1.Application of diffusion tensor imaging in brain tumors
Wei LI ; Wansheng LONG ; Xuemao LUO ; Xiaoqin CAI ; Manqiong CHEN
Journal of International Oncology 2011;38(10):797-800
Objective To study the characteristics of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in brain tumor and it's diagnosis and differential diagnosis value.Methods Thirty-nine patients with brain tumors proven by pathologically (10 meningioma,17 glioma,12 metastatic tumors) were enrolled,by using Philips Achieva 1.5 T MRI,conventional MRI and DTI were underwent on them,fractional anisotropy (FA) maps,apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps and three dimensional white matter fiber bundle map were reconstructed in the workstation.The core substance of the tumor area and the contralateral mirror area were selected as the region of interest,and FA and ADC values of them were measured,and t test was performed.Results The FA values of meningioma,metastases tumors and gliomas were 0.36 ± 0.08,0.28 ± 0.03,0.18 ± 0.06,respectively,and the differences among them were significant( P < 0.05).The ADC values of meningioma,metastases tumors and gliomas were 1.72 ± 0.10,1.52 ± 0.22,1.34 ± 0.14,respectively,and the differences among them were significant( P < 0.05).Conclusion DTI has high clinical value in identification of meningiomas,metastatic tumors and glioma.
2.Alterations of Myocardial Mitochondrial Function Subjected to Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Cats
Long CHEN ; Baoren ZHANG ; Jialin ZHU ; Rukun CHEN ; Jiahua HAO ; Xiaoqin CHEN ; Kerning CHEN
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 1982;0(01):-
The effect of myocardium subjected to 60 min ischemia and 60 min reperfusion on the level of lipid peroxides (LPO) and function of myocardial mitochondria and activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) was studied in cat cardiopulmonary bypass. Myocardial mitochondrial function was slightly depressed after 60 min ischemia but significantly depressed after 60 min reperfusion. Increased lipid peroxides content and decreased SOD activity were observed at 60 min ischemia. After reperfusion, the SOD activity continued decreasing, but LPO elevated apparently. These results support a hypothesis that the free radicals may contribute to the myocardial mitochondrial reperfusion injury.
3.Design,synthesis and anti-NSCLC activity of hybrids of anilinopyrimidines and diazeniumdiolates
Chun HAN ; Lintao WU ; Xiaoqin HU ; Long SUN ; Zhangjian HUANG ; Yihua ZHANG
Journal of China Pharmaceutical University 2018;49(1):48-55
To search for potent drugs against non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC),a series of hybrids(9a-9e, 10a-10e and 11a-11e﹚ from anilinopyrimidines and diazeniumdiolates were designed and synthesized.The MTT assay was employed to evaluate their antiproliferative activity against H1975 cells harboring epithelial growth factor receptor(EGFR)L858R/T790M mutation.The results showed that compounds 9a-9e displayed remarkable inhibitory activity on H1975 cells.Among these compounds, the most potent was compound 9b(IC50=0.65 μmol/L),which was superior to the positive control gefitinib.Additionally,molecular docking study indicated that 9b could bind with EGFR T790M by forming hydrogen bond, electrostatic interactions, et al, suggesting that compound 9b may be a potential anti-NSCLC agent for further investigation.
