1.Efficacy analysis of different pulmonary surfactants in premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2021;33(2):174-179
Objective:To explore high-risk factors of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and to compare the clinical efficacy of calf pulmonary surfactant (PS) combined with budesonide suspension and poractant alfa injection in the treatment of RDS in premature infants.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted. Preterm infants who were born in the obstetrics department of Liaocheng People's Hospital and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) within 24 hours from July 2016 to July 2020 were enrolled. The clinical data of these patients including perinatal conditions, clinical features, therapeutic regimens of PS and outcomes were collected and analyzed. According to the diagnostic criteria of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS), premature infants were divided into NRDS group and non-NRDS group. First, the clinical data of the two groups were compared to analyze the related factors of NRDS. Then the related factors of NRDS were confirmed by Logistic regression analysis. In addition, according to the trapeutic regimens of PS, the children were divided into calf PS combined with budesonide suspension group and poractant alfa injection group, and the efficacy of the two PS was compared.Results:① A total of 1 690 preterm infants were included, including 297 preterm infants were diagnosed with NRDS which accounted for 17.6% of live preterm infants. There were significant differences in gender, gestational age (GA), birth parity, birth weight (BW), asphyxia of newborn, caesarean section, premature rupture of membrane, placental abruption, gestational diabetes and father's smoking addiction (maternal exposure to smoke during pregnancy) between NRDS group and non-NRDS group (male: 71.0% vs. 59.0%; GA: < 28 weeks was 4.1% vs. 0.1%, 28 weeks ≤ GA < 34 weeks was 70.0% vs. 29.9%, 34 weeks ≤ GA < 37 weeks was 25.9% vs.70.0%; birth parity: 2 (1, 3) vs. 2 (1, 3); BW: < 1 000 g was 4.1% vs. 0.4%, 1 000 g ≤ BW < 1 500 g was 31.3% vs. 6.5%, 1 500 g ≤ BW < 2 500 g was 51.5% vs. 58.9%, 2 500 g ≤ BW < 4 000 g was 12.8% vs. 33.1%, BW≥4 000 g was 0.3% vs. 1.1%; asphyxia of newborn: 50.8% vs. 14.6%; caesarean section: 71.7% vs. 65.0%; premature rupture of membrane: 66.7% vs. 42.2%; premature rupture of fetal membranes: 11.4% vs. 5.2%; gestational diabetes: 12.1% vs. 7.0%; father's smoking addiction: 80.8% vs. 71.5%, all P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in prenatal use of dexamethasone (DEX) between NRDS group and non-NRDS group (80.1% vs. 84.1%, P > 0.05). Binary multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that GA, gender, cesarean section, premature rupture of membranes, gestational diabetes, father's smoking addiction and neonatal asphyxia were the risk factors of RDS [odds ratio ( OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were 0.621 (0.557-0.693), 2.043 (1.478-2.825), 1.365 (1.036-1.797), 0.697 (0.506-0.961), 3.223 (1.906-5.449), 1.836 (1.261-2.673), 3.596 (2.622-4.933), all P < 0.05]. ② A total of 160 patients diagnosed with grade Ⅲ/Ⅳ NRDS were included to analyze the efficacy of PS. Among them, 42 cases were treated with calf PS combined with budesonide suspension, and 118 cases were treated with poractant alfa injection. Compared with the poractant alfa injection group, the total oxygen consumption time of the calf PS group was shorter [days: 9.0 (5.0, 19.0) vs. 13.0 (6.0, 26.0)], the hospitalization expenses were lower [ten thousand Yuan: 3.46 (2.88, 5.18) vs. 4.58 (3.08, 6.06)], and the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) was lower (11.9% vs. 28.8%), with statistically significant differences (all P < 0.05). Conclusions:In addition to GA, gender, cesarean section, premature rupture of membranes, gestational diabetes, and neonatal asphyxia, the father's smoking addiction (maternal smoke exposure during pregnancy) is an important risk factor of RDS in premature infants. The efficacy of prenatal use of DEX for prevention of RDS in preterm infants is affected by many factors, such as prenatal smoke exposure, timing of use, multiple fetuses, etc. Calf PS combined with budesonide suspension is better than poractant alfa injection in reducing the incidence of BPD.
4.Expression of cellular fibronectin mRNA in adult periodontitis and peri-implantitis: a real-time polymerase chain reaction study.
Yan-Yun WU ; Huan-Huan CAO ; Ning KANG ; Ping GONG ; Guo-Min OU
International Journal of Oral Science 2013;5(4):212-216
Cellular fibronectin (cFn) is a type of bioactive non-collagen glycoprotein regarded as the main substance used to maintain periodontal attachment. The content of cFn in some specific sites can reflect the progress of periodontitis or peri-implantitis. This study aims to evaluate the expression of cFn messenger RNA (mRNA) in tissues of adult periodontitis and peri-implantitis by real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and to determine its clinical significance. A total of 30 patients were divided into three groups of 10: healthy, adult periodontitis and peri-implantitis. Periodontal tissue biopsies (1 mm×1 mm×1 mm) from each patient were frozen in liquid nitrogen. Total RNA was extracted from these tissues, and the content, purity and integrity were detected. Specific primers were designed according to the sequence, and the mRNA expression levels of cellular fibronectin were detected by real-time PCR. The purity and integrity of the extracted total RNA were both high, and the specificity of amplified genes was very high with no other pollution. The mRNA expression of cFn in the adult periodontitis group (1.526±0.441) was lower than that in the healthy group (3.253±0.736). However, the mRNA expression of cFn in the peri-implantitis group (3.965±0.537) was significantly higher than that in the healthy group. The difference revealed that although both processes were destructive inflammatory reactions in the periodontium, the pathomechanisms were different and the variation started from the transcription level of the cFn gene.
