1.Analysis on Influenza Antibodies Detection Rate and Infected Recently among Infants
Fengjiao HU ; Hongxia NI ; Suli JIAO
Chinese Journal of Vaccines and Immunization 2008;0(06):-
0.05).Conclusion The group of 13 months age of infants were rarely infected influenza virus in the first time exposure at the age of ≤4 months due to maternal antibodies protection.Whenas,the group of 8 months age who were exposed at the age of ≥5 months,were more easier infected the influenza virus than the group of 13 months age in the first time exposure at the age of ≤4 months.
2.Vibrio vulnificus: cultivation, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility
Zhigang WANG ; Pingyang SHAO ; Xiaoyan WU ; Kanxiang NI ; Hongxia LU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;2(5):293-296
Objective To investigate the cultivation, biochemical features and drug susceptibilities of Vibrio vulnificus. Methods Three strains of Vibrio vulnificus were isolated from fatal patients in the Second Hospital of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. Cultivation, identification and antibacterial susceptibility test were performed. Results Vibrio vulnificus grew on blood agar as dull-gray, opaque colonies with β-hemolysis. The organism presented positive in lactose, cellobiose fermentation and O/129 (10 μg) tests, but lack of inositol and rhamnus. The antibacterial susceptibility tests showed that Vibrio vulnificus strains were sensitive to ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, imipenem, cefepime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, compound sulfamethoxazole and nitrofurantoin, however, resistant to gentamicin, tobramycin, aztreonam and cefazolin. Conclusions Vibrio vulnificus can be isolated from blood, bubbles fluid, and stool. Rapid identification, early diagnosis, and prompt empirical antibacterial therapy are important for reducing the mortality.
3. Preventive effects of total coumarin and essential oil of Angelicae Dahuricae Radix on migraine rats and their mechanisms
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2018;44(3):487-492
Objective: To observe the preventive effects of combined application of total coumarin and essential oil of Angelicae Dahuricae Radix on the migraine rats induced by nitroglycerin, and to explore their mechanisms. Methods: A total of 56 Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control group (saline 0. 1 mL · 10 g 1), migraine model group (saline 0. 1 mL · 10 g 1), total coumarin of Angelicae Dahuricae Radix group (100 mg · kg-1), essential oil of Angelicae Dahuricae Radix group (100 mg · kg-1), and low dose (25 mg · kg-1), middle dose (50 mg · kg-1) and high dose (100 mg · kg-1) of total coumarin and essential oil composition of Angelicae Dahuricae Radix groups (composition groups) (n=8). After continuously intragastric adminstration for 7 d, the rats were injected subcutaneously with nitroglycerin (10 mg · kg-1) for establishing the migraine models. The behavior of the rats were observed, the levels of nitric oxide (NO) in serum and brain tissue of rats, the levels of calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) and endothelin (ET) in plasma of the rats in various groups were detected. Results: Compared with normal control group, the frequencies of head shaking, the face shoting times of posterior legs and the scratching times of anterior limbs of the rats in migraine model group were increased (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01), and the levels of NO in serum and brain tissue of the rats were increased (P< 0. 01). Compared with migraine model group, the frequencies of head shaking, the face shoting times of posterior legs and scratching times of anterior limbs of the rats in total coumarin group, essential oil group, and composition groups were decreased (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01), and the levels of NO in serum and brain tissue of the rats were decreased (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). Compared with migraine model group, the levels of CGRP and ET in plasma of the rats in essential oil group, total coumarin group and middle and high doses of composition groups were decreased (P<0. 05). Conclusion: The composition of two active ingredients of Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, total coumarin and essential oil, has preventive effects in the migraine rats induced by nitroglycerin, and their mechanisms may be related to regulation of the levels and function of vasoactive substances.
4.Prediction and identification of immunodominant B cell linear epitopes in capsid proteins VP1 to VP3 of Coxsackievirus A16
Meng GAO ; Hongxia NI ; Lian ZHU ; Jianbo LI ; Limei GAO ; Yongneng LUO
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015;8(6):543-548
Objective To identify immunodominant B linear cell epitopes in capsid proteins VP1 to VP3 of Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) strain YY157.Methods The protean algorithms of bioinformatic software Lasergene were used to analyze antigenicity, hydrophilicity and surface probability of amino acid sequence of CVA16 capsid proteins VP1 to VP3.Multiple regions containing potential lineal B cell epitopes were predicted and their corresponding average indexes were calculated by BepiPred 1.0 Server.Corresponding peptides were synthesized and examined in peptide-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) individually to check whether it reacted positively or negatively toward sera from children with confirmed CVA16 infection.Results Totally 21 possible B cell linear epitopes were predicted according to their relatively strong antigenicity, hydrophilicity and surface probability.The corresponding synthetic peptides reacted positively with sera of CVA16-infected children in a varying extent.Conclusion Immunodominant B cell linear epitopes of capsid proteins VP1 to VP3 of CVA16 strain YY157 are successfully predicted and confirmed.
