1.Exploration of a new evaluation framework for talented professionals in science and technology——a case study on an institution of military medical sciences
Military Medical Sciences 2015;39(12):904-908
Objective To explore a new evaluation framework for talented professionals in science and technology, and design an appropriate methodology and management mechanism.Methods Key evaluation indicators were set according to the organization′s strategic objectives and innovation elements.Following the introduction to new concepts of evaluation, methods and steps were designed that could analyze evaluation results using the radar chart to achieve full-dimensional identification of different indicators, scopes or levels.Results and Conclusion A pluggablehierarchical management mechanism was established, and an organic architecture that involved data, evaluation logics and operation management was constructed.A pilot study was carried out in an institution of military medical sciences to verify the applicability of this framework.
2.Triage of women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance cytology result
Journal of International Oncology 2011;38(3):230-232,240
Repeat cervical cytologic testing,human papillomavirus(HPV)testing and immediate colposcopy are currently the most general managements in women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance(ASCUS)result.However,the efficacy of these three methods is hampered by strong subjectivity,high false negative and positive rates.With the development of the aetiology of cervical cancer,there is good evidence that biomarkers for persistent HPV infection,HPV integration,instability of host genes and malignancy triage ASCUS more objectively and efficiently.The three-dimensional multiparameter biomarker-based detection may be the predominant method for the triage of women with abnormal cervical cancer screening result.
3.Risk Factors of Pneumonia Concurrent Sepsis in Elderly Patients
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2006;0(12):-
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the value of blood lactic acid in elder pneumonia patients and indicate its relation with the classification of peverity of patients.METHODS Seventy-five elder patients with pneumonia and 50 younger patients were divided into sepsis group and no sepsis group.The sepsis group was divided into MODS and non-MODS sub groups.The level of blood lactic acid,CRP and PaO2 in them were measured.RESULTS The incidence of sepsis was remarkably higher in the elder pneumonia patients group than in the younger one.There was a significent difference of the blood lactic acid between them((1.74?0.33)mmol/L vs(1.35?0.66)mmol/L,P
4.Pulmonary Fungal Infection and Resistance in Older Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Mechanical Ventilation
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2009;0(20):-
OBJECTIVE To investigate pulmonary fungal infection spectrum and its resistance in older COPD patients with mechanical ventilation.METHODS Retrospective study were performed in 67 cases of COPD patients with mechanical ventilation treatment who were admitted to our ICU from Jan 2004 to Doc 2007.Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was cultured,differentiation and antifungal susceptilibity testing were taken.RESULTS Seventy-eight fungi strains were cultured in 78 cases,among them,41 strains were Candida albicans(52.56%),14 of C.tropicalis,9 of C.krusei,5 of C.parapsilosis,7 of yeast-like fungi and 2 of Aspergillus.CONCLUSIONS There were increasing fungal infection rate in older COPD patients with mechanical ventilation and C.albicans is still the most frequent type.The resistance to triazole antifungal drug is also increasing.
5.Effects of Metformin on the serum PCSK9 in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Chinese Journal of Diabetes 2017;25(1):58-61
Objective To investigate the effects of Metformin on serum proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9(PCSK9)level in patients with type 2 diabetes(T2DM). Methods 48 healthy people with normal glucose tolerance were selected as the controls (NGT group). 93 newly diagnosed T2DM were randomized to Metformin treated group (Met,n= 47 )and Glipizide treated group (Gli,n=46).Serum PCSK9 was measured by ELISA in all participants. After treatment,the changes of serum PCSK9 were observed in Met group and Gli group. Results Serum PCSK9 levels in Met group and Gli group were higher than NGT group(P<0. 01). PCSK9 level was positively correlated with FPG,HbA1 c, HOMA-IR,FIns,TC,LDL-C,TG,hsC-RP,TNF-αand BMI (r= 0. 578,0. 638,0. 556,0. 610,0. 578, 0. 592,0. 589,0. 638,0. 561,0. 552;P<0. 05 or P<0. 01),and negatively correlated with HDL-C(r=-0. 614,P<0. 01). The levels of PCSK9 significantly decreased after treatment with Metformin(P<0. 05). PCSK9 levels had no significant differences before and after treatment with Glipizide. Multiple regression analysis showed that TNF-αand HOMA-IR were independent related factors of PCSK9. Conclusion T2DM patients have high levels of serum PCSK9 which can be decreased by Metformin.
