1.Investigation of radon exposure hazard awareness among non-uranium miners in Chongqing, China
Jinghua ZHOU ; Wei LI ; Mengyun WU ; Kui LI ; Xiuhong TAN ; Jun SUN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2025;34(1):41-45
Objective To investigate the awareness of radon exposure hazards among non-uranium miners in Chongqing, China. Methods A survey was conducted among 177 male miners from eight non-uranium metal mines in Chongqing to collect data on basic information, personal habits, and the rate of radon awareness. Factors affecting radon awareness were analyzed using chi-square test and logistic regression model. Results The awareness rate of radon among miners was 23.73%. The chi-square test indicated significant difference in the radon awareness rate among miners with different levels of education (χ2 = 10.28, P < 0.05), while there was no significant difference across different ages, years of work, labor relations, job categories, and types of miners (P > 0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that a college (junior college) or higher level of education, a high school level of education, and working in mines were factors affecting the radon awareness among miners (χ2 = 4.030, 9.150, 11.776, P < 0.05). Conclusion Miners lack awareness of radon, and there is an urgent need to strengthen education and propaganda regarding the hazards of radon.
2.Effect of Video-based Educational Intervention Combined with Maternal Presence on Perioperative Adverse Outcomes in Preschool Children under General Anesthesia
Jiayu TAN ; Fengqiu GONG ; Wenqi HUANG ; Xia FENG ; Qiongfang ZHU ; Yubo KANG ; Wenyan WU ; Xiuhong LI
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2025;46(3):519-527
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of video-based educational intervention combined with maternal presence on perioperative adverse outcomes in preschool children undergoing general anesthesia, including cooperation in anesthesia induction, perioperative anxiety, pain and agitation during recovery. MethodsA total of 300 preschool children scheduled for general anesthesia in our hospital from June to December 2023 were randomly assigned to control group (n=150) and intervention group (n=150). The control group received routine recovery care. For the intervention group, in addition to routine recovery care, a preoperative visit was scheduled one day before surgery. During this visit, mothers were guided to watch anesthesia videos with their children. During the waiting period in the operating room and 30 minutes after awakening, the mothers were guided to accompany the children for more than 30 minutes. Recovery conditions were recorded using the surgical anesthesia information system, and the children’s anesthetic induction compliance, perioperative anxiety, pain, and agitation were evaluated and recorded using the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (m-YPAS), the Induction Compliance Scale (ICC), the Children’s Pain Behavior Scale (FLACC), and the Pediatric Agitation and Emergence Delirium Scale (PAED). ResultsOn the preoperative visit day, there were no statistically significant differences in baseline data between the two groups (P > 0.05). For perioperative anxiety, the m-YPAS scores of the intervention group were significantly lower than those of the control group, both when entering the operating room waiting area (35.27±6.48 vs. 41.79±6.68, P < 0.05) and 30 minutes after postoperative recovery (20.13±7.05 vs. 35.75±9.51, P < 0.05). In terms of anesthesia induction cooperation, the ICC scores of the intervention group were significantly lower than those of the control group (1.84±0.95 vs. 3.17±0.62, P < 0.05), and the proportion of good induction cooperation was significantly higher than that of the control group (24.00% vs. 12.67%, P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in awakening duration between the two groups, but the intervention group had a significantly shorter length of stay in the post-anesthesia care unit than the control group (0.90±0.29 hours vs. 1.29±0.42 hours, P < 0.001). For perioperative agitation, the PAED scores of the intervention group were significantly lower than those of the control group (entering in the operating room waiting area: 8.5 vs. 9.2, P < 0.05; 30 minutes after postoperative recovery: 4.2 vs. 7.8, P < 0.05). In terms of pain scores, the FLACC scores of the intervention group were also significantly lower than those of the control group, both when entering the operating room waiting area ( 5.3 vs. 6.7, P < 0.05; 30 minutes after postoperative recovery: 2.1 vs. 4.9, P < 0.05). ConclusionsVideo-based educational intervention combined with maternal presence reduces the perioperative anxiety, pain and agitation of preschool children undergoing general anesthesia, and improved the compliance of anesthesia induction. It is recommended to promote this intervention measure in clinical practice.
