1.Prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight or obese women
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2021;24(5):372-376
Overweight or obese women have a significantly increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). With the increasing prevalence of obesity among women of reproductive age, the prevalence of GDM has also risen. The prevention of GDM during pregnancy is particularly important in reducing the adverse pregnancy outcomes for both mothers and their offspring and decreasing the economic burden of the society. Lifestyle interventions (exercises, dietary), dietary supplementation, and pharmacological approaches are the main preventive measures. Exercise intervention and myo-inositol supplementation are effective in preventing GDM; dietary intervention and combined lifestyle intervention have some benefits, but the results remain controversial; probiotic supplementation and prophylactic use of metformin seem to be ineffective; the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation is unclear.
2.Distribution of pathogenic bacteria of nosocomial infections in intensive care unit and its drug-resistances
Liming YANG ; Qingrong MENG ; Xiaoxiao YAN
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2014;37(z1):4-6
Objective To investigate the distribution of pathogenic of nosocomial infections in intensive care unit (ICU) and the tendencies of its drug-resistances.Methods All of 130 patients of nosocomial infection from March 2009 to March 2013.Results Of all the nosocomial infection pathogens,gram-negative(G-) bacteria was the main(53.76%).The first five pathogens were E.coli(13.9%),E.faecalis (11.3%),A.baumannii (10.3%),S.aureus (9.8%) and K.pneumoniae (8.3%).The lower resistant to pseudomonas aeruginosa were amikacin (5.3%).A.baumannii increases rapidly and its resistances was severe.Two trains of E.faecalis were resistant to vancomycin.Conclusion G-bacteria is the main pathogens in ICU,fungal has upward tendency.The multidrug resistances of A.baumannii and E.faecalis were severe; Target monitoring is an effective surveillance method to reduce the prevalence of the nosocomial infection in ICU.
3.Autophagy and new strategy for cancer prevention and treatment
Yonghua YANG ; Yong BAO ; Xiaoxiao JLANG
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2015;(2):179-190
Autophagy is a catabolic process responsible for the degradation and recycling of misfolded proteins and damaged organelles for cellular homeostasis. This degradative pathway,closely related to many diseases including cancer,has become a focus of cancer research. lt can serve as a tumor suppressor,also functions as a protective cell-survival mechanism against chemotherapies. Of the autophagy-related proteins,vacuolar protein sorting 34(VPS34)has attracted major attention over the past decade because of its role in autophagic procedure. Recently,three specific inhibitors of VPS34,PlK-Ⅲ,VPSlN1 and SlR405,have been invented,showing unique implications for autophagy reduction and therapeutic benefit in tumor treatment. This paper summarizes the different roles of autophagy in clinical settings and the functional regulation of VPS34 upon post-translational modification and also discusses the application prospects of inhibitors targeting VPS34 or autophagy in cancer prevention and treatment.
4.Healthcare system in Cuba and its implications for China
Ningshan CHEN ; Xiaoxiao TIAN ; Xiaochuan YANG
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2015;(9):36-39
As a low-and middle-income country, Cuba has successfully implementedUniversal Health Coverage ( UHC) in the true sense, of which the major health indicators and human development index are relatively high. Moreover, many aspects of Cuba's healthcare system are worth learning from, especially constructing family doctor system, integrating medicine policy into national economic and social development strategies, focusing on drug re-search and development, standardizing high-quality medical education, etc.
5.Determination and Consistency Analysis of Particle Size Distribution of Budesonide Nasal Spray
Xiaoxiao ZHONG ; Wen CAO ; Biyong YANG
China Pharmacy 2017;28(18):2560-2563
OBJECTIVE:To establish the method for the determination of particle size distribution of Budesonide nasal spray, and to analyze the consistency of particle size distribution of spray samples. METHODS:Water was used as dispersant for mixing and dispersing(1800 r/min). The particle sizes [d(0.1),d(0.5),d(0.9)] corresponded to accumulative particle size of 10%,50%and 90%were used as characteristic value. The distribution of granularity was determined by laser scattering method. The consisten-cy of particle size distribution of samples from 2 manufacturers (A,B) were analyzed among different batches or same batch of same manufacturer by SAS 9.3 statistical software. RESULTS:The mean values of d(0.1),d(0.5) and d(0.9) were 3.96 μm, 29.58 μm and 67.10 μm in manufacturer A. The mean values of d(0.1),d(0.5)and d(0.9)were 2.00 μm,7.53 μm and 28.51 μm in manufacturer B. By analysis,there was great difference in particle size of samples from 2 manufacturers. The particle size of the samples from manufacturer A were larger than that of manufacturer B. The consistency among different batches from manufacturer B was better,and the consistency among same batch were all good from 2 manufacturers. CONCLUSIONS:The established meth-od is suitable for particle size distribution of Budesonide nasal spray and the consistency analysis of particle size distribution.
6.Comparison of differentiated endothelial cells from the embryonic stem cells with human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Yangui WANG ; Xiaoxiao MAO ; Tianlun YANG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2017;42(4):374-379
Objective:To compare the differentiated endothelial cells from the embryonic stem cells in vitro with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).Methods:Induction of the stem cells HUES9 to endothelial cells follows 2 steps.Stem cells were treated with CHIR99021 (10 μmol/L) and bone morphogenetic protein 4 (25 ng/mL) for 3 days to keep mesoderm state,then subsequent exposure them to VEGF165 (200 ng/mL) and Forskolin (2 μmol/L) to differentiate into endothelial cells.The morphology of differentiated endothelial cells were compared with HUVECs.The surface marker CD144 on differentiated cells and HUVECs were detected.The capabilities of two types of endothelial ceils in migration and angiogenesis were examined.Results:The differentiated endothelial cells show the same morphology with HUVECs.After 6 days of differentiation,the efficiency reached 73.4%.The positive percentage of CD144 for the differentiated endothelial cells and HUVECs was 86.6% and 94.4%,respectively.Both of them show capabilities of migration and angiogenesis,especially when they were treated with SB431542 to inhibit TGF-β signal pathway.Conclusion:The method for induction of stem cells to endothelial cells is productivity and it can be used for further study.
