1.Molecular cloning and characterization of four small GTPase genes from medicinal fungus Polyporus umbellatus.
Mengmeng LIU ; Chao SONG ; Yongmei XING ; Shunxing GUO
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(9):1186-91
Four small GTPase genes which may be relative to sclerotial development were firstly cloned from medicinal fungus Polyporus umbellatus using rapid amplification of cDNA end PCR (RACE) method. The results showed that full-length cDNA of PuRhoA was 698 bp contained 585 bp ORF, which was predicted to encode a 194 amino acid protein with a molecular weight of 21.75 kD with an isoelectric point (pI) of 6.44; the full length cDNA of PuRhoA2 was 837 bp in length and encoded a 194 amino acid protein with a molecular weight of 21.75 kD and an isoelectric point (pI) of 6.33; the full length cDNA of Puypt1 was 896 bp in length and encoded a 204-aa protein with a molecular weight of 22.556 kD and an isoelectric point (pI) of 5.75; the full length cDNA of PuRas was 803 bp in length and encoded a 212-aa protein with a molecular weight of 23.821 kD and an isoelectric point (pI) of 5.2. There are fani acyl transferase enzyme catalytic site and myrcene-transferase enzyme catalytic site in PuRhoA1 while the PuRhoA2 only possess myrcene-transferase enzyme catalytic site. Puypt1 contains the Rab1-Ypt1 conserved domain of small GTPase family and PuRas contains the fani acyl transferase enzyme catalytic site. According to the phylogenetic analysis all these four small GTPase clustered with basidiomycete group. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that Puypt1, PuRas and PuRhoA1 transcripts were significantly higher in the beginning of sclerotial formation than that in the mycelia, whereas the transcripts levels of PuRhoA2 gene were particularly lower in sclerotia than that in mycelia, suggesting that these four genes might be involved in P umbellatus selerotial development.
2.High-performance capillary electrophoresis method for ferulic acid assay in serum of rats treated with Buyang Huanwu Decoction
Qizhi LUO ; Li TONG ; Mengmeng YANG ; Xuefeng XING ; Ande MA
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1994;0(04):-
Object To develop a high-performance capillary electrophoresis method to determine ferulic acid concentrations in serum of rats treated with Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BHD). Methods Capillary zone electrophoresis was applied for ferulic acid assay, quantitative determination was based on internal standard and detection was carried on by direct UV. The electrolyte buffer was composed of 25 mmol/L borax-methanol (85∶15). Capillary electrophoresis was performed using a 52 cm (30 cm to detector)?50 ?m fused-silica capillary tube. Separation voltage was 20 kV, sampling time was 3 s, detection wavelength was 320 nm, and the temperature was 30 ℃. Results Ferulic acid was successfully separated within 6 min, the recoveries were 97.2% in serum and 103.28% in BHD, respectively. RSD were 3.73% and 0.91% (n=3), respectively. Conclusion This method can supply reference for the determination of ferulic acid in serum samples and BHD.
3.The research of resilience and personality among the physically disabled people
Mengmeng XING ; Yanzhang LI ; Dingjie XU ; Zhu ZHOU ; Quanghong HUANG ; Youping YANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2015;24(12):1117-1119
Objective To explore the relationship between resilience and personality among the physically disabled people.Methods A total of 668 disabled persons were tested by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale(CD-RISC), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Short Scale (EPQ-RSC), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES).Results The score of resilience of disabled people(53.42± 18.18) was than lower Chinese community people (65.4 ± 13.9, t =-16.83, P< 0.05).The scores of the three sub-factors were tenacity (27.19 ± 10.23), strength (18.11 ±6.42) ,optimism(8.09±3.00).The disabled persons' resilience was positively correlated with self-esteem(r=0.52,P<0.01) ,extraversion(r=0.47, P<0.01) ,and negatively correlated with psychoticism(r=-0.34, P<0.01), neuroticism(r=-0.32, P<0.01).Self-esteem and extraversion could make positive predictions,while psychoticism and neuroticism could make negative predictions to the resilience of disabled persons.Conclusion The disabled Persons' personality is closely related with resilience and has significant predictions to resilience.
