1.Relationship of hs-CRP with the state of anxiety and depression in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Meijing LI ; Wenlin MA ; Ying XU ; Junmeng ZHANG ; Dayi HU
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2001;0(03):-
Objective To explore the relationship of the presence and severity of anxiety and depression with the increased inflammatory activity,as marked by the serum levels of high sensitivity C reactive protein(hs-CRP)after acute coronary syndrome(ACS).Methods Serum hs-CRP levels were measured in 647 ACS patients within 36 hours after onset of event.Depression and anxiety were evaluated by self-reporting standardized questionnaire,using a validated Chinese version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS)(14 items)within 7 days.Results In ACS patients,serum levels of hs-CRP(mg/L)were lower in those with anxiety than those in control group[(10.43?3.55)mg/L vs(13.19?4.90)mg/L,P0.05].Conclusion Presence and severity of depression is associated with increased activity of inflammation in patients with ACS;however,anxiety does not have such an association with inflammation in patients with ACS.
2.Quantitative analysis of cell tracing by in vivo imaging system.
Junmeng, ZHENG ; Lijun, XU ; Hongmin, ZHOU ; Weina, ZHANG ; Zhonghua, CHEN
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2010;30(4):541-5
In vivo imaging system (IVIS) is a new and rapidly expanding technology, which has a wide range of applications in life science such as cell tracing. By counting the number of photons emitted from a specimen, IVIS can quantify biological events such as tumor growth. We used B16F10-luc-G5 tumor cells and 20 Babl/C mice injected subcutaneously with B16F10-luc-G5 tumor cells (1x10(6) in 100 muL) to develop a method to quantitatively analyze cells traced by IVIS in vitro and in vivo, respectively. The results showed a strong correlation between the number of tumor cells and the intensity of bioluminescence signal (R (2)=0.99) under different exposure conditions in in vitro assay. The results derived from the in vivo experiments showed that tumor luminescence was observed in all mice by IVIS at all days, and there was significant difference (P<0.01) between every two days from day 3 to day 14. Moreover, tumor dynamic morphology could be monitored by IVIS when it was invisible. There was a strong correlation between tumor volume and bioluminescence signal (R (2)=0.97) by IVIS. In summary, we demonstrated a way to accurately carry out the quantitative analysis of cells using IVIS both in vitro and in vivo. The data indicate that IVIS can be used as an effective and quantitative method for cell tracing both in vitro and in vivo.
3.The distribution of frequent premature ventricular contractions originated from left/right ventricular and characteristics of radiofrequency ablation
Junmeng ZHANG ; Yunlong WANG ; Xuejun REN ; Zhihong HAN ; Ye WANG ; Fang CHEN ; Dayi HU
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2015;54(7):607-611
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the differences on origin distribution and radiofrequency ablation characteristics between premature ventricular contractions (PVC) from left and right ventricular.Methods A total of 354 frequent PVC patients were enrolled.Two hundred and eighty patients were PVCs with right ventricular origin (group RV) and 74 patients with left ventricular origin (group LV).The age,gender,ablation power,temperature and duration,time of target potential before QRS onset,fluoroscopic time,procedure time and success rate were compared between the two groups.Results Majority PVCs (79.10%) were of right ventricular origin,in which the most common site was at right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) (55.93%);whereas,only 20.90% were of left ventricular.There were significantly differences between group RV and group LV in age [(44.7 ± 13.6) yrs vs (49.6 ±15.9) yrs,P =0.017],gender [male:35.4% (99) vs 55.4% (41),P =0.002],time of target potential before QRS onset [(37.9 ± 16.2) msvs (31.3 ± 11.7) ms,P=0.008],procedure time [(85.1 ± 36.9) minvs (100.8 ± 45.5) min,P=0.017],fluoroscopic time [(12.3 ± 9.2) min vs (15.9± 10.8) min,P =0.028] and success rate (96.4% vs 89.2%,P =0.012).Conclusions Radiofrequency ablation of PVCs was a safe and effective method.Subjects with RV PVCs are younger and more females than subjects with LV PVCs.The radiofrequency ablation for RV PVCs was easier,and the success rate was higher than that for LV PVCs.
