1.Expression and clinical significance of CD55 in patients with gastric stromal tumors
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2017;32(7):565-568
Objective To investigate the expression of CD55 and its implication on prognosis for patients with gastric stromal tumors.Methods Expression of CD55 was detected by immunohistochemistry staining and the correlation between CD55 and clinicopathological features and prognosis were analyzed on 60 cases of primary gastric stromal tumors from January 2010 to October 2012.Results Of the 60 patients with gastric stromal tumors there were 33 males and 27 females.CD55 was mainly located in the cytoplasm of gastric stromal tumors.There was no statistical difference between CD55 expression and patients' gender and age (P > 0.05).Moreover,the expression of CD55 was closely related to tumor size,mitotic counts,2008 NIH classifications,and distant metastasis at the first visit to the hospital (P < 0.05).During a median follow-up of 58.5 (range 23-78) months,14 patients had tumor progression.Log-rank univariate survival analysis showed tumor size,mitotic counts,2008 NIH classifications,radical resection,distant metastasis at the first clinical visit and CD55 expression were related to progression-free survival (P < 0.001).COX multivariate survival analysis showed that tumor size (HR 11.504,95% CI:1.085-122.011,P =0.043) and CD55 expression (HR 11.819,95% CI:1.827-76.477,P =0.01) were independent prognostic factors.Conclusions Up-regulated CD55 might play an important role in the development and metastasis of gastric stromal tumors.
2.Biological markers of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2015;(6):469-473
Cerebralvasospasmisthemostcommonandmostdangerouscomplicationofsubarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). If it can not be diagnosed and treated early, it w il result in delayed cerebral ischemia and delayed ischemic neurological deficits, and seriously affect the outcomes of patients. SAH can cause oxidative stress and inflammation, causing vasospasm, and leading to brain tissue damage. Numerous studies have show n that the concentrations and activities of numerous metabolites w il change in these pathological physiological processes. Identification of the changes of location, time and trend of these markers has important clinical significance for investigating the mechanism of cerebral vasospasm after SAH and seeking better therapeutic targets. This article review s the molecular markers of cerebral vasospasm after SAH.
3.Clinical Observation of Three Kinds of Drug Regimens in the Treatment of Active Chronic Gastritis with Heli-cobacter Pylori Infection
Zhi TAO ; Mengmin WANG ; Huifang LYU
China Pharmacy 2016;27(30):4224-4226
OBJECTIVE:To observe the Hp eradication situation and safety of three kinds of drug regimen in the treatment of active chronic gastritis with helicobacter pykori(Hp)infection. METHODS:150 active chronic gastritis patients with Hp infection were randomly divided into group A(50 cases),group B(50 cases)and group C(50 cases). Group A received Omeprazole enter-ic-coated capsule 20 mg,orally,twice a day+Amoxycillin capsules 1.0 g,orally,3 times a day+Clarithromycin tablet 0.5 g,oral-ly,once a day. Group B additionally received Colloidal bismuth pectin capsule 150 mg,orally,3 times a day. Group C received Omeprazole enteric-coated capsule 20 mg,orally,twice a day+Amoxycillin capsules 1.0 g,orally,3 times a day,1-5 d,Omepra-zole enteric-coated capsule 20 mg,orally,twice a day+ Clarithromycin tablets 0.5 g,orally,once a day+Metronidazole tablet 0.4 g,twice a day,6-10 d. All patients treated for 10 d. Effective rate of pain relief,relief time of pain and gastrointestinal symptoms, Hp eradication rate,recurrence after 12 follow-up and the incidence of adverse reactions in all groups were observed. RESULTS:Effective rate of pain relief and Hp eradication rate in group C were higher than group B,followed by group A,relief time of pain and gastrointestinal symptoms,recurrence rate in group C were lower than group B,which was lower than group A,with signifi-cant differences (P<0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions in group C was lower than group A and group B,with significant differences (P<0.05);while there was no significant difference in group A and group B (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Taking omeprazole in stages combined with antibiotics can effectively relieve abdominal pains,shorten disease course,improve Hp eradica-tion rate,reduce long-term recurrence rate in the treatment of active chronic gastritis with Hp infection,with good safety.
