1.Choroidal thickness and the relevant factors of high myopia amblyopic among Chinese children
Juan, WAN ; Yu, TIAN ; Yan-Wen, XIE
International Eye Science 2015;(2):211-214
To compare posterior choroidal thickness in high myopia amblyopia eyes at different points to high myopia and normal eyes of Chinese children and investigate the relationships between choroidal thickness, axial length and age.METHODS: Fifty Chinese children (65 eyes) with age 4~15 years ( mean 9. 91 ± 3. 41 years) were recruited. By atropine optometry they were divided into high myopia amblyopia group ( 24 eyes ) , high myopia group ( 19 eyes ) , and normal group ( 22 eyes ) . Choroidal scans were obtained for all eyes using enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography ( EDl-OCT) . Subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), macular thinkness, choroidal thickness and retinal thickness at 0. 5, 1. 0, 1. 5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0mm superior (S, 12:00 position), temporal ( T, 9:00 position) , inferior ( l, 6:00 position) , nasal ( N, 3:00 position) were measured. Meanwhile, axial lengths of all eyes were measured by A-Scan. RESULTS: Compared high myopia group and emmetropia group, SFCT and the thickness of choroids on each position were thinnest in high myopic amblyopia group, with statistically significant differences (P<0. 05). There was a significant negative correlation between SFCT and axial length in high myopic amblyopia group (r=-0. 531, R2 =0. 282, F=7. 476, P=0. 013), with no relative in age (r=-0. 292, R2=0. 085, F=2. 044, P=0. 167).CONCLUSlON: The choroidal thickness thinning in high myopic amblyopia shows a negative correlation with axial length.
2.AnaIysis on retinaI thickness and its reIevant factors in high myopia ambIyopic chiIdren
Juan, WAN ; Yu, TIAN ; Yan-Wen, XIE
International Eye Science 2015;(3):436-439
·AlM:To investigate the retinal thickness change of high myopia amblyopic children, so as to discuss the relationships between the retinal thickness of central fovea of macula and the factors of axis oculi and age. · METHODS:Thirty-nine children ( 65 eyes ) with the average age of ( 9.91 3.41 ) years were recruited.All eyes were ruled out the pathological changes of fundus diseases and front section. After a tropine optometry, they were divided into three groups: high myopia amblyopic group ( 24 eyes ) , high myopia group ( 19 eyes) and normal group ( 22 eyes ) .Retinal scans were obtained for all eyes using Heidelberg optical coherence tomography ( OCT ) . Subfoveal macular thickness, retinal thickness at 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm, 3.0mm superior ( S, 12∶00 position), temporal (T, 9∶00 position), inferior (l, 6∶00 position) and nasal (N, 3∶00 position) from the fovea were measured and axial length was also surveyed by A -ultrasound. Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate retinal thickness at each location and to correlate subfoveal macular thickness with axial length and age.
·RESULTS:The average subfoveal macular thinkness of the high myopia amblyopic group was thinner than high myopia group but thicker than normal group.There was no statistical difference between three groups (P>0.05). Retinal thickness inferior to the fovea at 0.5mm temporal and superior to the fovea in the high myopia amblyopic group at 1.0mm temporal were both thinner than normal group which had statistically significant ( P <0.05 ). Retinal thickness on nasal, superior, temporal, and inferior at 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm, 3.0mm from the fovea were measured, high myopia amblyopic group were the thinnest in the three groups, and there was statistically significant between three groups ( P<0.05). There was no correlation between the average subfoveal macular thickness and axial length, age in high myopia amblyopic group.
· CONCLUSlON:There are significant abnormalities of macula retinal structure in high myopia amblyopic children.
3.Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurements and the relevant factors in high myopia amblyopic Chinese children eyes
Juan, WAN ; Yu, TIAN ; Yan-Wen, XIE
International Eye Science 2015;(4):614-617
AIM: To research the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer ( RNFL ) thickness change in high myopia amblyopic children and to discuss the relationships among RNFL thickness, axial length and age.
METHODS:Thirty-five Chinese children (59 eyes) with a mean age of ( 9. 59 ±2. 90 ) years were recruited. All eyes were ruled out the pathological changes of fundus diseases and front section. By atropine optometry after they were divided into: high myopia amblyopia group (22 eyes), high myopia group (15 eyes), normal group (22 eyes) . RNFL scans were obtained for all eyes using optical coherence tomography and axial length was also surveyed by A - ultrasound. Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate RNFL thickness at each location with axial length and age.
