1.Clinical efficacy of full surgical area closure technique in percutaneous co-axial large-channel endo-scopic lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis
Junlin LIU ; Qiang YU ; Pin FENG
Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord 2024;34(6):576-584
Objectives:To explore the application value of percutaneous co-axial large-channel endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion(PLE-LIF)combined with full surgical area closure technique(FSAC)in the treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on 83 patients with single-segment degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis who underwent PLE-LIF in our hospital from January 2020 to January 2023.Among the patients,46 received FSAC treatment during operation(FSAC group),and 37 patients did not receive FSAC treatment(N-FSAC group).Both groups of patients were comparable in gen-eral information such as gender,age,course of illness,and length of hospital stay(P>0.05).The two groups of patients were followed up for l year.The operative time and complications of the two groups of patients were recorded.Both groups of patients were followed up regularly for 1 year.The visual analogue scale(VAS)for low back pain and lower limb pain was recorded on ld before surgery,3d after surgery,at 3 months and 1 year after surgery,in addition,the Oswestry disability index(ODI)on 1d before surgery,at 3 months and 1 year after surgery was recorded.X-ray examination was performed at 3 months after operation,and Meyerding grading was used to evaluate the reduction of spondylolisthesis.CT examination was performed at 1 year after operation,and Brantigan criteria were used to evaluate the intervertebral fusion.Results:The operative time in the FSAC group was shorter than that in the N-FSAC group(118.9±10.6min vs 130.6±16.3min,P<0.05).The VAS for low back pain and lower limb pain and ODI at each postoperative time point in the two groups were significantly lower than those before surgery(P<0.05),and there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups at each time point(P>0.05).Two cases of lower limb numbness occurred in the N-FSAC group,while none occurred in the FSAC group;There were 4 cases and 1 case of neuroedema pain in the N-FSAC group and FSAC group,respectively;1 case in each group respectively had cage displacement,and there was no internal fixation loosening,infection,or dural sac tear in both groups.The incidence rate of intraoperative complications in the N-FSAC group was higher than that in the FSAC group(18.9%vs 4.3%)(P<0.05).One year after surgery,the degree of slippage in both groups of patients improved significantly compared to the conditions before operation(P<0.05),and there was no significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05);Intervertebral fusion occurred in 42 cases in the FSAC group,and 34 cases in the N-FSAC group,and no statistically significant difference was there in the fusion rate(91.3%vs 91.9%)and intervertebral fusion grading between the two groups(P<0.05).Conclusions:PEL-LIF combined with FSAC can shorten the operative time and improve safety in treating single-segment degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.
2.Effect of Cuscutae Semen on Learning and Memory and N6-methyladenosine Modification in Hippocampus of Offspring of Fear-damaged Pregnant Rats
Tong ZHANG ; Junlin HOU ; Yu JIANG ; Liping YANG ; Zhixin DU ; Yuexuan LIU ; Shenao DING ; Xueming YANG ; Yinan YAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(2):104-112
ObjectiveTo observe the effects of Cuscutae Semen on the learning and memory ability, N6-methyladenosine (m6A)-related modification enzymes and total m6A level in hippocampus of the offspring of fear-damaged pregnant rats. MethodForty-five pregnant rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group and Cuscutae Semen group. From the 1st day to the 19th day of pregnancy, rats in the model group and the Cuscutae Semen group were induced by observing electric shock of other rats. The Cuscutae Semen group was treated with 5 g·kg-1·d-1 Cuscutae Semen decoction (ig), while the other two groups were treated with the same amount of purified water. The offspring were assigned following the grouping method of their maternal generation. The behavioral changes of the offspring were tested by Morris water maze on 21st day after birth, and the development of hippocampal neurons was observed by transmission electron microscopy. The mRNA and protein expression levels of methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3), METTL14, Wilms tumor 1 associated protein (WTAP), fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) and Alk B homologue 5 (ALKBH5) were detected by Real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR), Western blot and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The total content of m6A in hippocampus was determined by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). ResultCompared with the conditions in the blank group, the average latency duration in the model group was prolonged, and the number of entries in the target quadrant, the target quadrant duration and the number of crossing the platform were decreased (P<0.01). Additionally, the model group had seriously damaged structure of hippocampal CA1 and CA3 neurons, swollen mitochondria, expanded endoplasmic reticulum, and small number of synapses with some having blurred structure, and the expression levels of METTL3, METTL14, FTO, ALKBH5 as well as the total m6A level were lower than those in the blank group (P<0.05,P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the Cuscutae Semen group had shortened average latency duration, increased number of entries in the target quadrant, target quadrant duration and number of crossing the platform (P<0.01), alleviated damage of hippocampal CA1 and CA3 neurons, fine structure of mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum, and clear, intact and dense synapses. And the expression levels of METTL3, METTL14, FTO as well as the total level of m6A were up regulated, while the expression level of ALKBH5 was down regulated in the Cuscutae Semen group (P<0.05,P<0.01). ConclusionCuscutae Semen improved the learning and memory ability of the offspring of the rats affected by fear damaging kidney during pregnancy, protected hippocampal neurons, and up-regulated the expression levels of METTL3, METTL14, FTO and the total m6A level in hippocampus.
