1.Differentail diagnosis of metastatic small cell carcinoma of bone in needle biopsy:an analysis of 11 cases
Mengmeng TIAN ; Xiaoqi SUN ; Ming ZHANG ; Lei ZHAO ; Shuqin MENG
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2015;(7):773-775,776
Purpose To investigate the diagnosis and differentail diagnosis of metastatic small cell carcinoma of bone in needle biopsy, especially for the differentail diagnosis with Ewing sarcoma of bone. Methods Clinicopathological informations of 11 cases of metastat-ic small cell carcinoma and 20 cases of Ewing sarcoma were collected, and markers for differentail diagnosis were detected in two groups by immunohistochemistry of EnVision. Results The positive rates of CD99 and FLI-1 were 27. 3% and 54. 5% in metastatic small cell carcinoma group, while the positive rate of CK was 15. 0% in Ewing sarcoma group. Patient′s age, single lesion, expression of CK, vimentin, CD99, FLI-1, CD56 were significantly different in two groups. Conclusions Metastatic small cell carcinoma and E-wing sarcoma share similar histopathologic features in needle biopsy, no single immunohistochemical marker can specifically distinguish small cell carcinoma from Ewing sarcouma. The correct diagnosis should comprehensive analyze clinicopathologic characters and a se-ries of immunohistochemical markers.
2.Investigation and application of a diabetes risk score in predicting incident diabetes in male senile people in Beijing
Min LIU ; Changyu PAN ; Hui TIAN ; Mengmeng JIN
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2010;26(12):1038-1041
Objective To develop a diabetes risk score (DRS)to predict the risk of development of incident diabetes in male senile people in Beijing. Methods DRS was developed basing on a test group including a cohort of 1 370 individuals aged 48-87 years without diabetes at baseline, followed for 10 years by Logistic regression and validated on a value group including a cohort of 340 individuals aged 43-88 years without diabetes at baseline. Results The model with the highest area under the ROC curve ( AUC ) included age, hypertension,history of hyperglycemia, body mass index, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, and high-density lipoproteincholesterol (HDL-C). DRS was developed basing on this model with a range from 0 to 12 and an optimal cut-off of 4. AUC were respectively 0. 726 ( 95% CI0. 692-0. 759 ) and 0. 765 ( 95% CI0. 691-0. 839 ) in test group and validation group. The sum score value ≥4 had sensitivity of 65.3% and 68. 1%, specificity of 70. 0% and 64.8%, positive predictive value of 37.0% and 23.2%, negative predictive value of 88.2% and 94. 1%.Conclusion The DRS, derived from clinical information combined with plasma glucose and lipids, is an effective tool to predict incident diabetes.
3.Comparison of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs after posterior lumbar fusion surgery
Shuaihao HUANG ; Qiujian ZHENG ; Yisheng WANG ; Changxiang LIANG ; Mengmeng TIAN
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2014;(20):3321-3323
Objective To compare the analgesia effect and the safety of Flurbiprofen Axetil (FA) and Parecoxib Sodium (PS) after posterior lumbar fusion surgery. Methods 90 patients undergoing internal fixation of lumbar spine randomly assigned to 3 groups:those in Group A(n = 30) received 100 mg of FA; those in Group B (n=30) received 40 mg of PS and those in Group C received saline.The VAS scores of 2, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 h after operation and the dose of tramadol hydrochloride (TH) used and the side effect was recorded respectively. Results Group A and B had significantly better analgesic effect than Group C(P<0.05). Group A and B had lower average dose of TH than Group C (P<0.05). The VAS scores in Group A was lower than that in Group B in 2 h after the surgery. The VAS scores after the surgery showed no significant difference between Group A and B in 6 , 12, 24 h after the surgery. The VAS scores in Group A was higer than that in Group B in 48,72 h after the surgery. Conclusion Both PS and FA can alleviate postoperative pain and have fewer adverse reactions.
