1.Research on the IgE, EOS, LTE-4 content and its clinical significance with the inacute phase of pediatric asthma
Junfang GONG ; Chunyan WANG ; Jiaolei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(2):300-301,304
Objective To explore the clinical significance of total serum immunoglobulin ( IgE) , peripheral blood eosinophils ( EOS) and urinary leukotriene E4 ( LTE-4 ) detection on pediatric asthma clinical symptoms of the inacute phase .Methods 90 cases with pediatric asthma clinical symptoms of the inacute phase from March 2014 to March 2015 were selected as experimental group, and divided into the general asthma group(n=32), the moderate asthma group(n=31), the sereval asthma group(n=27) and another 30 health children as control group.Give each patients children doses of β2 agonists (LABA) as monotherapy, and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) used as combination therapy.The use of LABA is 3-4 times/d.After three months' treatment, clinical efficacy were evaluated, and IgE, EOS, LTE-4 content were detected.Results After 3 months' treatment, IgE, EOS, LTE-4 contents in three experiment groups were significantly decreased (P<0.05), improved to the basic condition compared to control groups.The clinical efficacy among three groups had no significant differences.Conclusion IgE, EOS, LTE-4 levels detection of patients with pediatric asthma clinical symptoms of the inacute phase had evaluation significance, can be a good indicator of pediatric asthma health recovery in patients of the inacute phase.
2.Sodium and potassium disturbances and their risk factors in 9870 elderly inpatients
Yu ZHANG ; Xin LI ; Limin YANG ; Zhongyan WANG ; Jiaolei LIU ; Le LIU ; Lin WANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2016;35(6):572-576
Objective To investigate the sodium and potassium disturbances in 9870 elderly inpatients and to analyze their risk factors.Methods Clinical data of sodium and potassium levels and the possible risk factors were collected in the elderly inpatients from a single center.The incidence of sodium and potassium disturbances and their risk factors were analyzed by multiple Logistic regression,and the correction of the imbalance was investigated.Results A total of 6027(61.6%)times of sodium and potassium disturbances were found in the 9870 elderly inpatients on admission and during hospitalization,and the total incidence of this disturbances was 61.6%.The incidences of hyponatremia,hypokalemia,hypernatremia and hyperkalemia were 27.9% (2729/6027),9.7% (951/6027),15.4%(1506/6027) and 8.6% (841/6027),respectively.Heart failure was the common risk factor for the two electrolyte disturbances.T2DM caused hyponatremia,hypokalemia and hypernatremia.Among the medication risk factors,diuretics were the common risk factor for various electrolyte disturbances.Patients taking antiepileptics,antidementia drugs,antidepressants and benzodiazepines were more likely to have hyponatremia.The correction rate of mild,moderate and severe hyponatremia/ hypokalemia were 79.2%(1253/1582),68.1% (535/786),45.1% (163/361) and 79.5%(776/976),66.4%(217/327),40.1%(81/203),respectively.The time for the correction of the above degrees of hyponatremia/ hypokalemia were(3.7±2.7) d,(4.1±2.3) d,(8.9±1.6) d and(2.5± 1.4) d,(3.2 ± 1.5) d,(6.1 ± 1.2) d.The supplement amounts of sodium chloride and potassium chloride were(5.98±3.67) g,(9.45±3.02) g,(10.26±1.32) g and(2.23±0.93) g,(5.12± 1.53) g,(8.07 ± 2.46) g,respectively.Conclusions The incidences of electrolyte disturbances are high in elderly inpatients with combined diseases and application of various drugs,and the correction of disturbances is difficult.More attention should be paid to the electrolyte disturbances,which should be corrected positively.
3.Clinical research of osteoporosis and osteoporosis combined with hyponatremia in elderly inpatients
Yu ZHANG ; Xin LI ; Hongmei ZHANG ; Xiaokun GUO ; Fang SONG ; Huining YU ; Le LIU ; Jiaolei LIU ; Qingjun LIU ; Zhongyan WANG ; Gang JI ; Limin YANG ; Lin WANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2017;36(8):872-876
Objective To survey a prevalence of osteoporosis and prevalence of osteoporosis combined with hyponatremia in elderly hospitalized patients,and their risk factors.Methods We enrolled 2496 elderly hospitalized patients with detected plasma levels of sodium,calcium,25 (OH) D3,PTH,plasma PINP,and β-CTX.At the same time,sex,age,height,weight,smoking history,drinking history and BMI(kg/m2) in form of a questionnaire were recorded and calculated.The risk factors for osteoporosis were analyzed using multivariate Logistic regression method.Results The osteoporosis prevalence was 12.2% (305/2496 inpatients)with 31.5 % (96/305)in male,68.5% (209/305)in female(x2 =4.651,P=0.031).The prevalence of osteoporosis with hyponatremia was 27.5 % (84/305),with 24.8 % (21/84) in male and 75.2 % (63/84) in female(x2 =9.251,P=0.025).As compared with three groups of non-osteoporosis,normal serum Na+ with and without osteoporosis,the osteoporosis patients with hyponatremia were more aged,in a higher proportion of women and smokers,in lower BMI,and in low levels of serum sodium,BMD 25(OH)D3 (F=13.783,0.861,7.146,24.520,0.548,x2 =15.113、4.472;P =0.001,0.000,0.021,0.015,0.003,0.021,0.005).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that aging,female,low BMI,smoking history,drinking history,low plasma 25(OH)D3 level,low plasma PINP level,and high plasma β-CTX level were the risk factors for osteoporosis(OR 4.215,2.271,3.176,2.013,1.237,3.987,1.843,1.972;all P<0.05).Conclusions The osteoporosis prevalence is high in elderly patients,especially in old women.The risk factors for osteoporosis are diverse,and clinical conditions of osteoporosis patients with hyponatremia are much more severe than the others.More efforts should be given to them and need to be focused on the complications of osteoporosis.
