1.Health Risk Assessment of Soil-oral Exposure of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil by in vitro Method
Yujing CUI ; Xuhong ZHANG ; Yongguan ZHU
Journal of Environment and Health 2007;0(09):-
Objective To assess the health risk of soil-mouth exposure of soil heavy metal pollution by in vitro method. Methods Collected the soil sampling from the heavy metals contaminated field and roadside. Digested the soil sample by in vitro device and determined the content of Cd, Pb, Zn in the solution in the simulated stomach phase and intestine phase respectively with ICP-MS after centrifuging. Calculated the exposure and assess health risk. Results Bioaccessibility of Cd, Pb and Zn at the stomach phase was 21%-33%, 2%-28%, 33%-43% respectively in the polluted areas, and 27%, 23%, 95% in the control area; At the intestine phase was 16%-19%, 3.4%-4.9%, 8%-14% in polluted areas and 11%,2.6%,18% in control area respectively. The amount of available Cd, Pb and Zn in the stomach phase was 0.04-1.46 ?g/d, 3.09-5.53 ?g/d, 3.86-9.39 ?g/d in polluted areas and 0.01 ?g/d, 0.74 ?g/d ,5.64 ?g/d in control area for children, and 0.01-0.36 ?g/d, 0.77-3.88 ?g/d, 0.97-9.85 ?g/d in polluted areas and 0.00 ?g/d. 0.19 ?g/d, 1.41 ?g/d in the control area for adult ; at intestine phase the amount of available Cd, Pb and Zn was 0.03-0.71 ?g/d, 0.50-9.92 ?g/d, 1.26-9.55 ?g/d in polluted areas and 0.00 ?g/d, 0.08 ?g/d, 1.07 ?g/d in the control area respectively for children, 0.01-0.18 ?g/d, 0.11-2.48 ?g/d, 0.31-2.39 ?g/d in the polluted areas and 0.00 ?g/d,0.02?g/d,0.27 ?g/d in the control area respectively for adult. Conclusion Heavy metals exposure through soil-mouth pathway will increase the total health risk of heavy metal to exposed population.
2.Surveillance of maternal near miss in Hangzhou City from 2015 to 2020
Liyuan JIANG ; Xiaowen CHEN ; Xuhong ZHU
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(6):637-640
Objective:
To investigate the prevalence and types of maternal near miss in Hangzhou City from 2015 to 2020, so as to provide insights into early identification and interventions for maternal near miss.
Methods:
The data of maternal near miss in 5 hospitals of Hangzhou City from 2015 to 2020 were collected from China's National Maternal Near Miss Obstetrics Surveillance System, and the incidence and mortality of maternal near miss, types of pregnancy-related complications/comorbidities and types of critical illness were descriptively analyzed.
Results:
Totally 230 490 pregnant and lying-in women were recruited in 5 hospitals in Hangzhou City from 2015 to 2020, and there were 182 514 live births, 177 428 women with pregnancy-related complications/comorbidities, and 1 790 cases of maternal near miss with a 0.98% annual incidence rate. The incidence of maternal near miss was high in 2019 (1.18%). The hospital mortality and death index were respectively 3.29/105 and 0.33% among pregnant and lying-in women from 2015 to 2020, and there was no death found among pregnant and lying-in women from 2018 to 2020. The main pregnancy-related complications/comorbidities included anemia (79.33%), obstetric hemorrhagic disorders (69.83%), and gestational hypertension (16.65%). The main critical illness among maternal near miss included coagulation dysfunction (87.23/104), cardiovascular dysfunction (20.44/104), and respiratory dysfunction (9.70/104).
Conclusions
The incidence of maternal near miss was high and the hospital mortality appeared a reduction tendency among pregnant and lying-in women in Hangzhou City from 2015 to 2020. Coagulation dysfunction is the primary critical illness among maternal near miss, and the management of anemia and hemorrhagic diseases requires to be improved.
3.Building of the evaluation system for hospital logistics suppliers performance
Shi YAN ; Lili ZHU ; Xuhong HOU
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2014;30(1):60-64
Logistics supplies are essential for normal operations of hospitals,while effective management of hospital suppliers is key to optimizing the materials supplies.An evaluation system is built for both key suppliers and standby suppliers respectively.Based on such a system,a dynamic management mechanism is built to provide long-lasting supplier incentives,for competitive selection and elimination of the suppliers.These efforts enable the hospitals to pick the best suppliers by means of systems and regulations.
