1.Experience of emergency treatment of spontaneous rupture of primary liver cancer
Hongwei ZHANG ; Binhua WANG ; Bin LI ; Tinghao CHEN
International Journal of Surgery 2014;41(7):457-460
Objective To summarize the experience of emergency treatment of primary liver cancer rupture bleeding and improve the level of diagnosis and treatment of the disease.Methods From October 2008 to December 2012.The clinical data of 11 patients with spontaneous rupture of primary liver cancer were analyzed retrospectively.Results Three cases were given conservative treatment.Among them,1 case died,2 bleeding cases were hemostasis,8 cases were operated.Surgical operation is the main method of emergency treatment.The effect after operation was satisfactory.1 case with liver tumor resection died in the first days after the operation,1 case was transferred to higher level hospitals for further treatment because massive ascities in third days after operation,6 cases were successfully discharged,survival rate was over 3 months.Conclusions In the process of emergency treatment we should pay attention to reduce the rate of misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.When the diagnosis was confirmed,we must treat the shock and plan an active operation scheme.Operation mode can be selected of tumor resection or simple hemostatic gauze tamponade suture hemostasis,saving lives of patients in the shortest time is the goal of emergency treatment.
2.Therapeutic Effects of Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 on Diabetic Nephropathy and the Possible Mechanism in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Mice
Wenya WENG ; Tingwen GE ; Yi WANG ; Lulu HE ; Tinghao LIU ; Wanning WANG ; Zongyu ZHENG ; Lechu YU ; Chi ZHANG ; Xuemian LU
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal 2020;44(4):566-580
Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) has been only reported to prevent type 1 diabetic nephropathy (DN) in the streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) mouse model. However, the FVB (Cg)-Tg (Cryaa-Tag, Ins2-CALM1) 26OVE/PneJ (OVE26) transgenic mouse is a widely recommended mouse model to recapture the most important features of T1DM nephropathy that often occurs in diabetic patients. In addition, most previous studies focused on exploring the preventive effect of FGF21 on the development of DN. However, in clinic, development of therapeutic strategy has much more realistic value compared with preventive strategy since the onset time of DN is difficult to be accurately predicted. Therefore, in the present study OVE26 mice were used to investigate the potential therapeutic effects of FGF21 on DN. Four-month-old female OVE26 mice were intraperitoneally treated with recombinant FGF21 at a dose of 100 µg/kg/day for 3 months. The diabetic and non-diabetic control mice were treated with phosphate-buffered saline at the same volume. Renal functions, pathological changes, inflammation, apoptosis, oxidative stress and fibrosis were examined in mice of all groups. The results showed that severe renal dysfunction, morphological changes, inflammation, apoptosis, and fibrosis were observed in OVE26 mice. However, all the renal abnormalities above in OVE26 mice were significantly attenuated by 3-month FGF21 treatment associated with improvement of renal adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity and sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) expression. Therefore, this study demonstrated that FGF21 might exert therapeutic effects on DN through AMPK-SIRT1 pathway.
3.Sexual knowledge, attitude and associated factors among primary and middle school students
Chinese Journal of School Health 2019;40(4):515-518
Objective:
To understand the awareness of sexual knowledge among primary and secondary school students, as well as their attitudes towards school sex education and to provide a reference for school-based sex education.
Methods:
A total of 5 531 primary and secondary school students were selected from Beijing, Chongqing, Heilongjiang (Harbin and Jiamusi) and Hubei (Wuhan and Xiaogan) by stratified cluster sampling and were investigated with self-reported questionnaire.
Results:
Sex-related knowledge scored 62.33±19.35, with a pass rate of 61.9%, and the excellent rate 17.5%. Sexual knowledge of junior high school students scored 64.30±19.07, with the pass rate of 64.7%, and the excellent rate 22.0%. A large proportion of primary students reported unaware of pubertal growth and HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, and a large proportion of junior high students unaware of reproductive physiology. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed region, grade, gender, and suburban areas were related to the level of sexual knowledge(P<0.05). More than 76.0% primary students and 85.9% middle school students agreed on the importance of school sexuality education. 59.7% of primary school students and 73.3% of junior high school students hoped to include school sexuality education in compulsory education courses; 59.8% of primary school students and 68.3% of junior high school students felt that school sexuality education should be equipped with specialized teachers.
