1.Effects of Electroacupuncture on Learning and Memory and Expression of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor and p75 Neurotrophin Receptor in Rats with Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion
Xiaojie LI ; Ruhui LIN ; Jing TAO ; Congkuai ZHAO ; Kunqiang YU ; Chunyan LI ; Hongwei PENG ; Lidian CHEN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2015;21(9):1020-1024
Objective To observe the effects of electroacupuncture on learning and memory, and discuss the therapeutic mechanism. Methods 45 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham group (n=15), model group (n=15) and electroacupuncture group (n= 15). The latter 2 groups were modeled with middle cerebral artery occlusion for 1.5 h and reperfusion. The rats of electroacupuncture group received electroacupuncture at Shenting (DU24) and Baihui (DU20) for 7 days. Learning and memory ability was tested with Morris water maze. Neurologic impairment was assessed with Longa's score. Their hippocampus were observed under HE staining and the level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) protein were determined with Western blotting. Results Compared with the model group, the latency of water maze decreased and the times crossing the platform increased in electroacupuncture group (P<0.05), while the Longa's score significantly reduced (P<0.05), and the lesion of nerve cells were alleviated, with the decrease of p75NTR and increase of BDNF in the ischemic hippocampus (P<0.01). Conclusion Electroacupuncture can improve the learning and memory of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion rats, which may relate with up-regulating BDNF and down-regulating p75NTR in hippocampus.
2.Relationship between Injury Sites, Pathological Types and Attention in Post Stroke Cognitive Impairment
Feiwen LIU ; Jia HUANG ; Jiao LIU ; Qin WANG ; Zhengkun LIN ; Kunqiang YU ; Haiyan SONG ; Xiaofeng LIANG ; Guohua ZHENG ; Jing TAO ; Lidian CHEN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2016;22(4):443-447
Objective To study the relationship between injury site (right or left) or pathological type (hemorrhage or infarct) and atten-tion impairment in post stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI). Methods June, 2014 to June 2015, 49 patients with PSCI were assessed with Test of Attentional Performance (TAP) within 1 week of admission. The reaction time and the numbers of correct response were recorded. Results The reaction time of alertness (with or without alarm) was shorter in the patients with left infarction (Z=-2.32, t=-3.76, P<0.05), and the correct number of auditory was more (Z=2.42, P<0.05) than those with right infarction. The reaction time of incompatibility test and Go/Nogo test was shorter in patients with left hemorrhage than those with right hemorrhage (Z>2.32, t=-3.10, P<0.05). Conclusion A trend of lateralization was found in patients with PSCI, rather than in the pathology.
3.Effect of low molecular weight heparin calcium on coagulation function and platelet in patients with free anterolateral thigh flap transplantation before surgery
Jiaquan YANG ; Yulian LIU ; Kunqiang CHEN ; Jianping LIAO ; Gang ZHAO
China Modern Doctor 2023;61(34):72-75
Objective To explore the effect of low molecular weight heparin calcium on coagulation function and platelet(PLT)in patients before and after anterolateral thigh flap transplantation.Methods Fifty patients with skin and soft tissue defects of hands and feet treated in Wuxi Ninth Hospital and Jiujiang No.1 People's Hospital from January to December 2022 were selected as the study objects.They were divided into observation group(26 cases)and control group(24 cases)according to random number table method.Patients in observation group received low molecular weight heparin calcium 12h before surgery,and continued to receive routine treatment once a day after surgery.Patients in control group began to use low molecular weight heparin calcium routinely 4h after surgery,once a day.The coagulation function and PLT before and after surgery were compared between two groups.Results There were no significant differences in incidences of vascular crisis and skin flap necrosis between two groups(P>0.05).Five patients in observation group received intraoperative or postoperative blood transfusion,which was excluded in further analysis.On first day and third day after surgery,fibrinogen(FIB)and PLT in two groups were significantly higher than those before surgery,and thrombin time(TT)was significantly shorter than that before surgery(P<0.05).On third day after surgery,activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT)and prothrombin time(PT)in observation group were significantly longer than those before surgery(P<0.05).Before surgery,first day and third day after surgery,there were no significant differences in FIB,APTT,PT and TT between two groups(P>0.05).On third day after surgery,PLT of observation group was significantly higher than that of control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Both FIB and PLT were higher after surgery regardless of the use of low molecular weight heparin calcium before and after surgery,and FIB and PLT were more significantly higher in patients treated 12h before surgery.