1.Clinical application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in diagnosis of liver and spleen trauma
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2011;18(16):2189-2191
ObjectiveTo discuss clinical application value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) technology in the diagnosis of liver and spleen trauma. MethodsRetrospective analysis 25 cases of liver and spleen trauma patients, the conventional ultrasonic CEUS complete material, analysis of the liver and spleen damage CEUS performance,and with surgery and computed tomography(CT) strengthen comparative analysis of the sensitivity of the conventional ultrasonic, CEUS, specific degree and the classification accuracy. ResultsAmong the surgery or CT confirmed 23 cases for liver and spleen rupture,the pure 8 cases liver, injury 13 cases of pure spleen rupture ,liver and spleen composite injury in 2 cases. And surgery or CT comparison, the sensitivity of the CEUS and specific degrees were 90.5% and 66.7% ,significantly higher than conventional ultrasound 59. 1% and 33.3% (P <0.05) ;CEUS classification was 91.3% (21/23), significantly higher than the rules of ultrasound was 65.2% ( 15/23 ), both differences were statistically significant( P < 0.05). ConclusionCEUS diagnosis liver and spleen, due to the sensitivity of the damage degree high, and the classification accuracy was higher, the diagnosis to accurately evaluate the extent of the damage to the liver and spleen in liver and spleen, the loss of the diagnosis and treatment of clinical guidelines choice had important value of clinical application.
2.Expression, purification Orai2 protein and preparation, application it's polyclonal antibody
Xiaoqiang XIA ; Yiyuan CUI ; Fanghua LI ; Mina CHEN
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2009;25(11):965-968
Objective:To prepare GST-Orai2 fusion protein and to prepare polyclonal antibody against Orai2 by immunizing rabbits.To further investigate the function of Orai2,a transmembrane protein,this antibody was used to identify the Orai2 conditional gene knockout mice.Methods:ORF of Orai2 was amplified by PCR and subcloned into pGEX-6p-1 vector.After transforming BL21 (DE3) competent cells,we succeeded in inducing the expression of GST-Orai2 fusion protein using IPTG.Then the GST-Orai2 protein was purified by immobilized Glutathione affinity chromatography and identified by SDS-PAGE.A New England rabbit was immunized with the prepared fusion protein in Freund's adjuvant to prepare specific antibody.Finally,the prepared antibody was identified by Western blot by checking its titer and specificity.Furthermore,we took use of the prepared Orai2 antibody to identify Orai2 conditional gene knockout mice,with comparing to the wildtype ones in the same cage.Results:The purity of purified GST-Orai2 reached to 90% and the concentration was 0.35 mg/ml by BCA kit.We could detect Orai2 protein even in dilution of 1:10,000.Also,the prepared polyclonal antibody agianst Orai2 could detect both overexpressed and endogenous Orai2 protein in mouse-brain,without crossing reaction with Orai1.As well,we found that the Orai2 protein expression was of obvious reduction in Orai2 conditional gene knockout mice,compared with the wildtype ones in the same cage.Conclusion:We successfully obtain the purified GST-Orai2 fusion protein and prepare specific and highly sensitive polyclonal antibody against Orai2.The antibody can be used to detect overexpressed and endogenous Orai2 protein inmouse-brain specifically,and to identify Orai2 conditional gene knockout mice,without any crossing reaction with Orai1.Our work contributes a lot to the future investigation of functions of Orai2.
