1.Effects of Point Application on Celiac Mast Cell Degranulation in Mice with Allergic Rhinitis: An Experimental Study
Jie CHEN ; Xinsheng LAI ; Chunzhi TANG ; Lilei HE ; Bingxu JIN ; Xuejun CUI
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2010;8(2):75-79
Objective:To investigate effects of different treatment on celiac mast cell degranulation in mice with allergic rhinitis induced with ovum albumin (OVA).Methods:60 female mice were randomly divided into five groups,12 mice in each,which were treated with different methods.Then,the celiac mast cells were separated and degranulation rate was calculated after stained with neutral red.Results:the rates of mast cell degranulation were (15±6)%,(53±11)%,(37±13)%,(31±15)%,and (47±14)% in normal group,OVA group,point application group,hormone group,and PBS group.There is obvious degranulation in the celiac mast cells of mice with OVA-induced allergic rhinitis.Point application and dexamethasone treatment could relieve the mast cell degranulation,whereas,PBS has no effect on the mast cell degranulation.Conclusion:the mechanism of antianaphylaxis of point application may lie on stabilizing the mast cell membrane,and inhibiting degranulation to reduce the inflammatory mediator.
2.Investigation and analysis of somatic symptom disorder and anxiety and depression in patients with myocardial bridge
Bingxu CHEN ; Yixuan LI ; Yuzhuo LIU ; Xiaoyu GUAN ; Meng JIANG ; Jialiang MAO
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2020;29(2):130-135
Objective:To investigate and analyze the somatic symptom disorder, anxiety and depression in patients with myocardial bridge.Methods:A total of 276 patients with myocardial bridge diagnosed by coronary angiography (CAG) were enrolled in the department of cardiology of Renji hospital in Shanghai from June to December in 2016. There were 151 cases of simple myocardial bridge (no coronary stenosis or coronary artery stenosis <30%) and 125 cases of complex myocardial bridge (combined with coronary stenosis >30%). A total of 1067 patients with myocardial bridge without coronary angiography were collected at the same time. Self-rating somatic symptom scale (SSS), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) and patient health questionnaire (PHQ -9) were given to these patients during hospitalization. At the same time, somatic symptoms disorder and anxiety and depression in the myocardial bridge group and non-myocardial bridge group were compared.Results:The prevalence of somatic symptom disorder in patients with myocardial bridge was higher than that in non-myocardial bridge patients (35.86% vs 28.30%, P<0.05). There was significant correlation between somatic symptom disorder and depression and anxiety, with correlation coefficients of 0.629 and 0.565, respectively. The prevalence of depression and anxiety in myocardial bridge patients was higher than that in non-myocardial bridge patients (depression: 23.91% vs 22.11%. P=0.467; anxiety: 17.02% vs 14.15%, P=0.22), but there was no statistical difference. For male patients or female patients, the prevalence of somatic symptom disorder, depression and anxiety in the simple myocardial bridge patients were higher than those in the complex myocardial bridge patients, but there was no statistical difference. The most common non-specific somatic symptoms disorder in patients with myocardial bridge were fatigue (64.5%), followed by sleep disorders (63.8%) and decreased attention (63.0%). Conclusion:The somatic symptom disorder in patients with myocardial bridge is significantly higher than that in non-myocardial bridge group. Especially for patients with myocardial bridge with non-specific somatic symptoms, early identification of somatic symptoms disorder of myocardial bridge patients will be beneficial to proper clinical invitation.
3.Effect of Palrnatine on lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting activation of the Akt/NF-κB pathway
KAN XINGCHI ; CHEN YINGSHENG ; HUANG BINGXU ; FU SHOUPENG ; GUO WENJIN ; RAN XIN ; CAO YU ; XU DIANWEN ; CHENG JI ; YANG ZHANQING ; XU YANLING
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2021;22(11):929-940
Inflammation plays an important role in the development of acute lung injury (ALI). Severe pulmonary inflammation can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or even death. Expression of proinflammatory interleukin-1β(IL-1β) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the process of pulmonary inflammation will further exacerbate the severity of ALI. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of Palrnatine (Pa) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced mouse ALI and its underlying mechanism. Pa, a natural product, has a wide range of pharmacological activities with the potential to protect against lung injury. Western blotting and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assays were performed to detect the expression and translation of inflammatory genes and proteins in vitro and in vivo. Immunoprecipitation was used to detect the degree of P65 translocation into the nucleus. We also used molecular modeling to further clarify the mechanism of action. The results showed that Pa pretreatment could significantly inhibit the expression and secretion of the inflammatory cytokine IL-1β, and significantly reduce the protein level of the proinflammatory protease iNOS, in both in vivo and in vitro models induced by LPS. Further mechanism studies showed that Pa could significantly inhibit the activation of the protein kinase B (Akt)/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway in the LPS-induced ALI mode and in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. Through molecular dynamics simulation, we observed that Pa was bound to the catalytic pocket of Akt and effectively inhibited the biological activity of Akt. These results indicated that Pa significantly relieves LPS-induced ALI by activating the Akt/NF-κB signaling pathway.
4.Study of optimal parameters of scalp electroacupuncture for rehabilitation effect on children of cerebral palsy.
Bingxu JIN ; Wenjie FU ; Nuo LI ; Zhixiong XIN ; Chen LIU
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2018;38(2):143-147
OBJECTIVETo analyze the effect difference of wave, intensity, time and treatment frequency by orthogonal design so as to explore the optimal parameters of scalp electroacupuncture (EA) for rehabilitation effect on children of cerebral palsy.
METHODSNinety children of cerebral palsy were assigned into 9 groups by orthogonal design, 10 cases in each one. The acupoints were bilateral excitable area, foot motor sensory area, speech two area, speech three area, balance area, and intelligent nine acupoints, including Shenting (GV 24), Sishencong (EX-HN 1), and bilateral Benshen (GB 13) and Touwei (ST 8). EA was applied at bilateral excitable area and speech three area. We designed an orthogonal experiment with four factors and three levels. We studied wave (sparse wave of 2 Hz, density wave of 100 Hz, sparse and density wave of 2 Hz /100 Hz), intensity (1 mA, 2 mA, intensity based on tolerance), time (10 min, 20 min, 30 min), frequency (once a day, once every other day, twice a week). The Gesell developmental scale was used to evaluate the developmental quotient (DQ); and gross motor function measure (GMFM), motor function before and after treatment.
RESULTSThe optimal parameters for DQ and GMFM were 2 Hz/100 Hz, 20 min, once every other day. .
CONCLUSIONThe optimal parameters for cerebral palsy may be 2 Hz/100 Hz, 20 min, once every other day.