1.Rehabilication research of mentally ill in community health service organization based on health management
Yong BAO ; Hongmin ZHU ; Enhong DONG ; Huizhen PENG
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2009;3(4):198-201
Objective To evaluate the present rehabilitation status of mentally ill patients at community health service centers in Shanghai. Method Investigation on mental disorder network, present prevalence, community disease classification, and cost-effect assessment was conducted in 201 health service centers in Shanghai in 2007. Result Working condition, staff-member constitution, and finical investment were unoptimistic. However, the community health service centers consider the outcomes of community rehabilitation and management were satisfactory. Conclusion It should be necessary to facilitate the development of community mental health service system, achieve various community rehabilitation and health care, and improve social security system of community healthcare providers.
2.An analysis on importance of drugs in traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of complications and symptoms of hypertension by QUEST algorithms
Wenlong ZHENG ; Qilan CHEN ; Huizhen CHEN ; Guangli ZHU
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care 2015;(4):351-356
Objective To approach Professor Zhu Guangli's regular pattern of differentiation of symptoms and signs in patients with hypertension accompanied by complications and in accord with the individual manifestations to add or subtract the ingredients in the prescription.Methods The patients with essential hypertension selected were those who the first time came to the Affiliated Guangxing Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University or Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) of Zhejiang Province from September 2012 to January 2015, and were continuously followed up in the hospitals having their clinical data comprehensive. The complications, combination diseases and symptoms of hypertension were conducted as dependent variables, while the applied Chinese medicines were acted as independent variables. QUEST algorithms were employed to analyze the different dependent variables to evaluate the importance contribution rate (ICR) of every kind of Chinese medicine.Results There were 9 types of complications or combination diseases [including hyperlipemia, coronary heart disease, cardiac arrhythmia, hyperglycemia, trace albuminuria, lacunar cerebral infarction, elevation of creatinine in blood (azotemia), liver dysfunction and cardiac dysfunction] and 39 types of symptoms obtained (including dizziness, palpitation, chest oppression, insomnia, lack of strength, soreness of the waist and knees, dry mouth, loose stool, fatigue, apontaneous sweating, headache, shortness of breath, coprostasis, fullness in the stomach, blurred vision, limb numbness, low spirit, chest pain, poor appetite, abdominal distension, excessive dreaming, tinnitus, flush of the face, neck rigidity, hectic fever, bitterness in the mouth, cough, ructus, nocturia, fremitus, stenagma, pharyngalgia, heaviness in head, nocturnal sweating, frequent urination, coughing of sputum, chillness and cold limbs, aphthous stomatitis and sialosis) being the QUEST decision models. All kinds of the TCM employed in all the patients paying visits for 755 times were summed up, and the individual drug frequency of presentation in the prescription was recorded. In the study, 171 sorts of TCM and 10 620 of cumulative frequency (freq.) were involved in 755 prescriptions. The average sorts of TCM was 14.07±1.53 per prescription. The top ten kinds of TCM the most commonly used (freq.) were as follows: tuckahoe (588), Chinese yam (551), wolfberry fruit (496), white peony root (442), abalone shell (405), gastrodia tuber (395), lilyturf root (325), Huai wheat (293), curcuma root (281), rush pith (277), accounting for 38.16% in the total frequency. There were 33 kinds