1.Evidence-based Review of the Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation Technical Essentials of Chinese Material Medica in Treating Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Sequela (Chronic Pelvic Inflammation)
Wentao ZHU ; Lei LI ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Xiaoya LIU ; Minhong LIANG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013;(3):461-465
Pelvic inflammatory disease sequela (chronic pelvic inflammation) is one of the diseases that affect women's health conditions, and leads to large economic burden. Chinese Material Medica (CMM) plays an impor-tant role in treating pelvic inflammatory disease sequela (chronic pelvic inflammatory). However, due to the lack of Evidence-based Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation Technical Essentials of CMM in Treatment of Pelvic Inflamma-tory Disease Sequela (Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory), non-standard phenomenon often appears in the research liter-ature, such as the selection of research methods, viewpoint of research, determination of cost, effect and utility. Thus, the publish of Evidence-based Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation Technical Essentials of CMM in Treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Sequela (Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory) is essential for the pharmacoeconomic evalua-tion of CMM in treating pelvic inflammatory disease sequela (chronic pelvic inflammatory).
2.Changes of ultrasonography and pathology of peripheral pulmonary lesions in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome complicated with Penicillium marneffei pneumonia
Hengrong NONG ; Nan SU ; Gang LIANG ; Yimin PANG ; Minhong MOU ; Yibo LU
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2015;33(4):198-201
Objective To investigate the ultrasonographic and pathological changes of peripheral pulmonary lesions in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) complicated with Penicillium marneffei pneumonia (PMP) and their clinical significance.Methods The ultrasonographic and pathological data of peripheral pulmonary lesions in 31 cases of AIDS complicated with PMP who were diagnosed in Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning were retrospectively reviewed.Results Among 31 cases of PMP,20 cases (64.5%) showed star-like diffuse sonogram,7 cases (22.6%) low solid echo and 4 cases (12.9 %) black hole-like sonogram in ultrasonographic changes of peripheral pulmonary lesions.In pathological examination,Penicillium marneffei were seen in all samples:periodic acid-Schiff stain (PAS) and periodic acid-Schiff diastase stain (PAS-D) were all positive.Twenty four cases (77.4%) mainly showed infiltration of inflammatory cells,and 7 cases (22.6 %) mainly showed necrosis and fibrous hyperplasia.Among 20 patients with star like diffuse sonogram,19 were mainly infiltration of inflammatory cells in pathological changes,and 19 were CD4+ T lymphocyte counts of 100-200/μL.Among 4 patients with black hole-like sonogram,all were necrosis in the central and hyperplasia in the peripheral in pathological changes,and CD4-T lymohocyte counts were all<50/μL.Conclusions In AIDS patients complicated with PMP,ultrasonographic features were probably correlated with pathological changes in biopsy tissues and CD4-T lymphocyte counts.
3.Adipogenic capacity of CD54+/CD54- adipose-derived stem cells
Dequan LI ; Zhijie LIANG ; Jinru WEI ; Hai HUANG ; Minhong HUANG ; Gangyi CHI ; Hongmian LI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2017;21(17):2638-2643
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that adipose-derived stem cells have pluripotent differentiation potential, but only 30%-40% of cells can differentiate into mature adipocytes with low adipogenic differentiation potential. Therefore, how to improve the adipogenic differentiation ability of adipose-derived stem cells is a key problem to be solved in the process of soft tissue regeneration. OBJECTIVE: To observe the relationship between the surface marker CD54 of rabbit adipose-derived stem cells and their adipogenic capacity, and to explore the adipogenic differentiation of CD54+/CD54- adipose-derived stem cells underthe same induction. METHODS: We successfully isolated and cultured the adipose-derived stem cells from inguinal subcutaneous fat pads (3 ml) of New Zealand white rabbits, aged 8-12 weeks, which were induced into multi-differentiation and used to detectsurface markers. We sorted the passage 3 adipose-derived stem cells by immunomagnetic beads and divided into two categories including CD54+ and CD54- adipose-derived stem cells. After 14 days of adipogenic induction, the cells in the two groups were subjected to oil red O staining and were compared by detecting the density of mature adipocytes and lipid droplet contenT.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The cultured adipose-derived stem cells possessed the characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells that could differentiate into mature adipocytes, osteoblasts and chondrocytes, with CD29, CD44, CD49d, CD54, CD73, CD90 and CD105 positive expression while CD31, CD34 and CD45 negative expression. Fourteen days after adipogenic induction, the density of mature adipocytes and the intracellular lipid droplet content in the CD54+ group were significantly higher than those in the CD54- group (P < 0.05). We also found that the mRNA expressions of PPARγ,ADD1, C/EBPα related to adipogenic differentiation in the CD54+ group were significantly higher than those in the CD54- group (P < 0.05). Taken together, CD54+ adipose-derived stem cells have excellent adipogenic differentiation capacity.
