1.Changes in expression of DJ-1 protein during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion in diabetic rats
Yao YAO ; Zhongyuan XIA ; Zhenzhen LIU ; Yang WU ; Bo ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2013;33(6):661-664
Objective To evaluate the changes in the expression of DJ-1 protein during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) in diabetic rats.Methods Fifty male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 220-280 g,were used in this study.Type 1 diabetes mellitus was induced by intraperitoneal streptozotocin 65 mg/kg and confirmed by fasting blood glucose > 16.7 mmol/L.Forty animals with type 1 diabetes mellitus were randomly divided into 3 groups:diabetes group (group D,n =10),diabetic sham operation group (group DS,n =15) and diabetic I/R group (group DIR,n =15).Another 10 non-diabetic rats in which citrate buffer 6 ml/kg was injected intraperitoneally were served as control group (group C).Myocardial I/R was produced by occlusion of the anterior descending branch of left coronary artery for 30 min followed by 120 min reperfusion in group I/R.At 120 min of reperfusion,5 rats were sacrificed and myocardial specimens were c(on)tained for determination of infarct size in groups DS and DIR,and 10 rats were sacrificed and myocardial specimens were obtained for microscopic examination and for determination of cell apoptosis,malondialdehyde (MDA) content,superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and expression of DJ-1 and phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) protein.Apoptotic index (AI) was calculated.Linear correlation between the expression of DJ-1 protein and MDA content,SOD activity,AI and expression of PTEN protein was analyzed.Results Compared with group DS,the myocardial infract size was significantly increased in group DIR (P < 0.05).Compared with group C,MDA content and AI were significantly increased,SOD activity was decreased,the expression of DJ-1 was down-regulated,and the expression of PTEN protein was up-regulated in groups D,DS and DIR (P < 0.05).Compared with groups D and DS,MDA content and AI were significantly increased,SOD activity was decreased,the expression of DJ-1 was down-regulated,and the expression of PTEN protein was up-regulated in group DIR (P < 0.05).There was no significant difference in the parameters mentioned above between groups D and DS (P > 0.05).There was linear correlation between the expression of DJ-1 protein and MDA content,SOD activity,AI and expression of PTEN protein and the correlation coefficients (r) were-0.734,0.593,-0.818,and-0.812 in turn.Conclusion Down-regulation of DJ-1 protein expression is involved in myocardial I/R injury in diabetic rats via decreasing anti-oxidative stress responses and upregulating PTEN protein expression.
2.Clinical Efficacy of Modified Colon Instillation in the Patients with Severe Acute Pancreatitis and Intestinal Paralysis
Yijiao ZHENG ; Yao LIU ; Jianzi WU
China Pharmacist 2016;19(2):301-303
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of modified colon instillation in the patients with severe acute pancreatitis ( SAP) and intestinal paralysis. Methods:Totally 63 cases of patients with SAP and intestinal paralysis were randomly divided into the treatment group (32 cases) and the control group (31 cases), and they were treated with different enema methods for 15 days. The pe-ripheral venous blood was collected for the detection of serum amylase (AMS), C reactive protein (CRP) and tumor necrosis factor ( TNF-α) before and after the treatment. The abdominal pain, relief time of abdominal pain, recovery time of gastrointestinal function and complications were observed. Results:Compared with those before the treatment, the serum levels of AMS, CRP and TNF-αwere decreased in both groups after the treatment, and the decrease in the treatment group was more notable than that in the control group ( P<0. 05, P<0. 01). The duration of abdominal pain, relief time of abdominal pain and the recovery time of gastrointestinal function in the treatment group were shorter than those in the control group (P<0. 01, P<0. 05). The incidence of complications in the treatment group was 12. 50%, while that in the control group was 35. 48% (P<0. 05). Conclusion:Modified colon instillation can improve the clinical efficacy, shorten the recovery time of gastrointestinal function and reduce the incidence of complications, which is worthy of clinical promotion.
3.Induced angiogenesis of natural tissue-engineering materials: Theoretical research and application progress
Yuanyuan LIU ; Haige WU ; Ziang YAO
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2010;14(8):1433-1436
BACKGROUND: After tissue-engineering products transplantation, angiogenesis played an important role in the function restoring of defective organs. The natural tissue-engineering materials had a wide application in tissue engineering due to its favorable biocompatibility and degradability, at the same time its pro-angiogenic function enhanced the achievement ratio of tissue-engineering products transplantation. Therefore, they attract much attention during recent years. OBJECTIVE: To summarize the research status of incubating induced angiogenesis of tissue-engineered natural scaffold, so as to give some theoretical basis for further study on clinical application of natural tissue engineering materials. METHODS: Relevant literatures in PubMed and Springerlink published between January1995 and June 2009 were searched by compute with the key words of "tissue-engineering products, natural materials" in English. While relevant Chinese articles in CKNI published between January1999 and June 2007 were also searched with the key words of "tissue-engineering natural materials, collagen, chitosan, fibrin" in Chinese. After primary selection, inclusive articles were those about study and experimental study of induced angiogenesis of tissue-engineered natural scaffold. Exclusive criteria: repetitive and obsolescent articles. A total 35 literatures were finally analyzed in accordance with the criteria. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The natural tissue engineering materials were synthesized by macromolecules out of normal tissue, whose multiple bioinformation provided signal for cells and benefited for cellular adhesion and maintenance. Collagen protein, fiber gel protein, and chitosan summarized in this study were beneficial for inducing angiogenesis but limited to mechanical characteristics. Therefore, to construct natural materials inducing angiogenesisis is prospect.
