1.Clinical application value of serum amyloid A protein and C reactive protein in early diagnosis of hand-foot-mouth disease in children
Xueqin ZHAO ; Qihua LIANG ; Jialiang HUANG ; Hongling YANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(18):2699-2701
Objective To explore the clinical application value of serum amyloid protein(SAA) and C reactive protein(CRP)in early diagnosis of hand‐foot‐mouth disease(HFMD)in children .Methods The serum/plasma levels of CRP and SAA in 81 children with HFMD(HFMD group)and 125 healthy children(healthy control group)were detected by using dot immunogold filtration as‐say .Data including white blood cell (WBC) count ,levels of CRP and SAA were obtained and analyzed .And diagnostic efficacies of these indicators were evaluated by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve .Results The serum levels of SAA and CRP and WBC count in HFMD group were significantly higher than those in healthy control group ,and all had statistically significant differences(P<0 .05) .The area under the ROC curve(AUC) of SAA(0 .921) was higher than that of CRP(0 .728) ,SAA/CRP ra‐tio(0 .846) and WBC count(0 .721) for diagnosing HFMD ,there were statistically significant differences(P<0 .05) .Compared with CRP ,WBC count and SAA/CRP ratio ,SAA had better diagnostic efficacy .Conclusion As a new biomarker of infections ,SAA can effectively diagnose HFMD early and provide more sensitive reference to clinicians for early diagnosis ,which might be worthy of clinical application widely .
2.A comparative analysis on the effect of laparoscopic repair of gastric perforation with open surgery on pulmonary function
Ying YING ; Wen LIU ; Liang LI ; Jun ZHOU ; Jialiang LIU
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(4):440-442
Objective To compare the effect of traditional open surgery and laparoscopic repair of gastric perforation on postoperative pulmonary function.Methods Fifty patients were divided into two groups according to therapeutic method.Group A underwent traditional open gastric perforation repair(n=25).Group B underwent laparoscopic repair of gastric perforation(n=25).The pulmonary functions were examined at 1 day,3 days and 7 days postoperatively.Results All patients had different degrees of postoperative pulmonary function decline.After operation,the forced vital capacity(FVC)and forced expiratory volume in 1 second(FEV1)and vital capacity(VC)in group A were significantly lower than those in preoperation(P<0.05).The patients in laparoscopic operation group decreased significantly only on the first day postoperative.The postoperative pulmonary function of patients undergoing open surgery was significantly lower than that of patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery(P<0.05).Conclusion Laparoscopic repair of gastric perforation has less damage to the lung function than traditional open gastric perforation repair.Laparoscopic surgery plays an important role in the recovery of postoperative pulmonary function.
3.Effects of intracellular magnetic labeling of stem cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide on the differentiation capability into hepatocyte-like cells
Yan LI ; Zaiyi LIU ; Changhong LIANG ; Jiening ZHU ; Xiaohong LI ; Jialiang LIANG
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2012;(6):-
Objective To investigate the effects of intracellular magnetic labeling of stem cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) on the cell differentiation capability into hepatocyte-like cells.Methods Adiposederived stem cells (ADSCs) were obtained from the inguinal fat tissue of Sprague-Dawley rats.ADSCs were labeled with co-incubation of poly-l-lysine (PLL) and SPIO (25 μg/mL).Intracellular iron uptake was analyzed qualitatively with light microscopy.The viability of ADSCs was evaluated with trypan blue staining.SPIO-labeled and unlabled ADSCs were subjected to differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells with hepatocyte growth factor (HGF).Liver marker gene such as albumin (ALB) was analyzed by RT-PCR.The cell viability between the labeled cell group and unlabeled cell group adopted two independent sample t-Test.Results Light microscopy results revealed intracytoplasmic iron uptake and nearly 100% of cell labeling efficiency.SPIO-labeled ADSCs had an unaltered viability as compared with unlabeled ADSCs (P>0.05).After induction,glycogen storage within cytoplasm can be found in the two group on 14 d and 21 d,and the cells with positive staining increased on day 21.The two groups both express the ALB on 14 d and 21 d,which expressed higher on 21 d.Conclusion Intracellular magnetic labeling with SPIO did not affect the viability and capability of ADSCs to differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells.
