1.Anxiety Status of Male Partner Involved in Induced Abortion and Realted Influencing Factors Analysis in One Hospital in Kunming
Hai ZHOU ; Yixiao LU ; Yunfang ZHU ; Hua LAI ; Jianping ZHANG
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2016;37(11):41-45
Objective To investigate the anxiety status of male partner involved in induced abortion and to analyze influencing factors related.Methods Male partners of the patients undergoing induced abortion in the gynecology and obstetrics department of a hospital in Kunming in April and May in 2015 were selected and a questionnaire survey was conducted.Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) was used to measure the anxiety status and SPSS 17.0 was used for statistical analysis.Results A total of 53 out of 205 male partners were found to have anxiety symptoms (25.9%),with 44 cases of mild anxiety (21.5%),8 cases of moderate anxiety (3.9%) and 1 case of severe anxiety (0.5%).The main related risk factor was times of pregnancy (OR=3.35) while the protective factors were level of education (OR =0.60),times of induced abortion (OR =0.20) and age (OR =0.32) Conclusion When abortion occurs,the male partner's anxiety appears,mainly with mild and moderate one,and female's emotion are also affected.It is important to strengthen health education and popularize contraceptive knowledge so as to reduce the incidence of anxiety.
2.Neurobiological mechanisms and interventions in drug craving after withdrawal
Lin LU ; Xi WANG ; Yixiao LUO ; Xiaoli ZHANG ; Jie SHI
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2004;0(03):-
Drug dependence has been a severe social and health problem,which has caused serious economic losses and social disorder in China.The critical problem in drug dependence is repeated relapse even after detoxification.We have been contributed to the research of neurobiological mechanisms,clinical characteristics,and interventions of craving after withdrawal from addicting drugs.We have systemati-cally studied the change of drug seeking behavior and craving after withdrawal from cocaine,and further investigated the neural anatomic pathway,long-term neuroplasticity,and neural signal pathways which involved in the change of drug seeking behavior.According to the situation of dug abuse in China,we investigated the characteristics in the expression of incubation of craving after withdrawal from opiate.We have primarily found the neural anatomic pathways and neural plasticity mechanisms which contribute to the process.We have also demonstrated the psychological characteristics and neurobiological mechanisms of craving induced by opiate and its long-term maintenance resulting from learning and memory,chronobiology and imaging.Our findings have provided evidence for effective inventions on preventing relapse after abstinence in addicts.Abstract:SUMM ARY Drug dependence has been a severe social and health problem,which has caused serious e-conom ic losses and social d isorder in China.The critical problem in drug dependence is repeated relapse even after detoxification.W e have been contributed to the research of neurobiologicalmechanisms,clini-cal characteristics,and interventions of craving afterwithdrawal from add icting drugs.W e have systemati-cally stud ied the change of drug seeking behavior and craving afterwithdrawal from cocaine,and further investigated the neural anatom ic pathway,long-term neuroplasticity,and neural signal pathways which involved in the change of drug seeking behavior.Accord ing to the situation of dug abuse in China,we in-vestigated the characteristics in the expression of incubation of craving after withdrawal from opiate.W e have primarily found the neural anatom ic pathways and neural plasticity mechanisms which contribute to the process.W e have also demonstrated the psychological characteristics and neurobiologicalmechanisms of craving induced by opiate and its long-term maintenance resulting from learning and memory,chrono-biology and imaging.Our find ings have provided evidence for effective inventions on preventing relapse after abstinence in add icts.
