1.Liver transplantation in children with biliary atresia
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2014;29(11):807-808
Biliary atresia (BA) is a disease because of extrahepatic bile duct obstruction occurred in whole or in part,which may lead to cholestatic cirrhosis and liver failure.Most infant patients will die within 1 year if not treated by operation.Liver transplantation is the only way to cure the disease.Now the operation indications,operation time,characteristics and prognosis of liver transplantation in BA are introduced.
2.Split liver transplantation
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2012;18(10):729-732
Split liver transplantation (SLT) can expand the donor pool and alleviate the donor shortage contradiction,shorten waiting time and reduce the mortality of patients on the waiting list.Compared with whole liver transplantation,key factors,such as selection of donor and recipient,distribution of graft vascular,technique point of splitting and preservation of the liver graft,deeply impact the clinical effect of SLT.With the deepening knowledge about partial graft liver transplantation and development of organ preservation technology,surgical techniques and progressive prevention means against complications,SLT will have a broader space for development.
3.Application of daclizumab as an immune induction therapy after liver transplantation
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2013;(31):5601-5606
BACKGROUND:Daclizumab can be special y combined with the inerleukin-2 receptor on the surface of activated T cells in human body, and this method can reflect the close of interleukin-2 receptor thus inferring the effect of induction therapy. At present, the daclizumab has been widely used in renal transplantation, but there is no consensus on its clinical application in liver transplantation. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expression of serum CD25+T cells and soluble interleukin-2 receptor in the patients receiving daclizumab for liver transplantation during perioperative period. METHODS:A total of 58 patients received orthotopic liver transplant for the first time were included and then the patients were randomly divided into two groups:control group (n=28) and treatment group (n=30). The patients in the two groups were treated with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and corticosteroids triple immunosuppressive regimen. The patients in the treatment group received immune induction therapy with daclizumab, and the patients in the control group did not receive daclizumab. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay showed the expression levels of CD25+T cells in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group at different time points after liver transplantation (P<0.01);and the expression levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptor in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group during transplantation and at the first day after transplantation (P<0.05, P<0.01). At 6 months after transplantation, the incidence of acute rejection was decreased in the treatment group (P<0.01). The results indicate that daclizumab can effectively suppress the expression level of CD25+T cells, as wel as the expression level of soluble interleukin-2 receptor in the peripheral blood in the early stage of liver transplantation, thus effectively reducing the rate of acute rejection.
4.The research progress on machine perfusion preservation of livers
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2014;20(5):391-395
Liver transplantation is currently the only treatment option for end-stage liver disease,but it is limited by the lack of high quality donor livers.The ongoing liver donor shortage could be alleviated by the consequent expansion of do-nor criteria to include the use of livers that would once have been discarded as unsuitable,marginal livers.Static cold storage,the current gold standard of organ preservation,is incapable of reversing the ischemic damage these organs have sustained.In hepatic transplantation,the limitations of cold storage are reflected in the significantly higher rates of early al]ograft dysfunction,primary non-function,and local ischemic cholangiopathy,especially seen with older,steatotic and donation after cardiac death (DCD) grafts.The existing cold storage technology has restricted the use of this kind of organs and machine perfusion preservation technology becomes an alternative choice.In this paper,we review the research progress on machine perfusion preservation of livers,and introduce the normothermic machine perfusion.
5.Clinical research of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with early breast cancers
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(26):3427-3430
Objective To perform the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in the patients with early breast cancer by the strict screening conditions and to analyze the accuracy of the sentinel lymph node for predicting the axillary lymph node status .Methods SLNB combined with methylene blue dye and isotope was performed in 266 cases of early breast cancer treated in this department with full treatment courses .Then the axillary lymph node dissection(ALND) was routinely conducted .With the pathological ex-amination as the standard ,the related factors affecting SLNB were analyzed .Results The detection rate of SLN ,accuracy rate ,sen-sitivity and the false negative rate were 100% ,98 .5% ,95 .56% and 4 .44% respectively ;the accuracy of SLN was significantly cor-related with the tumor size ,pathological type and axillary lymph node status(P<0 .01);the false negative rate of SLN was related with the tumor location(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The combination of methylene blue dye and isotope used in SLNB is feasible in the patients with early breast cancer ,SLN could accurately predict the axillary lymph node metastasis status .
6.Treatments of portal hypertension in the era of liver transplantation
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2021;27(1):1-3
Gastroesophageal varices hemorrhage is a common complication of portal hypertension. Drug and endoscopic therapy have become the basic treatments for varices. Transjugular intrahepatic portal venous shunt is recommended for the management of refractory or recurrent variceal hemorrhage. Liver transplantation will be considered when variceal hemorrhage becomes fatal and traditional therapies are with high risk, contraindicated, or have unsatisfactory results. Patients who received traditional treatments can achieve short-term efficacy and even stabilize the disease for a long time. However, if these treatments lead to complications such as portal vein thrombosis and hepatorenal syndrome, it may increase the risk of liver transplantation complications and affect the patient’s prognosis. Elevated portal venous pressure has a variety of adverse effects on systemic circulation, which can cause hepatopulmonary syndrome, portal pulmonary hypertension, refractory ascites, etc. In these cases, liver transplantation should be performed as early as possible. Conventional treatments are unsatisfactory. In addition, frailty may be worsened after traditional treatment, which will significantly increase the risk of liver transplantation. With the increase of model for end-stage liver disease, the requirement for donor liver volume will also has been increased, which will also affect the implementation of living donor liver transplantation. Some patients with portal hypertension may have poor quality of life and it may also become a clinical indication for liver transplantation. These liver transplant-related issues should be evaluated when administering traditional therapies. Traditional therapies aimed at improving the patient's condition, delaying or controlling complications should not interfere with the consequent implementation of liver transplantation. Improving the long-term overall survival rate and quality of life of patients with portal hypertension is the ultimate standard of all treatments.