of TCM with frequency > 100, accounting for 74.65% in the total frequency. By the analyses of QUEST algorithms directing to the complications and combination diseases to add or subtract the items of TCM, it was discovered that the drugs with ICR > 5% were as follows: in lacunar cerebral infarction, the drug application frequencies or ICRs of batryticated silkworm and bitter cardamom were 32.69% and 50.74% respectively; in coronary heart disease, the ICRs of pseudostellaria root, astragalus root, white sandal wood and lepidium seed were 23.05%, 17.70%, 15.31% and 5.06% respectively; in cardiac arrhythmia, the ICRs of astragalus root, flavescent sophora root, Huai wheat and dragon tooth and dragon bone were 46.65%, 11.56%, 7.56%, 7.13% and 6.28% respectively; in cardiac dysfunction, the ICRs of lepidium seed and white hyaciath bean were 92.97% and 7.03%; in hyperlipemia, the ICRs of cassia seed, white sandal wood, dried rehmannia root and sargentgloryvine stem were 24.26%, 12.47%, 10.51% and 5.81% respectively; in hyperglycemia, the ICRs of trichosanthes root and dried hawthorn fruit were 51.02% and 30.18%; in trace albuminuria, the ICR of snow in June herb was 83.33%; in elevation of creatinine in blood, the ICRs of Chinese actinidia root, herb of snow in June, glossy privet fruit and centella were 81.37%, 6.21%, 6.21% and 6.21% respectively; in liver dysfunction, the ICRs of coral ardisia root, purse grass and herb of stringy stonecrop were 86.37%, 6.82% and 6.82% respectively. When the symptoms were used as the dependent variables, for the top 3 commonly seen symptoms, in the prescription, the items of TCM used with ICR > 5% were as follows: in cases with elevation of blood pressure, parasitic loranthus (ICR 89.59%) was used; with dizziness, gastrodia tuber (ICR 46.96%) and/or abalone shell (ICR 33.61%) were added; headache, rhizome of Chinese ligusticum and/or rhizome of Sichuan lovage and/or large gentian with ICR at 85.77%, 7.11% and 7.11% respectively. Conclusion Professor Zhu's essential thought in differentiation of disease and expectant treatment of hypertension in accord with the individual manifestations to add and subtract drugs in TCM is under the guidance of TCM principle of differentiation of symptoms and signs for treatment, and based on the classical theories in TCM, the reliable drugs whose actions are demonstrated clinically and experimentally are preferentially selected.
3.Effects of curcumin in intestinal fibrosis of rats and its mechanism
Meiying ZHU ; Yunmin LU ; Yangxiao OU ; Huizhen ZHANG ; Weixiong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2011;31(2):100-105
Objective To investigate the anti-fibrotic effects of curcumin in trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (TNBS) induced intestinal fibrosis in rats and its mechanism. Methods Forty SD rats were randomly divided into model group, treatment group, control group and normal group with 10each. Except the normal group, the other three groups were given 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 mg of TNBS enema on the 1st, 8 th, 15th, 22nd and 29th days,respectively. The rats in treatment group were intraperitonealy injected with 30 mg/kg of curcumin daily. Control group was injected with 0. 9%NaCl solution and normal group received an equal volume of 50% ethanol enema without any treatment. The damage and fibrosis of colon were detected with HE staining and Masson collagen staining, respectively. The contents of interleukin (IL) -2, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) -α, IL-4 and IL-17 in colon were measured by enzyme-link immunosorbent analysis (ELISA). The expressions of intestinal fibrosis related cytokines such as transforming growth factor (TGF) -β1, connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), Smad3, collagen Ⅰ and collagen Ⅲ mRNA were determined by FQ-PCR.Results The macroscopic and micrpscopic colonic damage scores and collagen area were significantly higher in model group (6.14 ± 1.07, 8. 