1.Comparison of dosimetry in radiotherapy for prophylactic cranial irradiation for prophylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer
Miaomiao LI ; Yinxia WANG ; Wei HUANG ; Yong YIN ; Guanzhong GONG ; Dongqing WANG ; Baosheng LI
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2013;33(5):493-496
Objective To compare the dosimetric differences among three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy(3D-CRT),intensity-modulated radiotherapy(IMRT)and RapidArc for prophylactic carnial irradiation(PCI)in small cell lung cancer(SCLC)patients.Methods Ten patients with SCLC were enrolled into this study.3D-CRT,9-field IMRT(IMRT)and double arc RapidArc plans were designed and optimized for each patient.The goal was to deliver 25 Gy to ≥ 95% of the planning target volume(PTV)while the same normal-tissue dose constraints were achieved.The dose distribution and conformal index (CI),homogeneity index(HI)of target volume,the maximum dose(D2 %),the minimum dose(D98 %),target coverage of PTV(V95 and V100),and Dmean and Dmax of organs at risk(OAR)were analyzed by using the dose volume histogram(DVH).The monitor units and delivery time were also evaluated.Results All plans met the clinical requirements.PTV dosimetric parameters(CI,HI,D2%,D98%,V95 and V100)of RapidArc and IMRT were superior to those of 3D-CRT with significant difference(P<0.05).The maximum doses to the optic nerves,brainstem and the mean dose to the parotid glands of the IMRT and RapidArc plans were all significantly lower than those of the 3D-CRT plan(P<0.05),while 3D-CRT plan provided the lowest maximum doses and mean dose of the lens and eyes(P<0.05).Compared with IMRT plan,no obvious advantage in PTV dosimetric parameters could be observed in RapidArc plans.In terms of organ sparing,no statistical difference was observed between IMRT and RapidArc plans.The number of monitor units for 3D-CRT,IMRT and RapidArc were 287.8,1388.8 and 346.6,respectively.Conclusions Compared with 3D-CRT,IMRT and RapidArc show better dosimetric quality.The 3D-CRT plan has a significantly lower dose on the lens and eyes,less MU and shorter delivery time than IMRT and RapidArc plans.
2.Expression and significance of IL-1, IL-6, TNF-αand IFN-γin serum and colon tissue in the rat models of ulcerative colitis with spleen and kidney yang deficiency
Yinxia YIN ; Yaqing XU ; Hailong LI ; Jiaquan QIU ; Xiaoli CHENG ; Haixia MING ; Yonglin LIANG ; Yuhong WU
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2015;(2):139-142
Objective To detect the levels of IL-1, IL-6,TNF-αand IFN-γin serum and colon tissue of rat mod-els of ulcerative colitis with spleen and kidney Yang deficiency, and to explore their roles in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis ( UC) .Methods The rat model of ulcerative colitis with Yang deficiency of spleen and kidney was induced by perfusion of rhubarb decoction plus intramuscular injection of hydrocortisone and combined with TNBS (2,4,6-trinitro-benzenesulfonic acid) and ethanol enema.Sixty SPF wistar rats ( body weight 180 ±10 g, male:female=1:1) were ran-domly divided into blank control group, UC model with spleen kidney Yang deficiency for 7 days, 14 days and 21 days groups, respectively.The levels of IL-1, IL-6, TNF-αand IFN-γin serum and colon tissue were detected by ELISA.Re-sults Compared with the blank group, the levels of IL-1, IL-6, TNF-αand IFN-γin serum and colon tissue of rat UC model group with spleen kidney Yang deficiency were greatly increased (P<0.05), especially evidently increased in the model group at 21 days.Conclusions The pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1, IL-6, TNF-αand IFN-γplay an important role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis with syndrome of spleen and kidney Yang deficiency.
3.Preventive effect of Gehua Jiecheng Decoction in IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway in"inflammation-cancer transformation"of ulcerative colitis with spleen deficiency and damp-heat
Xiaoling LI ; Yuhong WU ; Hailong LI ; Yinxia YIN ; Yali SHE ; Minqi HAO ; Yonglin LIANG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2024;40(7):1454-1460,1466
Objective:To investigate effect of Gehua Jiecheng Decoction on IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway in colon tissue of ulcerative colitis with"inflammatory to cancer transformation"(UC-UCAC)mice of spleen deficiency and damp-heat type.Methods:Ten from 80 SPF C57BL/6 male mice were randomly selected as blank group and other 70 mice were selected as model group.After establishment of spleen deficient damp-heat model,mice were randomly divided into model group(1st,2nd and 3rd cycle),Gehua Jiecheng Decoction high,medium and low doses groups and mesalazine group,with 10 pieces per group.UC-UCAC transformation model was further established with azo methane oxide solution(AOM)/sodium glucan sulfate(DSS).Each group was treated with corresponding drugs for 4 weeks.General state of mice was observed.Score of disease activity index(DAI)was calculated.HE staining was used to observe colonic mucosa pathology of mice.EGFR,IL-6,JAK2,STAT3 and p-STAT3 proteins and genes expressions in mice colon tissues were detected by Western blot,IHC and RT-qPCR,respectively.Results:Compared with blank group,mice in model group(3rd cycle)were generally in a worse state,colon mucosal tissue was cancerous,DAI score,target proteins and genes expressions were significantly increased(P<0.01).Compared with model group(3rd cycle),general state of mice in all treatment groups were restored and colonic tissues pathology were improved to some extent.Target proteins and genes expressions in other treatment groups were significantly decreased except for Gehua Jiecheng Decoction low-dose group(P<0.01).Conclusion:Gehua Jiecheng Decoction may destroy tumor inflammatory microenvironment,repair damaged colonic mucosa tissue,delay inflamma-tion-cancer transformation process and prevent UCAC by inhibiting activation of IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway.
