1.Epidemic characteristics of student tuberculosis in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 2016-2020
China Tropical Medicine 2022;22(09):874-
Abstract: Objective The tuberculosis data of students registered and reported in Xuzhou from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed to provide a basis for Xuzhou to formulate tuberculosis prevention and control measures in schools. Method The epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis among students in Xuzhou from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed based on the data from Tuberculosis Information Management System and Xuzhou Statistical Yearbook 2021. Results From 2016 to 2020, a total of 574 student tuberculosis patients were registered in Xuzhou, with an annual average registration rate of 5.64/100 000. The reported incidence of tuberculosis among students in Xuzhou showed an increasing trend year by year (χ2trend=22.521, P<0.001). There were 365 males and 209 females, respectively, with a sex ratio of 1.75:1. The tuberculosis patients were mainly in the 15-19 years old group and 20-24 years old group. According to the statistical analysis by different levels of education, students from ordinary higher institutions accounted for 48.61% of the total number of confirmed cases, followed by senior high schools and secondary vocational schools, accounting for 20.91% and 14.46%, respectively. Preschool education had the lowest number of confirmed cases, accounting for 1.05%. There was significant difference in the reported incidence of tuberculosis among students at different educational levels (χ2=1 522.39, P<0.001). The highest incidence was reported in ordinary higher institutions, followed by senior high schools and secondary vocational schools, and the lowest incidence was reported in preschool education. Conclusion Xuzhou city school tuberculosis epidemic integral is on the rise, we should further strengthen tuberculosis control work of school tuberculosis prevention and control measures of implementation in the future, at the same time to strengthen school tuberculosis prevention knowledge propaganda and standardize the schools for disposal of tuberculosis epidemic situation. We should also further strengthen the newborn matriculation examination and students absent from class because of illness monitoring work.
2.Discussion on "removing stasis and regulating qi and blood" in the scraping therapy.
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2016;36(4):428-430
Stasis is the critical causative factor and pathological production considered in clinic treatment. Promoting the circulation in blood vessel and removing stasis are equally important in treatment. Stasis is interactive with qi and blood. Removing stasis aims to regulating the circulation of qi and blood. Scraping therapy is one of the major approaches to stasis removal in TCM. In clinical practice, the stasis can be removed with scraping, bleeding and cupping, etc. Additionally, removing stasis with scraping should be combined with regulating qi and blood to enhance the therapeutic effect.
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Humans
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Medicine in Literature
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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Qi
3.Nonconserved hinge in Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase affects catalytic activity and stereoselectivity.
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2015;31(3):361-374
Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases (BVMOs) are important biocatalysts to synthesize a series of valuable esters and lactones. Based on protein sequence alignment and crystal structure analysis, a nonconserved hinge which linked NADPH domain and FAD domain was speculated to play an important role in substrate recognition and catalytic oxidation process. Cyclohexanone monooxygenase (CHMO) was selected as a model. Mutants obtained by homologous replacement of the whole hinge almost completely lost its original catalytic activity, demonstrating that the overall hinge structure was of great importance. Some significant sites were identified to greatly affect the catalytic activity and stereoselectivity by alanine scanning mutagenesis, accompanied by enzyme activity assessments and chiral kinetic resolutions. Altering K153 decreased the activity of the enzyme but enhanced the stereoselectivity. Changing L143 site reduced stereoselectivity but had little effect on enzyme activity. Mutation at L144 site dramatically weakened both activity and stereoselectivity. Subsequently, these corresponding sites in phenylacetone monooxygenase were also illustrated to follow a similar rule, revealing a universal importance of these sites in the BVMO family. These results expanded our understanding of the structure-activity relationship of these enzymes and provided more proofs for future directed evolution of BVMOs.
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Catalysis
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Mixed Function Oxygenases
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chemistry
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Models, Molecular
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Oxidation-Reduction
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Oxygenases
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chemistry
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Protein Conformation
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Sequence Alignment
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Structure-Activity Relationship
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Substrate Specificity
4.Effect of curcumin on acute lung injury induced by one-lung ventilation in mice
The Journal of Clinical Anesthesiology 2016;32(4):387-392
Objective To investigate the effect of curcumin (Cur)on acute lung injury (ALI) induced by one-lung ventilation (OLV)in mice.Methods Sixty C57BL/6J mice were randomly alloca-ted into six groups (n =10):two-lung ventilation group (TLV group),OLV group,OLV+Cur pre-treated with 50 mg/kg group (Cur50 group),100 mg/kg group (Cur100 group),1 50 mg/kggroup (Cur1 50 group)and200 mg/kg group (Cur200 group).Peak and averaged airway pressure (Ppeak and Paw)of mice in each group were recorded.Mice were euthanized and the end of experiment,and left lung tissue was excised.Wet lung weight to dry lung weight (W/D)and total lung water content (TLW)were tested.Pathological changes of lung tissue were observed under light microscope,and changes of ultrastructure of lung tissue were observed by transmission electron microscope.Index of quantitative evaluation for alveolar damage (IQA)and lung injury scores were tested under light mi-croscope.The expression of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)mRNA and phosphorylated JNK (p-JNK)protein were detected respectively by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)and Western Blot.Apoptosis index (AI)of lung tissue was determined by terminal dexynucle-otidyl transferase(TdT)-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL)method.Results There was no statistical significance at Ppeak and Paw of rats in each group.Compared to TLV group,the expres-sion of JNK mRNA and p-JNK protein were all significantly increased (P <0.05)in OLV group,and W/D,TLW,IQA,lung injury scores and AI were all notably higher (P <0.05);morphological and ultrastructural injuries in lung tissue were notably occured in OLV group.Compared to OLV group,the expression levels of JNK mRNA and p-JNK protein were decreasingly lower (P <0.05 )in the groups of Cur100,Cur1 50 and Cur200,W/D,TLW,IQA,lung injury scores and AI were also de-creased (P <0.05);morphological and ultrastructural injuries in lung tissue were gradually alleviated in the groups of Cur100,Cur1 50 and Cur200.However,there was no statistical significance in the in-dexes mentioned above between Cur50 group and OLV group.Conclusion Cur at doses of 100 to 200 mg/kg has protective effects on lung against OLV injury in mice,which may be related to inhibition of pneumocyte apoptosis induced by JNK.
5.Progression of brain tumor stem cell markers
Journal of International Oncology 2014;41(12):899-901
Brain tumor stem cells (BTSCs) play a key role in tumorigenesis and tumor development.There are a group of special markers in the surface of brain tumor stem cells,which can sorts stem cells,precursor cells and cancer stem cells.In recent years,the studies of CD133,Nestin,high-mobility group A1,A2B5 have made some breakthroughs.
6.The progression on the research of haem oxygenase-1 and diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Chinese Journal of Diabetes 2015;(7):653-656
[Summary] The pathogenesis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN ) is the result of complex multiple concurrent pathogenic factors ,among which oxidative stress and inflammation play important roles. Multiple data have indicated that haem oxygenase‐1 (HO‐1) and its degradation products products possess the functions of anti‐oxidation ,anti‐inflammation ,anti‐apoptosis and pro‐angiogenesis ,which now becomes a new target for the treatment of DPN. We will briefly review the progression on the research of HO‐1 and DPN.
7.Discussion on concepts of ‘interaction between the heart and the kidney' and‘ non-interaction between the heart and the kidney' in the teaching material of traditional Chinese medicine
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2012;11(9):963-966
There are some problems in the definitions of 'interaction between the heart and the kidney' and 'non-interaction between the heart and the kidney' made in the teaching material of traditional Chinese medicine used by western medicine institutes,colleges and universities.In the teaching material,it explains 'interaction between the heart and the kidney' as the relation between heart fire and kidney water,and 'non-interaction between the beart and the kidney' as the relation between heart-yin and kidney-yin.If we cannot correctly understand the pathogenesis of 'non-interaction between the heart and the kidney',we will fail to determine the concrete treatment method for ' coordinating the heart and the kidney'.Through the analysis and discussion on the theory,clinical syndrome,therapeutic principles and prescriptions for the syndrome of disharmony between the heart and the kidney,the authors draw the conclusion that the therapy for this disease should be determined according to the excess and deficiency of the heat fire and kidney water.For instance,if the deficient kidney water cant ascend to coordinate with the heart and results in exuberance of heart fire,Huanglian Ejiao decoction should be used; in the other situation,if the exuberant heart-fire can't descend to coordinate with the kidney and results in deficiency of kidney yang,Jiaotai Pill should be used.The theoretical results could standardize textbook and give better service to the clinical education.
8.Intervention on the Perioperative Use of Antibiotics in Urinary Surgery Patients
China Pharmacy 2007;0(32):-
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the utilization of antibiotics in urinary surgery patients in our hospital.METHODS:The problems lie in the perioperative use of antibiotics in a total of 600 patients with ureter stones,kidney stones,bladder stones and(or)benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH)undergoing urinary surgery from Jan.to June in 2006 and from Jan.to June in 2007 were analyzed in accordance with the Guiding Principles of Clinical Application of Antibacterials and the related regulations of antibiotics in our hospital.RESULTS:The rate of rational use of antibiotics rose from 12.5% before intervention to 88.2% after intervention.The problems of improper selection of antibiotics,irrational timing and too long duration of drug use were improved to a great extent.CONCLUSION:The intervention on the rational perioperative use of antibiotics is effective and it greatly enhanced the rationality in the perioperative use of antibiotics in urinary surgery patients.
9.Vincristine inhibits HL-60 Cells proliferation by interfering the metabolism of phosphoinositides
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 1987;0(03):-
Human promyelocytic leukemia HL - 60 cells labelled with 3H - inositol were treated with vincristine (VCR), it was found that the radioactivity of 3H-phosphatidyl inositol - 4-phosphate (PIP) and 3H - Phosphatidyli-nositol - 4,5 - bisphosphate(PIP2) had no obvious change, but that of 3H-phosphatidyl inositol (PI) decreased rapidly, only accounted for 38. 55%~61.01% of the control during 1~ 120 min of the treatment. It showed that VCRdid not affect the activity of PI kinase and PIP kinase, but enhanced the hydrolysis of PI of HL - 60 cells. The inhibitorty effect of VCR upon cell proliferation and DNA synthesis was observed after above biochemical changes,these results suggest that VCR may inhibit HL-60 cells proliferation by interfering the metabolism of phosphoininositides.
10.Clinical progress of anti-epidermal growth factor receptor antibody,cetuximab,in the treatment of colorectal cancer
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2004;0(07):-
Recent clinical trials suggested that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) targeted agents could benefit many patients with colorectal cancer. This article reviews the clinical efficacy of cetuximab, which is an antibody directed at the EGFR, in the treatment of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. Several articles about EGFR-targeted therapies in metastatic colorectal carcinoma and other solid tumors were reviewed. Cetuximab showed the increase in progression-free survival (3.98 months vs 2.56 months, P