1.The renal damage in the neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and the effects of early treatment
Junxia YANG ; Kemiao LIU ; Shanmei LIU
Clinical Medicine of China 2010;26(3):251-253
Objective To investigate the renal function damage in newberns ruth hyperbilirubinemia and the effects of early treatment. Methods 100 newberns with hyperbilirubinemia were taken as treatment group. Ser-um bilirubin, malondialdehyde (MDA), β_2-MG, and urine-minim protein (β_2-MG, α_1-MG, ALB) were measured within 24 hours after charge in. 50 healthy newborns had been chosen as controls. Anti-oxidate (vitamin E and Glu-tathion) as weel as regular method were given to the treatment group. All the above biochemical indexes were tested in the 3td and 6th day. Results When bilirubin level was in 205.0~256.5 μmol/L, β_2-MG、α_1 -MG in urine and MDA in blood were higher in treatment group than in control group(P < 0.05);when unconjugated bilirubin(UCB) was in in 256.6~342.0 μmol/L, β_2-MG was also raised (P < 0.01, P < 0.05);and when UCB greater than in 342.0 μmol/L, serum β_2-MG and urine ALB raised significantly (P <0.01,P <0.05). After early treatment, bil-irubin decreaed, and, β_2-MG, urine-minim protein declined to normal level, with a faster recovery in treatment group than control group (P < 0.05). Conclusions Hyperbilirubinemia may damage the glomerular filtration and renal tubule's re-absorption function in neonatals. Lipid peroxidation activated by UCB in Hyperbilirubinemia may cause thease damages. Antioxidant combined with regular treatment could lead better results.
2.The mediating role of atrial fibrillation in causal associations between risk factors and stroke: a Mendelian randomization study
Shanmei QIN ; Mengmeng WANG ; Dipender GILL ; Zhizhong ZHANG ; Xinfeng LIU
Epidemiology and Health 2024;46(1):e2024005-
OBJECTIVES:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) contributes to stroke development and progression. We aimed to quantify the mediating role of AF in the causal associations between a wide range of risk factors and stroke via a Mendelian randomization (MR) framework.
METHODS:
We assessed the associations of 108 traits with stroke and its subtypes in a 2-sample univariable MR approach, then conducted a bidirectional MR analysis between these 108 traits and AF to evaluate the presence and direction of their causal associations. Finally, to further investigate the extent to which AF mediated the effects of eligible traits on stroke, we applied multivariable and 2-step MR techniques in a mediation analysis where outcomes were restricted to stroke types causally affected by AF (any stroke [AS], any ischemic stroke [AIS], and cardioembolic stroke [CES]).
RESULTS:
Among 108 traits, 42 were putatively causal for at least 1 stroke type; of these 42 traits, 20 that had no bidirectional relationship with AF were retained. Finally, 33 associations of 15 eligible traits were examined in the mediation analysis. The mediation analyses for AS, AIS, and CES each included 11 eligible traits. After AF adjustment, the direct effects of all traits on CES were attenuated to null (all p>0.05), while the associations with AS and AIS persisted for most traits (AF-mediated proportion: from 6.6% [95% confidence interval, 2.7 to 0.6] to 52.0% [95% confidence interval, 39.8 to 64.3]).
CONCLUSIONS
The causal associations between all eligible traits and CES were largely mediated through AF, while most traits affected AS and AIS independently of AF.
3.Effects of fuzheng quxie granule on immune cells and cytokines in populations with respiratory viral infection.
Jing-cheng DONG ; Yu-hua LIU ; Zhao-hua GONG ; Xiaohui DONG ; Jinyu XIE ; Shanmei WU ; Yan CUI ; Rong CAI ; Yanrong HU ; Qinlong NI ; Shichang NI
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2005;25(7):616-619
OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of fuzheng quxie granule (FQG) on immune cells and cytokines in populations with respiratory viral infection.
METHODSFifty-nine patients were randomly divided into 3 groups, that is, 19 patients treated with conventional western medicine (WM) plus FQG in the treated group, 19 patients treated with conventional western medicine alone in the WM group, and 21 patients treated with FQG alone in the TCM group. The levels of T lymphocyte subsets, interleukine-2,4,6,10 (IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interferon-gamma (INF-gamma) and Th1/Th2 were determined before treatment, and at the end of 1st and 2nd week of treatment respectively.
