1.Construction of eukaryotic expression vector for bacteriophage D29 LysinB/Holin and analysis of its bactericidal activity
Zhiyang XI ; Tong SONG ; Wentao WANG ; Wenxiao WU ; Yurong FU ; Zhengjun YI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2024;44(1):74-80
Objective:To construct a eukaryotic expression vector for bacteriophage D29 LysinB/Holin fusion protein and study its bactericidal efficacy against Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb) in a cell infection model. Methods:A recombinant plasmid pET32a-LysinB was constructed and induced to express LysinB. The polyclonal antibody against LysinB was prepared after the purification of LysinB. A recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.1(+ )-LysinB/Holin was constructed and transfected into mononuclear macrophages RAW264.7. After the expression of the prepared polyclonal antibody was identified, a cell infection model was established and the bactericidal efficacy of LysinB/Holin fusion protein was measured by acid-fast staining and colony counting.Results:The polyclonal antibody against LysinB was successfully prepared. The recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.1(+ )-LysinB/Holin could effectively express LysinB/Holin fusion protein in eukaryotic cells without inducing significant cytotoxicity. LysinB/Holin fusion protein was effective in killing Mtb in cells. Conclusions:The recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.1(+ )-LysinB/Holin has a better killing effect on intracellular Mtb without inducing obvious cytotoxicity against eukaryotic cells, showing a potential in the treatment of tuberculosis.
2.The epidemiological survey of depressive and anxiety disorder among people aged 18 and above in Henan Province in 2021
Yujie WANG ; Changjun LIU ; Jinggui SONG ; Zhengjun GUO ; Hailing WANG ; Chuansheng WANG ; Linqi DIAO ; Fengju YAO
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry 2022;55(2):129-137
Objective:This survey aims to investigate the prevalence, distribution, and medical treatment of depressive and anxiety disorder among people aged 18 and above in Henan province.Methods:An epidemiological survey was conducted in 30 counties (cities and districts) of Henan province from November 2020 to March 2021. A total of 10 800 permanent urban and rural residents aged 18 and above were selected by the stratified multi-stage random sampling method. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) were used for primary screening of depressive and anxiety disorders respectively. Then all participants were divided into high-, medium-, and low-risk groups based on the primary screening results. All participants in high-risk groups, 40% participants randomly selected in medium-risk groups, and 10% randomly selected in low-risk groups underwent a diagnostic procedure for depressive and anxiety disorder conducted by psychiatrists according to the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). The adjusted prevalence, standardized prevalence, and 95 %CI were calculated based on the number of patients diagnosed with depressive or anxiety disorders in the three risk groups in 12 months. The distribution of the prevalence of two mental disorders were compared using the chi-square test and Fisher′s exact probability test. Results:Among the 10 057 participants who completed the survey, 229 were diagnosed with depressive disorder and 412 with anxiety disorder. The 12-month standardized prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorder were 1.96% (95 %CI=1.51%-2.32%) and 3.90% (95 %CI=3.57%-4.23%), respectively. The prevalence rate was higher in populations living in rural areas, aged ≥60 years old, having a lower education level, having a lower monthly income, performing less regular exercise, having chronic disease, having poor physical health, and lack of mental health literacy. The treatment rates of patients with depressive and anxiety disorders were 32.8% (75/229) and 25.5% (105/412), respectively. The main reasons for non-seeking medical services were the unawareness that poor mental health status could be a disease and the consideration that mental health problems were not serious. Conclusion:The prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorder in urban and rural residents of Henan province is lower than that in other provinces of China and the corresponding national data. These prevalence rates vary greatly among populations with different demographic characteristics. The treatment rate is still low in the current studied population.
3.Major molecular events of reactivation of human cytomegalovirus after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Aiping WEI ; Yaqin SONG ; Xiuying ZHOU ; Wei PENG ; Zhengjun XIE
Organ Transplantation 2022;13(4):522-
Immune deficiency of the host caused by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is the initial factor of reactivation of latent human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). The risk factors of reactivation of HCMV in allo-HSCT recipients consist of the serological status of HCMV in donors and recipients, the matching degree of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and pretreatment patterns, etc. The reactivation of HCMV is associated with the expression of a series of viral cleavage and proliferation proteins induced by the overexpression of major immediate early promoter/enhancer (MIEP) in the viral genome. In this article, the risk factors of reactivation of HCMV after allo-HSCT, the molecular changes related to maintaining latent infection of HCMV, the key role of MIEP overexpression in reactivation of HCMV, and the molecular pathways involved in reactivation of HCMV after allo-HSCT were reviewed and the major molecular events of reactivation of HCMV after allo-HSCT were elucidated, aiming to provide reference for the prevention and treatment of cytomegaloviral disease (CMVD) after allo-HSCT.