4.Effect of Yam gruel on postoperative healing in patients with Type Ⅱ diabetes complicated with colorectal cancer
Xiaoqin LIANG ; Shuqin PANG ; Long WANG
Modern Clinical Nursing 2024;23(1):21-27
Objective To investigate the effect of Yam gruel on postoperative incision healing in patients with Type Ⅱ diabetes and complicated with colorectal cancer,hence to provide a better diet plan for postoperative incision healing.Methods A convenience sampling method was used to select 92 patients with Type Ⅱ diabetes who were complicated with colorectal cancer and underwent surgery of laparoscopic radical resection for colorectal cancer in a general hospital in Fujian province.IBM SPSS 25.0 software was used to randomly divide the patients into control group and trial group,with 46 patients per group.Conventional postoperative treatment and care was offered to the patients in control group,while patients in the trial group,after anal exhaust,consumed Yam gruel made from Chinese Yam along with the remaining breakfast after deducting an 84 kcal of energy produced by the gruel for 3 weeks.The two groups were compared in terms of the post-intervention healing time,healing grade,incidence of poor incision healing,and changes in blood glucose before intervention,at 1 week and 3 weeks post-intervention.Results Forty-four patients completed the trial in the trial group,with two left at the third week of intervention.A total of 45 patients completed the study in the control group,with one dropped out of the follow-up after 3 weeks of intervention.After intervention,the incision healing time in the trial group was significantly shorter than that of the control group(P<0.05).Additionally,the healing grade was better(P<0.05),and the incidence of incision infections was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.05).Repeated measures ANOVA revealed that there were statistically significances in both groups in either main effects on fasting blood glucose and blood glucose at 2 hours after breakfast(all P<0.001).Particularly,at Week 1 and Week 3 post-intervention,the trial group showed both lower fasting blood glucose and blood glucose at 2 hours after breakfast compared with those in the control group(both P<0.01).Conclusion Yam gruel can reduce the time for incision healing,improve the quality of incision healing and regulate blood sugar.
5.Study on impulsivity and cognitive function in patients with manic episodes of bipolar Ⅰ disorder
Jiajia ZHANG ; Qinqin RUI ; Long WANG ; Chunyan ZHU ; Dandan LI ; Xiaoqin ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2019;28(5):407-411
Objective To explore the role of impulsivity in manic episodes of bipolar I disorder and cognitive impairment. Methods Sixty-one patients with bipolar I manic-episode ( study group) and 43 healthy volunteers (control group) were included in the study,and the cognitive function and impulsivity of the subjects were assessed using the MATRICS consensus cognitive battery (MCCB) and BIS-11 impulsivity scale (BIS-11). The differences in impulsivity and cognitive function between the study group and control group were compared. Partial correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between impulsivity and cognitive function in patients with bipolar I manic episode. Results ( 1) The scores of several cognitive function in study group,were significantly lower than those in healthy control group including information pro-cessing speed,attention alertness,word learning,visual learning,working memory,reasoning and problem sol-ving (all P<0. 01). (2)The total score,motor factor score and cognitive factor score of BIS-11 impulse scale in study group were significantly higher than those in control group (58. 39±15. 77 vs 48. 02±11. 16,62. 09± 19. 01 vs 44. 24±21. 09,56. 97±16. 57 vs 50. 06±13. 87,all P<0. 05). Increased overall scores on the bis-11 impulse inventory may be a risk factor for bipolar I episodes( OR=1. 204,95% CI=1. 032-1. 404). (3) In study group,the total score of BIS-11 was negatively correlated with the speed of information processing, working memory,word learning,reasoning and problem solving,and the total score of MCCB(r=-0. 417,-0. 360,-0. 294,-0. 348,-0. 348,P<0. 05). The score of unplanned factor was negatively correlated with the speed of information processing,word learning,the total score of MCCB(r=-0. 397,-0. 302,-0. 358,P<0. 05). The score of cognitive factor was negatively correlated with the speed of information processing,work-ing memory,word learning,reasoning and problem solving,and the total score of MCCB(r=-0. 327,-0. 351,-0. 374,-0. 391,-0. 463,P<0. 05). The score of motor factor was negatively correlated with working memo-ry and the total score of MCCB(r=0. 370,r=0. 389,P<0. 05). Conclusion High impulsivity is a risk factor for manic episodes of bipolar I disorder and may be associated with cognitive impairment in patients with ma-nic episodes of bipolar I disorder.