4.Meta-analysis on Itopride vs. Domperidone in the Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia
Bin WU ; Fengbo WU ; Lei YU ; Ruming LIU ; Yao TANG
China Pharmacy 2005;0(22):-
OBJECTIVE:To review the curative efficacy and safety of itopride vs. domperidone in the treatment of functional dyspepsia(FD). METHODS:Randomized controlled trails(RCTs)of itopride vs. domperidone in the treatment of FD were enrolled and retrieved from Cochrane Library,PubMed,EMBASE,SCI,CBM,CNKI,VIP and Wanfang Database. Other retrieval was carried out by hand. Methodological quality evaluation and meta-analysis of RCTs were carried out. RESULTS:Of total 18 RCTs enrolled,11 RCTs were graded B and 7 RCTs graded C. Itopride group were superior to domperidone group in respect of total response rate,the relief rate of nausea,abdominal distention,belching,vomiting,epigastric pain and sour regurgitation. There was no statistical significance. The incidence of ADR in itopride group was lower than in domperidone group. There was no statistical significance in difference between two groups. The relief rate of anorexia and early satiety in itopride group were superior to domperidone group. Statistical significance was noted in difference between two groups. CONCLUSION:Recent study shows itopride has better effect than domperidone on FD,which should be confirmed by high quality study.
5.Significance of combined detection of plasma RASSF1A and p16 gene methylation in diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancers.
Gui-zhi LIU ; Yi-ming WU ; Ji-yao YANG
Chinese Journal of Oncology 2007;29(8):613-614
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6.Changes of Tolerance and Cardiovascular Responses to Head-up Tilte Combined with LBNP Following Preceding Exposure to Head-down Tilt
Yongjie YAO ; Xiqing SUN ; Changbin YANG ; Tingsong LIU ; Yanhong WU
Space Medicine & Medical Engineering 2006;19(3):157-162
Objective To observe pre-syncopal limited tolerance and cardiovascular responses to head-up tilt combined with lower body negative pressure (HUT/LBNP) following exposure to head-down tilt (HDT, -1 Gz). Method Exposures to HUT/LBNP (-60 mmHg) in control session (without preceding 30 s -1 Gz treatment) and in simulated push-pull effect (PPE) session (with preceding 30 s -1 Gz treatment) were performed in 8 healthy adults. The changes of hemodynamic parameters were monitored by electrical impedance instrument during the experiments. Result The mean endurance time in presyncopal symptom limited HUT/LBNP in control session and in simulated PPE session were 8.4±2.1 min and 4.5±2.4 min, respectively, the two means were significantly different (P< 0.01). In simulated PPE session, as compared with baseline, heart rate (HR) during HDT was significantly lowered (P<0.01), while stroke volume (SV) and cardiac output (CO) were increased significantly (P<0.01). During HUT/LBNP, the increased percentage (relative to baseline) of HR in PPE session was lower than these in control session (P<0.05); the decreased percentages of SV and CO during HUT/LBNP in PPE session were both higher than those in control session (P<0.05). During HUT/LBNP, arterial pulse pressure (PP) of control session was significantly decreased than the value of baseline value (P<0.05); Total peripheral resistance (TPR) of PPE session was significantly increased than baseline value (P<0.05). Conclusion Tolerance time before the appearance of presyncopal symptoms during HUT/LBNP decreases and cardiovascular responses to HUT/LBNP are impaired, preceding exposure to HDT.
7.Enantiomeric separation of zolmitriptan by CE with a sulfated β-cyclodextrin chiral selector
Chunyong WU ; Bin DI ; Xiaomin YAO ; Jing YANG ; Wenying LIU
Journal of China Pharmaceutical University 2006;(2):137-141
Aim:To develop a practical chiral CE method for the quantitative determination of the unwanted enantiomer[( R )-enantiomer]presented in zolmitriptan. Methods:The background electrolyte was 20 mmol/L sodium dihydrogenphosphate solution with 1% S-β-CD,adjusted to pH 3.50 with phosphoric acid. A fused-silica capillary(60 cm×50 μm ID,effective length 51.5 cm)was used at 20 ℃ for the separation. The applied voltage was -30 kV. The samples were loaded by hydrodynamic injection(50 mbar pressure,6 s). UV was measured at 220 nm. Results:Zolmitriptan and its chiral impurity were baseline resolved ( R s=6.66). The linearity was good over the concentration range from 4 to 80 μg/mL( r =0.999 8) of ( R )-enantiomer. The injection precision (expressed as CV%) was 2.83%. The average recovery was 99.97%( n =9). The limit of detection was 1.5 μg/mL. The host-guest complex binding constants were 964 and 905 mol-1 for ( R )-enantiomer and zolmitriptan,respectively. Conclusion:The method is suitable for the determination of ( R )-enantiomer in zolmitriptan and binding constants of zolmitriptan enantiomers to S-β-CD.
8.Triptolide Attenuates Cardiac Remodeling in Isoprenaline-induced Chronic Heart Failure Rats via Upregulating PTEN Pathway
Mao LIU ; Jian CHEN ; Jierong YAO ; Guangyi TAN ; Wei WU
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2017;38(1):29-35
Objective]To assess the effects and mechanism of triptolide(TPL)on cardiac remodeling in chronic heart failure (CHF)rats.[Methods]Thirty-two Wistar rats were divided into four groups of eight:Control group,isoprenaline(Iso)group,TPL group(Iso+TPL)and captopril group(Iso+Cap). CHF rat model was induced by Iso. In TPL and Cap group,TPL(20μg/kg·d)and Cap(15 mg/kg·d)were administrated to CHF rats for six weeks. Left ventricular internal diameter at end-diastole(LVIDd)and left ventricular internal diameter at end-systole (LVIDs)were detected. Histopathological changes of myocardial tissues of rats were evaluated byMasson staining and immunohistochemical staining of type Ⅰcollagen. Ventricular weight/body weight ratio(VW/BW), collagen volume fraction(CVF),perivascular collagen volume area(PVCA)of myocardial tissues were calculated. With real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot,the protein and mRNA levels of phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome ten(PTEN)were detected.[Results]Compared to the Iso group,the levels of LVIDs,LVIDd,VW/BW,CVF and PVCA reduced in TPL and Cap group. TPL and Cap can alleviate the myocardial fibrosis in CHF rats. The expression of PTEN protein and mRNA increased markedly in the TPL or Cap treated group.[Conclusion]TPL can attenuate cardiac remodeling in Iso-induced CHF rats. The potential mechanism may be highly associated with the up-regulating of PTEN signaling pathway.
9.Optimization of initial antibacterial drug regimens for treating common staphylococcal infection in ICU
Xinkai YAO ; Yaling WU ; Ren LIU ; Qixin ZHOU ; Changqing LI
Chongqing Medicine 2015;(10):1300-1304
Objective To optimize the antibacterial drug regimen in ICU common staphylococcal infection.Methods The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters of antibacterial drugs were collected in combination with the hospital ICU anti-microbial drug resistance monitoring reports from the national antimicrobial resistance investigation net (Mohnarin)of the Ministry of Health and the performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (2013)issued by the clinical and laboratory stand-ards institute (CLSI),the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)of staphylococci was set by using the discrete uniform distribu-tion method and 16 kinds of administration regimens with 6 antimicrobial agents were worked out.The best initially antimicrobial regimen was optimized by using the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic models and Monte Carlo simulations of cumulative frac-tion of response (CFR)from 5 000 patients.Results The alternative initially drug regimens to the infectious bacteria were:linezolid 0.40 g twice daily and vancomycin 0.75 g twice daily for staphylococcus aureus;amikacin 0.60 g once daily and linezolid 0.40 g twice daily,and vancomycin 0.75 g twice daily for hemolytic staphylococci and staphylococcus epidermidis;linezolid 0.40 g twice daily and vancomycin 0.75 g twice daily for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus;ampicillin/sulbactam 1.50 g 4 times daily, cefuroxime 0.75 g 4 times daily,amikacin 0.60 g once daily,moxifloxacin 0.40 g once daily for methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus.Conclusion In the Staphylococcus aureus infection occurred in ICU,if which being methicillin-sensitive could be deter-mined,ampicillin/sulbactam,cefuroxime,amikacin and moxifloxacin could be selected for treatment,and linezolid or vancomycin could be selected for treating possible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection or undetermined whether being methicil-lin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
10.The study of preoperative detection of pleural adhesions by chest ultrasonography
Yong WU ; Dongshan ZHU ; Yunming YAO ; Guanghu LI ; Wei LIU
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010;26(3):190-192
Objective Assess the value of pleura sliding sign with chest ultrasonography in the prediction of pleura adhesion prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS).Method 63 patients were evaluated for pleura sliding signs with chest ultrasonography at 9 points along the chest wall prior to thoracotomies and were compared with the findings of the same points during the operation.Methods Pleura sliding signs on 567 points were examined in 63 cases,and 106 points pleura adhesion were found by chest ultrasonography and 72 points were proved by operations.461 points were no pleura adhesion under chest unltrasonography and 495 points had no pleura adhesion confirmed by operations.Results The sensitivity,specificity,negative predictive value,positive predictive value and overall accuracy were 80.56%,90.03%,96.96%,54.72% and 9.07%,respectively.The Receiver Operating Characteristic(ROC)curve showed that there should be no pleura adhesion if there were more than 8 points positive pleura sliding signs.Conclusion Examination of pleura sliding sign by chest ultrasonography is helpful to predict the presence and location of pleura adhesion prior to VATS.