1.Application of PBL teaching mode in neurology teaching based on network platform
Yanling LIANG ; Zhiqiang XU ; Yongqiang LIN ; Zifan LIU ; Borong ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2012;11(9):924-927
Problem-based learning (PBL) teaching method can improve students' ability of study,analysis and problem-solving.Network platform based PBL teaching mode combines the network education and PBL teaching mode; it has clear superiority in information acquisition,communication and transmission.Furthermore,it can also solve the problem of inadequate teaching sources.Network platform based PBL teaching mode was applied in neurology teaching to investigate the best scheme and form for teaching plan compilation,network platform building-up and teaching process implementation.At the same time,teaching effect was evaluated and summarized in an aim to improving neurology teaching quality and speeding up the reform of network-based PBL teaching.
2.Application of aortic valve sparing root replacement with reimplantation technique
Ningning LIU ; Zifan ZHOU ; Jun WANG ; Longfei WANG ; Lizhong SUN
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021;37(2):65-71
Objective:To summarize our clinical experience in the treatment of aortic root aneurysm by aortic valve sparing root replacement.Methods:From May 2017 to October 2019, a total of 20 patients with aortic root aneurysm underwent aortic valve sparing root replacement by reimplantation method. There were 17 males and 3 females, with an average age of(35.6±15.8) years(12-63 years). There were 11 cases of Marfan syndrome, 5 cases of bicuspid aortic valve, and 1 case of redo operation. The preoperative diameter of ascending aorta was(40.6±9.7)mm, the diameter of aortic sinus was(52.2±9.2)mm, and the diameter of aortic valve ring was(27.1±3.6)mm. There were 10 cases of no or mild regurgitation, 5 cases of moderate regurgitation and 5 cases of severe regurgitation. In the whole group of patients, the root replacement of aortic valve was retained by reimplantation, and the artificial graft were selected as: 26, 28 and 30mm straight vessels, 1, 3 and 6 cases, respectively, 26 and 28mm artificial graft with valsalva sinus, 4 and 6 cases, respectively. During the operation, aortic valve cusp repair was performed in 6 cases, such as plication of the free margin( 4 cases), decalcification(1 case) and raphe release(1 case).Results:None of the patients died in hospital or underwent rethoracotomy for hemostasis. During the operation, the duration of CPB time was(171.0±25.6) minutes and the duration of cross-clamp time was(134.0±23.2) minutes. There were 12 cases of aortic valve regurgitation and 8 cases of mild regurgitation. The mean follow-up was(15.1±9.8) months(4-33 months). During the follow-up period, there were 2 cases with moderate aortic regurgitation no need reoperation, while the rest of the patients had no or mild regurgitation. There are no patients undergoing reoperation. During the follow-up, 1 patient suffered coronary artery embolism in left circumflex artery and recovered after medicine treatment.Conclusion:Reimplantation with aortic valve sparing root replacement is safe and effective in the treatment of aortic root aneurysm, and the early and mid-term follow-up results are satisfactory, which can avoid anticoagulation-related complications and is suitable for young patients.
3.Risk factors for clopidogrel resistance in patients with ischemic stroke: a prospective case series study
Hongting SHI ; Borong ZHOU ; Rong WANG ; Yanhua DENG ; Haitao GUAN ; Zifan LIU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2012;20(6):423-427
Objective To investigate the risk factors for clopidogrel resistance (CR) in patients with ischemic stroke.Methods Turbidimatry was used to measure the platelet aggregation rate changes after the patients with acute ischemic stroke taking 75 mg of clopidogrel per day for 10-14 days.The patients were divided into either a CR or a clopidogrel sensitivity (CS) group according to the platelet aggregation rate changes.The demographic and clinical data of both groups were compared.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the independent risk factors for CR.Results A total of 147 patients with acute ischemic stroke were included,42 of them (28.57% ) were in the RC group and 105 (71.43%) were in the CS group.The proportion of patients in diabetes (54.76% vs.11.43% ;x2 =31.054,P =0.000),the history of transient ischemic attack (TIA) (80.95% vs.26.67% ;x2 =36.251,P=0.000) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (26.19% vs.3.81%;x2 =16.400,P=0.000),taking calcium channel blocker (CCB) (83.33% vs.54.29% ;x2 =10.810,P =0.001 ),angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI)/angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) (66.67% vs.42.86%;x2 =6.803,P=0.009),and proton pump inhibitor (47.62% vs. 14.29%;x2 =18.375,P =0.000) in the CR group,as well as the levels of plasma total cholesterol (TC),glucose,and glycated hemoglobin were significantly higher than those in the CS group.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that diabetes (odds ratio [ OR] 13.711,95% confidence interval [ CI] 1.667 - 112.784; P =0.015),increased TC level (OR 2.828,95%CI 1.574 - 5.080; P =0.001),previous history of TIA (OR16.627,95% CI 4.691 - 58.934; P =0.000),and long-term taking CCB (OR 4.147,95% CI 1.053 - 16.332;P =0.042),and ACEI/ARB (OR 4.841,95% CI 1.539 - 15.231; P =0.007) were the independent risk factors for CR.Conclusions CR in patients with ischemic stroke is associated with a variety of factors,in which diabetes,increased TC,as well as long-term taking CCB and ACEI/ARB are the independent risk factors for CR.
