1.The diagnosis and treatment of localized high-risk prostate cancer: a case report and regimen prescription strategy
Chinese Journal of Urology 2017;38(6):461-468
Objective To exploie the choices and timing of different treatment regimens of prostate cancer.Methods The complete clinical data of one case of localized high-risk prostate cancer was reported.The patient,aged 69 years old,was admitted to hospital with urinary frequency and dysuria for 2 years.Serum total PSA was 36.8ng/ml and prostate biopsy dignosed as prostate cancer.The Gleason score was 4 + 3,and the clinical stage was T2b N0M0.Results The patient underwent radical prostatectomy,salvage radiotherapy + androgen deprivation therapy,abiraterone,enzalutamide,Radium-223,docetaxel + prednisone chemotherapy and mitoxantrone + prednisone chemotherapy,which included almost all of the current domestic treatment regimens.The patient lived for 57 months from the initiation of treatment.Conclusions For the patients with high-risk prostate cancer,especially for elderly patients,they should firstly be recommended the treatment of radical radiotherapy + 2-3 years of androgen deprivation therapy.For young patients,radical prostatectomy + extended pelvic lymph node dissection as part of multi-modal therapies is considered to be a positive choice.However,for the patients with risk factors or recurrence after radical prostatectomy,the postoperative radiotherapy should be performed in order to reduce biochemical recurrence and improve local control.Currently,the order of choice of abiraterone,enzalutamide or docetaxel + prednisone chemotherapy,is based on the patient's situation,past history of treatment,symptoms,side effects as well as other related clinical features.
2.Clinical value of serum HDL-C in the evaluation of synthetic function of the liver
Qingsong CHEN ; Wen XIE ; Jianzhong CHU
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2013;20(21):3276-3277
Objective To evaluate the clinical value of serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)in the evaluation of synthetic function of the patients with liver diseases.Methods Abbott Aeroset automatic biochemical analyzer was used to detect serum HDL-C level in control group (30 cases) and liver disease group(87 cases).T test was used to analyze the differences of serum HDL-C level in liver disease group and control group,different liver disease groups and control group,and different liver disease groups.Results HDL-C level was (1.28 ±0.20)mmol/L in the control group,(0.77 ± 0.15)mmol/L in the liver disease group,and (0.81 ± 0.13)mmol/L in the hepatitis group,(0.68 ± 0.14)mmol/L in the liver cirrhosis group,(0.54 ± 0.05)mmol/L in the liver cancer group.The HDL-C level in liver disease group and hepatitis group,liver cirrhosis group,liver cancer group was significantly lower than that in the control group(t =15.5569,14.2463,45.4393,25.6344,all P < 0.01).The HDL-C level in liver cirrhosis group and liver cancer group was significantly lower than that in hepatitis group (t =3.6583,16.9057,all P < 0.01).The HDL-C level in liver cancer group was significantly lower than that in liver cirrhosis group(t =4.4103,P < 0.01).Conclusion Serum HDL-C level can be used to evaluate synthetic function of the liver,the lower of serum HDL-C level,the more serious liver synthesis function is impaired.
3.Permeating perfluoropentane drops-encapsulated mesoporous silica nanocapsules collaborative high-intensity focused ultrasound surface ablation of bovine liver in vitro
Xiaoya DING ; Jianzhong ZOU ; Qi WANG ; Jing WEN ; Dazhao MA
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy 2017;14(7):439-443
Objective To discusse the influence of permeating perfluoropentane drops-encapsulated mesoporous silica nanocapsules (MSNC-PFP) on HIFU surface ablation in vitro bovine liver.Methods Fifity bovine liver tissues were divided into 5 groups:Control group,0.25 mg/ml group,0.50 mg/ml group,1.00 mg/ml group,2.00 mg/ml group according to the concentration of MSNC-PFP.The synergistic agent was injected along the ablation line path under the guiding of ultrasound.The surface ablation model was structured by 6 coagulation necrosis side by using HIFU linear scanning,inner region without melting,and the ultrasonographic changes were observed in the melt area.The coagulation necrosis range was assessed by TTC staining,and necrosis degree was observed by HE staining.The coagulation necrosis volume was measured,the coverage index (CI),external volume index (EI),energy efficiency factor (EEF) were used to evaluate the ablation effect in each group.Results The MSNC-PFP more than 1.00 mg/ml was shown as strong echo in ultrasonic image,fade after 3-5 min.The grey value was changed in HIFU ablation area related to the concentration of MSNC-PFP.The total ablation volume of 0.50 mg/ml group,1.00 mg/ml group,2.00 mg/ml group were more than control group,the EEF was lower than that of the control group (all P<0.01).The CI and EI of 1.00 mg/ml group and 2.00 mg/ml group were higher than those of the other group (all P<0.01).The coagulation necrosis became complete when the concentration of MSNC-PFP above 0.50 mg/ml.Conclusion MSNC-PFP can increase the volume of coagulation necrosis,decrease the EEF and increase the efficiency of HIFU surface ablation of bovine liver in vitro.
