1.Investigation of therapeutic effects of paeonol on collagen induced arthritis and its mechanisms
Sheng WANG ; Wei FANG ; Bangshuo ZHANG ; Qingyun MOU ; Hui ZHONG ; Yongping CHEN
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2009;13(6):400-402
Objective To observe the effects of paeonol on collagen induced arthritis (CIA) and investigate its mechanisms. Methods The tentative arthritis mice model was created by injecting type Ⅱ collagen. The severity degree of RA was scored according to the rating criteria after treatment with paeonol. ELISA method was employed to detect the levels of IL-12, TNF-2, IFN-γ and anti-type Ⅱ collagen autoantibody. The efficacy of paeonol was compared with that of MTX (the positive control) and PBS was used as the negative control. Results We found that paeonol could alleviate severe RA, inhibit the expression of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-12, TNF-2, IFN-γ and reduce the level of anti-type Ⅱ collagen autoantibody in serum, which was similar with MTX. Conclusion The results show that paeonol has a reliable therapeutic effect for RA. This study has provided a good clue for the future research and development of medications for the treatment of RA.
2.The evaluation of blood glucose and blood lipid changes and non-pharmacological intervention effects in gestational diabetes mellitus patients at different gestational weeks based on insulin sensitivity index differences of homeostasis model assessment 2
Xia ZHOU ; Ruying LIANG ; Qingyun ZHAO ; Zhi BAI ; Zhijian WANG ; Chunwei MOU
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2024;47(10):898-903
Objective:To investigate the changes of blood glucose and blood lipid in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patients with different insulin sensitivity during pregnancy and the effect of non-drug intervention.Methods:Data of 240 pregnant women with GDM and 240 healthy pregnant women were collected from July 1 to September 1, 2023 in Shijing People′s Hospital in Baiyun District and other five hospital. The insulin sensitivity index (ISI) was calculated by homeostasis model assessment 2(HOMA2) model, according to the 25th percentile of ISI of normal pregnant women, GDM patients were divided into insulin sensitive group (group A) and insulin sensitive deficiency group (group B), and group A and group B were divided into two groups according to 36-week blood glucose control: group A1 with good blood glucose control (group A1 and group B1) and group A2 with bad blood glucose control (group A2 and group B2). The age, body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), blood lipids and blood glycated hemoglobin (HbA 1c ) in the first trimester, blood glucose and blood lipids in the second trimester were compared at the 28th, 32nd and 36th weeks of gestation, the number of cases, blood glucose, blood lipids and non-drug intervention were measured. Results:There were 166 cases in group A and 74 cases in group B. Blood glucose and blood lipid were normal in early pregnancy. There was no significant difference in blood glucose between group A and group B during the second trimester. The levels of blood lipids were significantly higher than those during the first trimester, and the levels of triglyceride (TG) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were significantly higher than those during the first trimester. The number of pregnant women in group A1 was significantly more than that in group A2 in the third trimester ( P = 0.01), and the number of pregnant women in group B1 was more than that in group B2 at 28 weeks ( P = 0.01). At 32 weeks, the number of pregnant women in group B1 and group B2 was similar ( P = 0.31). At 36 weeks, the number of pregnant women in group B1 was significantly lower than that in group B2 ( P = 0.01). In the third trimester of pregnancy, the levels of blood glucose in group B2 were higher than those in group A2 ( P<0.05). The levels of TG and LDL-C in group A2 and group B2 were higher than those in group A1 and group B1 respectively, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was lower than that in group A1 and group B1( P<0.05), and there was no significant difference in TC between group A2 and group A1 at 28 and 32 weeks ( P>0.05), but it was significantly higher at 36 weeks ( P = 0.01). In the third trimester of pregnancy, diet control was the most common (91.7%, 87.7%, 81.6%, respectively) in group A ( P>0.05). The proportions of diet-only and diet-plus exercise interventions were similar in group B1 at 28 weeks and 32 weeks (52.9% vs. 47.1%, 45.7% vs. 54.3%)( P = 0.072, 0.113). At the 36 weeks, the main intervention was diet combined with exercise (73.3%). In group B2, dietary intervention (69.6%, 71.8%, 69.5%) was the main cause of poor control of blood glucose. Conclusions:In GDM patients with insulin sensitivity deficiency, the blood glucose and blood lipids in the second trimester are obviously increased, and the abnormality in the third trimester is even greater.