1.The progress of medical adhesive-related skin injury
Yanqiong WANG ; Ning NING ; Huan LIU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(36):48-50
Medical adhesive is widely used in the medical care environment,but the medical staff pays little attention to skin injury caused by it.The incidence of medical adhesive-related skin injury is relatively high,and the patients may suffer from pain,infection and so on,result in lowering quality of life.On the basis of literature review,the author reviewed the epidemiology,pathophysiology,types,risk factors,prevention and treatment of the medical adhesive-related skin injury to provide the basis for prevention and care of such skin injury.
2.Nursing of readiness for hospital discharge:a review of the literature
Huan LIU ; Ning NING ; Yongming TIAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(17):1357-1360
Readiness for hospital discharge is an important measure to ensure the safety of patient discharge. Evaluating the readiness for hospital discharge can help medical staff to avoid premature discharge of patients and to reduce the incidence of complications and readmission rate. This paper reviews the concept, content and tools of assessment, and the research interests and fields of discharge readiness, so as to provide help and support for further research.
3.Effects of Maternal Cypermethrin Exposure during Lactation on Testicles and Steroidogenesis of Weaning Offspring
Xinghao MA ; Huan NING ; Hua WANG
Journal of Environment and Health 1989;0(06):-
Objective To explore the effects of maternal cypermethrin exposure during lactation on testicle development and steroidogenesis of weaning offspring, and to provide a theoretical basis for the toxicity study of cypermethrin on reproduction.Methods Twenty-one healthy pregnant mice(clean animal) were randomly divided into three groups.Maternal mice were orally administered with different doses of cypermethrin [0,6.25 and 25 mg(/kg?d),10 ml/kg] dissolved in corn oil daily from postnatal day 1(PND1) to PND21.Fifteen male pups were randomly selected from each group and sacrificed at PND21 after exposure.The testicle organ coefficients were calculated.Serum testosterone(T) and estrogen(E2),testicle T were measured by radioimmunoassay(RIA).Histopathological changes in the testicle tissues were observed by HE stain.Testicle cells apoptosis was detected by TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL).Results A significant decrease was observed in body weight and the testicle organ coefficients in cypermethrin-treated group was in a dose-dependent manner(P0.05).Histological examination showed that maternal cypermethrin exposure markedly decreased the number and layers of spermatogenic cells,increased the inside diameter(ID) of seminiferous tubules,and disturbed the array of spermatogenic cells in testicle sections of pups at PND21.No significant effect on apoptosis of testicle cells was seen.Conclusion Maternal cypermethrin exposure during lactation may damage testicles and steroidogenesis of weaning offspring.
4.Current survey of readiness for hospital discharge of patients who had undergone spinal operation
Yanqiong WANG ; Ning NING ; Peifang LI ; Huan LIU ; Jiali CHEN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;(32):2475-2477
Objective To investigate the readiness for hospital discharge of patients who had undergone spinal operation at West China Hospital, Sichuan University, to guide the medical care and health education. Methods A total of 164 patients after spinal operation who have readying to discharge were selected and investigated by General Information Questionnaire, Activity of Daily Life Scale and Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale. Apply the Excel for data inputting, SPSS19.0 for statistical analysis and choose rate, x±s and so on for statistical description according to the types of data. Results Of all the 164 patients, 47 cases (28.7%) weren′t well prepared, 117 cases (71.3%) were well prepared;the score of
Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale was (142.38±34.23 points and the average score of all the articles was (7.12±1.72) points. Conclusions The readiness for hospital discharge score of patients who had undergone a spinal operation at West China Hospital, Sichuan University is low and their readiness for hospital discharge is inadequate. Medical staff can improve the patients′readiness for hospital discharge by strengthening health guidance in order to promote the recovery of patients.
