1.Hydrokinesi-therapy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis and its application in community-based rehabilitation therapy
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2016;35(1):108-111
Objective The purpose of this article is to expound the treatment models of hydrokinesi-therapy and its effectiveness for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, then to explore whether hydrokinesi-therapy is suitable for our country's community rehabilitation.The hydrokinesitherapy has been carried out abroad, which improve the function of the patients with knee osteoarthritis as far as possible using efficient resource of community.It has obtained good results, especially for the elderly who can't take exercise on the ground because of pain.Therefore, the hydrokinesi-therapy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis can be applied to community-based rehabilitation therapy.The geological resources of our country is rich, the thermal spring water can be used to develop community rehabilitation for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.
2.Long term follow-up of high intensity focused ultrasound in the treatment of uterine fibroids with diameter less than 4 cm
Lili WAN ; Xiaofang LIU ; Jia HE
Chongqing Medicine 2015;(31):4389-4391,4395
Objective To investigate the safety and effectiveness of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU ) in the treat‐ment of uterine fibroid (<4 cm) .Methods Retrospectively studied 79 single fibroid (<4 cm) patients that treated with HIFU in our hospital from January 2011 to February 2013 .Evaluated the improvement of post‐treatment ,shrinkage of fibroid volume and HIFU‐related adverse reaction .Results All the 79 patients were successfully cured by HIFU treatment .The shrinkage rate of fi‐broid was 79 .0% (four point spacing 57 .9% ,92 .1% ) after 2‐year treatment ;Symptom severity score (SSS) and uterine fibroid symptom and quality of life score (UFS‐QOL) were significantly improved ;and there was no adverse reaction .Conclusion HIFU can be safely used in the treatment of small uterine fibroids (diameter<4 cm ) .
3.Vicissitudes of Clinically Isolated Pathogenic Bacteria and Their Drug Resistance Pattern
Xiaolan ZHENG ; Qiong WAN ; Yihong XIE ; Xiaofang WAN ; Chunhua LIU
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 1994;0(01):-
OBJECTIVE To comprehend the changes in the spectrum of clinically isolated pathogenic bacteria and their drug resistance,and to analyze their tendency.METHODS Totally 5746 pathogenic bacteria isolated from clinical samples of the inpatients in our hospital during 1997-2004 and their drug resistance was statistically(analyzed).RESULTS Most of clinically isolated pathogenic bacteria were Gram-negative.The detected rate of Gram-positive bacteria tended to rise,while the detected rate of fungi obviously increased year after year.Gram-positive cocci and Gram-negative bacilli were resistant to commonly used antibacterials in different degrees,(especially) to ampicillin.The sensitive rate of Gram-positive bacteria was high to vancomycin,while the sensitive rates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae to imipenem were high.CONCLUSIONS The structure of(nosocomial) infection(pathogens) and their drug resistance patterns are changing continuously.It should be(emphasized) to inspect(bacterial) tolerance in order to select antibacterial reasonably.
4.Location and fine structure of melanocytes in human fetal scalp hair follicles
Ruzhi ZHANG ; Wenyuan ZHU ; Wan LI ; Xiaofang CAO ; Congjun JIANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2009;42(3):178-181
Objective To investigate the location,fine structure of melanocytes in human fetal scalp hair follicles.Methods The scalp with hair follicles was obtained from a dead fetus of 6 months of age,and divided into two parts.One part was embedded in paraffin,tissue sections were prepared with a width of 7 μm and stained with NKI/beteb,monoclonal antibodies to HMB-45,tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein 1(TRP1),respectively.The other part with hair follicles was treated with collagenase type Ⅱ 0.1 g/L and trypsin,then,cell suspension was collected and cultured.After 14-day culture,follicle melanocyte cells (FMC)were separated from keratinocytes by differential trypsinization,and fibroblasts were removed with geneticin.Following three times of pure passage,FMC were seeded and fixed on mica for scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and atomic force microscope(AFM)scanning.Results Histopathological examination showed that NKI/beteb positive cells located at the outer root sheath of human hair follicles,and these cells stained negatively for HMB-45,tyrosinase and TRP1 antibodies.However,in the hair bulb,lots of cells expressed HMB-45,tyrosinase and TRP1 antigens.After fibroblasts and keratinocytes were removed,two kinds of melanocytes remained in the culture:one was small in number and showed abundant melanin,which was lost after subsequent passage;the othgr was large in number and had no melanin initially,but proliferated very rapidly.After three passages,almost all the melanocytes were positive for NKI/beteb.As SEM and AFM showed,most cultured melanocytes appeared fusiform with two(rarely three)dendrites,and the cell body was round or oval with a few melanosomes scattered in but no clear secondary branches on the dendrites.Conclusions The melanocytes in outer root sheath of hair follicles from the fetal scalp are presumed as melanocyte stem cells or their progenies.In vitro,these cells proliferate very rapidly during early phases,but the morphology and function of them still remain immature,which is unfavorable for melanosome transport.
