1.Study on Bacterial Endotoxins Test for L-Oxiracetam Injection
Hongping WANG ; Meimei HUANG ; Zuyuan RONG
China Pharmacist 2016;19(10):1993-1995
Objective:To establish a bacterial endotoxins testing method for L-oxiracetam injection. Methods: According to the gel-clot technique for bacterial endotoxin inspection and the related regulations in Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 edition, volume Ⅳ, general rule 1143), tachypleus amebocyte lysate (TAL) from two different manufacturers were used for bacterial endotoxins test on 3 batches of L-oxiracetam injection with methodology studies. Results:Diluted to 8. 3 mg·ml-1 , the samples showed no interference a-gainst the bacterial endotoxins test. Conclusion:The bacterial endotoxins test method for L-oxiracetam injection is applicable with the endotoxin limit of 3 EU·ml-1 .
2.Anesthesia in the Signal Processing Methods.
Jiajun GU ; Yan HUANG ; Jilun YE ; Kaijun WANG ; Meimei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2015;39(5):321-323
Anesthesia plays an essential role in clinical operations. Guiding anesthesia by EEG signals is one of the most promising methods at present and it has obtained good results. The analysis and process of the EEG signals in anesthesia can provide clean signal for further research. This paper used variance threshold method to remove the mutation fast and large interfering signals; and used notch filter to remove frequency interference, smoothing filter to remove baseline drift and Butterworth low-pass filter to remove high frequency noise at the same time. In addition to this, the translation invariant wavelet method to remove interference noise on the signals which was after the classical filter and retained non-stationary characteristics was used to evaluate parameter calculation. By comparing the calculated parameters from treated signal using this paper's methods and untreated signal and standard signal, the standard deviation and correlation has been improved, particularly the major parameters BetaR, which provides better signal for integration of multi-parameter to evaluate depth of anesthesia index for the latter.
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3.Influence of hypoxia during different pregnancy stages on myocardial remodeling in adult offspring rats
Lingxing WANG ; Ziyang HUANG ; Meimei LI ; Zhenhua WANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2014;17(10):696-700
Objective To evaluate whether the timing of maternal hypoxia during pregnancy could myocardial remodeling in adult offspring.Methods Twenty-four pregnant rats were assigned to the maternal hypoxia group starting from the early period of pregnancy (G1,day 3 to 21 of pregnancy),the group starting from the middle period of pregnancy (G2,day 9 to 21 of pregnancy),the group starting from the late period of pregnancy (G3,day 15 to 21 of pregnancy),or the control group (G0).Six rats were included in each group.Rats in the maternal hypoxia groups (G1,G2 and G3) were subjected to hypoxia for 3 hours in a low pressure cabin with an oxygen concentration of (10± 1) %.Systolic blood pressure,wet weight of the left ventricle normalized for body weight (left ventricular weight/body weight,LVW/BW),diameter of cardiomyocytes,and the expression levels of collagen Ⅰ and collagen Ⅲ were measured in adult male offspring at the age of 3 and 5 months.One-way ANOVA and SNK test were used for statistical analysis.Results Maternal hypoxia from day 3 to 21 of pregnancy induced higher systolic blood pressure in male offspring at the age of 3 months and 5 months [3 months:G1 (122.0± 11.7) mmHg,G0 (108.3±9.5) mmHg,F=2.97; 5 months:G1 (128.5±7.9) mmHg,G0 (114.6±-10.0) mmHg,F=3.17,both P<0.05].Maternal hypoxia also led to a higher LVW/BW ratio (G1 1.99±0.03,G0 1.80±0.02,P<0.05),and increased collagen Ⅰ and collagen Ⅲ expression (collagen Ⅰ /β-actin:G1 1.76±0.07,G0 0.48±0.04,P<0.01; collagen Ⅲ /β-actin:G1 0.68±0.05,G0 0.34±0.03,P<0.01) in adult male offspring at the age of 5 months.Maternal hypoxia from day 9 to 21 of pregnancy induced a higher LVW/BW ratio (3 months:G2 2.15 ± 0.05,G0 1.98 ± 0.02,P<0.05; 5 months:G2 1.96±±0.05,G0 1.80±0.02,P<0.05),and increased collagen Ⅰ and collagen Ⅲ expression (3 months:collagen Ⅰ /β-actin G2 0.98±±0.02,G0 0.87±0.02,P<0.05; collagen Ⅲ /β-actin:G2 0.87±±0.01,G0 0.82±0.01,P<0.05; 5 months; collagen Ⅰ /β-actin G2 1.61±0.05,G0 0.48±0.04,P<0.01; collagen Ⅲ / β-actin:G2 0.61 ±0.04,G0 0.34±0.03,P<0.01) in male offspring at the age of 3 months and 5 months,but did not affect systolic blood pressure.Maternal hypoxia from day 15 to 2l did not have any effect.The diameter of cardiomyocytes in male offspring was not significantly different between the groups.Conclusions Maternal hypoxia during different periods of pregnancy has different effects on cardiac structure in adult rat offspring.Maternal hypoxia started in early or mid-pregnancy leads to cardiac collagen deposition without an increase in myocyte size in adult offspring,which may be independent of the change in blood pressure.
4.Tuina and External Application for Cervical Spondylopathy
Shengfeng LIU ; Yuanbin HUANG ; Meimei SUN ; Suqin LIU ; Yuanchun XIAO
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2004;2(2):45-47
Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy and characteristics of Tuina and herbal and magnetic application in the treatment of cervical spondylopathy, Method: 302 subjects were treated with above methods and their efficacy were assessed according to the patterns. Results: Among the 302 cases, 153 cases were cured, 131 got marked effects, 14 cases were improved and 4 cases failed; the total effective rate was 98.7%. Conclusion: Tuina in combination with herbal and magnetic application has good effects on various pattern of cervical spondylopathy.
5.Evaluation of Improvement Effects about Prescription Checking and Intervention Skills of Pharmacists in a Hospital
Ping FAN ; Yangyang GAO ; Yuezhou HUANG ; Meimei YANG ; Ting XU
China Pharmacy 2017;28(14):1998-2001
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the improvement and rectification effects about prescription checking and intervention skills of pharmacists. METHODS:By retrospective investigation,2417 outpatient prescriptions and 1698 outpatient prescriptions were respectively selected from some one hospital during Oct.-Dec. 2015 (before improvement and rectification) and Jan.-Mar. 2016 (after improvement and rectification). According to standards,guidelines and references as Prescription Administrative Poli-cy,Prescription Review Management Standard(trial)and drug instructions,irrational drug use and prescription checking and inter-vention skills of pharmacists were compared before and after the implementation of rectification measures as optimizing hospital in-formation system,improving comprehensive skills of pharmacists,strengthening pharmacists'concept,establishing feedback mech-anism. RESULTS:After the implementation of rectification measures,unsuitable indications,clinical diagnosis inconsistent with medication,antibiotics use without indications,unsuitable usage and dosage,unsuitable drug combination and irrational drug use were all decreased,but repeated drug use was increased,without statistical significance (P>0.05). The number of non-standard prescriptions and unsuitable prescriptions checked by pharmacists were decreased,without statistical significance(P>0.05). The in-cidence of checking missing,excessive checking and checking error were all increased from 2.40%,0.99%,3.39% before im-provement and rectification to 0.47%,0.29%,0.77%,with statistical significance(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:The improvement and rectification measures of the hospital can improve comprehensive prescription checking and intervention skills of pharmacists. Ir-rational drug use should be further standardized.
6.Influence of 8-week swimming on peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetic rats
Huayu SHANG ; Zhi XIA ; Dan ZHANG ; Meimei HUANG ; Ruonan SHANGGUAN ; Quansheng SU
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2014;33(4):719-724
AIM:To explore the influence of long-term swimming on peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetic rats.METHODS:Male Wistar rats were fed with a high-fat and high-fructose diet, and injected with streptozocin to estab-lish a model of type 2 diabetes mellitus.The rats were randomly divided into 4 groups:blank control group (C group), ex-ercise control group ( CE group ) , diabetes mellitus group ( DM group ) and diabetes mellitus +exercise group ( DME group).The rats in CE group and DME group received 8-week swimming training (6 d/week).The training time was 20, 30 and 45 min in the first 3 d,respectively, and then it increased to 60 min a day.Eight weeks later, the motor nerve conduc-tion velocity ( MNCV ) and the levels of tumor necrosis factor α( TNF-α) , interleukin 6 ( IL-6 ) and C-reactive protein ( CRP) in sciatic nerve tissues of the rats were measured .The morphological changes of the sciatic nerve were also observed under light microscope .RESULTS:Compared with DM group , 8-week swimming obviously accelerated the MNCV ( P<0.05), decreased the levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and CRP in DME group (but no significant difference, P>0.05).The obvi-ous nerve injury in DM group was observed .However , the pathological change of the sciatic nerve in DME group was re-lieved.CONCLUSION:Eight-week swimming training significantly accelerates the MNCV , attenuates the nerve injury in diabetic rats and has protective effect on peripheral nerve , which may be correlated with relieving the inflammatory reaction .
7.Nurses' attitude to and experience of physical activity and associated health promotion in UK and China
Fei SUN ; Hongling HUANG ; Hui JIANG ; Li LI ; Meimei TIAN ; Wenqin YE
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;(10):12-16
Objective To learn Chinese and English nurses' knowledge of,attitude to,and experience of physical activity(PA) and associated health promotion(HP).Methods Content analysis method was used to analyze the open-ended questions in a questionnaire survey of Chinese and English nurses about physical activity and associated health promotion.Results Nurses from both countries felt the heavy workload of nursing work was an important barrier for their personal PA,and they all appealed the institution should provide PA facilities or easy access to gym or other sport center.UK nurses demonstrated comprehensive understanding of PA and PA HP,and reported positive attitude toward their own role model in PA HP.Chinese nurses concerned more about their own PA than their PA HP,and they were lack of motivation to participate in PA.Conclusions Education to nurses for physical activity and health promotion should be encouraged.Implications for future research about nurses' occupational physical activity are noted.
8.Intervention with flexible bronchoscopy in patiens with respiratory failure caused by tracheal stenosis
Jiwang WANG ; Wangjian ZHA ; Xu QI ; Meimei LI ; Linfu ZHOU ; Mao HUANG
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013;22(5):521-525
Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of intervention with flexible bronchoscope under general anesthesia by using laryngeal mask in patients with severe tracheal stenosis induced respiratory failure.Methods A total of 16 in-patients with respiratory failure caused by severe tracheal stenosis admitted from September 2009 to March 2012 were retrospectively reviewed.A comprehensive bronchoscopic intervention for the complete patency of airway was successfully performed with various techniques such as cryotherapy,electrocautery,balloon dilatation,and implantation of selfexpanding metal stents under genersl anesthesia by using laryngeal mask.The efficiency of comprehensive bronchoscopic intervention and dyspnea score were evaluated by chest CT scan and bronchoscopic examination before and after the treatment.Data were expressed as ((x-)± s).Paired t test was used for statistical analysis of the data.Results The degrees of tracheal stenosis and dyspnea score before and after intervention were (85.0±8.4)% vs.(20.9±7.6)% (P<0.01) and (3.9±0.3vs.2.4±0.5,P< 0.01),respectively.There were no life-threatening complications occurred including massive haemorrhage.Conclusions It is an effective and safe technique to resolve the tracheal stenosis-induced respiratory failure with intervention by using flexible bronchoscope under general anesthesia with laryngeal mask,and it is a promising interventional treatment for clinic application.
9.Urgent need for contraceptive education and services in Chinese unmarried undergraduates: A multi-campus survey.
Yuanzhong, ZHOU ; Jinwen, XIONG ; Jie, LI ; Shiyun, HUANG ; Xuejun, SHANG ; Guohui, LIU ; Meimei, ZHANG ; Pin, YIN ; Sheng, WEI ; Chengliang, XIONG
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2011;31(4):426-32
In order to ascertain prevalence rate of premarital sexual intercourse, unintended pregnancy and abortion, and evaluate associated factors of unintended pregnancy among undergraduates from all over China, the representative sample of unmarried undergraduates was obtained by using a multi-stage, stratified, probability cluster design, and data were collected by using a survey questionnaire. 62 326 available responders were gained. 11.6% of them acknowledged having experiences of premarital sexual intercourse (standardized prevalence rate of sexual intercourse was 13.8%). 31.5% of students active in premarital sex acknowledged undergoing unintended pregnancy. 76.2% of pregnant students selected abortion to end it. Of students active in premarital sex, 46.2% used contraception at the first sexual intercourse, 28.2% replied "always" using contraception in sexual intercourse. The rate of using condoms, oral contraceptives (OCs), and withdrawal among students who had used contraception was 52.0%, 31.0%, and 27.2% respectively. "No preparation for sex" (40.3%), "pleasure decrement" (32.1%), "won't-be-pregnancy in occasional sexual intercourse" (30.2%) were their common excuses for using no contraception. The identified risk factors for unintended pregnancy among students active in premarital sex by multivariate analysis were as follows: having no steady lover [having no steady lover vs having a steady lover: odds ratio (OR), 1.875; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.629-2.158], unaware of the course of conception (unaware vs aware: OR, 2.023; 95% CI, 1.811-2.260), considering abortion not endanger women's physical and mental health (no endangerment vs endangerment: OR, 2.659; 95% CI, 2.265-3.121), nonuse of contraception (never use vs always use: OR, 1.682; 95% CI, 1.295-2.185). Medical students were not less likely to experience an unintended pregnancy than nonmedical students (OR, 1.111; 95% CI, 0.906-1.287). The substantial proportion of unintended pregnancy among undergraduates indicates a need for convenient and targeted contraceptive education and services.
10.Sodium pyruvate protect occipital cortex of rats with repetitive and severe neonatal hypoglycemia detected by high resolution 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Kun LIU ; Yuchuan FU ; Meimei DU ; Xinjian YE ; Xiaoyan HUANG ; Yongjin ZHOU ; Liangcai ZHAO ; Hongchang GAO ; Zhihan YAN
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2017;20(3):228-233
Objectives To investigate the occipital cortex metabolite alterations in repetitive and severe neonatal hypoglycemia rats treated with sodium pyruvate and to reveal the protective role of sodium pyruvate using high resolution 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.Methods Thirty-six 2-dayold Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into hypoglycemia group and pyruvate group with 18 rats in each group.Rats in both groups received intraperitoneal injections of insulin (40 U/kg body weight) at 2,4 and 6 days of age to induce severe hypoglycemia (blood glucose value ≤ 1.4 mmol/L).In the hypoglycemia group,2.5 hours after insulin injection,intraperitoneal injection of 50% glucose (2 ml/kg) was administered to terminate hypoglycemia,while in the pyruvate group,50% glucose (2 ml/kg) and sodium pyruvate solution 2.5 ml/kg (500 mg/kg) were injected.Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling assay was used to observe the status of injured neurons in six neonatal rats,and metabolite changes in occipital cortex of the other 12 rats were detected by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.The difference between the two groups was compared by independent-samples t test.Results Neonatal rats of both groups reached severe hypoglycemia level 2.5 hours after insulin injection.Compared with hypoglycemia group,pyruvate group had fewer injured neurons (45±5 vs 113 ± 12,t=0.782,P=0.013) and lower injured index in the occipital cortex (0.15 ± 0.03 vs 0.36 ± 0.06,t=l.143,P=0.020).Pyruvate group showed significant decreases in the concentration of taurine [(13.31 ± 2.06) vs (18.44 ± 3.86) mol/kg,t=8.231],glutamine[(1.50 ± 0.24) vs (2.02 ± 0.40) mol/kg,t=3.137],glutamate[(7.04 ± 0.95) vs (9.40 ± 1.73) mol/kg,t=6.449],aspartate[(1.51 ± 0.28) vs (2.15 ± 0.58) mol/kg,t=2.561] and creatine [(6.37±0.99) vs (8.46± 1.77) mol/kg,t =4.226] in the occipital cortex (all P'<0.017).Conclusions Simultaneous use of glucose and sodium pyruvate to terminate hypoglycemia in repetitive and severe neonatal hypoglycemia rats can effectively alleviate severe hypoglycemia-induced occipital lobe damage via regulating excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters,energy metabolism and other metabolic pathways.