1.Construction of CDK7 siRNA expression vector and its effect on cisplatin sensitivity of endometrial carcinoma cells
Wenxin LIU ; Ying CHEN ; Quan HAO
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2013;(15):893-897
Objective:This study was aimed to investigate the influence of CDK7 siRNA on the sensitivity of endometrial carci-noma cell line HEC-1-A to cisplatin (DDP)-based chemotherapy. Methods:Different CDK7 siRNA fragments were synthesized based on the designs of the CDK gene sequence and were transfected into HEC-1-A. Real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reac-tion (RT-PCR) and Western blot analysis were employed to demonstrate the effects of transfection. The best CDK7 siRNA was chosen to specifically silence CDK7 expression in HEC-1-A.The sensitivity of the cells to DDP therapy before and after transfection was deter-mined by methyl thiazol tetrazolium (MTT) cytotoxicity assay, flow cytometry, and Hoechst/PI double-staining fluorescence microsco-py. Results:A total of four different CDK7 siRNA segments were designed and successfully transfected into HEC-1-A cells. The inter-ference effect in each group was confirmed by real time RT-PCR and Western blot assays. CDK7-423 was determined as the best per-forming CDK7 siRNA (over 70%) to transfect into HEC-1-A cells. MTT cytotoxicity test showed that IC50 of DDP decreased to a range from 45.122 μg/mL and 3.200 μg/mL after inhibition of CDK7 expression. DDP toxicity to the endometrial carcinoma cells sig-nificantly increased (P<0.05). Flow cytometry revealed that the average cell apoptosis rate significantly increased after the inhibition of CDK7 expression (11.66%to 37.57%, P<0.05). Similar results were observed using Hoechst/PI double-staining fluorescence microsco-py, and the number of apoptotic corpuscle demonstrated an apparent increase in the low CDK7-expressing group compared with the pa-rental cells. Conclusion:After the downregulation of CDK7 expression by CDK7 siRNA transfection, DDP chemotherapy sensitivity and apoptosis of endometrial carcinoma cells significantly increased. Further research is anticipated on the use of CDK7 as a new treat-ment target for endometrial carcinoma.
2.Bedside Chest Radiography in the Intensive Care Unit
Quan ZHOU ; Sirun LIU ; Jincheng CHEN ; Hui LIU
Journal of Practical Radiology 2001;0(05):-
Objective To evaluate the applied value of bedside chest radiography in the intensive care unit ( ICU ) . Methods One hundred and ninety-three cases with 507 chest radiographs (CXRs) in the ICU were analysed retrospectively. The appearances of cardiopulmonary abnormalities were analysed.Results 97.4% of the CXRs were satisfied for diagnosis. 83.9% of the CXRs showed cardiopulmonary abnormalities, including atelectasis, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, ARDS, pneumothorax, mediastinal and subcataneous emphysema,pleural effusion,pericardial effusion and pulmonary thromboembolism, and 6.2% out of these positive cases was discovered accidentally. The chest radiograph has moderate accuracy (77.9%) in visualizing cardiopulmonary abnormalities at the initial CXR including atelectasis,pneumonia,pulmonary edema and pleural effusion. Misdiagnosis occurred mainly on the patients with a small quantity of pneumothorax and pulmonary thromboembolism. About one-third cases of cardiogenic edema and ARDS were indistinguishable.Conclusion Bedside chest radiographs are of significant value for the patients in the ICU.
3.The Evaluation of Monitoring Devices in the Intensive Care Unit with Bedside Chest Computed Radiography
Peng GAO ; Quan ZHOU ; Hui LIU ; Sirun LIU ; Jincheng CHEN
Journal of Practical Radiology 2001;0(10):-
Objective To assess the contribution of the portable chest computed radiography (CR) in evaluation of monitoring devices of the patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods One hundred and sixty-two cases with 387 chest radiographs in the ICU were analysed retrospectively. The location of the catheters of monitoring devices and complications were observed.Results The malposition of the catheters was detected in 47 cases(16.9%),including the endotracheal (ET) tubes too deep at the position, the central venous catheters placed into the internal jugular veins,and the position of the thoracic drain tubes to be deep not enough causing the drain to fall.The complications after operation of monitoring devices were not common,including pneumothorax caused by ventilatory assistance,atelectasis and pneumonia caused by malposition of the ET tubes,totally in 11 cases.10 cases with cardiopulmonary abnormalities were discovered accidentally in all 162 cases(6.2%) when evaluation of monitoring devices.Conclusion Bedside chest CR not only can show the catheter position and the complications of the monitoring devices ,but also the cardiopulmonary abnormalities of patients in the ICU.
