1.Effect of fructose sodium diphosphate and alpha-lipoic acid on diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Yufeng CHEN ; Yufen SHEN ; Huijuan ZHANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2010;26(3):292-294
Objective To assess the effect of fructose sodium diphosphate and alpha-lipoic acid on diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Methods Sixty-six patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy were randomly divided into two groups, additional to the regular treatment to control blood glucose, 34 patients in the treatment grouptreated with fructse sodium diphosphate 10 g and alpha-lipoic acid 0.45 g daily through intravenous drip for two weeks (3 patients dropped out due to un-tolerance), 32 patients in the control group treated with alpha-lipoic acid 0.45 g dai-ly through intravenous drip for two weeks. All patients were examined on the improvement of symptoms, motor and sensory nerve conduction velocity of the median nerve and nervus peroneus communis before and after the treatment. Results After treatment for two weeks, the overall effect rate in the treatment group was 93.55 % (28/31), which was significantly higher than that in the control group(68.75%,22/32) (P < 0.05). In the treatment group, the motor nerve conduction velocity for the median nerve and nervus peroneus communis was 47.7 (SD:3.8) m/s and 41.6 (SD: 3.3) m/s after treatment, which was significantly higher than that before treatment (42.5 [SD:2.5] and 36.0[SD:2.8] m/s,respectively) (P <0.05). In the control group, the motor nerve conduction velocity for the median nerve and nervus peroneus communis was 43.4 (SD: 2.0) m/s and 39.6 (SD: 3.3) m/s after treat-ment, which was significantly higher than that before treatment (41.9 [SD16.0] and 36.2 [SD: 1.9] m/s, respec-tively) (P < 0.05). In the treatment group,the sensory nerve conduction velocity for the median nerve and nervus peroneus communis was 40.3 (SD: 1.8) m/s and 34.1 (SD: 2.3) m/s after treatment, which was significantly higher than that before treatment (35.2 [SD:2.3] and 28.8 [SD:2.5] m/s,rospectively) (P <0.05). In the control group,the sensory nerve conduction velocity for the median nerve and nervus peroneus communis was 37.7 (SD:1.7) m/s and 30.8 (SD:2.6) m/s after treatment,which was significantly higher than that before treatment (34.8 [SD :3.1] and 27.8 [SD :2.4] m/s, respectively) (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the improvements in the treat-ment group was significantly higher than those of the control group (P < 0.01). Conclusions Fructse sodium si-phosphate combined with alpha-lipoic acid is more effective to treat diabetic peripheral neuropathy than alpha-lipoic acid only.
2.Cytokine detection of tuberculosis patients and study of protective immune mechanism
Jiefan TAN ; Yanya SHEN ; Huijuan FAN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2003;0(07):-
Objective To investigate the roles of the cytokine and chemokine in protective immunity of tuberculosis(TB) patient. Methods The RANTES( CCL5) and MIP1-?( CCL3) content of the Supernatant from PBMC stimulated with IL-4、TNF-?、MIP1-?and LPS in TB patients and normal control subjects was assessed using commercially available ELISA kit. Results The RANTES secretion was increased significantly in both TNF-?plus LPS groups[ (1 731. 86?925. 60) ng/L ] and IFN-?plus LPS [(2 120.78?1 120.72)ng/L] compared with LPS group[ (1 102. 56?873. 44) ng/L] in TB patients (P 0. 05). The MIP1-?secretion in response to IL-4、TNF-?、IFN-?was unchanged significantly in PBMC of TB patients and normal subjects. Conclusion TNF-?、IFN-?and RANTES may play important roles in protective immunity of TB patient
4.Evaluation of Medical Instruments Cleaning Effect of Fluorescence Detection Technique.
Nan SHENG ; Yue SHEN ; Zhen LI ; Huijuan LI ; Chaoqun ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2016;40(1):75-76
OBJECTIVETo compare the cleaning effect of automatic cleaning machine and manual cleaning on coupling type surgical instruments.
METHODSA total of 32 cleaned medical instruments were randomly sampled from medical institutions in Putuo District medical institutions disinfection supply center. Hygiena System SUREII ATP was used to monitor the ATP value, and the cleaning effect was evaluated.
RESULTSThe surface ATP values of the medical instrument of manual cleaning were higher than that of the automatic cleaning machine.
CONCLUSIONCoupling type surgical instruments has better cleaning effect of automatic cleaning machine before disinfection, the application is recommended.
