1.Circulating RNA in thyroid cancer
China Oncology 2016;(1):25-30
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine gland malignanct tumor. Numerous studies have found that the content of peripheral blood circulating RNA in various cancer types is aberrantly expressed, which could be a potential biological diagnostic marker and therapeutic target. Tissue-speciifc messenger RNA has a dysregulated expression and may be used for the diagnosis and residual/metastatic detection of thyroid cancer. Recent studies have showed that non-coding RNA (ncRNA) could act as oncogene or tumor suppressor gene in bacteria, fungi and mam-mals. It plays a regulatory role in occurrence and development of tumors and stably exists in peripheral blood. It is hopeful that it will become a new marker for diagnosis of tumors. This review introduces some latest research progress on circulating RNA associated with thyroid cancer; and emphatically discuss the role of mRNA, microRNA (miRNA), long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) and circular RNA (circRNA) in thyroid tumorigenesis and metastasis.
2.The cognition of inpatients falling risk factors in doctors, nurses and inpatients from eight Chongqing hospitals
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(24):4-7
Objective To investigate the cognition of falling from doctors,nurses and patients in eight Chongqing local hospitals,and develop targeted health education to prevent the occurrence of falling events.Methods Based on data analysis of 368 falling cases from eight Chongqing local hospitals,a selfdesigned questionnaire was developed and used to investigate doctors,nurses and patients from these eight hospitals.1 393 questionnaires were returned,with a recovery rate of 97.69%.The method of t test,analysis of variance and Chi Square (x2) test were used for analysis.Results Nurses had highest recognition for falling features,doctor followed,patients with the lowest,the differences had statistical significance; Nurses' cognitive degree from Third-Grade A-Level hospital was above that of nurses from Second-Grade A-Level hospital,the differences had statistical significance; Doctors' cognition of hospitalization days when falling and susceptible population of falling was lower than that of nurses.Nurses thought falling tended to occur from nightfall to midnight.Conclusions Survey found that,the cognitions of falling from doctors,nurses and patients were different from actual results.Cognition were also different among three sides of them,according to the survey results,health education for different objects should be provided,raise everyone's awareness,thus using targeted falling prevention measures to reduce the incidence of falling.
3.Functional magnetic resonance imaging study in smoking addicts and its application in the field of the treatment and management of smoking cessation
Haiyan QIN ; Shuang ZHOU ; Dan XIAO
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2016;10(6):478-482
Smoking and exposure to second hand smoke are the deadly killer of human health. Tobacco kills more than one million people each year in China. According to 2015 Chinese adult tobacco survey, the number of smokers in China increased by 15 million during five years, from 301 million in 2010 to 316 million in 2015. Smoking addiction is a chronic recurrent disease, and its pathogenesis is associated with the mesolimbic dopamine system. In recent years, domestic and overseas scholars studied the brain function of smoking addicts through resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and found that the brain functional activity of smoking addicts has changed. fMRI can help us understand the mechanism of tobacco dependence, and provide the evidence of diagnosis, treatment and health management of tobacco dependence. In this paper, the present study situation and the application in the field of the treatment and management of smoking cessation of fMRI in smoking addicts are reviewed.
4.Changes of Acin1 expression in congenital cataract mouse during retinal development
De-Wei, LI ; Tao, JIANG ; Xiao-Yan, TONG ; Xiao-Chuan, WANG ; Shuang-Shuang, WANG
International Eye Science 2015;(5):767-771
?AlM: To observe the expression of Acin1 ( apoptotic chromatin condensation inducer 1 ) in congenital cataract mouse retina during development and investigate the differences of retinal apoptosis and the connection of lens and retina development between congenital cataract mouse and normal mouse.
?METHODS: There were congenital cataract mice ( 10 female and 5 male) and normal C57BL/6 mice (10 female and 5 male) . One male and two female mice were fed in the same cage randomly. The young mice were divided into two groups: congenital cataract group and normal control group. Five young mice were treated each group on 1, 5, 9, 14, 17, 21, 26, 60d. The left eyes were fixed with 4% neutral formalin to detect AClN1 protein by immunohistochemistry and retinas from right eyes were used to detect the mRNA expression of Acin1.
