1.Research in correlations between occupational pressure, social support and subjective well-being
Xuedan YU ; Jing LI ; Yongyu GUO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2012;28(33):64-66
Objective To research in correlations between occupational pressure,social support and subjective well-being,in order to explore effective ways to reduce the occupational pressure.Methods Nurses from a certain grade 2A hospital in Wuhan were selected as research objects.Questionnaires were used to investigate the correlations between occupational pressure,social support and subjective well-being.Results Nurses endured a high level burden.The subjective well-being of nurses was negatively correlated with occupational pressure,the higher the occupational pressure,the lower the subjective well-being.The subjective well-being of nurses was positively correlated with social support.The occupational pressure and social support could predict the subjective well-being of nurses.Conclusions There exists potential relationships between occupational pressure,social support and subjective well-being of nurses.This results supports evidence for nursing managers to cultivation and management of nurses,which is helpful to establish effective nursing manage-ment measures.
2.Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells protect myocardial function in acute myocardial infarction through a paracrine mechanism
Songping ZOU ; Yu WANG ; Chunyu LI ; Xuedan FU ; Yanli LIU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2014;(23):3653-3659
BACKGROUND:Adult cardiomyocytes show no regenerative ability, and celltherapy for myocardial regeneration and repair may improve myocardial ischemic injury function. OBJECTIVE:To confirm the effect and reveal the mechanism of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS:BMSCs were isolated, cultured from bone marrow of Sprague-Dawley rats using density gradient centrifugation. AMI models were produced in 20 rats by ligating the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery, and randomly divided into model group and BMSCs group. In the BMSCs group, cells were subsequently injected with a sterile microinjection via the tail vein. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Six months postoperatively, the cardiac function was improved, the vessel density was increased, the percentage of apoptotic cells was decreased in the BMSCs group than that in the model group;the expression levels of inflammatory factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor, von Wil ebrand factor, transforming growth factor 3β, and interleukin-1βmRNA were significantly improved in the BMSCs group than that in the model group. These results showed that BMSCs can protect the myocardium from AMI by regulating the secretion of inflammatory cytokines and angiogenic factors.
3.Determination of Aniline,2-Aminophenol and 4-Aminophenol in Mesalazine Sustained Release Granules by Gas Chromatography
Xueling ZHANG ; Xiaoqiu YU ; Yue ZHANG ; Xuedan CUI ; Chaozhong WANG
Herald of Medicine 2016;(2):185-188
Objective To establish a gas chromatography ( GC) method for determination of aniline,2-aminophenol and 4-aminophenol in mesalamine sustained release granules. Methods An HP-5 (10 m×0.53 mm,2.65 μm) capillary GC column was adopted. The carrier gas was high purity nitrogen at a flow rate of 15 mL.min-1 . The inlet temperature was controlled at 280 ℃ and the FID detector temperature was 300℃. The oven temperature was initially held at 70℃ for 2 min and was then programmed to 150 ℃ at 10℃.min-1 and held for 6 min. Results A good resolution was obtained between the peaks of the 3 impurities at chromatographic conditions above. The recoveries of aniline, 2-aminophenol and 4-aminophenol were among 98.04% to 103.00%. The precision and linearity equations were good. Conclusion The method can be adopted for the quality control of mesalazine sustained release granules.
4.The impact of difficult embryo transfer on the outcome of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer
Shaogen GUAN ; Haiyan LIN ; Xuedan JIAO ; Ya WEN ; Yuezhi FENG ; Yu LI ; Dongzi YANG ; Qingxue ZHANG
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(23):2988-2990
Objective To evaluate the effect of the difficult embryo transfer on the clinical pregnancy outcome of in vitro fertili-zation-embryo transfer(IVF-ET) .Methods There were 209 fresh cycles of difficultly transferring and 2 489 fresh cycles of easily embryo transferring between January 2011 and December 2012 .The clinical outcome was compared .Results There were statistical-ly significant differences in the catheter blood staining rates (51 .20% vs 27 .68% ,P< 0 .05) ,implantation rate(31 .14% vs 35 . 54% ,P<0 .05) ,and clinical pregnancy rate (46 .41% vs 55 .56% ,P<0 .05)between the two groups .There was no significant difference in the rates of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage between the two groups (P>0 .05) .Conclusion Difficulty ET will in-fluence the clinical pregnancy .Therefore ,all efforts should be made to avoid the difficult transfer in order to increase the pregnant rate .
