1.Application of seminar teaching method in thoracic surgery clinical teaching of residents
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2017;16(6):619-621
According to the national residency training regulations in the teaching of clinical and scientific research, the department of thoracic surgery of First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University has used seminar teaching , and has collected random sampling survey questionnaire of 110 students participating in seminar from September 2014 to March 2016. The investigation shows that through seminar teaching training, doctors will cultivate their clinical and research ability, and enhance their self-confidence. Therefore, the application of seminar teaching in department of thoracic surgery is helpful to improving the quality of clinical teaching and is worthy of further improvement and promotion.
2.Pain of high-throughput screening--pan assay interference compounds.
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(8):925-30
High-throughput screening is a regular approach available for identitying new lead compounds for the growing validated drug targets in drug screening. However, it has also introduced a large number of peculiar molecules which interfere drug screening. Pan assay interference compounds (PAINS) interfere with the progress of drug screening in various ways, such as interfering with a biochemical assay, modifying the protein, aggregate-based inhibitors and so on. So it is of vital significance to remove them. This paper has consulted the concept, category of PAINS and reviewed the way of PAINS interfering and the countermeasures to cope with them to direct the approach of high through screening and improve the hits percent.
3.Recent advances in molecular targeted therapy and expression of iodine uptake relative protein in papillary thyroid carcinoma with BRAFV600E mutation
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2013;29(7):624-626
Type-B RAF (BRAF) gene is one of the most popular genes of thyroid carcinoma in recent studies,and its mutation has significant relationships with the occurrence,development,treatment,and prognosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC).The influence of BRAFV600E mutation on the expression of iodine uptake relative proteins in PTC cells and the value of molecular targeted therapy with BRAFV600Einhibitors in the clinical treatment of PTC in the future were summarized in this review.
4.Pain of high-throughput screening--pan assay interference compounds.
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(8):925-930
High-throughput screening is a regular approach available for identitying new lead compounds for the growing validated drug targets in drug screening. However, it has also introduced a large number of peculiar molecules which interfere drug screening. Pan assay interference compounds (PAINS) interfere with the progress of drug screening in various ways, such as interfering with a biochemical assay, modifying the protein, aggregate-based inhibitors and so on. So it is of vital significance to remove them. This paper has consulted the concept, category of PAINS and reviewed the way of PAINS interfering and the countermeasures to cope with them to direct the approach of high through screening and improve the hits percent.
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5.Etiological factor and treatment of abnormal blinking in children
International Eye Science 2015;(4):639-642
Abnormal eye blinking in children is a disease of frequent eye blinking in children, more than 15 times per minute, without facial spasms and neurological diseases, with relatively independent clinical symptoms. If combining with organic or neurological disease, we consider it as children eye blinking syndrome. It's a common and frequently encountered disease in pediatric ophthalmology. The etiologies include body and psychological disorders, such as refractive errors, ocular surface and ocular adnexal disease, bad habits, lead pollution, tic disorders and so on. We think that most of abnormal eye blinking in children firstly caused by oculopathy, neurological disorders and psychological illness are the important factors for increasing or making it repeatedly happen. Recognizing and identifying the etiologies of abnormal eye blinking in children, so as to take a targeted theray and avoid misdiagnosis and delayed treatment.
