2.Progress of tolvaptan in treatment of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Yufa LIU ; Guangxin CHEN ; Naxin LIU ; Lijun SU
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2014;37(7):184-186
Databases of PubMed,CNKI,ScienceDirect and Wanfang were searched,and the literatures were selected from 1990 to 2014,to review the studies of tolvaptan on autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease(ADPKD).ADPKD is a chronic progressive disease which significantly enhance the economy burden and death rate.No specific drug can be used to treat or prevent the progress of ADPKD.Tolvaptan applicated in early phase could prolong the progress of ADPKD,but with frequent and serious adverse events.
3.The application of subdermal vascular network skin graft in severed finger reunion with small area skin defects
Chuanchong ZONG ; Yufa WANG ; Heng TIAN ; Guoliang JIA ; Yuxuan LIU
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2017;40(4):357-359
Objective To explore the application of subdermal vascular network skin graft in severed finger reunion with small area skin defects.Methods Modified subdermal vascular network,which was inversion thin and middle thick,was used to repair defect of severed finger reunion without exposure of blood vessel.There were 10 patients and 14 fingers,including 7 patients and 10 fingers injured in the dorsal sid with 5 fingers' extensor tendon exposed,and 3 patients and 4 fingers injured in the palmar side with 2 patients' flexor tendon exposed.The defect area was ranged from 1.0 cm × 0.8 cm to 3.0 cm × 1.5 cm.Results In 6 larger subdermal vascular network,skin's edge became blue and blister appeared in the middle.The others was good with skin texture and aspect.Conclusions Modified subdermal vascular network skin graft is safe and effective choose to solve severed finger reunion with smnall area skin defects.
4.Long-term prognostic value of N-terminal prosoma brain natriuretic peptide in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Zhiyong YI ; Xiaoying LI ; Zhixin JIANG ; Yufa SUN ; Zheng CHA ; Yawei LIU ; Fengyi YUAN ; Xiangzhen YUAN ; Qingyong LI
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2011;30(2):109-113
Objective To explore the long-term predictive value of serum concentration of N-terminal prosoma brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the early acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods The 164 patients firstly hospitalized and finally diagnosed as acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were selected, and then the serum concentration of NT-proBNP was determined in less than 12 hours. According to the 75 percentage points of serum concentration of NT-proBNP, the patients were divided into two groups: low concentration group (n = 123) and high concentration group (n = 41 ). The major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) were followed and compared at one month, six months and twelve months between low group and high group. Results At 1-, 6-, 12-month follow-up, the odds ratio (OR) of death event were 4.1, 5.6 and 4.0 in high group respectively, and the nonfatal heart failure occurred in 4, 4 and 7 patients in high group. Multiple factor logistic regression analysis showed that NT-proBNP was an independent risk factor of the MACEs at different periods including short time, middle time and long time in ACS patients (P<0. 05). Conclusions NT-proBNP is a strong predictor of the long-term MACEs in patients with early ACS.
5.Advances of research in cancer-associated inflammation and tumor microenvironments
Zhimin WEI ; Yufa SUN ; Gang LI ; Zhefeng LIU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2018;45(21):1117-1121
Cancer-associated inflammation is one of the key features of cancer. Many cytokines are involved in inflammation and its regulation and play important roles in many factors affecting tumor biology. Inflammation participates in the construction of tumor mi-croenvironments (TMEs) by changing the homeostasis of tumor tissues. The interaction of cytokines secreted by TME-infiltrating cells forms a complex network of cytokines that play a role in tumor progression through various mechanisms such as inflammation promo-tion, immune editing, and immune escape. This review aims at analyzing the research progress on the relationship between inflamma-tion, cytokine networks, and TMEs