1.Application of stochastic resonance to quantitative analysis of weak chromatographic signal of phenazopyridine in human plasma
Yanwei WU ; Bingren XIANG ; Erxin SHANG ; Wei ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2005;40(7):668-672
Aim To apply stochastic resonance algorithm (SRA) to quantitative analysis of weak chromatographic signal, which was embedded in the noise. Methods Based on the theory of stochastic resonance (SR), a simple and effective SRA has been established to improve analytical detection limits of chromatographic analysis, which apply to enhance the signal to noise ratio by the optimization of the parameters and Runge-Kutta method, was established. The method was used to quantitative analysis of phenazopyridine in human plasma by HPLC/UV. Meanwhile this method is compared with HPLC/MS.Results By experimental chromatographic data sets, an excellent quantitative relationship between concentrations of phenazopyridine and their responses had been obtained. The concentration of phenazopyridine in plasma determined by HPLC/UV with SRA and HPLC/MS showed that there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) between the two methods. Conclusion The new method was feasible.
2.Regulation of aromatase P450 expression by puerarin in endometrial cell line RL95-2.
Yanwei LI ; Zailong CAI ; Wei SHEN ; Shengsheng YANG ; Chaoqin YU
Journal of Integrative Medicine 2008;6(10):1017-23
To study the effects of puerarin on the aromatase P450 (P450(arom)) mRNA expression and the effects of low-dose puerarin on transcription factors of the P450(arom) gene (P II) 5'-flanking region.
3.A cross-sectional study on the prevalence and distribution of lumbar degenerational disease among adults in Beijing
Yanwei Lü ; Wei TIAN ; Yajun LIU ; Bin XIAO ; Xiao HAN
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2013;33(10):1042-1047
Objective To investigate the prevalence and distribution of lumbar degeneration disease among adults in Beijing.Methods The study design was cross-sectional study.The multi-stage sampling was used.The study objects were residents who were lived in Beijing over six months and older than 18 years.The related information was obtained by self-designed questionnaire.Single and multivariable Logistic regression models were applied to analyze the high risk populations.Results A total of 3186 people were studied.There were 292 people who suffered lumbar degenerational disease.The prevalence was 9.17%.The prevalence at downtown,suburb county and rural area was 7.88%,10.20%,and 9.59%,respectively,and there was not significant difference (x2=3.545,P=0.170).The prevalence of female (10.05%) was higher than male (8.13%) (x2=4.081,P=0.043; OR=1.337,95%CI:1.044,1.713).The prevalence of the population who was not less than 45 years older was significant higher than that of the population less than 45 years older (x2=102.982,P< 0.001).The physical labor group (12.16%) had higher risk for lumbar degeneration disease compared with mixed group (6.65%)(OR=1.510,95%CI:1.102,2.071).There were no significant differences in different education,social insurance,and income populations.Conclusion The prevalence of lumbar degeneration disease among adults is much higher and vastly distributed.It's necessary to reinforce the prevention,diagnosis and treatment study.People of female,more than 45 years older and physical labor group are high risk populations.
4.The designing and clinical application of score table and focus nursing sheet in brain trauma diseases
Jiehui WENG ; Yanwei FANG ; Zhongmei WEI ; Chaohui LIANG ; Baohua JIAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;(7):5-7
Objective By the designing and clinical application of score table and focus nursing sheet to brain trauma patients,paramedics can observe state of illness individually,optimize the nursing care in a further performance,and ensure the security of brain trauma patients more profitably.Methods To design the score table and focus nursing sheet according to the disease species and symptoms,contrast to the previous nurse observing table in noting time,error rate,exam results and surgeon satisfaction degree.Results By evaluating 130 cases in this test,the score table and focus nursing sheet were superior to the previous nurse observing table.Conclusions With the score table and focus nursing sheet,nurses can observe the illness and note the progress more scientifically and conveniently,the concept of individuation and specialization are worthy of recommending.
