1.Role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in the development and progression of liver fibrosis and related therapeutic strategy
Yanqin DU ; Jun WU ; Dongliang YANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2017;33(3):438-444
Liver sinusoid endothelial cells are the first defense mechanism that protects the liver against various injuries,and they also play a significant role in the development of liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis caused by chronic liver injury.They are involved in liver fibrosis by mediating liver inflammation,participating in sinusoid capillarization and revascularization,activating hepatic stellate cells,secreting many proinflammatory cytokines,participating in extracellular matrix formation,and mediating liver microcirculation disturbance.Clarification of these mechanisms helps to identify new targets and develop new regimens for the treatment of liver fibrosis.
2.Effect of different doses of dexmedetomidine on chills after epidural anesthesia in cesarean section
He LI ; Xianghui MIAO ; Yanqin WU
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(6):337-338,341
Objective To explore the different doses of dexmedetomidine for prevention of shivering in cesarean section effect in patients with spinal and epidural anesthesia, summarize the clinical experience.MethodsIn 40 cases of spinal epidural anesthesia in cesarean section with large doses of dexmedetomidine for intervention, and classified into control group, according to the in the other 40 patients using small doses of dexmedetomidine for intervention, and classified as the observation group, then observe two groups of patients with chills were compared, the patients were in our hospital from February 2016 to January 2017 were found.ResultsWith comparison of two groups of patients with chills, two group in the overall number of cases no significant difference.The observation group, a total of 9 cases of patients with chills, the control group had 10 cases of chills, while no significant difference between the two groups of shivering grade;the patients in the observation group of 2 cases (5%) had adverse reaction, the control group had 9 (22.5%) cases of adverse reactions,P<0.05 between the two groups showed significant differences.ConclusionDifferent doses of dexmedetomidine on preventing shivering effect analysis of cesarean section in patients with spinal and epidural anesthesia after the discovery, which can play the effect of the intervention in patients with chills, and can reduce the incidence of adverse reactions in patients after surgery, it is worthy of reference.
3.Nursing cooperation during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with autogenous quadrupled hamstring tendons under arthroscopic guide
Liyi HUANG ; Feiqiang CHEN ; Yanqin WU ; Dan JIANG ; Yulin ZENG
Modern Clinical Nursing 2014;(7):58-59,60
Objective To summarize the nursing cooperation during anterior cruciate ligament(ACL)reconstruction with autogenous quadurpled hamstring tendons under arthroscopic guide.Method Data of 25 cases of ACL reconstruction with autogenous quadrupled hamstring tendons under arthroscopic guide during January 2008 and December 2012 were analyzed and summarized the key points retrospectively.Result All the cases of ACL reconstruction were completed smoothly without any complication.Conclusion Excellent nursing cooperation including well-done preoperative preparation of instruments and accurate surgical cooperation are a guarantee of successful operation.
4.Prevalence of new defined extensive drug resistant tuberculosis in Xi'an
MA Jinbao ; WU Yanqin ; YANG Hong ; YANG Han ; REN Fei
China Tropical Medicine 2023;23(10):1094-
Abstract: Objective To collect extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from Xi'an City between 2019 and 2020, and analyze the drug resistance patterns of XDR-TB strains to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs and the occurrence of new defined extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Xi'an, in order to provide evidence for guiding clinical drug use of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients. Methods A total of 3 088 strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that underwent phenotypic drug susceptibility testing at Xi'an Chest Hospital from January 2019 to December 2020 were retrospectively selected to analyze the resistance of anti-tuberculosis drug. Among the stored MDR-TB strains, 114 strains of preserved multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis were randomly selected for bedaquiline and linezolid susceptibility testing. Combined with the results of previous second-line drug susceptibility testing, the incidence of newly defined extensive drug resistance was analyzed. Results Among the 3 088 Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains analyzed, 411 strains (14.3%) showed resistance to isoniazid, 347 strains (11.2%) showed resistance to rifampicin, 142 strains (4.6%) showed resistance to ethambutol, 550 strains (17.8%) showed resistance to streptomycin, and 237 strains (7.6%) exhibited multidrug resistance. Of 237 MDR-TB strains, the resistance rates of ethambutol, moxifloxacin, rifampicin, sodium para-aminosalicylate, prothioconazole, capreomycin, amikacin, and clofazimine were 44.3%, 26.6%, 33.3%, 24.1%, 5.1%, 4.2%, 3.0%, and 2.5%, respectively. Among the randomly selected 114 MDR-TB strains, none showed resistance to bedaquiline, three showed resistance to linezolid, and one strain met the new definition for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Conclusion In Xi'an City, high rates of resistance among MDR-TB strains are observed for ethambutol, quinolone and sodium para-aminosalicylate, and the drug susceptibility tests should be obtained as much as possible when using these drugs. The incidence of new definition extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is low, and bedaquiline and linezolid remain effective drugs for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis even without drug susceptibility testing results.
