1.Influence of quercetin and bornyl acetate on ratio of IFN-γ/IL-4 and macrophages in uteri of LPS-induced abortion mice
Xiaodan WANG ; Aituan MA ; Wanyu SHI ; Guojun JIANG ; Xiuhui ZHONG
Acta Anatomica Sinica 2009;40(4):637-641
Objective To investigate significance of interferon-γ/interleukin-4(IFN-γ/IL-4) and macrophages in uterus in early embryo loss (or resorption), and to elucidate the anti-abortive effect and the immunological modulation at maternal-fetal interface with quercetin and bornvl acetate. Methods Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)(0.10μg/mouse)was injected via tail vein in order to induce abortion in 7-day-gestation mice which received quercetin and bornvl acetate at days 4-7 of gestation. Levels of IFN-γ and IL-4 in uterus lysate supernatant were measured using enzyme-linked immuno-absorbent assay (ELISA), and uterine macrophages of each group ( n =10) were detected by immunohistochemistry. Results The amount of macrophages was much higher in the uteri of LPS-induced abortion mice than that in control mice. The abortion rate of mouse declined to certain level. The therapy of quercetin combined with bornyl acetate reversed LPS-induced abortion. Conclusion The increase of IFN-γ/IL-4 and the amount of macrophages in the LPS-treated mouse uterus is associated with the embryo loss, and quercetin and bornyl acetate have the anti-abortive effect through modulation of maternal-fetal interface immunity balance.
2.Influence of acupuncture on parturition process
Yanping ZHONG ; Honglian YAN ; Shuzhen HE ; Bing LIN ; Xiaodan LUO
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2013;20(10):1446-1447
Objective To observe the influence of acupuncture treatment on parturition process.Methods 545 pregnant women delivered in our hospital were selected,excluding those with cesarean section indication.On voluntary principle and randomized principle,primipara aged from 22 to 30 who agreed with natural labor were divided into two groups:observation group and control group.Pregnant women in observation group were received acupuncture treatment during latent phase.The following indexes of the two groups were recorded and compared:labor time of the first stage and the second stage,the case for inertia of uterus,cesarean sections,postpartum hemorrhage amount and Apgar score of new-born.Results The labor time of the first stage and the second stage of the control group were (178.55 ± 56.87) min and (130.70 ± 77.22) min,and which of the observation group were (53.87 ±22.33) min and (33.25 ± 15.55) min,there was significant differenec between the two groups(t =3.97,4.11,all P <0.05).The differences in the pilot failed to cesarean section rate(14.2% and 13.6%),postpartum hemorrhage and the perinatal outcome were not significant between the two groups.Conclusion Acupuncture and moxibustion can accelerate labor.
3.Clinical characteristics and risk factors of alcoholic liver disease combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Yuanyuan TAO ; Hui CHEN ; Xianglian ZHANG ; Jie JING ; Xiaodan ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2021;28(4):523-527
Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods:The clinical data of 70 patients with ALD combined with T2DM (ALD + T2DM group) who received treatment from March 2015 to March 2020 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. The clinical data of 69 patients with ALD (ALD group) and 69 patients with T2DM (T2DM group) who concurrently received treatment were also analyzed. Sex, age, body mass index, drinking habits and other basic information in the three groups were collected. The risk factors of ALD combined with T2DM were evaluated by logistic regression analysis.Results:The daily alcohol intake and years of drinking in the ALD + T2DM group were (110.97 ± 79.78) g/d and (25.17 ± 10.05) years, respectively, which were significantly higher than (91.48 ± 64.26) g/d and (21.78 ± 8.91) years respectively in the ALD group ( t = 1.699, 2.102, both P < 0.05). The incidence of metabolic syndrome in the ALD + T2DM group was 34.3% (24/70), which was significantly higher than 15.9% (11/69) in the ALD group ( χ2 = 6.210, P < 0.05). The activity ratio of aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase, total bilirubin level, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase activity in the ALD + T2DM group were 1.59 ± 0.93, (64.73 ± 39.90) μmol/L, (522.93 ± 353.66) U/L, respectively, which were significantly higher than (1.04 ± 0.53), (10.37 ± 4.51) μmol/L, (35.73 ± 23.99) U/L, respectively in the T2DM group ( t = 4.280, 3.780, 5.045, all P < 0.05). Triacylglycerol level in the ALD + T2DM group was significantly higher than