3.Analysis on characteristics and drug resistance of pathogens in ICU elderly patients with respiratory tract infection
Lian CHEN ; Yue ZHAO ; Fanghua QIU ; Bixia ZENG ; Li XI
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2016;37(16):2236-2238
Objective To investigate the distribution characteristic and drug resistance of respiratory tract pathogens in ICU eld‐erly patients to provide the basis for clinical medication and control of nosocomial infection .Methods The isolation situation and drug resistance of pathogens in ICU elderly patients with respiratory tract infection from January 2012 to December 2014 were ret‐rospectively analyzed .Results Among 501 cases of respiratory tract infection ,350 cases were Gram‐negative bacilli infection ,which were mainly P .aeruginosa and A .baumannii;50 cases were Gram‐positive coccus infection ,which was mainly S .aureus ;101 cases were complicating fungal infection ,which was mainly C .albicans .The resistance of P .aeruginosa to imipenem showed upward trend (P<0 .05) ,A .baumannii had higher resistance to commonly used antimicrobial drugs ,but the drug resistance trend had no obvious change(P>0 .05) .Imipenem‐resistant A .bauman(IRAB) ,ESBLs‐producing E .coli and methicillin‐resistant S .aureus (MRSA) in the elderly patients with respiratory tract infection all exceeded 50% of each constitution ratio .Conclusion Multi‐drug resistant bacteria are usually isolated from ICU elderly patients ,their drug resistance rates maintain a higher level .Therefore clinicians should rationally select antibacterial drugs by combining with the laboratory reports ,increase the prevention and management of multi‐drug resistant bacteria and reduce the nosocomial infection occurrence .
4.Value of combined detection of serum DCD, CA199, CA724, and CEA in diagnosis of colorectal cancer
Shuying CHEN ; Fanghua QIU ; Qiuming LI ; Dongyan LIANG ; Ling MIN
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2017;33(15):2482-2485
Objective To investigate the possibility of early diagnosis of colorectal cancer by combined detec-tion of tumor markers dermcidin(DCD),CA199,CA724 and CEA. Methods We selected 81 colorectal cancer patients and 30 healthy individuals. Serum levels of DCD were detected by ELISA,and serum levels of CA199, CA724 and CEA were detected by electrochemical luminescent immunoassay,and the expression of DCD in colorectal cancer tissue and para-carcinoma tissue was measured by Western blot. Results Serum levels of CA199,CA724,and CEA were significantly higher in colorectal cancer patients than in healthy individuals(P<0.001). Combined detection of DCD,CA199,CA724 and CEA had a greater AUC(0.942)for identifying colorec-tal cancer from the controls. The expression of DCD was significantly higher in colorectal tissue than in para-carci-noma tissue(P<0.05). Conclusions Level of DCD expression was significantly higher in colorectal tissue than in para-carcinoma tissue. Expressions of serum DCD,CA199,CA724,and CEA may be a marker in diagnosis of can-cer,with higher clinical value for the adjuvant diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
5.Dynamic Variation of Flavonoids Contents in Flowers of Citrus grandis at Different Flowering Periods
Bojian WU ; Li LIN ; Kang CHEN ; Fanghua LIN ; Fengxia XIAO
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology 2000;0(05):-
Objective To investigate the dynamic variation of flavonoids contents in the flowers of Citrus grandis at different flowering periods. Methods The content of total flavonoids in the flowers of Citrus grandis was determined by means of ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy ,and the contents of naringin and rhoifolin were determined by HPLC. Results The content of total flavonoids in the flowers during the flower withering period ,the young fruit period ,the blossom period,and the budding period was 306.90 mg.g-1,277.93 mg.g-1,215.55 mg.g-1 and 162.74 mg.g-1 respectively. The naringin content during the above four different periods was 246.31 mg.g-1,213.93 mg.g-1,175.94 mg.g-1 and 130.90 mg.g-1 respectively. The rhoifolin content during the four periods was unchanged. Conclusion The contents of total flavonoids and naringin in flowers of Citrus grandis during flower withering period are the highest.
6.Explore on humanistic education in teaching of infectious disease
Yao CHEN ; Fanghua XIE ; Dachuan CAI ; Zhi ZHOU ; Dazhi ZHANG ; Hong REN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2012;11(10):1048-1050
Medical science has both the characteristics of natural science and humanities.Modem medical education pays more attention to the close association between professional education and humanistic education.How to handle the relationship between infectious disease and humanistic education has become more and more important.In current study,integrating humanistic education in clinical infectious disease teaching not only improved infectious disease teaching effect but also established good medical ethics and increased the comprehensively quality.
