1.Electrochemical Behavior and Determination of Pyridoxine Hydrochloride at Graphene-Carbon Nanotubes/Poly(nicotinic acid) Modified Electrode
Fengyun HE ; Jing YU ; Huan LIU ; Xiaoyan GU ; Pengpeng TANG ; Hong ZHOU ; Changyun CHEN ; Guofei LU
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2014;(7):1039-1043
Graphene ( GN) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes ( MWCNT) composites were coated on glassy carbon electrode ( GCE ) and then poly ( nicotinic acid ) ( PNA ) was electrodeposited on the modified electrode. The electrochemical behavior of pyridoxine hydrochloride ( VB6 ) was investigated at the modified electrode by cyclic voltammetry ( CV ) and differential pulse voltammetry ( DPV ) . Results showed the oxidation current of VB6 at the GN-MWCNT/PNA/GCE was obviously larger than that at GCE, PNA/GCE and GN/MWCNT/GCE. The oxidation process of VB6 was an irreversible diffusion-controlled process involving one electron and two protons. The liner range between the peak current intensity of DPV and the concentration of VB6 was 0 . 05-200 μmol/L with a detection limit of 0 . 02 μmol/L ( S/N=3 ) . The modified electrode showed a good reproducibility with a relative standard deviation of 3 . 1% ( n=8 ) . The proposed method was applied to the analysis of vitamin B6 in vitamin B6 tablets and compound vitamin B tablets with recoveries between 96 . 1%-104 . 5%.
2.Prognostic significance of follicular lymphoma international prognostic index (FLIPI) and FLIPI2 in follicular lymphoma patients treated with rituximab plus chemotherapy
Pengpeng XU ; Dong YU ; Ying QIAN ; Qiusheng CHEN ; Xiao GU ; Li ZHANG ; Weili ZHAO
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2013;22(12):720-723
Objective To investigate the prognostic significance of follicular lymphoma international prognostic index (FLIPI) and FLIPI2 in Chinese FL patients for better prognostic model.Methods 63 newly diagnosed FL patients who received rituximab plus CHOP (cyclophosphamide,doxorubicin,vincristine and prednisone)-like chemotherapy from January 2003 to December 2010 were retrospectively analyzed according to FLIPI and FLIPI2 scoring system.Results According to FLIPI,31 patients (49.2 %) were stratified into the low risk group (0-1 point),24 (38.1%) into the intermediate risk group (2 points),and 8 (12.7 %) into the high risk group (3-5 points).As for FLIPI2 scoring,17 cases (27.0 %) were classified in low risk group (0 point),42 cases (68.3 %) in intermediate risk group (1-2 points),and 4 cases in high risk group (3-5 points).The overall response rates and 2-year progression free survival (PFS) rates of the three risk groups were 93.5 % (29/31),91.7 % (22/24),75.0 % (6/8) (P =0.27),and 85.7 %,75.2 %,58.8 % (Log-rank =1.063,P =0.59) respectively in FLIPI.In terms of FLIPI2,the overall response rates and 2-year PFS rates of the three groups were 100.0 % (17/17),90.7 % (39/42),50.0 % (2/4) (P =0.01) and 92.9 %,74.0 %,33.3 % (Log-rank =7.075,P =0.03).Conclusion FLIPI2 presents more robust prognostic significance than FLIPI in disease progression perspective for FL patients treated with R-CHOP like regimens in this study.
3.Study on the correlation between stressors and mental health status of medical undergraduates of local medical colleges in internship: a case study of Binzhou Medical College
Pengpeng WANG ; Yuchun GU ; Guanying WEI ; Yan SONG ; Xiaodong WANG ; Kun FENG ; Xuemei GONG ; Liwei MU ; Hong CAI
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2018;17(12):1251-1256
Objective To understand the status quo of stressors and mental health of undergradu-ates of local medical colleges in internship and provide relevant countermeasures so as to provide scientific reference for psychological health counseling for them. Methods The stress source scale and mental health symptom self-rating scale for medical students in internship (SCL-90) coded by Chang Lirong et al was adopted to investigate. The questionnaire survey was conducted on the stress and mental health status of 390 interns in Binzhou Medical College, and 384 valid questionnaires were collected, with the effective rate of recovery as 98.46%. The questionnaire results were analyzed by sample t test, variance analysis and Pearson correlation analysis. Results A total of 24.1% of students in local medical schools were under moderate pressure (1.17±0.63). The highest pressure source was examination and employment (1.58±0.74), and the other followed were knowledge and skills (1.43 ±0.68), interpersonal relationships (1.11 ±0.54), patients (1.06±0.53), medical conditions (1.00±0.53) and work load (0.95±0.52) respectively. The scores of various stressors were significantly and positively correlated with most of the mental health factors. Conclusion The undergraduates of local medical colleges and universities are generally under stress in internship, which would affect their mental health. It is suggested that the interns should be guided from the aspects of employment, study and psychology so as to help them relieve their stress and develop good psychological qualities.
