1.Effect of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 gene silencing on glucose stimulated insulin secretion of pancreatic β cell line NIT-1
Mei LIN ; Muxun ZHANG ; Yongjian LIU ; Jianhua ZHANG ; Yikai YU ; Hongxia SHUAI
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2010;30(4):389-393
Objective To investigate the effect of small interference RNA (siRNA) targeting at 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 on the glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in pancreatic β cell line NIT-1 cell.Methods siRNA plasmid vectors specifically targeting at 11β-HSD1 gene were constructed,named as olig886,oligo866 and scrabble control for oligo886,then tansfected into NIT-1 cells.The expression of 11β-HSD1 was detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.O1igo886 vector was transfected into the NIT-1 cells in 25 mmol/L glucose concentrations medium.The insulin secretion level was measured in GSIS test.Results After treatment with 11β-HSD1 siRNA,the mRNA level of 11β-HSD1 in NIT-1 cell was decreased by 78.1%±2.9% and 51.7% ±2.7% inolig886 and oligo866 group respectively.The protein of 11β-HSD1 were decreased by 82.2% ±2.1% and 56.5%±2.0 % respectively.After transfected by olig 8 8 6 vector,the insulin secretion increased in NIT -1 cell.Conclusion 11β-HSD1 gene silencing may improve GSIS in NIT-1 cell 11β-HSD1 regulate local glucocorticoid metabolism in pan-creatic islet and affect the function of insulin secretion.
2.Analysis of prophylactic use of preoperative anti-bacterial in type Ⅰ incision op-erations
Lin WANG ; Wenzhe LI ; Yikai ZHANG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2015;(1):73-75
Objective To investigate the rationality of prophylactic use of anti‐bacterial in 251 type Ⅰ incision opera‐tions .Methods The anti‐bacterial use of 251 type Ⅰ incision operations sampled randomly from May 2012 to May 2013 were retrospectively analyzed .Results The prophylactic antibiotics rate was 98 .41% in the 251 cases of the type Ⅰ incision;among the 247 cases used anti‐bacterial ,the utility rate of first generation cephalosporin antibiotic was 28 .57% after surgery and the rate of prophylactic antibiotic use within 0 .5‐2 h before operation was 61 .94% .14 .17% of antibiotic treatment was finished within 48 h after surgical operation .Conclusion There was the unreasonable situation in the prophylactic use of anti‐bacterial , w hich need to be improved .
3.Optimization research on preparation conditions of polymer-shelled microbubble contrast agents
Hongjie HUANG ; Peng LIN ; Rongsen HUANG ; Yikai LIN ; Jie SU ; Wanping CHEN ; Liwu LIN ; Ensheng XUE ; Zhikui CHEN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2014;(30):4857-4862
BACKGROUND:In previous experiments, a polymer-shel ed microbubble contrast agent was successful y prepared using L-polylactic acid-polyethylene glycol methyl-covered liquid fluorocarbon perfluoropentane, which developed wel in vivo and in vitro under a second harmonic contrast-enhanced ultrasound with a low mechanical index OBJECTIVE:To optimize the conditions for preparing polymer-shel ed microbubble contrast agents with high yield and suitable size. METHODS:The polymer-shel ed microbubble contrast agent containing perfluoropentane was prepared by single emulsion method. Three preparation conditions, including polymer mass/perfluoropentane volume ratio (4/1, 2/1, 1/1, 1/2), hemogenate speed (18 000, 26 000, 35 000 r/min) and time (15, 30, 60, 120 seconds), were optimized, and the microbubble yield and size were set as judge standard. The contrast-enhanced ultrasonography of rabbit kidney was performed using the optimized microbubbles, and the arrival time, time to peak, half time of descending and peak intensity were analyzed by TCA software. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The preparation conditions were optimized as a polymer mass/perfluoropentane volume ratio of 2/1, homogenate speed of 26 000 r/min and homogenate time of 60 seconds, which presented a high microbubble yield of (1.8±0.4)×109/mL and mean size of (3.7±1.3)μm with uniform distribution. The arrival time, time to peak, half time of descending and peak intensity were detected as (3.1±0.6) seconds, (2.9±0.5) seconds, (4.0±0.7) seconds and (4.7±1.1)×10-5 AU, respectively. The polymeric microbubbles prepared by optimized conditions were of high yield, with suitable size and good contrast-enhanced effect in vivo.
