1.Optimization of hospital outpatient service process:practice and comments
Fenfang ZHENG ; Jinlin LIU ; Ying MAO
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2016;32(6):458-460
Taking the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine as an example,the paper discussed its practices in optimizing outpatient service process.These practices include innovating convenient outpatient service process,establishing a coordination center of hospital's beds to strengthen pre-hospital one-stop management,implementing day surgery to improve inpatient service,implementing professional and humanized hospital clinical care,introducing the concept of fast tract surgery to promote accelerated rehabilitation after surgery,and establishing a follow-up center for inpatients discharged.Such efforts have improved the medical services' efficiency and quality,and improved the patients' satisfaction.
3.Investigation on the standardization of Prescription Technology on Chinese clinical pharmacy
Huaqiang ZHAI ; Mingchao GAO ; Diqian LIU ; Ming MAO ; Huzhan ZHENG
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy 2005;0(02):-
It is significant to carry out standardization of Prescription Technology on Chinese clinical pharmacy,which will not only improve the regulation of traditional Chinese medicine techniques,but also promote the standardization of the pharmaceutical industry an important part of the building. The discussion of seven areas of clinical medicine about Prescription audit, prescription pricing, prescription cope, deployment dose, footnote implementation, regulating review, dispensing explain for standardization will be improving and perfecting the pharmacy service system.
4.Study of human telomere G4-DNA stabilizers
Xiaohui ZHENG ; Haiying LIU ; Lixin XIA ; Zongwan MAO
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2016;32(6):751-755
Telomere maintenance plays a critical role in cancer progression.Approximately 85% human cancer cells maintain their telomere length through activation of telomerase.Other 15%of cancers maintain telomere length independently of telom-erase by alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT)pathway. Both events are equally important for telomere length mainte-nance of cancer cells.Human telomere consists of a series of G rich DNA sequences,which could form G-quadruplex.The for-mation of this structure can block the extension of telomeres by telomerase or ALT,resulting in cancer cell death.Thereby,G-quadruplex has been one of the focuses of anticancer therapy in recent years.This review focuses on the latest progress of G-quadruplex stabilizers.
5.Anti-mitogenic effect of sorafenib and metformin on human anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells
Xiaodong MAO ; Guofang CHEN ; Shuhang XU ; Quanxi ZHENG ; Chao LIU
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2013;29(7):608-612
Objective To elucidate the effect of multi-kinase inhibitor sorafenib on anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells in the presence or absence of metformin.Methods SW1736 and C643 cells were treated with sorafenib in the presence or absence of metformin for various periods of time.Cell viability was detected by MTT.Cell cycle and cell apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry.Caspase-3 activity was detected by colorimetric kit.Western blot was used to analyze pERK phosphorylation and cyclinD1 expression.Results Sorafenib inhibited the growth of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells and induced cell cycle arrest and cell apoptosis.The EC50 of sorafenib in SW1736 and C643 was 3.68 μmol/L and 4.87 μmol/L respectively.After sorafenib ± metformin treatment,the caspase3 activity was 131.5 % and 278.0% (P<0.01) in SW1736 cells,127.2% and 196.6% (P<0.01) in C643 cells.On the molecular level,sorafenib inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK and decreased the expression of cyclinD1.Metformin amplified the growth inhibitory effect of sorafenib on anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells.The cell viability was 0.76 ± 0.17 and 0.30 ± 0.04 (P<0.01) in SW1736 cells,0.72 ± 0.09 and 0.34 ± 0.10 (P<0.001) in C643 cells after 2.5 μmol/L sorafenib without or with 5 mmol/L metformin treatment.Conclusions The combination of sorafenib and metformin may be a potent strategy for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma and other advanced cancers.