4.Analysis on the connections between psychological intervention and preg-nancy outcome of pregnant women with advanced maternal age
Zhipeng YOU ; Yanjun HE ; Xihuan HUANG ; Minhong LIANG
China Modern Doctor 2015;(16):47-49
Objective To explore the connections between psychological intervention and pregnancy outcome of preg nant women with advanced maternal age. Methods All 196 primipara with advanced maternal age who received antenatal examination and gave birth to children in our hospital were randomly allocated to observation group(n=98)and control group(n=98). The control group received routine nursing while the observation group received psychological interven-tion. Mental conditions, pregnancy outcome and related complications were compared and analyzed between the two groups of pregnant women before and after the intervention. Results Scores of SCL-90 and Athens insomnia scale in the observation group after the intervention were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01);all new-borns delivered by primipara with advanced ma ter nal age were alive; rate of natural childbirth in observation group(70.41%)was significantly higher than that in the control group (27.55%),and the difference was statistically signifi-cant (χ2=21.562,P<0.01). Rate of cesarean section in the control group (68.37%) was significantly higher than that in the observation group (27.55%), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=15.208, P<0.01). Incidence of complications such as hypertension, premature birth, postpartum hemorrhage and full-term infants with low birth weight in the observation group were all lower than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically sig-nificant(P<0.05). Conclusion Psychological intervention is capable of effectively improving the mental status of preg-nant women with advanced maternal age,and therefore ameliorates the pregnancy outcome.
5.The application of chimney technique in TEVAR of aortic arch lesions
Wei GUO ; Hongpeng ZHANG ; Xiaoping LIU ; Tai YIN ; Xin JIA ; Jiang XIONG ; Xiaohui MA ; Minhong ZHANG ; Faqi LIANG ; Guohua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2010;25(7):536-539
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of chimney technique during thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair(TEVAR) in aortic arch lesions. Methods The stent-graft was deployed covering super arch branch artery in arch lesions in case there was not enough landing zone. A chimney stent was put in the super arch branch artery. We retrospectively analyzed the data of this group, aiming at summarizing the indications, methods, results and complications of chimney technique. Results From August 2004 to August 2009, 27 aortic arch lesions were treated by TEVAR with chimney stent, male/female ratio was 25/2, average age was 67. 2 ±3. 8 years, including3 chimney stents for innominate artery, 11 chimney stents for left common carotid artery and 13 chimney stent for left subclavian artery. Type I endoleaks were encountered in 18. 5% (5/27) of this group by final angiogram. Left common carotid artery dissection was caused by puncture in one case. One patient died of respiratory failure. There was no postoperative stroke nor bleeding. Discharged patients were followed up from 3 to 60 months, averaging at 16. 8 months. There was one death from MI 4 years later. There was minor stroke and left subclavian artery chimney stent occlusion in one each cases during the follow-up. All endoleaks were sealed without stent migration. Conclusion Chimney technique improves the length of landing zone and decreases effectively the endoleak rate.
6.EGFR-TKI Combined with Pemetrexed versus EGFR-TKI Monotherapy in Advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC: A Prospective, Randomized, Exploratory Study
Weiguang GU ; Hua ZHANG ; Yiyu LU ; Minjing LI ; Shuang YANG ; Jianmiao LIANG ; Zhijian YE ; Zhihua LI ; Minhong HE ; Xiaoliang SHI ; Fei WANG ; Dong YOU ; Weiquan GU ; Weineng FENG
Cancer Research and Treatment 2023;55(3):841-850
Purpose:
We aimed to evaluate whether the addition of pemetrexed is effective in improving progression-free survival (PFS) in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)–mutated patients with or without concomitant alterations.
Materials and Methods:
This multicenter clinical trial was conducted in China from June 15, 2018, to May 31, 2019. A total of 92 non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients harboring EGFR-sensitive mutations were included and divided into concomitant and non-concomitant groups. Patients in each group were randomly treated with EGFR–tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) monotherapy or EGFR-TKI combined with pemetrexed in a ratio of 1:1. PFS was recorded as the primary endpoint.
Results:
The overall median PFS of this cohort was 10.1 months. There were no significant differences in PFS between patients with and without concomitant and between patients received TKI monotherapy and TKI combined with pemetrexed (p=0.210 and p=0.085, respectively). Stratification analysis indicated that patients received TKI monotherapy had a significantly longer PFS in non-concomitant group than that in concomitant group (p=0.002). In concomitant group, patients received TKI combined with pemetrexed had a significantly longer PFS than patients received TKI monotherapy (p=0.013). Molecular dynamic analysis showed rapidly emerging EGFR T790M in patients received TKI monotherapy. EGFR mutation abundance decreased in patients received TKI combined chemotherapy, which supports better efficacy for a TKI combined chemotherapy as compared to TKI monotherapy. A good correlation between therapeutic efficacy and a change in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) status was found in 66% of patients, supporting the guiding role of ctDNA minimal residual disease (MRD) in NSCLC treatment.
Conclusion
EGFR-TKI monotherapy is applicable to EGFR-sensitive patients without concomitant alterations, while a TKI combined chemotherapy is applicable to EGFR-sensitive patients with concomitant alterations. CtDNA MRD may be a potential biomarker for predicting therapeutic efficacy.
7.Molecular epidemiological study on HIV-1 patients in Hongkou District, Shanghai
Kun CHEN ; Jing ZHANG ; Liang HONG ; Min JIA ; Jing TAO ; Minhong LIANG
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(9):854-859
ObjectiveTo determine the characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtypes among newly confirmed HIV-1 patients in Hongkou District of Shanghai, and provide evidence for establishing HIV-1 subtype database and precise prevention and control strategy against AIDS in Hongkou District of Shanghai. MethodsA total of 119 plasma samples from newly confirmed HIV-1 patients in Hongkou District in 2016 were used to detect HIV-1 RNA pol gene by using reverse transcription PCR. HIV-1 subtypes were determined with Los Alamos 2022 HIV-1 gene database using HIV-BLAST tool, and then characterized by epidemiological data. ResultsIn the 119 samples, a total of 89 pol gene fragments were obtained, which were mainly classified as CRF07_BC (38.2%), CRF01_AE (36.0%), and subtype B (13.5%). Furthermore, two new recombinant subtype CRF55_01B and two unique recombinant subtype URF_0107 were identified (2.3%). ConclusionIn 2016, HIV-1 subtypes in Hongkou District are mainly CRF07_BC and CRF01_AE. In addition, new recombinant subtype CRF55_01B and unique recombinant subtype URF_0107 have appeared in Hongkou District. It warrants a need of enhanced surveillance.
8.Prevalence of HIV seropositivity and associated factors among the spouses of HIV/AIDS patients in Shanghai, 2018‒2022
Yiling ZHENG ; Minhong LIANG ; Chunyan HE ; Shuang XIAO ; Jie FU ; Leiming ZHOU ; Zeyu ZHANG ; Qing YUE ; Zhen NING
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(11):1053-1057
ObjectiveTo analyze the HIV infection characteristics and influencing factors among the spouses of HIV/AIDS patients in Shanghai. MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect demographic, behavioral, epidemiological and spousal HIV detection information of newly reported and married patients with HIV/AIDS in Shanghai from January 2018 to July 2022 in the comprehensive HIV prevention and control information system of Chinese Center for Disease Prevention and Control. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the HIV positivity rate of the spouses of HIV patients and the influencing factors were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression models. ResultsA total of 1 233 subjects were investigated, and the first HIV-testing positivity rate of the spouses of HIV/AIDS patients was 29.3% (361/1 233). There were statistically significant differences in the HIV-testing positivity rate among spouses of HIV/AIDS patients by different age, gender, education level, occupation, transmission route, quantity of non-marital sexual activities, quantity of homo-sexual activities, and baseline CD4 cell count level (P<0.05). Spouses of the HIV/AIDS patients aged ≥65 years old, female, heterosexual transmission, less non-marital sex, and no history of homosexual sex had relatively high HIV positive rate. The HIV-positive detection rate of spouses in the ≥65 age group was 1.81 times higher than that in the <45 age group. The HIV-positive detection rate of spouses in the female group was 3.66 times higher than that in the male group, and the HIV-positive detection rate of spouses in the homosexual transmission group was 0.25 times higher than that of the heterosexual transmission group. ConclusionRisk awareness of HIV infection among married people with spouses should be improved. The key populations with the characteristics such as females as the first HIV-positive reporter, and heterosexual transmission should be paid special attention.Their spouses should be mobilized to conduct HIV-testing as early as possible