1.An analysis of status of continued heroin/amphetamine abuse among outpatients receiving methadone maintenance treatment and related factors
Xingcai QIAN ; Disong YANG ; Xuejun ZHU
Chinese Journal of AIDS & STD 2006;0(01):-
Objective To study the status of continued heroin/amphetamine abuse among MMT outpatients and related factors.Method Urine analysis was conducted for randomly sampled MMT outpatients,and the results were recorded and analyzed by considering the basic conditions of the tested subjects.Results Of the 179 sampled MMT outpatients,39.1%(70/179) admitted continuing to use drugs,of whom 16.2%(29/179) used heroin,18.4%(33/179) used ice,and 4.5%(8/179) used heroin and methamphetamine in combination;gender difference and regular methadone administration were two factors which were related to the continued drug abuse among them.There were no obvious differences between the outpatients who abused heroin and those who abused ice.Conclusion Serious attention should be given to multiple drug abuse among MMT outpatients and to the risk of new emerging drugs.
2.Clinical study of therapeutic effect of Xuebijing injection on the treatment of vascular endothelial cell injury,microcirculation disorder and organ diysfunction in patients with sepsis
Xingcai YANG ; Hong WEI ; Tianhong ZHENG ; Danfei LOU ; Jianhong BU ; Guoliang YAN ; Yuehua LI
Clinical Medicine of China 2017;33(9):812-818
Objective To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of Xuebijing injection on vascular endothelial cell ( VEC) injury,microcirculation disorder and organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis. Methods Seventy?three patients with sepsis were randomly divided into two groups:Xuebijing injection?treated group (40 cases) and control group (33 cases). Routine medicine therapy was applied in both groups. Additionally, the Xuebijing injection?treated group was treated with Xuebijing injection 100 ml and saline 100 ml by intravenous drip every 12 hours for consecutive 5 days. Vascular endothelial injury index, including soluble thrombomodulin( sTM) ,vascular endothelial growth factor 2 ( VEGF?2) ,endothelial specific molecule 1 ( ESM?1),microcirculation index of arterial blood lactic acid (Lac),central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2),total microvessel density (TVD),the perfusion vascular density (PVD),proportion of perfused vessels (PPV) and microvessel flow index ( MFI) of the two groups before and after therapy were observed and the sequential organ failure score ( SOFA) was recorded before and after treatment. Results Senventy?three patients with sepsis had different degrees of increase in vascular endothelial damage markers,lactate and sequential organ failure scores in arterial blood, while the central venous blood oxygen saturation ( ScvO2 ) , the total vascular density of the sublingual microvasculature ( TVD) ,perfused vessel density ( PVD) ,proportion of perfused vessels ( PPV) and microcirculatory flow index ( MFI) decreased before treatment. After 5?day treatment,the above indicators of all patients were improved,the indexes in the Xuebijing injection group decreased significantly,compared with the control group ,sTM ( (16. 91±4. 55) μg/L,(19. 51±4. 09) μg/L,t=-6. 021,P<0. 05),VEGF?2 (50. 8 (17. 8,127. 7) ng/L vs. 74. 9(22. 7,155. 1) ng/L,t=4. 227,P<0. 05),ESM?1 ( (10. 20 ±2. 43) μg/L vs. (14. 80±3. 52) μg/L,t=-4. 113,P<0. 05),Lac( (2. 1±0. 7) mmol/L vs. (3. 7±1. 1) mmol/L,t=2. 366,P<0. 05) and SOFA ( (5. 9±2. 1) vs. (8. 7±2. 6),t=-7. 990,P<0. 05). ScvO2( (0. 771±0. 153) % vs. (0. 641±0. 113) %,t=5. 061,P<0. 05),PVD ( (16. 8±6. 1) mm/mm2 vs. (12. 1±5. 1) mm/mm2,t=4. 002, P<0. 05),PPV ( (66. 2±21. 3) % vs. (50. 4±19. 3) %,t=-2. 550,P<0. 05) and MFI (6. 2 ±2. 4) vs. (3. 8 ±2. 2),t=-5. 001,P<0. 05) were significantly higher than those in the control group in the same period. sTM and PPV had a significant negative correlation (r=-0. 755,P=0. 000),PVD,PPV,ESM?1 and MFI were negatively correlated (r=-0. 665,P=0. 000; r=-0. 600,P=0. 000; r=-0. 469,P=0. 000),PPV,MFI and SOFA were negatively correlated ( r=-0. 798,P=0. 000;r=-0. 995,P=0. 000);sTM,ESM?1 and SOFA were significantly positively correlated ( r = 0. 883, P = 0. 000;r = 0. 881, P = 0. 000 ) . Conclusion Vascular endothelial cell dysfunction probably plays an important role in the pathophysiology of sepsis and Xuebijing injection has therapeutic effect on sepsis by protecting vascular endothelial cell function.