42 ± 1.40 and 36. 59% ± 4.07%, respectively) and control group (6.17 ± 1.47, 8. 17 ±1.47 and 37.18 %±4.05 %, respectively) than those in normal group (2.13±0.64, 2.25±1.28 and 25.43%±5.39% ,respectively)(P<0.05). Contents of IL2, TNF-α, IL-17, as well as expressions of intestinal fibrosis related cytokines including TGF-β1, CTGF,Smad3, collagen Ⅰ and Ⅲ mRNA were also higher in model group [(378. 25±29. 90) ng/L,(87.11±23.85) ng/L, (47.80±5.62) ng/L, 4.71%±2.71%,10.33%±6.99%,9.35%±7.32%,1.52% ± 1.11% and 3.04% ±1.33%, respectively] and control group [(410. 06 ± 64.74) ng/L,(100.41±12.59) ng/L, (41.45±2. 12) ng/L, 4. 12%±3.01%,11.46%±4.72%,10. 11%±3.80%,1. 57% ± 1. 35% and 3. 03% ± 3. 53%, respectively] in comparision with normal group [(179.74±20. 73) ng/L, (35. 47±7. 13) ng/L, (14. 48±7. 52) ng/L and 0. 90%± 1. 13%,0.53%±0.47%, 0. 62%±0. 44%, 0. 16%±0. 09% and 0. 18%±0. 10%, respectively] (P<0.05). While in treatment group, the macroscopic (4.00 ± 1.07 ) and micrpscopic (5. 13 ± 1.46)colonic damage scores, collagen area (30.01%±7.56%), contents of IL-2 [(223.91±28.04) ng/L],TNF-α [(44.19±4. 77) ng/L] and IL-17 [(14.89±4. 31) ng/L], expressions of TGF-β1 (0.85%±0.76%), CTGF (1.56%±1.13%), Smad3 (3.62%±3.03%), collagen Ⅰ (0.40%±0.31%) and Ⅲ (0.60 % ± 1.02 % ) mRNA were much lower than those in model group and control group (P<0.05 ), but similar to those in normal group (P> 0.05 ). Conclusions Curcumin can inhibit intestinal fibrosis caused by excessive "wound-healing" reaction via reducing the overexpression of cytokines in colonic mucosa and attenuating the inflammation of colon.
4.Combined use of telmisartan and pyridoxamine improved aortic remodeling in spontaneously hyperten-sive rats
Fan LIN ; Pengli ZHU ; Chengai SUN ; Hong LIN ; Huizhen YU
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2014;23(4):415-419
Objective:To explore influence of monotherapy or combined use of telmisartan and pyridoxamine on aor-tic remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR)and its possible mechanism.Methods:A total of 48 male SHE were randomly and equally divided into hypertension control group,telmisartan group,group,and telmisartan+ group (combined treatment group). Kyoto Wistar rats of the same age and gender were regarded as normal blood pressure control group (normal control group). Thoracic aortic section were examined by related staining af-ter 16 weeks intervention to calculate the ratio of aortic wall thickness to radius of lumen (Tw/Rl),the ratio of wall area to lumen area (W/L),and the area ratio of media elastic fiber/collagen fiber. Concentrations of related en-zymes and receptor etc. of abdominal aortic were measured.Results:Compared with hypertension control group, there was significant rise in ratio of media elastic fiber/collagen fiber area and significant reduction in media collagen fiber/media area ratio in telmisartan group,pyridoxamine monotherapy group and combined treatment group,and there were significant decrease in Tw/Rl [(0.17±0.02)vs. (0.12±0.01)]and W/L [(0.29±0.03)vs. (0.22± 0.02)]ratios in combined treatment group,P <0.05 or <0.01;immunohistochemistry indicated that there were significant reductions in thoracic aortic receptor of advanced glycation end products (RAGE) [(0.24±0.03)vs.(0.17±0.03)]and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (p-ERK1/2 )expression [(0.63 ± 0.06)vs. (0.37± 0.04)]in combined treatment group,P <0.05,<0.01. Fluorescence quantitative PCR indicated that medication can significantly reduce nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)oxidase subunit p47phox mRNA ex-pression (P <0.01 all),especially in combined treatment group (P =0.001).Conclusion:Combined use of telmis-artan and pyridoxamine is superior to the single use of either drug on improving thoracic aortic remodeling in SHR, the mechanism may be related to it reduces local expression of RAGE and p-ERK1/2 ,and inhibits oxidase subunit p47 of NADPH.
