1.Clinical Research on Bushen Huoxue Prescription in Treating Kidney Deficiency and Blood Stasis Type Primary Osteoporosis
Lin TIAN ; Haochen KANG ; Shuli WANG ; Ge YANG ; Jiangui ZHU
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;24(9):11-14
Objective To observe the efficacy and safety of Bushen Huoxue Prescription in the treatment of kidney deficiency and blood stasis type primary osteoporosis. Methods Totally 50 patients with kidney deficiency and blood stasis type primary osteoporosis were collected. They were given Bushen Huoxue Prescription granules twice a day, taking with water, for 12 weeks. Before and after treatment, the femoral neck, Ward's area, L1–4 bone mineral density (BMD) were measured. VAS and TCM syndrome integrals were evaluated before and 4, 8 and 12 week of treatment. The level of serum osteocalcin (OC), β-C-terminal telopeptides of type I collagen (β-CTX) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) were detected before and after treatment. Hematuria routine, liver and kidney function were under safety testing before and after treatment. Results Bushen Huoxue Prescription could significantly increase BMD of left femoral neck and Ward's triangle (P=0.001, P=0.044). L1–4 BMD increased, without statistical significance (P=0.172). The total effective rate was 60.870% (28/46) for L1–4 and left femoral neck and 58.696% (27/46) for Ward's triangle. The VAS and TCM syndrome integral decreased significantly 4 weeks treatment compared with that before the treatment (P<0.01), and the scores decreased significantly with the prolongation of treatment time (F=159.690, P<0.001; F=163.970, P<0.001). After 12 weeks, treatment, the total effective rate for TCM syndromes was 78.26% (36/46). Serum levels of OC and β-CTX showed a tendency to increase, while serum levels of OPG showed a tendency to decrease, without statistical significance (P=0.087, P=0.091, P=0.419). There was no serious adverse reaction in hematuria routine and liver and kidney function. Conclusion Bushen Huoxue Prescription has obvious clinical efficacy for kidney deficiency and blood stasis type primary osteoporosis, which can improve the patients' BMD, improve bone metabolism, relive bone pain, with high level of safety.
2.Biomechanical modeling and experimental research of peripherally inserted venous catheter
Hongwang ZHU ; Saihui CUI ; Yang XIANG ; Haochen WANG ; Zhihui ZHANG ; Chengli SONG
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2021;44(3):192-197
Objective:To conduct theoretical analysis and experimental research on peripherally inserted venous catheters, establish theoretical models of interaction between different materials catheters and simulated skin tissues, and test different catheters at the same time to provide theoretical basis and experimental basis for the optimization design.Methods:According to the mechanical properties of the catheter at 25 ℃ and 37 ℃, a finite element model of the catheter and simulate skin tissue was established. The relationship between catheter folds and material and structure during puncture was analyzed, and the stiffness, radiographic properties, etc. were tested experimentally.Results:The performance of the catheter at different temperatures is closely related to its material. The wrinkle situation of the catheter is related to the catheter material and the inclination of the wedge surface. The elastic modulus of the polyurethane (PU) catheter is about 500 MPa and 250 MPa, respectively at room temperature (25 ℃) and body temperature (37 ℃), which meets the clinical needs of high rigidity during puncture and soft material during indwelling. When the catheter structure is the same, the PU catheter is less prone to wrinkles than the fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer (FEP) catheter. When the catheter material is the same, the smaller the inclination of the wedge surface, the less likely the catheter to wrinkle.Conclusions:Appropriately reducing the inclination of the wedge-shaped surface of the needle of peripherally inserted venous catheters can improve the success rate of puncture. The PU catheters have good mechanical properties, they are not prone to wrinkles during puncture, and their stiffness can be reduced at body temperature, which can not only increase the success rate of puncture, but also reduce the occurrence of complications. Therefore, PU catheters have a better clinical application prospect.
