1.Present situation investigation and literature analysis of unique copy TCM ancient books
Weina ZHANG ; Huamin ZHANG ; Ying CHENG ; Yameng FAN ; Hongtao LI
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;(11):967-969
Objective To investigate the present condition of unique copy of TCM ancient books, and analyze the literature value. Methods Bibliographic research was underwent first, then investigation table was made, investigation team for spot investigation was organized, the bibliography was sorted, and on this basis analysis of the literatures was performed. Results 59 collection units at home and abroad and 1370 unique copy TCM ancient books were investigated, which including 57 books published by photocopy and 37 books published by proof reading. Conclusion The unique copy TCM ancient books have important academic value and can be effectively saved and sorted through in-depth investigation and analysis.
2.A comparative study of aripiprazole treatment for co-morbid attention deficiency hyperactivity disorder in ;children with Tourette syndrome
Hejian YANG ; Fuye ZHANG ; Baohai SHI ; Yameng LIU ; Xinli YANG ; Liping CHEN ; Sumei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2016;42(3):156-160
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of aripiprazole treatment for co-morbid attention defi?ciency hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with Tourette syndrome (TS). Methods Forty four TS children with co-morbid ADHD were randomly divided into aripiprazole group and haloperidol group. The aripiprazole group and halo?peridol group received aripiprazole and haloperidol treatment for 12 weeks, respectively. Yale global tic severity scale (YGTSS) and Conners parent symptom questionnaire (PSQ) were used to assess the tic and ADHD symptoms before, 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks after treatment. Side effects were recorded weekly. Results Repeated measure ANOVA indicated that the main effects of groups was not significant to the YGTSS scores (P>0.05), but significant to the PSQ scores (P<0.05). After 12-week treatment, the YGTSS scores between two groups were not significantly different (P>0.05). The PSQ scores of aripiprazole group were significantly lower than that of haloperidol group. The adverse reactions of aripiprazole group were milder compared with the haloperidol group (P<0.05). Conclusions The present study demonstrates that aripipra?zole has the same efficacy in the treatment of tics as haloperidol, improves co-morbid ADHD symptoms, and its adverse reactions are much less compared with haloperidol.
3.Effect and mechanism of Kuntai Capsule on premature ovarian failure in rats
Wenjun XU ; Hui GAO ; Yang LI ; Ce LIANG ; Xinpeng LI ; Sa ZHANG ; Yameng CUI
Drug Evaluation Research 2017;40(3):314-318
Objective To explore the effect and mechanism of Kuntai Capsule (KC) on premature ovarian failure in rats.Methods Totally 40 SD female rats were randomly divided into four groups:control group,model group,Kuntai Capsule (KC) group and conjugated estrogens tablets (CET) group.The premature ovarian failure model in rats was made by ig administration of 75 mg/kg tripterygium.After the model was established,rats were continually treated with 0.6 and 0.625 g/kg of KC and CET respectively by ig administration for 36 d.HE staining was used to observe the morphology of ovary and count the number of follicle.The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) method was used for the detection of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH),luteinizing hormone (LH),serum estradiol (E2),and anti-Mueller tube hormone (AMH) level.The real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) method was used to detect the mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF).Results Compared with control group,the number of primordial follicles,preantral follicles and antral follicles were significantly reduced,the number of atretic follicles was increased (P < 0.05),E2 and AMH significantly decreased (P < 0.05),FSH and LH levels increased significantly (P < 0.05),and the levels of VEGF and bFGF mRNA in model group were significantly decreased (P < 0.05).Compared with model group,the number of primordial follicles,preantral follicles,and antral follicles were significantly increased,the number of atretic follicles was significantly reduced (P < 0.05),E2 and AMH significantly increased (P < 0.05),FSH and LH levels significantly decreased (P < 0.05),and the levels of VEGF and bFGF mRNA in KC group were significantly increased (P < 0.05).Conclusion By regulating the level of hormone and up-regulating the expression of VEGF and bFGF,KC can repair the damaged ovarian tissue and promote the growth and development of the follicle,so as to inhibit the premature exhaustion of mRNA.
