1.Specific anti-toxocara IgG and IgE responses in the patients with ocular toxocariasis
Deping CAO ; Nobuaki AKAO ; Nobuo OHTA
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2007;(7):696-698
To investigate the prevalence of specific anti-Toxocara IgG and IgE antibodies in ocular toxocariasis by means of ELISA and Western blotting, serum samples of 105 cases with uveitis of unidentified etiology were randomly selected from our stocked sera, which were referred to the Section of of Environmental Parasitology of Tokyo Medical and Dental University for detection of the anti-Toxocara antibody. By using ELISA, 82 of them (78.1%) were negative for both IgG and IgE antibodies, 12 (11.4%) were positive only for IgG, three (2.9%) were positive only for IgE, and eight (7.6%) were positive for IgG and IgE. Among the positive samples, as demonstrated by western bloting the IgG reacting bands were found to distribute in the whole range of molecular weights (97.2-14.3kDa)of excretory-secretory products of T. canis larvae. On the other hand,IgE antigenic molecules were concentrated on a relatively narrow range from 45kDa to 29kDa. In this study, we clearly demonstrated that some of the patients with uveitis showed specific anti-Toxocara IgE antibody but not IgG antibody in serum sample, suggesting that the demonstration of specific IgE antibody should be considered for the precise diagnosis of ocular toxocariasis. Further studies are needed to clarify the diagnosis significance of specific IgE antibody in ocular toxocariasis.
2.Efficency of Intravenous Azithromycin for Bacterial Infection s in 59 Cases
Min CAO ; Kaisheng YIN ; Xirong XIA ; Zuyi ZHANG ; Deping ZHANG
Herald of Medicine 2001;(4):224-225
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Azithromycin in the treatment of the bacterial infections. Method s: 94 patients with lower respiratory tract infection were randomly d ivided into 2 groups(47 for each gruop). The treated group were given Azithrom ycin 500mg in 5% glucose injection 500mL, iv drip, bid, for 5-7 days. Another 12 patients (including 4 patients with pelvic inflammatory disease and 8 patients with lower respiratory tract infection) were treated with Azithromycin as the op en group. Results: The treated group yielded a recovery ra te 61.7%, aeffective rate 91.5% and abacterial clearance rate 95.8%, which wer e higher than the controlled group [31.9%, 70.2%, and 76.6% (P<0.01)]0,res pectively. The total response rate and the cure rate in 59 patients treated with Azithromycin were 93.2% and 62.7%, respectively. The incidence of clinical adve rse drug reactions in the treated group was 12.8%, being lower than 34.0% in the controlled group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Azithromycin is an effective agent in the treatment of the acquired lower respiratory tract infection, urogenital and urogenital tract infection with slight adverse reaction .
3.Phylogeny of Qinghai Plateau Echinococcus g ranulosus isolates inferred by cytochrome oxidase Ⅰ gene sequences
Deping CAO ; Haining FAN ; Defang WU ; Hailong ZHAO ; Haiyan BAI
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2014;(10):1048-1051
Cystic echinococcosis is one of the most widespread and severe zoonotic helminthic diseases .To understand the phylogeny and genetic polymorphism Echinococcus granulosus (E .granulosus) prevailed in south region of Qinghai Prov-ince ,partial fragment of cytochrome oxidase Ⅰ (COX Ⅰ ) gene sequences were used to infer the phylogenetic relationship of 59 collected samples of E .granulosus in Qinghai Province .Total 72 sequences (13 sequences from GenBank) were aligned using CLUSTAL X ,and then ,Bayesian analyses were performed in Mrbayes-3 .1 .2 .The results revealed that Echinococcus spp .isolates did not form a monophyletic group .The most samples clustered with E . granulosus strain (G1) (AB297617) , but showed high genetic polymorphism .Another three samples clustered with E .multilocularis (AB018440) ,while they showed complex phylogenetic relationships among them ,further indicating that Echinococcus spp .isolates from Qinghai Prov-ince may has a more complex evolutionary history than expected .
