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Liu J, Li M, Liu RR, Zhu Y, Chen GQ, Li XB, Geng C, Wang JJ, Gao QX, Heng HY. [Establishment of a CT image radiomics-based prediction model for the differential diagnosis of silicosis and tuberculosis nodules]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2019; 37:707-710. [PMID: 31594134 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2019.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To establish a CT image radiomics-based prediction model for the differential diagnosis of silicosis and tuberculosis nodules. Methods: A total of 53 patients with silicosis and 89 patients with tuberculosis who underwent routine CT scans in Suzhou Fifth People's Hospital from January to August, 2018 were enrolled in this study. AK/ITK software was used to segment the images to obtain 139 silicosis lesions and 119 tuberculosis lesions. For each lesion image, 396 features were extracted, and feature dimension reduction was applied to select the most characteristic feature subset. Support vector machine (SVM) , feedforward back propagation neural network (FNN-BP) , and random forest (RF) were implemented using R software (Rstudio V1.1.463) , and the algorithm that achieved the largest area under of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) was selected as the final prediction model. Results: RF was the best prediction model for the differential diagnosis of silicosis and tuberculosis nodules, with an accuracy of 83.1%, a sensitivity of 0.76, a specificity of 0.9, and an AUC of 0.917 (95% confidence interval: 0.8431-0.9758) . RF had a significantly larger AUC than SVM and FNN-BP (P<0.05) . Conclusion: CT image-based RF prediction model can be used to differentially diagnose silicosis and tuberculosis nodules.
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- The Affiliated Infectious Diseases Hospital of Soochow University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, 215000 Suzhou, China
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- The Affiliated Infectious Diseases Hospital of Soochow University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, 215000 Suzhou, China
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- The Affiliated Infectious Diseases Hospital of Soochow University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, 215000 Suzhou, China
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- The Affiliated Infectious Diseases Hospital of Soochow University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, 215000 Suzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 215000 Suzhou, China
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- GE Healthcare (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, 200000 Shanghai, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, 215000 Suzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 215000 Suzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 215000 Suzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 215000 Suzhou, China
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Gao QX, Li XQ, Guo SR. [A case of multiple carcinomas of lower esophagus and stomach]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2019; 41:76-77. [PMID: 30678422 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2019.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Q X Gao
- Department of Radiology, the Second Hospital of Suzhou University, Suzhou 215004, China
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Wang LH, Zhang W, Gao QX, Wang F. Expression of the luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) gene in ovine non-gonadal tissues during estrous cycle. Genet Mol Res 2012; 11:3766-80. [PMID: 23096696 DOI: 10.4238/2012.october.15.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Luteinizing hormone (LH) is an important glycoprotein hormone that regulates gonadal function in mammals and in turn regulates physiological status changes during the estrous cycle. The function of LH is mediated by luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR). In order to examine the expression patterns of the LHR gene in non-gonadal tissues during the 4 phases of the ovine estrous cycle, tissues from healthy non-pregnant adult Hu sheep were examined according to the estrous cycle for normal ovaries using real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR and ELISA methods with GAPDH as the reference gene. LHR mRNA expression levels were significantly correlated with protein concentrations and the LHR gene was abundantly expressed in olfactory bulb, hypothalamus, rumen, small intestine, kidney, and uterine tissues. When comparing the expression levels of LHR during the 4 estrous phases in particular tissues, the results showed that LHR expression levels were significantly different and relatively lower at the estrous stage in a number of non-gonadal tissues. The trends of change in LHR expression levels were highly significantly correlated between hypothalamus and rectum, hypophysis and oviduct, ileum and uterus, and among jejunum, olfactory bulb, and kidney (P < 0.01), and there was also significant correlation between duodenum and oviduct, hypothalamus and medulla oblongata, jejunum and uterus, omasum and abomasum, and reticulum and colon (P < 0.05). These results indicate that the ovine LHR gene (or LH) might control important mechanisms in non-gonadal tissues and that the level of LH activity in some tissues may be influenced by hormonal status during the estrous cycle.