4.Sampling study on auditory status of civil aviation air traffic controllers
Mosheng HU ; Jian YANG ; Huibin JIN ; Yinxia CHANG ; Lei WANG ; Xiuyun YANG ; Fengjie MA ; Caihong QIN ; Yin BAI
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2018;25(3):131-135
OBJECTIVE To investigate and analysis of hearing status and characteristics of China civil aviation air traffic controllers(ATC). METHODS With cluster random sampling, air conduction threshold data of 1498 ATC, who had finished the class Ⅲa medical assessment this year in a certain area were studied. The subjects were tested by pure tone audiometry, the prevalence rate of speech and high frequency hearing loss between gender groups were compared; After age correction, the threshold of different frequencies were compared between age groups. RESULTS The prevalence rate of hearing loss at speech frequency was 6.68% in male and 1.97% in female. The result of high frequency was 7.87% and 1.23% respectively. Both the threshold and prevalence rate of hearing loss of every frequency were higher in male(P<0.05); The threshold of 3000 Hz
5.Sleep quality in preschool children in three provinces along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River
Chinese Journal of School Health 2019;40(8):1173-1176
Objective:
To analyze the detection rate of sleep problems such as sleep delay and deficiency in preschool children in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China,and to provide the reference for the standard of sleeping mode among preschool students.
Methods:
From October to November 2017, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 27 200 preschool children in 11 cities in Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. Epidemiology of sleep delays, deficiencies and sleep patterns in preschool children was described.
Results:
The detection rate of sleep problems in preschool children in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River was 15.3%. Taking the length of sleep and bedtime as the main analysis points, it was found that the average sleeping time point of each age group was 21:31, and the detection rate of bedtime delay was 86.5%. The average length of sleep was (10.60±1.12) hours. The detection rate of sleep deprivation in preschool children was 15.7%. Sleep delay was positively correlated with girls, age increase and parents’ higher educational level (P<0.05), and negatively correlated with living in the city, non-only child and bedroom without TV (P<0.01) .The detection rate of sleep deprivation was positively correlated with children of high age group (4yearold group:OR=1.32,95%CI=1.19-1.46;5-year-old group:OR=2.10,95%CI=1.91-2.32;6-year-old group:OR=2.47,95%CI=2.20-2.77)(P<0.01), and negatively correlated with no TV in bedroom (OR=0.91,95%CI=0.84-0.98) and no light in sleep (OR=0.87,95%CI=0.78-0.97)(P<0.05).
Conclusion
Preschool children sleep delay and sleep deprivation and other sleep problems are more prominent, affected by family environment and other factors.
6.Strategies for Management of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients in Singapore during COVID-19 Pandemic.
Htay HTAY ; Penelope Maxine P K WONG ; Rui-En Ryan CHOO ; Ubaidullah S DAWOOD ; Marjorie Wai Yin FOO ; Mathini JAYABALLA ; Grace LEE ; Martin Beng-Huat LEE ; Ya Lun Allen LIU ; Sanmay LOW ; Alvin Kok Heong NG ; Elizabeth Ley OEI ; Yong Pey SEE ; Rajat TAGORE ; Yinxia TAI ; Adrian LIEW
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2020;49(12):1025-1028
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is the only well-established home-based dialysis therapy in Singapore. As it is a home-based modality, PD should be considered as a preferred mode of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) for patients with kidney failure during this COVID-19 pandemic as it avoids frequent visits to hospitals and/or satellite dialysis centres. The highly infectious nature of this virus has led to the implementation of the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition orange status in Singapore since early February 2020. This paper summarises the strategies for management of several aspects of PD in Singapore during this COVID-19 pandemic, including PD catheter insertion, PD training, home visit and assisted PD, outpatient PD clinic, inpatient management of PD patients with or without COVID-19 infection, PD as KRT for COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury, management of common complications in PD (peritonitis and fluid overload), and management of PD inventory.
