1.Application of bacteriophage therapy in the antibacterial treatment for wound infections: a review
Lihuan REN ; Jian SONG ; Limei YIN ; Xiuping DING ; Fang DONG ; Juju DIAO ; Lulu ZHANG ; Ani SUN
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2024;40(9):844-849
Wound infections, secondary to acute and chronic wounds caused by mechanical, thermal, chemical factors, etc, not only delay wound healing but also may lead to mortality. The prolonged or inappropriate use of antibiotics lead to the growth of drug-resistant bacteria, resulting in refractory wound infections and poor treatment outcomes, which highlights the urgent need for effective therapies. Bacteriophages show great promise in treating drug-resistant wound infections due to their effectiveness in killing drug-resistant bacteria, their good resistance against bacterial biofilm (BBF) and their absence of cytotoxicity to eukaryotic cells. However, the mechanisms underlying bacteriophages′ resistance against BBF remain incompletely understood and their antibacterial efficacy for wound infections may also vary. For this purpose, the authors reviewed the biological characteristics and mechanisms of bacteriophages and their application in antibacterial therapies for wound infections, aiming to provide a reference for further research and application of bacteriophages in the treatment of wound infections.
2.Standardized Treatment and Shortened Depression Course can Reduce Cognitive Impairment in Adolescents With Depression
Penghui CAO ; Junjie TAN ; Xuezhen LIAO ; Jinwei WANG ; Lihuan CHEN ; Ziyan FANG ; Nannan PAN
Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2024;35(1):90-97
Objectives:
This study aimed to explore the influence of depression severity, disease course, treatment status, and other factors on cognitive function in adolescents with depressive disorders.
Methods:
Participants who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. Sociodemographic data of each participant were recorded, including age, sex, and family history of mental disorders. Zung’s Self-Rating Depression Scale was used to assess depression status in adolescents. Moreover, P300 and mismatch negativity (MMN) were used to objectively evaluate the participants’ cognitive function.
Results:
Only 26.8% of the adolescents with depression received standard antidepressant treatment. The latencies of N2 (267.80±23.34 ms), P3 (357.71±32.09 ms), and MMN (212.10±15.61 ms) in the adolescent depression group were longer than those in the healthy control group (p<0.01). Further analysis revealed that the latency of MMN was extended with increased levels of depression in adolescents.The MMN latency was short in participants with depression receiving standardized treatment. Furthermore, the latency of MMN was positively correlated with the severity and duration of depression (correlation coefficients were 0.465 and 0.479, respectively) (p<0.01).
Conclusion
Receiving standardized treatment and shortening the course of depression can reduce cognitive impairment in adolescents with depression.
3.Fibrosis-driving cells in patients with primary myelofibrosis and myelodysplastic syndromes with myelofibrosis
Yanan CAI ; Peihong ZHANG ; Lihuan FANG ; Jinqin LIU ; Bing LI ; Zefeng XU ; Tiejun QIN ; Zhijian XIAO
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2020;41(12):1002-1007
Objective:To compare fibrosis-driving cells in patients with primary myelofibrosis (PMF) and patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with myelofibrosis (MF) (MDS-MF) .Methods:Bone marrow biopsy sections of patients with newly diagnosed PMF and MDS (10 each randomly selected for MF-0/1, MF-2, and MF-3) were stained with specific immunofluorescence antibodies to label Gli1, LeptinR, alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) , CD45, and ProcollagenⅠ. Images captured by confocal microscopy were analyzed by Fiji-ImageJ to calculate the cell counts of Gli1 +, LeptinR + cells, and fibrosis-driving cells including α-SMA +, α-SMA +/Gli1 +, α-SMA +/LeptinR +, and ProcollagenⅠ +/CD45 + cells. Results:Patients with PMF and MDS with MF-2/3 had higher LeptinR +, α-SMA +, α-SMA +/Gli1 +, and Procollagen Ⅰ +/CD45 + cell counts compared with those with MF-0/1 (all P values<0.05) . However, patients with PMF with MF-2/3 presented with higher Gli1 + and α-SMA +/LeptinR + cell counts than those with MF-0/1 ( P=0.001 and 0.006) , whereas these cells were similar between patients with MDS with MF-0/1 and MF-2/3 ( P=0.169 and 0.067) . In patients with MF-0/1, all fibrosis-driving cells did not differ between PMF and MDS (all P>0.05) . However, in patients with MF-2/3, Procollagen Ⅰ +/CD45 + cell counts were higher in patients with PMF compared with those with MDS ( P=0.007) , while other fibrosis-driving cell counts were similar between these two groups (all P>0.05) . MF grade and fibrosis-driving cell counts were not correlated with overall survival in patients with either PMF or MDS. Conclusion:α-SMA + cells in patients with PMF originated from both Gli1 + and LeptinR + cells, whereas α-SMA + cells in patients with MDS-MF only originated from Gli1 + cells; patients with PMF had higher ProcollagenⅠ +/CD45 + cell counts than those with MDS-MF.
