1.Clinical significance of changes of T lymphocyte subtype and serum levels of leukotriene B4 in children with acute leukemia
Huiqin XUE ; Ming LI ; Lei ZHU ; Rui ZHAO ; Shixu ZHANG ; Xueping WANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2011;27(1):103-105
Objective To study the changes of T lymphocyte subtype levels and serum levels of leukotriene B4 ( LTB4 )in children with acute leukemia (AL). Methods The activity of T lymphocyte subsets:CD3+ T cells,CD4+ T cells,CD8 + T cell levels and NK cell were detected in 40 cases of AL and 40 control by Flow Cytometry(FCM). The serum level of LTB4 was measured by ELISA in all subjects. ResultsCompared with normal control , the percentages of CD3 + T cells ( [ 49.51 ± 6.53 ] % vs [ 67.63 ± 5.23 ] % ), CD4 + T cells ([22.15±4.87]% vs [34.43 ±5.07]%),CD8+ T cell ([23.41 ±3.96]% vs [28. 17 ±4.61]%),NK cell ( [5.41 ± 4.25 ] % vs [ 13.10 ± 4.91 ] % ) were significantly lower in children AL patients, ( Ps <0.01 ). However,the serum levels of LTB4 increased significantly in AL patients compared with normal control ( [ 25.23 ± 6.24 ] ng/L vs [ 8.28 ± 2.53 ] ng/L, P < 0.01 ). ConclusionT lymphocyte subtype and serum level of LTB4 showed significant changes in children AL patients compared with normal control, which revealed an important theoretical basis to AL pathogenesis.
2.Clinical features of autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 2K
Shixu DAI ; Jun FU ; Zhaoxia WANG ; Yuehuan ZUO ; Jing LIU ; Wei ZHANG ; He LYU ; Yun YUAN
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2017;50(4):292-296
Objective To report the clinical and peripheral neuropathological findings in two patients with autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 2K(AR-CMT2K).Methods Case one was a nine year-old girl.She had distal weakness of lower limbs for six years, with calf atrophy and contracture of Achilles tendon for three years.Case two was an eight year-old boy.He had distal weakness of lower limbs with contracture of Achilles tendon and calf muscle atrophy for three years, and proximal weakness of low limbs for two years.The motor nerve conduction velocities in median nerves were 48.1 m/s in case one and 47.6 m/s in case two.The compound motor action potential amplitude of median nerves decreased by 46% in case one and 69% in case two.Sural nerve biopsies and gene targeted next-generation sequencing were performed in both patients.Results Density of myelinated fibers was 8 407/mm2 in case one and 7 714/mm2 in case two.The ratio of myelinated fibers with diameter over 8 μm was 2.6% in case one and 0 in case two.Both patients had small regenerating cluster of myelinated fibers.Thin myelinated fibers appeared in case one.In case two, atypical onion bulb formations with focal folded myelin appeared, and electromicroscopy revealed mitochondrial aggregate in axons.Compound heterozygous mutations of ganglioside-induced differentiation associated protein 1 gene were detected in both patients, including c.767A>G(p.H256R) and c.466G>A (p.A156T) in case one and c.767A>G and 845G>A(p.R282H) in case two.Conclusions Contracture of Achilles tendon may appear in early childhood of AR-CMT2K patients.The main pathological changes in sural nerve are loss of large myelinated fibers, mitochondrial aggregate in axons and myelin abnormalities.
3.Global research hotspots and trends of family intervention for ASD
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(6):880-883
Objective:
To summarize the global research hotspots and trends of family intervention on autism spectrum disorder (ASD), to provide ideas for the development of localized research on family intervention for ASD in China.
Methods:
This study used the bibliometric software CiteSpace to conduct visual analysis on emerging cutting edge documents in the Web of Science core database in the field of family intervention for autism in the past 20 years (2001-2020). Data collection used 7 subject terms related to family caregiver intervention in February 2021. A total of 2 342 literature was obtained after data sorting.
Results:
The number of international publications has risen rapidly since 2013. The average annual number of international publications was 29 during 2001- 2012, then 250 during 2013-2020, which increased by 8 times. Among them, the United States ranked the top of publication with 1 295 articles, while publications from two universities in Canada and the United Kingdom showed higher impacts. The high frequency keywords that reflected the international hotspots included children, adolescent, mother, behavior, and stress; the high centrality keywords included follow up, intellectual disability, early recognition, young children and language.
