1.Current status and training requirements for retraining program of general practitioner
Zhihong ZHENG ; Lige LIU ; Suxian YUAN ; Chunyan ZHAO
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2013;(3):194-196
The current status and training requirements for general practitioner (GP) were surveyed with questionnaires in 84 trainees from the first Beijing GP retraining program.Results showed that three most demanded skills of health service in community were electrocardiogram (98.8%),clinical lab results reading (96.4%),dressing change (90.5%).The services not provided but should be provided in community were aerosol rebreathing method (23.8%),resection of small superficial lumps (22.6%) and reading X-ray films (20.2%).The reasons for services not provided were insufficient resources (41.7%),lack of skilled personnel (35.7%) and staffing shortage (20.2%).The most required training skills were reading X-ray films (64.3%),electrocardiogram (54.8%) and laboratory results reading (51.2%).There were some skills inadequately trained including cricothyroid membrane puncture,suprapubic bladder puncture and resection of superficial small lumps.The results indicate that the required skills in community health service and individual demands of general practitioners should be the priority of the future training programs.
2.Correlation study of serum betatrophin level and urinary albumin-to-creatintine ratio in patients with type 2 diabetes
Haoying XUE ; Xiafei HONG ; Su WANG ; Weiyun QIAN ; Qichao YANG ; Jialiang DENG ; Suxian MA ; Shuping YU ; Dan JIANG ; Ruirong PAN ; Ling YANG ; Dong WANG ; Guoyue YUAN
Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2017;30(4):389-393
Objective There are few researches for the serum betatrophin level and diabetic nephropathy (DN) recently.The aim of this study was to investigate the change of serum betatrophin level and the correlation of serum betatrophin and urinary albumin-to-creatintine ratio (UACR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods A total of 150 Chinese subjects from Mar 2013 to Jul 2016 were enrolled in the study, including 90 patients with type 2 diabetes and 60 healthy controls.According to the level of UACR, the diabetic patients were divided into two groups:normal UACR group (UACR<30 mg/g, n=60) and abnormal UACR group(UACR>30 mg/g, n=30).Serum betatrophin was measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).UACR was measured by turbidimetric inhibition immune assay.Blood glucose blood lipid were measured simultaneously.Results The serum betatrophin level was significantly higher in abnormal UACR group than that in normal UACR group[677.37±59.02 vs 486.13±41.22 pg/mL, P<0.05];Serum betatrophin level in T2DM patients was positively correlated with age (r=0.246), waist hip ratio (WHR) (r=0.240), fasting blood glucose (FPG) (r=0.234), 2 hour plasma glucose (2hPG) (r=0.363), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (r=0.346), fasting insulin (FINS) (r=0.249), insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) (r=0.309), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (r=0.223), creatinine (CREA) (r=0.277) and UACR (r=0.244) (P<0.05),and negatively correlated with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (r=0.308) (P<0.01).Serum betatrophin level in normal UACR group was positively correlated with age, HbA1c and UACR (P<0.05);Serum betatrophin level in abnormal UACR group was positively correlated with WHR (r=0.504), 2hPG (r=0.600), HbA1c (r=0.449), HOMA-IR (r=0.395) (P<0.05).The WHR, HbA1c, HOMA-IR and GFR were the influential factors of the serum betatrophin level.Conclusion The level of serum betatrophin was significantly increased in T2DM patients with albuminuria, which suggests that the betatrophin might play an important role in the pathogenesis of DN.
3.Study on Effects and Active Ingredients of Tibetan Medicine Lamiophlomis rotata against Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yanfei ZHANG ; Ruixin CHEN ; Maohua YUAN ; Zhizhong YANG ; Ting HUANG ; Suxian CHEN ; JIANG
China Pharmacy 2021;32(5):578-583
OBJECTIVE:To study the effects and active ingr edients of Tibetan medicine Lamiophlomis rotata against rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS :Fifty-six SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group (0.5% sodium carboxymethylcellulose),model group (0.5% sodium carboxymethylcellulose ),methotrexate group (positive control group ,3 mg/kg),L. rotata water extract low-dose ,medium-dose and high-dose groups (0.5,1,2 g/kg,by crude drug ),L. rotata total flavonoid group (200 mg/kg,by flavonoid extat ),with 8 rats in each group. Except for normal control group ,other groups were given Freund ’s complete adjuvant (FCA)on the rat ’s right hind footpad to induce adjuvant-induced arthritis model. The next day after injection of FCA ,rats in all groups were given relevant medicine intragastrically ,once a day (once every 3 days for methotrexate group )for 30 days. At 15th and 30th day of administration ,the degree of paw swelling of left hind foot was measured,and the arthritis index ,spleen index were calculated. At the end of 30th day of administration ,the levels of TNF-α,IL-1β, IL-6 and IL- 10 in rat serum were determined by ELISA assay ,the thymus index and spleen index were calculated ,the pathological changes of the ankle joints were observed by HE staining. RESULTS :Compared with normal control group ,degree of paw swelling,arthritis index at 15th and 30th day of administration as well as the spleen index and the levels of TNF-α,IL-1β, msxmX0146) IL-6 in serum at 30th day of administration were significantly com increased in model group (P<0.01);while the thymus indexyunbinji- and IL- 10 level at 30th day of administration were ang@swu.edu.cn significantly decreased(P<0.01);synovial cell proliferation and infiltration of articular cavity were observed in ankle joint. Compared with model group ,degree of paw swelling ,arthritis index at 15th and 30th day of administration as well as the spleen index and the levels of TNF-α,IL-1β,IL-6 in serum at 30th day of administration were significantly decreased in each medicine group (P<0.01);while the thymus index and IL- 10 level at 30th day of administration were significantly increased (P<0.01);the pathological changes of arthritis were significantly improved. Compared with L. rotata water extract high-dose group ,there were no significant differences in degree of paw swelling at 15th day of administration as well as the arthritis index ,spleen index ,levels of inflammatory cytokines and pathological changes of ankle joint in L. rotata total flavonoid group (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS :Tibetan medicine L. rotata shows well anti-RA activity ,and total flavonoids may be the active ingredients of its efficacy.