1.Clinical study on the changes of cerebral blood flow and cognitive function in breast cancer patients caused by EC-T chemotherapy
Tonghui LIU ; Peng LI ; Huawen ZHANG ; Wei FENG ; Guoqiang LI
Journal of Chinese Physician 2025;27(4):520-526
Objective:To explore the changes of cerebral blood flow in patients with chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment using magnetic resonance pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (PCASL).Methods:Twenty-seven patients with invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast who were treated at Nuclear Industry 215 Hospital of Shaanxi Province from June 2019 to October 2021 were selected as the patient group. All of them received modified radical mastectomy for the affected breast cancer and were treated with EC-T chemotherapy after the operation. During the same period, 26 healthy volunteers with matched age and years of education were included as the control group. The time point before the first chemotherapy after surgery for breast cancer patients is defined as point T0, and the time point after the end of the entire chemotherapy cycle is defined as point T1. At point T0, neuropsychological scale assessment and magnetic resonance data collection were conducted for the patient group, while the control group completed the data collection of the above two indicators from June 2019 to May 2020. Subsequently, the neuropsychological scale scores and cerebral blood flow (CBF) graphs of the two groups of samples were compared. At point T1, the neuropsychological scale assessment and magnetic resonance scanning were conducted again for the patient group. The neuropsychological scale scores and CBF plots of the patient group at points T0 and T1 were longitudinally compared. Finally, based on linear regression analysis, the relationship between the differences in CBF before and after chemotherapy for breast cancer and the neuropsychological score was explored.Results:At point T0, there was no statistically significant difference in the CBF and neuropsychological scale scores between the patient group and the control group (all P>0.05). Compared with point T0, in the patient group, the scores of multiple sub-items of the Auditory Verbal Learning Test-HuaShan Version (AVLT-H) at point T1 [including immediate recall (AVLT_1), short-term delayed recall (AVLT_2), and long-term delayed recall (AVLT_3)] were significantly decreased (all P<0.05); The score of the backward digit span (BDS) also significantly decreased ( P<0.05); The time spent on the Color Trails Test (CTT) [including CTT-1 and CTT-2] significantly increased (all P<0.05); In addition, compared with point T0, in the patient group, CBF decreased in the left middle frontal gyrus, superior frontal gyrus and inferior parietal lobule at point T1 (all P<0.05, GRF corrected), and the CBF of the right superior radiative crown, anterior radiative crown, anterior limb of the internal capsule, anterior part of the corpus callosum and pusin increased (all P<0.05, corrected by GRF). The results of regression analysis indicated that ΔCTT-1 was negatively correlated with Δ left inferior parietal lobular CBF ( t=-5.741, P<0.001). Conclusions:Chemotherapy can cause changes in cerebral blood flow in patients with breast cancer, accompanied by multiple reductions in cognitive domain functions. The decreased cerebral blood flow in the left inferior parietal lobule is closely related to the decline of attention function and executive function in patients.
2.Clinical study on the changes of cerebral blood flow and cognitive function in breast cancer patients caused by EC-T chemotherapy
Tonghui LIU ; Peng LI ; Huawen ZHANG ; Wei FENG ; Guoqiang LI
Journal of Chinese Physician 2025;27(4):520-526
Objective:To explore the changes of cerebral blood flow in patients with chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment using magnetic resonance pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (PCASL).Methods:Twenty-seven patients with invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast who were treated at Nuclear Industry 215 Hospital of Shaanxi Province from June 2019 to October 2021 were selected as the patient group. All of them received modified radical mastectomy for the affected breast cancer and were treated with EC-T chemotherapy after the operation. During the same period, 26 healthy volunteers with matched age and years of education were included as the control group. The time point before the first chemotherapy after surgery for breast cancer patients is defined as point T0, and the time point after the end of the entire chemotherapy cycle is defined as point T1. At point T0, neuropsychological scale assessment and magnetic resonance data collection were conducted for the patient group, while the control group completed the data collection of the above two indicators from June 2019 to May 2020. Subsequently, the neuropsychological scale scores and cerebral blood flow (CBF) graphs of the two groups of samples were compared. At point T1, the neuropsychological scale assessment and magnetic resonance scanning were conducted again for the patient group. The neuropsychological scale scores and CBF plots of the patient group at points T0 and T1 were longitudinally compared. Finally, based on linear regression analysis, the relationship between the differences in CBF before and after chemotherapy for breast cancer and the neuropsychological score was explored.Results:At point T0, there was no statistically significant difference in the CBF and neuropsychological scale scores between the patient group and the control group (all P>0.05). Compared with point T0, in the patient group, the scores of multiple sub-items of the Auditory Verbal Learning Test-HuaShan Version (AVLT-H) at point T1 [including immediate recall (AVLT_1), short-term delayed recall (AVLT_2), and long-term delayed recall (AVLT_3)] were significantly decreased (all P<0.05); The score of the backward digit span (BDS) also significantly decreased ( P<0.05); The time spent on the Color Trails Test (CTT) [including CTT-1 and CTT-2] significantly increased (all P<0.05); In addition, compared with point T0, in the patient group, CBF decreased in the left middle frontal gyrus, superior frontal gyrus and inferior parietal lobule at point T1 (all P<0.05, GRF corrected), and the CBF of the right superior radiative crown, anterior radiative crown, anterior limb of the internal capsule, anterior part of the corpus callosum and pusin increased (all P<0.05, corrected by GRF). The results of regression analysis indicated that ΔCTT-1 was negatively correlated with Δ left inferior parietal lobular CBF ( t=-5.741, P<0.001). Conclusions:Chemotherapy can cause changes in cerebral blood flow in patients with breast cancer, accompanied by multiple reductions in cognitive domain functions. The decreased cerebral blood flow in the left inferior parietal lobule is closely related to the decline of attention function and executive function in patients.
