1.Clinical value of three kinds of helicobacter pylori detection methods
Xing BAI ; Suhua WU ; Wei RAN ; Zhechuan MEI
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(29):3887-3889
Objective To discuss the clinical value of three kinds of helicobacter pylori (HP) detection methods and find out the appropriate method for clinical application of the HP detection .Methods A total of 109 patients received gastroscopy ,the efficacy of RUT ,13C-urea breath test(13C-UBT) and the immunoCard STAT helicobacter pylori stool antigen (HpSA) for detection of HP were compared .Results RUT positive rate of the two pieces of gastric mucosa (the gastric antrum and the gastric body) was 34 .86% ,higher than that of single piece of gastric mucosa (gastric antrum or stomach body ) and two pieces of gastric mucosa (stomach) ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .05);The diagnosis of HP infection was based on 13 C-UBT ,sensitivity and accuracy of the two pieces of gastric mucosa (the gastric antrum and the gastric body) were 72 .97% and 80 .73% ,respectively , higher than that of two pieces of gastric mucosa and gastric antrum ,and lower than the four pieces of gastric mucosa (two pieces of gastric antrum + two pieces of the gastric body) .There was no statistically significant difference among RUT ,13 C-UBT and the immunoCard STAT HpSA(P>0 .05) .The diagnosis of HP infection was based on 13C-UBT ,the immunoCard STAT HpSA sensi-tivity ,specificity and accuracy were 86 .49% ,95 .83% ,92 .66% ,respectively ,which were higher than RUT .Conclusion Two pieces of gastric mucosa (the gastric antrum and the gastric body) materials is appropriate for clinical promotion RUT based solution . RUT ,13C-UBT and hpsas immune quick check card are all clinical detection of HP and reliable methods ,but hpsas immune quick check card is more suitable for clinical promotion .
2.Role of orexin in sleep disorder after isoflurane anesthesia in rats
Wei WU ; Mingzi RAN ; Jiannan LI ; Hailong DONG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2014;34(2):132-135
Objective To evaluate the role of orexin in the sleep disorder after isoflurane anesthesia in rats.Methods Sixty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 10-12 weeks,weighing 280-320 g,were randomly divided into 2 groups (n =32 each) using a random number table:control group (C) and isoflurane group (Ⅰ).Group Ⅰ inhaled 1.2% isoflurane from 8:00 to 13:30 to induce anesthesia,followed by 0.5 h of recovery.Group C received no anesthesia and the other procedures were similar to those previously described in group Ⅰ.The induction time and awakening time were recorded.Eight rats were randomly chosen to record the movement condition (locomotor time and activity) from 14:00 to 8:00 the next morning.Before beginning of anesthesia,at 4 h after beginning of anesthesia,and at 4 and 10 h after the end of anesthesia,6 rats were randomly chosen in each group to count the orexin/c-fos double-labeled neurons in hypothalamus.The ratio of activated orexin neurons (orexin/c-fos double-labeled neurons to orexin positive neurons) was calculated and plasma orexin-A concentration was detected.Results The induction time was (2.14 ± 0.17) min,awakening time was (8.7 ± 0.5) min,and EEG showed that there was no typical burst and suppression patterns in group Ⅰ.There was no significant difference in the number of orexin positive neurons between the two groups (P > 0.05).Compared with group C,the time for locomotor activity was significantly prolonged,and the activity was increased during the night (P < 0.01),the number of activated neurons,ratio of activated orexin neurons and plasma orexin-A concentration were decreased at 4 h after beginning of anesthesia in group Ⅰ (P < 0.01).The plasma orexin-A concentration was lower at 4 h after beginning of anesthesia,while higher at 10 h after the end of anesthesia than before beginning of anesthesia in group Ⅰ (P < 0.05).The number of activated neurons was significantly larger and ratio of activated orexin neurons was higher before beginning of anesthesia and at 10 h after the end of anesthesia and the plasma orexin-A concentration was higher at 4 and 10 h after the end of anesthesia than at 4 h after beginning of anesthesia in group Ⅰ (P < 0.05 or 0.01).Conclusion The development of sleep disorder after isoflurane anesthesia during the day time in rats is related to the regulatory role of orexin in it.
