1.Serum PDGF-BB, sFlt-1 and U-Ⅱ in patients with preeclampsia
Shunfeng ZHAO ; Chunhai GAO ; Cunshi FAN ; Yi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(8):528-531
Objective To explore the clinical diagnostic value of joint detection of serum platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB), soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor -1 (sFlt-1) and urotensinⅡ( U-Ⅱ) in preeclampsia disease.Methods The cases of obstetric patients suffering from preeclampsia in the Third People′s Hospital of Liaocheng , Shandong Province between October 2012 and April 2014 were enrolled , including 96 cases of mild preeclampsia and 81 cases of severe preeclampsia.Totally 68 cases of normal pregnant women with similar age and gestational age were selected as control group.A case-control study was applied for the following investigations.The concentrations of serum PDGF-BB, sFlt-1 and U-Ⅱwere measured using ELISA.The diagnostic value of PDGF-BB, sFlt-1 and U-Ⅱalone or in combination for preeclampsia was analyzed and evaluated with receiver operating characteristic curve ( ROC) and Logistic regression analysis.Results Serum concentrations of PDGF-BB, sFlt-1 and U-Ⅱin mild preeclampsia group were (80.45 ±21.87)ng/L,(23.03 ±6.67)μg/L and(4.54 ± 1.02)ng/L, and those in severe preeclampsia group were (124.91 ±47.54)ng/L,(35.65 ±12.45)μg/L and(6.29 ±2.31) ng/L, while those in control group were (60.89 ±19.38) ng/L,(17.19 ±7.867)μg/L and ( 3.81 ±1.01 ) ng/L, respectively.The three parameters in mild preeclampsia group and severe preeclampsia group were significantly higher than those in control group ( P<0.01; F value was 79.43, 79.28 and 50.72 respectively ).In the same situation , these three indicators in severe preeclampsia group were significantly higher than those in mild group (P<0.01).Moreover, the AUC of serum PDGF-BB, sFlt-1 and U-Ⅱalone or in combination were 0.821, 0.786, 0.772 and 0.933, respectively.The differences between joint detection and three individual detections were statistically significant ( P<0.05 ) , as combined detection having a sensitivity of 95.7% and a specificity of 86.6%.Conclusion The combined detection of Serum PDGF-BB, sFlt-1 and U-Ⅱ had an important value in early assessment and treatment of preeclampsia.
2.Evaluation of school lunch recipes based on digital platform
GAO Chunhai, LUO Sha, ZHAO Shuai, JI Yan, MA Jie
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(3):359-362
Objective:
To understand levels of various foods and nutrients in school lunch based on digital platform and to provide reference for food preparation and serving.
Methods:
A total of 13 018 school lunch recipes in Binhai New Area of 96 schools in Tianjin from November 2020 to April 2021 were collected by using digital management platform for food safety and nutritional health.Food types including cereals and tubers, vegetables, fruits, livestock and poultry meat, fish and shrimp, eggs, milk and dairy products, legumes and their products/nuts and others energy, and nutrients including protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B 2, vitamin C and dietary fiber were evaluated.
Results:
The qualified rate of all kinds of food for students lunch from high to low were 96.8% (116.4 g) of livestock and poultry meat, 92.3% (179.5 g) of cereal and potato, 65.0% (170.6 g) of vegetables, 47.7% (21.4 g) of soybeans and their products/nuts, 33.4% (18.0 g) of eggs, 14.4% (8.5 g) of fish and shrimp, 14.1% (19.6 g) of fruits, 0.3% (35.4 g) of milk and dairy products. There were significant differences in the qualified rate of various food intake among different grades( P <0.05). The qualified rate of students lunch energy was 76.9%(932.6 kcal). The qualified rates of various nutrients from high to low were iron 96.9%(9.7 mg), zinc 96.8%(5.9 mg), protein 96.4%(43.8 g), carbohydrate 87.6%(130.8 g) and selenium 82.9%(23.5 μg), vitamin C 78.5%(48.8 mg), vitamin B 1 75.9%(0.5 mg), fat 74.3%(28.5 g), vitamin A 74.1%(327.1 μ g) vitamin B 2 49.9%(0.5 mg), dietary fiber 19.5%(5.9 g) and calcium 13.4%(246.1 mg). There were significant differences in the qualified rates of energy and nutrients among different grades( P <0.05).
Conclusion
The digital platform basically meets school lunch requirments on food types and nutrients, but still with problems regarding insufficient fish and shrimp, fruits, milk and dairy products, vitamin B 2, dietary fiber and calcium. It is suggested to optimize school lunch recipes or increase corresponding nutrients content in other meals.
