1.Reflections on the follow-up quality survey and evaluation of the medical graduate students
Guodong HU ; Zhihua CAI ; Shuo YU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2012;11(2):113-116
This paper analyzes the characteristics of the follow-up quality survey and evaluation of medical graduate students in China.It raises that the follow-up quality survey of graduate students in medical schools should be institutionalized,standardized and normalized; the survey and evaluation should be conducted through close cooperation with the relevant departments and training units; comparative studies on graduates of different years should be conducted; and the indicator system and survey content should value the characteristics of times,training units and subjects; Finally,specific technical issues such as when and to whom the evaluation and survey should be conducted,survey arrangements,evaluation methods,the diversity of participants and determination of results are discussed and suggestions are put forward.
3.Study of the brain glucose metabolism in different stage of mixed-type multiple system atrophy
Ying WANG ; Benshu ZHANG ; Li CAI ; Meiyun ZHANG ; Shuo GAO
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2014;34(1):14-18
Objective To investigate the brain glucose metabolism in different stage of mixed-type multiple system atrophy (MSA).Methods Forty-six MSA patients with cerebellar or Parkinsonian symptoms and 18 healthy controls with similar age as patients were included.According to the disease duration,the patients were divided into three groups: group 1 (≤ 12 months,n=14),group 2 (13-24 months,n=13),group 3 (≥ 25 months,n =19).All patients and controls underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT brain imaging.To compare metabolic distributions between different groups,SPM 8 software and two-sample t test were used for image data analysis.When P<0.005,the result was considered statistically significant.Results At the level of P<0.005,the hypometabolism in group 1 (all t>3.49) was identified in the frontal lobe,lateral temporal lobe,insula lobe,anterior cingulate cortex,caudate nucleus and anterior cerebellar hemisphere.The regions of hypometabolism extended to posterolateral putamen and part of posterior cerebellar hemisphere in group 2 (all t>3.21).In group 3,the whole parts of putamen and cerebellar hemisphere were involved as hypometabolism (all t>4.08).In addition to the hypometabolism regions,there were also stabled hypermetabolism regions mainly in the parietal lobe,medial temporal lobe and the thalamus in all patient groups (all t>3.27 in group 1,all t>3.02 in group 2,all t>3.30 in group 3).Conclusions Disease duration is closely related to the FDG metabolism in the MSA patients.Frontal lobe,lateral temporal lobe,anterior cingulate cortex and caudate nucleus can be involved at early stage of the disease.Putaminal hypometabolism begins in its posterolateral part.Cerebellar hypometabolism occurs early at its anterior part.Besides,thalamus shows hypermetabolism in the whole duration.18F-FDG metabolic changes of brain can reflect the development of mixed-type MSA.
4.Effect of Toll like-receptor 4 on proliferation of cervical cancer cells by NF-κB signaling pathway
Wei YAN ; Fanggen XU ; Anwen LIU ; Jing CAI ; Shuo WANG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2015;(2):301-307
AIM:To investigate whether specific small interfering RNA ( siRNA) targeting Toll-like receptor 4 ( TLR4) gene inhibits the proliferation of cervical cancer cell line HeLa through NF-κB signaling pathway and down-regula-tion of Bcl-2 expression.METHODS:Three specific TLR4 siRNAs and 1 negative siRNA were transfected respectively in-to HeLa cells.The expression of TLR4 at mRNA and protein levels was measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction ( RT-PCR) and Western blotting , respectively .The protein expression of p 65 and Bcl-2 was detected by Western blotting.The cell proliferation was determined by MTT assay and plate colony formation assay .The apoptotic rate of the cells and the cell cycle were analyzed by flow cytometry .RESULTS:In comparison with the other 2 kinds of TLR4 siR-NAs, TLR4-siRNA-003 demonstrated the strongest silencing effect on TLR4 gene expression in the HeLa cells at 48 h after transfection.The expression of TLR4 at mRNA and protein levels was reduced by 62% and 89%, respectively.The pro-tein levels of p65 and Bcl-2 significantly decreased .The growth rate of HeLa cells transfected with TLR 4-siRNA-003 was significantly inhibited .Moreover , the cell apoptotic rate increased significantly and the cell cycle was arrested at G 1 phase as the HeLa cells were transfected with TLR 4-siRNA-003 for 48 h.CONCLUSION:Specific TLR4 siRNA effectively in-hibits the expression of TLR4 and inhibits the proliferation of cervical cancer HeLa cells through NF-κB signaling pathway and down-regulation of Bcl-2 expression, indicating that TLR4 may be a new target for the treatment of cervical cancer .