3.Value of peripheral blood PCT, CRP, FIB and D-D levels for early diagnosing PTB complicated with bacterial pneumonia
SHEN Tian ; ZHU Huiming ; TIAN Hua ; ZHOU Yu ; ZHU Yihua ; GU Delin ; CHEN Junlin ; CAO Xingjian ; YUAN Ying
China Tropical Medicine 2023;23(7):730-
Abstract: Objective To investigate the early diagnostic value of peripheral blood procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen (FIB) and D-dimer (D-D) levels in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) complicated with bacterial pneumonia. Methods A total of 102 patients who admitted to Department of Tuberculosis of Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University from Jan 2021 to May 2022 were enrolled in this study and divided into a group (52 cases) with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients and a group (50 cases) with PTB patients complicated with bacterial pneumonia. The levels of PCT, CRP, FIB and D-D in the peripheral blood were measured, the differences and correlations in all indicators were compared among two groups. The sensitivity and specificity of these indicators in the early diagnosis of PTB complicated with bacterial pneumonia were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results The levels of PCT, CRP, FIB and D-D in the peripheral blood from the PTB complicated with bacterial pneumonia group were 0.06 (0.04, 0.16) ng/mL, 38.00 (3.88, 96.10) mg/L, 4.51 (3.02, 6.07) g/L, and 0.59 (0.34, 1.88) mg/L, respectively, which were significantly higher than corresponding 0.04 (0.03, 0.04) ng/mL, 3.20 (0.84, 7.22) mg/L, 2.96 (2.48, 3.77) g/L, and 0.27 (0.17, 0.36) mg/L in the PTB group (Z=-4.784, -5.233, -3.853, -4.199, all P<0.001). Furthermore, the levels of CRP and FIB in the PTB complicated by bacterial pneumonia group were highly positively correlated (r=0.855, P<0.001). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of PCT, CRP, FIB and D-D for early diagnosis of PTB complicated with bacterial pneumonia were 0.757, 0.794, 0.747 and 0.764, respectively. In addition, the AUC obtained by simultaneous measurement of PCT, CRP, FIB and D-D was as high as 0.916, and the sensitivity and specificity of diagnosing PTB complicated with bacterial pneumonia were increased to 85.7% and 96.9%, respectively, which were higher than those of individual indicators. Conclusions Levels of peripheral blood PCT, CRP, FIB, and D-D all show varying degrees of increase in patients with PTB complicated with bacterial pneumonia, and detecting the levels of all four markers, rather than any single marker, can assist in early monitoring whether the tuberculosis patients are complicated with bacterial pneumonia.
4.Efficacy of specific exercise intervention on the children with skeletally immature idiopathic scoliosis
LI Fenghua, YANG Junlin, YANG Yunlin, YU Xuexiang, XUAN Xiaoling, LI Xinyue, HUANG Zifang
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(11):1737-1739
Objective:
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of specific exercise therapy for the treatment of skeletally immature idiopathic scoliosis (IS).
Methods:
A total of 51 mild IS patients receiving specific exercise therapy in Guangdong Xinmiao Scoliosis Prevention Center from October 2017 to September 2021 were recruited in this study. Treatment outcome were evaluated at 1 year follow up. All the participants were divided into two groups: open ( n =32) and closed triradiate cartilage group ( n =19), and outcome of treatment were compared within the two groups.
Results:
After (26.5±9.8) months of treatment, the Cobb angle of the major curve was corrected from an average of (15.5±4.2)° to (11.3±6.7)°, with an average correction of (4.5±5.7)°. Among them, 58.9% patients achieved improvement in the major curve Cobb angle, 33.3% achieved stabilization, and 7.8% progressed. There was no significant difference in the major curve Cobb angle between the closed and open triradiate cartilage groups before treatment( t =-0.73, P =0.47), whereas there was a significant difference in the correction of the major curve after treatment( t =-2.73 , P <0.05).
