1.An intervention to reduce discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS among medical students
Chinese Journal of AIDS & STD 2006;0(02):-
Objective To explore the effectiveness of short-term integrated intervention to reduce discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA)among medical students.Methods A quasi-experimental survey was conducted.Two medical schools in Beijing,one as intervention group and the other as control group were selected by convenience sampling,from which 123 undergraduate students or interns of medical and nursing specialties were recruited,62 in the intervention group and 61 in the control group.The intervention group was provided with 13 hour long antidiscrimination intervention by increasing HIV/AIDS related knowledge,sympathy and skill in dealing with people living with HIV/AIDS,while the control group was deprived of any intervention.The attitude of the students in the 2 groups were assessed by questionnaire survey in 5 time points after the intervention.Results Compared with the control group,at 4 time points after the intervention students in the intervention group had less discrimination against PLWHA in general;and significantly less discrimination in dealing with them as patients(P
2.Advances of Lentiviral Vectors Design and Application
Shu-Yan WANG ; Yu ZHANG ;
China Biotechnology 2006;0(11):-
As an efficient gene transfer vehicle lentiviral vector has been widely used in therapy research. Comparing with other retrovirus vectors, lentiviral vectors have the unique ablility of transfecting nondividing cells and terminal differentiated cells. In addition, lentiviral vectors can accommodate two or more promoters and can carry larger foreign gene insertions. Now the new generation of lentiviral vectors encoding transcriptional control sequence provides effective means for the regulation of foreign gene expression. The development of lentiviral vectors and its application in the gene therapy field were summarized.
3.Experimental observation of living cells on the surface of intraocular lenses
Hongquan YU ; Yan ZHANG ; Jun YU
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2000;26(2):142-143
Objective:To observe the living cells on the surface of intraocular lenses and to compare the cellular numbers and morphology of prestaining to that of poststaining.Methods:Twenty adult pigment rabbit eyes were given posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.Lenses were extracted and put into 1640 cell cultural liquid immediately on the 1 st,3 rd,7 th,14 th and 28 th day respectively after operatrion.The samples were observed under inverted phase contrast microscope subsequently.Results:We found cells deposited on the surface of lenses from 1 st to 28 th day after operation.These cells contracted and lost three-demensional appearance while its number was less than that of prestaining obviously.Conclusion:A part of cells remove from the surface of lenses during staining;however,we could count the number but could not affirm cellular types which would make error in cellular classification and counting.The fact suggests that we should discover new accurate and reliable methods to avoid mistakes during experiment.
4.Changes of cerebral vasoreactivity in patients with acute cerebral infarction of various subtypes
Xiaoqing WU ; Yan ZHANG ; Xuehong YU
Journal of Clinical Neurology 1995;0(04):-
Objective To explore the changes of cerebral vasoreactivity(CVR) in patients with acute cerebral infarction of various clinical subtypes.Methods The 70 patients with acute cerebral infarction were divided into 3 subtypes:atherothrombotic infarction (AI)group(n=22), lacunar infarction (LI)group(n=33), cardiogenic infarction (CI)group(n=15).The mean blood flow velocity (Vm), pulse index(PI), resistance index(RI) in bilateral middle cerebral artery(MCA) were detected, and breath holding index (BHI) was measured by TCD in these patients through breath holding test. All the data were compared with the health controls. Results Compared with normal control group,the Vm,PI and RI were significantly increased (P0.05). Conclusions There are differents in CVR in patients with acute cerebral infarction of various subtypes. The damage of CVR is more obviously in AI and LI group. There is clinical significance for measurement of CVR to evaluate the haemodynamic changes in various subtype of acute cerebral infarction.
