1.RAPD on natural populations in Ophiopogon japonicus in Sichuan Province
Ke XU ; Ming ZHENG ; Yi CAO ; Yan JIANG ; Dairong QIAO ;
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1994;0(07):-
Object To assess the genetic diversity among ten natural populations in Ophiopogon japonicus (L f ) Ker Gawl and O. bodinieri Levl (Liliaceae) in Sichuan Province Methods Forty random decamer primers were screened for Random Amplified Polymophic DNA (RAPD) fragments Results Based on cluster analysis of 515 DNA bands amplified by 11 primers, a DNA molecular dendrogram was established, and the relationship of the populations and seeds between O japonicus and O bodinieri was set up Conclusion 1 Distinct genetic differences and extensive genetic diversity are presented among the samples The genetic differences are related to morphological differences, but not to geographic regions; 2 Quite genetic differences are presented between O japonicus and O bodinieri, it suggests that they have farther relationships
2.Sedative interaction between dexmedetomidine and propofol
Zhaoxin ZHENG ; Bo XU ; Xing'an ZHANG ; Weifeng TU ; Ming CAO ;
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2017;37(2):210-213
Objective To evaluate the sedative interaction between dexmedetomidine and propofol.Methods Sixty-four American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients,aged 20-60 yr,with body mass index of 19.0-25.0 kg/m2,scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia,were allocated into 4 groups (n =16 each) using a random number table:different target concentrations of dexmedetomidine groups (D1-4 groups).Dexmedetomidine was administered by target-controlled infusion (TCI) with the Markku model.The target plasma concentrations of dexmedetomidine were 0,0.4,0.6 and 0.8 ng/ml in D1-4 groups,respectively.At 15 min of dexmedetomidine TCI,propofol was given by TCI with Schnider model,and the initial target effect-site concentration was set at 1.0 μg/ml.After the target effect-site and plasma concentrations were balanced,the target effect-site concentration of propofol was gradually increased in increments of 0.2 μg/ml until loss of consciousness (Observer's Assessment of Alertness/Sedation Scale score was 1).The model of pharmacodynamic interaction was used to analyze the sedative interaction between the two drugs.Results There was no statistically significant difference in residual sums of squares fitted by using the model of pharmacodynamic interaction between the target effect-site concentration of propofol and target plasma concentration of dexmedetomidine at loss of consciousness (P>0.05).The linear dimensionless parameter of pharmacodynamic interaction was 0.The median effective effect-site concentration of propofol was 2.38 μg/ml at loss of consciousness,and the median effective plasma concentration of dexmedetomidine was 2.03 ng/ml at loss of consciousness.Conclusion Dexmedetomidine and propofol interact additively in terms of sedation.
4.Low-dose temporal bone CT in children: feasibility and image quality
Hui ZHENG ; Yuhua LI ; Huimin LI ; Ming LIU ; Wenjun CAO ; Dengbin WANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2015;49(3):222-225
Objective To analyze the feasibility of low dose temporal bone CT scans in children.Methods We obtained an optimized low-dose protocol in pre-experiment.The optimized protocol was used to examine 27 consecutive children.And then we retrospectively analyzed 27 examinations underwent a standard temporal bone CT scan acquired with 120 kV and 250 mAs.The interobserveragreement (Kappa value) for the 2 reviewers was calculated.The children were then divided into 4 subgroups according to age-specific effective dose conversion coefficient.The effective dose and image quality between the two protocols at the same age were compared by t test.Results The result of pre-experiment showed that radiation dose was significantly reduced when the parameters were 100 kV and 70 mAs.The interobserver agreement(Kappa value)was high (0.784).The interobserver agreement for both low-dose (0.641) and high-dose (0.815) groups were high.The effective doses of low-dose group were (0.707 5±0.029 1)(0,1.0 year old),(0.431 6±0.051 3)(1.1 to 5.0 years old); (0.309 5±0.138 4) mSv (5.1 to 10.0 years old) respectively.The effective doses of high-dose group were (3.166 2±0.462 5),(2.048 6±0.224 7),(1.492 0±0.422 1) mSv respectively.The difference between low and high dose groupswas significant in all of the subgroups (t=-10.612,-26.22,-79.84,P<0.05).The image quality of low-dose group was75.5±0.6,75.6±3.5,75.4± 2.4 respectively.The image quality of high-dose group was78.8± 1.0,79.8± 2.2,79.5± 1.0 respectively.The effective dose for the forth subgroup (10.1 to 18.0 years old) wasl.194 9 and 0.228 1 mSv respectively.Though the image quality of low-dose group was significantly lower than that of high-dose group (t=-3.667,-26.220,-6.315,P<0.05).All the images of low-dose scan were diagnostic.The image quality of both groups was 80.The radiation dose was 5 to 6 times lower thanstandard protocol used in daily work.The effective dose for infants is higher than the older children underwent the same protocol.Conclusion Low-dose temporal bone CT scan allows an accurate evaluation of middle and inner ear structures and is feasible in children.