4.A study on the current status of depression and influencing factors in older adults aged 65 and over in Henan Province
Zhengjun GUO ; Jinggui SONG ; Yujie WANG ; Jing WANG ; Jiao DONG ; Hailing WANG ; Fengju YAO ; Chuansheng WANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2022;41(7):849-854
Objective:To understand the current status of depression in older people aged 65 and over in Henan Province, and to study its influencing factors, with a focus on depression in older adults in grandparent families.Methods:A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was used.Baseline data about older people aged 65 and over were collected by self-designed questionnaires, the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS-15)was used to assess depression.Results:A total of 7673 valid questionnaires about older adults aged 65 and over were collected, and the rate of depression was 29.52%(2265). Logistic regression analysis showed that 15 factors, such type of parenting, religious belief, region, degree of self-care, affected depression in older people aged 65 and above.Compared with regular parenting, grandparenting alone was a protective factor for depression[ OR(95% CI)=0.613(0.499-0.755), P<0.01]; compared with religious belief, no religious belief was a risk factor for depression[ OR(95% CI)=1.281(1.102-1.488), P<0.01]; compared with income ≥¥4000, incomes between ¥1000-1999[ OR(95% CI)=0.638(0.464-0.877), P<0.01], between ¥2000-2999[ OR(95% CI)=0.567(0.432-0.744), P<0.01]and between¥3000-3999[ OR(95% CI)=0.584(0.448-0.761), P<0.01]were protective factors for depression, with higher income showing stronger protection; compared with retirement, working had a protective effect, but the protective strength decreased in the order of working as urban labor, [ OR(95% CI)=0.332(0.273-0.405), P<0.01], as farmers[ OR(95% CI)=0.391(0.296-0.516), P<0.01], and as professionals or managers[ OR(95% CI)=0.514(0.402-0.656), P<0.01]; living in rural areas[ OR(95% CI)=0.686(0.586-0.804), P<0.01]and female[ OR(95% CI)=0.820(0.734-0.917), P<0.01]were risk factors for depression. Conclusions:There is currently a high rate of depression in older people aged 65 and over in Henan Province.Its influence factors are complicated and variable.Intervention measures taken by institutions need to adapt to specific circumstances.
5.The epidemiological survey of depressive and anxiety disorder among people aged 18 and above in Henan Province in 2021
Yujie WANG ; Changjun LIU ; Jinggui SONG ; Zhengjun GUO ; Hailing WANG ; Chuansheng WANG ; Linqi DIAO ; Fengju YAO
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry 2022;55(2):129-137
Objective:This survey aims to investigate the prevalence, distribution, and medical treatment of depressive and anxiety disorder among people aged 18 and above in Henan province.Methods:An epidemiological survey was conducted in 30 counties (cities and districts) of Henan province from November 2020 to March 2021. A total of 10 800 permanent urban and rural residents aged 18 and above were selected by the stratified multi-stage random sampling method. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) were used for primary screening of depressive and anxiety disorders respectively. Then all participants were divided into high-, medium-, and low-risk groups based on the primary screening results. All participants in high-risk groups, 40% participants randomly selected in medium-risk groups, and 10% randomly selected in low-risk groups underwent a diagnostic procedure for depressive and anxiety disorder conducted by psychiatrists according to the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). The adjusted prevalence, standardized prevalence, and 95 %CI were calculated based on the number of patients diagnosed with depressive or anxiety disorders in the three risk groups in 12 months. The distribution of the prevalence of two mental disorders were compared using the chi-square test and Fisher′s exact probability test. Results:Among the 10 057 participants who completed the survey, 229 were diagnosed with depressive disorder and 412 with anxiety disorder. The 12-month standardized prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorder were 1.96% (95 %CI=1.51%-2.32%) and 3.90% (95 %CI=3.57%-4.23%), respectively. The prevalence rate was higher in populations living in rural areas, aged ≥60 years old, having a lower education level, having a lower monthly income, performing less regular exercise, having chronic disease, having poor physical health, and lack of mental health literacy. The treatment rates of patients with depressive and anxiety disorders were 32.8% (75/229) and 25.5% (105/412), respectively. The main reasons for non-seeking medical services were the unawareness that poor mental health status could be a disease and the consideration that mental health problems were not serious. Conclusion:The prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorder in urban and rural residents of Henan province is lower than that in other provinces of China and the corresponding national data. These prevalence rates vary greatly among populations with different demographic characteristics. The treatment rate is still low in the current studied population.