4.Application of transcranial Doppler in prognosis assessment of nerve function in patients with acute cerebral infarction after intracranial mechanical thrombectomy
Luping PAN ; Jiaolei JIN ; Rui HUANG ; Wanping WANG ; Qiuyue CHEN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2020;32(7):835-839
Objective:To investigate the application value of transcranial Doppler (TCD) in the prognosis assessment of nerve function in patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI) after intracranial mechanical thrombectomy.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted. The clinical data of 43 patients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction who received intra-arterial mechanical thrombotomy for recanalization admitted to Taizhou Central Hospital from January 2018 to December 2019 were analyzed. The modified Rankin scale (mRS) score of patients were followed up by telephone at 3 months after surgery to evaluate the prognosis of neurologic outcome. Patients with mRS score 0-2 were enrolled in the good prognosis group, while those with a score of 3-6 were enrolled in the poor prognosis group. The gender, age, past history, underlying diseases, occluded arteries, atherosclerotic stenosis and bridging treatment, time from onset to reperfusion, blood flow dynamics under TCD at 1 day after thrombectomy, and National Institutes of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) scores before and 1, 7, and 14 days after thrombectomy were compared between the two groups. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to screen the prognostic factors of nerve function at 3 months after mechanical thrombectomy in patients with ACI. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to evaluate the prognostic value for neurological function assessed by TCD.Results:Forty-three patients were enrolled in the final analysis, with 23 patients in the good prognosis group and 20 in the poor prognosis group. The recanalization was successfully achieved in both groups without complications. However, the hemodynamics of intracranial arteries evaluated by TCD 1 day after operation in both groups still showed partial or complete occlusion, and the hemodynamics of patients in the poor prognosis group was worse than that in the good prognosis group (poor blood flow: 40.0% vs. 0%, inadequate blood flow: 30.0% vs. 17.4%, good blood flow: 30.0% vs. 82.6%), and the differences were statistically significant (all P < 0.01). Before thrombotomy, there was no significant difference in NIHSS score between the two groups. After thrombotomy, the NIHSS score of the two groups gradually decreased with the extension of time, but the NIHSS score at 14 days after operation of the poor prognosis group was still significantly higher than that of the good prognosis group (10.55±2.93 vs. 4.65±1.70, P < 0.01). Univariate analysis showed that compared with the good prognosis group, the proportion of patients with diabetes and arteriosclerosis stenosis in the poor prognosis group were significantly increased (30.0% vs. 4.3%, 45.0% vs. 17.4%, both P < 0.05), and the time from onset to reperfusion was prolonged (minutes: 385.9±96.2 vs. 294.5±95.1, P < 0.01). Multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that the therosclerosis stenosis [odds ratio ( OR) = 9.334, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was 1.092-79.775, P = 0.041] and the reperfusion time ( OR = 1.016, 95% CI was 1.006-1.027, P = 0.002) were associated with prognosis of nerve function at 3 months after mechanical thrombectomy in patients with ACI. ROC curve analysis suggested that the evaluation of intracranial hemodynamics by TCD might be able to predict the prognosis of neurological function in patients with ACI after 3 months of intracranial mechanical thrombectomy, the area under ROC curve (AUC) was 0.768 (95% CI was 0.620-0.917), the sensitivity was 65.0%, the specificity was 87.0%, the positive predictive value was 82.6%, and the negative predictive value was 70.0%. Conclusion:The evaluation of intracranial hemodynamics assessed by TCD is helpful in early judging the prognosis of neurological function in patients with ACI after intracranial mechanical thrombectomy.
