1.The relationship between the timing of intervention and rehabilitation efficacy after cerebral infarction : a retrospective analysis
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013;35(9):700-702
Objective To conduct a retrospective analysis of the relationship between the time of rehabilitation intervention and its effectiveness among hemiplegic patients after cerebral infarction.Methods Fifty-four hemiplegic stroke patients within 1 week of onset were randomly divided into three equal groups of 18:In the A group rehabilitation was begun 1 to 2 weeks after onset; in the B group it was started between 2 and 4 weeks; in the C group rehabilitation was begun after four weeks.The patients all received comprehensive hemiplegic limb training,electric standing bed training,functional electrical stimulation and medical gymnastics for hemiplegia.Motor function was assessed using the Fugl-Meyer balance function assessment and the modified Barthel index before treatment,in the course of the first week of treatment and 3 months later.Results A group and B group made similar progress,but the curative effect in group C was significantly weaker.Conclusion Rehabilitation should be started within 1 month after the onset of cerebral infarction.
2.Influence of Different Follow-up Ways on Compliance Behavior of Stroke Patients during Rehabilitation
Huirong ZUO ; Yaling DU ; Tong WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2013;19(4):381-383
Objective To observe the influence of telephone follow-up and home follow-up on compliance behavior and activities of daily living (ADL) of stroke patients during rehabilitation. Methods 50 cases were as telephone follow-up group and 50 cases were as home follow-up group extracted from 355 stroke patients who discharged the hospital during August 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012. They were followed up 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months after discharge respectively. Their ADL were assessed with Bathel index (BI) at discharge and 3 months after discharge, and the compliance behavior were assessed 3 months after discharge. Results There was no significant difference in the score of BI between 2 groups at discharge (P>0.05), and the score of BI improved in both groups 3 months after discharge (P<0.05), but it was higher in the home follow-up group than in the telephone follow-up group (P<0.05), as well as the rate of compliance behavior (P<0.01). Conclusion Regular home follow-up can improve the compliance behavior of stroke patients during rehabilitation.
3.Targeting DNA damage response pathway: recent progress of PARP inhibitors in cancer therapy
Yu-Jing ZHENG ; Tong-Tong ZUO ; Yu-Fei FENG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2018;34(2):157-161
Genomic instability is one of the most pervasive characteristics of cancer cells,and DNA damage response (DDR) pathway plays a crucial role in genomic stability.The DDR pathway is a complex signaling network,which involves cell DNA repair,apoptosis and cell cycle regulation.Deficiencies in these repair pathways can result in several different genetic disorders,including cancer.Targeted therapy based on inhibiting the DDR pathway in cancers offers a novel therapy strategy for patients with tumors lacking specific DDR functions.Many small-mole-cule compounds targeting DDR pathway are typically developed for solid cancer therapy.The poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor is a kind of DDR inhibitors which exploits the principle of synthetic lethality to selectively kill cancer cells.This review highlights the molecular mechanisms of PARP inhibitor action,the progress of PARP inhibitors in cancer therapy,drug resistance and the challenge of PARP inhibitor in the future.
4.Influence of interleukin-1beta on microRNA-27b and matrix metalloproteinase-13 expression in rat chondrocytes
Jing SHI ; Tong LI ; Canhui ZUO ; Liang ZHI ; Rong WEI ; Weimin WANG ; Yingjie LIU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2016;20(29):4277-4283
BACKGROUND:Matrix metal oproteinase-13 is most active in the degradation of col agen type II in the extracel ular matrix of cartilage. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is thought to be the inducer of matrix metal oproteinases, and participates in the degradation and degeneration of articular cartilage. OBJECTIVE:To study the influence of IL-1βon microRNA-27b (miR-27b) and matrix metal oproteinase-13 expression of chondrocytes in rats. METHODS:Chondrocytes isolated from seven male Wistar rats were cultured and divided into IL-1βstimulation group and control group. No stimulus was given in the control group;10μg/L of serum free medium was used to culture rat chondrocytes in the IL-1βstimulation group. Cel growth was observed at 0, 24, and 48 hours under an inverted microscope. miR-27b and matrix metal oproteinase-13 expression in the cultured chondrocytes were detected. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The relative expression of matrix metal oproteinase-13 in rat chondrocytes was gradual y increased when induced by IL-1βat 0, 24, and 48 hours (P<0.05). Expression of miR-27b and miR-31 in rat chondrocytes at 24 and 48 hours induced by IL-1βgradual y decreased (P<0.05);conversely, expression of MiR-26a, miR-26b, miR-23, and miR-204 gradual y increased (P<0.05). After 48 hours of IL-1βinduction, expression of miR-27b was the lowest in rat chondrocytes (P<0.05). These findings suggest that IL-1βinhibits miR-27b expression, strengthens the expression of matrix metal oproteinase-13, and damages chondrocytes, contributing to both the onset and progression of osteoarthritis.
