1.Purge-trap Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometric Method for Analysis of Isoprene in Natural Waters
Honghai ZHANG ; Jianlong LI ; Guipeng YANG ; Yuchen SONG ; Na JIN
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2015;(3):333-337
Gas chromatography with mass spectrum detector ( GC-MSD) coupled with purge-and-trap system was set up to analyze the concentration of isoprene in natural waters. The best experimental conditions were established, including purge gas flow rate ( 50 mL/min ) , purge time ( 15 min ) , the optimum capillary column ( Rt-Alumina BOND/KCl) and the appropriate condition of temperature programming. When analyzing isoprene in natural waters, the precision was <4% (n=6), the detection limit was 0. 5 pmol/L and the recovery was 91%-102%. The preservative experiment showed that there was no obvious variation in sample concentrations of isoprene within 60 days. The concentrations of isoprene measured with the method ranged from 60 . 8 to 278 . 7 pmol/L in the Jiaozhou Bay and its adjacent river estuaries and from 44 . 7 to 77 . 2 pmol/L in Yellow River estuary, which was in good accord with those results reported in literatures in other coastal waters. In conclusion, the analytical method could meet the requirements of the analysis of concentration of isoprene in natural waters.
2.Estimation of the value of echocardiographic Tei index combined with serum high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay in early diagnosis of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity
Chujie ZHANG ; Leilei CHENG ; Feiyan SONG ; Yuchen XU ; Ye GUO ; Xianhong SHU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2017;26(5):387-392
Objective To investigate the value of echocardiographic Tei index combined with serum high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T(hs-cTnT) on monitoring cardiac toxicity associated with anthracycline chemotherapy drug in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma(DLBCL).Methods PW-Tei index,TDI-Tei index of left/right ventricles and radionuclide cardiac measurement were acquired from 56 patients with DLBCL before,after the completion of 2-4 cycle(100-200 mg/m2) and 6-8 cycle(300-400 mg/m2) of the regimen,part of them received serum hs-cTnT detection at the same time.Cardiac toxicity event was defined as a relative reduction of radionuclide left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) of ≥10% during the regime or an absolute radionuclide LVEF≤50% after the complete chemotherapy.Results Compared with baseline,left ventricular PW-Tei index significantly increased after whole cures [(0.36-± 0.12) vs (0.44 ±0.13) vs (0.40 ± 0.13),P =0.002].After complete regimen,serum hs-cTnT level elevated significantly [(0.006 ± 0.006)tg/L vs (0.012 ± 0.007) μg/L vs (0.020±0.013)tμg/L,P =0.001].The sensitivity,specificity and area under ROC curve of early diagnosis of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity with elevated serum hs-cTnT in 2-4 cycle and increased left ventricular PW-Tei index in 6-8cycle detected together were 75%,85%,0.736 and 92%,50%,0.675,respectively(all P <0.05).Conclusions Echocardiographic PW-Tei index combined with serum hs-cTnT is a simple method and can be easily obtained in outpatient settings to monitor early cardiac toxicity induced by anthracycline therapy.
3.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.
4.Effect of Miao Nationality Herbs Spray for Serum SOD, MDA and Expression of Fas-mRNA and Caspase-3 mRNA in Lung Tissues of Silica-treated Rats
Gao HUANG ; Guangzhi HE ; Guixi SONG ; Xia LIU ; Feng CAO ; Wenjia WANG ; Yuchen LIU ; Changfu YANG ; Kun CAI ; Bangxiang XU ; Chuan QIN ; Jinhuo WAN ; Zhenlian LUO ; Jianmei HUANG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(5):1172-1177
This study was aimed to prepare the spraying agent of prescriptions of Miao nationality herb and investigate the effect of Miao nationality herbs spray for serum SOD, MDA, and expression of Fas and Caspase-3 mRNA in lung tissues of silica-treated rats. The healthy SD rats were divided into 5 groups. Silica dust suspension was used in the model establishment of 4 groups. After the model was successfully established, 3 groups were randomly selected and given glucocorticoids atomization inhalation, Miao nationality herbs spray, Miao nationality herbs spray combined with intragastric administration of herbal medicine, respectively. After 40-day treatment, water-solubletetrazolium salt (WST-1) was used in the detection of serum superoxide dismutase (SOD). Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) was used in the detection of malondialdehyde (MDA). The mRNA expression variance of the Fas and Caspase-3 were detected by RT-PCR. The results showed that compared with the silica dust suspension group, the SOD activity of serum in the Miao nationality herbs spray group was significantly increased (P< 0.05). MDA content and the mRNA of Fas and Caspase-3 were significantly lower in the Miao nationality herbs spray group (P< 0.05). It was concluded that Miao nationality herbs spray group was able to increase the SOD activity of serum, decrease MDA content, and obviously decrease the expression of Fas and Caspase-3 of lung tissues among silica dust suspension rats.
