1.Investigation and analysis of nosocomial infection prevalence in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Xiyao YANG ; Ruojie LI ; Mengshu PAN ; Jinlin HUI
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2013;20(18):2735-2737
Objective To understand the incidence of nosocomial infections for providing basis for the development of prevention and control measures.Methods All the hospitalized patients were investigated,data collection used by nosocomial infection surveillance system,the results were statistically analyzed.Results Nosocomial infections occurred in 46 case-times with the infection rate of 3.04%,the top 3 prevalence rates were in ICU(46.15%),department of hematology(21.87%),department of neurosurgery (1 1.76%).The main infection sites were lower respiratory tract (36.96%) and upper respiratory tract (28.26%).The utilization rate of antibiotics was 44.09%.There were 183 patients who received etiology examination with the submission rate of 32.28%.Conclusion The investigation of prevalence of nosocomial infections can contribute to understanding of the incidence of nosocomial infections,and taking interventions to the key departments,strengthening the clinical specimens submission,and standardizing the reasonable use of antibiotics can decrease the incidence of nosocomial infections.
2.Effect of triperygium wilfordii polyglucoside on the podocytes of diabetic nephropathy rats
Yun ZHENG ; Li HAO ; Mengshu PAN ; Nan DING
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2011;27(4):288-292
Objective To explore the effect of triperygium wilfordii polyglucoside(TWP) on the podocytes of rats with diabetes nephropathy(DN). Methods One hundred SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group (Group A),DN group (Group B),TWP group(Group C).TWP group was divided into 3 subgroups(Ca,Cb,Cc)according to the different doses 4,8,16mg·kg-1·d-1,respectively.Rats in DN group and TWp group were given streptozocin(STZ)by intraperitoneal injection to establish animal model of diabetes.After 12 weeks,24 h urinary protein excretion rate(UAER),BUN,Scr,white blood cell(WBC),blood glucose(Glu),and kidney weight (KW)/body weight(BW)were determined.The renal pathological changes were evaluated by HE staining.The structural change of podocytes was observed by transmission electron microscope.The expressions of nephrin and podocin were evaluated by immunofluorescence staining. Results (1)Compared to group A,Scr,BUN,Glu,KW/BW,and UAER were significantly higher(P<0.05)in group B and group C.Whereas the elevated liver enzymes and the decreased WBC were presented in group Cc (3/20). Compared to group A, the protein expressions of nephrin and podocin in nephridial tissue were lower, and the significant differences of pathomorphology in glomerulus,tubules and podocytes were observed in group B and group C. (2) Compared to group B, KW/BW and UAER were lower in group C (P<0.01); the protein expressions of nephrin and podocin were higher in nephridial tissue; the pathomorphological improvements were exhibited in glomerulus,tubules and podocytes in group C, paralleled with the increase of TWP dose (P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusions TWP may exert the protective effect on podocytes in diabetic nephropathy rats,dependent on the dose of TWP. The mechanism may be associated with the up-regulatied expressions of nephrin and podocin.
3.Cross-talk between nuclear factor-κB and extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling pathways in A375 human melanoma cells
Xuyan QIN ; Yunshu ZANG ; Min PAN ; Mengshu YUAN ; Bo YU ; Huihui WU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2014;47(8):570-573
Objective To investigate the cross-talk between extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signal transduction pathways in A375 human melanoma cells.Methods Cultured A375 cells were randomly divided into 5 groups:control group receiving no treatment,two U0126 (a selective inhibitor of the ERK signaling pathway) groups treated with U0126 of 10 and 5 μmol/L,and two BMS-345541 groups treated with BMS-345541 of 10 and 5 μmol/L.After 24-hour treatment,Western blot and reverse transcription PCR were performed to measure the protein expressions of NF-κB P65,phosphorylated IκBα (p-IκBα),ERK1/2,as well as p-ERK1/2,and the mRNA expressions of NF-κB P65 and ERK1,respectively.One-way analysis of variance and least significant difference (LSD)-t test were carried out for statistical analysis.Results After 24 hours of treatment with U0126 of 10 and 5 μmol/L,a significant decrease was noted in the relative expression level of NF-κB p65 protein (0.60 ± 0.04 and 0.56 ± 0.06 vs.1.54 ± 0.15,both P< 0.01) and mRNA (0.79 ± 0.05 and 0.75 ± 0.04 vs.0.86 ± 0.05,both P < 0.01),but a statistical increase in that of p-IκBα protein (0.90 ± 0.05 and 0.70 ± 0.02 vs.0.61 ± 0.03,both P < 0.01) in the two U0126 groups compared with the control group; significant differences were observed in the expression level of p-IκBo protein (P < 0.01) but not in that of NF-κB p65 protein (P > 0.01) between the two U0126 groups.The relative expression levels of ERK1/2 and p-ERK1/2 proteins as well as ERK1 mRNA were significantly higher in the control A375 cells than those in the cells treated with BMS-345541 of 10 μmol/L (0.73 ± 0.07,0.75 ± 0.09,1.51 ± 0.02,all P < 0.01),but similar to those treated with BMS-345541 of 5 μmol/L (0.94 ± 0.11,0.99 ± 0.04,1.62 ± 0.03,all P > 0.05).Conclusion There is a cross-talk between ERK and NF-κB signal transduction pathways in A375 melanoma cells.