1.Risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibilities of severe community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections in Ningbo
Yanzi CHANG ; Lipei QIU ; Yushan CUI ; Jun SUN ; Guosheng GAO
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015;12(3):248-252
Objective To identify antimicrobial susceptibilities of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections and the risk factors of severe infections.Methods Clinical data of 184 cases of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections collected from 4 hospitals in Ningbo during May 2008 and May 2013 were reviewed.Microbial sensitivity test and virulence genes ( pvl and tst) detection were performed in clinical isolates, and SCCmec genotyping was performed in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA) strains.Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for severe infections.Results Among 184 cases of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections, 39 ( 21.20%) were severe cases. Staphylococcus aureus strains were highly resistant to penicillin, erythromycin and clindamycin, but more than 75% strains were sensitive to oxacillin, aminoglycosides, quinolones, rifampicin and vancomycin.Logistic regression analysis showed that advanced age (OR=1.024, 95%CI:1.005-1.043, P<0.05), malignant tumor (OR=15.288, 95%CI:1.609-145.229, P<0.05) , autoimmune diseases or long-term hormone therapy ( OR=12.102, 95%CI:2.082-70.338, P <0.01 ) were risk factors for severe community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections. Conclusions Strains isolated from the patients with community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections in Ningbo are usually sensitive to oxacillin, aminoglycosides, quinolones, rifampicin and vancomycin, which may be recommended for clinical use.Elder patients and those with malignant tumor, autoimmune diseases or long-term hormone therapy are more likely to develop severe Staphylococcus aureus infections.
2.Effects of UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1A9 I399 C > T single nucleotide polymorphism on postoperative analgesia with propofol in patients undergoing breast surgery
Dandan TIAN ; Yanling REN ; Lirong ZHANG ; Na GAO ; Yanzi CHANG ; Wei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2012;(10):1169-1172
Objective To investigate the effects of UDP glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A9 I399 C > T single nucleotide polymorphism on postoperative sedation with propofol in patients undergoing breast surgery.Methods One hundred and fifty-two ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ female patients,aged 20-50 yr,weighing 50-70 kg,scheduled for elective benign breast tumor excision under general anesthesia,were enrolled in this study.The polymorphic sites of the UGT1A9 I399 C > T allele were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism.The patients were assigned to one of 3 groups according to their genotypes:wild homozygote (C/C) group,mutation heterozygote (C/T) group and mutation homozygote (T/T) group.During induction and maintenance of anesthesia,propofol was given by target-controlled infusion with the plasma concentration (Cp) of 3μg/ml.Blood samples were taken at 60 min after target-controlled infusion of propofol was started for determination of the Cp of propofol using high-performance liquid chromatography.The time when OAAS was 4 after stopping the infusion of propofol was recorded and the BIS value and effect-site concentration of propofol were also recorded at this time.The time when BIS value was 80 was recorded and the effect-site concentration of propofol was also recorded at this time.Results Genotyping analysis revealed that genotype distribution of UGT1A9 I399 C > T polymorphism was C/C 24 cases,C/T 96 cases and T/T 32 cases.The T allele frequency was 53%.The C allele frequency was 47.4%.There was no significant difference in the Cp of propofol,time when OAAS was 4,BIS value and effectsite concentration of propofol when OAAS was 4,time when BIS value was 80 and effect-site concentration of propofol when BIS value was 80 among the three groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion UGT1 A9 I399C > T single nucleotide polymorphism is not the genetic factor contributing to the individual variation in the patient' s response to postoperative analgesia with propofol in patients undergoing breast surgery.
3.Study on the overlapping growth of hepatoma cells in vitro.
Hongbing WANG ; Xiaobing ZOU ; Yanzi YANGBEN ; Jing SHAO ; Xiaodong YANG ; Weidong GAO
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2008;25(3):652-657
This study inquired into the formation of the "overlapping growth" of hepatoma cells through quantitative characterization on the growth of hepatoma cells in situ by means of morphological observation, Image Tool computer analytic system, statistical analysis as well as the experimental methods of cell mechanics and biochemistry. The results were as follows: (1) The ability of hepatoma cells to regulate cell morphological deformation was better than that of hepatic cells; (2) While we were using micropipette aspiration technique to suck the "overlapping growth plaque" of hepatoma cells, the "overlapping growth plaque" fell off from the substrate, leaving a blank area; (3) Integrin expression of hepatoma cells was more obvious than that of hepatic cells; (4) Fibronectin (Fn) down-regulated the integrin expression in the hepatoma cells cultured on the Fn coated surface, enhanced the cells' adhesion ability and morphological stability, but reduced the formation and aggregation of the round cells. These results indicated (1) The so-called overlapping growing area was actually formed by many closely arrayed and piled round cells; (2) The production of round cells may be caused by integrin abnormal expression and the effect on the hepatoma cells adhesion stability; (3) The formation of "overlapping growth plaque" in hepatoma cells is related to the round cells' congregation induced by the high frequency morphological transformation.
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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metabolism
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pathology
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Cell Adhesion
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Cell Proliferation
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Fibronectins
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metabolism
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Humans
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Integrin beta Chains
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biosynthesis
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genetics
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Liver Neoplasms
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metabolism
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pathology
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Tumor Cells, Cultured
4.Introduction of Medical Characters in WU Kuan's Jia Cang Ji and Analysis on the Inheritance of Danxi School
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University 2023;47(12):1445-1450
[Objective]To analyze the general characteristics of medical characters in Jia Cang Ji(Home Collected Works),and verify the inheritance relationship of Danxi school in Wu region before the mid-Ming Dynasty.[Methods]Using the literature research method,by sorting out and analyzing the family background,medical activities and social relations of the medical characters recorded in Jia Cang Ji,the lineage of Danxi school in Wu region is clarified.[Results]Most of the medical characters in Jia Cang Ji come from families of medical generation and have frequent communications with each other.Some of them have a close relationship with the Danxi school.WANG Bin is the third-generation successors of Danxi school,while WANG Kuan,SHENG Yin,and HAN Cun are the fourth-generation successors,WANG Min,LIU Yu,and SHENG Kai are the fifth-generation successors,and WANG Guan is the sixth-generation successor.[Conclusion]The records of medical characters in Jia Cang Ji play an important role in clarifying the inheritance of Danxi School in Wu region.It can be seen that Bieji(Collections of Individual Writers)is of great value in discovering the medical historical sources.