1.Removal of gutta percha in root canal therapy with Pro Taper nickel titanium system
Ying LIU ; Wei CAO ; Chunshan YANG ; Caixia LIU
Journal of Regional Anatomy and Operative Surgery 2016;25(7):522-524
Objective To evaluate the results of different methods in removing the root canal gutta percha.Methods Select 60 man-dibular premolars with step-back techinique during root canal prepartion,and the mandibular premolars were stored for 2 weeks after AH-plus paste and gutta percha cold lateral condensation.And then they were randomly divided into 3 groups to remove the root canal filling.Group A were given manually cleaning and shaping with stainless steel instruments combined with chloroform.Group B were given Pro Taper nickel ti-tanium system.Group C were given Pro Taper nickel titanium system combined with microscopic ultrasound technology.The completion time of the 3 groups were recorded and the root canal wall cleanliness of the 3 groups were carefully observed.Results The competition time and amount of debris of apical foramen in group C were both significantly less than those of group A and group B,with statistically significant difference (P <0.05).And the cleanliness of root canal wall of group A was significantly better than that of group A and group B (P <0.05). Conclusion During the root canal retreatment,mechanically use Pro Taper nickel titanium system combined with microscopic ultrasound technology can improve the work efficiency and the cleanliness of root canal wall.
2.Expression of steroidogenic factor-1 and DAX-1 in human adrenocortical tumours
Caixia CAO ; Zhengpei ZENG ; Anli TONG ; Lin LU ; Shi CHEN ; Wei LIANG ; Yonghui WANG ; Chunli FU
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2012;28(2):103-107
ObjectiveTo detect mRNA and protein expression of steroidogenic factor-1 ( SF-1 ) and DAX-1 in human adrenocortical tumors and normal adrenal cortex,and to investigate the effect of SF-1 and DAX-1 on the steroidogenesis and development of adrenocortical tumors.Methods Total RNA and protein was extracted from angiotensin Ⅱ unresponsive aldoterone-producing adenomas ( A Ⅱ -U-APA,n =12 ),angiotensin Ⅱ responsive aldoterone-producing adenomas ( AⅡ -R-APA,n =5 ),cortisol-producing adenomas ( CPA,n =10 ),adrenal nonfunctional adenomas ( NFA,n =10 ),aldosterone-producing carcinoma ( APC,n =2 ) and normal adrenal cortex ( NAC,n =8).To analyze gene expression of SF-1,DAX-1,ACTH receptor(ACTHR),and β-actin by real-time quantitative PCR in different tissues.The protein expression of SF-1,DAX-1,and β-actin in the same tissues by Western blot.To study the relationship of ACTHR,SF-1,and DAX-1 with clinical data in adrenocortical tumors.ResultsThe expression of SF-1,DAX-1 mRNA and protein was different in NAC,AⅡ -U-APA,A Ⅱ -R- APA,APC,CPA,and NFA tissues [ relative expression of SF-1 mRNA:24.58±2.45,23.89±3.17,21.59±3.00,(38.75,44.16),14.17±2.80,and 36.38±3.50; DAX-1 mRNA:0.57±0.06,0.37±0.05,0.43±0.05,( 1.52,1.21 ),0.39 ±0.04,and 0.83 ±0.08 ; SF-1 protein:0.76 ±0.11,0.76 ±0.10,0.73 ±0.07,(1.24,1.40),0.55±0.04,and0.98±0.10; DAX-1 protein:0.65±0.14,0.39±0.13,0.43±0.14,(1.18,1.02),0.56±0.04,and 1.03±0.13 ; all P<0.05 or P<0.01 ].There was negative correlation by higher SF-1/DAX-1 ratio and tumor size in AⅡ -U-APA tissues.The mRNA and protein expression of SF-1 was lower in CPA and there was the positive correlation with tumor size.Conclusion SF-1 and DAX-1 might play a key role in the development of the adrenocortical tumorigenesis and steroidogenic tissues.