5.Influence of nursing intervention on family care of senile cerebrovascular disease
Shuling YU ; Wei LIN ; Hongxia LI ; Xiuju WANG ; Xiaomei YANG ; Shuyun NI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(3):5-7
Objective To investigate the service requirements and health and safety problems in home care among senile cerebrovascular disease patients above 65 years old and provide the direction and basis for the home care.Methods 78 cases of elderly patients with cerebrovascular sequela 2 years after discharge were selected as the research objects.One-on-one interviews with patients and their families,the self-made questionnaire were sent out,the patients' service item requirements and the main health and safety problems were reorganized,then the corresponding nursing intervention was implemented.One year later,patients were revisited and investigated again.Results In elderly patients,there were many health and safety issues in home care,their nursing service demand was high.After giving corresponding nursing intervention of health guidance,the incidence of aspiration,fall,falling out of bed,bedsore,sleep disorders,urinary tract infection was effectively reduced.Conclusions The mode of family care should be established on the basis of demand of home care by elderly cerebrovascular disease patients,which conforms to the ac-tual situation of our country,in order to improve patients' self-care ability and life quality.
6.A model to predict nosocomial infections among inpatients in emergency intensive care units
Yasheng HE ; Hongxia ZHANG ; Yin NI ; Yueyan ZHU ; Min PENG ; Danhong YANG
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(9):919-922
Objective:
To create a model to predict nosocomial infections in emergency intensive care units (EICU), so as to provide insights into early identification and interventions among patients with nosocomial infections.
Methods:
All nosocomial infections were collected from patients hospitalized in the EICU of a large tertiary hospital from 2017 to 2020. The 2017-2019 data were selected as the training set to create a logistic regression model, and the fitting effectiveness of the predictive model was evaluated using Hosmer-Lemeshow test. The 2020 data were selected as the test set to evaluate the external validation of the predictive model. In addition, the value of the model for prediction of nosocomial infections was examined using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.
Results :
Totally 1 546 inpatients in EICU were enrolled, and the prevalence of nosocomial infections was 7.18%. Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified hospital stay duration of >7 days (OR=21.845, 95%CI: 7.901-60.398), use of ventilators (OR=3.405, 95%CI: 1.335-8.682), and surgery (OR=1.854, 95%CI: 1.121-3.064) as risk factors of nosocomial infections. The predictive model was p=ey/(1+ey), y=-6.105+(3.084×duration of hospital stay)+(1.225×use of ventilators)+(0.617×surgery). The area under ROC curve was 0.806 (95%CI: 0.774-0.838) for the training set and 0.723 (95%CI: 0.623-0.823) for the test set, and if the 0.065 cut-off of the predictive model created by the training set was included in the test set, the predictive value yield a 0.739 sensitivity and 0.642 specificity for prediction of nosocomial infections among patients hospitalized in EICU.
Conclusion
The created predictive model for nosocomial infections among patients hospitalized in EICU presents a high accuracy, which shows a satisfactory predictive value for high-risk nosocomial infections.
7.Comprehensive Nursing of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Patients with Hemiplegia after Stroke
Liping JIANG ; Jianmei LI ; Hongxia XU ; Hui NI ; Jing ZHOU ; Liqing SANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2009;15(3):294-295
Objective To study the effect of comprehensive nursing of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on activity of daily living (ADL) and motor function of patients with hemiplegia after stroke. Methods 72 patients were divided into treatment group and control group randomly. The 36 patients in the treatment group were nursed with comprehensive nursing, such as TCM dietary, emotion regulation, acupoints massage, while the other 36 patients in the control received routinely TCM apoplexy nursed. They were assessed with ADL and motor assessment scale (MAS). Results The scores of both ADL and MAS improved significantly in the treatment group compared with that of the control (P<0.01). Conclusion Comprehensive nursing of TCM can facilitate the recovery of ADL and motor function in patients with stroke.