4.Clinical and radiological analyses of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndromes in preeclampsia/eclampsia
Xiaobo FANG ; Yanling LIANG ; Dunjin CHEN ; Zifan LIU ; Jia CHEN ; Fami HUANG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2015;17(11):1632-1634,1639
Objective To investigate clinical and radiological characteristics of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndromes(RPLS) in preeclampsia/eclampsia and to summarize prognosis of patients and fetus in order to provide the basis for early diagnosis and early treatment.Methods Clinical and radiological characteristics, and treatments and outcomes of 33 pregnant women with RPLS in preeclampsia/eclampsia were analyzed retrospectively.All patients were treated in Guangzhou Medical Center for Critical Pregnant Women during January 2013 and July 2015.Results Clinical symptoms :23 of 33 patients were with headache, 19 cases with visual changes, 15 with seizures, and 12 cases with conscious or mental disorder besides 3 cases with nausea and vomiting, and 4 cases with chest tightness and shortness of breath symptoms.Imaging features: 33 cases were all checked with radiological examination in acute period, which suggests edema of white matter.It involved the most common parts of occipital lobe(24 cases), 13 cases in the parietal lobe,9 cases in temporal lobe and basal ganglia,and 6 cases in frontal lobe.Moreover, the common parts involving the brain stem occurred in 4 cases, and 2 cases of cerebellum.Clinical outcomes: 33 cases of pregnant women in prenatal emergency termination of pregnancy include 31 cases of cesarean section, and 1 case of natural delivery.After active treatment, the prognosis was good, except 1 case complicated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) died, the rest were good.Fetal prognosis : stillbirths occurred in 8 cases, the rest were good.Conclusions The clinical presentations of RPLS in patients with eclampsia or preeclampsia are typical, including headache, epileptic seizures, visual changes, conscious, or mental disorder.The imaging features which involved the most common parts are occipital lobe and parietal lobe.The early diagnosis and timely intervention lead to a sound prognosis.
5.Association study between candidate genes involved in cell-cell adhesion and non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in Chinese population
Yuan YUAN ; Ping WANG ; Yahhuei WUCHOU ; Xiaoqian YE ; Shangzhi HUANG ; Bing SHI ; Ke WANG ; Zhuqing WANG ; Dongjing LIU ; Zifan WANG ; Tao WU ; Hong WANG
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2016;48(3):403-408
Objective:To explore the association and gene-environment interaction between single nu-cleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)involved in cell-cell adhesion and non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P)among Chinese population.Methods:A total of 806 NSCL/P trios were drawn by an international consortium,which conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS)using a case-parent trio design to investigate genes affecting risks to NSCL/P.The transmission disequilibrium test (TDT)was used to explore the association between cell-cell adhesion genes,including CDH1,CT-NNB1,PVRL1,PVRL2,PVRL3,ACTN1,VCL,LEF1,and NSCL/P.Conditional Logistic regression models were used to estimate effects on risk of exposed and unexposed children.Four common maternal exposures including maternal smoking,environmental tobacco smoke,alcohol consumption and multivita-min supplementation during pregnancy were included in this study.Results:A total of 226 SNP markers were tested after quality control in this study.Although 23 SNPs in three genes (CTNNB1,CDH1, ACTN1)showed nominal significant association with NSCL/P in the TDT (P <0.05).There were no sig-nificant evidence of linkage and association that remained in the transmission disequilibrium test after Bonferroni correction(P >0.000 2).Tests for gene-environment interaction yielded significant results be-tween rs7431 27 in ACTN1 and environmental tobacco smoke (P =0.000 1 )with an estimated OR (case |G and E)=2.00(95%CI:1 .23 -3.26)and OR (case |G no E)=0.59 (95%CI:0.38 -0.90).Among the lower P value results in gene-environment tests,there were no significant results be-tween rs1 475034,rs370535,rs227341 9 in ACTN1,rs1 06871 in CTNNB1 and environmental tobacco smoke interaction.There were also no significant results between rs7634000,rs2971 366,rs2634553, rs1 489032,rs762481 2 in PVRL3 and multivitamin supplementation during pregnancy in gene-environ-ment tests(P >0.000 2).Conclusion:There is no association between cell-cell adhesion genes,inclu-ding CDH1,CTNNB1,PVRL1,PVRL2,PVRL3,ACTN1,VCL,LEF1,and NSCL/P when the genes are considered alone.But our results suggest that SNPs in ACTN1 may influence the risk to NSCL/P through gene-environment interaction.
