1.Virtual reality in breast cancer patients: a scoping review
Ying GUO ; Fuli ZHAO ; Yaning ZHOU ; Min LIU ; Xueqi TIAN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(3):405-410
Objective:To conduct a scope review of relevant studies on the application of virtual reality (VR) technology in breast cancer patients, identifying the basic content of interventions, outcome indicators, and application effects, with the aim of providing a reference for clinical healthcare professionals applying this technology.Methods:Based on the research methodology for scope reviews, a computer search was conducted in Chinese and English databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, VIP, China Biology Medicine disc, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase, with the search period extending to August 31, 2023. A categorical analysis of the included literature was conducted.Results:A total of 15 articles were included, primarily discussing the effects of VR technology on breast cancer patients' physical health, psychological well-being, cognitive function, and quality of life. Intervention frequencies were mainly once or twice daily, or twice weekly, with intervention durations ranging from 10 to 90 minutes and intervention periods from 2 to 12 weeks. VR interventions were found to improve physical function, psychological health, and cognitive function to some extent, increase patient rehabilitation adherence and satisfaction, and improve quality of life.Conclusions:VR technology can be an effective tool to support the treatment of breast cancer patients. However, the design of intervention protocols needs improvement. Future large-sample, multi-center, long-term follow-up randomized controlled trials are needed to verify the application effects of VR technology for breast cancer patients and promote its clinical application.
2.Evaluate the impact of the thyroid capsule on radiofrequency ablation efficacy in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Jiali MA ; Jue JIANG ; Juan WANG ; Shanshan YU ; Yaning CHEN ; Yuhui LIU ; Qi ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2025;34(10):890-896
Objective:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation(RFA)in the treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma(PTMC)near and remote from the thyroid capsule.Methods:The clinical data,ultrasound images,ablation parameters and postoperative follow-up metrics were prospectively collected from 130 patients with pathologically confirmed PTMC in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University who underwent RFA treatment between January 2023 and December 2024. According to whether the nodule margin was ≤ 2 mm from the thyroid capsule,the patients were divided into the subcapsular group(60 cases)and the remote from the capsule group(70 cases). The clinical data,ablation parameters,complication rate,absorption of ablation lesions,tumor recurrence and metastasis were compared between the two groups.Results:The success rates of RFA in both groups were 100%. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups at baseline in the location of nodules( χ2=13.266, P=0.001). After 12 months of routine follow-up,the incidence of complications was 5.00%(3/60)in the subcapsular group and 1.43%(1/70)in the remote from the capsule group,all complications recovered within 1 month,with no statistically significant difference( P=0.407). There were no significant changes in thyroid function[including free triiodothyronine(FT3),free thyroxine(FT4)and thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH)]before and one month after RFA in the two groups(all P>0.05). A statistically significant difference in the volume reduction rate(VRR)between the two groups was observed only when maximum diameter ≤ 5?mm at the 1st and 3rd months(all P<0.05). For the remaining postoperative follow-up periods,there were no statistically significant differences in ablation zone volume or VRR between the two groups(all P>0.05). At the final follow-up,for lesions with maximum diameter ≤ 5?mm,the tumor disappearance rate was 100% in both the subcapsular and remote from the capsule groups. For lesions with maximum diameter >5 mm,the rates were 78.4%(29/37)and 89.7%(26/29)in the respective groups,with no statistically significant difference between the two groups( χ2 = 1.489, P =0.222).There was no local tumor progression,lymph node metastasis or distant metastasis in either group. Conclusions:RFA is a safe and effective treatment for subcapsular PTMC,demonstrating comparable efficacy to that for PTMC located remote from the thyroid capsule.
