1.Volatile Constituents of Folium Artemisiae Argyi of Different Sources
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2010;08(4):214-217
Objective: To compare the volatile constituents of folium artemisiae argyi in order to provide chemical evidence for quality standardization. Methods: Volatile oil was extracted from folium artemisiae argyi from five sources by vapour distillation and then detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) to identify and semi-quantify its chemical constituents. Results: The folium artemisiae argyi in Qichun (Hubei Province) and Anguo (Hebei Province) contained many volatile constituents, with uniform and stable contents of these volatile constituents. Conclusion: The types and contents of volatile oil of folium artemisiae argyi are varied in different sources.
2.Anaysis on the effect of prognosis of psychological counseling combined with early double anti antiplatelet on the treatment of the patients with acute cerebral infarction
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(7):398-400
Objective To analyze the effect of prognosis of psychological counseling combined with early double anti antiplatelet on the treatment of acute cerebral infarction.Methods 76 patients with acute cerebral infarction who were admitted to our hospital from February 2014 to March 2016 were numbered according to their admission order.The patients with even numbers were in the observation group and with the odds number in the control group, 38 cases in each group.The control group were given aspirin and clopidogrel in the early stage, and the observation group were given psychological guidance on the basis of the control group.The prognosis in the two groups was recorded and analyzed.Results The neurological deficit score (NIHSS) and simple mental state score (MMSE) in the observation group (9.16±0.73)points, (25.42±2.00)points were significantly higher in the observation group than those in the control group (12.59±1.05)points, (20.73±2.16)points.And the differences were significant (P<0.05).The level of dailyliving activity index (Barthel) and Hamilton depression (HAMD) in the observation groupwere (80.86±3.29)points, (13.70±1.53)points, respectively, which were better than those in the control group (71.53±3.75)points, (18.53±1.99)points, and the differences were significant (P<0.05).The total adverse reaction rate in the treatment group was 18.42%, slightly higher than 14.29% in the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant.Conclusion Psychological counseling combined with early double antiplatelet intervention has positive effect on the prognosis in the patients with acute cerebral infarction.
3.Effect of Herbs of Cleaning away Heat,Drying Dampness and Invigorating Spleen on Insulin Resistance and TNF-? of Patients with Early Stage of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2006;0(09):-
Objective To observe the effect of herbs of cleaning away heat,drying dampness and invigorating spleen on insulin resistance and TNF-? of the patients with early stage of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Method Eighty-eight patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were randomly divided into 2 groups.Forty-four cases of the treatment group were treated with herbs of cleaning away heat,drying dampness and invigorating spleen,and 44 cases of the control group were treated with metformin.The data of their weight,glucose,insulin and TNF-? before and after treatment was compared.Results Glucose and insulin of two groups declined(P
5.Construction of recombinant eukaryotic expression vector pEGFPCI-HIF-1α and its expression in eukaryotic cells PC12
Ninghui ZHAO ; Ran LI ; Xiaowei HUANG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2010;26(2):160-164
Objective To construct the eukaryotic expression vector with the mutant of hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) that could over express nonhypoxic dependent HIF-1α and investigate its expression in eukaryotic cells PC12. Methods The coding sequence of HIF-1α was amplified from total RNA from the injured spinal cord of rats by means of RT-PCR. Then, overlapping extension PCR was employed to obtain one complete sequence encoding HIF-1α mutant without oxygen-sensitive degradation domain (ODD). By using gene recombination technique, the gene HIF-1α△ODD was inserted into eukaryotic expression vector _pEGFPC1 that contained a reporter gene of enhanced green fluorescent protein. The recombinant plasmid was successfully constructed and transfected into the neural cell line PC12. The expression of HIF-1α△ODD was analyzed by fluorescent observation and Western blot. Results A 2kb gene fragment encoding H1F-1α△ODD was successfully obtained by overlapping extension PCR. On this basis, the recombinant plasmid _pEGFPC1-HIF-1 α△ODD was constructed and testified with restriction enzyme digestion and DNA sequencing. After this recombinant plasmid was transfected into the neural cell line PCI2, both fluorescent observation and Western blot demonstrated that HIF-1α△ODD was over expressed under nonhypoxia conditions. Conclusion The eukaryotic expression vector _pEGFPC1-HIF-1α△ODD is successfully constructed and HIF-1α△ODD over expresses in transfected PCI2 cell lines.
6.Expression of RGC32 gene in pulmonary adenocarcinoma tissue and the influence on proliferation and apoptosis of A549 cells
Ran XU ; Jungang ZHAO ; Wenjun SHI
Cancer Research and Clinic 2012;24(6):366-368
Objective To investigate the expression of RGC32 gene in pulmonary adenocarcinoma tissue and to explore the influence on proliferation and apoptosis of A549 cells.Methods Real-time PCR was applied to detect the expression of RGC32 gene in 36 cases of pulmonary adenocarcinoma and pericancerous tissues.RNA interference was used to inhibit the expression of RGC32 gene.After RNA interference,the expression of RGC32 gene was detected by real-time PCR,the apoptosis of the transfected cells was detected by flow cytometry and the inhibition ratio of cell proliferation was detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT).Results The expression of RGC32 gene was upgraded in pulmonary adenocarcinomas tissues(1:2.2736,t=-29.185,P=0.01).After RNA interference,the expression of RGC32 gene transfected A549 cells was down-regulated significantly[(2.47±0.17)% vs(4.65±0.26)%,t=-202.868,P=0.000].Comparing to the control cells,the apoptosis of experimental group cells increased significantly (2.9 % vs 45.4 %,t=-37.915,P=0.01),and the inhibition ratio of cell proliferation increased significantly.Conclusion The expression of RGC32 gene shows an obvious upgraded in pulmonary adenocarcinoma.The low expression of RGC32 gene can induce apoptosis and inhibit proliferation of A549 cells.
7.Cross-sectional survey of adolescent sexual psychology and knowledge
Guiyun SONG ; Ran CHENG ; Lin ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2005;9(12):230-231
BACKGROUND: The population of male and female adolescents in China accounts for 1/5. Adolescents have much psychological bewilderment,troublesome and even diseases on sexual issues.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the development status quo and the regulation of adolescents' sexual physiology, sexual psychology, sexual knowledge and sexual education.DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey by employing students of junior high school as subjects.SETTING: A clinic for adolescent of a tertiary hospital.PARTICIPANTS: Totally 960 students aged between 14 and 19 years old of three junior high schools in Dalian city were selected as subjects between November and December of 2001.METHODS: Self-complied questionnaire was used in the survey based on the sexual psychological education situation scale for junior and senior high school students. Classes were randomly selected for anonymous survey based on voluntary principle.Answers to sex-related questions and differences between male and female students.RESULTS: The average age of menarche in female students was 12.96years old and the average age of first emission in male students was 13.89years old, which were consistent with the results of similar national researches. The incidence and frequency of masturbation and sexual impulse was significantly higher in males than females. There were significant differences in sexual concept and the understanding of sexual knowledge between males and females. The desire to affiliate with the opposite sex was far more than the real occurrence.CONCLUSION: The understanding of sexual knowledge in adolescent is not satisfied. Students are also not satisfied with the sexual education provided by their schools. Hence, school sexual education for adolescents should be enhanced with the involvement of community.
8.Clinical Observation of Acupuncture plus Bobath Therapy for Motor Dysfunction of Core Muscles in Patients with Post-stroke Hemiplegia
Aiguo YANG ; Xinhua YAN ; Ran ZHAO
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(2):105-108
Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture plus Bobath therapy in treating motor dysfunction of the core muscles in patients with hemiplegia after cerebral stroke.Method Totally 144 patients with post-stroke hemiplegia were divided into a control group, treatment group 1 and treatment group 2. The treatment group 1 was intervened by Bobath therapy, while the treatment group 2 was by abdominal acupuncture and scalp acupuncture in association with Bobath therapy. The recruited patients were examined for the manual muscle strength rating of the abdominal core muscles, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score, and Barthel Index (BI) score on the day of admission, the 30th day and 60th day after admission.Result There were no significant inter-group differences in comparing the core muscle strength, BBS, and the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) on the day of admission (P>0.05). The core muscle strength, BBS, and ADL were significantly increased on the 30th and 60th day after admission in the three groups (P<0.05), and the scores in treatment group 2 were significantly higher than that in the control group and treatment group 1 (P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture plus Bobath therapy can significantly improve the motor dysfunction of the core muscles in patients with hemiplegia after cerebral stroke.
