1.The influence of Jiuganning decoction on the content of CYP2E1 and cytokine IL-6,TNF in rats models of alcoholic hepatic injury
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2011;33(4):305-308
Objective To explore the influences of Jinganning decoction on the content of CYP2E1 and cytokine IL-6,TNF in rats models of alcohdic hepatic injury.Methos 72 male Wistar clean level rats were randomly divided into 6 groups:blank control group,Jiuganning drug toxicity test group,alcoholic hepatic disease model group,Yiganling treatment group,Jiuganning low dose group,and Jiuganning high dose group.Blank control group was treated with physiological saline;Jiuganning drug toxicity test group was treated with Jiuganning decoction to observe toxicity and side effects.Jiuganning low and high dose treatment group were treated with 17.5 g/kg and 23.5 g/kg crude drug.Yiganning treatment group were treated with 0.206 g/kg crude drug.After 4 weeks'treatment,the content of TNF,IL-6,MDA as well as the activity of CYP2E1 and SOD were measured.Results Compared with the alcoholic hepatic disease model group,the content of IL-6(F=46.281,9.101),TNF and the activity (F=62.537)of CYP2E1 of all treatment group were significantly improved(P<0.01).The content of SOD(F=19.210)in the rats serum of all treatment group was significantly increased while the MDA(F=34.952)was decreased.All the indexes in the treatment group had significant differences with the alcoholic hepatic disease and model group(P<0.01).Conclusions The mechanism of Jiuganning decoction can effectively reduce the content of CYP2E1 and IL-6,TNF-a,with the changes of cell physiopathology and the influences of relevant enzymes,reveals the functional routines of the decoction treating hepatic injury:anti-lipid peroxidative,adjusting cytokine's activity,protecting hepatocyte,palliating the hepatocyte inflammation,and easing fibration.
2.Analysis of virus subtype variation among HIV/AIDS in Wuxi city, 2014-2016
Jianshuang CHEN ; Yueqi YIN ; Hao CHENG ; Xuan ZHANG ; Defu YUAN ; Xiaoxuan ZHANG ; Xiaomin WANG ; Qiankun WEI ; Bei WANG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2021;41(4):306-312
Objective:To investigate the variation characteristics and influencing factors of HIV/AIDS subtypes in Wuxi city of Jiangsu Province from 2014 to 2016.Methods:HIV/AIDS population in Wuxi city in 2014 was selected as the research object, and the HIV molecular epidemiology and follow-up study were carried out. Collect epidemiological information, extract DNA from blood samples, amplify pol gene fragment by nest-PCR and sequence, use ChromasPro 1.6 software and MEGA 7.0 software to construct the HIV-1 sequence database, and use FastTree2.1.10 software to construct the phylogenetic tree to confirm the subtype; in 2016, the same population was followed up, and the HIV subtype variation was analyzed, and the influencing factors of subtype variation were explored by multivariate logistic regression. Results:A total of 612 HIV/AIDS cases in 2014 and 2016 were collected. The age of the subjects was mainly 30 years old or above (85.46%, 523/612), and the proportion of people over 50 years old was higher (228/612, 37.25%). The main route of transmission was homosexuality, accounting for 49.67%. A total of 1224 samples were detected and CRF01 _ AE、CRF07_ BC、B、CRF08_ BC、CRF67_ 01B、CRF55_ 01B、CRF68_ 01B, 7 subtypes of HIV-1 and 5 unique recombinant types (URFs) was detected. CRF01_ AE and CRF07_ BC was still the main genotype in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, accounting for 66.75%. There were 29 cases (3.56%) of URFs recombinant strains. During 2014-2016, the variation rate of subtypes was 14.63%, and the most common variation was CRF01_ AE changes to CRF07_ BC(13.95%). Marital status (OR=0.363, 95% CI: 0.137-0.964) and baseline CD4 level (OR=0.414, 95% CI: 0.192-0.891) were associated with subtype variation.Conclusions:The HIV-1 subtypes of HIV/AIDS patients in Wuxi city are diverse and complex, the proportion of recombinant subtypes is rising, the URFs that are difficult to determine the genotype increase significantly, and the variation rate of HIV-1 subtypes among HIV/AIDS infected people is high. It is necessary to strengthen the monitoring of HIV-1 subtypes.
3.The development and transplantation of LCD module-based interface for medical diagnosis instrument.
Huisheng ZHANG ; Xinyu LIU ; Qiaoliang LI ; Jie RAO ; Xiaofei ZHANG ; Xiaoxuan WANG ; Shumei LIN ; Li YIN ; Siping CHEN ; Tianfu WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2012;36(6):400-406
Based on LCD Module and Visual C++ development environment, this paper proposes a new method which can quickly develop the human-machine interface .We define a LCD module programming interface by designing Serial Communication Class(SCS). On this basis,we achieve the transplantation on an Embedded ARM Platform to fulfil the requirements of Medical Diagnostic Instruments (MDI). Experimental results show that this method has advantages of short development cycle and high level transplantation which has broad application prospects in the field of Medical Diagnosis Instrument.