?RESULTS: Acin1 had sustained expression in each group. AClN1 protein gradually expressed from the ganglion cell layer, inner nuclear layer to the outer nuclear layer following retinal development. lt mainly expressed on ganglion cell layer and inner nuclear layer, but not neuroblastoma layer. AClN1 protein positive cells on P1 ~ P14d increased in normal control group, P17d reduced, after P21d positive cells of each layers decreased. The overall trend was similar in congenital cataract group with normal control group, P1 ~ P14d positive cells count was lower than normal control group, P17-P21d positive cells were flat and higher than the normal control group. Compared with the same day of the two groups, the differences except for P17, P26, P60d were significant (P<0. 05). The overall difference was statistically significant in congenital cataract group ( Fcataract=295. 07, P<0. 01);in addition to P1 and P5, P17 and P21, the differences were statistically significant ( P< 0. 05 ) compared with each other in congenital cataract group. The overall difference was statistically significant in control group (Fnormal=214. 21, P<0. 01); in addition to P1 and P5d, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0. 05) compared with each other in control group. The expression of P17d in congenital cataract group was lower compared with that of P14d in control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0. 05). Acin1 mRNA trends of two groups were similar with AClN1 protein. Compared with the same day of the two groups, the difference was significant except for P17, P21, P60d (P<0. 05 ) . The overall difference was statistically significant in each other of the two groups ( Fcataract=522. 29, P<0. 01;Fnormal=472. 05, P<0. 01). The difference was statistically significant compared with each day in control group ( P<0. 05). Compared with all the rest of days except for P21 and P26d, the difference was statistically significant in congenital cataract group (P<0. 05).
?CONCLUSlON: Acin1 exist differential expression of time and space in mouse retina during development, congenital cataract crystal developmental disorder may affect the expression of Acin1 and retinal cell apoptosis and development.
5.The role of evidence-based methods used in medical devices safety monitoring
Shuang XIAO ; Qinghua ZHAO ; Mingzhao XIAO ; Xiaotong ZHANG
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(19):2423-2425
Objective To monitor flow rate accuracy of the infusion pump and injection pump by using evidence-based methods , and to provide the basis for management and monitoring of medical clinical devices .Methods The flow rate accuracy of 188 infusion pumps and 253 injection pumps in the hospital were monitored ,the correction between instrument using length ,maintenance fre-quency and the flow rate accuracy were analyzed .And compared the impact of flow rate accuracy affected by instruments using length and maintenance frequency .Results The flow rate accuracy of infusion pumps and injection pumps in the hospital were 47 .34% and 79 .84% ,the instrument using length had no effect on flow rate accuracy (P> 0 .05) ,and the pass yield of maintain regular was higher the irregular maintaining ,the longer of maintenance cycle the lower of pass yield (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Using evidence-based methods in medical devices safety monitoring can help deep discover potential safety hazards ,identify problems and provide scientific solutions .
6.Detection of expressions of Ck2α,β-catenin and survivin in ovarian cancer tissue and its clinical application value
Shuang WU ; Yimeng LIU ; Chao LIU ; Lin GUO ; Jianying XIAO
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2014;(6):1256-1260
Objective To study the expressions of casein kinase 2α(Ck2α),β-catenin, survivin in ovarian cancer tissue and analyze the relationships between them, and to explore the clinical application value. Methods Immunohistochemistry staining was used to detect the expressions of Ck2α,β-catenin and survivin in 8 cases of simple ovarian cysts tissue,8 cases of ovarian benign tumor tissue and 29 cases of ovarian cancer tissue;the correlations of the expressions of Ck2α,β-catenin,survivin in ovarian cancer tissue and their associations with the clinicopathologic characteristics were analyzed.Results The expression levels of Ck2α,β-catenin and survivin in ovarian cancer tissue were significantly higher than those in simple ovarian cysts tissue and ovarian benign tumor tissue(P<0.05);the Ck2αexpression level in ovarian cancer tissue was positively corelated with the expression levels ofβ-catenin and survivin(r=0.438,r=0.479,P<0.05);the expression levels of Ck2α,β-catenin and survivin in low-medium differentiation group were significantly higher than those in high differentiation group (P<0.05);the expression levels of Ck2α,β-catenin and survivin in stagesⅡandⅢ group were significantly higher than those in stage Ⅰ group(P<0.05).Conclusion The protein expression levels of Ck2α,β-catenin and survivin are increased in ovarian cancer tissue, and three are positive corelations between them;Ck2α,β-catenin and survivin may play an important role in the occurrence and development of ovarian cancer;the combined detection of them has important clinical value.
7.Correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection and incidence of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction
Shuang LIU ; Li TAN ; Xiaoguang XIAO ; Fenghua ZHANG ; Feng WANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(21):3108-3109
Objective To investigate correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection and incidence of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction ,and serum homocysteine(Hcy) level .Methods A total of 72 patients with myocardial infarction ,86 patients with cerebral infarction and 80 healthy subjects were enrolled and detected for Hp‐IgG and serum Hcy by using enzyme‐linked im‐munosorbent assays and enzymatic cycling method .Relationship between Hp infection and serum level of Hcy were analyzed .Results The positive rate of Hp‐IgG and serum Hcy level in patients with myocardial infarction were significantly higher than healthy subjects(P<0 .05) .Among patients with myocardial infarction ,serum level of Hcy in Hp‐IgG positive patients was higher than that in Hp‐IgG negative patients(P<0 .05) .The positive rate of Hp‐IgG between patients with cerebral infarction and healthy subjects was without significant difference(P>0 .05) .Among patients with cerebral infarction ,serum level of Hcy between Hp‐IgG positive patients and Hp‐IgG negative patients were without significant difference(P>0 .05) .But serum Hcy level in patients with cerebral infarction was significantly higher than that in healthy subjects(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Hp infection might promote the occurrence of myocardial infarction by affecting serum level of Hcy .However ,there might be without obvious correlation between Hp infection and the occurrence of cerebral infarction .And there could be no direct association between high serum level of Hcy in patients with cerebral infarction and Hp infection .
8.The effect of ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Bin LYU ; Fang XIAO ; Shuang MU ; Yuan YUAN ; Xiaoli ZHOU
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(31):4222-4224
Objective To explore the effect of ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis .Methods though early diagnose of RA by ultrasound ,DAS28 and MRI′s result to measure the accuracy of ultrasound test .then though the ul‐trasound index at different time point in the treatment of RA patients ,we knew the changes of the joint ,and provide treatment plan and prognosis .Results ultrasound had high accuracy rate in the diagnoses of RA(P< 0 .05) ,and there were correlation among ul‐trasound diagnoses accuracy and DAS28 and MRI score(r= 0 .859 ,P< 0 .05) ;at the same time ,it provided accurate changes of the joint during the treatment ,and provided basis for treatment .Conclusion Ultrasound has manifest advantageous in diagnose RA .It could be used as a method in early diagnose RA and evaluate the effect on RA′s treatment .
9.Effects of Borneol on Membrane Fluidity and Membrane Potential of HaCaT Cell
Dali FU ; Xiaolan YONG ; Defang LIU ; Shuang XIAO
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;(4):62-66
Objective To investigate the action mode of borneol on activity of epidermal skin;To investigate action mode of borneol as penetration enhancer. Methods The well-established and standard penetration enhancer Azone was employed as a positive control in this study. The cytotoxicities of borneol and Azone on HaCaT cells were detected by CCK-8 assay, and their half 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50) were calculated. The fluorescence recovery after photo bleaching was employed to investigate the effect of borneol and Azone on membrane fluidity, and the flow cytometer was used to monitor the changes of membrane potential of HaCaT cell after treated with these penetration enhancers. Results The IC50 values of borneol and Azone were 2.826 , 0.172 mmol/L, respectively. Borneol could significantly improve the membrane fluidity in a concentration-dependent manner, and effectively decrease the membrane potential of HaCaT cell, which exhibited the performances similar to those of Azone. Conclusion The penetration enhancement mechanism of borneol was associated with the concentrations of Ca2+ in keratinocytes, which changes the membrane fluidity and membrane potential of HaCaT cell.
10.The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the upper extremity functional index
Xiling XIAO ; Zhaohui YANG ; Xiaoxuan XIA ; Shuang WANG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012;(12):903-906
Objective To adapt the upper extremity functional index (UEFI) to Chinese and assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version.Methods The index items were translated into Chinese,back translated into English,and revised by experts in rehabilitation.Twenty-five patients with upper extremity trauma were then recruited to complete two UEFI questionnaires on two occasions 1 week apart as a field test.They also completed a disability of arm,shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire on the first occasion.Results Some adjustments were made to the translations based on cultural and linguistic practices.Cronbach's alpha for the final version was 0.93 and the total inter-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.97.The ICCs of the individual items ranged from 0.56 to 0.94.The Pearson correlation coefficient between the UEFI and DASH questionnaires was-0.86.Conclusions The Chinese version of the UEFI scale is reliable and valid.It can be used for study and in the clinical evaluation of upper extremity function.