1.Evaluation and Clinical Value of Contrast-Enhanced Fluid-Attenuated Inversion-Recovery MR Imaging in Diagnosis of Leptomeningeal Metastasis
Journal of Practical Radiology 2000;0(12):-
Objective To explore the value of contrast-enhanced FLAIR imaging in diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastasis.Methods 23 cases of leptomeningeal metastasis with definite primitive-tumour were collected.All the cases were confirmed by clinic and laborotary examination.Of the 23 cases,7 cases underwent contrast-enhanced T1WI only,16 case underwent contrast-enhanced T1WI and FLAIR.Two groups were analyzed comparatively in diagnostic accuracy and displaying lesions between images of two sequence.Results(1)2 cases were missed,and 1 case was unsure diagnosed in T1WI contrast group;16 cases were all diagnosed accurately in both T1WI and FLAIR contrast-enhanced group.(2)11 cases with fine linear enhancement and 7 cases with small nodular enhancement were more obviously on contrast-enhanced FLAIR than that on contrast T1WI,but the thick linear enhancement were equal on two sequence.4 cases with more lesions were displayed on contrast-enhanced FLAIR images.The signal intensity on contrast FLAIR images were higher than that on contrast T1WI images at the same lesions.Conclusion Contrast-enhanced FLAIR has important value in diagnosing leptomeningeal metastasis.
2.The effects of Xuebijing injection on ATPase of diaphragm in rats with acute organophosphorus poisoning
Guoxin HE ; Xuming TANG ; Xia ZHENG ; Shenghua PAN ; Haixu WENG ; Wenchao LUO ; Hailin LI
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care 2014;(1):55-57
Objective To investigate the changes in ATPase activity of diaphragm in rats with acute organophosphorus poisoning (AOPP) and to explore the effect of Xuebijing injection on the ATPase activity. Methods 24 clean healthy Spraue-Dawley(SD)rats were divided into control group,model group and Xuebijing treatment group by means of random number table,with 8 rats in each group. AOPP model was established by intra-gastrical administration of 50 mg/kg oxide dimethoate. In Xuebijing treatment group,after oxide dimethoate administration,intraperitoneal injection of Xuebijing(10 mL/kg)was given at the same time,while in control group and model group,equal amount of normal saline(NS)was injected via the same route. The rats were sacrificed at 6 hours after model formation,and their diaphragms were taken sterilely. The activities of Na+-K+-ATPase and Ca2+-ATPsae of diaphragms were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The histopathological changes in diaphragms of rats were observed with light microscopy. Results 6 hours after intoxication,the diaphragm Na+-K+-ATPase activity of rats in model group was markedly lower than that in control group(mmol?h-1?g-1:5.22±0.74 vs. 9.98±0.37,P<0.01),while the Na+-K+-ATPase activity in Xuebijing treatment group(6.93±1.14) was markedly higher than that in model group(P<0.05). The diaphragm Ca2+-ATPase activity of rats in model group was markedly lower than that in control group(mmol?h-1?g-1:7.45±0.74 vs. 12.08±0.74,P<0.01),while the Ca2+-ATPase activity in Xuebijing treatment group(9.35±1.67)was obviously higher than that in model group(P<0.05)after intoxication for 6 hours. Light microscope observation indicated that there were swelling and necrosis in diaphragm in model group,while in Xuebijing treatment group no necrosis was found. Conclusion The diaphragm was degenerated and necrotic in AOPP rats,Xuebijing injection can lessen the injury in such rats,and the curative effect may be related to the improvement of the Na+-K+-ATPase and Ca2+-ATPsae activities of diaphragm.
