1.The Discussion on Standardization of Antimicrobial SusceptibilityTesting of Aquatic Pathogens
Microbiology 1992;0(04):-
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is an important means to clinical microbiology. At present, there are no standard AST methods for aquatic pathogens comparing with human and veterinary pathogens. We reviewed the recent research progress on establishing these methods and discussed the key factors in AST of aquatic pathogens. Furthermore the defect of AST of aquatic pathogens in China was profiled and prospect for further research was put forward.
2.Research advances in molecular epidemiology and vaccines of Coxsackievirus A16.
Xiang-Peng CHEN ; Xiao-Juan TAN ; Wen-Bo XU
Chinese Journal of Virology 2014;30(4):483-488
Epidemics of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) have mainly been caused by Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) and Enterovirus A 71 (EV-A71), which circulated alternatively or together in the affected area. CVA16 has caused numerous outbreaks and epidemics in multiple countries and geographical regions, and has become an important public health problem. Based on an analysis of the complete VP1 coding region, all CVA16 strains can be divided into genotypes A, B1, and B2. Furthermore, genotype B1 can be divided into subgenotypes B1a, B1b, and B1c. After 2000, no reports of genotype B2 virus strains have been reported. All of the CVA16 strains reported in mainland China have belonged to subgenotypes B1a and B1b. Most CVA16-associated infections cause only mild symptoms; however, some CVA16 infections can lead to severe complications and even death. Vaccination is considered to be the most effective method to control the transmission and infection rate of this virus. A number of research groups are studying various vaccine types, including inactivated vaccines, genetic engineering vaccines, and DNA vaccines, amongst others. In this review, an overview is provided of the research advances in molecular epidemiology and vaccines of CVA16.
Animals
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China
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Coxsackievirus Infections
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epidemiology
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immunology
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prevention & control
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virology
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Enterovirus A, Human
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classification
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genetics
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isolation & purification
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Humans
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Viral Vaccines
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administration & dosage
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genetics
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immunology
3.Effect of fluoride on apoptosis and DNA damage in OX peripheral blood lymphocytes
Min, WANG ; Hou-juan, XING ; Fei, ZHU ; Shi-wen, XU
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2008;27(3):272-275
Objective To explore the effect of sodium fluoride on DNA damage and apoptosis on ox peripheral blood lymphocyte cultured in vitro.Methods Using lymphoeytes separation medium lymphocytes were separated and different concentration of NaF(0,4,8,12,16 mg/L)were added into the cultual system of lymphocytes for 24 h.Cell viability was measured by MTT.nuclear changes stained by acridine orange-ethidium bromine staining (AO/EB)were observed under fluoroscope,DNA fragment was measured by agarose gel electrophoresis.DNA damage was detected by alkaline SCGE.The differences between each groups were compared.Results Cells were exposed to 4,8,16 and 24 mg/L NaF in 24 h,cell survival rates,respectively being(73.743±0.552)%,(69.184±0.724)%,(65.736±0.055)%and(63.651±0.287)%,decreased significantly compared to control group.There were distinctive cell apoptosis,evident DNA damage and visible dose-effect relation(R2=0.7456).Conclusions A certain concentration of sodium fluoride lcads to lymphocytes apoptosis and DNA damage.
4.Comparison and evaluation of the surgical effect and binocular vision change before and after surgery for intermittent exotropia
Wen-Juan, HUA ; Yong-Hui, GU ; Dan-Dan, XU
International Eye Science 2015;(4):681-683
AIM: To investigate the preoperative binocular visual function of intermittent exotropia and the rebuilding and recovery of the postoperative binocular visual function, and analyze the effect of binocular visual function on orthophoria after surgery.
METHODS:From January 2011 to January 2014, 47 basic intermittent exotropia patients caming for treatment were collected in the clinical data. The changes in their near stereopsis, binocular visual function, binocular fusion and distance stereopsis after operations were recorded in the form of data. The preoperative binocular vision and the postoperative rebuilding were analyzed and contrasted with each other. In addition, the effect on the postoperative maintaining of orthophoria due to the existence, recovery and rebuilding of binocular visual function were observed.
RESULTS:Intermittent exotropia patients got damage in different levels on their binocular visual functions, especially on distance stereopsis, which was the heaviest and earliest. After the operation, all functions were obviously recovered and reconstructed and the improvements were statistically significant compared against those before the operation (P<0. 01). Patients having binocular visual function or part of it before the operation had a higher ratio of orthophoria compared against the patients who had lost binocular visual function before the operation and the difference was statistically significant (P<0. 01). The recovery and reconstruction of the postoperative binocular visual function played an important role in maintaining the orthophoria.
CONCLUSION: The intermittent exotropia cause damage to the stereopsis which happened the earliest. Obvious recovery and reconstruction of binocular visual function can be observed after the surgery. A relatively good preoperative binocular visual function may lead to the increase in the ratio of orthophoria or cure the intermittent exotropia. Performing an operation when distance stereopsis is damaged can increase the success rate for the surgery and reduce the recurrence rate.
