2.Expression of recombinant human acetylcholinesterase and its application in screening its inhibitors.
Xiangjun WANG ; Huaixiu WU ; Shanshan YE ; Lanying PAN ; Yongchang QIAN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(1):50-4
This study is designed to obtain recombinant human acetylcholinesterase (rhAChE) and apply it in screening acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. The rhAChE was overexpressed in HEK293 cells transfected by plasmid of pCMV-AChE with the cationic liposome and rhAChE was found to be secreted into cell culture medium. AChE activity was assayed according to modified Ellman method to obtain kinetic parameters. IC so50 values for donepezil compounds of rhAChE were calculated to determine their activities of inhibition. The results showed that Km value was 151.9 micromol.L-1 donepezil inhibited rhAChE in a mixed competitive-noncompetitive way (Ki= 16.03 nmol.L-1, Ki = 18.36 nmol.L-1) and that most new compounds tested exhibited high activities of inhibition on rhAChE. The study suggests that rhAChE is available to be applied in screening AChE inhibitors in vitro.
3.The study between serum uric acid and early morning blood pressure of Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients
Xiangyan ZHANG ; Xianwei YE ; Duanxing FENG ; Shanshan RAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2006;0(S1):-
Objective To study between serum uric acid and early morning blood pressure of the different degrees of Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAHS)patients.Methods134 cases of OSAHS were divided into mild,midrange and severe groups according to apnea-hypopnea index(AHI),and 23 healthy people as normal control group.serum uric acid and early morning blood pressure were measured among four groups.ResultsSerum uric acid levels in mild,midrange,severe OSAHS groups and the control group were(392.10?88.22)?mol/L,(460.14?118.86)?mol/L,(537.63?134.11)?mol/L,(304.36?80.12)?mol/L,there were significant differences among four groups.there were significant differences between severe OSAHS and the others in blood pressure,as well as between OSAHS midrange group and the control group.ConclusionSerum uric acid in OSAHS patients increased with increasing degree of AHI,the disorder of serum uric acid possiblly contribute to abnormal blood pressure in OSAHS patients.
4.Secoiridoid glycosides from Flos Lonicerae
Yuefeng BI ; Ye TIAN ; Shanshan PEI ; Hongmin LIU
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1994;0(01):-
Objective To study the constituents in water-extracts from Flos Lonicerae. Methods Compounds were isolated and purified by using various column chromatography such as D101, Sephadex LH-20, and silica gel, etc. Their structures were identified on the basis of physical and spectral data. Results Seven secoiridoid glycosides were obtained and identified as vogeloside (Ⅰ), 7-epi-vogeloside (Ⅱ), secologanic acid (Ⅲ), sweroside (Ⅳ), secoxyloganin (Ⅴ), secologanoside (Ⅵ), (E)-aldosecologanin (Ⅶ). Conclusion Among them, compounds Ⅲ and Ⅵ are firstly obtained from the plants in Lonicera L. The structure of compound Ⅶ is rare in nature so far.
5.Protection against apoptosis of islet cells:a combination of Caspase and Cocktail protease inhibitors
Tingting TIAN ; Shanshan ZHAO ; Qun WANG ; Bin YE
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2015;(37):5966-5971
BACKGROUND:Currently, there are few reports on the effects of Caspase inhibitors combined with Cocktail protease inhibitors on isolation and purification of islet cel s. OBJECTIVE:To explore the effects of Caspase inhibitors and Cocktail protease as protectors on islet cel s during isolation and purification process. METHODS:New-born pigs were selected to separate, purify and culture the islet cel s, and after 24 hours of culture, the specimens were divided into three groups:blank control group, experimental group A (Caspase inhibitors and Cocktail protease were added only during digestion process), and experimental group B (Caspase inhibitors and Cocktail protease were added both during digestion and culture processes). AO-EB staining was used to qualitatively observe cel morphology and apoptosis. Flow cytometry was employed to quantitatively detect cel viability and apoptosis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Percentages ofβcel s were 66.91%in blank control group, 84.58%in the experimental group A, and 87.15%in the experimental group B. The proportions of living cel s, apoptotic cel s and dead cel s were 56.52%, 16.15%, 21.25%in the blank control group, 62.27%, 14.66%, 14.47%in the experimental group A, and 73.09%, 6.83%, 10.28%in the experimental group B, respectively. These findings indicate that in the process of digestion and culture in vitro, Caspase inhibitors and Cocktail protease inhibitors can both obviously decrease the loss of cel s, and increase the percentage of islet beta cel s.
6.Effects of atmospheric fine particulate matter on respiratory diseases and symptoms of community residents in Chun'an County
XU Shanshan ; LÜ ; Ye ; LIU Weiyan ; XU Hong ; ZHANG Mei ; YE Chun ; YE Hui
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;33(10):988-993
Objective:
To evaluate the impact of fine particulate matter ( PM2.5 ) on respiratory diseases and symptoms of community residents in Chun’an County, so as to provide the basis for air pollution treatment strategies.
Methods:
Using the cluster random sampling method, the permanent residents in Qiandaohu Town of Chun’an County were investigated from 2017 to 2018. The demographic information, respiratory diseases and symptoms were collected by using Surveillance Plan for the Impact of Air Pollution ( Haze ) on health ( 2016 Edition ). The air pollutants and meteorological data were collected through Qiandaohu station of Hangzhou Ecology and Environment Monitoring Center and Hangzhou Meteorological Information Center. The effects of PM2.5 on respiratory diseases and symptoms of residents were analyzed with generalized estimating equation.
Results:
Totally 1 181 people aged 6 months to 95 years were recruited, including 557 ( 47.16% ) males and 624 ( 52.84% ) females. Acute nasopharyngitis (common cold) and tracheitis/tonsillitis occurred most frequently, with 203 cases, accounting for 3.44%. The median of daily average concentration of PM2.5 was 24 μg/m3, with the standard exceeding rate of 2.80%. The results showed that PM2.5 increased the risk of acute nasopharyngitis ( common cold ), tracheitis/tonsillitis, cough, expectoration, runny nose, sore throat and nasal congestion ( lag 3 days, OR: 1.015-1.022, 95%CI: 1.001-1.037 ); the effect of PM2.5+PM10 ( OR: 1.020-1.040, 95%CI: 1.006-1.070 ) and PM2.5+O3 ( OR: 1.017-1.024, 95%CI: 1.005-1.035 ) was greater than that of PM2.5 alone on respiratory diseases and symptoms.
Conclusion
Atmospheric PM2.5 exposure in Chun’an County increases the risk of respiratory diseases and symptoms among community residents.
7.The potential effects of linalool on enantioselective skin permeation of norgestrel.
Yi RONG ; Wenying YU ; Xia GUO ; Shanshan ZENG ; Zhengrong SHEN ; Su ZENG ; Jincui YE
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(8):1175-80
The purpose of this study is to investigate the enantioselectivity of norgestrel (NG) transdermal permeation and the potential influence of linalool and lipids on the enantioselectivity. In vitro skin permeation studies of NG across the excised rat skins were performed with Valia-Chien diffusion cells, and the permeation samples were analyzed by enantioselective HPLC. The possible enantioselective permeation of NG across intact rat back skin and lipids extracted rat back skin and the influence of linalool were evaluated. The skin permeation rate of dl-NG was two times higher than that of l-NG when donor solutions (EtOH/H2O 2 : 8, v/v) containing l-NG or dl-NG. It may be mainly attributed to the solubility discrepancy between enantiomer and racemate. The enantioselective permeation of dl-NG across intact rat skin was observed when the donor solutions containing dl-linalool. The permeation flux of l-NG was 22% higher than that of d-NG. But interestingly, the enantioselective permeation of dl-NG disappeared under the same experimental condition except that the lipid extracted rat skin was used. Attenuated total reflection-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis of stratum corneum showed that the wave number for asymmetric CH2 stretching vibrations of lipids treated with dl-linalool was greater than that of the control. The results indicated that the enantioselective permeation of NG may be contributed by the interaction between dl-linalool and lipids. More than half of lipids were composed of ceramides. The stereospecific interaction maybe existed among chiral enhancer (linalool), lipids (ceramides) and/or chiral drugs (NG).