4.The Posterior Contour Sign of the Lumbar Intervertebral Disc----A Sign to Show the Posterior Border of Disc in Plain Film
Sirun LIU ; Lianghui GAO ; Li HUANG ; Jincheng CHEN ; Quan ZHOU
Journal of Practical Radiology 2001;17(1):8-10
Objective:To eveluate and study the anatomic basis of the posterior contour sign of lumbar intervertebral disc.Methods:The most protruding length of the soft tissue mass behind intervertebral spase on lumbar plain film were measured in 100 cases and compared with CT or MR findings.Results:41 posterior contour sign of the interlumbar disc were fined in 39 cases,of which there were 25 in L4/5(61.0%),15 in L3/4(15.6%)and 1 in L2/3(2.4%).The protruding was less than 0.2 cm in 26 and larger than 0.2 cm in 15,there were 10 lumbar disc protruding confirmed by CT or MR ,7 of which the pesterior contour ≥0.2 cm,and 3>0.3 cm,none was ≤0.2 cm.Conclusion:The adipose tissue in the posterior border of lumbar body and disc was the anatomic basis of the sign,and it was an importent sign for diagnosing of lumbar disc hernia on plain film.
5.Correlation between sentinel polyps and proximal colon carcinoma and analysis of its clinical features
Ning CUI ; Hesheng LUO ; Jun LIU ; Wei CHEN ; Xiaojing QUAN
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2015;35(4):231-234
Objective To explore the clinical features of sentinel polyps (rectal polyps with proximal colon carcinoma) and its correlation with proximal colon carcinoma.Methods From January 2003 to December 2013,the clinical features of 963 hospitalized patients with rectal polyps were retrospectively analyzed.According to whether the patient with colon carcinoma,the clinical data of rectal polyps patients were divided into pure polyps group (n=855) and sentinel polyps group (n 108).The characteristics under endoscopy,clinical pathological features,treatment and prognosis of the two groups were observed.Chi square test was performed for differences comparison between groups.Results The length of stay in hospital of 963 patients was from four to 33 days,the average age was (49.7 ± 9.4) years,and the majority of the patients were male (n=610,63.3%).A total of 785 patients (81.5%) had non-specific abdominal symptoms,such as frequency or habit change of defecation,hematochezia,abdominal pain,abdominal distension.The relatives within three generation of 78 patients (8.1 %) were diagnosed with tumor and some relatives of the patients diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis (2.2%,21/963).The positive rate of tumor marker of sentinel polyps group was higher (69.4%,75/ 108) than that of pure polyps group (6.8%,58/855; x2 =316.285,P<0.01).The proximal colon carcinoma of patients with sentinel polyps appeared as neoplasma with circumferential growth,there was no specific appearance between distal rectal polyps and proximal colon carcinoma.When compared with pure polyps group,most polyps of sentinel polyps group were in maximum diameter over 1 cm (61.1% (66/108) vs 46.9% (401/855)),multi polyps (n>5,38.9% (42/108) vs 11.8% (101/855)) and adenomatous polyp (83.3% (90/108) vs 35.6%(304/855),x2=7.752,55.595 and 90.544,all P< 0.01).Majority of the proximal colon carcinoma with rectal polyps was papillary adenocarcinoma and tubular adenocarcinoma which was account for 75.9% (82/108).Some were mucinous carcinoma and signet ring cell carcinoma.Most of the proximal colon carcinoma with rectal polys did not penetrate the serosa layer (Duk A-+Duk B,59.3%,64/108) and with little distant metastasis (Duke D,17.6%,19/ 108).Ninty-five point six percent (817/855) of patients with pure polyps underwent endoscopic treatment and all of them were cured and discharged.Forty-one point seven percent (45/108) of patients of sentinel polyps group accepted the radical operation and 19.4% (21/108) received endoscopic submucosal dissection.Conclusions If multiple,maximum diameter over 1 cm and adenomatous rectal polyps were detected under colon endoscope,the possibility of carcinogenesis of the polyps or the proximal colon should be awared.If the endoscope is difficult to go further or the patient can not tolerate the whole colon examination,the patient should be followed up in short-term and complete the whole colon examination.
6.Reliability and validity of the tree-drawing test in medical undergraduates
Chao WAN ; Xue RAN ; Wen SHI ; Quan CHEN ; Wei LIU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(10):946-948
Objective To assess the reliability and validity of the Tree-Drawing Test in medical college students.Methods The study randomly selected 312 aged 19 to 23-year-old medical students to take part in TreeDrawing Test.In addition,a total of 275 college students were selected to receive re-test,30 days late and Pearson correlation coefficient of two tests were calculated.The three raters were invited to assess 30 trees painting score,analyzing the Kendall coefficient of concordance between the scores to verify raters' reliability; parts of students also participated in the 16PF test,SAS,SDS test,analyzing the correlation coefficient between the various test results,in order to assess the effectiveness of the Tree-Drawing Test.Results The re-test reliability in different time was 0.570-0.733 and 0.341-0.713 (P<0.05),the raters' reliability was 0.491 ~ 0.626(P<0.05),there are some correlations between Tree-Drawing Test and 16PF,SAS,SDS.Conclusion The Tree-Drawing Test has good reliability and validity; it can be applied to the detection of college students' psychological assessment and psychological problems.
