1.Advances in research on relationships between complement 5a and acute lung injury
Limei YANG ; Jian ZHAO ; Rigao DING
Military Medical Sciences 2015;(8):633-636
Acute lung injury ( ALI) is a type of pulmonary excessive inflammation with high morbidity and mortality.It can be induced by multiple causes.There are currently no successful therapeutic or preventive measures because the patho-genesis of ALI has not been completely clarified.Many studies have shown that the activation of complement 5a (C5a) and its receptors is necessary in the process of ALI.Drug development targeting on C5a and its receptors may bring new hope to the treatment of ALI.In this article, the experimental evidence and possible mechanisms are summarized to reveal the rela-tionship between C5a and ALI.
2.Therapeutic analysis of reoperation in drug resistant epilepsy in 4 children after failed surgery
Limei FENG ; Rongna REN ; Pengfan YANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2014;29(16):1267-1272
Objective To analyze the outcome of reoperation in drug resistant epilepsy after failed surgery or recurrence in children,and to identify the predictors of the outcome of reoperation and inspiration of epilepsy resection surgery.Methods Analysis was done on data of 4 patients with drug resistant epilepsy diagnosed in Department of Neurosurgery Epileptic Center,Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command from Sep.2011 to Sep.2012.Clinical manifestation,preoperative evaluation,postoperative follow-up of the children were analyzed.Results After first epilepsy resection surgery,3 patients had little decrease in seizure rate(Engel class Ⅳ),the other one had seizure freedom (Engel class Ⅰ),but got recurrence after 2 years.Four cases were all underwent extended resection reoperation du-ring the study period.Types resection included temporoparietooccipital (3/4 cases) and frontal (1/4 cases),mean follow-up 11.25 months.One of the 4 patients had seizure freedom (Engel class Ⅰ),and 3 cases of the 4 patients had seizure reduction (Engel class Ⅱ) at last follow-up,in addition,none of them had significant or unacceptable complication.Conclusions Patients with recurrent drug resistant epilepsy after an initial resection surgery can regain seizure freedom outcome when they underwent repeat resection surgery after comprehensive reevaluation.Predictors with likelihood of seizure freedom after reoperation are:(1) retained medial temporal structures or relevant magnetic resonance imaging structural lesion;(2) original surgery suboptimal; (3) preceding evaluation suggests solitary identified focus;(4) semiology relate to preoperative seizures.
3.Fungus Infection in Clinics: Survey and Analysis
Limei YANG ; Caixia LIU ; Su LI
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 1994;0(04):-
OBJECTIVE To inquire into the risk factors of uremia patients with fungus infection and search for the effective methods to prevent and control it.METHODS All the cases of the 82 uremia patients with fungus infection in the clinic of our hospital were analyzed.RESULTS The sites of the fungus infection were intestines and stomach,blood vessel,respiratory tract,oral cavity,reproductive tract,skin soft tissue and urinary tract.The common fungus infection was Candida albicans,about 60.61 per cent.The risk factors of uremia patients with fungus infection were the old age,several underlying diseases,hypoimmunity,not using medicine properly during the treatment and invasive operation.CONCLUSIONS The effective methods to prevent and control fungus infection are as the follows: to improve the staff′s awareness of the danger of fungus infection,be strict to the rules of hospital isolation and sterilization,and be try to reduce invasive operation.We should strengthen the cleaning of the wards and the crew's hands,strengthen the monitoring of quality and pay more attention to the primary treatment.We should use the medicine properly,especially the use of antibiotics,immune suppressants and hormones,and pay attention to result of culture from the microbiological laboratory.We should cure the underlying diseases actively and improve the suffers′ immunity function.
4.MOLECULAR CLONING OF A cDNA ENCODING AN ANTIGENIC POLYPEPTIDE OF CYSTICERCUS CELLULOSAE
Jie YANG ; Limei ZHANG ; Dianwu LIU
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 1989;0(04):-
Objective To immunoscreen one protein antigen gene from a cDNA library of cysticercus cellulosae. Methods The cDNA library of cysticercus cellulosae was immunoscreened by using the serum of patient with cerebral cysticercosis. After the insert of positive clone was amplified by PCR and subcloned into pUC18, the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA was determined by the dideoxynucleotide chain termination method using a Taq DyeDeoxy Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit. The homological search of the nucleotide sequence was done by using BLASTN in NCBI. Results A cDNA clone (named cY1) with a length of 546 bp was isolated. The clone contained one open reading frame composed of 474 bp encoding 158 amino acids. The nucleotide sequence of cY1 showed 99% homology with one immunogenic protein gene named NC-9 of cysticercus cellulosae. Conclusion A gene encoding protein antigen of cysticercus cellulosae is cloned.
