2.A case report of nasal myiasis.
Jixin QIN ; Jin LIU ; Hongbing LONG
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2012;26(20):955-956
A 66-year-old male patient presented with rhinocnesmus and mild epistaxis. More than 100 maggots were found in the right nasal cavity by nasal endoscopy. The affected nasal mucosa was erythematous, edematous, ulcerated, and mild bleeding on probing was present. No nasal septal perforation or destruction of nose was noted. Middle and inferior meatus, nasopharyngeal mucosa, orbit, facial skin, oral cavity, gingiva and external auditory canal were normal. The maggot was identified as larvae of Chrysomyia megacephala.
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3.Deletion of Nucleotides of NS Gene from 263 to 277 Decreases the Viral Anti-IFN Ability of H5N1
Jin-Xue LONG ; Qu-Zhi WANG ; Xiu-Fan LIU ;
Microbiology 1992;0(02):-
Since 2000,most of H5N1 subtype influenza A virus had a unique mutation of NS gene with 15base pair deletion from 263 to 277. In order to investigate the bio-characteristics of this mutation,two different NS recombinants,RWSN-248 and RWSN-m248,were generated via plasmid rescue from A/WSN/33(H1N1) and A/SD/04(H5N1). RWSN-248 had a higher viral titer than RWSN-m248 in MDCK and COS-1 cells that have an IFN response,but they had the similar growth ability in Vero cells that lack an IFN response. Both of two recombinants grew well in embryonated chicken eggs and had the similar viral titer and MDT. The results above revealed that the deletion from 263 to 277 sites of NS gene did not influence viral virulence to but decreased viral anti-IFN ability of H5N1.
4.Effect of different doses of rosuvastatin on brachial artery endothelium-dependent vasodilation and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with coronary heart disease
Xinge XU ; Long JIN ; Rong LOU ; Liu HUANG
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2015;37(4):147-150
Objective To investigate effect of different doses of rosuvastatin on brachial artery endothelium-dependent vasodilation and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with coronary heart disease.Methods 92 patients with coronary heart disease in our hospital were admitted and divided into four groups according to randomly digital method, including 23 cases in control group were treated with lipid nitrate, antiplatelet aggregation, anticoagulant, lowering blood sugar, blood pressure control and other of conventional therapy;23 cases in group A, on the basis of conventional therapy, were treated with rosuvastatin 5 mg/d, orally, once daily;23 cases in group B were treated with rosuvastatin 10 mg/d, orally, once daily based on the conventional therapy;23 cases in group C were treated with rosuvastatin 20 mg/d, orally, once daily based on conventional treatment, each group was treated for 8 weeks.Brachial artery endothelium-dependent vasodilation (FMD) and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) of patients before and after treatment were collected by color ultrasonic doppler, while observed lipid levels changes of 4 groups.Results Control group was treated for eight weeks, FMD, ITM, blood lipid levels and each index values were not significantly changed, the difference was not statistically significant;After treatment, total cholesterol ( TC) , low-density lipoprotein cholesterol C ( LDL-C) of A, B, C groups were significantly better than that before treatment, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), and decrease amplitude with dose of rosuvastatin increased became grearer, but the total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol C( HDL-C) there was no significant difference compared with before treatment; Compared with before treatment, ITM of A, B, C groups decreased, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), decrease amplitude with dose of rosuvastatin increased became greater.Conclusion Rosuvastatin can significantly improve brachial artery endothelium-dependent vasodilation and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with coronary heart disease, and there is a clear dose-response relationship, which may be associated with rosuvastatin decrease total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol C in patients with coronary heart disease.It has guide significance to clinical.
5.The study of treating acute pancreatitis with large dose of anisodamine combined with ulinastain
Gengwei ZHANG ; Aijun SHAN ; Xunfa LIU ; Liangong LONG ; Jin WANG
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2014;23(2):187-190
Objective To study the effects of large dose anisodamine (654-2) combined with ulinastain on severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).Methods 100 healthy adult SD rats which were fasted 12 hours before experiment and were allowed drinking water freely,were divided to 5 groups randomly (random number):normal control group,SAPgroup,SAP + Ulinastain group,SAP + Anisodamine group,SAP +Ulinastain + Anisodamine,there were 20 rats in every group.To observe the levels of diastase,phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and endotoxin and pathology of rats in every group.Another cohort of 60 SD rats were divided into 3 groups:SAP group,SAP + Ulinastain group,SAP + Ulinastain + large dose Anisodamine group,survival periods were observed.Results The levels of diastase,PLA2 and endotoxin in SAP rats were higher than those in 3 SAP with treatment groups (P < 0.05).The histopathological changes were most severe in SAP group.All of 3 markers in 3 SAP with treatment groups decreased obviously,and anisodamine alone was effective to treat SAP,but the effect of UTI + 654-2 was better than UTI or 654-2 alone,and histopathological changes were mild in this group treated with UTI + 654-2.Conclusions Anisodamine could effectively relax the Oddi sphincter thereby decreasing the hydrostatic pressure inside the bile duct and pancreatic duct.Ulinastain is a kind of proteinase inhibitor suppressing many kinds of enzymes and in tern to stabilize lysosomal membrane and inhibit the release of lysosomal enzyme.Combination of the large dose Anisodamine with Ulinastain could inhibit the overexpression of inflammationarv factors in SAP,thereby lessening the severity of viscera injury.
