1.Comparison of different regimens in isoprenaline-induced chronic heart failure models
Yuquan TAN ; Junyu ZHANG ; Meng YANG ; Fei WANG ; Senjie ZHONG ; Lin LI ; Zhixi HU
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2024;32(2):161-167
Objective To compare animal models of chronic heart failure(CHF)prepared by three different protocols,to establish a stable,reliable,and reproducible mouse model of CHF.Methods Twenty-five male C57BL/6J mice were divided randomly into four groups:a blank group,model A group(MA group),model B group(MB group),and model C group(MC group).The model groups adopted different preparation protocols for continuous injection of isoprenaline.The MA group and MB group were dose-decreasing models:MA group:subcutaneous injection of 10 mg/kg on day 1,5 mg/kg on day 2,2.5 mg/(kg·d)on days 3~30,total 30 days;and MB group:subcutaneous injection of 20 mg/kg on day 1,10 mg/kg on day 2,5 mg/(kg·d)on days 3~14,total 14 days.The MC group used a constant dose of intraperitoneal injection of 7.5 mg/(kg·d)for 28 days.The day after the final injection,the survival and model-formation rates for each group of mice were calculated.Cardiac function was measured by cardiac ultrasound and serum levels of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide,interleukin-6,and tumor necrosis factor-α were measured.Results CHF was successfully induced in all the model groups after all injections at the end of the fourth week.However,comprehensive test result showed that the MC model was the most stable.Conclusions An isoprenaline-induced mouse model of CHF using constant intraperitoneal injection of 7.5 mg/(kg·d)for 28 days may be the most suitable model for subsequent research on traditional Chinese medicine.
2.Prediction of pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer using contrast-enhanced ultrasound radiomics
Qiong QIN ; Yuquan WU ; Rong WEN ; Xiumei BAI ; Ruizhi GAO ; Yadan LIN ; Jiayi LYU ; Yun HE ; Hong YANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2024;33(1):63-70
Objective:To evaluate the diagnostic performance of radiomics model based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) in predicting pathological complete response(pCR) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy(nCRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer(LARC).Methods:One hundred and six patients with LARC who underwent total mesorectal excision after nCRT between April 2018 and April 2023 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University were retrospectively included, the patients were randomly divided into a training set of 63(14 pCR patients) and a validation set of 43(12 pCR patients) in a 6∶4 ratios. Radiomics features were extracted from the tumors′ region of interest of CEUS images based on PyRadiomics. Intra-class correlation coefficient(ICC), Mann-Whitney U test, and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator(LASSO) algorithms were used to reduce features dimension. Finally, 7 radiomics features relevanted to pCR were selected to construct an ultrasomics model using elastic network regression, based on the R language. A combined model was constructed by jointing clinical feature. The performance of the models was assessed with the area under the ROC curve(AUC). Results:The AUC of the ultrasomics model and the combined model was 0.695(95% CI=0.532-0.859) and 0.726(95% CI=0.584-0.868) respectively in the training set. The AUC of the ultrasomics model and the combined model was 0.763(95% CI=0.625-0.902) and 0.790(95% CI=0.653-0.928) respectively in the validation set. Both univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analyses showed that CA199( P<0.05) and ultrasomics score( P<0.001) could be an independent predictor of pCR after nCRT in patients with LARC. Conclusions:The CEUS-based radiomics scores has certain predictive value for whether LARC patients achieve pCR after nCRT, and may provide a non-invasive imaging biomarker for predicting LARC patients achieve pCR after nCRT.
