2.Research progress in drug-induced aplastic anemia
Clinical Medicine of China 2017;33(2):176-179
Aplastic anemia(AA)is a rare disease oringed from hematopoietic cell,characterized by failure of the bone marrow and pancytopenia in peripheral blood.The mechanism of AA is indistinct,it can be congenital,or acquired disposition.Acquired AA may be secondary to poisonous,radiation,virus infection and some medicine.All these factors can injure bone marrow directly,suppressing the proliferation and differentiation of bone marrow,on the other hand,the immune system play a pivotal role indirectly.This review focused on the pathologic classification,mechanism of drug-induced aplastic anemia.
3.Optimal screening of short hairpin and construction of its eukaryotic expression vector for glial fibrillary acidic protein
Mingyong GAO ; Zhenyu LI ; Hongyin YAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2007;11(27):5450-5454
BACKGROUND: The glial scar formation after spinal cord injury in mammals is the physical and chemical barriers for neural regeneration, and relieving or delaying glial scar formation can provide benefit conditions for the regeneration of injured spinal cord.OBJECTIVE: To design and screen short hairpin RNA (shRNA) interfere molecular targeting the gene coding region of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in rat, and reconstruct the eukaryotic vector of shRNA.DESIGN: An observational animal experiment.SETTING: Department of Spine Surgery, Shenzhen Hospital affiliated to Southern Medical University.MATERIALS: Twenty-five Wistar rats of clean degree, either male or female, weighing 20-25 g, were used. DMEM/F12,lipofectamine2000, Trizol RNA separating kits); fetal bovine serum (Hyclone); BamH Ⅰ, HindⅢ, Pstl, Sail and T4 ligases;Plasmid mini preparation kit and DNA gel extraction kit.METHODS: The experiments were carried out in the Shenzhen Hospital affiliated to Southern Medical University from October 2005 to June 2006. Three pairs of shRNA template which composed of 19 bp reverse repeated motif of GFAP target sequence with 9 bp spacer were designed and synthesized, then they were inserted directionally into plasmid Psilencer 2.1 respectively to generate small interfering RNA (siRNA) eukaryotic expression vector. ShRNA molecules were transfected by liposome via ex vivo expression repressive model of GFAP of rat spinal astrocytes. The effects of expressive suppression were detected with real-time fluorescence quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot, and then the optimal shRNA eukaryotic vector of repressive expression of GFAP was screened.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Interfering sequence specific shRNA template synthesis; ② Constructing specific recombinant plasmid eukaryotic expression vector. ③ Culturing rat spinal astrocytes in vitro; ④ Effects of expressive suppression on GFAP in primary astrocytes after RNA interference detected with real-time fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot.RESULTS: Sequence analysis showed that GFAP-shRNA recombinant plasmid eukaryotic expression vector was successfully constructed, and optimal GFAP-shRNA eukaryotic vector was screened using real-time fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot. The GFAP expressions were reduced by 81%, 63% and 56% at the levels of mRNA and protein respectively.CONCLUSION: GFAP-shRNA eukaryotic expression vectors were successfully constructed and screened. The gene expression GFAP of primitive rat astrocyte can be suppressed significantly by the GFAP-shRNA eukaryotic expression recombinant optimized via ex vivo cellular expression suppression model, which should pave the way for the following multiple targets of RNAi genetic manipulation in the treatment of suppression of glial scar formation after spinal cord injury.
4.Reference from the Fair PharmaCare Program of BC Canada
Zhenyu YANG ; Min YAN ; Guozhu LIU
China Pharmacy 2001;0(10):-
OBJECTIVE:To introduce the Fair PharmaCare program of BC Canada for the reference of the reform of China's medical insurance system.METHODS:The running procedure of Fair PharmaCare program of BC Canada was introduced in detail and its characteristics were analyzed.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:Fair PharmaCare program covers all BC residents and protects them against economic difficulties in pharmacare.The program serves as a reference for the reform of China's medical insurance system.
5.Pondering over In-service Staff's Application for Master's Degrees
Xinagjin KONG ; Zhenyu LI ; Yan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2003;0(02):-
Now the in-service staff have been permitted to apply for master's degree with the same educational level aspostgraduates. This is a signal reforming policy in postgraduate education and degrees management area in China. Manyhigher professionals are trained for our socialist modernization construction by this education technology. Although therelatively perfect system to manage this project was established in China, there are still some problems demandingprompt solution on the management thoughts, management process as well as management methods in some authorizedunits.
