1.Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells overexpressing Shootin1 for treatment of spinal cord injury
Wei ZHANG ; Xiaoqi ZHU ; Decai ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2016;20(50):7507-7517
BACKGROUND:Genetic modification by Shootin1 aims to effectively improve neural differentiation of bone marrow mesechymal stem cel s (BMSCs) in the injured spinal cord, thereby promoting functional recovery from spinal cord injury after cel transplantation. OBJECTIVE:To explore the nerve regeneration ability of transplanted BMSCs overexpressing Shootin1 in rats with spinal cord injury. METHODS:BMSCs were transfected using adenovirus-Shootin1 for 48 hours. Then, immunofluorescence staining was used to detect Nestin and NeuN expression levels in the transfected cel s under in vitro neuronal induction and differentiation. Animal models of spinal cord injury were made in rats using modified Al en’s method. Thirty minutes later, Shootin1-transfected BMSCs and non-transfected BMSCs were respectively injected into the subarachnoid space of the rats in the transfection and non-transfection groups, respectively. Rats in the model group were given no treatment. Five weeks after modeling, spinal cord samples were taken from each rat to make frozen sections for detection of nerve related markers RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After 48-hour adenoviral transfection, Shootin1 expression was successful y detected in BMSCs. After 7-day in vitro induction, the cel morphology in the three groups varied, and there was no significant difference in the expression of Nestin and NeuN between the transfection and non-transfection groups. Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan scores were higher in the two cel transplantation groups than the model group. Increased expression levels of Nestin, NeuN, GFAP, MAP-2, ChAT and SYN were observed in both two cel transplantation groups, indicating a strengthened ability of nerve regeneration. Our experimental findings further confirm that BMSCs transplantation for spinal cord injury has achieved good outcomes, and Shootin1 protein plays a certain role in nerve regeneration and functional recovery after spinal cord injury. However, Shootin1 overexpression shows no obvious additional effects in combination with BMSCs transplantation, and further studies on the optimization of BMSCs transplantation for spinal cord injury are necessary.
2.Expression and clinical application of the mRNA of PI3K and Akt mRNA in leukemia
Xiaoqi QIN ; Ling PAN ; Xuliang SHEN ; Wu WEI ; Zhiyun NIU
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2009;18(6):350-352
Objective To study the expression of PI3K and Akt mRNA in acute leukemia(AL) and chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) and try to find out a relationship between the prognostic significance of acute leukemia and the expression level of PI3K and Akt. Methods The samples were collected from 63 ALpatients, 7 relapsed AL patients, 14 CML patients and 10 AL patients in complete remission(CR) patients, 11samples of normal controls(NC). The expression of PI3K, Akt mRNA were measured by semi-quantity reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR). Results The expression of PI3K mRNA in AL and relapse group were significantly higher than that in normal control. In CML, the P13K mRNA expression level was higher than that in NC and CR. The similar results of the expression of Akt mRNA were observed in CML, NC and CR. At the same time, the expression level of Akt mRNA in relapse group was significantly higher than that in NC. The complete remission rate in PI3K (+) was lower than that in PI3K (-). Similar result was obtained in Akt (+) and Akt (-). Conclusion The PI3K/Akt pathway may contribute to the occurrence of leukemia. The patients with positive expression of the members of this pathway had a lower remission rate.
3.Survey and analysis in eye care of ICU critical patients
Xiaoqi GONG ; Hongbo LIU ; Shuping HUANG ; Haiyan ZHANG ; Huali WEI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2010;26(15):52-54
Objective To describe and explore the practice of eye care in ICU,in order to make a specified training plan and guideline on eye care,and to improve the skill in eye care of ICU nurses. Methods A survey was conducted in 92 ICU nurses from 2 general hospitals in Huizhou city with non-random sampling using a self- made questionnaire to investigate their eye care of patients. Results The nursing practice of eye care in ICU was urged to be improved,there was no standard on eye care. Conclusions The knowledge of ICU nurses needs to be enhanced,and guideline on eye care is urged to be worked out,so that practice of eye care would be improved.
