1.Development and application of clinical decision support system for dialectical nursing of traditional Chinese medicine of lumbar disc herniation
Xingxing XU ; Baoyu WANG ; Qingzhen WEI ; Xiang ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(8):1034-1039
Objective:To develop the clinical decision support system for dialectical nursing of traditional Chinese medicine of lumbar disc herniation and to discuss the application effects in clinical practice.Methods:With clinical nursing information system as the supporting platform, four content modules, including TCM nursing evaluation module, syndrome differentiation and classification diagnosis module, plan implementation module and evaluation and feedback module, were developed. The clinical efficacy, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, disease knowledge mastery degree, writing quality of nursing documents and nurse experience of hospitalized patients were compared before the system application (July to September in 2020) and after the system application (April to June 2021) .Results:After the application of clinical decision support system for dialectical nursing of traditional Chinese medicine of lumbar disc herniation, the total effective rate of patients was higher than before, VAS score was lower than before and disease knowledge mastery degree was higher than before, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . All indexes of writing quality of nursing documents were significantly improved, and scores of nurses' system use experience were improved, compared with those before the system application, the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The clinical decision support system for dialectical nursing of traditional Chinese medicine of lumbar disc herniation can improve the clinical efficacy of patients, relieve pain, improve the mastery of health care knowledge, improve the homogeneity, continuity and integrity of nurses' dialectical nursing, and nurses have a good experience of the system.
2.Effect of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma-containing Serum on LPS-induced Inflammation in Caco2 Cells Based on Inhibition of Ferroptosis by Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway
Jinrong KONG ; Gaoxiang SHI ; Jing HOU ; Ye FENG ; Qingzhen XIANG ; Yunlai WANG ; Zihua XUAN ; Fan XU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(16):144-153
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (GR)-containing serum on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in human colon epithelial adenocarcinoma cells (Caco2) based on inhibition of ferroptosis by the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) pathway. MethodCaco2 cells were divided into a normal group, a model group (LPS, 200 μg·L-1), low-, medium-, and high-dose GR-containing serum groups (5%, 10%, 20%), and a ferroptosis inhibitor group (3-amino-4-cyclohexylamino-benzoic acid ethyl ester, Fer-1, 10 μmol·L-1). The cells in the normal group were cultured normally, while those in other groups underwent the induction of an inflammation model. The cells in the low-, medium-, and high-dose GR-containing serum groups were treated with 5%, 10%, and 20% GR-containing serum for 24 hours, respectively, and the cells in the ferroptosis inhibitor group were treated with Fer-1 for 24 hours. Transmission electron microscopy was used to observe mitochondrial morphology in each group. Flow cytometry was used to detect intracellular Fe2+ levels. Microplate assays were performed to measure superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) levels. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels. Western blot was used to measure the expression levels of Nrf2, HO-1, ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1), and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GSH-Px4) proteins. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) was used to investigate the role of Nrf2 in ferroptosis regulation. The cells after interference were divided into a negative control (NC) group, a Si-Nrf2 group, a GR-containing serum (20%) + Si-Nrf2 group, and a GR-containing serum (20%) + NC group. Microplate assays were performed to measure MDA, SOD, and GSH-Px levels, and Western blot was used to measure the expression levels of Nrf2, HO-1, FTH1, and GSH-Px4 proteins. ResultCompared with the normal group, the model group showed mitochondrial contraction, increased mitochondrial membrane thickness, and smaller mitochondrial morphology, increased Fe2+ content (P<0.01), blunted SOD activity (P<0.01), decreased GSH-Px expression (P<0.01), increased MDA content (P<0.01), reduced expression levels of Nrf2 and HO-1 (P<0.05), reduced FTH1 expression (P<0.01), and down-regulated GSH-Px4 expression (P<0.01). In the GR-containing serum groups, the medium- and high-dose groups showed a significant decrease in Fe2+ content (P<0.01), potentiated SOD and GSH-Px activities (P<0.01), and decreased MDA levels (P<0.01). The high-dose group showed a significant increase in Nrf2 expression (P<0.05), and the medium-dose group showed increased expression of HO-1 and GSH-Px4 proteins (P<0.05). The expression levels of FTH1 significantly increased in the low-, medium-, and high-dose groups (P<0.01). The study on mechanism revealed that compared with the NC group, the cells transfected with Nrf2 siRNA showed increased MDA content (P<0.01), blunted SOD activity (P<0.01), decreased GSH-Px activity (P<0.01), decreased expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 (P<0.01), and reduced levels of FTH1 and GSH-Px4 proteins (P<0.01). Compared with the Si-Nrf2 group, the cells treated with GR-containing serum showed a decrease in MDA content (P<0.01), an increase in SOD activity (P<0.01), an increase in GSH-Px activity (P<0.01), increased expression of Nrf2 and FTH1 proteins (P<0.05), and higher expression levels of HO-1 and GSH-Px4 proteins (P<0.01). ConclusionGR-containing serum can reduce the inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress levels in LPS-induced Caco2 cells. Its mechanism is related to the promotion of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway expression, alleviating intracellular lipid peroxidation and inhibiting ferroptosis.