1.A meta-analysis of PGE_1 Therapy for Survival and Incidence of Complications in Patients with Liver Failure
Minghua ZHENG ; Yongping CHEN ; Rong JIN
Journal of Medical Research 2006;0(01):-
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of PGE1 therapy for survival and incidence of complications in patients with liver failure.Methods MEDLINE,EMBASE.com,Cochrane Controlled Register and CBMdisc were searched.Randomized controlled trials of PGE1 therapy for liver failure were collected and reviewed.The quality of articles was evaluated and data was extracted from it.The odds ratio for death and complications among the patients with PGE1 therapy as well as the blank controls was calculated at the end of therapy.The results of meta-analysis were assessed according to sensitivity and bias.RevMan4.2 was applied to process the data.Results The results of meta-analysis showed that PGE1 reduced the case-fatality ratio of liver failure [OR=0.30,95%CI(0.23~0.37)] and the risk difference was decreased 29% in PGE1 patients compared with the blank controls.And there was statistical significance in PGE1 reducing the incidence of hepatorenal syndrome,but occurance of the complieations such as hepatic encephalopathy,bleeding,infection etc.These results were not reversed in the analysis of sensitivity,and the analysis of bias showed little bias of them.Conclusions PGE1 can reduce the case-fatality ratio of liver failure and the incidence of hepatorenal syndrome.The accuracy of the results are low due to the poor quality of the included trials.Thus, the effect of PGE1 on liver failure needs to be further evaluated through randomized controlled trials of high quality to be carried out in multicenter and large samples.
2.CT Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Wilms′ tumors of Children
Qiuyan WNAG ; Yu GAO ; Biao JIN ; Yongping ZHANG
Journal of Practical Radiology 2001;17(5):333-335
Objective To investigate the importance of CT diagnosis and differential diagnosis in Wilms′ tumors of children.Methods 45 cases of Wilms′ tumors confirmed by clinical and pathology were retrospectively analyzed,CT characteristics of Wilms′ tumor,renal carcinoma(2 cases),renal rhabdomyosarcoma(1 case)in children were discussed.Results Wilms' tumors appeared in solid masses in 34 cases (76%),cysticsolid masses in 9 cases(20%),cystic masses in 2 cases (4%),7 cases (15.6%)had thrombosis in renal vein or IVC.Renal carcinoma shared the same appearance with Wilms′ tumor in image.Rhabdoid tumor of kidney appeard as cystic-solid mass with lineal calcification and subcapsular fluid accumulation.Conclusion Wilms′ tumor is the most popular malignant renal tumors in children.It is originate from renal parenchyma,and likely to invade renal pelvis.Hemorrhhage,necrosis or cystic formation in tumor is common.They are difficult to be distinguished from renal cell carcinomas in radiology.Rhabdoid tumor of kidney is rare and has characteristic features on CT.
3.Enhanced recovery after surgery in pancreaticoduodenectomy
Yongping ZHOU ; Tu DAI ; Zhiyuan HUA ; Huihan JIN
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2017;23(5):320-322
Objective To study enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in pancreaticoduodenectomy.Methods A case-control study was conducted on 56 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy in our hospital from May 2012 to December 2016.These patients were divided into two groups:25 patients received ERAS management (the ERAS group) and 31 patients traditional perioperative management (the control group).The data on postoperative pancreatic leakage,bile leakage,postoperative bleeding,delayed gastric emptying,postoperative intestinal function recovery,hospitalization stay,medical cost and readmission rate within 90 days between the two groups were compared.Results The rate of delayed gastric emptying,postoperative intestinal function recovery,hospitalization stay and medical cost were significantly better in the ERAS group than the control group (all P < 0.05).There were no significant differences in the rates of pancreatic leakage,bile leakage,postoperative bleeding,and readmission within 90 days between the two groups (all P > 0.05).Conclusions Perioperative ERAS in pancreaticoduodenectomy was safe and efficacious.It improved recovery of patients and reduced hospital stay and expenses.
