1.Contrast study between budesonide inhalation with methylperdnisolone intravenous in the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2013;20(4):499-501
Objective To compare the effect and safety between budesonide inhalation with methylperdnisolone intravenous in the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD).Methods 80 patients with AECOPD were divided into the control group and observation group randomly,each group 40 cases.Based on regular treatment,the patients in the control group received intravenous treatment of methylprednisolone,while patients in the observation group receive inhaled treatment of budesonide.The near-term and long-term effect,symptom score,and the indicators such as FEV1/FVC,MMEF,PaO2,PaCO2 and AHR were observed and compared beween the two groups before and after treatment.Results Compared with control group,there were no significant differences of short-term and long term treatment effects and symptom score in observation group(all P > 0.05) ;The indicators of pulmonary function and blood gas analysis improved significantly in all patients after treatments(all P < 0.05),but there were no significant differences between two groups(all P >0.05) ;The incidence of side effects in observation group was significantly lower than that of control group (P < 0.05).Conclusion Glucocorticoid in the treatment of AECOPD has clear effect,and regardless of the mode of administration,it has good near-term and longterm effect.But in adverse reactions budesonide inhalation is significantly superior to methylprednisolone intravenous therapy.
2.Clinical application of amplitude integrated electroencephalography in full term newborns with hypoxic is-chemic brain damage
Danhua MENG ; Qiufen WEI ; Xinnian PAN
International Journal of Pediatrics 2014;(4):344-346,350
Due to the fact that early full term newborn has no specific clinical signs,early diagnosis of hypoxic-ischemic brain damage is difficult. Timely intervention will affect the longterm prognosis in patients with the treatment and survival. Amplitude integrated electroencephalography( aEEG) is a noninvasive monitoring and evaluation of brain function,simple and effective method,which can provide exact basis for full term newborn with hypoxic ischemic brain damage in early diagnosis and prediction of prognosis.
3.High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy and respiratory support in preterm infants
Qiufen WEI ; Jing XU ; Xinnian PAN
International Journal of Pediatrics 2016;43(3):230-233,238
High flow nasal cannulae(HFNC),a new mode of noninvasive respiratory support,by high-flow nasal cannula transports humidified,warmed and high flow maxed oxygen above the flow of 1 ~2 L/min. In the application of Neonatology,the higher oxygen flow and the smaller body type of newborn cause the stron-ger the expansion pressure by HFNC,and following the change of the amount of oxygen leaking along the con-duit.The effect of HFNC in improving respiratory parameters (such as neonatal tidal volume and respiratory function)was similar to nasal continuous positive airway pressure(NCPAP),but the effectiveness is limited to the flow less than 2L/min.A growing number of evidence suggests that HFNC as an alternative method for pre-term non-invasive alternative ventilation is available,but the effect and safety of applications in preterm still need further research.HFNC is not recommended popularized in preterm until more randomized trials to confirm.
4.Solubilization and Inhibitory Action of Glycyrrhetinic Acid Lysinate on Cell Proliferation of Coloretal Cancer Cell Line HCT-8
Lijuan ZHANG ; Jialiang ZHONG ; Tongnan GU ; Qiufen WEI
Herald of Medicine 2016;35(7):705-709
Objective To prepare,characterize glycyrrhetinic acid lysinate,and study the solubilization and inhibitory action antitumor activity of glycyrrhetinic acid lysinate on cell proliferation of colorectal cancer cell line HCT-8. Methods Glycyrrhetinic acid lysinate was prepared by co-grinding glycyrrhetinic acid with lysine in 1∶1 molar mixture for 10 hours. Characterization of glycyrrhetinic acid lysinate was achieved by X-ray powder diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and ultraviolet spectrum techniques.HPLC method was used to study the solubilization of glycyrrhetinic acid lysinate.The MTT method was used to assay the inhibitory action of glycyrrhetinic acid lysinate on cell proliferation. Results The solubility of glycyrrhetinic acid lysinate was enhanced 260 folds,compared with glycyrrhetinicacid in water. The inhibitory cell proliferation action on HCT-8 of glycyrrhetinic acid lysinate was 7 times higher than that of glycyrrhetinic acid. Conclusion The satisfactory water solubility and antitumor activity of glycyrrhetinic acid lysinate will be potentially useful for its application as a new pharmaceutical formulation in cancer treatment in the future.
