1.Attenuated store-operated Ca2+ entry in mesenteric artery endothelial cells of aged rat
Xia WANG ; Jie LI ; Yan ZHU ; Juan DU ; Bing SHEN
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2015;34(4):434-437
Objective To observe attenuated store-operated Ca2+ entry in superior mesenteric artery endothelial cells of aged rat.Methods The pressure myograph was applied to measure the vasodilation of superior mesenteric artery induced by bradykinin (BK) in aged versus non-elder rats.Primarily cultured MAECs were treated by thapsigargin (TG) and BK to deplete intracellular Ca2+ stores for comparing SOCE.SOCE of MAECs was detected by calcium imaging technology and was compared between aged and non-elder rats.The expression levels of Orai 1 and stromal interaction factor 1 (STIM 1) were observed by immunofluorescence method.Results Compared with the nonelder rats (70.0 ± 4.1 %),BK-induced vasodilation in aged rats (27.0 ± 4.9)% was declined by (60.7±4.3) %.SOCE induced by BK and TG in primarily cultured MAECs was attenuated by 37.6% and 39.2% in aged rats (1.71±0.18 and 1.06±0.03) respectively as compared with non-elder rats (2.72±0.39 and 1.75±0.06).The expressions of SOCE's components Orai 1 and STIM 1 in MAECs were decreased obviously in aged rats than in non elder rats.Conclusions SOCE of MAECs and SOCE-induced vasodilation are significantly attenuated in aged rats.The decreased expression level of Orai 1 and STIM 1 may contribute to this alteration.
2.Optimization of extraction technology for Fufang-Fuqing-Xiji by orthogonal test combined with Plackett-Burman experimental design
Yu ZHU ; Xiaoyan ZHANG ; Juan WEI ; Can ZHOU ; Xia LUO
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;39(8):724-728
Objective To optimize extraction technology of Fufang-Fuqing-Xiji.Methods Orthogonal test combined with Plackett-Burman experimental design was adopted to study the influence factors of water extraction in Fufang-Fuqing-Xiji. The contents of chlorogenic acid, paeoniflorin and caffeic acid in Fufang-Fuqing-Xiji were determined by HPLC gradient elution method at the same time. A multi-index comprehensive score method was applied to analyze the data and to screen the optimum extraction technology. Results The best extraction conditions of Fufang-Fuqing-Xiji were as following: threaded 80 mesh sieve, soaked 2 h, decocted 3 times with 12 times the amount of water for 1h each time.Conclusions This optimized extraction technology was rational and stable, which could be used for the extraction ofFufang-Fuqing-Xiji.
3.Effects of healthcare cooperative intervention on patients with psychiatric symptoms secondary to aortic dis-section
Jihong ZHONG ; Xuemin ZHU ; Dan WU ; Xia ZHANG ; Juan YU
Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2015;(11):1167-1170
Objective Aortic dissection is accute in occurrence along with fast change , which is inclined to to induce psy-chotic symptoms and affect the lives of patients .The study was to investigate the effects of healthcare cooperative intervention on pa-tients with psychiatric symptoms secondary to aortic dissection . Methods We established medical cooperation organization structure to clarify the division of responsibility along with a quick assessment form , a process chart and a green channel for emergencey treat-ment.The above method was applied to intervene 32 patients with psychiatric symptoms secondary to aortic dissection and observe the diagnosis time , the time from diagnosis to surgery , the remission time of psychiatric symptoms , the incidence of adverse events and the length of stay. Results 32 patients were diagnosed within 30min followed by emergency surgery within 30min after diagnosis, which was 1-2 hours shorter than the previous diagnosis and surgery preparation time .5-21 d after surgery , psychiatric symptoms have been effectively controlled.Extubation, falling out of bed, self-injury or injury and other adverse events did not occur .No patient died, and the average length of stay was 13.5d, which was 1.75d shorter than the length of stay of previous similar patients . Conclusion The healthcare cooperation method can quickly identify patients with psychiatric symptoms secondary to aortic dissection , prevent adverse events and shorten the length of stay .