Disinfection ; instrumentation ; standards ; Durable Medical Equipment ; standards ; Fluorescence ; Surgical Equipment ; standards
5.Comparison of references for assessment of overweight and obesity in children of Shanghai
Lei CHEN ; Qingya TANG ; Huijuan RUAN ; Xiuhua SHEN
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(medical Science) 2010;30(1):36-38
Objective To compare and analyse four references for assessment of obesity in Chinese children. Methods The height and weight of 2347 children(1175 boys and 1172 girls) aged 7 to 8 years in Shanghai were measured,and their body mass indexes (BMI) were calculated.The prevalences of overweight and obesity were evaluated and compared among reference of Weight for Height 1985(WFH 1985 reference),BMI reference of Working Group on Obesity in China (WGOC reference),BMI reference of Europe International Obesity Task Force(IOTF reference) and BMI reference of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of American 2000 (CDC reference). Results The prevalence of overweiight in boys evaluated by IOTF reference was significantly higher than those by the other three references(P<0.05),and the prevalence of overweight in girls evaluated by IOTF reference was significantly higher than those by WGOC and CDC references (P<0.05).The prevalence of obesity in boys evaluated by IOTF reference was significantly lower than those by the other three references (P<0.01),and the prevalence of obesity in girls evaluated by IOTF reference was significantly lower than those by WGOC and WFH 1985 references(P<0.01).There was no significant difference in the evaluation findings of obesity and overweight between WFH 1985 and WGOC references(P>0.05). Conclusion WFH 1985 and WGOC references are more suitable than IOTF and CDC references for assessment of overweight and obesity in Chinese children.
6.The mechanism of inhibitory control in sensation seeking:an event-related potential study
Wenbin SHENG ; Jing XU ; Ya ZHENG ; Fei TAN ; Huijuan SHEN
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2011;20(1):25-27
Objective To investigate the neural mechanism of inhibitory control in sensation seeking by using the event-related potential(ERP) technique. Methods High and low sensation seekers( 16 people in each group ), who were selected according to their sensation seeking scores, performed a Go/Nogo task in which the stimuli possessed two levels of difficulty. Electro- encephalogram(EEG) signals were recorded continuously by a set of 32 Ag/AgCI electrodes. Results For two types of stimuli ( Congruent, Incongruent) :( 1 )The amplitude(FCZ) of Nogo N2 and Nogo P3 were( (1.61 ±4.25)μV,(-2.32±4.55)μV)and((16.44±5.74)μV,(17.00±5.71)μV). (2)There was no significant main effects of group for the Nogo N2 amplitude( F (1.30) =0.31, P=0. 59,η2=0. 01;F(1.30) =0.07,P=0.80,η2=0.002) ,the N2d amplitude( F(1.30) =1.18,P=0.29,η2=0.04;F(1.30) =0.004, P=0.95, η2 < 0.001 ) ,the Nogo P3 amplitude( F (1.30) =0.13, P=0.72, η2 =0.004;F(1.30)=0.28, P=0.60, η2 =0.009) and the P3d amplitude( F(1.30) =0.08, P=0.50, η2 =0.02; F (1.30) =0.56,P=0.46, η2 =0.02). (3)Neither of main effects for the N2 and P3 latency was significant (P>0.05). Conclusion The inhibitory control is similar across high and low sensation seeking groups,indicating that there is no relationship between the sensation seeking behaviors and the individual inhibitory control.
7.Relationship between dietary calcium and bone mineral density in school-age children
Huijuan RUAN ; Qingya TANG ; Xiuhua SHEN ; Yexuan TAO ; Wei CAI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009;17(6):349-353
Objective To investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the nutritional status of dietary calcium intake in school-age children in Shanghai and to analyze the relationship between dietary calcium and bone mineral density (BMD).Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in the second and third grade students of 10 primary schools in Yangpu District and Baoshan District in Shanghai. Food frequency questionnaire was used tu estimate the relative intake of dietary calcium of students in 6 primary schools in Baoshnn District. Quantitative ultrasound bone density examination was used to estimate the calcaneal BMD.The relation-ship between calcium intake and BMD was analyzed.Results The average calcium intake was 647 mg/d among ested students.BMD was not significantly different among different age groups (F=1.595,P=0.173),while Z-score was significantly different among different age groups (F=16.02,P=0.000).The total calcium intake was not correlated with BMD or Z-score.The percentage of dairy calcium intake was positively correlated with BMD (r=0.097,P=0.015)and Z-score (r=O.117,P=0.003),the percentage of non-dairy calcium intake and the non-dairy calcium intake were negatively correlated with BMD (r=-0.097,P=0.015) and Z-score(r=-0.110,P=0.006).When the total dietary calcium intake was ≥600 mg/d,BMD and Z-score significantly higherin students with high dairy calcium intake than those with low dairy calcium intake (P<0.05).When the total dietary calcium intake was <600mg/d,BMD and Z-score were higher in students with high dairy calcium in-take than in those with low dairy calcium intake,although no statistical significance was noted (P>0.05).Conclusions BMD and Z-score increase along with the increase of dairy calcium intake.Such effect becomes even more obvious when the total dietary calcium intake is ≥600 mg/d.
