1.Protective effect of sphingosine 1-phosphate postconditioning on hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in human umbilical vein endothelial cell
Mengmeng LI ; Yuqing WANG ; Lizhi ZHANG ; Jianshi LOU ; Ke WEN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2016;(2):184-188,189
Aim To investigate the protective effects of sphingosine 1-phosphate ( S1 P ) postconditioning on hypoxia/reoxygenation( H/R) injury in human umbili-cal vein endothelial cells ( HUVEC ) and its mecha-nisms. Methods HUVECs cells were divided into five groups: normal ( control) group, S1P low concentra-tion group ( L ) , S1 P medium concentration group (M), S1P high concentration group ( H) and H/R group. MTT method was used to measure cell survival. Using flow cytometric analysis, the rate of cell apopto-sis was determined. The activities of total superoxide dismutase ( T-SOD) , copper/zinc superoxide dismuta-se ( CuZn-SOD ) , manganese superoxide dismutase ( Mn-SOD) activity, nitric oxide ( NO) and malondial-dehyde ( MDA ) content in cell culture medium were measured with colorimetry. Mitochondrial membrane potential in cells was observed with fluorescence micro-scope. Bax/Bcl-2, eNOS protein expression levels in HUVECs cells were observed with Western blot. Re-sults Compared with H/R group, S1P low, medium and high concentrations in the intervention group could significantly increase the cell survival rate after H/R injury, and increase activity of T-SOD, CuZn-SOD, Mn-SOD and decrease content of MDA. Moreover, S1 P could significantly increase NO content and in-crease eNOS protein expression, decrease apoptosis rate and inhibit the reduction of mitochondrial mem-brane potential. Conclusions S1P can decrease cell apoptosis rate of HUVECs after H/R injury with a cer-tain concentration dependence. The protection of S1P for cell apoptosis of HUVECs after H/R injury may be related to decreasing the intracellular MDA content and improving intracellular SOD activity, increasing mito-chondrial membrane potential and enhancing expres-sion of Bcl-2, anti-apoptotic protein.
2.Bonding strength of resin and tooth enamel after teeth bleaching with cold plasma
Mengmeng ZHU ; Guomin WANG ; Ke SUN ; Yinglong LI ; Jie PAN
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2016;48(1):116-120
Objective:To investigate the immediate bond strength and surface structure of resin and the tooth enamel which treated by cold plasma.Methods:In the study,40 bovine incisors were divided into two equal parts.In this sense,all enamel adhesive samples were prepared and then randomly divided into 4 groups(n =20).group 1:acid +single bond 2 +resin composite(control group);group 2:beyond bleaching+acid+single bond 2+resin composite;group 3:treated by cold plasma for 5 minutes+acid+single bond 2+resin composite;group 4:treated by cold plasma for 5 minutes+single bond 2+resin composite.Single bond 2 bonding system and Filtek Z250 resin were used in this experiment.The shear bond strength was tested by universal testing machine.The surface of the enamel in different processes was observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM).Statistical analyses by the single factor analysis of variance and multiple pairwise comparisons were performed with SPSS 1 7 .0 .Results:The shear bond strength of group 4 (8.60 MPa)was significantly lower than that of the other three groups (P<0.05). The shear bond strength of group 2 (1 7.89 MPa)was higher than that of group 4,but lower than group 1 and group 3 (P<0.05).There was no significant difference between group 1 (34.82 MPa)and group 3 (34.69 MPa).Scanning electron microscope indicated that the enamel treated by cold plasma had slight molten form,which was different from etched enamel surface.The fractured surface of group 3 was mix fracture,which was similar to the control group (group 1 ).Conclusion:Compared with the conven-tional clinic bleaching,immediate bond strength of resin-enamel that treated by cold plasma has not been affected.
3.The rehabilitation effect of universal and individualized dual-track nursing on patients with endometrial cancer after laparoscopic surgery
Ke ZHANG ; Yanli WEI ; Mengmeng ZHANG
Journal of Shenyang Medical College 2024;26(2):152-156,161
Objective:To investigate the effects of universal and individualized dual-track nursing on the recovery process,bladder function,self-care ability and complications of patients with endometrial cancer(EC)after laparoscopic surgery.Methods:A total of 164 EC patients admitted to our hospital from Aug 2019 to Jan 2022 were collected and randomly divided into conventional nursing group and dual-track nursing group,82 patients in each group.All patients in 2 groups received laparoscopic surgery,the conventional nursing group received routine nursing intervention,and the dual-track nursing group received universal and individual dual-track nursing intervention on the basis of conventional nursing.The recovery process(time of first ambulation,first exhaust and hospitalization),self-care ability,postoperative bladder function,incidence of complications,quality of life,and recurrence rate of 1-year follow-up were compared between the two groups.Results:The first ambulation time,first exhaust time and hospitalization time in dual-track nursing group were shorter than those in conventional nursing group(P<0.05).At 3 days after operation,the recovery rate of bladder function in the dual-track nursing group was significantly higher in dual-track nursing group than that in conventional nursing group(P<0.05).After 3 months of nursing,the scores of health knowledge,self-care responsibility,nursing skills and self-concept in dual-track nursing group were higher than those in conventional nursing group,while the scores of PWB,SWB,EWB and FWB were lower than those in conventional nursing group(P<0.05).During the nursing period,the incidence of complications in the dual-track nursing group was lower than that in the conventional nursing group(P<0.05).After 1 year of follow-up,the recurrence rate of dual-track nursing group was slightly lower than that of conventional nursing group,but the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05).Conclusion:The application of universal and individualized dual-track nursing in EC patients after laparoscopic surgery can improve patients'self-care ability and quality of life,enhance bladder function,reduce complications and recurrence,and promote patients'rapid recovery after surgery.
4.Value of delta radiomic based on contrast enhanced MRI to predict pathological complete response after neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer
Qiao ZENG ; Mengmeng KE ; Linhua ZHONG ; Yongjie ZHOU ; Xuechao ZHU ; Chongwu HE ; Lan LIU
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2023;57(2):157-165
Objective:To investigate the value of delta radiomics based on longitudinal changes of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) in predicting pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) for breast cancer.Methods:The clinicopathological and imaging data of 117 patients with breast cancer confirmed by surgical pathology from April 2019 to November 2021 at Jiangxi Cancer Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. All patients were female with 23?74 (48±10) years old. The patients were randomly divided into training (81 cases) and test sets (36 cases) at the ratio of 7∶3 according to the number of random seeds in the software. All patients underwent DCE-MRI before and after early NAT (2 courses). The maximum diameter relative regression value of breast tumors before and after early NAT (D%) was calculated and used to construct a conventional imaging model. The delta radiomic features were extracted based on pre-NAT and early-NAT (2 courses) DCE-MRI and selected by redundancy analysis and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithm. A ten-fold cross-validation method was used to construct the delta radiomic model and Radscore was calculated for each patient. All patients were classified into pCR group and non-pCR group according to the surgical pathology after NAT. Significant clinicopathological variables were selected by univariate analysis and stepwise regression method. They were integrated with D% and Radscore to build the combined model and nomogram. The model performance in predicting pCR after NAT in breast cancer was evaluated by the receiver operating characteristic curve and the area under the curve (AUC), and the clinical utility of the models was compared by using clinical decision curves.Results:The combined model had the best diagnostic performance among the three models, with an AUC of 0.90 in the training set and 0.87 in the test set. The Radscore had the highest weight in the nomogram. In the training set, the diagnostic performance of the combined model and delta radiomics model were better than that of the conventional imaging model ( Z=?3.48, P=0.001; Z=2.54, P=0.011). The clinical decision curves showed an overall greater clinical benefit of the combined model compared with the conventional imaging model and delta radiomic model. Conclusions:The addition of significant clinicopathological variables and Radscore of delta radiomic model which represents the longitudinal changes in tumor heterogeneity to the conventional imaging model may improve the predictive ability of pCR. The delta radiomic may serve as a noninvasive biomarker for early prediction of NAT response.
5.Ascending, Descending, Floating and Sinking Properties of Descurainiae Semen Lepidii Semen Based on Pulmonary Edema Model
Mengmeng WANG ; Yingying KE ; Wangyang MI ; Zengfu SHAN ; Peipei YUAN ; Weisheng FENG ; Xiaoke ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(15):42-52
ObjectiveThe pulmonary edema (PE) model where the disease was located in the viscera was established according to the treatment principle that patients with the disease location inside should be treated with descending and sinking medicine, combined with changes in the disease tendency, to verify the scientificity of descending and sinking properties of Descurainiae Semen Lepidii Semen (SD), and to preliminarily elucidate the scientific connotation of descending, ascending, floating and sinking of Chinese medicine. MethodSixty male SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group, model group (20 mg·kg-1), positive drug group (dexamethasone, 0.075 mg·kg-1) and SD low (1.167 g·kg-1), medium (2.334 g·kg-1)and high (4.668 g·kg-1) dose groups. The PE model was established by intrapleural injection of 1% carrageenan (2 mL·kg-1). The evaluation indexes (lung autopsy, amount of pleural effusion, number of white blood cells, lung wet/dry weight ratio, lung water content and lung permeability) were tested to determine the optimal dose of SD decoction for intervention of PE. The relevant indexes of the five major systems (central nervous system, respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system and urinary system) closely related to the body's Qi movement were detected and changes in the disease tendency in PE rats were analyzed, to determine the descending, ascending, floating and sinking properties of SD. In addition, histopathological changes were investigated by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and types and numbers of inflammatory cells and mediators were detected to preliminarily explore the mechanism of SD in improving PE. ResultCompared with the conditions in the normal control group, the amount of pleural effusion, number of white blood cells in pleural effusion, lung wet/dry weight ratio, lung water content and lung permeability were increased (P<0.01) in the model group, where the rats presented cough, dyspnea, shortness of breath and arched back, and a small number of them had wet nose and bubble liquid in nostrils. In the autopsy of the rats in the model group, the lungs were enlarged or accompanied by congestion and plenty of pink bubble liquid appeared at the trachea. Compared with the conditions in the model group, SD reduced the amount of pleural effusion, number of white blood cells in pleural effusion, lung coefficient, lung wet/dry weight ratio and lung water content (P<0.01), and improved pulmonary edema symptoms such as damage, inflammation and infiltration around the lumen, thickening of the trachea, and accumulation of edema fluid, and the SD medium dose group had the best effect on the treatment of PE. In terms of respiratory system, compared with the normal control group, the model group had reduced latent time of cough and asthma (P<0.05, P<0.01) and elevated number of cough and wheezing (P<0.01). The three SD groups had increased latent time of cough and asthma and decreased number of cough and wheezing (P<0.01). In terms of urinary system, compared with the normal control group, the model group presented decreased urine volume. The SD low, medium and high dose groups had increased urine volume (P<0.05, P<0.01), but they had no effect on perspiration. In terms of digestive system, compared with the conditions in the normal control group, the gastric residual rate and gastrin (GT) level were increased (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the gastric emptying rate and small intestine transit rate were decreased (P<0.01). The SD low dose group had elevated small intestine transit rate (P<0.01), and the SD high and medium groups had enhanced gastric emptying rate and small intestine transit rate (P<0.01), reduced gastric residual rate, lowered GT level to promote gastrointestinal movement and transportation (P<0.01), and increased motilin (MTL) level to promote gastric emptying in rats (P<0.05, P<0.01). In terms of circulatory system, compared with the normal control group, the model group displayed reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular short axis shortening rate (LVFS) and cardiac output (CO) (P<0.01), and elevated tendency of heart rate, systolic blood pressure (SBP, P<0.01) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP, P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the SD low dose group increased LVEF and decreased DBP (P<0.05), while the SD medium dose group increased LVEF, LVFS, CO and SBP (P<0.01) and decreased DBP (P<0.05), and the SD high dose group increased LVFS (P<0.01) and decreased SBP (P<0.01) and DBP (P<0.05). In terms of central nervous system, compared with the conditions in the normal control group, the standing times dropped in the model group (P<0.01). SD reduced the movement distance, movement time, standing times and activity time in the center of the open field, and increased the rest time and activity time at the edge of the open field (P<0.05, P<0.01). Moreover, compared with the normal control group, the model group had serious inflammatory infiltration around the lung lumen, thickened trachea with accumulated edema fluid, seriously damaged lung tissue, increased number of white blood cells and percentage of neutrophils in blood (P<0.01), elevated percentage of monocytes, interleukin-4 (IL-4), immunoglobulin E (IgE) level and reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in lung tissue (P<0.05,P<0.01), and decreased IFN-γ in alveolar lavage fluid (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, SD decreased the number of white blood cells, neutrophil accumulation, pulmonary congestion and interstitial edema, IFN-γ and IL-4 levels in alveolar lavage fluid and ROS level in lung tissue, and increased IgE level (P<0.05, P<0.01). ConclusionSD had a significant improvement effect on PE model where the disease was located in the viscera. It could regulate the excretion of water by purgation, regulate Qi movement and expel Qi stagnation by descending and sinking lung Qi, and promote purification and descent of lung qi to make Qi movement downward. This indicated SD had the descending and sinking properties. The medium dose of SD decoction exerted the best effect, and its mechanism of action might be through regulating the neutrophil inflammatory response.
6.Biomedical applications of bionic untethered micro-nano robots.
Ke ZHOU ; Mengmeng CHEN ; Jing FU ; Shuai XU ; Runhuai YANG ; Junchao QIAN
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2021;38(5):1003-1009
Bionic untethered micro-nano robots, due to their advantages of small size, low weight, large thrust-to-weight ratio, strong wireless mobility, high flexibility and high sensitivity, have very important application values in the fields of biomedicine, such as disease diagnosis, minimally invasive surgery, targeted therapy, etc. This review article systematically introduced the manufacturing methods and motion control, and discussed the biomedical applications of bionic untethered micro-nano robots. Finally, the article discussed the possible challenges for bionic untethered micro-nano robots in the future. In summary, this review described bionic untethered micro-nano robots and their potential applications in biomedical fields.
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