1.Research on Objective Characteristics of Tongue Manifestation in 315 Patients with Coronary Heart Disease
Mengyao DUAN ; Chuhao WANG ; Yuquan TAN ; Kun LIAN ; Xintian SHOU ; Yang JIANG ; Boyan MAO ; Zhixi HU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(9):921-927
ObjectiveTo investigate the objective characteristics of tongue manifestations in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). MethodsA total of 315 participants with CHD were recruited in the CHD group, and 211 healthy participants who underwent physical examination were recruited as the healthy control group. In addition, according to the common comorbidities (primary hypertension, carotid atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, fatty liver, hyperlipidaemia, heart failure, and cerebral infarction) in 315 participants with CHD, each comorbidity was classified into a group of comorbidities with that disease and a group of non-comorbidities. Tongue images were captured using a TFDA-1 tongue diagnostic instrument to characterise the tongue body (TB) and tongue coating (TC), comparing the RGB, HIS, and Lab colour spaces in the chromaticity index (R, red; G, green; B, blue; H, hue; I, intensity; S, saturation; L, lightness; a, red-green axis; b, yellow-blue axis), the tongue coating thickness index (per-All), contrast (CON), angular second moment (ASM), entropy (ENT), and mean (MEAN) in texture metrics. ResultsCompared with the healthy control group, the characteristic indexes of tongue body in CHD group showed lower TB-R, TB-G, TB-B, TB-I, TB-L and higher TB-H, TB-b; and the characteristic indexes of tongue coating in CHD group showed lower TC-R, TC-B and higher TC-CON, TC-MEAN, TC-H, TC-b (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with non-combined primary hypertension group, CHD combined primary hypertension group showed higher per-All, TB-G, TB-L, and lower TB-a, TC-a (P<0.05); compared with the non-combined carotid atherosclerosis group, CHD combined carotid atherosclerosis group showed higher TB-CON, TB-ENT, TB-MEAN, and lower TB-ASM (P<0.05 or P<0.01); compared with the non-combined type 2 diabetes mellitus group, CHD combined type 2 diabetes mellitus group showed lower per-All and higher TB-H (P<0.05 or P<0.01); compared with the non-combined fatty liver group, CHD combined fatty liver group showed higher TB-CON, TB-MEAN, TB-ENT, and lower TB-ASM and TC-S (P<0.05 or P<0.01); compared with the non-combined hyperlipidaemia group, CHD combined hyperlipidaemia group showed lower TB-S and TB-a (P<0.05); compared with non-combined heart failure group, CHD combined heart failure group showed lower TB-R, TB-G, TB-I, TB-L, and higher TB-a (P<0.05 or P<0.01); compared with non-combined cerebral infarction group, CHD combined cerebral infarction group showed higher TC-CON, TC-ENT, TC-MEAN, and lower TC-ASM (P<0.05 or P<0.01). ConclusionCompared to healthy individuals, patients with CHD tend to have darker tongue colours and rougher TC textures. Compared with non-comorbidity participants, those with primary hypertension tended to be lighter tongue colour and thicker tongue coating, those with carotid atherosclerosis had paler tongue body, those with type 2 diabetes mellitus had thinner tongue coating, those with fatty liver disease had paler tongue body and whiter tongue colour, those with hyperlipidaemia and heart failure had paler tongue colour, and those with cerebral infarction had rougher tongue texture.
2.Molecular cytogenetic study of a case with ring chromosome 15.
Jianlin ZHANG ; Yimei YANG ; Junrong ZHANG ; Shanshan WANG ; Feng YAO ; Yuquan ZHANG ; Shenghua JIANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2021;38(3):238-241
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the genetic basis for a patient featuring developmental delay.
METHODS:
The patient and her parents were subjected to G- and C-banded chromosomal karyotyping analysis. The proband was also analyzed by single nucleotide polymorphism microarray (SNP-array). The result was verified by using fluorescence quantitative PCR (qPCR).