4.The efficacy of immunosuppression combined with Eltrombopag in the treatment of severe aplastic anemia in children
Yanping ZHANG ; Mengmeng LIU ; Xinrong ZHAN ; Pengtao XING ; Zhihui LI ; Zhongliang WANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2022;37(5):348-351
Objective:To explore the efficacy and clinical significance of Eltrombopag combined with immunosuppression therapy(IST) in the treatment of severe aplastic anemia (SAA) in children.Methods:Clinical data of 63 children with initially diagnosed SAA in the Department of Hematology of Xinxiang Central Hospital from May 2017 to June 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.All of them were all donors without siblings and they were classified into observation group (31 cases) and control group (32 cases). Patients in the observation group received IST combined with Eltrombopag treatment, and those in the control group received IST treatment.The Chi- square test was used to compare the overall remission (OR) rate and complete remission (CR) rate at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months, and incidence of infection and significant bleeding between groups.The t-test was used to compare the application of gra-nulocyte colony stimulating factor, the mean red blood cell transfusion, and the mean platelet infusion volume between groups.Kaplan-Meier method was adopted to analyze the 2-year overall survival (OS) rate and failure-free survival (FFS) rate, followed by the Log- rank test. Results:The 3-month and 6-month OR rate of the observation group were 61.29%(19/31 cases) and 80.64% (25/31 cases), respectively, which was significantly higher than that of the control group [37.50%(12/32 cases) and 59.38%(19/32 cases), χ2=45.27, 43.81, respectively, all P<0.05]. The 3-month and 6-month CR rate of the observation group were 32.26%(10/31 cases) and 45.16%(14 /31 cases), respectively, which was significantly higher than that of the control group [15.62%(5/32 cases) and 28.13%(9/32 cases), χ2=47.02, 48.35, respectively, all P<0.05]. The 12-month OR rate and CR rate in the observation group were 83.87%(26/31 cases), and 64.52%(20/31 cases), respectively, which were 81.25%(26/32 cases), and 59.38%(19/32 cases), respectively in the control group, and no significant differences in them were detected between the two groups (all P>0.05). The total amount of granulocyte colony stimulating factors [(13.58±4.28) doses vs.(23.24±6.68) doses, t=2.591], and the mean infusion volume of red blood cells [(5.48±1.67) U vs.(10.58±3.67) U, t=2.040] and platelets (4.15±2.47) bags vs.(9.15±3.87) bags, t=2.744) used in observation group within 6 months of treatment were significantly lower than those of the control group (all P<0.05). The rate of infection (16.13% vs.43.75%, χ2=47.12) and significant bleeding (16.13% vs.37.50%, χ2=44.52) in the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group (all P<0.05). The 2-year OS rate of the observation group and control group were 93.55% (29/31 cases), and 87.50% (28/32 cases), respectively.No significant difference in the OS rate was found between groups ( P=0.407 3), nor as the 2-year FFS rate(87.10% vs.78.13%, P=0.326 6). Conclusions:IST combined with Eltrombopag can significantly improve the early treatment response rate of SAA children without a sibling identical donor, which can reduce red blood cell and platelet transfusion, and the incidence of infection and bleeding.
5.The study of expression of BRMS1 gene protein and the expression of BRMS1 gene promotor area methylation in supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma and its clinical significance.
Xiaoyu LI ; Yungang WU ; Yucai SUN ; Mengmeng HUANG ; Dengdian MA ; Jing XU ; Xing GUO ; Xuejun JIANG ; Chao GUAN ; Fucai LI
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2012;26(15):701-703
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the expression of breast cancer metastasis suppressor 1 (BRMS1) gene protein and the expression of BRMS1 gene promotor area methylation in supraglottic cancer and to evaluate its clinical significance.
