1.Advances in the mechanism of microRNAs regulating acute lung injury in sepsis
Clinical Medicine of China 2021;37(3):280-284
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory disease caused by infection that affects the lungs and can develop into acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome.Acute lung injury caused by sepsis is one of the common critical diseases in intensive care unit, which is often manifested as intractable hypoxemia, diffuse double pneumonia infiltration, pulmonary edema, etc.Its pathogenesis is complex, and there is no specific treatment method at present.MicroRNAs are non-coding gene regulators involved in the regulation of various physiological and pathological processes of the body, including sepsis acute lung injury.This paper briefly summarized the pathophysiological mechanism of acute lung injury in sepsis, summarized the regulatory mechanism of miRNAs on alveolar macrophages, epithelial cells and endothelial cells during the pathogenesis of ALI, and finally comprehensively expounded the current situation and future direction of miRNAs in the treatment of acute lung injury in sepsis.
2.Effects of Large Loading and Strengthening Exercises on Ratios Between Endogenous Steroid Hormones in Urine
Shumei LIAO ; Wenkai LI ; Jianhong LIU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2001;0(09):-
Objective To study the ratios between several pairs of endogenous androgens in morning urine samples from male and female athletes, so as to define their reference ranges.Also to study the effects of large loading and strengthening exercises on these ratios,which may give a halp to eliminating the misjudgement caused by stimulant misuses.Methods The steroid hormones were detected by GC-MS method through the American made HP5890 and HP5971 GC-MS,with methyl testosterone as an internal standard.The hormone concentrations were calculated by means of integral analysis to each specific ionic peak.Results The ratios An-Etio,5?/5? and T/ET in male athletes were all significantly higher than those in females(P
3.The expression and clinical significance of Livin and Caspase-9 in duodenal adenocarcinoma
Wenkai NI ; Dongfeng YU ; Yi LIU
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2014;(3):410-412
The expressions of Livin and Caspase-9 were detected by immunohistochemical technique in 60 duode-nal adenocarcinoma tissues and 30 adjacent normal tissue. The positive expression rate of Livin in duodenal adeno-carcinoma tissues was significantly higher than that of adjacent normal tissue,and the expression of Caspase-9 was lower than that of adjacent normal tissue ( P<0.01 ) . The expression of Livin was negatively correlated with the ex-pression of Caspase-9 ( P<0.01 ) . The expression of Livin and Caspase-9 was closely correlated with the progress of pathological changes, degree of development,lymph nods metastasis,and clinical stages,but not with sex,age and tumor size ( P>0.05 ) . Livin and Caspase-9 were associated with occurrence and development of duodenal adeno-carcinoma,and the expression of the above two were negatively correlated. Livin and Caspase-9 may be considered as reliable markers for clinical diagnosis,therapy efficacy and the prognosis of duodenal adenocarcinoma.
4.Clinical study of Salviae Miltiorrhizae and Ligustrazine Hydrochloride Injection aided identiifcation and treatment of ischemic stroke
Wenkai LIU ; Huiliang XIAO ; Xuzhou ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2014;(2):110-111
Objective To observe the effect of Salviae Miltiorrhizae and Ligustrazine Hydrochloride Injection in inauxiliary treatment of ischemic stroke and its clinical efficacy. Methods 142 cases of patients with ischemic stroke, were randomly divided into experimental group and control group. Control group(n=71) were treated with conventional therapy. Test group(n=71) were treated with Salviae Miltiorrhizae and Ligustrazine Hydrochloride Injection on the basis of conventional therapy. Hemorheological changes, nerve function improvement and treatment efifcacy in two groups before and after treatment were observed and analyzed. Results After treatment, the plasma viscosity and hematocrit in control group were 1.91±0.35, (49.58±1.04)%; while experimental group were 1.17±0.28, (38.97±1.31)%, the differences between two groups were signiifcant(P<0.05). Before treatment, the neurological function score in control group was 22.49±1.21, while experimental group was 23.18±1.74, there was no signiifcant difference between two groups. After treatment, the neurological function score in control group was 10.58±0.94, while experimental group was 4.62±2.05, the difference was signiifcant(P<0.05). The total effective rate was 80.3%in control group ,while 88.7% in experimental group, the difference was signiifcant(P<0.05). Conclusion The clinical efifcacy of Salviae Miltiorrhizae and Ligustrazine Hydrochloride Injection in auxiliary treatment of ischemic stroke was accurate, and it can alleviate the symptom of patients.
