1.Effects of murine vascular endothelial growth factor (mVEGF) and anti- vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) antibady on human umbilicus vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) proliferation
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2001;5(3):160-161
Objective To study on effects of mVEGF and anti-VEGF antibody during cultured HUVEC proliferation in vitro.Methods Endothelial cell proliferation was assayed using human umbilical vein endothelial cells stimulated with mVEGF and with CIA joint extracts and was used 3 H-TaR incorporation.Results The anti-VEGF neutralizing antibody can inhibit the proliferation of HUVEC stimulated with mVEGF and with CIA joint extracts,whose suppression percents were 72.2% and 69.9%,respectively.Conclusion mVEGF specifically promotes the growth of vascular endothelial cells.During early stage of CIA development,expression of VEGF in the joint increases and VEGF is expressed biologically active and can be inhibited by anti-VEGF neutralizing antibody.
2.Effect of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in Colitis-associated Colorectal Cancer
Lijuan XIE ; Xuejia LU ; Chenggong YU
Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology 2015;(9):517-522
Background:Faecalibacterium prausnitzii( Fp) is one of the most abundant bacterium in human intestinal microbiota,and is closely correlated with the process of colitis-associated colorectal cancer(CAC). Aims:To observe the effect of Fp on CAC,and investigate the possible mechanism. Methods:The model of CAC was induced by azoxymethane (AOM)and dextran sodium sulfate( DSS). Fifty-two C57BL/ 6J mice were randomly divided into 4 groups:group A (AOM + DSS),group B(AOM + DSS + Fp),group C(AOM + DSS + Fp supernatant)and group D(control group). All the mice were sacrificed on day 92. DAI was assessed,serum levels of TNF-α and IL-10 were determined by ELISA. HE staining was used to examine the grade of tumor. Expressions of VEGF,COX-2,NF-κB in tumor tissue were measured by immunohistochemistry. Results:The tumorigenesis rates of group A,B,C were 100% ,100% and 77. 8% ,respectively;mainly were high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia. The tumor load in group A was significantly higher than that in group B (P < 0. 01),and the spleen index in group B was significantly higher than that in group C(P < 0. 01). Serum level of TNF-α was significantly lower(P < 0. 05)and IL-10 was significantly higher(P < 0. 05)in group A than that in group B. No significant differences in expressions of VEGF,COX-2,NF-κB were found among group A,B and C. Conclusions:Fp had no obvious effect on the occurrence rate of CAC,and Fp supernatant could decrease the incidence of CAC in mice. Fp and its supernatant could reduce the tumor load via regulating the expressions of TNF-α,IL-10.
3.Establishment and application of health education management system in hospitals specialized in oncology
Xi ZHANG ; Hongyan LU ; Lijuan XIA
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(12):76-78
Objective To introduce the methods and experiences of establishing health education management system in a certain tumor hospital and to evaluate the application effect.Methods By building president led,nursing department guided nursing education committee management system,establishing and enhancing the following aspects:health education inspection and assessment criteria,health education clinical pathway,patient satisfaction questionnaire,evaluation system of telephone follow-up of discharge patients; Implementing the following matters:training for nurses on delivering health education,health education clinical pathway,patient and family health education lecture tour,homes for tumor patients and care givers,etc,forming the management network with the core of health education management committee-head nurse-leader of the ward health education group,which was quality control downward,full participation.Results The differences of tumor knowledge awareness,satisfaction of the patient and the ability of delivering health education and giving lecture of the nurses after education were statistically significant compared with those before the education.Conclusions The health education management system can ensure the efficient operation of the care,improve the level of nursing health education for patients and their families,provide certain health guidance,and improve patient satisfaction degree.
4.Influencing factors of lipid control success rate among patients with coronary heart disease
Lijuan LU ; Ke ZHOU ; Xifei HE
Modern Clinical Nursing 2016;15(11):8-12
Objective To investigate the factors influencing the lipid control success rate among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods Questionnaire and clinical data reviews were conducted to investigate the general information,disease characteristics and patients controlling blood lipid and by blood biochemical tests were done to detect the lipid levels.The relationships between lipid control success rate and general information,disease characteristics and patients' behaviors were analyzed by chi-square test and logistic regression analysis.Results The blood lipid success rate was only 67.09% in patients with CHD combined dyslipidemia.The education level,cardiovascular disease risk grading,complications,body mass index,medication compliance and dietary evaluation were the main factors influencing the patients' success in blood lipid control.Conclusion The lipid control success rate can be raised by taking measurements to help patients with CHD and dyslipidemia control weight and increase medication compliance and dietary behavior.