4.Mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Rong HUANG ; Li TAO ; Hui LYU
International Journal of Pediatrics 2016;43(9):677-680
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia( BPD) is a chronic lung disease that commonly occurs in pre-term. Since the 1980s,with the advances in perinatal care,survival rate of preterm has been raised,while BPD continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for premature infants. However,the treatment effect of BPD is unsatisfactory. It is urgent to search for innovative ways to reduce the respiratory injury that caused by BPD as well as to improve the quality of life. In recent years,mesenchymal stem cells′( MSC) research has pro-vided a new way for the treatment of BPD. This review primarily summarizes the current status of the MSC ther-apies and its possible mechanism on BPD.
5.A meta-analysis of probiotics for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
Yue HU ; Liyuan TAO ; Bin LYU
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2015;54(5):445-451
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of probiotics to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Methods Publications from database including PubMed,the Cochrane Library,Embase,CNKI,CBM and WanFang Data were searched up to August 31,2014.The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on probiotics to treat IBS were eligible.The related articles were extracted and cross-checked independently by two reviewers.Methodological quality of trials was evaluated according to Cochrane Handbook 5.1.0 criteria.Meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.2 software.Results A total of 17 RCTs involving 1 700 patients were included.Results of meta-analyses showed that compared with the placebo,probiotics was statistically better in improving the overall symptoms integral (SMD =-0.20,95% CI-0.33--0.07,P =0.002),alleviating abdominal pain/discomfort (SMD =-0.19,95% CI-0.29--0.09,P < 0.001),relieving abdominal distention (SMD =-0.16,95% CI-0.28--0.03,P =0.020),and defecation discomfort (SMD =-0.22,95% CI-0.42--0.02,P =0.030).There was no statistical significance in the overall quality of life (SMD =-0.08,95% CI-0.07-0.23,P =0.290) and adverse effect ratio (RR =1.08,95%CI0.79-1.49,P=0.630).Conclusion Probiotics have beneficial effects on IBS,which can improve the patients' symptoms and with less adverse reaction.Due to the bias,further large-scale,multicenter and high-quality RCTs are required to unify outcome indicators,further define sensitive strain,and standardize its usage,dosage and course of treatment.
6.Analysis of cystatin C combined with amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide to predict cardiovascular risk in maintenance hemodialysis patients
Zhihu TAO ; Qi XIAO ; Dongning LYU ; Renfa HUANG ; Wei SHI
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2014;30(7):506-511
Objective To research the relationship between the serum level of cystatin C (CysC),N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and the cardiovascular (CV) events in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients,looking for a new and effective biological prediction method for cardiovascular disease (CVD).Methods According to the excluded criteria and included criteria,a total of 126 patients [male 67(53.2%),female 59 (46.8%)] were included in this study,screening out of 452 MHD patients from 3 blood purification centre,no secondary hyperparathyroidism,blood pressure controlled,hemoglobin standard,no lipid abnormalities,and without history of coronary heart disease,heart failure and arrhythmia.Participants adopted 3 dialysis treatment,including hemodialysis,hemoperfusion and hemodiafiltration.Every 3 months before the dialysis,the Cys-C,NT-proBNP,serum phosphorus,serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH),hemoglobin and electrocardiogram were detected.The heartbeat ultrasound was examined every 6 months,observed for 24 months and followed up for 3 years,recording the incidence and the inspection results.The correlation and the occurrence of CVD were analyzed by conducting a multiple factor logistic regression analysis.The forecast performance of Cys-C,NT-proBNP was evaluated by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and area under curves (AUC).Results Eighteen