1.Clinical Observation on Infantile Chronic Superficial Gastritis Treated by Acupuncture and Tuina
Wei LUO ; Linghua HUANG ; Guoqi HUANG
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2011;09(1):34-36
Objective:To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture and Tuina treatment for infantile chronic superficial gastritis.Methods:50 cases of patients were treated with acupuncture and Tuina.to observe the changes in the electrogastrograph before and after treatment.10 sessions made one course.The therapeutic effects were evaluated after three courses.Results:The differences in various indexes of the electrogastrograph before and after the treatments were statistically significant(P<0.01),almost normal,and the clinical symptoms were refieved or disappeared.Conclusion:Acupuncture and Tuina treatment can be used to relieve the clinical symptoms of infantile chronic superficial gastritis and noticeably improve the electrogastrograph of the patients.The electrogastrograph can be used to provide reference to the diagnosis of organic diseases like gastritis and also used in the basic and clinical study of gastric diseases.
2.Effect of ischemic postconditioning on renal injury induced by intestinal ischemia-reperfusion and expression of Nrf2 in mice
Qingtao MENG ; Qian SUN ; Ying JIANG ; Yang WU ; Wei LI ; Linghua TANG ; Zhongyuan XIA
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2012;32(4):504-507
Objective To investigate the effect of ischemic postconditioning (IPO) on renal injury induced by intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) and the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) in mice.Methods Thirty-six healthy male C57BL/6J mice,aged 9-12 weeks,were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n =12 each):sham operation group ( S group),I/R group,and IPO + I/R group ( group IPO).Intestinal I/R was produced by occlusion of superior mesenteric artery for 45 min followed by 2 h reperfusion.The mice underwent 3 cycles of 30 s reperfusion and 30 s ischemia at the end of 45 min ischemia before 2 h reperfusion.Blood samples were collected from carotid artery at 2 h of reperfusion and then the mice were sacrificed.The kidney was removed for microscopic examination.The pathological changes of the kidney were scored.The concentrations of serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN),creatinine (Cr) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL)were detected.The expression of Nrf2 and heme oxygenase- 1 ( HO- 1 ),superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity,and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA),TNF-α,IL-6 and IL-10 were determined in renal tissues.Results The concentrations of serum BUN,Cr and NGAL,MDA content and the expression of Nrf2 and HO- 1 were significantly higher,SOD activity was significantly lower,and the pathological score was significantly higher in group I/R that in group S ( P < 0.05).The concentrations of serum BUN,Cr and NGAL and MDA content were significantly lower,the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 and SOD activity were significantly higher,and the pathological score was significantly lower in group IPO that in group I/R ( P <0.05).There was no significant difference in the content of TNF-αα,IL-6 and IL-10 among all groups(P>0.05).Conclusion IPO can alleviate the renal injury induced by intestinal I/R through promoting the expression of Nrf2 and up-regulating the expression of HO-1 in mice.
3.Effect of preoperative serum sodium concentration on the early prognosis of liver transplantation recipients
Dongyu WANG ; Yabin CHEN ; Yan MA ; Tianran CHEN ; Raman LI ; Linghua WEI ; Panliang WANG ; Wenzhi GUO
International Journal of Surgery 2018;45(6):378-382
Objective To analyze the relationship between preoperative serum sodium concentration and preoperative status of liver transplantation recipients and it's effect on early prognosis. Methods Retrospectively collected the clinical data of 281 patients underwent liver transplantation in First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2016 to September 2017. According to the preoperative serum sodium concentration, they were divided into hyponatremia group (< 130 mmol/L) 18 patients, normonatremia group (130-145 mmol/L)232 patients and hypernatremia group(> 145 mmol/L) 31 patients. The SPSS 21.0 statistical software was used to analyze the difference of preoperative MELD score, Child-Pugh score, postoperative survival rate and the incidence of graft dysfunction among three groups. Multivariate comparisons of measurement data were performed using analysis of variance. Pairwise comparisons between groups were performed using the LSD-t test. Chi-square tests were used to compare the count data sets. Results The preoperative MELD score was(19.27 ±7.35) scores, Child-Pugh score was(10.39±2.28) scores, serum creatinine concentration was(95.89 ± 49.40) μmol/L in hyponatremia group, the preoperative MELD score was(12.17土8.79) scores(P=0.001), Child-Pugh score was(8.50±2.68) scores (P =0.004) and serum creatinine was(66.07 ±24.13) μmol/L(P <0.05) in normonatremia group, the difference between two groups were statistically significant. There were no significant difference in the length of postoperative ICU stay and postoperative hospital stay among the three groups, there were no significant difference between the 30th and 90th postoperative survival rates and the incidence of graft dysfunction. Conclusions Hyponatremia is an indicator of poor preoperative status in liver transplantation recipients. Preoperative serum sodium concentration has no significant effect on early prognosis of liver transplantation.
