1.Comparison of two in vitro gonadotrophin priming protocols in maturation treatment of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Fei GONG ; Shuoping ZHANG ; Sufen CAI ; Guangxiu LU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2011;13(4):454-457
Objective To compare the therapeutic effect of two Methodsof in vitro oocyte maturation (IVM) technology with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients in infertility treatment.MethodsRetrospective analysis was performed on patients with PCOS infertility who were stimulated with two different kinds of stimulating method of the IVM cycle in our center during April 2010 and August 2010.There were 20 patients in the temporary FSH stimulating group (group A) and 31 patients in the HCG stimulating group (group B).The number of oocytes maturation rate,fertilization rate,cleavage rate,excellent embryo rate,implantation rate,pregnancy rate per oocyte recycle,pregnancy rate per transfer and abortion rate of transfer were compared.ResultsThere was no significant difference between the two groups of age,duration of infertility,body mass index,based sex hormone levels by t test(P>0.05).There was no significant difference between the two groups of the number of oocytes retrieved,oocyte maturation rate,cleavage rate,and abortion rate of transfer(P>0.05).In group B,the fertilization rate was 80.3%,good-quality-embryo rate was 49.8%,implantation rate was 31.5%,pregnancy rate per oocyte recycle was 54.8%,which was significantly higher than in group A (73.9%,35.4%,12.5% and 25.0%,respectively).ConclusionsIf IVM was used to treat PCOS patients with infertility,HCG stimulating will be better than FSH stimulating,and it could result in a higher clinical pregnancy rate.
2.Monitoring myocardial ischemia by EASI-derived 12-lead electrocardiogram in orthopaedic surgery
Litao ZHANG ; Jingmei ZHANG ; Guohua ZHANG ; Donghong YANG ; Jinsong LI ; Sufen CAI ; Dalu WANG ; Fan YI ; Yuguang WANG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2008;31(15):24-26
Objecfive To investigate possibihty of monitoring myocardial isehemia by eontinuous EASI 12-lead ST-segment trend analysis during orthopaedic surgery and find its rules.Methods Three hundred and eleven consecutive patients who underwent orthopaedic surgery were monitored bv continuous EASI 12-lead ST-segment analysis during surgery.Results Among 311 patients 81 patients(26.0%) had myocardial ischemic events.The ischemie incidence of general anesthetics WaS signifieantly higher than local anesthetics(the spinal or epidural anesthetics and nerve-block anesthetics)(38.1%vs 23.0%.P= 0.01 5).During ischemie events the patients whose heart rate exceeded 90 beat per minute was 71.6% (58/81).Among the 177 isehemie events,the duration ofless than 5 minutes was 79.7%(141/177).ST-seg- ment deviation ofless than 0.15 mV was 71.2%(126/177).Conclusions During orthopaedic surgery EASt 12-lead electrocardiogram is the optimal approach for monitoring myocardial isehemia.The ischemic incidence of general anesthetics is significantly higher than local anesthetics.The myocardial ischemia events correlates with fast heart rate.The intraoperative myocardial ischemia events are more often transient.In most of these ischemic events ST-segment deviation is not very serious.
3.Jugular vein thrombosis, subclavian vein thrombosis and right brachiocephalic vein thrombosis after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer: a case report.
Fei GONG ; Sufen CAI ; Guangxiu LU
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2011;36(5):453-456
To discuss the diagnosis and treatment of jugular vein thrombosis, subclavian vein thrombosis and the right brachiocephalic vein thrombosis after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET)cycles in clinical practice. The clinical data regarding a case of jugular vein thrombosis, subclavian vein and the right brachiocephalic vein thrombosis in IVF-ET were reviewed. Clinical characteristics, prevention and treatment of jugular vein thrombosis, subclavian vein and the right brachiocephalic vein thrombosis in IVF-ET were discussed. A woman with secondary infertility underwent an IVF cycle with prolonged protocol controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. The oestradial concentration was 2 495 pg/mL on the day of human chorionic goeadotrophin (hCG). Fifteen occytes were retrieved and 2 embryos were transferred. Nine days after the embryos were transferred, the patient had ascites,hydrothorax and fluid of pelvic cavity accumulating, and was hospitalized. The patient underwent volume expansion and paracentesis, and left the hospital 30 days after the embryo transfer. Her right neck had pain 43 days after the embryo transfer. B ultrasound showed jugular vein thrombosis, subclavian vein and the right brachiocephalic vein thrombosis. The patient underwent low molecular weight heparin anticoagulation and low molecular weight dextran expansion, and left hospital with symptoms improved. She had Caesarean section and had a healthy baby girl. The thrombosis in the IVF-ET was a rare and serious complication. Prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) may reduce the incidence. The patients had local pain, swelling, skin temperature increased, headache, neck pain, and had to be checked to determine whether there were blood clots. The main treatment was low molecular weight heparin anticoagulation and low molecular weight dextran expansion. Timely Cesarean section is recommended to ensure the safety of perinatal mother and child.
