1.Wheat germ agglutinin anchored chitosan nanoparticles and its conjugation with N-acetylglucosamine.
Hui LI ; Juan BI ; Ximing XU ; Fengqian LI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2012;47(1):131-4
This study is undertaken to modify the chitosan nanoparticles (CS-NPs) with wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), and investigate the conjugation between WGA-CS-NPs and N-acetylglucosamine (NAG). CS-NPs were prepared by ionotropic gelation process and then conjugated with WGA under the activation of glutaricdialdehyde. The mean diameter of the CS-NPs was approximately 113.5 nm and the poly-dispersity index (PDI) was 0.18. The binding yield of WGA to CS-NPs was comprised between 27.8% and 87.9% depending mostly on the addition of 0.3% (w/v) glutaraldehyde solution. A competitive inhibition experiment of WGA-CS-NPs to bovine submaxillary gland mucin (BSM) was taken to illuminate the binding activity of WGA-CS-NPs to the sugar of N-acetylglucosamine. After the addition of NAG, the binding rates between CS-NPs and BSM almost didn't change, while the binding rates between WGA-CS-NPs and BSM dropped down significantly, which confirmed the specific binding characteristics of WGA to NAG.
2.The decrease of CD4~+ T cells of patients with SARS in early stage and its clinical significance
Juan XU ; Naichang YU ; Wuhan HUI ; Al ET
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2001;0(07):-
Objective:To observe the change of CD4 + T cells of SARS patients in early stage of disease and determine its clinical significance on the progress of disease and therapy selection.Methods:Detection the absolute counts of T cell subset from the peripheral blood samples of 52 SARS patients in initial 10 days' duration by Flow cytometry.Serial frontal chest radiographs had done and the progression of disease was observed during the treatment of all patients.Results:The 34 cases among the 52 patients were in normal range of CD4 + cell absolute count.At the same time,their pulmonary lesions were in limited degree and the states of an illness were stabilization and the pulmonary lesions were absorbed quickly.Therefore they reuired the treatment without corticosteroids.The other 18 patients were with low CD4 + cell absolute count, of which 13 cases showed progressive deterioation of radiographic change and were treated with corticosteroids additional.The other 5 cases with the mild low of absolute count of CD4 + cells were also static during the period of observation,and no treatment with coticosteroids.There was statistically significant relation between two groups(P=0 000).The results of Pearson correlate analysis between absolute count of CD4 + cells and pulmonary lesions were r=-0 737;P=0 000;The result between absolute count of CD4 + cells and corticosteroids treatment were r=-0 573;P=0 000.Conclusion:Peripheral blood CD4 + cell absolute counts of SARS patients on early stage of onset were negatively related to the degree of pulmonary lesions.The patients with remarkable decrease of CD4 + cell were in need of treatment with corticosteroids.
3.Comparison and evaluation of the surgical effect and binocular vision change before and after surgery for intermittent exotropia
Wen-Juan, HUA ; Yong-Hui, GU ; Dan-Dan, XU
International Eye Science 2015;(4):681-683
AIM: To investigate the preoperative binocular visual function of intermittent exotropia and the rebuilding and recovery of the postoperative binocular visual function, and analyze the effect of binocular visual function on orthophoria after surgery.
METHODS:From January 2011 to January 2014, 47 basic intermittent exotropia patients caming for treatment were collected in the clinical data. The changes in their near stereopsis, binocular visual function, binocular fusion and distance stereopsis after operations were recorded in the form of data. The preoperative binocular vision and the postoperative rebuilding were analyzed and contrasted with each other. In addition, the effect on the postoperative maintaining of orthophoria due to the existence, recovery and rebuilding of binocular visual function were observed.
RESULTS:Intermittent exotropia patients got damage in different levels on their binocular visual functions, especially on distance stereopsis, which was the heaviest and earliest. After the operation, all functions were obviously recovered and reconstructed and the improvements were statistically significant compared against those before the operation (P<0. 01). Patients having binocular visual function or part of it before the operation had a higher ratio of orthophoria compared against the patients who had lost binocular visual function before the operation and the difference was statistically significant (P<0. 01). The recovery and reconstruction of the postoperative binocular visual function played an important role in maintaining the orthophoria.
CONCLUSION: The intermittent exotropia cause damage to the stereopsis which happened the earliest. Obvious recovery and reconstruction of binocular visual function can be observed after the surgery. A relatively good preoperative binocular visual function may lead to the increase in the ratio of orthophoria or cure the intermittent exotropia. Performing an operation when distance stereopsis is damaged can increase the success rate for the surgery and reduce the recurrence rate.