4.Clinical analysis of six cases of prurigo pigmentosa associated with ketogenic diet and bariatric surgery
Guangdong WEN ; Zhaohui ZHONG ; Dandan MAO ; Xueyan YAO ; Jianzhong ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2021;54(2):122-126
Objective:To analyze clinical characteristics of ketosis-associated prurigo pigmentosa after ketogenic diet and bariatric surgery.Methods:Clinical data were collected from patients with ketosis-associated prurigo pigmentosa, who were diagnosed and treated in Department of Dermatology, Peking University People′s Hospital from September 2018 to September 2020. The clinical characteristics, sequelae and therapeutic effect of dietary modification were analyzed and summarized.Results:A total of 6 patients with ketosis-associated prurigo pigmentosa were collected, including 5 females who developed prurigo pigmentosa after ketogenic diet, and 1 male who developed prurigo pigmentosa after bariatric surgery. The skin lesions mainly involved the chest, back, waist and abdomen, and rarely involved the eyelids, axillae, elbows and mons pubis. Common skin lesions included urticaria-like erythema, papules and pigmentation arranged in a reticular distribution, and rare skin lesions included mung bean- to soybean-sized blisters, whose walls were liable to break. Among 5 patients undergoing routine urine analysis, 4 were positive (from + to ++++) for ketone bodies in the urine, and 3 were positive for urinary protein (+) . Pathological examination in 2 patients showed epidermal spongiosis, scattered necrotic keratinocytes, basal cell liquefaction, lymphocyte infiltration in the superficial dermis, and erythrocyte extravasation. The 6 patients were advised to eat staple foods. After dietary modification, 5 patients were nearly cured within 1 week; 1 patient, who continued ketogenic diet for weight loss, still received marked improvement after the treatment with minocycline at a dose of 100 mg/d in spite of restriction of carbohydrate intake. The levels of urinary ketone bodies and urinary protein in the 6 patients all returned to normal within 1 week after treatment.Conclusions:Ketosis plays an important role in the occurrence of prurigo pigmentosa. Dietary modification alone or adjuvant medical treatment such as minocycline is effective for the treatment of ketosis-related prurigo pigmentosa.
5.The value of arterial spin labeling MRI for evaluating early renal allograft function
Tao REN ; Chenglong WEN ; Lihua CHEN ; Shuangshuang XIE ; Lixiang HUANG ; Zhen WANG ; Jianzhong YIN ; Wen SHEN
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2016;50(3):165-169
Objective To assess the value of arterial spin labeling(ASL) MRI in the staging of early renal allograft function. Methods Sixty two renal allograft recipients (2 to 4 weeks after kidney transplantation) and 20 age match volunteers were included in this study. All subjects underwent conventional MRI and ASL MRI which was performed in the oblique-sagittal plane. Recipients were divided into two groups according to the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), recipients with good allograft function (eGFR≥60 ml · min-1 · 1.73 m-2,n=37) and recipients with impaired allograft function (eGFR<60 ml · min - 1 · 1.73 m - 2,n=25). Renal blood flow (RBF) was measured and an intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated to confirm the reproducibility of the measured results from two doctors. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni were used to compare the different cortical RBF among three groups. Correlation of RBF with eGFR was evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was performed to assess the diagnostic efficacy of using cortical RBF to discriminate allografts with impaired function from good function. Results RBF values showed good reproducibility between doctors with an ICC larger than 0.90 in different group. Mean cortical RBF were (390 ± 61),(290 ± 69),(201 ± 86) ml · 100 g-1 · min-1 for healthy controls, recipients with good and impaired allograft function, respectively(F=37.313,P<0.01). RBF exhibited a significant correlation with renal function as determined by eGFR for recipients (r=0.60,P<0.01). Mean cortical RBF showed a high area under the ROC curve (0.773) to discriminate renal allografts with different function, with a sensitivity of 56.0% (14/25) and a specificity of 89.2% (33/37). Conclusion ASL MRI can assess the early renal allografts perfusion, and provide valuable information in the staging of renal function. It could be a useful method for evaluating renal function noninvasively.
