1.Diagnostic significance of procalcitonin for postoperative infections in patients with bone fractures
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;2(3):159-161
Objective To investigate the significance of procalcitonin(PCT),C-reactive protein (CRP)and WBC counts in predicting the postoperative jnfections in patients with bone fractures.Methods Clinical data of 49 patients with open fractures were retrospectively analyzed,and the patients were grouped into the infeeted(n=24)and non.infected(n=25).PCT,CRP and WBC values were detected 1,4,7and 10 days after the operations,and the results were compared with those taken from the healthy controls.Areas under the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves were used to determine the value in predicting postoperative infections.Results PCT,CRP and WBC values in the infected group and the noninfected group were higher than those in health controls(F=19.84,57.71 and 35.44,P<0.01).PCT,CRP and WBC values in the infected group were higher than those in the non-infected group 4.7 and 10 days after the operations(tPCT=7.31,7.74 and 4.59;tCRP=2.23,5.75 and 8.01;tWBC=2.34,2.51 and 4.07,P<0.05).ROC curves suggested that PCT value was more sensitive and had higher specificity than CRP and WBC values in the diagnosis of postoperative infections.Conclusions PCT,CRP and WBC values arise in bone fracture patients with postoperative infections.Detection of PCT has higher sensitivity and specificity.which can be used in early diagnosis of postoperative infections.
2.Research Progress of Pharmacological Therapy and Nutritional Support for Cachexia in Lung Cancer Patients.
Jiemin WANG ; Weihui JIA ; Danyang LI ; Yanmei SONG ; Ningxin SUN ; Ke YANG ; Hongli LI ; Chonggao YIN
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2022;25(6):420-424
Cachexia is a common complication in patients with lung cancer. It aggravates the toxic and side effects of chemotherapy, hinders the treatment plan, weakens the responsiveness of chemotherapy, reduces the quality of life, increases complications and mortality, and seriously endangers the physical and mental health of patients with lung cancer. The causes and pathogenesis of tumor cachexia are extremely complex, which makes its treatment difficult and complex. Controlling cachexia in lung cancer patients requires many means such as anti-tumor therapy, inhibition of inflammatory response, nutritional support, physical exercise, and relief of symptoms to exert the synergistic effect of multimodal therapy against multiple mechanisms of tumor cachexia. To date, there has been a consensus within the discipline that no single therapy can control the development of cachexia. Some therapies have made some progress, but they need to be implemented in combination with multimodal therapy after fully assessing the individual characteristics of lung cancer patients. This article reviews the application of drug therapy and nutritional support in lung cancer patients, and looks forward to the research direction of cachexia control in lung cancer patients.
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Combined Modality Therapy
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3.Exploring the development trends in community nursing in Shanghai
Jufang WANG ; Weifang SUN ; Lihong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 1996;0(01):-
Objective To explore the development trends in community nursing. Methods The current situation of community nursing in Shanghai was analyzed by means of questionnaire surveys and literature review. Subjects A total of 3 173 questionnaires were distributed to community nurses, hospital nurses, community residents, and hospitalized patients and 2 942 of them were retrieved, the rate of retrieval being 93.8%. Results The demand for community nursing was not satisfied, the number of community nurses was insufficient and their general quality was low. Conclusion The scope of services in community nursing needs to be expanded with demand as a guide, more community nurses need to be cultivated, and the quality of the nursing contingent needs to be enhanced.
4.Analysis of blood glucose control effects and influencing factors of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in community
Weifang YANG ; Xueying TIAN ; Xihong SUN
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2016;25(6):556-560
Objective To investigate the effect of fasting blood glucose control and its influencing factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in community.Methods 905 cases of patients with T2DM were collected in Rencheng District of Jining city according to the stratified cluster random sampling method.The general demographic characteristics and lifestyle of the subjects were collected by questionnaire survey,and the height,body weight,blood glucose,blood pressure and blood lipids were measured by physical examination.Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors of blood glucose control.Results A total of 905 subjects were recruited in the analysis.74.70% of the subjects were aged 35 years above.The proportion reaching the control criteria of the blood glucose,blood pressure and cholesterol was 71.27% (645),29.83% (270) and 26.74%(242) of the subjects respectively.The influencing factors for blood glucose control in the subjects were age,duration of disease,blood pressure,weight,diet condition and psychological states and treatment compliance,and the differences were statistically significant(x2 =7.58,23.18,7.08,5.22,5.46,5.16,5.65,all P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that age and duration of disease were the risk factors of blood glucose control in patients with T2DM.Standard blood pressure control was the protective factor that affects the effect of blood glucose control (OR=1.430,95% CI=1.015-2.015,P<0.05).Conclusion The blood glucose control of T2DM patients need to be improved comprehensively in community.By strengthening the control of blood glucose and blood pressure,establishing good habits of life behavior and improving the ability of self management,patients with T2DM can improve their quality of life.
