1.Sequence variability of human cytomegalovirus UL143 open reading frame gene in low-passage clinical isolates
Rong HE ; Qiang RUAN ; Ying QI ; Yanping MA ; Yaohua JI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2009;29(6):491-494
Objective To explore the relationship between ULI43 sequence variability and clini-cal disease. Methods UL143 from samples obtained from suspected congenitally human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infected symptomatic infants were PCR amplified and sequenced. Results There were not too much sequence variability of UL143 compared with Toledo. But no one was completely identical to Toledo, and all UL143 ORFs were shorter than Toledo for frame-shift. Conclusion HCMV-UL143 existed in moat of low passage isolates and sequences were variable. No obvious linkage was observed between UL143 poly-morphisms and outcome of suspected congenital HCMV infection.
2.Enterovirus types and clinical characteristics of 5 070 cases with hand,foot and mouth disease in Shen-yang area,2014
Zhiqiang NIU ; Yaohua JI ; Guohe FENG ; Shuqin LI
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2015;22(6):410-413
Objective To study the epidemic characteristics,distribution of pathogen and clinical characteristics of hand,foot and mouth disease in Shenyang area,2014.Methods Swab specimens was collected from 5 070 cases of hand,foot and mouth disease caces,the F-PCR method was adopted for entero-virus 71 (EV71 ),coxsackievirus A 16(CA16)and universal enteroviruses(EU)detection,and combining the relevant clinical data for comparative analysis .Results June to August was the peak epidemic period.5 070 nasopharyngeal swab specimens were detected positive 3 715 intestinal virus nucleic acid,and the detection rate was 73.27%,including CA16 positive 1 481 (39.87%),EU positive 1 148 (30.90%),EV71 positive 1 086(29.23%).The proportion of EU positive was highest in June(29.71 %).The proportion of EV71 pos-itive(24.78%)and CA16 positive(33.27%)were highest in July,respectively .The proportion of nervous system symptoms in EV71 infection group(88 /1 12,78.57%)was higher than those in EU infection group (97 /147,65.99%)and CA16 infection group (44 /78,56.41 %).The proportion of abnormal myocardial enyzme in CA16 infection group (37 /78,47.44%)was higher than those in EU infection group (48 /147, 32.65%)and EV71 infection group(34 /1 12,30.36%).Conclusion CA16 is the major pathogen causing hand,foot and mouth disease in Shenyang area,2014.Severe hand,foot and mouth is still dominated by EV71 .
3."Preliminary research in construction of ""school-community"" health education network"
Yuchun ZHOU ; Minxia PAN ; Yaohua YU ; Rufang JI ; Peipei ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;29(30):1-4
Objective By discussion on the construction of school-community health education network,we can identify suitable community practice ways of improving students' comprehensive ability,enrich community health teams and meet the health demand of community residents.Methods Take Grade 08 and Grade 09 as the test classes.Two classes were selected from each grade,one class was set as the experimental group,the other was named as the control group.The communication skills,critical thinking skills,teamwork skills and the ability of getting the specific knowledge after the community practice for a year were compared between the two groups in each grade separately.At the same time,we assessed the community residents from the following four aspects,knowing about the health information,residents' health beliefs,their change in attitude,their adoption of healthy behaviors,and compared their knowledge of health information about three diseases.Results The results showed that the four mentioned abilities of the experimental groups were significantly improved.The community residents' health information awareness rate after the health education was significantly different compared with that before.There was no significant difference among three other levels.Conclusions Construction of school-community health education network can improve the students' comprehensive quality,it is beneficial to the survival and the development of health schools,and it can meet the needs of community residents,enrich the community health service team,and can also promote the change of teaching ideas.
4.Evaluation of rabbit corneal endothelial decompensation model established with Descemetorhexis technique
Xiangyu, YE ; Jianli, JI ; Liping, WU ; Wenbin, GUAN ; Yaohua, SHENG
Chinese Ophthalmic Research 2009;27(11):978-982
Objective Corneal endothelial decompensation is caused by many corneal diseases. It often results in severe clinical complications. Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) is a new therapy for corneal endothelial decompensation. This study aimed to investigate a new approach to establishing corneal endothelial decompensation animal model with Descemetorhexis technique in order to better understand the tissue response to EK. Methods Thirty New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into three groups according to different surgical procedures; corneal endothelial cells (CEC), Descemet's membrane and corneal endothelial cells (DM + CEC) as well as Descemet' s stripping with endothelial keratoplasty(DSEK) group and 10 eyes for each. The right eyes of rabbits were as surgery eyes. Other 10 rabbits were as DSEK donors. Corneal transparency, anterior chamber response and graft location were examined once per day for two weeks under the slit lamp. Comeal thickness was measured by ultrasound biomicroscope. Corneal endothelial cells were analyzed using vital staining with alizarin red and trypan blue in 2, 4 and 8 weeks after operation. Results The cornea in DM + CEC group remained opaque throughout the observation period. In CEC and DSEK group, corneal clarity was gradually restored and corneal thickness was significantly less than that in the DM + CEC group during the postoperative 8 weeks. There were significant differences in corneal thickness between the DM + CEC group and CEC group or DSEK group during the postoperative 8 weeks (P <0. 05). The vital staining showed that most Descemetorhexis area was not covered by endothelial cells even 2 months after surgery. Conclusion A new corneal endothelial decompensation model is successfully established for the study of corneal endothelial keratoplasty, which is helpful for understanding the wound-healing of rabbit corneal endothelium after Descemel' s membrane damage.
