1.Effect of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) on Lipid Metabolism and Expression of Visfatin Gene in Rats with Hyperlipidemia
Ruoxi ZHANG ; Wang YUAN ; Xiaoxiong WU ; Hanchuan DAI
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2009;17(6):452-456
Objective To establish a rat model of hyperlipidemia and analyze the effect of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on lipid metabolism and expression of visfatin gene. Method High fat diet was used to establish the hyperlipidemia rat model. Blood was taken at four weeks after high fat diet feeding to analyze the level of glucose (GLU), cholesterol (CHO) and triglyeride(TG). The rats were divided into experimental group and control group after the hyperlipidemia rat model was established successfully. The experimental group rats were treated with CLA(0.8 mL /0.1 kg)orally for four weeks. The food intake and body weight were recorded. The rats were sacrificed, and both body fat and serum lipid levels were measured. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR was used to measure the expression level of visfatin mRNA. Result The hyperlipidemic rat models were induced by high fat diet successfully. The body weight, food intake and body fat in the rats of CLA experiment group were significantly decreased compared with that of the control group (P< 0.05). The level of GLU, CHO, TG and LDL in the experimental group were significantly lower than that in the control group (P< 0.05), but the serum HDL-C was increased in the experimental group. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR demonstrated that the expression level of visfatin gene of the experimental group was lower than that in the control group. Conclusion CLA can reduce the expression of visfatin gene and improve the lipid metabolism in hyperlipidemic rats.
2.Meta-analysis of metabolic surgery for obesity with metabolic syndrome:A comparison between laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Diangang LIU ; Ruoxi ZHANG ; Chao ZHANG ; Xiang GAO ; Jia LI ; Fei LI
International Journal of Surgery 2017;44(2):104-109,封3
Objective To assess the evidence-based support of short-term efficacy of sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in obesity with metabolic syndrome by laparoscopy.Methods Electronic literature search was performed on PubMed,EMBASE,Cochrane Library,CNKI database for the efficacy of sleeve gostrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in the treatment of obese patients with metabolic syndrome from Jan.2011 to Jun.2016.The inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected for quality evaluation,data extraction.Review Manager 5.3 software was used to conduct the statistical analysis.Results Thirteen articles were included in the Meta-analysis,including 5 randomized controlled trails,eight case-control studies with 18,850 cases,including 2,559 cases in the sleeve gastrectomy group and 16,291 cases in the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass group.The results of the Meta-analysis showed that there was no significant difference in the remission rate of type 2 diabetes rnellietus between sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass group (78.7% vs 83.0%;RR =0.94,95% CI:0.81 ~ 1.09,P >0.05),the reduction of body mass index was significantly higher in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass group than sleeve gastrectomy group from the short-term follow-up (MD =-2.03,95% CI:-3.25 ~ 0.81,P < 0.05).Both two surgeries can reduce the incidence of high blood lipids and hypertension,but there was no significant difference between them as well as type 2 diabetes mellitus remission.Conclusion Both sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are effective in treating obesity complicated with metabolic syndrome,and can reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus,hypertension and hyperlipidemia and reduce the body weight.Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is superior to sleeve gastrectomy in the treatment of obesity.
3.Quality Standard for Qinzhu Liangxue Mixture
Yuxuan ZHANG ; Lingling XU ; Quangang ZHU ; Xinye LI ; Ruoxi ZHANG ; Mengyue ZHAO
China Pharmacist 2016;19(5):1026-1029
Objective:To establish the quality standard for Qinzhu Liangxue mixture. Methods:Seutellaria baiealensis, glyeyrrhizae and jobstears seed were identified by TLC. Baicalin and glycyrrhizic acid were determined by HPLC. Results:Seutellaria baiealensis,glyeyrrhizae and jobstears seed could be identified by TLC. The linear range of baicalin was 0. 030- 0. 971 mg·ml -1(r = 1. 000 0),and the average recovery was 97. 74%(RSD = 2. 76% ,n = 9). The linear range of glycyrrhizic acid was 0. 013- 0. 220 mg·ml -1(r = 1. 000 0),and the average recovery was 99. 02%(RSD = 1. 79% ,n = 9)Glycyrrhizic acid. Conclusion:The method is specific,simple and accurate. It can be used for the quality control of Qinzhu Liangxue mixture.