4.Thyroid microcarcimoma
Wenhe ZHAO ; Weibin WANG ; Lisong TENG ; Yikai LIN ; Zhimin MA ; Xingren ZHOU ; Min WANG ; Jian LIU ; Fusheng WU ; Yizheng FENG
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2008;23(8):581-583
Objective To investigate the clinicopathologic features and treatment of thyroid microcarcinoma (TMC). Methods From January 1997 to December 2006,311 patients who underwent surgery and defined as TMC(tumor size≤1 cm)were enrolled. Results TMC was identified incidentally by frozen pathologic examination on thyroidectomy specimens in tentative benign goiters in 181 patients; another 130 patients with clinically detectable primary tumors or suspected nodal metastases were grouped to as clinically overt TMC. The clinically overt TMC had a higher incidence of bilateral multifocal tumors (18.5%vs.9.4%,P=0.03),and cervical lymph node metastases(27.7%vs.10.5%,P=0.000)than that in clinically occult TMC group. Conclusion TMC may vary considerably in clinical and biologic behaviors between these two subtypes: clinically overt and occult. Lobectomy for single lesion, total or near total thyroidectomy for multifocal with central compartment nodal dissection should be performed, lateral nodal dissection was not carried out unless US or physical examination detected nodal metastases. Lobetomy, subtotal or more limited thyroidectomy for occult TMC, diagnosed incidentally following thyroid surgery for initially tentative benign thyroid disease, could all be treatment of choice depending on the preference of surgeons.
5.Efficacy analysis of sacral canal injection in patients with lumbar disc herniation associated with non-sciatica.
Jian CHEN ; Gan-Jun WEN ; Lin-Fang ZENG ; Pei-Ru XIAO ; Ze-Qun CHEN ; Yikai LI
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2013;26(8):668-671
OBJECTIVETo observe the outcome after sacral canal injection in patients with disc herniation associated with without sciatica.
METHODSFrom December 2010 to June 2011, 65 patients with acute low back pain without sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation or bulging confirmed by CT or MRI were randomly divided into sacral canal injection group (experimental group) and lumbar oblique wrench group (control group): the experimental group had 35 cases, including 30 males and 5 females, with an average age of (43.90 +/- 1.14) years old ranging from 33 to 56 years old. The control group had 30 cases, including 27 males and 3 females,with an average age of (44.00 +/- 1.19) years old ranging from 34 to 57 years old. The course of morbidity was 1 to 3 days. All patients received sacral canal injection or lumbar oblique wrench method. The visual analog scale (VAS) scores before and at 30 min after treatment were compared between two groups.
RESULTSThe symptom of acute low back pain were relieved obviously. The average VAS scores before and after treatment in experimental group were decreased from 6.63 +/- 0.97 to 3.06 +/- 1.51,in control group were from 6.67 +/- 0.96 to 3.93 +/- 1.20 respectively. These two methods could improve the VAS score,but the effect of sacral canal injection group was better than that of lumbar oblique wrench group, there was statistically differences (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONIt is effective that the methods of sacral canal injection and lumbar oblique wrench applied to patients with acute low back pain without sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation or bulging confirmed, the former has better effect.
Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Injections, Spinal ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement ; drug therapy ; Lidocaine ; administration & dosage ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prednisone ; administration & dosage ; Sacrococcygeal Region ; Visual Analog Scale
6.Experience of COVID-19 prevention and control in shelter CT
Wenjun QIAO ; Yikai XU ; Chenggong YAN ; Caixia LI ; Jun XU ; Jie LIN ; Zixiong ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Physics 2020;37(7):903-907
Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), chest computed tomography (CT) has been an important imaging modality in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with COVID-19,but meanwhile the risk of cross-infection between the staff and patients in Department of Radiology is increasing. Shelter CT is specifically used for the examination of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 to reduce the infection risk. Based on practical work experience, the management and prevention measures for COVID-19 in shelter CT are discussed from the aspects of the installation, function division and examination procedures of shelter CT, patient examination route, the staff management and infection prevention for radiology technologists, and the disinfection of CT equipments and object surface.