3.Association of drinking behavior and self injury behavior in adolescents
GUI Bing, HE Ying, LU Wei, DONG Lingling, YANG Hong, ZHU Xingcai, WANG Renli
Chinese Journal of School Health 2021;42(7):1052-1055
Objective:
To explore the association between drinking behavior and self injury behavior in adolescents.
Methods:
A total of 9 247 students from 4 middle schools were investigated. Drinking behavior and self injury behavior were collected from questionnaire survey. Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the relationship between drinking behavior and self injury behavior.
Results:
Among the 9 247 middle school students, 52.8% reported ever drinking, 24.9% reported drinking behavior in the past 30 days, and 14.6% reported been drunk in the past year. The average age of drinking for the first time was 12.47±3.05. About 47.2% of the participants had self injury behavior. Male with younger drinking age ( OR =1.52), had been drunken ( OR =1.35) and frequent drinking ( OR =1.54) increased the incidence of self injury. Female reported drinking at younger age ( OR =1.69), had been drunk ( OR =1.82) and lived in cities and towns ( OR =1.20) had a higher risk of self injury.
Conclusion
Drinking at younger age, heavy and frequent drinking are associated with higher risk of self injury in adolescents in sex specific fashion.
4.Clinical study of traditional Chinese medicine anti-inflammatory mixture for the microcirculation disturbance in patients with sepsis targetting at vascular endothelium
Xingcai YANG ; Danfei LOU ; Hong WEI ; Tianhong ZHENG ; Jianhong BO ; Guoliang YAN ; Yuehua LI
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2018;40(7):587-591
Objective To observe the clinical effect of traditional Chinese medicine inflammatory mixture on vascular endothelial cell injury, mcrocirculation disorder and organ dysfunction in sepsis. Methods 73 patients with sepsis were randomly divided into two groups: Anti-inflammatory mixture-treated group (40 cases) and control group (33 cases). Routine medicine therapy was given in both groups.Additionally, in the Anti-inflammatory mixture-treated group, 100 ml Anti-inflammatory mixture was given By oral or nasal feeding, every 12 hours for consecutive 7 days. Vascular endothelial injury index (Soluble thrombomodulin,Vascular endothelial growth factor-2, endothelial specific molecule-1), mcrocirculation disorder index (arterial blood lactate, central venous oxygen saturation, total vessel density, perfused vessel density, proportion of perfused vessels, microcirculatory flow index) of two group patients before and after therapy were observed and the sequential organ failure score (SOFA) was recorded before and after treatment. Results After treatment, the indexes of vascular endothelial injury sTM (12.37 ± 5.08 μg/L vs. 18.77 ± 6.88 μg/L, t=3.448), VEGF-2 [45.6 ng/L (14.3, 112.5) vs. 52.4 ng/L (17.2, 123.6), Z=4.009], ESM-1 (15.54 ± 4.09 ng/ml vs. 17.64 ± 6.79 ng/ml, t=-1.551), Lac (2.6 ± 1.2 mmol/L vs. 3.7 ± 1.8 mmol/L, t=4.115) and SOFA (4.1 ± 1.7 vs. 6.1 ± 3.2, t=-2.118) in anti-inflammatory mixture group decreased significantly than those in the control group. but the ScvO2(0.719 ± 0.243 vs. 0.603 ± 0.201, t=-2.773), PVD (14.8 ± 5.8 mm/mm2 vs. 13.1±5.1 mm/mm2, t=-5.114), PPV (59.1% ± 22.5% vs. 53.9% ± 20.6%, t=1.779), MFI (9.4 ± 4.6 vs. 7.2 ± 2.2, t=4.339) in the anti-inflammatory mixture group were significantly higher than those in the control group. Correlation analysis showed that the sTM and PPV were significantly negatively correlated (r=-0.875, P<0.01), ESM-1 was significantly negatively correlated with PVD, PPV and MFI (r=-0.877, P<0.01; r=-0.799, P<0.01; r=-0.821, P<0.01) and ESM-1 and SOFA were significantly positively correlated (r=0.840, P<0.01). Conclusions Anti-inflammatory mixture of Chinese medicine has a certain therapeutic effect on sepsis by protecting vascular endothelial cell function.
