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Objective@#To investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among middle school students in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, and its associations with their educational burden, so as to provide a theoretical reference for making more targeted psychological interventional measures.@*Methods@#A cross sectional study was conducted by multi stage cluster sampling from September to November 2022 from 30 schools in five districts and counties of Taizhou, with a final sample of 8 128 junior and senior high school students completing the online surveys on the Questionnaire Star platform. The Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA) was used to measure academic stress; the Child Depression Inventory (CDI) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) were used to screen students depression and anxiety, respectively. The relationships between educational burden and depression and anxiety symptoms were analyzed by Logistic regression models.@*Results@#The prevalence of depression and anxiety were 19.3% and 11.1%, respectively. The average score of middle school students study pressure was (52.8±11.5). The number of extracurricular classes was <1, the time length of extracurricular courses was <1 hour per day, and students averagely spend 3.6 hours per day on homework assigned by school teachers. Nearly 30.0% students had ≤0.5 of discretionary time school days and 28.5% students had ≤2 on weekends. About 30.8% students though they do worse in their academic performance. According to the results of binary Logistic regression analysis, after controlling the demographic variables, the score in Study Pressure Scale, the number of extracurricular classes, the volume of homework and the time length of extracurricular courses were positively associated with depression and anxiety ( OR =1.09, 1.07, 1.08, 1.05, 1.04, 1.08, 1.08, 1.08, 1.06, 1.09, 1.07, 1.47, 1.34, 2.84 ; 1.08, 1.06, 1.08, 1.04, 1.03, 1.05, 1.05, 1.05, 1.05, 1.07, 1.06, 1.48, 1.23, 1.75, P <0.05). Students with overage grades had a higher risk of depression symptoms ( OR=1.34, P <0.05).@*Conclusions@#Academic burden has negative effects on depression and anxiety of students in Taizhou. It is advisable to alleviate academic stress, so as to improve the mental health of students.
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Objective:To evaluate the changes of metamorphopsia in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) who underwent primary vitrectomy and to analyze the correlation between macular microstructure changes and metamorphopsia.Methods:It was a retrospective clinical study. From January 2017 to January 2019, 57 patients (57 eyes) with RRD were examined and diagnosed in the Department of Ophthalmology of Baoding First Central Hospital were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent 23G PPV. All patients had retinal anatomical reduction after the first PPV. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure, slit-lamp microscope, indirect ophthalmoscope, changes of metamorphopsia, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were examined before PPV and 1, 6, 12 months after the operation. The BCVA examination was performed using the international standard visual acuity chart, which was converted into a logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) BCVA for the record. The macular fovea retinal thickness (CRT) was measured by Carl Zeiss Cirrus HD-OCT5000 instrument from Carl Zeiss Company, Germany, and the microstructural changes in the macular area were recorded, including the presence of the anterior macular membrane (ERM), cystic macular edema (CME), subretinal fluid (SRF), and the integrity of the ellipsoid zone (EZ) and outer membrane (ELM). The value of metamorphopsia (M value) was measured by the M-Chart table. The changes of BCVA, M value, and the microstructure of the macular area before and after operation were analyzed. The correlation between BCVA and M value was analyzed by Pearson correlation. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between the changes of macular microstructure and BCVA and M values.Results:The mean logMAR BCVA before the operation was 1.15±0.43. At 1, 6, and 12 months after the operation, the mean logMAR BCVA was 0.62±0.17, 0.39±0.18, and 0.34±0.13, respectively. The visual acuity improved significantly after operation compared with before operation, and the difference was statistically significant ( F=119.731, P=0.000). The mean CRT before the operation was 476.0±104.1 μm. At 1, 6, and 12 months after the operation, the average CRT were 299.8±29.9, 272.2±17.8, and 261.0±19.3 μm, respectively. The average CRT after the operation was significantly lower than those before the operation ( F=185.518, P=0.000). At 1, 6, and 12 months after the operation, the mean M values were 0.62±0.54, 0.43±0.41, and 0.32±0.36, respectively; the difference was statistically significant ( F=6.568, P=0.020). After the operation, 48 eyes (84.2%, 48/57) had microstructural abnormalities in the macular area, including EZ and ELM integrity disruption, SRF, CME, and ERM. Correlation analysis showed that M value was significantly positively correlated with BCVA, CRT, and SRF height before operation ( r/ rs=0.672, 0.385, 0.932; P<0.05). There was no correlation between M value and BCVA ( r/ rs=0.503), EZ and ELM integrity ( r/ rs=0.497, 0.472), SRF ( r/ rs=0.416), CME ( r/ rs=0.821) and ERM ( r/ rs=0.632) after operation ( P>0.05). Conclusions:The BCVA is significantly increased and the metamorphopsia is improved after anatomically successful RRD surgery. Postoperative M value is highly correlated with preoperative BCVA, CRT, and SRF.