5.Effects of gypenosides on the expressions of p53 and p21 protein in photodamaged BALB/c mouse skin
Limei YUAN ; Danqi DENG ; Yang LI ; Liu LIU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2011;44(4):253-255
Objective To explore the mechanism underlying the effects of gypenosides (GP) against photodamage. Methods Eighty BALB/c mice were equally divided into 8 groups, i.e., blank control group (untreated), UVB model group (irradiated with UVB), GP I group (irradiated with UVB before topical application of GP), GPⅡ group (irradiated with UVB followed by topical application of GP), VitE I group (irradiated with UVB after topical application of Vitamine E cream), VitE Ⅱ group (irradiated with UVB followed by topical application of Vitamine E cream), Vehicle group Ⅰ (irradiated with UVB after application of the drug vehicle),and Vehicle group Ⅱ (irradiated with UVB before application of the drug vehicle). UVB irradiation was performed once every other day for 14 days. Mice were sacrificed after the last irradiation and skin specimens were obtained from the irradiated sites, and the levels of p53 and p21 protein were measured by Western blot in the specimens. Results The expression level of p53 protein was significantly lower in the blank control group than in the UVB model group (0.11 ± 0.08 vs. 0.22 ± 0.12) and GP Ⅰ group (0.44 ± 0.23, P < 0.01),in the blank control group and UVB model group than in the GP Ⅱ group (0.48 ± 0.24, P < 0.01, 0.05). VitE Ⅰ group (0.49 ± 0.29) and VitE II group (0.50 ± 0.27) were similar to the GP groups in the expression of p53 protein. No statistical difference was observed in the expression of p21 protein between the eight groups. Conclusion The upregulation of p53 protein expression in epidermal cells may be related to the mechanisms underlying the protective effect of 1.5% GP cream against photodamage.
6.Functional electrospinning nanofibers in protection clothing for biological and chemical warfare agents
Rong LI ; Xin GE ; Liushuan CHANG ; Limei YANG
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2015;(9):107-111
The performances and characteristics of the functional electrospinning nanofibers were introduced in the field of protection against biological and chemical warfare agents, whose present situation, prospects and advantages were summarized. It's suggested that the functional nanofibers might contribute to increasing the protection ability of the textile against the biological and chemical agents. The difficulty and future trends of the functional nanofibers were analyzed also.
7.Dissolution property of home-made and imported ambroxol hydrochloride tablets determined by HPLC and analyzed by Weibull's model
Limei ZHANG ; Zhuo WANG ; Zhangwei YANG ; Huixin XU ; Jinhong HU ;
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 1999;0(12):-
Objective: To evaluate dissolution properties of 2 kinds of ambroxol hydrochloride tablets.Methods: A HPLC method was used.The column was Hypersil C 18 (10 ?m,150 mm?4.6 mm).The mobile phase was methnol water tetrahydrofuran triethylamine (71∶29∶2.5∶0.25).The wavelength of detector was 242 nm.Data were analyzed by Weibull's distribution model.Results: Both tablets dissolved rapidly and their dissolution rate reached 85% in the first 8 min.But there was significant statistic differences between the 2 tablets as for Weibull's parameters.Conclusion: Although the dissolution rate of 2 tablets is similar,there are still some differences between their dissolution parameters.The dissolution of the imported tablets is more rapid than the home made ones.
