1.Discussion of anti-inflammatory mechanism of cyclooxygenase (COX-2) inhibitor in improving cardiovascular safety.
Jin-Long MAO ; Xiao-Yu LI ; Rong SUN
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2014;39(20):4054-4059
The new generation cyclooxygenase (COX-2) inhibitor could reduce the gastrointestinal side effect of NSAID drugs, but eventually increase the cardiovascular risk, because its selective inhibition of COX-2 induces the imbalance between PGI2 and TXA2 and the reduction of vasodilatory NO. Under pathological conditions, active oxygen species (O2-*2, etc) were used to induce endo- thelial dysfunction, activate NF-κB to induce expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α, increase ET-1, TXA2 with vasoconstrictor effect, reduce PGI2 and NO with vasodilatory effect, generate further oxidative damage together with NO, and reduce the bioavailability of NO. NO-NSAIDs and NO-Coxibs drugs raised the level of NO by introducing NO-donor (ONO2). NSAIDs drugs enhanced the anti-inflammatory activity of COX-2 and reduced gastrointestinal side effects by inhibiting selectively COX-2. If antioxidant structures with active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicines were introduced to improve the antioxidant activity of NSAIDs, they could scavenge the active oxygen species to protect the normal function of vascular endothelia and enhance the bioavailability of NO, which is conducive to enhance the cardiovascular safety of cyclooxygenase (COX-2) inhibitor.
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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therapeutic use
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Biomarkers, Pharmacological
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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drug therapy
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enzymology
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immunology
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Cyclooxygenase 2
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immunology
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Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
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adverse effects
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therapeutic use
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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therapeutic use
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Humans
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NF-kappa B
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immunology
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Reactive Oxygen Species
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immunology
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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immunology
2.Study on blood-ocular barrier between the anterior and posterior chamber after peripheral iridectomy by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance in rabbit
Xiao-chun, MAO ; Hu, CHEN ; Long-ting, DU ; Gui-gang, LI ; Bin, LI ; Hong, ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2012;30(7):617-620
Background Whether ocular anterior and posterior chamber exist a blood-aqueous barrier is in controversy.Conventional method can not offer a good evidence because it is unable to detect the aqueous component in the posterior chamber.Objective This study was to investigate the distribution of Gadolinium-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acids(Gd-DTPA)after peripheral iridectomy with magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)in rabbit.Methods Monocular peripheral iridectomy was performed on the right eyes in 8 clean New Zealand white rabbits and the fellow eyes were as controls.0.2 ml/kg(0.5 mol/L)Gd-DTPA,a tracer of MRI,was injected into ear vein in vivo to scan the eyes with MRI for the observation of the permeability and distribution.The signal enhanced ratio of interest region associated with time were analyzed.Results The signal in ciliary body of both eyes showed an immediately sharp enhancement within 10 minutes following the injection of Gd-DTPA with a peak intensity at 30-40 minutes,and then the intensity was gradually weaken over time.The signal was stronger in the operative eyes than that in the fellow eyes.The signal in the posterior chamber was gradually increased after operation,however,that in posterior chamber of the control eyes was lower.The interest regions of Gd-DTPA were ciliary,anterior chamber and posterior chamber,and the enhanced signal intensities were consisted in the posterior chamber after operation.However,the increase of the signal was not seen in the posterior chamber in the control eyes.Conclusions The pathway of plasma protein entering into the anterior chamber is very different from that of aqueous secretion.There exists a barrier between the anterior and posterior chamber which might be an integral part of the blood-ocular barrier.
3.Apply research of MRI combined with 1H-MRS in meningiomas
Wei LI ; Wan-sheng LONG ; Xue-mao LUO ; Xiao-qin CAI ; Yong LAN ; Yi-gai HE ;
Journal of International Oncology 2010;37(11):877-880
Objective To evaluate the roles of magnetic resonance imaging and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy(1H-MRS) in the diagnosis of meningiomas. Methods 98 patients with meningiomas underwent conventional pre-contrast MR and contrast MR. Among them, 28 cases had two dimensional single voxel or multi voxel 1 H-MRS simultaneously both in the lesion's region and the contralateral side. Results On precontrast MR images of 98 cases, T1 WI showed 58.1% (61/105) isointensities, 31.4% (33/105) faintly low intensities and 10. 5% (11/105) mixed intensities; T2WI showed 40. 0% (42/105) isointensities, 41.0%(43/105) hyperintensities, 10.5% (11/105) faintly low intensities and 8.5% (9/105) mixed intensities. After administration of Gd-DTPA, the solid part of the tumors exhibited various enhancement in all the 98 cases.28 cases of MRS exhibited specific different spectral peaks, including increased of choline-containing compounds(Cho), absent or decreased of acetylaspartate(NAA), and the unchanged of creatine(Cr). The value of NAA, Cr, Cho, NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr, NAA/Cho in the tumor center of meningioma were 0. 09 ± 0.06,0.31 ± 0. 22, 0.46 ± 0. 16, 0.33 ± 0. 42, 1.50 ± 0. 68, 0. 15 ± 0.08, compared with the contralateral normal region, Cr has no significant difference (P > 0. 05), NAA, Cho, NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr, NAA/Cho had significantly differences(P < 0.05). Conclusion Conventional pre-contrast MR and contrast MR is the most important dignostic means for meningiomas, 1H-MRS combined with MRI can improve the diagnostic accuracy of meningiomas.
