1.The relationship between cytomegalovirus infection and respiratory diseases in children
International Journal of Pediatrics 2016;43(10):781-783,787
Cytomegalovims(CMV) infection is widely spread in our country.The initial CMV infection often occurs in childhood,can cause a variety of respiratory diseases in children,seriously threaten the health of children.This article describes the relationship between CMV infection and respiratory disease in children with pneumonia,wheezing,bronchial and pulmonary dysplasia,and reviews the progress in the diagnosis and treatment of cytomegalovirus infection,in order to improve the understanding of human CMV infection in respiratory diseases of children.
2.Vitrectomy for Giant Traumatic Avulsion of Vitreous Base
Journal of Chinese Physician 2001;0(03):-
Objective To describe the clinical features and observe the effect of vitrectomy on traumatic avulsion of vitreous base with giant retinal dialysis.Methods Seven cases with giant retinal dialysis(rang 120~150?) secondary to traumatic avulsion of vitreous base and PVR grade B to C 3 were retrospectively reviewed.All eyes had recieved vitrectomy,scleral buckle and lenses removed,and six eyeballs underwent postoperative sequential fluid-gas exchange.Results In most cases,the dialyses and avulsed vitreous base developed in the temponate quadrants and complicated lenses dislocation,pupilloparalysis,and vitreous hemorrhage.All cases attained success after disappearance of the intraocular tamponate.The major complication was elevated intraocular pressure,which was transient.Conclusions Giant retinal dialysis may result from traumatic avulsion of vitreous base.These dialysis often become clinical manifestation for several days or longer following ocular contusion.Vitrectomy is a very effective management for these cases.
3.Clinical efficacy of peppermint oil capsules combined with Domperidone in the treatment of bile reflux gastri-tis after gastric surgery
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2015;(8):1220-1222
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of peppermint oil capsules combined with domperi-done in the treatment of bile reflux gastritis(BRG)after gastric surgery.Methods Totally 47 patients with BRG after gastric surgery were treated with peppermint oil capsule (0.9g,tid)and domperidone(10mg,tid).Each patient's gas-troscopic manifestations and histopathology were rechecked after 4 weeks.The efficacy was observed on the improve-ment of symptoms and gastric mucosal injury,and on the reduction of bile reflux.Results 42 patients attained satis-factory therapeutic effect with the total efficiency rate of 89.4%.No adverse effects during the treatment period. Conclusion Peppermint oil capsules combined with domperidone shows better efficacy in treatment of BRG after gastric surgery.
4.Negative feedback effection of DNA methylation on expression of DNMT1 in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2016;32(4):542-545,552
Objective:To analyse the whole DNA methylation status , expression of DNMT1 and DNA methylation status of DNMT1 promoter from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE) .To assess the negative feedback effection of DNA methylation on the expression of DNMT1 in the patients with SLE.Methods:The whole DNA methylation status in T cells from 34 SLE patients and 23 healthy controls was assessed by the specific monoclonal antibodies to 5-methylcytosine (5-mc) and the DNA methylation status of DNMT1 promoter was assessed by the Bisulfite Conversion Kit and sequencing.Real time RT-PCR was applied to analyse DNMT 1 mRNA levels in T cells from the patients and controls.Results: SLE patients had siginificantly whole DNA hypomethylation than controls(P<0.05),and the whole DNA methylation was negative correlated with the SLE-DAI.There was no difference in levels of DNA methylation of DNMT1 promoter between patients and controls ,also no correlation between the levels of DNA methylation of DNMT 1 promoter and DNMT1 mRNA.Conclusion:There was no negative feedback effection of DNA methylation on the expression of DNMT 1 in the patients with SLE.The mechanism of lower expression of DNMT 1 in patients with SLE should be studied further.
5.Histological subtypes classification of non-small cell lung cancers using 18F-FDG PET-based radiomics
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2021;41(5):268-274
Objective:To distinguish lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) from squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET-based radiomic features. Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed in 182 patients (109 males, 73 females, age (59.0±8.3) years) with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT scan between January 2018 and December 2019 in Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. All patients had been diagnosed pathologically with lung ADC or SCC. The patients were divided into a training set ( n=91) and a validation set ( n=91) using simple random sampling method. Radiomic features were extracted from the PET images of segmented tumors using the Python package. The minimum redundancy maximum relevance feature selection algorithm and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator were employed to select informative and non-redundant features, and a radiomics signature score (rad-score) was developed. Differences of rad-score between groups were compared by Mann-Whitney U test. Multivariate logistic regression was applied to select the important factors. A combined model was constructed based on the clinical variable and radiomics signature. The predictive performance of models was analyzed and compared using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and Delong test. Results:Four radiomic features, namely HHL_first order_maximum, LHL_first order_entropy, HHH_ gray level dependence matrix_large dependence high gray level emphasis (GLDM_LDHGLE), HHL_GLDM_LDHGLE (H/L represent the high/low pass filter) were selected to build the rad-score. The rad-score showed a significant ability to discriminate between different histological subtypes in the two sets(training set: -1.30(-1.70, -1.04) vs -0.60 (-1.11, 0.20), z=-4.61, P<0.001); validation set: -1.31(-1.66, -0.96) vs -0.73(-1.02, -0.24), z=-4.76, P<0.001). The area under the curve (AUC) of the rad-score were equal to 0.815 (95% CI: 0.723-0.906) in the training set, and 0.813 (95% CI: 0.726-0.901) in the validation set, respectively, which were larger than those of the clinical variables (smoking had the best prediction performance, training set: 0.721 (95% CI: 0.617-0.810), validation set: 0.726 (95% CI: 0.623-0.814)), however, the difference was not significant ( z values: 1.319, 1.324, both P>0.05). When the clinical variable (smoking) and radiomics signature were combined, the complex model showed a better performance in the classification of histological subtypes, with the AUC increased to 0.862 (95% CI: 0.785-0.940; sensitivity: 88.00%(22/25), specificity: 72.73%(48/66)) in the training set and 0.854 (95% CI: 0.776-0.933; sensitivity: 75.00%(21/28), specificity: 84.13%(53/63)) in the validation set. The AUC values were significantly higher than those of the clinical variable (smoking; training set: z=3.257, P<0.001; validation set: z=3.872, P<0.001). Conclusion:Individualized diagnosis model incorporating with smoking and radiomics signature can help differentiate lung cancer subtypes in a non-invasive, repeatable modality.
