1.Role of protease activated receptor-2 in rheumatoid arthritis:recent progress
Suiyi LIU ; Qingsong YANG ; Yixin JIA ; Shengming DAI
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 1985;0(06):-
Protease activated receptor-2(PAR-2)is a G-protein-coupled receptor.Recent studies indicate that PAR-2 is mainly expressed in leukocytes and activated by pancreatin and(or)tryptase,which subsequently induces inflammation through degranulation of leukocytes.Activation of PAR-2 in leukocytes is possibly involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
2.Construction of the Remote High Definition Surgery Demonstration System
Jia ZHU ; Yun LIU ; Zhongming WANG ; Kai LENG ; Yixin ZHU
Journal of Medical Informatics 2015;(7):33-35,39
The paper uses computer multimedia technology to collect and switch audio and video signals, constructs the remote High Definition ( HD) surgery demonstration system which supports live broadcast, recorded broadcast, rebroadcast and video-on-demand depending on the network communication routing technology.It introduces functions, design scheme and composition of the system and points out that the system can realize HD video transmission and video talkback between the surgery scene and the classroom.Thus, tech-nical level of clinical surgery teaching can be enhanced.
3.Effect of ulinastatin on perioperative renal function in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation
Yixin JINAG ; Bing LI ; Yaling ZHAO ; Yu ZHANG ; Jia TIAN
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2011;31(8):913-915
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of ulinastatin on perioperative renal function in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.MethodsSixty ASA Ⅱ or Ⅲ patients of both sexes aged 35-64 yr weighing 50-75 kg with normal blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cr) before operation undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation were randomly divided into 2 groups ( n = 30 each):control group (group C) and ulinastatin group ( group U).Anesthesia was induced with midazolam,fentanyl,etomidate and vecuronium and maintained with isoflurane inhalation,propofol TCI,continuous remifentanil infusion and intermittent iv boluses of fentanyl and vecuronium.The patients were tracheally intubated and mechanically ventilated.PET CO2 was maintained at 30-35 mm Hg.Ulinastatin 400 000 IU in normal saline 20 ml was infused iv after induction of anesthesia.Ulinastatin 200 000 IU was then infused every 4 h until 48 h after operation.Urine volume and the amount of furosemide administered were recorded before anhepatic phase,and during anhepatic and neohepatic phase.Venous blood samples and urine were collected before induction of anesthesia (T1),at 15 min of anhepatic phase ( T2 ),at 15min of neohepatic phase (T3),at the end of operation (T4) and 48 h after operation (T5) for determination of serum concentrations of BUN,Cr and creatinine clearance rate and urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG)activity and microalbumin concentration.ResultsCompared with group C,ulinastatin significantly decreased the amount of furosemide administered and increased urine volume during anhepatic and neohepatic phase,decreased serum Cr concentration,increased creatinine clearance rate at T2.5,decreased urinary NAG activity and microalbumin concentration at T4.5 and serum BUN concentration at T3-s.ConclusionUlinastatin has protective effect on rehal function during perioperative period in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.
