1.Effects of intrathecal gabapentin on analgesic efficacy of morphine in a rat model of incisional pain
Gongsheng ZOU ; Xingguo HU ; Jun YANG ; Yanyang LIU ; Yinming ZENG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2010;30(9):1042-1044
Objective To investigate the effects of intrathecal (IT) gabapentin on the analgesic efficacy of morphine in a rat model of incisional pain. Methods Forty-eight male SD rats in which IT catheters were successly inserted according to the method described by Yaksh were randomly divided into 6 groups ( n = 8 each): Ⅰ sham operation group, Ⅱ incisional pain group, Ⅲ GBP 50 μg group, Ⅳ morphine 2.5 μg group, Ⅴ morphine 5 μg group, and Ⅵ morphine 2.5 μg + gabapentin 50 μg group. In group Ⅰ , IT artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF)10 μl was injected and then 1.4% isoflurane was inhaled for 5 min. IT ACSF 10 μl, gabapentin 50μg and morphine 2.5 and 5 μg were injected 30 min before the establishement of the model in group Ⅱ -Ⅴ respectively. Paw withdrawl threshold (PWT) to mechanical stimulation and paw withdrawal latency (PWL) to a thermal nociceptive stimulus were measured at 2 h after the establishement of the model. Results Compared with group Ⅰ , MWT was significantly decreased and TWL was significantly shortened in group Ⅱ , Ⅲ and Ⅳ ( P < 0.05), but no significant change in MWT and TWL was found in group Ⅴ and Ⅵ (P>0.05). Compared with group Ⅱ , MWT was significantly increased and TWL was significantly prolonged in group Ⅴ and Ⅵ (P < 0.05), but no significant change in MWT and TWL was found in group Ⅲ and Ⅳ/ ( P > 0.05). MWT was significantly decreased and TWL was significantly shortened in group Ⅲ and Ⅳ compared with group Ⅵ ( P < 0.05). Conclusion IT gabapentin enhances the analgesic efficacy of morphine in a rat model of incisional pain.
2.Reform on training mode of clinical medicine postgraduates with professional degree
Lin ZHU ; Jingying MENG ; Junqing BAI ; Yanyang LIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2013;(1):14-16
The enrollment scale of clinical medicine postgraduates with professional degree was expanded each year in order to meet the needs of the society.How to train high quality medical talents in line with modem medical education and people's health needs was the problem we were confronted with.The affiliated hospital of Inner Mongolia medical university lunched reform on training mode of clinical medicine postgraduates with professional degree; the concrete measures included increasing postgraduate pre-service training,implementing tutor responsible system,applying PBL teaching and focusing on the overall quality training.Students' clinical competence was improved after the reform.
3.The predictive value of heart rate variability to, and its correlation with ventricular arrhythmias in patients with structural heart disease
Yuzhi GE ; Lijuan XIONG ; Yunxia WANG ; Zhiting WU ; Shuhua ZHANG ; Qiuling LIU ; Yanyang LIU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2014;33(11):1161-1163
Objective To investigate the predictive value of heart rate variability to,and its correlation with ventricular arrhythmias in patients with structural heart disease.Methods 24 hours ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring was administered during March 2012 and October 2013,and standard deviation of the NN interval (SDNN) in the time-domain analysis and sympathetic/vagal ratio in the frequency domain analysis were collected and retrospectively analyzed in 300 patients.Results The incidence rate of ventricular arrhythmias was higher in patients with structural heart disease in SDNN <100 ms group than in control group [4.1% (3/74) vs.39.5% (45/114),P<0.01].The sympathetic/vagal ratio was significantly higher in group with structural heart disease and ventricular arrhythmia than in control group(19.9 ±2.3 vs.10.1 ±1.7,P<0.01)The time-domain index SDNN was negatively correlated with the frequency domain index (sympathetic/vagal ratio) (r=-0.819,P <0.01).Conclusions SDNN <100ms and the increased sympathetic/vagal ratio can be considered as the predictors of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with structural heart disease.
4.Review of traditional Chinese medicine treatment of stroke sequelae
Yanyang LIU ; Peijun LIU ; Yanhua ZHENG ; Debao LEI ; Yan ZHEN ; Yuan GAO ; Yabi GUO ; Hong WANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;38(6):569-572
This paper aimed to review the recent literature on the TCM treatment for stroke sequelae. The content summarized and discussed the definition of stroke sequelae, herbalmedicine, TCM patents, acupuncture and so on. Sequelae of stroke’s pathogenesis was mainly caused by deficiency generating stasis, so the treatment principles were to tonifying Qi and blood and promote circulation and remove stasis with the common prescriptions, such asBuyang-Huanwudecoction,Xuefu-Zhuyu decoction andDihuang-Yinzi. Meanwhile, Chinese medicine patents and acupuncture treatment canimprove the brain function and ADL.
5.Mechanism of a cardiovascular automatic feedback control instrument and animal experiments
Zhiting WU ; Yuzhi GE ; Guotai SHENG ; Pingliang CAO ; Xiaobing LIU ; Yanyang LIU ; Junxi CHEN ;
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2006;0(10):-
Objective To design and develop a cardiovascular automatic feedback control instrument for rescuing the critical patients.Methods Ten dogs used this kind instrument and the effects were obserred.Resuts The experiment of the dogs showed:the computer collected samples promptly,accurately and rapidly,and the instrument could help us to reach the expected goal.Conclusion In animal experiments,it showed that the whole cycle,from obtaining blood pressure to adjusting the amounts of medicine through feedback,was shortened.The calculating was accuratel and curative effect was reliable.This instrument is wait to be apprnsed by clinic.
6.The clinical characteristics and gene diagnosis of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
Yanyang CHENG ; Aojie LIU ; Li WEI ; Jing ZHANG ; Zhiliang XU
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2018;36(3):207-209
Objective To explore the clinical and genetic features of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RSTS). Methods The clinical data of 2 children with RSTS were reviewed and analyzed. Results Two male children (3 years old and 4 months old) were admitted to hospital because of growth retardation. Both of them were characterized by short stature, language and motor retardation, excessive hairiness and cryptorchidism. Case 1 had slightly broad thumbs and toes, and case 2 had distinctive facial features of high arched palate, broad nasal bridge, ptosis, and obviously broad thumbs and toes. Cardiac dysplasia was found in both of them by echocardiography. The c.152T>G (L51X) heterozygous mutation was found in case 1 by high throughput sequencing and genomic chip technology, and this mutation has not been reported. Deletion of 2.5 Mb in chromosome 16p13.3 region was found in case 2. Conclusions The main clinical manifestations of RSTS are excess hair, deformity of thumbs and toes, deformity of the heart development, and growth retardation. Molecular detection can help the clinical diagnosis.
8.Application of dermoscopy in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of vitiligo
Xuguang CHEN ; Jinyuan MA ; Yuwei ZHANG ; Yanyang GUO ; Ling LIU ; Chunying LI
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2019;52(6):425-428
Objective To evaluate the application value of polarized light dermoscopy in the diagnosis of vitiligo and differential diagnosis between vitiligo and other common hypopigmented diseases.Methods Dermoscopic images of lesions of 235 patients with confirmed vitiligo (130 with active vitiligo and 105 with stable vitiligo) were collected from the database in the Department of Dermatology,Xijing Hospital from January 2018 to July 2018,and retrospectively analyzed.Meanwhile,dermoscopic images of amelanotic nevus (151 cases),pityriasis alba (113 cases) and idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (54 cases) were compared with the dermoscopic images of vitiligo.Chi-square test was used for comparison of rates among groups.Results The prevalence of perifollicular pigmentation,reticular pigmentation,starburst,Tapioca sago and micro-Koebner phenomenon was significantly higher in the patients with active vitiligo than in those with stable vitiligo (x2 =36.5,151.2,13.0,14.9,8.4 respectively,all P < 0.05).The prevalence of perifollicular pigmentation,perilesional hyperpigmentation,perifollicular telangiectasia,leukotrichia was significantly higher in patients with stable vitiligo than in those with active vitiligo (x2 =91.2,166.0,54.3,41.1 respectively,all P < 0.05).The prevalence of residual perifollicular pigmentation was significantly higher in patients with active (89.2%,116/130) or stable vitiligo (54.3%,57/105) than in those with amelanotic nevus (20.5%,31/151,P < 0.05),pityriasis alba (12.4%,15/113,P < 0.05)or idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (9.3%,5/54,P < 0.05).Conclusion Residual perifollicular pigmentation could serve as an important feature for distinguishing vitiligo from achromic nevus,pityriasis alba and idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis,and polarized light dermoscopy shows good value in the differential diagnosis between vitiligo and some hypopigmented diseases.
