2.The facial nerve functional recovery law and tumor size impact after acoustic neuroma surgery
Weiliang DING ; Ke PU ; Hong WANG
Tianjin Medical Journal 2016;44(3):370-372
Objective To explore the facial nerve functional recovery law after resection of acoustic neuroma,and the influence of tumor size on postoperative facial nerve function. Methods According to the House-Brackman (HB) facial nerve function classification method, 89 patients with acoustic neuroma were performed microsurgical resection with the ret?rosigmoid approach and facial nerve preservation. The HB classification method was used to evaluate the facial nerve func?tion at operation, 15 d, 45 d, 3 m, 6 m, 12 m and more than 12 m after surgery. The recovery pattern of neurological function after operation was analyzed. al. According to the tumor size, patients were divided into three groups: diameter < 30 mm group (n=23), 30-40 mm group (n=31) and≥40 mm group (n=35). The facial nerve function was compared between different groups with early postoperative (within 15 days) and long-term (more than 12 months). Results The facial nerve function was the worst in 15 days after operation (excellence rate was 52.81%), but the function was returned to normal in postopera?tive 3 months (excellent rate reached 80.90%). After postoperative 12 months, almost all patients returned to normal func?tion (excellent rate was 91.01%), and the facial nerve recovery was more smoothly (excellent rate was 92.13%). Tumor size had remarkable effect on facial nerve function in the early postoperative period (χ2=23.34, P<0.05), and long-term period (χ2=14.46, P<0.05). And tumor size was positively correlated with classification of facial nerve function in the early stage (r=0.476, P<0.05) and long-term stage (r=0.379, P<0.05). The excellent rates of postoperative facial nerve function were decreased with the increased diameters of tumor size. Conclusion The facial nerve function may appear deterioration in early postoperative period (within 15 days) in patients with acoustic neuroma, which can return to the normal level in 12 months. The diameter of tumor is one of important factors influencing the early and long-term prognosis of postoperative fa?cial nerve function.
3.Analyses of essential oil from Ferula sinkiangensis K.M.Shen
Shan WANG ; Jing KE ; Xufeng PU
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 1992;0(04):-
AIM:To establish a qualitative fingerprint analysis with capillary GC. METHODS:HP-INNOWAX column(30 m?0.53 mm,1.0 ?m),column temperature:90 ℃(15 min)4 ℃/min180 ℃(5 min)2 ℃/min200 ℃(3 min)10 ℃/min220 ℃(5 min),FID detector temperature:230 ℃. RESULTS:Compared with reference peak of Sec-butyl-cis/trans-1-propentyl disulfide,17 common peaks on fingerprints of the oil from ferula sinkiangensis K.M.Shen were indicated by the method with satisfied stability,precision and repeatability. CONCLUSION:There are good similarities among 10 batches of essential oil from Ferula sinkiangensis K.M.Shen,and this method is reliable,simple and provides a reference standard for the quality control of Ferula sinkiangensis K.M.Shen.
4.Impact of mild hypothermia on changes of somatosensory evoked potential and synaptophysin mRNA level following traumatic brain injury
Qiaoli WU ; Ying CAI ; Weijia FAN ; Ke PU ; Huiling HUANG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2014;30(12):1236-1239
Objective To investigate effect of mild hypothermia on changes of somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) and synaptophysin mRNA level after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and determine hypothermia-induced neuroprotection.Methods Forty-five SD rats were allocated into mild hypothermia group,TBI group and sham operation group with 15 rats per group according to the random number table.Left-side fluid percussion impact was performed to induce models of TBI.Rats were exposed to hypothermia environment (32-35℃) for 6 hours in mild hypothermia group after TBI.Rats in sham operation group were treated by only drilling on left side of the head,rather than hitting.To evaluate function outcome,modified neurological severity score (mNSS),SEP and synaptophysin mRNA level were measured at 6 hours,24 hours and 7 days postinjury.Results The mNSS in mild hypothermia group lowered compared with TBI group,especially at 24 hours and 7 days (P < 0.05).SEP in mild hypothermia group was significantly shortened at 6 and 24 hours compared with TBI group (P < 0.05),but SEP revealed no significant difference among the 3 groups at 7 days (P > 0.05).Level of synaptophysin mRNA in mild hypothermia group increased at 6 hours postinjury compared with TBI group [(0.08 ± 0.02) vs (0.12 ±0.04)],with further increase at 7 days postinjury[(0.06 ± 0.01) vs (0.33 ± 0.10)] (P <0.05).Conclusion The shortage of nerve conduction time of the injured side and promotion of nerve regeneration suggest the neuroprotective role of mild hypothermia following TBI.
