1.Effects of inducers of differentiation on telomerase activity in malignant cells
Liming ZHANG ; Qian HE ; Guang YANG ; Zhilong CHEN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2001;17(2):140-142
More than 85% of all cancers express telomeras e activity. Human telome rase has been proposed as a novel and potentially highly selective target for ca ncer therapy. Inducers of differentiation are involved in regulation of telomera se activity. In the present review, the effects of retinoids, vitamin D3 compo unds, tea catechins and matrine on telomerase activity in malignant cells were r eviewed.
2.Effects of inducers of differentiation on telomerase activity in malignant cells
Liming ZHANG ; Qian HE ; Guang YANG ; Zhilong CHEN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 1987;0(02):-
More than 85% of all cancers express telomerase activity. Human telomerase has been proposed as a novel and potentially highly selective target for canon therapy. Inducers of differentiation are involved in regulation of telomerase activity. In the present review, the effects of retinoids, vitamin D3 compounds, tea catechins and matrine on telomerase activity in malignant cells were reviewed.
3.Role of C-terminal Src kinase in angiotensin Ⅱ-induced cytoskeletal rearrangement in glomerular podocytes
Lu ZHANG ; Zhilong REN ; Qian YANG ; Yiqiong MA ; Guohua DING
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2015;31(11):842-847
Objective To investigate the effects of angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ) on the expression of C-terminal Src kinase (Csk) in Ang Ⅱ-infused rat model and cultured podocytes,and to explore the role of Csk in Ang Ⅱ-induced cytoskeletal rearrangement of podocytes.Methods Twenty-four Wista rats were randomly subjected to normal saline infusion,or Ang Ⅱ infusion at 400 ng · kg1 · min-1 (via subcutaneous osmotic minipumps) for 2 or 4 weeks.Renal histomorphology was evaluated through electron microscopy.The expression of glomerular Csk was analyzed by immunofluorescence and Western blotting.In vitro,conditionally immortalized mouse podocytes were cultured and treated with Ang Ⅱ doses ranging from 10-9 mol/L to 10-5 mol/L and for different hours.The expression of podocytes Csk was assessed by Western blotting.After transfection to podocytes with Csk siRNA,FITC-conjugated phalloidin was used to stain F-actin,to investigate the role of Csk in Ang Ⅱ-induced or cytochalasin D-induced cytoskeletal rearrangement.Results (1) Examination of Ang Ⅱ infusion rats glomerular and podocyte ultrastructure by electron microscopy revealed foot process effacement and fusion; (2) In Ang Ⅱ infusion rats,the expression of glomerular Csk was increased (P < 0.05); (3) In vitro,Ang Ⅱ-stimuli up-regulated the expression of Csk (P < 0.05),and the effects of Ang Ⅱ were on dose-dependent and time-dependent manner; (4) Ang Ⅱ-induced disruption of F-actin was alleviated by Csk siRNA transfection in cultured podocytes; furthermore,cytochalasin D depolymerized the F-actin cytoskeleton,while Csk siRNA stabilized the actin filaments.Conclusion The enhanced expression of Csk may be involved in Ang II-induced podocytes cytoskeletal rearrangement and foot process fusion.
4.Analysis of skin prick test results in 2991 patients with allergic rhinitis in Wenzhou
Zhi LI ; Jili LIU ; Zhilong CHEN ; Kaiquan ZHU ; Fan YE ; Qian YIN ; Qiongmin ZHANG ; Zhisu LIAO ; Weiqing FANG ; Yue ZHANG
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2016;23(1):31-35
OBJECTIVE To determine the distribution of allergens in patients with allergic rhinitis in Wenzhou area. METHODS Patients with AR symptoms from January 2013 to December 2014 were given skin prick test (SPT). The clinical data about SPT was retrospectively colleceted to analyze SPT results. RESULTS 1. Among 2991 individuals, the total positive rate of SPT was 82.0%, with Dermatophagoides farinae (Der. f) and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der.p) as the most common allergens; the positive rate of inhalant allergen was obviously higher than that of ingestive ones, with significantly statistical difference(χ2=2006.557,P<0.01). Most of patients were allergic to double allergens; the intensity of Der.f and Der.p mainly presented as (++++), with no significant difference(Z=-0.391, P=0.696). 2. There was significant difference of variation with seasons(χ2=34.254, P<0.01). 3. No significant difference of positive rate were observed in different AR-courses(χ2=16.102, P<0.01). 4. Significant difference of positive rate was found among different age-groups; The positive rate was increased along with growing age, got peak at group of 10-12 years old, and then got down after that. CONCLUSION Dust mite was the main allergen coursed AR in Wenzhou area. Seasons and age were two important factors effecting on positive of SPT and onset of AR. The positive rate of allergens was related to age.