5.Clinical Characteristica of 21 Cases Series with Anti-γ-aminobutyric Acid B Receptor Encephalitis
Xuedan FENG ; Shasha YU ; Yang LI
Journal of Apoplexy and Nervous Diseases 2020;37(9):801-805
Objective To summarize the clinical characteristics,treatment and outcome of 21 patients with anti-γ-Aminobutyric acid-B receptor (GABA-B) encephalitis. Methods The clinical data of inpatients with anti-GABABR encephalitis at Neurology Department of Beijing Youanmen Hospital from October 2012 to December 2019 were retrospectively collected. all patients were followed up by outpatient visits or telephone. The good prognosis was defined as a mRS of 0 to 2 points. The clinical feature,treatment and followed-up outcome were analyzed. Results A total of 21 patients were included in this analysis,with a median age of 57 years (range:11~77 years) and 14 males. The major clinical manifestations included seizures (21/21),cognitive impairment (19/21),psychiatric symptoms (19/21),involuntary movement (7/21),speech impairment/silence (14/21),sleep disorders(13/21),disturbance of consciousness(13/21),involuntary movement(7/21),autonomic nervous dysfunction(6/21)and ataxia(1/21). Lung cancer was detected in 9(9/21) patients. Electroencephalogram (EEG) showed mild to moderate abnormal changes in 11(11/14)cases. The head magnetic resonance imaging showed abnormal signals in 12(12/21)cases,with the most involved area in temporal lobe. All the 21 patients showed anti-GABABR positive in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. 17 patients received the first-line immunotherapy,except 3 patients showing no effect,all the other patients responded well to the treatment. During a median follow-up of 16(range:3~30 months),11 cases had good prognosis,9 cases died,and 4 cases had recurrent encephalitis. Conclusion The cases series with anti-GABABR encephalitis and limbic encephalitis presentation were more common in middle-aged and elderly men. The main clinical symptoms were epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorders,and most epilepsy were refractory epilepsy. The proportion of concomitant tumor in the patients with this disorder was high,especially lung cancer. Most of these patients responded well to immunotherapy and had a good prognosis,and the patients with lung cancer had a relatively poor prognosis.
6.Low BMI is Associated with Poor OI-IUI Outcomes in Patients with Unexplained Primary Infertility
Yihua LIANG ; Xuedan JIAO ; Qingxue ZHANG ; Hui CHEN ; Yu LI
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(2):283-289
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of women's body mass index (BMI) on pregnancy outcomes of ovulation induction intrauterine insemination (OI-IUI) in patients with unexplained primary infertility. MethodsThe study included 764 OI-IUI cycles from January 2016 to December 2022 in reproductive center of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital. According to BMI,patients were divided into three groups:low BMI (BMI<18.5 kg/m2), normal BMI (18.5 kg/m2 ≤BMI<23.0 kg/m2), and high BMI (BMI≥23.0 kg/m2). Comparison of clinical data and pregnancy outcomes was performed between the groups. Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between BMI and live birth rate. ResultsFrom the low BMI group to the high BMI group, the HCG positive rate (7.08%,9.74%, 13.19%), clinical pregnancy rate(5.51%, 7.91%, 13.19%), and live birth rate (4.72%, 6.90%, 12.50%) increased. Among them, the live birth rate of the high BMI group was significantly higher than that of the low BMI group and the normal BMI group, with a statistically significant difference (P=0.034). While the early miscarriage rate (14.28%, 10.26%, 5.26%) decreased from the low BMI group to the high BMI group. The binary logistic regression analysis revealed that BMI was an independent factor in live birth, and high BMI resulted in a better live birth rate than low BMI (OR=3.15,95%CI=1.191-8.329,P=0.021). ConclusionLow BMI is associated with poor OI-IUI outcomes in patients with unexplained primary infertility. These patients are encouraged to gain weight in a healthy manner.
