1.Medallion-like dermal dendrocyte hamartoma: three case reports
Jin HU ; Kai FANG ; Donglai MA
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2014;47(3):163-165
Three cases of medallion-like dermal dendrocyte hamartoma are reported.The patients included two men and one woman,and were aged from 2 to 38 years.All the patients presented with medallion-shaped,welldefined,slightly atrophic and asymptomatic congenital patches with prominently dilated superficial veins that had grown proportionately with the body length.Histological examination revealed similar changes in all of these patients,including epidermal atrophy and dermal proliferation of spindle cells,which stained positive for CD34,factor ⅩⅢa and vimentin,but negative for S100,CD68,CDla,CD31 and smooth muscle actin (SMA).None of the patients received special therapy,and the lesions enlarged slightly with body growth within 3-4 years of follow-up after the diagnosis.
3.CRISPR-mediated downregulation of PD-1 expression on T cells
Yanling JIN ; Kang SHAO ; Wanhong HU ; Xiaojing MA ; Fang WEI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2016;36(6):414-417
Objective To investigate the feasibility of using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats ( CRISPR)-mediated genome editing to downregulate the expression of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) on primary T cells by using a lentivirus delivery system. Methods Lentivirus vec-tors pLentiCRISPR A1-A6 containing different PD-1 genomic DNA sequences as single guide RNA ( sgRNA) for Cas9 targeting were constructed individually. The lentivirus vectors were tranduced into primary CD4 T cells. Flow cytometry analysis was performed to detect the expression of PD-1 for evaluating the knockout ef-ficiency. Results The lentivirus vectors pLentiCRISPR A1-A6 carrying six different target sites were con-structed and respectively tranduced into primary CD4 T cells. The expression of PD-1 accompanied with the activation of T cells. Co-expression of CD25 and PD-1 was observed on activated T cells. All of the six sites could be targeted by Cas9, of which A2 and A6 sites were more efficient in knocking out the gene encoding PD-1 with a rate of 19% and 29%, respectively. Conclusion This study suggests that it is feasible to knock out the expression of PD-1 on primary T cells by using CRISPR.
4.Clinical sudy of Kangaiping Wan on postoperative patients with colorectal cancer treated with FOLFOX chemotherapy
Qian FANG ; Honggen XU ; Chunfa SHAO ; Jin MA
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(2):93-96
Objective To study the clinical effect of Kangaiping Wan on postoperative patients with colorectal cancer treated by FOLFOX chemotherapy.Methods 78 cases of colorectal cancer patients admitted from February 2014 to January 2015 in our hospital were selected and divided into observation group and control group according, 39 cases in each group.The control group was treated with FOLFOX4 regimen, and the patients in the observation group were treated with Kangaiping Wan on the basis of the control group.Two groups of patients before and after treatment of immune function improvement were compared, two groups of patients with clinical efficacy, quality of life to improve the situation, adverse reactions were compared.Results After treatment, the total effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), quality of life of the observation group was significantly higher than the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P <0.05); There were no significant differences in the rates of oral mucositis, thrombocytopenia, hemoglobin, leukocytopenia and peripheral neurotoxicity in the two groups.The diarrhea and nausea and vomiting rate in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion FOLFOX regimen for patients with colorectal cancer after chemotherapy, combined with Kangaiping Wan, can effectively improve the clinical symptoms and quality of life of patients and enhance the immune function ,the clinical efficacy is good and the safety is high.
5.Three Determination Methods for Residual Sulfite in Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials and Pieces
Weiyi XU ; Yaolei LI ; Fang GAO ; Ruichao LIN ; Hongyu JIN ; Shuangcheng MA
China Pharmacist 2015;(5):782-783,786
Objective:To determine residual sulfite in traditional Chinese medicinal materials or pieces processed by sulfur fumi-gation respectively by iodine titration, acid-base titration and ion chromatography and compare the results. Methods:The three meth-ods were used to determine four kinds of Chinese herbal medicines including Codonopsis radix, Dioscoreae rhizoma, Achyranthis bident-atae Radix and Atractulodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, the recovery tests were also performed and the results were analyzed and compared to summarize the characteristics and quality control requirements of each method. Results:Iodine titration and acid-base titration had the advantages of simple operation process and low cost. However, there were many interference factors in the two methods, and due to different principles, they were suitable for the determination of different varieties of herbal medicines. Ion chromatography method had the advantages of high sensitivity and strong specificity, while the cost was high. Conclusion: It is suggested that proper methods should be chosen for the determination of sulfur dioxide residues according to actual situations.
