1.Impact and significance of hypoxic preconditioning in the expression of apoptosis-related protein in remaining liver tissue of rats after hepatic resection
Shichun ZHU ; Xinnong LIU ; Peijian ZHANG ; Jian WANG ; Pengfei LI ; Xiaofan HAN
International Journal of Surgery 2014;41(11):754-758,封4
Objective To explore the impact and significance of hypoxia preconditioning on the expression of cytochrome C and caspase 3 protein in rats after hepatic resection.Methods A hepatectomy model was used to study the ischemia reperfusion injury in hepatic resection.Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the following three groups:normal control (NC) group,hepatic resection(HR) group,and hypoxia preconditioning (HP) group,there were twenty four rats in each group.HP Group was given an 10% oxygen-mixed gas for 90 minutes before the operation.At 1,6,12 and 24 hours after the operation,the rats were killed and the following tests were conducted:(1) Liver tissue was sampled to observe the expression of cytochrome C and caspase 3 protein; (2) blood was drawn to conduct a chemical examination; (3) Liver tissue and morphology was observed by transmission electron microscopy.Results The serum levels of ALT and AST in HP group were significantly lower than that of HR group (P<0.05) at 1,6,12 and 24 hours after the hepatic resection.In each time,liver function of the HP group was significantly better than the HR group; The expression of cytochrome C and caspase 3 protein was decreased significantly in HP group at each measurement point.Hepatic cells in HR group showed typical apoptosis signs under transmission electron microscopy (TEM),but no apoptosis was found in HP group.Conclusion HP has marked inhibition to apoptosis by down-regulating the expression of Cyt C and Caspase-3protein and protection to chondrosomes after a hepatic resection.
2.ZHANG Junping's Experience in Treating Coronary Heart Disease Complicated with Hypothyroidism with Four Methods of Warming Yang
Aolin LI ; Lu LIAN ; Xinnong CHEN ; Zhipeng YAN ;
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(3):245-250
This paper summarized Professor ZHANG Junping's clinical experience in treating coronary heart disease (CHD) combined with hypothyroidism. It is believed that yang deficiency was the root cause of CHD complicated with hypothyroidism, and also the key pathogenesis throughout its development. Accordingly, combined with the different focuses on the lesions in the blood, pulse, heart and spirit, Professor ZHANG took warming yang as the basic rule and summarized the four methods of warming yang for syndrome differentiation and treatment. When spleen-kidney yang deficiency, disturbance of qi transformation, dysfunction of blood transportation as the pathological basis of CHD combined with hypothyroidism, the self-prescribed Butian Formula (补天方) could be used for warming yang and benefiting the kidney, thereby regulating Qi and blood; when the cold and dampness blocked the blood vessels, and turbidity-toxin generated gradually, resulting in heart vessel obstruction, the self-prescribed Huazhuo Changmai Decoction (化浊畅脉汤) could be used to warm yang and dissolve the turbidity so that to unblock the heart vessels; when the structure and function of the heart fail, edema due to yang deficiency with pericardial fluid retention, the self-prescribed Yuxin Baomai Formula (育心保脉方) could be used to warm yang and excret water, and protect the heart; when yang deficiency led to emotional and mental stagnation, and the heart impairment aggravated emotional and mental disorders, which resulted in emotional and mental abnormalities, the self-prescribed Jieyu Anshen Decoction (解郁安神汤) could be used to relieve emotional and mental stagnation, and calm mind.
3.Screen the Volatile Oil β-Cyclodextrin Infused Process of the Classic Prescription Recipe Sanhua Decoction Based on Plackett-Burman Combined with Box-Behnken
DENG Yawei ; LIU Mingsong ; LI Xinnong ; LI Chunhua ; XIN Xiaodong
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2023;40(19):2669-2676
OBJECTIVE To optimize the cladding process of volatile oil saturated and aqueous solution method of classic prescription Sanhua decoction. METHODS β-Cyclodextrin was used as the wrapping material, through Plackett-Burman combined with Box-Behnken design tests, the optimal packaging process of Sanhua decoction’s total volatile oil was screened. The clathrate was verified by microscopy, thin layer chromatography, and ultraviolet spectrophotometry, and the change of volatile composition before and after the envelope was determined by headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. RESULTS The best coating process of the total volatile oil of the classic prescription Sanhua decoction was as follows: speed 2 000 r·min-1, wrapping 1 h, feed-liquid ratio 1∶10, baling temperature 30 ℃, material ratio 1∶9. The comprehensive scores of the three validation experiments were 0.981 0, 0.999 9 and 0.963 4, and the average value was 0.981 4, which was 2.87% different from the predicted value of the model. CONCLUSION The saturated aqueous solution method is simple and stable, and the volatile components are basically unchanged before and after the encapsulation, which provides a reference for the development of Sanhua decoction and the research on the volatile oil in the classic recipe.
