1.STUDY ON AFFINITY OF ANTI-HBc IN VIRAL HEPATITIS B PATIENTS AND ASYMPTOMATIC HBsAg CARRIERS
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 1988;6(3):129-132
An assay for the affinity of serum anti-HBc in chronic hepatitis B patients and asymptomatic HBsAg carriers by 125I,22Na double isotope radioimmunoassay is described.In 7 asymmptomatic HBsAg carriers and 9 chronic hepatitis B patients.the affinity of anti-HBc was 3.25±2.13×106L/Mole in the former,whereas 0.75±0.56×106L/Mole in the latter.The titers of anti-HBc did not correlate to the affinity of anti-HBc and its possib]e role in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B is discussed.
3.Clinical study on new seizure types in epilepsy patients
Yumei WEN ; Weiwei WANG ; Xun WU
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2010;43(1):31-34
Objective To study the percentage and cause of new seizure types in epilepsy patients and attempt to evaluate the value of new seizure types.Methods All 1074 eapilepsy patients were envolled in the retrospectively study.The types of seizure were diagnosed according to International League Against Epilepsy seizure classification and neuroimaging results of the patients.The Wilcoxon signed rank sum test was used to assess the difference of age at first seizure and mean duration of epilepsy patients with and without new seizure types.The chi-square test was used to compare the abnormal proportion of EEG and neuroimaging results of epilepsy patients.Results Two hundred and thirty-one(21.5%)of 1074 epilepsy patients experienced new seizure type.Five hundred and eighty-four patients had partial seizure with 132 (22.6%)experiencing new types of seizure while 490 patients had generalized seizure with 99(20.2%)experiencing new types of seizure.Five hundred and seventy-six(53.6%)had abnormal EEG and 237 (22.1%)had abnormal neuroimaging in 1074 epilepsy patients.A hundred and twenty-three(52.3%)of 231 patients with new seizure types had abnormal EEG,and 75(32.5%)of them had abnormal neuroimaging. The possible causes for the new types of seizure could be found in 41 patients.There were no significant difference in the age of the first onset between the patients with and without the new types of seizure while there was significant difference in the average course of disease between them(χ~2=18.511-23.836.P<0.05).There were significant differences in the rates of abnormal results of examination of nervous system and imaging outcomes.Conclusions There may be different causes of new seizure types.The study of new seizure types is helpful in diagnosis,treatment and prevention of epilepsy.
4.Studies on virulence mediated by drug resistant Salmonella typhi R plasmid
Rui HUANG ; Shuyan WU ; Yumei WEN
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2001;21(3):302-305
Objective To explore the possibility of R plasmid (pRST98) encoding resistance to antimicrobial agents in S. typhi mediate virulence to its host bacteria. Methods pRST98 was transferred into a less virulent strain of S. typhimurium RIA for creating a transconjugant pRST98/RIA. The standard S. typhimurium virulence strain SR-11 which carries a 100kb virulence plasmid was used as a positive control, and RIA as a negative one. Infection with S. typhimurium was employed to assess the effect of pRST98 on the virulence of host bacteria by LD50 of peroral (p.o.) and intraperitoneal (i.p.) infection of BALB/c mice. After oral inoculation of the bacteria into BALB/c mice, mesenteric lymph nodes, spleen and liver were examined for quantity of bacteria and for the histopathological changes. The three strains were also studied for their in vitro adhesion and invasion of HEp-2, CHO and HeLa cells. Three chromosomally isogenic strains, i.e., plasmid-containing wild-type S. typhi strain, plasmid artificially cured strain and plasmid-reintroduced into the cured strain were compared for their resistance to the bactericidal activity present in human, rabbit and guinea pig sera. Results The p.o. and i.p. LD50 of pRST98/RIA was 700 and 75 folds less than that of RIA. The bacteria counting in mesenteric lymph nodes, spleen and liver were more (P<0.05) and more severe histopathological changes were observed in pRST98 harboring S. typhimurium. However, pRST98 did not affect the adhesion and invasion of S. typhimurium to the cells. Experiments showed that pRST98 mediated resistance to serum bactericidal effect in host bacteria (P<0.05). Conclusion This is the first report about a plasmid carrying genes coding for drug resistance and virulence in S. typhi. The data presented here suggested that novel virulence gene or related sequences, which are important in the pathogenesis of Salmonella infection could exist on pRST98.
