1.The effects of rosmartnic acid on the urine toxins,urinary protein ,serum MDA and SOD in the rats with the 5/6 nephrectomy
Weiyuan LIN ; Ronggui HUANG ; Xingzhong ZHENG
Clinical Medicine of China 2011;27(10):1075-1077
Objective To investigate the effects of rosmarinic acid on the kidney function,urinary protein,serum MDA and SOD in rats with the 5/6 nephrectomy.Methods We established the rat model with chronic renal dysfunction and randomized them into normal control group,model control group and rosmarinic acid treatment group.There were 6 rats in each group.The blood creatinine level was recorded 2 weeks after operation.We detected the effects of rosmarinic acid on urinary protein,urine creatinine,blood creatinine,serum MDA and SOD in rats with the 5/6 nephretomy which was established by Ponseau S method.The treatment group received rosmarinic acid as an intervention.Results ( 1 ) Compared with control group,the creatinine and The creatinine clearance rate ( Ccr ) of rosmarinic acid treatment group increased ( F =38.912,P < 0.01 ;F =19.968,P < 0.05 ) after treatment,; (2) Rosmarinic acid improved the 24 h urine protein in rats with renal dysfunction significantly(F =16.288 P <0.01); (3) Rosmarinic acid had no effect on serum MDA and SOD in rats.Conclusion Rosmarinic acid can decrease urine protein and blood creatinine,increase the Ccr and alleviate kidney failure,but has no effects on MDA and SOD in rat model.
2.A multi-center study to evaluate the dynamic changes of uterine artery and umbilical artery flow in a normal pregnancy and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
Jianhua LIN ; Ajuan LIANG ; Qide LIN ; Xinghui LIU ; Lizhou SUN ; Weiyuan ZHANG ; Li ZOU
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010;45(8):583-587
Objective To investigate the dynamic changes of uterine artery and umbilical artery in the first, second, and third trimester of normal pregnancy and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP).Methods A multi-center prospective study was conducted on 1098 women with normal singleton pregnancies at the first prenatal visit in the Second West China Hospital of Sichuan University, First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Wuhan Union Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Renji Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University from April 2005 to July 2006, with the average age of (28. 3±3.3). The pulsatility indices (PI),resistance indices (RI) and systolic to diastolic velocity ratios (S/D) of uterine artery and umbilical artery were measured for all subjects in the first (10th -14th gestationa] weeks), second (20th-26th gestational weeks) and third trimester(30th -36th gestational weeks), respectively. In this longitudinal study, women who developed HDP were classified into HDP group, and the rest into normal pregnancy group. Results (1) Among the 1098 pregnant women, 44 developed HDP during the index pregnancy, including 20 gestational hypertension, 15 mild pre-eclampsia and 9 severe pre-eclampsia, giving an incidence of 4.17%,and the rest 1054 were normal until delivery.(2) In the normal pregnancy group, the RI, PI and S/D of uterine artery were decreased with the progress of pregnancy (RI: 0. 64, 0. 57, 0. 50; PI: 1.24, 0. 98,0. 80; S/D: 3.26, 2. 58, 2. 20; P<0.01). However, the above indices showed an increasing trend with the increase of gestations in the HDP group (RI: 0. 55, 0. 67, 0. 64; PI: 1.22, 1.36, 1.20; S/D: 3.18,3.41,3.05; P <0. 01). In the second and third trimester, the RI, PI and S/D of uterine artery in the HDP group were higher than those in the normal pregnancy group (P<0.01). (3) In the normal pregnancy group, the RI, PI and S/D of the umbilical artery decreased from the secondto the third trimester (RI:0. 71 and 0. 58; PI: 1.16 and 0. 87; S/D: 3.58 and 2. 48; P<0.01). However, no significant difference was found in the RI, PI and S/D value of umbilical artery in the second and third trimester between the normal and HDP group (RI:0.71 and 0.63; PI: 1.20 and 0.95; S/D: 3.71 and 2.69; P>0.05,respectively), despite the decreasing trend in the HDP group. Conclusions In uncomplicated pregnancies,the blood flow resistance of uterine artery decreases and the end-diastolic blood flow of uterine artery increases with the progress of pregnancy. However, in pregnant women with HDP, the blood flow resistance of uterine artery increases significantly with the increase of gestations which shows significant difference to that in normal pregnancies. The blood flow resistance of umbilical artery decreases in both normal and HDP pregnant women with the increasing gestational age.
