1.Application of the new method for the detection of the aromatic esterase activity of PON1 in coronary heart disease
Jieying DING ; Qi ZHANG ; Xing ZHUANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(13):1767-1769
Objective To observe the effect of paraoxonase 1 (PON1) application of the new method of arylesterase activity in patients with coronary heart disease,analysis of paraoxonase 1 (PON1) of the clinical value of arylesterase activity in the new testing method.Methods From January 2014 to January 2016 in our hospital 86 patients with coronary heart disease as the research object,and then select the healthy people at the same time to the hospital physical examination of 50 as the control group to take the research object,spectrophotometric method for the determination of coronary heart disease patients and control subjects serum PON1 arylesterase activity,PON1 arylesterase activity at the same time with statistics the different degree of coronary heart disease,PON1 arylesterase activity between patients with coronary heart disease and control group comparison study and different severity of coronary heart disease patients,the patients with coronary heart disease PON1 aromatic ester enzyme activity,age,gender,BMI,TC,total cholesterol,low density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL-C and glycerin three greases TG included in the analysis of factors of coronary heart disease multiple linear regression equation,to determine the changes of patients with coronary artery disease by PON1 arylesterase activity,to provide a reference for clinical treatment.Results The activity of PON1 in patients with coronary heart disease was significantly lower than that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Single branch lesions in patients with PON1 arylesterase activity was significantly higher than that of double vessel lesions and three lesions were double branch lesions in patients with PON1 arylesterase activity was significantly higher than that in three patients,the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).According to the multiple linear regression analysis showed that coronary heart disease and the patient′s age,gender,BMI,TC,LDL-C,TG and PON1 arylesterase activity (P<0.05),which was related with age,gender,BMI,TC,LDL-C and TG were positively correlated,negatively correlated with PON1 arylesterase activity.Conclusion The PON1 activity of in patients with coronary heart disease is significantly decreased,and the extent of the disease is more severe,the more obvious the decline of PON1,the activity of PON1 shows a negative correlation with coronary heart disease.
2.Study on the Analgesic Effect and Mechanism of Gutongtie Paste on Model Rats with Formaldehyde-in-duced Pain
Yufei LI ; Jieying DU ; Sen ZENG ; Lu WANG ; Jianping SONG ; Qi WANG ; Qiaobo YE ; Zhijian ZHANG ; Jie YUAN
China Pharmacy 2017;28(13):1766-1769
OBJECTIVE:To study the analgesic effect and mechanism of Gutongtie paste on model rats with formaldehyde-in-duced pain. METHODS:60 SD rats were randomly divided into blank group,model group,Gutongtie paste low-dose,medi-um-dose,high-dose groups(0.594,1.188. 2.376 g/paste,containing crude drug 0.48,0.96,1.92 g)and prednisone acetate group (ig,0.0054 g/kg,external bonding matrix). Model rats with pain was induced by formaldehyde method and immediately adminis-trated after modeling. Electronic tenderness instrument was adopted to determine the pain threshold of rats'ankle joint after adminis-tration of 1,2,3,4,6 h. After 6 h,blood sample 0.3 mL was taken from abdominal aorta then rats were sacrificed. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was conducted to determine the β-endorphin (β-EP),prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) contents;spectrophotometry was used to determine nitric oxide(NO)content in rats'serum and inflammatory tissue;and radioimmunoassay was adopted to detect the substance P content in rats'serum,inflammatory tissue and brain tissue. RESULTS:Compared with be-fore modeling,pain thresholds in model group at each period were significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with blank group,PGE2,NO of rats,substance P content in inflammatory tissue and brain tissue in model group were significantly in-creased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with model group,pain thresholds in Gutongtie paste groups at corresponding time points were increased,PGE2 and substance P contents in inflammatory tissue and brain tissue were decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01);β-EP and NO contents in serum in Gutongtie paste medium-dose,high-dose groups(P<0.05 or P<0.01),NO contents in serum in Gutongtie paste high-dose group were decreased(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Gutongtie paste has a certain analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect,and the mechanism may be related to reducing PGE2, NO, substance P contents, increasing β-EP content.