6.Evaluation of visual quality after overnight orthokeratology in pre-adolescent myopes
Wei, MA ; Meng, LIAO ; Hong-zhi, JIN ; Long-qian, LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2012;(12):1104-1109
Background Orthokeratology has been proved to temporarily alter the equivalent sphere,but its effects on visual quality deserve attention.Objective The present study was to investigate the visual quality after overnight orthokeratology in pre-adolescent myopes.Methods Written informed consent was obtained form each subject prior to entering into this series.A descriptive study design was used.One hundred and fifty eyes of 76 teenagers aged (14.90± 1.24)years with low and moderate myopia (-2.79 ± 0.82)D were included in the study.Fitted with Ortho-K contact lens,the lens was wore every night for over 8 hours.Subjective refraction,uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA),contrast sensitivity function,corneal-topography,and aberrometry were examined before,1 week and 3 months after the initiation of orthokeratology.Visual quality was generally evaluated by comparing before wearing,1 week and 3 months after wearing using the National Eye Institute refractive error quality of life instrument (NEI-RQL-42TM).All the procedures were performed by the same clinician.Results Spherical equivalent refractions were (-0.33± 1.02) D and (-0.26 ± 0.60) D 1 week and 3 months after orthokeratology,showing significant decline in comparison with (-2.79±0.82) D of before orthokeratology (P =0.001,0.001).However,no considerable difference was seen between 1 week and 3 months after orthokeratology (P=0.161).Contrast sensitivity function was significantly different in all spatial frequencies before wearing,1 week and 3 months after wearing,and those of 1 week and 3 months after wearing were significantly lower than those of before wearing (1 week:3 cpd P =0.001,6 cpd P=0.001,12 cpd P<0.05,18 epd P<0.05 ;3 months:3 cpd P=0.001,6 cpd P=0.001,12 cpd P<0.05,18 cpd P<0.05).There was no significant change in contrast sensitivity function between 1 week and 3 months of orthokeratology (P>0.05).Flat K,steep K and corneal eccentricity (e) were significantly reduced (P =0.000),and surface asymmetry index (SAI) and surface regularity index (SRI) were significantly improved after orthokeratology in comparison with before orthokeratology (both P =0.001).Root mean square (RMS) of total higher-order,third-order and fourth-order aberrations were significantly increased (P<0.05),but RMS of whole aberration and second-order aberrations significantly decreased after orthokeratology (P< 0.05).There were no significant changes in the fifth-order,sixth-order and seventh-order aberration among pre-wear,1 week and 3 months after orthokeratology.Scales of dark to bright,nocturnal driving,glare,visual fluctuate and halo were lower than those before orthokeratology (P<0.05).The scales of visual fluctuate between 1 month and 3 months after orthokeratology had significant differences (P<0.01),while the rest of the scales had no significant differences (P>0.05).Conclusions Orthokeratology can reduce myopic diopter 1 week after orthokeratology.The overnight wearing of fitted orthokeratology can decrease contrast sensitivity and increase corneal surface irregularity and RMS of third-order and fourth-order.Compared with spectacles,orthokeratology reduces subjective visual quality,especially nocturnal quality.
