1.Exploration and experience of experimental teaching reform in laboratory diagnosis for clinical medical students
Lin ZHOU ; Fengqin ZHANG ; Haiyan WEN ; Renqian ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2011;10(3):304-306
In order to improve the teaching quality of experimental teaching of laboratory diagnosis and to cultivate the clinical ideation of medical students,we have been trying a series of reform in this course and obtained good results.Here,our experience in the selection of teaching contents,the improvement of teaching methods,and the setting of experimental assessment have been summarized and investigated.
2.Effect of endovascular treatment on thrombosis of autogenous arteriovenous fistula
Wen LI ; Fanli WANG ; Yanli YANG ; Fengqin REN ; Fulei MENG ; Kaidi ZHANG ; Haiyan ZHAO ; Lihong ZHANG ; Lin RUAN
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2024;40(2):118-123
Objective:To investigate the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided endovascular therapy for autogenous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) thrombosis.Methods:It was a single-center retrospective cohort study. Data of patients undergoing ultrasound-guided intravascular therapy due to AVF thrombosis in the First Hospital of Hebei Medical University from August 2018 to June 2021 were analyzed. According to different surgical procedures, the patients were divided into two groups. Patients treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) + drilling thrombectomy were in group A, and patients treated with PTA only were in group B. After 1 year of follow-up, the surgical technique success rate, primary patency rate, secondary patency rate and complications were compared between the two groups.Results:A total of 152 patients were enrolled, including 74 in group A and 78 in group B. There were no significant differences in gender, age, proportion of patients with diabetes and hypertension, and thrombosis time of AVF between the two groups (all P>0.05). Compared with group B, the diameter and length of thrombus in group A were larger [13.0(9.0, 16.0) mm vs. 6.0(5.0, 6.5) mm, Z=-9.362, P<0.001; 12(8, 15) cm vs. 3(3, 4) cm, Z=-10.061, P<0.001], and the establishment time of AVF was longer [5(2, 7) years vs. 2(1, 5) years, Z=-2.698, P=0.007]. Among the overall patients, the success rate of surgery was 96.7% (147/152), and the success rate of surgery was 95.9% (71/74) in group A and 97.4% (76/78) in group B respectively, with no statistical difference ( χ2=0.004, P=0.952). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that, overall, the primary patency rate at 3rd, 6th and 12th month after operation was 87.1%, 71.4% and 56.6%, and the secondary patency rate was 97.1%, 96.4% and 94.1%, respectively. The primary patency rate of group A at 3rd, 6th and 12th month was 82.4%, 66.7% and 53.6%, and the secondary patency rate was 95.7%, 94.2% and 89.7%, respectively. The primary patency rate of group B at 3rd, 6th and 12th month was 91.5%, 73.2% and 59.7%, and the secondary patency rate was 98.6%, 98.6% and 98.5%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the primary and secondary patency rate between group A and group B at 3rd, 6th and 12th month (all P>0.05). The duration of operation in group A was longer than that in group B [2.0(1.9, 2.0) h vs. 2.0(1.0, 2.0) h, Z=-5.181, P<0.001], but no serious complications occurred in both groups. Conclusion:The two surgical methods are effective, safe and reliable in the treatment of AVF thrombosis, and have high clinical application value.
3.Relationship of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity with risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Fengqin YAN ; Guqiao NIE ; Nianli ZHOU ; Wen PENG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2023;22(5):474-479
Objective:To investigate the association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and obesity with risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).Methods:A total of 1 486 individuals, including 1 051 males and 635 women aged (56.0±9.0) years, who underwent health check-up at the Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology from January 2020 to November 2021 were enrolled. The participants were divided into non-NAFLD group ( n=564), NAFLD without obesity group ( n=689), and NAFLD with obesity group ( n=233) according to the presence of NAFLD and body mass index. The general information, smoking history, alcohol consumption, medical history and results of physical examination, laboratory tests and liver ultrasound of participants were collected from the electronic medical record system. Body mass index≥28.0 kg/m 2 was defined as obesity, fatty liver was diagnosed by ultrasonography, and ASCVD risk was assessed according to the criteria of the Chinese guideline on the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases( 2020). Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyse the relationship of NAFLD and obesity with risk of ASCVD. Results:The proportions of individuals at high risk for ASCVD in the non-NAFLD group, the NAFLD without obesity group and the NAFLD with obesity group were 27.5%(155/564), 50.1%(345/689) and 61.8%(144/233), respectively, and the proportions of individuals at high ASCVD risk in the NAFLD without obesity group and the NAFLD with obesity group were higher than that in the non-NAFLD group (all P<0.05), and the proportion in the NAFLD with obesity group was higher than the NAFLD without obesity group ( P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that NAFLD was significantly associated with a higher risk of ASCVD after correction for sex, alcohol consumption and alanine aminotransferase, and the association was stronger in the NAFLD with obesity, and the results were unchanged after further correction for uric acid, fasting glucose and systolic blood pressure (all P<0.001). Conclusion:NAFLD is strongly associated with the risk of ASCVD with or without obesity, and obesity may strengthen this association.
