1.Effects of neural stem cell LSD1 conditional knockout on the mood and memory in mice
Changjie SHI ; Qiuhong HUA ; Lihong ZHANG ; Ru ZHANG
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2017;25(1):79-84
Objective To study the function of LSD1 in the development of neurons and the influence of LSD1 on mood and memory-related behavior in mice. Methods The LSD1(flox / flox) transgenic mice were crossed with Nestin?cre(Tg) transgenic mice, using Cre?LoxP recombination system, to generate LSD1 conditional knockout of neural stem cell ( LSD1?CKO) mice, LSD1(flox/ flox) Nestin?cre(Tg) mice, and LSD1(flox/ flox) mice as control. The neuron proliferation in LSD1?CKO mice was further detected by immunofluorescence staining. At the same time, the mood and memory?related behavior of LSD1?CKO mice were examined using several methods:sucrose preference test ( SPT) , forced swimming test ( FST) and novel?object recognition ( NOR) assay. Results In the LSD1 brain?specific CKO mice, the neuron proliferation rate in the hippocampus was significantly reduced ( P=0. 023 ) , the preference for sucrose was reduced ( P =0. 0075 ) , immobility duration during the forced swimming test was increased (P<0. 05), and LSD1?CKO mice also exhibits memory?decline (P=0. 0019) during the novel?object recognition test. Conclusions Depletion of LSD1 in mouse brain neural stem cells leads to significant reduction of the neuron proliferation in the hippocampus. LSD1?CKO mice show more negative emotions and memory impairment.
2.Drug Quality Characterization Consideration of Preparations of Oil Tea Camellia Defatted Cake based on Antithrombotic Effect
Yali WANG ; Lifeng SHEN ; Linfu LI ; Qiuhong WU ; Dongbo LU ; Wenxia LI ; Renbing SHI
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;19(3):516-521
This study was aimed to select the best preparation form of medicinal in camellia cake,based on the optimal antithrombotic agents in oil tea camellia defatted cake to establish the foundation of research.The content of effective index component of the oil tea camellia defatted cake preparation was detected by HPLC-PDA.The quality of medicinal preparation from oil tea camellia defatted cake was characterized based on the content,relative quantity,relative ratio of content,yield rate and antithrombotic effect.The results showed that the effect of antithrombotic of three medicinal preparations from oil tea camellia defatted cake was listed in the following descending order of enrichment,ethanol extract,and water extract.The enrichment was the best preparation form of medicinal in oil tea camellia defatted cake preparation with the highest content of effective index components,the lowest extract rate and the lowest dosage.But it had the best effect of antithrombotic.It was concluded that the significant improvement of efficacy was due to the increase of the content of the components in the preparation and the rationality of the proportion.At the same time,analysis of component quality based on basic composition of drug system through the consideration of effective components of type and quantity,composition and other quality factors can further guide the preparation of drugs.
3.Analysis and prediction of death from injury in Fengcheng residents
Man YI ; Peiru TIAN ; Qiuhong SUN ; Jingpu SHI
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;31(8):778-781
Objective:
To learn the trend of death from injury in Fengcheng residents from 2009 to 2017 and predict from 2018 to 2021,in order to provide the basis for injury prevention and control.
Methods:
All cause of death monitoring data and demographic data of Fengcheng from 2009 to 2017 were collected,injury mortality,standardized mortality and annual change percentage(APC)were calculated,and GM(1,1)was established to predict the injury mortality from 2018 to 2021.
Results:
From 2009 to 2017,the injury death rate in Fengcheng was 52.68 per 100 000 and the standardized death rate was 46.50 per 100 000. The APC of the total standardized mortality was -5.10%,showing a decreasing trend year by year(P<0.05). The injury mortality and standardized mortality in males were higher than that in female(both P <0.05). The highest injury mortality lay in the group aged 65 years and above,which was 108.13 per 100 000. The top five causes of injury death were traffic accident,suiside,poisoning,fall and drowning,their mortality rate were 27.03 per 100 000,7.84 per 100 000,5.62 per 100 000,5.08 per 100 000 and 2.36 per 100 000,respectively. The mortality of traffic accident in males and suicide in females showed a decreasing trend(P<0.05),while the mortality of fall showed an increasing trend(all P<0.05). The model of GM(1,1)predicted that the injury mortality from 2018 to 2021 would be 48.00 per 100 000,44.15 per 100 000,40.61 per 100 000 and 37.35 per 100 000,which showed a decreasing trend year by year.
