1.Application of two fall assessment scales on the elderly patients
Honglu DUAN ; Mei WANG ; Huamei ZHENG
Modern Clinical Nursing 2013;(11):26-28
Objective To reduce the feasibility of combining the two fall assessment scales in nursing patients..Methods Two nurses were assigned to conduct the assessments among 60 senile patients using Morse assessment scale and Hendrich Ⅱassessment scale to screen patients with high-risk fall.Result The number of high-risk patients using Morse assessment scale was larger than that using Hendrich II assessment scale(P<0?05) Conclusions The combined use of Morse fall assessment scale and HendrichⅡfall assessment scale may make up the shortcomings of each other,assess the risk factors and predict the high risk factors.
2.Auricle fibrosarcoma:a case report.
Jian MA ; Mei ZHENG ; Gangping WANG
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2015;29(1):93-94
A male patient, 67 years old, was admitted with the left auricle neoplasm over two months, increased rapidly for 10 days, on November 5, 2013. The tumer is about 2. 0 cm ×× 2. 0 cm size, smooth surface, no burst, hard, painless, and immobilization. After admission biopsy, the pathological report: "spindle cell sarcoma", thin a total resection of the left auricle under local anesthesia was made, postoperative pathological report: tumor by short of spindle cells, arranged in bunchiness, a small number of seats is arrangeA striate;The nuclei are hyperchromatic and part of the visible nucleoli and empty bright cytoplasm, pathological nuclear fission was visible. "Scar" on the matrix of collagen, hardening, and change the glass samples. The tumor destruction of cartilage. immunohistochemical stainin : Vimentin (+), CD99 (-), Bcl-2 (-), CD34 (-), SMA (-), Des (-), HMB45 (-), MelanA(-), S-100(-), CK(-). Diagnosis as fibrosarcoma. The patient refused any radiation or chemotherapy. Postoperative follow-up of 8 months, no local recurrence and distant metastasis.
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3.The effects of calcium dobesilate combined with irbesartan in treating early diabetic nephropathy
Mei PENG ; Xiancong WANG ; Kai LUO ; Qinghua ZHENG ; Huanlan WANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2012;19(16):2434-2435
ObjectiveTo observe the therapeutic effects of calcium dobesilate combined with irbesartan in treating early diabetic nephropathy ( DN ).Methods65 patients with early DN were randomly divided into two groups,experiment group( irbesartan plus calcium dobesilate,n =34) and control group( irbesartan,n =31 ).After 24 week treatment,the urinary albumin excretion rate(UAER),fasting blood glucose ( FBG ),postprandial blood glucose (PBG) and glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c) were detected and compared between two groups before and after treat ment.ResultsUAER after treatment was significantly reduced in both 2 groups(t =8.074,12.89,all P<0.01),and the decrement in the experiment group was more obvious than that in the control group with statistical significance ( t =3.965,P < 0.05).ConclusionCalcium dobesilate combined with irbesartan has good effects in the treatment of early DN.