4.The management and perioperative risk factors of right heart failure in heart transplantation
Yixin JIA ; Xu MENG ; Yan LI ; Jie HAN
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011;27(8):466-469
ObjectiveTo analyze the perioperative risk factors of right heart failure (RHF) in human heart transplantation, and to summarize the efficacy of targeted agent especially on pulmonary hypertension.Methods Patients underwent heart transplantation were selected by exclusion criteria : (1) acute heart or other organ failure, or supported by mechanical assist device ; (2) the difference between the body weight of donor and recipient was > 20% ; (3) the ischemic time of donor was> 6 h; (4) acute rejection episode after transplantation; (5) perioperative death.The clinical data of 96 patients were collected, including gender, age, body weight, protopathy, history of heart failure, preoperative systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (SPAP), left ventricle end diastolic diameter (LVEDD), preoperative ejection fraction(LVEF), preoperative blood creatinine, donor ischemic time and preoperative application of 5-PDEs.The diagnosis standard of RHF was established.The risk factors were analyzed through Logistic Regression.Patients were divided into two groups according to the systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (SPAP).In group A, SPAP was <40 mm Hg, and in group B with SPAP≥40 mm Hg.The correlation between two groups was tested byχ2 test.ResultsIn the multivariable analysis, age, history of valve disease, length of heart failure,and preoperative SPAP were the risk factors of RHF with the coefficient of 1.051, 1.351, 1.712 and 6.725, respectively.SPAP seems to be the most important risk factor.Coronary artery disease and preoperative application of 5-PDEs-I were the favorable factors with the coefficient of 0.056 and 0.034, respectively.Parameters regarding age, history of valve disease, length of heart failure between the two groups were significantly different.There were no significant differences in gender, body weight, diagnosed as dilated cardiomyopathy or coronary artery disease and other etiologies, preoperative LVEDD, preoperative EF, preoperative blood creatinine, isehemic time and RHF, though the incidence of RHF in group B was higher than in group A (67.6% vs 45.8%).There was also no statistic difference in using of ECMO and the mortality rate between two groups.ConclusionPreoperative PAP was the main risk factor of the RHF after heart transplantation.Although there was no statistic difference, the incidence of RHF in patients with SPAP≥40 mm Hg was higher than in patients with SPAP <40 mm Hg .The application of targeted agent therapy and ECMO may be helpful in treating RHF after heart transplantation.
5.JP-2 gene expression affects excitation-contraction coupling in the dilated cardiomyopathy heart failure
Haibo ZHANG ; Xu MENG ; Jie HAN ; Shiqiang WANG ; Ming XU ; Yan LI ; Yixin JIA
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012;28(1):35-37,43
ObjectiveHeart failure is closely associated with a defected calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) between the transverse tubular (TT) invagination of plasma membrane and terminal cistemae of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in cardiac myocytes.The underlying cause of this defect is not well understood.Any factors impacting the TT and SR connecting may reduce the excitation-contraction coupling efficiency.Junctophilin 2 (Jph 2) is a cardiac protein anchoring SR to TT.This research is to explore the JP-2 expression in the cardiomyopathy heart failure myocytes.Objective Myocardium specimens of the lateral segments of left ventricule were collected from cardiomyopathy heart failure patients and the transplantation donors.MethodsGroup A:heart failure cases diagnosised as cardiomyopathy and samples were collected from the left ventricle lateral wall.Group B:control samples from the transplantation donors which not used for the recepients reason.Electron microscopy technique was used to test the mean junctional distance between TT and SR.Westernblot technique was used to test the Junctophilin 2 expression and the RT-PCR method was used to test the JP-2 gene expression.The data were analysises with the SPSS 12.0 software,P < 0.05 was accepted as different significantly.ResultsSamples were collected from 14 patients with severe heart failure and 6 control cases.Electron microscopy ultrastructure results showed in an average 100 μm2 of the myocardial cells area the coupling numbers of the control group and heart failure group were 60 and 112 (P <0.001 ).The electrical micrography mean junctional distance between TT and SR was significantly increased from the control group ( 16.2 ± 3.2) nm to the ( 19.3 ±4.3 ) am in the heart failure group( P <0.001 ) ). The Westernblot results showed Junctophilin 2 versus GAPDH expression down regulated in the heart failure group comparing to the control group (7.2% vs 15.3 %,P < 0.05 ).The RT-PCR implied the JP-2 gene versus GAPDH expression also down regulated in the heart failure group comparing to the control group (37.5% vs 98.8%,P < 0.01 ).ConclusionConclusion JP-2 gene down-regulation may be one of the earliest change in the heart failure molecular mechanisms.
