1.Four dimensional ultrasound in diagnosis of fetal cleft lip and cleft palate
Huiduan MO ; Zhongming WU ; Biqiong CAI ; Sihui ZENG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2015;22(9):1335-1336
Objective To investigate the value of four-dimensional color Doppler in diagnosis of fetal cleft lip and cleft palate.Methods The four-dimensional color Doppler for 24-28weeks of pregnancy in 13 548 pregnant women by prenatal ultrasound.Results Found 21 cases of fetal cleft lip and cleft palate,2 cases were missed,were confirmed.Conclusion Four dimensional color Doppler dynamic continuous observation of the fetal activity,plays an important role in diagnosis of fetal cleft lip and cleft palate and typing,which can increase the detection rate of fetal cleft lip and palate.
2.Analysis of the Spatio-temporal Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Local Hospitalization Propor-tion of Guangdong Province
Shengliang CHEN ; Sihui JIN ; Dongbao ZHAO ; Kangmei KONG ; Renjia SHU ; Qiumao CAI ; Yixiang HUANG
Chinese Hospital Management 2024;44(1):23-27
Objective To analyze the spatio-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of local hospitalization proportion in 57 counties of Guangdong Province.Methods Using local hospitalization proportion and related indicators in 57 counties of Guangdong Province from 2016 to 2019,temporal trend analysis and spatial autocorrelation analy-sis were used to analyze the spatiotemporal characteristics.Bayesian spatio-temporal model was used to explore in-fluencing factors of local hospitalization proportion.Results The local hospitalization proportion in Guangdong Province rose from 79.8%in 2016 to 84.1%in 2019,showing an increasing trend and the overall characteristics of"high in the west and low in the east".The global and local spatial autocorrelation results show that there is a spatial correla-tion in the local hospitalization proportion within the counties of Guangdong Province,and spatial aggregation has formed in some areas.There is a"high"aggregation in western Guangdong,and a"low"aggregation in eastern Guangdong Province.The Bayesian spatio-temporal model shows that the number of people with a bachelor's de-gree or above per 1 000 population and the CMI of county hospitals had an effect on the local hospitalization propor-tion(P<0.05).Conclusion Guangdong Province can improve the medical service capacity of county hospitals sub-stantially and introduce or train high-quality talents through multiple measures,and continue to improve the local hospitalization proportion.
3.cGAS guards against chromosome end-to-end fusions during mitosis and facilitates replicative senescence.
Xiaocui LI ; Xiaojuan LI ; Chen XIE ; Sihui CAI ; Mengqiu LI ; Heping JIN ; Shu WU ; Jun CUI ; Haiying LIU ; Yong ZHAO
Protein & Cell 2022;13(1):47-64
As a sensor of cytosolic DNA, the role of cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) in innate immune response is well established, yet how its functions in different biological conditions remain to be elucidated. Here, we identify cGAS as an essential regulator in inhibiting mitotic DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair and protecting short telomeres from end-to-end fusion independent of the canonical cGAS-STING pathway. cGAS associates with telomeric/subtelomeric DNA during mitosis when TRF1/TRF2/POT1 are deficient on telomeres. Depletion of cGAS leads to mitotic chromosome end-to-end fusions predominantly occurring between short telomeres. Mechanistically, cGAS interacts with CDK1 and positions them to chromosome ends. Thus, CDK1 inhibits mitotic non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) by blocking the recruitment of RNF8. cGAS-deficient human primary cells are defective in entering replicative senescence and display chromosome end-to-end fusions, genome instability and prolonged growth arrest. Altogether, cGAS safeguards genome stability by controlling mitotic DSB repair to inhibit mitotic chromosome end-to-end fusions, thus facilitating replicative senescence.