RESULTSBefore treatment, levels of TNF-alpha, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 and INF-gamma in all patients were significantly higher than normal range (P < 0.05). After being treated for 1 week, the levels of serum TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-10 were significantly decreased in all groups (P < 0.05), serum IL-2 and INF-gamma decreased to the normal level in the WM group, but in the treated and the FQG group by the end of the 2nd week, the two indexes still remained at the rather higher level (P < 0.05). The ratio of Th1 and Th2 in the treated group and the FQG group increased significantly by the end of 2nd week, reached the level higher than that in the WM group and that before treatment (P < 0.05). No significant difference in, T lymphocytes subsets (CD3+ , CD4+ , CD8+) and percentage of B and NK cells before and after treatment was found in all the 3 groups.
CONCLUSIONFQG can positively regulate the immune function of patients with respiratory tract viral infection in certain degree.
Adult ; Aged ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Interleukin-10 ; blood ; Interleukin-6 ; blood ; Killer Cells, Natural ; immunology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; drug therapy ; immunology ; virology ; T-Lymphocyte Subsets ; immunology ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; metabolism ; Virus Diseases ; drug therapy ; immunology
4.The development of a health-promoting lifestyle scale for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome and the test of its reliability and validity
Ning ZHANG ; Xiaoling SUN ; Jing WANG ; Yingjie WANG ; Haiming YANG ; Shanmei SHEN ; Shan LU ; Caiqi LIU ; Chengguo ZHANG ; Fangfang MENG
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(4):438-446
Objective To develop a health-promoting lifestyle scale for women with polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS),and to test its reliability and validity,and preliminarily apply it.Methods Based on the Pender health promotion model,the item pool of the scale was constructed through literature research,semi-structured interviews and group discussions.After 2 rounds of Delphi expert consultation and pre-survey,the initial scale was formed.From April to July 2022,316 patients with PCOS in the health management center,reproductive medicine center and endocrinology department of a tertiary hospital in Nanjing were selected for item analysis,exploratory factor analysis and reliability test,respectively.From August to October 2022,358 PCOS patients were selected for confirmatory factor analysis.From November 2022 to February 2013,294 PCOS patients were selected,and the scale was used to investigate the status of health-promoting lifestyle in PCOS patients.Results The health-promoting lifestyle scale for PCOS patients included 5 dimensions and 33 items.The total content validity index of the scale was 0.942,and the content validity index of each item was 0.810-1.000.5 common factors were extracted by 2 exploratory factor analyses,and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 62.399%.Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the model fit was good.The Cronbach's a coefficient of the total scale was 0.930;the split-half reliability was 0.842;the test-retest reliability was 0.888.The preliminary application results showed that the total score of health-promoting lifestyle in PCOS patients was(96.925±14.273),and the average score of items was(2.937±0.433),which was at a medium level.Conclusion The health-promoting lifestyle scale for PCOS patients has good reliability and validity,which can be used as a tool for medical staff to assess the level of health-promoting lifestyle of PCOS patients,and can help nurses to quickly identify the level and dimensions of health-promoting lifestyle of patients,so as to formulate individualized precise health management plans.
5.Prognostic prediction value of quantitative digital subtraction angiography parameters after mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation of different etiology
Kangmo HUANG ; Rui LIU ; Juan DU ; Weihe YAO ; Mingming ZHA ; Shanmei QIN ; Yan XU ; Wusheng ZHU ; Qingshi ZHAO ; Xinfeng LIU
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2023;56(6):637-645
