1.The level and clinical significance of serum anti-lysosomal associated membrane protein-2 antibody in patients with ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2014;30(7):494-498
Objective To investigate the relationship of the serum anti-lysosome associated membrane protein 2 (LAMP-2) antibody levels and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis.Methods Thirty-three patients with new onset ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis and thirty healthy controls were enrolled.ANCA detection was performed using indirect immunofluorescence (IIF).Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect myeloperoxidase (MPO),proteinase-3 (PR3) and other ANCA-associated antibodies including LAMP-2.The cut-off value of the serum anti-LAMP-2 antibody was determined by a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.Results The serum levels of anti-LAMP-2 antibody in new onset ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis patients were significantly higher than remission stage ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis patients and healthy controls (P < 0.05).The serum levels of anti-LAMP-2 antibody showed no visible difference between the remission ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis patients and healthy controls (P > 0.05).The levels of anti-LAMP-2 antibody showed a strong positive correlation with ESR,Scr,BUN,proteinuria,crescent proportion and Birmingham vasculitis activity score (BVAS) and a negative correlation with Ccr,Hb and Alb.Conclusions Anti-LAMP-2 antibody is correlated with the activity of ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis and the severity of renal damage.It may be a useful indicator on the activity of ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis.
2.Effects of lie on mental health and the marriage quality of pilot's couples
Xi CHEN ; Huidong HU ; Zhenshan LOU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2009;18(5):451-453
Objective To investigate the effects among social mature,mental health and marriage quality of pilot's couples. Methods SCL-90,EPQ and ENRICH were conducted in 288 of pilot's couples. Correlation,regression were analyzed with SPSS 15.0 software. Results The marriage quality of pilot was significantly affected by the social mature and mental health of pilot himself(β=0.203,-0.274,P<0.001);meanwhile the marriage quality of pilot's wife was significantly affected by the mental health of pilot's couples(β=-0.276,-0.185,P<0.01). Conclusion The social mature and mental health of pilot's couples has a great influence in their marriage quality,so the social mature and mental health of pilot's couples should be taken into the system of the psychological counseling and therapy for pilots.
3.Quality evaluation of fluconazole-loaded cubic ohase gels
Xi CHEN ; Guiying FU ; Qiao HU ; Shanshan CHEN
Military Medical Sciences 2015;39(12):948-951
Objective To characterize the internal structures of fluconazole-loaded cubic phase gels and establish a method for determination of fluconazole.Methods Glycerol monooleate( GMO) was used as the liquid crystal material to prepare the fluconazole loaded cubic phase gels.Polarizing light microscopy ( PLM ) and small-angle X-ray scattering ( SAXS) were used to confirm their internal structures and establish an HPLC method for determination of their content. Results Cubic phase gels were the dark field under PLM,SAXS showed that the blank cubic phase gels had two single peaks:q1(0.832 09 nm-1 ) and q2 (1.017 nm-1 ) while the fluconazole-loaded cubic phase gels had two single peaks:q1(0.818 88 nm-1)and q2(0.950 95 nm-1).Under the selected HPLC, the linearity within the range of 20-500 μg/ml was good.Conclusion PLM and SAXS are reliable for characterization of cubic phase gels.The HPLC method can be used in quality control and evaluation of this enema.
4.The Influence of intensity-modulated radiation pattern on radiobiological effects of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2
Chen CHEN ; Renfang ZOU ; Ying HU ; Xuping XI
Journal of Chinese Physician 2015;(3):380-382
Objective To investigate the influence of intensity-modulated radiation pattern on ra-diobiological effects of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2.Methods Colony formation assay was used to calculate cell surviving fraction, and compare the cell survival curves and the surviving fraction with single-hit multi-target model fitting survival curves to different delivery time and dose rates.Results ⑴Nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2 was irradiated on two models:conventional radiation ( CR) mod-el;intensity modulated radiation model ( IMRT model, which was divided into 10 min IMRT irradiated group, 15 min irradiated group, and 20 min irradiated group) .Except that the parameters of radiation biol-ogy did no significantly differ between CR model and 10 min IMRT irradiated group ( P >0.05) , the other groups among radiobiology parameters surviving fraction (SF2), quasi-threshold dose(Dq) and extrapolation number(N) were all significant differences ( P <0.05) .⑵ They found that the SF2 300 Mu/min>SF2 600 Mu/min ( P <0.05) when the CNE2 cells were treated with dose rates of 300 Mu /min and 600 Mu/min.Conclusions ⑴There were not significant changes in the biological effects until the delivery time prolonged to more than 10 minutes.When the delivery time extended to more than 15 minutes, the survival fraction was increasing with the radiation time risen.⑵The dose rates used in the experiment did not show any effect on the radiobiology parameters without SF2 .
