2.Progress in the personalized medicine using pharmacometabonomics.
Qing HUANG ; Ji-ye A ; Guo-Hua ZHOU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(11):1491-1497
Pharmacometabonomics, as an emerging branch of system biology, has been increasingly used in personalized medicine and showed broad prospects. By means of metabonomics, the complicated and detailed metabolic profile of the patient is described, thus providing more detailed description of the disease phenotype. With this understanding, response of different individuals to the drugs are predicted or evaluated through inherent genetic information of the individual combined with the environmental factors. As a result, appropriate drugs and dosage are chosen, which greatly promotes the realization of the individualized therapy goals. This article describes the emerging field of pharmacometabonomics, and the research results of personalized medicine based on the pharmacometabonomics in recent years are reviewed in detail.
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3.Treating the urinary incontinence in stroke patients with acupuncture,moxibustion and physical therapy
Rui-Xiang ZHOU ; Guo-Hua CHEN ;
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2003;0(05):-
Objective To analyze the urodynamic abnormalities of incontinent stroke patients,and evaluate the effects of acupuncture,moxibustion in combination with physical therapy.Methods One hundred and six in- continent stroke patients were divided into a control group and a treatment group.The control group was treated with conventional methods,and the treatment group with acupuncture,moxibustion and physical therapy modalities such as ultrasound and EMG biofeedback.The Urodynamic examination was performed before and after treatment.Re- sults It was found that the uradynamic abnormalities in the incontinent stroke patients include detrusor hyperreflexia and uninhibited sphincter relaxation.Combined use of acupuncture,moxibustion and physical therapy can significant- ly improve the patients' symptoms.Conclusion Common urodynamic abnormalities.are detrusor hyperreflexia and uninhibited external sphincter relaxation in incontinent stroke patients.Combined use of acupuncture,moxibustion and physical therapy is effective for treating this condition.
5.Emergency treatment and nursing for patients with acute cyanide poisoning.
Guo-hua ZHOU ; Yun-yun CAO ; Qiao-qin ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2007;25(7):430-431
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6.Airway management in acute cyanide poisoning.
Min-xiao LIU ; Guo-hua ZHOU ; Yi-hong WANG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2010;28(2):152-153
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7.The level of serum adiponectin in patients with incipient chronic kidney disease
Junli GUO ; Ning JIA ; Hua ZHANG ; Huitao ZHANG ; Wenying ZHOU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2008;10(7):871-873
Objective To examine the levels of serum adipaneetin in patients with incipient chronic kidney disease (CKD, GFR≥ 60ml/min, and identify the relationship between serum adiponectin and albumin (ALB), urinary protein excretion amount, blood lipid and renal function. Methods Forty-two CKD patients and twenty normal healthy persons were involved in this study. These patients were divid- ed into two groups: nephrotic syndrome and non-nephrotic syndrome. The level of serum adiponectin, serum ALB, urinary protein excretion amount, blood lipid, renal function were measured and compared. Results The level of serum adiponectin in nephritic syndrome patients [(21.9±11.3) mg/L] and non-nephrotic syndrome patients [ ( 11.0±7.0) mg/L] was significantly higher than that in normal healthy per- sons[ (5.6±3.3) mg/L] ( P<0.01 ), and the level of serum adiponectin in nephritic syndrome patients was higher than that in non-ne- phrotic syndrome patients( P <0.01 ). Correlative analyses revealed a negatively correlation between serum adiponectin and serum total pro- tein(TP, ALB, BMI( r=-0.5680, r = -0.6241, r = -0.4083,respectively), and a positive correlation between serum adiponectin and urinary protein excretion amount ( r =0.4083). Stepwise regression analyses showed that serum adiponoctin was highly influenced by BMI, ALB and urinary protein excretion amount. Conclusion Serum adipanectin was markedly increased in incipient CKD, especially in patients with macroalbuminura. The effect of high level adiponectin in CKD was still not clear.
8.Research on PCR determining of type b Haemophilus influenzae strains and immunogenicity of polysaccharide conjugates
Yulan YUAN ; Jingrong GUO ; Jiwei ZHOU ; Hua GAO
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2012;32(4):346-350
Objective To determine Haemophilus influenzae type b strains in molecular level using PCR,and to study the immunogenicity of capsular polysaccharide conjugates in mice.Methods Extracting genomes using bacterial DNA extract kit from Hoemophilus influenzae type b strains,and PCR for determining the strains through serotyping-specific and capsular genotyping primers respectively.Various capsular polysaccharides conjugated TT respectively,and the conjugates were administered subcutaneously to mice through dilution.After vaccination with two doses,blood samples were collected for the detection of antibody levels to polyribosylribitol phosphate ( PRP),the capsular polysaccharide of Hib.Results All five Haemophilus influenzae type b strains contain type-specific(482 bp) and capsular type (343 bp)DNA fragment through PCR detecting.The DNA fragments were sequenced.BLAST show that these sequences are 100% homology comparing the above strains respectively,and are 99% and 100% homology comparing the GenBank X78559.1 and M19995.1 respectively.The immunogenicity of mice from various capsular polysaccharide conjugates (PRP-TT) was not significantly different by ELISA detecting.Conclusion Through PCR,Haemophilus influenzae type b strain can be determined in molecular level.The immunogenicity of mice from purified capsular polysaccharide conjugates was not different.The study provides a detection means for the features and heredity stability of Haemophilus influenzae type b strain and reference data for the immunogenicity of different polysaccharide conjugates in vaccine research and development and production.
9.Ultrasound effects on chondrocyte apoptosis and the expressions of caspase-8 and caspase-3
Hua GUO ; Lu XIA ; Jun ZHOU ; Shiju CHEN ; Chengqi HE
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2013;(37):6580-6586
BACKGROUND:Ultrasound therapy can relieve pain and improve the movement function in patients with knee osteoarthritis, but there lacks of consistency in the literatures of ultrasound therapy.
OBJECTIVE:To further identify the effectiveness of ultrasound therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.
METHODS:Twenty-four rabbits were randomly divided into three groups:normal group, model group and ultrasound group. The rabbit in the normal group received no intervention;rabbits in the model group received anterior cruciate ligament transaction to establish the knee osteoarthritis model without any treatment;the rabbit in the ultrasound group received ultrasound therapy after modeling for 10 minutes once time, once per day, 0.3 W/cm2 , 1 MHz and treated for 10 times. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was conducted for histological observation of rabbit articular cartilage;western blot and reverse transcription PCR assessment were used to assess the expressions of caspases-3 and caspases-8 in rabbit articular cartilage, while Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling was used to assess the ratio of chondrocytes apoptosis of rabbit knee articular cartilage.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The normal rabbit cartilage tissues and chondrocytes were neatly arranged in column;the middle cartilage layer of the model was thin;the chondrocytes were arranged disorderly and became less. After ultrasound therapy, the chondrocytes were rearranged neatly, and the number was increased. Compared with the normal group, the Mankin scores in the model group and ultrasound group were higher;the apoptotic rate of chondrocytes was higher in the model group and ultrasound group than in the normal group, and was also higher in the model group than in the ultrasound group. Compared with the normal group, the expressions of caspases-3 and caspases-8 were higher in the model group and the ultrasound group, while decreased after ultrasound therapy. The results indicate that ultrasound can improve the structure of cartilage tissues, decrease the expressions of caspases-3 and caspases-8 and reduce the apoptosis rate of chondrocytes. It is effective for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with ultrasound therapy.
10.Influence of EECP on plasma levels of Lp-PLA2 and hsCRP in patients with coronary heart disease
Yousheng GUO ; Hua LUO ; Wenjuan ZHOU ; Rongquan PAN ; Donghui ZHANG
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2016;25(6):587-590
Objective:To observe influence of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) on plasma levels of lipo‐protein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp‐PLA2) and hsCRP in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) ,and preliminarily explore anti -inflammatory mechanism of EECP in prevention and treatment of CHD .Methods :A to‐tal of 85 CHD patients were selected from our hospital ,randomly divided into routine treatment group (n=42) and EECP group [n=43 ,received EECP based on routine treatment ,once/d ,60min each time ,continuous five weeks were regarded as one course (35 times)] .Plasma concentrations of Lp‐PLA2 and hsCRP were measured in all sub‐jects at the enrollment day and after five -week treatment .Results:Compared with before treatment ,after five-week treatment ,there were significant reductions in plasma levels of Lp‐PLA2 [(58.46 ± 40.04)μg/L vs .(33.94 ± 23.22)μg/L] and hsCRP [ (3.54 ± 2.22)μg/ml vs .(2.19 ± 1.16)μg/ml] in EECP group (P<0.01 both) ,and there were no significant difference in routine treatment group between before and after treatment .Compared with routine treatment group ,after five-week treatment ,there were significant reductions in plasma levels of Lp‐PLA2 [ (56.87 ± 33.69)μg/L vs .(33.94 ± 23.22)μg/L] and hsCRP [ (3.63 ± 1.60)μg/ml vs .(2.19 ± 1.16)μg/ml] in EECP group , P<0.01 both .Conclusion:1. EECP of one course can significantly reduce plasma concentrations of Lp‐PLA2 and hsCRP in CHD patients , indicating that anti - inflammatory may be one of its mechanism in preven‐tion and treatment of CHD .