1.The ganglioside treatment and rehabilitation care in early stage after traumatic brain injury
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;(1):47-49
Objective To observe ganglioside and rehabilitation care to early rehabilitation of patients with severe traumatic brain injury.Methods 66 patients with brain injury were randomly divided into the control group and the rehabilitation group with 33 cases in each group.Both groups were given conventional medication and ganglioside treatment.The control group was given routine care.In addition to the usual care,the rehabilitation group received the implementation of systematic and standardized early rehabilitation nursing.Oxidative stress status,Barthel index score,and quality of life were compared between two groups.Results Oxidative stress parameters of the two groups showed no significant difference.After hospital treatment,Barthel index score and quality of life in the rehabilitation group were significantly higher than those of the control group.Conclusions Rehabilitation care can reduce disability rates of head injury,and improve the quality of life of patients.
2.Effect of orexin-A on learning and memory of pentyleneterazol-kindled epileptic rats
Weixia YANG ; Liyan NI ; Jiyou TANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2011;20(7):633-635
Objective To investigate the effects of orexin-A on learning and memory of pentyleneterazol (PTZ)-kindled epileptic rats.Methods Adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group(normal saline,NS)and PTZ group.The PTZ-kindled rats were randomly divided into,orexin-A group and NS group administrated by intracerebroventricular(i.c.v.)injection of 10μl orexin-A(1.4 nmol/μl)or 10μl NS.Using Morris water msze experiment,the ability of learning and memory was measured in all rats.Results Eighty percent of rats in PIZ group were kindled successfully after intraperitoneal injection of 35mg/kg PTZ every day for 30 days.Compared to control group,the escape latency in the PTZ-kindled rats was significantly increased in place navigation test(PNT)(F=200.956,P<0.01),whereas a remarkable reduction of time spent in the target quadrant and number of pool circlings in 120 seconds Was observed during probe trials.Following injection of orexin-A,the latency of escape platform was significantly declined in both PTZ-kindled((39.73±2.03)8,(33.76±2.96)s)and NS rats,increased the number of crossing the platform(10.83±1.80)vs(4.67±3.34).In addition,the treatment with orexin-A markedly increased swim velocity and number of pool circlings in beth groups(P<0.01),particularly to the PTZ-kindled rats.Conclusion Spatial learning and memory in the PIZ-kindled rats can be improved by treatment with orexin-A.
3.Correlation Study on Clinical Pathological Features and TCM Syndromes in Central Air Way Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Weixia YU ; Baolin YANG ; Nan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;24(1):32-36
Absctact: Objective To discuss the correlation between the TCM syndromes and the clinical pathological features of central air way non-small cell lung cancer.MethodsTCM syndromes were determined through inquiry and physical examination for 109 cases of lung cancer patients. Remaining specimens after excision and routine pathological examination were under HE staining for pathological diagnosis and study. The correlation between the TCM syndromes and the clinical pathological features was analyzed.ResultsThe histological types of central airway non-small cell lung cancer comprised squamous cell carcinoma (69/109, 63.3%), salivary type carcinoma (27/109, 24.8%), adenocarcinoma (10/109, 9.2%) and other rare carcinomas (adenosquamous, 2/109, 1.8%; sarcomatoid carcinoma, 1/109, 0.9%). The clinical and pathological features showed that the elderly, male, smoking patients most commonly suffered from squamous cell carcinoma, while the young, female, non-smoking patients suffered from salivary type carcinoma most frequently. The distribution characteristics showed that the qi-yin deficiency syndrome was most common in squamous cell carcinoma and salivary type carcinoma, accounting for 41.4% (29/70) and 40.7% (11/27) respectively; qi-deficiency and phlegm-dampness syndrome was most common in adenocarcinoma, accounting for 50.0% (6/12). TCM syndrome types were closely related to sex, to smoking history, and to Karnofsky score respectively, with statistical significance (P<0.05,P<0.01). The qi-yin deficiency syndrome was common in male, smoking patients, while the qi-deficiency and phlegm-dampness syndrome and yin-deficiency and heat-toxin syndrome were common in female and non-smokers. The qin-yin deficiency syndrome was common in patients of Karnofsky score≥60, and qi-deficiency and phlegm-dampness syndrome was most frequently found in <60 scores group.Conclusion The histological types of central air way non-small cell lung cancer are related to age, gender and smoking history of patients. Patients with different ages, genders and smoking histories distribute differently in TCM syndrome.
