1.Recognition of macrophage activation syndrome
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2017;32(3):238-240
Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)is a serious potentially life -threatening complication seen primarily in patients with systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA).Clinical symptoms include persis-tent fever,liver and spleen lymph node enlargement,cytopenia,hyperferritinemia,hypofibrinogenemia,hypertriglyceri-demia,coagulation disorders,and hemophagocytosis can be seen in the bone marrow.This article summarizes the characteristics of MAS occurring in the context of sJIA and discuss the recent advances in classification systems and management.
2.Construction of a phage display library of human single-chain Fv antibodies from peripheral blood lymphocytes of people with positive serum antibody against hepatitis B virus core protein
Zhenghao TANG ; Huihui MA ; Gang LI
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2001;0(06):-
Objective To construcr a phage display library of human single-chain Fv antibodies from peripheral blood lymphocytes of people with positive serum antibody against hepatitis B virus core protein. Methods The heavy chain and light chain variable region gene of human immunoglobulin were amplified individually by RT-PCR from peripheral blood Lymphocytes mRNA of patients with positive serum hepatitis B virus core protein antibody and randomly combined through a DNA linker encoding the peptide (Gly 4Ser) 3 to construct single-chain variable fragments (ScFv)gene. In the presence of helper phage M13KO7, the ScFv were displayed on the surface of recombinant phages. Results Repertoire antibody library was obtained with 10 6 clonies resistant to ampicillin and kanamycin. Conclusions A typical phage display library of human single-chain Fv antibodies has been constructed Using RT-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and phage display technique, human single-chain Fv antibodies can be screened from this library.
3.Clinical features and long - term follow - up of neonatal lupus erythematosus
Na HUANG ; Haiguo YU ; Huihui MA ; Zhidan FAN
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2015;(21):1611-1613
Objective To investigate the clinical features and long - term prognosis of neonatal lupus erythe-matosus(NLE)and to improve the understanding of NLE. Methods The clinical manifestations and related serologi-cal tests of NLE children diagnosed from June 2010 to January 2014 were analyzed. Regular follow - up was carried out to detect the general condition,rash,blood routine,urine routine,liver and kidney function,complement,red blood cell sedimentation rate(ESR),auto antibodies,electrocardiogram,and ultrasound cardiogram. Results Among the 11 NLE cases,there were 6 male and 5 female patients. All had lesions on skin,3 cases had hematologic changes,7 cases were had liver damage,and 4 cases had heart impairment. The antinuclear antibody and anti - sjogren sydrome A/ Ro antigen (SSA/ Ro)were positive in all the patients. The anti - sjogren sydrome B antigen was positive in 5 patients. The anti -double stands deoxyribonucleic acid antibody was positive in 4 patients. Antibody against U1 - ribonudeoprotein was positive in 3 patients,and the level of ESR was higher in 5 patients. The antinuclear antibody and anti - SSA/ Ro anti-body were positive in all mothers. Only 1 mother had no symptom before pregnancy,7 patients had SLE,3 patients had sjogren syndrome. Seven patients received protect liver enzyme treatment,3 cases of glucocorticoid therapy,and 1 case had combined intravenous treatment with gamma globulin. Among the 11 cases,10 cases were followed up for 10 months to 4 years,while 1 case died from complete bundle branch block after 5 weeks of birth. At 1 year old,10 cases of cuta-neous lupus damage had liver damage were resorted to normal,and the rheumatic autoimmune related autoantibodies of 9 cases turned to be negative,but 1 case was diagnosed as Kawasaki disease when she was 1 year old. Conclusions One of the most common clinical manifestations of NLE was damage of skin,had the liver and blood system abnormity were common but usually not serious. Heart disease especially complete atrioventricular block was less. The long - term follow - up for children with NLE is necessary,and the majority of the prognosis is good,as only a few have the possibi-lity of developing other autoimmune diseases.