4.Risk factors of critically ill patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction and effects on prognosis
Junxiu MA ; Zhenwei LI ; Jiawei JIANG ; Wei CAO ; Linghua FAN
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care 2019;26(5):569-572
Objective To analyze the risk factors of gastrointestinal dysfunction in critically ill patients and provide reference for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction. Methods A retrospective study was conducted, and the data of patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of Jinghai District Hospital from September 2018 to March 2019 were collected. The data including sex, age, sequential organ failure score (SOFA), acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ), diagnosis in ICU, application of special drugs, hemoglobin (Hb), blood glucose, albumin (Alb) levels and presence or absence of bacteremia were collected. The patients were divided into gastrointestinal dysfunction group and non-gastrointestinal dysfunction group according to whether gastrointestinal dysfunction occurred or not. The general data, related final outcome and prognosis were compared between the two groups. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors affecting gastrointestinal dysfunction in critical ill patients, and the possible existing complications were recorded. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was drawn to evaluate the predictive values of risk factors. Results One hundred and thirty-eight patients were enrolled in this study, and 86 patients had gastrointestinal dysfunction. The SOFA score and proportions of using catecholamine and bacteremia in the gastrointestinal dysfunction group were significantly higher than those in the non-gastrointestinal dysfunction group [SOFA score: 7.2±3.8 vs. 5.8±3.6, the proportion of using catecholamine: 57.0% (49/86) vs. 38.5% (20/52), the proportion of bacteremia: 32.6%(28/86) vs.17.3%(9/52), all P < 0.05], Alb level was significantly lower than that in the non-gastrointestinal dysfunction group (g/L: 24.15±5.75 vs. 26.55±5.68, P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the use of catecholamine, Alb level, bacteremia and SOFA score in ICU were the risk factors for occurrence of gastrointestinal dysfunction in ICU patients [odd ratios (OR) were 1.128, 0.547, 1.645, 1.958, 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were 1.052-1.219, 0.384-0.765, 1.143-2.597, 1.925-1.993, P values were 0.011, 0.017, 0.021, 0.016, respectively]. Compared with the non-gastrointestinal dysfunction group, the incidence of bedsore, the proportion of energy intake unable to reach the target, the length of stay in ICU and the mortality in gastrointestinal dysfunction group were significantly increased [the incidence of bedsore: 53.5% (46/86) vs. 30.8% (16/52), the proportion of intake unable to reach the target: 27.9% (24/86) vs. 5.8% (3/52), the length of stay in ICU (days): 22.5±17.8 vs. 16.0±11.5, mortality rate: 51.2% (44/86) vs. 34.6% (18/52), all P < 0.05]. ROC curve analysis showed that the use of catecholamine, bacteremia present or not, Alb level and SOFA score showed certain extents of predictive values for the occurrence of gastrointestinal dysfunction in critically ill patients the area under ROC curve (AUC) were 0.794, 0.712, 0.705 and 0.882, respectively, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were 0.708-0.880, 0.609-0.816, 0.579-0.830, 0.801-0.962, sensitivity were 58.8%, 42.5%, 76.3%, 75.0%, specificity were 100%, 60%, 100%, 85%, all P < 0.05. Conclusions The use of catecholamine, Alb level, bacteremia and high SOFA score are the risk factors of gastrointestinal dysfunction in critically ill patients. Prevention of gastrointestinal motility disorder can improve the treatment success rate of critical patients.
