1.Genetic evolution of Penton base, Hexon and Fiber genes of human adenovirus 3 in a clustered fever outbreak in Kunming
Yanyan LIU ; Wenpeng GU ; Zhongwen DUAN ; Yu WANG ; Jiao GONG ; Qiyan CHA ; Linwei WU ; Min HOU
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2024;44(3):241-248
Objective:To perform adenovirus detection and genetic evolutionary analysis on specimens from a fever outbreak in Kunming city.Methods:Pharyngeal swabs from typical febrile patients were collected and tested for nucleic acids of 30 common respiratory pathogens using TaqMan Array Card technology. The full-length sequences of three important genes of adenovirus, Penton base, Hexon and Fiber, were amplified, sequenced and typed using Nanopore high-throughput sequencing. A phylogenetic tree was constructed. Molecular variations and genetic evolution of the three genes were analyzed.Results:Five specimens were collected and all of them tested positive for adenovirus and Haemophilus influenzae. The sequences of the full-length coding regions of the Penton base, Hexon and Fiber genes were obtained by Nanopore sequencing. The homology of the three gene sequences in the five specimens was 100.0%, 99.9%-100.0% and 100.0% in nucleotide sequences, and 100.0% in amino acid sequences. The three genes in the specimens had the highest homology with those of the reference strain of human adenovirus type 3 (HAdV3, accession number: AY599834) in nucleotide sequences, which was 98.6%, 98.7% and 98.9%, respectively. Results of the phylogenetic analysis of the three genes were basically consistent. These Kunming strains were clustered into an independent clade with the reference HAdV3 strain and had a distant relationship with the strains isolated in foreign countries and Taiwan, China in the early years. They were closely related to the domestic and foreign strains in recent years and highly homologous to the 2019 Japanese strain (accession: LC703523) and the Guangzhou strain (accession: MZ540961). Compared with the reference strain, these Kunming strains had five amino acid variations in Penton base, 10 in Hexon and 11 in Fiber. Conclusions:All of the adenovirus strains isolated in this outbreak belong to P3H3F3 type based on the full-length sequences of Penton base, Hexon and Fiber genes. They share high homology with the domestic and foreign HAdV3 strains, including the reference strain. Compared with the reference strain, several amino acid mutations are identified in these Kunming strains, and most of them are in the high variability region or functional regions. M7L in the Hexon protein is an unique amino acid mutation site of Kunming strains.
2.Prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Chinese children from 2001 to 2021: Meta analysis
Ruikun WANG ; Jieqiong LIANG ; Wei HAN ; Wenpeng WANG ; Yingxia LU ; Qinglong GU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;56(6):784-793
Objective:To analyze the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Chinese children from 2001 to 2021, in order to provide data support for the prevention and treatment of allergic rhinitis in children.Methods:"Allergic rhinitis" "children" "adolescent" "infant" "prevalence" "epidemiology" were used in the main search terms. The combination of Mesh words and free words was adopted. CNKI, CBM, VIP, WanFang Data, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and The Cochrane Library for publications between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2021 were searched systemically and data were extracted from eligible studies by two independent reviewers. Supplementary collection was made by identifying retrospective references from the included literature. After study quality assessment, Meta analysis was completed using Stata 16.0 software.Results:A total of 20 cross-sectional studies were included, involving 54 886 cases. Meta analysis results showed that the overall prevalence of allergic rhinitis among the participants was 18.46% (95% CI:14.34%-22.59%). Subgroup analysis showed that the prevalence of allergic rhinitis from 2012 to 2021 (19.75%) was higher than that from 2001 to 2011 (14.81%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). The prevalence of different regions from high to low was East China (22.77%), North China (20.82%), Northwest China (17.77%), Central China (16.62%), Southwest China (16.33%), Northeast China (16.16%) and South China (7.29%) respectively, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). The prevalence of male (20.73%) was higher than that of female (16.34%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). The prevalence of Han nationality(17.31%) was higher than that of ethnic minorities (15.93%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). Conclusion:The prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Chinese children is high and the prevalence in children varies by publication year, region, sex and nationality.