5.Factors influencing accuracy of fibrosis diagnosis using shear wave elastrography in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Junzhao YE ; Wei WANG ; Bing LIAO ; Yang WANG ; Yanqin WU ; Xianhua LIAO ; Bihui ZHONG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2016;32(15):2454-2458
Aims The purpose of this study is to investigate thediagnostic value of SWEfor fibrosis in patients with CHBand the factorsinfluencing the accuracy. Methods From July 2013 to October 2015, 261 patients with CHB were recruited from the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.All patients received SWE, anthropometry measurement, blood cell count, liver function test and virological indicators measurement. Liver fibrosis was staged from F0 to F4 by METAVIR scorebased onliver biopsy results of 133 CHB patients , while 128 patients were diagnosed as decompensated cirrhosis. Diagnostic accuracyof SWE were evaluated by Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (ROC) using liver hepatic pathology and decompensated cirrhosis as gold standards. Logistic model was used to find out confounding factors that influence the accuracy of SWE. Results The Area Under ROC (AUC) for liver stiffness measurement with SWE were 0.891, 0.932 and 0.910 for the diagnosis of significant fibrosis (≥ F2), advanced fibrosis (≥F3) and cirrhosis (F4), respectively. A multifactor logistic regression combined modelwas built and showed that hepatic steatosis will decrease the accuracy of SWE. Conclusion SWE could be a valuable method for the noninvasive liver fibrosis assessment. The accuracy of SWE may be influenced by hepatic steatosis.
6.An investigation of the human brucellosis outbreak in 2014 in Fujian Province
Hongbiao CHEN ; Yanqin DENG ; Daihua LIN ; Wenyong WU ; Guoqing SHI ; Jianming OU
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2015;34(6):452-454
Objective To investigate the first human brucellosis outbreak in Fujian Province,aiming to identify the source,risk factors of infection,and recommend control measures.Methods Epidemiological investigation was conducted by combining with agricultural sector on human and animal in the incident area of Zhangzhou City of Fujian Province.Respondents included 17 professionals from the outbreak sheep farm,as well as 9 ones from four nearest farms (including 2 pig farms,1 sheep farm and 1 cow farm) in directions of eastern,southern,western and northern.Then information of cognitive level and daily protection on brucellosis among pasture breeding staffs through case studies were got,serum of pasture breeding staffs and animals was collected (including 262 from the outbreak sheep farm and 50 from another sheep farm which nearly 5 kilometres away) to detect brucellosis antibody,and sheep sources were investigated simultaneously.Results A total of 26 people were detected,the infection rate was 26.9% (17 people,in the epidemic area),the other four farming units without brucellosis infection.In epidemic focus,seven human infections (5 confirmed cases,2 asymptomatic infected) were identified,with an infection rate 41.2% (7/17) and the brucellosis antibody positive rate among sheep was 46.2% (121/262),while no positive sheep in the nearest sheep farm (0/50).Both unprotected lamb handling and stillbirth treatment got a 100.0% infection rate.Among the investigated professional staffs,92.3% (24/26) had no awareness of clinical symptoms and signs of brucellosis,while 11.5% (3/26) took protective measures when working.Conclusions Unquarantined sheep is the infection source of this brucellosis outbreak,unprotected lamb handling and stillbirth treatment are the main route of transmission.High sheep infection rate,lack of brucellosis awareness,precaution missing among pasture breeding staffs and animal quarantine are all contributing to this outbreak.