3.Qualitative research of initial motivation of undergraduate nursing students participating in aged nursing voluntary service in aged care facility
Haixu PU ; Yang CHEN ; Zhiming ZHOU ; Bingying LUO ; Ning HUANG ; Yapei LI ; Yinhua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2021;37(6):460-465
Objective:To explore the initial motivation of nursing students to engage in voluntary service for the aged, and to provide scientific basis for the formulation of strategies and measures of voluntary service for the aged.Methods:Totally 25 nursing students volunteers who regularly participated in the volunteer service for the aged in Changsha First Welfare Home were selected by objective sampling method for semi-structured in-depth interviews, and the data were analyzed by Colaizzi phenomenological 7-step analysis method.Results:Four themes of nursing students' initial motivation to participate in voluntary service for the aged were extracted: self-interest motivation, altruistic motivation, affinity motivation and achievement motivation. Among them, self-interest motivation included two sub-themes: enriching college life and life experience, improving one's own ability and gaining professional experience; altruistic motivation included two sub-themes: accompanying and helping the elderly and eliminating loneliness of the elderly; affinity motivation included two sub-themes: establishing emotional sustenance and making up for the lack of emotion; achievement motivation included two sub-themes: facing challenges bravely, acquiring a sense of achievement, serving society and others, and realizing one's own value.Conclusion:Nursing students have a clear initial motivation to participate in the voluntary service for the aged of the aged care facilities, and schools can strengthen the relevant education for students to participate in voluntary service in the training of nursing talents. The voluntary service for the aged can formulate corresponding development strategies and incentives according to the initial motivation of nursing students, so that promote the expansion and stability of the voluntary service for the aged team, and promote the development and improvement of voluntary service for the aged.
4.Association of
Yuexi WANG ; Xiaohong DU ; Ruifen ZHAO ; Juan NIU ; Haixu WANG ; Jing LI
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2021;50(6):474-480
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5.Relationship between IL-1Ra gene polymorphism and the natural outcome of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis
Rui ZHANG ; Jiahuizi GAO ; Hanyu DONG ; Chang LI ; Haixu YIN
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(2):362-365
Objective To investigate the relationship between interleukin 1 receptor a(IL-1Ra)gene polymorphism and different outcomes in asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis(aBV)patients with the aim of grouping and managing aBV patients.Methods In study on the natural attribution of aBV patients,all patients were enrolled and a sam-ple of venous blood and vaginal lavage fluid were separately frozen.After 4 months at the end of the clinical study,patients who completed the study were divided into three groups based on clinical outcomes:self-healing,progres-sive,and unchanged.The IL-1Ra gene polymorphism,the concentration of IL-1 β and IL-1Ra were tested,and the differences in the above indicators among three groups of patients with different outcomes were compared.Results 1 014 Chinese Han female patients were enrolled,and 984 patients completed clinical follow-up and obtained clini-cal outcome data.13 specimens were unusable during testing,with a total of 971 specimens completed the test.IL-1Ra gene was detected in all patients,with three genotypes:A1/A1,A1/A2,and A2/A2.Most population had a genotype of A1/A1,with the rarest genotype being A2/A2.No rare genotype of female was found.The frequency of A2 alleles in the progression group was significantly higher than that in the self-healing group(P<0.05).IL-1 βand IL-1Ra were detected in all vaginal lavage fluid samples.Compared with the progression group,IL-1 β in the self-healing group was significantly lower(P<0.05).When carrying the A2 allele,IL-1 β in progression group was relatively low,while the level of IL-1Ra was relatively high.The values of the unchanged group were middle.Con-clusion The polymorphism characteristics of the IL-1Ra gene in aBV patients are related to the IL-1Ra content in vaginal secretions.Carrying allele A2 is related to the elevation of IL-1Ra,the decrease of IL-1 β in vaginal secre-tions.Carrying allele A2 may affect the clinical outcome of aBV by some potential mechanism.