4.Tandem expression of the major epitope domains of the Moschus chrysogaster hemorrhagic disease virus VP60 and its protective efficacy to rabbits.
Shijun BAO ; Jinyan ZHANG ; Jian HE ; Yangyang ZHANG ; Xiaoyong XING ; Fengqin WEN ; Xiaoping FU ; Xiaochun WU
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2020;36(8):1536-1545
Moschus chrysogaster (sifanicus) viral hemorrhagic disease (McVHD) is an acute and highly lethal infectious disease caused by Moschus chrysogaster hemorrhagic disease virus (McHDV) whose genome sequence is highly homologous with rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus. To screen the protective antigen of McHDV and set the basis for study of McVHD vaccine, the antigen epitope of major structural protein VP60 of McHDV was analyzed, and the specific primers were designed to obtain three amplified DNA sequences encoding the main antigen epitope of VP60 from McHDV by using RT-PCR. Then the three DNA fragments were sequenced and cloned to prokaryotic expression vector with pET-28a(+) by using overlap extension PCR, and finally the prokaryotic expression plasmid pET-truncated-VP60 was constructed. Subsequently, the pET-truncated-VP60 was transformed into Escherichia coli BL21(DE3), and the recombinant proteins were expressed by IPTG induction. Finally, the expressed protein was purified and applied to immunize that without immunizing with RHD vaccine, then the antiserum titers were evaluated by the hemagglutination inhibition test, and the immune-protective efficacy of the recombinant proteins was observed and analyzed through animal challenge test. The results showed that the multi-epitope DNA fragments of VP60 of McHDV was successfully expressed in the form of inclusion bodies in E. coli, and the relative molecular weight of recombinant proteins is about 45 kDa. After immunized with the recombinant proteins, 100% of New Zealand white rabbits were resistant to attack of McHDV, which indicates efficient immune-protective efficacy of chosen epitope recombinant protein. The study laid a foundation for the development of the new subunit vaccines of McVHD.
5.Analysis of Suitable Processing Time of Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata Processed with Amomi Fructus and Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Based on UPLC-Q-TOF-MS
Xing LEI ; Xiaoping WANG ; Yan ZHANG ; Fengqin LI ; Yazhen GAO ; Weijie WEN ; Yangyang XU ; Yanhan GUAN ; Ming YANG ; Fang WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(4):134-143
ObjectiveTo investigate the relative content changes of differential metabolites and reducing sugars during the processing process of Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata (RRP) processed with Amomi Fructus (AF) and Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (CRP), and to lay the foundation for revealing the processing principle of this characteristic variety. MethodThe samples of the 0-54 h processing process of RRP processed with AF and CRP were taken as the research object, and their secondary metabolites were detected by ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS). The 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution (A)-acetonitrile (B) was used as the mobile phase for gradient elution (0-1 min, 1%-3%B; 1-10 min, 3%-9%B; 10-15 min, 9%-12%B; 15-22 min, 12%-18%B; 22-31 min, 18%-24%B; 31-35 min, 24%-100%B; 35-36 min, 100%-5%B; 36-40 min, 5%-1%B; 40-45 min, 1%B), column temperature was 40 ℃, injection volume was 3 μL, flow rate was 0.3 mL·min-1. Electrospray ionization (ESI) was used to scan and collect MS data in the negative ion mode, the scanning range was m/z 50-1 250. Data analysis was carried out using PeakView 1.2 software, and the chemical composition of RRP processed with AF and CRP was identified by combining the literature information and chemical composition databases. The MS data were normalized by MarkerView 1.2, and then the multivariate statistical analysis was applied to screen the differential metabolites, and the changes of the relative contents of the differential metabolites with different processing times was analyzed, finally, correlation analysis was performed between the differential metabolites, the change of the reducing sugar content was combined to determine the most suitable processing time of RRP processed with AF and CRP. ResultA total of 121 compounds were identified from RRP processed with AF and CRP at different processing times, and 12 differential metabolites were screened out by multivariate statistical analysis, including catalpol, hesperidin, isoacteoside, acteoside, narirutin, echinacoside, isomartynoside, decaffeoylacteoside, 6-O-E-feruloylajugol, dihydroxy-7-O-neohesperidin, jionoside D, and rehmapicroside. With the prolongation of processing time, the relative contents of these 12 differential metabolites and reducing sugars changed slightly at 52-54 h. ConclusionUPLC-Q-TOF-MS can comprehensively and accurately identify the chemical constituents of RRP processed with AF and CRP at different processing times, and the suitable processing time of 52-54 h is determined according to the content changes of different metabolites and reducing sugars, which provides a basis for revealing the scientific connotation of the processing principle of this variety.