Conclusion
Chinese primary and secondary school students are lack of sexual knowledge. As students have strong wills to get more information on sexual knowledge, schools should provide them with more comprehensive and effective sex education through appropriate courses and activities.
4.Application value of transanal endoscopic partial intersphincteric resection for ultra-low rectal cancer
Tinghao WANG ; Qingqi HONG ; Donghan CHEN ; Hexin LIN ; Huangdao YU ; Yongwen LI ; Yinan CHEN ; Anle HUANG ; Jun YOU
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2021;20(10):1098-1104
Objective:To investigate the application value of transanal endoscopic partial intersphincteric resection for ultra-low rectal cancer.Methods:The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 9 ultra-low rectal cancer patients undergoing transanal endoscopic partial intersphincteric resection at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University from December 2017 to August 2020 were collected. There were 8 males and 1 female, aged from 39 to 62 years, with a median age of 58 years. Observation indicators: (1) surgical and postoperative situations; (2) postoperative pathological examination; (3) follow-up. Follow-up was conducted using outpatient examination and telephone interview to detect postoperative tumor local recurrence and distant metastasis, survival of patients, ileostomy closure, anus function at 3 months after ileostomy closure, male urinary and sexual function and female sexual function at 6 months after rectal surgery. The follow-up was up to February 2021. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M(range). Count data were described as absolute numbers. Results:(1)Surgical and postoperative situations: all 9 patients underwent surgery successfully, without conversion to open surgery. Seven of the 9 patients underwent transanal endoscopic partial intersphincteric resection and the rest of 2 patients with tumor close to the dentate line underwent transanal endoscopic modified partial intersphincteric resection. The operation time and volume of intraoperative blood loss of 9 patients were (267±48)minutes and 50 mL(range, 30?60 mL), respectively. Five of the 9 patients underwent transanal specimen extraction, and 4 patients underwent specimen extraction by an abdominal incision. All 9 patients underwent transanal hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis and protective ileostomy, and two pelvic drainage tubes were indwelled. Transanal drainage tube was placed after anastomosis in 3 of 9 patients. Three cases had intraoperative adverse events and there were no intraoperative adverse event reported in the remaining 6 cases. The time to postoperative initial stoma exhausting and time to postoperative first semi-liquid food intake of 9 patients were 3 days(range, 2?4 days) and 5 days(range, 4?7 days), respectively. One case had Clavien-Dindo grade Ⅰ complication and 2 cases had Clavien-Dindo grade Ⅱ complication during postoperative 30 days and the rest of 6 cases had no postoperative complication. No anastomotic stricture, hemorrhage or urinary retention occurred in 9 patients. The duration of postoperative hospital stay and cost of hospitalization of 9 patients were 11 days(range, 9?23 days) and (6.8±1.3)×10 4 yuan, respectively. (2) Postoperative pathological examination: the diameter of tumor, the distance of distal resection margin, the number of lymph node dissected and the number of positive lymph node of 9 patients were (3.2±1.4)cm, 0.6 cm(range, 0.5?1.5 cm), 17±7 and 0(range, 0?7), respectively. The tumor histopathological type was adenocarcinoma with negative tumor nodule and nerve infiltration in all 9 patients. Only 1 case of 9 patients was found vascular tumor thrombus. The surgical specimens of all 9 patients showed negative for distal and circumferential margins and complete mesorectum. Results of postoperative pathological TNM staging showed that of 6 cases with preoperative T1-T2 staging tumors, 3 cases were classified as pT2N0M0 stage, and 3 cases were classified as pT2N1M0 stage, pT2N2M0 stage or pT3N1M0 stage, respectively. Three cases with preoperative T3 staging tumors were classified as ypT0N0M0 stage, ypT2N0M0 stage or ypT3N0M0 stage, respectively. (3) Follow-up: all 9 patients were followed up for 6 to 13 months, with a median follow-up time of 9 months. No local recurrence, distant metastasis or tumor-related death was found during follow-up. Of the 9 patients, only 1 case did not receive stoma closure and undergo anus function assessment, and the rest of 8 cases underwent stoma closure. Results of postoperative anus function assessment showed 5 cases of accessibility, 2 cases of mild impairment and 1 case of severe impairment. Results of urogenital function assessment showed 6 cases of the 8 male patients of mild impairment, 1 case of moderate impairment and 1 case of severe impairment in micturition function, respectively, and 3 cases of accessibility, 2 cases of mild impairment and 3 cases of moderate impairment in sexual function, respectively. The female patient underwent accessibility of sexual function and the six-item version of the female sexual function index was 25. Conclusion:Transanal endoscopic partial intersphincteric resection can be used for the treatment of ultra-low rectal cancer.