5.Expression of β-catenin in oxidative stress-induced premature senescence of human skin fibroblasts
Liming TIAN ; Hongfu XIE ; Ji LI ; Ting YANG ; Weizhen WANG ; Yaohua HU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2011;44(4):259-262
Objective To observe the changes of β-catenin expression in human skin fibroblasts (HSFs) after induced by oxidative stress, and to explore its possible roles in oxidative stress-induced premature senescence (SIPS) of HSFs. Methods Fibroblasts were isolated from the foreskin of a child and subjected to a primary culture. The fibroblasts of second to fourth passage were treated with various concentrations of H2O2 for 2 hours to establish an optimized model of stress-induced premature senescence, β-galactosidase assay kit was used to detect the activity of β-galactosidase in H2O2rinduced HSFs, RT-PCR and Western blot to measure the mRNA and protein expressions of β-catenin in control and senescent HSFs. Results Premature senescence of HSFs could be induced by the treatment with H2O2 of 150 μmol/L for 2 hours. The proportion of β-galactosidase-positive cells was (2.97 ± 0.25)% in control HSFs and (37.67 ± 1.53)% in senescent HSFs (P< 0.01). A significant increase was observed in the β-catenin/GAPDH protein ratio and β-catenin/GAPDH mRNA ratio in control HSFs compared with the senescent HSFs (0.62 ± 0.03 vs. 0.31 ± 0.01, t = 14.97, P < 0.01; 0.59 ± 0.04 vs. 0.29 ± 0.30, t = 10.06, P < 0.01). Conclusions The two-hour treatment with H2O2 of 150 μmol/L could induce the premature senescence of HSFs, and there is a notable decrease in the expression of β-catenin in prematurely senescent HSFs induced by oxidative stress, implying that β-catenin is an important target gene for the regulation of skin aging.
6.Amino acid sequences analysis of human cytomegalovirus UL149 proteins binding peptides
Yueping WANG ; Qiang RUAN ; Yaohua JI ; Zhengrong SUN ; Rong HE ; Ying QI ; Yanping MA
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2008;28(10):904-908
Objective To identify the peptide that have strong ability binding to HCMV-UL149 encoded protein,and to analyze the characteristics of the amino acid sequence of UL149-binding peptides.Methods Expressed UL149 proteins of three genotypes were used to screen the binding peptide in the random peptide display library,then the encoding sequence of binding peptides in the selected clones were sequenced.The amino acid sequences of the binding peptides were analyzed for their homology,and were com pared with those of the known protein in protein banks.Results The homologous amino acid sequence W/A/F/V-D/E-D/E-G-W/F/I/L were found within the binding peptides selected by proteins of all the three UL149 genotypes proteins,and no difference between three groups was found.The alignment with amino acid sequences of the known proteins in protein banks showed that the binding peptides of UL149 putative protein have homologous amino acid sequences with immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region(IgHV),the serine/threonine protein kinases,compliment factor H,zinc finger protein,MHC Ⅰ molecule,eukaryotic translation initiation factor,nuclear factor and so on.Conclusion The UL149 encoding proteins have binding ability to proteins mentioned above,and might interfere with the immunity responds to HCMV infection through multiple mechanisms.
7.TNFR 2 M196R polymorphism and acne vulgaris in Han Chinese: A case-control study.