7.Effect of Numb gene on tubular epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in rat proximal epithelial cells
Wei LIU ; Fengxin ZHU ; Jing NIE ; Jinjin FAN ; Fanghua QIU ; Wenfang CHEN ; Fengxian HUANG ; Xueqing YU
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2009;25(5):356-362
Objective To explore the effect of Numb on tubular epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in rat proximal epithelial cells. Methods NRK52E cells were treated with different concentrations of recombinant human transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) (0, 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 μg/L) for 48 h or 10 μg/L TGF-β1 for different times (0, 24, 48, 72 h) in vitro. The expressions of E-cadherin, a-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA) and Numb in NRK 52E cells were detected by RT-PCR, Western blot and immunofluorescence staining. Meanwhile Numb siRNA oligo was transfected into NRK 52E cells with lipofectamine before TGF-β1 treatment, then Western blot was applied to detect the protein expression of E-cadherin, α-SMA and Numb in NRK52E cells. Results TGF-β1 could induce EMT in NRK52E cells in dose- and time-dependent manner. During the progress of TGF-β1-induced EMT, the protein expression of Numb in 5, 10, 15, 20 μg/L group was 1.33 folds (P=0.024), 1.39 folds (P=0.035), 1.45 folds (P=0.025), 1.51 folds (P=0.000) respectively as compared to 0 μg/L group. Likewise, the protein and mRNA expression of Numb in 24 h, 48 h, 72 h group was 1.48 folds (P=0.046) and 1.56 folds (P=0.012), 1.54 folds (P=0.011) and 1.82 folds (P=0.008), 1.79 folds (P=0.028) and 1.82 folds (P=0.002) respectively as compared to 0 h group. Moreover, large amount of Numb was accumulated in the cytoplasm. Down-regulation of Numb expression by siRNA transfection did not influence the basal expression of E-cadherin and α-SMA in NRK 52E cells, but attenuated the progression of EMT in NRK52E cells induced by TGF-β1. The up-regulation of α-SMA protein was reduced to 18.1% (P=0.004) while the down-regulation of E-cadherin protein was reversed to 2.19 folds (P=0.004). Conclusion Numb can promote EMT in rat proximal epithelial cells.
8.Study on change of serum ghrelin and sex hormones levels in girls with precocious puberty
Xiaojuan LUO ; Ke CAO ; Fanghua YANG ; Xia LIU ; Qin ZHANG ; Wei CHEN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(15):1981-1983
Objective To investigate the change of serum ghrelin and sex hormones levels in girls with precocious puberty . Methods 87 girls with precocious puberty were divided into the simple premature thelarche (SPT ) and central precocious puberty (CPP) groups according to the results of gonadotropin releasing hormone(GnRH) stimulation test ,size of ovary and uterus ,and de-velopmental status of the secondary sex characteristics ,with 34 age-matched healthy girls as control group .The serum ghrelin level was quantitatively measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) ,luteinizing hormone(LH) ,follicle stimulating hor-mone(FSH) ,estradiol(E2) ,progesterone(PRGE) ,prolactin (PRL) ,testosterone (TSTO) and LH and FSH stimulated by GnRH after 30 ,60 ,90 min were measured by chemoluminescence technique .Results The ghrelin level in the CPP group was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0 .05);there was no statistically significant difference between the SPT group and the control group and between the CPP group and the SPT group (P>0 .05) .The 5 indexes of sex hormone (LH ,FSH ,E2 ,PRL , PRGE) in the CPP group were significantly higher than those in the SPT group and the control group (P<0 .05) ,but no statisti-cally significant difference existed between the SPT group and the control group (P>0 .05);the TSTO level had no statistically sig-nificant difference among 3 groups(P>0 .05) .Conclusion The serum levels of ghrelin and 5 indexes of sex hormone (LH ,FSH , E2 ,PRL ,PRGE) in girls with CPP are significantly increased .