4.Characteristic and Resistance of Fungi Isolated from Hemopathy Patients
Dong SU ; Jin FU ; Yongping DUAN ; Junxia LIU ; Mingzhe HAN
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 1994;0(04):-
OBJECTIVE To investigate the distribution and resistance of fungi isolated from hemopathy patients,and to provide the laboratorial data in order to prevent and treat infection caused by fungi more effectively.METHODS Strains were isolated from the upper respiratory tract,lower respiratory tract,genitourinary tract,alimentary tract;and perianal region,perineum,and the soft tissue and skin wounds.Antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates was tested by broth microdilution susceptibility test.RESULTS Candida albicans,Aspergillus,tropicalis,C.krusei,and C.glabrata were the main fungi of total 3104 detected isolates.The resistance rates of C.albicans and C.tropicalis to fluconazole,itraconazole and 5-flucytosine were no more than 1.4%.The MIC50-MIC90 range of C.tropicalis for itraconazole was narrow(0.25-0.5 mg/L),but that was wide for fluconazole(0.25-4.0 mg/L).CONCLUSIONS C.albicans,Aspergillus,C.tropicalis,C.krusei,and C.glabrata are possibly the most common pathogens causing endogenous and exogenous fungi infection.The main infection sites of Aspergillus are the upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract,which may be associated possibly with ward's air quality.The MIC50to MIC90 range of C.tropicalis is wider for fluconazole than for itraconazole,which is possibly correlated with overexpression of CtMDR1 in C.tropicalis caused by the widely application of fluconazole in therapy.
5.Comparative study of 18F-FDG PET imaging and 99Tcm-MDP whole body bone imaging in detection of bone metastasis
Jin YAN ; Jianwei YANG ; Peng LI ; Yongping SONG
Cancer Research and Clinic 2009;21(10):678-679,682
Objective To compare the clinical value of 18F-FDG PET imaging and 99Tcm-MDP whole body bone imaging in detection of bone metastases. Methods 43 patients were undergone 18F-FDG PET and 99Tcm-MDP imaging within 2 weeks. 28 of them were with confirmed bone metastases by other examinations or follow-up and the remaining 15 were confirmed without bone metastases. The results of the 2 different modalities were analyzed. Results Among 28 patients with confirmed bone metastases, PET and MDP accurately diagnosed 26 and 27, respectively. The sensitivity of them were 92.9 %(26/28), 96.4 %(27/28), Among the remaining 19 cases without bone metastases, PET and MDP correctly gave 14 and 8 negative results, respectively. The specificity of them were 93.3 %(14/15), 53.3 %(8/15), and accuracy of them were 93.0 %(40/43), 81.4 %(35/43). The differences between specificities and accuracies of the two methods were significant, while no significant difference between the sensitivities of the two methods. Conclusion For the detection of bone metastases in patients with malignant tumors, 18F-FDG PET showed a similar sensitivity but better specificity and accuracy compared with 99Tcm-MDP bone scan. For patients with suspected bone metastases, negative finding or single hot spot in 99Tcm-MDP imaging, 18F-FDG PET imaging was recommend as a further and complementary assessment of bone metastases.
6.Antibiotic Resistance of Burkholderia cepacia in Hospital:Dynamics and Clinical Antimicrobial Strategy
Xiaoya JIN ; Xiaodong WANG ; Gang SU ; Mingqin LU ; Yongping CHEN
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2006;0(08):-
OBJECTIVE To investigate the change in antibiotic resistance of Burkholderia cepacia in hospital for reference of clinical antimicrobial strategy.METHODS Data were collected of the 859 bacteria strains isolated from clinical specimens from Jan 2004 to Dec 2006.Drug sensitivity tests were made for 22 antimicrobial agents.RESULTS All of the drug-resistance rates were higher than 90.00% including ampicillin,ampicillin/sulbactam,amoxicillin/clavulanic acid,cefazolin,gentamicin,tobramycin,amikacin,imipenem and nitrofurantoin.but that of the others such as ceftazidime(23.57%),cefepime(26.95%),ciprofloxacin(31.73%),cefoperazone/sulbactam(33.33%),and piperacillin/tazobactam(21.45%) were lower.The resistance rate to sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim was 5.73% which was the lowest.CONCLUSIONS The isolation rate as well as the resistance to most of the antibiotics are increasing in clinical specimens.Antimicrobial treatment should be guided by drug sensitivity test.