METHOD:
The expression of BRMS1 protein and BRMS1 gene promotor area methylation were examined by using Western blotting method and methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction(MSP) method in 70 cases of supraglottic cancer tissues and 60 cases of their surrounding laryngeal normal mucosa tissues (LNT) and 44 cases of cervical lymph node metastasis of supraglottic cancer.
RESULT:
Western blot results indicate that BRMS1 protein expression is declined expression level in supraglottic cancer tissue than the expression of BRMS1 protein in LNT of supraglottic cancer. Compared with para carcinoma normal laryngeal mucous tissue, BRMS1 gene protein in supraglottic cancer tissue primary lesion decreased obviously, and it is decreased more obviously in cervical lymph node metastasis lesion, the discrepancy is notable (P < 0.05). MSP results indicate BRMS1 gene promotor methylation is coordinated with its down-expression in supraglottic cancer tissue. BRMS1 promotor area methylation analysis reveal that there were 34 patients with methylation in 70 patients' supraglottic cancer tumor primary lesion, hold 48.6% (34/70); 32 patients have methylation in 44 patients' cervical metastasis lymph node tissue, hold 72.7% (32/44); however, there is no methylation in 60 para carcinoma tissue (r(s) = 0.66, P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
The expression of BRMS1 protein in supraglottic cancer is significantly decreased. It had correlation with clinical stage and pathologic differentiation and cervical lymph node metastasis of supraglottic cancer. BRMS1 gene promotor methylation is related with down-expression of BRMS1 gene protein of supraglottic cancer. Maybe BRMS1 gene promotor methylation is one of the reasons of its down-expression.
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6.Survey on the status quo and training needs of general practitioner job-transfer training program in Hebei Province
Yali ZHANG ; Jinjia ZHANG ; Min ZHANG ; Xiaoying XING ; Mengmeng SUN ; Rongying WANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2021;20(10):1053-1058
Objective:To investigate the status quo and training needs of general practitioner (GP) job-transfer training program in Hebei Province.Methods:An online survey with self-designed questionnaire was conducted on May 2019 through WeChat among 165 trainees in the General Practice Training Center of Hebei Province. A total of 165 questionnaires were distributed and 149 were valid with an effective rate of 90.3%. The contents of the questionnaire included the basic information of the trainees, the evaluation of the current training, and the needs of the GPs′ job-transfer training.Results:Among 149 participants, there were 131 (87.9%)from the secondary hospitals or above, 146(98.0%)with bachelor′s degree or above, and 128 (85.9%)with intermediate or above professional titles. The survey showed that 72.0%(67/93)thought the main reasons affecting participation in the training were busy work load and insufficient personnel, the main problems of training were too short training duration(45.2%, 42/93), the not focused training contents(38.7%, 36/93) and lack of practice(37.6%, 35/93). In the 149 trainees, 136(91.3%) thought that the most important contents should be standardized diagnosis and treatment of common diseases; 104(69.8%), 118(79.2%), 115(77.2%) and 98(65.8%) considered that the knowledge of prevention and health-protection, first aid, latest progress and chronic disease management were needed for training; 110(73.8%)and 80(53.7%)thought the mastery of clinical practice and basic theory were needed. And 57.7% (86/149)of the trainees believed that research training was needed, and there was significant difference in the demand for research training among participants from different work units and with different professional titles (χ 2=15.371,10.625,all P<0.05). The accepted training methods were case study(53.7%, 81/149) and practical work(37.6%, 56/149). For training duration, 43.6% (65/149) thought it should not exceed 6 months and 56.4% (84/149) preferred more than 1 year; there was a significant difference in demanded training duration among trainees from different work units, with different education background and professional titles (χ 2=16.225,6.243,25.966, all P<0.05). Conclusion:We need a multi-channel and multi-level training model to establish a better job-transfer training system for general practitioners, in order to meet different training needs and to improve the effectiveness of the training.
