1.Meta analysis on value of LMP-1 gene in diagnosing nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Ziyuan JIANG ; Yueming ZHANG ; Yixi BAO
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(16):2135-2136,2138
Objective To assess the diagnostic value of the latent membrane protein 1(LMP-1)gene detection for diagnosing na-sopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC).Methods The related researches on the detection of LMP-1 gene in the nasopharyngeal swab secre-tion for diagnosing NPC by PCR were entirely collected by using the computer retrieval or manual inquiring.Two estimators screened the literature according to the criteria of inclusion and exclusion.The quality evaluation was performed by adopting the QUADAS scale.The heterogeneity test was conducted by using Meta-Disc 1.4 software.According to the heterogeneous character-istics,the corresponding effect model was selected for calculating the pooled sensitivity and specificity and the summary receiver op-erating character(SROC)curve was drawn.Results 139 related articles were retrieved,in which 6 articles were finally included. 394 cases of NPC were definitely diagnosed by the pathological golden standard,802 cases were in the control group.The pooled sensitivity and specificity of the LMP-1 gene for diagnosing NPC were 0.90[95%CI (0.87,0.93)]and 0.98[95%CI (0.96,0.99)] respectively.The area under SROC(AUC)was 0.973 7.Conclusion LMP-1 gene has the higher diagnostic value for NPC and could be used for screening and auxiliary diagnosis of NPC.
2.A preliminary investigation on diabetics' depressive state in a community
Juan SHOU ; Maofang CHEN ; Shanzhu ZHU ; Sunfang JIANG ; Yueming ZHOU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2003;0(03):-
Objectives To investigate and analyze depressive state in patients with diabetes in a community so as to assess adverse impact of depression on diabetes and provide basis for health intervention.Methods A total of 115 patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy control group matched for demographic data and therapeutic compliance were selected from a community.All the subjects were evaluated with Beck Depression Inventory ( BDI),and their baseline data were collected by a short self-administered questionnaire,including diabetic history and medication compliance.Fasting blood glucose ( FBG),two hour post-prandial blood glucose (2hPBG) and HbAlc were measured for the diabetes mellitus (DM) group.Results BDI score was significantly higher in DM group than that in control group (P 0.05 ).There was significant difference in metabolic control,medication compliance and number of patients with complications between depression and non-depression groups in diabetics (P
3.Analysis of the relationship between mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and children asthma
Yueming JIANG ; Yanqing TU ; Wei MO ; Zhiqin LIAO
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2012;19(3):371-373
Objective To study the relationship between mycoplasma pneumoniae(MP) infection and children asthma,and to observe the treatment effects of macrolide antibiotics (azithromycin) on mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.Methods 250 children of respiratory disease were investigated with olimpus electron gastroscope,200 children asthma;the serum specific antibodies were determined by Diagnostic Kit for measurement of antibodies to mycoplasma pneumoniae (Passive Particle Agglutination) ;and the eosinophilic grannlocytes were serologically analyzed in children with recent asthma.Random selection 42 MP infection positive to macrolides antibiotics (azithromycin) treatment.Results 44 MP infection positive,200 children asthma cases had MP infection with 21% (42/200) MP positive,the specific antibody titers to MP showed significant difference in children with recent asthma compared with those in the contol group ( x2 =6.14,P < 0.05 ),and correlated with the count of eosinophilic granulocy positively ( r =0.603,P < 0.05) ;The positive rates of specific antibody,infection with MP were significantly higher than those in the control group( t =4.38,P < 0.05 ).MP infection positive group with azithromycin treatment effect is significantly higher than that of cefuroxime group ( x2 =16.18,P < 0.05 ).Conclusion MP infection is closely associated with the pathogenesis of children asthma;and early routine testing for MP antibodies.Macrolides antibiotics can eliminate MP infection,a new generation of macrolides antibiotics(azithromycin) is more advantageous to the control of acute attack of asthma.
4.Regeneration and repair after ChABC,GDNF and Nogo-A Ab combination treatment in experimental spinal cord injury model
Yongli DING ; Yong JIANG ; Yueming SONG ; Xing CHEN
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2015;(3):326-331,372
Objective To investigate regeneration and repair effect after ChABC,GDNF and Nogo-A Ab combination treatment for experimental spinal cord injury model.Methods Rat (T7-8 )complete spinal cord injury crosscutting animal model was established.The SD rats were randomly divided into 6 groups:normal group, sham operation group,simple transection group,A (ChABC)group,G (GDNF)group,N (Nogo-A antibody) group,and AGN (ChABC+GDNF+Nogo-A antibody)group.At 24 w after spinal cord injury,BDA tracer,NF-200,GAP-43,and GFAP immunohistochemistry were evaluated.Results BDA tracer of A group,G group and N group showed dye light,the proximal end of damaged zone showed the blue tracer particles,while damaged zone showed few blue regenerated nerve fibers.AGN group showed visible blue nerve fibers through the damaged zone and the distal segment in the damaged zone;the central zone of injury vacuolar degeneration showed the blue dyed fibers.NF-200 immunohistochemical staining showed NF-positive staining in A group,AGN was stronger than that in control group and simple transection group (P <0.05),AGN group than G group,N group significantly increased (P <0.05).GAP-43 positive staining in A group and AGN treatment group was stronger than in control group and simple transection group (P <0.05),AGN group significantly increased compared with A,G and N groups (P <0.05).GFAP positive staining in control group and simple transection group was stronger than in each treatment group (P <0.05),but A group,G group,N group and AGN group showed no significant differences (P > 0.05 ).SEP wave was detected in control group and AGN group,while the latency time was longer in AGN group than in control group.Conclusion ChABC,GDNF,and anti-Nogo-A antibody used alone or in combination can improve spinal cord injury and nerve cell function,and the joint application could improve regeneration after spinal cord injury than any monotherapy.