that in the ALD group [(1.69 ± 1.04) mmol/L vs. (1.28 ± 0.87) mmol/L, t = 2.523, P < 0.05). Prothrombin time and lactate dehydrogenase activity in the ALD + T2DM group were (13.13 ± 2.79) s and (226.17 ± 79.93) U/L, respectively, which were significantly higher than (10.41 ± 0.84) s, (172.63 ± 39.34) U/L, respectively in the T2DM group ( t = 7.715, 4.969, both P < 0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that prothrombin time, triacylglycerol level, years of drinking, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase activity, and amount of drinking were the main risk factors for ALD combined with T2DM ( OR = 2.010, 3.270, 1.230, 1.060, 1.006, all P < 0.05). Conclusion:Patients with ALD combined with T2DM are prone to metabolic syndrome and lipid disorders, which may aggravate the disease. Prothrombin time, triacylglycerol level, years of drinking play an important role in the development of ALD combined with T2DM.
4.Transaction log and its analysis applied to hospital information security
Xiaodan FAN ; Junhua ZHONG ; Xuejin LIN ; Jinxiong CHEN
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2017;38(6):77-78,82
Objective To study transaction log and apply its analysis to hospital information security to prevent data loss and treat abnormal data.Methods The application of transaction log was described in log backup and database recovery,and the optration of log analysis was explored in HIS.Sqlplus and Ftp tools in Oracle were used to analyze the transaction log.Results The tracking and analysis of the log files contributed to making clear the incident,finding program bug,getting back lost data.Conclusion Log backup,database recovery and log analysis were of great importance for hospital information security,and log analysis has to be emphasized on in the future.
5.Application of TBL teaching method based on digital slices in the teaching of pathology of oral mucosal disease
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2021;20(11):1255-1259
Objective:To construct a teaching model of pathology of oral mucosal disease through team-based learning (TBL) based on digital slices combined with mind mapping, and to explore its teaching effect.Methods:A total of 64 oral medical five-year undergraduates from Batch 2017 who took oral histology and pathology were randomized into 2 groups in average, experimental group and control group. Both groups were asked to do self-study on line before class. Students in the experimental group were taught by TBL method. While students in the control group were taught by the traditional methods. Effects of the different teaching methods were evaluated by comparing the scores of two groups. Besides, questionnaires on teaching effect were distributed to evaluate students' satisfaction with TBL method, with Likert 5 as the guideline for scoring. SPSS 2016 was used to analyze the data.Results:The experimental group achieved better teaching results than the control group did, and the students were more satisfied with TBL method.Conclusion:It can be concluded from the study that, the teaching mode of TBL method combined with mind mapping can cause better teaching effects and improve the students' clinical thinking ability and teamwork ability, which is worthy of wide application.
6.The effects of PKC activation on the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of oral squamous cell cancer cells
Zhong CHEN ; Xiaodan ZHENG ; Yong XU
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2017;33(5):674-678
Objective:To study the effects of activating protein kinase C (PKC)on oral squamous-cell cancer(OSCC) cell epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT).Methods:Plasmid pCMV6-AC-GFP-P120ctn was used to transfect HN12 cells to make P120-catenin (120ctn) overexpress and thereafter PKC activator PMA (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate) was added to the culture.Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR and Western blot were adopted to test mRNA and protein expression of PKC,P120ctn,E-cadherin(E-cad),N-cadherin(N-cad) and Vimentin(Vim).Transwell cell invasion and cell migration assay were used to test the invasion and migration capacity before and after the activation.Results:When PKC was activated by PMA,the expression of P120ctn and E-cad were decreased,the cell morphology changed,nRNA and protein expression of mesenchymal marker protein N-cad and Vim increased significantly.Meanwhile,the migration and invasion capacity of the tumor cells increased significantly(P < 0.05).Conclusion:In OSCC cells,PKC may be involved in promoting EMT and the metastasis and invasion by adjusting P120ctn/E-cad expression and cell adhesion.
