1.Distribution of A.baumannii infections and drug resistance in Ningbo
Gang WANG ; En ZHANG ; Fuyu XIE ; Xia LI
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2015;22(9):1384-1386
Objective To investigate the distribution and antibiotic resistance of A.baumannii during the last five years in our hospital,the basis for the reasonable clinical use of antibiotic was provided to doctor.Methods The strains of A.baumannii isolated from clinical specimens during 2009-2013 were analyzed by VITEK-32 system,the antibiotic resistance was analyzed by WHONET5.4 software.Results A.baumannii strains were mainly isolated from sputum,accounting for 77.3%;the majority of the strains were isolated from ICU,accounting for 42.3%;the resistance rates of A.baumannii to antibiotics appeared increasing,and over 70% except cefoperazone-sulbactam and imipenem.Conclusion A.baumannii is the major pathogen,and detection rate of A.baumannii is very high,antibiotic resistance status of A.baumannii is very serious.The management of antibiotic application should be strengthened,and the occurrence and prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria should be strictly controlled to prevent outbreak and epidemic of nosocomial infection.
2.Design, synthesis and anti-platelet aggregation activities of ligustrazine-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives.
Di XIE ; En-li ZHANG ; Jia-ming LI ; Jie WANG ; Guang-wei HE
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(3):326-331
Abstract: Fifteen novel ligustrazine-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives were designed and synthesized according to the association principle of pharmaceutical chemistry. The structures were identified by IR, NMR and ESI-MS. The inhibitory activities of platelet aggregation induced by ADP and AA have been measured by Bron method. Preliminary pharmacological results showed that compounds 7g, 7h and 7n had potent inhibitory activity against platelet aggregation induced by AA, and the compound 7o showed significant inhibitory activity against platelet aggregation induced by ADP.
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3.Changes of encephalic haemodynamics and its causation in patients with acute ischemic cerebrovascular disease after Puerarin treatment
Jianqun XIONG ; Jianrui YIN ; Shaodong QIU ; Yinghua LI ; En XU ; Haifeng XIE ; Jinhuan CHEN
Journal of Chinese Physician 2001;0(01):-
0.05),and there was significant difference in ICA,VP,RI,AT,and the levels of TXB_2 and 6-K-PGF_(1?) of the blood plasma(P
4.Phylogenetic analysis of enterovirus 71 isolated from patients with hand, foot and mouth disease in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, 2000-2001.
Si-en LIN ; Qing ZHANG ; Hua-ping XIE ; Jian-ping XIE ; Jia-xin HE ; Qiao-li DONG ; Zhao-yin FANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2004;18(3):227-229
OBJECTIVETo identify enterovirus 71 (EV71) strains isolated from patients with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Guangdong and Fujian provinces from 2000 to 2001 by using phylogenetic analysis.
METHODSAll 25 samples were first tested for enteric viruses by RT-PCR using enterovirus specific primers EV-1 and EV-2, and then were identified for EV71 by RT-PCR using EV71 specific primers 159S and 162A. The amplicons of 485bp segment (part of the VP1 gene) were cloned into pGEM-T and sequenced. A phylogenetic tree was constructed by comparison of the sequences with other 12 EV71 strains isolated from China, Japan, Hungary, and the United States including the prototype BrCr.
RESULTSThe positive rate of EV71 was about 20%. The sequence analysis showed that the new isolate (GZH2000) shared 94%-96% nucleotide identity with three strains isolated in 1998 and 2000, and 91% with a strain isolated in 1987 from Chinese mainland, but shared only 82%-84% homology with EV71 isolates studied abroad.
CONCLUSIONSEV71 is one of the important pathogens of HFMD in south China. The strains isolated from mainland were closely related with most isolates from Taiwan, but different from most EV71 strains reported abroad. The symptoms of EV71 infection in mainland were not as intensive as those described in Taiwan's outbreak.
Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; China ; Enterovirus ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease ; virology ; Humans ; Infant ; Phylogeny ; Sequence Analysis ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
5.Biomechanical research on prevention of anterior cruciate ligaments based on scientometrics
En-li XIE ; Jian-guo ZHAN ; Yun CHANG
Journal of Medical Biomechanics 2016;31(2):E171-E176
Objective To analyze the present status, subject and characteristics of biomechanical studies on injury prevention of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which has a practical guiding significance in promoting prevention and control of ACL injuries. Methods Biomechanical studies on ACL injury prevention were conducted by scientometrics based on the Web of Science, CNKI database for statistic analysis. Results Cumulative numbers of issued papers on biomechanical studies of ACL injury prevention well complied with the exponential growth rule year by year in general, which mainly focused on sports science, orthopedic science, surgery, rehabilitation and other disciplines. From the countries participating in the studies, the United States of America was unique, followed by Canada, UK and Japan. Timothy E. Hewett contributed the largest number of issued papers among all the authors participated in the studies. Topics of biomechanical studies on ACL injuries could be identified into four groups: risk factors and incidence, ACL injury of the female, neuromuscular training and control, ACL injury assessment. Conclusions Researchers should broaden their research fields, take advantage of the national and local governments to lead the role in the rehabilitation medical treatment, and pay more efforts in biomechanical studies of ACL injury prevention.
