1.Post-stroke urinary incontinence
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014;22(8):637-640
Urinary incontinence is a common complication of stroke,40% to 60% of inpatients with stroke have urinary incontinence.Post-stroke urinary incontinence is a strong predictor of death,functional disability,and admission of rehabilitation institutions.Recovery of urinary incontinence is associated with a better stroke outcome.This article reviews the epidemiology,causes and classification,effects on stroke outcome,and treatment strategies of post-stroke urinary incontinence.
2.Evaluation and detection of CCP antigen-specific T cells by ELISpot assay in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Hua TAN ; Guoxiang FANG ; Wei YU ; Rubing YAO ; Caiqin BAI ; Xiaojun LI ; Jianguo WU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2010;33(8):728-734
Objective To optimize and establish ELISpot assay for CCP/AST which could secrete IFN-γ and IL-4, and explore the role and clinical significance of CCP/AST cells in occurrence and development of RA disease. Methods CCP was used as specific-stimulator with FLAG peptide as a control,the frequencies of positive SFC which could specifically secrete IFN-γ and IL-4 in 64 cases of RA, 64 cases of non-RA autoinunune diseases and 30 cases of healthy individuals were tested by ELISpot technique. The diagnostic value of CCP/AST cells was evaluated in patients with RA disease. Meanwhile, the relationships among the indexes above and patient joint symptoms as well as other laboratory parameters were further analyzed and discussed. Results The results showed that the mediam numbers of IFN-γ-SFC and IL-4-SFC were 39(12-77)/3 x 105 PBMC and 1 (1-3)/3 × 105 PBMC in RA patients, the positive rates were 81.3% and 18. 8% respectively. The median value of IFN-γ-SFC/IL-4-SFC ratio was of 15(5-39), the positive rate was of 78. 1%. Both IFN-γ-SFC and ratio of IFN-γ-SFC/IL-4-SFC were significantly higher than those of non-RA diseases (Z = - 7. 458, - 7. 019, P < 0. 01 ) and healthy control ( Z = - 6. 643, - 5. 760, P <0. 01 ), also both these parameters in RA patients with positive anti-CCP antibody and negative anti-CCP antibody were significantly higher than those patients with systemic lupus erythematosns ( Z = - 6. 573, - 6. 098, - 4. 552, - 4. 726, P < 0. 01 ), ankylosing spondylitis ( Z = - 3. 520, - 3. 326, - 2. 950,-2. 126, P<0. 01 or 0. 05), other autoimmune diseases (Z = -4. 838, -4. 418, - 3. 681, -3. 839,P < 0. 01 ) and healthy controls ( Z = - 6. 553, - 5. 578, - 4. 635, - 4. 163, P < 0. 01 ). Combining IFN-γ-SFC, IL-4-SFC with IFN-γ-SFC/IL-4-SFC for RA diagnosis, the area under curve of receiver operating characteristic( ROCAUC) and Youden index were 0. 910 and 0. 747. The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were 87. 5% and 87.2%. Positive and negative predictive values were 82. 4% and 91.1%, respectively. Correlation analysis showed that ratio of IFN-γ-SFC/IL-4-SFC was not only significantly correlated with antiCCP antibody(r =0.393, P <0.01), but also correlated with joint symptoms in patients such as with number of joints swelling-pain ( r = 0. 429 , P < 0. 01 ), number of joints damage ( r = 0. 463, P < 0. 01 ),rheumatoid factor (r = 0. 166, P < 0.01) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (r=0. 199,P<0.05).Conclusions There is widely existence of CCP/AST cells activation and abnormity in RA patients,indicating higher frequency of CCP-specific Th1 cells. These results provides a new experimental evidence for an objective understanding the function of specific cellular immune responses and cytokine network regulation mediated by citrullinated proteins in RA. So, the assay for CCP/AST cells has potential values in RA diagnosis and clinical application.
3.Correlation between inspiratory muscle strength and pulmonary ventilation function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Rubing MO ; Yuqin ZENG ; Shan CAI ; Yan CHEN ; Ping CHEN ; Qian WU ; Min QIAN ; Yanming SHU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2018;20(12):1771-1774
Objective To analyze the correlation between inspiratory muscle strength and pulmonary ventilation function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.Methods A total of 41 COPD patients admitted in the Second Xiangya Hospital from January to September 2018 were screened.The inspiratory muscle strength (MIP) and peak inspiratory flow (PIF) of patients were measured by using POWER breathe K-5 tester.The MIP was also calculated as a percentage of the predicted value.A pulmonary function detector was used to measure the forced vital capacity (FVC),forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1 %),FEV1 as a percentage of FVC (FEV1/FVC%),peak expiratory flow (PEF),forced expiratory flow as a percentage of the predicted value (FEF 50%) at 50% of vital capacity and forced expiratory flow rate as a percentage of the predicted value (FEF 75%) at 75% of vital capacity.According to the Gobal Inistiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification method of COPD patients,the corresponding MIP value and PIF value of the patients were divided into 4 groups and conducted the comparison between groups.Pearson correlation was used to analyze the correlation between the above-mentioned inspiratory muscle strength test values and lung ventilation function test values,and a scatter diagram was drawn for the ones that had a correlation.Results Among the 41 patients,39 (95.1%) had a decrease in inspiratory muscle strength.According to the GOLD classification,the mean MIP value has a difference among the 4 groups.The mean MIP of grade Ⅲ was [(47.09 ± 29.42) cmH2O],which was higher than that of grade Ⅳ of [(24.72 ± 7.66) cmH2 O] (P < 0.05).There was no difference between PIF.The MIP was positively correlated with FVC (P <0.05).There was no correlation between MIP and FEV1 %,FEV1/FVC%,PEF,FEF50% and FEF75% (P >0.05).The MIP as a percentage of the predicted value had a weak positive correlation with FVC and FEV1% (P <0.05).There was no significant correlation between MIP as a percentage of the predicted value and FEV1/FVC%,PEF,FEF50% and FEF75% (P >0.05).PIF had a weak positive correlation with FVC,PEF,FEF50% and FEF75%,with statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).There was no significant correlation between PIF and FEV1 % and FEV1/FVC% (P >0.05).Conclusions Inspiratory muscle dysfunction was common in patients with COPD.There was a difference in MIP among different GOLD lung function classification in COPD patients.Some values of the inspiratory muscle strength and lung ventilation function had a weak-moderate correlation,while some values had no correlation.Therefore,inspiratory muscle strength test cannot replace the lung ventilation function test in COPD patients.