6.The aortic valve reconstruction with autologous pericardium by individual sizing technique
Haibo ZHANG ; Xu MENG ; Jie HAN ; Yan LI ; Chunlei XU ; Jiangang WANG ; Wen ZENG ; Yixin JIA
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017;33(7):404-407
Objective To conclude the preliminary results of aortic valve repair with autopericardium.Methods After routine median sternotomy the pericardium was isolated and immersed into the 0.6% glutaraldehyde immersion for 10 minutes, then rinsed off before use.Conventional extracorporeal circulation was established and diseased aortic valves were removed.The curves lengths between three commissures measured with the specific sizers.The corresponding size of the pericardial patchs was used to cut the new aortic leaflets.The continuous Johnson Prolene 4-0 sutures were used to fixed the new aortic valve leaflets to the anulus.Another new 4-0 prolene suture were used to fix the new three commissures outside the aortic wall with mat.The new mat stripes were used to fix the sinus in condition with the aortic sinus dilation or bileaflets malformation.Results Since 2015 October total 27 patients received aortic valve repair with autologous pericardium.The age was in the range of 27 to 60 years old including 18 female and 9 male.There were 7 cases diagnosed as aortic valve stenosis and 20 cases aortic insufficiency.And there were 3 cases bileaflets aortic valve deformity.The mean bypass time is(104±25)mins.Postoperative esophageal ultrasound showed good coaptation of the aortic valve without significant regurgitation.The mean transvalve gradient was(8.5±3.2)mmHg(1 mmHg=0.133 kPa).In the early stage one case diagnosed with aortic valve stenosis and regurgitation received monocusp repaired with autologous pericardial leave.But there was still moderate aortic regurgitation and had to receive the aortic valve replacement.All patients recovered well and were treated with Aspirin for 6 months.The followed up lasted for 3 to 13 months.Mean aortic occlusion time was(104±25) minutes.The patients were followed up for 3-13 months, the cardiac function and aortic valve function were stable, and no gradient increased.Conclusion It is relatively simple to perform the aortic valve repair with individual autologous pericardial sizer technique and the primary clinic results are satisfactory.It is worthy of further study and long-term follow-up.
7.Video-assisted pulmonary veins isolation versus box-lesion for the lone atrial fibrillation in the mid-term follow-up
Chunlei XU ; Qiuming HU ; Yan LI ; Jie HAN ; Wen ZENG ; Yixin JIA ; Xu MENG
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015;31(5):274-277
Objective To compare the mid-term results of video-assisted pulmonary veins isolation and box-lesion for lone atrial fibrillation.Methods Between June 2010 to November 2012,80 lone atrial fibrillation(LAF) patients underwent minimally invasive surgical ablation in Beijing Anzhen Hospital,and all of them received left atrial appendage excision and Marshall ligament break in the surgery.Among them,37 cases were performed two epicardial ablation lines in order to created box-lesion based on PVI(14 paroxysmal AF and 23 persistent AF).Follow-up was finished after discharge.Results Mean follow-up was(18.8 ± 7.4) months,and 2 patients were died with non-cardiac disease.The success rate is 78.8% (Paroxysmal AF 87.9%;Persistent AF 72.3%).In the paroxysmal AF patients,the success rate for PVI and Box lesion treatment was 84.6% (11/13) and 92.9% (13/14),P =0.45;in the persistent AF patients,the success rate for PVI and Box-lesion was 58.3% (14/24) and 87.5% (14/16),P =0.04.Conclusion Addition of epicedial ablation lines might increase the cure rate for lone AF therapy,especially for persistent AF.
8.Application of three non-invasive immune rejection monitoring techniques after heart transplantation
Haibo ZHANG ; Xu MENG ; Jie HAN ; Yixin JIA ; Yan LI ; Xiaoyan GU
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2012;33(5):267-271
ObjectiveTo explore the effect and safety of three non-invasive immune rejection monitor techniques including intramyocardial electrogram (IMEG),tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and multiple rejection relative genes expression detection in the peripheral blood.MethodsTotally 103 well recovered heart transplant cases were recruited The IMEG,TDI and gene expression detection techniques were used to monitor the rejection.The endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) was performed routinely after 1,3,and 12 months,or with clinic severe symptom,or with obvious abnormal noninvasive monitoring results,The patients were divided into different groups and were subjected to the test of TDI and quantitative real-time fluorescent quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) technique test to observe the expression patterns of 16 immune rejection relative genes after heart transplantation.Results were also compared with those of the normal people.Results The sensitivity of IMEG was 92.9%,the specificity was 99.2%,positive predictive rate was 70.0%,and negative predictable rate was 99.8%.The routine echo can only detect the abnormality in the severe cardiac function impair.The TDI parameters in the grade Ⅰ or Ⅱ rejection group were decreased as compared with the controls (P<0.05).The parameters Em,Sm and Tem were significantly reduced in grade ≥Ⅱ group as compared with the grade 0 or Ⅰ rejection group (P<0.05).On the onset of acute rejection,the expression of ITGA4,FKB and IL1R2 was up-regulated,and that of PF4,ITGAM,TGF-β1and RHOU was down-regulated.ConclusionThe high negative prediction of the IMEG could be used as a non-invasive,convenient and safe monitoring technique for rejection reaction without any biopsies.It has a better correlation to use TDI and the Em,Am,Tem,Sm and Tsm could be used as the early sensentive parameters to detect the immune rejection.The real time quantitation RT-PCR methods were constructed successfully to detect the multiple immune relative genes expression and had clinic application value.
