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Objective:To evaluate and compare the clinical efficacy and safety of three different medicated eye patches in the treatment of Demodex blepharitis. Methods:A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-controlled clinical trial was conducted.A total of 140 patients (280 eyes) with Demodex blepharitis were recruited in Shanghai Jing'an District Shibei Hospital, Xi'an Fourth Hospital and Kunming First People's Hospital from July 2021 to December 2022.The affected eyes were randomly divided into tea tree oil group, okra oil group, basal fluid control group and metronidazole group by the random number table method.Eye patches containing 20% tea tree oil, 1% okra oil, prepared base solution and 2% metronidazole were applied to the eyes for 28 days by the double-blind method.The count of Demodex was evaluated before treatment and on days 14 and 28 of treatment.Ocular surface symptoms were scored according to Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI). The degree of congestion at the eyelid margin and cylindrical dandruff at the root of eyelashes were scored under a slit lamp microscope.The effective rate was calculated according to the comprehensive scores above, and the adverse reactions of the subjects were observed.This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shanghai Jing'an District Shibei Hospital (No.YL-20200320-05). All the subjects were informed of the significance, purpose and method of the study.Written informed consent was obtained from each subject before any medical examination. Results:All subjects completed the treatment and follow-up, and the loss to follow-up rate was 0%.After 14 and 28 days of treatment, the Demodex count was significantly decreased in all groups compared with before treatment (all at P<0.05). After 28 days of treatment, the number of Demodex in tea tree oil group, okra oil group and metronidazole group were significantly lower than that in basal fluid control group, with statistically significant differences (all at P<0.05). The OSDI score, palpebral margin congestion score and cylindrical dandruff score on 14 and 28 days after treatment in tea tree oil group, okra oil group and metronidazole group were significantly lower than before treatment, showing statistically significant differences (all at P<0.05). After 28 days of treatment, the effective rates of tea tree oil group, okra oil group and metronidazole group were 71.4%, 71.4% and 62.9%, respectively, which were significantly higher than 25.7% in basal solution control group.No serious local or systemic adverse reactions were found during the treatment and follow-up. Conclusions:Eye patches containing tea tree oil, okra oil and metronidazole have significant effects on the treatment of Demodex blepharitis, which can improve the biological environment of the palpebral margin and eliminate the inflammation related to blepharitis.
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The data of 10 patients with pituitary metastases were retrospectively analyzed, including tumor origin, clinical features, imaging characteristics, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. The results showed that the average age of 10 patients at the time of consultation was 62.0 years. Nine metastases were originated from lung cancer and one from breast cancer. All patients started with central diabetes insipidus, and some of them accompanied with hypopituitarism, as well as occupancy manifestations such as headache, blurred vision, etc. MRI showed abnormalities in the pituitary stalk and posterior pituitary, four of which showed characteristic " dumbbell-shaped" changes. Three patients with epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)-mutated lung adenocarcinoma revealed improvement in both primary lesion and pituitary metastases after targeted therapy.
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BACKGROUND@#Endoscopic resection bleeding (ERB) classification was proposed by the authors' team to evaluate the severity of intraoperative bleeding (IB) during endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). This study aimed to evaluate the application of ERB classification and to analyze the risk factors of major IB (MIB) and postoperative bleeding (PB) associated with ESD for gastric neoplastic lesions.@*METHODS@#We retrospectively enrolled a total of 1334 patients who underwent ESD between November 2006 and September 2019 at The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital. All patients were divided into the non-MIB group (including ERB-0, ERB-controlled 1 [ERB-c1], and ERB-c2) and the MIB group (including ERB-c3 and ERB-uncontrolled [ERB-unc]) according to the ERB classification. Risk factors of major MIB and risk factors of PB were analyzed using a logistic regression model.@*RESULTS@#Among the 1334 patients, 773 (57.95%) had ERB-0, 477 (35.76%) had ERB-c1, 77 (5.77%) had ERB-c2, 7 (0.52%) had ERB-c3, and no patients had ERB-unc. The rate of PB in patients with IB classifications of ERB-0, ERB-c1, ERB-c2, and ERB-c3 were 2.20% (17/773), 3.35% (16/477), 9.09% (7/77), and 2/7, respectively. In multivariate analysis, proximal location (odds ratio [OR]: 1.488; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.045-3.645; P = 0.047) was the only significant risk factor of MIB. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (OR: 7.844; 95% CI: 1.637-37.583; P = 0.010) and MIB (ERB-c3) (OR: 13.932; 95% CI: 2.585-74.794; P = 0.002) were independent risk factors of PB.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Proximal location of lesions was a significant risk factor of MIB. Additionally, CKD and MIB (ERB-c3) were independent risk factors of PB. More attention should be paid to these high-risk patients for MIB and PB.