5.Effects of electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC6) on arrhythmia during myocardial infarction in a rat model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion
Xuefeng XIA ; Senlei XU ; Shengfeng LU ; Hua BAI ; Yaping DING ; Qiongqiong LIU ; Yujing PAN ; Yuchen LIU ; Wanzhen SONG ; An CHEN ; Hongru ZHANG
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2023;21(1):1-9
Objective: To observe the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at Neiguan (PC6) on arrhythmia during acute myocardial ischemia-reperfusion and the expression of connexin 43 (Cx43) in rats. Methods: A total of 40 Sprague-Dawley male rats were used. Ten rats were randomly selected as the blank group, and the remaining 30 rats were randomly divided into a model group and an EA group, with 15 rats in each group. Before modeling, rats in the EA group received one session of EA intervention at bilateral Neiguan (PC6) for 30 min; the other groups were treated with the same grasping and anesthesia for 30 min without intervention. PowerLab physiological recorder was used to record electrocardiograph within 30 min of infarction. After the experiment, cardiac tissue and serum were collected from rats. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the morphological changes of myocardial tissue in the ventricular infarction area of rats in each group. The expression of Cx43 protein in the myocardium of each group was detected by Western blotting (WB). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine the activity of Na+-K+-ATPase in myocardial tissue and the serum content of endogenous digitalis-like factor (EDLF) in rats. Results: There was no statistical difference in arrhythmia score between the EA group and the model group, but the total duration and average duration of arrhythmia in the EA group were decreased (P<0.01). HE staining showed that compared with the blank group, myocardial cells in the model group were disorganized and seriously damaged. The pathological changes in the EA group were similar to those in the model group, but the damage was relatively minor. The results of WB showed that compared with the blank group, the Cx43 expression in myocardial tissue of the model group was decreased (P<0.01); compared with the model group, the Cx43 expression in the EA group was increased (P<0.01); compared with the blank group, the Na+-K+-ATPase activity in myocardial tissue of the model group was significantly decreased (P<0.01); compared with the model group, the Na+-K+-ATPase activity in the EA group was increased (P<0.01). ELISA results showed that compared with the blank group, the serum EDLF content in the model group was significantly increased (P<0.01); compared with the model group, the EDLF content in the EA group was decreased (P<0.01). Conclusion: EA at Neiguan (PC6) can delay and reduce the onset of arrhythmia during myocardial infarction in the rat model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion. Its mechanism of action may be related to the regulation of the Cx43 expression in myocardial tissue, improvement of the activity of Na+-K+-ATPase in myocardial tissue, and increase in the content of serum EDLF.
6.Perioperative symptom changes of 104 cases of myasthenia gravis
Mengfu HAO ; Wenqiang ZHANG ; Xuanke SONG ; Yuchen ZHANG ; Zhuangshi HUANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2022;38(2):135-139
Objective:To discuss the perioperative symptom change rule of patients with myasthenia gravis(MG), and to provide a theoretical basis for preventing and reducing the surgical risk of patients with MG.Methods:The clinical data of 104 patients who underwent thymectomy in the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from 2015 to 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the degree of the impact of MG symptoms on the body's physiology and life, the "MG dynamic classification standard" was formulated, which was divided into type 0-type Ⅳ according to the severity of MG symptoms. The symptoms of each patient of "admission", "preoperative" and "postoperative" are classified according to the "dynamic classification criteria", and the number of "admission", "preoperative" and "postoperative" were counted respectively. Based on the statistical analysis of each patient's type changes, the perioperative symptom changes of myasthenia gravis patients were summarized.Results:1. "Admission" classification: 12 cases of type 0, 42 cases of type Ⅰ, 32 cases of type Ⅱ, 12 cases of type Ⅲ, 5 cases of type Ⅳa, and 1 case of type Ⅳb. 2. "Preoperative" classification: 44 cases of type 0, 34 cases of type Ⅰ, 14 cases of type Ⅱ, 12 cases of type Ⅲ; 68 cases of preoperative symptom reduction (65.4%, 68/104), 36 cases of preoperative symptom stable (34.6%, 36/104). Asymptomatic aggravation. 3. "Postoperative" classification: 49 cases of type 0, 21 cases of type Ⅰ, 11 cases of type Ⅱ, 10 cases of type Ⅲ, 9 cases of type Ⅳa, 4 cases of type Ⅳb; 33 cases (31.7%, 33/104) had postoperative symptoms aggravated. Among the patients with worsening symptoms after surgery, 5 cases (15.2%, 5/33) worsened on the first day after surgery, 9 cases (27.2%, 9/33) worsened on the second day after surgery, and 13 cases (39.4%, 13/33) worsened on the third day after surgery. There were 4 cases (12.1%, 4/33) worsened on the 4th day, and 2 cases (6.1%, 2/33) worsened on the 5th day after surgery.Conclusion:MG patients had different conditions at admission. After individualized perioperative treatment, more than half of the patients' symptoms alleviated to varying degrees. After the operation, the symptoms of MG will be temporarily aggravated due to the effects of surgery and anesthesia, and the aggravation period is mostly on 1-3 days. Reasonable selection of low-risk MG patients for surgery, avoiding the superposition of other influencing factors in the postoperative exacerbation period, is expected to reduce the occurrence of postoperative crises in MG patients.
