1.Comparison of peripheral retinal degeneration in macular hole caused by high myopia and trauma
Tingyu QIN ; Shasha GAO ; Wenzhan WANG
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 2017;37(9):853-855
Objective To compare the occurrence of the peripheral retinal degeneration in macular hole due to high myopia (>-6.00 D) and trauma.Methods Data of 106 patients (106 eyes) with macular hole undergoing vitrectomy operation were analyzed,and they were divided into two groups according to myopic refractive degree:group A (68 eyes of 68 patients with high myopia) and group B (38 eyes of 38 patients with trauma).The peripheral retinas of all patients were examined carefully through preoperative three-mirror contact lens test and intraoperative the vitrectomy surgery.Results There were 52 eyes with peripheral retinal degeneration in group A,accounting for 76.47%,while group B had 8 eyes with peripheral retinal degeneration,accounting for 21.05% in group B.The occurrence rates of peripheral retinal degeneration between the two groups approached significant difference (x2 =30.48,P =0.000).Among 52 eyes with retinal degeneration in the retina of the group A,non-oppressed whitening degeneration presented in 42 eyes,and the detection rate was 61.76%,lattice degeneration was in 44 eyes,with the detection rate of 64.71%,cystic degeneration in 19 eyes,with the detection rate of 27.94% and other types of degeneration in 15 eyes,with the detection rate of 22.06%.There were 8 eyes with retinal degeneration in the retina of the group B,and non-oppressed whitening degeneration presented in 6 eyes,with the detection rate of 15.79%,lattice degeneration was in 7 eyes,with the detection rate of 18.42%,cystic degeneration in 4 eyes,with the detection rate of 10.53% and other types of degeneration in 2 eyes,with the detection rate of 5.26%.Conclusion The occurrence rate of peripheral retinal degeneration in traumatic patients is obvious lower than that in patients with high myopia.
2.Metabolomic Study on Serum of Liver-Kidney Deficiency Syndrome of Knee-Joint Osteoarthritis Based on 1H-NMR
Qin SHAO ; Xiaoli ZHOU ; Ying ZHANG ; Bin WU ; Shasha WANG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;24(6):27-31
Objective To study the endogenous metabolites of liver-kidney deficiency syndrome in knee-joint osteoarthritis (KOA) and explore the metabolic profile of KOA liver-kidney deficiency syndrome. Methods Totally 50 cases of KOA with liver-kidney deficiency syndrome and 50 cases of KOA with non-liver-kidney deficiency syndrome were collected respectively, and 20 cases of healthy volunteers were collected as the normal group. The serum samples of subjects were collected after fasting for 8 h. Hydro-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H-NMR) spectrometer was collected. Principal component analysis and partial least squares discrimination analysis were used to conduct multivariate statistical analysis. Results 1H-NMR could identify 23 kinds of metabolites, and there was statistical significance between KOA patients and healthy volunteers (P<0.05, P<0.01). There was statistical significance in cartilage matrix metabolism, energy metabolism, lipid metabolism, pain, inflammation-related metabolites in patients with KOA liver-kidney deficiency syndrome and patients with KOA non-liver-kidney deficiency syndrome (P<0.05). Conclusion Patients with KOA liver-kidney deficiency syndrome have a unique 1H-NMR metabolic profile, KOA syndrome has a metabolic material basis.
3.Efficacy and strategies of routine cleaning and disinfection for neonatal in-cubators in use
Jing LI ; Jian XU ; Shasha RAN ; Qin HUA
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2016;(1):56-58
Objective To evaluate efficacy of routine cleaning and disinfection methods for incubators,and put forward a feasible improvement solution.Methods 30 incubators used in a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital between Decem-ber 2013 and June 2014 were chosen and randomly divided into baseline,control,and trial groups(10 incubators in each group).Baseline group and control group were disinfected by routing disinfection method (wiping internal and external sur-faces of incubators with water and chlorine-containing disinfectant),trial group adopted intensified disinfection method (wi-ping internal surfaces of incubators with alcohol)on the basis of routine disinfection,disinfectant efficacy of three groups were compared.Results In baseline group,unqualified incubators were initially detected on the fourth day of monitoring, all incubators were contaminated in varying degrees on the seventh day of monitoring,the detection rate of unqualified spec-imens was 31.43% (88/280).The median time for the initial detection of unqualified incubators in control group and trial group were on the fifth day and seventh day respectively,there was significant difference between two groups(χ2 =12.38, P <0.05);The unqualified rate of trial group was significantly lower than control group (15.36%[43/280]vs 32.86%[92/280],χ2 =23.43,P <0.05 ).Conclusion Intensified disinfection with alcohol on the basis of routine disinfection method can effectively improve the disinfectant efficacy of the surface of incubators,it is convenient,inexpensive and safe, and worth to be popularized in primary hospitals.
