1.Regulatory T cells and immune tolerance
Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2003;0(10):-
Recent studies of immunology have aroused new interest in regulatory T cell for immune responses,and scientists have recognized that suppressor T cells exist in vivo and regulatory T(Treg) cells play a crucial role in mediating immune tolerance and preventing autoimmune diseases.This article reviews the types,characteristics,mechanisms,and roles of Treg in immune tolerance,aiming to offer some important theoretical evidence for the treatment of allograft rejection and autoimmune diseases.
2.Analysis on sleep quality and related factors in ankvlosing spondvlitis patients
Yan LI ; Shengli ZHANG ; Feng HUANG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2012;16(4):251-254
Objective To explore the sleep problem and its related factors,and to provide evidence for improving sleep quality of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods Pittsburgh sleeping quality index (PSQI),self-rating depression scale (SDS),self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and a self-designed questionnaire were applied to survey 318 patients with AS.Data were analyzed by the SPSS 17.0 software.The relationship between the various relevant factors were revealed by t-test,x2 test,Wilcoxon rank-sum test and Pearson correlation analysis.Results The mean total score of PSQI was 6.6±3.6, and 35.4% of AS outpatients showed poor sleep quality.The difference of PSQI scores and detection rate of poor sleep quality between male and female were not statistically significant.There were significant difference of early morning stiffness(Z=-3.077,P=0.002),BASFI(Z=-4.766,P=0.000),BASDAI(Z=-6.880,P=0.000),nocturnal pain VAS(VAS)(Z=-6.502,P=0.000),total back pain VAS(Z=-6.675,P=0.000),ESR(Z=-2.370,P=0.018),CRP(Z=-2.063,P=0.039) between the poor sleep and the good sleep patients (P<0.05).The PSQI score was positively correlated with age (r=0.165,P=0.003) but not gender and disease duration (r=0.078,P=0.165; r=0.094,P=0.097).PSQI score difference were also observed between patients with negative mood and patients without negative mood (t=-7.613,P=0.000; t=-7.287,P=0.000).Conclusion High incidence of sleep disorder exists among AS outpatients,and it is closely related with age,anxiety,depression and activity of AS.Attention should be paid to AS patients with sleep problems.
3.Aegisy recyclable filter formed in the treatment of deep venous thrombosis of lower extremity
Yifeng KANG ; Yan HUANG ; Siyin FENG
Journal of Regional Anatomy and Operative Surgery 2015;(1):65-67
Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of Aegisy retrievable filter in inferior vena cava interventional treatment for acute deep venous thrombosis of lower extremity. Methods Acute or sub acute unilateral lower extremity deep vein thrombosis ( deep vein thrombosis, DVT) patients in our hospital were selected, and Aegisy filter was put into the inferior vena cava through the femoral, and thrombolytic therapy was carried out in the next day. Limb conditions was observation after 10 to 15 days, confirmed by vascular ultrasound and angiography of lower limb vein after no fresh or free thrombus. The filter was removed with protector, anticoagulant therapy after review the venography of lower limb postoperative. Results All Aegisy filter were put into patients, and there were no obvious forward jumping and drawing back occurred during the release of the filters, and all Aegisy filter had a better position. Placement of a filter everage time was (16. 8 ± 1. 3) days, 89 cases were successfully recovery filter. The effct of Aegisy filter on the patients with lower extremity deep venous thrombosis after treatment is obvious effect, no pain, and no symptom of pulmonary embolism. Conclusion Aegisy retrievable inferior vena cava filter has many advantages in clinical use. The filter can be placed to the scheduled position accurately,and it is very powerful in captu-ring the thrombus,it can be hold in the inferior vona cava for long time before it is planed to be retrieved,and its retrieval success is very high. Moreover,with high technieal successful rate the implantation of Aegisy retrievable inferior vena cava filter is very safe and effective for the interventional treatment of acute deep venous thrombosis of lower extremity.
