1.Different exogenous interventions in angiogenesis to repair neurological deficits in cerebral ischemia rats
Zhiguo QI ; Hongmei LIANG ; Xiaofeng ZHU ; Peng XIE
Journal of Third Military Medical University 2003;0(08):-
Objective To explore the relationship between angiogenesis and ischemic neurological deficit repair through exogenous interventions,and investigate optimal intervention routes for angiogenesis in cerebral ischemia rats.Methods Totally 240 SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,ischemic control group,ischemia and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) group [1 653.3 ng/(g?d),i.p.,for 10 d],ischemia and endothelial progenitor cell transplantation(EPCs) group(2?1010/L,10 ?l),ischemia and anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody group [3 mg/(kg?d),i.p.,for 10 d].Cerebral microvessel density,somatosensory evoked potentials(SEP) and motor evoked potentials(MEP) and behavior were observed in 1,3,7,14,30 and 60 d after injury.Results New blood vessel density of ischemia and VEGF group,ischemia and EPCs group were significantly higher than ischemic control group in all time points besides 1 d after injury(P
2.The effect of long term low dose roxithromycin on the chest CT imaging and clinical symptoms change of bronchiectasis stable patients
Qi QIU ; Xinhui TANG ; Junjie BAO ; Jie PAN ; Liang ZHU
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2014;(2):79-80,83
Objective To explore the clinical effect and lung CT change of long-term used of low-dose roxithromycin in treatment for bronchial expansion patients in stable phase. Methods 94 cases collected in the Department of Respiration, The Second Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University from February 2011 to December 2012 were diagnosed as bronchiectasis, 34 cases in control group were given oral treatment for ambroxol 30 mg, three times one day, 60 cases in treatment group were added roxithromycin 75 mg on basis of control group, two times one day. Patients in two groups were both treated for 6 months. The therapeutic effect and the score of life quality and dyspnea scores in two groups were observed, and the changes of CT data were compared before and after treatment. Results After treatment, the life quality score and dyspnea score of two groups were all improved, but the treatment group was signiifcantly higher than the control group (P<0.05). The effective rate in treatment group was 86.67%, which was signiifcantly higher than 70.59%in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, chest CT imaging score of patients in treatment group were improved, signiifcantly better than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Long-term low dose administration of roxithromycin can control and stable bronchiectasis symptoms, and improve signs and symptoms .
3.The investigation on occupational stress of radiation workers
Jing LIANG ; Qi ZHANG ; Weiguo ZHU ; Zhen ZHANG ; Changsong HOU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2015;35(4):294-296
Objective To study the relationship between occupational stress and metal health of radiation workers.Methods Totally 220 radiation workers were investigated by Chinese perceived stress scales questionnaire,Chinese health questionnaire-12,as well as questionnaire related to radiology.Results The stress score of radiation worker with senior title was 18.18 ± 6.12,which was the lowest of all 220 participants.There was positive relationship between stress score and health score (r =0.484).19.1% of the workers sometimes felt stressed due to the danger of work.Conclusions There are some significantly correlation between occupational stress and metal disorder.More attention should be paid on the occupational stress.Positive measures such as decompression and psychological intervention will be helpful to protect physical and mental health of radiation workers.
4.The clinical effect of Redlining injection on acute lung injury
Fenghua QIAN ; Yiming QIAN ; Liang ZHU ; Zhibing XU ; Lili QI ; Lei ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2010;17(10):1318-1319
Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of the lung protective ventilation combining with Re-duning injection on the acute lung injury (ALI). Methods 59 patients with ALI were randomly divided into the lung protective ventilation group (control group, n =30) and the lung protective ventilation wmbined with Reduning injection group(experimental group,n = 29) ,and the changes of vital signs,RR,blood gas analysis,and so on were observed. The comparison between PaO2 and PaO2/FiO2 was carried out. The efficacy and the mortality rate were evaluated. Results Lung injury in 21 cases of experimental group were improved after applied Reduning treatment(72. 41%),there was a significant difference ( P < 0.05) with that of 14 cases in control group (46. 67% ) ; PaO2 increased, PaO2/FiO2 significantly increased in experiment group,there were significant difference compared with those of control group(P <0. 01). The mortality rate in the experimental group was 24.14% ,there was a significant differ-ence(P<0.05) compared with the mortality of 50. 00% in control group. Conclusion Reduning treatment could, improve the pulmonary function in lung protective ventilation to cure ALI,reducing the mortality rate as well.
