1.Hepatitis B virus infection and liver,gallbladder imaging analysis of B-mode ultrasonography in Shijiazhuang
Fei TANG ; Liyun AN ; Keran JIA
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(4):518-519
Objective To analyze the hepatitis B virus infected patients'B-ultrasound hepatobiliary imaging and provide a refer-ence for infection prevention and diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease in the region of Shijiazhuang.Methods In three hospitals of Shi-jiazhuang,500 cases of hepatitis B virus infected patients were enrolled in the study.All patients had intact liver function test data and hepatobiliary B-ultrasound information,and their liver function test results and hepatobiliary B-ultrasound imaging test results were analyzed.Results Among 500 cases of patients with hepatitis B virus infection,22.4% patients were with alanine aminotrans-ferase (ALT)increasing,diagnosed by using B-mold ultrasonography 5.4% patients with a liver cyst,2.2% with liver abscess,8. 4% with fatty liver,1.4% with primary liver cancer percent,1.2% with secondary liver cancer,1.0% with cirrhosis.Conclusion The liver function test of patients suffering from fatty liver,cirrhosis,liver abscess shows higher proportion of ALT increasing, which suggests that in patients with hepatitis B virus infection whose liver function tests display ALT elevations should underwent B ultrasonic examination and doctors should focuse on if the patient with cirrhosis,fatty liver or liver abscess.
2.Expression of brain-type glycogen phosphorylase in human colorectal neoplasia
Fei TANG ; Liyun AN ; Keran JIA
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(23):3187-3189
Objective To investigate the expression of brain-type glycogen phosphorylase(GPBB)as a new biomarker in colorec-tal carcinomas,to understand its expression timing in colorectal neoplasia and its relation with the clinical pathological parameters, and to compare it with the P53 gene.Methods 40 specimens of colorectal carcinoma and 18 specimens of colorecpal neoplasia were selected.The expression of GPBB and P53 in colorectal tumor was investigated by self-made specific anti-human GPBB antibody and P53 antibody.Results The positive expression rate of GPBB in colorectal carcinoma was 80%,which was significantly higher than that in colorectal carcinoma,moreover its expression in moderate and severe atypical hyperplasia adenoma and papillary adenoma was earlier than P53 gene expression.Conclusion GPBB is a enzyme expressed in carcinoma and precancerous lesion,therefore it may be taken as early biomarker enzyme for predicting the occurrence of colorectal carcinoma.
3.The evaluation analysis of false estimates of elevated serum creatinine in patients with Waldenstrom′s macroglobulinemia through wet chemical enzymatic method
Fei TANG ; Liyun AN ; Keran JIA ; Xianling WANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(8):1070-1071
Objective To explore causes and solutions of false estimates of elevated serum creatinine in patients with Walden‐strom′s macroglobulinemia throug wet chemical enzymatic method .Methods 5 cases of patients hospitalized in the Bethune Inter‐national Peace Hospital were enrolled as subjects from 2010 to 2012 .The large molecular proteins were removal from serum sam‐ples collected from patients with Waldenstrom′s macroglobulinemia by using centrifugal ultrafiltration tube .The serum creatinine levels were detected through using the wet chemical enzymatic method ,wet chemical picric acid method and dry chemical enzymatic method before and after ultrafiltration ,and data were compared .Results Before ultrafiltration ,the levels of serum creatinine of 2 cases of patients with Waldenstrom′s macroglobulinemia detected by using wet chemical enzymatic method differed with those de‐tected by using wet chemical picric acid method and dry chemical enzymatic method .While there were no obvious differences be‐tween levels of serum creatinine detected by wet chemical picric acid method and dry chemical enzymatic method .While ,after ultra‐filtration ,no obvious differences were founded in levels of serum creatinine detected by the thress methods .Conclusion The large molecular proteins should be eliminated when using the wet chemical enzymatic method in the detection of serum creatinine levels , in order to avoid abnormal increase .And the wet chemical picric acid method and dry chemical enzymatic method could also be uti‐lized to determine the accuracy ,and provide reliable determination results .
