1.Wernicke's encephalopathy following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: report of one case and literature review
Wei SHI ; Zhaodong ZHONG ; Cuifang LUY ; Lingli ZOU ; Ping ZOU ; Yong YOU ; Yu HU
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2014;35(1):21-24
Objective To study early diagnosis and treatment of Wernicke's encephalopathy(WE) in allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation recipients.Method A 17 years old patient with acute B-lymphocytic leukemia received HLA-matched nonrelative allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation after conditioning with total-body irradiation/idamycin/cyclophosphamide (TBI/IDA/Cy) regimen.CD25 monoclonal antibody and cyclosporine A+mycophenolate mofetil + methotrexate were administrated for graft versus host disease prophylaxis.Result On the day 8,the platelet was over 20 × 109/L; On the day 10,the neutrophile granulocyte was over 0.5 × 109/L; On the day 28,full engraftment was confirmed by a bone marrow medicolegal identification.The continued nausea and vomiting after HSCT resulted in deficiency of intake and malabsorption.On the day 54,illusion and tremor occurred,and the follow-up brain MRI suggested WE,but the patient died before thiamine replacing therapy.Conclusion WE is also a rare neurologic complication of HSCT,however,it can easily be overlooked.So early radiologic surveillance and treatment for patients with WE is very important to minimize central nervous system complications and unwanted mortality.
2.Strategies of improving the scientific innovation ability of pathological graduate students based on modularized special training
Yu SHI ; Xiaohong YAO ; Yifang PING ; Xiaochu YAN ; Liqin ZOU ; Xia PENG ; Hao WU ; Xiuwu BIAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2017;16(8):792-795
Pathology is a subject that studies the etiology,pathogenesis,pathological changes,progression and outcome of diseases.Pathology links the basic research and clinical practice and is an important part of translational medicine.In order to cultivate qualified pathological graduates with solid pathological theories and the abilities of proposing and addressing scientific hypotheses from pathological morphology changes,we employ modularized special training to divide the pathology training courses into morphology learning module,article searching and reading module,project design module,experiment operation module and scientific presentation module.The training contents among these modules are relatively independent but closely connected,and compose a strategy that aims to improve the scientific innovation ability of pathological graduates.
3.Influence of excessive PTEN expression to fibroblast cycle and collagen secretion induced by LPS
Yuekun ZOU ; Zhiyuan SHI ; Jing YI ; Minhui ZHU ; Ming ZHANG ; Yaoyao SONG ; Xiangbai YE ; Yan YU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(9):1190-1191,1195
Objective To explore the influence of excessive PTEN expression to fibroblast cycle and collagen secretion induced by LPS.Methods Normal skin fibroblast in the patient with hyperplastic scar were cultured in vitro.When the primary culture was close to 80% fusion,the digestive passage was performed,cultured to the third generation.LPS(0.5 μg/mL) was adopted to stimulate the third generation of normal skin fibroblasts.Defective adenovirus carrying PTEN gene was transfected to the third passage fibroblasts after LPS stimulation.Flow cytometer was adopted to detect the cell cycle.ELISA method was adopted to detect the secreted collagen amont.Results Excessive PTEN expression could inhibit the increase of G2M cell cycle induced by LPS.LPS stimulation could increase the secretion of collagen in skin fibroblasts,yet excessive PTEN expression could inhibit the secretion of collagen induced by LPS.Conclusion LPS could increase the amont of fibroblasts on G2M cell cycle and secretion of collagen,yet excessive PTEN expression can inhibit the effect.
4.Clinical application and research of autologous chondrocyte implant
Peihua SHI ; Yangzi JIANG ; Zhijun HU ; Yue HUANG ; Jian ZHANG ; Hejun YU ; Xiaohui ZOU ; Hongwei OUYANG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2012;32(1):46-51
ObjectiveTo investigate and evaluate the result and the possibility of the clinical application of autologous chondrocyte implant (ACI).MethodsFrom November 2007 to June 2009,6 cases of knee articular cartilage defect were treated with ACI,including 2 males and 4 females with an average age of 39.5 years (range,19-55).All the defects were located on the condyles of femur with a mean size of 7.3 cm2 (range,3.8-11.6).ACI comprises a two-stage procedure:chondrocytes are first harvested from the non-load bearing area of the joint,expand in vitro to acquire enough cells,and then the chondrocytes are implanted.The defect of cartilage were covered with bone membrane and fixed with sutures and fibrin albumen glue.Lysholm score system,International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) grading system,and MRI were used to evaluate the effect of ACI,6 and 12 months post-operatively.ResultsAll the patients were followed up.The clinical outcomes of the 6 and 12 months follow-ups demonstrated increased of clinical scores.The MRI follow-up showed good filling of the defect with tissue having the imaging appearance of cartilage in all patients.Only one patient suffered adhesion,because she refused to finish rehabilitation exercises as our treatment advises.ConclusionAs the clinical effect of ACI for knee cartilage defect is satisfied,the ACI may be a good choice for treating knee cartilage defect in future.It is very important to control the indications strictly and guarantee to finish the post-operative rehabilitation exercises.
