1.Curcumin induces U251 cell apoptosis via alteration of expression of FAK and activation of caspase
Zhimin WU ; Xianhou YUAN ; Pucha JIANG ; Zhiqiang LI ; Tao WU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 1986;0(04):-
Aim To study the mechanism of curcumin induced U251 cell apoptosis. Methods U251 cells were treated with 20~100?mol?L~ -1 curcumin for 24 h and the growth inhibition rates of U251 cells were measured with MTT method. MTT method was used to measure the caspase inhibitors effect on curcumin too. Cell apoptosis was inspected with flow cytometry (FCM) and observed using electron microscope. The protein levels of FAK in U251 cells were observed by SP immunocytochemistry. The activity of caspase-3 was measured by spectrofluorometry. Results Curcumin inhibited the proliferation of U251 cells,induced apoptosis of U251 cells. At the same time the protein levels of FAK in U251 cells decreased and the activity of caspase-3 increased significantly. The apoptosis of U251 cells was partially reversed by caspase inhibitors. Conclusion Curcumin induced apoptosis via inhibition of expression of FAK and activation of caspase-3.
2.Comparison Between Laparoscopic and Open Surgery in Treating Ectopic Oviduct Pregnancy
Yiqin LU ; Xiaomei WU ; Qiong CAI ; Tao YUAN ; Xiao LI
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2013;(9):73-75
Objective To compare the surgical outcomes between laparoscopic and open surgeries in treatment of ectopic oviduct pregnancy, and investigate the clinical value of laparoscopic surgery. Methods Two hundred and forty-six patients with ectopic oviduct pregnancy in our hospital from June 2009 to March 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. 134 cases were treated with laparoscopic operation and 112 with open surgery. Some parameters such as operative time, blood loss, usage of pain-killer, hospital stay were compared between both groups. Results All operations were successful. Laparoscopic surgery was shown to be superior to open operation in the parameters of operative time, blood loss, usage of pain-killer and hospital stay ( < 0.05) . Conclusion Compared with open operation, laparoscopic surgery has the advantages of less trauma and rapid postoperative rehabilitation. It may become the first line treatment for ectopic oviduct pregnancy.
3.Structure and level of the stress of nursing students in clinic practice
Yuxiu TAO ; Zhe YUAN ; Dan WU ; Teng XUE ; Qin SHU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;29(36):29-32
Objective To describe the structure and the level of the stress of nursing students in clinic practice,and supply reference for reform of clinical teaching method.Methods Totally 100 undergraduate nursing students in clinic practice,who would graduate from nursing school and begin to work in 2013,were interviewed and investigated.Results The main stress sources were divided into five aspects:recognition,clinical nursing ability,career development,field response and exhaustion of body and mind.Conclusions The structure and level of the stress of nursing students changed a lot.Some new appropriate reform should be introduced into clinic education,in order to help nursing students to complete psychological change and role adaptation.
4.Investigation on doctors' working enthusiasm in county level hospitals
Wei WU ; Tao LIU ; Zhuang YUAN ; Yudong WANG ; Wanyu WANG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2015;31(12):931-935
Objective To analyze the doctors' working enthusiasm and its influencing factors on county level hospitals.Methods 17 seminars were held in 8 counties of 3 provinces to investigate 1055 doctors with questionnaires, analyzing the three scales of working enthusiasm, working enthusiasm influencing factors, and changes since the 2009 new healthcare reform.Results Working enthusiasm comprises inner drive, working pleasure, work recognition and external recognition, and inner drive of which is found to play the most important part, with 20.55% variance contribution.Among the six dimensions of the influencing factors, working conditions rank the highest with 19.46% variance contribution.Conclusion Optimized measures in the healthcare reform, better working conditions and social environment can improve working enthusiasm of these doctors.
5.Risk Factors of the Mortality among Senile HIV/AIDS Patients Intervened by Comprehensive Intervention of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy.
Zi-qiang JIANG ; Zheng-wei LI ; Tao WU ; Jun YUAN ; Yan-tao JIN
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2015;35(11):1331-1334
OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of Chinese medicine and pharmacy (CMP) on the mortality of senile HIV/AIDS patients as adjunctive therapy.