6.Clinical features and prognosis of drug -induced liver injury: An analysis of 95 cases
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2018;34(6):1242-1247
Objective To analyze and summarize the clinical data of drug -induced liver injury (DILI), and to investigate the clinical features and prognosis of DILI.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 95 patients with DILI who were admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Medical University from February 2010 to February 2016, including sex, age, medication history,underlying diseases, clinical manifestation, laboratory and imaging findings, treatment, and prognosis.A logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the influencing factors for prognosis .Results Respiratory system diseases ranked first among the underlying diseases treated by drugs that caused DILI and accounted for 25.26% (24/95), and of all patients, 23.16% (22/95) had tuberculosis.Among the drugs that caused DILI, traditional Chinese medicine ranked first and accounted for 44.21% (42/95), followed by antitubercular agents which accounted for 22.11% (21/95).DILI often occurred within 15 -30 days of medication.Poor appetite was the most common symptom of DILI, and jaundice was the most common positive sign .Elevated alanine aminotransferase was the most common laboratory result of DILI .Acute hepatocellular injury type was the most common type of DILI .Most DILI patients had good prognosis, and patients with response to treatment accounted for 95.79% (91/95), including those who were improved or cured .Age (odds ratio [OR] =0.054, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.002 -0.076, P =0.037), alkaline phosphatase (OR =0.004, 95% CI: 0.001 -0.006, P =0.043), total bilirubin (OR =0.028, 95% CI: 0.001 -0.039, P =0.035), and direct bilirubin (OR =0.008, 95% CI: 0.001 -0.014, P =0.036) were independent risk factors for prognosis .Conclusion DILI does not have specific clinical manifestations and can easily be missed or misdiag - nosed.Clinicians should use drugs rationally, monitor the presence of hepatotoxicity , and strengthen the public health education on safe medication.
7.Analysis on correlation between DWI in diagnosis of prostate cancer and Gleason score
Yong LIU ; Zhengyu SONG ; Liulu ZHANG ; Zhengjun CHEN
Chongqing Medicine 2018;47(6):770-772
Objective To explore the correlation between the detection rate of diffusion weighted imaging(DWI) in diagnosis prostate cancer and the Gleason score.Methods Ninety-one cases of intact pathological data and clinically suspected prostate cancer were collected.All cases were undertaken the routine sequence (TIWI/T2WI) and DWI (value b=600 s/mm2) examination.The cases of pathologically diagnosed prostate cancer were performed the Gleason score.Results Among 91 cases,44 cases were benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH) and 47 cases were prostate carcinoma(PCa).The ADC values in the BPH group and PCa group were (1.250±0.263)× 10-3mm2/s and (0.955±0.191)× 10-3mm2/s.According to Gleason score,the PCa group was re-divided into three sub-groups:high differentiation,middle differentiation and low differentiation,the apparent diffusion coefficient(ADC) values were (1.158±0.173)× 10-3mm2/s,(1.050±0.192)× 10-3mm2/s and (0.891±0.241) × 10-3 mm2/s respectively.Their diagnostic accuracy rates for diagnosing PCa were 63.6%,78.3% and 84.6% respectively.The ADC value of different pathological groups in PCa with Gleason score is negatively correlated with the Gleason score.The accuracy rate of DWI in diagnosis of PEa is positively correlated with the Gleason score.Conclusion The lower prostate cancer differentiation,the higher Gleason score and the higher accuracy of DWI in diagnosing PCa.
