1.The effects of basic fibroblast growth factor, transforming growth factor-?1 and bone morphogenetic protein-2 on the proliferation of rat bone marrow stromal cells
Cailiang LI ; Hongwei LIU ; Xiaohua REN
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2000;0(05):-
Objective: To study the effects of human recombinant basic fibroblast growth factor(rhbFGF), recombinant human transforming growth factor ?1 (rhTGF ?1)and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2(rhBMP 2) alone or in combination on the proliferation of rat bone marrow stromal cells(BMSCs) in vitro . Methods: Rat BMSCs were cultured in vitro , rhbFGF(1 ?g/L,f), rhTGF ?1(5 ?g/L, t) and rhBMP 2(200 ?g/L,b) alone or in combination were added into the culture medium, cells were examined by phase contrast microscope, cell growth curves were obtained by cell counting and cell proliferation was detected by MTT assay. Results: 1 ?g/L of rhbFGF alone or combined with 200 ?g/L of rhBMP 2 stimulated BMSC proliferation( P
2.Orthotopic double U-shaped ileal neobladder (report of 20 cases)
Xiaohua YANG ; Zhoujun SHEN ; Ligang REN
Chinese Journal of Urology 2000;0(01):-
Objective To report the modified surgical technique currently used for the construction of an orthotopic ileal neobladder.So as to improve the vesical function of urinary storage and urination after total cystectomy. Methods Radical cystectomy and ileal neobladder with double “U” shape were performed in 20 patients with transitional cell carcinoma. After the detubularized ileal segment approximately 40 cm in length was arranged in a U configuration,the two medial borders of the U-shaped open segment were oversewn with a single layer seromuscular continuous 2-0 polyglycolic acid suture.The bottom of the U was folded over between the two ends of the U.Thus a spherical pouch, the neobladder, was fashioned. During that period, the neobladder anastomosed to the urethra.The ureters were implanted according to the improved stitching method. Results The operative time to form a neobladder was (90?15)min.Follow-up turned out that no perioperative or early postoperative mortality was observed, and no severe early complications occurred. The mean postoperative follow-up time was 25 (range,6 to 48) months.All the 20 cases achieved excellent continence except for 6 cases with temporary incontinence at night.Dysuria occurred in 1 case,and hydronephrosis on the left was found in 1 case.Six months later, the mean bladder capacity was 340 ml (range,250 to 450 ml). Conclusions The construction of an ileal neobladder using a smaller part of ileum that has been completely detubularized and fashioned by double U shape is easy and agreeable to perform.This mode of operation has low complication rates, achieves adequate capacity at low pressure, and provides satisfactory continence rates.
3.Effects of hydrogen sulfide on liver function in rat models of amputation
Ying ZHANG ; Haifeng ZHANG ; Qingai REN ; Xiaohua XIE
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2015;(18):2879-2883
BACKGROUND:Amputation is a special type of trauma. Mechanism of trauma-induced damage to the liver and the effects of hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) on the liver remain unclear.
OBJECTIVE:To explore the mechanism of hepatic damage in rats of postoperative amputation, and how H 2 S exerts effects on liver function.
METHODS:Wistar rats and Sprague-Dawley rats were equal y and randomly divided into normal group, postoperative 6-, 12-, 24-and 72-hour groups, sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) group, and propargyl glycine group, as wel as normal group, postoperative 6-hour group, HaHS group, and propargyl glycine group. Except the normal group, the structure 1.2-1.4 cm above the left knee was completely transected in rats of other groups. Blood vessels were ligated, and then left femoral vein and femoral artery were cut to establish rat models of amputation in the left hind limb. In the NaHS and propargyl glycine groups, 28 μmol/kg NaHS and 50 mg/kg propargyl glycine were intraperitoneal y injected immediately after amputation.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Compared with the normal group, traumatic changes in rat liver cel s and mitochondrial structure were seen, and plasma and liver myeloperoxidase, malondialdehyde, H 2 S/cystathionineγ-lyase levels, liver mitochondrial respiratory control rate, membrane potential and ATP activity were significantly lower in the postoperative 6-hour groups (P<0.05). After NaHS intervention, H 2 S/cystathionineγ-lyase level and above indicators were significantly higher in the postoperative 6-hour groups (P<0.05), but plasma transaminase did not significantly alter (P>0.05). After treatment with propargyl glycine, above indicators except mitochondrial indexes were further decreased, and transaminase was significantly reduced (P<0.05). These findings suggest that H 2 S can reduce lipid peroxidation, inflammatory reaction, and make the mitochondrial function improved significantly, but did not reduce the damage of liver function in rat models after amputation.
