1.Advances in pulmonary rehabilitation for children with bronchial asthma.
Kongjia QIAN ; Hongzhen XU ; Zhimin CHEN ; Ying ZHENG
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2023;52(4):518-525
Bronchial asthma is a heterogeneous disease characterized by chronic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness. With the development of the whole-life-cycle health concept, the focus of treatment for bronchial asthma in children has gradually shifted from pharmacological control to an integrated management model of functional rehabilitation and pharmacological assistance. As a non-pharmacological integrated approach, pulmonary rehabilitation plays an equally important role in the management of childhood asthma as pharmacological treatments. Breathing techniques such as Buteyko breathing, pursed lip breathing, diaphragmatic breathing training, threshold-pressure inspiratory muscle training and yoga breathing can improve lung function indicators such as forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), peak expiratory flow (PEF) and maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV) in children. Comprehensive pre-exercise assessment, development of exercise prescriptions, and implementation and evaluation of exercise effects can improve physical fitness, neuromuscular coordination, and self-confidence of children with asthma. The comprehensive interventions of health education, psychological support and nutritional intervention can improve the compliance and effectiveness of rehabilitation training. This article reviews the research progress on respiratory training, physical exercise, and comprehensive interventions in the pulmonary rehabilitation of asthmatic children, to provide theoretical basis and practical guidance for the scientific and rational management of pulmonary rehabilitation of asthmatic children in clinical settings.
Child
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Humans
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Asthma/therapy*
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Medicine
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Exercise
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Inflammation
2.Chronic rhinosinusitis with bronchial asthma, what should we concern about?.
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2016;51(3):235-240
There is a strong association between chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and asthma. Approximately 10%-50% of CRS patients also have comorbid asthma. These patients are more likely to have severe CRS and asthma and higher recurrence rates after sinus surgery. Also there may be acute asthma attack during the perioperative period. Therefore, we should pay more attention to these patients. Assessment of the control level of asthma and pulmonary function should be performed preoperatively. And asthma needs to be fully managed in the perioperative period to avoid acute asthma attack. Extensive sinus surgery is recommended in these patients to reduce the inflammation load. Long-term medical treatment and regular follow-up are suggested to achieve well control of CRS and asthma.
Asthma
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physiopathology
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therapy
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Chronic Disease
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Humans
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Inflammation
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physiopathology
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therapy
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Rhinitis
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physiopathology
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therapy
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Sinusitis
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physiopathology
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therapy
3.Further understanding of the hypermetabolism mechanism in burn injury and the strategy of regulation and control.
Chinese Journal of Burns 2013;29(2):139-143
The pattern of metabolism changes obviously after severe burn trauma, and it is characterized by an immensely increase in energy consumption, persistent strengthening in catabolism, and impediment of utilization of nutrient substrate. It will lead to autophagy, continuous consumption, and progressive emaciation, etc. If these pathological phenomena can not be effectively corrected, the prognosis of patients with serious burn will be poor, with complications of organ damage, immune dysfunction, and delayed wound healing, etc. Hypermetabolism after burn has become one of the leading causes of multiple organ dysfunction and even death. After many years' research, we have a certain understanding of burn hypermetabolism, but it is still difficult to clearly explain the mechanism up to now. Moreover, the measures of regulating hypermetabolism are still not perfect, hampering the advance of treatment of serious burn trauma. The purpose of the article is to analyze and discuss the essential mechanism of hypermetabolism after burn, basing on the new literature and a series of our experimental and clinical studies. Meanwhile the regulation strategy concerning burn hypermetabolism is proposed. It focuses on regulation of endocrine and inflammatory mediators, as well as maintenance of gastrointestinal structure and function.
Burns
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metabolism
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pathology
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therapy
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Endocrine System
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Gastrointestinal Tract
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Humans
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Inflammation
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Inflammation Mediators
4.Endophthalmitis.
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 2017;31(4):283-289
Endophthalmitis is a rare but severe form of ocular inflammation due to infection of the intraocular cavity that can lead to irreversible visual loss if not treated properly and timely. It can be classified as exogenous or endogenous based on the transmission route of the infectious source. Exogenous endophthalmitis occurs when infecting organisms gain entry into the eye via direct inoculation, while endogenous endophthalmitis occurs when infectious agents hematogenously spread into the eye from a distant focus of infection. The diagnosis of endophthalmitis depends mostly on the clinical findings on ophthalmological examination. Delayed diagnosis of endogenous endophthalmitis can lead to not only visual loss, but also increased risk of mortality. Since ocular and systemic symptoms of endophthalmitis are usually non-specific, early diagnosis relies on the alertness of clinicians. Early diagnosis and proper treatment are keys to saving the eye. Following advances in vitreoretinal pharmacotherapy and surgical technology, early surgical intervention is the current trend in the management of endophthalmitis.
Delayed Diagnosis
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Diagnosis
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Drug Therapy
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Early Diagnosis
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Endophthalmitis*
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Inflammation
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Mortality
5.Consensus on targeted drug therapy for spondyloarthritis.
