1.The effects of rat brain ischemia on the expression of Acetyl-cholinesterase and Caspase-3 of the immune system
Chinese Journal of Immunology 1985;0(05):-
Objective:To explore the effects of brain ischemia on the immune system and the expression of Acetyl-cholinesterase(AChE) and Caspase-3 after neuro-immunological injury.Methods:The serum IL-4,IL-10,TNF-?,IL-2 and IL-12 concentrations and AChE level in brain,thymus and spleen of the rat brain ischemia at different time spots were detected by ELISA.The active fragments of Caspase-3 P17 and P32 in brain,thymus and spleen were tested by Western blot.The expression of AChE in nerve cells was examined immunohistochemistry.The relationship between amount of AChE and concentrations of the cytokines or NK activity as well as cell apoptosis was analyzed.Results:The concentration of AChE in brain increased gradually after ischemia,the level reached peak after 12 hours,and then decreased afterward.The AChE level in thymus and spleen increased after 1 h in accordance with the ischemic brain.The NK activity,serum TNF-?,IL-2 and IL-12 levels also increased at 0.5 h,1 h and 2 h after ischemia,but the trend reversed after 3 hours.Serum IL-4 and IL-10 levels did not change significantly at 0.5 h,1 h and 2 h after ischemia,but serum IL-10 raised after 3 hours to 48 hours.Serum IL-4 level slightly increased only appearing at ischemia 12 h point.The ratio of P17/(P17+P32) became higher with ischemic time.Conclusion:Sustained rising of AChE level due to brain ischemia induces the apoptosis of cells in the brain,thymus and spleen via activation caspase-3,leading to Th1/Th2 imbalance and immune dysfunctions.
2.Effects of mutation in Cosmc non-coding region on the transcription level of Cosmc mRNA in Tn antigen positive tumor cells
Tao HU ; Xiwei LIU ; Menghua DONG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2011;31(4):294-298
Objective To explore the mutation in corel β3-galactosyl-transferase specific molecular chaperone(Cosmc、no-coding region and it's effects on the transcription level of Cosmc in Tn antigen positive tumor cells.Methods The Tn antigen positive(Tn+)and negative(Tn-)cells were separated from tumor tissues by immune magnetic bead,then the genomic DNA(gDNA),total RNA were prepared by Qiagen AllPrep DNA/RNA mini kit. In these cells.the transcription levels of T-synthase and Cosmc mRNA were tested by RT-PCR.the DNA of Cosmc non-coding region was amplified by PCR,the mutation in Cosmc non-coding region were further detected by sequencing.Results There are no mutation appearing in Tn-cells,one or more mosaic sequence allele appearing in portion of patient's Tn-cells.Almost of the Tn+cells which separated from tumor tissues and Jurkat T cell exists mutation.but the mutation style and mutation point were not saine in different tumor.Thtee patient's Tn+cells have loss of hetemzygosity(LOH),four patient's Tn+cells and Jurkat T cell have point mutation.Although no difference of transcription level of T-synthase mRNA in Tn+ and Tn-cells.but the transcription level of Cosmc mRNA in Tn+ cell was much lower than that in Tn-cell.The ratio of T-synthase/Cosmc mRNA in Tn+ tumor cells was hiigher than that in Tn-cell.Conclusion The tumor Tn antigen arise from mutation in Cosmc non-coding region maybe result from transcription level decreased of Cosmc mRNA.
3.The incidence and risk factors for catheter -related thrombosis in children
Yunyun WEI ; Liqiang ZHANG ; Huyong ZHENG ; Xiaorong LIU ; Gang LIU ; Fang FANG ; Xiwei XU ; Runhui WU
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2015;(13):1019-1022
Objective To study the current status of catheter - related thrombosis(CRT)in Chinese children through a retrospective analysis of the inpatients in the Department of Medicine,Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University. Methods The clinical data of the inpatients with CRT from November 2010 to November 2013 were collected retrospectively,and the causes,clinical symptoms,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis were ana-lyzed. Results There were 42 cases of children with CRT in Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University. Among the cases,the male to female ratio was 1. 0:0. 5;the median age of onset was 88(2 - 186)months with ﹤ 1 year old counted for 16. 7%(7 / 42 cases)and 13 - 14 years old counted for 11. 9%(5 / 42 cases);the distri-bution differences between the male and the female age were not significant(P = 0. 826). The median time from cathe-terization to CRT onset was 9(1 - 81)days,0 - 10 days after catheterization was the peak of onset(52. 5% ,21 / 40 ca-ses)followed by 10 - 20 days(35. 0% ,14 / 40 cases). The protopathy was usually hematologic tumor,kidney disease or deep fungal infection. Slightly more cases developed CRT on the right side(57. 1% ,24 / 42 cases)than on the left side (38. 1% ,18 / 42 cases). All cases were diagnosed by using B - ultrasound,of whom 28. 6%(12 / 42 cases)were symp-tom - free. After being diagnosed,7. 1%(3 / 42 cases)were treated with conservative methods such as immobilization of the affected limbs and hot compress;7. 1%(3 / 42 cases)had catheter removed;anticoagulant and/ or thrombolytics after catheter removal used in 33. 3% patients(14 / 42 cases). After 1 week,22 cases were reviewed,of whom 54. 5%(12 / 22 cases)had thrombosis reduced(all with intervention),thrombosis growing in 22. 7% patients(5 / 22 cases), and thrombosis did not change in 22. 7% patients(5 / 22 cases). Three cases needed re - catheterization after catheter removal,and all of 3 cases had CRT recurrences(100% ). Conclusions CRT is more common among infants and senior children. CRT usually develops within 20 days after catheterization. Children with hematologic tumor,kidney disease or deep fungal infection are more likely to have CRT. Routine ultrasound test should be conducted to monitor CRT in catheterized children. Once CRT is diagnosed,patients need to be treated with anticoagulants and/ or thrombo-lytics. Catheter should also be removed if necessary. Recatheterization can result in CRT recurrence.