4.THE EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION ON SERA OF 206 CASES WITH HYDATID DISEASE FOUND IN SURVEY SCENE BY DIFFERENT SEROLOGICAL METHODS
Hu WANG ; Deping CAO ; Shumei MA ; Li JIANG ; Junjie CHAI
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2000;(6):67-69
The sera of 206 cases with hydatid disease diagnosed by B-ultrasound and X-ray in survey scene had been examined by Dot-ELISA and IHA with Qinghai cystic hydatid antigen, ELISA With Xingjiang cystic hydatid antigen and Em18-EliB with alveolar hydatid antigen. The results showed that the sero-positive rates were 90. 37% and 91.98% in these cases with cystic hydatid disease by Dot EliSA and IHA with Qinghai cystic hydatid antigen respectively. The sero-positive rate was 75. 94% in same cases by ELISA with Xingjiang cystic hydatid antigen. The sero-positive rateswere 77.27% 81. 82% and 65. 91 % in those cases with the whole calcific cystic hydatid disease by above three methods respectively, and the sero-positive rates were lower in whole calcific cystic hydatid than that in other cystic hydatid disease. The sero-negative cases belonged to cystic hydatid disease which located in lungs of livers alone. The results by EM18-ELIB with alveolar hydatid antigen showed that the sero-positive rates were 73. 68% and 5. 88% in those cases with alveolar hydatid disease and with cystic hydatid disease diagnosed by B-ultrasound and X-ray respectively,and the sero-positive rate was 15.91 % in whole calcific cystic hydatid disease. The ratio of the number of positive seras to that of negative seras was 1 to 7 approximately. The value and mean of different serological methods in diagnosis and judge diagnosis for cystic and alveolar hydatid disease had been discussed.
5.The relationship between microvessel density and the expression of NET-1 protein in bladder carcinoma
Ping WANG ; Deping DONG ; Li CHEN ; Jianping ZHANG ; Aijun WEI ; Bin CAO
Chinese Journal of Urology 2006;0(S1):-
Objective To investigate the correlation between microvessel density (MVD) and expression of NET-1 protein in bladder carcinoma and its prognostic significance. Methods The expression NET-1 protein and MVD marked with CD_ 105 in 43 cases of bladder carcinoma and 10 normal bladder tissues were measured by means of immunohistochemistry SP.The association between them and the relation ship with WHO pathology classification,TNM stage and prognosis were studied. Results MVD were correlated with WHO pathology classification,TNM stage and prognosis (F_1=17.01,F_2=12.06,P
6.Study on the application of standardized patient in practice courses of diagnostics
Wenjun PENG ; Feng MEI ; Yan LI ; Deping CAO ; Huilian YANG ; Shue FENG ; Shuaixian TAO ; Zihao SONG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2019;18(2):167-171
Objective To explore the application of standardized patients (SP) in practice course of diagnostics.Methods The two classes of 135 students majoring in clinical medicine were selected as research.After the practical course in inquiry,the questionnaires were used to compare the teaching effect between the traditional teaching and SP teaching.Meanwhile,the students evaluated and gave feedback on SP work.Results The questionnaires on teaching effect showed that 127 (94.8%) students believed that the SP teaching method could stimulate interest in inquiry,125 students (93.3%) thought it could increase the understanding and memory of the inquiry content.127 students (94.8%) thought it could improve the application ability of the inquiry method,128 students (95.5%) thought it could improve inquiry techniques,129 students (96.3%) thought it could enhance expression ability,89 students (66.4%) thought it could enhance cooperation with their classmates,117 students (87.3%) thought it could enhance the confidence in communication,115 students (85.8%) thought it could improve their ability in independent thinking and self-study,126 students (94.0%) thought it could improve the learning effect,117 (87.3%) students thought it could develop their clinical thinking ability,116 students (86.6%) thought it could improve the satisfaction to teaching form,111 students (82.8%) thought it could develop the ability to answer patients' problems in a manner which is easy for patients to understand,and 126 (94.0%) students thought it could improve the ability to interact with patients.All issues were significantly better than the traditional teaching method Compared with the traditional teaching method,the students' choices on various items have statistically significant differences (P<0.05).Conclusion Applying SP teaching to the practice courses of diagnostics is helpful to improve the teaching effect and cultivate students' clinical thinking ability.Thus,it is a promising teaching method in medical undergraduate education and worthy of further discussion and popularization.