4. Neurocognitive profiles and related factors of subjective cognitive decline
Xiaojuan JIANG ; Zhiqiang WANG ; Degang WANG ; Wei FENG ; Pengpeng LI ; Li JI ; Jun GU ; Li TANG ; Hongyu YANG ; Zaohuo CHENG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2019;28(9):832-836
Objective:
To investigate the neurocognitive characteristics and related factors in the elderly with subjective cognitive decline.
Methods:
Among the 1 850 elderly volunteers aged over 50, 377 cognitive normal elderly (NC group), 234 subjective cognitive decline (SCD Group) and 291 patients with mild cognitive impairment (aMCI Group) were screened with the brief elderly cognitive screening questionnaire and the elderly rapid cognitive screening scale.They were all received clinical interview and examination and core neurocognitive test.
Results:
(1) There were statistically significant differences in the three groups on the age, education, occupation, HAMD, low density lipoprotein and blood pressure (
5.Graded motor imagery for rehabilitating upper extremity motor function after stroke
Pengpeng GU ; Xuyan CHEN ; Lai XU ; Songfang CHEN ; Songhe JIANG ; Wenzhan TU
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019;41(2):101-105
Objective To investigate the effect of graded motor imagery ( GMI) therapy combined with rou-tine occupational therapy on the recovery of upper extremity function after stroke. Methods Thirty stroke survivors who met inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to a control group ( n=15) or a GMI group ( n=15) . The control group received routine medication, conventional physical therapy and routine occupational therapy ( one hour a day) , while the GMI group received 30 minutes of routine occupational therapy and 30 minutes of graded motor imagery therapy every day in addition to conventional medication and physical therapy. Before and after four weeks of treat-ment, the patients in both groups were evaluated using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for the Upper Extremities ( FMA-UE) , the Box and Block Test ( BBT) and Brunnstrom arm and hand staging. Surface electromyography of the biceps brachii and triceps brachii was performed as the affected elbow flexed and stretched in maximum isometric contrac-tions, and the co-contraction ratios ( CRs) were calculated. Results After the treatment, the average FMA-UE score, Brunnstrom arm and hand stage, BBT and CR scores in both groups had improved significantly. The average improvement in the GMI group was significantly greater than in the control group. Conclusions Graded motor im-agery therapy can significantly promote motor recovery of the upper extremities of hemiplegic patients after a stroke.
6.Research on the relationship between smartphone addiction and mental health of medical freshmen
Pengpeng WANG ; Yuchun GU ; Guanying WEI ; Yan SONG ; Xiaodong WANG ; Xuemei GONG ; Hua BAI ; Liwei MU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2021;20(11):1344-1347
Objective:To understand the current situation of smartphone addiction and mental health of medical freshmen, and conduct research on the relationship between smartphone addiction and mental health, so as to provide evidence for the prevention and intervention of smartphone addiction among medical freshmen.Methods:A stratified random sampling method was used to select 279 freshmen in the medical profession of Binzhou Medical University as the research objects, and the revised smartphone addiction scale (SAS-C) and mental health symptom self-rating checklist scale (SCL-90) were selected for testing. SPSS 19.0 was used for t test. Results:A percentage of 29.71 medical freshmen had smartphone addiction problems, which was generally above average. The SCL-90 total scores and the scores of somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, psychosis and other factors in the smartphone addiction group were significantly higher than those in non-smartphone addiction group. The total score of smartphone addiction in medical professional freshmen was significantly correlated with the total score of SCL-90. In addition to the interference factors of daily life, other factors had positive correlation with various factors of SCL-90. Interpersonal sensitivity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms had a significant predictive effect on smartphone addiction (β=0.24, 0.26, P < 0.01), which were important variables affecting mobile phone addiction of medical freshmen. Conclusion:Many medical freshmen have the problem of smartphone addiction, which may cause a series of psychological problems, especially obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety and psychosis.
