2.Determination of 9 Phenoxy Acid Herbicides in Soil by Solid Phase Extraction and LC/MS/MS
Yanbin YU ; Li LI ; Jun YANG ; Pigong TAN ; Zongxing LIU
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2014;(9):1354-1358
A method for the determination of 9 phenoxy acid herbicides in soil by solid phase extraction and LC/MS/MS with matrix correction was developed. The sample was treated by ultrasonic extraction twice with 1. 5% formic acid in acetonitrile. The extract was cleaned up with NH2 solid phase extraction column. A C18 column with formic acid in pure water/methanol mixture as the mobile phase was used under gradient elution. Mass spectral acquisition was done in negative ion mode by multiple reactions monitoring ( MRM ) . Two transitions per compound were used to provide qualitative and quantitative analysis. There were good linear relationships in the range of 2-250 μg/L for 9 phenoxy acid herbicides. The correlation coefficients were in the range of 0 . 9927-0 . 9972 . The method detection limits were in the range of 1 . 66-3 . 82 μg/kg . The average recoveries at three spiked levels ( 10 , 40 , 200 μg/kg ) ranged from 85 . 3% to 110 . 0% with the relative standard deviations (RSD) of 3. 2%-12%.
3.Inhibition of pulmonary nuclear factor -κB and tumor necrosis factor -α expression by diallyl sulfide in rats with paraquat poisoning
Yufang CAO ; Jinghui LI ; Zongxing OU ; Zongbao YIN ; Xuxu CHEN ; Yanli HAN ; Wei SONG
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2015;(4):274-279
ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism of anti-inflammatory effect of diallyl sulfide (DAS) in protection against acute lung injury (ALI) in rats with paraquat poisoning.Methods Eighty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups, namely: control group, model group, dexamethasone (DXM) treatment group, and DAS treatment group, with 20 rats in each group. The model of paraquat poisoning was reproduced by single does of 70 mg/kg given by gavage, while the same volume of normal saline (NS) was given in same manner in control group. 100 mg/kg of DAS, the same volume of NS, or 1 mg/kg DXM injection were given respectively in DAS treatment group, model group, or DXM treatment group intraperitoneally after exposure to paraquat, once a day for 14 days. Five rats in each group were sacrificed at 1, 3, 7, 14 days, respectively. The inferior lobe of right lung was harvested, and the degree of lung injury was observed with hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining under optical microscope; the upper lobe of right lung was used to determine the lung wet/dry weight (W/D) ratio and for evaluation of the degree of pulmonary edema. The expression of nuclear factor -κB (NF-κB) in the middle lobe of right lung was assessed with immunohistochemistry. The expression of tumor necrosis factor -α (TNF-α) mRNA in the left lung was determined with the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).Results① The pulmonary structure in control group was found to be intact. However, in the model group there were progressive pathological changes in lung, including marked edema and thickening of alveolar walls, collapse of alveoli, infiltration of inflammatory cells, alveolar wall, and obvious bleeding in the local lung tissue, and formation of transparent membrane in alveolar space. Less infiltration of inflammatory cells and no obvious destruction were found in alveolar structure in the DAS and DXM treatment groups.② Lung W/D ratio: lung W/D ratio of model group was apparently higher than that in control group at every time point, and peaking on the 3rd day (6.15±0.54 vs. 4.15±2.10,P< 0.05), and the ratio of lung W/D of DAS and DXM treatment groups was obviously lower than that in model group at every time point, especially on the 3rd day (3.99±1.26, 4.30±0.70 vs. 6.15±0.54, bothP< 0.05), but there was no significant difference between DAS and DXM treatment groups in this regard.③ The immunocytochemistry analysis revealed minimal NF-κBp65 expression in the cell nuclei of the control group, while extensive NF-κBp65 expression was found in model group. Minimal NF-κBp65 positive expression in the cytoplasm and even less positive expression in the nucleus was found in the DAS and DXM treatment groups, and integralA value was significantly lower in the DAS and DXM treatment groups than that of the model group, especially on the 3rd day [(17.98±0.06)×107, (18.53±0.04)×107 vs. (28.85±0.61)×107, bothP< 0.01], but there was no significant difference between DAS and DXM treatment groups.④ It was shown by RT-PCR that the expression of TNF-α mRNA in lung tissue of the model group was significantly higher than that in the control group on the 3rd day (gray value: 3.63±0.62 vs. 0.51±0.13, P< 0.05). The expression of TNF-α mRNA in lung tissue was significantly decreased in DAS and DXM treatment groups compared with model group (gray value: 2.49±0.57, 2.02±0.26 vs. 3.63±0.62, bothP< 0.05), but there was no significant difference between DAS and DXM treated groups.ConclusionTreatment with an intraperitoneally injection of DAS is capable of attenuate the extent of PQ-induced ALI in rats by alleviating pulmonary edema, inhibiting the expression of NF-κB and TNF-α in lung tissue, and ameliorating pathological changes in lung tissue.