6.Clinical observation on arteriosclerosis treatment with a simple self-made oxygenation respirator
Chengli XU ; Tao LU ; Xuezhen DU ; Lizhe DI ; Yufen DU
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 1989;0(01):-
Objective To treat arteriosclerosis patients with a simple self-made oxygenation respirator in a re-respiration model. Methods 43 AS patients was enrolled in treatment group(Oxygenation Respirator only) and control group (drug therapy only). Results the efficacy was 92%, better than control group, the efficacy of which was 72%, and P
8.Inhibitory effect of miR-204 on corneal epithelial cell proliferation in vitro
Rongxin, LIANG ; Jinlin, DU ; Tao, HUANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2016;34(2):116-120
Background As the main cellular constituent of corneal epithelium,corneal epithelial cells play critical roles in regulating and controlling the migration, proliferation and differentiation of cells during the repair of damage.MicroRNA (miRNA) is endogenously expressed small non-coding RNAs, which participates in a variety of biological processes.Previous studies demonstrated that miR-204 is highly expressed in normal corneal epithelium,but its function is still unclear.Objective This study was to investigate the function and mechanism of miR-204 in corneal epithelial cell proliferation.Methods Corneal epithelial tissue was collected during the corneal refractive surgery from the patients with refractive error under the informed consent, and human corneal epithelial cells(HCECs) were cultured and passaged.The relative expressing levels of miR-204 mRNA in the normal corneal epithelium and HCECs were detected by real time quantitative PCR.Cultured HCECs were evenly divided into three groups.The liposome with miR-204 mimic was transfected into the cells of the miR-204 mimic group, and blank liposome was transfected in the cells of the positive control group,and regularly cultured cells served as the normal control group.Cell proliferation capability was evaluated by colony-forming assay, and the percentage of the cells in different cell cycles was analyzed by flow cytometry.Western blot assay was employed to detect the expression levels of p-RB, E2F1 ,p27,CyclinA, CDC2, p-CDC2 and CDK2 proteins in the cells.Results The relative expression levels of miR-204 mRNA were 1.077 ±0.268 in the normal corneal epithelium and 0.041 ±0.018 in the HCECs, showing a significant difference between them (t =7.700,P<0.001).The cloning cell number was evidently decreased in the miR-204 mimic group in comparison with the positive control group and normal control group.The percentage of cells in the G1 phase was 47.75% in the miR-204 mimic group, which was significantly higher than 37.23% in the positive control group and 40.72% in the normal control group.The expression levels of E2F1 and p27 proteins in the cells were elevated (t=14.87,25.11;both at P<0.01) and those of CDK2 and p-CDC2 proteins were decreased (t=5.39,10.65;both at P<0.01) in the miR-204 mimic group in comparison with the positive control group.Conclusions The overexpression of miR-204 in the normal corneas probably is associated with non-proliferation status of corneal epithelial cells.Transfection of miR-204 into corneal epithelial cells can inhibit the proliferation of corneal epithelial cells probably by up-regulating the expression of E2F1 and p27 and suppressing the expression of CDK2/CyclinA and p-CDC2/CyclinA,which lead to cell arrest in G1 phase.
9.Regulatory role of microRNAs in fetal hemoglobin level
Meng DU ; Baosheng ZHU ; Tao Lü
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2017;33(5):956-960
MicroRNAs (miRs) play an important role in regulating diverse cellular processes.It has been reported that miRs are associated with the formation and maturation of erythrocytes, and the expression of globin genes at post-transcriptional level.Compared with normal human enrythrocytes, various miRs are altered in the patients with thalassemia.These changes also happen in the patients with diverse clinical manifestations.In this paper, we systematically summarized the recent progress about the expression dysregulation of miRs in β-thalassemia and their roles in regulating the levels of γ-globin and fetal hemoglobin.During β-like globin gene expression, miRs directly or indirectly regulate the levels of erythroid-specific transcription factors through post-transcriptional action, such as B-cell lymphoma 11A (BCL11A), myeloblastosis oncogene (MYB), specificity protein 1 (Sp1), Kruppel-like factor 3 (KLF3) and GATA1.These effects subsequently regulate the switch between γ-and β-globin gene expression and affect fetal hemoglobin production.Targeting miRs might be a novel therapeutic strategy for β-thalassmeia.
10.Risk factors of early renal damage in children with Henoch Schonlein purpura
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(15):2057-2059
Objective To analyze the risk factors of early renal damage in children with Henoch Schonlein purpura(HSP).Methods The clinical data of 196 children with HSP admitted to our hospital from April 2012 to January 2016 were analyzed retrospectively.They were divided into the renal damage group and non-renal damage group within 90 d after confirmed diagnosis.The related clinical data such as serum immunoglobulin and urinary microalbumin were compared between the two groups,and the risk factors of early renal damage in children with HSP were screened.Results There were significant differences between the two groups on age,joint symptoms,recurrent purpura,persistent rash,gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain(with χ2 or t of 11.345,16.223,11.275,43.211,12.592,17.771,P<0.05).The white blood cell count,platelet count,immunoglobulin A(IgA) level and urinary albumin level also showed significant differences between the two groups(t=33.750,60.442,9.451,8.458,P<0.05).The multivariate regression analysis showed that the independent risk factors for early renal damage in children with HSP included age(OR=2.703),recurrent purpura(OR=2.721),persistent skin rash(OR=1.782),gastrointestinal bleeding(OR=11.472),abdominal pain(OR=2.046),IgA level(OR=1.221) and urine microalbumin(OR=3.214).Conclusion Age,recurrent purpura,persistent skin rash,gastrointestinal bleeding,abdominal pain,IgA level and urine microalbumin are closely related to early renal damage in children with HSP.