1.Effects of Jiaji electroacupuncture combined with treadmill training on tibial reconstruction and VEGF expression in rats with sciatic nerve dissection injury
Yan WANG ; Jincao ZHI ; Lele ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2024;39(10):1401-1408
Objective:To observe the effects of Jiaji electroacupuncture combined with treadmill running training on tibial bone density,volume and number of blood vessels and VEGF expression after sciatic nerve amputation injury in rats,and provide theoretical basis for promoting tibial reconstruction after Jiaji electroacupuncture combined with treadmill running training. Method:A total of 180 SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group,model control group,Jiaji electroacupuncture group,treadmill group,combination treatment group(Jiaji electroacupuncture+treadmill),with 36 rats in each group.After 2,4 and 8 weeks of postoperative intervention,the rats were divided into 3 subgroups,12 in each subgroup.The model was made by suture of sciatic nerve dissociation injury.The normal control group received no intervention;the model control group received no intervention post-modeling.The Jiaji electroacupuncture group,treadmill group and combined group began to receive Jiaji electroacupunc-ture,treadmill training and combined treatment respectively on the 3rd day after surgery.Bone density of tibia was analyzed by Micro-CT scan.The number and volume of the proximal tibial vessels were analyzed by angi-ography.The expression of VEGF mRNA and protein in tibia was detected by RT-PCR and Western Blot.VEGF concentration in tibial bone marrow was determined by ELISA. Result:At 2,4 and 8 weeks post-intervention,the model control group showed significantly lower tibial bone mineral density,proximal vascular volume and quantity,VEGF mRNA and protein expression in bone tissue,and VEGF concentration in bone marrow compared to the normal control group at the same time point(P<0.05).However,overtime,the tibial bone mineral density,the volume and number of proximal blood ves-sels,VEGF mRNA and protein expression in bone tissue and VEGF concentration in bone marrow of rats in the Jiaji electroacupuncture group,treadmill group and combination group were significantly higher than those in the model control group at the same time point(P<0.05),and the combination group showed the most pro-nounced effects(P<0.05). Conclusion:Jiaji electroacupuncture combined with treadmill training may improve tibial bone mineral density by up-regulating the expression of VEGF in tibia and bone marrow.
2.Risk factors during pregnancy and perinatal period for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children: a scoping review
Jincao ZHI ; Shiwen ZHANG ; Meiling HUANG ; Fei PEI ; Yan WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2022;28(1):79-89
Obective To analyze the risk factors during pregnancy and perinatal period leading to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children using scoping review. Methods The literatures related to the risk factors of children's ADHD during pregnancy and perinatal period were searched from CNKI, Wanfang Data, PubMed and Web of Science, from the establishment to July 1st, 2021. The content of author, country, publication time, research object, age, sample size, inclusion time, study design, diagnostic criteria, evaluation tools and related risk factors were extracted. Results A total of 2 721 articles were returned, and 35 articles were finally included, from eleven countries. Most of the articles came from journals related to pediatrics, psychiatry, neurology and epidemiology. The researches were mainly concentrated from 2008 to 2021, mainly were controlled studies and cohort studies. The researches mainly involved the methods of diagnosis, evaluation of risk factors during pregnancy and perinatal period, and related risk factors. The diagnostic criteria of ADHD mainly were the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and International Disease Classification Standards, combined with the questionnaires used by parents and teachers to make the final diagnosis. The risk factors during pregnancy and perinatal period were extracted from medical records of birth, birth records, maternal medical history, perinatal hospitalization and outpatient records, and maternal drug use records during pregnancy, or questionnaire survey (parents/newborns). The risk factors for ADHD in children during pregnancy and perinatal period might be divided into four aspects: maternal factors, intrauterine factors, environmental factors and perinatal accidents. Among them, the maternal factors included young mother, obesity, poor living behavior, substance exposure, medical history, and nutrient deficiency during pregnancy; intrauterine factors included poor fetal development in the mother's uterus, miscarriages and the number of pregnancies; environmental factors included living environment and social environment; perinatal accidents included childbirth accidents and poor health of newborns. Conclusion The pregnancy and perinatal risk factors related to ADHD in children mainly include maternal factors, intrauterine factors, environmental factors and perinatal accidents. The poor mental health of mothers during pregnancy is the main risk factor leading to children's ADHD.
3.Visualized analysis of researches on denervated muscle atrophy in the past five years
Shiwen ZHANG ; Jincao ZHI ; Meiling HUANG ; Fei PEI ; Yan WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2022;28(4):399-406
Objective To perform a visualized analysis of the current status, hotspots and frontiers of research on denervated muscle atrophy in the past five years.Methods The Web of Science core database was used to retrieve relevant documents in the field of denervated muscle atrophy, and visualized analysis was performed on CiteSpace 5.8.R3 in terms of annual number of published papers, frequency of citations, countries, institutions, authors, keywords and references.Results A total of 516 articles were retrieved from 2017 to 2021. The annual number of published papers was on the rise, and the number of citations was increasing year by year. The United States, Canada and England were high-influence countries, the University of Padua in Italy was the leading institution. The author SUN Hualin published the most articles. The authors Bodine S C and Sandri M were the main influencers. Physiological and pathological mechanisms based on cytology, molecular biology and tissue morphology, as well as prevention and treatment measures based on physical factor therapy, drugs and exercise were the research hotspots in this field. It might be coming that taking reactive oxygen species as the target and looking for multi-targeted proteolytic system drugs as the goal for prevention and treatment.Conclusion This visualized analysis has comprehensively summarized the trends and development of denervated muscle atrophy research, and identified the potential research frontiers and hot directions in the near future.