1.The diagnosis and treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms:evaluation of JAK2 V617F gene mutation
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2015;24(7):394-399
The knowledge and understanding of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) over the last hundred years has been reviewed in this article,focusing on clinical practice.The identification of JAK2 V617F gene mutation leads Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph) MPN into a new era of molecular biology.These advances not only provide a reliable diagnostic tool and important evidence for diagnosis of MPN,also induce a lot of investigation and manufacture of targeting drugs to JAK2 mutation.However,JAK2 V617F mutation is not the gold standard for the diagnosis of MPN,as unique as bcr-abl in CML.Certain routine lab results and differentiation with some other diseases are still necessary.A JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor,ruxolitinib,has been approved for clinical use,but indication should be followed.Further follow-up is needed to assess the longterm outcomes with respect to efficacy and safety.It is not time to give up conventional medicine,such as hydroxyurea or aspirin.
2.Comparison of HLA serologicul typing and molecular typing in acute leukemia between pre-and post complete remission
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2008;17(6):418-420,423
Objective To compare the results of HLA serological typing and gene typing in acuteleukemia before and after achieved complete remission.then make sure whether the HLA matching could be performed before remission of acute leukemia.Methods The peripheral blood samples of 20 patients with acute leukemia at onset and in complete remission were performed for the HLA serological typing and gene typing by complement-dependent microcytotoxicity(CDC)assay and PCR-sequence for specific primer. The class Ⅰ HLA antigens reaction was quoted as NIH score.and paired-sample t test Was performed.The class Ⅰand class Ⅱ HLA allele specificity of acute leukemia at onset Was compared with that in complete remission.Results No absence or change of the class Ⅰ and class Ⅱ HLA allele specificity in acute leukemia was observed before treatment and after complete remission.There were significant differences (P<0.05) for HLA-A. B and Bw6 reaction at onset from complete remission.The expression of HLA-A, B and Bw6 was significant down-regulated.This phenomenon did not occur on Bw4 (P>0.05).The relationship of down-regulation of class Ⅰ HLA antigens and the amount of blast in peripheral blood Was not observed.Conclusion HIA typing could be performed by molecular technique when patients with acute leukemia were diagnosed.It would shorten the period of HLA-matching,and increase the opportunity of finding an appropriate allergenic hematopoietic stem cell donor.
4.Basic fibroblast growth factor induces the differentiation of human bone mesenchymal stem cells into cardiomyogenic cells in vitro
Lin YANG ; Lianfeng CHEN ; Ti SHEN
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2006;0(05):-
Objective To study the potential of bFGF to promote human bone marrow derived MSCs to differentiate into cardiomyogenic cells, and its effect on proliferation of MSCs. Methods MSCs isolated from adult human bone marrow were cultured in four different systems. Group A: medium with 5-aza. Group B: medium with bFGF. Group C: medium with 5-aza+bFGF. Control group: medium alone. The morphological changes of MSCs were observed. Then immunocytochemistry staining against ?-actin,cTnT,and Connixin43 was performed. The expression of Nkx2.5, GATA-4 and cTnT was detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The proliferation of MSCs in different groups was measured by MTT. Results The MSCs in both group A and C partially differentiated into myogenic cells and expressed proteins of ?-actin,cTnT,and connixin43. In group A and group C, the mRNA level of Nkx2.5,GATA-4 and cTnT was higher than that of control group. In group B, mRNA level of Nkx2.5 and GATA-4 was higher than that of control group. As compared with the control group, cell proliferation was faster in group B than in group A and C. And the proliferation was faster in group C than in group A. Conclusion bFGF can promote the proliferation of MSCs significantly. When combining with 5-aza, bFGF can promote MSCs to differentiate into cardiomyogenic cells more effectively.
