1.Concentration Screening and Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Preservative for Fluconazole Eye Drop
Feng LIU ; Leilei MENG ; Guoping WANG ; Ping ZHU
China Pharmacist 2017;20(2):362-364
Objective:To explore the reasonable amount of bacteriostatis agent in fluconazole eye drop. Methods: According to the method of bacteriostatis effect test in 2015 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP), and Staphyococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Candia albicans and Aspergillus niger as the test strains, the bacteriostatis effect of fluconazole eye drop containing 5%, 1%, 0. 3% and 0. 1% benzalkonium chloride was determined. Results: The bacteriostatis effects of fluconazole eye drop containing 5%, 1% and 0. 3% benzalkonium chloride on the five species of tested bacteria complied with the regulations of ChP. The bacteriostatis effects of 0. 1% benzalkonium chloride on Pseudomonas aeruginosa didn't meet the requirements, therefore, 0. 3%was the minimum inhibitory concentration ( MIC) of benzalkonium chloride. Conclusion: The best inhibitory concentration of benza-lkonium chloride is 1%.
2.Targeted multifunctional nanoparticles probe mediated photoacoustic imaging and treatment study of breast carcinoma in vitro
Yuan GUO ; Meng AO ; Haitao RAN ; Zhaoxia WANG ; Hang ZHOU ; Leilei ZHU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2016;25(11):996-1001
Objective To investigate the ability of targeting in vitro breast carcinoma and photoacoustic-mediate apoptosis of breast carcinoma of the nanoparticle probe loaded with Fe3O4 and observe its consequence of photoacoustic imaging in vitro.Methods The polymeric multifunctional nanoparticles probe that was loaded with Fe3O4 and connected with Herceptin targeting breast carcinoma was prepared in the use of double emulsion method and carbodiimide method.General physical property,the condition of Herceptin connected with nanoparticles and the ability of targeting of the probe were tested.The different concentration of nanoparticles was imaged by photoacoustic.The inhibiting effect of targeting nanoparticles on breast carcinoma cells was evaluated in vitro.Results The targeting polymeric multifunctional nanoparticles probes loaded with Fe3O,were prepared successfully with average particle diameter of (235.4± 53.75)nm and Zeta potential (-13.4 ± 4.7)mV.Fe3O4 particles dispersed on the shell of the probes.Antibody Hereeptin was successfully connected with the surface of the nanoprobes.There were massive targeting nanoprobes surround the breast carcinoma cell strains SKBR3 in the targeting group in vitro.The photoascoustic signal of the nanoprobes enhanced with the increase of Fe3O4 concentration in photoacoustic experiment in vitro.The apoptotic rate of breast carcinoma increased after the laser irradiation in the cell inhibition experiment in vitro.That proved the obvious inhibition of breast carcinoma cells was caused by photothermal effect of the prepared nanoprobes.Conclusions The prepared polymeric multifunctional nanoparticles probe that was loaded with Fe3O4 and connected with Herceptin targeting breast carcinoma can be used as a photoacoustic contrast agent,which can inhibit the proliferation of breast carcinoma by targeting photoacoustic therapy.
3.Research status of traditional Chinese medicine for irritable bowel syndrome
Lina CUI ; Leilei LIU ; Shao WANG ; Jingyan MENG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2018;40(7):673-676
Based on the relevant literature, the review summarizes the etiology, pathogenesis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome in TCM. TCM regaredsthe affected viscerals are large intestine, related to liver, spleen and kidney. The internal medicine, external treatment, and combined therapy are generally applied in clinics.
4.The effects of knockdown of S100A4 on invasion and migration of SNB19 glioma cells
Pengfei ZHAO ; Xuejun YANG ; Chen ZHANG ; Lei CHEN ; Hua ZHOU ; Meng ZHU ; Leilei WANG ; Kai ZHAO ; Shengping YU ; Yu LIN ; Long HAI ; Bo LIU ; Xingchen ZHOU ; Shuai LI
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2014;(12):746-751
Objective To investigate the effects of siRNA-mediated knockdown of S100A4 expression on the inva?sion and migration of SNB19 glioma cells. Methods The S100A4 expression was knockdowned using S100A4 siRNA in SNB19 glioma cells. Glioma cells were assigned into control group,siRNA-negative control treated group (siRNA-NC) and siRNA-S100A4 group. RT-PCR and western blot were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of S100A4, respectively. The wound-healing assay and transwell invasion assay were used to determine the ability of migration and invasion of SNB19 glioma cells, respectively. The expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), matrix metallopro?teinase 2 (MMP-2) and E-cadherin proteins were evaluated by using western blot. Moreover, the morphology of lamellipo?dia of glioma cells were examined by using inverted phase-contrast microscopy. Results The mRNA and protein expres?sion levels of S100A4 was obviously down-regulated after transfection of S100A4 siRNA. Compared with control group, the mRNA expression levels of S100A4 in siRNA-NC group and siRNA-S100A4 group were 0.97±0.07 and 0.21±0.04,respectively(P<0.01). The protein expression levels of S100A4 in control, siRNA-NC and siRNA-S100A4 groups were 78.12%±2.63%, 77.16%±3.00%and 37.95%±2.71%, respectively(P<0.01). The migration and invasiveness capability were decreased up to 46% and 55% in the siRNA-S100A4 group compared with the control group(P<0.01). The pro?tein expression levels of MMP-9 and MMP-2 were inhibited up to 62% and 68%(P<0.01)whereas the expression of E-cadherin was increased up to 154%(P<0.01)in the siRNA-S100A4 group. The lamellipodia became smaller or unex?tended in siRNA-S100A4-treated SNB19 glioma cells. Conclusion S100A4 plays an important role in the invasion and migration of glioma cells, suggesting that S100A4 might be a potential candidate for anti-glioma strategy to prevent the invasion and migration of glioma cells.
5.Parental Psychological Aggression and Phubbing in Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model
Tingting GAO ; Songli MEI ; Hua CAO ; Leilei LIANG ; Chengchao ZHOU ; Xiangfei MENG
Psychiatry Investigation 2022;19(12):1012-1020
Objective:
The present study aimed to examine the mediated moderation effect underlying the association between parental psychological aggression and phubbing, as well as the mediating role of anxiety and moderating role of sex and grade.
Methods:
Based on a cross-sectional study, a total of 758 Chinese junior high school students had completed measures on socio-demographic characteristics, parental psychological aggression, anxiety and phubbing. Structural equation modeling was adopted to examine the mediating effect of anxiety on the association between parental psychological aggression and phubbing. Multigroup analyses were conducted to explore whether the path coefficients differed by sex and grade.
Results:
Mediation analysis indicated that anxiety could mediate the association between parental psychological aggression and phubbing. The indirect effect of parental psychological aggression on phubbing via anxiety was 0.12. Multigroup analyses revealed that the higher mediation effect of anxiety was more likely to be reported by boys and students from grade eight.
Conclusion
Findings of the present study may inform prevention and intervention programs for phubbing in adolescents exposed to parental psychological aggression, by decreasing the anxiety and adopting selective strategies for different sex and grade groups.
6.Relationship between self-perceptions of aging and cognitive function in community elderly: the mediating and moderating effects of loneliness
Hong SUN ; Jianing MA ; Lin ZHANG ; Lingdi MENG ; Leilei GUO
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2023;32(1):68-74
Objective:To explore the relationship between self-perceptions of aging and cognitive function, and the mediating and moderating effect of loneliness among them.Methods:A multi-stage stratified sampling was conducted in Jinzhou from September to November 2021, and 318 community-based elderly were included.General data questionnaire, the brief ageing perceptions questionnaire (BAPQ), UCLA loneliness scale(UCLA-LS) and mini-mental state examination (MMSE) were applied to all subjects.IBM SPSS 25.0 software was used to conduct independent sample t-test, analysis of variance and Pearson correlation analysis, and Bootstrap program of AMOS 22.0 was used to analyze the mediation effect.The model in SPSSAU on-line analysis program was used to test the moderating effect. Results:The average scores of self-perceptions of aging, loneliness and cognitive function were (44.85±12.48), (41.70±8.73) and (24.87±3.40) respectively.And 65 of 318 subjects had cognitive impairment, and the detection rate was 20.44%(65/318). Self-perceptions of aging, loneliness and cognitive function scores were significantly correlated between each other(all P<0.05). Self-perceptions of aging had a negative effect on cognitive function ( β=-0.467, P<0.01). Self-perceptions of aging had a positive effect on loneliness ( β=0.585, P<0.01). Loneliness had a negative effect on cognitive function ( β=-0.234, P<0.01). The indirect standardization effect of loneliness between self-perceptions of aging and cognitive function was -0.137, and the mediating effect accounted for 22.68% of the total effect.Loneliness played a moderating role between self-perceptions of aging and cognitive function ( β=-0.114, t=-2.26, P=0.025). Conclusion:Self-perceptions of aging and loneliness can predict the cognitive function in the elderly, and loneliness plays a mediating role between self-perceptions of aging and cognitive function.Early detection of negative senility emotion and loneliness of the elderly will play a positive role in preventing the occurrence of cognitive impairment.
7.Adverse childhood experiences and negative emotions in adolescents: the mediating effect of self-hating
Jiaqi ZHU ; Huanqin GAO ; Huiqun ZHU ; Leilei WANG ; Meng QI ; Jingxu CHEN
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2023;32(12):1129-1134
Objective:To explore the mediating role of self-hating in the influence of adverse childhood experiences on adolescents' negative emotions.Methods:A questionnaire method was used to collect demographic variables, and 7 012 valid questionnaires were obtained from adolescents by applying the revised adverse childhood experiences questionnaire, patient health questionnaire-4, and self-hate scale from May 1 to May 30, 2022, in five high schools(90 classes) and five junior high schools(60 classes) in Rizhao city, Shandong province, China. Data entry and analysis were performed by SPSS 22.0 software.Mann-Whitney U test was used for the comparison between demographic variables and other variables, and the correlations between variables were expressed by Spearman correlation coefficient. AMOS 23.0 software was applied for testing the mediating and moderating effects of variables. Results:(1)There were significant positive correlations between adverse childhood experiences(0(2)) and negative emotion(3(10))( r=0.459, P<0.01), self-hating(2(4))( r=0.427, P<0.01). There were significant positive correlations between self-hating and negative emotion( r=0.566, P<0.01). (2) Self-hating played a mediating role between adverse childhood experience and adolescent negative emotion, and the mediating effect was 0.299, accounted for 61.27% of the total effect.(3) The mediating pathway of self-hated was moderated by gender, with girls' adverse childhood experiences( Bsimple=2.428, t=39.585, P<0.05) predicting self-hating more than boys( Bsimple=1.641, t=25.355, P<0.05). Conclusion:Adverse childhood experiences can predict adolescents' negative emotions, and self-disgusting can also affect adolescents' negative emotions.Gender plays a moderating role in the mediating pathway.
8.Application of digital three-dimensional reconstruction in placenta accreta spectrum disorders
Junfang WANG ; Ying LIU ; Fanjie MENG ; Leilei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2024;27(2):166-169
Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders are one of the important causes of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Some studies reported that the limitations in commonly used auxiliary examination methods led to missed or misdiagnosis, resulting in adverse pregnancy outcomes. Digital three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction is the 3D graphical visualization constructed on the original data to illustrate the spatial relationship between structures, overcoming the limitations of two-dimensional images. As a novel auxiliary diagnostic tool, digital 3D reconstruction provides promising insights into the development of personalized precision medicine. This article reviews the research and application of ultrasound and MRI 3D reconstruction in the field of PAS.
9.Regulation of cortactin with Rac1 activation in migration and invasion of U251 glioma cells
Leilei WANG ; Kai ZHAO ; Meng ZHU ; Shengping YU ; Xuejun YANG
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2018;17(9):873-878
Objective To investigate the role of cortactin in migration and invasion of U251 glioma cells and role of Rac1 activation in this process.Methods Human glioma U251 cells were cultured in vitro.The expressions and distributions of Rac1 and cortactin in U251 glioma cells were detected by immunofluorescence.U251 glioma cells assigned into 4 treatment groups:siRNA-cortactin group (transfected by siRNA specific cortactin),siRNA-NC group (transfected by negative control RNA sequence),siRNA-N group (transfected by empty vector) and siRNA-cortactin+Rac1 group (transfected by siRNA specific cortactin and Rac1 inhibitor).Forty-eighty h after grouping and each treatment,the protein expressions of cortactin and Rac1 in the 4 groups were detected by Western blotting;the migration and invasion of glioma cells were evaluated by wound-healing and Transwell-chamber invasion assays;the lamellipodia of glioma cells was observed by immunofluorescence.Results Cortactin and Rac1 were co-localized in the front ofglioma cells,where actin was polymerized and lamellipodia was formed.As compared with siRNA-NC group and siRNA-N group,siRNA-cortactin group and siRNA-cortactin+Rac1 group had significantly lower cortactin and Rac1 expressions (P<0.05);siRNA-cortactin+Rac1 group had significantly lower cortactin and Rac1 expressions as compared with siRNA-cortactin group (P<0.05).As compared with siRNA-NC group and siRNA-N group,siRNA-cortactin group and siRNA-cortactin+Rac1 group had significantly smaller healing areas and number of perforator cells (P<0.05);siRNA-cortactin+Rac1 group had significantly smaller healing areas and number of perforator cells as compared with siRNA-cortactin group (P<0.05).As compared with siRNA-NC group and siRNA-N group,siRNA-cortactin group and siRNA-cortactin+Rac1 group had decreased lamellipodia of glioma cells;siRNA-cortactin+Rac1 group had decreased lamellipodia of glioma cells as compared with siRNA-cortactin group.Conclusion Cortactin can promote the migration and invasion of glioma cells by regulating lamellipodia formation;combined inhibition of Rac 1 and cortactin may be an effective mean for treatment ofglioma.
10.Transcranial magnetic stimulation can enhance the effectiveness of motor imagery therapy after a stroke
Leilei JU ; Guangxu XU ; Zhaoxiang MENG ; Xin WANG ; Xing JIN ; Yanan ZUO ; Jiahui WANG ; Shuangyue YANG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2022;44(7):599-603
Objective:To observe any effect of combining motor imagery therapy (MIT) with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for improving upper limb motor functioning after a stroke.Methods:Ninety stroke survivors were randomly divided into a control group, an MIT group and a combination group, each of 30. All received conventional rehabilitation therapy, while the MIT group additionally received MIT and the combination group received the MIT along with 1Hz rTMS applied over the M1 region of the contralateral cortex. Before and after 4 weeks of treatment, everyone′s upper limb functioning was quantified using the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale (FMA) and the Hong Kong version of the hemiplegia upper limb function test (FTHUE-HK). Motor evoked potentials (MEPs), cortical latency (CL) and central motor conduction time (CMCT) were also recorded.Results:After the treatment the average FMA and FTHUE-HK scores of all three groups had improved significantly. The average CL and CMCT were significantly shortened. Compared with the control group, the average upper limb FMA score and FTHUE-HK scores of the treatment group were significantly higher. The combination group showed a significant improvement in its average MEP cortical latency and CMCT values.Conclusions:MIT therapy alone can improve the upper limb motor functioning of stroke survivors, but it is more effective in combination with rTMS.