4.CT and pathological characteristics of splenic lymphangioma
Yande REN ; Xiaohua LI ; Xiangrong LI ; Liling LONG ; Zhongkui HUANG
Journal of Practical Radiology 2014;(12):1997-2000
Objective To analyze the computed tomography (CT)characteristics of splenic lymphangioma and the association be-tween CT findings and pathological results.Methods The CT characteristics and pathological findings of 9 patients with splenic lym-phangioma were retrospectively analyzed.Results There were 8 cavernous lymphangioma and 1 cystic lymphangioma.Of the 9 ca-ses,it revealed that the percentage of blood vessel elements ranging from 5% to 50% via microscope.CT found 2 cases were with single lymphangioma,3 with multiple lesions,exhibiting as round or round-like mass;4 cases were found with diffuse lymphangio-ma and different size of cystic masses distributed across spleen.Five of the 9 cases who were with single or multiple lymphangioma showed circular and thin line-like cyst wall,while the remaining 4 cases showed latticed cyst wall in CT characteristics.The content in the cysts were with uneven density in all the 9 cases with CT value ranging from 10 to 40 HU,3 of which combined with sand-like calcification.Enhancement scanning found two characteristics:(a)cyst wall and separation were mildly enhanced,especially in the delayed phase;(b)the content in the cyst presents anomalous small patchy and mild enhancement.The enhancement of the content in the cyst did not change as the increasing of blood vessel composition.Conclusion CT examination will help the diagnosis of splenic lymphangioma and is of significance in informing clinical treatment.
5.A Study on Solving Medical Tangles by Linguistic Art
Hong YANG ; Hongqiang WANG ; Fuxiang REN ; Xiaohua HONG
Chinese Medical Ethics 1996;0(01):-
Medical science have two sides in its nature. It is not only a subject of science, but also a social science. Medical science need social science to nourish it. At present, unsuitable language is the main cause which lead to medical tangles. The medical workers' attitude towards patients is the key factor during the solving course. Most of the medical tangles do not lead to accusing in the beginning. Both patients and the hospital wish to solve the tangle by intercession or compromise instead of law ways. Appropriate language could avoid non-malpractice tangles. It also play an important role in solving the medical tangles.
6.Protective mechanism of exogenous hydrogen sulfide on inflammatory and oxidative damage of myocardium due to stress after amputation in rats
Qingai REN ; Xiaohua XIE ; Ying ZHANG ; Haifeng ZHANG
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 2001;0(10):-
Objective To investigate the protective mechanism of hydrogen sulfide(H2S) on inflammatory and oxidative damage of myocardium due to stress after amputation,and explore the relationship between H2S signal pathway and inflammatory and oxidative damage.Methods Twenty-eight adult male Wistar rats(weighing 260-300g) were randomly divided into 4 groups(7 each):control group,trauma group,NaHS group and PPG group.Rat model of traumatic stress was established in the rats in the 3 latter groups,and the animals were sacrificed 6 hours after modeling.The rats in control group were also sacrificed at the same time point.Rats in NaHS and PPG group respectively received intraperitoneal injection of NaHS(28?mol/kg) or PPG(50mg/kg).The level of H2S in plasma was measured by sensitive sulphur electrode,the activity of CSE in myocardium was determined by methylene blue method,myeloperoxidase(MPO) in plasma and myocardium was measured with ultraviolet spectrophotometry,and malondialdehyde(MDA) in plasma and myocardium was measured by TBA method.Results Compared with the control group,the content of H2S in plasma decreased,MPO and MDA in plasma and myocardium increased 6 hours after amputation(trauma group).Compared with the trauma group,the contents of H2S and MPO in plasma and the activity of CSE in myocardium increased,MDA in plasma and MPO and MDA in myocardium decreased in NaHS group,while the contents of H2S and MPO in plasma and the activity of CSE in myocardium decreased,MDA in plasma and MPO and MDA in myocardium increased in PPG group.Conclusion Inflammatory and oxidation injuries may occur in rat's myocardium after amputation,and H2S can offer a protective effect on myocardium by decreasing inflammatory and oxidative damage.
7.Characterization of Rhodiola crenulata/?-cyclodextrin complex
Lei REN ; Xiaohua NIU ; Yongping HAN ; Chen MA ; Xuewei SONG
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 1992;0(10):-
AIM:To characterize the inclusion complex of volatile oil of Rhodiola crenulata/?-cyclodextrin. METHODS: Some analytical methods,such as DTA,IR,GC,TLC were apllied to the investigation before and after the inclusion. RESULTS: The difference between the inclusion and physical mixture in differential thermal(analysis,) infrared spectra,gas chromatogram and thin layer chromatogram. CONCLUSION: The inclusion of Rhodiola crenulata volatile oil has the characteristic of intramolecular inclusion.
8.Effect of strontium-doped calcium polyphosphate on endothelial cells-derived angiogenic factor matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression
Dawei REN ; Fei LIU ; Xixun YU ; Xiaowei DENG ; Xiaohua ZHANG ; Changxiu WAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2009;13(38):7433-7436
BACKGROUND: Strontium-doped calcium polyphosphate (SCPP), as a new repairing material, has been demonstrated to have favorable biocompatibility and biodegradability and some effects on promoting self-angiogenesis. However, the mechanism remains still unknown. OBJECTIVE: Endothelial cells were cultured with SCPP scaffolds in vitro, as well as the cell proliferation and angiogenic factor matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) secretion were observed. DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING: A contrast study was performed at the Laboratory of Tissue Engineering of Sichuan University from September 2008 to April 2009. MATERIALS: A series of calcium polyphosphate (CPP) respectively containing 1 %, 2%, 5%, 8%, and 10% Sr~(2+) were prepared.METHODS: ① Materials were plated on 24-well culture plate,and endothelial cell suspension (300 μL) were seeded on 24-well culture plate at the concentration of 3×10~7/L and cultured with 200 uL RPMI1640 culture media. Endothelial cell proliferation was observed using MTT method at days 1,3,5, and 7 after culture. ② CPP and 8% SCPP were plated on 24-well culture plate, and endothelial cell suspension (300 uL) was then incubated in 24-well culture plate at the concentration of 1x10~8/L and cultured with 600 uL RPMI1640 culture media. The morphology of endothelial cells was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) at day 5 after culture.③ Endothelial cells were co-cultured with SCPP of various Sr~(2+) contents for 5 days. After confluence, cells were centrifuged to obtain supernatant. Angiogenic factor MMP-2 secretion was evaluated by ELISA assay.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The proliferation and morphology of endothelial cells on SCPP and CPP were observed. The amount of endothelial cells-derived MMP-2 protein secretion was detected. RESULTS: MTT method demonstrated that the proliferation of endothelial cells on the 8% SCPP scaffold showed a higher level compared to CPP, and other SCPP groups. Scanning electron microscope results suggested that endothelial cells on 8% SCPP had a better growth status and biological activity. ELISA results indicated that angiogenic factor MMP-2 expression on the SCPP was promoted compared with that of CPP, and 8% SCPP showed the highest expression (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: SCPP has good compatibility with endothelial cells,promoting angiogenesis and enhancing the angiogenic factor MMP-2 expression.
9.The neuron-specific enolase levels of the cerebrospinal fluid in children with convulsion
Xiaohua LI ; Jichun WANG ; Qiqige CHAOLUMEN ; Guanglu YANG ; Shaomin REN ; Liang FU
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2014;(7):637-639
Objective To explore the levels of neuron-speciifc enolase (NSE) of the cerebrospinal lfuid (CSF) in children with convulsion. Methods Ninety children with convulsion were enrolled. According to the frequency of convulsion attack, the children were divided into brief convulsion group 51 cases and prolonged convulsion group 39 cases, further, based on the etiology, the children were divided into viral encephalitis (VE) group, idiopathic epilepsy (EP) group, and febrile convulsion (FS) group. CSF was collected within 24-48 h convulsion attack. Twenty-three children with elective surgery were selected as a control group. CSF was collected before surgery. The NSE level of CSF were measured by ELISA method and compared among groups. Results The NSE levels of CSF in prolonged convulsion group and brief convulsion group were signiifcantly higher than that in control group, while the NES levels of CSF in prolonged convulsion group were signiifcantly higher than that in brief convulsion group (all P<0.05). Among the prolong convulsion group or the brief convulsion group, the VE group had the highest NSE level of CSF, which was signiifcantly higher than EP group and FS group (all P<0.01), and the difference between EP group and FS group was not statistically signiifcant (P>0.05). Conclusions Convulsion contributed to higher NSE levers of CSF, especially in children with prolonged convulsion attack or with VE. The NSE level of CSF can be regarded as an early objective indicator of brain damage after convulsions.