4.Role of reperfusion injury salvage kinase signaling pathway in reduction of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by sevoflurane postconditioning in rats
Huatong LI ; Nengxin FANG ; Dong CHEN ; Lihuan LI
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2017;37(6):754-757
Objective To evaluate the role of reperfusion injury salvage kinase signaling pathway in reduction of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury by sevoflurane postconditioning in rats.Methods Seventy SPF healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 300-350 g,were divided into 7 groups (n =10 each) using a random number table:sham operation group (group S),group I/R,sevoflurane postconditioning group (group SP),phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002 group (group LY),sevoflurane postconditioning plus LY294002 group (group SPLY),mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 inhibitor U0126 group (group U) and sevoflurane postconditioning plus U0126 group (group SPU).Myocardial I/R was induced by occlusion of the left anterior descending branch of the coronary artery for 30 min followed by 120 min of reperfusion.In group SP,1.8% sevoflurane was inhaled for 5 min starting from the beginning of reperfusion.In LY and U groups,LY294002 0.3 mg/kg and U0126 0.5 mg/kg were intravenously injected,respectively,at 10 min before reperfusion.In SPLY and SPU groups,LY294002 0.3 mg/kg and U0126 0.5 mg/kg were intravenously injected,respectively,at 10 min before reperfusion,and 1.8% sevoflurane was inhaled for 5 min starting from the beginning of reperfusion.At 15 min of reperfusion,myocardial specimens were obtained from the left ventricular area at risk for determination of the phosphorylation of protein kinase B (Akt) and extra-cellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) (by Western blot) and NAD+ content in myocardial tissues (by fluorescence spectrophotometry).At the end of reperfusion,blood samples were collected from the jugular vein for measurement of serum cardiac troponin Ⅰ (cTnI) concentrations (by photoelectric colorimetry),and myocardial specimens were obtained from the left ventricular area at risk for determination of myocardial infarct size (IS).Resuits Compared with group S,the IS and serum cTnI concentrations were significantly increased,the NAD+ content was decreased (P<0.05),and no significant change was found in the phosphorylation of Akt or ERK1/2 in group I/R (P>0.05).Compared with group I/R,the IS and serum cTnI concentrations were significantly decreased,and the NAD+ content and phosphorylation of Akt and ERK1/2 were increased in group SP (P<0.05),and no significant change was found in the parameters mentioned above in LY,SPLY,U and SPU groups (P>0.05).Compared with group SP,the IS and serum cTnI concentrations were significantly increased,and the NAD+ content was decreased in SPLY and SPU groups,the phosphorylation of Akt was significantly decreased in group SPLY,and the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was significantly decreased in group SPU (P<0.05).Conclusion The mechanism by which sevoflurane postconditioning reduces myocardial I/R injury may be related to activation of reperfusion injury salvage kinase signaling pathway in rats.
