1.Efficacy of Evening Medication of Valsartan on Blood Pressure and Renal Function in Patients With Abnormal Nocturnal Blood Pressure
Chinese Circulation Journal 2017;32(5):457-460
Objective: To explore the efficacy of evening medication of amlodipine combining valsartan on blood pressure (BP) and renal function in patients with abnormal nocturnal blood pressure. Methods: A total of 87 abnormal nocturnal BP patients without ideal efficacy by 4 weeks amlodipine therapy were randomly divided into 2 groups: Control group, based on amlodipine therapy, the patients received morning valsartan (80-160) mg, qd, n=43 and Observation group, based on amlodipine therapy, the patients received evening valsartan (80-160) mg, qd, n=44. All patients were treated for 8 weeks. Pre- and post-medication BP at day and night were observed by 24h ambulatory BP monitoring, the renal function was measured and the incidence of adverse events was recorded. Results: In Observation group: compared with pre-medication, the average day and night systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) were decrease at post-medication; compared with Control group, Observation group had the lower night SBP and DBP, P<0.05; the day SBP and DBP were similar between 2 groups after medication. At post-medication, compared with Control group, Observation group presented improved renal function as decreased blood levels of BUN, Cr, β2-MG and increased eGFR, all P<0.05. The incidence of adverse events were similar between Observation group and Control group (6.28% vs 4.65%), P>0.05. Conclusion: Evening medication of amlodipine combining valsartan may effectively control night BP and improve renal function in patients with abnormal nocturnal BP; it didn't elevate the incidence of adverse events.
2.Discussion on commonly used drug pairs in treatment of hepatic disease of ZHANG Zhong-jing
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy 2005;0(06):-
Drug pair is the basic unit of compatibility of formulas.Through selecting the prescriptions of treating diseases of the liver in "Treatise on Cold Pathogenic Diseases" and "Synopsis of Golden Chamber",we,according to therapeutic methods,classify the commonly used drug pairs in treatment of hepatic disease of ZHANG Zhong-jing into eight kinds:regulating the flow of liver-qi,promoting blood circulation by removing blood stasis,dispersing pathogenic wind and calming liver wind,removing jaundice,clearing away liver-heat,expelling liver-cold and warming the liver,nourishing the liver,and harmonizing liver-spleen.And we try to find the compatibility law.
3.Effect of celastrol in inhibiting metastasis of lung cancer cells by influencing Akt signaling pathway and expressing integrins.
Jia XU ; Chun-lian WU ; Jie HUANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2015;40(6):1129-1133
Celastrol is a type of quinone methyl triterpene isolated from traditional Chinese medicine Tripterygium wilfordii, with pharmacological activities, like anti-inflammatory, immunosuppression and anti-tumor. This study focused on the effects of celastrol on adhesion, migration and invasion of lung cancer cells. The migration inhibition of lung cancer cells induced by celastrol was detected by the scratch test. The invasion inhibition of lung cancer cells induced by celastrol was measured by the transwell experiment. RT-PCR and Western blot were used to determine the effect of different concentrations of celastrol in integrin family and Akt signaling pathway in lung cancer cells. The results showed that celastrol inhibited adhesion, migration and invasion of lung cancer cells and expressions of integrins β3, β4, αv and phosphorylated Akt, GSK-3β, c-Raf, PDK1 in Akt signal pathway in a dose-dependent manner. Therefore, the study implies that Celastrol could inhibit the metastasis of lung cancer cells by suppressing Akt signaling pathway and expression of integrins.
Apoptosis
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drug effects
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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pharmacology
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
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drug effects
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Humans
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Integrins
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genetics
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metabolism
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Lung Neoplasms
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genetics
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metabolism
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pathology
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physiopathology
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
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genetics
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metabolism
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Signal Transduction
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drug effects
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Triterpenes
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pharmacology
4.The etiology and outcome analysis of neonatal burst suppression EEG.
Lian, ZHANG ; Yanxia, ZHOU ; Sanqing, XU
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2007;27(5):622-4
The neonatal burst suppression is a severe EEG pattern and always demonstrates serious damage of nerve system. But the outcome of these patients depends on the different etiology. A total of 256 cases of video EEG recordings were analyzed in order to summarize the etiology and outcome of burst suppression. The results showed that some patients in all 17 cases of burst suppression showed EEG improvement. The etiology was the dominant factor in long term outcome. It was suggested that effective video EEG monitoring is helpful for etiologic study and prognosis evaluation.