6.Systematic approach to management on prenatal care in floating population: effectiveness and proposal for improvement
Xiaohua ZHANG ; Liping XIAO ; Haoping ZHU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2010;09(9):611-614
Objective To investigate the effectiveness of system approach to management on prenatal health care in floating population. Methods The prenatal care was managed through establishing "Contact handbook on the health of pregnant women in Shanghai" for 505 lying-in women from the floating population of Minhang District. The condition of antenatal health care, the outcome of gestation and related factors were investigated and the results were compared to those reported in literatures. Results After system approach to management, the rate of having 1 - 3 antenatal examinations accounted for 32.1% ( 162/505 ), that of 4 - 8 examinations accounted for 43.0% ( 217/505 ), that ≥ 9 examinations accounted for 15.6% (79/505), which were higher than that reported by Zhuang Chanjuan (P = 0.001 ). Among 458 responders 185 (40.4% ) thought the cost for prenatal examination was "high" or "too high". Among 293 responders, 211 (72.0%) did not establish the contact handbook due to "not knowing the handbook" or "not clear about the process". The frequency of antenatal examination was associated with education levels of the lying-in women ( P =0.000) , whether their husbands being native Shanghainese or not ( P =0.002)and establishing contact handbood ( P = 0.002). Conclusions System approach to management promotes the utilization of antenatal health care for floating population, establishing contact handbook is a workable method to promote the utilization.
7.PET imaging in liver transplantation for primary hepatocarcinoma
Sijuan ZOU ; Dong CHEN ; Xiaohua ZHU
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2015;35(1):71-74
Liver transplantation (LT) is effective for suitable patients with HCC and may be the only curative treatment for those with unresectable HCC.The outcomes of LT for HCC are closely related with the assessment of transplantation candidates,management of patients on the waiting list and postoperative surveillance for HCC recurrence.PET imaging plays a significant role in LT process.The applications of PET imaging in LT for HCC are reviewed in this article.
8.Corneal Topographic Changes after Various Types of Surgical Procedures of Retinal and Vitreous Surgery
Dongju QIN ; Luosheng TANG ; Xiaohua ZHU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2001;0(03):-
Objective To investigate corneal shape changes following three different surgical procedures of retinal and vitreous surgery. Methods A total of 41 eyes of 41 patients were divided into 3 groups based on the type of surgical procedure: encircling with vitrectomy, encircling with additional segmental buckling, and local buckling. The corneal shapes of these eyes were examined by corneal topographic machine before operation and one week, one month, and three months after operation. Results Corneal astigmatism and surface asymmetry index(SAI) significantly increased one week after operation compared with before operation (P
9.Clinical significance of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 levels in prostatic cancer
Kejian XIE ; Xiaohua CHEN ; Haibo ZHU
Chinese Journal of Urology 1994;0(02):-
Objective To study the relationship between serum insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-Ⅰ) levels and prostatic cancer. Methods The levels of IGF-Ⅰwas measured with immunoradiometric assay(IRMA) in 37 cases of prostatic cancer,35 cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and in 20 healthy subjects as controls.The serum IGF-I levels were compared to the clinical and pathological grading of the prostatic cancer.8 cases of prostatic cancer after operation have been followed up. Results The mean levels of serum IGF-I in prostatic cancer (325.6?100.8 ng/ml) were significantly higher than those in BPH (201.6?53.8 ng/ml) and healthy subjects (179.0?57.2 ng/ml) (P0.05).Statistical difference was noted before ( 315.8?87.0 ng/ml) and after (224.8? 88.4 ng/ml) PCa operation(P0.05). Conclusions The levels of serum IGF-I may be a new marker to prognose and for early diagnosis of PCa in high risk population.
10.Improved conjunctival transplantation for corneal ulcer
Qinghua ZHOU ; Xianhua LONG ; Xiaohua ZHU
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2010;35(8):814-818
Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of pedical conjunctival flap transposition on refractory corneal ulcer. Methods The data of 56 eyes of 56 patients with refractory corneal ulcer who underwent pedical conjuctival transposition in a tertiary eye unit in China from June 2005 to June 2009 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 36 infective corneal ulcers, 9 keratoplasty graft ulcers, 4 traumatic ulcers, and 7 chemical burn ulcers. All patients were treated with focal debridement and pedical conjuctival flap transposition. Results Forty-seven out of 56 (83.9%) were cured after one surgery, and 5 (8.9%) had conjunctival flap retraction, among which 3 underwent the second surgery and 2 had the third surgery to completely heal. Four patients (7.2%) turned to lamellar keratoplasty because of fungal corneal ulcer relapse. Ulcer in 52 patients healed and the globe preserved. They had different levels of vision improvement. Conclusion Pedical conjunctival flap transposition is effective for refractory corneal ulcer.