1.Effect of endovascular treatment on thrombosis of autogenous arteriovenous fistula
Wen LI ; Fanli WANG ; Yanli YANG ; Fengqin REN ; Fulei MENG ; Kaidi ZHANG ; Haiyan ZHAO ; Lihong ZHANG ; Lin RUAN
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2024;40(2):118-123
Objective:To investigate the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided endovascular therapy for autogenous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) thrombosis.Methods:It was a single-center retrospective cohort study. Data of patients undergoing ultrasound-guided intravascular therapy due to AVF thrombosis in the First Hospital of Hebei Medical University from August 2018 to June 2021 were analyzed. According to different surgical procedures, the patients were divided into two groups. Patients treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) + drilling thrombectomy were in group A, and patients treated with PTA only were in group B. After 1 year of follow-up, the surgical technique success rate, primary patency rate, secondary patency rate and complications were compared between the two groups.Results:A total of 152 patients were enrolled, including 74 in group A and 78 in group B. There were no significant differences in gender, age, proportion of patients with diabetes and hypertension, and thrombosis time of AVF between the two groups (all P>0.05). Compared with group B, the diameter and length of thrombus in group A were larger [13.0(9.0, 16.0) mm vs. 6.0(5.0, 6.5) mm, Z=-9.362, P<0.001; 12(8, 15) cm vs. 3(3, 4) cm, Z=-10.061, P<0.001], and the establishment time of AVF was longer [5(2, 7) years vs. 2(1, 5) years, Z=-2.698, P=0.007]. Among the overall patients, the success rate of surgery was 96.7% (147/152), and the success rate of surgery was 95.9% (71/74) in group A and 97.4% (76/78) in group B respectively, with no statistical difference ( χ2=0.004, P=0.952). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that, overall, the primary patency rate at 3rd, 6th and 12th month after operation was 87.1%, 71.4% and 56.6%, and the secondary patency rate was 97.1%, 96.4% and 94.1%, respectively. The primary patency rate of group A at 3rd, 6th and 12th month was 82.4%, 66.7% and 53.6%, and the secondary patency rate was 95.7%, 94.2% and 89.7%, respectively. The primary patency rate of group B at 3rd, 6th and 12th month was 91.5%, 73.2% and 59.7%, and the secondary patency rate was 98.6%, 98.6% and 98.5%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the primary and secondary patency rate between group A and group B at 3rd, 6th and 12th month (all P>0.05). The duration of operation in group A was longer than that in group B [2.0(1.9, 2.0) h vs. 2.0(1.0, 2.0) h, Z=-5.181, P<0.001], but no serious complications occurred in both groups. Conclusion:The two surgical methods are effective, safe and reliable in the treatment of AVF thrombosis, and have high clinical application value.
2.Potential value of liver macrophages and their plasticity in the treatment of ACLF
Guirong CHEN ; Minggang WANG ; Huaming LIN ; Xinxin CHEN ; Juan LUO ; Fengqin YE ; Xiufeng WANG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2024;40(14):2035-2040
Acute-on-chronic liver failure(ACLF)is a group of clinical syndromes related to severe acute liver function damage and multiple organ failure caused by various acute inducing factors on the basis of chronic liver disease.Due to its serious condition,rapid progression and high mortality,it has attracted more and more attention.Recent studies have shown that the pathogenesis of ACLF mainly includes direct injury and immune injury.As the main immune cells in the liver,the immunoregulatory role of liver macrophages in ACLF has been increasingly recognized.Liver macrophages have excellent phenotype conversion function and plasticity characteristics under the influence of epigenetic reprogramming or local microenvironment.This adaptive expression ability can use key mediators to promote the early conversion of anti-inflammatory phenotype to alleviate liver injury.A large number of studies have shown that liver macrophages have a certain potential in reversing the process of ACLF.Therefore,from the perspective of the plasticity characteristics of liver macrophages,this paper expounds the role of liver macrophages in ACLF and the research on the intervention of ACLF disease process,and summarizes its potential significance in the treatment of ACLF.
