1.The relationship between mobile phone dependence and attachment, social support among adolescents
Xuhua GE ; Zhuohong ZHU ; Yali WANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2013;22(8):736-738
Objective To explore the relationships among mobile phone dependence and attachment,social support among adolescent students.Methods 900 students from two vocational colleges in Shandong province were recruited by stratified sampling.They were assessed with Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory (ECR) Chinese version,Social Support Rating Scale and Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Questionnaire.Results There were no significant differences of adolescent students'mobile phone dependence on gender,child status,and native place.The score of middle vocational school students'mobile phone dependence (45.84 ± 12.64)was significantly higher than that of higher vocational college students (40.68 ± 9.72),and there was significant difference between them (P < 0.01).Mobile dependence was significantly positively related with attachment anxiety (r =0.469,P < 0.01),and was significantly negatively related with social support (r =0.149,P < 0.01).Attachment anxiety and social support were the direct predictors of mobile phone dependence,and social support played the partial mediating role between attachment anxiety and mobile phone dependence.Conclusions Mobile phone dependence is a common phenomenon among adolescent students,and the middle vocational school students' mobile phone dependence is more serious than that of the higher vocational college students.There are close relationships between mobile phone and attachment,social support.Attachment anxiety is not only directly but also indirectly associated with mobile phone dependence by social support.
2.Cutaneous adverse reactions to molecular targeted antitumor drugs and their management
Fang WANG ; Xuhua TANG ; Hui ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2016;49(7):519-523
There are three kinds of molecular targeted antitumor drugs: inhibitors of membrane?associated therapeutic targets, inhibitors of intracellular signaling pathways, and immunomodulators. Inhibitors of membrane?associated therapeutic targets include epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRIs), KIT and BCR?ABL inhibitors, antiangiogenic agents and multikinase inhibitors. Inhibitors of intracellular signals include inhibitors of the RAS?RAF?MEK?ERK pathway, PI3K?AKT?mTOR pathway and Hedgehog signaling pathway. Inhibitors of cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated?antigen(CTLA) and programmed death 1 (PD?1) belong to immunomodulatory agents. Cutaneous adverse effects of different molecular targeted antitumor drugs share some common features, but also differ from each other. Most of the side effects are dose?dependent and reversible. Management strategies should be adjusted according to the severity of skin eruptions. Dose tapering and even discontinuation of antitumor drugs are necessary for very severe cases, but for mild ones, symptomatic treatment might be enough. This article reviews cutaneous adverse reactions to molecular targeted therapy as well as their prevention and management.
3.Assistant Effects of Longman Ampelopsis Grossedentata on Serum Lipid
Jiazhi WANG ; Keli CHEN ; Xuhua YAN ; Juan LI
China Pharmacist 2014;(10):1631-1633
Objective:To study the effect of Longman Ampelopsis grossedentata on the level of serum lipid. Methods:The exper-imental rats were given high-fat diet during the experiment. The rats were randomly divided into the model group, high dose group (37. 80 g·kg-1), medium dose group (12. 60 g·kg-1), low dose group (6. 30 g·kg-1) and lipid-lowering drug group (180 mg· kg-1 ) . All the groups were administrated continuously for 30 days, and the effect on body weight, serum TC, TG and HDL-C were measured. Results:Compared with that of the model group, the increase of body weight in the other groups was not significant ( P>0. 05), and all the rats had no obvious poisoning symptom. TC and TG were higher after the high-fat diet administration than those be-fore the experiment in the model group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0. 05). After the 30-day treatment, the levels of TC and TG in the high-dose group were significantly decreased compared with those of the model group (P<0. 05). Conclu-sion:Longman Ampelopsis grossedentata shows assistant therapeutic effect on serum lipid.
