1.Characteristics and prognosis of child hemophagocytic syndrome in different age groups
Hui LI ; Dan LI ; Yulei HE ; Hong SHI ; Min ZHOU
Chongqing Medicine 2017;46(22):3092-3096,3100
Objective To explore the clinical characteristics and prognosis factors of child hemophagocytic syndrome(HPS)in different age groups.Methods Eighty-five children cases of HPS were divided into 3 age groups,0-2 years old (group A),>2-8 years old (group B) and >8-14 years old (group C).The etiology,pathology,clinical symptoms,laboratory detection and prognosis were retrospectively analyzed.Results In the etiology,the etiology in the group A,B and C was dominated by EB virus infection,the infection positive rate in the group C was significantly higher than that in the group B and C;in the bone marrow examination:the occurrence rate of granulocytes to erythrocytes ratio <1.0 in the group A was higher than that in the group C;in the clinical symptoms,cervical lymph node enlargement mostly occurred in the group B,hepatosplenomegaly was most rare in the group C,and the serous cavity effusion commonly occurred in the group B;in the laboratory detection,the LDH level in the group B was higher than that in the group A,the above differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).There were no statistically significant differences in other clinical symptoms and laboratory detection results among the three groups (P>0.05);In the comparison between the survival group and death group,the serous cavity effusion,triglyceride(TG),CD4/CD8 ratio and granulocytes to erythrocytes ratio in bone marrow had statistical difference(P<0.05).The above factors were performed the Logistic analysis,the results showed that TG>3.5 mmol/L,CD4/CD8 ratio <1.24 and bone marrow granulocytes to erythrocytes ratio <1.02 were the unfavorable risk factors affecting the prognosis of child HPS (P<0.05).Conclusion Partial clinical characteristics of child HPS are related with the onset age,TG level,CD4/CD8 ratio and bone marrow granulocytes to erythrocytes ratio are the risk factors affecting prognosis.
2.Primary investigation on heterodimerization of kappa-opioid receptor and ORL1 receptor.
Quan WEN ; Lingdi YAN ; Yulei LI ; Zehui GONG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2011;46(9):1078-83
This study investigates whether kappa-opioid receptor and ORL1 receptor may interact to form a heterodimer. In immunofluorescence and co-immunoprecipitation experiments, differentially epitope-tagged receptors, colocalization and heterodimerization of kappa-opioid receptor and ORL1 receptor were used and examined in primary culturing rat neurons, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) or human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells. The results show that fluorescence of both kappa-opioid receptor and ORL1 receptor were overlapping in primary culturing hippocampal and cortical neurons. Similarly in co-expressing CHO or HEK293 cells, HA-KOR and Myc-ORL1 were almost exclusively confined to the membranes, revealing extensive colocalization. When Flag-KOR and Myc-ORL1 were co-expressing in CHO cells, heterodimerization was identified to have the ability to co-immunoprecipitate ORL1-receptors with kappa-opioid receptor and vice versa. In the current study, further evidence was provided for the direct interaction of two subtypes of opioid receptors, kappa-opioid receptor and ORL1-receptor, to form the heterodimerization. The finding represents the novel pharmacological mechanism for modulation of opioid receptor function as well as diversity of G protein-coupled receptors.
