1.Characterization of venous thromboembolism by CT angiography
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2008;12(9):1797-1800
BACKGROUND:To introduce the scanning technique and imageologieal signs of multi-slice spiral CT angiography in the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism,and concomitantly evaluate its apphcadon value and advantage in the early diagnosis of venous thromboembolism.METHODS:Using the terms"venous thromboembolism,pulmonary thromboembolism,CT angiography",the authors computer-retrieved Medline to identify studies published between January 1998 and October 2007 in the English language.At the same time,we searched the Wanfang database with the same terms in the Chinese language by hand and computer forstudies between January 2000 and October 2007.A total of 228 manuscripts Were obtained,and 24 of them corresponded to the inclusive criteria.RESULTS:Using collection technique and in conjunction with high-quality three-dimensional reconstructed images,multi-slice spiral CT can clearly reveal the distal branches of pulmonary artery,achieving subsegmental-level diagnosis of Duhnonary thromboembolism.There was no remarkable difference in the sensitivity for diagnosing pulmonary thromboembolism between thin-slice spiral CT and pulmonary artery angiography.The sensitivity and specificity of thin-slice spiral CT is higher compared to pulmonary ventilation-perfusion radioisotope scanning.When eliminating acute pulmonary thromboembolism,spiral CT is a promising first-ehoicemethod.CONCLUSION:Spiral CT is characterized by rapid scanning,clear image,and without omission of small foci.Spiral CT angiography is a safe,rapid,non-invasive,and effective method for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism.
2.Primary culture of alveolar epithelial type II cells and its bionomic study.
Xuemei, SHI ; Huilan, ZHANG ; Shengdao, XIONG
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2007;27(6):653-6
To establish a better method of primary culture for alveolar epithelial type II cells (AEC II) and to study its bionomics, alveolar epithelial type II cells were isolated by digestion with trypsin and collagenase, which were then purified by plated into culture flask coated with rat immunoglobulin G. The purified AEC II were identified by alkaline phosphatase staining, electron microscopy, immunocytochemical staining of pulmonary surfactant protein A (SPA). The SPA expression and transfection characteristics were compared with those of A549 cell line. The results showed that AEC II could be isolated by digestion with trysin and collagenase and purified by adhesive purification by using IgG, with a yield of about 2-3 x 10(7), and a purity of about 75%-84%. Cells could be quickly identified with AKP staining. AEC II were different from A549 cell line in terms of SPA expression and transfection characteristics. It is concluded that adhesive purification with IgG can improve the purity of AEC II, and AKP staining is simple in cell identification. AEC II can not be completely replaced by A549 cells in some studies because the differences between them, such as SPA expression.
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3.Therapeutic Effect Evaluation of Acupuncture and Chinese Patent Medicine on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hongliang XIE ; Zhao SHI ; Xuemei CAO
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2007;5(1):55-58
Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of combining use of acupuncture and drugs on rheumatoid arthritis(RA) in the early and the active stages of by the imaging of bone and joint with 99m TC-methlene diphosphate(MDP). Methods: 102 cases of RA in the early and the active stages were randomly allocated into the compound Fengshining group (Group A),acupuncture group(Group B), and compound Fengshining plus acupuncture group(Group C).They were treated for 30 days. All patients were examined before treatment and after treatment by 99m TC-MDP imaging of the whole body, hands and feet, and analyzing method of random interested region was used to count the ratio of radioactivity in the affected area of RA to radioactivity in adjacent normal bone(T/TN). Meanwhile, joint swelling index, joint tenderness index, morning stiffness, gripping force, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were also observed. Results: T/TN of the Group A after treatments had no significant difference comparing with that before treatment(t = 1.35, P>0.05), while the Group B and C had significant differences(t = 5.31, t=8.97, P<0.01). The changes of clinical and experimental examination in the Group C had more significant differences than those in the Group A and B(P<0.05).Conclusion: Acupuncture therapy could promote RA recovery, and combining use of acupuncture and compound Fengshining had better effect.
4.Investigation and analysis of job tasks for nurses in community hospitals in southwest China
Yongle SHI ; Xuemei LI ; Jiping LI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2016;32(15):1147-1151
Objective To investigate the nurses′tasks in community hospitals in southwest China, so as to provide references for building nursing profession advanced examination system matching with the clinical requirements of community. Methods Different Professional Titles Nurses′ Tasks Questionnaire developed by the Ministry of Health was used to investigate 201 nurses in 10 community hospitals that were randomly selected in southwest China. Results Nurse professional title with primary title mainly accounted for 59.20% (119/201),and the nurses who had received secondary and college degree accounted for 43.28%(87/201), 38.81%(78/201). 120 items of nursing tasks were divided into 8 dimensions, the highest of implementation frequency score was the dimension related with drug treatment which scored 3.05±1.18, while the lowest was related with meeting the patients′basic needs which scored 1.40 ± 1.05; the highest of tasks′ importance assess score was the task dimension related with drug treatment which scored 3.36 ± 0.56, while the lowest was the dimension of communications which scored 2.74 ± 0.81. The correlation analysis of execution frequency and importance assess of each dimension showed a significant positive correlation (r=0.161-0.397,P<0.05), except the dimension related with drug treatment(r=0.128,P>0.05). Score difference of tasks’execution frequency and importance evaluation for different Professional titles nurses had no statistical significance (P>0.05). Conclusions The reform of the nurses′career advanced examination should be combined with development status and nurses′tasks in community, in addition, both raising the nurses′ comprehensive quality and improving job responsibilities and functions division of community is the basis of the reform.