4.Scalp psoriasis in China: a survey on epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors
Mei JU ; Gang WANG ; Min ZHENG ; Hongzhong JIN ; Heng GU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2014;47(8):533-537
Objective To describe epidemiological characteristics of scalp psoriasis in China,and to determine its influencing factors through a hospital-based,multicenter and large-scale survey.Methods An epidemiological survey was conducted on patients with scalp psoriasis in 42 hospitals in 11 provinces and 4 municipalities.A questionnaire was designed to collect general and clinical information of patients,including clinical type,lesion distribution,psoriasis scalp severity index (PSSI),aggravating factors,influence on quality of life,treatment course,degree of satisfaction with treatment,etc.Participants were asked to fill out the questionnaire with the help of well-trained dermatologists.Data were processed with the EpiData software.The WPS system and Epi Info 5.0 statistics software were used for descriptive analysis of the data.Results Totally,3 901 patients participated this study,and 3 586 valid questionaires were obtained.The mean age at onset of scalp lesions was (27.40 ± 13.34) years,and the male to female ratio was 1.6∶1 with a mean PSSI score of 13.61 ± 12.31.The hairline of the forehead was the most frequently affected area with the constituent ratio of forehead psoriasis being 74.3% (2 663/3 586).The duration of scalp psoriasis reached 3 to 6 months every year in 1 136 (31.7%) patients,and the area affected by scalp psoriasis was less than 25% of the total surface area of the scalp in 1 649 (46%) patients.The most frequent clinical presentation was scaling (92.1%),followed by erythema (80.6%),itching(76.7%),bunchy hairs (39.9%) and hair loss(18.0%).Disease aggravation was most frequently associated with seasons (76.7%),emotions (47.4%),stress (47.1%) and fatigue (46.6%).The quality of life (especially social,outdoor and entertainment activities) was reported to be negatively influenced by this entity to different degrees in 2 529 (70.5%) patients.Of these patients,583 (17.8%) received combination therapy (topical and systemic),with glucocorticoid ointment (27.5%),calcipotriol scalp solution (22.7%) and glucocorticoid-containing solution (11.9%) being the most commonly used topical drugs; only 38.6% complied with medication requirements and doctors' advice for 3 to 5 weeks,and 35.2% believed that the primary reason for poor compliance was unsatisfactory response to drugs.It was considered that an ideal drug for the treatment of scalp psoriasis should be highly effective (50.3%),safe (17.8%) and easy to apply (11%) with a rapid onset of action(11.9%).Conclusions Scalp psoriasis has a predilection for the hairline of the forehead with scaling as the main clinical presentation.Winter and spring seasons appear to be the most common aggravating factor of scalp psoriasis.The quality of life is negatively influenced to different degrees in many patients with scalp psoriasis.Topical corticosteroids plus non-hormonal drugs should be the first choice for the treatment of scalp psoriasis.Patients consider that the ideal drugs for the treatment of scalp psoriasis should be effective,safe,and easy to apply.
6.Generation of Apak stably knockout cell lines and variation of their p53 activity and apoptosis
Xingsha MEI ; Jian WANG ; Huizhen ZHENG ; Chunyan TIAN
Military Medical Sciences 2016;40(4):299-303
Objective To establish an Apak gene stable and permanent knockout cell line using CRISPR/Cas9 system in human colon cancer cells ( HCT116 cells), and study the effect of Apak knock-out on p53 activity and apoptosis. Methods The lentiCRISPR v2-sgRNA Apak expression plasmid was co-transfected with lentivirus coated plasmids pSPAX2 and pMD2.G.The supernatant was collected, filtered, and used to infect HCT116 cells.The positive clones were screened out by puromycin culture and Western blot was used to detect Apak knockout cell lines.Luciferase reporter gene assay, flow cytometry analysis and colony formation assay were used to examine p53 activity and apoptosis of Apak knockout cells, respectively.Results Apak knockout HCT116 cell lines were generated in which p53 activity and apoptosis were increased,but the colony formation was decreased.Conclusion The Apak stable knockout cell lines of HCT116 are successfully generated by CRISPR/Cas9 system for further functional study.
7.Experimental observation of electrical stimulation on cultured nervous system cells
Zheng-mei WANG ; Jian YANG ; Rong-hua LU ; Yongqi XU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2002;8(11):664-665
ObjectiveTo explore the influence of electrical stimulation on nervous cells.MethodsOn 5th day the brain primitive nervous cells of rat brain, in vitro culturing, were divided into 4 groups, in order of control group, electrical pole control group, low stimulation group, and high stimulation group. The cells were stimulated with electro-acupuncture apparatus for 7 days, 30 minutes once, twice a day. On 10th day, the cells were observed microscopically for 3 days and taken photos.ResultsElectrical stimulation is helpful to raise the survival rate of cell.Conclusions Electrical stimulation influences morphological change of nervous cells during culturing.
8.Relationship between Leu72Met polymorphism of Preproghrelin gene and type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy
jia-mei, JIANG ; yong-ning, SUN ; li-mei, LIU ; tai-shan, ZHENG ; nian-song, WANG ; feng, WANG
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science) 2006;0(07):-
0.05). Conclusion Preproghrelin-Leu72Met is not significantly associated with T2DM and DN in Shanghai Han populations,while T2DM with AA genotype is characterized by significant declination in urine microalbumin when compared with CA and CC genotypes.Leu72Met polymorphism(C→A)may postpone the development of microalbuminuria in T2DM subjects.