3.Therapeutic Effects of Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation on Patients with Angina Pectoris of Coronary Heart Disease
Bingjie WU ; Junzhi TIAN ; Wei YUE ; Jing YANG ; Ran ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2008;14(2):169-170
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of multidisciplinary rehabilitation therapy on patients with angina pectoris of coronary heart disease.Methods 86 patients with angina pectoris of coronary heart disease were randomly divided into the rehabilitation group(55 cases)and control group(31 cases).The patients in the rehabilitation group received routine drugs and multidisciplinary rehabilitation(psychotherapy,diet guiding,kinesitherapy,post discharged guiding etc).The patients in the control group received routine drugs for 10~14 days,activities after chest pain dispearance and natural life after discharge.The follow up period was 6 months,recording the changes of cardiac event rate,body mass index,blood lipid(glycerol,cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein).Results The rehabilitation group was significantly superior to that of control group in symptom remission velocity and remission degree(P<0.05).Cardiac event rate of the rehabilitation group was lower than that of the control group significantly within follow up period(P<0.01);body mass index and blood lipid were improve in the two groups,but the rehabilitation group was significantly superior to that of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion The multidisciplinary rehabilitation therapy can improve clinical symptoms of patients with angina pectoris of coronary heart disease and reduce cardiac event.
4.The effect of endothelial progenitor cell transplantation on liver cirrhosis in rats
Feng LIU ; Zhida LIU ; Nan WU ; Xu CONG ; Ran FEI ; Hongsong CHEN ; Lai WEI
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2009;24(1):53-56
Objective To study the effect of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) transplantation on CCl4 induced hepatic cirrhosis in rats. Methods Eight male SD rats were used as normal control. Thirty rats were induced liver cirrhosis by feeding with 25% CCl4/olive oil for 12 weeks, and then were subdivided into cirrhosis group (n = 10), EPCs transplanted group (n = 10) and saline control group (n = 10). EPCs were transplanted into the portal vein for 4 weeks in EPCs transplanted group. Rats in EPCs nontransplanted group were sacrificed at the beginning of the 12th week. Rats in EPCs transplanted group and saline control group were killed at the beginning of 16th week. Serum biochemical parameters were examined. The degree of liver cirrhosis was evaluated by Masson staining and by detecting the expression of α-SMA, Collagen Ⅲ and Ki67. Results The volumes of liver in cirrhosis group were twice as much as that in normal rats. 12 weeks after CCl4 administration, compared with saline control group, in EPCs transplanted group, hepatic activity index (HAI) ( F = 75. 062, P < 0. 01 ), the levels of ALT( F = 29. 942, P<0.05), AST(F=16.618,P<0.05) and TBIL(F=9.911 ,P<0.05) in serum decreased, the level of Alb ( F = 4. 944, P < 0. 05 ) and Ki67 ( F = 45. 966, P < 0. 01 ) was increased, the expression of α-SM A ( F = 7.86,P<0.05) and collagen Ⅲ (F = 135.787,P <0.01) decreased (P <0.05). Compared with untransplanted group, in EPCs transplanted group, the levels of ALT, AST and TBIL in serum were lower; In saline control group, the levels of ALT, AST and TBIL in serum were higher, the level of Alb and Ki67was lower, the expression of α-SMA and collagen Ⅲ were higher( P < 0. 05 ). Compared with normal rats, in saline control group, the levels of INR were higher (P < 0. 05 ). Conclusion EPCs transplantation improves hepatocye regeneration and ameliorates established hepatic cirrhosis.
