1.Influence of Scalp Point-to-Point Acupuncture on Serum sICAM1 in Patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction
Chunling BAO ; Xiujun HUANG ; Lirong ZHANG ; Guirong DONG
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2006;4(4):213-214
Objective:To study the influence of different methods on serum soluble intercellular adhesion molecule1 (sICAM1) in patients with acute cerebral infarction. Methods: Double antibody enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay was used. Results and Conclusion: Scalp point-to-point acupuncture has a significant reducing effect on abnormally elevated serum sICAM1 in patients with acute cerebral infarction. Its curative effect is superior to that of simple Western medicine. There is a significant difference between them (P<0.05).
2.Analysis on the Influencing Factors of Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) Treatment-Seeking Behavior of the Elders in Zhejiang Province
Shengying WANG ; Xiaqiu WU ; Chuanhong ZENG ; Zhen SHI ; Qi YU ; Lirong BAO
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;19(1):190-195
This study aimed at investigating the utilization of TCM services and exploring the influencing factors,such as education,economic condition,health condition,attitude to TCM treatment and TCM health literacy,of TCM treatment-seeking behavior in the elders in Zhejiang Province.In this study,a cross-sectional study with stratified sampling was adopted for the further investigation of the elders over 55 years by questionnaire.The questionnaire contained four aspects:1.demographic information:gender,age,education,pension mode,medicare and self-evaluation of economic level;2.health status:self-evaluation of health and current diseases;3.attitude to TCM treatment:Would you accept the TCM health services? 4.health literacy:self-made KAB questionnaire including health knowledge,attitude and behavior.Nine hundred and fifty questionnaires were issued and 945 valid questionnaires were returned.Among them,four hundred and eighty-four cases were male and 461 were female.The average age was 72.0 ± 8.9 years with a low level of education,mainly junior high school or lower (88.3%).Over the past year,only 50.11% elders sought for TCM treatment.Generally speaking,age,gender,education,pension mode and health behavior showed no significant association with TCM treatment.The elders seeking for TCM treatment over the past year held favorable attitude to TCM treatment and high economic status,yet,with poor health status,high prevalence and health literacy (or health attitudes).It was concluded that the utilization rate of TCM services in the elders in Zhejiang Province was not optimist,probably resulting from the lack of publicity and market competitiveness of TCM.Therefore,TCM services should be promoted to meet the health needs of the elders and enhance the utilization rate of TCM services for the achievement of a significant role in the aging society in China.
3.Influence of recurrence on outcome of acute ischemic stroke
Fangrui LI ; Chengyue BAO ; Zeyu HUANG ; Yumei GUO ; Lirong YANG ; Wenting BAI ; Liying LYU
Clinical Medicine of China 2015;31(10):910-914
Objective To explore the adverse effects of recurrence of acute ischemic stroke at discharge.Methods Continuously including 3 440 acute ischemic stroke patients from June 1,2009 to May 31, 2012 in Department of Neurology of the People's Hospital of Xinganmeng of Inner Mongoha Autonomous Region were esearch objects.Poor outcome was defined as the occurrence of disability or death at discharge.Disability was defined as the Modified Rankin ' s Scale (MRs), when MRs was 3 or more.Binary logistic regression was used to analysis the risk factors ,calculated the odds ratios(OR) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI).Results A total of 359 (10.44%) patients occurred poor outcomes, of whom 136 (37.88%) patients occurred the recurrence of ischemic stroke.Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age (OR=1.24,95%CI 1.09-1.41), body temperature (OR =1.92,95 % CI 1.43-2.57), hypertension (OR =1.73,95 % CI 1.33-2.24), high blood sugar (OR=1.67,95%CI 1.26-2.20) ,glycerin trilaurate(OR=0.41,95%CI0.27-0.62) ,smoking (OR =1.37,95%CI 1.01-1.85) and recmrrence(OR=1.49,95%CI 1.15-1.95) were independent risk factors of poor outcome at discharge.The recurrence of acute ischemic stroke can increase the risk of the occurrence of poor outcome at discharge up to 49%.Conclusion Recurrence is an independent risk factor for the poor outcome of acute ischemic stroke, we should focus on secondary prevention of stroke patients at the clinical work and health education to reduce the recurrence of ischemic stroke.
