1. Compaison of clinical effects of different surgical methods in patients with supratentorial hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2019;45(3):667-672
Objective: To explore the safeties and efficacies of temporal cortex approach, transsulcus or fissure microsurgery and drilling drainage in the treatment of the patients with supratentorial hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (SHICH), and to provide the references for choosing the operation methods for the SHICH patients. Methods: Th e clinical materials of 118 patients with SHICH were collected and were divided into temporal cortex approach group (cortex group, n=39), transsulcus or fissure microsurgery group (fissure group, n=31) and drilling drainage group (drilling group, n=48) according to their different operation methods. The age, hematoma volumes, Glasgow Coma Scale Score (GCS), time from onset to operation, hematoma clearance rates, improvement rates 24 h after operation, rebleeding rates after operation, intracranial infection rates, survival rates, and good prognosis rates of the patients in three groups were recorded. Results: The hematoma clearance rate, improvement rate, survival rate and good prognosis rate of the patients in fissure group were significantly higher than those in cortex group (P<0. 05). Th ere were no statistical differences in the time from onset to operation, rebleeding rates after operation and intracranial infection rates among the patients in three groups (P>0. 05). There were no statistically significant differences in the prognosis indexes (hematoma, GCS, survival rate, and good prognosis rate) of the patients between 30-49 mL and 50-69 mL subgroups in fissure group and drilling group. The age of patients in 50-69 mL subgroup in drilling group was significantly higher than that in fissure group (P< 0. 05). Conclusion: The efficacies and prognosis of SHICH patients treated by transsulcus or fissure microsurgery and drilling drainage are better than those by temporal cortex approach. Drilling drainage is more suitable to the old patients with above moderate hematoma; and transsulcus or fissure microsurgery is more suitable to the patients with massive hematoma.
2.Protective Effect of Wutou Chishizhi Wan on Vascular Endothelial Cells and Oxidative Stress in Myocardial Ischemia-reperfusion Rats
Meng-ni WANG ; Lu-lu XIE ; Zhao-peng ZHANG ; Bing LING ; Zhi-hui LIN ; Pai LIU ; Jun-peng GUO ; Hong-yan LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2020;26(21):40-47
Objective:To investigate the protective effect of Wutou Chishizhi Wan on myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury (MIRI) in rats, and observe its effect on such mechanisms as coagulation function, vascular endothelial cells and oxidative stress in rats. Method:A total of 40 SD rats were randomly divided into normal group, model group, positive drug group (Urokinase group) and Wutou Chishizhi Wan group, with 10 rats in each group. Except for the normal group, rat myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury models were established. The changes of heart rate (HR) at 10 min before ischemia, 30 min after ischemia and 30, 60, 120 min (T0,T1,T2,T3,T4), and the change of electrocardiogram (ECG) J point after modeling in rats were observed. The pathological changes of rat myocardial tissue were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. The changes of four indexes of coagulation [prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT), fibrinogen content decreased significantly (FIB)] in rats were observed. The contents of endothelin-1 (ET-1), thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and prostacyclin (PGI2) in serum and myocardium levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) of MIRI rats were observed. Western blot assay was used for the detection of oxidative stress protein Keap1 and transcription factor-E2-related factor (Nrf2) expression levels in rat myocardial tissue. Result:Compared with the normal group, the ECG of MIRI rats showed significant myocardial ischemic injury-like changes, ST segment was significantly elevated, J point was significantly increased, and the incidences of HR in T1, T2, T3 and T4 were significantly reduced (
3.Effect of Xiao Jianzhongtang on AMPK/PGC1-α Signal Pathway in Skeletal Muscle of Exercise Fatigue Mice
Zhi-hui LIN ; Qing-ying ZHOU ; Meng-ni WANG ; Bing LING ; Pai LIU ; Jun-peng GUO ; Hong-yan LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2020;26(13):73-78
Objective:To observe the effect of Xiao Jianzhongtang on Adenylate-activated protein kinase/peroxidase proliferation-activated receptor coactivator 1-
4.Wutou Chishizhi Wan Regulates Autophagy and PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β Signaling Pathway in Rats with Myocardial Ischemia-reperfusion Injury
Yu-xue XIAO ; Xiao-mei SHI ; Lu-lu XIE ; Xin-he WANG ; Song WANG ; Zhao-peng ZHANG ; Chun-yu LIAN ; Jun-peng GUO ; Hong-yan LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(11):26-32
