1.Therapeutic effect of intravenous injection of levosimendan on patients with severe decompensated heart failure
Minjun GUO ; Rong LIU ; Zijing LIANG
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2016;25(6):609-612
Objective:To explore the effectiveness and safety of levosimendan treating severe decompensated heart failure (SDHF) .Methods :A total of 80 patients with SDHF caused by various caused were selected ,randomly and equally divided into levosimendan group and dobutamine group .Both groups received intravenous drip of corre‐sponding drug based on routine treatment ,and the course was 24h .After two weeks ,therapeutic effects were com‐pared between two groups .Results:After two weeks ,total effective rate of levosimendan group was significantly higher than that of dobutamine group (95.0% vs .72.5% , P= 0.005) .Compared with dobutamine group ,after two weeks , there were significant reductions in dyspnea status score [ (2.57 ± 0.80 ) scores vs . (1.89 ± 0.70 ) scores] ,general status score [(3.23 ± 0.65) scores vs .(2.95 ± 1.29) scores] ,respiratory frequency [(24.32 ± 0.98) times/min vs .(20.6 ± 1.58) times/min] and level of brain natriuretic peptide [(1584 ± 325.63) mg/ml vs .(1011.92 ± 302.31) mg/ml] ,and significant rise in left ventricular ejection fraction [(40.16 ± 4.85)% vs .(46.53 ± 3.37)% ] in levosimendan group , P<0.05 or <0.01. Conclusion:In short-term therapeutic effect on severe decompensated heart failure ,levosimendan is superior to dobutamine ,it possesses good safety and tolerance ,which can be used as an effective drug for severe decompensated heart failure .
2.Infectious arthritis caused by human parvovirus B19:case report and literature review
Yanying LIU ; Rong MU ; Zhan-Guo LI ;
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2003;0(08):-
Objective To understand the clinical profiles of arthritis after human parvovirus B19(B19) infection.Methods Four cases were described and the clinical and laboratory characteristics were analyzed. Results The median onset age of the 4 patients(2 females and 2 males)was 34 years old.Typical clinical manifestations included joint symptoms,flu-like malaise and erythematous rash.Anti-Bl9 IgM antibodies were all positive in 4 patients.B19 DNA was detected in blood samples of 3.Other types of arthritis were excluded. No relapses were noticed after followed-up of 1~3 years.Conclusion The Anti-B19 lgM and B19 DNA should be detected in patients suffer from arthritis with unknown origin.
3.Epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of anthrax in Gongliu County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
GUO Rong ; GAO Zhenguo ; LIU Yan ; WANG Rong ; ZHANG Ling ; Mahemuti ; LIU Wanli Wanli ; LIU Lunguang
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(5):418-420,424
Abstract
A suspected case of cutaneous anthrax was reported by Gongliu County Disease Control and Prevention Center, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on August 19, 2021. Then, an epidemiological survey was performed by a joint investigation team consisting of professionals from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, intermediate-level trainees from the Field Epidemiology Training Program of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and professionals from Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 11 cutaneous anthrax cases were identified, including 8 suspected cases and 3 clinically diagnosed cases, and all cases were villagers in Y Village, X Township, Gongliu County, without severe case or deaths found. The onset of the first case occurred on July 27, and the onset of the last case occurred on August 16. The main clinical manifestations included ulcerative eschar on hands and exposed skin of the upper extremity. A Bacillus anthracis isolate was detected in meat samples from infected cattle. Epidemiological surveys showed that villagers did not report infected cattle to related sectors and privately slaughtered and ate meat from infected cattle without any effective protective measures, resulting in this outbreak. It is recommended to strengthen health education for people raising, selling and slaughtering livestock, and publicize zoonotic disease control knowledge, including anthrax, and establish an effective surveillance and response system for anthrax for immediate identification and treatment of epidemics.
