1.Research progress of nanotechnology in circulating tumor cells
Journal of International Oncology 2015;42(1):46-48
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play pivotal roles for monitoring the tumor metastasis and prognosis.The nanotechnology provides a favourable platform for CTCs detection,and enables CTCs to be more promising for practical application.Meanwhile,the nanoscale device by virtue of nanotechnology has broad application prospects in eliminating CTCs and offers a new direction in the field of anti-cancer.
2.Determination of 13 Kinds of Organic Phosphorus Pesticides in Water Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer with Solid-Phase Extraction
Ling GAO ; Yuan YANG ; Lu JING
Journal of Environment and Health 2007;0(08):-
Objective To develop a method for the determination of 13 kinds of organic phosphorus pesticides in the water by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with solid phase extraction(SPE).Methods The 13 organic phosphorus pesticide residues,including dichlorvos,mevinphos,phorate,diazinon,propetamphos,ddimethoate,methyl parathion,malathion,fenitrothion,parathion,phenthion,methidathion,ethion,were separated on DB-1701P elastic silica capillary column followed by SPE with carbon-amino group complicated column and analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry.Methylene dichloride was elution solvent,injection inlet temperature was 280 ℃ and column flow rate was 1.2 ml/min.Results The leaner range and limit of detection was 0.05-2.5 mg/L,0.49 ?g/L for dichlorvos;0.10-2.5 mg/L,1.4 ?g/L for mevinphos;0.05-2.5 mg/L,0.96 ?g/L for phorate;0.05-2.5 mg/L,0.73 ?g/L for diazinon;0.05-2.5 mg/L,0.60 ?g/L for propetamphos;0.05-2.5 mg/L,1.8 ?g/L for ddimethoate;0.10-2.5 mg/L,2.2 ?g/L for methyl parathion;0.05-2.5 mg/L,0.34 ?g/L for malathion;0.05-2.5 mg/L,1.1 ?g/L for fenitrothion;0.10-2.5 mg/L,0.58 ?g/L for parathion;0.05-2.5 mg/L,1.2 ?g/L for phenthion;0.05-2.5 mg/L,0.77 ?g/L for methidathion;0.50-2.5 mg/L,0.26 ?g/L for ethion.For all thirteen organic phosphorus pesticides,the correlation coefficient was above 0.99.The average recovery rates were 94.40%-100.80% and RSDs were found in the range of 4.17%-14.73%.Conclusion The method is simple,rapid,sensitive,accurate and applicable to the simultaneous determination of 13 kinds of organic phosphorus pesticide residues in water.
3.Effect of lipopolysaccharide on thymocyte differentiation antigen-1 mRNA expression in mouse lung fibroblasts
Yuan GAO ; Jianping YANG ; Zhengyu HE
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2013;(3):350-352
Objective To evaluate the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on thymocyte differentiation antigen-1 (Thy-1) mRNA expression in mouse lung fibroblasts.Methods Primary cultured mouse lung fibroblasts were seeded in 96-well plates with the density of 1 × 104/ml.After being cultured for 48 h,the cells were randomly divided into 4 groups (n =3 each):PBS control group (group C),LPS 0.01 μg/ml group (group LPS0.01),LPS 0.10 μg/ml group (group LPS0.10),and LPS 1.00 μg/ml group (group LPS1.00).PBS was added to the 96-well plates in group C.LPS with the final concentrations of 0.01,0.10 and 1.00 μg/ml were added to the 96-well plates in groups LPS0.01,LPS0.10 and LPS1.00,respectively.After being incubated for 0,6,24,48 and 72 h (T0-4),the proliferation of the cells was measured by CCK-8 assay and Thy-1 mRNA expression was detected by real-time PCR.Results Compared with group C,the proliferation of the cells was significantly increased,while Thy-1 mRNA expression was down-regulated at T3,4 in groups LPS0.01,LPS0.10 and LPS1.00 (P < 0.05).The proliferation of the cells was gradually increased,while Thy-1 mRNA expression was gradually down-regulated in groups LPS0.01,LPS0.10 and LPS1.00 at T3,4 (P < 0.05).Conclusion LPS results in abnormal proliferation of mouse lung fibroblasts through down-regulating Thy-1 mRNA expression,indicating that endoxemia-induced pulmonary fibrosis is related to the down-regulation of Thy-1 mRNA expression in lung fibroblasts.
