1.Factors affecting urinary arsenic methylated metabolites in population exposed to elevated arsenic through drinking water
Feifei YAO ; Songbo FU ; Dianjun SUN
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2014;33(1):7-10
Objective To explore the factors affecting urinary arsenic methylated metabolites in population exposed to elevated arsenic through drinking water.Methods Residents,including 73 males and 72 females,in a endemic village located in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region where the concentration of arsenic in drinking water was 0.167 mg/L,were included in the study; moming urine samples were collected; individual height and weight were measured which could be used to calculate body mass index(BM庆) ; and smoking and drinking habit was investigated by a questionnaire survey.Urinary concentrations of inorganic arsenic (iAs),monomethylarsenic acid(MMA) and dimethylarsenic acid(DMA) were determined using high performance liquid chromatography hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HPLC-HG-AFC).Total arsenic (T-As) level was calculated by the sum of iAs,MMA and DMA; iAs%,MMA% and DMA% was calculated based on iAs/T-As,MMA/T-As and DMA/T-As.One methylation ratio(PMI) and dimethyl rate(SMI) were calculated by MMA/iAs and DMA/MMA.Results SMI level of female was significantly higher than that of male [median (M) =4.18,3.38,x2 =11.219,P < 0.05] ; MMA% of female was significantly lower than that of male(M =15.1 9,18.06,x2 =9.272,P < 0.05) ; DMA% of female was significantly higher than that of male (M =65.61,59.47,x2 =11.728,P < 0.05).Various forms of arsenic indexes were not affected by smoking,alcohol consumption and BMI(P > 0.05).BMI was negatively correlated with MMA%,with correlation coefficient (r)-0.17 (P < 0.05).Conclusions Under the same condition of arsenic exposure,arsenic methylation capacity of women is higher than that of men.Lower BMI is significantly associated with higher methylation capability of arsenic,but this correlation may be affected by other confounding factors.
2.The Relationship Between N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and the Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris and Diabetes
Xin FU ; Zhenwen HUANG ; Feifei ZHANG ; Li GUO
Chinese Journal of Hypertension 2007;0(01):-
75%(more than 2-vessel disease) and 50 persons with angia and non-diabetes were selected as control.Results The level of NT-proBNP was significantly higher in stable angina patients with diabetes(750?80 ng/L) than that in stable angina patients without diabetes(450?75 ng/L)(P
3.Characteristics of health service supply and demand in medium cities and their impact on community health development
Hongpeng FU ; Nan SHAN ; Jianting SU ; Feifei REN ; Hui SUN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2011;27(5):331-334
Objective This article analyzed the characteristics of the health service in medium cities and the impact on community health service.Methods Summary and statistical analysis of the outcomes from the Fourth National Health Service Survey by the category of metropolitans,sub-provincial cities and provincial capital cities,and non-provincial-capital cities.Results In the medium cities,the geographical accessibility is high against low economic and technology accessibility.These cities have lower 2-week morbiditv rate but high children morbidity rate.These cities also feature high self-rated health status among residents and high health risk factors prevalence at the sarne time.Conclusion Medium cities are recommended to further build their CHS system,enhance their ties with larger cities,so as to elevate their technical competence,for meeting such public health needs of the people in infectious disease control,health promotion and vulnerable population healthcare.
4.Syndrome Characteristics Based on the Theory of Epidemic Febrile Disease:An Analysis of 90 AIDS Fever Patients
Feifei ZHU ; Ling HUANG ; Boyan MA ; Linchun FU
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1999;0(02):-
0.05),but was significant as compared with the blood syndrome(P0.05).Conclusion The syndromes of AIDS fever patients are complex,covering defense,Qi,nutrient,and blood phases as well as triple energizers,characterized as multiple fever types and different tongue and pulse conditions.During the syndrome differentiation of AIDS fever,the incidental and fundamental symptoms should be differentiated based on the synthetical analysis of four examinations.
