1.Research Progress on Pancreas Regeneration Gene Reg3
Ying QIAN ; Qianqian XU ; Ming XIANG
Herald of Medicine 2017;36(7):719-726
Objective Regenerating genes express mainly in gastrointestinal tissues and the injured regenerating pancreatic tissues,which can promote the regeneration of pancreatic β cells and other tissue cells.In recent years,researches on Reg family mainly involved the gene structure of various subtypes of Reg,and its role in diabetes,gastrointestinal cancer,inflammation,anti-microbial and the related mechanisms.Among the various subtypes of Reg,regenerating geneⅢ(Reg3) plays a particularly crucial role in these diseases.Therefore,Reg3 is a promising target for the treatment of these diseases.Based on the relationships of Reg3 with a variety of diseases,our group devote to the role of Reg3 [human REG3A,and mouse Reg3γ(Reg3g)] in type 1 diabetes,inflammation-linked pancreatic carcinogenesis,and the immunological changes participated in these processes.Hence,this review will summarize serial studies on Reg3 and the feasibility of it as drug targets.
2.Use of optimized superovulation conditions for C57 BL/6 J mouse purification
Ying FENG ; Qianqian WANG ; Wenhao LU ; Minliang CAO
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2014;(6):12-15
Objective To define the best dose of PMSG/hCG for superovulation and optimize the biological purification system for genetic-modified mice of C57BL/6J background, we injected different dose of PMSG/hCG to promote superovulation, and carried out in vitro fertilization and embryo transplantation.Methods 5-week old female C57BL/6J mice were injected with 4 different doses(5 IU,7.5 IU,10 IU and 15 IU, respectively) of PMSG/hCG.Then the mice were mated with wild type male mice and embryos were obtained by cesarean section.In another approach, oocytes of superovulated mice were fertilized in vitro and then transplanted into surrogate female mice . Results In the cesarean section group, the highest rate of pregnancy was 89.00 ±19.05% in the 5 IU injection group.But the difference compared with other groups was not statistically significant.In the embryo transplantation group, the average number of oocytes from 10 IU injection group was 30.33 ±0.89, and the average number of 2-cell embryo was 23.78 ±0.19, significantly higher than those in the other three groups.Conclusions Administration of 5 IU PMSG/hCG will improve mating efficiency in cesarean section-based purification of C57BL/6J mice.10 IU PMSG/hCG is the best dose for superovulation of C57BL/6J mice.The number of 2-cell embryos is maximized when 10 IU PMSG/hCG is used in the embryo transplantation.
3.Analysis of the Utilization of Hepato-protective Drugs in a Third Grade Class A Hospital from 2011 to 2014
Ying ZHU ; Qianqian YE ; Ping WANG ; Min YAN ; Tao YIN
China Pharmacy 2016;27(5):594-597
OBJECTIVE:To learn the application and tendency of hepatoprotective drugs in a third grade class A hospital dur-ing 2011-2014,and to provide reference for rational drug use. METHODS:DDDs analysis and consumption ordering method were adopted to analyze the change of DDDs,DDC and other index of hepatoprotective drugs in this hospital from 2011 to 2014. RE-SULTS:2011-2014,the amount and DDDs of Hepatoprotective injection in this hospital increased year by year,while oral dosage form decreased year by year. DDC order of each drug kept stable during 2011-2014;DDC and DDDs of drugs for promoting ener-gy metabolism were all in high level,and ornithine aspartate and ademetionine always took up the first 2 places in 4 years. Polyene phosphatidylcholine and Reduced glutathione injection were cheap,but had higher DDDs. Except Glutathione tablet,DUI of other hepatoprotective drugs had no great difference in 3 years,and fluctuated in 2014;hepatoprotective drugs with DUI>1 and DUI<1 occupied a large proportion. From 2010 to 2014,compared with previous year,the drugs with consumption sum/DDDs ratio num-ber close to 1 reduced significantly in the next year,decreasing year by year. CONCLUSIONS:In this hospital,injections are used too frequently,and overuse of drugs for promoting energy metabolism exist. Polyene phosphatidylcholine and Reduced glutathione injection can be used as a valuable drug in the clinic,and their cost are more acceptable,but not in excess.
4.Investigation on e-cigarette use among middle school students in Ningbo City
XU Qianqian ; ZHU Yingying ; DING Shige ; JIN Qiuyan ; DONG Ying
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(9):814-819
Objective:
To investigate the e-cigarette use and its influencing factors among middle school students in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, so as to provide insights into e-cigarette control among adolescents.
