1.Up-regulating effect of hepatitis C virus core protein on inducible nitric oxide synthase gene promoter
Feng-Jin GUO ; Jun CHENG ; Yan LIU ;
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 1997;0(04):-
Objective To investigate the transactivating effect of hepatitis C virus(HCV)core protein on inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS)gene promoter and the molecular biological mecha- nisms of HCV pathogenesis.Methods Polymerase chain reaction(PCR)technique was employed to amplify the sequence of iNOS promoter by using HepG2 genomic DNA as template,and the product was cloned into pGEM-T vector.The iNOSp gene was cut from T-iNOSp by KpnⅠand XhoⅠ,and then was cloned into pCAT3-Basic,the constructed vector was named as pCAT3-iNOSp,pCAT3-iN- OSp was transfected into the LO_2 cell line.LO_2 cell was also cotransfected with pcDNA3.1(-)-core and pCAT3-iNOSp by FuGENE 6 transfection reagents.The LO_2 cells transfected with pCAT3-Basic was used as negative control.The activity of CAT in LO_2 cells was detected by an ELISA kit after 48 hours,which reflected the transactivating function of HCV core protein to iNOS gene promoter.Re- sults The expressive vector pcDNA3.1(-)-core and report vector pCAT3-iNOSp had been construc- ted and confirmed by restriction enzyme digestion and sequencing.The expression of CAT in LO_2 cells transfected with pCAT3-iNOSp and peDNA3,1(-)-core was 11 times as higher as that of pCAT3-bas- ic,and 6 times as higher as that of pCAT3-iNOSp.Conclusion It is suggested that HCV core protein can transactivate iNOS gene promoter.
2.Effect of dexmedetomidine on liver function, cytokine levels, and oxidative stress in patients undergoing hepatolobectomy
Ning ZHANG ; Zhenzhong GUO ; Yan CHENG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2017;33(3):507-511
Objective To investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine on liver function,plasma cytokine levels,and oxidative stress due to ischemia/reperfusion injury in patients undergoing hepatolobectomy.Methods A total of 106 patients who underwent hepatolobectomy in General Hospital of Jizhong Energy Fengfeng Group Co.,Ltd.from January 2014 to January 2016 were enrolled and randomly divided into control group and observation group,with 53 patients in each group.The patients in the observation group were given 1 μg/kg/h dexmedetomidine within 10 minutes,followed by continuous intravenous infusion of 0.5 μg/kg/h dexmedetomidine,and those in the control group were given an equal volume of 0.9% sodium chloride.The two groups were compared in terms of liver function parameters,plasma cytokine levels,and oxidative stress due to ischemia/reperfusion injury after anesthesia (T1),before abdominal closure (T2),and at 1,4,and 8 hours after surgery (T3,T4,and T5,respectively).The chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups;the t-test was used for comparison of indices between groups,the sphericity test was used for comparison of indices at different time points,and an analysis of variance was performed for repeated measurement data with P < 0.05.Results The two groups had significantly higher alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels at T2,T3,T4,and T5 than at T1 (ALT:F =43.72 and 44.16,both P < 0.001;AST:F =53.87 and 65.44,both P < 0.001),and the observation group had significantly lower levels than the control group atT2,T3,T4,andT5 (ALT:t =20.54,22.01,36.68,and 38.15,all P<0.001;AST:t =32.27,41.08,52.82,and71.89,all P < 0.001).The two groups had significantly higher levels of tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) at T3,T4,and T5 than at T1 (TNFα:F =54.37 and 24.75,both P < 0.001;IL-8:F =47.24 and 27.39,both P < 0.001),and the observationgroup had significantly lower levels than the control group at T3,T4,and T5 (TNFα:t =59.39,86.32,and 83.16,all P < 0.001;IL-8:t =74.47,72.29,and 76.67,all P < 0.001).The two groups had a significantly higher level of malondialdehyde at T3,T4,and T5 than at T1 (F =37.65 and 17.44,both P <0.001),and the observation group had a significantly lower level than the control group at T3,T4,and T5 (t =17.35,19.11,and 24.12,all P < 0.001).The two groups had a significantly lower level of superoxide dismutase at T3,T4,and T5 than at T1 (F =36.54 and 33.65,both P <0.001),and the observation group had a significantly higher level than the control group at T3,T4,and T5 (t =68.64,66.35,and 59.48,all P <0.001).Conclusion Dexmedetomidine can effectively inhibit liver injury,reduce the levels of cytokines,and alleviate ischemia/reperfusion injury in patients undergoing hepatectomy.
