1.Injurious effects of free radicals on 5 organs and hepatic mitochondria during traumatic shock in rats
Huisun CHEN ; Jianghui WANG ; Youfang DIAO
Journal of Third Military Medical University 1983;0(03):-
A model of traum a shook was established in rats by comminutedly fracturing of the right femur and bleeding of 15% of the body weight.In the 1st hour after injury,the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) of the heart and the lungs increased,the activity of sv.peroxide dismutase (SOD) in the lungs decreased,and the MDA content and SOD activity in hepatic mitochondria increased synchronously.In the 3rd hour after injury,the MDA content increased not only in the heart,the lungs and hepatic mitochondria but also in the liver and the kidneys,and the SOD activity increased in the heart,the kidneys and the intestinal tract but decreased in hepatic mitochondria.There were further marked elevation of MDA content and progressive inhibition on SOD activity in the 5 vital organs and hepatic mitochondria in the 5th hour after injury.When shock continued to progress,the plasma MDA content increased gradually,the SOD activity of the hemolytic blood decreased,and the activities of plasma acid phosphatase and ?-glucuronidase,the indicators of lysosome destruction,increased markedly.These findings suggest that the oxygen-derived free radicals are responsible for the damages to cells of the vital organs and subcellular organelles during traumatic shock.
2.NON-RANDOM NATURE OF GENOMIC DNA AMPLIFICATION OF E.COLI K-12 MG1655 VIA ERIC-PCR
Yingchun CHEN ; Youfang CAO ; Lipin ZHAO
Microbiology 1992;0(06):-
ERIC-PCR has been widely used as genomic fingerprinting technology for classification and identification of bacterial isolates. Recently, it has been used by some labs to characterize bacterial mixtures. However, there are still disputes regarding the mechanism of product formation in ERIC-PCR. We cloned and sequenced the 1. 1kb major band of the ERIC-PCR fingerprint of E. coli K-12 strain MG1655, the strain used for whole genome sequencing, and found that the band consisted of 3 different DNA fragments with one fragment the most abundant (93 out of 95 clones, i. e. 97. 89%). Sequence analysis showed that two of the three fragments amplified from a chromosomal region where one ERIC element exist either upstream or downstream, while one fragment amplified from a region where no ERIC element was found. It was thus postulated that ERIC-PCR is not an absolutely random amplified PCR technique, especially when it is applied to those genomes containing ERIC elements.
3.Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in patients aged 70 and over
Xingbiao QIU ; Youfang NI ; Hui CHEN
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology 1996;0(01):-
Objective To explore the characters of the aged patients with coronary disease undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in clinical presentation, procedural success, and in-hospital outcomes. Methods Data were collected as a part of a prospective registry of all percutaneous coronary interventions performed by authors between January 2001 and October 2002. Comparisons between 2 age groups (≥70 years and
4.Primary utilization of direct coronary stent implantation
Xingbiao QIU ; Hui CHEN ; Youfang NI
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology 1993;0(03):-
Objective To evaluate the feasibility and the safety of the direct coronary stent implantation Methods Retrospectively reviewed the clinical and angiographic data of 139 patients received direct coronary stent implantation, follow up was performed in 95 of these patients Results The direct coronary stenting procedure was successful in 133 (95 7%) of 139 cases In residual 6 (4 3%) failure cases, the stent could not cross the lesion and was successful retrieved in 2 cases, balloon predilation was added In 4 cases the stent did not completely cover the lesion or dissection appeared after direct stenting, the second stent was deployed Angiographic success was achieved in all the 139 cases without major adverse coronary events during in hospital In 7 (7 4%) of 95 cases the target lesion needed repeat PTCA because of significant restenosis during 1~23 months (median 4 7 months) of clinical follow up Conclusion Direct coronary stent implantation is feasible and safe in selective patients It can save the cost of one balloon catheter
5.Causes analysis of PICC-associated complications in cancer patients and the nursing strategies
Youfang LIU ; Xianhong XIANG ; Biying TANG ; Yue LV ; Yuhua CHEN ;
Modern Clinical Nursing 2014;(9):15-18
Objective To investigate the causes of complications induced by peripherally inserted central catheters(PICC)in cancer patients and summarize pertinent nursing measures.Method The clinical data of 26 tumor patients with PICC were analyzed retrospectively .Result The complications occurred in 8 patients with a rate of 30.8%, among which unsuccessful catheteration occurred in 1 case,oozing of blood at the mouth of catheter in 1 case,phlebitis in 1 case,dislocation in 1 case,skin allergy-like reactions in 2 cases and catheter emersion in 1 case,catheter breaking in 1 case and dislocation in 2 cases.Conclusion The skilled operation,preventive maintenance of catheters and health education to the patients are the important measures for prevention and reduction of the complications.