6.Change of Whole Brain Degree in Primary Insomnia
Xiaofen MA ; Shaoqing ZENG ; Jin FANG ; Yunfan WU ; Shishun FU ; Kelei HUA ; Yi YIN ; Guihua JIANG
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2017;38(3):390-394
[Objective] Based on the resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the abnormal features of the functional connectivity of resting brain neural network in the patients with primary insomnia,by using voxel-wise whole-brain finctional networks analysis of degree centrality (DC) for imaging evidence of neural mechanisms underlying primary insomnia.[Methods] The resting state fMRI were performed in 59 PI patients and 47 age,education,and sex-matched normal healthy subjects.Analysis of DC map changes between the two patient groups and the control group were performed by two sample t test.(threshold at P < 0.05).[Results] Compared with the control group,the patients with PI showed significantly reduced DC value in bilateral medial frontal gyrus (MFG),bilateral anterior cingulate gyrus (ACG),and right insula;and increased DC value in right middle temporal gyrus (MTG),and left cuneus,(CUN),P < 0.05.[Conclusion]Changes of DC value occurred in some region of brain in the P[patient groups when compared with the control group.It was indicated that DC,as a novel resting-state fMRI parameter in the voxel-wise whole-brain functional networks,might be an appealing alternative approach for further study on pathologic and neuropsychological states of PI.
7.Resting-state fMRI fALFF analysis in patients with non-fluent aphasia after ischemic stroke
Guang XU ; Xiaofen MA ; Guihua JIANG ; Shumei LI ; Junzhang TIAN ; Wenfeng ZHAN ; Jin FANG ; Yingwei QIU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2014;(7):1016-1020
Objective To understand the impairment and compensation mechanism of brain function in pa-tients with non-fluent aphasia after ischemic stroke. The fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuation (fALFF) method was used to analyze the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data in the resting state between the aphasia patients and the normal controls. Methods The scans of the resting state of fMRI were performed in 17 aphasia patients and 19 age-, education-, and sex-matched healthy control subjects. The scan sequence was single-shot echo planar image,DPARSF software was used to analyze fALFF data of the aphasia patients and the healthy controls. Results Compared to the control group, the value in right superior temporal gurus, inferior parietal lob-ule, frontal lobe cortex, and postcentral gurus were significantly increased in the aphasia group. The fALFF in bilat-eral cerebellum and right thalamus were also decreased in the aphasia group. Conclusions The fALFF values in some brain region in the aphasia group were abnormal in the resting state , indicating a few pathological change of brain function in patients with non-fluent aphasia after ischemic stroke.
8.Iterative reconstruction improves imaging quality of low er -radiation CT perfusion in patients w ith acute ischemic stroke
Fangfang HU ; Guihua JIANG ; Junzhang TIAN ; Jianhao YAN ; Jin FANG ; Yaxi ZHANG ; Xiaofen MA
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016;24(1):39-44
Objective To investigate w hether the iterative reconstruction (iDose 4 ) technique improves imaging quality of the low-radiation-dose w hole brain CT perfusion (CTP). Methods Thirty-five consecutive patients w ith clinical y suspected ischemic stroke w ere col ected. Bril iance 256 iCT w as used to perform low-radiation-dose w hole brain CTP, and the filtered back projection (FBP) and iDose 4 algorithm w ere used to conduct image reconstruction. The noise and signal to noise ratio of the 2 kinds of reconstruction algorithms, as w el as the imaging quality of each parameter map w ere compared. Results The effective dose of the w hole brain CTP w as 2.2 mSv. Compared w ith FBP, the noise of each region of interest in the iDose4 Tmax map was decreased significantly ( P<0.05) and the signal to noise ratio was increased significantly (P<0.05). The imaging quality scores (median, interquartile range) reconstructed by FPB group w ere significantly low er than by iDose 4 for cerebral blood flow (CBF) map ( 5.00 [3.00-6.00]vs. 6.00 [5.00-6.00]; Z= -2.784, P=0.005), cerebral blood volume (CBV) map ( 6.00 [5.00-6.00] vs. 6.00 [6.00-7.00]; Z= -3.674, P<0.001), and mean transit time (MTT) map (4.00 [3.00-5.00] vs. 5.00 [4.00-6.00]; Z=3.394, P=0.001). The proportions of the poor quality in CBF map ( 34.3%vs. 11.4%;χ2 =7.036, P=0.030), CBV map (11.4%vs.2.9%; χ2 =7.485, P=0.024 ) and MTT map (28.6%vs.11.4%;χ2 =5.318, P=0.070) reconstructed by FBP w ere significantly higher than by iDose 4 . Conclusions The iDose4 technique may improve imaging quality of low er-radiation-dose CTP.