3.Evaluation on the performance of MicroScan WalkAway in detecting carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Zhichang ZHAO ; Maobai LIU ; Bin LI ; Weiyuan CHEN ; Jingling ZHANG ; Liya HUANG ; Rui LIU ; Qili LIN
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2017;17(1):42-45
Objective To investigate the performance of MicroScan WalkAway 96 Plus (MSW) system in detection of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE).Methods A total of 81 stock CRE strains were used in this study. Bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test were performed by MSW system. Beta-lactamases genes blaKPC,blaIMP,blaVIM, blaOXA-48 and blaNDM were amplified by PCR and subjected to sequencing analysis. Disk diffusion method and PCR were used as gold standard to evaluate the performance and reliability of MSW system in identifying carbapenem-resistant and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.Results Overall, 69.1 % (56/81) of the Enterobacteriaceae strains were identified as CRE by the MSW system. The results of PCR showed that 48 strains were carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. When carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae strains were identified by the instrument using an advanced expert system, the sensitivity was 93.8 % and specificity was 42.4 %. The positive predictive value was 70.3 %, the negative predictive value was 82.4 % and the predictive accuracy value was 72.8 %.Conclusions The MicroScan WalkAway 96 Plus system has shown good performance in detection of CRE.
4.Surveillance for Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Multidrug Resistance Phenotype among Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii from Hospitalized Patients
Weiyuan WU ; Lin HE ; Jinsong WU ; Yuemei LU ; Wenqing LI ; Jine CHENG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2006;0(05):-
OBJECTIVE To investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility of 9 antimicrobial agents and multidrug(resistance)(MDR) phenotype among Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from hospitalized patients.METHODS Disk diffusion method was used to detect the inhibitory zone diameter of 9(antimicrobial) agents to 221 strains of A.baumannii.according to standard from NCCLS in South China during 2002 to 2004.RESULTS 25.3% and 26.4% of isolates from ICU patients showed resistance to(imipemem) and meropemem,respectively,and the resistance rates were greater among the(isolates) from ICU(patients) than those from non-ICU inpatients by 13.4% and 12.2 %(P
5.Comparison of high-resolution diffusion-weighted imaging and diffusion kurtosis imaging for prediction of radiotherapy response in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Gang WU ; Weiyuan HUANG ; Fen WANG ; Guang HUANG ; Shuai ZHANG ; Shiping YANG ; Feng CHEN ; Shaomin LIN
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2018;27(7):633-637
Objective In this prospective study,the performance between high-resolution diffusion-weighted imaging ( DWI) and diffusion kurtosis imaging ( DKI) for prediction of radiotherapy response in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma was compared. Methods Forty-one patients pathologically diagnosed with NPC received IMRT. All patients underwent conventional MRI,high-resolution DWI and DKI before and after radiotherapy (1-2 d after the plan dose was administered).All patients received conventional MRI during follow-up at 3,6,9 and 12 months after radiotherapy. According to the RECIST 1. 1( response evaluation criteria in solid tumors),all patients were divided into the response group (RG;n=36) and non-response group (NRG;n=5). The mean kurtosis coefficient (Kmean) and the mean diffusion coefficient (Dmean) of DKI and apparent diffusion coefficient ( ADC) of DWI were analyzed before and after radiotherapy. Results Among 41 patients,36 cases were assigned into the RG group and 5 in the NRG group. Before and after radiotherapy, all parameters significantly differed between two groups ( P=0. 000-0. 013) except for the Dmeanand ADC prior to radiotherapy. At the end of radiotherapy,the sensitivity of Kmeanwas calculated as 87. 5% and the specificity was 91. 3% for predicting local control (optimal threshold=0. 30, AUC: 0. 924; 95%CI: 0. 83-1. 00 ). Conclusion Kmeanvalue after radiotherapy is a potential biomarker for the early evaluation of clinical efficacy of radiotherapy in NPC patients.
6.Clinical features and drug resistance profile of neonatal sepsis caused by different species of Klebsiella
Xudong YAN ; Lin YANG ; Weiyuan WU ; Yueming PENG ; Zhaoxia ZHANG ; Benqing WU
Chinese Journal of Neonatology 2022;37(6):515-519
Objective:To study the clinical features and drug resistance profile of neonatal sepsis caused by different species of Klebsiella.Methods:From January 2009 to December 2018, cryopreserved Klebsiella strains from blood culture of neonatal sepsis cases in NICU of our hospital were reactivated. Molecular identification and antimicrobial susceptibility tests were performed. Clinical features, laboratory tests, drug resistance profile and prognosis of these patients were analyzed retrospectively.Results:A total of 29 strains of Klebsiella were reactivated. Molecular identification assigned 22 cases (75.9%) into Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kpn) group and 7 cases (24.1%) into Klebsiella quasipneumoniae (Kqu) group. Gestational age and birth weight of Kpn group were higher than Kqu group [(33.1±3.2) weeks vs. (30.6±0.9) weeks, (1 847±677) g vs. (1 416±121) g] ( P<0.05). Abdominal distension was more common in Kqu group than Kpn group [42.9% (3/7) vs. 4.5% (1/22), P<0.05]. No significant differences existed in the laboratory tests including white blood cell count, platelet count, hypersensitive C-reactive protein and procalcitonin between the two groups ( P>0.05). Kpn was 100.0% sensitive to Cefazolin-Tazobactam and Amikacinto and less sensitive to Imipenem and Cefperazone-Sulbactam, Meropenem and Ertapenem. Kqu was generally more sensitive than Kpn and the sensitivity of Kqu to Imipenem was 100.0%. No significant differences existed of the prognosis between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Kpn is the main pathogen of neonatal Klebsiella sepsis. Kqu sepsis is more common in neonates with smaller gestational age and lower birth weight. Abdominal distention is common presenting symptom in Kpn sepsis and sensitive antibiotics should be used early.
7. Emodin reduces the injury of glomerular mesangial cells in lupus nephritis by targeting forkhead protein K2 through miR-96-5p
Shanhong SHI ; Weiyuan LIN ; Jiequn ZHANG ; Yanling ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2023;28(12):1331-1338
AIM: To investigate the injury of emodin (EMO) in reduce of glomerular mesangial cells (MCs) in lupus nephritis by targeting forkhead protein K2 (FOXK2) through miR-96-5p. METHODS: The contents of 24 h urine protein, serum urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (Scr) in MRL / faslpr mice (lupus nephritis group) and MRL / MPJ mice (control group) were detected. MCs were separated, purified and divided into: MCs group (MCs without any treatment), L-EMO group (MCs treated with 10 μmol/L Emodin), M-EMO group (MCs treated with 25 μmol / L Emodin), H-EMO group (MCs treated with 50 μmol / L Emodin), H-EMO + miR-96-5p-NC group (MCs treated with 50 μmol / L Emodin and transfected with miR-96-5p-NC), and H-EMO + miR-96-5p-minic group (MCs treated with 50 μmol/ L Emodin and transfected with miR-96-5p-minic). Double luciferase report experiment was used to verify the targeting relationship between miR-96-5p and FOXK2. The real-time quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of miR-96-5p. Western blot was used to detect the expression of FOXK2 and apoptosis related proteins. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the levels of inflammatory factors in MCs. cell count kit 8 (CCK-8) was used to determine the activity of MCs. Annexin-V FITC/PI double staining was used to detect apoptosis of MCs. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, 24 h urinary protein content, serum BUN and Scr levels in the lupus nephritis group were significantly increased (P< 0.05). Compared with the MCs group, the miR-96-5p expression, interleukin1β (IL-1β), interleukin6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), A450 value and B-lymphoblastoma-2 (Bcl-2) protein in the L-EMO group, M-EMO group and H-EMO group were significantly decreased (P<0.05), the FOXK2 level, cell apoptosis rate, Bcl-2 related X gene (Bax), aspartate specific cysteine proteinase-3 (cleaved Caspase-3) protein levels were significantly increased, respectively (P<0.05), the effect of Emodin was dose-dependent. Compared with the H-EMO group and H-EMO+miR-96-5p-NC group, H-EMO+miR-96-5p-minic group obviously increased the miR-96-5p expression, inflammatory factor levels, A450 value and Bcl-2 protein level (P<0.05), and obviously decreased FOXK2 level and cell apoptosis rate (P< 0.05). CONCLUSION: EMO can reduce the injury of lupus nephritis MCs by down-regulating miR-96-5p and then up-regulating FOXK2.
8.Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance on Hospital-and Community-acquired Pathogens in 10 Teaching Hospitals in China
Qiwen YANG ; Yingchun XU ; Xiuli XIE ; Hui WANG ; Yunjian HU ; Yuxing NI ; Jingyong SUN ; Yunsong YU ; Haishen KONG ; Lin HE ; Weiyuan WU ; Huifen YE ; Yinmei YANG ; Ziyong SUN ; Xuhui ZHU ; Mingqing TONG ; Wangsheng ZHAO ; Yaning MEI ; Yong LIU ; Zhijie ZHANG ; Qiong DUAN ; Dan LI ; Minjun CHEN
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2006;0(09):-
OBJECTIVE To investigate the antimicrobial resistance of hospital-and community-acquired pathogens collected from 10 teaching hospitals located at different areas in China in 2006.METHODS According to the study protocol,the strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae,meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus(MSSA),Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae were collected and sent to the central lab for reidentification and susceptibility testing.The minimal inhibitory concentrations(MICs) of antimicrobial agents against Str.pneumoniae were determined by Etest method and MICs of antimicrobial agents against S.aureus,E.coli and K.pneumoniae strains were determined by agar dilution method.WHONET5.4 software was used to analyze the data.RESULTS Among 353 Str.pneumoniae strains,74.2% were penicillin-susceptible(PSSP),9.6% were penicillin-intermediate(PISP) and 16.2% were penicillin-resistant(PRSP).Strains from different hospitals showed different sensitivity to penicillin.Among ?-lactam antibiotics,cefuroxime showed the lowest susceptibility rate of 0%(for PRSP) to 76.7%(for PSSP).The susceptibility rate to ceftriaxone and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid was 98.1% and 98.9% in PSSP group,61.8% and 64.7% in PISP group,and 15.8% and 10.5% in PRSP group.The ESBLs rate was 56.2% among 267 Escherichia strains and 42.7% among 206 K.pneumoniae strains.For ESBLs-producing strains,the susceptibility rates to cefotaxime and ceftriaxone were low and the rate to ceftazidime was relatively high among ?-lactam antibiotics.73.4% MSSA strains produced ?-lactamase.?-Lactam antibiotics tested showed high susceptibility against MSSA strains.The susceptibility rate was 98.9-100%.The susceptibility rate to ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin was 80.8% and 88.1%,separately.CONCLUSIONS Fluoroquinolones show high susceptibility against Str.pneumoniae.Ceftriaxone and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid have relatively high susceptibility among ?-lactams.For MSSA and non-ESBLs-producing E.coli and K.pneumoniae strains,?-lactams show high susceptibility.For ESBLs-producing E.coli and K.pneumoniae strains,the susceptibility rates to cefotaxime and ceftriaxone are low and that to ceftazidime,cefepime and cefoperazone-sulbactam are relatively high.
9.Comparative analysis of high risk factors between early-onset pre-eclampsia and late-onset pre-eclampsia
Xin LYU ; Weiyuan ZHANG ; Jingxiao ZHANG ; Yuqian WEI ; Xiaoli GUO ; Shihong CUI ; Jianying YAN ; Xiaoyan ZHANG ; Chong QIAO ; Rong ZHOU ; Weirong GU ; Xianxia CHEN ; Zi YANG ; Xiaotian LI ; Jianhua LIN
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021;56(11):760-766
Objective:To explore the difference of high-risk factors between early-onset and late-onset pre-eclampsia, and to further understand high-risk factors of pre-eclampsia.Methods:Clinical data of pre-eclampsia pregnant women in 160 medical institutions in China in 2018 were retrospectively analyzed, including 8 031 cases of early-onset pre-eclampsia and 12 969 cases of late-onset pre-eclampsia. The proportion of high-risk factors, different body mass index (BMI) and age stratification between early-onset group and late-onset group were compared.Results:(1) Univariate analysis of high-risk factors: the proportions of high-risk factors in early-onset group and late-onset group were compared, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Among them, the proportions of primipara and multiple pregnancy in early-onset group were lower than those in late-onset group, while the proportions of pregnant women with advanced age, irregular antenatal examination, obesity, family history of hypertension, pre-eclampsia, diabetes, kidney diseases, immune system diseases and assisted reproductive technology were higher than those in late-onset