1.An investigation and analysis for dietary pattern and action in 80 type 2 diabetics
Li LI ; Qian ZHANG ; Zhe XU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2010;09(12):854-856
Eighty patients with T2DM hospitalized at Tongren Hospital, Beijing during June to December 2009 were chosen for survey by FFQ (food frequency questionnaire).Their daily food intake and nutrient intake were collected and percentage of energy generated from carbohydrate, protein and fat were estimated for each participant, and analyzed based on the criteria of dietary intake for T2DM, the dietary guidelines and the recommendations for dietary nutritional structure for Chinese residents.Among 80 patients with T2DM, 27 (34%) were found insufficient daily protein intake, 39 (49%) insufficient carbohydrates,40 (50%) excessive fat, and 74 (93%) insufficient dietary fiber, respectively.There was a significant gap between their daily total energy intake and that recommended for patients with T2DM ( P < 0.01 or 0.05 ).No significant difference was found in daily intake of total energy, protein, fat carbohydrate and dietary fiber among T2DM patients with varied body mass index ( P > 0.05 ).Dietary pattern and actions and selfmanagement in the patients with T2DM surveyed are not so reasonable.
4.Affection of Zidan decoction containing serum on endometrial receptivity in uterine immunity environment
Qian CHEN ; Zhe JIN ; Qiudan LU ; Ying CAO ; Nan LI
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2012;34(3):220-223
Objective To investigate the effect of Zidan decoction containing serum on endometrial receptivity in uterine immunity environment,and then to discuss if it's effect on endometrial receptivity through its controlling the expression of cell factors which related to endometrial receptivity.Methods Mice's endometrium tissue samples and uterine Natural Killer (UNK) cells were obtained from pregnant mice on gd 4.5 days and gd 12.5 days.After endometrial glandular epithelial cells,endometrial stromal cells and UNK cells were separated through primary culture,epithelial cells and endometrial stromal cells at rate of 1 ∶ 1 a certain concentration UNK were mixed together and highly purified-cultured.Different concentrations of Zidan decoction was acted on the culture solution.FBS,black and aspirin control group were setup for contrast.The expression of LIF and VEGF which influenced by Zidan decoction in the immunity environment was assayed by Realtime-PCR.Results The expression of LIF and VEGF was significantly increased in the immunity environment of uterine (in 10% Zidan decoction group,10% aspirin group and 10% blank control group:LIF was 2.10±0.20,1.98±0.14,0.90±0.05 separately,and VEGF was 3.17±0.31,2.52±0.09,0.92±0.06respectively,P<0.05).Conclusion Zidan decoction could improve endometrial receptivity by increasing the expression of cell factor which related to endometrial receptivity with the help ofUNK paracrine.
5.Analysis on HIV/AIDS epidemic characteristics in Henan Province
Ning LI ; Zhe WANG ; Dingyong SUN ; Qian ZHU
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention 2009;0(01):-
Objective To analyze HIV/AIDS epidemic characteristics in Henan Province.Methods The database of HIV/AIDS cases information and follow-up information from the national online case reporting were downloaded.Comprehensive analysis was performed.Results 42 879 cases were confirmed and reported HIV positive,69.05% were former paid plasma donors at the end of 2008.Among these cases reported in 2008,26.64% were heterosexual transmission,and 49.59% (1 802) were found via voluntary counseling and testing.Conclusions The epidemic characteristics of HIV/AIDS in Henan Province was mainly among former paid plasma donors.But the transmission through plasma donor had been interdicted.While the proportion of sexual transmission was increasing,this suggested that education and behavior intervention should be strengthened in order to interrupt further transmission.Counseling and testing become main source of detecting HIV infection.