RESULTS:
The proband's karyotype was ascertained as 46,XX, r(15)(p11.2q26.3)[92]/45,XX,-15[9]/46,XX, dic r(15)(p11.2q26.3;p11.2q26.3)[4]. SNP-array revealed that she has carried a de novo deletion at 15q26.3 (98 957 555-102 429 040) spanning approximately 3.4 Mb, which encompassed the IGF1R gene. qPCR has confirmed haploinsufficiency of exons 3, 10 and 20 of the IGF1R gene. Both of her parents had a normal karyotype.
CONCLUSION
The abnormal phenotype of the proband may be attributed to the microdeletion at 15q26.3, in particular haploinsuffiency of the IGF1R gene and instability of the ring chromosome. Cytogenetic method combined with SNP-array and qPCR can efficiently delineate chromosomal aberrations and provide accurate information for clinical diagnosis and genetic counseling.
Chromosome Deletion
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Cytogenetic Analysis
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Female
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Genetic Counseling
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Humans
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Karyotyping
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Phenotype
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Ring Chromosomes
3.A 5-year follow-up study of pneumoconiosis patients with positive autoantibody
Wenzhong JIANG ; Tingting ZHANG ; Yuquan CHEN ; Zhaohuan LUO ; Jingru LIN ; Haixia WANG ; Yimin LIU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2020;38(6):401-405
Objective:To explore the progress of small shadow and the change of lung function in pneumoconiosis with positive autoantibody, so as to provide basis for clinical treatment of pneumoconiosis.Methods:A total of 756 patients were admitted to the pneumoconiosis department of the Guangzhou Occupational Disease Prevention Hospital from January 1, 2013 to June 1, 2019. The patients with combined infection were excluded. According to whether the autoantibody was positive, they were divided into positive group and negative group, 25 cases in each group. Follow-up observation of X-ray chest radiographs, chest CT, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1) and forced expired flow at 50% of FVC (MEF 50) of pneumoconiosis patients for 5 years, to analyze the influence of positive autoantibody on the morphology of X-ray chest film, the pneumoconiosis promotion in 5 years and lung function. Results:There were 22 males and 3 females in the autoantibody positive group, aged 53.14±10.51 years. In the autoantibody negative group, there were 23 males and 2 females, aged 53.88±8.10 years. During the 5-year observation period, there was no significant difference of small shadow shape, pneumoconiosis stage, and the pneumoconiosis promotion in 5 years between the autoantibody positive group and the autoantibody negative group ( P>0.05). However, the increment of small shadow area in the autoantibody positive group was higher than that in the autoantibody negative group ( P<0.05). FEV 1 and MEF 50 of the autoantibody positive group were significantly lower than those of the autoantibody negative group in the fourth and third years, respectively ( P<0.05). Positive autoantibody was negatively correlated with FEV 1 and MEF 50 ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The positive autoantibody can't promote the progress of X-ray, but show more small shadows on chest CT; the positive autoantibody may aggravate the decline of lung function.
4.A case report of death from acute emamectin·chlorfenapyr poisoning
Zhaohuan LUO ; Yuquan CHEN ; Jingru LIN ; Wenzhong JIANG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2020;38(7):534-535
To analyze the clinical data of a case of acute emamectin·chlorfenapyr poisoning in Guangzhou 12th People's Hospital in 2019. The patient developed high fever and night sweats, and gradually became unconscious. The patient died after 5 days of treatment. The toxicity and mortality of emamectin·chlorfenapyr were high. For acute poisoning patients, in addition to conventional symptomatic treatment, early blood purification treatment should be actively carried out.