4.Application of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in diagnosis and treatment of refractory and persistent wheezing in infants
Qianye ZHAO ; Xuhua ZHOU ; Sujie SHI ; Yifen WANG ; Guoqing CHEN
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2014;(8):713-715
Objective To investigate the roles of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in diagnosis and treatment for infants with refractory and persistent wheezing. Methods From Jun. 2012 to Dec. 2013, 52 hospitalized children with age between four 4 months and 1 year old were recruited for ifberoptic bronchoscopy, who had been wheezing for at least four weeks and treated ineffectively with conventional anti-inlfammatory agents:budesonide and compound ipratropium bromide solution. Then, the pathogenesis of refractory and persistent wheezing was summarized based on clinical features, detection of CT imaging of three-dimensional airway reconstruction and cardiac CT, results of bronchoscopy inspection, and bronchoalveolar lavage lfuid culture. Results Among the 52 cases, 40 were with ground glass-like changes (76.92%) in pulmonary spiral CT testing, 4 with mosaic perfusion syndrome (7.69%), 8 with segmental pulmonary consolidation (15.38%), 8 with obstructive pulmonary emphysema (15.38%), and 1 with left primary bronchial foreign body. In addition, through bronchofibroscopy, there were 52 cases with imlfammation (100%),3 with tracheal stenosis (5.77%), 3 with left and/or right main bronchus stenosis of the external pressure, 18 with bronchomalacia(34.62%), 2 cases with foreign body (3.84%), one in trachea (1.92%), the other in left main bronchus (1.92%), 10 with bronchial mucus plug (19.23%), and 8 (15.38%) with congenital airway malformations (including 3 at tracheal bronchus, 1 at left upper lobe bronchial stenosis and 1 at bronchial Bridge). The culture of bronchoalveolar lavage lfuid were conducted for all patients. The positive rate of bronchoalveolar lavage lfuid was 9.62%(5/52 cases), including 2 cases with tip Escherichia coli, 2 with Haemophilus inlfuenzae, and 1 with Acinetobacter baumannii. Conclusions First, infection is the primary cause of refractory and persistent wheezing, which is persistent in airway resulted from multi-drug resistant bacteriua. Second, refractory and persistent wheezing is often caused by multi-factors including infection, congenital airway malformations, the endogenous and exogenous foreign body, cardiovascular malformation, etc. These factors often lead to dififcult wheezing control. The last, the diagnosis rate of the refractory and persistent wheezing can be improved by combination of ifberoptic bronchoscopy and lung spiral CT.
5.Self-treatment on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Xuhua CHU ; Huailin XIA ; Binnong WANG ; Zhuqing XU
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2001;0(02):-
Objective To compare the efficacy of a self-applied modified Semont maneuver(MSM) with self-treatment using a modified Epley procedure(MEP) in patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo(PC-BPPV).Methods All 70 patients with PC-BPPV were treated respctively by using MEP and MSM between July 2001 and June 2003,remission rate and treatment-related side effects were compared at the end of 1 week.Results Remission rate was 95% in the MEP group(n=37) vs 58% in the MSM group(n=33,P
6.Effect of L-dopa on plasma homocysteine in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease
Hongmei WANG ; Xuhua GE ; Liansheng ZHOU ; Deqin GENG
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2005;0(09):-
Objective To explore the effect of L-dopa on plasma homocysteine and folic acid in patients with parkinsons' s disease(PD).Methods Twenty eight elderly PD patients and thirty normal subjects were enrolled in this group.The homocysteine,cobalamin and folate were examined in normal group and in PD group before treatment and after being treated with L-dopa for six moths respectively.Then the homocysteine,cobalamin and folate were compared between the two groups.Results The plasma homocysteine levels increased in PD patient group after being treated with L-dopa for six months(19.19? 8.01)?mol/L as compared with those of the PD group before treatment(12.50?3.78)?mol/L and those of control group(12.60?3.94)?mol/L(P
7.Cultivation of Medical Students'Clinical Work Ability in Orthopaedic Surgery Practice
Xuhua LU ; Deyu CHEN ; Fengqin ZHANG ; Laigen WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2003;0(04):-
Orthopaedic surgery is a fast developing subject in clinical surgery.Based on the characteristics of the orthopaedic surgery and aiming to enhance the medical students’practical ability of basic skills and clinical thinking we adopt the explorative clinical teaching which can be helpful to training students’initiative of finding and working out a solution by themselves and cultivating their capability of innovation and creation.
8.Effects of heparin and low molecular weight heparin on serum level of pregnancy associated plasma protein A in patients with cerebrovascular disease
Shun WANG ; Lili WANG ; Xin ZHANG ; Chuanxin WANG ; Xuhua ZHANG ; Zhaogang DONG ; Lutao DU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2011;34(5):415-419
