1.MiRNA and non-small cell lung cancer
Journal of International Oncology 2012;39(4):282-285
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs which involve in the regulation after gene transplantation.Researches show that miRNA is closely related to the development and progression of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).They caused a significantly change in NSCLC cells through downregulate tumor suppressor gene,or act as oncogene or work on some targets which is important in cell signal pathway,in the end it lead to oncogenesis,cell proliferation,cell apoptosis and resistance to chemotherapy or radiotherapy.Therefore,miRNA will be hopefully used in the diagnose and therapy of cancer.
2.Strengthen the Humanities Education for Hospital Political Affairs Staff to Enhance Their Qualification——An Investigation of Humanities Qualification of Hospital Political Affairs Staff in Yancheng Manicipal Hospitals
Shuzhen LIU ; Rongbin LIU ; Yimin ZHOU
Chinese Medical Ethics 1995;0(03):-
A sample investigation is conducted among 109 political affairs staff from different scales of hospitals in Yancheng city.By analyzing the investigation data,this paper points out there is a lack of humanities qualification among hospital political affairs staff.Some countermeasures are also come up with as follows.The enhancement of humanities knowledge should be the first step to improve qualification of political affairs staff.Political affairs staff should take a positive role in adapting to the challenges of information economics.The political affairs work should be initiated with humanities culture in order to keep pace with social progress.The mutual improvement in humanities education and political affairs work lies a solid foundation for the construction of a harmonious physician-patient relationship.
3.Comparison of differences in pulse pressure parameters in patients with acute cerebral infarction
Yanping LIU ; Li MA ; Yimin JIN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2006;10(12):167-169
BACKGROUND: It is of great significance to understand the effects of different components of blood pressure on the occurrence of cerebrovascular diseases and administer proper decompression treatments in various situations.OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship of increased pulse pressure with the occurrence and severity degree of cerebral infarction by analyzing the data of pulse pressure recorded in hospitalized patients with acute cerebral infarction.DESIGN: Case-control analysis.SETTING: First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University.PARTICIPANTS: A total of 300 patients hospitalized at the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University between June 2002 and January 2003 for ischemic cerebral infarction were enrolled, including 196males and 104 females aged (57.9±11.9) years. Another 199 persons who came to the same hospital for physical examination at the same period were set as normal group, including 110 males and 89 females aged (55.9±12.4)years.METHODS: ① Measurement of blood pressure: Systolic pressure and diastolic pressure of each person were recorded with mercury sphygmomanometer at the site of brachial artery of the right upper extremity and pulse pressure was calculated. ② Evaluation of neurological impairment:Upon hospital admission, each patient with ischemic cerebral infarction was evaluated with the stroke scale made by the National Institute of Health (NIHSS), in which a higher score means more severe infarction.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Comparison of blood pressure parameters of subjects in the two groups. ② Distribution of different pulse pressure levels in the two groups. ③ Comparison of pulse pressure of subjects of different age in the two groups. ④ Results of non-parameters tests of neural function loss in cerebral infarction patients with different pulse pressure levels.RESULTS: ① Mean systolic pressure: It was significantly higher in the case group than in control group [(152±22), (133±19) mm Hg, t' =10.494,P < 0.01]. Mean diastolic pressure: It was higher in the case group than in control group [(93±14), (81±11) mm Hg, t' = 10.129, P < 0.01]. Meanpulse pressure: It was higher in the case group than in control group [(59.61±11.86), (51.93±14.10) mm Hg, t' =5.612, P < 0.05]. Pairwise corre lation analysis showed that Pearson correlation coefficient between pulse pressure and systolic pressure was 0.789 (P < 0.01); Pearson correlation.coefficient between pulse pressure and diastolic pressure was 0.169 (P < 0.01). Therefore, there was a close correlation between pulse pressure and systolic pressure. ② Pulse pressure was distributed between 60 mm Hg and 69 mm Hg in most subjects in the case group, which accounted for 27.7%.It was 40-49 mm Hg in control group, which accounted for 35.7%. It indicated that the incidence rate was high when the pulse pressure was over 60 mm Hg in cerebral infarction. ③ Pulse pressure increased with age.The level of pulse pressure in 40-69 years case group was higher than that in 40-69 control group [(54±16), (45±9)mm Hg, t=4.86, P=0.000]. ④ Patients with cerebral infarction of different levels of pulse pressure were given non-parameter tests of neurological impairment evaluation. The resuits of Kruskal-Wallis test were χ2=4.779, P=0.572 > 0.05; results of median test were as x2=8.365, P=0.213 > 0.05. The results of the two non-parameter tests suggested that there was no significant differences in hospitalization evaluation, that is, although the pulse pressure increased obviously in cerebral infarction, the degree of increase had no correlation with the severity of neurological impairment.CONCLUSION: The increase of pulse pressure is related to the occurrence of cerebral infarction and is also an important factor for evaluating cerebral infarction. However, pulse pressure change is not related to the severity of cerebral infarction.