5.The causations and nursing of blood vessel complications of patients after percutaneous coronary intervention
Dongmei SHI ; Xuemei YIN ; Mu CHEN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2008;24(29):20-21
Objective To discuss the causations and nursing points of blood vessel complications of patients after percutaneons coronary intervention (PCI). Methods 2546 CHD patients underwent PCI during January 2005 to February 2008. We analyzed the cases with blood vessel complications, and dis-cussed nursing points of these patients. Results There were 99 cases with blood vessel complications. All patients recovered except one who died of ventricular fibrillation after cardiac tamponade. Conclu- sions The causations of blood vessel complications after PCI are complex. Proficient skills, nursing before operations, confirmation of the state of the patients in time, effective treatment combined with careful nurs-ing are all important to prevent these complications.
6.Clinical Study on Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture for Treatment of 30 Cases of Peripheral Neuritis Complicated by Diabetes
Hequn JIANG ; Kuande SHI ; Xuemei LI ;
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1993;0(01):-
Objective:To study on mechanisms of wrist-ankle acupuncture for prevention and treatment of peripheral neuritis complicated by diabetes.Methods:Ninety cases of peripheral neuritis complicated by diabetes were treated respectively by wrist-ankle acupuncture and body acupuncture,with western medicine routine treatment used as control group,30 cases in each group.The therapeutic effects and laboratory results were compared.Results:Therapeutic effects in wrist-ankle acupuncture group and body-acupuncture group were significantly superior to that in control group,with no significant difference between wrist-ankle acupuncture and body-acupuncture group.Conclusion:Wrist-ankle acupuncture can improve blood glueose and metabolism blood lipids,decrease blood viscosity and recover function of peripheral nerve cells and it has a definite effect on diabetic peripheral neuritis.
7.MiR-31 inhibit the invasion of breast cancer by Dock180
Shuxian ZHENG ; Xuemei SUN ; Ruige WANG ; Lihong SHI ; Baogang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2017;33(3):241-244
Purpose To investigate the correlation of Dock180 and miR-31 expression in breast cancer cells,and to observe the effect of miR-31 on the invasion of breast cancer cells by Dock180.Methods MiR-31 was transfected into breast cancer cells by liposome transfection technique.The actual binding site of miR-31 to the 3'-untranslated region of Dock180 was confirmed through luciferase assay.Western blot was performed to detect the expression of Dockl80 and other related proteins.Real-time PCR was used to measure the expression of Dock180.Matrigel invasion were performed to detect the invasion of breast cancer cell lines with miR-31 increased.Resuits The protein levels of Dock180 in breast cancer cell lines negatively correlated with miR-31 expression,and Dock180 was directly targeted by miR-31.Dock180 downregulation and miR-31 overexpression reduced breast cancer cells invasion.Conclusion Dock180 modulated by miR-31 plays an important function in breast cancer cell lines invasion.
8.Analysis of AIDS Prevention in Colleges from the Perspective of Peer Education
Min SHI ; Zheng LI ; Jingxue JIA ; Xuemei YANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2017;30(2):252-255
Objective:To improve students' knowledge and skills of AIDS prevention,analyze the effect of interactive peer education,and explore effective ways to carry out peer education.Methods:From September 2015 to May 2016,the freshmen in one college of Xi'an were investigated of AIDS knowledge,attitude and behavior using questionnaire as baseline data.Seven hundred peers of them received education with the methods of brainstorming,group discussion and questions,and case analysis.Then a questionnaire survey was conducted again to evaluate the effect of peer education.Results:After the intervention peer education,the scores of basic AIDS knowledge,prevention knowledge,relevant attitude and the rate of positive behavioral selection were significantly increased (P <0.05).Approximately 92.50% of the students thought that having sex with only one partner can reduce the spread of AIDS and 81.76% of the students were willing to help AIDS patients.Conclusions:Interactive peer education for college students has a good applicability,the effect is remarkable,and it is worth popularizing in colleges.
9.1H NMR based metabonomics study on the antidepressant effect of genipin in rat hippocampus.