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- L H Wang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Cui YH, Zhang F, Xiong ZG, You XJ, Gao QX, Liu Z. Increased serum complement component 3 and mannose-binding lectin levels in adult Chinese patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Rhinology 2009; 47:187-191. [PMID: 19593977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the immune function of adult Chinese patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) to elucidate its potential role in the pathogenesis of CRS. METHODS A prospective three-arm case-control study. The study population comprised 72 CRS patients without nasal polyps (NPs), 95 CRS patients with NPs, and 110 healthy controls. The concentrations of serum immunoglobulin A (IgA), M (IgM), G (IgG), IgG subclasses (IgG1-4), complement component 3 (C3), and complement component 4 (C4) were measured by nephelometry. Serum mannose-binding lectin (MBL) levels were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. All CRS patients had a complete blood count with differential, atopic status evaluation, coronal computed tomographic (CT) scan of the sinuses, and nasal endoscopy. RESULTS Frequency of immunoglobulin, C3, C4, or MBL deficiency showed no difference among groups. The prevalence of coexistence of MBL and immunoglobulin or complement component deficiency did not differ significantly among groups either. However, compared with controls, decreased IgG3 levels were found in CRS patients without NPs, and increased C3 and MBL levels was found in both CRS patients with and without NPs. Moreover, MBL levels were significantly higher in CRS patients with NPs than in CRS patients without NPs, which positively correlated with extent of disease seen on CT scan and endoscopy, and peripheral eosinophil count. CONCLUSIONS Immunoglobulin, C3, C4, and MBL deficiency is not the main cause of CRS in adult Chinese patients. However, on the contrary, increased C3 and MBL levels in serum might play a modulatory role in CRS development.
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- Yong-Hua Cui
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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BACKGROUND Osteopontin (OPN) is a multifunctional 34-kDa extracellular matrix protein that can influence the inflammatory process. However, the presence of OPN in human sinonasal mucosa and its roles in the inflammatory process of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are not clear. This study investigated the expression of OPN in human sinonasal mucosa, its cytokine-driven expression regulation, and its effect on cytokine production in sinonasal mucosa. METHODS Surgical samples were investigated by means of quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction for evaluation of OPN messenger RNA (mRNA) expression, and the presence and location of OPN protein expression were analyzed using immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, nasal explant culture was used to investigate the mutual regulatory interactions between interferon (IFN)-gamma, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, IL-13, IL-1beta, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and OPN in sinonasal mucosa. RESULTS Osteopontin expression was significantly upregulated in CRS tissues compared with control tissues. There was a further significant increase of OPN expression in patients with nasal polyps (NPs) and asthma. Immunohistochemistry revealed positive staining of OPN in epithelial cells, submucosal glands, infiltrating cells, and extracellular matrix. Osteopontin mRNA was induced by IFN-gamma, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha, but inhibited by IL-4 and IL-13. On the contrary, OPN induced IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha production in sinonasal mucosa. CONCLUSIONS The expression of OPN is upregulated in CRS. The mutual regulatory interactions between OPN and inflammatory cytokines suggest that OPN may play an important role in the pathogenesis of CRS.
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- X Lu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P R China
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Zhang F, Xiong ZG, Cao PP, You XJ, Gao QX, Cui YH, Liu Z. Lack of association of Clara cell 10-kDa protein gene variant with chronic rhinosinusitis in a Chinese Han population. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 22:376-80. [PMID: 18702901 DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2008.22.3188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clara cell 10-kDa protein (CC10) is an anti-inflammatory molecule and has been implicated in the involvement of the pathogenesis of asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in CC10 gene (A + 38G) was previously shown to be associated with asthma and plasma CC10 levels. The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is an association between the CC10 A + 38G SNP, plasma CC10 levels, and CRS in a central Chinese population of Han nationality. METHODS The CC10 A + 38G SNP was analyzed by means of polymerase chain reaction with restriction fragment length polymorphism and plasma CC10 levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 220 patients with CRS (90 patients with nasal polyps [NPs] and 130 patients without NPs) and 180 healthy control subjects. Among 220 patients with CRS, 108 patients were atopic subjects. Severity of disease was determined by coronal computed tomography (CT) scan in CRS patients, which was graded according to Lund and Mackay. RESULTS The frequency of the A allele was 0.394, which was not significantly higher than the frequencies of other reported ethnic groups except for German. No association between the CC10 A + 38G SNP and CRS, any subgroup of CRS, or CRS severity could be found. Although subjects carrying the AA genotype had a significantly lower plasma CC10 concentration than those carrying the GG and GA genotypes in both CRS and control groups (p = 0.00 for all), no association was found between the plasma CC10 levels and CRS phenotype. CONCLUSION The CC10 A + 38G SNP may not exert a substantial influence on the development of CRS in the Chinese Han population.