3.Establishing a dose-response curve for 60Co γ-ray irradiation-induced micronuclei in human peripheral blood cells using artificial intelligence-based color recognition
Mengyun WU ; Wei LI ; Huadong ZHANG ; Fang YUAN ; Xiuhong TAN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2024;44(1):7-12
Objective:To identify micronuclei through the cytochalasin B blocking micronucleus method-based assay using scanning microscope, combined with the slide scanning software Metafer 4 and, accordingly, to establish a dose-response relationship between the dose of 60Co γ-rays and the frequency of micronuclei in human peripheral blood lymphocytes using artificial intelligence-based color recognition. Methods:Blood samples were collected from four healthy individuals (two men and two women) and were then exposed to varying doses of 60Co γ-ray radiation (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Gy) at a dosage rate of 0.74 Gy/min. Micronucleus slides were prepared as per the GBZ 128-2023 standard. The numbers of binuclear cells and micronuclei were recorded using an artificial intelligence-based color recognition analysis system. The dose-response curve was determined through fitting using the CABAS software. Then, the doses to both independent samples were estimated based on the curve. Results:Within a dose range of 0 to 5 Gy, the fitted micronucleus dose-response curve aligned with a quadratic polynomial model, with a regression equation of y = 0.032 1 D2+ 0.023 7 D+ 0.012 7 ( D denoting the dose, correlation coefficient R2=0.998). The dose estimations from the validation samples closely corresponded to the actual irradiation doses. Conclusions:Establishing the micronucleus dose-response curve provides a feasible method and basis for the rapid and accurate estimation of radiation biological doses in laboratory automation.
4.Effect of piperine on AC/PKA/CREB signaling pathway on hippocampal neuron apoptosis in rats with cerebral infarction
Deyan LI ; Zongwen HUANG ; Yadan WU ; Xiuhong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2024;40(12):2537-2542
Objective:To investigate the effect and of piperine(PIP)on nerve injury in rats with cerebral infarction.Meth-ods:The rat model of cerebral infarction was prepared by modified thread embolism method.The rats were divided into Sham group,Model group,piperine group(PIP group,20 mg/kg piperine),piperine+PKA inhibitor group(PIP+H-89 group,20 mg/kg PIP+5 mg/kg H-89).The rats were scored for neurological impairment,the volume of cerebral infarction,neuronal damage and neuronal apoptosis were observed,and the levels of cAMP,IL-1β and IL-6 in hippocampus and the protein expressions of GFAP,NSE,AC6,PKA,p-CREB,CREB and BDNF were detected.Results:Compared with Sham group,Model group had large cerebral infarction,cerebral in-farction volume,the neurological deficit score,neuronal apoptosis rate,the levels of IL-6 and IL-1β in hippocampus,and number of GFAP positive cells,the positive expression rates of NSE protein increased,the number of Nissl bodies,and the expressions of cAMP,AC6,PKA,p-CREB and BDNF proteins in hippocampus decreased(P<0.05);compared with Model group,cerebral infarc-tion volume,the neurological deficit score,neuronal apoptosis rate,the levels of IL-6 and IL-1β in hippocampus,and number of GFAP positive cells,the positive expression rates of NSE protein in the PIP group decreased,the number of Nissl bodies,and the ex-pressions of cAMP,AC6,PKA,p-CREB and BDNF proteins in hippocampus increased(P<0.05);the effect of piperine in improving nerve injury in rats with cerebral infarction was able to be reversed by H-89.Conclusion:PIP can inhibit the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons,and improve the neural injury induced by cerebral infarction by activating AC/PKA/CREB signal pathway.