4.Investigation of Autism Rehabilitation Teachers in Beijing Private Rehabilitation Agencies
Hai-cong ZHANG ; Qi-long LI ; Rong-jian MAO ; Changhong WANG ; Xiao GENG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(12):1190-1193
Objective To explore the mastery of relevant knowledge and skills for autism rehabilitation teachers in Beijing private rehabilitation agencies. Methods 51 autism rehabilitation teachers were selected from 10 Beijing private rehabilitation agencies and tested with self-prepared questionnaire. Results Rehabilitation teachers believed that professional knowledge, rehabilitation skills and special education basics ranked the former three positions as for knowledge importance; teachers' basic skills, professional knowledge and special education basics ranked the former three positions as for knowledge mastery. There were difference in academic background and business life. 95% teachers believed that the training form was knowledge plus case plus guidance. The best training time was weekends or summer and winter vacations. The curriculum expected mainly focused on behavior modification, class management, and training system that generally used for children with autism. Conclusion Autism rehabilitation teachers in Beijing private rehabilitation agencies urgently need training in the aspects of expertise, rehabilitation skills and so on.
5.Transperineal laparoscopic nephrectomy in live-donors.
Da-Hong ZHANG ; Feng LIU ; Xiao-Long QI ; Hong BAI ; Qing DING ; Yue-Long ZHANG ; Xia-Wa MAO ; Wei ZHANG ; Zhu-Jie MAO ; Li-Gang REN ; Jia-Quan XIAO
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2009;38(1):100-102
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the feasibility and safety of transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy in live-donors.
METHODSTwo cases of live-donor underwent laparoscopic nephrectomy in May and August 2008 respectively and both were followed up.
RESULTIn two cases the operation time was 130, 10 min; blood loss was 50 ml; warm ischemic time was 30 s and 2 min; the length of artery was 4.0 cm and 3.5 cm; the length of vein was 3.0 cm. The grafted kidneys started to produce urine at 30 s and 10 s after blood supply. Renal function of donor returned to normal after two days. The donors were discharged at 7th day after the operation. Renal function of recipient was normal after 3 days.
CONCLUSIONTransperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy in live-donor is a safe and effective procedure, which provides kidney with satisfactory blood vessels and ureter for graft.
Female ; Humans ; Kidney Transplantation ; Laparoscopy ; Living Donors ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nephrectomy ; methods ; Peritoneum ; surgery ; Tissue and Organ Harvesting
6.Assessment of occupational health risk of noise in a plastic products enterprise
ZHAN Li chun XIAO Bin YANG Ai chu GUO Jian yu LONG Tai hua XU Guo yong YAN Mao sheng LIU Mao ling
China Occupational Medicine 2022;49(05):553-
Objective
To assess the occupational health risk of noise in a plastic products enterprise and determine the key risk
Methods -
points. The workplace of a plastic products enterprise and its 388 noise exposed workers were selected as the
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research subjects using a convenient sampling method. The noise intensity in the workplace of the enterprise was measured and
- GBZ/T 229.4-2012
the individual noise exposure level and pure tone hearing test were carried out in the noise exposed workers.
Classification of Occupational Hazards at Workplaces--Part 4: Occupational Exposure to Noise( GBZ/T
hereinafter referred to as
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was used to evaluate the hazardous degree of noise in different posts. The risk of high frequency hearing loss
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HFHL and occupational noise induced deafness ONID in noise exposed workers in different posts at 45.0 50.0 55.0 and
WS/T 754-2016 Guideline for Risk Management of Occupational Noise Hazard(
60.0 years of age were predicted using hereinafter
WS/T 754-2016)Results
referred to as . The noise in the workplace of this plastic product enterprise was found to exceed the
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occupational exposure limits with the rate of 46.6%. The maximum level of normalization of equivalent continuous A weighted
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sound pressure level to a nominal 40 h working week of exposure to noise in workers of six posts was 84.0 93.0 dB A .
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According to GBZ/T 229.4 2012 the noise hazards of the posts including extrusion premixing unloading and utility
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maintenance were mild or moderate except for the film and packaging posts. According to WS/T 754 2016 the risks of HFHL in
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the film and packaging operators at age ≥50.0 years old were at acceptable risk and the risks of HFHL in operators of extrusion
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premixing unloading and utility maintenance at age ≥45.0 years old were at moderate risk or high risk. The risks of ONID for
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the film packaging and utility maintenance operators at age ≥55.0 years old were at acceptable risk or moderate risk. The risksof ONID for extrusion premixing and unloading operators at age ≥50.0 years old were at high risk. Extrusion operators with
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exposure to toluene below the occupational exposure limit had a higher risk of HFHL high risk than unloading operators
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moderate risk at age 45.0 years with the same noise intensity. The noise exposure intensity is high in the
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workplace of the plastic product enterprise. The workers in posts of extrusion premixing and unloading are at high risk levels of
HFHL and ONID.