Methods:
Students of junior high schools, high schools and vocational high schools in Ningbo City were sampled using a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method from September to October 2021. Students' general information, cigarette and e-cigarette use and e-cigarette advertising exposure were collected using 2021 China Youth Tobacco Survey Questionnaire, and proportions of e-cigarette current use and attempt to use were analyzed. Factors affecting the attempt to use e-cigarettes were identified using a multivariable logistic regression model.
Results:
Totally 1 591 questionnaires were allocated, and 1 574 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective rate of 98.93%. The respondents included 863 males (54.83%) and 711 females (45.17%); 787 junior high school students (50.00%), 535 high school students (33.99%) and 252 vocational high school students (16.01%). The proportion of current e-cigarette use was 1.91% and the proportion of attempt to use e-cigarettes was 6.61%. Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified males (OR=2.544, 95%CI: 1.438-4.501), living in rural areas (OR=2.084, 95%CI: 1.195-3.634), having close friends who were smokers (OR=4.828, 95%CI: 2.936-7.940), witnessing teachers smoking at school (OR=2.766, 95%CI: 1.642-4.659), e-cigarette advertising exposure (OR=2.155, 95%CI: 1.315-3.532), current cigarette use (OR=9.365, 95%CI: 2.610-33.603) and attempt to use cigarettes (OR=7.519, 95%CI: 4.115-13.737) as promoting factors for the attempt to use e-cigarette.
Conclusions
There are e-cigarette use behaviors among middle school students in Ningbo City. Having teachers or close friends who were smokers, cigarette use behaviors and e-cigarette advertising exposure may increase the risk of attempt to use e-cigarettes among middle school students.
5.Investigation on tobacco use among middle school students in Ningbo City
Qianqian XU ; Yingying ZHU ; Shige DING ; Qiuyan JIN ; Ying DONG
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(10):1064-1069
Objective:
To investigate the prevalence of intention to smoke and current smoking and identify its influencing factors among middle school students in Ningbo City, so as to provide insights into the development and implementation of tobacco control among adolescents.
Methods:
The epidemiological data of tobacco use among adolescents in Ningbo City in 2021 were collected, including demographics, tobacco use, parents' and close friends' smoking status, secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco advertisement exposure. The intention to smoke, current smoking, secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco advertisement exposure were descriptively analyzed among middle school students, and the factors affecting intention to smoke, current smoking were identified using a multivariable logistic regression analysis.
Results:
Totally 1 591 questionnaires were allocated to middle school students, and 1 574 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 98.93%. The respondents included 787 junior high school students, 535 high school students and 252 vocational high school students, and the prevalence was intention to smoke and current smoking was 6.73% and 1.78% among the respondents, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified boys (OR=2.398, 95%CI: 1.466-3.922), high school students (OR=2.051, 95%CI: 1.212-3.470), vocational high school students (OR=2.011, 95%CI: 1.108-3.650), more than 100 yuan disposable pocket money per week (OR=2.534, 95%CI: 1.301-4.935) and close friends' smoking (OR=4.310, 95% CI: 2.755-6.757) as risk factors of intention to smoke, and boys (OR=12.420, 95%CI: 1.645-93.753), close friends' smoking (OR=11.628, 95%CI: 4.348-31.250) and parents' smoking (OR=2.667, 95%CI: 1.029-6.897) as risk factors of current smoking among middle school students. The prevalence of secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco advertisement exposure was 76.43% and 51.65%, and television/video/cinema was the most likely route of tobacco advertisement exposure (42.06%).
Conclusions
The prevalence of intention to smoke and current smoking is low among middle school students in Ningbo City; however, the proportions of exposure to secondhand smoke and tobacco advertisement are relatively high. Tobacco control interventions are recommended to be intensified targeting high-risk populations, such as vocational high school students.
