1.Research progress of circulating microRNA as a new biomarker of cancer
Cancer Research and Clinic 2013;25(10):708-710
Cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases that threaten human health.The early diagnosis individual treatment and accurate judgement of recurrence play important roles in prognosis.microRNA (miRNA) is a class of small fragments of RNA molecules which has the ability to regulate the gene expression.In recent years,some researchers have begun to focus on it.Studies have shown that the great stability of circulating miRNA in body fluid,as well as the specificity in many types of cancer,which may be important for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer patients.In this review,the advantages and limitations of circulating miRNA as a new biomarker of cancer are birfly summarized.
2.Comparison of Efficacy of Spiral Nasointestinal Tube and Nasogastric Tube in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Journal of China Medical University 2015;(6):549-551
Objective To compare the effects of nasogastric tube and spiral nasointestinal tube on patients with severe brain injury. Methods Pa?tients receiving enteral nutrition with spiral nasointestinal tube or nasogastric tube were collected and investigated to evaluate the two schemes of en?teral nutrition from aspects of coma score,nutrition improvement,and catheter complications and so on. Results Detection of levels of total protein and prealbumin were conducted for all patients at 7 and 15 days after intubation. Each index was higher in the spiral nasointestinal tube group than in the nasogastric tube group. The reflux and aspiration rate was lower in the spiral nasointestinal tube group than in the nasogastric tube group. The dif?ferences were significant(P<0.05). Conclusion Using spiral nasointestinal tube to give enteral nutrition in patients with severe brain injury can improve the nutritional status,reduce complications,which is more contributory to the recovery.
3.Regulation of Pituitary Tumor Cell Prolieration by Epidermal Growth Factor and Genistein
Long ZHANG ; Ting LEI ; Delin XUE
Acta Medicinae Universitatis Scientiae et Technologiae Huazhong 2001;30(2):131-133
Recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF, 20 ng/ml) and Genistein (740 μmol/ml) were added to the cells from 12 cases of human pituitary tumors and co-cultured in vitro. The 3H-thymidine uptake of tumor cells was measured by scintillation counter and tyrosine kinases activity was detected by using immunocytochemical method. The results showed that 3H-thymidine uptake and tyrosine kinases activity were increased in 10 out of 12 cases of human pituitary tumor by EGF and both declined by Genistein. It was suggested that EGF had a strong mitogenic effect on majority of pituitary tumors. Genistein could abolish the effects of EGF promoting the proliferation of the tumor cells, inhibit the growth of the tumor and might be useful in pituitary tumor treatment.
4.Effect of psychological counseling skills on nurse-patient communication
Jing CHEN ; Derong LONG ; Ting ZHANG
Modern Clinical Nursing 2016;15(12):29-32
Objective To explore the effect of psychological counseling skills on medical treatment and satisfaction degree of patients in hospital.Methods Toally 60 discharged patients during December 2015 were assigned as the control group and another discharged one during January 2016 as the intervention group.Training on psychological counseling skills was done for the nurses by the psychological counselor in the intervention group while the control group was not.The two groups were compared on the basis of investigation with the patient's consultation experience scale as well as the medical satisfaction questionnaire.Result The satisfaction levels of consultation experience and medical consultation satisfaction in the intervention group were both higher than those of the control group (all P<0.01).Conclusion Psychological counseling skills used in the nurse patient communication can enhance the patient's medical experience and their satisfaction with medical treatment.
5.Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor, Transforming Growth Factor-αand Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Human Pituitary Tumors
Long ZHANG ; Ting LEI ; Delin XUE ;
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2000;27(11):805-807
Objective:To explore the mechanism of growth factor autocrine stimulation in human pituitary tumors. Method: Immunohistochemical analyses of EGF、TGF-αand EGFR were studied on paraffin-embeded sections of 30 pituitary tumors. Results: Expression of EGFR and its ligand EGF、TGF-αhas a variable stained cells intensity,density and type. EGFR and the ligands expressed in majority of pituitary tumors.Conclusion:The EGF autocrine stimulation exists in pituitary tumors,and tyrosine kinases inhibitors may be useful for pituitary tumors treatment.