5.Effect of health management of progressive resistance training on the self-efficacy and bone mineral density improvement in patients with osteoporosis
Linghua ZHOU ; Jianping JIANG ; Wei ZHUANG
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2023;17(6):449-454
Objective:To explore the effect of health management of progressive resistance training on self-efficacy and bone mineral density (BMD) improvement in osteoporosis patients.Methods:It was a cross-sectional study. Clinical data of 156 patients with primary osteoporosis treated in Jiangnan Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from September 2019 to March 2022 were analyzed retrospectively. A simple random sampling method was implied, and 78 patients were set as control group, they were treated with conventional osteoporosis drugs and routine health education and peer education. And the other 78 patients were set as observation group, and progressive resistance training was added to the health management program in these patients on the basis of the intervention of the control group. Combined with the 6-month follow-up records of the two groups, the changes of self-efficacy level and the improvement of BMDin the two groups before and after the intervention were analyzed and compared. The above indexes were statistically analyzed with χ2 test or t test. Results:The compliance of diet, psychology, exercise and medication in the observation group was 97.4%, 97.4%, 98.7% and 97.4%, respectively, which were all higher than those in the control group (89.7%, 87.2%, 88.5% and 87.2%). The self-efficacy score before and after intervention in the observation group was 110.09±11.73 and 217.05±8.12, the anxiety score was 46.44±3.17 and 31.92±3.28, the depression score was 51.60±3.42 and 33.32±2.98, the osteoporosis knowledge score was 14.99±2.14 and 24.40±1.28, respectively; and those were 110.81±12.53 and 185.36±12.29, 46.92±2.18 and 36.53±3.54, 51.56±3.93 and 39.02±2.65, 14.76±2.93 and 20.11±1.84 respectively in the control group; and there was no statistically significant difference in above-mentioned indexes between the two groups before the intervention (all P>0.05); but after 6 months of intervention, the above-mentioned scores of the observation group were all significantly superior than those in the control group (all P<0.05). The BMD of lumbar spine L 1-4, femoral trochanter and hip in the observation group before intervention was 0.869±0.127, 0.608±0.110 and 0.740±0.138, respectively, and after the intervention, it was 0.915±0.107, 0.654±0.108 and 0.785±0.134, respectively; the BMD of lumbar spine L 1-4, femoral trochanter and hip in the control group was 0.833±0.126, 0.607±0.114 and 0.738±0.135, respectively before intervention, and it was 0.869±0.114, 0.643±0.114 and 0.748±0.124, respectively after intervention. After intervention, the lumbar L 1-4 bone density in the observation group was higher than that in the control group, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). There was no significant difference in all the BMD before intervention and the BMD of the femoral trochanter and the hip after intervention between the two groups (all P>0.05). Conclusion:The health management of progressive resistance training combined with drug therapy can effectively improve the BMD in patients with osteoporosis.
6.Clinical and genetic analysis of a case of dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency caused by novel variant of DLD gene.
Shengnan WU ; Yongxing CHEN ; Qiong CHEN ; Linghua SHEN ; Haiyan WEI
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2020;37(12):1356-1359
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the clinical and genetic characteristics of a patient with dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency.
METHODS:
Potential variants of the DLD gene were detected by whole exome sequencing and verified by Sanger sequencing.
RESULTS:
Compound heterozygous variants, c.704_705delTT (p.Leu235Argfs*8) and c.1058T>C (p.Ile353Thr), were detected in the DLD gene. The c.1058T>C (p.Ile353Thr) variant was derived from his mother and known to be pathogenic. The c.704_705delTT (p.Leu235Argfs*8) variant was derived from his father and was unreported previously.
CONCLUSION
The compound heterozygous variants of c.704_705delTT (p.Leu235Argfs*8) and c.1058T>C (p.Ile353Thr) of the DLD gene probably underlay the disease in this patient. Above finding has facilitated genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis for the family.
Acidosis, Lactic/genetics*
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Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase/genetics*
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Female
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Genetic Testing
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Genetic Variation
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Humans
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Male
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Maple Syrup Urine Disease/genetics*
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Pregnancy
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Whole Exome Sequencing
7.Analysis of TBX19 gene variant in a child with congenital isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency.
Shengnan WU ; Qiong CHEN ; Linghua SHEN ; Haiyan WEI ; Yongxing CHEN
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2021;38(1):59-62
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the clinical and genetic characteristics of a patient with congenital isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency (IAD).
METHODS:
Clinical characteristics of the patient was reviewed. Genomic DNA of the child was subjected to whole exome sequencing.
