1.Effect and mechanism of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells transplantation on collagen-induced arthritis
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2009;13(6):-
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on collagen-induced arthritis(CIA) and the possible mechanisms. MethodsMSCs from C57BL/6 mice bone marrow were isolated and expanded. Three DBA-I mice were as normal control group (Sodium Chloride injected on day 0 and 21) after primary immunization. After the bovine collagen Ⅱ induced-CIA models were established, fifteen male mice were randomly divided into 3 groups according to treatment regi-mens: CIA control group(0.2 ml Sodium Chloride injected through caudal vein on day 0 and 21), prevention group(1×10+6 cells MSC on day 0) and treatment group. (1×10+6 cells MSC on day 21 after primary immun-ization). The observed parameters included arthritis index (Al), articular pathology changes, levels of serum TNF-α, IL-1β detected hy ELISA. In addition, the percentage of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+Treg cells(Tregs) in CD4+ T cells of spleen or lymphoid node from mice were also analyzed by flow cytometry(FCM). Results①The Al and articular pathological score of the prevention group and treatment group were lower than the CIA control group(P<0.05). ②The levels of serum TNF-α and IL-1β of normal control, prevention group and treatment group were significantly decreased compared with CIA control group(P<0.05), and positively correlated with Al or articular pathological score (P<0.05). ③The percentage of Tregs from spleen and lymph nodes was significantly increased in MSCs treated mice(P<0.05). Conclusion MSCs transplantation is effective for CIA and suppression of TNF-α, IL-1β and up-regulation of Tregs by MSCs may be the possible mechanism in CIA.
2.Clinical Observations on Pricking-cupping Bloodletting Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Yuanlin JIN ; Jingyu ZHENG ; Lingyun ZHOU
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2016;35(8):992-996
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of pricking-medicinal cupping bloodletting therapy for knee osteoarthritis.MethodSixty patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly allocated to pricking-cupping bloodletting (treatment) and conventional treatment (control) groups, 30 cases each. In the treatment group, specific points around the knee were pricked with bloodletting needles and blood was removed by cupping with decoction. In the control group, the same points were given acupuncture and the affected part was given microwave treatment. The WOMAC score was recorded in the two groups of patients before treatment and after the end of treatment course. The therapeutic effect was evaluated by comparing the pre-and post-treatment scores between the two groups.ResultThere was a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the WOMAC total score in the two groups (P<0.01). The range of decrease in the WOMAC total score was significantly larger in the treatment group than in the control group. There was a statistically significant post-treatment difference in the WOMAC total score between the two groups (P<0.01). The WOMAC item scores decreased in varying degrees in both groups after treatment (P<0.01). The total efficacy rate was statistically higher in the treatment group than in the control group; there was a statistically significantdifference (P<0.05). The clinical therapeutic effect was statistically better in the treatment group than in the control group.Conclusion Pricking-medicinal cupping bloodletting is statistically better than conventional treatment in treating knee osteoarthritis. It can effectively relieve the pain and stiffness and improve knee function and the quality of life in the patients.
3.Medical students do not adversely affect the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for ED patients
Lingyun YU ; Yan ZHAO ; Xianlong ZHOU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2015;17(9):1360-1363
Objective To investigate the effect of medical student involvement on the quality of actual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).Methods A digital video-recording system was used to record and analyze CPR procedures for adult patients from March 2011 to September 2012.Results Twenty-six student-involved and 40 non-student-involved cases were studied.The chest compression rate in the studentinvolved group was significantly higher than that in the non-student-involved group (P < 0.01).The proportion of compressions atabove 110 cpm was higher in the student-involved group (P =0.021),whereas the proportion at 90 ~ 110 cpm was lower in the student-involved group (P =0.015).The ratio of hands-off time to total manual compression time was significantly lower in the student-involved group than in the non-student-involved group (P < 0.05).In contrast,the student-involved group delivered a higher ventilation rate compared with the non-student-involved group (P < 0.05).The observed time delay to first compression and first ventilation was very similar between the groups.There were no significant differences between groups in either return of spontaneous circulation or time from survival to discharge.Conclusions Student-involved resuscitation teams were able to perform good CPR,with higher compression rates and fewer interruptions.However,the supervision from medical staff is still needed to ensure appropriate chest compression and ventilation rate in student-involved actual CPR in the emergency department.