6.Analysis of mutations in two families with epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
Cheng ZHOU ; Guangdong WEN ; Yan JIN ; Cong YU ; Dongjie ZANG ; Qingmiao SUN ; Jianzhong ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2012;45(10):704-707
Objective To identify gene mutations in two families with epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK).Methods Clinical data were collected from two families with EHK.Peripheral blood was isolated from the probands and unaffected family members in the families as well as from 50 healthy controls.PCR was performed to amplify the encoding exons and flanking intron regions of KRT1 and KRT10 genes followed by direct DNA sequencing.Results Two mutations in the KRT10 gene,including a heterozygous acceptor splice site mutation in intron 4 (c.1030-2 A>G) and a heterozygous missense mutation c.467 G>A,were identified in the probands of both families,but absent in the unaffected family members or healthy controls.ConclusionThe splice site mutation c.1030-2 A>G and missense mutation c.467 G>A might be responsible for the phenotype of EHK in the two families.
7.Comparison of Two Ways of Twice Irradiation on Rabbit Liver Tumor Using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
Yi ZHANG ; Jianzhong ZOU ; Wen MA ; Hairong ZOU ; Yan WANG ; Xia OU
Journal of China Medical University 2010;(2):92-94
Objective To compare the two ways of twice irradiation on the rabbit liver VX2 tumor using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).Methods Totally 45 tumor-bearing rabbits were randomly divided into 3 groups:group A(one-time irradiation group) received a one-time ablation;group B and C(twice irradiation group) firstly received a low-dose irradiation(without ablation),then group B received ablation on the next day while group C received it 2 days later.Results Compared with one-time irradiation group,the total treatment time of twice irradiation group was not significantly different,but the time of each irradiation,the incidence of skin erythema and the energy efficiency factor(EEF)were less,and that of group B were the least.After ablation,the typical coagulation necrosis in tumor tissues occurred,and the recurrence and metastasis were effectively controlled in all the three groups.Conclusion The total treatment time and efficacy of twice irradiation were same as one-time ablation,but the time and dose of each irradiation significantly decreased,the damage efficiency was enhanced and the complications were reduced.The way of continuous two-days twice irradiation was the most effective,which would be a safe and effective method of HIFU treatment.
8.Cerebral metabolic changes in cirrhotic patients before and after liver transplantation: a MR spectroscopy study
Bin JIANG ; Wen SHEN ; Longjiang ZHANG ; Jianzhong YIN ; Hong ZHENG ; Ji QI
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2010;44(10):1054-1060
Objective To quantitatively evaluate the metabolic changes in posterior cingulated cortex and left basal ganglia in patients with liver cirrhosis before and after liver Transplantation (LT).Methods A total of 22 controls and 37 cirrhotic patients listed for LT were enrolled in the study. Brain MRS (PRESS sequence) and neuropsychological (NP) tests were performed in all subjects. Eighteen patients were followed up at 1 month and 3 month after LT. The NP parameters including number connection test-A ( NCT-A), digital symbol test (DST) and symbol digital test (SDT) were measured. MRS metabolic contents were measured automatically at posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and left basal ganglia (LBG).Independent t-test was used to compare the parameters of NP test and MRS metabolites between the 2 groups. The changes of the parameters before and after LT were compared using analysis of variance.Pearson correlation test was also used to analysis the relationship between NP test parameters and MRS metabolites. Results ( 1 ) Before LT, significant difference of metabolites was found in the PCC between the two groups [ NAA/Cr(1.96 ±0.21, 1.73 ±0. 12), Cho/Cr(0. 65 ±0. 12,0. 83 ±0.09), mI/Cr (0.41 ±0.14,0.72±0.11), Glx/Cr(2. 37 ±0. 38,1. 92 ±0. 32) (t= -5.42,5.96,8.62,-4.72,P<0.01)].And statistical significance also were found in LBG between the 2 groups [ Cho/Cr (0. 63 ± 0. 16,0. 77 ±0. 10), mI/Cr(0.38 ±0. 17,0.53 ±0.21), GIx/Cr(1.70 ±0.36,1.29 ±0.30), (t =3.64,3.07,-4.58 ,P < 0. 01 )]. (2)Compared with controls, the patients before LT had longer NCT-A reaction time [ (58. 17 ±19. 12) s,(37.68 ±8.02) s,t =4. 14,P<0.01], lower scores of DST (36.67 ±9.91,55.36 ±9.27,t = 4.60,P<0.01) and SDT (31.67 ±9.49,50.73 ±8.34,t = 4.652,P<0.01) before LT. All the scores of NP tests changed significantly at 1 and 3 month after LT compared with those before LT[ NCT-A (53.06±12.71) s,(35.72 ±5.20) s,F =33.554,P <0.01 ], DST(41.89 ±8. 17,54.39 ±5.69,F =85.772,P<0.01),SDT(37.44±7.68,49.39±5.65,F=83.061,P<0.01)]. (3) In the 18 patients who were followed, Cho/Cr [ PCC (0. 90 ± 0. 14,0. 92 ± 0. 08, F = 38. 178, P < 0. 01 ); LBG (0. 81 ± 0. 08,0. 80 ±0.09,F =9.447,P <0.01)] and Glx/Cr [ PCC(1.86 ±0.32,1.75 ±0.25,F = 19.420, P <0. 01 ); LBG( 1.30 ±0. 20,1.23 ±0. 25 ,F = 17. 952,P <0. 01 ) ] recovered at 1 month after LT, while the mI/Cr [PCC (0.39±0.15,0.71 ±0. 10,F =75. 186,P<0.01) ;LBG (0.47 ±0.25,0.61 ±0.27,F =8. 027, P < 0. 01 ) ] recovered at 3 month after LT. (4)mI/Cr of cingulate cortex correlated significantly with NCT-A, DST and SDT (r= -0.743, 0.597, 0.615, P<0.01 ) before LT. Conclusion Cerebral metabolic changes in patients with liver cirrhosis is reversible and MRS of the posterior cingulate cortex is a helpful method in following up the changes after LT. mI/Cr is a useful indicator to predict the brain changes of cirrhotic patients before and after LT.
