1.Clinical significance of the glucose screening tests during pregnancy
Jing LU ; Ruixia HUANG ; Yue HUANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2009;16(5):828-829
Objective To investigate the clinical significance of the glucose screening tests during pregnancy. Methods 1 516 cases of 24~28 weeks pregnant women were given 50g glucose screening tests, and for those whose blood glucose ≥7. 8 mmol/L further underwent glucose tolerance tests(OGTT) for a clear diagnosis. Results The incidence of gestational diabetes is 3.17% and the incidence of impaired glucose tolerance in pregnancy is 2. 64%. Conclusion 50g glucose screening for pregnant women helps to carry out early diagnosis and treatment of gestational diabetes,to improve the quality of obstetric and reduce perinatal mortality rate,it is of great significance.
2.Effects of carboxyl methyl chitosan on hypertrophic scars in rabbit ears
Zheng SONG ; Zhiguo WANG ; Lu CHEN ; Yahang ZHANG ; Lin QI ; Ruyong YAO ; Ruixia KUANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2010;16(4):259-262
Objective To investigate the effect of carboxyl methyl chitosan on hypertrophic scars by establishing a hypertrophic scar model on the ventral side of rabbit ears.Methods Full-thick-ness excisional wounds,1 cm in diameter,were made in the ears of 12 adult New Zealand white rabbits,and 123 hypertrophic sears were made in all.Then the rabbits were divided into 3 groups:group A was an experimental group (carboxyl methyl chitosan,500μg/ml),group B was a control group 1 (triamcinolone),and group C was control group 2 (physiological saline).All the scars were injected with drugs on the 30th and 40th days after operation,and then the samples were collected on the 35th and 45th day and analyzed.Results Compared with group C,group A appeared to be flatter,softer,and lighter in color;the area density of fibroblast decreased using HE stain and masson stain (P<0.05),and hydroxyproline content and hypertrophic index were also lower than group C (P<0.05).There were no significant differences of those criteria between group A and group B (P>0.05).Conclusion Injection of carboxyl methyl chitosan into Iocal hypertrophic scars On rabbit ears has similar effects to triamcinolone,and both of them can prevent and cure hypertrophic scars in proliferative stage.
3.Study of endovenous laser therapy for varicosities of lower extremities
Guangyu QI ; Shufeng WANG ; Shaoying LU ; Xiangming CHE ; Lina QIAO ; Ruixia RUAN
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 1994;0(05):-
Objective To evaluate the compositive methods of endovenous treatment with laser in the treatment of superficial varicosities in lower extremities individually.Methods Two hundred ninty-five limbs in 285 patients with chronic venons insufficiency were studied.According to the clinical manifestations,ultrasound and venography and using the clinical-etiology-anatomy-pathophysiology(CEAP) classification of chronic(venous) insufficiency,the patients were grouped A,B and C.Three surgical strategies were used.Group A:Simple endovenous laser therapy(129 limbs,43.72%).Group B: Endovenous laser therapy combined with punctate ligation(143 limbs,48.47%).Group C: Endovenous laser therapy combined with external banding valvuloplasty of superficial femoral vein and punctate ligation(23 limbs,7.8%).Results The cirsoid superficial vein disappeared in all the groups.The color of the skin became lighter,and swelling was reduced.The ulcers healed or shrunk in size.Conclusions Endovenous laser treatment(EVLT) is an(effective) minitraumatic operation for treatment of varicosities of lower extremities.The use of EVLT combined with other surgical procedures is effective treatment for primary deep venous valvalar insufficiency.