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Objective:To compare the clinicopathological characteristics of main and accessory lesions in patients with synchronous multiple esophageal lesions (SMEL, i. e. early esophageal cancer and intraepithelial neoplasia) and to explore their correlation.Methods:Data of 80 patients with SMEL treated by endoscopic resection in The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from November 2006 to September 2019 were retrospectively analyzed, and the clinicopathological characteristics as well. The lesions were divided into main and accessory lesions, and their correlation in macroscopic type, lesion location, pathological type and invasion depth in 70 patients with double SMEL were investigated.Results:The age of 80 patients with SMEL was 61.3±8.32 years, more common in males (83.8%, 67/80). Fifty-seven patients (71.2%) had a history of smoking and drinking, respectively. There was a positive correlation between the size of main and accessory lesions in the 70 patients with double SMEL ( r=0.464, P<0.001). The macroscopic type ( P=0.115), location ( P=0.340) and depth of invasion ( P=0.555) of the main and accessory lesions were not correlated, but the pathological type had high correlation ( P<0.001). The consistency rate was 50.0% (35/70). Conclusion:Most SMEL patients are elderly males with a history of smoking and drinking. When one lesion is found, there is high possibility of multiple lesions. Physicians should be aware of the correlation between main and accessory lesions to avoid missed diagnosis.
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Objective:To explore the application value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound with SonoLiver software including quantitative analysis and dynamic vascular pattern (DVP) in the intraoperative diagnosis of glioma.Methods:SonoLiver software was used to analyze the contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) process of 252 cases with different grades of gliomas in General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of PLA from 2006 to 2016. Among them, 144 were in the low-grade gliomas (LGG) group and 108 were in the high-grade gliomas (HGG) group. The quantitative parameters included maximum intensity (IMAX), time to peak (TTP) and mean transit time (mTT). The images of each CEUS were obtained, and the microvessel density (MVD) of corresponding pathology was compared, so as to analyze their correlations and characteristics.Results:There were significant differences in IMAX, TTP and mTT between the CEUS parameters of gliomas with different grades. IMAX in HGG group was significantly higher than that in LGG group( P<0.001), while TTP was shorter ( P=0.017) and mTT was longer( P=0.030). By correlation analysis between MVD and the CEUS parameters, MVD was positively correlated with IMAX ( r s=0.736, P<0.001) and mTT( r s=0.184, P=0.003), but negatively correlated with TTP( r s=-0.186, P=0.003). Compared with DVP images, the tumor areas of LGG group were mainly warm and black colors with small spots of cool-colored areas, and most of the surrounding areas were more obvious black areas. In HGG group, the tumor areas were mainly warm colors. Most of which were scattered in patchy cold colors areas, and the surrounding black areas were less ( P<0.05). There were significant differences in differentiating gliomas boundary before and after using DVP technique ( P<0.05). After using DVP, the boundary of glioma was clearer and more discernible. The discernibility of HGG group was up to 99%, and that of LGG group reached 97%. Conclusions:SonoLiver software can effectively and quantitatively analyze the CEUS parameters of gliomas with different grades, and its DVP images can directly reflect the contrast perfusion characteristics of gliomas, providing a new way to distinguish the boundary of gliomas and a new imaging method for the differential diagnosis of high and low grades of gliomas.