5.Development and clinical application of vWF-pp ELISA Kit
Jiju HAN ; Daoling REN ; Bin CHEN ; Zengxian WANG ; Ran WEI ; Yaping WU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2001;0(03):-
Objective To establish a sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method for determination of von Willebrand factor propeptide (vWF-pp) in plasma and to determine the levels of plasma vWF-pp in 152 healthy volunteers, 36 patients with coronary heart disease and 38 cases of the normal control group with the same ages.Methods The levels of vWF-pp in 152 healthy volunteers with different ages and different genders and in 36 patients with coronary heart disease were determined with the sandwich enzyme linked immuno-sorbent assay (ELISA).Results The average level of vWF-pp in 152 healthy volunteers was 496.4?167.2 ?g/L.The level of vWF-pp in the 50~60 years old group was significantly higher than that in the less than 40 years old group (P0.05). There was significant difference between the 51~60 years old male group and the other three male groups respectively, the 16~20 years old group, the 21~30 years old group and the 31~40 years old group (P
6.Bisphenol A inhibits cell viability and differentiation in micromass culture of rat embryonic midbrain cells via the Notch-Hes pathway
Ran LIU ; Jianjun JIANG ; Lanqin SHANG ; Xuetao WEI ; Shuang WU ; Weidong HAO
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2014;(2):175-181
OBJECTIVE Study the role of estrogen receptor (ER)in the inhibition of cell viability and differentiation induced by bisphenol A (BPA)in micro mass culture of rat e mbryonic midbrain(MB) cells.METHODS Micro mass cultures of MB were prepared fro m rat e mbryonic midbrain on gestation day 13.MB cells were exposed to BPA (10 -4 ,10 -6 ,10 -8 ,10 -10 ,10 -12 mol·L -1 )for 5 d.Cell viability was assessed by neutral red uptake test.MB differentiation was detected by he matoxylin staining and i mage analysis.In order to observe the role of ER pathway in the toxicity induced by BPA,cell cultures were co-treated with ICI182780 0.1 n mol·L -1 ,ta moxifen 1 n mol·L -1 and BPA 0.1 mmol·L -1 for 5 d, the cell viability and foci differentiation were detected.Moreover,the protein expression levels of ER in normal e mbryonic brain of gestation day 18,testis tissue fro m adult rats and midbrain cells untreated with BPA were investigated by Western blot.The mRNA expression levels of ER in normal e mbryonic brain of gestation day 13 and gestation day 18,ovary and testis tissue fro m adult rats,and midbrain cells un-treated with BPA were investigated by real-ti me PCR.The mRNA expression levels of Notch1 and Hes1 in MB cells treated with BPA 0.1 mmol·L -1 were also detected by real-ti me PCR.RESULTS BPA 0.1 mmol·L -1 could inhibited MB cell viability and foci differentiation.However,this effect could not be reversed by ER antagonist.The protein and mRNA expression levels of ER in e mbryonic brain and MB cells untreated with BPA were found to be extre mly low.In addition,BPA 0.1 mmol·L -1 could inhibited the mRNA expression levels of Notch1 and Hes1 .CONCLUSION BPA could inhibited MB cell viability and foci differentiation.ER pathway might be not involved in this effect.Instead,Notch-Hes pathway might be involved for this effect.
7.Detection of associated genes in human lung squamous cell carcinoma in early stage with tumor cDNA microarray
Li LIU ; Qin YANG ; Wei HUANG ; Qian WU ; Ting YANG ; Chang HE ; Peng RAN ; Feng LING
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2000;0(08):-
AIM:To investigate the gene expression profile of human lung squamous cell carcinoma in early stage.METHODS:The mRNA was extracted from cancer tissue and normal lung tissue.The mixed probes were labeled and hybridized with chip containing 480 carcinoma related genes,then analyzed by SuperArray Image software to study the gene expression patterns in lung squamous cell carcinoma.RESULTS:192 genes associated with lung squamous cell carcinogenesis were found,which were grouped into transporter,adhesion molecules,cytoskeleton proteins,transcription regulator,genes associated with metabolism and immune response according to functions.127 gens were positive to lung squamous cell carcinogenesis and 65 genes were negative to lung squamous cell carcinogenesis.CONCLUSION:The screen of gene expression profile of human lung squamous cell carcinoma provides valuable information for the research of molecular mechanism of the lung squamous cell carcinogenesis.
8.Involvement of VKORC1 in the inhibition of calcium oxalate crystal formation in HK-2 cells.