9.Application of modified DOPS as formative assessment in clinical skills training for professional graduate students
Zhanfeng GAO ; Jianliang QIAO ; Junqing BAI ; Yanyang LIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2023;22(4):508-511
Objective:To explore the application effect of modified direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) as a formative assessment tool in clinical skills training of professional graduate students.Methods:A total of 130 professional graduate students of Batch 2019 were selected as the experimental group, and 127 graduate students of Batch 2018 were selected as the control group. Two groups of students received clinical general skills training after enrollment, the control group adopted the traditional skills teaching method, and the experimental group added DOPS as formative assessment on the basis of traditional teaching. The teaching effect of DOPS was evaluated by means of scores analysis and student self-assessment. SPSS 23.0 was used for t-test. Results:The score of the experimental group (84.35±3.41) was higher than that of the control group (77.58±2.68), which showed a statistically significant difference ( t=2.63, P<0.05). The scores of "skill operation ability" and "communication ability" were the lowest single indexes in the assessment of DOPS. The results of self-assessment showed that the scores of autonomous learning ability, clinical thinking ability, clinical practice ability and professional accomplishment of students in the experimental group were all higher than those in the control group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Modified DOPS is helpful to improve clinical core ability, which is worth promoting for application.
10.Long-term improvement of low frequency deep brain stimulation on the nucleus basalis of Meynert in patients with early-onset severe Alzheimer's disease
Junpeng XU ; Xinguang YU ; Yanyang ZHANG ; Bin LIU ; Yuhan CHEN ; Zhiqi MAO
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2024;23(2):152-158
Objective:To preliminarily explore the long-term improvement of low-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) on the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) in cognitive disorders, neuropsychiatric symptoms and sleep disorders of patients with early-onset severe Alzheimer's disease (AD).Methods:A retrospective study was performed; 18 patients with early-onset severe AD admitted to Department of Neurosurgery, First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital from January 2016 to December 2022 were included. These patients were divided into NBM-DBS group and control group according to different treatments; 6 patients received low-frequency NBM-DBS on basis of conservative treatments; 12 patients accepted conservative treatments. Changes in Brief Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), Becker-Lavanson Mania Scale (BRMS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI) were observed before treatment and 1 year after follow up.Results:MMSE and MoCA scores 1 year after follow up obviously reduced compared with those before treatment in both NBM-DBS and control patients; MMSE and MoCA scores in NBM-DBS patients showed no significant differences between 1 year after follow up and before treatment ( P>0.05), while significant differences were noted in the control group between 1 year after follow-up and before treatment ( P<0.05); and no significant differences in MMSE and MoCA scores were noted between the 2 groups 1 year after follow up ( P>0.05). NPI, HAMD, BRMS and ZBI scores in the NBM-DBS group 1 year after follow up were significantly different compared with those before treatment ( P<0.05); no significant differences were noted in NPI, HAMD and ZBI scores in the control group between 1 year after follow up and before treatment ( P>0.05), while significant difference was noted in BRMS scores ( P<0.05); significant differences in NPI, HAMD, BRMS and ZBI scores were noted between the 2 groups 1 year after follow up ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Low-frequency NBM-DBS is not only effective in improving cognitive disorders, but also effective in improving neuropsychiatric symptoms and sleep disorders, as well as reducing caregiver burden in patients with early-onset severe AD.