3.Preliminary exploration of Internet-based practice of stomatology hospitals
Jingjing LI ; Yulei HUANG ; Xiaohuan ZHANG ; Peng BAO ; Cuiyi YAN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2021;37(1):21-24
Internet-based practice of stomatology hospitals plays an important role in promoting hierarchical medical system and overcoming the social problems of " high costs and difficulties of medical services" . The authors introduced the practice of free online consultations at a tertiary stomatology hospital during this period. They also analyzed such characteristics of the practice as the doctors′ response rate, doctors′ response timeliness, as well as the specialties and timeframe distribution of patient consultations. The hospital provides online consultations on Guangdong cloud-based hospital platform in two modes. For example, the normal consultation mode operates in a many-many manner, with services provided by attendings and associate chief physicians appointed less than three years. In off hours, patients can also raise questions online. The expert consultation mode offers consultations during business hours in a one-to-one manner, with services provided by associate chief physicians appointed over three years and chief physicians. From February 10 to March 22 2020, 2 156 persons/times of consultations were served in the normal mode, and 1 043 persons/times received in the expert mode. The response timelines of the latter (16.19 min) was much better than the former (27.10 min). In terms of consultation workload of sub-specialties, oral medicine ranked the top (69.30%), while the consultations of the normal mode in work hours accounted for only 73.47% of total consultation workload. It is recommended to optimize resources deployment, introduce artificial intelligent inquiry service, explore an online-offline combined stomatological service, and improve performance management. These measures, when in place, can promote sustainable development of Internet-based stomatology hospitals.
4.Clinical Observation of Blood-activating and Stasis-dissolving Therapy for Treatment of Thrombophilia-induced Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion
Ya LI ; Junling WANG ; Yulei LIU ; Xinyu LIU ; Hui TENG
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;32(6):1000-1004
Objective To ob serve the clinical effect of blood-activating and stasis-dissolving drugs combined with western medicine ( WM) for the treatment of recurrent spontaneous abortion ( RSA) induced by prethrombotic state ( PTS). Methods A total of 120 patients with RSA at PTS were randomly assigned to treatment group (68 cases) and control group (52 cases). Patients in both groups were treated with aspirin and low molecular weight heparin, while those in the treatment group additionally received Chinese medicine for activating blood and dissolving stasis. Before and after treatment, indexes of coagulation-fibrinolysis and the development of embryos were compared between the two groups. Results The therapeutic effective rate was 88.24% in the treatment group, higher than that of the control group ( 69.23%, P<0.05). The levels of plasma thrombin time ( TT) , D-dimer, fibrinogen and antithrombin Ⅲ ( AT-Ⅲ) were all improved ( P<0.05) in the two groups after treatment. Besides, the treatment group had better effect on improving levels of plasma D-dimer, fibrinogen and AT-Ⅲ ( P<0.05). During the treatment, no drug-induced adverse reaction was found. Neither neonatal deformity nor maldevelopment occurred. Ninety-seven cases achieved successful pregnancy, and 45 cases had given term girth ( 29 cases from the treatment group and 16 from the control group). Fifty-two cases were in stable middle- and late-stage of pregnancy. Conclusion Therapy of activating blood and dissolving stasis is an effective method for RSA at PTS. It has obvious effects on improving high coagulation state during pregnancy. Chinese medicine combined with WM shows better therapeutic efficacy than WM alone.
5.Clinicopathologic study of processing completely embedded radical prostatectomy specimens
Li XIAO ; Yulei YIN ; Yan CHEN ; Chen LU ; Bo YU
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2014;(11):1251-1255
Purpose To study clinicopathologic feature of prostate cancer by complete embedding of radical prostatectomy specimen. Methods 108 cases of radical prostatectomy by systematic whole organ embedding were reviewed. Results The patient age ranged from 55 to 80 years ( mean 68. 1 years) . The preoperative average PSA value was 18. 3μg/ml. 59 cases ( accounting for 54. 6% of all prostatectomy cases) were in pT2 stage, while 23. 7% (14/59) in pT2a stage, 8. 5% (5/59) in pT2b, and 67. 8% (40/59) in pT2c. 49 cases (45. 4%)in pT3 stage, while 59. 2% (29/49) in pT3a, 40. 8% (20/49) in pT3b. 3. 6%(3/84)cases presented pelvic lymph node metastasis. 8. 3% (9/108) cases were graded as Gleason Score 6 or less, 61. 1% Gleason Score 7, 30. 6%(33/108)Gleason Score 8 or more. Gleason Pattern 5 component was found in 26. 9% (29/108) cases. Positive margin was observed in 25. 9% (28/108) cases, with 75% (21/28) in pT3 stage and 53. 6% (15/28) having Gleason Pattern 5. Patient in pT2 stage pres-ented mean PSA value of 14. 00 μg/ml, involved in no more than 2 biopsy cores in 68. 5% cases, and more than 5 cores in 4. 3%, while in pT3 stage, presented mean PSA value of 23. 82μg/ml, involved in no more than 2 cores in 19. 6%, and more than 5 cores in 28. 3%. The difference of involved core number was significant in pT2 and pT3 tumors ( P<0. 01 ) . 81. 3% cases graded Gleason Score 6 in biopsy was assigned to Gleason Score 7 or more in prostatectomy. Conclusions Completely sampling radical prostatectomy specimen should be recommended for accurate staging and margin status. Preoperative PSA value, Gleason Score of biopsy, involved core number by cancer is a still helpful parameter for clinical staging and risk estimate.