7.Transcriptomic Analysis of Wuzi Yanzongwan on Testicular Spermatogenic Function in Semi-castrated Male Mice
Dixin ZOU ; Yueyang ZHANG ; Xuedan MENG ; Wei LU ; Shuang LYU ; Fanjun ZENG ; Kun CHEN ; Chang LIU ; Zhongxiu ZHANG ; Yu DUAN ; Yihang DAI ; Zhaoyi WANG ; Zhimin WANG ; Ruichao LIN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(1):61-69
ObjectiveTo screen out the transcriptomes related to the intervention of Wuzi Yanzongwan on the spermatogenic function of semi-castrated male mice, and to explore its potential mechanism in the intervention of the progress of low spermatogenic function. MethodBalb/c mice were randomly divided into sham-operated group, model group, testosterone propionate group(0.2 mg·kg-1·d-1, intramuscular injection) and Wuzi Yanzongwan group(1.56 g·kg-1·d-1, intragastric administration) according to body weight, with 12 mice in each group. The right testicle and epididymis were extracted from the model group and the drug administration group to construct the semi-castrated model of low spermatogenic function, while the fur and the right scrotum of the sham-operated group were only cut and immediately sterilized and sutured. At the end of the intervention, hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining was used to observe the histopathology of testis, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was used to detect the levels of serum testosterone(T), luteinizing hormone(LH) and follicle stimulating hormone(FSH). The sperm count and motility of epididymis were measured by automatic sperm detector of small animal. Transcriptomic microarray technology was used to detect the mRNA expression level of testicular tissue in each group, the transcriptome of genes related to the regulation of Wuzi Yanzongwan was screened, and three mRNAs were selected for Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(Real-time PCR) to verify the transcriptome data. Through the annotation analysis of Gene Ontology(GO) and the signaling pathway analysis of Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG), the related functions of drugs regulating transcriptome were analyzed. ResultCompared with the sham-operated group, the testicular tissue of mice in the model group showed spermatogenic injury, contraction and vacuolization of the seminiferous tubules, reduction of spermatogenic cells at all levels, widening of the interstitial space, obstruction of spermatogonial cell development and other morphological abnormalities, and serum T significantly decreased, LH significantly increased(P<0.01), and FSH elevated but no statistically significant difference, the count and vitality of epididymal sperm significantly decreased(P<0.01). There were 882 differentially expressed mRNAs in the testicular tissues, of which 565 were up-regulated and 317 were down-regulated. Cluster analysis showed that these differentially expressed mRNA could effectively distinguish between the sham-operated group and the model group. Compared with the model group, the damage to testicular tissue in the Wuzi Yanzongwan group was reduced, the structure of the seminiferous tubules was intact, vacuolization was reduced, and the number of spermatogenic cells at all levels was significantly increased and arranged tightly. The serum T significantly increased, LH significantly decreased(P<0.01), and FSH decreased but the difference was not statistically significant. The count and vitality of sperm in the epididymis were significantly increased(P<0.01). Moreover, Wuzi Yanzongwan could regulate 159 mRNA levels in the testes of semi-castrated mice, of which 32 were up-regulated and 127 were down-regulated, and the data of the transcriptome assay was verified to be reliable by Real-time PCR. GO and KEGG analysis showed that the transcriptome functions regulated by Wuzi Yanzongwan were involved in the whole cell cycle process of sperm development such as sex hormone production of interstitial cells in testis, renewal, differentiation, metabolism, apoptosis and signal transduction of spermatogenic cells, and were closely related to the biological behaviors of signaling pathways such as spermatogenic stem cell function, endoplasmic reticulum protein processing and metabolic program. ConclusionWuzi Yanzongwan can effectively improve the low spermatogenic function of semi-castrated male mice, and its mechanism may be related to the regulation of testicular transcriptional regulatory network, the synthesis of sex hormones in testicular interstitial cells, the function of spermatogenic stem cells, the whole cell cycle process of spermatogenesis, as well as the expression of endoplasmic reticulum protein processing and metabolic program related genes transcription.