1.Effects of hypertonic saline on CD14/CD16 expression by monocytes and the levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines in patients sustaining traumatic hemorrhagic shock
Danfeng LI ; Xi WAN ; Jie WEI ; Bangchang CHENG ; Jinjin XU
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2008;17(9):961-964
Objective To investigate the expression of CD14/CD16 by monocytes and the anti-inflammatory effects of hypertonic saline plus dextran (HSD) in adult blunt trauma patients in hemonhagic shock. Method A total of 30 adult patients were eligible for inclusion in the study if they sustained blunt trauma from March to October 2007 and had at least one recorded episode of hypotension (systolic blood pressure ≤ 90 mm Hg) with clear evidence of blood loss (external or internal including the thorax, abdomen or retroperitoneum). Patients were excluded if they refused to participate, were admitted ≥ 6 hours after injury, were pregnant, or had chronic disease. The enrolled patients were randomly divided in a double-blinded manner into an HSD group which was administered 7.5% Nad plus 6% dextran - 70, and a control group which was administered 0.9% NaCl. A single 250 ml dose of either HSD or NaO was immediately administered to the patients in each of the two groups while they were in the emergency room. The primary outcomes were to measure the changes in CD4/CD16 expression by monocytes and the levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-lra and IL-10. Patient demographics, fluid requirements, organ dysfunction, infection and death were recorded. Results A total of 28 patients were enrolled with no significant differences in their clinical measurements. Hyperosmolarity was modest and transient. HSD altered the shock-induced monocyte redistribution pattern by reducing the drop in the "classic" CD14 ++ subset and remarkably affecting the expansion of the "pro-inflammatory" CD14+CD16+ subsets. In parallel, HSD significamly reduced pro-inflammatory TNF-α production while increasing anti-inflammatory IL-lra and IL-10 production. Conclusions This human trial demonstrates that HSD has anti-inflammatory and immunologic properties for trauma patients in hemorrhagic shock. HSD exerts profound immunomodulatory effects, promoting more balanced pro-/anti-inflammatory responses and reducing post-traumatic complications. Therefore, it could be useful in attenuating post-trauma multiorgan dysfunction (MOD).
2.On-pump coronary artery bypass grafting:a report of 350 cases
Jinjin CHEN ; Yingbin XIAO ; Baicheng CHEN ; Lin CHEN ; Xuefeng WANG ; Yong WANG ; Wei CHENG ; Ruiyan MA
Journal of Regional Anatomy and Operative Surgery 2014;(2):168-169
Objective To summarize the clinical experiences of coronary artery bypass grafting ( CABG) in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Methods CABG were performed on 395 consecutive cases from January 2002 to December 2012,including 299 male and 96 female with a mean age of 62. 3 years old. All the operation were performed under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB ) with moderate hypothermi-a. Left ventricular aneurysm plasty operation were performed in 18 patients. Results The mean number of grafts was 3. 2,the mean CPB time was 88 min( 62~170 min) ,aortic cross-clamping time was 68 min( 25~102 min) ,mean ventilation time was 18 h( 12~72 h) . There were 8 deaths with a mortality of 2. 0%. Six patients died of multiple organ failure,1 patients died of ventricular fibrillation after operation,1 patients died of acute myocardial infarction. Postoperative follow up was carried out on 280 cases,follow-up time was from 8 months to 11 years. Five of them died of unknow causes. The heart function of the rest was significantly improved. 195 patients were free of angina. 85 pa-tients’ s symptom got better. Conclusion CABG performed under cardiopulmonary bypass ( CPB ) with moderate hypothermia is safe and effective for the treatment of coronary artery disease.