6.Effect of Dioscorea Modified Pill Combined with Western Medicine and Discontiguous Naikan Cognitive Therapy on Female Patients with Paranoid Schizophrenia
Xu-En LIU ; Jiao SHEN ; Yan-Li XIE ; Xiao-Chuan ZHAO
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;(6):589-592
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of dioscorea modified pill combined with western medicine and discontiguous naikan cognitive therapy on female patients with paranoid schizophrenia and to investigate optimal therapy for treatment. METHODS 120 female patients with paranoid schizophrenia in the recovery status were randomly divided into the study group and the control group with 60 cases in each group.Patients in the control group received the Western medicine therapy and dis-contiguous naikan cognitive therapy.Patients in the study group were additionally given dioscorea modified pill compared with the control group.The therapeutic effect,cognitive function and quality of life in two groups were evaluated after 16-week treatment.RESULTS ① After treatment,positive symptoms scale score,negative symptoms scale score,general psychopa-thology scale score and the PANSS total score of both the groups were declined,and the differences were statistically significant (P <0.05~0.01);the decline in the study group was more obvious than that of the control group(P <0.05~0.01).② Af-ter treatment,the scores of every dimensions in BACS were improved in patients of both the groups (P <0.05~0.01).The language fluency score,score of symbol coding sequence of numbers,tokens and sports in the study group were higher than those of the control group(P <0.05).③After treatment,SQLS,Scale total score and each factor score in SQLS Scale in the two groups were improved(P <0.05~0.01);and the total score of SQLS in the study group was lower than the control group (P <0.05).CONCLUSION Dioscorea modified pill therapy may enhance the effect for the treatment and improve cognitive function and quality of life of patients with paranoid schizophrenia.
7.Airway inflammation induced by Poly(I:C) stimulation in the late stage of respiratory syncytial virus infection in mice and its mechanism.
Ke-Ting ZHAO ; Xiao-Ru LONG ; Wei LI ; Jun XIE ; Luo REN ; Yu DENG ; Xiao-Hong XIE ; Na ZANG ; Li-Jia WANG ; En-Mei LIU
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2016;18(5):455-459
OBJECTIVETo investigate the pathogenic mechanisms of airway inflammation and recurrent wheezing induced by recurrent respiratory virus infection after respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection.
METHODSSixty-four female BALB/c mice (aged 6-8 weeks) were randomly divided into four groups: control, RSV, Poly(I:C), and RSV+Poly(I:C) (n=16 each). The bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected on the 3rd day after Poly(I:C) administration, and the total cell number and differential counts in BALF were determined. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was used to observe pulmonary pathological changes. The airway responsiveness was detected. ELISA was used to measure the levels of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-13 (IL-13), matrix metallopeptidase-9 (MMP-9), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in BALF.
RESULTSCompared with the other three groups, the RSV+Poly(I:C) group had significant increases in the total number of inflammatory infiltrating cells in the airway, airway responsiveness, and MMP-9 level in BALF (P<0.05). The RSV+Poly(I:C) group showed more severe pulmonary tissue injuries compared with the control and RSV groups (P<0.01). Compared with the RSV group, the RSV+Poly(I:C) group showed significant reductions in the levels of IL-4 and TIMP-1 in BALF (P<0.01).
CONCLUSIONSViral re-infection in the late stage of RSV infection may cause an imbalance of MMP-9/TIMP-1 expression and thus contribute to aggravated airway inflammation.
Animals ; Asthma ; etiology ; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ; chemistry ; Female ; Lung ; pathology ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ; analysis ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Poly I-C ; pharmacology ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections ; complications ; Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 ; analysis
8.Ischemic postconditioning reduces testis ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits.
Yu ZHANG ; En-sheng XUE ; Li-wu LIN ; Shun CHEN ; Rong-xi LIANG ; Li-yun YU ; Li-jun XIE
National Journal of Andrology 2011;17(2):115-120
OBJECTIVETo investigate the protective effect of ischemic postconditioning (IP) against different degrees of testicular ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury in rabbits.
METHODSForty-two white male rabbits were equally randomized into 7 groups: a control, 3 IR (R1, R2 and R3), and 3 IP (P1, P2 and P3) groups. Testicular models of different degrees of ischemia were established in the IR and IP groups. Before reperfusion, ultrasonography showed homogeneous echoes with slightly decreased blood flow in R1 and P1, heterogeneous echoes with obviously decreased blood flow in R2 and P2, lamellar or fragmental low echo areas absent of blood flow signals in R3 and P3. Then the IR groups were directly subjected to perfusion, and the IP groups to 3 episodes of 30-second reperfusion followed by 30-second ischemia. All the groups underwent contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) before reperfusion and, after 3 days, examined for the contents of malonaldehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and histology, and observed for the pathological changes of the testicular tissue.