4.Penicillin-binding proteins genotyping of penicillin resistance Streptococcus pneumonia isolated from children in Guangzhou area
Yanmei HUANG ; Xiaomin LIN ; Jialiang MAI ; Bingshao LIANG ; Yongqiang XIE ; Huamin ZHONG ; Qiulian DENG ; Zhenwen ZHOU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(7):873-875,879
Objective To understand the molecular epidemiology of penicillin resistance Streptococcus pneumonia (PNSP) isolated from children in Guangzhou area to provide the experimental basis for clinical prevention and control of Streptococcus pneumonia infectious diseases.Methods Specific primers were designed according to Genebank,penicillin binding protein(PBP) genes PBP1A,PBP1B,PBP2A,PBP2B,PBP2X,PBP3 were amplified by PCR.The sequencing analysis was performed.The PCR products were digested by Hinf I,and the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) was analyzed.Results DNA of PNSP was successfully extracted,the PCR results showed that in 50 strains of PNSP,the positive rates of bacterial strains containing PBP1A,PBP1B,PBP2A,PBP2B,PBP2X and PBP3 were 48.9%,64.4%,71.1%,31.1%,40.0% and 31.1% respectively.The sequencing showed that their homologies with known sequences in GenBank were 99%,98%,100%,97%,95% and 100% respectively.Using RFLP in Hinf I showed that PBP1A,PBP1B,PBP2A and PBP3 only had one kind of genotype,PBP2B and PBP2X had two kinds of genotypes,the positive rates were 71.4%,28.6%,66.7% and 33.3% respectively.Conclusion The gene distribution of PNSP strains among children in Guangzhou is dominated by PBP2A,PBP1B and PBP1A,there are two subtypes in PBP2B,PBP2X when digested by Hinf I,in which the predominant subtype >65%.
5.Virulence-associated gene detection and analysis of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from pediatric patients′ feces
Xiaolan AI ; Yan LONG ; Bingshao LIANG ; Shuwen YAO ; Yunfeng LIU ; Fei GAO ; Jialiang MAI ; Zhile XIONG ; Zhuwei LIANG ; Jielin WANG ; Xiantang CHEN ; Min YANG ; Sitang GONG ; Zhenwen ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2021;44(4):291-297
Objective:To investigate the multilocus sequence typing feature of the virulence-associated genes of Staphylococcus aureus(S. aureus) separated from the clinical specimens of a multi-center cohort children in Guangzhou area. Methods:A total number of 412 Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from 2 059 non-repeated fecal specimens of children by three groups′ researchers in Guangzhou Women and Children′s Medical Center from August 2018 to November 2018. While collecting specimens, patient clinical information is also properly collected and preserved. After extracting the DNA of the strain, the virulence-associated genes were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), including the staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE) genes ( sea, seb, sec, sed, see) and the Panton-Valentine leucocidin-encoding gene ( pvl).The multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) method was performed to reveal the MLST feature of these genes and the statistical difference were examined by the the χ 2 test. Results:Among the 412 isolates of S. aureus, 256 strains (256/412, 62.1%) contains at least one SE gene. Among the enterotoxin gens, the sec (125/412, 30.3%), seb(98/412, 23.8%)and sea (66/412, 16.0%)genes were the three most prevalent members of SEs. The frequency of pvl gene in Staphylococcus aureus was 18.7%(77/412).Among them, the frequency of Staphylococcus aureus sea gene isolated from patients with gastroenteritis (58/319, 18.2%) was significantly higher than that from the non-gastroenteritis group (8/93, 8.6%)(χ2=4.912, P=0.027). The frequency of Staphylococcus aureus pvl gene isolated from the patients with pneumonia (8/21, 38.1%) was greater than that from the non-pneumonia group (6/47, 12.8%)(χ2=4.252, P=0.039). In addition, the virulence-associated gene of S. aureus was closely related to the specific ST type, 82.4% (28/34) of ST6 carried sea gene, all ST338 and ST59 carried seb gene, 96% (48/50) ST45 carried sec gene, and the pvl gene carrying rate of ST338 was 5/5. Conclusions:The SEA toxin produced by ST6 Staphylococcus aureus may be closely related to the diagnosis of gastroenteritis in children. The frequency of pvl virulence gene in Staphylococcus aureus in children with community-acquired pneumonia was higher than that in the non-pneumonia group, and closely related to the CC59.