5.Comparison of postoperative analgesia between transversus abdominis plane block and caudal block for Hirschsprung??s disease
Wenkai WANG ; Wenbin GUO ; Huang LIU ; Guocheng XU ; Qinggeng YANG
The Journal of Clinical Anesthesiology 2016;32(9):892-895
Objective To compare the analgesia effect of transversus abdominis plane(TAP) block and caudal block after radical surgery of Hirschsprung’s disease.Methods Sixty pediatric pa-tients,52 males,8 females,aged 1-3 yr,of ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,scheduled for elective rad-ical surgery on Hirschsprung’s disease,were equally randomized into TAP block group(group TAP) and caudal block group (group CA).0.2% ropivacaine 1 ml/kg was used in both blocks.FLAAC scores were measured at 6,12,18 and 24 h after surgery.The requirement of sufentanil every 6 h, the first passage of flatus,the time of removing urine tube and the incidence of nausea and vomiting within 24 hours were recorded.Results Compared with group TAP,FLAAC scores and the require-ment of sufentanil were significantly decreased at 6 h after operation in group CA(P <0.05).FLAAC scores and the requirement of sufentanil were similar at 12,18 and 24 h in the two groups.The first passage of flatus,the time of removing urine tube in group TAP were significantly shorter than group CA(P < 0.05 ).The incidence of nausea and vomiting were not significantly different in the two groups.Conclusion Although both TAP block and caudal block can provide effective analgesia for the pediatric patients after radical surgery on Hirschsprung’s disease,caudal block provided superior anal-gesia at early stage after operation,however,TAP block is more beneficial for earlier recovery of bowl function.
6.Effects of rifampicin on hepatotoxicity and genes related to bile acid metabolism in mice
Yongji XU ; Wenkai LI ; Jie LIU ; Yuanfu LU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2016;32(6):841-845
Aim Toexamineliverdamagebyrifampi-cin and hepatic gene expression related to bile acid me-tabolisminmice.Methods Adultmalemicewere given rifampicin(180 mg·kg-1 ,po)daily for 30 days and(90 mg·kg-1 ,po)daily for 90 days,blood bio-chemistry,histopathology,and gene expression were examined.Results Rifampicinincreasedanimalliver index and serum enzyme activities. Histopathology showed steatosis and spotted feathery-like degenera-tion.Rifampicin increased the expression of CYP7A1 after 30 and 90 days of administration,along with in-creased FXR and SHP.Rifampicin reduced the expres-sion of BSEP after 30 days of high dose administration. Conclusion Repeatedadministrationofrifampicin may cause liver injury and intrahepatic cholestasis in mice,and these effects are associated with the altera-tion of gene expression related to bile acid metabolism.
7.Expression and correlation of EHD2 and E-cadherin in hepatocellular carcinoma
Jinxia LIU ; Lishuai QU ; Cuihua LU ; Wenkai NI ; Runzhou NI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2017;44(3):118-122
Objective:To investigate the expression and correlation of EHD2 and E-cadherin in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Meth-ods:Western blot and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the expression of EHD2 and E-cadherin in HCC specimens and adja-cent noncancerous tissues. The correlations of EHD2 and E-cadherin with the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of pa-tients were further analyzed using Pearsonχ2 test and Kaplan-Meier method. Results:EHD2 expression, along with E-cadherin, was markedly reduced in HCC tissues than in adjacent noncancerous tissues. Moreover, EHD2 and E-cadherin expression were correlated with histological grade, microvascular invasion, and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that HCC patients with decreased EHD2 and E-cadherin expression had shorter overall survival time than those with higher expression. Conclu-sion:The abnormal expression of EHD2 and E-cadherin possibly promote HCC. Detection of EHD2 and E-cadherin may be valuable for diagnosing HCC and evaluating malignancy extent and prognosis.
