1.Study of access to health information and its influence factors among young people
Haixia TANG ; Wenlong ZHAO ; Hao WU ; Jialing TU
Chongqing Medicine 2016;(1):88-90
Objective To know of the concerning conditions of health information ,the ways to get health information ,and its influence factors among young people .Methods The health information seeking behaviors of people aged from 18 to 44 were inves-tigated by online electronic questionnaire and paper questionnaire from March to April in 2014 .Results 502 valid questionnaires were collected ,including 46 .81% men and 53 .19% women ,mean age was (29 .77 ± 6 .27)years old .40 .96% people were often concerned about the health information ,and 82 .39% people got health information through two or more ways ,the select frequency of the various ways were as follows :computer (77 .20% ) ,television (60 .3% ) ,relatives and friends (58 .70% ) ,mobile phones (54 .87% ) ,newspapers ,magazines ,books (53 .20% ) ,radio (9 .26% )and others 4 .80 % .Gender ,education ,occupation ,medical ed-ucation background ,all of them have effect on the ways of obtained health information ,and the effect of knowledge on the selection of internet pathways was greatest .Conclusion The internet has become the most major ways for people to obtain health informa-tion .The ways to obtain health information are affected by multiple factors ,so relative department should provide some convenient channels according to the characters of each group to get health information .
2.The expression and clinical significance of p53,C-myc and CerbB-2 in thyroid papillary carcinoma
Chongqing Medicine 2016;(1):77-80
Objective To investigate the expression level and clinical significance of p53 ,C-myc and CerbB-2 in papillary thy-roid carcinoma patients .Methods The expression level of p53 ,C-myc and CerbB-2 were detected in 45 cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma tissue specimens and 45 cases of nodular goiter tissue specimens by using immunohistochemical staining .Their correla-tions with clinic pathological features in papillary thyroid carcinoma were analyzed further .Results The positive expression rates of p53 ,C-myc and CerbB-2 in the papillary thyroid carcinoma tissue specimens were significantly higher than that of the nodular goiter tissue specimens(all P< 0 .01) .The expression of C-myc and CerbB-2 significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis(P< 0 . 05) .The expression of CerbB-2 significantly correlated with tumor size ,local infiltration ,TNM stage ,differentiated degree and lymph node metastasis (all P< 0 .05) .p53 positive expression ,C-myc positive expression and CerbB-2 positive expression were the independent factors of cervical lymph node metastasis .Conclusion p53 ,C-myc and CerbB-2 were highly expressed in papillary thy-roid carcinoma and correlated with cervical lymph nody metastasis .The detection of p53 ,C-myc and CerbB-2 might be helpful for diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinomas .
3.Intervention of empowerment with multi-stage change theory on diet behavior for the influence of metabolic indices in patients with diabetes
Yang WU ; Xia DAI ; Wei WEI ; Chun WEI ; Lirong LU ; Saihua LI
Chongqing Medicine 2016;(1):71-73
Objective To investigate the influence of different educational methods on the metabolic indices in patients with diabetes .Methods A total of 218 patients with diabetes in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University were ran-domized divided into two groups .Different intervention ways were used :patients in the control group received conventional educa-tional methods ,while patients in experiment group received the educational methods combined with empowerment and multi-stage theory of change .The C-DES-SF scale scores and the HbA1c ,FPG ,2 h PG ,TC ,TG ,LDL ,HDL indices was compared between the two groups .Results Indices and empowered ability of HbA1c ,FPG ,2 h PG ,TC ,LDL were changed in accordance with time .As compared with control group ,the educational method in intervention group had better change of FPG ,2 h PG ,TC ,LDL(P< 0 .05) . Indices and empowered ability of HbA1c ,FPG ,2 h PG ,TC ,LDL had inter-action with time ,and indexes in intervention group were better than those in the control group(P< 0 .05) .At the 3rd and 6th month after invention in the intervention group ,patients in movement stage and movement maintaining stage were higher than those in control group(P< 0 .05) .Conclusion Well correction of bad diet behaviors by application of educational methods of combined with empowerment and multi-stage theory of change for the type 2 diabetes patients would help the patients to improve the ability of self-care and control the level of metabolic indices .