6.Study on the HPLC Fingerprints of Petroleum Ether Parts of the Five Traditional Chinese Medicines
Huazhen QIN ; Mingfang LI ; Ximei TAN ; Mingzuan WENG ; Yanqiong HUANG ; Peng XIE ; Xiaoqin LONG ; Jun LUO
Herald of Medicine 2017;36(11):1302-1305
Objective To establish the HPLC fingerprints of petroleum ether parts from five traditional medicine (Alpinia officinarum Hance, Alpinia galangal ( L.) Wild, Alpinia galanga Will., Alpinia katsumadai Hayata, and Alpinia oxyphylla Miq), and to explore the similarities and differences of chemical composition,as well as the correlation between the genetic relationship and the chemical composition. Methods HPLC method was used to analysis the five traditional medicines. The data were evaluated by using the"similarity evaluation system for chromatographic fingerprint of TCM" software. Results The similarity chemical composition from Alpinia officinarum Hance,Alpinia galangal(L.) Wild,Alpinia galanga Will.,Alpinia katsumadai Hayata,and Alpinia oxyphylla Miq in ethyl acetate were 0.741,0.855,0.610,0.510, 0.680,respectively. Conclusion Though there were differences of fingerprint peak of petroleum ether parts between five the traditional Chinese medicines, similarities were also observed among them.
7. One case of refractory gout with high fever
Pei XU ; Zhongheng LONG ; Xiangming ZHANG ; Xiaoqin LIU ; Weiguo XIE
Chinese Journal of Burns 2019;35(3):224-227
On 17th June 2017, a 50 years old man with refractory gout was admitted in our hospital. During the treatment, he was accompanied by intermittent fever (39 to 40 ℃) of unknown origin for 60 days and gastrointestinal bleeding, with difficult wound repair. After comprehensive treatment of thorough debridement, vacuum sealing drainage, skin graft, skin flap repair, and drug administration, the patient was discharged fully recovered on post hospitalization day 104.
8.Risk factors and prediction model construction of olfactory dysfunction in female patients with primary Sj?gren′s syndrome
Xiaobing YANG ; Hui CAI ; Xiaoqin LONG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2024;28(11):808-812
Objective:To investigate the risk factors of olfactory dysfunction (OD) of female patients with primary Sj?gren′s syndrome (pSS) and a prediction model was constructed.Methods:A total of 252 female pSS patients in the Third Municipal Hospital of Huzhou, from January 2021 to 2023 were recruited. According to the olfactory function,they were divided into OD group (144 cases) and without OD group (108 cases).The independent risk factors of OD were evaluated and the clinical prediction efficiency of the model was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test and the decision curve analysis (DCA) curve.Results:The rate of OD was 57.1%((144/252)) in female pSS patients. Hyposmia was the main olfactory disorder in OD group (140/144, 97.2%). Univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences between OD and without OD groups, including disease course ( t=-2.05, P=0.040), RF( t=2.90, P=0.004), IgG( t=4.41, P=0.001), C3( t=5.47, P=0.001), ESSPRI( t=2.55, P=0.011), ESSDAI( t=3.80, P=0.001), HAMD ( t=3.38, P=0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that high serum RF, IgG and low complement 3, high scores of ESSDAI and HAMD high scores were independent risk factors for pSS patients with OD patients[ OR(95% CI)=1.01(1.01, 1.03), 1.21(1.06, 1.38), 0.98(0.96, 0.89), 1.52 (1.20, 1.92), 1.13(1.03, 1.23)] ( P value were 0.016, 0.005, 0.004, <0.001 and 0.007 respectively). Based on the above independent risk factors, we constructed the prediction model nomogram and performed the internal data validation. The ROC curve AUC (95% CI) of the modeling group was 0.83(0.77, 0.89) and validation group was 0.69(0.57, 0.82), the prediction model was well differentiated.Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test showed that the prediction model had good calibration ability ( P=0.083), and the DCA curve display model is clinically valuable. Conclusion:The clinical prediction model developed in this study can be used to assess the risk of pSS-OD development, which is helpful for early detection and timely interention so can improve the quality of life of pSS-OD patients in turn.