4.Serum uric acid is notan independent risk factor hypertertion
Junfu LIU ; Xuhong ZHU ; Meng HUO
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2006;0(S2):-
Objective To determine whether the raised serum uric acid(UA) level is the tindependent risk factor Hypertension.Methods A retrospective study was performed including 128 Hypertension patients(male 99,female 29) with average age of(64.49?11.03) and 87 norma Hypertension patients(male 53,female 34) with average age of(61.25?10.98) .A fasting blood samp les were collected for measurement of serum UA,blood cholesterol,and so on. And all patients were carefully inquired for their history including smoking、forcoronary artery disease and DM.Results Althoughraised serum UA was observed in Hypertension patients(496.31?42.33) mmol/L vs(356.08?50.68) mmol/L(P
5.Chemical approaches for trapping protein thiols and their oxidative modification.
Chusen HUANG ; Weiping ZHU ; Yufang XU ; Xuhong QIAN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2012;47(3):280-90
Redox signal transduction, especially the oxidative modification of proein thiols, correlates with many diseases and becomes an expanding research area. However, there was rare method for quick and specific detection of protein thiols and their oxidative modification in living cells. In this article, we review the current chemical strategies for the detection and quantification of protein thiols and related cysteine oxidation. We also look into the future of the development of fluorescent probes for protein thiols and their potential application in the research of reactive cysteine proteomes and early detection of redox-related diseases.
6.Influencing factors for anemia in the third trimester of pregnancy
CHEN Xiaowen ; JIANG Liyuan ; CHEN Ya ; GUO Lifang ; ZHU Xuhong
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;33(12):1220-1222
Objective :
To explore the influencing factors for maternal anemia during the third trimester of pregnancy, so as to provide the evidence for the effective prevention of anemia.
Methods :
Data of parturients, who received prenatal care and delivered at Hangzhou Women's Hospital from October to December of 2019 were retrospectively collected and analyzed. The obstetric electronic medical record system of this hospital was used to collect general information of the subjects. Serum ferritin, serum vitamin B12, serum folic acid and hemoglobin were determined at the second and third trimester. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors for anemia in the third trimester.
Results :
A total of 1 143 parturients were enrolled, with a median age of 29 ( interquartile range: 4 ) years. Among them, 1 050 cases had normal weight before pregnancy, accounting for 91.86%; 267 cases were multiparas, accounting for 23.36%; 74 cases of anemia occurred during the third trimester of pregnancy, accounting for 6.92%.Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the multipara(OR=1.714,95%CI: 1.032-2.848), iron deficiency duiring the second trimester(OR=3.301,95%CI: 1.401-7.781), iron deficiency during the third trimester (OR=14.134,95%CI: 1.944-102.774)and folate deficiency during the third trimester(OR=2.960,95%CI: 1.295-6.766)were influencing factors for anemia during the third trimester.
Conclusion
Anemia during the third trimester of pregnancy is related to iron deficiency during the second and third trimesters, folic acid deficiency during the third trimester, and multipara.
7.Research on Patient Satisfaction Questionnaires: The Latest Literature Review
Xuhong ZHU ; Huiling HUANG ; Aihua OU ; Ping XIA
Chinese Medical Ethics 1994;0(06):-
As the change of medicine mode,measuring approaches of patient satisfaction have been widely focused on and become an important tool to improve the quality of medical service.This paper is aimed to analyze the latest development of patient satisfaction questionnaires including relevant content and methods by literature review.
8.Etiological analysis and individualized treatment of pharyngeal paraesthesia
Zhengcai LOU ; Xuhong GONG ; Fangyi LOU ; Lanjuan HE ; Qiaoying ZHU
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2009;(14):639-641,645
Objective:To analyze the nosazontology of pharyngeal paraesthesia and investigate the treatment. Method: Two hundred and twelve misdiagnosed pharyngeal paraesthesia patients were investigated by history inquiry,routine examination, 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring, barium X-ray of the oesophagus, anxietas-athy-mia private measuring scale, coefficient of variation of the R-R(CVR-R), bioavailable testosterone detection(Bio-T), erection experiment and questionnaire about man climacteric syndrome. The concomitant symptoms and positions of pharyngeal paresthesia were also studied. We adopted individuallied sequential multi-therapy for every patient according to the cause of disease. Result:The cause of disease within 212 cases of pharyngeal paraesthesia included 62 psychictrauma,32 endocrine system disease,106 upper gastrointestinol disease, circulatory disease,9 circulatory disease,3 idiopathic. With individualized treatment, 110 cases had fully recovered, 63 cases excellence and 31 cases utility,and the efficiency rate was 96.23%. Conclusion:Pharyngeal paraesthesia can be caused by several factors. Thorough examination and comprehensive analysis should be applied to those incurable patient who has been treated for a long time. Short course of treatment and irrational drug use are the main causes of short term recurrence and unsatisfactory curative effect.