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Palladium nanoparticle/carbon nanofibers(Pd/CNFs) were prepared by electrospinning technique with subsequent thermal treatments and were employed to modify glassy carbon electrode (Pd/CNF-GCE/ CME). Pd/CNF-GCE/CME exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activities towards catechol and hydroquinone,and the reversibility of catechol and hydroquinone were significantly improved. The effects of pH value on the oxidation peak current and potential of catechol and hydroquinone were studied by differential pulse voltamme-try(DPV),and 0. 1 mol/L PBS(pH 8.0) was selected as the supporting electrolyte. Under the optimized conditions,the oxidation peak current of catechol was linearly with the concentration of catechol in the range of 1-90μmol/L in the presence of 50 μmol/L hydroquinone with the detection limit of 0.3μmol/L(S/V =3) and the oxidation peak current of hydroquinone was linearly with the concentration of hydroquinone in the range of 2 - 100μmol/L in the presence of 50 μmol/L catechol with the detection limit of 1. 0μmol/L. Furthermore,the modified electrode exhibited good reproducibility and selectivity. The modified electrode has been used for the determination of catechol and hydroquinone in imitative water samples with satisfactory results.
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In order to elucidate the effect of dexamethasone on the expression of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-β1) in ciliary pigment epithelial (CPE) cells cultured in vitro, rabbit CPE cells were cultured in vitro, treated with DMEM medium containing 0,1×10-8 , 5×10-8 , 10 × 10-8 and 50×10-8 mol/L dexamethasone respectively for 5 days. The TGF-β1 expression was detected by immunohistochemistry Supervision methods and analyzed semi-quantitatively by HMIAS-2000 image system. As opposed to in vivo, rabbit CPE cells expressed TGF-β1 under cultured circumstance in vitro. The gray scales of the positive yellow staining in the groups of 1×10-8, 5×10-8, 10×10-8 and 50× 10-8 mol/L dexamethasone were 136. 57±4.43, 140. 20±6.10, 142.98±2. 99, 146. 80± 1.68 and 150. 05± 1.94 respectively. When the concentrations of dexamethasone were equal to or higher than 5×10-8 mol/L and, the expression of TGF-β1 was inhibited. 10-7 mol/L dexamethasone showed a significant inhibition. It was suggested that CPE cells possess the potential ability of synthesizing and expressing TGF-β1. The inhibition of TGF-β1 expression by dexamethasone may be beneficial to the treatment of proliferative vitroretinopathy, also exert some influence on the secretion of aqueous humor and ciliary inflammation.