5.A 5-year follow-up study of pneumoconiosis patients with positive autoantibody
Wenzhong JIANG ; Tingting ZHANG ; Yuquan CHEN ; Zhaohuan LUO ; Jingru LIN ; Haixia WANG ; Yimin LIU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2020;38(6):401-405
Objective:To explore the progress of small shadow and the change of lung function in pneumoconiosis with positive autoantibody, so as to provide basis for clinical treatment of pneumoconiosis.Methods:A total of 756 patients were admitted to the pneumoconiosis department of the Guangzhou Occupational Disease Prevention Hospital from January 1, 2013 to June 1, 2019. The patients with combined infection were excluded. According to whether the autoantibody was positive, they were divided into positive group and negative group, 25 cases in each group. Follow-up observation of X-ray chest radiographs, chest CT, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1) and forced expired flow at 50% of FVC (MEF 50) of pneumoconiosis patients for 5 years, to analyze the influence of positive autoantibody on the morphology of X-ray chest film, the pneumoconiosis promotion in 5 years and lung function. Results:There were 22 males and 3 females in the autoantibody positive group, aged 53.14±10.51 years. In the autoantibody negative group, there were 23 males and 2 females, aged 53.88±8.10 years. During the 5-year observation period, there was no significant difference of small shadow shape, pneumoconiosis stage, and the pneumoconiosis promotion in 5 years between the autoantibody positive group and the autoantibody negative group ( P>0.05). However, the increment of small shadow area in the autoantibody positive group was higher than that in the autoantibody negative group ( P<0.05). FEV 1 and MEF 50 of the autoantibody positive group were significantly lower than those of the autoantibody negative group in the fourth and third years, respectively ( P<0.05). Positive autoantibody was negatively correlated with FEV 1 and MEF 50 ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The positive autoantibody can't promote the progress of X-ray, but show more small shadows on chest CT; the positive autoantibody may aggravate the decline of lung function.
6.A case report of death from acute emamectin·chlorfenapyr poisoning
Zhaohuan LUO ; Yuquan CHEN ; Jingru LIN ; Wenzhong JIANG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2020;38(7):534-535
To analyze the clinical data of a case of acute emamectin·chlorfenapyr poisoning in Guangzhou 12th People's Hospital in 2019. The patient developed high fever and night sweats, and gradually became unconscious. The patient died after 5 days of treatment. The toxicity and mortality of emamectin·chlorfenapyr were high. For acute poisoning patients, in addition to conventional symptomatic treatment, early blood purification treatment should be actively carried out.
7. Lung transplantation in patients with paraquat poisoning: a case report and literature review
Wenzhong JIANG ; Yuquan CHEN ; Yili ZHANG ; Tingting ZHANG ; Yimin LIU ; Xin XU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2019;37(4):292-296
Objective:
To analyze 8 cases of paraquat lung transplantation in the world, and to explore the timing of lung transplantation and the factors affecting prognosis.
Methods:
An analysis of the clinical data of a paraquat poisoning lung transplant patient completed by The 12th People's Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University and The First People's Hospital affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University in August 2017 and literature review.
Results:
A 26 years old female patient was admitted to the hospital ingested 20% paraquat solution 20ml. On the 58th day of poisoning, she underwent double lung transplantation under general anesthesia. The operation was successful. Excised lungs show extensive lung fibrosis in both lungs, which was consistent with paraquat poisoning. Used tacrolimus and corticosteroids and mycophenolate antirejection, the patient discharged 46 days after surgery. 7 articles were retrieved through the search tool, and a total of 8 articles included this case were reported. Five patients who underwent lung transplantation within 1 month after poisoning all died, And 3 patients conducted lung transplantation for more than 1 month after poisoning survived; Pathogenic bacteria were isolated from the sputum in 3 of the 8 cases, all containing Pseudomonas, 2 of which died, and our case survived.
Conclusion
Appropriate transplantation time window is very important for the prognosis of paraquat poisoning after lung transplantation. Active treatment of the sputum pathogens, improving the donor receptor matching, and exhausting the various means to remove the paraquat from the storage pool which may improve success rate of lung transplantation.
