1.Impact of inhaled corticosteroid use on elderly chronic pulmonary disease patients with community acquired pneumonia.
Xiudi HAN ; Hong WANG ; Liang CHEN ; Yimin WANG ; Hui LI ; Fei ZHOU ; Xiqian XING ; Chunxiao ZHANG ; Lijun SUO ; Jinxiang WANG ; Guohua YU ; Guangqiang WANG ; Xuexin YAO ; Hongxia YU ; Lei WANG ; Meng LIU ; Chunxue XUE ; Bo LIU ; Xiaoli ZHU ; Yanli LI ; Ying XIAO ; Xiaojing CUI ; Lijuan LI ; Xuedong LIU ; Bin CAO
Chinese Medical Journal 2024;137(2):241-243
2. Resveratrol inhibits autophagy and promotes apoptosis in uveal melanoma cells via miR-512-3P/DUSPl axis
Zheng-Yang SUN ; Nan-Nan LIU ; Xue-Fei FAN ; Su-Huan CHEN ; Xiao-Yu CHEN ; Zheng-Yang SUN ; Wu-Qi CHEN ; Guang-Yi CHEN ; Yu-Bao SHAO ; Xiao-Yu CHEN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2024;40(2):292-298
Aim To investigate the regulatory role and mechanism of resveratrol in inhibiting autophagy and promoting apoptosis in choroidal melanoma cells. Methods Choroidal melanoma cells (MUM2B) were divided into control and experimental groups, and treated with different concentrations of resveratrol (0, 10, 20,40,60,80 μmol ·L
3.Marriage intention among HIV-infected men who have sex with men
CHEN Qi ; XUE Fei ; GUI Juanjuan ; LÜ ; Xin ; XIE Feng
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(5):397-401
Objective:
To investigate the marriage intention and its influencing factors among HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM), so as to provide the reference for formulating high-risk behavior intervention strategies and reducing the risk of HIV transmission among this population.
Methods:
Unmarried HIV-infected MSM were sampled from newly reported HIV/AIDS patients in Gongshu District of Hangzhou City from 2020 to 2022. Participants' sociodemographic information, family status and marriage intention were collected using questionnaire surveys. Factors affecting marriage intention were identified using a multivariable logistic regression model.
Results:
A total of 430 questionnaires were allocated and 400 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 93.02%. The respondents had a mean age of (28.90±4.67) years, and included 271 cases with registered residence outside Hangzhou City (67.75%). There were 82 cases indicating that they would probably or definitely get married, accounting for 20.50%, including 46 cases (56.10%) aged 30 years and older, 67 cases (81.71%) engaged in commercial services/freelance work/worker and 53 cases (64.63%) being the only children. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that unmarried HIV-infected MSM who were aged 30 years and older (OR=2.751, 95%CI: 1.230-6.154), had a monthly income of <10 000 Yuan (5 000 to <10 000 Yuan, OR=7.010, 95%CI: 2.049-23.981; <5 000 Yuan, OR=5.229, 95%CI: 1.803-15.165), had a high school education and below (OR=5.935, 95%CI: 1.775-19.844), were the only children (OR=3.407, 95%CI: 1.468-7.910), came from families with economic conditions above the average level (OR=8.906, 95%CI: 2.070-38.308), did not disclose their sexual orientation (OR=3.298, 95%CI: 1.118-9.727), held a positive attitude towards government policies (OR=70.544, 95%CI: 14.583-341.237), had no homosexual intercourse in the past six months (OR=3.583, 95%CI: 1.278-10.044), and had not informed their sexual partners of their HIV status (OR=2.910, 95%CI: 1.228-6.897) were more willing to get married.
Conclusion
A certain proportion of unmarried HIV-infected MSM in Gongshu District are willing to get married, and their marriage intention is affected by age, educational level, family economic conditions, the only children or not, disclosing sexual orientation or not, having homosexual intercourse in the past six months or not, informing sexual partners of HIV status or not, and the attitude towards government policies.
