1.High precision medical laser power density meter based on AVR microcontroller
Meiling KANG ; Yingxin LI ; Jichun YANG ; Xiaoxi DONG
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2012;35(4):205-208,后插1
Objective To research and design a kind of high accuracy laser power density meter to measure laser power density in clinical medicine,in order to combine laser with clinical medicine well.Methods The pyroelectric detector was used to convert the laser signal to available electrical signal,preamplifier filter circuit and control circuit were designed to match the detector,and C was used for software programming.With the combination of hardware and software design,a high precision laser power density meter was developed,which was based on AVR microcontroller.Results The instrument could measure the minimum 1 mW/cm2 of laser power density accurately and the error rate was 2%,which met the requirements of the laser power density meter parameters in medical application.Conclusion The power density meter has a high precision,small error rate and good stability,and it can measure the laser power density accurately.
2.Application of superb micro-vascular imaging in gastric cancer
Zhiwei NONG ; Like KANG ; Wanling SHI ; Xiaoxi LI ; Hongyu ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2017;33(11):1666-1669
Objective To evaluate the application value of superb micro-vascular imaging (SMI) technology in gastric cancer.Methods Data of color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) and SMI of 69 patients with gastric cancer confirmed by pathology were analyzed retrospectively.The positive rate in displaying the blood flow,the thickness of gastric carcer lesion with blood flow signal and the grade of blood flow obtained with CDFI and SMI were compared.Results The positive rate of blood flow was 75.36% (52/69) of CDFI and 95.65% (66/69) of SMI,respectively.The difference of positive rate between the two methods was statistically significant (x2 =11.461,P=0.001).The thickness of gastric cancer lesion with blood flow signal measured with CDFI was (19.92±4.54)mm,and that measured with SMI was (16.92±5.77)mm (t=2.048,P=0.043).There was statistical difference of the grades of blood flow between SMI and CDFI (Z=5.354,P< 0.001).Conclusion SMI technology is more sensitive for the low flow velocity of micro vessels signal in gastric carcinomas compared with CDFI,which can provide valuable reference for clinic.
3.Research progress on influencing factors and intervention strategies for family readiness for discharge of premature infants in NICU
Ping WEN ; Yuxi ZHAO ; Xiaoqing REN ; Yanzhi NIU ; Yongjiao KANG ; Junwen YANG ; Xiaoxi LI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(9):1256-1260
The family readiness for discharge of premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is an important index to evaluate the safe discharge of premature infants, and a good family discharge readiness is the basic guarantee for the smooth recovery and healthy growth of premature infants. This article summarizes the concept, influencing factors, and intervention strategies of family discharge readiness for premature infants in NICU, in order to provide reference for the formulation and improvement of discharge readiness measures for premature infants in NICU.
4.Comparative analysis of constitutes and metabolites for traditional Chinese medicine using IDA and SWATH data acquisition modes on LC-Q-TOF MS
Dian KANG ; Qingqing DING ; Yangfan XU ; Xiaoxi YIN ; Huimin GUO ; Tengjie YU ; He WANG ; Wenshuo XU ; Guangji WANG ; Yan LIANG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2020;10(6):588-596
Identification of components and metabolites of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) employing liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF MS) techniques with information-dependent acquisition (IDA) approaches is increasingly frequent. A current drawback of IDA-MS is that the complexity of a sample might prevent important compounds from being triggered in IDA settings. Sequential window acquisition of all theoretical fragment-ion spectra (SWATH) is a data-independent acquisition (DIA) method where the instrument deterministically fragments all precursor ions within the predefined m/z range in a systematic and unbiased fashion. Herein, the superiority of SWATH on the detection of TCMs' components was firstly investigated by comparing the detection ef-ficiency of SWATH-MS and IDA-MS data acquisition modes, and sanguisorbin extract was used as a mode TCM. After optimizing the setting parameters of SWATH, rolling collision energy (CE) and variable Q1 isolation windows were found to be more efficient for sanguisorbin identification than the fixed CE and fixed Q1 isolation window. More importantly, the qualitative efficiency of SWATH-MS on sanguisorbins was found significantly higher than that of IDA-MS data acquisition. In IDA mode, 18 kinds of sangui-sorbins were detected in sanguisorbin extract. A total of 47 sanguisorbins were detected when SWATH-MS was used under rolling CE and flexible Q1 isolation window modes. Besides, 26 metabolites of sangui-sorbins were identified in rat plasma, and their metabolic pathways could be deduced as decarbonylation, oxidization, reduction, methylation, and glucuronidation according to their fragmental ions acquired in SWATH-MS mode. Thus, SWATH-MS data acquisition could provide more comprehensive information for the component and metabolite identification for TCMs than IDA-MS.
