1.Effects of nicorandil on lung injury induced by collapse
Chunguang WANG ; Su CAO ; Weixun ZHANG ; Peiwen WANG ; Xiaocui BIAN ; Fuhai JI
The Journal of Clinical Anesthesiology 2017;33(12):1211-1214
Objective To investigate the effects and possible mechanisms of nicorandil on lung injury of the collapsed lung in one-lung ventilation.Methods Twenty-four clean Japanese big-ear rabbits were randomly divided into sham group (group S) (two-lung ventilation + thoracotomy),negative control group (group C) (one-lung ventilation + thoracotomy + saline),nicorandil group (group N) (one-lung ventilation+thoracotomy+nicorandil) and antagonist group (group J) (onelung ventilation+ thoracotomy+ nicorandil+ glyburide) equally.Mechanical ventilation was implemented through self-made double-lumen endotracheal tube after intravenous induction through ear marginal vein.Intravenous maintenance medicine was infused by trace injection pump after anesthesia induction.Thoracic surgery was simulated through one-lung or two-lung ventilation determined by auscultation,bubble test and direct observation.Then wet and dry weight ratio (W/D) and content of MDA were measured after non-ventilatory lung was processed and preserved.The expression of Akt,p-Akt and NF-κB protein in non-ventilatory lung tissue were detected by Western-blot in all groups.Results In respects of W/D and content of MDA,the other three groups had significant differences compared with group S (P < 0.05).It was significantly lower in group N than in group C (P <0.05),and it was significantly higher in group J than in group N (P<0.05).The expressions of pAkt protein and p-Akt/Akt in group N were significantly higher than those in group S and group C (P<0.05).Those of group J were significantly lower than group N (P<0.05).Compared with group S,the expression of NF-κB protein in group C was significantly higher (P<0.05).That of group N was significantly lower than that of group C (P<0.05).But that in group J was higher than that in group N (P < 0.05).Conclusion Nicorandil has a protective effect on the collapse and inflation of non-ventilatory lung in rabbits under one-lung ventilation,acting on mitoKATP through PI3K/Akt,and down-regulating NF-κB to reduce IR-induced lung injury.
2.Role of dermoscopy in assessing vitiligo activity
Chao FU ; Jiaona WU ; Wenchao LANG ; Fei GAO ; Guiye NIU ; Peiwen BIAN ; Minhong GAO ; Xiaoqing SI ; Linlin XIN
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2022;55(3):268-271
With in-depth research and development of dermoscopy, the dermoscopic features including perifollicular pigments, perilesional pigments, pigment network structure, satellite phenomenon and "tapioca sago" appearance, micro-Koebner phenomenon and comet tail-like phenomenon have provided a basis for the evaluation of vitiligo activity. This review summarizes progress in the evaluation of vitiligo activity with dermoscopy in recent years, aiming to promote the application of dermoscopy in the assessment of vitiligo activity.