1.The effect of yizhi oral liquid on the learnign and memory of chronic cerebral inchemic dementia rat
Shouchun WANG ; Li SUN ; Yu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2001;5(3):53,55-
Objective To explore treatment effect of (chinese drog)Yizhi oral liquid on chronic cerebral ischemic dementia rat.Methods Dementia rat model was made by ligating bilateral comon carotid artery and detect the ability to learning and memory in the therapeutic group,ischemic group and control group. Results The scores of water maze experiment in therapeutic were more higher than in ischemic group. Conclusion Yizhi oral liquid can improve the ability of learning and memory of rats.
2.A comparison study of diagnostic value between the old and revised guidelines in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Shouchun PENG ; Yaxuan LIU ; Xueren LI ; Luqing WEI
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2016;55(2):131-134
Objective To compare the strengths and limitations of the old and revised guidelines for the diagnosis in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis(IPF).Methods Patients who were admitted and diagnosed as interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) in our hospital from 2009 to 2014 were enrolled in our study.Eachpatient was reevaluated respectively according to the old and revised guidelines of IPF.Results A total of 553 cases were initially reviewed,among whom 355 cases were excluded for pulmonary fibrosis secondary to definite underlying diseases,28 excluded due to high resolution computed tomography(HRCT) not done,26 excluded because serum immunology examination was not available.The remaining 144 cases were finally enrolled in this study including 92 males and 52 females with median age 21-92 (68 ± 11) years old.Twenty five patients (17.4%,25/144) met the diagnostic criteria of IPF by the old guideline.While by the revised guideline,53 patients (36.8%,53/144) were diagnosed as classical IPF,29 patients (20.1%,29/144) as probable cases,another 69 non-IPF patients accounting for 43.1% (62/144).The result revealed that there's a significant difference between the two guidelines in the diagnosis of IPF.Conclusions The revised guideline favors an early diagnosis of IPF and simplifies the diagnostic process.However the possibility of over diagnosis or missed diagnosis by the revised guideline does exist.On the other hand,despite of the delayed diagnosis by the old guideline,it may reduce the misdiagnosis of IPF in some circumstance.
3.The correlation of helper T lymphocyte 1/helper T lymphocyte 2 with clinical and image features in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Shouchun PENG ; Xu HU ; Luqing WEI ; Zhenhua LI
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2013;(6):489-493
Objective To identify whether the helper T lymphocyte 1 (Th1)/helper T lymphocyte 2 (Th2) of patients' serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) at admission could represent the severity of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and whether its change at six months could predict the progression of the disease.Methods Eighty-three patients with IPF were subjected to pulmonary function tests (PFFs),dyspnea scores,arterial blood gas analysis,six-minute walk test (6MWT) and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT).The serum and BALF specimen of these patients were obtained as well as 20 control serum and 10 control BALF specimen.A total of 55 patients were followed up,and their BALF and serum levels of interferon γ (IFNγ) and IL-4 were detected by enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA).The correlation between the IFNγ/IL-4 levels (at admission and the change of that at six months follow-up) and the clinical,physiological and image features in the IPF patients were analyzed.Results The baseline serum and BALF level of IFNγ/IL-4 (0.8 ± 0.3) in the IPF patients was lower than that in the control group (1.4 ± 0.2),which showed significant correlation with the course of disease,dyspnea scores,FEV1 %,FVC%,TLC%,maximum desaturation,6MWD and CT-fib (all P values < 0.05).The serum level of IFNγ/IL-4 showed positive correlation with CT-alv (r =0.340,P < 0.01).During follow-up,no statistic difference was found in the serum levels of IFNγ,IL-4 and IFNγ/IL-4 between the IPF patients with or without glucocorticoids treatment.There were significant aggravation in the dyspnea scores,FEV1%,FVC%,CT-alv,CT-fib,IFNγ and IL-4 at six months follow-up.Significant correlation had been showed between the change of the serum IFNγ/IL-4 level with the changes of the dyspnea scores,FVC%,TLC%,DLCO%,6MWD and CT-fib in the IPF patients (P <0.05).Conclusions There are disequilibrium of the Th1/Th2 in the serum and the BALF of the IPF patients.The Th1/Th2 level could represent severity of the disease,and the serum level change of Th1/Th2 in the follow-up could predict the progression of the diseases in the IPF patients.