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In order to elucidate the effect of dexamethasone on the expression of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) in ciliary pigment epithelial (CPE) cells cultured in vitro, rabbit CPE cells were cultured in vitro, treated with DMEM medium containing 0, 1 x 10(-8), 5 x 10(-8), 10 x 10(-8) and 50 x 10(-8) mol/L dexamethasone respectively for 5 days. The TGF-beta1 expression was detected by immunohistochemistry Supervision methods and analyzed semi-quantitatively by HMIAS-2000 image system. As opposed to in vivo, rabbit CPE cells expressed TGF-beta1 under cultured circumstance in vitro. The gray scales of the positive yellow staining in the groups of 1 x 10(-8), 5 x 10(-8), 10 x 10(-8) and 50 x 10(-8) mol/L dexamethasone were 136.57 +/- 4.43, 140.20 +/- 6.10, 142.98 +/- 2.99, 146.80 +/- 1.68 and 150.05 +/- 1.94 respectively. When the concentrations of dexamethasone were equal to or higher than 5 x 10(-8) mol/L and, the expression of TGF-beta1 was inhibited. 10(-7) mol/L dexamethasone showed a significant inhibition. It was suggested that CPE cells possess the potential ability of synthesizing and expressing TGF-beta1. The inhibition of TGF-beta1 expression by dexamethasone may be beneficial to the treatment of proliferative vitroretinopathy, also exert some influence on the secretion of aqueous humor and ciliary inflammation.
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To study the effect of tTG fully phosphorothioated antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (tTG ASDON) on tTG expression in cultured bovine trabecular meshwork cells (BTMCs) in vitro and explore a new treatment alternative for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), the ASDON1and ASDON2 complementary to the protein codogram region of tTG were designed, synthesized and phosphorothioated according to the secondary structure of tTG. The ASDON1 and ASDON2 were embedded in Lipofectamine and transfected into BTMCs. The untreated group served as negative controls. The expression of tTG in the mRNA and protein level were measured by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemical technique Supervision method respectively. Our results showed that both the mRNA and the protein of tTG with tTG-ASDON1 and tTG-ASDON2 were significantly decreased as compared with that of the controls (P＜0.05). On the other hand, no significant difference was found between the ASDON1 group and the ASDON2 group. It is concluded that the expression of tTG mRNA and protein in cultured BTMC are down-regulated by tTG ASDON. As a result, tTG ASDON may be used for the treatment of POAG through the inhibitory effect on the expression of tTG.
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To evaluate the effect of dexamethasone on the expression of aquaporin-1 (AQP-1) in cultured bovine trabecular meshwork cells, bovine trabecular meshwork cells were cultured in vitro and reproduced to the third and the fourth generation, then treated with dexamethasone at the concentrations of 5, 25, 50, 250 μg/L respectively for 7 days. Immunohistochemical technique-supervision method was employed to measure, and image analysis system to analyze the expression of AQP-1 in normal cultured bovine trabecular meshwork cells and those treated with dexamethasone.In normal bovine trabecular meshwork cells, the grayscale of AQP-1 positive staining was 167.94±1.18, while it was 168.92±0.91, 176.72±1.80, 180.64±1.31, 185.64±1.58 in cells treated with 5, 25, 50, 250 tg/L concentrations of dexamethasone. When the concentration of dexamethasone was higher than 25 μg/L, the expression of AQP-1 was significantly inhibited (P＜0.05).The regulation of AQP-1 expression by dexamethasone in cultured bovine trabecular meshwork cells in vitro may be one of causes that retard the aqueous outflow in glucocorticoid induced glaucoma.
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To evaluate the effect of dexamethasone on the expression of aquaporin-1 (AQP-1) in cultured bovine trabecular meshwork cells, bovine trabecular meshwork cells were cultured in vitro and reproduced to the third and the fourth generation, then treated with dexamethasone at the concentrations of 5, 25, 50, 250 microg/L respectively for 7 days. Immunohistochemical technique-supervision method was employed to measure, and image analysis system to analyze the expression of AQP-1 in normal cultured bovine trabecular meshwork cells and those treated with dexamethasone. In normal bovine trabecular meshwork cells, the grayscale of AQP-1 positive staining was 167.94 +/- 1.18, while it was 168.92 +/- 0.91, 176.72 +/- 1.80, 180.64 +/- 1.31, 185.64 +/- 1.58 in cells treated with 5, 25, 50, 250 microg/L concentrations of dexamethasone. When the concentration of dexamethasone was higher than 25 microg/L, the expression of AQP-1 was significantly inhibited (P < 0.05). The regulation of AQP-1 expression by dexamethasone in cultured bovine trabecular meshwork cells in vitro may be one of causes that retard the aqueous outflow in glucocorticoid- induced glaucoma.
