1.Strategic information analysis of hotspots in studies on Alzheimer's disease
Lingjiang HU ; Xin LIN ; Jinming WU ; Jiawei ZHANG ; Yuefang HOU
Chinese Journal of Medical Library and Information Science 2017;26(4):26-33
Objective To provide the scientific evidence for studying Alzheimer's disease (AD) and decision-making for its management by analyzing the strategic information of hotspots in studies on AD.Methods Citation strategic coordinate diagram was plotted by describing the history of studies on AD with co-citation clustering for further understanding the novelty and concern of hotspots in studies on AD.The current hotspots in studies on AD were discovered by co-words clustering and their strategic coordinates were analyzed to reveal their development periods.Results The current hotspots in studies on AD were substance metabolism in AD patients, etiology of AD and therapies for AD.The diagnosis of AD according to its clinical characteristics and hypothesis on amyloid cascade in AD patients were greatly concerned.Conclusion Citation strategic coordinate analysis and co-words strategic coordinate analysis can display the hotspots in studies on AD and their development history.
2.The practice of learning team construction in medical cell biology curriculum
Xuehong LIU ; Yong ZHANG ; Jianhong WU ; Yuefang PAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2015;(9):923-925
Medical cell biology is an important basic medical course. Owing to its complex and esoteric knowledge and few lessons, there is a dilemma of teaching and learning. From learning situation analysis, the course team building programs, operation and management of the program, learning evaluation program, the author has conducted exploration and preliminarily proved that the medical cell biology curriculum team learning is conducive to the cultivation of students ' innovation ability and the team cooperation spirit as well as improvement of students ' learning interest, which is worthy of application and promotion.
3.Influence of treating with roxithromycin on airway inflammation in patients with asthma who smoke
Xiaozhen ZHENG ; Jifeng LIU ; Wenbin WU ; Yuefang TAN ; Yushi HUANG
Chongqing Medicine 2013;(28):3357-3359
Objective To investigate the influence and effect of treating with low dose roxithromycin on airway inflammation in asthma who have been smoking patients .Methods Forty-six patients with mild to moderate asthma who had been smoking were assigned to group A and group B randomly .The patients in group A received inhaling salmeterol/fluticasone(50/250 μg) ,one puff bid ,2 times/day .The patients in group B treated with oral roxithromycin dispersible tablet 0 .15 g/d combining with inhaling salme-terol/fluticasone(50/250 μg) ,one puff bid ,2 times/day .The patients of two groups had been treated for 4 weeks .The lung func-tion ,cells and interleukin-8(IL-8) in induced sputum of patients in the two groups were measured before and after treatment .Results There was negative correlation between the FEV 1% and the number of eosinophile granulocyte ,neutrophil and the concentration of IL-8 in induced sputum of the patients(P<0 .01) .The number of neutrophil ,eosinophile granulocyte and the level of IL-8 of the patients in group B decreased more than those in the group A after 4 weeks of treatment(P<0 .05) .Furthermore the PEF and FEV1% of the patients in group B were ameliorated significantly than those in group A (P<0 .01) .Conclusion The treatment of roxithromycin combining with salmeterol/fluticasone on patients with asthma who smoke can not only reduce the number of eosino-phile granulocyte ,neutrophil and the level of IL-8 in induced sputum significantly ,but also ameliorate the PEF and FEV1% of them significantly .
4.Effects of Y-IP5 on morphine-induced behaviorals ensitization and conditioned place preference in mice
Yuefang XU ; Ruibin SU ; Rifang YANG ; Ning WU ; Xinqiang LU ; Jin LI
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2009;25(12):1578-1583
Aim To investigate the effects of Y-IP5 on morphine-induced behavioral sensitization and CPP in mice.Methods Locomotor activity was detected after Y-IP5 administration or co-administration of Y-IP5 with morphine in mice.Mice were treated with morphine to induce behavioral sensitization. Then the effects of Y-IP5 on the development, transfer and expression of morphine-induced behavioral sensitization were investigated. Mice were treated with morphine to induce CPP. Then the effect of Y-IP5 on the acquisition of morphine-induced CPP was studied.Results Y-IP5 itself didn′t influence locomotor activity of mice.Co-administration of Y-IP5 with morphine inhibited morphine-induced hyperactivity (P<0.05) and the development of morphine-induced behavioral sensitization in mice (P<0.05), however, did not influence the transfer and expression of morphine-induced behavioral sensitization.Co-administration of Y-IP5 with morphine also inhibited the acquisition of morphine-induced CPP (P<0.05).Conclusion Y-IP5 may inhibit the psychological dependence induced by morphine.