4.Survey on teaching status of general practitioners in community health centers of Shanghai
Huiling XIA ; Sunfang JIANG ; Juan SHOU ; Shanzhu ZHU ; Yao LIU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2015;14(6):437-441
Objective To survey the current situation of teaching for general practitioners (GPs) in community health centers of Shanghai.Methods A questionnaire survey on the teaching situation was conducted among 742 GP mentors who attended a municipal training workshop during July to October 2012 in Shanghai.The items of the survey included general background,previous teaching experience and self-evaluation on teaching ability.Results Among 742 GP mentors receiving the survey,the average age was (37 ± 6) years old.49.8% (366/734) of mentors expressed their willingness of teaching,and the main reason was that it may upgrade themselves,while learning from teaching (58.6%,419/715).Heavy work load,lack of teaching time (31.8%,378/1 187) and teaching experience (30.7%,364/1 187) were the main obstacles for teaching.Among 106 GP mentors who had teaching experience in community health center previously,79.2% (80/101) made teaching plans,but only 8.9% (9/102) often prepared syllabus.Teaching plans were made mainly according to the work needs in community health care (54.2%,52/96),the situation and demands students (29.1%,28/96) or requirement of syllabus (17.7%,17/96).The problems included lack of teaching experience (50.5 %,50/99) and time (42.4%,42/99),monotonous instructional modality (24.1%,25/104),and weak operability of the syllabus (21.2%).The self-reported results showed that 14.4% were not able to develop a teaching program and to execute,18.3% were not able to use a variety of teaching methods,31.2% were not able to engage in teaching for 1.5 days per week.Logistic regression analysis showed that mentors with higher education background (OR =2.027,P < 0.05),community teaching experience (OR =3.069,P < 0.05),higher self assessment of general personal quality and communication ability (OR =2.488,P < 0.05),higher teaching ability (OR =2.399,P < 0.05) and strong training wishes (OR =11.382,P < 0.05) were more willing to engage in the teaching work.Conclusions Heavy work load,insufficiency of teaching capacity and experience are main problems for GP mentors in Shanghai community health centers.Educational theory and methods should be focus on teacher training so as to improve teaching abilities.
5.Survey on the capacity and training needs of community mentors of general practice in different areas of Shanghai
Huiling XIA ; Sunfang JIANG ; Juan SHOU ; Shanzhu ZHU ; Yao LIU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2015;14(12):928-933
Objective To investigate the capacity and training needs of the community general practice mentors in different areas of Shanghai.Methods General practice mentors from community health centers,who attended a municipal training program in Shanghai during July 2012 to October 2012,were participated in the survey with a self-designed questionnaire.The general condition,basic ability (clinical skill,teaching ability and professional development),motivation and needs of training were investigated.The factors affecting the willingness of training were analyzed.Results Among 742 mentors receiving the survey,259 were from the urban area,174 from rural-urban continuum and 309 from rural area.The academic degree in urban group was relatively higher:17 out of 257 (6.6%) holding master degree.The ratio of participants who had received standardized training in urban,rural-urban and rural areas was 33.2%,25.3%,37.4%,respectively.The personal quality and communication skills in urban group were significantly higher than those in rural-urban continuum and rural group (18.58 ± 2.49,17.89 ± 2.69,17.85 ±2.34,P <0.05).The clinical skill (12.31 ± 1.98,11.95 ±2.02,11.52 ± 1.81),teaching ability (11.99 ± 2.62,11.63 ± 2.86,11.12 ± 2.77) and professional development (6.42 ± 1.61,6.36 ± 1.55,5.61 ± 1.38) in urban group were all significantly poorer than those in other two groups.The main purpose of participation in training was to improve medical knowledge and clinical skills in three groups (70.8%,74.0%,80.4%,respectively),followed by the need for community teaching.The rural group has higher training requirements in improving clinical diagnosis and treatment ability (75.3%,80.1%,85.5%,respectively in three groups),doctor-patient communication ability (38.0%,44.0%,50.7%,respectively) and community preventive care ability (29.4%,30.7%,42.8%,respectively).The urban group had much more requirements in scientific research training (38.8%,34.9%,14.1%,respectively).Logistic regression analysis showed that doctors with supports from the leadership (OR =2.688,P < 0.05) and with less working stress (OR =2.241,P < 0.05) were more willing to participate in mentor training.Conclusion There are discrepancies in basic ability and training needs of community general practice mentors in different areas of Shanghai,so we should develop specific or targeted training program in the future.
6.Development of evaluation index system for community general practice teaching base
Huiling XIA ; Sunfang JIANG ; Juan SHOU ; Shanzhu ZHU ; Yao LIU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2017;16(2):94-99
Objective To develop an index system for evaluation index system for community general practice teaching base.Methods A draft of evaluation index system for community general practice teaching base was preliminarily developed on the basis of literature research.Two rounds Delphi consultations with 32 experts of general practice were conducted between July 2014 and May 2015.The results of consultation were analyzed and the evaluation index system for community teaching base was established.Results In two rounds of Delphi consultation,the positive coefficients were both 100%,the authority coefficient of experts were 0.879 and 0.897,respectively,and the coordination coefficient were 0.165 and 0.204 (P <0.01).The established evaluation index system consisted of 4 first-class indexes,8 second-class indexes and 27 third-class indexes.Four first-class indexes were basic conditions,teaching conditions,teaching staff and teaching practice.Conclusion The established evaluation index system may be used to accredit community general practice teaching base and to improve the quality of general practitioner training.