3.Prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Chinese children from 2001 to 2021: Meta analysis
Ruikun WANG ; Jieqiong LIANG ; Wei HAN ; Wenpeng WANG ; Yingxia LU ; Qinglong GU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;56(6):784-793
Objective:To analyze the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Chinese children from 2001 to 2021, in order to provide data support for the prevention and treatment of allergic rhinitis in children.Methods:"Allergic rhinitis" "children" "adolescent" "infant" "prevalence" "epidemiology" were used in the main search terms. The combination of Mesh words and free words was adopted. CNKI, CBM, VIP, WanFang Data, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and The Cochrane Library for publications between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2021 were searched systemically and data were extracted from eligible studies by two independent reviewers. Supplementary collection was made by identifying retrospective references from the included literature. After study quality assessment, Meta analysis was completed using Stata 16.0 software.Results:A total of 20 cross-sectional studies were included, involving 54 886 cases. Meta analysis results showed that the overall prevalence of allergic rhinitis among the participants was 18.46% (95% CI:14.34%-22.59%). Subgroup analysis showed that the prevalence of allergic rhinitis from 2012 to 2021 (19.75%) was higher than that from 2001 to 2011 (14.81%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). The prevalence of different regions from high to low was East China (22.77%), North China (20.82%), Northwest China (17.77%), Central China (16.62%), Southwest China (16.33%), Northeast China (16.16%) and South China (7.29%) respectively, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). The prevalence of male (20.73%) was higher than that of female (16.34%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). The prevalence of Han nationality(17.31%) was higher than that of ethnic minorities (15.93%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). Conclusion:The prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Chinese children is high and the prevalence in children varies by publication year, region, sex and nationality.
4.Interpretation of group standard for Clostridioides difficile infection diagnosis
Yuan WU ; Jinxing LU ; Zhongqiang YAN ; Yunxi LIU ; Wenpeng GU ; Xiaoqing FU ; Yingchun XU ; Anhua WU ; Haihui HUANG ; Zhiyong ZONG ; Dazhi JIN ; Jianhong ZHAO ; Ye CHEN ; Weiping LIU ; Weiguang LI
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2021;42(1):64-67
Clostridioides difficile is a key pathogen of antibiotic related diarrhea and hospital associated infection, causing several outbreaks in Europe and North Americans and resulting in severe disease burden. However, the standardized diagnostic principle and detection specifications in C. difficile infection (CDI) survey are limited in China, and the infection rate and disease burden of CDI in China are unclear. Therefore, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention,National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, together with another 11 institutions, draft the group standard entitled "Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (T/CPMA 008-2020)" of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association. Based on the principle of "legality, scientificity, advancement, and feasibility", this standard clarifies risk factors, diagnosis principles, diagnoses and differential diagnoses in order to improve the accuracy of CDI diagnosis in clinical practice, guide the surveillance for CDI, and understand the infection rate and disease burden of CDI in China .
5.Characteristics and diversity of infectious diarrheal caused by various pathogens
Zhaokai HE ; Jing WANG ; Hao SUN ; Jia SU ; Xiang LIU ; Wenpeng GU ; Deshan YU ; Longze LUO ; Mingliu WANG ; Bin HU ; Wanfu HU ; Jing TONG ; Meng YANG ; Shaoling WANG ; Chunxiang WANG ; Yanling WANG ; Zhifei ZHAN ; Ran DUAN ; Shuai QIN ; Huaiqi JING ; Xin WANG
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2020;41(8):1328-1334
Objective:To understand the characteristics and differences of diarrhea-related symptoms caused by different pathogens, and the clinical features of various pathogens causing diarrhea.Methods:Etiology surveillance program was conducted among 20 provinces of China from 2010 to 2016. The acute diarrhea outpatients were collected from clinics or hospitals. A questionnaire was used to survey demographics and clinical features. VFeces samples were taken for laboratory detection of 22 common diarrhea pathogens, to detect and analyze the clinical symptom pattern characteristics of the patient’s.Results:A total of 38 950 outpatients were enrolled from 20 provinces of China. The positive rates of Rotavirus and Norovirus were the highest among the five diarrhea-causing viruses (Rotavirus: 18.29%, Norovirus: 13.06%). In the isolation and culture of 17 diarrhea-causing bacterial, Escherichia coli showed the highest positive rates (6.25%). The clinical features of bacterial diarrhea and viral diarrhea were mainly reflected in the results of fecal traits and routine examination, but pathogenic Vibrio infection was similar to viral diarrhea. Conclusion:Infectious diarrhea presents different characteristics due to various symptoms which can provide a basis for clinical diagnosis.
