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Objective To investigate the awareness of and attitudes towards radiation safety and protective measures among clinical nurses in liver interventional department, so as to provide insights into the formulation of radiation-protective measures among clinical healthcare workers. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed. Clinical nurses in liver interventional departments of class A tertiary hospitals in Jiangsu Province were sampled, and the awareness of and attitudes towards radiation safety and protective measures were investigated using self-designed questionnaires. Results A total of 112 questionnaires were allocated, and 97 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 86.61%. The awareness of questions including “interventional therapy may cause radiation exposure” and “wearing lead apron may reduce radiation exposure” was both 100.00% among respondents, and the awareness of questions including “radiation exposure may cause congenital malformations in babies”, “radiation exposure may cause cancers such as skin cancer and leukemia”, “radiation exposure may cause death”, “wearing lead goggles may reduce radiation exposure”, and “wearing thyroid shields may reduce radiation exposure” was all higher than 95.00%, while the awareness of questions “radiation exposure may cause cataract of the eye lens” and “radiation exposure may cause bone marrow depression” was relatively low. Respondents presented high-level attitudes towards lead aprons, and low-level attitudes towards goggles and thyroid shields. Conclusion The awareness of radiation safety knowledge is high among clinical nurses in liver interventional departments; however, an overall low-level attitude is seen towards radiation-protective measures. Health education pertaining to radiation safety and protective measures is required to be improved, so as to increase the compliance to radiation-protective measures.
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Objective:To investigate clinical manifestations, pathological features and diagnosis of eczematoid clear cell acanthoma of the nipple/areola.Methods:The clinical manifestations, histopathological features, special staining results and immunohistochemical features of a case of eczemtoid clear cell acanthoma of the nipple/areola firstly reported in China were analyzed, and compared with those of similar cases in foreign literature.Results:The female patient presented with recurrent pruritic rashes on the left nipple and areola for over 2 years. Skin examination showed hypertrophic skin on the left nipple and areola, and scattered erythema, hypopigmented macules and hyperpigmented macules on the areola, which were covered with a few crusts and scales. Histopathological examination of the skin lesions showed focal epidermal crusts and scales, focal parakeratosis, extended and fused rete ridges, thickened spinous layer, focal spongiosis, clear cell clumps in the spinous cell layer, telangiectasia in the superficial dermis, with infiltration of a few eosinophils and neutrophils. Periodic acid-Schiff staining showed positive results, and immunohistochemical staining revealed positive reaction for epithelial membrane antigen. Topical treatment with triamcinolone acetonide and econazole cream was effective, and topical application of 3% boric acid solution could alleviate exudation. During the 6-month follow-up, the patient experienced intermittent recurrence twice, and responded well to the above treatment.Conclusions:Eczematoid clear cell acanthoma of the nipple/areola has unique clinical and pathological features, revealing that it′s a new subtype of clear cell acanthoma. Pathological examination is the gold standard for its diagnosis.
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Objective To isolate and culture the rat limbal stem cells ( LSCs) in vitro,and investigate briefly their capacity for transdif-ferentiation into neural stem cells ( NSCs) with cytokine EGF,bFGF and RA.Methods LSCs derived from rats were cultured and identified by immunohistochemistry in vitro.LSCs were induced to differentiate into NSCs in the presence of EGF (20 ng/mL) ,bFGF (10 ng/mL) and with or without of RA(group 1 or group 2)(25 ng/mL) for seven days.Cultures without factors were used as control group.Then the neural marker Nestin of the coultured cells were measured by immunohistology staining.Furthermore,the positive cell rate was counted under micro-scope between the 2 groups and analyzed by statistical software.Results It showed that P63 was positive in LSCs.Nestin in both of the dif-ferentiation groups was positive at the rate of (77.01 ±6.32)%and (84.01 ±5.43)%respectively,of which the second group was higher than the first one (P<0.05).However,it was negative in the control group.A band of Nestin protein from cells was detected by western blot assay.Conclusion LSCs are successfully isolated and cultured in vitro.LSCs could be induced to differentiate into NSCs in the presence of EGF and bFGF.Moreover,the differentiation capability is enhanced in the condition of RA.
