1.Problems in Huanggang hospital information construction and suggestions for their solution
Denian WAN ; Jilin CAI ; Silei WANG ; Xinman DU ; Zhipeng LIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Library and Information Science 2015;(3):59-61,64
Put forward in this paper are suggestions for the solution of problems (insufficient investment of funds, shortage of professionals , incapability of interlink and interaction of hospital data) in Huanggang hospital information construction, including quickening medical information professionals training, optimizing their structure, bringing the leading role of government into full play, adding investment of funds, strengthening construction of infrastructures , establishing criteria for data, promoting interlink and interaction of data, enforcing management and maintenance of hospital information system , founding cooperative professional societies .
2.Effects of CD40-CD40 ligand interaction on endothelial cell procoagulant activity
Qiangjun CAI ; Jilin CHEN ; Hong ZHANG ; Xiangfen CONG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 1986;0(01):-
AIM: To explore the effects of CD40-CD40 ligand (CD40L) interaction on endothelial cells (ECs) procoagulant activity. METHODS: A co-incubation system of macrophage membrane with ECs was established. The changes in ECs procoagulant activity and tissue factor (TF) expression were studied by anti-CD40L antibody blocking analysis. RESULTS: Coincubation with macrophage membrane (cell ratio 1∶1) for 6 hours resulted in a 10.9-fold increase ( P
3.Effects of forest therapy on human physical and mental health: A meta-analysis
Guangmei DUAN ; Liwei FAN ; Wanning BU ; Jiaxin LYU ; Yan CAI
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2024;41(2):175-183
Background With urbanization and residential space expansion, ecological environment and human health issues have become hot social topics. Forest health, as a way of seeking health in nature, has begun to receive public attention in the context of the gradually increasing sub-healthy population and various psychological and physical diseases at a young age. Objective To systematically evaluate the effects of forest therapy on selected physical and mental health indicators. Methods Relevant research literature was retrieved from domestic and international databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, China Biomedical Literature Service System, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library), with a time range from database establishment to January 31, 2023. Relevant data were extracted for meta-analysis to explore the relationship between forest therapy and selected psychological and physiological indicators. Results A total of 85 articles were included, and the meta-analysis results showed that better scores of Profile of Mood States, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and State Trait Anxiety Scale were found in the forest group than those in the urban group (P<0.05); the levels of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, sympathetic nerve indicator [ln (LF/HF)], salivary cortisol, and serum inflammatory factors were lower in the forest group than in the urban group, while parasympathetic nerve indicator [ln (HF)] level was higher in the forest group than in the urban group (P<0.05). The results of subgroup analysis showed that the changes in heart rate (SMD=−1.62, 95%CI: −2.41, −0.82), ln (HF) (SMD=1.29, 95%CI: 0.73, 1.85), ln (LF/HF) (SMD=−1.49, 95%CI: −2.13, −0.86), and salivary cortisol (SMD=−0.53, 95%CI: −0.81, −0.25) were more significant when the duration of forest therapy was ≤ 0.5 h, the recovery effect on emotional state was better in the >0.5~3 h group (such as tension SMD=−2.40, 95%CI: −3.21, 1.59), and the reduction effects on systolic blood pressure (SMD=−0.53, 95%CI: −1.03, −0.03) and diastolic blood pressure (SMD=−0.42, 95%CI: −0.88, 0.04) were better in the >3 h group. Seated meditation showed better recovery effects on multiple indicators of Profile of Mood States (such as fatigue SMD=−2.26, 95%CI: −3.07, −1.45), while walking showed better recovery effects on physiological indicators such as blood pressure (systolic blood pressure SMD=−0.57, 95%CI: −1.07, −0.06; diastolic blood pressure SMD=−0.72, 95%CI: −1.36, −0.07) and heart rate (SMD=−1.51, 95%CI: −2.38, -0.64). Except for blood pressure, the health benefits of forest therapy in the younger age group were generally better than those in the middle-aged and elderly group. Conclusion Relaxed and comfortable psychological feeling is reported when practicing forest therapy; it can lower blood pressure and heart rate, regulate the autonomic nervous system; it can also reduce the release of stress hormones and lower serum levels of inflammatory factors, exerting an auxiliary recovery effect on cardiovascular and immune system disorders. At the same time, the therapy duration, form, and age of the subjects have a certain impact on the effects of forest therapy practice.