5.Clinical and imaging analysis of testicular interstitial lesions in children
Xiwen CHEN ; Huiying WU ; Xiuhong SUN ; Qian FANG ; Lianwei LU ; Zhen CHEN
Journal of Practical Radiology 2023;39(12):2022-2025,2065
Objective To investigate the clinical and imaging features of testicular interstitial lesions in children.Methods The clinical and imaging data of 8 children with testicular interstitial lesions confirmed by pathology were analyzed retrospectively.Results There were 8 cases of precocious puberty,5 cases of elevated sex hormones,and 2 cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia(CAH).The lesions were located in the unilateral testis in 6 cases,bilateral in 2 cases,single in 4 cases,and multiple in 4 cases,with diameters 3-14 mm,all of them with clear boundaries.4 cases of leydig cell hyperplasia(LCH)showed heterogeneous hypoechoic lesions,with slightly significant blood flow signal on color Doppler flow imaging(CDFI);CT showed iso-density lesions with mild enhanced after enhancement;MRI showed iso-signal on T1WI,and T2WI fat suppression were iso-signal mainly with mild enhanced after enhancement.2 cases of leydig cell tumor(LCT)showed heterogeneous hypoechoic lesions with significant blood flow signals inside and around on CDFI,CT showed iso and slightly low density with low-density necrosis,which were inhomogeneously and significantly enhanced after enhancement.2 cases of testicular adrenal rest tumor(TART)showed heterogeneous hypoechoic lesions with significant blood flow signals inside and around on CDFI;CT showed iso and slightly low density,with inhomogeneouly and significantly enhanced after enhancement;MRI showed iso-signal mainly on T1WI,and T2WI fat suppression were slightly low signal mainly with mixed signal,which were inhomogeneously and significantly enhanced after enhancement,complicated with adrenal hyperplasia.Conclusion The imaging findings of testicular interstitial lesions in children have certain characteristics,and the combination of clinical manifestations,basic diseases,laboratory and a variety of imaging examinations are helpful in improving diagnostic efficiency.
6.Biochemical characteristics of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its microvascular complications in animal models
Haoran DAI ; Yue WANG ; Xu WANG ; Chengyu PIAO ; Jing LIU ; Xiuhong WU
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2023;31(11):1431-1438
Objective By summarizing experimental data of animal models of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)and its microvascular complications in rats and mice as animal models,the biochemical indexes were analyzed in order to provide theoretical reference for future experiments.Methods The main topics of"type 2 diabetes""diabetic nephropathy""diabetic foot"and"diabetic retinopathy"were searched on China National Knowledge Infrastructure and PubMed databases to screen out the journal literatures related to T2DM and microvascular complications in clinical and animal experiments published from October 31,2019 to October 31,2022.The subjects,disease types,detection indicators and other contents recorded in the literature were sorted out and summarized,and a database was established for statistical analysis.Results A total of 510 literatures were selected,among which fasting blood glucose was the most frequently used biochemical index in T2DM experiment,urine protein level was the most frequently used biochemical index in diabetic nephropathy experiment,and serum inflammatory factors were the most frequently used biochemical index in diabetic foot and diabetic retinopathy experiment.Conclusions By analyzing the application frequency of biochemical indicators in T2DM and its microvascular complications,this study can provide an important reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment of the disease and the development of animal experiments.