4. Feasibility and safety of new "blind" axillary vein puncture technique in pacemaker implantation
Junmeng ZHANG ; Zefeng WANG ; Haiyan LI ; Yongquan WU
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2019;47(9):737-741
Objective:
To explore the feasibility and safety of a newly developed simple and rapid axillary vein puncture technique based on the surface landmarks for pacemaker implantation.
Methods:
From January to November 2018, we enrolled 110 patients who underwent pacemaker implantation in Beijing Anzhen Hospital. Basic clinical characteristics, such as gender, age, major diagnosis, type of pacemaker, and His-purkinje system pacing, were collected. The success rate of this axillary vein puncture technique, complications, and technical parameters of present puncture method were analyzed.
Results:
There were 58 (52.7%) male patients in this cohort and the average aged was (70.26±10.45) years old. This "blind" axillary vein puncture method was successful in 105 out of 110 patients (95.5%). The relevant puncture-related parameters included: the distance between points "a and b" was (3.89±0.40) cm, the first angle α was (25.84±5.54)° and the second angle β was (66.18±10.26)°. There were no puncture-related complications, such as hematoma, pneumothorax and hemothorax.
Conclusion
The new "blind" axillary vein puncture approach is a simple, effective and safe technique for pacemaker implantation, which is easy to learn and practice and suitable for promotion.
5.A novel bone marrow transplantation strategy for donor-specific tolerance induction after heart transplantation
Kequan GUO ; Xu MENG ; Yuanlong YU ; Jie HAN ; Haiming JIANG ; Xiaojun XU ; Xiaojun LU ; Yixin JIA ; Junmeng ZHENG ; Haibo ZHANG ; Yan LI ; Tie ZHENG ; Chunlei XU ; Wen ZENG ; Jiangang WANG ; Yongqiang CUI ; Tiange LUO ; Jun WANG ; Susumu IKEHARA
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2011;32(1):32-35
Objective To investigate a new strategy of bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for donor-specific tolerance induction after heart transplantation. Methods Donor bone marrow cells (BMCs)were harvested simultaneously with donor cardiac graft using modified perfusion method (PM) ,then stored in a -80 ℃ refrigerator after filtration and centrifugation. Whole BMCs (IBM-BMT) (monocytes 1.2 ×107/kg,CD34+ cells 2.38× 105/kg) in host iliac bones were injected into the bone marrow cavity 40 days after heart transplantation. Preconditoning regimens that consisted of fludarabine, antithymoctye globin and total lymphoid irradiation were performed 3 days before BMT. Tacrolimus (Tac) was administrated intravenously after BMT or orally in conjunction with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) 3 weeks later.Cyclosporine and MMF were orally administrated 6 weeks later. Donor chimerism was detected using short tandem repeats-polymerase chain reaction in monocytes from peripheral blood at the 2nd,4th, 8th or 12th week after BMT or BMCs at the 4th, 8th or 12th week after BMT. Intramyocardium electrocardiography examination or endomyocardial biopsy was performed weekly or monthly respectively. Mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLR) were performed 3 months after BMT. Results Donor chimerism in monocytes in peripheral blood or BMCs in iliac bones measured at the 1 st,2nd and 3rd month after BMT was 26.3%, 19.1%,4.8% ,and 46.3%, 24.4%, 7.6%, respectively. After 3-month follow-up, there was no rejection confirmed by endomyocardial biopsy or intramyocardium electrocardiography. Echocardiography revealed that the diastolic and systolic function of the cardiac graft was maintained well 3 months after BMT. MLR revealed donor-specific hyporesponsiveness while immunocompetence was preserved to third-party antigens. Conclusion These findings indicate that the two-stage BMT strategy is a safe and feasible method for the induction of donor-specific tolerance via stable mixed chimerism and needs to be further confirmed after a long-term observation.
