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Objective:To understand the correlation between urinary iodine, salt iodine and thyroid nodules in children aged 8 - 10 years and pregnant women in different regions of Fujian Province, and to explore the influencing factors of thyroid diseases.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Dongshan County and Pingtan County of Fujian Province from September to November 2019. According to the inclusion criteria, 140 pregnant women and 270 children aged 8 - 10 years were selected in Dongshan County, and 189 pregnant women and 368 children aged 8 - 10 years were selected in Pingtan County. Random urine and edible salt samples were collected to determine iodine content, and iodine nutrition was evaluated in each population. Thyroid was examined by B ultrasound and questionnaire survey of thyroid diseases was carried out. The correlation between urinary iodine, salt iodine and thyroid nodules in children aged 8 - 10 years and pregnant women in different regions was analyzed.Results:There were statistically significant differences in the median urinary iodine among children in different genders (male: 151.30 μg/L, female: 130.30 μg/L) and regions (Dongshan County: 160.30 μg/L, Pingtan County: 129.70 μg/L, P < 0.05); there was no significant difference in the median urinary iodine among children of different ages (8, 9, 10 years old: 141.60, 128.05, 150.30 μg/L, P > 0.05). The median urinary iodine among pregnant women was 119.30 μg/L, and there was no significant difference in median urinary iodine among pregnant women in different stages and regions ( P > 0.05). The medians of salt iodine from children and pregnant women were 20.30 and 23.65 mg/kg, respectively. Urinary iodine in children was positively correlated with salt iodine ( r = 0.13, P < 0.05). However, there was no correlation between urinary iodine and salt iodine in pregnant women ( P > 0.05). The detection rate of thyroid nodules in children was 21.79% (139/638). There was significant difference in the detection rate of thyroid nodules in children of different ages ( P < 0.05). The detection rate of thyroid nodules in pregnant women was 4.26% (14/329). There was no correlation between detection rate of thyroid nodules and urinary iodine or salt iodine in children and pregnant women ( P > 0.05). Thyroid volume of children in the two counties was within the normal range, and there was no correlation between thyroid volume and urinary iodine or salt iodine ( P > 0.05). Conclusions:The iodine nutrition of children in Dongshan County and Pingtan County is suitable (100 - 199 μg/L), while iodine deficiency (< 150 μg/L) exists in pregnant women. Urinary iodine in children is related to salt iodine, and urinary iodine increased with increase of salt iodine. The prevalence of thyroid nodules in children of different ages is different, which requires further study. The detection rate of thyroid nodules in children and pregnant women is not correlated with urinary iodine and salt iodine.
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Objective:To investigate the cognitive status of professionalism among medical college students and ways to cultivate physician professionalism.Methods:According to the literature and interview, we made the questionnaire on the cognition of physician professionalism among medical students. A total of 512 valid questionnaires (including e-questionnaires) were collected from medical students of Shantou University Medical College and Qingdao University Medical College of Shandong Province from May to September, 2017. SPSS 20.0 software was used to perform the normality and single-sample t-test on physician professionalism, professional cognition, professional emotion and professional willingness. Quantitative data was analyzed by cross-table chi-square test and mean-standard deviation. Results:The professional cognition scored lowest (3.62±0.50) in the three dimensions, the professional willingness scored the highest (4.35±0.58), and the professional emotional scored in the middle (4.05±0.48). There was significant difference in physician professionalism among medical students with different family background ( P<0.05), but no statistical difference in gender and school system. Conclusion:The results demonstrate a low-to-medium level of physician professionalism in medical students. We suggest to cultivate and promote physician professionalism from the aspects of emphasis on objectivity, and cultivation of humanism and service consciousness.