9.Diagnosis application of rapid detection of group A Streptococcus antigen in group A Streptococcus infection in children
Lifang SUN ; Dongli MA ; Hongyu CHEN ; Jianwei LAI ; Qing MENG ; Bingjun YE ; Fanghua YANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2021;36(1):46-49
Objective:To explore the clinical application value of group A Streptococcus (GAS) antigen rapid detection method in children suffering from GAS infection.Methods:A total of 44 733 children with suspected GAS infection who were admitted to the Outpatient and Inpatient Departments of Shenzhen Children′s Hospital from January 2015 to December 2019.Throat swab specimens from all children were collected, and BinaxNOW Strep A Test reagent was used for GAS antigen rapid detection.Among them, the throat swabs of 346 children were inoculated with blood culture medium for traditional bacterial culture, and then the GAS antigen rapid detection was tested.The sensitivity and specificity of the two methods were compared, and according to the result of the GAS antigen rapid detection, its age, gender and seasonal trends were analyzed.SPSS 19.0 software was applied for statistical analysis of the data.Results:Among the 346 children tested by both methods, the results of bacterial culture were adopted as the reference method, the sensitivity of the rapid detection method for GAS antigen was 89.41%(152/170 cases), and the specificity was 94.32%(166/176 cases) compared with culture methods.A total of 44 733 cases GAS antigen were tested in children in Shenzhen, of which 10 024 cases were positive, with the positive detection rate of 22.41%.The trend of GAS antigen rapid detection was consistent with the five-year trend, with the high positive rate of 3-8 years, of which 4-6 years of positive rate was the highest.The two seasonal peaks were evident each year, with peaks occurring in April-June, and November and January of next year.The detection rate ratio of male and female was 1.74∶1, and the gender difference was significant ( χ2=27.93, P<0.000 1). GAS antigen rapid detection rate in different clinical departments from high to low in order are as follows: dermatology outpatient (52.34%), emergency clinic (47.74%), internal medicine outpatient (37.36%), infectious disease area (19.71%), five-level disease area (10.27%), internal medicine area (8.63%), surgical areas (7.34%) and neonatal areas (0). Conclusions:GAS antigen rapid detection method and bacterial culture method have high coincidence rate, and high sensitivity and specificity, and can be popularized and applied in the diagnosis of GAS infectious diseases in children.GAS detection rate is higher in outpatient emergency department and dermatology clinics.There are obvious differences from seasonal and population (age and gender) in the positive detection of GAS antigen.No neonates were found.
10.Development of an fall prevention early warning bracelet based on red dot indication system and evaluation of its clinical application
Qunyao FANG ; Fanghua GONG ; Yali CHEN ; Dan MA
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2022;38(3):198-202
Objective:to provide a new type of fall prevention early warning bracelet and share the feedback of clinical preliminary application data in order to reduce the incidence of falls in inpatients.Methods:The convenience sampling method was used to select the inpatients who were hospitalized in the Department of Geriatrics of Hunan Provincial People ′s Hospital from January to February 2021. The 30 patients who did not use bracelets in November 2020 were taken as the routine group and 30 patients who used bracelets in December 2020 were taken as the experimental group. The two groups were monitored during hospitalization and 2 weeks after discharge. The patients in the routine group were given routine anti-fall signs and health education, while the patients in the experimental group were given the use and health education of early warning bracelets on the basis of routine. The incidence of fall was recorded. The inpatients ′ nursing job satisfaction scale and the self-designed bracelet use feedback questionnaire (experimental group) were used to evaluate the application effect. Results:No fall occurred in the experimental group, but 4 patients fell in the routine group (13.3%). The incidence of fall in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the routine group ( χ2=4.29, P=0.038). The scores of all dimensions of nursing satisfaction in the experimental group were also higher than those in the routine group ( t values were -8.20--4.05, all P<0.05). Another 26.7% (8/30) of patients said that wearing a bracelet would have a certain impact on hand movement or rest, but all the 30 patients surveyed indicated that they were willing to continue to wear the bracelet. Three nurses said it would not necessarily reduce the incidence of falls, but all the 10 nurses involved said the shift was more convenient. Conclusions:The preliminary clinical trial feedback of the bracelet is good, and the patients and their families have high recognition, which is helpful for the patients and their families to participate in the fall prevention activities and improve the self-management of the patients.