1.Effect of magnesium sulfate on epidural labor analgesia with ropivacaine in patients with preeclamp-sia
Dongsheng HUANG ; Feng XU ; Dachun ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2016;36(11):1313-1315
Objective To investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate on epidural labor analgesia with ropivacaine in the patients with preeclampsia. Methods Seventy nulliparous parturients with pre?eclampsia, aged 23-34 yr, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅱ or Ⅲ, weighing 63-81 kg, with a singleton fetus in vertex presentation, without contradications to neuraxial anesthesia, waiting for vaginal delivery, received epidural analgesia for labor. The patients were divided into magnesi?um sulfate group and control group using a random number table, with 35 patients in each group. In magne?sium sulfate group, magnesium sulfate 50 mg∕kg ( 30 ml) was infused intravenously over 15 min when their cervical dilation was 3 cm, while the equal volume of normal saline was given in control group. Epi?dural labor analgesia was performed with ropivacaine. The up?and?down sequential allocation was used to determine the median effective concentration of epidural ropivacaine ( EC50 ) . The severity of pain was as?sessed with visual analogue scale score. Effective analgesia was defined as visual analogue scale score of≤1. The initial concentration of ropivacaine was 0.15%. Each time the concentration was increased∕decreased according to whether or not analgesia was effective, and the ratio between the two successive concentrations was 0.9. The EC50 and 95% confidence interval ( CI) of ropivacaine for epidural labor analgesia was calcu?lated. Results The EC50 (95% CI) of ropivacaine for epidural labor analgesia was 0.066% (0.062%-0.071%) in magnesium sulfate group. The EC50 (95% CI) of ropivacaine for epidural labor analgesia was 0.078% (0.072%-0.085%) in control group. The EC50 of ropivacaine was significantly lower in magnesi?um sulfate group than in control group ( P<0.05) . Conclusion Magnesium sulfate can enhance the effica?cy of ropivacaine for epidural labor analgesia in the patients with preeclampsia.
2.Clinical value of serum IL-2,IL-6,IL-10,ChE and HA changes in patients with chronic hepatitis B and liver cirrhosis
Song XU ; Xingjun GU ; Guoqi YANG ; Xiaoxia WANG ; Dachun FAN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(15):1986-1988
Objective To study the changes and clinical significance of serum interleukin-2 (IL-2) ,interleukin-6 (IL-6) ,interleu-kin-10 (IL-10) ,cholinesterase (ChE) and hyaluronic acid (HA) in the patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and liver cirrhosis (LC) .Methods The serum concentrations of IL-2 ,IL-6 ,IL-10 ,ChE and HA were detected in 92 cases of CHB(CHB group) ,63 cases of LC (group LC) and 46 cases of healthy populations (control group) .Results The serum concentrations of IL-2 ,IL-6 and HA in the CHB group and the LC group were higher than those in the control group ,while the serum concentrations of IL-10 and ChE were lower than those in the control group ,the differences had statistical significance (P<0 .05) .The serum concentrations of IL-2 ,IL-6 and HA in the patients with HBV DNA copy number of 6 .0-6 .9 log10 copy/mL were higher than those with the copy number of 3 .0-4 .9 log10 copy/mL and 5 .0 -5 .9 log10 copy/mL ,while the serum concentrations of IL-10 and ChE were lower than those with HBV DNA copy number of 3 .0-4 .9 log10 copy/mL and 5 .0-5 .9 log10 copy/mL ,the differences had statistical significance(P<0 .05) .The serum concentrations of IL-2 ,IL-6 and HA in the LC patients with the Child-Pugh grade C were higher than those with the Child-Pugh grade A and B ,while serum concentrations of IL-10 and ChE were lower than those with the Child-Pugh grade A and B ,the differences were statistically significant (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The simultaneous detection of serum IL-2 ,IL-6 ,IL-10 ,ChE and HA concentration changes can provide certain clinical reference value for the evaluation of severity and prognosis in the patients with CHB and LC .
4.Investigation of antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa of Yunnan,China in 2014
Dehua LIU ; Bin SHAN ; Yan DU ; Yunmin XU ; Dachun HU ; Jing QIAN ; Liming YIN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(8):1066-1068
Objective To investigate the distribution and antibiotic resistance of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Yunnan provincal of China in 2014.Methods Pseudomonas aeruginosa were collected from 28 hospitals in Yunnan surveillance of China.All hospitals were carried with the unified solution for bacteria culture,isolation,identification and antibiotic sensitivity tests according to CLSI M100-S24.The data of 2 873 strains pseudomonas aeruginosa were analyzed by WHONET5.6 software.Results 2 873 clinical strains of non-repetitive Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates,90.36%were isolated from hospitalized patients and 60.32% from sputum,8.42% from urine,8.11% from secretion,4.70% from abscess,2.92% from blood,etc.The sensitive rates of common antimicrobial agents of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in top five were turn amikacin (88.7%),piperacillin/he azole temple (85.0%),tobramycin (83.1%),piperacillin (80.3%) and cefepime (80.1%).59.0% of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were resistant to Aztreonam.20.9%-29.7% of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were resistant to Imipenem,Ceftazidime,Meropenem,Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin.The Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates showed the lowest resistance rate (10.3%-19.9%) to Piperacillin,Gentamicin,Cefepime,Tobramycin,Piperacillin/Tazobactam and Amikacin.Conclusion The antimicrobial susceptibility pattern varies widly with Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated in Yunnan of China in 2014.Antimicrobial resistance sur-Monitoring the antibiotic resistant trend of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and implementing the nosocomial infection control policy become more important in hospital management setting.
5.Combined detection and analysis of multiple indicators of second children in ABO-HDN
Ronghua XU ; Dachun HU ; Yaping XING ; Chunhua XIONG ; Wen QIN ; Xingyu HOU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2018;39(7):844-846,850
Objective For the second children diagnosed as ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn(ABO-HDN),we made a comprehensive analysis of the related indicators of prenatal and postpartum,so as to achieve early prevention,early diagnosis and early treatment.Methods Prenatal microcolumn gel assay was used to detect the father and mother's blood type and mother's irregular antibody,mother serum IgG anti A(B)anti-body titer.Microcolumn gel assay was used to detect hemolysis three tests after the production of pregnant women.The results were divided into five groups according to the results of hemolysis three tests:group A[di-rect antiglobulin test(+),free antibodies test(+)and antibody releasing test(+)],group B[direct antiglobu-lin test(-),free antibodies test(+)and antibody releasing test(+)],group C[direct antiglobulin test(+), free antibodies test(-)and antibody releasing test(+)],group D[direct antiglobulin test(-),free antibod-ies test(-)and antibody releasing test(+)]and group E[direct antiglobulin test(+),free antibodies test (-)and antibody releasing test(-)].Total bilirubin,unbound bilirubin,hemoglobin,reticulocyte percentage and lactate dehydrogenase were detected by automatic analyzer.Results ABO-HDN children hemolysis three tests,in the 5 groups,the higher the titer of the mother's IgG anti A(B)antibody,the more serious the child' s condition was,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Reticulocyte percentage and lactate de-hydrogenase in the five groups,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion A combina-tion of antenatal and postnatal multiple laboratory test parameters is more accurate in predicting the second child ABO-HDN.At the same time,it helps to master the state of the disease and reduce the occurrence of complications and sequelae.
6.Application of retrievable inferior vena cava filter placement in patients with deep venous thrombosis after fracture
Yinli XIE ; Dachun ZHANG ; Xingxing ZHI ; Rui ZHU ; Gaojie WENG ; Feng ZHOU ; Li YANG ; Qian XU ; Shi ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy 2018;15(2):69-72
Objective To explore the value of retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement for prevention of perioperative pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with lower extremity/pelvic fracture with deep vein thrombosis (DVT).Methods Clinical data of 1 891 lower extremity/pelvic fracture patients combined with DVT were retrospectively analyzed.Totally 411 patients with permanent filters were excluded,and the other patients were divided into filter group (n=843) and control group (n=637) according to whether receiving retrievable IVC filter placement or not.The incidence of perioperative symptomatic PE and mortality were compared between the two groups.Results In filter group,Optease nonpermanent filters were inserted in 218 patients,and the mean indwelling time was (14.3±3.6) days.Celcet filters were inserted in 625 patients,and the filters were successfully removed in 566 out of 578 patients who underwent filter removal surgery (97.92%,566/578),and the mean indwelling time was (15.8±4.1) days.The incidence of PE in filter group (0.12%[1/843]) was significantly lower than that in control group (1.57% [10/637],P<0.05).Among the patients who received chemical anticoagulant therapy,the incidence of PE in filter group and control group was 0.14 % (1/700) and 1.47%(9/612),respectively (P<0.05).Conclusion Retrievable IVC filter placement is a safe and effective method for preventing perioperative symptomatic and fatal PE in lower extremity/pelvic fracture patients with DVT.
7.The Calcineurin-Drp1-Mediated Mitochondrial Fragmentation is Aligned with the Differentiation of c-Kit Cardiac Progenitor Cells
Attaur RAHMAN ; Yuhao LI ; Nur Izzah ISMAIL ; To-Kiu CHAN ; Yuzhen LI ; Dachun XU ; Hao ZHOU ; Sang-Bing ONG
International Journal of Stem Cells 2023;16(2):123-134
Objective:
The heart contains a pool of c-kit+ progenitor cells which is believed to be able to regenerate. The differentiation of these progenitor cells is reliant on different physiological cues. Unraveling the underlying signals to direct differentiation of progenitor cells will be beneficial in controlling progenitor cell fate. In this regard, the role of the mitochondria in mediating cardiac progenitor cell fate remains unclear. Specifically, the association between changes in mitochondrial morphology with the differentiation status of c-kit+ CPCs remains elusive. In this study, we investigated the relationship between mitochondrial morphology and the differentiation status of c-kit+ progenitor cells.
Methods:
and Results: c-kit+ CPCs were isolated from 2-month-old male wild-type FVB mice. To activate differentiation, CPCs were incubated in α-minimal essential medium containing 10 nM dexamethasone for up to 7 days. To inhibit Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fragmentation, either 10 μM or 50 μM mdivi-1 was administered once at Day 0 and again at Day 2 of differentiation. To inhibit calcineurin, either 1 μM or 5 μM ciclosporin-A (CsA) was administered once at Day 0 and again at Day 2 of differentiation. Dexamethasone-induced differentiation of c-kit+ progenitor cells is aligned with fragmentation of the mitochondria via a calcineurin-Drp1 pathway. Pharmacologically inhibiting mitochondrial fragmentation retains the undifferentiated state of the c-kit+ progenitor cells.
Conclusions
The findings from this study provide an alternative view of the role of mitochondrial fusion-fission in the differentiation of cardiac progenitor cells and the potential of pharmacologically manipulating the mitochondria to direct progenitor cell fate.