1.Relationship between vascular endothelial growth factor-B and ocular neovascularization disease
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2014;32(5):476-480
Abnormal neovascularization can lead to a variety of eye diseases,and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) plays an important role in the generation and development of neovascularization diseases.As a member of VEGF family,VEGF-B can regulate neovascularization by the effect of vascular survival and cell apoptosis,in order to inhibit the generation and development of neovascularizition,while it has an insignificant impact to angiogenesis and vascular permeability.Meanwhile,VEGF-B can protect cardiac and neuron.As a method of clearly effective to treat neovascularization disease,anti-VEGF attracts extensive attention.Because of the dual character of VEGF-B,we need more studies on the effect of treating ocular neovascularization disease by the drug of anti-VEGF-B.This review summarizes the role of VEGF-B in blood vessel,cell,neuron and cardiac of body and its application in the treatment of ocular neovascularization disease.
2.Effects of levothyroxine intervention on premature delivery occurrence risk in early pregnant women complicating subclinical hypothyroidism:a meta analysis
Fang LIU ; Xiaomei MI ; Xiaoqiong YANG ; Huilei MA ; Xiuzhen LIANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(16):2199-2201,2204
Objective To investigate the effect of levothyroxine(L-T4) intervention on premature delivery occurrence risk in early pregant women complicating subclinical hypothyroidism.Methods The databases of PubMed,EMBASE,EBSCO,Cochrane library,CBM and Wanfangdata were retrieved for collecting the related literatures on pregnancy complicating subclinical hypothyroidism published from January 1980 to March 2017.The undesirable studies were deleted according to the inclusion standard.The meta analysis was performed by using the RevMan5.3 software.Results (1) The 12 articles on premature delivery occurrence risk in pregnan women complicating subclinical hypothyroidism without intervention were included(accumulated 5 612 cases of samples and accumulated 368 cases of premature delivery),802 pregnant women received L-T4 intervention,the control group (4 810 cases) was the pregnant women of normal thyroid.The merged OR was 3.46,95%CI 2.64-4.54,P<0.05.(2) Twenty-one articles on premature delivery occurrence risk in pregnan women complicating subclinical hypothyroidism treated by L-T4 in meta analysis were included(accumulated 2561 cases of samples and accumulated 286 cases of premature delivery).The merged ORwas 5.37,95%CI 3.90-7.38,P<0.05).Conclusion Early pregnancy complicating subclinical hypothyroidism can increase the risk of preterm birth,whereas adopting the L-T4 intervention therapy can significantly reduce the risk of premature delivery occurrence.
3.Application of"double-tutorial system"on practice of higher vocational laboratory medical students
Huilei MA ; Jing WANG ; Fang LIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2018;17(8):805-808
In order to improve the practice effect of the vocational college students in the laboratory of basic hospital, this subject explored the "double-tutorial system" in the practice of higher vocational college students. The selection criteria of whole mentoring and professional tutors, the specific duties of tutors and the assessment standards of both tutors and students were determined according to local condi-tions of the personnel structure in basic hospital. The implementation of "double-tutorial system" promoted the professional ethics, interpersonal communication ability, psychological quality and professional profi-ciency of the higher vocational college students. Meanwhile, young teachers in the department enhanced their teaching ability, professional skills and self-confidence, so that the technical personnel construction of the department was strengthened.
4.Application of three-dimensional visualization technique based on CT data in the analysis of renal vascular anatomical variation
Wei ZHAO ; Yuqiao LI ; Guanli HUANG ; Chen CHEN ; Hao DING ; Huilei YAN ; Yan CHENG ; Yunbo MA
Chinese Journal of Urology 2023;44(10):742-747
Objective:To explore the application value of three-dimensional visualization technique based on CT data in the analysis of renal vascular anatomical variation.Methods:The clinical data of 210 patients with renal tumors, adrenal tumors and renal cysts who underwent renal enhanced CT from October 2020 to June 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Among the patients, there were 114 males and 96 females with an average age of (56.5±13.2) years. The CT data were reconstructed by 3D slicer software. According to the three-dimensional visualization model, the renal vascular anatomy was analyzed from the perspective of whether it needs to be treated during laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. The variation of renal artery can be divided into multiple renal arteries, premature branches of renal artery and the mixed type with the above two variations. Renal vein variation can be divided into multiple renal veins, late confluence of renal veins and mixed type with the above two variations.Results:Among the 210 patients in this study, there were no statistically significant differences in anatomical variations of renal arteries and veins between males and females ( P=0.914 and P=0.121). Among 420 kidneys, renal artery variation (174/420, 41.4%) was more common than renal vein variation (121/420, 28.8%) ( P<0.01). 32 (7.6%) right kidneys and 38 (9.0%) left kidneys have multiple renal arteries ( P=0.432). Eighty-nine cases (42.4%) had premature branches in the right renal artery, while 37 cases (17.6%) in the left kidney ( P<0.01). 24 kidneys (5.7%) showed mixed renal artery variation. 53 (12.6%) right kidneys and 3 (0.7%) left kidneys had multiple renal veins ( P<0.01). Late confluence of renal veins was found in 41 right kidneys (9.8%) and 33 left kidneys (7.9%), respectively ( P=0.306). 8 (1.9%) mixed renal vein variants were all right kidneys.. From the perspective of laparoscopic renal surgery, there were 71 cases (33.8%) of the left kidney to deal with ≥ 2 renal arteries, as well as 103 cases (49.1%) of the right kidney ( P<0.01). There were 44 cases (21.0%) of the left kidney to deal with ≥ 2 renal veins, as well as 78 cases (37.1%) of the right kidney ( P<0.01). Conclusions:The three-dimensional visualization technique based on renal CT data is helpful to accurately evaluate the renal vascular anatomy before operation. Right renal vascular variants are more common.
5.Rare tumors: a blue ocean of investigation.
Shuhang WANG ; Peiwen MA ; Ning JIANG ; Yale JIANG ; Yue YU ; Yuan FANG ; Huilei MIAO ; Huiyao HUANG ; Qiyu TANG ; Dandan CUI ; Hong FANG ; Huishan ZHANG ; Qi FAN ; Yuning WANG ; Gang LIU ; Zicheng YU ; Qi LEI ; Ning LI
Frontiers of Medicine 2023;17(2):220-230
Advances in novel drugs, therapies, and genetic techniques have revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of cancers, substantially improving cancer patients' prognosis. Although rare tumors account for a non-negligible number, the practice of precision medicine and development of novel therapies are largely hampered by many obstacles. Their low incidence and drastic regional disparities result in the difficulty of informative evidence-based diagnosis and subtyping. Sample exhaustion due to difficulty in diagnosis also leads to a lack of recommended therapeutic strategies in clinical guidelines, insufficient biomarkers for prognosis/efficacy, and inability to identify potential novel therapies in clinical trials. Herein, by reviewing the epidemiological data of Chinese solid tumors and publications defining rare tumors in other areas, we proposed a definition of rare tumor in China, including 515 tumor types with incidences of less than 2.5/100 000 per year. We also summarized the current diagnosis process, treatment recommendations, and global developmental progress of targeted drugs and immunotherapy agents on the status quo. Lastly, we pinpointed the current recommendation chance for patients with rare tumors to be involved in a clinical trial by NCCN. With this informative report, we aimed to raise awareness on the importance of rare tumor investigations and guarantee a bright future for rare tumor patients.
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