1.Comparative study on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in premature infants born in the hospital and transported from other hospitals
Jianbing REN ; Yumei YUAN ; Xiufang CHI ; Xianqiong LUO ; Chuan NIE
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2020;35(4):293-296
Objective:To explore the incidence, diagnosis and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity(ROP) in preterm infants born in the Guangdong Women and Children′s Hospital and transported from other hospital.Method:s Clinical data of 755 premature infants with ROP at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Guangdong Women and Children′s Hospital from January 2013 to December 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.There were 239 cases born in the hospital and 516 cases transported from other hospitals.Their gestational age, birth weight, gender, severity of ROP lesion and clinical data were collected and compared.Result:s The birth weight in the group of transported from other hospital was lower than that in the group of born in the hospital[(1 290.64±392.87) g vs.(1 586.21±512.74) g], and the difference was statistically significant( P<0.001). The ROP diagnosis of gestational age in the group of transported from other hospital was higher than that in the group of born in the hospital[(35.53±2.81)weeks vs.(34.51±2.17)weeks], and the difference was statistically significant( P<0.001). On the proportion of severe condition [such as lesion area Ⅰ, aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity(AP-ROP) and plus combined lesions], in the group of transported from other hospital was higher than that in the group of born in the hospital, and the differences was statistically significant( P<0.001). In the comparison of the proportion of laser photocoagulation, vitreous injection, combination of the two operations and supplementary laser therapy, in the group of transported from other hospital were higher than those in the group of born in the hospital[60.1%(310/516 cases) vs.20.9%(50/239 cases); 10.9%(56/516 cases) vs.2.5%(6/239 cases); 8.1%(42/516 cases) vs.1.7%(4/239 cases); 4.5%(23/516 cases) vs.1.3%(3/239 cases)], and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.001). Conclusions:Premature infants with ROP transported from other hospitals have lower birth weight, severe ROP lesions and high surgical intervention rate.Improving ROP screening level in primary hospitals, timely diagnosis and efficient transportation can help to effectively prevent the deterioration of ROP in premature infants and improve their quality of life.
2.The clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of 30 patients with hepatoid ade-nocarcinoma of stomach
Yanfei WANG ; Yumei LAI ; Furong KOU ; Yujia CHI ; Yanqun ZHENG ; Budong ZHU ; Wei LIU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2018;45(7):355-361
Objective:To review the clinicopathological characteristics and analyze the prognostic factors of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of stomach(HAS).Methods:From August 2012 to June 2017,30 patients with HAS were diagnosed in Daycare of Peking University Cancer Hospital.Clinicopathological data and follow-up information of these patients were retrospectively collected and analyzed.Re-sults:The median age of these 30 patients was 58 years at diagnosis,with a male-to-female ratio of 2.75:1.Twenty-nine patients were confirmed to have lymph node metastases and 7 patients had distant metastases.Ten patients died because of the cancer within the follow-up period.The 1-and 3-year survival rates were 60% and 52%,respectively.Cox multivariate regression revealed that elevated serum CA199 levels,higher lymph node staging,not having undergone radical surgery,and stronger immunohistochemical(IHC)stain-ing intensity of alpha fetoprotein(AFP)were independent poor prognostic factors.Conclusions:Elevated serum CA199 levels,lymph node staging,and IHC staining intensity of AFP are verified in this study as independent risk factors of poor outcome in HAS patients. Early detection and diagnosis of the disease may improve the clinical prognosis.Multidisciplinary team discussions are important in making therapy decisions and radical surgery should be performed whenever possible.