Objective:To explore the prognostic prediction value of quantitative digital subtraction angiography (DSA) parameters in patients with acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke undergoing mechanical thrombectomy, and whether the clinical values vary by stroke etiology.Methods:This study was a post hoc analysis of the Multicenter Prospective Captor Trial. Patients with acute anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion and successful recanalization from April 2018 to July 2019 were screened. Post-processing analysis was performed on the DSA imaging sequence after recanalization, and 4 regions of interest (ROI) were selected in the target vessel: ROI1 (the proximal of the internal carotid artery-C2 segment), ROI2 (the starting point of the internal carotid artery-C7 segment), ROI3 (the end of the middle cerebral artery-M1 segment), and ROI4 (the end of the middle cerebral artery-M2 segment). Time to peak (TTP) was defined as the time at contrast concentration of selected ROI reached its maximum. Relative TTP (rTTP) was calculated by subtracting the TTP of ROI1 from the TTP of distalis ROIs. Successful recanalization was defined as modified Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) grade≥2b. Favorable outcomes at 3 months were defined as the modified Rankin Scale score≤2. According to the modified Rankin Scale score, the patients were divided into good prognosis group and poor prognosis group. The differences in clinical characteristics, postoperative hemodynamic parameters, and other data were compared between patients with good and poor prognoses. Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze factors related to a good prognosis. Finally, the prognostic prediction value of hemodynamic parameters was analyzed in patients with different Trial of Org10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment etiological classifications.Results:A total of 245 patients were collected, of which 161 patients [age 69 (60, 76) years, 92 (57.1%) male] were finally included in the analysis, including 36 cases of large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) stroke, 76 cases of cardiogenic embolism (CE), and 49 cases of other causes of stroke. Seventy-one (44.1%) patients had favorable outcomes at 3 months. The post-operative hemodynamic analysis indicated that patients with favorable outcomes ( n=71) had a higher proportion of mTICI grade 3 [54/71 (76.1%) vs 41/90 (45.6%),χ 2=15.26, P<0.001] and lower rTTP 31 [means TTP ROI3-TTP ROI1;0.33 (0.23, 0.54) s vs 0.47 (0.31, 0.65) s, Z=-2.71, P=0.007] than patients with unfavorable outcomes ( n=90). The mTICI score and rTTP 31 were respectively included in multivariate Logistic regression models. It was shown that mTICI grade 3 (adjusted OR=5.97, 95% CI 2.49-14.27, P<0.001) and rTTP 31 (adjusted OR=0.24, 95% CI 0.06-0.99, P=0.048) were significantly associated with favorable outcomes, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the models had no statistically significant difference ( P=0.170). Subgroup analysis showed that rTTP 31 was significantly associated with the prognosis of patients with LAA stroke ( OR=0, 95% CI 0-0.25, P=0.014), while mTICI grade was associated with the prognosis of patients with CE ( OR=3.91, 95% CI 1.40-10.91, P=0.009) and other etiologies ( OR=7.35, 95% CI 1.92-28.14, P=0.004). Conclusions:In patients with acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke and successful recanalization, both mTICI score and rTTP 31 had significant predictive value for favorable outcomes at 3 months. Moreover, rTTP 31 was significantly associated with the prognosis of patients with LAA stroke, while mTICI score was significantly related to the prognosis of patients with CE and other causes of stroke.
6.Effects of Different Polar Parts of 5 Kinds of Alpinia on Function of Sympathetic-adrenal System in Gastric Ulcer Model Rats with Cold Syndrome
Junhui LIU ; Haibing QIU ; Peng XIE ; Shanmei SU ; Mingfang LI ; Junqi CHEN ; You YIN ; Huazhen QIN
China Pharmacy 2019;30(18):2518-2524
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of different polar parts of 5 kinds of Alpinia on the function of sympathetic-adrenal system in gastric ulcer model rats with cold syndrome, such as the root of Alpinia officinarum, the rhizome and fruit of Alpinia galangal, the seed of Alpinia katsumadai, and the fruit of Alpinia oxyphylla. METHODS: SD rats were given Anemarrhena asphodeloides decoction at 4 ℃ and Glacial acetic acid solution intragastrically to induce gastric ulcer model with cold syndrome; the model rats were randomly divided into model group, Fuzi lizhong pills group (positive control, 9.0 g/kg), cimetidine group (positive control, 0.003 3 g/kg), low-dose and high-dose groups of petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water extraction parts from 5 medicinal materials (hereinafter referred to as “gaoshidi” “gaoshigao” “dashidi” “dashigao” “hongshidi” “hongshigao” “caoshidi” “caoshigao” “yishidi” “yishigao” “gaoyidi” “gaoyigao” “dayidi” “dayigao” “hongyidi” “hongyigao” “caoyidi” “caoyigao” “yiyidi” “yiyigao” “gaozhengdi” “gaozhenggao” “dazhengdi” “dazhenggao” “hongzhengdi” “hongzhenggao” “caozhengdi” “caozhenggao” “yizhengdi” “yizhenggao” “gaoshuidi” “gaoshuigao” “dashuidi” “dashuigao” “hongshuidi” “hongshuigao” “caoshuidi” “caoshuigao” “yishuidi” “yishuigao”, 0.064/0.256, 0.032/ 0.128, 0.008/0.032, 0.075/0.3, 0.1/0.4, 0.064/0.256, 0.108/0.432, 0.16/0.64, 0.064/0.25, 0.125/0.5, 0.056/0.224, 0.108/0.432, 0.08/0.32, 0.2/0.8, 0.3/1.2, 0.14/0.56, 0.032/0.128, 0.028/0.112, 0.05/0.2, 0.087/0.348 g/kg, by mass of extraction