5.Establishing N-ELISA-based method for rapid detection of neutralizing antibodies against respiratory syncytial virus
Yufang SUN ; Hui ZHAO ; Huijie YANG ; Ying XIE ; Chunting BAO ; Shuyan LI ; Jiaolei WANG ; Changgui LI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2024;44(2):162-169
Objective:To prepare rabbit polyclonal antibodies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) N protein and use them as the detection antibodies to establish a N-ELISA-based method for rapid detection of neutralizing antibodies.Methods:A plasmid of pET30a-N for the expression of RSV N protein was constructed. After purification, the protein was immunized into New Zealand rabbits to prepare polyclonal antibodies, which were used as the detection antibodies. Positive serum samples were diluted and used to neutralize RSV (100 TCID 50/well). Hep-2 cells were inoculated and cultured, and then the cells were fixed with 80% acetone. ELISA was performed to detect RSV N protein in infected cells. When the absorbance value of a well was below the cut-off value, it was regarded as the positive well in the neutralization test. The highest dilution of a positive well serum was the neutralizing antibody titer. After optimizting the antibody dilution, detection time, cell density and the duration of neutralization, the method for neutralizing antibody detection was established based on N-ELISA. The established method was verified by analyzing the influences of different cell generations and edge effects, and calculating the accuracy, repeatability and precision. The correlation between the established method and microneutralization method was analyzed by detecting human RSV IgG-positive serum. Results:The plasmid pET30a-N was successfully constructed, and the expressed N protein showed high purity and good specificity. After the third immunization, the antibody titer in rabbit serum was 1∶51 200, and the antibodies could specifically bind to RSV. The prepared rabbit anti-RSV N polyclonal antibodies had a titer of 1∶51 200, and showed good specificity. The neutralizing antibodies could be detected on day 4 with the established method, and the duration of neutralization was shortened to 30 min. Cell generations and the position of wells in the 96-well plate (edge well and non-edge well) had no significant effect on the method, and the repeatability, precision and accuracy of the method were good. In the detection of 64 RSV IgG-positive human serum samples by the established method and microneutralization method, the correlation coefficient was 0.929 6, indicating a good positive correlation between the two methods.Conclusions:A N-ELISA-based method for rapid neutralizing antibody detection is successfully established, which can be used to evaluate the serum antibody level after RSV vaccination.
6.Effect of different serum sodium levels on heart function and prognosis in very elderly patients with heart failure
Yu ZHANG ; Xin LI ; Xiao LENG ; Cunjin WU ; Xiaokun GUO ; Jiaohong HUANG ; Hongmei ZHANG ; Zhongyan WANG ; Fang SONG ; Le LIU ; Huining YU ; Jiaolei LIU ; Qingjun LIU ; Chao WANG ; Lin WANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2018;37(9):962-965
Objective To investigate the effect of different serum sodium levels on heart function and prognosis in very elderly patients with heart failure. Methods Totally 152 elderly patients(aged ≥ 85 years)with hyponatremia were enrolled.Based on the serum sodium level ,they were divided into mild(125 mmol/L ≤ Na+ < 135 mmol/L) ,moderate(125 mmol/L ≤ Na+ < 135 mmol/L) ,and severe hyponatremia(Na+ < 115 mmol/L)groups ,and 76 patients with normal blood sodium level(Na+ ≥ 135 mmol/L)were selected as control group. The general data ,levels of serum creatinine and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP)and prognosis were compared among the above groups. Results Compared with the control group ,patients with severe hyponatremia were much older ,with more diuretics administration ,higher level of serum creatinine , lowerlevelofeGFRandleftventricularejectionfractions[(38.1±3.9)% vs.(45.2±9.7)% ].There were higher incidences of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease [72.4% (n=21)vs. 56.6% (n=43)] ,diabetes[41.4% (n=12)vs. 23.7% (n=18)] ,chronic renal insufficiency [22.6% (n=8)vs. 11.8% (n=9)] ,stroke[20.6% (n=6)vs. 9.2% (n=7)]in patients with severe hyponatremia compared with other groups. The severe hyponatremia group showed significantly higher levels of NTproBNP [(4823. 9 ± 588. 1 )ng/L v s. (1124. 4 ± 349. 1 )ng/L ,(1836. 2 ± 369. 3 )ng/L ,(2894. 1 ± 687. 3 )ng/L ]and higher rates of mortality [27.6% (n=8) vs.5.3% (n=4) ,7.6% (n=6) ,13.6% (n=6)]as compared to the control group ,mild and moderate hyponatremia groups. Furthermore ,length of stay in hospital were markedly longer in patients with severe hyponatremia than those with mild and moderate hyponatremia[(11.1 ± 7.1)d vs. (19.6 ± 5.7)d ,(16.1 ± 4.2)d] . Conclusions Hyponatremia is a common type of electrolyte disorder in very elderly patients with heart failure ,and severe hyponatremia may predictand increased risk of death.