6.Comparative analysis of the diagnosis criteria for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy subtypes
Qian QIAN ; Na LI ; Hongrui SHEN ; Zhe ZHAO ; Qi BING ; Nan LI ; Jing HU
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2013;17(9):620-622,封3
Objective To estimate the consistency between the diagnostic criteria for dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) developed by Bohan and Peter criteria (B/P criteria) and ENMC criteria.Methods The clinical,laboratory and pathological data from 86 patients who were initially diagnosed with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy were collected retrospectively.These patients were diagnosed according to B/P criteria and ENMC criteria,and the similarities and differences between these two criteria were compared.The data were analyzed with Mann Whitney U test and Kappa test by SPSS 13.0 software.Results Thirtyseven DM and 49 PM were diagnosed using B/P criteria.Forty-six DM and 14 PM were diagnosed using ENMC criteria,and 1 was diagnosed as eosinophilic myositis,9 were diagnosed as sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM),11 cases were diagnosed as limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B,and the diagnosis of 5 patients could not be clarified.Agreement for DM between these two sets of criteria was very good by Kappa test (κ=0.79),but the corresponding between the two tests for PM was poor (κ=0.26).Conclusion Our study has demonstrated that B/P criteria may cause over-diagnosis and misdiagnosing for PM.ENMC criteria involves immunohistochemical pathology,stratified clinical and pathological exclusion criteria.The diagnostic accuracy of ENMC criteria is much improved.
7.Research of correlation between polyunsaturated fatty acids and postpartum depression
Li LI ; Ya LI ; Mannong LI ; Qian ZHANG ; Zhe WANG ; Yong DUAN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(6):765-767
Objective To research whether the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) level in prenatal and postpartum women af‐fect the incidence of postpartum depression .Methods 102 eligible and voluntary parturients of full‐term normal delivery were se‐lected and the serum specimens before labor and on postpartum 3 ,42 d were respectively collected for detecting serum PUFAs lev‐els .The perinatal depression related factors questionnaire and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) were filled in and the scores were evaluated for analyzing the incidence of postpartum depression .Results Among 102 pregnant women and parturi‐ents ,the postputum depression appeared in 28 cases with the positive rate of 27 .5% .The incidence rate of postpartum depression in the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) low values group and the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) low and medium values groups was higher than that in the high values groups ;the incidence rate of postpartum depression in the arachidonic acid (AA) high value group was the higher than that in the low value group .Conclusion The lower the EPA and DHA levels ,the easier to develop depression .
8.Study on prenatal diagnosis of fetal malformations of cortical development by ultrasonography
Zhe MA ; Yin WANG ; Shaoping LIU ; Qian WANG ; Yang LI ; Ruijuan ZHI ; Guowei TAO
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2014;23(9):804-806
Objective To explore sonographic manifestation of fetal malformations of cortical development.Methods From August 2012 to January 2014 three hundred and twenty-five pregnancy women referred to our institution for fetal brain MRI,which were diagnosed or suspected of central nervous system abnormalities by prenatal ultrasound examination.Results In 325 of cases,14 cases (4%) were diagnosed of malformations of cortical development.Ten eases were indicated by prenatal ultrasound,including three cases of heterotopic gray matter,six cases of microcephaly and one case of hemimegalencephaly; four cases were missed by prenatal ultrasound,including two cases of schizencephaly,one case of tuberous sclerosis,and one case of hypoplasia.Conclusions Cortical malformations can be diagnosed by prenatal ultrasonography based on typical imaging characteristics.Prenatal ultrasound combined with MRI is a powerful tool in diagnosing fetal malformations of cortical development.
