1.Application of feedforward control in the safety management of patients' fall prevention
Zhi-Lian WANG ; Xiang-Qin JI ; Shu-Jun CHEN ; Gui-Lan ZHANG ; Shah ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2012;18(15):1818-1820
Objective To explore the effective management of inpatients' fall so as to reduce the incidence of inpatients fall.Methods To use the feedforward control of the theories and methods,set up management group to prevent inpatients' fall,conducted specialized training,developed standardized nursing processes,three quality control was carried out in the process of nursing.Results After training,the pass rate of nurses' knowledge about the prevention of inpatients' fall was 92.16% which was significantly higher than 66.67 % before the training ( x2 =20.2681,P < 0.01 ),and the pass rate of patients and families' knowledge of fall prevention was increased from 63.03% to 85.73% after training ( x2 =76.8791,P < 0.01 ).After the control,1348 patients without one case of fall,patient satisfaction was significantly improved from original 96.2% to now 99.6%.Conclusions The feedforward control is effective means to prevent the inpatients' fall and improve the quality of security care.
2.Study on the mechanism of Yishen tongluo formula improving abnormal lipid metabolism based on SREBPs pathway
Liang ZHAO ; Xiaowei ZHANG ; Zhishen XIE ; Shixie XIANG ; Yafei DUAN ; Gai GAO ; Pan WANG ; Huifen MA ; Yiran SUN ; Jie CHEN ; Jiangyan XU ; Zhenqiang ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2023;34(23):2835-2840
OBJECTIVE To explore the mechanism of Yishen tongluo formula (YSTLF) in improving abnormal lipid metabolism based on the sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) pathway. METHODS Using C57BLKS/J (db/db) mice as model and C57BLKS/J (db/m) mice as normal control, the mechanism of 1, 2.5 and 5 g/kg YSTLF improving abnormal lipid metabolism of db/db mice was investigated by determining the liver coefficient, the contents of serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), observing steatosis and lipid accumulation in liver tissue of mice, detecting the protein expressions of SREBP-1 and SREBP-2 as well as mRNA transcription levels of Srebp- 1c, Srebp-2 and their downstream lipid metabolism-related target genes (Fasn, Acc1, Scd5, Fads1, Hmgcr, Dhcr24, Insig-1, Fdps) in liver tissue of mice. Using low-fat cultured human liver cancer cell HepG2 as an in vitro cell model for abnormal lipid metabolism, and 25-HC (SREBPs inhibitor, 10 μmol/L) as the control, the effects of 125, 250 and 500 μg/mL YSTLF on protein expressions of SREBP-1 and SREBP-2 as well as mRNA transcription of SREBP-1c, SREBP-2 and their downstream lipid metabolism-related target genes were investigated to verify the mechanism in vitro. RESULTS 1, 2.5, 5 g/kg YSTLF significantly reduced the levels of TC, TG and LDL, the percentage of lipid droplet-positive region in liver tissue and liver coefficient, significantly down-regulated protein expressions of Pre-SREBP-1, n-SREBP-1, Pre-SREBP-2 and n-SREBP-2, and mRNA transcription of Srebp-1c, Srebp-2 and their downstream target genes in liver tissue, while significantly increased HDL level, with statistical significance (P<0.05 or P<0.01). In the cell experiment in vitro, the expressions of the above-mentioned proteins and genes in the cells treated with YSTLF at 125, 250 and 500 μg/mL for 24 hours were consistent with those in the animal experiment; there was no significant difference in the expressions of the above-mentioned proteins and genes between inhibitor control group and 250, 500 μg/mL YSTLF groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS YSTLF can regulate the expression of transcription factor SREBPs, so as to inhibit the high expression of fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis-related genes, promote the degradation of TC and TG, improve the abnormality of lipid metabolism and inhibit lipid accumulation, thus playing the role of lipid-lowering.
3.GPRC5B protects osteoarthritis by regulation of autophagy signaling.
Liang HE ; Ziwei XU ; Xin NIU ; Rong LI ; Fanhua WANG ; Yu YOU ; Jingduo GAO ; Lei ZHAO ; Karan M SHAH ; Jian FAN ; Mingyao LIU ; Jian LUO
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(7):2976-2989
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. However, current treatment modalities mainly relieve pain and inhibit cartilage degradation, but do not promote cartilage regeneration. In this study, we show that G protein-coupled receptor class C group 5 member B (GPRC5B), an orphan G-protein-couple receptor, not only inhibits cartilage degradation, but also increases cartilage regeneration and thereby is protective against OA. We observed that Gprc5b deficient chondrocytes had an upregulation of cartilage catabolic gene expression, along with downregulation of anabolic genes in vitro. Furthermore, mice deficient in Gprc5b displayed a more severe OA phenotype in the destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) induced OA mouse model, with upregulation of cartilage catabolic factors and downregulation of anabolic factors, consistent with our in vitro findings. Overexpression of Gprc5b by lentiviral vectors alleviated the cartilage degeneration in DMM-induced OA mouse model by inhibiting cartilage degradation and promoting regeneration. We also assessed the molecular mechanisms downstream of Gprc5b that may mediate these observed effects and identify the role of protein kinase B (AKT)-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-autophagy signaling pathway. Thus, we demonstrate an integral role of GPRC5B in OA pathogenesis, and activation of GPRC5B has the potential in preventing the progression of OA.
4.Novel biallelic loss-of-function mutations in
Ihsan KHAN ; Basit SHAH ; Sobia DIL ; Nadeem ULLAH ; Jian-Teng ZHOU ; Da-Ren ZHAO ; Yuan-Wei ZHANG ; Xiao-Hua JIANG ; Ranjha KHAN ; Asad KHAN ; Haider ALI ; Muhammad ZUBAIR ; Wasim SHAH ; Huan ZHANG ; Qing-Hua SHI
Asian Journal of Andrology 2021;23(6):627-632
Multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella (MMAF) is a specific type of asthenoteratozoospermia, presenting with multiple morphological anomalies in spermatozoa, such as absent, bent, coiled, short, or irregular caliber flagella. Previous genetic studies revealed pathogenic mutations in genes encoding cilia and flagella-associated proteins (CFAPs; e.g., CFAP43, CFAP44, CFAP65, CFAP69, CFAP70, and CFAP251) responsible for the MMAF phenotype in infertile men from different ethnic groups. However, none of them have been identified in infertile Pakistani males with MMAF. In the current study, two Pakistani families with MMAF patients were recruited. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) of patients and their parents was performed. WES analysis reflected novel biallelic loss-of-function mutations in CFAP43 in both families (Family 1: ENST00000357060.3, p.Arg300Lysfs*22 and p.Thr526Serfs*43 in a compound heterozygous state; Family 2: ENST00000357060.3, p.Thr526Serfs*43 in a homozygous state). Sanger sequencing further confirmed that these mutations were segregated recessively in the families with the MMAF phenotype. Semiquantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was carried out to detect the effect of the mutation on mRNA of the affected gene. Previous research demonstrated that biallelic loss-of-function mutations in CFAP43 accounted for the majority of all CFAP43-mutant MMAF patients. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report CFAP43 biallelic loss-of-function mutations in a Pakistani population with the MMAF phenotype. This study will help researchers and clinicians to understand the genetic etiology of MMAF better.
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