6.Effect of 17β-estradiol on proliferation of human thyroid stem cells
Shuhang XU ; Guofang CHEN ; Quanxi ZHENG ; Xiaodong MAO ; Xuqin ZHENG ; Derwahl MICHAEL ; Chao LIU
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2014;30(9):769-774
Objective To investigate the effect of 17β-estradiol on the proliferation of thyroid stem/ progenitor cells.Methods In thyroid stem/progenitor cells derived from nodular goiters,the effects of 17 β-estradiol on thyrosphere formation,estrogen receptor (ER) expression,cyclin D1 expression,and mitogen activated protein kinase (MPAK) pathway were analysed by BrdU ELISA,conventional and realtime PCR,immunofluorensence staining,and Western blot.Results 17β-estradiol induced thyrosphere formation and proliferation of thyroid stem/ progenitor cells.ER-α and ER-β were expressed in thyroid stem and progenitor cells with higher mRNA expression level of ER-α compared to differentiated thyrocytes (8.85-±0.81 vs 1.10 ±0.35,P<0.01).Stimulation by 1 mmol/L 17β-estradiol increased cyclin D1 mRNA expression and ERK phosphorylation levels,which was blocked by an ER antagonist,ICI 182780.Conclusion Estrogen stimulated the growth of stem cells derived from thyroid nodules via estrogen receptor,suggesting the relevance of increased thyroid stem cell proliferation with higher prevalence of thyroid nodules in women.
7.Effects of the mixture of Swertia pseudochinensis Hara and Silybum marianum Gaertn extracts on CCl4-induced liver injury in rats with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Zhimin MAO ; Haiyan SONG ; Lili YANG ; Tao LIU ; Dongfei LI ; Peiyong ZHENG ; Ping LIU ; Guang JI
Journal of Integrative Medicine 2012;10(2):193-9
To study the mechanism of liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rats with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and the therapeutic effects of the extract mixture of Dangyao (Swertia pseudochinensis Hara) and Shuifeiji (Silybum marianum Gaertn) on NAFLD rats with liver injury.
8.The relationship between adipocyte fatty acid binding protein and lower limb vascular disease in the elderly with type 2 diabetes
Zhiwen LIU ; Qiaorui LIU ; Liming WU ; Cong MA ; Xulei ZHENG ; Xudong MAO ; Risu NA
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2014;33(10):1085-1088
Objective To explore the relationship between adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP) and lower limb vascular disease (LLVD) in the elderly with type 2 diabetes(T2DM).Methods Bilateral lower limb vessels were checked by the High Resolution Color Doppler in all the subjects,including 40 healthy subjects as control (group A),126 T2DM patients.42 T2DM patients had no LLVD (group B),40 had mild LLVD (group C),and 44 had severe LLVD (group D).The levels of plasma A-FABP,blood glucose,lipid profiles,HOMA-IR,hypersensitive C reactive protein (hs CRP),and e-glomerular filtration rate were determined.Results The levels of plasma A-FABP were in the following ascending order of group A(4.5± 1.7)μg/L<group B(6.1±2.1)μg/L<group C (7.2 ± 2.3)μg/L < group D (8.4 ± 3.2)μg/L (P< 0.01).A-FABP levels elevated along with the decrease of ABI and the increase of L IMT.Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that A FABP levels was main influencing factor of lower limb vascular disease (LLVD) in the elderly with type 2 diabetes.LDL C,HbA1c,HOMR-IR,hs-CRP were the predictive factors for the plasma A-FABP levels in the elderly with T2DM after multiple stepwise regression analysis.Conclusions For elder T2DM patients,the level of plasma A FABP is correlated with the degree of LLVD,and plays an important role in the progress of LLVD.
