1.Clinical Study on Effect of Guominjian in Preventing and Treating Infants with Eczema
Jixian LIU ; Ronghua XU ; Chenmei MAO
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2006;0(04):-
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Guominjian to infants with eczema. Methods Fifty-seven infants with eczema were randomly divided into the treated group and the control group, who received treatment of Guominjian and usual treatment respectively. Eczema symptoms and change of serum IgE, IL-2, IL-4 was observed before and after treatment. Results After treatment, significant difference was shown between the two groups, significant improvement was shown in the treated group. Conclusion Guominjian is helpful in improving clinical symptoms, reducing corticosteroids use.
2.Intervention effect of BrainHQ visual training on depressive symptom in patients with post stroke depression
Ronghua MAO ; Changxiang CHEN ; Dan LI ; Shuxing LI ; Min ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2015;24(12):1097-1099
Objective To observe the intervention effect of BrainHQ visual training on depressive symptom in patients with post stroke depression.Methods Eighty patients with post stroke depression were divided into control group(n=40)and intervention group(n=40).The control group accepted routine drug therapy and conventional rehabilitation, while intervention group received BrainHQ visual training additionally.They were assessed with Hamilton depression scale(HAMD) before and 4 weeks after intervention.Results Before intervention the HAMD score between control group and intervention group(respectively(19.80±3.96), (18.43±2.94)) had no statistical difference (P>0.05).After 4-week intervention, the HAMD score of intervention group(9.58±5.42) was significantly lower than that of control group (13.85±5.73)(P<0.01).Before the intervention, depression level of two groups had no difference(P>0.05).After 4-week intervention,the difference of depression level was statistically significant in two groups(P<0.05).Conclusion BrainHQ visual training can improve depressive symptom in patients with post stroke depression.
3.BrainHQ visual training can improve the memory of stroke survivors
Jing WANG ; Ronghua MAO ; Changxiang CHEN ; Shuxing LI ; Min ZHANG ; Na DOU
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016;38(8):576-579
Objective To investigate the efficacy of BrainHQ visual training in rehabilitating memory function among stroke survivors.Methods Sixty stroke patients with memory disorders were recruited from the rehabilitation center of Tangshan Workers' Hospital.They were randomly assigned to a control group or an intervention group,each of 30.Both groups accepted conventional rehabilitation,while the intervention group was additionally given BrainHQ visual training five times a week for 30 minutes,lasting four weeks.Before and after the treatment,both groups completed the Rivermead behavioral memory test.Results After the 4 weeks of treatment,the average scores in recalling full names,recalling hidden items,recalling appointments,recognizing pictures,recognizing faces,recalling a story immediately,delayed story recall,recalling a route promptly,delayed route recall and the average total score in both groups were all significantly higher than before the treatment.The treatment group scored significantly better than the control group except in recalling hidden items,and recognizing faces and pictures.Conclusion BrainHQ visual training can improve the memory of stroke survivors.
4.The effect of hydrochloric acid stimulation and mechanical stretch on epithelial-mesenchymal transition in ;human lung epithelial cells
Ying PAN ; Pu MAO ; Yongbo HUANG ; Jianchun LI ; Zhiheng XU ; Xi LI ; Sulong WU ; Ronghua SHI ; Weiqun HE ; Xiaoqing LIU ; Yimin LI
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2016;28(6):513-517
Objective To investigate the effect of hydrochloric acid (HCl) stimulation and mechanical stretch on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and hyaluronan (HA) production in human lung epithelial cells. Methods Human lung epithelial cell line BEAS-2B was cultured in vitro, which was divided into phosphate-buffer saline (PBS) + static group, HCl + static group, PBS + stretch group, and HCl + stretch group respectively in the logarithmic phase. The BEAS-2B cells in two stretching groups were challenged by cyclic stretch with 20% amplitude, frequency of 0.33 Hz, sine wave of the FX-5000T system for 48 hours. The morphology changes in cells before and after stretch were observed with inverted microscope. The protein expressions of epithelial markers E-cadherin and cytokeratin-8 (CK-8) as well as mesenchymal markers vimentin and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) were determined by Western Blot. The secretion of HA was determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results ① It was shown by microscopic observation that BEAS-2B cells displayed cobblestone morphology, linked closely and cell polarity in PBS + static group, which did not change obviously after HCl stimulation alone. Given purely mechanical stretch after 48 hours, the cells morphology changed from cobblestone shape into long spindle, and increased intercellular space obviously. Double hit of HCl and stretch changed the cells morphology more significantly. ② It was shown by Western Blot that compared with the PBS + static group, HCl alone or combined with purely mechanical stretch after 48 hours, the expressions of E-cadherin and CK-8 were decreased, while those of vimentin and α-SMA were increased, and it was more pronounced in HCl + stretch group [the expression quantity (gray value) as base 1 in PBS + static group, E-cadherin: 0.16±0.08 vs. 1, CK-8: 0.10±0.03 vs. 1, vimentin: 3.35±0.38 vs. 1, α-SMA: 3.10±0.45 vs. 1, all P < 0.01]. ③ It was shown by ELISA that both HCl stimulation and stretch could induce BEAS-2B cells secreting HA as compared with PBS + static group (μg/L: 55.763±0.687, 63.005±0.493 vs. 49.876±1.867), and the production of HA increased more remarkably after double hit (μg/L: 78.220±1.085 vs. 49.876±1.867, P < 0.01). Conclusions Both HCl and mechanical stretch could induce EMT and increase HA secretion in human lung epithelial cells in vitro. Double hit of HCl stimulation and mechanical stretch induced EMT apparently, and further increased the production of HA.
5.Application of virtual simulation experiment in the teaching of Laboratory Sciences for Virus Infection Testing
Yaping MAO ; Xun FENG ; Ronghua FAN
Journal of Shenyang Medical College 2024;26(5):547-550
Objective:To investigate the application value of virtual simulation experiment in the teaching of Laboratory Sciences for Virus Infection Testing.Methods:Undergraduate students(n=58)majoring in Health Inspection and Quarantine of grade 2020 were selected as the research objects.The"Virtual simulation experiment of influenza virus isolation and identification in BSL-2 laboratory"was included in the teaching of Laboratory Sciences for Virus Infection Testing.The application effect of the virtual simulation experiment was evaluated by a self-designed questionnaire.Results:A total of 50 students completed the questionnaire effectively.After completing the virtual simulation experiment,96.0%of the students thought that the simulation degree of the experiment was high.Students could understand the instrument composition,internal structure,operation process,and matters needing attention.And 52.0%of the students thought that the experiment had an impact on autonomous learning.Students believed that the experiment could improve their interest in the course(88.0%),increase their mastery of theoretical knowledge(60.0%),and improve their ability to analyze and solve problems(46.0%).And 72.0%of the students thought that the running speed of the virtual simulation experiment was slow.The top three advantages of the experiment evaluated by students were easy operation,no damage to the instrument and no worry about the dangers in the experiment,and helpful to understand the knowledge.The top three disadvantages of this experiment were no improvement in practical ability,no familiarity with the use of instruments,different feelings from the real experiment and too idealized experimental process.And 66.0%of the students thought that virtual simulation experiments should complement traditional experimental teaching.Conclusions:Virtual simulation experiment can carry out dangerous experiments that are difficult to perform in traditional laboratories.It can improve students'mastery of theoretical knowledge,enhance their interest in learning,and improve their ability to analyze and solve problems.However,there are still some problems in its application,which should be combined with traditional experimental teaching to improve the teaching effect.
6.Exploring the causality between intestinal flora and hyperplastic scars of human based on two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis
Wentao CHEN ; Xiaoxiang WANG ; Wenlian ZHENG ; Weiqiang ZHANG ; Lujia MAO ; Jianan ZHUO ; Sitong ZHOU ; Ronghua YANG
Chinese Journal of Burns 2024;40(4):333-341
Objective:To investigate the causality between intestinal flora and hypertrophic scars (HS) of human.Methods:This study was a study based on two-sample Mendelian randomization (TSMR) analysis. The data on intestinal flora ( n=18 473) and HS ( n=208 248) of human were obtained from the genome-wide association study database. Genetically variable genes at five levels (phylum, class, order, family, and genus) of known intestinal flora, i.e., single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), were extracted as instrumental variables for linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis. Human genotype-phenotype association analysis was performed using PhenoScanner V2 database to exclude SNPs unrelated to HS in intestinal flora and analyze whether the selected SNPs were weak instrumental variables. The causal relationship between intestinal flora SNPs and HS was analyzed through four methods of TSMR analysis, namely inverse variance weighted (IVW), MR-Egger regression, weighted median, and weighted mode. Scatter plots of significant results from the four aforementioned analysis methods were plotted to analyze the correlation between intestinal flora SNPs and HS. Both IVW test and MR-Egger regression test were used to assess the heterogeneity of intestinal flora SNPs, MR-Egger regression test and MR-PRESSO outlier test were used to assess the horizontal multiplicity of intestinal flora SNPs, and leave-one-out sensitivity analysis was used to determine whether HS was caused by a single SNP in the intestinal flora. Reverse TSMR analyses were performed for HS SNPs and genus Intestinimonas or genus Ruminococcus2, respectively, to detect whether there was reverse causality between them. Results:A total of 196 known intestinal flora, belonging to 9 phyla, 16 classes, 20 orders, 32 families, and 119 genera, were obtained, and multiple SNPs were obtained from each flora as instrumental variables. LD analysis showed that the SNPs of the intestinal flora were consistent with the hypothesis that genetic variation was strongly associated with exposure factors, except for rs1000888, rs12566247, and rs994794. Human genotype-phenotype association analysis showed that none of the selected SNPs after LD analysis was excluded and there were no weak instrumental variables. IVW, MR-Egger regression, weighted median, and weighted mode of TSMR analysis showed that both genus Intestinimonas and genus Ruminococcus2 were causally associated with HS. Among them, forest plots of IVW and MR-Egger regression analyses also showed that 16 SNPs (the same SNPs number of this genus below) of genus Intestinimonas and 15 SNPs (the same SNPs number of this genus below) of genus Ruminococcus2 were protective factors for HS. Further, IVW analysis showed that genus Intestinimonas SNPs (with odds ratio of 0.62, 95% confidence interval of 0.41-0.93, P<0.05) and genus Ruminococcus2 SNPs (with odds ratio of 0.62, 95% confidence interval of 0.40-0.97, P<0.05) were negatively correlated with the risk of HS. Scatter plots showed that SNPs of genus Intestinimonas and genus Ruminococcus2 were protective factors of HS. Both IVW test and MR-Egger regression test showed that SNPs of genus Intestinimonas (with Q values of 5.73 and 5.76, respectively, P>0.05) and genus Ruminococcus2 (with Q values of 13.67 and 15.61, respectively, P>0.05) were not heterogeneous. MR-Egger regression test showed that the SNPs of genus Intestinimonas and genus Ruminococcus2 had no horizontal multiplicity (with intercepts of 0.01 and 0.06, respectively, P>0.05); MR-PRESSO outlier test showed that the SNPs of genus Intestinimonas and genus Ruminococcus2 had no horizontal multiplicity ( P>0.05). Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis showed that no single intestinal flora SNP drove the occurrence of HS. Reverse TSMR analysis showed no reverse causality between HS SNPs and genus Intestinimonas or genus Ruminococcus2 (with odds ratios of 1.01 and 0.99, respectively, 95% confidence intervals of 0.97-1.06 and 0.96-1.04, respectively, P>0.05). Conclusions:There is a causal relationship between intestinal flora and HS of human, in which genus Intestinimonas and genus Ruminococcus2 have a certain effect on inhibiting HS.
