1.Determination of Lanthanide in Human Feces by ICP-MS
Yaqiong LIU ; Li OUYANG ; Qingfen LIU
Journal of Environment and Health 2007;0(10):-
Objective To establish a method for the determination of 14 kinds of lanthanide (La) series elements in human feces at the same time by ICP-MS.Methods In January 2009,human feces were collected for three consecutive days from 30 subjects in Tianjin area,the fecal samples for the three-day period were weighed and homogenized;then dried;grinded and ashed,the samples were digested by HNO3 before determination.The solution was directly analyzed by ICP-MS to determine the concentrations of the 14 kinds of La series elements in human faces with rhenium (Re) internal standard calibration.Results The linear ranges were 0-10 ?g/L with a correlation coefficient for each element of more than 0.999.The detection limits of 139La,140Ce,141Pr,143Nd,147Sm,151Eu,158Gd,159Tb,163Dy,165Ho,166Er,169Tm,174Yb and 175Lu in human feces were 0.48,0.49,0.47,1.6,1.9,0.46,0.79,0.18,0.65,0.39,0.38,0.17,0.09 and 0.09 ng/L respectively.The recoveries of this method were 93.42%-108.21%,and RSDs were 2.91%-9.20%.The analytical values of the certified reference material of human hair GBW 09101a by this method showed closed agreement with the reference values.Conclusion This method has relatively higher sensitivity and less interference,and is applicable to the rapid determination of 14 kinds of La series elements in human faces at the same time.
2.Distribution of nasal airway resistance in normal and pathologic nasal cavity
Peizhong LI ; Mingling QIU ; Yaqiong XUE
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2006;0(07):-
OBJECTIVE In order to explore the site of the nasal valve.METHODS The distribution of nasal airway resistance were studied in normal adults, and patients with chronic rhinitis,patients underwent partial inferior turbinectomy,patients with the deviation of nasal septum and the patients underwent correction of the nasal septum.RESULTS Before the nasal mucosa decongested,the site of the most effect on the NAR was located in pyriform fossa in normal adults. After the nasal mucosa decongested,the site of the most effect on the NAR was located in the ostium internum.The most significantly site which effect on the NAR were pyriform fossa and the ostium internum before and after operation in the patients who suffer from chronic rhinitis.The site of the most effect on the NAR was in the place of deviation of the nasal septum before operation and in the pyriform fossa after operation.CONCLUTION The result suggested that the site of the nasal valve is changeable and related to the condition of contraction and relaxation of the nasal mucosa and the extent of nasal patency.
3.Therapy monitoring of combined detection of ProGRP and neuron-specific enolase in small cell lung cancer patients
Xiaomin LI ; Yajuan WU ; Qi LI ; Wenhua CHENG ; Yaqiong REN
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2013;(3):207-209
Before and after treatment as well as before metastasis,the combined detection of progastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) was performed in 150 patients with small cell lung cancer.The follow-up period was 1 year.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and electrochemiluminescence immunoassay were conducted.The result showed a negative correlation between the serum levels of ProGRP and NSE the curative effect.And a positive correlation existed between the serum levels of ProGRP and NSE and disease development.The difference had statistical significance (P < 0.05).The levels of ProGRP and NSE may be used to indicate the disease development and evaluate the curative effect.
4.Correlation study on the serum levels of ProGRP and NSE with different treatments in limited disease small cell lung cancer
Xiaomin LI ; Qi LI ; Yajuan WU ; Yaqiong REN
Cancer Research and Clinic 2012;(11):735-737,741
Objective To study the correlation of the serum levels of pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) and neuro-specific enolase (NSE) with different treatments in limited-disease small cell lung cancer (L-SCLC) patients.Methods 150 L-SCLC patients were randomly divided into three groups including concurrent chemo-radiotherapy group,sequential chemo-radiotherapy group,and chemotherapy group.The serum levels of ProGRP and NSE were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and electrochemiluminescence immunoassay before and after different treatments.The follow-up phase was 12 months.Results The serum levels of ProGRP and NSE were significantly decreased in all 3 groups after treatment (318.96,250.77,226.18 pg/ml and 31.72,23.95,17.89 μg/L),and the lowest level was observed in concurrent chemo-radiotherapy group,then the sequential chemo-radiotherapy group and chemotherapy group.The short term therapeutic effects were in the same sequence,and there was statistical significance between concurrent chemoradiotherapy group and chemotherapy (P < 0.05).The decrease extent of ProGRP and NSE in effective cases (CR+PR) was significantly higher than that in failure cases in all 3 groups.The serum levels of ProGRP and NSE were increased with disease progress (P < 0.05).Conclusion The serum levels of ProGRP and NSE can be used to reflect the patient' s condition and evaluate therapeutic effect in L-SCLC.The concurrent chemo-radiotherapy is more effective than sequential chemo-radiotherapy and chemotherapy only in L-SCLC.
