1.A Comparative Observation on Relationship Between Biopsy of Gastric Mucosa and TCM Typing of Atrophic Gastritis
Hongyi REN ; Lingdi NIU ; Guanghua LU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1992;0(08):-
300 cases of atrophic gastritis were typed into 3 groups according to TCM principle, viz. Qideficiency of the Spleen-Stomach, Yang-deficiency of the Spleen-Stomach and Yin-deficiency of the Spleen-Stomach. Biopsy specimens were examined pathologically and detection of Helicobactor pylori performed for comparism. Results showed that in the Yin-deficiency type, the severity of lesion in the gastric mucosa and its type of lesion, severity of atrophy of mucosal glands, infiltration of interstitial inflammatory cells were most serious, while for the detection of Helicobactor pylori, it made no difference among all the three types.
2.Review of 2 cases of severe infection with pulmonary Strongyloides stercoralis
Dan CHEN ; Hongyi TAN ; Pinhua PAN ; Ruichao NIU ; Chengping HU
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2014;(4):428-432
Objective: To improve the understanding of pulmonaryStrongyloides stercoralis. Methods: Two paients were diagnosed with severe infection with pulmonaryStrongyloides stercoralis by respiratory ICU of Xiangya Hospital. The clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, imaging and pathological data were analyzed. Another 87 cases in the literature were reviewed from 1973 to 2013. Results: In the 2 cases, digestive symptoms were the ifrst symptom andStrongyloides stercoralis was found in the lungs. Eosinophils was detected in the 13 death cases by blood routine examination, with 10 cases≤0.05×109/L. Conclusion: The farmers were the main infected people. Patients with basic diseases or with immunosuppression due to long-term glucocorticoid treatment tend to infect and even die atfer the infection withStrongyloides stercoralis. Eosinophil granulocyte reduction shows poor prognosis, which needs early diagnosis and treatment.
3.Comparison of organ coefficients and expression of hypoxia-related genes in the Bama and Juema minipigs
Tingxian NIU ; Hongyi WANG ; Xiaoyu GUO ; Lu LU ; Jian SHEN ; Pan XIAO ; Xiaoming FENG
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2017;27(4):9-13
Objective To compare the organ coefficients and expressions of hypoxia-related genes in Bama and Juema pigs.Method Real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect the changes of hypoxia gene expressions in the heart,liver,spleen,lung,and kidney of Juema and Bama miniature pigs.Results The organ coefficients of kidney and spleen of Juema pigs were significantly lower than Bama miniature pigs (P<0.05 for both).The heart and lung coefficients of Juema pigs were significantly higher than that of Bama miniature pigs (P<0.05 for both).The VEGF and HIF-1α expressions in the lung and kidney in Juema pigs were significantly higher than Bama pigs (P<0.05 or P<0.01).Only the EPO expression in in the lung of Juema pigs was significantly higher than that of the Bama miniature pigs (P<0.05).Conclusions These results indicate that the variation in organ coefficients may be resulted from evolutionary factors such as adaptiveness to environmental physical and energy conditions,pathogens,and energy metabolism demands,etc.in combination.Juema miniature pigs showing a significantly higher expression of hypoxia-related genes than that in Bama minipigs indicate that it has a strong plateau adaptability by higher gene expressions.
4.Comparison of the Bama minipig and Juema minipig models of high altitude multi-organ dysfunction syndrome
Tingxian NIU ; Xiaoyu GUO ; Jian SHEN ; Hongyi WANG ; Lu LU ; Pan XIAO ; Xiaoming FENG
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2015;(4):33-37
Objective To compare the Bama minipig and Juema minipig models of high altitude multi-organ dysfunction syndrome.Methods Six plateau-origin Juema minipigs and plain-origin Bama minpigs in each group received intravenous infusion of 0.35 mg/kg lipopolysaccharide ( LPS) , respectively.Blood samples were taken at 0 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after LPS infusion.Routine blood test was performed, blood CK, AST, ALT, TBIL, CRE were assayed, and histopathological examination of the lung tissues was performed at 24 h, 48 h after LPS infusion.Results The mortality of Bama minipigs was 33.3%, higher than that of 16.7%of Juema minipigs.The trend of physiological and biochemical changes was similar, but was milder in the Juema minipigs than in Bama minipigs.The lung injuries of the Bama minipigs at 24 h and 48 h were more severe than those in the Juema minipigs.Conclusions Both Bama and Juema minipig models of high altitude multi-organ dysfunction syndrome can be successfully established.Juema minipig models can be more closely and safely established, due to its own plateau biological properties, and avoid the influence by extrinsic injurious effects of plateau environment.