7.Cycle-Consistent Generative Adversarial Network: Effect on Radiation Dose Reduction and Image Quality Improvement in Ultralow-Dose CT for Evaluation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Chenggong YAN ; Jie LIN ; Haixia LI ; Jun XU ; Tianjing ZHANG ; Hao CHEN ; Henry C. WOODRUFF ; Guangyao WU ; Siqi ZHANG ; Yikai XU ; Philippe LAMBIN
Korean Journal of Radiology 2021;22(6):983-993
Objective:
To investigate the image quality of ultralow-dose CT (ULDCT) of the chest reconstructed using a cycle-consistent generative adversarial network (CycleGAN)-based deep learning method in the evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Materials and Methods:
Between June 2019 and November 2019, 103 patients (mean age, 40.8 ± 13.6 years; 61 men and 42 women) with pulmonary tuberculosis were prospectively enrolled to undergo standard-dose CT (120 kVp with automated exposure control), followed immediately by ULDCT (80 kVp and 10 mAs). The images of the two successive scans were used to train the CycleGAN framework for image-to-image translation. The denoising efficacy of the CycleGAN algorithm was compared with that of hybrid and model-based iterative reconstruction. Repeated-measures analysis of variance and Wilcoxon signedrank test were performed to compare the objective measurements and the subjective image quality scores, respectively.
Results:
With the optimized CycleGAN denoising model, using the ULDCT images as input, the peak signal-to-noise ratio and structural similarity index improved by 2.0 dB and 0.21, respectively. The CycleGAN-generated denoised ULDCT images typically provided satisfactory image quality for optimal visibility of anatomic structures and pathological findings, with a lower level of image noise (mean ± standard deviation [SD], 19.5 ± 3.0 Hounsfield unit [HU]) than that of the hybrid (66.3 ± 10.5 HU, p < 0.001) and a similar noise level to model-based iterative reconstruction (19.6 ± 2.6 HU, p > 0.908). The CycleGAN-generated images showed the highest contrast-to-noise ratios for the pulmonary lesions, followed by the model-based and hybrid iterative reconstruction. The mean effective radiation dose of ULDCT was 0.12 mSv with a mean 93.9% reduction compared to standard-dose CT.
Conclusion
The optimized CycleGAN technique may allow the synthesis of diagnostically acceptable images from ULDCT of the chest for the evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis.
8.Cycle-Consistent Generative Adversarial Network: Effect on Radiation Dose Reduction and Image Quality Improvement in Ultralow-Dose CT for Evaluation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Chenggong YAN ; Jie LIN ; Haixia LI ; Jun XU ; Tianjing ZHANG ; Hao CHEN ; Henry C. WOODRUFF ; Guangyao WU ; Siqi ZHANG ; Yikai XU ; Philippe LAMBIN
Korean Journal of Radiology 2021;22(6):983-993
Objective:
To investigate the image quality of ultralow-dose CT (ULDCT) of the chest reconstructed using a cycle-consistent generative adversarial network (CycleGAN)-based deep learning method in the evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Materials and Methods:
Between June 2019 and November 2019, 103 patients (mean age, 40.8 ± 13.6 years; 61 men and 42 women) with pulmonary tuberculosis were prospectively enrolled to undergo standard-dose CT (120 kVp with automated exposure control), followed immediately by ULDCT (80 kVp and 10 mAs). The images of the two successive scans were used to train the CycleGAN framework for image-to-image translation. The denoising efficacy of the CycleGAN algorithm was compared with that of hybrid and model-based iterative reconstruction. Repeated-measures analysis of variance and Wilcoxon signedrank test were performed to compare the objective measurements and the subjective image quality scores, respectively.
Results:
With the optimized CycleGAN denoising model, using the ULDCT images as input, the peak signal-to-noise ratio and structural similarity index improved by 2.0 dB and 0.21, respectively. The CycleGAN-generated denoised ULDCT images typically provided satisfactory image quality for optimal visibility of anatomic structures and pathological findings, with a lower level of image noise (mean ± standard deviation [SD], 19.5 ± 3.0 Hounsfield unit [HU]) than that of the hybrid (66.3 ± 10.5 HU, p < 0.001) and a similar noise level to model-based iterative reconstruction (19.6 ± 2.6 HU, p > 0.908). The CycleGAN-generated images showed the highest contrast-to-noise ratios for the pulmonary lesions, followed by the model-based and hybrid iterative reconstruction. The mean effective radiation dose of ULDCT was 0.12 mSv with a mean 93.9% reduction compared to standard-dose CT.
Conclusion
The optimized CycleGAN technique may allow the synthesis of diagnostically acceptable images from ULDCT of the chest for the evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis.