3.Effect of Numb gene on tubular epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in rat proximal epithelial cells
Wei LIU ; Fengxin ZHU ; Jing NIE ; Jinjin FAN ; Fanghua QIU ; Wenfang CHEN ; Fengxian HUANG ; Xueqing YU
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2009;25(5):356-362
Objective To explore the effect of Numb on tubular epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in rat proximal epithelial cells. Methods NRK52E cells were treated with different concentrations of recombinant human transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) (0, 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 μg/L) for 48 h or 10 μg/L TGF-β1 for different times (0, 24, 48, 72 h) in vitro. The expressions of E-cadherin, a-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA) and Numb in NRK 52E cells were detected by RT-PCR, Western blot and immunofluorescence staining. Meanwhile Numb siRNA oligo was transfected into NRK 52E cells with lipofectamine before TGF-β1 treatment, then Western blot was applied to detect the protein expression of E-cadherin, α-SMA and Numb in NRK52E cells. Results TGF-β1 could induce EMT in NRK52E cells in dose- and time-dependent manner. During the progress of TGF-β1-induced EMT, the protein expression of Numb in 5, 10, 15, 20 μg/L group was 1.33 folds (P=0.024), 1.39 folds (P=0.035), 1.45 folds (P=0.025), 1.51 folds (P=0.000) respectively as compared to 0 μg/L group. Likewise, the protein and mRNA expression of Numb in 24 h, 48 h, 72 h group was 1.48 folds (P=0.046) and 1.56 folds (P=0.012), 1.54 folds (P=0.011) and 1.82 folds (P=0.008), 1.79 folds (P=0.028) and 1.82 folds (P=0.002) respectively as compared to 0 h group. Moreover, large amount of Numb was accumulated in the cytoplasm. Down-regulation of Numb expression by siRNA transfection did not influence the basal expression of E-cadherin and α-SMA in NRK 52E cells, but attenuated the progression of EMT in NRK52E cells induced by TGF-β1. The up-regulation of α-SMA protein was reduced to 18.1% (P=0.004) while the down-regulation of E-cadherin protein was reversed to 2.19 folds (P=0.004). Conclusion Numb can promote EMT in rat proximal epithelial cells.
4.Safety and efficacy of radiofrequency catheter ablation for septal accessory pathway in pediatric patients
Jinjin WU ; Lanping WU ; Beiyin GU ; Yiwei CHEN ; Wei JI ; Jie SHEN ; Lijun FU ; Fen LI
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2021;36(1):19-22
Objective:To assess the efficacy and the safety of the radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for the septal accessory pathway (AP) in children.Methods:From September 2013 to March 2019, 626 patients plan to underwent RFCA for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) in Shanghai Children′s Medical Center Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine.Among them, 74 consecutive patients with right or left septal APs were included in the study and their clinical and RFCA data were analyzed.Results:The age of these 74 children (45 males, 29 female) was (7.8±3.5) years, ranging from 10 months to 13 years.The body weight (BW) was (27.7±14.4) kg, with 3 patients BW<15 kg.A discordant ventricular wall motion (DVWM) was found in 5 patients, and the combined congenital heart diseases were discovered in 2 patients.A three dimensional mapping system was applied in 69 ablations, and 3 ablations were performed only with the fluoroscopy monitor of 5 cases.According to the AP location, the number of cases located in the anteroseptal, the midseptal, the mouth of coronary sinus, the left posteroseptal and the right posteroseptal, were 28, 18, 10, 10 and 8, respectively.The ablation operations were applied in 72 patients.The initial acute success reached in 67 (93.1%) patients.The ablation energy was (18.0±1.8) W, the fluoroscopy time during the ablations was (4.7±2.7) minutes, and the procedure duration was (151.5±58.6) minutes.One inadvertent complete atrioventricular block (AVB) was noted as the ablation-related complication.All 5 children with the pre-DVWM were recovered after ablations.During a follow-up of (23.8±10.8) months, 4 patients experienced the recurrence of preexcitation syndrome atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia.Conclusions:With the 3D-mapping system, the RFCA of septal APs can be performed safely and effectively in pediatric patients of paroxysmal supraventri-cular tachycardia.However, as the ablation-related complication, AVB should not be ignored.
5.Investigation of Human Cytomegalovirus and Human T Lymphotropic Virus Infection of Voluntary Blood Donors in Beijing Area
Wei ZHANG ; Jinjin GUO ; Tianjun LI ; Wenxue ZHANG ; Chongjian GUO ; Yan SONG ; Jin CHE ; Yanhua ZHANG ; Meilin LI
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2015;(4):35-38
Objective To analysis the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)and human T lymphotropic virus(HTLV)infection status in Beijing among voluntary blood donors.Methods Randomly selected 2 010 blood samples from five districts and counties of Beijing City to screen HCMV-IgG,HCMV-IgM and HTLV-Ⅰ/Ⅱ antibody by ELISA method.The positive samples were reexamined two times,two test results of samples were positive that were determined positive by ELISA. HTLV positive samples was confirmed by nested PCR.Results The HCMV-IgM and HCMV-IgG positive rates of Beijing blood donors were 2.19% and 92.59%,screened 1 case of anti-HTLV positive by ELISA method,then confirmed to be neg-ative result by nested PCR.The statistics showed that the HCMV-IgG positive rate female blood donors was higher than male (P <0.05).The positive rates of HCMV-IgM and HCMV-IgG among18~25 years old donors was lowest (P <0.05). Positive rate of HCMV-IgG in college students was lower than other occupation blood donars (P <0.05)and education de-gree was independent of HCMV-IgG,HCMV-IgM positive rates (P >0.05).Conclusion In this investigation,2 010 cases of voluntary blood donors from five districts of Beijing were not found in cases of HTLV infection,HCMV infection was prevalent.
6.Treatment of infective endocarditis in 29 children with Linezolid
Xinyi XU ; Meirong HUANG ; Ying GUO ; Tingliang LIU ; Lijun FU ; Xu ZHANG ; Jinjin WU ; Wei GAO ; Fen LI ; Jie SHEN
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2017;32(13):982-985
Objective To explore the effectiveness and safety of Linezolid (LIZ) in treating children with infective endocarditis (IE).Methods The clinical data of 112 children with IE and treated in the Shanghai Children's Medical Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from August 2008 to September 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.There were 64 boys and 48 girls,and the age of IE onset ranged from 1 month to 17 years [(6.0 ± 4.8) years].Twenty-nine patients received LIZ treatment > 7 days (LIZ treatment group),including 21 males and 8 females,and the age ranged from 5 months to 15 years [(6.9 ±5.2) years].The remaining 83 patients were identified without LIZ treatment(non-LIZ treatment group),including 43 boys and 40 girls,and the age ranged from 1 month to 17 years [(5.7 ±4.7) years].The etiological results,curative effect and adverse reactions of the LIZ treatment group were observed.Results Among the LIZ treatment group,22 cases had congenital heart disease and 1 case had intravenous catheter.There were 10 cases with infection of staphylococcus aureus,6 cases with coagulase negative staphylococcus,5 cases with oral streptococci and Streptococcus bovis group,3 cases with streptococcus pneumonia,2 cases with enterococcus faecium and 3 cases with negative blood culture results.All cases of the LIZ treatment group received Vancomycin therapy at first,LIZ was given when the Vancomycin therapy failed(16 cases with temperature reiteration,1 case inadequate microbiological response),Vancomycin intolerance (6 neutropenia,2 renal toxicity,2 allergy),and oral maintenance therapy (2 cases).The duration of LIZ treatment ranged from 9 to 135 days [(39.2 ±27.2) days].Three patients (10.3%) had adverse effects during LIZ treatment,1 case with severe digestive symptoms after treatment,1 case with teeth discoloration,1 case with the indicators decreasing by 2 routine blood test.Meanwhile,16 cases of 85 patients (18.8%) had side effects during Vancomycin treatment,in which 7 cases with neutropenia,6 cases with rash and 3 cases with renal insufficiency.But there were no significant differences in adverse effects between LIZ and Vancomycin treatment (x2 =1.l19,P >0.05).Twenty-five cases were cured (86.2%) and 2 cases dead (6.9%) in the LIZ treatment group.And no significant difference was found in cure rate,or mortality between LIZ treatment group and non-LIZ treatment group (86.2% vs.77.1%,x2 =1.090;6.9% vs.8.4%,x2 =0.069,all P > 0.05) at 6 to 84 (23.9 ± 19.1) months follow-ups.Conclusions LIZ can be used to deal with Vancomycin failure and IE caused by gram positive coccus.LIZ was generally well tolerated in patients with IE.It may be useful in cases of IE complicated by brain abscesses for the good distribution.It is 100% orally bioavailable,allowing oral administration for outpatients.
7.Safety study on infusion of PICC intraconazole injection
Shuang DONG ; Xia YAN ; Jinjin HAN ; Qian GAO ; Baohong ZHANG ; Wei HU ; Xiaodong XU ; Lijuan WANG ; Ziying YANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(z1):31-33
Objective To study the safety of transfusion of itraconazole through PICC and to evaluate the effect of different amount of blood transfusion before and after the infusion. Methods Patients were recruited from January 1, 2014, until December 31, 2015, in the Hematology hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ward. Thiry-two patients were recruited in the control group. Ninety patients wererecruited in the experience group. They were randomly assigned to three groups with 30 cases each, extracting different amounts of itraconazole before infusion, back phlebotomize in group A, B, C respectively was 10.0, 0.5, 1.0 ml. Comparing the phlebitis and obstruction after ten days from the transfusion day on. Results Catheter obstruction was not observed in any case. There was a significant difference between control group (21.9%,7/32) and observation group (0) regarding the incidence of phlebitis (χ2=21.157,P < 0.05). No statistical difference was noted among the observation groups regarding the incidence of phlebitis (P>0.05). Conclusions Drawing a small amount of blood volume before itraconazole injection through PICC can effectively avoid the drug-induced catheterobstruction. What′s more, transfusion through PICC can significantly reduce the incidence of phlebitis compared with peripheral infusion.
8.Clinical analysis of on-pump, beating-heart intracardiac proc edures in 1 032 cases
Yingbin XIAO ; Lin CHEN ; Xuefeng WANG ; Qianjin ZHONG ; Mei LIU ; Li PENG ; Jinjin CHEN ; Bochen CHEN ; Bing LIU ; Xiaoli LIU ; Wei HU ; Xiangjun ZENG
Journal of Third Military Medical University 2001;23(5):502-504
Objective To improve intracardiac operation skil ls on bea-ting-heart with mild hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (On pump beating-heart technique), and to review the clinical experience in 1 032 c ases. Methods A total of 1 032 cases of intracardiac operatio ns on pump beating-heart from November 1997 to September 2000 were reviewed. Of them, 714 cases were congenital heart diseases (CHD), and 318 cases were valvul ar heart diseases (VHD). The technique was improved by establishing simultaneous left atrium and ventricle suction and integrating sequential de-airing procedu re. Results The operative mortality was 2.33% (24/1 032), the m ortality was 2.7% (19/714) in cases with CHD, and 1.6% (5/318) in those with VHD. There was no pati ent complicated with systemic air embolism or permanent atrioventricular conduct ion block. Conclusion Results suggested that intracardiac procedures on pump beating-heart with mild hypothermic cardiopnlmonary bypass is safe and available in patients with CHD or VHD. It might extenuate the heart and lung injury by hypothermia and ischemia-reperfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass. Cardiac conducting block might be prevented during operation.
