1.The study of cooling control system of the CT bulb tube intelligent closed loop
Xiaoyin LI ; Xuejiang QIAN ; Ailian MING
China Medical Equipment 2014;(5):43-45
Objective:To improve the CT bulb tube cooling rate and the testing method of the CT bulb tube temperature, and provide more stable platform for better bulb tube protection and longer life-span. Methods: The designed specified cold air machine could transfer the dry cold wind into machine rack, which can lower the ambient temperature of the machine rack and increase the air flow inside the machine rack and promote the efficiency of the heat exchange of the bulb tube oil cooling circuit. Results:the design of this system’s joint is light and handy, which could collect the instantaneous temperature change of the bulb tube, and carry out simple man-machine interaction monitoring. Conclusion:According to the bulb tube oil-way temperature and ambient temperature and relative humidity, the computer can dynamically adjust the refrigerating capacity and operation/cease of the air cooler. Then it can constitute the closed control loop, and accelerate the efficiency of the bulb tube’s heat dissipation, and promote the heat capacity of the bulb tube equivalently.
2.A Correlation Analysis Between Need-press on TAT and Themes on Sandplay of Borderline Personality Disorder
Jinjing XIANG ; Heyong SHEN ; Xuejiang LI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology 1993;0(02):-
Objective:Sandplay themes and TAT stories of BPD's were deeply analyzed in order to explore the relationship between healing-trauma themes and need-pressure system.Methods:The healing-trauma themes of 30 BPD students' were compared with that of 30 non-BPD students'.A correlation analysis was done between healing-trauma themes and need-pressure system.Results:①Scores of trauma themes of BPD were significantly higher than those of normal participants(3.67?1.06/2.33?0.92,t=5.19,P
3.On How to Ensure the Quality of Graduate Students Training from Institute Management Angle
Yang YANG ; Miao ZHU ; Yang LI ; Xuejiang WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2002;0(01):-
Raising training quality is the core of the education of graduate students.In recent years,graduate students have expanded to recruit and make the education of graduate students faced with many problems,which challenges the graduate students' training quality.As the recruitment scale expanded year after year,colleges have to assume the specific management task in the university.The angle that we manage from institute is discussed according to the major link in the training of graduate student for how to ensure the training quality of graduate students.
4.The clinical value of atrial natriuretic peptide,endothelin-1 and von Willebrand factor in newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension after the treatment of sildenafil
Aimin YAO ; Yaping HAO ; Xuejiang SUN ; Jie ZHANG ; Haijuan WANG ; Jianling LI ; Yeqing WANG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2013;36(36):20-24
Objective To study the changes and significance of plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP),endothehn-1 (ET-1),von Willebrand factor (vWF) levels in newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) after the treatment of sildenafil.Methods Sixty-six cases with PPHN group and 40 cases with non-PPHN (control group) were enrolled.PPHN group was in the treatment of sildenafil.Collected the blood when before the treatment of sildenafil and 3,7 d after treatment,respectively.Arterial blood gas were done and pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP) was measured before treatment and 3,7 d after treatment,and by the same time recording pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2).Plasma ANP,ET-1,vWF levels were measured by ELISA method.Results The levels of PASP,SpO2 arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2),arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and plasma ANP,ET-1,vWF in PPHN group before treatment [(66.5 ± 13.4)mm Hg (1 mm Hg =0.133 kPa),0.726 ±0.531,(46.3 ±7.2)mm Hg,(59.2 ± 7.4) mm Hg,(272.6 ± 20.3)ng/L,(221.3 ± 24.3) ng/L,(142.5 ± 20.3)%] compared with controlgroup [(25.0±6.2) mm Hg,0.896 ± 0.767,(88.3 ±7.6) mm Hg,(41.1 ±6.1) mm Hg,(68.4 ± 7.9) ng/L,(39.8 ± 6.5) ng/L,(95.3 ± 18.5)%] were statistically significant(P < 0.05).Their levels in PPHN group 3 dafter treatment[(48.3 ± 3.2) mm Hg,0.841 ± 0.416,(73.6 ± 9.3)mm Hg,(50.5 ± 7.2) mm Hg,(102.6 ±20.3) ng/L,(79.6 ± 15.2) ng/L,(103.6 ± 14.1)%] were significantly improved,there was significantdifference compared with before treatment and control group(P < 0.05).Their levels in PPHN group 7 d aftertreatment [(25.2 ± 3.6) mm Hg,0.882 ± 0.724,(85.4 ± 7.4) mm