1.Effects of Skp2 overexpression on sensitivity of troglitazone in breast cancer cells
Jie MENG ; Yan ZOU ; Fengxian QING ; Xiaomou WEI ; Guisheng WANG ; Hao WU ; Shengming DAI
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(7):865-866,869
Objective To investigate the effects of Skp2 overexpression on the sensitivity of troglitazone (TRG) in breast cancer cells and to devote to develop a novel drug for increasing the patient survival rate and eventually reaching the cure goal .Methods The transcription activities of PPARγ were analyzed on peroxisome proliferators response element(PPRE) luciferase reporter .The flow cytometry analysis and CCK‐8 assay were adopted to study that overexpression of Skp2 was associated with resistance to TRG‐mediated inhibition growth and apoptosis of breast cancer cells .Results Our study found that overexpression of Skp2 inhibi‐ted the transcriptional activity of the endogenous PPARγ and resisted to TRG‐mediated inhibition growth and apoptosis of breast cancer cells .Conclusion Overexpressed Skp2 breast cancer cells is able to be resistant to TRG‐induced sensitivity of breast cancer cells .Furthermore down‐regulating Skp2 will significantly enhance the growth inhibition of TRG on breast cancer cells .
2.Surveillance results of the disinfection quality in the nursing institutions in Fengxian District of Shanghai from 2017 to 2021
Shuang CHEN ; Bin WANG ; Qing LIU ; Jian WANG
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(3):287-291
ObjectiveTo analyze the disinfection quality of nursing institutions in Fengxian District, so as to provide evidence for improving disinfection work in nursing institutions. MethodsA total of 54 nursing institutions for the elderly in Fengxian District of Shanghai were selected as the monitoring sites during 2017‒2021. The samples from indoor air, surface of objects, tableware and hands of staff were collected for bacteriological testing, and then evaluated for the quality of sanitary disinfection. ResultsFrom 2017 to 2021, the annual qualified rate of disinfection quality in the nursing institutions was 84.85%‒100.00%, and there was a significant difference of the monitoring samples among different years (χ2=51.73,P<0.01). A statistically significant difference was observed among the different types of nursing homes (χ2=25.83,P<0.01). The qualified rate of indoor air was 100.00%, and the qualified rate of surface of environmental, surface of tableware and hands of staff were 93.21%, 92.59% and 86.73%, respectively. The qualified rates of disinfection of different types of samples were statistically significant (χ2=53. 803,P<0. 001). The qualified rate of different types of staff hands was from 79.17% to 92.71%, and the qualified rate of cleaners and care-givers were lower than the healthcare practitioners (χ2=6.53,P<0.05). The lowest test pass rate was surface of faucets, which was 83.33% (χ2=23.85,P<0.01). ConclusionThe quality of disinfection in the nursing institutions for elderly in Fengxian District needs to be improved, and it is necessary to make further efforts to strengthen the hand hygiene of staff, the disinfection quality of tableware and surface of objects.
3.Analysis of the risk of reinfection and influencing factors of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test positive individuals in Fengxian District, Shanghai, 2022
Weixing SHI ; Meng QIN ; Haibing ZHANG ; Yuan YUAN ; Yi HU ; Qing LIU ; Caixiong LIU ; Ying FANG
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(12):1143-1147
ObjectiveTo investigate reinfection or the third time infection with SARS-CoV-2 among the people tested for positive from December 2022 to January 2023 and the influencing factors through a follow-up survey on previous novel coronavirus nucleic acid positive individuals between March to May, 2022. MethodsEpidemiological data of 2 583 novel coronavirus nucleic acid test positive cases were analyzed from March to May, 2022, following a follow-up survey at the 8th and 12th month after the first nucleic acid test positivity. Pearson chi-square method was used to analyze the differences of reinfection and the third time infection rates among first-positive patients with different characteristics. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression were used to analyze the influencing factors of reinfection. ResultsA total of 2 264 valid questionnaires were collected in the 8th month after nucleic acid tested positive, with a recovery rate of 87.7% and a reinfection rate of 9.7%. The third time infection was investigated among the individuals infected twice at the 12th month after the first nucleic acid test positivity, with a third time infection rate of 4.6%. The median interval (P25, P75) between reinfection and the first nucleic acid test positive for the novel coronavirus was 261 (252, 268) days and the interval (P25, P75) between the third time infection and reinfection was 135 (111,157) days. Gender, age, occupation, smoking, drinking and underlying diseases were not statistically associated with the risk of reinfection (P>0.05). However, the the third time infection rate for medical staffs (20.0%) was higher than that for student /teachers (14.3%) and corporate employees (9.5%), with a statistically significant difference in the third infection rate between different occupations (P<0.05). The risk of reinfection in self-employed individual was lower than that in corporate employees (HR=0.52, 95%CI: 0.33‒0.83), and which was still lower after adjustment for gender and age. The risk of reinfection among those with underlying diseases was 1.54 times (95%CI: 1.08‒2.02) higher than those without underlying diseases, but even 1.85 times (95%CI: 1.25‒2.75) higher after adjustment for gender and age. ConclusionDue to the constant mutation and variants of the novel coronavirus, the risk of reinfection and the third time infection is unavoidable. The presence of underlying diseases and occupation are the main factors influencing reinfection or third time infection.