7.Evaluation of bone marrow transformation in hip of non?professional marathoners by MRI
Qun LENG ; Jiang ZHONG ; Weili MA ; Fang HAN ; Di WANG ; Xiaodan CHANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2019;53(10):829-833
Objective To observe the bone marrow signals of acetabulum and proximal femur of asymptomatic non?professional marathoners by 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1WI, and evaluate the bone marrow transformation, so as to obtain the effect of Marathon exercise on bone marrow composition and function. Methods The study group was randomly selected to participate in and complete the whole marathon at least once a year in the past two years. The training mileage of long?distance running was not less than 1 600 kilometers per year. There were no symptoms such as hip pain. There were no abnormalities in hip joint physical examination. The age of 22?53 years old. A total of 31 and 62 hips were evaluated. The control group was randomly selected 29 healthy persons (58 hip joints), aged 23?53 years, without hip pain and regular exercise. All subjects underwent hip joint MRI scan, and the hip joint MRI showed normal. At least 12 hours before MR scan, he did not engage in long?distance running or other sports. The bone marrow signal intensity of acetabulum and proximal femur in T1WI was compared with that of surrounding muscles and fat. The signal intensity was graded from low to high and evaluated by grade. The research group was divided into two groups according to the training years of marathon (running age). The running age of group A was more than 4 years and group B was less than 4 years. The distribution of bone marrow signal in proximal femur was also evaluated by a more intuitive 3?4 classification method. Mann?Whitney U test was used for statistical analysis. Results Bone marrow signal grading evaluation showed that there were significant differences in bone marrow signal grade distribution between the two groups (Z=-6.828, -4.779, -3.046,-5.266,-3.490,-5.053, P<0.05). In the study group, there were 14, 28 hips and 168 parts in group A, 17, 34 hips and 204 parts in group B, bone marrow signals were graded. There were significant differences in acetabulum, femoral neck and upper femoral shaft bone (Z=-2.202, -2.214, -2.730, P<0.05), but no significant differences in femoral head, trochanter and trochanter bone (Z=-0.886,-1.642,-0.711, P>0.05). To evaluate the classification of bone marrow signals in proximal femur, 62 cases of bone marrow signals in the study group were classified as follows: 10 cases with type 1a, 24 cases with type 1b, 17 cases with type 2 and 11 cases with type 3. In the control group, 58 cases of bone marrow signals in proximal femur were classified as follows: 2 cases with type 1a, 13 cases with type 1b, 26 cases with type 2 and 17 cases with type 3. There were significant differences between the two groups (Z=-4.003, P<0.05). Conclusion The T1WI signal intensity of asymptomatic non?professional marathoners′acetabulum and proximal femur bone marrow is lower than that of non?marathoners; the T1WI signal intensity of acetabulum, femoral neck and upper femoral shaft bone marrow of the elderly runners is lower; that is, marathon exercise has certain influence on the bone marrow signal of acetabulum and proximal femur, that is, the change of bone marrow signal in weight?bearing area has a certain phase with the amount of exercise.
8.Present Situation and Countermeasures of Conflict between Off-label Drug Use and Judicial Evaluation
Bin DENG ; Binghua WEI ; Xiaodan HONG ; Lei TANG ; Zhong FU
China Pharmacy 2017;28(28):3892-3895
OBJECTIVE:To provide suggestions for standardizing and protecting the off-label drug use. METHODS:Accord-ing to the field interviews with pharmacists and lawyers,the present situation of off-label drug use in judicial practice at home and abroad,and relevant countermeasures were put forward. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:At present,there was no mechanism for off-label drug use in the laws and regulations in China;there was only"special circumstances"statement in sporadic terms,while lacking explanation. In judicial practice of medical disputes,judges had different identifications in various references,such as the le-gality of routine and guidelines,teaching medical materials,clinical pathways,and internal regulations of medical institutions pre-pared by authoritative departments. Meanwhile,the judicial environment of hearing cases by identification made the off-label drug use had impartial adjudication. Legislation in 6 countries,including America,allows reasonable off-label drug use;FDA required off-label drug use must be for the benefit of patients rather than clinical trials,and it also should protect the patient's right to know. China should establish the authority specification of off-label drug use,providing scientific identification procedures,protect the patient 's informed consent by law. Medical institutions should develop relevant management system and processes to regulate medical prac-tices and ensure off-label drug use in line with the interests of doctors and patients.