7.The efficacy and safety of oral propranolol in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity
Huiqing SUN ; Mingchao LI ; Zengyuan YU ; Shan XING ; Mengmeng YUAN ; Ping CHENG
Chinese Journal of Neonatology 2018;33(4):266-270
Objective To study the changes of vascular endothelial growth factor ( VEGF) and sE-Selectin in serum before and after oral propranolol therapy for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and to study the safety and efficacy of oral administration of propranolol in the treatment of ROP.Method Preterm infants whose gestational age <32 weeks and ROP Ⅱstage without plus disease were selected as the objects of our study.The infants were randomly enrolled into treatment and placebo groups in a 1∶1 allocation.The propranolol dosage was 0.25 mg/(kg· d), twice daily orally.The duration of treatment was to complete retinal vessel development or discharge , the longest oral propranolol treatment did not exceed 30 days. Result The incidence of severe ROP in the treatment group was significantly reduced (17.1%vs.37.2%, P=0.033), and the number requiring laser treatment of the eyes was significantly reduced (3.7%vs.12.8%, P=0.048).After 10 days of treatment, the serum sE-Selectin decreased significantly in the treatment group, it was significantly lower than that in the placebo group ( P<0.001).There were no mortalities in the treatment group and the placebo group.The heart rate of the treatment group was lower than that of the placebo group, however, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05).There were no significant differences in mean arterial pressure , body weight gain, and urine volume between the two groups (P>0.05).The serum potassium level in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the placebo group after the treatment of 20 days and 30 days, [(4.2 ±0.9) mmol/L vs.(3.8 ± 0.4) mmol/L, ( 4.4 ±0.9 ) mmol/L vs.( 3.9 ±0.4 ) mmol/L ], the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).However, all the children had normal serum potassium.During treatment, there was no significant differences between the two groups for the incidence of oxygen inhalation and the number of apnea in all children (P>0.05).Conclusion Propranolol may have a certain therapeutic effect on the progression of ROP.The oral administration was relatively safe and without significant adverse effects.
8.Cumulative Analgesic Effect of Electroacupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6), Xuanzhong (GB39) and Non-acupoint for Primary Dysmenorrhea:A Comparative Study
Jiashan SONG ; Yuqi LIU ; Cunzhi LIU ; Yanfen SHE ; Jieping XIE ; Yinying CHEN ; Mengmeng WU ; Guangxia SHI ; Yali WEN ; Jingdao LI ; Yuxia MA ; Kun LU ; Linpeng WANG ; Wei ZHOU ; Jingxian HAN ; Shuzhong GAO ; Jiping ZHAO ; Shiliang LI ; Liangxiao MA ; Jianmin XING ; Huijuan CAO ; Jianping LIU ; Jiang ZHU
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(6):487-492
Objective To compare the cumulative analgesic effects of electroacupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6), Xuanzhong (GB39) and non-acupoint in treating primary dysmenorrhea. Method By adopting a multi-centered randomized controlled study method, 501 patients recruited from Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Capital Medical University, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huguosi Hospital of Chinese Medicine of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and the Outpatient of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were randomized into a Sanyinjiao group, a Xuanzhong group, and a non-acupoint group, 167 subjects in each group. The electroacupuncture intervention was applied when dysmenorrhea flared up and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) ≥40 mm, with frequency at 2/100 Hz and intensity during patient’s endurance, 30 min each time, once a day, and for successive 3 d. Before the first treatment, 30 min after the first treatment, and respectively prior to the second and third treatment, VAS was used to measure the pain intensity. Meanwhile, the Retrospective Symptom Scale (RSS-COX 2) was investigated before the first treatment, right after the removal of needles for the first treatment, before the second and third treatment. Result The decrease of VAS in Sanyinjiao group was more significant than that in Xuanzhong group and non-acupoint group (MD=﹣2.92 mm, P=0.028; MD=﹣3.47 mm, P=0.009), while there was no significant difference between Xuanzhong group and non-acupoint group (MD=﹣0.56 mm, P=0.674); there were no significant differences in comparing the RSS-COX2 total score among the three groups (P=0.086). Conclusion Sanyinjiao (SP6) can produce a more significant cumulative analgesic effect for primary dysmenorrhea patient than Xuanzhong and non-acupoint, and the effects of Xuanzhong and non-acupoit are equivalent.
