1.Utilization and analysis of health services for children at a community health service center in Shenzhen
Nengqing HE ; Xiaobing LIAO ; Xueyan DUAN ; Xuri CHEN ; Xiuhu WU ; Pengfei LI ; Changqing YE
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2013;(7):545-546
To explore the current status of children receiving primary health services at a community health service center in Shenzhen so as to provide references for the formulation of children health care policies.According to the patient electronic data in 2011,the clinical profiles were analyzed for children aged under 7 years seeking the advice of general practitioners (GPs) at Niuhu Community Health Service Center.Children aged under 7 years accounted for 12.4% of all subjects.The causes of seeing the GPs were as follows:acute upper respiratory.infection(58.2%),acute bronchitis(14.9%),gastroenteritis(5.6%),trauma(3.3%)and dermatitis(3.2%).And no difference existed in the workload between pediatrists and surgeons,internists or herbalists.The common and frequent community diseases may be diagnosed and managed at a community health service center.
2.Genetic analysis of a child with Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia type Ⅰ in conjunct with Splenic sinus shore cell hemangioma
Xueyan LUO ; Fuhui DUAN ; Jianglei MA ; Guangming WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2024;41(8):925-930
Objective:To explore the genetic basis and pathogenesis for a child with type Ⅰ Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHTⅠ) and Splenic sinus shore cell hemangioma (LCA).Methods:A child with HHT complicated with LCA diagnosed at the First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University in April 2022 was selected as the study subject. Clinical data of the child and her relatives were collected, and pathogenic variants were screened by whole exome sequencing. Candidate variant was verified by Sanger sequencing and bioinformatic analysis.Results:The patient, a 16-year-old female, had recurrent epitaxis since childhood, which sometimes necessitated hemostasis treatment. She also had splenectomy due to splenic rupture and was diagnosed with LCA. Her father and grandmother also had a history of recurrent epitaxis. Her father had deceased due to cerebral vascular rupture. The child was found to harbor a c. 360+ 1G>A variant in the ENG gene. The same variant was not found in her asymptomatic mother and brother. Conclusion:The c.360+ 1G>A variant of the ENG gene probably underlay the pathogenesis in this child.
3.Qingpeng ointment for the treatment of localized eczema in Chinese children: a multicenter, randomized controlled study
Yan LI ; Wei XU ; Baoqi YANG ; Hongqing TIAN ; Yiqun DUAN ; Xiangdong WANG ; Xueyan LU ; Zhenzhen YE ; Mei JU ; Heng GU ; Jianping ZHAO ; Xing CHEN ; Yuhan WANG ; Lingling LIU ; Linfeng LI
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2017;50(6):412-416
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Qingpeng ointment for the treatment of localized eczema in children.Methods A multicenter,randomized,open-labeled,tacrolimus 0.03% ointment-controlled clinical trial was conducted.A total of 442 children with localized eczema were enrolled into this study,and divided into 2 groups to topically apply Qingpeng ointment (Qingpeng group) and tacrolimus 0.03% ointment (tacrolimus group) respectively twice a day for 2 weeks.The children were followed up before the treatment and 1,2 weeks after the treatment,and the efficacy and safety were evaluated at the same time.Results Clinical data from 426 children were included in the efficacy analysis.At 1,2 weeks after the treatment,there were no significant differences in the response rate between the Qingpeng group and tacrolimus group (1 week after the treatment:78.92% vs.81.77%,x2 =0.545,P =0.460;2 weeks after the treatment:98.65% vs.97.54%,x2 =0.721,P =0.396).However,the pruritus scores at 1,2 weeks after the treatment were both significantly lower in the Qingpeng group than in the tacrolimus group (1 week:F =14.001,P =0.000;2 weeks:F =11.252,P =0.001).At 1 week after the treatment,the incidence rate of adverse reactions was significantly lower in the Qingpeng group than in the tacrolimus group (P < 0.05).Mild itching,burning sensation and other local irritant sensations were the most common adverse reactions.Conclusion Qingpeng ointment is safe and effective for the treatment of localized eczema in children with good tolerability.
4. Effects of curcumin on pulmonary inflammation and p38 expression in an infant murine model of pneumococcal pneumonia
Wenjuan DUAN ; Song QING ; Jieling WANG ; Xueyan ZHENG ; Kai YANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2019;41(10):1096-1100
Objective:
To investigate the effects of curcumin on pneumococcal pneumonia-induced pneumonia, apoptosis and p38 MAPK expression in infant mice.