5.Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in differentiating tuberculous and cancerous diffuse peritoneal lesions
Wenyan ZHANG ; Li CAI ; Ying WANG ; Haonan YU ; Shuo GAO
Tianjin Medical Journal 2017;45(2):220-224
Objective To study the 18F-FDG PET/CT features of tuberculous and malignant diffuse peritoneal lesions and to discuss the diagnostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in diagnosing and differentiating the lesions. Methods The 18F-FDG PET/CT features of 72 patients with tuberculous peritonitis,28 primary serous papillary carcinoma of the peritoneum and 135 peritoneal metastases confirmed by clinic and/or histopathology, were retrospectively reviewed. The peritoneal thickening features of tuberculous and malignant peritoneal lesions were observed. The maximal standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of peritoneal lesions and ascites, ascites SUVmax/liver SUVmax (T/NT) were compared between tuberculous peritonitis and cancerous peritonitis. The ROC curve was used to analyze the diagnostic efficiency of T/NT, SUVmax of peritoneal lesions and ascites. Results The typical 18F-FDG PET/CT features of tuberculous peritonitis were uniformity thickening of parietal peritoneum, mesenteric and omental stain like changes, widely and even distribution of the peritoneal 18F-FDG, while the cancerous peritonitis was obvious uneven thickening of parietal peritoneum, mesenteric and omental nodules and pie-shape changes, uneven distribution of the peritoneal 18F-FDG. The degree of 18F-FDG uptake was increased in all peritoneal lesions, and there was no significant difference between the tuberculous group (SUVmax=10.53±5.44) and the cancerous group (SUVmax=11.45±6.78, t=1.017, P>0.05). The 18F-FDG concentration in malignant ascites (SUVmax=1.88±0.65,T/NT=0.73± 0.18) was obvious higher than that of tuberculous ascites (SUVmax=1.67±0.69,T/NT=0.57±0.27, t=2.243 and 5.045,both P<0.05). The area under the ROC curve of T/NT, SUVmax of ascites, SUVmax of peritoneal lesions were 0.707, 0.593, 0.536, respectively. Conclusion The 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging can reflect the morphology and metabolic changes of peritoneal lesions. It is important to combine the SUVmax of ascites in order to improve the efficiency of diagnosing the diffuse peritoneal diseases.
6.Diagnosis and treatment of renal tuberculosis
Geming CHEN ; Dan XIA ; Songliang CAI ; Shuo WANG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2009;30(7):444-447
Objective To research the clinical manifestations of renal tuberculosis and improve the diagnosis and treatment of renal tuberculosis. Methods From 1993 to 2007,223 cases of renal tuberculosis were hospitalized. Retrospective analysis was complied for all the cases about age, clinical manifestations, imaging and treatment. Results The incidence rates of the renal tuberculosis were obviously higher in the 20-40 years old(41.7%) and in the 41-54 years old (36.3%). The course of this disease was from 1 day to 30 years(mean 38. 5 months). Only 36 patients (16.1%) were made a definite diagnosis when they went to see a doctor primary. The miediagnosis of urinary tract infec-tions( 50.3%) was most frequent. The clinical manifestations of most patients included frequency(54.7%), urgency(50.2%), odynuria(42.2%)and hematuria(58.7%). About 58. 3% patients pres-ented with over 3 kinds of above manifestations. The positive yield of the tuberculin test in urine was only 41.9%. The positive diagnostic rate of renal tuberculosis was only 35.7% in KUB+IVU,72.2%in Type-B Ultrasonic, 76.0% in CT test. One hundred and seventy-three cases were performed with nephrectomy(78.6%) and partial nephrectomy(21.4%). Two cases were treated with dialysis due to uremia. Standard medication was taken for the other 48 patiernts, and effective for 41 cases. Conclu-sions The incidence of atypical renal tuberculosis is increasing. More attention must be paid especially to those patients with urinary infection.
7.Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: the best technique and curative efficacy
Shuo FENG ; Guochun ZHA ; Kaijin GUO ; Peng CAI ; Xiangyang CHEN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2017;21(19):3072-3079
BACKGROUND: With the rapid development of surgical techniques, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty has become an issue of concern in the treatment of osteoarthritis, which has achieved significant progress inreducing trauma and rapid rehabilitation.OBJECTIVE: To summarize the development history, curative effect of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, and the research progress of lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty aided with computer navigation or robot system, thus providing reference for further study on unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.METHODS: Web of Science, and PubMed databases were searched for the literatures published from January 1955 to April 2017 with the keywords of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, osteoarthritis, unilateral compartment, lateral knee arthroplasty.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 562 articles were retrieved, and finally 75 English literatures were enrolled according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. With the continuous improvement of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, it can retain the cruciate ligament and more bone mass. Notably, strict indications and reasonable postoperative functional exercise are essential for obtaining optimal effectiveness. At the same time, the development of computer navigation and robot-assisted technology has opened up a new horizon for the treatment of osteoarthritis,which makes the operation more accurate and minimally invasive. But the application still needs to be studied in depth.
8.Advanced bone graft combined with locking compression plate for the treatment of middle and distal tibia nonunion.
