1.Analysis of risk factors in migraine patients with white matter lesions
Jun ZHANG ; Chunfu CHEN ; Congcong LI ; Xiao XIAO ; Yuan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2014;(7):405-408
Objective To analyze the clinical features and risk factors of migraine patients with white matter le-sions (WMLs). Methods One hundred ten clinically diagnosed migraine patients who underwent magnetic resonance im-aging (MRI) scans from October, 2010 to August, 2013 were enrolled in Shandong Provincial Hospital. One hundred ten migraine patients were divided into two groups:WMLs group and non-WMLs group based on the presence or absence of WMLs in MRI scans. The clinical features of the patients and location and number of WMLs were investigated. Noncondi-tional multivariate stepwise logistic regression after univariate analysis was used to analyze the data. Odds ratio (0R) and 95 confidence interval after adjustment for possible confounding variables were calculated. Results①There were 36 patients with WMLs among the 110 migraine patients. The incidence of WMLs in migraine patients was 32.7%. The WMLs in migraine patients were predominantly present in the frontal and parietal lobes (59.1%). ② Compared with non-WMLs group, there were significant increases in disease duration (5.3±3.7 vs. 7.6±4.9, P﹤0.01), frequency of head-ache attack (3.5 ± 2.3 vs. 4.6 ± 2.2, P﹤0.05), aura (18.9%vs. 36.1%, P﹤0.05) and family history of migraine (12.2%vs. 44.4%, P﹤0.01) in WMLs group.③The independent risk factors of WMLs in migraine patients were family history of mi-graine (OR=5.995), aura (OR=3.067) and long disease duration (OR=1.165). Conclusions Family history of migraine, au-ra and disease duration are the predictive risk factors of WMLs in migraineurs.
2.Effects of H2 on osteoclast differentiation of RAW264.7 cells induced by RANKL and RANKL/TNF-α
Jiandong YUAN ; Ju YE ; Congcong WU ; Yangbo LIU ; Xiaojing HUANG
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(6):20-22,26
Objective To discuss the effect of H2 on osteoclast differentiation of RAW264.7 cells induced by RANKL and RANKL/TNF-α.MethodsRAW264.7 cells were treated with H2 in the presence of RANKL and RANKL/TNF-α.RAW264.7 cells viability was assessed by CCK-8.Test the Oxidative Stress of the induced RAW264.7.The number of TRAP-positive cells were counted under light microscopy.The levels of cathepsin K (CTK) and matrix metalloprotein-9(MMP-9) mRNA were analyzed by real-time PCR.ResultsH2 can not influence the RAW264.7 cell viability but can lower oxidative stress.The significant difference(P<0.05) indicated that H2 could significantly decrease the number of TRAP-positive MNCs.The significant difference among the 4 groups in CTK and MMP-9 genes (P<0.05) indicated that H2 could down-regulate their mRNA expression.ConclusionH2 can reduce the oxidative stress and inhibit differentiation of RAW264.7 cells into osteoclasts.
3.Changes of cerebral white matter in patients with medication-overuse headache
Ligong ZHANG ; Chunfu CHEN ; Na ZHANG ; Yuan CHEN ; Congcong LI ; Xiaojun DIAO
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2017;43(7):415-419
Objective To investigate the microstructural abnormalities of cerebral white matter in patients with medication-overuse headache with diffusion tensor imaging.Methods Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DT-MRI) was carried out in 80 migraine patients with medication-overuse headache (case group) and 80 age-and sex-matched healthy controls (control group).Fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were measured and the correlation between clinical characteristics and the changes was examined.Results ① The FA values at the bilateral orbitofrontal cortex,cingulate cortex,splenium of the corpus callosum and the right anterior limb of the capsula interna were significantly lower than those in the controls(P<0.05).② The ADC values at the right orbitofrontal cortex,left inferior frontal gyrus and anterior cingulate cortex were significantly higher than those in the controls (P<0.05).③ There were negative correlations between FA values at the bilateral orbitofrontal cortex and right hind legs of the capsula interna and headache course as well as frequency.There was negative correlation between FA values at the left hind legs of capsula interna and headache frequency.④ There were positive correlations between ADC values at the left orbitofrontal cortex and headache course as well as frequency.There were positive correlations between ADC values at the right orbitofrontal cortex and prior cingulate cortex and headache frequency.There was positive correlation between ADC values at the posterior cingulate cortex and headache course.Conclutions There might be an integrity change of neurofibrotic microstructures in the bilateral orbitofrontal cortex and cingulate cortex in patients with medication-overuse headache,FA values are negatively associated with headache course and frequency whereas ADC values are positively associated with headache course and frequency.
