1.Biomarkers for gastric cancer stem cells
Journal of International Oncology 2012;39(1):45-47
Some specific markers are useful of separating and identifying gastric cancer stem cells.They are including gastric stem cells,general tumor stem cells and mesenchymal tissue stem cells.At present,more and more new biomarkers are discovered besides familiar CD133 and CD44.Combined detection helps to separate pure gastric cancer stem cells and promote the therapy of gastric cancer.
2.Purification and Characterization of Lipases from Rhizopus chinensis
Zhen-Hua RUAN ; Dong WANG ; Yan XU ;
Microbiology 1992;0(06):-
Two lipase active fractions Lip1 and Lip2 were purified from the cell extract of Rhizopus chinensis CCTCCM201021.Both gave a single band on SDS-PAGE after using ammonium sulfate precipitation、Phenyl-Sepharose FF、DEAE-Sepharose FF and Sephadex G100 gel filtration chromatographies.The molecular masses of two lipases were 59.2kD and 39.4kD respectively.Lip1 and Lip2 showed optimal pH at 8.0 and 8.5 and their optimal temperatures were 40℃ and 35℃ respectively.The substrate specificity of the two lipases was obviously different.Lip1 was more specific to long chain fatty acid of p-nitrophenyl esters while Lip2 had a preference for the hydrolysis of short chain fatty acid of p-nitrophenyl esters.Lip1 had 1,3-position specificity for triacylglycerols hydrolysis while Lip2 had nonspecific position.Both lipases were stimulated by Ca 2+、Mg 2+ while SDS had strong inhibition on their activities.Lip1 and Lip2 had good stability in cyclohexane、hexane、heptane and isooctane(30% V/V).
3.Correlation of short and medium-term efficacy and refracture rate with osteoporosis severity following percutaneous kyphoplasty of thoracolumbar fracture
Jun HUA ; Dong LIU ; Youjia XU ; Yongming SUN ; Guangsi SHEN
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2015;31(12):1073-1076
Objective To examine the short-and middle-term efficacy and refracture rate in patients with thoracolumbar fracture having percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) and determine their correlation with the severity of osteoporosis.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 247 patients with thoracolumbar fracture undergone PKP from January 2008 to February 2014.Mean age of the patients (94 males and 153 females) was 63.2 years (range,50-81 years).Ground-level falls occurred in 119 patients,traffic injuries in 72 patients and high falls in 56 patients.The patients were assigned to osteopenia group and osteoporosis group based on the preoperative bone mineral density.Visual analogue score (VAS),Roland-Morris disability survey scale (RDQ),vertebral compression rate,kyphotic Cobb angle and refracture rate were recorded before and after operation.Efficacy in correlation with the severity of osteoporosis was evaluated.Results Mean duration of follow-up was 24.3 months (range,18-36 months).Three days after operation,VAS descended from (7.7 ± 2.1) points to (4.3 ± 1.1) points in osteopenia group and from (7.7 ± 2.0) points to (4.2 ± 1.5) points in osteoporosis group (P < 0.05);RDQ descended from (21.2 ± 1.5) points to (10.4 ± 2.5) points in osteopenia group and from (20.8 ± 1.9) points to (11.2 ± 1.7) points in osteoporosis group (P < 0.05);rate of vertebral body compression descended from (42.2 ± 10.5) % to (3.2 ± 0.5) % in osteopenia group and from (46.2 ± 12.7) % to (2.9 ± 0.8) % in osteoporosis group (P < 0.05);kyphotic Cobb angle descended from (21.2 ± 9.5) ° to (7.2 ±2.4) °in osteopenia group and from (23.1 ± 8.9) ° to (7.1 ± 2.6) ° in osteoporosis group (P < 0.05).Three years after operation,all the parameters remained better than these before operation,with the value higher in osteoporosis group than in osteopenia group (P < 0.05).Rate of refracture was higher in osteoporosis group after operation,compared to that in osteopenia group (P < 0.05).Conclusions The clinical short-term result is satisfactory,but refracture rate is increased with the osteoporosis aggravation.Targeting osteoporosis therapy is important to obtain a better mid-term results.
