1.Effect of Ganoderma lucidum on drug resistance of cisplantin-resistant ovarian cancer cell line
Sufen ZHAO ; Yanjing WU ; Liyun CHEN ; Jianxin CHENG ; Zhenming DONG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2010;30(4):421-423
Objective To evaluate the effect of Ganoderma lucidum on drug resistance of the cisplantin-resistant ovarian cancer cell line(A2780CP).Methods The A2780CP cells were randomly divided into control group and test group.The cells in control group and test group were incubated in culture media alone and in culture media containing Ganoderma lucidum 0.5 mg/ml for 48 h respectively.The resistance index(RI) of A2780CP was determined by WST-1 assay.The expression of Akt,Bcl-2 and p53 protein was measured by Western blot.Results The RI was significantly deeressed,the expression of Akt and Bcl-2 protein was down-regulated,while p53 protein expression was up-regulated in test group as compared with control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Ganoderma lueidum can reduce the resistance of A2780 CP cells to cisplantin by down-regulating the expression of Akt and Bcl-2 and up-regulating p53 expression in A2780CP cells.
2.Outcome of children with low- or intermediate-risk neuroblastoma:a report of 70 cases
Yanjing TANG ; Ci PAN ; Huiliang XUE ; Jing CHEN ; Lu DONG ; Min ZHOU ; Qidong YE ; Shuhong SHEN ; Yaoping WANG ; Longjun GU ; Jingyan TANG
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2014;(5):413-416
Objectives To evaluate the long-term outcomes of childhood low-or intermediate-risk neuroblastoma (NB) and their relevant prognostic factors. Methods A total of 70 new cases of low-or intermediate-risk NB diagnosed and treated by NB-99 protocol between 1999 and 2008 were analyzed retrospectively. Results Of these 70 NB patients, fourteen patients were in low-risk group and 56 were in intermediate-risk group. Sixty-seven patients reached complete remission (CR) or very good partial remission and 3 (5%) achieved partial remission. Ten patients relapsed. One patient occured second malignant neo-plasm. No patients died of chemotherapy-related adverse events or infections. The 5 year overall survival rate was 85.9%, event-free survival rate was 81.0%. Bone marrow infiltration, age at diagnosis, stage, lactate dehydrogenase level had a significant effect on prognosis. Conclusion Develop cytogenetic and molecular biology tests and pretreatment risk stratification are im-portant for further improvement of treatment protocol.
3.Contrast observation of MSCT findings of pulmonary lymphoma with pathological features
Yanjing WEI ; Dong DENG ; Xiaomei TAN
Journal of Practical Radiology 2018;34(12):1860-1862,1873
Objective To study the MSCT findings of pulmonary lymphoma,and improve its imaging diagnostic accuracy.Methods The MSCT findings of 14 patients with pathologically proven pulmonary lymphoma were reviewed retrospectively.Evaluated imaging findings included distribution position,number,shape,density and accompanying signs of the lesion.Results In 14 cases of pulmonary lymphoma,except for miliary shadow,there were 108 lesions,including small nodules,nodules,masses,consolidation,ground-glass density and meshlike shadow.Solitary lesions were founded in 2 and multiple lesions were founded in 12 of 14 cases,which the multiple lesions found in single lung in 3 cases,and multiple lesions found in both lungs in 9 cases.There were 24 lesions in 7 cases of pulmonary consolidation, including air bronchogram in 6 cases and bronchiectasis in 3 cases.There were 7 cases with masses,5 cases with nodules,5 cases with small nodules,2 cases with ground-glass density,2 cases with pulmonary interstitial changes,2 cases with CT angiogram sign,4 cases with pleural effusion and 3 cases with mediastinal or pulmonary hilar lymphadenopathy.Conclusion The mainly MSCT findings of pulmonary lymphoma was pulmonary consolidation with air bronchogram,or masses,or nodules,or multiple signs exist at the same time.The diagnosis is mainly based on histopathology.
4.Effect of rehabilitation for prelingual deaf children who use cochlear implants in conjunction with hearing aids in the opposite ears.
Yanjing TIAN ; Huifang ZHOU ; Jing ZHANG ; Dong YANG ; Yi XU ; Yuxi GUO
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2012;26(19):868-873
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the effect of rehabilitation of prelingual deaf children who used a cochlear implant (CI) in one ear and a hearing aids in the opposite ear while the hearing level of the opposite ears are different. Hearing ability, language ability and learning ability was included in the content. The aim of this research is to investigate better style of rehabilitation, and to offer the best help to the prelingual deaf children.