3.Investigation on Indoor Air Quality in Residential Houses Decorated for Different Times
Bin YAN ; Zhanjing GUO ; Jinlong CHENG
Journal of Environment and Health 1993;0(01):-
Objective To understand the indoor air quality in some residential houses decorated for different times in Shijiazhuang, China. Methods To monitor formaldehyde, ammonia, benzene, toluene and dimethylbenzene levels in indoor air of 220 rooms decorated within 2 years. Results The exceed standard rates of formaldehyde, ammonia, benzene, toluene and dimethylbenzene in indoor air were 51.63%, 42.13%, 5.39%, 7.46% and 7.69% respectively. The exceed standard rate of indoor air was the highest, 66.13%, in rooms decorated for 3 months. Conclusion Indoor air pollution caused by decoration is serious in Shijiazhuang. A correct choice of decoration materials and ventilation is essential to avoid the human heath damage caused by indoor air pollution.
4.Study on the relationship between lower limb artherosclerosis and cardiac function in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus complicated with coronary heart disease
Ying ZHANG ; Yan GUO ; Changqing GUO ; Yunlin CHENG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2008;27(9):645-648
Objective To investigate the relationship between lower limb artherosclerosis and cardiac function in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus(DM)complicated with coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods 441 cases of elderly patients were divided into four groups: the group with CHD (n=117), the group with DM(n=42), the group with DM compllicated with CHD( DM±CHD, n=132),the group without DM and CHD(NC,n=150). Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure(DBP), pulse pressure (PP), braehial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), ankle-brachial index(ABl) and toe-brachial index(TBI) were measured by the auto-survey artherosclerosis apparatus.Left ventricular posterior wall (LVPW), left atrium (LA), fractional shortening (FS), ejection fraction(EF) and EF slope were measured by the two-dimensional echocardiography. Results The baPWV was significantly higher in DM+CHD group than in DM group and NC group[(20125±354)cm/s vs (1849±467)cm/s, (1863±347) cm/s. P<0.05]. The ABI was significantly lower in DM±CHD group compared with NC, CHD and DM groups (0.91±0.23 vs 1.15±0.11,1.07±0.16 and 1.06±0.14. all P<0.05). There were significant differences in TBI among four groups(all P<0.05) :NC group(0.905±0.15)>CHD group(0.805±0.16)>DM group(0.71±0.17)>DM+CHD group(0.625±0.17). The LA and the LVPW were significantly higher in DM+CHD group than in NC group(P<0.05). The FS and EF slopes were significantly lower in the DM+CHD group than in DM group (P<0.05) and NC group(P<0.05). The EF in DM+CHD group was significantly lower than that in other three groups (P<0.05). BaPWV showed a strong negative association with FS,EF and EF slope(r:-0.112,-0.151,-0.275. all P<0.05). ABI showed a strong positive association with FS,EF and EF slope(r:0.150,0.186,0.260. all P<0.01) ,TBI was found to have strong negative association with LA and LVPW ( r:-0.158,-0.171;all P<0.01) and have strong positive association with FS,EF and EF slope(r:0.163,0.197,0.243.all P<0.01). Conclusions The lower limb artherosclerosis is serious and cardiac function is significantly decreased in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus complicated with coronary heart disease. PWV,ABI and TBI are closely related with cardiac function and can reflect the state of cardiac function in some extent.
