Heart rate/temperature ratio: A practical prognostic indicator for critically ill patients with sepsis.

Background: We hypothesize that the heart rate/temperature ratio can predict intensive care unit (ICU) mortality in critical ill patients with sepsis. We aimed to explore the association between the heart rate/temperature ratio and ICU mortality in patients with sepsis.

Methods: We conducted this study utilizing a comprehensive critical care medicine database.

[Role of cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway in Ghrelin regulation of peptide transporter 1 expression in small intestinal epithelium of septic rats].

Objective: To investigate the role of cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway in the regulation of peptide transporter 1 (PepT1) expression in small intestinal epithelium of septic rats by Ghrelin.

Methods: One hundred adult male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, sepsis group, sepsis+vagotomy group, sepsis+Ghrelin group, and sepsis+vagotomy+Ghrelin group, with 20 rats in each group. In the sham operation group, the cecum was separated after laparotomy, without ligation and perforation.

Clinical efficacy and nephrotoxicity of intravenous colistin sulfate in the treatment of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB) are becoming increasingly important bacterial pathogens in critically ill patients. Several clinicians use Intravenous colistin sulfate to treat infections due to CR-GNB, although the clinical data is limited. The aim of our retrospective observational study was to evaluate the effectiveness and nephrotoxicity of intravenous colistin sulfate in the treatment of CR-GNB infections.

Rare brain and pulmonary abscesses caused by oral pathogens started with acute gastroenteritis diagnosed by metagenome next-generation sequencing: A case report and literature review.

Odontogenic brain and pulmonary abscesses are extremely rare infectious diseases. It is mainly caused by the upward or downward transmission of local infection or blood-borne spread. In recent years, with the wide application of some novel testing methods in clinical practice, the diagnosis of unexplained infections such as odontogenic abscesses in different organs has gradually become clear.

Utilization of hypoxia-derived gene signatures to predict clinical outcomes and immune checkpoint blockade therapy responses in prostate cancer.

Increasing evidences show a clinical significance in the interaction between hypoxia and prostate cancer. However, reliable prognostic signatures based on hypoxia have not been established yet. We screened hypoxia-related gene modules by weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and established a hypoxia-related prognostic risk score (HPRS) model by univariate Cox and LASSO-Cox analyses.

lncRNA-SNHG14 Plays a Role in Acute Lung Injury Induced by Lipopolysaccharide through Regulating Autophagy via miR-223-3p/Foxo3a.

lncRNAs play important roles in lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced acute lung injury. But the mechanism still needs further research. In the present study, we investigate the functional role of the lncRNA-SNHG14/miR-223-3p/Foxo3a pathway in LPS-induced ALI and tried to confirm its regulatory effect on autophagy.

Methylation of miR-19b-3p promoter exacerbates inflammatory responses in sepsis-induced ALI via targeting KLF7.

Sepsis-induced acute lung injury is associated with dysregulated inflammatory reactions. MiR-19b-3p level was reported to be downregulated in patients with sepsis. To evaluate the role of miR-19b-3p in sepsis, cecum ligation and puncture-induced mouse sepsis model and lpopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) were used.

Relationships of Statin Therapy and Hyperlipidemia With the Incidence, Rupture, Postrepair Mortality, and All-Cause Mortality of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Cerebral Aneurysm: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review.

Statins have been suggested in previous studies to play a protective role in experimental cerebral aneurysm (CA) models; however, no evidence supports that the application of statins can protect against aneurysm rupture in humans, and the risks of lipid levels and aneurysms remain unknown. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to summarize and update the epidemiological evidence to systematically assess the relationships of statin therapy and hyperlipidemia with the incidence, rupture, postrepair mortality, and all-cause mortality of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and CA. Related studies were initially retrieved from the electronic databases PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library from inception to August 4, 2018.