1.Reform of operating mechanism of the centers for disease control and prevention
XU Yan ; YU Min ; CONG Liming ; CHEN Kun ; ZHU Jiang ; YE Zhen
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;33(12):1199-1202
Objective :
To explore the reform of the operating mechanism of centers for disease control and prevention ( CDCs ) in the new era, and to put forward recommendations.
Methods :
We collected the financial investment and staffing of CDCs in Zhejiang Province from 2018 to 2020 through China Disease Prevention and Control Information System and Zhejiang Health Statistical Yearbook. We conducted a questionnaire survey among 620 staffs selected by convenience sampling, and a qualitative interview among 40 leaders and experts from CDCs and general hospitals in Zhejiang Province.
Results :
By the year 2020, there were 105 CDCs in Zhejiang Province, including 1 province-level, 11 prefecture-level, 90 county-level and 3 development zone-level ones. The revenues were mainly from financial subsidy and business incomes, which were over expenditures. There were 7 008 posts in CDCs, with a staffing allocation ratio of 1.29/10 000. Among the reform measures of operation mechanism of CDCs, the flexible communication between clinicians and public health doctors was highly approved (90.03%); among the reform measures of enhancing the integration of prevention and treatment, further clarifying the public health functions of hospitals and ensuring financial compensation was highly approved (74.01%).
Conclusion
We should further stimulate the endogenous power and vitality of CDCs, strengthen the construction of talent team, promote the active integration of hospitals and CDCs, and improve public health level.
2.A Panel of Genes Identified as Targets for 8q24.13-24.3 Gain Contributing to Unfavorable Overall Survival in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Kun ZHAO ; Yu ZHAO ; Jia-Yi ZHU ; Hui DONG ; Wen-Ming CONG ; Yi YU ; Hui WANG ; Zhong-Zheng ZHU ; Qing XU
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2018;38(4):590-596
Copy number aberrations (CNAs) in chromosome arm 8q have been associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes of several cancers and progressive tumor characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).This study was to identify correlation of CNAs in 8q with clinical outcomes of HCC patients,and further screen for differentially expressed genes in outcome-related CNAs.Array comparative genomic hybridization and expression arrays were performed to detect CNAs and expression levels,respectively.The correlations between CNAs in 8q and outcomes were analyzed in 66 patients,with a median follow-up time of 45.0 months (range,2.6-108.6 months).One hundred and nine cases were further evaluated to identify differentially expressed genes in the potential outcome-related CNAs.Copy number gain in 8q was observed in 22 (33.3 %) of the 66 HCC cases.The most recurrent gains (with frequencies >20%) were 8q13.3-21.3,8q21.3-23.3,8q23.3-24.13,8q24.13-24.3,and 8q24.3.Survival analysis showed that 8q24.13-24.3 gain was significantly associated with reduced overall survival (P=0.010).Multivariate Cox analysis identified 8q24.13-24.3 gain as an independent prognostic factor for poor overall survival (HR=2.47;95%CI=1.16-5.26;P=0.019).A panel of 17 genes within the 8q24.13-24.3 region,including ATAD2,SQLE,PVT1,ASAP1,and NDRG1 were significantly upregulated in HCCs with 8q24.13-24.3 gain compared to those without.These results suggest that copy number gain at 8q24.13-24.3 is an unfavorable prognostic marker for HCC patients,and the potential oncogenes ATAD2,SQLE,PVT1,ASAP1,and NDRG1 within the regional gain,may contribute coordinately to the 8q24.13-24.3 gain-related poor prognosis.
3.Coagulation function and hemorrhagic diseases in preterm infants with different gestational ages.
Liang GAO ; Xin-Zhu LIN ; Qian-Qian WU ; Yu-Cong LIN ; Kun-Yao HONG
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2019;21(2):120-124
OBJECTIVE:
To study the correlation between coagulation function and gestational age in preterm infants and the possible value of coagulation function measurement in predicting hemorrhagic diseases.