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Objective:To investigate the predictive value of serum histone deacetylase 3(HDAC3) on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with stable coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods:Eighty patients with stable coronary artery disease who underwent PCI in Jinshan Branch of Shanghai Sixth People′s Hospital from October 2017 to October 2018 were selected as the research subjects, which were divided into the MACE group (26 cases) and non-MACE group (54 cases) according to the occurrence of MACE. The clinical data, blood lipid index, HDAC3, C-reactive protein(CRP) and other indicators of the patients between two groups were compared, independent risk factors for MACE after PCI were analyzed by Logistic regression analysis, and the predictive value of various indicators on MACE were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve.Results:There were no statistical differences between the two groups in general information such as gender, age, body mass index (BMI), smoking history, drinking history, history of heart failure, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and vascular lesion count ( P>0.05). The Gensini scores in the MACE group was significantly higher than that in the non-MACE group [(18.47 ± 3.23) vs. (14.46 ± 3.62)]( P<0.05). There were no statistical differences in total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterin(LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterin (HDL-C) levels between the two groups ( P>0.05). The levels of HDAC3 and CRP in the MACE group were significantly higher than those in the non-MACE group [(3.93 ± 0.50) mg/L vs. (2.92 ± 0.56) mg/L, (22.06 ± 4.56) mg/L vs. (17.56 ± 3.28) mg/L] ( P<0.05). Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that HDAC3, CRP and Gensini scores were independent risk factors for MACE in patients with stable coronary artery disease after PCI ( P<0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of serum HDAC3,CRP and Gensini scores predicted MACE in patient with stable coronary artery disease after PCI were 0.924, 0.785, 0.803. The diagnostic efficacy of serum HDAC3 was significantly higher than that of CRP and Gensini scores ( Z=2.019, 2.147, P<0.05). Conclusions:The up-regulation of serum HDAC3 expression has correlation with MACE in patients with stable coronary artery disease after PCI, which can be used as a predictor of MACE.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the serum level of ceruloplasmin in patients with different stages and etiologies of liver diseases. MethodsA total of 1077 patients with liver diseases who were hospitalized in Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, from January 2012 to January 2018 were enrolled, and the serum level of ceruloplasmin was analyzed for the patients with different liver diseases. The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to compare the level of ceruloplasmin between the patients with virus-related liver diseases with different liver functional states, and a Spearman correlation analysis was used to investigate the correlation of ceruloplasmin with other biomarkers. ResultsIn the Wilson’s disease group, 97.6% (41/42) of the patients had a serum ceruloplasmin level of ＜0.2 g/L and 881% (37/42) had a level of ＜0.1 g/L. In the non-Wilson’s disease group, 24.3% (251/1035) of the patients had a ceruloplasmin level of ＜0.2 g/L and 0.2% had a level of ＜0.1 g/L. There was a significant difference in the serum level of ceruloplasmin between the patients with virus-related liver diseases with different liver functional states, and the patients with chronic viral hepatitis, severe viral hepatitis, and viral hepatitis cirrhosis had a significantly lower level than those with acute viral hepatitis and virus-related liver cancer (P=0005, P＜0.001, P=0.001, P=0.027, P＜0.001, and P=0.001). In the patients without Wilson’s disease, serum ceruloplasmin was positively correlated with albumin and prealbumin (r=0.068 and 0.091, both P＜0.05) and was negatively correlated with prothrombin time (r=-0.297, P＜0.05). ConclusionCeruloplasmin often decreases significantly in patients with Wilson’s disease, with a slight reduction in patients with other types of liver diseases. For these patients, it should be determined whether the reduction in ceruloplasmin is caused by hepatocyte injury or the presence of Wilson’s disease.
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β-defensin is a primary protein immune factor in channel catfish's (Ietalurus punetaus) resistance to pathogenic microorganisms. Its primary structure contains a signal peptide composed of 24 amino acid residues at the N-terminal and a mature peptide composed of 43 amino acid residues at the C-terminal. The mature peptide region is responsible for the biological activity of β-defensin. In the present study, a recombinant strain of Pichia pastoris that produces channel catfish β-defensin, was constructed to realize the biosynthesis of channel catfish β-defensin based on eukaryotic expression. First, the β-defensin gene "IPBD" was isolated from the skin of channel catfish by RT-PCR. After linking it with the expression vector pPICZA, pPICZA-IPBD was transferred into competent P. pastoris X-33 cells to obtain recombinant P. pastoris strains. The yeast transformants with multi-copy gene inserts were obtained by using the culture medium containing 1 000 μg/mL zeocin. Using BMM culture medium (without amino nitrogen culture medium) instead of BMMY culture medium (with amino nitrogen culture medium), the fermentation and culture conditions of the recombinant strain were optimized, and the optimal conditions for producing channel catfish β-defensin were determined as follows: the expression was induced for 96 h with 1.0% methanol at 28 °C , 250 r/min. Purified protein with molecular weight of 5.98 kDa was obtained by nickel affinity chromatography, and MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry proved that it was the expected recombinant IPBD. The antibacterial test results showed that the inhibitory rates of recombinant IPBD on Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes and Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa were 69.6%, 71.6% and 65.8%, respectively. This study provides a recombinant DNA technique for the development of small molecule natural antibacterial peptide from fish.
