1.Clinical significance and change of serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in cerebral infarction patients
Jianchuan LI ; Guomei LI ; Runhai SUN
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2011;34(22):33-34
Objective To investigate the changes of serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in cerebral infarction patients and its relationship with the condition of cerebral infarction and prognosis.Methods Ninety-seven cases with cerebral infarction patients (observation group) and 72healthy subjects (control group) were selected.The levels of hs-CRP at different periods were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in observation group, and its relationship with the severity of cerebral infarction level degree and neurological deficit scores was analyzed and compared with control group.Results The levels of hs-CRP at the 24th day[(3.9 ± 1.8) mg/L]were lower than those at the 1,4,8th day [(5.8 ± 1.9), (6.4 ± 2.4), (5.7 ± 2.0) mg/L]in observation group, and the difference was significant (P< 0.05 ).The levels of hs-CRP showed positive correlation with neurological deficit scores (r = 0.214, P < 0.01 ).Conclusions The levels of hs-CRP have close relationship with cerebral infarction, and it can be used as an important biological indicator in evaluating the severity and prognosis of cerebral infarction and has clinical value in prediction and intervention of cerebral infarction.
2."""Four Sacral Needles"" Therapy for Female Stress Incontinence"
Siyou WANG ; Guomei CHEN ; Lihui LI
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2006;4(3):170-173
Objective: To make a retrospective control study of the curative effects of Four sacral needles method and conventional acupuncture therapy on female stress incontinence. Methods:A treatment group was treated by Four sacral needles method, in which four sacral points were electroacupunctured with special insertion of needles to excite the pudendal nerve and induce the rhythmic contraction of the pelvic floor muscles, thereby increasing the strength of the pelvic floor muscles and improving ability in urinary continence. A control group was treated by conventional acupuncture therapy, in which corresponding points were acupunctured according to syndrome-based classification. Results: In the 31 cases of the treatment group treated by Four sacral needlesmethod, 100% symptom improvement occurred in 22(71.0% )after an average of 21 treatments (3-63treatments). In the 34 cases of the control group treated by conventional acupuncture therapy, 100%symptom improvement occurred in 0 after 30 treatments. The curative effect was better in the treatment group than in the control group(p< 0.01).The curative effect improved with an increase in the number of treatments in the treatment group. Conclusion: Four sacral needles method is more effective than conventional acupuncture therapy in treating female stress incontinence.
3.Change tendency of correlative test indexes in patients with type 2 diabetic mellitus and diabetic nephropathy
Guomei RUAN ; Rongde TANG ; Hongyan OU ; Wenjuan CHEN ; Zhicheng LI
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2016;37(14):1963-1964,1967
Objective To analyze the variation tendency of correlative test indexes in the patients with type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) and diabetic nephropathy (DN) .Methods The urinary microalbumin (M‐Alb) ,blood glucose and renal function were de‐termined in 167 cases of T2DM .Then the cases were divided into the simple DM group ,early DN group and clinical DN group ac‐cording to the excretion rates of urinary M‐Alb .The determined results were compared among 3 group and analyzed .Results The age in the simple DM group was smaller than that in the early DN group and clinical DN group (P<0 .05) .The positive rates of u‐rinary M‐Alb and urinary protein were highest in the clinical DN group ,the differences among 3 groups had statistical significance (P<0 .05) .The difference of blood glucose indexes had no statistical difference between the simple DM group and early DN group , the clinical DN group was apparently higher than that in the simple DM group and early DN group (P<0 .05) .The levels of urea (Urea) and creatinine(Cr) in the simple DM group were significantly lower than those in the early DN group and clinical DN group ,the differences among 3 groups had statistical significance (P<0 .01) .Conclusion The severe the DN ,the higher the urina‐ry M‐Alb ,blood glucose and renal function indicators ,the higher the positive rates of urinary protein and urinary glucose ,the more significant the tendency of renal function damage .
