1.Spinal cord plasticity and the effect of step training on functional recovery after incomplete spinal cord injury
Chaoqun YE ; Tiansheng SUN ; Yanhua CAI ; Feng YUE ; Congcong QIN
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2010;32(9):645-648
Objective To explore neural plasticity around an injured region of the spinal cord and the effects of step training on functional recovery after incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats ( n = 24) were induced with spinal cord contusion at T10 and divided into a step training group and a control group ( 12 rats in each). Training started from the 7th day post-injury and lasted for (20 ± 10)min per day, 5 days per week, for 9 weeks. Treadmill speeds were 3 m/min at the beginning, and adjusted daily according to each rat's tolerance up to 11 m/min or more. The functional recovery was measured weekly with the open-field locomotor rating scale of Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan (BBB score). The expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neurofilament protein (NF) and growth-associated protein-43 (GAP-43) in the spinal cord around the injured region were detected. Results After 70 days of step training, the average BBB score of the step training group reached ( 12.86 ± 0.94 ), significantly higher than that of the control group ( 10.71 ± 0.95 ). The expression of NF and GAP-43 around the injured region increased significantly more in the step training group than among the controls. Conclusions Step training can promote functional recovery and neural plasticity in rats after incomplete SCI.
2.The impact of operative timing on clinical outcomes in elderly hip fracture
Xiaowei WANG ; Tiansheng SUN ; Shuqing LIU ; Xiaobin CHEN ; Congcong QIN
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2010;30(12):1171-1174
Objective To study the effect of operative timing on clinical outcomes in elderly hip fracture. Methods Two hundred sixty-seven patients with hip fracture were treated from July 2006 to May 2008. The patients who had an operation within two days (the early surgery group) were compared with the outcome for those who had an operation more than two days (the later surgery group). Outcomes measured were mortality, post-operative complications, operative details, the comorbidity and the activities of daily living of patients. Results One hundred and sixteen patients were included in the study. There were 45 cases in the early surgery group, including 13 males and 32 females. The patients ranged from sixty-five to eightyeight years old, with an average age of 78.76 years. While there were 71 patients in the late surgery group,including 24 males and 47 females. The patients ranged from sixty-six to one hundred and three years old,with an average age of 80.00 years. The demographic data of patients show no significant difference in two groups. There was no difference in intraoperative conditions such as anesthesia, amount of bleeding, type of fixation between two groups. Patients in early surgery group experienced shorter length of hospital stay, and fewer pulmonary complications. The mortality of early surgery group do not show a significant increase at discharge, 6 month, 12 month postoperatively compared to that of the later surgery group. However patients in the early surgery group show a significant increase of ADL scores at discharge, 6 month postoperatively,but not at 12 month. Conclusion The timing of surgery has an impact on clinical outcome in elderly hip fracture. Early surgery was associated with improved function in the first 6 month postoperatively, but not 12months, but it was not associated with mortality.
3.Epidemiological investigation of HPV infection of the females in Chongqing city
Congcong SUN ; Shuang LIANG ; Peng JIANG ; Biao XU ; Jia WANG
Chongqing Medicine 2016;45(36):5136-5138
Objective To investigate the infection status of human papillomavirus (HPV) of females in Chongqing city ,in or‐der to provide scientific references for prevention of HPV infection and control of early cervical lesions .Methods The detection re‐sults of cervical cytology screening for 19 860 females in the University‐Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University ,the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University and a county‐level hospital in Chongqing from January 2012 to January 2015 were collected ,and the HPV typing data were analysed .Results Among the 19 860 females ,5 681 females were infected with HPV ,the infection rate was 28 .61% .Due to the presence of multiple infection ,the actual infection frequency of HPV subtypes in 5 681 females was 8 906 .The infection frequency of high‐risk subtypes ,including multiple infections ,was 6 166 (accounted for 69 .23% ) .According to the probability of infection ,the top eight rate of subtype infection was HPV 52 ,16 ,58 ,6 ,CP8304(81) ,33 , 53 and 18 .The positive rate of single HPV infection was 19 .38% ,the positive rate of multiple infection was 8 .74% ,in which doub‐le infection was the main infection model .The infection rate of females aged 20 years old or less(43 .89% ) was the highest ,while have the infection rate of females aged 36-50 years old was the lowest(27 .26% ) .Conclusion The HPV infection rate of females in Chongqing is high ,the most of females infected by high‐risk subtype HPV .It is necessary to lay emphasis on preventing HPV 52 , 16 ,58 ,33 ,18 infection for females in Chongqing city .
