1.Effects of Allicin on myocardial fibrosis and TLR4/NF-κB pathway
Jingsheng LAN ; Zhen ZHANG ; Wei LUO ; Ziqing QIN ; Yanying ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2016;32(4):500-503,508
Objective:To observe the effect of Allicin in cardial fibroblasts (CFs) proliferation and Collagen secretion,and to explore its role on TLR4/NF-κB signal pathway.Methods:CFs of neonatal Wistar rats were isolated and cultured ,then was stimulated with AngⅡ.CFs proliferation was measured by thiazolyl blue ( MTT) assay.The expression of collagenⅠ,collagenⅢ was measured by ELISA.mRNA expression of TLR4 and NF-κB were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction ,protein expression of TLR4 and NF-κB were detected with Western blot.Results: Allicin could reduced MTT value of cardial fibroblasts ( P<0.01 ) , and inhibited expression of collagenⅠ,collagenⅢ(P<0.01),which in a dose-dependent manner.Allicin could reduced mRNA expression of TLR4 and NF-κB and protein expression of TLR 4 and NF-κB in CF induced by Ang Ⅱ ( all P<0.01 ) .Conclusion: Allicin can inhibit Myocardial fibrosis ,which mechanism is possible by inhibiting TLR 4/NF-κB signal pathway.
2.Species Identification Based on Morphological Variability of Femur
Cairui XIN ; Si BAI ; Zhijia QIN ; Jingshang GAO ; Ziqing LIN ; Yibin CHENG
Journal of Forensic Medicine 2015;(6):428-431
Objective To study the morphological characteristics of femurs of adult human and 11 kinds of adult animals fromcattle, horses, pigs, goats, sheep, dogs, cats, rabbits, geese, ducks, chickens, and to establish an effective species identification method among various species. Methods The 4 cmmid-dia-physeal segment of the femur fromadult human (older than 20 years old) at autopsy w as obtained. Addi-tionally, the 4 cmones from11 kinds of adult animals w ere obtained. After decalcification, all femurs w ere made into slices, and then w ere observed by optical microscope. The 25 indexes w ere selected and analyzed by step discriminant analysis according to differences betw een human and mammal, human and poultry, and human and 11 kinds of animals. Results The histological structure of bone mineral density of middle part of femur had obvious characteristics among the species. And the morphology and number of osteon show ed the trend of obvious biological evolution. There w ere 11 indexes w ith significant differ-ences betw een human and 11 kinds of animals to establish some mathematical models to discriminate all species. The correct discrimination rate w as 96.3% betw een human and mammal. The correct discrimina-tion rate w as up to 100% betw een human and poultry, and w as 89.4% among human, mammal and poultry. Conclusion The mathematical models have good correct discrimination rate among human and the other animals, w hich could be applied in the practical species identification cases.
3.Germination and propagartors of artificial seeds of Dendrobium huoshanense.
Ziqing QIN ; Ting ZHAO ; Jing QIU ; Yi LIN ; Yongping CAI
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2008;24(5):803-809
The artificial seeds of Dendrobium huoshanese was produced with Auxiliary buds, Protocorm-like bodies, and adventitious shoots. By using orthogonal experiment, we studied the effect of Maltose (%), hormone rate between 6-BA (mgx L(-1)) and NAA (mgL(-1)), active carbon (%), sodium alginate (%), time of ion exchange (min) on germination rate of artificial seeds of D. huoshanese. Then the leaking rate of maltose and variation of pH value of artificial seed capsule during vegetating of artificial seeds of D. huoshanese was measured. The results show that maltose played the most important role in inducing D. huoshanese artificial seeds to germinate. The optimal combination was: maltose 4%, hormone rate between 6-BA (mg x L(-1)) and NAA (mg x L(-1)) 10:1, active carbon 0.1%, sodium Alginate 4%, time of ion exchange is 10 min. Protocorm-like bodies were appropriate propagartor, the germination rate of artificial seeds of D. huoshanese takeing Protocorm-like bodies as the propagartors is 90.1%. After germination, the survival rate of seedlings of artificial seeds was 80.6%, the leaking rate of maltose of artificial seed capsule was 0.52%, and the pH value of artificial seed capsule decreased during the process of vegetation of artificial seeds. After having been stored at 4 degrees C for 20 d, the germination rate of artificial seeds of D. huoshanese takeing Auxiliary buds, Protocorm-like bodies, Adventitious shoots as the propagartors were 3.3%, 10.6%, 5.2%. Under natural conditions the germination rate was 13.8% after 10.0 g/L carbendazim was appended into artificial seed capsule. This result provides a foundation of manufacture and further study of the artificial seeds of D. huoshanese.
