1.Characterization of circulating microRNA and its clinical application
Yujuan ZHANG ; Sha GUO ; Wei CUI
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;37(12):964-968
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding regulatory RNAs ranging in size from 17 to 25 nucleotides which participate many physiological and pathological processes.MicroRNA could also stably exist in peripheral blood,and the detection of circulating microRNA is of great significance for disease diagnosis and prognosis.As so far,there is no unified method and standard for detection of microRNA,which is the major reason for discrepant results between different studies.However,circulating microRNA,as a new disease detection biomarker,has stable properties,convenient detection and high accuracy features,so it till has an important potential value in clinical applications.
2.Clinical Study onShugan Liqi Qingqiu Decoction in the Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis
Yujuan JIAO ; Lianyong ZHANG ; Xueliang CUI
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;23(7):38-41
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety ofShugan Liqi Qingqiu Decoction in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.Methods Totally 74 patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group in a 1:1 ratio. The treatment group received the prescription ofShuganLiqiQingqiu Decoction, and control group was given loratadine tablets orally, 7 days as a course of treatment and 3 courses successive. After treatment, the visual analogue scale (VAS), Rhinocoujunctivitis Quality of Life Questionaire (RQLQ), Specific IgE (SIgE) values and total effective rate were measured to evaluate the clinical efficacy, and the total number of cases of adverse reactions was statistically analyzed.Results After all the patients were researched, the total effective rate of treatment group was 86.49% (32/37) in the treatment group and 89.19% (33/37) in control group, without statistical difference (P>0.05). There was statistical difference in VAS and RQLQ between before and after treatment in the two groups (P<0.05). After treatment, there was no statistical difference (P>0.05) in VAS and was statistical difference in RQLQ (P<0.05) in the two groups. There was no statistical difference (P>0.05) in SIgE in the treatment group, and was statistical difference (P<0.05) in control group. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in SIgE between the two groups after treatment. There was no adverse reaction except for 2 patients in the treatment group with mild diarrhea. Conclusion ShuganLiqiQingqiu Decoction has good clinical efficacy and safety for the treatment of allergic rhinitis.
3.Simultaneous Determination of the Contents of 4 Ingredients in Zibu Ganshen Pill by Dual-wavelength HPLC
Yujuan WANG ; Li TAO ; Suzhen CUI ; Zhu LIANG ; Jinhui ZHOU
China Pharmacy 2015;(30):4266-4268
OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for simultaneous determination of the contents of ligustroflavone,specnuezhe-nide,demethylwedelolactone and wedelolactone in Zibu ganshen pill. METHODS:Dual-wavelength HPLC was performed on the column of Elite C18 with mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.5%acetic acid(gradient elution)at flow rate of 0.9 ml/min,column temper-ature was 25 ℃,detection wavelengths were 224 nm(0-30 min) and 351 nm (30-50 min),and the injection volume was 20 μl. RESULTS:The linear range was 6.75-135.00μg/ml(r=0.999 5)for ligustroflavone,6.54-130.80μg/ml(r=0.999 8)for specnuezhe-nide,4.90-98.00μg/ml(r=0.999 4)for demethylwedelolactone and 6.42-128.40μg/ml(r=0.999 6)for wedelolactone;RSDs of pre-cision,stability and reproducibility tests were no more than 1.25%;average recoveries were 96.15%-99.96%(RSD<2%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is rapid,sensitive and accurate,and can be used for the contents determination of ligustroflavone, specnuezhenide,demethylwedelolactone and wedelolactone in Zibu ganshen pill.