4.Mechanism of Action of Rhubarb on Intrahepatic Cholestasis in Infantile Rats
yan-feng, HUANG ; chao-min, ZHU
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2006;0(13):-
Objective To explore mechanism of action of rhubarb on intrahepatic cholestasis in infantile rats.Methods Ninety Sprague-Dawley(SD)infantile rats were randomly divided into 5 groups:treatment group of rhubarb,untreated group,treatment control group 1 of ursodeoxychlic acid(UDCA),treatment control group 2 of UDCA and deltasone,and control group not treated with ?-naphthyl isothiocyanate(ANIT)and any other treatments.Jaundice model of intrahepatic cholestasis was established in infantile rats by ANIT.At the time of the 2nd,3rd,and 4th week,the concentrations of serum total bilirubin(TB),direct bilirubin(DB),ALT,alkaline phosphatase(ALP),total bile acid(TBA)and TBA were assessed by automatic biochemical analyzer.The concentrations of nitrogen monoxide(NO),maleic dialdehyde(MDA)and the ability of total antioxidation(T-AOC)in liver tissues were measured.Results It was demonstrated that the animal model of hepatic jaundice with cholestasis was successfully established.The levels of serum DB,TB,ALP,ALT and TBA were significantly lower in the treatment group of rhubarb compared with those in the untreated group(Pa
5.Recent memory consequences of drug-resistant medial temporal lobe epilepsy and MRI-positive hippocampns
Bingwei PENG ; Liwen WU ; Yan CHEN ; Qiong MENG ; Feng FENG ; Yan HUANG
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2008;41(1):37-40
Objective To assess the effects of MRI-positive and interictal epileptic charges(IEDs) dominance on the memory of the patients with drug-resistant medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). Methods Fifty right-handed patients(age ranging from 16 to 60 years old)diagnosed as drug-resistant MTLE in our hospital with normal intelligence between September 2006 and April 2007 were investigated. All patients were classified as left MRI-positive(MRI(+)),right MRI(+),MRI(-),bilateral MR[ (+)by high-quality MR[protocol.The EEG was defined as dominant IEDs if≥75%independent IEDs was confined to one temporal lobe in all EEG recordings.Clinical memory scale was administered as memory assessment of MTLE.ANOVA and non-parametric statistics were used to analyze the data in SPSS 12.0. Results The distribution of age,sex,education,occupation,living condition,course,seizure and treat among left MRI(+),right MRI(+),MRI(-),bilateral MRI(+)groups was similar.All scores in the patients with MTLE was significantly lower than normal(P<0.05).Right MRI(+)MTLE patients had deftcits in nonsense graphics recognition(9.42±7.46)compared to left MRI(+)and MRI(-) groups((16.26±4.43)and(18.26±5.49),F=4.281,P<0.05).Among MRI(-)patients,left IEDs,right IEDs and bilateral IEDs groups displayed not significantly different impairment in memory. Conclusion Right MRI(+)MTLE has more severe impairment in non-verbal memory,and nonsense graphics recognition can be used to detect the deficit.
7.The study on the expression of EBV antibody in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Yan LIU ; Jing HUANG ; Lingyun SUN ; Xuebing FENG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2011;15(5):291-295
objective To study the role of anti-EBV antibody in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).Methods Peripheral blood was obtained from 55 SLE patients and 29 normal controls,and anti-EBV-VCA IgG,IgA,IgM antibody was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay[ELISA).Totat RNA was extracted from peripheral blood of 33 SLE patients and 26 normal controls and then reverse transcribed into complementary DNA.Real-time PCR technique was used to determine gene expressions at the transcription level.Comparison of anti-EBV antibody level and interferon inducible gene expression was made between SLE Datients and normal controls by t-test.The associations between anti-EBV antibody level,lupus activitv and IFN inducible gene expression were analyzed by Spearman's correlation analysis.Results (1)The levels of anti-EBV antibodies in SLE patients were significantly increased as compared to those in the normal controls[IgG(41±6)vs(19±6)U/ml,IgA(15.4±1.8)vs(8.3±2.1)U/ml,IgM(7.8±1.0)vs(3.7±1.2)U/ml]cantly elevated in SLE Datients as compared to normal controls[IFN scores 11±13 vs 0±3](all P<0.05),but not correlated with the levels of anti-EBV antibody in patients(all P>0.05).Conclusion Anti-EBV antibody is overproduced in SLE patients but not associated with disease activity as well as the expression level of several major types of I IFN inducible genes,suggesting that EBV infection may not be a major factor mediating the activation of IFN pathway and consequently the exacerbation of SLE.
