1.The comparative study of the performance of display devices in medical imaging system
Feng TANG ; Jindong XIE ; Lei ZHAO ; Guifang ZHANG ; Fangfang MA
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2008;42(2):192-195
ObjectiveTo analyze the effects of three different display devices on the interpretation of imaging data in medieal imaging system.MethodsThe luminance-meter L100 and the test patterns provided by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine(AAPM)were used to assess the performance of three display devices(the spherical,flat panel and liquid crystal display devices).The corresponding luminance response was compared with the reference criteria provided by AAPM Task Group 18(AAPM TG18).DR chest photography was taken on CDRAD2.0 contrast-detail phantom using the following experimental parameters:100 mA,80 kVp,and the exposure times for 6,10,12,and 16 ms.After each exposure,the surface dose of phantom was recorded and the image quality factor(IQF)was calculated.Statistical analysis of IQF was performed using ANOVA. ResultsThe maximum luminance values in the spherical,flat panel and liquid crystal display devices were 170,59 and 231 cd/m2 and the luminance ratio was 257, 99 and 350 respectively.There was a significant difference in the IQF bewteen the liquid crystal display device and other two display devices.Conclusion The liquid crystal display device has the better image quality.
2.The Medicinal Value of Gold and Silver
Hui LIU ; Shifeng NI ; Shuoying NING ; Guifang ZHAO
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008;30(6):416-418
On the basis of extensive study of literature,we summed up the medicinal value and pharmacological functions of gold and silver,and put forward our views on the further research and development of these metals.
3.Effects of different polishing and glazing methods on the ceramic surface
Guifang MA ; Xin ZHAO ; Yingjie WANG ; Xiaochong HOU
Journal of Practical Stomatology 1996;0(02):-
0.05).Conclusion:Different polishing and glazing methods have significant effects on the surface roughness of ceramics,while the surface gloss of ceramics is not affected.
4.Investigation in cognition of nursing disputes of undergraduates and college nursing students in internship in Changchun city and countermeasures
Jishuang ZHAO ; Purui YANG ; Wenling WANG ; Guifang YUAN ; Xin PENG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;29(27):4-6
Objective To discuss the cognition of the nursing disputes in undergraduates and the college nursing students in internship in Changchun and to provide some basis for them to improve the nursing quality in clinic.Methods The investigation was carried out to survey the cognition of the nursing disputes in 266 undergraduates and the college nursing students in internship in Changchun,and the results underwent analysis.Results Most undergraduates and college nursing students held the opinion that at present the relationship between patients and nurses was on a tight rope.94 people accounting for 72.3% in undergraduate students,89 people accounting for 65.4% in the college nursing students.Relevant factors which caused nursing disputes were related with the different education backgrounds.Conclusions We should make clear the causes of nursing disputes,and put forward the corresponding proposals according to nursing students with different education degrees.
5.Questionnaire on Causes of Falling-down of Post-stroke Patients
Xueping ZHAO ; Weihong ZHANG ; Ce ZHOU ; Guifang YAN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2007;13(12):1163-1164
Objective To analyze the causes and risk factors of falling-down of clinic post-stroke patients.Methods 67 stroke patients with the falling-down history were tested with questionnaire and assessed with Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Timed Up and Go Test (TUG).Results The causes of falling-down were inside diseases (57.9%), outside environment (30.75%), unknown (11.4%). BBS and TUG showed that there was a significant difference between the patients who falling-down just one time or two times and those who falling-down more than three times ( P<0.01).Conclusion The falling-down of the post-stroke patients maybe relate with age, body balance and moving ability, inside diseases, outside environment and time after stroke.
6.The protective effect of active components of isoflavones on the PC12 cells damage induced by A?_(1-42)
Hong YANG ; Yuhong ZHAO ; Weiqiang CHEN ; Shaohong LUO ; Guifang JIN ; Wei PAN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2003;0(09):-
Aim To study the effect of active components of isoflavones on PC12 cells damage induced with A?_(1-42). Methods The active components of isoflavones were extracted. Using PC12 cells damage induced by A?_(1-42) as the model,the protective effect of active components was determined with morphological examination and MTT and LDH assays. Results The morphological change of the damaged PC12 cells was improved, and the survival rate of the cells was significantly increased(P
7.Preparation of hydroxypropyl-β cyclodextrin inclusion compound of volatile oil from Houttuyniae Herba
Zhuangli ZHANG ; Yafei WANG ; Xiaozhe RONG ; Zhihong ZHAO ; Xiaojun ZHANG ; Guifang WANG
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 2017;39(5):926-933
AIM To prepare the hydroxypropyl-β cyclodextrin inclusion compound of volatile oil from Houttuyniae Herba.METHODS In the content determination of volatile oil by GC,2-undecanone was taken as a reference substance,and inclusion rate and drug loading were calculated.After the determination of optimal method for preparing the inclusion compound among techniques of mixing,grinding and ultrasonic methods.the preparation process was optimized by orthogonal test with ratio of volatile oil to hydroxypropyl-β cyclodextrin,inclusion temperature,mixing speed and inclusion time as influencing factors,and inclusion rate and drug loading as evaluation indices.The characterization was performed by TLC,infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry.Then high temperature,high humidity and strong light tests were applied to investigating the inclusion compound stability.RESULTS Mixing method brought forth the maximal yield,inclusion rate and drug loading for the inclusion compound.And under the optimal conditions of 1 ∶ 25 for ratio of volatile oil to hydroxypropyl-β cyclodextrin,50 ℃ for inclusion temperature,420 r/min for mixing speed,and 80 min for inclusion time,the inclusion rate and drug loading were identified to be 77.35% and 4.48%,respectively.The obtained inclusion compound was found to be white powder with loose texture and significantly increased solubility,the in vitro accumulative release rate reached 80.85%.Deliquescence and agglomeration,as well as obviously decreased inclusion rate and drug loading,were observed at a relative humidity of more than 75%,despite the good stability at high temperature (60 ℃) and strong light (3 000 lx),and yet the rehydration character was good.CONCLUSION It is possible that the hydroxypropyl-β cyclodextrin inclusion compound of volatile oil from Houttuyniae Herba generates a new phase rather than a simple mixture,which should be kept dry and sealed at the time of storage.