4.Emergency establishment and application of biosafety autopsy and pathology platform
Pengnan ZHAO ; Xiaohong YAO ; Zongxing ZHANG ; Jiancheng QI ; Xuequan HUANG ; Zhicheng HE ; Ping CHEN ; Li HAN ; Dixiong XU ; Sibing ZHANG ; Xiuwu BIAN ; Hongyan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2021;34(2):100-105
Objective:Through the establishment and application of the biosafety autopsy pathology platform in Huoshenshan Hospital, the feasibility and application effect of the biosafety autopsy pathology platform were analyzed.Methods:The feasibility and application effect of the biosafety autopsy pathology platform were analyzed by layout design, instruments and equipment preparation, testing methods examination, and effect evaluation.Results:A total number of 26 cases of systematic autopsy and 8 cases of minimally invasive autopsy (puncture) were performed on the biosafety autopsy pathology platform, and no one was infected. Some pathology original findings were identified, including COVID-19 and pathological characteristics of identification, SARS respiratory failure mechanism and treatment significance, systemic distribution and spreading mechanism of the new coronavirus, the " storm" of inflammation pathological basis, some tumor markers rise in pulmonary pathological cell source and the overcast with fibrosis characteristics, such findings play important roles in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19.Conclusions:The study of autopsy pathology is of great significance for the prevention and control of emerging infectious disease, which calls for early intervention. To promote the standard construction of biosafety autopsy platform is the key to the pathological study of emerging infectious diseases. Pathological research and clinical diagnosis and treatment should be combined to inform each other.
5.miR-497 over-expression inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung cancer A549 cells by targeting cyclin E1
QI Jianxu ; WANG Xinxiao ; LI Ying ; OU Zongxing
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2020;27(11):1239-1245
[摘 要] 目的:探讨过表达miR-497靶向细胞周期蛋白E1(cyclin E1,CCNE1)对肺癌A549细胞上皮间质转化(epithelial-mesenchymal transition,EMT)的影响。方法:常规培养人肺癌A549细胞,细胞实验分为正常组(不加干预)、对照组(转染miR-497 mimics-NC)、实验组(转染miR-497 mimics)。采用Transwell小室实验、免疫荧光染色、qPCR、Western blotting法分别检测各组细胞迁移和侵袭能力、蛋白间质标志物α-SMA和上皮标志物E-cadherin的表达、miR-497和CCNE1的表达水平,荧光素酶基因基因报告实验验证miR-497和CCNE1的靶向关系。结果:与对照组和正常组相比,实验组A549细胞迁移和侵袭的数量明显减少(均P<0.05),细胞的间质标志物α-SMA的绿色荧光强度明显减弱[(36.95±5.81) vs (98.69±2.36)、(97.94±2.63),均P<0.05],上皮标志物E-cadherin的绿色荧光强度明显增强[(388.41±10.93) vs (100.95±6.37)、(102.55±3.18),均P<0.05],miR-497的表达明显升高(均P<0.05),CCNE1的表达均明显下降(均P<0.05)。miR-497能够靶向调控CCNE1的表达。结论:在肺癌A549细胞中miR-497能够靶向调控CCNE1的表达,上调miR-497的表达后能明显抑制A549细胞迁移和侵袭能力,影响EMT相关蛋白的表达。
6.Biomechanical Characteristics Analysis of Human-Machine Coupling on Ankle
Yongsheng SU ; Zongxing LU ; Yinzeng LI ; Xiaohui CHEN ; Dongzhe ZHAO
Journal of Medical Biomechanics 2023;38(2):E389-E395