5.A cross-sectional study on low back pain among adults in Beijing
Yanwei Lü ; Wei TIAN ; Yajun LIU ; Bin XIAO ; Xiao HAN
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2013;(1):60-64
Objective To investigate the prevalence of low back pain among adults in Beijing.Methods The study design was a cross-sectional study,and the multi-stage sampling was used.A questionnaire survey was conducted in December 2010 to investigate prevalence of low back pain in adults who had lived in Beijing for over 6 months.Total prevalence and prevalence by region,gender and age were calculated.The chi-square test was used to compare results.Results A total of 3860 people were enrolled in this study.The one-year prevalence of low back pain was 26.09% (1007/3860),and the point prevalence was 6.11% (236/3860).The prevalence of different duration of low back pain (3 months,3-6 months,≥6 months) was 16.76% (647/3860),4.12% (159/3860) and 5.21% (201/3860),respectively.The prevalence of females (28.83%) was higher than that of males (23.03%).The prevalence among different regions was significantly different.Prevalence in suburb and rural area (29.88% and 27.54%,respectively) was higher than that in urban area (20.88%).No matter males or females,the prevalence in urban area was the lowest (17.48% and 24.00%,respectively).With the increasing of age,the prevalence of low back pain became higher.In males,the prevalence of 55 to 59 years group was highest,while 60 to 64 years group was highest in females.In urban area and rural area,the prevalence of 60 to 64 years group was highest (34.43% and 48.68%,respectively),while 55 to 59 years group was highest in suburb (47.26%).Conclusion The oneyear and point prevalence of low back pain among adults in Beijing are higher,with wide distribution.The chronic low back pain is more common.The prevalence of low back pain is higher in suburb and rural area.Females have a higher prevalence than males.Moreover,the prevalence of low back pain increases with age.
6.A cross-sectional study on cervical spondylosis among adults in Beijing
Wei TIAN ; Yanwei LV ; Yajun LIU ; Bin XIAO ; Xiao HAN
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2012;32(8):707-713
Objective To investigate the prevalence of cervical spondylosis among adults in Beijing.Methods The prevalence of cervical spondyiosis among people older than 18 years who had lived in Beijing for more than six months was investigated in December 2010.The multi-stage sampling was used in this cross-sectional study.The related information was obtained by a self-designed questionnaire.Single and muhivariable Logistic regression models were applied to analyze high risk districts and populations.Results A total of 3859 people were enrolled in this study.Among them there were 531 people with cervical spondylosis,and the prevalence was 13.76%.The prevalence of cervical spondylosis in suburb (15.97%) was the highest compared with city center and countrysides (x2=8.257,P=0.016).The prevalence in females (10.49%) was higher than that (16.51%) in males (x2=29.432,P<0.001).The distribution of prevalence among different age populations was inverted U shape,and the prevalence was higher in 45 years group (20.43%) and 60 years group (18.91%) compared with other two groups.The prevalence in employed group was 1.303 times higher than that in unemployed group (95%CI:1.008,1.684).According to the muhivariable logistic regression result,suburb (OR=1.306,P=0.026),females (OR=1.81 1,P<0.001),people who were 45years or 60 years (OR=2.171,P<0.001; OR=2.430,P<0.001,respectively) and employed and retired people (OR=1.664,P=0.001; OR=1.303,P=0.043,respectively) were high risk population of cervical spondylosis.Conclusion The prevalence of cervical spondylosis among adults in Beijing was much higher and vastly distributed.It's necessary to reinforce the prevention,diagnosis and treatment study.Young females,people aged 45 years or 60 years,and employed people were high risk populations.
7.Advance of Exercise Prescription in Aging Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis (review)
Fang LI ; Wei LI ; Li LI ; Yanwei WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2015;(1):58-61
Aging is associated with loss of muscle (sarcopneia) and bone (osteoporosis), resulting in an impaired capacity to perform daily activities, furthermore might progress to the extent that an older person loses his or her ability to live independently. Recent studies showed that exercise had remarkable beneficial effects on the musculoskeletal system, including prevention and treatment of these syndromes. Based on the recent research achievement, this paper reviewed exercise prescription in aging sarcopenia and osteoporosis, the result revealed resistance training is the most effective measure to prevent and treat sarcopenia and osteoporosis. In addition, long periods of walking or jogging for over half a year can increase leg muscle size in older adults.
