1.Effect of traditional Chinese medicine in improving quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer
Lizhu LIN ; Yongxin ZHAO ; Xinting ZHENG
Cancer Research and Clinic 2008;20(8):516-518
Objective To observe the effect of traditional chinese medicine(TCM)therapy on improving quality of life of patients with colorectal carcinoma(CRC).Methods Patients with CRC treated at the first affiliated hospital to Guangzhou university of traditional Chinese medicine and the second affiliated hospital of Guangzhou medical college from March 2005 to April 2006 were enrolled.90 valid cases were randomly divided into three groups:TCM group(30 eases),integrated traditional and western medicine group (30 cases)and western medicine group(30 cages).The FACT-C were used to evaluate the quality of life(QOL).Results The QOL wag best in integrated traditional and western medicine group.worst in western medicine group.When the trial finished,TCM group and integrated traditional and western medicine group gained a significant ameliorating effect of QOL compared with pre-treatment scores(P<0.05).Conclusion The results prompted that TCM have antagonistic effect on the adverse reactions of chemotherapy and Can improve the patients' quality of life in a certain degree.
2.Hemodynamics simulation of internal carotid artery siphon and relevant influential factors
Lidan HUANG ; Lizhu DENG ; Wenjun ZHAO ; Lijun CHEN ; Shaoyin DUAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2015;(37):5998-6004
BACKGROUND:The siphon of internal carotid artery is a complex of bending and surrounding structure, which has become a research hot in the field of medical imaging and regional anatomy. There is little research on the hemodynamics of internal carotid artery. Finite element analysis provides the basis for the related dynamics research. OBJECTIVE:To explicit the hemodynamic characteristics of the normal and stenosis internal carotid artery, and to explore the relevant influential factors. METHODS:Finite element model of the siphon of internal carotid artery was built based on 64-slice spiral CT data, and then, three-dimensional models were constructed using Mimics 10.01 software. There were simulations of the normal and post-stenosis blood flows with ANSYS 13.0 CFX software, to observe the changes of hemodynamics, and to analyze their characteristics and differences. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The normal blood flow at the siphon of internal carotid artery was in a laminar state, but rotation and turbulent flow formed at the two angle regions. The velocity of external bending zone was slower than that of the internal. The slower was the velocity, the more obvious was the turbulence. The wal shear force decreased at the angle regions, and the wal shear force of external bending zone was smal er than that of the internal. At the region of arterial stenosis, the blood flow was sped, and at the downstream, turbulent flow and low zone of wal shear force were formed. With the increase of stenosis severity, the turbulent flow and low wal shear force area were expanded. Central stenosis showed more obvious effects than the eccentric one. The degree of stenosis and bending at the siphon of internal carotid artery can directly influence the formation of turbulent flow and low wal shear force area, which are more obvious at the external bending zone and central stenosis.
3.The Impact of Autocapture Function on the Service life of Cardiac Pacemaker
Zongning CHEN ; Yuan ZHAO ; Hao YIN ; Fei HUANG ; Qinghua HE ; Xu HE ; Lizhu CHA
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2016;37(8):135-138
Objective This study aimed to estimate the impact of the threshold of Autocapture algorithm on the pacemaker's service life.Methods Seventy-four patients implanted with VVI pacemaker were retrospectively evaluated.Among them,48 were implanted with pacemaker of autocapture function.Diagnostic data were retrieved from device memory.Pacemaker's service life was estimated according to the working flow and voltage.Results (1) The average working voltage of the control group and the observation group was (2.8 ± 0.4) V and (1.1 ± 0.4)V respectively.The difference was statistically significant;(2) The battery life in the observation group was (12.59 ± 0.55) a,significantly longer than that in the control group (6.74 ± 1.12) a,with an 86.8% increase of the device's estimated service life (P<0.05).Conclusion The Autocapture function results in a significant service life of cardiac pacemaker and represents valuable clinical technology.
4.Research progress in the effect of Hirsutine on antitumor
Dahai YU ; Zhanshi WANG ; Lizhu ZHAO
Practical Oncology Journal 2024;38(2):136-140
Hirsutine,an indole alkaloid extracted from the traditional Chinese herb Uncaria,has exhibits diverse pharmaco-logical activities,including antihypotensive,antiinfective,and cardioprotection.In cervical cancer,breast cancer,colon cancer,and oth-er malignant tumors,hirsutine has effects on anti-tumor by regulating cell apoptosis,immune regulation and other pathways,laying the foundation for the application of hirsutine in the field of cancer therapy.This article reviews relevant literature both domestically and internationally to elucidate the research progress of hirsutine in anti-tumor therapy,providing new ideas and strategies for cancer treat-ment.
5.Differentiation of cystic biliary atresia and choledochal cysts using prenatal ultrasonography
Lizhu CHEN ; Fujiao HE ; Kaihui ZENG ; Bing WANG ; Jingyu LI ; Dan ZHAO ; Zeyu YANG ; Weidong REN
Ultrasonography 2022;41(1):140-149
Purpose:
This study explored the performance of prenatal ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis of cystic biliary atresia (CBA) and choledochal cyst (CC).
