Objective To investigate the survival rates of main malignant tumors in Nanhui district. Methods Total 5 783 cases, registered as new cases with malignant neoplasm from 2002 to 2004 in Nanhui, were followed up. Data was studied by survival analysis with SPSS 13.0 of life table and Kaplan -Meier. Results The average annual crude incidence of malignant tumors was 267.57 / 100 000, the World standardized incidence rate of 209.98 / 100 000. Cancer Incidence in the top five ranks followed by lung, liver, stomach, colon and esophageal cancer, the incidence was 43.06 / 100 000, 28.65 / 100 000, 26.82 / 100 000, 18.63 / 100 000 and 9.57 / 100 000, respectively. The difference of the survival rates between the top five cancers was remarkable. Survival rates of cancers among males from the lowest to the highest were liver, lung, esophagus, stomach and intestines. Survival rates of cancers among females from the lowest to the highest were of liver, lung, esophagus, stomach, intestines, cervical and breast. The male or female main cancer's relative survival rate droped along with the age rising. Conclusion The survival status was better in the patients with intestine cancers and female patients with breast cancer, but worse in patients with liver, ung and esophageal cancer.

Objective To investigate the prevalence of healthcare-associated infection(HAI)in medical institutions in Pudong New Area.Methods Ten medical institutions in Pudong New Area were selected as monitored hospitals, cross-sectional survey on HAI in each hospital at a given day of November 2013 and November 2014 were conduc-ted.Prevalence of HAI in different levels of hospitals were compared.Results The prevalence rates of HAI in 2013 and 2014 were 4.04% and 3.75% respectively,there was no significant difference between two years(χ2 =0.709,P=0.400).The prevalence rates of HAI in primary,secondary,and tertiary hospitals in 2013 were 0.66%,3.32%, and 4.60% respectively,in 2014 were 0,3.52%,and 4.01 % respectively,prevalence rates of HAI in different lev-els of hospitals of each year were significantly different (all P <0.05).Prevalence rates of HAI were high in depart-ments of neurosurgery,hematology,intensive care units(ICUs),and gerontology.The prevalence rate of infection in ICUs increased obviously,from 10.09% to 18.78% (χ2 =3.921 ,P =0.048),departments of gerontology de-creased obviously,from 10.07% to 5.02%(χ2 =5.698,P =0.017).The main HAI sites were lower respiratory tract (36.72%),upper respiratory tract (9.96%),and urinary tract (12.89%).172 pathogenic isolates were de-tected in 2013,and 177 were detected in 2014,gram-negative bacteria,gram-positive bacteria,and fungi accounted for 60.74%,26.37%,and 12.89% respectively.Constituent ratios of pathogens causing HAI between two surveys were not significantly different (χ2 =5.819,P =0.830).Conclusion Among different levels of hospitals in Pudong New Area,tertiary hospitals have the highest prevalence rate,HAI in ICU increases obviously,the main HAI site is lower respiratory tract,the main pathogens are gram-negative bacteria.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare outcomes effects of Chinese recognition materials in post-lingually deafened patients with cochlear implant. METHOD: Thirty-two post-lingually deafened cochlear implant users participated in the study. Each one of them was given a series of speech recognition tests including the speech recognition score of monosyllable words, spondee words, Chinese BKB sentences and MHINT in quiet, as well as speech recognition threshold of HOPE corpus in babble noise. Speech recognition scores and thresholds were compared among these test materials using histograms , scatter diagrams and statistical methods. RESULT: Recognition scores for spondee words, Chinese BKB sentences and MHINT were affected by ceiling effects, with 1,14 and 4 cases scored 100% respectivelty. Meanwhile, 17, 26 and 14 cases scored more than 85% correspondingly. On the other hand, speech recognition scores for monosyllable words in quiet and speech recognition threshold for HOPE corpus in babble noise were not affected. CONCLUSION For a considerable part of post-lingually deafened patients using cochlear implant, some Chinese speech recognition materials have demonstrated different degrees of ceiling effects. While speech recognition scores for monosyllable words in quiet and recognition threshold for HOPE corpus in noise can evaluate the performance of speech recognition abilitymore objectively.
Cochlear Implantation ; Cochlear Implants ; Humans ; Language ; Noise ; Speech Perception ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To study the expression of interleukin-1β in aortic dissections and aneurysms. Methods Aortic specimens were obtained from patients with type Ⅰ thoracic aortic dissection (11 cases),ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (10 cases),and healthy organ donors (7 cases).Expression of interleukin-1β,matrix metalloproteinase-9,and signal transduction factors phospho-p38 and phospho-JNK were detected by real time RT-PCR,Western blot,and immunohistochemistry,respectively.TUNEL staining was performed to detect apoptosis of media cells. Results Apoptosis in the media of thoracic aortic dissection and ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms was dramatically higher than control group.Expression of interleukin-1β gradually increased in an order of control group,thoracic aortic dissection to ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms ( P ＜ 0.01,respectively).Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9significantly increased in the media of thoracic aortic dissection and ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms compared with control group (P ＜ 0.01,respectively).There were positive correlations between interleukin1 β and matrix metalloproteinase-9,interleukin-1β and phospho-p38 in thoracic aortic dissection ( P ＜ 0.01,respectively),interleukin-1β and apoptosis in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusions Interleukin-1β and interferon-γ might effect the formation of thoracic aortic dissection and ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms possibly through the up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and apoptosis of media cells in humans.

