1.Analysis of current epidemiological situation of measles and strategies for controlling measles in Xinjiang
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention 2001;5(1):27-29
Objective To analyze the current epidemiological situation of measles and to put forward strategies for controlling measles in Xinjiang. Methods A descriptive epidemiology was performed to survey incidence of measles in Xinjiang from 1953~1999. Results The highest incidence rate of 1 155.14 per 100 000 was reported in 1964. Since 1 965, the measles incidence had dramatically decreased with using measles vaccine in Xinjiang, particularly the action of launching EPI program since 1984. The l owest incidence rate of 7.85 per 100 000 was achieved in 1990. From 1990~1 999 cases mostly concentrated on preschool and school children. Seasonal distri b ution of measles was in April and May. Conclusions It is urgent to improve efficacy of measles vaccine, to establish measles epidemiological an d laboratory surveillance system, and to strengthen immunization for measles and controlling of the outbreak.
2.Thinking and Practice on the Teaching Study in Medical Collegess
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2003;0(02):-
The study on medical education directly affects the quality of education and cultivation of medical professionals as well as the level of running school.It is very important for the medical colleges to take some measures to solve these problems existing in medical teaching reform and research,such as renewing teachers' ideas,enhancing the standardization of management,increasing the enthusiasm of the teachers etc.
3.Preliminary study on the application of videonystagmograph in Chinese patients with multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica
Yanyu CHANG ; Jintian CEN ; Shuqi ZHANG ; Yuge WANG ; Yongqiang DAI ; Zhengqi LU ; Xueqiang HU ; Xiangli ZHENG ; Wei QIU
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2015;(10):596-600
Objective To investigate the characteristics of ocular movement disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO), and explore the clinical application of videonystagmograph (VNG) exami?nation in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of MS. Methods Sixteen MS ,10 NMO and 30 control ( sudden deafness ) patients were enrolled prospectively. Ocular movement disorders including saccades, gaze fixation, smooth pursuits, opto?kinetic nystagmus and spontaneous nystagmus were evaluated by using VNG. Results The positive rate of ocular motility disorders in MS patients detected by VGN was 68.75%. The incidences of abnormalities in saccades, smooth pursuits and optokinetic nystagmus were significantly higher in MS than in control groups (P= 0.000, 0.001 and 0.001, respectively). The positive rate of ocular motility disorders in NMO patients detected by VGN was 80.00%. The incidences of abnormal?ities in saccades, gaze fixation, smooth pursuits and optokinetic nystagmus were significantly higher in NMO than control groups (P=0.000, 0.012, 0.000 and 0.002, respectively). The positive rate of ocular motility disorders was not significant? ly different in MS and MS patients (68.5%vs. 80%,P>0.05). Compared with bedside physical examination, VNG showed a notable higher sensitivity in the detection of ocular motility disorders(68.75% vs. 37.50%). Furthermore, VNG disor?ders might indicate brain lesions undetected by MRI. Conclusion This small sample research indicates that VNG is a valuable tool in the detection of ocular motility disorders as well as brain lesions in MS and NMO patients. However, its role in the differential diagnosis between MS and NMO is not confirmed.
4.SARS-CoV-2 spike host cell surface exposure promoted by a COPI sorting inhibitor.
Yiqun LI ; Mingrui YANG ; Yanan NAN ; Jiaming WANG ; Sanjiao WANG ; Dongxiao CUI ; Jiajian GUO ; Pengfei HE ; Wenxin DAI ; Shuqi ZHOU ; Yue ZHANG ; Wenfu MA
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(7):3043-3053
Via an insufficient coat protein complex I (COPI) retrieval signal, the majority of SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) is resident in host early secretory organelles and a tiny amount is leaked out in cell surface. Only surface-exposed S can be recognized by B cell receptor (BCR) or anti-S therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that is the trigger step for B cell activation after S mRNA vaccination or infected cell clearance by S mAbs. Now, a drug strategy to promote S host surface exposure is absent. Here, we first combined structural and biochemical analysis to characterize S COPI sorting signals. A potent S COPI sorting inhibitor was then invented, evidently capable of promoting S surface exposure and facilitating infected cell clearance by S antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). Importantly, with the inhibitor as a probe, we revealed Omicron BA.1 S is less cell surface exposed than prototypes because of a constellation of S folding mutations, possibly corresponding to its ER chaperone association. Our findings not only suggest COPI is a druggable target against COVID-19, but also highlight SARS-CoV-2 evolution mechanism driven by S folding and trafficking mutations.