Differential item functioning related to ethnicity in an oral health‐related quality of life measure

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2010; 20: 435–441 Objective. To assess whether an oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL)measure showed differential item functioning (DIF) by ethnicity. Methods. A simple random sample of 12‐ and 13‐year‐old schoolchildren enrolled in the Taranaki District Health Board’s school dental service, New Zealand. Each child (n = 430) completed the Child Perception Questionnaire (CPQ_11‐14) in the dental clinic waiting room, prior to a dental examination. The dataset included age, gender, ethnicity, and deprivation status. The general principle of the analytic plan was that equal scores from each CPQ_11‐14 item were expected from both non‐Mäori and Mäori groups regardless of their ethnic group. Ordinal logistic regression was performed. The dependent variables were the CPQ_11‐14 items. The ethnicity group and each CPQ_11‐14 domain score were the independent variables. Non‐uniform DIF was assessed through adding an interaction term for each CPQ_11‐14 sub‐scale. Results. Non‐uniform DIF was found in two items, one in the Functional Limitations sub‐scale and another in the Social Well‐being sub‐scale. Uniform DIF was found in one item of the Emotional Well‐being sub‐scale. Conclusion. Both non‐uniform and uniform DIF by ethnicity was found in three of 37 items of the CPQ_11‐14 questionnaire, showing it is important to perform DIF analysis when applying OHRQoL measures.     

Exercising attention within the classroom

Aim To investigate whether increased physical exercise during the school day influenced subsequent cognitive performance in the classroom. Method A randomized, crossover‐design trial (two weeks in duration) was conducted in six mainstream primary schools (1224 children aged 8–11y). No data on sex was available. Children received a teacher‐directed, classroom‐based programme of physical exercise, delivered approximately 30 minutes after lunch for 15 minutes during one week and no exercise programme during the other (order counterbalanced across participants). At the end of each school day, they completed one of five psychometric tests (paced serial addition, size ordering, listening span, digit‐span backwards, and digit‐symbol encoding), so that each test was delivered once after exercise and once after no exercise. Results General linear modelling analysis demonstrated a significant interaction between intervention and counterbalance group (p<0.001), showing that exercise benefitted cognitive performance. Post‐hoc analysis revealed that benefits occurred in participants who received the exercise intervention in the second but not the first week of the experiment and were also moderated by type of test and age group. Interpretation Physical exercise benefits cognitive performance within the classroom. The degree of benefit depends on the context of testing and participants’ characteristics. This has implications for the role that is attributed to physical exercise within the school curriculum.     

应用荧光DDRT-PCR初探低剂量的ECPs诱导细胞适应性反应的机理

[目的]用荧光DDRT-PCR技术寻找低剂量环境化学污染物(ECPs)过氧化氢(H_2O_2)、甲醛(FA),三氯乙烯(TCE)诱导细胞适应性反应差异表达的基因,为进一步研究低剂量的环境化学污染物(ECPs)诱导机体的生物学效应及其机理提供科学依据。[方法]依据H_2O_2、FA、TCE对细胞毒性的剂量反应关系,建立适应性反应的模型。然后用荧光DDRT-PCR寻找对照组、低剂量组、高剂量组,适应性反应组差异表达的基因,并鉴定和验证部分差异表达的基因。[结果]按照对照组、低剂量组、高剂量组、适应性反应组处理细胞后,DDRT-PCR结果显示各处理组与对照组比较:H_2O_2有60个差异条带、FA有61个,TCE有52个。选择差异比较明显的条带进行2次PCR,然后通过进一步克隆、测序、同源性比较发现一些已知基因如BCL-2、EIF3S5、NDUFS4、RPS10等。[结论]低剂量环境化学污染物诱导机体的适应性反应可能有维持细胞稳态、抗氧化系统、DNA损伤修复级激活细胞信号分子等过程的参与。     