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Aquaporin 1/biosynthesis , Aquaporin 1/genetics , Cells, Cultured , Depression, Chemical , Dexamethasone/pharmacology , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Immunohistochemistry , Trabecular Meshwork/cytology , Trabecular Meshwork/metabolismABSTRACT
To study the effect of tTG fully phosphorothioated antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (tTG-ASDON) on tTG expression in cultured bovine trabecular meshwork cells (BTMCs) in vitro and explore a new treatment alternative for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), the ASDON1 and ASDON2 complementary to the protein codogram region of tTG were designed, synthesized and phosphorothioated according to the secondary structure of tTG. The ASDON1 and ASDON2 were embedded in Lipofectamine and transfected into BTMCs. The untreated group served as negative controls. The expression of tTG in the mRNA and protein level were measured by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemical technique-Supervision method respectively. Our results showed that both the mRNA and the protein of tTG with tTG-ASDON and tTG-ASDON2 were significantly decreased as compared with that of the controls (P < 0.05). On the other hand, no significant difference was found between the ASDON1 group and the ASDON2 group. It is concluded that the expression of tTG mRNA and protein in cultured BTMC are down-regulated by tTG- ASDON. As a result, tTG-ASDON may be used for the treatment of POAG through the inhibitory effect on the expression of tTG.
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Cells, Cultured , Glaucoma, Open-Angle/metabolism , Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology , RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis , RNA, Messenger/genetics , Trabecular Meshwork/cytology , Trabecular Meshwork/metabolism , Transglutaminases/biosynthesis , Transglutaminases/genetics , Transglutaminases/pharmacologyABSTRACT
To study whether cultured bovine trabecluar meshwork cells (BTMC) are capable of expressing tTG in protein and at mRNA level, BTMC were cultured in vitro and passaged three times, then the cells were transferred onto or cultured on sterile cover or submitted to isolation of RNA with Trizol, and the expression of tTG was detected by immunohistochemical technique and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) respectively. Our results showed that tTG immunostaining was positive in the cytoplasm and rarely in the nucleus of cultured BTMC. No immunostaining was seen in the negative control. Moreover, a single RT-PCR amplified product whose sequence and size were in accordance with our known parameters was obtained. The expression of tTG in cultured BTMC was confirmed in protein and at mRNA level. BMTC is available more readily for the investigation of the relationship between tTG and primary open-angle glaucoma.
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Cells, Cultured , Glaucoma, Open-Angle/metabolism , RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis , RNA, Messenger/genetics , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Trabecular Meshwork/metabolism , Transglutaminases/biosynthesis , Transglutaminases/geneticsABSTRACT
@#目的观察三联疗法治疗膝骨性关节炎的临床疗效。方法对80例膝骨性关节炎患者给予三联治疗,即透明质酸钠关节腔内注射、关节周围痛点阻滞麻醉和针刀松解关节周围软组织。结果患者的膝关节疼痛症状明显好转,运动功能明显提高,治疗有效率98.3%。结论三联疗法治疗膝骨性关节炎疗效可靠,不破坏关节结构,无严重后遗症。
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To study whether cultured bovine trabecluar meshwork cells (BTMC) are capable of expressing tTG in protein and at mRNA level, BTMC were cultured in vitro and passaged three times, then the cells were transferred onto or cultured on sterile cover or submitted to isolation of RNA with Trizol, and the expression of tTG was detected by immunohistochemical technique and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) respectively. Our results showed that tTG immunostaining was positive in the cytoplasm and rarely in the nucleus of cultured BTMC. No immunostaining was seen in the negative control. Moreover, a single RT-PCR amplified product whose sequence and size were in accordance with our known parameters was obtained. The expression of tTG in cultured BTMC was confirmed in protein and at mRNA level. BMTC is available more readily for the investigation of the relationship between tTG and primary open-angle glaucoma.
