1.Association between loneliness and risks of depressive episode among rural older people
Zhenjun YU ; Yuanye GU ; Shuiyuan XIAO ; Mi HU ; Liang ZHOU
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2017;42(3):298-302
Objective:To investigate association between loneliness and depressive episode among rural older people.Methods:A total of 839 rural adults (aged over 60 years) from Liuyang in Hunan were enrolled by using multi-stage cluster sampling method.The Short-form of the UCLA Loneliness Scale,the Social Support Rating Scale,the Life Events Scale for the Elderly,Quality of Life Scale,and the Activity of Daily Living Scale were used to assess loneliness,the social support condition,the stimulating quantity of negative life events,the quality of life,and the abilities of daily life activities,respectively.The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-Ⅳ-TR Axis I Disorders questionnaire survey was performed by a face-to-face interview.Results:The prevalence rate of depressive episode among the rural older people was 6.8%.Multivariable analysis showed that the elderly who were with stronger loneliness were the risk factor of depression (OR=1.126,95%CI 1.038 to 1.221).Conclusion:Loneliness is positively associated with an increased risk of depressive episode.
2.Unexpected discovery of cervical cancer:one case report and literature review
Zhenjun WANG ; Honggui ZHOU ; Miao ZHANG ; Jun LIU
Practical Oncology Journal 2016;30(5):441-443
The unexpected discovery of cervical cancer ( UDCC) rarely occurs in clinics .Because it is di-agnosed by pathology after surgery ,the therapies are different from ordinary cervical cancer .In addition,the choice of the timing of surgery and other issues are also involved .The patient received the hysterectomy due to cervical intraepithelial neoplasia III and uterine fibroids .Postoperative pathology examination showed cervical microinva-sive carcinoma,stage IA1,and pathology without lymph -vessel invasion involvement ,the patient needs to be fol-lowed up closely postopertation .One case of the unexpected discovery of cervical cancer was reported in this pa -per.The aim is to provide a reference for clinical management .
3.Delayed open reduction and internal fixation for Rud?i Ⅲ Pilon fractures
Zhenjun YAO ; Chi ZHANG ; Xiaogang ZHOU ; Zhengrong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2003;0(12):-
Objective To evaluate the clinical use of delayed open reduction and internal fixation technique in the treatment of Rud?i Ⅲ Pilon fractures. Methods From May 1997 to June 2003, 38 patients with Rud?i Ⅲ Pilon fractures underwent immediate calcaneal traction as well as treatment with methylprednisolone and mannitol. After 5-8 days, all patients underwent regular open reduction and internal fixation with cloverleaf buttress plates. One week after the operation, ankle joint began to exercise with no weight bearing. Results All patients were followed up for average 18 months and evaluated subjectively and objectively by using systems of Teeny and Wiss, which showed good results for 74 %, mild for 21% and poor for 5%. All fractures healed within an average of 5.7 months except for two cases of infections and one soft tissue complication. Conclusion Delayed open reduction and internal fixation offers acceptable way for treatment of severe Pilon fractures.
4.Complication related factors of PPH and STARR
Xuetao ZHOU ; Zhenjun WANG ; Yi ZHENG ; Jinjie CUI
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2016;31(12):1011-1014
Objective To evaluate complications from two anal stapling operations of anorectal surgery,the procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH) and the stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR).Methods The data of 1 276 patients undergoing PPH for hemorrhoids and 149 patients having STARR for ODS from January 2010 to January 2015,in Beijing Chaoyang Hospital were studied.More than six months of follow-up was done.Statistics used included t Test and Chi-square test,Logistic regression analysis.Results Complications of PPH and STARR included hemorrhage in 27 cases (2.1%) vs.3 cases (2.0%);pain in 285 cases (22.3%) vs.6 cases (4.0%);uroschesis in 96 cases (7.5%) vs.12 cases (8.1%);edema in 227 cases (17.8%) vs.16 cases (10.7%);defecatory urgency in 194 cases (15.2%) vs.38 cases (25.5%);anastomotic infection in 17 cases (1.3%) vs.2 cases (1.3%);mild anal incontinence in 11 cases (0.9%) vs.2 cases (1.3%);anastomotic stenosis in 11 cases (0.9%) vs.1 case (0.7%).There was a positive correlation between dry stool,defecatory urgency and hemorrhage after PPH.PPH compared to STARR:The post-operative pain,edema and defecatory urgency and overall complication rate was significantly different (t =26.51,x2 =4.69,x2 =10.38,x2 =37.12,P < 0.05).Conclusions PPH and STARR have rare serious complications and easy to handle.Abnormal defecation such as dry stool and defecatory urgency is an important risk of hemorrhage.