episodes of CV events occurred in 126 patients during the experiment and follow-up,including 8 episodes of heart failure,4 episodes of myocardial infarction,6 episodes of arrhythmia.Detection indexes had no statistically significant correlation (P > 0.05),and the results of ECG and ultrasound heartbeat graph showed that no significant difference in cardiac structure and function before treatment (P > 0.05).After 24 months duration,the research showed that the level of serum calcemia was lower,and the levels of phosphorus and iPTH were higher in hemodialysis group compared with that in the other 2 groups,and the differences had statistical significance (P < 0.05).The median levels of Cys-C and NT-proBNP were 8.59 (9.74,7.10) mg/L and 7 739 (9 887,6 736) ng/L in the patients CV events occurred.Non conditional multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the increasing interdialytic weight,Cys-C,NT-proBNP,iPTH,dialysis hypotension were the independent risk factors of CV occurrence.AUCs to predict CVD occurrence in MHD patients was 0.64 (95%CI 0.53-0.71,P < 0.05) and 0.79 (95%CI 0.72-0.89,P< 0.01) using Cys-C and NT-proBNP respectively.The cut-off values of serum Cys-C and NT-proBNP for CVD occurrence were 8.59 mg/L and 7 739 ng/L,with a sensitivity of 84.3% and a specificity of 92.7%.Conclusions Cys-C,NT-proBNP can be used to predict the risk of CV events in dialysis patients.
7.Change trend of liver function indicators in different types of hyperlipidemia patients
Yunduan SONG ; Yi SHI ; Yili LIU ; Tao LYU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(4):463-464,467
Objective To investigate the change trend of liver function indicators in different types of hyperlipidemia patients. Methods From July 2014 to July 2015 ,a total of 2571 patients with hyperlipidemia and 1063 normal people(control group) were collected in this research.All patients with hyperlipidemia were divided into the hypercholesterolemia group (high TC group ,n=258) ,hypertriglyceridemia group (high TG group ,n=859) and mixed type hyperlipidemia group(n=282) ,low high-density lipo-protein cholesterol group(low HDL-c group ,n=1172).The liver function indicators of total protein (TP) ,albumin (ALB) ,alanine aminotransferase(ALT ) ,aspartate aminotransferase (AST ) ,AST/ALT and globulin (GLB ) were measured in each group. Results The TP and ALB levels in the high TC group ,mixed group and low HDL group were significantly decreased compared with the control group ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The ALT ,AST ,AST/ALT and GLB levels in the four hyperlipidemia groups had different degrees of increase as compared with the control group ,the difference was statistically signifi-cant(P<0.05).The TP and ALB levels in the mixed group and the low HDL group were significantly lower than those in the high TG group and high TC group ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The ALT level in the low HDL group was sig-nificantly higher than that in the other three groups ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The AST/ALT level in the mixed group was significantly higher than the other three groups (P<0.05).The GLB level in the high TC group was signifi-cantly higher than the other 3 groups with statistical difference (P<0.05).Conclusion Blood lipid increase may induce the liver function injury.The detection of liver function indicators in the patients with hyperlipidemia will contribute to the early detection and treatment of fatty liver.
8.Comparative of radiation technology of IMRT, VMAT and HT applied to lung cancer stereotactic body radiotherapy
Daozu YUAN ; Jiahua LYU ; Qi LI ; Tao LI
Journal of International Oncology 2017;44(4):287-289
The radiation techniques for lung cancer stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) include intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and helical tomotherapy (HT).Concerning the target conformity and dosimetric homogeneity index, HT and VMAT technologies are superior to IMRT.On the contrary, HT and VMAT technology can increase low dose area irradiated of lung.Comparing to other two technologies, VMAT can obviously shorten the treatment time.At present, there is no consensus how to choose individually optimized radiotherapy technology for different location and stages lung tumors.