5. Research progress of the mTOR signaling pathway underlying the antidepressant actions of ketamine
Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;50(8):653-657
Depression is a common, serious psychiatric disease. Despite a wide range of antidepressants available, only one third of the patients show significant mood improvement in response lo an initial antidepressant treatment. Moreover, there is a time-lag of weeks to months with currently available medications; the suffering of patients could not be relieved quickly. Ketamine was found to produce rapid antidepressant responses in treatment resistant major depressive disorder patients. Molecular and cellular studies in rodent models demonstrated that ketamine stimulates mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling and increases the initial translation of mTOR and downstream molecules, these effects of ketamine are accompanied by increasing levels of maturity and quantity of spine synapses in the prefrontal cortex. Ketamine was found to produce rapid antidepressant responses in treatment of depression. These studies identify the characterization of the mTOR signaling pathway in depression and its action in response to antidepressants shows great potential for the identification of new therapeutic targets for the development of antidepressant drugs.
6.Effect of psychological intervention on anxiety or depression in children and adolescents with hearing impairment: a systematic review
Jingya ZHANG ; Min ZOU ; Hongwei SUN ; Changlong SUN ; Juntong ZHU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2023;29(9):1004-1011
ObjectiveTo systematically review the effect of psychological intervention on anxiety and depression in hearing-impaired children and adolescents. MethodsThe literature was researched from the databases of PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang Database on psychological intervention on anxiety and depression for hearing-impaired children and adolescents until July, 2023. After screening, author, country, study object, study design, intervention mode, outcome, and measurement tools were extracted from the literature. ResultsEight articles from three countries were included, including eight randomized controlled trials, involving 404 participants, publishing mainly from 2013 to 2023. The types of psychological intervention included family support education, emotional intelligence training, cognitive behavioral therapy, self-confidence group training, and play therapy, and so on, which improved social phobia, and relieved the levels of anxiety and depression of children and adolescents with hearing impairment. ConclusionPsychological intervention can effectively alleviate the anxiety and depression of children and adolescents with hearing impairment.
8.Research progress of allergen immunotherapy mechanism and efficacy of allergic conjunctivitis
Xuequan SUN ; Jijiao LIN ; Yating ZHAO ; Yaqin JIANG ; Fei XIA
International Eye Science 2024;24(10):1595-1599
Allergic conjunctivitis is the most common type of allergic eye disease, and the incidence in children and adolescents is increasing year by year. Drug therapy can only relieve some symptoms and only in a short period, while allergen immunotherapy is currently a therapy that can significantly improve the symptoms of chronic allergy and the course of the disease. This method has been used abroad for many years but has yet to be reported in China. The author reviews the effective mechanism and clinical efficiency of allergen immunotherapy and provides a reference for the further clinical application in China.
9. Mental health sataus and influencing factors of medical staff after blood-borne occupational exposure
Zhaoxia SUN ; Qian YANG ; Li ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2019;37(11):835-839
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To explore the mental health status and influencing factors of medical staff after blood-borne occupational exposure, and to provide scientific basis for effective psychological intervention.
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From January 2017 to December 2018, 178 medical staff with blood-borne occupational exposure in three hospitals of Shandong Province were collected as the contact group, and 100 routine medical staff as the control group during the same period. Questionnaires were conducted among medical staff in the two groups, including general information questionnaire, symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90) , post-traumatic stress disorder self-rating scale (PCL-C) , coping style scale (CPS) , social support scale (SSRS) . The basic situation and mental health level of medical staff in the two groups, as well as the coping and social support status of medical staff exposed to hematogenous occupational exposure were analyzed. Relevant influencing factors.
Results:
The total score of SCL-90 was 1.66+0.33, 45 (38.14%) were positive, and 21 (21.00%) were positive in the control group. The difference was statistically significant (χ2=7.529,
10.Identification and bactericidal activity of a novel Cathelicidin family member from skin of Bufu bufo gargarizans.
Bo ZHAN ; Yuan-Yuan GAO ; Wei-Ping LIN ; Guang-Tao JIA ; Tong-Yi SUN ; Wen-Hui LEE
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2016;41(4):630-635
The skin transcriptome of Bufu bufo gargarizans was determined by conventional methods. A novel full length cDNA coding for a Cathelicidin precursor was identified by transcriptomic data assembling, annotation and blast search of corresponding data banks. According to the known processing methods of Cathelicidin family members, present reported novel Cathelicidin precursor of B. bufo gargarizans might be cleaved at 2 possible sites of the same precursor and generate both BG-CATH25 and BG-CATH29 as mature molecules. The deduced BG-CATH25 and BG-CATH29 were synthesized with purity>95% to evaluate the properties and bactericidal activities. The secondary structural characteristics of both BG-CATH25 and BG-CATH29 in different solutions were determined by Circular Dichroism (CD) Analysis. CD results indicated that random coil conformation were the main structural elements for both BG-CATH25 and BG-CATH29 in different buffer systems. Antimicrobial activities against tested bacterial strains were carried out by plating method. Both BG-CATH25 and BG-CATH29 showed strong antibacterial activities against Aeromonas hydrophila, with MIC values of 1.25, 10 mg•L⁻¹, respectively. However, both of them showed weak bactericidal activities against human pathogenic bacteria, like Escherichia coli (ATCC25922),Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC25923)and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853).