4.Clinical Observations on Combined Acupuncture and Medicine for the Treatment of Kidney Deficiency and Phlegm ;Dampness Syndrome in Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Lingyun ZHOU ; Chuanhua XU ; Shuping LI
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2016;35(10):1213-1215
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of combined acupuncture and medicine in treating kidney deficiency and phlegm dampness syndrome in obese polycystic ovary syndrome. Method Sixty-four patients were randomly allocated to two groups. The treatment group received combined acupuncture and medicine and the control group, oral administration of metformin. The course of treatment was three months. Pre-treatment and post-treatment indicators were statistically analyzed in the two groups of patients. Result BMI, waist to hip ratio, fasting insulin, fasting blood glucose and HOMA-IR improved significantly in the treatment group of patients after treatment; there were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences (P<0.05). Post-treatment BMI and waist to hip ratio improved more markedly in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Combined acupuncture and medicine has a better therapeutic effect on kidney deficiency and phlegm dampness syndrome in obese polycystic ovary syndrome.
5.Construction and Practice of Regional Three Grade Rehabilitation Medical Service System
Nan ZHOU ; Lingyun GONG ; Shibin WU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(3):370-372
A service system was created that the tertiary hospitals as the leader, the secondary hospitals as the core and the basic hospi-tals as the foundation, formed the one-stop three level medical rehabilitation service system. It made the referral process more convenient with the operation of the one-stop service, along with the integrated management, the homogenization treatment and the one-stop three level medical institutions;and also solved the problems of the inadequate of rehabilitation medical institutions, the lackage of rehabilitation profes-sionals and the uneven professional and technical condition, that realized hierarchical rehabilitation and two-way referral to meet the rehabil-itation needs of patients.
6.Teaching practice and assessment of motivational interviewing curriculum for medical school students
Xiaoli ZHOU ; Lingyun GAO ; Suxin LUO
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2015;(3):286-289,290
Objective To explore the necessity and effect of the motivational interviewing/MIcurriculum in medical school students. Methods Helping smoking cessation in standard patients with coronary heart disease was assumed as the expected goal. MI was carried out for medical school students to master basal knowledge and skills of MI and help using MI methods in persuading smoking quitting. The teaching mode of MI curriculum was comprised of a lecture series and small group dis-cussion with videotaped practice in role plays. Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI) scoring tool was applied to assess the teaching effect of MI curriculum with students' performance videotapes. Questionnaire was used to evaluate the quality and efficacy of the MI curriculum, and SPSS 13.0 was used to t test measurement data. Results Analysis of the MITI scores showed students had general mastery of MI knowledge. Nevertheless, they did not reach recommended professional profi-ciency level. The scores of empathy and MI spirit in global ratings were (4.11 ±0.32) and (5.82 ± 0.17), respectively (recommended level, 6 score). In the videotape evaluation of behavior counts, MI adherentreached (70.96%±24.34%) (recommended level, 90%). Open question reached (31.42%±8.51%) (recommended level, 70%). Total refection counts were (7.84±3.22) counts per video (recom-mended level, 10). The standard questions recommended in MI for behavior change were better used by students. 93.75%and 87.50%students used ranking questions to evaluate the importance and con-fidence of smoking quitting. Nevertheless, the exploration questions about importance and confidence were less used to know the reason behind their ranking . The results of questionnaire showed that 83.33%students felt MI curriculum effective to help them improve confidence and skills in counseling with patients. 97.91%students thought the mastery of MI methods as an important skill for physicians to have. Conclusion The teaching practice of MI curriculum in medical school students is necessary and feasible with good teaching results. It is worth for professional counseling regarding unhealthy be-havior change in patients.
7.Minocycline quadruple versus tailored therapy in retreatment of Helicobacter pylori infection
Lingyun ZHANG ; Liya ZHOU ; Zhiqiang SONG ; Yu DING ; Peng BAI
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2015;54(12):1013-1017
Objective To compare eradication rates,safety and compliance of minocycline quadruple and tailored therapies in patients retreated for Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection.Methods Between January 2014 and June 2014,135 patients with dyspepsia (18-70 years) and H.pylori infection after at least one previous eradication treatment at a tertiary hospital were randomly assigned to a 10-day treatment with minocycline quadruple therapy versus tailored triple regimen of PPI,amoxicillin and a third antibiotic.In the group of tailored therapy,medications were adjusted based on clarithromycin sensitivity and cytochrome P450 isoenzyme 2C19 genotype.Eradication status was assessed 4-12 weeks after treatment.Results Although H.pylori eradication rates were higher in the minocycline therapy group than that in the tailored therapy group in intention-to-treat [84.1% (95% CI 75.0%-93.2%) vs 75.8% (95% CI 65.1%-86.5%),P =0.245] and per-protocol [88.3% (95% CI 80.3%-96.3%) vs 79.7% (95%CI 69.7%-89.7%),P =0.197] analyses,the differences between the two groups were not statistically significant.The incidence of adverse effects and compliance between the two groups were also comparable.Conclusions The tailored therapy in this study had a poor eradication efficacy in the retreated patients with H.pylori infection.Minocycline quadruple therapy achieved a relatively satisfactory eradication efficacy and may be an alternative choice for the retreatment of H.pylori infection.Clinical trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry,ChiCTR-TRC-13003975.
