1.Effect of Negative Living Events and Cerebral Blood Flow on Hemicrania
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2008;14(1):96-96
Objective To investigate the relationship between hemicrania and negative living events or cerebral blood flow.Methods 59 patients were investigated with the negative living events and transcranial Doppler(TCD).The data were compared with those of healthy control.Results Among the patients with hemicrania,the negative living events were found in 52.5% of patients.Abnormity of cerebral artery was found in 72.9% of the patients.It is different from the control.Conclusion Hemicrania may be associated with the dysfunction of brain artery caused by strain.
2.Effect of acupotomy lysis on SP content in central nervous system of rats with knee osteoarthritis
Changqing GUO ; Bo JI ; Dingwen ZHONG ; Younan CHEN ; Yan JIN ; Qingguo LIU ; Mengwei GUO ; Yi ZHANG ; Naigang LIU ; Zhanlu CHEN ; Hanzhang ZHU
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2011;33(4):309-312
Objective To observe the regulatory effect of acupotomy lysis on SP level in spinal cord and tissues above spinal cord of rats with knee osteoarthritis.Methods 60 healthy SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group,model group,electro-acupuncture(EA)group,and acupotomy lysis(AL)group.Mix 4%papain solution with 0.3 mol/L cysteine solution in the ratio of 1∶1.After pausing for 0.5h,inject the mixture,20 μl each time,into the left knee joint cavities of rats in model,AL,and EA groups on the day of 1,4,7.After 4 weeks AL group was treated with acupotomy lysis and EA group with electro-acupuncture.Three weeks after treatment,take samples of spinal cord,midbrain,pituitary gland,thalamus,and hypothalamus from the swellings of rats'waists.Measure the content of SP therein separately.Results Compared with normal control group,there was a significant rise in the content of SP in spinal cord and the tissues above spinal cord of model group rats (P<0.05,P<0.01),and there was a significant rise in spinal cord,pituitary gland,thalamus and hypothalamus of EA group rats (P<0.05,P<0.01);in AL group,there was a significant rise in spinal cord,pituitary gland,thalamus,and there was no statistically difference in hypothalamus and midbrain.Compared with normal control group,there was a significant rise in spinal cord (P<0.05)and a significant decrease in the SP contents in hypothalamus(P<0.05,P<0.01)in EA group.There was no statistically difference between EA group and AL group except in hypothalamus(P<0.05).Conclusion Acupotomy lysis has positive functions in regulating SP content in centrum of rats with knee osteoarthritis,which helps easing pain.
3.Establishment of radiation-induced heart damage rat model and its early detection indicators
Zhangxin FENG ; Bing LU ; Weiwei OUYANG ; Shengfa SU ; Dingwen ZHANG ; Wei WANG ; Yan WAN ; Qingsong LI ; Yichao GENG ; Zhu MA ; Dongdong CAO ; Shimei FU
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2021;30(6):602-607
Objective:To explore the establishment of radiation-induced heart damage (RIDH) SD rat models caused by irradiation of 15Gy/3f and the changes in early detection indicators, and evaluate the effect of irradiation combined with recombinant human endostatin (Endostar).Methods:75 adult male SD rats were randomly divided into the blank control group (C group), Endostar group (E group), 25Gy irradiation group (MHD 25 group), 15Gy irradiation group (MHD 15 group) and 15Gy irradiation combined with Endostar group (MHD 15+ E group), respectively. Blood sample was taken to measure the CK, CK-MB, LDH and CRP at 24h, 48h and 15d after corresponding interventions. After cardiac echocardiography at 1, 3 and 6 months, 5 rats in each group were randomly sacrificed and myocardial tissues were collected for HE and Masson staining. Two-way ANOVA was employed for statistical analysis. Results:Compared with group C, myocardial fibrosis were observed in the MHD 15 group at 6 months ( P<0.05), which occurred later than that in the MHD 25 group. Ejection fraction (EF) and fractional shortening (FS) were significantly decreased after 3 months in each irradiation group (all P<0.05), whereas the degree of decrease was similar among all groups (all P>0.05). The expression levels of myocardial enzymes and inflammatory cytokines did not significantly differ among different groups (all P>0.05). Conclusions:In the early stage, exposure to 15Gy/3f irradiation can cause cardiac function damage in SD rat hearts, such as the reduction of EF and FS, and even lead to myocardial fibrosis in the late stage, which is delayed and less severe than high-dose irradiation. Irradiation combined with Endostar has no significant effect on radiation myocardial injury in rats.