9. Evaluation of bone marrow transformation in hip of non-professional marathoners by MRI
Qun LENG ; Jiang ZHONG ; Weili MA ; Fang HAN ; Di WANG ; Xiaodan CHANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2019;53(10):829-833
Objective:
To observe the bone marrow signals of acetabulum and proximal femur of asymptomatic non-professional marathoners by 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1WI, and evaluate the bone marrow transformation, so as to obtain the effect of Marathon exercise on bone marrow composition and function.
Methods:
The study group was randomly selected to participate in and complete the whole marathon at least once a year in the past two years. The training mileage of long-distance running was not less than 1 600 kilometers per year. There were no symptoms such as hip pain. There were no abnormalities in hip joint physical examination. The age of 22-53 years old. A total of 31 and 62 hips were evaluated. The control group was randomly selected 29 healthy persons (58 hip joints), aged 23-53 years, without hip pain and regular exercise. All subjects underwent hip joint MRI scan, and the hip joint MRI showed normal. At least 12 hours before MR scan, he did not engage in long-distance running or other sports. The bone marrow signal intensity of acetabulum and proximal femur in T1WI was compared with that of surrounding muscles and fat. The signal intensity was graded from low to high and evaluated by grade. The research group was divided into two groups according to the training years of marathon (running age). The running age of group A was more than 4 years and group B was less than 4 years. The distribution of bone marrow signal in proximal femur was also evaluated by a more intuitive 3-4 classification method. Mann-Whitney
10.The diagnostic value of the K-ras mutation detection of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration specimen for pancreatic carcinoma
Xiaoguang WANG ; Xiaodan YANG ; Mingjian FEI ; Lifeng QI ; Zhengxiang ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2017;17(5):307-310
Objective To explore the diagnostic value of k ras mutation detection of specimen obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA)for pancreatic cancer.Methods Seventy-eight patients with pancreatic carcinoma and 49 patients with pancreatic benign diseases were collected from January 2013 to December 2015.All the patients underwent EUS-FNA and cell or tissue samples were collected.DNA was extracted from the samples,and the codon 12 and 13 mutation of K-ras gene was detected by specific nano capture probe.Liquid cytology was also conducted.The sensitivity and specificity of the two methods were compared.Results The K-ras mutation rate was 92.3% (72/78) in 78 patients with pancreatic carcinoma,which was obviously higher than the mutation rate of 20.4% (10/49) in 49 patients with pancreatic benign tumors,and the difference was statistically significant (x2 =68.002,P =0.000).The sensitivity of the cytology examination of EUS-FNA specimens in the diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma was 75.6%,the specificity was 87.8%,Youden index was 0.634,the positive and negative predictive value was 6.196 and 0.227.The detection of K-ras mutations had a sensitivity of 92.3% and a specificity of 79.6% in the diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma,the Youden index was 0.719,the positive and negative predictive value was 4.524 and 0.096.K-ras mutation detection had a higher sensitivity compared with cytology,and the difference was statistically significant (x2 =8.47,P =0.004).The sensitivity was 94.9% and specificity of 95.9% using the combination of K-ras mutations and cytology for diagnosing pancreatic cancer,and the specificity was obviously increased compared with only k ras mutation detection and the difference was statistically significant (x2 =6.13,P =0.013).Conclusions K-ras mutation detection of EUS-FNA specimen using nano capture probe system can significantly improve the sensitivity of diagnosing pancreatic cancer,and the sensitivity and specificity could be further improved when combined with cytology.