3.A multi-center trial for the efficacy of nebulized budesonide inhalation in infants and young children with asthma exacerbations
Jiao LU ; Yixiao BAO ; Libo WANG ; Xiaojian ZHOU ; Zhen LI ; Xiaoyan DONG ; Mingzhi ZHANG ; Jianguo HONG
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2012;19(5):477-480
Objective To observe the efficacy and safety of different initial doses of nebulized budesonide inhalation (BI) in infants and young children with moderate to severe asthma exacerbations.Methods A multi-center,parallel controlled clinical trial was performed during Sep 2008 to Apr 2010 in three hospitals,which were Department of Pediatrics,Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Shanghai First People's Hospital,Department of Pediatrics,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine Affiliated Xinhua Hospital,and Department of Respiratory,Fudan University Affiliated Children's Hospital.One hundred and fifty children aged 6 to 36 month with moderate to severe asthma exacerbations were randomly divided into two groups.The high-starting-dose group was treated with a dose of 1 mg nebulized BI every 8 h for 2 days,while the conventional-starting-dose group was treated with a dose of 0.5 mg cvcry 8 h for 4 days.The terbutaline sulfate aerosol liquid was administered with a dose of 2.5 mg each time as needed.The primary outcome measures were severity scores,which were assessed at admission (0 h),and 8 h,16 h,24 h,48 h,72 h after treatment separately.The secondary outcome measures included the use of β2 receptor agonist,the systemic use of corticosteroids,average length of hospital stay and total cost.The data was analyzed with SPSS 13.0.Results (1) The clinical severity scores were significantly decreased at all time points after treatment in both groups (P < 0.05).Compared with conventional starting-dose of BI,high starting-dose of 3.25 ± 1.82,P < 0.01).(2) The terbutaline doses and the systemic corticosteroids do-ses were significantly reduced in high-starting-dose group compared with conventional-starting-dose group [(16.27 ± 12.99) mg vs (22.90 ± 18.27) mg,P < 0.05 ; (4.54 ± 18.18) mg vs (11.16 ± 21.34) mg,P < 0.05).The average length of hospital stay and the total cost of the two groups showed no significant differences (P > 0.05).(3) There were no side effects associated with BI.Conclusion Compared with conventional treatment,high-starting-dose of BI can control symptoms fast and reduce the use of systemic corticosteroid without any side effects.BI improved symptoms more quickly at 8 h (2.87 ± 1.60 vs 4.48 ± 2.24,P < 0.01) and 16 h (2.48 ± 1.56 vs
4.Effect of ligustrazine on hydrogen sulfide system in lung tissue of rats with pulmonary hypertension induced by hypoxic hypercapnia
Xuguang JIA ; Lu SHI ; Lina LIN ; Yang WANG ; Yixiao XU ; Wantie WANG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2010;26(3):524-528
AIM: To investigate the effect of ligustrazine on hydrogen sulfide (H_2S) system in pulmonary hypertension induced by hypoxic hypercapnia in rats. METHODS: Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: control group (C), hypoxic hypercapnia group (HH), and hypoxic hypercapnia+ligustrazine group (HH+L). The change of hemodynamics was measured. The ratio of vessel wall area and total area of arteriae pulmonalis were observed under light microscope. The apoptosis of arteriae pulmonalis was tested with TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL), and the apoptosis index was calculated. Plasma level of hydrogen sulfide and activity of hydrogen sulfide generating enzymes in homogenates of rat lung tissue were evaluated by sensitive modified sulfide electrode method. Cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE) mRNA in lung tissues was determined by RT-PCR. RESULTS: The level of mean pulmonary arterial pressure, the ratio of vessel wall area/total area and the right ventricle/left ventricle+septum were significantly higher in HH group than those in C group, and the value was obviously lower in HH+LTZ group than that in HH group (all P<0.01). The mean carotid arterial pressure of 3 groups had no significant difference (P>0.05). The apoptotic index of arteriae pulmonalis in HH group and HH+LTZ group was significantly lower than that in C group, and that in HH+LTZ group was significantly higher than that in HH group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Plasma level of H_2S, the activity of H_2S generating enzymes in homogenates of rat lung tissue, cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE) mRNA in lung tissues in HH group were significantly lower than those in C group (all P<0.01), and those in HH+LTZ group were significantly lower than those in HH group (all P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Ligustrazine up-regulates the expression of cystanthionine-γ-splitting enzyme (CSE), enhances the activity of CSE and increases the level of H_2S to prevent pulmonary hypertension induced by hypoxic hypercapnia.
5.A twin study of genetic effects on intelligence development of children and adolescents
Xiaomei HU ; Yixiao FU ; Xingshun MA ; Xiao HOU ; Yingqing ZHOU ; Wenfen ZHU ; Huaqing MENG ; Lu JIA ; Qing QING ; Wei DENG ; Tao LI ; Yingcheng WANG
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(4):394-395,398
Objective Using twins methods to explore the influence of genetic and environmental factor on Intelligence develop-ment of children and adolescent twins .Methods It was 190 pair of twins aged 6 to 18 who lived in Chongqing were recruited ,DNA were extracted from buccal mucosa and venous blood samples to identify zygosity .The intelligence was investigated by using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children(C-WISC) ,the intrapair correlation coefficients of twins were compared and calculate the genetic degrees .Results The total IQ of children aged 6 to 18 heritability were 0 .63 ,Verbal IQ were 0 .44 ,Performance IQ were 0 .57 .The total IQ heritability of children aged 10 to 14 and 15 to 18 years(0 .78 ,0 .79) were higher than that of those aged from 6 to 9 years(0 .018) .Conclusion This study suggested the intelligence of children aged 6 to 18 affected by genetic and environment , and the older ,the more influence of genetic on intelligence development .
6.Genetic and environmental influences on emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents
Xiaomei HU ; Xingshun MA ; Yixiao FU ; Yingqing ZHOU ; Wenfen ZHU ; Xiao HOU ; Huaqing MENG ; Lu JIA ; Qing QIN ; Tian QIU ; Yang LIU ; Xiao LI ; Yingcheng WANG ; Wei DENG ; Tao LI
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2013;(12):739-743
Objective To explore the influence of genetic and environmental factors on emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents using twins quantitative method. Methods One hundred fifty-six twins pairs, aged from 6 to 18, were included in the present study. The parental version of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ)was used to evaluate their emotional and behavioral problems. The DNA test of twin zygosity was conducted using DNA extracted from buccal mucosa or venous blood samples. The influence of genetic and environmental factors on emo-tional and behavioral problems was analyzed using structural equation modeling(SEM). Results Shared environment and special environment had impact on emotional symptoms and their contribution to the total variance of emotional symp- tom was 0.42 and 0.58, respectively. Prosocial behavior was mainly affected by shared environment and the contribution of shared environment to the total variance of prosocial behavior was 0.89. Genetic factors had greater influence on hyperac-tivity/attention deficit and the contribution of genetic factors to the total variance was 0.62. Shared environment had more influence on conduct disorder and the contribution of shared environment to total variance was 0.56. Heredity, shared envi-ronment and special environment had impact on peer problems and their contribution to the total variance was 0.24, 0.33 and 0.43, respectively. Conclusion In child and adolescent period, emotional symptoms are only affected by environ-ment, while behavior problems are affected by the combination of heredity and environment. Different behavior problems are affected by different genetic and environmental factors.
7.Children pertussis IgG antibody levels analysis
Fang LIU ; Xiaoben WU ; Tingting HOU ; Yixiao YIN ; Jie DING ; Miao YU ; Zhiming LU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2018;39(3):319-321
Objective In order to know the changes of serum pertussis IgG antibody level and the percent-age of white blood cells and lymphocytes in blood routine of children with IgG antibody positive,it is easy to diagnose and treat according to the clinical symptoms and examination results of children.Methods 485 cases of children in Shangdong Provincial Hospital were randomly enrolled as the test subjects,and pertussis anti-body IgG(PT -IgG)detection and blood cell detection were carried out.Results The levels of Pertussis IgG antibody were positive in 90 cases,the positive rate was 18.6%,pertussis IgG antibody level of children aged 8- <10 years old was the highest,2- <4 years old took the second place,10-14 years old were with the low-est levels.Among the patients with positive pertussis antibody levels,white blood cells in total were more than 20×109/L and lymphocyte percentage reached more than 60% in 19 cases,the positive rate was 21.1%,of which 6- <8 years old the highest positive rate was 10-14,the lowest.Conclusion IgG antibody of pertussis incidence is higher in children under 10 years old,the changes of white blood cells and lymphocytes mainly in children under the age of 8,the general course of the disease can be up to 2-3 months,so the need for early diagnosis and treatment,strengthen the immunity of pertussis vaccine is very necessary for children.
8. Analyzing the mental health status and its impact factors among female nurses in China
Yan TONG ; Zhaoqiang JIANG ; Yixiao ZHANG ; Junlin JIA ; Wei LU ; Jing WANG ; Huijuan TANG ; Min ZHANG ; Xinnian GUO ; Tao LI ; Haiying JIANG ; Wenlan YU ; Jianlin LOU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2018;36(2):115-118
Objective:
To analyze the mental health status and its impact factors among nurses, finding ways to improve the mental health of nurses.