RESULTS:The peripapillary RNFL thickness in temporal of high myopia amblyopia group was thinner than that in
high myopia group, and thicker than that in normal group. The peripapillary RNFL thickness in nasal, superior, inferior and the average thickness of high myopia amblyopia group were thinner than those in high myopia and normal gruops. The peripapillary RNFL thickness in inferior and average thickness of high myopia amblyopia group were significantly thinner than those of high myopia (P<0. 05). The peripapillary RNFL thickness in nasal, superior, inferior and the average thickness of high myopia amblyopia group were significantly thinner than those of normal (P<0. 01). The peripapillary RNFL thickness in temporal of high myopia group was significantly thicker, and in nasal, superior, inferior and the average thickness were significantly thinner than those of normal (P<0. 05). The thickness of peripapillary RNFL in inferior showed a negative correlation with axial length in high myopia amblyopia group (R=0. 474, R2=0. 225, F=4. 933, P=0. 040). The thickness of peripapillary RNFL in superior showed a negative correlation with axial length in high myopia group (R=0. 642, R2=0. 412, F=9. 104,P=0. 010). These were no correlation between the peripapillary RNFL thickness and age in high myopia amblyopia, myopia amblyopia and normal.
CONCLUSION:There are significant abnormalities of retinal structure in high myopia amblyopia.
4.Relationship between astrocytes and consciousness formation
Liwei XIE ; Yu ZHANG ; Tian YU ; Xingkui LIU
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2016;36(4):385-388
Astrocytes were traditionally be deemed as supportive cells in the central nervous system.However,recent researches proved astrocytes exerted more important neurophysiological functions,such as regulation of synaptic transmission and integration of neural information.This paper summarized the researches on the functions of astrocytes related to synaptic transmission and analyzed the new features of astrocyte excitability,the communication between neurons and astrocytes and the effect of general anesthetics on astrocytes.Based on these new findings,this paper also suggested the underlying relationship between astrocytes and the loss of consciousness during general anesthesia.
5.Drug resistance characteristics of pathogenic bacteria in neonatal bloodstream infections from a hospital in Chuzhou, Anhui, 2017-2021
XIE Qiang ; XU Tian-tian ; XIE Rui-yu ; TANG De-gang
China Tropical Medicine 2022;22(11):1034-
Abstract: Objective To investigate the distribution and antimicrobial resistance profile of the bacterial strains isolated from blood cultures in neonatal septicemia children of Neonatology Department, the First People's Hospital of Chuzhou during Jan. 2017-Dec. 2021, in order to guide clinical rational drug use. Methods The distribution and the results of antimicrobial susceptibility tests and characteristics of the pathogenic bacteria isolated from blood culture samples in neonatal septicemia children in the First Hospital of Chuzhou from Jan. 2017 to Dec. 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The results were analyzed with WHONET 5.6 software, according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) 2021 breakpoints. Results A total of 189 strains were isolated from the 4 538 sample of blood cultures, the positive rate was 4.2%, including 59(31.2%) Gram-negative bacterial strains, 130 (68.8%) Gram-positive bacterial strains. The most frequently isolates were coagulase-negative staphylococci(64.0%), Serratia liquefaciens (15.9%), Escherichia coli (3.2%), Acinetobacter lwoffii (2.6%) and Delftia acidovorans (2.6%). The prevalence of methicillin-resistant isolates was 81.8%(99/121) in coagulase-negative Staphylococci and 25.0%(1/4) in Staphylococcus aureus. No staphylococcal strains were found resistant to vancomycin, quinupristin-dalfopristin or linezolid. The sensitivity of the antibacterial drug monitored by Serratia liquefaciens was 100.0%.Conclusions Gram-positive bacterial are the main pathogen of neonatal septicemia, and is highly resistant to the common antibacterial drugs. The clinical should choose antibacterial agents reasonably according to drug sensitivity.
