1.Health Risk Assessment for Ground Water Pollution Caused by a Substandard Landfill Site
Tianfang KANG ; Zhongliang ZHOU ; Wenwen CAO
Journal of Environment and Health 1993;0(03):-
nitrite nitrogen(0.006?10-9/a).Conclusion The carcinogenic toxicant pollution in water collected from sampling site 2 is serious,so it is can not be used as the drinking water source.
2.Influence of cardiac motion on the velocity-time integrals of Doppler flow spectra: in vitro model study
Kang DING ; Tiesheng CAO ; Yunyou DUAN
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 1993;0(04):-
Objective To investigate the influence of simulated heart motion on the Doppler spectrum velocity- time integral (VTI) of simulated blood flow measurements through an in vitro model. Methods Using heart-motion simulator model TD-3 designed by ourselves to note the feature of Doppler spectrum of simulated heart and simulated blood flow which moved separately and synchronously.The affection of the simulated heart's motion on the VTI of the simulated blood flow and their quantitative relationship were observed.Results When the simulated heart and blood flow moved synchronously, the VTI of the combined motion was the algebra sum of their VTI when their motion independently. The velocity and frequency of Doppler spectrum of simulated heart were unchanged. Conclusions The motion of simulated heart has a great influence on the value of Doppler blood flow spectrum VTI and this effect should be considered when blood flow volume was measured using Doppler's methods.
3.Preliminary study on effect of cardiac cycle and respiratory motion on Doppler flow spectrum of common femoral venous in healthy adults
Kang DING ; Tiesheng CAO ; Yunyou DUAN
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2003;0(05):-
Objective To evaluate the nature of Doppler flow spectrum of normal lower limb venous and to assess the influence of respiratory and cardiac cycle on it. Methods The right common femoral veins of 32 healthy adults were evaluated by pulsed wave Doppler with simultaneous electrocardiogram and respiratory tracing. Results In normal respiration,the Doppler spectrum of common femoral vein was divided into three types. Type C(“C” is for cardiac) displayed a wave rhythm which shared similarity with the heart beat and consists of atrial systolic (a),systolic (s) and diastolic (d) wave. Cardiac waveforms were modulated by respiratory motion: during expiration,the velocity of s,d wave gradually increased and during inspiration gradually decreased,and a wave was on the opposite. Type R(“R” is for respiration) displayed a waveform which is in harmony with respiratory signal basically. Type CR displayed a waveform which is an integration of type C and type R. Conclusions During quiet respiration,lower limb venous Doppler flow spectrum is influenced both by respiratory and cardiac cycle. The appreciation of this phenomenon would be instructive on analyzing the Doppler spectrum of lower limb venous in normal and pathological condition.
4.Effects of propofol on lung injury following ischemia-reperfusion of hind limbs in rats
Rongtian KANG ; Xiaosong LI ; Ruiqi CAO
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 1994;0(05):-
Objective To investigate the protective effects of propofol against lung injury following ischemia-reperfusion of hind limbs. Methods Thirty-six Wistar rats weighing 300-350 g were anesthetized with mtraperitoneal 3% pentobarbital 40 mg?kg-1. Bilateral femoral artery and vein were exposed for occlusion of the circulation of the hind limbs. Right internal jugular vein was cannulated for drug administration. The animals were randomly assigned into 3 groups ( n = 12 in each group) : (1) sham-operated group in which bilateral femoral artery and vein were exposed but not occluded; (2) I/R group in which the bilateral femoral artery and vein were occluded for 4h with the atraumatic microclips and the released for 6h reperfusion , and (3) I/R + propofol group received a bolus of 5 mg?kg-1 propofol 10 min before reperfusion followed by propofol infusion at 10 mg?kg-1?h-1. In group 1 and 2 the animals received same amount of normal saline instead of propofol. At the end of 6h reperfusion the animals were sacrificed by bloodletting. The lungs were immediately removed for determination of MDA content, SOD activity, the lung water, iNOS and ICAM-1 expression and microscopic examination. Results I/R significantly increased lung water and MDA content, and expression of iNOS and ICAM-1 and decreased SOD activity, while propofol significantly attenuated these changes induced by I/R of hind limbs. Light microscopic findings in I/R group included alveolar edema, localized pulmonary atelectasis and hemorrhage and large amount of polymorphonuclear infiltration. Electron microscopic examination showed a series of ultrastructural changes such as diffuse irregular thickening of basement membrene, alveolar type Ⅰ cell swelling, alveolar type Ⅱ cell injury associated with emptying of lamella bodies. These changes were significantly less prominent in the rats which received propofol. Conclusion Propofol has protective effects on the lungs against injury induced by I/R of the hind limbs.