6.Quantitative Analysis of Cell Tracing by in vivo Imaging System
ZHENG JUNMENG ; XU LIJUN ; ZHOU HONGMIN ; ZHANG WEINA ; CHEN ZHONGHUA
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2010;30(4):541-545
In vivo imaging system(IVIS)is a new and rapidly expanding technology,which has a wide range of applications in life science such as cell tracing.By counting the number of photons emitted from a specimen,IVIS can quantify biological events such as tumor growth.We used B16F10-luc-G5 tumor cells and 20 Babl/C mice injected subcutaneously with B16F10-luc-G5 tumor cells(1×106 in 100 μL)to develop a method to quantitatively analyze cells traced by IVIS in vitro and in vivo,respectively.The results showed a strong correlation between the number of tumor cells and the intensity of bioluminescence signal(R2=0.99)under different exposure conditions in in vitro assay.The results derived from the in vivo experiments showed that tumor luminescence was observed in all mice by IVIS at all days,and there was significant difference(P<0.01)between every two days from day 3 to day 14.Moreover,tumor dynamic morphology could be monitored by IVIS when it was invisible.There was a strong correlation between tumor volume and bioluminescence signal(R2=0.97)by IVIS.In summary,we demonstrated a way to accurately carry out the quantitative analysis of cells using IVIS both in vitro and in vivo.The data indicate that IVIS can be used as an effective and quantitative method for cell tracing both in vitro and in vivo.
7.Clinical efficacy of three-dimensional laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer with left colic artery preservation and natural orfice specimen extraction surgery
Junwei BAI ; Junmeng LI ; Chao ZHANG ; Zhikai WANG ; Yi XIE ; Hui ZHANG ; Hong LIANG ; Chunbo ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2021;20(12):1337-1341
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of three-dimensional (3D) laparos-copic radical resection of rectal cancer with left colic artery preservation and natural orfice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES).Methods:The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 186 patients with rectal cancer who were admitted to Henan Provincial People's Hospital from December 2018 to December 2019 were colleted. There were 120 males and 66 females, aged from 30 to 81 years, with a median age of 59 years. Patients underwent 3D laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer. Observation indicators: (1) surgical and postoperative situations; (2) follow-up. Follow-up using outpatient examination or telephone interview was conducted to detect survival of patients and tumor recurrence up to January 2021. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M(range). Count data were described as absolute numbers and percentages. Result:(1) Surgical situations: 186 patients with rectal cancer under-went 3D laparoscopic radical resection and postoperative with left colic artery preservation and NOSES. The operation time was (123±24)minutes, volume of intraoperative blood loss was (30±20)mL, the numer of lymph nodes dissected was 15±7. The time to postoperative first flatus, time to semiliquid food intake, time to postoperative out-of-bed activities were (2.3±0.7)days, (4.1±1.4)days, (2.9±1.0)days, respectively. The incidence of postoperative complications was 8.06%(15/186). The duration of postoperative hospital stay of 186 patients was (6.6±1.9)days and the treatment cost was (3.8±1.1) ten thousand yuan. Results of postoperative pathological examination showed 54 cases of low differentiated adenocarcinoma, 97 cases of moderate differentiated adenocarcinoma, 19 cases of high differentiated adenocarcinoma and 16 cases of mucinous adenocarcinoma. (2) Follow-up: 186 patients with rectal cancer were followed up for 13 to 24 months, with a median follow-up time of 13 months. During the follow-up, 18 patients had tumor recurrence or metastasis including 6 patients of death, 168 cases recovered well.Conclusion:3D laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer with left colic artery preservation and NOSES is safe and feasible.