Methods:
Fetuses diagnosed with hepatic hilar cyst in the second trimester were included in this study. A series of prenatal ultrasound examinations were performed in the second and third trimesters. The diameter of the gallbladder (GB) and hepatic cyst were measured, as well as the wall thickness of the GB. The GB-cyst connection, visibility of the right hepatic artery (RHA), and other concomitant abnormalities were carefully evaluated. A neonatal transabdominal ultrasound examination was performed within 1 week after birth, and clinical data were followed up to 6 months after birth.
Results:
Between January 1, 2016 and January 31, 2020, 53 fetuses diagnosed with hepatic hilar cyst were recruited. Eight were excluded because they were lost to follow-up. Among the 45 cases included in this study, 10 were diagnosed with CBA and 35 with CC after birth. Statistically significant differences were found in GB width, wall thickness, change in GB width, change in cyst length, GB-cyst connection, and RHA visibility between the CBA and CC groups. GB width showed the best diagnostic performance with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.899. The combination of GB width, GB wall thickness, and GB-cyst connection yielded a comparable AUC of 0.971.
Conclusion
The GB should be carefully evaluated in fetuses with hepatic hilar cyst. Prenatal ultrasound findings could provide suggestive parameters for the differential diagnosis of CBA from CC.
6.Design and Implementation of a Comprehensive Data Platform for Meteorological Sensitive Diseases
Huan ZHENG ; Qiang CHEN ; Rui ZHANG ; Yujie MENG ; Jia ZHAO ; Lizhu JIN ; Xuejie DU ; Songwang WANG
Journal of Medical Informatics 2024;45(6):79-84
Purpose/Significance To design a comprehensive data platform to meet the needs of collecting and sharing survey data on meteorological sensitive diseases,so as to enhance monitoring capabilities for meteorological sensitive diseases in China.Method/Process Through various methods such as data extraction,data exchange,data import and customized collection,disease data,meteoro-logical data,environmental data and diagnosis and treatment data are processed and integrated into the platform for unified management.Result/Conclusion This platform realizes the functions of data collection,aggregation,visualization display and data sharing,which can provide support for scientific researchers in various bases across the country to better manage and utilize meteorological sensitive disease survey data.
7.Preliminary study on the diagnostic efficacy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in breast solid ductal papilloma
Lizhu HOU ; Yan ZHENG ; Ying SONG ; Mengqi ZHOU ; Lin ZHU ; Dan ZHAO ; Wei WANG ; Fenglin DONG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2024;33(5):378-384
Objective:To evaluate the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnosis of solid intraductal papilloma (sIDP) of breast by comparing with fibronenoma of breast (FA).Methods:The CEUS data of 62 cases of sIDP patients and 94 cases of FA patients that confirmed by pathology in the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from October 2016 to January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into sIDP group and FA group according to the pathological results. The enhancement speed, enhancement degree, enhancement uniformity, whether the edge after enhancement was polished, whether the enhancement range was enlarged, whether there was a ring unenhanced area in the inner edge of the lesion and whether the inner edge of the unenhanced area was polished were observed in the two groups. SonoLiver software was used to perform offline analysis of the dynamic process of CEUS in the two groups respectively, the enhancement sequence diagram of the lesions was obtained. The pathological result was taken as the gold standard, univariate analysis was applied, and the parameters with statistical significance between the two groups were included in multivariate Logistic regression analysis to establish a differential diagnosis model. The diagnostic efficiency of sIDP was analyzed by ROC curve and diagnostic model.Results:Compared with the FA group, CEUS in the sIDP group mostly showed fast forward, high enhancement, and the enhancement sequence was mostly centrifugal. After CEUS, the lesion edges in the sIDP group were mostly accompanied by unenhanced areas and the inner edges of the unenhanced areas were not intact, and the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Binary Logistic regression showed that age, enhancement degree and enhancement order were independent risk factors for sIDP diagnosis. The ROC curve showed that the area under the ROC curve of age, enhancement degree and enhancement sequence combined for the diagnosis of sIDP was 0.874 (95% CI=0.812-0.922), the accuracy was 76.9%, the sensitivity was 67.7%, the specificity was 83.0%, the positive predictive value was 72.4%, and the negative predictive value was 79.6%. Conclusions:There are significant differences in age, enhancement degree and enhancement sequence between sIDP and FA patients. The three-parameter combination can improve the diagnostic efficiency of sIDP.
