1.Clinical Characteristics of Sleep Disorders in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
MAO ZHI-JUAN ; LIU CHAN-CHAN ; JI SU-QIONG ; YANG QING-MEI ; YE HONG-XIANG ; HAN HAI-YAN ; XUE ZHENG
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2017;37(1):100-104
In order to investigate the sleep quality and influencing factors in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD),201 PD patients were enrolled and underwent extensive clinical evaluations.Subjective sleep evaluation was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI),and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS).It was found that poor sleep quality (77.11%) and excessive daytime sleepiness (32.34%) were commonly seen in PD patients and positively correlated with disease severity.Then 70 out of the 201 PD patients and 70 age-and sex-matched controls underwent a polysomnographic recording.The parameters were compared between PD group and control group and the influencing factors of sleep in PD patients were analyzed.The results showed that sleep efficiency (SE) was significantly decreased (P<0.01),and sleep latency (SL) and the arousal index (AI) were increased (P<0.05) in the PD group as compared with those in the control group.SE and total sleep time (TST) were positively correlated with the Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y) stage.There was significant difference in the extent of hypopnea and hypoxemia between the PD group and the control group (P<0.05).Our results indicate that PD patients have an overall poor sleep quality and a high prevalence of sleep disorder,which may be correlated with the disease severity.Respiratory function and oxygen supply are also affected to a certain degree in PD patients.
2.Design and Implementation of Online Medical Examination Report Query System
ren Jing HU ; hua Shao LI ; li Guo CHENG ; yan Chan ZHENG
Journal of Medical Informatics 2017;38(10):36-39
The paper introduces the design and implementation of residents online medical examination report query system based on cloud platform,including the system architecture,process,data structure,security and necessary controls,etc.This system makes it able for the residents to check their medical examination reports and corresponding video pictures whenever and wherever possible on the Internet.
3.Effect of Acupuncture plus Rehabilitation Training on Upper Limb Functional Recovery in Stroke Patients
Chan-Juan ZHENG ; Wen-Guang XIA ; Yan-Zhi CHEN ; Xuan ZHANG ; Juan WANG ; Si-Cheng LI
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2018;37(1):11-15
Objective To investigate the effect of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training on upper limb functional recovery in convalescent stroke patients.Methods One hundred and three convalescent stroke patients with upper limb motor dysfunction were randomized to a treatment group (54 cases) and a control groups (49 cases). Both group received conventional rehabilitation training. In addition, the treatment group received along-meridian syndrome differentiation-based acupuncture and the control group, sham acupuncture. Upper limb Fugl-Meyer Assessment (U-FMA) score, the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) score, the modified Barthel Index (MBI) score and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) score were recorded in the two groups of patients before and at the end of treatment and at the 3-month follow-up.Results In the two groups there were statistically significant differences in the U-FMA score, the WMFT score and the MBI score at the end of treatment and the 3-month follow-up compared with before (P>0.05 orP<0.01). At the end of treatment and the 3-month follow-up there were statistically significant differences in the U-FMA score, the WMFT score and the MBI score between the treatment and control groups (P<0.05 orP<0.01). The scores of SF-36 items except social functioning and bodily pain had statistically significant differences within the two groups at the end of treatment and the 3-month follow-up compared with before and between the two groups at the end of treatment and the 3-month follow-up (P<0.01 orP<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture plus rehabilitation training can markedly improve upper limb function in stroke patients.
4.Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin-resistant strains by gene-chips.
Min HE ; Er-liang ZENG ; Yan-yan ZHENG ; Zhuo TANG ; Xiang-chan LU ; Bi-hui SUN ; Ding-kong XU ; Zhi-yong ZHANG ; Li YANG
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2003;24(5):385-388
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the gene-chip detecting rifaman-resistance Mycobacterium tuberculosis applied in TB diagnosis and drug-resistant detection.
METHODSMycobacterium tuberculosis and rifaman-resistant strains among 35 rifaman-resistance isolated strains and 102 sputa specimens from TB patients, 27 sputa specimens from other patients were examined the gene-chips. Results obtained were compared with sputum examination, bacteriological culture and standard drug susceptibility test of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
RESULTSThirty-five rifaman-resistance strains were detected by gene-chips and 33 were identified as rifaman-resistance strains and the concordance with the traditional drug susceptibility test of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was 94.29%. Twenty-seven sputa specimens from other patients were examined Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the gene-chips, 2 were positive, the detection specialty was 92.59%. Using three methods detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis among 102 sputa specimens the positive rate respectively was, sputum examination 35.29% (36/102), bacteriological culture 28.43% (29/102), gene-chip 77.45% (79/102). Among 102 sputa specimens only 29 examined Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the traditional drug susceptibility test and 8 were rifaman-resistant strains. While using gene-chip, there were 20 among 102 sputa specimens identified as rifaman-resistance strains. Among total 55 rifaman-resistance strains detected by the gene-chips, the most frequent mutations were those associated with codon 531 (23 of 55; 41.8%), 526 (15 of 55; 27.27%) and 516 (9 of 55; 16.36%).