4.Determination of Nitidine Chloride, 5-Ethoxychelerythrine, Bergeninum and Ardisiacrispin A in Shangtong Tinctures by HPLC-DAD-ELSD
Yujuan WANG ; Li TAO ; Suzhen CUI ; Zhu LIANG ; Jinhui ZHOU
China Pharmacist 2014;(5):782-785
Objective:To develop an HPLC-DAD-ELSD method for the determination of nitidine chloride, 5-ethoxychelerythrine, bergeninum and ardisiacrispin A in Shangtong tinctures ( STD) . Methods: A Hypersil C18 column was used as the chromatographic column, the flow rate was 0. 8 ml·min-1 . For nitidine chloride and 5-ethoxychelerythrine, the mobile phase A consisted of acetoni-trile,the mobile phase B consisted of 0. 1% formic acid-triethylamine (pH 4. 5),and the DAD detection wavelength was at 273 nm. For bergeninum and ardisiacrispin A, the mobile phase consisted of methanol-water(25∶75), the temperature of drift tube was set at 95℃, and the gas flow (N2) was set at 2. 5 SLPM·min-1. Results:There was a good linear relationship between the concentration and peak area for nitidine chloride and 5-ethoxychelerythrine within the range of 0. 021-0. 426 μg (r=0. 999 5) and 0. 075-1. 494 μg (r=0. 999 8), respectively. The average recovery was 99. 22%(RSD=0. 64%) and 98. 61%(RSD=0. 46%), respectively. There was a good linear relationship between the concentration and peak area for bergeninum and ardisiacrispin A within the range of 0. 215-4. 304 μg(r=0. 999 3) and 0. 286-5. 728 μg(r=0. 999 7), respectively. The average recovery was 99. 15%(RSD=0. 77%) and 99. 25%(RSD=0. 56%) accordingly. Conclusion:The method is accurate, sensitive and reproducible, and can be used in the de-termination of nitidine chloride, 5-ethoxychelerythrine, bergeninum and ardisiacrispin A in STD.
5.Isolation, purification and characterization of lectin from Enteromorpha intestinalis
Yujuan SONG ; Tiejun CUI ; Dantong LI ; Chunya JIAO
Chinese Journal of Marine Drugs 1994;0(01):-
Lectin from green marine algae Enteromorpha intestinalis (EIL) was isolated by extraction with PBS, followed by ammonium sulfate fraction and a combination of ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-52 fiber and gel filtration on SephadexG-200. Lectin showed single band on both PAGE and isoelectrofocusing electrophoresis. Its isoelectric point was 8.9 and molecular weight was 17783 tested on SephadexG-200. EIL displayed some agglutination activities with Chlamydomonas and erythrocytes of rabbit, common carp, crucian carp and human (A, B, AB, O), but the maximum agglutination was with crucian carp. The hemagglutinating activity for rabbit erythrocyte could not be inhibited by D-fructose, D-galactose, glucose, sucrose, mannose, lactose, bovine-thyroglobulin, egg albumin and gamma-globulin. The hemagglutinating activity of lectin would be showed at pH 4.0~10.2, and more potent at pH 6.9~8.0. The hemagglutinating activity was not affected at 90℃ for 1h, so it could be said that the lectin had high heat resistance.
6.Biodynamics rule of flexion and extension work of the knee joints in healthy children
Fengming ZHAI ; Li LI ; Bater CUI ; Zhuangzhi LI ; Yujuan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2007;0(42):-
0.05),while there were significant differences at speed of 240?/s(P
7.lsokinetic test for flexor and extensor muscle strength of hip joint:Characteristics of students in physical education colleges
Fuchi JIA ; Xiaoyan HU ; Bater CUI ; Yujuan CHEN ; Li LI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2010;14(11):1975-1978
BACKGROUND:Isokinetic test system has been widely used to evaluate the muscle function levels Whereas.the reports concerning effect of sport training on the development of muscle strength of hip joint in college students using isokinetic testing are few.OBJECTIVE:To assess the extensor and flexor muscle strength of hip joints in college students with isokinetic testing system METHODS:Totally 40 volunteers,including 20 male and 20 female students were selected.Kinitech isokinetic testing system,produced by Australian Kylingk Company,was used to test the flexion and extension muscle of hip ioints as the sequence of centripetal followed by centrifugal.The test speed was 60(°)/s as slow speed,180(°)/a as middle speed,240(°)/s as high speed.Peak torque(PT)and relative values of extension and flexion muscles,total power(TP)and relative total power were measured.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:At the respective speed,PT and relative values of female students were greater than that of female students(P<0.01).Atthe speed of 60,120 and 240(°)/s,flexor PT was smaller than that of extensor PT in male students,which was opposite in the female students,but the difference had no significance(P>0 05).At the respective speed.TP of males were greater than that of female students(P<0.01).In male students,TP and relative values of flexor were smaller than extensorat speed of 60(°)/s and 120(°)/s(P<0.01),and had difference at speed of 240(°)/s(P<0.05).Infemale students,TP and relative values had significant difference between flexor and extensor at speed of 60(°)/s(P<0 01)and at speed of 120(°)/sand 240(°)/s(P<0 05).At the respective speed,PT and relative values,TP and relative values in male students are all greater than females.These values decrease with the speed increasing.At the respective values,values of male students are bigger than females.
