1.Rehabilitation interventions for improving activity and participation ability of the earthquake injured
Jiejiao ZHENG ; Xiuen CHEN ; Weiming ZHANG ; Junfu GU ; Yi CHEN
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008;30(12):839-843
Objective To study the effects of rehabilitation interventions on the earthquake injured to reduce the incidences of disability,to improve the recovery of overall function of the wounded in the earthquake and to guarantee their return to family and society.Methods The rehabilitation team·work provided one-month comprehensive intervention on 92 fracture patients after earthquake and assessed with scale of participate and activities ability,before,after and in the middle of intervention.Results The ability of understanding and communication,moving body,taking care of oneself,getting along with others,undertaking daily activities.social participating and the scores from the scale of participate and activities ability improved significantly(P<0.05).Conclusion Rehabilitation interventions with team-work can effectively enhance the abilities of the earthquake injured to participate in activities and improve quality of life.
2.The value of heparin-binding protein in predicting urosepsis after endoscopic lithotripsy for upper urinary tract stones
Chaohui GU ; Shunli YU ; Naichun ZHOU ; Yongjie FENG ; Long CHEN ; Zhibo JIN ; Junfu YANG ; Jinjian YANG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2019;40(4):290-293
Objective To investigate the value of heparin-binding protein(HBP) in predicting urosepsis after endoscopic lithotripsy for upper urinary tract stones.Methods From January to November 2018,635 cases of upper urinary tract stones treated by endoscopic lithotripsy in our hospital was analyzed.According to the 2014 edition Chinese Guidelines of the diagnosis and treatment of urosepsis,all patients were divided into two groups,the definite urosepsis group (n =53,8.3%) and the no urosepsis group (n =582,91.7%).The serum of HBP level was detected by fluorescence immunoassay technology.The serum of procalcitonin (PCT) level was detected by cyclic enhanced immunofluorescent assay.C-reactive protein (CRP) level was detected by automatic chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer.White blood cells (WBC) count was performed by hematology analyzer.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curves were constructed by SPSS 22 and MedCale,and areas under curves (AUC) were calculated and compared to illustrate the diagnostic power of HBP,PCT,CRP and WBC.The correlation between HBP and WBC was also significant (r =0.68,P < 0.05).Results The level of HBP,PCT,CRP and WBC were significantly higher in the definite urosepsis group compared to the no urosepsis group.AUC of HBP,PCT,CRP and WBC were 0.930,0.878,0.727 and 0.617.When the cutoff of HBP,PCT,CRP and WBC were set as 51.5 ng/ml,0.41 ng/ml,64.2 mg/L and 11.7 × 109/L,the sensitivities were 89.2%,83.3%,83.5% and 44.7%,and the specificity were 95.9%,75.6%,64.3% and 77.1%,respectively.Conclusions The value of heparin-binding protein was superior to that of PCT,CRP and WBC in predicting urosepsis after endoscopic lithotripsy for upper urinary tract stones.Heparin-binding protein could be acted as a diagnostic marker for urosepsis.
3.Effects of β-sitosterol on the function of synovial fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis and its mechanism
Huimin GU ; Qingliang MENG ; Ruiting ZUO ; Junping ZHAN ; Junfu MA ; Yawei LIU
China Pharmacy 2023;34(15):1847-1852
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of β-sitosterol on the function of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblastic synoviocytes MH7A cells and its mechanism. METHODS Network pharmacology was adopted to screen the targets of β-sitosterol and the targets for the treatment of RA. After the intersection of them, topological analysis was performed to find the most critical target in the treatment of RA. MH7A cells were treated with different concentrations (0, 5, 10, 20, 40 μmol/L) of β-sitosterol, and CCK-8 was used to assay cell viability for screening the optimal concentration of β-sitosterol. MH7A cells were induced by 10 ng/mL TNF-α in vitro and treated with β-sitosterol (the optimum concentration). CCK-8 and EdU were used to detect the ability of cell proliferation. Scratch experiment and Transwell invasion assay were used to analyze cell migration and invasion. The levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-6 in cell supernatant were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The mRNA and protein expressions of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) were measured by qRT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. The siRNA targeting PPARα was transfected into MH7A cells, and the effects of β-sitosterol on cell proliferation, migration, invasion, the secretion of inflammatory factors and the expression of PPARα after PPARα knockdown were detected by the above experimental methods. RESULTS PPARα was the most critical target of β-sitosterol in the treatment of RA. The optimal concentration of β-sitosterol was 20 μmol/L. Compared with model group, β-sitosterol decreased the viability of MH7A cells, and the number of proliferating cells also decreased significantly (P<0.05); the cell migration rate and the number of cell invasion decreased significantly (P<0.05). The levels of IL-1β and IL-6 were also significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the mRNA 15 and protein expression levels of PPARα were significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with negative control small interfering RNA group, after PPARα knockdown, the cell viability increased by about 35.6% (P<0.05), the number of cell proliferation, the cell migration rate and the number of cell invasion increased significantly (P<0.05), and the levels of IL-1β and IL-6 also increased significantly (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS β-sitosterol could effectively inhibit the proliferation, migration, invasion and secretion of inflammatory factors in MH7A cells, the mechanism of which may be associated with activating PPARα pathway.