3.Virtual reality in breast cancer patients: a scoping review
Ying GUO ; Fuli ZHAO ; Yaning ZHOU ; Min LIU ; Xueqi TIAN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(3):405-410
Objective:To conduct a scope review of relevant studies on the application of virtual reality (VR) technology in breast cancer patients, identifying the basic content of interventions, outcome indicators, and application effects, with the aim of providing a reference for clinical healthcare professionals applying this technology.Methods:Based on the research methodology for scope reviews, a computer search was conducted in Chinese and English databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, VIP, China Biology Medicine disc, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase, with the search period extending to August 31, 2023. A categorical analysis of the included literature was conducted.Results:A total of 15 articles were included, primarily discussing the effects of VR technology on breast cancer patients' physical health, psychological well-being, cognitive function, and quality of life. Intervention frequencies were mainly once or twice daily, or twice weekly, with intervention durations ranging from 10 to 90 minutes and intervention periods from 2 to 12 weeks. VR interventions were found to improve physical function, psychological health, and cognitive function to some extent, increase patient rehabilitation adherence and satisfaction, and improve quality of life.Conclusions:VR technology can be an effective tool to support the treatment of breast cancer patients. However, the design of intervention protocols needs improvement. Future large-sample, multi-center, long-term follow-up randomized controlled trials are needed to verify the application effects of VR technology for breast cancer patients and promote its clinical application.
4.Evaluate the impact of the thyroid capsule on radiofrequency ablation efficacy in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Jiali MA ; Jue JIANG ; Juan WANG ; Shanshan YU ; Yaning CHEN ; Yuhui LIU ; Qi ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2025;34(10):890-896
Objective:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation(RFA)in the treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma(PTMC)near and remote from the thyroid capsule.Methods:The clinical data,ultrasound images,ablation parameters and postoperative follow-up metrics were prospectively collected from 130 patients with pathologically confirmed PTMC in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University who underwent RFA treatment between January 2023 and December 2024. According to whether the nodule margin was ≤ 2 mm from the thyroid capsule,the patients were divided into the subcapsular group(60 cases)and the remote from the capsule group(70 cases). The clinical data,ablation parameters,complication rate,absorption of ablation lesions,tumor recurrence and metastasis were compared between the two groups.Results:The success rates of RFA in both groups were 100%. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups at baseline in the location of nodules( χ2=13.266, P=0.001). After 12 months of routine follow-up,the incidence of complications was 5.00%(3/60)in the subcapsular group and 1.43%(1/70)in the remote from the capsule group,all complications recovered within 1 month,with no statistically significant difference( P=0.407). There were no significant changes in thyroid function[including free triiodothyronine(FT3),free thyroxine(FT4)and thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH)]before and one month after RFA in the two groups(all P>0.05). A statistically significant difference in the volume reduction rate(VRR)between the two groups was observed only when maximum diameter ≤ 5?mm at the 1st and 3rd months(all P<0.05). For the remaining postoperative follow-up periods,there were no statistically significant differences in ablation zone volume or VRR between the two groups(all P>0.05). At the final follow-up,for lesions with maximum diameter ≤ 5?mm,the tumor disappearance rate was 100% in both the subcapsular and remote from the capsule groups. For lesions with maximum diameter >5 mm,the rates were 78.4%(29/37)and 89.7%(26/29)in the respective groups,with no statistically significant difference between the two groups( χ2 = 1.489, P =0.222).There was no local tumor progression,lymph node metastasis or distant metastasis in either group. Conclusions:RFA is a safe and effective treatment for subcapsular PTMC,demonstrating comparable efficacy to that for PTMC located remote from the thyroid capsule.