Bo, HU ; Hao-Ran, WU ; Zhi-Yong, MA ; Zhuan-Chang, WU ; Ying-Mei, LU ; Guo-Wei, SHI
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2014;34(3):376-81
The vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 (VKORC1), the rate-limiting enzyme for vitamin K recycling, is significantly down-regulated in the kidneys of urolithiasis patients. This study searched for direct evidence to define the inhibitory activity of VKORC1 against calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystal formation. In the experiment of VKORC1 overexpression, HK-2 cells were transfected with the pFLAG-CMV-7.1-VKORC1 plasmid as a pFLAG-CMV-7.1-VKORC1 transfection group or the pFLAG-CMV-7.1 plasmid as a pFLAG-CMV-7.1 control group. In the experiment of VKORC1 knockdown, HK-2 cells were transfected with the PGPU6/GFP/Neo-VKORC1shRNA-2 as a PGPU6/GFP/Neo-VKORC1shRNA-2 transfection group or the PGPU6/GFP/Neo-shRNA-NC plasmid as a PGPU6/GFP/Neo-shRNA-NC control group. The expression of VKORC1 in HK-2 cells was detected by real-time quantitative PCR and Western blotting. The CaOx crystal formation was observed under the laser-scanning confocal microscope. It was found that the expression levels of VKORC1 mRNA and protein were significantly higher in the pFLAG-CMV-7.1-VKORC1 transfection group than in the pFLAG-CMV-7.1 control group (P<0.01). The number of CaOx crystals in HK-2 cells incubated in fluorescently labeled CaOx monohydrate (COM) crystal medium for 48 h was 14±4 per field (100×) in the pFLAG-CMV-7.1-VKORC1 transfection group and 26±5 per field (100×) in the pFLAG-CMV-7.1 control group respectively under the laser-scanning confocal microscope. The amount of CaOx crystal aggregation and formation in the pFLAG-CMV-7.1-VKORC1 transfection group was significantly reduced as compared with the pFLAG-CMV-7.1 control group (P<0.05). The expression levels of VKORC1 mRNA and protein were significantly lower in the PGPU6/GFP/Neo-VKORC1shRNA-2 transfection group than in the PGPU6/GFP/Neo-shRNA-NC control group (P<0.05). The number of CaOx crystals in HK-2 cells incubated in fluorescently labeled COM crystal medium was 65±11 per field (100×) in the PGPU6/GFP/Neo-VKORC1shRNA-2 transfection group and 24±6 per field (100×) in the PGPU6/GFP/Neo-shRNA-NC control group respectively under the laser-scanning confocal microscope. The amount of CaOx crystal aggregation and formation in the PGPU6/GFP/Neo-VKORC1shRNA-2 transfection group was significantly increased as compared with the PGPU6/GFP/Neo-shRNA-NC control group (P<0.05). These findings suggested that the VKORC1 protein could inhibit CaOx salt crystallization, adhesion and aggregation. This research would help us to understand the mechanisms involving the interaction between crystallization and epithelial cells and the formation of CaOx.
9.Characteristics of hepatic progenitor cells activation in liver tissues of patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis
Nan WU ; Feng LIU ; Hui MA ; Fengxue ZHU ; Zhida LIU ; Ran FEI ; Hongsong CHEN ; Hao WANG ; Lai WEI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;1(3):137-141
Objective To observe the characteristics of hepatic progenitor cells(HPCs)activation in liver tissues of patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis,and to investigate the relationship between the number of HPCs and HBV infection.Methods Cytokeratin 7(CK7)-was stained immunohistochemically in liver tissues of 16 patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis.HPCs and duetular reactions were quantitively analyzed.The expression of HBsAg and HBcAg were also detected to evaluate its relationship with HPCs activation.Results HPCs were extensively activated and marked duetular reactions can be observed in cirrhotic liver tissues.Tlle expression of HBsAg was positively correlated with HPCs activation.Conclusions HPCs are extensively activated in cirrhotic liver tissues,and HBV infection may facilitate its activation.
10.A prospective multi-center cross-sectional study of urethral mobility in normal parous women in China
Shuangyu WU ; Ying CHEN ; Kun WANG ; Huihuan ZHU ; Suzhen RAN ; Aihua WEI ; Yingzi XU ; Xudong WANG ; Jiawei TIAN ; Xinling ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2021;30(4):299-305
Objective:To assess the urethral mobility of normal parous women in China and explore the impacts of related risk factors on it using translabial ultrasound.Methods:Females who met the inclusion criteria in 37 tertiary hospitals from February 2017 to August 2018 were included. All women underwent standardized translabial ultrasound examination and the urethral rotation angle (URA), bladder neck position at maximum Valsalva maneuver (BNP-V) and bladder neck descent (BND) were measured. Questionnaires were used to collect basic information including age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), past medical history, maternity history, and urinary incontinence related history. Mann-Whitney U test and multiple linear regression analysis were adopted to explore the influences of age, BMI, delivery mode and parity on normal parous women′s urethral mobility. Then, the study subjects were divided into different groups and the corresponding values of URA, BNP-V and BND were compared. Results:Compared with parous women with normal BMI and no history of vaginal delivery, those who were overweight and/or had a history of vaginal delivery were more likely to gain greater URA and BND ( P<0.05). The URA and BND were not significantly different between women with different times of cesarean sections ( P>0.05); while for women with a history of vaginal delivery, these two parameters increased with the increase of the number of transvaginal deliveries ( P<0.05). Conclusions:BMI and vaginal delivery are important risk factors for the urethral mobility of normal parous women. The urethral mobility increases with the increase of BMI and the number of vaginal deliveries.