Hg,(40.2 ± 6.4) mm Hg,(64.4 ± 3.6)ng/L,(37.3 ± 5.4)ng/L,(92.9 ± 11.7)%] were significantly improved,there was significant difference compared with 3 d after treatment (P < 0.05),the difference was no statistically significant compared with control group (P> 0.05).Linear correlation analysis showed that ANP,ET-1,vWF and PASP,PaCO2 were significantly positively correlated (P < 0.01),ANP,ET-1,vWF and SpO2,PaO2 were significantly negatively correlated (P< 0.01).On the basis of cardiac ultrasound monitoring PASP,ANP evaluation of the efficacy of sildenafil sensitivity was 82.2%,specificity was 83.4% ;ET-1 was 86.4% and 87.6%; vWF was 85.1% and 84.7%.Conclusion ANP,ET-1,vWF may play an important role in the mechanism of the treatment of PPHN by sildenafil,and could be used as an objective index to evaluate the effect of sildenafil on PPHN.
5.Huqi San inhibits prehepatocarcinoma in rats probably through activating Hedgehog signaling pathway
Ruofei LI ; Yunfei BAI ; Yunjiao WANG ; Zunshu DU ; Wenqi HAN ; Xuejiang WANG ; Ying JIANG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2017;33(4):661-668
AIM: To explore the influence of Huqi San on the Hedgehog signaling pathway in rats with prehe-patocarcinoma.METHODS: The model of prehepatocarcinoma in the rats was established by a modified solt-farber method.The rats were intragastric administrated with Huqi San solution for 3 d after subtotal hepatectomy.Four weeks after administration of the Huqi San solution, the hepatic damage was observed by histopathological analysis.The protein expression of glutathione S-transferase-π (GST-π), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), OV6, albumin (ALB) and glioma-associated oncogene homolog 2 (Gli2) was detected by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining.The expression of Sonic hedgehog (Shh), Smoothened (Smo), Gli2, cyclin D and cyclin E at mRNA and protein levels in the rats was determined by RT-qPCR and Western blot, respectively.The serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) were assayed using diagnostic kits.RESULTS: Compared with model group, Huqi San decreased the serum levels of ALT, AST and GGT, and alleviated the pathological changes in prehepatocarcinoma rats.Huqi San inhibited the protein expression of GST-π and AFP (P<0.05) in the prehepatocarcinoma rats.Huqi San also promoted the protein expression of OV6 and ALB (P<0.05).Furthermore, Huqi San activated Hedgehog signaling pathway and its downstream targeting molecules such as Shh, Smo, Gli2, cyclin D and cyclin E.In addition, the results in vitro showed that Huqi San may activate Hedgehog signaling pathway and promoted oval cell proliferation.CONCLUSION: Huqi San not only promotes hepatic progenitor cell proliferation, but also induces hepatic progenitor cell differentiation and inhibits prehepatocarcinoma in the rats probably via activating Hedgehog signaling pathway.
6.Regulatory effect of a Chinese medicine prescription Hu Qi Shan on the telomerase activity in hepatic precancerous lesions in rats
Xia MENG ; Shuhong LIU ; Xia LI ; Ping FENG ; Jing LU ; Xuejiang WANG
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2016;26(10):36-42
Objective To explore the possible mechanism of action of telomerase in hepatic precancerous lesions, and the regulatory effect of a Chinese medicine prescription HU Qi Shan ( HQS) and its principal drug mistletoe alkali on the telomerase activity in rat liver tissues.Methods Rat model of hepatic precancerous lesions was established by Solt-Farber two-step protocol.The model rats were randomly divided into 5 groups, including the model group, high-dose HQS [8 g/(kg· d)] group, low-dose HQS [4 g/(kg· d)] group, and mistletoe alkali[8 mg/(kg· d)] group.γ-Glutamy-transpeptidase (γ-GT) was analyzed by immunohistochemistry.AFP was detected by immunofluorescence technique.The telomerase activity was detected using a quantitative telomerase detection kit.The expression of NF-κB P65 was detected by immunohistochemistry.The cytoplasmic protein IκB-αwas detected by western blotting.Results After treated with HQS and mistletoe alkali, the areas ofγ-GT-positive foci and number of AFP-positive cells in the liver tissus were significantly decreased than those of the model group ( P<0.05 for both) , the telomerase activity was decreased, the number of NF-κB P65-positive cells was also decreased ( P <0.05 ) , whereas the intracytoplasmic expression of IκB-αproteins was significantly increased ( P <0.05 ) .Conclusions HQS and mistletoe alkali can suppress the telomerase activity.Its possible mechanism may be through inhibition of the over-expressed apoptosis-related genes such as NF-κB P65 and increase the expression of IκB-αdecreasing the telomerase activity.
