1.A multicenter study effect of berberine hydrochloride on serum HIF-1αand Caspase -3 levels in patients with acute cerebral infarction
Xuedan WANG ; Peipei WANG ; Yong ZHANG ; Yanzhen HAN
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2014;37(7):90-92
Objective To explore the effect of berberine hydrochloride on serum HIF-1α,Caspase -3 levels in patients with acute cerebral infarction with a multicenter study.Methods 126 patients with acute cerebral infarction from January 2012 to January 2014 were selected in the Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Engineering University,the First Hospital of Handan City,Handan Central Hospital were divided into experimental groups and control group using random number table.Control group had 63 cases,were given 80 mg ozagrel sodium injection intravenously,twice a day,and 800 mg calf blood protein injection intravenously,once per day on the basis of conventional treatment;at the same time,100 mg of oral aspirin tablets were taken,once per night,7 days for a course of treatment.Experimental group were given berberine hydrochloride on the basis of conventional treatment,0.7 g orally,three times a day,7 days for a course of treatment.After a course of treatment,serum HIF-1α,Caspase-3 levels in patients with acute cerebral infarction were observed before and after treatment.Results Serum HIF-1αlevels in two groups were reduced after treatment,and its level in experimental group[(733.49 ±225.01)ng/mL]was lower than that in control group [(975.32 ±311.35)ng/mL],the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05 ).Serum Caspase-3 levels in two groups after treatment were decreased,and its level in experimental group [(1 1.88 ±2.66 )ng/mL]was lower than the control group [(12.51 ±3.77)ng/mL],the difference was statistically significant (P <0.05).Conclusion Berberine hydrochloride could improve the serum HIF-1α,Caspase-3 levels in patients with acute cerebral infarction,reduce the fatality rate,and could be actively used in the recovery of patients with acute cerebral infarction treatment.
2.Application of surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry technology in evaluating anxiety in patients with malignant tumors
Qingxin WANG ; Peipei WANG ; Yan HAN ; Yanhui BIAN
Cancer Research and Clinic 2016;28(1):43-47
Objective To study the occurrence of anxiety in patients with malignant tumor, and in further explore the scientificity and clinical application value of surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI) technology in anxiety detection. Methods 1 000 patients with malignant tumor were selected as research objects, the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) was used to evaluate the anxiety on the first day of admission, the fasting venous blood of patients was taken on the next day morning. The SAS score and SELDI result were compared and analyzed. Results The effective sample number was 988. The SAS score was 56.32± 9.665, there were 454 cases of anxiety, the incidence rate of anxiety was 45.95 %. 470 cases were SELDI test positive, and the incidence rate of anxiety was 47.57 %. SAS was used as the gold standard to judge anxiety, the sensitivity and specificity of SELDI technology were 93.17 % and 91.20 %, the positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 90.00 % and 94.02 %, the total coincidence rate was 92.11 %. SAS score highly correlated with the abundance of SELDI, the fitting curve showed an up trend, and the correlation coefficient was 0.837. Conclusions The incidence of malignant tumor patients ' anxiety is relatively high. SELDI technique shows high sensitivity, specificity, total coincidence rate and correlation in anxiety detection, it can be used as an objective evaluation of anxiety.
3.Resilience and related factors in rescue soldiers
Jiajia ZHANG ; Aihua HAN ; Min LI ; Yu ZHANG ; Peipei LI ; Lili ZHANG ; Wenjun LIAO ; Maozhu HU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2011;20(1):53-55
Objective To research the resilience and related factors of the rescue soldiers. Methods Resilience Scale for Adults( RSA ), Self-report Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ) and Coping Style Questionnaire were applied in this survey to 1401 rescue soldiers. Results ①The soldiers' resilience score was (2.49±0.57) ,significantly lower than college students( t= 16.619, P=0. 000).The rescue soldiers with the year in army above 3 were significantly higher than that below 2 years in social competence( t=2.581, P=0.01 ) ,social resources( t=2. 158, P=0.031 ) ,structured style( t=3.254, P=0.001 ) and RSA scores(t=2.455, P=0.014). There exist significantly differences in various education level of the rescue soldiers in perception of self(t=3.732, P=0.024), planned of future ( t = 9.324, P = 0.000 ) , social competence ( t = 8. 838, P = 0.000 ), social resources ( t = 13. 660, P = 0. 000 ) and RSA scores (t=9.805, P=0.000) , and college ≥ senior high school ≥ junior high school. ②Compared to the lower group in the RSA, the higher group scored significantly higher in extraversion (t=16. 204, P=0.000) and positive coping( t = - 18. 171, P=0.000), while lower in SCL-90 (t=8.461, P=0.000) and neuroticism (t=8.833, P=0.000 ).③Resilience have the obvious positive correlation with the education ( r= 0. 116 ), extraversion ( r= 0. 463 ) and positive coping(r=0.500) ,and negative correlation with the neuroticism(r=-0.251 ) and SCL-90( r= -0.260). It can be assumed that positive coping,extraversion and neuroticism had good predictive ability(35.9%) to resilience. Conclusion The rescue soldiers have low resilience than college students, positive coping, extraversion, and neuroticism are important psychological factors for rescue soldiers.
4.Analysis on behavioral characteristic and the knowledge-attitude-belief-practice of rural community patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
Peian LOU ; Jiaxi YU ; Xiaohong AN ; Ning ZHANG ; Peipei CHEN ; Li ZHANG ; Lingcai HAN ; Gang LI
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2009;3(2):70-73
Objective To know social and demographic characteristics,behavioral characteristics,as well as knowledge-attitude-belief-practice(KABP) and its influential factors of rural community chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases(COPD) patients. Methods Cluster sampling all COPD patients of fangcun and mape township of tongshan county in 2007. A face-to-face interview was performed to investigate the COPD patients in their home,and t test,one-way analysis of variance and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the behavioral characteristics and K.ABE Results The main Patients were old person aged 60-80,with mean of(63 ± 15)years old. The active and passive smoking rate were 49.5% and 35.9%,respectively,and very significance between male and female Patients (X2 = 101. 365,P< 0. 05). 62. 9%abstained from smoking mainly owing to having COPD. About 31.9% of the patients had used the firewood and coal to cook for longer than 30 years. 24. 2% often built their body by exercise; however,only 8. 9%participated in convalescence. The mean KABP score of Patients was (38 ± 8). The Patients have lower knowledge to COPD, but give much more concerns to their own diseases. Univariate and multivariate analysis indicated that the main influential factors of COPD patients KABP were education, family attitude, income,sex and the distance between their homes and health stations. Conclusions Community COPD patients have high smoking rate,long firewood and coal cooking history,so active interventions should be took to those risk factors. KABP level of the COPD patients was not good, more health instructions including prevention,treatment and convalescing of COPD need to be gave to COPD patients.
5.Disease perception and awareness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural Xuzhou
Peian LOU ; Jiaxi YU ; Xiaohong AN ; Ning ZHANG ; Peipei CHEN ; Li ZHANG ; Lingcai HAN ; Gang LI
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2009;8(3):157-159
Objective To evaluate perception and awareness of disease knowledge in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rural area of Xuzhou City. Methods Perception and awareness of COPD, including its nature, control, medication use, impact on their quality of life, experience of its acute exacerbation, and so on, in 392 patients with COPD were evaluated with self-designed ad hoc questionnaire. Proportion and percentage were used in statistical analysis. Results According to the GLOD standards, 58 of 392 patients with COPD could be classified as stage Ⅰ (14. 8%), 164 as stage Ⅱ (41.8%), 103 as stage Ⅲ (26.3%) and 67 as stage Ⅳ (17.1%), respectively. Only 14 patients (3.6%) had heard COPD, but all of them did not know the definition of COPD and its acute exacerbation. Lung function tests and health education had never been performed for all these patients. One hundred and twenty-six patients (32. 1%) did not understand that smoking is a risk factor for COPD, 343 patients (87. 5%) had never heard that COPD could be prevented and controlled. Only 95 patients (24. 2%) did regular physical exercises. Seventy-six patients (19. 4%) in stable stage did not take theophylline regularly, and none of them took inhalers or nebulizer drugs regularly or temporally, or oxygen therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation at home. During acute exacerbation, 261 patients (66.6%) could take theophyUine or analogous drugs and antibiotics. One hundred and five patients (26. 8%) were admitted to hospital during the past year due to respiratory symptoms. Physical activities were restrained in 224 patients (57.1%), 91 patients (23. 2%) had a little bit feeling of depression sometimes and social communication was impacted in 232 patients (59. 2%). Conclusions Patients with COPD in rural Xuzhan, Jiangsu province were poor in knowledge of COPD, and their treatment during stable stage and acute exacerbation did not meet the standards. COPD had significant impact on their daily life, and education and management for the patients should be strengthened.
6.Clinical epidemiology of 359 cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and pulmonary tuberculosis co-infection
Peipei LIANG ; Yinzhong SHEN ; Li LIU ; Jiayin SHEN ; Tangkai QI ; Xuemei HAN ; Renfang ZHANG ; Hongzhou LU
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2017;17(3):233-237
Objective To analyze the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) co-infection.Methods A retrospective study was conducted with the clinical data of patients diagnosed with AIDS and TB in Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center during the period from 2011 to 2015.The outcome of the patients were evaluated by outpatient and telephone follow-up.The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis using SPSS 22.0 software package.Results A total of 359 patients with AIDS/TB co-infection were included in this analysis,including 325 males and 34 females,the highest proportion in 30-44 age group.The diagnosis was delayed in about 42.6% of the patients.The clinical symptoms were mainly fever,cough and weight loss,but hemoptysis uncommon.Both lungs were affected in most cases,with lesions in at least 3 lung fields,but rare pulmonary cavity.T-SPOT.TB test showed lower positive rate.CD4+T lymphocyte count was 50 cells/μL or less in 50.7% of the patients at their first test.About 43.5% of the 69 patients with antimicrobial susceptibility data showed resistance to therapy.Majority (93.2%) of the patients with known viral status received antiretroviral treatment.Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis was identified in 282 cases.The complication and opportunistic infection included central nervous system infection,syphilis,hepatitis B virus infection,hepatitis C virus infection,pulmonary infection,and drug-induced liver injury.Of the 333 patients with known outcome,53 died,most (79.2%,42/53) within 6 months.Conclusions The patients with AIDS/TB co-infection showed higher proportion of young people.The CT finding was atypical.The patients showed lower positive rate for T-SPOT TB test and lower CD4+T lymphocyte count at their first test.Most patients had extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and other complications or opportunistic infections.
7.Establishment and Application of SYBR Green I Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Hepatitis B Virus DNA
Weina HE ; Dongyue L¨U ; Helu LIU ; Jiehui HAN ; Yue HE ; Peipei LI
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2016;31(3):98-101
Objective To develop SYBR Green I real-time PCR assay for detection and identification of Hepatitis B virus. Methods Based on the sequences of Hepatitis B virus gp1 gene,primers were designed.The reaction assay and thermal cyc-ling profile were optimized.The positive standard was from recombinant clone.Both the developed assay and Zhejiang kuake biotechnology company’s assay were applied in 100 patients serum.Results The detection limit was between 5×102 copies/ml to 5×108 copies/ml with a good liner correlation and no cross reaction.The whole process just needed 2.5 h.Comparing with the company products,the sensitivity and specificity of the developed assay were 100% and 92.5% respectively.Con-clusion The established assay is rapid,simple,high sensitivity and specificity.It is not only valuable for the identification of Hepatitis B virus patients,but also provide accurate quantitative analysis for HBV patients.
8.Factors influencing the outcome of the first 131I radiotherapy in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma after total thyroidectomy
Jinyan CHEN ; Chunlei ZHAO ; Shengwei FANG ; Peipei ZHANG ; Suyang HAN ; Gang YU
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2017;37(12):777-782
Objective To investigate the influential factors for the outcome of the first 131I therapy in patients with PTC after total thyroidectomy.Methods One hundred and fifty-nine patients (45 males,114 females,average age (43.4± 12.2) years) with PTC after total thyroidectomy who underwent 131I therapy from July 2014 to December 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.Curative efficacy was evaluated 6 months after 131I therapy.Therapeutic outcome was evaluated according to TSH stimulated Tg (sTg) level,Dx-WBS and evidences of other imaging modalities.Twelve possible factors affecting therapeutic outcome of 131I therapy,including patients' age,gender,time interval between thyroidectomy and 131I therapy,primary tumors size and extrathyroidal extension,number and range of primary tumor lesions,lymph node metastases in surgery,status of thyroid remnant in 99TcmO4-imaging,pre-treatment laboratory measurements (TSH,sTg and TgAb),131I therapeutic dose,results of Rx-WBS and SPECT after 131I therapy,were analyzed with univariate and multivariate logistic regression.ROC curve and diagnostic critical point were analyzed to evaluate the predictive value of influential factors for the outcome of 131I therapy.Results The cure rate of the first 131I therapy was 64.2% (102/159).Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that age,gender,lymph node metastases,sTg and 131I therapeutic dose (all P<0.01) were the influential factors for the outcome of 131I therapy.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that lymph node metastases (regression coefficient:1.118) and sTg (regression coefficient:0.314) were influential factors (both P<0.05).The regression equation was:Logit P =-4.155+ 1.118×lymph node metastases+0.314×sTg (x2 =93.7,P<0.001).Taking sTg as a predictive factor for the outcome of 131I therapy,the AUC of ROC curve was 0.926 (95% CI:0.888-0.963).The cut-off value of sTg was 2.97 μg/L with a sensitivity of 94.7% (54/57) and a specificity of 76.5% (78/102).Conclusions PTC patients with low sTg levels and few lymph node metastases after total thyroidectomy are more likely to be cured in the first 131I therapy.
9.Risk factors for occult pneumonia in children with primary nephrotic syndrome
Peipei SHI ; Yue HAN ; Jianjiang ZHANG ; Huiqin ZENG ; Limin JIA ; Junmei LIU
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2017;32(22):1713-1716
Objective To investigate the risk factors for occult pneumonia(OP) in children with primary nephrotic syndrome(PNS).Methods The clinical data of 115 children with PNS and findings of chest CT from July 2010 to June 2016 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were retrospectively analyzed.Based on the findings of chest CT,the subjects were divided into 2 groups:OP group and unoccult pneumonia (UOP) group.The comparisons were made between 2 groups,including gender,age,season,course of disease before admitting to hospital,formation of ascites,white blood cells,C-reactive protein,erythrocyte sedimentation rate,total protein (TP),albumin (ALB),total cholesterol,immunoglobulin G (IgG),immunoglobulin E,urine N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) and 24 h urinary protein quantity/body weight.The single factor analysis was performed to analyze above indicators between 2 groups,and the indicators which had statistical significance were analyzed by single factor analysis were analyzed by the multifactor Logistic regression.The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to evaluate the predicting ability of the indicators for PNS combined with OP.Results Among 1 15 cases,68 (59.1%) PNS patients were complicated with OP.The result of single factor analysis indicated that the risk factors were the formation of ascites,TP,ALB,IgG and NAG (all P <0.05).The multifactor Logistic regression showed that ascites,TP and ALB were the risk factors for OP in children with PNS(P =0.003,0.004,0.003).The area under curve (AUC) of ALB was 0.709,and the critical value was 18.55 g/L(P =0.000);the AUC of TP was 0.658,and the critical value was 39.15 g/L(P =0.004).Conclusion The incidence rate of PNS combined with OP was high.With the presence of formation of ascites,TP <39.15 g/L and ALB < 18.55 g/L,it may indicate OP for the PNS children which require special consideration clinically and earlier chest CT examination.
10.Differences in expression of Wnt5a in prediabetes and diabetes and its correlation with immune inflammation in patients with prediabetes
Tingting WANG ; Yuling LIU ; Peipei SUN ; Lin HAN ; Xia WANG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2023;39(12):2619-2623
Objective:To analyze the difference of expression of Wnt protein family member 5a(Wnt5a)in prediabetes and diabetes mellitus and its correlation with immune inflammation in patients with prediabetes.Methods:From November 2020 to Novem-ber 2021,64 patients with prediabetes who treated in Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital were selected as group A,51 patients with diabe-tes were selected as group B,and 50 healthy people who underwent physical examination were selected as group C.The baseline data of 3 groups were collected,level of Wnt5a was determined,expression difference of Wnt5a in prediabetes and diabetes was analyzed,the related indicators of immune inflammation were determined,and the correlation between Wnt5a and immune inflammation in patients with prediabetes was analyzed.Predictive value of Wnt5a for prediabetes and diabetes was analyzed by ROC curve,and its cutoff values were determined for clinical disease prediction.Results:Compared with group B,Wnt5a level,immune inflammatory indexes Th1,Th17,Th22,IFN-γ,IL-17A and IL-22 levels in group A were decreased(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that fasting blood glucose,Wnt5a,Th1,Th17,Th22,IFN-γ,IL-17A and IL-22 were independent risk factors for the occurrence of prediabetes(P<0.05).Wnt5a was positively correlated with immune inflammation-related indicators Th1,Th17,Th22,IFN-γ,IL-17A and IL-22 in patients with prediabetes(P<0.05).ROC curve showed that AUC values of Wnt5a in predicting prediabetes and diabetes were 0.921 and 0.897,respectively,and the AUC were all>0.7,which indicating that Wnt5a had a higher predictive value for predia-betes and diabetes(P<0.05).Conclusion:There is a certain difference in expression of Wnt5a in prediabetes and diabetes.When level of 42.38 pg/ml≤Wnt5a<62.50 pg/ml,it is prediabetes,and when level of Wnt5a≥62.50 pg/ml,it indicates that the transition from prediabetes to diabetes has occurred,and believed that Wnt5a is related to immune inflammation in prediabetic patients,which may increase the degree of insulin resistance by amplifying local immune inflammation in prediabetic patients and eventually lead to the occurrence of diabetes.