1.Effect of Conbercept combined with laser photocoagulation on macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion
Lin WEI ; Xian-Meng ZHAO ; Yue-Li LI ; Fang-Fang DONG
International Eye Science 2022;22(9):1543-1545
AIM: To analyze the effect of conbercept combined with laser photocoagulation on patients with macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion.METHODS: According to the random number table method, 102 patients(102 eyes)with macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion who treated in our hospital from January 2019 to June 2021 were divided into observation group and control group. There were 51 patients(51 eyes)in each group. The control group was treated with laser photocoagulation and the observation group was treated with conbercept combined with laser photocoagulation. The macular foveal retinal thickness, best corrected visual acuity and incidence of complications were compared among the patients of two groups.RESULTS: After treatment at 3mo, the retinal thickness of macular fovea in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(P<0.05), the best corrected visual acuity in the observation group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05). The incidence of complications was not different between the two groups(P>0.05).CONCLUSION:The effect of conbercept combined with laser photocoagulation for macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion is remarkable to reduce the retinal thickness of macular fovea and improve the vision of patients and the complications did not increase compared with retinal laser photocoagulation therapy alone, which were safe and effective.
2.Effects of 0.01% and 0.05% atropine eye drops on pupil diameter and intraocular pressure in myopic children
Haiyu ZHAO ; Xueting WANG ; Du FENG ; Xin LI
International Eye Science 2024;24(12):1982-1986
AIM:To compare the effects of 0.01% with 0.05% atropine eye drops on pupil diameter(PD)and intraocular pressure(IOP)in myopic children.METHODS: Prospective non-randomized controlled study. A total of 232 myopic children who treated at the Department of Ophthalmology, the Second People's Hospital of Puyang from March 2021 to February 2022 were included. They were divided into 0.01% atropine eye drops group(81 cases), 0.05% atropine eye drops group(77 cases), and control group(74 cases)according to patients' will, respectively. The control group received placebo eye drops(isotonic excipient). The PD and IOP of the three groups of patients were measured before medication and at 6 and 12 mo after medication.RESULTS: Finally, 181 cases(181 eyes)(with all right eye data included in the study)completed a 1-year follow-up, with a loss to follow-up rate of 22.0%(51/232). Among them, 62 cases(62 eyes)belonged to the 0.01% atropine eye drops group, 54 cases(54 eyes)belonged to the 0.05% atropine eye drops group, and 65 cases(65 eyes)belonged to the control group. There was no significant difference in baseline PD and IOP among the three groups(all P<0.05). After 12 mo of medication, the changes in PD among the 0.01% atropine eye drops group, 0.05% atropine eye drops group, and control group were 0.79±0.70, 1.29±0.66, and 0.06±0.74 mm, respectively(P<0.001). The change in PD in the 0.05% atropine eye drops group was significantly greater than that in both the 0.01% atropine eye drops group and the control group. Similarly, the change in PD in the 0.01% atropine eye drops group was significantly greater than that in the control group(all P<0.05). After 12 mo of medication, the changes in IOP among the 0.01% atropine eye drops group, 0.05% atropine eye drops group, and control group were -0.70±1.94, -0.22±1.79, and 0.25±2.03 mmHg, respectively(P<0.05). The changes in IOP in the 0.05% atropine eye drops group showed statistically significant difference compared to both the 0.01% atropine eye drops group and the control group(all P>0.05), and the changes in IOP in the 0.01% atropine eye drops group were statistically significant compared to the control group(P<0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that baseline refractive error and baseline PD were significant factors influencing the change in PD among children treated with atropine eye drops(β=0.230, 95%CI: 0.005-0.455, SE=0.114, t=2.025, P=0.045; β=-0.562, 95%CI: -0.729--0.396, SE=0.084, t=6.697, P<0.001). Additionally, baseline IOP was significant factor influencing the change in IOP among children in the atropine eye drop groups(β=-0.285, 95%CI: -0.439--0.131, SE=0.078, t=3.662, P<0.001).CONCLUSION: The PD of myopic children increased after using 0.01% and 0.05% atropine eye drops, and the change in PD after using 0.05% atropine eye drops was significantly greater than that of 0.01% atropine eye drops. No risk was found in the use of 0.01% and 0.05% atropine eye drops and elevated IOP.
3.Medication evaluation and adverse reaction monitoring in patient on peritoneal dialysis with pancytopenia induced by vancomycin
Bin ZHANG ; Yunling DONG ; Yingxin XIE ; Yueyue LI ; Xiuxiu JIAO ; Yongfang YUAN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2021;39(2):169-173
Objective To provide reference for anti-infection treatment and individual pharmaceutical care in patient on peritoneal dialysis. Methods The plasma concentration of vancomycin in patient on peritoneal dialysis was monitored by clinical pharmacists. The anti-infection treatment plan was evaluated and adjusted according to the bacterial culture and drug sensitivity results of the abdominal dialysis fluid. The adverse reactions of pancytopenia induced by vancomycin were documented. Results Infection in the patient on peritoneal dialysis was effectively controlled. The related indicators of pancytopenia were improved. Conclusion A case of pancytopenia induced by vancomycin in the patient on peritoneal dialysis was analyzed to get clinical staff's attention to this adverse reaction and improve the safety of vancomycin administration.
4.Study on the neuroprotective effect of curculigoside on rats with spinal cord injury
Na LIU ; Peipei HUANG ; Jing YANG ; Yafei LI
China Pharmacy 2024;35(12):1469-1475
OBJECTIVE To investigate the neuroprotective effect of curculigoside (CUR) on rats with spinal cord injury (SCI) based on phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome ten gene-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1)/E3 ubiquitin ligase Parkin signaling pathway. METHODS Taking male SD rats as subjects, 15 rats were randomly selected as sham operation group; the rest rats were chosen to establish SCI model by spinal cord impact method, and then were divided into model group, CUR low-dose group (36 mg/kg CUR, gavage), CUR high-dose group (72 mg/kg CUR, gavage) and CUR high-dose+3- methyladenine (3-MA) group (72 mg/kg CUR, gavage+20 mg/kg autophagy inhibitor 3-MA, intraperitoneal injection), with 15 rats in each group. Rats in each group were given corresponding liquid/normal saline, once a day, for 28 consecutive days. Basso- Beattie-Bresnahan (BBB) score and Rivlin inclined plate experiment were performed on the 14th and 28th day after administration; the pathological changes of spinal cord tissue in rats were observed in each group; the apoptosis of spinal cord tissue, the levels of oxidative stress factors [malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH)], and the protein expressions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), PINK1, Parkin, p62 and microtubule- associated protein light chain 3 (LC3) were all determined. RESULTS Compared with the sham operation group, obvious edema and bleeding in the spinal cord tissue of rats were observed in the model group, accompanied by a large number of inflammatory cell infiltration; BBB score and inclined plate angle, SOD and GSH levels, the protein expressions of BDNF, PINK1 and Parkin, and LC3Ⅱ/Ⅰ ratio were significantly reduced; the apoptosis rate, MDA level, the protein expressions of GFAP and p62 in spinal cord tissue were significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the edema, bleeding and infiltration of inflammatory cells in the spinal cord tissue of rats were reduced in the administration groups, and the above quantitative indicators had been significantly improved (P<0.05); 3-MA could significantly reverse the improvement effects of the above indexes by CUR (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS CUR can promote the recovery of neurological and motor functions in SCI rats, improve the pathological injury of the spinal cord and inhibit apoptosis, which may be related to mitochondrial autophagy mediated by activating the PINK1/Parkin signaling pathway.
