1.Histological Injury and Its Risk Factors of HBeAg-negative Chronic Hepatitis B Virus-infected Patients with Persistently Normal Alanine Aminotransferase Levels
Zhihua XU ; Wenyuan LI ; Weijiang YE
Journal of Medical Research 2015;44(5):98-101
Objective To investigate the histological injury as well as the risk factors for the course of HBeAg-negative chronic hep-atitis B virus( HBV)-infected patients with persistently normal alanine aminotransferase ( ALT) levels ( PNAL) . Methods Ninty four patients of HBeAg-negative chronic HBV-infected with PNAL were performed liver puncturing. The ALT, HBV markers, and liver histo-logical changes were detected. The gender, age, family history, HBV-DNA and HBsAg levels were compared between different patients with liver inflammation and fibrosis. And the Logistic model was used during the analysis of independent risk factor. Results Among 94 cases, patients with inflammatory necrosis classification≥G2 accounted for 74. 5%, fibrosis grading≥S2 accounted for 27. 7%. Patients in the group of inflammatory necrosis classification≥G2 was older than the group of < G2, and the ALT level of≥G2 group was higher, as well as a higher HBV-DNA. What is more,Patients in the group of inflammatory necrosis classification ≥G2 were mainly male, and were associated with a family history of hepatitis B. Patients in the group of fibrosis stage ≥S2 was older than < S2 group, and the ALT level of fibrosis stage ≥S2 group was higher. And those patients were often associated with a family history of hepatitis B, but there was no significant difference among the HBV-DNA level and gender constitution. HBV-DNA and family history were the independent risk fac-tors of liver inflammation necrosis≥G2, and family history was the only independent risk factor of fibrosis stage≥S2. Conclusion The patients of HBeAg-negative chronic HBV-infected with PNAL, regardless of the ALT and HBV-DNA, must have a liver biopsy. The pa-tients with high level of HBV-DNA and with a family history of hepatitis B should be performed liver puncturing accordingly.
2.Expression of Nerve Growth Factor Receptors: P75 Neurotrophin Receptor and Tyrosine Kinase A in Lesions of Psoriasis Vulgaris
Ping YE ; Rongguo HE ; Zhihua WU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2003;0(10):-
Objective To investigate the expression of nerve growth factor receptors, P75 neurotrophin receptor (P75~(NTR)) and tyrosine kinase A (TrkA), and to explore their role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis vulgaris. Methods In situ hydridization and immunohistochemical technique were used respectively to detect the expression of P75~(NTH) and TrkA mRNA and proteins in lesional and non-lesional skins of 38 patients with psoriasis vulgaris (21 cases in progressive stage, 17 cases in static stage), and in normal skins of 10 healthy controls. Results In the case of expression of P75~(NTR) and TrkA mRNA and proteins, patients had significantly higher level than the normal control (P
3.Relationship Between Resistant Plasmids and Drug-resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ping YE ; Guoming LI ; Zhihua WU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 1994;0(05):-
Objective To explore the role of plasmids in inducing drug-resistance in Neisseria gonor-rhoeae.Methods The change of drug-susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae was compared before and after experiments of resistant plasmids conjugation,transformation and deleting.Results The drug-resistance was transferred from resistant strains to sensitive strains through the conjugation and transformation of resistant plasmids,while the drug susceptibility could be recovered through deleting such plasmids from resistant strains.Conclusion The plasmids play an important role in the development of drug-resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
4.Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-11 in gastric cancer and its relation with transcription factor Sp1
Haihong ZHU ; Xinmin WU ; Zhihua YEXIE ; Chengjie YE
Cancer Research and Clinic 2015;27(3):161-164
Objective To explore the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-11 (MMP-11) gene in gastric cancer and its correlation with transcription factor Sp1.Methods The expressions of the MMP-11 and Sp1 in level of RNA and protein in 11 specimens from the gastric cancer patients s were detected by RT-PCR,differential PCR and Western-blot,respectively.Results Electrophoresis illustration showed MMP-11 mRNA expression had significant differences in eight pairs of gastric cancer tissues and normal tissues,including 7 pairs of over expressed in gastric cancer tissues and low or no expression in normal tissues,and 1 pair of low expression in cancer tissues but high in normal tissues.The relative molecular weight of Sp1 protein was mainly 95×103 in cancer tissue and 106×103 in normal tissues.Activated MMP-11 protein mainly was over expressed in gastric cancer tissues,and low or no expression in normal tissues,but degradable MMP-1 1 protein was not observed.The enzyme prototype of and activated type of MMP-11 protein were also associated with Sp1 protein.Conclusions The MMP-11 mRNA expression in gastric tissue is higher than that in the adjacent tissues.Sp1 protein and MMP-11 protein are expressed in gastric cancer,but are low or no expression in normal tissue.There is relationship between Spl and MMP-11.
5.Weber-Christian disease misdiagnosed as polymyositis: a case report with literature review
Zhihua TU ; Hua YE ; Shi CHEN ; Dingbao CHEN ; Zhanguo LI
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2014;18(8):538-540
Objective To analyze the clinical features of Weber-Christian disease (WCD) and to make a review of the literature for early diagnosis and treatment.Methods The clinical features of an atypical WCD patient who had been misdiagnosed as polymyositis were analyzed.Results WCD was characterized by subcutaneous nodules and systemic symptoms.Repeating physical examination and biopsy in time were important if the nodules were not obvious.Conclusion WCD is often misdiagnosed because of the complicated clinical manifestations.Carefully physical examination and timely biopsy are help for early diagnosis.