5.Assessment of T cell subsets and sjTREC gene level in the sepsis children
Qing CAO ; Kang AN ; Jian ZHANG ; Bihu LI
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2011;18(4):312-315
Objective To evaluate T-lymphocyte subsets and sjTREC gene level in sepsis children and to provide a reasonable theoretical basis for immune regulation. Methods This prospective study was performed on children who were classified as sepsis group (n = 25), severe sepsis group (n = 23), and control group (n = 50). The T cell subsets were measured before the blood products,immune agents,and nutritional support were administrated. By real-time fluorescence quantitive-PCR method, the sjTREC levels of the patients with sepsis and healthy children were quantitatively detected respectively;then the sjTREC levels were absolutely quantified by two standard curve method. The results were demonstrated by sjTREC and endogenous reference gene (Cα) copies ratio (sjTREC/Cα× 2 × 1000) and statistically analyzed by SPSS 16. 0 software. Results The levels of CD3 +, CD4 +, and CD8 + T cells in severe sepsis group were lower than those in control group (P<0.01). The level of sjTREC of severe sepsis group was 173.86 +38.37,which was significantly lower than those of sepsis group (345. 15 ± 66. 21) and control group (389. 42 ± 50. 20) (P < 0. 01). Conclusion Children with severe sepsis have a range of T-lymphocyte subsets disorders and decreased thymic output function, so early immunotherapy can improve clinical outcome.
6.Effect of Yinxingdamo on hemodynamics of cerebral circulation in patients with acute cerebral infarction
Hong CAO ; Xianjun KE ; Kang XU
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2003;0(02):-
Objective To study the effect of Yinxingdamo (compound of ginkgo biloba extract) on hemodynamics of cerebral circulation in patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI). Methods Sixty patients with first ACI of carotid artery system were randomly divided into a treatment group (30 cases) and a control group (30 cases), and treated with the drug Yinxingdamo plus therapeutic exercise and therapeutic exercise, respectively. The cerebrovascular dynamics indexes (CVDI) of both groups were investigated before and after the treatment. Results The Vmin and Qmin of carotid artery in the two groups were increased after treatment and the cerebrovascular resistance (R) was decreased (P
7.Comparison study of tissue engineered cartilage constructed with chondrocytes derived from porcine auricular and articular cartilage.
Ning KANG ; Xia LIU ; Yilin CAO ; Ran XIAO
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2014;30(1):33-40
OBJECTIVETo compare the tissue engineered cartilage constructed with chondrocytes derived from auricular and articular cartilage.
METHODSChondrocytes were isolated from porcine auricular and articular cartilage, and BMSCs were obtained from bone marrow aspirate and cultured. Each kind of chondrocytes were resuspended alone or mixed with BMSCs at a ratio of 1:1, and seeded onto PGA/PLA scaffolds to construct tissue engineered cartilage (n = 4). The constructs were cultured for 8 weeks in vitro and then subcutaneously implanted into nude mice for 6 weeks. The differences between chondrocytes monoculture from articular and auricular cartilage or between each of them co-cultured with BMSCs were evaluated by gross view, measurement of thickness and wet weight, histological examinations including H&E, Safranin O, type II collagen, and Ponceau's & Victoria blue staining, and gene expression analysis of cartilage related genes.
RESULTSNo obvious differences were found histologically among the complexes constructed in vitro 8 weeks except for few elastic fibers secreted in the auricular chondrocytes + BMSCs co-culture group. Neo-cartilage is thicker in the groups of articular chondrocytes (38. 1% than the group of auricular chondrocytes, P < 0.05) and articular chondrocytes + BMSCs co-culture (19.3% than the group of auricular chondrocytes + BMSCs, P < 0.05). However, after 6 weeks in vivo the elastic fibers were found positive in the complexes constructed by auricular chondrocytes, and its staining was even stronger and more homogenous in the group of auricular chondrocytes + BMSCs co-culture. The tissues generated by articular chondrocytes alone and co-cultured with BMSCs both formed the characteristic features of three-layer structure of hyaline cartilage and ossified in vivo with significant up-regulation of COL10A1 and MMP-13. To summarize, auricular chondrocytes formed the elastic cartilage while articular chondrocytes formed the hyaline cartilage during the development of tissue engineered cartilage either by monoculture or the co-culture with BMSCs.