Conclusion
The injury death rates in Fengcheng dropp year by year from 2009 to 2017 and will probably keep dropping from 2018 to 2021. Men and people aged 65 years or over are at high risk of death from injury,traffic accident and fall are the main causes.
4.Regulation of allergic airway inflammation in asthmatic mice by Wnt/β-catenin pathway of dendritic cells
Xia YANG ; Jinzhao ZHANG ; Jie ZHANG ; Qiuhong ZHANG ; Yanqin LIU ; Jie SHI ; Ming ZHANG ; Hu SHAN ; Yali LI
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2017;38(3):416-421
Objective To investigate the role of Wnt/β-catenin pathway in regulating allergic airway inflammation in asthmatic mice.Methods We induced dendritic cells (DCs) from bone marrow of BALB/c mice,and then treated the cells with LiCl and PKF118-310,separately.We observed the morphological features of DCs under light microscope.Mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) was used to observe the functional changes of DCs.Western blot was used to detect the expressions of GSK-3β and β-catenin at the protein level.We established a mouse asthma model by using ovalbumin (OVA),and then treated these mice with LiCl and PKF118-310.The total number of cells and eosinophil percentage in BALF were determined.The lungs of mice were observed by HE staining to evaluate the degree of allergic inflammation.The cytokines in BALF and spleen cells supernatant were assayed by enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA),and the total IgE in the serum was also measured by ELISA.The protein expression levels of GSK-3β and β-catenin in lung tissue were assayed by Western blot.Results ① The DCs treated with LiCl promoted the proliferation of allogeneic T lymphocytes in MLR more weakly than those treated with PKF118-310 (P<0.01).② The GSK-3β protein expression level of DCs treated with LiCl was significantly lower than DCs treated with PKF118-310.In contrast,the β-catenin protein expression of DCs treated with LiCl was higher than that of DCs treated with PKF118-310 (P < 0.01).③ The total number of cells and eosinophil percentage in BALF were significantly increased in the experimental group compared with those in the control group (P<0.01).There was also a significant difference between LiCl group and PKF118-310 group (P<0.01).④ In the three experimental groups,the severity of inflammation in the lungs of LiCl group was weaker than that in PKF118-310 group (P<0.05).⑤ Compared with that in the normal control group,IL-4 in BALF and spleen cell culture supernatant of the experimental group was significantly higher while IFN-γ was the opposite (P<0.01).LiCl group had the lowest level of IL-4 and the highest level of IFN-γ;PKF groups was the opposite (P<0.05).⑥ The total IgE in serum was significantly increased in the experimental group compared with the control group (P<0.01).There was also a significant difference between LiCl group and PKF118-310 group (P<0.05).⑦ GSK-3β protein expression was significantly lower in LiCl group than in PKF118-310 group (P<0.05),while β-catenin protein expression was significantly higher in LiCl group than in PKF118-310 group (P<0.05).Conclusion LiCl and PKF118-310 can affect the severity of asthma by regulating Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway and the expressions of GSK-3β andβ-catenin protein,which provides a new direction for asthma treatment.
5.Analysisof preoperative trust status and influencing factors in 138 patients with total knee replacement
Liangxiao BAO ; Jing LI ; Qiuhong LI ; Yang ZHANG ; Zhanjun SHI
Modern Hospital 2024;24(1):41-45
Objective To investigate the current situation of preoperative nursing trust in total knee replacement patients and analyze the influencing factors.Methods Using convenience sampling method,138 patients who underwent total knee ar-throplasty in our department from October 2020 to September 2021 were selected as the research objects.The patients were inves-tigated by general information questionnaire,nurse-patient relationship trust scale(NPTs),self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS)and knee American Special Surgery scale(HSS),to explore the current situation and influencing factors of patient-nurse trust in pa-tients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.Results The total score of preoperative trust of patients(136.75±7.93);Pearson correlation analysis showed a negative correlation with total anxiety score(r =-0.419,P<0.01)and no correlation with knee function score(r=0.063,P>0.05).The results of the multiple linear regression analysis showed that the educational level,previous experience of hospitalization,and preoperative anxiety entered the regression equation(P<0.05)explained 66.9% of the total variation.Conclusion In this group,the trust between nurses and patients in patients undergoing total knee arthroplas-ty is at the upper middle level,and is affected by education level,previous hospitalization experience and preoperative anxiety.Nurses should focus on patients with low education level,no previous hospitalization experience and high anxiety level,and carry out targeted intervention for theme,so as to reduce postoperative anxiety and improve postoperative function,Promote doctor-pa-tient relationship,reduce medical disputes and help patients recover as soon as possible.