5.Effect of micronized fenofibrate on beta-cell function and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients with hypertriglyceridemia
Wen XU ; Yuexia LI ; Juan LIU ; Wanping DENG ; Yanbing LI
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2010;09(9):645-647
Thirty six patients with hypertriglyceridemia and impaired glucose regulation or newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, whose fasting plasma glucose was ≤8.0 mmol/L, were treated by fenofibrate for 3 months. Lipid profile, insulin during intravenous glucose tolerance test and oral glucose tolerance test ( including glucose) were measured before and after treatment After treatment, lipid profile was significantly improved. Insulinogenic index (△I30/△G30) and acute insulin response were significantly increased (98. 9vs. 129. 2, 3558.9 vs. 4783. 3 pmol · L - 1 · min - 1, respectively, P < 0. 05 ). Fasting insulin and insulin resistant index in homeostasis model assessment ( HOMA IR) decreased ( 128. 6 vs. 84. 8 pmol/L, 4. 8 vs.3.0, respectively, P <0. 05 ). The improvement of insulin secretory function was more significant in patients with higher triglyceride (TG > 3. 3 mmol/L). These results indicate that short-term lipid-lowering treatment with fenofibrate can improve β-cell function and insulin resistance. Patients with higher triglyceride are likely to achieve more benefit from lipid-lowering treatment.
6.Fenofibrate Improved Acute Insulin Response in Subjects with Impaired Glucose Metabolism and Hypertriglyceridemia
Juan LIU ; Yuexia LI ; Wen XU ; Wanping DENG ; Yanbing LI
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2010;31(1):100-105
[Objective] The study was conducted to investigate the effect of micronized fenofibrate on acute insulin response in the subjects with impaired glucose metabolism and hypertriglyceridemia. [Methods] Fifty-three subjects were randomly (2:1 ratio) allocated to fenofibrate group (n=36, including IFG 3 cases, IGT 19 cases, IFG/IGT 6 cases, T2DM 8 cases) or control group (n = 17, including IFG 1 case, IGT 9 cases, IFG/IGT 4 cases, T2DM 3 cases) without any intervention for 3 months. Fasting blood samples were collected for measuring fasting plasma glucose (FPG), free fatty acids (FFA), and lipid profile. IVGTTs were carried out with measurement of plasma insulin before and after treatment. Acute insulin response (AIR), the maximum insulin concentrations (C_(INS,MAX)) to fasting insulin (FINS) ratio (C_(INS,MAX)/FINS) and values of the maximum insulin concentrations increment (△C_(INS)) during IVGTT were calculated as indexes of first-phase insulin secretion. HOMA insulin resistance index (HOMA IR) was used for assessing insulin resistance. [Results] After 3-month treatment, the lipid profile was evidently improved in fenofibrate group. Levels of trigiyceridemia (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and FFA were significantly reduced and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol increased significantly. Waist circumference was also significantly declined. No change of above indicators was found in control group. In fenofibrate group, C_(INS,MAX)/FINS and △C_(INS) were significantly increased (median 8.4 pmol/L vs. 5.3 pmol/L, 808±473 pmol/L vs. 660±472 pmol/L, both P<0.0001), along with great improvement of AIR (5 585±3 441 pmol·L~(-1)·min~(-1) vs. 4 444±3 642 pmol·L~(-1)·min~(-1), P<0.0001). The level of FINS and HOMA IR was also markedly reduced (108±65 pmol/L vs. 166±115 pmol/L, P = 0.002; 3.8±2.3 vs. 6.0±4.2, P = 0.001). In contrast, there were modest declining in acute insulin response (AIR: 4 313~1 943 pmol·L~(-1)·min~(-1) vs. 5 362±2 861 pmol·L~(-1).min~(-1); C_(INS,MAX)/FINS: median 4.6 vs. 7.0, P= 0.01; △C_(INS): 641±286 pmol/L, vs. 720±321 pmol/L, P= 0.003 9) and increasing HOMA IR (7.8±4.2 vs. 5.6±3.2, P<0.000 1) in control group after 3-month follow-up. The improvement of AIR was correlated with the decreasing of plasma FFA and TG (r=0.41, 0.36, P = 0.002, 0.014), but no correlation with the changing of FPG and HOMA IR. [Conclusions] These results indicated that sbort-term lipid-lowering treatment with fenofibrate evidently improved acute insulin response and alleviated insulin resistance in subjects with impaired glucose metabolism and hypertriglyceridemia. Moreover, the improvement of insulin secretion capacity may be mainly due to the relieving of iipotoxity resulting from finofibrate.