7.Improvement of the transfusion system in the hospital thanks to lean production and simulation
Xiaoxiao YANG ; Jiansha LU ; Qiaoying DONG ; Li CHEN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2013;29(9):655-659
In order to improve the efficiency and quality of medical services,the authors applied the lean production and system simulation into optimizing the transfusion system of a hospital.By means of describing and analyzing the current situation and problems of a transfusion system of the hospital,the paper presented the cause-effect diagram for overlong patient waiting.5W1H and ECRS were adopted to analyze the infusion processes,while Simio was used to simulate the existing infusion system and simulation data so obtained were used to draw a value stream mapping for the system.In line with the ideas of Shojinka and one stream production,nurses deployment and conveyor speed were reconfigured.Based on these ideas,a reform plan is presented and the simulation method is used to verify the outcomes.The study proved that lean production and system simulation can effectively improve the hospital transfusion system,medical efficiency and medical service level.
8.Effect Comparison of Oxycodone Hydrochloride Prolonged-release Tablets and Tramadol Hydrochloride Sustained-release Tablets in the Treatment of Cancer Pain
Qisheng WANG ; Yali Lü ; Chuanjun CHEN ; Xiaoxiao LIU ; Bin YANG
China Pharmacist 2014;(12):2082-2084
Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of oxycodone hydrochloride prolonged-release tablets and tramadol hydrochloride sustained-release tablets in the treatment of moderate cancer pain. Methods:Totally 290 cases of the patients with mod-erate pain were divided into the observation group with 148 cases and the control group with 142 cases. The observation group received oxycodone hydrochloride prolonged-release tablets, while the control group was given tramadol hydrochloride sustained-release tablets. The treatment course was 2 weeks, and the total efficiency and the incidence of adverse drug reactions( ADR) in the two groups were calculated and compared. Results:The total efficiency in the observation group and the control group was 92. 6% and 81. 7%, respec-tively, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0. 01). The incidence of ADR was 60. 1% and 57%, respectively with no significant difference (P>0.05). Conclusion: The effect of oxycodone hydrochloride prolonged-release tablets in the treatment of moderate cancer pain is better than that of tramadol hydrochloride sustained-release tablets.
9.CD147 affects autophagy of prostate cancer PC-3 cells
Fang FANG ; Chun FENG ; Yang YAO ; Xiaoxiao MA ; Liguo WANG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2014;(12):2259-2261
[ ABSTRACT] AIM: To study the autophagy of prostate cancer PC-3 cells induced by CD147 in vitro.ME-THODS:Themethod of amino acid starvation to induce autophagy was used.The expression of CD147 was detected by Western blotting.To study the functional effects of CD147 on autophagy in prostate cancer PC-3 cells, the down-regulation of CD147 expression was induced by the technique of RNAi.The conversion of autophagic marker protein LC3-I to LC3-II was determined by Western blotting.The cell death after starvation-induced autophagy was analyzed by trypan blue exclu-sion assay.RESULTS:The CD147 expression gradually increased in starvation-induced autophagy.The down-regulation of CD147 significantly increased the expression of autophagy-related protein LC3-II compared with control group.Mean-while, the cell death rates increased from (19.3 ±3.1)%and (22.3 ±3.5)%in control groups to (38.4 ±3.1)%in si-lencing the expression of CD147 in the PC-3 cells (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:CD147 inhibits starvation-induced auto-phgy and autophagy death in the prostate cancer PC-3 cells.
10.Construction of Rat Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase 1 Gene 3' Untranslated Regions Dual-luciferase Reporter Plasmids and Effect of rno-miR-15b-5p on Its Activitiy
Hanjiang LUO ; Yunfeng XU ; Xiaoxiao LI ; Yutao YANG ; Zhiqing XU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(2):166-172
Objective To construct dual-luciferase reporter plasmids containing the wild type and mutant rat extracellular signal-regulat-ed kinase 1 (ERK1) gene 3' untranslated regions (UTR) which were used to detect rno-miR-15b-5p's putative target gene. Methods The rat ERK1 gene 3' UTR fragment was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from PC12 cell cDNA and cloned into pmiR-RB-ReportTM vector. The mutant rat ERK1 gene 3' UTR fragment was obtained by overlap PCR and inserted into pmiR-RB-ReportTM vector. Successful wild type and mutant recombinant plasmids were confirmed by DNA sequencing. PC12 cells were co-transfected with rno-miR-15b-5p mim-ic and pmiR-ERK13' UTR or pmiR-ERK1-mut 3' UTR and then analyzed by dual-luciferase reporter assay system. The achieved mutation sequence of the target site TGCTGCT was mutated to CGAACGT and GTACACG, respectively. Results The wild-type reporter vector pmiR-ERK13' UTR and the mutant reporter vector pmiR-ERK1-mut 3' UTR were successfully constructed. The rno-miR-15b-5p mimic de-creased the activity of pmiR-ERK13' UTR plasmid (P<0.001) but did not decrease the activity of pmiR-ERK1-mut 3' UTR plasmid. Conclu-sion The recombinant pmiR-ERK13' UTR and pmiR-ERK1-mut 3' UTR plasmids were constructed successfully, and luciferase activities demonstrated that the 3' UTR of ERK1 gene might be a potential target of rno-miR-15b-5p.