1.Development of adjustable spatial resolution cone beam CT for small animals
Yingxu LI ; Xilong XU ; Yanhai ZHANG ; Xinlei FU ; Feng GAO ; Yang CHENG ; Wei LIN ; Yu CHEN ; Chengqiang LI ; Jie LU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2025;45(7):679-684
Objective:To design and develop a cone-beam CT imaging system for small animals with continuously adjustable spatial resolution.Methods:The imaging system used an X-ray source with a focal spot size of 30 μm and a flat panel detector with a pixel size of 100 μm. On this premise, a " stepping-focusing-rotating" image acquisition mode was proposed, in which the " focusing" and " stepping" systems were sequentially embedded in the " rotating" system. In this acquisition mode, the X-ray source and flat panel detector were relatively stationary to form the " focusing" system. When the " stepping" system accurately transported the object to the scanning position, the " focusing" system could achieve adjustable spatial resolution by making linear motion around the object to be scanned according to different experimental requirements. Finally the " rotating" system achieve high-quality imaging.Results:The variable spatial resolution of small animal CBCT ranges from 35.7 μm to 71.4 μm, and the FOV ranges from 39.6 mm to 108.0 mm. The conversion time for the limit spatial resolution is 19.125 s, which allowed accurate 3D reconstruction of normal mice at different resolutions with high reproducibility.Conclusions:A cone-beam CT suitable for small animals has been developed, whose spatial resolution and FOV can be adjusted arbitrarily within a certain range, which can meet the different imaging requirements in rodent experiments.
2.Trajectories of disability acceptance and factors influencing disability acceptance in first stroke patients
Donghe HUANG ; Kaili ZHU ; Yunxia YU ; Tianxiang LIU ; Xinlei MAO
China Modern Doctor 2025;63(2):33-36,45
Objective To explore the trajectory of disability acceptance and the factors influencing it in first stroke patients.Methods A total of 202 first-ever stroke patients admitted to Wenzhou Central Hospital from December 2022 to December 2023 were selected,low acceptance group(n=38),medium acceptance group(n=96),and high acceptance group(n=68)based on the trajectory of disability acceptance after discharge.Multivariate Logistic regression was applied to explore the factors affecting disability acceptance in first-episode stroke patients.Results The total score of acceptance of disability scale-revised(ADS-R)in stroke patients was(89.93±13.51)points.There were differences between three groups in terms of age,education level,family income,caregiver or no caregiver,severity of illness,medical social support scale(MOS-SSS)scores,herth hope index(HHI)scores,and patient health questionnaire depression scale-9 scores(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis reveled that age(OR=12.419,95%CI:3.967-38.882),absence of caregiver(OR=5.793,95%CI:1.989-16.875),severity of the condition(OR=5.724,95%CI:1.927-16.999)were risk factors affecting disability acceptance in first-episode stroke patients(P<0.05),while educational level(OR=0.207,95%CI:0.069-0.624),household income(OR=0.238,95%CI:0.079-0.712),and MOS-SSS score(OR=0.502,95%CI:0.303-0.832)were protective factors(P<0.05).Conclusion There are three different trajectories of disability acceptance in first-episode stroke patients.Age,presence or absence of caregivers,severity of the condition,education level,household income,and MOS-SSS score are influencing factors of disability acceptance in first-episode stroke patients and can be used as predictive factors for disability acceptance trajectories.
3.Best evidence summary of perioperative fluid management in hepatectomy patients with liver cancer under the enhanced recovery after surgery concept
Xinlei ZHANG ; Liping YANG ; Jinfang YU ; Zilan QIN ; Wufeng YAO ; Zhenfan ZHOU ; Qi LI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(18):2480-2487
Objective:To comprehensively retrieve and evaluate the best available evidence on perioperative fluid management in patients undergoing hepatectomy for liver cancer, and to provide references for clinical practice.Methods:A systematic search was conducted across multiple platforms, including UpToDate, BMJ Best Practice, Guidelines International Network, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, PubMed, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang Data, for clinical decisions, guidelines, expert consensus, systematic reviews, evidence summaries, and randomized controlled trials related to perioperative fluid management in patients undergoing hepatectomy for liver cancer. The search period was from database inception to March 13, 2024. The 2014 version of the Joanna Briggs Institute evidence pre-grading and recommendation grading system was used to classify the evidence.Results:A total of 14 articles were included: 3 clinical decision articles, 3 guidelines, 1 evidence summary, 5 expert consensuses, 1 systematic review, and 1 randomized controlled trial. A total of 27 best evidence items were extracted, covering seven aspects: principles of fluid therapy, preoperative fluid management, intraoperative fluid management, postoperative fluid management, fluid type selection, assessment and monitoring, and training and education.Conclusions:This study summarizes the best evidence on perioperative fluid management for hepatectomy in liver cancer patients and provides an evidence-based reference for clinical nursing practice. Healthcare professionals should apply the evidence in a personalized manner based on the actual clinical context to promote scientific fluid management in the perioperative period.
