1.The clinical application of SA9800-based biofeedback therapy device in postpartum recovery
Shaoyuan YI ; Yanrui REN ; Wei LUO
China Medical Equipment 2014;(7):94-95,96
Objective: GLAZER assessed using biofeedback instrument diagnosis of postpartum pelvic floor muscle extent of damage, and thus guides the doctor through scientific electrical stimulation and biofeedback for patients with precise rehabilitation. Methods: Using MyoTrac infiniti's SA9800 type biofeedback instrument, for June 2011-June 2013 897 cases of hospital maternity maternal stress testing,Ⅰ,Ⅱ-type muscle fiber function assessed. 450 randomly selected group of electrical stimulation of human observation and biofeedback therapy; 447 as control group not treated. Results: After three months, for 897 cases of maternal second assessment, 450 cases of maternal observation group, the results tend to be normal; 447 cases of maternal control group also improved, but the result was worse than the observation group. Conclusion:Use SA9800-based biofeedback treatment, with GLAZER evaluate the results of patients diagnosed played a guiding role. In GLAZER evaluation criteria, you can quantify pelvic floor muscle strength and the extent of damage to the pelvic floor muscles, through proper rehabilitation; reduce the incidence of postpartum risk of common diseases.
2.Apoptosis in diabetic foot ulcers and human fibroblast cells treated with AGEs
Guojuan LAO ; Meng REN ; Yanrui HUANG ; Chuan YANG ; Xiaoyi WANG ; Li YAN
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2014;(8):1351-1356
[ABSTRACT]AIM:Toinvestigatecellapoptosisindiabeticfootulcersandtheeffectofadvancedglycosylation end products (AGEs) on apoptosis in human fibroblast cells.METHODS: Diabetic foot patients (n=18) and 18 age-matched non-diabetic controls were recruited .The clinical and biochemical features were compared by statistics methods . Skin biopsies were obtained from foot .Cleaved caspase-3 was measured by immunohistochemistry using the technique of streptavidin-biotin complex ( SABC ) staining.Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling ( TUNEL) technique was used to detect apoptosis of the skin tissues .Human primary foreskin fibroblasts were isolated and cultured in the presence of 5.6 mmo/L glucose, 25 mmo/L glucose, fluctuant glucose ( changing the glucose from 5.6 mmo/L to 25 mmo/L every 8 h) or AGEs (150 mg/L, containing 5.6 mmo/L glucose).After 72 h treatment, Western blotting was used to determine the levels of the apoptotic protein cleaved-caspase-3.Other cells were trypsinized , washed with cold PBS and incubated with PI and Annexin V-FITC, then analyzed by flow cytometry to detect cell apoptosis .RE-SULTS:Diabetic patients had higher levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2-hour postprandial blood glucose (2 h PBG) and glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and longer wound duration.The protein level of cleaved caspase-3 was signifi-cantly higher in diabetic group , suggesting that apoptosis was increased in diabetic skin tissues .TUNEL analysis showed that apoptotic index was higher in diabetic group compared with that in non-diabetic group (8.4%±1.5% vs 3.8%± 0.8%) , which further confirmed that cell apoptosis was increased in diabetic foot tissues .In human fibroblasts , the levels of cleaved caspase-3 in normal group , sustained high glucose group , fluctuant high glucose group and AGEs group were 0.80 ±0.13, 1.22 ±0.18, 1.46 ±0.32 and 1.83 ±0.25, respectively.The apoptotic rates detected by flow cytometry were 2.43%±0.19%, 2.89%±0.51%, 3.99% ±0.24% and 6.83% ±0.36%, respectively.Both the level of cleaved caspase-3 and the apoptotic rate in AGEs group were higher than those in normal glucose group and sustained high glucose group .CONCLUSION:Increased apoptosis in diabetic foot ulcers is one of the most important reasons for im-paired wound healing .As compared to sustained high glucose and glucose fluctuations , AGEs induce greater apoptosis in human fibroblast cells .