To study the relationship between angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE) gene polymorphism and angiotensin converting enzyme activity,the polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was used to detect an insertion/deletion(I/D) polymorphism of ACE gene in its sixteenth intron.The genotype,enzyme coupling spectrophotometry were used to measure serum ACE activity among the three genotypes.Results showed that the Serum ACE activities were (337 6?92 0),(292 7?76 5 )and(243 5?58 9)u/L for genotypes DD,ID and ⅠⅠ respectively.The findings indicate that the ACE gene polymorphism closely associated with serum ACE activity.

Aim To investigate the effects of emodin isolated from Guangxi P.multiflorum Thunb on the expression of KU70/KU80 in hypoxic nasopharyngeal cancer CNE-1 cells and reveal the relationship between radiosensitization of emodin monomer and DNA repair genes.Methods The expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1?(HIF-1?)and DNA double-strand break repair genes(KU70/KU80)between the experimental groups and the control group under hypoxic condition was detected by the real-time fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR.Results Expression of HIF-1? was significantly increased under hypoxia condition.HIF-1? had no change after treatment with emodin alone.The expression level of KU70/KU80 was induced by radiation.Compared with radiation alone group,radiation combined hypoxia group obviously enhanced the expression of KU70/KU80.KU70/KU80 mRNA expression significantly reduced after radiation combined with emodin under hypoxic condition.Conclusion In the hypoxic environment,emodin combined with radiotherapy can effectively inhibit the expression of HIF-1 ? and DNA double-strand break repair genes(KU70/KU80),which may be its mechanism of radiosensitization.

Objective To investigate the value of remnant stomach-jejunal dual pathways reconstruction after laparoscope-assisted radical proximal gastrectomy in the treatment of upper gastric cancer. Methods Twenty-five patients with upper gastric cancer underwent laparoscope-assisted radical proximal gastrectomy and the remnant distal stomach was preserved for side-to-side remnant stomach-jejunal anastomosis and end-to-side jejuno-jejunal anastomosis to reconstruct dual pathways. Results The mean operation time was (240±35) minutes, the mean number of lymph nodes dissected were 22±5, and all the incised margins were negative. No anastomotic leakage, obstruction or stenosis occurred. All patients received postoperative barium meal examination. A large amount of barium directly entered the jejunum, leaving a small amount of barium entered the jejunnum via the route of remnant stomach-duodenum, and was detained in the remnant stomach for 30-60 minutes. No esophageal reflux of barium was observed. All the patients were followed up for 4-18 months, no reflux esophagitis was detected and the short-term life quality was satisfactory. Conclusions Remnant stomach-jejunal dual pathways reconstruction prevents the reflux esophagitis and dumping syndrome, preserves the pathway of duodenum and promotes the life quality of patients.

Objective To explore the effects of occupational noise exposure on hypertension in Chongqing area,and to provide reference for the prevention and treatment of hypertension in noise-exposed populations.Methods Using the Chongqing key occupational disease surveillance and occupational disease hazard factor site monitoring database,the samples of adult male and female occupational noise-exposed popu-lations in Chongqing were selected by the cluster sampling,the physical examination data were collected,and the degree of hearing loss was evaluated by the binaural high-frequency mean hearing thresholds.The follow-up lasted for 3 years (2017-2019) and 5 years (2017-2021).The age,noise operation working age,BMI and blood pressure were respectively compared among the male and female respondents with different degrees of hearing loss;the Cox proportional risk regression model was adopted to analyze the relationship between de-gree of hearing loss and hypertension.Results After 3-year follow-up,the prevalence rate of hypertension in the respondents was 6.47％(308/4761),6.92％(289/4178) in males and 3.26％(19/583) in females;the de-tection rates of normal hearing,mild hearing loss and high degree of hearing loss were 46.42％,42.62％ and 10.96％ respectively.After 5-year follow-up,the prevalence rate of hypertension among the respondents was 12.44％ (431/3464),12.92％(399/3088) in males,and 8.51％(32/376) in females;the detection rates of normal hearing,mild hearing loss,and high degree of hearing loss were 64.20％,25.87％ and 9.93％ respec-tively.After 3-year,5-year follow-up,there was no significant difference in the systolic blood pressure among respondents with different degrees of hearing loss in males and females (P>0.05),but the diastolic blood pressure had significant difference (P<0.05).After adjusting the confounding factors,the 5-year risk of hy-pertension in male respondents with noise-induced mild hearing loss (binaural high-frequency mean hearing threshold 25-40 dB) was significantly increased (HR=1.25,95％CI:1.05-1.48,P<0.01).The 5-year risk of hypertension in female respondents with noise induced high degree of hearing loss (binaural high-frequency mean hearing threshold>40 dB) was significantly increased (HR=1.26,95％CI:1.10-1.44,P<0.01). Conclusion Among the populations with occupational noise exposure,the risk of developing hypertension in males with mild hearing loss is increased,and the risk of developing hypertension in males with high degree of hearing loss is increased.

Long-term care encompasses the effectiveness of life care and health services that are provided to individuals and groups with disabilities,aiming to enhance their physical and mental well-being and overall quality of life.In the context of an aging population,prioritizing long-term care quality for populations with disability becomes imperative.The presenting study examined the main practices of assuring long-term care quality in the United States across 3 critical dimensions of structure,process and outcome,using the Donabedian quality framework theory.The findings were subsequently applied to guide the evaluation of the long-term care quality assurance in China,which serves as a valuable reference for promoting the high-quality development of long-term care services in China.

Objective:To evaluate the performance of key performance indicator (KPI) lean teaching management system in clinical medical laboratory.Methods:Combining lean teaching management in universities with KPI system of enterprises, an innovative KPI lean teaching management system was developed and applied in Clinical Medical Laboratory of Guangdong Provincial People′s Hospital (GDPH). A total of 106 teachers, who had worked from January 2021 to December 2022 in GDPH, joined this study. Teachers were divided into 8 professional groups. Firstly, we quantified the teaching workload by class hours, evaluated the teaching outcomes base on national, provincial, school, and college levels to assign different teaching points, and linked the teaching KPI scores to the evaluation, salary, and professional title of teachers. Then, we analyzed the overall teaching points and teaching points for each professional group (2021-2022). Finally, we asked teaching managers, teachers, and colleagues to evaluate the KPI lean teaching management system and compared the effects before and after the implementation of this system.Results:Compared with 2021, the teaching scores of 106 teachers increased significantly from 1.0 (0.2, 2.7) to 3.8 (2.3, 6.0) in 2022 ( Z=8.1, P<0.01). The teaching scores of clinical molecules, clinical coagulation, clinical immunology, clinical microbiology, Huifu laboratory, and clinical biochemistry group were significantly higher in 2022 than the scores they got in 2021 (all P<0.05). Compared with 2021, there were 3 new set up of educational reform projects, 2 submitted teaching articles, 3 new competition awards, 7 outstanding teachers, and 5 outstanding students in 2022. After application of KPI lean teaching management, the evaluation scores of teaching work by teaching managers, teachers, and colleagues are all significantly improved ( P<0.05). Conclusion:KPI lean teaching management system could effectively enhance teachers′ work initiative, improve teaching efficiency and outcome, and promote the teaching quality. Therefore, based on the performance of KPI lean teaching management system in our study, it is possible to realize its potential in terms of lean management in clinical medical laboratory.