Conclusion
The research hotspots in the field of ASD family intervention in the past 20 years included targets, strategies and forms, as well as the implementation effects of ASD family interventions. The trends of research in the past five years (2016-2020) mainly focus on the intervention studies of children, adolescents and adults with ASD and the randomized controlled trials of ASD family intervention focusing on caregivers.
4.Preoperative hepatic and regional arterial infusion chemotherapy in the prevention of liver metastasis after colorectai cancer surgery
Yunshi ZHONG ; Jianmin XU ; Weixin NIU ; Li REN ; Ye WEI ; Shixu LU ; Jianhua WANG ; Zhiping YAN ; Jiemin CHENG ; Sheng QIAN ; Xinyu QIN
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2008;23(9):672-675
Objective To investigate the safety of preoperative hepatic and regional arterial infusion chemotherapy in the prevention of liver metastasis and improving survival after curative colorectal cancer resection.Methods Patients admitted from 2001 to 2007 with Stage Ⅱ or Stage Ⅲ colorectal cancer were randomly assigned to receive preoperative hepatic and regional arterial infusion chemotherapy (PHRAIC group,n=256)or surgery alone(control group,n=253).Toxity of liver,hematology,immunology and post-operative complication of PHRAIC and the control were evaluated.Results Grade Ⅲ hepatic toxity,leukemia,anemia and platelet decrease in PHRAIC group was 3.1%(8/256),5.5% (14/256),7.4%(19/256)and 6.6%(17/256).There were no grade Ⅳ toxities,and all the patients in PHRAIC group received surgery.Morbidity rate in PHRAIC and the control group was 9.8%(25/256)vs 8.3%(21/253)(X2=1.86,P>0.05).All patients were followed up,with mean follow up of 42±14 months until Oct 30.2007.For stage Ⅲ patients,5-year overall survival and liver metastasis rate were 81.0% in PHRAIc group vs.60.4% in control group(X2=5.15,P<0.05)and 18.9%(28/148)vs 27.3%(41/150)(X2=5.41,P<0.05),respectively.Conclusion Preoperative hepatic and regional arterial infusion chemotherapy 7 days before surgery was safe and could reduce liver metastasis and improve survival rate in patients with Stage Ⅲ colorectal cancer.
5.Visualization analysis of study status of measuring the dose of radiotherapy for Flash-RT
Ning WANG ; Shixu ZHANG ; Yixiao GUO ; Juntao RAN
China Medical Equipment 2024;21(5):1-10
Objective:To conduct visualization analysis,induction and summary for the study status,focus and trend in the dose measurement field of flash radiotherapy(Flash-RT)through bibliometric methods on the basis of the Web of Science Collection(WOS),and analyze the technical bottleneck of Flash-RT dose measurement.Methods:In the WOS database,the("FLASH radiotherapy"or"ultra high dose rate"or"FLASH irradiation")and TS=("dosimetric system"or"dosimeters"or"dosimetry")were used as the theme terms,and all relevant literatures about the study of Flash-RT dose measurement that were included in the Core Collection of WOS database were retrieved.The citation analysis function of WOS and Citespace software(Version 6.2)were used to conduct visualization analysis for the publication trends,sources and research focus of the included literature of Flash-RT dose measurement,and to draw corresponding visualization knowledge maps.Results:The literatures were mainly published during January 2015 and November 2023,and a total of 86 papers were included in the analysis by screening,which included 78 articles and 8 reviews.The top three countries in terms of publication volume were respectively the United States(38 papers),France(19 papers)and Italy(19 papers).The research focuses were respectively Cherenkov,radiotherapy,passive dosimeter,conventional radiation,laser particle acceleration,ionization chamber and proton therapy as cluster analysis.Currently,the study of Flash-RT dose measurement mainly focused on the relevant fields included Flash-RT radiation source,dose rate,and the equipment and method of dose measurement.Conclusion:Flash-RT is a new technology with a key breakthrough in the basic field of radiotherapy,and this technique faces many difficulties and challenges in the clinical translation process of this technique.With the continuous development of science and technique,and deepeningaccumulation of related researchclinical big data,the method and procedure of accurate and efficient dose measurement dosimetry methods and procedures will promote and realize the update and iteration of Flash-RT experiment research and device technique,which will successfully realize the clinical the broader application prospects of this technology.