8.A study on care-giving competence of the primary caregivers influence on nurse-social worker-college student volunteer team guide for the long-term bedridden elderly
Yingchun QIN ; Chongqing SHI ; Shanshan FENG ; Huawei WANG ; Wenting YE ; Miao CUI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(6):414-418
Objective To explore the effect of nurse-social worker-college student volunteer team guide on care-giving competence of the primary caregivers for the long-term bedridden elderly. Methods The research was conveniently focused on a total of 60 long-term bedridden elderly and 30 primary caregivers, pension caregiver in welfare home from March to May 2015. The nurse-social worker-college student volunteer team guide for the primary caregivers included distributing health manual, training skill, psychological support, respite care and so on. The intervention lasted for 3 months, twice a month, 150 minutes each time. This was a self comparison study. The care competence for the primary caregivers and self-care ability of daily activities for the long-term bedridden elderly were conducted before and after intervention. Results Before intervention, the total score of care-giving competence was 59.07 ± 13.42. After intervention, the total score was 66.64 ± 14.16. Before intervention, the scores of caring knowledge, operation technique, behavior and attitudes, decision-making and self-efficacy were as follows:18.48±3.46, 17.95±3.98, 12.16±3.08, 7.98±2.56. Whereas, after intervention, the scores were as follows:20.32±3.58, 20.48±2.74, 14.29±3.03, 9.65±2.07. Each dimension score after intervention was significantly higher than that before intervention (t=-2.87--2.02, P<0.01). For bathing, dressing, indoor transferring and eating in self-care ability of daily activities, the numbers of people in 60 long-term bedridden elderly were 8, 13, 21, 18 before intervention and 17, 24, 43, 29 after intervention. The self-care ability of daily activities of the primary caregivers such as bathing, dressing, indoor transferring and eating after intervention were significantly higher than that before intervention (χ2=4.093-4.857, P<0.05). Conclusions Nurse-social worker-college student volunteer team guide can enhance the care-giving competence of the primary caregivers as well as improve the self-care ability of daily activities for the long-term bedridden elderly.
9.Research progress of the therapy in treatment-resistant depression
Xiuning YUE ; Zhengfu LIU ; Lanxian YE ; Jiyang WANG ; Lina REN ; Shanshan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2016;25(3):280-284
Treatment resistant depression is a common and severe mental disorder associated with significant burden of disease .Most individuals receiving conventional pharmacotheraphy fail to achieve and sustain remission.So this is still one of the difficult challenges for the psychiatrist .Much of the research pro-vided indications that the efficacy of treatment for the disease was not optimistic, but the treatment was still made great progress .The common treatments for this disease included pharmacotherapy,psychotherapy,elec-troconvulsive therapy(ECT),transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS),magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound surgery( MRgFUS) ,deep brain stimulation ( DBS) ,aerobic exercise,light therapy and so on.Each therapeutic strategy has its own features, and could be suitable or unsuitable in some situations.The high rates of non-remission with first-line treatment strategies make the combination of antidepressant and non-drug treatments to be the new trend of the treatments for treatment resistant depression in the future.
10.Interventional treatment for adverse reactions caused by levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in treating uterine adenomyosis
Bing YANG ; Shanshan DING ; Yuan YE ; Yuchuan LI ; Jiangping YIN ; Hui CHEN
Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2015;(4):402-405
Objective The adverse reactions of levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system ( LNG-IUS) has been emphasized with the increase of its indications.The study was to investigate the feasibility of interventional treatment in treating uterine adenomyosis with LNG-IUS by observing its adverse reactions, trying to reduce its adverse reaction, increase its utilization ratio and service life and improve its efficacy. Methods Retrospective analysis was made on 67 patients with uterine adenomyosis who were willing to accept LNG-IUS treatment from January 2012 to December 2013 in our hospital.The patients were randomly divided into observation group ( n=34) and control group( n=34) according to different therapies.The observation group were given interventional treatment immedi-ately after the placement of LNG-IUS, that is to take oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ( indomethacin, 25 mg, 1 pill each time, three times a day) for 7 consecutive days and desogestrel-ethinylestradiol ( marvelon, 1 pill a day) for 21 consecutive 21 days, 3 con-secutive cycles;while the control group were only given communications without any special treatment.Observation and record were made on related adverse reactions at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after the treatment. Results At 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after the interventional treatment, the incidence rates of abnormal uterine bleeding between two groups were of significant difference ( 23.5%vs 60.6%, 11.7%vs 36.4%, 0%vs 12.1%, P<0.05) in the control group. At 6 month after the treatment, statistical difference was found in the total incidence rates of amenorrhea, ovarian cysts, dislocation and out of place of IUD between these two groups ( 23.5%vs 6.1%, 2.9%vs 21.2%, 2.9%vs 18.2%, P<0.05). Conclusion The research has indicated that the adoption of interventional treatment after placing LNG-IUS can obviously reduce the occurrence of the main adverse reactions, so it is feasible in clinical application.