ObjectiveTo explore the mechanism of Wutou Chishizhi Wan in regulating autophagy and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) signaling pathway in rats with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI). MethodSixty male SD rats were randomly assigned into the normal group (normal saline), model group (normal saline), positive control (trimetazidine, 5.4 mg·kg-1) group, and low-, medium-, and high-dose (1.63, 4.9, 14.7 g·kg-1, respectively) Wutou Chishizhi Wan groups, with 10 rats in each group. The rats in other groups except the normal group underwent left anterior descending coronary artery ligation for modeling. Electrocardiogram was employed to detect the ST-segment elevation to evaluate the modeling. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was performed to reveal the damage of myocardial tissue. The levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and creatine kinase (CK) were determined by colorimetry, and those of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and myoglobin (MYO) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Western blot was carried out to determine the protein levels of microtubule-associated proteins 1 light chain 3 (LC3), autophagy-related gene Beclin-1, PI3K, Akt, GSK-3β, p-GSK-3β, and p-Akt. ResultCompared with the normal group, the modeling elevated the serum levels of AST, CK, cTnT, and MYO (P<0.01), destroyed the arrangement of myocardial cells abd nucle, twisted and broken myocardial fibers, up-regulated the protein levels of LC3Ⅱ/Ⅰ and Beclin-1 (P<0.01), and down-regulated the protein levels of PI3K, p-Akt, and p-GSK-3β (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, trimetazidine and Wutou Chishizhi Wan (all the doses) lowered the levels of AST, CK, cTnT, and MYO in serum (P<0.01), restored the arrangement of myocardial cells and muscle fibers, reduced necrosis, down-regulated the protein level of Beclin-1 (P<0.01), and up-regulated the protein levels of PI3K, p-Akt, and p-GSK-3β (P<0.01). Additionally, Wutou Chishizhi Wan (all the doses) down-regulated the protein level of LC3Ⅱ/Ⅰ (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with those in the trimetazidine group, the serum AST level rose in the low-dose Wutou Chishizhi Wan group (P<0.05) and declined in the high-dose group (P<0.01), and the protein level of Beclin-1 was down-regulated in the medium-dose group (P<0.01). Additionally, the trimetazidine group had higher protein level of LC3Ⅱ/Ⅰ than medium- and high-dose Wutou Chishizhi Wan groups (P<0.05, P<0.01), higher protein level of PI3K than low-, medium-, and high-dose groups (P<0.01), lower protein level of p-Akt than low- and medium-dose groups (P<0.01), and higher p-GSK-3β protein level than the medium-dose group (P<0.01). ConclusionDifferent doses of Wutou Chishizhi Wan can ameliorate MIRI, and the high dose has the best effect. Wutou Chishizhi Wan can reduce the activity of myocardial injury markers AST, CK, cTnT, and MYO, and alleviate the pathological damage of myocardial tissue. It can down-regulate the protein levels of beclin-1, LC3Ⅱ/Ⅰ, and up-regulate those of PI3K, p-Akt, and p-GSK-3β. In summary, Wutou Chishizhi Wan may inhibit excessive autophagy and regulate the PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β signaling pathway to exert protective effect on MIRI rats.
5.Research on the selection rules of acupoint selection on treating diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome with acupuncture and moxibustion
Peng WAN ; Yufeng BI ; Changchun JI ; Ning WANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2021;43(3):285-289
Objective:To analize the selection rules of acupoints treating diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D).Methods:To earch for the clinical research literatures on acupuncture treating IBS-D from the database of China National Knowledge Resource Database (CNKI), Chinese science and technology journal database (Chongqing VIP) and Chinese academic journal database (Wanfang Data) by December 31, 2019. The acupuncture prescriptions of IBS-D were selected and statistically analyzed, and a database was established. IBM SPSS 25.0 and clintine 12.0 were used to cluster and correlate the acupuncture point prescriptions.Results:A total of 190 literatures and 215 acupuncture prescriptions were included, including 75 acupoints, among which the most commonly used acupoints were Tianshu, Zusanli, Shangjuxu, Taichong, Guanyuan, Zhongwan, Sanyinjiao, Dachangshu, Shenque, Pishu. The most frequently used Meridian is Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming, St; The acupoints are mainly located in the lower limbs and the abdomen and Thorax; the most commonly used specific acupointis He-sea point; Zusanli and Tianshu both play an important role in treating IBS-D. Conclusion:Treating IBS-D with acupuncture and moxibustion follow the principles of choosing acupoints mainly according to Meridians, while selecting the acupoints with syndrome differentiation as the assistance, and also use the specific acupoints.to treat IBS-D.
