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Buffaloes , Cells, Cultured , In Vitro Techniques , Primary Cell Culture , Stem Cells , TretinoinABSTRACT
Currently, the systems for culturing buffalo spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) in vitro are varied, and their effects are still inconclusive. In this study, we compared the effects of culture systems with undefined (foetal bovine serum) and defined (KnockOut Serum Replacement) materials on the in vitro culture of buffalo SSC-like cells. Significantly more DDX4- and UCHL1-positive cells (cultured for 2 days at passage 2) were observed in the defined materials culture system than in the undefined materials system (p < 0.01), and these cells were maintained for a longer period than those in the culture system with undefined materials (10 days vs. 6 days). Furthermore, NANOS2 (p < 0.05), DDX4 (p < 0.01) and UCHL1 (p < 0.05) were expressed at significantly higher levels in the culture system with defined materials than in that with undefined materials. Induction with retinoic acid was used to verify that the cultured cells maintained SSC characteristics, revealing an SCP3⺠subset in the cells cultured in the defined materials system. The expression levels of Stra8 (p < 0.05) and Rec8 (p < 0.01) were significantly increased, and the expression levels of ZBTB16 (p < 0.01) and DDX4 (p < 0.05) were significantly decreased. These findings provided a clearer research platform for exploring the mechanism of buffalo SSCs in vitro.
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Currently, the systems for culturing buffalo spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) in vitro are varied, and their effects are still inconclusive. In this study, we compared the effects of culture systems with undefined (foetal bovine serum) and defined (KnockOut Serum Replacement) materials on the in vitro culture of buffalo SSC-like cells. Significantly more DDX4- and UCHL1-positive cells (cultured for 2 days at passage 2) were observed in the defined materials culture system than in the undefined materials system (p < 0.01), and these cells were maintained for a longer period than those in the culture system with undefined materials (10 days vs. 6 days). Furthermore, NANOS2 (p < 0.05), DDX4 (p < 0.01) and UCHL1 (p < 0.05) were expressed at significantly higher levels in the culture system with defined materials than in that with undefined materials. Induction with retinoic acid was used to verify that the cultured cells maintained SSC characteristics, revealing an SCP3⺠subset in the cells cultured in the defined materials system. The expression levels of Stra8 (p < 0.05) and Rec8 (p < 0.01) were significantly increased, and the expression levels of ZBTB16 (p < 0.01) and DDX4 (p < 0.05) were significantly decreased. These findings provided a clearer research platform for exploring the mechanism of buffalo SSCs in vitro.
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Drug-coated balloons (DCB) have emerged as a new application in percutaneous coronary intervention. It is developed to circumvent some of the limitations faced by drug-eluting stents (DES). DES has some limitations, as follows: it could not be implanted in some lesions; bleeding risks are associated with prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy; risks of late and very late stent thrombosis increase. Many clinical trials had confirmed the efficacy and safety of DCB, particularly, the application of DCB in coronary small vessel diseases. This review discussed the basic concept, development, evolution of DCB and some clinical studies associated with the application of DCB in coronary small vessel diseases.
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As the medical and health system reform proceeds,the party building works in Chinese public hospitals are facing with a new situation and a range of new problems.How to correctly tackle and resolve these problems and further improve and innovate the works of Party building has become an important issue for the hospitals' reform and development.The paper sums up the experience and practices of carrying out Party building works in Peking Union Medical College Hospital,and provides reference and inspiration for strengthening the Party building works in public hospitals in the new era.
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Drug-coated balloons (DCB) have emerged as a new application in percutaneous coronary intervention. It is developed to circumvent some of the limitations faced by drug-eluting stents (DES). DES has some limitations, as follows: it could not be implanted in some lesions; bleeding risks are associated with prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy; risks of late and very late stent thrombosis increase. Many clinical trials had confirmed the efficacy and safety of DCB, particularly, the application of DCB in coronary small vessel diseases. This review discussed the basic concept, development, evolution of DCB and some clinical studies associated with the application of DCB in coronary small vessel diseases.
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Translational medicine research, as a bridge of basic medicine and clinical medicine, has become the foci of medicine and developed rapidly. To study the research hotspots and frontiers of translational medicine in re-cent 20 years,Web of Science data sources,bibliometrics methods and visualization techniques were used to study the translational medicine from the aspects of time and space and subjects, which may support the translational medicine research of China.
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The establishment of modern hospital management system is the core of the reform of public hospitals.For hospitals,it is necessary to create a constitution and take this as the guide to build a scientific,efficient and systematic management system.Taking Peking Union Medical College Hospital as an example,the paper discusses the basic path,key points and basic principles to establish a modern hospital management system,to provide reference and enlightenment for the construction of modern hospital management system in China.
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This paper introduces the application of a calling and queuing system for blood sample collection in a large hospital in China. Besides the basic function, it has following functions. (a) A real name system: get the number according to the laboratory application form to prevent the phenomena of buying a number and an empty number. (b) Two times waiting: the patient should wait at the main hall, then at the blood sampling window so as to improve the work efficiency. (c) The flowchart for an outpatient blood testing is as following: getting the number --> waiting --> blood sampling --> getting the test information report. This system is capable of not only optimizing the work flow, but also improving the clinical environment. It shortens the patient's waiting time and raises the laboratory quality as well.
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Ambulatory Care , Methods , Ambulatory Care Information Systems , Blood Specimen Collection , Laboratories, HospitalABSTRACT
A clinical laboratory information system consists of two parts--the information system and the management system. Its development is based on scientific and rational lab-workflow, consulting the international standard HL7 Protocol, and combined with barcode technique and instrument communication. The information system mainly manages the data which come from the whole lab testing process while the management system is dominating the lab office work and management decisions.