6.Expression of plasma bone morphogenetic protein-4 in patients with coronary heart disease and intervention effect of rosuvastatin
Lijian PAN ; Juanjuan PAN ; Lei LIU ; Yijun SHI ; Hui GONG
Clinical Medicine of China 2014;30(5):489-492
Objective To investigate the changes of plasma bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP-4) levels in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and rosuvastatin intervention effect on BMP-4 level.Methods Fifty-two patients with CHD and 35 health people were enrolled in this study as CHD group and control group.ELISA method was used to detect the concentration of plasma BMP-4.Analyzed the relationship between plasma BMP-4 and blood lipids,flow-mediated dilation (FMD),nitric oxide (NO),cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2),malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD).And observed the changing of plasma BMP-4 before and after rosuvastatin intervention.Results Plasma BMP-4 level in CHD patients was (7.53 ± 1.20) μg/L,higher than that of control group ((3.81 ± 0.79) μ g/L,t =3.541,P =0.006).After rosuvastatin treatment,plasma BMP-4 level in CHD patient was decreased from (7.53 ± 1.20) μg/L to (5.40± 0.98) μg/L (t =1.436,P =0.001).Plasma BMP-4 level was positively correlated with COX-2,MDA,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol,total cholesterol (r =0.395,0.350,0.274,0.288 respectively,P < 0.01 or P <0.05).But,it was negatively correlated with NO,high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,SOD,FMD (r =-0.291,-0.253,-0.476,-0.320 respectively,P <0.01 or P <0.05).COX-2,SOD and FMD were independent risk factors of plasma BMP-4 in patients with CHD.Conclusion Oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction are in patients with CHD.Rosuvastatin treatment can remarkably reduce plasma BMP-4 level,alleviate vascular endothelium injury induced by oxidative stress and improve endothelial function in patients with CHD.
7.Clinical and polysomnographic characteristics in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome
Xiaorong MA ; Yong WANG ; Lei PAN
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2011;30(1):17-19
Objective To investigate the clinical and pdysomnographic characteristics and related factors of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in elderly patients. Methods The 163 elderly patients with OSAHS confirmed by polysomnography were classified into obesity group and non-obesity group according to body mass index (BMI). All cases were grouped into mild,moderate and severe groups according to the apnea hypopnea index (AHI) and night SaO2. The 190non-elderly OSAHS patients were as control group at the same time. The clinical and polysomnographic characteristics were recorded and analyzed. Results (1)The proportion of obesity in OSAHS patients was 79. 1%, there was significant difference between the elderly-obesity group and non-elderly-obesity group (70.3% vs. 83.6%, P<0.05). (2)The proportions of moderate and severe OSAHS patients were lower in elderly group than in non-elderly group. There were significant differences in AHI, the lowest arterial O2 saturation (LSaO2) and % TRT SaO2 <90% between the two groups (all P<0.05). (3)The sleep architecture disturbance was significantly severer in elderly group than in non-elderly group. The percentages of non-rapid eye movementsleep (NREM sleep)stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ sleep were significantly decreased, and the arousal was significantly increased. (4) The syndrome of OSAHS in elderly group was untypical and the clinical complication was increased.Conclusions The elderly OSAHS patients are less severe than non-elderly group, but the elderly patients have worse sleep architecture disturbance and more complications such as hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.
