1.Analysis of hypersensitive C -reactive protein and serum lipid in the patients with acute cerebral infarction
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2015;(12):1829-1831
Objective To investigate the levels of hypersensitive C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)and serum lipid in patients with acute cerebral infarction.Methods A total of 300 patients with acute cerebral infarction and 300 healthy subjects (normal controls)were included in this study.The levels of hypersensitive C -reactive protein and serum lipid were measured and analyzed via statistics soft.Results The levels of hs-CRP,total cholesterol, triglyceride,low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein in the research group were (25.9 ±5.2)mmol/L, (7.5 ±2.3)mmol/L,(2.8 ±0.21)mmol/L,(0.8 ±0.1)mmol/L and (3.3 ±0.2)mmol/L respectively;The levels of hs-CRP,total cholesterol,triglyceride,low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein in the control group were (6.3 ±1.2)mmol/L,(4.2 ±0.2)mmol/L,(1.5 ±0.2)mmol/L,(2.2 ±1.5)mmol/L and(2.5 ±0.5)mmol/Lrespectively.There was a significant statistically difference between the two groups(t =5.9,5.1,4.8,4.6 and 4.5,all P <0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that total cholesterol,triglyceride,low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein hs-CRP were independent risk factors for the acute cerebral infarction (beta respectively 0.53,0.68,0.69,1.20,0.69;S.E were 0.23,0.16,0.28,0.24,0.25,OR values were 5.6,4.8,6.2,7.8,9.2;95%CI were 0.69 -36.8,0.57 -35.7,0.58 -38.5,0.68 -44.2,0.21 -48.2,all P <0.01).Conclusion The abnormal metabolism of serum lipid and C -reactive protein were independent risk factors in patients with acute cere-bral infarction,which should be positively treated about this.
2.Prognostic analysis of 130 patients with nasal and Waldeyer ring NK/T cell lymphoma treated by radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
Jialin LUO ; Luying LIU ; Runye WU ; Yuan ZHU
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2013;(3):180-184
Objective To observe the clinical effects of radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy in the treatment of nasal and Waldeyer ring natural killer (NK)/T cell lymphoma and to analyze the prognostic factors.Methods Between January 20,2000 and December 21,2010,109 patients with nasal NK/T cell lymphoma and 21 patients with Waldeyer ring NK/T cell lymphoma were admitted to our hospital; the diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry.According to the Ann Arbor staging system,116 patients were classified as stage Ⅰ E,and 14 as stage Ⅱ E.Thirty patients received radiotherapy alone;2 patients received chemotherapy alone; 98 patients received radiochemotherapy.Results The follow-up rate was 100%.Seventy-eight patients were followed up for at least 5 years.The complete remission (CR) rate was 89.2% in all patients.The CR rates of stage Ⅰ E patients and stage Ⅱ E patients were 88.8% and 92.9%,respectively (x2 =0.02,P =0.837).The CR rates of patients receiving radiotherapy alone and patients receiving radiochemotherapy were 86% and 96%,respectively (x2 =1.44,P =0.230).The five-year overall survival (OS) rate and disease-free survival (DFS) rate of all patients were 58.0% and 57.2%,respectively.The five-year OS rates of stage Ⅰ E patients and stage Ⅱ E patients were 60.6% and 36.3%,respectively (x2 =0.25,P =0.615) ;the five-year DFS rates of stage Ⅰ E patients and stage Ⅱ E patients were 59.7% and 36.3%,respectively (x2 =0.21,P =0.648).The five-year OS rates of patients receiving radiotherapy alone and patients receiving radiochemotherapy were 70.0% and 48.4%,respectively (x2 =0.01,P =0.933) ; the five-year DFS rates of patients receiving radiotherapy alone and patients receiving radiochemotherapy were 65.6% and 48.4%,respectively (x2 =0.09,P =0.764).The grade 3-4 toxicity rates of radiotherapy alone and radiochemotherapy were 6.7% and 54.1%,respectively (x2 =41.38,P=0.002).The radiation dose to the primary lesion and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score were correlated with OS (x2 =3.1 8,P =0.005 ; x2 =2.97,P =0.008).Conclusions The clinical effect of radiochemotherapy is similar to that of radiotherapy alone in the patients with stage ⅠE and ⅡE nasal and Waldeyer ring NK/T cell lymphoma,but radiochemotherapy has higher toxicity than radiotherapy alone.The radiation dose to the primary lesion and ECOG score are the influential factors for OS.