3.Differentiation and spermiogenesis of in vitro human spermatocytes
Huaixiu WANG ; Hong LI ; Caixia YUAN ; Yingli CAO ; Qin QIN ; Chongzhi BAI
Chinese Journal of Urology 2012;33(6):455-458
Objective To investigate the possibility of differentiation and spermiogenesis of spermatocytes under in vitro condition. Methods Testis biopsy was done in 11 cases with non-obstructive azoospermia.Cells were prepared from 9 samples with spermatocytes and cultured in medium containing follicle stimulating hormone 50 U/L and testosterone 1 μmol/L.Sperms and cells of other types were counted and the proportion of every cell type was calculated before and 24 hours after culture.Flow cytometry was conducted before and 24 hours after culture in 2 cases to analyze the ploidy of the cells. Results The proportion of sperm in 9 samples was ( 17.7 ± 8.9 ) % before culture and ( 25.6 ± 10.3 ) % after culture ( P =0.004).Sperm increased significantly after culture.Flow cytometry demonstrated that the diagram of 4 n,2 n and 1 n converted to 2 n and broader 1 n. Conclusion Meiosis of spermatocytes and the transformation of spermatid into sperm could arise in in vitro culture.
4.Expression of the plasma IL-11 and soluble glycoprotein 130 in the patients with acute leukemia
Qiurong ZHANG ; Miao MIAO ; Depei WU ; Caixia LI ; Xiaojing WU ; Lingsong CHEN ; Ruonan CAO
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2008;17(2):103-104
Objective To explore the levels and the significance of IL-11 and soluble glycoprotein 130(sgp130) in the treatment of new-diagnosed acute leukemia(AL) during the induced remission. Methods The levels of IL-11 and sgpl30 in 47 patients with acute leukemia were determined by ELISA respectively before treatment and after completed remission(CR), and the number of white blood cell (WBC) and platelet (Plt) were valued by hametometry. Results Plasma IL-11 level of AL patients was significantly lower than normal (P <0.05), and increased obviously to the normal level when complete remission was achieved. And it correlated with PLT counts. While sgp130 level was higher than normal (P<0.05),and declined after CR and correlated with WBC counts. Conclusion The plasma IL-11 and sgp130 levels can be helpful for confirming the diagnosis,evaluating the efficiency and predicting the prognosis of AL.
5.Prognosis and diagnosis of fetal cardiac rhabdomyomas
Mulan HE ; Xiaotian LI ; Haidong CHENG ; Xiaomei TIAN ; Li CAO ; Caixia LEI ; Chun SHEN ; Yu XIONG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2017;20(4):249-255
Objective To improve the awareness of fetal cardiac rhabdomyomas (CRs) and investigate a better model for prenatal diagnosis and treatment through analyzing imaging findings and prognosis.Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 23 cases of CRs which were diagnosed by ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University from January 2008 to November 2015.General conditions,imaging features,prognosis and follow-up data of the 23 cases were described.Results The average gestational age of the 23 fetuses at diagnosis was (29.8±4.1) (22.4-35.7) weeks.Seventeen out of the 23 gravidas received prenatal multidisciplinary consultation.Among all 23 gravidas,three (13%) were lost to follow-up,12 (52%) decided to terminate the pregnancy,and the other eight (35%) continued to term pregnancy and their babies were followed up for three years.Of these eight cases,two cases received prenatal brain MRI and no tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) was detected,no CRs was identified during the follow-up,and their physical and mental developments were both normal.One case was diagnosed with suspected subependymal nodules by prenatal brain MRI in our hospital,but the MRI images was normal when scanned in the other hospital,and follow-up data revealed neither CRs nor abnormal physical and mental developments.Four cases did not received prenatal brain MRI,but the MRI images of neonatal brains indicated TSC,besides,follow-up data showed that seizures were observed,physical developments were all normal,but three of the four cases had mental retardation;CRs disappeared in only two of the four cases.One case had neither prenatal nor neonatal MRI,but follow-up data showed that CRs had disappeared and physical and mental developments were both normal.Conclusions Prenatal diagnosis of fetal tuberous sclerosis is crucial to the prognosis of CRs.Prenatal ultrasonography in combination with cranial MRI improves the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis of CRs complicated with TSC and assists in clinical decision-making and prognosis analysis.