5.Clinical study of comprehensive intervention on bone mass reduction in postmenopausal women
Lihuan HOU ; Yiqin ZHANG ; Fang LI
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(2):183-186
Objective To analyze the clinical effect of comprehensive intervention on bone loss in postmenopausal women, and to provide reference for the prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women .Methods 152 cases of postmenopausal bone mass in our hospital from March 2014 to March 2015 were selected as the research object, all patients were randomly divided into intervention group and control group,76 cases in each group.The control group was treated with HRT hormone replacement therapy and calcium supplement treatment , the intervention group based on the treatment in control group by alendronate treatment,supplemented by health guidance, two patients were treated for 1 years.Comparison of two groups of patients before and after treatment, N (N-MID), osteocalcin, procollagen type I amino terminal peptide (PINP), beta crosslinking degradation products (β-CTX), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), bone mineral density L2-L4 (BMD), E2, Serum Osteocalcin (sOC) and calcitonin (CT), parathyroid hormone (PTH), the incidence rate of fracture, osteoporosis, adverse drug reaction.Results There were no significant differences in BMD (L2-L4),β-CTX, N-MID, PINP, ALP and sOC between the two groups; After one year of treatment, BMD and sOC of the two groups were significantly higher than those before treatment (P<0.05), and the levels of β-CTX, N-MID, PINP and ALP were significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in E2, PTH and CT between the two groups before treatment.After one year of treatment, the above indexes of the two groups were significantly higher than those before treatment (P<0.05), and there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups.In the comprehensive intervention group, one patient ( 1.32%) was diagnosed as osteoporosis and two cases (2.63%) fractured after one year of treatment,In the control group, 11 cases (14.47%) were osteoporosis, 9 cases%). The fracture rate and osteoporosis rate in the intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05).In the course of treatment,six patients in the comprehensive intervention group had adverse drug reactions, and the alendronate dosage decreased by half,and no adverse drug reaction was found in the control group.Conclusion hormone,Caltrate,alendronate and health guidance comprehensive intervention program to improve the hormone level in patients with osteopenia, bone reconstruction of women physical level and promote the bone tissue of patients with anti absorption to enhance the role of postmenopausal bone balance favorable development, for postmenopausal bone loss in women with a high clinical value.
6.Hot spots analysis for MOOC research of higher medical education in our country based on co-word clustering
Shenqing LI ; Sida CHEN ; Lihuan QIAN ; Jing LI ; Peihua LIANG ; Chunping FANG ; Buping LIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2016;15(1):62-66,67
Objective To analyze the hot research spots of MOOC research of higher medical edu-cation in China. Methods We searched the database of China National Knowledge Infrastrucure (CNKI), VIP database of Chinese journal (VIP), Wanfang Database for published studies on MOOC research of higher medical education from 2005 to April 2015. The high frequency words were counted by an analysis program-Bibliographic Item Co-occurrence Matrix Builder (BICOMB). According to the ranking word frequency threshold formula by Donohue, we collected the high-frequency keywords. The corresponding co-word ma-trixes were constructed by Bibexcel, then the data was input into SPSS 19.0 software for hierarchical clus-tering analysis. Results Finally 2 459 articles were included. 11 177 keywords and 13 high frequency words (the number of the real selected was 24) were taken into account. The keywords “stanford” clus-tered with “education module”, “online education”, “online courses”, “distance education”, “learning pro-cess”, “self-regulated learning”, “information technology”, “classroom teaching”. The keywords “network course” clustered with “teaching design”. The keywords “online learning” clustered with itself. The key-words “challenge” clustered with “colleges and universities”. The keywords “flipped classroom” clustered with“micro-lecture”,“MOOC”,“higher education”, “library”, “teaching module”, “teaching reform”, “big data”,“open education”. The keywords“SPOC”clustered with itself. Conclusion The research of MOOC research of higher medical education in our country has formed the basic characteristics with six hot spots involving teaching design, the model of online learning, dispassion thinking, teaching reform, and develop-ment. And there are many potential areas.