4.Role of bladder hydrodistention and intravesical sodium hyaluronate in the treatment of interstitial cystitis
Jinyi YANG ; Wei WEI ; Lin YE ; Jianguang LIU ; Xiaoqi HU ; Xingjin JIANG ; Bo ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2012;33(3):219-222
ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical efficacy of bladder hydrodistention and intravesical sodium hyaluronate in the treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC).Methods Twenty-one IC patients received intravesical sodium hyaluronate therapy under combined blockage or intravenous anesthesia.Bladders were perfused with normal saline under 100 cm H2O perfusion pressure and expanded for 10 min,the bladders were then injected through a catheter with 40 mg/50 ml sodium hyaluronate which was released after 1 h.Intravesical perfusion was applied once every week four to six times in a course of treatment.Results The average bladder capacity was extended from 191.6 ± 88.7 ml before expansion to 425.3 ± 79.8 ml after bladder expansion ( P =0.000).The extension was done under anesthesia.There were two suspected bladder ruptures after starting the bladder expansion at 6.5 min and 7.2 min.There was significant gross hematuria in 19 cases,10 min after bladder expansion.After treatment,the catheters were removed 24 h after manipulation in 17 patients; the catheters were removed 72 h after manipulation in two cases with hematuria;the catheters were removed four days after manipulation in the two cases of suspected bladder rupture.Pain was significantly reduced after the catheters were removed and the maximum urinary output increased slightly.The day before the second injection of sodium hyaluronate,the urinary frequency decreased significantly than before start of treatment (32.8 vs 18.5 times/24 h).The maximum urinary output increased significantly compared with the output before treatment (86.7 vs 151.9 ml).Pain was reduced significantly after treatment (8.7 vs 3.0).The O'Leary-Sant IC score and the QOL were significantly improved (30.0 vs 17.0,5.9 vs 2.4,respectively) (P =0.000).After the third treatment,the symptoms continued to improve.The treatment results were best in the fifth week at the time of the sixth injection of sodium hyaluronate.Symptoms rebounded at six months.However compared with that before treatment,the difference was still statistically significant ( P =0.000).ConclusionsBladder hydrodistention under anesthesia for severe intractable IC patients produces immediate effectiveness.Sodium hyaluronic infusion can alleviate urinary frequency and pain,and the effectiveness and duration of treatment are positively correlated.
5.Research on magnetic coupling centrifugal blood pump control based on a self-tuning fuzzy PI algorithm.
Lei YANG ; Ming YANG ; Zihao XU ; Xiaoqi ZHUANG ; Wei WANG ; Haibo ZHANG ; Lu HAN ; Liang XU
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2014;31(5):1050-1056
The purpose of this paper is to report the research and design of control system of magnetic coupling centrifugal blood pump in our laboratory, and to briefly describe the structure of the magnetic coupling centrifugal blood pump and principles of the body circulation model. The performance of blood pump is not only related to materials and structure, but also depends on the control algorithm. We studied the algorithm about motor current double-loop control for brushless DC motor. In order to make the algorithm adjust parameter change in different situations, we used the self-tuning fuzzy PI control algorithm and gave the details about how to design fuzzy rules. We mainly used Matlab Simulink to simulate the motor control system to test the performance of algorithm, and briefly introduced how to implement these algorithms in hardware system. Finally, by building the platform and conducting experiments, we proved that self-tuning fuzzy PI control algorithm could greatly improve both dynamic and static performance of blood pump and make the motor speed and the blood pump flow stable and adjustable.