4.Executive functions in patients with frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy
Weixia YANG ; Weiwen WU ; Xiangzhi XIAO ; Yongfang YANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2012;21(5):407-409
ObjectiveTo investigate the executive functions of the frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy patients.MethodsFifty-five epilepsy patients (twenty-five frontal lobe epilepsy patients and thirty temporal lobe epilepsy patients) and fifty age,gender and education matched healthy controls were evaluated by means of Mini Mental State Examination ( MMSE ).Executive function was assessed using Stroop color words test and trail making test.ResultsMMSE total score of frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy patients were ( 26.02 ± 0.30) and (25.82 ± 0.67 ),respectively.There was significant abnormality between epilepsy patients and the controls (P <0.05).Compared with normal control group,FLP group and TLP group took longer time and their score was lower in stroop color words test (P<0.05).There were significant difference between FLP and TLP on card B and C's reading time,correct number and strcop interference effects (P<0.05).The epilepsy patients performed significantly worse than the controls in whole trail making test (P<0.05).The scores indicate that the TLE group outperformed the FLE group on all analysis values (P < 0.05 ).ConclusionThe frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy patients have executive function deficit.The FLE group has prominent deficits in executive functioning.
5.The role of Orexin in pathogenesisepilepsy and treatment of epilepsy
Weixia YANG ; Jun ZHAO ; Fengjing SHI ; Lin KAN ; Weifang YANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2015;24(7):669-671
Objective To explore the role of Orexin in pathogenesisepilepsy and treatment of epilepsy based on the literatures published from 1998 to 2014 at home and abroad.Methods Searched the literatures from the online database including Pubmed,CNKI and Wanfang Datebases in July 2014.The words Orexin,epilepsy,Orexin receptor,epilepsy treatment were used as search terms.Analyze the effect Orexin and its receptors in the occurrence,development and treatment of epilepsy.Results 102 related literatures were retrieved and 30 were adopted into analysis.It was showed Orexin is a kind of excitatory neuropeptides and it can increase the excitability of cerebral cortex.Epilepsy can be induced bv excessive expression of Orexin.Conclusion Excessive expression of Orexin can cause epileptic seizure.Inhibiting the excessive activation of Orexin neurons is of important to control seiznres in clinical practices.
6.The Effects of Differrent Disinfection Methods for Ventilator Circuits
Qin ZHANG ; Weixia YANG ; Yiqin ZHANG ; Ending WANG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2009;0(17):-
OBJECTIVE To explore disinfection effect of ventilator circuits and monitor the best one from two methods for sampling bacterial culture of pre-and post-mechanical physical disinfection ventilator circuit as well as different culture media.METHODS Pre-and post-disinfection ventilator circuits were sampled and cultured by the direct smudge method and the dilution method respectively which simultaneously the ordinary nutrient agar and the blood cultures used.RESULTS Bacterical positive rate of the direct smudge method was significantly higher than that of the dilution method in pre-and post-disinfection ventilator circuits(P0.05).CONCLUSIONS The direct smudge method is superior to the dilution method in monitoring the disinfection effect of ventilator circuit,it can effectively reduce the false negative rate and make the disinfection effect examination to be more accurate.
7.CT characteristics of extra-organic primary tumor in pelvis and the anatomic bases
Weixia CHEN ; Zhigang YANG ; Pengqiu MIN ; Ziyan HE
Chinese Journal of Radiology 1994;0(06):-
Objective To analyze the CT contrast enhanced features of the extra-organic primary tumors in pelvis and to evaluate anatomic bases of these imaging characteristics.Methods CT findings in 14 patients with pathologically proved extra-organic primary tumors in pelvis were reviewed retrospectively for tumor size,density,margins,contrast enhanced characteristics,location and relationship of the lesions with surrounding organs and tissues.Results There were benign tumors (n=3) and malignant tumors(n=11) in this study.There were 6 lesions in peritoneal cavity and 6 in retroperitoneal space of pelvis respectively,and two other masses were in both peritoneal cavity and retroperitoneal space of pelvis.CT scan revealed that there were 6 solid masses and 8 cystic-solid masses.The enhanced characteristics of lesions were homogeneous and heterogeneous in 3 and 11 patients respectively.The fatty space surrounding the lesion was invasive in 7 cases and all of them were malignant tumor.The fatty space surrounding lesion was clear in other 7 cases including 3 benign tumors and 4 malignant tumors.CT revealed calcification in 4 lesions including benign teratoma (n=2) , malignant teratoma (n=1), and carcinoid (n=1).Conclusion In the diagnosis of extra-organic primary tumors in pelvis,CT enhancement scan can reveal the anatomic location and relationships of the lesions with surrounding organs and tissues and can differentiate benign and malignant tumor to some degree.