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Objective To investigate the correlation of the expression of microRNA-424-5p (miR-424-5p) and orthodenticle homeobox 1 (OTX1) gene in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissue,and the effects of miR-424-5p on the proliferation,migration and invasion of CRC cells HCT116.Methods A total of 60 patients with CRC were collected from June 2017 to June 2018 in Department of Colorectal Surgery of Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University.Real time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was used to detect the expression of miR-424-5p and OTX1 mRNA in 60 cases of CRC tissues,para-carcinoma tissues and CRC cell lines.The correlation between the expression of miR-424-5p and OTX1 gene was further analyzed.miR-NC (miR-NC group) and miR-424-5p-mimic (miR-424-5p-mimic group) were transfected into HCT116 cells.CCK-8 assay,scratch assay and Transwell assay were used to detect the effects of miR-424-5p on the proliferation,migration and invasion of HCT116 cells.The effect of miR-424-5p on the expression of OTX1 protein was detected by Western blotting.The luciferase report assay was used to detect the influence of miR-424-5p on the luciferase activity of OTX1-3'UTR vector.Results The relative expressions of OTX1 mRNA in CRC tissues and para-carcinoma tissues were 1.049 ±0.446 and 0.639 ±0.178 (t =-6.583,P ＜0.001);and the relative expression of miR-424-5p in CRC tissues and para-carcinoma tissues were 0.865 ± 0.261 and 1.329 ± 0.387 (t =7.705,P ＜ 0.001),with statistically significant differences.Negative correlation was found between the expression of miR-424-5p and OTX1 mRNA in CRC tissues (r =-0.439,P =0.015).The absorbance values of HCT116 cells transfected with miR-424-5p-mimic were 0.813 ± 0.064,0.960 ± 0.098,1.287 ± 0.192 on 72,96 and 120 hours respectively,and those of HCT116 cells transfected with miR-NC were 1.163 ±0.158,1.645 ±0.117 and 2.043 ±0.236.The proliferation ability of miR-424-5p-mimic group was lower than that of miR-NC group and the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (t =3.538,P =0.024;t =7.778,P =0.001;t =4.257,P =0.013).The scratch assay showed that the migration of HCT116 cells in miR-424-5p-mimic group was inhibited as compared with miR-NC group.The numbers of cells permeating septum of miR-NC and miR-424-5p-mimic group were 177.104 ± 17.834 and 35.667 ± 13.634,and the difference was statistically significant (t =15.246,P ＜ 0.001).The relative expressions of OTX1 protein in miR-NC and miR-424-5p-mimic group were 0.862 ±0.121 and 0.342 ±0.103 respectively,and the difference was statistically significant (t =16.286,P ＜ 0.001).Luciferase report assay showed that the luciferase activities of wt-OTX1-3'UTR and mut-OTX1-3'UTR vector were 0.305 ± 0.095 and 0.898 ± 0.080 after over expression of miR-424-5p,and the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.001).Conclusion The expressions of miR-424-5p and OTX1 mRNA are negatively correlated in CRC tissue.miR-424-5p can inhibit the proliferation,migration and invasion of CRC cells by down-regulating the expression of OTX1.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate systematically the short- and long-term outcomes between laparoscope-assisted transanal total mesorectal excision (LA-taTME) and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (L-TME) in the treatment of mid and low rectal cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Literatures comparing LA-taTME with L-TME published from January 2014 to January 2018 were systematically selected through searching PubMed, Ovid, EMbase, Cochrane Library, CNKI and Wanfang databases. Literature screening and methodology quality evaluation were carried out by two surgeons independently. Randomized controlled trial (RCT) was evaluated by the modified Jadad rating scale, in which 1 to 3 and 4 to 7 were considered as low and high quality,respectively(total scores: 7). Non-randomized controlled trial (NRCT) was assessed by the modified Newcastle Ottawa Scale (NOS), in which 1 to 3, 4 to 6, and 7 to 9 were defined as low, moderate, and high quality, respectively (total score: 9). Ratio of incomplete mesorectum, positive rate of circumferential resection margin (CRM), number of harvested lymph node, distance of distal resection margin, operation time, intraoperative blood loss, morbidity of postoperative complication, conversion rate, hospital stay, recurrence, 2-year disease-free survival (DFS) and 2-year overall survival (OS) were compared and analyzed by using Stata/SE12.0 software.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Fourteen studies including 1 RCT and 13 NRCTs were enrolled finally. Among them, the RCT with a score of 6 was considered to be of high quality; all NRCTs (2 with 6 stars, 5 with 7 stars, and another 6 with 8 stars) were indicative of moderate to high quality; 450 patients underwent LA-taTME and 498 patients underwent L-TME. No significant differences were observed in terms of age, gender, tumor location and TNM stage between two approaches (all P>0.05). Compared to L-TME, LA-taTME had lower ratio of incomplete mesorectum (RR=0.53, 95%CI: 0.31 to 0.93, P=0.026), lower positive rate of CRM (RR=0.50, 95%CI: 0.29 to 0.86, P=0.012), lower conversion rate(RR=0.48, 95%CI: 0.26 to 0.86, P=0.014), lower morbidity of postoperative complication (RR=0.81, 95%CI: 0.67 to 0.99, P=0.036) and less intraoperative blood loss (SMD=-0.38, 95%CI:-0.68 to -0.08, P=0.013). While the differences between two groups had no statistical significance in terms of operative duration, number of harvested lymph node, distance of distal resection margin, hospital stay, overall recurrence, 2-year DFS and 2-year OS (all P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The short- and long-term outcomes of LA-taTME and L-TME for the treatment of mid and low rectal cancer are comparable, while LA-taTME can reduce the ratio of incomplete mesorectum, positive rate of CRM, conversion rate, and morbidity of postoperative complication, and intraoperative blood loss.</p>