1.A study of the causes of misdiagnosis between renal cell carcinoma and renal angiomyolipoma
Tao LIN ; Qiang WEI ; Yuru YANG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2001;0(03):-
Objective To study the causes of misdiagnosis between renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and renal angiomyolipoma (RAML). Methods Since 1990, 228 cases of RCC and 62 RAML were surgically treated.13 of them,4 RCC and 9 RAML were incorrectly treated because the misdiagnosis on imaging examination or intraoperative frozen section study. The causes were analyzed. Results 4 RCC underwent enucleation or simple nephrectomy because of the frozen section diagnosis of RAML.None have developed recurrent RCC with 1~4 years of follow up.Of the 9 RAML cases,6 have been misdiagnosed as RCC on imaging procedures.The other 3 patients that failed to reach a proper diagnosis on imaging examination were submitted to intraoperative frozen section studies.1 was diagnosed as RCC and the other 2 remained uncertain. Radical nephrectomy have been performed for 9 patients. Conclusions Difficult interpretation due to poor quality of frozen sections is a potential cause of diagnosis error.RCC might be confused with RAML when the specimens contained highly vascular tissue. The content and distribution of fat is the main cause of imaging misdiagnosis.
2.Antibiotic prophylaxis for postoperative infective complications in patients undergoing TURP:systematic evaluation of the preventive effect
Qiang WEI ; Jianchen WU ; Yuru YANG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2001;0(07):-
Objective To determine whether antibiotic prophylaxis can reduce the risk of postoperative infective complications in patients undergoing TURP who have sterile preoperative urine. Methods MEDLINE,EMBASE,CBMA and the Cochrane Library were searched for RCTs comparing antibiotic prophylaxis with placebo/blank controls for patients undergoing TURP with preoperative sterile urine.The search strategy was made according to the Collaborative Review Group search strategy.Data were extracted by two reviewers using the designed extraction form. The software RevMan was used to review management and data analysis.The results were expressed as RR and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for categorical outcomes and weighted mean difference (WMD) and 95%CI for continuous outcomes. Results 53 relevant RCTs were searched, of which 27 were included and 26 were excluded.Antibiotic prophylaxis significantly decreased the rate of post-TURP bacteriuria,post-TURP fever,post-TURP bacteremia and the rate of continuous antibiotic use.The corresponding pooled relative risk (RR) and 95%CI was 0.36 (0.28 to 0.46),0.83 (0.71 to 0.97),0.43 (0.22 to 0.86) and 0.26 (0.20 to 0.33),respectively.However,the available data failed to prove that antibiotic prophylaxis shortened the duration of hospitalization (WMD, -0.31;95% CI , -0.78 to 0.35). Conclusions Prophylactic antibiotics can significantly decrease the incidence of post-TURP bacteriuria,fever,bacteremia and continuous antibiotic treatment,but cannot significantly shorten the duration of hospitalization.Antibiotics should be used in patients undergoing TURP.
3.Concomitant expression and combined localization of visfatin and vascular endothelial growth factor in retinas of diabetic rats
Qiang, LU ; Xiao-jing, YANG ; Wei, CUI ; Wei, GAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2013;(1):45-48
Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most important microvascular complications of diabetes,which has become one of the leading causes of blindness.Neovascularization is the main pathological manifestations of DR,but its mechanism is unknown.There is a clear need to investigate its pathogenesis which can offer potential therapeutic targets.Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the expression and distribution of visfatin and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in diabetic model rats.Methods This study was approved by Animal Ethic Committee of Inner Mongolia Medical University.Sixty SPF 8-week-old male SpragueDawley rats were randomized into the diabetic group and control group.The rats were housed under a condition that alternated between 12 hours of light and darkness,with free access to rat food and water.Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of 60 mg/kg (0.60 ml/100 g) of streptozotocin (STZ) and control rats received equivalent volume of buffer.The models were regarded as successful when blood glucose was ≥ 16.7 mmol/L.Rats were sacrificed 12 weeks after the injection of STZ and retinal specimens were prepared to detect the expression of visfatin and VEGF.Total retinal protein was isolated from the retinas of experimental and control eyes,and the expression of visfatin and VEGF was assessed by Western blot.Frozen cross sections of retinas of 5 μm thickness were used to perform double immunofluorescence staining with anti-visfatin and anti-VEGF antibodies.Results Mean body weight of the diabetic rats was (189.02±11.34) g and that of the control rats was (489.57 ± 14.48) g at 12 weeks post-injection,showing a significant difference between them (t =5.236,P =0.003).Mean blood glucose level was (29.25±3.86) mmol/L in the diabetic group and (5.32±1.01) mmol/L in the control group,demonstrating a significant difference (t =11.778,P =0.000).Double immunofluorescence staining showed reduced expression of visfatin and VEGF in the retinal nerve fibrous layer and glial cells in the control rats.A stronger staining for visfatin and VEGF was found in the various layers of the retina in the diabetic rats,with an expression level of visfatin (A value) of 346.26±41.23,which was considerably higher than that of the control group (102.07±65.01) (t =8.291,P =0.000) in 12 weeks after injection.Furthermore,the expression of VEGF in the retina was elevated in the diabetic group compared with the control group (A value) (415.88±92.15 vs.113.06±32.06) (t=10.067,P=0.000).Conclusions Visfatin might contribute to the pathologic progression of diabetic retinal,neovascularization and it might play a synergistic role with VEGF in the pathophysiology of DR.