6.ERG rearrangement prevalence in Chinese prostatic carcinoma biopsy cohort
Li XIAO ; Yulei YIN ; Yan CHEN ; Chen LU ; Bo YU
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2015;(10):1110-1114
Purpose To study the prevalence and feature of EGR gene rearrangement in prostatic carcinoma. Methods 242 consecu-tive core biopsies of prostatic carcinoma were evaluated. All biopsy specimens contained 6-14 cores from left and right sides separately delivered. The patient age ranged 58 to 91 years, and PSA value 5 ng/ml to more than 5 000 ng/ml. Immunohistochemistry ( IHC) for ERG protein overexpression and fluorescent in situ hybridization ( FISH) for ERG gene rearrangement were performed. Results 42 cases were detected positive for ERG by IHC ( positive rate 17. 4%) , and positive for ERG rearrangement by FISH either, with 19 ca-ses showing fusion through deletion and 23 through insertion, while no negative cases by IHC demonstrated positive by FISH. 5 cases revealed positive and negative staining in different carcinoma foci of ERG. No ERG positive staining and rearrangement were found in adjacent benign glands. Of positive cases, 12 cases were graded as Gleason score 6, 23 Gleason score 7, and 7 Gleason score 8 or more. Positive rate was 19. 6% in the group of PSA value less than 100 ng/ml, and 10% of more than 100 ng/ml, whereas 17. 2% in the group of clinical T3 stage or less, and 19% of clinical T4 and lymph node or remote metastasis. ERG rearrangement was associated with lower Gleason score, but not with PSA value, clinical stage and progression using theχ2 test analysis. Conclusions IHC is relia-ble for detection ERG rearrangement and helpful for interpretation of prostatic carcinoma. Multiple foci are common in prostatic carcino-ma. There is no significance between ERG rearrangement and disease prognosis.
7.Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the assessment of renal cortical perfusion in rabbits in low temperature conditions
Baojie WEN ; Junying CAO ; Yun ZHANG ; Zhihong LI ; Lihua LI ; Yulei LIU ; Wenying CHEN
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2012;21(9):807-810
Objective To explore the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) in the evaluation of the renal cortical perfusion in rabbits in low temperature conditions.Methods 20 New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into five groups,4 rabbits in each group:1) with the first group as the control group (under the conditions of room temperature) ; 2)The second group was treated under-15℃--23℃ for 8hours; 3)the third group was treated under-15℃--23℃ for 4 hours; 4)the fourth group was treated under-6℃--14℃ for 8 hours; 5) the fifth group was treated under-6℃--14℃ for 4 hours.SonoVue was injected via the ear vein at a dose of 0.1 ml/kg,the renal perfusion imaging was made,observing the dynamic image of 0-3 min after the injection and analyzing the time-intensity curves(TIC)obtained from the following parameters:the slope rate of ascending curve(A),the slope rate of descending curve(α),area under the curve (AUC),time to peak (TTP),and derived peak intensity(DPI).Results Compared with the control group,the A,α of the second and the fourth group were significantly decreased (P < 0.05),while the AUC was significantly increased (P < 0.05) and the TTP was significantly prolonged(P <0.05),for the third and the fifth group,only the A was decreased (P <0.05),and the DPI in each group showed no significant difference.Compared with the third and the fourth group,the AUC of the second group was increased and the TTP was prolonged (P <0.05).Conclusions Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can reflect the earlier renal cortical hemodynamic changes in rabbits in the low-temperature conditions,and is of great value for the early diagnosis of renal damage caused by low temperature.