4.Comparative research of the Harmonic Focus? and Ligasure Small Jaw? in open thyroid surgery
Xiwei ZHANG ; Bin ZHANG ; Dangui YAN ; Jie LIU ; Yabing ZHANG ; Wensheng LIU ; Zhengang XU ; Pingzhang TANG
China Oncology 2016;26(4):333-337
Background and purpose:In recent years, energy-based instruments have been widely used in today’s open surgeries. Harmonic Focus? (HF) and Ligasure Small Jaw? (LSJ) are both custom-made for thyroid open surgery. This study aimed to explore the effcacy and safety of HF and LSJ in open thyroidectomy.Methods:The data from patients who undertook total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection by the same surgeon during last year in this hospital were reviewed. HF was used in 100 patients, and LSJ was used in 104 patients. The effectiveness was appraised by comparing operation time and postoperative volume of drainage on the ifrst postoperative day. The safety was appraised by comparing the incidence of postoperative complications.Results:The results of the effectiveness:the average duration of operation was (95.8±18.0) min for HF group, and (97.8±19.1) min for LSJ group, there was no statistical signiifcance (P=0.363). Postoperative volume of drainage on the ifrst postoperative day was (35.2±20.3) mL for HF group, and (36.3±23.8) mL for LSJ group, there was no statistical signiifcance (P=0.977). One patient (1.0%) had temporary vocal cord paralysis in HF and one had postoperative hematoma (1.0%) in LSJ group. Temporary hypo-parathyroidism was detected in 18 patients (18.0%) of HF group, and 16 patients (15.4%) of LSJ group. The decline of parathyroid hormone during the ifrst postoperative day was (12.3±12.8) pg/mL in HF group, and (13.9±13.4) pg/mL in LSJ group. The decline of serum calcium was (0.20±0.13) mg/dL in HF group, and (0.20±0.16) mg/dL in LSJ group. There were all no statistical signiifcances (P>0.05).Conclusion:Both HF and LSJ are safe and effective in open thy-roidectomy without similar operative complications.
5.Effect of Buyang Huanwu Decoction on Blood-brain Barrier of Focal Crebral Ischemia ;Rats
Xiao RAO ; Yibo TANG ; Yanshu PAN ; Xiwei LIU ; Yang LIU ; Ming CHI ; Yingzi MA ; Tianlong MU
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(6):49-52
Objective To investigate the effect of Buyang Huanwu Decoction on blood-brain barrier of focal cerebral ischemia rats, and explore the mechanism of the decoction. Methods The model of focal cerebral ischemia was made by thread embolism method. SD rats were divided randomly into sham-operated group, model group and Buyang Huanwu Decoction group. Buyang Huanwu Decoction group was given Buyang Huanwu Decoction by gavage, the sham-operated group and model group were given normal saline of the same quantity 24 h after modeling. The nervous function deficit scores was evaluated, brain tissues and serum were taken from the rats after treating for seven days, infarct volume was detected by TTC staining, and pathological changes of microvessel were observed microscopically in HE stained sections. And the protein level of MMP-9, MMP-2, VEGF in brain tissue and the serum levels of vWF in serum of every groups were measured by ELISA. Results Compared with model group, Buyang Huanwu Decoction significantly improved the neurological behavior performance, decreased the cerebral infarct volume, alleviated the pathological changes and decreased the protein level of MMP-9, MMP-2, VEGF, vWF. Conclusion Buyang Huanwu Decoction has the protective effect on blood-brain barrier in the model rats of focal cerebral ischemia. The mechanism may be related with restrainning the expression of MMP-9, MMP-2, VEGF, vWF.