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2023;62(6):606-618
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of chronic inflammatory conditions that predominantly involve the spine and/or peripheral joints. The clinical manifestations of SpA are diverse and disabling, with SpA adversely affecting the quality of life of patients. Many new medications that target cytokines or pathways specific for the pathogenesis of SpA have been developed and these are becoming increasingly important in the treatment of SpA. However, establishing how to identify the target patient population and standardizing the usage of these drugs are critical issues in the clinical application of these "targeted therapies".Under the leadership of National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (Peking Union Medical College Hospital), the"Consensus on targeted drug therapy for spondyloarthritis" has been developed collaborating with the Rheumatology and Immunology Physicians Committee, Chinese Medical Doctors Association, Rheumatology and Immunology Professional Committee, Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chinese Research Hospital Association Rheumatology and Immunology Professional Committee. This consensus was developed with evidence-based methodology and followed the international standard for consensus development.
Humans
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Consensus
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Quality of Life
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Spondylarthritis/drug therapy*
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Rheumatology
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Inflammation
7.Fibroblast membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles for inflammation treatment in the early stage.
Lizhong SUN ; Libang HE ; Wei WU ; Li LUO ; Mingyue HAN ; Yifang LIU ; Shijie SHI ; Kaijing ZHONG ; Jiaojiao YANG ; Jiyao LI
International Journal of Oral Science 2021;13(1):39-39
Unrestrained inflammation is harmful to tissue repair and regeneration. Immune cell membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles have been proven to show promise as inflammation targets and multitargeted inflammation controls in the treatment of severe inflammation. Prevention and early intervention of inflammation can reduce the risk of irreversible tissue damage and loss of function, but no cell membrane-camouflaged nanotechnology has been reported to achieve stage-specific treatment in these conditions. In this study, we investigated the prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy of fibroblast membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles for topical treatment of early inflammation (early pulpitis as the model) with the help of in-depth bioinformatics and molecular biology investigations in vitro and in vivo. Nanoparticles have been proven to act as sentinels to detect and competitively neutralize invasive Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (E. coli LPS) with resident fibroblasts to effectively inhibit the activation of intricate signaling pathways. Moreover, nanoparticles can alleviate the secretion of multiple inflammatory cytokines to achieve multitargeted anti-inflammatory effects, attenuating inflammatory conditions in the early stage. Our work verified the feasibility of fibroblast membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles for inflammation treatment in the early stage, which widens the potential cell types for inflammation regulation.
Escherichia coli
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Fibroblasts
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Humans
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Inflammation/drug therapy*
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Nanoparticles
8.Clinical observation on abdominal cluster-needling combined with sacro-iliac-needling for treatment of chronic pelvic inflammation.
Jian-Yun HONG ; Lan-Fang OU ; Fu LI ; Hong CHEN ; Chao-Hua HUANG
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2005;25(7):471-473
OBJECTIVETo observe therapeutic effect of abdominal cluster-needling combined with sacro-iliac-needling on chronic pelvic inflammation.
METHODSOne hundred and ten cases of pelvic inflammation were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group of 70 cases were treated by abdominal cluster-needling combined with sacro-iliac-needling; the control group of 40 cases were treated by oral administration of Fuyankang tablet. Their therapeutic effects were compared.
RESULTSThe cured rate and the total effective rate were 75.7% and 97.1% in the treatment group, and 37.5% and 85.0% in the control group, respectively, with significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01, P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONThe therapeutic effect of abdominal cluster-needling combined with sacro-iliac-needling is significantly better than that in the control group for chronic pelvic inflammation.
Abdomen ; Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Chronic Disease ; Humans ; Inflammation
10.Common Injuries and Repair Mechanisms in the Endothelial Lining.
Ling-Bing MENG ; Kun CHEN ; Yuan-Meng ZHANG ; Tao GONG
Chinese Medical Journal 2018;131(19):2338-2345
ObjectiveEndothelial cells (ECs) are important metabolic and endocrinal organs which play a significant role in regulating vascular function. Vascular ECs, located between the blood and vascular tissues, can not only complete the metabolism of blood and interstitial fluid but also synthesize and secrete a variety of biologically active substances to maintain vascular tension and keep a normal flow of blood and long-term patency. Therefore, this article presents a systematic review of common injuries and healing mechanisms for the vascular endothelium.
Data SourcesAn extensive search in the PubMed database was undertaken, focusing on research published after 2003 with keywords including endothelium, vascular, wounds and injuries, and wound healing.
Study SelectionSeveral types of articles, including original studies and literature reviews, were identified and reviewed to summarize common injury and repair processes of the endothelial lining.
ResultsEndothelial injury is closely related to the development of multiple cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However, the mechanism of vascular endothelial injury is not fully understood. Numerous studies have shown that the mechanisms of EC injury mainly involve inflammatory reactions, physical stimulation, chemical poisons, concurrency of related diseases, and molecular changes. Endothelial progenitor cells play an important role during the process of endothelial repair after such injuries. What's more, a variety of restorative cells, changes in cytokines and molecules, chemical drugs, certain RNAs, regulation of blood pressure, and physical fitness training protect the endothelial lining by reducing the inducing factors, inhibiting inflammation and oxidative stress reactions, and delaying endothelial caducity.
ConclusionsECs are always in the process of being damaged. Several therapeutic targets and drugs were seeked to protect the endothelium and promote repair.
Biological Transport ; Endothelial Cells ; Endothelium, Vascular ; injuries ; Humans ; Inflammation ; therapy