5.Development of comprehensive ability evaluation system for general practice management post in community health service institutions
Lili WENG ; Ping LU ; Zhilong QIAN ; Xiaofeng XU ; Lin SHEN ; Yanwen TANG ; Zhangshi PAN ; Yuanyuan GE
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2021;20(7):754-759
Objective:To develop a comprehensive ability evaluation system for general practice management post in community health service institutions.Methods:Based on the previous studies and literature search on competency of general practitioners in various clinical posts, the first draft of the comprehensive ability indicator system for general management posts was designed. From November 2019 to January 2020, the comprehensive ability indicator system, classification and scoring method and evaluation method for general management posts were determined through three rounds of Delphi consultation.Results:Seventeen experts with administrative management experiences were invited for consultation, including 3 directors in charge and 14 general practice managers. The response rate of valid questionnaires in the three rounds of consultation were all 17/17, the authority of experts were all>0.7, and the coordination coefficients of expert opinions were 0.142, 0.212, and 0.532 (all P<0.01). The 11 evaluation indexes of the comprehensive ability of community general management posts were: achievement orientation, initiative, interpersonal understanding, service consciousness, influence, organization, training others, teamwork, team leadership, professional skills and confidence. Methods suitable for evaluation the ability of psychological test indicators were achievement orientation, interpersonal understanding, service consciousness and self-confident;appropriate indicators for no-leader group discussion were initiation, influence, team work, team leadership;appropriate indicators for in-tray test ability were organized cognition, professional skills;and the appropriate indicator for the ability of the structured interview was training others. Conclusions:The comprehensive ability evaluation system for community general management posts established in this study is scientific and practical, which may provide objective standard basis for the ability evaluation of community health management talents.
6. Study of epidemic area on Tsutsugamushi disease in Taizhou from 2013 to 2014
Yilin HE ; Haiyu YANG ; Chunxia YU ; Xiang ZHANG ; Qianhua YI ; Zhilong MA ; Jie CHA ; Xiaobing XU ; Qi ZHANG ; Wenjun DAI ; Weijuan QIAN ; Jun YIN ; Saijin ZHU ; Zhen XU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2017;51(3):252-256
Objective:
To study the epidemiological characteristics of tsutsugamushi disease, and to confirm the existence of the disease's epidemic foci in Taizhou.
Methods:
From 2013 to 2014, Dongxing town hospital and Xingqiao town hospital were selected as specimen collection sites in Jingjiang city. Blood samples (5 ml) were collected from 40 patients with acute tsutsugamushi disease. A total of 59 rodents were captured with cage night method in the survey sites at 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11 months in 2013, from which, the spleen, liver, and kidney specimens were selected. Chigger mites were captured by small blackboard method and from the ears of the captured rodents. A total of 226 small blackboards were laid, 27 mites were captured, and the samples were grounded into suspension. Nested-polymerase chain reaction and cell and tissue culture techniques were used to test the specimen from the probable patients, host animals and chigger mites.
Results:
Among the 40 acute tsutsugamushi disease blood samples, 29 were found to meet the test requirements, 17 were positive for orientia tsutsugamushi nucleic acid with 59% of the positive rate, and 1 stran orientia tsutsugamushi was isolated. 59 rats were captured and the density of mice was 5.5%. Among them, there were 26 Mus musculus (2.4%), 18 Rattus flavipectus (1.7%) and 15 Smelly shrew (density 1.4%). 1 Smelly shrew was tested positive for orientia tsutsugamushi nucleic acid, and the negative results were found in the other rodent specimens. 27 Chigge mites were collected by small blackboard method and the density of mites was 0.12 for each blackboard, among which 3 larvae and 24 nymphs were found. 33 Chigger mites were collected from the ears of 3 Smelly shrew, and the density of the mite was 11 per mouse. All the captured Chigger mites were identified as Leptotrombidium scutellare and 1 group of specimens of Chigger mites from the external environment were positive for orientia tsutsugamushi nucleic acid.
Conclusion
There was a high density of mice in the epidemic area from May to November and the species of the chigger mites were Chigger mites in Taizhou. The nucleic acid of the oriental tsutsugamushi was detected in the patients with acute scrub typhus, rodents and vectors. According to the above-mentioned results, it was considered that the scrub typhus epidemic area of Taizhou city has the natural foci of scrub typhus.
7.A qualitative study on the career development path of general practitioners in the community
Ping LU ; Zhimin LU ; Lili WENG ; Zhilong QIAN ; Yuanyuan GE
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2022;21(2):121-127
Objective:To analyze the career development path and related problems of general practitioners (GPs)in the community.Methods:In October 2019, general practitioners with different positions working in Malu Town Community Health Service Center of Shanghai Jiading district were selected by typical sampling to participate in a focus group interview. Based on the saturation principle, 5 general practitioners were invited for in-depth interviews on their career development and related issues. The original data were analyzed with Colaizzi′s seven-step analysis method.Results:The career development of the general practitioners working in the community was divided into three stages: start stage, experience-accumulation stage and career-differentiation stage. In the start stage (the first 0-24 months), the GPs mainly got familiar with the community health service center through community rotation. In the experience-accumulation stage (1-5 years after entering the community health service center), GPs accumulated clinical experience from outpatient clinic, ward, and being family doctor, etc; at the same time, they accumulated management experience through part-time public health management, research and education management, secondment in district health committee. In the professional differentiation stage (5 years or more after entering the community health service center), GPs may take a position of full-time management, or department head. The three respondents had confusion in certain career development stages, including confusion in clinical skills upgrading and balance between clinical and management duties.Conclusions:The study suggests that general practitioners in the entry stage need to be given timely clinical rotation as well as research and teaching training; in the career differentiation stage, it is necessary to incorporate upgrading clinical service and management capability with policy development directions and institutional development needs to promote the successful career differentiation of general practitioners.