group. (2) Hierarchical analysis of BMI: the proportion of pregnant women with BMI≥24 kg/m 2 in early-onset group [48.2% (2 828/5 872) vs 45.5% (4 177/9 181), respectively; P=0.001] and the proportion of pregnant women with BMI ≥28 kg/m 2 in early-onset group [19.5% (1 143/5 872) vs 18.0% (1 656/9 181), respectively; P=0.028] were significantly higher than those in late-onset group. (3) Age stratification analysis: the proportion of pregnant women aged 35-39 years in the early-onset group [21.8% (1 748/8 023) vs 17.5% (2 110/12 068), respectively; P<0.01], the proportion of pregnant women 40-44 years old [6.8% (544/8 023) vs 5.4% (648/12 068), respectively; P<0.01], and the proportion of pregnant women ≥45 years old [0.7% (58/8 023) vs 0.5% (57/12 068), respectively; P=0.021] were significantly higher than those in the late-onset group. (4) Multivariate analysis: advanced age (≥35 years old), multiple pregnancy, irregular antenatal examination or transfer from other hospitals, family history of hypertension (including paternal, maternal and parental lines), previous history of pre-eclampsia, kidney diseases, immune system diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome) and assisted reproductive technology pregnancy were the risk factors affecting the severity of pre-eclampsia (all P<0.05). Conclusion:Pregnant women with high risk factors such as age ≥35 years old, BMI ≥24 kg/m 2 before pregnancy, family history of hypertension, history of pre-eclampsia, chronic kidney diseases, immune diseases (mainly including systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome) and assisted reproductive technology are more likely to have early-onset pre-eclampsia.
10.Epidemiological study of high risk human papillomavirus infection in 25 to 54 years old married women in Beijing
Minghui WU ; Songwen ZHANG ; Weiyuan ZHANG ; Baoli ZHOU ; Zheng XIE ; Jiandong WANG ; Jing FENG ; Junhua WANG ; Jiwei JIANG ; Li ZHU ; Shiquan HUANG ; Jing PAN ; Xinzhi LIU ; Yunping ZHANG ; Wen ZHAO ; Hong LI ; Xiaohang LUO ; Kunchong SHI ; Guifeng WANG ; Liping FU ; Guixiang LI ; Hunfen TAO ; Chunxiang BAI ; Ruixia HE ; Lei JIN ; Guangmei LIU ; Kuixiang WANG ; Jialin YE ; Siying LIU ; Mei WANG ; Xueming YAN ; Guiling HU ; Rujing LIN ; Changyue SUN ; Hong ZENG ; Lirong WU ; Yali CHENG
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009;44(12):892-897
Objective To investigate high risk human papillomavirus(HR-HPV)prevalence among married women in Beijing and to study the high risk flactors.nethods During March 2007 to September 2008.a total of 6185 married women sampled from 137 communities in 12 districts were screened bv HR-HPV DNA test and cytogical test.The interview was carried out with unified questionnaires.The databage was set up and twice entered in EpiDam 3.0.After checked up,the data were analyzed in SPSS 15.0.Results (1) The HR-HPV infection rate was 9.89%.The HR-HPV infection rate of the city zone,the suburb and the exurb were 9.34%,10.51% and 9.51% (P>0.05).The HR-HPV infection rate of the native and the oudander were 9.53%,11.30% (P<0.05).(2) The age distribution of HR-HPV infection was that the rate was around 10% among 25 to 44 age groups,which was the highest(11.21%) in 30 to 34 age group;then the rate was descended as the age raising,the rate of 50 to 54 age group was the lowest(7.78%).(3) Multiple logistic regression showed that the related risk factors of HR-HPV infection mainly included 1000 RMB and above of family income per person per month.possessing more than 1 sexual partner of her husband,outlander and hish levels of education.(4) The prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia(CIN)in HR-HPV positive group wag significantly higher than that in HR-HPV negative group(29.76% vs 3.32%,P<0.01).Conclusions(1)The HR-HPV infection rate among aged 25 to 54 years was 9.9% and there was no significant difference in area distribution.(2)The hish risk population which should strengthen screening was the married bearing-age women with high level of family income,outlander,high levels of education and her husband possessing more than 1 sexual partner.(3)HR-HPV infection is the main risk factor for CIN and cervical cancer.while does not provide a causal relationship with them.The high risk population should be checked regularly to understand the development of HR-HPV infection and CIN incidence.