7.The characteristics of ABL1 gene mutations in 210 cases of Chinese patients who have imatinibresistant in chronic myeloid leukemia and Ph positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Junyan XIA ; Hongxing LIU ; Fang WANG ; Juan ZHU ; Peng CAI ; Chunrong TONG ; Ping ZHU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2012;35(1):17-22
ObjectiveTo understand the characteristics of mutations in BCR-ABL1 kinase domain mutation,these chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and Ph positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)patients who got imatinib treatment had poor effect.MethodsTotally 177 CML patients and 33 Ph( + )ALL patients were selected at Beijing Dao-Pei Hospital from Sep.2007 to Dec.2010.All of them were Chinese patients.Totally 243 bone marrow or peripheral blood specimens were collected from the patients,who had early effect,then resistance emergenced,or for more than 3 months of poor efficacy.Extracted total RNA from the specimens' nuclear cells,reversed transcription to cDNA.Amplified the whole span of BCRABL1 fusion kinase gene by nest PCR (from 242 to 493 amino acid coding sequence),used the type AB3130XL gene sequencing instrument determinate the gene sequence of ABL1 kinase region and then used the Variant Reporter V1.0 software to analyze the results of gene mutations.ResultsThirty-two kinds of different mutations were detected of ABL1 gene mutations,accounting for 34.2% (83/243 cases).Among them,the T315I was 12% (10/83),mutation rate was the highest,followed by Y253H was 11% (9/83),G250E was 7% (6/83),E255K was 7% (6/83),M351T was 6% (5/83),E459K was 5% (4/83) ;Q252H,D276G,F317L,E355G,F359V,H396R were all 4% (3/83).Three cases of insertion mutations were found,including 2 cases of 357-358insk,1 case of V304RfsX17.Seven patients had found existence two or more point mutations.The multiple drug resistance mutations might exist in the same leukemia clone.The same individual was not only contain common resistance mutations,but also rare point mutations,insertion mutations.The mutations might be lead to loss of kinase activity.ConclusionsUnder the imatinib drugs pressure,the ABL1 gene mutation in leukemia cells appears randomly,and results in different resistant clones.Different resistant clones can coexist in the same patients in vivo; resistant clones not only contain point mutations,but also contain inserted deletion mutations.
8.Effect of clinical competence training for general practitioners and influencing factors
Yao LIU ; Sunfang JIANG ; Jie GU ; Juan SHOU ; Huiling XIA ; Shanzhu ZHU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2013;12(12):965-969
Objective To evaluate the effect of clinical competence training for general practitioners in Shanghai.Methods Total 759 general practitioners participated in clinical competence training from July 2011 to October 2012 in Shanghai.The theoretical and practical operation scores of all the 759 trainees were compared before and after the training and the influencing factors of training effect were analyzed.Results The trainees,including 260 (34.26%) males and 499 (65.74%) females,had average working experiences (13.6±7.1) years.The average total scores before and after training were(67.40 ±8.57)and (73.61 ±7.20) (t =17.96,P < 0.01).The practical operation scores were improved more significantly,the average scores of physical examination before and after training were (12.90 ± 3.76) and (14.00 ±3.51),scores of clinical skill before and after training were (9.41 ±4.80) and (13.40 ±4.02) (t =6.31 and 19.01,P < 0.01).Among seven items of physical examination test,scores of four items (cardiopulmonary examination,abdominal examination,neurological examination and thyroid examination) were significantly higher than those before training (P < 0.05 or < 0.01).Scores of all 7 items of clinical skill test were higher than those before training (P < 0.01).The main factors influencing the effect of training were gender,educational background,score before training and type of practice (P < 0.01 or <0.05).Conclusions The clinical competence of general practitioners can be improved after the training.The training contents should be optimized in consistent with conditions of community health and general practitioners in the future.
10.Evaluation of clinical competence training model for general practitioners in Shanghai
Huiling XIA ; Yao LIU ; Jie GU ; Juan SHOU ; Shanzhu ZHU ; Sunfang JIANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2016;15(5):346-350
Objective To evaluate the clinical competence training model for community general practitioners (GPs).Methods Total 759 Gps participated in clinical ability training course (training group) between July 2011 and October 2012.The course included lectures,group discussion,role play,simulation for theoretical teaching;and video demonstration,scene teaching and medical simulator for physical examination and surgical skill training.Other 703 Gps without participating in training course were selected as control group.The examination consisting of theoretical and clinical skill tests were carried out and the results were compared between two groups.Results The participants included 260 males (34.2%) and 499 females (65.8%) were with an average service year of 13.9 ± 7.0 and 72.8% of them hold bachelor degree.There were no significant differences in gender composition,work seniority and educational level between the two groups (P > 0.05).Before and after training the total scores of the training group were (67.39 8.57) and (73.62 ± 7.19) respectively,(68.67 8.31) and (65.73 ±9.02) respectively for the control group.Before training,the total score and theoretical results of control group were significantly higher than those of training group (all P < 0.01),and there was no significant difference between the two groups in physical examination and operation skill.After training,the total scores and the individual scores (written examination,physical examination and operation skill) of training group were significantly increased,compared with those before training (all P < 0.01),and those of control group (all P < 0.01).Conclusions The clinical competences training model can improve the theoretical knowledge and clinical ability of community general practitioners.