1.The opportunity and key techniques of vitrectomy for opening eyeball injury
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2009;25(1):1-3
The opportunity of vitrectomy for opening eyeball injury is one of the important factors affecting the prognosis.Anterior segment wound repaired by routine suturing needs following and continuous treatment with vitrectomy.The key technique of the following treatment should be the debridement of the inside of wound and expurgation of the surrounding tissues adjacent to the wound,and the emphasis should be put on retinal reattchment and stable repairment.
2.Histopathology observation of hemorrhagic age-related macular degeneration
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2013;29(4):372-375
Ovjective To observe the surgically excised specimens from eyes with hemorrhagic agerelated macular degeneration (AMD).Methods Thirty-six surgically excised specimens were captured from 36 patients with hemorrhagic AMD,26 specimens were diagnosed as occult choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM),10 specimens were diagnosed as polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV).All specimens were routinely processed by hematoxylin and eosin,periodic acid-Schiff's stain and Masson stainings.At the maximum horizontal and vertical slice of the specimens,the category and amount of the cells in the specimen were recorded,as well as the relationship between the specimens and the surrounding tissue.Results The 36 specimens are categorized as neovascular membrane dominant (19/36),collagen fiber dominant (6/36),blood clot dominant (8/36) and degenerated thickened Bruch's membrane dominant (3/36).Eighteen occult CNVM specimens and 1 PCV specimen are categorized as neovascular membrane dominant; all 6 collagen fiber dominant specimens are occult CNVM; 1 occult CNVM and 7 PCV specimens are categorized as blood clot dominant; and 1 occult CNVM and 2 PCV specimens are categorized as degenerated thickened Bruch's membrane dominant.The occult CNVM categorized as neovascular membrane dominant present as small blood vessel with single endothelium cell attached; the PCV specimen categorized as neovascular dominant presents as big blood vessel with thick vessel wall under the Bruch's membrane,retinal pigment epithelium and choroidal melanocyte are both observed in the PCV specimens.Conclusion The components of the specimens captured from eyes with hemorrhagic AMD are diversified.
3.Clinical outcomes of C3F8 and air tamponade after vitrectomy for the treatment of idiopathic macular hole
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2016;32(5):473-477
Objective To compare the clinical effect of C3F8 and air tamponade after vitrectomy for the treatment of idiopathic macular hole (IMH).Methods A total of 54 eyes of 54 patients with IMH that had undergone 23G pars plana vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling were retrospectively studied.All patients received optical coherence tomography ()CT) examination and the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA).They were divided into 2 groups.26 eyes in group A were filled with air and 28 eyes in group B were filled with C3F8.In group A,6 eyes at stage Ⅱ,20 eyes at stage Ⅲ,the minimum diameter (Dmin) of macular hole in 14 eyes was less than 400 μm,and in the other eyes was larger than 400 μm.In group B,10 eyes at stage Ⅱ,18 eyes at stage Ⅲ,the Dmin of macular hole in 15 eyes was less than 400 μm,and in the other eyes was larger than 400 μm.The differences of age,course of the disease,BCVA,fundus diameter,Dmin,height,index,diameter of outer retina diameter (Dord) between the two groups were not significant (P>0.05).The basic data before surgery and the closure rate,BCVA,Dord 1 month after surgery between two groups were compared.Results At 1 month after surgery,the IMH closure rate was 100.0% in group A and 92.9% in group B,the difference between these two groups was not significant (P=0.491).The closure rate of eyes with Dmin<400 μm were both 100.0% in two groups,and the closure rate of eyes with Dmin>400 μm were 100.0% in group A and 84.6% in group B.There was no statistically significant differences between two groups (P =0.480).The mean BCVA of two groups were 0.35±0.22 and 0.33 ±0.16 respectively.The mean Dord were (782.2 ± 478.0) μm and(792.1 ± 432.7) μm respectively.All cases got better BCVA (t=-7.310,-10.506;P<0.01) and shorter Dord (t=6.704,7.770;P<0.01).But there was no statistically significant differences between groups 1 month after surgery in BCVA and Dord (t =0.381,0.800;P =0.705,0.937).Conclusion Air tamponade after vitrectomy has the same efficacy as C3 F8 tamponade in the treatment of IMH.