4.A comparison of effects of four different methods to locate tracheal tube
Le QI ; Rong LIU ; Shouchun LI ; Shaojun LYU ; Hao WENG
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2016;28(9):812-816
Objective To compare the efficacy of four different methods to locate tracheal tube in the tracheal:modified transillumination method,21/23 cm rule,marked the intubation at a distance,and fiberoptic bronchoscope.Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted.120 endotracheally intubated adult patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification Ⅰ-Ⅱ and admitted to Central Hospital of Fengxian in Shanghai from January to March 2015 were enrolled.The patients were randomly divided into four groups (n =30) and located by 21/23 cm rule,marked the intubation at a distance,fiberoptic bronchoscope and modified transillumination method (using homemade locator guided by a red laser fiber to position the depth of tube) respectively.An endotracheal tube was inserted and measured the distance of the tube tip to the carina (TTC),vocal cords to tracheal tube cuff (VC-TC) in three different neck positions,i.e.neck in flexion,neutral,and extension position.The number of improper position in four groups was recorded.Results There were no significant differences in gender,age,and body mass index among the four groups.Six of the 30 patients using marked tracheal tuba method failed to find vocal cords with laryngoscope,while the other three methods all completed successfully.① From neck flexion to extension,TTC was gradually increased,while VC-TC was gradually decreased.In neck flexion and extension positions,TTC distance in the 21/23 cm rule group was significantly shorter than that in the fiberoptic bronchoscope group (cm:1.44 ± 1.14 vs.2.11 ±0.54,3.01 ±1.18 vs.3.80±0.71,both P < 0.05),and the distance was also shorter than that in modified transillumination method group (cm:1.44 ± 1.14 vs.1.93 ± 0.81,3.01--1.18 vs.3.45 ± 0.91,both P > 0.05).VC-TC distance in the 21/23 cm rule group was significantly longer than that in the modified transillumination,the marked intubation,and the fiberoptic bronchoscope groups in neck neutral and extension positions,respectively (cm:3.07 ± 1.08 vs.2.28±0.76,2.29±0.90,2.49±0.86;2.64±0.94 vs.1.82±0.72,1.81-0.94,2.02±0.91,all P < 0.05).TTC and VC-TC distances in three neck positions in the modified transiflumination group were shorter than those in the fiberoptic bronchoscope group without statistical significance.② If TTC was too short,an accidental bronchus intubation could happen,while if VC-TC was too short,an accidental damage of the vocal cord inducing by the cuff press could happen.In the 21/23 cm rule group,there were 7 cases that the tube wrongly inserted to bronchus in neck flexion,and 1 case in neutral and extension positions respectively.In the marked intubation group,there were 4 cases that the tube wrongly inserted into bronchus in neck flexion,and 1 case in neck neutral position,and there were 4 cases that the vocal cords were pressed by the cuffs in extension position.In the modified transillumintion and the fiberoptic bronchoscope groups,there was only 1 case that the tube wrongly inserted to bronchus in neck flexion respectively.Conclusions When neck position changed during trachea intubation,it was easier that the tube wrongly inserted to bronchus for 21/23 cm rule method to locate the position.Bronchus intubations and cuff press vocal cords could happen using the marked tube method,which was less be found using modified transillumination or fiberoptic bronchoscope methods.Finally,the modified transillumination methods can be used to locate with satisfactory effect.