3.Analgesic management in hospice care
Tonghui FENG ; Xinyu CHEN ; Mengting GU ; Qiaozhen XIANG ; Yujia LI ; Yanfei XIA
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2024;43(7):797-801
Pain is a prevalent symptom in both cancer and non-cancer end-stage diseases, often being the most feared by patients and significantly impacting their quality of life.Hospice care aims to address physical, psychological, spiritual, and other needs of patients and their families during this stage, with a focus on alleviating pain and discomfort.Effective pain management is a crucial component of hospice care, particularly given the increasing prevalence of cancer and chronic diseases in China and the growing elderly population.To provide analgesic management for hospice patients, a thorough assessment of pain is essential to identify its type and characteristics.Treatment approaches may include etiological interventions, pharmacotherapy, interventional therapy, physiotherapy, psychotherapy, and comfort care, all aimed at achieving comprehensive pain management.The use of opioid should be carefully guided by scientific principles to minimize adverse effects and optimize pain relief, ultimately enhancing patients' end-of-life quality of life.
4.miR-323a-3p regulats the proliferation, migration and invasion of NSCLC A549 cells through targeting TM4SF1
JIN Man ; WANG Tonghui ; REN Xiaofei ; LI Miao
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2022;29(6):541-548
[摘 要] 目的:探究miR-323a-3p、四次穿膜蛋白超家族成员1(TM4SF1)在NSCLC组织和细胞中的表达及两者间的靶向调控关系,观察两者表达对A549细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭和裸鼠移植瘤生长的影响。方法:收集2014年1月至12月间青海省人民医院手术切除的20例NSCLC组织及其相应的癌旁组织,qPCR和WB法检测癌组织中miR-323a-3p、TM4SF1 mRNA 和TM4SF1蛋白的表达。向A549细胞转染miR-323a-3p mimic,采用MTT法、Transwell法、WB法检测miR-323a-3p过表达对细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭以及TM4SF1、细胞周期蛋白D1(cyclin D1)、p21、MMP-2、MMP-9蛋白表达的影响。采用生物信息学预测工具StarBase和双荧光素酶报告基因实验分析miR-323a-3p与TM4SF1靶向关系。将si-TM4SF1转染至A549细胞,以及分别将miR-323a-3p mimic与pcDNA或pcDNA-TM4SF1共转染A549细胞,评估细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭能力的变化;同时建立各组细胞的BALB/c裸鼠移植瘤模型,在14、21和28 d时测量并计算移植瘤体积。结果:与癌旁组织相比,NSCLC组织中miR-323a-3p表达水平明显下调,TM4SF1 mRNA和蛋白表达水平显著上调(均P<0.01)。miR-323a-3p过表达或抑制TM4SF1表达都会降低A549 细胞的增殖、迁移、侵袭能力及cyclin D1、MMP-2、MMP-9蛋白表达而促进p21蛋白表达,并且抑制A549细胞裸鼠移植瘤的生长(均P<0.01)。生物信息学StarBase工具预测和双荧光素酶基因报告实验结果显示miR-323a-3p能够靶向结合TM4SF1基因并调控 TM4SF1的表达。上调TM4SF1表达后,miR-323a-3p过表达对A549细胞恶性生物学行为及cyclin D1、MMP-2、MMP-9蛋白表达、移植瘤生长的抑制作用均被部分逆转(均P<0.01),对p21蛋白表达的促进作用也被逆转(P<0.01)。结论:miR-323a-3p 通过靶向下调肺癌A549细胞中TM4SF1的表达抑制细胞的增殖、迁移、侵袭和裸鼠移植瘤生长。
5.Application of antibiotics in treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 in a designated hospital.