4.Clinicopathological analysis of 306 cases with endometrioid cancer in northern Shandong area
Na JIANG ; Shumin LIU ; Congcong SUN ; Kuixiang LIANG ; Yingzi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2013;20(11):1615-1617
Objective To explore the clinicopathology characteristics of endometrial adenocarcinoma and non-endometrial adenocarcinoma.Methods The clinical data of 306 patients with endometrioid cancer were analyzed retrospectively.Results The patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma accounted for 90% of all patients,and the patients with non-endometrial adenocarcinoma accounted for 10%.Compared with the patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma,the average age of the patients with non-endometrial adenocarcinoma was older[(59.32 ± 7.77)years],the constitution ratio of postmenopausal patients was higher(90%),the clinicopathologic stage was later(P =0.000),the grade of histology was higher(P =0.000),the myometrial invasion was deeper(P =0.014).The patients with nonendometrial adenocarcinoma were prone to occur lymph metastasis(P =0.006),and the recurrence rate was higher(P =0.000).Conclusion There is significant defference between endometrial adenocarcinoma and non-endometrial adenocarcinoma,the patients with non-endometrial adenocarcinoma has poor pronosis,and we should pay more attention to it.
5.Effect of mild hypothermia on the expression of Cyclin D1 in astrocytes under hypoxia/ reoxygenation
Hongbin FAN ; Yinan WANG ; Congcong SUN ; Xiuyuan SUN ; Deqin GENG ; Ruiguo DONG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2012;21(9):793-796
ObjectiveTo explore the changes of astrocytes in vitro on the expression of Cyclin D1 under normal and hypoxia/reoxygenation conditions.MethodsThe primary astrocytes were isolated from the cortex of SD fetal rats(less than 24 hours) and identified by immunosytochemical method with anti-GFAP antibody after 3 passages.Astrocytes of passage 3 were divided into normal group ( control group),hypoxia/reoxygenation group ( H/R 37℃ ),and mild hypothermiaintervention group( H/R 32℃ )separately.Astrocytes from the later tow groups were reoxygenated with 4,12,and 20 hours separately after exposed to hypoxia conditions for 8 hours.Trypan blue staining was employed to detect the survival rates and immunofluorescence,western-blot were used to analyse the expressin of Cyclin D1 of of astrocytes of different groups and time points.Results 1.The GFAP positive astrocytes from passage 3 exceeded 95 %.2.With regard to morphology and survival rates,there is no difference between astrocytes of normal and hypothermia groups after 8 hours exposure to hypoxia conditions.Reoxygenation could obviously rise astrocytes mortality with time went by ( H/R 37 ℃ group:12.87 ± 2.76 ( R4 ),31.55 ± 3.00 ( R12 ),46.40 ±8.50(R20) ;H/R 32℃ group:6.77 ± 1.53( R4),15.97 ±4.00(R12),28.33 ±5.69(R20) ;all P<0.05).3.Immunofluorescence and western-blot revealed that reoxygenation increased Cyclin D1expression markedly,which was proportional to the duration of reoxygenation.Mild hypothermia could reduce Cyclin D1 expression of astrocytes severely under reoxygenation condition.ConclusionCyclin D1 expression can be regarded as a sensitive index of damage to astrocytes caused by hypoxia/reoxygenation conditions.
