1.Identification of Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis from Three Different Production Areas by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Ruifang ZHANG ; Youheng GAO ; Honghua CUI
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2001;0(01):-
[Objective] To establish a method for rapid identification of Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis (FCS) from different production areas. [Methods] Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was adopted to identify FCS. The height and position of the characteristic absorption peaks, and I value (a quantitative parameter of peak height ratio) were compared in FCS from different production areas. [Results] Each kind of FCS had their fixed range in peak height ratio I: 0.7-0.9 in FCS from Guangdong, 1.3-1.6 in FCS from Sichuan, 0.9-1.1 in FCS from Zhejiang, indicating that I value can be used to identify FCS from different areas . [Conclusion] For the identification of FCS from different production areas, FTIR spectroscopy is an effective method, in which there is no need for isolation, purification and chemical treatment.
2.Determination of Oridonin in Rabdosia nervosa by HPLC
Honghua CUI ; Shenglin LIANG ; Ruifang ZHANG ; Hongfei CAI ; Youheng GAO
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology 2000;0(05):-
Objective To develop a HPLC method for the determination of oridonin in the leaves and stems of Rabdosia nervosa.Methods All of reference substances and samples were separated with the mobile phase of methanol:water (45 ∶55) under isocratic elution for 20 min on a Kromasil C18 reversed-phase column(250 mm?4.0 mm,5 ?m),the flow rate was 1.0 mL?min-1,the detection wavelength was 235 nm,and the column temperature was 30 ℃.Results The content of oridonin was 0.047 mg/g in stems and 0.791 mg/g in leaves,the content in stems being about one seventeenth of that in leaves.The average recovery of oridonin was 98.33 %.Conclusion This method is simple,sensitive,accurate and suitable for quantitative determination of oridonin in Rabdosia nervosa.
3.Fingerprints of Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis from Guangdong by HPLC
Ruifang ZHANG ; Youheng GAO ; Honghua CUI ; Shenglin LIANG
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1994;0(07):-
Objective To establish the HPLC fingerprints(HPLC-FPS)of Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis(FCS)from Guangdong for reflecting the internal chemical information,evaluating its internal quality of FCS and identifying them from different cultural areas.Methods The HPLC-FPS of 12 FCS samples were obtained.The HPLC separation was performed on a Kromasil C18 analytical column by gradient eluting with acetonitrile-0.5% acetic acid at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min.The column temperature was 30 ℃,the UV detection wavelength was 290 nm,and the collection time was 75 min.Results The mutual mode of HPLC fingerprints was set up and the similar degrees to the crude drugs from different cultural areas were compared.Conclusion The method is stable,reliable,and with full information which can be used as a quality control item for FCS from Guangdong.
4.Clinical application of real-time shear wave elastography in diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid solid nodules
Chao FU ; Kefei CUI ; Shicheng QING ; Ruifang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2012;21(1):49-51
ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical value of Young's modulus by supersonic shear wave elastography (SWE) in differential diagnosis of thyroid solid nod1ules.MethodsEighty-three patients with 113 solid nodules were examined by SWE.All the nodules were confirmed by pathology.According to Young's modulus,a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn,and it used to identify the value of optimal operating point for differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules.Results ① The mean of Young's modulus of benign nodules was (23.57 ± 9.35)kPa,which was significantly different from the valve of malignant nodules (43.73 ± 19.82) kPa ( t =6.31,P =0.00).(②) It showed that the optimal operating point of ROC curve as 27.49,with high sensitivity(93.2%),specificity(81.2%) and accuracy (85.8%).The area under ROC curve was 0.91.Conclusions SWE is a newly quantitative technique of ultrasonography,which is helpful to identify and distinguish in the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules.