8.Retrospective multicenter nested case-control safety study of Ilaprazole sodium for injection
Jin LI ; Rende FANG ; Juan SONG ; Yongzhou ZHANG ; Fan ZHANG ; Qun ZHAO ; Suhua CAI ; Yi ZHANG ; Haitang HU ; Jianxiong DENG
China Pharmacy 2023;34(11):1379-1383
OBJECTIVE To understand the safety of Ilaprazole sodium for injection in clinical practice. METHODS From Jan. 1st 2019 to Feb. 29th 2020, the data of 3 926 valid hospitalized patients receiving Ilaprazole sodium for injection were collected prospectively from 5 third-level hospitals through CHPS, and the post-marketing safety analysis was performed by using retrospective multicenter single cohort study. At the same time, a nested case-control study (the ratio of trial group and control group was 1∶4) was used to confirm the baseline stability of this study cohort and the correlation between adverse reactions and Ilaprazole sodium for injection. RESULTS Among 3 926 patients, 3 patients experienced 5 adverse drug events after using Ilaprazole sodium for injection, with the incidence of 0.076%. There was no serious adverse event, and the occurrence time was 2 days after medication; adverse drug events mainly include elevated liver function indicators (alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, total bilirubin), which were mild and untreated, and all adverse drug events were improved. The results of the nested case-control study showed that the trial group and the control group belonged to the same background baseline, and the occurrence of adverse drug events was more closely related to Ilaprazole sodium for injection. CONCLUSIONS The overall safety of Ilaprazole sodium for injection is relatively high, and the occurrence of adverse events is more related to it.
9. Genetic variants of familial hematuria associated genes in three families with hematuria with probands initially diagnosed as IgA nephropathy
Jiewei LIU ; Ping WANG ; Jun HUANG ; Xiaojing NIE ; Feng ZHAO ; Lizhu CHEN ; Zheng LI ; Zihua YU
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2019;57(9):674-679
Objective:
To examine genetic variants of familial hematuria (FH) associated genes in 3 families with hematuria with probands initially diagnosed with IgA nephropathy (IgAN).
Methods:
A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data, laboratory tests and genetic test results of three children with hematuria and the probands in three families with hematuria. The families were ascertained at the Department of Pediatrics, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command from August 2014 to May 2018.
Results:
The proband of Family One, an 8-year-old boy, manifested gross hematuria. His renal biopsy pathology revealed IgAN. His father also manifested hematuria. Genetic testing showed that the proband and his father carried a heterozygous variant of the CFHR5 gene,533A>G (Asn178Ser). The child of Family Two, a 4-year-old girl, manifested hematuria. Her father, the proband of the family, was 36 years old, and manifested hematuria, proteinuria, high-frequency sensorineural deafness and renal insufficiency. He was diagnosed as IgAN according to clinical manifestations, renal pathology and routine immunohistochemistry without renal biopsy electron microscopy, renal tissue type Ⅳ collagen α3, α4, α5 chains immunofluorescence and skin type Ⅳ collagen α5 chain immunofluorescence. Genetic testing showed that the girl carried a heterozygous variant of the COL4A5 gene,566G>T (Gly189Val), and her father carried the hemizygous variant. The child of Family Three, a 7-year-old girl, manifested hematuria and proteinuria. Her mother, the proband of the family, was 34 years old, and manifested hematuria and proteinuria as well. The proband was diagnosed as IgAN by the same method used for Family Two. The girl′s grandfather died of uremia at the age of 44. Genetic testing showed that the girl and her mother carried a heterozygous variant 539G>A (Gly180Glu)in COL4A5 gene.
Conclusions
The variant of the CFHR5 gene identified in Family One is of uncertain signifance, and the two variants of the COL4A5 gene identified in Families Two and Three are pathogenic. The probands of Families Two and Three are diagnosed as Alport syndrome. The study suggests that clinicians should examine genetic variants of FH associated genes in families with hematuria when the probands were diagnosed as IgAN by their clinical manifestations, renal pathology and routine immunohistochemistry.
10.Supervillin regulates convergence and extension movements via Wnt/β⁃catenin pathway in zebrafish embryos
Lizhu Hu ; Chenggang Zhao ; Junqi Fan ; Haoran Yang ; Shangrong Zhang ; Xueran Chen ; Zhiyou Fang
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2022;57(2):218-223
Objective :
To explore the role and molecular mechanism of Supervillin in zebrafish embryo development.
Methods :
Clustal Omega and DNAman software were used to analyze and compare the homology of amino acid sequences of Svil and SVIL in zebrafish and human. The expression pattern of Svila (subtype of Svil protein in zebrafish) during early embryonic development was analyzed by RT⁃PCR and in situ hybridization. Svila expression in zebrafish was inhibited by injecting morphinos ( MO) , and morphological changes of embryos were observed. The expression and nuclear localization of β ⁃catenin protein were detected by Western blot , and the expression of Wnt/β⁃catenin target gene was detected by RT⁃PCR.
Results :
During the early embryonic development of zebrafish , Svila was maternally expressed and showed an upward trend with the development process. The expression of Svila was reduced by MO , and the development of zebrafish embryos was distorted and the body axis was bent , which might be related to the blocked movement of concentrated extension of embryos. Further studies showed that Svila expression affected β⁃catenin nuclear transport and Wnt/β⁃catenin signaling pathway activation.
Conclusion
Svila regulates the concentrated extension movement of zebrafish embryos by activating the Wnt/β⁃catenin signaling pathway.