3.Molecular Mechanism of Essential Oil from Chimonanthus nitens Leaves Against Acute Lung Injury
Jie XU ; Xiaofei ZHANG ; Fengqin LI ; Qiaohong LIN ; Zuwen YE ; Qingyao CHEN ; Jiale LI ; Fang WANG ; Ming YANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(1):123-132
ObjectiveBased on network pharmacology and molecular docking techniques, the mechanism of essential oil from Chimonanthus nitens leaves (CLO) in the treatment of acute lung injury (ALI) was predicted, and a rat model of ALI was established to verify the mechanism of CLO. MethodThe composition of CLO was determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The component targets were obtained from PharmMapper and SwissTargetPrediction databases, ALI-related targets were obtained from GeneCards, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) and DisGeNET, cross-over analysis with differential expressed genes (DEGs) of ALI obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) on the Venny 2.1.0 platform yielded potential anti-ALI targets of CLO. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis of potential targets was carried out by STRING 11.5. The tissue expression profiles of potential targets were obtained from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the target tissue distribution maps were constructed. Potential targets were analyzed for Gene Ontology (GO) function and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment by RStudio 4.0.0 software. Composition-target-pathway network was constructed by Cytoscape 3.9.1 software, and key components and pathways were screened out and verified by molecular docking. ALI model was established by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induction, levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in serum of rats were measured, the expression levels of IL-17 protein in the lung tissue of ALI rats were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. ResultA total of 19 components of CLO were identified by GC-MS, and 18 potential targets were obtained by target screening. After PPI analysis, 15 target proteins with interaction relationship were obtained, further analysis showed that they were highly expressed in lung and thymus. The network diagram of component-target-pathway was analyzed to obtain the key components, including bornyl acetate, linalool, elemol, geranyl isobutyrate, and the core targets of matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13), S100 calcium binding protein A9 (S100A9), spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK), as well as the main signaling pathways, such as IL-17 and TNF. The results of molecular docking showed that the key components were stably bound to MMP13 and S100A9 of IL-17 signaling pathway. The results of pharmacological experiment confirmed that CLO could significantly inhibit the expression of IL-6 and TNF-α in serum of ALI rats, and decrease the expression of IL-17 protein in lung tissue of ALI rats. ConclusionCLO can achieve the therapeutic effect on ALI and protect lung tissue, the mechanism may be related to the decrease of the expression of IL-6 and TNF-α in serum and the inhibition of the activation of IL-17 signaling pathway in lung tissue of ALI rats.
4.Clinical analysis and etiology factors of pulmonary embolism in 30 children
Fengqin LIU ; Jing ZHANG ; Xing CHEN ; Ning DING ; Fangfang DAI ; Ke WANG ; Lin TANG ; Hengtao QI ; Baoting CHAO
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2022;37(18):1386-1391
Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics and etiology of pulmonary embolism in children, and to discuss the efficacy and safety of anticoagulation therapy.Methods:The data of 30 children with pulmonary embolism, who were treated with anticoagulation therapy in the Department of Pediatrics, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University from January 2017 to December 2021, were analyzed retrospectively.The etiology, clinical characteristics, complications, outcomes and prognosis after anticoagulation treatment were analyzed.Results:There were 17 males and 13 females, with an average age of (8.95±2.58) years (age range: 4-13 years). The follow-up duration was 3-59 months.