5.Effect of pyridoxamine and telmisartan on kidneys oxidative stress in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Pengli ZHU ; Hong LIN ; Huizhen YU ; Fan LIN ; Chengai SUN
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2012;(12):1108-1111
Objective To investigate the effects and the mechanism of telmisartan and pyridoxamine on oxidative stress in spontaneously hypertensive rats(SHR).Methods SHRs(male,20 weeks of age) were randomly divided into four groups (n= 12 for each):hypertension control (HC) group (2 ml of distilled water),telmisartan group[T,6 mg/(kg · d)],pyridoxamine group[P,200 mg/(kg · d)]and combined group(TP,6 mg/kg telmisartan and 200 mg/kg pyridoxamine per day).Treatments were continued for 16 weeks.The normal control group included 13 WKY rats and received gastric lavage with distilled water.SBP of tail artery was measured during the intervention ervey 2 weeks.The levels of AGEs,SOD and MDA were measured by ELISA,xanthine oxidase and thiobarbituric acid methods after the intervention.Expressiones of NF-κBp65,ERK1 and ERK2 in renal tissue were detected by immunohistochemistry.Expression of RAGE in the renal cortex was investigated by Western blot.Results SOD activity was decreased in the HC group.The levels of AGEs,MDA,RAGE and the activations of NF-κBp65 and ERK1/2 were increased in the HC group (t=4.53,5.52,2.93,al1 P<0.05).After the 16 weeks' intervention,SOD activity was elevated in T,P and TP groups compared to that in HC group (P<0.05).The positive expressiones of NF-κBp65,ERK1 and ERK2 were significantly reduced in T,P and TP groups compared to those in HC group (F=20.13、148.82、18.70,all P<0.05).All the positive expressiones of NF-κBp65,ERK 1and ERK2 were lowest in the TP group versus T and P groups (t = 3.58、2.84,P < 0.05).Conclusions Telmisartan and pyridoxamine can alleviate the oxidative stress in spontaneously hypertensive rats,which may result from the blocking effect of Ang Ⅱ,the reduction of AGEs-RAGE and inhibiting the signal pathways of ROS,NF-κBp65 and ROS-ERK1/2.
7.Effect of Pyridoxamine and Telmisartan on the Indexes of Myocardial Remodeling in Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats
Weiping ZHENG ; Pengli ZHU ; Feng LI ; Huizhen YU ; Fan LIN ; Hong LIN ; Kaiyang LIN
Chinese Circulation Journal 2015;(7):689-693
Objective: To observe the effect of pyridoxamine and telmisartan on the indexes of myocardial remodeling in spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHR). Methods: A total of 48 male SHR at 22 weeks of age were randomly divided into 4 groups:①Hypertension (H) control group, the rats received distilled water 2 ml/d,②telmisartan (T) group, the rats received telmisartan 6 mg/(kg.d),③pyridoxamine (P) group, the rats received pyridoxamine 200 mg/(kg.d),④Combination (TP) group, the rats received both telmisartan and pyridoxamine. All animals were treated for 16 weeks and the systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured before and after treatment. After treatment, the serum levels of nitric oxide (NO) and super oxide dismutase (SOD) were examined by chemiluminescent method, advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) was detected by ELISA, left ventricular weight index and collagen volume fraction (CVF) in myocardial tissue were calculated, the mRNA expression of myocardial receptor of advanced glycation end products (RAGE) was evaluated by real time RT-PCR. Results: Compared with H group, SBP levels were decreased in T and TP groups,P<0.01, while SBP in P group stayed similar,P>0.05. Compared with H group, the serum levels of NO and SOD were increased in T, P and TP groups,P<0.01; while compared with T group and P group, the levels of NO and SOD were further increased in TP group,P<0.05. Compared with H group, left ventricular weight index and CVF were decreased in T, P and TP groups,P<0.01; while compared with T group and P group, left ventricular weight index and CVF were further decreased in TP group,P<0.05. Pyridoxamine and telmisartan had the coordinative effect on left ventricular weight index and CVF, P<0.05. The serum levels of AGEs were lower in T group (5.99 ± 0.51) mg/L, P group (5.57 ± 0.91) mg/L and TP group (5.24 ± 0.63) mg/L than that in H group, (6.71 ± 0.50) mg/L,P<0.01; while compared with T group and P group, AGEs was further decreased in TP group,P<0.05. The mRNA expressions of RAGE were reduced in T group (0.035 ± 0.010), P group (0.036 ± 0.005) and TP group (0.024 ± 0.007) than that in H group (0.053 ± 0.010),P <0.01; while compared with T group and P group, the mRNA of RAGE was further reduced in TP group, P<0.05. Conclusion: Pyridoxamine could improve the oxidative stress and the indexes of myocardial remodeling independently from decreasing blood pressure in SHR. Combined intervention of P and T may break the coordination systems between AGEs-RAGE and renin-angiotensin, therefore further improve the indexes of myocardial remodeling in SHR.
