1.Changes of Oxygen Content in Alveolar Arterial Blood in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
Journal of Third Military Medical University 1986;0(S1):-
Blood gas analysis was performed in 65 normal adults, 90 patients with chronic bronchitis and 173 with cor pulmonale. Altogether 401 determinations were done. It was found that the P(A-a)O2 was significantly higher in patients with chronic bronchitis and cor pulmonale than in normal adults. When considered comprehensively with the parameters of pulmonary ventilation and diffusion functions and the ventilation/perfusion ratio, P(A-a)O2 possesses definite clinical significance. In various kinds of acid-base disturbance, P(A-a)O2 is the highest in decompensatory respiratory acidosis, and the lowest in compensatory respiratory acidosis.
2.Study on the role of active oxygen in the pathogenesis of respiratory distress syndrome in dogs
Lin ZHANG ; Baoling MAO ; Chuyi ZHANG
Journal of Third Military Medical University 1983;0(03):-
Twenty-five mongrel dogs were randomized into 3 groups;the animals of group Ⅰ were traumatized with bone marrow extract,those of group Ⅱ were similarily traumatized and then treated with anisodamine,and those of group Ⅲ received saline only and served as control.The specimens of arterial and venous blood were collected and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lung homogenate were obtained after the animal was killed.The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the concentration of lipid peroxides (LPO) were determined.Meanwhile,the clinical manifestations,blood gas analysis.chest radiography,and pathological examinations were performed or observed.It was found there were following findings:(1)In group I,SOD activity and LPO level in the lung homogenate and BALF were markedly elevated immediately after injury,which suggests that there had been a rapid production of active oxygen.As a result.various degrees of lung damages were pricipitated.(2)In group Ⅱ,an increase of SOD activity and LPO level in the blood,lung homogenate and BALF:The elevation was more marked than that in group Ⅲ but less marked than that in group Ⅰ.which indicates that there was a relatively of less amount of active oxygen production by the interference anisodamine.(3)In group Ⅱ,no significant changes of SOD activity and LPO livel were found.Our findings suggest that active oxygen is likely to play a very important role in the pathogenesis of acute lung damages in respiratory distress syndrome.
3.MULTIPLE BIOMARKER ASSAY IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER
Wei WAN ; Chuyi ZHANG ; Xianjian QUO ; Baoling MAO
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 1983;0(05):-
The levels of CEA, Lys, Fr and ?2-MG of serum and brochoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were determined in 99 patients with inflammatory lung diseases and 23 healthy subjects for controls. Their levels in BALF were compared between diseased and normal sides of lungs. The value of diagnosis of individual formulas was suggested. The combined ditermination of multiple biomarkers in serum and BALF can help to raise the positivity and spcificity of diagnosis of lung cancer.
4.China's foreign aid for global poverty alleviation:artemisinin-based combination therapies against malaria in Togo
Wang QI ; Yu CHUYI ; Zhang HONGYING ; Zheng SHAOQIN ; Song JIANPING ; Deng CHANGSHENG
Global Health Journal 2021;5(3):144-148
From providing funds for the global fight against infectious diseases,to actively participating in global health security actions,to strengthening mutual cooperation in the field of health,and providing medical treatment,training and scholarships to countries in need,China's foreign aid on global poverty alleviation is increasingly diversified and expanding in scale.Indeed,China is playing an increasingly important leading role in the global health agenda.It is worth mentioning that over the years,artemisinin compound have saved millions of lives all over the world,especially in poverty-stricken areas.China's work mode of malaria elimination has also been written into WHO's technical documents and recommended to other countries.Since 2007,Chinese medical staff has carried out the Artemisinin Compound Malaria Control Project in Comoros,bringing Chinese prevention and treatment programs to the local area.By 2014,Comoros had achieved zero deaths from malaria,and the number of cases had dropped by 98%.Now,this program is also extended to Togo,another African country.This article preliminarily summarizes the malaria profile in Togo and introduces China-Togo Cooperative Artemisinin Malaria Control Demonstration Project to provide a reference for better anti-malaria assistance in Togo,and also shows one of the substantive actions of China's participation in global health governance,which contributes Chinese wisdom and offers Chinese solutions to global poverty alleviation.