5.The Characteristics of Oral and Laryngeal Diadochokinesis Ability in Preschool Children Aged 3~6 Years Old
Wensheng ZHAO ; Xiaoyu WANG ; Xiaoxi KANG ; Hengxin LIU ; Yanjing CAO ; Tong GAI ; HaKyung KIM
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2024;32(5):393-397
Objective To investigate the characteristics of oral and laryngeal diadochokinesis abilities and the developmental patterns of coordinated vocal fold movements in preschool children aged 3~6 years.Methods Sixty-one normal preschool children aged 3~6 years were selected to measure their maximum phonation time(MPT),as well as two types of acoustic parameters of oral and laryngeal diadochokinesis ability movements,including the as-sessment of one trisyllabic/pataka/diadochokinesis ability rate and four monosyllabic/?a/,/ha/,/?A/,/hA/la-ryngeal diadochokinesis ability rates.Results Diadochokinesis ability(DDK)and laryngeal diadochokinesis ability(LDDK)rates increased with age in preschool children aged 3~6 years,showing highly significant differences(P<0.01).The growth rate of children's LDDK rates at age 4~5 years was the maximum within the 3~6 year age range.Children's MPT was highly significantly and positively correlated with DDK and LDDK(P<0.01).The vo-cal fold adduction capacity in laryngeal diadochokinesis ability movements in children of all age groups was greater than vocal fold adduction ability/?a/LDDK>/ha/LDDK(P<0.01),/?A/LDDK>/h∧/LDDK(P<0.05).Con-clusion Age,MPT,and vocal fold adduction and abduction status had a significant effect on the oral and laryngeal diadochokinesis ability of preschool children aged 3~6 years old.The ages of 4~5 is a critical period for the devel-opment of children's oral and laryngeal diadochokinesis ability.
6.Investigation of the inhibitory potential of caffeic acid phenethyl ester on prion replication, amplification, and fibril formation in vitro
Zhiyue CHAO ; Xiaoxi JIA ; Jiafeng ZENG ; Yuezhang WU ; Kang XIAO ; Liping GAO ; Qi SHI ; Xiaoping DONG ; Cao CHEN
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(7):1011-1019
Objective:To investigate the effects and possible mechanisms of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on the replication, amplification, and fibre formation of prions (PrP Sc). Methods:The CCK8 assay was used to detect the cell viability of the prion-infected cell model SMB-S15 after CAPE treatment for 3 days and 7 days and the maximum safe concentration of CAPE for SMB-S15 was obtained. The cells were treated with a concentration within a safe range, and the content of PrP Sc in the cells before and after CAPE treatment was analyzed by western blot. Protein misfolding cycle amplification (PMCA) and western blot were used to assess changes in PrP Sc level in amplification products following CAPE treatment. Real-time-quaking induced conversion assay (RT-QuIC) technology was employed to explore the changes in fibril formation before and after CAPE treatment. The binding affinity between CAPE and murine recombinant full-length prion protein was determined using a molecular interaction assay. Results:CCK8 cell viability assay results demonstrated that treatment with 1 μmol/L CAPE for 3 and 7 days did not exhibit statistically significant differences in cell viability compared to the control group (all P<0.05). However, when the concentration of CAPE exceeded 1 μmol/L, a significant reduction in cell viability was observed in cells treated with CAPE for 3 and 7 days, compared to the control group (all P<0.05). Thus, 1 μmol/L was determined as the maximum safe concentration of CAPE treatment for SMB-S15 cells. The western blot results revealed that treatment with CAPE for both 3 and 7 days led to a detectable reduction in the levels of PrP Sc in SMB-S15 cells (all P<0.05). The products of PMCA experiments were assessed using western blot. The findings revealed a significant decrease in the levels of PrP Sc (relative grey value) in the PMCA amplification products of adapted-strains SMB-S15, 139A, and ME7 following treatment with CAPE, as compared to the control group (all P<0.05). The RT-QuIC experimental results demonstrated a reduction in fibril formation (as indicated by ThT peak values) in CAPE-treated mouse-adapted strains 139A, ME7, and SMB-S15, as well as in SMB-S15 cells infected with prions. Furthermore, CAPE exhibited varying degrees of inhibition towards different seed fibrils formation, with statistically significant differences observed (all P<0.05). Notably, CAPE exhibited a more pronounced inhibitory effect on ME7 seed fibrils. Molecular interaction analyses demonstrated significant binding between CAPE and murine recombinant prion protein, and the association constant was (2.92±0.41)×10 -6 mol/L. Conclusions:CAPE inhibits PrP Sc replication, amplification, and fibril formation in vitro possibly due to specific interactions with the prion protein at the molecular level.
