1.Research progress of RRx-001 as a sensitizer for radiotherapy
Yang GAO ; Cuihong YANG ; Liping CHU
Tianjin Medical Journal 2017;45(5):545-548
Radiotherapy is one of the most important methods to treat malignant tumors. Due to the presence of radiation resistance, the effect of radiotherapy is not entirely satisfactory. To alleviate radiation resistance and improve the radiotherapy effect, radiosensitizers have emerged. As a newly discovered radiosensitizer, RRx-001 has a good clinical application prospect. This paper reviewed the research progress of RRx-001 in source, safety, radiotherapy sensitizing activity and related mechanisms.
2.Analysis of the misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis of prenatal ultrasonography in screening fetal heart disease
Hua WANG ; Jianbo GAO ; Wen CHU ; Weiwei CAI
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2013;(3):204-207
Objective To investigate the application of prenatal ultrasonograpy in diagnosis of fetal heart disease during the medium-term and terminal pregnancy,and to avoid misdiagnosis.Methods The prenatal ultrasonographic screening was conducted in 7020 pregnant women with medium-term and terminal pregnancy.All confirmed and suspicious cases of fetal heart disease were observed by echocardiography once 4 weeks until postnatal sixth month to 1 year while normal cases was traced at the intervals of 8 weeks.All the cases were confirmed by autopsy or surgery while part of them were confirmed by postnatal angiocardiography before surgery.The reasons of misdiagnosis were analyzed.Results In fifty-three cases of fetal cardiovascular abnormality,43 cases were found,2 cases were misdiagnosis while 8 cases were missed diagnosis.2 cases of misdiagnosis included 1 case of pulmonary valve stenosis and 1 case of tetralogy of Fallot.8 cases of miss diagnosis included 2 cases of inferior vena cava in ectopic drainage and 6 cases of ventricular septal defect (defect diameter < 5 mm).The accuracy rate of diagnosis of fetal heart disease was 81.1 % by echocardiography.Conclusions Using high frequency probe,image zoom,enhancing the detection of vein-atrium connection and the structure of right ventricular outflow with pulmonary artery are important factors to avoid missed diagnosis and incomplete diagnosis.
3.Analysis of the reason that patients with chronic sinusitis having a negative CT manifestation
Hanqi CHU ; Xiaoyang HUA ; Qixu GAO ; Yonghua CUI
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2001;(5):195-196
Objective:To explore the reason why the CT manifestation of the patients with chronic nasosinusitis is negative.Method:To analyze the clinical and CT manifestation of the patients with chronic sinusitis having a negative CT manifestation.Result:Pathological changes were found in all 8 patients during the course of endoscopic sinus surgery, such as pus storing in the sinus cavity, mucous swelling polypoidly, small polyps formation and so on. Conclusion:The reasons that the patients with chronic sinusitis having a negative CT manifestation are, ①CT scan can only give a static one-off image, ② partial volume effect,③ maybe result from the location of CT scan and the resolving power of tomograph,④ maybe attribute to the pathological classify of chronic sinusitis.
4.Application of transthoracic echocardiography and CT in diagnosis of complex congenital heart disease
Hua WANG ; Jianbo GAO ; Wen CHU ; Weiwei CAI
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2014;23(2):117-120
Objective To investigate the application of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and 320-row CT in diagnosis of complex congenital heart disease(CCHD).Methods A retrospective analysis was performed in 68 patients with CCHD,which contained the echocardiographic apprarance,320-row CT and surgical outcoming.All of malformations were divided into three groups:intracardiac group,heart-large vascular connecting group and extracardiac group.Results One hundred and eighty-four malformations were comfirmed by surgery in the 68 cases.The misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis rate of CT and TTE:for the intracardiac anomalies were 12% (11/93),1% (1/93) respectively (P < 0.05),for the heart-large vascular connecting malformation were 4% (2/49),6% (3/49) respectively (P > 0.05),and for the extracardiac anomalies were 2%(1/42),19%(8/42) respectively (P <0.05),for the total anomalies were 8%(14/184),7% (12/184) respectively (P >0.05).While it was 1% (2/184) in diagnosis of total anomalies by both CT and TTE.Conclusions Both 320-row CT and TTE have their own advantages and shortcomings in the diagnosis of CCHD.Joint application of two methods could reduce the rate of misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis of CCHD.