CONCLUSIONResults showed that this was a rapid, simple and highly specific method when using gene-chip to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifaman-resistant strains.
China ; epidemiology ; DNA, Bacterial ; genetics ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; drug effects ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; Oligonucleotide Probes ; Point Mutation ; Rifampin ; pharmacology ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Sputum ; microbiology ; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant ; epidemiology ; microbiology ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; epidemiology ; microbiology
5.Effects of ClC-3 over-expression on structure and function of thyroid in mice
Qiu-Chan TAN ; Zhan-Ru CHEN ; Mei-Sheng YU ; Xie-Chou LIANG ; Chan ZHAO ; Hong GAO ; Yan-Fang ZHENG ; Jia-Bao WU ; Lin-Yan ZHU ; Li-Wei WANG ; Li-Xin CHEN
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2018;34(2):335-339
AIM:To study the effect of ClC-3 gene over-expression on thyroid structure and function in mice. METHODS:Three-months-old FVB mice were used to study the difference of thyroid structure and function between wild-type(WT)mouse and ClC-3 transgene mice.The expression and distribution of ClC-3 in the thyroid of mice were deter-mined by the methods of qPCR,Western blot and immunofluorescence.Behavioral monitoring was performed on the daily activities of mice.Serum concentrations of total triiodothyronine(TT3), total thyroxine(TT4)and thyrotropin(TSH) were measured by ELISA.RESULTS:Compared with the WT group,the expression of ClC-3 in the thyroid of ClC-3 trans-gene group was significantly increased(P<0.05).The thyroid gland showed obvious hyperplasia and the folliculi glandu-lae thyreoideae was significantly bigger in ClC-3 transgene mice(P<0.05).The weight loss was increased in ClC-3 trans-gene mice(P<0.05).The expression of TT3 and TT4 were significantly higher than that of WT group(P<0.05),but the change of TSH was not obvious.CONCLUSION:ClC-3 over-expression results in thyroid hyperplasia and thyroid hor-mone secretion.This study suggests that ClC-3 is likely to be involved in the synthesis of thyroid hormones.
6.Effect observation of the management by walking around of head nurses on improving patients' satisfaction
Zheng-Ying WANG ; Wei-Chan WU ; Zhi-Yan ZOU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2013;19(10):1187-1189
Objective To explore the effect of management by walking around of head nurses on improving patients' satisfaction.Methods Totals of 9 wards which shifts arranged by APN were chose,and the management by walking around by nurse managers was implemented.Then,the satisfaction degree of patients was compared before and after the intervention.Results Patients with higher degree of familiarity with the nurse managers,their satisfaction degree was also higher,wards as cardiovascular,gynaecology,general surgery,orthopedics and neurosurgery which patients' average familiar rate with head nurses was 57.26% or above,their patients' satisfaction degree were significantly higher than that others (r =0.71,P < 0.05).After implemented the management by walking around,the patients' satisfaction degree was increased from 89.5% to 92.8% (t =1.86,P < 0.05).Conclusions Management by walking around applied in nursing management can improve the patients' satisfaction degree.
7.Discussion on the reference range and alert level of amisulpride in the treatment of schizophrenia
Yan ZHANG ; Lisha SUN ; Chan LI ; Xiaohua CUI ; Zunxiao DAI ; Xuan ZHENG
Sichuan Mental Health 2022;35(1):31-36
ObjectiveTo study a therapeutic reference range and laboratory alert level of amisulpride in the clinical treatment of schizophrenia. MethodsPatients who met the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia in the International Classification of Diseases, tenth edition (ICD-10) were enrolled, and all patients received amisulpride treatment. Data including age, gender, duration of treatment, single daily dose, clinical diagnosis, amisulpride concentration, the scores of the Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS), Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), the adverse reaction rate and multitherapy were collected. The concentration of amisulpride was compared within different efficacy groups and different dosage groups, meantime, the incidence rate of adverse reactions was compared within different amisulpride concentration groups, and between monotherapy and multitherapy groups. Thereafter, the therapeutic reference range and laboratory alert level of amisulpride in the clinical treatment of schizophrenia were explored via estimating the negative and positive predictive values. ResultsThe amisulpride concentration yielded no statistical difference within different dosage groups and different efficacy groups (F=0.745, 1.343, P>0.05). The single daily dose among patients in different efficacy groups demonstrated no significant difference (F=0.902, P>0.05). The correlation between amisulpride treatment efficacy and its concentration denoted no statistical significance (r=0.023, P=0.744). The clinical efficacy and adverse reaction rate showed no significant difference between monotherapy group and multitherapy group (F=2.198, 0.095, P>0.05). The concentration of amisulpride was not linearly correlated with the adverse reaction rates [y=100x/(78.13+x), r=0.960]. When amisulpride concentrations ranged from 100 to 600 ng/mL, the mean reduction rate was equal to or above 42%, the effective detection rate of the reference cut-off value was equal to or above 1.485, and the incidence of adverse reactions was equal to or below 85%. When amisulpride concentrations ranged from 1400 to 1800 ng/mL, there was a decreasing trend in reduction rate (all<42%) and an increasing trend in adverse reaction rate (all>85%) as the concentration of amisulpride increased. ConclusionA reference range of 100~600 ng/mL and an alert level of 1400 ng/mL are recommended for the clinical safety of amisulpride.
