1.Clinical observation of acupuncture combined with puerarin injection in the treatment of patients with sudden deafness
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2012;19(3):347-348
Objective To explore therapeutic effects of acupuncture combined with puerarin injection in the treatment of patients with sudden deafness.Methods 83 patients with sudden deafnss were randomly divided into 2 groups.Control group(n =38) received puersrin injection.Treatment group ( n =45 ) received acupuncture received acupuncture combined with puerarin injection.The effect was compared between the two groups.Results The effective rate of treatment group was 86.7%,and was higher than that of control group(73.6% ) ( P <0.05 ).The hearing function of treatment group was better than that of the control group after treatment ( t =6.21,P < 0.01 ).Conclusion Acupuncture combined with puerarin injection in the treatment of patients with sudden deafness could obtain good curative effect,and it was worth to be spread and studied in the clinic.
2.The Difference between China and the United States in Postgraduate Education
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2003;0(02):-
The paper discusses the difference in postgraduate training between China and the United States,intending to supply some advanced experiences for Chinese postgraduate education reform.
3.Effects of Huaier Granule combined with TAC chemotherapy on immunologic function and prognosis in triple negative breast cancer patients after operation
Ying XIONG ; Yulin ZHU ; Xudong XU
International Journal of Surgery 2015;42(9):608-611
Objective To investigate the effects of Huaier Granule combined with TAC chemotherapy on immunologic function and prognosis in triple negative breast cancer patients after operation.Methods Ninty-two cases of Ⅰ-ⅢA stage triple negative breast cancer patients entered the study.They were randomly divided into control group and research group.Only TAC chemotherapy was affected in control group of 42 cases, while Huaier Granule combined with TAC chemotherapy was applied in research group of 50 cases.And we gave Huaier Granule to patients in the first day of chemotherapy.The changes of T cell subset, NK cell were detected in the patients respectively in the first day before therapy and after therapy.The five-year disease-free survival rate and overall survival rate were also observed in two groups.Results Compared with control group, the changes of T cell subset, NK cell had no significant differences in research group in the first day before therapy(P >0.05).In the first day after therapy, the level of CD4 + (38.16 ± 5.71) % in control group was significantly lower than that (44.67 ± 6.47) % in research group(P < 0.05).However, the percentage of CD8 + T cells (28.68 ± 4.06) % in control group was markedly higher than that (22.85 ± 3.22) % in research group (P < 0.05).The level of NK cell (15.75 ± 3.47) % in control group was obviously lower than that (19.46 ± 4.22) % in research group(P < 0.05).The five-year disease-free survival rate is 28.6% in control group, however the five-year disease-free survival rate is 42.0% in research group, there were significant differences between two groups(P < 0.05).Furthermore, the five-year overall survival rate in research group was obviously higher than that in control group(P < 0.01).Conclusions Huaier Granule combined with TAC chemotherapy not only enhances immune function but also improves prognosis and quality of life in triple negative breast cancer patients after operation.It provides a positive exploration for anti-cancer research by integration of traditional and western medicine.