5.Production of recombinant protein of Tyr p 32 from Tyrophagus putrescentiae and identifying its immunoreactivity
Dongmei ZHOU ; Yaning REN ; Yuanfen LIAO ; Ying ZHOU ; Yubao CUI
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(12):1933-1939
The present study was aimed to produce the recombinant protein of Tyrophagus putrescentiae allergen component 32 (Tyr p 32) and to identify its immunoreactivity. The cDNA encoding Tyr p 32 was amplified from total RNA of T. putrescentiae and inserted into pET-28a (+) vector. The constructed plasmid pET-28a (+)-Tyr p 32 was transformed into BL21 (DE3) receptor cells. After being induced with IPTG, the recombinant protein was purified with Ni column, and then identified on SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. Serum of children with allergic asthma and(or) rhinitis was collected, IgE-ELISA and IgE-Western blotting were used to detect the binding rate of rTyr p 32 to human T.putrescentiae-positive serum. After human bronchial epithelial cells BEAS-2B being cultured with rTyr p 32, the expression levels of IL-6 and IL-8 cytokines was detected by ELISA and qRT-PCR, t-test was used for pairwise comparison between groups. The results showed that the cDNA length of Tyr p 32 was 885 bp. The sequence identity between Tyr p 32 and Der p 32, Der f 32 was 70.21% and 68.03%, respectively. According to SDS-PAGE and Western blotting, the molecular weight of rTyr p 32 was about 35 000 Da, which was consistent with the theoretical value. IgE-ELISA results showed that the positive rate of rTyr p 32 was 41.38% (12/29) against T. putrescentiae-positive serum. When BEAS-2B cells were cultured with rTyr p 32, the expression of IL-6 and IL-8 increased in the cell supernatant in a dose-dependent manner ( t=-29.10, P=0.001 2; t=-33.69, P=0.000 9), which also significantly increased the mRNA expression levels of IL-6 and IL-8 ( t=-9.15, P=0.011 7; t=-17.16, P=0.003 4). In conclusion, the recombinant protein rTyr p 32 was successfully prepared, which provides raw materials for component diagnosis and specific immunotherapy of allergic diseases.
6.Social adaptation in the association between attitude towards parents with academic anxiety among middle school students
LI Zhanghong, ZHOU Yaning, YANG Tianye, ZHU Beibei, FENG Zhengzhi
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(12):1738-1742
Objective:
To understand the social adaptation in the association between attitude towards parents with academic anxiety among middle school students in Chongqing, so as to provide a basis and thinking method for theoretical framework of family education and youth development.
Methods:
Convenient and clustering sampling method was used to select 34 097 middle school students aged 13-18 years during September to November 2023. All the participants were investigated with self designed questionnaire, Social Adaptability Scale and Mental Health Test. The mediating effect of social adaptability in the relationship between students attitudes towards their parents academic anxiety was evaluated by using Logistic regression analysis and structural equation model.
Results:
The proportion of high school students in Chongqing with academic anxiety was 48.80%. Academic anxiety differed significantly by sex, academic grade, attitude towards parents, and social adaptability ( χ 2=948.45, 173.92, 537.51, 4 770.04, P < 0.01). The results of Logistic regression analysis showed that positive attitudes towards parents were positively correlated with moderate academic anxiety ( OR=1.13, 95%CI =1.08-1.18) and high academic anxiety ( OR=1.14, 95%CI =1.09-1.19) ( P < 0.05 ). The results of the mediation effect analysis showed that positive attitude of middle school students towards their parents negatively predicted academic anxiety ( β= -0.12 , P <0.01), but when social adaptation ability was used as a control variable, the original negative relationship between the positive attitude towards parents and academic anxiety of middle school students changed ( β=0.02, P <0.01), and social adaptation ability played a masking effect in the relationship. The social adaptation ability of middle school students played a mediating role in the relationship between their positive attitudes towards their parents and academic anxiety, with a mediating effect of -0.63.
Conclusions
The attitude of middle school students towards their parents will directly affect academic anxiety, and also have an indirect impact on academic anxiety through social adaptability, but there is a cover effect. Pay more attention to family education and actively focus on students social adaptability can contribute to improve the mental health level of adolescents.
