1.A comparative study on psychological and behavioral development in children aged 1 to 3 years fostered by grandparents and by parents.
Ping WANG ; Pu SONG ; Cai-Ping CHEN ; Juan LIANG ; Fang-Fang JIAN ; Jin-Bao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2009;11(12):1006-1007
OBJECTIVETo investigate the differences of psychological and behavioral development between children aged 1 to 3 years fostered by grandparents and those by parents.
METHODSPsychological and behavioral development of 443 children aged 1 to 3 years fostered by their grandparents and of aged-matched 443 children fostered by their parents were assessed with DST, an intellectual developmental screening test developed by Pediatric Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai.
RESULTSThe abilities of social adaptation and intelligence development in children fostered by their grandparents were obviously retarded as compared with those in children fostered by their parents.
CONCLUSIONSThere are shortcomings in psychological and behavioral development in children aged 1 to 3 years fostered by grandparents.
Child Behavior ; Child Development ; Child Rearing ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Intelligence ; Intergenerational Relations ; Male ; Parents ; Social Adjustment
2.Expression and significance of the matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor RECK gene in prostate cell strains.
Zhen-yu XU ; Jian-ping GAO ; Zheng-pu ZHANG ; Jing-ping GE ; Chuan-liang XU ; Ying-hao SUN
National Journal of Andrology 2005;11(10):727-730
OBJECTIVETo investigate the expression and significance of RECK gene and MMP-9 in prostate cell strains such as BPH-1, DU45, LNCaP and PC-3.
METHODSThe expression of mRNA of RECK and MMP-9 was measured by RT-PCR and RECK protein was evaluated by Western blot.
RESULTSThe mRNA level of the RECK gene in the prostate carcinoma cell strains, such as DU45, LNCaP and PC-3, was lower than that in the benign prostate hyperplasia cell line BPH-1, while MMP-9 had a higher expression. The protein level of RECK in DU-45, LNCaP and PC-3 was lower than that in the BPH-1.
CONCLUSIONThe RECK gene is supposed to be a kind of tumor suppressor gene, which may act by inhibiting the activity of MMP-9.
Blotting, Western ; Cell Line, Tumor ; GPI-Linked Proteins ; Humans ; Male ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Membrane Glycoproteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
3.Metabolic disorders increase the risk to incident cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and elderly Chinese.
Ming Liang ZHANG ; Xu Hong HOU ; Yun Xia ZHU ; Jun Xi LU ; Liang Pu PENG ; Hui Lin GU ; Wei Ping JIA
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2012;25(1):38-45
OBJECTIVEThe association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has not been adequately explored in middle-aged and elderly Chinese. This study aimed to investigate MetS' prevalence and its impact on the CVD incidence in this specific population group.
METHODSA data set of a community-based prospective cohort study was analyzed. A total of 2300 subjects aged 40-94 years were followed up for the CVD events. MetS defined according to the JCDCG criteria was assessed at baseline, and the middle-aged and elderly groups were classified by the WHO definition.
RESULTSAs compared with the middle-aged group, the prevalence of MetS increased by 0.6 times (34.6% vs. 21.3%) and the incidence density of CVD increased by 4.9 times in the elderly group (52.3/1000 person-year vs. 8.9/1000 person-year). Furthermore, the multivariate Cox regression revealed that the risk to CVD incidence was independently related to increased waist circumference in the middle-aged group (HR=2.23, P<0.01) and to elevated blood glucose in the elderly group (HR=1.39, P<0.01).
CONCLUSIONMetS was highly prevalent in middle-aged and elderly Chinese. MetS significantly increased the risk to CVD incidence in the elderly. All individuals with metabolic disorders should receive active clinical care to reduce the incidence of CVD.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; epidemiology ; etiology ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Metabolic Syndrome ; complications ; epidemiology ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Proportional Hazards Models
4.Sequencing analysis of whole SLC26A4 gene in severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss patients with IVS7-2A to G mutation of the gene.
