1.Techniques and feasibility of laparoscopic total gastrectomy combined with distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy
Daguang WANG ; Yang ZIANG ; Xuan SUN ; Jinhai YU ; Yan CHEN ; Liang HE ; Huai CHEN ; Jian SUO
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2012;11(2):132-135
Laparoscopic curative gastrectomy has been widely adopted because it is minimal invasiveness.The efficacy of laparoscopic gastrectomy is comparable to that of open gastrectomy for patients with early or advanced gastric cancer,but few studies of laparoscopic total gastrectomy combined with distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy for patients with advanced gastric cancer have been reported.Seven patients with advanced gastric cancer received laparoscopic total gastrectomy combined with distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy at the First Hospital of Jilin University from September 2010 to September 2011.The mean operation time,blood loss,postoperative hospital stay and the nunber of lymph nodes resected were (218 ± 24) minutes,(366 ± 174) ml,( 14.6 ± 2.8 ) days and 32 ± 15,respectively.Two patients were complicated by pancreatic juice leakage and were cured with drainage. No anastomotic leakage,abdominal bleeding or mortality was observed. With the development of techniques and equipments,laparoscopic total gastrectony combined with distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy is safe and feasible in selected patients.
2.The research of relationship between medical students' time engagement outside classes and general self-efficacy
Ziang GENG ; Xin MA ; Chen JIANG ; Jingwen XU ; Xinzhi SONG ; Ning DING ; Deliang WEN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2021;20(2):241-244
Objective:To analyze the relationship between the clinical medical college students' time investment (including study, activities, entertainment and exercise) and general self-efficacy (GSE) in a medical university in Liaoning province, China.Methods:The first-year medical students were asked to participate the survey. Their GSE was measured by using general self-efficacy scale (GSES) in 2018. One year later, the independent variable table was used to investigate the extracurricular activity time, and 683 valid questionnaires were collected. Ordered logistic regression method was used to analyze the correlation between students' extracurricular activities and GSE.Results:Medical students' GSE was positively associated with their time in extracurricular study ( OR = 1.94, 95%CI = 1.49-2.54), volunteer activities ( OR=1.36, 95%CI = 1.01-1.83), and physical activities ( OR = 1.37, 95%CI = 1.01-1.85). However, there was no significant correlation with the time in activities organized by students ( OR = 1.09, 95%CI = 0.79-1.50) or activities organized by school ( OR = 1.15, 95%CI = 0.84-1.59). Furthermore, compared with clinical students of "5+3" year program, the 5-year program clinical students had a stronger correlation between medical students' GSE and the input of extracurricular study time. Conclusion:There is a positive correlation between medical students' GSE and their extracurricular time investment, which indicates that increasing medical students' GSE could be an effective method to improve their extracurricular time investment and eventually improve their comprehensive quality.
3.Antimicrobial activity of two Antarctic Streptomyces strains
Chen ZiAng ; Teoh Chui Peng ; Fan Hui Yin ; Lavin Paris ; Wong Clemente Michael Vui Ling
Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 2023;19(no.6):678-684
Aims:
The search for new antibiotics is an ongoing effort and has expanded to pristine niche areas in the Antarctic in recent years due to the emergence of multi-drug resistant pathogens that outpaced the discovery of new antibiotics. We have recently isolated two new actinomycetes strains, INACH3013a and INACH3013b, which displayed antimicrobial properties from soil samples collected from Ardley Island, Antarctica. Hence, an investigation was carried out to identify them and to characterise the antimicrobial compounds produced.
Methodology and results:
Strains, INACH3013a and INACH3013b were identified based on their 16S rDNA sequence alignment to those in the GenBank. The results showed that strain INACH3013a was closest to Streptomyces spp. while strain INACH3013b was closest to Streptomyces corallincola and Streptomyces bullii. The extracellular compounds they produced were extracted using various solvents and the extracted compounds were tested against the test pathogens. The dichloromethane extracts from strains, INACH3013a and INACH3013b inhibited mainly Gram-positive pathogens that include Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus equorum,
Bacillus cereus K3 and Enterococcus faecalis while extracts from strain INACH3013b also inhibited a Gram-negative pathogen, Klebsiella pneumonia 14x. Predominantly non-polar constituents seem responsible for antibacterial effects, with dichloromethane extracts proving most efficacious, followed by chloroform and ethyl acetate.
Conclusion, significance and impact of study
The research highlights the potential of Streptomyces spp. INACH3013a and INACH3013b as a source of potential novel antibiotics. This research explores Antarctic Streptomyces strains' antimicrobial capabilities, enabling the potential for the discovery of novel antibiotics and revealing how these compounds may have helped them to compete and survive in nutrient-deficient Antarctic niches.