5.Relationship between deficits of learning and memory and expressions of PSD-95 in hippocampus in traumatic brain injury rats
Xuewei XIA ; Yuwei DONG ; Yiqing DU ; Yongdong YANG ; Puyang LI ; Shuaiqi SUN
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2012;28(2):175-178
ObjectiveTo investigate the relation of learning and memory with the expression of postsynaptic density 95 (PSD-95) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) rats in Morris water maze.Methods Forty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to the TBI group and control group.The TBI group was produced using the impact acceleration injury model.Morris water maze memory paradigm was used to assess the learning and memory function in both groups one week after injury.Protein electro-phoresis was used to observe the expression of PSD-95 1,3,7 d after TBI.ResultsCompared with the control group,the TBI group showed a longer latency in the Morris water maze after one week,significantly longer than the latency in the first three days after TBI.The quantification of PSD-95 in the hippocampus was gradually reduced at one week after TBI ( P < 0.01 ).ConclusionTBI may decrease expression of PSD-95 in the hippocampus of the rats,as may be one of the mechanisms for impairments of learning and memory of rats.
6.Clinical effect of levodopa and benserazide hydrochloride tables combined with visual occlusion for amblyopia in children
International Eye Science 2018;18(11):2059-2063
AIM:To study the therapeutic effect of visual occlusion combined with levodopa and benserazide hydrochloride tables on children with amblyopia.
METHODS: Totally 90 cases(140 eyes)of children diagnosed with amblyopia in our hospital were selected from January 2016 to January 2017. They were randomly divided into the monotherapy group and the combined treatment group, and 35 healthy children(70 eyes)were selected as the normal group for comparison. Patients in the monotherapy group were treated with visual cover, while patients in the combined treatment group were treated with oral administration of levodopa and benserazide tablets on the basis of visual cover. Tears were extracted from both groups of children before and after treatment, and the protein levels of CREB and PKA in tears of 140 eyes and 70 eyes of children in the normal group were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The index levels of the two groups and the normal group were compared, as well as the therapeutic efficiency of different age groups and the total therapeutic efficiency of different methods.
RESULTS: After treatment, the levels of IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-9 in the combined treatment group were significantly lower than those in the single treatment group after treatment(P<0.05).After treatment, the levels of CREB and PKA in the combined treatment group were significantly lower than those in the single treatment group(P<0.05).The total effective rate of children at the age of 3-6 in the combined treatment group and the single treatment group was significantly higher than those at the age of 7-9 and 10-12 in each group(P<0.05). The total therapeutic efficiency of the combined treatment group was significantly higher than that of the single treatment group, and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).
CONCLUSION: Combined with the traditional masking method, levodopa and benserazide hydrochloride tables can improve the treatment of children's amblyopia. The earlier the treatment time, the better and the higher efficiency is.
8.Spatio-temporal expression of dentin sialophosphoprotein and collagen Ⅰ during molar tooth germ development in vps4b knockout mouse.
Dong CHEN ; Ying-Ying WANG ; Xiao-Cong LI ; Fang-Li LU ; Qiang LI
West China Journal of Stomatology 2019;37(3):248-252
OBJECTIVE:
To verify the effect of the mutant gene vps4b on the expression of tooth development-related proteins, dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) and collagenⅠ (COL-Ⅰ).
METHODS:
Paraffin tissue sections of the first molar tooth germ were obtained from the heads of fetal mice at the embryonic stages of 13.5, 14.5, and 16.5 days and from the mandibles of larvae aged 2.5 and 7 days after birth. The immunohistochemical method was used to detect the expression and location of DSPP and COL-Ⅰ in wild-type mouse and vps4b knockout mouse.
RESULTS:
DSPP and COL-Ⅰ were not found in the bud and cap stages of wild-type mouse molar germ. In the bell stage, DSPP was positively expressed in the inner enamel epithelium and dental papilla, whereas COL-Ⅰ was strongly expressed in the dental papilla and dental follicle. During the secretory and mineralized periods, DSPP and COL-Ⅰ were intensely observed in ameloblasts, odontoblasts, and dental follicles, but COL-Ⅰ was also expressed in the dental papilla. After vps4b gene knockout, DSPP was not expressed in the dental papilla of the bell stage and in the dental papilla and dental follicle of the secretory phase. The expression position of COL-Ⅰ in the bell and mineralization phase was consistent with that in the wild-type mice. Moreover, the expression of COL-Ⅰ in the dental papilla changed in the secretory stage.
CONCLUSIONS
Gene vps4b plays a significant role in the development of tooth germ. The expression of DSPP and COL-Ⅰ may be controlled by gene vps4b and regulates the development of tooth dentin and cementum together with vps4b.
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9. Isolation and Structural Elucidation of Chemical Constituents of Corydalis Rhizoma
Feng-qin LI ; Qiong ZHOU ; Lin MA ; An-jun DENG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2019;25(1):211-216
Objective: In order to clarify the characteristic chemical constituents and furnish applicable information to the basic research and quality control research related to the chemistry of traditional Chinese medicines for Corydalis Rhizoma,this paper investigated the chemical constituents of Corydalis Rhizoma extensively. Method: The dried-up and pulverized plant materials were extracted using 95% EtOH as solvent,the EtOH extract was fractionated using different solvents to afford the EtOAc-soluble and n-BuOH-soluble portion,respectively,among others. These two portions were subjected to procedures of isolation and purification on silica gel or ODS column chromatographies to afford monomers. 1D and 2D NMR and MS methods,along with comparison with the data of literatures,were used to identify the structures. Result: Twelve compounds,all belonging to alkaloids,were isolated and identified as d-corydaline(1),tetrahydrocoptisine(2),tetrahydropalmatine(3),tetrahydrocolumbamine(4),corybulbine(5),tetrahydrojatrorrhizine(6),dehydrocorydaline(7),dehydroglaucine(8),8-oxodihydrocoptisine(9),protopine(10),taxilamine(11),and pontevedrine(12). Of these compounds,the structure of 12 was a revised structure which was assigned by combined examinations of their 1D and 2D NMR spectra and MS data. Conclusion: Compounds 6 and 11 were reported from Corydalis Rhizoma for the first time. The structure of pontevedrine was verified as 1,2,9,10-tetramethoxy-6-methyl-4H-dibenzo[de,g]quinoline-4,5(6H)-dione.
10. Screening and Verification of RNA-seq-based PBCRS for Treating Key Genes of Breast Cancer
Li-nan ZHAO ; Yi ZHAO ; You-zhi SUN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2019;25(4):101-108
Objective: To study the inhibitory effect of the medicine group of promoting blood circulation and removing stasis (PBCRS) on breast cancer induced by 7, 12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) in rats, and screen out and verify key genes based on RNA Sequencing (RNA-seq) technology and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Method: Totally 96 Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into blank group, DMBA model control group, tamoxifen (TAM) group (1.9 mg·kg-1·d-1), high-dose, middle-dose and low-dose PBCRS groups (12.96, 6.48, 3.24 g·kg-1·d-1). One week after drug intervention, except for the blank group, the DMBA was used to induce the rat model of breast cancer (with an interval of a week, irrigation for two times at the dose of 100 mg·kg-1). After 10 weeks, the changes in tumor weight and tumor volume were observed. The total RNA was extracted by total RNA extraction kit, and three RNA samples were collected from the DMBA model control group and the middle-dose PBCRS group for genetic testing. Based on RNA-seq, key differential genes were screened out and verified by Real-time PCR. Result: Comparing with the DMBA model control group, the tumor volume and tumor weight in middle-dose PBCRS group were decreased significantly (P<0.05). Although the tumor weight and tumor volume in high and low-dose PBCRS groups were decreased, there was no statistically significant difference. Based on RNA-seq technology and IPA analysis software, fructose-1, 6-bisphosphatase1 (FBP1), purkinje cell protein 4 (PCP4), myoglobin (MB) key genes were screened out. Compared with the DMBA model control group, the mRNA expressions of FBP1 in the high and middle-dose PBCRS groups were significantly increased (P<0.05). Although the mRNA expressions of PCP4 in the high, middle and low-dose PBCRS groups were increased, there was no statistical significance. The mRNA expression of MB in the low-dose group was decreased, but there was no statistical significance. Conclusion: PBCRS may inhibit the occurrence of breast cancer by interfering with the expression of FBP1 in breast cancer tissue.