Objective A 2-PSU/ RR parallel ankle rehabilitation robot was designed, and the biomechanical properties of human muscles were also analyzed, so as to study rehabilitation strategy of the ankle rehabilitation robot. Methods The actual workspace of the robot was obtained by numerical discrete search method, and the effect of structural parameter changes on the height of robot moving platform was explored. Then the human biomechanical responses such as muscle force and muscle mobility were obtained by human biomechanical simulation software AnyBody, so as to investigate the effect of moving platform height changes on muscle behavior. Results The robot could meet the demand of ankle plantarflexion/ dorsiflexion and inversion/ eversion motion. Appropriately increasing the initial inclination angle and decreasing the length of the fixed-length bar enabled the ankle rehabilitation robot to have a lower overall height. The height of the moving platform was decreased by 10 mm in turn, and the muscle force and muscle activity of the human body involved in the movement were decreased to a certain extent. Conclusions This study provides a new design solution for ankle rehabilitation, offers theoretical guidance for motion analysis of the ankle rehabilitation robot, and accelerates rehabilitation of the patients’ ankles by modifying the mechanism parameters.
7.Incidence and risk factors of renal injury in human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients with poor immune reconstitution
Danyan YU ; Xumin YING ; Huili LI ; Zhangqing ZHOU ; Xiaofeng ZHENG ; Dingyan YAN ; Zongxing YANG ; Wenhui ZHANG ; Guoxiang ZHENG ; Zhongdong ZHANG ; Jianhua YU
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2023;41(8):502-506
Objective:To investigate the incidence and risk factors of renal injury in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients with poor immune reconstitution.Methods:The HIV infection/AIDS patients with poor immune reconstitution who were visited Second Department of Infection of Hangzhou Xixi Hospital from January to December 2021 were enrolled. The clinical data and laboratory examinations of the patients were collected, and the relevant risk factors were analyzed by logistic regression.Results:Among 303 HIV infection/AIDS patients with poor immune reconstitution, 59(19.5%) patients had renal injury. Logistic regression analysis showed that hypertension (odds ratio ( OR)=0.200, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.065 to 0.618, P=0.005), taking tenofovir ( OR=0.275, 95% CI 0.130 to 0.580, P=0.001), hypoproteinemia ( OR=1.045, 95% CI 1.006 to 1.086, P=0.022), and low CD4 + T lymphocytes level ( OR=1.009, 95% CI 1.003 to 1.014, P=0.001) were risk factors for renal injury. Conclusions:The incidence of renal injury in HIV infection/AIDS patients with poor immune reconstitution is high. Hypertension, taking tenofovir, hypoproteinemia, and low CD4 + T lymphocytes level are risk factors for renal injury in patients.
