1.Contrastive analysis of low triiodothyronine syndrome and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ score on prognosis evaluation value in critical patients
Yunhui HOU ; Liqiu CAO ; Qinglong LU ; Zengxiang MA ; Lin WU
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2014;37(19):16-18
Objective To study the incidence of low triiodothyronine (T3) syndrome in critical patients,and compare the prognosis evaluation value between low T3 syndrome and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) Ⅱ score.Methods A total of 160 critical patients were enrolled.APACHE Ⅱ score of patients were recorded at admission,and thyroid hormone levels were measured on the first and the third day after admission.The patients who were low T3 level were enrolled into observation group,and the patients who were normal T3 level were as control group.The patients were followed up for 28 d,then were divided into death group and survival group according to the prognosis.The prognosis evaluation value was compared between T3 and APACHE Ⅱ score by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.Results The incidence rate of low T3 syndrome was 25.6% (41/160).During the follow-up phase,the fatality rate in observation group was 41.5%(17/41),and in control group was 29.4% (35/119),there was statistical difference (P < 0.05).The ROC area under curve of T3 was 0.657 (95% CI:0.712-0.846),APACHE Ⅱ score was 0.672 (95% CI:0.721-0.857),and there was no statistical difference (P > 0.05).Best cut-off value of T3 was 0.41 μ g/L resulting in 76.9%(40/52) sensitivity and 78.7%(85/108) specificity.Conclusion Critical patients complicated with low T3 syndrome has poor prognosis,and T3 may be a predictive marker in evaluating the prognosis of critical patients.
2.Mechanism of Atractylodes macrocephala in Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis Based on Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation
Xuecheng YU ; Zengxiang GAO ; Bin WU ; Jiyuan TU ; Linlin CHEN ; Guosheng CAO
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(1):145-156
Objective To explore the molecular mechanism of Atractylodes macrocephala in the treatment of Ulcerative colitis(UC)based on network pharmacology,and verify it with animal experiments.Methods The active components of Atractylodes macrocephala was screened from the TCMSP database,the TCM-ID database,and in combination with relevant references,and the corresponding targets were obtained through Swiss database.The relevant targets of UC were obtained from GeneCards database,construct the"drug-component-target-disease"network diagram and"pathway-active ingredient-target"network diagram and draw PPI network diagram;GO function enrichment analysis and KEGG signal pathway annotation analysis were carried out.Autodock software is used for molecular docking of active components and targets.Then,the experimental validation of the network pharmacology prediction was carried out.The mouse UC model was induced by dextran sodium sulfate(DSS).The pathological changes of the colon tissue,the number of goblet cells,and the positive expression of inflammatory factorswere detected by HE staining,AB-PAS staining and immunohistochemistry in colon tissue of UC mice.Results The results have shown 30 active ingredients including atractylolactone I,II and III were screened,and 591 corresponding targets were obtained,of which the key target was IL-1β、TNF-α and so on.Molecular docking show that the core components had good binding affinity with the key targets.And the results of animal experiments showed that the alcohol extract of Atractylodes macrocephala could significantly increase the colon length,reduce the DAI score,improve the pathological changes of colon tissue of UC mice,increase the number of goblet cells,and inhibit the expression of IL-1β,TNF-α in colon tissue.Conclusion This study indicated that Atractylodes macrocephala could regulate the release of inflammatory factors through multiple components,multi-target and multi-channel,which could inhibit inflammatory reaction and play a role in improving UC.
3.Commissioned general practice residency training for Tibet Autonomous Region
Kang AN ; Xin RAO ; Qiaoli SU ; Tingrui MAO ; Zengxiang WU ; Cheng JIANG ; Qiang ZHUO ; Yi SHE ; Shuangqing LI
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2021;20(7):807-811
Department of General practice of West China Hospital of Sichuan University has been commissioned to train general practitioner for Tibet Autonomous Region since 2015. Based on the "demand-oriented and clinical ability training", the established training framework includes four aspects: a rotation plan of general practice theory-clinical practice-community application, the closed-loop mechanism of teaching management system improvement,innovation of training assessment and teaching activities. This article summarizes the practical experience of the commissioned general practice residency training for Tibet to provide reference for the program design.