6.Research on the characteristics of calls from psychological assistance hotline and the coping strategies of operators before and after the outbreak of COVID-19 in Changchun City
Xiaohua ZHENG ; Fang FANG ; Li YANG ; Simeng WANG ; Liping FU ; Yidan QI ; Qi LIU ; Yang LIU ; Yu FANG ; Xin CHEN ; Yan ZHANG ; Linlin HAO ; Bing PENG ; Ye ZHENG ; Hong SANG
Sichuan Mental Health 2021;34(1):34-38
ObjectiveTo discuss the characteristics of psychological assistance hotline calls and operators' coping strategies of before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, in order to further improve the assistance ability of the psychological crisis hotline. MethodsA retrospective study was conducted on the demographics characteristics, call problems, coping strategies, and call time trends recorded by Changchun psychological assistance hotline information registration platform before the epidemic in Changchun City (January 20, 2019-April 20, 2019) and during the epidemic period (January 20, 2020-April 20, 2020). ResultsThe differences between gender, age, marital status, location, and occupation type before and during the epidemic were statistically significant (χ2=11.205, 234.240, 152.083, 265.458, 353.385, P<0.01). The number of different help calls had a statistically significant difference before and during the epidemic (χ2=185.088,P<0.01). The difference in the number of operators’ different coping strategies before and during the epidemic was statistically significant (χ2=226.810, P<0.01). Before the epidemic, the main peak of incoming calls was concentrated at 16∶00 to 17∶00, and the secondary peak was concentrated at 22∶00 to 23∶00. During the epidemic, the main peak of incoming calls was also concentrated at 16∶00 to 17∶00, while the secondary peak was concentrated at 10∶00 to 11∶00. ConclusionDuring the COVID-19 epidemic, the number of calls to the psychological assistance hotline was higher than that before the outbreak. The main peak time for calls was the same, and the secondary peak was adjusted from 22∶00 to 23∶00 to 10∶00 to 11∶00. During the epidemic, the number of calls from male, 30 to 39 years old, married, local and staff in Changchun was the most, psychological problems counseling and operator referral strategy were the most before and after the epidemic.
7.Optimization of Processing Technology of Fried Radix Paeoniae by Box-Behnken Response Surface Method
Tianyang XU ; Kunyuan DONG ; Fengyuan SONG ; Zhen QIAN ; Jinlu XIONG ; Peng YU
China Pharmacy 2019;30(20):2845-2850
OBJECTIVE: To optimize the processing technology of fried Radix Paeoniae, and to provide reference for quality control of the processed products. METHODS: The content of paeoniflorin in fried Radix Paeoniae was determined by HPLC. The determination was performed on Agilent ZORBAX SB-C18 column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.05 mol/L potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution (15 ∶ 85, V/V) at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The column temperature was 30 ℃, and detection wavelength was set at 230 nm. The sample size was 10 μL. The appearance character of fried Radix Peaoniae were investigated by appearance color, crosssection color, hardness and smell. Taking the comprehensive score of appearance character and paeoniflorin content as evaluation index, the dosage, stir-frying temperature and stir-frying time were investigated. According to the results of single factor test, Box-Behnken response surface methodology was used to optimize above 3 factors. The optimized processing technology was validated. RESULTS: The linear range of paeoniflorin were 0.02-4.15 mg/mL (r=0.999 9); precision, stablity, repeatability and sample recovery rate meet the requirements. The optimal technology of fried Radix Paeoniae included the dosage of 374.60 g, frying temperature of 101.61 ℃, frying time of 20 min. Under optimal technology, comprehensive score of fried Radix Paeoniae ranged 97.39-98.82 in 6 times of parallel verification tests (RSD=0.54%), which was close to predicted value 98.18. The color of fried Radix Paeoniae was slightly deeper than Radix Paeoniae, which was crisp and fragrant. CONCLUSIONS: The optimized processing technology of fried Radix Paeoniae is stable and feasible, and is suitable for the preparation of the processed products.
