1.Applicability of capacity of sexual self-defense assessment scale in psychiatric patients without mental retardation.
Journal of Forensic Medicine 2013;29(6):414-418
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the applicability of Capacity of Sexual Self-defense Assessment Scale (CSSAS) in psychiatric patients without mental retardation.
METHODS:
Eighty-seven cases required for assessment of the capacity of sexual self-defense were collected and evaluated by trained professionals according to CSSAS, and the results were compared to the experts' opinions.
RESULTS:
The scores of three grades of capacity of sexual self-defense (none, limited and whole) were 5.97 +/- 5.83, 32.22 +/- 10.15 and 61.60 +/- 13.02, respectively, which were statistically significant among them (P < 0.01). The correlation coefficients between items and total score were 0.59 to 0.91, the Cronbach's alpha value was 0.96, the spilt half Cronbach's alpha value were 0.94 and 0.91, respectively, and the relation coefficient between them was 0.94. According to the original cut off scores, the Kappa value between scale results and experts' opinions was 0.32 (P < 0.01). By redefining the cut off scores, the Kappa value was improved to 0.84 (P < 0.01). Two factors were extracted by means of the factor analysis. The explanation rates of variance were 46.15% and 28.93%, respectively. The accuracy of retrospective cumulative square was 94.30%.
CONCLUSION
The CSSAS could be applied in the psychiatric expertise of the capacity of sexual self-defense in psychiatric patients without mental retardation; however, the cut off scores and the factor weight should be redefined.
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Crime Victims
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Defense Mechanisms
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Expert Testimony
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Humans
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Intelligence Tests
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Retrospective Studies
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Sex Offenses
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Surveys and Questionnaires
2.Study on Enhancing Efifcacy and Reducing Toxicity of Total Flavonoids, Total Polysaccharides inTaxus mairei Compatibility with Taxol
Wei CAI ; Miaofen XIA ; Yaokang XIONG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;17(3):556-562
This article was aimed to study enhancing efficacy and reducing toxicity on anti-tumor from total flavonoids and total polysaccharides in Taxus mairei compatibility with taxol. MTT assay was performed to analyze the cell proliferation and apoptosis of 4T1, A549, MCF-7 tumor cells after treatment of total flavonoids and total polysaccharides in T. mairei combined with taxol at different concentrations. Isobolograms was used to investigate the behavior of combination therapy. Therapy experiments were conducted on ICR mice bearing S180 sarcoma. The tumor weight was measured to calculate inhibition rate according to uniform design. Blood cells indicators were detected by blood cell analyzer. The results showed that total polysaccharides and total flavonoids can enhance the inhibition effect on 4T1, A549 cells by taxol. Total polysaccharides can enhance the inhibition effect of taxol to MCF-7 in vitro, and S180 sarcoma-bearing mice in vivo. It reduced the toxic effects of anti-tumor effect of taxol in vivo. It was concluded that taxol can achieve the effect of enhancing efficacy and reducing toxicity through combining with total flavonoids and total polysaccharides in T. mairei.
3.Relevance between writing characteristic and therapeutic effect in schizophrenia.
Journal of Forensic Medicine 2014;30(2):93-95
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the relevance between writing characteristic and therapeutic effect in schizophrenia and to discuss the influence of aggressive behavior on writing characteristic.
METHODS:
Recoding the casual and fixed writing in admission, one week, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks after treatment and rating Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS). Choosing two characteristics, "relationship between font and grid lines" and "having big strokes or not", and comparing before and after treatment.
RESULTS:
Eight weeks after treatment, the score of PANSS decreased. The condition of patients and the writing characteristic improved as well. The differences of writing characteristics were statistically significant in patients with aggressive behavior before and after treatment (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
The writing characteristic has relation with therapeutic effects and improved with therapeutic effects in aggressive patients.
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Schizophrenic Psychology
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4.The lateral epicondylitisnamed rationality:a systematic review
Ke XIONG ; Wei FAN ; Hong AN ; Xiao CAI ; Tingyi HU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2015;(1):78-83
Objective By analysis oflateralepicondylitis patients MRI features to explore the lateralepicondylitis namedrationality and authorized its opinions for the ninth edition surgery textbook. Methods Cochrane's systematic review methods were used to retrieve the literature about lateralepi-condylitis patients MRI features fromCochrane Library, Medline, OVID, EMBASE, Chinese biomedical literature database (CBM), VIP, CNKI, Wan fang digital journals, and totally 31 articles were reviewed. 13 articles met the inclusion criteria for the lateral epicondyle of humerus elbow in patients with MRI findings. In accordance with the case-control data RevMan 5.0 software was used for Meta analysis withodds ratio (OR) as count data statistics. Interval estimation wasmade of 95% confidence interval (CI). When the datacannot be performed Meta analysis, only qualitative analysis was made. Results 13 studies met the inclusion criteria, including 315 ipsilateralelbows (5 patients with bilateral disease, 305 patients with unilateral disease) and 169 asymptomatic side of the elbow (98 cases of patients with the contralateral elbow, 71 cases of healthy volunteers). The results of Meta analysis suggested that pa-tients and healthy volunteers of elbow MRI showed statistically significance [OR=88.55, 95%CI=(29.20, 268.57)]. Between ipsilateral elbow and contra lateral of elbow MRI showed statistically significance [OR=80.17, 95%CI=(21.53, 298.59)]. MRI analysis showed that in addition to signs of extensor tendon injury, the elbow was also widely associated with other changes, such as radial collateral ligament in-jury, bone marrow edema, joint effusion, tendon tear, and elbows muscle edema. Conclusion Through MRI findings,the maln pathological changes of the so-called lateralepicondyliti-saremalnly for total ex-tensor tendon and adjacent tissue of chronic injury, Naming the current external humeral epicondylitis is unreasonable. Therefore, periarthritis of lateral epicondyle of humerus seems to be the best appropri-ate term to be usedwhenthe ninth edition surgery textbooksisauthorized.