7.Investigation of the inhibitory potential of caffeic acid phenethyl ester on prion replication, amplification, and fibril formation in vitro
Zhiyue CHAO ; Xiaoxi JIA ; Jiafeng ZENG ; Yuezhang WU ; Kang XIAO ; Liping GAO ; Qi SHI ; Xiaoping DONG ; Cao CHEN
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(7):1011-1019
Objective:To investigate the effects and possible mechanisms of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on the replication, amplification, and fibre formation of prions (PrP Sc). Methods:The CCK8 assay was used to detect the cell viability of the prion-infected cell model SMB-S15 after CAPE treatment for 3 days and 7 days and the maximum safe concentration of CAPE for SMB-S15 was obtained. The cells were treated with a concentration within a safe range, and the content of PrP Sc in the cells before and after CAPE treatment was analyzed by western blot. Protein misfolding cycle amplification (PMCA) and western blot were used to assess changes in PrP Sc level in amplification products following CAPE treatment. Real-time-quaking induced conversion assay (RT-QuIC) technology was employed to explore the changes in fibril formation before and after CAPE treatment. The binding affinity between CAPE and murine recombinant full-length prion protein was determined using a molecular interaction assay. Results:CCK8 cell viability assay results demonstrated that treatment with 1 μmol/L CAPE for 3 and 7 days did not exhibit statistically significant differences in cell viability compared to the control group (all P<0.05). However, when the concentration of CAPE exceeded 1 μmol/L, a significant reduction in cell viability was observed in cells treated with CAPE for 3 and 7 days, compared to the control group (all P<0.05). Thus, 1 μmol/L was determined as the maximum safe concentration of CAPE treatment for SMB-S15 cells. The western blot results revealed that treatment with CAPE for both 3 and 7 days led to a detectable reduction in the levels of PrP Sc in SMB-S15 cells (all P<0.05). The products of PMCA experiments were assessed using western blot. The findings revealed a significant decrease in the levels of PrP Sc (relative grey value) in the PMCA amplification products of adapted-strains SMB-S15, 139A, and ME7 following treatment with CAPE, as compared to the control group (all P<0.05). The RT-QuIC experimental results demonstrated a reduction in fibril formation (as indicated by ThT peak values) in CAPE-treated mouse-adapted strains 139A, ME7, and SMB-S15, as well as in SMB-S15 cells infected with prions. Furthermore, CAPE exhibited varying degrees of inhibition towards different seed fibrils formation, with statistically significant differences observed (all P<0.05). Notably, CAPE exhibited a more pronounced inhibitory effect on ME7 seed fibrils. Molecular interaction analyses demonstrated significant binding between CAPE and murine recombinant prion protein, and the association constant was (2.92±0.41)×10 -6 mol/L. Conclusions:CAPE inhibits PrP Sc replication, amplification, and fibril formation in vitro possibly due to specific interactions with the prion protein at the molecular level.
