1.Apoptpsis and cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2009;17(5):382-385
Cerebral vasospasm is a common serious complication after subarachnoid hemorrhage, and is one of the main reasons of morbidity and mortality in patients suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage. However, However, its pathogenesis has not yet been fully elucidated. Recent studies have suggested that apoptosis plays an important role in the mechanism of cerebral vasospasm. Further study of the apoptotic mechanism of cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage has important significance for the optimization of therapeutic schemes in clinical conditions.
2.The use of cysto-peritoneal shunt to treat intracranial temporal arachnoid cysts in children
Xuanzhi WANG ; Xiaochun JIANG ; Yi DAI ; Shanshui XU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2014;(4):504-507
Objective To summarize the clinical experience of the temporal arachnoid cysts in children with cysto-peritoneal shunt.Methods The clinical data of 16 patients from June 2009 to August 2012 of children with the temporal arachnoid cysts taken by cysto-peritoneal shunt were analyzed retrospectively .The surgical procedure and prognosis were also analyzed .Results Sixteen ca-ses of follow-up from 2 to 30 months after surgery showed 5 cases of preoperative symptoms disappeared .After surgery of 6 months, the head computed tomography (CT) showed 4 cysts disappeared (25.0%), 12 cysts shrink (75.0%), reduced >50%in 9 cases, and reduced <50%in 3 cases.After surgery of 12 months, 12 cases of cysts shrink head CT showed 7 cysts disappeared , reduced>50%in 4 cases, and reduced <50%in 1 cases.1 case after surgery of 2 months with head CT showed the cysts shrink and had left frontal subdural effusion;Two years later the cranial CT scan showed the cysts disappeared and the left frontal subdural effusion absorption . No serious complications and infections were observed .Conclusions Cysto-peritoneal shunt might be a safe and effective method to treat intracranial temporal arachnoid cysts in children and had good prognosis .
3.A survey on osmotic fragility of erythrocytes in plateau population
Aiping WANG ; Zhuoga LABA ; Wei LI ; Xuanzhi WANG ; Ruolan TAN ; Zhi PU ; ZhiJuan LIU ; Xuzhen QIN
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2024;37(7):761-765
【Objective】 To study the changes in erythrocyte osmotic fragility(EOF) in patients with hypercythemia, polycythemia and anemia under a high altitude environment. 【Methods】 A total of 174 outpatients, inpatients and people undergoing physical examination in Tibet Autonomous Region People′s Hospital in October 2020 were enrolled and divided into four groups according to hemoglobin levels: the polycythemia group(n=42), the physiologic increase group(n=48), the anemia group(n=29) and the healthy control group(n=55). They were compared with 67 anemia patients and 67 healthy people in the laboratory of Peking Union Medical College Hospital in the same period as the plain control group. The classic EOF test method was used to compare the results of each group′s EOF. The concentrations of NaCl solution for starting hemolysis (STH) and NaCl solution for complete hemolysis (CTH) were included, and the data were statistically analyzed by SPSS software. 【Results】 There was a significant difference in CTH between Zang and Han healthy people (P<0.05). STH in high altitude polycythemia group(0.52) was higher than that in high altitude healthy control group(0.48) (P<0.001). Compared with plain, the median CTH of plateau anemia group(0.36) and plateau health control group(0.36) was significantly higher than that of plain anemia group(0.28) and plain control group(0.28) (P<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that plateau region, female polycythemia and anemia were risk factors for STH elevation. 【Conclusion】 This study finds that the EOF increases in the plateau population and patients with polycythemia, which provides reference for studying red blood cell disorders and blood transfusion strategy in the plateau region.
4.Research progress on the relationship between osteocytes and periodontitis
ZHU Xuanzhi ; MA Rui ; XIE Xudong ; WANG Jun
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2020;28(12):801-805
Osteocytes, which develop from osteoblasts, are recognized as the main cells embedded in mature bone tissue. The traditional notion is that osteocytes exclusively play a structural role, however, with the development of related research in recent years, the role of osteocytes in bone metabolism has been explored. Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease initiated by plaque biofilm, and is the main cause of adult tooth loss. Clinically, periodontitis primarily manifests as attachment loss, bleeding on probing and other symptoms. Alveolar bone resorption is the most characteristic pathological change. Current research demonstrated that osteocytes sense mechanical stress, participate in bone remodeling, regulate mineral balance, and participate in endocrine function. Thus, these cells play an important role in bone homeostasis and systemic metabolic balance. Osteocytes are actively involved in the development of periodontitis through the high expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL), secretion of sclerostin, and effect on apoptosis, senescence and autophagy. In the future, the detection of bone cell metabolism-related products will have certain application prospects for the clinical evaluation of periodontitis prevention and treatment. Therefore, this paper reviewed the role of osteocytes in bone homeostasis and the relationship between osteocytes and periodontitis, to provide new ideas for the prevention and treatment of periodontitis.