1.Effects of Extractive from Gastrodiae Rhizoma on Learning-Memory Function in Mice
Chunni HAN ; Fangyan HE ; Ye TIAN ; Xiaohua DUAN
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(9):50-52
Objective To evaluate the effects of extractive from Gastrodiae Rhizoma on acquisition, consolidation and retrieval of learning-memory function in mice;To provide some reference for clinical research and development of new drugs.Methods Male Kunming mice were randomly divided into control group, model group, positive control group and Gastrodia extractive group. Positive control group and Gastrodia extractive group were given gavage by using relevant medicine 0.2 mL/10 g, and the control group and model group were given gavage with the same amount of distilled water for 16 days. After receiving gavage for continuous 11 days, memory acquisition barrier model was induced by scopolamine;memory consolidation barrier model was induced by chloromycetin;memory retrieval barrier model was induced by EtOH. The learning-memory function was reviewed by escape latency and spatial search distance. The quadrant and distance search time percentage was detected through directional navigation test and spatial probe test in Morris water maze.Results Extractive from Gastrodia Rhizoma shortened the time for acquisition, consolidation and retrieval of learning memory about escape latency and spatial search distance (P<0.05,P<0.01), and the quadrant and distance search time percentage were prolonged (P<0.01).Conclusion Extractive from Gastrodia Rhizoa can effectively improve the acquisition, consolidation and retrieval of learning-memory function in mice.
2.Research progress of liver X receptors in lipid metabolism
Yufa FANG ; Jin FENG ; Yankai ZHOU ; Yaling XU ; Fangyan HE
Clinical Medicine of China 2021;37(1):88-92
The imbalance of lipid metabolism is an important factor causing a series of metabolic diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hyperlipidemia.Liver X receptors is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, which maintains cholesterol homeostasis by regulating cholesterol absorption, transport, reverse cholesterol transport, biosynthesis and other functions.It plays an important role in maintaining lipid homeostasis by regulating de novo fat synthesis to maintain the balance of fatty acids in the body.
3.Role of hepatic macrophages in acute liver injury
Fangyan CHEN ; Yunwei HAO ; Weiran LIN ; Xu FAN ; Ying JIANG ; Fuchu HE
Military Medical Sciences 2014;(3):181-188
Objective To elaborate the role of hepatic inherent macrophages and monocyte-derived macrophages in acute liver injury.Methods A model of acute liver injury in mice was induced via intraperitoneally injection of CCl 4 .Af-ter CCl4 injection, analysis of the expression of CD45, F4/80, Ly6C and CD11b on the hepatic macrophage surface was performed by flow cytometry at 24, 48 and 72 h before the hepatic inherent macrophages (CD45+F4/80hi) and monocyte-de-rived macrophages ( CD45+F4/80 lo ) were sorted at the same time .The relative expression of cytokines in the two popula-tions of macrophages was detected by qRT-PCR.Results Compared with control , the number of total F4/80 +cells in the liver was markedly increased after CCl 4 injection, especially at 72 h.The number of CD45+F4/80lo cells increased signifi-cantly after CCl4 injection 24 h.The mRNA levels of MCP-1, TNF-α, TGF-β1, matrix metalloproteinase(MMP)-12 and MMP-13 were elevated significantly both in F 4/80 hi and F4/80 lo macrophages .IL-12βand IL-6 mRNA levels increased significantly only in F4/80hi macrophages, while the level of MMP-9 mRNA increased markedly only in F4/80lo macropha-ges.When compared with F4/80lo macrophages, MCP-1 and MMP-12 mRNA levels were elevated significantly , while the level of TNF-αmRNA decreased significantly in F4/80hi macrophages.Conclusion In acute liver injury, hepatic inherent macrophages and monocyte-derived macrophages both express inflammatory cytokines , promoting inflammation response and leading to liver damage .The ability to recruit inflammatory monocytes into the liver is much stronger ,the expression of in-flammatory cytokines ( IL-12βand IL-6 ) and MMP-12 is higher , but the expression of inflammatory cytokines ( TNF-α) MMP-9 is lower in hepatic inherent macrophages than in monocyte-derived macrophages .
