1.Influence of the Trial Point on the Quality of Root Canal Obturation
Journal of Chinese Physician 2001;0(04):-
Objective To observe the influence of the trial point on the quality of root canal obturation.Methods 400 teeth were randomly divided into two groups. The experimental group was with the trial point,while the control group without. The quality of obturation was analyzed based on with and without testing the trial point.Results There were 201 teeth with the trial point and 199 teeth without, the rates of flush filled teeth were 86%,75% and 51% respectively in the trial point against,but its rates were 62%,49% and 26% respectively without the test in anterior, premolars and molars. The standard data of two groups were evaluated and compared. The difference of two groups was statistically significant(P
2.The protective effect of Tanshinone ⅡA in radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis
Guanghu LI ; Zhiping LI ; Yong XU ; Feng XU ; Jin WANG
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 1992;0(01):-
Objective To investigate the protective effect and it's possible mechanism of Tanshinone ⅡA in radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis.Methods Having the right hemithorax of female Wistar rats irradiated(30?Gy) in 10 fractions within 14 days by 6 ?MV photons,the radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis animal model was established.In the treatment group,sodium Tanshinone ⅡA sulfonate(15?mg/kg) was given by intraperitoneal injection 1 hour before each fraction of irradiation.Five months after irradiation,the difference of the histopathological changes,the hydroxyproline content and expression of TGF-?1 between the radiation alone group,tanshinone plus radiation and control group were analyzed by HE stain,Massion stain,immunohistochemical methor and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) method.Results The histopathological comparison revealed the protective effect of Tanshinone ⅡA.The content of hydroxyproline was(21.99?3.96),((38.25?)(7.18)),(28.94?4.29)??g/g in the control group,radiation alone group and radiation plus Tanshinone ⅡA.The expression of TGF-?1(mRNA and protein) was reduced by Tanshinone ⅡA.Pathological changes of the pulmonary fibrosis was reduced by Tanshinone ⅡA yet.Conclusions Our study shows that Tanshinone ⅡA can inhibit radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis,and the possible mechanism of its may be made possible through down-regulating the expression of TGF-?1 in the irritated lung tissue.
3.The cost-effectiveness analysis on standardized management of hypertension in community
Wenbin DENG ; Guanghu ZHAO ; Chao HAN ; Shuling LIAN ; Qiuting WANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2012;34(7):594-597
Objective To discuss the effectiveness of standardized management of hypertension and its significance of economics.Methods Taking prospective,randomized and controlled trial design to screen hypertension in four communities of Changping Town.The patients in the four communities were randomly divided into an intervention group and a control group.The intervention group was taken the standardized management and the control group was taken conventional management.Results The treatment rate and control rate of the intervention group was higher than the control group.Necessary inputs of per capita administration costs for every 1% increase of treatment or control rate in the intervention group were less than the control groups by 1.08 and 1.36 Yuan respectively.The per capita administrative costs of intervention group were higher than control group,while the per capita comprehensive costs of intervention group were lower than control group.Compared with the control group,every 1 Yuan of per capita administrative costs increases,the comprehensive costs would be reduced 7.58 Yuan in the intervention group.Conclusion Standardized management of hypertension in community can significantly improve the prevention and treatment effects.Moreover,it has good cost-effective value and saving social resources.
4.The role of positron emission tomography in differentiating tumor recurrence from radiation necrosis in brain glioma patients
Yunqin LIU ; Liting QIAN ; Shicun WANG ; Hongyan ZHANG ; Jun MA ; Yufei ZHAO ; Guanghu LI
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2011;20(3):186-188
Objective To evaluate the role of 11C-methionine positron emission tomographv(MET PET-CT)in differentiating tumor recurrence from radiation necrosis in brain slioma patients.Methods From June 2008 to September 2009,30 brain glioma patients with suspected tumor recurvence or radiation necrosis after radiotherapy were evaluated by MET PET-CT.The median time between initial radiotherapy and PET examination was 13.5 months.Tumor recurrence were confirmed by histological analysis while necrosis was based on histological analysis or the subsequent clinical follow-up.Results Eighteen out of 19 patients were histologically confirmed tumor recurrence among those tumor recurrence shown by MET PET-CT after surgery or stereotactic biopsy.11 patients were considered to have radiation necrosis because of stable neurological sympotoms and without massive enlargement of the lesion during the after follow-up.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of MET PET-CT for detecting tumor recurrence were 100%,91.7%and 96.7%respectively.Conclusion MET PET-CT is a powerful tool in differentiating brain tumor recurrence from radiation necrosis after radiotherapy.
5.The effects of closure to live poultry markets on Avian influenza A (H7N9) epidemics in China
Tao LIU ; Guanghu ZHU ; Bing ZHANG ; Tie SONG ; Min KANG ; Jing LU ; Yongqian ZHAO ; Zhao HUANG ; Yulin HUANG ; Xiaojie WANG ; Xinyi YANG ; Wenjun MA
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2017;38(12):1716-1718
Since March 2013,China had experienced five seasonal epidemics related to Avian influenza A (H7N9).An unprecedented outbreak of H7N9 epidemic started from September 2016,with 730 cases reported till June 30th 2017,in mainland China that caused profound influences on both social development and health of the people.As an emerging infectious disease,information on pathogenic characteristics,transmission patterns and other epidemiological features of H7N9 virus somehow remained unclear.Data from previous studies suggested that the live poultry market (LPM) seemed to have served as main places where H7N9 virus got originated,mutated,spread and thus infected the human beings.Hence,closure of LPMs was suggested a major measure to control and prevent H7N9 epidemics in China.However,the effectiveness of different ways of LPM closures on H7N9 epidemics had been controversial.This study systemically summarized the effects of different ways of LPM closures on H7N epidemics from previous studies,aiming to provide references for developing a better program on H7N9 control and prevention in the country.