5.Determination of 10 Residual Organic Solvents in Norvancomycin Hydrochloride Raw Material by HS-GC
Wenfei GENG ; Minghao ZUO ; Xiaonan ZHANG ; Mi TANG ; Xuexia ZHANG ; Jie TONG
China Pharmacy 2015;(21):2977-2979
OBJECTIVE:To establish the method for determining 10 residual organic solvents in norvancomycin hydrochloride raw material. METHODS:Headspace gas chromatography was performed on the column of nitro modified polyethylene terephthal-ate glycol as stationary phase capillary column;the oven temperature program started at 40 ℃ for 3 min and increased at a rate of 8 ℃/min up to 150 ℃ for 10 min;the temperature was 200 ℃ with carrier gas of high-purity nitrogen gas,the constant flow rate was 5 ml/min with split ratio of 15∶1;the headspace vial equilibrium temperature was 85 ℃ with equilibrium time of 40 min,and the volume was 1 ml. RESULTS:The concentration of n-pentane,acetone,ethanol,benzene,acrylonitrile,toluene,xylene,chlo-robenzene,styrene,divinylbenzene had good linear relationship with its peak area values(r=0.995 7-0.999 9);the RSDs of preci-sion,repeatability tests was ≤6.6%;average recovery was in the range of 94.3%-106.6%(RSD=0.5%-4.5%,n=9). CONCLU-SIONS:The method is fast,sensitive and accurate,and can be used for the determination of residual organic solvents in norvanco-mycin hydrochloride raw material.
6.Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic study on antipyreticeffects of coptisine on endotoxin-induced pyrexia of rats
Li WANG ; Yingfan HU ; Dong TONG ; Fang ZUO ; Zhicheng WEI ; Xianli MENG ; Ping WANG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2017;33(4):552-556
Aim To establish the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic(PK-PD) modeling to characterize the antipyretic effects of coptisine, an active component in coptis chinensis on rats.Methods Nine healthy male Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups, each with three.The rats in the first group were injected intravenously with lipopolysaccharide(LPS,100 μg·kg-1) alone.The second and third group rats were given coptisine high-dose(3.87 mg·kg-1) and coptisine low-dose(1.93 mg·kg-1) by tail vein injection at 30 min after LPS injection, respectively.Body temperature was measured at different time points, and blood samples from tail vein were collected simultaneously.The blood concentration of coptisine was determined by ultra performance liquid chromatography.Monolix software was used to model PK-PD of coptisine mean plasma concentration and temperature effects,by population computation with non-covariates.Besides.the model with advantage was selected by the fitting goodness.Results Coptisine could inhibit body temperature of endotoxin-induced fever in rats significantly.Two-compartment linear elimination model was used to describe the final PK model.Gaussian function, an input function of body temperature changes, which was used to depict PD model, the PK and PD models were connected by the Emax model.At last, the final model was fitted better;the fitting results indicated that the EC50 of antipyretic effect of coptisine was 89.7 μg·L-1, and the Emax was 1.88℃.Conclusions Coptisine has a powerful anti-pyretic effect on endotoxin-induced pyrexia of rats with high potency, Low in vivo distribution and quick clearance.