6.Relationship between Complications and Neurologic Subtype or Gross Motor Function in Preterm Infants with Cerebral Palsy
Shuyuan YAN ; Zhenyu LIU ; Xiaoni YAN ; Hongyan QIAN ; Zhong YU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(11):1056-1059
Objective To investigate the distribution of complications and the relationship with neurologic subtype and gross motor function in preterm infants with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods The type, grade of Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), intelligence,speech, ophthalmologic consultation, brainstem auditory evoked potential and electroencephalogram of 135 preterm infants with CP were reviewed. Results There were 284 complications in total, (2.10±1.33) per child, and was significantly different among various types of CP (F=5.50, P<0.001). The incidence of mental retardation and speech disorder was significant different among various types (P<0.05). The incidence of mental retardation, speech disorder, visual impairment and epilepsy increased significantly (P<0.05) in spastic quadriplegia infants,compared with those with diplegia and hemiplegia. The incidence of mental retardation, speech disorder, visual impairment and musculoskeletal disorder was significantly different (P<0.05) among various grades of GMFCS. The frequency of complications was more in children unable to walk (GMFCS Ⅳ~Ⅴ) than able to walk (GMFCS Ⅰ~Ⅲ) for children over 2 years old (t=70.05, P<0.001). Conclusion The incidence of mental retardation, speech disorder, visual and hearing impairment, secondary musculoskeletal disorder and the multiple disorders are related with neurologic subtype and/or the grade of GMFCS.
7.Differentiation from bone marrow stem cells into neuronal-like cells induced by fetal spinal cord tissue
Mingyong GAO ; Zhenyu LI ; Jiande XIAO ; Hongyin YAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2007;11(28):5657-5660
BACKGROUND: It is demonstrated that bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) can generate neurosphere structures, which is similar to cloning sphere of neuron-specific enolase (NSE), in a specially induced system in vitro; therefore, BMSCs draw more and more attention as seed cells to repair central nerve injury.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the differentiation from BMSCs into neuron-like calls induced by fetal spinal cord tissue.DESIGN: Observational study.SETTING: Department of Spine Surgery, Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen.MATERIALS: SD rats (16 pregnant days old and 2 months old) were provided by Animal Center, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Single antibody of NSE, multi-antibody of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and single antibody of neurofilament (NF200) were provided by Wuhan Boster Company.METHODS: The experiment was carried out in Immune Opening Laboratory and Central Laboratory, Basic Medical Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in September 2006. Bones of lower extremities of rats were collected to centrifuge BMSCs. Fetal spinal cord tissue homogenate was extracted from 16 pregnant days old rats to make inducing solution and induce differentiation of BMSCs. Otherwise, embryo muscle tissue was used to make muscle tissue homogenate as the same way so as to regard as the controls.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: BMSCs underwent morphological observation after induction; in addition, anti-NSE, NF200 and anti-GFAP were used to label neurons and astrocytes, respectively. Ten non-overlapping sights were randomly selected from positive reactive-induced cells after immunohistochemical staining under optic microscope to calculate ratio of positive cells of NSE and NF200 counting for total numbers of cells.RESULTS: ① Morphological changes of BMSCs after induction: During early induction, optic microscope indicated that soma of partial cells rebounded; whose apophysis was long and thin; apophysis of differentiated cells grew gradually and intercrossed each other. It was similar to nerve cells and some branches were similar to dendrite branches. However,morphological changes of cells in the control group were not obvious. ② Expression of relevant antigens differentiated from BMSCs into neuron-like cells at one week after induction: Most cells in spinal cord homogenate group expressed as positive NSE and NF200; a few of cells expressed as GFAP. While, positive staining of nerve cell antibody was not observed in the control group; meanwhile, positive reaction of nerve cell antigen was not observed in the control group,too. Immunohistochemistry examination demonstrated that positive rates of NSE and NF200 expressions were (68±1.7)%and (76.2±2.9)%, respectively.CONCLUSION: Fetal spinal cord tissue homogenate can induce differentiation from BMSCs into neuron-like cells.
8.Effects of perineurial block of sciatic nerve with different concentrations of alcohol on structure and function of the nerve and its innervated muscles in rats
Beibei WANG ; Bilei WANG ; Zhenyu CAO ; Yan WANG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2011;33(12):891-897
Objective To observe the concentration effects of alcohol in perineurial block on the structure and function of sciatic nerve and it's innervated muscles in rats so as to provide the basis for clinical application of chemical neurolysis.Methods One hundred and fifty female Sprague-Dawley rats were used and randomly assigned into a blank group(BG,n =6),a control group(CG,n =36),a 50% alcohol group(50G,n =36),a 75% alcohol group(75G,n =36)and a 99.9% alcohol group(99.9G,n =36).The CG received physiological saline injection,the 50G,75G,99.9G received corresponding concentrations alcohol perineurial block,respectively.Changes of motor function was assessed,electrophysiological and histomorphological observations of sciatic nerve and its innervated muscles were conducted before and at 24 h,72 h,1 week,4 week,12 week after block.Results(① Hypokinesia and decrease of motor conduction velocity(MCV)were observed at 24 h after block,and peaked at 72 h after block; at 1 week after block,the motor function and MCV improved,the improvement persisted to the 12th week (P < 0.05); but at the 12th week,MCV was still slower than that before block(P < 0.01).②There were significant differences with regard to motot function and MCV of sciatic nerve among 99.9G and the other groups at e ery time point after block(P <0.05); ③ Reversible dengeneration of sciatic nerve and hind limb muscle,nonreversible necrosis of muscle occurred more seriously with the increase of alcohol concentration,and the cicatrization in 99.9G was more obvious than that in 50G and 75G at the 12th week; ④Structural lesion of sciatic nerve occurred at 24 h after block and peaked at the 72th h,myelinated axonal sprouts appeared at 1 week after block and persisted to the 12th weck.Conclusions ① The effects of 99.9 % alcohol perineural block on the structural lesion,motor function and MCV of sciatic nerve and its related muscle were more obvious than those of 50% and 75% alcohol; ② The destructive effect of alcohol block would maintain more than 12 week and neural restoration would maintain more than 12 weeks too.