4.Design and Application of Oral Dispensing Desk in the Inpatient Pharmacy in Our Hospital
Yiman DONG ; Weiwei CHEN ; Guangyue DING ; Xiaodi XU ; Hua WU
China Pharmacy 2017;28(25):3594-3597
OBJECTIVE:To strengthen the management of dismounting drugs in hospital and improve pharmacist working effi-ciency by designing and mading an oral dispending desk. METHODS:In order to solve the small number of placing dismounting drugs induced by small capacity of the desk and disorder placement of placing medicines in inpatient pharmacy,our pharmacists de-signed a new kind of oral dispensing desk that can solve the above problems,produced it and put it in the daily clinical work. The application effects were evaluated by comparing the number of placing drugs and deployment time of medical orders before and af-ter applying it. RESULTS:The designed oral dispensing desk included square slots in the bench,round slots on the side,operating table,multi-panel drawer and ordinary drawer,in which,the first two parts could be used for placing drugs with different shapes and different sizes,multi-panel drawer could place oral liquid,granules,etc. The total number of placing drugs was increased from 237 to 290,and the average deployment time of each medical order was shortened from(4.55±0.38)s to(3.52±0.16)s. CON-CLUSIONS:Application of new dispensing desk has not only solved the limited capacity of the desk,disorderly placing dismount-ing drugs,being difficult to locate and manage and other problems,but also improved the deployment speed of pharmacists and promoted standardized management of dismounting drugs.
5.Investigation and analysis of status of research and research utilization in practice among nurses of hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Hua ZHANG ; Guihua XU ; Zhiling SUN ; Haixia GAO ; Yinfeng DONG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(27):42-45
Objective To investigate the status of research and research utilization in practice among nurses of hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Methods Two hundred and sixty nurses of hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were selected to fill out the questionnaire.Results The rates of involvement of research activities and research utilization among nurses of hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were low.The score of every factor ranged from the higher to the lower were communication,organization,research and nurse.Conclusions Involvements of research activities and research utilization among nurses of hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine are insufficient.Most factors associated with nurses' low extent of research utilization are objective factors.It is pivotal for nursing managers to construct supportive professional environment,improve nurses' research and information skills and the capacity of the research utilization.
6.Effect of lovastatin and probucol on intracellular cholesterol content in foam cells derived from mouse peritoneal macrophages
Dong WANG ; Hua DING ; Hongyan XU ; Xinbing WEI
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 1986;0(06):-
AIM To examine the effects of lovastatin, probucol on the intracellular cholesterol content and cholesterol efflux. METHODS With the model of foam cells through depositing the oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OXLDL) into mouse peritoneal macrophages, intracellular cholesterol content was examined by high performance liquid chromatography after the administration of lovastatin and probucol at different concentration. RESULTS The CE/TC ratios of the model group were beyond 50% and extremely higher than those of the normal and negative groups, suggesting that the model of foam cells was established triumphantly. Lovastatin decreased intracellular TC, CE and CE/TC significantly and dose-dependently. Probucol also possessed such effects on intracellular TC, CE, but no dose-dependently, and no effect on the ratio of CE/TC. CONCLUSION The results showed lovastatin might be conducive to plagues stability by increasing cholesterol efflux from the foam cells and decreasing the intracellular cholesterol content. Probucol did not have this effect although it decreased intracellular TC and CE content.
7.Expression and function of miRNA211 in human cutaneous melanoma
Yan XU ; Dake DONG ; Haikang HUA ; Xiaohong ZHU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2016;49(9):630-635
Objective To determine the expression of miRNA211 (miR-211) in the development of malignant melanoma,and to investigate the correlation between miR-211 and its target molecule,matrix metalloproteinase 16 (MMP-16).Methods Cultured A375 melanoma cells were divided into 3 groups:miR-211 overexpression group and mock-vehicle group transfected with miR-211 mimics and empty vehicle respectively,and negative control group receiving no treatment.TaqMan fluorescence-based quantitative PCR was performed to determine the expression of miR-211 in HER1 primary melanocytes,A375,C32 and G361malignant melanoma cell lines,as well as in nevus tissues (n =18) and melanoma tissues (n =41),and to evaluate changes of MMP-16 mRNA expression in A375 cells before and after the overexpression of miR-211.Sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay and flow cytometry were conducted to evaluate cellular proliferative activity and determine cell cycle distribution respectively,and methylcellulose assay and Transwell assay to evaluate colony formation and cell migration abilities respectively.The size of selected colonies was used to represent colony formation ability,while the ratio of the number of migrating cells to that of non-migrating cells to represent cell migration ability.Results There were significant differences in the expression level of miR-211 among the G361,C32 and A375 cells (0.09 ± 0.02 vs.0.000 52 ± 0.000 20 vs.0.000 03 ± 0.000 01,F =10 410,P < 0.01).The expression of miR-21 1 was significantly decreased in melanoma tissues compared with nevus tissues (0.17 ± 0.03 vs.0.87 ± 0.08,t =9.118,P < 0.01).No significant differences were observed in cellular proliferative activity or cell cycle distribution among the miR-211 overexpression group,mock-vehicle group and negative control group.Compared with the mock-vehicle group,the miR-211 overexpression group showed significantly suppressed colony formation (0.49 ± 0.05 vs.0.85 ± 0.09,t =2.19,P < 0.05) and cell migration (0.49 ± 0.06 vs.0.82 ± 0.09,t =3.15,P < 0.05) abilities,while no significant difference was observed between the mock-vehicle group and negative control group.Additionally,the mRNA expression of MMP-16 significantly decreased in the miR-211 overexpression group compared with the mock-vehicle group after transfeetion (24 hours:0.33 ± 0.02 vs.0.91 ± 0.03,t =11.30,P < 0.01;48 hours:0.52 ± 0.01 vs.0.96 ± 0.02,t =5.02,P < 0.05;72 hours:0.71 ± 0.01 vs.0.97 ± 0.03,t =3.85,P < 0.05),with no significant difference between the mock-vehicle group and negative control group at the above time points.Conclusions miR-211 was lowly expressed in both malignant melanoma cells and tissues,and it could inhibit both anchorage-independent growth and migration of melanoma cells.After up-regulation of miR-211 expression,the mRNA expression of MMP-16 decreased in A375 cells,suggesting that MMP-16 may be a downstream target of miR-211,and can influence melanoma metastasis.