8.Evaluation of coronary artery hemodynamics and its relationship with atherosclerosis in west diet fed LDL‐R knockout mice by ultrasound bio‐microscopy
Jinjie XIE ; Ruijuan SU ; Rongjuan LI ; Junmeng ZHANG ; Mei CHONG ; Yijia LI ; Han ZHANG ; Yueli WANG ; Li SONG ; Liyuan XU ; Ruiying ZHANG ; Ya YANG ; Lyuya WANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2019;28(8):713-717
To evaluate the relationship between atherosclerosis and hemodynamic of coronary artery in mice detecting by ultrasound bio‐microscopy flow imaging . Methods Double 14 20‐week‐old LDL‐R‐/‐and C57BL/6 male mice were selected ,and randomly divided into two groups in each genotype according to weight . Each two groups were fed to 28 weeks or 36 weeks age respectively with west diet . Coronary artery hemodynamics in these mice were assessed in vivo by Vevo ?2100 ultrasound imaging system ,then the intima‐media thickness( IM T ) of aorta in histopathology were analyzed . T he differences of coronary artery hemodynamic parameters such as maximum velocity ( Vmax ) ,mean velocity ( Vmean) and velocity time integral ( V T I) were compared between mice of different genotypes of the same week and mice of different weeks of the same genotype . And the relationship between coronary artery hemodynamic in ultrasound and aortic IM T in histopathology were analyzed . Results ① All coronary hemodynamic parameters in LDL‐R‐/‐ mice were significantly lower than those of wild‐type mice except the Vmax between two 28‐week‐old genotypes group at the same weeks of age of different genotypes ( all P <0 .05) . But there was no significant difference in coronary artery hemodynamic parameters between mice of the same genotype at different weeks of age( P >0 .05) . ②T he histopathological measurements of aortic IM T in LDL‐R‐/‐mice were significantly higher than those of wild type mice ( all P < 0 .05 ) ,and those of 36‐week‐old mice were significantly higher than those of 28‐week‐old mice ( all P < 0 .05 ) . ③ All coronary hemodynamic parameters such as Vmax ,Vmean and V TI were negatively correlated with pathological measurements of aortic IM T ( r = -0 .532 , -0 .423 , -0 .524 ; all P < 0 .05 ) . Conclusions The parameters of coronary artery hemodynamics obtained by ultrasound bio‐microscopy are well correlated with the pathological results of atherosclerosis . Ultrasound bio‐microscopic flow imaging can be used as a new method to evaluate the degree of atherosclerosis in mice by detecting the hemodynamic parameters of coronary artery .
9.Application of PCOA + NOSES with 3D high-resolution laparoscopic radical operation for left sided colon cancer
Junwei BAI ; Chao ZHANG ; Zhikai WANG ; Hui ZHANG ; Yi XIE ; Junmeng LI ; Chunbo ZHANG
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2020;35(2):108-111
Objective To evaluate PCOA + NOSES with 3D laparoscopy in the left colon cancer radical resection.Methods In this study 64 patients underwent PCOA + NOSES with 3D laparoscopic radical operation of the left colon cancer in He'nan Provincial People's Hospital from June 2016 to June 2019.Result The operation time was(146 ±53)min,time for anastomosis of PCOA was(30.3 ±2.5)min,intraoperative blood loss was (51 ±26)ml,the bowel function recovered in (2.1 ± 1.3)d,the time to semiliquid diet was (4.1 ± 1.4) d,time to being up and about was (1.3 ±0.6) d,the mean postoperative hospital stay was (5.4 ± 1.4) d,the number of lymph nodes dissection was (22 ± 9.5),the inhospital cost was (4.1 ± 1.2) ten thousand yuan.Complications developed in 4 patients (6%),one of intestinal obstruction,one of anastomotic leakage,one patient had ascites and infection,one suffred from pulmonary infection.Conclusion The PCOA + NOSES with 3D laparoscope in the left colon cancer radical resection was safe and feasible.