METHODS:
The clinical data of preterm infants who were hospitalized between September 2016 and August 2017 were collected. The coagulation indicators were measured within 2 hours after birth. According to the gestational age, the preterm infants were divided into late preterm infant group (n=322), early preterm infant group (n=241) and extremely/very early preterm infant group (n=128). Coagulation function was compared among the three groups, as well as between the preterm infants with and without hemorrhagic diseases within 3 days after birth.
RESULTS:
There were significant differences in thrombin time (TT), prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), fibrinogen degradation product (FDP) and D-dimer (DD) among the three groups (P<0.05). APTT, PT, FDP and DD were negatively correlated with gestational age, while TT was positively correlated with gestational age (P<0.05). The preterm infants with hemorrhagic diseases had a longer APTT and a higher level of DD (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
Coagulation function gradually becomes mature in preterm infants with the increase in gestational age. Abnormal APTT and DD indicate that preterm infants may have a higher risk of hemorrhagic diseases.
Blood Coagulation
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Blood Coagulation Tests
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Gestational Age
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Partial Thromboplastin Time
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Prothrombin Time
4.Histopathological diagnosis and follow-up analysis of gastric mucosal biopsy
Yang-Kun WANG ; Bo JIANG ; Cong-Yang LI ; Jian CHEN ; Gong-Ping WANG ; Mei-Ling ZHU ; Bin-Feng YANG ; Chao-Ya ZHU ; Mei-Hua CHEN ; Qing-Qiu LI ; Lei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2018;34(2):137-142
Purpose To investigate the histopathological diagnosis and follow-up of gastric mucosal biopsy. Methods A detailed histopathological observation was performed on 5 748 gastroscopic biopsies and 3 288 patients were followed up. Results In 5 748 cases of endoscopy biopsy specimens, acute gastritis was rechecked in 125 cases, of which 112 cases were cured or improved (89.6% ), 10 cases (8.0% ) had little change, and 3 cases (2.4%) were aggravated. There were 2430 cases of chronic atrophic gastritis, in which 1521 cases were cured/improvement (62.6% ), 737 cases (30.3% ) had little change, and 172 cases (7.1% ) were aggravated. In the 71 cases of special type of gastritis, 23 cases were cured or improved, accounting for 32.3%.42 cases were not changed much, accounting for 59.2%, and 6 cases were aggravated (8.5% ). About druginduced gastritis/stomach reexamination in 94 cases, 57 cases were cured/improved, accounting for 60.6%, 34(36.3% ) cases did not change, and 2 cases were aggravated(3.2% ).183 cases of gastric polyp were reviewed, 165 cases(90.2% ) were cured / improved, 13 cases (7.1% ) were not changed and 5 cases (2.7% ) were aggravated. No neoplasia/ nondysplasia was found in 205 cases, 196(95.6% ) cases was cured / improved, no change was seen in 6 cases (2.9% ) and aggravation was seen in 3 cases(1.5%). Indefinite neoplasia/ dysplasia was reexamined in 24 cases, 2 cases (8.3%) were cured/improved, no change was seen in 13 cases (54.2% ), and aggravation was seen in 9 cases(37.5%).156 cases of intraepithelial neoplasia were retrospectively reviewed, in which138 (88.5% ) cases were cured or improved, 4(2.6% ) cases showed no change, and 13(8.3%) cases were aggravated. Conclusion It is of great significance to improve the early diagnosis rate, reduce missed diagnosis rate and misdiagnosis rate of gastric cancer by establishing 11 pathological changes and accompanying lesions.