8.Periodic revalidation of autoverification for blood analysis and its suitability evaluation of application
Yingtong LI ; Xuejun WANG ; Wei XU ; Linlin QU ; Xianqiu CHEN ; Lijing WEI ; Ying WANG ; Hongli SHAN ; Zongxing YANG ; Yue CAI ; Xiaoquan YANG ; Wenrui SUN ; Dan LI ; Yue ZHANG ; Xi WANG ; Jin LIANG ; Jing HUANG ; Jiancheng XU ; Haiyan WANG ; Fang LIU ; Weining JIANG ; Chengming SHANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2020;43(10):1021-1031
Objective:To conduct periodic revalidation of the 15 items and 43 terms autoverification rules of blood analysis after 1 year of application, analyze the application suitability and make the rules improved.Methods:Track the results of 528 010 blood analysis samples of our hospital from August 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020, and analyze the pass rate and interception rate of autoverification; 600 specimens in total were selected randomly for microscope examination, including 300 specimens which touched autoverification rules (1 012 items of autoverification rules) and were intercepted by autoverification and 300 specimens which untouched autoverification rules and were released by autoverification. The abnormal characteristics and unacceptable Delta check of the specimens also need to be concerned at the same time.The false negative rate and false positive rate, true negative rate, true positive rate and pass correct rate of autoverification were verified and compared with the rate of the second phase verification when the autoverification rule was established. The false negative rate, false positive rate, true negative rate and true positive rate of the Delta check rule which 54 716 specimens touched were calculated and compared with the second phase verification rate when the autoverification rule was established.The results of microscopic examination were used as the gold standard for the calculation of the rates, and P<0.05 was considered as a significant difference. The false positive and true positive of 1 012 autoverification rules were analyzed item by item.The false positive and true positive of 108 specimens which touched blast cell autoverification rule were analyzed terms by terms. The mean TAT and median TAT of 528 010 specimens and 193 750 outpatient specimens were calculated respectively, and the report percentages of 528 010 samples that TAT<30, 30-60 and>60 min were calculated respectively. Analyze and evaluate the application suitability of autoverification rules to juge whether they meet the needs of doctors and laboratory. The design process and the rules and application process of autoverification were optimized and improved.Results:The autoverification pass rate was 63.06% (332 971/528 010), the interception rate was 36.94% (195 039/528 010). The false negative rate was 1.00% (1/600), the false positive rate was 12.67% (76/600), the true negative rate was 49% (294/600), the true positive rate was 37.33% (224/600), and the correct rate was 98% (294/300). The pass rate, true negative rate, true positive rate and correct rate of the periodic reverification group were higher than the second phase verification group, the false negative rate and false positive rate were lower than that the second phase verification group. The false negative rate and true positive rate of the Delta check of periodic verification group were lower than that the second phase verification group, the false positive rate and true negative rate were higher than the second phase verification group, there were significant differences in the comparition results. The mean TAT of 528 010 specimens was25 min, and the median TAT was 22 min. The mean TAT of 193 750 outpatient specimens was 23 min, and the median TAT was 20 min. The report percentages of 528 010 samples that TAT<30 min, 30 min-60 min and>60 min were 83.30% (439 819/528 010), 8.00% (42 250/528 010) and 8.70% (45 941/528 010), respectively.Conclusion:The results of periodic revalidation of autoverification after 1 years application show that the 15 items and 43 terms autoverification rules of blood analysis could meet requirements about the accuracy and efficiency of the laboratory, and have a good suitability for application.