4.Clinical and radiographic effect of simultaneously labial and lingual augmented corticotomy: a prospective case series study
Yi LI ; Yu FU ; Xinnong HU ; Jian LIU ; Peng DING ; Jianxia HOU ; Li XU
Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2023;58(10):1010-1018
Objective:To investigate soft-and hard-tissue changes after simultaneously labial and lingual augmented corticotomy in patients with insufficient alveolar bone thickness of lower anterior teeth both in labial and lingual side during orthodontic treatment.Methods:From January 2021 to June 2022, 10 patients [2 males and 8 females, (26.2±3.1) years old] who received orthodontic and orthognathic combined treatment from the Fourth Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology were selected. The alveolar bone thickness of lower anterior teeth both in labial and lingual side in these patients was less than 0.5 mm according to cone-beam CT examination before or during treatment, and 60 lower anterior teeth were included. The 10 patients were treated with simultaneously labial and lingual augmented corticotomy. The differences in gingival recession, papilla index and the differences in labial and lingual alveolar bone thickness of lower anterior teeth were compared.Results:Six months after surgery, the alveolar bone thicknesses at the 4 mm under cemento-enamel junction (CEJ), 8 mm under CEJ and at the apical level [labial side: (1.02±0.39), (2.22±0.89) and (4.87±1.35) mm; lingual side: (1.07±0.46), (2.31±1.04) and (3.91±1.29) mm] were significantly higher than that before surgery [labial side: (0.02±0.09), (0.06±0.21) and (2.71±1.33) mm]; lingual side: (0.14±0.29), (0.40±0.52) and (2.13±1.02) mm] ( P<0.001), respectively. The increases in alveolar bone thickness of central incisors [apical level on labial side: (2.53±1.20) mm, 8 mm under CEJ on lingual side: (2.27±1.24) mm, apical level on lingual side: (2.66±1.49) mm] and lateral incisors [apical level on labial side: (2.42±1.30) mm, 8 mm under CEJ on lingual side: (2.28±0.92) mm, apical level on lingual side: (1.94±1.15) mm] were significantly higher than that of canines [apical level on labial side: (1.52±1.47) mm, 8 mm under CEJ on lingual side: (1.17±1.09) mm,apical level on lingual side: (0.74±1.37) mm] ( P<0.01). There were no significant differences in the degree of gingival recession [labial side before surgery: (0.72±0.88) mm, lingual side before surgery: (0.80±1.09) mm; labial side 6 months after surgery: (0.72±0.81) mm,lingual side 6 months after surgery: (0.89±0.21) mm] and gingival papilla index [before surgery: 1.00(0.75, 2.00); 6 months after surgery: 1.00(1.00, 2.00) ] between pre-operation and 6 months after surgery ( P>0.05). No serious complications occurred. Conclusions:The method used in this article for simultaneously labial and lingual augmented corticotomy was safe and feasible. This surgery has positive clinical significance for the stability of the periodontal tissue in orthodontic treatment for patients with alveolar bone thickness less than 0.5 mm of lower anterior teeth both in labial and lingual side.
5.Mitochondrial Quality Control Affects Diabetic Cardiomyopathy:Based on Theory of Qi Deficiency and Stagnation
Aolin LI ; Lu LIAN ; Xinnong CHEN ; Yingyu XIE ; Zhipeng YAN ; Wenhui CAI ; QianQian ZHANG ; Chi ZHANG ; Junping ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(8):197-205
With the increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus in recent years, cardiomyopathy caused by diabetes mellitus has aroused wide concern and this disease is characterized by high insidiousness and high mortality. The early pathological changes of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) are mitochondrial structural disorders and loss of myocardial metabolic flexibility. The turbulence of mitochondrial quality control (MQC) is a key mechanism leading to the accumulation of damaged mitochondria and loss of myocardial metabolic flexibility, which, together with elevated levels of oxidative stress and inflammation, trigger changes in myocardial structure and function. Qi deficiency and stagnation is caused by the loss of healthy Qi, and the dysfunction of Qi transformation results in the accumulation of pathogenic Qi, which further triggers injuries. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), DCM is rooted in Qi deficiency of the heart, spleen, and kidney. The dysfunction of Qi transformation leads to the generation and lingering of turbidity, stasis, and toxin in the nutrient-blood and vessels, ultimately damaging the heart. Therefore, Qi deficiency and stagnation is the basic pathologic mechanism of DCM. Mitochondria, similar to Qi in substance and function, are one of the microscopic manifestations of Qi. The role of MQC is consistent with the defense function of Qi. In the case of MQC turbulence, mitochondrial structure and function are impaired. As a result, Qi deficiency gradually emerges and triggers pathological changes, which make it difficult to remove the stagnant pathogenic factor and aggravates the MQC turbulence. Ultimately, DCM occurs. Targeting MQC to treat DCM has become the focus of current research, and TCM has the advantages of acting on multiple targets and pathways. According to the pathogenesis of Qi deficiency and stagnation in DCM and the modern medical understanding of MQC, the treatment should follow the principles of invigorating healthy Qi, tonifying deficiency, and regulating Qi movement. This paper aims to provide ideas for formulating prescriptions and clinical references for the TCM treatment of DCM by targeting MQC.