6.Clinical value of physical diagnosis for patients with functional illness at an ambulatory setting
Dong WU ; Weigang FANG ; Jialin CHEN ; Ti SHEN
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2010;9(5):308-310
Objective To evaluate diagnostic accuracy based on patient history and physical examinations in medical outpatients.Methods Totally, 145 consecutive patients visiting general internal medicine clinic at a university-affiliated teaching hospital during October 10 to 17, 2008 were recruited into the study and followed-up for 12 months.Results Eighteen of 145 patients ( 12.4% ) were lost to followup.Diagnosis was confirmed by follow-up for 45 ( 35.4% ) of those with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS).Sensitivity of physical diagnosis for those with MUS was 82.2 percent, with specificity of 95.1 percent, likelihood ratios of positive and negative results of 16.9 percent and 0.19 percent, its positive and negative prediction values of 90.2 percent and 90.7 percent, and overall accuracy of 90.6 percent,respectively.Conclusions MUS was common in medical clinical practice.Preliminary diagnosis for MUS based on patient history and physical examinations has been proved remarkably reliable.Carefully selected auxiliary laboratory evaluation combined with physical diagnosis is important for management of MUS.
7.Analysis on medication principles for cough based on experience of Xu Di-hua, descendant of Meng He Medical School.
Xiao-jing XU ; Li-min XU ; Chun-feng SHEN ; Cai-hua WANG ; Chun-ti SHEN
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2015;40(21):4301-4305
Based on the software of traditional Chinese medicine inheritance support system (TCMISS), this article aims to analyze the experience and composition rules for cough from the descendant of Meng He Medical School, Xu Di-hua. The cough cases treated by Xu Di-hua were collected, and recorded into TCMISS (V2.0). Data mining methods such as Apriori algorithm and complex system entropy cluster were used to analyze the medication principles of Xu Di-hua for cough from pathogenesis and therapeutie aspects, and dig out the frequency of the herbs in prescription, core medicine and new combinations. The experience of curing cough from Professor Xu Di-hua were well found in the research. He is good at choosing prescriptions accurately, and pays attention to simultaneous use of cold and moisture drugs with combination of tonification and purgation. He is skilled in adding or reducing materia medica flexibly, as well as regulating lung to relieve cough and eliminating phlegm by clearing heat.
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8.Aortic aneurysm and chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation: a retrospective study of 235 patients
Zhang YUN ; Li CHEN ; Shen MIN ; Liu BAO ; Zeng XUEJUN ; Shen TI
Frontiers of Medicine 2017;11(1):62-67
Chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a rare but devastating complication of aortic aneurysm (AA).This study investigated the clinical manifestations,laboratory findings,and treatment of patients with AA-associated chronic DIC (AA-DIC) and explored the mechanisms,duration,and therapeutic response of AA-DIC.We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 235 AA patients admitted at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital between September 2009 and January 2015.The patients were classified as those with DIC (AA-DIC) and those without DIC (non-DIC).The AA-DIC group showed a significantly higher proportion of female patients and a significantly longer AA disease course than the non-DIC group did.The AA-DIC patients presented mural thrombi,dissecting aneurysms,a family history of AA,and diabetes significantly more frequently than the non-DIC patients did.Furthermore,multiple regression analyses revealed that sex,mural thrombus,aneurysm type,diabetes,and stent surgery are possible independent risk factors for AA-DIC patients.Fifty-two (22.1%) patients presented AA-DIC.Among these patients,43 had non-typical DIC and 9 had typical DIC;the mortality rate of the latter was 22.2%.The mean age of the patients with typical DIC was significantly higher than of that of patients with non-typical DIC.The non-typical DIC patients also presented abnormal coagulation disorders of varying degrees.Furthermore,heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin improved the clinical symptoms and laboratory parameters in patients with AA and typical DIC.Thus,chronic DIC should be considered in patients with AA.