5.Single nucleotide polymorphisms of folate metabolism pathway genes in central chinese families with neural tube defects
Jian LIU ; Jing QI ; Jie ZHU ; Lixia ZHANG ; Qin NING ; Yan LIANG ; Xiaoping LUO
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2010;13(5):384-389
Objective To investigate the contribution of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)variation in folate metabolism pathway genes and its interaction with environmental risk factors to the etiology of NTD. Methods In 275 families from central China, a total of 278 aborted fetal tissues or blood samples were collected from NTD individuals, 478 maternal and/or paternal blood samples were also obtained as controls. Folate supplementation, maternal diabetes mellitus and medication before pregnancy and during the first trimester of pregnancy were investigated. SNP analyses of all samples were performed by CEQ 8800. Case-parent control study and transmission/disequilibrium tests (TDT) were performed according to environmental cofactors stratification to evaluated 28 SNP in 12 folate pathway genes associated with human NTD. Results Only gene MTHFR rs1801133 was significantly associated with NTD, and synergistic effects of environmental risk factors (no folate supplementation and maternal diabetes) were shown on the occurrence of NTD. Linkage disequilibrium between BHMT rs3733890 and NTD existed in case of no folate supplementation,whereas the genotype alone did not contribute to the etiology of NTD. Other SNP were not significantly associated with NTD. Conclusions MTHFR rs1801133 is a risk factor of NTD, but BHMT rs3733890 is not an independent risk factor. Further investigations in folate and methionine cycle genes are requird in larger scale to enclose the interactions between gene and gene, or gene and environmental factors.
6.Expression and clinical significance of bone morphogenetic protein 3 in hi-lar cholangiocarcinoma tissues
Xun LI ; Di TANG ; Qi ZHOU ; Huanyu WANG ; Jiancong CHEN ; Xiaoxu ZHU ; Xiaoyu YIN ; Lijian LIANG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2015;33(4):615-619
[ ABSTRACT ] AIM: To investigate the expression and clinical significance of bone morphogenetic protein 3 (BMP3) in hilar cholangiocarcinoma tissues.METHODS: Thirty cases of hilar cholangiocarcinoma specimens were col-lected.The expression of BMP3 at mRNA and protein levels in the tumor tissues and paracancerous tissues was detected by real-time PCR and Western blot.The hilar cholangiocarcinoma paraffin-embedded specimens (n=103) were collected. The protein expression of BMP3 was determined by immunohistochemical method, and the relationship of BMP3 protein ex-pression with clinical pathological characteristics was evaluated.RESULTS:In the 30 patients with hilar cholangiocarcino-ma, the expressions of BMP3 protein and mRNA in 22 cases of tumor tissues were significantly decreased compared with the adjacent normal tissues.The results of immunohistochemistry showed that 87 cases were negative and 16 cases were weakly positive in all 103 cases of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.The expression of BMP3 protein was associated with the tumor TNM staging, lymph node metastasis and tumor differentiation (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:BMP3 gene might be inhibited in human hilar cholangiocarcinoma.The down-regulation of BMP3 gene might be associated with the carcinogenesis and devel-opment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
7.The correlation of obesity with gut Akkermansia and its features in the elderly population
Qi ZHOU ; Fei DONG ; Wanxi LI ; Chen CHEN ; Nan ZHANG ; Zhu WU ; Ze YANG ; Liang SUN
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2021;40(4):450-453
Objective:To investigate the impact of aging on the correlation between the intestinal microorganism Akkermansia and obesity, and to analyze the features of the correlation in the elderly population. Methods:This was a cross-sectional study.A total of 6896 cases were collected from the Guangdong intestinal microbiome in 2018, aged 18-94 years old, including 3806 females, 1641 cases with abdominal obesity(23.7%)and 707 cases with systemic obesity(10.3%). The 16S rRNA sequencing data were from individuals of Cantonese descent.The abundance of Akkermansia was calculated after data cleaning, clustering and annotation.The type of abdominal obesity or systemic obesity was diagnosed based on the standards of the Working Group on Obesity in China(2002). According to the five quintiles of the abundance of Akkermansia, subjects were divided into Q1~Q5(Q1-Q4: n=1379, Q5: n=1380). Logistic regression was used to study the relationship between Akkermansia and obesity after adjusting for common confoundors such as gender.Subjects were subgrouped into two types of age groups: the <65 group(n=5467)and the ≥65 group(n=1519); the <70 group(n=6136)and the ≥70 group(n=850). Age windows were used to analyze changes in characteristics of this relationship with increasing age. Results:There were significant differences in age and gender among different Akkermansia groups( t/ χ2=3.51, -5.03, P<0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed that after adjusting for two main confounding factors, age and gender, the risk of systemic obesity and abdominal obesity gradually decreased from Q2 to Q5 group, compared with Q1 group( P<0.001). The correlation between Akkermansia and obesity decreased with age.The protective effect of Akkermansia on obesity was weaker in the ≥65 and ≥70 groups, respectively, than in the <65 and <70 groups. Conclusions:Akkermansia is a protective factor for obesity, but the protective effect is affected by aging and weakened in the elderly.