4.Application of time series model in prediction of nosocomial infection for cancer patients
Congcong XIA ; Lijuan WANG ; Lixia CAI ; Shujing ZHANG ; Yuan WANG ; Yan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2021;39(4):199-203
Objective:To investigate the applicability of time series model in predicting incidence of nosocomial infection in a cancer center in Shanghai, and to provide the references for early warning and prevention.Methods:The nosocomial infection data of inpatients of a tertiary oncology hospital in Shanghai from 2013 to 2018 were collected. The autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model and the exponential smoothing model were established by SPSS 22.0 expert modeler. The fitting predictions were compared between these two time series models to select the optimal one. The nosocomial infection data from January 2019 to June 2019 were used to test the predictive effect of the model.Results:A total of 379 477 cancer inpatients were studied, 3 170 of which acquired nosocomial infection and the incidence was 0.84% from 2013 to 2018. Additive Holt-Winters method exponential smoothing model was the better model with R2of 0.82. Using this model, the predicted value fitted well with observed value from January 2019 to June 2019, and the mean relative percentage error was 15.22%. Conclusion:Additive Holt-Winters method exponential smoothing model could be used to fit and predict the tendency of nosocomial infection among cancer patients, which can provide reference for surveillance of nosocomial infection in oncology hospitals.
5.Upregulation of CD147/MMP-9 pathway attenuates early left ventricular remodeling in rats with spontaneous hypertension
Wanxing ZHOU ; Bowei LI ; Xiaorong YANG ; Yuliang ZHOU ; Yongjing TAN ; Congcong YUAN ; Yulan SONG ; Xiao CHEN ; Wei ZHANG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2015;(8):1229-1233
Objective To investigate the effects of CD147/MMP-9 pathway on early left ventricular remodeling Methods 30 healthy eight-week male SHR were divided into 3 groups (n = 10 for each group). SHR group received tail vein injections of normal saline weekly; CD147 group received CD147 of 600 ng·kg-1 weekly; and CD147+DOX group received CD147 of 600 ng/kg weekly and intragastric administration of DOX ( doxycycline ) of 30 mg/kg daily . 10 healthy eight-week male Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY group) were treated as SHR group. Echocardiography, myocardial sections microscopy examination (HE and VG stain), and Western blot (for assessing levels of MMP-9, TIMP-1, CD147, and collagen I and Ⅲin myocardial tissues) were performed on day 56. Left ventricular weight index (LVWI)was measured and calculated. Collagen volume fractions (CVF) were obtained by image analysis. Results As compared with WKY group , levels of CD147 , MMP-9 , and MMP-9/TIMP-1 were lower but TIMP-1 and collagenⅠand Ⅲ were significantly higher in SHR group. The abundance of CD147 and MMP-9 protein and the ratio of MMP-9/TIMP-1 were obviously increased in CD147 group than in SHR group (P < 0.05). Levels of CD147, MMP-9, and MMP-9/TIMP-1 did no differ between CD147+DOX group and CD147 group. LVWI and contents of collagenⅠand Ⅲ were obviously declined in CD147 group as compare with SHR group. Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy , partial myocardial fibre rupture , myocyte dissolution and fuzzy myocardial fibre boundaries , more abundant of collagen fibers, and higher CVF were found in SHR group. Cardiac fibrosis was significantly improved after CD147 intervention, but the action was suppressed as DOX was administrated simultaneously. Conclusions Early ventricular remodeling may be involved in the inhibition of CD147/MMP-9 pathway in SHR. Input of CD147 to upregulate the pathway can improve the remodeling.
6.The preparation of the mouse monoclonal antibodies specific for the DNAH2 protein
Lixian CHANG ; Jingliao ZHANG ; Yuanyuan REN ; Congcong SUN ; Yang WAN ; Wenbin AN ; Yingchi ZHANG ; Weiping YUAN ; Xiaofan ZHU
Tianjin Medical Journal 2016;44(10):1195-1198
Objective To prepare specific mouse monoclonal antibodies against Homo sapiens dynein,axonemal, heavy chain 2 (DNAH2). Methods Firstly, recombinant plasmid encoding His tagged immunogen, targeting N-terminal sequence of DNAH2 protein (1-300 aa), in E. coli was constructed. IPTG was used to induce the expression of His-immunogen, which was then purified and immunized in BALB/c mice. Hybridoma cells were obtained through the fusion between myeloma cells and splenocytes isolated from BALB/c mice. Finally, ELISA and Western blot assays were performed to screen the positive hybridoma. Results IPTG was used efficiently to induce the expression of DNAH2 immunogen in E. coli. DNAH2 protein bands were detected in screened positive hybridoma. Conclusion Mouse monoclonal anti-DNAH2 antibody is prepared successfully.
7.Establishment and analysis of nomogram prediction model for early critical changes in children with febrile convulsion
Jiafeng MIAO ; Xiaoyan MI ; Congcong YUAN ; Qin FANG ; Yi WANG ; Zhaojun WANG ; Yun WANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2022;38(30):2387-2394
Objective:To establish a nomograph prediction model of early critical changes in children with febrile convulsion, and to provide guidance for the prevention and nursing of children with febrile convulsion.Methods:Convenient sampling method was adopted to select 384 children with febrile convulsion in Anhui Children ′s Hospital from January 2018 to April 2021 as the research objects. Based on pews, the children with febrile convulsion were divided into 334 cases of non risk group and 50 cases of risk group. Binary Logistic regression analysis were used to determine the independent risk factors affecting the early critical changes of children with febrile convulsion. A nomogram was drawn based on the independent risk factors. The discrimination and consistency of the model were verified by model ROC curve and Hosmer Lemeshow goodness of fit.The external validation of model prediction efficiency were verified by validation data. Results:Binary Logistic regression analysis showed that age, respiratory rhythm disorder, unconsciousness, breath rate, heart rate, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), duration of first convulsion and mean body temperature after first convulsion were influence factors for early critical changes in children with febrile convulsion ( P<0.05). The C-index of the model was 0.974 (95% CI 0.954-0.993), and the C-index of the external validation of the model was 0.922 (95% CI 0.880-0.966). The results of H-L fitting test showed that the difference was not statistically significant( χ2=0.29, P>0.05). Conclusions:The early critical changes of children with febrile convulsion may be affected by respiratory rhythm disorder, confusion of consciousness, breath rate, heart rate, NLR, RDW, duration of the first convulsion, mean temperature after the first convulsion and other factors. Pediatric emergency department should collect corresponding intervention measures for children with febrile convulsion according to the establishment of prediction model to prevent their early deterioration.
8.Comprehensive and deep profiling of the plasma proteome with protein corona on zeolite NaY
Congcong MA ; Yanwei LI ; Jie LI ; Lei SONG ; Liangyu CHEN ; Na ZHAO ; Xueping LI ; Ning CHEN ; Lixia LONG ; Jin ZHAO ; Xin HOU ; Li REN ; Xubo YUAN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2023;13(5):503-513
Proteomic characterization of plasma is critical for the development of novel pharmacodynamic bio-markers.However,the vast dynamic range renders the profiling of proteomes extremely challenging.Here,we synthesized zeolite NaY and developed a simple and rapid method to achieve comprehensive and deep profiling of the plasma proteome using the plasma protein corona formed on zeolite NaY.Specifically,zeolite NaY and plasma were co-incubated to form plasma protein corona on zeolite NaY(NaY-PPC),followed by conventional protein identification using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.NaY was able to significantly enhance the detection of low-abundance plasma proteins,minimizing the"masking"effect caused by high-abundance proteins.The relative abundance of middle-and low-abundance proteins increased substantially from 2.54%to 54.41%,and the top 20 high-abundance proteins decreased from 83.63%to 25.77%.Notably,our method can quantify approxi-mately 4000 plasma proteins with sensitivity up to pg/mL,compared to only about 600 proteins iden-tified from untreated plasma samples.A pilot study based on plasma samples from 30 lung adenocarcinoma patients and 15 healthy subjects demonstrated that our method could successfully distinguish between healthy and disease states.In summary,this work provides an advantageous tool for the exploration of plasma proteomics and its translational applications.
9.Ligand-based substituent-anchoring design of selective receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 necroptosis inhibitors for ulcerative colitis therapy.
Jing ZHU ; Meng XIN ; Congcong XU ; Yuan HE ; Wannian ZHANG ; Zhibin WANG ; Chunlin ZHUANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2021;11(10):3193-3205
Receptor-interacting protein (RIP) kinase 1 is involved in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases including ulcerative colitis (UC) by regulating necroptosis and inflammation. Our group previously identified TAK-632 (
10.In vivo tracing of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells labeled with PKH26 in rat intrauterine adhesions model.
Yuan YANG ; Yanhua MAO ; Jia WANG ; Congcong SUN ; Yingfeng ZHANG ; Xinpei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2018;34(10):1660-1667
To observe the migration of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSCs) labeled with PKH26 in the endometrium of rats intrauterine adhesion. hAMSCs were isolated, identified and labeled with PKH26 to detect the biological characteristics of the cells. Rat intrauterine adhesion models were established using mechanical and infective method and PKH26-labeled hAMSCs were transplanted through the tail vein. The distribution of PKH26 labeled hAMSCs in the endometrium of rats were observed with the fluorescence confocal microscope. The results showed that PKH26 stain had no significant effect on cell activity, cycle, apoptosis and so on. PKH26-labeled positive cells were mainly distributed in injured endometrium of rats. It shows that the PKH26 labeling technique is a safe and effective method for tracing the human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of intrauterine adhesions.