5.Preliminary study on the expression of MIF in HCC tissues and its relationship with ERK1/2 signaling pathway
Haipeng YU ; Ying ZHENG ; Lixia LU ; Yujing HE ; Zhaojun LIANG ; Lixia ZHANG ; Junke WANG ; Jianwei QIN ; Bin LI ; Chuyi LI ; Pan WANG ; Zheng DANG ; Jiucong ZHANG ; Xiaohui YU
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2022;61(11):1228-1233
Objective:To investigate the expression of Macrophage migration-inhibitory factors (MIF) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues and its interaction with ERK1/2 signaling pathway, so as to establish a theoretical basis for further studying the molecular mechanism of MIF promoting HCC.Methods:From February 2020 to August 2021, 52 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues based on hepatitis B cirrhosis (HBV-LC) and 52 cases of adjacent tissues in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital and 940th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA were collected as the experimental group, including 39 males and 13 females, aged 35-65 years. And 20 cases of normal liver tissue were selected as the control group. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of MIF, ERK1/2 and p-ERK1/2 proteins in liver tissues of the two groups, and in situ hybridization was used to detect the expression of ERK1/2 nucleic acid in liver tissues of the two groups.HepG2 HCC cells and L-02 normal hepatocytes were co-cultured with different concentrations of rMIF, the expression and phosphorylation levels of ERK1/2 and JNK1 proteins in the two kinds of liver cells were detected by Western-blot, and the expression levels of ERK1/2 nucleic acids in the two kinds of liver cells were detected by RT-PCR. One-way ANOVA was used for measurement data and χ 2 test was used for counting data. Results:The expressions of MIF, ERK1/2, p-ERK1/2 and ERK1/2 mRNA were significantly increased in HCC and para-cancer tissues (the expression of MIF in HCC group was 78.8%, and that in adjacent group was 75.0%; ERK1/2 80.8% in HCC group and ERK1/2 71.8% in paracancerous group. The expression of p-ERK1/2 75.0 % in HCC group and 46.2% in paracancerous group were respectively detected. ERK1/2 mRNA was expressed in HCC group 76.9%, ERK1/2 mRNA expression in paracancerous group 78.8%), and the differences were statistically significant compared with normal liver tissues ( P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between HCC and para-cancer tissues ( P>0.05). The expressions of ERK1/2, p-ERK1/2 and ERK1/2 mRNA in HepG2 HCC cells were significantly increased with the increase of rMIF concentration, and the increase was most obvious when rMIF concentration was 200 ng/ml, and the difference was statistically significant compared with L-02 normal hepatocytes ( P<0.05). Conclusion:MIF, ERK1/2 and p-ERK1/2 are highly expressed in HCC tissues and HepG2 HCC cells, suggesting that MIF promotes the occurrence and development of hepatocellular carcinoma through ERK1/2 signaling pathway.
6.Research advances in mesenchymal stem cells and their exosomes in treatment of autoimmune hepatitis
Longlong LUO ; Lifei WANG ; Ying ZHENG ; Bin LI ; Lixia LU ; Chuyi LI ; Xiaohui YU ; Jiucong ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2023;39(12):2920-2925
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a type of chronic hepatitis caused by the autoimmune system attacking hepatocytes, and its chronic progression may lead to liver cirrhosis and even hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, pharmacotherapy and liver transplantation are the main treatment methods for AIH, but both methods have their own limitations, which limits the clinical benefits of patients. Therefore, it is a critical issue to search for new therapeutic agents and methods. Recent studies have shown that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and their exosomes can improve the symptoms of patients with AIH by suppressing inflammatory response, enhancing the regeneration of hepatocytes, and regulating the immune system and thus have wide application prospects in the treatment of AIH. By summarizing related articles, this article reviews the possible mechanisms and application of MSC and their exosomes in the treatment of AIH, in order to provide new ideas for the clinical treatment of AIH.