7.Expression of progesterone receptor in the cervicothoracic ganglion of female goat
Xiao GUO ; Qiang LI ; Wengdong CHEN ; Yongping XU ; Xiufang JIN ; Zhihao WANG ; Jie FAN
Acta Anatomica Sinica 2014;(4):465-468
Objective In order to explore whether neurons in the cervicothoracic ganglion of female goat were equipped with the condition for the role of progesterone .Methods Immunohistochemical SP method was used to detect the expression of progesteron receptor ( PR) in cervicothoracic ganglion of female goats .Results The result indicated that PR-immunoreactive-products were mainly present in the cell bodies of neurons , and satellite cells , Schwann cells , neurapophysis and nerve fiber also had weaker staining .The cell membrane and cytoplasm of neurons represented brown as strong positive ,but the nucleus of neurons showed the presence of heterogeneity , 85.10% neurons ’ nucleus was strong positive,of which 31.91%nucleolus being clear vacuoles were negative;14.90%nucleus displaying vacuolization had no shaining, of which 7.45%nucleolus was strong positive .There were weak positive and flaxen PR-immunoreactive-products in satellite cells, Schwann cells, neurapophysis and nerve fiber .Image analysis shows that PR of neurons was extremely significant compared with other non-nerve cells ( P <0.01 ) . Conclusion The result proved that the sympathetic postganglionic neurons in cervicothoracic ganglion of female goat were the one of main target cells of progesterone ,suggesting that progesterone may be involving in the neuroregulation of cardiac functional activities through affectinng the activities of neurons in the cervicothoracic ganglion of female goat ,and PR in the cervicothoracic ganglion may act as a network node to coordinate endocrine regulation of progesterone and neuroregulation of autonomic nerve on the cardiac functional activities .
8.A follow-up study on laparoscopy-assisted and open gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer
Jin HUA ; Jianjun DU ; Anhui WANG ; Jipeng LI ; Qingchuan ZHAO ; Cheng FANG ; Yongping YAN
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2014;29(6):421-424
Objective This study was to compare surgical safety and oncologic adequacy of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) versus open gastrectomy (OG) for advanced gastric cancer.Methods 120 consecutive AGC patients undergoing LAG with D2 lymph node dissection between September 2005 to December 2009 were compared with 120 AGC patients undergoing OG during the same period.In each group,50 underwent distal gastrectomy,70 for total gastrectomy.Results There was no conversion to open surgery in LAG.The operative time was significantly longer in LAG than OG [(307 ± 84) min vs.(203 ± 52) min,t'=11.556,P < 0.01].The estimated blood loss was significantly less in LAG group than OG group [(258 ± 78) ml vs.(318 ± 89) ml,t =5.550,P < 0.01].The number of lymph nodes retrieved was(17 ±11) in LAG,(16 ±10)in OG (t =0.723,P>0.05).All margins were tumor free in both groups.9 patients had the postoperative complication in LAG,8 patients in OG (P > 0.05).Length of postoperative stay was significantly shorter in LAG than OG [(10.6 + 4.7) vs.(14.3 ± 2.9) days,t' =7.339,P <0.01].There was no mortality in both groups.The 5-year recurrence-free survival rate were comparable (47.6% in LAG vs.42.8% in OG,x2 =0.577,P > 0.05) between the two groups.Conclusions This study suggested that laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy is safe and feasible in terms of surgical outcome and oncologic adequacy for advanced gastric cancer.