4.Rhein inhibits the movement and invasion of human ovarian carcinoma cells through Rac1/LIMK1/cofilin signaling pathway
Min TANG ; Hong LI ; Guomei ZHOU ; Yihong XIE ; Heyun RUAN ; Danrong LI
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2016;32(3):366-372
Aim To investigate the effect of Rhein on the movement and invasiveness of human ovarian carci-noma cells with directional high lymphatic metastasis SKOV3-PM4 cells and explore the role of Rac1/LIMK1/cofilin signaling pathway. Methods Migration assay and invasion assay were used to observe the effect of Rhein on the metastatic and invasive ability of SK-OV3-PM4 cells in vitro. The effect of Rhein on the morphology and cytoskeleton ultrastructure of ovarian cancer cells was observed by laser scanning confocal microscope and scanning electron microscope. The protein expression level of Rac1,LIMK1,PAK1 and co-filin were detected by Western blot, respectively. Re-sults Rhein inhibited the abilities of cell invasion and migration of SKOV3-PM4 cells,and the inhibitory rate increased along with the increase of the concentration and treatment duration. After treated with 8. 80 μmol· L-1 ,17. 60 μmol · L-1 , 26. 40 μmol · L-1 of Rhein for 24 h,the abilities of migration and invasion of SK-OV3-PM4 cells were inhibited ( P <0. 05 ); the mor-phology and cytoskeleton ultrastructure of SKOV3-PM4 cells were changed, cellular pseudopod reduced, cell microfilament fractured and its distribution disordered, plasma membrane was uneven and cell gap widened . After treatment of Rhein and Rac1 inhibitor , Rac1 protein expression and the expression of P-LIMK1 , P-PAK1 and P-cofilin notably decreased in a dose-de-pendent manner compared with the control group ( P<0. 05 ) . After Rhein and Rhein plus Rac1 inhibitor treatment ,P-LIMK1, P-cofilin, P-PAK1 protein levels of SKOV3-PM4 cells significantly decreased compared with the control group , and the group of Rac1 inhibi-tor plus Rhein treatment, the phosphorylated protein decreased more significantly ( P <0. 05 ) . After Rac1 activator plus Rhein treatment, phosphorylated protein expression of P-LIMK1 ,P-PAK1 and P-cofilin upregu-lated significantly ( P <0. 05 ) . Conclusions Rhein may be a potential inhibitor of Rac1 and can inhibit the migrating and invasive capabilities of directional high lymphatic metastasis SKOV3-PM4 cells through down-regulating the phosphorylation of Rac1/LIMK1 /cofilin pathway associated protein.
5.Role of plasma (1-3)-beta glucan D testing in curative effect evaluation of pulmonary fungal infection
Yongping XIE ; Guomei LI ; Jieran WEN ; Xueling TANG ; Xiuhong LUN ; Yaoju TAN ; Meiyu PAN ; Weinan YE
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(5):517-518
Objective To investigate the dynamic change and the clinical curative effect evaluation of plasma (1-3)-beta glucan D (BG) in the patients with pulmonary disease complicating fungal infection .Methods The MB-80 miroorganism dynamic rapid de-tection system and fungi BG detection kits were adopted to detect plasma BG content before and after treatment in 87 cases of pul-monary disease complicating fungal infection and the controls .The sputum culture in the patients was performed before and after treatment .Results Plasma BG levels before antifungal therapy ,at 1 ,2 weeks after treatment in 87 patients were (162 .81 ± 70 .03) , (15 .89 ± 30 .88) and (4 .58 ± 7 .87)pg/mL ,which in the control group was (5 .62 ± 1 .83)pg/mL ,plasma BG level had statistical differences between before treatment and at 1 ,2 weeks after treatment in the patients with the control group (P<0 .05);Plasma BG levels between at 1 week after treatment with at 2 weeks after treatment and the control group had statistically significant differ-ences (P<0 .05) .Among 87 patients ,66 cases were positive sputum culture at 1 week after antifungal drug treatment and 9 cases were positive sputum culture at 2 weeks after treatment .Conclusion Continuously monitoring the patient′s plasma BG level com-bined with the sputum fungal culture results ,clinical symptoms and lung shadow in X-ray has certain clinical value to judge the anti-fungal effect .
6.Observations on 52 Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Treated by Needling Combined with Drug
Huitian ZHENG ; Yongfang LI ; Shunxing YUAN ; Chenguang ZHANG ; Guomei CHEN ; Lifang ZHANG
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2004;2(6):24-26
To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) treated by needling combined with drug, 104 patients with DPN were randomly divided into acupuncture plus drug group and control group, and each group had 52 patients. After treatment of two months, the clinical effective rate in acupuncture plus drug group was 51.9%, and the total effective rate was 88.5%, both of them were better than those in control group (P<0.05). The needling method of nourishing the kidney and dredging the meridian combined with drug had good clinic effect in the treatment of DPN.