Wenbin LI ; Qiang ZHANG ; Tonghui WANG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2020;45(5):571-575
OBJECTIVES:
To explore the prescribing habits of doctors, and to provide basis for rational use of antibiotics in clinical practice via investigating and analyzing the applications of antibiotics in treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the designated hospital.
METHODS:
Specification, quantity, amount, defined daily dose system (DDDs), defined daily dose consumption (DDDc), antibiotics use density (AUD), composition, frequency of use, combined use of antibacterial drugs used in the hospital were analyzed between Feb. 2020 and Mar. 2020.
RESULTS:
A total of 25 antibiotic drugs in 12 categories were used. The total cost for antibiotic drugs was 1 million 238 thousand yuan, in which quinolone accounts for 48%, the third generation cephalosporin/lactamase inhibitors accounts for 15.86%, antifungals accounts for 14.17%, oxazolidone accounts for 13.46%, and carbapenms account for 12.73%. The top three drugs of DDDs and AUD were moxifloxacin hydrochloride tablets, moxifloxacin hydrochloride and sodium chloride injection, cefoperazone sodium and sulbactam sodium for injection. The proportion of patients who had been used more than two kinds of antibiotics was 22.36%.
CONCLUSIONS
Broad-spectrum, high-potency antibiotics are used at the beginning of COVID-19 treatment. The varieties of antibiotics meet the requirements of the management of antibiotics, and the utilization rate of antibiotics and the cost proportion of antibiotics in COVID-19 patients are within a reasonable range.In the future, for the treatment of COVID-19, we should continue to summarize the experience, improve the strategies, and rationally apply antibiotics on the basis of guidelines.
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6.Etiological characteristics of sepsis in children
International Journal of Pediatrics 2019;46(6):440-444
Sepsis is a common critical disease in children with a high morbidity and mortality,and is an important cause of death in children.Its pathogens include bacteria,viruses,fungi and parasites,among which bacterial infections account for the majority,so antimicrobial drugs have been the most powerful agents in the treatment of sepsis,and have played a great role in saving the lives of infected children.However,the use of antimicrobial agents is based on a certain etiological basis,and due to the timeliness of pathogen testing,early combination of the clinical characteristics of children,susceptible factors and local epidemiology to assess the possible infection is very important to choose antibiotic treatment scientifically and reasonably.This article reviews the literature on etiological analysis of paediatric sepsis in recent years and summarizes its etiological characteristics.
7.Diagnosis effect of thrombelastography in chronic kidney disease
Lixin CHANG ; Tonghui GENG ; Tongmiao LI ; Chunyan HU
Clinical Medicine of China 2018;34(6):507-511
Objective To discuss the diagnosis effect and clinical significance of thrombelastography in chronic kidney disease. Methods From June 2016 to February 2017, two hundred and seventy non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease ( CKD) treated in the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University were divided into non-hypercoagulable group and hypercoagulable group according to TEG comprehensive coagulation index. The changes of related clinical indexes between the two groups were analyzed and the related factors affecting the differences between the two groups were studied. Results The correlation between the two groups showed that the coagulation reaction time ( R ) , coagulation formation time ( K ) and albumin in the hypercoagulable group were significantly lower than those in the non-hypercoagulable group ((4. 69±0. 94) min vs. (6. 29±1. 63) min,(0. 93±0. 13) min vs. (1. 51±0. 58) min,(27. 54±7. 81) g/L vs. (34. 26±8. 39) g/L, P= 0. 000 ) Angle angle, maximum thrombus strength ( MA ) , fibrinogen, D-dimer, platelet count, protein/creatinine and protein content in hypercoagulable group were significantly higher than those in non-hypercoagulable group((76. 76±2. 23)°vs. (68. 19±7. 65)°;(75. 13±3. 81)mm vs. (66. 35±7. 81)mm;(4. 28 ±0. 93) g/L vs. (3. 56±1. 10) g/L ;0. 4(0. 15,0. 91) mg/L vs. 0. 22(0. 12,0. 52) mg/L;(276. 03±127. 15) ×109/L vs. (198. 18±78. 46)×109/L;5430(2579,9634) mg vs. 2620(692,5286) mg;4864(2341,7712) mg/g vs. 2557(840,5805) mg/g,P<0. 05). The differences were statistically significant. There was no significant difference in prothrombin, thromboplastin time, thrombin time, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein,high density lipoprotein,creatinine between the two groups ( P>0. 05) . Correlation analysis of common clinical indicators showed that the comprehensive coagulation index ( CI) was positively correlated with Angle angle,maximum thrombus strength,fibrinogen,platelet count,protein/creatinine and protein quantification (r=0. 532,0. 522,0. 307,0. 354,0. 293,0. 216,P<0. 05),was negatively correlated with coagulation reaction time,coagulation formation time and albumin (r=- 0. 462,- 0. 496,- 0. 360,P<0. 05). Logistic regression analysis showed that platelet count, albumin and fibrinogen were the influencing factors for the grouping of comprehensive coagulation index ( OR ( 95%CI ) :1. 007 ( 1. 002-1. 013 ) , 0. 868 ( 0. 827-0. 912 ) , 1. 510 (1. 042-2. 187),P<0. 05). Conclusion TEG is a more sensitive indicator to reflect the coagulation status of patients with CKD, and has a certain guiding significance for anticoagulation treatment of patients with CKD;platelet count,albumin,fibrinogen are the factors affecting coagulation function of patients.
