1.Research progress of non-receptor tyrosine kinase signal transducer and activator of transcription as a new target in colon cancer
Cancer Research and Clinic 2016;28(2):129-132
Malignant colon cells require angiogenesis and optimal tumor microenvironment for proliferation, invasion and metastasis. The non-receptor tyrosine kinase signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway are involved in multiple processes, including chronic inflammation-associated tumorigenesis, cancer proliferation, tumor angiogenesis, immune evasion and facilitating tumor metastasis, making JAK-STAT a new target in molecular target therapy. In this review, advances on JAK-STAT pathway as a new target in colon tumorigenesis are updated, and a preliminary estimation of JAK-STAT in prognosis and target therapy will be mentioned to show a potential future of JAK-STAT in colon cancer.
2.The economic effects of rural residents' health in China: Empirical analysis based on endogeneity
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2017;10(4):71-76
As a sort of human capital, health is a concrete manifestation of human productivity.At home and abroad, there are many empirical studies focusing on the economic effects of health that have been conducted, but the research methods have not paid enough attention to the endogeneity of health in those studies.This paper evaluates the effects of health on the income of rural residents in China with the micro panel data from China Health and Nutrition Survey.To get reliable results, the paper controls the endogenity of health by using simultaneous equation model and solves the parameters by using the three-stage least squares method.The study found that health has significantly positive effects on the income of rural residents in China, a conclusion which is in conformity with the economic effects of health.To improve the health of rural residents and fully implement the economic effects of health, the study recommends the government to put more efforts on promoting healthcare services, health-related education, and improving the living standards of rural residents in China.
3.Study on the Weights Calculation Methodology of Constituted Factors of Medical Service Price Project in 2012 Edition
Xianzhong LU ; Mengya XU ; Linlin TAN
Chinese Health Economics 2013;(9):42-44
Objective: To develop price framework of medical service price project and introduce the weights calculation method of the new edition medical service price project. Methods: According to the new instruction manuals of medical service price and the research of the resource costs based on the relative value(RBRVS)of the U.S. Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and the American Medical Association ( AMA ) , an analysis framework and dimension of medical service price was raised and authoritative international medical service project price methods w ere summarized. Results: Based on the percentages of constituted factors and the professional features, it found the weights calculation model could be constructed with the weights model, and it could calculate the weights of the elements. Conclusion: Medical service price can be measured and comprehensively researched from the different dimensions of the medical service price, so as to carry out the pricing work of medical service price project and provide better service for pharmaceutical reform.
4.Effect of naringenin on KIM-1 expression in rats with renal interstitial fibrosis caused by unilateral ureteral obstruction
Linlin CHEN ; Xiaoli JIAN ; Xihong XU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(11):1384-1386
Objective To evaluate the effect of naringenin on KIM-1 expression in rats with renal interstitial fibrosis caused by unilateral ureteral obstruction(UUO).Methods 24 SD male rats were randomly divided into Sham group,UUO group and naringe-nin group(Nar group),respectively.Rats in UUO group and Nar group got UUO to establish renal interstitial fibrosis models. Rats in Sham group only free but not ligated and cut ureters.Rats were administered saline and naringenin 25 mg/(kg·d)for 14 days.Then,24 h urine samples were collected before the rats were killed,and KIM-1 in these samples were measured by ELISA. Specimens were obtained from obstructive renal,the pathological change of renal tubule and interstitial were observe by HE and Masson staining.Moreover,the tubulointerstitial damage index was scored and the expression of KIM-1 in renal tissue was examined by immunohistochemical staining.Results Compared with Sham group,the tubulointerstitial damage index of UUO group significantly increased(P <0.05),contents of KIM-1 in urine and renal tissues also significantly increased(P <0.05).Com-pared with UUO group,the tubulointerstitial damage index score of Nar group alleviated(P <0.01),contents of KIM-1 in urine and renal tissues also reduced(P <0.05 ).Correlation analysis showed that there was positive correlation between KIM-1 in urine and renal tissues and TDI(r=0.862,0.866,P <0.01).Conclusion Naringenin can relieve renal interstitial fibrosis and reduce the content of KIM-1.