9.Application of Modified Pie-crusting Technique in Releasing Medial Tightness During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Hong CAI ; Ke ZHANG ; Ran ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery 2017;17(3):237-241
Objective To analyze and evaluate the safety and efficacy of modified Pie-crusting ( PC) technique for releasing medial tightness during primary total knee arthroplasty ( TKA) . Methods We completed primary TKA by the same performer with modified PC technique in 30 patients (34 knees) with genu varus from March 2014 to June 2016.By using a special curved scalpel with width limit of 3 mm and depth limit of 5 mm to poke the tension parts , we released the anterion bondle of superficial medial collateral ligament ( sMCL) and posteromedial corner structures ( PMCS) during tension happened in extension , and we released the posterior bondle of sMCL during tension happened in flexion .According to the gap value measured intraoperatively , we divided these cases into three groups: extension with flexion tension group ( 10 knees ) , extension tension group ( 13 knees ) , and flexion tension group (11 knees).The difference between medial and lateral gap value no more than 1 mm was defined as gap balance.We calculated the gap balance rate of each group .Series of weighted frontal X-ray were conducted at fixed period to evaluate the varus angle of the knee postoperatively.The range of motion (ROM), HSS scores and WOMAC scores were also recorded at the same time . Results Among the 34 knees , 31 knees reached the medial and lateral gap balance at both extension and flexion .There was a difference of 2 mm in medial and lateral gap value at extension in 1 knee and the same difference at flexion in the other 2 knees.The total postoperative gap balance rate was 91.2%( 31/34 ).The constrained inserts were implanted in 3 cases.No technical-related complications happened after the surgery.After the releasing procedure, the flexion gap value had an increase of 1 mm (range, 1-3mm) in the extension tension group , and the extension gap value had an increase of 1 mm ( range, 1-2 mm) in the flexion tension group, without significant difference (Z=-1.118, P=0.264).The ROM was 83.3°±14.7°preoperatively and 100.7°±14.2° postoperatively (t=-7.714, P=0.000).The median alignment of the knee was 11.5°(range, 7°-32°) preoperatively and 1° (range, 0°-4°) postoperatively (Z=-5.092,P=0.000).The HSS scores were (42.7 ±16.3) points preoperatively and (88.1 ± 9.9) points postoperatively (t=-21.868, P=0.000).The WOMAC scores were (76.2 ±8.2) points preoperatively and (11.4 ± 9.7) points postoperatively (t=31.726, P=0.000).All of them were significantly improved in comparison with those before the surgery. Conclusions Using modified PC technique is safe and effective in medial releasing during primary TKA .Both extension and flexion gap value will be affected by releasing tensed fiber at extension or flexion position .
10.Identif ication of Herba Sedi collected in the different habitats and periods by FT-IR
Li ZHAO ; Ran XU ; Dingrong WAN
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy 2005;0(03):-
Objective: To explore the characteristics of IR spectra of the crude drug Herba Sedi collected in different habitats and seasons.Methods: The infrared spectra of all the samples of the whole plants were obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy,the sample powder tablets were used,and identifi cation features were determined through comparative study.Results: The harvest seasons of the samples are remarkly related to the positions(cm-1),intensity or ratios of some major absorbing peaks of the infrared spectra from the 15 samples of several different months and 4 habitats in Hubei Province,China.As for peak positions,the peak values(1625?7)cm-1 of all the samples in spring are less than 1623cm-1,but in autumn(April to October) are generally more than 1628 cm-1.And peak values(1057?16)cm-1 of the samples of spring are more than 1050 cm-1,but less than 1050 cm-1 for the samples of summer and autumn.Moreover,the habitats of samples are also related to IR spectra to some certain extent.Conclusion: The harvest seasons of Herba Sedi from Hubei Province can be preliminarily ascertained according to the IR spectra features.IR technique should be paid attention to in research and identifi cation of the harvest periods of crude plant drugs.