3.Enzyme types and drug resistance of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolated from Linyi area
Chunhai GAO ; Xiaoli QIU ; Caifeng ZHANG ; Yanni QIAO ; Shuhong SUN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2022;45(1):71-76
Objective:To detect the genotype of carbapenase and investigate the drug sensibility of Ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ/AVI) on carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), and to provide evidence for rational use of antibacterial drugs in clinical practice. Methods:A total of 179 strains of CRE were isolated from clinical specimens of patients treated in Linyi People′s Hospital from January 2019 to December 2020. mCIM/eCIM test and GeneXpert were used to detect the genotype of carbapenemases. The drug sensibility of CAZ/AVI was detected by K-B test.Results:One hundred and seventy-four out of 179 strains of CRE were positive upon to mCIM test (97.2%), 147strains were positive upon to eCIM test (84.5%). There were 27 serine carbapenemase (15.5%) and 147 metallo-β-lactamase (84.5%). The results of Fluorescent quantitative PCR rapid detection system developed by Saipei GeneXpert were consistent with the results detected by mCIM/eCIM. In the drug sensitivity test, 58 out of 174 mCIM positive strains were sensitive to CAZ (33.3%), of which the sensitivity of 27 strains producing serine carbapenemase was 96.3% (26/27) and all 147 strains producing metallo-β-lactamase were drug-resistant to CAZ/AVI.Conclusions:The carbapenase genotype of CRE in Linyi region is mainly metal β-lactamase. The CRE producing serine carbapenemase is highly sensitive to CAZ/AVI. It is helpful to guide the rational clinical use of the CAZ/AVI according to the detection results of CRE with or without carbapenemase production capacities.
4.A multi- centre study of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by using the Hainan Utstein templates for resuscitation registries
Wei SONG ; Yuanshui LIU ; Shichang WU ; Bai XING ; Shaoqiang TAN ; Guoping WU ; Liyan WANG ; Long WANG ; Dewei ZHEG ; Xiangsheng LI ; Xiuchuan WANG ; Tao HUANG ; Linming WANG ; Kaiyi WU ; Chunhai LIN ; Yunsuo GAO
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2011;20(9):904-910
Objective To study the Hainan Utstein templates used for cardiac arrest and resuscitation registries to evaluate the epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of the patients with CPR by multi-center study. Methodsccording to the Utstein templates for cardiac arrest and CPR set by International Liaison Committee on resuscitation in 2004, a Hainan Utstein CPR registry chart was designed and a prospective descriptive study was carried out to evaluate the epidemiological characteristics, impact factors and outcomes of the patients with resuscitation attempt in emergency departments of thirteen hospitals in Hainan Island between January 2007 and December 2010.Results Of 1125 patients with cardiac arrest, male accounted for 73. 8% and female was 26. 2%. The mean ( ± S. D) age of the cardiac arrest patients was 53.9 ± 13. 1 years old.Coronary heart diseases and hypertension were the most common preexisting chronic diseases in the studied patients. The ROSC rate and discharge rates after survival in 1125 patients with CPR were 23. 8% and 7.4% respectively. The ROSC rate and discharge rates after survival were 36. 3% and 11.6% in the in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) group, respectively whereas 11.5% and 3. 3% in out-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) group. Of 188 patients with ventricular fibrillation/Pulseless ventricular tachycardia, the ROSC rate and discharge rate after survival were 58.0%and 21.8%,respectively. Of them, 448 (39. 8% ) of the cardiac arrest patients had underlying cardiac causes, and the ROSC rate and discharge rate after survival were 36. 3% and 11.5% respectively in IHCA group whereas 11.6% and 3. 3% in OHCA group. The ROSC rate and discharge rate after survival were 69. 8% and 7. 4%respectively in the tertiary hospitals whereas 30. 2% and 7. 3% in the secondary hospitals. Conclusions Patients experienced cardiac arrest were predominantly male. Coronary heart disease and hypertension were the two most common preexisting chronic diseases. The ROSC rate and discharge rate of patients with IHCA were higher than those with OHCA. ROSC rate and discharge rate after survival were higher in the ventriculat fibrillation/Pulseless ventricular tachycardia group than the other cardiac rhythms first witnessed groups. The time delayed of starting CPR after onset of cardiac arrest had a critical impact on survival and discharge rate in both IHCA and OHCA groups.
