1.Clinical Observation of Homemade Medicated and Dietary Compound Granules in Treating Sub-health Insomnia with Deficient Cultivation of Heart-spirit
Yunfang LIU ; Ling QIAN ; Weifeng GUO
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;33(5):621-625
Objective To observe the clinical effects of the homemade medicated and dietary compound granules in treating sub-health insomnia with deficient cultivation of heart-spirit. Methods Sixty qualified patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was given homemade medicated and dietary compound granules(mainly composed of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, Radix Codonopsis, Sclerotiium Poriae Circum Radicem Pini, Radix Polygalae, Flos Rosae Rugosae, Plumula Nelumbinis, Fructus Ziziphi Jugubae, and Arillus Longan). The control group was given Oryzanol powder. The course of treatment lasted for half a month. Before and after treatment, the scores of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI) and the traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)symptom rating scale were observed, and the clinical efficacy of the two groups were also evaluated. Results After treatment for half a month and after suspension of medicine for half a month , (1) the total effective rate of the treatment group was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05);(2) the total PSQI scores , sleep quality scores , falling asleep time scores , and daytime function disorder scores were decreased in the treatment group (P < 0.01 compared with those before treatment) , but the scores of each PSQI item in the control group stayed unchanged (P > 0.05). The total PSQI scores , sleep quality scores , falling asleep time scores, and daytime function disorder scores of the treatment group were lower than those of the control group (P<0.01);(3) the total scores of TCM symptoms as well as the scores of dreaminess and susceptibility to awakening, palpitation and amnesia, lassitude and weakness, poor appetite, pale complexion, vertigo and dizziness, abdominal distension and loose stools were declined in the treatment group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01 compared with those before treatment). Conclusion Medicated and dietary compound granules are effective on improving sleep quality, shortening time to fall asleep, improving sleep disorder, increasing the efficiency of daytime function, improving patients’ mental state entirely, and maintaining the short-term curative effect.
2.Epidemiological features of hand, foot, and mouth disease among children under 6 years in Wuxing District
Xiaoping QIAN ; Jian LING ; Teng LIU
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(3):243-245
Objective:
To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of hand, foot, and-mouth disease (HFMD) among children under 6 years in Wuxing District, Huzhou City from 2013 to 2021, so as to provide insights into HFMC control among children.
Methods :
The surveillance on HFMD and enterovirus 71 (EV71) vaccination among children under 6 years in Wuxing District, Huzhou City from 2013 to 2021 were captured from China Disease Prevention and Control Information System, and the temporal, human and spatial distributions of HFMD cases and pathogenic detection results were descriptively analyzed.
Results :
A total of 14 272 HFMD cases under 6 years were reported in Wuxing District from 2013 to 2021, with an average annual incidence rate of 465.75/104. There were 8 313 male children with HFMD (522.39/104 incidence) and 5 959 female children with HFMD (404.55/104 incidence), and higher incidence of HFMD was seen among male children than among female children (χ2=239.228, P<0.001). Most HFMD cases were found among children at ages of 1 to 3 years (10 006 cases, 70.11%), and the incidence of HFMD peaked during the period between May and July and between October and December each year. High incidence of HFMD was seen in Zhili Township (741.50/104), Yangjiabu Street (546.99/104) and Balidian Township (438.68/104). There were 717 laboratory-confirmed HFMD cases (5.02%), including 106 EV71-positive cases (14.78%) and 177 CoxA16-positive cases (24.69%). A total of 56 288 doses of EV71 vaccines were administered in Wuxing District from 2017 to 2021, with an annual average full-dose vaccination rate of 14.87%. The detection of EV71 infection was significantly lower after EV71 vaccination than before vaccination (4.49% vs. 24.93%; χ2=62.932, P<0.001).
Conclusions
The incidence of HFMD peaks in summer and winter among children under 6 years in Wuxing District, which predominantly occurs among children at ages of 1 to 3 years. The incidence of HFMD is high in Zhili Township, Yangjiabu Street and Balidian Township, and the number of EV71-positive cases significantly reduces after EV71 vaccination than before vaccination.
3.Color Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of breast tumors
Yanping LIU ; Xiao XIE ; Ling ZHANG ; Cuie QIAN ; Wenjia SHEN
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy 2010;7(1):15-18
Objective To analyze the characteristics of benign and malignant breast tumors with 2D and color Doppler ultrasound, and to assess the value of color Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of breast cancer. Methods A total of 674 patients (327 malignant and 347 benign) of breast tumor underwent 2D and color Doppler ultrasonogarphy. Two-dimensional ultrasound was used to observe the size, form, margin and internal echo of the tumors;color Doppler was performed to observe the degree of blood flow signal in the tumor, and to measure peak systolic velocity (PSV) and resistance index (RI). Results Totally 671 patients were diagnosed with ultrasound. The size of the tumors were from 0.50 cm×0.41 cm to 5.42 cm×4.10 cm. The ratio of vertical and transverse diameter of 69.11% (226/327) of the malignant tumors ≥1.0. Most tumors (266/327, 81.35%) presented with irregular margin like incised or feet of crab;61.47% (201/327) had microcalcification. Color Doppler found that 92.97% (304/327) of the tumors had blood flow signal;PSV was 15.34-39.76 cm/s, RI was 0.65-0.98, and 91.61% (262/286)≥0.70. Significant differences of the ratio of vertical and transverse diameter, the margin of the tumor, microcalcification and blood flow signal, PSV and RI (P<0.01) were found between benign and malignant breast tumors. Conclusion The diagnosis and differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast tumors can be significantly improved with comprehensive analysis of 2D ultrasound, blood flow signal, PSV and RI. Color Doppler ultrasound plays an important role in the diagnosis of breast cancer.