6.Effects of regular yoga practice on pulmonary function and mechanical parameters of diaphragm
Haikang LI ; Tinghua FENG ; Shijing SONG ; Haixu LI ; Jiping XUE ; Menghua XUE ; Ping LI ; Dong LIANG ; Lihua SUN
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2024;23(12):1318-1324
Objective:To investigate the effects of regular yoga practice on pulmonary function and mechanical parameters of diaphragm.Methods:Eighty regular yoga practitioners, including 40 practicing for≤5 year (yoga≤5 years group) and 40 for>5 year (yoga>5 years group) were recruited in Shanxi Norman Bethune Hospital from January 2024 to April 2024; and 40 sedentary subjects were also recruited as the control group. The diaphragmatic motion was evaluated by two-dimensional ultrasound and speckle tracking ultrasound in all subjects, the parameters, including displacement, fractional thickening, strain and strain rate of diaphragm were observed at rest and deep breathing. At the same time, the pulmonary function tests were performed, the indexes including forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1) and one-second rate (FEV 1/FVC) were measured in all subjects. The mechanical parameters of diaphragm and the pulmonary function were compared among three groups. Results:There were no significant differences in gender ( χ2= 0.346), age ( F=1.16), height ( F=0.45), weight ( F=0.11) and body mass index (BMI) ( F=0.07) among the three groups (all P>0.05).At the rest status, there was no significant difference in diaphragm displacement, thickening rate and strain among three groups ( F=1.21, 2.10 and 0.23,all P>0.05); the strain rate of yoga>5 years group was lower than that of other two groups ( t=-4.23、-4.10, all P<0.05); however, there was no significant difference between yoga≤5 years group and control group ( t=-0.06, P>0.05). During deep breathing, the increment of displacement, thickening rate, strain and strain rate of diaphragm in yoga>5 years group was larger than that in other tow groups, while the increment of yoga≤5 years group was larger than that in control group ( F=25.82, 60.99, 17.29 and 52.46, all P<0.05); the increment of FVC, FEV 1 and FEV 1/FVC in yoga>5 years group was larger than other two groups, whilc the increment of yoga≤5 years group was larger than that of sedentary group (F=4.49, 7.32 and 39.71, all P<0.05). The diaphragmatic displacement was positively correlated with FVC ( r=0.290, P<0.05), and diaphragmatic displacement and thickening rate were positively correlated with FEV 1 and FEV 1/FVC (0.333 and 0.448, 0.231 and 0.599, all P<0.05), the strain and strain rate of diaphragm were negatively correlated with FEV 1 and FEV 1/FVC ( r=-0.399 and -0.719, -0.355 and -0.796, all P<0.05). Conclusion:The regular yoga practice can improve the movement capacity and efficiency of diaphragm, improve the pulmonary function, and there is a negative correlation between the strain rate and the mechanical parameters of diaphragm and FEV 1, FEV 1/FVC.
7.Efficacy and safety of nalbuphine on analgesia of patients in intensive care unit
Shaohua LIU ; Youdong WAN ; Yonggang LUO ; Li WAN ; Wenjing YUN ; Haixu WANG ; Zhenhua WANG ; Xiaoguang DUAN ; Ruifang ZHANG ; Yingying ZHAO ; Hongwei CUI ; Tongwen SUI
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2018;30(5):471-476
Objective To analyze the efficacy and safety of nalbuphine in patients with sedative analgesia in intensive care unit (ICU). Methods A prospective observation was conducted. The adult patients with mild and moderate analgesia in general ICU of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January to November in 2017 were enrolled, and they were divided into nalbuphine group and sufentanil group in proper order. The nabobrown group was given 40 mg nabobrown, the sufentanil group was given 0.1 mg sufentanil, both of which were injected with 50 mL normal saline for continuous intravenous infusion in micro-pump. Infusion speed was checked according to pain level. The analgesic target was critical-care pain observation tool (CPOT) score < 2. The change in hemodynamics of patients in both groups were observed, and CPOT score and Richmond agitation-sedation scale (RASS) score were recorded before and l, 3, 5, 12, 24 hours after administration. The analgesic and sedative effects of two drugs were evaluated. Results A total of 141 patients were enrolled, including 71 patients in nalbuphine group and 70 in sufentanil group. There was no significant difference in general data including gender, age, body weight, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHEⅡ) or pain source, as well as baseline hemodynamics parameter between the two groups. At 1 hour and 3 hours after administration, nalbuphine had no effect on blood pressure, but the heart rate was decreased slightly, while the heart rate and blood pressure of the sufentanil group were decreased obviously. The two drugs could make the heart rate and blood pressure fluctuate obviously with the time of medication, but there was no statistical difference between the two drugs. The two drugs had no significant effect on pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) during analgesia. The average dosage of nalbuphine was 0.03 (0.02, 0.05) mg·kg-1·h-1in the nalbuphine group, and the patient was satisfied with the analgesic effect until 3 hours after the use of the drug, and CPOT score was significantly decreased as compared with that before administration [1.0 (1.0, 2.0) vs. 3.0 (2.0, 4.0), P < 0.01], and the sedative effect was increased, RASS score was significantly lower than that before administration [0 (0, 1.0) vs. 1.0 (1.0, 2.0), P < 0.01]. No patients in naporphine group were treated with sufentanil due to unsatisfactory analgesia. The average dosage was 0.11 (0.06, 0.14) μg·kg-1·h-1in the sufentanil group, the patient was satisfied with the analgesic effect until 5 hours after administration, and the CPOT score was significantly lower than that before administration [1.0 (1.0, 2.0) vs. 4.0 (3.0, 6.0), P < 0.01], and the sedative effect was significantly increased, RASS score was significantly lower than that before administration [0 (-1.0, 0) vs. 2.0 (1.0, 2.0), P < 0.01]. The scores of CPOT and RASS in the sufentanil group were significantly higher than those of the naporphine group before use, so the decrease in the CPOT and RASS scores of the two drugs was further analyzed, which indicated the decrease in CPOT score of naporphine group was significantly lower than that in sufentanil group from 3 hours on [1.0 (0, 2.0) vs. 2.0 (1.0, 3.0), P < 0.05], and the decrease in RASS score of naporphine group was significantly lower than that in sufentanil group from 1 hour on [0 (0, 1.0) vs. 1.0 (0, 2.0), P < 0.01]. It suggested that naporphine could achieve sustained and stable analgesic effect and avoid excessive sedation caused by sufentanil. Conclusions Naporphine had a sustained and stable analgesic effect on patients with mild and moderate ICU analgesia. The onset time of naporphine was equivalent to sufentanil, and it had a certain sedative effect and less influence on hemodynamics.
8.The role of terlipressin in treatment of septic shock: a single center randomized controlled double-blind clinical trial
Shaohua LIU ; Yahui LI ; Shuguang ZHANG ; Haixu WANG ; Xiaoguang DUAN ; Yonggang LUO ; Cuihong QIN ; Zhenhua WANG ; Xiaojuan ZHANG ; Jing WANG ; Xiangdong GUAN ; Tongwen SUN
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018;27(3):289-294
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of terlipressin for septic shock.Methods A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study was carried out in the general ICU of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from June 1st 2015 to May 31st 2016.The septic shock patients with a mean arterial pressure below 65 mmHg despite adequate volume resuscitation were enrolled.Patients were randomized (random number) to give continuous infusions of either terlipressin[0.6-2.6 μg/(kg·h)] or norepinephrine(7-30 μg/min).Open label norepinephrine or other catecholamines were additionally infused if the mean arterial pressure failed to reach 65 mmHg.Treatment was continued until shock corrected,death or withdrawn from this study.Correcting rate of shock was the primary end point,the secondary end points included open labeled norepinephrine requirements,the 28 d survival rate and adverse events.The quantitative data of the two groups were compared by t test or Wilcoxon rank sum test.The enumeration data were compared by chi square test or Fisher exact probability method,and the survival data were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method.Results A total of 28 patients were enrolled.The full analysis set was 28,the per-protocol set was 25,and the safety set was 28.The key demographics and baseline characteristics were similar between the two groups(P>0.05).The results for the per-protocol set were followed up.The correcting rate of shock between the two groups were similar at the end of treatment[81.82%(9/11)vs.57.14%(8/14),P=0.190].The open label norepinephrine requirements of the trial group and control group for the 0,6,12,24,48 h time point were 0.661,0.921,1.583,1.241,2.143,1.371,1.071,1.261,0.370,1.001 μg/(kg·min),respectively with no significant difference(P>0.05).The 28 d survival rate of the trial group and control group were 63.64%(7/11)and 50.00%(7/14) respectively with no statistical significance(P>0.05).There was no significant difference in 28 d survival analyzed using Kaplan-Meier plot between two groups(P=0.470).There were two patients with ischemia of fingers,one patient with hyponatraemia and one patient with ischemia of intestine accompanied by hyponatraemia occurred after treatment with terlipressin,and one patient with isehemia of fingers occurred after treatment with norepinephrine.The incidence of adverse event for the trial group and control group were 30.77%(4/13) and 6.67%(1/15) with no significant difference(P=0.122).Conclusions Terlipressin is an effective agent for treating septic shock.The total adverse event rate of terlipressin was similar to that ofnorepinephrine.
