1.Development of RT-PCR-ELISA assay for detecting Cryptosporidium hominis
Guoqing LI ; Yijian YE ; Xiangjie LIANG ; Zhenyong GAO ; Cailing YUE ; Jialin CHEN ; Haibo ZHU ; Qianming XU ; Qianming XU
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2010;(2):150-153
To establish a highly sensitive and specific method to detect the presence of Cryptosporidium homini, the RT-PCR-ELISA assay was tried, in which the primer with a biotin-labeled probe was designed to amplify fragment containing the highly variable region by multiple alignment between p23 gene of C.hominis and other Cryptosporidium spp. The RT-PCR was used to amplify the target fragment, and the amplified product was used to hybridize with the probe primer. The hybridized product was then captured on micro-plate wells coated with streptavidin and reacted with anti-digoxin antibody labeled with horse-radish peroxidase. This method of testing was then used for the detection of C.hominis in 22 clinical specimens and compared with the conventional methods of testing. It was demonstrated that the RT-PCR--ELISA for the detection of C.hominis was proved to be quite sensitive and specific. Its sensitivity was 100 times higher than that of the general PCR. From the result of clinic detection, the detection rate of RT-PCR-ELISA assay attained to 86%(19/22), while those of RT-PCR, sucrose floating method and anti-acid staining were 27%, 27% and 50% respectively. This result indicates that the RT-PCR-ELISA assay is more sensitive to detect C.hominis than the other three methods of testing.
2.Clinical effect of selective bronchial artery infusion chemotherapy for central squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
Ke LIANG ; Weiming LIANG ; Rui XIE ; Xiangjie FU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2018;20(8):1155-1158
Objective To investigate the clinical effect of selective bronchial artery infusion chemotherapy for central squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.Methods 93 cases of central lung squamous cell carcinoma patients who were treated in our hospital from February 2015 to February 2017 were enrolled in the study.They were divided into the observation group (n =45) and the control group (n =48) according to the patients'final treatment.The observation group was treated with bronchial artery perfusion chemotherapy,and the control group was treated with systemic venous chemotherapy.The short-term effect and the improvement of lung function in the two groups were observed,and the prognosis of the patients was followed up.Results The short-term effect of the observation group was better than that of the control group (P <0.05),and the total effective rate of the observation group was 95.56%;The forced vital capacity (FVC)and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV,) of the observation group were (75.39 ± 6.88)%and (78.19 ± 7.79)%,respectively,which were significantly higher than those in the control group (P <0.05).The reoperation ratio of the observation group was 44.44% after chemotherapy,which was significantly higher than that of the control group,with statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).The median total survival time of the observation group was 17 months,which was significantly higher than that of the control group,with statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).The incidence of adverse reaction in the observation group was 6.67%,which was significantly lower than that in the control group,with statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).Conclusions Selective bronchial artery infusion chemotherapy for central lung cancer is effective and worthy of clinical application.
3.Current research on injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis and prospects of its treatment
Xiangjie YIN ; Wankui ZHANG ; Pengfei WANG ; Wenjie LIANG ; Tianyun ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2023;25(8):732-736
Among ankle injuries, the injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis is common and likely neglected. The stability of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis is related to the depth of the fibular notch. In imaging diagnosis, X-ray examination cannot be used for a definite diagnosis of the injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis. For diagnosis of the distal tibiofibular separation>3 mm, CT scan can be accurate but is not sensitive enough for a separation<1 mm while MRI is more sensitive in diagnosis of the injury. Arthroscopy has gradually been used as the "gold standard" in diagnosis of the injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis due to its advantage of direct vision. The distal tibiofibular separation occurs in the injuries of pronation external rotation Ⅳ°, supination external rotation Ⅲ° and Ⅳ°, and pronation abduction Ⅱ° and Ⅲ° by the Lange-Hansen classification. Most patients with simple stable injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis may have a good prognosis after nonoperative treatment. Surgical anatomic reduction and maintenance of stability of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis are the basic management principles for unstable distal tibiofibular syndesmosis or the injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis combined with ankle fracture. Screw fixation is the most commonly used in the surgical treatment of the injury. Elastic fixation has the advantages of maintaining the biological characteristics of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis fretting joint, better reduction fault tolerance, and lower rates of complications and long-term reduction loss. The angle of nail placement is the key to maintaining good reduction of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis, but there has been little description of the specific methods to ensure the theoretical angle of nail placement in practice. This article also reviews the prospects of the future treatment of the injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis.