1.Effect of socioenvironmental therapy on improving emotional distress for heroin addicts accepting compulsory isolation and labour camp rehabilitation
Shishi YU ; Li GUO ; Qinglang ZENG ; Chunqiang LI ; Kai HUANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2012;(12):1122-1124
Objective To evaluate the psychological intervention ettectiveness ot socioenvironmental therapyfor heroin addicts accepting compulsory isolation.Methods Totally 100 male heroin addicts accepting compulsory isolation and Labour Camp Rehabilitation were selected and randomly assigned to socioenvironmental therapeutic group (ST group,50 cases) and control group (CT group,50 cases).A two-month socioenvironmental therapy was selectively proceeding in ST group by a same psychological team,while CT group still received conventional rehabilitation.During the 6-month follow-up,self-rating anxiety scale(SAS),self-rating depression scal (SDS) and self-made questionnaires were used every 3 months,to statistically estimate psychological status of subjects.Results Before treatment,no statistically significant difference between the two groups;after treatment,SDS score of CT group was 56.16 ± 9.12,and was lower than that in ST group(48.28-± 9.55) (P < 0.01) ; SAS score of ST group was 46.28 ± 7.78,and was lower than that in CT group (50.72 ± 8.32) (P < 0.01).In the 3-month follow-up evaluation,depression,anxiety scores in CT and ST group were significantly lower,the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01) ; 6 months after treatment,depression,anxiety score showed was significant difference between two groups(P< 0.01).Conclusion Group psychotherapy especially socioenvironmental therapy is quick and long-acting in improving the psychological status of heroin addicts in aspects of depression and anxiety levels,which is distinctly evidenced by the short-term and long-term curative results.
2.Clinical Study of Chair-side Immediate Ceramic Restoration Technique for Large-defected Teeth
Hongmei MA ; Siwen LI ; Shishi LI ; Yanhong WANG
Journal of China Medical University 2015;(10):883-887
Objective To explore the clinical application of digital chair?side immediate all?ceramic restoration system,design and fabricate inlays and onlays to restore the large?defected molars,and to analyze and evaluate the efficacy of this clinical restoration. Methods Totally 84 inlays and 65 onlays were fabricated with IPS e.max CAD series ceramic blocks by using Cerec AC system to conduct immediate all?ceramic restorations of 149 teeth for 108 patients. The inlays and onlays were applied and cemented to the prepared teeth with dual?cured resin luting agent. The restored molars were re?examined by two dentists after six months. The analysis standard was based on the United States Public Health Service(USPHS criteria) and the results were statistically analyzed(α=0.05). Results There was no statistically significant difference in the case numbers of grade A and grade B for each index comparing the immediate condition to the condition after 6 months. Over 90 percent of ceramic inlays and onlays were quali?fied to be grade A. The restorations were well in the aspects of anatomic morphology,marginal integrity,color match,marginal discoloration,reten?tion,gingival health and secondary caries. Conclusion Computer aided design/computer aided manufacture(CAD/CAM)system combined with machinable glass ceramics can achieve a favorable result in restoration of large?defected teeth. Digital chair?side immediate all?ceramic restoration technique is an ideal solution for large?defected tooth restoration.
3.Stem cell therapy for degenerative disc diseases:present status and prospects
Yichi ZHOU ; Jingfeng LI ; Shishi DONG ; Wei JIN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2015;(10):1635-1639
BACKGROUND:None of the current treatment strategies has been focused on relieving or reversing the disk degeneration process after degenerative disc diseases. In recent years, more and more scientists try to treat degenerative disc diseases using stem cel therapy. OBJECTIVE:To explore the research status and prospects of stem cel therapy for degenerative disc diseases. METHODS: A computer-based online search of PubMed database between January 2004 and December 2014was performed to search related articles with the key words of “stem cel, intervertebral disk” in English. Literatures related to stem cel therapy for degenerative disc diseases were selected; in the same field, the articles published lately in authoritative journals were preferred. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 342 articles were primarily selected, and 43 articles were involved in result analysis according to inclusion criteria. Stem cel therapy is a newly treatment for degenerative disc diseases. Cels appropriate for stem cel therapy include embryonic stem cels, induced pluripotent stem cels, mesenchymal stem cels, human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cels and chondrocytes or nucleus pulposus cels. Although cel leakage, intervertebral disc infection and tumorigenesis are the main chalenges, stem cel therapy for degenerative disc diseases is promising in the future.
4.Lumbar disc degeneration:tissue engineering repair and biomechanical evaluation
Shishi DONG ; Jingfeng LI ; Yichi ZHOU ; Yuanyu ZHA ; Wei JIN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2015;(37):6024-6030
BACKGROUND:At present, the clinical treatment of lumbar disc degeneration mainly includes conservative treatment, traditional surgery and minimal y invasive surgery. The therapeutic purpose is to relieve symptoms, but the long-term effect is not very satisfactory. Therapeutic methods focusing on biological functional recovery have been concerned gradual y, but the clinical application is far in sight. OBJECTIVE:To review the advances in the treatment of lumbar disc degeneration regarding tissue-engineered repair and biomechanics. METHODS:PubMed database was searched by the first author for relevant articles published before December 2014 using the keywords of“intervertebral disc degeneration, clinical treatment, biological treatment, tissue engineering, biomechanics, repair, progress”in English. A total of 100 articles were searched initial y and final y, 40 articles were included in result analysis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Although the therapeutic schemes are varied, the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration is a great chal enge for clinicians and basic researchers. Currently there is no perfect clinical treatment, and indications corresponding to various therapies should be paid attention as wel as long-term fol ow-up evaluation. For various reasons, the biological treatment for intervertebral disc degenerative disease is becoming more and more popular, providing a promising prospect for the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration. So far, large amounts of data have been obtained from animal experiments, but there are stil many problems to be solved. Other chal enges also involve the al aspects of general tissue engineering methods, such as cel s, cytokines and scaffolds. In these studies, the nucleus pulposus tissue engineering based on the combination of heparin-functionalized chitosan hydrogel, cytokines and stem cel s exhibits a promising prospect.
5.Establishment of a hypoxia/reoxygenation model of H9 c2 cell using hypoxia/anoxic workstation
Qianwen CHU ; Weiqiu LI ; Shishi LU ; Danmei HUANG ; Yanmei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2015;(11):11-14
Objective To investigate optimal method of establishing hypoxia/reoxygenation(H/R) model of H9c2 cell by using hypoxia/anoxic workstation under different conditions in hypoxia.Methods H9c2 cell was placed into hypoxia/anoxic workstation and simultaneously cultured with complete medium, glucose-free DMEM and acidic hypoxic solution for 1,2,4,6 and 8 h respectively, and then reoxygenated with complete medium for 1 h in normoxic incubator.The level of ROS was measured by flow cytometry.The cell viability was detected by MTT assay.The cellular morphology was observed by inverted microscope.Results With the extension of cell hypoxia time, there were no significant differences in the ROS level and cell viability in complete medium-and glucose-free DMEM-treated H/R groups compared with control group(P<0.05).There was no obvious morphologic change observed with inverted microscope, either.Nevertheless, when H9c2 cells were treated with acidic hypoxic solution in hypoxia, the ROS level continuously increased and the cell viability decreased with the extension of cell hypoxia time ( P<0.01 ).Since H:1 h/R:1 h, some of the cells shrunk and a few necrotic cells floated in the media under the inverted microscope , and the damage was aggravated with the extension of hypoxia time.After the cells were exposed in hypoxia for 8 h, they wrinkled to be round and a large number of floating necrotic cells were observed.When the cells were reoxygenated for 1 h, the cytomembrane was not smooth and there were still a few necrotic cells floating in culture dish .Conclusion The H9c2 cell H/R model with good repeatability can be established successfully by using hypoxia/anoxic workstation combining with acidic hypoxic solution.
6.Effect of laser-assisted hatching on birth weight in blastocyst cultureof low-grade cleavage embryos
LI Shishi ; ZHU Zhonglin ; SHU Chongyi ; XU Weihai
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(2):169-172
Objective:
To examine the impact of laser-assisted hatching (LAH) technique on perinatal outcomes in blastocyst culture of low-grade cleavage embryos, so as to provide insights into improving the utilization of low-grade cleavage embryos and embryo quality.