7.The effects of nourishing lung and kidney formulas on inflammatory response of alveolar epithelial cells stimulated by monocytes conditioned medium
Yanqin QIN ; Haoran DONG ; Jiansheng LI ; Yulong CHEN ; Xiaoning MAO ; Mingming WU
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care 2017;24(1):63-67
Objective To observe the effects of nourishing lung and kidney formulas on inflammatory response of alveolar epithelial cells stimulated by monocytes conditioned medium and study the anti-inflammatory mechanism of the formulas for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD).Methods The reproduction of inflammation models of A549 cells were stimulated by monocyte THP-1 cell strain conditioned medium.A549 cells were randomly divided into blank control group (20% blank rabbits serum),model group (20% blank rabbits serum+25.0% THP-1 cell conditioned medium),nuclear transcription factor activator protein-1 (AP-1) pathway inhibitor T-5224group (20% blank rabbits serum+25.0% THP-1 cells conditioned medium+100 μmol/L T-5224),nourishing lung and kidney group (20% rabbits serum with nourishing lung and kidney formulas+25.0% THP-1 cells conditioned medium).The contents of interleukins (IL-6,IL-8),tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-αα),matrix metalloprotein-9 (MMP-9) in cell culture supernatant were detected with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA),the supernatant content of malondialdehyde (MDA) was detected with thibabituric acid (TBA) method,the total activity of superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) was detected with hydroxylamine method,and the activity of AP-1 pathway was detected with electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) method.Results Compared with the blank control group,the A549 cell proliferation were significantly increased at 24 hours,48 hours stimulation by 25.0% cell conditioned medium (A value:24 hours was 0.41 ± 0.02 vs.0.37 ± 0.04,48 hours was 1.30 ± 0.09 vs.1.15 ± 0.19).Compared with the blank control group,the contents of IL-6,IL-8,TNF-αα,MMP-9,MDA,AP-1 expression were significantly increased in model group [IL-6 (ng/L):35.00±3.63 vs.23.15±1.72,IL-8 (ng/L):273.09± 164.36 vs.231.45±33.90,TNF-α(ng/L):51.61 ± 9.51 vs.28.87 ± 3.34,MMP-9 (ng/L):442.85 ± 78.86 vs.235.60 ± 14.62,MDA (μmol/L):6.90 ± 0.11 vs.6.01 ± 0.12,AP-1 expression (A value):2.260 ± 0.062 vs.1.000 ± 0.000],MDA/T-SOD ratio was increased (4.43 ± 0.05vs.3.96 ± 0.06).Compared with model group,the levels of IL-8 (ng/L:100.29 ± 17.03),TNF-α (ng/L:25.13 ± 0.46),AP-1 expression (A value:1.38 ± 0.02),and the MDA/T-SOD ratio (4.23 ± 0.23) in T-5224 group,and MMP-9 (ng/L:195.44±9.80),MDA (μmol/L:5.86±0.30),MDA/T-SOD ratio (3.56±0.41),AP-1 expression (A value:0.76 ± 0.01) in nourishing lung and kidney group were all reduced significantly (all P < 0.05).Conclusion Nourishing lung and kidney formulas can suppress the inflammatory response through regulating the alveolar epithelial cells AP-1 signaling pathways.
8.The effect acute pain service for the postoperative continue analgesia after cesarean section
Hui JIANG ; Jian LI ; Zuohe WANG ; Yanqin WU ; Juncheng XIONG ; Lan CHENG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2016;23(15):2272-2274,2275
Objective To observe the acute pain service for analgesia effect and complications of postopera-tive analgesia and satisfaction after cesarean section.Methods 360 patients undergoing cesarean section and postop-erative continue analgesia were randomly divided into two groups.The control group (group C,n =178)was given with routine postoperative self -control analgesia give guidance.In the observation group (group A,n =182),a group for acute pain was founded,and the patients were explained about PCA self -control analgesia related knowledge before operation,together with the APS analgesia group people,the patients were given with postoperative pain management,observed self -control analgesia efficacy and side effects,and gives the corresponding treatment and guidance.The difference of analgesia incomplete and complication were observed such as nausea and vomiting,calm, itchy skin.Questionnaires that postoperative analgesia satisfaction survey were filled inafter discharged.The satisfac-tion of nurse with the APS were observed.Results Postoperative analgesia complication in group A were significantly lower than that in group C(P <0.01,P <0.05),APS analgesic incomplete in group C was significantly higher than groupA (χ2 =11,P <0.01).The satisfaction of PCA in group A were significantly higher than group C (P <0.01, P <0.05),ward nurses job satisfaction also increased significantly (t =2.63,P <0.05).Conclusion Acute pain service effectively improve analgesic quality and reduce related complications after cesarean section increase patients postoperative analgesia satisfaction,increase the ward nurses job satisfaction.
