1.Determination of Sulfite Levels in Organs of Mice Exposed to Sulfur Dioxide by High Performance Liquid Chromatography With Fluorescence Detection
Ruijin LI ; Ziqiang MENG ; Xiaofang LI
Journal of Environment and Health 1992;0(05):-
Objective To study the distribution of the sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the different organs of mice after exposed to SO2. Methods The Kunming mice were exposed to SO2 at different doses in a chamber in which the concentration of SO2 could be monitored. The concentrations of sulfite in livers, kidneys, spleens and testis from male mice were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection (FD). After reduction, pre-column derivation to tissue homogenates of livers, kidneys, spleens and testis, the mixture was centrifuged, and 5 ?l of the resulting supernatant was directly injected into HPLC with analytical column C18(200 mm ? 5.0 mm, 5 ?m), where the mobile phase consisted of a mixture methanol-water(contained 0.25% acetic acid ) (10:90,V/V), pH was 2.8 adjusted with phosphoric acid, and the exciting and emitting wavelength of fluorescence detection were 392nm and 479nm,respectively. The mobile phase was pumped at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min, and the column temperature was 30 ℃. Results The standard curve of sulfite was linear in the range from 0.063 ?g/ml to 1.26 ?g/ml (r=0.997 8), and the minimal detectable concentration was 0.05 ?g/ml (S/N=3) with a recovery rates of 95%-101%. The relative standard deviations (RSD) of intra-day and inter-day RSD were less than 10%. The results showed that sulfite concentration in all organs tested from mice in SO2-exposed groups was significantly increased (P
2.Effect of active silver ions liquid on incontinence of patients with cerebrovascular disease
Ling SHA ; Fangyun MENG ; Yunyun PENG ; Xiaofang SHEN
Modern Clinical Nursing 2014;(2):10-12
Objective To investigate the effect of active silver ions liquids on incontinence of patients with cerebrovascular diseases.Methods Forty-eight patients with incontinence from cerebrovascular diseases were randomly divided into the treatment group and control one in equal number:the control group was managed with washing and cleaning the perineum with warm water in the morning and evening and the treatment group with active antibacterial liquid silver ion liquids in the afternoon once a day.The two groups were compared in terms of red swelling,itching,papula,blister,local shallow ulcer and abscess in the skin around the perineum as well as the incidence of urinary system infections.Results The treatment group had significantly lower incidences of red swelling,itching,papula,blister,local shallow ulcer and abscess in the skin around the perineum as well as the incidence of urinary system infections,as compared to the control group(all P<0.05).Conclusion Cleaning perineum with active silver ions liquids is effective for the prevention of infections in the skin around the perineum and urinary system infections.
3.The association between anemia and inflammatory in patients with heart failure
Nan WAN ; Dongya MENG ; Xiaofang HU ; Wei ZHENG ; Lu WANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(22):3051-3052
Objective To research the relationship between anaemia and inflammatory in patients with heart failure .Methods 284 cases of patients with heart failure were enrolled and divided into 2 groups (anaemia group and non‐anaemia group) .The serum levels of of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) ,high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein (hs‐CRP) ,blood urine nitrogen (BUN) and creati‐nine (Crea) were measured ,and the results were analyzed .Results The levels of BNP ,hs‐CRP and Crea of anaemia group were sig‐nificantly higher than those of non‐anaemic group (P<0 .01) .The results of logistic regression demonstrated that hs‐CRP was in‐dependently associated with anaemia (P=0 .021) .Conclusion The occurrence and development of inflammation are independently associated with anaemia in the patients with heart failure .
4.Analysis of the situation in application of patents associated with plaque researches
Yan XU ; Panpan HU ; Fengqing QI ; Meng ZHANG ; Xiaofang XUE
Chinese Journal of Medical Library and Information Science 2015;24(12):49-53
In order to show the development situation and trend in plaque research, Thomson Innovation Platform-covered application of patents associated with plaque researches was quantitatively analyzed using the Thomson Data Analyzer and Thomson Innovation or other tools, which revealed the overall development situation, the main accepted countries, the main application institutions and the technological direction layout of patents associated with plaque researches.
5.Evaluation of Several Inflammatory Markers to Infectious and Gouty Arthritis
Nan WAN ; Lu WANG ; Dongya MENG ; Wei ZHENG ; Xiaofang HU
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2015;(3):142-144
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate which inflammatory markers allow an accurate differentiation of septic and gouty arthritis.Methods In 2013 January to 2014 January 33 patients with septic arthritis and 29 patients with gouty arthritis.Detected white blood cells,C-reactive protein and uric acid of inflammatory markers in plasma and tested lac-tate,glucose,uric acid,lactate dehydrogenase and white blood cell count inflammatory markers in the synovial fluid.MedCalc 13.0 software were used for statistical analysis.Results There were no significantly different between serum C-reaction protein and WBC counts with two groups.Synovial lactate showed the greatest diagnostic potential (AUC=0.898,sensitivi-ty=96.9%,specificity=72.4%)followed by serum uric acid (AUC=0.818)and synovial uric acid (AUC=0.808).Con-clusion Lactate in the synovial fluid has excellent diagnostic potential to differ septic arthritis from gouty arthritis.Synovial lactate levers above 1.7 mmol/L almost proofed septic arthritis.