4.siRNAs interference exogenous GFP gene expression in neuro-2a cells
Xiaoqin ZHANG ; Feng LI ; Yan ZHAO ; Yingji PENG ; Yuchun PAN ; He MENG ; Fangyan CUI
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2000;0(08):-
AIM: To assess the effect of RNAi on suppressing the exogenous reporter gene expression in mammalian neurons,and explore the effect of siRNA quantitation on interference efficiency.METHODS: Exogenous green fluorescent protein(GFP) expression vector was transferred into neuro-2a cells,and then the small interference RNA targeting GFP mRNA(siGFP) synthesized by transcription in vitro at three different concentration was used in this experiment.RESULTS: The results showed that the neuro-2a cells can be transfected efficiently and siGFP can inhibit GFP expression greatly.CONCLUSION: RNAi can be applied into mammalian neurons successfully.The research on siRNA quantitation will provide technique support for studying the gene function of neurons in the future.
5.Analysis of stroke disease information needs in online medical community based on LDA model
Xudong HE ; Fangyan YANG ; Hongmei DUAN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(16):2126-2130
Objective:To understand the needs of online medical community users for stroke disease information, and lay the foundation for providing medical care services that meet the needs of stroke patients.Methods:Data mining was used to examine the question records related to stroke in 3 Chinese online medical communities. The data from August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021 were collected through the crawler code, and the themes were mined using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model after data cleaning and word segmentation.Results:The subject feature analysis of the online medical community question records showed that the LDA model divided 33 731 question records into 4 aspects and 8 themes of information needs, namely, symptom identification and emergency treatment (symptoms, sudden symptoms and emergency measures) , medical diagnosis and treatment (examination and treatment, medical diagnosis, surgery) , rehabilitation care (daily care, diet and medication) , and patients and caregivers' needs for psychological care knowledge (patients or caregivers' concerns about disease prognosis) .Conclusions:The research results based on LDA model can reflect the information needs of online medical community users with stroke, and provide the development direction and information support for meeting the information needs of stroke specialist care and providing structured health education.
6.Effect of Ditan Decoction combined with aripiprazole and olanzapine in treatment of schizophrenia and its influence on serum inflammatory factors changes
Yumei HE ; Guorong XIE ; Qing YANG ; Dinglun DUAN ; Yue QIN ; Xinlong WANG ; Minggui LUO ; Fangyan DONG
Chongqing Medicine 2024;53(19):2970-2974,2980
Objective To study the effect of Ditan Decoction combined with aripiprazole and olanzapine in the treatment of schizophrenia and its influence on serum inflammatory factors chnage.Methods Seventy-seven patients with schizophrenia meeting the requirements visiting the outpatient department and hospitalized in Dazu District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Dazu District Mental Health Center from July 2021 to March 2023 were selected as the study subjects and divided into the observation group(n=38)and control group(n=39).The control group was treated with aripiprazole and olanzapine,and the observation group was combined with Ditan Decoction on the basis of the control group.After 8 weeks of treatment,the TCM syndrome scores,Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale(PANSS)score,serum inflammatory factors(IL-6,IL-1β,IL-17)levels were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate was 97.37%in the observation group and 84.65%in the control group,and the difference was statistically signifi-cant(P<0.05).The TCM syndrome score of each item and total scores after treatment in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05),the PANSS positive symptoms,negative symp-toms,general psychopathology and total scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).The IL-17,IL-6 and IL-1β levels after treatment in observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Ditan Decoction combined with aripiprazole and olanzapine has significant clinical efficacy in the treatment of schizophrenia,which could further reduce the symptom score of the patients and improve the serum inflammatory factors levels.The treatment is highly safe and worthy of clinical recommendation.