6.Predictive value of systemic immune-inflammation index and prognostic nutrition index in preterm infants with early-onset sepsis
Yubing PANG ; Zifan TONG ; Wenqiang LIU ; Yan XU ; Jun WANG
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2024;31(5):327-332
Objective:To explore the predictive ability of systemic immune-inflammation index(SII)and prognostic nutrition index(PNI)for early-onset sepsis in preterm infants.Methods:Seventy preterm infants of 28 to 32 weeks,who were born in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from January 2019 to December 2022, and transferred to neonatal intensive care unit within 1 h conforming to EOS diagnostic criteria were selected as the EOS group,and 1∶1 matched non-infected preterm infants hospitalized during the same period were selected as control group.Relevant data were collected to compare the differences regarding clinical data,blood routine indicators,C-reactive protein(CRP),serum albumin levels(ALB),SII and PNI between two groups.The ability of SII and PNI to predict EOS was evaluated by Logistic regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.Results:Compared with control group,the EOS group had lower 1-minute and 5-minute Apgar scores,higher rates of cesarean section delivery and tracheal intubation,as well as higher rates of suppurative meningitis,bronchopulmonary dysplasia,retinopathy of prematurity and intracranial hemorrhage.The levels of blood routine parameters,ALB,SII and PNI in the EOS group were lower than those in control group,while CRP was increased.The differences were all statistically significant( P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that tracheal intubation,CRP,SII and PNI were independently influential factors of EOS( P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the areas under curve of SII,PNI,CRP and SII combined with PNI were 0.808(95% CI 0.730-0.886),0.792(95% CI 0.718-0.865),0.633(95% CI 0.541-0.725)and 0.866(95% CI 0.803-0.929),the sensitivity were 74.3%,64.3%,42.9%,78.6%,and the specificity were 88.6%,82.9%,81.4%,90.0%,respectively.The cut-off values of SII,PNI and CRP were 221.36,38.65 and 0.80 mg/L,respectively. Conclusion:SII and PNI have a certain predictive value for EOS in preterm infants,and their combined diagnosis efficiency is more stronger.
7.Expression and clinical significance of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1, soluble P-selectin and coagulation function in patients with infective endocarditis
Zifan ZHOU ; Xiaolong MA ; Longfei WANG ; Ningning LIU ; Yongmin LIU ; Junming ZHU ; Lizhong SUN
Clinical Medicine of China 2020;36(3):212-216
Objective:To investigate the expression and significance of T helper cell 17 (Th17), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and coagulation function in patients with infectious endocarditis(IE).Methods:From December 2016 to December 2018, IE patients in Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University who met the inclusion criteria were selected for cardiac surgery to analyze prospectively, 38 IE patients were selected as the observation group, and 30 healthy people were selected as the control group.The concentrations of serum Th17 related factors (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17 and IL-21), sICAM-1 and coagulation index(P selectin(sP-SLT)) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) and the difference between the two groups were statistically analyzed.Results:The concentrations of serum IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17 and IL-21((29.88±6.49), (14.89±3.31), (21.89±3.01), (563.26±67.36) ng/L) in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group((16.56±4.11), (7.52±2.34), (12.91±1.01), (423.38±56.49) ng/L)(all P<0.05). The level of serum sICAM-1 and sP-SLT ((1 247.57(581.39, 1 794.66) μg/L, (60.29±6.61) mg/L)in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group((837.28(405.68, 954.47) μg/L, (27.37±5.56) mg/L), and the difference was statistically significant( Z=12.37, t=22.30, all P<0.05). The level of serum IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17 and IL-21 in patients with postoperative infective endocarditis((16.19±4.07), (7.73±2.40), (13.83±0.94), (425.33±52.12) ng/L) were significantly lower than those before operation((29.88±6.49), (14.89±2.31), (21.89±3.01), (563.26±67.36) ng/L), and the differences were statistically significant(t values were 11.02, 13.25, 15.76, 9.98, all P<0.05). The levels of sICAM-1 and sP-SLT1 in patients with postoperative infective endocarditis((901.46(472.15, 1276.58) μg/L, (30.70±5.31) mg/L) were significantly lower than those before operation((1 057.26±463.06) μg/L, (60.29±6.61) mg/L)and the differences were statistically significant( Z=11.16, t=21.51, P<0.05). Conclusion:Th17 related factors, sICAM-1 and sP-SLT were highly expressed in IE patients, and the concentrations of these factors decreased after operation, suggesting that the above factors may be used as related factors for the diagnosis and prognosis of IE patients.