4.Celastrol inhibits the secretion of interleukin-17 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with sympathetic ophthalmia
Tingyu QIN ; Shasha GAO ; Wenzhan WANG
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2018;34(1):51-54
Objective To observe the effect of celastrol on the secretion of interleukin (IL)-17 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with sympathetic ophthalmia (SO), and its possible mechanisms. Methods Venous blood samples were extracted from 10 cases of sympathetic ophthalmia patients and 10 health objectives. The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated by density gradient centrifugation and then were divided into 4 groups. Group A (control group): PBMCs of health objectives; Group B: PBMCs of SO patients; Group C: PBMCs of SO patients with 0.5 μmol/L celastrol in the medium; Group D:PBMCs of SO patients with 1 μmol/L celastrol in the medium. After culturing the cells for 3 days, the supernatant of 4 groups was collected, and the levels of IL-23 and IL-17 were detected by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA). Then, the 50 ng/ml rIL-23 was added into the medium of group A which was the group A1; the 50ng/ml rIL-23 and 1 μmol/L Cela were added into to the medium of group A which was the group A2. For the medium of group B, the 50 ng/ml rIL-23 was added into the medium which was the group B1;the 50 ng/ml rIL-23 and 1 μmol/L celastrol were added into to the medium of group B which was the group B2. After culturing for 3 days, the supernatant of cells of these 4 groups was collected, and the levels of IL-17 were detected by ELISA.Results In group A, the levels of IL-23 and IL-17 were (228.43±17.27) pg/ml and (220.55±31.15) pg/ml respectively. In group B, the levels of IL-23 and IL-17 were (513.85±36.46) pg/ml and (866.77±72.92) pg/ml respectively. In group C, the levels of IL-23 and IL-17 were (381.07±20.93) pg/ml and (517.43±54.87) pg/ml respectively. In group D, the levels of IL-23 and IL-17 were (237.14±17.97) pg/ml and (242.89±34.09) pg/ml respectively. Between group A and D, there was no statistically significant difference in IL-23 or IL-17 level (P>0.05); but when comparing other groups, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The levels of IL-17 in group A1 and group A2 were (428.43±24.53) pg/ml and (229.15±23.28) pg/ml and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The levels of IL-17 in group B1 and group B2 were (1373.39±89.51) pg/ml and (571.01±94.88) pg/ml and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Celastrol can inhibit the secretion of IL-17 by PBMCs in SO patients via inhibiting the secretion of IL-23.
5.Study on Species Characteristics of Chinese Patent Medicines for Antitussive Effect
Zhang WANG ; Daofeng JIANG ; Yi ZHANG ; Xianli MENG ; Xianrong LAI ; Shasha LIU ; Huai YANG ; Yongfeng ZHENG ; Shaorong QIN ; Yuling QING ; Jing HUANG ; Tao PENG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(1):6-10
This study was aimed to reveal the species characteristics of Chinese patent medicines for antitussive ef-fect and provide references for developing new drugs. This research targeted Chinese patent medicines for antitussive effect which were included in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China and the New National Chinese Patent Medicines as well as those characterized by keywords such as cough cure, cough alleviating, antitussive effect, cough, persistent cough. The analysis was made on the species characteristics, such as the number of Chinese patent medicines for antitussive effect, license number, ethnomedicine patent medicines, drugs for children use, protection of varieties of traditional Chinese medicine, the number of drugs, the generic names of drug, and drug forms. The results showed that 684 Chinese patent medicines for antitussive effect collected in this research had ac-counted for 8.60% of the total 7 260 of Chinese patent medicines. A total of 7 450 license numbers were approved, and 33% of the Chinese patent medicines shares one license number. One Chinese patent medicine owns 16.6 li-cense numbers on average. Ethnomedicine patent medicines had 3 Tibetan prescriptions such as the Shiwuwei Chenxiang pill and 4 Mongolian prescriptions, such as the Siwei Tumuxiang powder. Drugs for children accounted for 14%, including 9 forms. The type of the generic names of drug reached 16 and most of them originate from abbrevia-tions of the main drug in prescription. The number of drugs in prescription ranges from 8 to 16. Chinese patent medicines for antitussive effect involved 16 forms, of which the proportion of the use of solid preparation was higher than the liquid preparation. It was concluded that Chinese patent medicines for antitussive effect were characterized by such advantages such as a variety of species, various forms, the reasonable number of drugs, considerable medicine retail market share and drug for children use which can meet the clinical needs, and meanwhile some prob-lems, such as a lack of criteria for the generic names of drug, the homogenization of fierce competition, and inade-quacy of ethnomedicine patent medicines.