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OBJECTIVE：To pre pare Glycyrrhetinic acid-modified docetaxel magnetic nanoparticles （GA-DTX-NGO/IONP- NPs），and to evaluate its physicochemical properties. METHODS ：Magnetic nano graphene oxide （NGO/IONP）was chosen as the anti-tumor drug carrier ，docetaxel（DTX）as the model drug and glycyrrhetinic acid （GA）as the target molecule. Firstly ，NGO/ IONP was synthesized by hydrothermal method and GA-CS was synthesized by amidation reaction. Fourier IR spectrometer ，DSC and vibration sample magnetic measuring instrument were used to characterize NGO/IONP and GA-CS. GA-DTX-NGO/IONP-NPs Huperzine A in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alleviates Aβ -induced 1-42 treatment of Alzheimer ’s disease and vascular dementia ：a neurotoxicity via downregulation of p 38 and JNK MAPK meta-analysis[J]. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med ， signaling pathways[J]. Neurochem Int ，2018. DOI ：10. 2014. DOI ：10.1155/2014/363985. 1016/j.neuint.2018.09.005. were prepared by the ion gelation method. TEM and particle size analyzer were used to observe and determine the morphology ， particle size and Zeta potential of GA-DTX-NGO/IONP-NPs ；the ultrafiltration-centrifugation method was used to determine encapsulation efficiency and drug loading amount ；the magnetic properties were investigated by investigating the state with or without external magnetic field ；the photothermal conversion test was carried out with laser irradiation of 808 nm. RESULTS ：NGO/ IONP and GA-CS were successfully synthesized ，and NGO/IONP exhibited superparamagnetism characteristics. GA-DTX-NGO/ IONP-NPs were spherical under TEM ，the particle size was （262.8±4.23）nm and the Zeta potential was （13.6±1.51）mV. The encapsulation rate and drug loading amount were （94.29±0.50）％ and（17.12±0.12）％，respectively. GA-DTX-NGO/IONP-NPs were black in appearance and evenly dispersed. Under the external magnetic field ，the magnetic nanoparticles could move directionally，showing good magnetic properties. GA-DTX-NGO/IONP-NPs showed a good concentration- and time-dependent photothermal conversion effect under 808 nm laser irradiation. CONCLUSIONS ：GA-DTX-NGO/IONP-NPs are successfully prepared. This study could provide some theoretical basis for the combined treatment of magnetic heating-chemotherapy for liver tumors.
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Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients are prone to cervical lymph node metastasis, which affects patients′ quality of life. Accurate diagnosis of lymph node metastasis can guide surgical resection and dissection, and improve patient′s prognosis. Since the first use of fine-needle aspiration washout thyroglobulin (FNA-Tg) to diagnose lymph node metastasis in DTC patients, a large number of studies have shown that FNA-Tg has a good diagnostic performance. However, due to the various influencing factors of detection and the lack of uniform detection standards, the results of studies very largely. How to screen suitable patients and establish uniform standards to maximize the efficiency of FNA-Tg detection is an urgent problem to be solved. This article will systematically review and analyze the diagnostic efficacy of FNA-Tg and its influencing factors,and explore the subsequent clinical application and research direction of FNA-Tg.
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Echinoderm microtubule-associated protein like 4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase (EML4-ALK) fusion accounts for 3%-5% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. With the in-depth study of the EML4-ALK driver gene, ALK inhibitors represented by crizotinib have been gradually developed and applied in the clinic. However, the response to ALK-targeted therapy is heterogeneous among different patients. Most patients with ALK-targeted therapy will inevitably develop drug resistance, leading to tumor progression. Monitoring the efficacy of patients with prognostic markers to change the treatment in time, and selecting individualized follow-up treatment according to the mechanism of drug resistance, can effectively improve the prognosis of patients. This article will review the mechanism of ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (ALK-TKI) resistance and related prognostic markers to discuss the prediction for ALK-targeted therapy and the choice of subsequent treatment for drug-resistant patients. .