5.Matrine attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary injury partially via modulating mononuclear phagocyte phenotype switching in mice
Xin LI ; Qi LI ; Yi LI ; Chengcheng SU ; Xin ZHOU ; Shouchun PENG ; Luqing WEI ; Wenjie JI
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2017;33(2):322-328
AIM:To investigate the influence of matrine (MA) on the phenotype switching of mouse mono-cytes and alveolar macrophages induced by bleomycin ( BLM) .METHODS:All mice were randomly divided into normal saline (NS) group, BLM group, BLM+NS group and BLM +MA group.The mice were administered with BLM at 2.5 mg/kg via oropharyngeal instillation .The mice in BLM+MA group were treated with MA (15 mg· kg-1 · d-1 ) by oral gavage following BLM administration .The mice were sacrificed on days 3, 7, 14, and 21.The lungs were removed for pathological analysis .The circulating monocyte subsets and polarization state of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid ( BALF)-de-rived alveolar macrophages were analyzed by flow cytometry .RESULTS:The results of HE and Masson trichrome staining in BLM and BLM+NS groups exhibited classical pathological stages of lung fibrosis , including acute inflammation phase and later fibrosis phase .Compared with BLM +NS group, MA treatment alleviated the inflammatory response and the de-gree of fibrosis induced by BLM (P<0.05).There was a rapid change of circulating Ly6Chi monocytes and its magnitude was positively associated with the pulmonary inflammatory response .An expansion of M2-like alveolar macrophages was positively correlated with the magnitude of lung fibrosis .Moreover , MA treatment partially normalized the phenotype switc-hing of monocytes and alveolar macrophages .CONCLUSION:Matrine treatment attenuates BLM-induced pulmonary injury partially via modulating the phenotype switching of monocytes and alveolar mocrophages .
6.Preparation and preliminary application of a neutralizing monoclonal antibody against rabies virus
Shouchun CAO ; Yunpeng WANG ; Jia LI ; Leitai SHI ; Xiaohong WU ; Jianrong TANG ; Yuhua LI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2016;36(10):762-765
Objective To prepare a neutralizing monoclonal antibody against rabies virus. Meth-ods BALB/c mice were immunized with the inactivated rabies virus CTN strains on day 0, 7, 14 and 28. Spleen cell samples were collected and then fused with SP2/0 cells to prepare the hybridoma cell line. Posi-tive hybridoma cells that were screened out with RFFIT technique were injected into BALB/c mice intraper-itoneally. Ascites samples were collected from the mice to separate neutralizing monoclonal antibodies. Affin-ity chromatography was used for the purification of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies. Subtype identification and sequencing analysis were performed for further identification. A colloidal gold strip based method for rap-id detection of rabies vaccine was established with the prepared monoclonal antibodies. Results The hybri-doma cell line, CTN-McAb1, was prepared successfully with stable secretion of neutralizing monoclonal anti-bodies against rabies virus. The purity of those antibodies was more than 95% after purification and the sub-type of them was IgG1. The colloidal gold strip for raid detection of rabies vaccine was successful prepared. Conclusion The neutralizing monoclonal antibody against rabies virus was successfully prepared and could be used for preliminary application. This study will be of great significance for the quality control of rabies vaccine.
7.Preliminary study of the rabies virus glycoprotein eukaryotic expression plasmid and immunogenicity
Yunpeng WANG ; Shouchun CAO ; Jia LI ; Jinghua LIU ; Leitai SHI ; Yuhua LI ; Guanmu DONG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2012;(12):1017-1019
Objective To construct the eukaryotic expression plasmid of the rabies virus glycoprotein gene DNA,and detect the immunogenicity.Methods Using RT-PCR amplified the glycoprotein gene of rabies virus CTN strain,sequenced and cloned into pcDNA5.0 (+) vector to construct the recombinant plasmid pcDNA5.0-G plasmid.Detect glycoprotein transient expression with transfecting the plasmid into 293T cells.Intramuscular immunization of BALB/c mice by the recombinant plasmid on day 0 and 7,then challenge by rabies virus CVS strain observed the mice survived.Results The results of the transient expression of glycoprotein abundantly expressed.The survival ratio of mice with CVS challenge after routine intramuscular injection of pcDNA5.0-G plasmid is 73.3%,and 6.7% for the control group.Conclusion Rabies virus glycoprotein eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA5.0-G was successfully constructed,and has been good immunogenicity.It's to be the foundation for candidate DNA vaccine research and development.
