1.Time-effect Relationship of Acupuncture in Improving Cardiac Vegetative Nerve Function in Patients with Type Ⅱ DM
Youmei CHEN ; Hui SI ; Yaxi ZHANG ; Lihong KONG ; Yuanchun XIAO
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2004;2(6):27-28
Forty cases of type Ⅱ diabetes mellitus were treated by puncturing point Neiguan (PC 6), and the effect on their cardiac vegetative nerve functions were observed at 20 min, 40 min and 60 min after acupuncture respectively. The findings showed that all heart rate variables improved remarkably at the three time periods after acupuncture treatment, with significant differences (P<0.01); but there was no significant difference in the curative effects among the three time periods.
2.Study on the antibacterial properties of Copper-Gadolinium nanomaterials against Escherichia coli
Qing Li ; Yuanchun Si ; Zhengyan Wu ; Jia Zhang ; Yuanyin Wang
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(12):2157-2162
Objective:
To investigate the biocompatibility of copper-gadolinium nanomaterials and their antibacterial efficacy againstEscherichia coli(E.coli).
Methods:
Copper-gadolinium nanomaterials were prepared using a hydrothermal method, and the samples were characterized and analyzed using instruments such as transmission electron microscopy. The biocompatibility of copper-gadolinium nanomaterials was evaluated through CCK-8 experiments with mouse fibroblast cells(L929). Copper-gadolinium nanomaterials were co-cultured withE.coli, and their antibacterial performance was observed and assessed.
Results:
Transmission electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis confirmed the synthesis of the copper-gadolinium nanomaterials. The CCK-8 experiment results showed that the material had reliable biocompatibility within a concentration range of 0-2 μg/ml. The antibacterial experiments verified the excellent anti-E.coliactivity of copper-gadolinium, with the antibacterial effect positively correlating with concentration and co-cultivation time. When copper-gadolinium nanomaterials at a concentration of 2 μg/ml were co-cultured withE.colifor 4 hours, the antibacterial rate reached 99.99%.
Conclusion
The 2 μg/ml copper-gadolinium nanomaterials exhibit reliable biocompatibility and excellent anti-E.colicapabilities.