5.Analysis of risk factors for children with incomplete Kawasaki disease
Yueming JIANG ; Yuchan LIN ; Yanqing TU ; Tao HUANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2012;28(1):106-108
ObjectiveTo study the risk factors for children with incomplete Kawasaki disease(IKD) to decrease the development of coronary artery lesions (CAL).MethodsAll children diagnosed as IKD from Jan.2005 to Apr.2011 in our department were reviewed retrospectively for their clinical data,laboratory values and treatment measures.ResultsEight of the children (8/36,22.2% ) were positive for CAL.The count of white blood cell( WBC),count of platelet(PLT),hematocrit and C reactive protein(CRP) level were ( 18.36 ± 4.63) × 109/L,(450.30 ± 155.40) × 109/L,( 25.63 ± 3.53 ),( 18.30 ± 3.80) mg/L and ( 13.48 ±3.27) × 109/L,(350.60 ± 56.80) × 109/L,( 33.78 ± 2.24 ),(9.70 ± 2.50) mg/L in the CAL group and non-CAL group respectively.And there were significant differences on the four indexes between CAL group and non-CAL group ( t =2.58,2.65,2.73,2.48,respectively,P < 0.05 ).Pyretolysis time of children first undergoing globulin treatment was (2.5 ± 1.5 ) d and ( 1.5 ± 1.0 ) d in children under 1-year old and those above l-year old respectively,and the difference was significant ( t =2.35,P < 0.05).ConclusionCAL should be cautiously prevented in IKD infants under l-year old with a fever lasting for over 5 days,decreased hematocrit and elevated WBC count,PLT count,Hct and CRP.Infant IKD patients are not so sensitive to intravenous gamma globulin and tend to occur CAL.They should be given an early diagnosis and timely treatment.
6.Application of routine MRI and 1H-MRS in evaluating the central neurological damages caused by occupational manganese exposure
Xiangrong LI ; Liling LONG ; Weiping QIN ; Muliang JIANG ; Yueming JIANG ; Xue FU
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2010;44(6):605-609
Objective MRI and MR hydrogen proton spectroscopy (1H-MRS) were used to detect the abnormal signal and alteration of metabolites, in order to explore the efficacy of these method in evaluating the damages of central nervous system (CNS) induced by occupational manganese exposure.Methods Eighteen workers exposed to manganese without any manganism symptoms, 12 workers with slightly chronic manganese poisoning, and 19 healthy workers were scanned using routine MRI sequence and 1H-MRS.The blood manganese concentration was also collected for each subject.On cerebral axial T1 WI,the signal intensities of ipsilateral globus pallidus and frontal white matter were measured in the visually brightest area (try to select the signal homogeneous region), and the globus pallidus index (PI) was then calculated.The 1H-MRS data was calculated to get the values of the peak height of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), choline (Cho), inositol (mI) and creatine (Cr) and the ratios of NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr, and mL/Cr were also calculated.One way ANOVA was used to compare the values of PI, NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr, mI/Cr and MnB among the three groups, and the correlations between PI and the time span of manganese exposure or blood manganese concentration were analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis.Eight workers exposed to manganese were followed up one year, and their PI , NAA/Cr before and after follow-up were compared by t test.Results Fourteen of 18 cases exposed to manganese without any manganism symptoms showed symmetrically high intensity signal on T1 WI, while the T2 WI were normal.No high signal intensity was observed on T1WI in any of the healthy workers or manganese poisoning workers.We found that the average PI in manganese exposed group (1.16 ±0.09) was significantly higher (F =24.79 ,P =0.O00)than those of the poisoning ( 1.05 ± 0.07 ) and control groups ( 1.01 ± 0.05 ).The blood manganese concentration in manganese exposed group, the poisoning group and the control group were (0.051 ±0.024), (0.047 ±0.018 ), ( 0.043 ± 0.020 ) μg/ml respectively, which was not significantly different ( F = O.623, P =0.541 ) and did not exceed the upper limit of normal reference value ( < 0.10 μg/ml ).There was a significantly correlation between PI and the time span of manganese exposure ( r = 0.67, P = 0.002 ),however, there was no correlation between PI and blood manganese concentration ( r = 0.20, P = 0.427 ).Furthermore, the NAA/Cr ratio decreased variously in the manganese poisoning group ( 1.22 ± 0.07 ) which was significantly lower( F = 4.120, P = 0.023 ) than those of the poisoning( 1.33 ± 0.13 ) and control groups ( 1.31 ±0.13).No statistical significanees were found in the ratios of Cho/Cr and mI/Cr among these three groups(P>0.05).No obvious changes of the PI and NAA/Cr were found in the 8 manganese exposed workers after 1 year follow-up.Conclusion Manganese exposure could lead to the high intensity signal on T1 WI, therefore the increased PI may be the biomarkers of central nerve system damages caused by the occupational manganese exposure.