7.Hard-soft tissue changes with the Twinblock appliance in Class Ⅱ malocclusion patients
Lijuan CUI ; Yafei LIU ; Yanping ZUO ; Tong Lü ; Xin LIU ; Xuecong LIU ; Wenjing CHEN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2010;14(9):1572-1576
BACKGROUND:Twin block appliance has been shown to effectively promote mandibular bone growth of Class Ⅱ malocclusion patients and improve lateral appearance of mandibular retrusion.The other improvement of Twin block appliance on hard-soft tissues remains unclear.OBJECTIVE:To assess the hard-soft tissue changes following Twinblock appliance treatment.METHODS:Atotal of 48 adolescent patients,30 males and 18 females,aged 11.6 years (range 9.58-12.37) with Class Ⅱ malocclusion were selected from Department of Orthodontics,Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Hebei Medical University.Of them,27 were treated with Twinblock appliance as the treatment group,and 21 adolescent patients without treatments were selected as the control group.Cephalonetric analysis was used to compare the changes before and after treatment.RESULTS AND CONCLUSLON:Comparative analysis showed that Twinblock could effectively adjust or improve the effect of the natural growth,reduced upper lip convexity and mentolabial furrow angle.Moreover,Twinblock inhibited facial vertical distance reduction and facial convexity increase to decrease the potential differences between maxillary and mandibular bones in sagittal plance.Results show that Twinblock could effectively improve the profile of soft-tissues of Class Ⅱ malocclusion cases,
8.Differential expression profile in the progeny of normal human liver cells irradiated by 60Co γ-rays
Yahui ZUO ; Xuhong DANG ; Fang WANG ; Xiaoli WANG ; Zhongwen WANG ; Jian TONG
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2011;31(4):425-429
Objective To investigate the differential expression profile in the progeny of human liver cells surviving from ionizing radiation.Methods Complemental DNA gene chip was used to measure the transcriptional profile in progeny of HL-7702 cells exposed to 0, 2, 4, and 6 Gy of 60Co γ-rays, and the differentially expressed genes HAVCR2 and RAN were further identified by real-time PCR.Results The transcription level of 262 genes, 2746 genes and 3406 genes changed in the progeny of survival cells at 2, 4 and 6 Gy, respectively.A total of 71 common differentially expressed genes were screened, most of which were associated with transduction, cell cycle regulation, cellular immunity, cytoskeleton and movement, cell replication and repair mechanism.Conclusions Ionizing radiation could induce the expression changes of many genes, which might reveal the molecular mechanisms of gene expression in radiation induced genomic instability.
9.The role of norepinephrine in down-regulation of visceral sensitivity in rats deprived of rapid eye movement sleep
Ling TONG ; Ke ZUO ; Ying YANG ; Xiaojun YANG ; Wei QIAN ; Xiaohua HOU
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2008;47(2):133-136
Objective To investigate the role of norepinephrine in the down-regulated visceral sensitivity of rats deprived of rapid eye movement(REM)sleep.Methods Twenty-four male Sprague- Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups:cage-yoked rats as control(YC),rats with REM sleep deprivation(SD)and rats with yohimbine administered intraperitoneally after REM sleep deprivation(YSD).Flower pot technique was employed to make sleep deprivation model.YSD group was given vohimbine intraperitoneally at the 48th hour after REM sleep deprivation.After both SD and YSD groups had completed these processes,rats of all the three groups were given colorectal distension(CRD)and electromyogram (EMG)was recorded at the same time.The number of discharges of EMG and the threshold of Dain perception of the rats were observed to evaluate the visceral sensitivity.The thalamus,rectum and distal colon were taken after CRD;MAO-mRNA and TH-mRNA in three tissues were detected with RT-PCR.Resuits On 48th hour,the number of discharges of EMG in 10 seconds responding to CRD in group SD was significantly less than that in group YC and the threshold of pain perception in group SD was higher than that in group YC(P<0.05).The number of discharge of EMG in group YSD was significantly more than that in group SD(P<0.05).The expression of MAO-mRNA in group SD was lower than that in group YC(P<0.05)and the expression of TH-mRNA in group SD was higher than that in group YC(P< 0.05).Conclusions The visceral sensitivity in rats is down-regulated by REM sleep deprivation,which can increase synthesis of norepinephrine.Norepinephrine can modulate visceral sensitivity.
10.Proteomics study of progeny of normal human liver cells irradiated by 60Coγ-rays
Yahui ZUO ; Fang WANG ; Xiaoli WANG ; Jianguo LI ; Zhongwen WANG ; Jian TONG
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2009;29(4):389-392
Objective To characterize the differential protein expression in the progeny of human liver ceils surviving from ionizing radiation by the proteomic analysis.Methods Two-dimensional electrophoresis gel coupled with mass spectrometry was used to explore the specific protein expression in the progeny of 7702 human liver cells surviving from ionizing radiation.Alterations in expression level of protein spots between the control and the progeny groups were statistically analyzed by ImageMaster 2D Platinum software and mass spectrometry was used to identify the protein spots with significantly altered expression-level.Results The progeny of irradiated ceils were derived from human liver cell line exposed to 0,2,4,6 Gy of 60Co γ-irradiatian.A total of 42 differentially expressed proteins between the control and the progeny of the irradiated cells groups were screened,of which 17 were identified by matrix assistant laser desorption ion-top off light-mass spectrometry(MALDI-TOF MS)analysis,including 4 up-regulated and 13 down-regnlated proteins.Conclusions The differentially expressed proteins profile could be significantly altered in the progeny of irradiated cells.The proteomics approach has the potential to detect the protein changes relevant to radiatian-induced genomic instability(RIGI).Further study of differentially expressed proteins would likely reveal the molecular mechanisms of gene expression in RIGI.