5.Discussion on Medical Laboratory Experiment Teaching of Higher Profession
Baoqing SUN ; Qin LI ; Qiufen WEI ; Changling SHAO ; Yulan LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2005;0(05):-
The article introduces the training of basic skill,renovating of the experiment contents,the diversifi cation and abundance in interest of experiment teaching methods of the students of medical laboratory speciality of higher profession.
6.Safety evaluation of inhaled nitric oxide in treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Qiufen WEI ; Yan LI ; Xinnian PAN ; Danhua MENG ; Xianzhi LIU ; Jing XU ; Wei WEI
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2016;23(4):244-247
Objective To discuss the safety of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO)for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).Methods We analysed 65newborns diagnosed as BPD from January 2012to December 2013in Maternal and Child Health Hospital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.They were divided into iNO group(n=35)and control group(n=30)according to whether administering iNO or not.The heart rate,blood pressure,oxygen supply time,assisted ventilation time,hospital stay,concentration of NO2 and methemoglobin,and the changes of coagulation function were observed dynamically before and after iNO treatment.Results There were significant differences in oxygen supply time[(37±9)d vs.(55±7)d], assisted ventilation time[(29±7)d vs.(35±9)d],hospital stay [(45±9)d vs.(54±7)d]between iNO group and control group(P﹤0.05).There were no obvious changes in heart rate,blood pressure and co-agulation function before and after iNO treatment(P﹥0.05).The incidences of the complications had no sig-nificant differences between the two groups (P﹥0.05).Conclusion Long-time iNO can shorten oxygen therapy time and assisted ventilation time,iNO therapy in BPD doesn′t found serious adverse effect to cardio-vascular function as well as coagulation function,and doesn′t increase the risk of intracranial hemorrhage and retinopathy of prematurity.
7.Neonatal polycystic kidney disease:a case report and literature review
Danhua MENG ; Yan LI ; Qiufen WEI ; Jing XU ; Xinnian PAN ; Wei TAN ; Lianfang JING ; Lanxiu WANG
Chinese Journal of Neonatology 2016;11(5):343-347
Objective To study the clinical characteristics and imaging features of perinatal autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease ( ARPKD) and a systematic review of the literature was performed to improve awareness of the disease. Methods A newborn with infantile ARPKD admitted to the neonatal department of our hospital was studied and her clinical data and imaging features retrospectively reviewed. CNKI, CBMdisc, MEDLINE and Embase databases were searched using autosomal recessive, perinatal and polycystic kidney as keywords. 9 case reports were retrieved from 2005 to 2015 and a total of 9 patients were analyzed. Results The gestational age of patients with infantile ARPKD was from 33 to 37 weeks. 6 of them were diagnosed using prenatal ultrasound and one patient was diagnosed using genetic sequencing. One of 10 infants had a family history, 4 patientsˊ mothers had abnormal pregnancy history (spontaneous abortion or miscarriage) and 7 (70. 0%) patients with respiratory failure needed mechanical ventilation. The ultrasound of all the patients showed enlarged and hyperechogenic kidneys. 9 patients died, and only one patient was alive after renal transplant. Conclusions The characteristics of perinatal APRKD are enlarged and polycystic kidneys, hepatic cysts and liver fibrosis. Infants with this disease have poor outcomes and high mortality rate. Respiratory failure and renal failure are the main causes of death in the neonatal period and early diagnosis and treatment are necessary.
8.Distribution of surfactant protein A2 haplotype and its association with preterm respiratory distress syndrome susceptibility
Huijuan QIN ; Qiufen WEI ; Shuying ZHANG ; Qiaozhen WEI ; Wenjun TIAN ; Yanming ZHANG ; Yujun CHEN
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2015;30(6):421-424
Objective To study the distribution of surfactant protein A2 (SP-A2) haplotype and its association with preterm respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) susceptibility in a local Chinese cohort.Methods Using population base and case-control study cohorts,genotyping for four single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was performed,rs1059046,rs17886395,rs1965707,rs1965708,in 80 term infants,50 preterm infants with RDS (RDS group) and 50 preterm infants without RDS(control group) by using TaqMan (R) real-time polymerase chain reaction.Infants in RDS group and control group were matched according to gender and gestational age.Frequency of each haplotype was compared between preterm infants with RDS and without RDS,term infants and preterm infants without RDS.Results Most common haplotypes in term infants were 1A0,1A5,1A1.In each preterm infants groups with RDS and without RDS,1A0,1 A5,1 A1 were also the most common haplotypes.Among these three common haplotypes,frequency of 1A0 was lower in preterm infants,including RDS group and control group,than that in term infants.No significant difference was found between preterm groups with RDS and without RDS (P > 0.05),neither in preterm infants with gestational age ≥32 or < 32 weeks.Haplotype 1A0 frequency(0.542) in term infants was significantly higher than that in preterm infants < 32 weeks without RDS (0.329) (x2 =6.06,P =0.01).Conclusions SP-A2 haplotype distribution in a local Chinese population shows ethnic characteristics to some extent.Only SP-A2 does not contribute to the susceptibility for preterm RDS.
