目的 测定多发性骨髓瘤（MM）患者血清胱抑素C （Cys-C） 的水平，探讨Cys-C与国际分期体系（ISS）、血β2-微球蛋白、溶骨性损害等指标的关系。 方法 收集2008年1月－2010年9月32例初治和8例复发的MM患者作为研究对象，同时收集40例健康体检者的检查资料作为对照组，测定血清Cys-C、血肌酐（Scr）、血β2-微球蛋白。采用核素全身骨显像（ECT）观察患者的溶骨性病变部位数。 结果 患者血清Cys-C水平（1.40 mg/L）明显高于健康对照组（0.90 mg/L）（P＜0.01）；在MM患者中Cys-C比Scr更敏感，能反映肾小球滤过率；血清Cys-C水平与ISS分期晚，血β2-微球蛋白升高以及溶骨性病变进展密切相关。 结论 MM患者的Cys-C水平高于健康者。Cys-C是骨髓瘤肾损害的早期敏感标志物，与肿瘤负荷及溶骨性损害密切相关，可作为评价肿瘤负荷的潜在指标。Objective To evaluate the serum levels of cystatin-C in patients with multiple myeloma (MM), and to explore its possible correlations with clinical data, including ISS stage, serum β2-microglobulin, and advanced lytic lesions. Methods From January 2008 to September 2010, serum cystatin-C, creatinine (Scr), and β2-microglobulin in 32 patients with MM, 8 patients with relapsed disease, and in 40 healthy controls were detected by automatic biochemistry analyzer detection. According to skeleton ECT, grading of osteolytic lesion was observed. Results The levels of serum cystatin-C of patients with MM were significantly higher than those of the controls. Serum cystatin-C could reflect the glomerular filtration rate , and was more sensitive than Scr in patients with renal lesion. Serum cystatin-C had ber correlations with advanced ISS stages, high levels of serum β2-microglobulin, and extensive bone diseases. Conclusion Serum cystatin-C is a sensitive marker of renal lesion in patients with MM, it could be a potential indicator to assess the tumor burden.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MethodsWe searched databases including PubMed, The Cochrane Library (Issue 10, 2015), EMbase, PsycINF, EBSCO, CBM, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP from inception to October 2015 to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about rTMS for patients with MCI. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software. ResultsA total of 5 RCTs involving 180 MCI patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that, compared with the control group, rTMS treatment could significantly improve the overall cognitive abilities of MCI patients (SMD=2.53, 95% CI 0.91 to 4.16, P=0.002), as well as the single-domain cognitive performances, including tests for episodic memory (MD=0.98, 95% CI 0.24 to 1.72, P=0.01) and verbal fluency (MD=2.08, 95% CI 0.46 to 3.69, P=0.01). rTMS was a well-tolerated therapy, with slightly more adverse events observed than the control group (RD=0.09, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.18, P=0.04), but cases were mainly transient headache, dizziness and scalp pain. ConclusionrTMS may benefit the cognitive abilities of MCI patients. Nevertheless, due to the limited quantity and quality of included studies, large-scale, multicenter, and high quality RCTs are required to verify the conclusion.
ObjectiveTo explore the quality of life (QOL) of rural cognitive function impaired elderly in Guangyuan city and analysis the influencing factors, in order to provide evidence for improving the QOL of rural cognitive function impaired elderly. MethodsBy stratified cluster sampling method, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was adopted in the cognitive function impaired screening in Guangyuan rural area of Sichuan province in 2012, then we used SF-12 questionnaire to evaluate the QOL of those rural elderly (more than 60 years old) whose cognitive function was impaired. ResultsA total of 270 rural cognitive function impaired elderly were selected from 735 old people. The results of QOL assessment showed that:the mean of physical component summary (PCS) was 37.93±11.55, and the mean of mental component summary (MCS) was 44.07±13.14. Gender, age, education levels, economic situation of the selfassessment, chronic disease, being engaging in physical labour and daily life care were correlated with the score of QOL. ConclusionIn order to improve their QOL, we should help the elderly with cognitive function impaired and focus on prevention and individual treatment; their special difficulties should be fully considered when making the policy of health care and social security.
ObjectiveTo investigate the interventive effect of xuebijing for injection combined with nalmefene hydrochloride injection in treatment of acute hepatocyte functional injury after severe thoracoabdominal injuries. MethodsClinal data of 169 patients with severe thoracoabdominal injuries who treated in The 253th Hospital of PLA between January 2009 and June 2013 were collected retrospectively. The trauma indexes of the 169 patients were all higher than 17 scores. Patients were divided into the intervention group (n=112) and the control group (n=57) according to their receptive treatment:patients of control group underwent traditional treatments such as antishock, hemostasis, and so on; but patients of intervention group received xuebijing for injection combined with nalmefene hydrochloride injection (intravenous infusion). Patients of intervention group were tested at the time of arriving at and leaving the emergency department to the inpatient department with alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and interleukin-6 (IL-6); the patients of control group were just tested at the time of leaving the emergency department to the inpatient department, then comparison of the indexes between the 2 groups was performed. ResultsIn intervention group, the levels of ALT, AST, TNF-α, LPS, and IL-6 after the interventive treatment were all lower than those of before interventive treatment (P<0.05). Compared with control group, there was no significant difference in the levels of ALT, AST, TNF-α, LPS, and IL-6 before the interventive treatment of intervention group (P>0.05); but the levels ALT, AST, TNF-α, LPS, and IL-6 were all lower after the interven-tive treatment (P<0.05). ConclusionsXuebijing for injection combined with nalmefene hydrochloride injection can evidently improve the acute hepatocyte functional injury after severe thoracoabdominal injuries, and improve the prognosis.
