Relationship between catecholamine level and gene polymorphism of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165C in children with EV71 infection in hand foot and mouth disease

Objective:To investigate the relationship between the levels of plasma adrenaline and norepinephrine and gene polymorphism of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165 C in children with enterovirus 71(EV71) infection in hand foot and mouth disease(HFMD). Methods:The polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was used to detect the expression of gene polymorphism of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165 C in vitro. The levels of plasma adrenaline and norepinephrine were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Results:The plasma norepinephrine level of severe group was significantly higher than the mild group in children with EV71 infection in HFMD(P<0.05); however,the levels of plasma adrenalinein in two groups had no statistical differences(P>0.05); There was no significant difference in the distribution of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165 C genotype and allele between EV71 infection group and healthy control group(P> 0.05). Further analysis of EV71 infection group by dividing it into mild and severe groups showed that there was no significant difference in the distribution of genotype and allele between these two groups as well(P> 0.05). There was no significant difference in the levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine in different genotypes of EV71 infection group(P> 0.05),and in the levels of plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine in the mild and severe groups(P> 0.05). Conclusions:As the disease gets worse,the plasma norepinephrine level has a rising trend in children with EV71 infection in HFMD,which is an important indicator to evaluate the progress of the disease. However,the gene polymorphism of eptor G1165 C have no significant correlation,not only with the susceptibility and severit β1 adrenergic recy of EV71 infection in hand,foot and mouth disease,but also with the levels of catecholamine.

Diagnosis and treatment experience of COVID-19 in a three-month-old baby

The three-month-old infant, born in Xiaogan City, Hubei Province , was hospitalized due to fever for 4 hours on January 26, 2020 .The throat swab test was positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid, and the final diagnosis was COVID-19. The condition was improved after 17 days hospitalization treatment, the infant was cured and discharged. The infant had fever, cough and foaming at the mouth. Physical examination: lipstick, no cyanosis, pharyngeal congestion, stable breathing, clear breath sounds in both lungs, no obvious rales. The infant was from Hubei, the epidemic area, with fever and respiratory symptoms. The peripheral blood leukocyte was not high. The chest X-ray showed that the right lung texture was slightly thickened, which seems to be a bit of sheet shadow. The throat swab COVID-19 nucleic acid test was positive. The diagnosis of COVID-19 was established and complied with general type. The infant was treated with paramivir, azithromycin and ceftazidime, ambroxol, atomization and sputum suction. The infant was cured and discharged On February 11,2020.