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- Feng Zhang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University Of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Liu Z, Lu X, Wang H, You XJ, Gao QX, Cui YH. Group II subfamily secretory phospholipase A2 enzymes: expression in chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps. Allergy 2007; 62:999-1006. [PMID: 17578498 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01381.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Group II subfamily secretory phospholipases A(2) (sPLA(2)s) are the enzymes that can play a major role in inflammation. However, the presence of group II subfamily sPLA(2)s in human sinonasal mucosa and their roles in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are not well known. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of group II subfamily sPLA(2)s in human sinonasal mucosa from controls and CRS patients with and without nasal polyps (NPs) and the regulation of expression by proinflammatory cytokines. METHODS Surgical samples were investigated by means of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for evaluation of group II subfamily sPLA(2)s mRNA expression, and the presence and location of group II subfamily sPLA(2)s-positive cells were analyzed by means of immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, nasal explant culture and quantitative RT-PCR techniques were used to investigate the effect of interleukin (IL)-1beta and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha on group II subfamily sPLA(2)s mRNA production in sinonasal mucosa. RESULTS Messenger RNA expression of sPLA(2)-IIA, -IID, and -IIE was significantly upregulated in tissues from CRS patients compared with control tissues. Among CRS patients, patients without NPs showed significantly stronger expression in sinonasal mucosa than patients with NPs of sPLA(2)-IIA mRNA, and weaker expression of sPLA(2)-IIE mRNA. Immunohistochemistry revealed enhanced protein expression of type II sPLA(2)s and specific type IIA sPLA(2) in epithelial cells and submucosal glands in samples from CRS patients. Stronger type IIA sPLA(2) protein expression was found in samples from CRS patients without NPs when compared with NPs. Nasal explant culture experiments demonstrated that mRNA expression of sPLA(2)-IIA, -IID, and -IIE was dramatically induced by IL-1beta and TNF-alpha. CONCLUSIONS The expression of some members of group II subfamily of sPLA(2)s is upregulated in CRS and it may result from IL-1beta and TNF-alpha overexpression. Different individual group II subfamily sPLA(2)s may play different roles in the pathogenesis of CRS with and without NPs.
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- Z Liu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Wang ZZ, Li WJ, Zhi DJ, Jing XG, Wei W, Gao QX, Liu B. Biodosimetry estimate for high-LET irradiation. Radiat Environ Biophys 2007; 46:229-35. [PMID: 17443338 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-007-0110-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2006] [Accepted: 03/26/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The purpose of this paper is to prepare for an easy and reliable biodosimeter protocol for radiation accidents involving high-linear energy transfer (LET) exposure. Human peripheral blood lymphocytes were irradiated using carbon ions (LET: 34.6 keV microm(-1)), and the chromosome aberrations induced were analyzed using both a conventional colcemid block method and a calyculin A induced premature chromosome condensation (PCC) method. At a lower dose range (0-4 Gy), the measured dicentric (dics) and centric ring chromosomes (cRings) provided reasonable dose information. At higher doses (8 Gy), however, the frequency of dics and cRings was not suitable for dose estimation. Instead, we found that the number of Giemsa-stained drug-induced G2 prematurely condensed chromosomes (G2-PCC) can be used for dose estimation, since the total chromosome number (including fragments) was linearly correlated with radiation dose (r = 0.99). The ratio of the longest and the shortest chromosome length of the drug-induced G2-PCCs increased with radiation dose in a linear-quadratic manner (r = 0.96), which indicates that this ratio can also be used to estimate radiation doses. Obviously, it is easier to establish the dose response curve using the PCC technique than using the conventional metaphase chromosome method. It is assumed that combining the ratio of the longest and the shortest chromosome length with analysis of the total chromosome number might be a valuable tool for rapid and precise dose estimation for victims of radiation accidents.
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- Z Z Wang
- Laboratory for Radiobiology, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, China.
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You XJ, Lu X, Liu Y, Liu Z, Gao QX, Cui Y. [Expression difference of toll-like receptors among chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2007; 42:345-9. [PMID: 17629003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the expression difference of Toll-like receptor-2 (TLR-2) and Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) protein and mRNA among the chronic rhinosinusitis tissues, nasal polyps tissues, and normal mucosa tissues. METHODS The mRNA expression of TLR-2 and TLR-4 in chronic rhinosinusitis tissues from 10 patients, in nasal polyp tissues from 10 patients, and in inferior turbinate tissues from 10 patients underwent nasal septum operation was detected by means of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to detected the expression of TLR-2 and TLR-4 protein in a different set of 20 chronic rhinosinusitis tissues, 20 nasal polyp tissues, and 20 normal inferior turbinate tissues. RESULTS (1) The mRNA and protein expression of TLR-2 and TLR-4 was detected on epithelial and glandular cells membrane in all chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps and control tissues . (2) The mRNA and protein expression of TLR-2 and the mRNA expression of TLR-4 in chronic rhinosinusitis tissues was significantly increased compared with that in nasal polyps and control tissues (P < 0.05). (3) The expression intensity of TLR-2 and TLR-4 mRNA and protein between nasal polyps and control tissues was found no significant difference (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Different TLR-2 and TLR-4 protein and mRNA level in chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyp tissues might imply that TLR-2 and TLR-4 play different role in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps.
