1.Change and Effect of Neurotransmitters in Spinal Cord after Spinal Cord Injury(rerview)
Yanhua CAI ; Feng YUE ; Chaoqun YE
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2010;16(6):540-542
The neurotransmitter plays an important role in the neurologic functional recovery of animals and patients with spinal cord injury. This article reviews the neurotransmitters in spinal cord injured of rats and the effect of some therapy on them.
2.The clinical investigation of radioactive 125I seeds implantation combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of spinal vertebra metastases
Yuefei CAI ; Sheng ZHONG ; Chongyang XIAN ; Xiaoming TAN ; Yanhua MA
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2013;(8):33-36
Objective To study and evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of CT-guided radioactive 125Iseeds implantation combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty for spinal vertebra metastases.Methods Fifteen patients and 21 lesions were enrolled in this study.Based on the CT images,a computer-based treatment planning system (TPS) was used to determine the optimal seeds distribution.Under CT-guided,radioactive 125I seeds were implanted into the lesions.Based on the X-ray and CT image after the implantation,quality check was carried out with TPS.The ostalgia-relieving degree and the image alterations of the spinal vertebra metastases lesions were observed.Two months later,15 patients underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty with DSA guidance,bone cement was made according to the ratio methyl acrylic resin polymer/liquid methyl acrylic resin monomer/contrast as 3 ∶ 2 ∶ 1 in injecting paste form.The puncturation through pedicle of vertebral arch and lateral posterior body of vertebra was both adopted in thoracic and lumbosacral vertebrae site.After making sure that the puncturation was completed and there was no leakage in vertebral body,the bone cement was injected into vertebral body quickly.Results Accepted radioactive 125I seeds plantation,relief of pain was obtained.Among 15 patients,8 patients were powerful,6 patients were effective and 1 patient was inefficiency.After treatment,the pain grading significantly decreased.After treatment for 2 months,CT was used to recheck,7 lesions were local controlled,12 lesions had no changes,2 lesions were progress.The responsive rate was 90.5% (19/21).No serious side-effect happened.Conclusions Radioactive 125I seeds implantation can be a safe and effective method in treating spinal vertebra metastases and obtaining good clinical effects with minimal damage and few complications.Percutaneous vertebroplasty can strengthen the target and relief pain quickly.CT-guided radioactive 125I seeds implantation combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of spinal vertebra metastases has complementary advantages.
3.The clinical value of early mechanical ventilation in treatment of patients with severe acute pancreatitis
Cong ZHANG ; Yingli CAI ; Zhilan LIU ; Shuiqun XIE ; Yanhua REN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2016;23(11):1695-1699
Objective To study the effect of early mechanical ventilation in treatment of patients with severe acute pancreatitis(SAP).Methods Fifty-two patients with SAP admitted in the First People's Hospital of Zhaoqing from January 2010 to January 2015 were randomly allocated into two groups (n =26),early mechanical ventilation group(observation group) and conventional mechanical ventilation group(control group).Patients in the observation group treated with early lung protective ventilation when PaO2 < 13.3kPa.Patients in the control group treated without mechanical ventilation untill PaO2 < 8kPa.The symptoms,the extent of inflammatory reaction,the severity of lung lesions and the mortality of two groups were compared through monitoring vital signs,abdominal circumference,APACHE Ⅱ score,bladder pressure,oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2),C reactive protein (CRP),procalcitonin (PCT),hospital stay and mortality.Results No statistically significant differences in the APACHE Ⅱ score,bladder pressure,oxygenation index,CRP and PCT in two groups before treatment were observed(P > 0.05).The APACHE Ⅱ score (12.8 ± 7.6) points,bladder pressure (14.9± 7.9) cmH2O,CRP (48.8 ± 30.1) rmg/L,PCT (1.25 ± 0.55) μg/L,mortality (3.84%) of the observation group after treatment were significantly lower than those of the control group (t =2.057,2.091,3.252,2.697,x2 =4.305,all P < 0.05),while the oxygenation index in the observation group [(300.0 ± 34.9) mmHg] was significantly higher than that in the control group [(278.1 ± 32.8) mmHg],the difference of the two groups was statistically significant (t =3.322,P < 0.05).Conclusion Early lung protective ventilation is safe and effective for treatment of the patients with SAP.