OBJECTIVE: To study the electrophysiological characteristics of the Auditory Brainstem Response to Speech Sounds (s-ABR) in healthy adults, and then analyze its relationship between noise speech recognition ability and sex. METHOD: We accessed the auditory brainstem response to a synthesized stop-consonant speech syllable / da/in 40 native-Chinese speech adults. Timing components of the response were compared between males and females to determine which aspects of the response are affected by sex. The relationship of the slope between the onset peak (V) and though (A) (V/A slope) and the noise speech recognition ability was analyzed. RESULT: A dissimilarity between males and females was observed in the response to the component that change rapidly over time(P< 0.05). The other peaks latency except (P < 0.01) was different between gender, the remaining peaks did not have statisticals differences (P > 0.05). Noise speech recognition and the V/A slope was negatively correlated (r = 0.478, P < 0.05), which indicated that the greater slope of V/A, the lower of the speech recognition threshold under noise. CONCLUSION The verbal components change rapidly over time, and high-frequency consonants evoked neural response obviously affected by gender. In the slower changing, lower frequency information in the stimulus was minimally affected by sex. The subjects with better abilities of processing transient and rapid information can show lower noise speech recognition threshold.
Adult ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Electrophysiological Phenomena ; Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Noise ; Sex Factors ; Speech Perception

Objective To evaluate the synergistic effect of Baoxinkang on chronic heart failure ( CHF) rats by observing the effect of the combination of Baoxinkang and conventional medicine intervention on cardiac function and adenylate metabolism. Methods Sixty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 6 groups, namely sham-operation group, model group, Baoxinkang group ( Baoxinkang 1 020 mg/kg) , conventional medicine intervention group (metoprolol 10 mg/kg, captopril 5 mg/kg, and digoxin 0.022 5 mg/kg), combination group 1 ( conventional medicine intervention + Baoxinkang 1 020 mg/kg) , and combination group 2 ( conventional medicine intervention + trimetazidine 10 mg/kg) . Abdominal aora was constricted to establish CHF rat model. The rats except for the sham-operation group and model group were given the corresponding medicine according to the experimental design for 6 weeks. Echocardiography ( ECHO) was performed to evaluate the cardiac function of rats. High performance liquid chromatography was utilized to investigate the contents of myocardiac adenylate of adenosine triphosphate ( ATP) , adenosine diphosphate ( ADP) , adenosine monophosphate (AMP) . Total adenylate nucleotide pool (TAN) was equal to ATP+ADP+AMP, energy charge (EC) was equal to ( ATP+0.5 ×ADP) /TAN. Results The results of ECHO showed that the heart size was reduced, left ejection fraction and cardiac output were increased in the combination group 1 compared with the model group and conventional medicine intervention group. The levels of ATP, TAN, and EC were significantly increased, whereas the levels of ADP and AMP were decreased in the combination group 1 (P<0.05 or P<0.01). However, there were no significant differences of heart size, left ejection fraction, cardiac output, ATP, ADP, AMP, TAN or EC between combination group 1 and combination group 2 ( P>0.05) . Conclusion Baoxinkang may have some synergistic effect on the improvement of CHF rat cardiac energy metabolism disorder treated by conventional medicine.

Objective To establish a mouse model of H.pylori infection, and to evaluate the chronic pathological changes in the gastric mucosa associated with H.pylori infection.Methods 34 male 5~6-week old SPF C57BL/6 mice were used in this study.The mice were intragastrically administrated with a suspension of H.pylori SS1 strain.Two weeks after infection, rapid urease test and PCR were performed to confirm the H.pylori infection.Successfully infected mice were randomly divided into 3 groups including the control group, 6-week and 12-week infected groups.Samples of gastric mucosa were taken for pathological analysis using HE and borax methylene blue staining.The contents of myeloperoxidase (MPO), superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and catalase (CAT) in the gastric tissues were detected by biochemistry, and the expression levels of COX-2, iNOS, TNF-α and IL-1β were examined by RT-qPCR.Results Compared with the control group, H.pylori colonization was observed in the gastric mucosa of the 6-week and 12-week infected mice, with chronic inflammatory cell infiltration, glandular atrophy and intestinal metaplasia to varying extents.The contents of CAT and SOD were significantly decreased, while the levels of MPO and malonaldehyde MDA, and the expression levels of COX-2,iNOS,TNF-α and IL-1β were significantly increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusions Intragastric administration with H.pylori in C57BL/6 mice can be successfully used to generate the bacterial colonization, leading to chronic inflammatory cell infiltration, enhanced oxidative stress, and up-regulated expression of proinflammatory genes in the gastric glandular tissues at 6 and 12 weeks after inoculation.However, the inflammatory changes are more extensive in the mice at 12 weeks after infection, with glandular atrophy and intestinal metaplasia.

