1.QQ group follow up of nursing education on patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy
Jiangzhen LONG ; Yan CHEN ; Qingmei FENG ; Lin JIANG ; Chenghua GONG
Modern Clinical Nursing 2016;15(1):51-54
Objective To investigate the role of the QQ group follow up of nursing education on patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy in patients after they discharged. Methods Thirty patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma hospitalized from January to December 2013 in our department were set as control group and another 30 patients with NPC hospitalized from January to December 2014 in our department were assined to in the experiment group. Patients of two group received health education before discharge . The controls were followed up on phone and the experimental group received QQ group follow up of education for one year, besides phone follow-up. The two groups were compared in terms of incidence of adverse reactions one year after discharge. Results One year after discharge , the incidences of side effects in the experiment group were lowered than those in the control group , and the differences were siguificant difference ( all P < 0 . 05 ) . Conclusion The QQ group follow up of nursing education can reduce the incidence of adverse reactions by radiotherapy after discharge.
2.The clinical applicated value of high-frequency ultrasound in the diagnosis of isolated calf muscle vein thrombosis
Dianxia, MEN ; Qingmei, YANG ; Xiaoyan, KANG ; Xiaoyan, CHEN ; Tinghua, FENG ; Jiping, XUE ; Hong, LV ; Chunsong, KANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Ultrasound (Electronic Edition) 2014;(9):715-718
Objective To explore the clinical value of high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of isolated calf muscle vein thrombosis (ICMVT). Methods Sonographic features of 175 patients with isolated calf muscular venous thrombosis were analyzed retrospectively and outcome of anticoagulant therapy in 1, 3, and 6 months was followed up. Diagnosis was established with high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound examination. Results One hundred and seventy-ifve patients presenting with 190 calf muscle vein thrombosis were included. One hundred and iffty-eight cases with 173 calf muscle vein thrombosis were diagnosed by high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound, 7 cases of misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis in 10 cases. The accuracy rate was 91.1%(173/190). Seven cases were misdiagnosed with 1 euroifbromatosis, 1 mixed hemangioma, 5 gastrocnemius hematoma. After diagnosis of ICMVT, all patients prescribed thrombolysis and anticoagulation therapy. High-frequency color Doppler ultrasound for 1, 3, 6 months after treatments revealed partial or complete recanalization without calf deep vein thrombosis. Typical sonographic features included:calf muscle venous lumen dilation, tortuous anechoic lumen or hypoechoic iflling, with tubular or branched shape in the longitudinal view and oval or round shape in the transversal view. Conclusion High-frequency color Doppler ultrasound is an accurate and reliable method in the diagnosis of the isolated calf muscular venous thrombosis.
3.Impact of anti-hypertension therapy on seasonal variability of blood pressure, urinary 8-OHdG levels in essential hypertension
Qingmei WANG ; Yubao FENG ; Yongling LI ; Changqing LI ; Jianjing QIAO ; Hong GUO
Clinical Medicine of China 2015;31(5):404-407
Objective To investigate anti-hypertension threapy on seasonal variability of blood pressure,urinary 8-OHdG levels in essential hypertension in order to provide a basis for seasonal antihypertensive treatment.Methods Fifty hypertensive patients admitted the hospital of Erdos Clinical Medical College of Inner Mongolia Medical University at summer 2013 were selected as our subjects.The final subjects was 42 cases due to 8 lost cases.The patients were randomly divided into two groups,including 30 cases in renin angiotensin aldosterone system inhibitors(RASI) group and 12 cases in Ca2+ channel blocker(CCB) group.Epidata 3.1 software was applied to perform statistic analysis.Urinary 8-OHdG concentration was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Blood pressure was measured in spring,summer,autumn and winter.Results Systolic blood pressure(SBP) in RASI group and CCB group at winter periods were (158±20) mmHg,(158 ± 20) mmHg,higher than that in summer periods ((145 ± 12) mmHg,(141 ± 9) mmHg;P< 0.05).Diastolic blood pressure(DPB) in RASI group and CCB group at winter periods were (101 ± 13)mmHg and (100±4)mmHg,significant high than that in summer periods ((93 ±7) mmHg,(90±7) mmHg;P<0.05).8-OhdG levels in RASI group at summer and autumn periods were (243.20±30.94) ng/L and (240.40±47.99) ng/L,significantly higher than that in winter and spring periods((190.80± 15.56) ng/L and (189.06± 13.56) ng/L),and the differences were significant(P<0.001).No significant differences were seen in CCB group among 4 seasons in terms of 8-OhdG levels (P > 0.05).Conclusion Blood pressure change still occur among 4 seasons in hypertensive patients after a single CCB containing RASI-based drug antihypertensive therapy.And blood pressure in winter periods is higher than that in summer,which indicates that therapy medication based on RASI might reduce the level of oxidative stress at winter periods.