parts), with 10 rats in each group; and the blank group (normal temperature water) was set up. Next day after modeling, blank group and model group were given constant volume of normal temperature water intragastrically; administration group was given relevant solution 2 mL/100 g intragastrically, q12 h, 4 times in total. After last medication, urine contents of 17-OHCS, CAs substances (A, NE, DA) and serum contents of ACTH and D-β-H were determined by ELISA. RESULTS: Compared with blank group, the contents of 17-OHCS, A, NE and DA in urine, the contents of ACTH and D-β-H in serum were decreased significantly in model group (P<0.01). Compared with model group, the contents of 17-OHCS (Fuzi lizhong pills group, cimetidine group, gaoshidi, gaoshigao, dashigao, hongshigao, caoshigao and yishigao groups, ethyl acetate part groups of 5 medicinal materials, dazhenggao, hongzhenggao, caozhenggao and yizhenggao groups, gaoshuigao, dashuigao and hongshuigao groups), A (Fuzi lizhong pills group, cimetidine group, gaoshigao, dashigao, hongshidi, hongshigao, caoshidi, caoshigao and yishigao groups, ethyl acetate part groups of 5 medicinal materials, gaozhenggao, dazhenggao, hongzhengdi, hongzhenggao, caozhenggao and yizhenggao groups, hongshuigao group), NE (Fuzi lizhong pills group, cimetidine group, petroleum ether part, ethyl acetate part and n-butanol part groups of 5 medicinal materials, gaoshuigao, dashuigao and hongshuigao groups), DA [Fuzi lizhong pills group, cimetidine group, petroleum ether part (except for gaoshidi group) and ethyl acetate part groups of 5 medicinal materials, gaozhenggao, dazhenggao, hongzhenggao, caozhenggao and yizhenggao groups, hongshuigao group] in urine, serum contents of ACTH [Fuzi lizhong pills group, petroleum ether part (except for gaoshidi, dashidi and caoshidi groups) and ethyl acetate part (except for dayidi and hongyidi groups) groups of 5 medicinal materials, hongzhenggao group, dashuigao group], and D-β-H [Fuzi lizhong pills group, gaoshigao, dashigao, hongshidi, hongshigao and yishigao groups, ethyl acetate part groups of 5 medicinal materials (except for dayidi, hongyidi and yiyidi groups), dazhenggao and hongzhenggao groups, hongshuigao group] were increased significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The contents of 17-OHCS and D-β-H in dashigao group, the contents of ACTH and D-β-H in caoshigao group and the contents of D-β-H in gaoshigao and yishigao groups were significantly lower than hongshigao group. The contents of DA in gaoyigao, caoyigao and yiyigao groups as well as the contents of D-β-H in gaoyigao, hongyigao, caoyigao and yiyigao groups were significantly lower than dayigao group; the contents of DA in gaoyigao and caoyigao groups were significantly lower than hongyigao group, the contents of ACTH in gaoyigao, dayigao, caoyigao and yiyigao groups were significantly higher than hongyigao group. The contents of 17-OHCS, DA and ACTH in gaozhenggao, dazhenggao, caozhenggao and yizhenggao groups, the contents of A in dazhenggao, caozhenggao and yizhenggao groups as well as the contents of D-β-H in gaozhenggao, caozhenggao and yizhenggao groups were significantly lower than hongzhenggao group. The contents of 17-OHCS and D-β-H in caoshuigao and yishuigao groups were significantly lower than dashuigao group. The contents of 17-OHCS, DA and D-β-H in caoshuigao and yishuigao groups as well as the contents of DA and D-β-H in gaoshuigao groups were significantly lower than hongshuigao group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Different polar parts of 5 kinds of Alpinia can improve gastric ulcer model rats with cold syndrome to different extents; among them, the fruit of A. galangal is the best, followed by the root of A. officinarum. Above medicinal materials can regulate the function of sympathetic-adrenal system by increasing the contents of 17-OHCS, CAs and D-β-H.
7. Diagnostic value of computed tomographic perfusion imaging of whole liver for quantitative assessment of blood flow state in liver cancer after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
Shanmei LI ; Zhiling GAO ; Qianting LYU ; Jing JIA ; Pian ZHU ; Yong CHEN ; Yulin LIU ; Zhaoxi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2018;26(6):429-435
Objective:
To investigate the diagnostic value of whole liver CT perfusion imaging in the quantitative evaluation of hemodynamic changes before and after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).
Methods:
Twenty-six patients with hepatocellular carcinoma underwent TACE therapies were recruited. Whole -liver computed tomographic perfusion imaging (CTPI) was performed 2~3 days before TACE and 1 month after TACE. We measured the following perfusion parameters: hepatic arterial perfusion (HAP), portal venous perfusion (PVP), total liver perfusion (TLP), hepatic arterial perfusion index (HAPI), and time-to-peak (TTP).The F-test, t-test and Rank sum test were used for statistical analysis.