5.Application value of RT-PCR in Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
Miao HU ; Yanfen MA ; Xiangping LI ; Yaqiong MA ; Pingfa LI
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(11):1480-1481,1484
Objective To investigate the clinic significance of real-time fluorescent quantity polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae(MP) DNA in patients suspected with MP infection.Methods A total of 1 402 samples,including serum,sputum,pleural fluid,nasopharyngeal swab,alveolar irrigating solution and bronchial irrigating solution,were detected for MP-DNA by using RT-PCR.Results The total positive rate all samples were 12.20%.The positive rate of serum was the lowest,which was 2.36%.The positive rates of sputum,alveolar irrigating solution and bronchial irrigating solutions were relatively high,which were 62.96%,77.08% and 88.71%,respectively.Conclusion RT-PCR could be fitted for the detection of MP-DAN in various samples,which could be effective method for the diagnosis of MP infection.
6.Expression of Stat 3, GluT-1 and PCNA in condylomata acuminata
Guangwen YIN ; Bingjie CAI ; Min LI ; Shoumin ZHANG ; Yaqiong YAO
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2008;41(5):301-303
Objective To explore the expression and significance of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat 3), glucose transporter protein 1 (GluT-1) and proliferation cell nuclear antigen (PC NA) in lesions of condylomata acuminata (CA). Methods SP immunohistochemistry method was used to measure the expression of Stat 3, GluT-1 and PCNA in tissue samples from 40 cases of CA and 20 normal skin controls. Results The positivity rates of Stat 3, GluT-1 and PCNA were 85.0% (34/40), 87.5% (35/40) and 85.0%(34/40), respectively in CA tissue, 35.0% (7/20), 30.0% (6/20)and 55.0% (11/20),respectively in the control tissue; statistical difference was observed in these rates between the two groups (all P < 0.05). The expression intensity of Stat 3, GluT-1 and PCNA was also higher in CA tissue than that in the controls. In addition, the expression intensity of PCNA was correlated with that of Stat 3 and GluT-1in CA tissue (both P< 0.05). Conclusions There is an overexpression of Star 3, GluT-1 and PCNA in CA tissue, and the overexpression of Stat 3 and GluT-1 may be associated with the over-proliferation of CA tissue.
7.Survey on study style of medical students and its countermeasures
Xin CHEN ; Yaqiong ZU ; Zhi WANG ; Juan LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2013;(9):964-967
Objective To survey on present situation of medical students' study style and to provide references to improve the development of study style. Methods Totally 512 undergraduate stu-dents of one medical university in Tianjing were asked to fill the questionnaire by themselves. Main con-tents of the questionnaire included study targets,study attitudes,study methods,teaching level,teaching equipments,school training system and management system,etc. Epidata3.02 was used to accomplish data entry and SPSS software was used to do statistical analysis. The data were described by percentage. Results More than 50.0% students took attending post-graduate examination,passing college English test band 4 and band 6 and getting diploma as main study purposes. 81.96%(404/499)medical stu-dents spent their spare time on study by themselves. 98.40%(491/499)students took notes in class,while only 8.62%(43/499)students often discussed questions with their teachers after class. 70.54%students said that they ever attended academic lectures organized by college and achieved benefits from them. 40.88%(204/499)students were highly eager to win scholarship. More than half of the students took gloomy atti-tude towards getting a job and this phenomenon should cause educators' attention. 78.56%(392/499 ) students held the opinion that medical professional teachers have higher teaching level and 26.65%(133/499 ) students thought that college's teaching equipments should be improved . Conclusions Following aspects should be emphasized in order to further strengthen and improve medical students' study style:making further efforts to arouse students' study initiative,playing the leading role of teach-ers and promoting study style by promoting teaching style,improving rules and regulations of study style development and strengthening college's hardware construction.