4.Analysis of clinical features and prognostic factors of 512 cases with kidney clear cell renal carcinoma
Lingxiang LIU ; Yuan YUAN ; Wen GAO ; Yang WANG ; Yizhi ZHU
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2015;(23):3546-3548
Objective To evaluate the clinical diagnosis,treatment and prognostic factors of kidney clear cell renal carcinoma(KIRC)in international sample database.Methods From 1998 to 2012,consecutive patients with KIRC who diagnosed and treated in TCGA organizations were enrolled.Clinical characteristics,objective response and survival time were evaluated,and correlation analysis with lncRNA urothelial cancer associated 1 (UCA1)gene was performed.Results 512 patients with KIRC were enrolled.35.4% of patients were female,59.6% of stage Ⅰ -Ⅱ, 90.0% of white and 45.1% of grade 1 -2.Comprehensive treatment was consistent with the clinical guidelines. Significant correlation was found between UCA1 expression and 4 mRNA subtype,30 genes mRNA expression, mir -101 -1 expression and PBRM1 mutation.And patients with UCA1 overexpression could achieve poor prognosis. Conclusion Diagnosis and treatment of the international TCGA -KIRC research meets clinical guidelines.UCA1 overexpression is an important poor prognostic factor.Combined with the clinical relevance of other important driver genes,UCA1 may be significantly valuable for further study.
5.Overview of traditional Chinese medicine quality evaluation method based on overall research.
Hua JIANG ; Yuan GAO ; Jing-ming YANG ; Xiang-cai MENG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2015;40(6):1027-1031
The establishment of quality evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine system that not only accords with Chinese medicine function characteristics but also is recognized as international medical circles, is an arduous task in urgent need of solving the current modernization of traditional Chinese medicine in the process of internationalization. It is difficult to evaluate atraditional Chinese medicine by detection of single active components in traditional Chinesemedicinewiththe western medicine quality controlmethod due to the overall effects of traditional Chinese drugs, the components of the overall diversity, targets, and the complexity of the interaction between components of unpredictable make the Long-term since, domestic and foreign scholars continue to explore and put forward a series of quality evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine to promote the development of traditional Chinese medicine. This article summarized the related academic ideas and developments to, providea new thought and perspective for the quality control of traditional Chinese medicine.
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6.Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly individuals
Wei TANG ; Yuan GAO ; Dan YU ; Hongwen ZHOU ; Tao YANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2011;10(6):413-415
Totally 1136 individuals aged over 40 underwent health check up in March to May 2009. Fasting blood glucose, 2-h post-challenge blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin A1c ( HbA1c), total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and serum uric acid were measured. The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome was based on the International Diabetes Federation Criteria. The results shows that total body fat, region body fat indices, blood pressure, blood glucose and serum uric acid levels increased with the age ( P < 0.01) . The prevalence rate of metabolic syndrome in this group of individuals were 15. 1% (171/1136) , and increased with age (P<0.01). The most common combination of metabolic syndrome was central obesity-hypertension-dyslipidemia (40. 9% , 70/171). Unconditional logistic regression revealed that waist-hip-ratio, body mass index and uric acid were the risk factors for metabolic syndrome.
7.Esthetic effect of resin infiltration for the treatment of post-orthodontic white spot lesions
Xi GU ; Yuan GAO ; Lin YANG ; Junping ZHANG ; Jiyao LI
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2015;(5):678-681
Objective:To evaluate the effects of resin infiltration in the treatment of post-orthodontic white spot lesions (WSLs)and compare it with microabrasion.Methods:1 0 subjects with 66 teeth with noncavitated and unrestored WSLs after multibracket treatment were recruited.A simple randomized,split-mouth and controlled design was used to allocate WSLs to the resin infiltration and micro-abrasion groups(n =33).The area of the WSLs were measured photographically by using image analysis software before treatment (T0),1 week(T2)and 3 months(T3)after treatment.Data were analyzed with multifactorial analysis of the variances with repeated measures at an a level of 5% and a power of 80%.Results:The area of the white spot lesions(R)decreased significantly in both groups(P <0.05).At T3 the success rate of resin infiltration group(88.68%)was significantly higher than that of microabrasion group (64.67%)(P <0.05).Conclusion:Resin infiltration is more effective than microabrasion in the treatment of post-orthodontic WSLs.
