1.Predictive value of serum SF and HbA1c levels for perinatal outcome in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Sha HOU ; Yanying HUANG ; Jiazhao LI ; Meimei LAI
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1243-1247
Objective To investigate the predictive value of serum ferritin(SF)and glycated haemoglobin(HbA1c)in the occurrence of adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with gestational diabetes melli-tus(GDM).Methods A total of 97 pregnant women with GDM who underwent antenatal examination and gave birth in Qionglai Maternal and Child Health Hospital from March 2021 to February 2023 were selected as observation group,and another 116 healthy pregnant women who came to the hospital for prenatal examina-tion were concurrently selected as control group.The fasting blood glucose(FBG),SF and HbA1c were com-pared between two groups,and the clinical characteristics,SF and HbA1c levels were compared among women with different perinatal outcomes.Then the influencing factors of adverse perinatal outcomes in GDM preg-nant women were identified,and the value of serum SF and HbA1c in predicting adverse perinatal outcomes in GDM pregnant women was determined.Results FBG,triglycerides(TG),total cholesterol(TC),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),SF,and HbA1c were elevated in observation group compared to control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).FBG,TG,TC,SF,and HbA1c were higher in poor perinatal outcome group than in good perinatal outcome group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis denoted that FBG,TG,TC,SF and HbA1c were independent influencing factors for adverse perinatal outcomes(P<0.05).Receiver operating character-istic(ROC)curve analysis indicated that the area under the curve of single detection and combined detection of SF and HbA1c in predicting the adverse perinatal outcomes in GDM were 0.741(95%CI:0.638-0.844),0.685(95%CI:0.570-0.800)and 0.874(95%CI:0.797-0.951),respectively.Conclusion SF and HbA1c are abnormally elevated in pregnant women with GDM,and SF combined with HbA1c has certain predictive value for perinatal outcomes of pregnant women with GDM.
2.Research progress on biocomposites based on bioactive glass.
Yu PENG ; Liang LAN ; Junyu MU ; Sha HOU ; Lijia CHENG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2023;40(4):805-811
Bioactive glass (BG) has been widely used in the preparation of artificial bone scaffolds due to its excellent biological properties and non-cytotoxicity, which can promote bone and soft tissue regeneration. However, due to the brittleness, poor mechanical strength, easy agglomeration and uncontrollable structure of glass material, its application in various fields is limited. In this regard, most current researches mainly focus on mixing BG with organic or inorganic materials by freeze-drying method, sol-gel method, etc., to improve its mechanical properties and brittleness, so as to increase its clinical application and expand its application field. This review introduces the combination of BG with natural organic materials, metallic materials and non-metallic materials, and demonstrates the latest technology and future prospects of BG composite materials through the development of scaffolds, injectable fillers, membranes, hydrogels and coatings. The previous studies show that the addition of BG improves the mechanical properties, biological activity and regeneration potential of the composites, and broadens the application of BG in the field of bone tissue engineering. By reviewing the recent BG researches on bone regeneration, the research potential of new materials is demonstrated, in order to provide a reference for future related research.
Bone Regeneration
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Bone and Bones
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Freeze Drying
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Glass
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Hydrogels
3.Commentary on relevant issues in surgical treatment of spinal metastatic tumors.
Mei-Tao XU ; Sha CAI ; Tian-Yong HOU
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2023;36(12):1203-1206
The multidisciplinary treatment model led by surgery has become a comprehensive strategy and overall concept for the treatment of spinal metastatic tumors. But the surgical treatment of spinal metastatic tumors is different from primary malignant tumors of the spine. Surgery is only a part of the multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment. Therefore, the following aspects need to be evaluated comprehensively based on the survival assessment, evaluation of spinal stability damage, nerve dysfunction, and oncological characteristics of the metastatic tumors with a reasonable surgical intervention. The attention should be paid to the minimally invasive treatment of spinal metastases, progress of new radiotherapy technology, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, targeted drug therapy and other medical treatment to make a comprehensive and individualization decision which is benefit to relieve patients ' pain, reconstruct spinal stability and avoid paralysis. While improving patient survival, increasing local tumor control rate and possibly prolonging survival time, avoiding excessive surgery as much as possible.
Humans
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Spine/surgery*
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Spinal Neoplasms/surgery*
4.Effects of occupational mercury exposure on the immune function of workers
China Occupational Medicine 2022;49(06):657-661
Objective
To investigate the effects of mercury on T lymphocytes and serum immune indexes of workers with
Methods
occupational mercury exposure. A total of 45 workers with occupational mercury exposure were selected as the
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mercury exposure group and 47 workers without occupational mercury exposure were selected as the control group using the
judgment sampling method. Cold atomic absorption spectrometry was used to detect the urinary mercury level of the two groups.
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Flow cytometry was used to detect the proportion of cluster of differentiation CD 3 CD3CD4 CD3CD8 and CD3CD19
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cells in peripheral blood and the levels of tumor necrosis factor α TNF α and interleukin 8 IL 8 in serum. The levels of
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immunoglobulin Ig A IgG and IgM in serum were measured by immune nephelometry. The urinary mercury level of
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individuals in the mercury exposed group was higher than that of the control group median 92.7 13.2 μg/g Cr <0.01 . The
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proportion of CD3 CD3CD4 CD3CD19 cells in peripheral blood and serum IgG level in the mercury exposed group
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decreased all <0.05 and the serum TNF α and IL 8 levels increased all <0.01 compared with the control group. Urinary
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mercury level was negatively correlated with the proportion of CD3CD19 cells in peripheral blood and serum IgG level in the
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study subjects Spearman correlation coefficient S were −0.21 and −0.31 respectively all <0.05 and positively
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correlated with serum TNF α and IL 8 levels S were 0.36 and 0.39 respectively all <0.05 . However the urinary mercury
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level was neither correlated with IgA and IgM levels in serum all >0.05 nor with the proportion of CD3 CD3CD4
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CD3CD8 cells in peripheral blood all >0.05 . Occupational exposure to mercury can lead to abnormal
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changes in peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets B lymphocytes and serum immune factors in workers. The mercury load of occupational mercury exposure workers may impact their immune function.
5.Historical evolution of Xuanfu Daizhe Decoction.
Sha-Sha LI ; You-Juan HOU ; Lei ZHANG ; Yan DONG ; Si-Hong LIU ; Bin LI ; Chu-Chu ZHANG ; Xiao-Ning YANG ; Rong-Li YOU ; Hai-Yu XU ; Bing LI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2022;47(15):4033-4041
Xuanfu Daizhe Decoction, first seen in Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases, was composed of seven medicinal materials: Inulae Flos, Glycyrrhizae Radix, Ginseng Radix, Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, Haematitum, Pinelliae Rhizoma and Jujubae Fructus. It was used to treat gastric fullness and hardness and belching due to the wrong treatment of typhoid fever and sweating. With detailed records and description in ancient medical books, Xuanfu Daizhe Decoction was widely adopted in clinical practice by physicians of later generations, which expanded its main therapeutic functions. By comprehensive collation of ancient and modern literature on Xuanfu Daizhe Decoction, this paper systematically explored the historical evolution of the prescription from the source, composition, dosage, processing, clinical application, function interpretation and decocting method. It was found that the composition and processing method of the prescription in the past dynasties were relatively consistent, and there was a gradual decrease in dosage in clinical application. In ancient times, Xuanfu Daizhe Decoction was mainly used to treat nausea, vomiting, hiccups, constipation, etc., while modern clinicians mainly used it for digestive diseases such as reflux esophagitis and gastritis. Through the analysis and textual research, the composition, dosage, processing, function evolution and decocting method of this prescription were determined, which provided reference for the research and development of compound preparations of Xuanfu Daizhe Decoction.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use*
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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Plant Extracts
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Rhizome
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Triterpenes
6.Ongoing Positive Selection Drives the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes
Hou YALI ; Zhao SHILEI ; Liu QI ; Zhang XIAOLONG ; Sha TONG ; Su YANKAI ; Zhao WENMING ; Bao YIMING ; Xue YONGBIAO ; Chen HUA
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2022;(6):1214-1223
SARS-CoV-2 is a new RNA virus affecting humans and spreads extensively throughout the world since its first outbreak in December,2019.Whether the transmissibility and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 in humans after zoonotic transfer are actively evolving,and driven by adaptation to the new host and environments is still under debate.Understanding the evolutionary mechanism underlying epidemiological and pathological characteristics of COVID-19 is essential for predicting the epidemic trend,and providing guidance for disease control and treatments.Interrogating novel strategies for identifying natural selection using within-species polymorphisms and 3,674,076 SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences of 169 countries as of December 30,2021,we demonstrate with popula-tion genetic evidence that during the course of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in humans,1)SARS-CoV-2 genomes are overall conserved under purifying selection,especially for the 14 genes related to viral RNA replication,transcription,and assembly;2)ongoing positive selection is actively driving the evolution of 6 genes(e.g.,S,ORF3a,and N)that play critical roles in molecular processes involving pathogen-host interactions,including viral invasion into and egress from host cells,and viral inhi-bition and evasion of host immune response,possibly leading to high transmissibility and mild symptom in SARS-CoV-2 evolution.According to an established haplotype phylogenetic relation-ship of 138 viral clusters,a spatial and temporal landscape of 556 critical mutations is constructed based on their divergence among viral haplotype clusters or repeatedly increase in frequency within at least 2 clusters,of which multiple mutations potentially conferring alterations in viral transmis-sibility,pathogenicity,and virulence of SARS-CoV-2 are highlighted,warranting attention.
