1.Survey on the knowledge, attitudes and behavior for foodborne disease in medical staff
Zhi CHEN ; Zihang ZHU ; Wen ZHOU ; Shaozhen YU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(2):159-161
Objective To investigate the knowledge,attitude and behavior of medical staffs on foodborne diseases.Methods To investigate the knowledge,attitude and behavior of medical staffs on foodborne diseases by random sampling following the questionnaire.Results There were 332 medical workers attending the survey.The medical staffs were lack of knowledge for foodborne disease,percent of pass was 34.33%.The pass rate of attitude and behavior were 88.88% and 98.19%.The knowledge score of medical staff of top three hospital (6.49± 2.18)were lower than the community health service center(7.04±2.26) (P<0.05),but attitude and behavior score of this two staffs had not statistical differences(P>0.05).Conclusion It is necessary to help medical staff to improve the attitude of foodborne diseases,and improve the monitoring of underreporting case.
2. Two-stage estimation on adjustment for cross-over in oncology trials
Quanji YU ; Senmiao NI ; Min YANG ; Zihang ZHONG ; Jiawei ZHOU ; Lixin CAI ; Jianling BAI ; Hao YU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2021;26(4):395-400
AIM: To investigate the application of two-stage estimation (TSE) on adjustment for treatment switch in oncology trials. METHODS: The theory and implementation of TSE method was described, and was applied to adjust the data from a two-arm randomized controlled trial of anti-tumor drugs. The changes of survival curves and hazard ratio of two groups after adjustment for cross-over were evaluated. In addition, the results of two-stage estimation and rank preserving structural failure time model (RPSFT) were compared. RESULTS: After adjustment for cross-over using TSE methods, the results showed that the median survival time of control group was shorter than the original one, and the hazard ratio was lower than the observed value. Moreover, TSE method showed similar results to rank preserving structural failure time model. CONCLUSION: The TSE method is relatively simple to use, reliable and has a good practice property in cross-over analysis of oncology trials. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to its application scopes.
3.Akt2 inhibitor promotes M2 macrophage polarization in rats with periapical inflammation by reducing miR-155-5p expression.
Jingyi LI ; Siyuan YANG ; Zhen HAN ; Tianle JIANG ; Yao ZHU ; Zihang ZHOU ; Jingping ZHOU
Journal of Southern Medical University 2023;43(4):568-576
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effect of Akt2 inhibitor on macrophage polarization in the periapical tissue in a rat model of periapical inflammation.
METHODS:
Rat models of periapical inflammation were established in 28 normal SD rats by opening the pulp cavity of the mandibular first molars, followed by injection of normal saline and Akt2 inhibitor into the left and right medullary cavities, respectively. Four rats without any treatment served as the healthy control group. At 7, 14, 21 and 28 days after modeling, 7 rat models and 1 control rat were randomly selected for observation of inflammatory infiltration in the periapical tissues by X-ray and HE staining. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression and localization of Akt2, macrophages and the inflammatory mediators. RT-PCR was performed to detect the mRNA expressions of Akt2, CD86, CD163, inflammatory mediators, miR-155-5p and C/EBPβ to analyze the changes in macrophage polarization.
RESULTS:
X-ray and HE staining showed that periapical inflammation was the most obvious at 21 days after modeling in the rats. Immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR showed that compared with those in the control rats, the expressions of Akt2, CD86, CD163, miR-155-5p, C/EBPβ, and IL-10 increased significantly in the rat models at 21 days (P < 0.05). Compared with saline treatment, treatment with the Akt2 inhibitor significantly decreased the expression levels of Akt2, CD86, miR-155-5p and IL-6 and the ratio of CD86+M1/CD163+M2 macrophages (P < 0.05) and increased the expression levels of CD163, C/EBPβ and IL-10 in the rat models (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
Inhibition of Akt2 can delay the progression of periapical inflammation in rats and promote M2 macrophage polarization in the periapical inflammatory microenvironment possibly by reducing miR-155-5p expression and activating the expression of C/EBPβ in the Akt signaling pathway.
Rats
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Animals
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism*
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MicroRNAs/genetics*
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Interleukin-10
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Macrophages/metabolism*
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Inflammation/metabolism*