Methods:
A total of 13 425 female healthcare workers aged from 18 to 65 were selected as study objects. The survey was conducted with unified design questionnaire. The survey included the basic situation of the individuals and SCL-90 questionnaire. Comparing the female doctors, the mental health status and its impact factors of nurses were analyzed.
Results:
The income, age, education and occupation, which include shift work, heavy work load and overtime work are different between nurses and doctors. The main mental health problems of nurses were obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depressive symptoms and somatization. The results of univariate analysis indicated that shift work, overtime work, and heavy work load affected the positive rate of each factor. The results of multivariate analysis showed that occupation, shift work, overtime work, and heavy work load have significant adverse effects on the positive rate of the total score in female healthcare workers (
9.Effect of hereditary and environmental factors on the executive function of twin children.
Xiaomei HU ; Xingshun MA ; Wenfen ZHU ; Yixiao FU ; Yingqing ZHOU ; Huaqing MENG ; Xiao HOU ; Lu JIA ; Qing QIN ; Yingcheng WANG ; Wei DENG ; Tao LI
Journal of Southern Medical University 2014;34(9):1291-1294
OBJECTIVETo explore the influence of genetic and environmental factors on the executive function of twin children.
METHODSThe executive function of 122 twin pairs from Chongqing (aged from 6 to 18 years) were investigated with the perseverative errors of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Structural equation modeling was performed to evaluate the effects of the additive genetic factors (A), dominance genetic latent factors (D) and individual specific environmental factors (E) on the executive functions.
RESULTSThe effects of D and E on perseverative errors were 0. 77 (95%CI: 0.65-0.84) and 0.23 (95%CI: 0.16-0.35), respectively. The probability of perseverative errors showed a significant negative correlation with family functioning and with the total GHQ-12 scores of the fathers and mothers (r:-0.335, -0.335, and -0.219, respectively, P<0.01). Perseverative errors were not significantly correlated with the parenting styles and stress life events.
CONCLUSIONPerseverative errors are influenced by a common dominance genetic latent factor and individual specific environmental factors, but the role of environmental factors such as family functioning and parental health can not be ignored.
Adolescent ; Child ; Environment ; Executive Function ; Genotype ; Humans ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Phenotype
10.UBE2S promotes glycolysis in hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing E3 enzyme-independent polyubiquitination of VHL
Renyu ZHANG ; Can LI ; Shuai ZHANG ; Lingmin KONG ; Zekun LIU ; Yixiao GUO ; Ying SUN ; Cong ZHANG ; Yule YONG ; Jianjun LV ; Meng LU ; Man LIU ; Dong WU ; Tianjiao ZHANG ; Haijiao YANG ; Ding WEI ; Zhinan CHEN ; Huijie BIAN
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology 2024;30(4):771-792
Background/Aims:
Ubiquitination is widely involved in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by regulating various cellular processes. However, systematic strategies for screening core ubiquitin-related genes, clarifying their functions and mechanisms, and ultimately developing potential therapeutics for patients with HCC are still lacking.
Methods:
Cox and LASSO regression analyses were performed to construct a ubiquitin-related gene prediction model for HCC. Loss- and gain-of-function studies, transcriptomic and metabolomics analysis were used to explore the function and mechanism of UBE2S on HCC cell glycolysis and growth.
Results:
Based on 1,423 ubiquitin-related genes, a four-gene signature was successfully constructed to evaluate the prognosis of patients with HCC. UBE2S was identified in this signature with the potential to predict the survival of patients with HCC. E2F2 transcriptionally upregulated UBE2S expression by directly binding to its promoter. UBE2S positively regulated glycolysis in a HIF-1α-dependent manner, thus promoting the proliferation of HCC cells. Mechanistically, UBE2S enhanced K11-linkage polyubiquitination at lysine residues 171 and 196 of VHL independent of E3 ligase, thereby indirectly stabilizing HIF-1α protein levels by mediating the degradation of VHL by the proteasome. In particular, the combination of cephalomannine, a small molecule compound that inhibits the expression of UBE2S, and PX-478, an inhibitor of HIF-1α, significantly improved the anti-tumor efficacy.
Conclusions
UBE2S is identified as a key biomarker in HCC among the thousands of ubiquitin-related genes and promotes glycolysis by E3 enzyme-independent ubiquitination, thus serving as a therapeutic target for the treatment of HCC.