1.Relationship between hemodynamics changes of ductus venosus and inflammatory cytokines in the ovine fetus with systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Shiyin HU ; Xiuming WU ; Guorong Lü ; Boyi LI ; Li TANG ; Liya LI ; Qiuyue CHEN
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2008;17(9):813-816
Objective To study the hemodynamic characteristics of ductus venosus,and its relationship to inflammatory cytokines in ovine fetus with systemic inflammatory response syndrome.Methods Ten near-term fetal sheep radomly divided into two groups.Five of them were in experimental group,and five of them were in control group.All of the animals underwent abdominal cordocentesis guided by ultrasound at the term of 120-130 days,with a LPS injection at a dosage of 10 μg/kg of fetal weight in experimental group,and the same quantity of 0.9% NaCl solution in control.Doppler echocardiography were performed to determine hemodynamics changes of ductus venosus at 0.5 hour before the LPS injection,and at 1 hour,3 hours,6 hours after LPS injection.Meanwhile,fetal umbilical vein blood was sampled for ELISA essay of serum TNF-α and IL-6 at each of the above time points.Results In experimental group,the ductus venosus waveform PI values(DVPI),maximum velocity during cardiac ventricle systole(S)and during cardiac ventricle diastole(D),ductus venosus index(DVI),ductus venosus blood flow(DVQ),the ratio of S and ductus venous maximum velocity during atrial contracton(S/A),(S-A)/D increased with the time after LPS injection,and still significantly increased as compared with the control animals(all P<0.05).A decreased with the time after LPS injection,and still significantly changed as compared with the controls(P<0.05).And the ductus venosus diameter(DVD)had not obvious change(P>0.05).There were significantly positive correlations between DVPI and TNF-α,IL-6(all P<0.05),negative corelations between A and TNF-α,IL-6(all P<0.05),and positive correlations between S wave,DVI,DVQ,D wave,S/A,(S-A)/D and IL-6(all P<0.05),but not obvious relationships between S wave,DVI,DVQ,D wave,S/A,(S-A)/D and TNF-a(all P>0.05).Condusions DVPI and A might be easy and useful quantitative parameters in the evaluation of fetal systemic inflammatory respome syndrome with LPS injection.
2.The effect of membrane protein NMHC ⅡA on invasion and metastasis of bladder cancer cells
Dan XIONG ; Xiaoqing XU ; Lijuan KAN ; Huamei TANG ; Yumin LI ; Shuilan ZHANG ; Fangyong LI ; Hongmei MO ; Xiuming ZHANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2018;39(11):1281-1285
Objective Non-muscle myosin heavy chain ⅡA (NMHC ⅡA ) plays a significant role in tumor progression and metastasis .Our prior study showed that the expression of NMHC ⅡA was much higher in human bladder cancer sample than that in adjacent tissue .The increased level of NM HC ⅡA expression was correlated with worse prognosis .However ,the role of NMHC ⅡA is unknown in the invasion and metastasis of bladder cancer .Methods RT-PCR and western blotting were used to examine NMHC ⅡA expression lev-els in normal bladder epithelial cells and bladder cancer cell lines .T he migration and invasion ability of cells was tested by wound healing assay and Transwell invasion assay ,respectively .Results Our study showed that knockdown of NMHC ⅡA inhibited migration and invasion in bladder cancer cell line .Conclusion The study indicated that NM HC ⅡA expression increased the invasion and metastasis ability of bladder cancer cell line in vitro .
3.An analysis of characteristic occupational stressors for medical staff in general hospitals
Xiangping WANG ; Lei HUA ; Hongdong BAI ; Xiaoyan WANG ; Mingxiao WANG ; Bei HE ; Xiuming XI ; Bin XIN ; Zhe TANG ; Lijie ZHAO ; Hua XING ; Youqin LIU ; Zhuo WANG ; Huixin QIAN ; Jianmin WANG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2010;26(4):257-262
Objective To explore the status, characteristics and factors in relation to occupational stress for medical staffs in tertiary general hospitals. Methods A total of 2460 medical staff were sampled in five tertiary general hospitals in Beijing, with their occupational stress levels evaluated with the Occupational Stress Inventory. Results The top ten stressors as found ranked as heavy duty, high risk exposure, high workload, low wages, setbacks in the health care management system, insufficient staffing, excessively frequent inspections and examinations, strained doctor-patient relationship, price inflation, frequent overtime, and pressure from continuous learning. Occupational stress is seen as moderate and above by 95.2% of the surveyed. Differences in age, gender, marital status, professional title, education, work experience, as well as those of different organizations, departments, professions, and duty were found to be statistically significant in regard of professional stress. Conclusions Stress management should be in place targeting demographic and stress characteristics. Effective measures are recommended to alleviate the pressure on medical staff, in order to maintain their physical and mental health, hence improving their work efficiency and organizational cohesion.