7.Short-term efficacy and safety analysis of TACE combined with TKI and PD-1 inhibitors in the treatment of initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
Yuchen ZHANG ; Min JI ; Menghui ZHANG ; Haosen SONG ; Shuaibing LIU ; Bingbing QIAO
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2023;29(6):412-417
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of transhepatic arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) and programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitors in the treatment of patients with initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.Methods:The clinical data of 42 patients with initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma who were admitted to the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2020 to December 2022 were included. There were 31 males and 11 females, with a median age of 56 years old (range, 45-72 years old). All patients received TACE+ TKI+ PD-1 inhibitor combined treatment. The systemic treatment cycles were calculated by the regimen of immunotherapy. The timing of local treatment depends on tumor size, blood supply and treatment response. Patients were followed up through hospitalization, outpatient visits and telephone review. The Kaplan-Meier curves were obtained for survival analysis.Results:The dosing cycle to achieve optimal imaging response in the patients was 4 (3, 7) [ M( Q1, Q3)], with a systemic treatment time of 141 (65, 194) d [ M( Q1, Q3)] and 2 (1, 3) times [ M( Q1, Q3)] of local treatments. All patients were evaluated by modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors criteria after treatment, including nine patients with complete response (CR), 21 with partial response, eight with stable disease, and four with progressive disease. Objective response rate and disease control rate were 71.4% (30/42) and 90.5% (38/42), respectively. Treatment-related adverse reactions occurred in 85.7% (36/42) of patients and grade Ⅲ or Ⅳ adverse reactions occurred in 16.7% (7/42). There was no level Ⅳ adverse reactions. All adverse reactions were controlled after dose reduction and symptomatic treatment. Thirteen patients (31.0%, 13/42) redeemed resectable after treatment and underwent radical surgery. Seven patients had pathological CR after surgery. In two patients, the pathological residual cancer tissue was less than 10%. The cumulative overall survival rates of the 42 patients at 6 months, 1 year, 1.5 years after treatment were 100%, 91.7%, and 65.0%, respectively. The postoperative 1-year survival rate of patients undergoing surgery after successful conversion was 83.3%. Conclusion:This study preliminarily showed the safety and efficacy of TACE, TKI, and PD-1 inhibitor combined therapy in patients with initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
8.The study of automatic treatment planning of prostate cancer based on DVH prediction models of organs at risk
Jieping ZHOU ; Zhao PENG ; Yuchen SONG ; Xi PEI ; Liusi SHENG ; Aidong WU ; Hongyan ZHANG ; Liting QIAN ; Xie XU
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2019;28(7):536-542
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of utilizing dose-volume histogram (DVH) prediction models of organs at risk (OARs) to deliver automatic treatment planning of prostate cancer.Methods The training set included 30 cases randomly selected from a database of 42 cases of prostate cancer receiving treatment planning.The bladder and rectum were divided into sub-volumes (Ai) of 3 mm in layer thickness according to the spatial distance from the boundary of planning target volume (PTV).A skewed normal Gaussian function was adopted to fit the differential DVH of Ai,and a precise mathematical model was built after optimization.Using the embedded C++ subroutine of Pinnacle scripa,ahe volume of each Ai of the remaining validation set for 12 patients was obtained to predict the DVH parameters of these OARa,ahich were used as the objective functions to create personalized Pinnacle script.Finalla,automatic plans were generated using the script.The dosimetric differences among the original clinical plannina,aredicted value and the automatic treatment planning were statistically compared with paired t-test.Results DVH residual analysis demonstrated that predictive volume fraction of the bladder and rectum above 6 000 cGy were lower than those of the original clinical planning.The automatic treatment planning significantly reduced the V70,V60,V50 of the bladder and the V70 and V60 of the rectum than the original clinical planning (all P<0.05),the coverage and conformal index (CI) of PTV remained unchangea,and the homogeneity index (HI) was slightly decreased with no statistical significance (P> 0.05).Conclusion The automatic treatment planning of the prostate cancer based on the DVH prediction models can reduce the irradiation dose of OARs and improve the treatment planning efficiency.