6.The inflammatory state and protein-energy wasting in the maintenance peritoneal dialysis population
Changju ZHOU ; Juan CAO ; Xu ZHANG ; Di YIN ; Hao DING ; Caixia ZHAO ; Suojian ZHANG ; Ye ZHAO
Chongqing Medicine 2017;46(23):3212-3215,3218
Objective To investigate micro-inflammatory state and protein-energy wasting (PEW) states in maintenance peritoneal dialysis(MPD) patients,then analysis of the correlation between them.Methods Ninty-six cases of MPD patients in this Hospital were selected from March 2012 to September 2015.The status of nutrition were assessed by Quantitative Subjective and global Assessment(SGA),malnutrition-inflammation score(MIS) and albumin(Alb),micro-inflammatory state was assessed by enzyme-linked immunoassay(ELISA) method serum hypersensitive c-reactive protein (hs-CRP),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),interleukin-6(IL-6).At the same time,various serological markers like serum Alb,serum total protein(TP),serum prealbumin(PA),hemoglobin(Hb),transferrin(TF),serum creatinine(Scr),urea nitrogen(BUN),cholesterol(Teh) were measured.Results The incidence of PEW in MPD patients was 36.50%,among which 62.86 % of them were over 65 years old,57.10% were over 2 years of dialysis time and 40.00% with diabetic nephropathy.MPD patients with hs-CRP>5 mg/L accounted for 58.33%,of which over 65 year old accounted for 42.86%,MPD age longer than 2 years accounted for 60.71%,32.14% of them with diabetic nephropathy.The proportion of diabetic nephropathy,average age,dialysis duration time,hs-CRP,TNF-α and IL-6 in PEW group were higher than non-PEW group(P<0.05);BM,TP,Alb,PA,Hb,TCh,MAC and MAMC were lower ban non-PEW group(P<0.05).Compared with the hs-CRP≤5 mg/L group,average age,the time of dialysis duration,TNF-α,IL-6 were higher and TP,Alb,PA,TF,Hb,the proportion of Kt/V≥1.72 were lower in the hs-CRP>5 mg/L group.After the correction of age,sex,dialysis ages,it was found that the level of hs-CRP in MPD patients was negatively correlated with the level of Alb,PA,TF,Tch,Scr,TG;The level of IL-6 was negatively correlated with the levels of Alb,PA,TF,Tch,TG.The level of TNF-α in MPD patients showed different degrees of negative correlation with the leves of Alb,PA,TF,TG,Tch(all P<0.05).Multivariate analysis showed that elderly,the time of dialysis duration,the microinflammatory state,and hypoalbuminemia were the independent risk factors of PEW.Conclusion PEW and micro-inflammatory state are very common in PHD patients.Patients with longer duration of dialysis,elderly or associated with diabetic nephropathy are more likely to suffer PEW and micro-inflammatory.Elderly,the time of dialysis duration,microinflammatory state,hypoalbuminemia are the independent risk factors of PEW.
7.Construction and operation of network laboratory for schistosomiasis diag-nosis in Jianglin County
Caixia CUI ; Xiong LIU ; Xia ZHANG ; Hehua HU ; Huaming ZHANG ; Ping ZOU ; Xiaohong WEN ; Nian MA ; Chunli CAO ; Zhiqiang QIN
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2014;(5):554-556
Objective To build a high quality diagnosis system for schistosomiasis surveillance in the situation of low infec-tion in Jianglin County. Methods The network laboratory for schistosomiasis diagnosis was built according to the national crite-ria in Jianglin County in 2012. Results The network laboratory for schistosomiasis diagnosis was established successfully and the operation was quiet well. Conclusion The establishment and operation of the laboratory play an important role in the real-ization of schistosomiasis elimination.
8.Investigation of the effects induced by 1 400 W on nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell and the mechanism
Caixia ZHANG ; Yangyun LIU ; Wen JIANG ; Ping WU ; Hua ZHENG ; Hang CAO ; Qiong CHEN ; Tao FAN ; Rong HU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2017;19(8):1161-1164
Objective To investigate the effect induced by specific inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibitor 1 400 W on nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-2 cells lines and its mechanism.Methods CNE-2 cells were treated by different concentrations of 1 400 W,diamminedichloroplatinum (DDP),and both chemicals.Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) was used to examine the viability of cells.Quantitative realtime polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was applied to detect the iNOS mRNA expression.Results The expression of iNOS mRNA was down-regulated by 1400W and was positively correlated with inhibitionrate of cell proliferation.1 400 W inhibits proliferation of CNE-2 cell in a concentration-dependent manner.The proliferation inhibition rate of CNE-2 cells treated by 1 400 W combined with DDP was not enhanced.Conclusions Specific inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor 1 400 W can exerts anti-tumor effect though inhibiting the expression of iNOS mRNA;The mechanism of chemosensitization induced by iNOS inhibitor on CNE-2 cells may be closely related level of down-regulation of iNOS expression.