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6.ESD versus EMR for precancerous lesions and early cancer at gastroesophageal junction
Ying Lü ; Xiaoqi ZHANG ; Xiaoliang ZHOU ; Zhengyan QING ; Wei GAI ; Jing GE ; Xiaoping ZOU
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2012;29(5):243-246
ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for precancerous lesions and early cancer at gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) by comparing endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) with ESD.MethodsData of patients with GEJ precancerous lesions or early cancer,who received EMR ( n =51 ) or ESD ( n =28) were reviewed to compared the en bloc resection rate,R0 resection rate,operation time,complication and recurrence rate between 2 methods.ResultsEn blcc resection and R0 resection rates of ESD group (92.9%,78.6% respectively) were significantly higher than those of EMR group (45.1%,43.1% respectively).Local recurrence rate in ESD group (3.6%,1/28) was significantly lower than that of EMR group ( 19.6% ).Complications including perforation,delayed hemorrhage,stricture were not significantly different between EMR and ESD groups.Mean operation time of ESD group (64.3 ±27.1 min) was significantly longer than that of EMR group (27.6 ± 14.1 min)(P <0.05).ConclusionESD,with a higher cure rate and en bloc rate and a lower local recurrence rate,is superior to EMR for precancerous lesions and early cancer at GEJ.
7.Association between Ile105Val polymorphism of GSTP1 and sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer: a Meta-analysis
Chenghui DENG ; Quanlin GUAN ; Lei JIANG ; Xiaoqi LI ; Liangliang GAN ; Kongkong WEI
Journal of International Oncology 2014;41(4):309-314
Objective To quantitatively evaluate the association between Ile105Val polymorphism of glutathione S-transferase pi (GSTP1) and sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer.Methods The relevant published literatures about Ile105Val polymorphism of GSTP1 and sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy in gastric cancer were retrieved from China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI),VIP,Chinese Biomedical Literature Data (CBM),Wan-Fang databases,PubMed,EMBASE and Cochrane Library.Clinical response (complete response and partial response) was employed to estimate chemosensitivity.Meta-analysis was conducted by the RevMan 5.2 software,odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated.Publication bias was identified using Stata 12.0 software.Results A total of 724 cases from 6 case-control trials were included.The results of Meta-analysis showed the different statistical significance was found between GSTP1 Ilel05Val polymorphism and clinical response in the follow genotypes [GG+GA vs AA:OR =2.38,95%CI (1.29 ~4.38); GG vs GA + AA:OR =3.66,95%CI (1.18 ~11.39) ; GG vs AA:OR =4.42,95% CI (1.28 ~ 15.26)] and Asian population subgroups [GG + GAvs AA:OR =2.93,95% CI (1.33 ~ 6.48)].Conclusion Polymorphism of GSTP1 Ile105Val(A/G) may be associated with platinum-based chemosensitivity in advanced gastric cancer.
8.Whole brain diffusion tensor imaging in diagnosing social anxiety disorder based on support vector machine
Shiguang LI ; Yuqing WANG ; Xiaoqi HUANG ; Su LYU ; Wei ZHANG ; Changjian QIU ; Qiyong GONG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2014;48(8):636-640
Objective To evaluate the clinical value of whole-brain diffusion tensor imaging(DTI) in diagnosing patients with social anxiety disorder(SAD) using an automated method based on support vector machine(SVM) classification.Methods Whole brain DTI data were collected from 19 patients with SAD and 19 age-,gender-and education-matched healthy control(HC) subjects.Fractional anisotropy(FA) of whole brain was obtained by input all tensor images into Diffusion Toolkit software.Based upon the characteristics of brain FA,the pattern recognition of brain image data(PROBID) toolbox on the grounds of SVM algorithm was employed to classify the subjects,evaluate the diagnostic value of whole-brain FA data based SVM in diagnosing SAD patients and verify the robustness of the diagnostic results using permutation test with the threshold at P≤0.001.The weight vector score of each voxel was calculated according to the ratio between this voxel and whole brain in FA differences of the two groups.The white matter regions identified by setting the threshold to the top 30% of the weight vector scores with at least 10 contiguous voxels were demonstrated by MRIcro software.Results Diagnostic accuracy of whole-brain FA based SVM in diagnosing SAD was 92.11% (35/38) in which the specificity was 94.44% (17/18),the sensitivity was 90.00%(18/20),the positive likelihood ratio was 17.01,the negative likelihood ratio was 0.11 and the diagnostic index was 184.22%.Permutation test suggested that the diagnostic results were significantly reliable.White matter regions showing major contributions favoring SAD over HC were located in the genu and splenium of the corpus callosum,the left uncinate fasciculus,the left inferior longitudinal fasciculus,the left inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus,bilateral frontal gyri and the left occipital lobe.Whereas,white matter in bilateral anterior cingula,the left middle cerebellar peduncle and the left inferior parietal lobule showed more contributions to diagnose HC than to diagnose SAD.Conclusions As whole brain FA data based on SVM showing a high accuracy in diagnosing SAD,brain DTI characteristics have the potential to be the specific indicators in the diagnosis of SAD.SVM might be used as a tool to verify the reliability of white matter abnormalities and provide regions of interest in DTI study of neurological and psychiatric diseases.
