1.Application of thinking on experimental teaching of microscopic interactive network system in the medical morphological
Yuanwei LEI ; Yanxiang ZHANG ; Pengcai ZHENG ; Bo SU ; Weirong LIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2006;0(08):-
Micro Network interactive system introduced the whole process of medical morphology laboratory which creates a new teaching mode and significantly improve the teaching quality and efficiency for medical Morphology Experimental teaching, by full realization of a clear vivid images, language interaction and the sharing of information resources and diluting the discipline lines. At the same time, It put forward new demands about knowledge and ability of network knowledge, techniques, image data sources, the development and application of function to teachers.
2.Establishment of a mouse model of aorta dissection induced by β-aminopropionitrile drinking combined with angiotensin II infusion
Yuting LIU ; Yanxiang GAO ; Shanshan WANG ; Wei REN ; Weiliang SUN ; Changan YU ; Jingang ZHENG
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2017;25(4):399-403
Objective To establish a mouse model of aorta dissection (AD) by β-aminopropionitrile (BAPN) in drinking water + subcutaneously pumped angiotensin II (Ang II) infusion.Methods Forty 3-week-old C57B1/6J male mice were randomly divided into two groups.All animals received 0.1 g/kg/d BAPN in drinking water for 4 weeks.Then the BAPN drinking + saline infusion group and BAPN drinking + Ang II infusion group received continuous saline or Ang II (1,000 ng/kg/min) infusion, respectively, via subcutaneous osmotic minipump for 72 hour.The mice were restricted in a noninvasive computerized tail-cuff system and their arterial systolic blood pressure and heart rate were monitored.Autopsy was performed if a mouse died during the experiment.At the end of the experiment, mice were sacrificed by injection with an overdose of sodium pentobarbital and the aortas were harvested.The formation of aortic false lumen was observed by pathology using hematoxylin-eosin staining.Results The overall incidence of AD in the BAPN drinking administration +Ang II infusion group was 95%, whereas the incidence of AD in the BAPN drinking administration +saline infusion group was only 5%.The mortality from dissecting aneurysm rupture was 24% in the BAPN drinking administration +Ang II infusion group during the experiment.Pathological examination of the aortic cross-sections clearly showed the formation of blood-filled false lumens induced by Ang II.Conclusions A mouse model with high incidence of aortic dissection is successfully established.
3.Prevention and Management of Overwhelming Postsplenectomy Infection after Traumatic Splenectomy: A Correlative Analysis of 337 Cases
Chenggang JI ; Yanxiang QIAO ; Yueping ZHOU ; Chunxin ZHANG ; Biao LIU ; Jingjun ZENG ; Qinzhi LIU ; Zhimian WU ; Zhaoxu ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2006;0(06):-
OBJECTIVE To understand and use reasonably the strategy of prevention and management of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection(OPSI). METHODS According to intervention to patients with postsplenectomy by means of education,vaccination,antibotic prophylaxis after April 1998,clinical and follow-up data were reviewed and analyzed from 337 cases patients with traumatic splenectomy from Jan 1992 to Jan 2004,and correlative factors of four OPSI cases were further analyzed. RESULTS Incidence of OPSI descended obviously after intervention(P
4. Establishment of β-aminopropionitrile-induced aortic dissection model in C57Bl/6J mice
Yanxiang GAO ; Yuting LIU ; Yayun ZHANG ; Jiaojiao QIU ; Tingting ZHAO ; Chang'an YU ; Jingang ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2018;46(2):137-142
Objective:
To establish the mouse aorta dissection (AD) model through drinking water containing β-aminopropionitrile (BAPN).