4.Study on antibiotic resistance and staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec molecular epidemiology of methicillin resistant coagulase negative staphylococci in children
Yuling XIONG ; Xiaorong XIA ; Yulin ZHU ; Changchun LI ; Yating WANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2016;31(10):760-764
Objective To learn about the antibiotic resistance status of methicillin resistant coagulase negative staphylococcus(MRCNS),and to investigate the distribution and resistant feature of different staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec(SCCmec) genotypes of children in Anhui,so as to guide clinical medication.Methods Resistance phenotype screening was conducted in coagulase negative staphylococcus,which were isolated from clinical strains in children in Anhui from 2010 to 2014 each year in September.MecA gene was detected by using PCR method in order to collect MRCNS.Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of 16 antibiotics were determined by adopting agar dilution method.Vacomycin-resistant strains were identified with population analysis and the Brain Heart Infusion vancomycin screen agar dilution method recommended by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute in 2013.Van gene and SCCmec types were detected by using PCR method.Results A total of 148 MRCNS strains were detected through the resistance phenotype screening and the detection of mecA gene.There were methicillin resistant staphylococcus epidermidis,methicillin resistant staphylococcus haemolyticus,methicillin resistant staphylococcus hominis,and other kinds of MRCNS,and the proportions of them were 44.59% (66/148 cases),25.68% (38/148 cases),19.59% (29/148 cases) and 10.14% (15/148 cases),respectively.The analysis of antibiotic resistance showed the antimicrobial resistant rates of MRCNS to Penicillin,Cefoperazone,Cefotaxime,Ceftriaxone,lmipenem and Meropenem were all 100%,to Erythromycin and Azithromycin,Ciprofloxacin,Clindamycin,Gentamicin,Lewofloxacin,Rifampincin,Chloramphenicol,Teicoplanin and Vancomycin were 92.57%,97.98%,83.78%,79.05%,43.24%,35.81%,24.32%,8.78%,2.03% and 0.68%,respectively.There was 1 heterogeneous Vancomycin-resistant strain,which was resistant to both Vancomycin and Teicoplanin (with MIC 32.00 mg/L and 64.00 mg/L).No vanA,vanB,vanC1 or vanC2/3 gene was detected from heterogeneous Vancomycin-resistant strain by PCR.Ⅰ to Ⅴ SCCmec genotypes were detected from 148 MRCNS strains,and the major SCCmec type was SCCmec type Ⅲ,which was followed by hybrid type.Three subtypes of SCCmec type Ⅳ were identified,including Ⅳa,Ⅳc and Ⅳd.There were 148 MRCNS strains that showed different resistant phenotypes to various antibiotics.Conclusions The MRCNS strains of children in Anhui province showed multiple resistance to antibiotics.It should be on alert when heterogeneous Vaneomycin-resistant strain appeared.There were several different SCCmec types among several kinds of MRCNS,and SCCmec Ⅲ genotype was the major epidemic isolate.There was no significant correlation between the different resistance rates of non-β-lactamase antibiotics and SCCmec genotypes in MRCNS.
5.Diagnosis and Treatment of the World's First Case of Human Avian Inlfuenza Infected by H10N8 Virus
Weichuan XIONG ; Yulin HE ; Chen YU ; Hong GUO ; Jianguo WAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2015;(1):1-3
Purpose To evaluate the value of imaging on the diagnosis and treatment of human-infected H10N8 virus. Materials and Methods The chest X-ray and CT features of one case of human infected H10N8 virus were retrospectively studied. Results A 73-year-old female patient was admitted to the third affiliated hospital of Nanchang University on November 30, 2013 due to cough, sputum for 3 days and fever for 1 day. The patient was diagnosed with severe pulmonary infection and underwent chest CT on December 1, which showed large opacities with air bronchograms were in the lower lobe of her right lung and ground-glass exudative lesions in the lower lobe of the left lung;the next 24 h, 48 h and 72 h review tracking chest X-ray showed the chest lesions developed rapidly which involved more lobes with more areas, integration of lesions and plenty of pleural effusion in a very short time. This was a typical white lung sign of acute respiratory distress syndrome. The patient died later on December 6, which was reported as the case of human-infected avian influenza (H10N8 virus) by Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Conclusion The chest imaging features found in human infected H10N8 virus present as progressive opacities and exudative lesions.