7.Effects of different modes of ankle pump exercise on preventing femoral vein catheter-related thrombosis in patients with lung cancer
Shujie CHEN ; Jinghui ZHANG ; Jianmei HOU ; Lingxia LUO ; Guiyuan MA ; Zixin HU ; Sha PENG ; Ran XU ; Cailan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(12):1547-1551
Objective:To explore the intervention effect of different modes of ankle pump exercise on femoral vein peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) catheter-related thrombosis in patients with lung cancer.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, 96 cases of lung cancer patients with femoral vein PICC catheterization admitted to Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from January 2019 to October 2020 were set as the control group and 97 cases of lung cancer patients with femoral vein PICC cannula from October 2020 to October 2021 were set as the observation group. They adopted the comfort angle ankle pump exercise and the maximum angle ankle pump exercise mode, respectively. The differences in the incidence of catheter-related thrombosis, the incidence of unplanned extubation, fatigue score and catheter indwelling time were compared between the two groups.Results:The incidence of catheter-related thrombosis and unplanned extubation in the observation group were lower than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The fatigue score and catheter indwelling time of the observation group were higher than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The maximum angle ankle pump motion mode can reduce the incidence of catheter-related thrombosis and unplanned extubation of femoral vein PICC catheterization in patients with lung cancer and improve the catheter indwelling time, but it is easy to cause patient fatigue, so clinical promotion and use should consider the patients' tolerance.
8.Application of Relative Quality Constant in Grade Evaluation of Codonopsis Radix Slices
Rui-ming ZHANG ; Sha-sha ZHANG ; Jing HOU ; Xiao-ting ZHANG ; Yun-e BAI ; Jian-ping GAO ; Zhen-hong LEI ; Yu-long WANG ; Shu-xian XIAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(1):162-171
Objective:To establish the grade evaluation method for Codonopsis Radix slices based relative quality constants, in order to provide scientific theoretical basis for grading of Codonopsis Radix slices. Method:Through literature and market research,the main production areas of Codonopsis Radix slices were determined,and 67 batches of Ludangshen slices(52 batches) and Baitiaodang slices (15 batches) were collected. The appearance traits (average quality and average thickness of Codonopsis Radix slices) were observed and measured. According to
9.Systematic Study on Molecular Mechanism of Aconitum Alkaloid in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ting-ting LIU ; Zhi-bin XIAO ; Qi CHEN ; Min SU ; Lei WANG ; Sha-sha ZHANG ; Fan YANG ; Fu-hou CHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(5):171-181
Objective:To explore the effect of chemical compound of aconitum alkaloid on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory response of RAW264.7 macrophages and investigate its mechanism. Method:The chemical compounds of Aconitum Kusnezoffii Reichb were collected from TCMSP database with consideration of oral bioavailability (OB)≥30% and drug-likeness (DL)≥0.18. The potential targets of each chemical component were predicted with use of Pubchem database and Swiss Target Prediction database. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) targets were collected from GeneCards database and selected by intersection screening. Gene ontology (GO) classification enrichment and Pathway enrichment analysis were carried out with use of DAVID database. Cytoscape was used to construct "Chemical Compound-Potential Targets-Pathway-Disease" network. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed by using STRING database and Cytoscape software. RAW264.7 macrophages were stimulated by LPS to establish macrophage inflammation model
10.Ancient and Modern Literature on Clinical Application of Biejia Jianwan in Medical Treasures of the Golden Chamber
Si-hong LIU ; Sha-sha LI ; You-juan HOU ; Bin LI ; Yan DONG ; Bing LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2020;26(6):12-17
Objective::To systematically review the evolution of Biejia Jianwan in

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