8. Analysis of 18 cases of toxic encephalopathy caused by occupational acute 1, 2-dichloroethane poisoning
Yuquan CHEN ; Yuqiang LIN ; Yili ZHANG ; Wenzhong JIANG ; Zhiqian YANG ; Yimin LIU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2019;37(10):778-780
Retrospective analysis of 18 cases of occupational acute 1, 2-dichloroethane (1, 2-DCE) poisoning. The results showed that all patients have the main manifestations such as dizziness, headache, unresponsiveness and other symptoms of nervous system damage; Brain CT showed varying degrees of diffuse white matter lesions. Brain MRI showed extensive involvement of white matter in both cerebral hemispheres. Affected white matter area presented low intensity on T1WI, hyperintensity on T2WI and T2-Flair; Lumbar puncture examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure (262.5±48.39) mm H2O; After treatment, the required time for CSF pressure to restore was (161.56±75.27) days (50-280) days. Summary, Occupational acute 1, 2-DCE poisoning caused by toxic encephalopathy can be manifested as persistent abnormalities in CSF pressure, and the CSF pressure drops slowly during treatment; Early head CT and lumbar puncture examination will be helpful for early detection of intracranial pressure in toxic encephalopathy caused by acute 1, 2-DCE poisoning. Dynamic monitoring of CSF provides guidance for acute 1, 2-DCE poisoning with a long time of treatment and various types of dehydrating agents.
9.Application of next generation sequencing for the analysis of patients with spontaneous abortion.
Jianlin ZHANG ; Juan XIE ; Shenghua JIANG ; Junrong ZHANG ; Yimei YANG ; Shanshan WANG ; Xiaoyan WU ; Chen CHEN ; Feng YAO ; Yuquan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2017;34(6):835-838
OBJECTIVETo assess the value of next generation sequencing (NGS) for the analysis of spontaneous abortion samples.
METHODSThe NGS analysis was carried out on 85 chorionic villi samples (taken between 42 days to 12 weeks of gestation) for which conventional cell culture has failed or chromosomal karyotyping has yielded normal or uncertain result.
RESULTSAmong 68 samples with a normal karyotype, the NGS analysis has identified 2 copy number variations (CNVs) and 2 chimeras. For 16 cases with failed cell culture, the NGS has identified 4 chromosomal abnormalities including 1 copy number variation and 3 numerical chromosomal aberrations. For 1 remaining case with uncertain karyotyping result, the NGS analysis has verified it as 46,XX,del(4) (p15.1p16.3).seq[GRCh37/hg19] (57 549 - 32 371 364)×1.
CONCLUSIONThe NGS analysis is capable of identifying novel CNVs in samples for which conventional cell culture may fail or karyotyping analysis may yield a normal result.
Abortion, Spontaneous ; genetics ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Cells, Cultured ; DNA Copy Number Variations ; Female ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing ; methods ; Humans ; Karyotyping ; Middle Aged ; Pregnancy ; Young Adult
10.Analysis of cervical cancer screening in rural women in Jiangsu province from 2014 to 2015
Hui JIANG ; Yuquan ZHANG ; Minjie CHU ; Feng WANG ; Shouhua CHEN ; Juanjuan WU
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2017;21(21):59-61
Objective To investigate the detection rates of cervical cancer and cervical precancerous lesions in rural women in Jiangsu province and to provide evidence for the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer.Methods According to the differences in economic geography,and the allocation of health resources,according to the project implementation status,data integrity and cervical cancer screening methods,two cancer screening program were randomly selected from rural women in Liuhe in south of Jiangsu,Qidong in center of Jiangsu,and Sihong in north of Jiangsu,the detection rate of cervical precancerous lesions,and the project of cervical cancer screeningdata were analyzed from 2014 to 2015.Results The average detection rate of cervical cancer among rural women in Jiangsu province from 2014 to 2015 was 35.23/10 million,the average detection rate of cervical precancerous lesions of 49.20/10 million.The detection rate of cervical carcinoma was the highest in Sihong(58.65/10 million),the minimum was six county (18.72/10 million),and cervical cancer detection rate was 26.02/10 million in Qidong.Conclusion The average detection rate of cervical cancer among rural women in Jiangsu province is higher than that of some provinces and cities,but is still lower than high incidence provinces.The detection rate of cervical cancer in Sihong county is relatively high,which may be related with underdeveloped economic in the region,and the spread of cervical cancer screening work is late and women~ health awareness is weak.

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