1.Reform and Practice of Experimental Teaching System on Laboratory Immunology
Kun TAO ; Xianyu LU ; Tingmei CHEN ; Yixi BAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2003;0(02):-
Aiming at the malpractice of traditional education mode,we have carried out a series of experimental teaching reform on laboratory immunology,including developing compositive and devised experiments,applying the fruit of scientific research into experimental teaching,doing the special discuss after immune experiments as well as going to clinical laboratory to learn termly,which can adequately embody the students' principle part and the teachers' leading role,and improve the students' comprehensive qualities.
2.Effects of chronic restraint stress on learning and memory in SD and Wistar rats
Yi WANG ; Cong LU ; Guangqing SONG ; Yixi CHEN ; Hongwei WU ; Qiong WANG ; Lina QU ; Yinghui LI ; Xinmin LIU
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2014;(2):40-44
Objective To investigate the effects of chronic restraint stress on learning and memory in Wistar and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats.Methods Healthy adult male Wistar rats (n=6) and Sprague-Dawley rats (n=6) were subjected to restraint stress 10 h daily for 28 days.After that, all rats were tested for recognition memory by novel object recognition test , and spatial memory and working memory by Morris water maze test .Results After restraint for 10 h daily for 28 days, the restraint rats of the two strains demonstrated lower discrimination index (DI)than the control group, but on-ly SD rats showed significant difference ( P<0.05 ) .The restraint SD rats showed higher escape latency than the control rats, and on the 5th day the difference became significant (P<0.05), and there was no significant difference between Wistar restraint and control rats .The working memory test showed that restraint SD rats exibited longer escape latency than the control rats (P<0.05), while Wistar rats didn’t show significant difference between the two groups .Conclusions The results of this study demonstrate that the impairments of learning and memory in SD rats subjected to restraint 10 hour per day for 28 days are more serious than that in the Wistar rats .Therefore , SD rats may be a better choice as an animal model to study the effects of chronic restraint stress on learning and memory impairment .
3.Analysis of drug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii in intensive care unit and relation with traditional Chinese medicine syndrome
Xiujie YANG ; Chen ZHANG ; Wensheng QI ; Haitao LAN ; Shuo WANG ; Yixi YANG ; Xin ZHAO ; Xilu YE ; Rong MA
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care 2006;0(04):-
Objective:To assess the relationship between the characteristic of drug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii and the syndrome of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) in intensive care unit(ICU).Methods:Sixty-six strains of Acinetobacter baumannii were isolated from sputum specimens of patients in our ICU from March 2005 to February 2006.The data of the drug sensitivity test in vitro was analyzed.The relation between the syndrome of TCM and drug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii was probed.Results:The 66 strains of Acinetobacter baumannii were drug resistant to multiple kinds of anti-bacterial drugs(sensitivity rate
4.Action verb processing for exciting the motor cortex and promoting the recovery of upper limb function after stroke
Sicong ZHANG ; Xiangtong JI ; Quan WANG ; Haofeng SHEN ; Yixi ZHU ; Ruiping HU ; Wei CHEN ; Tifei YUAN ; Chunlei SHAN
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2017;39(6):412-417
Objective To explore the effect of action verb processing on the excitability of the motor cortex and any effect on the upper limb motor function of stroke survivors.Methods Experiment 1:The motor evoked potential by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS-MEP) was measured while 18 healthy subjects were processing concrete action verbs or abstract verbs.Experiment 2:Eight hemiplegic stroke survivors were asked to read silently text describing concrete hand actions,and then repeat and explain the meaning of the action verbs used in the text.This was repeated for 30 minutes per day,5 days per week for 3 weeks.In the 2nd week the same training was conducted except that the text was about abstract verbs.The modified Ashworth scale (MAS),Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA),the Hong Kong version of the functional test for a hemiplegic upper extremity (FTHUE-HK) and a simple test for evaluating hand function (STEF) were used to assess upper limb motor function before and after the training each week.Results Experiment 1:Processing the concrete action verbs induced significantly greater MEP than processing the abstract verbs.Experiment 2:The average FMA and STEF ratings improved significantly after the training each week.Training with the concrete action verbs resulted in significantly better FMA and STEF scores than with the abstract verbs.The average MAS score increased significantly week by week.There was significantly more improvement in the average FTHUE-HK rating after the 1st and 3rd week of training than after the 2nd week.Conclusion Action verb processing induces greater motor cortex excitation than abstract verb processing among healthy subjects and better improves the upper limb motor function of stroke survivors.
