1.Strengthening self -management improves treatment compliance and outcome in hepatitis B patients with decompen-sated cirrhosis treated with entecavir
Yuhua CUI ; Xiaojuan WEI ; Huimei LIN
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2014;30(10):1050-1052
Objective To investigate the effect of strengthening self -management on the treatment compliance and outcome in hepatitis B patients with decompensated cirrhosis treated with entecavir.Methods A total of 120 hepatitis B patients with decompensated cirrhosis, who received antiviral therapy with entecavir in our hospital from January 2010 to January 2012,were randomly divided into control group (n=60)and intervention group (n =60).Both groups received routine nursing care;in addition,regular telephone follow -up was performed for the intervention group to provide guidance for the self -management during the comprehensive prevention and treatment of decompensated cirrhosis.The two groups were compared in terms of withdrawal rate,rehospitalization rate,hepatitis B virus (HBV)DNA negative conver-sion rate,incidence of primary liver cancer,and mortality one year later.Continuous data were analyzed by t test,and categorical data by chi -square test or Fisher′s exact test.Results The withdrawal rate and rehospitalization rate in the intervention group were 0 and 18.3%, respectively,versus 8.3% and 35% in the control group (P <0.05 for both).The HBV DNA negative conversion rate,incidence of prima-ry liver cancer,and mortality in the intervention group were 90%,3.3%,and 5.3%,versus 88.3%,5%,and 6.7% in the control group (P >0.05 for all).Conclusion Strengthening self -management,as well as regular health education,can improve treatment compliance and promote recovery in hepatitis B patients with decompensated cirrhosis treated with entecavir.
2.Purification of AmpC beta-lactamase in Enterobacter cloacae
Weiyun CUI ; Yuhua FENG ; Xiaoxin XU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science 2006;0(01):-
Objective To purify AmpC beta-lactamase from Enterobacter cloacae and study its physical and chemical characteristics.Methods The bacteria were fragmentized by ultrasonication and AmpC beta-lactamase was purified by ion-exchange.The properties of the purified enzyme,such as molecular weight and isoelectric point were determined by electrophoresis.Results The purified AmpC beta-lactamase was obtained and its specificity to substrate was sufficient for classification of class C cephalosporinase.Conclusion AmpC can be successfully purified from Enterobacter cloacae and is effective for application.
3.Effect of Sertraline in Treatment of Dysthymia
Jiancheng LIU ; Yuhua CUI ; Wentian DONG
Chinese Mental Health Journal 1991;0(04):-
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of Sertraline in treatment of dysthymia. Methods:63 outpatients diagnosed as dysthymia according to ICD-10 were randomly assigned to study group (n=33) and placebo group. Randomized double blind control study was done for 8 weeks with Sertraline from 50-200 mg/d. HAMA and HAMD were used to assess the effect.Results:At the end of 8 weeks, 54 patients completed the trial. Patients of both groups had lower HAMD scores than baseline from 2 weeks, and this trend continued through the 8 weeks observation. During this period, HAMD score of the study group declined more significantly than that of the placebo group. At the end of 8 weeks, the score of HAMA of the study group was also lower than that of the placebo group. The side effects of Sertraline were mild.Conclusion:Sertraline is effective in treatment of psychiatric outpatients with dysthymia.
4.Eye Movement Dysfunction in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Boquan ZHANG ; Yuhua CUI ; Yonghua HAN
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2002;0(12):-
Objective:To investigate the eye movement anormalities of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and their possible clinical significances. Methods: Exploratory eye movement in 57 patients with OCD according to DSM-IV criteria (27 medicated, 30 un-medicated) and 50 normal controls matched with sex, age and education were examined respectively. Results: Compared with normal controls, patients with OCD demonstrated low scores in most of the indices of exploratory eye movement. The rates of positive discrimiant score in OCD and normal controls were 37%(21/57) and 8% (4/50), respectively (X2 = 12.27, P
5.Supercritical CO_2 Extraction of Oil of Eveningprimrose(Oenothera biennis)and Its Qualities
Gang CUI ; Chunguang LI ; Yuhua ZHENG
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1994;0(01):-
Oil of Eveningprimrose was extracted from the seed of Oenothera biennis by supercritical CO2 extraction.A yield of 20% oil was obtained at 50℃ and 25MPa. Its ?-linolenic acid content was 10. 6%. Acid value and saponification number of the oil was determined.