4.Single-center retrospective analysis of efficacy and safety of daratumumab plus dexamethasone for light chain amyloidosis nephropathy
Han XUE ; Yaomin WANG ; Liangliang CHEN ; Quan HAN ; Pingping REN ; Lan LAN ; Guangjun LIU ; Jianghua CHEN ; Fei HAN
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2024;40(1):4-10
Objective:To analyze the efficacy and safety of daratumumab plus dexamethasone in the treatment of renal injury patients with light chain amyloidosis, and to provide clinical reference.Methods:It was a single center retrospective observational study. The clinical data before and after daratumumab treatment of renal injury patients with light chain amyloidosis treated with daratumumab plus dexamethasone from December 2021 to August 2022 were retrospectively collected. The hematologic response, kidney response, prognosis, and adverse events were analyzed. The treatment regimen was 16 mg/kg intravenous infusion of daratumumab on day 1 + 20 mg intravenous push of dexamethasone on day 1-2, once every 2 weeks. The follow-up was up to February 28, 2023.Results:The study included 18 patients, with age of (58.4±7.7) years old, and a male to female ratio of 11∶7. Eleven patients were newly diagnosed and 7 patients were retreated. There were 7, 5, 5 and 1 patients, respectively at the stage Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ of light chain amyloidosis according to 2012 Mayo stage criteria. The median course of disease before onset was 2.5 (1.0, 8.0) months and the follow-up time was (8.7±2.8) months. The patients received (10±3) times of treatment. The overall hematologic response rates were 9/13, 11/13 and 13/13 at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months respectively after treatment, meanwhile 8/13, 10/13 and 12/13 achieved at least very good partial response at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months respectively (the other 5 patients did not undergo detailed evaluation due to baseline difference of serum free κ and λ light chain <20 mg/L). The median duration of hematologic response was 16 (13, 40) days. At 3 months, 6 months and the end of follow-up, 10, 13 and 13 of 18 patients respectively achieved renal response, and the median duration of response was 66 (26, 182) days. During follow-up, the median difference of serum free κ and λ light chain decreased by 93% (72%, 97%). Until the last follow-up, one patient died of organ hemorrhage. Other infusion reactions, leukopenia, neutropenia and infection all improved after symptomatic treatments.Conclusion:Daratumumab plus dexamethasone treatment is effective for light chain amyloidosis nephropathy in inducing hematologic remission and kidney remission, with good safety.
5.Research Progress and Application of Interfacing of Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
Xue-Ge YANG ; Huai-Yi CHEN ; Xing-Yu PAN ; Jin-Lei YANG ; Fei TANG ; Si-Chun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2024;52(10):1465-1474
In the past few decades,supercritical fluid chromatography(SFC)as a supplement to liquid chromatography(LC)separation technology has attracted people's interest,especially in the combination of SFC and mass spectrometry(MS),which has shown important application prospects in metabolomics,lipidomics,and other fields.Compared to the interface of LC-MS,the interface of SFC-MS presents some unique challenges that require special solutions to be designed.This article categorizes and summarizes the existing interfaces used for SFC-MS,focuses on the impact of different interface designs on detection performance,provides the applicable characteristics of different types of interfaces,and finally briefly introduces the application progress of SFC-MS in different fields.
6.Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty guided by intracardiac echocardiography:a report of two cases
De-Jian LI ; Song CHEN ; Chao XU ; Xue JIANG ; Bo WANG ; Jian-Fei FENG ; Dong-Bang SONG ; Guo-Hui ZHANG ; Ming-Quan WANG ; Wei-Min WANG ; Da-Dong ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology 2024;32(5):295-297
For the past 30 years,percutaneous balloon mitral valve dilatation has been performed under the guidance of X-rays and bedside ultrasound.However,there are still some cases of mitral valve stenosis in the large atrium where balloon dilation failed.Intraperitoneal ultrasound-guided percutaneous balloon mitral valve plasty is accurate and feasible,which can reduce the occurrence of complications and improve the success rate of such elderly complex cases.Two patients with severe mitral stenosis underwent percutaneous balloon mitral valve plasty guided by intracardiac ultrasound.The operations were successful without any complications,which can provide reference for clinical treatment of mitral stenosis.