4.Ultrasonographic application in predicting axillary lymph nodes metastasis in patients with breast cancer
Qingping TONG ; Ping MAO ; Jiajia WANG ; Ruixia TIAN ; Lu GAN ; Chenggong ZHAO ; Lei WANG ; Fucheng LUO
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2012;21(6):484-487
ObjectiveTo evaluate the implication of ultrasonographic features of primary breast cancer tumors and axillary lymph nodes in predicting axillary lymph nodes metastasis in patients with breast cancer.MethodsA total of 108 patients with breast cancer were underwent examination of primary breast tumors and axillary lymph nodes by high frequency linear-array probes of ultrasound.The ages of patients,locations of primary tumors,numbers of tumors,maximum diameters of tumors,the longitudinal transverse axis ratio of tumors,mass boundary,ultrasonic patterns,micro-calcification,classification of blood supply,color pixel density(CPD),peak systolic velocity,resistance index,the longitudinal transverse axis ratio of axillary lymph nodes and maximum cortical thickness of axillary lymph nodes were recorded.ResultsOut of 108 patients with breast cancer,the longitudinal transverse axis ratio of tumor were greater than 1 in 75 (69.4 % ),micro-calcification in 57(52.8 % ),classification of blood supply were Ⅱ - Ⅲ in 57 (52.8% ),CPD were greater than or equal to 10% in 48 (44.4%),maximum cortical thickness of axillary lymph node were greater than or equal to 3 mm in 51 (47.2%),and longitudinal transverse axis ratio of lymph nodes were less than 1.5 in 59 (54.6%).Univariate analysis revealed that these six parameters were correlated to the axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer ( P <0.05).However,ages of patients,location of tumor in the breast,numbers of tumors,maximum diameters of tumors,mass boundary,ultrasonic patterns,peak systolic velocity and resistance index were not related to the axillary lymph node metastasis( P >0.05).Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that CPD (OR:16.337,95% CI:4.537- 58.826),longitudinal transverse axis ratio of lymph nodes (OR:3.754,95% CI:1.269- 11.108) and microcalcificationand (OR:3.033,95 % CI:1.040 - 8.840) were risk factors of axillary lymph nodes metastasis in patients with breast cancer.ConclusionsThe application of ultrasonography in patients with breast cancer is useful in predicting axillary lymph nodes metastasis.
5.Selective blockage of abnormal Wnt pathway inhibits the growth and invasion of hepatocarcinoma cells
Ying JIANG ; Xinda ZHOU ; Yinkun LIU ; Xiaowu HUANG ; Ruixia SUN ; Chunhui ZHANG ; Weiqi LU ; Jun ZHU ; Wenjie LUO ; Hua ZHANG
Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences 2010;37(2):146-152
Objective To construct the recombinant expression vector encoding antisense Tcf fragment for the blockage of abnormal Wnt pathway, and to investigate its effect on the biological behaviors of human hepatocarcinoma cells. Methods Antisense expression vector was transfected into hepatocarcinoma cells SMMC-7721 with GeneJammer. RT-PCR and Western blot were used to detect Tcf expression. Cell proliferation and motility were compared by growth curves and Transwell plate assay. Cell apoptosis was determined by Annexin V and cell cycle was examined by fluorescent staining. Results The stable transfection of antisense Tcf in SMMC-7721 cells significantly reduced Tcf expression at both mRNA and protein levels. Compared with parental and mock-transfected 7721 (7721-vector) cells, antisense Tcf RNA transfected cells 7721-pTas showed much decreased activities of proliferation, migration and invasion in vitro. Furthermore, the apoptosis rate of 7721-pTas cells [(26.34±2.07)%] was significantly higher than that of 7721-vector cells [(6.53±1.02)%] and parental SMMC-7721 cells [(4.33±0.68)%] (P<0.001). The percentages of G0-G1 phase antisense transfected cells were 20.24% and 20.95%, higher than parental SMMC-7721 and 7721-vector cells, and percentages of S phase antisense transfected cells were 11.8% and 11.38%, lower than parental SMMC-7721 and 7721-vector cells, respectively. Conclusions Antisense RNA suppress the growth ability of liver cancer cells by inducing cell apoptosis and impeding the progress of cell cycle, which suggests that selective blockage of abnormal Wnt signal pathway by antisense Tcf RNA may be a potential new gene therapy for liver cancer.