(1) The symptoms included cough in 30 cases (100.0%), fever in 29 cases (96.7%), shortness of breath in 27 cases (90.0%), chest pain in 15 cases (50.0%), hemoptysis in 9 cases (30.0%), bloody secretions under bronchoscopy but no hemoptysis in 4 cases (13.3%), and respiratory failure in 2 cases (6.7%). (2) The protopathy was Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in 23 cases (76.7%), whose symptoms accorded with refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.About 16 cases (53.3%) were positive for Mycoplasma pneumoniae drug resistance mutation 2063A>G or 2064A>G.Two cases (6.7%) had nephrotic syndrome.One case (3.3%) had purpura nephritis (nephrotic syndrome type). One case (3.3%) was lupus nephritis (nephrotic syndrome type). One case (3.3%) was hereditary protein S deficiency.One case (3.3%) had osteomyelitis and Staphylococcus aureus sepsis.One case (3.3%) had congenital heart disease.(3) Complications included limb thrombosis in 7 cases (23.3%), atrial thrombosis in 2 cases (6.7%), thoracic and abdominal deep venous thrombosis in 2 case (6.7%), cerebral infarction in 2 cases (6.7%), and splenic infarction in 1 case (3.3%). (4) Imaging examination showed that 30 children had lung consolidation/atelectasis (100.0%), and 24 cases had pleural effusion (80.0%). (5) Coagulation function examination suggested D-dimer increased to ≥ 5 mg/L in 21 cases (70.0%). (6) One case (3.3%) was given thrombolytic therapy with urokinase at the acute stage.Nine cases (30.0%) were treated with heparin/low molecular weight heparin.Twenty-one cases (70.0%) first received anticoagulation therapy with heparin/low molecular weight heparin and later took oral anticoagulant.Four cases (13.3%) were treated with Warfarin and 17 cases (56.7%) with Rivaroxaban.The anticoagulant treatment lasted 1-9 months.No recurrence of embolism or sequelae of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension was observed. Conclusions:Infection, especially Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, is the main cause of pulmonary embolism in children.The symptoms of pulmonary embolism in children are atypical, so it is difficult to distinguish this disease from primary underlying diseases.Bronchoscopy can help find occult pulmonary hemorrhage.Unexplained shortness of breath in children of any age suggests the possibility of pulmonary embolism.Combination of clinical symptoms and necessary examination contribute to early diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.Then selection of appropriate anticoagulant drugs and timely anticoagulant therapy can improve the prognosis of children.
5.Gene mutation types and clinical characteristics of children with G6PD deficiency in Zunyi area
Jiang YU ; Tao ZHANG ; Yuying WANG ; Fengqin LIN ; Juan CHEN ; Hui CHEN ; Limei YU
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2022;41(8):639-643
Objective:To study the types of pathogenic gene mutations and their main clinical characteristics in children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Zunyi area.Methods:Children with clinical manifestations of "yellow staining" or "suspected yellow staining" who were admitted to Guizhou Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, from September 13, 2018 to September 13, 2020 were selected for G6PD gene mutation detection by multicolor probe melting curve analysis, and the pathogenic gene mutation types and clinical characteristics of children with G6PD deficiency were analyzed.Results:The results of G6PD gene mutation detection showed that among the 1 740 children tested, 119 were positive for gene mutation, and the positive detection rate was 6.84%. The proportion of male infants was higher than that of female infants, and the difference was statistically significant (91 males and 28 females, χ 2 = 15.10, P < 0.001); infancy accounted for 63.87% (76/119), and early childhood accounted for 18.49% (22/119). A total of 11 known pathogenic gene mutation types and 1 unknown mutation were detected. Among the top 4 pathogenic gene mutations, the overall was c.1024 C>T, c.1376 G>T, c.1388 G>A and c.95 A>G, male was c.1376 G>T, c.1388 G>A, c.1024 C>T and c.95 A>G; female was c.1024 C>T, c.95 A>G, c.1388 G>A and c.519 C>T. Among the 119 children with G6PD gene mutation, 90 cases had varying degrees of jaundice, including 36 cases of severe and more severe jaundice (including 2 cases of extremely severe neonatal bilirubin encephalopathy), and 54 cases of mild to moderate jaundice; 37 cases had anemia of different degrees, including 6 cases of mild anemia, 12 cases of moderate anemia, and 19 cases of severe or more severe anemia (including 1 case of extremely severe anemia). Conclusions:There are 12 types of gene mutations in children with G6PD deficiency in Zunyi area, and the most common mutation types are c.1024 C>T, c.1376 G>T, c.1388 G>A and c.95 A>G. Children with G6PD deficiency are often accompanied by varying degrees of jaundice and anemia.