5.Progress on vaccination of children with hemophilia A
Yuefang WU ; Zhuo LI ; Juan XIAO
International Journal of Pediatrics 2019;46(1):5-9
Hemophilia A is a hereditary hemorrhagic disease.Vaccination can prevent certain diseases,while intramuscular vaccination may lead to muscle hematoma in children with hemophilia A,even become a high risk factor for increasing production of inhibitors.Therefor,there are concerns about vaccination of hemophilia A.Children with hemophilia A can be vaccinated in a relatively safe manner,such as subcutaneous injections,or vaccinated after replacement treatment.There is no clear correlation between the immune response induced by vaccination and the mechanism of inhibitor production,and the safety of vaccination remains to be further studied.This review focuses on the progress of vaccination for children with hemophilia A.
6.Effect of self-help cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia combined with trazodone hydrochloride on elderly patients with depression and insomnia
Youjun HE ; Xin HU ; Yuefang LI ; Zixing WU ; Wei JIANG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2023;25(2):212-215
Objective:To observe the efficacy of self-help cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI), trazodone hydrochloride and their combination in the treatment of depression and insomnia comorbidity in the elderly.Methods:90 elderly patients with insomnia and depression admitted to the 901th Hospital of the Joint Logistic Support Force from October 2019 to October 2021 were selected as the study subjects. They were divided into trazodone group, CBTI group and trazodone combined with CBTI group(combination group), with 30 cases in each group. Trazodone group was treated with oral trazodone hydrochloride, CBTI group was treated with self-help CBTI, and the combination group was treated with oral trazodone hydrochloride combined with self-help CBTI. All three groups were treated for 4 weeks. The sleep latency, total sleep time and sleep efficiency of each group were compared at the time of admission and after 4 weeks of treatment. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) were used for sleep assessment before and after treatment, and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) was used for depression assessment.Results:Before treatment, there was no significant difference among the three groups in terms of sleep latency, total sleep time, sleep efficiency, PSQI, ESS and SDS (all P>0.05). After treatment, the sleep latency of the three groups was shorter than that before treatment, and the total sleep time was longer than that before treatment (all P<0.05). The sleep efficiency of the trazodone group and the combination group was higher than that before treatment, with statistically significant difference (both P<0.05). The indexes of the combined group were better than those of the trazodone group and the CBTI group (all P<0.05). The sleep latency of the trazodone group was shorter than that of the CBTI group, and the total sleep time was longer than that of the CBTI group (all P<0.05), with statistically significant difference (all P<0.05). After treatment, the PSQI, except for the SDS of CBTI group, the ESS and SDS of the three groups were lower than those before treatment (all P<0.05). The PSQI, ESS and SDS of the combined group were lower than those of the trazodone group and the CBTI group, and the ESS and SDS of the trazodone group were lower than those of the CBTI group, with statistically significant difference (all P<0.05). Conclusions:For the elderly patients with depression and insomnia, the combination of self-help CBTI and trazodone can not only improve insomnia but also relieve depression symptoms, and the effect is better than that of trazodone and self -help CBTI alone.
