1.Progress in research on animal models of liver cancer
Jiafei HUANG ; Hongyuan ZHOU ; Ti ZHANG
Journal of International Oncology 2014;(7):523-525
Asaresult,establishinganimalmodelsoflivercancerisofhighvalue.Therearetwoparts of the establishment of animal models-the selection of laboratory animals and the source of tumors.The animal models could be classified into different patterns due to difference sources of tumor,and these different patterns possess distinctive characters and limitations.The ideally animal models should satisfy the general requirements of biological habits,biochemical properties,and pathological features which are similar with human hepatocel-lular and easy to establish.
2.Design and implementation of a PDA-based wireless electrocardiographic monitoring system
Bingkun ZHOU ; Yue ZHANG ; Ti ZHAO
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2003;0(10):-
Objective To develop a PDA-based wireless electrocardiographic monitoring system meeting the requirements of doctors in mobile work.Methods ECG signals were received from hospital monitor center through mobile network,and then were analyzed with digital signal processing technology and electrocardiographic information processing technology.The results were sent to patients as soon as the data were diagnosed by doctors,thus realizing the real-time monitoring.Results PDA-based wireless electrocardiographic monitoring system applied many advanced technologies such as mobile communication technology,blue-tooth technology,embedded database technology,etc.so that doctors could examine patients' records and electrocardiogram at any place and in any time.Conclusion Clinical experimental results show that the system fulfils doctors' requirements and improves their work greatly.
3.Clinical analysis of sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma in eight cases
Yuanda ZHOU ; Qiang LI ; Huikai LI ; Yunlong CUI ; Ti ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2014;(20):1297-1300
Objective:To discusse the clinical features of sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma to improve the understanding of diagnosis and treatment for sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods:Data including clinical features and follow-up from 8 pa-tients admitted in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital from January 2009 to April 2014 were retrospectively ana-lyzed. Results: The average age of all patients was 56.6 years old, and the male-to-female ratio was 3:1. Preoperative CT or MRI showed specific characteristics but it was difficult to confirm diagnosis. Pathological and immunohistochemical examination revealed an expressed epithelial-like phenotype. All 8 patients had advanced local tumor invasion and high lymph node metastasis rates. These patients received surgery, and the median survival time was 10.8 months (3 months to 35 months). Conclusion:Diagnosis of sarcoma-toid hepatocellular carcinoma mainly depended on postoperative pathological examination. Immunohistochemistry was beneficial for sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis and differential diagnosis. Surgical treatment prolonged survival time, but the overall prognosis remained poor.
4.Expression and clinical significance of Id1 and relationship between Id1 and prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Rui DING ; Xiao LI ; Ti ZHOU ; Kefeng DOU
International Journal of Surgery 2014;41(4):239-243,封3
Objective To detect the expression of Id1 and HBx in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue samples and analyzed the correlation between Id1 expression levels and clinicopathological features of patients.Methods Tumor tissue samples obtained from a total of 113 HCC patients.The expression of Id1 proteins of these samples were detected by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining and evaluated by two independent pathologists.The corrections between the clinical pathological parameters and the IHC scores for Id1and the prognostic significance were statistical analyzed by SPSS 19.0 software.Results Ninty-six of 113 patients is HBV-related HCC.Over-expression of Id1 were found positively correlated with the HBsAg > 200 s/n,histological grade,portal vein invasion.Patients with Id1 overexpression had both shorter disease-free and overall survival times.Conclusions High expression of Id1 was correlated with serum HBsAg,histological grade,portal vein invasion and poor clinical outcomes in HBV-related HCC.
5.Structure Modeling of Azoreductase AZR and Site-directed Mutagenesis of Its K~(109) Residue
Guang-Fei LIU ; Ji-Ti ZHOU ; Mi ZHOU ; Jing-Mei LI ;
Microbiology 1992;0(05):-
Three-dimensional structure model of azoreductase AZR of Rhodobacter sphaeroides was con- structed using homology modeling method. It is a flavodoxin adopting ?/? structure. Structure alignment of two different types of flavin-dependent azoreductases revealed that they possessed high similarity. Based on sequence and structure analysis, site-directed mutagenesis of K109H and K109A were performed. The opti- mal pH values are pH 6 and pH 9 for K109H and K109A mutant protein, respectively. The optimal tempera- ture (30℃) is not affected by mutagenesis. Positively charged residues at position 109 is necessary for the binding of methyl red, while K109H is not a conserved mutagenesis for the binding of NADPH. K109 may only be involved in the binding of the 2’-phosphate group of NADPH and have no effect on the binding of NADH.