5.Oral health knowledge, attitudes and practice among teachers of primary and secondary schools in Gongshu District of Hangzhou City
Chenxi ZHU ; Xiamin QIU ; Bin JU ; Xuelin WANG ; Hongyi NIU ; Xinchi ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2014;8(6):388-393
Objective To explore the current status and influencing factors of oral health knowledge,attitudes and practice (KAP) among the teachers of primary and secondary schools in Gongshu District of Hangzhou City.Methods A total of 652 teachers of primary and secondary schools were selected by using multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method and completed a self-designed questionnaire,which included demographic characteristics and oral health KAP.The status and influencing factors of oral health KAP were analyzed by single and multiple-factor analysis methods.Results The questionnaire was completed by all the 652 teachers,627 of whom were qualified (96.2%).The total ratios of oral health knowledge awareness,attitudes correctness and behaviors formation were 77.1%,68.7% and 46.3%,respectively.There was significant difference of knowledge awareness rate by age,gender,marriage status,monthly income,life status and current cigarette smoking (x2 values were 11.48,8.57,8.12,8.46,23.97 and 4.64,respectively; all P<0.05).There was significant difference in oral health attitudes correctness rate by gender (x2=10.65,P<0.05) and behaviors formation rate by gender,education level and life status (x2 values were 3.95,10.88 and 10.41,respectively; all P<0.05).In logistic regression model,impact factors of oral health knowledge awareness were age,gender,life status and physical exercises; the impact factors of oral health attitudes correctness were gender and monthly income; the impact factors of oral health behaviors formation were gender,level of education and physical exercises.Conclusion The oral health awareness and attitudes correctness are acceptible among the teachers of primary and secondary schools in Gongshu District of Hangzhou City,although the formation rate of oral health behaviors is low.Oral health education should be enforced among the teachers of primary and secondary schools.
6.The difference and correlation of the expression of hypoxia reaction genes at different time of kainic acidinduced epilepsy in rats
Tingxian NIU ; Xiaoming FENG ; Xiaohong LUO ; Xiaoyu GUO ; Lu LU ; Hongyi WANG ; Jian SHEN
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2015;24(7):580-583
Objective To investigate the difference of the expression of hypoxia reaction genes of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),erythropoietin (EPO) and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α)) at different times of rats that were induced epilepsy by kainic acid (KA),and analyze their correlation.Methods The epileptic rat model was established by intraperitoneal injection of kanic acid.The expression of VEGF,EPO and HIF-1α gene were detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR assay with TaqMan probe in different times after intraperitoneal injection of KA.Results Compared with normal sodium (NS) group,the expression VEGF was higher at 12 h((8.38±1.27) ×10-3 ng/μl,P<0.05)) and 24 h((8.30±5.08) ×10-3 ng/μl,P<0.05)),EPO was higher at 12 h((8.42±0.90) × 10-5 ng/μl,P<0.05)) and 48 h ((1.50±3.25) × 10-2 ng/μl,P<0.01)) while the HIF-1α was higher at 24 h((2.11±0.21) × 10-2 ng/μl,P<0.01)),48 h((1.50±0.33) × 10-2 ng/μl,P<0.05))and 72 h((1.64±0.16) × 10-2 ng/μl,P<0.01)).Furthermore,the expression of EPO showed significant correlations with HIF-1α and VEGF (r=0.573,0.471,P<0.05),VEGF and HIF-1α had eminent correlations (r=0.803,P<0.01).Conclusions The expression of VEGF,EPO and HIF-1α participate in the seizure procedure and there is certain correlation between the three genes.
7.Current status and influencing factors of oral health behavior among the elderly living in Gongshu District of Hangzhou City
Chenxi ZHU ; Xiamin QIU ; Fuming HE ; Xinchi ZHOU ; Hongyi NIU ; Yingzhou LI
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2014;8(1):10-13
Objective To explore the current status and influencing factors of oral health knowledge and behavior among the elderly living in Gongshu District of Hangzhou City.Methods A total of 600 elderly individuals were selected by multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling and interviewed with a self-designed questionnaire which included demographic characteristics and oral health knowledge and behavior.The status and influencing factors of oral health behavior were analyzed by single and multiplefactor analysis methods.Results A questionnaire survey was conducted among 600 elderly residents,with a response rate of 99.3% (596/600) and an effective response rate of 94.1% (561/600).The rate of good oral hygiene was 50.4%.Those elderly with different age,education level,medical insurance and oral hygiene showed significant difference in qualified rate of oral health behavior (x2 values were 10.79,21.32,5.72 and 16.33,respectively; all P<0.05).In Logistic regression model,education level was positively correlated with oral health behavior among the elderly,and the qualified rate of oral health behavior of the elderly with education level of junior school or above was 2.69 times higher than that of illiterate elderly (x2=10.53,P=0.001).Conclusion The awareness rate of oral health knowledge among the elderly living in Gongshu District of Hangzhou City is at a relatively higher level,though oral health behavior is moderate.Age,education level,medical insurance and oral hygiene could be impacting factors of oral health behavior.
8.Development and verification of reference nucleic acid materials of H9N2 influenza viruses by real-time RT-PCR.
Jie SONG ; Cui LI ; Jing LI ; Shuang ZHANG ; Wenhui FAN ; Lirong LIU ; Hongyi JIA ; Aibi YU ; Ke HAO ; Chunyan NIU ; Jing WANG ; Qizu ZHAO ; Wenjun LIU
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2018;34(10):1579-1586
The HA gene of H9N2 influenza virus (A/chicken/Hunan/04.14 (H9N2)) was amplified and sequenced. The RNA was synthesized by in vitro transcription. The RNA transcription solutions were diluted to 10⁹ copies/μL using the RNA storage solution. The aliquoted RNA solutions were used to evaluate the homogeneity and stability. The results were determined by the average value obtained from four independent laboratories. Furthermore, the fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR method was also developed to verify the detection accuracy of clinical samples. The detection limit of this method is approximately 10 copies. Taken together, the RNA transcription solution established in our study can used as positive standard reference for rapid detection of H9N2 influenza virus.
9.Screening of Hypoxia-Sensitive and Hypoxia-Tolerant Wistar Rats and Preliminary Exploration of Hypoxia Sensitivity in Their G1 Generation
Pan XIAO ; Hongyi WANG ; Lu LU ; Mei ZHANG ; Keming CHEN ; Dongshuai SHEN ; Tingxian NIU
Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine 2024;44(4):374-383
Objective By screening and passaging G0 generation Wistar rats, we obtained hypoxia-sensitive and hypoxia-tolerant G1 generation rats, and then the differences in hypoxia sensitivity among these rats were preliminarily explored. Methods 200 Wistar rats (half male and half female) were selected as G0 generation and placed in a controlled oxygen concentration system. The hypoxia tolerance time, which refers to the time from placement to near death, was recorded for the G0 generation rats at an oxygen volume fraction of 3%. 30 rats (half male and half female) with the shortest hypoxia tolerance time were selected for mating and passage to obtain G1 generation hypoxia-sensitive rats. Similarly, 30 rats (half male and half female) with the longest hypoxia tolerance time were selected for mating and passage to obtain G1 generation hypoxia-tolerant rats. An additional 24 standard Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: a control group and a model group, with 12 rats in each group (half male and half female). The control group was kept in a normoxic environment, while the model group, along with the G1 generation hypoxia-sensitive rats (G1 sensitive group) and G1 generation hypoxia-tolerant rats (G1 tolerant group), were placed in a hypobaric hypoxia chamber (simulating an altitude of 5 000 m). After 12 hours, various indicators, including blood gas, complete blood count, blood biochemistry, pathological sections, and hypoxia-related genes were detected or observed to compare the differences in hypoxia sensitivity among the 4 groups. Results Compared with the G0 generation standard rats, the hypoxia tolerance time of G1 generation rats was significantly prolonged (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the oxygen saturation (SatO2) in G1 tolerant group was significantly higher (P<0.05). In the G1 sensitive group, the levels of white blood cell (WBC) count, neutrophil (NEUT) count, hemoglobin (HGB) concentration, hematocrit (HCT), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), platelet (PLT), and creatinine (Cr) significantly increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01), while actual bicarbonate (AB) content significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the brain and lung coefficients were significantly elevated (P<0.05). In addition, pathological section results showed that the brain and lung tissues in the model group, G1 sensitive group, and G1 tolerant group all suffered from significant damage, with no evident differences in the gene expression levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) in brain tissues among the three groups (P>0.05). ConclusionCompared with standard rats, G1 generation hypoxia-sensitive/tolerant rats exhibit good signs of hypoxia sensitivity/tolerance traits, but further screening and passage are still needed to purify them.