7.Intradiscal injection of ozone combined with epidural injection of collagenase for the treatment of prominent lumbar disc protrusion: a multicentral application observation
Hongxin ZHANG ; Zhimin WANG ; Xinming MA ; Shixin CHEN ; Jianming PENG ; Wuping ZHANG ; Xuejiang QIAN ; Yuxian WANG ; Xianzhang RAN ; Bo LI ; Jianming DOU ; Zhao HE
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2010;19(3):201-204
Objective To investigate the curative effect and safety of percutaneous intradiscal injection of ozone combined with epidural injection of collagenase for the treatment of prominent lumbar disc protrusion.Methods A total of 541 patients with lumbar disc protrusion were included in this study.All the patients fulfilled the following criteria:the fibrous ring was broken,the protruded extent of nucleus pulposus was less than 10 mm and the dura sac and/or nerve root was compressed.The intradiscal injection of ozone combined with epidural injection of collagenase was performed in all patients.The patients were followed up through further consultation,letters,telephone or other ways.Five hundred and forty-one cases were followed up for 2-3 months(short-term),312 cases for 4-12 months(medium-term)and 115 cases for 13-18 months(ling-term).The short-term,medium-term and long-term curative effects were evaluated with unified curative criteria,and the results were compared with that obtained with the treatment of epidural injection of collagenase only. Results The short-term, medium-term and long-term effective rate of selected cases was 95.9%(519/541),90.4%(489/541)and 87.2%(472/541),respectively.When combined application of two methods was performed,different degree of shrinkage of the protruded nucleus pulposus was obviously observed,with a mean shrinkage degree of 30.5%.The short-term,medium-term and long-term effective rate of simple collagenase chemonucleolysis was 89.5%,82.4%and 80.4%,respectively.Conclusion Intradiscal injection of ozone combined with epidural injection of collagenase is an effective treatment for lumbar disc protrusion when the fibrous ring is broken,the protruded extent of nucleus pulposus is less than 10 mm and the dura sac and/or nerve root is compressed. Its curative effect is superior to simple collagenase chemonucleolysis. Ozone is of clinical significance for producing the shrinkage of the nucleus pulposus.
8.Intradiscal injection of ozone combined with epidural injection of collagenase for the treatment of prominent lumbar disc protrusion:a multicentral application observation
Hongxin ZHANG ; Zhimin WANG ; Xinming MA ; Shixin CHEN ; Jianming PENG ; Wuping ZHANG ; Xuejiang QIAN ; Yuxian WANG ; Xianzhang RAN ; Bo LI ; Jianming DOU ; Zhao HE
Journal of Interventional Radiology 1994;0(03):-
Objective To investigate the curative effect and safety of percutaneous intradiscal injection of ozone combined with epidural injection of collagenase for the treatment of prominent lumbar disc protrusion.Methods A total of 541 patients with lumbar disc protrusion were included in this study.All the patients fulfilled the following criteria:the fibrous ring was broken,the protruded extent of nucleus pulposus was less than 10 mm and the dura sac and/or nerve root was compressed.The intradiscal injection of ozone combined with epidural injection of collagenase was performed in all patients.The patients were followed up through further consultation,letters,telephone or other ways.Five hundred and forty-one cases were followed up for 2-3 months(short-term),312 cases for 4-12 months(medium-term)and 115 cases for 13-18 months(long-term).The short-term,medium-term and long-term curative effects were evaluated with unified curative criteria,and the results were compared with that obtained with the treatment of epidural injection of collagenase only.Results The short-term,medium-term and long-term effective rate of selected cases was 95.9%(519/541),90.4%(489/541)and 87.2%(472/541),respectively.When combined application of two methods was performed,different degree of shrinkage of the protruded nucleus pulposus was obviously observed,with a mean shrinkage degree of 30.5%.The short-term,medium-term and long-term effective rate of simple collagenase chemonucleolysis was 89.5%,82.4%and 80.4%,respectively.Conclusion Intradiscal injection of ozone combined with epidural injection of collagenase is an effective treatment for lumbar disc protrusion when the fibrous ring is broken,the protruded extent of nucleus pulposus is less than 10 mm and the dura sac and/or nerve root is compressed.Its curative effect is superior to simple collagenase chemonucleolysis.Ozone is of clinical significance for producing the shrinkage of the nucleus pulposus.