3.Effectiveness of long-term prescription of hypertensive and diabetic drugs in family doctor contracted service
Donglei MIAO ; Jieying LI ; Qi ZHAO
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2017;16(10):772-776
Objective To assess the effectiveness of long-term prescriptions of hypertensive and diabetic drugs in family doctor contracted service.Methods A survey on long-term prescription in family doctor contract service was conducted from November 2015 to December 2015 in Shanghai Changning district.Ten center managers,101 family doctors and 208 contracted patients from 10 community health service centers were surveyed with 3 different types of questionnaires,respectively.The relevant information of long-term prescription,including medication information,health management,contracted service,patient's acceptance and performance status were collected and assessed.Results The 1-month and 2-month prescriptions accounted for 76.5% (156/204) and 13.2% (27/204),respectively.The survey showed that 87.1% (88/101) of family doctors were willing to make long-term prescriptions;95.6% (195/204) of patients felt convenience of long-term prescription;88.1% (89/101) of family doctors affirmed that long-term prescriptions effectively reduced the number of re-visits;93.6% (191/204) of patients thought that long-term prescriptions reduced the visit number and 60.8% (124/204) thought that it reduced medical expenses.The main factors influencing family doctors' choice of long-term prescription were the stability of disease condition (72.3%,73/101),the compliance of patients (68.3%,69/101),the accurate diagnosis (50.5%,51/101) and long-term regular medication (45.5%,46/101);70.6% (144/204) of patients thought that the hypertensive and diabetic drugs included in the tong-term prescription catalogue met their needs.Conclusion The long-term prescriptions can effectively reduce the re-visits and medical expenses of patients,which is highly recognized and accepted by both family doctors and patients.
4.Type 2 spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity caused by KIF22 gene mutation: a case report and literature review
Zhen LI ; Yachao LU ; Ruifang QI ; Jieying WANG ; Rongmin LI ; Jie CHANG ; Jingna WANG ; Yanmei SANG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2022;42(21):1460-1464
A male patient aged 1 year and 8 months with type 2 spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity (SEMDJL2) was reported. The clinical characteristics included short stature, flat middle face, hypotonia, limb joint relaxation, hyperextension of metacarpophalangeal articulation, etc. In addition, the patient had a history of congenital laryngeal stridor. Thus, SEMDJL2 was determined according to the above symptoms and medical history. Sanger sequencing showed that the child carried a c.443C>T missense mutation in the KIF22 gene, which resulted in an amino acid variation namely p.Pro148Leu. This phenotype was preliminarily determined as a pathogenic mutation. Therefore, it is suggested that next-generation sequencing genetic testing could be helpful for genetic diagnosis in children with congenital laryngeal stridor, systemic joint relaxation, and excessive joint extension.
5.Analysis of clinical and neuroimaging features in a Chinese family with hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with neuroaxonal spheroids
Yanyan BAI ; Lu LU ; Yue CUI ; Jieying LI ; Yang LIU ; Lin LIU ; Jing DONG ; Qi WANG ; Wei QIN ; Liyong WU ; Jianping JIA
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2018;51(11):877-881
Objective To explore the clinical and neuroimaging features in a Chinese family with hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with neuroaxonal spheroids (HDLS) caused by mutation of the colony stimulating factor 1 receptor gene (CSF1R). Methods The proband and another patient from a HDLS pedigree were assessed respectively through standardized clinical evaluation (medical history inquiry, physical examination),neuropsychology assessment,MRI,genetic sequencing, as well as brain PET imaging with carbon11-labelled Pittsburgh compound-B(11C-PIB). Results A HDLS pedigree with three patients was recruited to this study. Apathy, memory decline, slow behavior were the first symptoms for two of the patients. Being bedridden, urinary incontinence and epilepsy were developed at the later stage. A missense mutation c. 2381T>C(p. I794T) in exon 18 of the CSF1R gene of chromosome 5 was identified in the proband. The brain DWI illustrated multiple patchy high signal in periventricular white matter and centrum semiovale which was characterized by persistence, and the corpus callosum was affected in the early stage. Conclusion The multiple patchy high signal with persistence in periventricular white matter and centrum semiovale of DWI is helpful for the early diagnosis of HDLS.
6.An analysis of 4 cases with Gitelman syndrome caused by SLC12A3 gene mutation in children
Rongmin LI ; Jieying WANG ; Shuqin LEI ; Jie CHANG ; Mei SONG ; Ruifang QI ; Yurong PIAO ; Yanmei SANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2020;35(22):1744-1746
Objective:To study the clinical and genetic characteristics of Gitelman syndrome in children.Methods:Four children diagnosed with Gitelman syndrome in the Baoding Children′s Hospital from January 2017 to October 2018 were enrolled, and their clinical data and pathogenic gene carrying status were analyzed.Results:There were 2 males and 2 females in the enrolled patients.Two children complained of short stature and 2 children were diagnosed as hypokalemia by accident.All the 4 children showed constipation, short stature, repeated hypokalemia, hyponatremia, hypochloremia, normal urinary calcium/creatinine ratio, elevated renin and angiotensin Ⅱ levels in supine position, and normal aldosterone.Three children had hypomagnesemia and 1 child had a normal blood magnesium level.All of the 4 children had a compound heterozygous mutation of SLC12A3 gene.The mutations of c. 1670-7G>A and c. 1698C>A were not reported in the literature. Conclusions:Constipation and short stature are common clinical manifestations of Gitelman syndrome in children.Typical cases show hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hyponatremia and hypochloremia, etc.The blood magnesium level can be normal in few children.Most children with Gitelman syndrome carry SLC12A3 compound heterozygous mutations.
