Comorbidities and Quality of Life in Women Undergoing First Surgery for Endometriosis: Differences Between Chinese and Italian Population.

An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in a group (n = 371) of fertile age women with endometriosis, by administering a structured questionnaire, in order to evaluate the incidence of gynecological and systemic comorbidities and the impact on quality of life (QoL) in two different groups of Italian and Chinese patients affected by endometriosis. Chinese (n = 175) and Italian (n = 196) women were compared regarding systemic (inflammatory, autoimmune, and mental) and gynecological comorbidities, pain symptoms, and QoL, by using the Short Form 12 (SF-12). Italian patients resulted younger at the diagnosis and suffered more frequently from severe pain than Chinese ones. Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and mixed phenotypes were more frequent in Italian patients, whereas ovarian (OMA) and superficial endometriosis (SUP) were more common in the Chinese. The Italian group showed more systemic comorbidities, and those disorder were already present before the diagnosis of endometriosis. Furthermore, the Italian group showed lower SF-12 physical and mental scores, suggesting a worse health-related QoL in Italian endometriotic patients. A number of differences has been observed between Italian and Chinese women with endometriosis in terms of comorbidities and QoL, which may be related to the ethnicity, the different health system organization and the social and cultural background.

Identification of key gene and pathways in the pathogenesis of acne based on bioinformatics analysis / 中华医学美学美容杂志

Objective:To explore the key genes and pathways that may play an important role in the pathogenesis of acne by bioinformatics analysis.Methods:GSE6475 and GSE53795 datasets were collected from GEO database, and 18 acne lesions tissues and 18 normal skin tissues were compared. David database was used to analyze the gene ontology (GO) and the key pathway (Kyoto Encyclopedia of genes and genomes, KEGG) of the differential genes, to establish the protein interaction network of the differential genes, and to obtain the most relevant key genes and important clusters.Results:A total of 314 up-regulated genes and 62 down-regulated genes were filtered from those GEO profiles. KEGG pathway analysis showed that these differential genes were mainly enriched in Staphylococcus aureus infection, osteoclast differentiation, pentose and glucuronate interconversions. In addition, 379 nodes and ten key genes (CXCL8, PTPRC, IL1B, ITGB2, CXCR4, ICAM1, CCR5, SELL, C3AR1 and PLEK) were screened out by protein interaction network.Conclusions:The key genes and pathways identified in this study may be new targets for intervention in the development of acne.

Relationship between SPAG5 Low Expression and Poor Prognosis of Ovarian Early Stage High Grade Serous Carcinoma Patients / 中山大学学报(医学科学版)

[Objective] To investigate the role SPAG5 play in ovarian adenocarcinoma cell mitosis,Taxol sensitivity and ovarian high grade serous carcinoma patients' prognosis.[Methods] Transient knockdown of SPAG5 in SKOV3 cell were performed,and MTT assay and cell cycle flow cytometry assay were carried out.IHC staining of SPAG5 protein in 110 high grade serous carcinoma patients' tumor tissues were performed,and the expression were analyzed with clinical data and prognosis.Finally,SPAG5 were knocked down in OVCAR3 A2780 and SKOV3 cells followed by 0.5μM Taxol treatment,MTT assay were performed to detect cell viability.[Results] SPAG5 knockdown inhibited cell mitosis of ovarian adenocarcinoma cell SKOV3 by G2/M arrest.High grade serous carcinoma patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy gained the expression of SPAG5.Patients without neoadjuvant chemotherapy with low SPAG5 expression have poor progress free survival,especially in early stage patients.Patients with low SPAG5 expression also have poorer overall survival,but the difference was not statistically significant.Furthermore,SPAG5 knockdown in OVCAR3 A2780 and SKOV3 cells reduced Taxol sensitivity.[Conclusion] SPAG5 regulated cell mitosis and promoted cell proliferation in ovarian adenocarcinoma cell lines.Expression of SPAG5 in patients' tumor tissues predicted patients' prognosis and Taxol sensitivity.As the results,individualized treatment of high grade serous carcinoma patients is necessary.

The clinical value of detection of fluorescence quantitative PCR in detection of HBV DNA and HBV markers / 国际检验医学杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical value of detection of fluorescence quantitative PCR in detection of HBV DNA and HBV markers.Methods 653 hepatitis B patients in our hospital from 2013 April to 2013 December were selected.First ELISA method using HBV-M model for qualitative detection of the blood samples,the detection order:Hepatitis b virus surface antigen (HBsAg),Hepatitis B surface Antibody(HbsAb),Hepatitis B e Antigen(HbeAg),hepatitis Be antibody(HbeAb),hepatitis B core antibody(HbcAb);Then the FQ-PCR method for the quantitative detection of HBV-DNA,different HBV-m model test results were compared..Results Big 3 this world[1(+)、3 (+)、5 (+)model]and[1 (+)、3 (+)model ]of the HBV-DNA positive rate was 97.97%,94.74% was significantly higher than that in other mode(P<0.05).Big 3 this world[1(+)、3(+)、5(+)model]HBV-DNA expression level is the highest(5.59 ×106 ±2.42 ×105 )copies/mL was significantly higher than that in other mode(P<0.05).Conclusion Combined with qualitative and quantitative detection of HBV-DNA HBV-M,which is of great value to clinical early diagnosis and therapy.

Status and influencing factors of learned resourcefulness in pregnant women / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To investigate current status of learned resourcefulness in pregnant women,and to identify its influencing factors.Methods With convenient sampling,a self-made General Data Questionnaire and the Chinese version of Self-Control Schedule (C-SCS) was used to survey 360 pregnant women in the antenatal clinic in one three-class hospital in Guangzhou.Results The mean score of learned resourcefulness in pregnant women was (115.00±14.42) and its influencing factors included education degree,gravidity,pregnancy school training and planed pregnancy.Conclusions Learned resourcefulness in pregnant women loads upper level.Medical staff should take targeted interventions to strengthen it and facilitate the mental well-being of pregnant women.

Effect of labouring in water on analgesia of vaginal delivery / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To examine the effect of labouring in water on analgesia of vaginal delivery.Methods From June 2009 to February 2011,38 women who had volunteered to deliver in water in the obstetrical department were set as the observation group,another 70 women who chose vaginal delivery were named as the control group in the corresponding period.The items of labor pain,satisfaction with the birth experience,length of labor and neonatal outcomes were compared.Results The pain level of the observation group after labouring in water decreased compared with that before immersion in water.The delivery course was not influenced with a high rate of vaginal delivery.Conclusions Labouring in water can alleviate delivery pain,increase rate of vaginal delivery with no influence on delivery course and outcome of mothers and infants.It is a safe and effective analgesia method which should be widely applied.