7.Study of susceptibility loci located within Xp11 in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Sanduo JIANG ; Rene XIN ; Yiping QIAN ; Sicui LIN ; Fei LI ; Xiaodong WU ; Dongxiang WANG ; Guomei TANG ; Kaida JIANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2001;18(3):169-172
Objective To detect the genetic relationship between monoamine oxidase(MAO) A type gene and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) in Chinese. Methods The haplotype-based haplotype relative risk(HHRR) and the transmission disequilibrium test(TDT) methods were used to analyze the genetic association and linkage in 60 ADHD children and their parents. Results In this sample were found significant association (χ2=4.90, P<0.05) and linkage (χ2=4.84, P<0.05) between the MAOCA 114bp allele and DSM-III-R-diagnosed ADHD in trios composed of father, mother and affected offspring. Conclusion The above results suggested that ADHD was associated and in linkage with MAO A gene, and the susceptibility loci might reside in chromosome Xp11 for ADHD.
8.Watson's caring science/caritas nursing model and empirical nursing
Huiting WANG ; Guomei GONG ; Hui LI ; Lixia CHEN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2017;23(17):2316-2319
Jean Watson's caring science/caritas nursing model is the first of its kind which integrates "caring" and "science". He proposes to make caring decisions in a scientific way based on ten caring and nursing elements, and develops the caring science with reliable quantitative and qualitative research evidence. He also founds the Institute of caring science research, the International Union of Fraternity and the International Fraternity Comparison Database, which play a positive role in popularizing his evidence. It is an obvious example of Dr. Watson's emphasis on evidence to develop the International Energy Field Project for Nurses and promote the application and practice of his evidence-based caring science model with the research evidence from other disciplines.
9.Association of TLR4 gene polymorphisms with large artery atherosclerotic stroke and vascular bed selectivity of atherosclerotic lesions.
Xiang XU ; Na NA ; Xudong PAN ; Kun WANG ; Aijun MA ; Yuan WANG ; Li WANG ; Runze ZHOU ; Guomei ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2014;31(4):455-461
OBJECTIVETo assess the association of TLR4 gene polymorphisms with large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) stroke and liability to atherosclerosis in an ethnic Han population from northern China.
METHODSThe study has involved 286 LAA stroke patients and 300 healthy controls. The LAA group has been divided 4 subsets according to angiostenosis conditions. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism and pyrosequencing were employed to analyze three single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) (rs1927914, rs1927911 and rs2149356) of the TLR4 gene. A Haploview software package was used to analyze the haplotypes.
RESULTSSNPs rs1927911 and rs2149356 were associated with LAA stroke. Genotypic and allelic frequencies of rs1927914 did not differ significantly between the two groups. Genetic variants of the three SNPs did not vary significantly between all subsets. Haplotype analysis was revealed a significant difference between the LAA group and the control group. Compared with the controls, the frequencies of haplotypes H2 and H8 were lower, and that of H3 was greater in the LAA group.
CONCLUSIONAn association between the TLR4 gene polymorphisms and LAA stroke subtype in ethnic Han population in northern China has been found. However, no association of liability to atherosclerosis in different vascular bed has been found with these polymorphisms.
Adult ; Aged ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; ethnology ; genetics ; Base Sequence ; Coronary Artery Disease ; ethnology ; genetics ; pathology ; Coronary Vessels ; pathology ; Female ; Genetic Association Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Stroke ; ethnology ; genetics ; pathology ; Toll-Like Receptor 4 ; genetics
10.Expression of survivin, fibronectin-1, VEGF and ezrin in thyroid tumors and their relationship with tumor pathological characteristics
CHENG Xiaoju ; LI Tingchao ; LI Xiufang ; HU Guomei
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2019;26(9):1006-1011
Objective: To investigate the expression of survivin, fibronectin-1, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and ezrin in thyroid tumors and their relationship with the pathological characteristics of thyroid tumors. Methods: Ninety patients with thyroid tumors admitted to the third affiliated hospital of Zunyi Medical University and the first hospital during Oct. 2016 and Oct. 2018 were selected as the observation group. Seventy-five patients with normal thyroid confirmed by pathology in the same period were selected as the control group. The protein levels of survivin, fibronectin-1, VEGF and ezrin were detected by immunohistochemical method. Results: The positive rates of survivin, fibronectin-1, VEGF and Ezrin in the control group were 2.67%, l4.00%, 1.33% and 1.33%, which were lower than 97.78%, 96.67%, 93.33% and 95.56% in the observation group, respectively (all P<0.05 or P<0.01). The expressions of survivin, fibronectin-1, VEGF and ezrin were significantly correlated with TNM staging, tumor diameter, extrathyroid invasion and lymphatic metastasis (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Survivin, fibronectin-1, VEGF and ezrin proteins are all involved in the occurrence and development of thyroid tumors. The combined detection of these four indicators is of great significance in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of thyroid tumors.