8.Correlation between tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-6 and platelet activating factor with the blood coagulation disorders in severe craniocerebral injury
Xu XU ; Zhiwei LI ; Hao DONG ; Yaqiong GUO
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2014;37(5):31-34
Objective To investigate the correlation between tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α,interleukin (IL)-6,platelet activating factor (PAF) with the blood coagulation disorder in severe craniocerebral injury.Methods Collected 65 subjects (observation group) with severe craniocerebral injury from January in 2009 to June in 2012 with the trauma index ≥17 points,glasgow coma scale ≤ 10 points,combined with other parts of the injury and died in the emergency department were excluded.Examined platelet count (PLT),activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT),prothrombin time (PT),D-dimer (D-D),TNF-α,IL-6 and PAF meanwhile were emergency treated,selected the same period 43cases of health as control group,these indicators were compared.Results PLT in observation group was significantly lower than that in control group [(74.91 ± 30.70) × 109/L vs.(191.52 ± 23.31) × 109/L] (P <0.01),APTT,PT in observation group was significantly longer than that in control group [(69.44 ± 15.52) s vs.(22.47 ± 9.41) s,(30.37 ± 8.22) s vs.(9.57 ±4.53) s] (P <0.01),D-D,TNF-α,IL-6,PAF in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group[(1 934.92 ± 708.49) U/L vs.(105.78 ± 44.53) U/L,(39.93 ± 18.88) μg/L vs.(1.28 ±0.59) μg/L,(417.61 ±73.66) μg/L vs.(63.93 ±41.49) μ g/L,(16 359.91 ±4 321.92) ng/L vs.(3 823.45 ±529.72) ng/L](P<0.01).PLT in observation group was negatively correlated with TNF-α,IL-6 and PAF (r =-0.929 2,-0.944 5,-0.932 4,P < 0.01),APTT was positively correlated with TNF-α,IL-6 and PAF (r =0.910 2,0.932 7,0.978 6,P <0.01),PT was positively correlated with TNF-α,IL-6 and PAF (r =0.934 1,0.955 4,0.978 6,P < 0.01),D-D was positively correlated with TNF-α,IL-6 and PAF (r =0.942 1,0.943 8,0.941 8,P < 0.01).Conclusions TNF-α,IL-6 and PAF all participate in the process of the blood coagulation disorder in severe craniocerebral injury.The inchoate interference and treatment such as lessening stress responses and inflammation responses against TNF-α,IL-6,PAF is possible to improve the blood coagulation disorder in severe craniocerebral injury and to decrease the death rate of patients.
9.The effects of tumor necrosis factor-αand interleukin-6 on acute myocardial function lesion after the severe craniocerebral injury
Xu XU ; Zhiwei LI ; Yaqiong GUO ; Hao DONG ; Wenguang DAI
Chongqing Medicine 2015;(6):793-794,797
Objective To investigate the effects of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and interleukin-6(IL-6)on acute myocardial functional lesion after severe craniocerebral injury.Methods Sixty five examples with severe craniocerebral injury are collected in the 253th hospital of PLA from February in 2009 to May in 2012,of whom glasgow coma scale was low or equal to 8 points.They are examined creatine kinase-MB(CK-MB),cardiac troponin T(cTnT),TNF-αand IL-6 for correlative analysis while they are emer-gency treated at the same time.Results The myocardial function of the observe group examined results:CK-MB(198.63±37.72) U/L,cTnT(548.17±49.58)pg/mL;injury factors examined results:TNF-α(39.93± 18.88)ng/mL,IL-6(469.61 ±73.66)ng/mL.It both has evidently difference between the control group and the observe group and has obviously correlation between the my-ocardial function and injury factors of the observe group (P <0.01),and they were positively correlated.Compared TNF-α,IL-6 in observe group,CK-MB(r>0.911 4)and cTnT(r>0.942 1)had statistically significant difference.Conclusion TNF-αand IL-6 all participate in the process of the acute myocardial functional lesion after severe craniocerebral injury.The inchoate interference and treatment against TNF-αand IL-6 are possible to have inhibited the high expression of TNF-αand IL-6 in the blood and to improve the myocardial functional lesion after severe craniocerebral injury.
10.Lung metastases of colorectal cancer boosted by bevacizumab in mice and possible mechanism
Yaqiong CHEN ; Yuanyuan LI ; Zhongling LYU ; Guojiang CHEN ; Hui PENG
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2016;30(5):564-568
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of bevacizumab ,an anti-human vascular endothelial growth factor monoclonal antibody,on pulmonary dissemination of colorectal cancer. METHODS A metastatic colorectal cancer mouse model was established. Mice were randomly divided into two groups(n=8). The mice in experimental group were administered ip with bevacizumab at the dosage of 5 mg · kg-1,and those in control group were given isotype IgG at the same dosage. The antibodies were administered on 2 d before initiation of model establishment and 2 d after that,then once every 5 d for 4 weeks,for a total of 7 times. Liver and lung metastases were determined by histopathological examination. The chemokine receptor C-X-C receptor 4(CXCR4)and its ligand C-X-C ligand 12(CXCL12)mRNA expression in the lung were detected by quantitative RT-PCR. Human colon cancer cells HCT116 were treated with bevacizumab(5 mg·L-1)for 24 h. The expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1(VEGFR1)and CXCR4/7 protein as well as CXCR3/4/7 mRNA were examined by Western blotting and quantitative RT-PCR respectively. RESULTS The number of mice(2/8) with liver metastases was reduced,while the number of mice(8/8) with lung metastases increased in experimental group compared with isotype IgG-treated group(6/8 and 2/8 respectively,P<0.05). The mRNA expression level of CXCR4 and CXCL12 in lung tissue was significantly up-regulated in bevacizumab-treated group com?pared with control group(P<0.05). The mRNA and protein expression level of CXCR4 and CXCR7 was dramatically increased in HCT116 cells treated with bevacizumab(P<0.05). CONCLUSION Bevacizumab can potentially promote lung metastases of colorectal cancer,which may be related to up-regulation of CXCR4 and CXCL12 expression.