1.Digitalized revolution on medical thermostat water bath cauldron
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2003;0(10):-
Medical thermostat water bath cauldron is widely used in clinic,but its temperature control is not accurate.This paper presents a digitalized revolution on medical thermostat water bath cauldron.
2.Prevalence and clinical relevance of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in untreated hospital wastewater
Feinan QIAN ; Yaxuan ZHAI ; Jiayao LIN ; Liang WANG ; Zhichen ZHU ; Yicheng WEN ; Jingnan LYU ; Hong DU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(4):532-538
To analyze the prevalence, genomic characteristics and clinical relevance of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in untreated hospital wastewater, and to provide a reference basis for in-hospital assessment of public health situation and prevention of cross-infection. In March 2023, untreated wastewater in the wastewater treatment station of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University and wastewater in the U-shaped wastewater pipes of the hand-washing sinks in 26 wards were collected, centrifuged and diluted, and the drug-resistant bacteria were isolated by using LB solid plates containing meropenem (2 μg/ml) for species identification, drug sensitivity analysis, carbapenenase gene PCR detection and whole genome sequencing. The genome sequence was identified for drug resistance genes. Retrospective research was used, combining multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis, to compare their homology with clinical isolates of the same quarter. The results showed that 56 carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria were isolated from hospital wastewater, originating from 13 genera, of which 17 were isolated from the total hospital wastewater, with Aeromonas spp. as the most dominant genus (35.3%, 6/17), and 39 were isolated from the wastewater of 17 wards, with Pseudomonas spp. as the most dominant genus (30.8%, 12/39). All common wastewater isolates from our hospital were multidrug-resistant bacteria, with up to 100% resistant to some second-and third-generation cephalosporins. A total of 8 carbapenemase genes originated from wastewater isolates, including blaKPC, blaNDM, blaIMP, blaVIM, blaIND, blaOXA-58-like, blaOXA-48-like, and blaOXA-427-like. 39 wastewater isolates carried the carbapenemase genes, and the total wastewater of the hospital carried the highest isolation rate of blaKPC-2 bacteria (35.3%, 6/17) and the highest isolation rate of blaIMP-8 bacteria (31.8%, 7/22) were found in the wastewater from 26 wards. 14 wastewater isolates were found to carry both carbapenemase genes, with a total of 6 combinations. A new blaIMP-101 isoform was also identified for the first time. 4 wastewater isolates and 11 clinical isolates were screened for inclusion in the SNP analysis, in which only 15 SNPs differed between the two strains of ST11 Klebsiella pneumoniae of clinical and wastewater origin, which was highly homologous. In conclusion, the presence of multiple multi-drug resistant conditionally pathogenic bacteria in untreated hospital wastewater has the potential risk of spreading drug-resistant genes in the environment. The highly homologous Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from hospital wastewater and clinics indicates the close association between hospital wastewater and clinical infections. Hospitals need to strengthen the monitoring of drug-resistant bacteria and drug-resistant genes in the wastewater environment, to prevent the widespread dissemination of drug-resistant bacteria and drug-resistant genes in hospital wastewater and to prevent nosocomial infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria in wastewater.
