1.The effect of muscle relaxant antagonismon on patients with residual paralysis in postanesthesia care unit
Zhongyu WANG ; Xinhai WU ; Limin ZHENG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2014;16(3):358-360
Objective To investigate the effects of muscle relaxant antagonism on patients with residual paralysis in postanesthesia care unit (PACU).Methods The similar patients who were daily accepted into PACU were chosen to make pairs,and were randomly divided into experimental (J; n =26) and control (F; n =26) groups.On arrival to the PACU,the train-of-four ratio (TO-Fr) was assessed using electromyography.When TOFr reached 4,Grour J was given with neostigmine 40 μg/kg and atropine 20 μg/kg; Group F was given with 5ml saline.Extubation was determined with standard clinical criteria.We recorded TOFr,PaO2,PaCO2at the time point of extubation,SpO2 at the time point of left the PACU,the stay time in PACU,the incidence of respiratory dysfunction,and the side effect.Results The TOFr at the time point of extubation in group J (0.96 ± 0.04) was significantly higher than group F (0.92 ±0.06) (P <0.05).The stay time in PACU in group J [(26 ±5)min] was significantly less than group F [(33 ±7) min] (P < 0.01).PaO2,PaCO2,extubation time,and SpO2 were no significant difference between two groups (P > 0.05).Two patients in group F had respiratory dysfunction.There was no incidence of postoperative nausea,vomiting,and other side effects in two groups.Conclusions Regular muscle relaxant antagonism lowered the risk of postoperative residual muscle relaxant effect,shortened the PACU residence time,and had no postoperative nausea and vomiting(PONV) and other side effects.
2.Effect of penile erectile dysfunction on quality of life in male renal transplant recipients
Honglan ZHOU ; Weigang WANG ; Yuantao WANG ; Gang WANG ; Jialin GAO ; Zhongyu ZHENG ; Yaowen FU
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2012;(12):713-715
Objective To explore the effects of penile erectile dysfunction (ED) on the quality of life in male renal transplant recipients.Methods 150 cases of male married recipients undergoing renal transplantation were selected randomly.The recipients were divided into ED group (n =63) and non-ED group (n =87) through the IIEF-5 score.The Short Form-36 Health Status Survey (SF-36)and Hamilton Anxiety Scale were used to compare their living quality and the state of mental health between the two groups,respectively.Results The SF-36 scores in ED group in General Health,Vitality,Social Function,Role Limitation due to Emotional Problems,Mental Health were significantly lower than those in non-ED group (P<0.05).There were 13 cases in ED group with anxiety disorders (20.6%),significantly more than in non-ED group (3.4%),P<0.05.Conclusion ED is an important influencing factor for the quality of life in male kidney transplant recipients.
3.Programmed cell death induced by Klebsiella pneumoniae infection
Zhongyu HAN ; Banjiu ZHAXI ; Jiajia ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2023;43(4):327-332
Klebsiella pneumoniae can cause a variety of infectious diseases, especially in immunocompromised population. The emergence of multidrug-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae has greatly limited the choice of treatment for Klebsiella pneumoniae infection, and the exploration of new treatment strategies is imminent. In the process of infection, there is a complex interaction between the programmed cell death of host cells and the invasion of Klebsiella pneumoniae. This paper mainly reviewed the research progress in several mechanisms of programmed cell death such as pyroptosis, apoptosis, necroptosis and autophagy caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.