5.Experimental studies of Huoluojiangu capsule on anti-inflammatory efficiency
Jiamao ZHOU ; Fengxiang YAN ; Jianshe QUAN ; Ji ZHOU ; Kuixiang LI ; Xiongxin CHEN ; Ping YU ; Lanxiu NIE ; Shizhu YIN ; Yixi CHEN ; Lan XIE
Journal of Chinese Physician 2001;0(05):-
Objective To observe the effect of Huoluojiangu Capsule(HJC) on anti-inflammatory experiment.Methods The anti-inflammatory experimental models were established in three kinds of rats with pleuritis,the swellen sole of the foot and the PGE_2 content in inflammatory tissues,respectively.Results The swollen reaction in the sole of foot in rats induced by egg white was lessoned with the treatment of low,middle and high dosage of HJC.Compared with the blank control group,the treatment is effective in low dosage group and evidently effective in groups of middle and high dosage after 30 min(P0.05),respectively.Compared with the blank control group,the effect of HJC on the PGE_2 content in the inflammatory tissues of middle and high dosage groups was significant(P
6.Silencing MR-1 attenuates atherosclerosis in ApoE(−/−) mice induced by angiotensin II through FAK-Akt–mTOR-NF-kappaB signaling pathway.
Yixi CHEN ; Jianping CAO ; Qihui ZHAO ; Haiyong LUO ; Yiguang WANG ; Wenjian DAI
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2018;22(2):127-134
Myofibrillogenesis regulator-1 (MR-1) is a novel protein involved in cellular proliferation, migration, inflammatory reaction and signal transduction. However, little information is available on the relationship between MR-1 expression and the progression of atherosclerosis. Here we report atheroprotective effects of silencing MR-1 in a model of Ang II-accelerated atherosclerosis, characterized by suppression focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and nuclear factor kappaB (NF-κB) signaling pathway, and atherosclerotic lesion macrophage content. In this model, administration of the siRNA-MR-1 substantially attenuated Ang II-accelerated atherosclerosis with stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques and inhibited FAK, Akt, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and NF-kB activation, which was associated with suppression of inflammatory factor and atherogenic gene expression in the artery. In vitro studies demonstrated similar changes in Ang II-treated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and macrophages: siRNA-MR-1 inhibited the expression levels of proinflammatory factor. These studies uncover crucial proinflammatory mechanisms of Ang II and highlight actions of silencing MR-1 to inhibit Ang II signaling, which is atheroprotective.
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7.Analysis of influencing factors and pathway of self-regulatory fatigue in maintenance hemodialysis patients
Haojie ZENG ; Li ZHAO ; Chen ZHANG ; Yixi FAN ; Wenyu LUO ; Jinfeng ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(2):156-164
Objective Based on the process theory of stress effect,the structural equation model of the influencing factors of self-regulatory fatigue in maintenance hemodialysis patients is constructed,which provides theoretical bases and references for the formulation of intervention programs to relieve self-regulatory fatigue in patients.Method A total of 420 maintenance hemodialysis patients were surveyed using General Information Questionnaire,Self-Regulatory Fatigue Scale,Dialysis Symptom Index,Life Orientation Test-Revised,Perceived Social Support Scale,Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and Medical Coping Styles Questionnaire.Results Total score of self-regulatory fatigue in maintenance hemodialysis patients was(49.52±10.93),and self-regulatory fatigue showed significant positive correlation with symptom distress,the illness perception,avoidance coping style,yieldly coping(r=0.476,0.428,0.303,0.611,all P<0.01);self-regulatory fatigue showed significant negative correlation with perceived social support and dispositional optimism(r=-0.410,-0.652,all P<0.01);it showed no significant correlation with facing coping(r=-0.032,P>0.05).The Bootstrap analysis revealed that the mediation effect of yielding coping,dispositional optimism,perceived social support,and illness perception between symptom distress and self-regulatory fatigue was significant(95%CI:0.027~0.203).The overall effect of symptom distress on self-regulatory fatigue was(P<0.001,95%CI:0.576~0.751);the direct effect was(P<0.001,95%CI:0.170~0.357);the indirect effect was(P<0.001,95%CI:0.332~0.485);the mediation effect accounted for 61.1%of the total effect value.Conclusion Maintenance hemodialysis patients have a high degree of self-regulatory fatigue,which needs to be further improved.Medical staff should timely identify and evaluate the symptom distress of patients,focus on guiding patients to adjust optimistic disease,provide patients with psychological guidance and stress coping strategies,reduce the negative coping behavior tendency,guide the patients correctly perceive support and care in social relations,help patients set up the correct disease cognition,thus reducing the patient's self-regulatory fatigue.
8.Reasons of asymmetry after blepharoplasty and comparison around repair
Zhenyu ZHANG ; Yixi WANG ; Xueyang LI ; Yudong WANG ; Shang LI ; Yong QING ; Junjie CHEN ; Ying CEN ; Zhengyong LI ; Peisheng JIN
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2021;27(4):275-278
Objective:To probe into the causes, reconstructive strategies, and repair outcomes of asymmetric eyelid configuration after blepharoplasty.Methods:All 73 patients (14 males and 59 females) with asymmetric double eyelid after blepharoplasty were recruited between July 2013 and June 2018 from Department of Plastic and Burns Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University. The patients aged from 18 years to 42 years with the median age of 27 years. The new double eyelid line was designed pre-operation. Releasing subcutaneous adhesion of upper eyelid entirely, trimming inferior orbicularis oculi, adjusting and comparing the attachment position of bilateral levator aponeurosis were performed during surgery. Patients and surgeons marked the appearance of double eyelid both before and after repair operation, results of which were analyzed by t-test.Results:All 73 patients obtained improved double eyelid with primary healing. During follow-up from 8 to 12 months, repaired double eyelid showed satisfactory configuration with smooth natural double eyelid line and symmetric bilateral double eyelid. Of the 73 patients, 3 (4.1%) complaint rough double eyelid line, for whom re-fixation through small incision were adopted and no complication was observed during follow-up time. Scores by patients and surgeons were both significantly better after surgery.Conclusions:Analyzing the causes of asymmetric eyelid after double-eyelid blepharoplasty and repairing it contribute to aesthetic pleasing reconstructed double eyelid.
9.Mantle cell lymphoma: clinicopathologic features and prognostic factors of 102 cases occurring in Chinese patients.
Hong JI ; Gan-di LI ; Feng-yuan LI ; Yan-qiong BAI ; Yu CHEN ; Ming-zhong YANG ; Lian-jun WANG ; Yan TANG ; Pei ZHANG ; Tian XIA ; Ci LI ; Jiang FENG ; Zong-kai ZOU ; Jia-cuo YIXI
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2007;36(11):730-735
OBJECTIVETo study the clinicopathologic features and prognostic factors of Chinese patients with mantle cell lymphoma.
METHODSOne hundred and two cases of mantle cell lymphoma occurring in Chinese patients were studied by light microscopy and immunohistochemistry. The follow-up information was also analyzed. The cases were classified as mantle zone, nodular or diffuse patterns and as typical or blastoid variants. Age, Ann-Arbor staging, B symptoms, hematologic parameters, histologic variants, mitotic index and immunophenotype were assessed for possible prognostic implication.