8.Mechanism of Hirudo in Treatment of Stroke: A Review
Hanying XU ; Dongmei ZHANG ; Jing LU ; Yabin CUI ; Lei WU ; Zhuming CHEN ; Ziqi JIN ; Zhiguo LYU ; Peng XU ; Yibin ZHANG ; Tianye LAN ; Jian WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(18):209-217
Stroke is one of the most common cerebrovascular diseases, including hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke. From a modern medical perspective, stroke is caused by cerebrovascular damage or embolism leading to impaired blood circulation. From the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) perspective, the pathogenesis of this disease is mainly due to the disorder of Qi and blood, which ascend to the brain, causing either blood extravasation or blockage of brain collaterals. Stasis is a pathological factor that runs throughout the entire course of stroke, and the method of promoting blood circulation and resolving stasis has been a core treatment for stroke for a long time. Hirudo, as a traditional insect drug, has shown good effects in promoting blood circulation and resolving stasis. Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that Hirudo contains anticoagulant components, which provide significant advantages in dissolving thrombi in ischemic stroke and facilitating hematoma absorption in hemorrhagic stroke. Hirudo and its related preparations have been proven to exert an anti-stroke effect through anticoagulation, anti-thrombosis, and protection of vascular endothelium. As a result, they have been widely used in the treatment of stroke. This article explored the theoretical basis and research status of using Hirudo for treating stroke based on its main active components and hemostatic properties and summarized the current research status of commonly used Hirudo-based formulations and preparations, aiming to provide references for the involvement of Hirudo in stroke treatment.
9.Fine Particulate Matter Exposure Induces Toxicity by Regulating Nuclear Factor-κB/toll-like Receptor 4/myeloid Differentiation Primary Response Signaling Pathways in RAW264.7 Cells.
Mei Zhu ZHENG ; Yao LU ; Ting Ting LU ; Peng QIN ; Yu Qiu LI ; Dong Fang SHI
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2023;36(5):458-462
10.Molecular Mechanism of Shengxiantang in Treating Myasthenia Gravis: Based on Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking
Yi-bin ZHANG ; Bai-tong WANG ; Zhi-guo LYU ; Peng XU ; Dong-mei ZHANG ; Qiao-ying LI ; Ying ZHANG ; Jing LU ; Li JIANG ; Qi LU ; Jian WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(6):142-150
ObjectiveTo predict the pharmacodynamic basis and core target of Shengxiantang in the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG) by network pharmacology and molecular docking and to further verify the molecular mechanism through animal experiment. MethodThe active components and potential targets of Shengxiantang were retrieved from Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP), and the disease-related targets from GeneCards and other databases. Then the common targets of the decoction and the disease were screened out, followed by the construction of protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, and Gene Ontology (GO) term enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment of the common targets based on STRING database and Cytoscape 3.8.2. Afterward, Cytoscape 3.8.2 was employed to construct the disease-active component-target network. AutoDock and PyMOL were used for molecular docking of key components and hub genes. Finally, we used the Rα97-116 peptide to induce experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG) in rats and then verified the core target yielded in the docking with the model rats. ResultA total of 655 disease-related targets, 118 active components of the decoction, 21 common targets of the disease and the decoction, and 3 hub genes were screened out. The common targets were mainly involved in the GO terms of regulation of active oxygen metabolism, positive regulation of protein transport, and positive regulation of protein localization, and the KEGG pathways of toll-like receptor signaling pathway, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway, hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) signaling pathway, and T cell receptor signaling pathway. The results of molecular docking showed that quercetin and Akt1 had the lowest and stable binding energy and interacted with each other through the amino acid residue LYS-30. Western blot demonstrated that Shengxiantang significantly inhibited the expression of p-Akt protein in the spleen of EAMG rats. ConclusionThe pharmacological mechanism of Shengxiantang in the treatment of MG may be that the main chemical components regulate the expression of the core protein Akt, and then may participate in and affect PI3K/Akt signaling pathways, laying a theoretical and experimental basis for further research.