4.Detection and Handling of Carry-over of Automatic Biochemistry Analyzer
Ling QIU ; Xinqi CHENG ; Qian LIU ; Ying SHEN
Journal of Medical Research 2006;0(06):-
Objective To investigate the detection and treatment of carry-over of automatic biochemistry analyzer. Methods We detected the sample carry-over by determining one high level quality control serum and three zero levels serum continuously in five days. We used mixed patients serum to detect the carry-over come from reagent probe, muddler and cuvette by arranging test sequence of different item, combination and the times of rerun. We also used different methods such as immersion, cleaning probe, extended priming to handle the reagent carry-over.Results The sample carry-over was -0.37%~0.48% on new analyzer and 0.51~1.17% on old analyzer, respectively. The carry-over of CHO, TG, HDL on reagent probe and muddler of TBA was 86.9%~208.7% and 86.0%~256.5% on old analyzer, respectively. There was no reagent carry-over among other items on old analyzer. There was no carry-over on reagent probe on new analyzer, the carry-over of different items on cuvette of TBA was -0.9%~1.7%. After immersion, cleaning and extended priming, the carry-over of CHD, TG, HDL on TBA reagent probe fell to -1.1%~2.7% and -0.07%~0.09%, respectively.Conclusions The methods which have been mentioned above can detect the sample and reagent carry-over. The carry-over can be reduced by immersion, cleaning, extended priming and testing in different unit.
5.Value of multi-slice CT in the dassification diagnosis of hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Yi QIAN ; Mengsu ZENG ; Yalan LIU ; Zhiqing LING ; Shengxiang RAO
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2008;42(10):1059-1063
Objective To evaluate the value of multi-slice CT(MSCT)classification in the assessment of the hilar cholangiocarcinoma resectahility.Methods Thirty patients with surgically and histopathologically proved hilar cholangiocarcinomas who underwent preoperative MSCT and were diagnosed correctly were included in present study.Transverse images and reconstructed MPR images were reviewed for Bismuth-Corlette classification and morphological classification of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.Thcn MSCT classification was compared with findings of surgery and histopathology.Curative resectabilty of different types according to Bismuth-Corlette classification and morphological classification were analyzed with chi-square test.Results In 30 cases,the numbers of Type Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲa,Ⅲb and Ⅳ according to BismuthCorlette classification were 1,3,4,5 and 17.Seventeen patients underwent curative resections,among which 1,2,1,4 and 9 belonged to Type Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲa,Ⅲb and Ⅳ respectively.However,there was no significant difference in curative resectability among different types of Bismuth-Corlette classification(X2=0.9875.P>0.05).In present study,the accuracy of MSCT in Bismuth-Corlette classification reached 86.7%(26/30).The numbers of periducatal infiltrating,mass forming and intraductal growing type were 13,13 and 4,while 6,8 and 3 cases of each type underwent curative resections.There was no significant difference in curative resectability among different types of morphological classification(X2=1.2583,P>0.05).The accuracy of MSCT in morphological classification was 100%(30/30)in this study group.Conclusion MSCT can make accurate diagnosis of Bismuth-Corlette classification and morphological classification.which is helpful in preoperative respectability assessment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
6.Research progress of treatment for amblyopia
Hua, LI ; Qing-Ling, XIANG ; Meng, LIAO ; Long-Qian, LIU
International Eye Science 2011;11(3):385-387
The most common forms of treatment for amblyopia are occlusion therapy and pharmacologic penalization. But these methods can not recover all the visual deficits of amblyopes and there are some disadvantages of the treatment which need to be considered, including adverse effects, compliance and social stigma. Recently, some novel approaches are investigated for improving the effectiveness and compliance of treatment for amblyopia.