4.Efficacy of Jiangsha Banxia nano-paste on nausea and vomiting in end-stage patients and its effect on QOL in cancer patients
Tianhong ZHANG ; Xiufeng LIU ; Hua WANG ; Xiujuan DING ; Haimin DAI ; Ping HU ; Weifeng WANG ; Qing LU ; Feng XU ; Wanhong HE
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2023;41(6):380-384
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of Jiangshabanxia nano-paste on nausea and vomiting in end-stage patients and its effect on the quality-of-life (QOL) in cancer patients. Methods 120 end-stage patients with nausea and vomiting symptoms above grade III were randomly divided into observation group and control group. They were treated with Jiangshabanxia nano-paste and placebo paste respectively. The paste patch was changed every 24 hours and used continuously for 7 days. The nausea and vomiting symptom score, the quality-of-life measurement score and KPS score of cancer patients in the two groups were observed to evaluate the curative effect. Results After 7 days of treatment, the symptom scores of nausea and vomiting in the observation group decreased significantly, the KPS score of the observation group increased, and the effective rate was higher than that in the control group. The score of QOL measurement showed that after treatment, the score of main symptom areas and other symptom areas (except external dyspnea, diarrhea and economic difficulties) in the observation group decreased, and the score of overall health area increased. After treatment, the score of main symptom areas and other symptom areas (except external dyspnea, diarrhea and economic difficulties) in the observation group was lower than that in the control group, and the scores of overall health area in the observation group were higher than those in the control group. Conclusion Jiangshabanxia nano-paste has a good clinical efficacy nausea and vomiting in end-stage patients, it also can improve the quality of life end-stage cancer patients.
5.Preliminary study of familial nonsyndromic tooth agenesis caused by ectodysplasin A mutation
WANG Huihui ; WU Qing ; XU Bin ; LING Qi ; WU Yiqun
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2023;31(11):768-773
Objective:
To explore the pathogenic genes in a Chinese family affected by nonsyndromic tooth agenesis so as to study the pathogenesis of oligodontia.
Methods :
Hospital ethical approval and informed consent of the patients and family members were obtained. Clinical data of the proband and close family members were collected, peripheral venous blood was collected, and DNA was extracted. Gene sequencing was performed through whole-exome sequencing, and then the screened pathogenic genes were verified by Sanger sequencing. The three-dimensional structure of the mutant proteins was analyzed and compared with the wild-type using bioinformatics tools.
Results:
The two patients with congenital majority tooth loss in this family were cousins, and there were no other patients with congenital majority tooth loss in the family. Besides congenital multiple tooth loss, the two patients had no obvious hair abnormalities, finger/toe abnormalities, sweating abnormalities or other abnormal manifestations of ectodermal tissue. We found a mutant gene that in this family by carrying out gene sequencing of the patients and their close family members. A novel EDA (ectodysplasin A) missense mutation c.983C>T (p. Pro328Leu) was identified, which changed the encoded amino acid from proline (Pro) to leucine (Leu). Analysis of the mutation site showed that the site was highly conserved, and three-dimensional structure modeling also found that it changed the structure of EDA.
Conclusion
A novel EDA missense variant (c.983C>T, p.Pro328Leu) was first identified in a Chinese family with nonsyndromic tooth agenesis, extending the mutation spectrum of the EDA gene.