5.Clinical effects of 3D printed porous titanium-alloy prosthesis in reconstruction of long bone defects of lower extremities
Bingchuan LIU ; Xingcai LI ; Weipeng QIU ; Yong XING ; Zhongwei YANG ; Guojin HOU ; Zhongjun LIU ; Fang ZHOU ; Yufeng ZHENG ; Peng WEN ; Yun TIAN
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2022;42(10):626-634
Objective:To analyze and summarize the clinical effects of 3D printed porous titanium-alloy prosthesis implantation in the treatment of long bone defects of lower extremities.Methods:We retrospectively studied the clinical cases with lower extremity bone defect treated by 3D printed porous titanium prostheses from December 2017 to November 2021. 18 patients who were followed up for more than 12 months were included in this study. The enrolled patients included 12 males and 6 females, with an average of 48.9±22.5 years (range, 13-79 years), and an average body mass index of 23.1±4.3 kg/m 2 (range, 17.2-27.1 kg/m 2). There were 14 osteomyelitis-derived bone defects and 4 nonunion-derived bone defects. The bone defect locations included 10 cases of femur and 8 cases of tibia. The average bone defect distance was 13.9±9.7 cm (range, 5.8-31.2 cm), and the proportion of the defect length to the long bone (femur of tibia) was average 33.7%±16.8% (range, 15.0%-63.0%). The clinical efficacy was comprehensively evaluated through gross observation, imaging evaluation, changes in the total length of lower extremities and long bones, femorotibial angle (FTA) measurement, lower extremity functional scale (LEFS), satisfaction, complications and other indicators, focusing on the stabilization mechanism of the prosthesis and the regeneration of new bone. Results:All 18 patients were followed up for 12-35 months, with an average of 16.3 months. Postoperative X-rays at 1, 3, 12 and 24 months showed that new bone could gradually creep along the prosthesis surface. The preoperative bone defect length of long bone and total length of lower limb were respectively 39.4±4.0 cm and 80.5±5.7 cm, which were different from those of the healthy side by 1.6±1.0 cm and 1.5±1.1 cm. One week after implantation, the length of long bone and lower limb was 39.9±3.5 cm and 80.9±6.2 cm, respectively, and the average difference was 1.0±0.6 cm and 0.9±1.1 cm compared with the healthy side. At the last follow-up, the length of long bone and lower limb was 39.7±3.6 cm and 80.9±7.8 cm, with an average difference of 1.8±1.1 cm and 1.0±0.7 cm from the healthy side. There were no significant differences in the length of long bone and lower limbs at the three time points before surgery, one week after surgery and the last follow-up ( F=0.12, 0.04; P>0.05). The average FTA of the affected limb was 174.7° (173.9°, 175.5°), 175.2°(173.5°, 176.4°), and 175.0°(173.5°, 176.3°) at three time nodes, before surgery, one week after surgery and the last follow-up, respectively, and there was no significant statistical difference in pairwise comparison ( Z=0.01, P>0.05). Patients had a mean LEFS score of 50 (46, 51) at the last follow-up, significantly higher than the preoperative score of 20 (17, 21) ( Z=-5.56, P<0.001). The mean satisfaction score of the 18 patients at the last follow-up was 9.7. Two patients (11.1%) had screw fractures but all 3D printed porous titanium alloy prostheses remained stable without significant loosening or displacement. Two patients (11.1%) had nail channel infection of external fixator, all patients with channel infection were cured by intravenous antibiotics combined with local disinfection and dressing change. Conclusion:The implantation of 3D printed porous titanium-alloy prosthesis could efficiently and safely repair the long bone defects of the lower extremities. The prosthesis could maintain stable in the early and middle postoperative period. The length of the long bones and lower limbs did not change significantly with the weight-bearing and functional exercise of the limbs. The new bone could gradually crawl and grow from both ends of the defect, and the patient's limb function recovered significantly, and the patient's satisfaction was high.