5.Effects of Rehabilitation Intervening in Different Stage of Stroke on Activities of Daily Living
Xirong HU ; Yumei WANG ; Weimin FEI ; Xudong SUN ; Wen ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2009;15(9):847-848
Objective To investigate the effects of rehabilitation intervening in different stage on activities of daily living of old stroke patients. Methods 74 old cases were divided into 3 group according to the time from onset of stroke to rehabilitation intervention: group A (<3 months), group B (3~6 months), and group C (>6 months). They were treated with routine rehabilitation for 2 months and assessed with Barthel Index before and after rehabilitation. Results All the patients improved their ADL significantly after rehabilitation (P=0.000), and those in group A improved more than in group C (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between group A and B, and group B and C (P>0.05). Conclusion The rehabilitation can effectively improve the ADL of old stroke patients. The early the rehabilitation intervenes, the better the ADL is.
6.Comparison of Prognosis of Acute Subarachnoid Hemorrhage within or without Clinical Standardized Pathway
Miao WEN ; Yi JU ; Xinjie SONG ; Yumei ZHANG ; Xingquan ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2010;16(4):364-366
ObjectiveTo compare the prognosis of patiens with acute(within 72 hours) subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) within or without the clinical standardized pathway(CSP).Methods123 acute SAH cases were collected before CSP established meanwhile another 146 cases after CSP established from 2005 to 2009 in neurological intensive care unit of our hospital. Information such as age, gender, Hunt-Hess and CT-Fisher grade, timing and result of digital subtraction arteriography, treating time of aneurysm, and Modified Rankin Scale(MRS) at different time were recorded. Rehaemorrhagia, complications, mortality, prognosis and average stay were compared between two groups.ResultsThere was a significant difference between two groups in rehaemorrhagia, vasospasm,hydrocephaly, mortality, prognosis and average stay.ConclusionCSP is helpful to improve the prognosis of aneurysm subarachnoid hemorrhage.
7.Improve the rate of breastfeeding after cesarean section intervention study
Yiping LI ; Dongmei LUI ; Yumei CHI ; Yanfen WEN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2009;16(z2):11-12
Objective To study the effects of caesarean section on breastfeeding.Methods Divides into 2 groups stochastically 120 example c-section parturient woman,each group of 60 examples,the control group gives obstetrics conventional nursing;The observation group carries on the target-oriented behavior intervention and psychological unblocking by professional nurse to the parturient woman:Uses the pre-natal health education seepage,instructs the parturient woman to feed correctly nurses the skill,promotes the wet-nurse nutrition,dredges intervention measures promptly and so on mammary gland tube.Results The observation group parturient women compare the control group to secrete young timing advance,secrete the young quantity to increase,the early nursing success ratio is high,the difference has the significance (P<0.01).Conclusion Early interventions to parturient after caesarean section is propitious to their health recover and elevate the success rate of early breast feeding.
8.Time-invariant CTA assessment of collateral circulation of patients with acute ischemic stroke
Xuehua WEN ; Zhongxiang DING ; Yumei LI ; Jianhua YUAN ; Xiangyang GONG
Journal of Practical Radiology 2017;33(3):365-368
Objective To explore the value of time-invariant CTA in assessing collateral circulation of patients with acute ischemic stroke and assisting clinicians in predicting clinical outcomes.Methods The score of collateral circulation was compared between single-phase and time-invariant CTA.NIHSS score was calculated at admission and two weeks after admission.A 50% or greater decrease in NIHSS score over two weeks was considered as major neurologic improvement,which showed good clinical outcome;otherwise,it indicated bad outcome.The predictive ability of time-invariant CTA for clinical outcomes was assessed based on ROC curves.Results Compared with single-phase CTA,more collateral vessels could be viewed on time-invariant CTA.The average score of collateral circulation on time-invariant and single-phase CTA was 1.50±0.69 and 1.15±0.49 respectively (P=0.006<0.05 ).Time-invariant CTA had the moderate predictive ability for clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AUC=0.810;P=0.032<0.05). Conclusion The time-invariant CTA showed potential value in assessing collateral circulation of patients with acute ischemic stroke and assisting clinicians in predicting clinical outcomes.