4.Application Evaluation of Prescription Comment Software in Our Hospital
Hao WANG ; Linling CAI ; Yanhua CHEN ; Weihong GE
China Pharmacy 2015;26(31):4330-4332
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the application of prescription comment software in our hospital. METHODS:552 pre-scriptions were evaluated by pharmacist A,B and software,and the Kappa values were calculated to evaluate the reliability of the software. The results of comment by pharmacist B and by software were combined (serial test and parallel test),and then com-pared with the results of comment by pharmacist A. The sensitivity,specificity and Youden's index were calculated to evaluate the reliability of the software. The comment results of 552 prescriptions by pharmacist A for twice were compared to calculate Kappa value,and it was used to evaluate the comment consistency of pharmacist A. RESULTS:The pharmacist A,B comment results and software comment results showed poor consistency,and Kappa value were 0.020 2 and 0.002 0,with significant difference (P<0.001);pharmacist A comment results had strongest consistency with pharmacist B comment results,and Kappa value was 0.843 0,with no significant difference(0.1
6.Physiometry of facial skin in patients with acne and its clinical significance
Wei CAI ; Yanhua XU ; Ying TU ; Li HE
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2008;41(9):574-575
Objective To characterize the skin physiology function of patients with ache and to facilitate its treatment. Methods Sixty patients with acne (20 males and 40 females) and 60 healthy human controls (20 males and 40 females) were included into this study. The average age of patients and controls was 23.4 years and 25.1 years, respectively. Sebumeter was used to detect the sebum secretion in the following areas: forehead, nose, right and left cheeks, Cutometer(R) MPA580 to measure the skin elasticity, and Scalar Moisture Checker to test the skin hydration on right and left cheeks. Results A significant increase was observed in the level of sebum secretion in the T-zones (199.98±58.21 μg/cm2 vs 117.55±63.16 μg/cm2, t=7.34, P<0.05) as well as in the cheeks(154.45±55.06 μg/cm2 vs 87.50±47.36 μg/cm2, t=7.14, P< 0.05) in the patients compared with the controls. However, the level of skin elasticity and hydration was of no significant difference between the patients and controls (0.7931±0.0755R vs 0.7882±0.0498R, 30.75%±3.87% vs 30.94%±2.91%, respectively, both P>0.05). Conclusion Facial sebum secretion is increased in patients with acne.
7.Spinal cord plasticity and the effect of step training on functional recovery after incomplete spinal cord injury
Chaoqun YE ; Tiansheng SUN ; Yanhua CAI ; Feng YUE ; Congcong QIN
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2010;32(9):645-648
Objective To explore neural plasticity around an injured region of the spinal cord and the effects of step training on functional recovery after incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats ( n = 24) were induced with spinal cord contusion at T10 and divided into a step training group and a control group ( 12 rats in each). Training started from the 7th day post-injury and lasted for (20 ± 10)min per day, 5 days per week, for 9 weeks. Treadmill speeds were 3 m/min at the beginning, and adjusted daily according to each rat's tolerance up to 11 m/min or more. The functional recovery was measured weekly with the open-field locomotor rating scale of Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan (BBB score). The expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neurofilament protein (NF) and growth-associated protein-43 (GAP-43) in the spinal cord around the injured region were detected. Results After 70 days of step training, the average BBB score of the step training group reached ( 12.86 ± 0.94 ), significantly higher than that of the control group ( 10.71 ± 0.95 ). The expression of NF and GAP-43 around the injured region increased significantly more in the step training group than among the controls. Conclusions Step training can promote functional recovery and neural plasticity in rats after incomplete SCI.
8.Chemical constituents from stems and leaves of Buddleja lindleyana Fort.