7.Protective effect of extracorporeal cardiac shock wave combined with ultrasound microbubble post-conditioning on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats
Yajing MIAO ; Yaning XUE ; Xiaoxu WANG ; Hong ZHOU ; Gaojie HAN ; Haijuan HU ; Ruoling HAN ; Hongning YIN
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2024;33(1):77-84
Objective:To investigate the myocardial protective effect of extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy (CSWT) combined with sulfur hexafluoride microbubble post-conditioning on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MI/RI) in rats, and to provide theoretical support for clinical treatment of MI/RI.Methods:A total of 32 male SD rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: sham operation group (Sham group), MI/RI group (IR group), CSWT group (IR+ SW group), and CSWT combined with sulfur hexafluoride microbubble treatment group (IR+ SW+ MB group), with 8 rats in each group. Therapeutic intervention was performed in IR+ SW group and IR+ SW+ MB group on the 1st, 3rd and 5th day after modeling. The left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESD), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS) of the rats were measured by echocardiography before and after treatment. On the 7th day, myocardial fibrosis was assessed by Masson staining, and cardiomyocyte apoptosis was observed by TUNEL staining. The myocardial apoptotic proteins Bcl-2, BAX, Cleaved-Caspase-3 and Cleaved-Caspase-9 in the infarct boundary area were detected by Western blot. The differences of the above indexes among different groups were compared.Results:①There was no significant change in heart rhythm and heart rate among the groups before and after treatment, and there was no significant difference in heart rate ( P>0.05). ②The echocardiographic results after treatment showed that, compared with IR group, LVEDD and LVESD in IR+ SW group and IR+ SW+ MB group decreased in turn, while LVEF and LVFS increased in turn with significant differences between each two groups (all P<0.05). ③Compared with IR group, the degrees of myocardial fibrosis and apoptosis in IR+ SW group and IR+ SW+ MB group were alleviated in turn, and the relief in IR+ SW+ MB group was the most obvious. Quantitative analysis showed that compared with IR group, the proportions of cardiomyocyte apoptosis in IR+ SW group and IR+ SW+ MB group decreased in turn, and there were significant differences between each two groups (all P<0.05). ④The results of Western blot detection showed that compared with IR group, the levels of Bcl-2 in IR+ SW group and IR+ SW+ MB group increased in turn, while the levels of BAX and the activation level of Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 protein decreased in turn. These differences were all statistically significant between each two groups (all P<0.05) except for the activation level of Caspase-3 protein between IR+ SW group and IR+ SW+ MB group ( P>0.05). Conclusions:CSWT combined with sulfur hexafluoride microbubble therapy can improve left ventricular remodeling and left ventricular systolic function by inhibiting cardiomyocyte apoptosis.
8.Research progress in late toxicity of oropharyngeal cancer after radical intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Ya LIU ; Yaning ZHOU ; Dan ZUO ; Junlin YI ; Ye ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2024;33(5):461-465
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a radical treatment for oropharyngeal carcinoma. The 5-year overall survival (OS) is approximately 60%, and 80% for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal carcinoma patients. Late toxicities after IMRT, including xerostomia, dysphagia, hypothyroidism, trismus, osteoradionecrosis and caries, and lower cranial neuropathy, seriously affect the quality of life of long-term survivors. The research on treatment de-intensification for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer has been widely carried out at home and abroad, but there is little research focusing on late toxicity. In this article, related research progress in the incidence, treatment, prediction of late toxicity after IMRT was reviewed, aiming to provide reference for research on radiation-induced injury in de-intensification therapy research, thereby further optimizing comprehensive treatment strategies.