3.Evaluating cerebral endothelial dysfunction induced by amyloid based on the time series model
Chengyan ZHU ; Haochen LIU ; Hua HE ; Xiaoquan LIU
Journal of China Pharmaceutical University 2018;49(4):456-462
Time series model was developed to investigate the effect and contributions of related biomarkers on the cerebral endothelial dysfunction induced by beta amyloid(Aβ). HCMEC/D3 was incubated with 2. 5 μmol/L Aβ for 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 h, and biomarkers including cytosolic calcium ion, mitochondrial membrane potential(MMP), endothelial nitric oxide synthase(eNOS)and cell viability were determined. Time series model was established to assess the dynamic relationship between the related biomarkers and cell viability and the contribution of different biomarkers to cell damage. Impulse response analysis indicated that after a positive impact on cytosolic calcium ion, cell viability decreased and this impact continued to decline; after a positive impact on endothelial nitric oxide synthase and mitochondrial membrane potential, cell viability increases, which increased rapidly in the early stage, and the rate decreased in later stage. The result of variance decomposition showed that the cytosolic calcium ion played a major role in cerebral endothelial dysfunction induced by Aβ. Combined with the model study, it is concluded that the intervention on the level of cytosolic calcium ion at the early stage may be the possible way to slow the disease progression.
4.Finite element analysis and experimental study of the performance of insulin pen needles
Saihui CUI ; Hongwang ZHU ; Zhen PAN ; Haochen WANG ; Chengli SONG
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2019;42(6):497-502
Objective To compare and analyze the relationship between geometric parameters of the needle of different insulin pens and their puncture force, flow rate, and pressing force. Methods The human skin tissue model and needle model were established, and the finite element simulation analysis of needle puncture was performed. Using a test platform, 25 kinds of needles with different geometric parameters were tested for the puncture force, pushing pressure, flow rate and other parameters. The influence of geometric parameters on the performance of the needles were analyzed. Results The puncture force of the needle was closely related to its section design. Compared with the three-section needle, the five-section needle increases the secondary inclination angle and the condyle angle, increases the contact area between the needle and the tissue, and make the change of the contact angle more smoothly, which reduce the needle penetration force. The smaller the outer diameter of the needle, the smaller the penetrating power. The larger the inner diameter of the needle, the greater the fluid flow rate, the smaller the pushing pressure, and the higher the injection accuracy. Conclusions Five-section, ultra-thin-walled or ultra-thin-walled needles have more excellent performance. On the basis of ensuring the strength of the needle, the needle's geometry can be optimized to reduce the puncture force. The results of this study can provide theoretical basis and experimental basis for the design of needles for insulin pens.
5.Research progress of radiosensitivity in cervical cancer
Hang SHU ; Zhonghua XU ; Haochen ZHU ; Yahui YANG ; Yin LYU
Journal of International Oncology 2020;47(8):496-500
Radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of cervical cancer. The radiosensitivity of cervical cancer is closely related to genes, RNA regulation, tumor microenvironment, drugs and other factors. Recently, many studies have been conducted to continuously explore the mechanisms of these factors in radiotherapy sensitization, and progress has been made in radiotherapy sensitization of cervical cancer at basic or clinical level.
6.Application of VR and AR integrated teaching system in stomatology general medical education of clinical medicine students
Haochen GAO ; Xu HAN ; Qiang ZHU ; Qingjun JIANG ; Guoqin LIU ; Jiajun ZHOU ; Xing ZHENG ; Jianjin WU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2021;20(11):1279-1282
Objective:To investigate the application and effect of the virtual reality (VR) combined with the augmented reality (AR) integrated teaching system in stomatology general medical education of clinical medicine students.Methods:A total of 160 undergraduates from the five-year clinical medicine Batch 2015 of Naval Medical University were randomly divided into VR+AR group and traditional group, with 80 students in each group. A comparative analysis was made on the previous and teaching achievements of the two groups of students, and a questionnaire survey was conducted after the completion of the class. Epidata 3.0 was used to input questionnaire data, and SPSS 23.0 software was used to carry out t test, chi-square test and Fisher precision test. Results:There was no statistical difference in written test scores between the VR+AR group and the traditional group [(52.65±3.76) vs. (51.90±3.46), P=0.516], but the VR+AR group was significantly higher than the traditional group in case analysis scores [(35.85±2.56) vs. (31.40±2.96), P < 0.001] and overall performance [(88.50±4.95) vs. (83.30±4.86), P= 0.002]. The questionnaire survey results showed that the scores of "teaching mode" [(92.30±6.90) vs. (85.20±7.30), P<0.001], "teaching method" [(91.70±5.90) vs. (86.00±6.70), P=0.012] and "teaching improvement" [(90.70± 8.70) vs. (82.30±8.40), P<0.001] in VR + AR group were significantly higher than those in the traditional teaching group. Conclusion:The VR combined with AR integrated teaching system can significantly improve teaching performance and teaching quality, and is convenient for teaching demonstrations and simulation operations in small oral spaces, and is especially suitable for oral general medical education for clinical medicine.