5.Study of preventive treatment on the quality of life among patients with glaucoma
Lixia ZHANG ; Jinong CHU ; Jiansheng GAO ; Yan MA ; Jing ZHANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2012;34(6):530-531
Glaucoma is an irreversible cause of blindness,and it does serious harm to visual functions.Symptoms of glaucoma,visual impairment,a variety of symptomatic treatment and adverse reactions of drugs result in great obstacles and reduce quality of life.Preventive treatment intervenes glaucoma at an early stage by providing patients with guidance on therapies,diet and daily life,which are effective and may effectively improve their quality of life.
6.Clinical significance of high sensitive C-reactive protein and immune function in children with Mycoplasma pneu-moniae pneumonia
Wenying CHU ; Hui XU ; Shuqing GAO ; Cairong JIANG
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2014;(5):456-458
Objectives To detect the clinical significance of high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and immune function in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP). Methods 103 children with MPP, 47 cases of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS group), 56 cases of non-systemic inflammatory response syndrome (non-SIRS group) were recruited. 26 healthy children served as the control group. ELISA was used to detect the level of serum hs-CRP, immune in-dexes, IgG, IgA, and IgM, Cellular immune CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/CD8+. Results The level of serum hs-CRP、IgG、IgM and CD8+in control group were significantly lower than those in non-SIRS group and SIRS group (P<0.05). The level of IgA、CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+in control group were significantly higher than those in non-SIRS group and SIRS group (P<0.05). The level of serum hs-CRP、IgG in SIRS group were significantly higher than those in non-SIRS group (P<0.05). The level of IgA、CD3+、CD4+、CD4+/CD8+in SIRS group were significantly lower than those in non-SIRS group. There was no significant difference in non-SIRS group and SIRS group of IgM and CD8+(P>0.05). The level change of serum hs-CRP were positively related with IgG (r=0.66,P=0.001) and were negatively related with IgA、CD4+、CD4+/CD8+(r=0.79, 0.67, 0.82, P all were<0.05) in chil-dren with MPP. Conclusion Children with MPP have Immunity function( including humoral immunity and cellular immunity) disorder which is related to the disease status. The level of hs-CRP could be an anpation index for the severity and immune func-tion of the children with MPP.
7.Effects of tyrosine kinase receptor B-brain-derived neurotrophic factor signal pathway on the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor and matrix metalloproteinase-9 of neuroblastoma
Jianying LIU ; Huimin GAO ; Aimin LI ; Weiyan CAI ; Qing CHU
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2013;20(4):398-402
Objective To study the effects of tyrosine kinase receptor B-brain-derived neurotrophic factor (TrkB-BDNF) signal pathway on the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinases-9(MMP-9) of neuroblastoma.Methods We used all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) to induce the high expression of TrkB in the SH-SY5Y cell line,and then added the ectogenid BDNF to activate the TrkB-BDNF and its three downstream signal pathways.TrkB-BDNF signal pathway was inhibited by specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor K252a.The three downstream signal pathway was respectively inhibited by LY294002 (the phosphatidylinositol 3-hydroxy kinase (PI3 K) pathway inhibitor)、U73122 (the phospholipase C pathway inhibitor) 、U0126(the mitogen activated protein kinase pathway inhibitor).Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the concentration of VEGF and MMP-9 protein in the SY5Y cell culture supernatants.Results VEGF [(485.89 ± 109.99) pg/ml] and MMP-9 [(15.73 ± 1.72) pg/ml] protein levels in neuroblastoma cells cultured in serum-free media in the group of ATRA + BDNF were significantly higher than that of the control group and ATRA alone group(P <0.05).VEGF [(272.42 ±86.33) pg/ml]and MMP-9 [(5.25 ± 1.44) pg/ml] protein levels in the group of ATRA + BDNF + K252a were significantly lower than those of the ATRA + BDNF group(P < 0.05) and had no significant difference compared with the control group and the ATRA alone group(P >0.05).VEGF [(314.12 ±24.68) pg/ml] and MMP-9 [(4.91 ± 1.08) pg/ml] protein levels in the group of ATRA + BDNF + LY294002 were significantly lower than those of the ATRA + BDNF group(P < 0.05) and had no significant difference compared with the control group and the ATRA alone group(P >0.05).VEGF [(444.08 ±64.49) pg/ml] and MMP-9 [(13.28 ±3.38) pg/ml] protein levels in neuroblastoma cells cultured in serum-free media in the group of ATRA +BDNF + U73122 had no significant difference compared with the ATRA + BDNF group(P > 0.05).VEGF [(429.97 ± 19.95) pg/ml] and MMP-9 [(13.96 ± 4.45) pg/ml] protein levels in neuroblastoma cells cultured in serum-free media in the group of ATRA + BDNF + U0126 had no significant difference compared with the ATRA + BDNF group(P > 0.05).Conclusion Activation of TrkB-BDNF signal pathway can increase the synthesis and secretion of VEGF and MMP-9 in human neuroblastoma cells.TrkB-BDNF signal pathway may be through activating its downstream PI3K pathway to increase the synthesis and secretion of VEGF and MMP-9 in human neuroblastoma cells.The synthesis and secretion of VEGF and MMP-9 can be inhibited by blocking the TrkB-BDNF signal pathway with K252a or blocking its downstream signal pathway PI3 K with LY294002.
8.A matched case-control study on direct economic costs of four kinds of nosocomial infections
Qingde ZHOU ; Defa CHU ; Xiuhua GAO
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2001;22(2):133-136
Objective To evaluate the direct economic costs of four major kinds of nosocomial infections such as nosocomial pneumonia,urinary tract infection, deep surgical wound infection and intracranial infection. Methods A matched case-control study was conducted among 95 pairs of hospitalized patients to investigate the direct economic costs of nosocomial infections. Results The average medical cost for patients in the case group was 38 741 RMB Yuan, 20 365 Yuan more than that in the control group patients (P<0.000 1). The largest part of extra costs was found in drug expenses, taking up 62.07%, while other extra costs such as non-drug therapies, blood transmission and laboratory examinations, accounted for 10.32%, 7.40% and 5.72% respectively. Extra economic burden caused by nosocomial infections varied in different degrees with different departments, with the heaviest found in the department of tumourology and hematology at an average extra cost of 34 944 Yuan. The average extra charges in case group caused by nosocomial pneumonia,urinary tract infection, deep surgical wound infection and intracranial infection were 31 940 Yuan,7 436 Yuan,17 332 Yuan and 17 349 Yuan respectively. The average length of hospital stay was 50.57 days in case group and 25.22 days in control group, showing a 25.53 extra days (P<0.000 1) of hospitalization due to nosocomial infections. Conclusion Nosocomial infections had significantly added to the economic burden of managing the underlying diseases, led to prolonged hospitalization of the patients and lowered the turnover rate of hospital bed. There is a need to call for better infection control program, which would bring tremendous social and economic profits.
9.Analysis of characteristic excessive demand for elderly inpatient service and causes covered by NRCMS
Xiaona GAO ; Yingchun CHEN ; Zhaoqun CHU ; Lijing ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2015;(4):279-282
Objective Understanding the current elderly people’s excessive demand for inpatient services under NRCMS,summarizing characteristics and analyzing causes so to provide inspiration and support for the rational use of health services in rural areas.Methods 1 665 medical records of seniors were randomly selected from medical institutions of county and township levels in 2012.Based on such data,135 household surveys were made,comparing the reasonableness of their hospitalization.Results The unreasonable rate at county level is 14.29%,and 30.10% at township hospitals;The unreasonable rate of internal medicine,surgery and other sections at county level hospital are 1 7.65%、10.38%、9.49%,the unreasonable hospitalization rate of internal medicine,surgery and other sections at township hospitals are 31.98%, 1 9.77%,and 45.83% respectively;The unreasonable hospitalization rate of circulatory system,skeletal muscle type,injury and poison at county level hospital are 20.55%、24.00%、4.76%,the unreasonable rate of the circulatory system,skeletal muscle type,injury and poison at township hospitals are 35.69%,44.74%and 10.91%respectively.Elderly people’s excessive demand for inpatient services varies with their living condition,physical condition,the NCMS compensation policy and other factors.Conclusion To reduce the excessive demand,we put forward effective control measures from the service system,security system and social support,so as to effectively meet reasonable hospitalization demands in rural areas and social problems so incurred.
10.Application Value of Ablation Catheter for Pacemaker Atrial Lead Restoration in Patients With Atrial Lead Dislodgement After Pacemaker Implantation
Biao YAN ; Huimin CHU ; Zhenyun CHEN ; Danchen GAO ; Liangrong ZHENG
Chinese Circulation Journal 2015;(10):993-995
Objective: To explore the application value of ablation catheter for pacemaker atrial lead restoration in relevant patients.
Methods: A total of 6 patients with atrial lead dislodgement after pacemaker implantation were selected for our study. The atrial lead restoration was conducted by using ablation catheter via femoral vein pathway.
Results: The average operational time was (15.0 ± 3.7) min which was obviously less than traditional operational time. The position of electrode restoration was ideal with well immobilization.
Conclusion: Ablation catheter is feasible for arial lead restoration in patients with atrial lead dislodgement after pacemaker implantation.