5.Dopa-responsive dystonia in children.
Bin SUN ; Sheng-yuan YU ; Chuan-qiang PU ; Senyang LANG ; Xusheng HUANG ; Jun LIU ; Ke ZHU
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2003;41(1):59-61
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Child
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Dystonic Disorders
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diagnosis
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drug therapy
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physiopathology
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6.Study on neurofeedback system based on electroencephalogram signals.
Xianjie PU ; Tiejun LIU ; Qiang WU ; Rui ZHANG ; Peng XU ; Ke LI ; Yang XIA ; Dezhong YAO
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2014;31(4):894-898
Neurofeedback, as an alternative treatment method of behavioral medicine, is a technique which translates the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals to styles as sounds or animation to help people understand their own physical status and learn to enhance or suppress certain EEG signals to regulate their own brain functions after several repeated trainings. This paper develops a neurofeedback system on the foundation of brain-computer interface technique. The EEG features are extracted through real-time signal process and then translated to feedback information. Two feedback screens are designed for relaxation training and attention training individually. The veracity and feasibility of the neurofeedback system are validated through system simulation and preliminary experiment.
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Electroencephalography
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Neurofeedback
7.Design of the three-dimensional-printed individualized pedicle guide plate and its accuracy of placement
Ke XU ; Xiaopeng PU ; Wang ZHENG ; Long ZHANG ; Teng HUANG ; Fantao MENG ; Xicheng LI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2017;21(23):3724-3729
BACKGROUND:Surgical accuracy is a key to surgical success.The traditional positioning method mainly depends on surgeons' experience,which is too subjective to cause screw misplacement.Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology-assisted pedicle screw placement can make individualized surgical scheme,most importantly,it is accurate and simple showing promising application prospect.OBJECTIVE:To design an individualized pedicle guide plate with 3D printing and to simulate screw placement in vitro,and to explore its feasibility in vertebral pedicle screw placement.METHODS:Lumbar spine CT data of 11 patients with degenerative lumbar spine were selected from April 2016 to July 2016 at Hebei General Hospital,and 3D reconstruction of L1,L3 and L5 vertebrae of each case was performed.Pre-experiment was conducted based on one patient's lumbar CT data:according to the principle of screw placement,the screw position and orientation were designed to prepare the best pedicle guide plate model.Afterwards,the screw placement in vitro was simulated,and was then cut by chainsaw to verify the accuracy of screw placement.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) A total of 30 pedicle guide plates were used,and 60 screws were inserted in the patients,and the placement process was successful.The guide plates adhered well,none appeared with screw perforating the pedicle cortex,and the screw position was accurate and reliable.(2) There were no significant changes in the transverse section and sagtial section angles of the left and right pedicle screws before and after placement (P > 0.05).(3) These results suggest that the 3D-printed individualized pedicle guide plate holds a good accuracy of placement,which can be applied in the vertebral pedicle screw placement,but further clinical trials are needed.
8.Effects of Buccal Acupuncture on Expression of Plasma Metabolites Spectrum of Rabbits with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wangjun JIE ; Ruisheng PU ; Xiaoli FANG ; Dinglong LIU ; Ke QUAN ; Xiaoguang QIN ; Chenghong SU
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;24(5):57-62
Objective To observe the effects of buccal acupuncture therapy and body acupuncture therapy on plasma metabolomites of rheumatoid arthritis rabbits model; To search for the metabolites related to the mechanism of buccal acupuncture and body acupuncture. Methods Sixteen rabbits were made into rheumatoid arthritis models by complete freund's adjuvant before the treatment. The buccal acupuncture group was treated by buccal acupuncture on the knee acupoint; 13 mm × 0.32 mm needle straight 0.2–0.5 mm, twist the main points of stimulation 15 s, once a day. The body acupuncture group was treated by body acupuncture on the Xiyan and Zusanli acupoints; with 13 mm × 0.32 mm needle straight 2–3 mm, every 5 min each time, twisting needle method, 100 times/min for 15 s, once a day. After the continuous treatment for 5 days, UPLC-QTOF/MS was applied to test metabolite from the plasma sample of all groups. Similarity analysis, hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), principal component analysis (PCA), orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were applied in this research; meanwhile load analysis method was used to identify the meaningful metabolites. Results The similarity analysis, HCA and PCA all showed the significant difference of endogenous metabolites in plasma samples among the buccal acupuncture group, the body acupuncture, the model group and the blank group. The 4 groups of different plasma sample metabolite were completely separated in three dimensions by OPLS-DA and all the samples were gathered respectively. The load analysis indicated that there were 19 kinds of endogenous metabolites which showed the significant differences between buccal acupuncture group and model group, and also happened between the body acupuncture group and the model group; N-cetyl-L-phenylalanine and 2-phenyl propionate in metabolism of phenylalanine and tyrosine decreased significantly in the buccal acupuncture group while significantly increased in the body acupuncture group. Conclusion There are relative similarity on the mechanism of treating rheumatoid arthritis between buccal acupuncture and body acupuncture. However, N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine and 2-phenyl propionate, as the main potential biomarkers of the difference, indicate that the dissimilarity can be significant.
