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【Objective】 To establish the donor bank for local region and distinguish the donors based on the past blood donation frequency and blood donation type, so as to improve the application efficiency of platelet bank. 【Methods】 1) According to the donation type and frequency of blood donors, the blood donors who had joined China Marrow Donor Program(CMDP)in our center from 2011 to 2020 were screened and classified. They are classified as reserve donors, prospective donors, and active donors. The donors, who met the selection conditions of active donors, were enrolled from all apheresis donors in 2020 to expand the local platelet bank. 2) In 2020, 739 blood donors who met the conditions of active donors were screened(including donors who had entered CMDP), and their HLA-A/B loci were detected by HLA high-resolution genotyping, and HPA was detected by Q-PCR genotyping. 3) The compatible platelets provided by three types of donors in 2021 were calculated. 【Results】 1) Taiyuan platelet bank, composed of donors with different previous donation experiences, had been constructed, including 739 active donors, 3840 prospective donors and 18 715 reserve donors. The composition ratio of ABO blood groups among three types of donors was found to be similar via chi square test; there were more male than female in three groups. 2) In 2021, the ratio of the average redonation by active donors in the platelet bank to the regular donation by the general donors was 14.4∶3.98. 3) Of the 142 compatible platelets, supplied to PTR patients in 2021, 83.8% of them came from the redonation of active donors after registration in the bank, and 9.9% and 6.3% from prospective donors and reserve donors, respectively. 4) In 2021, 28.1% of the stored pheresis platalets in our center had HLA typing data, and 54.2% of compatible platelets were retrieved from the inventory, which timely met the needs of clinical patients. 【Conclusion】 Integrating resources and distinguishing the activity degree of donors in platelet bank can reduce the cost of bank building and improve the application efficiency of the platelet bank.
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Objective:To investigate the effects of metformin on myocardial cell apoptosis during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (MI/R) injury in rats. Methods:The rat model of MI/R injury was prepared by coronary artery ligation for 30 min followed by 2-hour reperfusion. Then the rats were randomly divided into 6 groups: the normal control (NC) group, the sham group, the model (IR) group,metformin group respectively at low (LD),medium(MD) and high(HD) dose(150,300 and 500 mg·kg-1) with 10 ones in each. From 3 days before the model establishment to death,the rats were with gavage administration every day. The myocardial cell apoptosis was detected by the TUNEL method. The expression of HIF-1α gene in myocardial tissues was detected by the RT-PCR meth-od. The expressions of Fas,Bcl-2,Bax and caspase-3 proteins in myocardial tissues were tested by Western blot. Results:Compared with that in the IR group,the myocardial cell apoptosis rates in LD group,MD group and HD group all decreased,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01),meanwhile,the relative expression levels of HIF-1α mRNA in myocardial tissues at 24 h and on the 7th day in LD group,MD group and HD decreased,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01),and the rela-tive expression levels of Fas,Bax and caspase-3 proteins at 24 h and on the 7th day in LD group,MD group and HD group decreased, while the relative expression levels of Bcl-2 proteins increased,and the difference were statistically significant(P<0.01). The effect of metformin in each dose group was dose-dependent,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01) when compared MD group and HD group with LD group. Conclusion:Metformin can reduce myocardial cell apoptosis during myocardial ischemia-reperfu-sion injury in rats. The mechanism may be related to the improvement of myocardial ischemia environment,inhibition of Fas death sig-naling pathway activation and increase apoptosis inhibitor Bcl-2 expression.
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Purpose To explore the relationship of Tei index and the concentration of plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Materials and Methods Fifty healthy individuals (control group) and fifty dilated cardiomyopathy patients (study group) were recruited in this study. BNP level was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Color Doppler echocardiography were performed to measure the cardiac indices including left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDd), left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESd), interventricular septal thickness at diastole (IVSd), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Tei index was then calculated. The indices between the two groups were compared and correlation of Tei index and BNP with cardiac indices was analyzed. Results LVEDd, LVESd, Tei index, and BNP were significantly higher in study group than those in control group (t=14.4, 23.4, 21.9 and 22.3, P<0.01). IVSd and LVEF were significant lower in the study group (t=12.4 and 12.5, P<0.01). BNP was negatively correlated with LVEF (r= -0.266, P<0.05), and positively correlated with Tei index and LVEDd (r=0.401 and 0.326, P<0.05). Tei index was negatively correlated with LVEF and E/A (r= -0.480 and - 0.241, P<0.05), and positively correlated with LVEDd (r=0.375, P<0.05). Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that the variates of BNP stepwise regression equation were Tei index, LVEF and LVEDd (t=5.984, -2.477 and 2.326, P<0.05); after correcting LVEF, the stepwise regression analysis showed closer relationship between Tei index and BNP (t=2.728, P<0.05). Conclusion There is correlation between Tei index and BNP. Tei index may be a good index for accurately estimating global ventricular function.