6.Historical Evolution and Modern Research Progress of Processing of Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma
Yazhen GAO ; Junbo ZOU ; Ming YANG ; Fengqin LI ; Xing LEI ; Weijie WEN ; Haizhen LIU ; Hao LU ; Yan ZHANG ; Fang WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(4):212-220
By reviewing the relevant literature of ancient herbal works and modern codices, this paper sorted out the historical evolution and developmental venation of processing of Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma. On this basis, the modern research of processed products of Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma was used as the breakthrough point to analyze the literature in terms of processing technology, chemical composition changes and changes in pharmacological effects before and after processing. According to the research status of processing of Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma, some existing problems were analyzed in this paper, such as not many ancient processing methods used in modern time, lack of standardized research on processing technology. And saponins, polysaccharides, amino acids, flavonoids and other chemical components in Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma may change to different degrees before and after processing, which was the main reason for the difference of efficacy before and after processing. However, the current research on the pharmacological effects of Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma mainly focuses on raw products, resulting in a lack of in-depth research on the transformation mechanism of Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma in processing difference, and the scientific connotation of "Shengxiao Shubu" has not been clearly elaborated, which is not conducive to the standardized clinical use of drugs. Therefore, it is necessary to further analyze the material basis of Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma and its processed products, and to explore the change rule of chemical components before and after processing and its correlation with pharmacodynamic activity, so as to clarify the processing mechanism for providing scientific basis for its standardized processing, quality control and clinical rational use.
7.Lenvatinib- and vadimezan-loaded synthetic high-density lipoprotein for combinational immunochemotherapy of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
Chao ZHENG ; Wen ZHANG ; Jinming WANG ; Yihui ZHAI ; Fengqin XIONG ; Ying CAI ; Xiang GONG ; Binyu ZHU ; Helen He ZHU ; Hao WANG ; Yaping LI ; Pengcheng ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2022;12(9):3726-3738
Metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive type of breast cancer. Combination of systemic chemotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade is effective but of limited benefit due to insufficient intratumoral infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and the accumulation of immunosuppressive cells. Herein, we designed a lenvatinib- and vadimezan-loaded synthetic high-density lipoprotein (LV-sHDL) for combinational immunochemotherapy of metastatic TNBC. The LV-sHDL targeted scavenger receptor class B type 1-overexpressing 4T1 cells in the tumor after intravenous injection. The multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) lenvatinib induced immunogenic cell death of the cancer cells, and the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonist vadimezan triggered local inflammation to facilitate dendritic cell maturation and antitumor macrophage differentiation, which synergistically improved the intratumoral infiltration of total and active CTLs by 33- and 13-fold, respectively. LV-sHDL inhibited the growth of orthotopic 4T1 tumors, reduced pulmonary metastasis, and prolonged the survival of animals. The efficacy could be further improved when LV-sHDL was used in combination with antibody against programmed cell death ligand 1. This study highlights the combination use of multitargeted TKI and STING agonist a promising treatment for metastatic TNBC.