6.Changes of plasma marinobufagenin level and its receptor Na+-K+-ATPase expression in kidney of chronic glomerulonephritis patients
Jing CHEN ; Yu WANG ; Jiang TIAN ; Zijian XIE ; Xiaomei LI
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2010;26(9):653-656
Objective To investigate the change of plasma marinobufagenin (MBG) level and the expression of its receptor Na+-K+-ATPase (NKA) in renal biopsy specimens of chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN) patients. Methods Twenty-eight CGN patients and 14 healthy people were enrolled in the study. The plasma MBG concentration was measured by competitive inhibition ELISA system. Immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry staining were applied to detect the expression of NKA in renal biopsy specimens of 28 CGN patients and analyzed by semi quantitively. Results Compared with healthy controls, CGN patients had significant lower plasma MBG concentration [(0.579±0.214) nmol/L vs (0.715±0.154) nmol/L, P<0.05], without further significant difference between CGN patients with hypertension and with normal blood pressure [(0.595±0.231) nmol/L vs (0.557±0.197) nmol/L, P>0.05]. Meanwhile, proximal tubular staining of NKA was decreased compared with normal controls. The NKA positive staining area of the CGN group was lower than that of normal controls [2.1% (0.5%-6.2%) vs 5.6% (3.5%-10.8%), P<0.01] and correlated with 24-hour urinary sodium excretion (r=0.551, P<0.01).Conclusion Decreased plasma MBG level and its receptor expression on proximal tubules may play a role in the regulation of sodium in CGN.
7.Clinical characteristics of 29 children with vascular embolism
Yao ZHAN ; Leyun XIE ; Tao WANG ; Tian YU ; Saizhen ZENG
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2021;28(5):415-419
Objective:To provide clinical data for early identification and diagnosis of vascular embolism in children.Methods:We collected and analyzed the clinical data of children with vascular embolism diagnosed at the Children Medical Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University from January 2017 to January 2020.Results:A total of 29 children with vascular embolism were included.The male to female ratio was 2.2∶1(20/9); the age range was 1 month to 13 years, and the median age(IQR) was 16 (6-41)months.Among them, 22 cases were diagnosed with venous thrombosis, including 13 children with lower limb venous thrombosis(13/29, 44.8%), and six children with intracranial venous thrombosis(6/29, 20.7%). Arterial embolism was found in six cases, and left atrial appendage thrombosis was found in one case.Severe pneumonia was the most common primary disease(19/29, 65.5%), followed by cardiopulmonary resuscitation(3/29, 10.3%), and Kawasaki disease(3/29, 10.3%). Analysis on the risk factors of vascular embolization diseases, including catheter-related, long-term bed rest, elevated D-dimer, mechanical ventilation, and intravenous hormone administration, showed that 89.2%(25/29)had ≥3 risk factors at the same time, and 82.8%(24/29)had ≥5 risk factors at the same time.Conclusion:In children with vascular thrombotic diseases, deep venous thrombosis, especially lower extremity venous thrombosis, are common.The severe pneumonia is more common in primary disease.Children with multiple risk factors have a higher risk of developing vascular embolism.In clinic, coagulation function should be monitored and local symptoms should be observed for early identification.
8.Role of PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β signaling pathway in mitigation of ischemia-reperfusion injury by diazoxide postconditioning in isolated rat hearts
Ying WANG ; Ping XIE ; Lin ZHANG ; Xingkui LIU ; Tian YU
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2014;34(10):1237-1240
Objective To evaluate the role of phosphoinositide 3 kinase/protein kinase B/glycogen synthase kinase 3β (PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β) signaling pathway in mitigation of ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury by diazoxide postconditioning in isolated rat hearts.Methods Pathogen-free Sprague-Dawley rats were used in the study.Thirty hearts were excised and passively perfused in a Langendorff apparatus with oxygenated K-H solution at 37 ℃.The hearts were randomly divided into 5 groups (n =6 each) using a random number table:control group (group C),I/R group,diazoxide postconditioning group (group DZ),PI3K inhibitor LY294002 group (group LY),and diazoxide postconditioning + LY294002 group (group DZ + LY).In group C,the hearts were continuously perfused with K-H solution for 70 min.In group I/R,the hearts were perfused with cardioplegic solution 4 ℃ ST-Thomas 10 ml/kg,the perfusion pump was then stopped to induce global ischemia,and 40 min later the hearts were perfused with K-H solution for 30 min.In DZ group,5 min of retrograde perfusion with diazoxide 50μmol/L was performed through the aorta starting from the onset of reperfusion.In LY group,5 min of retrograde perfusion with LY294002 15 μnol/L was performed through the aorta starting from the onset of reperfusion.In LY + DZ group,5 min of retrograde perfusion with LY294002 15 μmol/L was performed through the aorta starting from the onset of reperfusion,followed by 5 min of retrograde perfusion with diazoxide 50 μmol/L.At 20 min of stabilization (T1) and 30 min of reperfusion (T2),heart rate (HR),coronary flow (CF),left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP),left ventricular developed pressure (LVEDP) and ± dp/dtmax were measured.The expression of total Akt (t-Akt) and total GSK-3β (t-GSK-3β) and phosphorylation of Akt and GSK-3β in myocardial tissues were determined by Western blot.Results Compared with C group,HR,LVDP and ± dp/dtmax were significantly decreased,and LVEDP was increased at T2 in the other four groups,CF was decreased in I/R,LY and DZ + LY groups,and the phosphorylation of Akt and GSK-3β in myocardial tissues was increased in DZ group.Compared with I/R group,HR,CF,LVDP and ± dp/dtmax were significantly increased,and LVEDP was decreased at T2,and the phosphorylation of Akt and GSK-3β in myocardial tissues was increased in DZ group,and no significant changes were found in the phosphorylation of Akt and GSK-3 β in LY and DZ + LY groups.Compared with DZ group,HR,CF,LVDP and ± dp/dtmax were significantly decreased,LVEDP was increased,and the phosphorylation of Akt and GSK-3β in myocardial tissues was decreased in LY and DZ + LY groups.Conclusion PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β signaling pathway is involved in the mechanism by which diazoxide postconditioning mitigates I/R injury in isolated rat hearts.