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4.Prospect effect of music therapy on mental state and its application in manned spaceflight
Ziqing CAO ; Haibo QIN ; Yanlei WANG ; Feng LIU ; Xiang ZHANG ; Meiping GAO ; Bin WU
Space Medicine & Medical Engineering 2024;35(4):245-251
As China's manned space missions gradually develop towards long-term residence and deep space exploration,astronauts will face increasingly severe psychological challenges.As a psychological adjustment method involving multiple disciplines such as music,psychology,and medicine,music therapy has the advantages of being convenient to implement,cost-effective,and highly personalized.This paper integrates the concept of music therapy and explores the research progress of music therapy in regulating psychological states in aspects such as physiology,emotional regulation,cognitive ability,and interpersonal relationships.Combined with the mechanism of action of music therapy and the practical situation in the field of manned spaceflight,it aims at the future development trends and problems to be solved,to construct a music therapy system for astronauts during on-orbit flight and ground daily training.This will help astronauts achieve healthy physical and mental development and promote the completion of missions.
5.A study on multimodal emotional adjustment based on non-contact physiological and psychological perception in fasting and low metabolism scenes
Cheng SONG ; Wenjie ZHANG ; Ziqing CAO ; Haibo QIN ; Yuan JIANG ; Yanlei WANG ; Juncong XU ; Shuai DING ; Bin WU
Space Medicine & Medical Engineering 2024;35(4):201-208,240
Objective Explore the comprehensive emotion adjustment pattern that combines non-contact physiological and psychological detection methods in fasting and low metabolism scenarios.This study aims to verify the accuracy of non-contact physiological and psychological detection algorithms and evaluate the effectiveness of multimodal emotion adjustment schemes for addressing negative emotional states such as depression and anxiety.Methods Deploy non-contact physiological and psychological detection algorithms and emotion adjustment plans to build a multimodal emotion adjustment system.Collect physiological and psychological data from volunteers participating in the 15-days complete fasting human low metabolism experiment of"Green Star Travel Ⅷ".Utilize finger clip oximeters and scales to verify the accuracy of existing non-contact physiological and psychological methods within the system.Design an emotion adjustment experiment featuring four groups:sound adjustment,acupoints adjustment,magnetism adjustment,and combination adjustment.Compare the volunteers'scale scores before and after the adjustments to verify the effectiveness of the system's emotion adjustment capabilities.Results The experimental results demonstrate that the average difference in the Bland-Altman plot for the non-contact heart rate detection model is ﹣0.497 bpm,with 95.3%of the error values falling within the 95%consistency interval.The non-contact psychological detection model achieved an accuracy rate of over 80%in identifying stress,anxiety,and depression,and an accuracy rate of over 70%in identifying fatigue and anger.Following emotion adjustment,the stress levels of the subjects significantly improved(P?0.05),along with notable enhancements in real-time positive and negative emotion scores.Conclusion The non-contact physiological and psychological detection methods can effectively identify the physiological and emotional states of subjects in fasting and low metabolism scenarios.Acoustic,acupoint,magnetic,and combination schemes have proven effective in alleviating negative emotional states.These methods provide a new technological approach for managing the physical and mental health of astronauts in future deep space exploration and extraterrestrial residency scenarios.
6.Effects of a 15-days complete fast on dual cognitive control functioning—Evidence from an ERPs
Chao WANG ; Haibo QIN ; Ziqing CAO ; Liping TIAN ; Yuan JIANG ; Zhongquan DAI ; Lizhong CHI ; Bin WU
Space Medicine & Medical Engineering 2024;35(4):209-215,221
Objective In the future,during the landing and exploration of near-Earth planets(e.g.,Mars,Jupiter,etc.),astronauts may take the initiative to start fasting to reduce the amount of load;and it is even more likely that astronauts will take the initiative to fast in the process of manned deep-space exploration in the future,or they may enter a dormant low-metabolism state to save the amount of load to enable the spaceship to fly for a longer period,and to locate in a deeper and farther position.The ability of an individual to maintain cognitive ability and respond appropriately over a period in a long-term fasting state is important for survival.Therefore,the present study focused on investigating the effects of 15 days of complete fasting on dual cognitive control function and its neural mechanisms.Methods Twenty-four healthy volunteers were recruited to participate in the fasting experiment.Behavioral and electroencephalographic data from the AX-CPT Task were collected with event-related potentials(ERP)to assess the effects of 15 days of complete fasting on dual cognitive control in 16 volunteers.Results(1)Behavioral outcomes had significant main effects on response time[F(1,15)=99.41,P?0.001,η2p=0.87]and error rate[F(1,15)=7.75,P=0.014,η2p=0.34],and BX trials were significantly lower than AY trials for both response time and error rate.(2)EEG results were significant for a cue type main effect on P3b[F(1,15)=16.43,P=0.001,η2p=0.52],with cue B inducing a more positive wave amplitude than cue A,and a cue type main effect on CNV[F(1,15)=10.72,P=0.005,η2p=0.42],with cue A evoking a more negative amplitude than cue B,and a significant main effect of trial type on N2[F(1,15)=6.90,P=0.019,η2p=0.32],with BX trials inducing more negative wave amplitudes than AY trials.All these results suggest that volunteers tend to use proactive control processing.Conclusion The 15-days complete fasting experiment did not significantly affect the dual cognitive control function of the volunteers,suggesting that the volunteers also had sufficient cognitive resources to perform cognitive control during the 15-days complete fasting state.This helps to understand further the relationship between long-term fasting and the processing mode of dual cognitive control and provides theoretical support and reference basis for the survival and work of astronauts actively fasting during the future near-Earth planet landing or even deep space exploration.