5.Exploration on technical training courses of diabetic foot among district medical clinical staffs
Feifei LI ; Qingfeng CHENG ; Shimin FU ; Shuhua DENG ; Zhiping LIU
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2016;10(6):508-512
Objective To survey the clinical ability of diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot among district medical clinical staffs.Methods 55 medical staffs were questionnaired about the diabetic foot knowledge before and after a technical training course.Results (1) After training,the clinical ability of diabetes physical examination,the features of diabetic foot identification,diabetic foot prevention and treatment,diabetic foot health education and the muhidisciplinary team of diabetic foot organization improved.The medical staffs got to know how to organize a multidisciplinary team of diabetic foot.The difference was significant(P<0.05).(2)The professional category of medical personnel(OR=19.464,95% CI=1.837-206.243),the history collection and physical examination of diabetic foot (OR=34.825,95% CI=3.486-347.875)were the influent factors of antibiotic selection when diabetic foot were infected.Conclusion Targeted diabetic foot training is effective to improve the clinical diagnosis and treatment level of district medical staffs.
6.Real-time regulatory effects of IFN-γ and programed death ligand 2 (PDL2) on adherence, proliferation and migration of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells
Junzhu YI ; Fenghuang XU ; Feifei WANG ; Zhuoya WANG ; Qiang FU ; Xiying LUAN
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2017;37(7):514-520
Objective To investigate the real-time regulatory effects of IFN-γ, programed death ligand 2(PDL2) and janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway on the adherence, proliferation and migration of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells(hPMSCs) based on a finding that IFN-γ could enhance the expression of PDL2 in hPMSCs through JAK/STAT signaling pathway.Methods hPMSCs were isolated by using enzyme digestion method and then co-cultured with IFN-γ, anti-PDL2 monoclonal antibody (anti-PDL2 McAb) and JAK inhibitor, respectively.Real-time cell analysis (RTCA) was used to detect the dynamic changes in the adherence, proliferation and migration of hPMSCs following various interventions.Results IFN-γ remarkably suppressed hPMSCs proliferation during the period from 40 hours to 80 hours after intervention and also inhibited the non-targeted migration of hPMSCs.However, hPMSCs adherence was not affected by IFN-γ.Co-culturing hPMSCs with anti-PDL2 McAb significantly enhanced hPMSCs adhesion and inhibited their non-targeted migration, but had no significant effect on hPMSCs proliferation.Furthermore, the proliferation of hPMSCs co-cultured with IFN-γ and anti-PDL2 McAb was significantly inhibited as compared with that of anti-PDL2McAb treatment group.The adhesion, migration and proliferation of hPMSCs were significantly inhibited after co-culturing them with JAK inhibitor.Conclusion IFN-γ can remarkably suppress the proliferation and migration of hPMSCs.PDL2 can enhance the migration and inhibit the adhesion of hPMSCs.JAK/STAT signaling pathway is involved in regulating the adhesion, migration and proliferation of hPMSCs.
7.Detection of Anti-Trichinella spiralis Antibody by Indirect ELISA Using Recombinant Protein as Antigen
Tingxian NIU ; Feifei PAN ; Mingyuan LIU ; Qiang LU ; Baoquan FU ; Boireau PASCAL
Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases 1987;0(03):-
Objective To study the specificity, sensitivity of diagnostic antigen for Trichinella spiralis(T. s). Methods T668 recombinant protein from highly efficient expression of newborn larvae stage-specific gene of T. s in E. coli as diagnostic antigen. By using negative and positive sera from rabbit, pig, human as the first antibody, and goat-anti-rabbit IgG, goat-anti-pig IgG, goat-anti-human IgG labeled with HRP as the secondary antibody, indirect ELISA method was established for detecting anti-T.s antibody, while excretory-secretory (ES) antigen of T.s muscle larvae was used as control. Results Sera from rabbit, pig and human were detected by T668 recombinant protein as antigen, which showed a positive rate of 100% with 0.016 ?g/well. There was no difference on the results between the T668 recombinant antigen and the ES antigen for diagnosing T. s-infection. Conclusion The T668 recombinant antigen is promising in substituting ES antigen in the detection of anti-T. s antibody.
8.Dual roles of Nrf2 in tumorigenesis
Yingying ZHAO ; Le FU ; Min CHEN ; Feifei XU ; Jigang ZHU ; Yan AN
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2016;(1):75-78
Activation of the transcription factor NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-signaling pathway is an adaptive response to environmental and endogenous stresses and serves to render animals resistant to chemical carcinogenesis and other forms of toxicity. However, overexpression of Nrf2 has been recognized to promote oncogenesis and resistance to chemotherapy. The application of Nrf2 in tumor chemoprevention and treatment has also become a hot topic. This review focuses on the dual roles of Nrf2 in tumorigenesis and the application of Nrf2 in tumor chemoprevention and treatment.
9.Epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis A and hepatitis E in Jiaxing City from 2005 to 2021
FU Xiaofei ; LIU Yanqing ; HU Jie ; QI Yunpeng ; GUO Feifei ; ZHA Yiwei
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(9):737-740
Objective:
To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis A and hepatitis E in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province from 2005 to 2021, so as to provide insights into prevention and control of hepatitis A and hepatitis E.
Methods:
Data of hepatitis A and hepatitis E reported in Jiaxing City from 2005 to 2021 were collected from the Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System. The temporal, spatial and population distribution of hepatitis A and hepatitis E were analyzed using a descriptive epidemiological method, and the trends in incidence of hepatitis A and hepatitis E were evaluated using annual percent change (APC).
Results:
Totally 1 830 hepatitis A cases were reported in Jiaxing City from 2005 to 2021, with an annual average incidence of 2.44/105, and 2 deaths were reported, with a fatality rate of 0.11%. The incidence of hepatitis A appeared a tendency towards a decline from 2005 to 2012 (APC=-37.807%, P<0.05) and was relatively stable from 2012 to 2021 (APC=-1.277%, P>0.05), and the incidence peaked from July to September, with a monthly average incidence of 0.30/105. Higher annual average incidence of hepatitis A was seen in urban areas than in rural areas (3.91/105 vs. 1.92/105; P<0.05), among people at ages of 30 to 39 years (4.19/105), and among men than among women (3.00/105 vs. 1.93/105; P<0.05). Farmers were the predominant occupation (759 cases, 41.31%). Totally 2 176 hepatitis E cases were reported in Jiaxing City from 2005 to 2021, with an annual average incidence of 2.91/105, and 7 deaths were reported, with a fatality rate of 0.32%. The incidence of hepatitis E was relatively stable from 2005 to 2011 (APC=3.421%, P>0.05) and appeared a tendency towards a decline from 2011 to 2021 (APC=-4.294%, P<0.05), and the incidence peaked from January to March, with a monthly average incidence of 0.38/105. Higher annual average incidence of hepatitis E was seen in urban areas than in rural areas (3.50/105 vs. 2.70/105; P<0.05), among people at ages of 70 to 79 years (6.20/105), and among men than among women (3.74/105 vs. 2.05/105; P<0.05). Farmers were the predominant occupation (1 079 cases, 49.59%).
Conclusions
The incidence of hepatitis A and hepatitis E appeared a tendency towards a decline in Jiaxing City from 2005 to 2021. The incidence of hepatitis A was high in summer, and cases were mainly males, young and middle-aged people and farmers. The incidence of hepatitis E was high in winter, and cases were mainly males, elderly people and farmers.
10.Association of GSTT1, GSTMI and GSTP1 gene polymorphism with aristolochic acid nephropathy
Xiaojie NI ; Shaoling ZHENG ; Feifei XU ; Mei SUN ; Yirong YANG ; Jing FU ; Bicheng CHEN ; Xiaodong PAN ; Jianjian ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2008;24(9):614-618
Objective To investigate the association of genetic polymorphisms in glutathione S-transferases T1 (GSTrl), M1 (GSTM1) and P1 (GSTP1) with aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN) of Chinese people in Wenzhou of China. Methods Fifty-nine patientswith AAN (AAN group) including 29 male and 30 female as well as 157 healthy ethnically matched controls (control group) including 93 male and 64 female were enrolled in this study. The genotypes of GSTT1, GSTMI and GSTP1 were determined by multiple PCR and confronting two-pair primers PCR (CTPP-PCR). Results The genotype frequencies of GSTP1 were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Compared with the healthy controls, the frequency of GSTT1 null genotype was significantly higher in the patients with AAN (66.1% vs 48.4%,P<0.05). Risk of A.AN for individuals with GSTT1 null genotype was 1.747 fold of those without GSTIl null genotype (95% CI=0.818-3.731). The frequency of GSTM1 null genotype, GSTP1 variant genotypes and GSTP1 G allele in the patients and in the controls were 40.7%, 28.8%, 16.1% and 47.8%, 31.8%, 17.5%, respectively, which were not significantly different. No significant differences were found in prevalence of GSTM1 and GSTP1 gene distribution between patients and controls. Conclusion GSTrl gene polymorphism appears to be associated with susceptibility to AAN in Southern China.