4.The options of surgical strategyin treatment for tibial tubercle fracture associated with bicondylar tibial plateau fracture
Qijie SHEN ; Zhaojie LIU ; Jinli ZHANG ; Zhongyu LIU ; Enqi LI ; Baocheng ZHAO ; Yuchen ZHENG ; Qing CAO ; Tao ZHANG ; Guosheng XING
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2020;40(18):1275-1281
Objective:To discuss how to make the surgical strategy for tibial tubercle fracture associated with bicondylar tibial plateau fracture.Methods:Data of thirty-five patients of tibial tubercle fractures associated with bicondylar tibial plateau fractures who were treated from October 2014 to May 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 26 males and 9 females with an average age of 37.6 years (range, 21-68 years). According to Schatzker classification in tibial plateau fracture, 16 cases were type V and 19 cases were type VI. According to the integrity of tibial tubercle fracture and cortical bone of the proximal tibia in bicondylar tibial plateau fracture, they were divided into four types: type A, tibial tubercle fracture fragment and cortical bone of the proximal tibia are both complete; type B, tibial tubercle fracture fragment is complete but cortical bone of the proximal tibia is comminuted; type C, tibial tubercle fracture fragment is comminuted but cortical bone of the proximal tibia is complete; type D, both of them are comminuted. The surgical approaches and fixation methods of all the tibial tubercle fractures were according to the four different types. There were 22 cases with type A and B that were treated via an anterolateral and a medial incision, 13 cases with type C and D were treated via an anterior midline and a medial incision. There were 4 cases belonging to type A fixed with lag screws singly, 18 cases with type B fixed with 1/4 tubular plates, 7 cases with type C and 6 cases with type D fixed by 1/4 tubular plates combined with lag screws.Results:Thirty-five patients were followed up for 16.8 months (range, 12-24 months). All fractures healed with an average time of 4.7 months (range, 3-6 months). Loss of reduction didn’t occur in 34 cases except one. According to Rasmussen radiographic evaluation, the average score was 14.1 (range, 10-18) and clinical outcomes were rated with excellent in 11 cases, good in 19, fair in 5. The excellent and good rate was 85.7% (30/35) . The mean Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) scores of all cases were 86.8 (range, 64-98) and the functional scores were excellent in 22 cases, good in 10 cases and fair in 3 cases with the excellent and good rate of 91.4% (32/35) . Surgical complications included fat liquefaction in 2 cases, superficial wound infection in 1, loosening of implant in 1and traumatic arthritis in 1.Conclusion:This kind of tibial tubercle fracture associated with bicondylar tibial plateau fracture is rare and special. Therefore, the preoperative plan should be made by considering the morphological features of the tibial tubercle fragments and the cortical bone of the proximal tibia. The middle longitude approach is the best way to expose tibial tubercle fragments which should be fixed with 1/4 tubularplate and/or lag screws.
5.Clinical and imaging features of the SMARCB1-de?cient sinonasal carcinoma
Zhongyu YAN ; Zongrui ZHANG ; Zheng LI ; Jian GUO ; Jiuyang WANG ; Junfang XIAN
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2023;57(5):498-503
Objective:To assess the clinical and imaging features of SMARCB1-deficient sinonasal carcinoma.Methods:Form January 2016 to November 2021, the clinical data and pretreatment imaging findings of 16 cases with pathologically proven SMARCB1-de?cient sinonasal carcinomas were analyzed retrospectively in Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University. Immunohistochemistry for SMARCB1 showed loss of the protein in the tumor nuclie. Clinical and imaging features, including tumor location, TNM stage, size, density of CT, bone change, MRI signal intensity, enhancement pattern, type of time-intensity curve (TIC) of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) were evaluated. For 14 cases, correlation of the ADC value and Ki-67 index was subsequently evaluated with Pearson correlation analysis.Results:For the 16 cases SMARCB1-deficient sinonasal carcinomas, clinical stage of T4 was 12 cases and T3 was 4 cases. The location included ethmoid sinus ( n=4), nasal cavity only ( n=1), both nasal cavity and ethmoid ( n=8), ethmoid and maxillary sinus ( n=1), ethmoid and frontal sinus ( n=1), ethmoid and sphenoid sinus ( n=1). The tumor size was (4.5±1.2) cm. Iso-attenuated of CT images was showed in 13 cases and heterogeneous with necrosis was showed in 3 cases. Focal bone erosion was found in 13 cases and extensive bone destruction was found in 3 cases. Compared with adjacent muscles, T 1WI of all 16 cases showed isointense, with focal hypointense in 3 cases. On T 2WI, the tumor was graded as isointense in 9 cases, hyperintense in 7 cases, with lower inner septal in 6 cases. Enhancement was graded as mild in 11 cases, moderate in 5 cases.MRI Enhancement images showed mild enhancement in 11 cases, moderate enhancement in 5 cases, heterogeneous enhancement in 6 cases, and homogeneous enhancement in 10 cases. For DCE-MRI of 14 cases, there were 10 cases of Ⅲ type and 4 cases of Ⅱ type of the TIC. The ADC value of 14 cases was (1.02±0.27)×10 -3 mm 2/s. The Ki-67 index was 48%±21%. No correlation was observed between Ki-67 index and ADC value ( r=-0.38, P=0.183). Conclusions:SMARCB1-deficient carcinomas are mostly centered in the nasal and ethmoid region of anatomic distribution. Tendency to be infiltrative the adjacent bone structure with invasive bone reaction, mild to moderate heterogeneous enhancement, T 2WI with lower inner septal, and Ⅲ types of TIC are certain suggestive imaging features of the entity.