7.Effects of acetylcholine chloride on intracellular free calcium concentration of cultured sweat gland epithelial cells
Xia LEI ; Jin-Jin WU ; Yuan-Gang LU ; Tang-You ZHU ; Zai-Yun LONG ; Yuan LIU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 1994;0(06):-
Objective To isolate and culture sweat gland epithelial cells in vitro,and to study the effects of acetylcholine (ACh) on intracellular flee calcium concentration ([Ca~(2+)]i) of cultured sweat gland epithelial cells.Methods Sweat glands epithelial cells were collected by enzymatic digestion.After ACh was added to the primary and first passage cells,[Ca~(2+)]i was examined using confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and the Ca~(2+) sensitive dye Fura 3/AM.Results The primary and first passage epithe- lial cells grew well.After ACh was added,opening of the calcium channel and significant [Ca~(2+)]i increase were observed when the primary and first passage cells were incubated with high concentration of calcium (2 mmol/L);no significant [Ca~(2+)]i increase was observed in those cultured without calcium.Conclusion Upon stimulation with ACh,calcium channels of cultured primary and first passage sweat gland epithelial cells would open,influx of extracellular Ca~(2+) occurred,which resulted in an increase of [Ca~(2+)]i.Extracellular bound calcium was therefore converted into intracellular free calcium.
8.Protective Effects of Ademetionine 1,4-Butanedisulfonate on Radiation Injury
Guanghui ZHANG ; Jin JIN ; Zewei ZHOU ; Peixun LIU ; Wei LONG ; Hongying WU
Herald of Medicine 2017;36(9):974-978
Objective This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of ademetionine 1,4-butanedisulfonate (SMT) against radiation injuries.Methods ICR mice were randomly divided into 7 groups,including normal control,irradiation-only,SMT administration-only,low-,medium-and high-dosages (250,500,1 000 mg·kg-1) of SMT pre-irradiation and high-dose of SMT post-irradiation in experimental groups.Blood and immunological experiments,organs index experiment and 30-day''s survival experiment were carried out to observe the protective effects of SMT on peripheral blood and immune system,organ index and the whole body injuries.Results Compared with irradiation-only group (4.23±1.16) ×109·L-1,the number of nucleated cells in bone marrow was (11.20±4.63) ×109·L-1 in the high dose of SMT pre-irradiation.The difference between two groups was significant.Compared with irradiation-only group (19.25±9.36),the colony forming unit-spleen was (39.00±7.57) in the high-dose SMT pre-irradiation group,there was a significant difference between the two groups.The index of liver,spleen,kidney and pancreas were significantly higher than those of the irradiation-only group in SMT administration groups.The survival rate of mice treated with SMT was increased,especially for the high dose group (46% lifted) when compared with irradiation-only group.Conclusion SMT can protect mice from radiation injuries.
9.Reduction of β-catenin expression in hepatocellular carcinoma inhibited the enhanced metastatic potential of hypoxia
Liang LIU ; Xianjun YU ; Chuntao WU ; Jiang LONG ; Chen LIU ; Jin XU ; Quanxing NI ; Zhaoyou TANG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2012;18(1):58-62
ObjectiveTo explore the role of β-catenin in the proinvasive consequences of hypoxia in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).MethodsWe established in vitro and in vivo hypoxic models using the highly metastatic MHCC97 and the stable red fluorescent protein-expressing MHCC97-R cells.The role of β-catenin in hypoxia-mediated aggressiveness was investigated by β-catenin knockdown.ResultsHypoxia caused a pronounced arrest of proliferation in MHCC97 cells,suppressed tumor growth in MHCC97-R xenografts,but promoted in vitro invasiveness and in vivo metastasis.β-Catenin-silencing by short hairpin significantly inhibited the enhanced invasiveness of MHCC97 cells due to hypoxia,reduced the increase in distant metastasis by hepatic arterial ligation,but failed to further restrain cell proliferation.Conclusionβ-Catenin in HCC cells plays an essential role in the hypoxia-induced metastatic potential.A reduction of βcatenin expression inhibited the proinvasive consequences of hypoxia in HCC.
10.Initial experience with robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for complicated cases
Kun YAO ; Leye HE ; Bin LIU ; Jin TANG ; Yingbo DAI ; Zhi LONG ; Jianye LIU ; Yichuan ZHANG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2017;42(5):600-604
Objective:To present our initial experience with robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) for complicated cases.Methods:Clinical and pathological data from 4 complicated prostate cancer cases,who underwent RALP from October to November in 2015,were analyzed retrospectively.All the cases were conducted transurethral plasmakinetic enucleation of prostate and hormonal therapy before RALP.Results:All surgeries were done successfully.The age,baseline prostatic special antigen,clinical tumor stage,operation time and estimated blood loss were 58-70 years,6.04-70.15 ng/mL,T2bT3b,210-360 min and 50-250 mL,respectively.No blood transfusion was needed.All surgical margin were negative.Conclusion:Although previous transurethral surgeries and hormonal therapies may increase the difficulty for operations,RALP is still appropriate for the complicated cases of prostate cancer.