6.Performance of peripheral blood T-SPOT.TB and cerebrospinal fluid interferon-γ in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis
Diya LU ; Shu CHEN ; Youfang GAO ; Chen CHEN ; Shenglei YU ; Peidong CHEN ; Yaojie SHEN
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2014;32(6):338-342
Objective To evaluate the performance of peripheral blood T-SPOT.TB and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) interferon (IFN)-γ detection in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM).Methods Among the 182 consecutive cases with suspected TBM in Huashan Hospital from March 2011 to March 2013,30 patients were included in the case group according to the latest diagnostic criteria of TBM.Thirty-nine patients diagnosed with non-tuberculous meningitis were included in the control group.T-SPOT.TB was employed to detect tuberculosis-specific IFN-γ-secreting T cells in the peripheral blood.And IFN-γ in CSF was detected simultaneously by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) without antigen stimulation.The CSF was collected from 10 patients of TBM group after anti tuberculosis treatment for 4 weeks to observe the dynamic changes.The t-test was used for analysis of continuous variables with normal distribution and Kruskal-Wallis test was used for analysis of variables with abnormal distribution.Results ()f the 30 TBM cases,6 were confirmed cases and 24 were highly suspected cases.The control group was comprised of 12 viral encephalitis,16 suppurative meningitis and 11 cryptococcal meningitis.The positive rate of T-SPOT.TB was significantly higher in TBM group compared with control group (70% vs 13%,x2 =12.15,P<0.01).The mean concentration of CSF IFN γ of TBM group was 244.35 pg/mL,which was significantly higher than that of control group 9.48 pg/mL (Z=-4.646,P<0.01).The CSF IFN-γ was significantly decreased after 4 weeks of treatment (271.02 pg/mL vs 81.36 pg/mL,Z=-3.099,P=0.002).The sensitivity and specificity of peripheral blood T-SPOT.TB in the diagnosis of TBM were 70% and 87%,respectively.The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of CSF IFN-γ for TBM diagnosis was 0.819; the optimal cut-off point was 81.36 pg/mL; the corresponding sensitivity and specificity were 83 % and 85 %,respectively.Conclusion Both the detection of peripheral blood T-SPOT.TB and CSF IFN-γ are of great importance for the diagnosis of TBM.Dynamic observation of CSF IFN-γ is important for disease monitoring.
7.Effect of nitric oxide on intestinal damage and bacterial translocation in endotoxemic rats
Nan XIAO ; Ren LIU ; Kunlun TIAN ; Youfang DIAO ; Baohua LIU ; Huisum CHEN
Chongqing Medicine 2001;(1):4-5
Objective The effects of nitric oxide(NO) on the endotoxin-induced tissue damage,especially intestinal injury and bacterial translocation are still poorly known, although its involvement in vasodilatation and hypotenion in shock is much clear. So, the intestinal damage and bacterial translocation were observed in this study in endotoxemic rats after treatment with Nω-nitro-L-arginine(LNNA),the special inhibitor of NO synthase(NOS),and L-arginine,the substrate of NOS.Methods The endotoxemia was conducted with administration of lipopolysaccharide(O111B4,10mg/kg,i.p.),animals were treated with LNNA(4mg/kg,i.p.)or L-arg(40mg/kg,i.p.).Intestinal molondialdehyde(MDA) content and Diamine oxidase(DAO) activity were determined,and mesenteric lymph nodes were cultured.Results The results showed that endotoxin decreased intestinal DAO acitivity but increased MDA content and incidence of bacterial translocation to mesenteric lymph nodes.These effects of endotoxin were aggregated by inhibition of NO production with LNNA, but attenuated by L-arg.Conclusion We concluded that inhibition of NO formation might enhance endotoxin-induced intestinal damage and bacterial translocation,which suggested that NO might play a protective role in this endotoxemia model.