Methods:
A total of 369 single live births after transfer of thawed blastocysts following in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection at Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital were selected as subjects, and they were divided into 51 conventional culture blastocysts and 318 LAH blastocysts based on whether LAH was performed on day 4 of blastocyst culture. Gestational age, birth weight, birth defects and maternal perinatal information were collected, and the prevalence of premature birth, birth weight and birth defects were analyzed after propensity score matching (PSM).
Results:
After PSM, 98 matched cases were included in the study. There were no statistically significant differences in maternal age, body mass index, type of infertility and blastocyst age (P>0.05), indicating effective matching. The birth weight of offspring in the LAH group was lower than that in the conventional culture group [(3 261.08±432.24) g vs. (3 464.18±444.46) g; P<0.05].
Conclusion
The birth weight of offspring can be reduced by using LAH during blastocyst culture of low-grade cleavage embryos.
7.Liver pathology changes in Budd-Chiari syndrome and postnecrotic intrahepatic portal hypertension after shunt surgery
Xiaowei DANG ; Peng LI ; Shishi QIAO ; Zhiqiang YANG ; Daqian XU ; Zhaoyang WANG ; Peiqin XU
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2012;27(5):384-387
ObjectiveTo compare liver pathology changes of patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) and intrahepatic portal hypertension (IPH) after portosystemic shunt surgery. MethodsFrom January 2010 to December 2011,liverbiopsy was taken during shunt surgery (9 BCS patients,4 IPH patients),and 6-9 months after surgery on follow-up.Collagen type Ⅳ ( Col Ⅳ ),procollagen m (PC Ⅲ ),matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-1),tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase(TIMP-1) were tested using SABC (immuonohistochemistry) method,and HE staining to observe the morphology of liver tissue.Free portal vein pressure before and after shunt was measured. ResultsIn BCS group,Col Ⅳ,PC 1Ⅲ and TIMP-1expression downregulated after surgery (127 ±15) vs.(137 ±16),t =4.896,P-0.013; (115.2 ± 10.6) vs.(127.3±9.5),t=4.877,P=0.003; (119.2±11.3) vs.(131.2±l9.6),t=2.841,P=0.023.MMP-1expression did not change ( P > 0.05 ),while MMP-1/TIMP-1was not significantly correlated with liver fibrosis (0.95 ±0.16) vs.(0.98 ±0.15),t =-0.710,P =0.504.In IPH group,the expression of Col Ⅳ,PCⅢ,MMP-1,and MMP-1/TIMP-1did not change significantly after surgery (P >0.05).Compared with that in IPH group the expression of PC Ⅲ,Col Ⅳ and TIMP-1downregulated significantly in BCSgroup (127±15) vs.(150 ±12),U=3.000,P=0.038; (115.2 ±10.6) vs.(128.1±2.8),U=2.000,P=0.023; (119.2 ± 11.3) vs.(131.4 ±2.5),U=3.000,P =0.038.By HE staining in BCS group there was significant intrahepatic congestion which alleviated after surgery.While in PHT group liver pathology did not change significantly after surgery.FPP in BCS and IPH patients significantly decreased after shunt surgery (25 ±8) vs.(41±8) cmH20,t=17.816,P=0.000;(31±8) vs.(45 ±9) cmH20,t =5.745,P =0.010 ). Drop of FPP of BCS group plays a key role in reversal of liver fibrosis.ConclusionsIn BCS group liver pathology improved after shunt surgery probably by removing the intrahepatic obstruction,but in IPH group liver pathology remained unchanged after shunt.
8.Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome on the quality of vocal sound
Xiaoyu WANG ; Peng LIN ; Wei WANG ; Jianqun DU ; Shishi XIE ; Xin PENG ; Li LI ; Shengchi ZHANG ; Guiping WANG
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2016;23(1):45-48
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS) on the quality of voice. METHODS Electroglottography (EGG) method was used for detecting the vocal cords vibration, waveforms of electroglottography and voice parameters such as Jitter, Shimmer, normalized noise energy (NNE), contact quotient(CQ), contact index (CI), contact quotient perturbation(CQP), contact index perturbation(CIP), and the in 82 OSAHS patients and 53 healthy subjects. The voice parameters were analyzed with Dr.Speech software, RESULTS While in normal pronunciation, the Jitter, Shimmer, NNE, CQP and CIP were (1.037±1.493)%, (5.627±1.872)%, (-16.109±1.719)dB, (2.638±0.633)% and (166.789±30.492)% in 22 mild OSAHS patients, (1.578±0.362)%, (8.478±1.635)%, (-11.517±1.614)dB, (6.043±0.936)% and (255.210±91.224)% in 24 moderate OSAHS patients, and (2.138±1.384)%, (14.888±4.089)%, (-7.677±2.151)dB, (11.749±7.164)% and (431.233±259.266)%in 36 severe OSAHS patients respectively. They were all higher than those in 53 normal subjects as (0.517±0.303)%, (3.299±2.196)%, (-21.933±5.477)dB, (1.322±0.942)% and (58.834±131.849)%. The regularity of vocal fold vibration in all patients with OSAHS was seriously out of whack. EGG waveform was irregular. CONCLUSION The OSAHS patients have structural changes in their upper airway, it will cause non-physiological breathing and lead dry of the vocal cord mucosa and weak elasticity. Their EGG parameters will get higher and vibration will be irregular seriously. We should pay attention to the voice qualities of the OSAHS patients and let them receive treatment as early as possible.
9.A preliminary study on the MATP gene knockout in a mouse melanoma cell line using CRISPR-Cas9 system
Huihui YIN ; Dan LI ; Yu LI ; Fei SUN ; Shishi DONG ; Jiangfeng KONG ; Hongbao WANG ; Lin ZENG ; Yunzhi FA ; Zhaozeng SUN
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2017;27(4):52-55
Objective To knockout the MATP gene of mouse melanoma cell line B16F10 using CRISPR/Cas9 system,and to lay foundation for the functional study of MATP gene.Methods Specific primers of MATP were designed according to the report in http://crispr.mit.edu/ website.The primers were linked to pCAS9/gRNA1 vector.Then the positive vector was transfected into mouse melanoma B16F10 cells,and monoclonal cell lines were obtained by the infinite dilution method.After the genomes of different monoclonal cell lines were extracted and sequenced,the cell lines with MATP gene cleavage were screened,and the expression of MATP in these cell lines was verified by Western-blot analysis.Results Three MATP gene knockout cell lines were successfully obtained.The western-blot results showed that the cell lines did not express MATP protein.Conclusions The knockout of MATP gene in B16F10 cell line can be successfully achieved using the pCAS9/gRNA1 vector.
10.CT manifestations of primary yolk sac tumor
Shishi LUO ; Zhenping WANG ; Fujin LIU ; Feng CHEN ; Jianjun LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2018;34(6):893-896
Objective To observe CT features of primary yolk sac tumor (YST).Methods Clinical data and CT findings of 31 patients with primary YST proved by pathology were analyzed retrospectively.Plain CT was performed in 31 patients,while contrast enhanced CT scanning was performed in 23 patients.Results The lesions in 19 patients located in the gonads,including ovaries (n=11) and testes (n=8).Other lesions in 12 patients located out of gonads,including sacrococcygeal region (n =7),anterior mediastinum (n =3) and vagina (n=2).The tumors were oval shaped in 20 patients,while irregular shaped in other 11 patients.Well-defined boundary was found in 20 patients,whereas ill-defined boundary was found in 11 patients.Fat and calcification were found in 2 patients with teratomas.Moderate to marked enhancement of the solid part of tumors were observed in 23 patients,loofahs enhancement were observed in 17 patients,the blood vessels were found in 18 patients,while delayed enhancement of coated edge was found in 21 patients.The rupture of tumor capsule was found in 4 patients.Conclusion CT manifestations of YST have certain characteristics,which can provide imaging diagnostic evidences.