1.Establishment and analysis of reference intervals for thyroid tests in pregnant women
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(20):3013-3015
Objective To establish the reference intervals of thyroid hormone levels fro the women in early ,middle and late preg‐nancy in the local area .Methods Through the strict screening for routine diagnosis of pregnant women who went to the hospital , we choose 420 women with 6-37 weeks of pregnancy and 120 non pregnancy women(control group) .Chemiluminescence was used to detect thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) ,free thyroxine(FT4 ) ,total thyroxine(TT4 ) ,free triiodothyronine(FT3) ,total triiodo‐thyronine(TT3 ) for the pregnant women in early pregnancy(0-12 weeks) ,mid‐pregnancy(13-27 weeks) ,and late pregnancy(28-40 weeks) and women in control group .Using those data ,we established reference intervals of thyroid hormone and use bilateral limits P2 .5 - P97 .5 to represent .Results The differences of serum TSH ,FT4 ,TT4 ,TT3 concentration between pregnant group and control group were statistically significant(P<0 .05);while the difference of serum FT3 concentration between pregnant group and control group was not statistically significant(P=0 .79) .The concentration of TSH was not statistically significantly different in the mid‐pregnancy compared with late pregnancy(P=0 .933) ,the reference interval can be merged as 0 .56-3 .94μIU/mL .Conclu‐sion The establishment of normal reference interval of thyroid hormone concentration in different period of pregnancy respectively is conducive to the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease in pregnancy .
2.Characteristics of attention during visual search in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Hui LI ; Xixi ZHAO ; Qihua ZHAO ; Fang HUANG ; Yanfei WANG ; Qiujin QIAN ; Yufeng WANG ; Li SUN
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2017;31(2):102-107
Objective:To explore the characteristics of attention during visual search tasks in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Methods:Totally 45 adult patients with ADHD who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) and 44 healthy controls matched with age,gender and IQ were selected.The reaction time and accuracy rate of two groups were compared under visual search tasks of low and high visual working memory load.Results:The reaction time was longer in patients with ADHD than in the healthy controls in both low-load task [(823 ± 144) ms vs.(754 ± 123) ms,P < 0.01] and highload task [(912 ± 163) ms vs.(851 ± 162) ms,P < 0.01].Compared with the performance in low load task,the search reaction time was longer in high load task [ADHD group:(823 ± 144) ms vs.(912 ± 163) ms,P < 0.01;control group:(754 ± 123) ms vs.(851 ± 162) ms,P <0.01] and the accuracy rate was lower during high load task than low load task[ADHD group:(95.9 ±4.3)% vs.(91.2 ± 14.29)%;control group:(95.8 ± 4.2)% vs.(94.4 ±4.9) %,P < 0.01] in both ADHD and control groups.Conclusion:The results suggest impairment in top-down attentional control in ADHD adults.When the visual working memory load is increasing,ADHD patients allocate more working memory resources on storing the target representation and less resources on visual attention,so the search efficiency may be influenced.
3.Clinical study of iguratimod in the treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis
Wenmin ZHAO ; Dongyun YAO ; Heshui HUO ; Chenman QIN ; Qiujin WEI ; Kai SUN
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2016;39(5):450-452
Objective To study the clinical efficacy and safety of iguratimod in the treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis. Methods Ninety patients with rheumatoid arthritis were randomly divided into three groups, with 30 cases in each group. Group A: oral administration of iguratimod, 25 mg two times a day, and oral administration of methotrexate, 10 mg once a week. Group B:oral administration of iguratimod, 25 mg two times a ady. Group C: oral administration of methotrexate, 15 mg once a week. According to the American College of Rheumatology criteria for judging 20%, 50%and 70%(ACR20, ACR 50 and ACR 70) improvement of swollen and tender joint was judged according to the American College Of Rheumatology criteria, and the adverse reactions were observed. Results After the treatment in group A and group B ACR20, ACR50 and ACR70 were higher than those in group C [76.67%(23/30) and 60.00% (18/30) than 40.00% (12/30), 50.00% (15/30) and 33.33% (10/30) than 20.00% (6/30), 23.33%(7/30) and 13.33%(4/30) than 6.67%(2/30)], and in group A was higher than that in group B. The differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The adverse reaction rate in group A and group B was significantly lower than that in group C:16.67%(5/30) and 13.33%(4/30) than 30.00%(9/30), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); the adverse reaction occurred rate in group A and group B, had no significant difference (P>0.05). Conclusions Monotherapy with iguratimod in the treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis is superior to methotrexate, and has fewer side effects. The combined application of the two drugs is more effective, and can reduce the dose of methotrexate and reduce the incidence of side effects, which is worthy of clinical application.
4.Characteristics of brain cortical morphology in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder co-occurred with oppositional defiant disorder
Feifei SI ; Lu LIU ; Haimei LI ; Min DONG ; Qingjiu CAO ; Li SUN ; Qiujin QIAN ; Yufeng WANG
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(2):97-103
Objective:To investigate the characteristics of cortical morphology in children with attention defi-cit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)and those with oppositional defiant disorder(ODD)from both categorical and dimensional analyses.Methods:A total of 72 children were enrolled,including 16 children with ADHD and ODD,20 children with ADHD without ODD,and 36 age-gender-matched normal children.The diagnoses were made ac-cording to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fourth Edition(DSM-Ⅳ)criteria.The Chi-nese Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children(C-WISC)was used to access intelligence quotient.All subjects par-ticipated in the magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)scan.The features of cortical morphology were determined using FreeSurfer software.Results:Children with ADHD and ODD[(6 528.1±857.5)mm3 vs.(7 591.2±657.3)]and children with ADHD only[(6 867.2±41.3)mm3 vs.(7 591.2±657.3)mm3]had smaller volume in the left later-al superior temporal gyrus(P<0.05)than controls.No difference was found between ADHD with ODD group and ADHD without ODD group.There was no correlation between the cortical volume of left lateral superior temporal gyrus and ODD symptoms.Conclusion:The reduced cortical volume of left lateral superior temporal gyrus may be an important indication of the abnormal brain structure of ADHD in children.And comorbid status of ODD dose not change this structural variation.