1.Effects of FLAG regimen in treatment refractory and relapsed acute myeloid leukemia
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2009;18(4):228-230
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects, duration of hematopeietic depression and side effects of FLAG regimen for refractory and relapsed acute myeloid leukemia(AML). Methods 13 cases for 5 days, and granulocyte colony stimulating factor G-CSF 300 μg/d from day 0 till neutruphil recovery (ANC≥1x109/L). 13 patients were 8 males and 5 females. The median age was 41.8 years(range 28-67). It includes 5 relapsed AML patients and 8 refractory AML patients. Results Of the 17 times, 11 showed response to therapy; the rate of complete remission was 35.3 %(6/17); the rate of partial remission was 29.4 % (5/17) and the overall response rate was 64.7 %. Main toxicities were gastrointestinal side effects, myelosupression and the function of liver was lightly damaged. Neutropenia at lowest number began at the time of 5-12 days after regimen initiating and last 7-34 days, thrombocytopenia began at the time of 5-13 days and last 8-30 days. Conclusion FLAG regimen showed obvious effects for refractory and relapsed AML Most patients gained chance for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Hemotological and nonhemotological toxicities are acceptable.
2.Comparison of four pre-column treatment methods for human plasma coagulation factorⅧpre-purification
Fang WANG ; Xiong ZHAO ; Rong YU ; Jingang ZHANG
Military Medical Sciences 2015;(3):199-202
Objective To compare four pretreatment methods of human plasma coagulation factor Ⅷ( FⅧ) before column purification.Methods Cryoprecipitate was dissolved in Tris , before the supernatant was treated with glycine precipitation, PEG precipitation, acid precipitation and aluminum hydroxide gel adsorption , respectively.Activated partial thromboplastin (APTT) was used to measure the activity of the supernatant clotting FⅧ after treatment.The total activity recovery and specific activity of the final samples were used to weigh the efficacy of those methods .The purity of the intend-ed protein was estimated by non-reducing SDS-PAGE electrophoresis .Results Total activity recovery of glycine precipitati-on was the highest (94.00%±7.60%), followed by that of acidic precipitation (89.47%±2.60%) and PEG precipita-tion (80.92%±9.67%) methods.The lowest was aluminum hydroxide gel adsorption (78.65%±7.52%).Glycine precipitation and PEG precipitation could more effectively remove contaminating protein than acid precipitation and aluminum hydroxide gel adsorption .Treated by four different methods , the specific activity of FⅧ of glycine precipitation sample was the highest (0.6856 ±0.1258 IU/mg), followed by PEG precipitation (0.5773 ±0.0787 IU/mg) and acidic precipitation (0.3885 ±0.0301 IU/mg).The specific activity of aluminum hydroxide gel adsorption was the lowest (0.2879 ±0.0472 IU/mg).Conclusion PEG precipitation is more effective for the actual production process than the other three methods .
3.Application and effect assessment of " Knowing-Trusting-Acting" model in health education for hypertensive patients
Jing YANG ; Xiang FANG ; Rong-Fang ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2012;18(20):2407-2410
Objective To investigate the application of "Knowing-Trusting-Acting" model in health education for hypertensive patients.Methods 100 hypertensive patient were divided into control group and experiment group,each with 50 patients.Control group received traditional health education while experiment group was guided in "Knowing-Trusting-Acting" mode.Questionnaire was used to investigate 2 groups,one with patients who were hospitalized in 24 hours and one with patients who were discharged from hospital for 6 months,of their knowledge toward the disease,their compliance and blood pressure controlling.Results The difference between the two groups' knowledge toward the disease before experiment was not statistically significant ( P >0.05 ),while after the experiment,the experiment group' s score of knowledge toward the disease was (67.4±4.3),higher than that of the control group (51.2 ± 3.8 ),and the difference was statistically significant ( t =19.90,P <0.01 ).The difference between the two groups' compliance before experiment was not statistically significant ( P > 0.05 ),while after the experiment,the experiment group' s compliance,such as quitting smoking,restraining alcohol,disciplinary work and rest,proper exercise,emotional control,healthy diet,medicine use and regular examination,was better than the control group,and the differences were statistically significant ( x2 =5.828,5.482,7.294,4.320,6.139,6.775,24.731,respectively; P < 0.05 ).The difference between the two groups' blood pressure controlling rate before experiment was not statistically significant (P > 0.05),while after the experiment,the experiment group's blood pressure controlling rate was 92.0%,higher than that of the control group (64.0%),and the difference was statistically significant ( x2 =11.422,P =0.001 ).Conclusions The "Knowing-Trusting-Acting" model of health education can enhance the knowledge of the disease and the compliance,thus to improve the clinical treatment effect and patients' life quality.
4.T-2 toxin inhibits mitochondrial function of differentiated murine embryonic stem cells
Haiqin FANG ; Lizhong LI ; Zengming ZHAO ; Jun HE ; Jun ZHAO ; Rong YANG ; Xue GENG ; Shuangqing PENG
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2014;(3):415-420
OBJECTIVE ToexplorethepossiblemechanismoractiontargetsofT-2toxinembryo toxicity by observing the effect of T-2 toxin on mitochondrial function of differentiated murine e mbryonic stemcells(mESCs).METHODS Duringdifferentiationat24,72and120h,ESCswereexposedto T-2 toxin 0.5 μg·L-1 .Meanwhile,mESCs were pre-treated with antioxidant Trolox (200 μmol·L-1 )for 30 min and exposed to T-2 toxin (0.5 μg·L-1 )for 72 h.The mitochondrial ultrasture of differentiated mESCs was observed under a transi mission electrical microscope (TEM).The differentiated ESC mito-chondrial function,including respiratory control ratio (RCR),ATP synthase activity and mitochondrial membranepotential(MMP),wasmeasuredat144hafterdifferentiation.RESULTS Significant decrease of the mitochondrial number,deformation of mitochondrial structure,and lack of complete mito-chodrial crest were observed through TEM in the groups of T-2 toxin exposed for 72 and 1 20 h,respec-tively.Compared with the normal control group,RCR declined by 49.5% and 55.1%,ATP synthase activity decreased by 84.9% and 89.3%,and MMP decreased by 23.2% and 35.2% in T-2 toxin 0.5 μg·L-1 exposure 72 and 1 20 h group,respectively.However,the inhibition of mitochondrial function by T-2 toxin in differentiated mESCs recovered significantly in the presence of the antioxidant Trolox. CONCLUSION T-2toxininducesoxidativestressandinhibitsmESCsmitochondrialfunctionindifferenti-ated mESCs,and ROS-induced mitochondrial malfunction plays an i mportant role in T-2 toxin e mbryonic toxicity mechanis m.
5.Mucin gene expression in Barrett's oesophagus
Jing-Jing ZHAO ; Dian-Chun FANG ; Rong-Quan WANG ; Yuan-Hui LUO ; Rong ZHANG ; Cheng-Ping XU ; Dong-Mei YU
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 1996;0(06):-
Objective To assess mucin gene expression in Barrett's esophagus.Methods Mucin core protein-MUC1,MUC2,MUC3,MUCSAC and MUC6 were detected by immunohistochemistry.The re- lationship between mucin expression and magnification-endoscopic characteristics,pathohistologic epithelial types of Barrett's esophagus was analyzed.Results Mild expression of MUC1 was predominantly found in the superficial epithelium of both gastric and specialised intestinal metaplasia.In a small number of specimens, mild expression of MUC1 was also noted in glands.Strong MUC2 expression was noted only in the goblet cells in Barrett's oesophagus.MUC3 was expressed in the superficial columnar cells of specialized intestinal metaplasia with or without globlet cells but not in gastric metaplasia of the oesophagus.In some specimens MUC3 was expressed in the vacuolus of the globlet cells and the lumen of gland.Strong staining of MUCSAC was noted in the columnar epithelium of both gastric metaplasia and specialized intestinal metaplasia in Barrett's oesophagus,as well as expressed in the cytoplasm and vacuolus of the globlet cells in some speci- mens.Expression of MUC6 protein was detected at the basement of the crypts in gastric metaplasia and spe- cialised Barrett's glands.Expression of MUC2 and MUC3 protein was found much higher in villous or irregu- lar pit pattern than that in dot or rod pit pattern(P
6.Correlation between blood lipids level with creatinine clearance rate in patients with heart failure
Yuanyuan ZHAO ; Lin WANG ; Fang SONG ; Qingjun LIU ; Rong HUA ; Dan LONG ; Limin YANG ; Bainian LIU
Tianjin Medical Journal 2015;(4):408-411
Objective To explore the relationship between blood lipids level with creatinine clearance rate(Ccr)in patients with heart failure(HF). Methods A total of 955 patients who were diagnosed with heart failure(cardiac function NYHAⅡ~Ⅳclassification)upon discharge from the Department of Cardiology of the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, between January 2010 to June 2013 were enrolled as HF group. Healthy adults (n=200) with normal cardiac function which approximately matched basic condition with HF group were selected as control group. The HF group was fur?ther divided intoⅡ,Ⅲ,Ⅳclassification according to their cardiac function(NYHA classification). HF group was also divid?ed into normal renal function group, mild renal injury group and moderate-severe renal injury group based on their Ccr. Ef?fect of gender and lipid parameters were also compared. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze factors influencing renal function in patients with HF. Results Compared with people in the control group, the levels of triacylglycerol(TG), total cholesterol(TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-c)and non high density lipoprotein cholesterol(non-HDL-c)in patients of HF group were increased while Ccr and high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-c)were decreased. Ccr and lipids were obviously decreased in patients with HF of Ⅳclassification. TG and HDL-c were decreased in moderate-severe renal injury group. Females had a higher lipid levels than males in HF group(P<0.05 or P<0.01). Advanced age, coronary heart disease and hypertension were all risk factors for renal impairment in patients with HF by binary logistic re?gression. On the other hand, weight gain and HDL-c were the protection factors for renal function in HF patients. Conclu?sion Dyslipidemias may lead to renal insufficiency in patients with HF. It was important to control lipids and improve re?nal function in patients with HF.
7.Application of Brain Positron Emission Tomography in Pre-Term and Term Newborn Infants
yuan, SHI ; rong-bing, JIN ; jin-ning, ZHAO ; feng, PAN ; shi-fang, TANG ; hua-qiang, LI
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2004;0(12):-
Objective To study the clinical values of positron emission tomography(PET)in pre-term and term newborn infants through observing neonatal brain by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose(18F-FDG)PET.Methods The brain by 18F-FDG PET in 11 term and 7 pre-term newborn infants after administration of 0.1 mCi /kg 18F-FDG were observed.There were 11 males and 7 females,who were normal by brain computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.Results The brain 18F-FDG PET image in pre-term and term newborn infants was relatively high in thalamus,and relatively low in cerebral cortex,whereas the total brain was different with adults.Especially in the area of cerebral cortex,the uptake of glucose was relatively higher,and the structure of brain 18F-FDG image was more clear in term infants than that in pre-term infants.Conclusion Neonatal brain picture by 18F-FDG PET is a new tool for predicting the brain function,and its clinical values need further investigating.
8.Changes of Brain Positron Emission Tomography in Newborn Infants with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy and It's Significance
yuan, SHI ; rong-bing, JIN ; jin-ning, ZHAO ; feng, PAN ; shi-fang, TANG ; hua-qiang, LI
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2004;0(12):-
Objective To explore the changes of positron emission tomography(PET)in newborn infants with HIE through 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose(18F-FDG)and it's significance.Methods Eleven healthy newborn infants and 8 newborn infants with HIE were selected.Among the healthy newborns,7 cases were male and 4 cases were female,and the mean birth-weight was(3 350?620)g,the gestational age was(37.9?1.3)weeks.Among the HIE neonates,5 cases were male and 3 cases were female,and the mean birth weight was(3 180?390)g,the gestational age was(37.1?2.4)weeks.There were no significant differences of sex and gestational age between the 2 groups.The examination time was form 3 to 21 d,and the mean age was(8.7?3.9)d.PET of the children in 2 groups were observed after 0.1 mCi/kg 18F-FDG injected 30 min.Results The brain 18F-FDG PET image in newborn infants was relatively high in thalamus,and relatively low in cerebral cortex,whereas the total brain was different with that of the adults,and that was not as clear as that of adults.Especially in the area of cerebral cortex,the uptake of glucose was relatively higher.The structure of brain 18F-FDG image was significantly changed in newborn infants with HIE,especially increased in the areas of peripheral ventricle and hypophloeodal cerebral white matter,and there was a remarkably bilateral asymmetry.Conclusions Neonatal brain picture by 18F-FDG PET is a new tool for predicting the brain function,and its clinical values need further investigating.
9.The sensibility of pattern visual evoked potential on diagnosis of primary glaucoma in different temporal frenquency
Ping-Bao, WANG ; Rong, LIANG ; Xiao-Fang, DONG ; Zhao-Hua, XIA
International Eye Science 2006;6(3):534-536
AIM: To investigate the sensibility of pattern visual evoked potential (P-VEP) on the diagnosis of glaucoma in different temporal frequency.METHODS: The P-VEP were recorded in 51 eyes of 30 primary glaucoma (PG) patients, 16 eyes of 13 ocular hypertension (OHT) patients and 46 eyes of 23 age-equivalent normal people using an array of different temporal frequency and then the patients were compared respectively with the normal group.RESULTS: The P100 wave amplitude in OHT group was significantly lowered at 8Hz, and was lowered at all temporal frequency in PG group, especially when the temporal frequency was higher.CONCLUSION: The P-VEP can be abnormal when the PG is still in its early stage, so it can be an index of early diagnosis and this is more obvious when the temporal frequency is higher, especially at 8Hz.
10.The relationship between perfusion defects on myocardial SPECT and stenotic severity on CT coronary angiography
Jian-ming, LI ; Rong-fang, SHI ; Ting, LI ; Xiao-bin, ZHAO ; Ru-ming, LU ; Yu, LIANG
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2011;31(6):394-399
ObjectiveTo evaluate the diagnostic performance of CTCA in predicting myocardial perfusion defects through comparative analysis between MPI defects and severity of coronary stenosis on CTCA.MethodsFour hundred and seventy-eight patients who underwent CTCA and 99Tcm-MIBI MPI in the same period were analyzed retrospectively.According to the severity of coronary stenosis judged by visual evaluation of the vessel diameter,the patients were divided into five groups:no stenosis,mild stenosis,moderate stenosis,severe stenosis and total occlusion.MPI results were classified as negative or positive for perfusion defects,and the prevalence of perfusion defects in every group was calculated per-patient and per-vessel basis.The cut-off of stenotic severity for predicting myocardial perfusion defects was designated as 50% or 75%,with MPI as standard reference.True positive,true negative,false positive and false negative statistics were thus determined separately on patient and vessel basis.The diagnostic performance for CTCA were calculated and compared.Pearson Chi-square and its partition tests or Fisher exact test were used to compare ordinal variables.ResultsFifty-eight patients showed myocardial perfusion defects.Either by patientbased or vessel-based analysis,the prevalence of myocardial perfusion defects showed an increasing trend with greater coronary artery stenosis in each group,and there were statistical differences among them (x2 =116.62 and 483.83,both P < 0.05).On patient-based analysis,sensitivity ( SN),specificity ( SP),positive predictive value( PPV),negative predictive value(NPV) and accuracy (AC) for CTCA predicting myocardial perfusion defects were 62.1 % ( 36/58 ) and 34.5% ( 20/58 ) (x2 =8.84,P < 0.05 ),84.5%(355/420) and 97.1% (408/420) (x2 =40.16,P <0.05),35.6% (30/101) and 62.5% (20/32) (x2 =7.19,P<0.05),94.2% (355/377) and 91.5% (408/446) (x2 =2.18,P >0.05),81.8% (391/478)and 89.5 % (428/478) (x2 =11.66,P < 0.05 ) when the cutoff was set to 50% and 75%,respectively.On vessel-based analysis,the SN,SP,PPV,NPV and AC for CTCA predicting myocardial perfusion defects were 58.8% (40/68) and 30.9% (21/68) (x2 =10.73,P < 0.05),95.9% (1768/1844) and 99.0% (1826/1844) (x2 =36.72,P < 0.05 ),34.5% (40/116) and 53.8% (21/39) (x2 =4.59,P <0.05 ),98.4% (1768/1796) and 97.5% ( 1826/1873 ) (x2 =4.14,P < 0.05 ),94.6% ( 1808/1912 ) and 96.6% ( 1847/1912 ) (x2 =10.31,P < 0.05 ),respectively.ConclusionsThe prevalence of myocardial perfusion defects correlates positively with the severity of coronary stenosis seen on CTCA.CTCA may predict perfusion defects with high SP and NPV.However,the PPV of CTCA in predicting myocardial perfusion defects is poor when the stenosis cut-off is set at 50%.It is significantly improved when the cutoff value is set at 75 %.