4.Analysis of ten-year mortality in the male senile population with elevated fasting plasma glucose
Mengmeng JIN ; Changyu PAN ; Hui TIAN ; Min LIU ; Haiyan SU ; Juming LU ; Yiming MU
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2008;24(2):157-160
Objective To observe the all-cause and cardiocerebrovascular disease(CCVD)-related mortalities in the senile male population and the relationship of them with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level.Methods A survey was performed among 1 572 male subjects aged 60-90.All the subjects were groups were calculated by Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test was used to compare the survival rates of the 4 groups.Logistic regression model was used to analyze the correlation factors of all-cause mortality and CCVD-related regression model analysis showed that age was related with the all-cause mortality.Among all these factors, age, body mass index, FPG and the history of CCVD had the relationships with the mortality of CCVD.Conclusion In the older male population, CCVD are considered as one of the main causes of death.With the increased levels of FPG, the all-cause mortality and CCVD mortality of senile male population are increased.
5.Effect of ASIC1 a on hepatic fibrosis under high glucose
Huan WANG ; Yinghong WANG ; Yuanyao TIAN ; Shiwei SUN ; Mengmeng HUANG ; Xiaofeng LI ; Xiaoming MENG ; Yan HUANG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2016;32(3):384-389
Aim To investigate the effect of ASIC1 a ( acid-sensing ion channel 1 a ) on the pathological change of diabetes complication liver fibrosis and the proliferation and activation of hepatic stellate cell ( HSC-T6 ) stimulated by PDGF-BB under hyperglyce-mia. Methods Diabetes rats model was established by streptozotocin ( STZ) , and liver fibrosis rats model was induced by carbon tetrachloride ( CCl4 ) . Then, the liver extent of damage and the expression of ASIC1 a were observed in the diabetic rats, liver fibrosis rats and diabetes complication liver fibrosis rats. In vitro, after pretreated with amiloride, HSC-T6 was treated with high glucose for 24 h and then stimulated with PDGF-BB for another 24 h. The proliferation and acti-vation of HSC-T6 were observed, and the expression of ASIC1a, α-SMA and collagen Ⅰ were detected by Western blot. Results Compared with the control group, rats from diabetic group induced by STZ, liver fibrosis group induced by CCl4 , and the diabetes com-plication liver fibrosis rats co-induced by STZ and CCl4 were all observed with liver damage at different levels, and tissue injury of complication group was most seri-ous. However, the expression of ASIC1a in the three model groups was significantly increased compared to the control group. ASIC1a level was most obvious in the diabetes complication liver fibrosis rats. Amiloride pretreatment significantly decreased ASIC1 a expression and inhibited PDGF-BB mediated proliferation and the expression ofα-SMA and collagenⅠin HSC-T6 under high glucose environment. Conclusion High ambient glucose aggravates HSC activation and hepatic fibrosis, and this may be related with the increasing expression of ASIC1a.
6.Antihypertensive Effect of the Extract from Compound Prunella Vulgaris L. in Spontaneous Hypertension Rats
Hao ZHANG ; Tian LONG ; Yiceng LOU ; Li MA ; Mengmeng LIU ; Ziwang WANG ; Ying ZHU
China Pharmacist 2016;19(5):828-832
Objective:To study the antihypertensive effect of the extract from compound Prunella vulgaris L. in spontaneous hy-pertension(SH)rats. Methods:Forty SH rats were randomly divided into the model group,high,middle and low dose groups of ex-tract from vompound Prunella vulgaris L. ,the compound kendir leaves tablets Ⅰ group with 8 ones in each. Non-invasive blood pres-sure measurement was used to detect the SBP and DBP of the SHR rats. Then the serum NO,AngⅡ ,ET-1 and ANP content were measured after the eight-week treatment. The pathological changes were observed after kidney HE staining in the SH rats. Results:Compared with that in the model group,the blood pressure in high-dose treatment group,middle-dose treatment group and the positive model group was significantly decreased(P < 0. 05). The AngⅡ and ET-1 levels in high-dose treatment group,middle-dose treatment group and the positive model group were decreased(P < 0. 01),and NO and ANP contents in serum were significantly increased when compared with those in the model group(P < 0. 01). The pathological examination showed that the pathological changes in the model group were faster than those in all the drug-treatment groups,the pathological changes included glomerular and renal tubular atrophy, glomerular vascular wall thickening and renal tubular epithelial cell degeneration or necrosis. Conclusion:The extract from compound Prunella vulgaris L. can reduce blood pressure of SH rats. The mechanism may be associated with the level reduction of AngII and ET-1 and content elevation of NO and ANP.