9.Expressions of glial cell line -derived neurotrophic factor and its tyrosine kinase receptor RET in the terminal rectum of fetal rats with congenital anorectal malformations at different gestational ages
Yan QU ; Yuanmei LIU ; Yuchen MAO ; Zhu JIN ; Mingjuan GAO ; Zebin ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2016;31(23):1829-1833
Objective To explore the expressions and distributions of glial cell line -derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF)and itstyrosine kinase receptor RET in the terminal rectums of fetal rats with congenital anorectal malfor-mations (ARM)at different gestationalage,and to explore their effects on the enteric nervous system in the terminal rectum of ARMfetal rats.Methods Thirty -five SD pregnancy rats were divided into a saline group (n =1 0)and an ethylenethiourea experiment group (n =25)by simple randomized study.The fetal rats were removed from the pregnant rats at the gestational 1 6 d,1 8 d and 20 d.The fetal rats were divided into the saline control group,the ethylenethiourea control group (fetal rats without ARM)and the ethylenethiourea malformation group (ARM fetal rats)by the naked eye and dissecting microscope.HE staining was used to observe the morphology and the intestinal ganglion cells in the terminal rectum were counted.The immunohistochemical staining and Western blot methods were used to observe the distributions of GDNF and RET in the rectum at the gestational 1 6 d,1 8 d and 20 d.The quantitative real -time poly-merase chain reaction (qRT -PCR)was used to detect the expression of GDNF mRNA in the fetal rats in the terminal rectum at the gestational 1 6 d,1 8 d and 20 d.Results HE staining:the development of anorectal terminal in 3 groups of fetal rats was unclear at the gestational 1 6 d.A small amount of scattered nerve plexuses were observed in the muscu-lar layer.The nuclei were small and sparse.The axons and cytoplasms were less.The serosal layer,muscular layer,sub-mucosa,mucosal layer and glands in the terminal rectum were gradually clear in the saline control group and the ethyle-nethiourea control group at the gestational 1 8 d and 20 d.The intermuscular submucosal nerve plexuses increased gra-dually (1 1 .400 ±3.1 34 and 1 1 .200 ±3.425 at the gestational 1 8 d;66.1 00 ±4.954 and 67.600 ±5.481 at the gesta-tional 20 d).While,the layer was unclear in the ethylenethiourea malformation group and the nerve plexus was less (7.800 ±1 .989 at the gestational 1 8 d,and 25.200 ±3.048 at the gestational 20 d),and the difference was statistical-ly significant compared with 2 control groups (F =7.591 ,271 .833,all P <0.05).Immunohistochemistry satning:the expressions of GDNF and RET in all layers of the intestinal wall in the 3 groups of fetal rats were unclear at the gesta-tional 1 6 d and only a few positive cells were observed.The GDNF and RET were expressed in the mucosal layer and submucosa of the terminal rectum as well as intermuscular nerve plexus in the saline control group and the ethylene-thioured control group at the gestational 1 8 d and 20 d.With the continuous development of the embryo,their expression intensities were gradually increased.The expressions of GDNF and RET positive cells were decreased gradually in the ethylenethiourea malformation group.The difference was significant statistically compared with 2 control groups (all P <0.05).qRT -PCR:the expressions of GDNF mRNA showed no statistical difference among 3 groups at the gestational 1 6 d (P >0.05);the expressions of GDNF and RET protein were 1 03.624 ±27.533 and 1 05.1 84 ±1 9.634 at the ges-tational 1 8 d;1 51 .496 ±33.622 and 1 50.738 ±21 .423 at the gestational 20 d in 2 control groups.Compared with the ethylenethiourea malformation group (79.1 69 ±1 1 .697 at the gestational 1 8 d;94.873 ±1 1 .309 at the gestational 20 d),and the difference were statistically significant (all P <0.05).Conclusions The expressions of GDNF and its tyrosine kinase receptor RET had a certain temporal correlation in the terminal rectum of normal fetal rats at different gestational ages and ARM.Moreover,the abnormal expressions of GDNF and its tyrosine kinase receptor RET in the dis-tal rectum of ARMfetal rats can affect the development of enteric nervous system.
10.Multiplanar reconstruction of pterygopalatine fossa communications with multi-detector CT
Jianhua TAO ; Zhenchang WANG ; Junfang XIAN ; Yong LI ; Fengyuan MAN ; Zheng MAO ; Bing LIU
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2006;0(03):-
0.05).CONCLUSION MPR images could objectively and accurately demonstrate the shape of the PPF communications and their adjacent structures.