4.Development of adjustable spatial resolution cone beam CT for small animals
Yingxu LI ; Xilong XU ; Yanhai ZHANG ; Xinlei FU ; Feng GAO ; Yang CHENG ; Wei LIN ; Yu CHEN ; Chengqiang LI ; Jie LU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2025;45(7):679-684
Objective:To design and develop a cone-beam CT imaging system for small animals with continuously adjustable spatial resolution.Methods:The imaging system used an X-ray source with a focal spot size of 30 μm and a flat panel detector with a pixel size of 100 μm. On this premise, a " stepping-focusing-rotating" image acquisition mode was proposed, in which the " focusing" and " stepping" systems were sequentially embedded in the " rotating" system. In this acquisition mode, the X-ray source and flat panel detector were relatively stationary to form the " focusing" system. When the " stepping" system accurately transported the object to the scanning position, the " focusing" system could achieve adjustable spatial resolution by making linear motion around the object to be scanned according to different experimental requirements. Finally the " rotating" system achieve high-quality imaging.Results:The variable spatial resolution of small animal CBCT ranges from 35.7 μm to 71.4 μm, and the FOV ranges from 39.6 mm to 108.0 mm. The conversion time for the limit spatial resolution is 19.125 s, which allowed accurate 3D reconstruction of normal mice at different resolutions with high reproducibility.Conclusions:A cone-beam CT suitable for small animals has been developed, whose spatial resolution and FOV can be adjusted arbitrarily within a certain range, which can meet the different imaging requirements in rodent experiments.
5.Trajectories of disability acceptance and factors influencing disability acceptance in first stroke patients
Donghe HUANG ; Kaili ZHU ; Yunxia YU ; Tianxiang LIU ; Xinlei MAO
China Modern Doctor 2025;63(2):33-36,45
Objective To explore the trajectory of disability acceptance and the factors influencing it in first stroke patients.Methods A total of 202 first-ever stroke patients admitted to Wenzhou Central Hospital from December 2022 to December 2023 were selected,low acceptance group(n=38),medium acceptance group(n=96),and high acceptance group(n=68)based on the trajectory of disability acceptance after discharge.Multivariate Logistic regression was applied to explore the factors affecting disability acceptance in first-episode stroke patients.Results The total score of acceptance of disability scale-revised(ADS-R)in stroke patients was(89.93±13.51)points.There were differences between three groups in terms of age,education level,family income,caregiver or no caregiver,severity of illness,medical social support scale(MOS-SSS)scores,herth hope index(HHI)scores,and patient health questionnaire depression scale-9 scores(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis reveled that age(OR=12.419,95%CI:3.967-38.882),absence of caregiver(OR=5.793,95%CI:1.989-16.875),severity of the condition(OR=5.724,95%CI:1.927-16.999)were risk factors affecting disability acceptance in first-episode stroke patients(P<0.05),while educational level(OR=0.207,95%CI:0.069-0.624),household income(OR=0.238,95%CI:0.079-0.712),and MOS-SSS score(OR=0.502,95%CI:0.303-0.832)were protective factors(P<0.05).Conclusion There are three different trajectories of disability acceptance in first-episode stroke patients.Age,presence or absence of caregivers,severity of the condition,education level,household income,and MOS-SSS score are influencing factors of disability acceptance in first-episode stroke patients and can be used as predictive factors for disability acceptance trajectories.
6.Best evidence summary of perioperative fluid management in hepatectomy patients with liver cancer under the enhanced recovery after surgery concept
Xinlei ZHANG ; Liping YANG ; Jinfang YU ; Zilan QIN ; Wufeng YAO ; Zhenfan ZHOU ; Qi LI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(18):2480-2487
Objective:To comprehensively retrieve and evaluate the best available evidence on perioperative fluid management in patients undergoing hepatectomy for liver cancer, and to provide references for clinical practice.Methods:A systematic search was conducted across multiple platforms, including UpToDate, BMJ Best Practice, Guidelines International Network, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, PubMed, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang Data, for clinical decisions, guidelines, expert consensus, systematic reviews, evidence summaries, and randomized controlled trials related to perioperative fluid management in patients undergoing hepatectomy for liver cancer. The search period was from database inception to March 13, 2024. The 2014 version of the Joanna Briggs Institute evidence pre-grading and recommendation grading system was used to classify the evidence.Results:A total of 14 articles were included: 3 clinical decision articles, 3 guidelines, 1 evidence summary, 5 expert consensuses, 1 systematic review, and 1 randomized controlled trial. A total of 27 best evidence items were extracted, covering seven aspects: principles of fluid therapy, preoperative fluid management, intraoperative fluid management, postoperative fluid management, fluid type selection, assessment and monitoring, and training and education.Conclusions:This study summarizes the best evidence on perioperative fluid management for hepatectomy in liver cancer patients and provides an evidence-based reference for clinical nursing practice. Healthcare professionals should apply the evidence in a personalized manner based on the actual clinical context to promote scientific fluid management in the perioperative period.