8.Prediction and identification of linear B-cell epitopes in the hemagglutinin of H7N9 avian influenza virus in human
Wei TAO ; Meng GAO ; Limin JIANG ; Hui XIE ; Hongxia NI ; Limei GAO ; Yongneng LUO ; Yan HONG ; Zhuojing HE ; Ting FU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016;9(4):336-341,348
Objective To predict and identify liner B-cell epitopes in the hemagglutinin ( HA) of human-infected avian-origin H7N9 influenza virus and analyze the specificity of H7 subtype.Methods Three serum samples collected at different times from the same patient who was confirmed to be infected with H7N9 influenza virus were provided by Shaoxing People’s Hospital, and one serum sample from healthy person was collected as the control.The extracellular region of HA protein was predicted by TMHMM Sever v.2.0.The potential B-cell epitopes were predicted by DNAStar Lasergene’ s Protean, BcePred and ABCpred tools, and the immunogenicity of the predicted B cell antigen epitopes was assessed by indirect enzyme-linked immunosordent assay ( ELISA ) .H7 subtype specificity was analyzed by comparing HA protein amino acid sequence with H7N9 and H1-H16 subtype influenza virus from Genbank using Clustal X 2.1 software, and Cn3D 4.3.1 software was used to detect the distribution and 3D structure of predicted epitopes on the HA protein of H7N9.Results The potential B-cell epitopes may be located in 172-183, 363-380, 452-472 and 491-506 of extracellular N-terminus of HA protein.ELISA showed that four predicted eptiopes specifically reacted with positive serums from patient.Multi-sequence alignment demonstrated that peptide 172-183 and 363-380 had higher H7 subtype specificity compared with amino acid sequences of other subtypes.Moreover, the predicted linear B-cell epitopes all located on the surface of HA protein according to the 3D structure analysis.Conclusion Four potential B-cell epitopes were identified, in which peptide 172-183 and 363-380 have higher H7 subtype specificity, and may be used in the design of epitope-based vaccines and diagnostics tests.
9.Determination of plasma protein binding rate of isopropylidene-shikimic acid.
Hui KONG ; Hongxia XING ; Jin LIU ; Lei YAN ; Longfei LIN ; Jian NI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2012;37(2):255-257
OBJECTIVETo study the plasma protein binding rate of isopropylidene-shikimic acid.
METHODThe ultrafiltration was employed to determine the plasma protein binding rate of isopropylidene-shikimic acid. The plasma concentrations of isopropylidene-shikimic acid were measured by HPLC.
RESULTThe plasma protein binding rate of isopropylidene-shikimic acid with dog plasma at the concentration of 0.3, 0.15 g x L(-1) and 0.5 mg x L(-1) were (4.36 +/- 0.02)%, (4.12 +/- 0.19)% and (2.23 +/- 0.59)%, respectively. While the plasma protein binding rate of isopropylidene-shikimic acid with normal human plasma at the above concentrations were (11.23 +/- 0.01)%, (10.06 +/- 0.69)% and (9.72 +/- 0.59)%, respectively.
CONCLUSIONThe binding rate of isopropylidene-shikimic acid with plasma protein is low.
Alkenes ; chemistry ; Animals ; Blood Proteins ; metabolism ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Dogs ; Humans ; Protein Binding ; Shikimic Acid ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Species Specificity
10.Genetic Characteristics of 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A Viruses Isolated from Mainland China
Jiuru ZHAO ; Yongdong LI ; Limin PAN ; Na ZHU ; Hongxia NI ; Guozhang XU ; Yongzhong JIANG ; Xixiang HUO ; Junqiang XU ; Han XIA ; Na HAN ; Shuang TANG ; Zhong ZHANG ; Zheng KOU ; Simon RAYNER ; Tianxian LI
Virologica Sinica 2011;(6):418-427
A total of 100 HIN1 flu real-time-PCR positive throat swabs collected from fever patients in Zhejiang,Hubei and Guangdong between June and November 2009,were provided by local CDC laboratories.After MDCK cell culture,57 Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) viruses were isolated and submitted for whole genome sequencing.A total of 39 HA sequences,52 NA sequences,36 PB2 sequences,31 PB1 sequences,40 PA sequences,48 NP sequences,51 MP sequences and 36 NS sequences were obtained,including 20 whole genome sequences.Sequence comparison revealed they shared a high degree of homology (96%~99%) with known epidemic strains (A/Califomia/04/2009(H1N1).Phylogenetic analysis showed that although the sequences were highly conserved,they clustered into a small number of groups with only a few distinct strains.Site analysis revealed three substitutions at loop 220 (221-228) of the HA receptor binding site in the 39 HA sequences:A/Hubei/86/2009 PKVRDQEG→PKVRDQEA,A/Zhejiang/08/2009 PKVRDQEG→PKVRDQER,A/Hubei/75/2009PKVRDQEG→PKVRDQGG,the A/Hubei/75/2009 was isolated from an acute case,while the other two were from patients with mild symptoms.Other key sites such as 119,274,292 and 294 amino acids of NA protein,627 of PB2 protein were conserved.Meanwhile,all the M2 protein sequences possessed the Ser32Asn mutation,suggesting that these viruses were resistant to adamantanes.Comparison of these sequences with other H1N1 viruses collected from the NCBI database provides insight into H1N1 transmission and circulation patterns.