RESULTSBefore reperfusion, no significant differences were found in the CEUS parameters beta, time-to- peak (TTP), peak-base intensity (PBD) and half of declining time (DT/2) between R1 and P1, R2 and P2, and R3 and P3 (P>0.05). There were remarkable differences in MDA and SOD between R1 and P1, and R2 and P2 (P<0.05), but not between R3 and P3 (P >0.05). Johnson's score, apoptosis index and ultrastructure showed marked differences between R1 and P1 (P<0.05) but not between R2 and P2, and R3 and P3 (P >0.05).
CONCLUSIONIP can attenuate IR-induced testis injury, but the effect varies with the degree of ischemia, and its pathological manifestation differs from the biochemical one.
Animals ; Ischemic Postconditioning ; Male ; Malondialdehyde ; analysis ; Rabbits ; Reperfusion Injury ; Superoxide Dismutase ; analysis ; Testis ; pathology
9.Impact of unilateral acute testicular ischemia on the contralateral testis of rabbits in anesthetic and conscious states.
Li-jun XIE ; En-sheng XUE ; Li-wu LIN ; Rong-xi LIANG ; Shun CHEN ; Yi-mi HE ; Xiao-dong LIN ; Li-yun YU
National Journal of Andrology 2011;17(10):873-879
OBJECTIVETo compare the impact of unilateral acute testicular ischemia on the hemodynamics and histology of the contralateral testis of the rabbits under consistent anesthesia with that of the rabbits in the conscious state.
METHODSForty-two healthy male white rabbits were randomly divided into an anesthetic group (Group A) to receive injection of sodium pentobarbital (PS) and a non-anesthetic group (Group B), each including a control group of 5 animals (A0 and B0), an incomplete testicular ischemia group of 8 (A1 and B1), and a complete testicular ischemia group of 8 (A2 and B2). Testicular ischemia models were constructed by color Doppler ultrasonography. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) was used to observe the perfusion of the contralateral testes before and after ligating and loosening the unilateral spermatic cord in each experimental group. The control animals also underwent CEUS and measurement of the heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) at the corresponding time. Histological structure changes in the contralateral testes of the rabbits were observed in both anesthetic and conscious states.
RESULTSPS anesthesia markedly suppressed the HR and BP of the rabbits. The parameters in Groups of A0, A1 and A2 showed no statistically significant changes after unilateral ligation of the spermatic cord, while Groups B1 and B2 displayed significantly decreased peak-base difference (PBD) and prolonged arrival time (AT) and half time of descending peak intensity (HT). Groups A1, B1 and B2 showed significantly increased PBD and prolonged HT shortly after loosening the spermatic cord. Focal pathological and ultrastructural changes were observed in the contralateral testes of the ischemic rabbits, but no significant difference was found in Johnson's score in comparison with the controls. The apoptotic cells were remarkably increased in Groups A1, B1 and B2.
CONCLUSIONAcute testicular ischemia may induce injury to the contralateral testis to some degree, and a reflexive sympathetic response may cause hemodynamic changes in the non-anesthetic state. And the neural and vascular inhibitory effects of anesthesia could make insignificant changes of blood perfusion in the contralateral testis.
Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Ischemia ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Male ; Rabbits ; Reperfusion Injury ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Testicular Diseases ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Testis ; blood supply ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Ultrasonography
10.Diagnostic efficacy of serum 14-3-3β protein combined with fractional exhaled nitric oxide and conventional ventilatory lung function parameters for bronchial asthma in children
Shu-Fang LI ; Guang-En GUO ; Yue-Qin YANG ; Xiao-Man XIONG ; Shi-Wei ZHENG ; Xue-Li XIE ; Yan-Li ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2024;26(7):723-729
Objective To explore the diagnostic efficacy of serum 14-3-3β protein combined with fractional exhaled nitric oxide(FeNO)and conventional ventilatory lung function parameters in diagnosing bronchial asthma(referred to as"asthma")in children.Methods A prospective study included 136 children initially diagnosed with asthma during an acute episode as the asthma group,and 85 healthy children undergoing routine health checks as the control group.The study compared the differences in serum 14-3-3β protein concentrations between the two groups,analyzed the correlation of serum 14-3-3β protein with clinical indices,and evaluated the diagnostic efficacy of combining 14-3-3β protein,FeNO,and conventional ventilatory lung function parameters for asthma in children.Results The concentration of serum 14-3-3β protein was higher in the asthma group than in the control group(P<0.001).Serum 14-3-3β protein showed a positive correlation with the percentage of neutrophils and total serum immunoglobulin E,and a negative correlation with conventional ventilatory lung function parameters(P<0.05).Cross-validation of combined indices showed that the combination of 14-3-3β protein,FeNO,and the percentage of predicted value of forced expiratory flow at 75%of lung volume had an area under the curve of 0.948 for predicting asthma,with a sensitivity and specificity of 88.9%and 93.7%,respectively,demonstrating good diagnostic efficacy(P<0.001).The model had the best extrapolation.Conclusions The combination of serum 14-3-3β protein,FeNO,and the percentage of predicted value of forced expiratory flow at 75%of lung volume can significantly improve the diagnostic efficacy for asthma in children.