8.Preliminary Discussion on the Structure of a Novel Housefly Pupae Lectin
Xiao-Hong CAO ; De-Zhi MAO ; Cheng-Jian XU ; Mei-Fang LU ; Chao-Long HAN ; Xiao-Ye WANG ; Zhe HUO ; Chun-Ling WANG ;
China Biotechnology 2006;0(04):-
In order to provide plenty of information about the relationship between its structure and function,the structure of a novel housefly pupae D-galactose binding lectin with the molecular weight 55kDa and immune acitivity was analyzed preliminarily.In the first place,oligosaccharide chain was confirmed to be existed in this kind of novel housefly pupae lectin by the method of gel staining,and then its structure was analyzed with the help of protein sequencing instrument,spectrophotometer color contrast,?-elimination reaction,infrared spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy.This kind lectin was a global-shaped monomer with the diameter 75 nm or so and the protein and oligosaccharide content 97.36% and 2.1% respectively.Peptide chain and oligosaccharide chain was linked by O-glycoside bond with the N-terminal blocked and the sugar ring alpinum type.All above was the reliable theory for further analysis of structure.
9.Quantitative structural study of pulmonary artery in patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect .
Xiao-tong ZHANG ; Ying-mao RUAN ; Ying-long LIU ; Cun-tao YU
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2004;26(3):241-246
OBJECTIVEIn order to provide pathologic reference for therapeutic rationale, the pathological changes of the pulmonary vasculature in patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular defect and patent ductus arteriosus were observed by contrast with normal control group.
METHODSLung biopsies were taken in the operation in 10 children suffered from pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect associated with patent ductus arteriosus (PA group). Autopsy specimens were obtained from 10 children died of non-cardiovascular diseases as normal control group. The tissue was fixed with buffered formalin, routinely prepared by impregnated in wax. Sections were stained by hematoxylin-eosin, Weigert's elastic stain counter-stained by van Gieoson's method. Seven parameters were obtained including percentage of media thickness (MT%), percentage of media section area (MS%), numbers of vascular per square centimeter (VPSC), mean alveolar number (MAN), mean linear intercept (MLI), proportion of parenchyma area in total area (PPA), and alveolar/vascular ratio per unit area (AVR) by a computer image processor by quantitative analysis.
RESULTSThere were significant difference between the two groups in MAN, VPSC, and AVR (P < 0.05). VPSC was significantly lower in PA group than in control group (P < 0.01). Other parameters had no significant difference. The mean alveolar diameter had an increased trend in PA group, although there was no significant difference. MS% of nearly 50% patients was closed to the normal value in PA group. The shape of pulmonary arteriole was irregular. There were few muscular arteries in a field of vision.
CONCLUSIONSThe density of muscular arteries decreases in patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus, but percentage of media thickness and percentage of media section area of pulmonary arterioles are close to the normal value. Diminished flow in pulmonary circulation has a significant effect on numbers of pulmonary arterioles per square centimeter that impact the selection of surgical method and the effect of operation because of the reduction pulmonary arterioles. The decrease of mean alveolar number results in compensatory enlargement of alveolar diameter. The impaired lung development is a major cause of abnormal lung function. Feasible and earlier operation, which can increase pulmonary flow and promote development of pulmonary vasculature will be helpful to restore lung function.
Abnormalities, Multiple ; pathology ; Child, Preschool ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; pathology ; Female ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular ; pathology ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Pulmonary Artery ; pathology ; Pulmonary Atresia ; pathology
10.Formulation and application of diagnostic models based on clinical biochemical assays in diagnosis of chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis associated with viral hepatitis.
Zhi-Qiang SUN ; Yuan-Li MAO ; Xiao-Qian CHEN ; Jing-Xia GUO ; Li-Ming LIU ; Yu-Long CONG
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2007;21(3):276-278
OBJECTIVETo improve the diagnostic ability of routine laboratory items in liver diseases associated with viral hepatitis through constructing assessment models consisting of these items.
METHODS(1) Assessment of routine items and formulation of models. Data of 447 patients seen between May 1997 and August 2003 were collected as the training set and serum specimens of 213 patients taken between June 2004 and March 2005 were examined and used as the validation set. Eleven items (TP, ALB, TBIL, DBIL, ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, TBA, LDH, CHE) were examined with an automated biochemical analyzer. Logistic regression was applied to construct the model for discriminating between chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. The diagnostic value of items and models was assessed by the area under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve.
RESULTSThe model to discrimination between chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis consists of five items (CHE, DBIL, ALB, ALT, GLO). The AUCs of model were 0.87 in the training set and 0.83 in validation set, respectively.
CONCLUSION(1) The model consisting of CHE, DBIL, ALB, ALT, GLO improves the diagnostic value of routine laboratory items in discriminating chronic hepatitis from liver cirrhosis.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Algorithms ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Liver ; pathology ; physiopathology ; virology ; Liver Cirrhosis ; diagnosis ; virology ; Liver Function Tests ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Young Adult