4.Automatic planning of IMRT for rectum cancer based on optimization parameters tree search algorithm
Hanlin WANG ; Jiacheng LIU ; Kaining YAO ; Ruoxi WANG ; Jian ZHANG ; Haizhen YUE ; Yibao ZHANG ; Hao WU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2021;41(1):66-73
Objective:To solve the problems in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning, such as large labor cost and high dependence on the experience of physicists and great inconsistency in the quality of plan, and to discuss an unsupervised automatic treatment planning procedure of IMRT.Methods:The eclipse scripting application programming interface (ESAPI) within the Eclipse treatment planning system (TPS) 15.6 and optimization parameters tree search algorithm (OPTSA) were used to emulate and realize the whole planning process. Interacted with the TPS through ESAPI, relevant dosimetric parameters were input and output. The OPTSA evaluated the plan qualities based on dosimetric parameters of the targets and organs at risk (OARs) and iteratively adjusted the optimization objective parameters to achieve a progressively improving IMRT plan. In order to verify the effectiveness of the automatic planning, twenty historical rectum cancer cases were selected from the clinical database, and the dose distribution and specific dosimetric parameters were compared between the plans generated by the OPTSA and the manual plans under the same constraints.Results:All the auto plans have met clinical requirements. Furthermore, 90% and 10% of the auto plans were deemed as clinically improved and equally compared with the manual plans, respectively. The average CI for the PTV was 0.88 and 0.80 for the auto and manual plans respectively. Compared with the manual plans, the mean doses of all the OARs in the auto plans were reduced by 11% in average. The average elapsed time of automatic planning and manual planning was (28.15±3.61) and (36.7±4.6) min, respectively.Conclusions:The plans created by the proposed algorithm have been shown to be at least as good as the manual plans. In addition, this method can shorten the labor time in plan designing while ensuring the plan quality and consistency of the plan.
5.Clinical research of dementia with behavioral and psychological symptoms
Nan MU ; Dongping RAO ; Ruoxi ZHANG ; Mouni TANG ; Junchang YUN ; Jianping CHEN ; Jiyang PAN
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2017;33(10):1612-1615
Objective To discuss the clinical features of behavioral and psychological symptoms of demen-tia(BPSD)and the relation between different sub-clinical syndromes and cognition. Methods One hundred and sixteen dementia patients were assessed with neuropsychiatric inventory and mini-mental state examination (MMSE)and made factor analysis according to DSM-IV-R. Results Twelve common behavioral and psychological symptoms could be further divided into five sub-syndromes,including disinhibition behavior,psychosis,agitation, emotion and apathy factors. MMSE total score and years of education entered regression equation of apathy factor (P<0.05). Conclusion BPSD can be divided into five factors and apathy factor are related with cognitive function.
6.Impact of bariatric surgery on inflammatory factors
International Journal of Surgery 2018;45(12):858-864
Excess fat mass accumulation can lead to a wide range of metabolic and cardiovascular complications.It includes immune cell infiltration and altered secretion of anti-and proinflammatory mediators,which contribute to systemic,low-grade inflammation.Bariatric surgery may reverse the altered secretory profile observed in the adipose tissue of severe obesity patients.This article will review available literature documenting the impact of surgeryinduced weight loss on tissue expression or circulating levels of a broad spectrum of inflammatory mediators.
7.Study on local pharmacokinetics of baicalin gel after transdermal administration in rats by skin microdialysis in vivo
Yuefen LOU ; Quangang ZHU ; Benming YOU ; Jie LI ; Xiaoyan GU ; Ruoxi ZHANG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2014;(6):444-447
Objective To develop a novel skin microdialysis technology in vivo,and to determine the pharmacokinetic of ba-icalin after transdermal administration in rats. Methods An HPLC-MS/MS method used for the determination of baicalin in skin mi-crodialysis samples was established ,SD rats were pretreated with skin microdialysis operation under anesthesia , and then the baicalin gel was applied to the skin surface of probe in vivo.The baicalin concentration of skin microdialysates was determined , the time curve of baicalin concentration was drawn and the topical pharmacokinetics parameters of percutaneous absorption was calculated. Results Baicalin was optimized at the transitions m/z 447.3→271.2.The linearity correlation was good and the assay exhibited good precision and accuracy.The subcutaneous probe recovery of baicalin in vivo was(24.40 ±0.91)%and was stable over the 240 min study peri-od.Baicalin could be detected in the microdialysis samples after transdermal administration , and its concentration continued to rise in 8 h.AUC0-t in skin tissue was(50.04 ±34.17) mg· min· L-1. Conclusion The method of skin microdialysis in vivo could be used in the local pharmacokinetic research of baicalin.
8.Feasibility and effectiveness of a health examination center-based opportunistic eye diseases screening
Shaodan ZHANG ; Yuanbo LIANG ; Jing SUN ; Shanshan LIU ; Lin XU ; Hailin WANG ; Chi LIU ; Ruoxi LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2017;35(12):1120-1125
Background Blindness and low vision represent significant public health issues in China.Late diagnosis is the major reason for the irreversible vision impairment.A feasible,cost-effective screening and referral program is very important for the eye health care,prevention and treatment of blindness in China.Objective This study was to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a health examination center-based opportunistic eye disease screening program.Methods This was a cross-sectional study.Subjects undergoing a routine physical examination at the health examination center of the Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang were invited to attend this program.Presenting visual acuity,intraocular pressure,and nonmydriatic fundus photography were obtained.Optic diso photographs were evaluated independently by two ophthalmologists.Blindness and moderate to severe vision impairment were defined based on the criteria of World Health Organization Visual Impairment Classification in 2009.Glaucoma,diabetic retinopathy (DR) and other suspected eye diseases were diagnosed according to the fundus photography and intraocular pressure.This study was approved by Ethic Committe of the Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang,the informed consent of each subject was obtained.Results Totally,15 303 subjects were enrolled and 15 197 of them finished the exanimations,giving a response rate of 99.3%.The overall percentage of blindness and moderate to severe visual impairment was 0.08% (12/15 197) and 2.34% (355/15 197).Two hundred and twenty-eight (1.50%) subjects were defined as glaucoma suspects and 80 individuals (0.53%) were diagnosed as epimacular membrane.Other suspected eye diseases included DR (0.41%),branchial retinal vessel occlusion (0.24%),macular degeneration (0.09 %),and macular hole (0.06%).More than 95 % of the eye disease suspects have never been previously diagnosed or treated.A total of 358 subjects (2.36%) were defined as ocular hypertension suspects.Conclusions This health examination center-based opportunistic eye disease screening shows a good efficiency and feasibility.It may become an optional program in the national eye health care project,as well as the work of prevention and treatment of blindness.
