1.Status of influenza vaccination in an elderty community in Shanghai during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jie YANG ; Shenghua LI ; Ruixin ZHANG ; Chunyan QU ; Weihua CHEN ; Jiayi LE ; Ying ZHU ; Jie JIANG ; Jianjing TONG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2022;21(8):720-725
Objective:To investigate the status and the influencing factors of influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among community-dwelling elderly in Shanghai.Methods:A questionnaire survey on influenza vaccination among community-dwelling elderly was conducted in Shanghai Taikang elderly community in November 2020. The information on demographic characteristics, reasons for refusal of vaccination, and measures for increasing vaccination rates were collected. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the correlation between influenza vaccination and sociodemographic and health-related characteristics.Results:Among 520 respondents, the vaccination rate was 30.58% (159/520). Compared with unvaccinated group, elderly in vaccinated group was older ( t=16.04, P=0.003)and more educated(χ2=8.16, P=0.043). The elderly with comorbid heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tumor, asthma, Parkinson′s disease were likely to have vaccination ( OR=1.45, 2.16, 1.23, 1.64, 5.83; all P<0.05).The reasons for the elderly not to be vaccinated were concerns of side effects (46.26%, 167/361), lack of doctors′ recommendations (24.10%, 87/361), and unnecessary for people with good health conditions (19.39%, 70/361). The independent factors of influenza vaccine awareness rate were healthcare providers′ recommendations ( OR=9.18, 95% CI:5.47-16.32), vaccination at home( OR=11.79, 95% CI:6.87-21.66),vaccination available in community( OR=8.08, 95% CI:8.08-15.45),the mandatory requirement ( OR=4.61,95% CI:4.61-10.11),free of charge( OR=7.48, 95% CI:4.08-15.12). Conclusion:Influenza vaccination coverage among the elderly in Shanghai is still low even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Policy interventions, awareness education and strengthening the primary healthcare resources may contribute to achieving a high influenza vaccine coverage rate in the community-dwelling elderly
2.Effect of Zishen Huoxue Prescription on Regulation of Mitophagy and Neurogenesis in Hippocampal CA1 Region of Vascular Dementia Rats
Ziting ZHAO ; Dahua WU ; Xiuli ZHANG ; Le XIE ; Tonghe LIU ; Shanshan ZENG ; Jiayi SHI ; Ting YAO ; Yao XIE ; Yinchen LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(20):45-52
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of Zishen Huoxue prescription on promoting neurogenesis in hippocampal CA1 region of vascular dementia (VD) rats by regulating mitophagy. MethodThe 2-VO method was used to establish the VD rat model and 60 SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, model group, donepezil hydrochloride group, and Zishen Huoxue prescription low-dose(8.9 g·kg-1), medium-dose(17.8 g·kg-1) and high-dose(35.6 g·kg-1) groups. Morris water maze test was performed to detect the escape latency and the number of crossing platform in each group. The expression of phosphatase and tensin homology-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) and Parkinson protein (Parkin) mRNA in hippocampal CA1 region was detected by Real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction(Real-time PCR). Western blot was used to determine the expression of mitochondrial autophagy signaling pathway-related proteins Parkin, prohibitin 2 (PHB2), mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) and dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) in hippocampal CA1 region. The neurogenesis in hippocampal CA1 region was tested by Brdu method. ResultCompared with the conditions in the sham operation group, the learning and spatial memory abilities of the model group were decreased (P<0.05), with damaged mitochondrial structure and autolysosome formation in the hippocampal CA1 region. The expressions of Parkin, Pink1 mRNA and Parkin, PHB2, and Drp1 proteins were up-regulated (P<0.05), while the expression of Mfn2 protein and the neuronal regeneration in hippocampal CA1 region were reduced (P<0.05, P<0.05). Compared with the conditions in the model group, Zishen Huoxue prescription enhanced the learning and spatial memory abilities of VD rats (P<0.05), increased the number of autophagosomes in hippocampal CA1 region and improved the mitochondrial structure. The expression of Parkin, Pink1 mRNA and Parkin, PHB2, and Drp1 proteins in hippocampal CA1 region was up-regulated (P<0.05, P<0.01)while the expression of Mfn2 protein was down-regulated(P<0.05, P<0.01). The number of new neurons in hippocampal CA1 region was also increased(P<0.05, P<0.01). ConclusionThe promoting effect of Zishen Huoxue prescription on the neurogenesis in hippocampal CA1 region of VD rats was related to the mitophagy mediated by Pink1/Parkin signaling pathway.