Methods:
Forty 3-week-old C57B1/6J male mice were divided into four groups according to randomized block design: control, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 g·kg-1·d-1 BAPN groups (dissolving respective dose of BAPN in the drinking water,
5.Efficacy of esketamine combined with propofol for colonic transendoscopic enteral tubing in pediatric patients with autism
Yanxiang MIAO ; Minghui ZHENG ; Jinxiang FENG ; Qing LI ; Ning YIN ; Faming ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2024;44(1):58-62
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of esketamine combined with propofol for colonic transendoscopic enteral tubing (TET) in pediatric patients with autism.Methods:Sixty pediatric patients with autism of both sexes, aged 3-12 yr, weighing 15-45 kg, of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification Ⅰ or Ⅱ, who underwent painless transendoscopic enteral tubing (TET) from October 2022 to August 2023, were selected and divided into 2 groups ( n=30 each) by a random number table method: normal saline + propofol group (group NP) and esketamine + propofol group (group EP). In group NP, normal saline 10 ml was intravenously injected, and 30 s later propofol 2.0 mg/kg was given. In group EP, esketamine 0.3 mg/kg (diluted to 10 ml in normal saline) was intravenously injected, and 30 s later propofol 2.0 mg/kg was given. TET was performed when the Modified Observer′s Assessment of Alertness/Sedation Scale score ≤2. Propofol 0.5-1.0 mg/kg was added if the sedation depth was not enough, and the Modified Observer′s Assessment of Alertness/Sedation Scale score was maintained ≤2 until the end of surgery. The degree of body movement during TET was observed and recorded. The injection pain during induction, total consumption of propofol, operation time, spontaneous emergence time, and completion of operation were recorded. Adverse reactions such as respiratory depression, nausea and vomiting, hypotension, bradycardia, and postoperative agitation were recorded during operation and in the emergence period. Results:Compared with group NP, the degree of intraoperative body movement was significantly lighter, the total consumption of propofol and incidence of injection pain and intraoperative hypotension were significantly lower, and no significant change was found in the spontaneous emergence time and incidence of adverse reactions during recovery in group EP ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Esketamine (0.3 mg/kg) combined with propofol (2.0 mg/kg) can be safely and effectively used for colonic TET in pediatric patients with autism, and esketamine does not increase the risk of adverse reactions during resuscitation in a resuscitation strategy without early awakening.
6.Case Analysis on GLP-1 Preparation Used in 3 T2DM Patients with Hepatic Insufficiency and Obesity
Fen JIN ; Qi HU ; Juan ZHENG ; Xueyu ZHONG ; Yanxiang CHEN
China Pharmacist 2018;21(10):1823-1826
Clinical pharmacists actively participated in the glucose-lowering therapy for three type 2 diabetes patients with obesity and hepatic insufficiency to explore the role of clinical pharmacists in clinical treatment. Through the participation in the formulation of drug treatment by clinical pharmacists, GLP-1 preparation was used for hypoglycemic treatment, and the effect was promising. There was no significant change in the patients' liver function. By actively participating in the formulation of glucose-lowering therapy, clini-cal pharmacists can improve the effectiveness and safety of drug treatment.
7.Effect of Fto gene knockout on calcium regulation and aortic smooth muscle contraction in diabetic mice
Yanxiang ZHENG ; Yongjiang CAI ; Zifan WANG ; Sujuan KUANG ; Hui YANG ; Fang RAO ; Chunyu DENG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2024;40(2):204-212