6.Imaging and clinical features of NUT gene-related carcinoma in the nasal cavity and sinus
Zhongyu YAN ; Zongrui ZHANG ; Zheng LI ; Jian GUO ; Xiao WANG ; Shijun WANG ; Jiuyang WANG ; Junfang XIAN
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2022;56(8):849-854
Objective:To assess the clinical and imaging features of NUT gene-related sinonasal carcinomas (NUT midline carcinome).Methods:The clinical data and pretreatment imaging findings of 5 cases with pathologically proven NUT sinonasal carcinomas were analyzed retrospectively in Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2016 to December 2020. Of 5 cases, the tumors affected 4 females and 1 male with an age range of 15 to 48 years (median 19 years). Clinical data of all cases were available before surgery with both CT and MR examination. Tumor location, CT density, boney change, calcification, tumor size, T 1WI, T 2WI and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) signal intensity, appearance diffusion coefficient (ADC), type of time intensity curve (TIC) of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI were evaluated. Results:All five cases belonged to T4 stage of the clinic TNM system. The locations were nasal cavity ethmoid, sphenoid and maxillary sinus ( n=1), nasal and maxillary sinus ( n=1), nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus ( n=3). Iso-attenuated in 3 cases, heterogeneous with local necrosis in 2 cases, and heterogeneous with calcification in 3 cases on CT imaging. Bone erosion was found in 4 cases, and bone erosion with destruction in 1 case. The tumor sizes ranged from 4.2 to 4.9 cm (median 4.5 cm) on MR axial imaging. On T 1WI, 5 cases showed isointense compared with adjacent temporal muscles, with focal hypointense in 2 cases. On T 2WI, the tumor was graded as isointense in 3 cases, and hyperintense in 2 cases. Heterogeneous enhancement in all cases with mild in 3 cases, and moderate in 2 cases on postcontrast MR imaging. On DCE-MRI of 5 cases, there were 3 cases of type Ⅲ (washout-shaped curves), and 2 cases of type Ⅱ of the TIC (plateau-shaped curves). The range of ADC values was from 0.63×10 -3 to 1.17×10 -3 mm 2/s, and median ADC value was 0.84×10 -3 mm 2/s, of 5 cases with varying degrees of high signal on DWI. The Ki-67 index ranged from 30% to 80% of the tumor. An immunohistochemical study showed that the tumor cells of 5 cases were all positive for both NUT and INI-1 genes. One case was performed with biopsy and followed by chemotherapy, four cases were performed with surgery, combined with the following chemotherapy, and one also was implemented with radiation therapy. The follow-up time was 7-16 months. Five cases were all alive during the follow-up. Conclusions:The NUT midline sinonasal tract carcinoma is a rare, gene-related solid malignant tumor. The tumor is more commonly seen in young patients, mostly centered in the nasal and ethmoid region with invasive growth, more calcification on CT, and heterogeneous enhancement on MRI. These findings are some characteristics of the tumor.
7.Pyrotinib Combined with Vinorelbine in Patients with Previously Treated HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Multicenter, Single-Arm, Prospective Study
Kuikui JIANG ; Ruoxi HONG ; Wen XIA ; Qianyi LU ; Liang LI ; Jianhao HUANG ; Yanxia SHI ; Zhongyu YUAN ; Qiufan ZHENG ; Xin AN ; Cong XUE ; Jiajia HUANG ; Xiwen BI ; Meiting CHEN ; Jingmin ZHANG ; Fei XU ; Shusen WANG
Cancer Research and Treatment 2024;56(2):513-521
Purpose:
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new combination treatment of vinorelbine and pyrotinib in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and provide higher level evidence for clinical practice.
Materials and Methods:
This was a prospective, single-arm, phase 2 trial conducted at three institutions in China. Patients with HER2-positive MBC, who had previously been treated with trastuzumab plus a taxane or trastuzumab plus pertuzumab combined with a chemotherapeutic agent, were enrolled between March 2020 and December 2021. All patients received pyrotinib 400 mg orally once daily plus vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 intravenously or 60-80 mg/m2 orally on day 1 and day 8 of 21-day cycle. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS), and the secondary endpoints included the objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), overall survival, and safety.
Results:
A total of 39 patients were enrolled. All patients had been pretreated with trastuzumab and 23.1% (n=9) of them had accepted trastuzumab plus pertuzumab. The median follow-up time was 16.3 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 5.3 to 27.2), and the median PFS was 6.4 months (95% CI, 4.0 to 8.8). The ORR was 43.6% (95% CI, 27.8% to 60.4%) and the DCR was 84.6% (95% CI, 69.5% to 94.1%). The median PFS of patients with versus without prior pertuzumab treatment was 4.6 and 8.3 months (p=0.017). The most common grade 3/4 adverse events were diarrhea (28.2%), neutrophil count decreased (15.4%), white blood cell count decreased (7.7%), vomiting (5.1%), and anemia (2.6%).
Conclusion
Pyrotinib plus vinorelbine showed promising efficacy and tolerable toxicity as second-line treatment in patients with HER2-positive MBC.
8.miR-135a knockdown inhibits the malignant biological behaviors and promotes oxaliplatin-sensitivity of human laryngeal carcinoma Hep-2 cells by down-regulation of SOX2
LIU Yangfan ; QU Zhongyu ; WANG Wenlian ; SUN Xing ; CAI Zheng
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2019;26(9):955-961
Objective: To investigate the effect of miR-135a on the malignant biological behaviors of human laryngeal carcinoma epithelial Hep-2 cells and its sensitivity to oxaliplatin. Methods: Samples of laryngeal carcinoma tissues and para-cancerous tissues were collected from 10 patients who underwent laryngectomy in Nanyang Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University-Nanyang City Center Hospital from January 2018 to June 2018. The expression of miR-135a in laryngeal carcinoma tissues and Hep-2 cells was detected by qPCR.After being transfected with miR-135 inhibitor, cell proliferation viability of Hep-2 cells was measured by CCK-8 assay, cell colony formation ability was detected by colony formation assay, and cell proliferation invasion and migration abilities were detected by Transwell analysis, and the expression of SOX2 protein in Hep-2 cells was detected by WB. Hep-2 cells transfected with miR-135 inhibitor were further treated with various concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 μmol/L) of oxaliplatin, and the cell proliferation viability was detected by CCK-8 while cell apoptosis was detected by Annexin-V-FITC/PI double staining flow cytometry. miR-135a inhibitor plasmid, control pcDNA empty vector (SOX2-Con) plasmid, and pcDNA-SOX2 (SOX2-OE) plasmid were transfected into Hep-2 cells to construct the miR-135a inhibitor+SOX2-Con group and miR-135a inhibitor+SOX2-OE group, and the cell viability, cell colony formation ability, cell invasion and migration ability in two groups were detected. Results: Compared with para-cancerous tissues, miR135a expression in laryngeal cancer tissues was significantly increased (P<0.01). Compared with normal NHP cells, miR-135a expression in Hep-2 cells was significantly increased (P<0.01). miR-135a inhibitor significantly reduced the expression level of miR-135a in Hep-2 cells (P<0.01). miR-135a knockdown significantly reduced the cell proliferation viability, cell colony number, migration, invasion and SOX2 expression in Hep-2 cells (all P <0.01), but significantly enhanced the sensitivity of Hep-2 cells to oxaliplatin (P<0.01). Compared with miR-135a inhibitor+SOX2-Con group, the cell proliferation viability, cell colony number, migration and invasion of Hep-2 cells in miR-135a inhibitor+SOX2-OE group were significantly increased (P<0.01); Meanwhile, the cells of the 2 groups were treated with different concentrations of oxaliplatin, and the results of CCK-8 assay showed that, compared with the miR-135a inhibitor+ SOX2-Con group, the cell proliferation viability of Hep-2 cells in miR-135a inhibitor+SOX2-OE group was significantly increased (P< 0.01). Conclusion: miR-135a knockdown inhibits the malignant biological behaviors and promotes oxaliplatin-sensitivity of Hep-2 cells possibly by inhibiting the expression of the transcription factor SOX2.