Xue ZHAO ; Pan-feng WANG ; Yun-tong ZHANG ; Chun-cai ZHANG ; Shuo-gui XU ; Xin ZHANG
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014;27(12):1008-1011
OBJECTIVETo explore methods of treating middle and distal tibia nonunion with the treatment of advanced bone graft combined with locking compression plate.
METHODSFrom January 2011 to December 2012, 12 patients with middle and distal tibia nonunion were treated with advanced bone graft combined with locking compression plate. Among patients, there were 8 males and 4 females aged from 20 to 69 with an average of 47 years old. The time from first injuries to bone nonunion was from 9 months to 5 years, avergaed 19 months. Four cases were treated with external fixation, 6 cases were treated with plate fixation, 2 cases of 12 patients occurred broken of plate and nail. Eleven patients were non-infective bone nonunion and 1 patient was infective bone nonunion. Preoperative X-ray and CT showed all patients had sequestration and formation of ossified bone with different degrees. Operative time, blood loss, wound healing were observed, fracture healing time was evaluated by postoperative X-ray. Johner-Wruhs scoring standards was used to evaluate ankle joint function after operation at 10 months.
RESULTSOperative time ranged from 90 to 185 min with an average of (125.00±20.15) min; blood loss ranged from 225 to 750 ml with an average of (415.00±120.00) ml. All patients were followed up from 10 months to 2.5 years with an average of 1.5 years. Postoperative X-ray showed bone union was formed around fracture after operation at 4 months in all patients, 3 cases obtained bone healing within 6 months after operation, 9 cases obtained from 8 to 12 months. No infection, injury of nerve and vessles, and broken of plate and nail were ocurred. According to Johner-Wruhs scoring at 10 months after operation, 10 cases obtained excellent results, 1 good and 1 moderate.
CONCLUSIONAdvanced bone graft combined with locking compression plate, which can build fracture multi-point supporting based on full compression of bone nonunion to get effective fixation, is an effective method in treating middle and distal tibia nonunion.
Adult ; Aged ; Bone Plates ; Bone Transplantation ; Female ; Fracture Healing ; Fractures, Ununited ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tibial Fractures ; surgery
9.Therapeutic effect of peroral endoscopic myotomy on esophageal achalasia
Bin LYU ; Meng LI ; Li CHU ; Shuo ZHANG ; Lijun CAI ; Cuiping SUN
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2014;31(5):245-248
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia.Methods A total of 40 achalasia patients who underwent POEM at our hospital were enrolled.The outcomes of Eckardt score,Barium contrast imaging,esophageal manometry as well as esophagogastroscopy were assessed before and at 6th day,1 month,3 months and 6 months after POEM respectively.Results All 40 patients successfully underwent POEM,with the mean operation time 57.2 ± 18.4 minutes.lntraoperative mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema occurred on two patients.All patients had significant symptom relief after POEM (Eckardt score ≤ 3).The patients had a mean follow-up of 13.3 months.Two patients had symptom relapse,and treatment success rate (Eckardt score ≤3) was 90% in 6-month follow up.According to high-resolution manometry (HRM),the resting lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressures were 30.6 and 15.8 mmHg (P =0.001),and intergrated relaxation pressure(IRPs) were 28.1 and 12.2 mmHg (P =0.000) before and after POEM,respectively.The diameter of the esophageal lumen was 4.2 cm and 3.1 cm before and after POEM (P<0.001).Conclusion POEM is safe and effective in a short term with less complications.Further follow-up studies are needed to evaluate long-term outcomes.
10.Behavior and initial sandtray characters of children with oppositional defiant disorders
Jing CAI ; Yanling REN ; Ling MA ; Suhong WANG ; Peng GAO ; Dandan WANG ; Shuo YANG ; Xuan DONG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2013;(1):15-17
Objective To explore the behavior and initial sandtray characters of the children with oppositional defiant disorders (ODD) in order to provide psychological and behavioral intervention as early as possible.Methods The differences of the Conners parent symptom questionnaire (PSQ) and initial sandtrays between 24 children with ODD and 24 normal children were compared.Results PSQ indicated that children with ODD had higher scores of conduct proble((1.31 ± 0.53),(0.36 ± 0.31)),learning problem ((2.01 ± 0.66),(0.57 ±0.5)),hyperactivity-impulsion ((1.60 ± 0.77),(0.35 ± 0.41)),anxiety ((0.60 ± 0.50),(0.27 ± 0.25)) and hyperactivity index((1.12 ± 0.31),(0.78 ± 0.28)) than normal children.On the use of toys,the experimental group was significantly higher in armament and transports and lower in plants and stones(P<0.05).On the theme of sandtrays,the ODD group was significantly higher in disorder,neglect,injury,threat and lower in integration and energy (P < 0.05).Conclusion The results show that the children with ODD have more anxiety experience than normal children and this may be associated with oppositional conduct.Children with ODD use more aggressive toys and wounded themes,revealing their attack and conflict.Psychological intervention can be provided according to the characters of behavior scale and initial sandtray.