6.Correlation of positive expressions of HPV and EBV with laryngeal carcinoma
Yu ZHANG ; Xiaoping CHEN ; Xia LI ; Can LI ; Dan LU ; Ruixia MA ; Yi ZHAG ; Xiaocheng XUE ; Jingping FAN ; An HU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2017;33(13):2117-2122
Objective To investigate the relationships between expressions of HPV and EBV in larynge-al carcinoma. Methods DNA flow-through hybridization and gene chip genotyping technology(HybriMax)and real-time quantitative PCR were used for 37 subtypes of HPV detection and quantitative detection of EBV in 101 cases of laryngeal cancer paraffin embedded tissue specimens. 43 cases of vocal cord polyp of paraffin embedded tissue specimens were used as the controls. Results The positive rate of laryngeal carcinoma was 13.86% in group HPV and 9.3% in the control group ,with no statistically significant difference between the positive expres-sions of HPV in the laryngeal carcinoma group and control group(P>0.05). The positive rate of laryngeal carci-noma was 63.37% and 13.95%,respectively ,in group EBV ,and the control group ,with significant difference between them(P < 0.05). In respect of the positive rate by comparing differently differentiated EBV in laryngeal carcinoma ,there was no significant difference in the positive expression of EBV in well differentiated and differen-tiated laryngeal carcinoma(P>0.05),but the difference was statistically significant in highly differentiated EBV as compared with those with low differentiation type,medium differentiation and poor differentiation(P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the groups in view of sex ,age and course of disease in the patients (P > 0.05). Conclusions The incidence of laryngeal carcinoma is closely related with EBV infection ,possibly relationed with HPV and high-risk subtypes of HPV have a certain role in the process of induced laryngeal carcino-ma. The gender ,age and duration of disease have no significant correlation with EBV infection. This study will provide a basis for further invesgitation of pathogenesis of laryngeal cancer and prevention and treatment of larynge-al cancer.
7.Survey on smoking related knowledge and intention of quitting among smokers with diabetes mellitus
Ruixia LU ; Yanling FAN ; Hao WU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2017;16(11):863-866
Objective To survey on smoking related knowledge and intention of quitting among smoking patients with diabetes mellitus .Methods A questionnaire survey on smoking related knowledge and intention of quitting was conducted among 146 smoking patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ( T2DM) in Beijing Yangfangdian Community Health Service Center from September 2016 to October.The questionnaire included general information ( 6 items ) , smoking status ( 3 items ) , awareness of smoking hazards ( 11 items), smoking cessation (5 items).Of the 146 patients, 82 were face-to-face surveyed, and 64 were telephone surveyed.Among 141 respondents who completed the questionnaire , there were 135 males (95.7%) and 6 females (4.3%) aged 32-74 (58.9 ±7.9) years, 4 cases (2.8%) with primary school education,46 cases (32.6%) with junior high school,63 cases (44.7%) with secondary school or high school education , 28 cases (19.9%) with college degree or above .The duration of diabetes ranged from 1 to 35 years with an average of (7.7 ±5.9) years.There was 2 cases (1.4%) with 1-5 years of smoking , 2 cases (1.4%) with 6-10 years of smoking, 25 cases (17.8%) with 11-20 years of smoking, 112 cases (79.4%) with more than 20 years of smoking.Results 99.3% (140/141) of the participants knew that smoking could lead to chronic bronchitis and emphysema , 46.8% ( 66/141 ) thought that smoking could lead to diabetes, 51.1%(72/141) thought that smoking affected blood glucose control , 65.2%(92/141) knew that smoking increased the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases .The intention of quitting smoking was significantly correlated with the awareness of above knowledge in smoking diabetic patients.Conclusion The awareness rate of smoking causing diabetes , blood glucose control and diabetic chronic complications is relatively low .The awareness of smoking related knowledge can significantly facilitate patients to quit smoking .