9.1 H-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study of Auditory Cortex Metabolism in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Dongmei SONG ; Yingxia XU ; Tao LIU ; Xin LYU ; Baoshan WANG
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2015;(2):151-155
Objective To investigate the characteristic changes of the metabolism products in the auditory cortex (transverse temporal gyrus) in diabetes combined with nerve deafness using 1 H magnetic resonance spectros‐copy (1 H -MRS) ,and to discover the early warning indicator of nerve deafness in type 2 diabetes .Methods PTA was performed in 98 patients with type 2 diabetes (diagnosed by Endocrinology Department) ,and in 15 healthy sub‐jects in the control group .The patients were classified into four groups :the group of type 2 diabetes;type 2 diabe‐tes with unilateral and bilateral deafness ,and the normal control group .Cerebral metabolism was studied by assess‐ing the ratios of nitro -acetyl aspartate contrast to choline (NAA/Cho) as well as to creatine (NAA/Cr) ,myo-in‐ositol to creatine (mI/Cr) and choline to creatine (Cho/Cr) ratios in the auditory cortical separately in these groups . The Pearson correlation analysis was applied to determine blood glucose value with the nerve metabolites while the ROC curves were made for those metabolism markers to find the best diagnostic threshold .Results NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho were negatively correlated with AHI index and Cho/Cr ,mI/Cr was positively correlated with blood glu‐cose value .Significantly lower values of NAA/Cho ratio were found in patients'(diabetes without deafness) auditory cortex compared with 15 age-matched control subjects (P<0 .05) .NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho ratio in diabetes with deafness were significantly lower than those in control group (P< 0 .05) ,Cho/Cr higher than those of in other groups (P<0 .05) .NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho ratio in injured and uninjured auditory cortex of diabetes with unilateral deafness were significantly lower than those of in control group (P<0 .05) ,then we made a self -comparison be‐tween the injured and uninjured auditory cortex ,finding that NAA/Cho ratio had a significant difference .All of the metabolisms were tested by the curve of ROC .The area of NAA/Cho under the ROC curve was 81% ,which had a higher accuracy .NAA/Cho equal to 1 .65 can be used as boundary indicators between diabetes without deafness and diabetes with deafness groups ,the areas of the remaining indicators under the ROC curve was<50% .Conclusion NAA/Cho may be the early warning marker of nerve deafness in type 2 diabetes .
10.Differences in lifestyle factors between functional constipation and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome
Chang LUO ; Shangze LYU ; Tao BAI ; Xuelian XIANG ; Xiaohua HOU
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2015;(7):460-464
Objective To compare the differences of lifestyle factors between patients with functional constipation (FC)and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C).Methods From February 2011 to December 2014,255 patients with chronic constipation were enrolled.Among them,there were 170 FC patients and 85 IBS-C patients.At the same period,170 healthy volunteers without symptoms of digestive diseases within one year were recruited as control.The data of demographic information and lifestyle factors were collected.First,single variant analysis was performed for statistical analysis and then the statistically significant variants were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Then the factors of FC and IBS-C patients were analyzed by decision tree model and the effects of factors under different categories were analyzed.Results The results of single variant analysis indicated that there was no difference in lifestyle factors between FC group and IBS-C group (all P >0.05).The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that no independent protective or risk factors were found in IBS-C group compared with FC group.According to decision tree model analysis,body mass index (BMI),water intake per day and constipation family history were finally enrolled.The incidence of FC was higher in patients with BMI < 23.56 kg/m2 (except 18.74 to < 19.83 kg/m2 )(79.75 %).The incidence of FC was higher in patients with BMI from 18.74 to <19.83 kg/m2 and water intake <1 L
(66.67%).The incidence of FC was highest in patients with BMI≥23.56 kg/m2 and family history of constipation (70.00%).The total prediction accuracy of this model was 64.6% (42/65 )and area under curve (AUC)value was 0.688.Conclusions FC and IBS-C are related with many lifestyle factors.Low BMI and less water intake per day are influence factors of FC,while higher BMI and family history of constipation are influence factors of IBS-C.