9.Analysis of efficacy and safety of 532-nm picosecond laser in the treatment of early-stage facial seborrheic keratosis
Xinhong GE ; Yingdong MA ; Yaning JIAO ; Lingling LIU ; Mei ZHOU ; Wei ZI ; Bowen LI
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2024;57(4):359-362
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 532-nm picosecond laser in the treatment of early-stage facial seborrheic keratosis.Methods:A total of 95 patients with early-stage facial seborrheic keratosis were prospectively enrolled from the Department of Dermatology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University between December 2020 and September 2022. All the patients received a session of 532-nm picosecond laser treatment, and were followed up for 6 months. A 4-point scale was used to evaluate the overall improvement of skin lesions for assessing the clinical efficacy. A VISIA skin detector was used to quantitatively determine the characteristic counts, absolute scores, and percentiles of brown spots before and after treatment, and the paired sample t-test was used to compare the quantitative indicators of brown spots before and after treatment. The patients′ pain grades were evaluated, and adverse reactions were recorded. Results:All the 95 patients with early-stage facial seborrheic keratosis received a session of 532-nm picosecond laser treatment, and completed a 6-month follow-up. All the patients achieved over 25% regression of skin lesions in the treatment area, of whom 10 received mild improvement, 17 received favorable improvement, and 68 received marked improvement, with the response rate being 89.47% (85/95). The examination with the VISIA skin detector showed that the characteristic counts (195.19 ± 51.06) and absolute scores (28.80 ± 6.20 points) of brown spots significantly decreased, while the percentiles of brown spots (38.48% ± 10.80%) significantly increased at 6 months after treatment compared with the corresponding baseline indicators (211.48 ± 50.94, 35.16 ± 6.84 points, 30.61% ± 10.27%, t = 12.73, 16.90, -15.73, respectively, all P < 0.001). All the patients experienced varying degrees of pain during the treatment, with the pain scores being 2 - 6 (3.64 ± 1.67) points, but all of them could tolerate the pain and completed the treatment. Temporary postinflammatory hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation occurred in 9 (9.47%) and 4 (4.21%) patients respectively, and the skin color restored to normal during the 6-month follow-up. Conclusion:The 532-nm picosecond laser was safe and effective for the treatment of early-stage facial seborrheic keratosis.
10.Preparation of Der f 36 and its cross-reactivity with Der p 36
Yaning REN ; Yuanfen LIAO ; Dongmei ZHOU ; Yubao CUI ; Xiaohong GU ; Ying ZHOU ; Jian ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2024;40(8):1744-1748,1754
Objective:To prepare recombinant protein of group 36 allergen of Dermatophagoides farinae(Der f 36),to deter-mine its immunogenicity and bioinformatics analysis was performed.Methods:Nucleic acid sequence coding for Der f 36 was obtained and artificially synthesized,pET-28a(+)was inserted to construct pET-28a(+)-Der f 36 plasmid and transformed into BL21(DE3)receptor cells.After expressed and purified in BL21(DE3),recombinant allergen rDer f 36 was obtained,recombinant protein rDer f 36 was identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blot.Serum IgE binding rates of rDer f 36 was determined by IgE-ELISA.Cross-reactivity between rDer f 36 and rDer p 36 was detected by IgE-ELISA inhibition assay.HNEpC cells were cultured with rDer f 36 for 24 h and cytokines were detected.Bioinformatics softwares were used to analyze physicochemical properties and structures of Der f 36 and Der p 36.Results:Coding gene for Der f 36 was obtained with a total length of 690 bp,whose molecular weight was 25.6 kD;serum IgE binding rate of rDer f 36 was 42.1%by IgE-ELISA;IgE-ELISA inhibition assay showed that rDer p 36 had 40%(8/20)inhibition rate(>50%)for rDer f 36,with an average inhibition rate of 52.98%.Compared with control group,HNEpC cells cultured with rDer f 36 showed that IL-6,IL-8,IL-33,IL-25 and TSLP expressions had increased;bioinformatics analyses show that sequence consistency of Der f 36 and Der p 36 was 77.63%,with similar physicochemical properties.Secondary structure analysis showed that both of them contained α helix,β-turn and random coils,and content of random coils was the highest;structure of C2 domains was also highly overlapping(RMSD=0.046).Conclusion:Recombinant allergen rDer f 36 is successfully prepared with good immunogenicity,laying foundation for diagnosis and treatment of dust mite allergen single component.High similarity in physical and chemical properties,secondary structure,and tertiary structure between Der f 36 and Der p 36 determines their cross reactivity.


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