4.Reliability and validity of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale in nurses
Yameng LI ; Peng WANG ; Yan SHAN ; Guohua WU ; Yan ZHANG ; Luying WANG ; Haiyan WAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(6):5-8
Objective To examine the reliability and validity of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) in nurses in China.Methods Item analysis and confirmatory factor analysis of CD-RISC was conducted.A total of 1 084 nurses were randomly divided into 2 groups using random number table.One group was used to revise CD-RISC and the other to evaluate its reliability and validity.Results Confirmatory factor analysis of the original RSA showed thatx2/df,RMSEA,GFI,AGFI,CFI were 6.714,0.103,0.804,0.764,and 0.718,respectively.The number of item was reduced to 21 based on exploratory factor analysis results,including three factors which explained 54.034% of the total variance.Factor loading ranged from 0.490 to 0.755.Coefficient of internal consistency ranged from 0.688 to 0.930 and the 4 week test-retest reliabilities ranged from 0.825 to 0.917.The factor scores were closely correlated with the total scores with correlation coefficient ranging from 0.683 to 0.943.The factors were closely correlated with each other with correlation coefficient ranging from 0.564 to 0765.The confirmatory factor analysis of the revised CD-RISC showed that x2/df,RMSEA,GFI,AGF,CFI were 3.304,0.065,0.902,0.878,and 0.913 respectively.The total scores and all factors were negatively correlated with depression and anxiety and somatization.Conclusions The revised CD-RISC has good psychometric properties and can be used to measure the resilience of nurses.
5.Histological prediction of clinical endpoints of liver cirrhosis
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2020;36(9):1928-1930
Patients with liver cirrhosis have different clinical manifestations and prognoses, and it is necessary to accurately predict the clinical endpoints of liver cirrhosis. Liver pathology can directly display the change in liver structure and thus plays an important role in predicting clinical endpoints. This article summarizes the application of histological staging systems and parameters in predicting clinical endpoints and describes the significance of histological features after etiological treatment in predicting clinical prognosis.
6.Functional connectivity between the substantia nigra and the motor cortex in the rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder
Hongju ZHANG ; Hongli WANG ; Yao ZHOU ; Yang YOU ; Yulong QIN ; Zhonglin LI ; Yingying BAI ; Yameng ZHANG ; Jiewen ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2017;50(8):594-598
Objective To investigate the abnormal functional connectivity (FC) between the substantia nigra (SN) and the brain motor area in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) by Unified Parkinson′s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Hoehn-Yahr Scale and resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rfMRI).Methods A total of 34 subjects (14 with RBD (RBD group), 12 with Parkinson′s disease (PD group), and 8 age, sex-matched normal controls (control group)) recruited in the Department of Neurology, Henan Provincial People′s Hospital from 2014 to 2015 were enrolled in this study according to international diagnosis criteria.All subjects were examined by UPDRS, Hoehn-Yahr Scale and rfMRI.Results UPDRS scores and Hoehn-Yahr staging were 0.00 (0.00, 3.75) and 0.00 (0.00, 0.50) respectively in the RBD group, which were significantly different from that in the PD group (30.5 (18.75, 33.00) and 1.75 (1.50, 2.50), respectively;Z=-3.782, P<0.05 and Z=-2.963, P<0.05), whereas not significantly different from that in the control group (0.00 (0.00, 0.00),0.00 (0.00, 0.00), respectively;Z=1.16, P>0.05 and Z=1.10, P>0.05).The FC analysis showed alterations from the right SN to bilateral cerebellum respectively among the three groups (Fright cerebellum=12.975, Fleft cerebellum=6.144;P<0.05);furthermore, there were significant increases in the RBD group compared with the PD group (t=-4.602,-5.080, P<0.005).The FC analysis showed reduced correlation from the right SN to the left prefrontal cortex in the RBD and the PD groups compared with the control group (t=-4.899,-3.500, P<0.005), but there was no statistically significant difference between the RBD and the PD groups (t=2.035, P>0.05).Conclusions There was abnormal FC from the SN to motor areas in RBD patients, and partial alterations were similar as PD patients.rfMRI provided an evidence that RBD might be presymptom of PD.