8.Distribution of endotoxins in tissues and circulation and its effects following hemorrhagic shock
Jianxin JIANG ; Huisun CHEN ; Youfang DIAO ; Kunlun TIAN ; Peifang ZHU ; Zhengguo WANG
Chinese Medical Journal 1998;111(2):0-0
Objective To systemically investigate 1) distribution of endogenous endotoxin (ET) in tissues and circulation; 2) its relationship with shock duration and organ damage; and 3) its possible mechanism after hemorrhagic shock.Methods To further elucidate the intrinsic relationship between endogenous endotoxin translocation and hemorrhagic shock, the present study systematically investigated the distribution of endogenous ET into the liver, lungs, kidneys and circulation, and the relationship between ET levels and the corresponding organ dysfunction with limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) chromogenic assay following hemorrhagic shock in rats. Results It was found that ET levels in hepatic homogenate markedly increased (P=0.09) 1.5 hours following shock compared with that in the sham group. After resuscitation, ET levels in hepatic, pulmonary and renal tissues were all significantly elevated. The levels kept increasing with the prolonged experimental time, and reached as high as 3.88±0.95 EU (endotoxin unit)/g in the livers, 2.53±1.46 EU/g in the lungs and 2.51±0.89 EU/g in the kidneys 12 hours after shock. ET levels in plasma reached a peak of 1.13±0.42 EU/ml at 1 hour following resuscitation, then rapidly decreased to the sham levels 3 hours following resuscitation. There was a close relationship between endotoxin translocation and shock duration. Correlation analysis further indicated that the changes in glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in plasma and angiotensin Ⅰ-converting exzyme (ACE) in pulmonary homogenate were significantly and positively correlated with the ET levels in the liver, kidneys and lungs after hemorrhagic shock. Conclusions Hemorrhagic shock can induce obvious endogenous ET translocation, which is closely related to the shock duration. Although only transient endotoxemia occurs after hemorrhagic shock, ET can massively accumulate in tissues (liver, lungs and kidneys), and may play an important role in the development of shock.
9.Application of prospective quality management in quality control of indwelling needle
Youfang XU ; Mingyun LIN ; Xiaojun GUO ; Shaorong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2014;20(19):2410-2412
Objective To discuss the application of prospective quality management in quality control of indwelling needle .Methods Twelve wards carried out the nurse grading management and set up prospective quality control management system , which was charged by a three-grading system of responsible nurse-responsible nursing group leader-head nurse .The intravenous indwelling needle was intervened under the consult of the professional guidance .The usage and maintenance of the indwelling needle before and after applying the prospective quality control management system were compared .Results The usage of the indwelling needle was decreased from 53.6%to 31.3%.The difference was significant (χ2 =45.099,P<0.01).The incidence of bad conditions of the maintenance was significantly decreased (P<0.01).Conclusions Every level of nursing staff is responsible for the prospective quality control management system , which can improve the participation of quality control and shorten the management extent .The system is oriented from clinical practical problems , so as to improve the control efficiency , and the usage and maintenance quality has been improved obviously .
10.Analysis on characteristics of HIV-1 molecular networks in men who have sex with men in Kunming, 2016-2018
Shiyun LI ; Jie DAI ; Pengyan SUN ; Youfang LI ; Lijuan DONG ; Huichao CHEN ; Xiaomei JIN ; Min YANG ; Yanling MA ; Min CHEN
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2020;41(7):1121-1125
Objective:To analyze the characteristics of HIV-1 molecular network in men who have sex with men (MSM) from 2016 to 2018 in Kunming, Yunnan province, explore the risk factors associated with HIV-1 transmission network and provide evidence for the effective implementation of intervention.Methods:A total of 540 samples of newly reported HIV-1 positive MSM were consecutively collected in Kunming from 2016 to 2018, the pol gene fragments were amplified by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). HIV-1 molecular networks were constructed according to the bootstrap value of the maximum likelihood evolutionary tree over 95% and the genetic distance less than 3%. The factors associated with the subjects entering network and network growth were further analyzed. Results:Among 459 successfully sequenced samples, seven genotypes were found, in which CRF07_BC (49.2%, 226/459) and CRF01_AE (40.3%, 185/459 ) were predominant. Other genotypes included URFs (4.8%, 22/459), CRF08_BC (3.1%, 14/459), CRF55_01B (1.7%, 8/459), B (0.7%, 3/459) and CRF68_01B (0.2%, 1/459). A total of 163 sequences entered the network, with an entry rate of 35.5%(163/459), forming 56 clusters with the number of individuals in the cluster was between 2 and 13. The analysis of the factors associated with entering network showed that the MSM who married and had multiple homosexual partners were more likely to be found in HIV-1 molecular networks. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the number of sexual partners was the factor for the growth of HIV-1 molecular network. According to the criteria for the emergence of three or more newly reported cases in every year, six transmission clusters were judged as active transmission clusters, in which MSM who were not Kunming natives, had sexually transmitted diseases (STD), were divorced and students were the key targets of intervention.Conclusions:HIV-1 genotypes in MSM in Kunming were becoming complex, the risk factors associated with transmission networks in MSM in Kunming included being married and having multiple partners, the intervention targets in active transmission clusters included MSM who were not Kunming natives, had STD, were divorced and students. This study provided the basis for applying HIV-1 molecular networks to real-time intervention in this population.