1.Determination of Vanillin in Dairy Products by HPLC
Xiao NING ; Shaoming JIN ; Jin CAO ; Qingsheng ZHANG
China Pharmacist 2015;(2):312-315
Objective:To establish an HPLC method to determine vanillin in 18 dairy products. Methods:The samples were sep-arated on a C18 column (250 mm × 4. 6 mm, 5 μm) with the mobile phase of methanol and water (35∶65) at the flow rate of 1. 0 ml ·min-1 . The detection wavelength was 275 nm. Results:The LOD ( limit of detection) of vanillin was 0. 45 μg·ml-1 . Excellent linearity was obtained within the concentration range of 1.990-99.500 μg·ml-1(r=1.000 0). The average recovery of vanillin in different dairy products with low, medium and high levels varied between 96. 26% and 100. 81% with RSD of 0. 15%-2. 22%. Con-clusion:The method is simple and reproducible, which can be applied in the rapid analysis of vanillin in dairy products.
2.Blind Sample Assessment of Sodium Saccharin in Drinks
Weiqing ZHANG ; Xiao NING ; Huiliang ZHANG ; Jin CAO ; Hong DING
China Pharmacist 2017;20(8):1453-1456
Objective: To evaluate the testing level of the relevant items in food inspection agency laboratory objectively, analyze the existing problems and help them enhance the ability of detection.Methods: The blind sample assessment of sodium saccharin in drinks was organized and performed.The test samples at high and low concentrations were prepared and studied by the tests of homogeneity and stability.Those met the requirements of blind sample assessment were randomly distributed to 193 laboratories and the returned data were analyzed statistically.Results: Totally 182 valid data were collected.Among the reported results, those from 85 laboratories were satisfied in the low concentration group with the satisfaction rate of 87.6% , those from 12 laboratories were not satisfied, and no results were suspicious;as for the high concentration group, the above data was 67(78.8%), 12 and 6, respectively.The overall satisfaction rate was 83.5%.The results, especially the dissatisfied and suspicious data, were analyzed by the original records of each participating laboratory, the analysis focused on 8 aspects including detection method, instrument brand, control product variety, pretreatment method, recovery rate, column selection and the other influencing factors, and suggestions were given to every laboratory to improve its own situation.Conclusion: The statistical data reflect that our food testing laboratory has strong detection ability in the determination of saccharin sodium in beverages, and can provide powerful technical support for the regulatory authorities.
4.Patients with Gastric Cancer Tissue and Serum Periostin Expression and Its Significance
Ke ZHANG ; Xiaoguang WANG ; Zhiming JIN ; Ning LI ; Jinyin YAN
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2017;32(1):84-86,90
Objective To detect patients with cancer of the stomach cancer tissue and serum Periostin protein expression of the situation,the preliminary explore its clinical significance.Methods Selected 60 cases of our hospital diagnosed as gastric carcinoma patients with carcinoma tissue samples,tissue adjacent to carcinoma specimens and serum,and choose 60 cases of healthy check-up serum specimens at the same time.Classified all patients according to clinical classification factors,inclu-ding age,sex,TNM stage,degree of infiltration,lymph node metastasis and pathological grading,immunohistochemical meth-od determination of Periostin in gastric cancer and adjacent tissue protein expression,enzyme-linked immunoassay detection in patients with gastric cancer patients and normal serum Periostin protein content.Results The method of ELISA to detect gastric cancer patients serum Periostin protein level was 46.76.4 ng/ml,and healthy crowd Periostin protein levels was 23.1 ±4.5 ng/ml,statistically significant difference (t= 7.34,P<0.05).Immunohistochemical methods showed that Periostin in patients with cancer of the stomach cancer tissue protein positive rate was (73.2±5.4)%,positive rate of (33.4±6.5)%in the tissue adjacent to carcinoma,statistically significant difference (t=8.52,P<0.05).Ⅲ~Ⅳ period patients serum Periostin protein level was 64.9±6.3 ng/ml,Ⅰ~Ⅱ period patients serum Periostin protein level was 41.6±4.1 ng/ml, statistically significant difference (t=9.17,P< 0.05).Periostin protein inⅢ~Ⅳ positive rate was 67.8% in patients with carcinoma tissue,Ⅰ~ phase Ⅱ positive rate was 52.9%,statistically significant difference (t=9.64,P<0.05).According to infiltrate the classification:T3,T4 patients serum Periostin protein level was 61.9±6.6 ng/ml,T1 and T2 patients serum Periostin protein level was 44.6±3.7 ng/ml,statistically significant difference (t=8.24,P<0.05).Periostin protein in T3 and T4 positive rate was 6 6.2% in patients with carcinoma tissue,T1 and T2 positive rate was 5 1.4%,statistically signifi-cant difference (t=7.58,P<0.05).Lymph node metastasis patients serum Periostin protein level was 65.2±4.3 ng/ml, without metastasis in patients with serum Periostin protein level was 42.6±3.2 ng/ml,statistically significant difference (t=7.63,P<0.05).Periostin protein in the tissue of carcinoma patients with lymph node metastasis group positive rate was 60.8%,no transfer of positive rate was 37.5%,statistically significant difference (t=8.56,P<0.05).Conclusion Periostin protein expression in patients with gastric cancer tissue and serum was significantly higher than that of healthy people,and to a certain extent is proportional to the illness,Periostin protein is a predictable stomach occurrence,lesion degree of poten-tial biological indicators.