8.Research on the construction of course group in clinical laboratory medicine based on the ability cultivation
Yurong FU ; Zhengjun YI ; Meng LI ; Wei SONG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2016;15(10):977-980
Construction of course group,which overcomes the narrow limits of knowledge structure for single course,carries training objectives of comprehensive knowledge and innovation ability,and plays an important role in realizing the goal of higher medical education.Basic course group in clinical laboratory medicine has been built based on the close relation,promotion,and infiltration of five courses contents.It has been explored and reformed from the restructuring and optimizing of course group contents,teaching methods,practice step,and so on.Practice shows that the course group is helpful to improving students' ability of integrated use of knowledge and presents obvious effect for improvement of the cultivation of students' comprehensive quality.
9.The efficacy and safety of tumor necrosis factor alpha blocking agents in treating ulcerative colitis:A meta-analysis
Rong WANG ; Yong JIA ; Yujing WANG ; Yuanyuan LI ; Zhengjun SONG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2015;(2):249-256
ABSTRACT:Objective To evaluate the clinical therapeutic effect and safety of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)blockers in treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC)by meta-analysis.Methods Such databases as the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials,PubMed,OVID,Embase,ISI,CBM,CNKI, VIP,and WanFang Data were searched from establishment to June 2013.All randomized clinical trials (RCTs)on tumor necrosis factor alpha blockers in treating UC were collected,and then selected on the basis of the inclusion and exclusion criteria.We assessed the methodological quality,extracted the data from the included articles and performed the meta-analysis with Revman 5.1.Results A total of 13 RCTs involving 3334 patients were analyzed.TNF-αblockers group was superior to the control group in the short-term clinical response (OR =2.5 1, 95% CI 1.73,3.64),short-term clinical remission (OR =2.74,95% CI 1.80,4.1 6),long-term clinical response (OR =2.98,95% CI 1.98,4.47),1ong-term clinical remission (OR =2.64,95% CI 1.89,3.67),and mucosal healing (OR =1.89,95% CI 1.39,2.59)compared with control group.TNF-αblockers could also reduce the rate of colectomy (OR =0.61,95% CI 0.41,0.89)and improve inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire scores (MD=14.74,95% CI 1 1.43,18.06 ).There was no significant difference between the two groups in all reported adverse effects (OR =1.14,95% CI 0.97,1.34)and serious adverse effects (OR=0.78,95% CI 0.56,1.09).Conclusion Compared with conventional therapy or placebo,TNF-αblocking agents can improve the therapeutics effect on UC in clinical response,clinical remission and mucosal healing,and also can reduce the rate of colectomy. In patients with moderately to severely active UC treated with TNF-α blocking agents,it is easier to achieve the improvement of life quality.TNF-αblocking agents treatment is safe for UC.This conclusion should be verified with more large-scale and high-quality RCTs.
10.Evaluation of value of indirect method in establishing reference intervals of CA72-4
Zhengjun CHEN ; Juanfei SHEN ; Binbin SONG ; Chunyan ZHANG ; Jiong WU ; Beili WANG ; Wei GUO ; Baishen PAN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(5):376-378
Objective To establish the reference interval for CA 72-4 in indirect method.Methods All results for CA72-4 that were stored in our laboratory information system of Zhongshan hospital between Jan.2010 and Dec.2012 were included in this study.Outliers were identified and omitted using Stem-and-Leaf&Box Plots in SPSS statistical software.The treated data was divided into several groups according to gender and age.Nonparametric rank sum test was used to observe the difference between male and female participants and Spearman correlation analysis was used to examine the correlation between CA 72-4 and age.Nonparametric reference intervals for CA 72-4 were estimated statistically in two gender sub-groups.Results After 139 cases excluded, there were 1 548 cases of male (Median 1.7, 0.4 to 18.9) and 773 cases of female ( Median 1.8, 0.2 to 18.9 ).There was a significant difference in serum CA 72-4 between male and female participants.No significant difference was found in serum CA 72-4 among age sub-groups.Indirect reference values for CA 72-4 of male and female were respectively 0 to 8.9 U/ml and 0 to 11.6 U/ml.Conclusion Indirect method to establish biological reference interval is a relatively simple and less expensive method under the high rapid development of the hospital information network .It can be used in the periodical review and establishing the reference intervals where the direct method can not be used.

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