6.The relation between of hemoglobin and vascular endothelial growth factor in the serum of cancer patients
Dongya MENG ; Xiaofang HU ; Wencheng XUE ; Yinan WANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2001;0(04):-
Objective To observe the relationship between hemoglobin (Hb) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in serum of the patients with cancer. Methods Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect VEGF levels in serum of the patients with cancers. Results The serum level of VEGF in the cancer group are significantly higher than that in the control group. The serum level of VEGF in patients with low level of hemoglobin ( 123.5 g/L) ( P
7.Study on Protective Immunity against Infection of Plasmodium yoelii 17XL in DBA/2 Mice
Wei ZHENG ; Jun LIU ; Dongya MENG ; Xiaofang HU ; Yaming CAO
Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases 2006;24(1):14-18
Objective To investigate the development and dynamic changes of host immune response in DBA/2 mice infected with Plasmodium yoelii 17XL. Methods Female DBA/2 mice were infected by intraperitoneal ( i. p. ) injection of 106 P. yoelii 17XL parasitized erythrocytes ( PRBC). Levels of IL-12, IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10 and P. yoelii 17XL-specific antibody in sera were measured by ELISA. Concentrations of NO in cell supernatants were measured by the Griess reaction. Parasitemia,percentage of mononuclear-macrophages of individual mice were monitored daily, and phagocytosis of mononuclear macrophages was also observed. Results Primary parasitemia in vein blood was developed on day 3 postinfection, which peaked with a level of 46. 9% on day 9. Most mice cleared the infection and survived by day 20 postinfection. From day 6 to day 16, the phagocytosis of PRBC by rodent macrophages was observed on the blood smear. Infected mice had a continuously increased level of IL-12 in serum from day 1 postinfection. Accordingly, high level of IFN-γ was also detected in sera from day 1 postinfection,which peaked on day 6. Infected mice produced higher level of IL-4 and IL-10 in serum on day 6 postinfection, which peaked on day 9 and day 15 postinfection respectively. In addition, splenocytes from infected mice produced significantly higher level of NO on day 6 and 20 postinfection. Level of P. yoelii 17XL-specific IgG was determined in the sera of infected mice with a steadily increased trend after infection, which peaked on day 70 postinfection. Conclusions Effective polarizing of Thl cells is significant in inhibition of parasitemia and eventual clearance of the Plasmodium parasites. Activated mononuclear-macrophages play a key role in inhibiting parasitemia in the early phase of infection with P. yoelii 17XL.
8.Evaluation of Plasma miR-3 2 4-5 p for Early Diagnosis in Patients with Simple Congenital Heart Disease
Nan WAN ; Lu WANG ; Wei ZHENG ; Dongya MENG ; Xiaofang HU
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2014;(5):58-59,63
Objective To analyze expression of miR-324-5p in plasma of CHD patients by real-time PCR and identification of early diagnosis,for CHD.Methods In 2012 June to 2013 February 76 patients and 13 normal controls who were included in the study had measurement of plasma expression levels of miR-324-5p by real-time PCR.MedCalc 13.0 software were used for statistical analysis and comprehensive evaluation of miR-324-5p in CHD disease for diagnosis.Results Analysis of re-ceiver operating curve (ROC)showed that area under the curve (AUC)was 0.731 and best diagnostic threshold was 0.116 1.The sensitivity was 64.5% and specificity of 84.6%.Conclusion Circulating miR-324-5p as a biomarker for early diagno-sis of CHD has some-extent clinical value,but needs combined with other medical indicators.
9.Expression and significance of artemin and its receptors GFRα3 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Lingxin MENG ; Zhaojun DING ; Xiping CHEN ; Lisheng FEI ; Hong ZHANG ; Xiaofang WANG
Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2011;11(1):24-27
Objective To investigate artemin and its receptors GFRα3 expression in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its significance. Methods Expression and distribution of artemin and GFRα3 in 100 cases of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC) and 40 cases of normal pancreatic tissue were detected by immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR, quantitative RT PCR. Relations of artemin and GFRα3 with clinicopathological characteristics, especially nerve invasion were analyzed. Results Nerve invasion was detected in 64 out of 100 cases of PDAC, and the rate of nerve invasion was 64%. The ratio of expression of Artemin, GFRα3 protein in PDAC/normal pancreatic tissue was 2.697 ± 0.231 and 2.599 ± 0.588; the ratio of expression of Artemin, GFRα3 mRNA was 7.01 and 4.63. Artemin and GFRα3 expression were associated with tumor location, differentiation degree, TNM staging, nerve invasion node metastasis, but it was not associated with age, sex and tumor size. Artemin and GFRα3 expression was more positively expressed in cancer cells close to nerve tissue than cells far from nerve tissue. Conclusions Artemin and GFRα3 were involved in the development of pancreatic cancer and their high expression was closely related to perineural invasion.
10.Analysis of cooperation networks based on SCI papers from military hospitals
Xiaofang XUE ; Panpan HU ; Rui CHEN ; Wei HE ; Meng ZHANG ; Fengqing QI ; Songjun WANG
Military Medical Sciences 2014;(10):828-832
Objective To analyze the institutional cooperation networks of 137 military hospitals in terms of published papers, trends of cooperation and co-authorship in order to guide the cooperation between military hospitals.Methods The institutional cooperation, co-authorship, author-keyword co-occurrence and author-subject co-occurrence in the 137 military hospitals were analyzed with the Thomson data analyzer( TDA) software.Results and Conclusion The institutional coop-eration between military hospitals could be divided into 5 types and were based on the principle of proximity of locations and similiarity of research.The cooperaiton circle with Chinese PLA General Hospital as the center was expanded over time. The institutional cooperation between military and civilian hospitals was also based on the principle of proximity of locations and similiarity of research.Cooperation between productive authors mainly occurred in the same research group but co-au-thorship outside the research group was scarce.The potential competition or cooperation between research fields and authors can be analyzed by comparing co-authorship and author-keyword co-occurrence.