6.Clinical evaluation of laser efficacy on familial aggregation hemangioma
Shen CHEN ; Yulin YAN ; Simin LI ; Lichan XIONG
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2013;19(4):283-286
Objective To investigate the distribution characteristics and clinical features of familial aggregation hemangioma to improve the level of the diagnosis and treatment.Methods Total 1202 cases of vascular disease were treated in this department from June 2006 to June 2011.The clinical data and family distribution characteristics in 36 cases of familial aggregation hemangioma were analyzed and their effects of laser treatment were evaluated.Results 36 cases were familial aggregation hemangioma,whose incidence was 2.99 % in 1202 cases of vascular disease cutis; and the ratio of male to female was 1 ∶ 1.There were 9 cases of parents suffering from hemangioma.But the incidenceof the next generation suffering from vascular disease was 28.5 %.Among these 36 cases of familial aggregation hemangioma,33 cases underwent the long pulse 1064 nm Nd ∶ YAG laser and optimized pulse light combination therapy.The effective rate was 100 %.Conclusions There may be a genetic predisposition in hemangioma.The application of long pulse 1064 nm Nd ∶ YAG laser and optimized pulsed light treatment to hemangioma cutis can obtain satisfactory results.The intervention should be taken in early stage.
7.Effects of different types of Helicobacter pylori on the gap junction intercellular communication in GES-1 cells
Canxia XU ; Yulin CHEN ; Xiong CHEN ; Fen WANG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2011;36(4):294-300
Objective To determine the effect of different types of Helicobacter pylori(H, pylori) on the gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) in GES-1 cells, and investigate the types of H. pylorirelated to the dysfunction of GJIC. Methods Different types of H. pylori clinical strains were isolated and cultured, including the East Asian CagA-positive H. pylori( East Asian CagA +H. pylorl), Western CagA-positive H. pylori( Western CagA +H. pylori), and the CagA-negative H. pylori (CagA-H. pylori). We co-cultured these H. pyloristrains with GES-1 cells for 24 and 48h, respectively. The control group was cultured without any H. pylorifor 24 and 48 h. Change of the GJIC function in GES-1 cells was detected by the scrape-loading dye transfer (SLDT) technique. The cell proliferation of each group was examined by the methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Results The control group showed better GJIC function in the GES-1 cells, and the fluorescent dye migrated 4 - 5 rows to the adjacent cells at 24 and 48 h. Compared with the control group, the GJIC function of GES-1 cells in the CagA - H. pylori group decreased and the fluorescent dye migrated 3 rows to the adjacent cells. Compared with the control group and the CagA- H. pylori group, the GJIC function of GES-1 cells in the Western CagA + H. pylori group decreased and the fluorescent dye migrated 1 - 2 rows to the adjacent cells. The East Asian CagA * H. pylori group showed no GJIC function or weak GJIC function, and most of the fluorescent dye was confined to the area of scratched single row cells and only a few migrated 1 -2 rows to the adjacent cells. Difference in the cell proliferation between the CagA - H. pylorigroup and the control group was not significant. The cell proliferation of the Western CagA + H. pylori group and the East Asian CagA + H. pylori group at bacterium-to-cell ratio of 100:1 and 200:1 was higher than that of the control group. The cell proliferation of the East Asian CagA +H. pylori group at bacterium-to-cell ratio of 400:1 was significantly lower than that of the control group at 48 h. Conclusion H. pylorican inhibit the GJIC function in GES-1 cells, which may be associated with CagA +H. pylori, especially with East Asian CagA +H. pylori. The effect of H. pylori on the proliferation of GES-I cells is related to virulence factor CagA.
8.Traditional Tibetan medicine plant resource of Polygonaceae family in eastern of Qinghai-Tibet plateau.
Hongdong GONG ; Defang XIE ; Haicai MA ; Shuqing GUO ; Xiong MA ; Yulin WANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2009;34(8):957-960
The eco-environment in eastern part of Qinghai-Tibet plateau is a rather complicated complex. The plants species there are quite diverse. The plant resource from Polygonaceae family used in traditional Tibetan medicine is very rich according to preliminary investigation. There were 6 genera and 15 species. The flora and the medicine value of them were analyzed. And some suggestions about traditional Tibetan medicine plant resource exploitation and utilization were presented.