9.Inflammation of different tissues in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Li SUN ; Yue-Hong GAO ; Deng-Ke TIAN ; Jian-Pu ZHENG ; Chun-Yun ZHU ; Yan KE ; Ka BIAN
Acta Physiologica Sinica 2006;58(4):318-323
The hypertension is one of chronic vascular diseases, which often implicates multiple tissues causing stroke, cardiac hypertrophy, and renal failure. A growing body of evidence suggests that inflammatory mechanisms are important participants in the pathophysiology of hypertension. In this study, the inflammatory status of these tissues (kidney, liver, heart, and brain) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) was analyzed and its molecular mechanism was explored. The tissues were dissected from SHR and age-matched control Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats to investigate the abundance of inflammation-related mediators (IL-1beta, TNFalpha, ICAM-1, iNOS, C/EBPdelta and PPARgamma). mRNA levels were determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and protein expression was evaluated by Western blot. To evaluate the oxidative stress of tissues, carbonyl protein content and total antioxidant capacity of tissues were detected by spectrophotometry and ferric reduction ability power (FRAP) method. The results suggest that: (1) Expressions of inflammation-related mediators (IL-1beta, TNFalpha, ICAM-1, iNOS, C/EBPdelta and PPARgamma) in SHR were higher compared with those in WKY rats except no evident increase of IL-1beta mRNA in liver and brain in SHR. (2) Tissues in SHR contained obviously increased carbonyl protein (nmol/mg protein) compared to that in WKY rats (8.93+/-1.08 vs 2.27+/-0.43 for kidney, 2.23+/-0.23 vs 0.17+/-0.02 for heart, 13.42+/-1.10 vs 5.72+/-1.01 for brain, respectively, P<0.05). However, no evident difference in the amount of carbonyl protein in liver was detected between SHR and WKY rats. (3) Total antioxidant capacities of kidney, liver, heart and brain were markedly lower in SHR than that in WKY rats (P<0.05). Thus, the present data reveal a higher inflammatory status in the important tissues in SHR and indicate that inflammation might play a potential role in pathogenesis of hypertension and secondary organ complications.
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Oxidative Stress
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RNA, Messenger
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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metabolism
10.Study on treatment of iron-deficiency anemia by shengxuening.
You-fu KE ; Ke-min WEI ; Jun-xian ZHENG ; Jinbao PU ; Yongqiang ZHU ; Weiqing LIANG
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2004;24(10):893-896
OBJECTIVETo observe the therapeutic effect of shengxuening (SXN) in treating iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) and to explore its molecular mechanism on iron metabolism balance regulation.
METHODSPatients with IDA were randomly divided into the treated group and the control group, 50 in each group. They were treated with SXN (0.1 g, three times per day) and ferrous gluconate (0.1 g, three times per day) respectively, for 30 days. Levels of serum iron (Fe), total iron binding capacity (TIBC), transferrin saturation (TS), serum ferritin (SF), transferrin (Tf), soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) and blood routine test, as well as scoring of TCM qi-blood deficiency Syndrome were conducted before and after treatment.
RESULTSThe total effective rate in the treated group reached 92%, it was shown that SXN could improve the iron metabolism, increase levels of Fe, TS, SF and reduce levels of TIBC, Tf, sTfR, it has obvious effect in promoting erythrocyte generation and could promote formation of leucocytes and platelets. The total effective rate in the control group was 32%, which was significantly lower than that in the treated group (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONThe effect of SXN in treating IDA and qi-blood deficiency Syndrome is evident, it could improve the iron metabolism, increase levels of Fe, TS, SF and lower levels of TIBC, Tf, sTfR.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency ; blood ; drug therapy ; Child ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Ferritins ; blood ; Humans ; Iron ; blood ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Receptors, Transferrin ; blood