9.Screening of Lactobacillus that inhibit Gardnerella vaginalis and preliminary study on its bacteriostatic mechanism
Rui Zhang ; Aixin Ma ; Junzhu Wang ; Chang Li ; Haixu Yin ; Huihui Bai ; Zhaohui Liu
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(11):1962-1965
Objective :
To select and obtain vaginal Lactobacillus strains with inhibitory effect on Gardnerella vagi⁃
nalis , and to explore the possible mechanism of inhibition of Gardnerella vaginalis by Lactobacillus vaginalis strains , so as to provide a prerequisite for the development of dominant strains for human disease treatment.
Methods :
Gardnerella vaginalis and vaginal Lactobacillus strains were isolated from vaginal secretions of patients with bacterial vaginosis (BV) and healthy women , respectively. The Lactobacillus strains with the ability to inhibit the proliferation of Gardnerella vaginalis were screened by spot on lawn. Double agar diffusion method was used to compare the inhibitory effects of Lactobacillus solutions , cell⁃free culture supernatants (CFCs) and bacteria on Gardnerella vaginalis.
Results :
Sixty⁃two strains of vaginal Lactobacillus strains were isolated and purified from vaginal vaginal secretions of 10 patients with bacterial vaginosis. Among the 62 strains of vaginal Lactobacillus , 18 strains could inhibit the proliferation of Gardnerella vaginalis. The vaginal Lactobacillus solutions , the CFCs , and bacteria all had inhibitory effect on Gardnerella vaginalis. The inhibitory effects of vaginal Lactobacillus solutions were higher than those of the CFCs. After the CFCs were treated with proteinase K , the inhibitory effect of eight samples disappeared , and that of 10 samples weakened obviously.
Conclusion
In this paper, 62 vaginal Lactobacillus strains are purified and identified , of which 18 strains can inhibit the proliferation of Gardnerella vaginalis. The production of antimicrobial protein may be involved in the mechanism that vaginal Lactobacillus inhibits the proliferation of Gardnerella vaginalis.
10.Expression of enolase and laminin in the vagina of bacterial vaginosis of mice
Rui Zhang ; Yiqing Wu ; Haixu Yin ; Chang Li ; Aixin Ma ; Junzhu Wang ; Huihui Bai ; Zhaohui Liu ; Qinping Liao
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(11):1939-1943
Objective:
To investigate the differences in enolase and laminin levels in vaginal epithelial tissues between mice successfully infected withGardnerellaand mice not infected with Gardnerella, providing information for further exploration of the correlation between enolase and laminin levels and the incidence of bacterial vaginosis.
Methods:
Gardnerella strains isolated, purified, and identified from vaginal secretions of patients with bacterial vaginosis were used to infect the vagina of mice and establish a mouse model of bacterial vaginosis. Successful and failed mice was defined as successful and failed groups, respectively. Differential expression of enolase and laminin in the vaginal epithelial tissue of two groups of mice was detected by Western blot. Modeling success rate was statistically analyzed, and the expression differences of enolase and laminin was compared between two groups.
Results:
One strain of Gardnerella vaginalis infected 10 SPF grade KM mice, 7 mice met the diagnostic criteria for bacterial vaginosis, and 3 mice failed to model, with a success rate of 70%. Western blot was used to detect protein expression levels, and the levels of laminin and enolase in the successfully modeled mouse vaginal epithelial tissue were significantly higher than those in the failed modeling group, with statistical differences between the two groups(P<0.05).
Conclusion
Enolase and laminin may be involved in the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis, however, further research is needed to determine the mechanisms through which they trigger the occurrence and development of the disease.