AIM:To investigate the influence of fat mass and obesity-associated(Fto)gene on the aberrant contraction of aortic smooth muscle in diabetes mellitus(DM)mice,and to explore the mechanism of Fto gene underlying the calcium regulation.METHODS:Smooth muscle-specific Fto gene knockout(FtoSMKO)mice were generated using Cre-loxP technology.The experiment involved 3 groups of mice:wild-type(WT)group,DM model group and FtoSMKO-DM group,with 15 mice in each group.In DM group and FtoSMKO-DM group,type 1 DM was induced by intraperitoneal injec-tion of streptozotocin.The mice in WT group were injected with equal volume of citric acid-sodium citrate buffer solution.The influences of different drugs on the contraction responses of aortic smooth muscle in mice were analyzed using a multi-myograph system.The expression level of FTO protein in the aortic tissues was detected by Western blot.RESULTS:(1)Compared with WT mice,the expression levels of FTO protein in the aortic tissues of DM mice were significantly in-creased(P<0.01).(2)The expression level of FTO protein in smooth muscle was significantly decreased after knockout of Fto gene(P<0.01).Compared with WT group,the mice in DM group exhibited a significant decrease in body weight and a marked increase in fasting blood glucose level(P<0.05).There were no noticeable differences in body weight or fasting blood glucose level between FtoSMKO-DM group and DM group(P>0.05).(3)The contraction responses of aortic smooth muscle in DM group were substantially increased by phenylephrine compared with WT group.Specifically,vaso-constriction responses mediated by non-L-type calcium channels and store-operated calcium channels(SOCC)were signifi-cantly enhanced in DM group.In addition,the responses mediated by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors(IP3R),which facilitate calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum,were significantly enhanced.However,the responses mediated by caffeine-activated ryanodine receptors(RyR),which also facilitate calcium release from the sarcoplasmic re-ticulum,were significantly inhibited(P<0.05).(4)Compared with DM group,the phenylephrine-induced contraction re-sponses of aortic smooth muscle in FtoSMKO-DM group were greatly weakened(P<0.05).In particular,the vasoconstriction responses mediated by non-L-type calcium channels and SOCC in FtoSMKO-DM group were greatly suppressed(P<0.05),while those mediated by caffeine-activated RyR were dramatically boosted(P<0.05).However,IP3R-mediated responses were not affected(P>0.05).CONCLUSION:Smooth muscle-specific Fto gene knockout suppresses contractile hyperre-sponsiveness in the aortic smooth muscle of DM mice,which may be attributed to involvement of FTO protein in calcium regulation in the vascular smooth muscle.
8. TanshinoneⅡA attenuates carotid artery atherosclerosis by deactivating mast cells in adventitia
Weiliang SUN ; Jing GUO ; Zhuo CHEN ; Lin PAN ; Jingang ZHENG ; Yanxiang GAO
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2019;47(8):634-639
Objective:
To investigate the effects of tanshinone ⅡA on atherosclerosis plaque formation and adventitial mast cells activation in high-fat-diet induced Apo E-/- mice model.
Methods:
Sixteen 8-week-old Apo E-/-male mice and eight 8-week-old C57BL/6 male mice were randomly allocated into following group: the control group (C57BL/6 + carboxymethyl cellulose per gavage), the atherogenic group (Apo E-/-+carboxymethyl cellulose per gavage) and the tanshinoneⅡA intervention group (Apo E-/-+30 mg/kg tanshinone ⅡA per gavage). All three groups were fed with high-fat-diet for 26 weeks. Tanshinone ⅡA/carboxymethyl cellulose was applied by the method of gavage administration 6 weeks before execution. After 26 weeks, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) andinterleukin (IL)-6 levels in serum were assessed by ELISA. Carotid artery was removed, fixed with paraformaldehyde, embedded with paraffin and sectioned. Percentage of stenosis was evaluated on HE stained sections. Plaque progression was assessed by Movat staining. Toluidine blue staining was used to evaluate mast cells infiltration and activation. Immunochemistry staining was used to assess 5-HT, TNF-α and IL-6 expression. mRNA expression of mast cell marker Fcer1a in adventitial tissue was detected by real time-PCR.