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4.Clinical characteristics and genetic analysis of two cases of pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ⅰa with early-onset skin nodules as the diagnostic clue
Yunling LI ; Huiwen ZHENG ; Yin LI ; Kun ZHU ; Weizhong GU ; Wei LI ; Xiaoxuan GUO ; Chunlan HUANG ; Sha ZHOU ; Wei WU ; Guanping DONG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2020;53(3):220-222
Clinical features of and genetic mutations in two cases of pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ⅰ a(PHP Ⅰ a) with early-onset skin nodules were analyzed.Both of the two patients were males,and their ages at onset were 2 and 3 months respectively.They both presented with early-onset skin nodules as the main clinical manifestation,and were clinically characterized by a round face,short neck and early obesity.Histopathological examination of skin lesions showed subcutaneous ectopic osteogenesis in both patients.The first patient had low blood calcium,high blood phosphorus,high parathyroid hormone (PTH),and gene sequencing showed a heterozygous mutation c.399delT causing a T base deletion at position 399 in exon 5 of the GNAS gene.The second patient had normal blood calcium and phosphorus levels as well as normal PTH levels at early stage,and gene sequencing showed a heterozygous mutation c.939delT causing a T base deletion at position 939 in exon 9 of the GNAS gene.The blood PTH level was found to increase in the second patient after 1-year follow-up.Both the patients were confirmedly diagnosed with PHP Ⅰa.After treatment with vitamin D3,no new skin nodules occurred,and the blood calcium and phosphorus levels returned to normal.
5.Establishment of nutrition literacy core items for Chinese preschool children
Xiaoxuan ZHANG ; Jing WEN ; Huijuan MA ; Xueqian YIN ; Junbo WANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(10):1093-1097
Objective:To establish the nutrition literacy core items for preschool children in China.Methods:The framework system and preliminary items of nutrition literacy were established through literature review and experts consultation. E-Delphi method was used to determine the nutrition literacy items. Nine experts in the field of nutrition, child and adolescent health, health education were invited to score the importance of each nutrition literacy item via Email. The judgment basis and familiarity of experts towards the items, active coefficient, authority coefficient and harmony coefficient were evaluated and analyzed to generate the final list of nutrition literacy items.Results:In the first round of E-Delphi consultation, the active coefficient and authority coefficient were 88.9%(8/9) and(0.88±0.07).The harmony coefficient was 0.350 (χ 2=36.432, P=0.001). In the second round, the active coefficient and authority coefficient were 100% (9/9) and (0.89±0.11).The harmony coefficient was 0.347 (χ 2=34.330, P<0.001). After qualitative and quantitative analyses, we identified the final list of nutrition literacy items consisting of two scales (basic knowledge, lifestyles and dietary behaviors), six subscales (food knowledge, food characteristic, food choice, dietary behavior, dietary safety, and physical activity)with 14 items in total. Conclusion:The framework system and core items of nutrition literacy are established for Chinese preschool children, which could provide a reference basis for the implementation of nutrition education project and the establishment of standardized evaluation tools.
6.A case of ichthyosis follicularis, atrichia and photophobia syndrome caused by a novel mutation in the MBTPS2 gene
Yunling LI ; Huiwen ZHENG ; Yin LI ; Lihua WANG ; Wei LI ; Xiaoxuan GUO ; Chunlan HUANG ; Sha ZHOU ; Zhongfa LYU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2020;53(2):98-101
A case of ichthyosis follicularis,alopecia and photophobia syndrome caused by a novel mutation c.1165C>T in the membrane-bound transcription factor protease site 2 (MBTPS2) gene was firstly reported.The proband presented with dry skin,congenital hairlessness,follicular keratotic papules,photophobia,epilepsy,and mental and motor retardation.Next-generation and Sanger sequencing analysis confirmed that the proband and his mother both had a c.1165C>T (p.pro389Ser) mutation in exon 9 of the MBTPS2 gene.According to the clinical manifestations of the patient and genetic characteristics of the MBTPS2 gene mutation,the patient was diagnosed with ichthyosis follicularis,alopecia and photophobia syndrome.