9.Vascular epidermis growth factor as a surrogate to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of pancreatic cancer treated by gamma rays
Guozhong ZHOU ; Jiao LV ; Yunxing SHI ; Yongping LI ; Zhiwu ZHENG ; Changyun LIU ; Guanqiu JIN
Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2008;8(2):78-80
Objective To analyze the relationship between the change of serum vascular epidermis growth factor(VEGF) level and curative effect of pancreatic cancer treated by gamma rays, and evaluate it clinical significance. Methods The serum VEGF level of thirty patients with pancreatic cancer treated by gamma rays were determined before and one month after treatment. The relationship between curative effect,survival, life quality and the serum VEGF level was analyzed. Results The serum VEGF level of 30 cases before treatment was (624.1 ± 144.3) pg/ml, whereas one month after treatment it was (279.3 ± 83.4) pg/ml(P <0.01 ). In the 19 patient whose serum VEGF level decreased by more than 50%, CR + PR was gained in 18 patients, improved quality of life in 7 patients, and in the 11 patient whose serum VEGF level decreased by less than 50%, CR + PR in 7 patients, improved quality of life in 1 patient( P = 0.012, P = 0. 028). In 24patients who completed 2 years follow-up, 11 of 15 patients whose serum VEGF level decreased by more than 50% survived more than 1 year, which was higher than that of the patients whose serum VEGF level decreased by less than 50%. Conclusions The serum VEGF level decreased significantly after gamma rays treatment and the extent of decrease could be used as a surrogate to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy.
10.CD4+ CD25+ CD127dim/- regulatory T lymphocytes promote the proliferation and functions of hepatic stellate cells
Yongping CHEN ; Yuan CHENG ; Xiaozhi JIN ; Tao YANG ; Chunying WANG ; Jun LIU ; Minghua ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2011;29(9):529-533
ObjectiveTo investigate whether CD4+ CD25+ CD127dim/- regulatory T lymphocytes (Treg) can induce the proliferation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and expression of fibrosis-related factors on HSC in vitro and further to explore the mechanism of Treg inducing fibrogenesis. MethodsHSC LX-2 cells were subcultured.CD4+ CD25+ CD127dim/- cells were purified using magnetic cell separation. The HSC were co-cultured with Treg by direct contact or by Transwell system in vitro. The HSC cultured alone was used as control. Cell proliferation was measured by CCK-8 assay.The expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 was detected by enzyme-linked inmunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the expressions of hyaluronic acid (HA) and precollagen Ⅲ (PC Ⅲ ) were detected by radio immunoassay (RIA). The data were analyzed by LSD-t test. ResultsHSC proliferation was strongest when Treg∶ HSC= 1.5∶ 1. The absorbance in direct contact co-culture group and Transwell system co-culture group was (0. 713±0. 032) cpm and (0. 735±0. 028) cpm, respectively, both of which were higher than that in control group [(0. 677 ± 0. 029) cpm](t = 5. 4003 and 8. 7878,respectively; both P<0. 01). The concentrations of TGF-β1 in the supernatant were (781. 59 ±76.45) pg/mL and (813. 53±60. 62) pg/mL, respectively in direct contact co-culture group and Transwell system co-culture group, which were significantly higher than that in control group [(722.51±59. 66) pg/mL](t = 4.0014 and 6. 1653, respectively; both P<0.01).The concentrations of HA were (433. 575±27.90) ng/mL and (445.40±23.73) ng/mL, respectively in direct contact co-culture group and Transwell system co-culture group, which were higher compared to that in control group [-(415. 83±19.44) ng/mL](t =3. 3124 and 5. 5231, respectively; both P<0.01). Likewise, the concentrations of PCⅢ were (21. 93± 1.71) and (23. 125± 1.87) ng/mL in direct contact group and Transwell group, respectively compared to (20. 10± 1.49) ng/mL in control group (t = 4. 8082 and 7. 9436, respectively; both P < 0.01).Furthermore, the absorbance,concentrations of TGF-β1, HA and PC Ⅲ in Transwell co-culture group were all higher compared to direct contact group (t = 3. 3875, 2.1639, 2. 2107 and 3.1354, respectively; all P<0. 05).ConclusionsThe cell proliferation and the expressions of fibrosis-related factors in HSC increase greatly after co-cultured with CD4+ CD25+ CD127dim/-Treg. Therefore, Treg may play an important role in inducing liver fibrogenesis.