4.Influence of RNA interference on expression of Aurora-A in human ovarian cancer cells and on cell proliferation
Su-Rong WANG ; Guo-Hong LIU ; Bo WANG ;
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 1995;0(02):-
Objective:To investigate the inhibitory effect of RNA interference (RNAi) on the expression of Aurora-A in SKOV3 cells and on proliferation of SKOV3 cells.Methods:Two pairs of oligo small interference RNA (Oligo siRNA) specific for Aurora-A were designed for RNAi and were transferred into SKOV3 cells.The expression of Aurora-A were de- tected by RT-PCR and Western blot.Furthermore,the cell proliferation and apoptosis were observed by MTT and FCM af- ter transfection.Results:After transfection with Oligo siRNA,mRNA and protein level of Aurora-A gene in SKOV3 cells were obviously reduced,while the inhibitory rate of proliferation and apoptosis rate in SKOV3 cells were increased signifi- cantly.Conclusion:The Oligo siRNA specific for Aurora-A can reduce the expression of Aurora-A gene and induce apop- tosis of SKOV3 cells.
5.Expression of survivin and its correlation with cell proliferation and axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer
Rong XIN ; Deyu GUO ; Dongmei YU ; Limei LIU ;
Journal of Third Military Medical University 2003;0(08):-
Objective To investigate the expression of survivin and its correlation with tumor cell proliferation and axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer. Methods Expressions of survivin and proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA) in 74 cases of breast cancer(34 cases with axillary lymph node metastasis) were measured by immunohistochemistry. Results (1) There was expression of survivin in 64.9% of breast cancer. (2) Labeling idex(LI) of PCNA in breast cancer cells with positive expression of survivin was significantly higher than that with negative survivin. (3) The positive percent of survivin expression in breast cancer with axillary lymph node metastasis was higher than that without axillary lymph node metastasis. Conclusion The expression of survivin in breast cancer is related to PCNA and axillary lymph node metastasis.
6.Treatment of chronic periodontitis with traditional Chinese medicine
Lijun GUO ; Jingjing GU ; Xiaofeng LIU ; Jin YU ; Rong SHU
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2000;0(06):-
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7.The Reciprocal Modulation Between Epigenetic and microRNA and The Application for Treatment of Malignant Tumors
Yanmin XU ; Yanhe GUO ; Li LIU ; Rong CAI ; Cheng QIAN
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2006;0(12):-
The recent investigations have demonstrated that epigenetic such as DNA methylation and histone modification was closely associated with cell growth and malignant tumors, and epigenetic modification was responsible for an important cause of oncogenesis. However, for the recent years some observations have been also shown that the development of tumorigenesis was attributed to transformation expression in microRNA. The latest investigations have revealed that epigenetic was involved in modulation of microRNA expression, on the contrary some kinds of microRNAs could also control epigenetic, moreover, the reciprocal modulation between microRNA and epigenetic could regulate gene expression and induce tumorigenesis. At the same time the data likewise displayed that epigenetic adjusted microRNA expression principally in a way of DNA methylation or histone modification, nevertheless microRNA regulated epigenetic by way of methyltransferases expression, DNA methylation maintenance and histone modification. With regard to the reciprocal modulation between microRNA and epigenetic, a comprehensive and systemic review of reciprocal relationship in modulation of cell growth and oncogenesis was gived.
8.Improvement Practice of the Information System of Out-patient Pharmacy Intravenous Admixture Center in Our Hospital
Yuan LIU ; Quanjun YANG ; Jianping ZHANG ; Cheng GUO ; Rong XU
China Pharmacy 2015;(28):3906-3908,3909
OBJECTIVE:To improve the information system of Out-patient pharmacy intravenous admixture center (OUIVA) to improve the pharmaceutical service rendered to the transfusion patient and ensure the safety of drug use. METHODS:The defi-ciency in OUIVA information system of our hospital were analyzed,in which improvement was made with respect to ungrouped doctor’s orders,inconsistency between the total doses charged and the prescribed doses and the error of transfusion days that occurred fre-quently. The conformity rate of out-patient fluid transfusion prescriptions and the time of patients’waiting for transfusion before and after the improvement were compared and evaluated. RESULTS:Improvement was made to OUIVA information system through the optimization of transfusion process,the application of condition limit,the adding of logical operation and verification and the other measures. After improvement,the unconformity rate of out-patient prescriptions in our hospital descended from 11.24% in 2013 to 3.69% in 2014,with an obvious increase in the accuracy rate of dispensing for fluid transfusion;and the time of patients’waiting for transfusion was shortened from 30-40 min to 15-20 min,with an increase in the degree of satisfaction of transfusion patients. CONCLUSIONS:The OUIVA information system can reduce the errors of drug dispensing for fluid transfusion and improve pharmaceutical services.
