1.The efficacy and safety of caspofungin in the treatment of patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fungal infections
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2016;23(5):730-733
Objective To study and analyze the efficacy and safety of caspofungin in the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients complicated with pulmonary fungal infections.Methods 62 patients of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated with pulmonary fungal infec-tions were randomly divided into study group and control group,31 cases in each group.Study group was intravenously given caspofungin,with an initial dose of 70mg/d,follow 50mg/d.The control group was intravenously given liposomal amphotericin B,dose control in 3mg? kg-1 ? d-1 .After treatment lasted symptoms 5d,clinical efficacy and side effects of two groups were recorded.Results The effective rate of the study group was 67.74%,which was signifi-cantly higher than 41.93% of the control group, the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 =2.0251, P =0.0429).The incidence rate of adverse reactions of the study group was 16.13%,which was significantly lower than 48.39% of the control group,the difference was statistically significant(χ2 =2.6948,P =0.0070).After treatment, liver and kidney function parameters in the control group such as ALT,AST,BUN,Cr had significant differences com-pared with before treatment (P <0.05).Conclusion For chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients complicated with acute exacerbation of pulmonary fungal infection,the treatment efficacy and the incidence of adverse reactions of caspofungin therapy are significantly better than liposomal amphotericin B,and has small renal damage,which is wor-thy of clinical application.
2.Research advance in neurotoxicity of quantum dots
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2014;(5):794-800
As quantum dots( QDs),an advanced porduct of nanotechnology,have been widely used in bio-medicine due to their unique photoelectric properties. QD safety evaluation has become a hot area of research. So far,some researchers have expressed concern about the neurotoxic potential of QDs because the central nervous system was confirmed to be one of the target organs. Several studies found that QDs could enter the central nervous system by crossing the blood brain barrier and following neural pathways and produce some neurotoxic effects,such as damaging the structure and function of neural cells and impairing synaptic plasticity. The potential toxicity mechanisms could include oxidative stress,inflammation and change of ion channels.
3.Cognitive attitude of medical students towards standardized resident training in Shanghai in a university
Jingyan WANG ; Meng TANG ; Tong JIN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2012;(11):1183-1185
Objective To investigate the attitude of medical students towards standardized resident training in Shanghai and to provide references for policy adjustment.Methods Self-made questionnaire was used to investigate the attitude of 267 clinical medical students towards standardized resident training in Shanghai.Reference reviewing and expert consultation were also performed.Results Nearly eighty percent of students believed that they had basic knowledge of the training.Two thirds of students hold objective attitude towards the policy.Conclusions Income and pressure in finding jobs are the main reasons why students object the policy.Standardized resident training program need to improve in aspects of advertisement,incoming,quality of teaching staff,connection between medical education and training.
4.Analysis of coagulation related parameters between patients with advanced schistosomiasis cirrhosis and hepatitis B cirrhosis
Shun LIU ; Meng QIN ; Shaoqian TANG
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2017;29(1):68-71,76
Objective To analyze the differences of coagulation parameters between patients with advanced schistosomiasis cirrhosis and hepatitis B cirrhosis under different degrees of liver function,so as to provide the evidence for further guidance of judging clinical condition and prognosis. Methods Sixty?three patients with advanced schistosomiasis cirrhosis and eighty pa?tients with hepatitis B induced cirrhosis hospitalized in Jingzhou Central Hospital from January 2014 to June 2016 were served as an advanced schistosomiasis cirrhosis group and a hepatitis B cirrhosis group,respectively,and ninety?six gastropathy pa?tients excluded from other diseases that might affect coagulation in the same period were served as a control group. The levels of PT,INR,Fib,TT,APTT,and PLT of the patients among the above 3 groups and the cirrhosis patients with different Child?Pugh classes were detected and compared. Results The differences of the levels of PT,INR,Fib,TT,APTT,and PLT among the 3 groups were statistically significant(F=84.512,81.672,37.612,104.475,52.497,102.233;all P<0.05). The further analysis showed that PT,INR,TT,and APTT of both the advanced schistosomiasis cirrhosis and hepatitis B induced cirrhosis groups were longer than those of the control group,and the PLT levels of both the former 2 groups were lower than that of the con?trol group(all P<0.05). Compared with the advanced schistosomiasis cirrhosis group,PT,INR,TT,and APTT of the hepati?tis B induced cirrhosis group were longer,and the levels of Fib and PLT were lower(all P<0.05). Among those with the liver function of Grade A,the reduced degree of PLT in the patients with hepatitis B induced cirrhosis was more serious,while for those with the liver function of Grade B and C,the difference between the patients with advanced schistosomiasis cirrhosis and hepatitis B induced cirrhosis was not statistically significant(both P > 0.05). Under all the grades of liver function,TT and APTT of the hepatitis B induced cirrhosis group was longer than those of the advanced schistosomiasis cirrhosis group ,and the Fib level of the former was lower than that of the latter. Among those with the liver function of Grade A and B ,PT and INR of the hepatitis B induced cirrhosis group were longer than those of the advanced schistosomiasis cirrhosis group;while for those with the liver function of Grade C,the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant(all P > 0.05). Conclu?sions There exist differences of the damage degrees of coagulation function between the patients with advanced schistosomiasis cirrhosis and hepatitis B cirrhosis. When the damage degree of the liver function is lighter,the coagulation function in the pa?tients with hepatitis B cirrhosis decreases more significantly;when the damage degree becomes more severe,APPT in the pa?tients with hepatitis B cirrhosis extends more significantly,while the differences of PLT and PT between them are little.
