1.Training practical professional for rural communities
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2005;0(06):-
The educational philosophy of a college means the tenet and mission as well as the function of a college,which plays a dominating and leading role in teaching and college management. Based on a thorough analysis on the history and tradition of Jiujiang University Medical Center,in this article the philosophy of Jiujiang University Medical Center is summarized as following:rural-oriented;strengthening development of skills;adaptable to social needs;training practical professional.
2.Introduction and Implementation of Community-Oriented Medical Education
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2003;0(03):-
Community-oriented medical education is featured by an emphasis on primary health care and population care as well as community-based care. It emphasizes the major problems encountered in the rural areas. This article has described the basic principles and curricular features of community-oriented medical education. The implementation and practice of education reform towards community-oriented medical education at Jiujiang University Medical College has also been introduced. The college puts teaching contents reform first followed by teaching methods. Students' clinical skills and reasoning skills were strengthened in the reform. According to requirements of community-oriented medical education, educational programs and curriculum have been changed. The concept of general medicine has been introduced in the practice of the reformed program.
3.Application of Standardized Patient Technique and Multiple Station Examination of Clinical Skills
Yaofang YANG ; Minghua TU ; Yongping ZHAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2002;0(01):-
The paper reviews introduction of standardized patient (SP) technique to Chinese medical education and its uses and experiences of applying multiple station examination of clinical skills (MSECS) at Jiujiang Medical College (now Jiujiang University Medical College). Authors state that SP's role-play of patient, instructor and evaluator is essential for the teaching and evaluation of clinical skills. The paper analyzes and describes phases of the SP technique development in China and its use in Clinical Diagnosis course and MSECS on graduation, as well as the establishment of Clinical Skills Laboratory (CSL) and its uses in MSECS. Contents and results of the MSECS are reported.
4.The roles of LMO4 in endothelial cells differentiation and angiogenesis from murine embryonic stem cells
Minghua Xiang ; Zhenzhen Tu ; Yue Wang ; Haisheng Zhou
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(1):1-7
Objective :
To examine the role of LMO4 in the regulation of endothelial cell differentiation and angio- genesis in murine embryonic stem cells (mESC) .
Methods :
Mouse Lmo4 cDNA was obtained from MEL cells by using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and subcloned into the expression vector pFG to generate the pFLG ,in which contained Flk-1 promoter to drive Lmo4 expresses in only FLK-1 + cells.The mESC were transfected with pFG or pFLG plasmids and subsequently screened with geneticin ( G418) to produce cell clones. These cell clones were named mESC /pFG and mESC /pFLG ,respectively. The mESC /pFG and mESC /pFLG were cultured in the differentiation medium for either 4 days or 10 days to generate embryoid bodies (EB) .The 10-day embryoid bodies ( 10 d-EBs) carrying the pFG and pFLG vectors were subsequently stimulated to generate the blast-colony forming cells (BL-CFC) ,which indicated the presence of hemangioblasts.The endo- thelial cell sprouting analysis was performed by using 10 d-EBs.The expression of the interest genes was detected by using qualitative RT-PCR or Western blot analysis.
Results :
The pFLG expression vector was successfully con- structed through PCR identification.The mESC /pFG and mESC /pFLG cells were obtained after transfected with the pFG or pFLG vectors and selected by G418.The cells spontaneously differentiate to generate EBs,in which some green fluoresce cells were present.Western blot analysis showed that a significant increase in LMO4 expression in both 4 d-EB and 10 d-EB when compared to mESC.BL-CFC analysis showed that the 4 d-EB/ pFLG had a higher cloning efficiency ( 7. 70% ± 1. 27% ) ,comparing with that of the 4 d-EB/ pFG ( 1. 15% ± 0. 48% ) ( P = 0. 021) .Quantitative RT-PCR results showed that the expression of Flk-1,C-kit,Tie-2 and Ve-cad genes in 10 d- EBs /pFLG increased more than 2-fold compared to 10 d-EBs /pFG.The endothelial cell sprouting analysis result showed a significant increase in the number and length of new blood vessels in 10 d-EB/ pFLG compared to 10 d- EB/ pFG (P<0. 05) .
Conclusion
Overexpression of LMO4 promotes hemangioblast differentiation from mESC, and benefits for endothelial cell differentiation and angiogenesis.
5.The effect of calcium phosphate nanoparticles⁃mediated interference of LMO4 on skin squamous cells
Minghua Xiang ; Liyu Guo ; Zhenzhen Tu ; Yue Wang ; Haisheng Zhou
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(11):1807-1812
Objective :
To investigate lim domain protein 4 (LMO4) functions and mechanisms in regulating proliferation of skin squamous cells (A431) , the shRNAs targeted to human LMO4 were coated by calcium phosphate nanoparticles (NP) and transfected into A431 cells to inhibit LMO4 expression.
Methods :
Reverse transcription
and quantitative polymerase chain reaction ( RT⁃qPCR) , immunohistochemistry analysis and Western blot were used to detect expression of the interest genes. The expression vectors with shRNA targeted to human LMO4 (NP/sh⁃L) were coated by the calcium phosphate nanoparticles , and transfected into A431 . The MTT assay was conducted to determine cell proliferation after transfected for 24 , 36 and 48 h. Cells were stained with propidium iodide and examined cell cycles by using flow cytometry.
Results :
LMO4 expressed at higher levels both in the skin squacalcium phosphate nanoparticles and DNA was 10 ∶ 1 . There was no significant difference of transfection efficiency between the NP/sh⁃L and lipofection approaches. The MTT assay showed that silencing LMO4 inhibited proliferadown did not alter expression of CDK4 and cyclin D1 .
Conclusion
The calcium phosphate nanoparticles could bind and transfer the foreign DNA into the targeted cells with high efficiency. Silencing LMO4 decreased expression of cyclin E and CDK2 resulted in inhibition of cell proliferation.