8.Androgen receptor up-regulates EphA3 expression in androgen-dependent prostate cancer cell lines
Xiaowei DIAO ; Yuan LI ; Yurui PI ; Tonghui LI ; Ping LIU ; Shan LU
Tianjin Medical Journal 2015;(11):1253-1257
Objective To evaluate the relationship between liver cell type A receptor (EphA) expression and androgen receptor (AR) signaling in androgen-dependent prostate cancer cells. Methods RT-PCR and Western blot assay were used to determine mRNA and protein levels of EphA3 and AR in prostate cancer LNCaP and 22Rv1 cells, respectively. The variations of EphA3, AR and prostate specific antigen (PSA) expressions were also measured in these cells after dihydrotes?tosterone (DHT) treatment for 48 h. The constructed EphA3-Luc (-789-+146) luciferase reporter plasmid was co-transfect?ed with pcDNA3.1(+)-AR or siAR in 22Rv1 cells to analyze the effects of different AR expression levels on EphA3 tran?scription activity. Results The expression pattern of EphA3 was similar to AR, showing a lower level in prostate stromal cell line WPMY-1 and a higher level in prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP and 22Rv1. When stimulated with 10 nmol/L DHT, the expression levels of AR, PSA and EphA3 were significantly increased in 22Rv1 cells, and the protein levels of these genes were also increased in LNCaP cells. Moreover, AR expression levels markedly influenced the activity of EphA 3 pro?moter. Conclusion AR up-regulates EphA3 expression by increasing the activity of EphA3 promoter.
9.Advances in the research of FLT3 inhibitors for acute myeloid leukemia
Tonghui LI ; Hao GUO ; Tao LU ; Yue WANG ; Shuai LU ; Weifang TANG
Journal of China Pharmaceutical University 2015;46(2):153-161
Acute myeloid leukemia(AML)is one of the most common acute leukemias in adults. Those patients with FLT3 mutations have a particularly poor prognosis. Recently, the emergence of a variety of targeted inhibitors has shown the capability of suppressing FLT3 signaling in vivo, which provided a new way to treat AML. In this paper, we reviewed those inhibitors based on their structures, which include indolone-related inhibitors, indolocarbazo-related inhibitors, benzimidazole/benzopyrazole-related inhibitors, quinoline/quinoxaline/quinazoline-related inhibitors, tricyclic inhibitors, pyrimidine-related inhibitors and others.
10.Mechanisms underlying the contractile responses to doxazosin enantiomers in the rat isolated atrium
Tonghui LI ; Lingna GAO ; Jiaan SUN ; Yawei WANG ; Leiming REN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2014;(7):989-993,994
Aim To study the mechanisms of inotropic responses to doxazosin enantiomers in the isolated rat atrium.Methods We analyzed the positive inotropic response to (-)doxazosin and the negative inotropic response to (+)doxazosin in the left atrium of rat u-sing receptor-pharmacological technique.Results In the preparation treated with verapamil,the positive in-otropic responses to 3 μmol·L-1 (-)doxazosin were significantly inhibited from the control level (245.7 1 ± 44.29)mg to (172.50 ±43.34)mg,(P<0.05).In the preparation treated with methylene blue,the posi-tive inotropic responses to 3 μmol·L-1 (-)doxazosin were significantly potentiated from the control level (245.7 1 ±44.29 )mg to (303.33 ±45 .90 )mg,(P<0.05 ).In the preparation treated with H-89 ,the positive inotropic responses to 3,10 and 30 μmol · L-1 (-)doxazosin were (338.57 ±96.86 ) mg, (471.43 ±107.61)mg and (520.00 ±103.44)mg, which were significantly (P<0.05 ~0.01)larger than the control levels of (245.71 ±44.29)mg,(314.29 ±90.34)mg and (357.14 ±68.49 )mg.Treatment with phenoxybenzamine,atropine,propranolol or indo-methacin did not significantly affect the responses to doxazosin enantiomers.Conclusion The positive ino-tropic responses to (-)doxazosin in the isolated left a-trium of rat are partially involved in L-type Ca2+chan-nels and intracellular cGMP level.However,α-adre-noceptors,muscarinic receptors,β-adrenoceptors and cyclooxygenases are not related to the responses to doxazosin enantiomers.

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