4.Relationship between Homocysteine Levels in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Discharged Outcome
Yumei GUO ; Long MA ; Guotao PAN ; Lirong YANG ; Wenting BAI ; Chengyue BAO ; Xingcan JIN ; Liying LU ; Weijun TONG ; Mo ZHOU ; Hongmei LI ; Tan XU
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2016;31(5):23-26,29
Objective To investigate the relationship between plasma homocysteine on admission and the outcome at discharge of acute ischemic stroke.Methods A non-concurrent cohort study was performed and a total of 1 3 1 9 patients with acute is-chemic stroke were continuously included in this study.According to tertile range of plasma homocysteine,patients were di-vided into three group.Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the independent association between plasma homocys-teine on admission and poor outcome at discharge of acute ischemic stroke.Results The difference of plasma homocysteine on admission between the poor outcome and those with good outcome had statistical significance (P<0.000 1).Without the adj ustment of multiple factors,when comparing to the first group,the second and third tertile seemed to have a tendency of increasing the risk of poor outcome at discharge,the OR (95%CI)was 2.111 (1.297~3.437,P<0.05),2.113 (1.361~3.279,P<0.05).After adjustment for multivariate,the second and third tertile also seemed to have a tendency of increasing the risk of poor outcome at discharge,the OR (95%CI)was 1.876 (1.160~3.036,P<0.05),2.396 (1.414~4.062,P<0.05).Conclusion The current study indicated that higher plasma homocysteine level was an independent risk factor for poor outcome at discharge in ischemic stroke patients.It would increase the risk of the outcome at discharge in patients with acute ischemic stroke,and suggests that there is a dose-response relationship between plasma homocysteine level on admis-sion and the poor outcome at discharge.
5.Biphasic insulin aspart 30 plus metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on basal insulin therapy:An evaluation of efficacy and safety
Yan GAO ; Xiaohui GUO ; Wenruo DUAN ; Yong LUO ; Maoqing HU ; Lirong SUN ; Li WANG ; Ruifang BU ; Tianpei HONG ; Yancheng XU ; Muxun ZHANG ; Junjiang LIU ; Yuqian BAO
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2010;26(12):1019-1022
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of biphasic insulin aspart 30 (BIAsp30)plus metformin in type 2 diabetes subjects switching from basal insulin plus oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD)Methods During 16 weeks, multiple-center, open-label, and single-arm study including 2 weeks of screening period,4 weeks of run-in period,and 16 weeks of treatment period were carried out. Subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled on basal insulin therapy with or without oral antidiabetic drugs were switched to twice-daily BIAsp30 plus metformin with dose titration to achieve fasting plasma glucose target. Results Of the 293 Chinese subjects exposed to trial drugs [age: ( 54.0±9.6 ) years, diabetes duration: ( 8.54±5.49 ) years, body mass index: (24.89±3.28)kg/m2, baseline HbA1c: 8.16% ±0.89%], 122 were previously treated with basal insulin analogues and 169 with human basal insulin. At end of the trial ,the mean reduction of HbA1 c was 1.30% ±0.96% (P<0. 01 ). The proportion of patients achieved HbA1c<7.0% and HbA1c ≤6.5% was 60.4% and 38.9% respectively. 8-point plasma glucose measurements showed significant improvements at all the time points examined ( all P<0. 01 ) ,and the average value of all 8 points measured decreased from ( 10.53±2.58 ) mmol/L atbaseline to (7.79± 1.58 ) mmol/L at the end of treatment ( P<0. 01 ), reduced by 2.76 mmol/L. Postprandial glucose increments were significantly reduced after breakfast ( -1.73 mmol/L,P<0.01 )and dinner ( -1.28 mmol/L,P<0.01 ), while no significant reduction was observed after lunch ( -0.09 mmol/L, P = 0. 734 5 ). No severe adverse effect and no major hypoglycemia were reported. The overall hypoglycaemia rate was 2.68 events/subject year. The average weight gain was (0. 76 ±0. 14 )kg (P<0. 0l ). Conclusion Twice-daily BIAsp30 plus metformin is effective and safe to type 2 diabetic subjects inadequately controlled on basal insulin treatment.BIAsp30 treatment should be considered for type 2 diabetic subjects who have unsatisfactory response to previous basal insulin treatment.
6.Relationship between Uric Acid Levels in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Discharged Outcome
Yumei GUO ; Long MA ; Chengyue BAO ; Zeyu HUANG ; Fangrui LI ; Lirong YANG ; Wenting BAI ; Hui CHENG ; Wenbo LIU ; Liying LU ; Weijun TONG ; Mo ZHOU ; Hongmei LI ; Tan XU
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2015;(3):17-20
Objective To examine the association between uric acid (UA)levels of patients with acute ischemic stroke at ad-mission and discharged outcome.Methods The acute ischemic stroke patients of Xinganmeng People’s Hospital in Inner Mongolia,from June 1,2009 to May 31,2012 were continuity included in the present study,the included analysis sample size were 3 440 cases.Poor discharged outcome was defined as the occurrence of disability or death.With reference to the Modi-fied Rankin's Scale (MRs)Stroke Scale,Scores were recorded in the questionnaires,score of 3 or more (MRs≥3)was de-fined as disability.The patients were all grouped by P20,P60,P90 of UA,binary logistic regression were used in studying of risk factors,calculated the odds ratios (Odds ratio,OR)and 95% confidence interval (95% Confident interval,95%CI).All tests were two-sided test and a significance level of 0.05.Results A total of 359 people occurred poor outcomes in the stud-y,accounting for 10.44%.Univariate logistic regression analysis of poor outcome occurred showed that relative to the lowest group(P20,UA≤222.6 mmol/L),the second and third group (UA:222.7 ~ 310.9 mmol/L and 311.0~419.7 mmol/L) OR (95% CI)were:0.70(0.53~0.91)(P <0.05)and 0.66(0.49~0.88)(P <0.05).After adjusted age,body tempera-ture,high blood pressure,hyperglycemia,history of stroke,high triglycerides,high LDL-C and smoking,relative to the low-est level group,the second and third group occurred poor outcoming OR (95% CI)were:0.70(0.53~0.93)(P <0.05)and 0.66(0.48~0.90)(P <0.05).Conclusion Higher levels of uric acid levels in patients with acute ischemic stroke may inde-pendently related with occurred poor discharged outcome.
7.Value of machine learning models based on structural MRI for diagnosis of Parkinson disease
Yang YA ; Erlei WANG ; Lirong JI ; Nan ZOU ; Yiqing BAO ; Chengjie MAO ; Weifeng LUO ; Hongkun YIN ; Guohua FAN
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2023;57(4):370-377
Objective:To explore the value of machine learning models based on multiple structural MRI features for diagnosis of Parkinson disease (PD).Methods:The clinical and imaging data of 60 PD patients (PD group) diagnosed in the Neurology Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from November 2017 to August 2019 and 56 normal elderly people (NC group) recruited from the community were retrospectively analyzed. All subjects underwent brain MR imaging. Multiple structural MRI features were extracted from cerebellum, deep nuclei and of brain cortex based on different partition templates. The Mann-Whitney U test, as well as least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression were used to select the most discriminating features. Finally, logistic regression (LR) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) classifier combined with the 5-fold cross-validation scheme were used to construct the models based on structural features of cerebellum, deep nuclei and cortex, and a combined model based on all features. The receiver operating characteristic curves were drawn, and the diagnostic performance and clinical net benefit of each model were evaluated by the area under curve (AUC) and the decision curve analysis (DCA). Results:In total, four cerebellum (asymmetry index of Lobule Ⅵ volume, asymmetry index of Lobule ⅦB cortical thickness, asymmetry index of total gray matter volume and absolute value of right Lobule Ⅵ gray matter volume), 3 deep nuclei (absolute value of right nucleus accumbens volume, absolute and relative value of total nucleus accumbens volume) and 3 cortex features (local gyration index of left PFm, local fractal dimension of right superior frontal gyrus and sulcal depth of left superior occipital gyrus) were selected as the most discriminating features, and the related models were constructed. In validation set, the AUC of cerebellum, deep nuclei, cortex and combined models for diagnosis of PD based on LR classifier were 0.692, 0.641, 0.747 and 0.816; the AUC of cerebellum, deep nuclei, cortex and combined models for diagnosis of PD based on LDA classifier were 0.726, 0.610, 0.752 and 0.818. The diagnostic efficiency of the combined models based on LR and LDA classifiers were significantly better than those of other models ( P<0.05). The DCA curve demonstrated that the combined models based on LR and LDA classifiers showed the highest clinical net benefit. Conclusion:The combined models with all structural features of cerebellum, deep nuclei and cortex included based on LR and LDA classifiers showed favorable performance and clinical net benefit for diagnosis of PD, which have the potential application value in clinical diagnosis.
8.Impact of obese levels on the hepatic expression of nuclear receptors and drug-metabolizing enzymes in adult and offspring mice.
Pei WANG ; Xueyan SHAO ; Yifan BAO ; Junjie ZHU ; Liming CHEN ; Lirong ZHANG ; Xiaochao MA ; Xiao-Bo ZHONG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2020;10(1):171-185
The prevalence of obesity-associated conditions raises new challenges in clinical medication. Although altered expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) has been shown in obesity, the impacts of obese levels (overweight, obesity, and severe obesity) on the expression of DMEs have not been elucidated. Especially, limited information is available on whether parental obese levels affect ontogenic expression of DMEs in children. Here, a high-fat diet (HFD) and three feeding durations were used to mimic different obese levels in C57BL/6 mice. The hepatic expression of five nuclear receptors (NRs) and nine DMEs was examined. In general, a trend of induced expression of NRs and DMEs (except for and ) was observed in HFD groups compared to low-fat diet (LFD) groups. Differential effects of HFD on the hepatic expression of DMEs were found in adult mice at different obese levels. Family-based dietary style of an HFD altered the ontogenic expression of DMEs in the offspring older than 15 days. Furthermore, obese levels of parental mice affected the hepatic expression of DMEs in offspring. Overall, the results indicate that obese levels affected expression of the DMEs in adult individuals and that of their children. Drug dosage might need to be optimized based on the obese levels.