7.Cytogenetic and molecular genetic analysis of Klinefelter syndrome in a fetus of Duchenne muscular dystrophy family
Na HAO ; Mengmeng LI ; Fengxia YAO ; Xiaotong TIAN ; Jing ZHOU ; Zhengqing QIU ; Yulin JIANG ; Juntao LIU
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2021;24(6):444-449
A 44-year-old pregnant woman (G5P3) who had delivered two children with DMD was admitted and underwent prenatal diagnosis at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in 2019. (1) The karyotype of the fetus in 2019 was 47,XXY. The fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) result showed a nucish(CSPX×2, CSPY×1)[100] and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) suggested sex chromosome abnormality. Based on the above results, the fetus was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. Fetal short tandem repeat (STR) linkage analysis and Sanger sequencing indicated a heterozygous mutation of c.9543delG(p.Trp3181CysfsTer2). (2) Sanger sequencing of the proband found a novel frameshift mutation of c.9543delG(p.Trp3181CysfsTer2 ) in exon 65 of the DMD gene. (3) The male fetus performing prenatal diagnosis in 2008 was found to have the same maternal gene markers as the proband with the same genotype. While the genotype of the fetus in 2009 obtained a different maternal gene marker from the proband and did not detect the same DMD gene mutation. This fetus was delivered at full term and was good during follow-up. (4) The elder brother and cousin of the proband had the same frameshift mutation in exon 65 of the DMD gene as the proband. The mother of the proband was a heterozygous carrier of the mutation.
8.Effect of microRNA-7 knockdown on pathology of Enterotoxin-induced murine acute lung injury
Juanjuan ZHAO ; Hualin XU ; Mengmeng GUO ; Yijing TAO ; Ya ZHOU ; Chao CHEN ; Nalin QIN ; Jing ZHENG ; Dan TIAN ; Lin XU
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2016;32(9):1257-1261
Objective:To detect the effect of microRNA-7 ( miR-7 ) knockdown on pathology in murine acute lung injury ( ALI) model,and preliminarily explore its significance.Methods:Murine ALI model was performed by intraperitoneal injection of Li-popolysaccharide (LPS) (10 mg/kg) into miR-7KD mice and wild-type (wild type,WT) mice respectively.Then,the pathologic injury of lung tissue were observed by HE staining.And total cell count of bronchoalveolarlavage(BAL) was calculated.The relative expression of related cytokines in lung tissue was analyzed by Real-time PCR assay.Furthermore,the changes on proportion of innate immune cells (γδT cell and F4/80 macrophages cell) and adaptive immune cell ( CD4+T cell and CD8+T cell) were analyzed by FACS.Meanwhile, the expression of CD62L and CD69,as well as the absolute number,in CD4+T cell were also analyzed.Results: Compared with WT mice,pathological damage in lung tissues was significantly alleviated in miR-7KD mice.Real-time PCR analysis showed that the relative expression of IL-6 was obviously reduced (P<0.01),conversely,relative expression of IL-4 and TGF-βwere obviously increased (P<0.05).Furthermore,the total cell number in BAL also reduced significantly (P<0.05).Importantly,FACS analysis showed that the proportion and the absolute number of F4/80+Mφcells obviously reduced (P<0.05);however,the proportion of γδT cells increased (P<0.05).Moreover,the proportion and the absolute number of CD4+T cells and CD8+T cells were significantly reduced (P<0.05). Finally, the proportion and the absolute number of CD62L+in CD4+T cells were upregulated vigorously,contrastly,the proportion and the absolute number of CD69+in CD4+T cells were notably up-regulated (P<0.05).Conclusion:miR-7 defeciency could significantly ameliorate the pathology of murine ALI,suggesting that it may play an important regulatory role in the development of ALI.
