1.Caveolin-1 and inflammation after cerebral ischemia
Sufen HUANG ; Jian YI ; Baiyan LIU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016;24(3):259-262
As a cavola marker protein, caveolin-1 participates in many pathophysiological processes through its scaffolding domain oligomering many celular signal transduction molecules, and also regulates inflammation after cerebral ischemia through different pathways. This article reviews advances in caveolin-1 and inflammation after ischemic stroke in recent years, mainly focusing on its mechanism in regulating inflammation.
2.Efficacy and safety of bronchoalveolar lavage through flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope in treatment of neonatal atelectasis
Shuhua LIU ; Yuebo SHEN ; Cuiqing LIU ; Li MA ; Sufen JI
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2015;18(12):916-920
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in treatment of neonatal atelectasis.Methods Eligible patients, who were diagnosed as neonatal pulmonary atelectasis and admitted consecutively to the neonatal intensive care unit of the Children's Hospital of Hebei Province from January 2013 to January 2015, were included in the study.They were randomly assigned to FFB group (n=30) and control group (n=28).Newborns in the FFB group received BAL under FFB, while those controls received tracheal irrigation after intubation.The duration of lung recruitment, oxygen exposure and antibiotic administration, hospital stay, culture results of respiratory secretions, prognosis and total expenses during hospitalization were compared between the two groups.Complications of FFB were also recorded.Chi-square test and t-test were performed for statistical analysis.Results (1) In the FFB group, atelectasis occurred in the upper fight lobe (n=26), upper lobes of both sides (n=1), lower right lobe (n=2) and lower left lobe (n=1), while in the control group, atelectasis occurred in the upper right lobe (n=26), lower left lobe (n=1) and middle right lobe (n=2) (x2=0.094, P > 0.05).(2) The positive rate of bacteria culture results showed no difference between bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in FFB group and tracheal secretions in the controls [43%(13/30) vs 32%(9/28), x2=0.770, P > 0.05].(3) The duration of lung recruitment, antibiotic administration and hospital stay of the FFB group were all shorter than those of the control group [(4.7±3.4) vs (7.4±6.6) d, (14.0±4.5) vs (20.3±10.9) d, (15.1±4.7) vs (21.8±12.3) d, t=-5.718, 8.604 and 7.733, all P < 0.05].(4) Among babies in the FFB group, nine experienced fever and returned to normal after physical cooling;three showed more shadow in chest X-ray with aggravated dyspnea during a short period, and relieved 12 hours later;two had minimal hemorrhage from tracheal mucous membrane;one showed crying hoarse.Serious complications, such as pneumothorax, massive bleeding or cardiac arrest, did not occurred.No death or refuse of treatment was reported.Conclusion FFB and BAL is much more effective than tracheal irrigation after intubation in treatment of neonatal atelectasis without any severe complications.
3.AudioIogicaI Characteristics of Large VestibuIar Aqueduct Syndrome
Congzhe TIAN ; Yongping GAO ; Sufen LIU ; Shenghuan MENG ; Huiqing LIU
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2014;(6):606-608,609
Objective To study the audiological characteristics of large vestibular aqueduct syndrome (LVAS)and provide evidence for early diagnosis and prevention.Methods Tympanometry,Otoacoustic emission , auditory brainstem response (ABR),auditory steady-state response(ASSR)were performed on the 49 cases of LVAS which were diagnosed by CT scanning from May,2010 to October,2013.Among them,23 cases(46ears)were examined by pure tone andiometry at the same time.ResuIts Pure tone andiometry showed that 33 ears were mixed hearing loss in the 23 cases(46 ears),the air-bone gap was larger at low frequencies than that of at high frequen-cies,15 ears were senserineural hearing loss with no air-bone gap;96 ears were type A tympanogram.Acoustic re-flex were present in 5 ears ;34 cases (68 ears)of LVAS group were detected with ASNR in 3 -4 ms by the ABR testing,the positive rate was 70.8%.ConcIusion Our study indicates that for confirmed LAVS,if the pure tone andiometry shows significant air-bone gaps at low frequencies with the normal tympanograms,and ASNR is e-voked during the routine ABR testing.
4.Searching of teaching model absorbing some contents of pharmacokinetics into medical higher mathematics
Fang LIU ; Sufen MIAO ; Ou TAO ; Surong YAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2011;10(11):1324-1326
Medical Higher Mathematics,an important fundamental course,is important to improve the students' ability of innovation.According to the characteristics of the students at medical school,and considering the content abstract and the problems difficult to learn and understand,a new teaching model which can focus on absorbing some contents of Pharmacokinetics into Medical Higher Mathematics is dis cussed.At the same time the article discusses how to combine the both courses in three aspects:professional features,the background of the student's knowledge,and teaching method.