METHODSHIV/AIDS patients of a certain rural area of Hanna Province, who were recruited in national CMP HIV treatment trial program (NTCMTP) in 2004, were enrolled as the CMP treatment group. HIV/AIDS patients in the same village without recruiting in NTCMTP were enrolled as the non-CMP treatment group. Data related to subjects were collected from the database of NTCMTP and National HAART Reporting System. Multiple regression analysis under Cox proportional hazard model was applied to examine the risk factors for death of senile HIV/AIDS patients.
RESULTSA total of 436 HIV/AIDS were enrolled in this study, 204 in the CMP treatment group and 232 in the non-CMP treatment group. There were 70 AIDS-relative deaths in the CMP treatment group, with 8-year mortality rate of 37.74%. There were 111 AIDS-relative deaths in the non-CMP treatment group, with 8-year mortality rate of 48.34%. The 8-year mortality rate was higher in the non-CMP treatment group than in the CMP treatment group (chi2 = 5.136, P < 0.05). Results of univariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed the hazard ratio in the non-CMP treatment group was 1.41 times that of the CMP treatment group (P < 0.05). Result of multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed the hazard ratio in the non-CMP treatment group was 1.44 times that of the CMP treatment group (P < 0.05). Besides, gender and marital conditions were significantly associated with death of HIV/AIDS patients.
CONCLUSIONCMP treatment was favorable to lower the mortality rate of senile HIV/AIDS patients, and its objective evaluation awaits for further prospective study.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; drug therapy ; mortality ; Alzheimer Disease ; therapy ; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active ; Communicable Diseases ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; HIV Infections ; drug therapy ; mortality ; Humans ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Factors
6.Immediate Ureterovesical Reimplantation After Ureteral Rupture During Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Yiqin LU ; Xiaomei WU ; Tao YUAN ; Yanqing LIU ; Zhenqi WU ; Wenfeng GAO ; Yabin WU ; Yanfeng LI ; Xuetao MA ; Yongji YAN
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2016;37(6):86-88
Objective To investigate the feasibility and clinical effect of immediate ureterovesical reimplantation after ureteral rupture during laparoscopic hysterectomy. Methods From August 2010 to December 2015, 5 cases of ureteral rupture during the operation of laparoscopic hysterectomy were treated with immediate ureterovesical reimplantation under laparoscopy. Results All operations were successfully performed without transversion to open surgery. No patients with urinary leakage occurred. The mean follow-up were 21 months (range 3-60 months) . No cases with ureteral stricture were observed. Slight urine reflux was found in two patients, of whom obvious hydronephrosis and renal damage were not found. Conclusion Immediate ureterovesical reimplantation under laparoscopy is a feasible, safe and minimal invasive method for treatment of ureteral ruputure during laparoscopic hysterectomy.
7.Analysis of related risk factors of elderly T2DM patients with low-extremity arterial disease
Xuebin TAO ; Yuan WU ; Yuping ZENG ; Jiawen ZHU ; Xiaoying MU ; Lihua DONG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2012;(35):12-14
Objective To investigate the risk factors for lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (LEPAD) in elderly patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Methods To detect ankle brachial index (ABI) of 356 elderly patients with T2DM,and analyze whether risk factors had correlation with ABI.Results We found that age,systolic blood pressure,HbAlc,2-hours post-prandial (2hpp) plasma glucose had inverse correlation,yet 2hpp C-peptide plasma level,2-hpp insulin level had positive correlation with ABI by bivariate correlation test.Conclusions Age,systolic blood pressure,2hpp plasma glucose,2hpp C-peptide plasma level,2hpp insulin level were related with lower extremity arterial disease in the elderly with T2DM,among which age was the most important risk factor for LEPAD.