9.Characteristics analysis of emotional memory of college students
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2019;28(2):161-165
Objective To explore the gender and cultural differences in emotional memory of college students and whether they have memory preferences for emotional pictures with different valence.Methods Using the learning-recognition paradigm,fifty-four Tibetan and Han students were asked to recognize the emotional face images of different valence.The reaction time and accuracy of the subjects were recorded and analyzed.Results (1) The reaction times of the Tibetan and Han subjects were (1 808.28±528.45) ms and (1 508.27±455.37)ms,the main effect of national type was significant (F(1,50)=5.826,P<0.05).The main effect of emotional picture valence was significant (F(2,100)=6.997,P<0.05),the reaction time of negative pictures ((1 568.90 ± 534.45) ms) was significantly shorter than that of the positive picture ((1 684.08±476.24) ms) and neural pictures ((1 738.51 ± 528.73) ms).(2) On the accuracy rate,the main effect of emotional picture valence was significant (F(2,49)=29.56,P<0.05).The accuracy of negative images ((78.83±8.55) %) was significantly higher than that of the positive ((73.41 ±9.66) %) and neutral picture ((67.96 ± 9.64) %).(3) For Tibetan subjects,the accuracy of positive picture ((77.46 ± 8.48)%) was significantly higher than that of positive ((70.89±8.83)%) and neutral pictures ((67.32± 8.70) %),the main effect of emotional picture valence was significant (F(2.52)=14.891,P<0.05).(4) For Han subjects,,the response time of negative images ((1 359.89±365.58) ms) was significantly shorter than that of positive ((1 549.93±434.60) ms) and neutral pictures ((1 615.01±528.77) ms),the main effect of emotional picture valence was significant (F(2,48)=9.758,P<0.05).The accuracy of negative images ((80.31±8.53)%) was significantly higher than that of neutral ((68.65±10.70)%) and positive images ((76.12±9.94)%),and the main effect of emotional picture valence was significant (F(2,48) =15.359,P< 0.05).Conclusion National culture and emotional valence affect the emotional memory of the Tibetan and Han students.Both Tibetan and Han students have obvious "negative bias" on the recognition of emotional images,but they have different characteristics.
10.Performance of four simplified screening methods of elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents
LI Kunkun, TIAN Wei, TAO Mengmeng, CAO Wenjun
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(2):277-282
Objective:
To evaluate the performance of four simplified screening methods of elevated blood pressure commonly used among children and adolescents according to Chinese guidelines for prevention and treatment of hypertension (revised in 2018), so as to provide a reference for the early detection of the elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents.
Methods:
Stratified cluster random sampling method was used to monitor the physical fitness of 5 211 children and adolescents in a city of Shanxi Province from October to November 2021. Chinese guidelines for prevention and treatment of hypertension was considered as gold standard, and sensitivity, specificity, area under the curve (AUC) and Kappa value were calculated to evaluate the screening effectiveness of formula method, height specific method, age group specific method, sex and age specific method for screening elevated blood pressure.
Results:
The detection rates of elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents screened by gold standard, formula method, height specific method,age group specific method, sex and age specific method were 21.9%, 24.0%, 21.1%, 24.5% and 20.2%, respectively. There was no significant difference between prevalence of elevated blood pressure screened by formula method, sex and age specific method and gold standard( χ 2=1.21, 1.41, P >0.05), whereas height specific method and age group specific method had significant differences with gold standard ( χ 2=20.39, 67.09, P <0.05). AUC was the largest for height specific method [0.94(95% CI =0.93-0.95)], and the smallest for age group specific method [0.87(95% CI = 0.86 -0.88)]. The Kappa values of height specific method (0.89) and sex and age specific method (0.89) were both greater than 0.85 , which were more consistent with the screening effectiveness of gold standard. When comparing by sex, age and body mass index (BMI), the screening effectivenesses were consistent with the overall in boys, 6-11 years and normal body weight groups, while the screening effectivenesses were different in girls, 12-17 years, overweight and obese groups. The AUC (0.87), Kappa value (0.71) and sensitivity (82.33%) of age group specific method were the lowest and the screening effectiveness was the worst.
Conclusion
Height specific method is more effective and can be used for early identification and self detection of blood pressure abnormalities among children and adolescents.