6.Molecular characteristics of non-O1/O139 Vibrio cholerae in Yunnan Province
Feng LIAO ; Wenpeng GU ; Wen XU ; Xiaoqing FU
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2017;33(1):53-56,66
Non-O1/O139 group of Vibrio cholerae can cause human acute diarrhea disease,while compared with the O1 and O139 groups;it often ignore the risk of the disease for human being.Therefore,we analyzed the molecular characteristics of 31 V.cholerae isolated from Yunnan Province.We used the agar disc diffusion method (K-B) to carry out the antibiotic sensitivity test;polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification for the detection of virulence gene;at the same time,all of strains were performed for pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST).The drug sensitivity test showed that 67.74% strains were resistant to rifampin,29.03% resistant to nalidixic acid and cotrimoxazole,all of the isolates were sensitive to gentamicin and ciprofloxacin;PCR results showed that all strains had the ompW gene,87.10% strains had hly gene,25.81% strains had rstREl tor,16.13% strains had rstRClassical and tcpAEl tor,while CT rfbO1 and rfbO139 gene were negative;PFGE results showed that 31 strains had a trend of discrete height,the same PFGE identity pattern was not nearly found;for the analysis of MLST,we found the one new alleles of gyrB,four new alleles of mdh gene,six new alleles of metE gene,two new alleles of pntA,three new alleles of purM and four new alleles of pyrC gene.After permutation and combination,we found 17 new ST types for V.cholerae(ST273-ST289).Non-O1/O139 group V.cholerae showed a high degree of diversity,while the non-O1/O139 group of V.cholerae in Yunnan Province has a certain geographical features,which enriched the existing molecular typing system of V.cholerae.
7. Molecular epidemiological characteristics of Human Calicivirus in Kunming city, 2014-2015
Liying HE ; Yongming ZHOU ; Wenpeng GU ; Wanfu XU ; Shunxian ZHANG ; Lin AI ; Yan LU ; Liguang TIAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2017;31(6):525-529
Objective:
To investigate the molecular epidemiological characteristics of Human Calicivirus (HuCV) infection among children less than 5 years in Kunming city, Yunnan province, it might be provide effective evident for prevention and control the diarrhea related with HuCV infection.
Methods:
Four sentinel hospitals were recruited in the study from Kunming city, Yunnan province, 850 diarrhea cases and 170 non-diarrhea subject were recruited in this study from 2014 to 2015. RT-PCR was performed to screen HuCV infection, and gene sequencing was used to ensure positive infection subtypes and genotypes.