Objective To evaluate the analysis capability of urine protein qualitative test between AX-4030 and Cobas U411 u-rine dry chemistry analyzer,and study on evaluating the performance of qualitative test.Methods According to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)EP12-A2 document,analyzed the bias and imprecision of urineprotein qualitative test between the Aution MAX AX-4030 and Roche CobasU411 system.Their C50 ,C5 ~C95 intervals and imprecision curves were compared.The protein of 310 specimens were simultaneously determined by both Cobas U411 and AX-4030,in order to eval-uate their concordance.Results C50 for AX-4030 system was less than that for Cobas U411;C5 ~C95 interval of AX-4030 system was narrower than CobasU411.The imprecision curve of AX-4030 system was steeper than Cobas U411.The com-parison of the two analysis systems showed that the concordance was 96.8%,the positive concordance was 82.7%,and the negative concordance was 99.6%.The 95% credibility interval (CI)was 94.2%~98.16% and the Kappa value was 0.88. Conclusion For the sensitivity and imprecision of urine protein test in the C50 critical value,the AX-4030 system was better than Cobas U411.The concordance of them in determining clinical specimens was pole-strength.The evaluation recommen-ded by the EP12-A2 document is practical and effective.

AIM To speculate the hypoglycemic mechanism for rats with type 2 diabetes by exploring the therapeutic effects of leaf aqueous extract from Cyclocarya paliurus on liver insulin receptor (InsR) and insulin receptor substrate 2 (IRS-2).METHODS The diabetic rat model was established through intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin and fed with high-fat diet.The moleled rats were equally assigned into the control group and leaf aqueous extract from Cyclocarya paliurus group (extract group).After the test extract was orally administrated for four weeks,body weight,urine output,food intake,water intake and fasting blood-glucose (FBG) were measured,and the levels of serum insulin,InsR and IRS-2 mRNA in liver tissue were investigated in rats.RESULTS Compared with the control group,the extract group showed a reduction in urine output,food intake,water intake,FBG and insulin levels.Meanwhile,the rats' body weights in extract group were presented a trend to increase.The gene expressions of InsR and IRS-2 in liver tissue were up-regulated.Moreover,the insulin sensitivity was improved.CONCLUSION The leaf aqueous extract from Cyclocarya paliurus can reduce FBS,improve insulin sensitivity,which may be associated with the increase of InsR and IRS-2 gene expression in liver tissue.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the clinical efficacy of superior mesenteric artery (SMA)-oriented laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision (CME) with a medial-to-lateral approach in the treatment of right colonic cancer.

METHODSA total of 166 patients with right colonic cancer who were admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2015 to December 2016 underwent SMA-oriented laparoscopic CME by the same surgical team. Clinical data of these patients were retrospectively analyzed.

RESULTSAll the 166 cases were enrolled in this study, including 96 male and 70 female patients. Right colon adenocarcinoma was diagnosed by preoperative colonoscopy, enhanced computerized tomography(CT) and pathological examination, and the tumor was resectable. There were no emergency surgery patients for bowel obstruction or perforation, no patients with multiple primary cancers, and no stage IIII( patients with liver or lung metastasis. All the patients underwent SMA-oriented laparoscopic CME successfully, without conversion to laparotomy. No ureteral injury, duodenal injury, and superior mesenteric vein injury occurred during the operation. R0 resections were performed in all the cases. The average operation time was (102.4±28.3) min, blood loss was (67.2±26.3) ml, number of lymph nodes retrieved was 20.5±7.6, postoperative anal exhaust time was (2.1±1.1) d, postoperative hospital stay was (7.9±1.4) d. There was no perioperative death or anastomotic leakage. Two patients with small bowel obstruction were readmitted within 30 days after operation. The postoperative complications occurred in 15.1%(25/166) of the patients, including wound infection (2 cases), chylous fistula (20 cases), anastomotic bleeding (1 case), small bowel obstruction (2 cases). A total of 161 patients (97.0%) were followed up for 1 to 24 months, and 10 patients had distant metastasis during the follow-up period. The 2-year overall survival (OS) rate was 96.4%.

CONCLUSIONSuperior mesenteric artery-oriented laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision with a medial-to-lateral approach for right colonic cancer has good short-term efficacy.