8.Exploring the mechanism of moxibustion in myocardial protection of rats with long-term fatigue exercise based on the classical pyroptosis pathway
Shiling LÜ ; Ruida LI ; Zemin ZHANG ; Xin WANG ; Yulei LIANG ; Wenli LI ; Dongyun SUN
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2023;21(2):121-128
Objective: To explore the possible mechanism of moxibustion in myocardial protection of rats undergoing long-term fatigue exercise based on observing the classical pyroptosis pathway mediated by nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB)/nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3)/cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase 1 (Caspase-1).Methods: A total of 50 specific-pathogen-free male Sprague-Dawley rats were bought. Ten unqualified rats were excluded, and the remaining 40 rats were divided into a normal group, a normal + Shenque (CV8) group, a model group, a model + non-meridian non-point group, and a model + Shenque (CV8) group according to the random number table method, with 8 rats in each group. Except for rats in the normal group and the normal + Shenque (CV8) group, rats in the other three groups were trained with an incline running table exercise protocol to create a long-term fatigue exercise model, 1 h/time, once a day for 5 d with 2 d off, for a total of 8 weeks. Rats in the normal group received no modeling or intervention. Rats in the normal + Shenque (CV8) group were not modeled but received mild moxibustion at Shenque (CV8); those in the model group were modeled only without intervention; those in the model + non-meridian non-point group received moxibustion at non-meridian and non-point spots after the modeling; those in the model + Shenque (CV8) group received moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) after modeling. The above moxibustion interventions were performed for 15 min/time once daily, for 5 d with 2 d off per week and a total of 8 weeks. Blood was collected from the femoral artery 4 h after the last exercise, and the serum interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 levels were measured. The NF-κB, NLRP3, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC), Caspase-1, and gasdermin D (GSDMD) expression levels were detected by Western blotting. Myocardial morphology and pyroptosis were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and electron microscopy. Results: The HE staining results showed that the myocardial cells in the model group and the model + non-meridian non-point group were disorganized with blurred transverse lines, widened interstitial spaces, interstitial edema, and inflammatory cell infiltration. The structure of myocardial cells in the model + Shenque (CV8) group was clearly visible, with slightly widened interstitial spaces and occasional infiltration of inflammatory cells in the interstitium. Compared with the normal group, the serum IL-1β and IL-18 levels were increased, and myocardial NF-κB, NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1, and GSDMD expression levels were elevated in the model group and the model + non-meridian non-point group (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the above indicators did not change significantly in the model + non-meridian non-point group, while all the above indicators were decreased in the model + Shenque (CV8) group (P<0.01). Compared with the model + non-meridian non-point group, all the above biochemical indicators were decreased in the model + Shenque (CV8) group (P<0.01). Transmission electron microscopy showed that the mitochondria number was increased in the model group and the model + non-meridian non-point group, some of the mitochondrial lumen was irregularly enlarged, the cell membrane structure was unclear, and chromatin was aggregated. The mitochondria number was increased, the swelling was reduced, and the nuclear membrane structure was more intact in the model + Shenque (CV8) group. Conclusion: Moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) regulates the NF-κB/NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway and reduces the pyroptosisin the myocardium of rats with long-term fatigue exercise, thus reducing the myocardial injury caused by long-term fatigue exercise.