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7.Effects of parental rearing patterns and their consistency on the emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children
Changshan ZOU ; Peng DING ; Menglong GENG ; Xiaoyan WU ; Shiyue LI ; Shuman TAO ; Lei WANG ; Jia CHEN ; Lei PENG ; Sumei WANG ; Gangzhu YIN ; Anhui ZHANG ; Hong DENG ; Yinxia TANG ; Yuqiao MA ; Huiping HUANG ; Min XIANG ; Fangbiao TAO
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(3):283-288
Objective:To explore the effect of parental rearing patterns and their consistency on the emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children.Methods:From October to November 2017, 27 987 children aged 3 to 6 years old from 109 kindergartens in 11 cities of Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu Provinces were selected by using the cluster sampling method. A total of 27 200 valid questionnaires which were completed by subjects' parents were collected. The emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children were collected by "strengths and difficulties questionnaire" and the parental rearing patterns were evaluated by the "Parental Behavior Scale". The differences in emotional and behavioral abnormality rates of preschool children with different characteristics were analyzed; with emotional and behavioral problems as dependent variables and parental support/participation and compulsion/hostility as independent variables, the multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the effect of parental rearing patterns and their consistency on the emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children.Results:The age of children was (4.35±0.96) years old, and 51.4% of children were 13 975 males. There were 24 634 (90.6%) urban children and 17 916 (65.9%) only children. Both parents with strong support/participation accounted for 14.9%, and those with poor support/participation accounted for 11.9%; both parents with strong compulsion/hostility accounted for 15.2%, and those with low compulsion/hostility accounted for 11.3%. The rates of emotional symptoms, conduct behavior, hyperactive behavior, peer interaction, total difficulty score, and abnormal prosocial behavior of preschool children were 9.5%, 9.5%, 18.2%, 24.5%, 11.2%, and 10.2%, respectively. The multivariate logistic regression model analysis showed that after adjusting for gender, only child, living area, family economic status, mother′s age and education level, father′s education level, and other factors, compared with fathers/mothers with strong support/participation and low compulsion/hostility and parents with strong support/participation and low compulsion/hostility, preschool children who had fathers/mothers with poor support/participation and strong compulsion/hostility or parents with poor support/participation and strong compulsion/hostility were more likely to have emotional symptoms, conduct behavior, hyperactive behavior, peer interaction, total difficulty score, and abnormal prosocial behavior ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Parental rearing patterns and their consistency are related to the emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children.
8.Effects of parental rearing patterns and their consistency on the emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children
Changshan ZOU ; Peng DING ; Menglong GENG ; Xiaoyan WU ; Shiyue LI ; Shuman TAO ; Lei WANG ; Jia CHEN ; Lei PENG ; Sumei WANG ; Gangzhu YIN ; Anhui ZHANG ; Hong DENG ; Yinxia TANG ; Yuqiao MA ; Huiping HUANG ; Min XIANG ; Fangbiao TAO
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(3):283-288
Objective:To explore the effect of parental rearing patterns and their consistency on the emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children.Methods:From October to November 2017, 27 987 children aged 3 to 6 years old from 109 kindergartens in 11 cities of Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu Provinces were selected by using the cluster sampling method. A total of 27 200 valid questionnaires which were completed by subjects' parents were collected. The emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children were collected by "strengths and difficulties questionnaire" and the parental rearing patterns were evaluated by the "Parental Behavior Scale". The differences in emotional and behavioral abnormality rates of preschool children with different characteristics were analyzed; with emotional and behavioral problems as dependent variables and parental support/participation and compulsion/hostility as independent variables, the multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the effect of parental rearing patterns and their consistency on the emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children.Results:The age of children was (4.35±0.96) years old, and 51.4% of children were 13 975 males. There were 24 634 (90.6%) urban children and 17 916 (65.9%) only children. Both parents with strong support/participation accounted for 14.9%, and those with poor support/participation accounted for 11.9%; both parents with strong compulsion/hostility accounted for 15.2%, and those with low compulsion/hostility accounted for 11.3%. The rates of emotional symptoms, conduct behavior, hyperactive behavior, peer interaction, total difficulty score, and abnormal prosocial behavior of preschool children were 9.5%, 9.5%, 18.2%, 24.5%, 11.2%, and 10.2%, respectively. The multivariate logistic regression model analysis showed that after adjusting for gender, only child, living area, family economic status, mother′s age and education level, father′s education level, and other factors, compared with fathers/mothers with strong support/participation and low compulsion/hostility and parents with strong support/participation and low compulsion/hostility, preschool children who had fathers/mothers with poor support/participation and strong compulsion/hostility or parents with poor support/participation and strong compulsion/hostility were more likely to have emotional symptoms, conduct behavior, hyperactive behavior, peer interaction, total difficulty score, and abnormal prosocial behavior ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Parental rearing patterns and their consistency are related to the emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children.