7.Preoperative bone mineral density quantitatively assessed by Hounsfield units is associated with failed back surgery syndrome after lumbar fusion surgery: a retrospective study
Longlong QIU ; Haocheng XU ; Liming YU ; Xiaojie CHEN ; Junwei QU ; Xinlei XIA ; Chaojun ZHENG ; Qiwang CHEN
Asian Spine Journal 2025;19(6):939-948
Methods:
Preoperatively, all 115 patients underwent BMD assessments using both CT-derived HUs and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and were administered multiple questionnaires, including the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Beck Depression Index (BDI). Both pain intensity and pain-related disability were assessed before and after lumbar fusion surgery.
Results:
Postoperatively, 14 patients (14/115, 12.2%) experienced FBSS. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine all preoperative covariates with significant differences between the patients with and without FBSS. The numeric rating pain scale score at rest, BAI score, PCS score, and HU value were found to be independently associated with FBSS (p<0.05).
Conclusions
This study revealed that preoperative BMD, as quantified by CT-derived HU values, may be associated with FBSS. Preoperative assessments of CT-derived HU values might provide additional details for identifying patients susceptible to FBSS, which could help prevent this complication.
8.Relationship between microRNA-29a and PUMA in propofol-induced reduction of glucose deprivation-induced injury to human giloma cells
Yunxia WANG ; Zexia TAN ; Xinlei ZHANG ; Xiangjun ZHOU ; Yu LU
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2024;44(12):1495-1498
Objective:To evaluate the relationship between microRNA-29a (miR-29a) and p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) in propofol-induced reduction of glucose deprivation (GD)-induced injury to human glioma cells.Methods:Human glioma U87 cells were cultured in vitro to the logarithmic growth phase. Cells were then divided into 6 groups ( n=24 each) by the random number table method: control group (group C), group GD, propofol + GD group (group P+ GD), miR-29a inhibitor group (group I), miR-29a inhibitor + GD group (group I+ GD) and miR-29a inhibitor+ propofol+ GD group (group I+ P+ GD). Cells were cultured in normal condition in group C. The culture medium was changed to glucose-free DMEM solution, and the cells were cultured for 12 h in group GD. In group P+ GD, cells were incubated with propofol 10 μmol/L for 12 h and then incubated in glucose-free DMEM solution for 12 h. In group I, group I+ GD and group I+ P+ GD, miR-29a inhibitor was transfected into cells using lipofectamine transfection kit, and then the cells were cultured for 48 h, and the other treatments were similar to those previously described in group P+ GD. The cell survival rate, mitochondrial membrane potential and level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were determined. The expression of miR-29a was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, and the expression PUMA was detected by Western blot. Results:Compared with group C, the cell survival rate and mitochondrial membrane potential were significantly decreased, the level of ROS was increased, the expression of miR-29a was down-regulated, and the expression of PUMA was up-regulated in group GD and group I ( P<0.05). Compared with group GD, the cell survival rate and mitochondrial membrane potential were significantly increased, the level of ROS was decreased, the expression of miR-29a was up-regulated, and the expression of PUMA was down-regulated in group P+ GD, and the cell survival rate and mitochondrial membrane potential were significantly decreased, the level of ROS was increased, the expression of miR-29a was down-regulated, and the expression of PUMA was up-regulated in group I+ GD ( P<0.05). Compared with group P+ GD, the cell survival rate and mitochondrial membrane potential were significantly decreased, the level of ROS was increased, the expression of miR-29a was down-regulated, and the expression of PUMA was up-regulated in group I+ P+ GD ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The mechanism by which propofol reduces glucose deprivation-induced injury to human glioma cells is related to up-regulation of miR-29a expression and down-regulation of PUMA expression.