9.Alterations of Whole Brain Networks Degree Centrality in Patients with Primary Insomnia after Acupuncture Therapy:A Voxel-based Resting-state fMRI Research
Xiaoyue XU ; Shui WANG ; Ru LU ; Xiaofen MA ; Guihua JIANG ; Shishun FU ; Wenfeng ZHAN ; Jin FANG
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2017;38(2):296-300
[Objective]To investigate the value of degree centrality(DC),a novel resting-state fMRI parameter,in voxel-wise whole-brain functional networks analysis in primary insomnia(PI)after acupuncture therapy.[Methods]The resting state fMRI were performed in 29 PI patients and 22 age,education,and sex-matched normal healthy subjects. Analysis of DC map changes between the two patient groups and the control group were performed by two sample t test.(threshold at P<0.05).[Results]Compared with the control group,patients with PI showed significantly reduced DC value in middle temporal gyrus(MTG. R);hippocampus(HIP. B);parahippocampal gyrus(PHG. R);putamen(PUT. R);cuneus(CUN. L).[Conclusions]Changes of DC value occurred in some region of brain in the PI patient groups when compared with the control group. It was indicated that DC ,as a novel resting-state fMRI parameter in the voxel-wise whole-brain functional networks ,might be an appealing alternative approach for further study on pathologic and neuropsychological states of PI.
10.Effects of tripterygium wilfordii polyglycoside tablets on expression of CD4+/CD8+ and CD4+ CD25+ Treg in elderly patients with relapsing refractory immune thrombocytopenic purpura
Jinhong JIANG ; Xiaoqiu WANG ; Yonghua LIU ; Xiaoli WANG ; Zhigang QU ; Guangli MA ; Qiaolei ZHANG ; Weimei JIN ; Yu JIANG ; Bingmu FANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2017;24(18):2751-2755
Objective To explore the mechanism of tripterygium wilfordii polyglycoside tablets for elderly patients with relapsing refractory immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP),and to seek the theoretical basis for Chinese medicine treatment of this disease.Methods The clinical data of 79 patients with relapsing refractory ITP were retrospectively analyzed.According to whether the combined use of tripterygium wilfordii polyglycoside,they were divided into the control group (35 cases) and the observation group (44 cases).The control group was treated with platelet and tranexamic acid,sulfasalazine,sulforaphane sodium,hemagglutinin and other symptomatic hemostasis treatment.The observation group in symptomatic hemostasis support on the basis of treatment with tripterygium wilfordii polyglycoside tablets.The CD4+/CD8+ ratio and CD4+ CD25+ Treg expression were compared between the two groups.Results The CD4+/CD8+ ratio,CD4+ CD25+ Treg and platelet count in the control group before treatmentwere (0.96 ± 0.36),(1.21 ± 0.67) %,(13.14 ± 6.92) × 109/L,respectively,which of the observation group were (0.92 ± 0.37),(1.19 ± 0.59) %,(11.51 ± 6.21) × 109/L,respectively,there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups (all P > 0.05).The CD4+/CD8+ ratios in peripheral blood of the observation group at 2 weeks,3 weeks and 4 weeks after treatmentwere (1.04 ±0.56),(1.55 ±0.34),(1.59 ±0.41),respectively,there were statistically significant differences between the two groups (t =9.994,9.797,all P < 0.05).The CD4+ CD25+ Treg proportions in the observation group at 2 weeks,3 weeks and 4 weeks after treatmentwere (1.01 ± 0.61) %,(1.06:±:0.57) %,(5.92 ± 0.65) %,respectively,there was statistically significant difference between the 4 weeks after treatment and before treatment(t =5.378,P < 0.05).The CD4+/CD8+ ratios in the peripheral blood of the control group were (1.01 ±0.60),(0.89 ±0.50) and (0.96 ±0.51),respectively,and the CD4+ CD25+ Treg in control group at 2 weeks,3 weeks and 4 weeks after treatment proportions were (0.99 ±0.72)%,(1.15 ±0.66)%,(1.22 ±0.56)%,respectively,there were no statistically significant differences between before and after treatment (all P >0.05).There were statistically significant differences in the CD4+/CD8+ ratio and CD4+ CD25+ Treg expression between the observation group and control group at 4 weeks after treatment (t =8.589,P < 0.01;t =2.369,P < 0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the platelet count between the two groups(P > 0.05),but the symptoms of bleeding of the observation group was lighter at 3 weeks after treatment.Conclusion Tripterygium wilfordii polyglycoside improves the expression of CD4+/CD8+ and CD4+ CD25+ Treg in peripheral blood of elderly patients with relapsed or refractory ITP.It is an ideal drug for the treatment of relapsed and refractory ITP in the elderly,it is worth further study.