9.HPLC Fingerprint Differentiation of Herba Selaginellae moellendorfii and Amentoflavone Determination
Pinghua LU ; Peishan XIE ; Runtao TIAN ; Yu ZHAO ; Dongmei SUN
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology 1993;0(01):-
Objective To establish the HPLC fingerprint of Herba Selaginellae moellendorfii for identification and comparison with other species of the same genus and to determine the content of amentoflavone.Method Separation was performed on ZORBAX SB-C18 chromatographic column,acetonitrile(A)-0.5 %solution of acetic acid in water(B)as mobile phase with gradient elution and the flow rate was 1.0 mL?min-1.The detection wavelength was at 270 nm.The content determination of amentoflavone carried out synchronously.Results The characteristic eighteen peaks in the chromatogram consisted of the common pattern of Herba Selaginellae moellendorfii.The fingerprint coupling with similarity and Principal Component Analysis differentiated and classified the various species of selaginella.Nine species could be divided into 3 classes.The content of amentoflavone in Herba Selaginellae moellendorfii was 0.8~1.0 %.Conclusions The weighted similarity coefficient was calculated from 13 batches of Herba Selaginellae moellendorfii samples as high as more than 0.98.Among 9 species of Selaginella,5 species(S.biformis,S.involvens,S.doederileinii,S.trachyphylla,S.tamariscina)were sorted out by means of Principal Component Analysis in the same class with S.moellendorfii.Which indicated the possibility of bio-equivalence among the herbs of these six species,while S.picta,S.uncinata and S.delicatula are considered as adulterants of S.moellendorfii as their dissimilar fingerprints.
10.Cardioprotective effect of RISK signaling pathway on diazoxide postconditioning in isolated ischemic and reperfused rat hearts
Ying WANG ; Ping XIE ; Lin ZHANG ; Xingkui LIU ; Tian YU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2014;(9):1257-1261,1262
Aim To discuss whether specific mitochon-drial ATP-sensitive potassium channel opener diazoxide ( DZ ) postconditioning activates RISK signaling path-way to protect isolated rat hearts against ischemica reperfusion injury ( IRI ) . Methods Langendorff de-vice was used to establish rat in vitro model of myocar-dial ischemia reperfusion. SD rats were randomly di-vided into normal group ( NOR ) , control group ( CON ) , diazoxide after treatment group ( DZ ) , and LY294002 antagonistic nitrogen Triazine group ( DZ +LY) , with 8 cases in each. The following was com-pared:①whether heart function of each group changed at the end of equilibration and reperfusion; ② at the end of myocardial perfusion and separation, protein was extracted, and protein kinase B ( PKB / Akt ) , P70S6 kinase (P70S6K), endothelial nitric oxide syn-thase ( eNOS) phosphorylation level of expression were analysed by Western blot. Results ① Indicators of changes in heart function: for DZ group at the end of reperfusion , HR , CF , LVDP , LVEDP , +d p/d tmax and -dp/dtmax were significantly better than those in CON group and DZ + LY group ( P <0.01 ) , but worse than those in NOR group ( P <0.01 ); there was no statistical difference in cardioac function at the end of equilibration. ② For DZ group at the end of reperfu-sion Akt, P70S6K, eNOS phosphorylation level of ex-pression were significantly higher than those in NOR group, CON group, and DZ + LY group (P<0.01). There was no difference in expression level of ERK1/2 phosphorylation ( P >0.05 ) . Conclusion Diazoxide postconditioning through the activation of RISK signa-ling pathway can protect isolated rat hearts against is-chemia reperfusion injury.