1.Study of the prevention effect of Ankle-length or Knee-length elastic pants on deep vein thrombosis in patients with thigh liposuction
Rong GUO ; Mosheng YU ; Yueqiang ZHAO ; Zhanyong ZHU ; Sha LUO ; Zhixiang TAN ; Rui TAO ; Fang WANG
Journal of Clinical Surgery 2024;32(5):541-544
Objective To investigate the effect of elastic pants on coagulation function and deep vein thrombosis by examining blood coagulation function and deep vein thrombosis in patients with liposuction in the thigh before and after operation.Methods 80 patients with liposuction were randomly divided into Ankle-length elastic pants(Ankle group,A group,n=40)and Knee-length elastic pants(Knee group,K group,n=40)from October 2021 to October 2022.After liposuction surgery,the two groups of patients used elastic bandage to initially compress and bind the thigh.According to the length of the patients'thigh,the patients in A group wore appropriate ankle-length elastic pants and the patients in K group wore appropriate knee-length elastic pants.The index were recorded including the popliteal vein flow rate,the common femoral vein flow rate,the instep temperature,the incidence of deep vein thrombosis(DVT),the incidence of intramuscular vein thrombosis of leg and the coagulation indexes(APTT,PT,Fib,D-dimer).Results Compared with pre-operation,the blood flow rate of popliteal vein and common femoral vein in A group was significantly faster,while the blood flow rate of popliteal vein in K group was significantly slower(P<0.05).There was no significant change in APTT and PT in the two groups after operation(P>0.05),but the Fib and D-Dimer increased significantly on the first day after operation,and then decreased gradually(P<0.05).Compared with K group,the blood flow of popliteal vein and common femoral vein in A group was significantly faster at each time point after operation(P<0.05).The Fib and D-Dimer of patients in A group were significantly lower than those in K group on the 1st,3rd and 7th day after operation(P<0.05),and the blood coagulation index between the two groups returned to normal around the 14th day.There was no statistically significant difference in the instep temperature between groups and within groups(P>0.05).No deep venous thrombosis was found in A group after surgery,while there were 3 cases of deep venous thrombosis without clinical symptoms in K group on the 3rd and 7th day,with no statistical difference(P>0.05).After surgery,patients in A group and K group had intramuscular venous thrombosis of the leg on the 1st,3rd and 7th day after surgery,and there was statistically significant difference on the 3rd and 7th day between the two groups(P<0.05).Conclusion Thigh liposuction can lead to deep vein thrombosis without obvious clinical symptoms and intramuscular vein thrombosis of leg.Ankle-length elastic pants are more conducive to blood circulation of patients'legs,improve blood hypercoagulability,and reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis after operation.
2.Synthetic lethal short hairpin RNA screening reveals that ring finger protein 183 confers resistance to trametinib in colorectal cancer cells
Geng RONG ; Tan XIN ; Zuo ZHIXIANG ; Wu JIANGXUE ; Pan ZHIZHONG ; Shi WEI ; Liu RANYI ; Yao CHEN ; Wang GAOYUAN ; Lin JIAXIN ; Qiu LIN ; Huang WENLIN ; Chen SHUAI
Chinese Journal of Cancer 2017;36(12):726-736
Background: The mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (MEK1/2) inhibitor trametinib has shown promising therapeutic effects on melanoma, but its efficacy on colorectal cancer (CRC) is limited. Synthetic lethality arises with a combination of two or more separate gene mutations that causes cell death, whereas individual mutations keep cells alive. This study aimed to identify the genes responsible for resistance to trametinib in CRC cells, using a synthetic lethal short hairpin RNA (shRNA) screening approach. Methods: We infected HT29 cells with a pooled lentiviral shRNA library and applied next-generation sequencing to identify shRNAs with reduced abundance after 8-day treatment of 20 nmol/L trametinib. HCT116 and HT29 cells were used in validation studies. Stable ring finger protein 183 (RNF183)-overexpressing cell lines were generated by pcDNA4-myc/his-RNF183 transfection. Stable RNF183-knockdown cell lines were generated by infection of lentivi-ruses that express RNF183 shRNA, and small interference RNA (siRNA) was used to knock down RNF183 transiently. Quantitative real-time PCR was used to determine the mRNA expression. Western blotting, immunohistochemical analysis, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to evaluate the protein abundance. MTT assay, colony formation assay, and subcutaneous xenograft tumor growth model were used to evaluate cell proliferation. Results: In the primary screening, we found that the abundance of RNF183 shRNA was markedly reduced after treatment with trametinib. Trametinib induced the expression of RNF183, which conferred resistance to drug-induced cell growth repression and apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell deaths. Moreover, interleukin-8 (IL-8) was a downstream gene of RNF183 and was required for the function of RNF183 in facilitating cell growth. Additionally, elevated RNF183 expression partly reduced the inhibitory effect of trametinib on IL-8 expression. Finally, xenograft tumor model showed the synergism of RNF183 knockdown and trametinib in repressing the growth of CRC cells in vivo. Conclusion: The RNF183-IL-8 axis is responsible for the resistance of CRC cells to the MEK1/2 inhibitor trametinib and may serve as a candidate target for combined therapy for CRC.
