1.Effects of splenectomy on peripheral blood Th17 cells and immune function in patients with portal hypertension
Chaohui LIU ; Yijie CHEN ; Chenghua ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2014;30(9):887-890
Objective To investigate the effects of splenectomy on peripheral immune cells including Th17 cells in patients with portal hy-pertension and to analyze the influence of splenectomy on their immune function.Methods Twenty-five portal hypertension patients trea-ted with splenectomy in No.180 Hospital of PLA from June 2012 to June 2014 were selected as observation group,and 25 healthy controls who underwent physical examination in the same period as control group.Flow cytometry was used to determine the percentages of CD3 , CD4,and CD8 T lymphocytes,CD4/CD8 ratio,and percentage of Th17 cells in the peripheral blood of portal hypertension patients (1 day before operation and at 7 days,1 month,and 3 months after operation)and healthy controls.ELISA was used to evaluate the changes in ser-um interleukin-6 (IL-6),interleukin-17 (IL-17),and interleukin-23 (IL-23).Comparison between groups was made by one-way ANOVA and LSD-t test.Results Before splenectomy,the portal hypertension patients had significantly lower percentages of CD3, CD4,and CD8 T lymphocytes and CD4/CD8 ratio (P<0.01 for all)and significantly higher percentage of Th17 cells and levels of their as-sociated inflammatory cytokines (IL-6,IL-17,and IL-23)(P<0.01 for all),as compared with the control group.At 7 days,1 month,and 3 months after operation,the percentages of CD3,CD4,and CD8 T cells and CD4/CD8 ratio in portal hypertension patients first decreased and then increased,and these values were significantly lower at 7 days after operation than before operation (P<0.01 for all);at 3 months after operation,the patients showed no significant differences in the percentages of CD3,CD4,and CD8 T cells and CD4/CD8 ra-tio compared with the control group (P>0.05 for all).At 7 days,1 month,and 3 months after operation,the percentage of Th17 cells and levels of their associated inflammatory cytokines (IL-6,IL-17,and IL-23)in portal hypertension patients decreased gradually (P<0.05 for all).Conclusion Th17 cells and their associated inflammatory cytokines (IL-6,IL-17,and IL-23)are reduced in portal hy-pertension patients treated with splenectomy,so their immune function can be improved.
2.Brain natriuretic peptide rs198388 polymorphism and essential hypertension in Hunan Han people
Min CHEN ; Xiaoping CHEN ; Yijie GUO ; Ruizheng SHI ; Guogang ZHANG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2010;35(12):1207-1213
Objective To investigate the relation between brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) rs198388 polymorphism and the susceptibility of essential hypertension in Han population of Hunan. Methods A total of 567 patients with hypertension (the hypertension group) and 555 healthy volunteers (the control group) were enrolled. Gender, age, smoking and drinking history of the 2 groups were not significantly different. Blood pressure was measured in the 2 groups. After fasting for 12 h or more, blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol were measured. DNA polymorphism analysis was done by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method, and genotype was determined by agarose gel electrophoresis. Results The GG, GA, and AA genotypeswere detected.The frequencies of GA and AA genotypes and A allele were significantly lower in the hypertension group (GA and AA:12.3%;A:6.9%) than those in the control group (GA and AA:18.4%; A:9.7%; P=0.009, and P=0.014, respectively). Conclusion BNP rs198388 polymorphism may be associated with essential hypertension in Han people in Hunan. Carrying rs198388 GA and AA genotypes and A allele may be the reason for low risk of hypertension.
3.Effect of cefoprazone/sulbactam and dexamethasone on serunl IL-8,IL-10 in SD rats with severe pneumonia
Yijie ZHANG ; Na CHEN ; Jin MA ; Jichang HAN ; Yanqiu HU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2008;10(6):742-745
Objective To investigate the effects of cefoprazone/sulbactam(CPZ/Sul)and dexamethasone(DXM) on serum IL-8,IL-10 in SD rats with severe pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae.Methods A rat model of severe pneumonia was induced by intratra- cheal instillation of Klebsiella pneumoniae with a dose of 3.6×108CFU(0.3ml).60 male SD rats were random divided into control group,model group,cefoprazone/sulbactam(CF-L/Sul)group and cefoprazone/sulbactam plus dexamethasone(DXM+CPZ/Sul)group.15 rats in each group were then divided into three subgroups and 5rats in each subgroup were examined at the 6th,8th and 10th day,respectively.Arterial gas analysis.total WBC and PMN cell counts in BALF were examined.ELISA method was used to detect the level of IL-8 and IL-10 in serum.RESULTSIn model group,PaO2 were progressively decreased while total WBC and PMN cell counts in BALF were markedly increased.In CPZ/Sul group,all parameters were alleviated,but there were no significant difference of serum IL-8 and IL-10 between model group and CPZ/Sul group.In DXM+CPZ/SUl group,all parameters were significantly alleviated including serum IL-8 and IL-10.Conclu sions Severe pneumonia of rat due to Klebsiella pneumoniae was characterized by significant elevation of serum IL-8 and IL-10,which suggested the imbalance of inflammatory/anti-inflammatory mediators during the course of severe pneumonia.DXM codd markedly decrease the production of inflammatory mediators and slightly decrease the production of anti-inflammatory mediators,which could restore the balance and contribute to the relief of severe pneumonia.