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 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 .
7.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.
8.A novel naphthalene derivative from Aloe barbadensis.
Xiaofang WU ; Jinzhi WAN ; Bingjun LUO ; Miaorong YANG ; Wenjing DING ; Jiasheng ZHONG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2013;48(5):723-7
To investigate the chemical constituents of A. barbadensis, aqueous extract of the plant was subjected to preparative medium pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC). The chemical structures were mainly determined by spectroscopic evidences (UV, IR, HR-MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HSQC, 1H-1H COSY and HMBC) and chemical methods. A new O, O, O-triglucosylated naphthalene derivative, together with two known 6-phenyl-2-pyrone derivatives and four 5-methylchromones, were isolated and identified as 1-((3-((4- O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-beta-D-xylopyranosyloxymethyl)-1-hydroxy-8-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)naphthalene-2-y])-ethanone (1), 10-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl aloenin (2), aloenin B (3), aloesin (4), 8-C-glucosyl-(R)-aloesol (5), 8-C-glucosyl-7-O-methyl-(S)-aloesol (6), and isoaloeresin D (7). Compound 1 is a novel naphthalene derivative and named as aloveroside B, compounds 2-3 are isolated from this Aloe species for the first time.
9.Clinical Significance of Plasma D-dimer in Systemic Sclerosis
Fang HAN ; Xiaofang HU ; Dongya MENG ; Wei ZHENG ; Lu WANG ; Nan WAN
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2015;(1):132-133,136
Objective To study correlation between systemic sclerosis(SSc)and plasma D-dimer and to reveal the probably rules of the fibrinolytic systems in SSc.Methods In 2013 January to 2014 January,cellected 32 patients with SSc and 35 with healthy controls to detected level of plasma D-dimer.Logistic and t student test were used for statistical analysis for correlation between SSc and pulmonary artery hypertension.Results When compared to healthy controls (0.28±0.04μg/ml),the level of plasma D-dimer were significantly increased in SSc patient (0.31±0.05μg/ml,t=1.997,P=0.008).After stratifying SSc patients according to disease subset,whereas patients with diffuse subset displayed substantially increased values (0.41±0.06μg/ml,t=2.051,P<0.001).The level of plasma D-dimer was associated with pulmonary artery hyper-tension (OR=4.38,95%CI=2.59~8.91,P=0.008).Conclusion Demonstrated that SSc patients with diffuse subset are characterized by increased plasma D-dimer values,reflecting a potential activation of fibrinolytic cascaded,which might finally predispose these patients to thrombotic complications and pulmonary artery hypertension.
10.Rapid Identification of Chemical Composition in Aloe Barbadensis Mill by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Ion Trap-Time-of-Flight
Xiaofang WU ; Jinzhi WAN ; Wenjing DING ; Jiasheng ZHONG ; Yinmao DONG ; Qiaoe WANG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(8):1735-1746
This article was aimed to rapidly analyze chemical composition in A loe Barbadensis Mill, and to compare the chemical composition of commercial aloe vera medicinal materials with that of fresh aloe yellow exudate. An opti-mized liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-ion trap-time-of-flight (LCMS-IT-TOF) method was applied for the analysis of commercial aloe vera medicinal materials and fresh aloe yellow exudates. The Agilent TC-C18 column (4.6 í 250 mm, 5 m) was used. The gradient elution was a solvent system of water(A)-methanol(B). ESI source was operated in both positive and negative ion modes. The results showed that chromones, pyrones, naphthalene deriva-tive, anthrones and anthraquinones were separated successfully, 30 compounds were characterized by the comparison of characteristic MS/MS fragment ions data with the literature. The diagnostic fragmentation patterns of different chemical compositions were also discussed on the basis of EST-IT-TOF MS data. It was concluded that the chemical composition of commercial aloe vera medicinal materials were significantly different from that of fresh aloe yellow ex-udate in terms of types and contents: the former one mainly contains isoaloeresin D and aloin, and few aloesin; but the latter is mainly composed of aloesin and aloin, and the content of aloesin is the highest. The LCMS-IT-TOF analysis can be used to rapidly obtain rich structural information of different chemical compositions, which improves the efficiency of qualitative analysis of chemical composition, and is of great significance to the quality control, eval-uation and the utilization of A loe Barbadensis Mill.