6.The morbidity and relevant factors of uveal effusion observed in primary glaucoma patients
Shuang LIANG ; Danyan LIU ; Jialiang DUAN ; Xiaoli LIU ; Bin ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2020;38(5):415-420
Objective:To analyze the incidence of uveal effusion observed in primary glaucoma and explore the relevant factors.Methods:In this case control study, 692 primary glaucoma patients in the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University from July 2016 to July 2017 were recruited, including 256 acute primary angle-closure glaucoma (APACG) patients, 368 chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma (CPACG) patients, and 68 primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients.Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) was performed to determine the presence of uveal effusion, and to grade the effusion.The incidence of uveal effusion and the degree of effusion were analyzed statistically.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University.Results:The incidence levels of uveal effusion in the remission stage of APACG, the pre-clinical stage of APACG, and the progress stage of CPACG were 20.45% (54/264), 3.76% (8/213) and 1.45% (8/548), respectively; the incidence of uveal effusion among the three groups was statistically significant ( χ2=105.02, P<0.05). The incidence levels of uveal effusion in the pre-clinical stage of APACG and the progress stage of CPACG were obviously lower than that in the remission stage of APACG ( χ2=29.07, χ2=91.15; both at P<0.01). In the remission stage of APACG, the initial intraocular pressure was higher, and intraocular pressure fluctuation was larger in the patients with uveal effusion than that in the patients without uveal effusion, and these differences were statistically significant ( Z=-3.626, Z=-4.022; both at P<0.05). Uveal effusion was detected in 54 eyes of the 50 APACG patients in the remission stage, including Grade 3 in 16 eyes, Grade 2 in 12 eyes, and Grade 1 in 26 eyes.Uveal effusion was demostrated in eight eyes of eight patients in the preclinical stage of APACG, and all at Grade 1.In the progress stage of CPACG, uveal effusion was also revealed in eight eyes of eight patients, all at Grade 1.In the remission stage of APACG, the degree of effusion was positively correlated with the initial intraocular pressure and the fluctuation of intraocular pressure ( r s=0.912, r s=0.923; both at P<0.01). However, the degree of effusion was inversely associated with intraocular pressure after treatment ( r s=-0.269, P<0.05). Conclusions:Uveal effusion can be observed in the remission and preclinical stages of APACG, and in the progress stage of CPACG.The remission stage of APACG shows both the highest rate and the severest degree of this complication.The degree of effusion is positively correlated with the initial intraocular pressure and the decrease in intraocular pressure, but it is inversely associated with intraocular pressure after treatment.
7.Advances in the study of perifoveal exudative vascular anomalous complex
Yuchen LIANG ; Jialiang DUAN ; Qingli SHANG
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2022;38(5):415-419
Perifoveal exudative vascular anomalous complex (PEVAC) are class of diseases characterized by isolated aneurysmal lesions of the perifovea with hemorrhage and hard exudates, which are found in recent years. Its pathogenesis and pathological process are not yet fully elucidated. The current consensus through multimodal imaging studies is that PEVAC is an idiopathic perifoveal retinal vascular abnormality with cystoid macular edema (CME) and hard exudate. It is not easily distinguished clinically from retinal microaneurysm due to diabetic retinopathy or retinal vein occlusion, aneurysmal telangiectasia, and type 3 macular neovascularization (stage Ⅰ). PEVAC is a partially self-healing property, and some aneurysms and CME may resolve on their own during follow-up period. Laser photocoagulation is an effective measure for the treatment of PEVAC. In the future, with the rapid development of imaging technology, the progress of research on pathogenesis and treatment strategies and the updating of theories are expected to provide more effective treatments for PEVAC.
8.Effect of Qingre-Jiedu formula combined with negative pressure drainage for hand trauma infection
Jialiang LIANG ; Qiang YAO ; Minghuai WANG ; Junsuo SUN ; Douxing JING ; Nan YANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;39(12):1094-1096
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of Qingre-Jiedu formula combined with negative pressure drainage for hand trauma infection. Methods A total of 108 patients with hand trauma infection were randomly divided into 2 groups, 54 cases in each group. The observation group were given Qingre-Jiedu formula combined with vacuum sealing drainage treatment, and the control group only received the treatment of vacuum sealing drainage. After 14 days' treatment, the score of wound secretion and granulation tissue were recorded, and ELISA method was used to detect IL-6, TNF-α detected by immune measure method, and the wound healing and healing time were recorded after treatment. Results After treatment, the secretion score (1.6 ± 0.4 vs.2.2 ± 0.4,t=4.659), granulation tissue score (1.7 ± 0.2 vs.2.2 ± 0.3, t=4.541) in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01); the serum IL-6 (64.89 ± 2.31 μg/L vs.72.18 ±3.02 μg/L,t=9.562),TNF-α(318.67 ±15.21 μg/L vs.397.49 ±17.63 μg/L,t=15.611)were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01). The wound healing rate of the observation group was 96.3% (52/54), and control group was 55.6% (30/54), where there was significant difference between two groups (χ 2=24.518,P<0.01); the wound healing time in observation group (15.2 ± 3.0 d vs.25.2 ± 4.7 d, t=11.551) was significantly shorter than that in the control group (P<0.01). Conclusions The Qingre-Jiedu formula combined with negative pressure drainage for hand trauma infection could promote wound healing, improve healing effect and reduce the level of inflammatory reaction..