3.Investigation on Mild Cognitive Impairment among Elderly in Urban Community of Xi'an
Bin WU ; Luying ZHANG ; Yanli SU ; Yunhao DANG ; Jixing HOU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(7):605-607
Objective To investigate the actuality and risk factors of mild cognitive impairment among the elderly in Xi'an. Methods The elderly from 10 urban communities in Xi'an were selected using random cluster sample method. Mini-Mental Status Examination and cognitive function questionnaire self-designed were assessed. Results and Conclusion There were 396 (25.02%) elder people with cognitive impairment in 1583 cases. The morbidity of mild cognitive impairment was inverse to the educational level, and was related to age, gender, job category, marriage and social support (P<0.05).
4.Dosimetric study of influence of intensity modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma on hippocampal formation
Chenbin WU ; Junxin WU ; Luying XU ; Shaojun LIN ; Penggang BAI ; Xiuchun ZHANG ; Jianji PAN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2012;32(3):297-300
Objective To evaluate the dosimetric characteristics of hippocampal formation (HF) in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).Methods Fifty-nine NPC patients underwent IMRT.Simultaneous integrated boost technology was used to determine the doses for the target areas.The dose ranges of the HF were collected by dose-volume histogram.The influence of T stage on the exposure doses ( Dmax,Dmean,D20,V10,V20,V30,and V40 ) were compared.Results The maximum dose for the HF (Dmax) ranged from 11.1 to 78.2 Gy(F =24.2,P <0.05) and the Dmean ranged from 3.2 to 44.6 Gy ( F =16.3,P < 0.05 ).The Dmax and Dmean of the T1-2 stage patients were (40.8 ±9.4) Gy and ( 12.5 ±5.1 ) Gy,respectively,both significantly lower than those of the T3-4 stage patients [ (58.6± 14.8) Gy,(20.9± 9.3 ) Gy].The mean exposed volume of the T4 stage patients was significantly larger than that of the T1 and T2 stages patients.Conclusions In the IMRT of NPC,the HF receives rather high irradiation dose.T stage is the main factor influencing the dose,especially T3 and T4 stages deserve serious attention.
5.Expression and significance of WWOX、ErbB2 and Ki67 in non-small cell lung cancer
Qiufang LI ; Ruiling YANG ; Lina LU ; Luying QIN ; Jing WANG ; Yiming WU
Clinical Medicine of China 2009;25(5):449-452
Objective To study the expression of WWOX, ErbB2 and Ki67 protein in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) and the relationships with cell proliferation. Methods WWOX and ErbB2 protein expressions were evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 81 NSCLC patients (50 squamous cell carcinomas,31 adenocarcinomas and 20 adjacent normal lung tissues) and the correlations with histopathologic cell proliferation were analyzed. Results WWOX expression was absent/reduced in 72.8% of NSCLC, while it was normal in 80.0% of adjacent normal lung tissues. WWOX expression was strongly associated with tumor histology, histologic grade and lymph node metastasis ( X2 = 5.44, P = 0.019 ; X2 = 4.740, P = 0.029, X2 = 4.51, P = 0.034 ), reduced WWOX expression was higher in squamous cell carcinomas and in poorly differentiated tumors. The overexpression of ErbB2 was associated with TNM stage and lymph node metastasis ( X2 = 6.90, P = 0.009 ; X2= 5.68, P=0.017). WWOX expression was negatively related to the overexpression of ErbB2 (r=-0.239, P <0.05 ). WWOX expression intensity was nega-tively related to the high index of cell proliferation (r=-0.252, P<0.05 ). Conclusion The loss of WWOX ex-pression plays different roles in tumorigenesis of NSCLC and is related to high aggressiveness of tumors. The loss of WWOX expression and the overexpression of ErbB2 can estimate the prognosis of NSCLC.