7.Effect of isoflurane preconditioning on the nuclear factor kappa B activity of leukocytes in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement with cardiopulmonary bypass
Wen-Jie LIU ; De-Quan CAO ; Yan-Ping CHEN ;
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 1994;0(06):-
Objective To investigate the effect of isoflurane preconditioning on the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB)activity of leukocytes in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).Methods Twenty ASAⅡorⅢpatients of both sexes aged 20-60 yrs undergoing cardiac valve replacement under CPB were randomly divided into 2 groups(n=10 each):control group(C)and isoflurane preconditioning group(I).Anesthesia was induced with midazolam 0.08-0.12 mg?kg~(-1),fentanyl 5-10?g?kg~(-1) and vecuronium 0.1 mg?kg~(-1).The patients were mechanically ventilated(FiO_2=100%)after tracheal intubation.Anesthesia was maintained with intermittent i.v.boluses of fentanyl and midazolam in group C or with 2 MAC isoflurane and intermittent i.v.boluses of fentanyl and midazolam in group I before CPB.Systolic BP was kept between 90-120 mm Hg,diastolic BP between 50-80 mm Hg and HR between 60-90 bpm in both groups. Isoflurane was discontinued at the initiation of CPB.Arterial blood samples were taken after tracheal intubation and before inhalation of isoflurane(T_0)at 30 min(T_1),1 h(T_2)and 2 h(T_3)after aortic unclamping for determination of NF-kB activity of leukocytes using electrophoretic mobility shift assay(EMSA).The amount of fentanyl,midazolam,dopamine and sodium nitroprusside(SNP)consumed during operation and the rate of recovery of spontaneous heart beat in both groups were recorded.Results The NF-kB activity was significantly increased after aortic unclamping in C group but there was no significant difference in NF-kB activity before CPB (T_0)and after aortic unclamping(T_(1-3))in I group.The NF-kB activity was significant lower at T_(1-3) in group I than in group C.The total amount of fentanyl consumed was 40-60?g?kg~(-1) in C group and 20-30?g?kg~(-1) in group I. Significantly less amount of dopamine was used in group I than in group C.There was no significant difference in SNP consumption between the 2 groups.The rate of recovery of spontaneous heart beat was significantly higher in group I than in group C(P<0.01).The amount of dopamine consumed was positively correlated with the highest level of NF-kB activity in both group[r=0.962 in group C;r=0.908 in group I(P<0.01)].Conclusion Isoflurane preconditioning can attenuate the NF-kB activity of leulocytes in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement under CPB.
8.Effect of SHE medicine fumigation therapy combined with lifestyle intervention for the metabolic syndrome in women
Haixia ZHENG ; Quan PAN ; Zhongda LIU ; Liping CHEN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2016;23(6):830-833
Objective To observe the clinical curative effect of fumigation and steaming with traditional SHE medicine and life intervention on women patients with metabolic syndrome( MS) .Methods 60 women with MS were randomly divided into treatment group and control group,30 cases in each group.The control group was orally given western medicine.The treatment group used fumigation and steaming with traditional SHE medicine and life interven-tion on the basis of oral western medicine therapy,3 days every 1 time,10 times for a period of treatment.The changes of triglyceride(TG),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C),fasting plasma glucose(FPG),blood pressure, body mass,waist circumference,body mass index(BMI),abdominal fat thickness and body fat percentage(PBF) before and after treatment were observed.Results Before treatment,there were no statistically significant differences in TG,HDL-C,FPG,blood pressure,body mass,waist circumference,BMI,abdominal fat thickness,PBF between the two groups.After treatment, TG, HDL -C, FPG, SBP, DBP, body quality, waist circumference, BMI, abdominal fat thickness and body fat in the treatment group were (1.52 ±0.32) mmol/L,(1.36 ±0.31) mmol/L,(6.12 ± 0.31)mmol/L ,(140.67 ±9.32)mmHg,(82.23 ±7.03)mmHg,(65.50 ±11.35)kg,(79.09 ±19.67)cm, (21.30 ±6.12) kg/m2,(26.63 ±3.77) mm,(23.6 ±3.18)% respectively,which in the control group were (1.76 ±0.31) mmol/L,(1.18 ±0.32) mmol/L,(6.40 ±0.32) mmol/L,(150.83 ±12.10) mmHg,(86.50 ± 6.97)mmHg,(71.57 ±12.07)kg,(89.65 ±20.92)cm,(25.15 ±7.41)kg/m2,(30.40 ±3.22)mm,(26.5 ± 3.32)%respectively.The differences between the two groups were statistically significant( t=2.950,2.211,3.414, 3.644,2.362,2.007,2.014,2.194,4.165,3.455,all P<0.05).Conclusion It has obviously improved clinical curative effect for patients with MS,and has certain advantages in the reshape by fumigation and steaming with tradi-tional SHE medicine and life intervention.