9.Effects of Integrated Supervision Mode by Doctors ,Pharmacists and Nurses on the Whole-process Implementation of TDM in Our Hospital
Jianmin LIU ; Hegui HUANG ; Yikai LIN ; Yandong YI ; Shaohui ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2021;32(5):619-623
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of integrated su pervision mode by doctors ,pharmacists and nurses on the whole-process implementation of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). METHODS :The patients monitored with TDM in our hospital admitted from Jan. to Dec. 2018 were selected as control group ,treated with the traditional drug supervision mode (i.e. the work of doctors ,nurses and pharmacists was relatively independent ). Treatment group was composed of inpatients monitored with TDM from Jan. to Dec. 2019,treated with the integrated supervision mode of doctors ,nurses and pharmacists (i.e. doctors ,nurses and pharmacists cooperated with each other ,taking the patients and sample as the center ,pharmacists as the key link formulated the implementation standards of each link ,and clarified their respective responsibilities ). The concentration compliance rate ,the incidence of incorrect samples ,critical value notification rate ,clinical satisfaction ,drug recommendation feedback and adoption , compliance rates of 6 kinds of monitored drugs (sodium valproate ,digoxin,tacrolimus,cyclosporin,methotrexate,vancomycin) were compared between two groups. RESULTS :The overall compliance rate ,critical value notification rate and clinical satisfaction rate of the observation group were respectively 64.57%,99.39% and 97.22%,which were significantly higher than 57.86%, 96.80% and 92.22% of control group (P<0.05). The incidence of incorrect samples in observation group was 0.72%,which was significantly lower than 3.09% of control group (P<0.001). The feedback rate of individual pharmacists (89.19%),the feedback rate of doctors (80.50%)and the adoption rate of medication suggestions (69.98%)in the observation group were significantly higher than control group (50.34% ,71.46% and 55.36% ,P<0.001). The compliance rate of tacrolimus concentration in observation group was slightly lower than control group (73.40% vs 75.77%,P>0.05). The concentration compliance rate of other 5 varieties was higher than control group ,and the differences of valproate sodium ,digoxin and vancomycin concentrations between two groups were statistically significant (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS :The implementation of integrated doctors ,nurses and pharmacists supervision mode in TDM can effectively improve the drug concentration compliance rate ,realize the . dynamic supervision and feedback of individualized drug use , which is conducive to ensure the safety of clinical medication.
10.Practice and research on the whole course medication management mode led by pharmacists in rheumatic immune diseases
Jianmin LIU ; Yikai LIN ; Hegui HUANG ; Ye HUANG ; Qiuyu FAN ; Huiqin YANG ; Shaohui ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2022;33(17):2147-2151
OBJECT IVE To evaluate the application effect of the whole cour se medication management mode led by pharmacists in rheumatic immune diseases. METHODS A total of 122 patients treated with tacrolimus or cyclosporine in the department of rheumatology and immunology of Wuhan No. 1 Hospital from 2018 to 2020 were selected as the study subjects. Among them ,44 cases in the control group were under the traditional supervision mode ;78 patients in the observation group adopted the whole course medication management mode led by pharmacists ,that was ,individual pharmacists and specialist clinical pharmacists cooperated and led ,and not only participated in the whole process of drug treatment but also involved in the whole process of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). On the basis of the control group ,the division of labor and cooperation among medical,pharmaceutical and nursing parties were strengthened ,and the homogeneous supervision was carried out for the outpatients and inpatients from admission to discharge . The daily dose of medication ,the rate of reaching the standard of blood drug concentration ,the incidence of problematic samples (the sample was calculated by the number of times ),the average hospitalization days ,the re-admission rate within 6 months after discharge ,the medication compliance score and the patient ’s satisfaction rate were compared between the two groups. RESULTS In the control group ,53 times of TDM were performed , including 18 times of tacrolimus monitoring and 35 times of cyclosporine monitoring ;in the observation group ,123 timesof TDM were performed ,including 55 times of tacrolimus monitoring and 68 times of cyclosporine monitoring. The daily dose of tacrolimus ,the daily dose of cyclosporine ,the rate of reaching the standard of cyclosporine blood drugconcentration,the inc idence of problematic samples ,the rate of re-admission within 6 months after discharge , the medication compliance score and the patient ’s satisfaction rate in the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS It can effectively improve the effect of the quality of pharmaceutical care to implement whole course and homogeneous medication management led by pharmacists and provide precise drug guidance for patients with rheumatic and immune diseases.