1.Effect of different personality on procrastination behavior of university students
Yakun NI ; Shanshan JIAO ; Minghui WANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(5):445-447
Objective To study the effect of different personality on procrastination behavior of university students.Methods 126 university students were assessed by the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) and the big five personality inventory short form(NEO-FFI).Results GPS score of the student was(53.26±9.92).There were 84.9% students respectively had different level of procrastination behavior.There were no significant differences in university students by gender and grades.There were significant negative correlation between procrastination and personality factor of conscientiousness (r=-0.563,P<0.01) and significant negative correlation with agreeableness (r=-0.236,P<0.01) and extraversion.The big five personality factors of conscientiousness can effectively predict the procrastination behavior of college students.Conclusion Procrastination is a very common phenomenon in the university students.The students with lower conscientiousness,agreeableness and extraversion of big five personality have more procrastination behavior.
2.The construction of operating room nursing quality sensitive indicator system
Manrong YU ; Dan SU ; Minghui ZHANG ; Yajuan NI
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2017;52(4):418-421
Objective To construct nursing sensitive indicators applicable to operating room,in order to provide standard and quantitative basis for nursing quality monitoring in operating room.Methods Based on American's National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) and literature review,the key content of indicators and scientific measurement methods were determined by one round of internal inquiry and two rounds of expert consultation using Delphi technique.Results Operating room nursing quality sensitive indicators system was constructed,which contained 14 indicators.The expert authority coefficients were greater than 0.80 and the variation coefficients of each index were less than 0.3.The results were reliable.Conclusion A set of specialized,sensitive and practical nursing sensitive indicators were needed to facilitate sustainable development of operating room.
3.Effect of Cordyceps sinensis on renal fibrosis in 5/6 subtotal nephrectomy rats and its possible mechanism
Mingming PAN ; Minghui ZHANG ; Haifeng NI ; Junfeng CHEN ; Min XU ; Bicheng LIU
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2013;(5):347-351
Objective To investigate the effect of Cordyceps sinensis on renal fibrosis and its possible mechanism.Methods Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups:Sham operation group (Sham,n =10),5/6 subtotal uephrectomy group (SNx,n =10),and 5/6subtotal nephrectomy treated with Cordyceps sinensis group (CS,n =10).Body weights were assessed and 24-hour urine excretion was collected before and every four weeks after surgery.Rats were sacrificed at 12 weeks after surgery.Blood samples were taken for biochemical study,and kidney tissues were used for HE and Masson stains to assess histological changes.Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the expression of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) and its receptors of type Ⅰ (TβR Ⅰ),type Ⅱ (TβR Ⅱ).Immunofluorescence was used to detect E-cadherin and α-SMA.The relative protein level of TGF-β1,TβR Ⅰ,TβR Ⅱ,p-Smad2/3,Smad7,E-cadherin,α-SMA were examined by Western blotting.Results CS group had higher body weights and lower urinary protein,BUN and Scr level compared with SNx group.Glomerulosclerosis index and tubulointerstitial injury score were significantly reduced in CS group compared with those in SNx group (all P < 0.05).The protein expressions of TGF-β1,TβR Ⅰ,TβR Ⅱ,p-Smad2/3 were decreased in CS group compared with those in SNx group (all P < 0.05).CS treatment up-regulated the expression of E-cadherin,Smad7 and down-regulated the expression of α-SMA compared with that in SNx group (all P < 0.05).Conclusion Cordyceps sinensis has inhibitory effect on renal fibrosis in 5/6 subtotal nephrectomy rat model,which might be related with the suppression of TGF-β 1 signal pathway.
4.Applications of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography after fat meal in the preoperative evaluation of the biliary system of the donors for living liver transplantation
Peng LI ; Wen SHEN ; Hongyan NI ; Jianzhong YIN ; Miaomiao LONG ; Shuang XIA ; Qian JI ; Minghui CUI ; Tie LIU ; Ji QI
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2011;32(1):43-46
Objective To evaluate the applications of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) after fat meal in the preoperative evaluation of biliary anatomy of living liver donors.Methods Fifty cases of the preoperative donors for living liver transplantation were included and all had the corresponding intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) information. The MRCP of the donors for living liver transplantation was performed before and after fat meal (two fried eggs). The visualization and diameter of the secondary bile duct were analyzed before and after the fat meal. The results of the biliary branching pattern by MRCP after fat meal were compared with the corresponding IOC results. The accuracy, sensitivity,specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of MRCP after the fat meal in distinguishing normal and any type of variant biliary anatomy were calculated. Results In all cases,82% of the 50 cases in MRCP before the fat meal could meet the diagnosis needs of the preoperative evaluation,and 100% of the 50 cases in MRCP after the fat meal could meet the diagnosis needs. There was significant difference in the demonstration quality and diameter of the secondary bile duct in MRCP before and after the fat meal (P<0. 05). MRCP showed accurate anatomy of the biliary system, using IOC as the reference standard, in 49(98%) subjects. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of MRC in distinguishing normal and any type of variant biliary anatomy were 98%,94. 7%, 100%, 10% and 96. 9%,respectively. Conclusion The MRCP after fat meal can clearly demonstrate the secondary bile duct and perfectly meet the needs of the preoperative evaluation of the living liver transplantation. The MRCP after fat meal and routine MRCP should be considered complementary to one another in order to avoid complications in living liver transplantation donors.