6.Effects of individual health education combined with collective health education for maintenance hemodialysis patients with hyperkalemia
Raoping WANG ; Xiaoqing YE ; Chunyuan TANG ; Zhihua ZHENG
Modern Clinical Nursing 2016;15(5):64-67
Objective To investigate the effects of individual and collective health education on hemodialysis patients with hyperkalemia. Methods Thirty hyperkalemia patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis from Mar. 2013 to Mar. 2014 were set as the control group, in which the patients were given pre-established individual health education by the hemodialysis nurse weekly. Another 30 patients of the same sort, as the experiment group, were treated with individual health education combined with collective health education weekly from Apr. 2014 to Apr. 2015. The two groups were compared in term of serum potassium before and after intervention. Result Serum potassium of the experiment group after the intervention were significantly lower than the control group and the experiment group after the intervention (P<0.001). Conclusion Individual health education combined with collective health education can change traditional indoctrination one-way communication to the two-way communication conversion , make the patients consciously change their incorrect dietary behaviors, and reduce the serum potassium levels in the hemodialysis patients with hyperkalemia.
7.Gene expression pattern of periphery blood mononuclear cells in patients with active lupus nephritis
Yimin ZHANG ; Rengao YE ; Bifei WANG ; Xueqing YU ; Zhihua ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 1989;0(05):-
AIM: To find new gene function associate with active lupus nephritis (LN) through study on the difference in gene expression of peripheral blood mononuclear cells between LN patients and healthy controls by gene chip. METHODS: The CSC-GE-80 chip containing 8 000 spots of cDNAs were used to investigate the difference of the expression. Both the total RNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of active LN patients and healthy donors were reversely transcribed to cDNA with the incorporation of fluorescent( cy3 and cy5) labeled dCTP to prepare the hybridization probes. After hybridization, the gene chip was scanned for the fluorescent intensity. The differentially expressed genes were screened. We repeated that in three groups of LN patients and healthy controls, respectively, and only the genes that have differential expression in all three chips were considered associated with LN. RESULTS: 75 genes were identified to be differently expressed in all three groups of LN patients as compared with healthy controls, including 42 up-regulated genes and 33 down-regulated ones. CONCLUSION: The present study represents a global view of gene expression of LN and provides important clues for further study of LN related genes. And it also suggests defensin ? 1, S100A8, S100A9 may be involved in the pathogenesis of LN.
8.The Study on Developing Seven-year Medical Program Students'Ability in Basic Scientific Research Skills
Fen HUANG ; Zhihua ZHANG ; Dongqing YE ; Yehuan SUN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2003;0(04):-
The early training of scientific research for seven-year medical program students is an important step to foster inventive advanced medicine professionals.According to our department research project,we give the students the medical research lecture and establishing the tutorial system in which the tutors are responsible for guiding students to become a study group,leading them to develop their primary scientific research.The result shows it has good effect on establishing scientific thinking,improving their scientific research ability and raising their awareness of scientific research.
9.Expression and activity of transforming growth factor-β1, endothelial nitric oxide synthase in cavernous vascular structural remodeling of diabetic rats
Tao FENG ; Wenzhou LI ; Wei CAI ; Zhihua WAN ; Shenglan YE
Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2013;7(3):191-194,205
Objective To investigate the expression and activity of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)and endothelial nitric oxide synthase(eNOS) in the cavernous vascular structural remodeling of diabetic rats.Methods 52 adult male SD rats were randomly assigned to experimental group(DM) and control group(NDM).In DM group,diabetes was induced in rats 4 days after intraperitoneal injection with streptozotocin.HbA1c was measured on 2,4,8,and 16 weeks after injection.Penile tissues were harvested.The protein expression of TGFβ1 and eNOS in situ was evaluated by the Envision immunohistochemistry.Results Compared to NDM group,the expression of the HbA1c increased significantly in DM group on the 16th week(P <0.01),both the penile erection rate and penile erectile times decreased significantly in DM group on the 16th week (P < 0.01),and the value of eNOS decreased on the 16th week(P <0.01).The expression of TGF-β1 went up in DM group compared to NDM group on the 8th week (P < 0.01) and sustained to the 16th week (P > 0.05).In DM group,we found that TGF-β1 protein in cavernous body of penis was positively related with age in weeks(r =0.947,P <0.01) ; and eNOS in cavernous body of penis was negatively related with age in weeks (r =-0.945,P < 0.01).Meanwhile,the expression of TGF-β was negatively related with the eNOS(r =-0.891,P <0.01).Conclusion Our results indicate that TGF-β1 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic erectile dysfunction(ED) and TGF-β1 inhibition may be a promising strategy to prevent development of diabetic ED.
10.Clinical Research on Combined Treatment with Modified Xiao-Yao Powder and Acupuncture for Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ping ZHOU ; Zhihua ZENG ; Qiong JIANG ; Yongmei SU ; Xuecheng YE
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(6):1331-1335
This study was aimed to explore the clinical efficiency of modified Xiao-Y ao (XY) powder and acupuncture in the treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (D-IBS). A total of 90 D-IBS patients were randomly divided into the treatment group and control group, with 45 patients in each group. Patients in the treatment group received acupuncture combined with modified XY powder. Patients in the control group received oral administration of montmorillonite powder, compound glutamine enteric-coated capsules, compound azintamide enteric coated tablet. Four weeks were one treatment course. After two treatment courses, the pretreatment and posttreatment symptom score, the score of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD)/(HAMA), and the overall efficacy were compared. The results showed that compared with pretreatment, clinical symptoms were improved in varying degrees after treatment in both groups (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). HAMD and HAMA were significantly decreased (P < 0.05). The treatment group had obvious advantages compared to the control group (P < 0.05). The overall efficacy of the treatment group was 91.11%, which was significantly higher than the control group of 68.89%(P < 0.05). It was concluded that modified XY powder and acupuncture can quickly relieve gastrointestinal symptoms, improve anxiety and depression. It is an effective treatment method for D-IBS.