7.Prognosis and its influencing factors for premature infants complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome and born at ≤34 weeks' gestation
Tengyue ZHANG ; Haiyan WU ; Xinyue MO ; Hongxin WANG ; Wenxu PAN ; Yijuan LI ; Yuefang HUANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2024;27(2):96-105
Objective:To investigate the perinatal prognosis and its impact factors for premature infants with twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) who were born at ≤34 weeks of gestation.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted on 68 pregnancies of TTTS with gestational age ≤34 weeks at delivery, among them 106 preterm infants (TTTS group) were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University from January 2003 to February 2019. During the same period, another 178 twins without TTTS, congenital malformation, and intrauterine intervention who matched the TTTS group in maternal age (differences within two years) and gestational age (differences within one week) were assigned as non-TTTS group. Perinatal prognosis of TTTS infants born at ≤34 weeks was analyzed by comparing the differences in postnatal early complications and perinatal outcomes (survival time morn than 28 days or not) between the TTTS and non-TTTS groups, recipient and donor twins, mild and severe TTTS infants, and among TTTS infants with different intrauterine interventions. The risk factors for perinatal survival in TTTS infants with gestational age ≤34 weeks were analyzed. Two independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance, rank-sum test, Chi-square test, and ordered logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. Results:(1) Among the 68 pregnancies, the overall perinatal survival rate of the neonates was 72.1% (98/136), the double-twin survival rate was 48.5% (33/68), and the rate of at least one survivor was 95.6% (65/68). (2) In the TTTS group, 62 were recipients and 44 were donors. Stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ TTTS was found in 41 cases (mild TTTS group) and stage Ⅲ-Ⅴ in 65 cases (severe TTTS group). (3) The rate of severe brain injury was higher in the severe-TTTS group than those in the mild-TTTS group [9.2% (6/65) vs. 0.0% (0/41), χ 2=4.01, P=0.045]. (4) Gestational age ≤28 weeks ( OR=101.90, 95% CI: 5.07-2 048.37), stage Ⅳ ( OR=14.04, 95% CI: 1.56-126.32) and stage Ⅴ TTTS ( OR=51.09, 95% CI: 3.58-728.81) were independent risk factors for death within 28 days (all P<0.05). (5) Compared with the non-TTTS group, the TTTS group had higher rates of neonatal anemia [51.9% (55/106) vs. 33.1% (59/178), χ 2=9.71], polycythemia [5.7% (6/106) vs. 0.6% (1/178), χ 2=7.18], neonatal persistent pulmonary hypertension [3.8% (4/106) vs. 0.0% (0/178), χ 2=6.81], sepsis [15.1% (16/106) vs. 7.3% (13/178), χ 2=4.40], state Ⅲ or higher retinopathy of prematurity [3.8% (4/106) vs. 0.0% (0/178), χ 2=6.81], congenital cardiac structural abnormality [19.8% (21/106) vs. 0.6% (1/178), χ 2=33.45], heart failure [8.5% (9/106) vs. 0.6% (1/178), χ 2=12.29], and renal insufficiency [14.2% (15/106) vs. 1.1% (2/178), χ 2=20.04] (all P<0.05). Conclusions:Compared with the twin premature infants without TTTS, those with TTTS and ≤34 gestational age were more likely to have cardiac, cerebral, and renal complications. The more severe the TTTS, the higher the incidence of severe brain injury. TTTS preterm infants with gestational age ≤28 weeks and stage Ⅳ or above have high risk of death.
