1.Consolidation chemotherapy following concurrent chemoradiation therapy for locally advanced inoperable non-small cell lung cancer
Journal of International Oncology 2011;38(10):767-770
Concurrent chemoradiation therapy is currently a recommended treatment approach for locally advanced inoperable stage ⅢA and stage ⅢB non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).There is no consensus on the optimal treatment regimen.It is one of these options for the consolidation chemotherapy following concurrent chemoradiation therapy.To date,there is no sufficient evidence indicating that consolidation chemotherapy following concurrent chemoradiation therapy further improves survival rates.The benefit remains to be confirmed by more clinical test.
2.Investigation on development status of radiotherapy in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region
Qingguo FU ; Xiaodong ZHU ; Long CHEN ; Haiming YANG ; Wei ZHAO ; Zhijie LIU ; Xujuan YU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2015;35(5):360-363
Objective To investigate the development status of tumor radiotherapy in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in order to provide reference for the decision-making of the competent administrative departments for public health.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted by the aid of on-site inspection and telephone or Email investigation among the medical institutions in Guangxi to know the current status of radiotherapy units and settings,human resources,allocation of radiotherapy facilities,and standardization of medical practices.Results Up to the end of August 2014,radiotherapy was carried out in 39 hospitals,with other 5 hospitals under preparation for construction.Among these 40 hospitals were three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in 38,intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in 23,and image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) in 5.There were 48 linear accelerators,15 afterloading therapy apparatus,and 4 γ-knife or X-knife in Guangxi.There were 647 professional personnel (except nurses),including 322 radiation oncologists,100 radiotherapy physicists,213 radiotherapy technologists and 12 professional engineers.There were 2 000 to 2 500 hospital beds and 20 000 cancer patients had received radiotherapy in 2013.1 600 to 2 000 people received treatment on average every day.Conclusions The present radiotherapy resources in Guangxi are insufficient and the input to radiotherapy equipment is deficient,with low proportion of cancer patients treated with radiotherapy.Because of the uneven radiotherapy quality among different hospitals,the reasonable planned development and unified diagnostic and treatment practices are required to improve radiotherapy level in Guangxi.For shortage of medical staff and high-quality physical and technical personnel,the improvements are needed by fostering and introduction of personnel.Compared with developed regions in China,the introduction of new technology is largely needed.
3.Effect of postpartum fatigue on maternal behavior in rats and its mechanism
Ting BAI ; Xujuan XU ; Fan WU ; Shuhan YAN ; Chengfengyi YANG ; Jiayi YU ; Jiangrong YANG ; Feng ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2021;30(9):781-786
Objective:To explore the effect of postpartum fatigue(PPF) on maternal behavior in rats and its mechanisms.Methods:Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats on the first day after delivery were randomized into the control group and the PPF group using the random number table method, with eight rats in each group.The rat model of PPF was established by forcing rats to stand in a cage with water and last for seven days.To maintain galactosis and lactation, rats and pups were caged for 90 min after every 3 h of separation.The control group was separated routinely without any stimulus.The length and body mass of the pups were recorded at birth and postnatal day 7.On the seven days after modeling, the following maternal behaviors were observed via video recordings: suckling, nesting, clicking and retrieval.The morphology of neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus (PVH) was observed by HE staining.The expression of oxytocin in the paraventricular hypothalamus (OxtPVH) was determined by immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry.Western blot and qRT-PCR were performed to detect mRNA and protein expression of prolactin (PRL) in pituitary gland, respectively.Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS version 22.0, normally distributed continuous variables were compared between the two groups using an independent-sample t test, and nonnormally distributed continuous variables were compared between the two groups by Mann-Whitney U test. Results:On the seventh day after modeling, the length and weight gain of pups in the PPF group ((5.82±0.17) cm, (5.33±2.54) g)were significantly lower than those of the control group ((6.24±0.36) cm, (7.92±2.54) g, t=3.199, 2.227, both P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the rats in PPF group exhibited abnormal maternal behaviors, such as gnawing cage, biting tails, turning circles, repeatedly nesting and refusal to suckling.The results from the maternal behavioral test revealed that the latency of first pup retrieval and last pup retrieval ((39.25±3.50) s, (280.75±59.16) s) in the PPF group were significantly prolonged compared with those in the control group((19.25±7.68) s, (146.00±49.62) s, t=-4.742, -3.490, both P<0.05), the duration of nesting building ((19.50±12.69) s)and clicking ((95.50±70.55)s) in the PPF group were significantly shorter than those in the control group((68.00±37.59) s, (243.00±62.07) s; t=2.445, 3.139, both P<0.05). Compared with control group, the neurons cells of PVH in the PPF group were in disordered manner and the OxtPVH content in the PPF group decreased significantly.The mRNA (0.33(0.29, 0.38) vs 0.85(0.76, 1.76), Z=-3.576, P<0.05) and protein ((1.00±0.65) vs (4.17±0.49), t=-7.726, P<0.05) levels of PRL in PPF group were significantly decreased compared with those in the control group. Conclusion:The behaviors of holding back, nesting and licking offspring are decreased in postnatal fatigued rats.This may be related to the decreased expression of OxtPVH and PRL in hypothalamus of female rats.
4.The application value in the evaluation of the patency of the fallopian tube by three-dimensional SonoVue-hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography
Caicha YU ; Xujuan SHUI ; Yan JIAO ; Yuanyuan LIN ; Yeping WANG ; Xiuli WANG
China Modern Doctor 2014;(24):56-59
Objective To assess the clinical value of three-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (3D Hy-CoSy)in patients with tubal infertility. Methods A total of 274 patients with infertility(totally 539 the fallopian tubes)from September 2011 to March 2013 in our hospital,all patients were choose 3~7 days after menstruation clean,Transvaginal three-dimensional ultrasound imaging by injecting SonoVue through the uterine tube,with dynamic obser-vation of fallopian tube in imaging mode,by adopting of transvaginal three-dimensional ultrasound imaging reconstruc-tion technology evaluate tubal patency. The result of transvaginal three-dimension ultrasound imaging among 67 cases were compared with laparoscopic Meilan hydrotubation or X-ray hysterosalpingography (HSG). Results Among 539 oviducts, 230 oviducts were diagnosed patency by HyCoSy,224 oviducts were incompletehy obstructed, and 85 oviducts were completely obstructed among which 7 were hydrosalpinx; 3 out of 274 cases were contrast medium reflux into myometrium and venous plexus nearby; The sensitivity of 3D HyCoSy was 86.67%,which compared with the re-sults of HSG and laparoscopy,specificity was 100%,positive predictive value was 96.30%, negative predictive value was 98.25%. Conclusion 3D-HyCoSy in the diagnosis of fallopian tube patency is simple, safety and effective,fully and accurately displaying the shape of uterine tube . This technique is hopeful to become an effective method to diag-nose patients with tubal infertility.