Adult
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Alveolar Bone Loss
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metabolism
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Female
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Fibronectins
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analysis
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genetics
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Gingiva
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metabolism
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Peri-Implantitis
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metabolism
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Periodontal Attachment Loss
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metabolism
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Periodontal Index
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Periodontal Pocket
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metabolism
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Periodontitis
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metabolism
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Periodontium
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metabolism
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RNA, Messenger
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analysis
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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Transcription, Genetic
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genetics
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Young Adult
5.Study of infection of Echinococcus granulosus in yak in spring and its potential role in transmission of cystic Echinococcosis in Rangtang County of Sichuan, China.
Huan Huan HU ; Wei Ping WU ; Li Ying WANG ; Qian WANG ; Yan HUANG ; Ya Yi GUAN
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2013;26(3):226-229
Animals
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Cattle
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China
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epidemiology
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Echinococcosis
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epidemiology
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parasitology
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transmission
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Echinococcus granulosus
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pathogenicity
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Humans
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Seasons
6.Research Progress of Event-related Potential in Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Meng-meng JI ; Huan-huan MENG ; Bin LUO ; Xi-ping CHEN ; Lu-yang TAO
Journal of Forensic Medicine 2015;31(3):215-218
Mild cognitive impairment caused by craniocerebral trauma is the key points and difficulties in judicial authentication. This article has comparative analysis of each mode of event-related potential (classical Oddball, Eriksen flanker task and so on), which can provide a more objective method for such craniocerebral trauma cases in clinical forensic judicial authentication.
Cognitive Dysfunction
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Craniocerebral Trauma
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Evoked Potentials
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Forensic Sciences
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Humans
7.Clinical analysis of 233 patients with drug eruption
Yixuan WU ; Huan FENG ; Yiwen LIU ; Chengfeng QIAN ; Ping LU
Chinese Journal of New Drugs and Clinical Remedies 2001;20(2):133-134
AIM:To discuss the main clinical characteristics of current drug eruption for reference of prevention and treatment of drug eruption. METHODS: Two hundred and thirty-three with drug eruption in 1999 were collected, and their clinical characteristics, such as age, main causative drugs and eruption types, etc. were analysed. RESULTS: The age of current drug eruption increased. Antibiotics was the most common causative drug, while antiinflammatory analgestics, serum and vaccine, traditional Chinese medicine were next to it. Scarlet fever-like or measles-like type was the most common eruption type, while urticaria type, erythema multiforme type and fixed type were next to it. CONCLUSION: Clinical physicians shoud inquire alergic history of patients thoroughly and avoid unnecessary drugs, so as to decrease the occurrence of drug eruption.
8.Synthesis of multiple antigenic peptide vaccine based on predominant epitopes of Helicobacter pylori UreB protein and immunoprotection of the vaccine
Yanfang WANG ; Huan WANG ; Hui ZHANG ; Jie YAN ; Ping RUAN
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2012;32(3):268-275
ObjectiveTo generate a prokaryotic expression system of series predominant epitopes (UreB322 and UreB527) of Helicobacter pylori UreB protein,and to synthesize a multiple antigenic peptide (MAP) vaccine by linking both the two epitopes with a peptide carrier (Poly-Asp-Lys),and to determine the immunogenicity and immunoprotection of the MAP vaccine.MethodsLinking primer PCR was performed to generate an enterokinase(EK) site-containing series UreB322 and UreB527 epitope encoding gene for construction of its prokaryotic expression system.The expressed target recombinant fusion protein 8 ×[rEK-UreB322-EK-UreB527-EK] was hydrolyzed with EK and then rUreB322-EK and rUreB527-EK epitope peptides were extracted using a Sephadex G-25 column.rUreB322-EK,rUreB527-EK and Poly-Asp-Lys were linked using carbodiimide method to produce a MAP vaccine (MAP-rUreB322/B527).The antigenicity and immunoreactivity of each of the two epitope peptides and MAP-rUreB322/527 were determined by ELISA and Western blot assay.An animal H.pylori strain SS1-infected model in BALB/c mice was used to detect the immunoprotection of MAP-rUreB322/527.ResultsAn octuple-repeated series UreB322-UreB527 encoding gene and its prokaryotic expression system were obtained.The yield of target fusion protein 8×[rEKUreB322-EK-rUreB527-EK] was as high as 48% of the total bacterial proteins.EK hydrolyzed the target fusion protein completely into rUreB322-EK and rUreB527-EK peptides.The linking ratio of rUreB322-EK,rUreB527-EK and Poly-Asp-Lys was as high as 92.5%.The antibody against whole cell of H.pylori and rUreB-IgG could recognize and combine with the rUreB322-EK,rUreB527-EK or MAP-rUreB322/527.The specific serum antibody level in MAP-rUreB322/527-immunized mice was significantly higher than that in rUreB-immunized mice (P<0.05).The immunoprotective rates(83.3% and 91.7% ) by immunization with50 or 100 μg MAP-rUreB322/527 in the H.pyloristrain SSI-infected mice were significantly higher that those(d1.7% and 50.0% ) by immunization with equal rUreB(P<0.05).ConclusionAn gene composed for encoding a repeated series predominant epitopes of H.pylori UreB protein and its prokaryotic expression system are successfully generated in this study.MAP-rUreB322/527,the multiple antigenic peptide vaccine based on the two predominant epitopes of UreB,can noticeably increase the immunoprotection in H.py/or/infected mice.