1.Effects of Yupingfeng Powder on Th1/Th2 balanace in murine model of allergic rhinitis
Jun GU ; Chaobin SHEN ; Lei LU ; Qiang DAI ; Kuangcheng XIE ; Shengrong ZHONG ; Yufa WANG
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 1992;0(08):-
AIM: To study the effect of Yupingfeng Powder(YPFP) on rat's allergic rhinitis induced by stimulating ovalbumin.and reveal the influence on Th1,Th2 and Th1/Th2 proportion. METHODS: 8-week-old BALB/c mice were sensitized by means of intranasal and systemic intraperitoneal injection application of OVA,6 subjects were administered including 2,500 mg/kg extracts of YPFP for 7 days in early stage(interference group);6 mice were administered YPFP in after challenge(therapy group);the placebo group were given saline.After 7 days,Th1 and Th2 in splenocyte were detected by flow cytometry(FCM) and nasobuccal mucosa pathology were observed. RESULTS: When compared with Th2 of animal model group(9.86?1.40),there was a significant decrease expressing Th2 after PFP treatment(3.41?0.72,P
2.Karyotype analysis of chorionic villi from pregnant women with missed abortion using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification
Yan GU ; Jiansheng XIE ; Fuwei LUO ; Qian GENG ; Huakun ZHANG ; Huining SHEN ; Kun ZHAO ; Qingzhi LIU
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009;44(7):509-513
Objective To evaluate the clinical value of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) technique used in karyotype analysis of chorionic villi from missed abortion. Methods Feb 2008 to Oct 2008, 91 patients with missed abortion diagnosed by hormonal measurement, type B ultrasound and physical exam matched with 20 normal pregnant women undergoing artificial abortion were enrolled in this study. Chorionic villi was obtained by suction dilation and curettage in aseptic condition, then those villi was cultured and analyzed by traditional cytogenetic karyotyping method, in the mean time, the DNA extracted from villi was detected by MLPA. The results of chromosomal G-banding of chorionic villi were compared between two methods. Results The diagnostic concordance of MLPA and traditional karyotyping was observed in 92% (84/91) cases, there were 84 cases in the case group with diagnostic concordance by traditional karyotyping and MLPA except 7 cases of euploidy could not be detected by MLPA. The 84 cases included 40 normal karyotype,29 trisomy of euchromosome, 1 double trisomy of euchromosome, 10 monosomy X , 1 monosomy X combined with trisomy of euchromosome, 2 chimaera of X chromosome, 1 structural abnormity of euchromosome. Among 7 cases with discordance diagnosis, 2 cases with trisomy and 5 cases with tetrasomy of euchromosome were identified in traditional karyotyping, however, they were all diagnosed with normal disomy by MLPA. Of 20 villi from normal pregnancy, two methods got the consistent results. Conclusion The MLPA was rapid and efficacy method used for analyzing aneuploids in chorionic villi.
3.Effect of Motomed Gracile on Function of Lower Limbs in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Min SHEN ; Zeping LI ; Yan CUI ; Lihong KANG ; Zhijiao XIE ; Xuehua YAO ; Qiuyan GU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2009;15(9):828-829
Objective To observe the effect of Motomed Gracile on spastic cerebral palsy. Methods 48 cerebral palsy children were divided into two groups: intervention group (n=24) and control group (n=24). The children in the control group accepted comprehensive rehabilitation, while the children in the intervention group were trained with Motomed Gracile in addition. They were evaluated with Ashworth Assessment and manual muscle testing (MMT) 6 months after treatment. Results The scores of intervention group improved more significantly than those in control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Motomed Gracile can facilitate the recovery of children with spastic cerebral palsy.