4.Botulinum toxin injection for the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction
Weixin YANG ; Min SU ; Dawei ZHANG ; Hongjun ZHU ; Jinfa FENG ; Qingmei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013;(4):286-289
Objective To investigate the effectiveness of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injection to the external urethral sphincter guided by ultrasound in the treatment of various types of lower urinary tract dysfunction.Methods Twenty-two patients with urinary retention caused by neurological dysfunction (neurogenic bladder) were recruited,of which 18 were men and 4 women.They had various types of lower urinary tract dysfunction including detrusor external sphincter dyssynergia (DESD) in 7,nonrelaxing urethral sphincters in 5,and detrusor underactivity in 10.BTX-A (100 U) was injected into the external urethral sphincter at three different points guided by ultrasound.Clinical effects and urodynamic parameters were compared at baseline and after treatment.Results After treatment the urinary function and urodynamic parameters in each group improved significantly compared with the baseline.Maximum efficacy was observed at the 4th week.In the DESD group,3 patients (43%) had an excellent result and 3 (43%) had significant improvement; in the nonrelaxing sphincter group 3 (60%) had excellent results and 2 (40%) showed significant improvement; in the detrusor underactivity group 5 (50%) had excellent results and 3 (30%) had significant improvement.There were no obvious side effects.Conclusions BTX-A injections guided by ultrasound can accurately locate the external urethral sphincter.It is a simple and repeatable method for the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
5.The combination of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone at permitted feed concentrations causes serious physiological effects in young pigs.
Feng CHEN ; Yulin MA ; Chunyi XUE ; Jingyun MA ; Qingmei XIE ; Genhu WANG ; Yingzuo BI ; Yongchang CAO
Journal of Veterinary Science 2008;9(1):39-44
This study was to investigate the effects of the combination of deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZON) on pigs. Twenty-four weaning piglets were divided into a control group fed a diet free of mycotoxins and a toxin group fed a diet containing 1 mg/kg DON and 250 microgram/kg ZON. The results showed that supplementation of DON and ZON in diets had extensive effects on pigs. More specifically, DON and ZON caused levels of total protein, albumin, and globulin in sera to decrease (p < 0.05) by 14.5%, 6.5% and 11.3%, respectively, and at the same time increased (p < 0.05) the serum enzyme activities of gamma-glutamyltransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase by 72.0%, 32.6% and 36.6%, respectively. In addition, DON and ZON decreased (p < 0.05) the level of anticlassical swine fever antibody titers by 14.8%. Real-time PCR showed that DON and ZON caused the mRNA expression levels of IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, IL-2, to decrease (p < 0.05) by 36.0%, 29.0% and 35.4%, respectively. Histopathological studies demonstrated that DON and ZON caused abnormalities in the liver, spleen, lymph nodes, uterus, and kidney. The concentrations of DON and ZON used in this study are in line with the published critical values permitted by BML. Our study clearly put the standard and adequacy of safety measures for these toxins into question. The authors suggest that with the increasing availability of cellular and molecular technologies, it is time to revisit the safety standards for toxins in feeds so as to make feeds safer, providing consumers with safer products.
Animal Feed/*analysis
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Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Animals
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Diet/veterinary
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Female
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Swine
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Swine Diseases/blood/*chemically induced/*physiopathology
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Trichothecenes/*administration & dosage/*adverse effects/pharmacology
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Zearalenone/*administration & dosage/*adverse effects/pharmacology
6.Comparative analysis of gut microbiota of Chinese Kunming dog, German Shepherd dog, and Belgian Malinois dog
Qingmei HU ; Luguang CHENG ; Xueting CAO ; Feng SHI ; Yunjie MA ; Liling MO ; Junyu LI ; Siyi ZHU ; Zichao LIU
Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;25(6):e85-
Objective:
This study examined the gut bacterial communities of dogs from different breeds, all kept under identical domestication conditions.