9.Conjunctival flora and their antibiotic susceptibility in patients undergoing penetrating intraocular surgeries
Chunyang REN ; Jingna HE ; Lin WANG ; Shanshan LIU ; Jing SUN ; Yong CAO ; Hailin WANG ; Ruoxi LI ; Shaodan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2018;36(9):704-709
Objective To determine the spectrum of conjunctival flora and the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of patients scheduled for penetrating intraocular surgeries.Methods A prospective case control study was performed.A total of 192 patients (192 eyes) scheduled for penetrating intraocular surgeries at the Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang from February to August 2015 were enrolled.Samples from the conjunctival sac were collected before instillation of any ophthalmic solutions for both aerobic and anaerobic culture.The positive rate and bacterial spectrum were observed.Bacterial isolates were tested for antibiotic susceptibility to 7 commonly used ophthalmic antibiotics using automated drug resistance analyzing system.The research was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang.Results Totally 91 strains were collected from 81 conjunctival samples during aerobic culture,the positive rate was 42.19%.Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most common microorganism (64.84%),followed by Staphylococcus lentus (7.69%) and Staphylococcus aureus (3.30%).Coagulatase negtive Staphylococcus (CNS) accounted for 80.22% of the positively cultured aerobes.For anaerobic culture,a total of 28 strains were isolated from 28 conjunctival samples,the positive rate was 14.58% Propionibacterium acnes was the predominant species (71.43%),followed by Finegoldia magna (10.71%).Majority of the CNS were sensitive to gentamycin and vancomycin,with resistance rates lower than 10%,but their resistance rate to erythromycin and ceftazidime was 87.67% and 63.01%,respectively.Resistance rate of these CNS to levofloxacin,ciprofloxacin,and moxifloxacin was 42.47%,39.73% and 17.81%,respectively.Multidrug resistance to at least 3 antibiotic classes was present in 38.36% of the CNS.Conclusions Bacteria in the conjunctiva sac of preoperative patients are resistant to various ophthalmic antibiotics.To follow-up the bacterial distribution and antibiotic resistance is great meaningful in the prophylactic and treatment in ocular surgery-related infections.
10.A multicenter study on the prognostic value of SPECT myocardial blood flow quantitative technique in patients with intermediate stenoses of coronary arteries
Ruoxi SUN ; Zekun PANG ; Rongzheng MA ; Lei WANG ; Jie ZHANG ; Jianming LI ; Wei FANG
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2024;44(3):129-133
Objective:To investigate the prognostic value of myocardial flow reserve (MFR) measured by SPECT myocardial blood flow (MBF) quantitative technique in patients with intermediate stenoses of coronary arteries.Methods:From September 2019 to May 2021, patients with intermediate stenoses (50% to 80%) identified by invasive coronary angiography in Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Center China Cardiovascular Hospital, and TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital were prospectively included. All patients underwent a one-day rest/stress SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and SPECT MBF quantification. The radioactivity distribution of each segment of the MPI bullseye polar maps were obtained according to the standard 5-point method to obtain the summed stress score (SSS) and the summed difference score (SDS) to determine the existence of abnormality. ROC curve analysis was used to obtain the optimal prognostic cut-off value for MFR. The primary endpoint was defined as cardiovascular endpoint events. Survival and prognostic analyses were conducted by Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazard models. The difference of AUCs was analyzed by Delong test.Results:A total of 314 patients (194 males, 120 females; age (59.4±8.6) years) were enrolled. Over a median follow-up duration of 754 (range: 628-914) d, 54 patients had endpoint events. ROC curve showed that the prediction ability of MFR was significantly better than that of conventional MPI (AUCs: 0.713 and 0.512; z=3.76, P<0.001). The optimal prognostic cut-off value for MFR to predict endpoint events in patients with intermediate stenoses was 2.04. Cox multivariate analysis showed that MFR (hazard ratio ( HR)=0.434, 95% CI: 0.282-0.669, P<0.001) was an independent predictor of endpoint events in patients with intermediate stenoses. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the prevalence of endpoint events in patients with MFR≤2.04 was significantly higher than that in patients with MFR>2.04 (25.4%(43/169) vs 7.6%(11/145); χ2=21.27, P<0.001). Conclusion:The MFR measured by SPECT MBF quantitative technique has an independent predictive value for cardiovascular endpoint events in patients with intermediate stenoses.