9.Evaluating and detection of JAK2V617F point mutation in bcr-abl-negative myeloproliferative disorders
Xuliang SHEN ; Fangping CHEN ; Wu WEI ; Meixiang ZHANG ; Wenzhi SHI ; Xiaoqi QIN ; Hongliang XU
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2008;17(2):119-122
Objective To study the Janus Kinase 2 V617F (JAK2V617F) point mutation in bcr-abl-negative myeloproliferative disorders (MPD) and explore its clinical significances. Methods Genomic DNA was isolated from bone marrow or peripheral-blood granulocytes. Allelespecific-polymerase chain reactions (AS-PCR), restriction enzyme digestion in combination with PCR product sequencing were performed to detect the mutation in genomic DNA. 110 patients were detected, including 41 with bcr-ablnegative MPD, 25 with bcr-abl-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and 44 with acute leukemia.Results JAK2V617F was presented in 11 cases(91.7 %) of 12 polycythemia vera (PV), 8 cases(53.3 %) of 15 essential thrombocythemia(ET), 4 cases (57.1%) of 7 idiopathic myelofibrosis (IMF), while in other patients including 7 hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), 25 bcr-abl-positive CML, 24 acute myelocytic leukemia (AML), 18 acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL), and 2 acute mixed lineage leukemia, JAK2V617F can not be detected. All positive samples and 10 negative samples identified by AS-PCR and restriction enzyme digestion were confirmed further by DNA sequencing. Conclusion The frequency of JAK2V617F mutation was more than 90 % among patients with PV, more than 50 % among patients with ET and IMF. The detection of JAK2V617F mutation will be of great significanees in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of MPD. This mutation can be a molecular marker of MPD and might be a treatment target in the future.
10.Effects of Sufentanil in inhibiting Hep3B cell viability and promoting cell apoptosis in liver cancer
Wei GAO ; Xiaoqi ZHANG ; Guixia JING ; Pingyi SONG ; Kejun NAN ; Baoyong SHA
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2015;(4):479-482
Objective To investigate the effects and mechanism of Sufentanil on Hep3B cell viability in liver cancer.Methods Sufentanil of different concentrations (0.01,0.1,1,5,10,1 5 μmol/L)was used to treat Hep3B cells.The changes of cell cycle,apoptosis and protein expression were detected to explore the potential mechanisms by MTT method,flow cytometry and Western blot,respectively.Results Reduced viability of Hep3B cells,arrested cell cycle in the G0/G1 phase,decreased expression of survivin protein,and increased expression of caspase-3 protein were observed with the increase of Sufentanil concentration. Conclusion Sufentanil inhibited the viability of Hep3B cells through affecting cell cycle,promoting cell apoptosis and changing protein expressions of survivin and caspase-3.