Results:
After high-fat-diet for 26 weeks, the mice in the atherogenic group showed advanced atherosclerosis, tanshinoneⅡA intervention reduced the percentage of carotid artery stenosis caused by atherosclerotic plaque formation ((58.48±8.07)% vs. (80.31±4.08)%,
9.Mechanism of Piezo1 channel activation promoting increase in intracellu-lar calcium concentration of rat coronary smooth muscle cells
Yongjiang CAI ; Yanxiang ZHENG ; Zifan WANG ; Sujuan KUANG ; Hui YANG ; Fang RAO ; Chunyu DENG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2024;40(1):9-17
AIM:To investigate the mechanism of Piezo1 channel activation promoting the increase in intra-cellular Ca2+ concentration([Ca2+]i)of rat coronary artery smooth muscle cells(CASMCs).METHODS:The primary CASMCs of SD rats were cultured,and the expression and subcellular localization of Piezo1 in the cells were observed by immunofluorescence staining.The Piezo1 and stromal interaction molecule 1(STIM1)in CASMCs were knocked down by siRNA transfection,and the expression levels of the proteins were detected by Western blot.Utilizing laser confocal mi-croscopy,the change of[Ca2+]i in CASMCs was detected by Fluo-4 AM fluorescent probes.RESULTS:It was confirmed by immunofluorescence staining that the expression of Piezo1 existed in primary rat CASMCs.Immunofluorescence staining also showed that Piezo1 was co-located with sarco-/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase 2(SERCA2),mitochondrial outer membrane protein TOM20 and nuclear membrane protein lamin B1.Western blot results showed that the protein expres-sion levels of STIM1 and Piezo1 were significantly down-regulated by siRNA transfection(P<0.05).Compared with con-trol group,Yoda1,the agonist of Piezo1,could increase the extracellular Ca2+ influx of CASMCs(P<0.01).However,the Ca2+ influx mediated by Yoda1 was not affected by the inhibition of L-type calcium channels.Treatment with Yoda1 in-creased the intracellular Ca2+ release of CASMCs(P<0.01).However,inhibition of calcium channels on endoplasmic re-ticulum,ryanodine receptor and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor,did not affect intracellular Ca2+ release mediated by Yoda1.After the Ca2+ in endoplasmic reticulum was emptied using thapsigargin(TG),Yoda1 also mediated the Ca2+ re-lease of other organelles in CASMCs(P<0.01).After inhibition of L-type calcium channels,treatment with store-operated calcium channel(SOCC)inhibitor BTP2 or knockdown of STIM1 led to the decrease in extracellular Ca2+ influx of CASMCs mediated by Yoda1(P<0.01).Treatment with TG increased the release of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum of CASMCs after knockdown of Piezo1(P<0.05),but the extracellular Ca2+ influx mediated by TG was not affected.After inhibition of L-type calcium channels and SOCC,knockdown of Piezo1 led to the decreases in intracellular Ca2+ release and extracellular Ca2+ influx induced by Yoda1(P<0.01).CONCLUSION:The Piezo1 agonist orchestrates the influx of extracellular Ca2+ by activating Piezo1 channels on the cell membrane and inducing the indirect activation of SOCC.More-over,it facilitates the release of Ca2+ from organelles.Consequently,these pathways synergistically elevate the[Ca2+]i of rat CASMCs.
10.Babaodan Alleviates APAP-induced Acute Liver Injury in Mice by Inhibiting NLRP3/Caspase-1 Pathway
Ruowei ZHAO ; Qing ZHANG ; Mingxing ZHU ; Yueyang LIU ; Zaixing CHENG ; Mingqing HUANG ; Yanfang ZHENG ; Yanxiang LIN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(5):122-128
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of Babaodan (BBD) on the NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3/cysteine aspartate-specific protease-3 (NLRP3/Caspase-1) pathway proteins in mice with acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver injury. MethodC57BL/6 mice were randomly grouped, and BBD (75, 150, 300 mg·kg-1, ig) was administered twice a day for three days. After 2 hours of the last administration, the mice were treated with APAP (400 mg·kg-1, ip), and the eyeballs were removed to collect blood after 14 hours. Then they were sacrificed by cervical dislocation for sample collection. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the morphological changes of liver tissue cells, and biochemical methods were used to detect the activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) in serum of mice in each group. Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was performed to determine the mRNA expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-6, and Western blot was performed to determine the protein expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), NLRP3, Caspase-1 and IL-18 in the liver of mice. ResultCompared with the conditions in normal group, the hepatic lobule structure of mice in the model group was partially destroyed, and the hepatic sinusoids were dilated. And the expression levels of ALT and AST in serum, the protein levels of NLRP3, Caspase-1, iNOS, IL-18 and COX-2 and the mRNA levels of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α were increased (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the administration groups had improvement in liver cell rupture and hepatic sinusoidal compression, and a dose-dependent decrease in the levels of ALT and AST in serum as well as the protein levels of NLRP3, Caspase-1, iNOS, IL-18 and COX-2 and the the mRNA levels of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in liver tissue (P<0.05, P<0.01). ConclusionBBD can reduce APAP-induced acute liver injury in mice. The mechanism may be related to anti-oxidative stress, inhibition of NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway, and decreased expression levels of IL-1β, IL-18, TNF-α and IL-6.