5.Effectiveness and Safety of Recombinant Human Endostatin Combined with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer:a Meta-Analysis
Huilin XU ; Wei GE ; Dedong CAO ; Pingpo MING ; Yongfa ZHENG ; Jing SONG ; Wei LUO
Herald of Medicine 2014;(9):1237-1242
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of recombinant human endostatin combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy for advanced non small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC) . Methods Electronic databases including the Cochrane library, PubMed, the Chinese biomedical literature database, China national knowledge internet(,EMbase,VIP and Wanfang database system were searched,until August,2013. The inclusion criteria was efficacy and safety studies of randomized controlled clinical studies in which recombinant human endostatin combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy was compared with concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone for patients with advanced NSCLC. Cochrane handbook 5. 1. 0 was applied in evaluating the quality of included trials and RevMan 5. 1. 0 software was used for data analysis.Results Five studies including 217 cases of advanced NSCLC were included. The results of the meta-analysis exhibited that compared with concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone, recombinant human endostatin combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy could increase effective rate [OR=2. 62,95%CI(1. 41,4. 86),P=0. 002]. But there were no significant differences in clinical benefit rate [OR=2. 08,95%CI(0. 92,4. 73),P=0. 08],one year survival rate [OR=1. 18,95%CI(0. 53,2. 66),P=0. 68], improvement in quality of life [OR=1. 57,95%CI(0. 40,6. 07),P=0. 52],rate of leucopenia [OR=1. 25,95%CI(0. 72,2. 17), P=0.43],radioactive esophagitis [OR=1. 16,95%CI(0. 42,3. 21),P=0. 77] and radiation pneumonitis [OR=2. 47,95%CI (0. 34,17. 68),P=0. 37]. Conclusion Compared with concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone,recombinant human endostatin combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy may be more effective for advanced NSCLC,whereas improvement of life quality and toxicities are similar. For the quality restriction and possible publication bias of the included studies,more high quality randomized controlled trials are required to further verify this conclusion.
6.Application of MOOC teaching model in continuing medical education of oral and maxillofacial surgery
Ming CAI ; Guofang SHEN ; Bing FANG ; Xudong WANG ; Xia CAO ; Jiawei ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2016;15(4):387-390
Continuing medical education refers to the completion of basic medical education for inservice education,which is to guarantee the sustainable development of physicians in clinical and scientific research ability,and is the essential means to safeguard and improve the level of medical treatment.Traditional continuing medical education is given priority to the form of regularly organize workshops,so it has some limitations to oral and maxillofacial surgery.MOOC teaching is a kind of large-scale open new online teaching mode.This study provides an overview of the MOOC development,characteristics and development situation in the medical teaching.The necessity and feasibility of MOOC based teaching protocol in oral and maxillofacial surgery continuing medical education has been discussed.And curriculum transformation,construction of education model and possible challenges have also been analyzed and discussed in this paper.
7.Evaluation on Websites of Provincial Centers for Disease Control
Huan ZHENG ; Ming WAN ; Wei WANG ; Lizhu JIN ; Xuejie DU ; Yu CAO ; Xuemei SU
Journal of Medical Informatics 2017;38(5):43-47
The paper comprehensively understands the current construction situation of 30 provincial disease control websites through scientific evaluation methods and professional evaluation indexes,and finds and analyzes the major problems.The result shows that the website construction of disease control system is in the development phase generally,information publication and online service is provided with certain foundation,but the mutual communication and website design are relatively weak links which can be greatly improved.
8.Jiawei shentong zhuyu decoction prevented the occurrence of failed back surgery syndrome and its effect on serum TNF-alpha a clinical study.
Yuan-Bin SHEN ; Hong-Gang GUAN ; Zheng-Lin CAO ; Zhi-Ming HUO ; Liang-Ke LIANG ; Long-Yi XIAO
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2014;34(7):800-803
OBJECTIVETo explore the clinical roles of Jiawei Shentong Zhuyu Decoction (JSZD) in preventing the occurrence of failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS), and to observe its effect on serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha).
METHODSTotally 100 patients prepared for surgical operation due to lumbar intervertebral disc herniation were randomly assigned to the treatment group and the control group according to random number table, 50 cases in each group. Patients in the treatment group additionally took JSZD, one dose per day, taken in two portions, once in the morning and once in the evening. Those in the control group took Celecoxib Capsule (200 mg each time, once per day) and Mecobalamin Tablet (0.5 mg each time, 3 times per day). They only took Mecobalamin Tablet from the 11th day. All patients were treated for 30 days. Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score was performed before treatment, at week 1, after treatment, at 6 months of followed-ups, and at 12 months of followed-ups. And the levels of TNF-alpha in the peripheral blood were observed before treatment and at one month after treatment.