9.Relationship between microRNA-29a and PUMA in propofol-induced reduction of glucose deprivation-induced injury to human giloma cells
Yunxia WANG ; Zexia TAN ; Xinlei ZHANG ; Xiangjun ZHOU ; Yu LU
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2024;44(12):1495-1498
Objective:To evaluate the relationship between microRNA-29a (miR-29a) and p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) in propofol-induced reduction of glucose deprivation (GD)-induced injury to human glioma cells.Methods:Human glioma U87 cells were cultured in vitro to the logarithmic growth phase. Cells were then divided into 6 groups ( n=24 each) by the random number table method: control group (group C), group GD, propofol + GD group (group P+ GD), miR-29a inhibitor group (group I), miR-29a inhibitor + GD group (group I+ GD) and miR-29a inhibitor+ propofol+ GD group (group I+ P+ GD). Cells were cultured in normal condition in group C. The culture medium was changed to glucose-free DMEM solution, and the cells were cultured for 12 h in group GD. In group P+ GD, cells were incubated with propofol 10 μmol/L for 12 h and then incubated in glucose-free DMEM solution for 12 h. In group I, group I+ GD and group I+ P+ GD, miR-29a inhibitor was transfected into cells using lipofectamine transfection kit, and then the cells were cultured for 48 h, and the other treatments were similar to those previously described in group P+ GD. The cell survival rate, mitochondrial membrane potential and level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were determined. The expression of miR-29a was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, and the expression PUMA was detected by Western blot. Results:Compared with group C, the cell survival rate and mitochondrial membrane potential were significantly decreased, the level of ROS was increased, the expression of miR-29a was down-regulated, and the expression of PUMA was up-regulated in group GD and group I ( P<0.05). Compared with group GD, the cell survival rate and mitochondrial membrane potential were significantly increased, the level of ROS was decreased, the expression of miR-29a was up-regulated, and the expression of PUMA was down-regulated in group P+ GD, and the cell survival rate and mitochondrial membrane potential were significantly decreased, the level of ROS was increased, the expression of miR-29a was down-regulated, and the expression of PUMA was up-regulated in group I+ GD ( P<0.05). Compared with group P+ GD, the cell survival rate and mitochondrial membrane potential were significantly decreased, the level of ROS was increased, the expression of miR-29a was down-regulated, and the expression of PUMA was up-regulated in group I+ P+ GD ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The mechanism by which propofol reduces glucose deprivation-induced injury to human glioma cells is related to up-regulation of miR-29a expression and down-regulation of PUMA expression.
10.Study on serum perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure status of community residents in Songjiang District, Shanghai
Xinlei LIANG ; Xiushuai DU ; Zhiyuan DU ; Yajiao TAN ; Xue BAI ; Zhou LI ; Weiwei ZHENG ; Jialing LI ; Haiying YU ; Lihua JIANG
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(11):1081-1087
ObjectiveTo investigate the characteristics of serum perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) exposure and potential influencing factors among community residents in Songjiang District, Shanghai. MethodsIn August 2021, residents who underwent routine health checkups in a community in Songjiang District, Shanghai were recruited as study subjects. The inclusion criteria were adult residents who had lived in the area for more than 3 years, had no occupational exposure history, no underlying diseases, were not pregnant, and were able to complete the questionnaire independently and sign the informed consent form. A questionnaire survey was conducted and venous blood samples were collected. The concentrations of 15 PFASs in serum were determined using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). Ordered multi-class logistic regression, interquartile range (IQR), and odds ratio (OR) were used to explore the influencing factors and risk magnitude of serum PFASs concentrations. ResultsOf the 15 PFASs, 14 were detected, and the detection rates of 7 PFASs were higher than 50%. The highest detected concentrations among the PFASs were PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate), PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid), and PFHxS (perfluorohexane sulfonate), with median concentrations of 48.61 μg∙L-1, 37.29 μg∙L-1, and 36.51 μg∙L-1, respectively. The strongest correlation was between PFDA and PFUnDA (r=0.93, P<0.05), followed by PFOS and PFDA (r=0.86, P<0.05). Age, frequency of plastic product use, time spent indoors per day, personal annual income, tea consumption, and daily water intake were potential factors for exposure to PFASs. Among them, age was positively correlated with PFASs; tea consumption was positively correlated with PFNA and PFOA; PFHpA was negatively correlated with the frequency of plastic product use and personal annual income; and PFOS was negatively correlated with the time spent indoors per day. ConclusionThe exposure to serum PFASs among community residents in Songjiang District was relatively serious, and the main components were traditional PFOA, PFOS, and PFHx. Different sociodemographic characteristics had varying degrees of influence on the concentrations of PFASs in serum. The impact of PFASs exposure on the health of community residents deserves further investigation.

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