7.Application of modified OSCE in evaluating core competencies of new nurses in neurosurgery standardized training
Yi WANG ; Xiaoying CHEN ; Fei CHEN ; Binbin TAN ; Xue YANG ; Jishu XIAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2024;23(9):1253-1258
Objective:To explore the effectiveness of modified objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for evaluating the core competencies of new nurses on standardized training in neurosurgery.Methods:Thirty-seven new nurses on standardized training in neurosurgery were evaluated using a modified OSCE protocol that was focused on core competencies required for clinical nursing practice on the basis of a clinical case library, which consisted of diagnostic assessment upon entrance, process teaching evaluation during training, and outcome assessment upon exit, at five OSCE stations (nursing assessment, skill practice, clinical thinking, health education, and humanistic care). SPSS 26.0 was used to perform the t-test and rank sum test. Results:The nurses highly recognized the effectiveness of modified OSCE and were largely satisfied with teaching. There were significant differences at entrance and exit in terms of the mean OSCE score ( t=24.21, P<0.001), independent learning ability ( t=10.29, P<0.001), and the scores of core competencies—good personal traits ( Z=5.24, P<0.001), clinical nursing ability ( Z=5.07, P<0.001), support and interpersonal communication ability ( Z=5.12, P<0.001), critical clinical thinking ability ( Z=5.17, P<0.001), professional construction and self-development ( Z=5.05, P<0.001), and the total score ( Z=5.27, P<0.001). Conclusions:The modified OSCE can comprehensively evaluate the core competencies of new nurses in neurosurgery standardized training, with good feasibility and effectiveness, which provides a reference for teaching management of standardized training programs.
8.Orthopaedic robot assisted femoral neck dynamic cross fixation system for the treatment of femoral neck fractures
Xi-Zhu WANG ; Yi-Min CHEN ; Wei HAN ; Han FEI ; Xue ZHANG ; Ling LI ; Jun-Qiang WANG
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2024;37(2):114-119
Objective To explore and compare the clinical efficacy of orthopedic robot assisted femoral neck system(FNS)and traditional manual FNS in the treatment of femoral neck fractures in middle-aged and young people.Methods The clinical data of 62 consecutive patients with femoral neck fracture and age less than 65 years old admitted to the Intelligent Or-thopaedic Department of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital from June 2021 to June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.According to whether orthopedic robot-assisted surgery the patients were divided into two groups:30 patients aged 34 to 56 years old were treated with orthopedic robot assisted FNS internal fixation after closed or limited open reduction(experimental group);32 pa-tients aged 33 to 54 years old underwent FNS internal fixation after closed or limited open reduction(control group).The age,gender,time from injury to admission,average hospital stay,surgical duration,intraoperative bleeding volume,and intraopera-tive fluoroscopy frequency of two groups of patients were analyzed and compared.The hip joint function in both groups of pa-tients was evaluated using the Harris hip joint scoring standard at 6 months after surgery.Results All 62 patients with femoral neck fractures successfully completed the surgery.There was no significant difference(P>0.05)between the experimental group and the control group in terms of baseline data such as age,gender,time from injury to admission,time from admission to surgery and the intraoperative bleeding.The surgical duration of the experimental group was significantly shorter than that of the control group[42.1(28.5,50.7)min vs.53.4(36.9,62.5)min,Z=-2.338,P=0.019].The intraoperative X-ray fluoroscopy frequency of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group[8.0(6.0,11.0)times vs.15.0(13.0,17.0)times,Z=-5.960,P<0.001].In terms of postoperative hip joint function,there was no significant difference in Harris score between the two groups of patients at 6-month follow-up(P>0.05).Conclusion Compared with manual operation of FNS,orthopedic robot assisted FNS in the treatment of femoral neck fractures can help shorten surgical time,reduce intraop-erative fluoroscopy frequency,and have similar therapeutic effects on long-term hip joint function recovery.