9.Differentiation of pancreas carcinoma from healthy pancreas using diffusion-weighted MR imaging:comparison of apparent diffusion coefficient and intravoxel incoherent motion-derived parameters
Wei HE ; Yan ZHOU ; Jianyu LIU ; Zhenyu ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2016;50(6):427-431
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic performance of multi ? b value DWI to differentiate pancreatic adenocarcinoma from healthy pancreas using the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and parameters derived from the intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) theory. Methods Forty?eight patients with histopathologically proven pancreatic adenocarcinoma and fifty patients with healthy pancreas were examined at 3.0 Tesla using a single?shot echo?planar imaging DWI pulse sequence. Eight b?values ranging from 0 to 1 000 s/mm2 were used. ADC, diffusion coefficient (D), perfusion?related diffusion (D*) and perfusion fraction (f) were compared between pancreatic adenocarcinoma and healthy pancreas, t test or Mann?Whitney U test was used to compare the MRI parameters, ROC was used to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency. Results In comparison to healthy pancreatic tissue, a significant reduction of the ADC, D*and f was found in pancreatic adenocarcinoma [healthy pancreatic tissue:(1.68±0.31)×10-3mm2/s, 27.10×10-3mm2/s, (36.92±12.47)%;pancreatic adenocarcinoma:(1.51±0.37)×10-3mm2/s, 13.90×10-3mm2/s, (30.06±19.84)%] (P<0.05). No significant difference in the diffusion coefficient D was observed between the two groups (1.06× 10-3 and 1.26 × 10-3mm2/s; P>0.05). In the ROC?analyses, the area under curve for D* was the largest (0.727), followed by f and ADC in order (0.680 and 0.669). Conclusion Using the IVIM DWI approach, the D*, f and ADC value are useful for differentiating pancreatic adenocarcinoma from healthy pancreatic tissue.
10.Clinical significance of CUL4B and interleukin-6 levels in patients with multiple myeloma
Rui LIU ; Yingman WANG ; Haixia ZHANG ; Zhenyu YAN ; Yanli XIAO
Clinical Medicine of China 2016;32(9):780-782
Objective To investigate the clinical significance of CUL4B and interleukin?6( IL?6) levels in patients with multiple myeloma(MM).Methods The mRNA of CUL4B and IL?6 were detected by real?time relative quantitative PCR and enzyme?linked immunosorbent assay( ELISA) in 46 cases of MM and 40 cases of non hematologic cancer patients.Results CUL4B concentrations in patients with MM were 3.455(2.098,4. 768).IL?6 concentrations in patients with MM were significantly higher than those of the normal control group ((23. 985(23. 015,26. 878) ng/L vs. 6. 205(5. 405,10. 215) ng/L,Z=-8. 262,P=0. 000). The expression of CUL48 mRNA in Stage Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ was 2. 424 ( 1. 881, 3. 583 ) , 3. 594 ( 2. 093, 5. 738 ) , 4. 300 ( 2. 928, 7. 272) respectively, and IL?6 was 23. 115 ( 22. 723, 23. 568 ) , 23. 630 ( 22. 860, 26. 625 ) , 26. 35 ( 24. 995, 30. 550) ng/L respectively,with the increase of clinical stage,the level of CUL4B and IL?6 showed increasing trend( P<0. 05) . CUL4B concentrations were significantly decreased in MM patients after treatment than before treatment(1. 665(1. 420,2. 298) vs. 3. 455(2. 098,4. 768),Z=-4. 955,P=0. 000). IL?6 concentrations were significantly decreased in MM patients after treatment than before treatment( 15. 160( 11. 705,17. 195) ng/L vs. 23. 985(23. 015,26. 878) ng/L,Z=-7. 981,P=0. 000). CUL4B level in patients was positively correlated with IL?6( r=0. 386,P=0. 008 ) . Conclusion It is of great significance to detect CUL4B and IL?6 in patients with MM on clinical stage,the condition of judgment and efficacy observation.