9.Effects of up-regulation of NF-E2-related factor 2 on mitochondrial biosynthesis and function in an immortalized human vitiligo melanocyte cell line PIG3V
Longfei ZHU ; Jun TIAN ; Zhe JIAN ; Bangmin LIU ; Qian XIAO ; Chunying LI ; Tianwen GAO
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2015;48(6):373-377
Objective To explore the effects of NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) overexpression on mitochondrial biosynthesis and function in melanocytes.Methods An immortalized human vitiligo melanocyte cell line PIG3V was used in this study.An overexpression plasmid Nrf2-pEX-1 containing the full-length Nrf2 gene was constructed.PIG3V cells were divided into 3 groups:blank group receiving no treatment,control group transfected with the pEX-1 plasmid,overexpression group transfected with the Nrf2-pEX-1 plasmid.After transfection,real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and Western blot were performed to determine the mRNA and protein levels of mitochondrial biosynthesis-related factors (including Nrf2,nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1) and mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM)) respectively;RT-PCR was also conducted to measure the copy number of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA),and flow cytometry to estimate mitochondial membrane potential (MMP);luciferase reporter system was used to estimate the intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) level.Statistical analysis was carried out by using a two-sample t-test.Results After transfection,a significant increase was observed in the mRNA expression levels of Nrf2 and NRF1 at 24 hours (both P < 0.001) and in those of Nrf2 and TFAM at 48 hours (both P < 0.05),but no significant change was noted in the mRNA expression level of TFAM at 24 hours (P > 0.05) or in that of NRF1 at 48 hours (P >0.05) in the overexpression group compared with the control group.In the case of Nrf2,NRF1 and TFAM protein levels,the overexpression group showed significant increases compared with the control group at 48 hours after transfection (all P < 0.05),while no significant difference was noted between the two groups at 24 hours.Compared with the control group,MMP in the overexpression group increased by 2.313% at 24 hours (t =5.546,P =0.005) and by 14.872% at 48 hours (t =8.537,P =0.001) after transfection.Both the relative copy number of mtDNA and ATP level were similar between the overexpression group and control group at 24 hours after transfection (both P > 0.05),but significantly higher in the overexpression group than in the control group at 48 hours (t =5.760,P =0.005;t =22.040,P =0.008).Conclusion Up-regulation of Nrf2 pathway can improve mitochondrial function and biosynthesis in PIG3V cells likely by promoting the expressions of mitochondrial biosynthesis-related genes and proteins.
10.Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of 52 pathogenic fungi causing candidemia in Nanchang City of Jiangxi Province
Yu XIAO ; Yang LIU ; Qian WANG ; Hao ZHANG ; Zhe WAN ; Ruoyu LI ; Wei LIU ; Xianwei CAO
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2017;16(9):793-797
Objective To explore the constitute and antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogenic fungi causing candidemia in Nanchang City of Jiangxi Province.Methods Candida spp.isolated from blood specimens of patients at a hospital in Nanchang in March-October 2015 were collected, fungal strains were identified by amplifying the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large ribosomal subunit (D1/D2 region of 26rRNA), antifungal susceptibility of fungi was detected.Results A total of 1 332 positive blood culture specimens were collected, including 74 fungal positive specimens, accounting for 5.56%, 52 strains of Candida spp.were obtained, most were Candida tropicalis (n=17,32.69%),followed by Candida albicans(n=16, 30.77%) and Candida parapsilosis complex (n=16, 30.77%).Identification results of ITS and D1/D2 region were identical.52 strains of Candida spp.were sensitive to both micafungin and caspofungin, epidemiological cutoff value(ECV) of amphotericin B showed that 52 strains were all wild type.Resistance rates of Candida tropicalis to fluconazole and voriconazole were 29.41% and 17.64% respectively, ECV of itraconazole and posaconazole showed that wild type accounted for 82.35% and 94.12% respectively;resistance rates of Candida albicans to fluconazol and voriconazole were 93.75% and 81.25% respectively, ECV of itraconazole and posaconazole showed that wild type accounted for 75.00% and 81.25% respectively;Candida parapsilosis complex strains were sensitive to both fluconazole and voriconazole, ECV of itraconazole and posaconazole showed that all were wild type;all Candida glabrata strains had intermediate resistance rates to fluconazole, ECV of voriconazole, itraconazole, and posaconazole showed that wild type accounted for 66.67%, 100.00%, and 100.00% respectively.Conclusion Candida tropicalis is the most common pathogenic fungus causing candidemia in Nanchang of Jiangxi, followed by Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis complex.Azole, echinocandin, and amphotericin B are still first-line antifungal agents.