4.Expression and clinical significance of platelet activating factor (PAC-1), CD629P and thrombus precursor protein (TpP) in severe sepsis
Ping GENG ; Jinsong ZHANG ; Zhongfang XIA ; Jian GU ; Min XU ; Jiyang XU ; Dingyu TAN ; Songgang XIE ; Lianjun SHEN ; Aiwen MA
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2008;17(10):1080-1084
Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of platelet activating factor [PAC]-1, CD62P and TPP hi severe sepsis. Method Patients with severe sepsis who were admitted into the EICU of Subei People's Hospital from April 2007 to March 2008 were included. Patients with severe sepsis (Group Ⅲ)were treated according to the treatment guidelines for severe sepsis, and were divided, according to their clinical records, into those who survived and those who died within 28 days of admission. Patients admitted during the same period with symptoms of infection but without severe sepsis were included as the General Infected Group (Group Ⅱ). A Control Group (Group Ⅰ) comprised patients who visited the hospital over the same period for physical examination or the healthy volunteers. The group members were all included randomly, and the gender and sex of patients in all three groups were similar. Patients with acute brain infarction, acute coronary syndrome,serious diabetes, hyperlipidemia, malignant tumor, leukemia, primary liver, renal and hematopoietic system dis-eases,long-term bedridden patients, pregnant women, and patients taking hormone treatment or hranunosuppres-sants were excluded from the study. Morning venous blood was collected and ELISA and Flow Cytometry performed on the fwst day of admission for Groups Ⅰ- and Ⅱ, and on the first, third and fifth day after admission for Group Ⅲ, to determine the TpP,PAC-1 and CD62P respectively; and the Marshall score was determined. Data were ana-lyzed by SPSS 12.0 software. For continuous variables, comparisons among groups were analyzed by ANOVA.Levene's and LSD test were applied to assess homogeneity. Bivariate test is applied to Correlation Analysis. P<0.05 was regarded as a statistically significant difference. Results There were a total of 20 patients each in GroupⅠ-and GroupⅡ, and 30 in Group Ⅲ; of these, 19 were classed as survivors and 11 died during the 28-day peri-od. On the first day of admission, there were no significant differences in PAC-1, CD62P or TpP expression between Groups Ⅰ- and Ⅱ(P>0.05); however, Group Ⅲ was significantly different compared with both Group Ⅰ and Group Ⅱ (both:P<0.05). The expression of PAC-1, CD62P and TpP tended to decline in the survivor group,and became normal with the treatment process, while the expression of PAC-1 ,CD62P and TpP in the patients who died remained high, and even increased significantly over time. On the first day, the expression of CD62P and TpP in the patients who survived and in those who died was not significantly different (P>0.05); on the third day,however, a significant difference appeared with values of (2.89±1.48) % vs. (5.04±2.57) % (P<0.01) for CD62P, and (5.24±2.22) mg/L vs. (9.20±1.93) mg/L (P<0.01) for TpP. The expression of PAC-1 was significantly different between the two subgroups on the first day, with values of (3.15±0.42)% vs. (5.30±.48)% (P<0.01). The Marshall score of the two groups showed similar changes. Correlation analysis showed that PAC-1, CD62P and TpP were significantly correlated with the Marshall score. Conclusions Platelet activation and microthrombosis existing in the early stage of severe sepsis work together in the early hypercoagulable state.They both play important roles in disease development and progression. The dynamic detection of CD62P and TpP is beneficial to the diagnosis and prognosis of severe sepsis.PAC-1 appears to hold a risk stratification effect, as pa-tients with high expression of PAC-1 in the early stage show poor prognosis. Therefore, PAC-1 could be used as a marker of severe sepsis and poor prognsis.
5.Study of Bupropion Hydrochloride Tablet and Fluoxetine in Treatment of Depression Multicenter Clinical Trial
hua-fang, LI ; shi-ping, XIE ; ming, LI ; jian-an, SHI ; xiao-ling, SHEN ; jian-xiong, FAN ; niu-fan, GU
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science) 2006;0(04):-
0.05), CGI and HAMA. Safety analysis suggested that no significant differences were found in symptoms and frequency of side effects between the two groups.Conclusion Bupropion hydrochloride tablet is an effective and safe antidepressant. It has similar effect and safety compared with fluoxetine in the treatment of depression.