9.Dietary assessment on dietary exposure of aluminium residents in Shaanxi Province
Xiaoling NIE ; Rong GUO ; Yu LIU ; Tianlai LI ; Minjuan WANG
Chinese Journal of Food Hygiene 2017;29(4):499-504
Objective To investigate the contamination and dietary intake of the aluminium in commercial foods in Shaanxi Province,and evaluate its potential health risks in Shaanxi population.Methods Six hundred and sixty-six samples from 8 kinds of foods in Shaanxi Province were collected from 2013 to 2015.The aluminium contents were detected according to National Food Contamination and Harmful Factors in Risk Monitoring Manual,and dietary intake of aluminium in Shaanxi population was evaluated by point assessment model with of nutritional survey date.Results The average dietary intake of aluminium was 0.154 9 mg/kg BW per day,and the dietary intake of woman aged 18 to 59 years old was the highest,with an average of 0.178 5 mg/kg BW per day.When aluminum intake of the 97.5 percentile,the dietary intake of aluminium in children aged 2 to 7 years old was the highest.The margins of safety (MOS) of all age groups were smaller than 1,while the MOS of high exposure (P97.5) group was above 1.Fried and baked food were the main sources of aluminium exposure in two age groups (2-7 years and 8-12 years old group),while fried food,cold noodle and starch products were the main sources of aluminium exposure for others.Conclusion Dietary intake (tP97.5) of aluminium exceeded the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI).The dietary intake of aluminium in women and children was high.Fried food was the main sources of aluminium exposure in all age groups.
10.Development of workplace-related Liver Meridian-depression scale
Guo-Bin DAI ; Xia LIU ; Xiao-Rong CHANG ; Jue HONG
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2018;16(1):21-27
Objective: By taking the holism and differentiation concepts of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as the guidance, physical, mental and workplace factors were recruited in the observation of depression in employees, and were systematically classified to establish a workplace-related Liver Meridian-depression scale, for providing an evaluation index for depression in employees. Methods: NVIVO 11 software was adopted to assort ancient TCM classics. Based on the holism and differentiation concepts of TCM and well-developed scales, the item pool was determined via brain storm and screened by Delphi method after classified; a Wechat questionnaire was handed out 240 times via the online system 'Wen Juan Xing', and the results were statistically analyzed by the SPSS 17.0 version software. Results: Five dimensions consisting of 80 items were obtained after classification, and 60 items were selected by Delphi method; a total of 216 questionnaires were returned and the return rate was 90%. Of which, 215 questionnaires were valid ones, and the valid rate was 99%. By exploratory factor analysis (EFA), 44 items were obtained, and the aggregate split-half reliability coefficient was 0.922. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the five dimensions, i.e. Liver Meridian, relevant meridians, basic psychological activities, work cognition and emotional reactions, was respectively 0.841, 0.842, 0.914, 0.836 and 0.839, indicating a content internal consistency. The score of each item was highly correlated with the corresponding dimension, and the intercommunity was between 0.474 and 0.801. Nine factors were generated, 2 in the dimension of Liver Meridian, 3 in the dimension of relevant meridians, 2 in the dimension of basic psychological activities, 1 in the dimension of work cognition, and 1 in the dimension of emotional reactions, and the load of each factor was between 0.438 and 0.859. The reliability and validity of the scale were well examined. Conclusion: The scale can be applied to evaluate the qi activities of Liver Meridian and depression symptoms related to workplace.