Electroencephalography/*methods
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Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/diagnosis
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Monitoring, Physiologic/methods
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Neonatology/methods
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Video Recording
5.Preliminary exploration of diversified clinical practice mode of eight-year MD program in military medical university
Lian DUAN ; Hongting ZHENG ; Zihui XU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2005;0(05):-
Diversified clinical practice mode will be explored preliminarily in population of Eight-year MD in military medical university.The successful teaching includes ideological education with military character,standard and systemic clinical traning,liberal arts education and emphasizing medical consciousness.
6.Second-stage supervisor's effect and implications on medical education
Xia CAO ; Lian GUO ; Yuanjin XU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2006;0(07):-
The second-stage-supervisor activity carried out by Medical school,Shanghai Jiao Tong University had good effect on promotion of students'learning attitude and behavior and had some implications on current medical education reform. Take the teaching practice of College of Stomatology,Shanghai Jiao Tong University for example,we discussed the student-centered teaching focusing on extracurricular activities in medical education reform.
7.Difference of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody in patients with rheunmtoid arthritis in different age groups
Shengqian XV ; Li LIAN ; Jiahua XU
Clinical Medicine of China 2009;25(2):164-167
Objective To evaluate the clinical value of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti- CCP) anti-body in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) in different agagroup.Methods Anti-CCP antibody was detected by ELISA in 220 cases of RA who were divided into three groups by onset age: juvenile group(n=24) ,adult group (n = 162) and older age group (n = 34).Results The ratio of anti-CCP in three groups were 14.3% (2/14), 81.7% (98/120) and 67.9% (19/28)(χ2 = 42.819, P <0.01).There was good coherence between the of anti-CCP and rheumatic factors (RF), with coherence coefficients of 71.4% (10/14 ), 82.2% (97/118) and 82.1% (23/28).Positive rank correlation was only found between anti-CCP and stages of X-rays(rs=0.243,P=0.002).Patients of juvenile group with anti-CCP were all present in poly-article subtype.There was a linear correlation be-tween anti-CCP and numbers of swollen joint, index of swollen joint in patients of juvenile group (r=0.563, P=0.045;r=0.574,P=0.040).The stage of both hand joints in older patients with anti-CCP positive was poorer than in those with anti-CCP negative[X-ray stage Ⅲ + Ⅳ was 52.2% (12/23), Ⅰ + Ⅱwas 0(0/9),χ2 =2.298,P =0.022].Conclusion The incidences of anti-CCP vary significantly among different age patients with RA.Anti-CCP in patients of juvenile group is related with poly-joint subtype, indicating the worsened swollen of joint.Anti-CCP in older age-onset patients with RA means the more severity of bone erosion.
8.The practice and exploration of the reform in stomatology introductory study
Xia CAO ; Lian GUO ; Yuanjin XU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2006;0(07):-
On the guidance of student-centered course optimization,College of Stomatology,Shanghai Jiaotong University carried out reforms in stomatology introductory study as an elective course by establishing aims,revising teaching contents and methods,setting up new evaluation standards,which won students'universal acceptability.Meanwhile,the reformational prospect of bilingual teaching in the course was expected.
10.The effects of recombinant human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist on the cartilage repair in rat temporomandibular joint with osteoarthritis
Cheng MAN ; Lian JIANG ; Fan XU
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2017;33(4):442-446
Objective:To investigate the effects of recombinant human interluekin-1 receptor antogonist (rhIL-1Ra) on the cartilage repair in rat temporomandibular joint(TMJ) with osteoarthritis(OA).Methods:Collagenase-Ⅱ was injected into bilateral TMJs of 24 adult rats for the induction of bilateral TMJOA,1 week after injection,5μg rhIL-1Ra(diluted in 0.05 ml normal saline) was injected into each right TMJ and the left joint received the same amount of normal saline injection as the control.12 animals were sacrificed at 2and 4 weeks after the first injection respectively.HE staining,immunnohistochemical method and RT-PCR examination were conducted.Mankins scere was used to evaluate the TMJOA degree.1 adult SD rat was used as healthy control,and sacrificed at 2 weeks of the experiment.Results:The TMJs of both sides showed typical OA-related cartilage degradation 2 week after IL-1Ra treatment,the Mankin~ score of the IL-1Ra treated and control joints was 1.33±0.52 and 2.00±6.63 (P>0.05),4 week after treatment that was 3.00± 0.63 and 6.50 ± 0.84 (P<0.05),respectively.Lower expression of ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5 was observed in the treated joints than in the controls (P<0.05).Conclusion:Intra-articular injection of IL-1Ra into TMJ can alleviate the cartilage lesion,the mechanism may lie in the inhibition of the expression of ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5.