1.Study of neglect dyslexia in ten unilateral spatial neglect patients
Hui PU ; Yanghua TIAN ; Wenwen DONG ; Kai WANG
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2013;46(12):816-819
Objective To explore neglect dyslexia in unilateral spatial neglect patients,the error type and whether there exists word length and semantic effect.Methods Ten left spatial neglect patients were investigated by Chinese characters reading material.Results Unilateral spatial patients showed neglect dyslexia (202 neglect errors,94.0% of the total 215 errors) when reading.The most common errors were omissions (148 errors,73.3% of the total 202 neglect errors),followed by substitutions and additions.The error rate of two words was 9.9% ± 8.4%,while the rate of three words was 18.8% ± 16.2%.Performance was worse with the increase of word length (T =-55,P < 0.05).The error rate of words was 8.3% ± 7.5%,while the rate of non-words was 18.9% ± 16.6%,and the rate of non-words was worse than that of words (T =-55,P < 0.05).Conclusions Our study has shown that omissions are the most common error type of neglect dyslexia in Chinese unilateral spatial neglect patients,and the impairment include word length effect.The patients with unilateral spatial neglect show preserved semantic processing in the neglect side.
2.Efficacy of subomohyoid anterior suprascapular nerve block in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery with general anesthesia
Hailing YIN ; Wenwen ZHANG ; Jiangpan PU ; Lan HUANG ; Yuzhi JIANG ; Hongguang BAO ; Yong ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2022;42(1):29-33
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of subomohyoid anterior suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) in the patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery with general anesthesia.Methods:Sixty patients of either sex, aged 18-64 yr, with body mass index of 18-30 kg/m 2, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰor Ⅱ, scheduled for elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery, were divided into 2 groups ( n=30 each) using a random number table method: SSNB group (S group) and interscalene brachial plexus block group (I group). Before induction, 0.375% ropivacaine hydrochloride 15 ml was injected between C 5-C 6 nerve roots in group I and around the anterior suprascapular nerve in group S under ultrasound guidance.Diaphragmatic excursion, occurrence and degree of diaphragmatic paralysis, decrease in SpO 2, dyspnea, Horner syndrome and sensory block in the C 5-T 1 dermatomes were assessed at 30 min after injection.The intraoperative consumption of remifentanil, extubation time, and length of post-anesthesia care unit stay were recorded.Quality of Recovery-15 score for patient′s satisfaction with analgesia, effective pressing frequency of analgesic pump, requirement for rescue analgesia, nausea and vomiting and nerve block-related complications within 24 h after surgery were recorded. Results:Compared with group I, the incidence of diaphragmatic paralysis was significantly decreased, the degree of diaphragmatic paralysis was reduced, diaphragmatic excursion was increased, the amplitude of decrease in SpO 2 was reduced, the incidence of dyspnea and Horner syndrome was decreased, extubation time was shortened ( P<0.05), and no significant change was found in the incidence of sensory block in the C 5-T 1 dermatomes, intraoperative consumption of remifentanil, effective pressing frequency of analgesic pump, requirement for rescue analgesia, score for patient′s satisfaction with analgesia, incidence of nausea and vomiting, length of post-anesthesia care unit stay, or Quality of Recovery-15 score in group S ( P>0.05). Conclusions:The subomohyoid anterior SSNB not only provides reliable perioperative analgesia, but also reduces the risk of diaphragmatic paralysis when used in the patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery with general anesthesia.
3.Repair of sciatic nerve defect in rats by adipose tissue decellularized matrix hydrogel
Yan LI ; Zhaoyang CHEN ; Youbai CHEN ; Jing REN ; Zehao NIU ; Wenwen PU ; Yan HAN
Chinese Journal of Microsurgery 2021;44(3):292-297
Objective:To observe the effect of adipose tissue decellularized matrix hydrogel (DAT-gel) on the repair of sciatic nerve defect in rats.Methods:From April, 2019 to April, 2020, aseptic granular adipose tissue was collected from healthy adult women who underwent thigh or abdominal liposuction in the Department of Plastic Surgery, the First Medical Centre of the PLA General Hospital. Decellularisation and enzymatic digestion of adipose tissue were performed to prepare DAT-gel. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to observe the ultrastructure of the hydrogel, and rheology was employed to test the gel dynamics and viscoelasticity of the hydrogel. A rat model of sciatic nerve defect was established and randomly divided into 3 groups: simple chitin catheter group (Chitin group), DAT-gel plus chitin catheter group (DAT-gel group) and autologous nerve reverse connection group (Autograft group) with 10 rats in each group. At the 12th week after surgery, the general view, function and morphology of the regenerated nerve were observed to evaluate the repairing status of the injured nerve. One-way analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA) was used for data analysis. If the difference between the groups was statistically significant, the Turkey method was further used for pairwise comparison. P<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results:The results of SEM showed that the DAT-gel had a three-dimensional structure in porous fibre network. The results of rheological test results showed that the complex viscosity of the hydrogel at 4 ℃ and 37 ℃ were 148.91 mPa·s and 801.29 mPa·s, respectively. DAT-gel underwent a sol-gel phase transition when the temperature had been increased. The results showed that DAT-gel had a good temperature-sensitive effect, and its critical point of sol-gel phase transition was similar to the internal temperature of rat. The results of animal experiments showed that the morphology and function of the regenerated nerve in the DAT-gel group were superior to Chitin group at 12 weeks after surgery, according to macroscopic view of the regenerated nerve, electrophysiology of the nerve, the morphology of the new axon and the target muscle, etc.. There was statistically significant between groups ( P<0.05). Conclusion:DAT-gel can significantly promote a repair of sciatic nerve defects in rats.
4.Establishment and evaluation of “integration of drug storage and dispensing”intelligent drug validity management system in outpatient pharmacy
Zhiwei ZHOU ; Wenliu YU ; Wenwen ZHAO ; Youbin PU ; Rong CHEN
China Pharmacy 2023;34(18):2283-2286
OBJECTIVE To build an “integration of drug storage and dispensing” intelligent drug validity management system in outpatient pharmacy, and to evaluate the effect of this system. METHODS The information technology was used to connect the drug information in the primary storage, the intelligent secondary storage and the rapid dispensing machine; an “integration of drug storage and dispensing” intelligent drug validity management system was constructed. At the same time, the implementation effects of drug validity management system in outpatient pharmacy of our hospital were evaluated one year before and after the construction of the system. RESULTS By using information technology, intelligent closed-loop management of batch number and expiration date information throughout the entire process of drug circulation in outpatient pharmacy of our hospital had been achieved, making it easy to track and trace drug information. After the establishment of the intelligent system, the time spent on managing drug validity every month was reduced from 103 people·h to 8 people·h; the number of near-expired drugs per month had decreased from (30.67±1.10)types to (17.67±1.17)types(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The intelligent drug validity management system in outpatient pharmacy based on the mode of “integration of drug storage and dispensing” makes the drug validity management in the outpatient pharmacy more scientific, reasonable and efficient.
5.Pinocembrin Promotes OPC Differentiation and Remyelination via the mTOR Signaling Pathway.
Qi SHAO ; Ming ZHAO ; Wenwen PEI ; Yingyan PU ; Mingdong LIU ; Weili LIU ; Zhongwang YU ; Kefu CHEN ; Hong LIU ; Benqiang DENG ; Li CAO
Neuroscience Bulletin 2021;37(9):1314-1324
The exacerbation of progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is closely associated with obstruction of the differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs). To discover novel therapeutic compounds for enhancing remyelination by endogenous OPCs, we screened for myelin basic protein expression using cultured rat OPCs and a library of small-molecule compounds. One of the most effective drugs was pinocembrin, which remarkably promoted OPC differentiation and maturation without affecting cell proliferation and survival. Based on these in vitro effects, we further assessed the therapeutic effects of pinocembrin in animal models of demyelinating diseases. We demonstrated that pinocembrin significantly ameliorated the progression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and enhanced the repair of demyelination in lysolectin-induced lesions. Further studies indicated that pinocembrin increased the phosphorylation level of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Taken together, our results demonstrated that pinocembrin promotes OPC differentiation and remyelination through the phosphorylated mTOR pathway, and suggest a novel therapeutic prospect for this natural flavonoid product in treating demyelinating diseases.
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Cell Differentiation
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Flavanones
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism*
6. Pinocembrin Promotes OPC Differentiation and Remyelination via the mTOR Signaling Pathway
Qi SHAO ; Ming ZHAO ; Wenwen PEI ; Yingyan PU ; Mingdong LIU ; Weili LIU ; Zhongwang YU ; Kefu CHEN ; Hong LIU ; Li CAO ; Ming ZHAO ; Benqiang DENG ; Ming ZHAO ; Kefu CHEN
Neuroscience Bulletin 2021;37(9):1314-1324
The exacerbation of progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is closely associated with obstruction of the differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs). To discover novel therapeutic compounds for enhancing remyelination by endogenous OPCs, we screened for myelin basic protein expression using cultured rat OPCs and a library of small-molecule compounds. One of the most effective drugs was pinocembrin, which remarkably promoted OPC differentiation and maturation without affecting cell proliferation and survival. Based on these in vitro effects, we further assessed the therapeutic effects of pinocembrin in animal models of demyelinating diseases. We demonstrated that pinocembrin significantly ameliorated the progression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and enhanced the repair of demyelination in lysolectin-induced lesions. Further studies indicated that pinocembrin increased the phosphorylation level of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Taken together, our results demonstrated that pinocembrin promotes OPC differentiation and remyelination through the phosphorylated mTOR pathway, and suggest a novel therapeutic prospect for this natural flavonoid product in treating demyelinating diseases.