3.Comparison of liver resection combined with microwave ablation and simple liver resection in the treatment of primary liver cancer
Feng QIN ; Shiqiang SHEN ; Wei LI ; Guan TAN ; Chunjiang HUANG ; Zhixiang XING
International Journal of Surgery 2016;43(4):236-239
Objective To investigate the curative effect between liver resection combined with microwave ablation during operation and simple liver resection in the treatment of primary liver cancer.Methods From January 2005 to December 2013,a total of 84 patients diagnosed as primary liver cancer in our hospital were collected and divided into combination group(42 cases) and simple group(42 cases) according to the surgical method.Combination group were treated by combining liver resection with microwave ablation during operation,simple group by simple liver resection.Results The intraoperative blood loss for combination group was (323.9 ± 93.1) ml and simple group was (524.5 ± 119.2) ml,P < 0.05.postoperative tumor recurrence rate for combination group was 14.2% and simple group was 33.3%,P =0.040.1-,3-,and 5-year survival rate for combination group was 96.5%,67% and 51%,and simple group was 84%,49.5% and 36.5%,P =0.036.The differences of the above parameters between the two groups were statistically significant.The operation time for combination group was (177.7 ± 30.7) min and simple group was (165.1 ± 29.5) min,P =0.058.The postoperative hospital stay for combination group was (15.5 ± 3.7) d and simple group was (14.0 ± 4.0) d,P =0.068.The changes of ALT,AST,ALB,TBIL on the first postoperative day and the incidence of postoperative complications (including bile leakage,fever,pleural effusion,blooding,abdominal infection and some others) between the two groups had no statistical significances (P > 0.05).Conclusion The curative effects of liver resection combined with microwave ablation during operation are superior to pure liver resection in the treatment of primary liver cancer.
4.Denoising of Fetal Heart Sound Based on Empirical Mode Decomposition Method.
Qiaoqiao LIU ; Zhixiang TAN ; Yi ZHANG ; Hua WANG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2015;32(4):740-772
Fetal heart sound is nonlinear and non-stationary, which contains a lot of noise when it is colleced, so the denoising method is important. We proposed a new denoising method in our study. Firstly, we chose the preprocessing of low-pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 200 Hz and the resampling. Secondly, we decomposed the signal based on empirical mode decomposition method (EMD) of Hilbert-Huang transform, then denoised some selected target components with wavelet soft threshold adaptive noise cancellation algorithm. Finally we got the clean fetal heart sound by combining the target components. In the EMD, we used a mask signal to eliminate the mode mixing problem, used mirroring extension method to eliminate the end effect, and referenced the stopping rule from the research of Rilling. This method eliminated the baseline drift and noise at once. To compare with wavelet transform (WT), mathematical morphology (MM) and the Fourier transform (FT), the SNR was improved obviously, and the RMSE was the minimum, which could satisfy the need of the practical application.
Algorithms
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Fetal Heart
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physiology
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Heart Sounds
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Humans
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Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Signal-To-Noise Ratio
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Wavelet Analysis
5.Realization of Heart Sound Envelope Extraction Implemented on LabVIEW Based on Hilbert-Huang Transform.
Zhixiang TAN ; Yi ZHANG ; Deping ZENG ; Hua WANG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2015;32(2):263-268
We proposed a research of a heart sound envelope extraction system in this paper. The system was implemented on LabVIEW based on the Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT). We firstly used the sound card to collect the heart sound, and then implemented the complete system program of signal acquisition, pretreatment and envelope extraction on LabVIEW based on the theory of HHT. Finally, we used a case to prove that the system could collect heart sound, preprocess and extract the envelope easily. The system was better to retain and show the characteristics of heart sound envelope, and its program and methods were important to other researches, such as those on the vibration and voice, etc.
Heart Sounds
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Humans
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Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
6.Endoscopic and clinicopathological characteristics of gastrointestinal schistosomiasis
Chuncui YE ; Shiyun TAN ; Xiaofang LUO ; Lei SHEN ; Zhixiang SHEN ; Hesheng LUO
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2013;(5):385-387
The clinical manifestation,endoscopic findings and histopathological characteristics of 162 patients with gastrointestinal schistosomiasis were retrospectively analyzed.Among 162 patients,there were 29 cases of gastric schistosomiasis and 133 cases of intestinal schistosomiasis.The main clinical manifestations included stomachache,diarrhea and mucous bloody stool.Endoscopic findings:in 29 cases of gastric schistosoniasis,18 were ulcerative type,5 inflammatory type,6 proliferative type and 7 cases combined with gastric cancer.In 133 cases of intestinal schistosomiasis,17 were acute inflammatory type,81 chronic inflammatory type,33 mixture inflammatory type and 32 combined with colorectal cancer.Forty nine cases (30.25%) were misdiagnosed for various reasons; commonly misdiagnosed as ulcerative colitis,intestinal tuberculosis,chronic gastritis,and gastrointestinal tumors.There are no specific clinical manifestations or endoscopic findings of gastrointestinal schistosomiasis; epidemiological data,endoscopy combined with multi-site multi-block biopsy may improve the diagnosis.