6.Diagnostic value of endoscopic ultrasonography combined with detection of immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor gene rearrangements in primary gastrointestinal lymphoma
Liu YU ; Ying XU ; Ke CHEN ; Qianqian LIU ; Shubei WANG ; Yongmei ZHU ; Yunwei SUN
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2015;(8):516-521
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS ) combined with detection of immunoglobulin (Ig ) and T‐cell receptor (TCR ) gene rearrangements in primary gastrointestinal lymphoma (PGIL) .Methods From 12nd January ,2012 to 23rd May ,2014 ,the clinical data of 24 patients with suspicious PGIL under endoscopy (regular biopsy negative and without treatment) and underwent further EUS examination was retrospectively analyzed .All patients received EUS‐guided biopsy or EUS‐guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) and the tissue specimens were detected for Ig and TCR gene rearrangements .Considering biopsy result ,surgical pathological diagnosis and follow‐up result as gold standard ,the clinical significance of sensitivity ,specificity ,positive predictive value (PPV) , negative predictive value (NPV ) and accuracy of EUS combined with Ig /TCR gene rearrangements in PGIL were explored .Results Among 24 patients ,19 patients were finally diagnosed as PGIL ,which were all non‐Hodgkin′s lymphoma (NHL ) ;monoclonal gene rearrangement was found in 13 cases of the 19 cases .The left five cases were not lymphoma lesions (three cases of gastritis ,one case of leather stomach and one case of malignant melanoma) with no monoclonal gene rearrangement .In cases diagnosed as PGIL , 14 were B cell NHL ,which included eight cases of muscosa‐associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma and six cases of diffuse large B cell lymphoma .Of which ,immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH)/immunoglobulin kappa (IgK) gene rearrangement was found in 11 cases .A total of five cases were T cell NHL including one case of anaplastic large cell lymphoma , one case of NK /T cell lymphoma and three cases of enteropathy‐associated T‐cell lymphomas . TCR gene rearrangement was found in two cases .Because theoretically ,there was no gene rearrangement in natural killer (NK )/T cell lymphoma ,so NK /T cell lymphoma was excluded from statistical analysis .The sensitivity ,specificity ,PPV ,NPV and accuracy of EUS combined with Ig /TCR gene rearrangements detection in PGIL were 72 .2% ,100 .0% ,100 .0% , 50 .0% and 78 .3% ,respectively .Conclusion The detection of monoclonal gene rearrangement in tissues from EUS‐guided biopsy or EUS‐guided FNA had better diagnostic value in PGIL ,which improved the objectivity and accuracy of lymphoma diagnosis .
7.In vitro evaluation of antibacterial activity of fusidic acid against Propionbacterium acnes
Ying MA ; Ye LIU ; Qianqian WANG ; Shi WU ; Yang YANG ; Haihui HUANG ; Leihong XIANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2014;47(11):823-825
Objective To evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity of fusidic acid against P.acnes.Methods Fifty strains of P.acnes were clinically isolated from Huashan Hospital,Fudan University from March to September 2013.The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of several antibacterial agents including fusidic acid against these P.aches isolates were determined by using the agar dilution method according to the recommendations of Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI).Data were analyzed using the WHONET 5.4 software.Results Among the 50 P.acnes isolates,90% were sensitive to fusidic acid,90% to moxifloxacin,54% to clindamycin,46% to erythromycin,but 100% were resistant to metronidazole.The minimum concentration required to inhibit the growth of 50% organisms (MIC50) and 90% organisms (MIC90) were 0.5 and 1.0 mg/L respectively for fusidic acid,whereas clindamycin and erythromycin both showed higher MIC90 values (> 128 mg/L).At the concentration of 128 mg/L,clindamycin inhibited the growth of 70% of the P.acnes isolates,and erythromycin inhibited the growth of 48% of them,while the growth of all the isolates was inhibited by fusidic acid at 2 mg/L.Conclusion Fusidic acid exhibits excellent antibacterial activity against clinical isolates of P.acnes in vitro.
8.Relapse presenting as granulocytic sarcoma without bone marrow involvement in acute myeloid leukemia with complete remission: a case report and review of literature
Ying PAN ; Yingwei LI ; Huiping WANG ; Cui ZHANG ; Dongdong YANG ; Qianqian YU ; Zhimin ZHAI
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2012;21(2):95-97
ObjectiveTo explore clinical characteristics and diagnosis of patients with granulocytic sarcoma (GS),and to evaluate the value of FCM in diagnosing it.MethodsClinical data of one patient with GS was reviewed and related literature was reviewed. ResultsThe patient was diagnosed as AML-M2,chromosomal karyotype was 46.XY, t (8;21)(q22;q22)and the AML/ETO gene was positive. Systemic chemotherapy with daunorubicin plus cytarabine was given and complete remission was received. Then a nodular in medial angle of right eye was found. Result of CT indicated the possibility of leukemia infiltration.Needle aspiration cytology was conducted and many blast cells were found by microscope.CD34+ CD117+ CD13+ CD33+CD45dim SSC+ can be found by FCM. The cytology was complete remission and minimal residual disease was negative. Finally diagnosis was GS, relapse of AML. After a systemic chemotherapy with large dose of cytarabine plus teniposide (cytarabine 6.0 g/d, d1-3;teniposide 50 mg/d, d1-3), the mass could not be touched and the follow-up was continued.Conclusion Although relapse of AML often occurs in the testicle or the central nervous system,it pay attention to the possibility of relapse of AML presenting as GS.Fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC)combined with FCM can provide an convenient, handy, practicable and less invasive way of the diagnosis and can be a preferred detection technique.