4.Effect of corticosteroids on paroxysmal atrial fibrillation recurrence after radio frequency catheter ablation
Yanping XU ; Zhiyan GONG ; Xinyu HU ; Yuehui YIN
Chongqing Medicine 2016;(1):47-50
Objective To explore the effects of corticosteroids on the recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after radio fre-quency catheter ablation (RFCA ) .Methods A total of 50 patients with paroxysmal AF who underwent RFCA and then treated with corticosteroids from January 2011 to April 2014 were enrolled in this study .At the same period ,37 patients with paroxysmal AF who also underwent RFAC but without corticosteroids treatment were selected as control group .The follow-up was carried out by the fixed physician at 1st week ,1st month ,3rd months ,6th months ,12th months after RFCA through a telephone visit or a hos-pital visit ,including the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and the HOLTER examination ,symptom of heart-throb inquiry and the interpretation of ECG ,AF recurrence were analyzed and compared between hormone treatment group and control group .Results After 1 week treatment ,the maintenance rates of sinus rhythm in treatment group and control group were 80 .0% and 54 .1% ,re-spectively ,there was statistic difference(P < 0 .05) ,the recurrence of AF in treatment group was significantly decreased ;after 1 month treatment ,the maintenance rates of sinus rhythm in treatment group and control group were 80 .0% and 67 .6% ,respective-ly ,there was no statistic difference(P = 0 .187) ;after 12 months treatment ,the recurrence of AF in treatment group and control group ,was not found statistic significance(P= 0 .711) .Kaplan-Meier survival rate was drew to conduct Log-rank test ,the difference of AF recurrence between the two groups was no statistic significance(P= 0 .711) .Conclusion Transient use of small amounts of corticosteroids after AF ablation may be effective for preventing AF recurrences within 1 week after ablation but it is not effective for preventing AF recurrences at 1st month and 12th months after ablation .
5.Clinical analysis of inflammatory bowel disease in ten general hospitals of Kunming city
Chongqing Medicine 2016;(1):42-46
Objective To retrospectively investigate hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Kun-ming ,to understand their characteristics of clinical data in recent years .Methods Ten three-tertiary general hospitals in Kunming were selected and clinical information of 1 029 patients diagnosed IBD from January 2007 to December 2013 were reviewed ,inclu-ding gender ,age ,course of disease ,symptoms ,diagnosis ,treatment and outcomes .Results This study showed that there was an up-ward tendency of IBD patients in recent 7 years in Kunming .Among the 1 029 IBD patients ,853 patients had ulcerative colitis (UC) ,157 patients had Crohn disease(CD) and 19 patients had undifferentiated IBD .The ratio of male to female was 1 .23 ∶ 1 .00 , and the average onset age of IBD was (47 .93 ± 16 .78)years old .The peak onset age of UC was from 40 to 60 years old ,while CD was more prevalent from 20 to 40 years old .Most of these patients had IBD less than 5 years .Cases from urban areas were more than from the country side .The majority of these hospitalised cases were moderate IBD patients and more UC cases than CD . 64 .4% of the UC cases were chronic and relapsing ;while in the CD cases ,51 .0% were inflammatory and 41 .2% were stenotic type .The main symptoms of IBD were diarrhea (91 .0% ) ,abdominal pain (84 .6% ) ,bloody stool (79 .4% ) and so on .About 6 .1%IBD patients had extraintestinal manifestations and 10 .6% of IBD patients had complications .The auxiliary diagnosis methods were colonoscopy (97 .7% ) and pathology (29 .2% ) .Colonoscopy revealed that UC lesions were in the rectum and sigmoid colon ,and CD lesions were in ileocecal and terminal ileum .Aminosaliccylic acid and steroids were the main medications and immunosupressant was much less used .The effective rate of medical treatment alone was 92 .4% with a mortality rate of 0 .4% .Conclusion The number of hospitalized IBD patients increased in recent years and most of them are young and middle aged .The lesions are mainly moderate . The majority UC cases are chronic and recurrent ;while CD cases belong to inflammatory type and stenotic type predominantly .Par-enteral lesions and complications are rare .Sulphasalazine (SASP)/5-ASA and steroids are still the mainstay agents used for the treatment of IBD .This disease need for long-term maintenance treatment .
6.Effect of physiological deep-sea water on the hyperthermal tolerance of mice
Youguo DAI ; Weiming LI ; Huirong TANG ; Anhua SHI ; Ping GAN ; Yingli CUN ; Qin LIU ; Qiongyao GUAN ; Jin CUI
Chongqing Medicine 2016;(1):33-36
Objective To explore the effects of physiological deep-sea water(PDSW) on hyperthermal tolerance of Kunming (KM ) mice in the 45 .0 ℃ environment .Methods Deep-sea water from the south Chinese sea was processed ,and the metallic ele-ments dissolved in the DSW were analysed .The mice were randomly divided into 2 groups :the control group received tap water ;the experimental group treated with PDSW for 15 d .And then the mice were fed in the 45 .0 ℃ conditions .The survival time and histo-morphometric analyses of the brain ,lung ,heart ,liver and kidney were investigated .Results The survival time in PDSW-fed group was significantly longer than that of the control group (P< 0 .05) .Moreover ,histomorphometric analyses showed that PDSW could protect the brain ,lung ,heart ,liver and kidney of KM mice from the 45 .0 ℃ conditions .The results of western blot revealed that ex-pression of HSP72 of liver tissues for PDSW-fed group substantially increased ,when compared with the control mice(P< 0 .05) . Conclusion PDSW could improve hyperthermal tolerance of KM mice ,which maybe in the relation with expression of HSP72 pro-moted by PDSW .
7.The influence of cholecystokinin-octopeptide on oxidative stess in islet beta cells injured by free fat acids
Chongqing Medicine 2016;(1):30-32
Objective To observe the effect of cholecystokinin-octopeptide(CCK-8) on oxidative stress and cell proliferation in mice islet β cells (NIT-1 cells) injured by high concentration free fat acids .Methods In vitro cultured NIT-1 cells were divided into 3 groups ,they were control group ,FFAs group (add 0 .25 mmol/mL of oleinic acid + 0 .25 mmol/mL of palmic acid) and CCK-8 group (add FFAs and 1 × 10 - 8 mmol/L of CCK-8 simultaneously) .Cell morphologies were observed ;NIT-1 cells proliferations were detected by M TT method ,and apoptosis rates were measured by flow cytometry ;The levels of T-AOC ,GSH-Px ,CAT ,SOD and MDA in supernatant were also measured .Results There were less cell debris in CCK-8 group than FFAs group(all P< 0 .01) ;the OD570 value of CCK-8 group was significant higher than FFAs group(P< 0 .01) ,and the 72 h CCK-8 group was higher than 48 h CCK-8 group(P< 0 .01) .Compared with FFAs group ,the levels of CAT ,T-AOC ,SOD and GSH-Px in CCK-8 group were in-creased and the concentration of MDA was decreased obviously(P< 0 .05) ,the levels of CAT ,SOD in 72 h CCK-8 group were high-er than 48 h CCK-8 group ,MDA was lower than 48 h CCK-8 group(P< 0 .05) .Conclusion CCK-8 could protect islet β cells injury from FFAs through anti-oxidative stress mechanism and promote NIT-1 cells proliferation .