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- Xue-Jun You
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongfi Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
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Zhen HT, Gao QX, Cui YH, Liu QR. [The role of tracheotomy in saving the patients suffered from lung blast injury]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi 2000; 14:544-5. [PMID: 12563953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the role of tracheotomy in saving the patients suffered from lung blast injury. METHOD To analyse the pathological change of lung blast injury and to make a retrospective analysis for clinical data of 8 cases. RESULT Three severe injuries accompanying asphyxia, SaO2 < 75%, were tracheotomized and sucked hemorrhagic frothy sputum in trachea at once, and they were saved successfully. The other 5 cases, SaO2 > or = 90%, were not tracheotomized. CONCLUSION During saving the lung blast injury, tracheotomy has an important role in sucking hemorrhagic frothy sputum in trachea and keeping the respiratory tract unobstructed.
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- H T Zhen
- Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430030
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Pan HG, Cui YH, Gao QX, Wang CF, Ge X. [The study of the distortion product emission in the people with hypertriglyceride]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi 2000; 14:299-300. [PMID: 12563878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the change of the amplitude and latency of the distortion product emission (DPOAE) in the people with hypertriglyceride. METHOD The DPOAE amplitude and latency of 30 people with hypertriglyceride and 18 normal was acquired with ILO-V5. RESULT Although the hearing threshold of pure tone was not affected, but DPOAE amplitude of the people with hypertriglyceride was significantly decreased with the normal people, the changes of latency was not significantly affected. CONCLUSION The cochlea of patient with hyperlipidemia may be damage in its early-stage. The generating mechanism of DPOAE latency and amplitude may be different.
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- H G Pan
- Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430030
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Zhang H, Zhang X, Zheng RL, Gao QX, Wei ZQ, Li WJ, Chen WQ, Liang JP, Han GW, Huang T, Xie HM. Alleviation of pre-exposure to low-dose 16O8+ ion on mouse testicular histological damage induced by subsequent high-dose irradiation. Shi Yan Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2000; 33:97-100. [PMID: 12548972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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The testes of the B6C3F1 hybrid strain mice were irradiated with 0.05 Gy of 16O8+ ion as the pre-exposure dose (D1), and were then irradiated with 2 Gy of 16O8+ ion as challenging radiation dose (D2) at 4 h after per-exposure. Testicular morphology was observed by light microscope at 35th day after radiation. The results showed that irradiation of mouse testes with 2 Gy of 16O8+ ion significantly impaired, mainly reduction of tubule diameter and decrease or loss of germ cells in various developing stages, especially spermatogenic elements. Pre-exposure to a low-dose (0.05 Gy) of 16O8+ ion significantly alleviated above mentioned damage on testicular morphology induced by subsequent a high-dose (2 Gy) radiation.
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- H Zhang
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000
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Zhen HT, Wang CF, Cui YH, Gao QX, Ge X. [The evaluation of eustachian tube function in patients suffered from SOM with C type curve]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi 2000; 14:201-2. [PMID: 12541542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore eustachian tube (ET) function in patients suffered from SOM with C type curve. METHOD To test the tympanogram following toynbee test and valsalva manoeuvre respectively. The shift of peak point was quantified and the results were compared with normal subjects. RESULT ET dysfunction was found in 52.38% of the patients, it was observed in 30% of the normal subjects (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION ET dysfunction is one of the causes of SOM with C type curve, but not the only cause.
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- H T Zhen
- Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430030
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Zhen HT, Wang CF, Cui YH, Gao QX, Ge X. [A new method to evaluate the eustachian tube function]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi 2000; 14:160-1. [PMID: 12541489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the practicality of a new method to evaluate eustachian tube function. METHOD We acquired the tympanogram of 30 normal persons (60 cases) by means of classical tympanometry, Toynbee test and valsalva maneuvre respectively, the peak point of each tympanogram was P1, P2 and P3 corresponding P1 -P2 > 10 daPa or Pmax-Pmin > 15 daPa was accepted as normal. RESULT 70% cases were accepted normal, whose peak point shifted obviously. CONCLUSION The method is a simple, objective and practical one; If the peak point shifts obviously, the function of ET is normal; On the contrary, if the function of ET may be abnormal, other tests should be performed.