Methods:
A total of 60 male infant C57BL/6 mice at three weeks of age were randomly divided into 6 groups: control group, model group, high-dose curcumin treatment group, middle-dose curcumin treatment group, low-dose curcumin treatment group and SB203580 treatment group. The Curcumin and SB203580 were intraperitoneally applied at doses of 200, 60, and 20 mg/kg (for curcumin) and 100 mg/kg (for SB203580) from two days before bacterial infection to three days post-infection. The control group and model group were intraperitoneally injected with an equal volume of saline. The model group, curcumin treatment groups and SB203580 treatment group were transnasally inoculated with approximately 106 CFU/ml of pneumococcal pneumonia in 50 μl of PBS applied to the tip of the nose to establish the experimental pneumococcal pneumonia. Subsequently, all the mice were killed and lung tissues were harvested for hematoxylin-eosin staining, calculation of lung score indexes, measurement of IL-1β and TNF-α contents by ELISA, and measurement of Bax, Bcl-2and p38 MAPK expression by Western blot.
Results:
Compared to the model group, the edema score (0.50 ± 0.10, 1.51 ± 0.16, 1.38±0.11,
5.Analysis of Animal Model of Chronic Heart Failure Based on Combination of Diseases and Syndromes of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine
Xueyan ZHANG ; Kexin ZHANG ; You YU ; Huan ZHANG ; Yingzhu DUAN ; Rui YU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(12):239-247
Chronic heart failure (CHF) represents the terminal stage of cardiovascular diseases, and its prevalence remains high in China. In this study, existing animal models of CHF were retrieved and categorized. In combination with the characteristics of CHF from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine perspectives, the models were weighted, and their clinical consistency was evaluated. The advantages and disadvantages of the models were assessed. Among them, models with higher TCM clinical consistency included the doxorubicin-induced model, the isoproterenol-induced model, and the left anterior descending coronary artery ligation model, each with a TCM consistency rate of 90%. The animal model established by the left anterior descending coronary artery ligation showed a high degree of clinical consistency with Western medicine, with a consistency rate of 82%. Each model exhibited its own advantages and disadvantages, with a general lack of modeling methods combining diseases and syndromes of TCM and Western medicine. At present, the inducement factors used for animal models are relatively singular, mainly reflecting the etiology and pathogenesis of Western medicine, with insufficient correlation to the pathogenesis of TCM. The characteristics of TCM syndromes are not fully represented, and the consistency between TCM and Western medicine is generally not high. TCM has the advantage of a multi-dimensional syndrome differentiation and treatment approach. It is necessary to integrate the characteristics of diseases and syndromes of TCM and Western medicine, adopt multi-factor modeling methods to reflect the pathological process of CHF, improve existing models, and establish animal models of CHF that better align with the characteristics of clinical diseases and syndromes of TCM and Western medicine, so as to provide a reliable reference for clinical prevention and treatment.
6.Analysis of Animal Model of Chronic Heart Failure Based on Combination of Diseases and Syndromes of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine
Xueyan ZHANG ; Kexin ZHANG ; You YU ; Huan ZHANG ; Yingzhu DUAN ; Rui YU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(12):239-247
Chronic heart failure (CHF) represents the terminal stage of cardiovascular diseases, and its prevalence remains high in China. In this study, existing animal models of CHF were retrieved and categorized. In combination with the characteristics of CHF from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine perspectives, the models were weighted, and their clinical consistency was evaluated. The advantages and disadvantages of the models were assessed. Among them, models with higher TCM clinical consistency included the doxorubicin-induced model, the isoproterenol-induced model, and the left anterior descending coronary artery ligation model, each with a TCM consistency rate of 90%. The animal model established by the left anterior descending coronary artery ligation showed a high degree of clinical consistency with Western medicine, with a consistency rate of 82%. Each model exhibited its own advantages and disadvantages, with a general lack of modeling methods combining diseases and syndromes of TCM and Western medicine. At present, the inducement factors used for animal models are relatively singular, mainly reflecting the etiology and pathogenesis of Western medicine, with insufficient correlation to the pathogenesis of TCM. The characteristics of TCM syndromes are not fully represented, and the consistency between TCM and Western medicine is generally not high. TCM has the advantage of a multi-dimensional syndrome differentiation and treatment approach. It is necessary to integrate the characteristics of diseases and syndromes of TCM and Western medicine, adopt multi-factor modeling methods to reflect the pathological process of CHF, improve existing models, and establish animal models of CHF that better align with the characteristics of clinical diseases and syndromes of TCM and Western medicine, so as to provide a reliable reference for clinical prevention and treatment.