1.Characteristics of Immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2in a Community-Based Model of Care during the Fourth Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City
Tu Hoang KIM TRINH ; Tuan Diep TRAN ; Duy Le PHAM ; Vinh Nhu NGUYEN ; Quan Tran THIEN VU ; Toan Duong PHAM ; Phong Hoai NGUYEN ; Minh Kieu LE ; Diem Dinh KIEU TRUONG ; Vu Anh HOANG ; Nghia HUYNH ; Dat Quoc NGO ; Lan Ngoc VUONG
Yonsei Medical Journal 2024;65(9):501-510
Purpose:
Although some immune protection from close contact with individuals who have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been documented, there is limited data on the seroprevalence of antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals who were in lockdown with confirmed COVID-19 cases. This study investigated immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2 in household members and people who lived near home-quarantined patients with COVID-19.
Materials and Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted during the community-based care that took place during lockdowns in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from July to September 2021. SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels were determined in index cases of COVID-19, household contacts, and a no-contact group from the same area.
Results:
A total of 770 participants were included (355 index cases, 103 household contacts, and 312 no contacts). All index cases were unvaccinated, but >90% of individuals in the household and no-contact groups had received ≥1 vaccine dose. SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (Nabs) were present in >77% of unvaccinated index cases versus 64%/65.4% in the householdo-contact groups (p=0.001). Antibody concentrations in unvaccinated index cases were significantly higher than those in household contacts and no contacts, with no difference between the latter groups. In all cases, antibody levels declined markedly ≥6 weeks after infection, and failed to persist beyond this time in the household and no-contact groups.
Conclusion
Community-based care may have helped to create community immunogenicity, but Nabs did not persist, highlighting a need for vaccination for all individuals before, or from 6 weeks after, infection with SARS-CoV-2.
2.Characteristics of Immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2in a Community-Based Model of Care during the Fourth Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City
Tu Hoang KIM TRINH ; Tuan Diep TRAN ; Duy Le PHAM ; Vinh Nhu NGUYEN ; Quan Tran THIEN VU ; Toan Duong PHAM ; Phong Hoai NGUYEN ; Minh Kieu LE ; Diem Dinh KIEU TRUONG ; Vu Anh HOANG ; Nghia HUYNH ; Dat Quoc NGO ; Lan Ngoc VUONG
Yonsei Medical Journal 2024;65(9):501-510
Purpose:
Although some immune protection from close contact with individuals who have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been documented, there is limited data on the seroprevalence of antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals who were in lockdown with confirmed COVID-19 cases. This study investigated immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2 in household members and people who lived near home-quarantined patients with COVID-19.
Materials and Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted during the community-based care that took place during lockdowns in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from July to September 2021. SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels were determined in index cases of COVID-19, household contacts, and a no-contact group from the same area.
Results:
A total of 770 participants were included (355 index cases, 103 household contacts, and 312 no contacts). All index cases were unvaccinated, but >90% of individuals in the household and no-contact groups had received ≥1 vaccine dose. SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (Nabs) were present in >77% of unvaccinated index cases versus 64%/65.4% in the householdo-contact groups (p=0.001). Antibody concentrations in unvaccinated index cases were significantly higher than those in household contacts and no contacts, with no difference between the latter groups. In all cases, antibody levels declined markedly ≥6 weeks after infection, and failed to persist beyond this time in the household and no-contact groups.
Conclusion
Community-based care may have helped to create community immunogenicity, but Nabs did not persist, highlighting a need for vaccination for all individuals before, or from 6 weeks after, infection with SARS-CoV-2.
3.Characteristics of Immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2in a Community-Based Model of Care during the Fourth Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City
Tu Hoang KIM TRINH ; Tuan Diep TRAN ; Duy Le PHAM ; Vinh Nhu NGUYEN ; Quan Tran THIEN VU ; Toan Duong PHAM ; Phong Hoai NGUYEN ; Minh Kieu LE ; Diem Dinh KIEU TRUONG ; Vu Anh HOANG ; Nghia HUYNH ; Dat Quoc NGO ; Lan Ngoc VUONG
Yonsei Medical Journal 2024;65(9):501-510
Purpose:
Although some immune protection from close contact with individuals who have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been documented, there is limited data on the seroprevalence of antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals who were in lockdown with confirmed COVID-19 cases. This study investigated immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2 in household members and people who lived near home-quarantined patients with COVID-19.
Materials and Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted during the community-based care that took place during lockdowns in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from July to September 2021. SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels were determined in index cases of COVID-19, household contacts, and a no-contact group from the same area.