4.Etiologic Analysis of Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children
juan, MAI ; chun-di, XU ; wei, LIU ; zhao-hui, DENG
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2004;0(07):-
Objective To investigate the characteristics of children′s recurrent abdominal pain(RAP) with gastroscopy and analyze the etiology.Methods Three hundred and thirteen children were investigated with gastroscopy.Gastric antrum mucosa was taken for histo-pathology and the determination of helicobacter pylori(Hp) antibody.Results Ninty-nine point six eight percent of the cases had lesions under the gastroscope.The former 4 cases had chronic superficial gastritis(CSG),CGS and bile reflux,CGS and duodenitis,CGS and bulb ulcer,and Hp infection rate was 31.36%,25%,38.64%,60.61%.Hp infection rates of active gastritis and inactive gastritis were 92% and 23.19%,which showed significant differences in 2 groups(P
5.The value of flow cytometry in diagnosis and subclassification of non-Hodgldn lymphoma
Wuhan HUI ; Juan XU ; Xuejing SUN ; Suigui WAN ; Li SU
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2009;18(10):596-598,602
Objective To evaluate the utility of flow cytometry (FCM) in diagnosis and subclassification of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Methods The samples of lymph nodes biopsy from 59 cases clinically suspected of NHL were detected by flow cytometry; and clonal lymphocytes and their immunophenotypes were identified analyzed. The concordance between the results of flow cytometry and histopathology was analyzed. Results Among the 59 cases, flow cytometry was able to identify aberrant clonal lymphocytes in 24 of 28 NHL cases identified by histopathology, the neoplastic lymphocytes ranged from 4.28 % to 89.10 %; 23 cases were diagnosed as B-NHL and 1 case was diagnosed as T-NHL. Compared with histopathology, the accuracy of FCM was 85.71% in diagnosis of NHL. The specificity and sensitivity of FCM was 100 % and 92% in diagnosis of B-NHL. The accuracy of flow cytometry immunophenotyping in classification of 24 cases of NHL was consistent with that of histopathology. Conclusion Flow cytometry could be an ancillary technique in diagnosis of NHL by identifying aberrant clonal lymphocytes, and enable identification of B-NHL subtype.
6.Analysis of the changes of serum throid hormones in post thoracic surgery patients
Shuanglin WANG ; Xu LIANG ; Juan SUN ; Hui ZHOU ; Peng ZHANG
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2015;38(6):365-368
Objective To investigate the relationship between thyroid hormone levels and the attack of arrhythmia after thoracic surgery.Methods Information of 44 patients after thoracic surgery form September 2012 to February 2015 in General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University was collected, and divided in to the arrhythmia group and non-arrhythmia group.A retrospective analysis was carried on their ECG, thyroid hormone levels, and physical health, and the parameters were then compared between the two groups.The correlation of triiodothyronine (T3) level and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE Ⅱ) was analyzed.Results The arrhymia patients' serum T3 and free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels were below normal levels, while the serum T3 and FT3 levels of the non-arrhythmia patients were within normal range, and the differences between the two groups were significant (P<0.05).No notable change of other thyroid hormones levels and correlation of T3, FT3 and APACHE Ⅱ score were found.Conclusions There is a significant difference between the arrhythmia and non-arrhythmia groups in serum T3 and FT3 levels.Perioperative thyroid hormone replacement therapy is worthy of consideration and trial in the clinical prevention and treatment of arrhythmia and prognostic improvement of patients.