6.Risk factors of death and construction of a survival prediction model in maintenance hemodialysis patients with corona virus disease 2019
Qiuhong SHI ; Shan JIANG ; Luyan GAO ; Ying ZENG ; Lingling LIU ; Sheng FENG ; Jia ZHI ; Kai SONG
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2023;39(11):846-850
It was a retrospective cohort study. Eighty maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were enrolled, among whom 48 patients survived and 32 died. The clinical data between the survival and death groups were compared. The Cox regression model was used to analyze the risk factors of death in MHD patients with COVID-19, and a survival prediction model was constructed. The results showed that age, lesion-cumulative number of lung segments, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, serum ferritin, interleukin-6, D-dimer, serum phosphorus, and proportions of males, diabetes and hypoxemia in the death group were higher than those in the survival group (all P<0.05). Increased age ( HR=1.039, 95% CI 1.007-1.072, P=0.017), diabetes ( HR=2.688, 95% CI 1.018-6.991, P=0.046), increased C-reactive protein ( HR=1.006, 95% CI 1.001-1.011, P=0.012), and increased serum phosphorus ( HR=1.573, 95% CI 1.015-2.438, P=0.043) were independent influencing factors of death in MHD patients with COVID-19. The survival prediction model was established based on age, diabetes, C-reactive protein and blood phosphorus. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the combined model for survival time at 7-day, 14-day, and 21-day were 0.751 (95% CI 0.690-0.811), 0.768 (95% CI 0.712-0.824), and 0.780 (95% CI 0.729-0.831), respectively. The concordance index of cross- validation as internal validation was 0.797 (95% CI 0.757-0.837). Increased age, diabetes, elevated C-reactive protein and elevated blood phosphorus are independent risk factors of COVID-19 death in MHD patients, and the survival prediction model built by those factors has good efficacy.
7.Clinical and etiological characteristics of secondary nosocomial bacterial infections associated with infectious mononucleosis in children
Tao WANG ; Yimin HUA ; Kaiyu ZHOU ; Xiaoqin WANG ; Xiaoqing SHI ; Qiuhong LUO ; Lina QIAO
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2017;32(22):1717-1720
Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations and pathogenic characteristics of nosocomial bacterial infection in children with infectious mononucleosis (IM).Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for IM children from January to December 2015 in West China Second University Hospital.According to whether there was the process of secondary bacterial infection,the patients were divided into the secondary infection group and the non-infection group.The clinical manifestations and pathogenic bacteria were analyzed.Results Two hundred and sixteen children with IM were enrolled,of whom,177 cases (81.9%) were in the non-infection group,and 39 cases (18.1%) were in the secondary infection group.The patients in non-infection group were (4.7 ± 3.2) years old,and the patients in secondary infection group were (7.0 ± 3.8) years old,and the difference was statistically significant (t =3.066,P < 0.05).The secondary infection group included bacterial tonsillitis in 17 cases,bronchial pneumonia in 11 cases,otitis media in 5 cases,cervical bacterial lymphadenitis in 3 cases,periorbital cellulitis in 2 cases,and sepsis in 1 case.Meanwhile,3 cases of concomitant thrush were observed in the secondary infection group.The rate of nosocomial bacterial infection in IM children [18.1% (39/216 cases)] was significantly higher than the incidence of nosocomial infection [1.53% (644/41 992 cases)] in the same period,and the difference was statistically significant (x2 =368.474,P < 0.01).The patients