1.Recent advances on nutrition in treatment of acute pancreatitis
Boran XU ; Guofang HOU ; Chuanlin WU ; Jixuan RU ; Xuewei BAI
International Journal of Surgery 2019;46(5):339-344
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common abdominal acute inflammatory disorder.Clinical manifestations of AP vary from self-limiting local inflammation to multiple organ failure causing significant mortality.At present,AP treatment methods mainly include non-surgical treatment such as fluid resuscitation and somatostatin,and minimally invasive or open surgical debridement treatment.Either treatment programs,nutritional support treatment is an essential part of them.According to the pathophysiological characteristics of AP onset,many scholars have emphasized that strategic nutritional support therapy is the key to limiting local inflammation,preventing and controlling AP-related complications.This article will provide an overview of the latest advances in nutritional support treatment of AP,including enteral and parenteral nutrition strategies in clinical treatment,and nutritional supplements such as glutamine,omega-3 fatty acids,vitamins and probiotics.
2.Research progress of human intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment ofCOVID-19
Wei ZHANG ; Jixuan XU ; Zongkui WANG ; Li MA ; Changqing LI
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2021;34(5):547-556
COVID-19 has brought huge damage and impact to the economy, society and healthy systems of China and the world. As a blood product prepared from healthy human blood, human intravenous immunoglobulin have played an active role in the fight against the epidemic. This article summarized the treatment plans, expert consensus and clinical reports in China concerning immunoglobulin in the treatment of COVID-19, and discussed the related possible mechanism of action, aiming at providing references for the drugs screening of COVID-19.
3.Effect of residual sex hormones in sex-differentiated human IgG samples on DC secretion of inflammation-related factors
Jixuan XU ; Wei ZHANG ; Shengliang YE ; Xi DU ; Liyuan ZHU ; Li MA ; Changqing LI
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2021;34(5):465-471
【Objective】 Tostudy the effect of sex-differentiated human IgG samples on Dendritic cells (DC) secretion of inflammation-related factors and explore the effect of residual sex hormones in IgG products (such as IVIg) on the secretion of IL-6 by DC. 【Methods】 According to the standard IVIg production process, the company was entrustedto prepare sex-differentiated plasma purified IgG samples, and two sex-differentiated IgG samples with different sex ratios (male to female ratio1: 0, 0: 1) were obtained. The samples and referenceswere treated with human DC (induced by THP-1 cells) respectively. After 24 h of culture, the chemokines (CCL2, CCL3, CCL4), adhesion molecule (ICAM-1) and inflammatory cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p70, IFN-) in the cell supernatant were detected, The effects of different samples on the secretion of inflammation-related factors by DC were compared. The effect of sex hormone residues on the anti-inflammatory ability of IgG products was preliminarily explored uing sex hormones and sex hormone receptor blockers. 【Results】 The samples in each group significantly inhibitedthe secretion of chemokines (CCL2, CCL3, CCL4) and the adhesion molecule (ICAM-1) by mature DC (compared with the PBS group, P<0.05), but significantly promoted the secretion of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1a/b, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p70), compared with the PBS group(P<0.05). The results of sex hormone residues showed that therewere residues of estradiol (E2) and testosterone (TSTO) in sex-differentiated IgG samples and IVIg products. The experimental results of IVIg and sex hormone/sex hormone receptor blockers showed that residual E2 may promote the secretion of IL-6 by DC, which may be achieved through the E2 receptor ERb. 【Conclusion】 There are differences in the effect of IgG samples prepared from combined plasma with different sex ratios on the secretion of cytokines by DC, which may be related to the residual E2 in the products. The residual sex hormones in IVIg may promote the production and secretion of IL-6 through the sex hormone receptor ERb expressed in DC, and TSTO may have a collaboration effect to enhance the secretion-promoting effect of IL-6 by E2. This study provides a theoretical basis for whether sex hormone residues need to be considered in the quality control indicators of IVIg products.
4.Major Chinese Ethnic Medicines for Prevention and Treatment of Ischemic Heart Diseases: A Review
Jixuan XU ; Xiaojing MA ; Hongying CHEN ; Xiaoli GAO ; Haiying TONG ; Pengfei TU ; Chao AN ; Xingyun CHAI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(17):235-247
In China, the incidence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) is increasing year by year, which brings enormous burden to families and society. It is urgent to find preferable treatment methods and medical therapies. The Chinese ethnic minority medicine has gradually developed unique theoretical systems and therapeutic characteristics on the basis of clinical experience and thinking modes including image-number thinking and the holistic perspective. Consequently, it possesses huge application capacity and research value in prevention and treatment of IHD. Belonging to the medical system based on the view of nature and life, the Tibetan medicine, Mongolian medicine, and Dai medicine have respectively formed theories like "three elements" "three life-sustaining energies" "four elements and five skandhas (aggregates)" , have put forward unique understandings of IHD and have formed corresponding therapeutic principles and methods, generating plentiful classic prescriptions represented by Sanwei Tanxiang powder, Bawei Chenxiang powder, Roukou Wuwei pills and Yajiao Hadun powder. They also contain characteristic ethnic medicine resources such as Choerospondiatis Fructus, Rhodiola Rosea and Draconis Sanguis. Aiming to provide enlightenment and reference for the clinical application and development of the Chinese ethnic minority medicine for the prevention and treatment of IHD, the authors try to summarize the related researches represented by Tibetan and Mongolian medicines, and then discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by such researches.