8.Progress in the mechanism of acupuncture intervention on pain emotion and pain cognition mediated by limbic system
Cui MA ; Yichun ZOU ; Yujuan YE ; Mengqi CAO ; Xingke YAN ; Kaiwei ZHANG
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2022;20(6):499-504
Pain is a complex physiological and psychological activity, involving at least three dimensions, including pain sensation, pain emotion, and pain cognition. Acupuncture can clearly relieve the pain sensation of patients and improve pain emotion and pain cognition induced by pain; acupuncture participates in the multi-dimensional regulation of pain through brain regions of the limbic system such as anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), amygdala (AMY), and hippocampus. By analyzing relevant literature, it has been found that the regulation of acupuncture on pain emotion is mainly related to the activation of pertinent opioid receptors in the ACC, the decrease of the expression of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and the promotion of the expression of glutamic acid (Glu) A1, metabotropic glutamate receptor-1 (mGluR1), and γ-aminobutyric acid aminobutyric acid (GABA) B2 protein in the AMY. The regulation of acupuncture on pain cognition is mainly related to the elevation of the expression of protein kinase A (PKA) and phospho-p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (phospho-p38 MAPK) and the inhibition of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)/PKA/cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) signaling pathway in the ACC.
9.Therapeutic effect of creatine phosphate in early diastolic dysfunction
Ying WANG ; Yuli CHEN ; Linqing MA ; Fengchun LI ; Bing WANG ; Lili ZHU ; Wei YI ; Yujuan CUI ; Nagai YOKO ; Sakamoto SHINGO
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2010;19(5):501-506
Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of creatine phosphate sodium (CP, Neoton) at early stage of myocardium diastolic dysfunction. Methods: A total of 138 cases with myocardium diastolic dysfunction were divided into CP group (n=109) and routine treatment group (n=29). All the patients received routine treatment. The CP group received CP treatment based on routine treatment(CP 2g+5%glucose or 0.9% sodium chloride 100ml, iv. drip, for patients with mild diastolic dysfunction was 1time/d, patients with moderate diastolic dysfunction was 2 times/d), duration was 7~14 days. Color-coded Doppler echocardiography was used to detect transmitral peak early diastolic velocity (E-wave),transmitral peak late diastolic velocity (A-wave),peak early diastolic velocity of mitral annulus (Ea), and peak late diastolic velocity of mitral annulus(Aa), and the value of E/A ,Ea/Aa and E/Ea were calculated. Symptoms, signs and items from echocardiography were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Results: After treatment, all symptoms and signs of patients in two groups significantly improved (P<0.05~0.01), and the marked effective rate in CP group was significantly higher than that of routine treatment group (96.2% vs. 57.1%, P<0.01). In CP group, the marked effective rate of E/A (81.65% vs. 10.34%), Ea/Aa (83.49% vs. 13.79%) and E/Ea (92.86% vs. 12.00%) were significantly higher than those in routine treatment group (P<0.01all). Conclusion: Creatine phosphate possesses marked effect for improve patient’s condition and diastolic dysfunction.
10.Construction of ply gene-deletion mutant of Streptococcus pneumoniae and research of its virulence change
Chenwei LI ; Jun YUAN ; Hong WANG ; Xiao HE ; Jie DONG ; Jin CUI ; Hui JIANG ; Xuemei ZHANG ; Wenchun XU ; Yujuan HE
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2010;30(11):993-997
Objective To lay the foundation for further exploration on parasitifer's defence reaction to pneumolysin through constructing ply gene-deletion strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae and researching on its virulence change. Methods A linker fragment with erm gene in middle and homologous upstream and downstream fragment of ply gene at both sides was prepared by long flanking homology-polymerase chain reaction(LFH-PCR). The linker fragment was transformed into Streptococcus pneumoniae. ply-deficient strain was then screened out from blood plate which contains erythromycin and identified by PCR. ply-deficient strain growth in vitro was observed and virulence change was observed through infecting mouse model. Results PCR results showed that ply gene was replaced completely by erm gene. The ply deficient strain was successfully constructed. The growth of single strain culture medium showed that ply genetic defect made no influence on bacterial's external growth. While in the mice nasal cavity infecting experiment, deficient strain enter into blood after 6 h from infecting which obviously slower than that did wild-type(2 h). And the number of bacteria at each point was much smaller than that of wild-type(P <0. 01 ). The mice peritonaeum infecting experiment showed that median lethal time of wild-type was 3 d, while that of deficient strain was 18 d(P<0. 01). Conclusion It is a good way to completely substitute ply gene using LFH-PCR. ply deletion made no influence on baterial's growth in vitro, but it resulting in reduction of bacterial virulence in vivo.