1.A brief introduction to and importance of 68W Advanced Field Craft
Liping KUAI ; Ruofei XU ; Guofu DU
Military Medical Sciences 2014;(3):228-229
The book of 68W Advanced Field Craft was introduced in this paper .The characteristics of the teaching pro-gram and details of combat medic of the US Army were summarized .Some suggestions were raised about the development and training of field first-aid skills of the PLA .
2.Correlation of serum cyclophilin A level with occurance of essential hypertension in Xinjiang Xibo and Mongolia populations and its clinical significance
Zhong WANG ; Lihua ZHENG ; Xiaohong XU ; Chunyong WANG ; Hongqiang REN ; Ruofei ZHAO
Tianjin Medical Journal 2015;(8):879-882
Objective To investigate the correlation of cyclophilin A (CyPA) level in patients with essential hyperten?sion(EH)in Xinjiang Xibo and Mongolia populations and to investigate its clinical significance. Methods EH patients (n=76) and healthy control subjects (n=62) were selected from Xinjiang Xibo populations. On the other hand, EH patients (n=66)and healthy control subjects (n=57) were selected from Xinjiang Mongolia populations. Serum cyclophilin A was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Parameters such as age, body mass index(BMI), waist, waist hip ratio, blood pressure were measured in each group. The correlation of cyclophilin A with each parameter was analyzed. Results The levels of serum cyclophilin A in EH patients in Xinjiang Xibo and Xinjiang Mongolia populations were significantly high?er than those in their corresponding healthy control groups(P<0.05). Serum cyclophilin A in patients with essential hyperten?sion(EH)in Xinjiang Mongolia population was signifantly higher than that in EH patients from Xinjiang Xibo population (P<0.05). There was a positive correlation between serum cyclophilin A level and occurance of EH in both Xinjiang Xibo and Xinjiang Mongolia populations. Conclusion The serum cyclophilin A is significant higher in EH patients in both Xinji?ang Xibo and Xinjiang Mongolia populations so it is positively correlated with occurance of EH (P<0.05). Cyclophilin A lev?el is a risk factor of essential hypertension in both Xinjiang Xibo and Xinjiang Mongolia populations.
3.Application and maintenance of image acquisition and transmission in PACS
Ruofei XU ; Lihui LIU ; Zhigang REN ; Youlin PENG ; Xiaogang SU ; Xiaoming LI
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2003;0(12):-
Objective To develop and perfect hospital PACS in higher application level so that the imaging work can serve the diagnosis and therapy more efficiently.Methods According to the basic PACS theories and Criterion DICOM,the image acquisition and transmission were classified in study the optimal implementation plan was put forward through the effects comparison in practice and the experiences in PACS application and maintenance were explored.Results With common problems in image acquisition and transmission solved,PACS in hospital run smoothly.Conclusion The effective transmission of PACS can be attained by scientific hardware design and software tactic.
4.Correlation of physical properties of herbal extracts and dry granulating process.
Jie LI ; Ruofei DU ; Yi FENG ; Desheng XU ; Kefeng RUAN
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2011;36(12):1606-1609
OBJECTIVETo study the correlation of dry granulation with Chinese extract powder physical properties and dry granulating process parameters to find out the main factors affecting the granulation progress.
METHODThe correlation with the physical properties including angle of repose, compression degree, cohesion, water content, feeding speed, wheel speed and wheel pressure with the yield of grain was investigated by multiple regression analysis.
RESULTThe results showed that compression degree, water content, feeding speed and wheel pressure was positively correlated with the yield of grain in measured range. The angle of repose, cohesion, wheel speed was negative correlated with the yield of grain in measured range.
CONCLUSIONDry granulating was highly influenced by the physical properties of herbal extracts and the parameters of dry granulating process. The greater impact on grain dry method are compression, cohesion and wheel speed.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Powders ; chemistry
5.Qizhi Zhoufei Granule Alleviate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Regulating Th1/Th2 Immunologic Balance Through Notch Signaling Pathway
Ruofei MA ; Miao SU ; Jintian LI ; Juan LI ; Yi ZHANG ; Weiwei XU ; Jiachen JIANG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(1):179-189
Objective To investigate the role of homologous genes absent from the wings of drosophila melanogaster(Notch)signaling pathway in the imbalance of helper T cells 1(Th1)and helper T cells 2(Th2)and the intervention mechanism of Qizhi Zhoufei Granule in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).Methods Ten of seventy Wistar rats were selected as the blank control group,and the other rats were established by cigarette smoking combined(CS)with tracheal infusion of lipopolysaccharide(LPS).The COPD model was established by randomly selecting 3 rats in the control group and the model group to verify the success of the model.At the end of modeling,gavage administration was performed.The rats in the model group were randomly divided into model control group,positive control group(67.5 μg·kg-1)and Qizhi Zhoufei Granule high,medium and low treatment group(3.24,1.62,0.81 g·kg-1).Each group was treated with normal saline,dexamethasone acetate suspension and Qizhi Zhoufei Granule suspension at high,medium and low doses.The rats in the blank control group were given the same volume of normal saline as the model control group.After modeling with 28 days and treatment with 28 days,peak inspiratory flow(PIF)and peak expiratory flow(PEF)were detected by the animal lung function test system.Rats were killed to extract lungs,spleen,serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF),hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining was used to evaluate the pathological changes of lung tissues.The level of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)in serum and BALF was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Flow cytometry was used to detect Th1/Th2 cells in spleen.Immunohistochemistry(IHC)and western blot were used to detect Notch1,Hes1 and Hey1 protein levels in lung tissues.Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(Real-Time PCR)was used to detect Notch1,Hes1 and Hey1 gene expression levels in lung tissues.Result Compared with the blank control group,the lung function of the model control group was significantly decreased(P<0.05),inflammatory cell infiltration and bronchial structure destruction occurred in the lung tissue,TNF-α content in serum and BALF increased significantly(P<0.05),the percentage of spleen Th1 cells was significantly decreased(P<0.05),and the percentage of Th2 cells was significantly increased(P<0.05),the protein and mRNA expressions of Notch1,Hes1 and Hey1 in lung tissues were significantly increased(P<0.05),the differences were statistically significant;Compared with the model control group,the lung function of rats in each administration group was significantly increased(P<0.05),the pathological injury of lung tissue was alleviated,TNF-α content in serum and BALF decreased significantly(P<0.05),the percentage of spleen Th1 cells was significantly increased(P<0.05),the percentage of Th2 cells was significantly decreased(P<0.05),the lung tissue of Notch1,Hes1,Hey1 protein and mRNA expression were significantly decreased(P<0.05),the differences were statistically significant.Conclusion Qizhi Zhoufei Granule regulate Th1/Th2 balance by inhibiting Notch signaling pathway,thereby improving pulmonary function and pathological injury,and affecting immune function in COPD rats.
6.Expression of MHCⅠ genes in different tissues of Rana dybowskii under the stress of Aeromonas hydrophila.
Ruofei BIAN ; Xiao XU ; Yufen LIU ; Peng LIU ; Wenge ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2020;36(7):1323-1333
The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of MHCⅠ gene in different tissues of Rana dybowskii under the stress of Aeromonas hydrophila (Ah), and to provide evidence for revealing the anti-infective immune response mechanism of amphibians. The experimental animal model of Aeromonas hydrophila infection was first constructed, and the pathological changes were observed by HE staining. The MHCⅠ gene α1+α2 peptide binding region of Rana dybowskii was cloned by RT-PCR and analyzed by bioinformatics. Real-time PCR was used to detect the transcription level of MHCⅠ in different tissues under Ah stress. After Ah infection, the skin, liver and muscle tissues showed signs of cell structure disappearance and texture disorder. The MHCⅠ gene α1+α2 peptide binding region fragment was 494 bp, encoding 164 amino acids, and homology with amphibians. Above 77%, the homology with mammals was as low as 14.96%, indicating that the α1+α2 region of MHC gene was less conserved among different species. The results of real-time PCR show that the liver, spleen and kidney of the experimental group were under Ah stress. The transcript levels of MHCⅠ gene in skin and muscle tissues were higher than those in the control group at 72 h, but the time to peak of each tissue was different (P<0.01), indicating that the response time of MHCⅠ gene in different tissues was different under Ah stress. This study provides a reference for further exploring the immune function of MHC molecules in anti-infection.
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7.Chinese Medicine Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Regulating Th1/Th2 Immune Balance: A Review
Ruofei MA ; Miao SU ; Jintian LI ; Juan LI ; Yi ZHANG ; Weiwei XU ; Jiachen JIANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(19):235-242
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by long treatment course and poor prognosis. The pathogenesis has not been fully elucidated but is mostly related to the non-specific inflammation of the airway and surrounding tissues. T helper 1 (Th1) and T helper 2 (Th2) are generated by CD4+ T cell differentiation, and are in a dynamic equilibrium when the body is in normal state. The balance between pro-inflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines regulated by Th1/Th2 is vital for maintaining the immune homeostasis in respiratory tract. Chronic inflammatory state changes the level of inflammatory cells in the body, and there is immune disorder in T lymphocytes in the onset stage of COPD. Th1 cells are predominantly expressed in the stable stage of COPD, while Th2 cells are predominantly expressed in the acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). Th1/Th2 immune imbalance aggravates the inflammatory reaction, and thus restoring the immune balance between them and inhibiting the inflammatory reaction are critical for the treatment of COPD. At present, there has been no satisfactory treatment plan for COPD. Chinese medicine has a long history of preventing and treating COPD, with remarkable curative effect and few adverse reactions. A large number of animal experiments and clinical studies on Chinese medicine intervention of Th1/Th2 immune balance in COPD have indicated that Th1/Th2 immune balance is an important potential target for treating COPD by Chinese medicine, which can correct chronic inflammatory state by regulating the immune disorder of the body. It has also been found that Th1/Th2 balance plays an important immunoregulatory role in inflammatory response, but little is known about its specific mechanism in the pathogenesis of COPD. On this basis, this paper summarized and analyzed the biological characteristics of Th1/Th2 and their mechanism in the pathogenesis of COPD, as well as the intervention effect of single Chinese medicine or its effective components and Chinese medicine compound on Th1/Th2 immune balance in COPD. It further explored the pathogenesis of COPD and the potential therapeutic targets of Chinese medicine in interfering with Th1/Th2 immune balance in COPD, providing reference for further study on prevention and treatment of COPD with Chinese medicine.