3.Prevalence and clinical relevance of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in untreated hospital wastewater
Feinan QIAN ; Yaxuan ZHAI ; Jiayao LIN ; Liang WANG ; Zhichen ZHU ; Yicheng WEN ; Jingnan LYU ; Hong DU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(4):532-538
To analyze the prevalence, genomic characteristics and clinical relevance of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in untreated hospital wastewater, and to provide a reference basis for in-hospital assessment of public health situation and prevention of cross-infection. In March 2023, untreated wastewater in the wastewater treatment station of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University and wastewater in the U-shaped wastewater pipes of the hand-washing sinks in 26 wards were collected, centrifuged and diluted, and the drug-resistant bacteria were isolated by using LB solid plates containing meropenem (2 μg/ml) for species identification, drug sensitivity analysis, carbapenenase gene PCR detection and whole genome sequencing. The genome sequence was identified for drug resistance genes. Retrospective research was used, combining multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis, to compare their homology with clinical isolates of the same quarter. The results showed that 56 carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria were isolated from hospital wastewater, originating from 13 genera, of which 17 were isolated from the total hospital wastewater, with Aeromonas spp. as the most dominant genus (35.3%, 6/17), and 39 were isolated from the wastewater of 17 wards, with Pseudomonas spp. as the most dominant genus (30.8%, 12/39). All common wastewater isolates from our hospital were multidrug-resistant bacteria, with up to 100% resistant to some second-and third-generation cephalosporins. A total of 8 carbapenemase genes originated from wastewater isolates, including blaKPC, blaNDM, blaIMP, blaVIM, blaIND, blaOXA-58-like, blaOXA-48-like, and blaOXA-427-like. 39 wastewater isolates carried the carbapenemase genes, and the total wastewater of the hospital carried the highest isolation rate of blaKPC-2 bacteria (35.3%, 6/17) and the highest isolation rate of blaIMP-8 bacteria (31.8%, 7/22) were found in the wastewater from 26 wards. 14 wastewater isolates were found to carry both carbapenemase genes, with a total of 6 combinations. A new blaIMP-101 isoform was also identified for the first time. 4 wastewater isolates and 11 clinical isolates were screened for inclusion in the SNP analysis, in which only 15 SNPs differed between the two strains of ST11 Klebsiella pneumoniae of clinical and wastewater origin, which was highly homologous. In conclusion, the presence of multiple multi-drug resistant conditionally pathogenic bacteria in untreated hospital wastewater has the potential risk of spreading drug-resistant genes in the environment. The highly homologous Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from hospital wastewater and clinics indicates the close association between hospital wastewater and clinical infections. Hospitals need to strengthen the monitoring of drug-resistant bacteria and drug-resistant genes in the wastewater environment, to prevent the widespread dissemination of drug-resistant bacteria and drug-resistant genes in hospital wastewater and to prevent nosocomial infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria in wastewater.
4.Visualization Analysis of Research on the TCM Regulation of Cellular Autophagy
Dan LONG ; Chenhan MAO ; Yaxuan LIU ; Junjun ZOU ; Yin XU ; Ying ZHU
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;31(7):50-56
Objective To explore the current status,hotspots and trends of research on the TCM regulation of cellular autophagy;To provide reference for related research.Methods The literature related to the TCM regulation of cellular autophagy was retrieved from CNKI,Wanfang Data,VIP and CBM from the establishment of the databases to December 31,2022.Authors and institutional collaboration networks were drawn using CiteSpace 5.7.R5.keywords emergence analysis and timeline view were drawn.VOSviewer 1.6.18 software was used to draw keyword co-occurrence mapping.Results A total of 2 001 articles were included,with a general upward trend in the number of publications.The cooperation teams were mainly represented by Jia Lianqun,Yang Guanlin,Song Nan and others.Research institutions with more publications included Hunan University of Chinese Medicine,Liaoning University of Chinese Medicine,and Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.The keywords of the literature formed 9 meaningful clusters,showing that the research hotspots in this field mainly focused on apoptosis,mitochondrial autophagy,experimental studies,signaling pathways,and herbal monomers,etc.TCM interventions that attracted much attention included electroacupuncture,moxibustion,resveratrol,curcumin,etc,mainly involving PI3K/Akt,AMPK/mTOR and other signaling pathways.Conclusion The research on cellular autophagy in the field of TCM has been highly popular in recent years.Experimental studies,molecular mechanisms,related diseases,and TCM intervention are the research hotspots in this field.The research trend is dominated by TCM monomer,TCM theory research and other directions,mainly focusing on apoptosis,oxidative stress and other pathways to carry out extensive research.