5.Serum cholesteryl ester n-3 fatty acid analysis by high performance liquid chromatography
Ruifang CUI ; Jun DONG ; Weiyan ZHOU ; Hanbang GUO ; Hongxia LI ; Yong MAN ; Shu WANG ; Wenxiang CHEN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2010;33(5):400-404
Objective To develop an HPLC method for the measurement of n-3 fatty acid index of serum cholesteryl esters.Methods Serum triglycerides were hydrolyzed with ethanolic sodium hydroxide and cholesteryl esters (CEs) were extracted with hexane.The extracted CEs were analyzed by reversed phase HPLC with a UV detection at 205 nm.Cholesteryl eicosapentaenoate and docosahexaenoate ( major n-3 fatty acid cholesteryl esters) were identified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and cholesterol in each CE fraction was measured.Peak areas of CEs were corrected for cholesterol and CE n-3 index was calculated using the corrected peak area and expressed as the percentage of n-3 fatty acid CEs in total CEs.Results The HPLC analysis can be finished in 6 minutes.Triglycerides which interfere with the determination of n-3 fatty acid index, were hydrolyzed with ethanolic sodium hydroxide (4 mol/L) in 30 seconds.The within-run and total CVs for CE n-3 index averaged 0.66% and 0.90%, respectively.CE n-3 indexes of 70 volunteers and 36 coronary heart disease patients apparently healthy subjects and patients with coronary heart disease in Beijing Hospital appeared to be positively skewed and leptokurtic distribution ( skewness = 1.25, kurtosis = 1.70 ).The median of n-3 indices were 0.98% ( 0.37% - 2.40% ).The logarithm of n-3 index appeared to be normal distribution and the average is 0.003 7% with standard deviations of 0.15.The distribution of n-3 indices of gender groups was similar with the total.The medians of females and males were 1.08% (0.60% -2.40%) and 0.95% (0.37% -2.11%) respectively, and the former were significantly higher than the latter( t = - 3.021, P = 0.003 ).Conclusion A new method for the measurement of n-3 index of serum cholesteryl esters by HPLC has been established.It is simple and precise and can be used in predicting cardiovascular diseases risks and monitoring dietary intake of n-3 fatty acids.
6.Identification and evaluation of differentiation related genes in gastric cancer by gene expression profiling
Zhi YAN ; Shizhu ZANG ; Ruifang GUO ; Wenmei LI ; Jiantao CUI ; Youyong Lü
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2010;33(11):1054-1060
Objective To identify biomarkers associated with the differentiated phenotype based on gene expression profiling of gastric cancer. Methods Two bioinformatic methods, BAGEL and k-TSP, were used to identify featured genes associated with differentiation in gastric cancer samples based on the Oligo gene chip data, and ROC curves were used to verify the classification sensitivity and specificity of the identified genes. Finally, a total of 30 gastric cancer samples with different differentiation levels were collected for laboratory validation using real-time PCR analyses. Results A total of 121 differentially expressed genes were identified using the BAGEL algorithm, the criterion were FC > 2. 0 and P < 0. 001.Then, the k-TSP algorithm for feature selection based on this differential expression data were used, and 3 groups of featured genes which had potential to classify poor and well differentiation gastric cancer samples were identified, including MYLIP and TMPRSS3, ZNF266 and TM4SF1, SNAI2 and CNFN. To define the featured gene groups that had the highest classification capability, ROC curves to calculate the classification sensitivity and specificity of each gene group were used. The results showed that the combination of SNAI2and CNFN as a classifier had the highest classification sensitivity and specificity. Real-time PCR results showed that 18 of 22 poor differentiation samples were found with high expression of SNAI2 and low expression of CNFN (82%); 6 of 8 well differentiation samples were of low expression of SNAI2 and high expression of CNFN (75%). Conclusion The results indicate that SNAI2 and CNFN are constantly expressed in poor or well differentiation gastric cancer samples, and the expression pattern of these two genes is opposite. These results indicate that SNAI2 and CNFN have the potential for the identification of the differentiation level of gastric cancer.