9.Clinical Efficacy of Niaoxue No.1 Prescription in Treatment of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Nephritis with Blood Heat and Stasis Syndrome in Children
Shan ZHENG ; Zhongyu WEN ; Yun QIN ; Yi LIU ; Chao YUAN ; Jiaxi LI ; Lei LUO ; Yuying ZHANG ; Ke CHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(18):87-94
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of Niaoxue No.1 Prescription in treating Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) nephritis with blood heat and stasis syndrome and its effect on urine erythrocyte, urine protein, blood neutrophils, and blood routine-derived indicators. MethodA multicenter, randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted involving 108 HSP nephritis patients from three hospitals. The patients were randomly divided into a control group (54 cases) and a treatment group (54 cases). The treatment group received Niaoxue No.1 prescription once daily, while the control group was treated with captopril and ferulic acid tablets. Both groups underwent a 4-week course of treatment. The urine erythrocyte, urine microalbumin (mAlb), urine sediment red blood cell count, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome score, 24-hour urine protein, blood neutrophil count, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR), D-dimer, and immunoglobulin A were detected. The recurrence rate of HSP nephritis was followed up for 6 months. ResultThe total effective rates were 88.9% (48/54) in the treatment group and 70.4% (38/54) in the control group, and the treatment group was superior to the control group (χ2=5.708, P<0.05). Compared with the results before treatment, after 14 days of treatment, the TCM syndrome total score, urine erythrocyte, urine mAlb, and 24-hour urine protein in both groups significantly decreased (P<0.05,P<0.01), and the improvement was more significant in the treatment group than the control group (P<0.05). After 28 days of treatment, compared with the results before treatment, the TCM syndrome total score, urine erythrocyte, urine mAlb, urine sediment red blood cell count, D-dimer, and 24-hour urine protein in both groups significantly decreased (P<0.05,P<0.01), with the treatment group showing a more significant reduction in urine mAlb than the control group (P<0.05). On the 14th and 28th days of treatment, the neutrophil percentage and NLR were lower in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05), while there was no statistically significant difference in PLR and LMR. The recurrence rate of nephritis in both groups showed no statistically significant difference after a 6-month follow-up. ConclusionNiaoxue No.1 Prescription in the treatment of HSP nephritis with blood heat and stasis syndrome can significantly improve clinical symptoms, shorten the course of the disease, and reduce urine erythrocyte, urine mAlb, 24-hour urine protein, blood neutrophils, and NLR, thereby effectively alleviating the inflammatory state and reducing kidney damage in children with HSP nephritis.
10.Neurodevelopmental toxicity of bromadiolone to early-staged zebrafish
Yuanzhao WU ; Anhui ZHANG ; Fan XU ; Zhongyu ZHENG ; Jianbo YING ; Binjie WANG ; Jiye WANG ; Weixuan YAO
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2022;39(10):1154-1159
Background Bromadiolone is the second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide widely used all over the world. Exposure to bromadiolone in early life stage can lead to neurodevelopmental toxicity, but its toxic mechanism of neurodevelopment is not clear so far. Objective To investigate the developmental neurotoxicity and mechanism of bromadiolone to zebrafish embryos. Methods Zebrafish embryos were randomly divided into four groups: a solvent control group (dimethylsulphoxide) and three bromadiolone exposure groups (0.39, 0.78, and 1.18 mg·L−1). The exposure period was from 4 h to 120 h post-fertilization. The number of spontaneous movement per minute was recorded at 24 h post-treatment. The locomotor ability of zebrafish larvae and the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) were tested at 120 h post-treatment. The relative expression levels of neurodevelopment-related genes (elavl3, gap43, mbp, and syn2a) were measured by fluorescence quantitative PCR. Results Compared with the control group, the number of spontaneous movement per minute at 24 h decreased significantly in the 1.18 mg·L−1 bromadiolone exposure group (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the total distance travelled of the zebrafish larvae in the 0.78 and 1.18 mg·L−1 bromadiolone exposure groups decreased by 60% and 69% respectively (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the total movement time decreased by 34% and 65% respectively (P<0.05, P<0.01). The AChE activity in the 1.18 mg·L−1 bromadiolone exposure group increased by 36% when compared with the control group (P<0.05). The fluorescence quantitative PCR results showed that compared with the control group, the expression levels of neurodevelopment-related genes elavl3, syn2a, and mbp were significantly down-regulated by 66%, 69%, and 65% in the 1.18 mg·L−1 bromadiolone exposure group respectively (P<0.01), the expression level of gap43 was up-regulated by 56% in the 0.78 mg·L−1 bromadiolone exposure group (P<0.01) and down-regulated by 34% in the 1.18 mg·L−1 bromadiolone exposure group (P<0.05). Conclusion Bromadiolone exposure could inhibit spontaneous movement and locomotive behavior, down-regulate the expression levels of neurodevelopment-related genes, hinder the release of neurotransmitters, and result in neurodevelopmental toxicity in the early-staged zebrafish.