8.Construction of the handbook of self-management for patients with permanent colostomy
Fang QIN ; Xi SU ; Li ZHEN ; Yan ZHANG ; Yue MA ; Mulan ZHU ; Huizhen WANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(1):33-36
Objective We aimed to construct the handbook of self-management for patients with permanent colostomy by using the Delphi method.Methods Based on htemture review,23 experts were consulted twice by using the Delphi method about the related problems of constructing the handbook of self-management for patients with permanent colostomy,and the consulting results were analyzed later.Results The valid response rates of two rounds of expert consultation were 91.3% and 100.0%,respectively.The authority coefficient of the experts (Cr) was 0.879,and coordination coefficients of the experts' opinion (W) were 0.387 and 0.307,respectively.Finally,the handbook of self-management for patients with permanent colostomy was determined by two rounds of expert consultation.Conclusions The handbook of self-management for patients with permanent colostomy,consmucted by using the Delphi method,provides a practical and effective tool for the patients with permanent colostomy to manage themselves,so as to provide a guidance and supervision role on self-management,such as stoma management,role management and emotion management,fither more,it provides references for the clinical and community nursing of the patients with permanent colostomy.
9.Resveratrol Attenuated Reactive Oxygen Species in Injured Endothelial Cells
Yanghui SHEN ; Pengli ZHU ; Dean JIA ; Jingming RUAN ; Huizhen YU ; Hui CHEN
Chinese Journal of Hypertension 2007;0(02):-
Background Resveratrol has been unanimously recognized as an cardiovascular protective substance in red wine. It has been speculated that the anti-atherosclerosis effect of resveratrol is ascribed to its powerful anti-inflammatory effect. Objective To investigate the effects of resveratrol on injured human umbilical veno-endothelial cells (HUVEC) and the reactive oxygen species(ROS) production induced by TNF-? or soluble CD40L (sCD40L). Methods Cultured HUVEC were pre-incubated with resveratrol(1-50 ?mol/L) for 2 hours and then treated with TNF-?(10 ?g/L) or sCD40L?(10 ?g/L) for another 4 hours. MTT assay was used to detect proliterative activity of HUVEC. Immunofluorescence microscopy was used for determination of ROS expression. Results Both TNF-? and sCD40L impaired HUVEC proliferation (-32.7% and -26% vs control,P
10.Clinical study of BACOD regimen of relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Jianwei DU ; Yufu LI ; Huizhen MA ; Xinghu ZHU ; Xudong WEI ; Yongping SONG
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2010;19(8):492-493,496
Objective To investigate the efficacy and adverse events of BACOD regimen for relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Methods Sixty patients with relapsed and refractory NHL received chemotherapy of BACOD regimen: bleomycin 10 mg/m2, intravenous drip on the 2nd and 9th day;cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2, intravenous drip on 1st day; vindesine 3 mg/m2, intravenous drip on 1st and 8th day; cytarabine 150 mg/m2, intravenous drip on 2nd-5th days; dexamethasone 10 mg/m2, intravenous drip on 2nd-5th days; every 3 weeks was one cycle. Results Eighteen cases (27.7 %) received the complete remission (CR), 30 the partial remission (PR), 13 stable disease (SD) and 4 progressive disease (PD). The overall response (CR+PR) rate was 70.8 %. The median remission time of patients with response was 11 months(2-38 months). The 1-year survival rate was 32.3 % and the 2-year survival rate was 24.6 %. The main adverse events were myelosuppression. Conclusion BACOD regimen can be used as the relief regimen of relapsed and refractory NHL.