Conclusion
Specific exercise therapy effectively prevents the progression or corrects the scoliosis in patients with skeletally immature idiopathic scoliosis. It s more effective in patients with open triradiate cartilage than in those with closed triradiate cartilage.
5.AncPhore: A versatile tool for anchor pharmacophore steered drug discovery with applications in discovery of new inhibitors targeting metallo-
Qingqing DAI ; Yuhang YAN ; Xiangli NING ; Gen LI ; Junlin YU ; Ji DENG ; Lingling YANG ; Guo-Bo LI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2021;11(7):1931-1946
We herein describe AncPhore, a versatile tool for drug discovery, which is characterized by pharmacophore feature analysis and anchor pharmacophore (
6.Comparison of the characteristics of medication fordiarrhea between adult and child in Erxu Mingyi Lei’an
Yuan TAO ; Liying WANG ; Xiaobo YU ; Junlin XU ; Yingpan ZHAO
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2021;43(9):910-915
Objective:To compare and analyze the medication patterns for adult and children diarrhea from Erxu Mingyi Lei’an. Methods:The cases and formula prescriptions on adult and children diarrhea were recorded from Erxu Mingyi Lei ' an. The data was analyzed and compared between adult and children by the Ancient and Modern Medical Records Cloud Platform (V 2.1), including frequency statistics, association rule analysis, drug pair analysis, efficacy statistics, drug taste tropism statistics, and cluster analysis. Results:A total of 456 prescriptions of adult diarrhea were abstracted, involving 360 drugs, and the top 5 drugs were Poria, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, Paeoniae Radix Alba and Aucklandiae Radix. The Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma paired with Poria, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium with Poria, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium with Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, and Paeoniae Radix Alba with Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma were commonly used in the treatment of adult diarrhea. Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma and Poria were the core drugs for adult diarrhea. There were 111 prescriptions for pediatric diarrhea, involving 180 drugs, and the top 5 were Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Poria, Paeoniae Radix Alba, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, and Nelumbinis Folium. The Poria paired with Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata Cum Melle, and Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata with Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma were commonly used in the treatment of diarrhea in children. The Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Poria and Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata were the core drugs for children diarrhea. The main charateristics of drugswas warm type, sweet taste, and the main meridian belongs to spleen, followed by stomach and lung meridians. The use of carbided drugs in adults were significantly higher than children. Conclusions:The Erxu Mingyi Lei’an forcused the treatment of invigorating the spleen qi, where the adult formular often matches the drugs of drying dampness and invigorating the spleen, aromatizing dampness, slight infiltration and eliminating dampness, while the children formular often matches the drugs of warming the Yang and warming the Yang. Many kinds of carbonaceous drugs can be used in the treatment of adult diarrhea, but they should be used with caution in the treatment of children.
7.Analysis of influencing factors of textile workers' occupational stress
Yuan FANG ; Zhaoqiang JIANG ; Jianfei WANG ; Junlin JIA ; Dandan YU ; Lingfang FENG ; Li SHI ; Xinnian GUO ; Man YU ; Hailing XIA ; Min YU ; Jing WANG ; Tao LI ; Li JU ; Jin WANG ; Jianlin LOU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2020;38(4):275-278
Objective:To explore the occupational stress status and influencing factors of workers in a textile factory in Zhejiang Provice.Methods:In October 2018, 505 workers from a textile factory in Zhejiang Province were selected as research objects by convenient sampling method. A total of 505 questionnaires were distributed, 495 of which were effective and the effective recovery rate was 98.0%. Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and Effort Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (REI) were used to investigate textile workers' occupational stress and analyze its influencing factors. The differences of the composition ratio of different groups were tested by χ 2 test. The influencing factors such as age, gender and occupation on occupational stress were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Results:ERI analysis results showed that the high and low occupational stress accounted for 30.1% and 69.9%, respectively. The differences of occupational stress among workers of different job types and working ages were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The detection rates of high occupational stress of paper workers and spinners were 47.8% (11/23) and 44.8% (30/67) , respectively, higher than other jobs. The detection rate of high occupational stress for workers with more than 5 years of service was 46.4% (13/28) . The results of JCQ analysis showed that there was no statistical significance in the differences of daily working hours and length of service between different gender, education levels, types of work patterns, and occupational stress ( P>0.05) . Job types had significant effects on the occupational stress defined by ERI ( P<0.05) , the risk of occupational stress was 2.151 times than that of the coiler. Conclusion:There are significant differences in occupational stress risk among workers of different types of work in textile industry, so different measures should be taken to prevent and control occupational stress in different jobs.