6.Efficacy and Safety of Pituitrin Combined with Phentolamine versus Pituitrin Alone in the Treatment of Bron-chiectasis Hemoptysis:A Systematic Review
Xia LONG ; Guirong XIAO ; Ting XU
China Pharmacy 2015;26(33):4682-4685
OBJECTIVE:To systematically review the efficacy and safety of pituitrin combined with phentolamine versus pitui-trin alone in the treatment of bronchiectasis hemoptysis(BH),and provide evidence-based reference for the clinical treatment. METHODS:Retrieved from PubMed,Cochrane Library,EMBase,CJFD,Wanfang and VIP database,the randomized controlled trails(RCT)about pituitrin combined with phentolamine(test group)versus pituitrin alone(control group)in the treatment of BH were collected,and afterdata extract and quality evaluation ,Meta-analysis was performed by using Rev Man 5.2.3 statistics soft-ware. RESULTS:A total of 43 RCTs were included,involving 3 094 patients. Results of Meta-analysis showed the significant effi-cacy [RR=1.50,95%CI(1.38,1.62),P<0.001] and effective rate [RR=1.25,95%CI(1.20,1.30),P<0.001] in test group were sig-nificantly higher than control group,inefficacy [RR=0.29,95%CI(0.23,0.36),P<0.001], hemoptysis stopped or remission time [MD=-2.00,95%CI(-2.43,-1.57),P<0.001],incidence of headache [RR=0.36,95%CI(0.22,0.59),P<0.001],incidence of chest tightness [RR=0.41,95%CI(0.26,0.63),P<0.001],incidence of abdominal pain [RR=0.26,95%CI(0.16,0.43),P<0.001] and incidence of elevated blood pressure [RR=0.28,95%CI(0.14,0.56),P<0.001] in test group were significantly lower than control group,there were significant differences in 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS:Pituitrin combined with phentolamine has better efficacy and safety than pituitrin alone in the treatment of BH. Due to the limit of methodological quality and sample size,it re-mains to be further verified with more rigorously designed and long-term follow-up of large-scale RCT.
7.The Distribution of Body Weight Related Index and Relationship with Cardiovascular Diseases in Rural Residents of Yunnan Province
Jianhui HE ; Le CAI ; Ting LONG
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2016;37(5):13-16
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of body weight related index and to explore the relationship between weight related index and cardiovascular diseases in rural residents in Yunnan Province. Methods By random cluster sampling method,rural residents were selected in Yunnan Province. The data were collected by face-to-face questionnaire and medical examination. Results 4070 rural residents in Yunnan participated in this study. The survey results showed that gender,age,education level and ethnicity affected both the distribution of body weight related index and low body weight,overweight,obesity,and central obesity(P < 0.05). Compared with low body weight,non overweight,non obesity and non central obesity group,non low body weight,overweight,obesity and central obesity group had higher prevalence rate of hypertension(P < 0.01). Among central obesity group,the prevalence rate of coronary heart disease was higher than non central obesity group(P < 0.01). Conclusion The distribution of body weight related index in rural residents of Yunnan province showed some special characteristic. The overweight,obesity,and central obesity were related to cardiovascular diseases. Change unhealthy living habits or behavior as well as improving their cultural quality have effects on controlling body weight related index and help to reduce the prevalence rates of overweight,obesity and central obesity which can further reduce the prevalence rates of cardiovascular diseases.