with secondary bacterial infection were treated with antibiotics,and the pathogenic bacteria were mainly gram-negative bacteria,which was consistent with pharyngeal tonsil colonization bacteria on admission.In 212 cases (98.1%) with IM,variant lymphocytes increased,and there was no significant difference between 2 groups in the variation of lymphocyte composition (x2 =2.087,P > 0.05).C-reactive protein (CRP) level of IM children on admission was (11.3 ± 17.4) mg/L,while the secondary infection group was (10.2 ±9.7) mg/L and the non-infection group was (11.5 ± 18.1) mg/L,and there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (t =1.309,P > 0.05).CD3 +,CD4+,CD8 + lymphocytes in the secondary infection group were 0.877 6 ± 0.031 8,0.079 0 ± 0.032 5 and 0.682 1 ± 0.053 5,compared with the non-infection group,while CD3 + lymphocytes (t =12.652,P < 0.01) and CD8 + lymphocytes (t =-9.723,P < 0.01) increased significantly,but the proportion of CD4+ lymphocytes decreased significantly (t =18.341,P <0.01).Conclusions The IM children are susceptible to nosocomial bacterial infection,which is more obvious in school-age children.Secondary respiratory tract infections are the most common type,and pathogenic bacteria may be caused by the dissemination of colonization bacteria in the pharyngeal tonsils.The CRP and variant lymphocytes on admission could not be used as the marker for predicting noscoomial bacterial infection in IM.
8.Prevention of renal interstitial fibrosis by osthole in diabetic nephropathy model mice
Qian HUANG ; Dandan ZHENG ; Qiuhong HUANG ; Zilu SHI
China Pharmacy 2022;33(22):2719-2723
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of osthole (OST) on renal interstitial fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy (DN) model mice. METHODS The diabetic mice model was established by the tail vein injection of streptozotocin once, and the DN model was established by feeding for 12 weeks after successful modeling of diabetes. Diabetic model mice were randomly divided into model group, low-dose, moderate-dose, high-dose groups (20, 40, 80 mg/kg) of OST, with 10 mice in each group. After successful modeling of diabetes, the mice were given corresponding drugs or solvent (model group) intragastrically, once a day, for consecutive 12 weeks, and the normal control group was set up at the same time. After the last administration, the levels of fasting blood glucose, 24 h urinary protein, serum creatinine (Scr) and blood urea nitrogen were tested in each group. Masson staining was used to observe the deposition of collagen fibers in renal interstitium; the expressions of E-cadherin and vimentin in renal cortex were detected by immunohistochemical staining. The protein expressions of follistatin-like protein 1 (Fstl1) and Snail family transcriptional repressor 1 (Snail1), the phosphorylation of protein kinase B (Akt) (calculated by p-Akt/Akt) in the renal cortex were detected by Western blot. RESULTS Compared with normal control group, the levels of fasting blood glucose, 24 h urinary protein, Scr and blood urea nitrogen, collagen fiber deposition ratio of renal interstitium, the expression of vimentin, protein expressions of Fstl1 and Snail1, p-Akt/Akt in renal cortex were increased significantly (P<0.01), as well as the expression of E-cadherin was decreased significantly (P<0.01). Compared with model group, above indexes of OST groups were reversed significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Preventive use of OST can effectively reduce fasting blood glucose level, protect renal function and inhibit epithelial-mesenchymal transition of DN model mice, and delay the progression of renal interstitial fibrosis , the mechanism of which may be associated with the suppression of Fstl1/Akt/Snail1 signaling pathway.