5.Protective effect of curcumin on rat hippocampal neuron damaged by LPS-activated microglia conditioned medium
Lijuan YANG ; Jun DONG ; Daxiang LU ; Hongmei TANG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2010;26(4):742-747
AIM: To establish the cell model of hippocampal neurons impaired by the supernatant of microglia conditioned medium (MCM) induced by LPS, and to study the mechanisms of neuron damage and the protection effect of curcumin. METHODS: The microglia were activated and stimulated by LPS at concentration of 5 μg/L. The supernatant of activated MCM was used to stimulate the hippocampal neurons. The morphology of the neurons was observed under light microscope and the survival rate was detected by MTT. The availability of respiration in the hippocampal neurons was determined by detecting the ratio of lactic acid/pyruvic acid, and the expression of 3 types of 1,4,5-inositol triphosphate (IP3R1, IP3R2, IP3R3) was detected by RT-PCR. RESULTS: The hippocampal neurons were damaged severely by the supernatant of activated MCM, and the morphology of the neurons changed significantly. Compared to control group, the ratio of lactic acid/pyruvic acid in MCM group was elevated and the expression levels of IP3R1 and IP3R3 in the hippocampal neurons were significantly increased. The ratio of lactic acid/pyruvic acid and the expression of IP3R1 in curcumin+MCM group were evidently lower than those in MCM group. However, no effect of curcumin on IP3R3 expression was observed, the changes of neural morphology was also ameliorated in curcumin+MCM group. CONCLUSION: Curcumin protects rat hippocampal neurons from damage induced by LPS-induced microglia condition medium.
6.CT features of neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas: report of 28 cases
Lijuan DU ; Qian ZHAN ; Chengwei SHAO ; Jianping LU
Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2013;(2):103-106
Objective To observe computed tomography features of neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas.Methods Computed tomography scans for 28 patients with pathologically proven neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas were retrospectively analyzed.The data of tumor locations,diameters of the tumor and internal composition,pattern of enhancement,changes of biliary and pancreatic duct,and lymphatic metastasis,remote metastasis were recorded.Results A total of 32 lesions were detected,24 lesions were single lesions,while 4 lesions were multiple lesions (2 lesions within pancreas).The shapes of these lesions were nodule-like or mass-like.Eighteen lesions were located in pancreatic tail,10 in pancreatic head,2 in pancreatic body,and 2 between pancreatic tail and body.Among the lesions located in pancreatic head,pancreatic duct dilation were detected in 5 cases,bile duct dilation in 1 case,both biliary and pancreatic duct dilation in 2 cases,and no dilation in the remaining 2 cases.The diameters of the tumor ranged from 1.0 to 20.0cm (mean5.1 cm),and the size was <2 cmin 1 case,2 ~5 cm in 23 cases; >5 cm in 8 cases.After enhancement,the lesions were enhanced to different degrees,and the peak value occurred in the pancreatic phase.Twenty-three lesions invaded adjacent vessels or organs,and lymphatic metastasis was observed in 5 cases,remote metastasis were recorded in 6 cases.Conclusions Neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas has certain features on computed tomography.It is highly likely to make the pre-operative diagnosis when clinical data is also taken into consideration.
7.Development of a software for predicting the effects of nuclear and radiological terrorism events in city areas
Lijuan LUO ; Bo CHEN ; Weihai ZHUO ; Shuyu LU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2011;31(2):206-209
Objective To develop a new software system that cau directly display the predicted results on an electronic map,in order to get a directly perceived understanding of the affected areas of nuclear and radiological terrorism events in city areas.Methods Three scenarios of events including spreading radioactive materials, dirty bomb attack,and explosion or arson attacks on the radiation facilities were assumed.Gaussian diffusion model was employed to predict the spread and deposition of radioactive pollutants,and both the internal and external doses were estimated for the representative person by using the corresponding dose conversion factors.Through integration of the computing system and Mapinfo geographic information system(GIS),the predicted results were visually displayed on the electronic maps of a city.Results The new software system could visually display the predicted results on the electronic map of a city, and the predicted results were consistent with those calculated by the similar software Hotspot(R)The deviation between this system and Hotspot was less than 0.2 km for predicted isoplethic curves of dose rate downwind.Conclusions The newly developed software system is of the practical value in predicting the effects of nuclear and radiological terrorism events in city areas.