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Objective@#To investigate the current status of ICU nurses′ evaluation of clinical health work environment and its influence factor under the foundation of empowerment management model.@*Methods@#This study included 162 ICU nurses from Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University. The Chinese version of the Essentials of Magnetism II was used to evaluate the healthy working environment and another two 0–10 single-item scales was used to evaluate job satisfaction and quality of care.@*Results@#The total score of nurses on the healthy working environment was (183.75±1.56), and score of each dimensions were included medical relationship(2.83±0.43), support for training(2.88±0.05), autonomy of nursing work (2.98±0.03), nursing practical control(2.93±0.03), adequate nursing staff(2.83±0.33), colleagues′ clinical competence(3.37±0.04), nursing manager support(3.50±0.04), cultural values(3.48±0.04), the satisfaction of nursing work(8.12±0.14) and the quality of care evaluation(8.66±0.12) were higher. There were significant statistical difference in the evaluation of nurses′ healthy working environment on age, working years, education and level of authorization. The degree showed low level negative correlation degree and healthy working environment (r=-0.299, P=0.000), the level of authorization showed low level correlation degree and healthy working environment (r=0.236, P=0.003). The independent variable could explain 97.9% of the variation of the dependent variable, among which nursing manager support and cultural values and adequate nursing staff had a high explanatory power for the evaluation of healthy working environment.@*Conclusions@#ICU nurses have a higher evaluation of the healthy working environment. Nursing managers should be concerned about more support to different levels of nurses, pay attention to the needs of training, promote the harmonious development of doctor-nurse relationship, improve healthy working environment focuses on the process of nursing manager support and cultural values and adequate nursing staff,so to create a magnetic professional environment that will satisfy the nurses are helpful to improve the quality of care.
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OBJECTIVE： To prepare Adriamycin hydrochloride （DOX） magnetic thermosensitive liposome （MTSL）， investigate its physicochemical properties， magnetic effect and photothermal effect， so as to provide reference for tumor chemo- therapy and photodynamic/photothermal therapy. METHODS： Using DOX as model drug， TiO2@Fe3O4 as photosensitizers and magnetic materials， DOX-TiO2@Fe3O4-MTSL was prepared with membrane dispersion method. The morphology and dispersibility were observed； particle size and Zeta potential were detected； encapsulation efficiency of the liposome were determined by centrifugal ultrafiltration and HPLC. Its paramagnetism property was also detected by magnetometer. Compared with DOX solution， in vitro release behavior of the liposome was investigated by dialysis method， and the release curves at different temperatures （at 37， 43 ℃） were compared. The photothermal conversion effect of the liposome and the production of reactive oxygen species （ROS） in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells were investigated by near infrared laser irradiation at 808 nm. RESULTS： Prepared DOX-TiO2@Fe3O4-MTSL was brown-black with good water dispersion， and was spherical in shape and uniform in size under electron microscopy. Average particle size was 250.6 nm； polydispersity index was 0.107； Zeta potential was （－7.76±3.41）mV； encapsulation efficiency was （92.3±3.2）％. Under the external magnetic field， the liposome could move in a directional direction and had obvious paramagnetism. Compared with DOX solution， the liposomes released slowly and showed obvious sustained- release characteristics. Compared with at 37 ℃， the drug release of liposome speeded up significantly at 43 ℃.With the increase of laser （808 nm） irradiation time， the temperature of the liposome kept rising， which had obvious photothermal conversion effect and could induce the increase of ROS in MCF-7 cells. CONCLUSIONS： DOX-TiO2@Fe3O4-MTSL is prepared succe- ssfully， which has uniform appearance， good physical and chemical properties. It has obvious paramagnetism sustained release effect and photothermal conversion efficiency， and can promote ROS production in MCF-7 cells under near infrared laser irradiation at 808 nm.