8.Influence of neuregulin-1 on pacing threshold of low voltage area in rats after myocardial infarction
Shaojun WANG ; Xiufen QU ; Jingjie LI ; Yanwei YU ; Lin SUN ; Wei CAO
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2014;23(4):388-391
Objective:To explore the influence of neuregulin- 1 (NRG-1)intervention on pacing threshold of low voltage area in rats after myocardial infarction.Methods:Myocardial infarction model of rat was established via an-terior descending coronary artery ligation.The 34 rats with myocardial infarction were randomly and averagely di-vided into two groups:NRG-1 group (received NRG-1peritoneal injection)and control group (received peritoneal injection of normal saline of the same volume).After two weeks,pacing thresholds were tested in low voltage area related with infarct in rats after myocardial infarction,and Cx43 (an integral membrane protein of the connexin family)expression was measured in low voltage area.Results:After drug intervention two weeks,compared with control group,there was significant reduction in pacing threshold [(1.466±0.503)V vs.(0.7167±0.194)V,P =0.002]in NRG-1 group;there was significant rise in Cx43 expression [(0.30±0.15)vs.(0.95±0.20),P <0.001] in low voltage area in NRG-1 group.Conclusion:Neuregulin-1 significantly reduces pacing threshold of low voltage area in rats after myocardial infarction,the mechanism may be related to increase Cx43 expression and improve e-lectrical conductivity of myocardial cells.
9.Cystatin M inhibits the proliferation and migration of gastric cancer SGC-7901 cell lines
Yamin ZHAO ; Wei HE ; Feng WANG ; Guoqiang ZHAO ; Yanwei YE ; Qingxia FAN
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2014;(3):375-379
Objective To encode the protein cystatin M with CST6 gene and construct a CST6-overexpression vector,and transfect it into the gastric cancer cells SGC-7901 in order to observe the effect of cystatin M on the proliferation and migration abilities of SGC-7901 cells.Methods There were three groups in the experiment:pcDNA3.1(+)-CST6 group,pcDNA3.1 (+)group and non-transfected group.RT-PCR and Western blot were used to identify the RNA expression of CST6 in SGC-7901/CST6 cells.The proliferation and migration abilities of the transfected cells were detected by MTT and cell wound healing assay,respectively.Results SGC-7901/CST6 cells stably expressed CST6 gene RNA and cystatin M protein.The proliferation and migration of pcDNA3 .1 (+)-CST6 group cells were reduced compared with those of cells in the other two groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Cystatin M can inhibit the proliferation and migration of SGC-7901 cells.
10.Measurement of clivus-axial angle and correlation between clivus-axial angle and cervico-medullary angle in Chinese population
Wei TIAN ; Yan AN ; Jianing LI ; Yajun LIU ; Xinfeng WU ; Yanwei LYU ; Cheng ZENG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2014;34(3):306-310
Objective To measure the clivus-axial angle (CAA) of Chinese,provide a normal value,and explore the correlation between CAA with cervico-medullary angle (CMA).Methods The CAA was measured on the CT of cervical spine in 225 Chinese with normal cranio-vertebral junction (CVJ).Both the CAA and the CMA were measured on the MRI of cervical spine in 117 subjects.All measurements were performed under a bone window (window level,300 Hu; window width,1 000 Hu) with an accuracy of 0.01°.A regression analysis was used for analyzing the correlation between CAA and CMA.The angle between the clivus plane and the straight line parallel to that of the posterior margin of the C2 vertebral body was defined as CAA; moreover,the angle between the strajght line parallel to the ventral side of the cervical spinal cord and the straight line parallel to that of the ventral side of the medulla oblongata was defined as CMA.Two experienced spinal surgeons performed the measurements.The CAA and CMA were measured three times,and the mean value was considered as the result.Results The CAA of 225 subjects was 133.52°-172.16° (156.93°±6.53°).The 95% confidence interval was 145.10°-170.19° in male and 142.67°-168.47° in female.If the patients were divided into five groups according to their age,a comparison of these groups showed that there were no significant differences among the groups with respect to CAA.It showed that there was consistency between the CAAs measured with MRI and CT.The CMA for 117 patients ranged from 130.38° to 168.75° with a mean value of 154.17°±6.54°,and its 95% confidence interval ranged from 141.35° to 166.99°.If the patients were distributed according to their gender or to their age,there were no significant differences among the groups.The relationship between CAA and CMA was linearity,and the regression coefficient was as high as 0.95 (P=0.007).Conclusion The normal CAA of Chinese is from 133.52° to 172.16°.The 95% confidence interval goes from 145.10° to 170.19° in male,and 142.67° to 168.47° in female,close to CMA.It is valuable for measuring the compression of spinal cord,which can be accessed easily during the procedure.