4.First Report of Green Mold Disease Caused by Trichoderma hengshanicum on Ganoderma lingzhi
Mingzhu CAI ; Muhmmad IDREES ; Yi ZHOU ; Chunlan ZHANG ; Jize XU
Mycobiology 2020;48(5):427-430
Ganoderma lingzhi is a well-known source of natural fungal medicines which has been given for the treatment of several diseases. China is one of the major commercial producers of Ganoderma mushroom worldwide. However, with the expansion of the commercial cultivation, the occurrence of the fungal diseases on G. lingzhi has also been increased. The green mold disease symptoms were observed in the cultivation base of G. lingzhi in Zuojia Town, Jilin City, Jilin Province, China, causing the basidiomes to be rotten and withered, and the green mycelium layer generated gradually. The pathogenicity tests showed the same symptoms as appeared naturally in Zuojia mushroom base. Morphology characters revealed conidia green, ellipsoid, globose, 2.56–4.83 × 2.09–4.22 μm, length-width ratio was 1.1–1.2 (n = 10). Conidiophores trichoderma-like, often asymmetry, branches solitary, paired or in whorls of 3 phialides formed solitary, paired or in whorl, variable in shape, lageniform, sometimes ampulliform or subulate. While using molecular methodology, comparing with the sequences of Trichoderma hengshanicum from GenBank, the analyzed sequence showed 97.32% homology with the RPB2 sequences, 100% with the TEF1-α sequences. A fungus isolated from the diseased tissues was identified based on morphology and molecular studies as T. hengshanicum. This is the first report of T. hengshanicum causing the green mold disease of G. lingzhi in China.
5. Progress in medicinal research and applications of oral recombinant lactic acid bacteria
Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 2014;49(22):1973-1977
OBJECTIVE: To elaborate the advantages, immunological mechanisms of medicinal effects, influencing factors as well as applications of recombinant lactic acid bacteria (rLAB). In addition, the issues of their development are also discussed.
6.Comparison of Microdroplet Digital PCR Assays with Real-time Fluorescence Quantitative PCR for Clostridioides difficile Detection.
Cai Hong YIN ; Zhan Yun SONG ; Xing Xing LIU ; Xiao Mu WANG ; Ying WANG ; Cheng Cheng GAO ; Xiu Ling SONG ; Xin FENG
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2023;36(7):653-657
7.Association of coagulation factor Ⅶ with the risk of myocardial infarction in the Chinese
Qiangjun CAI ; Jilin CHEN ; Huili MA ; Jie SONG ; Minilu XU
Chinese Medical Journal 2000;113(12):1059-1063
Objective To elucidate the association of plasma factor Ⅷ oagulant activity(FⅦc)with me risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and to assess the influence of factor Ⅶ gene Mspl polymorphism and lipid metabolism on FⅦc in the Chinese. Methods A total of 137 patients with angiographically confirmed MI and 125 healthy individuals were evaluated retrospectively. Plasma FⅦC was measured by one-stage prothrombin time,and FⅦ genotype was determined after Mspl digestion of polymerase chain reaction-amplified genomic DNA.Serum lipidlevels were assessed by routine methods.Results MI patients had significantly higher levels of FⅦc (119.5%±22.7% vs 99.9%±21.8%,P<0.01) and total serum cholesterol (5.80±1.06mmol/L vs 5.53±1.08 mmol/L, P<0.05) than controls, but only FⅦc independently correlated with the risk of MI (OR=1.04, P<0.01). There were no significant differences in FⅦ genotype or allele frequency between patients and controls (P>0.05).Subjects with the Gln353 allele were associated with significantly lower FⅦc levels than Arg353homozygotes (99.7%±19.3% vs 111.4%±24.6%,P<0.05). Serum triglyceride was positively correlated with plasma FⅦc in both control(r=0.25, P<0.01)and case (r=0.87, P<0.01) groups, but this correlation was restricted to Arg/Arg genotypa (r=0.68, P<0.01).A significant correlation of total serum cholesterol with FⅦc only appeared in Arg/Arg homozygotes (r=0.17, P<0.01). Conclusions Our findings support the role of plasma FⅦc as a risk factor for MI in Chinese. Plasma triglyceride and FⅦ gene Mspl pclymorphism are two independent determinants of FⅦc. Assay of this polymorphism will be helpful in determining who will benefit most from lipid-lowing therapy.
