1.THE INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENT POPULATION'S TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED VIRUS-DNA IN SHAANXI PROVINCE
Shuangsuo DANG ; Yanan CHENG ; Rong ZENG ; Xunming CHENG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2000;12(2):129-131
Objective To investigate transfusion transmitted virus (TTV) infection among population of different groups in Shaanxi Province. Methods A nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with primers from ORF1 of TTV genome was established to detect TTV-DNA in serum of the patients. ResultsTTV-DAN was detected in the sera of 3 of 50 cases of general population(6%), 2 of 30 cases of vocational blood donors(6.7%),21 of 97 cases with Type B hepatitis (21. 6%), 9 of 35 cases of Type C hepatitis (25. 7%),and 23 of 40 cases with non-A~ non-G hepatitis (57.5 % ). ConclusionThere is TTV infection among general population in Shaanxi Province. TTV may be an impor- tant agent to cause non-A~non-G hepatitis. And the patients with HBV or HCV can have overlapping TTV infection.
2.The effect of epicardial fat volume in patients with metabolic syndrome on insulin resistance and coronary heart disease
Qiang WANG ; Tao HANG ; Yun XU ; Xunming CHENG ; Qigao ZHANG ; Jianbing GONG ; Jing WANG
Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2014;(4):390-393
Objective Epicardial fat volume ( EFV) was a risk factor for coronary heart disease ( CHD) , but there is little research regarding the relationship of EFV with insulin resistance ( IR) and CHD in patients with metabolic syndrome ( MS) .The aim of the article was to explore the effect of EFV in patients with MS on CHD and IR . Methods Patients with MS treated by percutane-ous coronary angiography ( CAG) in our hospital from February 2013 to August 2013 were recruited in this study .The data of height , weight, waist circumference(WC) and hip circumference(HP) were recorded.EFV were measured by MSCT.Fasting blood samples were collected for blood biochemical test . Results EFV in patients with MS was in positive relation with IR index (IRI)(r=0.335, P<0.001) and CHD (r=0.321, P<0.05), and the correlation still remained when the influences of WC and body mass index (BMI) were excluded.Logistic regression analysis showed that EFV was an independent risk factor for CHD (P<0.05), while linear regression analysis indicated EFV , BMI and LDL-C were the risk factors for IRI .ROC curves analysis proved EFV and BMI had diag-nosis value for IRI, and the areas under curve of EFV were 0.755 and 0.679 (P<0.05) respectively. Conclusion EFV is an in-dependent risk factor for CHD and IRI in patients with MS , and EFV has an advantage over BMI in the diagnosis value of IRI .