5. Predictors of death after endovascular mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute vertebrobasilar occlusive stroke
Wenhua LIU ; Zhenhui DUAN ; Zhangbao GUO ; Kun TANG ; Xiaolin WAN ; Houjie NI ; Minghui ZHU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019;27(9):656-661
Objective:
To investigate the predictors of death after endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (EMT) in patients with acute vertebrobasilar occlusive stroke (VBOS).
Methods:
Patients with acute VBOS treated with EMT in Wuhan No. 1 Hospital were enrolled retrospectively. The demographic and clinical data were collected. According to whether the patients died at 90 d after procedure, they were divided into survival group and death group. The demographic and clinical data were compared between the two groups. Multivariate
6.Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR of the prostatic cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia: correlation with angiogenesis
Xinchu NI ; Junkang SHEN ; Zhian LU ; Nong QIAN ; Lijuan ZHOU ; Xiaochun YANG ; Guanzhong WANG ; Caiyuan ZHANG ; Shuizhen WANG ; Jianbo XIANG ; Changjie PAN ; Weiliang RONG ; Jianguo CHEN ; Yuxi SHAN ; Minghui QIAN
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2001;0(01):-
Objective To evaluate the role of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnose of prostatic cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and to determine the correlation between dynamic MRI findings with angiogenesis.Methods Thirty-two cases of prostatic cancer and 40 cases of BPH underwent dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI.All the patients in this study were diagnosed by histopathology.The results of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI were evaluated by early-phase enhancement parameters and time-signal intensity curves (SI-T curves), and the curves were classified according to their shapes as type Ⅰ, which had steady enhancement; type Ⅱ, plateau of signal intensity; and type Ⅲ, washout of signal intensity.The pathologic specimens of region of interest (ROI) were obtained, and HE staining, immunohistochemical vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and microvessel density (MVD) measurements were performed.The relationships among dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI features, VEGF, and MVD expression were analyzed.Results In the early-phase enhancement parameters of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, onset time,maximum signal intensity, and early-phase enhancement rate differed between prostatic cancer and BPH(P
7.Clinical outcomes of endovascular therapy in acute stroke patients with anterior circulation tandem occlusions due to atherosclerosis and dissection
Jia LI ; Zhangbao GUO ; Kun TANG ; Xiaolin WAN ; Yun YANG ; Houjie NI ; Minghui ZHU ; Fangliang GUO ; Wenhua LIU
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2023;62(11):1317-1322
Objective:To compare the clinical outcomes of endovascular therapy in acute stroke patients with anterior circulation tandem occlusions caused by atherosclerosis or dissection.Methods:A retrospective cohort study. A total of 98 patients with anterior circulation tandem lesions undergoing endovascular therapy in the Wuhan NO.1 Hospital (March 2016 to March 2022) were analyzed. Median age was 64(55,71) years old, and 82.7% (81/98 cases) were males. According to the lesion etiology, the patients were divided into atherosclerosis and dissection groups. The differences in clinical outcomes between the two groups were investigated, including favorable 90-day functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale score of 0-2), successful reperfusion (modified Thrombolysis in Cerebrovascular Infarction score of 2b-3), symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, stroke-associated pneumonia, 90-day all-cause mortality, and average hospitalization days. Logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for potential confounders affecting functional outcomes in both groups, and to determine odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.Results:Seventy-one patients were grouped into the atherosclerotic cause and 27 into the dissection cause cohorts. The rate of favorable 90-day functional outcome was 43.7% (31/71 cases) in the atherosclerosis group versus 55.6% (15/27 cases) in the dissection group (adjusted odds ratio=1.339; 95% confidence interval, 0.374-4.798; P=0.654). No significant differences were found in other clinical outcomes between the two groups (all P>0.05). Conclusion:The clinical prognosis of patients with tandem lesions caused by atherosclerotic stenosis or artery dissection was similar after endovascular therapy. Future studies are still needed to verify our results.