8.Adjacent patterns between adenoid and eustachian cushion and its clinical relation with otitis media with effusion
Liu YANG ; Wenkai SUN ; Lei CAI ; Ying TIAN
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2015;(8):411-413
OB J ECT I V E To explore the adjacentpatterns between adenoid and Eustachian cushion in hypertrophic adenoid children and to study its relationship with otitis media with effusion(OME). METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted in 144 cases of pediatric adenoidal hypertrophy(or concurrenttonsil hypertrophy) admitted for adenoid ablation under the 700 nasal endoscope. Children were divided into 3 groups(TypeⅠ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ) according to adjacentpatterns between adenoid and Eustachian cushion.The incidence of OME, severe hypertrophy of adenoid(A/N>0.7) in differentgroup were analyzed. RESULTS There were 34 children (23.6%) with OME, 3 (9.1%) in type Ⅰ, 10(16.9%) in type Ⅱ and 21(40.4%) in type Ⅲ. No significantdifference was existed between the incidence of OME in type Ⅰ and Ⅱ. In contrast, significantdifference were found in the incidence of OME between the type Ⅲ and type Ⅰ, Ⅱ. The incidence of severe adenoid hypertrophy was 34.9% in typeⅠandⅡ children and 82.2% in type Ⅲ children(P<0.05). CONCLUSION Adjacentpatterns between adenoid and Eustachian cushion, the degree of adenoid hypertrophy play an importantrole in the incidence of OME.
9.Radial augmentation index is associated with cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness
Wenkai XIAO ; Ping YE ; Leiming LUO ; Dejun LIU ; Hongmei WU
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2011;50(10):831-835
Objective To investigate whether radial augmentation index (AI) associates with cardiovascular risk as well as arterial stiffness.MethodsA total of 4985 subjects, 2417 men and 2568 women, aged 18-96 (50.9 ± 14.7)years,were recruited.AI was measured in the left radial artery using tonometry Colin HEM-9000AI.Carotid-femoral PWV (CFPWV) and carotid-radial PWV (CRPWV) were examined by automatic pulse wave velocity (PWV) measuring system.Framingham risk score and Chinese ischemic cardiovascular disease risk score were applied upon subjects without cardiovascular disease to calculate individual cardiovascular risk respectively.ResultsRadial AI (rAI) was significantly higher in women than in men[(83.18 ± 12.36)% vs (71.93 ± 15.22)%, P <0.01].Simple correlation analysis showed rAI was significantly correlated to two cardiovascular risk scores or CFPWV and CRPWV.After adjusted for multi-factors, rAI was still significantly correlated to Framing, ham risk score or Chinese ischemic cardiovascular disease risk score (r = 0.17 and 0.12) in men respectively (P < 0.05), while r were 0.09 and 0.08 in women respectively (P < 0.05).In multivariate analysis, there was a significant association between CFPWV and rAI (r = 0.14 in men, r = 0.10 in women, P < 0.01), whereas the relation ship between CRPWV and rAI was not found.The relationship between rAI and cardiovascular risk or PWV became weaker for those aged above 50 years.ConclusionAugmentation index might be a useful marker of cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness, which could be more feasible for younger subjects as a tool for risk differentiation.
10.Urine albumin excretion and related factors in patients with essential hypertension
Minghua ZHANG ; Ping YE ; Leiming LUO ; Wenkai XIAO ; Hongmei WU ; Dejun LIU ; Guoshu LIU
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2016;25(1):28-32
Objective:To study urine albumin excretion (UAE) and its related factors in patients with essential hyper‐tension (EH) .Methods :A total of 113 EH patients without significant target organ damage were enrolled as EH group ,while another 92 healthy subjects were regarded as healthy control group .Ratio of morning urinary albumin to creatinine was measured and regarded as UAE index .Plasma homocysteine (Hcy) ,serum uric acid ,creatinine , blood urea nitrogen ,blood glucose ,blood lipids etc .levels were measured ,and compared between two groups Re‐sults:Compared with healthy control group ,there were significant rise in UAE ,body mass index (BMI) ,waist hip ratio ,blood pressure ,pulse pressure ,heart rate ,plasma levels of triglyceride (TG) ,low density lipoprotein choles‐terol (LDL‐C) ,serum uric acid and Hcy (P<0.05 or <0.01) ,and significant reduction in level of high density lip‐oprotein cholesterol (HDL‐C) in EH group ( P=0.001) .Pearson correlation analysis indicated that lgUAE was pos‐itively correlated with lgTG (r=0.257 ,P=0.015) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR ,r=0.284 ,P=0.007) ,and inversely correlated with lg creatinine (r= -0.277 ,P=0.008) in healthy control group ,while in EH group ,lgUAE was positively correlated BMI (r=0.231 ,P=0.014) ,lgTG (r=0.200 ,P=0.034) and lgHcy (r=0.244 , P=0.009) .Muti-factor gradual regression analysis indicated that lg TG (β=0.265 ,P=0.001) and lg Hcy (β=0.170 , P=0.012) were independently positively correlated with lg UAE , R2 =0.112.Conclusion:UAE level significantly rises in EH patients ,and it′s significantly positively correlated with plasma levels of TG and Hcy .