8.Anticoagulant treatment of non-valvular atrial fibrillation in cardiovascular department
Chaohui DONG ; Hua XIAO ; Huanjie ZHENG ; Jiawei XU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2016;32(16):2737-2739
Objective To investigate the present situations of anticoagulant treatment of non-valvular atri-al fibrillation in order to get better guidance of the clinical anticoagulant therapy and reduce the incidence of stroke caused by atrial fibrillation. Methods The clinical data of NVAF patients hospitalized in the first affili-ated hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 1 , 2012 to December 31 , 2014 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed in terms of basic characteristics , medical treatment plan and INR monitoring. Results A total of 1,390 patients were enrolled, 85.97% of whom needed anticoagulant therapy and 25.18% of whom were treated with anticoagulants. For 15.71% of the NVAF patients treated with warfarin , INR met the standard during hospitalization. In the study, such factors as age, coronary heart disease, history of stroke and history of bleed-ing might affect prescription of anticoagulant drugs. Conclusion Most NVAF patients need anticoagulant thera-py, but the rate of anticoagulant therapy is lower than we expected. Among those patients treated with warfarin during hospitalization , the rate of INR meeting the standard is at a lower level. The novel oral anticoagulants are not in wide use in the clinical practice.
9.Treatment progress of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: reports from the 57th American Society of Hematology annual meeting
Tingxun LU ; Dong HUA ; Wei XU ; Jianyong LI
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2016;25(1):19-22
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is one of the most common non-Hodgkin lymphomaaccounting for 30 %-40 %. The most common first-line therapy for DLBCL is rituximab in combination withchemotherapy. About two thirds of patients treated by the first-line therapy achieve a complete remission (CR)and are cured finally, but nearly one third of patients can not reach CR after frontline treatment appearingrefractory or relapse early, especially for the high risk patients or cases with MYC alterations, the regimenimproving the long-term survival is not much. In the 57th American Society of Hematology (ASH) annualmeeting, a plenty of treatment as focus on these patients brought in encouraging results, which makes itpossible to further improve the CR rate. The progresses on DLBCL of relapse and refractory, high risk andspecial types were summarized in this paper based on the reports in the 57th ASH annual meeting.
10.Study on the anti coagulation therapy of non valvular atrial fibrillation elderly patients with thromboembolic complications from 2012 to 2014
Chaohui DONG ; Huanjie ZHENG ; Jiawei XU ; Hua XIAO
Chongqing Medicine 2016;45(16):2167-2169
Objective To investigate the present situation of anticoagulant therapy on the elderly non valvular atrial fibrilla‐tion (NVAF) hospitalized patients with thromboembolic complications [ischemic stroke ,transient ischemic(TIA)] .Methods A to‐tal of 255 hospital patients in the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from 2012 to 2014 were recorded by retrospective case analysis .The basic characteristics ,the risk factors of AF ,the medical treatment plan and INR monitoring were analyzed respectively with SPSS20 .0 statistical software .Results A total of 255 patients were enrolled ,66 cases (25 .88% ) were treated with anticoagulation ,and 157 cases (61 .57% ) were treated by antiplatelet drugs .In patients who were taken anticoagulant drugs ,the rate of INR was 15 .15% .Conclusion In the elderly nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients with thromboembolic compli‐cations ,the rate of anticoagulant therapy is lower than expected .More than half patients were treated by antiplatelet drugs .The pa‐tient who were treated anticoagulation therpy had a low rate of INR standard rate .