1.Effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment on health management outcomes in elderly patients with coronary heart disease
Wei ZHANG ; Jie BAI ; Xueqing YANG ; Jie CHEN ; Chunpei MIAO ; Yan HE ; Yuyu SONG ; Chengzhu WANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2019;38(4):371-374
Objective To investigate the effect of comprehensive geriatric assessment on health management outcomes and quality of life in elderly patients with coronary heart disease.Methods A total of 100 elderly patients with coronary heart disease admitted into our hospital from April 2017 to April 2018 were enrolled in this study and randomly divided into a control group(n=50)receiving routine nursing intervention and an observation group (n =50)undergoing individualized health management after comprehensive geriatric assessment.Length of hospital stay,incidence of adverse events and quality of life were compared between the groups.Results The length of hospital stay was shorter in the observation group than in the control group[(10.6 ± 1.4) d vs.(15.5 ± 1.5) d,t =16.7,P<0.05].Patients in the observation group had higher satisfaction than those in the control group[(55.6±1.4)vs.(45.5±1.5),t =34.2,P<0.05],The incidence of cardiac adverse events was lower in the observation group than in the control group(20.0% vs.52.0%%,x2 =5.0,P<0.05).The scores for quality of life were higher in the observation group than in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusions Comprehensive geriatric assessment can effectively shorten the length of hospital stay,reducethe incidence of cardiac adverse events,and improve the satisfaction and quality of life in elderly coronary heart disease patients,and should be recommended in clinical practice.
2.Improvement mechanism study of kushenol F on ulcerative colitis mice by regulating gut microbiota and immune response
Xudong HE ; Chengzhu SONG ; Haoyu NI ; Yunkai HU ; Min LI ; Dajun CHEN ; Wentao SU ; Jie YU ; Xingxin YANG
China Pharmacy 2024;35(17):2088-2095
OBJECTIVE To explore the action mechanism of kushenol F (KSCF) in treating ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice. METHODS The potential targets of KSCF intervening in UC were predicted with network pharmacology and molecular docking. C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided by body weight into model group, positive control group (sulfasalazine, 703 mg/kg), KSCF group (100 mg/kg), and normal group, with 6 mice per group. The UC model of mice was induced by dextran sulfate sodium solution. During the modeling period, the mice were given relevant medicine intragastrically, once a day, for 7 consecutive days. After the last administration, the disease activity index (DAI) of the mice was scored; the length of the mice’s colon was measured; pathological changes in the colon tissue of mice were observed; the levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in serum, myeloperoxidase (MPO), nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the colon were detected in mice; the expression levels of occludin and ZO-1 in colon tissue of mice were detected; the proportions of CD3+T, CD4+T, and CD8+T lymphocytes in the spleen and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ were detected; changes in colonic microbiota were analyzed by 16S rDNA sequencing. RESULTS Results of network pharmacology indicated that KSCF may treat UC by regulating signaling pathways such as phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF- κB). Molecular docking results showed that KSCF bound most stably with NF-κB p65 protein. Animal experiment results demonstrated that, compared with the model group, the pathological characteristics of colon tissue in mice were improved in KSCF group. DAI scores, serum levels of LPS, the levels of MPO,NF-κB p65 phosphorylation and NLRP3 protein expression in the colon, and the proportion of CD8+T lymphocytes in the spleen were reduced significantly (P<0.05). Body weight, SOD levels, expression levels of occludin and ZO-1 in the colon, proportions of CD3+T and CD4+T lymphocytes, and the CD4+/CD8+ ratio in the spleen were significantly increased (P<0.05); the abundance of Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Akkermansia, and Lactobacillus genera were increased, while Proteobacteria decreased; the microbial community structure tended towards that of the normal group. CONCLUSIONS KSCF alleviates UC by restoring intestinal microbial imbalance, enhancing immune response, and inhibiting colonic inflammatory responses, thereby improving intestinal barrier integrity.