4.Gene cloning and expression of the Tp0453 antigen immuno-dominant epitope fragment of Treponema pallidum and its potential use in serodiagnosis of syphilis
Xianling WANG ; Fukun WANG ; Keran JIA ; Shiying LI ; Wei LI ; Fei TANG
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2013;31(9):524-528
Objective To clone and express the Tp0453 antigen immuno-dominant epitope fragment of Treponema pallidum (Tp) in Escherichia coli,in an effort to develop serological tests with increased specificity for the diagnosis of syphilis.Methods The gene encoding Tp0453 recombinant outer membrane protein fragment was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR),and inserted into expression vector pQE30 after T-A cloning,then confirmed by restriction map.The constructed recombinant plasmid pQE30-Tp0453 was transformed to E.coli M15 for expression induced by isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside.The expressed product was identified by Western blot,and purified by Ni2+-NTA agarose column chromatography.A double antigen sandwich enzymelinked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) was established by using the recombinant Tp0453 protein to test sera from 48 patients with positive Treponema pallidum particle agglutination test (TPPA),and 40 negative sera as control.Results The PCR amplicon of the target gene was about 490 bp.The recombinant plasmid pQE30-Tp0453 was correctly constructed and successfully expressed in E.coli M15.The expressed product,with a relative molecular of about 21 000,existed in a form of inclusion body,accounting for about 18% of total somatic protein,and reached a purity of more than 95% after purification.Western blot showed specific reaction of the expressed protein with Tp positive serum.The ELISA tests with the 88 clinical samples yielded a sensitivity of 97.9% (47/48),and specificity of 100.0 % (40/40).The consistency of results between the ELISA test and the TPPA test was 98.9 % (87/88).Conclusion The expressed Tp0453 fragment has showed good immunoreactivity with serum from patients with syphilis,providing the foundation of further development of serological diagnostic kit with increased specificity for the diagnosis of TP infection.
5.Coincidence rates between empiric antimicrobial use and antimicrobial sus-ceptibility testing results in patients with pyelonephritis
Haipu ZHANG ; Xia LIANG ; Keran JIA ; Huihai ZHAO ; Wenjun SHI ; Fukun WANG
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2016;(1):22-25
Objective To understand the empiric antimicrobial use in patients with pyelonephritis in a hospital,and pro-vide reference for clinical rational antimicrobial use.Methods Data of 620 patients with pyelonephritis admitted to the nephrology department of a hospital between January 2011 and September 2014 were collected,application of antimicrobial agents,coincidence between empiric antimicrobial use and antimicrobial susceptibility testing results in patients with different diseases and different ages were analyzed.Results Before antimicrobial susceptibility testing results were reported,620 pa-tients use 625 times of antimicrobial agents,5 of whom used two kinds of antimicrobial agents at the same time,8 varieties in 15 types of antimicrobial agents were involved,the most frequently used antimicrobial agents were third generation ceph-alosporins,cephamycins,and fluoroquinolones.The overall,partial,and non-coincidence rate between antimicrobial use and antimicrobial susceptibility testing results were 64.32%(n=402),8.32%(n=52),and 27.36%(n=171)respective-ly.The overall coincidence rate in patients with acute pyelonephritis was higher than those with chronic pyelonephritis (77.61% [n=357]vs 58.79%[n=97],P <0.05).The overall coincidence rate in patients <50 years old and ≥50 years old were 68.12%(156/229)and 75.25%(298/396)respectively,there was no significant different between two groups (χ2 =2.93,P =0.09).Conclusion The non-coincidence rate between empiric antimicrobial use and antimicrobial suscepti-bility testing results is high,measures needs to be taken to improve the empiric antimicrobials use.
6.An intervention study on the effects of vitamin D 3 on cognitive function and blood inflammatory cytokines in patients with Alzheimer's disease
Jingya JIA ; Ying XIONG ; Chong CHEN ; Keran DUAN ; Tong YANG ; Hualou WANG ; Fei MA
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2021;40(11):1357-1362
Objective:To assess the effects of a 12-month vitamin D 3 intervention on cognitive function and blood inflammatory cytokines in subjects with Alzheimer's disease(AD). Methods:Two hundred and ten AD patients were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups, with 105 patients in each group.The intervention group received vitamin D 3 800 U/day and the control group received a placebo for 12 months.Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to evaluate the effects of vitamin D and placebo on cognitive performance and blood inflammatory cytokines at baseline, month 6 and month 12. Results:During the follow-up, serum 25(OH)D 3( F=712.086, P<0.001)and 1, 25(OH) 2D 3( F=372.038, P<0.001)concentrations in the intervention group were significantly higher than those in the control group.Changes in FSIQ, VIQ and PIQ between the groups, between different time points and with interaction between the variables taken into account were statistically significant(all P<0.001). Compared with the control group, interleukin-6(IL-6)( F=341.344, P<0.001)and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)( F=9.580, P<0.001)levels in the intervention group were significantly decreased, and the ratio of Aβ40 to Aβ42 was increased( F=4.617, P=0.010). There were interaction effects between group and time.Except for intervention effects, the baseline concentration of 25(OH)D 3 was positively correlated with scores of FSIQ( β=0.016, P=0.031)and VIQ( β=0.017, P=0.031). Conclusions:Daily oral vitamin D 3 supplementation(800 U/day)for 12 months may improve cognitive function and change inflammatory cytokines in elderly patients with AD.