9.Species identification of hard ticks and molecular survey of Ana plasma in partial areas of Anhui Province
Xue ZHAO ; Khakhane LERATO ; Wan-Qing LU ; Xin-Yun WU ; Fang-Fei SONG ; Yu XIN ; Ying-Ying ZHANG ; Chen XING ; Ke-Han XU ; Mao-Zhang HE ; Yan LIU
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2024;40(4):302-307
The distribution of Ixodes and Ana plasma carried by Ixodes ticks in Anhui Province was clarified as reference for prevention and control of anaplasmosis.In total,630 hard ticks were collected from Jinzhai County,Hanshan County,Jing-de County and Chaohu City in Anhui Province from April to August 2023.Ticks were identified by morphological analysis and 16S rRNA sequencing.Nested PCR with Anaplasma species-specific primers were used to detect 16S rRNA of Anaplasma spe-cies carried by ticks.A phylogenetic tree was constructed using MEGA11.0 software.Of the identified ticks,18.8%(18/96)were Rhipicephalus microplus and 81.2%(78/96)were Haemaphysalis longicorni in Jinzhai County of Anhui Province,all were H.longicorni in Hanshan County and Chaohu City,while the main species in Jingde County was R.microplus.The posi-tive rate of Anaplasma carried by H.longicornis was 30.9%(102/330),which included A.bovis at 1.8%(6/330),A.phagocytophilum at 21.8%(72/330)and uncultured Anaplasma species at 7.3%(24/330).R.microplus was positively cor-related to A.bovis(13.6%,18/132).The uncultured Anaplasma species was mainly detected in host-free ticks.A.phagocy-tophilum was detected in 24.4%of parasitic ticks and 15.8%of host-free ticks.The positive rates of host-free and parasitic ticks were 19.9%and 17.8%,respectively.These results show that H.longicornis and R.microplus were the dominant ticks in several counties of Anhui Province.H.longicornis and R.microplus as well as free and parasitic ticks all carried Anaplas-ma.
10.Evaluation of the Promoter Activity of the CHO Cell Expression System Based on Site-specific Integration
Chen LU ; Zi-Yu WANG ; Yan-Fei CAI ; Yong-Qiang DENG ; Jian JIN ; Xue-Feng DING ; Yun CHEN
Chinese Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2024;40(10):1400-1408
In industrial production,the expression level of drug proteins in Chinese hamster ovary cells(CHO)is influenced by many factors:the regulatory elements on transcription and translation,the ge-nomic integration sites,and the expression system.Transcription,as the first step of gene expression,largely affects protein expression,and the promoter plays a crucial role in the initiation of transcription.Most of the promoters were screened through transient transfection or random integration,but the presence of unclear copy number or random integration sites makes it difficult to accurately evaluate the promoter activity.To some extent,site-specific integration can reduce the impact of positional effects on exogenous genes and may potentially increase the expression level of exogenous genes.In the early stage of our re-search,multiple sites that can stably express exogenous proteins were identified and verified in the CHO cell genome.In this study,one of these sites(2c6)was selected for the evaluation of promoter activity.The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technique was used to site-specifically integrate the reporter gene(EG-FP)regulated by the simian virus early promoter(SV40),mouse elongation factor-1α(mEF-1α),chicken β-actin(cACTB)promoter,and human phosphoglycerate kinase promoter(hPGK)into the 2c6 site,respectively.The mean fluorescence intensity of the cells was analyzed by flow cytometry,and the mRNA level of EGFP was detected by qPCR to comprehensively evaluate the activity of the promoter.The results showed that the activities of the mEF-1α and mACTB promoters were better than those of SV40 and hPGK.The results of the secondary flow cytometry sorting showed that site-specific integration can more accurately evaluate the activity of the promoter in the CHO cell expression system.


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