6.Evaluation of eCura scoring system for treatment strategy selection after non-curative endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer
Fengqin FU ; Xiaolu LIN ; Hui CHENG ; Wei LIANG ; Wanyin DENG ; Shishun ZHONG ; Jinhui ZHENG ; Sirui JIANG ; Yuting JIANG ; Xiaoling ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2022;39(1):53-59
Objective:To evaluate the adjuvant role of the eCura scoring system in selecting appropriate treatment strategies after non-curative endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of early gastric cancer (EGC) patients.Methods:The clinicopathological data of 110 EGC patients who underwent non-curative ESD at Fujian Provincial Hospital from January 2015 to June 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the eCura score, patients were divided into three lymph node metastasis (LNM) risk groups: low-risk group (79 cases), middle-risk group (22 cases), and high-risk group (9 cases). The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to test the diagnostic efficacy of eCura scoring system in predicting LNM. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the influence of risk stratification of eCura scoring system on LNM. Kaplan-Meier method was used to evaluate cancer survival rate, which was then compared with log-rank test.Results:Thirty-five patients underwent additional standard surgery after ESD, including 22 in the low-risk group, 8 in the middle-risk group, and 5 in the high-risk group. Among them, 5 cases had LNM, including 1 case in the low-risk group and the middle-risk group respectively and 3 cases in the high-risk group. The area under the ROC curve was 0.857 (95% CI: 0.697-0.952, P=0.001), and when the cut-off value of the eCura score was set at 3, the Yuden index reached the maximum value of 0.7, with the corresponding sensitivity and specificity of 80% and 90%, respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed that the probability of LNM in the middle-risk group was about 3.00 times (95% CI: 0.17-54.57, P=0.458) as high as that in the low-risk group, and the probability of LNM in the high-risk group was about 31.50 times (95% CI: 2.14-463.14, P=0.012) of that in the low-risk group. The follow-up time was 12 to 58 months, and the median follow-up time was 40 months. There were 10 cases of recurrence, including 4 cases in the low-risk group, 3 cases in the middle-risk group and 3 cases in the high-risk group, of which 2 cases in the low-risk group were from those of additional standard surgery after ESD, and the remaining 8 cases were from those who did not receive additional standard surgery after ESD. Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed that the survival rate of patients with additional surgery in the low-risk group was similar to that of patients without ( P=0.319), and the survival rate of patients with additional surgery in the middle-risk group was also similar to that of patients without ( P=0.296). The survival rate of patients with additional surgery in the high-risk group was significantly higher than that of those without ( P=0.013). Conclusion:The eCura scoring system can assist the selection of treatment strategies after non-curative resection of EGC, and can accurately predict the risk of subsequent LNM and recurrence. Close follow-up may be an acceptable option for patients with low risk of LNM, and additional standard surgical treatment may be more conducive to improving the prognosis in patients with high risk of LNM.
7.Effective Component Screening in Antioxidant Active Fraction of Pueraria lobata by Fingerprint Combined with Chemometrics
Huina PANG ; Lin FAN ; Fengqin XIAO ; Qian YU ; Haidong WANG ; Yingxin SHEN ; Rongxin HAN ; Mingming YAN ; Shuai SHAO
China Pharmacy 2021;32(7):839-844
OBJECTIVE:To screen the effective compo nent in antioxi dant active fraction of Pueraria lobata . METHODS :The antioxidant active fraction sample (S1-S20) of 20 batches of P. lobata were prepared. HPLC method was adopted. The determination was performed on SepaxBio-C 18 column with mobile phase consisted of methanol-water (gradient elution )at the flow rate of 0.6 mL/min. The column temperature was set at 25 ℃,and detection wavelength was set at 250 nm. HPLC fingerprints of 20 batches of P. lobata were established by the Similarity Evaluation System of TCM Chromatographic Fingerprints (2012 edition),and common peaks were identified. Cluster analysis ,principal component analysis (PCA)and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA)were used to screen the effective components in antioxidant active fraction of P. lobata . RESULTS:There were 18 common peaks in HPLC fingerprints of 20 batches of antioxidant active fraction in P. lobata ,and the similarity was more than 0.99. Eight common peaks were identified ,which were 3′-hydroxypuerarin(peak 2),puerarin(peak 3), 3′-methoxypuerarin(peak 4),daidzein(peak 5),genistein(peak 7),formononetin(peak 11),daidzein(peak 13)and genistein (peak 16). The results of cluster analysis and PCA analysis showed that samples S 1,S3,S4,S6,S8,S18 and S 19 were clustered into one category ,and samples S 2,S5,S7,S9-S17 and S 20 were clustered into one category ;peak 2,peak 3,peak 10,peak 11 and peak 13 had great influence on principal component 1;peak 8 and peak 9 had great influence on principal component 2. OPLS-DA analysis showed that peak 4,peak 3,peak 2,peak 16,peak 13 and peak 11 had great influence on the quality of antioxidant active fraction of P. lobata . CONCLUSIONS : HPLC fingerprint for active fraction of P. lobata is established in the study and 8 components are identified ;among them , com puerarin,3′-hydroxypuerarin,daidzein and formononetin maybe the material basis of antioxidant fraction of P. lobata .
