migration in osteosarcoma through PI3K/AKT signaling.

Human trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2) has been noted to serve an important role in the proliferation and migration of various types of human cancers. However, the potential role and the molecular mechanisms of TROP2 in osteosarcoma (OS) remain largely unclear. In the present study, high expression of TROP2 in human OS tissues and cell lines was observed.

Enriched housing promotes post-stroke functional recovery through astrocytic HMGB1-IL-6-mediated angiogenesis.

Enriched environment (EE) is shown to promote angiogenesis, neurogenesis and functional recovery after ischemic stroke. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. C57BL/6 mice underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion (60 min) followed by reperfusion, after which mice were housed in either standard environment (SE) or EE.

[The effect of enteral nutritional support and growth hormone on critical patients].

Objective: To explore the effect of early enteral nutritional support and growth hormone (GH) on critical patients.

Methods: Sixty-eight critical patients were divided into enteral nutrition (EN) group and EN+GH group, with 34 patients in each group, by random number table. All the patients in both group received early enteral nutritional support, at the same time, the patients in EN+GH group received GH 5 U, once a day for 10 days.

[The effects of somatostatin on serum interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in lipopolysaccharide-induced septic shock: experiment with rats].

Objective: To explore the effect of somatostatin on serum interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced septic shock.

Methods: 24 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 2 groups: intervention group (injected with LPS of Escherichia coli via femoral vein to induce septic shock) and control group (injected with LPS of Escherichia coli and then injected with somatostatin). The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate, respiration rater, and mortality rate were observed before the injection of LPS, and 30, 90, and 360 min after the injection, and the serum IL-6 and TNF-alpha level were detected before the injection of LPS, 30, 90, and 360 min after the injection, or after the death.