CONCLUSIONSThe chondrogenic response of chondrocytes from different cartilage origins demonstrates that an initial chondrocyte and cartilage type recapitulates the same in later tissue-engineered development.
Animals ; Bone Marrow Cells ; cytology ; Cartilage, Articular ; cytology ; Cells, Cultured ; Chondrocytes ; Coculture Techniques ; Ear Auricle ; cytology ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; Mice, Nude ; Swine ; Tissue Engineering ; methods ; Tissue Scaffolds
8.Analysis of Static Balance Function in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation
Kang LING ; Qing XIA ; Xiaoguang CAO ; Hai YUAN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2016;22(6):715-718
Objective To investigate the static postural balance of patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Methods From January to September, 2015, thirty patients with LDH were as observation group, and thirty healthy adult people were as control group. Their bal-ance function were detected and compared. Results The sway length, sway area and anteroposterior sway velocity were higher in the obser-vation group than in the control group (t>2.262, P<0.05), but there was no significant difference in mediolateral sway velocity between two groups (t=1.946, P=0.057) in eye-open condition. All of the indexes were higher in eye-closed condition in the observation group than in the control group (t>2.767, P<0.01), as well as the Romberg values (t>2.326, P<0.05). Conclusion Impairment of the proprioception and lower back pain affected the postural control of patients with LDH, who relied more on vision input to maintain postural stability.
9.Significance of detection of hTERT in urine sediment in diagnosis and follow up of the transitional cell carcinoma of bladder
Fenghong CAO ; Shaosan KANG ; Yansheng ZHAO ; Xiaoqiang LI
Clinical Medicine of China 2009;25(3):277-280
Objective To study the clinical significance of urinary hTERT in diagnosis and follow up of transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladder.Methods Semi-quantitative RT-PCR was used to detected the expression of hTERT mRNA expression in 42 cases with bladder transitional carcinoma and 40 patients without carcinoma of bladder.Regular urine cytology results were compared with the expression of hTERT.Following-up observision of the changes of hTERT mRNA expression and its relation with recurrency in 36 cases of transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladder was conducted.Results 30 0f 42 cases with bladder transcriptional carcinoma were found positive expression of hTERT.but only 3 in the control group of 40 cases presented the positive expression of hTERT.The overall sensitivity and specificity for hTERT were 71.43%and 92.50%.The sensitivities for hTERT were 50.00%,73.68%and 90.91%respectively in G1-G3 tumor.The urine hTERT expression level significantly increased with the tumor grade and clinical staging.The sensitivity and the specificity of urinary cytology were 19.05%and 100%.Compared with hTERT.the cytology had lower sensitivity and no difference in specificity.The recurrence of the tumor was found in 6 patients.8-16 weeks after positive expression of hTERT,cystoscope confirmed recurrence of bladder carcinoma.Conclusions hTERT is a tumor marker of transcriptional carcinoma of bladder.because of its relatively high sensitivity and specificity.Detection of hTERT in urine sediment is superior to traditional cytology.The urine hTERT rate significantly increases with the tumor grade and the clinical stage.hTERT can indicate recurrence of bladder carcinoma.so it is valuable to the monitoring of recurrence of transcriptional cell carcinoma of bladder.
10.Rational construction of evaluation system of pharmacological experiment course
Guozhen CAO ; Jinsen KANG ; Yinglai YANG ; Lufeng CHENG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2017;16(2):162-165
There are many disadvantages in the traditional teaching of pharmacology experiment, so it is difficult to assess students' experimental skills and comprehensive levels. Based on the comprehen-siveness, fairness, objectivity and reciprocity, we put forward a test-system which contains experimental preparation oral, experimental skills, experimental records, experimental reports, design experiments, ordi-nary performance and final experiment theory exam, hoping to provide a reference for the establishment of a new pharmacology experiment course assessment system.