8.Analysis of influential factors of comprehensive health function of elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Ting LONG ; Lei FENG ; Lei WU ; Miao ZHANG ; Huaying CHEN
Tianjin Medical Journal 2017;45(9):994-997
Objective To understand the status of comprehensive health function impairment in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and to explore its influencing factors. Methods A total of 80 elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis were enrolled in the first Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University from December 2014 to October 2016. The quality of life SF-36 score was used to measure the physical health, mental health, daily activities and social health to assess the overall health status of patients. The factors influencing the comprehensive health function of the patients were analyzed by univariate analysis and multivariate linear regression analysis. Results The univariate and multivariate analysis showed that the low level of education, general occupation, marital misfortune, poor economic condition and self-treatment expense were the risk factors affecting the comprehensive health function in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( P<0.05). Conclusion Elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis have problems of the functions of daily life, physical health, mental health and social health. To alleviate the high medical costs, improve the level of medical treatment, improve the people 's health and education level and maintain a good mood are the key to improve the overall health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
9.Effects of PPV combined with internal limiting membrane flap surgery on idiopathic macular hole
Lei DU ; Jia CHEN ; Ting LONG ; Zhen CHEN ; Yiqiao XING
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 2017;37(2):140-142,146
Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of vitrectomy combined with internal limiting membrane flap and vitrectomy combined with internal limiting membrane peeling for the treatment of idiopathic macular hole with different sizes.Methods A total of 127 consective patients (127 eyes)were divided into two groups according to the size of the hole diameter of the smallest split points by less than or equal to 500 μm (small diameter macular hole group) and more than 500 μm (huge diameter macular hole group).According to different surgical methods the patients were divided into non ILM flap coverage group (peeling 1 group and peeling 2 group) and ILM flap cover group (covering 1 group and covering 2 group).All the patients underwent vitrectomy combined with internal limiting membrane peeling or vitrectomy combined with limiting membrane flap.Preoperative and postoperative best correct visual acuity,closure ratio of macular hole and postoperative major complications were observed and followed up.Results The postoperative best correct visual acuity improved in all the groups,there was no significance difference between small diameter macular hole group and huge diameter macuiar hole group (t =0.112 2,0.750 8;all P >0.05).The closure ratio of peeling 1 group and covering 2 group at postoperative 6 months were all 100%,there was no statistical difference (P > 0.05),which in peeling 2 group and covering 2 group were 84.85% and 100.00%,there was statistical difference (x2 =13.292,P < 0.05).There was no statistical difference in preoperative defect diameter of the inner and outer junction between peeling 2 group and covering 2 groups (P >0.05),there was also no statistical difference between peeling 2 group and covering 2 groups at postoperative 1 months (P > 0.05),but there were statistical differences at postoperative 3 months,6 months and 12 months (all P < 0.05),the covering 2 group were less than the peeling 2 group.Conclusion ILM flap coverage helps to heal macular holes greater than 500 μm diameter,and has no extra effect on healing of diameter less than 500 μm.
10.Changes of Intracerebral Amino Acid Transmitters in Periventricular Leukomalacia of Newborn Rats Observed with Microdicalysis Technology
long, ZHANG ; li, JIANG ; ting, WANG ; nong-yue, HE
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2006;0(20):-
Objective To observe the changes of intracerebral amino acid transmitters in the periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) of newborn rats with microdialysis and so as to explore the role of excitotoxicity in PVL.Methods Replicated the model for PVL at the age of postnatal day 5 (P5) by intracerebral injection of 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NPA).Before injection of 3-NPA,and 15 min,30 min,45 min,60 min,75 min,90 min after injection of 3-NPA,collected the sample of extracellular fluid (ECF) at the corpus callosum above the left ventricle through microdialysis,respectively.After microdialysis,the experimental rats were allowed to survive to P6-P14,and then they were killed and the brains were prepared for HE stain.The amino accids of dialysate were quantified through high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC),and then the excitotoxic index (EI) was calculated.Results Fifteen min to 45 min after injection of 3-NPA,the concentrations of glumate (Glu) and aspartic acid (Asp) of ECF elevated significantly,and then returned to the normal levels.Fifteen min to 75 min and 15 min to 30 min after injection of 3-NPA,the concentrations of glycine (Gly) and GABA significantly elevated,respectively,and returned to normal levels at 90 min and 45 min after injection of 3-NPA,respectively.But the EI,which indicated the balance of excitatory amino acids(EAAs) and inhibitory amno aciols(IAAs),significantly elevated 15 min to 75 min after injection of 3-NPA,then retured to normal level after 90 min.Sub-cortical and periventricular white matter rarefaction and significant lateral ventricle enlargement were observed in HE staining.Conclusions Changes of intracerebral amino acid transmitters in the PVL of newborn rats show regularity:EAAs,IAAs of ECF and EI elavate in the early stage,and then return to the normal level quickly.It indicates that excitotoxicity play a great role in PVL,especially at the early stage.Therefore,the preventions of PVL must be executed at the early stage.