1.Effect of modified Shaoyao Gancao decoction on hyperprolactinemia caused by amisulpride
Yahui PAN ; Aiyu JIANG ; Yaling LI ; Yong ZHOU ; Qingfeng WU
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2021;28(3):321-325
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of modified Shaoyao Gancao decoction in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia caused by amisulpride. Methods:Ninety patients with hyperprolactinemia caused by amisulpride who received treatment in Kangci Hospital from June 2018 to October 2019 were included in this study. They were randomly divided into the placebo control, control and observation groups ( n = 30/group). The placebo control group was treated with the decoction with the taste and color (without drug ingredients) similar to that of modified Shaoyao Gancao decoction. The control group was treated with Shaoyao Gancao decoction. The observation group was treated with modified Shaoyao Gancao decoction. All patients were treated for 8 weeks. Clinical efficacy, serum prolactin level and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale score before and after treatment, Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale score after treatment, glucose and lipid metabolism, liver and kidney function before and after treatment were compared among the three groups. Results:The effective rate in the placebo control, control and observation groups was 90.0% (27/30), 96.7% (29/30) and 100.0% (30/30), respectively, and the difference among the three groups was statistically significant (χ 2 = 7.027, P < 0.05). After treatment, serum prolactin level in the observation group [(48.2 ± 15.7) μg/L] was significantly lower than that in the control group [(52.5 ± 13.7) μg/L] and placebo control group [(57.7 ± 16.9) μg/L, t = 7.134, 7.034, both P < 0.05]. After treatment, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale score in the observation group [(51.02 ± 3.98) points] was significantly lower than that in the control group [(54.07 ± 4.19) points] and placebo control group [(58.13 ± 4.24) points, t = 5.813, 6.317, both P < 0.05]. After treatment, Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale score in the observation group [(5.2 ± 1.3) points] was significantly higher than that in the control group [(4.9 ± 1.4) points] and placebo control group [(4.4 ± 1.2) points, t = 7.011, 7.231, both P < 0.05]. After treatment, blood glucose, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, total cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase levels in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the placebo control and control groups (all P < 0.05). Serum level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the placebo control and control groups (both P < 0.05). Conclusion:Modified Shaoyao Gancao decoction is highly effective in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia caused by amisulpride. It can reduce serum prolactin level and has good safety.
2.Studies on the effect of ultrasound on properties and bonding strength of dentin smear layer
Ruyu WANG ; Yahui PAN ; Rongrong NIE ; Xiangfeng MENG
STOMATOLOGY 2023;43(1):52-56
Objective:
To explore the effect of ultrasound on dentin smear layer's surface and bonding strength of the universal resin adhesive under self-etching mode.
Methods:
Forty mandibular third molars without caries were randomly divided into two groups; one was polished with silicon carbide sandpaper; the other was polished with silicon carbide sandpaper followed by ultrasonic treatment. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to observe surface of the dentin. Treated teeth were bonded with two universal resin adhesives, Clearfil Universal Bond (pH=2.3) and All-Bond Universal (pH=3.1), and the penetration of the bonding interface was observed with a confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) after Rhodamine B staining. Finally, the micro tensile bond strength test was conducted to test the adhesion.
Results:
The SEM showed that after polishing with silicon carbide sandpaper, the smear layer of the dentin surface was scratched, and dentin tubules were almost completely blocked, with no obvious dentin tubules exposed. After ultrasonic treatment, the scratches were reduced, and a large number of dentin tubules were exposed. CLSM showed that both adhesives could penetrate the dentin along the dentin tubules more deeply after ultrasound treatment. Micro tensile bond strength tests showed that ultrasonic treatment could enhance the bonding strength of two universal resin adhesives. However, there was no statistical difference in bonding strength between these two universal resin adhesives under the same treatment. .
Conclusion
Ultrasound can partially remove the smear layer on dentin's surface, expose dentin tubules, and increase universal resin adhesives' penetration depth and bonding strength under self-etching mode
3.Application of deep learning in immunofluorescence images recognition of antinuclear antibodies
Junxiang ZENG ; Wenqi JIANG ; Jingxu XU ; Yahui AN ; Chencui HUANG ; Xiupan GAO ; Youyou YU ; Xiujun PAN ; Lisong SHEN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2023;46(10):1094-1098
Objective:To develop a prototype artificial intelligence immunofluorescence image recognition system for classification of antinuclear antibodies in order to meet the growing clinical requirements for an automatic readout and classification of immunof luorescence patterns for antinuclear antibody (ANA) images.Methods:Immunofluorescence images with positive results of ANA in Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from April 2020 to December 2021 were collected. Three senior technicians independently and in parallel interpreted the Immunofluorescence images to determine the ANA results. Then the images were labeled according to the ANA International Consensus on Fluorescence Patterns (ICAP) classification criteria. There were 7 labeled groups: Fine speckled, Coarse speckled, Homogeneous, nucleolar, Centromere, Nuclear dots and Nuclear envelope. Each group was randomly divided into training dataset and validation dataset at a ratio of 9∶1 by using random number table. On the deep learning framework PyTORCH 1.7, the convolutional neural network (CNN) training platform was constructed based on ResNet-34 image classification network, and the automatic ANA recognition system was established. After the model was established, the test set was set up separately, the judgment results of the model were output by ranking the prediction probability, with the results of the 2 senior technicians was taken as "golden standard". Parameters such as accuracy, precision, recall and F1-score were used as indicators to evaluate the performance of the model.Results:A total of 23138 immunofluorescence images were obtained after segmentation and annotation. A total of 7 models were trained, and the effects of different algorithms, image processing and enhancement methods on the model were compared. The ResNet-34 model with the highest accuracy andswas selected as the final model, with the classification accuracy of 93.31%, precision rate of 91%, and recall rate of 90% and F1-score of 91% in the test set. The overall coincidence rate between the model and manual interpretation was 90.05%, and the accuracy of recognition of nucleolus was the highest, with the coincidence rate reaching 100% in the test set.Conclusion:The current AI system developed based on deep learning of the ANA immunofluorescence images in the present study showed the ability to recognize ANA pattern, especially in the common, typical, simple pattern.
4.Prospective cohort study of pre-pregnancy sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus
Yahui FAN ; Jinping ZHAO ; Lu DING ; Yunjin PAN ; Lintian LI ; Huixin JI ; Jia SHI ; Sijiao LIU ; Zhaoqing LONG ; Tongqiang HE ; Le MA ; Yang MI ; Weiling LI ; Xuelan LI
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2023;40(11):1225-1231
Background There is a lack of research evidence on the association between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in China. Objective To explore the association between frequency of SSB consumption before pregnancy and risk of GDM in pregnant women in Shaanxi Province, and to provide a scientific basis for targeted interventions to control maternal blood glucose. Methods The recruitment to the China Birth Cohort study started in October 2020. Pregnant women at 6-16 weeks who had their first prenatal examination at five hospitals in Shaanxi Province were recruited. A maternal health questionnaire was used to collect basic information about pregnant women. A semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to collect the consumption of carbonated beverages, fruit and vegetable juice beverages, coffee beverages, and milk tea beverages in one year before pregnancy, which were summed to obtain the SSB consumption. Pregnant women were divided into three groups according to SSB consumption, namely <1 serving·week−1, 1-4 servings·week−1, and ≥5 servings·week−1. GDM was confirmed by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) between 24-28 weeks of gestation. A binary logistic regression model was applied to explore the association between SSB consumption and risk of GDM. Multiple linear regression was applied to investigate the associations between SSB consumption (per 1-serving·d−1 increase) and OGTT fasting plasma glucose, 1-hour glucose, and 2-hour glucose. Results A total of 3811 pregnant women were finally enrolled in this study, of which 752 developed GDM, with an incidence rate of 19.7%. The incidence rates of GDM in pregnant women with SSB consumption frequency of <1 serving·week−1, 1-4 servings·week−1, and ≥5 servings·week−1 were 18.0%, 21.1%, and 26.8%, respectively. After adjusting for maternal age, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), education, number of children born, family history of diabetes, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity level, and total energy intake, the risk of GDM increased by 26% (OR=1.26, 95%CI: 1.05, 1.50) in the 1-4 servings·week−1 group and by 76% (OR=1.76, 95%CI: 1.31, 2.38) in the ≥5 servings·week−1 group compared to the <1 serving·week−1 SSB consumption group, respectively. Further stratified analysis revealed no interaction effect (Pinteraction>0.05) between SSB consumption and maternal age, pre-pregnancy BMI, or first labor or not. For each additional SSB consumption per day, the risk of GDM increased by 94% (OR=1.94, 95%CI: 1.37, 2.75); and the maternal OGTT 1-hour glucose and 2-hour glucose increased by 0.33 mmol·L−1 and 0.18 mmol·L−1, respectively (P<0.05), and no significant increase in fasting plasma glucose was found (P>0.05). Conclusion Higher SSB consumption before pregnancy increases the risk of GDM in pregnant women.