6.Banqiao Codonopisis Pilosula improves cognitivedysfunction induced by high GSK-3β activity and its possible mechanism
Hongbin LUO ; Xiangyu LIU ; Nanqiao MOU ; Wei CHEN ; Shasha FAN ; Wenzhi XIE ; Nan SHANG ; Chenyu YANG ; Fengfeng XIE ; Qin CHEN ; Zheng WEI
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2017;33(8):1060-1067
Aim To assess the effects of Banqiao Codonopisis Pilosula(BCP)decoction on learning and memory dysfunction in AD model rats induced by high activity GSK-3β and its possible mechanism.Methods The SD rats(4 months old,♂)were divided into five groups,namely,sham-operated group(blank group),AD model group,BCP high-dose(2.16 g·kg-1·d-1)group,BCP medium-dose(1.08 g·kg-1·d-1)group,and BCP lower-dose(0.54 g·kg-1·d-1)group.Treatment group received BCP decoction by gavage once a day for 14 days,while other groups were offered drinking water by gavage once a day for 14 days.The autonomous behavior activities of all rats were observed and recorded after gavage.In the last seven days by gavage,Morris water maze test was used to test the spatial learning and memory ability of the five groups.After five days training,treatment groups and AD model group were injected wortmannin(WT,PI3K specific inhibitor)and GF-109203X(GFX,PKC specific inhibitor)(100 μmol·L-1 of each,total volume of 10 μL)into the right lateral ventricle of the rats.The blank group was only injected 2%DMSO.The spatial memory retention was detected by water maze 24 hours after lateral ventricle injection.Then,changes in the spatial learning memory of rats were observed.The level of Tau phosphorylation in SD rat hippocampus and the expression and activity changes of related protein kinase GSK-3β were detected by Western blot and immunohistochemistry.The changes of Nissl bodies in SD rat hippocampus were observed by Nissl′s staining.Results After intragastric administration of BCP,the rat autonomous behavior activities in each group all showed a declining trend,and the differences in low-dose and middle-dose groups had statistical significance compared with blank group.The Morris water maze tests showed that the latency navigation of model group was significantly longer than that of blank group(P<0.01),while that of the BCP three doses groups was shorter than that of model group(P<0.05).Compared with the same group,the latency navigation of the three groups after gavage BCP low,middle and high dose was significant shorter than that without gavage(P<0.05).Western blot results showed that the activity of GSK-3β in AD model group was up-regulated compared with the blank group.However,BCP inhibited activity of GSK-3β.Western blot and immunohistochemistry results showed the level of Tau phosphorylation in AD model group was increased compared with the blank group in the area of CA3(P<0.05).Compared with AD model group,the level of Tau phosphorylation was decreased in treatment group.Nissl′s staining results showed that dendritic spines in AD model group was significantly attenuated compared with the blank group(P<0.05).Far more dendritic spines were observed in treatment group than in AD model group.The number of Nissl′s bodies in neuron cells of hippocampus in hippocampal CA3 was obviously larger in treatment groups than in AD model group.These effect of BCP was dose-dependent.Conclusions BCP can prevent the learning and memory dysfunction in AD model rats induced by high activity of GSK-3β.The mechanism may be related to inhibiting GSK-3β activity and then reducing the level of phosphorylation of Tau and improving neural development.
7.Effect of phillyrin on high glucose-induced injury of human retinal vascular endothelial cells by regulating complement C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein-3 expression and its mechanism
Shasha HAN ; Dan YIN ; Yuefeng LI ; Qin YE
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 2024;44(5):354-359
Objective To compare the effects of different doses of phillyrin(PHN)on the injury of human retinal vascular endothelial cells(RVECs)induced by high glucose(HG)and analyze its regulatory effect on the expression of complement C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein-3(CTRP3)and its possible mechanism.Methods RVECs were cultured with HG to establish cell injury models(HG group).RVECs in the HG+PHN-L group,HG+PHN-M group,and HG+PHN-H group were treated with 1 μmol·L-1,10 μmol·L-1,and 100 μmol·L-1 PHN,respectively,followed by HG induction.RVECs in the HG+pcDNA group and HG+pcDNA-CTRP3 group were transfected with pcDNA and pcDNA-CTRP3,respectively,followed by HG induction.RVECs in the HG+PHN-H+sh-NC group and HG+PHN-H+sh-CTRP3 group were transfected with sh-NC and sh-CTRP3,respectively,then induced by HG and treated with 100 μmol·L-1 PHN.The levels of malondialdehyde(MDA),superoxide dismutase(SOD),and glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px)were meas-ured.Cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry.The expression levels of B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2),Bcl-2-associated X(Bax)and CTRP3 protein were determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)and Western blot,respectively.Results Compared with the Con group,the cell apoptosis rate and the levels of MDA and Bax protein in the HG group increased,while the levels of SOD,GSH-Px,Bcl-2 protein,CTRP3 mRNA and protein decreased(all P<0.05).Compared with the HG group,the cell apoptosis rate and the levels of MDA and Bax protein in the HG+PHN-L,HG+PHN-M,and HG+PHN-H groups decreased(HG+PHN-H group<HG+PHN-M group<HG+PHN-L group),while the levels of SOD,GSH-Px,Bcl-2 protein,CTRP3 mRNA and protein increased(HG+PHN-H group>HG+PHN-M group>HG+PHN-L group)(all P<0.05).Compared with the HG+pcDNA group,the cell apoptosis rate and the levels of MDA and Bax protein in the HG+pcDNA-CTRP3 group decreased,while the levels of SOD,GSH-Px,CTRP3 protein,and Bcl-2 protein increased(all P<0.05).Compared with the HG+PHN-H+sh-NC group,the HG+PHN-H+sh-CTRP3 group showed an increase in the cell apoptosis rate and the levels of MDA and Bax protein and a decrease in the levels of SOD,GSH-Px,CTRP3 protein,and Bcl-2 protein(all P<0.05).Conclusion PHN can alleviate HG-induced damage to RVECs,which may be related to the upregulation of the CTRP3 expression.