9.Influences of co-culture with primary bone marrow stromal cells on imatinib sensitivity and cell cycles of K562 cells
Jigang WANG ; Fan ZHOU ; Yanqin LIU ; Ying BAI ; Jinghua LIU ; Dantong WU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2014;(28):4450-4454
BACKGROUND:Leukemia cells can obtain drug resistance phenotype mediated by adhesion to bone marrow stromal cells. But, for chronic myelogenous leukemia with adhesion functional defects, the role and mechanism of bone marrow stromal cells in imatinib-resistant formation remain unclear. OBJECTIVE:To construct the co-cultured model of bone marrow stromal cells-K562 cells and to investigate the influences of the co-culture with bone marrow stromal cells from the patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia on imatinib sensitivity of K562 cells and cellcycle. METHODS:The co-culture model was constructed by co-culturing K562 cells with bone marrow stromal cells isolated and cultured from the patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. The IC50 values of K562 cells exposed to imatinib were quantified by MTT assay. The apoptotic rates of K562 cells exposed to 0.5μmol/L imatinib for 72 hours were detected by flow cytometry through Annexin V-FIT/PI labeling. The cellcycles, cellcycle protein (cyclin A, cyclin D1 and cyclin E) expression of K562 cells co-cultured with bone marrow stromal cells for 72 hours were analyzed by flow cytometry.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The IC50 values of co-culture group and suspension culture group were respectively (0.52±0.02)μmol/L and (1.27±0.05)μmol/L, and their comparison showed significant differences (P<0.01). After 72 hours of treatment with 0.5μmol/L imatinib, the apoptotic rates in the co-culture group and suspension culture group were respectively (15.48±4.17)%and (32.01±6.83)%, and their comparison showed significant differences (P<0.01). The percentages of G0-G1 phase of K562 cells co-cultured with bone marrow stromal cells for 72 hours were (48.81±8.27)%, which were significantly higher than the suspension culture group (25.78±3.26%) (P<0.01). The co-culture with bone marrow stromal cells from the patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia could mediate K562 cells resistance to imatinib. The mechanism was possibly related with G0/G1 arrest of K562 cells induced by co-culture with bone marrow stromal cells.
10.Expression and significance of IL-21 in patients infected with hepatitis B virus at different stages
Jiayan YAO ; Kang CHAO ; Minrui LI ; Yanqin WU ; Junzhao YE ; Bihui ZHONG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2015;(7):1061-1064
Objective To determine the expression of interleukin-21 (IL-21) in patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its association with HBV-DNA and ALT. Methods Clinical dates and blood specimen were collected from 25 unrelated healthy controls (HC) and 101 independent chronic HBV infected patients, including 25 patients in immune tolerant phase (IT), 25 in immune clearance phase (IC), 26 patients in inactive HBV carrier state (IA) and 25 patients in immune reactive phase (IR). Serum IL-21 levels were measured by Cytometric Bead Array (CBA). IL-21 mRNA and IL-21 receptor mRNA were measured by real-time PCR. Results Chronic HBV-infected patients had higher levels of serum IL-21 and IL-21 mRNA , with P <0.001 for both. In subgroup analysis, both serum IL-21 and IL-21 mRNA levels in IC, IR were higher than those in IT, IA and HC (all P < 0.001). Serum IL-21 level in IA was higher than that in HC and IT (P <0.001, P = 0.036). IL-21R mRNA levels were different between groups. Serum IL-21 level was associated with HBV-DNA (r = -0.472, P < 0.001), but not with ALT. Conclusion IL-21, up-regulated in chronic HBV infection, is associated with immune activity and may play a key role in HBV control.