9.Decision tree-enabled establishment and validation of intelligent verification rules for blood analysis results
Linlin QU ; Xu ZHAO ; Liang HE ; Yehui TAN ; Yingtong LI ; Xianqiu CHEN ; Zongxing YANG ; Yue CAI ; Beiying AN ; Dan LI ; Jin LIANG ; Bing HE ; Qiuwen SUN ; Yibo ZHANG ; Xin LYU ; Shibo XIONG ; Wei XU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;47(5):536-542
Objective:To establish a set of artificial intelligence (AI) verification rules for blood routine analysis.Methods:Blood routine analysis data of 18 474 hospitalized patients from the First Hospital of Jilin University during August 1st to 31st, 2019, were collected as training group for establishment of the AI verification rules,and the corresponding patient age, microscopic examination results, and clinical diagnosis information were collected. 92 laboratory parameters, including blood analysis report parameters, research parameters and alarm information, were used as candidate conditions for AI audit rules; manual verification combining microscopy was considered as standard, marked whether it was passed or blocked. Using decision tree algorithm, AI audit rules are initially established through high-intensity, multi-round and five-fold cross-validation and AI verification rules were optimized by setting important mandatory cases. The performance of AI verification rules was evaluated by comparing the false negative rate, precision rate, recall rate, F1 score, and pass rate with that of the current autoverification rules using Chi-square test. Another cohort of blood routine analysis data of 12 475 hospitalized patients in the First Hospital of Jilin University during November 1sr to 31st, 2023, were collected as validation group for validation of AI verification rules, which underwent simulated verification via the preliminary AI rules, thus performance of AI rules were analyzed by the above indicators. Results:AI verification rules consist of 15 rules and 17 parameters and do distinguish numeric and morphological abnormalities. Compared with auto-verification rules, the true positive rate, the false positive rate, the true negative rate, the false negative rate, the pass rate, the accuracy, the precision rate, the recall rate and F1 score of AI rules in training group were 22.7%, 1.6%, 74.5%, 1.3%, 75.7%, 97.2%, 93.5%, 94.7%, 94.1, respectively.All of them were better than auto-verification rules, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001), and with no important case missed. In validation group, the true positive rate, the false positive rate, the true negative rate, the false negative rate, the pass rate, the accuracy, the precision rate, the recall rate and F1 score were 19.2%, 8.2%, 70.1%, 2.5%, 72.6%, 89.2%, 70.0%, 88.3%, 78.1, respectively, Compared with the auto-verification rules, The false negative rate was lower, the false positive rate and the recall rate were slightly higher, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). Conclusion:A set of the AI verification rules are established and verified by using decision tree algorithm of machine learning, which can identify, intercept and prompt abnormal results stably, and is moresimple, highly efficient and more accurate in the report of blood analysis test results compared with auto-vefication.
10.Tujia medicine Toddalia asiatica improves synovial pannus in rats with collagen-induced arthritis through the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Shan XIANG ; Zongxing ZHANG ; Lu JIANG ; Daozhong LIU ; Weiyi LI ; Zhuoma BAO ; Rui TIAN ; Dan CHENG ; Lin YUAN
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(8):1582-1588
Objective To investigate the therapeutic mechanism of Tujia medicine Toddalia asiatica alcohol extract(TAAE)for synovial pannus formation in rats with college-induced arthritis(CIA).Methods Sixty male SD rats were randomized into normal control group,CIA model group,TGT group,3 TAAE treatment groups at low,medium and high doses(n=10).Except for those in the normal control group,all the rats were subjected to CIA modeling using a secondary immunization method and treatment with saline,TGT or TAAE by gavage once daily for 35 days.The severity of arthritis was assessed using arthritis index(AI)score,and knee joint synovium pathologies were examined with HE staining.Serum levels of TNF-α,IL-6,and IL-1β were detected with ELISA;the protein expressions of PI3K,Akt,p-PI3K,p-Akt,VEGF,endostatin,HIF-1α,MMP1,MMP3,and MMP9 in knee joint synovial tissues were determined using Western blotting,and the mRNA expressions of TNF-α,IL-6,IL-1β,VEGF,HIF-1α,PI3K,and Akt were detected with RT-PCR.Results Treatment of CIA rat models with TAAE and TGT significantly alleviated paw swelling,lowered AI scores,and reduced knee joint pathology,neoangiogenesis,and serum levels of inflammatory factors.TAAE treatment obviously increased endostatin protein expression,downregulated p-PI3K,p-Akt,MMP1,MMP3,MMP9,VEGF,and HIF-1α proteins,and reduced TNF-α,IL-6,IL-1β,PI3K,Akt,VEGF,and HIF-1α mRNA levels in the synovial tissues,and these changes were comparable between high-dose TAAE group and TGT group.Conclusion TAAE can improve joint symptoms and inhibit synovial pannus formation in CIA rats by regulating the expressions of HIF-1α,VEGF,endostatin,MMP1,MMP3,and MMP9 via the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway.