1.Soluble P-selectin and L-selectin levels in serum of colorectal cancer patients and its clinical significance
Liang ZHANG ; Guifei LUO ; Huixiong YUAN ; Guijiang WEI
China Oncology 2014;(8):599-603
Background and purpose:Colorectal cancer is a kind of common digestive malignancies, which seriously threaten the human health. Although modern diagnostic and treatment technology has developed rapidly, the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer continue to show an increasing tendency in recent years, and early diagnosis and prevention of colorectal cancer liver metastases are important to increase the survival rate of patients and to improve the prognosis. P-selectin and L-selectin is attracting much attention in cancer research ifeld recently, and the change of their expression and mediated adhesion play an important role in tumor cell metastasis, but their relationship between the occurrence and clinical stage of colorectal cancer rarely reported. This study aimed to explore whether the serum P-selectin and L-selectin levels of colorectal cancer patients were correlated with clinical and pathological features and the situation before and after surgery.Methods:A total number of 132 cases of colorectal cancer patients and 100 healthy subjects with gender and age-matched were enrolled. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect serum P-selectin and L-selectin concentrations in 132 cases before and after surgery, 100 healthy subjects were enrolled as the control group, the P-selectin and L-selectin levels were analyzed combined with theclinical and pathological features.Results:Serum P-selectin and L-selectin levels in patients with colorectal cancer before surgery were signiifcantly higher than those in the healthy control group (75.2±13.3vs 26.6±9.6, 89.2±12.7vs 33.9±8.3,P<0.05) ; Compared with the patients before surgery, 1 week after surgery, the P-selectin and L-selectin levels were not significantly decreased (63.8±11.1vs 75.2±13.3, 71.5±10.9vs 89.2±12.7,P>0.05); however, significantly decreased after 3 months (34.8±10.4vs 75.2±13.3, 40.1±9.5vs 89.2±12.7,P<0.01); This paper studied patients with colorectal cancer, the higher clinical stage, higher P-selectin and L-selectin levels, and their expression levels with tumor invasion depth, Dukes stage, histological grade and lymph node metastasis were related, but were not correlated with age, gender and tumor site. Meanwhile, P-selectin and L-selectin levels were not signiifcantly correlated in the same serum of patients with colorectal cancer (r=4.114,P>0.05).Conclusion:Serum P-selectin and L-selectin levels to some extent relfect the invasion of colorectal cancer, the degree of inifltration and lymph node metastasis, and which can be an important indicator in the development and prognosis of colorectal cancer.
2.Appearances and dynamic changes of high resolution computed tomography in critical influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia
Shujuan LI ; Zhiyong ZHANG ; Yuxin SHI ; Guijiang ZHANG ; Jie ZHANG ; Suodi SHI ; Junfeng WANG ; Su ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2011;29(10):615-618
ObjectiveTo study the appearances and dynamic changes of chest high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in clinically diagnosed critical influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia.MethodsOne hundred chest HRCT scanning examinations were performed in 36 cases of influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia who were diagnosed by the clinical manifestations in one month.The onset,progress and resolve of pulmonary manifestations were analyzed.Results Chest HRCT was performed in six patients,and small patchy opacity presented in three cases and ground-glass opacities presented in the other three cases within 3 days after onset when the disease was at the initial stage.Multiple larger opacities were visualized in all cases at the progressive stage (3 days later after onset),which included the pure ground-glass opacities (9 cases,25.0% ),ground-glass opacities accompanied by consolidations (20 cases,55.6%),prominent consolidations (7 cases,19.4%),and accompanied pleural lesions (10,27.8%).The lesions strongly progressed within (8.0± 2.6) d and distinctly absorption in all cases (100.0%,36/36) within (16.0±4.8) d after onset of the disease.The pulmonary interstitial hyperplasia was found in 23 cases (63.9%).Dynamic change types of the lesions include absorption after progression,absorption and progression coexistence then absorption and gradually absorption,andabsorptionafterprogressionwas themajor type(41.7%).ConclusionHRCT could distinctly demonstrate the shape,range and dynamic changes of pulmonary lesions of critical influenza A (H1 N1) pneumonia.
3.Mutation analysis in a pedigree with oculocutaneous albinism
Suwei HU ; Xiaoyan HE ; Jie LI ; Xiangyu ZHU ; Guijiang XU ; Po ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2017;50(12):909-911
Objective To investigate gene mutations in a pedigree with oculocutaneous albinism by using targeted next-generation sequencing technology.Methods Clinical data were collected from a pedigree with oculocutaneous albinism.Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood cells of the proband and his parents.High-throughput sequencing technology was used for sequence analysis of coding regions in exons of 29 genes including TYR,OCA2,TYRP1 and SLC45A2 in the proband to find potential pathogenic gene mutations.Sanger sequencing was conducted to detect the corresponding genetic loci in the parents.Results Two heterozygous mutations were identified in the TYR gene of the proband,including a novel mutation c.534G > C (p.Trp178Cys) and a known mutation c.1147G > A (p.Asp383Asn).The detection of the TYR gene mutations in the parents of the proband showed that the c.534G > C and c.1147G > A mutations in the proband were inherited from his father and mother respectively.Conclusion A novel pathogenic mutation c.534G > C in the TYR gene is identified in the pedigree with oculocutaneous albinism by using targeted next-generation sequencing technology.
4.Effectiveness of cinacalcet in combination with calcitriol for secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with maintenance hemodialysis
Guijiang SUN ; Fang WEI ; Haibo YU ; Bo LI ; Haiyan CHEN ; Ruining ZHANG ; Bo WANG ; Jia MENG ; Hongye DONG ; Aili JIANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2018;17(9):717-720
One hundred and twenty maintenance hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism were randomly assigned to receive cinacalce,calcitriol or combination of cinacalce and cacitriol for treatment,with 40 cases in each group.Patients were followed up for 12 months;and the blood tests,echocardiography,examinations for osteoporosis and soft tissue calcification were performed every month.After 3 months of treatment,the serum levels of parathyroid hormone were decreased in all three groups (P < 0.01);while the parathyroid hormone decreased more markedly with less influence on serum calcium and phosphorus levels in combination group.There were no significant changes in alkaline phosphatase,osteoporosis and cardiac valve calcification after treatment,compared with before treatment.There were no cases of hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia appearing in combination group after treatment.The study indicates that the combination of cinacalcet with calcitriol has better therapeutic effect for treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in maintenance dialysis patients.