7.Effect of glibenclamide on viability and acid-base equilibrium of glioblastoma cells
Ling GUO ; Huajun SHENG ; Qian LIU ; Qinghua YANG ; Shujuan ZHU
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2017;33(8):1405-1410
AIM: To investigate the effect of glibenclamide (Glib) on the viability and acid-base equilibrium of glioblastoma cells.METHODS: U251 cells and U87 cells were treated with Glib at different concentrations.The inhibitory rates were detected by CCK-8 assay.The effective dose was screened and the experiment was divided into control group and drug treatment groups.The migration ability was monitored by wound healing assay, and intracellular pH was detected by pH indicator fluorescent probe.The protein expression levels of inwardly-rectifying potassium channel 4.1 (Kir4.1) and monocarboxylate transport protein 1 (MCT1) were determined by Western blot.RESULTS: The half maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of Glib for 48 h exposure of U251 cells and U87 cells were 400.20 μmol/L and 553.70 μmol/L, respectively.The effective inhibition doses of Glib for U251 cells were from the ranges of 100 μmol/L to 1 600 μmol/L, and those for U87 cells were from 50 μmol/L to 1 600 μmol/L in a concentration-dependent manner (P<0.05).Glib not only inhibited the migration (P<0.05) of U251 cells and U87 cells, which was negatively correlated with drug concentration (P<0.05), but also reduced the intracellular fluorescence intensity in experimental group (P<0.05), suggesting that with the increase in drug concentration, the intracellular pH decreased gradually (P<0.05).The protein expression of Kir4.1 and MCT1 was down-regulated by treatment with Glib, and was negatively correlated with concentration of Glib.CONCLUSION: Glib, a kind of potassium channel blocker, induces intracellular acidification via down-regulating the expression of Kir4.1 and MCT1, thus inhibiting the growth of glioblastoma in a certain dose range.
8.Reference intervals of serum calcium, phosphate and alkaline phosphatase of healthy school children and adolescents in Heilongjiang province
Xinqi CHENG ; Qian CHENG ; Ling QIU ; Li LIU ; Qian LIU ; Shaomei HAN ; Guangjin ZHU
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2015;(9):1205-1208
Objective To analyze the serum calcium , phosphate and alkaline phosphatase level among apparently healthy school children and adolescents in Heilongjiang Province and establish the reference intervals in different gender and different age groups .Methods Random sample of 2 101 primary and secondary school students from 9 to 18-year-old was collected from different district of Heilongjiang Province including Harbin and Mudanjiang from July 2008 to June 2009 .The fasting venous blood was collected and serum calcium , phosphate and alkaline phos-phatase concentration was measured as soon as possible .After screening outlier individual , a total of 2 091 subjects were enrolled.The reference intervals of serum calcium , phosphate and alkaline phosphatase for healthy school children and adolescents were established by gender and age ( P2.5 to P97.5 ) .Results The change tendency of serum calcium, phosphate and alkaline phosphatase with age and sex were presented .All these parameters had shown inverse relationship with age and were significantly higher in boys than girls (P<0.001).Serum calcium, phosphate of both sexes and serum alkaline phosphatase of girls declined progressively with age .However , the highest alkaline phosphatase level was seen at 13 years in boys.Alkaline phosphatase showed a positive correlation with age before 13 years of age , but after that alkaline phosphatase started to decline .Conclusions Reference in-tervals of serum calcium , phosphate and alkaline phosphatase for healthy school children and adolescents in Hei -longjiang Province in the age group of 9-18 years were presented , which supply good reference value for clinicians especially pediatricians to interpret the results of school children and adolescents and make decision .
9.The innovation of cultivation system of stomatological talents
Ling-lin ZHANG ; Jin-mei RAN ; Ling YE ; Qian LIU ; Xue-dong ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2011;10(11):1305-1308
The rapid development of stomatology is improving the standard of talent quality and skills gradually,so the innovation of cultivation patterns of the stomatology students is imperative.West China College of Stomatology in Sichuan University is practicing the innovation of cultivation system of stomatological talents by establishing the new teaching and learning plan,adjusting the course system,strengthening the teaching materials construction,and adjusting the evaluation index and so on.The goal of the innovation of cultivation patterns is to foster the stomatological talents which have profound cultural atmosphere,the solid professional knowledge,strong innovative consciousness,and broad international vision.
10.Design of method comparison and bias estimation of multi tests on multi instruments
Ling QIU ; Xin-Qi CHENG ; Li LIU ; Fu-Cheng LIU ; Qian LIU ; Zeng-Mei GE ;
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2003;0(09):-
Objective To design an experiment for method-comparison and bias estimation of multi tests on multi instruments.Methods According to the procedure described by the NCCLS approved guideline EP9-A and improving the method of sample collection,we took 8 patient mixing samples each day to analyze all comparison tests on 11 auto-chemistry analyzer within following 5 days.The duplicates were assessed within the same run.The coefficient of correlation and average bias% were calculated,and the system errors at medical decided levels were assessed.Results Taking ALT as an example,the coefficients of correlation were between 0.994-1.000,and the average bias% were between-0.460%-4.927%,SE at 40U/L was-1.510-1.834 and SE at 300 U/L was-3.101-9.188.Conclusion In all tests that joined the comparison among the different instruments,28 tests were acceptable,2 tests were acceptable after modifying the coefficients,and AMY and LIP were not acceptable.