5.Explore the judgmental of the indications of total knee arthroplasty using deep convolutional neural network
Ruijun CONG ; Longpo ZHENG ; Liyun ZHANG ; Kun TAO ; Wei LIU ; Xiangrong MO ; Youheng HAO ; Miao WANG ; Lieming LOU ; Xinyu CAI ; Yuchang ZHU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2018;38(7):418-424
Objective To explore the feasibility of the deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) judging the indications and prognosis of the total knee arthroplasty based on the trained DCNN computer learning system.Methods C1FAR-10 DCNN model based on TensorFlow (an open source system,Google,USA) optimized by Alex Krizhevsky were constructed.There were 400 cases with knee osteoarthritis from different databases used for analysis.Three hundred patients underwent total knee arthroplasty,while 100 did not.X-ray of 200 preoperative cases from the 400 cases and their enlarged image (50 times) were applied for training DCNN,while the enlarged images from other 200 cases were used to test the DCNN.The correlation and the regression between judgment of the DCNN and clinical truth were analyzed.The clinical truths were rechecked three times and were confirmed by treatment results.Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis were used.The relation test of the software was only used as a reference.Results There was no significant difference between the baseline of cases for learning and test.After learning 200 cases,the DCNN judged the 10 000 cases enlarged from remaining 200 cases.The correlation between the DCNN judgment and the clinical truth was not significant (r=0.000,F=0.001,P=0.970).False positive was observed in 1 681 cases,false negative in 3 296.After enlarged to 10 000 images,the correlation between the two judgments was significant (F=11 228.735,P=0.000,r=0.727 and R2=0.529).The software detection precision was 0.860.Conclusion DCNN can be applied in judging the indications of the total knee arthroplasty.Large sample size can improve the accuracy of the judgment significantly.
6.Study on the Effects of Different Primary Processing Methods on the Quality of Polygonatum sibiricum
Xinyan ZHU ; Kun CONG ; Yana SHI ; Hechao BAO ; Zhihui ZHANG ; Jiajin WANG ; Junxiang QIAN ; Pengzhang JI
China Pharmacy 2019;30(18):2537-2541
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of different primary processing methods on quality change of Polygonatum sibiricum, and to optimize primary processing method of P. sibiricum with different grades and shapes. METHODS: After processed with different drying methods, boiling method and steaming method, sulfuric acid-phenol method was used to determine the contents of indicator component P. sibiricum polysaccharide in samples. The contents of ethanol-soluble extract, water-soluble extract and total ash were investigated. The optimal primary processing methods were screened. RESULTS: After processed with different methods, the contents of polysaccharide (≥7%), ethanol-soluble extract (≥45%) and total ash (≤4%) of samples at all levels conformed to the requirements of the 2015 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia (part Ⅰ); from aspect of drying method, microwave drying method was better than oven drying method;for P. sibiricum with different morphologies (individual and lamellar), the quality of lamellar samples of P. sibiricum was better than that of individual P. sibiricum. As primary processing method, steaming was better than boiling. The contents of P. sibiricum polysaccharide were in relatively high level, when the steaming and boiling time of gradeless and uniformly-priced goods of P. sibiricum were 20 and 15 minutes respectively. CONCLUSIONS: By discussing the different primary processing methods, high-efficient primary processing method for the individual and lamellar samples of P. sibiricum as well as gradeless and uniformly-priced goods of P. sibiricum are preliminarily obtained, which can provide a scientific basis for the effective utilization of P. sibiricum resources.
7.Comparative study of the effects between second toe tibial dorsal artery flap and second toe tibial plantar proper artery flap in repairing finger skin and soft tissue defects.
Jin LI ; Hai Bo WU ; Guang Zhe JIN ; Cong Kun ZHU ; Kai WANG ; Qiang WANG ; Ji Hui JU ; Rui Xing HOU
Chinese Journal of Burns 2022;38(10):937-943
Objective: To compare the effects between second toe tibial dorsal artery flap (2-TDAF) and second toe tibial plantar proper artery flap (2-TPPAF) in repairing finger skin and soft tissue defects. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted. From January 2019 to June 2020, 27 patients with skin and soft tissue defects at the fingertips with area of 1.5 cm×1.2 cm-2.6 cm×1.8 cm after debridement who met the inclusion criteria were admitted to Suzhou Ruihua Orthopaedic Hospital, including 21 males and 6 females, aged 19-59 (37±10) years. According to flap repair methods used in the defective fingers, the patients were divided into 2-TDAF group (12 cases) and 2-TPPAF group (15 cases). The area of 2-TDAF ranged from 1.5 cm×1.2 cm to 2.5 cm×1.6 cm, and the area of 2-TPPAF ranged from 1.7 cm×1.3 cm to 2.6 cm×1.8 cm. Full-thickness skin grafts from the medial side of the ipsilateral leg were grafted to the wounds in donor sites, and the wounds in donor sites of skin grafts were directly sutured. Flap arterial diameter, flap excision time, flap survival situation of patients in 2 weeks after operation, and follow-up time were recorded. At the last follow-up, the two-point discrimination distance of flap graft site, total action motion (TAM) of the finger joints, and wound healing of the flap donor site were recorded; the Vancouver scar scale (VSS) was used to score the scar in donor area of the second toe and the recipient area of fingers; the appearance and self-satisfaction subscales of the Michigan hand outcomes questionnaire (MHQ) were used to evaluate the affected finger. Data were statistically analyzed with independent sample t test or Fisher's exact probability test. Results: The flap artery diameter of patients in 2-TDAF group was 0.35-0.80 (0.56±0.14) mm and the flap cutting time was (14.0±2.7) min, which were significantly shorter than 0.80-1.35 (1.02±0.16) mm and (19.7±3.4) min in 2-TPPAF group (with t values of 7.81 and 4.79, respectively, P<0.01). The flaps of patients in the 2 groups in recipient areas survived well in 2 weeks after operation, and the wounds in donor areas of flaps of patients in the 2 groups healed well at the last follow-up. There was no statistically significant difference in the postoperative follow-up time, and two-point discrimination distance of flap graft site, TAM of the finger joints, VSS score of scar in the second toe donor site and the finger recipient site, and the appearance and self-satisfaction of MHQ scores of the affected finger at the last follow-up (P>0.05). Conclusions: Compared with 2-TPPAF, 2-TDAF has a shallower anatomical layer and shorter time for surgical flap removal, which can preserve the proper arteries and nerves at the base of the toes and reduce the damage to the donor site.
Male
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Female
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Humans
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Soft Tissue Injuries/surgery*
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Finger Injuries/surgery*
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Cicatrix/surgery*
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Plastic Surgery Procedures
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Retrospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Surgical Flaps
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Skin Transplantation
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Toes/surgery*
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Arteries
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Perforator Flap
8.Association between social health status and depressive symptoms among community-dwelling elderly adults in Zhejiang Province, China.
Hong-Lei DAI ; Zhe-Bin YU ; Liu-Qing YOU ; Min-Hua FAN ; Hong-Wei ZHU ; Dan-Jie JIANG ; Meng-Yin WU ; Shu-Juan LIN ; Xiao-Cong ZHANG ; Kun CHEN
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2019;20(11):910-919
OBJECTIVE:
Mental disorders of the elderly population in China deserve attention. Social health is significantly associated with depression. This study aimed to evaluate the rate of depressive symptoms and to test the relationships between social health and depressive symptoms among a large sample of community-dwelling elderly adults.
METHODS:
We conducted a cross-sectional study among community-dwelling adults aged 60 years or above in Zhejiang Province, China. Face-to-face interviews were used to complete a structured questionnaire for all participants. We used the Social Health Scale for the Elderly (SHSE) to evaluate social health status and used the short form of the Geriatric Depression Scale to evaluate depressive symptoms. Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between social health status and depressive symptoms.
RESULTS:
Of the total of 3757 participants included, 1887 (50.23%) were female, and the mean±standard deviation (SD) age was (70.0±8.3) years. The rate of depressive symptoms was 25.92%. The social health score was higher in non-depressed participants than in depressed participants (raw score 50.7 vs. 48.3, P<0.001). Participants with "moderate" or "good" social health had a significantly lower risk of depressive symptoms than those with "poor" social health (odds ratio (OR)=0.55, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.46-0.66 for moderate social health; OR=0.45, 95% CI: 0.35-0.60 for good social health). The association between social health and depressive symptoms was consistent across several subgroups.
CONCLUSIONS
Social health is significantly inversely associated with depressive symptoms. The SHSE may serve as an efficient screener to identify those elderly adults with social health deficits, but systematic assessment to guide intervention merits further investigation.
Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Depression/epidemiology*
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Female
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Health Status
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Humans
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Independent Living
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Logistic Models
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Male
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Middle Aged
9.Multiple sgRNAs facilitate base editing-mediated i-stop to induce complete and precise gene disruption.
Kun JIA ; Zongyang LU ; Fei ZHOU ; Zhiqi XIONG ; Rui ZHANG ; Zhiwei LIU ; Yu'e MA ; Lei HE ; Cong LI ; Zhen ZHU ; Dejing PAN ; Zhengxing LIAN
Protein & Cell 2019;10(11):832-839
10.Overexpression of NAT10 induced platinum drugs resistance in breast cancer cell.
Pan QI ; Ya Ke CHEN ; Rui Li CUI ; Rui Juan HENG ; Sheng XU ; Xiao Ying HE ; Ai Min YUE ; Jiang Kun KANG ; Hao Han LI ; Yong Xin ZHU ; Cong WANG ; Yu Lu CHEN ; Kua HU ; Yan Yan YIN ; Li Xue XUAN ; Yu SONG
Chinese Journal of Oncology 2022;44(6):540-549
Objective: To observe the platinum drugs resistance effect of N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10) overexpression in breast cancer cell line and elucidate the underlining mechanisms. Methods: The experiment was divided into wild-type (MCF-7 wild-type cells without any treatment) group, NAT10 overexpression group (H-NAT10 plasmid transfected into MCF-7 cells) and NAT10 knockdown group (SH-NAT10 plasmid transfected into MCF-7 cells). The invasion was detected by Transwell array, the interaction between NAT10 and PARP1 was detected by co-immunoprecipitation. The impact of NAT10 overexpression or knockdown on the acetylation level of PARP1 and its half-life was also determined. Immunostaining and IP array were used to detect the recruitment of DNA damage repair protein by acetylated PARP1. Flow cytometry was used to detect the cell apoptosis. Results: Transwell invasion assay showed that the number of cell invasion was 483.00±46.90 in the NAT10 overexpression group, 469.00±40.50 in the NAT10 knockdown group, and 445.00±35.50 in the MCF-7 wild-type cells, and the differences were not statistically significant (P>0.05). In the presence of 10 μmol/L oxaliplatin, the number of cell invasion was 502.00±45.60 in the NAT10 overexpression group and 105.00±20.50 in the NAT10 knockdown group, both statistically significant (P<0.05) compared with 219.00±31.50 in wild-type cells. In the presence of 10 μmol/L oxaliplatin, NAT10 overexpression enhanced the binding of PARP1 to NAT10 compared with wild-type cells, whereas the use of the NAT10 inhibitor Remodelin inhibited the mutual binding of the two. Overexpression of NAT10 induced PARP1 acetylation followed by increased PARP1 binding to XRCC1, and knockdown of NAT10 expression reduced PARP1 binding to XRCC1. Overexpression of NAT10 enhanced PARP1 binding to LIG3, while knockdown of NAT10 expression decreased PARP1 binding to LIG3. In 10 μmol/L oxaliplatin-treated cells, the γH2AX expression level was 0.38±0.02 in NAT10 overexpressing cells and 1.36±0.15 in NAT10 knockdown cells, both statistically significant (P<0.05) compared with 1.00±0.00 in wild-type cells. In 10 μmol/L oxaliplatin treated cells, the apoptosis rate was (6.54±0.68)% in the NAT10 overexpression group and (12.98±2.54)% in the NAT10 knockdown group, both of which were statistically significant (P<0.05) compared with (9.67±0.37)% in wild-type cells. Conclusion: NAT10 overexpression enhances the binding of NAT10 to PARP1 and promotes the acetylation of PARP1, which in turn prolongs the half-life of PARP1, thus enhancing PARP1 recruitment of DNA damage repair related proteins to the damage sites, promoting DNA damage repair and ultimately the survival of breast cancer cells.
Breast Neoplasms/enzymology*
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
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Female
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Humans
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MCF-7 Cells
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferases/metabolism*
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Organoplatinum Compounds/pharmacology*
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Oxaliplatin/pharmacology*
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X-ray Repair Cross Complementing Protein 1