8.Verification of the clinical applicability of the published standard reference interval:a retrospective study based on health examination results of Han and Uygur nationality
Huimin LIU ; Xue SONG ; Zhaohui DENG ; Shumin NIU ; Xueli LIANG ; Tiesi BA ; Yila RE ; Xin ZHANG
Chongqing Medicine 2016;(1):8-10
Objective To verify the clinical applicability of the published standard intervals (WS/T402-2012) for WBC , RBC ,PLT and Hb based on the health examination results of Han and Uygur populations in Urumqi .Methods This was a retro-spective study .The results of WBC ,RBC ,PLT and Hb from health examination individuals of Han and Uygur populations from August 2013 to January 2015 were collected ,9 307 health subjects age range from 20 to 79 years of the two nationalities were cho-sen using health examination information system .The percents of health subjects failed falling in the published standard interval were calculated to verify the judgment criterion ,fail falling rate < 10 .00% was regard as qualified .Results The test of normality revealed that the Han and Uygur′s results of all verified items were skewed distributions .The 2 .5% and 97 .5% percentiles of the results of two nationalities :WBC Han(3 .6 ~ 9 .6) × 109 /L ,Uygur(3 .8 ~ 9 .9) × 109 /L ;RBC Han Male (4 .3 ~ 5 .9) × 1012 /L and Female (3 .9 ~ 5 .2) × 1012 /L ,Uygur Male (4 .4 ~ 5 .8) × 1012 /L and Female (3 .9 ~ 5 .2) × 1012 /L ;PLT Han(130 ~ 351) × 109 /L , Uygur(145 ~ 370) × 109 /L) ,and Hb Han :Male (133 ~ 178)g/L and Female (111 ~ 153)g/L ,Uygur :Male (133 ~ 174) g/L and Fe-male (110 ~ 152)g/L .The significant differences of each testing item were found in the different sex from the same nationality(P<0 .01) .The percents of health subjects failed falling in the published standard interval were < 10 .00% in both Han and Uygur na-tionality .Conclusion The published standard reference intervals for WBC ,RBC ,PLT and Hb are applicable to our laboratory for the detection of Han and Uygur populations .
9.Expression and significance of miR-145 in acute myeloid leukemia
Chongqing Medicine 2016;(3):377-379
Objective To research the expression and clinical significance of miR‐145 in the marrow of acute myeloid leuke‐mia (AML) .Methods A total of 70 cases of bone marrow samples were collected from AML patients ,of which included 46 cases of new diagnosed patients(initial treatment group) ,24 cases of AML patients in complete remission(remission group) .Fourteen ca‐ses of non‐neoplastic patients were used as controls(control group) .The miR‐145 relative expression level was detected by real‐time quantitative PCR .Results The relative expression level of miR‐145 in initial treatment group was less than those of control group and remission group(P<0 .01) .Compared to before‐chemotherapy patients ,the expression level of miR‐145 in the 9 case of AML patients with complete remission after chemotherapy increased significantly(P<0 .05) .The relative expression of miR‐145 showed no significantly correlation with the percentage of blasts cells in bone marrow and the percentage of peripheral blood leukocyte count (P=0 .456 ,0 .394) .Conclusion The expression of miR‐145 in bone marrow cells of AML patients is down‐regulated ,which sug‐gested the development of acute leukemia .
10.The value of thromboelastography in evaluating the risk of bleeding in patients with acute leukemia
Mei ZHAO ; Shu CHEN ; Shifeng LOU ; Jianchuan DENG ; Kang ZHOU
Chongqing Medicine 2016;(3):369-371
Objective To investigate the role of thrombelastography(TEG) in assessing the risk of bleeding and diagnostic value in patients with acute leukemia(AL) .Methods The TEG and PLT data were counted in 127 patients(272 sets of data) who were diagnosed with AL .Those patients were divided into two groups :group 1 (including patients with bleeding) and group 2 (in‐cluding patients with no bleeding) .The indicators(R values ,K values ,α‐angle ,MA values)and PLT count were compared between two groups .Those data with PLT<30 × 109/L of these two groups also were divided and the 4 indicators of TEG were compared between the two groups .We used the ROC curve to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity in assessing the risk of bleeding .Results According to the data in total ,the K value ,R value of the group 1 were higher than those of the group 2(P<0 .05);theα‐angle and MA value ,PLT counts of group 1 were lower than those of the group 2(P<0 .05) .In those AL patients whose PLT<30 × 109/L ,the K value of the group 1 was higher than that of the group 2(P<0 .05);theα‐Angle and MA value of the group 1 were lower than those of the group 2(P<0 .05);R values and PLT count were not different between the two groups(P>0 .05);the are‐as under the ROC curve about the PLT counts ,MA value andα‐angle were more than 0 .5 (0 .750 ,0 .740 and 0 .653) .Conclusion T EG could predict the risk of bleeding in acute leukemia patients and it could be used in clinical application .