8.The impact of masticatory dysfunction caused by occlusal disharmony on cognitive function
OU Yanzhen ; LI Baosheng ; CAI Qing ; JIANG Jiayang ; Jiayang Zhuohua ; MENG Weiyan
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2021;29(9):644-648
As the world’s population ages, age-related cognitive decline and dementia are becoming important challenges for geriatric care. Despite the ongoing search for solutions to address cognitive decline, effective interventions have not yet been established. There is increasing evidence from clinical, epidemiological, and animal studies that masticatory dysfunction due to occlusal disharmony is a risk factor for cognitive decline and an increased incidence of dementia. The mechanisms may involve altered nutritional intake, decreased cerebral blood flow, chronic stress, and hippocampal morphological function. These findings suggest that maintaining and adequately restoring the entire masticatory system has a positive impact for the prevention of cognitive decline.
9.Identification of corium stomachium galli by molecular taxonomy.
Meng QU ; Jichun CUI ; Zhiheng DONG ; Lihua ZHANG ; Bingmei WANG ; Jilin ZHANG ; Cai LI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2009;34(24):3192-3194
OBJECTIVETo establish a convenient and accurate method of DNA molecular marker for the identification of corium stomachium galli.
METHODCytb mtDNA sequences of Gallus gallus domestica and three other species of poultry were downloaded from Genbank. Species-specific PCR primers were designed according to the differential DNA fragments of the cytb genes. PCR tests were performed with the DNAs extracted from G. gallus domestica, three other poultry species and domestic mammal animals.
RESULTThe specific primers of G. gallus domestica could only amplify the cytb mtDNA of G. gallus domestica.
CONCLUSIONThe primers are specific to G. gallus domestica mtDNA and can used to discern Corium stomachium from the false medicine.
Animals ; Chickens ; classification ; genetics ; DNA, Mitochondrial ; genetics ; Liver ; metabolism ; Polymerase Chain Reaction
10.KAT8/MOF-Mediated Anti-Cancer Mechanism of Gemcitabine in Human Bladder Cancer Cells
Huihui ZHU ; Yong WANG ; Tao WEI ; Xiaoming ZHAO ; Fuqiang LI ; Yana LI ; Fei WANG ; Yong CAI ; Jingji JIN
Biomolecules & Therapeutics 2021;29(2):184-194
Histone acetylation is a well-characterized epigenetic modification controlled by histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs). Imbalanced histone acetylation has been observed in many primary cancers. Therefore, efforts have been made to find drugs or small molecules such as HDAC inhibitors that can revert acetylation levels to normal in cancer cells. We observed dose-dependent reduction in the endogenous and exogenous protein expression levels of KAT8 (also known as human MOF), a member of the MYST family of HATs, and its corresponding histone acetylation at H4K5, H4K8, and H4K16 in chemotherapy drug gemcitabine (GEM)-exposed T24 bladder cancer (BLCA) cells. Interestingly, the reduction in MOF and histone H4 acetylation was inversely proportional to GEM-induced γH2AX, an indicator of chemotherapy drug effectiveness. Furthermore, pGL4-MOF-Luc reporter activities were significantly inhibited by GEM, thereby suggesting that GEM utilizes an MOF-mediated anti-BLCA mechanism of action. In the CCK-8, wound healing assays and Transwell ® experiments, the additive effects on cell proliferation and migration were observed in the presence of exogenous MOF and GEM. In addition, the promoted cell sensitivity to GEM by exogenous MOF in BLCA cells was confirmed using an Annexin V-FITC/PI assay. Taken together, our results provide the theoretical basis for elucidating the anti-BLCA mechanism of GEM.