5.Empirical research on the efficacy of medical colleges assessment reform
Chunhui ZHANG ; Geyu CHEN ; Weiwen XI ; Gui HU ; Mingang WEN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2012;11(4):415-418
Course assessment is the important part of teaching and education.Double effects of improving the teaching and education quality can be achieved through emphasizing assessment methods,separating teaching and testing,building test bank and network exam,offering course of basic clinical skills as well as verified assessment methods,such as stage-based comprehensive exam,unified exam of the course,national entrance exam.The first pass rate of national medical practitioner qualification exam can be guaranteed through implementing these measures.
6.Prognostic values of tumor-stroma ratio and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in stagesⅡandⅢcolorectal cancer
Xi ZHANG ; Bailai HU ; Zhen LV ; Guangzhen MA ; Lirong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2015;46(4):241-246
Objective:To investigate the prognostic values of tumor–stroma ratio and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in colorec-tal cancer. Methods:A total of 218 stageⅡorⅢprimary colorectal cancer patients were analyzed for the tumor–stroma ratio (TSR) and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) by using HE stained histological sections. The relationship between TSR and clinicopatholog-ic variables and the difference in clinical outcomes of different groups were also analyzed. Results:Overall survival rates for the stro-ma-low group were significantly higher than the stroma-high group in stagesⅡandⅢcolorectal cancer (P<0.05). However, the differ-ences in TSR were not correlated with clinicopathologic features such as gender and age (P>0.05). Overall survival rates of patients with high TIL were significantly higher than patients with low TIL (P<0.05). Patients with high TIL had notable better prognosis than patients with low TIL (P<0.05) in the stroma-low group. Conclusion:TSR and TIL are independent prognostic factors for stagesⅡandⅢcolorectal cancer. The combined estimates of TSR and TIL in routine pathology diagnoses may provide more evidence to predict the prognosis of stagesⅡandⅢcolorectal cancer.
7.Study on secure tunnel in the fixation of talar neck fracture based on digital technology
Xi ZHANG ; Jinquan HE ; Yanxi CHEN ; Yongcheng HU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2014;34(5):572-581
Objective To investigate the establishment of secure tunnel in fixation for the talar neck fracture when screws were fixed from the medial wall of talus.Methods The age of volunteers was limited from 20 to 60 years old,and the height of male volunteers was from 165 to 185 centimeters,while the female volunteers' height was from 155 to 175 centimeters.The body mass index (BMI) was less than 25.The volunteers who were not heavy manual workers or standing working for long time had no history of ankle or foot fractures,and there were no evidence of degeneration changes in ankle joints according to X-ray.At last there were 33 males in this study with an average age of 43.7 (21-59) years and an average height of 176.0 (168-184) centimeters.There were 22 females with an average age of 43.2 (22-60) years and an average height of 165.4 (158-172) centimeters.After the volunteers' ankle joints and feet were scanned by CT,the reconstructed images were stored in CD and the slice thickness was 0.75 millimeters.The SuperImageTM Orthopedics Edition1.1 software was used to display the images and perform three dimensional reconstruction.The height of talar neck and the height of tarsal canal were measured.The models that screws passing into tarsal canals were built.The maximal length and angle that screws were inserted in the middle 1/3 and in the inferior 1/3 of medial wall of talus and run along to two directions were measured.At last,the data were analyzed with SPSS 13.0 software.Results The height of talar neck and tarsal canal had no significant difference between left side and right side in the same gender.The height of male talar neck was greater than the female' s.The models of screws passing into tarsal canals was gained.The length and angle in different insert points and different directions of screw fixation were also gained.When the screws were inserted from the middle 1/ 3 of the medial wall of talus,the angle of screw fixation was much wider than that when the screws were inserted from the inferior 1/ 3 of the medial wall of talus.At last,the safe range of the length and angel of screw fixation was calculated.Conclusion Damage of the blood of talus during internal fixation should be avoided.The middle 1/3 of the medial wall of talus is the most favourable choice to the fixation.Combining the digital technology with internal fixation for talar neck fracture could promote the operation' s security and feasibility.
8.Predictive role of serum Hcy levels in effect of advanced lung adenocarcinoma treated with PEM
Dong HU ; Qian WU ; Gang CHEN ; Lidong ZHUANG ; Xi CHEN ; Huaqiang ZHU ; Wei ZHANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2016;37(14):1936-1938
Objective To study the role of serum Hcy level change in predicting the effects of pemetrexed (PEM ) chemotherapy for treating the patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma .Methods Fifty‐seven cases of lung adenocarcinoma treated by the PEM chemotherapy were retrospectively analyzed .The fasting venous blood was collected for detecting serum Hcy level before chemotherapy and at the end of 2‐week chemotherapy .The clinical characteristics ,Hcy level before and after chemotherapy and the relation between the Hcy level with clinical effect were statistically analyzed .Results In the therapeutic effects evaluated by the im‐aging examination during treatment process ,there were no case of complete remission (CR) ,19 cases of partial remission (PR) ,22 cases of stable diseases(SD) and 16 cases of progressed diseases(PD) ,the objective response rate(ORR) was 33 .3% and disease control rate (DCR) was 71 .9% .Different clinical factors had no significant influence on the efficacy of PEM chemotherapy (P>0 .05) .In comparing the influence of Hcy level and Hcy level change on the effect of PEM chemotherapy ,the results showed that serum Hcy level before treatment had no obvious influence on curative effect ,DCR in the patients with normal serum Hcy level after treatment was significant higher than that with abnormal Hcy level ,ORR and DCR in the patients with decreased Hcy level after chemotherapy were significantly higher than those with increased Hcy level (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Monitoring the serum Hcy lev‐el change during the PEM chemotherapeutic process in the patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma may be used in the predic‐tion of the chemotherapeutic effect .
9.Analysis of factors influencing short-term effect of presurgical pharmacological therapy and transsphenoidal microsurgery for somatotropinomas
Xi CHEN ; Juan CHEN ; Yu XU ; Hang HU ; Chaoxi LI ; Huaqiu ZHANG ; Ting LEI
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2015;(9):1414-1417
Objective To analyze factors influencing short-term effect of presurgical pharmacological thera-py and transsphenoidal microsurgery for somatotropinomas. Methods The clinical data of 53 patients underwent presurgical pharmacological therapy and transsphenoidal surgery for somatotropinomas were retrospectively analyzed in order to search for factors influencing effect of presurgical pharmacological therapy and transsphenoidal surgery for somatotropinomas. Results Serum GH inhibition rates decreased<50.00%from baseline in 62.26%of patients receiving presurgical pharmacological therapy. Statistical analysis concerning the influence of sex , neuropathological evaluation, tumor size and presence of invasion on presurgical pharmacological therapy effect were performed using a chi-squared test, no significant correlation was found among these factors and presurgical pharmacological therapy effect. Total remission rates were 43.40%, Statistical analysis concerning the influence of sex , neuropathological e valuation, tumor size, presence of invasion and presurgical pharmacological therapy effect on remission rate were performed using a chi-squared test, a significant correlation was found among tumor size, presence of invasion, presurgical pharmacological therapy effect and remission rate , while no significant correlation was found among the rest of the factors. Further Logistic regression analysis demonstrated a significant correlation among tumor size , presence of invasion and remission rate , while no significant correlation was found between presurgical pharmacolog-ical therapy effect and remission rate. Conclusions Presurgical pharmacological therapy effect revealed no signifi-cant correlation with sex, neuropathological evaluation, tumor size or presence of invasion. Total remission rate cor-related with tumor size and presence of invasion. A better presurgical pharmacological therapy effect may indicated a better outcome, while postoperative remission rate revealed no significant correlation with presurgical pharmacologi-cal therapy in our series.
10.Quantitative perfusion characteristics of contrast-enhanced ultrasound of uterine fibroids in predicting effect of ultrasound ablation
Yong WANG ; Jinyun CHEN ; Wenzhi CHEN ; Liang HU ; Junshu LI ; Xi WANG
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy 2017;14(7):404-407
Objective To investigate the value of quantitative parameters of CEUS in predicting the effect of ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids.Methods Sixty-three patients with uterine fibroids underwent CEUS before operation.The software of gray level measurement in JC HIFU system was used to obtain quantitative parameters of uterine fibroids perfusion.According to postoperative enhanced MR examination,the results were divided into satisfactory group (ablation rate≥70 %) and partial ablation group (ablation rate< 70 %).CEUS parameters of two groups were compared,and the correlation between parameters and ablation rate were analyzed.The predictive value was evaluated by ROC curve.Results There were significant differences in the time of arrival (AT),time to peak (TTP),enhancement time (ET),enhancement intensity (EI) and enhancement rate (ER) between the two groups (all P<0.01).The AT,TTP and ET were positively correlated with the ablation rate (all P<0.01),and the EI and ER were negatively correlated with the ablation rate (both P<0.001).The area under the curve (AUC) of AT,TTP,ET,EI,ER were all greater than 0.7,among which ER had the highest predictive value (AUC-0.935).Using ER=5.23 as the cut-off point,the sensitivity of predicting ablation effect was 80.0%,specificity was 95.8%.Conclusion There is a certain correlation between the ultrasound ablation effect of uterine fibroids and the quantitative parameters of CEUS.ER can be used as a good predictor of ablation effect.