7.Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Protein Kinase R-like ER Kinase Expression and Motor Function in Rats with Spinal Cord Injury
Xinwang YING ; Xiaolong CHEN ; Pengpeng GU ; Sisi LI ; Songhe JIANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2018;24(12):1393-1397
Objective To investigate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on the behaviors, organizational morphology and the expression of protein kinase R-like ER kinase (PERK) in rats with spinal cord injury. Methods Thirty-six male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal group, sham group, model group and HBO group, with nine cases in each group. The normal group did not receive any treatment, the sham group received only laminectomy, and the other two groups were established spinal cord injury model with modified Allen's method. Six hours after operation, the model group was treated with regular air, and HBO group received HBO treatment for seven days. The recovery of locomotor function was evaluated by BBB (Basso Beattie and Bresnahan) on the day before operation and six hours, three days, seven days after operation. HE staining was used to observe the change of tissue morphology in injured spinal cord, and the expression of PERK in spinal cord was detected by Western blotting. Results There was no neurological deficit in the normal group and the sham group. The neurological score was lower in the model group than in the sham group three days and seven days after operation (P < 0.05), and was higher in HBO group than in the model group seven days after operation (P < 0.05). There was no obvious structural change in the normal group and the sham group, however, the model group showed swelling cells, condensed cytoplasm, and nucleus pycnosis hyperchromatic, and the HBO group showed slighter swelling cell compared with the model group. The expression of PERK was higher in the model group than in the sham group, and was lower in HBO group than in the model group seven days after operation (P < 0.05). Conclusion HBO could reduce the expression of PERK in the injured spinal cord, and improve the recovery of hind limb locomotor function in spinal cord injury rats.
8.Effects of electroacupuncture on activation of microglia cells in spinal cord in rats with neuropathic pain.
Sisi LI ; Pengpeng GU ; Wenzhan TU ; Xia JIANG ; Wenci CHEN ; Qimiao HU ; Songhe JIANG
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2017;37(4):411-416
OBJECTIVETo observe the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on the activation of microglia cells in the Lto Lspinal cord in rats with neuropathic pain, so as to investigate whether EA could inhibit the activation of spinal microglial cells and regulate the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) to achieve the analgesic effect.
METHODSForty male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into a normal group, a sham-model group, a model group and an EA group, 10 rats in each one. The rats in the normal group received no treatment; the rats in sham-model group were treated with operation to exposure sciatic nerve for 2 to 3 min (no knot); the rats in the remaining groups were treated with model establishment of chronic constrictive injury (CCI). 7 days after model establishment, the rats in the EA group were treated with EA at "Zusanli" (ST 36) and "Yanglingquan" (GB 34), 30 min per time, once a day for consecutive 7 days. Only immobilization was used in the remaining groups the mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) of affected side feet were respectively measured before model establishment and 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 10 days, 12 days and 14 days after model establishment; 14 days after model establishment, rats were sacrificed; the immunohistochemical method was used to measure the expression of Iba1 and BDNF in the sample of Lto Lspinal cord; real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR was used to measure the expression BDNF mRNA.
RESULTSCompared with the sham-model group, the pain threshold was decreased significantly in the model group (<0.05), leading to hyperpathia. After EA treatment, compared with the model group, the pain threshold was increased significantly in the EA group (<0.05). 14 days after operation, the microglia cells in the Lto Lspinal cord, expression of BDNF and level of mRNA in the model group were significantly higher than those in the normal group and sham-model group (all<0.01); those in the EA group were significantly lower than those in the model group (all<0.01).
CONCLUSIONSThe analgesic effect on neuropathic pain is likely to be achieved by EA through inhibiting the activation of spinal microglia cells and down-regulating the expression of BDNF.
9.Meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Therapeutic Efficacy of Modified Cangfu Daotan Decoction Combined with Chemical Medicine versus Chemical Medicine Alone in the Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Pengpeng XIE ; Yizi XIE ; Shuliang JI ; Weipeng SUN ; Zhizhong SUN ; Yueyi REN ; Lei ZENG
China Pharmacy 2019;30(5):698-703
OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate therapeutic efficacy of modified Cangfu daotan decoction (MCDD) combined with chemical medicine versus chemical medicine alone in the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and to provide evidence-based reference for clinical decision. METHODS: Retrieved from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CJFD, Wanfang database, VIP and CBM, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about MCDD combined with chemical medicine [ethynestradiol cycloprogesterone (Diane-35), clomiphene, metformin] (trial group) versus chemical medicine alone (control group) in the treatment of PCOS were collected. After data extraction and quality evaluation with Cochrane 5.1.0 bias risk evaluation tool and Jadad scale, Meta-analysis was conducted for total response rate, serum hormone level (FSH, LH, LH/FSH, testosterone), BMI, ovulation rate and physical signs (hirsutism, acne) by using Stata 14.0 software. Trial sequential analysis(TSA)was conducted by using TSA 0.9 software. RESULTS: A total of 20 RCTs were included, involving 1 484 patients. Results of Meta analysis showed that total response rate [RR=1.13,95%CI (1.02,1.24),P<0.05], serum hormone level {FSH [WMD=-0.59,95%CI(-0.98,-0.20),P<0.05],LH [WMD=-0.95,95%CI(-1.41, -0.52),P<0.05],LH/FSH [WMD=-1.04,95%CI(-1.78,-0.33),P<0.05],testosterone [WMD=-0.93,95%CI(-1.38,-0.28),P<0.05]}, BMI [SMD=-1.01,95%CI (-1.76,-0.27),P<0.05], ovulation rate [RR=1.17,95%CI(1.02,1.34),P<0.05] and physical signs {hirsutism [WMD=-0.48,95%CI(-0.86, -0.10),P<0.05], acne [WMD=-1.16,95%CI(-1.56,-0.75),P<0.05]} of trial group were all better than those of control group, with statistical significance. TSA showed that there are reliable evidences for MCDD combined with chemical medicine in the treatment of PCOS. CONCLUSIONS: Versus chemical medicine alone in the treatment of PCOS, MCDD combined with chemical medicine can improve total response rate and ovulation rate, reduce serum hormone levels, BMI and physical signs.
10.Moderate and severe persistent allergic rhinitis treated with acupoint application therapy of the different intensity: a randomized controlled trial.
Qimiao HU ; Pengpeng GU ; Xia JIANG ; Fangqi JIANG ; Jinfei ZHUANG ; Haisong ZHENG ; Guanhu YANG ; Songhe JIANG ;
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2017;37(11):1177-1182
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the clinical therapeutic effects and safety on moderate and severe persistent allergic rhinitis treated with acupoint application therapy of the different intensity during the dog days.
METHODSOne hundred and sixty patients of moderate and severe persistent allergic rhinitis were randomized into a No.1 treatment group, a No.2 treatment group, a No.3 treatment group and a placebo group, 40 cases in each one. The same acupoints were used in the four groups, named Dazhui (GV 14), Dingchuan (EX-B1), Feishu (BL 13), Pishu (BL 20), Mingmen (GV 4), Gaohuang (BL 43), Shenshu (BL 23) and Qihai (CV 6). In the three treatment groups, the fine powder of the ingredients (,,,) of compoundformula was used. In the No.1 treatment group, the herbal paste (ginger-prepared paste) was prepared with ginger juice and the above herbal powder. In the No.2 and No.3 treatment groups, the herbal paste (honey-prepared paste) was prepared with honey with the above herbal powder. In the placebo group, the pseudo-herbal paste of the same appearance was prepared with millet powder and distilled water. The acupoint application was given for 2 h in the No.1 and No.2 groups and was for 6 h in the No.3 treatment group and the placebo group. The acupoint application therapy was given once every week during the dogdays, continuously for 5 weeks. The total nasal symptom score (TNSS), the score of the rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ) and the count of blood eosinophils (EOS) were observed in the patients of the 4 groups before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared among the 4 groups. The incidences of the skin adverse reactions were observed in each treatment group.
RESULTSAfter treatment, the scores of TNSS and RQLQ were all reduced as compared with those before treatment in the three treatment groups (<0.05,<0.01), in which, the improvements in the No.3 treatment group were better than those in the No.1 treatment group and the No.2 treatment group (both<0.05). After treatment, the count of EOS was all reduced as compared with that before treatment in the three treatment groups (all<0.05). The differences were not significant statistically among the three treatment groups (all>0.05). The total effective rate was 85.0% (34/40) in the No.3 treatment group, better than 76.3% (29/38) in the No.1 treatment group, 71.8% (28/39) in the No.2 treatment group and 5.0% (2/40) in the placebo group (<0.05,<0.01). The incidences of the skin adverse reaction in the No.3 treatment group and the No.2 treatment group were lower than those in the No.1 treatment group (both<0.01).
CONCLUSIONThe acupoint application of the different intensity relieves the symptoms and improves the living quality in the patients of moderate and severe persistent allergic rhinitis. The stimulation of the ginger-prepared herbal paste is strong and induces skin blisters after 2 h herbal application. The stimulation of the honey-prepared herbal paste is moderate and does not induce blisters. The 6 h stimulation of the honey-prepared herbal paste is mild and the therapeutic effect is optimal.