1.An analysis of the population need and utilization of medical service in Guangzhou
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 1996;0(09):-
To find out the health need of the city population in Guangzhou and the service level of the city's medical units and to set up a public health service system to answer the need of the market e- conomy,an investigative analysis is here focused on the health state and health service need of the city's population,the allocation of the health resources and the utilization of the city's health resources,eco- nomic factors,ways of medical payment,the cultural and age composition of the population structure, and the impact of the service personnel quality on the utilization of the service.It is suggested that the government increase its fund appropriation on public health,establish neighborhood medical leagues, start medical insurance,speed up cooperative medicine in the countryside,and complete the medical se- curity system.
2.Design and practice of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for clinical graduates
Yen LAI ; Dengbang CHEN ; Jia REN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2011;10(2):163-165
The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)system of our school was established by designing graduate examination with OSCE, by constantly improving and enhancing the science, objectivity, utility of OSCE. The guiding role of OSCE in clinical teaching, clinical practice and medical licensure examination was explored by analyzing the examination results and questionnaire of students.
3.Exploration of OSCE
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2006;0(12):-
OSCE is a new method which has strong objectivity for the evaluation of clin-ical skills examination.According to the actual situation of our college,we chose medicine sta-tion of OSCE to assess the level of the clinical skills of the clinical graduates.
4.Bone graft fusion fixation for single-segment thoracic/lumbar spinal tuberculosis:effective reconstruction of spinal stabilization and deformity correction
Tao CHEN ; Shiqing JIA ; Changsheng LIU ; Yingjing LAI ; Xiang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2015;(44):7120-7124
BACKGROUND:On the basis of thorough debridement, homochronous anterior or staging posterior fixation has been a standard scheme for spinal tuberculosis. Numerous studies confirmed that above approach has obtained good effects, but the anterior approach has some disadvantages, such as complex anatomic structure, great trauma, relatively more complications, and difficult operation and fixator implantation. OBJECTIVE:To observe spinal stabilization and deformity correction in patients with single-segment thoracic/lumbar spinal tuberculosis after posterior debridement and interbody fusion. METHODS:Clinical data of 36 patients with single-segment thoracic/lumbar spinal tuberculosis undergoing one-stage posterior debridement and interbody fusion in the Guangxi Yulin Orthopedics Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine from January 2008 to January 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 2 cases in single T11/12 segment, 4 in T12/L1 segments, 6 in L3/4 segments, 22 in L4/5segments and 2 in L5/S1 segments. Of them, 24 patients suffered from different degrees of spinal nerve injury. At 6, 12 and 24 months after surgery, al patients were folowed up. Bone graft fusion, kyphosis correction, functional recovery of the spinal cord and complications were observed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Al patients were folowed up for 24-38 months. Cobb angle of kyphosis and spinal stenosis rate were significantly improved at 2 years after treatment (P < 0.05). The lumbar back pain symptoms were significantly improved in final folow-up (P < 0.05), with an intervertebral fusion rate of 100%. No lesion residue and recurrence, correction loss, fixation loosening or displacement was found. These results demonstrated that in patients with single-segment thoracic/lumbar spinal tuberculosis, posterior debridement and interbody fusion can effectively reconstruct spinal stabilization, correct deformity, and promote the functional recovery of spinal nerves.
5.Effect of Arginine Vasopressin V_1 Receptor Antagonist on Oxotremoreine-induced Hypothermic Responses in the Rat
Yan LAI ; Yonglu YANG ; Ziling SHEN ; Tao HUANG ; Jia REN
Journal of Medical Research 2006;0(12):-
Objective To Study wheather the endogenous arginine vasopressin(AVP)is involved in the effect of oxotremorine(a muscarinic receptor agonist)-induced hypothermic response.Methods Core temperature and motor activity were monitored in undisturbed rats using radiotelemetry.Effect of AVP V1 antagonist on oxotremorine(OXO)-induced changes in body temperature and motor activity were observed in the rats.Results Administration of OXO led to a marked hypothermia.Core temperature recovered to basal levels at 4 hours after OXO administration.AVP V1 antagonist blocked markedly the hypothermia effect of OXO.Conclusion The AVP V1-receptor antagonist block the hypothermic effect of OXO,which suggests that OXO-induced hypothermia is mediated by AVP releasing.
6.Expression of interferon-stimulated gene ISG20 and investigation of its antiviral effect on HCV replicon
Yintang JIA ; Lai WEI ; Dong JIANG ; Xu CONG ; Ran FEI
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2000;0(11):-
Objective:To study the antiviral effect of ISG20 on HCV replicon.Methods:Wild type ISG20/mutated ISG20 cDNAs were obtained by RT-PCR/two step-PCR directed mutagenesis, and wild type ISG20 and dominant negative mutated ISG20 mammal expression vectors were consuructed. The constructed pISG20wt and pISG20m expressing vectors were transfected into Huh7 cells or Huh7 cells containing HCV replicon to investigate its effects on HCV replicon replication.Results:The ISG20wt/ISG20m expression vectors were constructed and the expressions of these two vectors were confirmed at both mRNA and protein levels. The effects of ISG20wt on HCV replicon replication were evaluated by Northern blot and Western blot. The results showed that expression of ISG20wt had significant inhibitory effect on HCV RNA replication.Conclusion:ISG20 participates in the anti-HCV action of IFN-? on HCV replicon system.