8.Resveratrol protects against oxidative damage of fibroblasts irradiated with UVB
Yuehua YAN ; Xin ZHOU ; Tao SONG ; Jianbo WU ; Wanxiang SHENG ; Xiaoming LIU ; Chunrong YUAN
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2010;32(7):503-505
Objective To explore the protective effect of resveratrol against oxidative damage to cultivated fibroblasts irradiated with UVB. Methods Fibroblasts from normal human skin cultured in vitro were divided into 5 groups (a normal control group, a group irradiated with UVB, a group treated with resveratrol before UVB irradiation, and a group treated after irradiation). A monolayer of fibroblasts was irradiated with UVB at 60 mJ/cm2. The vitality of the cells was measured using the methylthiazol tetrazolium (MTT) method. The activity of superoxide dis-mutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) content were determined using enzyme biochemistry. Results Resveratrol over 100 μM inhibited the proliferation of fibroblasts. Resveratrol under 100 μM improved the proliferation of cells. The optimal concentration was 50 μM. UVB irradiation decreased the vitality of the cells and SOD activity, and it significantly enhanced MDA content. Conclusions Resveratrol treatment before or after UVB irradiation elevates the survival rate of fibroblasts, enhances the activity of SOD, and decreases MDA content. Resveratrol at low concentration could improve the proliferation of fibroblasts, and at high concentration could inhibit their proliferation. Res-veratol at 50 μM relieves the inhibited proliferation of fibroblasts damaged by UVB irradiation.
9.Study in clinical teaching for ophthalmology professional degree graduate students
Tao, JIANG ; Jing, JIANG ; Ren-Ping, WANG ; Yang, ZHOU ; Yuan, WU ; Li, XU
International Eye Science 2016;16(11):2109-2111
According to the clinical teaching for ophthalmology professional degree graduate students, we changed the mode of all pouring, echoing what the books say, to the point to point mode, giving effective teaching, and strengthening the cultivation of the new postgraduates. The point to point mode refers to the teaching content of point to point, the teaching mode of point to point, the teaching guidance of point to point, the teaching assessment of point to point. The content is to be refined, the teaching content is no longer entirely devoted, scripted, but choosing the classic, the key and difficult points. The mode is not limited to teaching, but to training, teaching modes include not only lecture, but also multimedia presentations, on-site teaching, guiding surgery teaching, laboratory, thesis writing training, papers report, clinical thinking and operation basic skill, medical record writing training. The guidance is not limited to time, but to having effect, the teaching guidance is not limited to the tutor, physicians at all levels having the teaching tasks, with different guarantee effect. The assessment is not just scoring, but to practice, the teaching assessment is not a piece of test paper, but the clinical skills practice, medical record writing practice, operation basic skill practice, the clinical process practice, experiment skills practice and thesis writing practice. For the professional degree graduate students, through the point to pointteaching mode, it will lay the foundation for the clinical practice better to develop a good habit of continuous learning, self learning, lifelong learning, for their future knowledge update, for their future career life.
10.Impact of four anesthetic drugs commonly used in animal experiments on the cardiovascular system in rats
Anhui SUN ; Jie GU ; Tao WU ; Zhaokai YUAN ; Xiong CAI ; Zhixi HU ; Weixiong JIAN ; Xin LI
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2016;24(2):120-126
Objective To explore the impact of four different anesthetic drugs commonly used in animal experi-ments on cardiovascular system in rats.Methods Electrocardiogram ( ECG) and blood pressure were dynamically recor-ded by a BioPac MP150 system after anesthesia.In addition, the blood glucose at different time points and hepatic func-tion, kidney function, cardiac enzymes and electrolytes at the end of the test were collected.Rusults Chloral hydrate caused severe ventricular arrhythmia.Isoflurane had inhibitory effect on the heart rate.Pentobarbital sodium induced a in-crease of ECG P wave.Urethane caused J point elevation of ECG.Blood pressure in the urethane-and pentobarbital sodi-um-treated groups were increased.Chloral hydrate caused CK to be raised, while isoflurane showed the opposite effect on CK and CKMB.Alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase in the pentobarbitol sodium and isoflurane groups were decreased.Creatinine in the chloral hydrate, pentobarbital sodium and isoflurane groups were lower, and the serum sodium and potassium were decreased in the four groups.Conclusions Chloral hydrate has obvious effect on the cardio-vascular system, and is not suitable for animal studies on cardiovascular diseases.Pentobarbital sodium, urethane, isoflu-rane can be chosen for animal studies on cardiovascular diseases.