8.Significance of three kinds of microparticle levels in diabetic angiopathy
Huijuan LI ; Bimin SHI ; Xiaojuan ZHAO ; Wenhong SHEN ; Changgeng RUAN
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2010;26(6):465-467
Objective To investigate the levels of mieropartieles originated from platelet (PMP),endothelium (EMP),and tissue factor-bearing microparticles (TF+ MP) in diabetes mellitus and to analyze its relationship with diabetic angiopathy.Methods PMP,EMP or TF+ MP were measured in 106 cases of diabetes mellitus and 50 controls by flow eytometry.The differences of EMP between groups of diabetic macrovascular disease and diabetic microvascular disease were determined.Results The levels of EMP in diabetic patients were higher than that in the control(164.20±128.88 vs 63.81±40.84,P<0.05).Diabetic cases with complication showed higher expression level of EMP than those without complications(184.12±152.77,188.21±149.55 vs 138.53±99.87,both P<0.05).However,no distinct increase was observed in PMP and TF+ MP level in diabetes groups compared with control group.Conclusions Endothelial dysfunction,may contribute to the increased level of EMP in patients with diabetes,especially those complicated with vascular diseases.EMP level may be used to evaluate the status of endothelial function and the development of diabetic angiopathy.
9.Analysis of projects of infectious disease epidemiology sponsored by Nation-al Natural Science Foundation of China
Jianming WANG ; Yankai XIA ; Huijuan ZHU ; Feng CHEN ; Hongbing SHEN
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2016;28(3):331-335
Objective To analyze the projects on the infectious disease epidemiology sponsored by the National Natural Sci?ence Foundation of China(NSFC),explore the hotspot and development trend,and offer a reference for researchers in this field. Methods Based on the NSFC database,the projects on the infectious disease epidemiology(H2609)sponsored from 1987 to 2014 were analyzed. The changes of fund numbers,amounts and research fields were described. Results During the study period,NSFC sponsored 373 projects,including 228 general projects(61.1%),78 youth projects(20.9%)and 67 other projects(18.0%). The average amount of the grant was 358.2 thousand Yuan(20 thousand?8 million). The main sponsored re?search fields were mechanisms of pathogen and immunity(36.2%)and population?based epidemiological studies(33.0%). The top three diseases were hepatitis,HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Conclusion The amount of funding on researches of infectious disease epidemiology has increased continuously,which has played an important role in training scientific talents in the field of prevention and control of infectious diseases.
10.Cognitive development in neonates: an event related potential study of 30 infants
Qinfen ZHANG ; Xuan DONG ; Huijuan SHEN ; Lin CHEN ; Wenjuan TU
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2015;18(11):848-851
Objective To study the characteristics of cognitive development of newborns with auditory event related potentials (aERP).Methods Thirty full-term neonates who were admitted to Changzhou Children's Hospital and met the inclusion criteria, those with neonatal neural behavioral score over 37 and both ears passed the hearing screening, and exclusion criteria, those who suffered from perinatal brain injury, were sclccted randomly.Thcy wcre divided into three groups according to the days of age (group 1 : 1-10 days;group 2:11-20 days;group 3:21-28 days).aERP was recorded with auditory Oddball paradigm.The data were collected and analyzed by Brain Electrical Source Analysis software.Relationship between N2latencies/areas among the three groups and their age was researched with Pearson correlation analysis.Results During the neonatal period, there was a significant negative correlation between N2 latency and neonatal age in days (r=-0.609, P < 0.05), while significant positive correlation was shown between N2 area and the age (r=0.689, P < 0.05).In Fz and Cz leads, the total average waveform diagram of the three groups showed spacious flat, less smoothed curve, and mostly jagged pattern.N2 area in group 1 showed a complex plurality of peaks, and regular, soaring waves, which changed into single wave thereafter, in group 2 and 3.The N2 latencies tended to shorten gradually.Conclusions Neonatal cognitive competence, including concentration and discrimination ability, would be improved with their growth.