9.A comparison of dual- and triple-freeze protocols for liver cryoablation in a Tibet pig
Fei YAO ; Jianying ZENG ; Jibing CHEN ; Liang ZHOU ; Weiqun LIU ; Binghui WU ; Gang FANG ; Chunjuan DENG ; Zhixian CHEN ; Yin LENG ; Min DENG ; Bo ZHANG ; Chunmei DENG ; Jialiang LI ; Lihua HE ; Lizhi NIU ; Jiansheng ZUO ; Kecheng XU
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2012;(11):867-870
Objective This study compares a dual-freeze protocol with a triple freeze protocol for hepatic cryoablation in the Tibetan pig model.Method Cryoablation with a dual-(10-5-10-5 min)and triple-freeze (5-5-5-5-10-5 min) protocol for the normal livers of 9 Tibet pigs was performed under exposed operation.Temperature changes of cryoprobes and diameter changes of iceballs were measured during the ablation,and seven days later the pathological changes of cryozones were reviewed and the surface and depth cryolesions were measured.Results Compared with cryoablation with two freeze-thaw cycles,there was a greater iceball diameter for cryoablation by three freeze-thaw cycles.Also,seven days after cryosurgery,there were similar surface and deep cryolesions in dual-and triple-freeze protocols.Pathologically,the triple freezing protocol was associated with a longer zone of complete necrosis.Conclusions With the same freezing time (20 min),the triple-freeze protocol may become a more powerful liver-ablation method in cryosurgical application.
10.Clinical features and therapeutic efficacy analysis of Epstein-Barr virus-positive T-cell lymphoma patients with hemophagocytic syndrome
Jialiang XU ; Runhui ZHENG ; Xiaodan LUO ; Pengfei QIN ; Jingren LIN ; Liang GAO ; Huo TAN ; Chunyan WANG
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2021;30(11):658-664
Objective:To investigate the effects of hemophagocytic syndrome also known as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) on the clinical features and therapeutic efficacy of patients with Epstein-Barr virus-positive T-cell lymphoma (EBV-TCL).Methods:The clinical data of patients with EBV-TCL diagnosed by pathological examination in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from November 2015 to August 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. According to whether they were accompanied with HLH at the time of onset, patients were divided into HLH group (10 cases) and non-HLH group (13 cases), and the clinical features and prognosis of the two groups were compared. The curative effects of different treatment methods and patients with different plasma EBV-DNA titers were compared.Results:Among 23 patients, 3 cases (13.0%) were in Ann Arbor stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ, 20 cases (87.0%) were in stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ; the International Prognostic Index (IPI) score was 1 point in 3 cases (13.0%), 2 points in 4 cases (17.4%), 3 points in 8 cases (34.8%), 4 points in 8 cases (34.8%). In the HLH group, there were 2 cases of aggressive NK-cell leukemia and 3 cases of childhood systemic EBV-TCL. There were no cases of above two pathological types in the non-HLH group. In the HLH group, the proportions of patients with fever, bone marrow invasion, IPI score > 2 points, and EBV-DNA > 10 4 copies/ml were higher than those in the non-HLH group (all P < 0.05). The objective response rate (complete remission plus partial remission) of all patients after chemotherapy was 47.8% (11/23); there were 3 cases undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in both the HLH group and the non-HLH group, and all achieved objective remission. The objective remission of 7 patients and 10 patients who did not undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the HLH group and non-HLH group after lymphoma chemotherapy had 0 case and 5 cases, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant ( P = 0.044). In the chemotherapy alone group, 5 of 17 patients had objective remission, 6 patients in the chemotherapy plus transplantation group had objective remission, and the difference was statistically significant ( P = 0.039). Among 16 patients whose plasma EBV-DNA titers turned negative, 11 patients had objective remission, and 7 patients whose plasma EBV-DNA titers were continuously positive had no objective remission, and the difference was statistically significant ( P = 0.001). The 1-year overall survival rate of all patients was 69.3%, and the 2-year overall survival rate was 52.0%. In the HLH group, the 1-year and 2-year overall survival rates of 7 patients receiving chemotherapy alone and 3 patients receiving chemotherapy plus transplantation were 42.9% and 66.7%, respectively. In the non-HLH group, the 1-year overall survival rates of 10 patients receiving chemotherapy alone and 3 patients receiving chemotherapy plus transplantation were 80.0% and 100.0%, respectively; the 2-year overall survival rates were 26.7% and 100.0%,respectively. The overall survival of patients receiving chemotherapy plus transplantation was better than that of those receiving chemotherapy alone in both the HLH group and the non-HLH group, and differences were statistically significant (all P < 0.05). Conclusions:The general clinical stage of patients with EBV-TCL is later, and the prognosis of EBV-TCL patients with HLH is worse. The therapeutic efficacy may be related to plasma EBV-DNA titers. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can improve the remission rate.