7.Correlation Analysis of Subclinical Hypothyroidism With its Treatment in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Heng WANG ; Lihuan LI ; Yuntai YAO ; Chenghui ZHOU ; Nengxin FANG ; Dong CHEN
Chinese Circulation Journal 2016;31(9):870-873
Objective: To study subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) with its treatment in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: A total of 1500 patients received CABG by the same surgical team in our hospital from 2010-06 to 2014-03 were retrospectively studied. According to thyroid function, the patients were divided into 2 groups: SCH group,n=107 and Normal group, n=1393. With 1:4 propensity score matching, there were 104 patients in SCH group and 416 patients in Normal group enrolled in our research. The rates of intra-aortic balloom pumping (IABP) implantation and peri-operational blood transfusion, mechanical ventilation time, new onsets of stroke, myocardial infarction and atrial ifbrillation, malignant arrhythmia, acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality were observed. The outcome of treatment was assessed by single- and multi-factor analysis. Results: Compared with Normal group, SCH group showed increased mechanical ventilation time (23.3±47.9) h vs (15.0±5.5) h, P<0.05; more patients had mechanical ventilation time>12 h (89.4% vs 78.8%),P<0.05 and more patients had IABP implantation (3.8% vs 0.72%),P<0.05. SCH was related to mechanical ventilation time>12 h (OR=2.363, 95% CI 1.183-4.516) and IABP implantation (OR=6.126, 95% CI 1.190-31.537). The in-hospital death and other events were similar between 2 groups,P>0.05. Conclusion: Our research indicated that SCH was related to mechanical ventilation time and IABP implantation in patients after CABG.
8.Risk factors for early postoperative elevation in body temperature in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Fang CHEN ; Yuefu WANG ; Jia SHI ; Lihuan LI
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2013;33(8):937-939
Objective To identify the risk factors for early postoperative elevation in body temperature in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Methods Nine hundred and forty-one patients of both sexes,aged 14-70 yr,were assigned into hyperthermia (≥ 38 ℃) group or non-hyperthermia (< 38 ℃) group according to the bladder temperature at 8h after operation.Factors including age,sex,height,weight,complications (hypertension,hyperlipemia,diabetes),history of smoking and drinking,preoperative blood pressure,heart rate,ejection fraction,routine blood examination,routine urine examination,and respiratory function examination,intraoperative cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and hormone,operation time,extubation time,duration of stay in the intensive care unit,and blood pressure,heart rate,ejection fraction,routine blood examination,and routine urine examination at the end of operation,and postoperative analgesia were recorded.The risk factors of which P values were less than 0.05 would enter the multi-factor logistic regression analysis to stratify the risk factors for early postoperative elevation in body temperature after CABG.Results Six hundred and ninety patients developed early postoperative elevation in body temperature (73.3%).Logistic regression analysis showed that preoperative respiratory dysfunction,preoperative ejection fraction ≤ 50% and CPB were independent risk factors for early postoperative hyperthermia after CABG (P < 0.05).Conclusion Preoperative respiratory dysfunction,preoperative ejection fraction≤ 50% and CPB are independent risk factors for early postoperative elevation in body temperature in patients undergoing CABG.
9.Effects of sevoflurane postconditioning on ischemia-reperfusion injury in chronically-infarcted rat hearts
Yuntai YAO ; Nengxin FANG ; Junsong GONG ; Chenghui ZHOU ; Huatong LI ; Lihuan LI
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2012;(10):1195-1199
