1.Role of membrane-bound complement regulatory protein expression in spinal cord dorsal horn in development of neuropathic pain in rats
Jinbao WANG ; Yao ZHANG ; Shuyuan WANG ; Jianzheng CHENG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2013;(3):282-285
Objective To evaluate the role of membrane-bound complement regulatory protein expression in spinal cord dorsal horn in the development of neuropathic pain (NP) in rats.Methods Forty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 200-250 g,in which intrathecal catheters were successfully implanted without complications,were randomly divided into 4 groups (n =12 each):sham operation group (group S),group NP,normal saline group (group NS) and minocycline group (group M).NP was induced by chronic constrictive injury of the sciatic nerve in NP,NS and M groups.Minocycline 50 μg was injected intrathecally once a day for 7 consecutive days starting from 1 day before ligation of the sciatic nerve in M group,while the equal volume of normal saline was given in stead of minocycline in NS group.Mechanical pain threshold and thermal pain threshold were measured at 1 day before ligation of the sciatic nerve (baseline,T0) and 1,3,7 days after ligation of the sciatic nerve (T1-3).Then the rats were sacrificed at T3 and the lumbar segment (L4,5) of spinal cord was removed for determination of the expression of CD46,CD55,CD59 protein and mRNA in the dorsal horn of spinal cord by Western-blot and RT-PCR,respectively.Results Compared with S group,mechanical pain threshold and thermal pain threshold were significantly decreased at T1-3 and the expression of CD46,CD55 and CD59 protein and RNA was down-regulated at T3 in NP,NS and M groups (P < 0.05).Compared with groups NS and NP,mechanical pain threshold and thermal pain threshold were significantly increased at T2.3 and the expression of CD46,CD55 and CD59 protein and RNA was up-regulated at T3 in M group (P < 0.05).Conclusion The down-regulated expression of membrane-bound complement regulatory proteins in spinal cord dorsal horn and abnormal activation of the complement are involved in the development of NP in rats.
2.Analysis of risk factors for delirium in elderly patients with hip fractures
Xiaowei WANG ; Zhi LIU ; Jianzheng ZHANG ; Cheng PENG ; Tiansheng SUN
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2017;33(6):505-509
Objective To investigate risk factors for postoperative delirium in elderly patients with hip fractures and determine whether the delirium can influence the outcome of hip fracture.Method A retrospective case control study was performed for 521 patients (≥60 years) with hip fractures treated surgically from January 2012 to December 2014.There were 170 males and 351 females, with the age of (79.3±8.3)years.Confusion assessment method (CAM) was applied to diagnose delirium after surgery, and the subjects were divided into delirium group (n=159) and control group (n=362) according to the presence of delirium.Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the riks factors for postoperative delirium, including age, gender, comorbidities, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, type of fracture, haemoglobin, PaO2, albumen, type of anesthesia, type of anesthesia, amount of bleeding, time between admission to surgery, length of operation, type of operation and amount of blood transfusion.Perioperative complications and mortality within 1 year after operation were compared between the two groups.Results Univariate analysis revealed dementia, ASA classification, haemoglobin, PaO2, albumen, interval between admission to surgery, anesthesia method, operation time, and surgery methods were risk factors for postoperative delirium incidence (P<0.05).While multivariate analysis showed only dementia (OR=6.211, 95%CI 2.482-23.498), long interval between admission to surgery (OR=3.505, 95%CI 1.478-6.342), arthroplasty (OR=2.015, 95%CI 1.783-3.481), and PaO2≤60 mmHg (OR=2.766,95%CI 1.783-5.039) were the significant risk factors for postoperative delirium after hip surgery in the elderly.Incidences of lung infection, wound infection, cardiovascular events, cerebrovascular events and deep venous thrombosis in delirium group were higher than those in control group, but only incidences of lung infection and wound infection reached significant differences (P<0.05).Mortality in delirium group was higher than that in control group within 1 year after operation, but there was significant difference only within 3 months after operation (P<0.05).Conclusions Incidence of delirium is high after hip fracture surgery in the elderly.Dementia, long interval between admission to surgery, arthroplasty and PaO2≤60 mmHg are significant risk factors for postoperative delirium incidence, and the delirium patients are associated with high early mortality.
3.Accelerating the professional clinical research team building in the process of transforming towards research-oriented hospitals
Lijun ZHU ; Shani CHENG ; Hao WANG ; Yeye DU ; Wanrong PAN ; Xiaojing XU ; Huijun LIU ; Shansheng ZHOU ; Haiying ZHU ; Shan MOU ; Jianzheng ZHU
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science) 2017;37(6):715-718
Building a professional clinical research team inside hospitals is in favor improving their research abilities,accelerating the clinical discipline construction,improving their comprehensive influence.Also it fits the objective of general hospital development under gate-keeping system.Now in domestic,the percentage of professional research staff in large hospitals accounts was much less than the international level.The main reasons included the misunderstanding of constructing the research-oriented hospitals,insufficient human resources enrollment,less attractive environment to the highlevel researchers and the absence of relevant degree training programs.To enhance the construction of research-oriented hospitals,it's of key importance to build the professional research team in hospitals.Besides,the hospital has to update management conception,broaden the channels of talent cultivation,grasp the development of the subject accurately and interact with the basic medicine and public health subject,increase the financial investment and perfect the relevant management regulations.
4.Reconstruction of calcaneus infective defect with 3D printing titanium cage and Masquelet technology
Jianwen ZHAO ; Cheng LONG ; Xiaowei WANG ; Zhuo WU ; Zhanlin SONG ; Jianzheng ZHANG ; Zhi LIU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2020;40(5):310-316
Objective:To evaluate the clinical outcome of 3D printing titanium cage combined with Masquelet technology for the treatment of calcaneus infective defect.Methods:Data of 5 cases with chronic calcaneus infectivedefect treated with regional flap, 3D printing titanium cage combined with Masquelet technology with rib autograft from January 2017 to January 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 3 males and 2 females, with an average age of 37 years old (range, 17-52 years). The mechanism of the five patients included two motor vehicle incidents, two high fall injuries and one rolling compaction. All patients were treated by two-stage procedures. First stage included debridement, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) filling and regional flap coverage. The soft tissue defect of the 5 cases included 10 cm×8 cm in 2 cases, 8 cm×7 cm, 8 cm×5 cm, and 5 cm×3 cm each in one case. Bone defect included 4 cm×3 cm×2 cm in two cases, 3 cm×3 cm× 2 cm in two cases and 3 cm×1 cm×1 cm in one case. Second stage was 3D printing titanium cage combined with masquelet technology of rib autograft. Time of bone union, morphology of calcaneus, position of implant, Maryland score and AOFAS hind foot score were recorded to evaluate the clinical outcome.Results:All five patients were followed up for an average time of 18.2 months (range, 12-30 months). Infection happened in one patient 2 months after first stage operation and successfully treated by debridement and PMMA replacement. Incision of the rest 4 cases all healed successfully. Germiculture of the five cases included Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in three cases, Staphylococcus epidermidis in one case and Bacterium coli in one case. All five patients got calcaneus bone union after second stage operation. The average time for bone union was 4.32 (range, 3-8) month. Bone trabecular were observed in CT scan 13 (range, 10-22) month post-operation. Average Maryland score in 12 months post-operation was 92 (range, 86-98) and average AOFAS ankle hind foot score was 89.8 (range, 83-100).Conclusion:3D printing titanium cage and Masquelet technology maybe an effective treatment for calcaneus infective defect.