4.Impact of Hupo Xiaoshi Granules on Renal Tissue Pathological Changes and Inflammatory Cytokines in Blood of Nephrolith Model Rats
Herald of Medicine 2016;35(9):930-934
Objective To investigate the effect of Hupo Xiaoshi granules on renal tissue pathological changes and IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-6 in blood of nephrolith model rats. Methods Sixty SD rats were divided into normal control group 10 rats with purified water by intragastric administration(IG),and model group 50 rats with ethylene glycol, calcium and vitamin D3 by IG for 4 weeks to get kidney stones animal models. The successful model rats were randomly divided into model control group, potassium citrate solution group, Hupo Xiaoshi granules low, middle and high dose group (3. 335,6. 670,13. 340 g ? kg-1 , respectively), 10 rats per group with the corresponding drugs. Four weeks later, rat's renal tissue sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, renal tissue changes of calcium stones and pathology were observed.Plasma concentrations of IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-6 were detected by ELISA. Results Compared with the model control group, no renal interstitial hemorrhage and a few or no visible renal tissue calcium crystal deposition in the low, middle and high dose Hupo Xiaoshi granules group. In the normal control group, model control group, potassium citrate solution group, and low, middle and high dose Hupo Xiaoshi granules group,the plasma concentrations of IL-1β were respectively(50.50±13.54),(104.00±24.13),(93.00±20.08),(77.00± 25.21),(71.30 ±26.60),(65.50±26.18) pg?mL-1 ,respectively;those of IL-6 were(570.10±119.74),(1 040.00±260.15), (861.40±130.04),(740.00± 161. 31),(680. 00 ± 239. 49),(640. 00 ± 238. 42) pg?mL-1 ,respectively;and TNF-α plasma concentrations were(470.30± 154. 63),(1 010. 00 ± 230. 94),(820. 00 ± 192. 12),(830. 50 ± 110. 01),(720. 00 ± 140. 28), (715.00±173.54) pg?mL-1 ,respectively. Compared with the model control group, the plasma concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6 , TNF-α of the low, middle and high dose Hupo Xiaoshi granules group were significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusion Hupo Xiaoshi granules can inhibit renal tissue pathological changes of nephrolith model rats, inhibit calcium crystals stones deposition in renal tissue, and reduce blood levels of inflammatory cytokines.
5.A retrospect of the research on optic nerve injury and regeneration after partial injury
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 2001;0(09):-
Optic nerve injury may occur at any section from the eyeball up to the brain. There should be enough mechanical power acting on the skull to result in severe optic nerve injury. Loss of light perception immediately after injury would be followed by an unfavorable prognosis. Efficacy of decompression procedures on optic nerve canal has not been demonstrated. large doses of adrenocortical steroid may be beneficial for early recovery of visual function. Based on the observation in animal model of partial injury, the capability of regeneration of optic nerve was closely associated with the extent of the injury. The enviroment for regeneration of partially injured optic nerve fibers is different from that of complete injury. The irreversibly injured fibers may have more regenerative potency than partially injured optic nerves.
6.Therapeutic effects of vitrectomy for persistent fetal vasculature
Ying HONG ; Zhizhong MA ; Changguan WANG
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2010;26(6):521-523
ObjectiveTo observe the effects of vitrectomy for persistent fetal vasculature (PFV).Methods The clinical data of 11 patients (14 eyes) with PFV, including posterior PFV (one eye) and combined PFV (13 eyes), were retrospectively analyzed. Vitrectomy was performed for all patients,lensectomy was performed for seven eyes, retinotomy was performed for five eyes, retinotomy and scleral buckling was performed for one eye. Intraoperative and postoperative complications were observed. The follow-up period ranged from eight to 74 months, with the mean of 44 months. The visual acuity (VA) and intraocular pressure before and after surgery were comparatively analyzed. Results There were no intraoperative complications in all the patients. The surgery was performed successfully in 12 eyes (86.0 %)and failed in two eyes (14. 0%). The postoperative VA of five eyes (35.7%) increased, four eyes (28. 6%)didn't change and five eyes (35.7%) decreased. The postoperative intraocular pressure of two eyes (14. 3%) increased, 11 eyes (78. 6%) didn't change and one eye (7. 1%) decreased. There was one eye with persistent hypotension and one eye with recurrent retinal detachment after surgery. Conclusion Vitrectomy can prevent complications and improve visual acuity in some PFV patients.