7.Expression of Sema4D in peripheral blood T cells and serum of patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis and its clinical significance
Xue WEN ; Yujing HE ; Qianqian YUAN ; Chuyi LI ; Lixia LU ; Xiaohui YU ; Jiucong ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2023;39(4):810-817
Objective To investigate the expression of Sema4D in peripheral blood T cells and serum of patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis and its correlation with clinical indicators. Methods A total of 20 patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), 68 patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis, and 20 healthy controls who attended The 940 th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese People's Liberation Army from October 2020 to November 2021 were enrolled. According to Child-Pugh class, the patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis were divided into Child-Pugh class A group with 24 patients, Child-Pugh class B group with 24 patients, and Child-Pugh class C group with 20 patients. After peripheral blood samples were collected to isolate serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), flow cytometry was used to measure the expression of membrane-bound Sema4D (mSema4D) + CD4 + T cells and mSema4D + CD8 + T cells in PBMCs, and ELISA was used to measure the expression of soluble Sema4D (sSema4D) in serum; their correlation with viral replication and liver inflammation markers was analyzed. A one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between multiple groups, and the least significant difference t -test was used for further comparison between two groups; the Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between multiple groups, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used for further comparison between two groups; a Spearman correlation analysis was also performed. Results There were significant differences in the expression of mSema4D + CD4 + T cells and mSema4D + CD8 + T cells between the CHB group, the hepatitis B cirrhosis group, and the control group ( F =43.092 and 13.344, both P < 0.001), while there were significant differences between any two groups ( P < 0.05). The expression levels of mSema4D + CD4 + T cells and mSema4D + CD8 + T cells gradually decreased with increasing Child-Pugh class ( F =14.093 and 17.154, both P < 0.05), and there were significant differences between any two groups ( P < 0.05). The content of sSema4D was 1.54(1.42-1.71) ng/mL in the control group, 1.08(1.07-1.38) ng/mL in the CHB group, and 4.87(2.13-14.97) ng/mL in the hepatitis B cirrhosis group, with a significant difference between the three groups ( H =32.366, P < 0.001) and between any two groups ( P < 0.05). The content of sSema4D was 2.42(0.59-5.65) ng/mL in the Child-Pugh class A group, 4.92(2.75-12.73) ng/mL in the Child-Pugh class B group, and 14.18(4.59-18.43) ng/mL in the Child-Pugh class C group, with a significant difference between the three groups ( H =11.889, P =0.003) and between any two groups ( P < 0.05). In patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis, the level of sSema4D was positively correlated with the levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and HBV DNA quantification ( r =0.294 and 0.430, both P < 0.05). Conclusion Sema4D is lowly expressed on T cell membrane and highly expressed in serum of patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis, and sSema4D may be involved in the development and progression of hepatitis B cirrhosis by affecting the levels of ALT and HBV DNA.
8.Application of immune checkpoint inhibitors in liver transplantation for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Youcheng XIE ; Shun CHEN ; Chuyi LI ; Ying ZHENG ; Dong JIA ; Jiucong ZHANG ; Xiaohui YU
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2023;39(4):941-947
Liver transplantation, as one of the radical treatment strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma, has a good clinical effect in patients meeting the Milan criteria; however, the high recurrence rate and metastasis rate after surgery bring great challenges to the long-term survival of such patients. Therefore, how to improve long-term survival rate and reduce postoperative tumor metastasis has become a key problem that needs to be solved urgently. In recent years, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), with their good safety and objective reactivity, have provided a new opportunity for the treatment of patients with advanced liver cancer and have become potential candidates for improving the therapeutic effect of liver transplantation. At present, early clinical studies have reported the unique advantages of ICIs used alone or in combination in downstaging or bridging therapy before liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma and adjuvant therapy after liver transplantation. Therefore, this article reviews the clinical trials of ICIs in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma and the advances in the application of ICIs in recent years and discuss its safety and efficacy, in order to provide a certain reference for clinical medication.
9.Mechanism of action of follicular helper T cells in autoimmune hepatitis
Longlong LUO ; Lifei WANG ; Guojing XING ; Ying ZHENG ; Lixia LU ; Chuyi LI ; Bin LI ; Jun MA ; Xiaohui YU ; Jiucong ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2024;40(7):1466-1469
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a type of chronic hepatitis caused by the attack of hepatocytes by the autoimmune system, and with the prolongation of disease course, it may gradually progress to liver cirrhosis and even hepatocellular carcinoma. Although great achievements have been made in the understanding and treatment of AIH, its etiology and pathogenesis still remain unclear. T cells play a crucial role in the development and progression of AIH, and by focusing on follicular helper T cells, this article elaborates on the research advances in follicular helper T cells in AIH, in order to provide new ideas and strategies for the clinical treatment of AIH.