7.Investigation of Metabolic Profile Changes of Fresh Fruit of Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus After Green Removing Based on 1H-NMR Metabonomics
Lulu NIU ; Wei MA ; Xiuhong WU ; Nannan XING ; Xiaoyan ZHANG ; Shuxiang ZHANG ; Lei LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(22):167-173
ObjectiveTo find the different metabolites of Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus fresh fruits dried in different ways by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) metabonomics technology, and to explore the possible effect of green removing on its metabolic profile. MethodFifteen samples of Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus fresh fruits were used, and each 3 samples was divided into one group. The samples were processed by five methods, including drying, drying in the sun, microwave, blanching and steaming. These samples were extracted with 50% methanol and analyzed by 1H-NMR. Combined with multivariate statistical analysis, the differences of the metabolic profile between green removing samples and dried samples, sun-dried samples were compared. ResultA total of 27 chemical components were identified by 1H-NMR and Chenomx database, mainly including amino acids, alkaloids, carbohydrates and organic acids. These metabolites were mainly involved in the energy metabolism of fruit postharvest physiology. The results of multivariate statistical analysis showed that there were significant differences among the 5 groups. The dried and sun-dried samples were used as the controls, 17 differential metabolites (asparagine, citric acid, glucose, sucrose, choline glycerophosphate, trigonelline, alanine, lysine, glycerol, leucine, isoleucine, valine, uridine, threonine, methionine, phenylalanine and fructose) were screened by variable importance in the projection (VIP) value and S-plot. One-way ANOVA was used for comparison between groups, the results showed that compared with dried and sun-dried samples, the contents of sucrose and choline glycerophosphate increased significantly (P<0.05, P<0.01) in samples treated with green removing, but the contents of valine, leucine, isoleucine, threonine, phenylalanine and methionine decreased significantly (P<0.01), the content of asparagine increased significantly (P<0.05, P<0.01) in samples treated by microwave, while the contents of trigonelline and uridine decreased significantly (P<0.01) in samples treated by blanching. ConclusionThe consumption, decomposition and/or transformation of active ingredients may be inhibited by interfering with its energy metabolism after the green removing of Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus fresh fruits.
8.Intervening Mechanism of Chinese Medicine Polysaccharides in Diabetic Nephropathy: A Review
Tingting LIU ; Lulu NIU ; Jubin ZHANG ; Xu WANG ; Jing LIU ; Xiuhong WU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(15):240-247
Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most common microvascular complications of diabetes. It is the main cause of end-stage renal disease and a cause of increased mortality of diabetes. Moreover, diabetic nephropathy has a complex pathogenesis, which is difficult to be detected in the early stage. Therefore, it is easy to miss the optimal intervention period in clinical treatment, which seriously endangers the life and health of patients. As an active ingredient of Chinese medicine, polysaccharides have biological activities such as anti-tumor, lowering blood sugar, immune regulation, anti-oxidation and anti-virus. In recent years, many studies have demonstrated that polysaccharides in Chinese medicine can effectively interfere with diabetic nephropathy, with multi-target and multi-channel characteristics and significant effect, showing great potential. Although there are many studies on the mechanism of Chinese medicine polysaccharides in the intervention of diabetic nephropathy, there is a lack of a systematic and detailed review on it. Therefore, based on the animal experiments on the intervention of Chinese medicine polysaccharides in diabetic nephropathy in recent years, we analyzed and summarized the mechanism of Chinese medicine polysaccharides in the intervention of diabetic nephropathy from five aspects of improving insulin resistance, improving oxidative stress, reducing inflammatory reaction, protecting kidney and improving intestinal flora. In addition, the signaling pathways and indicators involved in the mechanism were summarized, and the intervention effect and polysaccharide structure analysis were compared. The paper was expected to provide a theoretical basis for the basic research, new drug development and clinical application of Chinese medicine polysaccharides in the intervention of diabetic nephropathy.