6.Coping Styles and Academic Achievement of High School Students
Shan-Yan YIN ; Cheng GUO ; Dajun ZHANG ; Al ET ;
Chinese Mental Health Journal 1991;0(05):-
Objective:To study the characteristics of high school students' coping styles when they faced frustrations and troubles,and the relationship between coping style and academic achievement.Methods:649 high school students completed questionnaire about middle school students' coping styles.Results:Girls were more inclined to use venting(2.7?0.7/2.4?0.7,F=23.32,P
7.The Biologic Characteristics of a Strain of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans and Its Utilization of Several Kinds of Benzoic Compounds
Yan-Hong CHEN ; Ping CHENG ; Peng YANG ; Guo-Hui YU ;
Microbiology 2008;0(07):-
A strain of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans Ha8 was studied on its morphological, biological characteristics and its utilization of several kinds of benzoic compounds, the results showed this strain was Gram-positive, the long rod-shaped cells were changed into short rod-shape gradually. pH value from pH 6.0 to pH 9.0 and the temperature from 20 ℃ to 40 ℃ were good for its growth. It could not only hydrolyze protein and starch, use cellulose and pectin, decomposite chitin, liquify gelatin and fix nitrogen, but also use phenol, xylene, benzoic, cinnamic acids and diphenlamine as the sole carbon resource for its growth. It could tolerate 0 mmol/L~30 mmol/L, 0 mmol/L~8 mmol/L, 0 mmol/L~30 mmol/L, 0 mmol/L~15 mmol/L and 0 mmol/L ~ 40 mmol/L of benzoic acids, phenol, xylene, cinnamic acids and diphenlamine seperately, but could not use 2,4-dinitrophenol, o-Nitrophenol, 2-Methoxyphenol, aminobenzenesulfonic acid, catechol and o-Phenanthroline as its sole carbon resource.
8.Meta-analysis of Capecitabine-platinum and S-1-platinum in the Treatment of Advanced Gastric Cancer
Xipeng SUN ; Yan CHEN ; Li YANG ; Yaohua LU ; Cheng GUO
China Pharmacist 2014;(10):1707-1713
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of capecitabine or S-1 combined with oxaliplatin or cisplatin in the treat-ment of advanced gastric cancer. Methods:Six databases including Cochrane Library, Pubmed, Embase, CNKI, VIP and WanFang were retrieved. Randomized controlled trials ( RCT) in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer were involved for the quality assess-ment and Meta-analysis. Results:A total of 14 RCT involving 1 051 patients were included. There were no significant differences in the total effective rate, complete remission rate and partial remission rate between the two groups(P>0. 05). In the safety evaluation, the incidence of hand-foot syndrome was higher in capecitabine-based regimens than that in S-1-based regimens[RR=2. 59,95%CI (1. 61,4. 17),P<0. 000 1], while the incidence of stomatitis was lower in capecitabine-based regimens[RR=0. 64,95%CI(0. 50, 0. 82),P=0. 000 4]. The other adverse reactions such as nausea and vomiting, diarrhea,neuropathy,dysfunction of liver and kidney, anemia, leukopenia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia exhibited no significant differences between the two groups(P>0. 05). Con-clusion:Capecitabine combined with oxaliplatin or cisplatin has similar efficacy with S-1 combined with oxaliplatin or cisplatin in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer, and the incidence of hand-foot syndrome is higher in capecitabine-based regimens and the inci-dence of stomatitis is higher in S-1-based regimens.
9.Survey and Analysis of the Psychotic Adverse Reactions in SARS Patients Treated with Glucocorticoid
Suying YAN ; Hongqin CHENG ; Lianzhen CHEN ; Hui WANG ; Hong GUO
China Pharmacy 1991;0(04):-
80mg, P7 days, P 0.05) .The immunopotentiators could increase the morbidity of psychotic reactions .CONCLUSION: Overdose and long - course of glucocorticoid therapy may increase the morbidity of the psychotic adverse effects.
10.Albumin vs.Crystalloids in Fluid Resuscitation for Adults with Severe Spesis and Septic Shock:a Meta-analysis
Xipeng SUN ; Yaohua LU ; Xingxia LI ; Yan CHEN ; Cheng GUO
Herald of Medicine 2017;36(7):804-808
Objective To systematically evaluate the effects of albumin compared with crystalloids on fluid resuscitation for adults with severe sepsis and septic shock.Methods The six databases as follows:Cochrane Library,Pubmed,Embase,CNKI,VIP and Wanfang,were retrieved by computer,from their inception to November,2015.Randomized controlled trials(RCT) in the treatment of adult patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were included for quality assessment and Meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan5.3 software.Results A total of 4 RCTs involving 3 862 participants were included.No differences were found between albumin and crystalloids resuscitation with respect to 28-day mortality[RR=0.95,95%CI(0.86,1.05),P=0.33],90-day mortality[RR=0.95,95%CI(0.86,1.05),P=0.33],duration of stay in ICU,duration of hospital stay,duration of mechanical ventilation and renal replacement therapy.Conclusion In that meta-analysis,the effects of fluid resuscitation with albumin or crystalloids were not significantly different in adults with severe sepsis and septic shock.