5.Analysis of the status of compassion level and its influencing factors for nurses
Xiaohui LIU ; Shen WANG ; Jin ZHANG ; Ning WANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2016;32(15):1178-1181
Objective To investigate the current status and influencing factors of compassion fatigue in nurses. Methods A total of 477 nurses from 4 hospital in Tianjin were investigated with the self-designed demographic questionnaire, Compassion Fatigue Scale, Practice Environment Scale and General Self-Efficacy Scale. Results The mean score of compassion fatigue, practice environment and general self-efficacy were showed respectively as following: (2.70 ± 0.34), (2.99 ± 0.49) and (2.42 ± 0.63) points, which indicated at a moderate level. Single factor analysis found that marriage, age, nursing age, department had statistically significant influence on compassion score of nurses(P<0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed that nursing age, nursing foundations for quality of care, staffing and resource adequacy, nurse manager ability, leadership and self-efficacy were indicated as predictive factors of compassion fatigue among nurses. Conclusions Clinical nurse have compassion fatigue which can be influenced by nursing working environment and self-efficacy. So compassion fatigue could be prevented by improve working environment and enhance personal ability.
6.Construction of HIV-2 gag recombinant fowlpox virus and its immune reactivity in mice
Li-Shu ZHANG ; Ning-Yi JIN ; Zi-Jian LI ;
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 1997;0(04):-
Objective To provide experimental evidences for developing a safe and effective re- combinant fowlpox virus which can prevent the infection of HIV-2.Methods A fowlpox virus(FPV) transferring vector was constructed by inserting HIV-2 gag gene to the downstream of a synthetic complex promoter ATI-p7.5?20 of vector pUTA2.Transfection was then carried out,and recombi- nant FPV(rFPV)was screened by 5'-bromo-deoxyuridine(BrdU),genome PCR and western blot detection.Balb/c mice were immunized with rFPV by muscular injection.Anti-HIV-2 antibody, CD4~+ and CD8~+ T-cell count and specific target-killing activity of spleen CTL in immunized mice were analyzed by ELISA,FACS and LDH release assay,respectively.Results A transferring vector pA- gag was constructed and confirmed by amplifying a fragment of 766 bp from the rFPV genome.Mean- while,HIV-2 multi-antibody-specific protein blot(55 000)was detected from the recombinant virus and the HIV-2 specific antibody was detected from the immunized Balb/c mice.HIV-2 specific target- killing activity of spleen CTL was observed in immunized mice.Conclusion A recombinant fowlpox virus expressing HIV-2 structural protein Gag has been obtained,and it can stimulate HIV-2-specific eelluar and humoral immune reactions in mice.