8.Parental mediation of children’s vision care and digital technology use in Taiwan
ZHANG Fengqin, CHEN Zhengyou, QIU Qionghui, LIN Yiping, CHEN Zhenyu.
Chinese Journal of School Health 2019;40(1):34-38
Objective:
This study aims to explore factors associated with parental mediation of children’s vision care and digital technology use.
Methods:
By using a probabilityproportionate sampling method, a total of 3 249 parents of junior primary school students completed the selfadministered questionnaire in second semester of 2018 from Taipei and Pingtung.
Results:
Parents had moderate scores in children’s vision care beliefs, selfefficacy and parental mediation. Children spent an average of 7 hours on digital technology use per week. Multiple regression analysis results showed that parents who had intact family, not providing children with personal digital technology devices, spent less time in digital technology devices, and had higher levels of vision care beliefs, higher mediation efficacy, and more cues to action were more likely to have higher levels of vision care mediation behaviors. Whereas children who were at senior grades, low household income, from nonintact families, owned personal digital technology devices, whose parents spent more time using digital technology devices and implementing low levels of parental mediation were more likely to spend more time using digital technology devices.
Conclusion
Schools and communities could provide more parental training and parentchild colearning opportunities to enhance parental mediation of children’s vision care behavior and reduce excessive digital technology use.
9. Molecular typing characterization of food-borne methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in China
Yao BAI ; Wei WANG ; Lin YAN ; Shuran YANG ; Shaofei YAN ; Yinping DONG ; Bincheng ZHAO ; Yangyang ZHAO ; Jin XU ; Yujie HU ; Fengqin LI
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2018;52(4):364-371
Objective:
To analyses the antimicrobial resistance and molecular characterization of 21 MRSA isolates cultured from retail foods from different provinces in China, and evaluate the molecular typing methods.
Methods:
Twenty-one MRSA isolates were obtained from national foodborne pathogen surveillance network in 2012 (Chinese salad,
10.Comparison of predictive power for deep vein thrombosis among hip and knee joint replacement patients using two risk assessment scales
Chenghuan ZHANG ; Ying LI ; Yun LIU ; Yanpeng HUANG ; Wei XIA ; Lin LING ; Huijuan XUE ; Ying WANG ; Fengqin DONG ; Minhua DING ; Dongmei ZHU ; Wenjie YAN
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2017;52(4):503-506
Objective To compare predictive power for deep vein thrombosis among hip and knee joint replacement patients using Autar scale and Wells scale.Methods Convenience sampling method was used.Totally 331 patients from ten tertiary hospitals receiving hip and knee joint replacement were recruited.General information questionnaire,Autar scale and Wells scale were used to collect data.Telephone follow-up was performed at 2 weeks,1 month and 3 months after hospital discharge.The primary endpoint of follow-up was occurrence of DVT,and the secondary endpoint was no occurrence of DVT within 3 months after hospital discharge.Results The Cronbach's α coefficients of Autar scale ranged from 0.716 to 0.762 for scores 24h before operation,24h after operation and at the day of discharge,and those of Wells scale ranged from 0.580 to 0.603.The area under the ROC curve of Autar scale ranged from 0.726 to 0.798.The area under the ROC curve of Wells scale ranged from 0.568 to 0.628.Conclusion The predictive power of Autar scale was higher than that of Wells scale which enabled Autar scale to better predict deep vein thrombosis for patients receiving hip and knee joint replacement.


Result Analysis
Print
Save
E-mail