7.Mechanism of DADS in the bystander effect of HSV-tk/GCV suicide gene therapy system in lens epithelial cells.
Zhongqing LI ; Qian TAN ; Zhixiang DING ; Dan LIU
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2011;36(4):329-334
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the mechanism and effect of diallyl disulfide (DADS) on the bystander effect of herpes simplex virus kinase/ganciclovir (HSV-tk/GCV) suicide gene therapy system which was mediated by recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) in lens epithelial cells.
METHODS:
Immunohistochemistry method was used to determine the distribution of connexin 43 (Cx43) protein in cultured rabbit lens epithelial cells and rabbit lens epithelial cells transfected by HSV-tk suicide gene. Cx43 protein was measured and analyzed in cultured rabbit lens epithelial cells and rabbit lens epithelial cells transfected by HSV-tk suicide gene that was induced by various DADS. Cell survival was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide method.
RESULTS:
DADS increased the Cx43 protein expression in cultured rabbit lens epithelial cells and rabbit lens epithelial cells transfected by HSV-tk suicide gene, and especially in 50 μmol/L DADS. After combining with DADS, the bystander effect was significantly improved (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION
DADS can elevate the expression of Cx43 protein and enhance the bystander effect of HSV-tk/GCV suicide gene therapy system.
Adenoviridae
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genetics
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metabolism
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Allyl Compounds
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pharmacology
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Animals
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Antiviral Agents
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pharmacology
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Bystander Effect
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drug effects
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Cells, Cultured
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Connexin 43
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metabolism
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Disulfides
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pharmacology
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Epithelial Cells
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metabolism
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Ganciclovir
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pharmacology
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Genes, Transgenic, Suicide
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Lens, Crystalline
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cytology
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drug effects
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metabolism
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Plant Oils
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Rabbits
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Simplexvirus
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enzymology
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Thymidine Kinase
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genetics
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metabolism
8.Expression of TLR9 and its mRNA in the lesions of lichen planus.
Jiawen, LI ; Jing, CHEN ; Zhijian, TAN ; Houjun, LIU ; Zhixiang, LIU
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2007;27(2):203-5
To investigate the role of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in the pathogenesis of lichen planus, the expressions of TLR9 and its mRNA in the lesional skin of lichen planus were detected by immunohistochemical technique (SP) and RT-PCR. As control, normal skin of healthy volunteers was also tested. The immunohistochemical study showed that the expression of TLR9 in the lesional skin of lichen planus was significantly higher than that in the normal controls. The results of RT-PCR showed that both skin lesions and normal controls had TLR9 expression. In skin lesions, the expression level of TLR9 mRNA was 1.6075+/-0.0930, which was significantly higher than that in normal controls (P<0.001). These findings indicated that up-regulated expression of TLR9 and its mRNA might be involved in the pathogenesis of lichen planus.
9.Expression of TLR9 and Its mRNA in the Lesions of Lichen Planus
Jiawen LI ; Jing CHEN ; Zhijian TAN ; Houjun LIU ; Zhixiang LIU
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2007;27(2):203-205
To investigate the role of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in the pathogenesis of lichen planus,the expressions of TLR9 and its mRNA in the lesional skin of lichen planus were detected by immunohistochemical technique (SP) and RT-PCR. As control, normal skin of healthy volunteers was also tested. The immunohistochemical study showed that the expression of TLR9 in the lesional skin of lichen planus was significantly higher than that in the normal controls. The results of RT-PCR showed that both skin lesions and normal controls had TLR9 expression. In skin lesions, the expression level of TLR9 mRNA was 1.6075±0.0930, which was significantly higher than that in normal controls (P<0.001). These findings indicated that up-regulated expression of TLR9 and its mRNA might be involved in the pathogenesis of lichen planus.
10.Expression of plasmacytoid dendritic cells, IRF-7, IFN-alpha mRNA in the lesions of psoriasis vulgaris.
Jing, CHEN ; Zhijian, TAN ; Houjun, LIU ; Zhixiang, LIU ; Yan, WU ; Jiawen, LI
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2006;26(6):747-9
To investigate the expression of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), interferon regulatory factor-7 (IRF-7) and interferon alpha (IFN- alpha) mRNA in skin lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris, the expressions of plasmacytoid dendritic cells, IRF-7, IFN-alpha mRNA in the lesional skin of psoriasis vulgaris were detected by immunohistochemical technique (SP) and RT-PCR. Normal skin of healthy volunteers, serving as control, was also tested. The immunohistochemical study showed that the expression of pDCs in the psoriatic lesions was significantly higher than that in the normal controls. RT-PCR showed that the mRNA expression of IRF-7 was much higher than that in normal controls, but no difference in the expression of IFN-alpha mRNA was found between two groups. Our findings indicate that up-regulated expression of pDCs, IRF-7mRNA might be involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.

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