5.Mathodological evaluation of reporting of clinical randomized controlled trials In the field of digestive diseases in China
Sun SHI ; Yu BAI ; Can XU ; Xia YANG ; Ming YANG ; Duowu ZOU ; Zhaoshen LI ; Guoming XU
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2010;30(2):94-97
Objective To estimate the current quality of the reporting of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to digestive diseases in China. Methods All the papers related to RCTs published in Chinese Journal of Digestion from 1999 to 2008 were hand-searched by professional staff then evaluated and analyzed them according to the international reference standard. ResultsIn the 3298 issues of the recent ten years, there were 92 research papers of RCTs which was accounting for 2.8%. The sample size ranged from 18 to 5241. Sixty-one (66.0%) trials included the exact standard of internalize and exclusion. Sixteen (17.4%) trails told the specific method of random allocation and 22(23.9%) were double-blinded. Fifty-eight (63.0%) trials compared the baseline condition of each groups. Seventy-three(79.3%) trails showed the specific approach of statistic. In the end, only 7(5.7%) trails were identified as the strictly-designed RCTs. Conclusions The quantity and quality of the clinical RCTs can not satisfy the demand of clinical practice. Strictly-scientific designed, multicentered, large sample prospective clinical RCT should be advocated.
6.Role of NRF2 signaling pathway in trichloromethane-induced oxidative stress in L02 cells
TAN Shi ying ZHONG Yuan fang QIU Yi bing ZOU Zhi hui YU ri an
China Occupational Medicine 2022;49(05):530-
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To investigate the effects of nuclear factor erythroid 2 related factor 2 NRF2 on the oxidative stress
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induced by trichloromethane TCM in human normal hepatocyte L02 cells. i L02 cells were stimulated with 1 2
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4 8 12 16 and 20 mmol/L TCM solution dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide and the control group and blank group were set
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up. After culturing for 24 hours the cell viability was detected by CCK 8 colorimetric method and the concentration of TCM
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stimulation was screened. ii L02 cells in logarithmic growth phase were randomly divided into control group and low medium
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and high dose groups. After 24 hours of exposure to 0 4 8 and 12 mmol/L TCM the cells were collected. The activity of
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superoxide dismutase SOD catalase CAT glutathione peroxidase GSH Px and the level of malondialdehyde MDA
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were detected by colorimetric analysis. The mRNA expression levels of heme oxygenase 1 glutamate cysteine
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ligase catalytic subunit and NAD P H quinone dehydrogenase 1 were detected by real time fluorescence
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polymerase chain reaction. The protein levels of NRF2 HO 1 GCLC and NQO1 were detected by Western blotting.Results ) , , , ,
i When the concentration of TCM was 4 8 12 16 and 20 mmol/L the survival rate of L02 cells decreased
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significantly compared with the control group all <0.05 . The concentration of 0 4 8 and 12 mmol/L were selected as the
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stimulation doses for subsequent experiments. ii Compared with the control group the activities of SOD and GSH Px in L02
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cells in the three doses groups decreased all <0.05 and the levels of MAD increased all <0.05 with a dose effect
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relationship. The CAT activity of L02 cells in the medium dose group was lower than that in the control group <0.05 and the
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CAT activity of L02 cells in the high dose group was lower than that in the others three groups all <0.05 . Compared with the
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control group the relative expression levels of mRNA in L02 cells in the low dose group decreased <0.05
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mRNA in L02 cells in the medium dose group increased <0.05 mRNA and NRF2 protein expression in L02 cells in
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the highdose group increased both <0.05 . The relative expression level of mRNA and GCLC NQO1
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protein expression in L02 cells in the three doses groups increased compared with the control group all <0.05 . The relative
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both <0.05 and the relative expression of NRF2 protein was higher than that in the low dose group <0.05 but the
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relative expression levels of and mRNA and HO 1 protein level were lower than those in the medium dose group all
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<0.05 . TCM exposure can inhibit the proliferation of L02 cells by inducing oxidative stress with a dose effect
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relationship. In this process the antioxidant mechanism mediated by NRF2 was activated. The expression of antioxidant defense
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and detoxification related target genes downstream of NRF2 signaling pathway was activated and the expression of HO 1
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GCLC and NQO1 was up regulated to alleviate the oxidative damage caused by TCM.
