Application of multidisciplinary team teaching in the training of professional postgraduate students in neurology / 中华医学教育探索杂志

For the issues including inadequate ability for clinical diagnosis and treatment during the training of professional postgraduate students in neurology, this article elaborates on the importance of the application of multidisciplinary team (MDT) teaching from the aspects of the necessity of MDT teaching in the training of professional postgraduate students in neurology and the implementation scope, implementation process, implementation examples, and preliminary teaching results of MDT teaching, so as to provide experience for improving the clinical diagnosis and treatment ability of professional postgraduate students in neurology.

The analysis of risk factor and the establishment of pre-operation warming score system for infection after intracavity lithotripsy in upper urinary tract calculi / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To discuss the risk factor of infection after intracavity lithotripsy in upper urinary tract calculi,and establish a pre-operation warming score system.Methods From Jan.2013 to May 2016,412 upper urinary calculi patients who underwent intracavity lithotripsy were analyzed to evaluate the associated risk factors before operation and infection after operationg by non-conditional logistic regression analysis.The pre-operation warming score system was established by giving those risk factor 1-4 point based on OR value.The best threshold was then determined by ROC curve.Results Diabetes mellitus,infection history,renal calculus and uretero-pelvic junction calculus,stone burden,the degree of hydronephrosis and the gender of female were high-risk factors contributed to infection after intracavity lithotripsy,which were given 3,3,3,2,2,2point respectively based on their OR value(8.660,7.046,3.723,2.675,2.256,1.891),and the patients who got high socre were more likely to suffered infection.The sensitivity and specificity of the wanning score system for infection after intracavity lithotripsy were 74.3％ and 84.0％ respectively when its truncation point was 7.5 point(total score was 15 piont).Conclusions Patients who got more than 7.5 point according to the wanning score system were high risk groups of infection after intracavity lithotripsy.

Application value of procalcitonin for urosepsis secondary to ureteral calculus / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To investigate the value of procalcitonin (PCT) for urosepsis secondary to ureteral calculus.Methods Samples of 68 ureteral calculi patients who were suspected of urosepsis were obtained for PCT level,C-reactive protein (CRP) level,blood routine examination,urinary sediment,blood culture and urine culture.Sixty-eighy patients were divided into urosepsis group and non-urosepsis group based on the urosepsis diagnostic standard.The age sex,stone location,stone size,blood WBC count,CRP level,PCT level and urine WBC count were compared between the 2 groups.PCT levels before and after treatment were also compared.Results The age,stone size in urosepsis group were significantly higher than those in non-urosepsis group.The PCT levels of patients in urosepsis group and non-urosepsis group were 19.09±25.15 μg/L and 2.09± 1.85 μg/L respectively before treatment,and there was a significant difference between the 2 groups (P＜0.05).The blood WBC counts (× 109/L) of patients in urosepsis group and non-urosepsis group were 11.00± 3.47 and 10.27±2.32 respectively before treatment (P＞0.05).The CRP levels of patients in urosepsis group and non-urosepsis group were 17.41±15.24 mg/L and 15.02±4.94 mg/L respectively before treatment (P＞0.05).The median urine WBC counts (per HPF) of patients in urosepsis group and non-urosepsis group were 54 and 47 respectively before treatment (P＞0.05).The PCT levels of patients in urosepsis group before and after treatment were 19.09 ± 25.15 μg/L and 1.06 ± 0.56 μg/L,and there was a significant difference (P＜0.05).Conclusion PCT has a definite value for early diagnosis of urosepsis,condition assessment and treatment guideline.

How to apply for the neurological international conferences? / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Participating in the international conferences helps to get the latest progress in cer-tain areas. It provides important channels of communication and platform for cooperation. The article summarized the categories of international conferences, access to it, way to apply for it, how to apply for financial support, visa and passport, as wellas preparations before. The author's experience attend-ing the seventh Asia-Pacific conference neurochemistry(APSN) held in Singapore, may offer some help for reference.