5.Non-targeted LC-MS profiling reveals association between human early embryo grades and levels of amino acids and carnitines in embryo culture medium
Wen LI ; Xiangyu ZHAO ; Wei DONG ; Cunfei LIU ; Xiaxia LIU ; Hongyan XU ; Zhaopeng YU ; Hui LIU ; Chunhai GAO
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2023;46(5):458-463
Objective:In order to determine the development potential of human embryos in vitro, amino acid and carnitine levels were measured in the culture medium of different grades of early human embryos. Methods:From the infertile couples who received in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer treatment in the Department of Reproductive Medicine of Linyi People′s Hospital from June 2022 to December 2022, the age of the women was defined as 25-35 years old [31.5(26.5, 33.25)] with 8-20 eggs, 126 cultured cells and embryos of the third day were randomly collected from infertile couples. They were divided into three groups according to the morphological level of the corresponding embryos: excellent, neutral and poor. Amino acids and L-carnitines levels in culture medium were detected by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Using analysis of variance to compare differences among groups, correlation analysis, factor analysis was performed to analyze the association between the levels of amino acids and L-carnitines and development potential of early human embryos.Results:The value of Methionine/Phenylalanine was found statistically different among superior embryo (3.09±1.67), moderate embryo (4.00±1.19) and inferior embryo (4.99±2.04). The difference between the three groups was statistically different ( F=7.09, P<0.05): superior embryo vs moderate embryo ( t=-0.91, P<0.05), superior embryo vs inferior embryo ( t=-1.91, P<0.05), moderate embryo vs inferior embryo ( t=-0.99, P<0.05). Among different amino acids, Phe had the strongest positive correlation with Tyr ( r=0.99, P<0.01). Among different carnitines, C 8/C 10 has the strongest positive correlation with C 5DC+C 6OH/C 16( r=0.44, P<0.01). The weight value of leucine (isoleucine), arginine, valine/phenylalanine, glycine, tyrosine and carnitine(C 5DC+C 6OH)/C 8 calculated by the least square fitting model is 2.22, 1.99, 1.65, 1.54, 1.21 and 1.15 respectively. Conclusion:Leucine, arginine, valine/phenylalanine, glycine, tyrosine and carnitine (C 5DC+C 6OH)/C 8 in embryo culture medium were significantly correlated with the levels of early human embryos in vitro.
6. Anemia status and related factors among left-behind children in poverty-stricken rural areas, in China, 2016
Chunhai GAO ; Xiaoqi HU ; Qian ZHANG ; Peipei XU ; Li LI ; Titi YANG ; Wei CAO ; Qian GAN ; Hui PAN ; Juan XU
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2019;40(12):1548-1553
Objective:
To explore the prevalence of anemia and related factors among left-behind children in poverty-stricken rural areas in China, to provide basic information for anemia prevention and treatment for children.
Methods:
Data from the National Nutrition Improvement Program for Rural Compulsory Education Students in 2016 were used to express the prevalence of anemia among left-behind children. By using the multistage stratified random cluster sampling method, left-behind children of the 6-17-years-old in poverty-stricken rural areas were recruited in this study. Blood hemoglobin concentration of these students was determined by cyanmethemoglobin method. Anemia was judged by the WHO recommended standard and combined with the sea level elevation correction standard. Frequencies of food intake were collected through questionnaires. Data was then available for analysis including the level of hemoglobin and anemia rates. Relationship between anemia and food intakes as well as other influential factors was also analyzed.
Results:
The overall anemia prevalence (AP) was 11.6
7.Genetic mutation analysis in two Chinese pedigrees affected with hereditary synpolydactyly
Baoju JI ; Wei WANG ; Liangqian JIANG ; Lin LI ; Xiangyu ZHAO ; Chunhai GAO
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2023;39(5):529-534
Objective:To investigate the pathogenic gene of the two pedigrees with hereditary synpolydactyly.Methods:Clinical data of two families admitted to the Linyi People’s Hospital due to hereditary synpolydactyly in January 2019 and December 2020 were recruited. Peripheral blood samples were collected and genomic DNAs were extracted. Whole exome sequencing was conducted to detect the pathological mutations and Sanger sequencing was used to verify the variants. The pathogenicity of the mutations was predicted according to PolyPhen-2, PROVEAN and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) guidelines.Results:There were a total of 5 patients (2 males and 3 females) in family 1. The proband was an 8-year-old girl, showed syndactyly of the third and fourth fingers of the right hand with webbed fusion and distal fingernail fusion. The rest of the fingers and feet were normal. There were a total of 4 patients (all females) in family 2. The proband was a 4-year-old girl, and showed the interlocking of the third and fourth fingers on both hands and the lateral curvature of the indicator finger. Two mutations of the homeobox D13(HOXD13) gene, c. 917G>A and c. 917G>T were detected and co-segregated with the disease phenotype in two affected families. Moreover, the variant of c. 917G>T is a novel missense mutation of the HOXD13 gene. According to ACMG guidelines, c. 917G>A meets the criteria of pathogenic variation (PS1+ PS4+ PM1+ PM2+ PP3) and c. 917G>T meets the criteria of likely pathogenic variation (PM2+ PM5+ PP3+ PP4).Conclusion:The HOXD13 gene c. 917G>A and c. 917G>T mutations are identified to be responsible for hereditary synpolydactyly in these two families.