7.Effect of nutritional support combined with human growth hormone recombinant on nutritional status and immunological function in patients with mechanical ventilation
Zhijun ZHU ; Jiexiong ZHANG ; Sen ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2010;33(34):23-26
Objective To evaluate the effects of nutritional support combined with human growth hormone recombinant (rhGH) in patients with mechanical ventilation. Methods One hundred and fifty cases in ICU were randomized into test group (nutritional support combined with rhGH, 80 cases) and control group (nutritional support,70 cases). Both groups received calories according to Harris-Benedict formula [N, 0.25 g/(kg· d)]. In addition, the test group received subcutaneous injections of rhGH at a dose of 0. 1 U/ (kg· d) for 7 days. The different effects on nutritional status indexes, immunological function indexes and clinical indexes were compared. Results Compared with the control group,there were significant improvement in nutritional status indexes and immunological function indexes after the treatment of 7 days. The success rate of once weaning was higher in test group than that in control group. There were significant differences in the level of transferrin, prealbumin, CD3, CD4, NK between two groups [(3.0 ± 0.6)g/L vs. ( 1.9 ± 0.4) g/L, (226.46 ± 27.02 ) mg/L vs. ( 188.68 ± 17.27 ) mg/L, (53.8 ± 3.3 ) % vs. (47.4 ±4.1 ) %, ( 0.41 ± 0.14 ) % vs. (0.25 ± 0.05 ) %, ( 16.1 ± 2.1 ) % vs. ( 10.9 ± 3.0 ) %] ( P < 0.01 ). Conclusion rhGH combined with nutritional support has more effects on improving nutritional status compared with those of single nutritional support. It has significant adjustment effect on immunological function in patients with mechanical ventilation.
8.Study on the relationship of perceived social support, loneliness and internet addiction disorder in vocational college students
Xiaoqiu LIU ; Xiaoyu ZHU ; Zhijun BAI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(1):62-64
Objective To survey the state of internet addiction of vocational college students and explore the effect of perceived social support and loneliness on Internet addiction.Methods In accordance with random cluster sampling,this research used the Revised Chen Internct Addition Scale,Perceived Social Support scale,and UCLA Loneliness Scale to study lnternet addiction among a total of 1 602 vocational college students from three higher vocational colleges in Guangzhou.Results [nternet addiction rate was 9.87%,and Internet dependence rate was 24.78%.Internet addiction had a higher incidence rate among male students than that among female students (x2=19.775,P<0.01).The perceived social support group of vocational college students was low,which indicated serious loneliness based on the Loneliness Scale,and their scores on Internet addiction tendency were higher than those of other groups (P<0.01).The total scores in Internet addiction tendency and perceived social support were negative (r=-0.183,P< 0.01),which indicates positive correlation with loneliness (r=0.243,P< 0.01).The mediating effect of perceived social support and Internet addiction on loneliness was significant,with a mediation rate of 69.63%.Conclusion Internet addiction tendency of vocational college students is a problem that deserves more attention.Low social support and loneliness can increase the incidence rate of internet addiction tendency.Loneliness is also found to be a strong predictor of internet addiction.
9.Clinical study on validation systemic inflammatory response syndrome score in predicting prognosis in acute craniocerebral trauma
Zhijun ZHU ; Wen HUANG ; Yi OUYANG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2008;31(29):18-20
Objective To explore the effect and significance of systemic inflammatory response syndrome(SIRS )score in predicting prognosis in acute craniocerebral trauma. Methods The clinical data of 620 patients were collected at admission from January 2003 to December 2007, GCS and SIRS score were calculated in 24 hours.The relation of the mortality rates and GCS score were analyzed in different SIRS score patients by controlling age. Results With SIRS score increasing,mortality rates increased as well,and pa-tients with SIRS (score≥2) mortality rates had significantly higher,and also in the same age and GCS score group.Mortality rotes were significant in staifistics (P<0.05). Conclusion SIRS score is significant inde-pendent predicting prognosis in acute craniocerebral trauma and in clinic.
10.Sustained viral response in treatment of recurent hepatitis C after liver transplantation
Shanni LI ; Liying SUN ; Zhijun ZHU
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2011;32(4):224-226
Objective To investigate the efficacy of pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) plus ribavirin to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence, and analyze possible factors associated with sustained viral responses (SVR). Methods The enrolled 39 patients, who had recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation and received antiretroviral therapy, were analyzed. Treatment was discontinued in 21 patients due to side effects, and the remaining 18 patients [13 males, 5 female,median age of 54 (27-67) years, treatment duration of 25-105 weeks)] were subjected to whole standard treatment. During the treatment, HCV RNA was measured at 4, 12, 24, and 24 weeks after HCV negative change as well as drug withdrawal. SVR was defined as HCV RNA negativity within 24 weeks after the drug withdrawal. The following variables were analyzed: ages, gender,pretreatment viral load, genotype, early viral response (EVR), levels of alanine aminotransferase before treatment and their association with SVR. Results The mean treatment duration was 57weeks with an SVR achieved in 4/18 (22. 2 %). Statistical analysis revealed that the genotype of non1B (P=0.023), RNA <106 copy/ml (P= 0. 044) before treatment and EVR (P=0.019) were the variables associated with SVR. Conclusion Genotype of nor-1B, low level RNA before treatment and EVR were the effective predictors of interferon antiviral therapy for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation.