1.Effects of Chinese herbal formula Er-miao-san on Gnαq expression and improvement of inflammatory reaction in CIA model rats
Wenjing LU ; Zhen LI ; Huiqin HAO ; Yuting GAO ; Ze WANG ; Jin LIU
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2024;40(6):1222-1227
Objective:To explore the effect of different concentrations of Chinese herbal formula,Er-miao-san(EMS)immune regulatory gene on Gnαq expression in rats with collagen-induced arthritis(CIA).Methods:In the study,we established a CIA model,and randomly divided into model groups,EMS group with 1.5,3.0 and 4.5 g/kg(L-EMS,M-EMS,H-EMS)were adminis-tered to CIA rats by gavage,methotrexate was used as a positive control group(MTX).The rats in each group were given correspond-ing drugs for treatment,and the normal control group and model group were given the same amount of normal saline gavage.ELISA detects the expression of IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-α in rats'serum.The mRNA and protein expression of Gnαq were analyzed using qRT-PCR and Western blot.The localization of Gnαq was performed by IHC.Results:The joint of rats in CIA group showed obvious damage,tissue hyperplasia and inflammatory infiltration;the joint tissue destruction and proliferation of MTX and EMS groups were reduced;the expressions of IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-α in CIA group were extremely increased(P<0.01).The expressions of IL-1β(except H-EMS group),IL-6 and TNF-α in MTX and EMS groups were significantly lower than those in CIA group(P<0.05).The expressions of IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-α in L-EMS group were lower than those in the M-EMS and H-EMS groups(P<0.05,P<0.01).The expression of Gnαq mRNA and protein in spleen and joints of CIA group were higher than those of Control group(P<0.01).The expression of Gnαq mRNA and protein in spleen and joints of EMS and MTX groups were lower than those of CIA group(P<0.05).The expression of Gnαq mRNA and protein in the dose of 1.5 g/kg of EMS group was lower than those of the other groups(P<0.01,P<0.05).Different degree of posi-tive signal was detected in spleen and joints in different groups.Conclusion:Gnαq is expressed in spleen and joints of CIA rats,may participate in the formation of inflammatory response in CIA rats,and then mediate the formation and development of RA by down-reg-ulating the expression of Gnαq.
2.Efficacy of glucocorticoid stent implantation in ethmoid sinus after endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.
Huiqin ZHOU ; Wei ZHANG ; Wanyang GONG ; Jing JIN ; Kunyu LIU ; Yu XU
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2023;37(4):252-257
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of glucocorticoid sinus stents implanted 2 weeks after functional endoscopic sinus surgery(FESS) for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps(CRSwNP). Methods:CRSwNP patients with similar bilateral lesions were randomly divided into two groups, with a stent group of 25 patients and a control group of 24 patients. Patients in the stent group had glucocorticoid sinus stents implanted into the bilateral ethmoid sinuses 2 weeks after FESS, while the control group underwent postoperative debridement only. Follow-up assessments occurred at postoperative weeks 2, 4, 8, and 12. Patients were asked to assess their sensation of nasal symptoms using a 10-point visual analog scale. Efficacy was assessed by endoscopic evaluations. Sinus obstruction, crusting/coagulation, polyp formation, middle turbinate position, adhesions, mucosa epithelialization, and postoperative intervention were assessed as efficacy outcomes. GraphPad Prism 9 was applied for statistical analysis. Results:At 4 and 8 weeks postoperatively, the stent group showed significant improvement in VAS scores of nasal congestion and runny nose compared with the control group(P<0.05). No significant difference was observed in the VAS scores of head and facial stuffiness, loss of smell, or nasal dryness/crusting between the two groups(P>0.05). Compared with the control group, the stent group had a lower rate of polypoid formation at 4, 8, and 12 weeks postoperatively. At postoperative week 12, the rate of mucosal epithelialization in the ethmoid cavity was significantly higher in the stent group. During the follow-up, the frequency of postoperative intervention was significantly lower in the stent group than in the control group(P<0.05). Besides, a lower incidence of middle turbinate lateralization was found in the stent group at 8 and 12 weeks postoperatively. At 8 weeks postoperatively, the stent group had a percentage of adhesion lower than that of the control group(all P<0.05). Conclusion:Implantation of glucocorticoid sinus stents after FESS can maintain sinus cavity patency, improve the inflammatory status of the operative cavity, reduce postoperative interventions, and promote benign regression of the operative cavity.