8.The comparative analysis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma among Chinese 1992, 2008 and union for international cancer control (UICC) 2010 staging systems
Fenggang WANG ; Xueguan LU ; Jian HUAN ; Lijuan ZHOU ; Ye TIAN
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2011;20(4):270-275
Objective To compare the agreement among Chinese 1992, 2008 and UICC 2010 staging systems of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and evaluate their predictive value of radiotherapeutic prognosis.Methods 347 NPC patients without distant metastasis treated in our hospital from 2000 to 2005 were retrospectively analyzed.Every patient was categorized into T, N, and clinical stage by Chinese 1992, 2008 and UICC 2010 staging systems, respectively.Kappa value was used to evaluate the agreement among three systems.Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze the 5-year overall survival (OS), local-free survival (LFS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), the difference between subgroup was tested by Logrank.Results The agreement of clinical stage, T and N stage between Chinese 2008 and UICC 2010 staging system was better than that of them compared to 1992 staging system, Kappa value were 0.700、0.881 and 0.722.The agreement of T stage was better than N and clinical stage among these three staging system.The difference of OS between stageⅢ and stage Ⅳ was significant in Chinese 2008 and UICC 2010 staging system (χ2=4.48,P=0.034;χ2=8.88,P=0.003), and with no different in 1992 staging system (χ2=0.40,P=0.526).There was no significant difference of LFS between T1 and T2,T2 and T3,T3 and T4 in all staging systems (χ2=1.85,0.53,0.50,P=0.174,0.467,0.479;χ2=1.25,2.10,1.99,P=0.264,0.148,0.159;χ2=0.77,0.60,0.87, P=0.381,0.441,0.350).There were no significant differencesin 1992 staging system, while there was significant differences of DMFS between N1 and N2, N2 and N3 in 2008 stage system, N1 and N2 in UICC 2010 stage system.Conclusions The predictive value of Chinese 2008 and UICC 2010 staging system for prognosis were similar, and were better than that of 1992 staging system in NPC.
9.Analysis of the Drug Repercussion in Ward Area of Our Hospital
Yuzhen LU ; Guangming HE ; Yingchun WANG ; Min LI ; Lijuan LUO
China Pharmacy 2001;0(08):-
OBJECTIVE:To probe into the reasons for drug repercussion in ward area and find a solution.METHODS:The reasons for drug repercussion,the kinds of the returned drugs and the proportion of these drugs in the total in terms of amount of money between Oct.to Dec.in 2006 were analyzed and compared with the amount of money of returned drugs between 2005 and 2006 in our hospital.RESULTS:There were 2 674 cases of drug repercussion between Oct.to Dec.in 2006 in our hospital;the returned drugs totaled 192 kinds,and the drug repercussion was mainly due to patients' discharge,alteration of medical orders and input error.The rate of drug repercussion was 4.67%.CONCLUSION:There were drug repercussion cases in all the departments of our hospital,and the amount of the returned drugs were large,which resulted in increased difficulty of drug quality management and serious hidden dangers for medication safety,therefore,standard administration on which is much needed.
10.Anatomic variations of Willis circle by 64-slice volume CT digital subtraction angiography
Wenhao FANG ; Fajin LU ; Lijuan ZHANG ; Peng XIE ; Qi LI
Journal of Third Military Medical University 2003;0(14):-
Objective To investigate the normal anatomy and variation of Willis circle by 64-slice volume CT digital subtraction angiography(VCTDSA).Methods VCTDSA data of 174 patients with cephalocervical and cephalic scanning in our hospital from February 2006 to September 2008 were analyzed.Developmental condition,shape,size,integrity,and perforating branches of Willis circle were observed.Results(1) Hypoplasia was displayed in any component vessels of Willis circle.Incidence rate of hypoplasia was 20.1% in left posterior communicating artery,16.1% in right posterior communicating artery,13.8% in right anterior cerebral artery A1,9.2% in right posterior cerebral artery P1,7.3% in anterior communicating artery,6.3% in left posterior cerebral artery P1,and 3.4% in left anterior cerebral artery A1.Congenital arterial absence occurred more frequently in right posterior communicating artery(54.6%),left posterior communicating artery(52.3%),and anterior communicating artery(15.8%).(2) Hypoplasia or congenital absence of posterior circulation and anterior-posterior circulation occurred with a rate of 55.8% and 29.8% respectively.Integrity of Willis circle was only 9.2%.There were 17 perforating branches and 26 heubner inversion arteries observed in 174 Willis circle,with an average diameter of 0.82 mm and 0.94 mm respectively.Conclusion VCTDSA can display Willis circle completely and clearly.Using three-dimensional rotation may detect all kinds of variation and perforating branches of Willis circle.