8.Application of workshop teaching model in standardized operation training of newly recruited nurses
Fazhi LU ; Xujing ZHU ; Shasha QIN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2020;26(14):1932-1934
Objective:To explore the application effect of workshop teaching model in standardized operation training of newly recruited nurses.Methods:A total of 124 newly recruited nurses in Xinxiang Central Hospital from May 2015 to August 2019 were selected as research objects by the objective sampling method. A total of 59 newly recruited nurses from May 2015 to August 2017 were set as the control group and 65 newly recruited nurses from September 2017 to August 2019 were set as the experimental group. The control group adopted the traditional teaching method while the experimental group adopted the workshop teaching model. Operation assessment score and satisfaction with teaching quality of newly recruited nurses were compared between two groups.Results:After training, operation assessment score of nurses in the experimental group was (95.68±8.32) , which was higher than (90.07±7.84) of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( t=-3.854, P<0.001) . After training, the number of nurses in the experimental group who were satisfied with the teaching style, teachers' attitude, practical ability and content mastery were all higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Workshop teaching model can improve the operation assessment score and satisfaction with teaching quality of newly recruited nurses, which is worthy of promotion and application.
9.Optimization of Extraction Process for Huangshen Changshu Lotion by Response Surface Methodology
Dan LI ; Li WAN ; Shasha ZHANG ; Xianya QIN
Herald of Medicine 2024;43(11):1844-1848
Objective To optimize of flash extraction parameters for Huangshen Changshu lotion based on response surface methodology.Methods Using flash extraction technology,the comprehensive scores of the extraction amount of rhein,emodin,and dry cream yield were used as evaluation indicators.The Box Behnken Design program provided by Response Surface Design Expert software was used for experimental design to optimize the optimal process parameters for flash extraction of Huangshen Changshu lotion,and compared with traditional extraction processes.Results The optimal extraction process parameters for Huangshen Changshu lotion flash extraction are as follows:a rotational speed of 4 000 r·min-1,a solid-liquid ratio of 1:25(g·mL-1),and an extraction time of 100 s.Conclusion The flash extraction process technology for Huangshen Changshu lotion established through research is feasible and has obvious advantages compared to traditional extraction processes,providing a research foundation for new extraction processes and subsequent drug development of Huangshen Changshu lotion.
10.Effects of imaginative relaxation training in children with acute appendicitis after surgery
Zhenyun HUO ; Shasha WANG ; Qin WANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(26):3619-3623
Objective:To explore the effect of imaginative relaxation training in children with acute appendicitis after surgery.Methods:A total of 60 children with acute appendicitis who underwent laparoscopic surgery and received general anesthesia with laryngeal mask from January to October 2021 in the Second Department of Pediatric Surgery, Linyi People's Hospital, were retrospectively selected as the research subject. The 30 children admitted from January to May 2021 were included in the control group, and the 30 children admitted to from June to October 2021 were included in the observation group. The control group was given routine nursing, and the observation group received imaginative relaxation training on the basis of the control group. The postoperative pain, treatment compliance and parental satisfaction of the two groups of children were compared.Results:The postoperative pain score of the observation group was lower than that of the control group, and the treatment compliance and parental satisfaction were higher than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Imaginative relaxation training on the basis of routine nursing for children with acute appendicitis can effectively promote postoperative recovery, relieve postoperative pain, and improve children's treatment compliance and parents' satisfaction with nursing work.