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3.Comparison of different concentrations of pyruvate-based peritoneal dialysis solution for peritoneal resuscitation in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock
Huiqin SHEN ; Xuetao YAN ; Jingjing ZHANG ; Jiangtao DENG ; Ying XIONG ; Linlin JIANG ; Qiongyue ZHANG ; Tangjing WU ; Zhe JIN ; Zongze ZHANG ; Yanlin WANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2019;39(1):101-104
Objective To compare the efficacy of different concentrations of pyruvate-based peritoneal dialysis solution for peritoneal resuscitation in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock.Methods Forty SPF healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 200-250 g,were assigned to 4 groups (n=10 each) using a random number table method:sham operation group (S group),routine Ⅳ resuscitation group (VR group),and intraperitoneal resuscitation with different concentrations of pyruvate-based peritoneal dialysis solution groups (PY1 group,PY2 group).The animals were anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium 400 mg/kg.Hemorrhagic shock was induced by withdrawing blood from the left femoral artery until mean arterial pressure (MAP) was reduced to 30-40 mmHg and maintained for 60 min,and the animals were then resuscitated by infusion of shed blood.In VR group,hemorrhagic shock was resuscitated by retransfusion of autologous blood and with normal saline 2 times the volume of blood loss at 1 h after hemorrhagic shock.Routine Ⅳ resuscitation was performed,and 40 and 80 mmol/L peritoneal dialysis solution 20 ml were intraperitoneally infused for 30 min at the same time in PY1 and PY2 groups,respectively.MAP was recorded before blood-letting (T0),at 5,30 and 60 min of shock (T1-3) and 5,30,60,90 and 120 min after the end of resuscitation (T4-8).Blood samples were collected at T8 for blood gas analysis,and pH value,partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2),partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2),base excess (BE),and bicarbonate ion concentration (HCO3-) were recorded.Results Compared with S group,MAP was significantly decreased at T1-8 in VR and PY1 groups and at T1-7 in PY2 group,and pH value,PaO2,BE and HCO3-were significantly decreased,and PaCO2 was increased in VR group (P<0.05).Compared with VR group,MAP at T4-8,pH value,PaO2,BE and HCO3-were significantly increased,and PaCO2 was decreased in PY1 and PY2 groups (P<0.05).Compared with PY1 group,MAP at T6-8 and pH value were significantly increased (P<0.05),and no significant change was found in PaO2,PaCO2,BE or HCO3-in PY2 group (P>0.05).Conclusion Peritoneal resuscitation with 80 mmol/L pyruvate-based peritoneal dialysis solution produces better efficacy than 40 mmol/L in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock.
4.Effect of peritoneal resuscitation with pyruvate-based peritoneal dialysis solution on liver injury in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock
Jingjing ZHANG ; Linlin JIANG ; Qiongyue ZHANG ; Zhe JIN ; Tangjing WU ; Huiqin SHEN ; Zongze ZHANG ; Yanlin WANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2017;37(6):736-739
Objective To evaluate the effect of peritoneal resuscitation (PR) with pyruvate-based peritoneal dialysis solution (PDS) on liver injury in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock.Methods Fifty healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 200-250 g,were used in this study.The animals were anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium,tracheostomized and mechanically ventilated.Hemorrhagic shock was induced by withdrawing blood from the left femoral artery at a rate of 0.6 ml/min within 10 min until mean arterial pressure (MAP) was reduced to 30-40 mmHg which was maintained for 60 min.The animals were divided into 5 groups (n =10 each) using a random number table:sham operation group (group SH),conventional Ⅳ resuscitation group (group CVR),PR with normal saline group (group NS),PR with lactate-based PDS group (group LA) and PR with pyruvate-based PDS group (group PY).The animals only underwent surgical procedure in gronp SH.In group CVR,the animals were resuscitated with infusion of the blood withdrawn and normal saline (the volume was 2 times volume of blood loss) via the right femoral artery after successful establishment of hemorrhagic shock.In NS,LA and PY groups,conventional resuscitation was performed,and the animals were simultaneously resuscitated with normal saline,2.5% glucose-based PDS containing lactate,and 2.5% glucose-based PDS containing pyruvate 20 ml,respectively.The blood withdrawn and fluid for resuscitation were all infused over 30 min.MAP was recorded before blood letting,at 5,30 and 60 min of shock and at 5,30,60,90 and 120 min after the end of resuscitation.The arterial blood lactate level was measured by chemical colorimetry at 120 min after the end of resuscitation.The animals were then sacrificed and livers were removed for examination of the pathological changes with a light microscope.The damage to livers was assessed and scored.Results Compared with MAP before blood letting,MAP was significantly decreased during hemorrhagic shock and increased at each time point after resuscitation in CVR,NS,LA and PY groups (P<0.05).Compared with group SH,MAP during hemorrhagic shock and at each time point after resuscitation was significantly decreased,and the arterial blood lactate level and liver damage scores were increased in CVR,NS,LA and PY groups (P<0.05).Compared with CVR and NS groups,the arterial blood lactate level and liver damage scores were significantly decreased in LA and PY groups (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the arterial blood lactate level or liver damage scores between group CVR and group NS (P>0.05).Compared with group LA,the arterial blood lactate level and liver damage scores were significantly decreased in group PY (P<0.05).Conclusion PR with pyruvate-based PDS can reduce liver injury in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock.
5.Disability adjusted life years of type 2 diabetes in population in Zhejiang province, 2013.
Huiqin WANG ; Ruying HU ; Fangrong FEI ; Weiwei GONG ; Jin PAN ; Hao WANG ; Haibin WU ; Meng WANG ; Min YU
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2016;37(1):98-101
OBJECTIVETo estimate the disease burden of type 2 diabetes in population in Zhejiang in 2013.
METHODSAccording to the method in global burden of disease study (GBD) 2010, the related disability adjusted life years (DALYs), years of life lost (YLL) and years lived with disability (YLD) were calculated by using the incidence, prevalence and mortality data of type 2 diabetes in population in Zhejiang and DISMODⅡ.
RESULTSThe overall DALYs of type 2 diabetes was 5.36 per 1000 population, which was higher in women (5.49 per 1000) than in men (5.24 per 1000), The population in urban area had higher DALYs (5.47 per 1000) than those in rural area (5.42 per 1000). The DALYs in old population was high, which peaked in age group 80-84 years (32.63 per 1000) with YLL/YLD of 0.62. The disease burden of type 2 diabetes was mainly caused by disability.
CONCLUSIONThe YLL of type 2 diabetes in Zhejiang was higher than the national average level.
China ; epidemiology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; epidemiology ; Disabled Persons ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Prevalence ; Quality-Adjusted Life Years ; Rural Population ; Urban Population
6.Metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 and its role in cancer
Hongyan GUO ; Lizhen HE ; Yunfei ZHANG ; Hong ZHANG ; Huiqin JIN ; Wenwen AN
Journal of International Oncology 2016;43(1):32-35
The protein product of metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1) gene induces the activation of hepatocyte growth factor/mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (HGF/c-Met) signaling pathway through transcriptionally activating c-Met gene and upregulating its expression to further promote tumor invasion and metastasis.High level expression of MACC1 is associated with the occurrence and metastasis of a wide variety of human tumors, such as colon cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer etc.In addition, the overexpression of MACC1 is also closely associated with clinical TNM stages and distant metastasis.Thus, MACC1 can serve as an independent indicator of tumor metastasis and prognosis, and become a new target for gene therapy.
7.The development of study in pain management during wound dressing
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(10):775-778
The status quo of pain,trigger mechanism of pain,the manner of pain valuation and painalleviating measures during wound dressing were analyzed by checking literatures at home and abroad.These studies implied that the dressing-related pain impacted not only wound healing but also patients' daily life.At the same time,the studies and clinic practice of dressing-related pain in China were relatively deficient,therefore it is important that clinic practitioner should pay more attention to awareness of dressing-related pain and pain causes and take measures to relieve pain.
