1.Clinical implication of microproteinuria and urine enzyme in the detection of early renal damage by antibiotics
Shanpu YANG ; Hongyan LIU ; Yuechao WU ; Qingdi SU ; Yongchen LI ; Hong DONG ; Bin PAN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2017;24(18):2768-2771
Objeetive To analyze the clinical significance of serial microproteinuria and urease detection in early diagnosis of antibiotics damage to kidney by observing the changes of urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio (mAlb/Cr),transferrin (TRF),IgG,α1-microglobulin (α1-M G),β2-microglobulin (β2-M G),retinol-binding pmtein(RBP) and N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase(NAG).Methods A total of 161 children with pneumonia whose test results were normal of urine protein,blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (Scr),and had no related history of kidney diseases were selected.All the patients were divided into three groups according to antibiotics for the treatment,the penicillins (penicillin G,amoxicillin and potassium clavulanate,ticarcillin and potassium clavulanate) group,the cephalosporins (cefazolin,cefuroxime,ceftriaxone,cefoperazone,ceftazidime) group and the macrolides (erythromycin,azithromycin) group.Changes of mAlb/Cr,TRF,IgG,α1-MG,β2-MG,RBP,NAG,BUN,Scr levels of the patients one week before and after use the antibiotics were observed,and statistically analyzed.Results In the penicillins group and macrolides group,the results showed that none of the serial microproteinuria and urease changed(all P > 0.05).In the cephalosporins group,the urine mAlb/Cr,TRF,β2-MG and NAG were higher than before using the antibiotics [(15.56 ± 5.98) mg/g vs.(21.08 ± 10.88) mg/g,(1.61 ± 0,14)mg/L vs.(1.66 ±0.14) mg/L,(0.25 ±0.09)mg/L vs.(0.28 ±0.11)mg/L,(4.62 ±3.80) U/L vs.(4.98 ±3.97) U/L,t =-5.11,-3.24,-2.29,-2.04,P < 0.05 ~ 0.001].The levels of BUN and Scr revealed no change in all the patients(all P > 0.05).Conclusion Combined detection of serial microproteinuria and urease has great clinical significance in judgment and warning of early renal damage by antibiotics.
2.Clinical characteristics of 130 bacterial pneumonia children and the changes of the levels of serum WBC, CRP and PCT
Qingdi SU ; Rujin YAN ; Jinfen WEI ; Zhenhua SU ; Lingling CHEN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2017;24(21):3322-3326
Objective To observe the clinical characteristics of bacterial pneumonia children,and the changes of the serum levels of white blood cells(WBC),C-reactive protein(CRP) and procalcitonin(PCT) before and after anti-bacterial therapy,and to explore the predictive value in early diagnosis and therapy.Methods 130 bacterial pneumonia children were enrolled prospectively as pneumonia group.The clinical data were collected and the serum CRP,PCT and WBC were detected before anti-bacterial therapy (within 24h after admission) and after anti-bacterial therapy (the seventh day after admission).34 healthy children were enrolled as control group.The general clinical characteristics of the children in the pneumonia group were observed.The levels of serum CRP,PCT and WBC between the pneumonia group and the control group were compared.The levels of serum CRP,PCT and WBC before and after anti-bacterial therapy in the bacterial pneumonia children were compared.The clinical value of PCT,CRP and WBC in early predicting bacterial pneumonia was identified.Results Compared with the control group,the sex and age of the bacterial pneumonia children demonstrated no statistically significant differences (t =1.012,P =0.395;x2 =0.003,P =0.959).The mean course of the disease before admission was (5.34 ± 1.27) d,with mean temperature of (38.27 ± 0.96) ℃,and hospital days of (8.92 ± 3.93) d.35 cases were cured,and 95 cases were improved,with no death.The serum levels of CRP,PCT and WBC in pneumonia children on admission were (12.24 ±6.35) mg/L,(0.18 ± 0.15) ng/mL and (14.25 ± 7.59) 109/L,respectively,which were higher than those of the control group,the differences were statistically significant (t =4.650,5.867,2.548,all P < 0.05).The serum levels of CRP,PCT and WBC in pneumonia children before anti-bacterial therapy were higher than after bacterial therapy,showed statistically significant differences(t =8.165,7.232,5.112,all P < 0.05).The area under the curve (AUC)of the PCT,CRP and WBC in early predicting bacterial pneumonia were 0.928,0.834 and 0.718 respectively by the relative operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis (P < 0.05).The sensitivity and specificity of PCT in predicting bacterial pneumonia were higher than CRP and WBC.Conclusion The statistics efficacy of PCT in early predicting children bacterial infection was obviously higher than CRP and PCT.The combined detection of CRP,PCT and WBC was benefit to improve the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of children with bacterial pneumonia.
3.Expressions of interferon-inducible genes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and their assoc-iation with disease activity
Qingdi ZENG ; Shukui WANG ; Minning SHEN ; Dinglei SU ; Jialiang CHEN ; Huaxin JIANG ; Bangshun HE ; Yuqin PAN ; Tongxin DU ; Zizheng WANG ; Xingguo CHEN
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2009;13(2):93-97
Objective To investigate the expression levels of interferon-inducible genes (IFIT1,IFIT4,OAS1,OASL,ISG15) in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).and the relations between these genes expression levels and disease activity are explored.Methods Sybr green dye based real-time quantitative PCR method was used to detect the expression levels (indicated as-△△Ct value) of WIT1,IFIT4.OAS1,OASL and ISG15 in 76 patients with SJJE and 54 controls.Their expression levels were compared with erythroeyte sedimentation rate (ESR),serum C reactive protein (CRP),complement C3,C4.antinuclear antibody (ANA).anti-double stranded DNA antibody.The associations between the expression levels of IFIT1,IFIT4,OASI.OASL,ISG15,ESR,CRP,complement C3,C4,ANA,anti-double stranded DNA antibody and SLEDAI scores in patients with SLE were analyzed.Results ① The expression levels of WIT1,IFIT4,OAS1,OASL and ISG15 in the SLE patients were significantly higher than those of the normal controls (P<0.01).The expression levels of IFIT1,IFIT4,OAS1,OASL and ISG15 in active SLE patients were higher than those of inactive SLE patients (P<0.05).The real time expression levels of IFIT1,IFIT4,OAS1.OASL and ISG15 showed positive correlations with each other (r>0.5,P<0.05) in patients with SLE.② The expression levels of IFIT1,IFIT4,OAS1,OASL and ISG15 were positively correlated with the SLEDAI scores (r>0.5,P<0.05).③ There was no correlation between ESR,CRP,complement C3,C4,ANA and the expression levels of IFIT1,IFIT4,OAS1,OASL,ISG15,SLEDAI scores except anti-double stranded DNA antibody (r>0.5.P<0.05).Conclusion The expression levels of IFIT1,IFIT4,OAS1,OASL and ISG15 in patients with SLE are significantly higher than those of the normal controls,and positively associated with SLEDAI scores,so they are helpful in evaluating SLE disease activity and severity.IFIT1,IFIT4,OAS1,OASL and ISG15 genes may be the potential treating targets for SLE.