5.QSAR method and its application to toxicity prediction of metal nanomaterials
Jiali YLNG ; Ting ZHANG ; Meng TANG
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2014;(6):947-951
Quantitative structure activity relationship ( QSAR ) study attempts to correlate chemical structure with activity using statistical approaches and is now being applied to high throughput toxicity screening and prediction of nanomaterials. This paper is interded to discuss the present QSAR study methods of nanomaterials based on traditional QSAR study, such as the use of measurement instrument and quantum chemistry methods of structure descriptor selection, evaluation criteria for the quality of published experimental data on nanomaterials, modeling methods such as K-nearest neighbor ( KNN) and support vector machine(SVM), validation methods such as leave-one-out(LOO) and leave-N-out ( LNO) . We also review the problems and challenges existing in this area and predict future development.
6.Dynamics of Bacteria and Drug Sensitivity Test in Biliary Tract Infections
Zewu MENG ; Yanling CHEN ; Nanhong TANG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 1994;0(01):-
OBJECTIVE To investigate dynamics of bacteria in biliary tract infections and their sensitivity to antibiotics.METHODS All bile specimens were collected from surely patients with biliary infection by endoscopic nasobiliary drainage or surgery in Union Hospital affiliated to Fujian Medical University,from Jan 2002 to Dec 2005.All specimens were cultured,and followed by bacterial identification and antibiotics resistance assay.RESULTS The ratio of Gram-negative bacteria in all bacteria of biliary tract infections was decreased(r=-0.983,P
7.Survey on Depression of Beijing Residents over 55 Year-old
Hongjun LIU ; Chen MENG ; Zhe TANG
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2002;0(11):-
Objective: To investigate the rate of depression among Beijing residents aged 55 or above. Methods: 2660 Beijing residents aged 55 or above in a cohort study of year 2000 were followed and screened with CES-D. Demographic data, information of health status and activity of daily living were also collected. Results: The rate of depression in this cohort was 13.5% (360/2660), the rate of men was 9.6%, that of women was 17.4%, women had significantly higher rate than men. The rate of depression of residents in rural area was much higher than that of urban area (20.9% vs. 7.4%), the illiterate resident had higher rate of depression than those with at least primary education (20% vs. 8.7%). Residents above 75 or below that had no difference in rate of depression. Depression had close relation with poor health status and disability in activity of daily living. Conclusion:The rate of depression is higher in women and in residents of rural area or in those illiterate. Depression is closely related to poor health status and disability in daily living.
8.Influence of doxofylline assisted salmeterol fluticasone on dyspnea symptoms, blood gas analysis and inflammatory factors in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with poor control by pure hormones
Ying CHEN ; Zhangqing ZHOU ; Meng TANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2017;24(19):3009-3012
9.Determination of blood boron by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry and investigation of boron level in children's blood
Meng LI ; Yuhua YANG ; Yinxiu TANG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2003;0(06):-
Objective To study inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry(ICP-AES) used to determine blood boron(B),and to investigate the level of B in blood of children in Nanjing.Methods ICP-AES was applied to determine the level of B in the blood of 1032 healthy children and 1364 children patients after using 1mol/L HNO_(3) to treat whole blood.Results Precision of this method was 1.60%-4.31%,and recovery ratio was 93.3%-98.9%.The level of B in blood of the 1032 healthy children was(41.8?16.7)?g/L and that in blood of the 1464 patients was(25.1-58.5)?g/L(77%).Conclusion Precision and recovery ratio determined by the method are high,so it can be used as a reference method to detect the level of B in blood.And it preliminarily determines the reference levels of blood B of children in Nanjing as ranging from 25.1-58.5?g/L(except children below 1 year old).
10.Monitoring the immune state in patients with posttraumatic sepsis and clinical study on immunoregulatory effect of combined use of ulinastatin and thymosin ?_1
Lei SU ; Fansu MENG ; Youqing TANG
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 2001;0(11):-
Objective To analyze the immune state and discuss the effects of immunoregulation therapy of combined use of ulinastatin and thymosin ?1 in the treatment of posttraumatic sepsis. Methods Forty-eight patients with posttraumatic sepsis admitted to ICU during Oct. 2005 to Oct. 2007 were included and randomly divided into treatment group and control group (24 each). Patients in control group received conventional SSC treatment, while those in treatment group received conventional SSC treatment plus immunoregulation therapy with a combination of ulinastatin and thymosin ?1. Peripheral blood CD14+ monocyte HLA-DR expression was detected by flow cytometry to determine the innate immunity of posttraumatic septic patients on day 1, 5, 7 and 28 (or death), and serum levels of IL-6 and IL-10 were assessed by ELISA to evaluate the nonspecific immunity at day 1 and 28 (or death). APACHE Ⅱ scores were recorded on day 1, 5, 7 and 28 (or dearth). Ten healthy volunteers were enrolled as healthy controls. Results At admission the expression of CD14+ monocyte HLA-DR was lower than 30% in 9 posttraumatic septic patients. The expression levels of CD14+ monocyte HLA-DR in the patients in treatment group were much higher than those in control group (P0.05). Before treatment, no significant difference existed in APACHE Ⅱ scores between treatment group and control group, while this score in the patients in treatment group was much lower than that in control group on day 5, 7 and 28 (P0.05). Conclusions There is immunosuppression in some posttraumatic patients with somplication of sepsis. All these patients manifest exaggerated nonspecific immunity at the early stage, and then manifest immunodepression as sepsis progresses. The immunoregulation effects of a combination of ulinastatin and thymosin may facilitate the balance of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory media, thus ameliorating septic symptoms. No improvement in 28 day mortality has been seen, probably due to limited number of patients in present study.