8.Comprehensive application of four quality management tools in nursing quality management
Caijuan XU ; Jingfen JIN ; Huiqin WANG ; Huafen WANG ; Shuangyan XU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(17):1275-1277
Objective To analyze the effect and the problems of the comprehensive application of quality management tools in order to improve nursing quality and ensure patient safety.Methods To summarize the implementation of Plan,Do,Check,Action(PDCA),quality control circle(QCC),root cause analysis(RCA),healthcare failure mode and effect analysis(HFMEA) in the nursing quality improvement.Aiming at problems arising in application process,the measures such as systematic training of quality management knowledge,case demonstration,standardized evaluation throughout the whole process,holding competition activities,inviting experts to give immediate guidance were applied.Results Among 1 798 PDCA and QCC programs,the result of 1 795 programs reached the target value,3 substandard programs reached the expected outcome finally after cause analysis,procedure break down and adjust of improvement contents.No nursing error or adverse events occurred.The indicators of nursing quality improved and patient satisfaction was 98.58%,which got the third position among all national hospitals.Conclusions The comprehensive application of four quality management tools was helpful in enhancing the effect of nursing quality improvement.
9.Efficancy and safty of antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B patients in second trimester of pregnancy
Xiaoxian JIANG ; Wenbao HUANG ; Min WU ; Yunfeng PAN ; Huiqin LI ; Jie JIN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015;12(3):238-242
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safty of antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B ( CHB ) patients in second trimester of pregnancy.Methods Seventy-nine CHB patients in second trimester of pregnancy were collected from Hangzhou First People’ s Hospital and Xixi Hospital of Hangzhou during January 2010 to December 2013.Patients were divided into antiviral treatment group ( n=47) and the control group (n=32) according to their own wishes.Patients in antiviral treatment group were given lamivudine or telbivudine treatment plus hepatoprotective medication, while those in control group were only given hepatoprotective medication.All pregnant women were observed for 12 weeks after childbirth and the neonates were followed-up for 6 months after birth.The liver function, HBV DNA loads, HBV serological markers were measured;adverse effects during pregnancy, blocking rates of mother-to-child transmission and the growth of neonates were documented.t test or Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.Results Alanine aminotransferase ( ALT) normalization rate and HBV DNA negative rate in antiviral treatment group before childbirth were 88.6%(39/44) and 84.1%(37/44) , while those in the control group were 60.0%(18/30) and 0 (χ2 =8.27 and 50.46, P<0.05).After 12 weeks of childbirth, ALT normalization rate and HBV DNA negative rate in antiviral treatment group were both 100.0% (44/44), which were higher than those in control group (90.0%and 0) (χ2 =4.59 and 74.00, P<0.05).HBeAg seroconversion was observed in 1 (2.8%) and 4 (11.1%) patients in antiviral treatment group before and 12 weeks after childbirth, but it was not observed in the control group.The difference in HBeAg seroconversion rate bwteen two groups was not of statistical significance (P>0.05).No patient in antiviral treatment group terminated pregnancy due to abnormal liver function or adverse effect of drugs, while 2 out of 30 patients (6.7%) in the control group terminated the pregnancy, but the difference between two groups was not of statistical significance (χ2 =1.01, P >0.05).Mother-to-child transmission of HBV was successfully blocked in antiviral treatment group, while 3 cases (11.5%) in control group were failed (χ2 =5.19, P<0.05).No significant differences in gestational age, body mass, body length, Apgar score between two groups were observed (t=0.65, 0.84, 0.25 and 0.77, P>0.05).Conclusion Antiviral treatment can improve liver function, inhibit HBV replication and reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission, and is safe for CHB patients in second trimester of pregnancy.
10.Research on cationic vector-mediated RNAi.
Xu ZHANG ; Huiqin DING ; Bing WANG ; Shaohui CUI ; Yinan ZHAO ; Wenshi JIN ; Shubiao ZHANG ; Mei JIN
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2012;29(4):722-726
In order to study the efficiency of small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfer mediated by cationic liposome, we used luciferase siRNA to evaluate the gene silencing activity in the Hep-2 cells, which were stably transduced with a luciferase gene. The pDNA transfection was studied, and siRNA arrearage assay was conducted to determine the capability of cationic liposome with siRNA. Different concentrations of siRNA was used to silence luciferase gene' activity, and then the result was examined by microplate reader. Cell viability was analyzed after transfection by MTT assay. The results suggested that Lipofectamine 2000 could transfer the pDNA efficiently, and have strong binding capacity with siRNA. The silencing efficiency of luciferase was obtained with low concentration of siRNA. The cell viability was influenced by RNA interference (RNAi) very slightly, but the cell survival rate decreased with the increase of siRNA concentrations. It was well concluded that by optimizing the experimental conditions, cationic liposome can transfer low concentration siRNA to silence target gene's activity efficiently.
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