5.Toxicokinetics and tissue distribution of alpha-amanitin in rats
Yumei LU ; Xuxian FU ; Fang LUO ; Enjin ZHU ; Gen XIONG ; Jinyang ZHAO ; Tinghao FU ; Shengjie NIE ; Rui WANG ; Shuhua LI
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2024;38(1):39-45
OBJECTIVE To study the toxicokinetics and tissue distribution characteristics of alpha-amanitin in rats.METHODS The tail venous blood was collected from SD rats before and 5,10,20,30 and 45 min,1,1.5,2.5,4 and 8 h after intraperitoneal injection of alpha-amanitin(1.5 mg·kg-1),and the concentration of alpha-amanitin in blood was determined by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS/MS).DAS 2.0 software was used to analyze and plot the drug-time curve with toxicokinetic parame-ters.Based on the toxicokinetics results,18 SD rats were randomly divided into three groups.The rats were sacrificed,and left ventricular arterial(LVA)blood and 9 types of tissue samples involving the heart,liver,spleen,lung,kidney,whole brain,small intestine,stomach wall and testis were collected 15 min,40 min and 2.5 h after dosing,and the concentrations of alpha-amanitin were measured by LC-MS/MS to obtain the tissue distribution results of alpha-amanitin in SD rats.RESULTS Toxicokinetics studies revealed that the peak blood concentration(Cmax)was(633±121)μg·L-1,the elimination half-life(T1/2)was(0.72±0.37)h,and the peak time(Tmax)was(0.52±0.16)h.The total clearance rate(CLz)was(1.62±0.26)L·h·kg-1,the area under the curve(AUC0-t)was(946±183)μg·h·L-1,and the mean reten-tion time(MRT0-t)was(1.18±0.17)h.The apparent volume of distribution(Vz)was(1.65±0.86)L·kg-1.The results of tissue distribution study showed that alpha-amanitin was widely distributed in SD rats with the highest concentration in the kidney,followed by the lung,small intestines,stomach wall,LVA blood and liver,but was low in the heart,spleen,testicles and other tissues,and very low in the brain.Alpha-amanitin was absorbed and eliminated quickly,peaked at 40 min in each tissue,and the concen-tration was minimized after 2.5 h.CONCLUSION The absorption and elimination of alpha-amanitin by intraperitoneal injection are rapid in SD rats,and the blood concentration reaches the peak about 31 min after administration,but can not be detected 4 h later.Alpha-amanitin is mainly distributed in the kidney,followed by the tissues and metabolic organs with rich blood flow,such as the lung,small intestines,stomach wall,LVA blood and liver.The content of alpha-amanitin is low in the heart,spleen,testicles and other tissues,and very low in the brain.It is speculated that it may have toxic targeting effect on the kidney and low blood-brain barrier permeability.