9.Ultrasonographic clues and methods for fetal anomalies of the aortic arch
Congying CHEN ; Shengli LI ; Huaxuan WEN ; Shuyuan OUYANG ; Jingru BI ; Xiulan CHEN ; Yumei LIAO
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2011;20(6):478-482
Objective To study the ultrasonographic clues and methods for fetal anomalies of the aorta arch and improve prenatal detection of anomalies of the aorta arch.Methods One thousand four hundred and seventy-two cases fetus who were carried out detailed scan and whose results were confirmed were chose as study objects.Every routine fetal echocardiography included four chamber and left and right outflow tract and three-vessel trachea view(3VT).The more views which included longitudinal and coronary view of the aorta arch and coronary view of the trachea and main bronchus were obtained when the abnormality of aorta arch was suspected.Results One hundred and forty-eight cases with anomalies of aorta arch were diagnosed by ultrasonography.One case was misdiagnosed.Ninety-two fetus with anomalies of aorta arch which included 28 aortic coarctation(CoA) and 10 interrupted aortic arch (IAA) and 52 right-side aortic arch and abnormal aortic branch and 2 double aortic arch were confirmed by postmortem or postnatal echocardiography and surgery.Of the 92 confirmed cases,24 had prenatally diagnosed additional complex intracardiac anomalies.All cases with CoA and IAA presented ventricular and/or great arterial disproportion with smaller left ventricle and aorta diameter on four chamber view and 3VT.Right aortic arch (RAA) and abnormal aortic branch(AAB) displayed aortic arch located on the right side of the trachea and increased distance between the aortic arch and arterial duct and abnormal aortic arch branch-subclavian artery originating from the beginning section of the descend aorta which coursed behind the trachea with U-shaped appearance on the 3VT plane.The display rate of the transverse and longitudinal and coronary view of the aorta arch was 98.4%,90.0%,81.9%,respectively.Conclusions Disproportional ventricular and /or great arterial with smaller left ventricle and aorta diameter are the clues for CoA and IAA.Increased distance between the aortic arch and arterial duct is the clue for RSA.The transverse view of the aortic arch 3VT is the most sensitive for detecting the anomalies of the aortic arch and the most easily be obtained.The longitudinal and coronary view of the aorta arch and coronary view of the trachea and main bronchus are helpful in differentiating the anomalies of the aortic arch.
10.Transduction of osteopontin short hairpin RNA in prevention of restenosis after angioplasty in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis
Yumei SUN ; Jinying ZHANG ; Jifeng YAN ; Bin YUAN ; Pengwei YANG ; Wen LI ; Yunfu YU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2014;(18):2801-2805
BACKGROUND:Restenosis after angioplasty severely limited the application and long-period therapeutic effects of percutaneous coronary intervention. Changes in smooth muscle cel phenotype and their proliferation are important mechanisms of restenosis after angioplasty.
OBJECTIVE:To use bal oon in vivo transduction of osteopontin short hairpin RNA (OPN-shRNA), to inhibit osteopontin expression at the injured blood vessels of a rabbit model of experimental atherosclerosis, and to prevent restenosis after angioplasty.
METHODS:A total of 20 rabbit models of atherosclerosis were established and randomly equal y assigned to empty plasmid group and OPN-shRNA plasmid group. The plasmid recombinant OPN-shRNA and empty plasmid were transferred to the ventral aorta by bal oon.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After bal oon dilatation, specific green fluorescence was detected in the layer of vascular smooth muscle in the two groups. Moreover, with prolonged time of transfection, fluorescence intensity gradual y decreased. Compared with the empty plasmid group, the expanded artery lumen area obviously increased in the OPN-shRNA plasmid group, and plaque burden evidently reduced. Results indicated that bal oon catheter used in regional blood vessels in rabbit models of atherosclerosis could successful y transduce OPN-shRNA plasmid. The restenosis of the expanded blood vessels lessened, and thrombus burden relieved. It is of great importance to prevent the occurrence of restenosis after angioplasty in rabbit models.