4.Evaluation of the consistency and detection capability of seven domestic 2019-nCoV nucleic acid detection kits
Dan XIONG ; Lijuan KAN ; Mengmeng WANG ; Huamei TANG ; Wei WU ; Guiqing YANG ; Fei ZHUO ; Xiaowen DOU ; Dayang CHEN ; Xiang JI ; Zengyan ZONG ; Xiuming ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2020;43(8):787-793
Objective:To compare the consistency and detection capability of seven 2019-nCoV nucleic acid detection kits, and provide reference for detection method selection of clinical laboratory and diagnosis of new coronavirus pneumonia.Methods:Two batches of pharyngeal swab samples were collected from tenpatients with confirmed infection of 2019-nCoV and 10 suspected patients with negative 2019-nCoV test results during January 29 to February 5, 2020 in Shenzhen Luohu People′s Hospital. Seven kinds of kits were labeled as ato g and used for nucleic acid detection respectively to evaluate the consistency of the test results of the clinical samples. A 2019-nCoV positive specimen was selected and diluted to 5-concentration gradient plates (Level-1 to 5) with RNase-free water. The positive detection rate and intra-batch repeatability of different brands of kits were compared.Results:The negative and positive coincidence rates of twenty clinical samples tested by six kinds of kits were 100%, and the positive and negative coincidence rate was 8/10 and 10/10 for the other kit, respectively. The results of intra-batch repeatability showed the CVs of viral loads tested by these seven kits were all less than 5%. In the concentration range of Level-1 to 3, the detection capability for open reading frame (ORF)1ab gene of Kit b,d and f was lower than Kit a,c,e and g, and the detection capability of kit e and g was the highest (14/15). The detection capability for N gene of Kit a (15/15) was higher than the other 5 kits. The comprehensive analysis of the detection capability for ORF1ab and N gene showedthat Kit d had the lowest detection capability (ORF1ab:40%,N:53%), and there was no significant difference in the detection capability of Kit a, b, c, e, and f.Conclusions:There was no significant difference in the accuracy and repeatability of the seven kits for positive samples with high viral loads, and the detection performance was good; but some kits had poor detection capability for weak positive samples. It is suggested that the weak positive samples should be rechecked by at least two manufacturers′ kits to ensure the accuracy of the results.
5.Application and Development of Rehabilitation System of Intelligent Lower Limb Rehabilitation Based on Intelligent Medical Treatment.
Yufan GAO ; Yang GUO ; Xiaohui TIAN ; Xiuming TANG ; Yufeng ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2019;43(3):179-182
To develop an intelligent lower limb rehabilitation instrument which could realize the quantification and visualization of lower limbs' raising angle and frequency, using the smart client to realize the remote control, autonomous data acquisition and the establishment of database. Doctors had the access to the database in order to adjust the rehabilitation program in time to meet the individual requirement. We realized the design of intelligent lower limb instrument based on the Andriod smartphone, which is suitable for clinical and family use.
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6.Analysis of clinical phenotype of a α2-globin gene mutation -IVS-Ⅱ-55 (T→G)
Yumin LI ; Yaqiong CHEN ; Shuilan ZHANG ; Lijuan KAN ; Bing ZHANG ; Huamei TANG ; Xiuming ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science 2019;37(2):105-108
Objective:
To identify a α-globin gene mutation-IVS-Ⅱ-55 (T→A) and analyze hematological characteristics of IVS-Ⅱ-55 (T→G) carriers.
Methods:
The peripheral blood samples were collected from the members of five family and three sporadic IVS-Ⅱ-55(T→G) carriers for the analysis of RBC parameters and hemoglobin electrophoresis. Gap-PCR, PCR-RDB (reverse dot blot) and DNA sequencing were carried out for the identification of gene deletion and mutation of α-globin and β-globin.
Results:
The results of RBC parameters of five infant probands which presented with microcytic hypochromic anemia were below the normal reference interval. One of the adult carriers of IVS-Ⅱ-55 (T→G) heterozygote alone presented with microcytic hypochromic anemia, and the others showed normal RBC parameters. The hematological phenotype index (MCV, MCH and HbA 2 ) of one adult carrying a compound heterozygote for IVS-Ⅱ-55 (T→G) and βCD27-28M/N were 65.0 fL, 20.3 pg and 5.8% respectively. The hematological phenotype index (MCV, MCH, HbA 2 and HbF) of one adult carrying a compound heterozygote for IVS-Ⅱ-55 (T→G) and SEA-HPFH were 81.9 fL, 26.5 pg, 3.0% and 29.0% respectively. The HbA 2 levels of all carriers of IVS-Ⅱ-55 (T→G) heterozygote alone were in normal range. No abnormal hemoglobin band was detectable on hemoglobin electrophoresis for all the carries.
Conclusion
The carriers of IVS-Ⅱ-55(T→G) heterozygote alone were asymptomatic. The phenotype of compound heterozygote for β-thalassemia was similar to that of β-thalassemia alone.