8.Effects of nimodipine on reducing the complications after microvascular decompression in patients with hemifacial spasm
Xu HUANG ; Xin YAN ; Guijun LIN ; Feng GAO
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2014;(13):2148-2150
Objective To investigate whether nimodipine could reduce complications after microvascular decompression in patients with hemifacial spasm. Methods 220 patients with hemifacial spasm , admitted into our hospital from May 2011 to Oct. 2013 , were all treated by microvascular decompression. They were divided randomly into two groups. Patients in the treatment group were treated with nimotop 50 mg/d after the operation for the first 3 days, then was orally taken 30 mg/d for a week. Patients in the control group were treated with the same after the operation without nimodipine. The postoperative complications including hearing deficit and peripheral facial paralysis were closely observed within three months after operation. Results The total effective rate was 100% in both groups. The incidence rate of peripheral facial paralysis and hearing deficit in treatment group was significant lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion Nimodipine has significant effect on reducing the incidence rate of peripheral facial paralysis and hearing deficit after microvascular decompression in patients with hemifacial spasm.
9.Changes of serum uric acid level and red cell distribution width and their correlation with cardiac func-tion in senile men with heart failure
Xin HU ; Yuefang LI ; Shumin FENG ; Lizuo MA ; Yan HUANG
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2014;23(2):149-152
Objective:To observe changes of serum uric acid (UA)level and red cell distribution Width (RDW)in se-nile men With chronic heart failure (CHF),and explore their correlation With cardiac function.Methods:A total of 60 senile male CHF patients Were enrolled,including 28 cases of NYHA cardiac function class Ⅱ and 32 cases of NYHA class Ⅲ-Ⅳ.Another 30 cases With normal cardiac functionWere regarded as normal control group.Levels of UA,RDW and high sensitive C reactive protein (hsCRP)Were measured,and patients received color-coded Doppler echocardiography,change of every index Was compared among patients With different cardiac function class.Results:Compared With normal control group,there Were significant rise in serum levels of UA [(318.2± 54.3)μmol/L vs.(434.7±72.7)μmol/L],RDW [(13.84±0.60)% vs.(15.79±0.74)%]and hsCRP [(2.23 ±0.56)mg/L vs.(6.35±2.34)mg/L]in CHF group,and they significantly rose alongWith cardiac function class aggravated,P <0.01 all;there Were significant decrease in transmitral early diastolic peak floW velocity/transmitral late diastolic peak floWvelocity [E/A,(1.02±0.36)vs.(0.75±0.13)]and left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF,(59±9)% vs.(49±9)%]in CHF group,and they significantly reduced along With cardiac function aggravated, P <0.01 both;in CHF group;UA,RDW and hsCRPWere negatively correlatedWith E/A and LVEF (r =-0.391~-0.731,P <0.05 all);RDW Was positively correlated With hsCRP (r =0.491,P <0.05).Conclusion: Serum uric acid and red cell distributionWidth are correlated to cardiac function in senile male patients,Which can help to judge the severity of heart failure and guide clinical treatment.
10.Observation of body mass index and final adult height of triptorelin on idiopathic central precocious puberty
Haiying FENG ; Lei ZHANG ; Yan ZHOU ; Yao HUANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2014;(7):979-981
Objective To observe the gonadotropin analogue ( GnRHa) Triptorelin of idiopathic central pre-cocious puberty(ICPP) girls′body mass index(BMI) and final adult height(FAH).Methods 120 patients with idi-opathic central precocious puberty cases were summarized and track the return visit ,which.of 62 cases with ICPP girls Triptorelin treatment,6,12,18,24,36 months of observation and treatment of bone age (BA),the growth rate(GV), BMI,predicted height ( PAH) ,and life-long high and up to lifelong high BMI .The untreated group was also observed the relevant indicators such as BMI ,and lifelong.Results After treatment,the increase in BA was less than that in age.The PAH has improved with the growth of the treatment regimens .After treatment PAH 12,18,24,36 months PAH respectively[(153.4 ±7.1)cm,(154.6 ±6.2)cm,(155.7 ±4.7)cm,(156.9 ±5.9) cm], both were statisti-cally significant(t=2.23,2.67,3.01,2.88,all P<0.01); BMI [(16.37 ±1.41)kg/m2,(16.99 ±1.21)kg/m2, (17.17 ±1.38)kg/m2,(17.02 ±1.42)kg/m2] between the two were not statistically significant (t=0.69,1.28, 0.89,1.11,all P>0.05).Lifelong treatment and control groups,respectively[(158.2 ±3.9)cm,(153.7 ±2.8) cm],and between the two there is a statistically significant (t=3.04,P<0.01).BMI were up to lifelong[(19.1 ± 1.9)kg/m2,(18.7 ±1.8) kg/m2] between the two was not statistically significant (t =0.35,P >0.05). Conclusion Triptorelin can effectively suppress idiopathic central precocious sexual characteristics and bone age growth and improve adult height .There is no significant effect on the BMI .