7.A clinical comparative study of methotrexate intrauterine injection in the treatment for cesarean scar pregnancy
Gang NAN ; dong Xu HUI ; juan Xiao MA ; juan Rui XUE ; chun Li LI
Tianjin Medical Journal 2017;45(10):1061-1063
Objective To analyse the clinical efficacy of methotrexate (MTX) combined with intrauterine embryo sac garrotte injection in the treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP), and discuss its clinical significance. Methods A total of 77 patients with CSP treated in our hospital during June 2013 to December 2016 were selected in this study. Forty patients treated with embryo sac destruction and methotrexate injection were included in the observation group, while 37 cases treated by uterine artery embolization combined with curettage were used as the control group. The time of vaginal bleeding, the time of postoperative blood level of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) returned to the normal level, average hospitalization cost and the curative rate were recorded in two groups. All patients were followed up by the outpatient visit. Results In the observation group, the vaginal bleeding time [(22.1±6.7) days vs. (29.5±10.8) days] and treatment cost [(8774.2 ± 714.5) yuan vs. (15258.3 ± 1084.2) yuan] were less than those of the control group (P<0.001). There were no significant differences in the recovery time of HCG [(26.4±9.0) days vs. (25.1±10.4) days] and treatment success rate (87.5%vs. 91.9%) between the two groups (P>0.05). No bleeding or threatened rupture of scar were found in two groups of patients. Conclusion In this study, we take the embryo sac puncture combined with methotrexate injection in the treatment of scar pregnancy. This method has the advantages of low operative difficulty, definite clinical curative effect and low cost
8.The effect of ultrashort wave diathermy on expression of collagen type I in early stage of hormon-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head
Bao-Juan CUI ; Qiang-San SUN ; Qing XU ; Zhao-Hui SUN ; Ming XU ;
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2003;0(05):-
Objective To observe the effect of ultrashort wave diathermy on collagen type I expression in early stage of hormon-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) in rabbit.Methods A total of 40 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into two groups:a control group (n=10) and a treatment group (n =30).All the animals in the treatment group were injected with horse serum and methylprednisolone to establish the ANFH model,and then divided into 2 subgroups:a model group and a ultrashort wave diathermy group,which were treated accordingly.After 12 weeks of treatment,all the animals were sacrificed and collagen type I expression in the femoral head was observed.Results It was shown that the expression of the collagen type I was significantly lower in the model animals than that in the controls as indicated by the stronger immunohistochemistry staining for rabbit collagen type,while that of the ultrashort wave diathermy group was significant higher than the control group ( P
9.INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE HUMAN GASTRIC CARCINOMA CELL AND THE HUMAN VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL
Juan REN ; Lei DONG ; Cangbao XU ; Xu LI ; Mingzhong LI ; Hui WANG ; Xiaoli WANG ; Mei WANG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2001;13(2):123-128
Objective To definite the interactions between the human gastric carcinoma cell and the human vascular endothelial cell during the establishment and maintenance of the tumor vascular system and the tumor hematogenous metastasis.Methods We prepared the conditioned mediums of each cell so as to study the effect of the conditioned medium on itself or others by MTT colorimetry. The comprehensive effect of interactions between two cells was determined by stratified transfilter co-culture or direct contact co-culture.Results The conditioned medium of human gastric carcinoma cell can stimulate the proliferation of the human vascular endothelial cell, but the CM of HVEC can inhibit the growth of HGCC. Both kinds of cells can inhibit the growth of itself. The ultimate comprehensive effect of the interactions between two kinds of cells was increase of total cell numbers.Conclusion There exist the complicated interactions between the human gastric carcinoma cell and the human vascular endothelial cell during the tumor angiogenesis and the tumor hematogenous metastasis. The ultimate comprehensive effect of the interactions is increase of total cells numbers and tumor volume.
10.Effect of iterative reconstruction techniques on the volume measurement accuracy of pulmonary ground-glass density nodule on low-dose CT
Yan XU ; Wen HE ; Hui CHEN ; Zhihai HU ; Tingting ZHANG ; Juan LI
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2013;47(10):926-931
Objective To evaluate the potential of three commercial CT iterative reconstruction methods (ASIR,MBIR and iDose4) for the image quality and accuracy of volumetric measurement of ground-glass opacity (GGO) nodules on low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) using a phantom study.Methods A phantom containing GGO nodules was examined in volumetric mode on 2 multi-detector CT scanners at low dose.CT images were reconstructed with adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (30% ASIR),model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR),iDose4 L3,L6 reconstruction algorithm.Then two radiologists measured CT value of the region of interests (ROI) on reconstruction images,and calculated average noise and contrast to noise ratio (CNR) of reconstruction images.And they applied the lung nodules evaluation software to measure the volume of GGO nodules on the reconstruction images,and calculated the absolute percentage error (APE) of nodule volume measurement.The difference of noise and CNR at different reconstructions was compared with ANOVA test,and Kruskal-Wallis H ranking test was used to the difference of GGO measurements at different reconstructions.Results The average noises of CT image reconstructed with the standard FBP algorithm,30% ASIR algorithm,MBIR algorithm were 40.38 ± 4.49,30.06 ± 20.17,10.55 ± 1.56,and the CNRs were 5.00 ± 2.36,8.43 ± 3.89,20.27 ± 7.35,respectively.Compared to CT image reconstructed with the standard FBP algorithm and 30% ASIR algorithm,CT image noise reconstructed with MBIR algorithm decreased by 73.9% and 64.9%,while the CNR increased by 75.3% and 58.4% with effective dose of 0.36 mSv in HDCT,respectively(F =13.053,9.459,P <0.01).When effective dose was equal to 0.64 mSv in iCT,the image noise reconstructed with iDose L6 algorithms decreased by 36.5% compared with the standard FBP algorithm,and CNR increased by 78.4%.The reconstruction algorithm,NI and tube current were no significant difference in lung nodule volume measurement of absolute percentage error(P > 0.05).Conclusions Three kinds of iterative reconstruction algorithms are able to reduce the image noise in low-dose CT and improve the image quality.