5.Effects of Yizhikoufuye on apoptosis in different cerebral regions of rats with Alzheimer's disease
Yan ZHAN ; Dihui MA ; Yu ZHANG
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2006;0(01):-
Objective To observe the effect of YiZhikoufuye(YZ) on apoptosis in the different cerebral regions of experimental Alzheimer's disease(AD) rats.Methods The animal model of AD was set up by stereotaxic damage of CA1 area of rat hippocampus using aggressive A?1-40.After operation thirty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into YZ,melatonin and model control groups,10 in each group.The rats were fed with YZ, melatonin and saline,respectively.On the 41th day,the rats were killed.The percentage of apoptotic cells,the changes of mitochondrial membrane potential and the expression level of cytochrome C protein were observed with immunohistochemical methods.Results Compared with control group,YZ could inhibit the apoptotic changes caused by A?(P
6.Study of cerebrovascular reactivity assessed by transcranial Doppler sonography with breath-holding test and its association with risk factors of cerebrovascular disease
Xiaoqing WU ; Yan ZHANG ; Xuehong YU
Journal of Clinical Neurology 1992;0(01):-
Objective To assess the cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in health subjects and patients with risk factors by means of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) with breath-holding maneuver, and its association with risk factors of cerebrovascular disease.Methods The breath-holding index (BHI), which was the percentage increase in middle cerebral artery(MCA)blood flow velocity and was as index of CVR assessment, was detected during breath-holding by TCD and breath-holding technique in 137 patients with various risk-factors of cerebrovascular disease and 87 normal controls.The regression analysis was done between the CVR and risk factors.Results The mean blood velocity before (Vm) and after holding test (Vm′) were significantly lower in group with age of 20-40 years than that of the age of 41-60 and over 60 years(all P
7.Hospital Infection in Infectious Disease Ward of a General Hospital
Yan YU ; Yidan ZHANG ; Genfang LIN
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2006;0(05):-
OBJECTIVE To discuss cause and nursing of hospital infection in infectious disease ward.METHODS Hospital infection in infectious disease ward of a general hospital was analyzed retrospectively.RESULTS The hospital infection rate was 6.18%;the main site of infection was respiratory tract(48.84%);November is the highest month of infection rate.The infection rate was seen higher among liver disease patients.CONCLUSIONS The hard ware must be enhanced to reform and the sickroom arrangement be regularized.It is important for hospitals to strengthen infection control.The main treatment to control hospital infection is applying aseptic operation strictly.
8.Caenorhabditis elegans:an model organism for gut flora-host interactions research
Zhoulong YU ; Yan GAO ; Chenggang ZHANG
Military Medical Sciences 2015;(10):794-796,801
Gut microbes play an important role in human health and are believed to be closely related to obesity , diabetes and some other metabolic diseases .Recently, intestinal flora has become a research hotspot and new target for disease prevention.The problems facing intestinal flora research included variability between individuals ,huge amounts and varieties of gut microbes .Caenorhabditis elegans, with the advantages of living on E.coli, short growth periods , easy observation,applicability to high throughput screening of drugs , is an ideal model organism for research of microbe-host interactions .It has been used in probiotics screening and interaction mechanism research of multifold bacteria .This review summarizes some new researches and applications in this area .
9.Application of critical-care pain observation tool for the evaluation of pain in elderly patients with mechanical ventilation
Meng CHUN ; Zhang YAN ; Liang YU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2011;30(12):1008-1011
ObjectiveTo assess the degree of pain in elderly patients with mechanical ventilation in ICU using critical-care pain observation tool(CPOT) and to choose the correct sedative and analgesic method.Methods 110 elderly patients in ICU after neurosurgery were divided into three assessment stages,every stage had two record points and total six points (T1-T6):the first stage (intubation and unconsciousness,T1-T2),the second stage (intubation and consciousness,T3T4 ) and the third stage(extubation and consciousness,T5-T6 ).Among them T1,T3and T5were nonnocuity assessment points of every stage,while T2,T4 and T6 were nocuity assessment points of every stage.The assessment time was one minute at every point.After recorded at every point in second and third stages,patients were asked to use the pain intensity descriptive scale (PIDS) themselves.CPOT,heart rate and mean arterial pressure (MAP) from T1 to T6 were recorded as well as PIDS from T3 to T6 in second and third stages.Results In the three stages,CPOT〔(26.8 vs.0.54,3.36 vs.1.20,2.78 vs.0.68) scores〕,HR〔(95 vs.85,94 vs.82,94 vs.84)beat/min〕 and MAP〔(95 vs.85,95 vs.87,94 vs.87)mm Hg〕 at T2,T4and T6 were higher than T1 (t=-42.89,-55.95,-55.38),T3 (t =- 5.52,- 11.33,- 11.78) and T5 ( t =- 5.54,- 9.95,- 11.33 ) ( P< 0.05 ).The PIDS at T4 and T6were higher than at T3and T5in the second and third stages 〔(2.52 vs.1.69,2.12 vs.1.44)scores〕 (P<0.05).The correlation coefficient between CPOT and PIDS at T3 and T4 in the second stage were 0.49 and 0.58,respectively (P<0.05),and between CPOT and PIDS at T5 and T6 were 0.52 and 0.59 in the third stage,respectively (P < 0.05),and they both reached moderate correlation.ConclusionsCPOT may be an effective way to assess the degree of pain in elderly patients with mechanical ventilation at present.
10.Progress of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT in multimodality treatment of colorectal cancer
Yan ZHANG ; Fen ZHAO ; Jinming YU
Journal of International Oncology 2012;39(9):699-702
The efficacy of colorectal cancer treatment is not very satisfactory.Conventional morphologic imagings are limited in the diagnosis and in the applications of multimodality treatment for colorectal cancer.18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT can play a pivotal role in detecting metabolism changes and in the localization of lesions concurrently.It is valuable in the assessment of responses to therapy,prediction of prognosis and selecting modality management and monitoring postoperative recurrence.The right-moment and proper application of PET-CT can increase the therapeutic efficacy of colorectal cancer.