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- H T Zhen
- Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430030
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Liu Z, Gao QX, Cui YH, Wang CF. [Influence of smoking on nasal airway resistance]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi 2000; 14:60-1. [PMID: 12541475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the influence of smoking on nasal airway resistance (NAR). METHOD The unilateral and total NAR of 40 normal controls, 41 slight smokers and 42 heavy smokers were evaluated by anterior rhinomanometry before and after nasal decongestion. RESULT Before nasal decongestion, the unilateral and total NAR of heavy smokers increased significantly (P < 0.05) compared with that of normal controls. After decongestion, there was no significant difference (P > 0.05). Whenever before or after decongestion, there was no significant difference between slight smokers and normal controls (P > 0.1). CONCLUSION Long-time and heavy smoking can enhance the NAR, which may be due to the chang of blood vessels in nasal mucosa.
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- Z Liu
- Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430030
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Zhang H, Zheng RL, Wang RY, Wei ZQ, Li WJ, Gao QX, Chen WQ, Wang ZH, Han GW, Liang JP. Chromosomal aberrations induced by 12C6+ heavy ion irradiation in spermatogonia and spermatocytes of mice. Mutat Res 1998; 398:27-31. [PMID: 9626962 DOI: 10.1016/s0027-5107(97)00236-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The testes of Kun-Ming strain mice were radiated with different doses of 12C6+ ion or 60Co gamma-ray. Chromosomal aberrations induced in spermatogonia and spermatocytes were analyzed by the air-drying method. The relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of 12C6+ ion was calculated with respect to 60Co gamma-ray for the induction of chromosomal aberrations. The 12C6+ ion and 60Co gamma-ray dose-response relationships for chromosomal aberrations were plotted by linear quadratic models. The results showed that there was an increase in frequency of chromosomal aberrations in all the treated groups compared to controls. The RBE values were 1.67 for aberrations of spermatogonia and 1.66 for aberrations of spermatocytes for a dose of 2.0 Gy. Moreover, a different distribution of the various types of aberrations has been found for 12C6+ ion and 60Co gamma-ray irradiations. The dose-response relationships for 12C6+ ion and 60Co gamma-ray exhibited negative curvature in both spermatogonia and spermatocytes groups: the frequencies of aberrations increased sharply at low doses and exhibited less sharp increases for higher doses, which may be related to an interaction between the chromosomal damage and a block in cell cycle. Our results may provide useful information for the assessment of genetic risks of humans exposed to heavy ions.
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- Department of Application of Heavy Ions, Institute of Modern Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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Zhang H, Zheng RL, Wei ZQ, Li WJ, Gao QX, Chen WQ, Wang ZH, He J, Liang JP, Han GW, Huang T, Li Q, Xie HM, Zhang SM, Cai XC. Effects of pre-exposure of mouse testis with low-dose (16)O8+ ions or 60Co gamma-rays on sperm shape abnormalities, lipid peroxidation and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity induced by subsequent high-dose irradiation. Int J Radiat Biol 1998; 73:163-7. [PMID: 9489563 DOI: 10.1080/095530098142545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the effects of pre-exposure of mouse testis with low-doses of (16)O8+ ions or 60Co gamma-rays on sperm shape abnormalities, lipid peroxidation and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity induced by subsequent high-dose irradiation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Testes of the B6C3F1 hybrid strain mice were pre-irradiated with 0.05 Gy of (16)O8+ ions or 60Co gamma-rays and then after 4 h given a test irradiation with 2 Gy of the same radiation type. SOD activity and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in the testes were determined by spectrophotometric and TBA methods respectively at 4 h after irradiation. Testis weight, sperm count and sperm morphology were analysed at day 35 after irradiation. RESULTS Compared with controls, there was a significant increase in SOD activity and a significant decrease in TBARS level of pretreated testes. Testis weight loss, sperm count reduction and sperm abnormalities were significantly lower in the pretreated testes. The bioeffects of a 2 Gy dose of (16)O8+ ions relative to 60Co gamma-rays were 1.84 +/- 0.28 for testis weight, 1.22 +/- 0.25 for sperm count and 1.29 +/- 0.10 for sperm abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that pre-exposure of testes with a low dose of heavy ions or gamma-rays renders the organ more resistant to subsequent high-dose irradiation. The increase of SOD activity and the decrease of lipid peroxidation levels induced by low-dose ionizing irradiation may be involved in this resistance. The effects with heavy ion irradiation were greater than with gamma-rays.
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- H Zhang
- Department of Application of Heavy Ions, Institute of Modern Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou
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