9.Effects of “Green Removing ”Processing Technology of the Fresh Fruit of Schisandra chinensis after Harvested on the Quality of Medicinal Material
Lei LIU ; Wei MA ; Xiuhong WU ; Dayu YANG ; Xiaoyan ZHANG ; Lulu NIU ; Shuxiang ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2021;32(21):2599-2604
OBJECTIVE:To stud y the effects of “green removing ”processing technology of fresh fruit of Schisandra chinensis after harvested on the quality of medicinal material ,and to provide new ideas for the scientific and rational processing of Chinese medicinal material. METHODS :Fifteen fresh fruits of S. chinensis were used as samples ,with 3 samples in each group. The sample were processed preliminarily by 5 methods,such as drying at 50 ℃,drying in the sun ,drying at 50 ℃ after“green removing”processing with microwave ,drying at 50 ℃ after“green removing ”processing with blanching ,drying at 50 ℃ after “green removing ”processing with steaming. HPLC fingerprints of 15 batches of dried S. chinensis products were established and similarity evaluation was conducted according to Similarity Evaluation System of TCM Chromatographic Fingerprints (2012 edition). Cluster analysis was used to evaluate the similarity of dried S. chinensis products with different processing methods. At the same time ,HPLC method was adopted to determine the content changes of seven lignans in dried products ,such as schisandrol A , schisandrol B ,schisantherin A ,schisantherin B ,schizandrin A ,schisandrin B and schisandrin C. RESULTS :A total of 7 common peaks were obtained in the fingerprints of 15 batches of dried S. chinensis products. Except that the similarity between the chromatograms of dried samples in the sun and the control fingerprint was relatively low ,the similarities of chromatograms of dried products by other processing methods were greater than 0.900. Cluster analysis showed that 6 samples dried at 50 ℃ after“green removing”processing with microwave and dried at 50 ℃ after“green removing ”processing with blanching were grouped into the first category ;3 samples dried at 50 ℃ after“green removing”processing with steaming were grouped into the second category ;6 samples dried at 50 ℃ and dried in sun were grouped into the third category. The content determination results showed that there was no significant difference in the total content of seven lignans in the samples dried at 50 ℃ and dried in the sun (P>0.05). The total contents of seven lignans in the samples dried at 50 ℃ after“green moving ” processing with microwave ,blanching and steaming were significantly higher than those dried at 50 ℃ and dried in sun (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS:The quality of S. chinensis samples dried after “green moving ”processing with microwave and blanching is better than those directly dried in sun and dried in oven.
10.Comparative analysis of some radiosensitivity index results of certain radiation workers in Chongqing from 2018 to 2019
Xiuhong TAN ; Yan ZHANG ; Mengyun WU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2021;30(2):138-142
objective This paper analyzes the physical examination results of blood routine, chromosome deformity rate, micronucleus rate and thyroid function test of some radiation workers in Chongqing from 2018 to 2019, understands the occupational problems of radiation workers, and provide scientific basis for putting forward reasonable suggestions method:Methods 2656 cases in 2018 and 2922 cases in 2019 were selected through the information platform of physical examination system. A total of 5578 physical examination results in two years were statistically analyzed and analyzed. Results The abnormal rate of blood routine, the detection rate and abnormal rate of chromosome distortion and micronucleus, and the abnormal rate of thyroid gland function (T3, T4, TSH) between the control group and the radiation group are significant differences (P < 0.05). There were significant differences in the abnormal rate of blood routine, thyroid function (T3, T4, TSH), chromosome teratosis rate, micronucleus detection rate and abnormal rate between radiation diagnosis and treatment and industrial flaw detection, but there was no significant difference in the abnormal rate of chromosome (P > 0.05). There was significant difference between < 10 year group and 10 ~20 year group, and there was significant difference in platelet, white blood cell and hemoglobin between 10 ~20 year group and 20 year group (P < 0.05). There was no statistical significance in erythrocyte difference (P > 0.05). There was significant difference in the abnormal rate of thyroid function among the three working age segments (P < 0.05). The detection rate of chromosome distortion was significantly different between < 10 years group and 10 ~20 year group (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference between the other two groups (P > 0.05). There was significant difference in the abnormal rate between the two groups (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in pairwise comparison of micronucleus detection rate among groups (P > 0.05), but there was significant difference in abnormal rate among groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion The long-term low dose ionizing radiation environment will damage the hematopoietic and endocrine system of radiation sensitive human body.

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