5.Advances of the mechanism study on berberine in the control of blood glucose and lipid as well as metabolism disorders
Ning SHEN ; Caina LI ; Yi HUAN ; Zhufang SHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2010;45(6):699-704
Berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from some Chinese medicinal herbs such as Coptidis rhizoma, has been used for the treatment of diarrhea and other gastrointestinal infections as an antibacterial drug in Chinese medicine. In recent years, it was reported to have beneficial effects on the metabolism disorders states of diabetes. The mechanisms involve many aspects of the diabetes, including regulating the blood cholesterol and triglyceride, lowering blood glucose, ameliorating the insulin resistant state and influencing the function of the pancreatic beta cell.
6.Impact of aerobic exercise on cardiac function of breast cancer patients receiving anthracyclines
Ning ZHANG ; Yan KONG ; Huan LI ; Fangyi SUN ; Yu LIU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2016;32(19):3183-3186
Objective To study the impact of postoperative aerobic exercise on the cardiac function of breast cancer patients during anthracyclines-based chemotherapy. Methods Sixty cases of female breast cancer pa-tients, from June 2014 to December 2015 for anthracyclines-based chemotherapy, were randomly divided into ex-perimental group (n = 30) and control group (n = 30). Four cycles of conventional anthracyclines-based chemotherapy were conducted in control group, while three times of aerobic exercise per week were added in exper-imental group until the end of treatment course apart from conventional treatment. The peak oxygen consumption (VO2max) and maximum heart rate (HRmax) were measured before and after chemotherapy in both groups, ac-companied by ECG monitoring and blood collecting to measure the changes in their N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), serum creatinine (SCr) and kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB). Results No significant differ-ences in various indicators before chemotherapy were reported between two groups (P>0.05). After chemotherapy, VO2 max/kg [(21.9 ± 3.6) vs. (14.5 ± 2.8) mL/(min·kg)], VO2 max [(1 523 ± 186) vs. (911 ± 185) mL/min] and HRmax[(115 ± 15) vs. (129 ± 16) beats/min] in experimental group were significantly improved when com-pared with those in control group; significant differences in hematological levels and ECG changes were also ob-served between two groups. Conclusion Aerobic exercise during chemotherapy can mitigate the cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines to patients, which provides a new idea and therapy to reduce the incidence of clinical cardiovascular events induced by anthracyclines-based chemotherapy.
7.Impact of genetic polymorphism of SDF1 3A on efficacy of captopril in Chinese patients with essential hypertension
Yan YAN ; Chen NING ; Huan ZHOU ; Tianlun YANG ;
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2010;35(6):549-556
Objective To explore the association of SDF1 3A genetic polymorphism with susceptibility of essential hypertension and captopril efficacy in patients with essential hypertension.Methods A total of 214 patients with essential hypertension and 228 healthy controls were genotyped for SDF1 3A polymorphism by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay. Among 39 subjects with different SDF1 3A of genotypes, 13 hypertensive patients simultaneously took oral captopril (25 mg/d) and nitrendipine (30 mg/d), and 12 patients orally received nitrendipine alone for 8 consecutive weeks, and 14 healthy controls did not take any agents. The blood pressure of all subjects was measured to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy. Results There was a significant difference in the plasma SDF-1 level in individuals with AA+AG genotypes or GG genotypes of SDF1 3A treated with nitrendipine plus captopril compared with healthy control (P<0.05). Carriers with AA genotypes of SDF1 3A had lower total protein and globulin than those with GG genotypes (P<0.05). After captopril treatment, hypertensive patients with AA+AG genotypes had bigger attenuated systolic blood pressure compared with those with GG genotypes (P<0.05). Conclusion Genetic polymorphism of SDF1 3A could influence the therapeutic efficacy of captopril in Chinese hypertensive patients.
8.Progress in the study of pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapeutics in thyroid hormone insensitivity syndrome
Huan CHEN ; Ning WANG ; Wei CUI ; Bingyin SHI
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2014;30(7):629-632
Thyroid hormone insensitivity syndrome is an inherited syndrome characterized by high serum concentrations of thyroid hormone,accompanied by normal or slightly high serum TSH concentration due to the reduced responsiveness of target tissues to thyroid hormone.Thyroid hormone insensitivity syndromes are related to gene mutations of thyroid hormone receptors,thyroid hormone cell transport defect,and thyroid hormone metabolism defect.This article reviews the progress of pathogenesis,diagnosis,and therapeutics of thyroid hormone insensitivity syndrome.