6.The anti-gastric ulcer effects of combined administration of Bletilla striata and Radix aconiti preparata in mice on the basis of uniform design
Congcong SUN ; Chunfang LIU ; Danni SUN ; Qianqian WANG ; Hui WANG ; Lianhua HE ; Na LIN
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;39(7):611-616
Objective To study the influence of the combined administration of Bletilla striata and Radix aconiti preparata with different doses or ratios on anhydrous ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in mice with gastric ulcer. Methods The uniform design method was adopted on the basis of two factors and seven levels, which aims to investigate the influence of combined oral administration of Bletilla striata and Radix aconiti preparata with different doses or ratios on gastric mucosal injury in the mice with gastric ulcer. The indices like gastric ulcer index and stomach mucosa damage index were used to help selecting the right dose or ratio of decoctions for further study. Results The combined administration of Bletilla striata and Radix aconiti preparata at a certain proportion could reduce gastric ulcer index and stomach mucosa damage index. According to the regression analysis, the gastric ulcer index and stomach mucosa damage index were obviously inhibited by Bletilla striata, while this function decreased with the combined administration of Bletilla striata and Radix aconiti preparata. However, an interactive effect between each other has not been found. The influence of decoctions on the gastric ulcer index and stomach mucosa damage index became less when the compatibility ratio of Radix aconiti preparata increased, which referred to the total dose ranged between 3.64 g/kg and 29.32 g/kg. Conclusions The effect of the combined administration of Bletilla striata and Radix aconiti preparata showed relationship among the doses and ratios on anhydrous ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in mice with gastric ulcer.
7.Comparison of cstⅡ gene in Guillain-Barré syndrome-associated Campylobacter jejuni strains
Shichao SUN ; Xinli BAI ; Juan CHEN ; Ying WANG ; Congcong XING ; Jinsheng FU ; Zhenzhong LI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2011;31(6):554-559
Objective To investigate the pathogenic mechanism of Campylobacter jejuni(C.jejuni) associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome(GBS) and provide strategy for gene modification, the cstⅡ gene from 8 GBS-associated C.jejuni strains were compared with that from 3 GBS-unrelated C.jejuni strains, getting the base and amino acid mutations, the changes of secondary structures and finding the region which may be responsible for the pathogenicity of C.jejuni inducing GBS. Methods Three GBS-associated C.jejuni strains isolated from stools of GBS patients in north China were selected and cultured, which has been confirmed as GBS-associated by animal model. After sequencing the genome of them, the nucleotide sequences of cstⅡ gene were got through sequence alignment. The nucleotide sequences and deduced amini acid sequences of 3 GBS-associated cstⅡ genes were compared with that from 3 GBS-unrelated C.jejuni strains through bioinformatics software, getting the base and amino acid mutations, the changes of secondary structures. Other 5 GBS-associated cstⅡ genes were also aligned to know whether the differences we got above makes sense. In this way the genetic differences between two kinds of C.jejuni strains may be found and speculating the gene region related to the pathogenicity of GBS became possible. Results The cstⅡgene of 3 GBS-associated C.jejuni strains were all composed of 876 base pairs. Compared with GBS-unrelated C.jejuni strains, there were 9 consistent mutation sites in cstⅡ gene of LL and QYT stains, leading to 3 consistent amino acid mutation. The amino acid mutation of 114 and 182 sites in LL and QYT stains existed in other 5 GBS-associated C.jejuni strains. The sole amino acid mutation of ZHX strain -169 site, located near the 182 site. The seventh α-helix(165-180 region)of the secondary structure of the amino acid sequence from GBS-associated strains were shorter than that from GBS-unrelated strains, and the shorter regions were opened to form β-sheet or coli, which also existed in other GBS-related strains in this study.75% of the GBS-associated cstⅡ genes were Asn-51, while 25% of the GBS-associated and all of the GBS-unrelated cstⅡ genes were Thr-51.LL strain showed highly identity to other GBS-unrelated strains in this study. Conclusion The 165-180 segment of secondary structures in cstⅡ gene from local 3 GBS-associated C.jejuni strains are probably the responsible region involved in inducing GBS. The senior structure changes in this region may affect the activity of sialyltransferase and the structures of ganglioside epitope, so that the C.jejuni can acquire the pathogenicity of GBS. This finding may give a clue to genetic modified site. The bi-functional cstⅡ of C.jejuni may be related to the pathogenicity of GBS. The cstⅡ of LL strain to some extent represents the characteristics of Asian strains, which may directs strains monitoring.