3.The investigation and prognosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and coronary vulnerable plaque
Xiaoyan YANG ; Yi JIAN ; Yuquan ZHONG ; Kang WANG ; Dezhi LIN ; Guichao TANG ; Xu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2020;59(8):623-628
Objective:To investigate the prevalence and prognosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) complicated with coronary vulnerable plaque (VP).Method:Consecutive patients were included who had undergone coronary artery CT angiography (CCTA) from January 1, 2011 to January 30, 2015 at the First People′s Hospital of Neijiang. NAFLD was diagnosed according to the liver imaging findings (liver/spleen CT ratio≤1.0) and clinical data. Baseline data, diagnosis, vulnerable plaque were recorded and followed up. The end points included all-cause death rate, cardiac death rate, non-fatal myocardial infarction rate, and elective coronary revascularization rate.Result:A total of 1 069 patients were eventually recruited in this study, including 316 (29.6%) cases diagnosed as NAFLD. In patients with NAFLD, 130 (41.1%) cases had vulnerable plaque, which was significantly higher than 217 of 753 non-NAFLD patients (28.8%) ( P<0.01). The percentages of spotty calcification, low attenuation plaque, positive remodeling and napkin ring sign in NAFLD cohort were 36.5%, 14.2%, 17.6% and 6.8% respectively, while those corresponding in non-NAFLD cohort were 18.4%, 6.3%, 5.8% and 3.2% respectively. The proportion of each vulnerable feature in NAFLD cohort was significantly higher than that in the non-NAFLD cohort, with P values of 0.016, 0.028, 0.019 and 0.042, respectively. The cardiac mortality rate in NAFLD group was significantly higher than and that of non-NAFLD group (7.0% vs. 3.6%, P=0.044). Multivariate Cox analysis suggested that NAFLD was not an independent risk factor for cardiac death. NAFLD subgroup ( n=316) was divided into VP positive group (NAFLD+VP+, n=130) and VP negative group (NAFLD+VP-, n=186). The mean follow-up time was 4.6±1.3 years. All-cause mortality rate, cardiac death rate, elective coronary artery reconstruction rate, non-fatal myocardial infarction rate in NAFLD+VP+group were 20.8%, 12.3%, 25.4%, 13.8% respectively, which were significantly higher than those corresponding rates in NAFLD+VP-group (5.9%, 3.2%, 8.6%, 6.5%) ( P<0.01, 0.002,<0.01, and 0.032 respectively). Conclusion:The incidences of cardiac mortality, elective coronary revascularization, and non-fatal myocardial infarction are significantly higher in patients with NAFLD than those without. NAFLD combined with vulnerable plaque of coronary arteries predicts worse prognosis.
4.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.
5.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.
6.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.
7.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.
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. Analysis on Guangzhou occuptional health re-examation result from 2012 to 2016
Yuqiang LIN ; Yuquan CHEN ; Chuanwei DUAN ; Ling ZHU ; Lie YANG ; Yimin LIU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2018;36(4):281-285
Objective:
This study aims at the review result of Guangzhou occupational health examination from 2012-2016 to analyze the distribution of crowd and to discover the occupational health hazard factors and key Protection object by finding the situation of the goal of occupational hazard factor diseases through review examination.
Methods:
By using retrospective study method, to choose those people who have accepted occupational health review examination handled by the review examination group of Guangzhou Occupational Prevention and Treatment Hospital from 2012 to 2016. And comprehensively analyze the review result of occupational health examination in 5 years.
Results:
There are 8618 cases of occupational health review examination handled by Guangzhou Occupational Prevent and Treatment Hospital and with complete data. From the Personnel structure, it refers that they are Predominantly male and their ages are mainly distributed under 40-year-old. Most of them work under the occupational disease inductive factors less than 5 years and most of the factor is contacting with noise. In the recent 5 years, we found out 1906 cases of occupational contraindications through total review, which takes 22.12% of total number of review People, including noise occupational contraindication in 61.59%. And we found 435 cases of suspected occupational disease which takes 5.05% of total number of review People, including suspected occupational noise deafness which takes the property of 60.23% and appears the most common disease. Suspected occupational diseases and occupational taboos are mainly male patients, and the age is mainly in the 30-49 age group, the working age is mainly less than 5 years.
Conclusion
Occupational health examination is an important Part in occupational health, occupational health examination review is the most Prior Part in the occupational health examination, which Plays a key role to discover the target disease of the occupational hazard factors in time, Prevent the development of occupational diseases and protect laborer occupational health.
10.Clinical Effect and Prognosis of Continuous Blood Purification in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis
Li YANG ; Yuquan ZHONG ; Tinghui LIN ; Delan LUO ; Feng ZHANG
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2017;17(26):5111-5114,5164
Objective:To investigate the therapeutic effect of continuous blood purification (CBP) on acute pancreatitis (AP) and its influence on prognosis.Methods:200 patients with AP in our hospital from January 2010 to December 2016 were selected as the subjects,and they were divided into conventional treatment group and CBP treatment group according to the random number table method,600 cases in each group.The conventional treatment group was received conventional drug therapy,and the CBP treatment group was treated with CBP on the basis of commonly used drugs.The disappeared time of clinical symptoms after treatment and the changes of inflammatory factors and the changes of intestinal function before and 72 h after treatment were compared between the two groups,the mortality rate was compared between the two groups at 7 d after treatment.Results:Abdominal pain disappeared time,abdominal distension disappeared time and abdominal tenderness disappeared time in CBP treatment group after treatment were lower than the conventional treatment group (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the levels of endotoxin,C reactive protein (CRP),amylase (AMS),two amine oxidase and malondialdehyde before treatment in the two groups (P>0.05).At 72 h after treatment,endotoxin,CRP,AMS,two amine oxidase and malondialdehyde levels were lower than those before treatment,and the CBP treatment group was lower than the conventional treatment group (P<0.05).The mortality rate of CBP treatment group was lower than that of conventional treatment group at 7 d after treatment,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion:CBP can effectively improve the clinical therapeutic effect of AP,and improve the clinical prognosis of patients.

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