7.Establishment of nutrition literacy core items for Chinese preschool children
Xiaoxuan ZHANG ; Jing WEN ; Huijuan MA ; Xueqian YIN ; Junbo WANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(10):1093-1097
Objective:To establish the nutrition literacy core items for preschool children in China.Methods:The framework system and preliminary items of nutrition literacy were established through literature review and experts consultation. E-Delphi method was used to determine the nutrition literacy items. Nine experts in the field of nutrition, child and adolescent health, health education were invited to score the importance of each nutrition literacy item via Email. The judgment basis and familiarity of experts towards the items, active coefficient, authority coefficient and harmony coefficient were evaluated and analyzed to generate the final list of nutrition literacy items.Results:In the first round of E-Delphi consultation, the active coefficient and authority coefficient were 88.9%(8/9) and(0.88±0.07).The harmony coefficient was 0.350 (χ 2=36.432, P=0.001). In the second round, the active coefficient and authority coefficient were 100% (9/9) and (0.89±0.11).The harmony coefficient was 0.347 (χ 2=34.330, P<0.001). After qualitative and quantitative analyses, we identified the final list of nutrition literacy items consisting of two scales (basic knowledge, lifestyles and dietary behaviors), six subscales (food knowledge, food characteristic, food choice, dietary behavior, dietary safety, and physical activity)with 14 items in total. Conclusion:The framework system and core items of nutrition literacy are established for Chinese preschool children, which could provide a reference basis for the implementation of nutrition education project and the establishment of standardized evaluation tools.
8.Rapid Identification and Determination of Polysaccharides Contents in Anoectochilus Roxburghii Based on Near Infrared Spectroscopy with Chemometrics
ZHANG Xun ; HUANG Xiaoxuan ; YIN Jinke ; CHEN Yancheng ; LIN Yu ; WANG Xiaoying ; XU Wen
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2023;40(19):2702-2712
OBJECTIVE To distinguish Anoectochilus roxburghii and relative species by near infrared(NIR) spectroscopy combined with chemometrics, and to establish a prediction model for rapid determine polysaccharides contents in Anoectochilus roxburghii. METHODS The NIR spectroscopy of Anoectochilus roxburghii, Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata and Ludisia discolor were collected. The prepossessing of original spectrum was optimization through accuracy of classification in the NIR model, and six supervised pattern recognition algorithms such as decision tree, K-nearest neighbor algorithm, random forest, partial least squares regression discriminant analysis, linear discriminant analysis and support vector machine(SVM) were applied to identify effect of the classification effect, optimum algorithm and then establish qualitative model. The content of polysaccharides in 76 batches of Anoectochilus roxburghii samples were examined by ultraviolet visible spectrophotometry combined with phenol sulfuric acid method. In order to select optimization algorithm, six quantitative stoichiometry algorithms consisted of SVM, extreme learning machines, decision trees, random forests, principal component regression and partial least squares regression(PLS) were used to connect polysaccharide content and the NIR spectroscopy in Anoectochilus roxburghii respectively. The best method for determining the content of Anoectochilus roxburghii polysaccharides was further optimized by spectra pretreatment, band selection and number of band variables based on successive projection algorithm(SPA). RESULTS The NIR discriminant analysis model was established by SVM with SNV+SG+2ndD, and the classification accuracy was best. The prediction performance was evaluated based on the radial basis kernel function algorithm combined with confusion matrix and ROC curve, and the model performance was good. In addition, the quantitative analysis model was constructed by continuous projection-partial least squares by the prepossessing of SNV+SG+2ndD and the optimal band of 7 000-4 000 cm-1 with 97 of variables number. The accuracy was 0.992, which was the highest. The root mean square error calibration set, correlation coefficient of calibration set, and the root mean square error in validation set, correlation coefficient of validation set were 0.625, 0.993, 0.767, 0.992, separately. The prediction deviation was 8.467, and relative deviation of prediction set was less than 10%. CONCLUSION The established NIR-SVM qualitative model and SPA-PLS quantitative model are accurate and reliable, which are enable to identify Anoectochilus roxburghii and determine polysaccharide content nondestructively. It is a new and promising method for rapid evaluation of Anoectochilus roxburghii quality.
9. A case of multiple carboxylase deficiency presenting with skin lesions as the initial symptom induced by a novel mutation in the holocarboxylase synthetase gene
Yunling LI ; Huiwen ZHENG ; Yin LI ; Lihua WANG ; Wei LI ; Xiaoxuan GUO ; Chunlan HUANG ; Sha ZHOU ; Xinwen HUANG ; Zhongfa LYU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2019;52(11):829-832
A male patient, who was aged 3 months and 12 days, presented with well-circumscribed erythema and scales on the scrotum, perineum, buttocks and perianal region at 1 month after birth. The lesions gradually involved the perioral and axillary regions, flexor aspect of the elbow, popliteal fossa and neck. Shortness of breath, crying, dysphoria and vomiting occurred without fever and cough 3 days before hospitalization. Laboratory examinations at admission showed metabolic acidosis, hyperlactacidemia, hyperammonemia and organic aciduria. Second-generation sequencing and Sanger sequencing of the holocarboxylase synthetase gene revealed a known mutation c.1522C>T in exon 9 and a novel mutation c.1796_1814del in exon 11. According to a guideline from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, this novel mutation was ranked as a pathogenic mutation. The patient was diagnosed as multiple carboxylase deficiency. His clinical symptoms were improved after oral biotin treatment, no neurological symptoms or signs were observed.