1.Expression of and significance of RORγt and IL-17 in newborn mice with cyto-megalovirus infection
Jingjing FENG ; Huihui LI ; Tingting SUN ; Qiao YU ; Ruiyan WANG ; Jun WANG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2015;(8):1101-1104
Objective:By comparing the expression levels of retinoic acid-related orphan nuclear receptorγt( RORγt) and in-terleukin-17 ( IL-17 ) in newborn rats′spleen tissue with cytomegalovirus infection with normal newborn to provide experimental evidence for the pathogenesis of CMV infection.Methods:Forty-eight newborn BALB/c mice were randomly divided into control group and MCMV group.Mice in virus group was given intraperitoneal injection of MCMV virus suspension,while the control group were given the same dose of normal saline as controls.Eight mice in the two groups were killed at day 3,7 and 14.The animal were sacrificed at day 3,7 and 14( n=8 for each interval) and spleens were obtained from the two groups.MCMV DNA,RORγt mRNA,IL-17 mRNA and protein of RORγwere detected by using RT-PCR and Western blot between the two groups.Results:Expression of MCMV DNA was in-creased in the MCMV group but absent in the control group.RORγt mRNA, IL-17 mRNA and protein expression of RORγt were significantly higher than the normal control group,with the extension of the infection time gradually increased( P<0.05 ) .Conclusion:The IL-17 and RORγt in spleen tissue may take part in the inflammatory response induced by MCMV, and may be involved in the pathogeneses of MCMV injury.
2.Expression of SOX10 in cerebral white matter in immature rats with postnatal infections
Tingting SUN ; Yan XU ; Jun WANG ; Ruiyan WANG ; Qiao YU ; Jingjing FENG ; Huihui LI
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2015;(6):571-575
Objective To explore the effect of postnatal infection on SOX10 expression in cerebral white matter in immature rats. Methods A total of 96 newborn SD rats were randomly divided into hypoxia group, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) group, and control group. At day 3 and 6 after birth, the rats in LPS group and hypoxia group were intraperitoneally injected with 0.25 mg/kg of LPS while the rats in control group were injected with normal saline. Meanwhile the rats in hypoxia group were maintained in a hypoxic tank under atmospheric pressure and thermostatic water bath at 37℃for 2 hours of ventilation with mixed gas con-taining 8%O2 and 92%N2 at a rate of 2 L/min starting 3 days after birth. At day 7, 10, 14, 21 after birth, eight rats in each groups were sacriifced and the cerebral white matter was extracted. HE staining was performed to observe the pathological changes of cerebral white matter by light microscopy. The expression of SOX10 in cerebral white matter was determined by immunohisto-chemical and Western blotting analysis. The expression of TLR-4 was determined by Western blotting. Results In LPS group and hypoxia group, the SOX10 positive cells and expressions of SOX 10 and TLR-4 were increased at day 7, reached the peak at day 10, and then gradually declined. There were signiifcant differences between any two time points (P<0.05). In control group, there were a few positive cells and limited expressions of SOX 10 and TLR-4 and there were no differences between any two time points (P>0.05). At each time point, the difference in the SOX10 positive cells and the expressions of SOX 10 and TLR-4 were statistically signiifcant among three groups (P<0.05) in the order of hypoxia group>LPS group>control group and there were signiifcantly differences between each groups (P<0.05). Conclusions Postnatal infections can lead to cerebral white mat-ter lesions in immature rats. The existence of both hypoxia and infection can aggravate the brain injury. The high expression of SOX 10 may have the protective effect.
3.Influence of mother forum on child vaccination rate and its timeliness rate
Guo′e? QI ; Laohu YANG ; Qinpu JIANG ; Wenhua SANG ; Ruiyan YU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2015;21(5):573-576
Objective To evaluate the effects of mother forum on child vaccination rate and its timeliness rate. Methods A total of 596 neonatal mother who were achieved in our hospital from January 2011 to October 2012 were randomly divided into experimental group and control group by the single or plural number of admission sequence on average. Both groups underwent routine education with child vaccination, but mothers in the experimental group were given training course of mother forum. When the child grew up to one year and two months, the child vaccination rate and its timeliness rate were compared. Results The measles vaccination rate in EPI vaccines between the two groups were not significantly different (P>0. 05), but the other five kinds of vaccination rates were higher in the experimental group compared with the control group (χ2 =6. 21-11. 56, P<0. 05). The timeliness vaccination rate in the experimental group were higher than that of the control group (χ2 =7. 05-20. 05, P<0. 01). Three kinds of extra EPI vaccination rates represented the same trend as above (χ2 =39. 45 -164. 45,P<0. 01), and as well as timeliness vaccination rate (χ2 =39. 97 -213. 37, P <0. 01). Conclusions Mother forum can strengthen parental attention to vaccination, and enhance child vaccination rate and the timeliness vaccination rate.
4.Successful treatment of congestive heart failure due to myocardial infarction with homemade left ventricular partitioning device: report of one case
Weicong XIA ; Zhengbin ZHU ; Fenghua DING ; Xin CHEN ; Peipei LI ; Linjun YU ; Ruiyan ZHANG
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2017;26(11):1019-1021
5.Ultrasound diagnosis and grading of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: a multicenter prospective study
Jing LIU ; Jie LI ; Ruiyan SHAN ; Biying DENG ; Yingjun WANG ; Lihan HUANG ; Haifeng ZONG ; Yanlei XU ; Qiong MENG ; Yan LIU ; Haiyan CAO ; Yali GUAN ; Xia YU ; Hao TU ; Nyuxia LIU ; Chuming YOU ; Li YUAN ; Li ZHANG ; Yanni LIU ; Ruxin QIU
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2020;27(11):801-807
Objective:Lung ultrasound (LUS) has been used in the diagnosis of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome(RDS) successfully, but there have been no multicenter prospective studies to verify its reliability or determine how to grade RDS with LUS findings.This study aimed to discuss the necessity and feasibility of using LUS findings to determine RDS grades through a multicenter prospective study.Methods:Every researcher participated in the National Neonatal Lung Ultrasound Training Course and receiving 3-6 months of lung ultrasound system training at the National Neonatal Lung Ultrasound Training Center.Patients between June 2018 and May 2020 who met the RDS ultrasound diagnostic criteria and had full available clinical data were included in this study.The LUS examination was completed immediately after the patients were admitted to the hospital.Some of them also underwent chest X-ray examination.Arterial blood gas analysis was completed immediately before or after the LUS ultrasound examination.RDS grading was performed according to the LUS findings and whether the patient had serious complications.Results:A total of 275 qualifying cases were included in this study, which included 220 premature infants and 55 full-term infants, and the primary RDS occurred in 117 cases (42.5%), and secondary RDS occurred in 158 cases (57.5%). LUS manifestations of RDS patients can be divided into three categories: (1)A ground-glass opacity sign: which could be found among 50 infants when they were admitted to the hospital (that was, at their first LUS examination). Twenty-eight of these infants were considered to have wet lungs and were not sent for special management on admission, but LUS showed typical snowflake-like lung consolidation within 0.5 to 4 hours.Twenty-two of them were given mechanical ventilation with exogenous pulmonary surfactant; Eighteen cases were controlled within 6-12 hours, but the lung lesions became more severe in the other 4 infants (due to severe intrauterine infection). (2)Snowflake-like lung consolidations: the first LUS on admission showed typical snowflake-like lung consolidation involving areas ranging from 1-2 intercostal spaces to 12 lung divisions in 204 cases.Thirty-eight infants among them the lung consolidation only had involvement of 1-2 intercostal spaces at the time of admission; Fifteen of them received invasive respiratory support and recovered within 4-12 hours.Twelve patients received noninvasive respiratory support; Seven of them recovered, while five cases developed severe lung illness.The remaining 11 patients who were not given any form of ventilator support developed severe conditions within 1-4 hours.Thirty of them showed snowflake signs involving 12 lung regions at admission.The remaining 136 patients had lung consolidation degree between the two degree above condition.(3)Snowflake-like sign with complications: Twenty-one patients had severe complications such as pneumothorax, pulmonary hemorrhage or/and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn or large area atelectasis, etc, although snowflake lung consolidation did not involve all lung regions.Conclusion:(1) LUS is reliable and accurate for diagnosing RDS.RDS has the same characteristics on ultrasound for both preterm and full-term infants, both primary and secondary RDS.(2) To facilitate the management of RDS, it is necessary to classify RDS according to the ultrasound findings and the presence of severe complications.(3) Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that RDS can be divided into mild, moderate and severe degrees.The exact standards for grading are as follows: Mild RDS: the early stage of RDS, in which lung consolidation shows as a ground-glass opacity sign on ultrasound; Moderate RDS: lung consolidation shows a snowflake sign on ultrasound, not all of the lung fields are involved; Severe RDS meets one or more of the following criteria: lung consolidation shows as a snowflake sign on ultrasound and all lung regions are involved, or regardless of its degree and extent, lung consolidation has caused serious complications, such as pulmonary hemorrhage, pneumothorax, persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, or/and a large area of pulmonary atelectasis.
6.Effect of short-foot exercise on adult flatfoot: a systematic review
Zhongqi YU ; Chao WANG ; Gang HE ; Liang ZHANG ; Ruiyan WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2023;29(5):551-557
ObjectiveTo systematically review the effects of short-foot exercise on adult flatfoot. MethodsArticles related to short-foot exercise for flatfoot were searched from PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, Embase, Scopus, CNKI, Wanfang Data and CBM, from January, 2010 to December, 2022. The methodological quality was evaluated with the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale, and the relevant data were extracted. ResultsTen randomized controlled trials were included, involved 335 individuals. The mean score of the PEDro scale was 7.1. Short-foot exercise improved the navicular drop, posture index score, balance and cross-sectional area of abductor hallucis muscle for patients with flatfoot, but plantar pressure. ConclusionShort-foot exercise can improve the foot structure, balance and adductor hallucis muscle in adult flatfoot, but plantar pressure.
7.Effect of three intrinsic foot muscle exercises on cross-sectional area of abductor hallucis muscle and foot morphology in subjects with flatfoot
Zhongqi YU ; Chao WANG ; Gang HE ; Lianfu DIAO ; Mengting LIU ; Yao YU ; Liang ZHANG ; Ruiyan WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2023;29(8):961-966
ObjectiveTo compare the effect of three kinds of intrinsic foot muscle exercise on flatfoot. MethodsFrom September to November, 2022, 45 subjects with flatfoot from Capital University of Physical Education and Sports were randomly divided into short foot exercise (SFE) group (n = 15), toe-spread-out exercise (TSOE) group (n = 15) and short foot & toe-spread-out exercise (SF+TSOE) group (n = 15), who received SFE, TSOE and SF+TSOE, respectively, for eight weeks. The cross-sectional area of abductor hallucis muscle, navicular drop test (NDT) and Chippaux-Smirak index (CSI) were measured before treatment, four weeks after treatment and eight weeks after treatment. ResultsThree subjects dropped out in each group. The main effect of time was significant for left and right cross-sectional area of abductor hallucis muscle, NDT and CSI (F > 13.906, P < 0.001). The main effect of group was not significant for left and right cross-sectional area of abductor hallucis muscle, NDT and CSI (F < 1.934, P > 0.05). The interaction effect of group and time was significant for left and right NDT (F > 3.044,P < 0.05), and it was better in SF+TSOE group than in SFE group and TSOE group (P < 0.05). ConclusionSF and TSOE can improve the cross-sectional area of abductor hallucis muscle and foot morphology in subjects with flatfoot, and the combination of them may be more effective.