8.A Study of Mandarin Vowels Space Area and A Rational administration Method and Corpus in Patients with Voice Disorders
Bin YI ; Xiao LANG ; Xiaoxi KANG ; Wensheng ZHAO ; Shaohua GAO ; HaKyung KIM
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2024;32(4):322-325
Objective To investigate the vowel acoustic characteristics of patients with voice disorders and the reasonable way of administering vocal space area(VSA)and language in the Mandarin system.Methods A total of 40 subjects(20 males and 20 females)with voice disorder and normal healthy controls were recruited.The differ-ences in VSA between the disorder and healthy control groups were analyzed under different corpora and different vowel vertex numbers.Results The differences in VSA between the voice disorder and the control groups were highly significant in both the vowel and long sentence corpus.The differences in VSA between 4 vowels and 3 vow-els and 5 vowels were not significant,and 5 vowels were more suitable for VSA measurement in Mandarin.Conclu-sion The vowel articulation of patients with voice disorder is less clear than that of normal speakers.It is more ac-curate to use 5 vowels to measure VSA under the Mandarin system and it is better for measuring oral motility.Both single vowels and continuous speech are suitable for the measurement of VSA.
9.Latest Progresses in Surgical Treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome.
Yan Ying YU ; Jing Jing WANG ; Zhi Chao LAI ; Kang LI ; Le Yin XU ; Li Jing FANG ; Jiang Yu MA ; Xiaoxi YU ; Bao LIU
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2021;43(2):283-287
Median arcuate ligament syndrome(MALS)is compression of the celiac trunk by the median arcuate ligament.Median arcuate ligament release is the corner stone for the surgical treatment of MALS.Open surgery,laparoscopic surgery,and robot-assisted surgery have been developed,among which laparoscopic surgery has been proposed as the preferred approach in view of its minimal trauma and short hospital stay.Auxiliary celiac plexus neurolysis could further alleviate the patient's discomfort.Moreover,vascular reconstitution is of vital importance in the case of persistent stenosis in the celiac artery despite of median arcuate ligament decompression.Vascular reconstruction has satisfactory long-term patency rate,while endovascular treatment is less invasive.This article aims to summarize the consensuses and advances and shed light on the surgical treatment of MALS.
Celiac Artery/surgery*
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Constriction, Pathologic/surgery*
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Decompression, Surgical
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Humans
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Laparoscopy
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Ligaments/surgery*
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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome/surgery*
10.Effects of different feeding patterns on physical and nutritional status of infants aged 6‒12 months
Chunhua JIANG ; Jun HUANG ; Yun LI ; Ying ZHANG ; Shurong KANG ; Jing ZHANG ; Wenxian LI ; Hong JIANG ; Xiaoxi XU
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(2):164-168
ObjectiveTo analyze the effects of different feeding patterns on the physical and nutritional status of children aged 6‒12 months, so as to provide reference for promoting scientific feeding and health development of infants and young children. MethodsChildren born between December 2019 and February 2020 and who had completed three follow-up visits at 6‒, 9‒ (8‒10 months) and 12‒ (11‒14 months) months old in all of the 13 communities of Minhang, Shanghai were selected. The subjects’ basic information was investigated by questionnaires. The indicators including feeding pattern, physical development (body weight, body length, head circumference) and nutritional status (the detection rate of overweight, obesity, low body weight, growth retardation, emaciation and iron deficiency anemia) were followed up in the outpatient department, with iron deficiency anemia only monitored at the 6‒ and 12‒ months old. According to different feeding patterns, the groups of 6‒ months old were divided into three groups of exclusive breast feeding (EBF), mixed feeding (MF) and artificial feeding (AF), while 9‒ and 12‒ months old were divided into MF and AF groups. The differences of basic information and follow-up results among the groups were analyzed. ResultsA total of 470 children were included, including 130 (27.66%), 288 (61.28%) and 52 (11.06%) respectively in EBF, MF and AF groups at the 6‒ months old,and 319 (67.87%) and 196 (41.70%) in MF group at the 9‒ and 12‒ months old. There was no significant difference in the other follow-up results among the groups. The detection rate of iron deficiency anemia in 6‒ months old EBF (13.08%) was higher than that in MF group (5.90%) and AF group (1.92%) (χ2=8.40, P=0.010), while it was still higher in 12‒ months old MF group (9.69%) than in AF group (2.92%) (χ2=9.68, P=0.002). ConclusionThere is no significant difference in body weight,body length, head circumference, and the detection rates of overweight, obesity, low body weight, growth retardation and emaciation among the groups of different feeding patterns in the children aged 6‒12 months. The detection rate of iron deficiency anemia in the EBF and MF groups is significantly higher than that in the AF groups of children aged 6‒ and 12‒ months old.