9.Efficacy of routinely used patterns for schistosomiasis diagnosis in lake and marshland regions
Xia ZHANG ; Caixia CUI ; Weirong ZHANG ; Xiaohong WEN ; Nian MA ; Ping ZOU ; Zuwu TU ; Hehua HU ; Xiong LIU ; Chunli CAO ; Jing XU
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2014;(6):618-621
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of routinely used pattern for schistosomiasis diagnosis in lake and marshland regions. Methods A historically heavy endemic village of schistosomiasis named Jinggan Village from Jiangling County was se?lected for field survey. The residents aged 6?65 years were screened by indirect hemagglutination assay(IHA)and dipstick dye immunoassay(DDIA)in parallel. The serological positives were examined by Kato?Katz technique and miracidium hatching technique to determine the infection of schistosome. The consistency of the two serological methods was evaluated. In addition , the schistosome infection rates were estimated according to the 3 detection patterns namely IHA,DDIA,IHA+DDIA combined with the etiologic examination. Results A total of 530 individuals were examined by the serological tests. The positive rate of DDIA was 46.98%(249/530),significantly higher than that of IHA(28.49%,151/530)(χ2=59.55,P<0.01). Totally 279 in?dividuals were serological positives determined by IHA or DDIA,while 252 of them were detected by stool examination,and 22 cases were determined as parasitological positives,while 7 and 3 cases were diagnosed as antibody negatives by IHA and DDIA,respectively. The estimated infection rates determined by IHA,DDIA,IHA plus DDIA combined with stool examination were 3.14%,3.97%、4.60%,respectively. Conclusions Under the condition of endemic situation becoming more and more waning,the current routinely used pattern for schistosomiasis detection may lead to missed diagnosis. So,more sensitive and ef?fective diagnostic tools or appropriate detection patterns need to be explored.
10.Genotype distribution of HPV infection among women in Changzhou
Peixia CAO ; Lan CHEN ; Ruxia SHI ; Peipei ZHOU ; Liyan ZHONG ; Shuping LI ; Caixia KONG ; Yichao MO
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(23):3280-3282
Objective To observe the human papillomavirus(HPV) prevalence and its distribution character among females in Changzhou and to provide epidemiological data for the prevention of cervical cancer and development of HPV vaccine .Methods The clinical material consisted of 32215 women ,who were from Changzhou Hospital T .C .M ,Changzhou Maternal and Child Health Care ,The Second People's Hospital of Changzhou and Changzhou Wujin Hospital from January 2014 to June 2016 .17 kinds of high-risk subtypes (HPV16 ,18 ,31 ,33 ,35 ,39 ,,45 ,51 ,52 ,53 ,56 ,58 ,59 ,66 ,68 ,73 ,82) and 6 kinds of low-risk subtypes (HPV6 ,11 ,42 ,43 ,81 ,83) were detected .All cases were divided into six groups according to the age (<20 ;>21 to 30;31 to 40 ;41 to 50 ;51 to 60 ;and>61) and the age distribution of women infected with HPV and genotypes of HPV were analyzed .Results Out of 32215 cervical cell specimens ,8396 cases were detected HPV infections with the position rate of 26 .06% .In seventeen types of high-risk HPV ,HPV 16 (4 .55% ) were the most common subtype ,followed by 52 (4 .43% ) ,58 (2 .75% ) ,53 (2 .42% ) ,51 (2 .16% ) ,68 (1 .85% ) ,56 (1 .73% ) ,33 (1 .40% ) ,18 (1 .38% ) ,66 (1 .33% ) ,59 (1 .26% ) ,39 (1 .08% ) ,31 (1 .02% ) ,35 (0 .89% ) ,45 (0 .42% ) ,73 (0 .26% ) ,and 82 (0 .15% ) .Six types of low-risk HPV were detected ,of which HPV 81 (2 .96% ) was the most common subtypes ,followed by 43 (1 .86% ) ,42 (1 .62% ) ,6 (1 .27% ) ,11 (0 .80% ) and 83 (0 .26% ) .Conclusion The predominant genotypes of HPV 16 and ,52 infection in female reproductive tract are the highest .