5.Establishment of a method for detecting Helicobacter pylori based on recombinase-aided isothermal amplification and CRISPR-Cas13a
Yaxuan WANG ; Xiaochuan LIU ; Zixiao ZHU ; Jihong HU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;47(6):686-692
Objective:To develop a nucleic acid detection system for Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori) based on recombinase-aided isothermal amplification (RAA) and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats(CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated(Cas13a). Methods:Thirty strains of H. pylori, as well as two strains each of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterobacter cloacae, and Klebsiella pneumoniae were collected from the Emergency General Hospital between 2021 and 2022. The specific primers and CRISPR RNA (crRNA) required for this newly established method were designed based on the conserved region of the ureC gene of H. pylori. Then, the primer pair that produced the least non-specific products was screened out using agarose gel electrophoresis, and the crRNA sequence with the highest cleavage efficiency was screened according to the fluorescence intensity produced by Cas13a cutting fluorescence probe. The RAA-Cas13a nucleic acid detection system was developed, and the limit of detection and the specificity of which were evaluated by detecting gradient dilutions of H. pylori ATCC 43504 genomic DNA and 5 different clinically common pathogens′ genomic DNA. The consistency with quantitative real-time PCR(qPCR) method was obtained by simultaneously detecting clinical strains using this method and established qPCR method. Two-tailed paired t-test was used to compare the fluorescence results between the two groups, and a P value less than 0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference. Results:The established RAA-Cas13a nucleic acid detection system could detect target DNA as low as 10 copies/μl. within 1 hour ( t=11.05, P<0.01), without cross-reaction with the other 5 clinically common strains. That method also showed good consistency compared to the qPCR method, the kappa coefficient=1. Conclusions:A method combining RAA with CRISPR-Cas13a for detecting H. pylori has been established, which can be used for rapid and sensitive identification of H. pylori infection.
6. Effect of erythrocytes, plasma proteins, and lysosomes on systemic exposure to tetrandrine and fangchinoline
Peiwei LIAO ; Wenxin WANG ; Chuan LI ; Peiwei LIAO ; Wenxin WANG ; Nannan TIAN ; Xueshan ZENG ; Lingling REN ; Yaxuan ZHU ; Weiwei JIA ; Chuan LI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2022;27(12):1414-1424
AlM: The Chinese medicinal herb Hanfangji is dried roots of Stephania tetrandra S. Moore (Family, Menispermaceae). Tetrandrine and fangchinoline are two major constituents of Hanfangji and these bisbenzyltetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids possess anti - cancer and other pharmacological activities. To facilitate further pharmacodynamic investigation of these compounds, a pharmacokinetic investigation was performed in rats and in vitro. METHODS: Pharmacokinetics of tetrandrine and fangchinoline were characterized in rats p.o. or i.v. dosing an aqueous extract of Hanfangji or the individual compound. Unbound levels of systemic exposure to these two alkaloids were assessed using in vitro studies of plasma protein binding, blood-plasma partition, and lysosomal trapping. All the study samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry.RESULTS: We found two pharmacokinetic features of tetrandrine and fangchinoline. First, the two compounds had blood levels of systemic exposure substantially higher than the respective plasma levels of systemic exposure. Second, the two compounds exhibited significantly higher systemic exposure levels after p.o. dosing an aqueous extract of Hanfangji than the respective exposure levels after p.o. dosing the individual compound, at the same compound dose levels and under the same conditions for analytical measurement and the same conditions for animal study. Unbound fractions of tetrandrine and fangchinoline in rat plasma were 2%-5% and the concentrations of the alkaloids in rat erythrocytes were 5-times higher than those in rat plasma. Lysosomal inhibitor could block their trapping in lysosomes and significantly reduce their concentrations in HEK-293 cells. CONCLUSlON: The following pharmacokinetic aspects should be noted in pharmacodynamic investigation of tetrandrine and fangchinoline: extensive binding with plasma proteins, extensive binding with erythrocytes, and trapping by lysosomes of tissue cells substantially reduce the levels of unbound tetrandrine and fangchinoline in the systemic circulation.
7.Effects of Shenfu yixin granule on mitochondrial autophagy of cardiomyocytes in rats with heart failure after acute yocardial infarction
Yaxuan CAO ; Rongfei ZHENG ; He WANG ; Yingjie CAO ; Wenjie DONG ; Lin CUI ; Bin LI ; Yushan CHEN ; Mingjun ZHU
China Pharmacy 2022;33(10):1183-1188
OBJECTIVE To study the effects of Shenfu yixin granule on mitochondrial autophagy of cardiomyocytes in rats with heart failure after acute myocardial infarction. METHODS The model of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction was established by ligaturing the anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery in rats. The model rats were divided into model group,Shenfu yixin granule low-dose and high-dose groups (1.76,8.8 g/kg),Fosinopril sodium tablets group (positive control ,4 mg/kg),sham operation group was set up (only threading without ligation at the same position ),with 8 rats in each group. After 4 weeks of drug intervention ,the hemodynamic indexes of rats in each group were measured by physiological recorder. The pathological changes of myocardial tissue were observed in each group. The level of oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes , mitochondrial membrane potential ,protein expression of PTEN-induced putative kinase 1(PINK1),E3 ubiquitin ligase Parkin and ubiquitin binding protein P 62 in myocardial tissue of rats in each group were detected. RESULTS Compared with sham operation group ,the pathological injuries such as myocardial fiber morphology disorder and inflammatory cell infiltration were serious. The left ventricular end systolic pressure (LVESP),maximum rate of rise of left ventricular internal pressure (+dp/dtmax), maximun rate of decrease of left ventricular internal pressure (-dp/dtmax),total antioxidant capacity ,mitochondrial membrane potential,PINK1,Parkin and P 62 protein expression were significantly decreased in model group (P<0.01). The left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP),the level of reactive oxygen species and the activity of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate in left ventricular ischemic cardiomyocytes were significantly increased (P<0.01). Compared with model group ,the pathological injuries of myocardial tissue in intervention groups were alleviated ,and above indexes were improved in varying degrees(P<0.01 or P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Shenfu y ixin granule can reduce the level of oxidative stress and alleviate heart failure after acute myocardial infarction ,which may be related to the activation of Parkin-dependent pathway to strengthen mitochondrial autophagy and reduce mitochondrial dysfunction.
8.Analysis of the Current Status of China's Adaptation Guidelines
Ling WANG ; Yaxuan REN ; Xufei LUO ; Di ZHU ; Zhewei LI ; Ye WANG ; Bingyi WANG ; Huayu ZHANG ; Shu YANG ; Yaolong CHEN
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2024;15(1):192-201
9.Restoration of FMRP expression in adult V1 neurons rescues visual deficits in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome.
Chaojuan YANG ; Yonglu TIAN ; Feng SU ; Yangzhen WANG ; Mengna LIU ; Hongyi WANG ; Yaxuan CUI ; Peijiang YUAN ; Xiangning LI ; Anan LI ; Hui GONG ; Qingming LUO ; Desheng ZHU ; Peng CAO ; Yunbo LIU ; Xunli WANG ; Min-Hua LUO ; Fuqiang XU ; Wei XIONG ; Liecheng WANG ; Xiang-Yao LI ; Chen ZHANG
Protein & Cell 2022;13(3):203-219
Many people affected by fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism spectrum disorders have sensory processing deficits, such as hypersensitivity to auditory, tactile, and visual stimuli. Like FXS in humans, loss of Fmr1 in rodents also cause sensory, behavioral, and cognitive deficits. However, the neural mechanisms underlying sensory impairment, especially vision impairment, remain unclear. It remains elusive whether the visual processing deficits originate from corrupted inputs, impaired perception in the primary sensory cortex, or altered integration in the higher cortex, and there is no effective treatment. In this study, we used a genetic knockout mouse model (Fmr1KO), in vivo imaging, and behavioral measurements to show that the loss of Fmr1 impaired signal processing in the primary visual cortex (V1). Specifically, Fmr1KO mice showed enhanced responses to low-intensity stimuli but normal responses to high-intensity stimuli. This abnormality was accompanied by enhancements in local network connectivity in V1 microcircuits and increased dendritic complexity of V1 neurons. These effects were ameliorated by the acute application of GABAA receptor activators, which enhanced the activity of inhibitory neurons, or by reintroducing Fmr1 gene expression in knockout V1 neurons in both juvenile and young-adult mice. Overall, V1 plays an important role in the visual abnormalities of Fmr1KO mice and it could be possible to rescue the sensory disturbances in developed FXS and autism patients.
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