6.BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN THE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR
Ruo-Fei JIN ; Ji-Ti ZHOU ; Jing WANG ; Yu-Jie JIN ;
Microbiology 1992;0(02):-
For the efficient interception performance of the membrane, some biological aspect in membrane bioreactor are different from those in the activated sludge process. The physiological and biochemical characteristics of microbial community, activated sludge, and microbial products in the membrane bioreactor are illustrated in this paper.
7.Effect of different pancreaticojejunal anastomoses on the occur-rence of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy
Jiafei HUANG ; Ti ZHANG ; Hongyuan ZHOU ; Huikai LI ; Yunlong CUI ; Qiang LI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2015;42(8):441-445
Objective:To investigate the effect of pancreaticojejunostomy on the occurrence of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Methods:Data from 145 patients with periampullary tumor who underwent pancreaticoduode-nectomy in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital between October 2008 and August 2013 were reviewed. Factors potentially associated with POPF were analyzed by Pearson chi-square test and Logistic regression analysis. Results:Among the 145 patients, 27 were diagnosed with POPF, including 5 grade A, 17 grade B and 5 grade C. Neither duct to mucosa nor Blumgart pancreati-cojejunostomy was correlated with POPF in grade C. The univariate analysis showed that gender, pancreatic cancer, portal vein involve-ment, type of pancreaticojejunostomy, texture of pancreas, and diameter of the main pancreatic duct were closely correlated with POPF. The multivariate analysis using Logistic regression showed that different pancreaticojejunal anastomoses and genders were independent predictors of POPF. Conclusion:Different types of pancreatic anastomoses are a risk factor for POPF after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
8.Application of PDCA cycle to improve hand hygiene compliance among health care workers
Yufang DAI ; Jian ZHOU ; Meiling PENG ; Shufang JIANG ; Ti LIU ; Chengyi FENG
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2014;(10):616-618
Objective To improve hand hygiene compliance among health care workers(HCWs)through continu-ous quality improvement,and effectively reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infection(HAI).Methods Continuous quality improvement was performed by adopting plan-do-check-action(PDCA)cycle,all HCWs were trained,hand hygiene was stressed,periodical and random checking was conducted.Results After the implementa-tion of PDCA cycle,the acknowledge rate of hand hygiene enhanced from 48.00% to 63.99%;hand hygiene com-pliance rate enhanced from 65.11% to 82.40%,the difference were both significant(χ2=12.75,259.65,respective-ly,both P<0.05).The daily consumption of instant hand antiseptic per 1 000 bed day increased obviously,which was 2.95-fold of pre-implementation.Conclusion Continuous quality improvement through PDCA cycle can effec-tively improve hand hygiene compliance rate of HCWs.
9.Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of POEMS syndrome
Tienan ZHU ; Baolai HUA ; Daobin ZHOU ; Wei ZHANG ; Yongqiang ZHAO ; Ti SHEN
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2006;0(03):-
Objective To analyze the clinical manifestations and the criteria for the diagnosis of POEMS syndrome.Methods The clinical characteristics of 36 cases of POEMS syndrome were retrospectively reviewed and compared with the cases reported in literature.Results In addition to the typical characteristics of polyneuropathy(100%),organomegaly(92%),endocrinopathy(86%),monoclonal plasmaproliferative disorder(100%) and skin changes(86%),the patients of POEMS syndrome also have other important features including extravascular volume overload(97%),papilledema(57%) and bone lesions(25%).Furthermore,25% of POEMS syndrome patients have co-existent Castleman disease.Conclusion To make the diagnosis of POEMS syndrome,both major and minor criteria are required.The former includes polyneuropathy and monoclonal plasmaproliferative disorder and the latter includes osteosclerotic bone lesions,Castleman disease,papilledema,organomegaly,edema or serous cavity effusion,endocrinopathy and skin changes.
10.Outcome of refractory autoimmune thrombocytopenia purpura treated with autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Wei ZHANG ; Daobin ZHOU ; Yan ZHAO ; Xiaomei LENG ; Ying JIANG ; Ti SHEN
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2006;0(05):-
Objective To explore the efficacy and immune reconstitution of autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (APBSCT) in the treatment of refractory autoimmune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). MethodsOne patient with refractory ITP was treated with APBSCT, the effectiveness and the process of immune reconstitution were analyzed retrospectively. Results The case was mobilized by cyclophosphamide (CY) plus G-CSF and 4.7?106/kg CD34+ cell was gained totally. Neutrophil and platelet were engrafted at 11th and 12th day without severe complications following the conditioning of TBI and CY. Although the each phenotype of the peripheral blood lymphocytes recovered gradually 6 months after the transplant,inverted CD4/CD8 ratio exited and memory T cell was improved much earlier than naive T cell. The platelete count was constantly over 100?109/L and the patient was in complete remission after a follow-up of 31 months.Conclusion APBSCT is a potential approach in the treatment of refractory ITP.