9.The biological mechanism and clinical application of boron neutron capture therapy
Pengxiang CHEN ; Qingxu SONG ; Bo CHENG ; Yuchen LIU ; Tianyu LIU ; Yufeng CHENG
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2023;43(10):845-850
Boron neutron capture therapy(BNCT), a promising radiotherapy, belongs to precision treatment for cancers. BNCT can accurately kill cancer cells and protect normal cells at the same time relying on 10B compounds with high efficacy. The research about developing new 10B compounds is in progress, and novel and efficient 10B compounds are emerging, which greatly facilitate broadening the advantages and efficacy of BNCT. Considering the mixed rays generated from the BNCT process, its biological effects on tumor cells are relatively complex, and related studies are still lacking. The molecular mechanisms underlying BNCT need to be elucidated further. BNCT has been applied in the treatment of malignant brain tumors, head and neck cancers, and malignant melanoma with favorable curative effects. This review mainly focuses on the development of 10B compounds, biological mechanisms, potential advantages, and clinical applications.
10.Construction of human PKD2 lentivirus to rectify polycystin-2 expression and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways in the Pkd2-null cell lines
Jialin MENG ; Yuchen XU ; Xufeng SHEN ; Ao LI ; Song FAN ; Zongyao HAO ; Guanqing WU ; Chaozhao LIANG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2018;39(1):62-68
Objective To establish PKD2 gene recombinant lentivirus and to investigate its restorative effects on polycystin-2 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways in Pkd2-null cell lines.Methods From August 2016 to February 2017,PKD2 gene was cleaved from the pcDNA3.1-TM-PKD2 plasmid and was inserted into the pLV-sfGFP 2A Puro by restriction enzymes Xba Ⅰ and Xho Ⅰ.The recombinant pLV-sfGFP-PKD2 plasmid was sequenced to verify a correct construction.Then we obtained recombinant lentiviruses by co-transfecting 293T cells with recombinant plasmid and packaging plasmids.B3/D3 (Pkd2 +/-) and B2/E8 (Pkd2-/-) cell lines were used to evaluate the effectiveness of lentivirus,they were divided into experimental group,control group,blank group and treated with pLV-sfGFP-PKD2 virus,pLV-sfGFP virus or culture media,respectively.The expression of PC2 was detected by Western blotting and immunofluorescence staining.Finally the cell proliferation was evaluated by detecting of proliferating cell nuclear antigen.The changes of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway were evaluated by real-time quantitative PCR.Results Enzyme digestion analysis and DNA sequencing showed that the recombinant plasmid pLV-sfGFP-PKD2 was constructed successfully.After infected with pLV-sfGFP-PKD2 virus,the expression of PC2 in the experimental group B2 and E8 cells(0.668 ±0.013,0.763 ±0.021) was restored to the normal level,compared with control group B3 and D3 cells,respectively (0.687 ± 0.015,P =0.164;0.776 ± 0.008,P =0.409).The proliferative activity in experimental group B2 cells(0.573 ±0.010) was significantly lower than that in control group B2 cells (0.848 ±0.031,P <0.01),and was returned to the level of blank group B3 cells (0.585 ±0.017,P =0.369).Reexpression of PKD2 in experimental group B2 cells also reduced the expression of Wnt7a,β-catenin,back to blank group B3 cells' level(0.037 ±0.005 vs.0.037 ±0.004,P=0.969;0.554 ±0.008 vs.0.571 ±0.013,P =0.64).Conclusions The recombinant pLV-sfGFP-PKD2 lentivirus has been constructed successfully.The lentivirus could rectify the absence of PC2 in PKD2-null cell lines,by which the hyperactivated Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and the abnormal cell proliferation caused by PC2 deficiency could be also restored to normal levels.