6.Characterization of antibiotic resistance and carbapenemase-producing in carbapenem no-susceptibility Enterobacteriaceae from pediatric patients
Fang DONG ; Xiwei XU ; Wenqi SONG ; Hong XU ; Xiqing LIU ; Mei CHANG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2011;31(9):787-791
Objective To analyze the antibiotic resistance of the carbapenem no-susceptibility Enterobacteriaceae isolated from pediatric patients and the resistant genes of carbapenemase-producing.Methods In all,46 carbapenem no-susceptibility Enterobacteriaceae strains were isolated from patients at Beijing Children's Hospital between January 2008 and December 2010.Agar dilution method recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute was used to examine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 14 antimicrobial agents.Phenotypic testing for carbapenemase-producing was conducted using Hodge test and double-disk synergy test.PCR was used to detect the expression of the carbapenemase-related genes KPC,GES,IMI/NMC-A,SME,IMP,VIM,GIM,SPM,SIM and OXA.WHONET5.6 was used to perform resistance analysis.Results Among 46 carbapenem no-susceptibility Enterobacteriaceae strains,26 (56.5%) were Klebsiella pneumoniae strains,13(28.3% ) were Enterobacter cloacae and 7( 15.2% ) were Escherichia coli.The rates of imipenem and meropenem no-susceptibility Klebsiella pneumoniae were 69.2% and 80.8%,Enterobacter cloacae were 76.9% and 100% and Escherichia coli were 85.7% and 100%,respectively.40(87.0% ) strains were positive of Hodge test.41 (89.1%) strains were positive of doubledisk synergy test.38 (82.6%) were positive for the IMP genotype.The carbapenemase-related genes were not found in other 8 strains.Conclusion The prevalence of carbapenem no-susceptibility Enterobacteriaceae strains in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates is relatively high in children.Resistance to imipenem was lower than that to meropenem from Klebsiella pneumoniae,Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli strains.Many carbapenem no-susceptibility Enterobacteriaceae isolated from pediatric patients carry the blaIMP gene.No the KPC gene was found.
7.Analysis of etiology and drug resistance of infectious diarrhea among children in Beijing area in 2009
Guohui YU ; Fang DONG ; Xiqing LIU ; Hong XU ; Wenqi SONG ; Xiwei XU
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2011;18(1):33-35
Objective To investigate the etiology, epidemiologic features and drug resistance tendency of acute infectious diarrhea among children in Beijing area. Methods Enteric pathogenic bacteria were isolated, cultured and identified for serotype from the stool specimens of children with the initial clinical diagnosis of acute bacterial diarrhea in the intestinal clinic from January to October in 2009 ,and the antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria was tested by disk diffusion method. The cluster A rotavirus antigen was also detected by the qualitative technique of immunochromatographic double-antibody sandwich assay. Results Of the 256 stool specimens, 87 strains of 4 species of pathogenic bacteria were detected with the detectable rate of 34. 0% ,of which 2 strains were detected in one stool sample ,including 40 strains of salmonella (46. 0%) ,23 strains of shigella (26. 4%) ,2 strains of diarrheogenic escherichia coli (2. 3%) and 22 strains of staphylococcus aureus (25.3%). The positively detected patients consisted of 54 males and 32 females with the ratio of 1.69∶1 ,of whom 55 cases (64. 0%) were under 2 years of age. Of the 13 strains of shigella, 13 were sonnei shigella (56. 5%). And of the 22 strains of staphylococcus aureus,20 were detected among the infants under 1 year of age. The rates of crug resistance to certain antibiotics were lower in salmonella than in shigella (ampicillin :65. 0% vs. 95.7% ;compound sulfamethoxazole:20. 0% vs. 78. 3% ;ciprofloxacin:7.5% vs.8. 7% ;ceftriaxone: 15.0% vs. 73.9%). Of the 256 stool specimens ,47 were found positive for cluster A rotavirus,of whom 13 were also positive in stool bacteria culture. Conclusion Salmonella is the major pathogen among children with bacterial diarrhea in Beijing in 2009, and sonnei shigella is the main epidemic strains of shigella diarrhea. lnfants under 2 years of age are the susceptible population of the above two species of bacteria, while staphylococcus aureus mainly infect the infants under 1 years of age. Multi-resistance in shigella is still serious. The incidence of mixed infections of bacteria and rotavirus increases in children with infectious diarrhea.