4.Analysis of Fourteen Dyes in Hair Dying Formulations by High Performance
Huijuan ZHU ; Yan-Wei YANG ; Wei-Qiang ZHANG ; Al ET ;
Journal of Environment and Health 2007;0(08):-
Objective To develop a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the determination of fourteen dyes in hair dying formulations.Methods Dyes were separated on a amide bonded C_(16) silica column (250 mm?4.6 mm,5?m),the target analytes were ion-paired prior to HPLC analysis with elution employing methanol-0.025 mol/L phosphate buffer (pH=6.0) containing 1 g/L 1-heptanesulfonic acid sodium salt as mobile phase and detection by a photodiode array detector with the detection wavelength of 230 nm and 280 nm.The flow rate was 1.0 ml/min and the column temperature was 25℃.Results The linear range were 10-500 mg/L,the detection limits were 0.3-2.0 mg/L,the coeffieients of variation were less than 10%(except 2-amino-6-chloro-4-nitrophenol at low concentration) and the recovery rates were 71.3%-118.5%.Conclusion The methods of high performance liquid chromatography introduced in this paper is simple,rapid,accurate and is applicable to the analysis of various hair dyes.
7.Analysis of pathogen in bronchoalveolar lavage lfuid and its clinical features in 80 children with lobar pneumonia
Ying YANG ; Wei ZHANG ; Yunxia WANG ; Li ZHANG ; Qiang GU
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2016;34(5):348-350
Objective To investigate the pathogenic types and clinical features of children with lobar pneumonia. Methods Eighty children with lobar pneumonia diagnosed from April 2013 to May 2015 were enrolled. Bronchoalveolar lavage lfuid (BALF) of patients were collected. FQ-PCR was used to detect and analyze pathogens in BALF. Results In 80 cases, 59 cases were Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and 2 cases were Chlamydia pneumoniae, 12 cases were Streptococcus pneumoniae, 1 case was Klebsiella pneumoniae, 8 cases were adenovirus, 1 case was respiratory syncytial virus, 14 cases were of mixed infection. The prevalence of MP lobar pneumonia in children of 7-14 years old age group were higher than that of other age groups. Conclusions The pathogen of children with lobar pneumonia varied from Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, bacteria, virus and so on, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae was the common pathogen in lobar pneumonia.
8.Drug therapies for osteoporosis:tensile properties of the humerus
Qiang WANG ; Xiangbo ZHAN ; Wei WANG ; Qi YANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2015;(46):7435-7439
BACKGROUND:Mechanical property test is an important method to evaluate the effect of drug treatment on the animal model of osteoporosis. But there are rare reports on the tensile mechanical test for evaluating the therapeutic effects of a variety of drugs on a female rat model of senile osteoporosis. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects ofGusukang capsule, alendronate, vitamin K and calcium on tensile properties of the humerus in the rat model of osteoporosis. METHODS: Totaly 180 female Wistar rats, 4-5 months old, were randomized into six groups, 30 in each group. Except the rats in the normal control group, al the rats were subjected to make ovariectomized osteoporosis models. Then, rats were givenGusukang capsule (0.9 g/kg/d), alendronate (1 mg/kg/d), vitamin K (0.1 mg/kg/d) and calcium (2 mg/kg/d) in theGusukang capsule, alendronate, vitamin K and calcium groups, respectively. After 15 weeks, the bilateral humeri were taken from al the rats, and the tensile test was carried out on an electronic universal testing machine at a speed of 5 mm/min. The fracture morphology of the specimen was observed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The maximum load and maximum strain of the rat fumerus were significantly lower in the model group than in the normal control,Gusukangcapsule, alendronate and vitamin K groups (P < 0.05). There were no differences in the maximum load, maximum stress and maximum strain between the calcium group and model group (P > 0.05). These findings indicate that the tensile properties of the humerus can be improved by Chinese medicine, western medicine and vitamin K, especialy by the Chinese medicine.
9.Construction of bioartificial renal tubule assist device In Vitro and its function of transporting sodium and glucose.
Xinggang, DONG ; Jianghua, CHEN ; Qiang, HE ; Yi, YANG ; Wei, ZHANG
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2009;29(4):517-21
To explore a new way of constructing bioartificial renal tubule assist device (RAD) in vitro and its function of transporting sodium (Na(+)) and glucose and to evaluate the application of atomic force microscope in the RAD construction, rat renal tubular epithelial cell line NRK-52E was cultured in vitro, seeded onto the outer surfaces of hollow fibers in a bioreactor, and then cultured for two weeks to construct RAD. Bioreactor hollow fibers without NRK-52E cells were used as control. The morphologies of attached cells were observed with scanning electron microscope, and the junctions of cells and polysulfone membrane were observed with atomic force microscope. Transportation of Na(+) and glucose was measured. Oubaine and phlorizin were used to inhibit the transporting property. The results showed that NRK-52E cells and polysulfone membrane were closely linked, as observed under atomic force microscope. After exposure to oubaine and phlorizin, transporting rates of Na(+) and glucose were decreased significantly in the RAD group as compared with that in the control group (P<0.01). Furthermore, when the inhibitors were removed, transportation of Na(+) and glucose was restored. It is concluded that a new RAD was constructed successfully in vitro, and it is able to selectively transport Na(+) and glucose.
10.Effect of Network Environment on the Doctor-patientRelationship from the Doctor′s Perspective
Feifei DAI ; Guobin YANG ; Yuxiu LIU ; Qiang WEI ; Xueming YI
Chinese Medical Ethics 2015;(4):552-555
Through the doctor group, the questionnaire survey to understand what the doctor online habits situ-ation of network communication, doctors and patients, the effect of the real network environment for medical diag-nosis and treatment, news media under the network environment on the influence of the doctor and the doctor group about web development comprehensive view of the impact of the doctor-patient relationship.Points out that the current network environment brings to the doctor-patient relationship: the influence of the Internet become some doctors information update and the accumulated knowledge source, network has become an important platform inter-action some doctors and patients, doctors need to deal with an increasing number of network patients, the doctor-shave reactive shifts to the media negative reports.