1.Effect of tetramethylpyrazine injection on serum ion and β2-GPI/ox-LDL in patients with IgA nephropathy
Peng WANG ; Xin LIU ; Pan CHENG
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2016;36(4):147-149
Objective To investigate the effect of tetramethylpyrazine injection on serum ion and β2-GPI/ox-LDL in patients with IgA nephropathy.Methods 58 IgA nephropathy patients were randomly divided into two gorups with 29 cases in each group.The control group were treated by benazepril and conventional treatment of dipyridamole, the experiment group were treated on the basis of the control group with tetramethylpyrazine injection.10 days of 1 courses, 2 courses of treatment.The serum ion,β2-GPI/ox-LDL and renal function related indexes were tested.Results Compared with before treatment, the serum inorganic phosphorus,β2-GPI/ox-LDL, Scr, BUN, CysC levels and 24 h urinary protein quantitation were lower( P<0.05), the blood calcium level were higher(P<0.05).Compared with the control group, the serum inorganic phosphorus,β2-GPI/ox-LDL, Scr, BUN, CysC levels and 24 h urinary protein quantitation were lower(P<0.05), the blood calcium level were higher(P<0.05), the clinical effect were higher (P<0.05).Conclusion Tetramethylpyrazine injection can effectively decrease the serum phosphorus, β2-GPI/ox-LDL, SCR, BUN, CysC levels and urinary protein amount of patients with IgA nephropathy, elevate blood calcium levels, significantly improve renal function and with less adverse reactions.
2.Effect of levodopa on melanogenesis in and antifungal drug susceptibility of Penicillium marneffei
Cheng PENG ; Xian SUN ; Donghua LIU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2015;48(2):116-119
Objective To investigate the effect of levodopa on melanogenesis in Penicillium mameffei (PM),and to determine if melanization affects the antifungal drug susceptibility of PM.Methods A clinical isolate of PM,GXMU121011,was inoculated onto Sabouraud's dextrose agar (SDA) containing different concentrations (0.1-10 mmol/L) of levodopa at an inoculum density of 1.0 × 106 cfu/ml,or onto SDA containing 1 mmol/L levodopa at three inoculum densities (1.0 × 105,1.0 × 106,1.0 × 107 cfu/ml),and cultured at 37 ℃ for 7 days.Subsequently,melanization of PM colonies was observed.The paper-disk method was used for antifungal susceptibility testing,and the diameter of inhibition zones of itraconazole,fluconazole and amphotericin B against 8 clinical strains of PM was determined on SDA with or without levodopa.Results The melanization of PM colonies increased when the concentration of levodopa increased from 0.1 to 1.0 mmol/L,peaked when that reached 1.0 and 3.0 mmol/L,but mildly decreased when that continuously increased beyond 3.0 mmol/L,and a slight shrinkage was observed in PM colonies when that was 10.0 mmol/L.The color of colonies deepened along with the increase in inoculum density of PM.The average diameters of inhibition zones of itraconazole,fluconazole and amphotericin B against PM were all significantly lower on SDA with levodopa than on SDA without levodopa (all P < 0.05).Conclusions Levodopa concentration and inoculum density both affect melanogenesis in PM.Melanization may decrease the susceptibility of PM in yeast phase to itraconazole,fluconazole and amphotericin B in vitro.
3.CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON THE CHANGES OF SERUM AFP BEFORE AND AFTER CRYOSURGERY FOR LIVER CANCER
Gaobin SUN ; Peng CHENG ; Minsheng LIU ;
Cancer Research and Clinic 2000;0(06):-
Objective:To study the dynamic changes of serum AFP before and after cryosurgery for liver cancer.Methods:The dynamic changes of serum AFP in 46 cases of liver cancer before and after cryosurgery were analyzed.Results:In those with a negative AFP before operation,the value of AFP increased rapidly 3 days after operation,kept positive for half a month,and was difficult to be turned negative.In those with a positive AFP before operation,there were no evident changes 3 days after operation,and the value of AFP decreased to normal half a month after operation.Conclusion:The change of AFP had some characteristic in the cryosurgery of liver cancer.Detection on the changes of AFP value is helpful in judging the curative effect and prognosis of cryosurgery for liver cancer patients.
4.Research Progress of Biodegradable Scaffolds in Constructing Tissue Engineering Cartilage
Xia-Jun LIU ; Cheng PENG ; Tao XIAO ;
China Biotechnology 2006;0(12):-
Articular cartilage repair is limited. Current treatments for cartilage defect are less satisfactory, and rarely restore full function or return the tissue to its native normal state. The rise of tissue engineering holds great promise for the generation of functional cartilage tissue substitutes. The history of cartilage tissue engineering and highlights the applications and advantages of various kinds of scaffolds in cartilage tissue engineering, such as native scaffolds, synthesis scaffolds, composite scaffolds and nanometer scaffolds had been introduced. But native scaffolds have weak strength and immunogenicity insufficiency, synthesis scaffolds degrade quickly, whose degrading products have cytotoxicity,which need further improvement. The application of superficial decoration overcomes the disadvantage of some scaffolds to an extend. Composite scaffolds possess the advantages of several scaffolds, it points out the direction of future scaffolds research. The development of Nanometer technique endows newly-synthesis scaffolds with nano-grade, thus it has some advantages and give a new way for the development of tissue engineering. At the end, the problems of these scaffolds, their trend of development and perspective studies were discussed.
5.Investigation and influencing factors of symptomatic burden in patients with maintenance hemodialysis (MHD)
Yan LIU ; Youming PENG ; Jianzhao CHENG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2017;19(8):1180-1183
Objective To investigat the symptom burden of patients with maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) and explore the influencing factors of them,in order to provide the basis for improving the quality of life of these patients.Methods A total of 230 patients with MHD were enrolled in Xiangtan Central Hospital from January 2016 to December 2016,the general condition and disease-related data of them were collected,and the symptom burden of them over the past week was assessed by improved symptom burden scale.Results ① The average age of these patients were (56.8 ± 14.1)years,the sex ratio for men and women was 1.37∶ 1,the median time of dialysis was 24 months,and the frequency of dialysis was (9.16 ± 2.36)times;② The symptom score in MHD patients was (65.72 ± 28.46)points,the top 5 symptoms which had higher incidence were fatigue (72.2%),dry mouth (63.5%),itching (61.3%),falling asleep difficultly (54.3%),drying (49.2%),the top 5 symptoms which were more troubling were restless legs syndrome (2.54 ± 0.73),falling asleep difficultly (2.48 ± 0.83),bone/joint pain (2.45 ± 0.69),fatigue (2.31 ±0.77),easy to wake up (2.16 ±0.78);③ Age,sex,occupation,dialysis age,inorganicphosphorus and serum calcium had an effect on the symptom burden of MHD patients (P < 0.05).Condusions We should focus on patients who are older,female,retired or no occupation,longer dialysis age,calcium or phosphorus metabolism disorders,provide targeted care and treatment,in order to reduce the symptom burden and improve the life quality of them.
6.Toxicity of Radix Aconitii on Focal adhesion signal pathway of mice
Zhonglin ZHANG ; Cheng PENG ; Hongwei LIU
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1994;0(01):-
Objective To study the toxicity and its mechanism of Radix Aconitii from genetic and molecular levels.Methods According to the requirements of ICH,the acute toxicity experiment was carried out under the condition of SPF by ig administration of the decoction of Radix Aconitii to mice.Gene expression profiling was used to describe whole-genome of five organs in mice,the related data were analyzed by using bioinformatics statistics,such as Cluster,GO,and Pathway,and the results were validated through quantitative PCR.Results The effects of Radix Aconitii on the key genes of the Focal adhesion pathway of mice,such as ECM,FAK,Cdc42,were remarkably.Conclusion The reason why Radix Aconitii produces the toxicity is probably that Radix Aconiti could cause the toxicity of Focal adhesion signal pathway through influencing the key genes.
7.Effect of triethanolamine cream in treatment of wound healing and its effect on level of IL-2 , IL-8 and TNF-α
Peng WANG ; Xin LIU ; Pan CHENG
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(3):273-275
Objective To study the clinical effect of triethanolamine cream in treatment of traumatic wounds and its effect on level of interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-8 (IL-8) and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α).Methods 88 patients with traumatic wounds were selected in our hospital from February 2015 to January 2016, those patients were divided into observation group and control group according to coin method.The control group was treated with alginate dressing, observation group were given triethanolamine cream for treatment.The levels of IL-2, IL-8, TNF-αand visual analogue scale(VAS) between the two groups were compared.The clinical curative effect of the two groups was evaluated.Results After treatment, the total effective rate of the observation group(90.91%) was significantly higher than the control group (68.18%).There were no significant differences in VAS scores between the two groups before treatment, 5, 10,20 days after treatment, the VAS scores of the two groups were significantly lower than before treatment (P<0.05), at 5,10,20 days after treatment, the VAS scores in the observation group were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05).The level of IL-2 in the observation group were significantly higher than the control group, the levels of IL-8,TNF-αwere significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Triethanolamine cream can increase the level of IL-2 and decrease the levels of IL-8 and TNF-αin patients with traumatic wounds, it can relieve the pain of patients and has good clinical curative effect.
8.Research Progress on Major Histocompatability ComplexExpressed by Trophoblast
Zhe LIU ; Jingpian PENG ; Cheng ZHU
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2001;28(1):27-28
The trophoblast is fetal-derived and in direct contact with maternal tissues. The expression of the various types of MHC antigen in trophoblast cells is very important for successful pregnancy. Among nonclassical MHC class Ⅰ antigens, HLA-G is expressed specifically on cytotrophoblast cells and its expression protects the fetal from maternal immune attack. The expression of the distinct subtypes of classical MHC class Ⅰ antigen is different in different subtypes of trophoblast cells. The expression of MHC class Ⅱ antigen is inhibited in trophoblast during pregnancy. It is suggested that C Ⅱ TA plays an important role in regulation of MHC class Ⅱ gene expression.
9.Research on mandibular bone mineral density in patients with end-stage renal disease
Jianshan LIU ; Xiaoying LI ; Ying WANG ; Shan WANG ; Cheng PENG
Tianjin Medical Journal 2015;43(5):529-532
Objective To investigate the effectiveness of panoramic mandibular index (PMI) in detecting the bone mineral density (BMD) of mandibular bone and whole-body bone in patients with chronic end-stage renal failure. Methods A total of thirty patients with peritoneal dialysis treatment were used as experimental group and 31 healthy adults were used as control group. The panoramic jaw tomography was taken for the measurement of superior PMI (sPMI) and inferior PMI (iPMI) in two groups. The dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to detect BMD of lumbar spine bone. Data were compared between two groups. The correlation of sPMI, iPMI and BMD of lumbar spine bone was analyzed. Results All indicators including sPMI(0.262 2 ± 0.026 7 vs 0.284 2 ± 0.025 4, t=3.301) , iPMI (0.314 1 ± 0.028 3 vs 0.334 1 ± 0.027 5, t=2.808) and BMD of lumbar spine bone (0.832 3 ± 0.101 0 vs 0.906 9 ± 0.113 6,t=2.709) were significantly lower in experimental group than those in control group (P<0.01). There was a positive correlation between sPMI and iPMI with BMD of lumbar spine bone (r=0.439 and 0.389, P<0.05). The BMD of lumbar spine bone was significantly lower in female patients than that of male patients in control group (0.849 7±0.114 7 vs 0.968 0±0.076 3,t=3.357). The BMD of lumbar spine bone was also significantly lower in female patients than that of male patients in experimental group (0.775 4±0.068 4 vs 0.882 1±0.099 9,t=3.365). There were no significant differences in values of sPMI and iPMI between male and female patients of two groups. Conclusion The BMD of mandibular bone is lower in patients with chronic end-stage renal failure than that of the normal people. PMI index is a simple and effective method to detect the BMD of mandibular bone, which can reflect the BMD of whole body bone in patients with chronic end-stage renal disease.
10.Different types of fixation for posterior pilon fractures
Hao WANG ; Lianhua LI ; Cheng PENG ; Yongzhi GUO ; Zhi LIU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2016;18(6):481-486
Objective To explore the mechanisms of posterior pilon fractures and evaluate the curative effects of different types of fixation on the treatment of posterior pilon fractures.Methods We included in this retrospective study 20 patients with posterior pilon fracture who had been treated from January 2012 to January 2015 at our department.They were 10 men and 10 women,from 23 to 77 years of age (average,50.6 years).According to the classification by Yu Guangrong,5 cases belonged to type Ⅰ,3 to type Ⅱa,4 to type Ⅱb,and 7 to type Ⅲ.One was not indentified because of lacking CT examination.The mechanisms included ground level fall in 2 cases,motor vehicle accident in 7,fall off stairs in 5,sport injury in 2,fall from a bike in one and fall from a height in 3.More than 25% of the articular surface was involved in 13 patients.Syndesmosis injury was identified in 6 patients by Cotton test during operation.Internal fixation varied accordingly.We recorded the mechanism,classification,proportion of the articular surface involved (more or less than 25%),and syndesmosis injury to figure out the characteristics of posterior pilon fractures.We used the Burwell-Charnley radiographic criteria to assess the postoperative reduction of the articular surface,and the Olerud-Molander scoring scale and visual analogue scale (VAS) to assess the ankle function.The curative effects of different types of fixation on the treatment of posterior pilon fractures were compared.Results Of the 20 patients,17 were available for follow-up for 6 to 36 months (average,17.8 months).Two patients received reoperation because of implant failure after cannulated screw fixation from anterior to posterior.The Burwell-Charnley radiographic evaluation revealed 12 anatoinical reducations and 8 fair reductions.The mean Olerud-Molander score for the 17 patients at the final follow-ups was 81.5 (range,from 35 to 100) and the mean walking VAS was 1 (from 0 to 3).Conclusions Posterior pilon fractures are mostly caused by medium to high energy violence,resulting from a combination of rotational and vertical forces.Since there is a high risk of implant failure,the cannulated screw fixation from anterior to posterior is not recommended.Good clinical outcomes are observed in the cannulated screw fixation from posterior to anterior and the plate/cannulated screw fixation for posterior pilon fractures.