4.Automatic segmentation method for hip joint based on Bayesian Decision Theory
Anbang MA ; Dong WANG ; Huihui WU ; Kerong DAI ; Dongyun GU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2016;20(39):5873-5878
BACKGROUND:Hip segmentation based on CT image has been widely used in computer-assisted surgery planning, prosthesis design and finite element analysis. OBJECTIVE:To explore application effects of automatic segmentation method for hip joint based on Bayesian Decision Theory in computer-assisted hip surgery. METHODS:An accurate outer surface segmentation and extraction remain chal enging due to deformed shapes and extremely narrow inter-bone regions. In this paper, we present an automatic, fast and accurate approach for segmentation of femoral head and proximal acetabulum. The outline of the femur was segmented and extracted by contrast enhancement, thresholding algorithm and region growth algorithm. The boundaries of the bone regions are further refined based on Bayes decision rule. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Automatic segmentation method for hip joint based on Bayesian Decision Theory is an accurate segmentation technique for femoral head and proximal acetabulum and it can be applied in computer-assisted hip surgery and prosthesis design.
5.Evaluation on case reports of inadvertent intrathecal vincristine administration
Huihui LIU ; Chang XU ; Huilai MA ; Guang ZENG
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention 2009;0(03):-
Objective To evaluate the reasons for intrathecal administration of vincristine,the characteristics of patients with nerve damage,and the effective rescue measures and outcome prognosis.Methods Electronic literature databases,English and Chinese Paper Documents databases,and Network Engine were searched for Case Reports of inadvertent intrathecal injection of vincristine.SPSS 15.0 was used for statistical analysis.Results Analysis of 32 cases report showed that the intrathecal injection of vincristine in patients had adverse outcome.Of these cases 25 led to death,and survival of cases was associated with lower limb paralysis or quadriplegia.Fatalities appeared due to a progressively ascending myeloencephalopathy.Early recognition and immediate treatment with CSF drainage appeared to be the only intervention that had improved patients' survival.The survival curves of different surgical treatments,whether or not to use folic acid treatment,whether or not to use glutamate treatment,whether or not to use pyridoxinetreatment,was a significant difference.Conclusions Timely ventriculo-lumbar washout,using folic acid treatment and glutamate treatment appear critical.It is difficult to obtain satisfactory clinical outcome,so the key lies in the implementation of effective preventive measures.
6.Abnormal status of tumor markers detected among healthy physical examinees: clinical significance of early tumor screening at molecular level
Yu MA ; Yajing MA ; Xuzhe LI ; Jiang CHEN ; Huihui YIN ; Wenjie ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2017;33(1):12-17
Purpose The aim of this study is to define molecular sub-healthy status among individuals attending routine physical examination.Methods This study examined 8 blood tumor markers among 5 825 healthy individuals.Results (1) Differences in levels of tumor markers were observed between males and females.(2) Elevated CA72-4 levels were seen in 16.05% of individuals in both sexes.(3) More males had elevated levels of CEA and CYFRA21-1.Among the individuals with elevated levels of tumor markers,most were clustered in the prime age group of 41 to 50 years.Conclusion This is the first large-sample survey in healthy Han population in Xinjiang,which found elevated levels of all 8 markers tested with varying rates.Accordingly,this study proposes for the first time a concept of molecular sub-healthy status and a strategy of early tumor screening at molecular level.The molecular sub-healthy status may be an early warning sign for potential cancers,which should draw attention by preventive public health policies.
7.Construction of c-myb Antisense RNA Recombinant Retroviral Vector and Establishment of Its Packaging Cell Line PA317
Huihui MA ; Jilu YAO ; Gang LI ; Chunlan YAO ; Xuejuan CHEN ; Shaoji YANG
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2001;22(3):235-237
【Objective】To construct the c-myb antisense RNA recombinant retroviral vector and its packaging cell line.【Methods】The segment of c-myb gene was cloned into pUC19 with TA cloning method after amplication by RT-PCR,and then was subcloned into retroviral vector pDOR.The recombinant retroviral vector named pDOR-myb was transfected into retroviral package cell line PA317 after selection with G418.【Results】Sequencing data indicated that the c-myb gene was exactly identical to the sequence in the GenBank.The segment of c-myb gene was inserted directionally into pDOR.Resistant colonies were obtained and the titers of pDOR-myb were 5.2×104~9.5×104 CFU/mL.【Conclusion】The recombinant retroviral vector containing c-myb gene is successfully constructed and its packaging cell line PA317/pDOR-myb was established.