8.Expression of lung keratinocyte growth factor receptor in the pulmonary edema of rats with acute spinal cord injury
Yifei GU ; Wen YUAN ; Lili YANG ; Rui GAO ; Chen WANG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2013;29(10):996-999
Objective To investigate the expression of lung keratinocyte growth factor receptor (KGFR) in rats with acute spinal cord injury (ASCI) in different time points and its role in lung edema.Methods Thirty-two adult Wistar rats weighing 240 g to 260 g were assigned to experimental group (n =16) and control group (n =16) according to the random number table.Each group consisted of time points of 24 hours,3 days,1 week and 2 weeks after the modeling (4 rats per time point).A rat model of ASCI in experimental group was induced at C7 segment by dropping a weight of 10 g from the height of 2.5 cm (Allen' s method).In control group,laminas were removed only,leaving spinal cord at C7 intact.Rats were sacrificed at each time point for measurement of lung wet/dry weight ratio,Western blot analysis of expression of lung KGFR protein and RT-qPCR detection of lung KGFR mRNA expression.Results After ASCI in rats,the expressions of lung KGFR protein and mRNA began to drop at 24 hours (0.23 ±0.06,0,012 1 ±0.002 3),reached the trough at 3 days (0.17 ±0.04,0.008 5 ±0.001 7)and picked up at 1 week.Expression of lung KGFR mRNA in experiment group showed statistically significant difference from that in control group at 24 hours and 3 days (P < 0.05),whereas in each time point the difference of KGFR protein expression between experiment and control groups was statistically significant(P <0.05).Variation trend of KGFR expression was in parallel with the severity degree of pulmonary edema.Conclusion Lung KGFR presents significant down-regulation in ASCI rats and this may be associated with the development of pulmonary edema after ASCI.
9.Effects of transplantation of neural stem cells modified with glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor gene on Caspase-3 expression in rats with transient cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury
Xiongbin XIAN ; Xiaoqing GAO ; Chaoxian YANG ; Qionglan YUAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2009;13(49):9677-9680
BACKGROUND: There is few studies addressing the long-playing dynamic observation of cysteinyl aspartate specific protease 3 (Caspase-3) expression following cerebral ischemia/reperfusion.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of transplantation of the neural stem cells (NSCs) modified with gene of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) on expression of Caspase-3 in adult Sprague Dawley rats with transient cerebral ischemia.DESING: Randomized controlled animal study.MATERIALS: Sixty Sprague Dawley rats were divided randomly into normal control group (N, n =5), ischemia/reperfusion group (IR, n=5), neural stem cell group (NSCs, n=25) and NSCs modified with gene of GDNF group (GDNF/NSCs, n =25). Several clean neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats were selected to harvest NSCs.METHODS: With the exception of normal control group, models of transient cerebral ischemia were created by modified suture method in other groups. At day 3 following reperfusion, 20 μL NSC suspension containing (4.0-5.0)×10~5 NSCs was infused into rats of the NSC group via right lateral ventricle. An equal volume of GDNF-modified NSC suspension was injected into rats of the GDNF/NSC group. 20 μL saline was infused into the rats of the ischemia/reperfusion group. Animals were anesthetized and sacrificed at week 1 following ischemia/reperfusion in the normal control and ischemia/reperfusion groups. Animals were anesthetized and sacrificed at weeks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 following ischemia/reperfusion in the NSC and GDNF/NSC groups, 5 rats in each time point.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The strept avidin-biotin immunostaining method was used to observe the distributive characteristics of Caspase-3 in the hippocampus and frontal parietal cortex.RESULTS: Immunohistochemical method (SP) showed that positive capase-3 products expressed in nucleus, cytoplasm and partial neurite. In hippocampus, number of Caspase-3-positive cells was decreased in NSC and GDNF/NSC groups. With the exception of at 1-week reperfusion, number of Caspase-3-positive cells was significantly lessened in the GDNF/NSC group compared with the NSC group at other time points (P < 0.05). In frontoparietal cortex, number of Caspase-3-positive cells was reduced in the NSC and GDNF/NSC groups over time. Except 1 and 2 weeks following ischemia/reperfusion, number of Caspase-3-positive cells was significantly lessened in the GDNF/NSC group compared with the NSC group (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: Transplanting NSCs modified with gene of GDNF can improve remarkably neural function by deceasing Caspase-3 expression and reducing the nervous cell apoptosis. The transplantation of NSCs modified with gene of GDNF obtained better outcomes compared with NSC transplantation.
10.Diagnostic efficiency of postprandial plasma glucose and oral glucose tolerance test in patients with metabolic disorders
Dan YU ; Yuan GAO ; Hongwen ZHOU ; Tao YANG ; Wei TANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2012;11(8):601-602
A total of 1342 individuals underwent physical examinations according to the criteria of metabolic syndrome of International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2005.And 314 patients with metabolic disorders were screened for diabetes by standard meal and methods oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).Newly diagnosed diabetics was 12 (4.1% ) vs.17 (5.8%) respectively.No significant difference existed between two methods (P =0.332).Kendall's (τ)b =0.313,Kendall's (τ)c =0.208 and Gamma coefficient =0.580 (P =0.000).The mixed meal method was correlated with OGTT,Kappa =0.258 (P =0.000) and two methods were consistent.Diabetic screening should be stressed in the subjects with metabolic abnormalities.And the detecting efficiency of postprandial plasma glucose is similar to OGTT.