7.Effect analysis of medical students' inquiry SP teaching and traditional teaching based on phased examination of practicing physicians
Wenjun PENG ; Huilian YANG ; Hongru CHEN ; Qihui YANG ; Shuaixian TAO ; Deping CAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2023;22(9):1351-1355
Objective:To explore the effect of traditional teaching and standardized patient (SP) teaching in medical students' inquiry teaching through the phased examination results of practicing physicians.Methods:A total of 107 students from Class 1 and Class 2 of Batch 2013 majoring in clinical medicine of Qinghai University were selected as the control group, and 100 students from Class 1 and Class 2 of Batch 2014 were selected as the experimental group. In the inquiry teaching, the control group adopted the traditional teaching method, and the experimental group adopted the SP teaching method. The effect of the two groups of teaching methods was compared by collecting the scores of the medical history of the medical practitioners in the phased examination. SPSS 18.0 was used for t-test. Results:The scores of current medical history (81.43±8.19), case collection (8.19±0.70), inquiry content (47.63±4.55), examiner's total score (73.75±5.21), and total score (91.93±5.67) in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group [(71.65±8.29) (7.85±0.68) (43.68±4.76) (69.68±5.40) and (88.03±6.01)] and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). The scores of communication ability (8.94±0.62) question expression (4.54±0.44) and communication skills (4.52±0.47) in the comprehensive performance of the control group were higher than those in the experimental group [(8.77±0.60) (4.33±0.54) and (4.38±0.46), respectively], and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The overall teaching effect of the SP teaching is better than that of the traditional teaching, but it has its own advantages and disadvantages in specific knowledge points. It is worth further discussion to combine the two to complement the advantages and complement each other to assist medical education.
8.The diagnostic value of DWI combined with serum AFP, DCP, and GTP/ALT ratio in distinguishing benign and malignant liver tumors
Hui SHAN ; Deping CHEN ; Yongjun CAO ; Yanqing HE ; Chuan XIA
Journal of Chinese Physician 2024;26(3):402-407
Objective:To explore the differential diagnostic value of abdominal diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) combined with serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP), des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin (DCP), and the ratio of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase to alanine transaminase (GTP/ALT) in the diagnosis of benign and malignant liver tumors.Methods:Ninety liver tumor patients admitted to the Chenzhou First People′s Hospital from February 2020 to May 2022 were selected, including 48 malignant tumors and 42 benign tumors, and were divided into malignant group and benign group. The imaging findings of routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and DWI examination were analyzed for two groups of patients. We compared the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values, serum AFP, DCP levels, and GTP/ALT between two groups of patients. The diagnostic value of DWI, individual and combined detection of various serological indicators for malignant tumors was analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.Results:There were significant differences in MRI and DWI imaging manifestations between the malignant and benign groups of patients. The ADC values and ADC index of patients in the malignant group at different b values of 50, 400, and 800 s/mm 2 were lower than those in the benign group, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). The serum AFP, DCP, and GTP/ALT of patients in the malignant group were higher than those in the benign group, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). The ROC curve analysis results showed that the sensitivity and specificity of DWI combined with serum AFP, DCP, and GTP/ALT in diagnosing liver malignant tumors were higher than those of DWI alone and each serological indicator alone. Conclusions:The combination of DWI, serum AFP, DCP, and GTP/ALT has high sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing liver malignant tumors, and has certain clinical value in distinguishing between benign and malignant liver tumors.