7.Analysis on the Support Mode of the AIDS Community in British
Wen-Juan XUE ; Ming-Xu WANG ; Ping-Chuan ZHANG ;
Chinese Medical Ethics 1995;0(02):-
The care and support for the patient of AIDS is a vital content,we should enhance international collaboration and intercourse of information,which can promote efficiency.This text shows an analysis on the actuality and characteristic of the support mode of the AIDS community in British.Its purpose is to summarize the successful experience for china and improve the support mode for AIDS.
8.The different contraction between rat gastric longitudinal and circular smooth muscle induced by extracellular nucleotides.
Wen-Su YUAN ; Li-Juan XU ; Meng-Dan LIU ; Yue-Bing WANG ; Dong LI
Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology 2014;30(1):14-17
OBJECTIVETo test the different contrctile responses of extracellular nucleotides, such as ATP, UTP and nucleotide uridine adenosine tetraphosphate (Up4A) in gastric longitudinal muscle (LM) and circular muscle (CM). Examined the effect of P2X and P2Y receptor antagonists (in this study, we used IP5I and suramin) and cyclooxygenase inhibitor (indomethacin) on Up4A induced contractile responses in LM and CM.
METHODSThe rats were sacrificed and the stomachs were opened to gain LM and CM. Using organ bath system to assess contrctile responses of smooth muscle.
RESULTSUp4A could induce contractile responses in both CM and LM, which were similar with ATP and UTP. IP5 did not attenuate Up4A could induce contractions in both LM and CM, but suramin and indomethacin significantly inhibited Up4A contraction in CM, but not in LM.
CONCLUSIONOur results suggest that extracellular nucleosides and their inhibitors induce different responses between LM and CM.
Adenosine Triphosphate ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Dinucleoside Phosphates ; pharmacology ; Indomethacin ; Muscle Contraction ; Muscle, Smooth ; physiology ; Nucleotides ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Suramin ; Uridine Triphosphate ; pharmacology
9.Correlative studies on uPAR receptor mRNA expressions with vascular endothelial growth factor, microvessel density, progression and survival time of gastric carcinomas.
Zhong-sheng ZHAO ; Guo-qing RU ; Jie MA ; Wen-juan XU ; Zhong MENG
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2005;34(5):306-307
Adenocarcinoma
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blood supply
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metabolism
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mortality
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secondary
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Lymphatic Metastasis
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Male
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Microcirculation
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Middle Aged
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Neovascularization, Pathologic
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metabolism
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pathology
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Prognosis
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RNA, Messenger
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biosynthesis
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genetics
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Receptors, Cell Surface
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biosynthesis
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genetics
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Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator
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Stomach Neoplasms
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blood supply
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metabolism
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mortality
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pathology
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Survival Rate
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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metabolism
10.Effect of iterative reconstruction techniques on the volume measurement accuracy of pulmonary ground-glass density nodule on low-dose CT
Yan XU ; Wen HE ; Hui CHEN ; Zhihai HU ; Tingting ZHANG ; Juan LI
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2013;47(10):926-931
Objective To evaluate the potential of three commercial CT iterative reconstruction methods (ASIR,MBIR and iDose4) for the image quality and accuracy of volumetric measurement of ground-glass opacity (GGO) nodules on low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) using a phantom study.Methods A phantom containing GGO nodules was examined in volumetric mode on 2 multi-detector CT scanners at low dose.CT images were reconstructed with adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (30% ASIR),model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR),iDose4 L3,L6 reconstruction algorithm.Then two radiologists measured CT value of the region of interests (ROI) on reconstruction images,and calculated average noise and contrast to noise ratio (CNR) of reconstruction images.And they applied the lung nodules evaluation software to measure the volume of GGO nodules on the reconstruction images,and calculated the absolute percentage error (APE) of nodule volume measurement.The difference of noise and CNR at different reconstructions was compared with ANOVA test,and Kruskal-Wallis H ranking test was used to the difference of GGO measurements at different reconstructions.Results The average noises of CT image reconstructed with the standard FBP algorithm,30% ASIR algorithm,MBIR algorithm were 40.38 ± 4.49,30.06 ± 20.17,10.55 ± 1.56,and the CNRs were 5.00 ± 2.36,8.43 ± 3.89,20.27 ± 7.35,respectively.Compared to CT image reconstructed with the standard FBP algorithm and 30% ASIR algorithm,CT image noise reconstructed with MBIR algorithm decreased by 73.9% and 64.9%,while the CNR increased by 75.3% and 58.4% with effective dose of 0.36 mSv in HDCT,respectively(F =13.053,9.459,P <0.01).When effective dose was equal to 0.64 mSv in iCT,the image noise reconstructed with iDose L6 algorithms decreased by 36.5% compared with the standard FBP algorithm,and CNR increased by 78.4%.The reconstruction algorithm,NI and tube current were no significant difference in lung nodule volume measurement of absolute percentage error(P > 0.05).Conclusions Three kinds of iterative reconstruction algorithms are able to reduce the image noise in low-dose CT and improve the image quality.