8.Analysis of influencing factors of textile workers' occupational stress
Yuan FANG ; Zhaoqiang JIANG ; Jianfei WANG ; Junlin JIA ; Dandan YU ; Lingfang FENG ; Li SHI ; Xinnian GUO ; Man YU ; Hailing XIA ; Min YU ; Jing WANG ; Tao LI ; Li JU ; Jin WANG ; Jianlin LOU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2020;38(4):275-278
Objective:To explore the occupational stress status and influencing factors of workers in a textile factory in Zhejiang Provice.Methods:In October 2018, 505 workers from a textile factory in Zhejiang Province were selected as research objects by convenient sampling method. A total of 505 questionnaires were distributed, 495 of which were effective and the effective recovery rate was 98.0%. Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and Effort Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (REI) were used to investigate textile workers' occupational stress and analyze its influencing factors. The differences of the composition ratio of different groups were tested by χ 2 test. The influencing factors such as age, gender and occupation on occupational stress were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Results:ERI analysis results showed that the high and low occupational stress accounted for 30.1% and 69.9%, respectively. The differences of occupational stress among workers of different job types and working ages were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The detection rates of high occupational stress of paper workers and spinners were 47.8% (11/23) and 44.8% (30/67) , respectively, higher than other jobs. The detection rate of high occupational stress for workers with more than 5 years of service was 46.4% (13/28) . The results of JCQ analysis showed that there was no statistical significance in the differences of daily working hours and length of service between different gender, education levels, types of work patterns, and occupational stress ( P>0.05) . Job types had significant effects on the occupational stress defined by ERI ( P<0.05) , the risk of occupational stress was 2.151 times than that of the coiler. Conclusion:There are significant differences in occupational stress risk among workers of different types of work in textile industry, so different measures should be taken to prevent and control occupational stress in different jobs.
9.Construction of competence model based on exploratory factor analysis in new teachers of medical schools
Lijiao JIN ; Yu ZHANG ; Junfeng LIU ; Xing LIU ; Xiaofeng ZHU ; Junlin WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2019;18(8):783-786
Objective To investigate competence factors in new teachers of medical schools and construct the competence model. Methods The competence questionnaire for new teachers of medical schools was designed based on the literature review, semi-structured interviews and delphi method, and the questionnaire survey was conducted in new teachers of 12 medical schools . Factors were extracted by principal component analysis. Results Cronbach's α of questionnaire was 0.95. There were six factors in the model: scientific research ability (38.282%), teaching ability (10.118%), professional ethics (7.150%), communication skills (5.707%), personal characteristics (4.707%) and self-improvement ability (4.218%). Conclusion Construction of competence model in new teachers of medical schools can optimize teachers' pre-job training and provide references to study related policies.
10. Correlation of prothrombin time with clinicopathological features and prognosis of patients with osteosarcoma
Tumor 2019;39(8):641-648
Objective: To investigate the correlation of prothrombin time (PT) with clinicopathological features and prognosis of the patients with osteosarcoma. Methods: The activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), PT, fibrinogen (FIB) and D-dimer in peripheral blood of 111 patients with osteosarcoma and 35 concurrent healthy volunteers (as the control) from May 2011 to May 2018 were tested. The correlation of PT with clinicopathological features and prognosis of the patients with osteosarcoma was analyzed. Results: The median survival time of 111 patients with osteosarcoma was 25 months, and the one-and two-year survival rates were 76.6% and 51.4%, respectively. The levels of D-dimer and FIB in the patients with osteosarcoma were higher than those in the control group (both P < 0.01), and the PT was shorter than that in the control group (P < 0.01), while the APTT was not statistical different between these two groups (P > 0.05). The PT was longer in the patients with osteosarcoma younger than 20 years old (P = 0.002), while PT had no correlation with gender, tumor size, clinical stage, tumor location and metastatic status (all P> 0.05). The overall survival time of the patients with osteosarcoma in PT ≥ 10.4 s group was shorter than that in PT < 10.4 s group (P = 0.024), the progression-free survival time of the patients with osteosarcoma had no significant difference between these two groups (P= 0.594). The overall survival time and progression-free survival time of the patients with osteosarcoma in metastasis group were shorter than those in non-metastasis group (both P< 0.001). The overall survival time (P= 0.004) and progression-free survival time (P= 0.013) of the patients with osteosarcoma in stage I / II group were longer than those in stage EI/IV group. The clinical stage, PT and metastasis status were related with the prognosis of patients with osteosarcoma (all P< 0.05). The PT and metastasis status were independent predictive factors for the prognosis of patients with osteosarcoma (both P < 0.05). Conclusion: The changes of PT may provide a reference for monitoring the condition and prognosis of patients with osteosarcoma.


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