3.Determination of n-Octanol/Water Partition Coefficients of Naphthalenes and Anthraquinones Using Quantitative Structure-Retention Relationship Models by Reversed Phase-High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Huimin YU ; Shuying HAN ; Haishan DENG ; Yumei CHI
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2016;44(6):958-964
n-Octanol/ water partition coefficients (Kow ) is an important parameter commonly used to explain toxicity, activity and transmembrane of drugs. However, it is difficult to be detected by direct experimental determination. In this work, a set of 29 neutral and acidic analogues of naphthalene and anthraquinone with reliable experimental Kow data was chosen as model compounds for establishing linear relationship between the logarithm of apparent n-octanol/ water partition coefficient (lgKow), and the logarithm of reversed phase-high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) retention factor of the solutes corresponding to neat aqueous fraction of mobile phase (lgkw ) as the quantitative structure-retention relationship (QSRR) model. Methanol-water mixture was used as mobile phase at various pH, and retention time (tR ) was rectified by a dual-point retention time correction (DP-RTC) in this method. The experiment results indicated that the proposed QSRR model had good correlation coefficient R2 = 0. 974 -0. 976 with satisfactory results of internal and external validation (the cross-validated correlation coefficient R2cv of 0. 970-0. 973, and 1. 4% ≤relative error (RE)≤7. 9% for all the 6 verification compounds). In addition, this QSRR model was compared with linear solvation energy relationship ( LSER) involved in different descriptors of molecular structure, showing no differences. The QSRR model was applied to measure Kow of 11 naphthalenes and anthraquinones, and the predicted data were compared with Shake-flask method (SFM) experimental ones, as well as calculated ones obtained by software. The results suggested that the proposed method for Kow determination in this work was more accurate, simple and fast. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on measuring Kow data for these compounds. The proposed strategy provides the possibility in determining Kow of lipophilic components in complex mixture more quickly and accurately by RP-HPLC.
4.Crystal structures of D-psicose 3-epimerase from Clostridium cellulolyticum H10 and its complex with ketohexose sugars.
Hsiu-Chien CHAN ; Yueming ZHU ; Yumei HU ; Tzu-Ping KO ; Chun-Hsiang HUANG ; Feifei REN ; Chun-Chi CHEN ; Yanhe MA ; Rey-Ting GUO ; Yuanxia SUN
Protein & Cell 2012;3(2):123-131
D-psicose 3-epimerase (DPEase) is demonstrated to be useful in the bioproduction of D-psicose, a rare hexose sugar, from D-fructose, found plenty in nature. Clostridium cellulolyticum H10 has recently been identified as a DPEase that can epimerize D-fructose to yield D-psicose with a much higher conversion rate when compared with the conventionally used DTEase. In this study, the crystal structure of the C. cellulolyticum DPEase was determined. The enzyme assembles into a tetramer and each subunit shows a (β/α)(8) TIM barrel fold with a Mn(2+) metal ion in the active site. Additional crystal structures of the enzyme in complex with substrates/products (D-psicose, D-fructose, D-tagatose and D-sorbose) were also determined. From the complex structures of C. cellulolyticum DPEase with D-psicose and D-fructose, the enzyme has much more interactions with D-psicose than D-fructose by forming more hydrogen bonds between the substrate and the active site residues. Accordingly, based on these ketohexose-bound complex structures, a C3-O3 proton-exchange mechanism for the conversion between D-psicose and D-fructose is proposed here. These results provide a clear idea for the deprotonation/protonation roles of E150 and E244 in catalysis.
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Biocatalysis
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Clostridium cellulolyticum
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enzymology
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chemistry
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Manganese
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chemistry
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Protein Structure, Quaternary
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Racemases and Epimerases
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chemistry
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metabolism
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Substrate Specificity
5.Analysis of flavonoids in platycladi cacumen by UPLC-MS.
Mingqiu SHAN ; Wen QIAN ; Jing GAO ; Yumei CHI ; Li ZHANG ; Anwei DING
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2011;36(12):1626-1629
OBJECTIVETo investigate the flavonoids in Platycladi Cacumen.
METHODThe constituents in Platycladi Cacumen were determined by UPLC-MS. A Waters BEH C18 column (2.1 mm x 150 mm, 1.7 microm) was used with a gradient elution of methanol-water containing 0.2% formic acid. The mass spectrometer equipped with electrospay ionization source was used as defector and operated in data was collected under the negative ion modes.
RESULTEleven constituents were identified.
CONCLUSIONIn this study, the main flavonoids in Platycladi Cacumen were separated by UPLC, and identified through the information of mass number and UV spectra. With the information of MS/MS from flavonoids, the modes of breaking up flavonoids were discussed. It is an accurate and effective method which can be applied for the constituent identification of Platycladi Cacumen.
Chromatography, Liquid ; methods ; Cupressaceae ; chemistry ; Flavonoids ; chemistry ; Mass Spectrometry ; methods ; Plant Extracts ; chemistry
6.Study on HPLC fingerprint chromatograms of Arisaematis Rhizoma.