5.The plasma expressions of monocyte chemotaxis proteins in patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection
Fudong FAN ; Zhenjun XU ; Qing ZHOU ; Dongjin WANG
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016;32(4):227-229
Objective To explore the plasma expressions of monocyte chemotaxis proteins(MCPs) in patients with type A aortic dissection and their clinical significance.Methods 51 patients with type A aortic dissection were enrolled,in which 29 combined with hypertension.Fourteen hypertension patients and 1 1 hcalthy subjects were enrolled as control.Plasma samples were collected and we examined the levels of MCP-1,MCP-2 and MCP-4 by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results Plasma levels of MCP-1 and MCP-2 significantly decreased in patients with type A aortic dissection compared to healthy subjects(P <0.001),while MCP-4 had no change.Type A aortic dissection patients with or without hypertension both showed significant decreased plasma MCP-1 and MCP-2 levels compared to hypertension patients(P <0.001).There was no change of MCP-4 among different groups.Furthermore,Spearman correlation analysis showed that there was no correlation between serum CRP levels and plasma MCP-1,MCP-2 concentrations.Conclusion Plasma MCP-1 and MCP-2 may participate in the pathogenesis of type A aortic dissection,and their concentrations were not correlated with hypertension or serum CRP levels.The detailed mechanism needs further observations.
6.Experience of Bilingual Teaching to Undergraduate Education at Medical University
Ruxiang XU ; Zhenjun ZHOU ; Huosheng ZHU ; Zhen HUANG ; Heqing LIANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2006;0(12):-
Bilingnal teaching has been practiced to undergraduate eduction at medical university.At the initial period,the bilingual teaching to undergraduate.eduction is not so acceptable for lack of the experionce,textbooks and insufficient commnication between teachers and students.This paper discussed the benefits and applience of bilinqual teahing to undergraduate eduction at ncedica university.
7.The application of Problem-based learning for scene teaching in "Surgery"
Yuanyuan HUANG ; Zhenjun ZHOU ; Zhen HUANG ; Ruxiang XU ; Zongfang ZHOU ; Heqing LIANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2002;0(01):-
Scene teaching is to simulate the clinical scene in class.To cultivate the studnts’abilities of thinking,search and practice in clinical practice,the second clinical college ap-plied the problem-base learning(PBL) in surgery teaching,creating the scene with the standard-ized patients and teachers and drawing out the content from the problems.This article is to summarize the teaching practice.
8.RhoA/ROCK pathway mediated DHT regulates function of early endothelial progenitor cells
Huazhong CAI ; Feng ZHOU ; Yan WANG ; Jue JIA ; Guoqing REN ; Zhenjun MIAO
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020;29(4):525-529
Objective:To analyze the effects of DHT on the proliferation and migration of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and the role of RhoA/ROCK pathway in this process.Methods:Early EPCs were isolated from peripheral blood of healthy adults, and cultured in serum-free EBM-2 medium for 24 h before incubation with various concentrations of DHT (1, 10, and 100 nmol/L). EPCs proliferative and migrative capacities were measured. The adherent cells were collected and randomLy divided into: control group, DHT group, C3 exoenzyme+DHT, Y-27632+DHT group. EPCs proliferation and migration were assayed by MTT assay and modified Boyden chamber assay respectively.Results:DHT significantly increased the proliferation and migration ability of EPCs in a dose- and time-dependent manner, maximum at 10 nmol/L, 24 h ( P<0.05). C3 exoenzyme [(0.22±0.02) vs (0.26±0.05), P>0.05] and Y-27632 [(0.21±0.04) vs (0.26±0.05), P>0.05] can attenuate the proliferative capacities of EPCs induced by DHT compared with the DHT group, but there was no statistical significance. The influence of DHT on EPCs migrative capacities can be abolished by C3 exoenzyme [(35.26±4.27) vs (46.92±5.46), P<0.05] and Y-27632 [(33.61±5.33) vs (46.92±5.46), P<0.01]. C3 exoenzyme [(116.75±7.42) vs (156.80± 21.74), P<0.05] and Y-27632 [(121.73±5.33) vs (156.80 ±21.74), P<0.01] could noticeably attenuate DHT-induced EPCs secretion of VEGF respectively. Conclusions:DHT can modulate EPCs proliferation, migration and the RhoA/ROCK pathway plays an important role in this process.
9. Expression profiles and clinical implication of plasma chemokines in patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection
Fudong FAN ; Zhenjun XU ; Qing ZHOU ; Dongjin WANG
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2017;45(4):318-322
Objective:
To explore the plasma chemokines expressions and related clinical implication in patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection (AD).
Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed the data of 65 patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection, hypertensive patients and 11 healthy subjects admitted in our department from October 2013 to December 2014, they were divided into four groups: NH-CON group (11 healthy subjects), H-AD group (29 AD patients with hypertension), NH-AD group (21 AD patients without hypertension), and H-CON group (14 hypertension patients). Four plasma samples from AD patients and 4 plasma samples from healthy subjects were collected randomly with random numbers table, and the levels of different chemokines were examined by protein array analysis. Then, plasma levels of chemokines including macrophage inflammatory protein 1β(MIP-1β), epithelial neutrophil activating peptide 78(ENA-78), interleukin 16(IL-16), interferon inducible protein 10(IP-10) and FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3(Flt-3) ligand were analyzed by luminex. Pearson analysis was used to determine the correlations between the chemokines and serum C reactive protein (CRP) levels.
Results:
Plasma levels of MIP-1β(34.0(29.3, 47.2) ng/L vs. 51.0(28.2, 80.7) ng/L,
10.Risk factor analysis of polytrauma patients combined with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Zhenjun MIAO ; Zhizhen LIU ; Feng ZHOU ; Faxing WEI ; Huazhong CAI ; Wanghui LYU
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2018;34(12):1114-1119
Objective To investigate the risk factors of polytrauma combined with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS).Methods A retrospective case control study was performed on the clinical data of 299 polytrauma patients admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University from December 2011 to June 2017.The collected information included gender,age,length of hospital stay,number of injured parts,injury severity scores (ISS),neutrophil count,leukocyte level,hemoglobin level,platelet count,activated partial thromboplastin time (APTI),and D-dimer level within 24 hours since admission.In addition,shock within 24 hours since admission,infection after 3 days since admission,damage control surgery,underlying diseases and prognostic outcomes were also recorded.All the patients were divided into MODS group (94 patients) and non-MODS group (205 patients).Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine the risk factors of polytrauma combined with MODS.Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was applied to further analyze those risk factors identified by the former analyses.Results In the univariate analysis,there were statistically significant differences between the two groups in the number of injured parts,ISS,hemoglobin level,platelet count,APTT,D-dimer level within 24 hours since admission,shock within 24 hours since admission,infection after 3 days since admission,damage control surgery and prognostic outcomes (P < 0.05).No significant differences were found in gender,age,underlying disease,length of hospital stay,neutrophil level,the leukocyte level within 24 hours since admission between the two groups (P > 0.05).The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that ISS (OR =1.048),shock within 24 hours since admission (OR =3.913),infection after 3 days since admission (OR =27.715),and D-dimer level within 24 hours since admission (OR =1.015) were significantly associated with polytrauma combined with MODS (P < 0.05).In addition,the area under ROC curve of ISS was 0.726 (95 % CI 0.667-0.784),and the area under ROC curve of D-dimer was 0.638 (95% CI 0.571-0.706).Conclusions The risk factors of polytrauma patients combined with MODS include ISS,infection after 3 days since admission,D-dimer level and shock within 24 hours since admission.In the treatment of polytrauma patients,attention should be paid to assessment of injury severity and coagulation function,active resuscitation to correct shock,prevent and control infection,which can reduce and prevent the risks for polytrauma patients combined with MODS.