Methods:
Noninvasive sampling and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing were used to compare the composition and function of the gut microbiota of three dog breeds: the Chinese Kunming dog (CKD), German Shepherd dog (GSD), and Belgian Malinois dog (BMD).
Results:
The gut microbiota of the three dog breeds consisted of 257 species across 146 genera, 60 families, 35 orders, 15 classes, and 10 phyla. The dominant bacterial phyla across the three breeds were Firmicutes (57.44%), Fusobacteriota (28.86%), and Bacteroidota (7.63%), while the dominant bacterial genera across the three breeds were Peptostreptococcus (21.08%), Fusobacterium (18.50%), Lactobacillus (12.37%), and Cetobacter (10.29%). Further analysis revealed significant differences in the intestinal flora of the three breeds at the phylum and genus levels. The intestinal flora of BMD was significantly richer than that of CKD and GSD. The functional prediction and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis showed that the primary functions of the gut microbiota in these breeds were similar, with significant enrichment in various metabolic pathways, including carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and microbial metabolism in different environments. The intestinal flora of these breeds also played a crucial role in genetic information processing, including transcription, translation, replication, and material transport.
Conclusions
and Relevance: These results provide novel insights into the intestinal flora of intervention dogs and suggest novel methods to improve their health status, which help increase microbial diversity and normalize metabolite production in diseased dogs.
7.Comparative analysis of gut microbiota of Chinese Kunming dog, German Shepherd dog, and Belgian Malinois dog
Qingmei HU ; Luguang CHENG ; Xueting CAO ; Feng SHI ; Yunjie MA ; Liling MO ; Junyu LI ; Siyi ZHU ; Zichao LIU
Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;25(6):e85-
Objective:
This study examined the gut bacterial communities of dogs from different breeds, all kept under identical domestication conditions.
Methods:
Noninvasive sampling and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing were used to compare the composition and function of the gut microbiota of three dog breeds: the Chinese Kunming dog (CKD), German Shepherd dog (GSD), and Belgian Malinois dog (BMD).
Results:
The gut microbiota of the three dog breeds consisted of 257 species across 146 genera, 60 families, 35 orders, 15 classes, and 10 phyla. The dominant bacterial phyla across the three breeds were Firmicutes (57.44%), Fusobacteriota (28.86%), and Bacteroidota (7.63%), while the dominant bacterial genera across the three breeds were Peptostreptococcus (21.08%), Fusobacterium (18.50%), Lactobacillus (12.37%), and Cetobacter (10.29%). Further analysis revealed significant differences in the intestinal flora of the three breeds at the phylum and genus levels. The intestinal flora of BMD was significantly richer than that of CKD and GSD. The functional prediction and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis showed that the primary functions of the gut microbiota in these breeds were similar, with significant enrichment in various metabolic pathways, including carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and microbial metabolism in different environments. The intestinal flora of these breeds also played a crucial role in genetic information processing, including transcription, translation, replication, and material transport.
Conclusions
and Relevance: These results provide novel insights into the intestinal flora of intervention dogs and suggest novel methods to improve their health status, which help increase microbial diversity and normalize metabolite production in diseased dogs.
8.Comparative analysis of gut microbiota of Chinese Kunming dog, German Shepherd dog, and Belgian Malinois dog
Qingmei HU ; Luguang CHENG ; Xueting CAO ; Feng SHI ; Yunjie MA ; Liling MO ; Junyu LI ; Siyi ZHU ; Zichao LIU
Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;25(6):e85-
Objective:
This study examined the gut bacterial communities of dogs from different breeds, all kept under identical domestication conditions.
Methods:
Noninvasive sampling and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing were used to compare the composition and function of the gut microbiota of three dog breeds: the Chinese Kunming dog (CKD), German Shepherd dog (GSD), and Belgian Malinois dog (BMD).