Guojiang PENG ; Biyun SHI ; Junsheng TIAN ; Shan GAO ; Xuemei QIN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(2):209-16
The purpose of this study is to explore depression metabolic markers in rat hippocampus and to investigate the anti-depressant effect of genipin and its mechanisms using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabonomics. Chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) procedure was conducted to establish the depressive rat model. At the beginning of the third week, genipin low dose (25 mg x kg(-1)), middle dose (50 mg x kg(-1)), high dose (100 mg x kg(-1)), and venlafaxine (50 mg x kg(-1)) were given to the CUMS rats separately once daily for two weeks except control and model groups. Rat hippocampus was analyzed by 1H NMR based metabonomics after drug administration for 2 weeks. Significant differences in the metabolic profile of rat hippocampus of the CUMS treated group and the control group were observed with metabolic effects of CUMS including decreasing in glycine and N-acetylaspartate, increasing in inositol, glutamate, lactate, glutamine, taurine and alanine. Genipin showed ideal antidepressive effects at a dose of 50 mg x kg(-1) in rats, decrease of inositol, glutamate, lactate, alanine were observed, while glycine and N-acetylaspartate were increased. Important influence has been found on normal nervous system function of these significant changed metabolites, which suggests that the antidepressant effect of genipin may be played by enhancing the activity of neurons in hippocampus, repairing and improving the function of the neuron. The metabonomics approach is an effective tool for the investigation of the anti-depressant effect and pharmacologic mechanisms of genipin.
10.Investigation and Analysis of the Relationship of Hypertension and Diabetes with Superoxide Dismutase,Malondialdehyde,Hypersensitive C-Reactive Protein in 8 Longevity Areas in China of People Aged 40 and Over
Xuemei BAI ; Peihong YU ; Zhaoxue YIN ; Xiaoming SHI
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2016;(1):12-16
Objective To investigate the changes of superoxide dismutase (SOD),malondialdehyde (MDA),hypersensitive c-reactive protein (hsCRP)in the process of age changes,in longevity areas in China,and the relationship between the above three indicators and hypertension and diabetes.Methods Residents who participated in the project of biomedical research of aging population conducted in 2014 were selected from 8 longevity Areas in China.2 467 people aged 40 and over attended the study,including 22 aged 40 and over,249 aged 60 and over,521 aged 70 and over,679 aged 80 and over,548 aged 90 and over,448 aged 100 and over.Information,including socio-demographic,were collected by self-designed questionnaire.Calibra-ted instruments were used by the clinical personnel who had worked over 3 years to manually check subjects’heath.The
fasting blood samples were collected by vacuum tube at early morning.The contents of plasma SOD,MDA,hsCRP and glu-cose were detected and compared among these elderly who were classified into different genders and different age groups.At the same time,compare the above three indicators of different subjects of hypertension,diabetes prevalence.Results In the groups aged 40 and over,60 and over,70 and over,80 and over,90 and over,100 and over,SOD were 55.55±8.82,54.49± 6.74,55.47±8.42,56.40±8.37,57.45±8.71 and 57.38±7.72 U/ml respectively in males,the difference between groups showed statistically significant (F =3.398,P <0.01)and 59.36± 10.98,56.08±7.98,57.41 ±8.54,57.38±8.18,59.16 ±7.71 and 57.90±8.66 U/ml respectively in females,the difference between groups showed statistically significant (F =2.667,P <0.01);MDA were 6.92±4.02,6.10±4.35,5.66±3.83,5.83±3.66,5.39±2.68 and 4.80±2.34 μmol/L re-spectively in males,the difference between groups were not statistically significant (F =2.198,P =0.052)and 8.93±8.20, 7.23±4.57,6.47±3.67,6.42±4.12,5.59±2.88 and 5.85±3.73 μmol/L respectively in females,the difference between groups showed statistically significant (F = 4.434,P < 0.01);positive rates of hsCRP were 11.8% (2/17),14.8% (26/176),19.3%(62/322),23.5%(77/327),26.1%(57/218)and 43.4%(33/76)respectively in males,the difference between groups showed statistically significant (χ2 =29.914,P <0.01)and 20.0%(1/5),16.4%(12/73),15.6%(31/199),20.7%(73/352),22.7%(75/330)and 28.0%(104/372)respectively in females,the difference between groups showed statistically significant (χ2 =14.078,P <0.01).In the groups of hypertension complicated with diabetes mellitus,hypertension,diabetes mellitus,non-diabetes hypertension SOD were 55.65±8.73,55.35±7.82,57.32±8.45 and 57.24±8.01 U/ml respective-ly,the difference between groups showed statistically significant (F = 3.694,P =0.011).MDA were 6.67 ±4.79,5.16 ± 2.70,6.01±3.87 and 5.66±3.15 μmol/L respectively,the difference between groups showed statistically significant (F =5.594,P =0.001);positive rates of hsCRP were 28.9%(54/187),29.5%(28/95),21.4%(275/1 288)and 21.2%(181/853)respectively the difference between groups showed statistically significant (F=8.749,P =0.033).Conclusion The re-sults indicated that the body had the ability to keep oxidation-antioxidant function stable in the process of aging.However, with the increase of age,the risk of cardiovascular disease was significantly increased,and it was more common for the aged suffering from inflammation.SODS,MDA,hsCRP are closely related to the occurrence of diabetes,high blood pressure,they were the reliable clinical indicators of oxidative stress degree.