6.Auxiliary diagnosis model of children with autism spectrum disorder based on random forest
LI Yutong, ZHOU Yong, WANG Jia, JU Wenjing, PAN Shixu, WANG Luqian, WANG Yijun
Chinese Journal of School Health 2021;42(8):1180-1183
Objective:
The random forest algorithm was used to construct a rapid screening diagnostic prediction model for children with autism spectrum disorder, to provide the references for early detection, early diagnosis of ASD children, and to reduce the pressure of ASD clinical diagnosis and assessment.
Methods:
The random forest algorithm of machine learning was applied to build the auxiliary diagnosis model. Totally 346 ASD children and 90 normal children were evaluated by Social Responsiveness Scale and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. ROC curve, and accuracy was used to evaluate the models.
Results:
Among the models, the accuracy of 13 feature factors and 7 feature factors were above 0.9, the sensitivity was up to 0.927, the specificity was up to 0.936 and the AUC was up to 0.979. The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and AUC of the model were 0.943,0.959,0.931 and 0.978 respectively. The fitting and generalization effects of the three models were all satisfactory.
Conclusion
A random forest model based on the SRS Scales and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales can be used to diagnose ASD accurately and provide scientific basis for the development of rapid screening and diagnosis tools.
7.Wenyang-Shengji ointment regulates GRP78/CHOP pathway to inhibit excessive endoplasmic reticulum stress for facilitating diabetic refractory wound repair
Yarong DING ; Shixu ZHENG ; Jun WANG ; Chenlei XIE ; Shuihua FENG ; Zhongzhi ZHOU ; Li CHEN
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2024;40(3):493-501
AIM:To study the regulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress(ERS)using the glucose regulated protein 78(GRP78)/CCAAT/enhancer binding protein homologous protein(CHOP)pathway and explore the related mech-anism of Wenyang-Shengji ointment in facilitating the repair of diabetic refractory wounds.METHODS:To establish a rat model of diabetic refractory wound repair,Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats were fed a high-fat diet and intraperitoneally in-jected with streptozotocin.Subsequently,full-thickness skin defects were induced in the dorsal region of the rats.The ex-periment included 4 groups:normal,model(diabetic refractory wounds),Wenyang-Shengji ointment,and Beifuxin(re-combinant bovine basic fibroblast growth factor gel)groups.The normal and model groups were treated with normal saline after disinfection.In the Wenyang-Shengji ointment and Beifuxin groups,the wounds were topically treated with the re-spective ointments once daily.After 14 d of treatment,wound healing was assessed and quantified using the wound healing rate.Hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining was employed to examine the micromorphology of the wound tissue.Western blot analysis was performed to measure GRP78,CHOP and caspase-12 levels in the wound tissue.Immunohistochemical analy-sis was used to detect the expression and distribution patterns of GRP78,CHOP and caspase-12 in the wounds.Transmis-sion electron microscopy was used to observe reticulum numbers and swelling.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine interleukin-1β(IL-1β)level as a pro-inflammatory factor within the wound.RESULTS:Indexes of each group were assessed 14 d after the corresponding intervention.Compared with normal group,the rats in model group exhibited a significant decrease in the wound healing rate(P<0.01),accompanied by increased inflammatory exudation and poor granulation tissue growth.Additionally,there were increases in the expression levels of GRP78,CHOP and cas-pase-12 proteins(P<0.01),as well as a significant elevation in the content of inflammatory factor IL-1β(P<0.01).In contrast,compared with model group,treatment with Wenyang-Shengji ointment resulted in a significant improvement in wound healing rate(P<0.01),reduction in inflammatory exudation,and enhanced granulation tissue growth(P<0.01).Furthermore,there was a notable decrease in the protein expression of GRP78/CHOP/caspase-12 within the wound tissue following treatment with Wenyang-Shengji ointment(P<0.01).The levels of inflammatory factor IL-1β also showed a sig-nificant decrease(P<0.01).CONCLUSION:Wenyang-Shengji promotes the healing of diabetic refractory wounds,which may be associated with the downregulation of the GRP78/CHOP pathway,inhibition of excessive ERS,and reduc-tion in the level of wound cell apoptosis.