5.Comparisons of endoscopic and pathological characteristics between elderly and non-elderly patients with Barrett esophagus
Xinhao CHEN ; Xiaojun TENG ; Rong LIU ; Sufen WU ; Jiangfu HE
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2010;29(6):499-501
Objective To explore the similarities and differences in endoscopic and pathological characteristics between elderly and non-elderly patients with Barrett esophagus (BE). Methods Three hundred and seventy-one cases with BE were divided into elderly group (n=254) and nonelderly group (n=117). The detection rate, endoscopic findings and pathological changes were assessed. Results The detection rate of BE was 2.9% in the elderly, and 0. 9% in the non-elderly(χ2 =127.8, P<0.01). The 112 cases (44.1%) of the elderly had reflux symptoms, and so did 87cases (66.7%) of the non-elderly (χ2 =55.9, P<0.01). The detection rate of BE in the two groups was increased year by year from 2004 to 2008. The detection rate of ring pattern was significantly higher in elderly group than in non-elderly group (28.7% vs. 10.3%, χ2=14.5, P<0.01). Nonelderly patients had higher rate of island pattern than elderly patients (59.5% vs. 71.7%, χ2=4.7,P<0.05). There were significant differences in the rate of specialized intestinal metaplasia between elderly and non-elderly patients (42.1% vs. 27.4%, χ2=6.9, P<0.01). The difference in low and medium grade intraepithelial neoplasm between the two groups had statistical significance (21.3% vs.11.1%, χ2=4.9, P<0.05). There were two cases with adenocarcinoma in elderly group, but no case was found in non-elderly group. The detection rate of H. pylori was comparable between elderly group and non-elderly group (35.5% vs. 40.9%, χ2=0.40, P>0.05). Conclusions The elderly patients have the 3.2 times higher detection rate of BE than non-elderly patients. The detection rates of specialized intestinal metaplasia and intraepithelial neoplasm are higher in elderly group than in nonelderly group.
6.SIMPP analysis on curriculum satisfaction of students
Fang LIU ; Sufen MIAO ; Ou TAO ; Surong YAN ; Yun WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2015;(7):686-689
The degree of satisfaction of the curriculum is related not only to the degree of the curriculum but also to the degree of the students' development. With the concept of teaching reform micro system engineering, using the SIMPP analysis of the degree of satisfaction of the curriculum, the relevant factors of the students are studied. The results show that, the learning state, learning objec-tives, and the education level of mother affect the students more easily on the curriculum satisfaction. Research shows, in the present curriculum condition, educators should guide the students to study hard, establish a clear and reasonable learning goal, give the students the introduction and analysis of the curriculum, can effectively improve the students on the curriculum satisfaction, enhance the enthusiasm of the study.
7.AGEs induces the expression of INOS in cultured cardiac microvascular endothelial cells of rat
Yongxia CHENG ; Guibo LIU ; Sufen GUO ; Xianghong YANG
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2010;30(5):515-519
Objective To observe the effect of the advanced glycation end products(AGEs)on the iNOS expression in cultured cardiac microvascular endothelial cells.Methods Cultured the cardiac microvascular endothelial cells in vitro.After AGEs of the different dose(50~200 mg/L)and different times(0~24 h)played the role on the cells,we determined the NO generation and iNOS protein expression of all groups.Results NO generation and iNOS protein expression increased with the AGEs-dose increasing and treatment time.The results were significantly different.Conclusion These results demonstrate that AGEs may induce iNOS to produce toxic NO in cardiac microvascular endothelial cells,then the diabetic cardiomyopathy occures.
8.Perception and application of 22S Rule in Westgard Multi-rule Quality Control
Changde LIU ; Ying MA ; Xingyuang ZHOU ; Sufen WU ; Tao ZHAI
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2016;37(19):2680-2681,2684
Objective To explore the application conditions of 22 S rule (one of the Westgard rules) in single concentration quali‐ty control .Methods The application scope of 22 S rule was used into the same batch detection of single‐concentration quality control materials .Results The 22 S rule improved the detection rate of system errors .Conclusion 22S rule should be applied to two detec‐tions within a batch when using one quality control material ,as to improve the detection of system error more efficiency .
9.Simulation of sparse views CT image iterative reconstruction based on defective projection data
Hai CHEN ; Xiaodong LIU ; Jie DONG ; Sufen DENG ; Shengjun ZHONG
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2017;38(4):29-31,37
Objective To reconstruct sparse views CT image based on defective projection data.Methods The position of bad bins in detector determined whether the linear interpolation was applied to the defective projection data.Moreover,reconstruction of air pixels in CT image was achieved rapidly and accurately.Results he experimental results showed that the proposed method could solve the problem from classical ART-TV method that the robustness was unstable due to the different positions of bad bin in CT detector.Conclusion Compared to analytical reconstruction methods,iterative methods can solve the reconstruction problems in this modality so that the radiologist is facilitated to perform image processing and quantitative analysis.
10.Effects of caveolin-1 on expressions of interleukin-1βand interleukin-6 in the ischemic cortex after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in mice
Sufen HUANG ; Shengqiang ZHOU ; Dong LUO ; Jian YI ; Baiyan LIU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016;24(11):1022-1027
ObjectiveToinvestigatetheeffectsofcaveolin1(Cav1)onexpressionsofproinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1βand IL-6 in the ischemic cortex after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in mice. Methods The Cav-1 knockout mice (n=40) and wild-type mice (n=40) were randomly divided into ischemia groups and sham operation groups (n=20 in each group). They w ere also redivided into ischemia or sham operation at 3, 7, 10 and 14 d time points ( n=5 in each time point). A permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion model w as induced by the suture method. Immunohistochemical method w as used to detect the expressions of IL-1βand IL-6 in the ischemic cortex. Results The expression levels of IL-1βand IL-6 in the ischemic cortex at each time point in the ischemia group in Cav1 knockout mice w ere significantly higher than those in the ischemia group in the w ild-type mice ( al P< 0.05 ). Conclusions The upregulations of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1βand IL-6 in the ischemic cortex in Cav1 knockout mice suggests that Cav1 plays an important role in aleviating inflammation after cerebral ischemia.