10.Noninvasive prenatal screen of trisomy-21 using maternal plasma fetal free RNA allelic ratio
Yajuan XU ; Shanshan ZHAI ; Xiaohua LUO ; Yingying ZHANG ; Limin RAN ; Lidan REN
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2015;(8):568-575
Objective Through the detections of the heterozygote frequencies tests of fetal specific genes PLAC4 and COL6A2 mRNA alleles in plasma of pregnant women, to explore its possibility of application in the noninvasive prenatal screenings of trisomy-21. Methods A toltal of 500 cases (males and females 250 cases respectively)of Han ethnic groups with Henan Provice of China who were subject to the physical checkup clinic of the Third Affiliated Hospital,Zhengzhou University from June to December, 2013 were selected as the healthy physical checkup group, and such techniques as DNA sequencing and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) were adopted to the determinations of the heterozygote frequencies of the single nucleotide polymorphism(SNP)of the PLAC4 and COL6A2 genes in the maternal peripheral blood in the healthy physical checkup group, and the differential comparisons of the determination results of the SNP heterozygote frequencies and the corresponding heterozygote frequencies in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database;30 cases of healthy pregnant women who spontaneously underwent pregnancy checkups at the maternity clinic were randomly selected as the healthy pregnancy group, and real-time fluorescence quantitative reverse transcription-PCR technique was adopted for determining the expression levels of PLAC4 and COL6A2 mRNA in the peripheral blood of pregnant women of 8 weeks, 10 weeks, 12 weeks, 14 weeks and 16 weeks;40 cases of the same phase were selected for acting as the specimens for the karyotype analyses of the amniotic fluid cells, among which 20 cases were trisomy-21, and the 20 cases of the negative control group, and reverse transcription-multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification (RT-MLPA) technique was adopted for screening the fetal trisomy-21. Results (1) The allele heterozygote frequencies of the SNP of the healthy physical checkup group:determinations of the genotypes and hybrid rates of the 10 SNP sites of the PLAC4 and COL6A2 genes indicated that those with higher heterozygote frequencies were respectively rs7717, rs559, rs1044598, rs59066201 and rs1042917, with population coverage of 98%. Among them, the allele hybrid rates of rs59066201 were never seen in the NCBI database;in the respective comparisons of the allele hybrid rates of rs8130833, rs9977003 and rs7844 with the hybrid rates of the NCBI database, the variations had statistical significance (P<0.05). (2) The expression levels of PLAC4 and COL6A2 mRNA of the different pregnancy weeks of the healthy pregnancy group: the levels of PLAC4 mRNA in the peripheral blood of women of 8 weeks, 10 weeks, 12 weeks, 14 weeks and 16 weeks of pregnancy were respectively 7.22 ± 1.05, 8.02±1.41,9.51±1.69,11.33±2.11 and 13.31±2.58, with their expression levels rising along with the increase of the pregnancy weeks; among them, the comparison of pregnancy 8 weeks and pregnancy 10 weeks, the variations had no statistical significance (P>0.05);in the mutual comparisons among the expression levels of the various pregnancy weeks, the variations had statistical significance (P<0.05). The expression levels of COL6A2 mRNA in 8 weeks, 10 weeks, 12 weeks, 14 weeks and 16 weeks were respectively 8.95 ± 1.28, 11.19 ± 1.36,15.00 ± 1.58,16.87 ± 1.72 and 18.96 ± 2.79, with their expression levels rising along with the increase of the pregnancy weeks, and in the mutual comparisons between the expression levels of the various pregnancy weeks, the variations all had statistical significance (P<0.05). (3) Prenatal screenings of trisomy-21 in the validation group of the trisome:a total of 5 sites of rs7717, rs559, rs1044598, rs59066201 and rs1042917 were selected from the allele heterozygote frequencies of SNP sites were selected from the subjects of the healthy physical checkup group, and 10 cases of trisomy-21 specimens and 10 cases of negative CTR specimens were accurately determined, with the sensitivity reached 80%(17/20), and the specificity reached 90%(18/20). One case of the trisomy-21 and two negative cases were both homozygotes, and among the trisomy-21 specimens of two cases, only one SNP was a heterozygote, and it was impossible to conduct screenings on these 5 cases, with the screening accuracy reaching 100%(35/35). Conclusions Fetal specific genes PLAC4 and COL6A2 mRNA are expressed in the peripheral blood of pregnant women in different gestational age;its expression level increases with the increase of gestational age. Among them, five SNP including rs7717, rs559, rs1044598, rs59066201 and rs1042917 show highest heterogeneity rate, which is different from the corresponding heterogeneity rate in NCBI database. RT-MLPA technology is a rapid, effective, noninvasive and low cost method of prenatal screening 21 trisomy.