Qi LI ; De-liang HUANG ; Qing-wen ZHU ; Yong-yi YUAN ; Ru-ping FANG ; Pu DAI
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2010;27(6):610-615
OBJECTIVETo investigate the whole sequence of the SLC26A4 gene in moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) patients with IVS7-2A to G mutation of the gene in China.
METHODSWhole SLC26A4 gene sequence was analyzed by direct sequencing in 80 SLC26A4 gene IVS7-2A to G mutation carriers for the occurrence of a second mutation in the gene.
RESULTSForty-seven out of the 80 patients were found to have a second heterozygous mutation, whereas a single IVS7-2A to G mutation could be responsible for SNHL in the remaining 33 patients. Three novel mutations, 5+ 2T to A, 14-2A to G and 1825del G, were identified. The five most common mutations include H723R (20%), T410M(5%), C.1705+ 5G to A (15+ 5G to A)(5%), L676Q(5%), and N392Y (3.75%). Exon 17 harbored the most types of compound heterozygosity with the IVS7-2A to G mutation.
CONCLUSIONA Chinese specific SLC26A4 diversity was found, and comparable SLC26A4 contributing to deafness. This study suggested that if a heterozygous SLC26A4 mutation is found in a patient with deafness, other exons of the SLC26A4 gene should be analyzed. Furthermore, double heterozygosity of the SLC26A4 gene may also account for some of the disease phenotype.
Adolescent ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; methods ; Female ; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural ; genetics ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Membrane Transport Proteins ; chemistry ; genetics ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; genetics ; Rats ; Young Adult
5.Effects of Wenxiao Decoction on the expression of interleukin-6, intercellular adhesion molecular-1 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in experimental atherosclerotic rabbits.
Qing-ping HUO ; Fang LIANG ; Jin-pu LI ; Yu-xin WANG ; Han-yan LIU
Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2014;20(6):445-449
OBJECTIVETo observe the effects of different doses of Wenxiao Decoction on the expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in experimental atherosclerotic rabbits and to explore the mechanism by which it alleviates atherosclerosis.
METHODSSixty New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into six groups: a blank group, a model group, a Simvastatin group, and high-, medium-, and low-dosage Wenxiao Decoction groups. Except for those in the blank group, all rabbits were fed with a high-cholesterol diet. Carotid atherosclerosis was established by balloon-induced carotid artery endothelium injury in conjunction with the high-cholesterol diet. After 8 weeks, all animals were euthanized to evaluate levels of IL-6 and ICAM-1 expressions (by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) and of MCP-1 (by immunohistochemistry staining).
RESULTSThe expressions of IL-6, ICAM-1, and MCP-1 were significantly increased in all groups except the blank group (P<0.05). However, the rabbits in the Wenxiao Decoction groups and the Simvastatin group showed significantly lower levels of IL-6, ICAM-1, and MCP-1 expression than those in the model group (P<0.05). The expressions of IL-6, ICAM-1, and MCP-1 in the highdosage Wenxiao Decoction group and the Simvastatin group were lower than those in the low-dosage Wenxiao Decoction group (P<0.05). The expression of MCP-1 in medium-dosage Wenxiao Decoction group was lower than that in the low-dosage group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONSHigh, medium, and low doses of Wenxiao Decoction can inhibit the expressions of IL-6, ICAM-1, and MCP-1, which may prevent and stabilize atherosclerotic plaques. There may be a direct relationship between dosage and therapeutic efficacy of Wenxiao Decoction.
Animals ; Atherosclerosis ; chemically induced ; metabolism ; pathology ; Chemokine CCL2 ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Immunohistochemistry ; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 ; metabolism ; Interleukin-6 ; metabolism ; Rabbits
6.Analysis of the Test of Infant Motor Performance data from 642 infants with a postconceptual age of 38-58 weeks.