6.Study on clinical typing of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in patients treated by intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Ran ZHANG ; Junxin WU ; Luying XU ; Shaojun LIN ; Ling YANG ; Chuanben CHEN ; Jianji PAN
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2013;(3):217-219
Objective To investigate the clinical typing of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in patients treated by intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 333 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who were initially treated in our hospital from 2003 to 2006 ;they had no distant metastasis and received IMRT.These patients were divided into 4 clinical types according to their prognosis:type Ⅰ (without local-regional recurrence and without distant metastasis),type Ⅱ (with local-regional recurrence and without distant metastasis),type Ⅲ (without local-regional recurrence and with distant metastasis),and type Ⅳ (with local-regional recurrence and with distant metastasis).Results Of all the patients,70.0% (233) were of type Ⅰ,12.9% (43) of type Ⅱ,16.5% (55) of type Ⅲ,and 0.6% (2) of type Ⅳ.Of 57 patients with stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ nasophayngeal carcinoma,86% (49) were of type Ⅰ,11% (6) of type Ⅱ,4% (2) of type Ⅲ,and 0% (0) of type Ⅳ,and of 276 patients with stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ nasopharyngeal carcinoma,66.7% (184) were of type Ⅰ,13.4% (37) of type Ⅱ,19.2% (53) of type Ⅲ,and 0.7% (2) of type Ⅳ,with significant differences between the two patient groups (P =0.007).Of the 69 patients who received IMRT alone,80% (55) were of type Ⅰ,12% (8) of type Ⅱ,9%(6) of type Ⅲ,and 0% (0) of type Ⅳ; of the 218 patients who received IMRT combined with neoadjuvant plus concurrent chemotherapy,68.8% (150) were of type Ⅰ,13.8% (30) of type Ⅱ,16.5%(36) of type Ⅲ,and 0.9% (2) of type Ⅳ; of the 46 patients who received IMRT combined with neoadjuvant plus adjuvant chemotherapy,61% (28) were of type Ⅰ,11% (5) of type Ⅱ,28% (13) of type Ⅲ,and 0% (0) of type Ⅳ.Conclusions In patients with early and advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma,type Ⅰ is the most common,and type Ⅳ is the least common;type Ⅱ is more frequent than type Ⅲ in early patients,while type Ⅲ is more frequent than type Ⅱ in advanced patients.The percentage of type Ⅰ patients increases,while that of type Ⅱ-Ⅳ patients decreases,as compared with the data of those treated by conventional radiotherapy.
7.Reliability and validity of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale in nurses
Yameng LI ; Peng WANG ; Yan SHAN ; Guohua WU ; Yan ZHANG ; Luying WANG ; Haiyan WAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(6):5-8
Objective To examine the reliability and validity of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) in nurses in China.Methods Item analysis and confirmatory factor analysis of CD-RISC was conducted.A total of 1 084 nurses were randomly divided into 2 groups using random number table.One group was used to revise CD-RISC and the other to evaluate its reliability and validity.Results Confirmatory factor analysis of the original RSA showed thatx2/df,RMSEA,GFI,AGFI,CFI were 6.714,0.103,0.804,0.764,and 0.718,respectively.The number of item was reduced to 21 based on exploratory factor analysis results,including three factors which explained 54.034% of the total variance.Factor loading ranged from 0.490 to 0.755.Coefficient of internal consistency ranged from 0.688 to 0.930 and the 4 week test-retest reliabilities ranged from 0.825 to 0.917.The factor scores were closely correlated with the total scores with correlation coefficient ranging from 0.683 to 0.943.The factors were closely correlated with each other with correlation coefficient ranging from 0.564 to 0765.The confirmatory factor analysis of the revised CD-RISC showed that x2/df,RMSEA,GFI,AGF,CFI were 3.304,0.065,0.902,0.878,and 0.913 respectively.The total scores and all factors were negatively correlated with depression and anxiety and somatization.Conclusions The revised CD-RISC has good psychometric properties and can be used to measure the resilience of nurses.