Fen LUO ; Dan LU ; Yumei CHI ; Hao WU ; Hongli YU
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2011;36(23):3302-3305
The fingerprint chromatograms of Arisaematis Rhizoma were established by HPLC. The analysis was performed on a Lichrospher C18 (4.6 mm x 200 mm, 5 microm) column with acetonitrile-water (containing 0.1% acetic acid) as mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.0 mL x min(-1). The detection wavelength was set at 270 nm, and the column temperature was 30 degrees C. The similarities of the fingerprint chromatograms were calculated over 0.9 between 11 batches of Arisaematis Rhizoma samples by analyzing 14 common peaks with adenosine as reference substance. However, their fingerprint chromatograms were significantly different from those of Pinellia pedatisecta and P. ternate. Adenine, hypoxanthine, xanthine, uridine, guanosine, adenosine, schaftoside, and isoschaftoside were identified by comparing the retention times and their ultraviolet spectra. The method is repeatable, exclusive and can be used for identification and evaluation of Arisaematis Rhizoma.
Arisaema
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chemistry
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Chromatography
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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chemistry
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standards
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Quality Control
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Reproducibility of Results
7.Improve the rate of breastfeeding after cesarean section intervention study
Yiping LI ; Dongmei LUI ; Yumei CHI ; Yanfen WEN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2009;16(z2):11-12
Objective To study the effects of caesarean section on breastfeeding.Methods Divides into 2 groups stochastically 120 example c-section parturient woman,each group of 60 examples,the control group gives obstetrics conventional nursing;The observation group carries on the target-oriented behavior intervention and psychological unblocking by professional nurse to the parturient woman:Uses the pre-natal health education seepage,instructs the parturient woman to feed correctly nurses the skill,promotes the wet-nurse nutrition,dredges intervention measures promptly and so on mammary gland tube.Results The observation group parturient women compare the control group to secrete young timing advance,secrete the young quantity to increase,the early nursing success ratio is high,the difference has the significance (P<0.01).Conclusion Early interventions to parturient after caesarean section is propitious to their health recover and elevate the success rate of early breast feeding.
8.Identification of Ranunculus ternatus by Fourier Transformation Infrared Spectrophotometry(FT-IR)
Yumei CHI ; Longbin YING ; Rong GUO
China Pharmacy 2007;0(36):-
OBJECTIVE:To identify the medical material Ranunculus ternatus. METHODS: Potassium bromide was used for tabletting.The medical material Ranunculus ternatus and its isogeneric plants were analyzed by using infrared spectrometry.RESULTS:The infrared spectrogram of the medical material Ranunculus ternatus was distinctive and somewhat different from those of its isogeneric plants.CONCLUSION:Fourier transformation infrared spectrometry could be used for the identification of Ranunculus ternatus in that it is simple,rapid,reproducible and specific.
9.Study on Identification of Rhizoma Arisaematis and Content Determination of Flavonoids
Ling JU ; Yumei CHI ; Wei WANG
China Pharmacy 2005;0(19):-
OBJECTIVE:To establish the identification method of Rhizoma Arisaematis and content determination of flavon-oids.METHODS:TLC was used to identify Rhizoma Arisaematis with schaftoside and ischaftoside as reference substances.The content of flavonoids was determined by HPLC.RESULTS:TLC of test sample and that of control substance had same color dots.The linear range of schaftoside and isoschaftoside were 7.925~126.8 ?g?mL-1(r=0.999 9) and 3.996~63.94 ?g?mL-1(r=0.999 7) respectively.Average recoveries were 99.4% for schaftoside (RSD=2.10%,n=9) and 99.52% for isoschaftoside(RSD=2.42%,n=9).CONCLUSION:The method is simple,accurate and reproducible for the quality evaluation of Rhizoma Arisaematis.
10.Determination of astragaloside IV in the Huangqijing by HPLC-RI
Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 2001;(1):49-51
OBJECTIVE To establish a HPLC-RI assay for the determination of astragaloside IV in the Huangqijing solution.METHODS The column Hypersil ODS 2(4.6 mm×200 mm,5 μm) was used.The mobile phase was consisted of methanol ane water (67∶33).The flow rate was 1 mL.min-1.RESULTS The standard curve was linear over the range of 1~5 μg with the correlation coefficient 0.9999.The average recovery was 98.1% with the RSD 2.02%(n=6).CONCLUSION This method was sensitive,accurate,repeatable and easy to operate.

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