METHOD:
Accord ing to the hearing level of the ear opposite to the one wearing a cochlear implant and whether the opposite ear wear a hearing aid or not, 30 prelingual deaf children were divided into three groups, including cochlear implant with opposite severe hearing loss and hearing aid ear (CI+SHA), cochlear implant with opposite profound hearing loss and hearing aid ear (CI+PHA), cochlear implant only (CI). The effect of rehabilitation was assessed in six different times (3,6,9,12,15 and 18 months after the cochlear implants and hearing aids began to work).
RESULT:
The longer time the rehabilitation spends, the better the hearing ability,language ability and the learning ability were. The hearing ability of CI+SHA was better than those of CI+PHA (P<0.05) and CI (P<0.05). The language ability and learning ability of CI-SHA was nearly equal to those of the other two groups.
CONCLUSION
The prelingual deaf children should take much more time on rehabilitation. The effect of rehabilitation for prelingual deaf children who used cochlear implant in one ear and hearing aid in the other depend on the residual hearing level of the other ear. If a prelingual deaf children still has any residual hearing level in the ear opposite to the cochlear implant ear, it is better for him/her to wear a hearing aid in the ear.
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5.Validation of the Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure risk score for the prediction of 1-year mortality in a Chinese cohort
Duo XU ; Yanjing DONG ; Bo ZHANG ; Li LI ; Chenyang JIANG
Chinese Medical Journal 2022;135(23):2829-2835
Background::The Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC) risk score was developed in 2013 to predict survival in heart failure (HF) patients. However, it has yet to be validated in a Chinese population. Our study aimed to investigate the ability of the score to predict 1-year mortality in a Chinese population.Methods::Consecutive patients with HF were retrospectively selected from the inpatient electronic medical records of the cardiology department in a regional hospital in China. A total integer score was calculated for each enrolled patient based on the value of each risk factor in the MAGGIC scoring system. Each enrolled patient was followed for at least 1 year. The observational endpoint of this study was all-cause mortality. The predictive ability of the MAGGIC score was assessed by comparing observed and predicted mortality within 1 year.Results::Between January 2018 and December 2020, a total of 635 patients were included in the study: 57 (9.0%) of whom died within 1 year after discharge. The average age of all patients was 74.6 ± 11.2 years, 264 of them (41.6%) were male, and the average left ventricular ejection fraction was 50.7% ± 13.2%. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.840 (95% confidence interval: 0.779, 0.901), which indicated a fair discriminatory ability of the score. The Hosmer-Lemeshow test result ( χ2 = 12.902, degree of freedom = 8, P = 0.115) indicated that the MAGGIC score had good calibration. The decision curve analysis showed that the MAGGIC score yielded a good clinical net benefit and net reduction in interventions. Conclusions::This validation of the MAGGIC score showed that it has a good ability to predict 1-year mortality in Chinese patients with HF after discharge. Due to regional and inter-hospital differences, external validation studies need to be further confirmed in other centers.
6.Association between tobacco use and social environment support among junior high school students in Beijing
Jian-gong HU ; Ying-ying ZHAO ; Dong-xue ZHANG ; Yan-yan ZHANG ; Zheng LI ; Ru-bing BAI ; Ying-ying ZHAO
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2022;33(6):111-114
Objective To understand the impact of social environmental support on tobacco use among junior high school students before and after the implementation of Beijing Tobacco Control Regulations, and to provide scientific basis for formulating adolescent tobacco control strategies and intervention measures. Methods The two-stage sampling method was used to conduct a questionnaire survey among three junior middle schools randomly selected from Shunyi District of Beijing using the global adolescent tobacco epidemic questionnaire before and after the ban was implemented. Results After the implementation of tobacco control,the influence of exposure to second-hand smoking at home and in public places on the current smoking rate of junior high school students (χ2=13.802, P=0.003; χ2= 27.909, P<0.001), the attempting smoking rate (χ2=31.757, P<0.001); χ2=37.691, P<0.001) was statistically significant. The junior high school students' attitude and cognition of tobacco use and the smoking rate of good friends are common risk factors affecting junior high school students' tobacco use. After the implementation of smoking control, the probability of smoking among junior high school students with good friends around them decreased from 21.417 times to 5.244 times; The probability of attempting smoking decreased from 4.518 times to 3.416 times. Conclusion After the smoking ban, the overall situation of tobacco use of junior high school students is not optimistic. All the factors in environmental perception system are closely related to junior high school students' tobacco use behavior, and the peer effect is the most obvious. Improving the environmental perception system is conducive to the prevention and control of adolescent smoking.