8.Clinical effect analysis of Xiaoke-Yuzu decoction on diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Congcong SUN ; Weilong XU ; Fangyuan XU ; Feixiang LIU ; Yue ZHAO ; Jiangyi YU
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;38(5):414-416
Objective To observe the clinical effect of Xiaoke-Yuzu decoction on diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Methods A total of 100 DPN inpatients were recruited and randomly divided into the treatment and control groups. The two groups were both received basic therapy, while the treatment group additionally received Xiaoke-Yuzu decoction. Toronto clinical scores and Chinese medicine symptom scores of both groups were collected to evaluate the clinical effect before and after the therapy. Results The Toronto scores of treatment group were significantly lower than control group after treatment (symptoms score 1.50 ± 0.94 vs. 2.23 ± 1.01, reflection score 3.60 ± 1.77 vs. 4.27 ± 1.72, feeling test score 1.53 ± 0.63 vs. 2.10 ± 0.84,all P<0.05). Meanwhile, the Chinese medicine symptom scores of treatment group were also significantly lower than the control group (main symptom score 1.77 ± 1.17 vs. 3.17 ± 1.82, posterior symptom score 2.23 ± 1.59 vs. 4.27 ± 1.57, the tongue and pulse score 1.83 ± 0.65 vs. 2.47 ± 0.51, all P<0.05). Conclusion Xiaoke-Yuzu decoction plus basic therpy could improve the clinical symptoms of DPN patients.
9.Effects of trichosanthin on apoptosis and cytoskeleton microtubule structure reconfiguration in lung cancer A549 cells
Jing ZHUANG ; Changgang SUN ; Congcong WANG ; Fubin FENG ; Qingliang LV ; Huaqing WANG ; Mianhua WU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2014;45(11):693-696
Objective:This study aimed to explore the effects of trichosanthin on the proliferative inhibition and apoptosis induc-tion in human lung carcinoma A549 cells. Methods:A549 cells were treated with various concentrations of TCS. The inhibitory effects in proliferation were detected by the MTT method. The microfilament changes were observed by transmission electron microscopy. Apoptosis rate and cell cycle were determined by flow cytometry. Results:A549 cells treated with TCS presented apoptotic changes and decreased cell activity. When the concentration increased and time was prolonged, the inhibition rate increased correspondingly. Conclusion:Pharmacological doses of TCS inhibited the proliferation and differentiation in lung carcinoma A549 cells and affected the function in A549 cells by changes in the cytoskeleton.
10.Study on the safety and effectiveness of an exercise prescription for patients with diabetic foot ulcer and peripheral arterial disease
Congcong ZHENG ; Penghua WANG ; Yuejie CHU ; Min DING ; Haojie SUN ; Jie GUO
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2013;(1):18-23
Objective To investigate the effect of exercise prescription on foot perfusion and ulcer healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) accompanied with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).Methods Sixty patients with DFU and PAD were divided into exercise group and control group.The patients in the exercise group took exercise therapy training,ensuring that they could follow the exercise prescription.The patients in the control group had no exercise requirements.After the treatment for 12 weeks,ankle brachial index (ABI),transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2),skin temperature,body mass index (BMI),HbA1C,and the ulcer healing rate in the two groups were compared,the satisfaction and compliance in the exercise group were evaluated,and the adverse events of the treatment were recorded.Results After the treatment for 12 weeks,the ABI,TcPO2,and foot skin temperature in the two groups increased and HbA1C decreased(P<0.05 or P<0.01).TcPO2 increased 5.25 mm Hg(1 mm Hg=0.133kPa),skin temperature increased 0.45℃,and BMI decreased 0.69 kg/m2 in the exercise group,while TcPO2 increased 2.59 mm Hg,skin temperature increased 0.28℃,and BMI increased 0.02 kg/m2 in the control group,showing significant differences in the three index changes between two groups (P<0.01).The healing rate in the exercise group was higher than that in the control group (53.6% vs 25.9%,P <0.05).The patients'compliance and satisfaction to the exercise therapy were 90% and 94%,respectively.The incidence of adverse events in the exercise group had no causal relationship with the exercise prescription.Conclusion The exercise prescription in the study can improve the foot perfusion,and promote ulcer healing.It has the advantage of high safety,patients'compliance and satisfaction.