1.Protective effects of piceatannol on retinal ganglion cells in experimental glaucoma rats
Qian DU ; Xu HOU ; Jianbo LI ; Fengren ZHOU ; Chen DU
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 2017;37(6):527-530,547
Objective To investigate the protective effects of piceatannol on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in rats with glaucoma.Methods Forty rats were randomly divided into 4 groups:control group,model group,low dose piceatannol treatment group and high dose piceatannol treatment group.Photocoagulation method was used to establish the experimental glaucoma model in rats,and then rats were given 100 mg· kg-1 or 200 mg · kg-1 of piceatannol by gavage.The intraocular pressure was measured before and after the model was established.Rat retinal ganglion cells were labeled and counted using FG staining.Retinal tissue pathological morphology was observed by HE staining.The protein expression of p-JNK,p-c-Jun,p-ERK,p-p38 MAPK and TNF-α were measured by western blot.Results Compared with control group,the intraocular pressure,the protein expressions of p-JNK,p-c-Jun p-ERK,p-p38 MAPK and TNF-α were significantly increased in model group (all P < 0.05).However,the number of RGCs were lower in model group(P <0.05).Furthermore,there were cavitation and edema changes in retinal tissue of model group.Compared with model group,piceatannol treatment markediy increased the number of RGCs(P =0.003,0.002),improved the pathological morphology of retinal tissue,and reduced the protein expressions of p-JNK,p-c-Jun p-ERK,p-p38 MAPK and TNF-α (all P < 0.05),especially for the high concentration.Conclusion Piceatannol can protect against RGCs injury in glaucoma rats,and the mechanism may be associated with inhibition of MARK signaling pathway.
2.Regional distribution and resource allocation of intraocular lens diopter in cataracts on Lifeline Express
Ling WAN ; Fengren DU ; Qing CAO ; Shaowei YANG
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 2017;37(3):255-258
Objective To investigate the better medical resource allocation scheme by analyzing the overall situation and regional characteristics of intraocular lens diopter in cataract patients on Lifeline Express.Methods The total of 27 663 patients data from seven administrative regions of China on cataract surgery in China Lifeline Express from 2014 to 2016 were collected.All diopter values of IOL were recorded to grasp the overall distribution of IOL diopter in cataract patients,and the distributive difference among administrative regions was analyzed.Results The distribution of IOL diopter in 27 663 cataract patients presented a skewed trend,with peak value in 21-<22 D.The greater frequency of IOL diopter was mainly concentrated in 19-<24 D,accounting for 72.48% of the total.The IOL diopter peak was present in 22-< 23 D in Northeast China,North China,Central China,East China,and the overall waveform offset to a large degree direction.The IOL diopter peak was present in 21-< 22 D in Northwest,Southwest,South China,and the overall waveform showed the trend of small degree direction.The occurrence frequency of IOL with diopter < 10 D was significantly more obvious in Northwest,Northeast China,North China and East China.At the same time,the occurrence frequency of IOL with diopter ≥25 D was significantly more obvious in Central China,Northeast China,East China,North China.Conclusion The IOL diopter values of cataract patients in different administrative regions present a skewed distribution and there are subtle differences between different regions.The results can provide the basis for resource allocation for large scale cataract surgery in each area.
3.Rehabilitation Medicine Teaching for International Medical Students
Feng GAO ; Ailing ZHU ; Jianjun LI ; Liangjie DU ; Mingliang YANG ; Hongyu CHU ; Hongxia LI ; Yang ZHAO ; Fengren ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2016;22(10):1236-1240
With the continuous expansion of the enrollment of international medical students and the improvement of teaching quality, as well as the rapid development of rehabilitation medicine in China, rehabilitation medicine has become one of the required courses for in-ternational medical students. In view of the main problems suffered by the international medical undergraduate students in the study of reha-bilitation medicine, we mainly focused on the education concepts, teaching management and quality evaluation system, curriculum setting, construction of teaching materials, teacher training, teaching mode, teaching research and so on. The aim is to provide reference for improv-ing education quality in the course of rehabilitation medicine for the international medical students.