5.Establishment of a TaqMan probe real-time quantitative PCRfor detection of rat Theiler's-like virus
Xiaoyao CAI ; Xiaofeng WEI ; Wei XIONG ; Yifei CHEN ; Yingzheng LIN ; Quan ZHANG ; Hongjun CHEN
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2017;25(4):433-437
Objective To establish an accurate TaqMan probe real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR)method for detection of Theiler''s-like virus of rats (TLV).Methods Primers and TaqMan probes specific to 3622~3729 nt region were designed according to the whole genomic sequence of TLV representative strain.Using a synthesized plasmid as DNA standard template, the stability, specificity, and sensitivity of the qPCR method were determined.Results In the standard curve, R2 value was 0.99 with a high specificity.The sensitivity of the real-time PCR was less than 10 copies/μL, which was 100 times higher than the ordinary PCR method.No cross reactions appeared to the other rat viruses.Conclusions The TaqMan probe qPCR method established in this study has advantages such as simple to use, high sensitivity and specificity.
6.Feature changes of MMP-2/9 activities and TIMP-1/2 protein expressions during the progression of pulmonary fibrosis in rats
Shanzhong TAN ; Chenghai LIU ; Wei ZHANG ; Xiong LU ; Weicheng YE ; Zhenzhen CAI ; Ping LIU
Journal of Integrative Medicine 2006;4(4):402-7
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the dynamic trends of activities of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2/9 and protein expressions of their inhibitors-tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1/2 during the progression of pulmonary fibrosis in rats so as to get insight of the roles played by MMP-2/9 in lung injury and fibrogenesis. METHODS: Forty-eight SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group (n=18) and bleomycin (BLM)-treated group (n=30). The pulmonary fibrosis was induced by intratracheal injection of BLM once. At the consecutive time of 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after intoxication, the lung-to-body weight ratio was calculated and the inflammation and collagen deposition in lung tissue were checked by HE and Masson stainings respectively. Meanwhile, the content of hypdroxyproline (Hyp) in lung tissue was assayed with Jamall's method, the protein expressions of MMP-2/9, TIMP-1/2 were examined by Western blotting, and the activities of MMP-2/9 were detected by gelatin zymography. RESULTS: The histopathological changes in lung tissue in the BLM-treated group from 1 day to 2 weeks after intoxication presented local lesions, broadened alveolar wall and septum, infiltration with lots of inflammatory cells and few of fibroblasts inside alveolar space and septum. At this early stage in the BLM-treated group, the lung-to-body weight ratio was increased significantly, the protein expressions and activities of MMP-2/9 were obviously increased especially for activity of active MMP-2, and the protein expressions of TIMP-1/2 were also increased gradually, as compared with those in the normal control group. From 3 to 4 weeks after intoxication in the BLM-treated group, the alveolar structure was damaged, parts of the alveolar space collapsed and replaced by collagens and fibroblasts, and the alveolar wall and septum obviously widened with remarkable fibrotic characteristics, as compared with those in the normal control group. Meanwhile, the lung-to-body weight ratio and the activities of MMP-2/9 were decreased in the BLM-treated group as compared with those in the same group at 2 weeks after intoxication, but the content of Hyp and the protein expressions of TIMP-1/2 were both increased dramatically, especially at 4 weeks after intoxication. CONCLUSIONS: During the lung fibrogenesis induced by BLM in rats, the alveolar inflammation is the most important alteration with enhanced MMP-2/9 activities in the early stage. While in the late stage, the main change is displayed as pulmonary fibrosis, characterized by increased TIMP-1/2 and declined MMP-2/9 activities.