7.Study on the application of the new cleaning and drying integrated device in improving the working efficiency of nurses′ endoscopic instruments
Yi SU ; Ruifang HUA ; Jie CUI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2020;36(16):1251-1254
Objective:To explore the application effect of the new cleaning and drying integrated device (referred to as the new device) of hard endoscope in disinfection and supply center in improving the working efficiency of nurses′ endoscopic instruments.Methods:From August 1 to 30, 2018, the first 24 sets (192 pieces) of surgical instruments for general external endoscopy recovered to the disinfection and supply center every day were used as the control group, and the hard endoscope special cleaning rack (referred to as special cleaning rack) was used for cleaning, and the pressure air gun was used for drying. From September 1 to 30, 2018, the same number, category and recovery time of devices were used as the experimental group, and new devices were used for cleaning and drying. Before using the special cleaning rack, the two groups were cleaned by hand and ultrasonic cleaning machine. The time efficiency and the qualified rate of cleaning and drying were compared between the two groups.Results:In the total time of daily cleaning, the efficiency of (408.10 ± 3.49) min in the experimental group was higher than that of (701.03 ± 2.62) min in the control group ( t value was 2.36, P < 0.01). In the control group, 95.56% of them were qualified for cleaning by Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), 95.47% for crepe paper test, 93.89% for mirror test, 97.36% for ATP Test, 95.92% for crepe paper test and 94.61% for mirror test. There was no significant difference between the two groups ( P > 0.05). Conclusion:The new device not only ensures the cleaning and drying quality of the endoscopic instruments, but also improves the working efficiency and meets the supply demand of the instruments in the operating room.
8.Exploration of the post competency-based teaching mode of English for medical laboratory
Ruifang CUI ; Wenping ZHANG ; Jinsheng WANG ; Aifang JI ; Peihua NI ; Qingtao WANG ; Jiancheng TU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2019;18(4):377-381
English for medical laboratory is an instrumental course,which aims to develop students'competency in reading English literature,writing English scientific papers and conducting international academic exchanges in English.With the continuous expansion and deepening of international exchange and cooperation in laboratory medicine and the demands for training international talents in higher education in China,higher requirements have been put forward for the teaching quality of this course.According to the post competency requirements for professionals of medical laboratory,this paper mainly discusses the teaching mode of English for medical laboratory from the aspectsof educational concept,teaching material construction,teaching mode,assessment mechanism and teachers,hoping to play an active role in the teaching reform of English for medical laboratory at the undergraduate level.
9.Comparison of efficacy and safety of direct thrombectomy and bridging thrombectomy in the treat-ment of acute anterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke under different collateral circulation statuses
Yu GAO ; Zi'ang LI ; Jian ZHANG ; Hanpeng LIU ; Ping ZHANG ; Ruifang YAN ; Junyan YUE ; Hongkai CUI
Journal of Xinxiang Medical College 2024;41(2):169-174,179
Objective To compare the safety and efficacy of direct thrombectomy versus bridging thrombectomy in the treatment of acute anterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke under different collateral circulation statuses.Methods Totally 93 patients with acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University from September 2020 to March 2023 were selected as the research subjects.Patients were divided into direct throm-bectomy group(n=47)and bridging thrombectomy group(n=46)based on the type of thrombectomy.Patients in the direct thrombectomy group received direct intravascular thrombectomy,while patients in the bridging thrombectomy group received intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase combined with mechanical thrombectomy.According computed tomography angiography,the collateral circulation Tan classification was applied to divide the patients into good collateral circulation sub-group and poor collateral circulation sub-group.The modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction grading(mTICI)was used to evaluate vessel recanalization.Head computed tomography plain scan was performed at 24-48 hours postoperatively to assess if there was hemorrhagic transformation,and modified Rankin Scale score was performed at 90 days postoperatively.Information