8.High-efficiency expression and purification of the soluble glycoprotein extracellular domain of Rabies virus strain CTN
Jia LI ; Yafei LIU ; Yunpeng WANG ; Shouchun CAO ; Leitai SHI ; Yongxin YU ; Yuhua LI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2017;37(6):438-442
Objective To express and purify the glycoprotein extracellular domain (Ex-GP) of Rabies virus strain CTN in soluble form with high efficiency.Methods A recombinant expression plasmid containing the gene encoding the Ex-GP was constructed.Various expression conditions were screened to obtain an optimum prokaryotic expression system for Ex-GP in soluble form.The expressed target protein was purified using affinity chromatography and gel filtration chromatography.Results The target protein Ex-GP with high antigenicity was efficiently expressed in soluble form by using the recombinant PBCX expression system and effectively purified by using affinity and gel filtration chromatography.Conclusion The soluble form of Ex-GP is successfully expressed and purified in a simple and convenient way.This study paves the way for further researches on the biological functions of rabies virus glycoprotein,the pathogenic mechanism of rabies and the development of diagnostic reagent and vaccines for rabies virus.
9.Preliminary study on the morphology of rabies virus by atomic force microscopy
Shouchun CAO ; Liping ZHANG ; Jia LI ; Jianrong TANG ; Leitai SHI ; Yongxin YU ; Kongxin HU ; Guanmu DONG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2011;31(1):34-37
Objective To explore the application of atomic force microscopy( AFM ) on the research of morphology of the rabies viruses. Methods To prepare the rabies virus CTN-1v strains by ultracentrifugation, and observe it with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) which negatively stained by phosphotungstic acid. Then study the morphology of rabies virus with AFM based on the result of TEM. AFM image applies the tapping mode to rabies virus without any further treatment in air at room temperature. Results The TEM image is two-dimensional image which can be seen the classical bullet-shaped structure,and the spike structure can also be seen. The AFM image showed the rabies virus morphology with three-dimensional image which can shows the characteristics of the virus surface and edge. The rabies virus particle was successfully observed by TEM or AFM methods. Conclusion It's the first time to get the three-dimensional morphological structure of rabies virus by atomic force microscopy, compared with transmission electron microscopy, AFM is a new research tool for viral morphology study with the advantages of simple sample preparing and intuitionistic and visible interface for researchers.
10.A comparison of degree of precision of auscultation, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in end-expiration, and transillumination technique in verifying accurate position of endotracheal tube
Le QI ; Rong LIU ; Enhui TANG ; Shouchun LI ; Jun JIN ; Xihuan HE ; Shaojun LYU ; Hao WENG
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2015;(10):826-830
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of auscultation, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in end-expiration (PETCO2), transillumination technique to judge whether the endotracheal tube is misplaced into the esophagus. Methods A blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted. Sixty patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) gradeⅠ-Ⅱundergoing endotracheal intubation in Fengxian Central Hospital admitted from September 2014 to February 2015 were enrolled. Two endotracheal tubes with the same size were respectively inserted into the trachea and esophagus for the same depth after general anesthesia by the same person. Two blinded anesthetists with different experience checked the tube position using three methods including auscultation, PETCO2, and transillumination technique, respectively. The order of the tubes tested (trachea or esophagus) and the method used were randomized according to randomise numbers table. The experienced anesthetists conducted the test first, followed by an inexperienced anesthetist conducting the same methods. The numbers of right and wrong determinations with different methods by different anesthetists were recorded.Results Sixty patients underwent the procedures for 180 times, with intratracheal intubation for 90 times, and esophageal intubation for 90 times. It was shown that the results were not different in two groups [96.7% (174/180) vs. 92.2% (166/180),χ2 = 3.500,P = 0.057]. By using auscultation, the correct rate of experienced anesthetist was higher than that of inexperienced (95.0% vs. 78.3%,χ2 = 5.786,P = 0.013). Using PETCO2, both anesthetists were correct in all cases, and the accuracy was 100%. Using transillumination, the experienced anesthetist was mistaken in 3 cases (accuracy was 95.0%), while the inexperienced mistook in 1 case (accuracy was 98.3%), and no significant difference was found between two groups (χ2 = 0.500,P = 0.250). The correct rate of using transilluminaion was significantly higher than that of using auscultation (χ2 = 7.563,P = 0.004). The sensitivity and specificity of the auscultation was 70.0% and 80.0%, that of transillumination technique was 96.7% and 93.3%,and PETCO2 was 100%, respectively, for two groups.ConclusionsPETCO2 is the most reliable method for determining tube position, and it is superior to auscultation and transilluminaion. Transillumintaion technique is superior to auscultation, irrespective of anesthetists' experience, while the accuracy of auscultation showed an obvious relationship with the anesthetists' experience.