Liming, TIAN ; Hongfu, XIE ; Ting, YANG ; Yaohua, HU ; Ji, LI ; Weizhen, WANG
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2010;30(3):408-11
In this case-control study, the relationship between M196R (676 T-->G) variant in exon 6 of tumor necrosis factor receptor type 2 ( TNFR2 ) gene and genetic susceptibility of acne vulgaris in Han Chinese was investigated. A total of 93 acne vulgaris patients and 90 healthy subjects from Han Chinese ethnic group were enrolled in this study. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique was adopted to analyze the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of TNFR2 M196R gene, and to examine the association between acne vulgaris and the polymorphisms in TNFR2 M196R gene. The relationship between different genotypes and the susceptibility of acne vulgaris was analyzed. The results showed that there was significant difference in the frequency of the genotype M/R+R/R in the TNFR2 M196R genetic polymorphisms between acne vulgaris patients and healthy controls (chi(2)=4.343; P=0.037; OR=1.899; 95% CI: 1.036-3.445); and there was significant difference in the allele (R) frequency between acne vulgaris patients and healthy controls (chi(2)=5.588; P=0.018; OR=1.838; 95% CI: 1.105-3.057). It was concluded that the high frequency of 196R allele in the functional M196R polymorphism of TNFR2 is a risk factor for acne vulgaris in Han Chinese.
8.Analysis of preschool-age year-old child injury in Haidian and Pinggu area of Beijing
Xiaohua XIE ; Zhaoyang FAN ; Zangwen TAN ; Ruiwei JI ; Min YUAN ; Aihua LIU ; Shuaiming ZHANG ; Yang YU ; Xiuhua GUO ; Yaohua DAI
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2011;18(3):226-229
Objective To obtain the data of injury among children aged 0~6 years in Haidian area and Pinggu area of Beijing.Methods A total of 2970 children aged 0~6 years in Haidian District(city area) and 2558 in Pinggu District (rural area)were investigated by cluster sampling method.Results A total of 5528 children were investigated,the incidence of injury was 8.64%.The incidence rate of aged 0~6 years child injury in Haidian District was10.54%,which was much higher than that in Pinggu District (6.45%).The top five causes of injury were falls,animal bites,burn/scalds,injury by sharp articles and struck/hit by falling object in Pinggu District.The top five causes of injury were falls,animal bites,injury by sharp articles,burn/scalds and blunt in Haidian District.the sequences of injury were similar between the two districts.The incidence rate of burns/scalds was higher in Pinggu District than that in Haidian District.The types of injury were little different between children who lived at home and children who lived in kindergarten.The types of injury were not too different between genders.Falls was the leading cause of injury for all children(in cities or in countries,boys and girls,in different age group).Conclusion The incidence rates of injury and types of injury are different in different areas,genders and age groups.So the intervention of injury should be different.
9.Polymorphism of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL146 Gene
Shuting CHANG ; Zhiqin MAO ; Biao YI ; Xiaobo YIN ; Qiang RUAN ; Rong HE ; Yaohua JI ; Zhengrong SUN ; Yanpingg MA ; Ying QI
Journal of China Medical University 2010;(9):749-751
Objective To investigate the polymorphism of human cytomegalovirus(HCMV)UL146 gene in clinical strains,and to evaluate its clinical diagnostic and therapeutic value of gene.Methods The UL146 gene of clinical strains was examined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction(Q-PCR)or general polymerase chain reaction(PCR).Positive samples of PCR amplification were sequenced and analyzed.Results High variability of UL146 gene was found among 28 HCMV strains.According to phylogenetic analysis,all sequences of UL146 in clinical strains could be divided into three types and four subtypes.Chemokine ELRCXC region was highly conserved in all sequences.Conclusion HCMV-UL146 genes showed a high degree of polymorphism,and its encoded chemokine ELRCXC region was highly con-served.The relationship between HCMV-UL146 gene′s polymorphism and different clinical symptoms of HCMV infection was unclear.
10.TNFR 2 M196R Polymorphism and Acne Vulgaris in Han Chinese: A Case-control Study
TIAN LIMING ; XIE HONGFU ; YANG TING ; HU YAOHUA ; LI JI ; WANG WEIZHEN
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2010;30(3):408-411
In this case-control study,the relationship between M196R(676 T→G)variant in exon6 of tumor necrosis factor receptor type 2(TNFR2)gene and genetic susceptibility of ache vulgaris in Han Chinese was investigated.A total of 93 acne vulgaris patients and 90 healthy subjects from Han Chinese ethnic group were enrolled in this study.Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP)technique was adopted to analyze the single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)of TNFR2 M 196R gene,and to examine the association between ache vulgaris and the polymorphisms in TNFR2 M196R gene.The relationship between different genotypcs and the susceptibility of acne vulgaris was analyzed.The results showed that there was significant differencein the frequency of the genotype M/R+R/R in the TNFR2 M196R genetic polymorphisms between acne vulgaris patients and healthy controls(X2=4.343; P=0.037; OR=1.899; 95% CI: 1.036-3.445);and there was significant difference in the allele(R)frequency between acne vulgaris patients and healthy controls(X2=5.588; P=0.018; OR=1.838; 95% CI: 1.105-3.057).It was concluded that the high frequency of 196R allele in the functional M196R polymorphism of TNFR2 is a risk factor for acne vulgaris in Han Chinese.