9.Metabolic Risk Factors Are Associated with the Disease Severity and Prognosis of Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute on Chronic Liver Failure
Lu CHEN ; Jinjin DAI ; Qing XIE ; Xiaolin WANG ; Wei CAI
Gut and Liver 2022;16(3):456-464
Background/Aims:
Metabolic risk factors could accelerate hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related mortality; however, their impacts on disease severity in HBV-related acute on chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) patients remain unexplored. In this study, we assessed the effects of metabolic risk factors on the outcome of HBV-ACLF patients.
Methods:
This study retrospectively enrolled antiviral therapy naïve HBV-ACLF patients from a single center in China. Patients were evaluated according to Child-Turcotte-Pugh score, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, 30-day, 90-day mortality and survival rate to estimate the prognosis of HBV-ACLF. The impacts of different metabolic risk factors were further analyzed.
Results:
A total of 233 patients, including 158 (67.8%) with metabolic risk factors and 75 (32.2%) without metabolic risk factors, were finally analyzed. Patients with metabolic risk factors had significantly higher MELD score (22.6±6.1 vs 19.8±3.8, p<0.001), 90-day mortality rate (56.3% vs 38.7%, p=0.017), and shorter median survival time (58 days vs 75 days: hazard ratio, 1.553; 95% confidence interval, 1.061 to 2.274; p=0.036) than patients without them. Moreover, metabolic risk factors were independently associated with patients’ 90-day mortality (hazard ratio, 1.621; 95% confidence interval, 1.016 to 2.585; p=0.043). Prediabetes/diabetes and hypertension were related to higher rates of infection and worse renal function in HBV-ACLF patients.
Conclusions
HBV-ACLF patients with metabolic risk factors, especially prediabetes/diabetes or hypertension, could have more severe disease and lower survival rates. In addition, the existence of metabolic disorder is an independent risk factor for HBV-ACLF patients’ 90-day mortality.
10.Proteomic analysis of lung injuries induced by paraquat in mice
Jinjin PENG ; Zhi LIU ; Yuqing ZHOU ; Quan CAI ; Wei LIU
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021;30(11):1318-1323
Objective:To explore the molecular mechanism of paraquat (PQ)-induced lung injuries.Methods:Male C57BL/6 mice aged 6 to 8 weeks were randomly divided into four groups. Mice in the experimental groups (three groups, nine rats in each group) were intraperitoneally injected with 40 mg/kg PQ to establish an infection model, and mice in the control group ( n=9) were intraperitoneally injected with the same dose of saline. Mice were sacrificed at day 2, 7 and 14 after PQ administration. Pathological changes of lung tissues from mice model were observed by Hematoxylin-eosin staining. The expression of different proteins in the lung tissues at different time points were detected and identified by tandem mass spectrometry tag technology (TMT), and the functional analysis was performed. Results:Compared with the control group, there were 91 (69 up and 22 down), 160 (103 up and 57 down) and 78 (45 up and 33 down) proteins in the PQ-2 d, 7 d, and 14 d groups, respectively, and there was significant difference of protein expression . The subcellular localization analysis showed that compared with the control group, the differentially-expressed proteins in the PQ-2 d and -7 d groups were mainly distributed in the extracellular space, while in the PQ-14 d group were mainly distributed in the nuclear. GO analysis showed that compared with the control group, the differentially-expressed proteins in the PQ-2 d and PQ-7 d groups were mainly involved in humoral immunity and coagulation-related reactions, while in the PQ-14 d group were mainly involved in chemotactic and regulatory responses such as neutrophil aggregation. The KEGG signaling pathway analysis showed that the complement and coagulation cascades was the most important pathway in the PQ-2d and PQ-7 d groups, while metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450 was the most important pathway in the PQ-14 d group.Conclusions:It is the first time that TMT was used to analyze PQ-induced lung injuries in mice model at different time points. This study demonstrates the molecular mechanism of PQ-induced lung injuries at protein levels, and elucidates that humoral immunity and complement-coagulation pathways charge the main role of PQ-induced lung injuries. This study may provide an important theoretical basis for further research and clinical treatment.