RESULTS:
Genetic testing has confirmed the diagnosis of congenital IAD by identification of compound heterozygous variants of the TBX19 gene, which included a pathogenic nonsense c.535C>T (p.R179X) variant inherited from his father and a novel missense c.298C>T (p.R100C) variant inherited from his mother.
CONCLUSION
Congenital IAD due to variants of the TBX19 gene is a rare autosomal recessive disease. It is characterized by low plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol levels but normal levels of other pituitary hormones. Delayed diagnosis may lead to severe early-onset adrenal failure and wrong treatment which may result in neonatal mortality. Hydrocortisone replacement is effective. Detection of pathogenic variant of TBX19 gene is the key to diagnosis.
Adrenal Insufficiency/genetics*
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Child
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Homeodomain Proteins/genetics*
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Humans
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T-Box Domain Proteins/genetics*
9.Efficacy and safety of LY01005 versus goserelin implant in Chinese patients with prostate cancer: A multicenter, randomized, open-label, phase III, non-inferiority trial.
Chengyuan GU ; Zengjun WANG ; Tianxin LIN ; Zhiyu LIU ; Weiqing HAN ; Xuhui ZHANG ; Chao LIANG ; Hao LIU ; Yang YU ; Zhenzhou XU ; Shuang LIU ; Jingen WANG ; Linghua JIA ; Xin YAO ; Wenfeng LIAO ; Cheng FU ; Zhaohui TAN ; Guohua HE ; Guoxi ZHU ; Rui FAN ; Wenzeng YANG ; Xin CHEN ; Zhizhong LIU ; Liqiang ZHONG ; Benkang SHI ; Degang DING ; Shubo CHEN ; Junli WEI ; Xudong YAO ; Ming CHEN ; Zhanpeng LU ; Qun XIE ; Zhiquan HU ; Yinhuai WANG ; Hongqian GUO ; Tiwu FAN ; Zhaozhao LIANG ; Peng CHEN ; Wei WANG ; Tao XU ; Chunsheng LI ; Jinchun XING ; Hong LIAO ; Dalin HE ; Zhibin WU ; Jiandi YU ; Zhongwen FENG ; Mengxiang YANG ; Qifeng DOU ; Quan ZENG ; Yuanwei LI ; Xin GOU ; Guangchen ZHOU ; Xiaofeng WANG ; Rujian ZHU ; Zhonghua ZHANG ; Bo ZHANG ; Wanlong TAN ; Xueling QU ; Hongliang SUN ; Tianyi GAN ; Dingwei YE
Chinese Medical Journal 2023;136(10):1207-1215
BACKGROUND:
LY01005 (Goserelin acetate sustained-release microsphere injection) is a modified gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist injected monthly. This phase III trial study aimed to evaluated the efficacy and safety of LY01005 in Chinese patients with prostate cancer.
METHODS:
We conducted a randomized controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial across 49 sites in China. This study included 290 patients with prostate cancer who received either LY01005 or goserelin implants every 28 days for three injections. The primary efficacy endpoints were the percentage of patients with testosterone suppression ≤50 ng/dL at day 29 and the cumulative probability of testosterone ≤50 ng/dL from day 29 to 85. Non-inferiority was prespecified at a margin of -10%. Secondary endpoints included significant castration (≤20 ng/dL), testosterone surge within 72 h following repeated dosing, and changes in luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and prostate specific antigen levels.
RESULTS:
On day 29, in the LY01005 and goserelin implant groups, testosterone concentrations fell below medical-castration levels in 99.3% (142/143) and 100% (140/140) of patients, respectively, with a difference of -0.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], -3.9% to 2.0%) between the two groups. The cumulative probabilities of maintaining castration from days 29 to 85 were 99.3% and 97.8%, respectively, with a between-group difference of 1.5% (95% CI, -1.3% to 4.4%). Both results met the criterion for non-inferiority. Secondary endpoints were similar between groups. Both treatments were well-tolerated. LY01005 was associated with fewer injection-site reactions than the goserelin implant (0% vs . 1.4% [2/145]).
CONCLUSION:
LY01005 is as effective as goserelin implants in reducing testosterone to castration levels, with a similar safety profile.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04563936.
Humans
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Male
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Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/therapeutic use*
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East Asian People
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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/agonists*
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Goserelin/therapeutic use*
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Prostate-Specific Antigen
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Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy*
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Testosterone