4.Origins and clinical implications of the tumor stem cell hypothesis
Yimin FAN ; Xiaodong LIU ; Hongqin WANG
Cancer Research and Clinic 2010;22(4):217-218,224
With the advent of the cancer stem cell hypothesis,the field of cancer research has experienced a revolution in how we think of and approach cancer. The discovery of "tumor-initiating cell" has offered an explanation for several long-standing conundrums on why tumors behave the way they do to treatment. Despite the great amount of research that has been done in order to understand the molecular aspects of tumors,the prognosis of tumors remains dismal. The slow progress in extending the survival of patients with malignant tumors is very likely due to poor understanding of the cell of origin in these tumors.This review article discusses the progress in our understanding of tumor-initiating cell as the cell of origin in cancers. We review the different proposed mechanisms of how tumor-initiating cell may originate,the molecular mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression, and finally the clinical implications of this research.
5.Clinical analysis on 5 cases of critically ill children complicated with pancreatic necrosis
Yimin ZHU ; Fang LIU ; Weijian CHEN
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2011;18(2):120-122,后插一
Objective To summarize the clinical features and biological markers of critically ill children with pancreatic necrosis. Methods The clinical data of 5 ill children whose autopsy confirmed pancreatic necrosis in our hospital from 2003 to 2009 were collected and the pathological results were analyzed.Results Five cases appeared as acute onset and fever. Clinical manifestation of 2 cases included abdominal pain and 2 cases represented abdominal bulging,lots of flatulence and gastrointestinal bleeding. Four cases represented abnormal liver function and significant decrease of albumin,3 cases with increase of C-reactive protein. No case showed abnormal pancreas acoustic image of abdominal B-ultrasonography. Autopsy confirmed that 5 cases represented varying degrees necrosis of the pancreas, which complicated with the damage of adrenal gland,liver,lung,heart, spleen, kidney,intestine, thymus, mediastinal and mesenteric lymphnodes. All died in 36 hours after the children'conditions were changed. Two cases died of acute hemorrhagic necrosis of the pancreas,3 cases died of multiple organ failure based on pancreatic necrosis. Conclusion Pancreatic necrosis in critically ill children presents acute onset and short course,is prone to result in multiple organ damage or failure.
6.Research progress of transferrin and transferrin receptor on anti-tumor effect
Yueqi CHEN ; Yimin LIU ; Dinglin ZHANG
Practical Oncology Journal 2015;(1):65-68
The transferrrin(Tf)and the transferrin receptor(TfR)are effective anti tumor agents which exist widely in human body .The Tf takes an important role in iron metabolism ,while the TfR disturbs iron metab-olism and controls the iron absorbing .The compound of Tf and TfR can induce tumor cells apoptosis .Therefore , the combination of Tf and TfR can inhibit tumor growth efficiently .In addition,it is also good for anti tumor indi-rectly by taking Tf/TfR as target and using artemisinin .This article will review and summarize the anti tumor effect of transferrin and transferrin receptor .
7.A Study of Fluoride Level in Hair and Urine of Preschool Children Using Fluoride Toothpaste
Yimin, CAI ; Xiping, FENG ; Yanling, LIU
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science) 2000;20(4):315-318
ObjectiveTo study the fluoride level of preschool children influenced by fluoride toothpaste. MethodsAbout 200 children aged 3~6 years old were involved in the test. The children of test group were given fluoride toothpaste while the children of control group were given non-fluoride toothpaste. After two months, hair samples were gasified by high temperature and were tested with fluoride-specific electrode. Urinary fluoride concentration and 24h urinary fluoride excretion were also conducted by using fluoride-specific electrode.ResultsIt shows that the 24h urinary fluoride excretion and the fluoride concentration in hair and urine of children in control group were apparently lower than those of children in test group.ConclusionFluoride toothpastes used by preschool children may result in the change of fluoride level in their bodies under the stability of their daily habits and living cir cumstances. Age is likely to be one of the facts that can influence the fluoride ingestion level.