8.Overexpression and Effect on Apoptosis of the 150-ku Oxygen-regulated Protein(ORP150) in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Haijun ZHOU ; Zhenyu HEI ; Jiong SHI ; Kun GUO ; Bingsheng SUN ; Jincai WU ; Yue ZHAO ; Liyun FU ; Chun DAI ; Dongmei GAO ; Ruixia SUN ; Yan ZHAO ; Jie CHEN ; Lu WANG ; Lunxiu QIN ; Yinkun LIU
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2006;0(10):-
In previous study, the 150-ku oxygen-regulated protein(ORP150) was identified as a candidate glycoprotein related to hepatocellular carcinoma.In order to further validate the expression level of ORP150 in hepatocellular carcinoma, protein expression was determined by Western blot and cell immunochemistry, and messenger RNA(mRNA) expression was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.The effect of ORP150 on apoptosis and invasive potential of hepatocellular carcinoma cells was evaluated using the small interference RNA(siRNA) technique.Both the protein and mRNA expression levels of ORP150 were significantly upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines compared with a non-tumor human liver cell line.After transfection with the specific siRNA of ORP150, significantly greater apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells was induced compared with untransfected cells.However, no significant effect on invasive potential was found.Overexpression of ORP150 was associated with hepatocellular carcinoma, and ORP150 might promote the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by inhibiting apoptosis.ORP150 could be a potential therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma.
9.Expressions of peripheral blood lymphocytes in high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix and early cervical cancer and their significances
Jia ZHANG ; Liqin LINGHU ; Ruixia ZHAO ; Lijun WEI ; Yongfeng GUO ; Jie WANG ; Na LU ; Haixia JIA
Cancer Research and Clinic 2023;35(7):505-509
Objective:To investigate the expression levels of peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) of the cervix and early cervical cancer, and to analyze their correlation with the clinicopathological characteristics of cervical cancer.Methods:The clinical data of 65 patients with HSIL and 78 patients with early cervical cancer (2018 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage ≤ stage Ⅱ A) treated in Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital from October 2020 to November 2021 were retrospectively analyzed, and 31 healthy people undergoing physical examination during the same period were treated as the healthy control group. The expressions of CD3 + T cells, CD4 + T cells, CD8 + T cells, NK cells, NK/T cells and other immune cells in fasting peripheral blood of the patients were detected by using flow cytometry. Results:The expression levels of CD3 + T cells, CD4 + T cells, CD4 +/CD8 + and NK cells were 71±8, 39±7, 1.5±0.5, 16±7, respectively in HSIL group, and 73±9, 41±9, 1.5±0.6, 16±9, respectively in early cervical cancer group, which were lower than those in the healthy control group (76±9, 45±10, 2.0±1.3, 20±7) (all P < 0.05). The expression levels of CD8 + T cells was 28±7, 29±8, respectively in HSIL group and early cervical cancer group, which were higher than those in the healthy control group (24±7) (all P < 0.05). The expression level of total B cells in early cervical cancer group was lower than that in healthy control group (10±4 vs.12±3, P < 0.05). The expression level of CD3 + T cells in peripheral blood of early cervical cancer patients with tumor diameter >4 cm and nerve/vascular invasion was 71±10 and 72±8, which was lower than that of patients with tumor diameter 2-4 cm, ≤2 cm and without nerve/vascular invasion (72±8, 75±8, 78±7); the expression level of CD8 + T cell was 32±8 and 35±4, which was higher than that of patients with tumor diameter 2-4 cm, ≤2 cm, and without nerve/vascular invasion (28±8, 28±7, 29±8) (all P < 0.05). The levels of CD3 + T cells and total B cells were negatively correlated with the tumor diameter (all P < 0.05), while the level of CD8 + T cells was positively correlated with tumor diameter ( P < 0.05); the levels of CD3 + T cells and NK cells were negatively correlated with nerve/vascular invasion (all P < 0.05). Conclusions:The immune function of the body starts to change in the early progression of cervical cancer, and is related to the tumor diameter and nerve/vascular invasion of cervical cancer.