7.Effects of CXCR4 gene transfection on biologicalbehavior of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (in vitro)
Yuying WANG ; Nan ZHANG ; Xiuli LI ; Yameng WANG ; Shaoheng LI ; Yuhui YAN ; Jie SONG ; Jingxian YANG ; Qingping WEN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2017;33(6):806-813
Aim To observate the effect of chemokine receptor(CXCR4) gene transfection on biological behavior of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in vitro.Methods Firstly, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were divided into three groups:GFP(transfected GFP into MSCs), CXCR4+(transfected CXCR4+ into MSCs) and CXCR4-(transfected CXCR4-into MSCs) group.Then, their capacity of proliferation, differentiation and migration ability (in vitro) was assessed with immunofluorescence cytochemistry method, flow cytometry assay and Transwell cell chemotaxis test.Results The high or low expression of CXCR4 had no effect on their ability of proliferation and differentiation into lung tissue.Compared with GFP group, however, CXCR4+-MSCs group significantly increased the number of migrating cells, while CXCR4——MSCs group showed no change in the number of migrating cells.Conclusions The proliferation and differentiation capacities are not affected by the high or low expression of CXCR4.The high expression of CXCR4 can significantly enhance the migration ability of MSCs to inflammatory lesions, and the low one has no effect on the migration of the cells.After the transplantation of MSCs, CXCR4′s high expression will access to the lesion area to participate in tissue repairing rapidly and largely, significantly enhancing the therapeutic efficacy.
8.Clinical application of PIR classification in the evaluation of liver fibrosis regression
Mengyang ZHANG ; Yameng SUN ; Xinyan ZHAO
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2019;35(6):1358-1360
Liver biopsy has been regarded as the gold standard for the assessment of liver fibrosis regression. In 2017, Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, proposed a new classification called PIR classification for the evaluation of liver fibrosis regression in patients with chronic hepatitis B after antiviral therapy, which was also called “Beijing classification”. This classification is new breakthrough based on conventional staging and grading systems, quantitative assessment methods for liver fibrosis, and the concept of liver biopsy. This article discusses the prospects and shortcomings of PIR classification.
9.Stress, coping strategies and quality of life in patients with globus
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2021;60(9):817-821
Objective:To explore the associations of stress, coping strategies and quality of life in globus patients.Methods:A total of 180 patients diagnosed with globus were retrospectively analyzed between September 2018 to July 2020 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University.The questionnaire included baseline characteristics and assessment scales. Quality of life was measured by short-form health survey-36 (SF-36), which included physical composite score (PCS) and mental composite score (MCS). Perceived stress was measured by perceived stress scale 10 (PSS-10). The coping strategy was evaluated by medical coping modes questionnaire (MCMQ). We analyzed the relationship between baseline characteristics, stress, coping strategies, and quality of life, and the influential factors of quality of life.Results:PCS was affected by the number of previous chronic illness, age, stress, confrontation, and avoidance ( F=3.647, r=-0.263, -0.634, 0.249, -0.329, all P<0.05). MCS was related to monthly income, marital status, stress, confrontation, and resignation ( F=1.963, 5.764, r=-0.312, 0.384, -0.360, all P<0.05). Based on the data of multiple linear regression analysis, stress was negatively correlated with both PCS and MCS ( t=-3.883, -9.708, all P<0.01), confrontation was positively correlated with both PCS and MCS ( t=2.030, 2.798, P=0.044, 0.006), and resignation was negatively correlated with MCS ( t=-1.585, P=0.025). Besides, age was negatively correlated with PCS ( t=-2.736, P=0.007), and monthly income was positively correlated with MCS ( t=2.497, P=0.013). Conclusion:Aging, low income, over stress, resignation rather than confrontation as a coping style impair the quality of life in globus patients.
10.Research progress on lipid metabolism in non-small cell lung cancer
Hui CHANG ; Yameng ZHANG ; Xuansheng DING
Journal of China Pharmaceutical University 2020;51(1):107-113
The metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells has recently attracted more and more attention from researchers. Lipid metabolism is involved in many cell processes such as cell growth, apoptosis, exercise, membrane homeostasis, chemotherapy response and drug resistance. This article summerizes the advances in research on fatty acids, cholesterol and phospholipid metabolism in non-small cell lung cancer, which may provide new ideas for the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.