6.Expression of activation-induced cytidine deaminase gene in leukemia
Guangquan ZHOU ; Yingqiu SHEN ; Qi WANG ; Jiannong CEN ; Yan LIN ; Weimin DONG ; Xiaoying HUA ; Xiaobao XIE ; Weiying GU
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2016;25(10):588-591
Objective To investigate the characteristics of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) expression level in de novo acute leukemia (AL) patients, chronic myeloid leukemia chronic phase (CML-CP), chronic myeloid leukemia blastic crisis (CML-BC) patients and leukemia cell lines. Methods The expression level of AID mRNA was measured in 89 cases of newly-diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients, 79 cases of de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients, 5 cases of CML-BC patients, 5 cases of CML-CP patients and leukemia cell lines NB4, THP-1, KG-1, Raji, K562 by real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), bone marrow mononuclear cells of 16 normal healthy donors were used as the control group. Results The expression levels of AID mRNA in 89 cases of ALL and 79 cases of AML were 0.006-7 463.175 and 0.005-69.107, the median expression levels were 3.785 and 1.812, the expression level of AID mRNA in the normal control group was 0.146-4.707, and the median expression level was 1.483, respectively. The AID expression levels of ALL, B-ALL, Burkitt leukemia, M4 patients and Raji cells were significantly higher than those of the normal control group (all P <0.05). Nevertheless, the AID mRNA expression levels of M3 patients and NB4, KG-1 cells were lower than those of the normal control group (all P <0.05). Furthermore, the AID mRNA expression levels of K562 cell were strikingly higher than that of the CML-CP patients (P<0.001), so were those of CML-BC, chronic myeloid leukemia myeloid blast crisis (CML-MBC), chronic myeloid leukemia lymphoblastic blast crisis (CML-LBC) patients. Conclusion AID gene shows high expression level in B-ALL, Burkitt leukemia and M4, low expression level in M3 and KG-1 cells, and obvious high expression level in CML-BC.
7.Application of the Peak Area Ratio of STR Loci to Amelogenin Locus in the Estimation of DNA Degradation.
Ya-ling XIE ; Lu LI ; Cheng-chen SHAO ; Yi-hui WU ; Tie-shuai DU ; Huai-gu ZHOU ; Hui LI ; Jian-hui XIE ; Yi-wen SHEN
Journal of Forensic Medicine 2016;32(2):105-108
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the change rules of peak area ratio of STR loci to Amelogenin (AMEL) locus (STR/AMEL), a sex-determining gene in DNA degradation, and to evaluate the application of STR/AMEL value in the estimation of DNA degradation degree.
METHODS:
DNA was extracted from iliopsoas, and the variations of STR/AMEL value (Penta E/AMEL, Penta D/AMEL, FGA/AMEL) were analyzed after the artificial degradation was made by DNase I, and the changes of these three ratios of the iliopsoas naturally degraded in an outdoor environment were also analyzed. The regression curves were analyzed using the periods of DNA degradation and outside the body as the independent variable (x) and the STR/AMEL value as the dependent variable (y) and three curve equations under two conditions were established.
RESULTS:
Both under the conditions of artificial and natural degradation, STR/AMEL value had a negative relationship with the degradation time. The relationship between STR/AMEL and degradation time can be well simulated by the cubic function. R2 was over 0.99 under controlled degradation condition and over 0.86 under natural degradation condition.
CONCLUSION
The STR/AMEL value (Penta E/AMEL, Penta D/AMEL, FGA/AMEL) is negatively related with the DNA degradation degree, which follows mathematical regression models strictly, and it might be applied to evaluate the DNA degradation degree.
Amelogenin/genetics*
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DNA Damage/genetics*
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DNA Primers
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Humans
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Microsatellite Repeats
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Regression Analysis
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Time Factors
8.Effects of knockout ECM25/YJL201W gene in brewing yeast on beer flavor stability.
Yixin ZHANG ; Qi LI ; Wei SHEN ; Yan XIE ; Guoxian GU
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2008;24(8):1420-1427
The ECM25 deletion mutant of industrial brewing yeast, G03/a, was constructed by replacing the ECM25 gene with the kanMX gene. The transformant was verified to be genetically stable. The PCR analysis showed that ECM25 gene in the G-03/a was deleted. Under aerobic conditions of ll degrees C and 28 degrees C, compared with the host strain G-03, the excretive glutathione concentration of G-03/a increased by 21.4% and 14.7%, respectively. Strains G-03 and G-03/a were inoculated in flasks and cultivated continuously for 4 generations. Compared with the host strain G-03, the glutathione concentration in the main fermentation broth and final beer of strain G-03/a increased by 32.1% and 13.8%, the stability index (SI) increased by 7.7% and 5.3%, respectively, and the flavor resistance staling value (RSV value) in final beer increased by 45.0%. During EBC fermentation, the glutathione concentration in the main fermentation broth of strain G-03/a increased by 34.0%, compared with the host strain G-03. Furthermore, no significant difference in routine fermentation parameters was found. The strain G-03/a is proved to be an excellent anti-staling brewing yeast to improve beer flavor stability.