9.Association analysis between T helper type 17 cells, regulatory T cells and mycosis fungoides
Zhao LI ; Ping WANG ; Xiuli HOU ; Dongyin LIU ; Mei WANG ; Junhui ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2014;47(9):637-641
Objective To investigate the changes of T helper type 17 (Thl7) cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells in different stages of mycosis fungoides.Methods Flow cytometry was performed to determine the percentage of Treg and Th17 cells in peripheral blood from 28 patients with mycosis fungoides (MF),13 patients with large plaque parapsoriasis (PP),17 patients with lichen planus (LP) and 10 healthy human controls,and immunohistochemistry to detect the expressions of forkhead box protein 3 (FOXP3) and interleukin (IL)-17 in tissue specimens from 40 patients with MF,13 with PP,17 with LP and 10 healthy human controls.Statistical analysis was carried out by one-way analysis of variance and Pearson correlation analysis.Results As far as the percentage of Treg cells in peripheral blood was concerned,MF,PP and LP patients were significantly higher than the healthy controls (8.09% ± 1.68%,6.53% ± 1.67% and 2.84 % ± 1.16% vs.1.01% ± 0.35,all P< 0.05),PP patients were higher than LP patients and healthy controls (both P < 0.05),and LP patients were higher than healthy controls (P < 0.05).The percentage of Th17 cells in peripheral blood was significantly increased in MF patients compared with PP patients,LP patients and healthy controls (3.22% ± 0.82% vs.2.46% ± 0.79%,1.38% ± 0.47% and 0.59% ± 0.30%,all P < 0.05).Elevated expression rate of FOXP3 was observed in MF,PP and LP lesions as compared with normal skin (14.94% ± 4.46%,11.95% ± 4.72%,6.32% ± 2.81% vs.3.43% ± 1.79%,all P < 0.05),and in MF and PP lesions compared with LP lesions (both P < 0.05),but no significant difference was observed between MF and PP lesions (P > 0.05).There was a significant increase in the expression rate of IL-17 in MF lesions compared with PP lesions,LP lesions and normal skin (15.89% ± 4.27% vs.12.02% ± 3.34%,4.84% ± 1.93% and 2.62% ± 0.89%,all P < 0.05).The Th17/Treg ratio in peripheral blood was significantly lower in MF and PP patients than in LP patients and healthy controls (0.41 ± 0.11 and 0.39 ± 0.12 vs.0.50 ± 0.06 and 0.57 ± 0.19,all P < 0.05).A positive correlation was observed between the proportion of Thl7 cells and Treg cells (r =0.423,P < 0.05) in patients with early-stage MF,but not in those with tumor-stage MF.The proportion of Th17 cells decreased,but that of Treg cells continuously increased in patients with tumor-stage MF.However,no significant difference was noted in the proportion of Thl7 cells or Treg cells among patients with different stages of MF.Conclusion The imbalance between Treg and Th17 cells may be involved in the occurrence and development of MF.
10.Detection results from first case of human infection with avian influenza (H5N6) in Hubei Province, China
Xiyun WANG ; Ming HOU ; Yufa MEI ; Qian WANG ; Xiangmei ZHENG ; Weibing YI
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2017;33(1):89-91
We analyzed the laboratory detection results from the first case of human infected with avian influenza (H5N6) in Hubei Province,in order to provide a better basis for preventing and controlling human avian influenza in the future and a detected strategy for the detection of suspected cases of human avian influenza for the staff in the laboratory.The case data of epidemiological survey and related laboratory detection results of specimens of infection virus from the different time piont and kinds of specimens were analyzed by descriptive epidemiological methods.The H5N6 nucleic acid from the only early sputum specimens were detected,and while the others were not detected.In conclusion the different specimens of the doubtful H5N6 case should be collected,and the early sputum samples are very important and should be collected and detected.