such as imaging examination time,femoral artery puncture time,vessel recanalization time after thrombectomy,prognosis and spontaneous non-traumatic symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage(SICH)were collected.Results The age,gender,baseline Alberta stroke program early computed tomography score,baseline national institutes of health stroke scale score,proportions of hypertension,diabetes and atrial fibrillation,baseline systolic pressure,creatinine,baseline blood glucose,platelet count,occlusion site,stroke etiologies and collateral circulation status of patients in the two groups were not statistically significantly different(P>0.05).There were no significant differences in the post-admission imaging examination time,femoral artery puncture time,vessel recanalization time after thrombectomy,successful vascular reperfusion rate,good prognosis rate,mortality rate,and SICH incidence between the two groups(P>0.05).The hemorrhagic transformation rate of patients in the direct thrombectomy group was significantly lower than that in the bridging thrombectomy group(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in the post-admission imaging examination time,femoral artery puncture time,vessel recanalization time after thrombectomy,successful vascular reperfusion rate,good prognosis rate,mortality rate,and SICH incidence between patients with good collateral circulation and patients with poor collateral circulation in the two groups(P>0.05).The hemorrhagic transformation rate of patients with good and poor collateral circulation in the direct thrombectomy group was significantly lower than that in the bridging thrombectomy group(P<0.05).Conclusion Under different collateral circulation conditions,the safety and efficacy of direct thrombectomy and bridging thrombectomy in the treatment of acute anterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke are similar,but bridging thrombectomy is more likely to result in cerebral hemorrhage transformation compared with direct thrombectomy.
10.Establishment of a direct detection method for serum M-proteins without antibody enrichment based on MALDI-TOF MS technology
Ruifang CUI ; Shunli ZHANG ; Dehui SUN ; Mo WANG ; Yuhua ZHAI ; Yuhong YUE ; Xiaoguang ZHOU ; Qingtao WANG ; Rui ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2022;45(10):1087-1092
Objective:To establish a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) method for the direct detection of serum M protein without antibody enrichment, and to assess its detection performance.Methods:Method establishment. A total of 712 waste serum samples were collected from patients who applied for the M protein identification test in Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University. The immunoglobulin light chain was obtained by reduction of IgG and IgA by TCEP, and the detection method was preliminarily determined. The waste serum samples from 20 healthy people were collected to determine the range of mass-to-charge ratios of κ and λ light chain ions. 8 parallel tubes and 8 batches were set up for intra-and inter-batch reproducibility evaluation. 10-fold, 100-fold and 200-fold diluted M protein from 23 positive samples were detected by established MALDI-TOF MS method, and its sensitivity was evaluated. 3 methods of IFE, SPE and MALDI-TOF MS were used to detect M protein simultaneously, and the coincidence rate between MALDI-TOF MS and IFE and SPE was calculated.Results:The repeatability within and between batches was 100%, respectively. The original, 10-, 100-and 200-fold dilutions of 23 M protein-positive samples were determined, and the detection limit of MALDI-TOF MS for M protein was 0.06-0.18 g/L. IFE as the gold standard, the overall coincidence rates of SPE and MALDI-TOF MS were 85.9% and 92.3%, respectively, and the positive coincidence rates of SPE and MALDI-TOF MS were 72.8% and 99.7%, respectively, of the 712 samples. Among the different types of M-proteins, MALDI-TOF-MS agreed 100% with IFE M-protein results for IgA, IgD, IgM, free light chain type and biclonal group, while the agreements of SPE for IgM, IgA and free light chain samples were only 66.7%, 58% and 19.5%, respectively. One positive sample in the IgG group was not detected by MALDI-TOF MS. 23 M-proteins positive samples were diluted by original, 10, 100 and 200 times to access the sensitivity of MALDI-TOF MS method. The coincidence rate of MALDI-TOF MS was 100% and IFE was 96% at 10-fold dilution. The coincidence rate of IFE was 28% and 23% of MALDI-TOF MS at 100-fold and 200-fold dilution, respectively.Conclusions:A MALDI-TOF MS method for the detection of serum M-proteins was successfully established. This method has the advantages of high detection throughput, fast speed, good sensitivity, specificity and coincidence rate.