9.Study on the Effects of Prophylactic Administration of Ramulus mori Polysaccharides on Inflammatory Responses of Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Model Mice and Its Mechanism
Qian HUANG ; Peihuang LIN ; Dandan ZHENG ; Qiuhong HUANG ; Meiai WANG ; Huiqin CHEN ; Zilu SHI
China Pharmacy 2019;30(13):1786-1791
OBJECTIVE: To study on the effects of prophylactic administration of Ramulus mori polysaccharides (RMP) on inflammatory response of renal ischemia reperfusion injury (RIRI) model mice and to explore its possible mechanism. METHODS: Totally 60 C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided to sham operation group, model group, atorvastatin group (positive control, 15 mg/kg), RMP low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups (300, 600, 1 200 mg/kg). Except for sham operation group, RIRI model was induced in other 5 groups. 24 h before surgery, they were given relevant medicine intragastrically, once a day, for consecutive one week. 24 h after reperfusion, the mice were sacrificed. The serum levels of Scr and BUN were detected. The morphological changes of renal tissue were observed under optical microscope. The serum levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α were determined by ELISA. Western blot assay was used to determine the protein expressions of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), p38 mitogen-activation protein kinase (p38MAPK) and p-p38MAPK. RESULTS: Compared with sham operation group, the serum levels of Scr and BUN were significantly elevated in model group (P<0.01). RIRI led to typical inflammatory response of renal tissue, widespread renal tubular epithelial cell degeneration and necrosis, and inflammatory cells infiltration. Serum levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α were increased significantly (P<0.01). The protein expressions of TLR4, p38MAPK and p-p38MAPK were increased significantly in renal cortex (P<0.01). Compared with model group, serum levels of Scr and BUN were decreased significantly in administration groups (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The pathological damage of renal tissue was improved in varying degrees, especially in the RMP medium-dose and high-dose groups. Serum levels of IL-1β and IL-6 were decreased significantly in administration groups (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Serum levels of IL-10 were further increased in atorvastatin group and RMP high-dose group (P<0.01), and serum level of TNF-α was decreased significantly in atorvastatin group and RMP medium-dose and high-dose groups (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The protein expressions of TLR4 and p-p38MAPK in renal cortex were decreased significantly in administration groups (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: RMP prophylactic administration can improve RIRI of mice, the mechanism of which may be associated with relieving the inflammatory response through inhibition of TLR4/p38MAPK signaling pathway.
10.Study on protective effect and mechanism of Arisaema Cum Bile on acute liver injury induced by CCl4 in mice
Congjing SHI ; Yafang DENG ; Zhihong ZHANG ; Biao LI ; Huilin SU ; Donghui PENG ; Yuanning ZENG ; Qiuhong WANG
China Pharmacy 2022;33(23):2835-2839
OBJECTIVE To investigate the protective effect and potential mechanism of Arisaema Cum Bile on acute liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in mice. METHODS Fifty mice were randomly divided into normal group, model group, positive control group (Biphenyl diester dropping pills, 150 mg/kg), Arisaema Cum Bile low-dose and high-dose groups (0.78, 2.34 g/kg), with 10 mice in each group. The mice in each group were given relevant medicine intragastrically, once a day, for 7 consecutive days. Two hours after the last administration, those groups were given intraperitoneal injection of 0.2% CCl4-olive oil solution to induce acute liver injury model except for normal group. Seventeen hours after intraperitoneal injection, the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF- α), and malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) in liver tissue were measured with kit method. The hepatic index was detected. The pathological changes of liver tissue were observed by HE staining, and the degree of liver injury was scored quantitatively. The mRNA expressions of TNF-α and IL-6 in liver tissue were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR; the protein expressions of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), signal transducer and activator of transcription protein 3 (STAT3) and nuclear factor-κB p65 (NF-κB p65) in liver tissue were detected by Western blot assay. RESULTS Compared with normal group,the levels of ALT, AST, IL-6, TNF-α and MDA, the hepatic index were increased significantly (P<0.05), while the level of SOD was decreased significantly (P<0.05); the mRNA E-mail:qhwang668@sina.com expressions of IL-6 and TNF-α, and the protein expressions of JAK2, STAT3 and NF-κB p65 were up-regulated significantly (P<0.05); the pathological observation of liver tissue showed that the structure of hepatic cord was seriously disordered, there were many inflammatory cells infiltration of liver cells, and the liver injury score was significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with model group, pathological changes and above indexes in mice were improved significantly in Arisaema Cum Bile low-dose and high-dose groups (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Arisaema Cum Bile has a protective effect on CCl4-induced acute liver injury in mice, which may be related to the inhibition of inflammatory response mediated by JAK2/STAT3/NF-κB signal pathway and antioxidant stress.