Beer
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microbiology
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Fermentation
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Gene Knockout Techniques
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Glutathione
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secretion
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Recombination, Genetic
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Saccharomyces
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genetics
9.Diagnosis and treatment of Shwachman-Diamond syndrome in Chinese children: An evidence-based study.
Xue HAN ; Tao SHEN ; Changjuan GU ; Xiaohong QIAO ; Xiaotian XIE
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2023;40(8):939-946
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the characteristics of Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) in Chinese children in order to provide a reference for early diagnosis.
METHODS:
With Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, SDS, SBDS gene and inherited bone marrow failure as the keywords, the search period was set from January 2002 to October 2022. Relevant literature was retrieved from the Wanfang Database and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database. In addition, by using Shwachman-diamond syndrome as a keyword, the search period was also retrieved from the Web of Science, PubMed, and MEDLINE databases from January 2002 to October 2022. A child with SDS treated at the Tongji Hospital was also included. A total of 44 cases with complete clinical data were analyzed with reference to the International Standard for SDS Diagnosis. Chi-square test and t test were used for statistical analysis. Evidence-based research was carried out in the form of systematic review. The epidemiology, clinical characteristics and key points of early diagnosis of the Chinese SDS children were summarized and compared with the international data.
RESULTS:
The main characteristics of SDS in Chinese children were summarized as follows: The ratio of males to females was about 1.3 : 1, the median age of onset was 3 months, and the median age of diagnosis was 14 months. The first symptoms were often exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (31.8%) and granulocytopenia with infection (31.8%). According to the international consensus, the incidence rates of the three major diseases of SDS were hemocytopenia (95.4%), pancreatic disease (72.7%), and bone abnormality (40.9%). The common factors underlying SDS disease were variants of the SBDS gene (c.258+2T>C and c.183_184TA>CT), albeit there was no significant correlation between genotype and phenotype (P > 0.05). Compared with international reports, the clinical manifestations and genotypes of Chinese SDS children are different (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
The SDS children have an early age of onset and significant individual difference. It is necessary to analyze the case-related data to facilitate early recognition, diagnosis and clinical intervention.
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Bone Marrow Diseases/therapy*
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China
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East Asian People
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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency/therapy*
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Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome/therapy*
10.Immunohistochemistry of p57 and p53 protein in differential diagnosis of hydropic abortion, partial and complete hydatidiform mole.
Yun-xin CHEN ; Dan-hua SHEN ; Yi-qun GU ; Ping-ping ZHONG ; Jun-ling XIE ; Qiu-jing SONG ; Yin-li ZHANG ; Jia WEN
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2011;40(10):694-697
OBJECTIVETo investigate the role of p57 and p53 immunohistochemistry in the differential diagnosis of hydropic abortion, partial hydatidiform mole and complete hydatidiform mole.
METHODSImmunohistochemical stains (EnVision method) for p57 and p53 were performed in tissue samples of normal placenta chorionic villi (n=10), abortion chorionic villi (n=12), partial hydatidiform (n=23) and complete hydatidiform moles (n=20).
RESULTSThe expression of p57 was predominantly localized in the nuclei of villous cytotrophoblasts and stromal cells. The positive rates of p57 in normal placenta, hydropic abortion and partial hydatidiform mole were 10/10, 12/12, and 100% (23/23), respectively, with no significant difference among the groups (P>0.05). However, none of the complete hydatidiform moles analyzed exhibited p57 positivity in cytotrophoblasts and stromal cells. There was a significant difference between partial and complete hydatidiform moles (P<0.05). The expression of p53 was observed in the nuclei of cytotrophoblastic cells and intermediate trophoblasts. No p53 expression was seen in normal placenta and only 1 of 12 hydropic abortion showed p53 positivity. The positive rates of p53 expression in partial and complete hydatidiform mole were 60.9% (14/23) and 85.0% (17/20) respectively. It was significantly higher in partial hydatidiform mole than that in hydropic abortion. A significant difference was also found between partial and complete hydatidiform moles (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONSOur findings confirm that p57 immunohistochemistry assists the differential diagnosis of complete hydatidiform mole from partial hydatidiform mole. Expression of p53 may be helpful in distinguishing partial hydatidiform mole from hydropic abortion.
Abortion, Spontaneous ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; pathology ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p57 ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Hydatidiform Mole ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; pathology ; Immunohistochemistry ; Pregnancy ; Stromal Cells ; metabolism ; Trophoblasts ; metabolism ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; metabolism ; Uterine Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; pathology