9.Study on cardiovascular disease risk in inpatients with schizophrenia
Shuai ZHAO ; XiaoQin ZHOU ; Hailong XIA ; Jingjing MU ; Long WANG ; Li ZHU ; Anzhen WANG ; YuXia CHEN ; Wanhong YU
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2017;43(9):539-543
Objective To describe the cardiovascular risk profile of inpatients with schizophrenia and estimate the 10-year CVD risk in schizophrenia patients. Methods Four hundred sixty-six randomly selected cases of schizophrenia patients and 507 health controls were included in the study. Body mass index (BMI), Fasting blood glucose (FBG), triglyceride (TG),,total cholesterol (TC), smoking rate (smoking people/total people), Framing-ham Risk Score (FRS), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and age of the vessel (VA). The 10-year cardiovascular risk(FRS) and age of the vessel (VA) were assessed using the Framing-ham Risk Score. Results 10-year CVD risk was significantly higher in patients with schizophrenia than in control group [(6.71 ±6.95)% vs. (4.76 ±3.07)%], (P<0.05). Comparing with the control group, smoking prevalence[(41%) vs. (19%)], MS[(25%) vs. (17%)], BMI[(23.67 ±3.61)kg/m2 vs. (21.73±4.11)kg/m2] and VA[(46.7±15.3) vs. (43.7±9.8)] were higher in patients group. SBP[(119.86±14.90)mmHg vs. (128.10±15.41)mmHg] and HDL-C [(1.08±0.27)mmol/L vs. (1.38±0.22)mmol/L] were lower in patients group than in the healthy controls. The FRS score of the patient group was positively correlated with BMI, FBG level and SBP, waist circumference and smoking index (P<0.05) and was negatively correlated with the levels of HDL-C. Multivariate Linear Regression analysis demonstrated that FRS was correlated with FBG (β=0.181,P<0.01)、SBP (β=0.149,P<0.01)、HDL-C (β=-0.107,P<0.01) and smoking index(β=0.554,P<0.01). Conclusion The risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with schizophrenia over the next 10 years is 6.7%, which is significantly higher compared with the control group. Fasting blood glucose, systolic blood pressure, high density lipoprotein, smoking may be associated with 10-year CVD risk of schizophrenia patients.
10.Targeting NUF2 suppresses gastric cancer progression through G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis induction
Bo LONG ; Huinian ZHOU ; Lixia XIAO ; Xiangyan JIANG ; Jian LI ; Zhijian MA ; Na HE ; Wei XIN ; Boya ZHANG ; Xiaoqin ZHU ; Zeyuan YU ; Zuoyi JIAO
Chinese Medical Journal 2024;137(20):2437-2451
Background::Gastric cancer (GC), a malignant tumor with poor prognosis, is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide; consequently, identifying novel therapeutic targets is crucial for its corresponding treatment. NUF2, a component of the NDC80 kinetochore complex, promotes cancer progression in multiple malignancies. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the potential of NUF2 as a therapeutic target to inhibit GC progression. Methods::Clinical samples were obtained from patients who underwent radical resection of GC at Lanzhou University Second Hospital from 2016 to 2021. Cell count assays, colony formation assays, and cell-derived xenotransplantation (CDX) models were used to determine the effects of NUF2 on GC progression. Flow cytometry was used to detect the effect of NUF2 or quercetin on cell cycle progression and apoptosis. A live-cell time-lapse imaging assay was performed to determine the effect of NUF2 on the regulation of mitotic progression. Transcriptomics was used to investigate the NUF2-associated molecular mechanisms. Virtual docking and microscale thermophoresis were used to identify NUF2 inhibitors. Finally, CDX, organoid, and patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models were used to examine the efficacy of the NUF2 inhibitor in GC. Results::NUF2 expression was significantly increased in GC and was negatively correlated with prognosis. The deletion of NUF2 suppressed GC progression both in vivo and in vitro. NUF2 significantly regulated the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, promoted G2/M phase transition, and inhibited apoptosis in GC cells. Additionally, quercetin was identified as a selective NUF2 inhibitor with low toxicity that significantly suppressed tumor growth in GC cells, organoids, CDX, and PDX models. Conclusions::Collectively, NUF2-mediated G2/M phase transition and apoptosis inhibition promoted GC progression; additionally, NUF2 inhibitors exhibited potent anti-GC activity. This study provides a new strategy for targeting NUF2 to suppress GC progression in clinical settings.