Cheng-Ju WANG ; Shu-Lin ZHAO ; Liang SHEN ; Bin HU ; Xiao-Qin PU ; Y I CAI ; Can XIAO ; Yu-Ping ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2017;19(12):1252-1256
OBJECTIVETo investigate the differences between the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) data from the infants at 38-58 weeks of postconceptual age in three hospitals in Chongqing, China and the America norms, and to provide a reference for the introduction and application of TIMP in China.
METHODSTIMP was used to assess 642 infants with 38-58 weeks of postconceptual age who visited the departments of preterm infants or child healthcare in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Shapingba Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Chongqing, and Chongqing Maternal and Child Health Hospital between January and December, 2016. The assessment scores were analyzed and compared with the America norms.
RESULTSThe TIMP scores increased with the increasing postconceptual age, with 37±5 points in the 38-39week group and 83±12 points in the 56-57week group. All age groups had a significantly lower mean score than the America norms (P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONSTIMP scores can reflect the motor performance in infants with various postconceptual ages. The TIMP scores from the infants with a postconceptual age of 38-58 weeks in three hospitals in Chongqing are significantly different from the America norms, suggesting that it is very necessary in China to establish the Chinese norms for assessing motor performance in infants using TIMP.
Gestational Age ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant Behavior ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Motor Skills
7.Reprogramming of adult human neural stem cells into induced pluripotent stem cells.
Li-Qian XIE ; Hua-Ping SUN ; Tian WANG ; Hai-Liang TANG ; Pu WANG ; Jian-Hong ZHU ; Zheng-Wei YAO ; Xiao-Yuan FENG
Chinese Medical Journal 2013;126(6):1138-1143
BACKGROUNDSince an effective method for generating induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from human neural stem cells (hNSCs) can offer us a promising tool for studying brain diseases, here we reported direct reprogramming of adult hNSCs into iPSCs by retroviral transduction of four defined factors.
METHODSNSCs were successfully isolated and cultured from the hippocampus tissue of epilepsy patients. When combined with four factors (OCT3/4, SOX2, KLF4, and c-MYC), iPSCs colonies were successfully obtained.
RESULTSMorphological characterization and specific genetic expression confirmed that these hNSCs-derived iPSCs showed embryonic stem cells-like properties, which include the ability to differentiate into all three germ layers both in vitro and in vivo.
CONCLUSIONOur method would be useful for generating human iPSCs from NSCs and provide an important tool for studying neurological diseases.
Cell Differentiation ; genetics ; physiology ; Cells, Cultured ; Cellular Reprogramming ; genetics ; physiology ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors ; metabolism ; Neural Stem Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Octamer Transcription Factor-3 ; metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc ; metabolism ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; SOXB1 Transcription Factors ; metabolism
8.Effect of p53 expression in the primary lesion and the surgical margin on the postoperative radiotherapy for laryngeal squamous carcinoma.
Liang-ping XIA ; Zong-yuan ZENG ; Zhu-ming GUO ; Hui-lan RAO ; Jing ZENG ; Guang-pu XU ; Jing-hui HOU
Chinese Journal of Oncology 2003;25(6):558-561
OBJECTIVETo analyze the correlation between prognosis and p53 expression in primary lesion and the surgical margin of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) as an indication of postoperative radiotherapy.
METHODSSixty-seven laryngeal SCC with pathological negative margin were analyzed retrospectively. Immunohistochemical method was used to detect the expression of p53.
RESULTSThe p53 positive rates in the primary tumor and the surgical margin were 19.4% (13/67) and 50.7% (34/67). In p53 positive primary tumor group, the survival rate was higher in patients who received postoperative radiotherapy than those without (60.6% vs 20.0%, P = 0.000 5) and the recurrent rate was just the reverse (42.1% vs 93.3%, P = 0.002), though these differences were not significant in p53 negative primary tumor group (87.5% vs 94.1%, P = 0.409 6; 25.0% vs 5.9%, P = 0.175). The recurrent rate and survival rate between patients with and without postoperative radiotherapy did not show any significant difference either in p53 positive surgical margin group (47.4% vs 20.0%, P = 0.378 1; 62.5% vs 80.0%, P = 1.0) or p53 negative ones (84.9% vs 66.6%, P = 0.074 3; 20.6% vs 40.7%, P = 0.248).