9.Clinical analysis of 5 cases of children with primary angiitis of the central nervous system
Yajun WANG ; Jian WAN ; Lixiang REN ; Yulei HU ; Li LI ; Kunhua WU
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2014;18(9):619-622
Objective The purpose of the study was to investigate clinical manifestation and the characters of diagnosis and treatment among children with primary angiitis of the central nervous system (cPACNS) in order to improve awareness of the disease.Methods Clinical data of 5 children with cPACNS in the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province from January 2009 to December 2013 were collected,and the clinical manifestations and laboratory test results were analyzed and summarized.Results Five cases of children with cPACNS were misdiagnosed at the first clinic visit,and were confirmed a clear diagnosis on the average of (4±6) months; clinical manifestations of five cases of varying degrees of headache,one case with severe headache,2 patients with decreased visual acuity,a cases with hearing were loss,two cases with secondarily generalized seizures; five cases with mild abnormal cerebrospinal fluid examination; 1 case with elevated ESR and CRP level,1 case with elevated immunoglobulin IgG level; 5 cases with abnomal MRI examinations,which showed multiple bilateral lesions,diffuse,lesions,involving the cortex and deep white matter; 4 cases had vascular abnormalities on MRA,treated with corticosteroids alone or in combination with cyclophosphamide and achieved good results.Conclusion Children of primary central nervous system vasculitis is ar are autoimmmune disease primarily involving the central nervous system.It is difficult for the clinical diagnosis.Children need to be wary of the major manifestation of headache associated with vision loss,hearing loss,seizures and other focal neurological system damage.
10.Age-associated changes in ultrastructure and H+-K+-ATpase of gastric parietal cell in the elderly
Yan ZHUANG ; Songbai ZHENG ; Li XIAO ; Danian JI ; Ping XIANG ; Yulei YIN ; Wei ZHANG ; Jie DU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2012;31(5):413-416
Objective To investigate the age-associated changes of ultrastructure,mRNA and protein expressions of H+-K+-ATPase in elderly gastric parietal cell. Methods Fifty patients with relative normal stomach without gastroduodenal diseases were enrolled,including younger group (aged 20-59 years,n=19) and elderly group (aged≥60 years,n=31).Furthermore,the elderly group was divided into 3 subgroups:60-69 years old (n =11 ),70-79 years old (n=10 ),above 80 years old (n =10).The ultrastructure of gastric parietal cell was observed under electron microscope.The expression of H+-K+-ATPase α subunit mRNA and H+-K+-ATPase β subunit protein were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR and Western-blot,respectively.The ageing-associated changes of all these data were respectively compared. Results No significant difference was showed in the morphology of gastric parietal cell and acid-secretion-associated organelles among all the groups.The average ratio Am to Ac (Am means the area of mitochondria,Ac means the area of cytoplasm) of gastric parietal cell and the average At to Ac ratio (At means the area of secretory canaliculi and tubulovesicular system )between younger group and elderly group had no significant difference[(48.4±7.5) % vs.(50.6±7.6) %,t=-0.775,P=0.444; (13.8±4.1) % vs.(12.2±4.7) %,t=0.984,P=0.332].Meanwhile,there were no distinctions in the expression of H+-K+ -ATPase α subunit mRNA and H+-K+-ATPase protein among all elderly subgroups(F=1.522,2.32,P=0.24,0.114).However,the mRNA expression of H+-K+-ATPase a subunit was higher in the elderly group than in the younger group(t=-3.682,P=0.001).Furthermore,the expression of H+ -K+ -ATPase protein in the elderly group was increased as compared with younger group(t=-3.389,P=0.004). Conclusions Acidsecretion-associated organelles of human gastric parietal cell have no degeneration and the expression of H + -K+-ATPase is in trend of increase with aging,indicating that healthy elderly people have the basis of ultrastructure and molecular biology to maintain well function of acid secretion.