8.Effect of essential balm K-piont stimulation on the swallowing rehabilitation of patients with minimally consciousness state
Chunjing ZHANG ; Fujuan ZHANG ; Yongju PEI ; Minghui NI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(20):1543-1548
Objective:To explore applications of essential balm K-point stimulation on the swallowing rehabilitation in patients with minimally consciousness state, so as to provide reference for patients rehabilitation.Methods:This was a prospective randomized controlled study. A total of 60 minimally consciousness state patients were enrolled by convenience sampling method from Henan Provincial People Hospital from January to December 2021, who were divided into experimental group and control group according to the random number table method, with 30 cases in each group. Both groups received routine rehabilitation therapy, based on this, the control group was given routine K-point stimulation, the experimental group implemented essential balm K-point stimulation. Before and after 4 weeks of intervention, the Kubota water swallowing test and Coma Recovery Scale-revised (CRS-R) was used for assessment.Results:Before intervention, there was no significant difference in Kubota water swallowing test grade and CRS-R scores between two groups (both P>0.05). After 4-week intervention, Kubota water swallowing test Ⅰ-Ⅴ grade were 1, 6, 13, 7 and 3 cases in the control group, while 4, 12, 8, 3 and 3 cases in the experimental group, the difference was statistically significant ( Z = 2.09, P<0.05); the scores of oral motor/verbal function scale were (2.60 ± 1.16) in the experimental group, higher than in the control group (1.90 ± 0.32), the difference was statistically significant ( t = 2.18, P<0.05). Conclusions:Essential balm K-point stimulation can effectively promote swallowing function of patients with minimally consciousness state, and improve patient′s oral motor function.
9.Risk factors of spinal cord injury after total aortic arch replacement and frozen elephant trunk
Zhiqiang DONG ; Jie JIANG ; Hong LIU ; Jiaxi GU ; Minghui LI ; Buqing NI
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2022;38(10):590-595
Objective:To investigate the risk factors of spinal cord injury after FET for ATAAD.Methods:We analyzed perioperative data of 111 patients with ATAAD who underwent FET in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2020 to October 2021.Results:Eleven(9.9%)of 111 patients had postoperative spinal cord injury, which showed varying degrees of paralysis or paraplegia. There was no significant difference in age, sex, medical history, cardiopulmonary bypass time, aortic cross-clamping time, circulatory arrest time and FET length between spinal cord injury group and non-spinal cord injury group( P>0.05). Univariate analysis showed that aortic true lumen away from the spinal side( P<0.001) and the number of segmental arteries originating from the true lumen<3 in T9-L3( P<0.001), left subclavian artery involvement( P<0.05) and stent coverage at T8 or beyond( P<0.05) was associated with postoperative spinal cord injury. Multivariate Logistic analysis showed that aortic true lumen away from the spinal side( P<0.001) and the number of segmental arteries originating from the true lumen<3( P<0.001) in T9-L3 and left subclavian artery involvement( P<0.05) were independent risk factors for postoperative spinal cord injury. Conclusion:The pathogenesis of spinal cord injury is complicated. This study suggests that the occurrence of spinal cord injury is significantly related to aortic true lumen away from the spinal side and the number of segmental arteries originating from the true lumen<3 in T9-L3 and left subclavian artery involvement. It is of great clinical significance to identify the high risk factors of postoperative spinal cord injury as early as possible.
10.ST3GAL5 inhibited malignant biological behavior of bladder cancer by activation of the PPAR pathway and inhibition of the PI3K/AKT pathway
Minghui Tan ; Yu Hao ; Zhao Ni ; Qiang Li ; Qinzhang Wang ; Song Ouyang
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(9):1458-1466
Objective :
To the effects and potential mechanisms of ST3GAL5 on biological behaviors of Bladder
Urothelial Carcinoma(BLCA) .
Methods :
Differentially expressed genes related to bladder cancer were identified
using microarray analysis . Suitable bladder cancer cell lines were then screened . In vitro experimental measurements , including CCK8 , EdU , colony formation assays , transwell migration , flow cytometry apoptosis experiments , scratch assay , were used to evaluate the effects of ST3GAL5 on biological behaviors of BLCA . ST3GAL5 gene Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes ( KEGG) , gene set enrichment analysis ( GSEA) were analyzed using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database . Finally , Western blot technology was used to verify the classical proliferation and metastasis related pathway factors .
Results :
The combination of bioinformatics analyses and experimental
measurements demonstrate that ST3GAL5 expression is aberrantly down⁃regulated in human cell lines of BLCA . Through Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) database , HT⁃1376 cell lines were successfully screened for vitro test . Upregulation of ST3GAL5 was found to suppress the malignant biological behaviour of bladder cancer. GSEA enrichment analyses exhibited that ST3GAL5 and its co⁃expressed genes inhibited cell proliferation , invasion and metastasis of bladder urothelial carcinoma by activation of the PPAR pathway and inhibition of the PI3K/AKT pathway . The results of Western blot experiments verified that the key proteins of the PPAR signaling pathway showed a
significant increase and the key proteins of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway showed a significant decrease ( P <0. 05) after ST3GAL5 overexpression in bladder cancer.
Conclusion
ST3GAL5 gene might act as an oncogenic suppressor gene in bladder cancer , possibly inhibit the proliferation , invasion and metastasis of bladder cancer cells by activating the PPAR signaling pathway and inhibiting related molecules in the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway .