1.Contrastive Study of Ranunculaceae Aconitum Pendulum Busch and Aconitum Kongboense Lauener
Mengmeng WAN ; Xiaoti SHI ; Rui TAN
China Pharmacist 2016;19(9):1633-1635
Objective: To identify Aconitum pendulum Busch. and Aconitum kongboense Lauener. Methods: Aconitum pendulum Busch. and Aconitum kongboense Lauener were identified by microscopical identification and TLC. And the contents of aconitine in the two herbs were determined by HPLC. Results:Microscopical identification showed they were different from each other, and aconitine was used as the reference component. Using the solution consisting of hexane ∶ethyl acetate ∶diethylamine (10 ∶6 ∶0. 8) as the developing solvent, the compositions in the two herbs were different in TLC. The content of aconitine in Aconitum pendulum Busch was 0. 71 mg· g-1 , while that in Aconitum kongboense Lauener was only 0. 03 mg·g-1 . Conclusion:Aconitum pendulum Busch. and Aconitum kong-boense Lauener Identified by microscopical identification, TLC and HPLC,SHOW NOTABLE differences between them, and Aconitum kongboense Lauener should not be used as Aconitum pendulum Busch.
2.Therapeutic efficacy of Voriconazole on invasive fungal infections in very elderly patients
Mengmeng LI ; Jin TAN ; Xu AN ; Qiang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2016;35(5):487-489
Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Voriconazole on invasive fungal infections in very elderly patients.Methods Clinical data of 24 very elderly patients with invasive fungal infections who had sought treatment at the Department of Geriatrics of our hospital from April 2013 to April 2014 were retrospectively investigated.The classifications and quantities of fungi,accompanying symptoms,adverse reactions,blood tests,and liver and kidney function indicators were recorded and analyzed before and after treatment.Results Each of the 24 cases was found to have been infected with one or more of 17 fungal strains belonging to the genus of Candida.The rate of complete fungal elimination after treatment was 70% (12/17).Of the 24 cases,5 achieved a full recovery(20.8 %),10 (41.7 %) had significant improvement,5 (20.8 %) had some improvement,and 4 cases(16.7%)showed no therapeutic benefits,with a total effectiveness rate of 62.5 %.There was no significant difference in liver and kidney function before and after treatment(P>0.05).A transient increase in serum creatinine occurred in 1 case and defective vision in another patient during Voriconazole treatment.Conclusions The incidence of invasive fungal infections is high in very elderly patients,with Candida as the main pathogen.Voriconazole is effective in treating invasive fungal infections in very elderly patients,and close monitoring of liver and kidney function is required during voriconazole treatment.
3.Effect of Gegen Qinlian Decoction on Rotavirus-inducing Diarrhea in Neonatal Mice
Lijun SONG ; Wenchang ZHAO ; Xiaomei TAN ; Mengmeng YANG ; Jiabo LUO
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013;(7):35-37
Objective To investigate the anti-rotavirus effect of Gegen Qinlian decoction on rotavirus (RV)-inducing diarrhea neonatal mice model, and provide evidences for pharmacological and pharmacodynamic studies. Methods Neonatal diarrhea mice model of Kunming family infected with RV-Wa was developed. Symptom, diarrhea ratio and severity level, histological changes of neonatal mice’s small intestine and lung was assessed after Gegen Qinlian decoction (0.78 g/kg) treatment. Results Diarrhea ratio, diarrhea severity level, histological changes of neonatal mice’s small intestine and lung were obviously decreased after Gegen Qinlian decoction (0.78 g/kg) treatment. Conclusion Gegen Qinlian decoction has anti-rotavirus effect on RV induced diarrhea.
4.Rapid Screening and Confirmation of Perfluorinated Compounds and Their Precursors in Fish Muscle by Solid Phase Extraction Purification and Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Quadrupole/Exactive Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry
Mengmeng GUO ; Juao GUO ; Hauyan WU ; Zhujun TAN ; Yuxuu ZHAI ; Zhu WANG ; Zhaoxun LI ; Fenglung LI
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2016;44(10):1504-1513
A method was developed for the rapud screenung and confurmatuon of 18 perfluorunated compounds ( PFCs) and 21 precursors un fush muscle by solud phase extractuon and luquud chromatography coupled wuth quadrupole/exactuve orbutrap mass spectrometry (LC-Q Exactuve Orbutrap MS). In thus method, the sample was furstly extracted wuth acetonutrule-water (90∶10, V/V), cleaned-up by solud-phase extractuon usung Oasus PRuME HLB column. Then, 39 target compounds were separated on a BEH C18(2. 1 mm×100 mm, 1. 7 μm) column, and the background unterference caused by LC system was elumunated by a short C18 HPLC column located between the muxer and the auto sampler. In the process of quantufucatuon and qualufucatuon, a full MS/dd-MS2 experument was adopted un mass spectrometry acquusutuon, accompanued wuth the full scan MS date for quantufucatuon, as well as the date dependent MS2 product uon spectra for qualufucatuon. The mass accuracy error was less than 3×10-6, and the calubratuon curves were lunear well wuth correlatuon coeffucuent over 0. 99. The lumuts of detectuon ranged from 0. 02 to 0. 50 μg/kg. The average spuked recoverues for 39 target compounds were between 61 . 7% and 122 . 0%, wuth relatuve standard deruvatuons ( RSDs ) from 6 . 9% to 18 . 8%. The developed method was successfully applued to the sumultaneous determunatuon of 18 PFCs and 21 precursors un fush muscle wuth satusfactory results.
5.Total Flavone of Hawthorn Leaf inhibits neuronal apoptosis in brain tissue of rat models of chronic cerebral ischemia
Rongfang TAN ; Aihua XIA ; Xiaoguang WU ; Nana CAO ; Mengmeng LI ; Tiange ZHANG ; Yiru WANG ; Zhiling YUE
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2014;(49):7879-7883
BACKGROUND: Cerebrovascular disease often causes dysfunction of the brain nerve, and nerve cel apoptosis is the important factor of cerebral nerve dysfunction. The excessive expression of c-fos can block the transduction of intracelular signal so that producing some apoptosis-promoting factors, which involve in nerve cel apoptosis process after ischemia injury of brain. Bcl-2 is an inhibited factor. It might to be the key to treat ischemic cerebrovascular disease by inhibiting or reducing the apoptosis of nerve cels after ischemia injury. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of the Total Flavone of Hawthorn Leaf on chronic cerebral ischemia rats. METHODS: A total of 72 healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham surgery group, model group, Total Flavone of Hawthorn Leaf group and ginkgo leaf group. Permanent bilateral carotid artery ligation was used to prepare chronic cerebral ischemia model in the model group, Total Flavone of Hawthorn Leaf group and ginkgo leaf group. Total Flavone of Hawthorn Leaf group and ginkgo leaf group respectively received 140 mg/kg Total Flavone of Hawthorn Leaf and 12.3 mg/kg ginkgo leaf intragastricaly for 36 days from 36 days after model induction. Model group and sham surgery group received 3.5 mL/kg physiological saline intragastricaly. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the model group, the expression of c-fos protein significantly deceased in the Total Flavone of Hawthorn Leaf group (P < 0.01), Bcl-2 expression levels significantly increased (P < 0.01), and Ca2+ content decreased (P < 0.05). Moreover, no significant difference in above indexes was detected between Total Flavone of Hawthorn Leaf group and ginkgo leaf group (P> 0.05). These data indicated that the protective effect of Total Flavone of Hawthorn Leaf on chronic cerebral ischemia was associated with its inhibition of neuronal apoptosis. Its mechanism of anti-apoptosis might be associated with up-regulating expression of Bcl-2, down-regulating expression of c-fos and decreasing Ca2+ content in brain.
6.Prognoses and complications of patients with hematological malignancies after haploidentical or siblingidentical donor stem cell transplantations
Long SU ; Xiaoliang LIU ; Yehui TAN ; Yangzhi ZHAO ; Yu LIU ; Qiuju LIU ; Ping YU ; Naifei CHEN ; Wei HAN ; Mengmeng LIU ; Jingnan SUN ; Sujun GAO ; Wei LI
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2016;37(11):672-676
Objective To explore the long-term outcomes and complications of patients with hematological malignancies (HM) after haploidentical donor transplantation (HDT) or siblingidentical donor transplantation (SDT).Methods From June,2011 to July,2016,89 patients with HM receiving allo-HSCT were retrospectively analyzed,including 57 patients undergoing HDT and 32 cases undergoing SDT.Results The median time to achieve neutrophil engraftment was 2 days shorter after HDT than SDT,whereas that of platelet engraftment was 3 days longer after HDT than SDT.The cumulative incidence for 3 to 4 grade acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was not obviously different between HDT and SDT (8.77% versus 12.5% respectively;x2 =0.313,P =0.576).The cumulative incidence for chronic GVHD was not significantly different between HDT and SDT (45.6% versus 37.5%;~ =0.551,P =0.458).Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivity was significantly higher in patients after HDT (77.19%) than those after SDT (21.88%) (x2 =25.633,P<0.001).The occurrence of hemorrhagic cystitis was also obviously higher in patients after HDT (26.32%)than those after SDT (3.85%) (x2 =5.340,P =0.021).The 1-,2-,and 3-year relapse-free survival rate of patients receiving HDT and SDT was 63.9%,55.4%,44.3% and 71.2%,58.3%,51.8%,respectively (P =0.541).The 1-,2-,and 3-year overall survival rate of patients receiving HDT and SDT was 75.3%,65.3%,52.3% and 76.9%,62.9%,62.9%,respectively (P =0.777).Conclusion Considering similar incidence of severe GVHD and long-term outcomes,haploidentical donors should be recommended as a potential alternative donor source when an identical donor is lacking for patients with HM.
7.Immune re-constitution after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with hematological malignancies
Xiaoliang LIU ; Sujun GAO ; Yangzhi ZHAO ; Wei HAN ; Yue RONG ; Yehui TAN ; Yu LIU ; Fei SONG ; Ping YU ; Naifei CHEN ; Mengmeng LIU ; Jingnan SUN ; Wei LI
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2017;38(2):70-77
Objective To study the immune re-constitution after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in patients with hematological malignancies.Methods From June 2011 to May 2015,65 patients with hematological malignancies were analyzed retrospectively.Lymphocyte subsets were determined by flow cytometry (FCM),including total T lymphocytes (CD3+),helper T cells (CD3+ CD4+),cytotoxic T cells (CD3+ CD8+),CD4/CD8 ratio,nature killer (NK) cells (CD3-CD56+),NKT cells (CD3+ CD56+),B lymphocytes (CD19+),naive T cells (CD3+ HLA-DR+),static T cells (CD3+ HLA-DR-),and regulatory T cells (CD4+ CD25high Foxp3+) on the day 14,28 and 42,and on the month 2,3,6,9,12,15,18 and 24 after allo-HSCT.Results The percentage of CD3+ T cells located normal range after hematological recovery,and its absolute number recovered to normal range at + 15 months.The percentage of CD3+ CD4+ T cells recovered to normal range at + 24 months.However,the absolute number of CD3+ CD4+ T cells did not recover to normal range until 24 months after allo-HSCT.The percentage of CD3+ CD8+ T cells was higher than normal range at + 42 day,and its absolute number was greater than normal range at + 3 months.Hence,low CD4/CD8 ratio was observed for a long period.The re-constitution time points of the percentage and absolute number of CD3+ HLA-DR+ T cells were + 3 months and + 24 months respectively.The re-constitution time points of the percentage and absolute number of CD3 + HLA-DR-T cells were + 2 months and + 15 months respectively.The re-constitution time points of the percentage and absolute number of regulatory T cells were + 12 months and + 15 months respectively.The percentage of NKT cells located in normal range after hematological recovery,and its absolute number retumed to normal range at + 12 months.The re-constitution time points of the percentage and absolute number of B cells were + 9 months and + 18 months respectively.The percentage of NK cells located in normal range after hematological recovery,and its absolute number returned nearly to normal range at + 3 months.Conditioning regimen containing ATG,source of stem cells,CD34+ cell number,GVHD,and CMV reactivation were all associated with immune re-constitution after allo-HSCT.Conclusion Different immune cells showed different re-constitution models after allo-HSCT,and the percentage recovered faster than absolute number for a certain kind of immune cells.Studying immune re-constitution and its associated factors may offer beneficial information for insight into transplantation immunology and improve the management of allo-HSCT.
8. MicroRNA-124 inhibits rho associated kinase 1 activity to ameliorate the damages of glomerular endothelial cells caused by high glucose
Mengmeng YIN ; Hui PENG ; Jielun YANG ; Qianqian WANG ; Yuanqing LI ; Zhijun TAN ; Dan LUO ; Tanqi LOU
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2017;33(1):30-36
Objective:
To explore the effects of miR-124-ROCK1 signal pathway in the damages of glomerular endothelial cells (GEnCs) induced by high glucose.
Methods:
Rat glomerular endothelial cells were cultured in different glucose concentrations: normal control group (NG: 5.5 mmol/L), high glucose group (HG: 30.0 mmol/L), and cells were treated with ROCK1 inhibitor Y27632, miR-124-3p mimic, miR-124-3p inhibitor. The expressions of ROCK1 activity, cell apotosis and tight junction proteins were detected by Western blot. The cell tight junction protein ZO-1 in those groups were assessed by laser scanning confocal microscope.
Results:
High glucose significantly decreased miR-124 expression (
9.Surface electromyographic characteristics of sternocleidomastoid muscle in infants with congenital muscular torticollis following rehabilitation
Xuan ZHOU ; Qing DU ; Xiaoyan YANG ; Lin MAO ; Jüping LIANG ; Mengmeng TAN ; Xin LI
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2019;18(1):57-60
Objective To identify the surface electromyographic (sEMG) characteristics of bilateral stemocleidomastoid muscles in infants with congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) after rehabilitation.Methods One hundred and twenty two infants were enrolled from Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine between January 2013 and December 2015,including 63 cases receiving rehabilitation (treatment group) and 59 cases without rehabilitation (control group).The sEMG parameters of bilateral sternocleidomastoid muscles in cervical neutral,left and right rotation and stretching posture in the supine position were retrospectively collected before and after treatment/follow-up;and the root mean square (RMS) was analyzed.Results Before treatment,the RMS values of the affected side in cervical neutral position,cervical rotation and stretching posture were significantly lower than those of the unaffected side in both groups(t=15.758 and 11.950,4.871 and 4.746,4.142 and 4.318,P<0.01).In the follow-up for control group,the RMS values of the affected side in cervical neutral position,cervical rotation and stretching posture were significantly lower than those of the unaffected side (t=10.692,2.198 and 3.239;P<0.01,=0.03 and <0.01).In the treatment group there were no significant differences in the RMS values in cervical neutral position,cervical rotation and stretching posture between affected side and unaffected side after treatment(t=1.647,1.090 and 0.136,P=0.10,0.28 and 0.89).Conclusion Rehabilitation reduces the difference of the RMS values between the affected and unaffected sternocleidomastoid muscles in infants with CMT.
10.Influence of minimal residual disease before transplantation on outcome of haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Yehui TAN ; Xiaoliang LIU ; Yu LIU ; Yazhe DU ; Ming ZHANG ; Yunwei ZHANG ; Jia LI ; Long SU ; Mengmeng LIU ; Sujun GAO
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2018;39(6):344-349
Objective To analyze the effect of haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HID-HSCT) on high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL),and to explore the influence of minimal residual disease (MRD) before transplant on the outcomes.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 39 high risk ALL patients receiving HID-HSCT in our hospital from Jan.2013 to Jan.2018.The clinical features,stem cell engraftment,complications,survival and recurrence were compared between patients with pretransplant MRD + and MRD-.Results All the 39 patients presented with successful engraftment.The overall survival (OS) was 54.67%;the disease free survival (DFS) was 40.96%;the incidence rate of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) was 53.8%,including 23.1% Ⅱ-Ⅳ degree aGVHD and 2.6% Ⅲ-Ⅳ degree aGVHD.There was no significant difference in stem cell engraftment,GVHD,cytomegalovirus infection and hemorrhagic cystitis between MRD + and MRD-patients.DFS and OS in MRD + patients were significantly lower than those in MRD-patients;the cumulative RR rate increased significantly,and there was no significant difference in cumulative TRM.Conclusion HID-HSCT was an effective method to treat high-risk ALL,but MRD + patients had high recurrence rate and poor prognosis.Strategy adjustment should be considered to reduce tumor residual and the transplantation strategy should be optimized for these kinds of high risk patients,so as to improve long-term outcomes.