7.Protective Effect of Protocatechuic Aldehyde on Neurovascular Unit Homeostasis Damage in Rats after Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury
Jin FENG ; Yaling XU ; Qingting MENG ; Hanwen YAN ; Fangyan HE
China Pharmacy 2021;32(15):1811-1817
OBJECTIVE:To obs erve the protective effect of protoca techuic aldehyde(PAL)on neurovascular unit (NVU) homeostasis damage in rats after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI). METHODS :SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group ,model group ,PAL high-dose and low-dose groups (10,20 mg/kg),with 11 rats in each group. Administration groups were given relevant medicine intragastrically. Sham operation group and model group were given the same volume of normal saline intragastrically ,10 mL/kg once a day ,for 5 days. After last administration ,CIRI model was induced by suture method ;the ultrastructural changes of NVU were observed by transmission electron microscope. Western blot assay was used to detect the expression of NUV related proteins (MAP-2,GFAP,AQP-4)in cerebral tissue. Immunofluorescence staining was used to observe the positive expression of above proteins in cerebral cortex. RESULTS :Compared with sham operation group , blood-brain barrier (BBB)structure of model group was destroyed severely ,the vascular lumen became narrower ,lateral edema of endothelial cells was severe ,and the thickness of basement membrane varied ;the nuclei of neurons were pyknosis and there was a large area of edema in the surrounding tissues ;the structure of glial cells was seriously damaged ,the cell body was shrunk and organelles were lost ;protein expression (or positive expression )of MAP- 2 in brain tissue (or cerebral cortex )were significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01),while protein expression (or positive expression ) of GFAP and AQP- 4 were increased significantly(P<0.01). After PAL intervention ,the rats had less BBB damage ,and the morphology of vascular lumen and basement membrane were not completely destroyed ;the damage of neurons was alleviated ,the pyknosis of neurons was decreased , the chromatin was homogeneous and the heterochromatin was decreased;the damage of glial cell structure was alleviated protein expression of GFAP and AQP- 4(except for low-dose group) in cerebral tissue and positive expression of MAP- 2 and GFAP protein in cerebral cortex were reversed @qq.com significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS :PAL can protect the stability of NVU from damage in CIRI model rats; the mechanism may be related to up-regulating the expression of MAP- 2 protein in cerebral cortex and down-regulating the expression of GFAP and AQP- 4 protein in brain tissue.
8.Comparison of anti-ischemic stroke effect of different extraction parts from Gastrodia elata
Chunping XU ; Qian YANG ; Qingting MENG ; Mingli YAN ; Long NING ; Hang SUN ; Fangyan HE
China Pharmacy 2023;34(4):429-432
OBJECTIVE To compare anti-ischemic stroke (IS) effect of different extraction parts from Gastrodia elata, and to provide reference for screening the anti-IS effective parts of G. elata. METHODS G. elata was extracted and separated by ethanol reflux extraction and ethyl acetate extraction. The rat model of diffuse cerebral thrombosis was induced by internal carotid artery injection of arachidonic acid (AA); the anti-IS effect of G. elata powder, ethanol extract of G. elata, residue of ethanol extract of G. elata, ethyl acetate extract of G. elata, residue of ethyl acetate extract of G. elata, gastrodin and aspirin (positive control drug) were investigated with the content of Evans blue (EB) in the ischemic brain tissue as index. RESULTS Compared with model group, aspirin, ethanol extract of G. elata and ethyl acetate extract of G. elata could significantly decrease the content of EB in the ischemic brain tissue of model rats (P<0.05). G. elata powder had the tendency to reduce the content of EB in the ischemic brain tissue of model rats, without statistical significance (P>0.05). The residue of ethanol extract of G. elata, residue of ethyl acetate extract of G. elata and gastrodin had little effect on the content of EB in the ischemic brain tissue of model rats. CONCLUSIONS Both ethanol extract of G. elata and ethyl acetate extract of G. elata have anti-IS effects, which are stronger than that of G. elata powder.