Results:
A total of 34 HCC lesions were detected. According to the deposition of lipiodol after TACE, they were divided into a lipiodol dense group (21) and a lipiodol light group (13). The length of hepatocellular carcinoma lesions after TACE showed a decreasing trend compared with preoperative TACE. The lesions in the lipiodol dense group had smaller lesions than those in the lipiodol light group. The preoperative and postoperative longitudinal diameters were (3.12 ± 0.58) cm vs. (1.93 ± 0.79) cm, (2.98 ± 2.01) cm vs. (2.58 ± 2.00) cm, the differences were statistically significant (
8.Antimicrobial resistance profile of clinical isolates in hospitals across China: report from the CHINET Surveillance Program, 2017
Fupin HU ; Yan GUO ; Demei ZHU ; Fu WANG ; Xiaofei JIANG ; Yingchun XU ; Xiaojiang ZHANG ; Zhaoxia ZHANG ; Ping JI ; Yi XIE ; Mei KANG ; Chuanqing WANG ; Aimin WANG ; Yuanhong XU ; Jilu SHEN ; Ziyong SUN ; Zhongju CHEN ; Yuxing NI ; Jingyong SUN ; Yunzhuo CHU ; Sufei TIAN ; Zhidong HU ; Jin LI ; Yunsong YU ; Jie LIN ; Bin SHAN ; Yan DU ; Sufang GUO ; Lianhua WEI ; Fengmei ZOU ; Hong ZHANG ; Chun WANG ; Yunjian HU ; Xiaoman AI ; Chao ZHUO ; Danhong SU ; Ruizhong WANG ; Hua FANG ; Bixia YU ; Yong ZHAO ; Ping GONG ; Dawen GUO ; Jinying ZHAO ; Wenen LIU ; Yanming LI ; Yan JIN ; Chunhong SHAO ; Kaizhen WEN ; Yirong ZHANG ; Xuesong XU ; Chao YAN ; Hua YU ; Xiangning HUANG ; Shanmei WANG ; Yafei CHU ; Lixia ZHANG ; Juan MA ; Shuping ZHOU ; Yan ZHOU ; Lei ZHU ; Jinhua MENG ; Fang DONG ; Hongyan ZHENG ; Han SHEN ; Wanqing ZHOU ; Wei JIA ; Gang LI ; Jinsong WU ; Yuemei LU
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2018;18(3):241-251
Objective To investigate the antimicrobial resistance profile of the clinical isolates collected from selected hospitals across China. Methods Twenty-nine general hospitals and five children's hospitals were involved in this program. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was carried out according to a unified protocol using Kirby-Bauer method or automated systems. Results were interpreted according to CLSI 2017 breakpoints. Results A total of 190 610 clinical isolates were collected from January to December 2017, of which gram negative organisms accounted for 70.8% (134 951/190 610) and gram positive cocci 29.2% (55 649/190 610). The prevalence of methicillin-resistant strains was 35.3% in S. aureus (MRSA) and 80.3% in coagulase negative Staphylococcus (MRCNS) on average. MR strains showed much higher resistance rates to most of the other antimicrobial agents than MS strains. However, 91.6% of MRSA strains were still susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, while 86.2% of MRCNS strains were susceptible to rifampin. No staphylococcal strains were found resistant to vancomycin. E. faecalis strains showed much lower resistance rates to most of the drugs tested (except chloramphenicol) than E. faecium. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) was identified in both E. faecalis and E. faecium. The identified VRE strains were mainly vanA, vanB or vanM type based on phenotype or genotype. The proportion of PSSP or PRSP strains in the non-meningitis S.pneumoniae strains isolated from children decreased but the proportion of PISP strains increased when compared to the data of 2016. Enterobacteriaceae strains were still highly susceptible to carbapenems. Overall, less than 10% of these strains (excluding Klebsiella spp.) were resistant to carbapenems. The prevalence of imipenem-resistant K. pneumoniae increased from 3.0% in 2005 to 20.9% in 2017, and meropenem-resistant K. pneumoniae increased from 2.9% in 2005 to 24.0% in 2017, more than 8-fold increase. About 66.7% and 69.3% of Acinetobacter (A. baumannii accounts for 91.5%) strains were resistant to imipenem and meropenem, respectively. Compared with the data of year 2016, P. aeruginosa strains showed decreasing resistance rate to carbapenems. Conclusions Bacterial resistance is still on the rise. It is necessary to strengthen hospital infection control and stewardship of antimicrobial agents. The communication between laboratorians and clinicians should be further improved in addition to surveillance of bacterial resistance.