ObjectiveTo investigate the protective effects of diisopropylamini dichlorocacetas on impairment of hepatic function in patients with sepsis. MethodsThe 60 inpatients with liver dysfunction and sepsis treated in our hospital between June 2010 and December 2012 were randomly divided into two groups: treatment group (n=30) and control group (n=30). In the treatment group, patients were treated with intravenous diisopropylamini dichlorocacetas for 7 days, while patients in the control group were treated with Vitamin C for the same period. The venous blood sample of each patient of the two groups was collected and examined for the content of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, glutamyl transpeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, and direct bilirubin before and after treatment, and the effective rates of the two groups were determined. ResultsLiver function indicators after treatment of both the two groups were reduced. Compared with the control group, the liver function indicators were significantly decreased and the total effective rate was significantly higher in the treatment group (P<0.05). ConclusionDiisopropylamini dichlorocacetas is effective in the treatment of impairment of hepatic function in patients with sepsis.
Objective To explore the related factors of upper urinary tract deterioration (UUTD) in spinal cord injury patients using intermittent catheterization (IC-SCI) in the community. Methods Patients with spinal cord injury in the Chinese community were selected for investigation between August 3 and August 31, 2020. The included patients were divided into UUTD group and non-UUTD group. The basic information, intermittent catheterization practices, and urinary complications were compared between the two groups. Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors contributing to UUTD. Results A total of 431 patients were surveyed. Among them, there were 310 males and 121 females, 246 cases in the non-UUTD group and 185 cases in the UUTD group. There were statistically significant differences in the disease duration, gender, etiology, urinary incontinence, urinary tract infection, bladder calculi and nephrolithiasis between the two groups (P<0.05); there was no statistically significant difference in the other indicators between the two groups (P>0.05). The results of logistic regression analysis showed that urinary tract infection [odds ratio (OR)=3.229, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.706, 6.110), P<0.001], nephrolithiasis [OR=4.846, 95%CI (2.617, 8.973), P<0.001], and urinary incontinence [OR=2.345, 95%CI (1.116, 4.925), P=0.024] were risk factors for UUTD. Conclusion Urinary tract infection, nephrolithiasis and urinary incontinence are independent risk factors for UUTD in community-based IC-SCI patients and deserve attention for preventive strategies.
ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of serum cystatin-C (Cys-C) detection in hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy patients. MethodsA hundred patients with pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) were chosen as the research object from February 2012 to March 2013, and they were divided into mild group, moderate group and severe group according to the severity of the disease. The other 40 healthy pregnant women were selected as the controls (the control group). We compared the four groups in terms of Cys-C, serum urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine level, as well as the positive rate of Cys-C, BUN, and creatinine. ResultsCys-C, BUN, and creatinine in the PIH group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). Cys-C and creatinine in preeclampsia mild group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05), but BUN level between the two was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Cys-C, BUN, and creatinine in the PIH moderate and severe groups were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The abnormal rate of Cys-C in the PIH mild group was significantly higher than that of Cys-C and creatinine (P<0.05). ConclusionCys-C, BUN and creatinine can all show renal damage in PIH patients, but the Cys-C value in early diagnosis is better than that of BUN and creatinine. It can be used as a monitoring index of pregnancy-induced hypertension prevention and early treatment.
Cognitive impairment is one of the three primary symptoms of schizophrenic patients and shows important value in early detection and warning for high-risk individuals. To study the specifics of electroencephalogram (EEG) in patients with schizophrenia under the cognitive load, we collected EEG signals from 17 schizophrenic patients and 19 healthy controls, extracted signals of each band based on wavelet transform, calculated the characteristics of nonlinear dynamic and functional brain networks, and automatically classified the two groups of people by using a machine learning algorithm. Experimental results indicated that the correlation dimension and sample entropy showed significant differences in α, β, θ, and γ rhythm of the Fp1 and Fp2 electrodes between groups under the cognitive load. These results implied that the functional disruptions in the frontal lobe might be the important factors of cognitive impairments in schizophrenic patients. Further results of the automatic classification analysis indicated that the combination of nonlinear dynamics and functional brain network properties as the input characteristics of the classifier showed the best performance, with the accuracy of 76.77%, sensitivity of 72.09%, and specificity of 80.36%. The results of this study demonstrated that the combination of nonlinear dynamics and function brain network properties may be potential biomarkers for early screening and auxiliary diagnosis of schizophrenia.