7.Development of a Gene Chip for the Detection of Common Pathogens Causing Urogenital Sexually Transmitted Infections
Liming WU ; Jianfang SUN ; Mingjun JIANG ; Quanjun LIU ; Yueming CHEN ; Honghe ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2003;0(12):-
Objective To develop a gene chip for the detection of common pathogens causing urogenital sexually transmitted infections. Methods The target pathogens were divided into three groups: viruses, bacteria, and lower eukaryotes. Three pairs of universal primers were designed and applied to amplify the target genes of these different pathogens in one PCR reaction system. The gene chips were then prepared via immobilization of the specific probes onto specially treated glass slides. Finally, the labeled amplicons were hybridized with the gene chips, scanned and analyzed using computer software. Results Amplicons were detected by agarose gel electrophoresis. The fluorescence signals for specific pathogens could be recognized in the gene chips, and were identical with the positions of the specific probes. Conclusions Gene chip is a specific, sensitive and rapid method for simultaneous detection of multiple sexually transmitted infections.
8.Effect of angiopoietin2,hypoxia inducible factor-1? and vascular endothelial growth factor on angiogenesis in human hepatocellular carcinoma
Yufeng YUAN ; Zhisu LIU ; Yueming HE ; Qun QIAN ; Bicheng WANG ; Congqing JIANG ; Yunhua WU ; Zhongli AI
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2001;0(07):-
Objective To investigate the relationship between hypoxia inducible factor-1?、angiopoietin2 and vascular endothelial growth factor and angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods The(expression) of hypoxia inducible factor-1?、angiopoietin2 and vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA was(detected) in 52 HCC surgical specimens.And microvessel density(MVD) in tissue specimens of patients with coexpression of the parameters was examined.Results Of the 52 surgical specimens,36 cases had over(expression) of HIF-?、angiopoietin and VEGF protein,and coexpression of HIF-? and angiopoietin and VEGF mRNA in 38 of 52 cases.The expression of HIF-?、angiopoietin was related with the expression of VEGF(r_1= 0.783,P
9.Analysis of characteristics of schistosome cercarial infested water contacts of residents in Poyang Lake endemic areas after operation of Three Gorges Proj-ect
Xiaojun ZENG ; Dandan LIN ; Weisheng JIANG ; Yueming LIU ; Jun GE ; Shengguo XU ; Huanli CAO ; Honggen CHEN
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2014;(3):250-253
Objective To understand the characteristics of schistosome cercarial infested water contact of residents in Poyang Lake endemic areas after the operation of Three Gorges Project,so as to provide the evidence for formulating a well-directed con-trol strategy. Methods The residents in two villages in schistosomiasis endemic areas were selected and surveyed for their activi-ties of infested water contacts by questionnaire. Results The proportion and frequency of infested water contacts of residents in Poyang Lake region were high and the average rate of infested water contacts was 69.77%,and 98.96%of infested water contacts occurred in spring,summer and autumn. The main ways of infested water contacts were fishing/swimming/playing for adult men, washing clothes/fishing for adult women,and swimming/playing for school children,respectively. The rates of infested water con-tacts were 73.33%,71.63%and 61.87%in adult men,women and school children,respectively. The frequencies of infested water contacts>1 time/week,1 time/week-1 time/month,and<1 time/month were 62.61%,23.74%and 13.66%respectively. Conclu-sions The infested water contacts mainly occurs in spring,summer and autumn,and the main way of infested water contacts was fishing. Farming and mowing grass,which had been the primary way,now become the secondary way for the adult residents.
10.The role of procalcitonin in patients with different severity grades of acute cholangitis
Yunxiao LYU ; Jiang HE ; Bin WANG ; Yueming XU ; Weibing DU ; Yunxiao CHENG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2014;20(6):428-430
Objective To evaluate the role of procalcitonin in patients with different severity grades of acute cholangitis (AC).Methods A retrospective study was carried out on 147 patients with different severity grades of AC who were treated from May 2012 to November 2013 at the Dongyang People's Hospital.Results Of 147 patients,the PCT concentrations were (165.63 ± 32.67) pg/ml,(348.97 ± 45.78) pg/ml,(758.91 ± 28.94) pg/ml for patients with mild,moderate and severe AC respectively.The PCT concentrations were significantly higher in patients with severe AC than those with moderate AC (P < 0.05),and also in patients with moderate AC than those with mild AC (P < 0.05).The top three bacteria obtained from blood culture from the different severity grades of AC showed no significant diferences (P > 0.05).Conclusion Serum PCT concentrations were elevated in patients with AC and it may be used as a parameter to assess the severity of AC.