9.Study on the establishment of evaluation system for population & health informatization
Hongpu HU ; Shuo LIU ; Quan CHEN ; Tao DAI
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2016;9(12):6-11
Objective:The present study aims at setting up an evaluation index system aiming at providing a set of measurement tools for population & health informatization developing level for administrative departments. Meth-ods: Delphi method, analytic hierarchy process, Synthetic Index Method and some mathematical or statistical meth-ods were used respectively to select the primary indexes, calculate the weight and combined weight of each index, build up the synthetic evaluation mode,and test the evaluation system. Results:According to the results of this work, the evaluation index system has been established which is composed of 6 level 1 indexes, 16 level 2 indexes, and 33 level 3 indexes, and it covers 6 aspects, such as information resources construction, information infrastructure con-struction, information technology application, informatization talents and the information policy, planning, and stand-ards. The weights of these indexes were also calculated. The synthetic evaluation model has been built. Finally, the reliability, the validity and the discrimination of the evaluation system were tested. Conclusions:The evaluation index system has been established, which is able to be used in the evaluation, and to some extent guide the work of popula-tion & health informatization construction.
10.Analysis of emergency obstetric hysterectomy:the change of indications and the application of intraoperative interventions
Jing CHEN ; Hong CUI ; Quan NA ; Qiuling LI ; Caixia LIU
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2015;(3):177-182
Objective To investigate the change of indications of emergency obstetric hysterectomy and the clinical application of intraoperative interventions. And to provide evidence for prevention of hysterectomy and improvement of obstetric quality. Methods Clinical data were collected from 97 patients who received emergency obstetric hysterectomy at Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University between January 1st, 2004 and December 31st, 2013. The patients were divided into two groups by the time point of January 1st, 2009: the first group was cases treated between January 1st, 2004 and December 31st, 2008, while the second group was cases treated between January 1st, 2009 and December 31st, 2013. The clinical indicators, surgical indications, intraoperative interventions, and blood loss between the two groups were analyzed retrospectively. Results (1) Incidence:54 857 women delivered at Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University between January 1st, 2004 and December 31st, 2013. Of them, 97 patients received emergency obstetric hysterectomy, with an incidence of 0.177% (97/54 857). (2) The 17 patients delivered vaginally (18%,17/97) and 80 by caesarean section (83%,80/97). Forty-nine patients experienced repregnancy with scar uterus (51%, 49/97). About 41 patients underwent abdominal total hysterectomy (42%,41/97) and 56 received subtotal hysterectomy (58%,56/97). (3) The number of patients were comparable between the two groups (50 vs 47;P>0.05). (4) The main surgical indication was uterine inertia (45%, 44/97). The main causes of uterine inertia were excessive uterine tension (45%, 20/44) and placental abruption due to gestational hypertension (32%, 14/44). Of all the indications, 29 patients in the first group (58%, 29/50) and 15 patients in the second group (32%, 15/47) suffered from postpartum hemorrhage. Pathological placenta embedment occurred in 15 patients in the first group (30%, 15/50) and 25 patients in the second group (53%, 25/47). The incidences of postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine inertia or pathological placenta embedment were significantly different between the two groups (both P<0.05), respectively. (5) In the first group, the average preoperative blood loss was (2 900±1 900) ml, and the average intraoperative amount of infused white&red blood cells was (5.9±3.5) U, with the average operation time of (2.2 ± 1.8) hours and the average in-hospital duration of (7.8 ± 2.3) days. In the second group, the average preoperative blood loss was (3 100± 2 200) ml, and the intraoperative amount of infused white&red blood cells was (6.2± 5.2) U, with the average operation time of (2.5± 2.1) hours and the average in-hospital duration of (7.9 ± 2.9) days. There was no significant difference between the two groups in any of these indicators (P>0.05). Postpartum hemorrhage was usually treated with uterine packing in the first group, but was preferentially treated with potent uterine contraction agents, arterial ligation, uterine balloon compression or B-Lynch suture in the second group. The therapeutic effects of these new treatments were significantly better than uterine packing (P<0.05). Conclusions The incidence of emergency obstetric hysterectomy did not change significantly in the past decade. However, the indications and intraoperative interventions have changed significantly in the second five years compared with the first five years. The main surgical indications were uterine inertia and postpartum hemorrhage due to pathological placenta embedment. Therefore, strict control of caesarean section indications was important to reduce emergency obstetric hysterectomy.