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4.Oxidative stress and its correlation with nuclear factor-κB and transforming growth factor-β1 in liver injury induced by different doses of X-rays in mice
Lina CAI ; Sufen ZHANG ; Weixu HUANG ; Lingyu ZHANG ; Yashi CAI ; Linqian ZHOU ; Weiyi KE ; Huifeng CHEN ; Yuhua YANG ; Ri’an YU
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2023;40(2):202-208
Background Radiation-induced liver damage is a major complication for primary liver cancer and other upper abdominal tumors during radiation therapy. The early biological effects of radiation-induced liver damage at different doses of radiation and its mechanisms of action have not yet been elucidated. Objective To establish X-ray-induced radioactive mouse liver damage model and explore the level of oxidative stress and its correlation with nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). Methods A total of 24 male C57BL/6J mice aged 6 weeks were randomly divided into 4 groups (control, 0.8 Gy, 1.6 Gy, and 4 Gy), with 6 mice in each group. X-rays irradiated the whole body of mice singly in each dose group. At 24 h after radiation, histopathological changes in mouse liver were evaluated; peripheral blood cell count, serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, as well as liver tissue superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, malondialdehyde (MDA) level, reduced glutathione (GSH) level, and 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) level were measured; real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect liver tissue NF-κB p65 and TGF-β1 mRNA expression levels; the correlations of oxidative stress indicators with NF-κB p65 and TGF-β1 mRNA expression levels were analyzed by Pearson correlation. Results Compared with the control group, at 24 h after different doses of X-ray radiation, early injury-related histopathological changes were observed in liver, and the serum levels of AST and ALT were significantly increased in the 4 Gy group (P<0.05); the numbers of peripheral blood leukocytes and lymphocytes were decreased in the radiation exposure groups (P<0.05), showing a decreasing trend with increasing radiation doses; the levels of liver oxidative stress indicators (MDA, SOD, and GSH) in exposed mice were significantly increased (P<0.05), showing an increasing trend with increasing radiation doses. The liver 8-OHdG were significantly increased in the 1.6 Gy and 4 Gy groups compared with the control and the 0.8 Gy groups, respectively (P<0.05). The NF-κB p65 and TGF-β1 mRNA expression levels in the liver of mice were significantly increased in the 1.6 Gy and 4 Gy groups compared with the control group (P<0.05). The TGF-β1 mRNA expression level also exhibited an increasing trend with increasing radiation doses. The results of correlation analysis showed that the levels of MDA, SOD, GSH, and 8-OHdG in liver tissues were significantly and positively correlated with the expression levels of NF-κB p65 and TGF-β1 mRNA (P<0.05). Conclusion X-rays of various doses can affect the degree of liver injury, peripheral blood cell count, serum levels of AST and ALT, and liver oxidative stress levels in mice. The level of oxidative stress induced by X-ray is positively correlated with NF-κB and TGF-β1 in liver tissues, and it may participate in the process of radiation-induced liver injury.
5.Effects of low-dose radiation on oxidative stress and damage repair in HBE cells
Linqian ZHOU ; Weixu HUANG ; Lina CAI ; Weiyi KE ; Lingyu ZHANG ; Yashi CAI ; Sufen ZHANG ; Ping YANG ; Jianming ZOU ; Huifeng CHEN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2023;32(2):150-155
Objective To investigate the effects of lowdose ionizing radiation (LDIR) on oxidative stress and damage repair in human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cells. Methods HBE cells were divided into 0, 50, 100, and 200 mGy groups, and cultured for 24 and 48 h after X-ray irradiation, respectively. The cell viability, levels of glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), and 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), and transcriptional levels of DNA damage repair genes PPP2R2D and TP53 were measured. Results At 24 h after irradiation, there was no significant difference in the cell viability between the dose groups and the control group (P > 0.05); all dose groups had significantly increased MDA level, dose-dependently decreased GSH level, dose-dependently increased 8-OHdG level, and significantly increased mRNA level of PPP2R2D gene (all P < 0.05); the mRNA expression level of TP53 gene was significantly increased in the 50 mGy group (P < 0.05). At 48 h after irradiation, there were the highest cell viability, significantly decreased MDA and 8-OHdG levels, and significantly increased mRNA expression levels of PPP2R2D and TP53 genes in the 50 mGy group compared with the control group (all P < 0.05); the GSH level in the 100 mGy group was significantly increased (P < 0.05). Conclusion LDIR, especially radiation at 50 mGy, can affect the oxidative-antioxidant level in HBE cells and the transcript-level differential expression of DNA damage repair genes.