8.Predictive Ability of Hypertriglyceridemic Waist,Hypertriglyceridemic Waist-to-Height Ratio,and Waist-to-Hip Ratio for Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Clustering Screening among Chinese Children and Adolescents
Li Tian XIAO ; Qian Shu YUAN ; Yu Jing GAO ; S.Baker JULIEN ; De Yi YANG ; Jie Xi WANG ; Juan Chan ZHENG ; Hui Yan DONG ; Yong Zhi ZOU
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2024;37(3):233-241
Objective Hypertriglyceridemic waist(HW),hypertriglyceridemic waist-to-height ratio(HWHtR),and waist-to-hip ratio(WHR)have been shown to be indicators of cardiometabolic risk factors.However,it is not clear which indicator is more suitable for children and adolescents.We aimed to investigate the relationship between HW,HWHtR,WHR,and cardiovascular risk factors clustering to determine the best screening tools for cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents. Methods This was a national cross-sectional study.Anthropometric and biochemical variables were assessed in approximately 70,000 participants aged 6-18 years from seven provinces in China.Demographics,physical activity,dietary intake,and family history of chronic diseases were obtained through questionnaires.ANOVA,x2 and logistic regression analysis was conducted. Results A significant sex difference was observed for HWHtR and WHR,but not for HW phenotype.The risk of cardiometabolic health risk factor clustering with HW phenotype or the HWHtR phenotype was significantly higher than that with the non-HW or non-HWHtR phenotypes among children and adolescents(HW:OR = 12.22,95%CI:9.54-15.67;HWHtR:OR = 9.70,95%CI:6.93-13.58).Compared with the HW and HWHtR phenotypes,the association between risk of cardiometabolic health risk factors(CHRF)clustering and high WHR was much weaker and not significant(WHR:OR = 1.14,95%CI:0.97-1.34). Conclusion Compared with HWHtR and WHR,the HW phenotype is a more convenient indicator with higher applicability to screen children and adolescents for cardiovascular risk factors.
10. Changes of Chemical Components in Raw Products and Characteristic Processed Products with Porcine Cardiac Blood of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma from Menghe Medical School by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS
Xiao-jing YAN ; Bo-wen ZHENG ; Yi-da ZHANG ; Na LI ; Chan-ming LIU ; Zhen CAO ; Qi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2019;25(9):109-116
Objective: To compare the chemical components in raw products and characteristic processed products with porcine cardiac blood of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma from Menghe medical school.Method: The ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) was performed on an ACQUITY UPLC® C18 column (2.1 mm×100 mm,1.7 μm),mobile phase was 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution (A)-0.1% formic acid acetonitrile solution (B) for gradient elution (0-1 min,8% B,1-1.5 min,8%-20% B,1.5-4 min,20% B,4-5 min,20%-60% B,5-9 min,60%-70% B,9-10 min,70%-95% B,10-13 min,95% B).The column temperature was 40℃ and the flow rate was 0.3 mL·min-1.Q-TOF/MS with electrospray ionization (ESI) and scanning range of m/z 50-1 200 were applied for analysis under positive and negative ion mode,respectively.All ionic peaks were assigned by comparison of reference substances,mass spectra data,database matching and literature reference,changes of chemical components in Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma were investigated by comparing number and area of ionic peaks before and after processing.Result: A total of 59 components were identified from raw products and characteristic processed products,and peak areas of 25 components showed obvious change.However,there were no new compound was found in characteristic processed products.After being processed with porcine cardiac blood,the contents of water-soluble ingredients (protocatechuic aldehyde,salvianolic acid C,F,G),fat-soluble ingredients (tanshinaldehyde,tanshindiol A,tanshinone Ⅰ) and amino acid (L-phenylalanine) in Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma were significantly increased.Conclusion: Changes of contents of chemical components in raw products and processed products of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma are remarkable,part of water-soluble ingredients,fat-soluble ingredients and amino acids have quantitative change,which may be related to promoting treatment of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma on cerebral ischemia after being processed with porcine cardiac blood.