7.Clinical efficacy of prophylactic cranial irradiation for patients with surgically resected small cell lung cancer
Mengyuan CHEN ; Xiao HU ; Yujin XU ; Ronghua TANG ; Qixun CHEN ; Youhua JIANG ; Jinshi LIU ; Xingming ZHOU ; Weimin MAO ; Ming CHEN
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2018;27(10):895-899
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in the treatment of surgically resected small cell lung cancer (SCLC).Methods Clinical data of SCLC patients undergoing radical resection surgery in Zhejiang Cancer Hospital from 2003 to 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.According to the treatment modality,all patients were allocated into the PCI and non-PCI groups.A total of 52 patients were finally included,including 19 patients in the PCI group (5 cases of stage Ⅰ,5 stage Ⅱ and 9 stage Ⅲ) and 33 in the non-PCI group (12 cases of stage Ⅰ,5 stage Ⅱ and 16 stage Ⅲ).Kaplan-Meier method was utilized for survival analysis.Cox proportional hazards model was adopted to analyze clinical prognosis.Results The median survival time was 32.9 months in the PCI group,and 20.4 months in the non-PCI group.The 2-year overall survival rate was 72% in the PCI group,significantly higher than 38% in the non-PCI group (P=0.023).The median brain metastasis-free survival (BMFS) was 32.5 months in the PCI group,and 17.1 months in the non-PCI group.In the PCI group,the 2-year BMFS rate was 89%,significantly better than 53% in the non-PCI group (P=0.026).Subgroup analysis demonstrated that PCI could confer survival benefit to patients with p-stage Ⅲ (p=0.031) rather than p-stage Ⅰ (P=0.924) and Ⅱ (P=0.094) counterparts.Multivariate analysis revealed that PCI (HR=0.330,P=0.041) was an independent prognostic factor of the overall survival.Conclusions PCI can reduce thr risk of brain metastasis rate and improve the overall survival of patients with surgically resected SCLC.
8.Expert consensus on antiviral therapy of COVID-19
Fujie ZHANG ; Zhuo WANG ; Quanhong WANG ; Qing MAO ; Jinsong BAI ; Hanhui YE ; Jia TIAN ; Tianxin XIANG ; Jihong AN ; Zujiang YU ; Wenjie YANG ; Xingxiang YANG ; Xiaoju ZHANG ; Jie ZHANG ; Lina ZHANG ; Xingwang LI ; Jiabin LI ; Manxiang LI ; Zhiwei LI ; Hourong ZHOU ; Yi SHI ; Xiaoling XU ; Xiaoping TANG ; Hong TANG ; Xixin YAN ; Wenxiang HUANG ; Chaolin HUANG ; Liang DONG ; Baosong XIE ; Jiandong JIANG ; Bin XIONG ; Xuemei WEI ; Jifang SHENG ; Ronghua JIN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023;16(1):10-20
COVID-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has being spreading around the world, posing a serious threat to human health and lives. Neutralizing antibodies and small molecule inhibitors for virus replication cycle are the main antiviral treatment for novel coronavirus recommended in China. To further promote the rational use of antiviral therapy in clinical practice, the National Center for Infectious Diseases (Beijing Ditan Hospital Capital Medical University and the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine) invited experts in fields of infectious diseases, respiratory and intensive care to develop an Expert Consensus on Antiviral Therapy of COVID-19 based on the Diagnosis and Treatment Guideline for COVID-19 ( trial version 10) and experiences in the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in China. The consensus is concise, practical and highly operable, hopefully it would improve the understanding of antiviral therapy for clinicians and provide suggestions for standardized medication in treatment of COVID-19.