8.Forensic appraisal and prevention of common faults in medical disputes in mental hospitals
Zhangpeng LIN ; Wei WEN ; Qingxin YANG ; Lina GUAN ; Qi DU ; Shijun HONG ; Shixu WANG ; Yi LUO ; Hong DENG
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 2023;38(6):705-709
Objective To explore the key points of forensics appraisal of medical disputes in mental hospitals,strengthen the management of mental hospitals,prevent medical disputes and improve medical quality.Methods Using the written judgment of China Judgments Online as materials,the order multi-class Logistic regression analysis was conducted on the common faults and level of responsibility in cases of death resulting from mental hospital treatment.Results Improper nursing,improper management,insufficient knowledge of the disease,unclear information,inadequate rescue,improper medication,unclear diagnosis were the risk factors of the degree of responsibility of medical disputes,and other diseases were protective factors.Conclusion Analyzing the common faults and identification points of death disputes in mental hospitals and rectifying them from two aspects can effectively prevent the occurrence of medical disputes,improve the quality of medical treatment,and achieve a win-win situation for doctors and patients.
9.Clinical analysis of lymphocytic thyroiditis coexistent with papillary thyroid carcinoma
Shixu WANG ; Zhiqiang SHE ; Changming AN ; Xiwei ZHANG ; Zhengjiang LI ; Pingzhang TANG
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2016;51(4):277-281
Objective To analyse the clinical features and treatment strategies of papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC) coexistent with lymphocytic thyroiditis (LT).Methods A total of 292 patients including 25 males and 267 females with LT and thyroid nodules treated in the department of head and neck surgery between Sep 2011 and Sep 2014 was analysed retrospectively and divided into two groups according to pathological results,of them 262 patients,with a median age of 47 years old,were LT with PTC and 30 patients,with a median age of 54 years old,were LT with benign nodules.Among 262 patients having LT with PTC,259 were diagnosed as having malignant or suspicious malignant nodules and 3 having benign nodules with ultrasound before surgery,98 cases were considered multifocal malignant nodules by preoperative ultrasound,and 112 cases were positive in cervical lymph nodes,including bilateral positive in 37 cases.Of 30 patients having LT with benign nodules,14 were diagnosed malignant or suspicious malignant nodules and 16 benign nodules.Results The mean age in 262 patients with PTC was less significantly than that in 30 patients with benign nodules (P < 0.05).Ultrasound showed a high proportion of calcification and microcalcification in patients with PTC (34%) compared to patients with benign nodules (13 %) (P < O.05).There were not significant differences in the mean levels of serum thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) (2.80 vs 2.99 mU/L,P =0.233),thyroglobulin(TG) (27.14 vs 18.60 μg/L,P =0.747),and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (ATG) (417.3 vs 378.7 U/ml,P =0.834) between patients with PTC and those with benign nodules.In patients with PTC,multifocal tumor accounted for 42%.The central and lateral lymph node metastasis rates were respectively 50% and 24%,and the occult metastasis rate of lateral neck lymph node was 16%.Univariate analysis showed that age less than 45 years old,multifocal tumor,tumor diameter more than or equal to 2cm and extrathyroidal extension were associated with central lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05),but not with lateral neck metastasis.Multivariate analysis showed a closed correlation only between the lymph node metastases in central and lateral neck levels (P < 0.05).Conclusions Calcification and microcalcification have the same importance in the ultrasonic diagnosis for PTC in patients with LT.Total thyroidectomy and prophylactic central lymph node should be a choice for LT with PTC.Lymph node metastasis in level Ⅵ indicates the possibility of lateral cervical lymph node metastasis in the patients having LT with PTC.
10.Application and progress of artificial intelligence in endoscopic diagnosis of superficial esophageal cancer
Shixu WANG ; Yan KE ; Guiqi WANG
Chinese Journal of Oncology 2021;43(3):289-292
China is a country with high incidence of esophageal cancer. Advanced esophageal cancer not only brings serious threat to the health of patients, but also brings heavy economic burden to their families and society. Early diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer are always the hot spot in clinical research, and gastroscopy screening is the key point. The development of artificial intelligence is expected to provide new mean for early diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer in the aspects of endoscopy procedure and quality control.Through a brief overview of the concept and development of artificial intelligence in endoscopic diagnosis of superficial esophageal cancer, this study summarizes and reviews the research progress of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of superficial esophageal carcinoma, and illustrates the importance of its application. This study also discusses the main problems and difficulties of artificial intelligence in the endoscopic diagnosis of esophageal carcinoma. It prospects the application of artificial intelligence in endoscopic esophageal diagnosis in the future.