Results:
A total of 770 participants were included (355 index cases, 103 household contacts, and 312 no contacts). All index cases were unvaccinated, but >90% of individuals in the household and no-contact groups had received ≥1 vaccine dose. SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (Nabs) were present in >77% of unvaccinated index cases versus 64%/65.4% in the householdo-contact groups (p=0.001). Antibody concentrations in unvaccinated index cases were significantly higher than those in household contacts and no contacts, with no difference between the latter groups. In all cases, antibody levels declined markedly ≥6 weeks after infection, and failed to persist beyond this time in the household and no-contact groups.
Conclusion
Community-based care may have helped to create community immunogenicity, but Nabs did not persist, highlighting a need for vaccination for all individuals before, or from 6 weeks after, infection with SARS-CoV-2.
4.Characteristics of Immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2in a Community-Based Model of Care during the Fourth Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City
Tu Hoang KIM TRINH ; Tuan Diep TRAN ; Duy Le PHAM ; Vinh Nhu NGUYEN ; Quan Tran THIEN VU ; Toan Duong PHAM ; Phong Hoai NGUYEN ; Minh Kieu LE ; Diem Dinh KIEU TRUONG ; Vu Anh HOANG ; Nghia HUYNH ; Dat Quoc NGO ; Lan Ngoc VUONG
Yonsei Medical Journal 2024;65(9):501-510
Purpose:
Although some immune protection from close contact with individuals who have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been documented, there is limited data on the seroprevalence of antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals who were in lockdown with confirmed COVID-19 cases. This study investigated immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2 in household members and people who lived near home-quarantined patients with COVID-19.
Materials and Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted during the community-based care that took place during lockdowns in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from July to September 2021. SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels were determined in index cases of COVID-19, household contacts, and a no-contact group from the same area.
Results:
A total of 770 participants were included (355 index cases, 103 household contacts, and 312 no contacts). All index cases were unvaccinated, but >90% of individuals in the household and no-contact groups had received ≥1 vaccine dose. SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (Nabs) were present in >77% of unvaccinated index cases versus 64%/65.4% in the householdo-contact groups (p=0.001). Antibody concentrations in unvaccinated index cases were significantly higher than those in household contacts and no contacts, with no difference between the latter groups. In all cases, antibody levels declined markedly ≥6 weeks after infection, and failed to persist beyond this time in the household and no-contact groups.
Conclusion
Community-based care may have helped to create community immunogenicity, but Nabs did not persist, highlighting a need for vaccination for all individuals before, or from 6 weeks after, infection with SARS-CoV-2.
5.Immunohistochemical expression in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies at a single center in Vietnam
Dat Quoc NGO ; Si Tri LE ; Khanh Hoang Phuong PHAN ; Thao Thi Phuong DOAN ; Linh Ngoc Khanh NGUYEN ; Minh Hoang DANG ; Thien Thanh LY ; Thu Dang Anh PHAN
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2024;58(4):174-181
Background:
The identification of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) requires a comprehensive analysis involving clinical manifestations and histological findings. This study aims to provide insights into the histopathological and immunohistochemical aspects of IIMs.
Methods:
This retrospective case series involved 56 patients diagnosed with IIMs at the Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, from 2019 to 2023. The histology and immunohistochemical expression of HLA-ABC, HLA-DR, C5b-9, Mx1/2/3, and p62 were detected.
Results:
We examined six categories of inflammatory myopathy, including immunemediated necrotizing myopathy (58.9%), dermatomyositis (DM; 23.2%), overlap myositis (8.9%), antisynthetase syndrome (5.4%), inclusion body myositis (IBM; 1.8%), and polymyositis (1.8%). The average age of the patients was 49.7 ± 16.1 years, with a female-to-male ratio of 3:1. Inflammatory cell infiltration in the endomysium was present in 62.5% of cases, perifascicular atrophy was found in 17.8%, and fiber necrosis was observed in 42 cases (75.0%). Rimmed vacuoles were present in 100% of cases in the IBM group. Immunohistochemistry showed the following positivity rates: HLA-ABC (89.2%), HLA-DR (19.6%), C5b-9 (57.1%), and Mx1/2/3 (10.7%). Mx1/2/3 expression was high in DM cases. p62 vacuole deposits were noted in the IBM case. The combination of membrane attack complex and major histocompatibility complex I helped detect IIMs in 96% of cases.