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9. A family with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome due to SLC16A2 gene mutation
Yulin TANG ; Jing PENG ; Juan XIONG ; Nan PANG ; Liwen WU ; Haiyan YANG ; Miriam KESSI ; Fei YIN
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2018;56(11):829-834
Objective:
To report a family diagnosed with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) due to SLC16A2 gene mutation and to summarize the phenotypes, genotypes, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Methods:
The clinical features of a family of AHDS diagnosed in Xiangya Hospital of Central South University in November 2017 were analyzed. Related literature was searched at Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), PubMed, CNKI and Wanfang database (from the establishment of databases to June 2018) by using "Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome" , and "AHDS" as keywords and the case reports from April 2013 to June 2018 were reviewed.
Results:
The proband was a boy aged 8 months who presented with global developmental retardation, inability to hold up the head, disability to sit independently or grab, no language development, elongated face, big ears, esotropia, scoliosis, hypotonia in the trunk, hypertonia in extremities, and hyperreflexia. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed widening of the extracerebral space and delayed myelination. Thyroid function tests revealed increased FT3, decreased FT4 and normal TSH. Whole exome sequencing (WES) revealed the SLC16A2 gene c.431-1 (IVS1) G>C hemizygous mutation. The infant's mother and grandmother are carriers, but whose father had no related mutation. One uncle from maternal side had severe psychomotor retardation as well as dystonia and died at one year of age with unknown etiology. A total of 97 articles were retrieved in which 19 case reports were reviewed. Forty-two cases (22 from 8 families and 20 sporadic) were reported. Among these 42 cases (all males), all of them presented with moderate to severe cognitive dysfunction, 15 with seizures; 36 were bedridden, only 4 could walk; 31 had no language development, 2 could speak sentences, 4 could speak few words, 1 had babbling sounds. Furthermore,16 had microcephaly, 18 had facial dysmorphism, 6 had esotropia, 2 had hearing loss,14 had scoliosis, 11 had joint contracture, 30 had low body weight/muscle wasting, 37 had hypotonia in trunk or extremities, 32 had progressive spastic paraplegia or hypertonia. In terms of thyroid function, 33 had abnormal results, within whom 30 had increased T3, 25 had decreased T4 and 3 had increased TSH. Brain MRI showed delayed myelination in 22 cases, within which one normalized with development. Genetic tests showed that 31 had missense mutation (14 sporadic), 5 had deletion mutation (3 sporadic, and 1 due to frameshift mutation), 5 had insertion mutation (2 sporadic), and 1 had repeated mutation. The prognosis was poor as patients often died of recurrent respiratory tract infection.
Conclusions
The main clinical manifestations of AHDS are severe global developmental retardation, hypotonia, spastic paraplegia, abnormal serum levels of thyroid hormone and delayed brain myelination. SLC16A2 c. 431-1 (IVS1) G > C mutation is accountable for this disease.
10.Evaluation for heavy metal pollution of soil and herb from main producing area of Phellodendron amurense in China.
Yao-Dong QI ; Zhi-Peng ZHANG ; Zhao ZHANG ; Yang ZHANG ; Shao-Xiong HUANG ; Yu-Juan ZHAO ; Feng-Mei SUO ; Ben-Gang ZHANG ; Wen-Rui GAO
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2016;41(3):383-389
In order to evaluate the heavy metal potential pollution of soil and medicinal materials in main producing area of Phellodendron amurense, we collected 32 soil samples and 32 herb samples from northeast and north of China covering four provinces. In this study, the detection of heavy metal contents was conducted by ICP emission spectroscopy and atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The results showed that the soil from all areas of Ph amurense generally reached the national standard. As, Hg, Cr, Cd, Pb and Cu content of herb samples met the requirtment of the national standard except Hg content exceeding standard slight in a few samples. The reason of excessive Hg was the ability of Hg accumulation in Ph. amurense and atmospheric environment was polluted. So, national standard and Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) must be carried out severely in Ph. amurense resources production.