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Animals , Cattle , Cells, Cultured , Glaucoma, Open-Angle , Metabolism , RNA, Messenger , Genetics , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Trabecular Meshwork , Metabolism , Transglutaminases , GeneticsABSTRACT
Objective to investigate therapeutic methods and effect of X-knife for on intracranial diseases. Method Recent effect of 44pqtients with cranial diseases by X-knife was observed. Radiological follow-up was performed on 40 cases with mean 5.65 months of followup time. Result 92.5% of tumors were controlled locally, stability and recovery rate was 90.0%. The local control of metastatic tumors of brain was higher, but most patients with metastatic tumors died of primary lesion. New metastatic lesions appeared in patients without panencephalic radiotherapy in 1～5months. Tumors of pineal region were sensitive to X-knife. Conclusion X-knife has a definite effect on intracranial diseases. For patients with tumors of pineal region complicated by serious hydrocephalus, shunting should be conducted before X-knife treatment. For patients with mild or morderate hydrocephalus, X-knife chould be utilized only under correct interventions such as dehydration. The local control rate of intracranial metastatic tumors was high, but survival time postoperation depended on panencephalic radiotherapy or control of primafry lision. For tumors with diameter＞ 3cm, pituitary tumors, brains stem tumors and tumors in cerebellopontine angle region repeated X-knife were suggested, which could improve cure rate and decrease complications.
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Objective To study a simple, measurable and objective method for fixing stereotactic head frame. Methods A self-made stereotactic head frame ruler was used in the localization in operations of 29 cases of Parkinson's disease and 1 case of intractable cancer pain. Results Of the 30 cases,significant effects were obtained in 29 coses(96.7%) and curative effects in 1 case (3.3%). Conclusions The improved ruler can be fully applicable to the ASA-602S model stereotactic frame, being a simple, measurable and objective method for fixing stereotactic head frame and applying CT scanning orientation.
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Objective To study the early diagnosis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma(CTCL).Methods DNA from39formalin-fixed,paraffin-embedded tissues of24cases of CTCL,2cases of dubious lymphoma,and4cases with non-specific erythroderma,was amplified by polymerase chain reaction(PCR),with special primers of TCR V?1-8,V?9,and J?1/?2to analyze T-Cell receptor?gene clonal rearrangement(TCR-GR clonal).The specimens from30patients with non-specific dermatitis were taken as negative control.Results Clonal of TCR V?1-8was demonstrated in38of39paraffin-embedded specimens.V?9-GR was shown in37of39specimens TCR?-GR was shown especially in13patients with MF of early stage,2patients with dubious CTCL,and4patients with non-specific erythroderma,as well as in6of30patients with histiologically nonspecific dermatitis which suggested that these6cases were"clonal dermatitis".Conclusion Clonal TCR?-GR may be detected in patients with early CTCL,even when the histologic findings are not unequivocally diagnostic.
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Objective To establish an efficient, simple, low cytotoxicity and cheap transfaction system. Methods We have used the cationic polymer polyethylenimine(PEI) to study transient transfection in MCF-7 cells by testing different conditions, including cell concentrations, DNA concentrations, the ratio of PEI nitrogen to DNA phosphate(PEI-N∶DNA-P) and the time of cells grown in serum-free culture together with PEI-DNA complex. Results The optimized cell concentrations were 2?10 5 cells seeded per well in 24-well dishes 18-24?h before transfection. The DNA concentrations and ratio of PEI-N∶DNA-P are very important for optimal transfection and they affect each other. For 1??g DNA per well, the optimal PEI-N∶DNA-P is about 33∶1, however, as for 4??g DNA, it is 9∶1. The best time of cells grown in serum-free culture together with PEI-DNA complex is about 5-7?h.Conclusion With optimized conditions, we can establish an efficient, simple, low cytotoxicity and cheap transfection system by using PEI.