9.A study on the relationship between mean platelet volume and severe retinopathy of preterm infants
Huiqing SUN ; Mingchao LI ; Zengyuan YU ; Shan XING ; Mengmeng YUAN
Chinese Journal of Neonatology 2019;34(1):29-33
Objective To study the relationship between mean platelet volume (MPV) and severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants.Method From January 2012 to June 2017,a retrospective case-control study was performed on preterm infants with gestational age (GA)<32 weeks admitted to our hospital.The preterm infants with severe ROP were assigned into severe ROP group,and preterm infants with the same GA and birth weight but without ROP were assigned into the control group.The MPV were compared between the two groups,and Logistic regression method was used to analyze the risk factors for severe ROP.Result A total of 82 preterm infants with severe ROP were enrolled,including 51 males and 31 females with GA of 24~31 weeks.The control group also included 82 patients.The mechanical ventilation (MV) duration and continuous positive pressure ventilation duration of preterm infants in severe ROP group were significantly longer than the control group [7.2 (3.9,10.8) d vs.5.6 (3.5,8.9) d,7.8 (4.7,11.6) d vs.5.3 (2.3,9.2) d];the incidences of sepsis and intracranial hemorrhage were significantly higher than the control group [32.9% (27/82) vs.17.1% (14/82),31.7%(26/82) vs.17.1% (14/82)],and the breast feeding rate was significantly lower than the control group[15.8%(13/82)vs.52.4% (43/82)] (P<0.05).The MPV of the preterm infants in the severe ROP group was significantly higher than the control group at 36-and 40-week of corrected GA [(10.6± 1.8) fl vs.(10.1± 1.4) fl,(10.8± 1.8) fl vs.(10.2± 1.5) fl] (P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that high birth weight (OR=0.998,95%CI 0.996~ 0.999) protective factor for severe ROP,increased MPV (OR=1.084,95%CI 1.011 ~ 1.163) was risk factor for severe ROP.The ROC curve analysis indicated that threshold values of MPV at corrected GA of 32-week,36-week,and 40-week were 9.9 fl,10.9 fl,and 10.8 fl,respectively;and the sensitivities and specificities were 93.2% and 68.0%,84.1%,and 92.3%,88.6% and 89.5%,respectively.Conclusion MPV may be associated with the development of severe ROP in preterm infants.
10.A review on multi-modal human motion representation recognition and its application in orthopedic rehabilitation training.
Mengmeng XING ; Guohui WEI ; Jing LIU ; Junzhong ZHANG ; Feng YANG ; Hui CAO
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2020;37(1):174-178
Human motion recognition (HAR) is the technological base of intelligent medical treatment, sports training, video monitoring and many other fields, and it has been widely concerned by all walks of life. This paper summarized the progress and significance of HAR research, which includes two processes: action capture and action classification based on deep learning. Firstly, the paper introduced in detail three mainstream methods of action capture: video-based, depth camera-based and inertial sensor-based. The commonly used action data sets were also listed. Secondly, the realization of HAR based on deep learning was described in two aspects, including automatic feature extraction and multi-modal feature fusion. The realization of training monitoring and simulative training with HAR in orthopedic rehabilitation training was also introduced. Finally, it discussed precise motion capture and multi-modal feature fusion of HAR, as well as the key points and difficulties of HAR application in orthopedic rehabilitation training. This article summarized the above contents to quickly guide researchers to understand the current status of HAR research and its application in orthopedic rehabilitation training.