8.Determination of cholesterol in erythrocyte membranes by HPLC method and its clinical application
Ke LI ; Longqin WU ; Luying CAO ; Jialu CAI ; Dongmei NIU ; Junjun WANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;37(3):179-183
Objective To develop a high performance liquid chromatographic method (HPLC) for the analysis of of cholesterol in erythrocyte membranes.Methods The study included 167 consecutive chest pain patients who underwent coronary artery angiography in the Department of Cardiology,Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Command between September 2012 and February 2013.According to the clinical symptoms and t angiographic results,patients were divided into three groups:acute coronary syndrome (ACS) group (n =46),stable angina pectoris (SAP) group (n =76) and the control group (n =45).After the erythrocyte sample was hypotonically lysed and washed,saponification was carried out in a polassium hydroxide solution at 70 ℃.After extraction by Hexane/isopropanol mixture,the sample was separated on a Lichrospher column and detected by ultraviolet absorbance at 208 nm.A mobile phase composed of acetonitrile-isopropyl alcohol was found to be the most suitable for this separation.Concentrations of cholesterol in erythrocyte membranes were tested.Analysis of variance with covariates (ANOVA) was used to evaluate differences in CEM levels among groups.The relationship between continuous variables was evaluated by Spearman's correlation coefficient.Results Under the chromatographic conditions described,retention time of the cholesterol was approximately 6.1 min.Good separation and detectability of cholesterol in erythrocyte membranes were obtained.The method proved to be linear in the injection range of cholesterol from 0.05 g to 2.00 g.Cholesterol content in erythrocyte membranes were (87.0 μg/mg,75.4-98.9 μg/mg),(92.9 μg/mg,83.8-109.0 μg/mg) and (173.9 μg/mg,140.0-188.8 μ g/mg) in the control,SAP and ACS groups,respectively.Cholesterol content in erythrocyte membranes was significantly higher in ACS group than that in SAP and control groups (P < 0.01).Conclusion We have successfully developed a method for the determination of cholesterol in erythrocyte membranes with good sensitivity,specificity and repeatability.
9.Inhibition effect of 1-methyl-tryptophan on transplant hepatocellular carcinoma growth in mice subcutaneous
Yan LIU ; Rui ZHANG ; Xirun WU ; Huiqin SHEN ; Xiaoli LIU ; Luying ZHANG ; Xiaoqian BU ; Qi WANG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2011;17(11):924-927
ObjectiveTo investigate the inhibitory effect of 1-methyl-tryptophan (1-MT) on transplanted hepatocellular carcinoma in mice.MethodsHuman hepatocellular carcinoma subcutaneous tumor models were established in mice,and the mice were divided into hepG2 group,empty plasmid group,indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) saline group,IDO) 5-fluoropyrimidine (5-FU) group,IDO 1-MT group,and the group combining IDO 1-MT with 5-FU treatment (n=8 in each group).The tumor growth,tumor volume and pathological examination were observed and the expression of IDO in tumor tissues was determined by immunohistochemistry.ResultsCompared with hepG2 and the empty vector saline groups,IDO saline group had bigger tumor,faster growth,and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).Compared with IDO saline group,5-FU group,1-MT group and combination treatment groups showed smaller tumor volume and weight,and the tumor inhibitory rates were 86.54%,79.95%,94.46%,respectively.There were significant differences between these groups (P<0.05).However,there were no significant differences in tumor volumes between 5-FU group and 1-MT group (P>0.05).HE pathological observation of ceils in each treatment group showed reduced density,increased necrotic area and significant decrease in peripheral blood alpha-fetoprotein (P<0.05).ConclusionsIDO can promote the growth of liver cancer cells involved in immune escape.1-MT can inhibit the transplanted tumor growth in mice,and therefore may enhance the chemotherapeutic efficacy.
10.Investigation of Vagrant Psychosis Patients in Xi'an
Luying ZHANG ; Congming XIE ; Yue LI ; Yuping SHE ; Jiangbo FU ; Bin WU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2011;17(12):1189-1190
Objective To investigate the total number, reasons, and distributing characteristics of vagrant psychosis patients in Xi'an. Methods The colony random sample in 4 objective research units from 2005 to 2010 in Xi'an, Shaanxi were included. Databank was set up according to the total number of vagrant psychosis patients based on basic information. Grading statistics was used. Results Total number of vagrant psychosis patients and salvation needs increased year by year in Xi'an. Home return and social assistance were the main approaches for distributing characteristics of medical assistance. Conclusion The total number of vagrant psychosis patients is relative large. Such number is increasing year by year in Xi'an. A better treatment and diagnostic system for vagrant psychosis patients should be set up governmentally as quickly as possible.