8.Analysis of trends in neonatal mortality and causes of death in NICU,2005-2020: a single-center study
Haiyan WU ; Junlin CHEN ; Xinyue MO ; Hongxin WANG ; Yijuan LI ; Xiaoyu LI ; Yuefang HUANG
International Journal of Pediatrics 2024;51(3):198-203
Objective:To investigate the changes of mortality,causes of death,and cause-specific mortality rate(CMR)of hospitalized neonates in NICU of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.Method:A retrospective study was performed to compare the mortality,cause of death,and CMR of hospitalized neonates in period Ⅰ(2005-2009),period Ⅱ(2010-2014)and period Ⅲ(2015-2020).Result:The overall mortality of hospitalized neonates in NICU of our hospital was 0.51%(104/20 493)through 2005 to 2020. The mortality in period Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ were 0.61%(48/7 855),0.43%(27/6 209),and 0.45%(29/6 429),respectively. Compared with period Ⅰ,the mortality of preterm infants decreased significantly in period Ⅱ(3.14% vs 1.24%, χ2=14.076, P<0.01)and in period Ⅲ(3.14% vs 0.90%, χ2=25.157, P<0.01). Eighty-five(81.7%)neonates were premature,and ninety-one(89.2%)neonates had definite abnormal perinatal factors. The CMR of hospitalized neonates related to pulmonary hemorrhage,congenital anomalies,and NRDS were 1.22‰(25/20 493),0.93‰(19/20 493),and 0.59‰(12/20 493),respectively. The CMR of other causes were sepsis 0.44‰(9/20 493),extremely premature 0.34‰(7/20 493),and perinatal asphyxia 0.24‰(5/20 493),respectively. Compared with period Ⅰ,specific mortality of NRDS in period Ⅱ(1.27‰ vs 0.16‰, χ2=5.487, P=0.016)and period Ⅲ(1.27‰ vs 0.16‰, χ2=5.738, P=0.014)significantly decreased. The leading causes of neonatal death in period Ⅰ,period Ⅱ,and period Ⅲ were NRDS,pulmonary hemorrhage,and congenital anomalies,respectively.And 71.2%(74/104)of neonatal deaths occurred within 7 days after birth. Conclusion:The mortality of preterm infants and specific mortality of NRDS in NICU have significantly decreased over the past 16 years.Congenital anomalies and infections remain important causes of death,and further efforts are needed to improve perinatal care.
9.Effect of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio at the initial visit on the survival of children with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma
Lulu WAN ; Wanshui WU ; Shuxu DU ; Hong TANG ; Xiaojun GONG ; Miao LI ; Jin ZHANG ; Siqi REN ; Shuting LI ; Yuan WANG ; Yan LIU ; Wenchao GAO ; Jingjing LIU ; Yuefang WU ; Yanling SUN ; Liming SUN
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2022;37(2):116-120
Objective:To explore the effect of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) at the initial visit on the survival of children with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma (MB).Methods:This was a case-control study involving 61 children with newly diagnosed MB at the Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University from August 2018 to January 2020 .The blood cell counts, lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulin in the periphe-ral blood were measured to calculate NLR at the initial visit.Based on the cut-off value determined by receiver opera-ting characteristic (ROC) curve, patients were divided into high NLR group (≥ 2.07, n=21) and low NLR group (<2.07, n=40). The progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) between 2 groups were analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method, followed by Log- rank test.The correlation between NLR at the initial visit with clinical characteristics, lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulin of children with newly diagnosed MB was analyzed.Differences between groups were compared by the Chi- square test, Mann- Whitney U test and independent sample t test. Results:The survival analysis showed that the relapse rate (38.1% vs.10.0%, χ2=6.879, P=0.016) and mortality rate (19.0% vs.0, χ2=8.154, P=0.011) were significantly higher in high NLR group than those of low NLR group.PFS (12 months vs.19 months, χ2=9.775, P=0.002) and OS (19 months vs.20 months, χ2=8.432, P=0.004) were significantly shorter in high NLR group than those of low NLR group.No significant differences in clinical characteristics were detected between groups (all P>0.05). Compared with low NLR group, the percentage of T lymphocyte[(67.93±6.37)% vs.(73.38±8.08)%, t=2.886, df=48.865, P=0.006], T helper cells (Th)[(30.86±5.53)% vs.(34.29±7.44)%, t=2.037, df=51.981, P=0.047], and T suppressor cells (Ts)[(27.39±5.50)% vs.(30.84±6.58)%, t=2.164, df=47.581, P=0.035] were significantly lower in high NLR group.Spearman correlation analysis showed a negative correlation between NLR and T lymphocyte count ( r=-0.303, P=0.018), and Ts lymphocyte count ( r=-0.260, P=0.043). Conclusions:Children with newly diagnosed MB expressing a high level of NLR had a poor prognosis, which may be associated with T lymphocyte and Ts lymphocyte.