1.Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Docking a Novel Hirudin-likeAnti-coagulant Protein to Thrombin
Yao FAN ; Jin WANG ; Shan YANG ; Xiang YANG ; Lina ZHANG ; Zichun HUA ; Dexu ZHU
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2001;28(1):86-89
Hirudin is one of the most potent anti-coagulant protein ever found, and its C-terminus is a key domain for inhibiting thrombin.In order to enhance its specificity,a novel anti-coagulant protein was constructed via fusing the C-terminus of hirudin to Annexin V, which was expected to sustain both anti coagulant activity and phorspholipid affinity. The structure of the designed protein was predicted with both molecular mechanics and dynamics. Molecular dynamics was adopted to simulate the docking interaction between the fusion protein and thrombin. The results showed the inhibitory activity of the fusion protein to thrombin.
2.Impact of COVID-19 epidemic on inventory of red blood cells in local and municipal blood stations in China
Weina CHEN ; Jianling ZHONG ; Yueping DING ; Weizhen LYU ; Jian ZHANG ; Lin BAO ; Feng YAN ; Li LI ; Dexu CHU ; Guanlin HU ; Ruijuan YANG ; Bo LI ; Xiaofeng ZHEN ; Youhua SHEN ; Wen ZHANG ; Jie YANG ; Wei ZHANG ; Yunfei LI ; Liang BAI ; Ning LI ; Yian LIANG ; Lili ZHU ; Qingsong YUAN ; Qingjie MA
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2023;36(10):903-906
【Objective】 To evaluate and analyze the impact of COVID-19 epidemic on inventory of red blood cells (RBCs)in local and municipal blood stations in China, and to provide reference for the management of public health emergencies. 【Methods】 Relevant data from 2018 to 2021 were collected, and the differences in the volume of qualified RBCs, the usage efficiency of inventory RBCs, the average daily distribution of RBCs,the blood distribution rate of RBCs prepared by 400 mL whole blood, the difference in the average storage days of RBCs at the time of distribution, the average daily inventory of RBCs and the time of the average daily inventory of RBCs to maintain the distribution in 24 local and municipal blood stations in China during the COVID-19 epidemic and non-epidemic periods were retrospectively analyzed. 【Results】 Compared with non-epidemic periods, the volume of qualified RBCs [(117 525.979 ±52 203.175)U] and the average daily distribution of RBCs [( 156. 468 ± 70. 186) U ] increased significantly, but the usage efficiency of inventory RBCs decreased(97.24%±0.51%) significantly (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the blood distribution rate of RBCs prepared by 400 mL whole blood(73.88%±20.30%), the average storage days of RBCs distribution(13.040 ±3.486), the average daily stock quantity of RBCs[(2 280.542 ±1 446.538) U ] and the time of the average daily inventory of RBCs to maintain the distribution[(15.062 ±7.453) d] (P>0.5). 【Conclusion】 During the COVID-19 epidemic, the inventory management of RBCs operated well, the overall inventory remained relatively stable, the stock composition and storage period showed no significant change.