7.Quantification analysis of the leaflet anatomy in aortic regurgitation patients using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography
Xin FU ; Mingchen XIONG ; Shaohui QU ; Zheng WEI ; Shengguo CAI ; Weixian YIN ; Jiawei TIAN
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2014;23(4):277-280
Objective To quantitatively analysis the aortic valve leaf anatomical characteristics in aortic regurgitation(AR) patients by real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT-3D-TEE),and screening the parameters which significantly affect AR to further reveal the mechanism of AR.Methods 32 patients with AR were enrolled as AR group and 20 cases of non-AR people were involved as control group.RT-3D-TEE was using to collect images in two groups and offline analysis was performed.4 sets of parameters of the aortic valves(left coronary valve,right coronary valve,and non-coronary valve):leaflet edge length(LL,RL,NL),leaflet height (LH,RH,N H),leaflet length/height ratio (LRa,RRa,NRa),leaflet tip plane distance(LTH,RTH,NTH) were acquired.Parameters of two groups were compared,and the parameters were incorporated into the logistic regression model,then the ROC curves were obtained.Results ①Compared with the control group,LL,RL,NL,RH,LRa,NRa,RRa in AR group increased (P < 0.05),while the rest parameters had no statistical differences (P >0.05).②Multivariable logistic regression model gradually screening of the significant factors influencing the reflux,and as a result RL and RTH had significant influence on AR,P values were 0.001,0.011.③The ROC curve analysis showed that the area of RL or RTH curve were both greater than 0.5,which were 0.811 and 0.605 respectively.Conclusions The free edge length and free edge length/height ratio have changed unbalanced.Furthermore,right coronary valve parameters changed significantly,and this might be one of the possible mechanism of AR.
8.Determination of the Contents of Quercetin and Isorhamnetin in Bupleurum. smithii var. parvifolium Shan et Y. Li by HPLC
Wei ZHOU ; Guangming CAI ; Hehui HUANG ; Ehu LIU ; Haisheng ZHU ; Hanhui XIONG
China Pharmacy 2001;0(09):-
OBJECTIVE:To establish an HPLC method for determining the contents of Quercetin and Isorhamnetin in Bupleurum.smithii var.parvifolium Shan et Y.Li.METHODS:The HPLC was performed on Kromasil column C18(250mm? 4.6mm,5? m),using methanol-0.4% phosphoric acid(55∶ 45)as mobile phase,with flow rate at 1.0mL? min-1 and detection wavelength at 256nm.RESULTS:The linear range of Quercetin was 0.08~ 0.40? g(r=0.999 6),with an average recovery rate of 101.02%(RSD=1.53%);that of Isorhamnetin was 0.06~ 0.30? g(r=0.999 2),with an average recovery rate of 101.26%(RSD=2.95%).CONCLUSION:This method is simple and accurate with good reproducibility.It is suitable for the quality control of Bupleurum.smithii var.parvifolium Shan et Y.Li.
9.Tyrosine kinase inhibitor A77-1726 inhibiting STAT6 phosphorylation and cfos expression induced by IL-13
Xiaoyu SHI ; Yanchun GONG ; Wenlin LI ; Lixia XIONG ; Ying ZHOU ; Wei CAI ; Lin ZHAO
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2003;0(07):-
Aim To investigate the effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitor A77-1726 on IL-13 induced STAT6 phosphorylation and c-fos expression in Dami cell and to provide novel experimental basis to the clinical application of A77-1726 and the study of IL-13 pathway.Methods Total RNA was extracted from Dami cells incubated with or without IL-13 and A77-1726 respectively for various time points.RT-PCR and agar gel electrophoresis were used to examine the expression of c-fos mRNA.The expression of STAT6 and c-fos proteins was detected by Western blot.A densitometric rel-ative quantitation of PCR and Western blot products was quantitated using Image Quant software.Results STAT6 was phosphorylated by treatment of 100 ?g?L-1 IL-13 in Dami cells.Phosphorylation of STAT6 induced by IL-13 was inhibited by treatment of 50?mol?L-1 A77-1726.The expression of c-fos mRNA was significantly induced by IL-13 treatment in Dami cells(P
10.Study between supraliminal and subliminal N-back task in the children with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Wenli ZHU ; Changqun CAI ; Liangshuang YIN ; Daojin WANG ; En ZHANG ; Wei XIONG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2015;24(10):919-921
Objective To explore the mechanisms underlying supraliminal and subliminal N-back task in the children with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Methods Thirty-five ADHD children and thirty-three matched normal controls were enrolled.Working memory was measured with the different reaction time of N-back task.Results The error number of the subliminal 2-back task in ADHD group ((4.49± 1.20) times) was worse than that of the healthy controls ((3.79±-1.14) times), and the difference was significant(t=-2.459, P=0.017).In ADHD group,the error number of 1-back task and reaction time of 2-back task in subliminal task ((4.77±1.09) times, (1 447.49±271.35) ms) were worse than those of supraliminal task ((3.09± 1.63) times, (1 315.48±229.63) ms), and the difference was significant between the two tasks (t=4.755, P=0.000;t=-2.281, P=0.029).But there were no significant findings in healthy controls(P>0.05).Conclusion The present study suggests that the working memory is impaired in ADHD children.