1.Nesidioblastosis in an adult with type 2 diabetes mellitus:A case report
Aimei DONG ; Zhengfang YUAN ; Hong ZHANG ; Yanming GAO ; Xiaohui GUO
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2003;0(05):-
Adults-onset nesidioblastosis,as a differential diagnosis of organic hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia,is very rare and has been recognised as "noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycaemia syndrome(NIPHS)".Here we described an extremely rare case of NIPHS in an eldly type 2 diabetes mellitus with insulin therapy.A 84-year old male was diagnosed as type 2 diabetes six years ago and switched from an oral hypoglycemic drug to pro-mixed insulin treatment 3 years ago.According to medical records,he had good-glucose control over few hypoglycemia.He was admitted to hospital due to frequent fasting hypoglycaemic episodes and comas despite withdrawal of any anti-diabetes drugs and continous infusion of homogenate meal at night.Lab test showed low fasting glucose level and inappropriate high insulin/C-peptide level,and anti-insulin antibody was negative.A characteristic of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia with high C-peptide level was consistent with the possible diagnosis of insulinoma,but localizing studies including computed tomography of the abdomen and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy were negative.Surgical exploration by the palpation and intraoperative ultrasonography failed to detect any mass in the pancreas and 70% distal pancreatectomy was performed.Histological examination of the resected pancrease revealed an increased number and size of islets consistent with nesidioblastosis.After transient decline,his serum insulin travelled back to the level before pancreaectomy,but recurrent fasting hypoglycemia was mild and controlled by regular night eating postpancreaectomy.Abstract:SUMM ARY Adults-onset nesid ioblastosis,as a d ifferential d iagnosis of organic hyperinsulinem ic hypo-glycem ia,is very rare and has been recognised as"noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycaem ia syn-drome(NIPHS)".Here we described an extremely rare case ofNIPHS in an eldly type 2 d iabetesmelli-tus with insulin therapy.A 84-year old male was d iagnosed as type 2 d iabetes six years ago and switched from an oral hypoglycem ic drug to pro-m ixed insulin treatment 3 years ago.Accord ing tomed ical records,he had good-glucose control over few hypoglycem ia.He was adm itted to hospital due to frequent fasting hypoglycaem ic episodes and comas despite withdrawal of any anti-d iabetes drugs and continous infusion of homogenate meal at night.Lab test showed low fasting glucose level and inappropriate high insulin /C-peptide level,and anti-insulin antibody was negative.A characteristic of hyperinsulinem ic hypoglycem ia with high C-peptide level was consistentwith the possible d iagnosis of insulinoma,but localizing stud ies includ ing computed tomography of the abdomen and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy were negative.Surgical exploration by the palpation and intraoperative ultrasonography failed to detect any mass in the pancreas and 70% d istal pancreatectomy was performed.H istological exam ination of the resected pancre-ase revealed an increased number and size of islets consistent with nesid ioblastosis.After transient de-cline,his serum insulin travelled back to the level before pancreaectomy,but recurrent fasting hypoglyce-m ia was m ild and controlled by regular night eating postpancreaectomy.
2.Determination of Hydroxylated Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Soils by QuEChERS-Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Nengbin XU ; Feizhong QIAN ; Jiayong FENG ; Shengle WANG ; Zhengfang HONG ; Lihong XU ; Zhongquan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2015;(2):251-256
An QuEChERS-UPLC-MS/MS method was developed for the simultaneous determination of eight hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers( OH-PBDEs) in soil samples. After being mixed with 10 mL of water, the sample was extracted with acidified acetonitrile, cleaned up by C18 and primary secondary amine ( PSA ) . The separation of eight OH-PBDEs was performed on a C18 column using gradient elution of acetonitrile and water as mobile phase within 9 min. The OH-PBDEs were analyzed under the multiple-reaction monitoring ( MRM ) mode with negative electrospay ionization. Under the optimal conditions, the calibration curves were linear well in the range of 2-200 μg/L with correlation coefficients ranging from 0. 9936 to 0. 9990, and the limits of detection of eight OH-PBDEs were in the range of 0. 23-1. 21 ng/g. At the spiked levels of 5. 0 and 50 ng/g, the average spiked recoveries for eight OH-PBDEs were between 73. 2% and 117. 7%, with the relative standard derivations ( RSDs) from 5. 6% to 19. 7%. The developed method is simple and sensitive, and suitable for the rapid analysis of large quantities of samples.
3.Progress of astrocytes mediated inflammatory response in ischemic stroke
Jiang MAN ; Jianping WANG ; Zhengfang LU ; Kefei CUI ; Hong LU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2020;29(9):860-864
Inflammatory response is an important mechanism of secondary nerve injury in ischemic stroke, which is still a research hotspot in the field of neuroscience at present. Astrocytes are characterized by extensive distribution in brain, strong hypoxia tolerance, and the ability to interact with almost all cells in neurovascular unit, thus becoming potential therapeutic targets for alleviating ischemic injury. After ischemic stroke, astrocytes quickly become reactive astrocytes, releasing a large number of inflammatory cytokines, promoting the activation and invasion of other inflammatory cells, triggering a cascade of inflammatory responses, and aggravating ischemic injury. A variety of basic studies have shown that inhibiting the astrocytes activation and astrocytosis can significantly reduce neuroinflammatory response and infarct volume, and significantly improve the neurological function recovery in a model of middle cerebral artery occlusion. In this paper, the research progress of inflammatory response of astrocytes after ischemic stroke was reviewed from the aspects of astrocyte activation and polarization, release of inflammatory cytokines, interaction of inflammatory cells and corresponding targeted therapy strategies.