6.Application of 3D printed model combined with visual surgical simulation in clinical teaching of extremity bone defects
Bingchuan LIU ; Xingcai LI ; Zhongwei YANG ; Guojin HOU ; Fang ZHOU ; Yun TIAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2024;23(9):1286-1291
Objective:To investigate the application effect of the comprehensive innovative teaching model with "3D printed model combined with visual surgical simulation" as the core in the clinical teaching of extremity bone defects.Methods:The physicians who participated in the clinical management of patients with extremity bone defects in Department of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, from March 2019 to December 2021 were selected as subjects and were divided into standardized training group with 52 physicians and refresher physician group with 58 physicians. Teaching and training was performed for the special disease of extremity bone defects, including basic knowledge teaching, dressing change for infected wounds, multidisciplinary discussion, digital surgical simulation, and practical surgical operation. The assessment indices for teaching quality included the assessment of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills, the objective evaluation of the clinical ability of patient management, and an investigation of the degree of satisfaction. SPSS 22.0 was used for the t-test and the chi-square test. Results:After training, both groups had significant increases in the assessment scores of theoretical knowledge [(32.4±6.7)and (42.2±3.8)] and clinical practice skills [(19.6±2.0), (20.8±2.2), (20.5±2.5), (21.5±2.3)]( P<0.05). After training, the standardized training group had significant increases in the scores of six objective evaluation indicators [(8.3±0.8) vs. (6.9±1.1), (7.4±0.7) vs. (6.3±1.5), (7.2±1.3) vs. (5.0±1.4), (7.9±1.2) vs. (4.0±1.5), (8.4±0.8) vs. (6.4±1.6), (40.3±2.6) vs. (28.6±2.4)]( P<0.01), while the refresher physician group had significant improvements in four aspects, i.e., the understanding of extremity bone defects [(8.1±0.9) vs. (7.2±1.1)], the self-confidence in facing complex extremity bone defects [(8.1±1.2) vs. (6.6±0.9)], spatial thinking ability in repair surgery for bone defects [(8.6±0.8) vs. (7.3±0.9)], and overall clinical performance in actual management of patients with bone defects [(41.4±2.3) vs. (37.3±1.8)] ( P<0.01). The satisfaction score for this comprehensive innovative teaching model was (95.3±3.2) points in the standardized training group and (94.8±2.8) points in the refresher physician group. Conclusions:The comprehensive innovative teaching model with "3D printed model combined with visual surgical simulation" as the core can significantly improve the basic knowledge and clinical skills of physicians in a short period of time and meet the needs for learning surgical techniques and advanced diagnosis and treatment concepts among refresher physicians.
7.Click chemistry extracellular vesicle/peptide/chemokine nanocarriers for treating central nervous system injuries.
Huitong RUAN ; Yongfang LI ; Cheng WANG ; Yixu JIANG ; Yulong HAN ; Yiwei LI ; Dandan ZHENG ; Jing YE ; Gang CHEN ; Guo-Yuan YANG ; Lianfu DENG ; Ming GUO ; Xingcai ZHANG ; Yaohui TANG ; Wenguo CUI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(5):2202-2218
Central nervous system (CNS) injuries, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury, are essential causes of death and long-term disability and are difficult to cure, mainly due to the limited neuron regeneration and the glial scar formation. Herein, we apply extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted by M2 microglia to improve the differentiation of neural stem cells (NSCs) at the injured site, and simultaneously modify them with the injured vascular targeting peptide (DA7R) and the stem cell recruiting factor (SDF-1) on their surface via copper-free click chemistry to recruit NSCs, inducing their neuronal differentiation, and serving as the nanocarriers at the injured site (Dual-EV). Results prove that the Dual-EV could target human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs), recruit NSCs, and promote the neuronal differentiation of NSCs in vitro. Furthermore, 10 miRNAs are found to be upregulated in Dual-M2-EVs compared to Dual-M0-EVs via bioinformatic analysis, and further NSC differentiation experiment by flow cytometry reveals that among these miRNAs, miR30b-3p, miR-222-3p, miR-129-5p, and miR-155-5p may exert effect of inducing NSC to differentiate into neurons. In vivo experiments show that Dual-EV nanocarriers achieve improved accumulation in the ischemic area of stroke model mice, potentiate NSCs recruitment, and increase neurogenesis. This work provides new insights for the treatment of neuronal regeneration after CNS injuries as well as endogenous stem cells, and the click chemistry EV/peptide/chemokine and related nanocarriers for improving human health.