4.Clinical study of intraperitoreal immune chemotherapy for colorectal cancer following radical operation
Yijie ZHANG ; Yuan LIANG ; Zhixin HE ; Duoyang CHEN ; Keqin LI
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2009;16(2):201-202
Objective To Research the efficacy and side effects of intra-abdominal chemotherapy immune to the abdominal cavity after colorectal cancer liver metastasis and local recurrence.Methods 172 eases of colorectal cancer patients after radical operation were randomly divided into conventional regulation 86 cases of abdominal chemotherapy group(control group) and the immune abdominal chemotherapy group of 86 cases(observation group).The control group received 5-FU1.0,MMC8mg intraperitoneal chemotherapy The observation group at the grass-rcots level to add IL-2 50 million U.Results Observation group effective rate .was 70.9% higher than 55.8% (P <0.05) ;the obsenation gionp the three-year survival rate 83.7%,dlsease-free survival rate was 44.2% higher than the 62.8%,22.1% (P<0.05) ;observation group three-year recurrence rate of 25.6% and 34.9% lower than the rate of liver metastases in the control group of 37.8%,48.9% (P<0.05) ;two groups of gastrointestinal reaction,ⅠⅡ or degree of bone marrow suppression,liver function mildly abnormal ( elevated alanine amiuotransferase) had no difference.Conclusion For advanced colorectal cancer patients with early immune abdominal chemotherapy,the effective prevention and treatment of abdominal cavity and liver metastasis planting to improve the survival rate,side effects of light,fewer complications,the extension of survival,worthy of clinical application.
5.Establishment of Experimental Conditions for Pathogen Inactivation of Riboflavin Combining with Ultraviolet Light Radiation
Lingkui KONG ; Yijie ZHAO ; Zuwei CHEN ; Xuqun WU
Journal of Medical Research 2006;0(07):-
Objective To design experimental conditions of Riboflavin combining with ultraviolet light illumination for pathogen inactivation and to verify its effect.Methods The effects of multi-factors,such as Riboflavin concentrates,dosage of ultraviolet irradiation,pH value and medium,were observed on E.coli inactivation by photochemical method when it was used as an indicating germ in phosphorus solution(PBS)and taken count by smearing Mac-lonkey agar plates for colony-forming units.Results The reduction of E.coli reached 3.87 logs when the system was treated with 12.5 umol/L riboflavin and 3.0mJ/ml of ultraviolet light at 254nm in PBS medium.Conclusion E.coli in PBS medium was sensitized to low concentrates of Riboflavin and low dosage of ultraviolet irradiation.
6.The Present Situation of Medical Ethics Teaching and the Discussion of Its Countermeasure
Huanhuan LUO ; Yijie FANG ; Jun CHEN ; Linu SHAN ; Jianbang TANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 1994;0(06):-
Three viewpoints have been refined from the research on present situation of Medical Ethics teaching,and are probed out as followed:①The position of Medical Ethics in medical education has been underestimated and even ignored;②Dull teaching means、rigid teaching content and informal testing pattern were the drawbacks of Medical Ethics teaching model;③Compared with its external counterpart,the internal medical ethics teaching model requires to be improved.This article aims to provide direction and foundation for the optimizing research of Medical Ethics teaching model.
7.Enhancement of antibodies to protective domain of surface protective antigen A of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae by DNA immunization with plasmids expressing spaA-chimeras
Kaixu CHEN ; Yijie LI ; Fuchun ZHANG ; Wenyao CAO ; Jiangwei LI
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Immunology 2009;25(11):984-986,990
AIM: DNA vaccines expressing protective domain of surface protective antigen A(spaA)of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae have been relatively ineffective at generating high-titer, long-lasting, neutralizing antibodies in murine models. METHODS: This paper report using a DNA vaccine expressing a fusion of the spaA protein and various elements, such as a secretion leader sequence from the highly expressed human gene encoding α1-antitrypsin (AAT), a highly soluble and stably folded domain from the rat cartilage oligomerization matrix protein (COMP), and three copies of the complement component, C3d3, to enhance the titers of neutralizing spaA-specific antibody. RESULTS: Analysis of titers of the antibody raised in vaccinated mice at different time points indicated that immunizations with the DNA expressing pcDNA3-AAT-COMP-spaAN-3C3d((pcD-ACSC)) had higher titers than pcDNA3-spaA_N(pcD-S) at weeks 4. Furthermore, the immune protective efficacy of the spaA-chimeras was demonstrated by lethal challenge with a virulent homologous strain 1249 against immunized mice. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that using a plasmid vector containing a strong heterologous signal sequence that mediate efficient antigen secretion in vivo and a fused piece of sequence improving antigens solubility, as well as C3d3, genetic adjuvant, could enhance the antibody responses level. This approach might be an efficient way to improve the antibody level of spaA_N DNA vaccination.