Objective To evaluate the effects of sevoflurane postconditioning on ischemia-reperfusion injury in chronically-infarcted rat hearts.Methods Left anterior descending coronary artery was ligated to induce myocardial infarction in male Sperague-Dawley rats.Six weeks later,chronically-infarcted hearts were isolated and passively perfused in a Langendorff apparatus.Eighty chronically-infarcted hearts were randomized into 8 groups (n =10 each)∶ Ⅰ-Ⅷ groups.In group Ⅰ,hearts were continously perfused with Krebs-Henseleit (K-H) solution for 90 min.In group Ⅱ,hearts were subjected to 30 min of global ischemia,followed by 60 min of reperfusion.In groups Ⅲ to Ⅵ,hearts were exposed to 30 min of global ischemia,specific phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 15 μmol/L and mitogen-activated extracellular regulated kinase 1/2 (MEK1/2) inhibitor PD98059 20 μmol/L,0.02% dimethyl sulfoxide,and K-H solution saturated with 3% sevoflurane were administered,respectively,during the first 15 min of reperfusion,followed by perfusion with plain K-H solution for 45 min.In groups Ⅶ and Ⅷ,hearts were exposed to 30 min of global isehemia,K-H solution saturated with 3%sevoflurane was given during the first 15 min of reperfusion,LY294002 15 μmol/L and PD98059 20 μmol/L were simultaneously administered,respectively,followed by perfusion with plain K-H solution for 45 min.Coronary flow (CF),left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP),± dp/dt,left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) and heart rate (HR) were recorded after 20 min of equilibration (baseline,T0),immediately before ischemia (T1),and at 15,30 and 60 min of reperfusion (T2-4).The concentrations of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) in the collected coronary effluent were determined at T0 and T4.Acute myocardial infarct size was determined at T4.Left ventricular tissue samples were collected at T2 to measure the phosphorylation of protein kinase B/Akt (PKB/Akt),and extracellular regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and degree of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (rnPTP) opening.Results Compared with group Ⅰ,LVDP,± dp/dt,HR and CF were significantly decreased,LVEDP was increased,the acute myocardial infarct size was enlarged,and the concentrations of LDH and CK-MB in the coronary effluent and degree of mPTP opening were increased during reperfusion in groups Ⅱ-Ⅷ (P < 0.05).LVDP,± dp/dt,HR and CF were significantly higher,LVEDP was lower,the acute myocardial infarct size was smaller,the concentrations of LDH and CK-MB in the coronary effluent were lower,the phosphorylation of PKB/Akt and ERK1/2 was higher,and the degree of mPTP opening was lower during reperfusion in group Ⅵ than in group Ⅱ (P < 0.05).Conclusion Sevoflurane postconditioning protects chronically-infarcted rat hearts against ischemia-reperfusion injury by activating PI3K-PKB/Akt and MEK1/2-ERK1/2 and inhibiting mPTP opening.
10.Effect of tranexamic acid on inflammatory response in pafiens undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Guyan WANG ; Dong WANG ; Jing SHI ; Yu ZHANG ; Jia SHI ; Zhongrong FANG ; Fang CHEN ; Lihuan LI
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2011;31(7):781-783
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of tranexamic acid on inflammatory response in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG).Methods Sixty ASA Ⅰ -Ⅲ and NYHA Ⅰ -Ⅲ patients of both sexes,aged 45-64 yr,with body mass index 16-22 kg/m2,undergoing elective OPCABG,were randomly divided into 2 groups ( n =30 each):control group (group C) and tranexamic acid group (group T).Anesthesia was induced with iv injection of midazolam,fentanyl and pipecuronium.The patients were tracheal intubated and mechanically ventilated.PETCO2 was maintained at 35-45 mm Hg.Tranexamic acid 1 g was infused intravenously over 30 min after induction followed by continuous infusion at 400 mg/h until the end of operation in group T.While equal volume of normal saline was given in gtoup C.Anesthesia was maintained with inhalation of isoflurane and intermittent (i)v boluses of fentanyl and pipecuroninm.Venous blood samples were taken before induction,at the end of operation and 24 h after operation for determination of Hb,platelet count,prothrombin time,international normalized ratio and plasma D-dimer and IL-6 concentrations.The volume of chest tube drainage was collected and recorded at 6 and 24 h after operation.The requirement for transfusion of allogeneic red blood cells and fresh frozen plasma was recorded.The complications during hospital stay were also recorded.ResultsCompared with group C,the plasma concentrations of D-dimer and IL-6 were significantly decreased at the end of operation and 24 h after operation,and the volume of chest tube drainage and the requirement for transfusion of allogeneic red blood cells and fresh frozen plasma were significantly decreased after operation in group T ( P < 0.05 or 0.01).There was no significant difference in Hb,platelet count,prothrombin time and international normalized ratio between the two groups (P > 0.05).No complications occurred during hospital stay in the two groups.ConclusionTranexamic acid can reduce inflammatory response in patients undergoing OPCABG.

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