8.Clinical-electroencephalogram characteristics and its evolutionary process of Dravet syndrome
Jianmin QIU ; Xiaoyan LIU ; Yuehua ZHANG ; Huihui SUN ; Zhixian YANG ; Xiuwei MA
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2010;43(10):712-715
Objective To analyze the clinical and electroencephalogram (EEG) characteristics as well as its evolutionary process of Dravet syndrome (DS) in order to improve early diagnosis and appropriate treatment.Methods Fifty patients with DS were studied including onset age, trigger factors, seizure types on different age stages and relationship with EEG characteristics and its evolution process.Results The average age of seizure onset was ( 5.5 ± 1.9 ) months.The fever sensitivity continuously existed in the entire course of disease.In the early stage, generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) and focal or unilateral seizures were main types.Multi seizure types included myoclonic seizures (MS) and atypical absence occurred later.The onset ages of MS were average (M50) of 16 months.MS never occurred in 26% of the patients.During the first year of life, EEGs were normal in 76% of these patients.The epileptiform discharges only recorded in about 50% of the patients in spite of multi seizure types had presented.After three years ago, both EEG background abnormalities and discharges occurred in more 90% of the all patients.Photosensitivity response with MS occurred in the 28% of 18 patients.Conclusions The clinical and EEG are not parallel progressively process in early stage of DS.The children often express more severe clinical seizures than EEG abnormalities until 2 years of age.Various abnormal EEG manifestation obviously display gradually after 3 years age.Precise recognizing with the clinical and EEG characteristics of DS will help get correct early diagnosis and screen the candidate cases to test SCN1A gene.
9.Analysis on risk factors of Qi deficiency syndrome of type 2 diabetes mellitusi
Lingyan ZHAO ; Lifu BI ; Wenjie MA ; Jianxin CHEN ; Huihui ZHAO ; Junyou DAI ; Wei WANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013;(5):388-390
Objective To explore the risk factors of Qi deficiency syndrome of type 2 diabetes mellitus and to provide evidence for prevention and cure diabetes mellitus with TCM.Methods On the basisof the epidemiological survey,147 cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus were collected and divided into Qi deficiency syndrome group and non-Qi deficiency syndrome group.The relationships between risk factors and Qi deficiency syndrome were analyzed by unconditional univariate and multivariate Logistic regression.Results Two hours postprandial blood sugar[2PPBS (β value is-0.764,OR (95%CI) is 0.466 (0.236 ~ 0.919)],apolipoprotein-B [APo-B (β value is-1.005,OR (95%CI)is 0.366 (0.140~0.959)],urine glucose [β value is-1.300,OR(95%CI)is 0.273 (0.127~0.584)] were inverse correlation with Qi deficiency syndrome of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Conclusion Qi deficiency syndrome of type 2 diabetes mellitus was inverse correlation with 2PPBS、APo-B and urine glucose.
10.In vitro hyperthermia in combination with chemotherapy for patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma:a randomized controlled clinical trial
Jing WANG ; Lei ZHAO ; Huihui LI ; Juanjuan CHE ; Xinqiao PANG ; Jun WU ; Nina MA
Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2016;16(3):149-153
Objective To evaluate the curative efficacy and adverse events of in vitro hyperthermia in combination with chemotherapy for treating patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma .Methods Seventy-five patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma by pathologic diagnosis admitted in Beijing Friendship Hospital were enrolled and randomly divided into Group Combination ( hyperthermia and chemotherapy ) and Group Chemotherapy at the ratio of 1∶1.All the patients were treated for 4 cycles and the clinical efficacy were evaluated.Results After being treated for 4 cycles, the number of the patients in Group Chemotherapy who had complete response(CR), partial response(PR), stable disease(SD), progressive disease(PD) was 0, 10, 10 and 17, the objective response rate (ORR) was 27.0%, and the disease control rates (DCR) was 54.1%, which in Group Combination was 0, 18, 15 and 5, and 47.4% and 86.8%, respectively.DCR between the two groups was statistically significantly different ( P=0.002 ), but there was no statistical significance on DCR(P=0.069).In Group Combination, the pain relief rate and physical fitness improvement rate was 92.1% and 84.2%, which were significantly higher than 21.6% and 27.0% in Group Chemotherapy, which had statistical significance ( both P<0.05 ).The median survival time and 1-year survival rate in Group Combination was 8.8 months and 31.6%(12/38), which in Group Chemotherapy was 17.86 months and 27.0%(10/37), and there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups .The adverse events in two groups were mild , and no digestive tract reaction with III and IV degree and bone marrow suppression with IV degree were observed .Conclusions DCR and symptom improvement rate in Group Combination were higher than those in Group Chemotherapy , while the adverse events were mild , and patients could tolerate .This combination therapy was worthy of clinical application .