9.The effects of ulinastatin-containing autologous cold blood cardioplegic solution on the cardiac function of infants after open heart surgery
Baoying MENG ; Qing ZHANG ; Dingrong SHEN ; Yunxing TI ; Xiaolan PAN ; Chao MA ; Le PENG ; Yuanxiang WANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2012;28(3):228-231
Objective To investigate the effects of ulinastatin-containing autologous cold blood cardioplegic solution on the cardiac function of infants after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.Methods Sixty infants younger than 10 months old,who underwent ventricular septal defect repair under cardiopulmonary bypass,were randomized into autologous cold blood cardioplegia group (30 patients,Group A)and ulinastatincontaining cold blood cardioplegia group (30 patients,Group B).CI,SI and LCWI were monitored 1 and 6 hours after opening the aorta.The time and rate of cardiac resuscitation,as well as the dependence on the inotropic drugs,were intraoperatively monitored.Results The automatic resuscitation rate in two groups was not siynificantly ( P > 0.05).The time for automatic resuscitation were (34.2 ± 4.7) s and (52.1 ± 6.5 ) s for Group B and Group A,respectively ( P < 0.05 ).The rate of dependence on inotropic drug were 40.0% (12/30) and 66.7% (20/30)for Group B and Gro~p A,respectively (P < 0.05).Mter the operation,the CI,SI and LCWI of group B were higher than that of group A ( P <0.05 ).Conclusion Ulinastatin-containing autologous cold blood cardioplegic solution is beneficial to the functional cardiac recovery of the infants after heart bypass surgery by protecting the immature myocardium.
10.Analysis of treatment and prognosis of primary gallbladder cancer
Nana DONG ; Xiaofeng DUAN ; Ti ZHANG ; Huikai LI ; Hongyuan ZHOU ; Guangcai NIU ; Changming SHEN ; Qiang LI
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2012;11(3):267-270
ObjectiveTo investigate the treatment strategies and factors influencing the prognosis of patients with primary gallbladder carcinoma.MethodsThe clinical data of 135 patients with primary gallbladder cancer who were admitted to the Cancer Hospital of Tianjin Medical University from January 2000 to December 2009 were retrospectively analyzed.The survival curve was drawn by the Kaplan-Meier method,and the survival rates were analyzed by using the Log-rank test.Factors which may have influences on the prognosis were analyzed by univariate analysis and COX multivariate analysis.ResultsThe overall 1-,3-,5-year survival rates of the 135 patients were 46.7%,10.4% and 5.2%,respectively.The 1-,3-,5-year survival rates of 74 patients who received radical resection of gallbladder cancer were 68.9%,18.9% and 9.5%,respectively.The 1-,3-,5-year survival rates of 50 patients who received palliative treatment were 24.0%,0 and 0,respectively.The 1-,3-,5-year survival rates of 11 patients who received conservative treatment were 0,0 and 0,respectively.There was no significant difference in the survival rates among patients who received different treatment methods (x2 =5.642,P < 0.05 ). Of the 9 patients with gallbladder cancer who received reoperation after laparoscopic choledochotomy,the survival time of 1 patient in stage Ⅰ and 1 of the 3 patients in stage Ⅱ who received radical surgery exceeded 5 years,while the survival time of 5 patients in stage Ⅱ who received palliative treatment was shorter than 5 years.There was a significant difference in the survival time among the 3 groups of patients ( x2 =5.642,P<0.05).Under the condition of same TNM stages ( Ⅱ,ⅢA,ⅢB,ⅣA,ⅣB),the survival rates of patients who received radical resection of gallbladder cancer were significantly higher than those who received palliative or conservative treatment ( x2 =8.971,21.250,44.153,6.696,21.722,P < 0.05 ).The results of univariate analysis showed that age,CA19-9,TNM stages and treatment methods were risk factors influencing the median survival time ( x2 =8.466,3.977,9.837,5.642,P < 0.05 ).The results of multivariate analysis showed that age,TNM stages and treatment methods were the independent risk factors influencing the median survival time ( Wald=5.779,14.724,11.640,P<0.05).ConclusionThe prognosis of primary gallbladder cancer is poor.Age,TNM stages and treatment methods are the independent factors influencing the prognosis of patients with gallbladder cancer,and patients who receive radical resection have relatively good prognosis.