8.Diagnosis of non lactation mastitis,breast cancer by color doppler flow imaging and ultrasonic elastography
Limei WEI ; Jingyuan HUANG ; Xuemei YANG ; Biao ZENG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2017;24(3):443-447
Objective To study ultrasonic parameters characteristics of lactation mastitis,breast cancer by using color doppler flow imaging(CDFI)and ultrasonic elastography(UE),and to explore its clinical value.Methods Retrospective analysis was conducted in the clinical data of 85 female patients (a total of 85 breast lesions).All patients were confirmed by pathology,and according to the results of pathology,they were divided into non lactation mastitis group(group NLM,a total of 28 cases),breast cancer group(group Ca,a total of 57 cases).All patients accepted CDFI and UE before treatment,and compared ultrasound parameters between the two groups.Results The proportions of class 0~I(71.43%)and RI<0.7(82.14%)in group NLM were significantly higher than those in group Ca,while the proportions of classⅡ ~Ⅲ(28.57%)and RI≥0.7 (17.86%)were significantly lower than 75.44%,84.21% in group Ca(χ2 =17.185,35.217,all P<0.05).The UE ratings(1.75 ±0.97)and the strain rate ratio (1.64 ±0.83)in NLMgroup were lower than (4.19 ±0.74),(5.03 ±1.08)in group Ca(t=-12.873,-14.623,all P<0.05).The accuracy of CDFI +UE(89.41%)was higher than the accuracy of UE(76.47%)or the accuracy of CDFI(67.06%)(χ2 =12.337,P<0.05).Conclusion CDFI,UE have a certain diagnosis ability for non lactation mastitis and breast cancer,combining both can obtain better diagnostic value,which is worthy of clinical application.
9.Study on immunological effect of dendritic cell transfected by recombinant plasmid ofΔNp73αon breast cancer
Yang WANG ; Xiaoqing MIAO ; Shuhua LI ; Limei AI ; Pei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2016;(2):169-173
Objective:To research the imumunological effect of dendritic cell transfected by recombinant plasmid of ΔNp73αon breast cancer.Methods:Cultivate dendritic cells by cytokines( GM-CSF,IL-4,TNF-α) from human umbilical cord blood in vitro, CD1a,CD83 were detected by flow cytometry.Recombinant plasmid pcDNA-HA/ΔNp73αwas used to transfected DCs,the transfection was detected by Western blot.Transfected DCs cocultivate with T cell induce specific cytotoxic lymphocytes( CTL).Proliferation ability of T cell was detected by MTT methods.IFN-γin the culture supernatant of the transfected DCs were detected by ELISA.The killing effect on breast cancer MDA-MB-231 was detected by LDH method.Results:The expression of CD1a(56%),CD83(74%)in mature DC was higher than immature DC(CD1a 19%,CD83 13%)(P<0.01).ΔNp73αtransfected group had a special band.The killing effect of specific CTL induced byΔNp73α-DC and T cells cocultivation on breast cancer cell MDA-MB-231 was statistic stronger than DC group(P<0.05),the proliferation of T cell and secretion level of IFN-γcompared with DC and pcDNA group were statistically significant(P<0.01).Conclusion:The CTL induced byΔNp73αtransfected DC vaccine has significant effect on killing breast cancer.
10.Resistance surveillance analysis and distribution of common pathogen in a tuberculosis hospital from 2013 to 2015
Yanling GUO ; Wujuan BAN ; Guangli SHI ; Limei YANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(11):1473-1476,1479
Objective To investigate the distribution pattern and antimicrobial resistance of the clinical isolates of pathogen.Methods The identification and dug susceptibility tests of the isolates from 2013 to 2015 were performed by using VITEK2-compact system.The susceptibilities of isolates to antimicrobial agents were analyzed with WHONET 5.6 software.Results A Total of 2 991(90.4%) gram-negative bacteria and 317(9.6%) gram-positive bacteria were isolated.Among all of the isolates,the top three pathogens were Klebsiella pneumonia,followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii.The detection rates of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase(ESBLs)-producing Escherichia coli were 40.4%,48.2% and 38.3% respectively in the three consecutive years,while the detection rates of the ESBLs-producing Klebsiella pneumonia were 16.9%,8.4% and 11.6% respectively.No Escherichia coli resistant to impenem were detected.The resistant rate to impenem of Klebsiella pneumonia was 1.6%.The detection rates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) and methicillin resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci(MRCNS) in the three years were 53.8%,54.3%,42.9% and 84.5%,82.7%,85.9% respectively.No Staphylococci isolates resistant to linezolid and tigecycline were found.Enterococcus isolates were sensitive to gentamicine,linezolid,tigecycline and vancomycin.Conclusion Carbapenems could remain the best antimicrobials against Enterobacteriaccae.Lnezolid and tigecycline could be effective antimicrobials against Staphylococci isolates.The detection rates of Klebsiella pneumonia and Acinetobacter baumannii increased year by year.The monitoring of drug resistance should be strengthened to control the emergence and spread of multidrug resistant pathogen.