Results:
The positive rate of HuCV was higher in children with diarrhea than in non-diarrhea children (11.5%, 98/85; 4.7%, 8/170, χ2=7.083,
8.Effect of cytoglobin low expression on proliferation of glioma cells and its mechanism
Hongwu XU ; Wenpeng YANG ; Zerui ZHUANG ; Wen ZHOU ; Yuejun HUANG ; Jiajie GU ; Jian CHEN
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2017;16(5):445-451
Objective To explore the effect of cytoglobin (CYGB) low expression on the proliferation of glioma cells and its mechanism.Methods Glioma samples were chosen from patients accepted glioma resection in our hospital from June 2012 to December 2015;primary glioma cells extracted from these samples were cultured and performed purity identification.The nominated cells were divided into transfection of 24 h group,transfection of 48 h group,transfection of 72 h group,and negative control group;cells,excepted from negative control group,were transfected by CYGB shRNA for 24,48 and 72 h,respectively,to inhibit the CYGB expression.CCK-8 assay was used to observe the proliferation of glioma cells after different transfection times (0,1,2,3,4 and 5 d after cell culture).The expressions of CYGB,phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K),total alanine aminotransferase (Akt) and phosphorylated (p)-Akt were detected by Western blotting,and the levels of interleukin (IL)-6,IL-10,tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α,transforming growth factor (TGF)-β and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were examined by ELISA.Results (1) The proliferation of glioma cells was enhanced at different times after CYGB shRNA transfection,and the optical density showed significant differences at different times after CYGB shRNA transfection (P<0.05);as compared with those in the negative control group,the cell proliferative capacity and optical density in the transfection of 24 h group,transfection of 48 h group and transfection of 72 h group were significantly increased (P<0.05).As compared with those in the negative control group,the CYGB protein expression was significantly d ecreased and PI3K and p-Akt protein expressions were significantly increased in the transfection of 24 h group,transfection of 48 h group and transfection of 72 h group,accordingly (P<0.05),while no significant difference was noted in the total Akt protein expression (P>0.05).The levels of IL6,IL10,TNF-α,TGF-β,and VEGF were successively increased in the transfection of 24 h group,transfection of 48 h group and transfection of 72 h group as compared with those in the negative control group (P<0.05).Spearman correlation analysis showed that the expression of CYGB in the glioma was negatively correlated with PI3K and p-Akt expressions,and IL-6,IL-10,TNF-α,TGF-β,and VEGF levels (P<0.05).Conclusion The effect of cytoglobin on proliferation of glioma cells may be related to the signal pathway of PI3K-Akt.
9.Effects of Shenfu injection on the expression of transcription factors T-bet/GATA-3 in pigs with post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction
Wei GU ; Chunsheng LI ; Wenpeng YIN ; Xiaomin HOU
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2015;31(3):190-196
ObjectiveTo examine whether Shenfu injection (SFI) reduces post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction in a pig model by modulating expression imbalance of transcription factors of regulatory T cell, namely GATA-3 and T-bet.Methods Thirty pigs were randomly divided into sham group (n = 6) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) group (n = 24) according to the random number table method, and the pigs in the CPR group were randomly subdivided into normal saline (NS) group, epinephrine (EP) group, and SFI group (n = 8 per group). After 8minutes of untreated ventricular fibrillation (VF) followed by 2 minutes of CPR, animals in three groups respectively received central venous injection of either 20 mL SFI (1.0 mL/kg, SFI group), EP (0.02 mg/kg, EP group) or NS (NS group). Blood samples were obtained before VF and 0.5, 2, 6 hours after restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), and the parameters of hemodynamics and oxygen metabolism were determined. Surviving pigs were sacrificed at 24 hours after ROSC, the pathological changes in myocardium were observed, the levels of interleukin-4 (IL-4), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) andγ-interferon (IFN-γ) were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and expressions of protein and mRNA of GATA-3 and T-bet were determined by Western Blot and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), respectively.Results Six pigs of three resuscitation groups were