8.Research of liver toxicity and associated risk factors caused by nonˉnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibittor
Depeng ZHOU ; Lingyun LIANG ; Fang LI ; Hua XU ; Lina WU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(24):3329-3331
Objective To determine the occurrence rate of liver toxicity and related risk factors after receiving highly active an-tiretroviral-therapy(HAART)by the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibittor.Methods To observe the changes of liver func-tion indexes before and after antiviral therapy in 102 patients receiving HAART,the incidence rates of the liver toxicity were com-pared between nevirapine(NVP)and efavirenz(EFV)and the risk factors of liver toxicity after treatment were analyzed.Results A-mong 102 patients,73 cases accepted the treatment of NVP,the incidence rate of hepatotoxicity was 35.6%,29 cases accepted the treatment of EFV,the incidence rate of hepatotoxicity was 13.8%,the hepatotoxicity incidence rate had statistically significant difference between the two treatment methods(χ2 =4.761,P =0.029).Co-infected by hepatitis C virus(HCV)and baseline ALT el-evation were the independent risk factors of hepatotoxicity occurrence(P <0.05).Conclusion The patients receiving the treatment of NVP are more likely to have hepatotoxicity than the patients receiving the treatment of EFV.Co-infected by HCV and baseline ALT elevation are the independent risk factors of hepatotoxicity occurrence.
9.Influences of fenofibrate on oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress in livers of hyperlipidemic rats
Weifeng ZHOU ; Xinru SHEN ; Lingyun WANG ; Qiu ZHANG ; Yunxia LU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2014;(17):2718-2721
Objective To study the influences of fenofibrate on oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress in livers of hyperlipidemic rats. Methods Male SD rats were fed with high-fat diet for 12 weeks to induce a model of hyperlipidemia, then divided into control group, high-fat diet group with another four-week high-fat diet and fenofibrate group, in which rats were treated with fenofibrate [100 mg / (kg·d)] for 4 weeks. Then improvement of insulin resistance was detected in rats with GTT and ITT experiment. The serum levels of glucose (GLU), fasting insulin (FINS),triglyceride (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) were detected. The pathological changes of livers were detected with Oil Red O staining. The oxidative stress indices such as T-SOD, Mn-SOD, GSH and T-AOC were detected with liver homogenate. The expression of GRP78 was detected with real-time quantification RT-PCR and Western blot analysis respectively. Results Compared with rats with high-fat-diet, rats after fenofibrate treatment showed obviously improved insulin resistance, lower serum level of TG, TC and FINS (P < 0.05), decreased number and size of lipid droplets in liver tissue sections. T-SOD level in liver homogenate was significantly increased (P < 0.05), while GSH and T-AOC levels increased but had no obvious differences when compared with control group (P > 0.05). The expression of GRP78 at mRNA and protein levels were increased significantly after fenofibrate treatment (P < 0.05). Conclusions Fenofibrate has significant effects on improving insulin resistance and lipid regulation, which might be related to decreased oxidative stress and subsequent endoplasmic reticulum stress.
10.Effect of electroacupuncture on abducens nerve injury in Beagle dog
Yi ZHANG ; Xia CHEN ; Lingyun ZHOU ; Xudong WANG ; Hao YU
Tianjin Medical Journal 2015;(2):147-149
Objective To establish Beagle dogs’model of abducens nerves injury and to observe the clinical therapeu?tic effect of electroacupuncture treatment. Methods Twenty-four Beagle dogs were randomly divided into simple crush group (control group) and crush with electrical stimulation group (experimental group). Cisternal segment of the abducens nerve was given a crush injury, then electrodes were implanted to stimulate the abducens nerve and lateral rectus muscle. Distance between the center of the pupil to medial margin of extraocular adjoin was measured from 1 to 12 weeks after opera?tions. Results All procedures used in the study were well tolerated by Beagle dogs. Electrode implantation to stimulate the lateral rectus muscle and the abducens nerve behind of cavemous sinus was successful. There was no statistical significance of the distance between the two groups from 1 to 2 weeks after operations, and the distance was shorter in experimental group than that in control group from 4 to 12 weeks after operations (P<0.01). Conclusion The animal models established to study electroacupuncture treatment of the injured abducens nerves was successful. Electroacupuncture can promote the re?covery of the injured abducens nerves obviously.