CONCLUSIONPostoperative radiotherapy should be given to patients with p53 positive primary laryngeal cancer. But those who are pathologically margin negative but p53 positive should not be taken, at least for the present, as candidates for postoperative radiotherapy.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; chemistry ; mortality ; radiotherapy ; Female ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; chemistry ; mortality ; radiotherapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Survival Rate ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; analysis
9.Safety and efficacy of the second generation biodegradable polymer Cobalt-Chromium sirolimus-eluting stent (EXCEL 2) stent in diabetic patients:A Subgroup analysis of the CREDIT Ⅱ and CREDIT Ⅲ trials
Geng WANG ; Gen LI ; Hui-Liang LIU ; Jing-Hua LIU ; Yong-Ping JIA ; Gen-Shan MA ; Xu-Chen ZHOU ; Shou-Li WANG ; Kui PU ; Ya-Ling HAN
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology 2018;26(1):7-11
Objective To invesgate the safety and efficacy of the second generation biodegradable polymer Cobalt-Chromium sirolimus-eluting stent (EXCEL2) stent in diabetic patients by a subgroup analysis of of the CREDITⅡand CREDIT Ⅲ trials. Methods All patients who were implanted with the EXCEL2 stent were enrolled in the CREDITⅡand CREDIT Ⅲ trials. The primary endpoint was target lesion failure at 24-month, defi ned as a composite of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction (TV-MI) and target lesion revascularization(TLR). The secondary endpoint was endpoints including all-cause death, all myocardial infarction (MI) or any revascularization.Results A total of 828 patients were included from the patients who were implanted with the EXCEL2 stent in the CREDIT II and CREDIT Ⅲ trials. 24-month follow-up rate was 99.5%. There was no significant difference in the primary endpoint (P>0.05) and event rates of the secondary endpoints(P>0.05) between the diabetic and non-diabetic group, which included all-cause death[diabetics (2.5%)vs.non-diabetics(1.4%),P>0.05],myocardial infarction(MI)(7.5% vs.5.0%,P>0.05),all from of revascularization(5.0% vs.3.9%,P>0.05),and stent thrombosis(0.6% vs.0.4%,P>0.05).Conclusions EXCEL 2 stent met the objective performance goal on effcacy and safety, which can reduce make stent restenosis, target vessel revascularization ,with 160 diabetic cases among them, and stent thrombosis in diabetic patients.
10.Construction of a mouse model of cblC type methylmalonic acidemia with W203X mutation based on the CRISPR/Cas9 technology.
Fei MA ; Cong-Cong SHI ; Pu-Ping LIANG ; Si-Tao LI ; Xia GU ; Xin XIAO ; Hu HAO
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2019;21(8):824-829
OBJECTIVE:
To construct a W203X-mutant mouse model of cblC type methylmalonic acidemia based on the CRISPR/Cas9 technology.
METHODS:
At first, BLAST was used to compare the conservative nature of the cblC gene and protein sequences in humans and mice, and then, the CRISPR/Cas9 technology was used for microinjection of mouse fertilized eggs to obtain heterozygous F1 mice. Hybridization was performed for these mice to obtain homozygous W203X-mutant mice. The blood level of the metabolite propionyl carnitine (C3) was measured for homozygous mutant mice, heterozygous littermates, and wild-type mice.
RESULTS:
The gene and protein sequences of MMACHC, the pathogenic gene for cblC type methylmalonic acidemia, were highly conserved in humans and mice. The homozygous W203X-mutant mice were successfully obtained by the CRISPR/Cas9 technology, and there was a significant increase in C3 in these mice at 24 hours after birth (P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
A W203X-mutant mouse model of cblC type methylmalonic acidemia is successfully constructed by the CRISPR/Cas9 technology.
Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
;
Animals
;
CRISPR-Cas Systems
;
Carrier Proteins
;
Heterozygote
;
Mice
;
Mutation