7.Effects of almitrine and raubasine on rehabilitation of ischemic stroke patient
Shunwei LI ; Yan XU ; Zhizhong MA
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2000;0(05):-
Objective To assess the efficacy of almitrine and raubasine (Duxil) on post stroke rehabilitation Methods A clinical trial was done with a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled method Patients with ischemic stroke were included as having 1 month after the acute onset and receiving randomized treatment of either Duxil or placebo 2 tablets daily for 3 months The patients were assessed by using Barthel Index (BI), neurological functional deficit scores (NFDS), and Hasagawa dementia scales (HDS) each month after giving treatment Results In this study, only 74 cases were observed Of them, 38 patients received Duxil and 36 patients received placebo The baseline characteristics were compared between both groups Duxil was significantly shown more effective than placebo by increasing BI at 1, 2 or 3 months and by reducing NFDS at 1 month after treatment, more Duxil treated patients' NFDS had improved as compared with placebo treated patients In comparing with the pre treatment condition, there appeared a strong tendency of improvement in HDS with Duxil, although this significance was not confirmed by the difference of scores between two groups More Duxil treated patients than placebo controlled patients were reported having adverse events, but the difference was not significant at the 5% level All these events were mild, of short duration and resolved without treatment Conclusion Duxil can accelerate the recovery of nervous function to some degrees after stroke
8.Creation and evaluation of calibrated animal model for graded optic nerve injury in rats
Houbin HUANG ; Maonian ZHANG ; Zhizhong MA
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2003;0(12):-
Objective To create a calibrated animal model of graded optic nerve injury (ONI) in rats, focusing on quantification of injury intensity, injury severity and the correlation between them. Methods A pair of cross-action forceps with pressure of 148.0 g was used to clip rat optic nerves for 3, 6, 30 and 60 seconds, or a pair of artery clips with constant pressure (32.4 g) used to clip rat optic nerves for 5, 10 and 15 seconds in order to create graded ONI animal models. Transcranial FluoroGold-labeled retinal ganglion cell (RGC) was used to observe the changes of RGC one month after injury, which then could be used to evaluate the injury severity. Ocular blood supply was evaluated by transcardiacly perfused Luxol Fast Blue post-injury. Results The graded ONI animal models were successfully created in rats without retinal ischemia post-trauma. The injury intensity could be well-defined by impulse or averaged impulse, while injury severity could be evaluated by the count of FluoroGold-labeled RGCs. The averaged impulse produced by artery clips clipping rat optic nerves for 15 seconds equalized with that produced by cross-action forceps for three seconds. The severer injury intensity begot less number of RGCs. The correlation between injury impulse and RGCs was fit for power function. Short time clipping of optic nerves could not lead to ischemic injury of the retina. Conclusions A calibrated graded ONI animal model is successfully created by clipping optic nerves with a pair of cross-action forceps. The model can be evaluated with RGCs count, impulse and averaged impulse, the latter two of which stand for injury intensity and injury severity, respectively.
9.The expression spectrum of gene after partial injury of optic nerves
Houbin HUANG ; Zhizhong MA ; Maonian ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2001;0(03):-
Objective To investigate the gene expression spectrum of retina and optic nerve after partial injury of optic nerve. Methods Sixty SD rats were randomly divided into 4 groups. The optic nerves of the right eyes were clipped for 6 seconds with a pair of cross-action forceps. The retinae and optic nerves in the operation eye and contralateral sham operation eye were removed 3, 7, 14, and 21 days after the injury to detect gene expression patterns with high-density DNA microarrays. Results Changes of a mass of gene expressions were found after the optic nerve injury, and the positive rate of gene expression was 2.35%, 6.48%, 3.82% and 4.09% after 3, 7, 14, 21 days, respectively, and the total positive rate was 11.77%. The functions of positive expression of the gene involved cell survival, cytoskeleton, extracellular matrix and cell adhesion, free radicals and oxidative damage, energy and metabolism, inflammation, neurotransmission and ion transport, signal transduction, structural protein, transcription and translation. Up- or down-regulation of repaired genes was the main part of the changes of gene expression, while the altered-expression destroy genes was the minor part in the whole gene expression spectrum, in which the up- and down-regulation of expression of repaired genes accounted for 13.98% and 24.73% respectively 7 days after the injury, and the down-regulation of expression of repaired genes accounted for 17.20% 14 days after the injury. Conclusions A mass of gene expression changes occurs after the optic nerve injury, and the comprehensive view on the gene expression pattern following the optic nerve injury is crucial to discover the mechanism of post-injury reaction and regeneration.
10.Expression of matrix metalloproteinase related gelatinases in rats′optical nerves after extrusion wound
Shuihua ZHANG ; Changguan WANG ; Zhizhong MA
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2003;0(05):-
Objective To investigate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 in rats′ optical nerves after extrusion wound. Methods We set up the model of rats with extrusion wound of the optical nerves, detected activity changes of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the optical nerves by gelatin zymography, identified the attribute by Western blotting, and verified the expression of mRNA of MMP-2 and MMP-9 by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results MMP-2 existed in normal optial nerves and optical nerves with extrusion wound, while MMP-9 was only detected in the latter. The expression of MMP-9 was the highest 1 day after the extrusion wound, while that of MMP-2 was the highest 7 days after the extrusion wound. Conclusions MMP-2 and MMP-9 may participate in the pathological recovery process of optical nerves after extrusion wound. The glial cells in the optical nerves may be one of the sources of MMP-2 and MMP-9.