9.A follow-up study on the prognosis of very/extremely low birth weight infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Liping YAO ; Qiufen WEI ; Yan LI ; Kaiyan SHEN ; Hongjuan BI ; Jing XU ; Wei TAN ; Lianfang JING
Chinese Journal of Neonatology 2017;32(4):255-258
Objective To study the risk factors and prognosis of very/extremely low birth weight preterm (VLBW/ELBW) infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) during the first three years of life.Method From January 1st to December 31st,2012,a retrospective study was conducted on the VLBW/ELBW preterm infants with > 28 days of hospitalization in the NICU of our hospital.The infants were assigned into BPD group (FiO2 > 21%) and non-BPD group depending on the oxygen requirement on the 28th day after birth.The incidences of bronchitis,pneumonia,wheezing and re-hospitalization during the first three years of life were analyzed.The pulmonary function tests were performed at one-year-age.Independent-sapmles t test,Kruskal-wallis test and x2 test were used to compare the results between the two groups.Result A total of 72 patients were enrolled into this study.34 patients in the BPD group and 38 in the non-BPD group.The gestational age,birth weight and the use of INSURE technique of BPD group were significantly lower than non-BPD group,while the duration of hospital stays were longer than non-BPD group (P <0.05).The ratio of male,neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS),patent ductus arteriosus (PDA),intrauterine infection,mechanical ventilation,nosocomial infection and the inhalation of high concentrations of oxygen were significantly higher in BPD group than non-BPD group (P < 0.05).Incidences of bronchitis and wheezing during 0 ~ 1,1 ~ 2 and 2 ~ 3 years of age in the BPD were significantly higher than non-BPD group,separately.No significant differences existed in the incidences of pneumonia and re-hospitalization between the two groups.Pulmonary function test showed that the respiratory rate (RR) and peak tidal expiratory flow in the BPD group were significantly higher than non-BPD group,while the tidal volume,peak expiratory time and peak expiratory volume were significantly lower in BPD group than non-BPD group (P < 0.05).Conclusion BPD often occurs in preterm infants with gestational age less than 32 weeks.It may cause impaired pulmonary function,characterized by obstruction in small airway,and increases the risk of bronchitis and wheezing during the first three year of life.
10.Relationship between ABCA3 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
Wenjun TIAN ; Xiuqi CHEN ; Qiufen WEI ; Shangying TANG ; Huijuan QIN ; Yujun CHEN
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2015;22(3):161-164
Objective To investigate ABCA3 gene polymorphism and its relationship with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China by genotyping and haplotype analysis.Methods Using a tagging single nucleotide polymorphism (tSNP) strategy and TaqMan (r) real-time PCR,we genotyped 4 tSNPs (rs4787273,rs 1 50929,rs 11867129,and rs 17135889) and one additional coding SNP(rs13332514) of the ABCA3 gene in preterm infants with NRDS(NRDS group,n =45) and without NRDS (non-NRDS group,n =45) and subsequently predicted the haplotypes.The minor allele frequency and the haplotype 'distribution were compared between the two groups.Results The minor allele A(0.14 vs.0.05,P =0.046) and genotype AG (0.289 vs.0.111,P =0.035) frequency of SNP rs17135889 in NRDS group were significantly higher than those in non-NRDS group.Totally 6 haplotypes occurred at a frequency ≥0.01,among which,the haplotype TGGAG,depended on rs17135889,was significantly higher in NRDS group than that in non-NRDS group (0.061 vs.0.000,P =0.014).Conclusion The results suggested that SNP rs17135889 of ABCA3 gene might be related to NRDS in preterm population of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Allele A contributes to NRDS susceptibility in preterm infants.