1.Influence of enriched environment on visual function and synaptic plasticity in adult amblyopic mice
Yulin LUO ; Lijuan TAO ; Zhenghai LIU ; Shishi LUO ; Ming GAO ; Xiaoying WU ; Yanqiong TU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2019;37(7):508-513
Objective To examine role and possible mechanism of enriched environment (EE) on regulating recovery of visual function in adult monocular deprivation amblyopia mice.Methods A total of 72 healthyKunming mice were divided into normal control group,monocular deprivation (MD) group,MD+EE group and M D+ fluoxetine group by random number table.Except for the normal control group,the mice in the other groups were sutured on the right eyelid 21 days after birth to establish MD amblyopia model.the mice were fed in standard environment or EE for 4 weeks according to the group.Visual acuity and flash visual evoked potential (F-VEP) of mice in each group were detected.The distribution of microtubule associated protein 2 (MAP2) in visual cortex of adult amblyopic mice were detected by immunohistochemistry.The expression of MAP2,synaptophysin (SYP) and postsynaptic density protein-95 (PSD-95) protein in visual cortex of adult amblyopic mice were detected by western blot.The experimental protocol was approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of Hunan Children's Hospital and conformed to the National Institutes of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.Results There was a significant difference in the visual acuity of deprived eye among each group (F=114.632,P<0.001).The visual acuity in MD group is lower than that in normal control group,with a significant difference (t =15.480,P<0.001).Compared with MD group,visual acuity was restored in MD+ EE group and MD +fluoxetine group,with significant differences (t =15.071,P < 0.001;t =14.841,P < 0.001).There was a significant difference in the P2 latency and amplitude of F-VEP in deprived eye among each group (F=36.510,P=0.000;F=34.140,P=0.000).Compare with normal control group,P2 latency was prolonged and P2 amplitude of F-VEP was decreased in deprived eye in MD group,with significant differences (t =10.220,P =0.000;t =10.09,P =0.000).Western blot assay showed that there was a significant difference in the expression of MAP2 in visual cortex contralateral deprived eye among each group (F=18.142,P=0.000).The expression of MAP2 in MD group was significantly lower than that in normal contral group (t=3.056,P<0.01);Compared with MD group,MAP2 expression was increased in MD+EE group and MD+fluoxetine group (t =2.541,P =0.031;t =2.157,P =0.017).There were significant differences in the expression of SYP and PSD-95 in visual cortex contralateral to deprived eye among each group (F =12.871,P =0.000;F =25.060,P =0.000).Compared with normal contral group,SYP and PSD-95 expression in visual cortex were down-regulated in MD group,with significant differences (t =6.054,P =0.000;t =8.631,P =0.000).The expression of SYP and PSD-95 protein in MD+EE group and MD+fluoxetine group were significantly higher than those in MD group (all at P<0.05).Conclusions EE can recover visual function through up-regulating the expression of MAP2,which can modulate the dendritic branch trim and neural plasticity of visual cortex in adult MD mice.
2.Application of Wechat in nursing clinical clerkship teaching
Shishi WU ; Yu LIU ; Kailian YANG ; Fengling LU ; Mengxian OU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2020;36(9):709-712
Wechat has been widely used in nursing clinical clerkship teaching now. The application of Wechat in nursing clinical teaching mainly takes the form of Wechat group chat, Wechat public signal platform, Wechat friendship circle, online test and so on. Among them, Wechat group chat and Wechat public signal platform are used widely. Wechat enriches the teaching way, and improve the effectiveness of teaching, moreover, it facilitates the relationship between teachers and students. However, there are the ongoing challenges such as lacking of supervision and protection of intellectual property rights.
3.Research progress on the influencing factors of postprandial hypotension in the elderly
Fengling LU ; Yu LIU ; Zhu XIAO ; Kailian YANG ; Shishi WU ; Mengxian OU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2020;36(20):1597-1601
Postprandial hypotension is an abnormal regulation of blood pressure, which is common in the elderly. Due to insidious symptoms, postprandial hypotension is easily neglected by patients and medical staff in clinical practice, but it has a high degree of harm. There are many factors related to the occurrence of postprandial hypotension, including demographic factors, disease-related factors, lifestyle factors, postprandial postural factors and so on. Among demographic factors, age is positively associated with the occurrence of postprandial hypotension. Among disease-related factors, the existence of some basic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, and the use of most kinds of anti-hypertensive drugs can increase the risk of postprandial hypotension. Among lifestyle factors, smoking is a risk factor for postprandial hypotension: while reducing the intake of staple foods, drinking large amounts of water or drinking green tea before meals may reduce the risk of postprandial hypotension. By taking different postures after meals, postural factors affect the rate of gastrointestinal emptying and then affect the occurrence of postprandial hypotension. Among the above factors, it is feasible to prevent postprandial hypotension by changing postprandial posture.
4. Visual analysis on postprandial hypotension related studies based on Web of Science
Fengling LU ; Yu LIU ; Zhu XIAO ; Kailian YANG ; Shishi WU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2019;35(34):2711-2716
Objective:
To show development status of postprandial hypotension studies comprehensively and intuitively in order to provide a reference for nursing research on postprandial hypotension.
Methods:
The data was from the literatures included in Web of Science database from 1986 to 2019 related to postprandial hypotension, and CiteSpace information visualization software was used to analyze the issuing country and institution, cited authors, Cited journals, keywords and cited references to postprandial hypotension.
Results:
A total of 1 140 literatures were obtained. 187 papers were finally included after screening. University of Adelaide in Australia has the most of published articles and the most of cited authors; The cited journals mainly include international high-impact journals such as