Objecfive To investigate the effects of treatment for cerebrovascular disorder patients with heparin and low molecular weight heparin(LMWH) on serum PAPP-A concentrations and provide the basis for evaluating the clinical significance of PAPP-A in the following study.Methods Forty cases with cerebrovascular disease from Qilu Hospital from November 2009 to May 2010 were collected in this study.Blood samples were taken before and after drug administration.All cases were divided into four groups according to situation of medication.Group A consisted of 10 patients who received subcutaneous LMWH anticoagulation therapy, and blood samples were collected before LMWH injection, three hours after subcutaneous LMWH anticoagulation therapy in the first day, the second day and the seventh day and 24 hours after the last injection. Group B consisted of 10 patients who did not receive LMWH therapy, and blood samples were collected immediately after admission, the first day, the second day and the seventh day after admission. Group C consisted of 10 patients with percutaneous carotid intervention who received intravenous heparin at the beginning of stenting, and blood samples were collected from the arterial sheath just before angiography and heparin administration, and at 3, 5, 15, 40 and 100 min after heparin administration. Group D consisted of 10 patients who received carotid angiography but LMWH-free therapy,and blood samples were collected from the arterial sheath just before and after angiography. Serum PAPP-A concentrations were analyzed by ELISA to evaluate the differences of intra-groups and differences at different time points of inter-groups. Results In group A, PAPP-A concentrations were time dependent and elevated gradually from 12. 36 (9. 90-14. 32) mIU/L before LMWH injection to 21.80 (23.50-19.73) mIU/L at the seventh day after injection (M=38. 72, P < 0.01 ). In group C, there was a rapid increase of PAPP-A concentration from 12. 86 ( 9. 67-14. 05 ) mIU/L to 51.56 ( 44. 20-66. 00 ) mIU/L within 5 min after intravenous heparin injection (M=46. 06, P <0. 01 ). The PAPP-A concentration of one week after LMWH administration in group A was 21.80 (23.50-19.73) mIU/L, significantly higher than that in group B [11.81 (9. 21-12. 89) mIU/L] (U<0. O01, P<0.01). The PAPP-A concentration at 15 min after heparin administration in group C was 43.70 (37.70-54. 30) mIU/L, significantly higher than that after angiography in group D [14. 18 (11.25-15. 86) mIU/L] ( U<0. 001, P <0. 01 ). The peak level of blood PAPP-A after subcutaneous LMWH injection was significantly lower than that after intravenous heparin injection. The concentrations in group A and C were 21.80 ( 23.50-19. 73 ) and 51.56 (44. 20-66. 00) mIU/L respectively, and had a significant difference ( U=0. 999, P < 0. 01 ) . Conclusions Both intravenous heparin and subcutaneous LMWH administration induce an increase in serum PAPP-A concentration. The effect of drug should be considered when PAPP-A is selected as an evaluation indicator.
9.The integrin linked kinase promotes migration and invasion of lung cancer cell by upregulating matrix metalloproteinase-9 through nuclear factor-κB pathway
Mingjing ZHAO ; Shuo LIU ; Lingling WANG ; Bing HAN ; Xiaoge WANG ; Xuhua ZHANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2014;30(3):243-248
Objective To investigate the role of integrin-linked kinase (ILK) on migration and invasion of lung cancer cell by upregulating matrix metalloproteinase-9 through nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway.Methods A549 cell line were overexpressed ILK and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) confirmed by cell transfection,siRNA interference,cell scratch test,real-time quantitative PCR and Western Blot.Results Over-expression of ILK stimulated MMP-9 expression in lung cancer cells(P < 0.01).The addition of MMP-9 inhibitor doxycycline and anti-MMP-9 neutralizing antibody significantly impaired the wound healing capacity of ILK-transfected cells(P < 0.01),as well as by in vitro matrigel invasion assay (P < 0.01).In addition,overexpression ILK induced phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-κB subunit p65.Upregulation of MMP-9 was severely abolished by either BAY 11-7028,a specific NF-κB inhibitor,or siRNA targeted to NF-κB p65 in ILK over-expression cells.Conclusion The finding indicate that over-expression of ILK can promote the migration and invasion of lung cancer cell,and upregulate MMP-9 through the NF-κB pathway.
10.Curcumin reduces neuroinflammation stimulated by Aβ25-35 in primary rat microglial cells
Xuhua LIU ; Xiaoqing WANG ; Zhongsu WANG ; Hang ZHAO ; Xiaowei QIAN ; Hong CAO ; Jun LI
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2016;32(9):1635-1641
AIM: To investigate the effects of curcumin (Cur) on the expression of High mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1), interleukin-1β(IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) in amyloid-β(Aβ)-induced primary rat microglial cells.METHODS: Microglia were derived from the cerebral cortices of postnatal rat brains.The cells were i-dentified by immunocytochemistry using mouse anti rat Iba-1 monoclonal antibody.A cell model using primary rat microgli-al cells incubated with Aβ25-35 as an inflammation model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) was set up.The morphological char-acters of primary rat microglial cells were observed.The concentration of Aβ25-35 and the treatment concentration of curcumin were selected by CCK-8 assay.Cultured primary rat microglial cells were divided into 5 groups: normal cell group, Aβ25-35 group, Cur group, Aβ25-35 +Cur group and Aβ25-35 +DMSO group.The expression of HMGB1, NF-κB, and receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) was detected by Western blot.The levels of HMGB1, IL-1β, and TNF-αin the culture supernatant were measured by ELISA.RESULTS: The purity of primary microglias determined by Iba-1 immuno-fluorescence was more than 95%.The protein levels of HMGB1, RAGE and NF-κB were significantly increased after Aβ25-35 stimulation.After treatment with Cur, the protein levels of HMGB1, RAGE and NF-κB were significantly decreased (P <0.05).The levels of HMGB1, IL-1βand TNF-αin the supernatant were significantly increased after Aβ25-35 stimula-tion.Cur significantly decreased the level of HMGB1, IL-1βand TNF-αin the supernatant.CONCLUSION: Curcumin significantly inhibits neuroinflammation stimulated by Aβ25-35 in primary rat microglial cells.