8.Clinical efficacy and safety observation of bevacizumab combined with docetaxel in treatment of advanced cervix cancer
Weixia ZHANG ; Ting YANG ; Juanni LIU ; Fenxia LI ; Lei CHEN
Drug Evaluation Research 2017;40(1):100-103
Objective To explore the clinical efficacy and safety of bevacizumab combined with docetaxel in treatment of advanced cervix cancer.Methods Seventy-five patients with advanced cervix cancer accepted in our hospital from April 2011 to April 2016 were selected and divided into observation group with 43 cases and control group with 32 cases according to different treatment methods.Patients in control group were given docetaxel,and patients in observation group were combined with bevacizumab on the basis of control group.The clinical efficacy,adverse reactions,life quality and pharmacoeconomics of two groups were observed and compared.Results The total efficacy and clinical control rate of observation group were all higher than control group with statistically significance (P < 0.05).The adverse reaction rate of two groups had no difference.Total efficacy of life quality improvement was 83.72%,which was obviously higher than control group 62.50% with statistically significance (P < 0.05).The average cost of observation group was (83 ± 10) thousands,of control group was (18± 6) thousands.The cost of observation group was obviously higher than control group with statistically significance (P < 0.05).Conclusion Using bevacizumab combined with docetaxel in treatment of advanced cervix cancer has better effect clinical but costs much than docetaxel.We should set on treatment according to patients' own situation.
9.Effect of gefitinib on mucus hypersecretion in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Min ZHANG ; Shujuan JIANG ; Huaichen LI ; Lili SU ; Daowei LI ; Yang SHAO ; Weixia MA
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2013;32(7):778-781
Objective To investigate the effect of gefitinib on mucus hypersecretion by inhibiting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Methods Human airway epithelail cell lines 16HBE cells were exposed to cigarette smoke extraction (CSE) to establish the COPD model.EGFR activity was inhibited by tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib.The mRNA expressions of EGFR and MUC5AC were detected by real-time PCR.EGFR,p-EGFR and MUC5AC protein levels were determined by Western blot and ELISA.Results EGFR mRNA level was increased by 12.7% in CSE and 8.6% in gefitinib group,but had no significant differences among CSE,gefitinib group and control group (all P> 0.05).MUC5AC mRNA levels were enhanced by 141.7%,26.4% in CSE group and gefitinib group respectively,and there were significant differences among CSE,gefitinib group and control group (all P<0.05).EGFR protein levels were (600.34±64.58) μg/mg,(632.58±72.94) μg/mg,(584.57±67.39) μg/mg,in control,CSE and gefitinib groups,respectively,and there were no significant differences between groups (all P>0.05).p-EGFR protein levels were (338.62±45.28) μg/mg,(679.43±78.23) μg/mg,(292.74±59.17) μg/mg in control,CSE and gefitinib groups,respectively.MUC5AC protein levels were(72.80±6.25)μg/mg,(187.00±±10.26)μg/mg,(92.57±8.32)μg/mg in control,CSE and gefitinib groups respectively.Compared with control group,p-EGFR and MUC5AC protein levels were increased significantly in CSE group (both P<0.05),and had no significant differences in p EGFR and MUC5AC protein levels between control group and gefitinib group.Conclusions CSE may lead to mucus hypersecretion through activating the EGFR-mediated signaling pathways.Gefitinib may inhibit mucus hypersecretion by inhibiting EGFR tyrosine kinanse activity.EGFR may serve as a potential target for COPD.
10.Study on Acute Toxicity and Effect of Aconite Roots Based on Disease/Syndrome
Haixia XIONG ; Ying YANG ; Weixia JING ; Wenmin ZHANG ; Xiujuan HOU ; Yuelan ZHU ; Jianning SUN ; Wenyan SUN
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013;(8):1721-1724
This study was aimed to observe influence of disease/syndrome on the toxicity and effect of aconite roots, in order to reveal relationship among disease/syndrome, toxicity and effect. The mice model of cold syn-drome was establish by wind-cold stimulation. The pain model was established by intraperitioneal injection of glacial acetic acid. Then, LD50 and ED50 of analgesic effect were compared, as well as the therapeutic index (TI) of crude aconite roots. The rat model of cold syndrome was also established by wind-cold stimulation. And the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) model was established by intracutaneous injection of CII and CFA. TD50 of cardiac toxic-ity and arthroncus degree of prepared aconite roots were compared among the normal rats, RA rats, RA with wind-cold stimulation rats according to the recording of lead II ECG. The results showed that after wind-cold stimulation, mice and rats appeared with symptoms which were similar to Chinese medicine cold syndrome. Com-pared with normal mice, LD50 and TI increased, but ED50 decreased in the group of wind-cold stimulation after using powders of crude aconite roots. Compared with normal rats, TD50 of cardiac toxicity and arthroncus degree in-creased in groups of RA and RA with wind-cold stimulation after using prepared aconite roots. It was concluded that in the case of disease/syndrome state, the toxicity of aconite roots decreased, but its effect increased. It sug-gested that there is a significant correlation among disease/syndrome, toxicity and effect.