8.DavidⅠ versus Bentall in aortic root disease
Zifan ZHOU ; Longfei WANG ; Jun WANG ; Ningning LIU ; Junming ZHU ; Lizhong SUN
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2019;35(7):414-416
Objective To evaluate the safety and efficiency in aortic root disease .Methods From April 2017 to April 2018,46 cases of aortic root disease accepted DavidⅠ[20 cases, 15 males and 5 females, aged(39.6 ±15.8)years, aortic root diameter was(58.3 ±4.4)mm] or Bentall[26 cases, 22 males and 4 females, aged(50.8 ±12.6)years,aortic root diam-eter was(59.5 ±5.0)mm], the data in the peri-operation and heart function in recent period after operation.Results No mortality was observed in the study.Morbidity occurred in both group was comparable.Mean cross-clamp time(129.5 ±28.6) min vs.(94.3 ±35.3)min(P<0.05).Blood transfusion(342.0 ±476.4)ml vs.(330.8 ±651.3)ml(P>0.05).ICU sta-ying time(1.0 ±0.2)day vs.(1.1 ±0.3)day(P>0.05).At the latest visit(10.5 ±6.8)months in David Ⅰ, no obviously regurgitation of aortic valve were observed 0.75 ±0.44 vs 1.0 ±1.3(P>0.05).Conclusion Except for the prolonged cross-clamp time, David Ⅰ is safely and effective in aortic root disease compared with Bentall in peri-operative period .The long term results need further follow-up.
9.Research progress in the effect of alternative splicing on radiosensitivity of cancer cells
Zifan QIN ; Xiaoli ZHENG ; Kangdong LIU ; Hong GE
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2024;33(5):479-484
Radiation therapy is one of the most important treatment methods for malignant tumors. Radiosensitivity is the key factor affecting the therapeutic effect of radiation therapy for tumor patients, which has been a hot topic of research. Alternative splicing is a vital post-transcriptional regulatory step in the process of gene expression. It can produce a variety of different splicing isoforms of pre-mRNA, and then produce various proteins which play a crucial role in maintaining normal life activities of the body. Compared with normal cells, tumor cells have a higher proportion of splicing disorder events, which can lead to the occurrence of pathological processes such as genomic instability and angiogenesis, thus resulting in the progression of diseases. Abnormal splicing events occurring in tumors can be used as new therapeutic targets. In this article, RNA alternative splicing, splicing events affecting radiosensitivity, and the prospects were reviewed.
10.Blood transfusion strategies in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Shaoqiang ZHANG ; Qing LIU ; Zifan MENG ; Shuzhen LIU
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2022;35(10):1040-1043
【Objective】 To analyze the blood transfusion strategies in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) recievers in our hospital, so as to explore the clinical application and efficacy of blood transfusion in patients on ECMO. 【Methods】 Data from patients on ECMO treatment in our hospital from October 2017 to October 2021 was collected. The blood transfusion data and coagulation monitoring indexes during different ECMO modes were analyzed, and the efficacy of blood transfusion was evaluated. 【Results】 No difference in the number of blood transfusions was noticed by ECMO treatment modes.The transfusion units of red blood cells, plasma and platelets in VA mode were (28.35±14.60) U, (7 367.78±5 194.33) mL and (7.04±5.10) therapeutic volumes, which were higher than those in VV mode, i. e. (18.67±21.50) U, (4 836.67±6 640.50) mL and (3.60±7.47) therapeutic dose, respectively.In VA-ECMO mode, the Hb level and platelet count before ECMO treatment were (126.44±23.9) g/L and (223.84±67.62) × 109/L, which were significantly higher than those after treatment (91.02±21.48) g/L and (172.86±127.73)×109/L.In VV-ECMO mode, the APTT before ECMO treatment was (35.28±8.73) s, which was shorter than that after treatment (41.96±13.69) s. The levels of fibrinogen, Hb and platelet count were (3.80±1.85) g/L, (123.81±33.77) g/L and (175.72±98.91)×109/L, which were significantly higher than the levels after treatment (2.78±1.08) g/L, (92.31±17.38) g/L and (125.31±98.14)×109/L, respectively. 【Conclusion】 There are differences in the amount of blood transfusion among different modes of ECMO treatment. As blood transfusion is a necessary support to ensure ECMO treatment, the monitoring of coagulation index is conducive to reduce blood transfusion, improve the efficiency of blood transfusion and benefit to patient safety.