7.Detection of brain energy metabolism changes by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Wen WEN ; Bin SUN ; Deling LIU ; Jia YE ; Guoxiang LAI
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2012;31(8):683-685
Objective To study the cerebral energy metabolism changes of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) through hydrogen magnetic resonance spectroscopy examination (1 HMRS ) and its relationship with partial pressure of oxygen / carbon dioxide tension.Methods Totally 13 cases of AECOPD patients and 10 cases of age-matched healthy people underwent HMRS examination.The ratios of n-acetyl-aspartate(NAA)/creatine(Cr),choline (Cho)/Cr,myo-inositol(MI)/Cr of parieto-temporal and occipital areas of brain were detected.Blood gas analysis were also used to detect partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) and carbon dioxide (PaCO2).Results NAA / Cr of parieto-temporal and occipital areas of brain (1.32±0.12,1.48±0.12) were lower in AECOPD group than those in control group (1.45±0.11,1.58±0.10) (P< 0.05),MI/Cr (0.23±0.07,0.30±0.11) were also decreased compared with control group (0.40±0.14,0.46±0.12) (P< 0.01),while Cho/Cr of parieto -temporal and occipital areas of brain between the AECOPD group and control group showed no significant difference (P>0.05).NAA/Cr of parieto temporal and occipital areas of brain were positively correlated with PaO2 (r=0.46 and 0.44),and MI/Cr of these areas of brain were also positively related with PaO2 (r=0.63 and 0.50),but MI / Cr of parieto tempora was negatively correlated with PaCO2 (r =- 0.472). Conclusions Cerebral metabolite changes may occur in AECOPD patients,and this has relationship with hypoxia and carbon dioxide retention.
8.The application comprehension of OSCE in the clinical examination for residents
Jia REN ; Zequan WU ; Yan LAI ; Jian LUO
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2011;10(7):803-805
ObjectiveTo explore the significance and the scheme of OSCE ( Objective structural clinical examination ) applied in clinical resident training and examination. MethodsOSCE were adopted to train and evaluate residents clinical skills. 180 residents were trained through OSCE for two weeks.Then a test on clinical skills of the residents by OSCE was conducted after training. 172 questionnaires of evaluation on the training effect were collected and analyzed. ResultsWith regard to the training and examination of clinical skill, 96.51% residents considered that it was helpful for clinical work, 98.26% considered that it would make their operation more standandized. ConclusionThe training through OSCE is an important way to improve and evaluate clinical skills of residents and may be widely applied.
9.Transcript assembly and quality assessment.
Feilong DENG ; Xianbo JIA ; Songjia LAI ; Yiping LIU ; Shiyi CHEN
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2015;31(9):1271-1278
The transcript assembly is essential for transcriptome studies trom next-generation sequencing data. However, there are still many faults of algorithms in the present assemblers, which should be largely improved in the future. According to the requirement of reference genome or not, the transcript assembly could be classified into the genome-guided and de novo methods. The two methods have different algorithms and implementation processes. The quality of assembled transcripts depends on a large number of factors, such as the PCR amplification, sequencing techniques, assembly algorithm and genome character. Here, we reviewed the present tools of transcript assembly and various indexes for assessing the quality of assembled transcripts, which would help biologists to determine which assembler should be used in their studies.
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10.N-methyl-D-aspartic receptor and major depressive disorder
Yunxia ZHU ; Shuming ZHONG ; Shunkai LAI ; Yanbin JIA
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2021;30(3):284-288
Major depressive disorder(MDD) is a kind of mental disorder with depression and decreased interest as the main clinical manifestations. The pathogenesis of MDD is unclear, and MDD is characterized by high incidence, high recurrence rate and high suicide rate. At present, the hypothesis of monomamine mechanism can not fully clarify its pathological characteristics, and a considerable number of patients with depression do not respond well to existing antidepressants. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist and γ-aminobutyric acid A(GABAA) receptor positive allosteric regulator have a potential rapid antidepressant effect, which may be a breakthrough in the pathogenesis and clinical treatment of depression. NMDAR has bidirectional regulation, when proper activation of NMDAR can promote dendrite development, neuronal growth and long-term potentiation, but overstimulation of NMDAR can cause toxic reaction, leading to synaptic atrophy and neuronal death. In addition, inflammation can induce changes in NMDAR function and lead to depressive symptoms. At present, ketamine, a new antidepressant NMDAR antagonist, may plays a role in rapid antidepressant and delayed recurrence of depression by increasing the release of BDNF, activating the signal pathway of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1(mTORC1), and promoting protein synthesis and synaptic plasticity. Thus, ketamine has the effect of rapid antidepressant and delaying the recurrence of depression. However, due to the large variability of NMDAR gene in patients with MDD, its potential functional polymorphism affects clinical symptoms and drug sensitivity. Therefore, by analyzing the latest research at home and abroad, this review comprehensively summarizes the pathogenesis of NMDAR dysfunction, the pathogenesis of MDD, antidepressant treatment and clinical application status, in order to provide theoretical basis for clinical accurate treatment of MDD patients in the future.