7.Mechanism of
Wenjun SHAN ; Xiaoyu ZHU ; Jieying QI ; Fang HU ; Changzheng LI ; Xiaoli NIE
Journal of Southern Medical University 2020;40(11):1682-1688
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the mechanism of
METHODS:
Healthy male DBA/1 mice were used for CIA modeling. Twenty-five CIA mice with successful modeling and similar arthritis index (AI) scores were randomized equally into model group (CIA), methotrexate (MTX) group, and low-, medium-, and high-dose XWGD groups (0.975, 1.95, and 3.9 g/mL, respectively), with another 5 normal mice as the normal control group. The mice in normal control and CIA groups were given saline once a day, those in MTX group were given 0.1 mg/mL MTX once a week, and those in XWGD groups were treated daily via garage of XWGD containing crude drugs of different doses for 28 consecutive days. The AI score and HE staining were used to evaluate the changes in the joints of the CIA mice. The effect of XWGD on Th1, Th17, MDSC, G-MDSC and M-MDSC cells were evaluated with flow cytometry.
RESULTS:
Treatment with MTX and different doses of XWGD significantly decreased the AI score of the mice and relieved joint inflammation as compared with the model group (
CONCLUSIONS
XWGD can improve joint inflammation in CIA mice by increasing the percentages of G-MDSC cells and decreasing the percentages of M-MDSC, Th1 and Th17 cells, and a high dose of XWGD can produce an equivalent therapeutic effect to methotrexate but with better safety.
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Arthritis, Experimental/drug therapy*
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8.Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes and Influencing Factors of Protein Energy Wasting in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis:a Cross-sectional Study
Lifen XIE ; Lili ZHANG ; Qin LUO ; Mengni WU ; Linsen QIN ; Qiaoying ZHANG ; Jieying QI ; Haiyu GUAN ; Xiaoli NIE
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;64(23):2419-2426
ObjectiveTo investigate the distribution of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome types and influencing factors of protein-energy wasting (PEW) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). MethodsAccording to diagnostic criteria, 164 patients with MHD were divided into PEW group and non-PEW group. The clinical data of all patients were collected, including general information such as gender, age, height and weight, disease characteristics such as course, cormobidity, and haemodialysis duration, laboratory indicators such as blood routine, liver function, renal function, electrolyte, blood lipid, grip strength, and the four examinations. Logistic regression analysis was used to find the influencing factors of PEW by taking the clinical indicators with significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05) as the independent variables, diagnosis of PEW as the dependent variable, and normal values as the reference. ResultsOut of 164 patients with MHD, there were 96 (58.5%) cases in PEW group and 68 cases (41.5%) in non-PEW group. Compared to the non-PEW group,PEW group had increased age, ratios of bedrest, deep vein preservation, edema, and low grip strength, percentages of comorbidities type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases,infections and anemia, and levels of alanine aminotransferase and permine amin aminotransferase, as well as decreased body mass index, self-care ratio,internal arteriovenous fistula, red blood cell count, hemoglobin, serum total protein, serum albumin levels (P<0.05). The PEW group had significantly higher frequency of poor appetite and digestion, abdominal distension, fear of cold and preference of warmth, weak breathing and fatigue, poor appetite, oliguria, nausea and vomiting than non-PEW group (P<0.05). The incidence of both yin and yang deficiency syndrome and damp-turbidity syndrome were significantly higher in the PEW group than the non-PEW group, while that of liver-kidney yin deficiency syndrome and stirring of wind syndrome were lower (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that low BMI (<22 kg/m2), inability to take care of oneself, low grip strength,low serum albumin (<38 g/L), infection, older age, fear of cold and cold limbs,and poor appetite were the risk factors of PEW in patients undergoing MHD (P<0.05). ConclusionThe root syndrome of MHD-PEW patients is both yin and yang deficiency, concurrent with damp-turbidity syndrome. Low BMI, low serum albumin, infection and older age may be the influencing factors of PEW in patients undergoing MHD.