1.Quantitative evaluation of short-term effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy by automated motion tracking of mitral annular displacement
Xue LI ; Jun ZHANG ; Liwen LIU ; Ting ZHU ; Bing LIU ; Jinfang LI ; Jiangtian WEN ; Mingliang CUL
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2009;18(2):114-117
Objective To evaluate the tissue motion tracking of mitral annular displaeement(TMAD) method in the assessment of short-term effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Methods Twenty six chronic heart failure (CHF) patients with CRT were detected by TMAD. The maximal displacement of the six points of mitral annulus(DS), the standard deviation of the time to regional peak systolie displacement of the six points (Td-sd) and the maximal temporal difference of any two points(Tds-diff) were compared before and one month after CRT. And the correlation between mean displacement and left ventricular ejection fraetion(LVEF),left ventricular end systolic volume(LVESV), fraction area change (FAC) was analyzed. Results Compared with the pre-operatively, the displacement and the mean displaeement of the six points of mitral annulus were significantly increased(P<0.01),Tds diff and Td-sd were decreased(P<0.05) one month after CRT. TMAD correlated with LVEF,LVESV and FAC (r =0.419, r = 0.529, r = 0.567, P <0.05) one month after CRT. Conclusions TMAD is a new technology to evaluate the short-term effect of CRT.
2.Assessment of short-term effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy by speckle tracking strain imaging
Xue LI ; Jun ZHANG ; Liwen LIU ; Ting ZHU ; Bing LIU ; Jinfang LI
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2009;18(9):737-740
Objective To assess the short-term effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) by speckle tracking strain imaging(STI). Methods Sixteen chronic heart failure patients(CHF) with CRT were enrolled. The time to peak systolic longitudinal strain and the time to peak systolic radial strain were derived from the LV apical views, and the time to peak systolic circumferential strain was derived from the parasternal short axis. The standard deviation for time to peak longitudinal, radial and circumferential strain in the 18 segments (LS-SD18, RS-SD18, CS-SD18) and the maximal temporal difference of any two segments(LS-dif, RS-dif, CS-dif) were calculated as a strain-derived dyssynchrony index. The difference of LS-SDIS, RS-SD18, CS-SD18 between 1 month,3 months after CRT and baseline (△LS-SD18, △RS-SD18, △CS-SD18) was calculated. The correlation between △LS-SD18,ARS-SD18,△CS-SD18 and the reduction of end-systolic volume at follow-up(△ESV%) were analyzed. Results The LS-SD18, RS-SD18,CS-SD18 and RS-dif were decreased significantly 1 month,3 months after CRT.△RS-SD18 was correlated with △ESV% 3 months after CRT(r = 0. 694). Conclusions The strain-derived dyssynchrony index is great significient for short-term effect of CRT.
3.Research progress of methylene blue in the treatment of sepsis and septic shock
Jinfang XUE ; Xiran LOU ; Guobing CHEN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2021;33(11):1384-1387
Sepsis and septic shock have high morbidity and mortality. The key point is that huge amount of nitric oxide (NO) is releasing into circulation, inducing marked dilation of blood vessels, and continuously decreased of blood pressure. The central link is inflammation and oxidative stress. Methylene blue can effectively inhibit NO, remove excessive NO and block the signal transduction pathway named inducible nitric oxide synthase-NO-soluble guanylate cyclase-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (iNOS-NO-sGC-cGMP). Meanwhile, it also play a role in inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammation. This paper reviews the mechanism of methylene blue in the treatment of sepsis and septic shock, as well as its treatment time window, optimal dose, administration mode and potential adverse reactions, to provide new ideas for clinical treatment.
4.Test of the ability of HPV L1 conserved sequence polypeptide to antisera to degrade HPV6 infection
Jinfang DENG ; Zhiying LI ; Bing XUE ; Changyi XIAO
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2024;40(1):78-81
Objective:To determine whether human papillomavirus(HPV L1)C-terminal conserved sequence antibodies with cross-reactive major capsid proteins of different types of HPV L1 have the ability to degrade HPV6 infection.Methods:Condyloma specimens were collected,HPV6 infection cases were identified from the collected samples,and virus was extracted.Polypeptide anti-sera were diluted in different proportions,and then co-cultured and neutralized with the resulting virus,then removed to contact mono-layer-cultured human immortalized keratinocytes and tested by HPV6 disease using PCR.Content of HPV6 DNA in human immortalized keratinocytes was exposed,and the presence of HPV6 L1 protein in this cells was tested by ELISA.Results:Human immortalized ke-ratinocytes infected with HPV6 virus neutralization at different dilution concentrations,the PCR products of their DNA extracts were electrophoresis and showed positive bands of HPV6 specificity zone at 280 bp of the gel,and the intensity of positive bands gradually decreased with increasing antiserum concentration.Protein extracted from human immortalized keratinocytes exposed to anti-serum neutralizing virus was tested by ELISA,and the amount of HPV L1 protein showed the same gradient trend as the above PCR test results,and the difference were statistically significant.Conclusion:It is preliminarily proved that HPV6 L1 conserved sequence polypeptide antisera can partially degrade the infection ability of the virus,and it has the value of studying more HPV neutralization types.