8.The application of multi-media technique in the control system of medico-scientific research records
Yimin LIU ; Yaojun XIANG ; Yorfu XU ;
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 1996;0(07):-
To change the old stereotype of using literal and data information for storage and ex- change in medico—scientific records and provide a new record version rich in word and picture,a gener- al model of multi—media control system of medical records and an information storage pattern have been developed and the feasibility of development methods explored.
9.Study on anti-tumor effects of murine dendritic cells pulsed with PEP3-KLH peptide on prostate cancers
Yimin XU ; Haizhen LIU ; Faping YI
Journal of Chinese Physician 2015;17(11):1635-1639
Objective To explore the effects of anti-tumor immunity induced by dendritic cells (DCs) vaccine pulsed with PEP3-KLH (keyhole limpet hemocyanin) on induction of specific immunity against prostate cancers.Methods DCs were propagated from bone marrow of C57BL/6 mice in vitro with granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-4 (IL-4).On day 5 of culture, DCs were harvested and incubated with PEP3-KLH or KLH.Then the DC vaccine was inoculated into C57BL/6 mice by subcutaneous injection for three times with an interval of two weeks.One week after the last vaccination, the levels of IL-2, IL-12, and interferon (IFN)-γwere measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit.The aforementioned immunized mice with DC vaccines were challenged with transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate (TRAMP)-C2 tumor cells, the tumor growth curve was drawn, and survival rate was checked and compared.The cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity induced by DCs was tested with lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release method.The percentages of CD3 + , CD4+ ,or CD8 + T cells in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) were determined with flow cytometry.Results PEP3-KLH-DC group stimulated the body and induced higher levels of secreted IL-2, IL-12, and IFN-γ compared to DCs control and KLH-DC groups (P < 0.01).The tumor of mice vaccinated with PEP3-KLHDC grew significantly slower than that injected with DCs or KLH-DC (P <0.01).Compared to the others, the survival rate in PEP3-KLH-DC group raised remarkably (P < 0.01).PEP3-KLH-DC group induced more outstanding specific CTL activities of killing tumor cells than DCs control group and KLH-DC group (P < 0.01), and the cytotoxicities of TILs in PEP3-KLH-DC group was significantly enhanced (P <0.01).The percentages of CD3 + , CD4 + , or CD8 + T cells in TILs (40.9%, 34.1%) in PEP3-KLH-DC group were significantly higher than those in DC-KLH (27.3%, 5.2%) or DCs (26.2%, 5.1%) group.Conclusions PEP3-KLH-DC vaccine can inhibit effectively tumor growth, enhance long-term survival in mice,intensify the local immunologic function of tumor, and elicit and promote profound specific anti-prostate cancer cellular immune responses.
10.Effects of TGF-β1 on contents of cytokines in the hippocampus of rats after pilocarpine induced status epilepticus
Huimin ZHANG ; Yimin LIU ; Yu WANG
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2013;(11):1316-1319,1320
Objective Via observing concentration changes of interleukin(IL)-1β, IL-6 and IL-18 in hippocampus of pilocarpine treated rats after intranasal delivery of transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1), to explore the possi-ble anti-epileptogenic and neuro-protective role of TGF-β1 in the epiletogenesis progression. Methods Three hours after pilocarpine induced status epilepticus, rats were treated with recombinant human TGF-β1 or the same volume of PBS by intranasal administration. Animals were executed, harvested at 24, 48, 72 h after SE individual-ly. Using the methods of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunohistochemisty (IHC), the concentrations and distribution of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-18 were detected in hippocampus. Results TGF-β1 could re-duce the expression of IL-1β and IL-6 in the hippocampus of pilocarpine treated rats effectively (P<0.05 or P<0.01), however, TGF-β1 did not affect the expression of IL-18 significantly( P >0.05). Conclusion By the supplementation of intranasal TGF-β1, classical pro-inflammatory cytokine ( IL-1β, IL-6) are remarkably sup-pressed, TGF-β1 may exert antiepileptogenic and neuropretective effects.