9.Effects of 3 Kinds of Serum Containning Blood-activating and Stasis-eliminating TCM Compound Formu-las on JAK/STAT Signal Pathway of Glioma U251 Cells
Jianmin LIU ; Liangwen HUANG ; Xuhong ZHU ; Peng HU ; Huaitao YUAN
China Pharmacy 2017;28(16):2176-2179
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of 3 kinds of serum containing blood-activating and stasis-eliminating TCM compound formulas on aggressive behavior,Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transduction and transcriptional activator (STAT) pathway of glioma U251 cells. METHODS:Rats were randomly divided into normal saline group (5 mL/kg),Taohong Siwu decoction group(5.7 g/kg),Xuefu Zhuyu decoction(8.5 g/kg)and Didang decoction(2.8 g/kg),calculated by crude drug,intragastrically administrated once a day,for 10 d. 10% drug-containing serum culture medium was prepared after 2 h of last administration. After 10% drug-containing serum culture medium intervening U251 cells for 1 week,Transwell method was conducted to detect the cell invasion rate, Western blot was adopted to detect the metal matrix protease 2 (MMP-2), MMP-9, phosphorylated JAK2 (p-JAK2),phosphorylated STAT3(p-STAT3)protein expression;and real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction method was used to detect MMP-2,MMP-9 mRNA expression. RESULTS:Compared with blank serum,Xuefu Zhuyu decoction drug-containing serum can reduce cell invasion rate (P<0.05),decrease the MMP-2,MMP-9 mRNA and its protein expression, and p-JAK2,p-STAT3 protein expression in cells (P<0.05 or P<0.01),while there was no significant difference in above-men-tioned indexes in Taohong Siwu decoction drug-containing serum group and Didang drug-containing serum group(P>0.05). CON-CLUSIONS:In the 3 kinds of blood-activating and stasis-eliminating TCM compound formulas,Xuefu Zhuyu decoction shows sig-nificant invasive effect on inhibiting U251 cells;the mechanism may be related to inhibiting the activation of JAK2/STAT3 signal pathway and decreasing MMP-2,MMP-9 gene and protein expressions.
10.Construction and identification of recombinant replication- defective adenovirus vector containing interleukin-10 in a rat
Shuana LI ; Renqang SONG ; Bing TANG ; Bin ZHU ; Xuhong ZHU ; Jiayuan ZHU ; Liangkuan BI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2009;13(7):1397-1400
BACKGROUND: Construction of recombinant adenovirus plasmid plays a central role in preparation of recombinant adenovirus.However, conventionally intracellular homologous recombination method is limited by complex procedures, low successful ratio,and long experimental cycle.OBJECTIVE: To construct the recombinant replication-defective adenovirus vector containing interleukin-10 (Ad.dL-10) in a SD rat, and to provide experimental evidences for eukaryotic expression and animat model studying.DESIGN, TIME AND SEI-FING: Opening study was conducted in the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from July 2005 to April 2006.MATERIALS: A SD rat, AdEasy system (USA), ThermoscdptTMRT kit & Tdzol (USA), and HEK-293 (Guangzhou, China) were used in this study. The primer of rlL-10 gene of clone rat was synthesized and sequenced in Shanghai, China.METHODS: rlL-10 gene was cloned from total RNA of healthy SD rat spleen tissue with RT-PCR, and then recombinant adenovirus plasmid named pAd.rlL-10 was obtained by homologous recombination within E.ColiBJ5183 carded with AdEasy-1 system. Last, the recombinant adenovirus was packaged, proliferated by HEK-293 cells and purified.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The Ad.rlL-10 was identified using Western blot and RT-PCR methods.RESULTS: rlL-10 gene was successfully cloned from fresh spleen tissue of a SD rat and incorporated into recombinant adenovirus plasmid pad in order to obtain the Ad.rlL-10. Western blot and RT-PCR showed the rlL-10 gene and protein expressions in the cells. Finally, the rlL-10 recombinant adenovirus was obtained with the titers of 1.0x1014 pfu/mL after amplification and purification.CONCLUSION: AdEasy-1 system characterizing by simple operation and reliable results is commonly used to obtain enough quantity and quality adenovirus after homologous recombination, and HEK-293-induced package, amplification, and purification.