8.The expression of BmK AngM1 in Mut(s) and Mut(+) recombinants of Pichia pastoris.
Qinghua WANG ; Lan LIANG ; Jingjing CHEN ; Ting GONG ; Qi HOU ; Jinling YANG ; Ping ZHU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(7):910-5
BmK AngM1 is a long-chain scorpion toxin purified from the venom of Buthus martensii Karsch. It has been reported to exhibit evident analgesic effect and low toxicity, and has the potential to be a novel analgesic drug. The BmKAngM1 gene was transformed into Pichiapastoris GS115. Mut+ and Mut(s) recombinant strains were screened by phenotype and Mut+ recombinant strains were used to detect BmK AngMl gene copy number in the real-time PCR. Expression of BmK AngM1 in the Mut+ recombinant strain was compared with that of the Mut(s) recombinant strain with the same single copy of BmK AngM1 gene under the same condition. The results indicated that the transcription level of BmK AngM1 gene in the Mut(s) recombinant strain was 2.7 fold of that in the Mut recombinant strain in the real-time PCR, and the expression of BmK AngM 1 in the Mut(s) recombinant strain was 1.5 fold of that in the Mut+ recombinant strain. Therefore, Mut(s) recombinant strain showed better ability to express BmK AngM1 than Mut+ recombinant strain.
9.Monte Carlo method for proton and heavy ion treatment room shielding calculation
Dexing LIAN ; Zhen ZHANG ; Qingzhao ZHANG ; Qi ZHANG ; Weiguo ZHU ; Jing LIANG ; Changsong HOU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2016;36(8):634-638
Objective To use Monte Carlo method to build a shielding calculation model for the proton and heavy ion treatment room,and to provide a reliable calculation method for shielding design.Methods A Monte Carlo-based FLUKA code was adopted to build the shielding calculation model for the proton and heavy ion treatment room,and to simulate the radiation field distribution in the proton and heavy ion treatment room.The calculation model was verified through the radiation detection around the proton and heavy ions treatment room.Results The FLUKA code-based simulation results were consistent with the radiation detection.Conclusions The shielding calculation model based on FLUKA code can simulate the radiation field from proton and heavy ions.Among the secondary particles,secondary neutrons are the dominant component and the main concern of accelerator shielding design.In shielding calculation,the emphasis should be put on both beam intensity and energy.
10.Effects of simulated training for on-the-job physicians' electrocardiogram theory and operational learning effect
Junqiang FENG ; Liang ZHU ; Xiaolin NIU ; Qi AN ; Le ZOU ; Feiyan MA
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2014;13(11):1174-1177
Objective To evaluate the effect of simulated training on in-service physicians electrocardiogram(ecg) theory and operational learning effect.Methods Sixty resident doctors were randomly divided into experiment group (n=30) and control group(n=30).The experimental group adopted teaching + simulation training mode to implement the theory and operation of ECG in continuing while the control group were taught only by lectures.Training effect of both groups was assessed by electrocardiogram theory and operation examination before and after training respectively,and by questionnaires at the end of the training as well.Data of the examination and questionnaires were analyzed by t test or x2 test.P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results After training,the score of theory examination was (90.87 ± 6.67) points in experiment group and was (85.83 ± 5.5) points in control group,with statistical difference between these two groups(t=3.201,P=0.003).Score of operation examination was(93.40 ± 4.31) points in experiment group and was(77.03 ± 7.96)points in control group,with significant differences(t=10.204,P=0.000).The satisfaction degree of enhancing learning interest,theoretical knowledge and operation skill,and strengthening the concept of humauistic care were significantly better in the experiment group than in the control group (x2=34.737,6.405,42.088,41.713,P=0.000,0.011,0.000,0.000).Conclusions Application of simulated training in the study of electrocardiogram is obviously superior in effect to the traditional teaching model.It can improve the theoretical knowledge and operation skill,which is helpful in elevating the in-service physicians' comprehensive capability.