9.Expression of cellular fibronectin mRNA in adult periodontitis and peri-implantitis: a real-time polymerase chain reaction study.
Yan-Yun WU ; Huan-Huan CAO ; Ning KANG ; Ping GONG ; Guo-Min OU
International Journal of Oral Science 2013;5(4):212-216
Cellular fibronectin (cFn) is a type of bioactive non-collagen glycoprotein regarded as the main substance used to maintain periodontal attachment. The content of cFn in some specific sites can reflect the progress of periodontitis or peri-implantitis. This study aims to evaluate the expression of cFn messenger RNA (mRNA) in tissues of adult periodontitis and peri-implantitis by real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and to determine its clinical significance. A total of 30 patients were divided into three groups of 10: healthy, adult periodontitis and peri-implantitis. Periodontal tissue biopsies (1 mm×1 mm×1 mm) from each patient were frozen in liquid nitrogen. Total RNA was extracted from these tissues, and the content, purity and integrity were detected. Specific primers were designed according to the sequence, and the mRNA expression levels of cellular fibronectin were detected by real-time PCR. The purity and integrity of the extracted total RNA were both high, and the specificity of amplified genes was very high with no other pollution. The mRNA expression of cFn in the adult periodontitis group (1.526±0.441) was lower than that in the healthy group (3.253±0.736). However, the mRNA expression of cFn in the peri-implantitis group (3.965±0.537) was significantly higher than that in the healthy group. The difference revealed that although both processes were destructive inflammatory reactions in the periodontium, the pathomechanisms were different and the variation started from the transcription level of the cFn gene.
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10.Based on the macromolecules in traditional Chinese medicine exploring the material basis and mechanism of the analgesic effect of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction
Yuan GAO ; Qin GUO ; Huan-huan WANG ; Ying-ying DONG ; Ning ZHAO ; Zheng-shen YAN ; Yu-qin YANG ; Dong BAI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2023;58(5):1138-1148
In order to study the analgesic effect of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction, this paper discussed material basis and mechanism from the perspective of macromolecules in traditional Chinese medicine. Inspired by the phenomenon of turbidity after boiling Chinese medicine, this experiment took Shaoyao Gancao Decoction as the research object to study the formation process of precipitation during boiling. The results showed that aggregates with a certain shape were formed in the solvent during the boiling process, and the precipitate was obtained by standing and centrifuging. Analysis found that the precipitation was mainly composed of small molecules such as paeoniflorin, albiflorin, liquiritin, glycyrrhizic acid, isoliquiritin and gallic acid, and macromolecules such as protein and polysaccharide. The composition of precipitate was consistent with that of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction, but the analgesic effect of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction after removing the precipitate was significantly reduced. Based on these results, we isolated small molecular compounds, polysaccharides and protein from Shaoyao Gancao Decoction and their contents are 60.4, 700.7 and 207.2 mg·g-1 respectively. We get the ratio, polysaccharide: small molecule = 11.6∶1, protein: small molecule = 3.4∶1, the precipitate is prepared in the state of boiling. The characterization results showed that the particle size of the precipitate will change significantly after co-heating, and the content determination results showed that the content of the six small molecular compounds which was free in solvent was significantly reduced after the formation of the precipitate. The acetic acid writhing experiment proved that the precipitate has a good analgesic effect, and effectively reduced the levels of inflammatory factors prostaglandin E2 and nitric oxide, and increased the level of anti-inflammatory factor interleukin-10. These results proved that the precipitate in Shaoyao Gancao Decoction is an important material basis for analgesic effect, and macromolecules such as protein and polysaccharide are the main components of the precipitate. The study of macromolecules in the precipitate of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction not only provides new ideas and methods for elucidating the pharmacodynamic material basis of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction, but also provides a reference for analyzing the scientificity of traditional decoction.