9.Analysis of the shape and hemodynamic characteristics of the ruptured posterior communicating artery minimal aneurysms
Ying ZHANG ; Linkai JING ; Qianqian ZHANG ; Jian LIU ; Yisen ZHANG ; Shiqing MU ; Xinjian YANG
Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2015;(12):621-624,655
Objective To investigate the shape and hemodynamic characteristics of the ruptured posterior communicating artery minimal aneurysms. Methods The clinical data of 42 patients with ruptured posterior communicating artery minimal aneurysm (the maximum diameter < 3 mm,11 ruptured aneurysms and 31 unruptured aneurysms)were collected retrospectively. Three-dimensional DSA shapes of the aneurysms were assessed,and the hemodynamic parameters of the aneurysms were calculated according to their computer simulation models. Results (1)The multiple aneurysms were more common in the unruptured group than those in the ruptured group (58. 1% [18/ 31]vs. 9. 1% [1/ 11]). There was significant difference,P = 0. 006 ). (2 )The complex flow pattern was more common in the ruptured group (63. 6%[7 / 11]vs. 6. 5% [2 / 31],P < 0. 01)and also the changed flow pattern (45. 5% [5 / 11]vs. 3. 2% [1 / 31),P = 0. 003). (3)The median aneurysm wall shear stress of the ruptured group was 0. 74 (0. 52,0. 86)and that of the unruptured group was 1. 03(0. 83,3. 64). There was significant difference between the 2 groups (P =0. 008). Conclusion The unruptured minimal aneurysms are common in patients with multiple aneurysms. Active surgical intervention is recommended for the posterior communicating artery minimal aneurysms with low wall shear stress,complex and change flow.
10.Imaging of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Adult Onset Still's Disease
Qianqian ZHAO ; Zhiwei GUAN ; Xiaojian JI ; Ying ZHANG ; Jinshui YANG ; Jian ZHU ; Feng HUANG ; Jianglin ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2017;25(3):216-221
Purpose The diagnosis of adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) is usually difficult due to the lack of specific clinical manifestation.This paper summarizes the manifestations of 18F-FDG PET/CT in adult onset Still's disease and investigates the value of PET/CT in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of AOSD.Materials and Methods Fiftyfour patients who was diagnosed as AOSD were selected and underwent 1 8F-fluorodeoxyglueosepositron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT).The clinical features,laboratory examination and the maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) of liver,spleen,bone marrow,lymph node were collected.Then the main PET/CT manifestations of patients with AOSD,the influence factor of SUVmax and correlation between SUVmax and laboratory indexes were analyzed.Results FDG accumulation occurred mainly in bone marrow (88.89%;SUVmax:3.91 ± 1.16),spleen (79.63%,SUVmax:3.24±0.89) and lymph node (77.78%;SUVmax:3.83± 1.97).FDG accumulation can also occurred in joints,parotid gland,submandibular gland,pleural and other organs.Compared with the nonglucocorticoid group,SUVmax of the spleen,bone marrow and lymph node were significantly decreased in the glucocorticoid group with or without fever (P<0.05),whereas the SUVmax of liver,spleen,bone marrow and lymph node between the two glucocorticoid groups were not statistically different (P>0.05).The SUVmax of liver,spleen,bone marrow and lymph node between two groups with or without disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs were not statistically different (P>0.05).Correlation analysis showed that spleen SUVmax and lactate dehydrogenase,bone marrow SUVmax and C reactive protein were weakly correlated (r=0.33 and 0.30,P<0.05).Conclusion The main manifestations of 18F-FDG PET/CT of AOSD are FDG accumulation in spleen,bone marrow and lymph nodes.Glucocorticoid can reduce the SUVmax.18F-FDG PET/CT can help to rule out malignancy,guide biopsy and assist in definite diagnosis of AOSD.