8.Role of c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling pathway in the protective effect of isoflurane preconditioning and sevoflurane preconditioning against oxygen-glucose deprivation injury in rat hippocampal slices
Sheng WANG ; Zhigang DAI ; Xiwei DONG ; Yang LIU ; Shan JIANG ; Zhiping WANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2011;31(4):488-490
Objective To evaluate the role of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathway in the protective effect of isoflurane preconditioning and sevoflurane preconditioning against oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) injury in rat hippocampal slices. Methods Male adult SD rats weighing 270-290 g were anesthetized with ether and decapitated. The hippocampi were removed and sagittally sliced (400 μm thick) and placed in artificial cerebral spinal fluid aerated with 95% O2-5% CO2 . Ninety-six hippocampal slices were randomly divided into 8 groups (n = 12 each): control group (group C), OGD group, isoflurane preconditioning group (group Iso),sevoflurane preconditioning group (group Sevo) , SP600125 + isoflurane preconditioning group (group SP + Iso),SP600125 +sevoflurane preconditioning group (group SP + Sevo), DMSO + isoflurane preconditioning group (group DMSO + Iso) and DMSO + sevoflurane preconditioning group (group DMSO + Sevo). Electrophysiological technique was used to record the amplitude of population spike ( PS) in the stratum pyramidale of CA1 region and the degree of recovery of PS was calculated. The cell viability was determined by propidium iodide staining. Results Compared with group C, the degree of recovery of PS and cell viability were significantly decreased in the other groups ( P < 0.01) . Compared with group OGD, the degree of recovery of PS and cell viability were significantly increased in groups Iso, Sevo, SP+Iso, SP+Sevo, DMSO+ Iso and DMSO + Sevo (P< 0.01). Compared with group Iso, the degree of recovery of PS and cell viability were significantly increased in group SP+Iso ( P < 0.01) , while no significant change was found in group DMSO + Iso ( P > 0.05) . Compared with group Sevo, the degree of recovery of PS and cell viability were significantly increased in group SP + Sevo ( P < 0.01) , while no significant change was found in group DMSO + Sevo ( P > 0.05). Conclusion Isoflurane preconditioning and sevoflurane preconditioning can attenuate the OGD injury to rat hippocampal slices through inhibiting JNK signaling pathway.
9.Effects of T-Synthase activity on the expressing of Tn/STn and T/ST antigens in gastric carcinoma tissues
Tao HU ; Xiwei LIU ; Qiang FU ; Menghua DONG ; Haixia ZHANG ; Qian ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2009;29(8):762-766
acts was much lower than that in Tn-cell.Conclusion The expression of Tn,STn,T and ST antigen in gastric carcinoma tissues of different TNM stages is different.Tn antigen expression in tumor cells may be caused by the decrease of T-Synthase activity.
10.Protective effect and mechanism of sufentanil preconditioning on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury:by activating p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases signal pathway
Liping XIE ; Zhigang DAI ; Sheng WANG ; Yang LIU ; Xiwei DONG ; Zhenying ZHANG
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(23):3037-3039
Objective To study the protective effect of sufentanil preconditioning on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats and to investigate the mechanisms whether may be by activating p38 MAPK signal pathway to promote p38 MAPK phosphoryla-tion .Methods Thirty SD rats(in either gender ,weighing 220-270 g) were randomly divided into five groups :Sham-operated group (Ⅰ) ,ischemia-reperfusion group(Ⅱ);sufentanil preconditioning group(5 μg/kg ,Ⅲ) ,SB203580(an inhibitor of p38 MAPK) group (Ⅳ) ,and dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) control group(Ⅴ) .Sample specimens were collected from each group at 240 minutes after reperfusion .Serum alanine aminotransferase(ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase(AST) were measured by an automatic biochem-ical analyzer .Malondialdehyde(MDA) and superoxide dismutase(SOD) in liver tissue was measured .HE staining was used to ob-serve the hepatic pathological changes ,and to examine the expression of phosphor-p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (p-p38 MAPK)of hepatic tissues by western blotting .Results Compared with group Ⅰ ,levels of AST ,ALT and MDA showed signifi-cantly increased in group Ⅱ-Ⅴ ,but levels of SOD decreased ,and obvious pathological changes were observed in the liver .In GroupⅢ significantly decreased the elevated levels of ASL ,ALT and MDA but increased levels of SOD ,and lessened hepatic pathological changes ,caused promoted p38 MAPK phosphorylation at 240 minutes after reperfusion .The protective effects of sufentanil precon-ditioning were abolished by SB203580 pretreatment .There were no significant differences between group Ⅴ and group Ⅱ .Conclu-sion Sufentanil preconditioning can reduce the hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury .The protective mechanisms may be by activating p38 MAPK signal pathway to promote p38 MAPK phosphorylation .