7. Research on the sensitivity of Streptococcus agalactiae to omadacycline
ZOU Fanlu ; SHI Yiyi ; YU Zhijian ; PAN Weiguang ; WANG Hongyan ; CHENG Hang ; DENG Xiangbin ; XIONG Yanpeng
China Tropical Medicine 2023;23(9):965-
Abstract: Objective To investigate the antimicrobial activity of omadacycline (OMC) against clinical Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) isolates, as well as its relationship with biofilm formation, resistance genes and virulence genes. Methods A total of 136 strains of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital between 2015 to 2020. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of OMC against Streptococcus agalactiae was determined by broth microdilution. Crystal violet staining was used to detect the biofilm formation ability of GBS. Resistance genes (tetM, tetO, tetK, ermB, OptrA) and virulence genes (cpsⅢ, bca, fbsA, cpsA, scpB) were investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results Among the 136 clinical isolates of GBS, 20 strains (14.7%) were resistant to OMC, 64 (47.1%) were intermediate, and 52 (38.2%) were sensitive. Fifty-seven strains (41.9%) were biofilm-positive, 20 of which (35.1%) were sensitive to OMC. Seventy-nine strains (58.1%) were biofilm-negative, 32 of which (40.5%) were susceptible to OMC. There was a statistically significant difference in the sensitivity rates between the two groups of strains (χ2=63.062, P<0.001), but there was no significant difference in the sensitivity of OMC among the biofilm-positive strains (Fisher's exact test, P=0.824). The resistance rates of tetM, tetO, ermB and OptrA positive strains were higher than those of negative strains, while tetK was opposite. The presence of tetM (Z=0.815, P=0.415), tetO (Z=0.151, P=0.88), tetK (Z=0.567, P=0.571), ermB (Z=1.198, P=0.231) resistance genes in Streptococcus agalactiae had no significant impact on the sensitivity of OMC. However, the presence of the OptrA resistance gene showed a statistically significant effect on the sensitivity of OMC (Z=2.913, P=0.004). The virulence factors cpsⅢ, bca, fbsA, cpsA and scpB were all detected at a rate higher than 50%. The presence of the virulence genes cpsⅢ (Z=0.222, P=0.824), bca (Z=0.141, P=0.888), fbsA (Z=0.813, P=0.416), and cpsA (Z=1.615, P=0.106) in Streptococcus agalactiae had no significant impact on the sensitivity of OMC. However, there was a significant inter-group difference in the scpB virulence gene (Z=2.844, P=0.004), but the rank mean values and resistance rates of scpB-positive strains were lower than those of the negative strains. Conclusions The formation of biofilm in Streptococcus agalactiae reduces its sensitivity to OMC, but there was no significant difference in the sensitivity to OMC among the biofilm-positive strains. The presence of resistance genes tetM, tetO, tetK, ermB, and virulence genes cpsⅢ, bca, fbsA, cpsA, scpB in Streptococcus agalactiae is not associated with OMC resistance, but the presence of the resistance gene OptrA is correlated with OMC resistance..
8.Study on female sexual dysfunction in type 2 diabetic Chinese women.
Yao Fang SHI ; Xin Yu SHAO ; Qing Qing LOU ; Ya Juan CHEN ; Hui Juan ZHOU ; Jian Ying ZOU
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2012;25(5):557-561
OBJECTIVETo investigate the female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in type 2 diabetes patients, by comparing the sexual function between type 2 diabetic women and non-diabetic women with Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).
METHODS115 type 2 diabetic women and 107 age-matched non-diabetes women were enrolled with similar backgrounds. Their sexual functions were evaluated with FSFI. Metabolic parameters such as body mass index, blood lipid profile, hemoglobin A1C, plasma glucose were also collected.
RESULTSTotal score of FSFI of the type 2 diabetic women were significantly lower than that of the non-diabetic controls (18.27±8.96 vs. 23.02±5.78, P=0.000). Scores of the FSFI domains (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, pain) of the type 2 diabetic group were also lower than those of the control group. According to the FSD criterion (FSFI<25) available in China, the percentage of FSD in the type 2 diabetic group was significantly higher than that of the control group (79.2%vs. 55.0%, P<0.001). These trends seemed more prominent in pre-menopause subgroups. The logistic regression analysis indicated that age and diabetes were independent risk factors of FSD. Body Mass Index (BMI) also had influence in the diabetes group.
CONCLUSIONFindings from this study showed that there are more FDS in Chinese type 2 diabetic women than in their non-diabetic counterparts, especially in pre-menopause participants.
Adult ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; complications ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological ; etiology
9.Investigation on the curative effect of brucellar spondyfitis
Xin-ming, YANG ; Wei, SHI ; Ya-kun, DU ; Yan-lin, YIN ; Xian-yong, MENG ; Yu-wei, ZOU
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2008;27(6):699-703
Objective To investigate the curative effect of brucellar spondylitis,so as to provide scientific proof for improving the curative level of the disease.Methods Epidemiological information was collected from 113 patients diagnosed as brucellar spondylitis,who were divided into 5 groups according to different drugs and drug combinations of doxycycline,gentamicin,sulfamethoxazole and rifampicin.Then the curative effect was investigated.Twenty-one patients who had greater paoas muscle abscess or Para vertebral abscess,intraspinal abscess of spinal canal,necrotic intervertebral disk and major osteolasia received the minimal invasive surgery and the focus removal surgery.Results The occurrence of the disease in female was much higher than that in male.Grazing and breeding beasts was the principal route of infection.Lumbars was mostly involved.they usually was infected in the adjacent 2 piece.L4 was the most common and seriuous one.The curative effect of doxycycline group was better than that without doxycycline(72.60% vs 35.00%,X2=15.14,P<0.05).Doxycyeline+gentamicin+sulfamethoxazole was reeommended as the first choice.However,the curative effect did not increase despi~course of the treatment prolonged.The heMing rate and effective rate after 1 course was 52.21%(59/113)and 92.04%(104/113).that after 2 courses 58.41%(66/113)and 95.58%(108/113),that after 3 courses 59.29%(67/113)and 95.58%(108/113).The healing rate in different course did not present differences(P>0.05).21 patients undergoing surgery were followed-up,12 patients were after 2 years and 9 patients were between 1-2 years.The healing rate was 95.24%(20/21),1 case was healed basically,the effective rate was 100%.None reoccurred.Conclusions There are characterized features in clinical epidemiology of the brucell spondylitis.Long term,adequate in dosage,combination and multi-approach use of antibiotics is the most reliable way to treat and prevent it from recurring.But fof the patients soitable for surgery.the minimal invasive surgery or the focus removal could shorten the course of therapy,decrease the complications and increase the cure rate.
10.Hypoxia-induced autophagy contributes to radioresistance via c-Jun-mediated Beclin1 expression in lung cancer cells.
Yan-Mei, ZOU ; Guang-Yuan, HU ; Xue-Qi, ZHAO ; Tao, LU ; Feng, ZHU ; Shi-Ying, YU ; Hua, XIONG
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2014;34(5):761-7
Reduced radiosensitivity of lung cancer cells represents a pivotal obstacle in clinical oncology. The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α plays a crucial role in radiosensitivity, but the detailed mechanisms remain elusive. A relationship has been suggested to exist between hypoxia and autophagy recently. In the current study, we studied the effect of hypoxia-induced autophagy on radioresistance in lung cancer cell lines. A549 and H1299 cells were cultured under normoxia or hypoxia, followed by irradiation at dosage ranging from 0 to 8 Gy. Clonogenic assay was performed to calculate surviving fraction. EGFP-LC3 plasmid was stably transfected into cells to monitor autophagic processes. Western blotting was used to evaluate the protein expression levels of HIF-1α, c-Jun, phosphorylated c-Jun, Beclin 1, LC3 and p62. The mRNA levels of Beclin 1 were detected by qRT-PCR. We found that under hypoxia, both A549 and H1299 cells were radio-resistant compared with normoxia. Hypoxia-induced elevated HIF-1α protein expression preferentially triggered autophagy, accompanied by LC3 induction, EGFP-LC3 puncta and p62 degradation. In the meantime, HIF-1α increased downstream c-Jun phosphorylation, which in turn upregulated Beclin 1 mRNA and protein expression. The upregulation of Beclin 1 expression, instead of HIF-1α, could be blocked by SP600125 (a specific inhibitor of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase), followed by suppression of autophagy. Under hypoxia, combined treatment of irradiation and chloroquine (a potent autophagy inhibitor) significantly decreased the survival potential of lung cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. In conclusion, hypoxia-induced autophagy through evaluating Beclin1 expression may be considered as a target to reverse the radioresistance in cancer cells.