9.IRESbase:A Comprehensive Database of Experimentally Validated Internal Ribosome Entry Sites
Zhao JIAN ; Li YAN ; Wang CONG ; Zhang HAOTIAN ; Zhang HAO ; Jiang BIN ; Guo XUEJIANG ; Song XIAOFENG
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2020;18(2):129-139
Internal ribosome entry sites (IRESs) are functional RNA elements that can directly recruit ribosomes to an internal position of the mRNA in a cap-independent manner to initiate translation. Recently, IRES elements have attracted much attention for their critical roles in various processes including translation initiation of a new type of RNA, circular RNA (circRNA), with no 5′ cap to support classical cap-dependent translation. Thus, an integrative data resource of IRES elements with experimental evidence will be useful for further studies. In this study, we present IRESbase, a comprehensive database of IRESs, by curating the experimentally validated functional minimal IRES elements from literature and annotating their host linear and circular RNAs. The current version of IRESbase contains 1328 IRESs, including 774 eukaryotic IRESs and 554 viral IRESs from 11 eukaryotic organisms and 198 viruses, respectively. As IRESbase collects only IRES of minimal length with functional evidence, the median length of IRESs in IRESbase is 174 nucleo-tides. By mapping IRESs to human circRNAs and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), 2191 cir-cRNAs and 168 lncRNAs were found to contain at least one entire or partial IRES sequence. IRESbase is available at http://reprod.njmu.edu.cn/cgi-bin/iresbase/index.php.
10.CircAST:Full-length Assembly and Quantification of Alternatively Spliced Isoforms in Circular RNAs
Wu JING ; Li YAN ; Wang CHENG ; Cui YIQIANG ; Xu TIANYI ; Wang CHANG ; Wang XIAO ; Sha JIAHAO ; Jiang BIN ; Wang KAI ; Hu ZHIBIN ; Guo XUEJIANG ; Song XIAOFENG
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2019;17(5):522-534
Circular RNAs (circRNAs), covalently closed continuous RNA loops, are generated from cognate linear RNAs through back splicing events, and alternative splicing events may gener-ate different circRNA isoforms at the same locus. However, the challenges of reconstruction and quantification of alternatively spliced full-length circRNAs remain unresolved. On the basis of the internal structural characteristics of circRNAs, we developed CircAST, a tool to assemble alter-natively spliced circRNA transcripts and estimate their expression by using multiple splice graphs.Simulation studies showed that CircAST correctly assembled the full sequences of circRNAs with a sensitivity of 85.63%-94.32%and a precision of 81.96%-87.55%. By assigning reads to specific iso-forms, CircAST quantified the expression of circRNA isoforms with correlation coefficients of 0.85-0.99 between theoretical and estimated values. We evaluated CircAST on an in-house mouse testis RNA-seq dataset with RNase R treatment for enriching circRNAs and identified 380 cir-cRNAs with full-length sequences different from those of their corresponding cognate linear RNAs. RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing analyses validated 32 out of 37 randomly selected isoforms, thus further indicating the good performance of CircAST, especially for isoforms with low abundance. We also applied CircAST to published experimental data and observed substantial diversity in circular transcripts across samples, thus suggesting that circRNA expression is highly regulated. CircAST can be accessed freely at https://github.com/xiaofengsong/CircAST.