RESULTSTotally 93 patients completed the followed-up study. The JOA scores were improved after treatment, at 6 and 12 months of followed-ups (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). The JOA score at 6 months of followed-ups was superior in the treatment group to that of the control group (P < 0.05). Five patients (accounting for 10.6%) suffered from FBSS in the treatment group, while 9 (accounting for 19.6%) suffered from FBSS in the control group. The treatment group was superior to the control group (P < 0.05). The TNFalpha level was improved after treatment in the two groups. Of them, the improvement of TNF-alpha in the treatment group was better than that of the control group (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONThe application of JSZD was effective for preventing the occurrence of FBSS, and improved the serum TNF-alpha level.
Adult ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Failed Back Surgery Syndrome ; prevention & control ; Female ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; blood ; Young Adult
9.Cardiomyocyte-like differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells after exposure to 5-azacytidine in vitro
Feng CAO ; Lili NIU ; Ling MENG ; Lianxu ZHAO ; Dongmei WANG ; Ming ZHENG ; Cixian BAI ; Guoliang JIA ; Xuetao PEI
Journal of Geriatric Cardiology 2004;1(2):101-107
Objective To investigate the potential of adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from human bone marrow to undergo cardiomyogenic differentiation after exposure to 5-azacytidine (5-aza) in vitro. Methods A small bone marrow aspirate was taken from the iliac crest of human volunteers, and hMSCs were isolated by 1.073g/mL Percoll and propagated in the right cell culturing medium as previously described. The phenotypes of hMSCs were characterized with the use of flow cytometry. The hMSCs were cultured in cell culture medium (as control) and medium mixed with 5-aza for cellular differentiation. We examined by immunohistochemistry at 21 days the inducement of desmin, cardiac-specific cardiac troponin I (cTnI), GATA 4 and connexin-43 respectively. Results The hMSCs are fibroblast-like morphology and express CD44+ CD29+ CD90+ / CD34- CD45- CD31- CD11a. After 5-aza treatment, 20-30% hMSCs connected with adjoining cells and coalesced into myotube structures after 14days. Twenty-one days after 5-aza treatment, immunofluorescence showed that some cells expressed desmin,GATA4, cTnI and connexin-43 in 5,10 μmol/L 5-aza groups, but no cardiac specific protein was found in neither 3μmol/L 5-aza group nor in the control group. The ratio of cTnI positively stained cells in 10 μmol/L group was higher than that in 5 μmol/L group (65.3 ± 4.7% vs 48.2 ± 5.4%, P < 0.05). Electron microscopy revealed that myofilaments were formed. The induced cells expressed cardiac-myosin heavy chain (MyHC) gene by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Conclusions Theses findings suggest that hMSCs from adult bone marrow can be differentiated into cardiac-like muscle cells with 5-aza inducement in vitro and the differentiation is in line with the 5-aza concentration. (J Geriatr Cardiol 2004;1(2) :101-107. )
10.Mortality analysis among HIV/AIDS cases in Guizhou Province from 1995 to 2017
Wen-jie CAO ; Zhi YUAN ; Min ZHENG ; Wei WEI ; Jun-duan LU ; Yong-ming YAO ; Na HE
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention 2019;23(5):512-516,521
Objective To investigate the distribution of death among human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome(HIV/AIDS) cases in Guizhou Province from 1995 to 2017. Methods The HIV/AIDS death cases from 1995 to 2017 were downloaded from “Chinese National Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention and care Information system” in Guizhou Province and were analyzed. Results From 1995 to 2017, Guizhou Province reported a total of 43 794 HIV/AIDS cases and 11 527 deaths according to current address. After excluding missing persons, the HIV/AIDS mortality rate of the province was 29.8%. The proportion of reported HIV/AIDS cases died in the same year ( 21995-2012=139.5, P<0.001; 22012-2015=28.2, P<0.001) and the proportion of HIV/AIDS cases ( 21995-2012=109.1, P<0.001; 22012-2014=57.2, P<0.001) who survived at the beginning but died later in the year all showed a trend being low-high-low. In the analysis of the detection history of death cases, the detection proportion of cluster of differentiation 4(CD4) T-cell and the proportion of antiviral treatment had been increasing year by year. The analysis of the cause of death found that the proportion of death caused by AIDS increased firstly and then declined, and the proportion of death due to excessive drug abuse showed a trend of declining year by year. Conclusions The mortality rate of HIV/AIDS in Guizhou Province was still high, and decreased rather slow. Expanding the coverage of HIV monitoring and screening is one of the key tasks of AIDS prevention and control. CD4+T-cell testing and free antiviral treatment should be strengthened to reduce the mortality rate of HIV/AIDS in Guizhou Province in the future.