8.Genetic mutation analysis in two Chinese pedigrees affected with hereditary synpolydactyly
Baoju JI ; Wei WANG ; Liangqian JIANG ; Lin LI ; Xiangyu ZHAO ; Chunhai GAO
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2023;39(5):529-534
Objective:To investigate the pathogenic gene of the two pedigrees with hereditary synpolydactyly.Methods:Clinical data of two families admitted to the Linyi People’s Hospital due to hereditary synpolydactyly in January 2019 and December 2020 were recruited. Peripheral blood samples were collected and genomic DNAs were extracted. Whole exome sequencing was conducted to detect the pathological mutations and Sanger sequencing was used to verify the variants. The pathogenicity of the mutations was predicted according to PolyPhen-2, PROVEAN and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) guidelines.Results:There were a total of 5 patients (2 males and 3 females) in family 1. The proband was an 8-year-old girl, showed syndactyly of the third and fourth fingers of the right hand with webbed fusion and distal fingernail fusion. The rest of the fingers and feet were normal. There were a total of 4 patients (all females) in family 2. The proband was a 4-year-old girl, and showed the interlocking of the third and fourth fingers on both hands and the lateral curvature of the indicator finger. Two mutations of the homeobox D13(HOXD13) gene, c. 917G>A and c. 917G>T were detected and co-segregated with the disease phenotype in two affected families. Moreover, the variant of c. 917G>T is a novel missense mutation of the HOXD13 gene. According to ACMG guidelines, c. 917G>A meets the criteria of pathogenic variation (PS1+ PS4+ PM1+ PM2+ PP3) and c. 917G>T meets the criteria of likely pathogenic variation (PM2+ PM5+ PP3+ PP4).Conclusion:The HOXD13 gene c. 917G>A and c. 917G>T mutations are identified to be responsible for hereditary synpolydactyly in these two families.
9.Effects and mechanisms of 2.5T terahertz radiation exposure on testis injury in mice
Qinlong MA ; Min LIN ; Peng GAO ; Lingling YANG ; Yonghui LU ; Yanwen ZHANG ; Zhengping YU ; Chunhai CHEN
Journal of Army Medical University 2024;46(19):2197-2207
Objective To investigate the effects of terahertz(THz)radiation on mouse testicular tissue and its potential molecular mechanisms.Methods A total of 125 male C57BL/6J mice(6~8 weeks old)were randomly divided into control group and low-,medium-and high-radiation power groups.The mice of the latter 3 groups were exposed to THz radiation at a frequency of 2.5 T,with an average power density of 38,115,or 318 mW/cm2,for 5 or 10 min.The detection time was immediately or 24 h after exposure.HE staining was used to observe pathological damage.ELISA was employed to detect the expression of inflammatory factors in testicular tissue.RNA-seq was utilized to detect the global changes of gene expression.The differentially expressed genes(DEGs)were screened and bioinformatics was used to cluster them.The screened genes were further analyzed with RT-qPCR to determine the time-dependent and dose-dependent relationships of the expression with THz exposure.Finally,sperm quality was evaluated morphologically using a microscope.Results Three doses of THz radiation exposure did not cause significant pathological damages to mouse testicular tissue.TNF-α expression was increased immediately after exposure at average power density of 115 mW/cm2(P<0.01),and the expression of IL-1β and TNF-α were both increased when the dose reached 318 mW/cm2(P<0.01).However,all the 3 factors returned to normal levels in 24 h after exposure.RNA-seq results showed that THz radiation exposure caused abnormal expression of 56 genes.Cluster analysis indicated that these DEGs were mainly enriched in immune and inflammatory responses,enzyme activity,sperm development and capacitation functions.Then for 5 selected key genes,Crisp1,Adam7,Ltf,Rnase9,and Bsph1,the expression of Crisp1 and Rnase9 was decreased immediately after exposure to 115 mW/cm2 THz radiation,the dose of 318 mW/cm2 resulted in obvious changes in the expression of the 5 genes(P<0.05),and their expression returned to normal levels in 24 h after exposure.Morphological observation displayed that exposure to all the 3 doses of THz had no influence on sperm quality.Conclusion THz radiation exposure causes temporary inflammatory response in testicular tissue and abnormal expression of sperm functions-related genes.However,these changes return to normal 24 h after exposure,and additionally,do not impair sperm quality.