1.Effect of Early Conductive Education on High Risk Infants with Cerebral Injuries
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(6):527-529
Objective To observe the effect of early intervention with conductive education (CE) on high risk infants with cerebral injuries.Methods 98 high risk infants within 3~12 months were divided into control group (n=50) and observation group (n=48). Both groupsreceived routine rehabilitation intervention, and the observation group received CE in addition. The children's mental development cooperationdiagnosis scale (0~6 years old) which edited by Capital Institute of Pediatrics and Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Scienceswas used to test the development quotient (DQ) before and 6 months after treatment. Results The DQ improved more in the observationgroup than in the control group (P<0.001) after 6 months of CE intervention. Conclusion CE can promote the development of high risk infantsin sports, cognitive, speech and social adaptation effectively.
2.Effects of Conductive Education on Comprehensive Ability of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2009;15(12):1183-1184
Objective To observe the effects of Conductive Education (CE) on the comprehensive ability of children with cerebral palsy. Methods 100 cerebral palsy children within 3~8 years old were divided into two groups: control group with routine rehabilitation therapy, observing group were applied CE in addition. They were assessed with Gross Motor Function Assessment Scale (GMFM), activities of daily living (ADL) and practical skills for children with cerebral palsy assessment record sheet before and after treatment.Results The scores of GMFM, ADL and practical skills improved after treatment in both groups (P<0.01), but those in the observing group improved more than in the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion CE can improve the motor, self care, communication, sociality, cognize and learning ability in children with cerebral palsy.
3.Application of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients with white matter lesions
Yanzhao XIE ; Li ZHOU ; Qingrui LIU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014;22(9):650-655
Objective To investigate the application of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) in patients with white matter lesions (WMLs).Methods Patients with WML were enrolled.According to imaging and clinical symptoms,they were divided into either a subcortical atherosclerotic encephalopathy (SAE) group or a simple leukoaraiosis (LA) group.All patients completed the examinations of MRI,1H-MRS,and auditory event-related potential P300.Multi-voxel 1H-MRS acquisition range was lateral periventricular white matter region.N-acetyl aspartic acid (N-acetylaspartate,NAA),creatinine (Cr),choline (Cho),NAA/Cr,and P300 latency and amplitude were documented.Results A total of 50 patients with WML were enrolled,including 30 patients with SAE and 20 with simple LA.NAA (median,quartile interval; M,IQR) (0.732 [0.680-0.804] vs.0.915 [0.866-0.963] ; Z =5.634,P < 0.001) and NAA/Cr(M,IQR)(1.533 [1.317-1.817] vs.2.003 [1.794-2.387];Z=-3.921,P<0.001) intheSAE group were significantly lower than those in the simple LA group.The htency of P300 (M,IQR) in the SAE group was significantly bnger than that in the LA group (370.50 [363.50-385.25] msvs.351.50 [342.75-359.00] ms; Z =-4.382,P < 0.001),and the amplitude (M,IQR) was significantly lower than that in the simple LA group (4.35 [2.90-7.20] mVvs.6.95 [5.93-9.10] mV; Z=-2.942,P=0.003).Conclusions 1H-MRS can be used to identify the patients with SAE and simple LA,and provide an objective basis for the prevention of progress from LA to SAE.
4.Mechanism of Chemotherapy Resistance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intervention with Chinese Medicine: A Review
Zeyu HU ; Qingrui YANG ; Cheng ZHOU ; Lin YANG ; Haijuan XIAO ; Yu FANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(14):254-261
Multidrug resistance (MDR) has been a main culprit behind the failure of chemotherapy in patients with malignant tumors and a major obstacle to improving the life quality and prolonging the survival of patients. Hepatocellular carcinoma cells, the innate drug-resistant cells, are generally insensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Moreover, as the early symptoms of hepatocellular carcinoma are atypical, most patients are diagnosed at the advanced stage, with short survival period and high recurrence rate. Thus, the sensitivity to chemotherapy drugs is decreased. This explains how MDR becomes one of the important reasons for the failure of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) treatment. Therefore, it is an urgent task to search for safe and effective chemosensitizers with little adverse effect in the research on the drug resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma. As Chinese medicine has been widely applied in the treatment of tumors, the mechanisms of compound Chinese medicine prescriptions, Chinese medicine injections, and single Chinese medicinal in reversing chemotherapy resistance in liver cancer have attracted the interest of scholars. According to previous reports, the mechanisms can be summarized as increasing intracellular drug concentration, influencing changes in enzyme activity, inducing apoptosis, reversing abnormalities in cellular signaling pathways, and regulating the tumor microenvironment. Traditional Chinese medicine reduces the chemotherapy resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through multiple targets and multiple pathways, thereby improving the chemotherapy sensitivity of the cancer cells and enhancing the toxicity of chemotherapeutic drugs to hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Therefore, exploring the mechanism of MDR of hepatocellular carcinoma from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine is important for reversing the MDR and is of great reference value for clinical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, there are few experimental types and adverse effects available. Thus, the multi-mechanism and multi-target experiments and clinical research should be carried out in the future.
5.Study on Anti-Depression Active Ingredients of Bupleuri Radix Based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS Integrated with CORT-Induced Poorly Differentiated PC12 Depression Cell Model
Jingbo YU ; Yue HAN ; Ziyang ZHOU ; Qingrui MU ; Jingmei CHEN ; Yuqin OUYANG ; Zhang FEI ; Yuhong WANG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;25(6):2012-2024
Objective To analyze the chemical constituents in the water extract of Bupleuri Radix and investigate the active ingredients of Bupleuri Radix for the treatment of depression.Methods The chemical constituents in the water extract of Bupleuri Radix were identified by Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF/MS).CORT-induced poorly differentiated PC12 depression cell model was launched,and PC12 cells were pretreated with monomeric compounds from Bupleuri Radix for 24 h.The cell viability and LDH release rate were measured by CCK-8 assy kit and LDH assay kit,respectively.Results A total of 53 compounds were identified in the water extract of Bupleuri Radix,mainly including type Ⅰ,type Ⅱ and type Ⅲsaikosaponins.Among them,saikosaponin A,saikosaponin B2,saikosaponin C,saikosaponin E,saikosaponin F and 6″-acetyl saikosaponin A contributed the most to the metabolite profile of Bupleuri Radix,and could improve the viability of CORT-induced PC12 cells(P<0.05,P<0.01).Furthermore,saikosaponin A,saikosaponin B2,saikosaponin C,saikosaponin E and saikosaponin F could decrease the LDH release rate of CORT-induced PC12 cells(P<0.05,P<0.01).Conclusion The major anti-depression active ingredients in Bupleuri Radix may be Saikosaponin A,saikosaponin B2,saikosaponin C,saikosaponin E and saikosaponin F,which lays a foundation for the research of the quality control and pharmacodynamic material basis of Bupleuri Radix.