Conclusions
The diagnosis of IIMs and their subtypes should be based on clinical features and histopathological characteristics. Immunohistochemistry plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and differentiation of these subgroups.
6.Study Design for the 2016 Baseline Survey of a Health System Strengthening Project in Quoc Oai District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Van Minh HOANG ; Juhwan OH ; Bao Ngoc NGUYEN ; Le Minh DAT ; Jong Koo LEE ; Thi Giang Huong TRAN ; Van Huy NGUYEN ; Seung Pyo LEE ; Kyung Sook BANG ; Youngtae CHO ; Sun Young KIM ; Hwa Young LEE ; Quang Cuong LE ; Narshil CHOI ; Thai Son DINH ; Ngoc Hoat LUU
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2019;34(5):e42-
BACKGROUND: In order to provide essential scientific evidence on the population's health status and social health determinants as well as the current capacity of the health care system in Vietnam to health policy makers and managers, Vietnam Ministry of Health, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, and Ho Chi Minh University of Medicine and Pharmacy collaborated with Seoul National University (Korea) and conducted a health system survey in the Quoc Oai district (of Hanoi capital) that represented northern rural Vietnam. METHODS: The study design was a cross-sectional study. The survey covered different topics (more than 200 questions) and was administered in three separate questionnaires: 1) Basic information of all household members; 2) Household characteristics; and 3) Individual characteristics. Socio-demographic characteristics among the households and individuals were collected from 2,400 households sampled by multi-stage cluster sampling method: more than 200 questions. RESULTS: The household size of Quoc Oai was larger than the national average and there was no significant difference in gender composition. In addition, the proportions of pre-elderly, age 55–64, and elderly group (65 years old and over) were higher than the national population statistics. In this context, demographic transition has begun in Quoc Oai. CONCLUSION: This study design description provides the basic information about a baseline survey of a future prospective cohort (as a part of a collaborative project on strengthening the health system in Vietnam) to the prospective data user of this survey.
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7.Anti-inflammatory Triterpenes and Glyceryl Glycosides from Kandelia candel (L.) Druce.
Le Duc DAT ; Nguyen Phuong THAO ; Bui Huu TAI ; Bui Thi Thuy LUYEN ; Seo Young YANG ; Sohyun KIM ; Jung Eun KOO ; Young Sang KOH ; Nguyen The CUONG ; Nguyen Hoai NAM ; Nguyen Van THANH ; Phan Van KIEM ; Chau Van MINH ; Young Ho KIM
Natural Product Sciences 2015;21(3):150-154
Phytochemical investigation of Kandelia candel resulted in the isolation of six triterpenes (1 - 5) and two glyceryl glycosides (6 and 7) and their structures were determined by comparing the spectroscopic data with those of reported values. In present study, we described the inhibitory effects of fractions and isolated compounds from K. candel on pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-12 p40, IL-6, and TNF-alpha) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs). Results indicated that compounds 3, 6, and 7 showed potent inhibition on IL-6 production (IC50 values at less than 0.5 microM, respectively). Meanwhile, compounds 6 and 7 exhibited strong inhibitory effects on the production of TNF-alpha (IC50 values of 1.7 +/- 0.1 and 5.5 +/- 0.2 microM). Compounds 1 and 3 were also showed the inhibitory effects on IL-12 p40 production (IC50 values of 8.9 +/- 0.4 and 3.3 +/- 0.1 microM, respectively).
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8.Optimization of the Extraction Process for Bioactive Compounds from the Root Barks of Moringa oleifera
Do Hoang GIANG ; Tran Van HIEN ; Nguyen Thi THU MINH ; Nguyen Thu UYEN ; Hoang Thuy DUONG ; Bui Thi NHAT LE ; Mai Thi THU HA ; Nguyen Tien DAT
Natural Product Sciences 2023;29(4):281-286
The optimal condition for Moringa oleifera root barks extraction was determined using response surface methodology and Box-Behnken Design. The actual optimal condition of the factors was 65 o C, ethanol 60%, 40 (mL/g) liquid-to-solid ratio with 240 minutes extraction time. The enrichment of phenolic compounds sharply affected the antioxidant, and inhibitions of α-amylase enzyme, as well as, the anti-inflammatory effect of the extract from M. oleifera root barks. The extract in the optimal condition exhibited better 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging and α-amylase inhibitory activities than those of positive controls.Also, the extract showed weak hydroxyl free radical scavenging and nitric oxide (NO) production inhibitory effects. These revealed a simple and promising method for the preparation of bioactive products from the root bark of M. oleifera.