Lu CAI ; Bin LI ; Yanhua XIAO ; Junxing DONG
Journal of International Pharmaceutical Research 2015;42(5):634-636
Objective To investigate the anti-H5N1 activities and chemical constituents from stems and leaves of Buddleja lindleyana Fort.. Methods Constituents were separated through AB-8 macroporous resin, chromatography of silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 and recrystallization. Structures of the compounds were identified by analysis of physicochemical properties and spectral data. Results Ten compounds were isolated and identified as linarin(1), rutin(2), luteolin(3), quercetin(4), apigenin(5), hesperetin (6), salidroside (7), oleanolic acid (8),β-sitosterol (9), and daucosterol (10), respectively. Conclusion Compounds 2-7 were obtained from this plant for the first time.
9.Significance of fiberoptic bronchoscopic brush cytology in lung carcinoma diagnosis
Yong CHEN ; Yanhua CHANG ; Qing GUO ; Ying CAI ; Rongchao SUN
Clinical Medicine of China 2015;31(8):737-739
Objective To evaluate the significance of fiberoptic bronchoscopic brush cytology in the diagnosis and histological classification of lung carcinoma.Methods Data of 309 patients with lung carcinoma were retrospectively analyzed.Both bronchoscopic cytology and histology diagnosis were available.The positive rate of bronchoscopic cytology and tissue biopsy were calculated respectively.The classification accuracy of cytological diagnosis for lung carcinoma was evaluated.In tissue biopsy standard,evaluated the significance of bronchoscopic cytology in diagnosis and histological diagnosis.Results The positive rate of bronchoscopic cytology and tissue biopsy were 86.1% (266/309) and 83.8% (259/309),respectively.Bronchoscopic cytology combined with bronchial biopsy could obviously improve the positive rate to 94.2% (291/309) in lung carcinoma diagnosis.Taking the tissue biopsy histological type as a standard,the cytotyping accuracy for brush method was 85.1%(74/87) in squamous carcinoma,82.4%(108/131) in adenocarcinoma and 100%(11/11) in small cell carcinoma for higher.However,the accuracy in diagnosing poorly differentiated carcinomas was only 12.2% (5/ 41).Conclusion Fiberoptic bronchoscopic brush cytology plays an stable and important role in diagnosing lung carcinomas and histological type determination.However,it has limited use in diagnosing poorly differentiated carcinomas.
10.Effect of ferulic acid on the proliferation of, as well as melanin synthesis, tyrosinase activity and expressions of c-kit and ERK proteins in keratinocytes
Yanhua WU ; Nan TANG ; Lanhua CAI ; Qilin LI
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2014;47(10):728-731
Objective To evaluate the in vitro effect of ferulic acid on the proliferation of,as well as melanin synthesis,tyrosinase activity and expressions of c-kit and ERK proteins in cultured normal human epidermal melanocytes.Methods Cultured normal human epidermal melanocytes were treated with various concentrations of ferulic acid for different durations,and those remaining untreated served as the control.Then,3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium,inner salt (MTS) assay was performed to estimate cell proliferative activity at 24,48 and 72 hours,sodium hydroxide solubilization method to quantify melanin content in melanocytes at 72 hours,dopa oxidation assay to evaluate tyrosinase activity at 72 hours,Western blot to measure the expressions of c-kit and ERK1/2 proteins at 72 hours.Results Cellular proliferative activity was significantly inhibited in melanocytes treated with ferulic acid of 0.01,0.1 and 1 mg/ml for 24,48 and 72 hours compared with untreated melanocytes (all P < 0.05),and the 72-hour treatment with ferulic acid of 1 mg/ml showed the strongest inhibitory effect.Ferulic acid at 0.01,0.1 and 1 mg/ml all markedly suppressed melanin synthesis and tyrosinase activity,decreased the expressions of c-kit and ERK1/2 proteins in melanocytes,with significant differences in these parameters between ferulic acid-treated and untreated melanocytes (all P < 0.05).Conclusions Ferulic acid could downregulate the proliferation of,as well as melanin synthesis,tyrosinase activity,and expressions of c-kit and ERK proteins in cultured human epidermal melanocytes.