Results:
The gut microbiota of the three dog breeds consisted of 257 species across 146 genera, 60 families, 35 orders, 15 classes, and 10 phyla. The dominant bacterial phyla across the three breeds were Firmicutes (57.44%), Fusobacteriota (28.86%), and Bacteroidota (7.63%), while the dominant bacterial genera across the three breeds were Peptostreptococcus (21.08%), Fusobacterium (18.50%), Lactobacillus (12.37%), and Cetobacter (10.29%). Further analysis revealed significant differences in the intestinal flora of the three breeds at the phylum and genus levels. The intestinal flora of BMD was significantly richer than that of CKD and GSD. The functional prediction and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis showed that the primary functions of the gut microbiota in these breeds were similar, with significant enrichment in various metabolic pathways, including carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and microbial metabolism in different environments. The intestinal flora of these breeds also played a crucial role in genetic information processing, including transcription, translation, replication, and material transport.
Conclusions
and Relevance: These results provide novel insights into the intestinal flora of intervention dogs and suggest novel methods to improve their health status, which help increase microbial diversity and normalize metabolite production in diseased dogs.
9.Comparative analysis of gut microbiota of Chinese Kunming dog, German Shepherd dog, and Belgian Malinois dog
Qingmei HU ; Luguang CHENG ; Xueting CAO ; Feng SHI ; Yunjie MA ; Liling MO ; Junyu LI ; Siyi ZHU ; Zichao LIU
Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;25(6):e85-
Objective:
This study examined the gut bacterial communities of dogs from different breeds, all kept under identical domestication conditions.
Methods:
Noninvasive sampling and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing were used to compare the composition and function of the gut microbiota of three dog breeds: the Chinese Kunming dog (CKD), German Shepherd dog (GSD), and Belgian Malinois dog (BMD).
Results:
The gut microbiota of the three dog breeds consisted of 257 species across 146 genera, 60 families, 35 orders, 15 classes, and 10 phyla. The dominant bacterial phyla across the three breeds were Firmicutes (57.44%), Fusobacteriota (28.86%), and Bacteroidota (7.63%), while the dominant bacterial genera across the three breeds were Peptostreptococcus (21.08%), Fusobacterium (18.50%), Lactobacillus (12.37%), and Cetobacter (10.29%). Further analysis revealed significant differences in the intestinal flora of the three breeds at the phylum and genus levels. The intestinal flora of BMD was significantly richer than that of CKD and GSD. The functional prediction and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis showed that the primary functions of the gut microbiota in these breeds were similar, with significant enrichment in various metabolic pathways, including carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and microbial metabolism in different environments. The intestinal flora of these breeds also played a crucial role in genetic information processing, including transcription, translation, replication, and material transport.
Conclusions
and Relevance: These results provide novel insights into the intestinal flora of intervention dogs and suggest novel methods to improve their health status, which help increase microbial diversity and normalize metabolite production in diseased dogs.
10.Protective effect of NMDA receptor antagonist memantine on acute lung injury in mice.
Ling MA ; Wei LIU ; Dandan FENG ; Jianzhong HAN ; Yang LI ; Qingmei CHENG ; Shaojie YUE ; Ziqiang LUO
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2014;39(1):12-16
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the protective effect of a non-specific NMDA receptor antagonist memantine on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice.
METHODS:
Healthy male mice were divided into 4 groups: a normal group, a memantine group, an ALI group and a memantine+ALI group. The ALI group was induced by intraperitoneal injection of LPS (10 mg/kg). Memantine (10 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally before the injection of LPS to determine the effect of blockade of NMDA receptor in the memantine+ALI group. The lung wet/dry ratio was detected. HE staining was preformed to show the morphological changes in the lung tissue. Myeloperoxidase enzyme (MPO) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in the lung tissue were detected. ELISA was used to detect the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) content and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF).
RESULTS:
Memantine pretreatment improved the LPS-induced ALI lung tissue morphological changes, reduced their lung wet/dry ratio, the levels of TNF-α and LDH activity in BALF, and also reduced the MPO and MDA content in the lung tissue.
CONCLUSION
Blockade of NMDA receptors can ameliorate LPS-induced mice ALI.
Acute Lung Injury
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drug therapy
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Animals
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
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L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
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metabolism
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Lipopolysaccharides
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Lung
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metabolism
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Male
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Malondialdehyde
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metabolism
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Memantine
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pharmacology
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Mice
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Peroxidase
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metabolism
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Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
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antagonists & inhibitors
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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metabolism