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Objective To investigate the teaching effects of Sandwich teaching mode applied in clinical oncology teaching.Methods Totally 72 clinical medicine undergraduates were divided into two groups randomly:Sandwich teaching group and traditional teaching group.Sandwich teaching mode was introduced to Sandwich teaching group while traditional teaching mode was carried out in traditional teaching group.Questionnaires and test paper were analyzed between the two groups and two teaching modes were evaluated.Examination results were statistically analyzed by t test.Results According to the questionnaires,more than 80 percent of the students thought that the initiative and enthusiasm were fully mobilized by the Sandwich teaching mode.Studying efficiency was improved significantly and skills of independent thinking,comprehensive analysis and problem-solving were trained,meanwhile,Sandwich teaching mode can improve the ability of expression and communication.Test score of students in Sandwich teaching group was higher than those in traditional teaching group (P＜0.05).Conclusions Sandwich teaching mode has obvious advantages in improving teaching quality of clinical oncology and it may help to cultivate high quality oncology specialists.
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Objective To analyze the correlation between chronic diseases,depression and activities of daily living (ADL) in the elderly,and to explore the risk factors of depressive symptoms and ADL.Methods Randomized multi-stage sampling method was used to select 504 elderly (aged ≥65 years old) in Jining City.The participants were then investigated and assessed by using Geriatric Depression Scale15,Katz-Activity of Daily Living (Katz-ADL) and Lawton instrumental ADL (Lawton-IADL).Results The prevalence of chronic diseases was 74.01％ among the elderly who lived in Jining City.The positive rate of depressive symptom was 7.14％ and the rate of ADL or IADL limitation was 19.05％ and 66.67％,respectively.The positive rate of depressive symptom and the rate of ADL or IADL limitation of the male were lower than those of female (x2 values were 18.15,12.31 and 30.18,respectively; all P＜ 0.05).The number of chronic diseases was a risk factor of depressive symptom and ADL limitation (odds ratio (OR) =1.71 or 1.53,respectively).ADL and IADL limitations were also the risk factors of depressive symptom (OR =3.15 or 9.36,respectively).Over adjustment of gender and age,the impact of the number of chronic diseases on depressive symptom,ADL and IADL and the influence of ADL and IADL limitations on depressive symptom showed no statistical significance.Conclusions Gender and age may be fundamental risk factors of depressive symptom and ADL and IADL limitations in the elderly.Family members and society workers should improve ADL and positive emotion and reduce the likelihood of depressive symptom among aging population.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess and compare the predictive effects of hypertension before puberty and during puberty on adult hypertension.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 412 adults from the "Beijing children and adolescents blood pressure (BP) study" cohort were followed up in a clinical examination in 2005. Systolic and diastolic BP, height, and weight in childhood were measured at a baseline survey in 1987. The participants were divided into pre-puberty and puberty sub-cohorts according to their pubertal development stage at baseline. Information on adult BP, anthropometric indices and life style were collected through questionnaire and physical examination. BP changes and the predictive effect on adult hypertension were compared between the two sub-cohorts. Correlation of BP levels between 1987 and 2005 was examined through linear regression models.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>From childhood to adulthood, the regression coefficients of systolic BP were similar in the two sub-cohorts (both β=0.34, P<0.001), while the coefficient of diastolic BP was larger in the pubertal cohort (β=0.31, P<0.001) compared with the pre-pubertal cohort (β=0.12, P=0.017). Fifty percent of children with pubertal hypertension became hypertensive adults, while pre-pubertal hypertension resulted in 34.3%. After adjustment for sex, age, family history of hypertension, obesity in childhood, and adulthood, pubertal hypertension predicted a higher risk of adult hypertension than pre-pubertal hypertension, with odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 10.00 (3.03-33.07) and 2.71 (0.83-8.85), respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Our results suggest that hypertension during puberty is likely to result in adult hypertension.</p>
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Objective To transmit ECG signals through a portable dual-mcu ECG holter based dual-port RAM.Methods Dual-port RAM had two independent address,data and control buses,which allowed the two processors accessed it's resource independently at different time.The master processor buffered the acquired data on its RAM until the data accumulated to 200 Bytes.Then the 200 Bytes would be transferred into the dual-port RAM at one time.The slave processor was informed to fetch the data when it reached the flash's one whole page.Results Problems in such aspects were conquered as the port contention of dual-port RAM,limiting sampling frequency,data sharing between the master and slave processors as well as acquiring signals by the cache.Conclusion The portable dual-mcu ECG holter based dual-port RAM can be applied to transmission of ECG signals.