1.Comparison of three surgical modalities in treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis
Xiaoyi LIN ; Fenghui LIN ; Fuan LIU ; Huacheng YUAN
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2015;14(12):942-946
Objective To evaluate the clinical outcomes of lumbar spinal stenosis treated with three different surgical modalities.Methods One hundred and forty patients were treated with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF,n =50),transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF,n =40) or modified method (n =50).The operation time and intraoperative blood loss were compared.The outcones were evaluated with Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score and visual analogue scale (VAS),and the radiographic findings were also reviewed.Results The operation time was shorter and the intraoperative blood loss was less in modified group than those in other two groups (F =10.02,P <0.05).The excellent and good rate was 90% (45/50) in PLIF group,92% (37/40) in TLIF group and 90% (45/50) in modified group.No complication happened in both TLIF group and modified group.Two patients had cerebrospinal fluid leakage in PLIF group.The JOA scores and VAS scores were significantly improved 3 and 6 months after surgery in three groups (F =10.66,9.68,11.03,all P < 0.05).There were no significant differences in JOA scores and VAS scores among three groups before operation (P > 0.05),also in JOA scores after operation among three groups.The VAS scores in TLIF group and modified group 3 and 6 months after operation were significantly lower than those in PLIF group (F =9.46,10.02,all P < 0.05),but there was no significant difference between TLIF group and modified group.Interbody fusion was good in all three groups.Conclusions Three surgical methods have good clinical outcomes for lumbar spinal stenosis.But compared with PLIF and TLIF,the modified method has less blood loss,shorter operation time and less pain after operation.
2.Andrographolide inhibits cervical cancer cell metastasis via NF-κB pathways
Li PENG ; Fenghui ZHONG ; Yuan DENG ; Lu HE
Journal of Chinese Physician 2013;(3):304-306
Objective To observe the inhibitory effect of andrographolide (AD) on the migration and invasion of human cervical cancer cells,and investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the inhibitory effect of AD.Methods Human cervical cancer cell lines HeLa cells were cultured in vitro.After induced by 100 nmol/L of phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate(PMA) for 24 h,different concentration of AD was co-incubated for another 24 h.Cell viability was detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazoliym (MTT) assay.Chamber invasion assay was used to observe the migration and invasion,respectively.Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and translocation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65 subunit were detected by Western blot.Results The concentration (0 ~ 10 μmol/L) of AD exhibited a non-cytotoxic effect on HeLa cells.10 μmol/L of AD decreased PMA-induced migration by 49% and invasion by 52%.Western blot showed that AD suppressed PMA-induced MMP-9 protein expression in a dose-dependent manner.Treatment of AD could decrease the translation of p65 in HeLa cells.Conclusions AD inhibits MMP-9 expression mediated by NF-κB,which lead to the suppression of migration and invasion of cervical cancer cells.
3.Relationship between college students’ perceived stress and their suicidal ideation: multiple mediating effect of resilience and depression
Caizhi WU ; Na MA ; Tingting HUANG ; Afang LU ; Zhihong REN ; Fenghui YUAN
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(3):371-375
【Objective】 To explore the relationship between perceived stress and suicidal ideation as well as the mediating effect of resilience and depression. 【Methods】 A sample of 875 college students was recruited for the study to complete a set of self-report measures of Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS), the Resiliency Scale of University Students, Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). 【Results】 ①College students’ perceived stress and depression had significantly positive correlation with their suicidal ideation, while the students’ resilience had a significantly negative correlation with their perceived stress and depression. ②Perceived stress did not affect suicidal ideation of the college students directly, but indirectly affected their suicidal ideation through three significant mediating pathways: the separate mediating effects of (a) resilience and (b) depression, and the serial mediating effect of (c) resilience and depression. 【Conclusion】 Resilience and depression exert a chain mediating effect between perceived stress and suicidal ideation of college students.