8.Expression of DNMT3B gene in hepatocellular carcinoma and its effect on proliferation, invasion and metastasis of hepatoma cells
Yarui LI ; Mengyao WANG ; Guifang LU ; Mudan REN ; Xinlan LU ; Dan ZHANG ; Yan ZHAO ; Shuixiang HE
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2017;38(3):380-385
Objective To investigate the expression of DNA methyltransferase 3b (DNMT3B) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its effect and mechanism on the proliferation,invasion and migration of HCC cells.Methods The expression of DNMT3B gene was detected by qRT-PCR in 46 cases of HCC tissues and corresponding adjacent tissues;the results and clinical pathological parameters were analyzed.SiRNA targeting DNMT3B was transfected into MHCC97-H cells by RNA interference (RNAi) technique.The mRNA and protein expression levels of related genes were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot.The cell proliferation was measured by MTT assay,and the invasion and migration abilities were measured by Transwell assay.Results In 46 HCC patients,the expression of DNMT3B (73.91%) was significantly higher in HCC than in adjacent normal tissue.The high expression of DNMT3B gene was associated with histological type and tumor size of HCC (all P<0.05).Inhibition of DNMT3B gene expression decreased proliferation,invasion and migration of MHCC97-H cells.Interference with DNMT3B gene increased the expressions of tumor suppressor genes RASSFA1,APC and MTSS1 at mRNA and protein levels.Conclusion DNMT3B is associated with the progression of HCC.It may inhibit the proliferation,invasion and migration of HCC cells by regulating the methylation of downstream tumor suppressor gene.
9.Data mining for simple sequence repeats in expressed sequence tags from Saruma henryi
Shan LI ; Tianhua ZHOU ; Guifang ZHAO ; Yunguo ZHU ; Xiaoling YANG ; Zhou CHENG
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1994;0(03):-
Objective To analyze the simple sequence repeat(SSR)information in expressed sequence tag(EST)resource of Saruma henryi and lay a solid foundation for the development of EST-SSR markers in this species.Methods ESTs of S.henryi were downloaded from GenBank and used to perform the contig assembly using Sequencher 4.8.Uni-ESTs were obtained and screened for SSR-containing unigenes using SciRoKo 3.4.The distributing frequency of the EST-SSRs and the basic characteristics of motifs were analyzed.Results A total of 10 274 ESTs of S.henryi were retrieved and were assembled into 6 643 non-redundant Uni-ESTs with a total length of 5.11?106 bp.In all,the data mining yielded 1 408 SSR loci,which corresponded to 1 232 Uni-ESTs(18.55%).On average,EST-SSRs spanned 22.30 bp,and occurred every 3.63 kb in length.In S.henryi,mononucleotide repeats predominated with an occurrence frequency of 12.24%.Dinucleotide repeats followed with a frequency of 5.01%.The most frequent one was A/T among all the repeat motifs,then followed by AG/CT.Conclusion SSRs in ESTs of S.henryi display a relatively high level of occurrence frequency and show abundance of types.
10.Correlation of AS160 hyperphosphorylation and 18 F-FDG uptaking in invasive breast cancer
Yu WEI ; Xiaohua JIANG ; Ning MA ; Yi CHENG ; Guifang LYU ; Wei WANG ; Jinfen ZHAO
Journal of International Oncology 2017;44(3):173-176
Objective To investigate the correlation between AS160 hyperphosphorylation and 18Ffluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptaking in invasive breast cancer.Methods Thirty-nine primary breast caner patients received PET/CT scan before operation and their maximum standard uptake values (SUVmax) were recorded.The levels of p-AS160 (Thr642) were detected using immunohistochemical method in breast cancer tissues.The association between p-AS160 (Thr642) levels and SUVmax was assessed using the Spearman nonparametric test.Results The 18F-FDG uptake of tumors of the 39 patients with primary breast caner was 6.1 ± 2.7 (SUVmax).There was one false negative case in PET/CT scan imaging,compared with postoperative pathologic result.The positive rate of p-AS160 (Thr642) was 76.9%,and it was positively correlated with SUVmax (r =0.672,P < 0.001).Conclusion AS160 plays a significant role in the glucose metablism of breast cancer tissues and its hyperphosphorylation may contribute to the increased uptaking of glucose in patients with breast cancer.