8.Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of breast lymphoma by color Doppler ultrasound
Zhongshi DU ; Lina TANG ; Yaoqin WANG ; Yijie CHEN ; Xiaohui KE
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2021;30(2):87-90
Objective:To explore the characteristics of color Doppler ultrasound images of breast lymphoma, and to improve the coincidence rate of ultrasound diagnosis.Methods:The color Doppler ultrasound images characteristics of 24 lesions in 21 patients with breast lymphoma in Fujian Cancer Hospital from June 2011 to January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, and the diagnostic coincidence rate was counted.Results:All the patients were female, 18 cases were unilateral, 3 cases were bilateral. ALL cases were confirmed as primary or secondary breast lymphoma by coarse needle biopsy or surgical pathology. Pathological types included 18 cases (85.7%) of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, 1 case of anaplastic large cell lymphoma kinase (ALK)-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma, 1 case of Burkitt lymphoma, 1 case of Burkitt lymphoma or unclassifiable lymphoma with features intermediated between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma. The maximum diameter of the lesions was (5.7±2.1) cm (range 1.4-16.0 cm), and all lesions were solid in ultrasound images; 19 lesions (79.2%) were mass-type and 5 lesions (20.8%) were diffuse. According to the characteristics of internal echo, the lesions were divided into hypoechogenicity (2 lesions, 8.3%), hyperechogenicity packed with hypoechogenicity (12 lesions, 50.0%), and hyperechogenicity interweaved with hypoechogenicity (10 lesions, 41.7%). According to Adler semi-quantitative method, the blood flow of the lesions was 3 lesions (12.5%) in grade Ⅰ, 6 lesions (25.0%) in grade Ⅱ, and 15 lesions (62.5%) in grade Ⅲ. The detection rate of lesions by color Doppler ultrasound was 100.0% (24/24), but the diagnostic coincidence rate was only 41.7% (10/24).Conclusions:Most of the breast lymphoma is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and the lesions can be effectively screened by color Doppler ultrasound, but the diagnostic coincidence rate is low. Most of the breast lymphoma grows in the form of mass with abundant internal blood flow signals. When the ultrasound image of the breast lesion is hyperechoic packed or interweaved with hypoechoic, the possibility of breast lymphoma should be considered.
9.Renchangianin E: a new dibenzocyclooctadiene lignan from Kadsura renchangiana.
Shuang LIU ; Youping LUO ; Yijie HU ; Liqing DENG ; Siyu ZHOU ; Zhihua LIAO ; Daofeng CHEN ; Min CHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(10):1438-41
A new dibenzocyclooctadiene lignan, renchangianin E (1) was isolated from the stems of Kadsura renchangiana. Its structure and stereochemistry were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including 2D-NMR techniques.
10.Application of computer-assisted pre-operation plan for the treatment of geriatric intertrochanteric femoral fractures
Minfei QIANG ; Yanxi CHEN ; Kun ZHANG ; Xiaoyang JIA ; Yijie ZHANG ; Yuchen JIANG ; Haobo LI ; Song CHEN
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2017;37(17):1061-1068
Objective To discuss the curative effect of computer assisted pre-operation plan (CAPP) in treating the geriatric intertrochanteric femoral fracture.Methods The data of intertrochanteric fractures treated with PFNA-Ⅱ between March 2012 and June 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.They were divided into two groups by preoperative design.One group was the CAPP group consisting of 53 patients with a mean age of 75.3 years (range,60-92 years).According to the Evans Classification,there were 12 Evans type Ⅰb,9 Evans type Ⅰc,15 Evans type Ⅰd and 17 Evans type Ⅱ fractures.The other group was the non-CAPP group consisting of 74 patients with a mean age of 76.6 years (range,62-95 years).There were 18 Evans type Ⅰb,15 Evans type Ⅰc,20 Evans type Ⅰd and 21 Evans type Ⅱ fractures.Operation time,intraoperative blood loss,times of fluoroscopy during operation and days of hospital stay were compared.The hip joint function was evaluated by Harris score at the final follow-up.Results The CAPP meanly cost 24.7 min.The consistency of the surgery and CAPP was up to 100%.In the CAPP group,the average operation time was 46.8±6.5 min;the average times of fluoroscopy during operation were 12.0±2.3 times;and the average blood loss was 154.4±27.6 ml.In the non-CAPP group,the average operation time was 57.8±10.3 min;the average times of fluoroscopy during operation was 20.9±3.2;and the average blood loss was 235.0±65.8 ml.All above data in the CAPP group were significantly lower than those in the non-CAPP group.The mean days of hospital stay were 13.9±1.3 days in the CAPP group and 14.3±1.4 days in non-CAPP group.The days of hospital stay had no significant difference between the two groups.Forty-five patients with an average follow-up period of 18.3 months were reviewed in the CAPP group.Fifty patients were followed up with an average period of 19.2 months in the non-CAPP group.At the final follow-up,the average Harris score was 88.6±2.8 points (range,84-96 points) in the CAPP group and 87.5±3.2 points (range,80-95 points) in the non-CAPP group.Conclusion CAPP system is convenient and efficient.It can facilitate the treatment of intertrochanteric fracture effectively.