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OBJECTIVE： To provide reference for improving the quality standard of Pheretima. METHODS： The contents of hypoxanthine and inosine in medicinal material samples were determined by HPLC. HPLC fingerprint of Pheretima was established according to “Similarity evaluation system for TCM chromatogramtic fingerprint” （2012 edition） software， and similarity evaluation was conducted. The determination was performed on Purospher STAR RP-18 endcapped with mobile phase consisted of methanol-water （gradient elution） at the flow rate of 1 mL/min. The detection wavelength was 248 nm， and the column temperature was set at 30 ℃. The sample size was 20 μL. RESULTS： The results of methodological investigation of content determination showed that the linear range of hypoxanthine and inosine were 1.58-31.6 μg/mL （r＝0.999 9）， 5.52-110.4 μg/mL（r＝0.999 8）， respectively. limits of quantify were 0.316， 0.552 μg/mL， respectively； limits of detection were 0.158， 0.110 μg/mL， respectively； RSDs of precision， stability （24 h） and repeatability tests were all less than 2.0％ （n＝6）. Average recovery rates were 103.0％ （RSD＝1.7％， n＝6） and 101.2％ （RSD＝1.2％， n＝6）， respectively. HPLC fingerprint for 15 batches of samples were established， and 8 common peaks were identified. The similarity of HPLC fingerprint of 14 batches of sample with control fingerprint R was higher than 0.900. CONCLUSIONS： The established method for content determination of hypoxanthine and inosine and HPLC fingerprint of Pheretima are simple， accurate and reproducible， and can be used for quality control of Pheretima.
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OBJECTIVE： To establish a methaod for content determination of doxorubicin hydrochloride nano-liposomes， and to optimize its preparation technology. METHODS： The contents of doxorubicin hydrochloride nano-liposomes was determined by UV spectrophotometry. The membrane dispersion method was used to prepare doxorubicin hydrochloride nano-liposomes. Using particle size， encapsulation efficiency and drug-loading amount as indexes， the weight ratio of phospholipid to drug （mg/mg）， the weight ratio of phospholipid to cholesterol （mg/mg） and ultrasonic time （min） as factors， central composite design-response surface methodology was used to optimize the preparation technology. The photothermal conversion effect of doxorubicin hydrochloride nano-liposomes was investigated by near infrared irradiation. RESULTS： The linear range of doxorubicin hydrochloride were 1.01-16.16 μg/mL（r＝0.999 7）； precision， stability and reproducibility tests were all in line with the requirments of Chinese Pharmacopoeia. The optimal preparation technology included that the weight ratio of phospholipid to drug was 13.30 ∶ 1（mg/mg）； the weight ratio of phospholipid to cholesterol was 4.09 ∶ 1 （mg/mg）； the ultrasonic time was 10 min. Under this technology， the particle size and drug-loading amount of doxorubicin hydrochloride nano-liposomes were （200.5±25.1） nm and （11.02±0.20）％， relative errors of which to predicted value （196.3 nm， 10.68％） were 1.82％ and 1.63％. The consistency between measured value and predicted value was good. Doxorubicin hydrochloride nano-liposomes exhibited concentration- dependent and time-dependent photothermal conversion characteristics under near infrared irradiation at 808 nm. CONCLUSIONS： Established method is simple and good accuracy. The optimized preparation technology is simple and feasible.
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Objective @#To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of heatstroke and its correlation with meteorological factors in Shaoxing in 2017,and to provide evidence for heatstroke prevention and control.@*Methods @#The data of heatstroke cases and the daily meteorological indexes were collected from July 2017 to August 2017 in Shaoxing to describe the spatial,temporal and population distribution of heatstroke cases. The correlation between heatstroke and meteorological factors was analyzed by multivariate logistic regression model.@*Results @#A total of 759 cases of heatstroke were reported,with an average age of（53.3 ±17.9）years. There were 487 males cases（64.16%）and 272 female cases（35.84%）. There were 618 cases of mild heatstroke（81.42%）and 141 cases of severe heatstroke（18.58%）. There were six cases of death from severe heatstroke,and the mortality of severe heatstroke was 4.26%. Minimum temperature（rs=0.851,P<0.001）,maximum temperature（rs=0.726,P<0.001）and wind speed（rs=0.285,P=0.025）were positively correlated with the incidence of heatstroke,and relative humidity（rs=-0.693,P<0.001）and rainfall（rs=-0.414,P=0.001）were negatively correlated with the incidence of heatstroke. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that high daily minimum temperature was a risk factor for severe heatstroke（OR=1.854,95%CI：1.606-2.140）.@*Conclusion@# The mortality of severe heatstroke patients was high in Shaoxing,the daily minimum temperature was correlated with severe heatstroke.