5.Comparison of anesthesia with target-controlled infusion of propofol-remifentanil/ fentanyl versus isoflurane
Zhiyu GENG ; Linlin SONG ; Xing XU
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 1994;0(01):-
Objective To compare the induction of and emergence from anesthesia with target-controlled infusion (TCI) of propofol-remifentanil/fentanyl and isoflurane inhalation. Methods Sixty ASA Ⅰ -Ⅱ patients (26 male, 34 female) aged
6.Research on ECG de-noising method based on ensemble empirical mode decomposition and wavelet transform using improved threshold function.
Linlin YE ; Dan YANG ; Xu WANG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2014;31(3):567-571
A de-noising method for electrocardiogram (ECG) based on ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) and wavelet threshold de-noising theory is proposed in our school. We decomposed noised ECG signals with the proposed method using the EEMD and calculated a series of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs). Then we selected IMFs and reconstructed them to realize the de-noising for ECG. The processed ECG signals were filtered again with wavelet transform using improved threshold function. In the experiments, MIT-BIH ECG database was used for evaluating the performance of the proposed method, contrasting with de-noising method based on EEMD and wavelet transform with improved threshold function alone in parameters of signal to noise ratio (SNR) and mean square error (MSE). The results showed that the ECG waveforms de-noised with the proposed method were smooth and the amplitudes of ECG features did not attenuate. In conclusion, the method discussed in this paper can realize the ECG denoising and meanwhile keep the characteristics of original ECG signal.
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7.Clinical observation on cetuximab(C225) with FOLFOX4 in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
Xiaohui XU ; Rui MA ; Linlin LI ; Bin LIU
Cancer Research and Clinic 2009;21(10):695-696
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of cetuximab(C225) with FOLFOX4 in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Methods 68 patients with mCRC diagnosed by pathology were randomized in two groups: cetuximab combination with FOLFOX4 chemotherapy (combined group) and FOLFOX4 chemotherapy only (control group). Results The overall response rates (RR=CR+PR)in the combined group and the control group were 57.6 % and 32.3 % with significant difference (P <0.05). Grade Ⅲ/Ⅳ toxicity were myelosuppression(27.3 % and 32.4 %, P >0.05), nausea and vomiting(12.1% and 27.7 %, P >0.05), acne-like rash (only in combined group 9.1%). Conclusion The combination of cetuximab and chemotherapy can improve treatment efficacy. Except for rash, other grade Ⅲ/Ⅳ toxicity has no difference between the two groups.
8.The impact of isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis on the epidemic of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
Liyue ZHANG ; Yi HU ; Linlin WU ; Weili JIANG ; Biao XU
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2015;33(3):159-163
Objective To investigate the impact of isoniazid (INH)-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) on the prevalence and dissemination of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).Methods A total of 251 patients diagnosed with tuberculosis in designated hospitals of Guanyun,Jiangsu and Deqing,Zhejiang from 2010 to 2011 were included in the study.The drug susceptibility tests (DST) were performed on all the Mtb isolates available from the sputum cultures.Mycobacteral interspersed repetitive units-variable number tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTR) was conducted for genotyping for all available Mtb isolates.Chi-square test,Fisher exact test,ANOVA and non-conditional Logistic regression modelling were applied for data analysis.Results Among 251 patients with Mtb isolates and DST results available,72 (28.7%) were resistant to INH,including 13 were INH mono-drug resistant.Of the remaining 59 INH-resistant Mtb,34 (13.5%) were resistant to rifampin TB and 25 were resistant to streptomycin and/or ethambutol.The clustering analysis based on MIRU-VNTR genotyping revealed 29 clustered genotypes (including 105 isolates) and 146 unique genotypes (including 119 isolates).Twentyfive clusters contained drug resistant Mtb and 16 clusters of them comprised by 37 INH-resistant isolates and 20 MDR-TB isolates,which accounted for 51.4% of the INH-resistant isolates and 58.8% of the MDR-TB isolates.Single factor analysis showed that sex,age,previous tuberculosis treatment history and sputum smear results were all related to INH-resistant tuberculosis and MDR-TB (all P < 0.05).Multiple factors analysis showed that previous tuberculosis treatment history was risk factor of MDR-TB (OR=8.40,95 %CI:3.342-21.105),while the risk factors of INH-resistant tuberculosis were previous tuberculosis treatment history (OR=3.52,95%CI:1.570-7.910),pulmonary caviry (OR=2.27,95%CI:1.075-4.799) and sputum smear results (OR=0.50,95%CI:0.275-0.892).Conclusions That INH-resistant strain may evolve to the MDR-TB after recent transmission is a possible trend.Patients with previous treatment history and advanced age are at high risk of INH-resistant tuberculosis and MDR-TB.
9.Prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis and its social and biological risk factors in five rural counties of eastern China
Linlin WU ; Yi HU ; Qi ZHAO ; Weibing WANG ; Biao XU
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2011;29(12):729-734
Objective To investigate the epidemiology of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in five rural counties of eastern China and analyze the biological,demographic and social risk factors.Methods Subjects of this study were all the diagnosed TB patients registered in the five study sites in Shandong Province,Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province during one year of 2008- 2009.Questionnaire interview was conducted in all the subjects to acquire the socio-demographic and clinical information.Sputum samples were collected for culturing and isolating of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.TB) strains.All the M.TB isolates were further tested for the susceptibility to first-line drugs including rifampin,isoniazid,ethambutol and strepomycin by proportion method.Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test,Fisher's exact test,ANOVA and nonconditional Logistic regression modeling were applied for data analysis.Results Among the total 380 M.TB isolates,105 were resistant to at least one of the first-line drugs.The total drug resistant TB prevalence was 27.6%.Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was observed in 8.4% of newly treated TB patients,whereas it was 23.3%in previously treated TB patients.After adjusted by county,gender and age of the subjects,multivariate analysis showed that previous treatment history (OR=3.900,95%CI: 1.737-8.704),tuberculosis cavity (OR - 1.987,95 % CI: 1.001 - 3.942) were independent factors influencing the occurrence of MDR-TB.Conclusions The prevalence of drug resistant TB in rural area of eastern China is relatively low compared with the average level in China,while it is still higher than the global average level.The present study highlights that TB patients with previous treatment history,cavitaryTB are correlated with MDR-TB,and elderly patients are at high risk of MDR-TB.
10.The comparison of two methods of detecting pepsinogen
Lianying ZHANG ; Hu XIAO ; Xu LU ; Linlin XIAO
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2016;37(20):2810-2812
Objective To investigate colloidal gold immune chromatography (GICA ) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) detection pepsinogen (PG) consistency of results ,so as to provide experimental evidence for the use of colloidal gold im‐munochromatography assay PG and briefly analysis of its clinical utility .Methods Totally 40 cases in our hospital digested samples and medical centers 60 healthy population sample in Endoscopy Center by endoscopy diagnosed with inflammation of the stomach disease ,respectively ,with colloidal gold immune chromatography and enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay PG ,colloidal gold immu‐noassay chromatography method to be evaluated ,as the reference ELISA method .The results were compared to the method and bias analysis .Results GICA method with a correlation coefficient ELISA test results were greater than 0 .95 ,indicating a good correla‐tion between the two methods and there is no overall bias;sensitivity and specificity of the two methods were (0 .775 ,0 .85) and (0 .782 ,0 .823) .Conclusion Both GICA and ELISA can be used for screening or diagnosis of stomach illnesses .