successfully resuscitated. The CPR time, number of defibrillation, defibrillation energy, and ROSC time were significantly decreased in the EP and SFI groups compared with those in the NS group. Compared with the sham group, the parameters of left ventricular systolic function and oxygen metabolism were significantly decreased, myofibril organelles were extensively damaged, and progressive and severe deterioration of the myocardium was found, and mitochondrial structure was not recognizable in the NS group; the level of IL-4 in myocardium were markedly decreased, while that of TNF-α, IFN-γand IFN-γ/ IL-4 [reflecting helper T cell 1/2 (Th1/Th2)] were significantly increased. Protein and mRNA expressions of GATA-3 were markedly reduced in the myocardium of pigs in the NS group compared with that of the sham group at 24 hours after ROSC, while T-bet was significantly increased. Compared with the NS group, animals treated with SFI had minimal myocardial intracellular damage, with decreased heart rate (HR, bpm: 90.33±3.79 vs. 106.83±5.36) and increased mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac output (CO), oxygen delivery (DO2), and oxygen consumption (VO2) at 6 hours after ROSC [MAP (mmHg, 1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa): 107.67±1.96 vs. 86.83±1.85, CO (L/min): 2.47±0.08 vs. 2.09±0.04, DO2 (mL/min): 364.31±4.21 vs. 272.33±3.29, VO2 (mL/min): 95.00±2.22 vs. 82.50±2.28, allP<0.05]. Compared with the NS groups at 24 hours after ROSC, level of IL-4 was markedly increased in myocardial cells (ng/L: 33.80±3.06 vs. 16.15±1.34,P< 0.05), while the levels of TNF-α, IFN-γ and IFN-γ/IL-4 were lowered significantly [TNF-α (ng/L): 18.16±0.71 vs. 29.64±1.89, IFN-γ (ng/L): 373.75±18.36 vs. 512.86±27.86, IFN-γ/IL-4: 16.15±1.34 vs. 33.80±3.06, allP< 0.05], and myocardial T-bet protein and mRNA expressions were reduced [T-bet protein (gray value): 0.41±0.07 vs. 0.59±0.11, T-bet mRNA (2-ΔΔCt): 4.37±0.21 vs. 7.57±0.55, bothP< 0.05], furthermore, myocardial GATA-3 protein and mRNA expressions were significantly up-regulated in SFI group [GATA-3 protein (gray value): 0.25±0.07 vs. 0.16±0.07, GATA-3 mRNA (2-ΔΔCt): 0.63±0.07 vs. 0.34±0.05, bothP< 0.05]. The parameters in SFI group were significantly improved compared with those of the EP group.ConclusionsMyocardial immune dysfunction is induced by Th1/Th2 imbalance following myocardial injury subsequent to CPR in pigs. SFI can attenuate myocardial injury and regulate myocardial immune disorders, protect post-resuscitation myocardial injury by modulating expression imbalance of transcription factors GATA-3 and T-bet.
10.Inhibitory Effect of Paclitaxel Long-circulating Thermo-sensitive Liposome on Lewis Lung Cancer Cells in Mice
Meibo LI ; Shengjiu GU ; Wenpeng ZHAO ; Kaimei ZHU
Herald of Medicine 2015;(6):726-729
Objective To observe the effect of paclitaxel long-circulating thermo-sensitive liposome ( PLTL) on inhibiting the growth of transplanting Lewis lung cancer cells in C57BL/ 6 mice. Methods The model of mice carried Lewis lung cancer was established. 40 tumor-bearing mice were divided into five groups randomly: blank control group, model control group, PTX group, PTL group and PLTL group, 8 mice for each group. The blank control group and the model control group were injected with 0. 9% sodium chloride solution. In PTX group, PTL group and PLTL group, the dose of per injection was calculated with the reference of PTX for 20 mg·kg-1 , diluted with 0. 9% sodium chloride solution, and the mice were injected via the tail vein with a volume of 0. 2 mL each time. Except for the blank control group, 5 minutes after administration, the tumors of the other groups were subjected to local hyperthermia at (42±0. 5) ℃ for 30 min. During the treatment period, transplantation tumor growth was observed; pathological morphology changes of tumor tissues and cells were detected by HE stain; apoptosis rate of tumor cells was determined by flow cytometry to investigate the inhibition effect of PLTL combined with local thermal therapy on the tumor. Results The inhibition rate of tumor in model control group, PTX group, PTL group and PLTL group was 21. 81% , 48. 87% , 57. 22% and 78. 87% , respectively. The apoptosis rate of tumor cells was (20. 4 ± 4. 2)% , (42. 7 ± 3. 8)% , (54. 6±2. 9)% and (69. 7±5. 0)% , respectively. Observed by pathology, apoptosis rate and necrosis number of tumor cells in PLTL group were significantly increased. Conclusion Compared with PTX and PTL, PLTL has an evident thermo-sensitive feature and can increase the anticancer effect of paclitaxel remarkably when combined with local hyperthermia.

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