6.Clinical manifestations of infant cytomegalovirus infection in different age
Shudong CUI ; Jiqing CHEN ; Yuhua HU ; Xiaosong SHAO ; Ye ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2011;34(24):15-17
ObjectiveTo explore the clinical manifestations of infant cytomegalovirus infection in different age. MethodThe clinical data of 237 infants who suffered from cytomegalovirus infection was analyzed retrospectively and divided into three groups: 0-3 months old (77 cases,group A) ,4-6 months old ( 65 cases , group B ) , 7-12 months old ( 95 cases , group C ). ResultsThe incidence of respiratory infection was the highest among all infectious organs in three groups, the numbers of patients who had wheeze in group A was less than that in the other two groups[24.7%(19/77) vs. 61.5% (40/65), 61.1%( 58/95 )](P < 0.01 ).The incidence of jaundice decreased gradually as the babies grew up[23.4%( 18/77 )→7.7%(5/65 )→1.1%( 1/95 )](P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in diarrhoea and bleeding among three groups (P>0.05 ). The proportion of alanine aminotransferase], aspartate amino transferase increasing was similar among three groups, but gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) was different, the proportion of GGT increasing was 77.9% (60/77) in group A which was higher than that in the other two groups[10.8% ( 7/65 ), 2.1% ( 2/95 )].Granulocytopenia in group B was obviously decreased compared with the other two groups (P < 0.05 ), anemia was easily occurred in group C (P < 0.05 ). ConclusionThe injury of cytomegalovirus infection may be related to month old.
7.Application of the case and scenario teaching method in the neurosurgical practice teaching
Tao WANG ; Feifan WANG ; Cuixiang PENG ; Ying CUI ; Yuhua GUAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2014;13(5):537-540
Objective To explore the efficacy of the case and scenario teaching method in the neurosurgery practice teaching.Methods By cluster sampling,153 nursing students underwent rotary practice in neurosurgery department in People's Hospital of Three Gorges University from September 2011 to July 2012 were trained with the case and scenario teaching method.Scenario simulation training combined with case playback teaching was used in practice teaching.At the end of the internship,nursing students' satisfaction was investigated and their operational capacity was evaluated.Self-designed questionnaire was adopted to evaluate satisfaction.Operational capacity evaluation scores of nursing students were divided into several parts:basic operation examination (30%),specialized operation (30%),professional theory (30%) and teacher evaluation (10%).Data were analyzed using Excel spreadsheet for entry.Countif and Count function formula were used to calculate eligibility and the passing rate.Results Nursing students had high evaluation on case playback teaching methods.By this method,153(100%) nursing students considered that the learning initiative was improved.At the end of the internship,passing rates of basic operation examination,specialized operation,professional theory were 98.69% (151/153),96.73 % (148/153) and 100% while the total passing rate was 100%.Conclusion The case and scenario teaching method could develop the study positivity and practice ability of nursing students and can enhance the internship efficacy.
8.Establishment of a guinea pig model for biological diagnostic reagent of tuberculosis
Baoyong GONG ; Yue WU ; Jiaoyan HUANG ; Yuhua CUI ; Yu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2014;(10):39-42
Objective To establish a guinea pig model for diagnostic reagent of tuberculosis.Methods By single or multiple subcutaneous injection of heat-killed H37 Rv in different doses in the groin of guinea pigs to establish a model of positive response to 0.1 mL (5 IU) standard tuberculin ( TB-PPD) skin test.Results Three doses of heat-killed H37 Rv ( 0.2 mg/mL, 0.3 mg/mL and 0.5 mg/mL ) could be used to generate the model of biological diagnosis of tuberculosis.After 24 and 48 hours, the diameter of red spot by TB-PPD skin test was 15.4 ±2.3 mm when a dose of 0.2 mg/mL heat-killed H37 Rv was administered for immunizing and allergizing the guinea pigs.The biggest red spot was induced at doses of 0.3 mg/mL and 0.5 mg/mL.The test results showed that the immune response induced by multiple njection to immunizing and allergizing guinea pigs was not significantly different than that induced by single immunizing injection, and the first skin test was better than the second, third and fourth skin test (P≤0.05).In addition, the body weight of the guinea pigs was still increasing after infection with heat-killed H37 Rv, and ulcers occurred in the injection sites in some guinea pigs.Conclusions A single subcutaneous injection of 0.2 mg/mL heat-killed H37 Rv in guinea pigs can be used well to establish a reliable model for biological diagnostic reagent of tuberculosis.Increasing the sensitizing dose and multiple sensitization can not increase the intensity of the delayed-type hypersensitivity ( DTH) response.
9.Establishment of a new and optimized assay method of HYP in lung tissue
Fangyi PENG ; Huan ZHOU ; Hairong JIANG ; Binzhan YUAN ; Yuhua CUI
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(11):1354-1356
Objective To establish the assay method of hydroxyproline(HYP) level in rat lung tissue for evaluating the lung fi-brosis degree .Methods The impact of different acid hydrolyzable time ,oxidative time ,developing time on the assay results of the HYP level in rat lung tissue was studied .On this basis ,the assay method for determining the HYP level was established and prelim-inarily applied in the detection of the HYP level in rat lung tissue .Results The optimal condition for the HYP level detection in rat lung tissue was as follows :7 .50 mol HCL was hydrolyzed for 16 h at 110 ℃ ,oxidized for 10 min at room temperature and devel-oped for 25min at 60℃ .The sensitivity of this method was 0 .067μg/mL .The recovery rate and the average CV of this method were 88 .85% -110 .88% and 4 .70% -6 .60% ,respectively .In the study of bleomycin induced rat lung fibrosis ,the HYP level of the model group was obviously higher than that of the control group .Conclusion This method has high sensitivity ,high recovery rate and good reproducibility ,and may be used as a reliable quantitative method to judge the lung fibrosis level in clinic .
10.Expression and clinical significance of nuclear factor κB/B cell lymphoma-2 signal pathway and glycogen synthase kinase 3β in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Yuhua ZHAN ; Han CUI ; Jiyuan LIU ; Wei ZHOU ; Lin QUE ; Xiufa TANG
West China Journal of Stomatology 2015;33(1):11-15
OBJECTIVEThis study aims to examine the expression of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB)/B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) signal pathway and glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and provide references for the early diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of OSCC.
METHODSA total of 55 cases of OSCC and 10 cases of paracan- cerous mucosa were examined in this study. Their expressions of GSK-3β, NF-κB and Bcl-2 were detected using the SP me- thod immunohistochemistry. The correlation between their expression in OSCC and the clinical and pathological peculiarity of OSCC was analyzed.
RESULTSThe positive expression of GSK-3β, NF-κB, and Bcl-2 in OSCC were significantly higher than that in paracancerous mucosa (P < 0.01). The expression of GSK-3β, NF-κB, and Bcl-2 had no obvious relationship with patient's age, sex, and clinical stages of the disease (P > 0.05). The expression of Bcl-2 was significantly correlated with the degree of tumor differentiation (P < 0.05), whereas the expression of GSK-3β and NF-κB in OSCC had no obvious relation- ship with the degree of tumor differentiation (P > 0.05). Strong positive correlations were observed among the expressions of GSK-3β, NF-κB, and Bcl-2 (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONThe positive expression of GSK-3β, NF-κB, and Bcl-2 in OSCC are sig- nificantly higher than that in paracancerous mucosa. Detecting GSK-3β, NF-κB, and Bcl-2 in OSCC may have implications in the early diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of OSCC.
Apoptosis ; Cell Differentiation ; Glycogen Synthase ; Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 ; Humans ; Lymphoma, B-Cell ; Mouth Neoplasms ; NF-kappa B ; Neoplasms, Squamous Cell ; Signal Transduction