Effect of P38MAPK signal transduction pathway on apoptosis of THP-1 induced by allicin / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>The objective of this paper was to study the change of P38MAPK and Fas in the apoptosis of THP-1 cells induced by allicin.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The proliferation inhibition rates of THP-1 cells after various treatments were examined by MTT assay. Apoptosis rate was determined with Annexin V- FITC/PI double staining by flow cytometry. The expression and distribution change of the phosphorylation p38MAPK (P-p38MAPK) were detected by immunohistochemical staining. The changes of P-p38 MAPK and Fas proteins were detected by Western blot.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The proliferations of leukemia cell line THP-1 are inhibited by allicin. MTT assay showed that allicin can inhibit the proliferation of the THP-1 cell, and the inhibition was dependent on both dose and time. The IC50 of 72 hours was 12.8 mg x L(-1). Apoptosis rate detected by Annexin V-FITC/PI was proportional to the concentration of the allicin. After the immunohistochemical staining test, the P-p38MAPK was located in the cell nucleus and plasma, showing deep brown, when adding allicin to THP-1 cell. Western blot test showed that the P-p38MAPK proteins expression was proportional to the concentration of Allicin and was also dose dependent. The levels of P-p38MAPK in negative control group, 1/2 IC50 of 72 hours group and IC50 of 72 hours group were 0.259 8 +/- 0.013 2, 0.61 2 +/- 0.008 3 and 0.505 6 +/- 0.005 5 respectively, and the levels of Fas proteins were 0.287 4 +/- 0.008 9, 0.426 8 +/- 0.007 9 and 0.597 1 +/- 0.010 9 respectively. The difference was statistically significant when compared with the negative control group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Allicin can significantly induce THP-1 cells apoptosis, and its mechanism may be related to the activation of P38MAPK/Fas.</p>

Apoptosis of U937 cell line promoted by matrine through MAPK signal transduction pathway / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the anti-cancer effect of matrine (Mat) on U937 cell line and its possible molecular mechanism.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The cells were cultured in medium containing either 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5 g x L(-1) of Mat. The morphological alteration was observed by inverted microscopy and electron microscopy. Cell proliferation was analyzed by Try pan blue staining and MTT. The method of Western Blot was used to detect phosphorylation activity of MAPK.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Matrine had a significant inhibitory effect on proliferation of U937 cell line at the concentration of 0.2 g x L(-1). Treated with matrine of 0.2 g x L(-1) for 48 h, U937 cells became smaller and appeared more round than previously. The number of U937 cells showing apoptosis increased with elevation of the concentration of the matrine. Matrine had an ability of inhibiting the activity of ERK and increasing the activities of p38 and JNK to some degree in U937 cells.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Matrine can inhibit the proliferation of U937 cell line in vitro and induce its apoptosis possibly through inhibiting the activity of ERK and increasing the activities of p38 and JNK in U937 cells.</p>

Advanced researches on proteomics in leukemia / 中国组织工程研究

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the techniques, methods and applications of proteomics in leukemia. DATA SOURCES: A computer-based online search of Medline database between January 2001 and March 2006 was undertaken to identify relevant articles published in English by using the keywords of "proteomics, leukemia". Meanwhile, Chinese articles published from January 2001 to March 2006 were searched in Weipu database, with the keywords of "proteomics, leukemia". STUDY SELECTION: The data were checked firstly, and the articles with repetitive contents were deleted, and then the full-texts of the rest articles in recent 5 years were obtained. Inclusive criteria:①original works about proteomics;②original works about leukemia;③original works about the relation between proteomics and leukemia. Exclusive criteria: repetitive studies and Meta analysis. DATA EXTRACTION: Totally 107 articles about the proteomics and leukemia were collected, and the repetitive or similar studies were excluded, finally 30 articles were involved, including 11 about the proteomics and 19 about the advancement of proteomics and leukemia. DATA SYNTHESIS: Proteomics is a novel science that is aimed to study proteome by various techniques and to analyze the cornpositions, expressions and modifications of protein entirely. The decussation of proteomics, genomics and bioinformatics has formed the mode of the systemic bioresearch. Leukemia, the common malignant tumor in the hematological system, is prone to be multi-drug resistant after chemotherapy, whose mechanism is not clear. Blood proteome consists of all the protein expressed in the hematological system, and investigates the mechanism of proliferation, differentiation and abnormal transformation of leukemic cells, as well as the early diagnosis and treatment of leukemia. Additionally, it illuminates the correlation of protein's expression with the occurrence and development of leukemia, so as to provide the scientific evidences for searching new drugs and diagnosing prognosis. Proteomics will help a lot in elucidating the pathogenesis of leukemia, the prognostic judgment, the choice of chemotherapy drugs, and the individualized treatment. CONCLUSION: Proteomics can provide rationale for the individualized treatment and the prognostic judgment of leukemia.