9.Application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation techniques in heart transplantation operations
Haibo ZHANG ; Xu MENG ; Jie HAN ; Yixin JIA ; Yan LI ; Wen ZENG
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2011;32(3):152-155
Objective To investigate the clinical results of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technique during the peri-operative heart transplantation. Methods The clinical data of heart transplantations supported by the ECMO were retrospectively analyzed, including during the bridge to transplant, working as routine bypass in the operation room, and supporting the heart failure after surgery. Results Three 3 cases were supported with ECMO to extend the waiting time: 2cases died of multi organ failure during the waiting, and the third one received the heart transplant and the ECMO was successfully removed. Totally 12 cases of heart transplantation received the modified open style ECMO techniques replacing the routine bypass. The ECMO was removed after assistance for (38 ± 14) h. All the recipients except one death recovered well without right ventricular failure or obvious tricuspid regurgitation which was common after heart transplantation. Ten cases received ECMO support for the heart failure after the transplant. The initial application time ranged from 2 h to 2 days and lasted 43~176 h. One died of infection and two died of multi organ failure nothing to do with ECMO application and other 7 discharged with NYHA Ⅰ/Ⅱ cardiac function. Conclusion Early use of ECMO could safely bridge the heart failure patients to the transplant. Replacing the routine with ECMO techniques in the heart transplantation could get good myocardial protection results even with long cold ischemic time and improve the cardiac function recovery. For the heart failure patients after the surgery the ECMO could afford good support effect.
10.Reliability of autonomous intramyocardial electrogram and ventricular evoked response to monitor acute allograft rejection after human heart transplantation
Jiahai SHI ; Xu MENG ; Jie HAN ; Yangtian CHEN ; Haibo ZHANG ; Jiangang WANG ; Yixin JIA ; Chunlei XU
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2010;31(8):459-462
Objective To investigate the reliability of intramyocardial electrogram (IMEG) in monitoring acute rejection after human heart transplantation. Methods From June 2004 to March 2009, 32 patients underwent orthotopic heart transplantations. During the operation telemetric pacemakers were placed under the skin of the body with connected bipolar electrodes implanted into epimyocardium. Postoperative IMEGs, including the autonomous IMEG and ventricular evoked response (VER) were recorded routinely. The endomyocardium biopsy (EMB) was taken routinely and performed once again when positive IMEG results or other positive signs were observed. Results Totally 523 IMEGs has been produced, 41 of VERs were recorded together with autonomous IMEGs and EMBs, in which 17 EMB specimens were confirmed positive and 24 negative. AUC of QRS was 0.7537, Se was 88.24%, Sp was 62. 50%; AUC of Tslew was 0. 9081, Se was 94. 12%, Sp was 87. 50%. QRS and Tslew had significant difference in AUC of ROC, with x2 = 4. 22, P<0. 05; AUC of combined diagnostic index (positive when either QRS or Tslew is positive and negative when both values are negative) was 0. 7917, Se was 100.00%, Sp was 58. 33%. Conclusion QRS amplitude of the autonomous IMEGs, Tslew of VERs and combined diagnostic index are reliable indexes for monitoring acute allograft rejection after human heart transplantation. Furthermore, Tslew has a better prognostic value than QRS.