7.Effects of pioglitazone on angiotensin Ⅱ-induced proliferation and collagen expression of adventitial fibroblasts
jia, ZHANG ; ping-jin, GAO ; ning-yuan, FANG
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science) 2006;0(09):-
Objective To investigate the effects of pioglitazone on angiotensin Ⅱ(AngⅡ) -induced proliferation and collagen typeⅠ expression of adventitial fibroblasts (AF). Methods The AFs were isolated from rat thoracic aorta. MTT colorimetry and flow cytometry were used to study the effects of pioglitazone on proliferation and cell cycles of AF. The expression of collagen typeⅠ regulated by pioglitazone was examined by the method of Western blot. Results Pioglitazone inhibited the proliferation of AF in a dose-dependent manner, and the most marked effect could be observed at the concentration of 10?10-6 mol/L for pioglitazone (P
8.Evaluation of A Chlorine Dioxide Disinfectant for Dental Unit Waterlines
Aiqiong JIN ; Junying ZHAO ; Keqin NING ; Lei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2009;0(20):-
OBJECTIVE To investigate the use of a chlorine dioxide-based dental unit waterline(DUWL) treatment to reduce the colonization and growth of heterotrophic bacteria.METHODS Twenty-two dental units with self-contained water systems were randomly selected.Three of the units and tap water served as controls.Twenty-three water samples were taken at baseline and once a week for five weeks.They were serially diluted,spread-plated in duplicate onto R2A agar plates and incubated at 37 ℃ for 7 days.RESULTS At baseline,the 3 control DUWLs had a median count of 8440 colony-forming units/milliliter(CFU/ml) and the 19 treated DUWLs had a median count of 9160 CFU/ml.By week 1,18 of the 19 treated DUWLs had counts of less than 200 CFU/ml,and by week 4,the median count for all of the treated DUWLs was 0 CFU/ml.The measurement at week 5 showed that the reduction to below 200 CFU/ml had been maintained.Scanning electron examination revealed a similar results,with biofilm accumulation more evident in the untreated control specimens.CONCLUSIONS Using a chlorine dioxide-based disinfectant in DUWLs can achieve the American Dental Association(ADA) goal of less than 200 CFU/ml of heterotrophic bacteria per milliliter of unfiltered output water.
9.Agmatine inhibits formalin-induced protein kinase C gamma,phosphorylated cAMP response element binding protein,c-Fos and c-Jun up-regulation in the spinal dorsal horn
Xiaohui QIN ; Ning WU ; Ruibin SU ; Hong ZHANG ; Jin LI
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 1986;0(04):-
Aim To investigate the changes in the expression of protein kinase C gamma (PKC?), phosphorylated cAMP response element binding protein(pCREB)and immediate-early gene(c-fos and c-jun) in the spinal cord in formalin-induced inflammatory pain and study the effect of agmatine on the changes of PKC? activation, phosphorylation of CREB and expression of c-fos and c-jun.Methods Rats were decapitated at 10, 20 min or 2 h after intraplantar injection of 50 ?l 5% formalin and L_4, 5 spinal cords were dissected. Immunohistochemistry and western blotting analyses were used to observe the expression of PKC?, pCREB, c-fos and c-jun in the spinal dorsal horn and the effect of agmatine on the changes of their expression. Results Unilateral peripheral inflammation induced PKC? activation and CREB phosphorylation bilaterally while c-fos and c-jun expression ipsilaterally in rat spinal cord. PKC activity increased in membrane fractions with unchanged levels in the cytosolic fractions. Pretreatment intraperitoneally with 160 mg?kg-1 agmatine 15 min before inflammation significantly inhibited the activation of PKC? in the membrane fraction, suppressed the phosphorylation of CREB and the expression of c-fos and c-jun. Conclusion The mechanism of the analgesic effect of agmatine may be associated with inhibiting PKC? activation in the plasma membrane, CREB phosphorylation, c-fos and c-jun up-regulation which play roles in the hyperalgesia with peripheral inflammation.
10.Practicality and standardisation of wheelchair skills training
Ning JIN ; Ruixia ZHAO ; Tingjun ZHANG ; Shurong JI
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2004;10(10):618-619
目的探讨轮椅技能训练的简单化、实用化和规范化。方法将 216例脊髓损伤住院患者按性别、年龄和损伤平面分为4组进行轮椅技能训练,项目包括绕障碍物行走计时、100m竞速、400m竞速、2柱×10折返跑、上下台和上下坡道,将各项目按成绩分为10个级别,制定出不同组别患者应该达到的水平,评定患者的训练效果。结果训练后,患者的100m、400m竞速、2柱×10跑折返、绕障碍计时成绩和上台(坡)的能力明显提高(P<0.01);训练效果明显75人、有效141人。结论轮椅技能训练可使脊髓损伤患者真正达到生活自理、自立,但应根据患者的损伤平面制定规范化的训练方案。