6.Prevalence survey of clinical manifestations following COVID-19
Tinghao FANG ; Meng LYU ; Jihua WANG ; Yi LIU ; Changlong QIAO ; Guanghan WU ; Dong WANG ; Yuelan WANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2023;43(1):24-28
Objective:To investigate the clinical manifestations of population following COVID-19 by using questionnaires.Methods:COVID-19 among anesthesia workers and the surrounding population was investigated between 11 November 2022 and 31 December 2022 in China.The Tencent electronic questionnaire(ID.11492813) was sent to different WeChat groups of the Association of Anesthesiologists or Society of Anesthesiologists via the WeChat platform of the medical personnel in China. The survey was conducted between January 7 and January 15, 2023. Results:A total of 17 000 questionnaires were issued for this survey, 11 060 valid questionnaires from 31 provinces and autonomous regions were collected all over the country, with a recovery rate of 65.059%.There were 10068 (91.037%) participants diagnosed as having COVID-19, and among of them, 47.606% were male and 52.394% were female. The main post-COVID-19 clinical manifestations included fever (85.777%), cough (83.731%), fatigue (75.338%), parasomnia (64.352%), limb soreness (58.890%), dizziness, headache, tinnitus (38.617%), loss or abnormality of taste (37.763%), and loss or abnormality of smell (30.960%); peripheral neuralgia was usually found within 3 days after positive nucleic acid test or positive antigen test; there were 2 963 cases accompanied with sweating, and among of them, 47.25% were male and 52.75% were female, and 37.80% of these participants continued to sweat after the nucleic acid test or antigen test became negative. There were 1 151 cases with premature heart beats among the study population, and the symptoms aggravated following COVID-19 were found in 34.32% of these patients.Conclusions:In addition to the respiratory system, the central and peripheral nerves of patients are also affected following COVID-19, and the peripheral and central nerve disorders last until several days after negative nucleic acid test or antigen test, suggesting that anesthesiologists should pay more attention to monitoring of various nerve function and impact of surgery and anesthetic drugs on the stress response of the body in such patients.
7.Wnt signaling pathway is involved in differentiation of embryonic stem cells into thymic epithelial progenitor cells together with autoimmune regulators
Tinghao WEN ; Yuandi LI ; Keke HE ; Wenqian SONG ; Xianbin WANG ; Jie GAO ; Min SU ; Rong HU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(13):1996-2001
BACKGROUND:Autoimmune regulator gene(Aire)and Wnt signaling pathway play an important role in the maintenance and differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cell pluripotency.However,whether the Wnt signal and Aire are involved in the differentiation of embryonic stem cells to thymic epithelial progenitor cells remains poorly understood. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship of the Wnt signaling pathway and Aire with the differentiation of embryonic stem cells. METHODS:A two-step differentiation method was used to induce mouse embryonic stem cells to differentiate into endoderm and then into thymic epithelial progenitor cells.Mouse embryonic stem cells were infected with Aire shRNA lentivirus,and monoclonal stable strains were screened by puromycin.Mouse embryonic stem cells were collected on days 0,3 and 10 of the directed induction of differentiation after the induced differentiation by the two-step differentiation method.Cellular immunofluorescence,flow cytometry,western blot assay,and real-time qPCR were used to detect the expression changes of related genes and proteins. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Immunofluorescence staining showed positive expression of SSEA1 and OCT4 on day 0 of targeted induction of differentiation.(2)Immunofluorescence staining showed double-positive expression of SOX17 and FOXA2 on day 3 of targeted induction of differentiation.(3)Flow cytometry results showed positive expression of EPCAM1,K5 and K8 on day 10 of targeted induction of differentiation.(4)Compared with undifferentiated mouse embryonic stem cells,the expressions of Wnt7a,β-catenin,and Gsk-3β proteins were elevated,and the expression level of Aire protein was decreased in induced differentiated thymic epithelial progenitor cells.(5)Compared with undifferentiated mouse embryonic stem cells,the expressions of Wnt7a,β-catenin,Gsk-3β and Aire mRNA were elevated in thymic epithelial progenitor cells.(6)Compared with normal cultured mouse embryonic stem cells and their ultimately differentiated thymic epithelial progenitor cells,the expression levels of Wnt7a,β-catenin and Gsk-3β proteins were reduced in mouse embryonic stem cells with knockdown of Aire genes and their final differentiated thymic epithelial progenitor cells.In conclusion,the Wnt signaling pathway and Aire are jointly involved in the process of targeted induction of differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into mouse thymic epithelial progenitor cells.