1.Experimental study of preventive effect of Anduolin (ADL) on radiation-induced lung injury in mice
Hui WANG ; Xin WANG ; Dequan PANG ; Yumin FAN ; Lei HU ; Jie CHEN ; Huakun SU ; Lin YAO
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2012;32(3):278-281
Objective To observe the preventive effect of Anduolin(ADL) on radiation-induced lung injury in mice.Methods Totally 180 of Kunming mice were randomly classified into six groups:normal control group ( N ),irradiation control group ( R),irradiation plus low dose ADL group ( L),irradiation plus middle dose ADL group ( M),irradiation plus high dose ADL group ( H),and irradiation plus Dexamethasone group (D).The mice except group N were irradiated with 20 Gy of 6 MV X-rays on whole lung.The mice in group L,M and H were given with ADL 1 d before irradiation and continued for 6 weeks after irradiation.At 2,4 and 6 weeks after irradiation,the general situation and the lung pathological changes of mice were observed.The lung wet weight,collagen contents of the whole lung tissue,hydroxproline concentration,and TGF-β1 expression in the lung were also delected.Results Compared to the group R,the mice breathing rate,hydroxproline concentration,and TGF-β1 expression in the group L were not significantly changed.While in the groups M,H and D,the breathing rate,the generation of hydroxproline and the expression of TGF-β1 were decreased significantly ( F =2.668-161.646,P <0.05).In addition,ADL alleviated the pathological changes on radiation-induced lung injury in mice.Conclusions ADL might have the preventive effect on radiation-induced lung injury in mice.
3.Safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among the elderly in the real world
Xu CHEN ; Lingxian QIU ; Xiaohui LIU ; Yingying SU ; Huakun LYU
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2024;44(7):646-652
The elderly are prone to develop severe disease or die after infection with SARS-CoV-2, and inoculation of COVID-19 vaccine is of great significance to reduce the serious case and death. Several COVID-19 vaccines have been administered and demonstrated their safety and effectiveness in the real world. This review summarizes the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in the real-world studies, especially the rare adverse reactions associated with vaccine and protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death in different epidemiological contexts.