8.The relationship between expression of PIAS3 and malignancy of human brain meningioma
Tianhong PAN ; Lei SHI ; Shuguang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2010;17(21):2881-2883
Objective To explore the relationship between PIAS3 expression and the degree of malignancy of meningiomas.Methods 72 cases of different degree of malignant meningioma and 13 cases of surgical specimens of normal brain tissue were extracted the total RNA,and detected the levels of PIAS3 in different degree of meningioma and normal brain tissue through comparative control study by using real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR.Results PIAS3 was low expressed in normal brain tissue,however,high expressed in the human brain meningioma with significant differences(P<0.01).There were also significant differences found in expression level of PIAS3 between meningiomas grade I and Ⅱ,or Ⅲ level(P<0.05),but the differences between meningiomas grade Ⅱ and Ⅲ were not obvious(P>0.05).And PIAS3 expression was not related with the depth of infiltration in invasive meningiomas(P>0.05).Conclusion PIAS3 was overexpression in meningiomas,and was be closely related to the occurrence and development of meningiomas.
9.Homing of bone marrow hemopoietic stem cells in infarct area following myocardial infarction
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2009;13(27):5252-5256
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that after bone marrow stem cell transplantation, there are juvenile cells with the episode of myocardial cells around the infarct areas, which was recognized as deriving from bone marrow stem cells.OBJECTIVE: To explore the homing situation of bone marrow stem cells by autologous mobilization around the infarct areas aftar myocardial infarction.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: The cytological in vitro study was performed at the China-Japan Clinical Pathology Center, Daliar Medical University from February 2005 to April 2006.MATERIALS: A total of 30 myocardial samples from the autopsy at the Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Dalian Medical University between 2000 and 2005. Fifteen normal samples dyed from the mechanical injuries or craniocerebral injury,without abnormity following autopsy. Fifteen samples in the myocardial infarction group suffered from coronary atherosclerosis and coronary tube stenosis, and died within 10 days after myocardial infarction.METHODS: The autopsy was performed within 48 hours after the death and the tissues were obtained from antedor wall, lateral wall and posterior wall of the left ventricle, and made into tissue sections. We checked the expression of CD34, CD133 and transforming growth factor-β, in the normal area, infarct area and around the infarct area by immunohistochemistry.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The expression of CD34, CD133 and transforming growth factor-β in different areas and the relationship between them.RESULTS: The positive expression of CD34 in infarct area was significantly stronger than that around the infarct area and in normal area (P < 0.01). The positive expression of transforming growth factor-β in infarct area was significantly stronger than that around the infarct area (P < 0.01), and the expression of transforming growth factor-β showed negative reactJon in normal area. The expression of CD34, CD133 and transforming growth factor-β, in infarct areas and around the infarct area was closely related (P < 0.01).CONCLUSION: There are the homing of bone marrow hemopoietic stem cells in infarct area and around the infarct ares after myocardial infarction. The increase in transforming growth factor-β in infarct area provides the possibility for the differentiation of the homing stem cells, the following angiogenesis and the regeneration of cardiomyocytes.
10.Effects of Arsenic Compounds on Human Metallothionein-3 cDNA Gene Expression
Zemin PAN ; Lei YANG ; Kaitai LIU
Journal of Environment and Health 1992;0(04):-
Objective To study the effects of arsenic compounds on metallothionein-3 gene expression in human normal hepatic cells. Methods cDNAs were cloned by SMART method. Bioinformatics was utilized to analyze the homologue, chromosomal localization, structure and encoding protein of the cloned gene and the trans-membrane information of the encoding protein. Metallothionein-3 gene expression level in L-02 cell line treated by arsenite was determined by cDNA microarrays. Results Metallothionein-3 cDNA gene was cloned and located in the chromosome 16q13. The results of bioinformatics analysis showed that the protein encoded by metallothionein-3 gene could cross the biologic membrane. Metallothionein-3 gene expression up-regulation in human normal hepatic L-02 cell line was found by cDNA microarrays in the early stage after the cells being exposed to arsenite. Conclusion The results of this study showed that the human metallothionein-3 gene was arsenic related gene and this gene might play a vital role in the detoxification metabolism of arsenic compounds at early stage.