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BACKGROUND@#Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with neuroendocrine differentiation (NED) was a new pathologic type and uncommon in clinics. The aim of this study is to observe the relationship between clinical pathologic characteristics, imagination, biological behavior and prognosis in NSCLC-NED.@*METHODS@#The clinical data of 47 patients with NSCLC-NED admitted from January 2009 to November 2017 in the Fifth Medical Center of General Hospital of People's Liberation Army were collected. The demographic data and imaging characteristics were summarized. Pathological features, treatment and prognosis, analysis of the correlation between different factors and prognosis.@*RESULTS@#Of the 47 patients with NSCLC-NED, the median age was 61 years (45 years-78 years), 38 males and 9 females; 37 were poorly differentiated cancer with NED, and 10 were middle differentiated cancer with NED; 2 cases of driving gene positive (1 case of EGFR sensitive mutation, 1 case of ALK fusion), objective response rate (ORR) of first-line chemotherapy was 34.5%, and median progression-free survival (PFS) was 4 months; the median overall survival (OS) was 11 months, and only 2 cases (4.2%, 2/47) of OS were over 2 years.@*CONCLUSIONS@#NSCLC-NED is different from simple NSCLC or pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors. Males, ≤70 years old, severely smoking, and patients with lower tumor differentiation often have NED, and most of them are stage IV. This type of patient-driven gene positive proportion is lower than the general adenocarcinoma population, less sensitive to chemotherapy, and the overall survival is shorter, indicating a poor prognosis.
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Objective To explore the relationship of quality of life with optimisms and sense of coherence in adult kidney transplant recipients. Method A total of 295 kidney transplant recipients participated in the study by a self-designed general questionnaire, revised life orientation test (LOT-R), sense of coherence (SOC-13) and the MOS 36-item short form health survey (MOS SF-36). Results The mean score of mental health scale (PCS) was 47.02±7.30, which differed with different age, employment status and transplant vintage (P ＜0.01). The mean score of phyical health scale (MCS) was 46.87 ±11.14, which differed with education, economic burden and transplant vintage (P ＜0.05). PCS and MCS were positively correlated with the total score of sense of coherence (52.05％) and optimism (23.45％) (P＜0.001). Optimism played a partially mediating role in the relationship between sense of coherence and quality of life. Conclusions The quality of life of kidney transplant recipients needs to be improved, which was at a low level.Optimism (medium to high level) and sense of coherence (medium to low level) are influencing factors of the quality of life. Improving accessment of mental state of patients with kidney transplant receients, paying more atentent and support to their mental change can improve their optimism and sense of coheherce and then life quiality.
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Objective To measure and analyze the order degree of the internal subsystems and the synergetic degree of the compound system of rural public health service in county areas based on the synergy model of the compound system. Methods According to the distribution of eastern, central and western regions in China, Xiangshan county in Zhejiang province, Wuzhi county in Henan province and Bin county in Shaanxi province were sampled. Based on the index system of synergetic degree measurement including the 52 level-2 evaluation indicators, a questionnaire survey was used to measure the synergetic degree of the compound system of rural public health service in county areas. Results The highest synergetic degrees of the compound system of rural public health service in Xiangshan county, Wuzhi county and Bin county were only 0. 18153, 0. 18068 and 0. 21312 respectively. This indicated the synergy at a low degree. And the synergy of the supply-demand system was an important influential factor for synergy of this compound system, as their development trends were consistent basically. Conclusions The synergy model of the compound system can play a useful role in rural public health service system in county areas. The demand of rural residents deserves more attention and the difference between the service supply and demand should be reduced.
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Based on synergetics, system theory and dissipative structure theory, the connotation and composition of the compound system of rural public health service in country area are described in the paper. The authors proposed that the synergy degree model of the compound system for rural public health service in county areas comprises the order degree model and the synergy degree model of the compound system, which are composed of such subsystems as functionality, service network, demand, and economy. They also probed into the evaluation method for synergy degree and built the measuring index system of synergy degree comprising 59 level-2 evaluation indicators.