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Objective To compare the prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and-negative populations.Methods Patients with condyloma acuminatum or persons who recently had sexual contact with patients with condyloma acuminatum were enrolled into this study,and classified into HIV-positive group (n =62) and HIV-negative group (n =2 716).GeneChip analysis was performed to detect HPV and determine HPV genotypes in mucocutaneous samples collected from the external genitalia of these subjects.Statistical analysis was carried out by chi-square test using the SPSS software version 19.0.Results The prevalence rates of HPV infection,high-risk HPV types and low-risk HPV types were significantly higher in HIV-positive persons than in HIV-negative persons (74.19％ (46/62) vs.42.30％ (1 149/2 716),67.74％ (42/62) vs.29.57％ (803/2 716),58.06％ (36/62) vs.24.71％ (671/2 716),respectively,all P＜ 0.01).The detection rate of HPV was also increased in HIV-positive men compared with HIV-negative men (92.11％ (35/38) vs.37.38％ (382/1 022),x2 =45.98,P ＜ 0.01).Although the top three genotypes of low-risk HPV were types 6,43 and 11 in both HIV-positive and-negative groups,the prevalence rate of HPV 6 was 37.10％ (23/62) in HIV-positive group,but only 11.12％ (302/2 716) in HIV-negative group.The top five genotypes of high-risk HPV were types 16 (22.58％,14/62),52,66,58 and 18 in HIV-positive group,and types 16 (7.77％,211/2716),58,56,66 and 52 in HIV-negative group.Coinfections with multiple HPV subtypes were common in both groups,and the number of concurrent HPV genotypes was as high as 8 in HIV-positive group,and 9 in HIV-negative group.The prevalence rate of coinfections with three or more HPV genotypes in HIV-positive group was significantly higher than that in HIV-negative group (65.21％ (30/46) vs.16.71％ (192/1 149)).Conclusions Compared with HIV-negative populations,HIV-positive populations show elevated prevalence of HPV infection,high-risk HPV genotypes and low-risk HPV genotypes.Moreover,the prevalence of HPV is higher in HIV-positive men than in HIV-negative men.These findings are worthy of further attention in clinic.
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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effect of extracts with water and alcohol from Radix Trichosanthis on the cell survival and the expression of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) in HepG2.2.15 cell supernatant.@*METHODS@#The cell survival rate of HepG2.2.15 cells was detected by MTT assay. The HBsAg and HBeAg in HepG 2.2.15 cell supernatant were evaluated by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.@*RESULTS@#The water and alcohol soluble extracts from Radix Trichosanthis significantly inhibited the levels of HBsAg and HBeAg in HepG2.2.15 cells in a time-and-concentration-dependent manner. However, the therapeutic index of extracts with water from Radix Trichosanthis was better than that in the alcohol group.@*CONCLUSION@#The activity of water-soluble extract from Radix Trichosanthis is stronger on anti-hepatitis B virus than that of the alcohol-soluble extract.
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Humanos , Antivirais , Farmacologia , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas , Classificação , Farmacologia , Células Hep G2 , Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B , Antígenos E da Hepatite B , Vírus da Hepatite BRESUMO
Objective To evaluate the consistence in the detection of antibodies against HIV-1 between a new rapid test using oral mucosal transudate (OMT) samples and ELISA using serum samples. Methods Two-hundred patients who were positive for anti-HIV-1 antibodies by serum ELISA and confirmed by Western blot to be infected with HIV, and 600 healthy human controls negative for anti-HIV-1 antibodies by serum ELISA, were eligible for this study. OMT samples were collected from these subjects and subjected to a rapid test for anti-HIV-1 antibodies. The factors influencing the performance of the rapid test were analyzed. Results Of the 200 OMT specimens from HIV-infected patients, 198 showed positive reaction, 2 showed negative reaction. Among the 198 positive reactions, 192 (96%) were "clear" and easy to make decisions, 4 (2%) were "faint", 2(1%) were "very faint" and required professionals to make decisions. The rapid test was negative in all the 600 OMT specimens from the control group. Conclusions The consistence in the detection of anti-HIV-1 antibodies between the OMT rapid test and serum ELISA was 99% in HIV-positive specimens, 100% in HIV-negative specimens, and 99.75% in all the specimens.
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[Objective] To observe the curative effect of integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and western medicine on the disease of cystic hyperplasia of breast.[Method] The 214 cystic hyperplasia of breast cases were randomly divided into two groups.125 cases in the integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and western medicine group(observed group).Control group(89 cases)were treated in common practiced western medicine.[Result]In observed group,70 cases fully recovered from illness,40 cases were excellent,6 cases were effective,9case were ineffective.Total effective rate was 92.8%.In control group,27 cases were fully recovered from illness,22 cases were excellent,20 cases were effective,9 cases were ineffective.Total effective rate was 77.4%.The differences between two groups were significant(P