9.Relationship between heart rate variabiliyt and chronic complications in patients with t ype 2 diabetes mellitus
Aihong WANG ; Yi ZHANG ; Wenfang NIU ; Jianzhong WEN ; Yuxia CHENG ; Guoqing ZHANG ; Zhangrong XU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2014;(6):743-746
Objective To investigate the relationship between heart rate variability ( HRV) and chronic complications in pa-tients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods A total of 96 patients with T2DM was given chronic complication assessment . Demographic data were obtained .Diabetic retinopathy , diabetic kidney disease , diabetic peripheral neuropathy ( DPN) , and peripher-al artery disease ( PAD) were diagnosed according to international clinical classification .The parameters of HRV in the patients with diabetes and non-diabetes were examined with24 h Holter recorder .Results The HRV parameters of type 2 diabetic patients were significantly lower than those of non-diabetes ( P <0.05 ) .HRV time domain parameters [ standard deviation of normal RR intervals (SDNN), standard deviation of 5-minute mean RR intervals (SDANN), root mean square difference among successive RR normal in-tervals ( RMSSD) ] were especially impaired in diabetic patients with retinopathy compared to those without retinopathy .HRV parame-ters except low-to-high frequency ratio ( LF/HF) and MNN were lower in diabetic patients with kidney disease than those without kid-ney disease .HRV parameters were no significant difference between patients with or without PAD .Conclusions HRV of diabetic pa-tient is lower.Diabetic retinopathy and kidney disease impact on the HRV .
10.Effect of blood vessels at different locations and angle between blood vessel and sonic axis on HIFU peripheral ablation
Dazhao MA ; Jianzhong ZOU ; Suying YANG ; Jing WEN ; Tao ZENG ; Qi WANG
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy 2017;14(7):435-438
Objective To investigate the effect of blood vessels at different locations and angles between blood vessel and sonic axis within the target area on HIFU peripheral ablation.Methods Totally 56 phantoms containing rabbit thoracic a orta were divided into group A (different vessel locations) and B (different vessel angles).According to the distance (d)between the blood vessel center and the deepest (top) layer of the peripheral scanning,group A was divided into A1 (d=0),A2 (d=10 mm),A3 (d=20 mm) subgroups.According to the angle (α) between the vessel long axis and the acoustic axis,group B was divided into B1 (α=0-5°),B2(α=60° 65°),B3 (α=90°-95°),B4 (α=115°-120°) subgroups.A4,B5 subgroups were set as the control groups.The vessel diameter and vessel wall thickness were measured.The lesion morphology was observed and the energy efficiency factor (EEF) was calculated.Results There was no significant difference in vessel diameter and vessel wall thickness in both group A and B (all P>0.05).There was no residual area in the target area of A1,B1 subgroup,while there was residual area in the target area of the other subgroups.EEF of group A in ascending order were A4,A1,A2 subgroup,and statistically significant differences in pairwise comparisons (all P<0.05) except for A1 and A3 subgroup (P>0.05).EEF of group B in ascending order were B5,B2,B3 subgroup,respectively,and statistically significant differences in pairwise comparisons (all P<0.05) except for B2 and B4,B5 and B1 subgroup (both P>0.05).Conclusion It is 10 mm that the distance between the blood vessel center and the deepest (top) layer of the pe ripheral scanning,and 90°-95° that the angle between the vessel long axis and the acoustic axis has the greatest influence on the ablation of the target area.