食管鳞癌患者外周血T淋巴细胞亚群的变化

目的研究食管鳞癌患者外周血T淋巴细胞亚群的变化特点。方法采用流式细胞技术，对108例食管鳞癌患者（食管鳞癌组）术前检测其外周血T淋巴细胞亚群水平，并与50例健康献血者（对照组）对比，分析食管鳞癌患者T淋巴细胞亚群的变化特点。结果（1）与对照组比较，食管鳞癌组患者外周血CD3^＋ 、NK细胞水平差异无统计学意义（P=0．890；P=0．320）；CD4^＋和CD8^＋水平显著增高（P=0．001；P〈0．001），由于CD8^＋增高的程度大于CDZ增高的程度，使得CDgCDs~较对照组降低（P〈0．001）。（2）早期食管鳞癌患者外周血CD4^＋/CD8^＋低于对照组，但差异无统计学意义（P=0．112）；中晚期食管鳞癌患者CDgCDs~进一步降低，与对照组比较差异有统计学意义（P〈0．001），但与早期食管鳞癌患者相比，差异无统计学意义（P=0．218）。（3）有淋巴结转移食管鳞癌患者CD4^＋和CD4^＋/CD8^＋均低于无淋巴结转移患者（P均〈0．001），CD8^＋和NK细胞均高于无淋巴结转移患者，差异均有统计学意义（P=0．002；P=0．005）。结论食管鳞癌患者存在免疫功能低下，随着肿瘤的进展免疫功能进一步受到削弱；监测CD4^＋/CD8^＋的变化可作为食管鳞癌病情进展的标志之一。     

CD4+CD25+调节T细胞与肿瘤免疫治疗策略

随着分子生物技术的不断发展,肿瘤的生物治疗在临床应用中的地位日渐突出,其中CD4+CD25+Foxp3+调节T细胞(CD4+CD25+Foxp3+regulatory T cell,Treg)在抑制肿瘤免疫方面起着重要作用,文章就其近年来在肿瘤免疫领域的研究进展作一综述.     

缺血性脑卒中患者阿司匹林抵抗现象及处理策略

阿司匹林作为缺血性脑血管病的一级和二级预防用药，广受关注。然而长期服用阿司匹林的患者仍会发生动脉血栓形成事件，因此本文就阿司匹林抵抗的概念、发生机制、检测方法、预防措施及其在缺血性脑血管病中的临床意义加以综述。     

音乐疗法在围手术期护理中的应用研究

目的：探讨音乐疗法在围手术期护理中的作用。方法：选择在我院实施局麻手术患者120例，随机分为观察组和对照组，两组均进行常规护理，观察组同时在术前、术中、术后收听自己喜欢的音乐。对两组焦虑水平、术中麻醉药用量和术后疼痛程度进行比较。结果：观察组术前SAS评分和焦虑发生率均明显低于对照组（P〈0．05），而术后两组无显著性差异（P〉0．05）；观察组术中咪唑安定使用量明显少于对照组（P〈0．05），利多卡因使用量也少于对照组，但无显著性差异（P〉0．05）；观察组术后疼痛分级明显低于对照组（P〈0．01）。结论：在同手术期护理中应用音乐疗法，可以减轻患者焦虑、减少麻醉药用量，缓解疼痛，促进康复。     

Dialysis and renal transplantation in children: Long term and recent experience

The outcome of 38 children with endstage renal failure who entered a dialysis and renal transplant programme over a period of 16 years is reported. The initial care was given in an adult programme but in 1985 this was changed to a comprehensive and specifically paediatric programme. Patient survival was 97, 86 and 80% at 1, 5 and 10 years respectively. Thirty-four of the patients spent a mean period of 19 months (range 1-160 months) on dialysis with the preferred form of dialytic therapy being continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Primary cadaveric graft survival was 72 and 42% at 1 and 3 years respectively; although since 1985 1 year graft survival has risen to 90%. The major long term problems have been growth failure and poor social development. Eighty-seven per cent of children have been able to continue normal schooling, and of the 18 who have left school 14 (78%) are employed or undertaking tertiary education. Thus dialysis and transplantation has allowed not only excellent patient survival but also the achievement of satisfactory educational standards and subsequent employment for the majority of patients.     

上颌窦提升在上颌后牙区萎缩牙槽嵴牙种植术中的应用

目的：探讨上颌窦提升术对上颌后牙区萎缩牙槽嵴患者种植义齿修复的临床应用价值。方法：56例患者植入196枚种植体，患者平均年龄60．6岁。将自体松质骨(Spongiosa)与Bio-OSS混合进行上颌窦提升术，根据情况一期或二期植入种植体。种植体植入后至少6个月，选用适当的上部修复体进行义齿修复。结果：上颌窦提升术后或／和种植体植入术后，创口愈合良好，未见种植体松动或脱落，供骨区和种植术区均未见并发症。术后12个月PTVs最小为-5，X线检查种植体周垂直骨吸收均不超过1mm。种植体全部稳定地行使功能。结论：应用上颌窦提升术对上颌后牙区萎缩牙槽嵴患者进行种植义齿修复有广阔的应用前景。