RESULTSThe median age of the patients was 59 years (range: 30 to 79 years) and the male-to-female ratio was 2.92:1. Seventy-one patients (87.65%) presented with advanced stage disease (Ann Arbor stage III to IV). B symptoms were present in 45.45% of patients. The commonest site of involvement was lymph node (100%). The other involved sites included bone marrow (64.44%), spleen (63.16%), Waldeyer's ring (31.25%), peripheral blood (29.41%), liver (22.64%) and gastrointestinal tract (14.71%). All cases expressed B-cell markers but were negative for T-cell marker. Majority of cases were positive for cyclin D1 (94.12%) and CD5 (71.43%). Blastoid variant accounted for 24.51% of cases. Amongst the 68 cases with follow-up data available, the median survival was 10 months. Parameters associated with shorter survival included diffuse pattern, blastoid variant, high mitotic index, high proliferative activity and presence of bone marrow involvement.
CONCLUSIONSThe clinicopathologic features and prognostic factors of mantle cell lymphoma occurring in Chinese are similar to those in Caucasians. Diffuse pattern, blastoid variant, high mitotic index, high proliferative activity and involvement of bone marrow indicate poor prognosis.
Adult ; Aged ; Antigens, CD20 ; metabolism ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; CD5 Antigens ; metabolism ; CD79 Antigens ; metabolism ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Cyclin D1 ; metabolism ; Cyclophosphamide ; therapeutic use ; Doxorubicin ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell ; metabolism ; pathology ; therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prednisone ; therapeutic use ; Prognosis ; Vincristine ; therapeutic use
10.Clinical research on the perioperative hemodynamic changes recorded by MostCare/PRAM system in the off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
Yixi ZOU ; Jinsong LIU ; Mi CHEN ; Fangjiong HUANG ; Xiubin YANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021;28(01):104-109
Objective To investigate the perioperative hemodynamic changes of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) patients monitored by pulse recorded analysis method (MostCare/PRAM devices) and its relationship with the prognosis. Methods A total of 89 patients who underwent OPCABG from October 2016 to January 2017 in Beiijng Anzhen Hospital were included, including 53 males and 36 females aged 60.50±8.40 years. The hemodynamic changes were recorded. The patients were divided into two groups (a major adverse cardiovascular events group and a stable group) according to whether major adverse cardiovascular events occurred or not. The difference of hemodynamic changes between the two groups was analysed. Results The mean percentage increases of stroke volume (SV) in the passive leg raising (PLR) test before opening chest and after chest closure were 23.00%±3.20% and 29.40%±3.70%, respectively. Hemodynamic data were analysed seven times, namely, anaesthesia, opening chest, heparin administration, coronary artery bypass grafting, protamine administration, thoracic closure and after operation. SV was significantly decreased during above periods, while systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI) was significantly increased. Cardiac circle efficiency (CCE) and maximum pressure gradient (dP/dT) were decreased after anaesthesia, and decreased to the lowest value during the procedure of bypass grafting, and then they began to increase gradually after the manipulation of bypass grafting was finished. Stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PPV) were slightly decreased during anaesthesia, then increased significantly through the whole surgery. Major adverse cardiovascular events occurred in 9 patients and 4 of them died. The basic mean values of SVRI, SVV and PPV of patients in the major adverse cardiovascular events group before opening chest were significantly higher than those of patients in the stable group. There was no significant difference in the mean values of CCE, dP/dT or SV between the two groups. There was no significant correlation between the prognosis and the mean values of SVRI, SVV, PPV, CCE, dP/dT or SV. Conclusion The hemodynamic indexes are not stable, thus, it is necessary to monitor the perioperative hemodynamic changes of OPCABG patients timely by MostCare/PRAM device and adjust treatment measures accordingly.