1.Protective effect of combination of cryptotanshinone and donepezil on amyloid-βprotein induced apoptosis in SH-SY5Ycells
Zhengrong MEI ; Fangyan ZHANG ; Zhonghong WU ; Zhonglin ZHANG
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(10):1211-1213
Objective To investigate the protective effect of cryptotanshinone (CTS) and donepezil(DON) on amyloid-βprotein (Aβ)-induced apoptosis in SH-SY5Y cells .Methods SH-SY5Y cells were cultured in vitro for establishing the Alzheimer disease (AD) model .The cell viability was detected by the MTT assay .The apoptosis rate was measured by Hoechst 33342 and the expres-sion of Bcl-2 and Bax was detected by Western blot .Results CTS ,DON and their combination could obviously alleviate Aβ-caused injury of SH-SY5Y cells ,increase the cell survival rate ,remarkably up-regulate the expression of Bcl-2 protein ,decrease the expres-sion of Bax protein and inhibit the apoptosis .The effect of the CTS and DON combination for inhibiting apoptosis was significantly stronger than that of the single use of CTS and DON ,the difference had statistical significance(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The combi-nation of CTS and DON has the synergistic protective effect on Aβ-caused injury in SH-SY5Y cells ,its mechanisms may be related with the cooperation regulation of the expression of apoptosis related gene Bcl-2 protein family .
2.Genetic characteristic analysis of echovirus 11
Zhengrong DING ; Bingjun TIAN ; Mei LUO ; Jingjing TANG ; Jie ZHANG ; Zhixian ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2011;31(12):1112-1116
ObjectiveTo study echovirus 11 ( ECHO11 ) sequences genetic variability of the VP1 gene of 82 isolates from 15 countries and 2 provinces in China.MethodsThe VP1 sequences of 82 strains of echovirus 11 were downloaded from the GenBank,and their nucleotide and amino acid diversity were calculated and phylogenetic tree was constructed using Mega software.Results82 echovirus 11 strains were divided into 4 genotypes( A-D),Genotype A is further divided into 7 subgenotyps and genotype D into 7 subgenotyps.The prototype strain Gregory is the sole member of genotype B.Genotype C is divided into 3 genotypes.The sequence diversity between echovirus 11 strains is 21.7%-24.1% (AA diversity:6.0%-12.1% ).ConclusionOur results show that most genotypes contain isolates that have circulated over a wide geographical(several countries from different continents) and temporal range.Several genotypes were also shown to co-circulate in a region during the same period of time,showing that the epidemic of echovirus 11 has typical time and geographical characters.
3.Analysis of ultrasonographic features of pulmonary ultrasound in children′s community acquired pneu-monia
Zhengrong LU ; Li WANG ; Mei JIN ; Hua LAI ; Yinghong FAN ; Wanmin XIA ; Ying WU ; Sheng YANG ; Tao AI ; Guiju LI
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2017;24(9):680-685
Objective To investigate the lung ultrasonography characteristics of community acquired pneumonia ( CAP) in children and to compare the value of lung ultrasonography in the diagnosis of CAP in children. Methods A total of 173 patients with CAP ( CAP group) were diagnosed by chest radiograph in our hospital,and 64 healthy children were treated with lung ultrasonography as the control group. The sono-graphic features of two groups were compared,and the positive rates of diagnosis of lung ultrasonography and chest radiograph in CAP group were also compared. Results It showed A-line disappearance ( 100%) , B-line presence ( 88. 4%) , pleural line abnormalities ( 98. 3%) , pulmonary consolidation ( 46. 2%) , bronchial sign(42. 8%),pleural effusion(9. 2%),lung sliding signs(97. 7%) in CAP group (P<0. 001). In the con-trol group,except the A-line disappearance,scattered in the B-line (34. 4%),the others were not present. The difference of the two groups was statistically significant (P<0. 001). A-line disappearance,B-line (or even fusion) ,pleural line abnormalities were the main signs of ultrasound in children with CAP, sensitivity and specificity were both 100%. The sensitivity of chest X radiograph was 100% and the specificity was 78. 0%. Conclusion The lung ultrasonic imaging features of CAP in children include A-line disappearance, with varying numbers and lengths of B-line, pleural line abnormalities, consolidation, bronchial signs, pleural effusion and so on. LUS can diagnose CAP accurately and reliably,with high sensitivity and specificity. It is simple and noninvasive, and has the advantage of being detected at any time and avoiding the damage of X-ray. So it is worth clinical application for children with respiratory tract diseases.
4.Meta analysis of efficacy and safety of CYP2C19 gene-guided clopidogrel individualized administration for treating ischemic stroke
Haiyi YANG ; Siya LIAN ; Shihong CAI ; Leshan HUANG ; Zhengrong MEI
Chongqing Medicine 2024;53(9):1378-1383
Objective To assess the effectiveness and safety of CYP2C19 genotype test to guide clopi-dogrel individualized therapy in treating ischemic stroke.Methods The databases of PubMed,Embase,Co-chrane Library,Web of Science,Clinical Trail,CBM,CNKI,Wanfang database and VIP database were compre-hensively retrieved.The retrieval time was from the database establishment to August 2023.The randomized controlled trials (RCT) of CYP2C19 gene guiding clopidogrel anti-platelet therapy in the patients with ische-mic stroke were collected.The meta analysis was conducted by adopting the RevMan 5.3 software.Results A total of eleven RCT and 8729 patients with ischemic stroke were included.The meta analysis results showed that there was statistically significant difference in the recurrence rate risk of stroke (OR=0.48,95%CI:0.28-0.83,P=0.008),cardiovascular events incidence rate (OR=0.52,95%CI:0.33-0.82,P=0.005) and incidence rate of all-cause death (OR=0.57,95%CI:0.31-1.06,P=0.070) between clopidogrel individ-ualized anti-platelet treatment based on CYP2C19 genotype detection guidance and conventional anti-platelet treatment.In terms of safety,there were no statistically significant difference in the incidence rate of bleeding between the two groups (OR=1.16,95%CI:0.53-2.50,P=0.710).Conclusion CYP2C19 genotype detec-tion guided clopidogrel personalized anti-platelet therapy could significantly reduce the recurrent rate of stroke and incidence rate of vascular events compared with conventional anti-platelet treatment based on the existing evidence,moreover without increasing the risk of bleeding event occurrence
5.Investigation and Analysis of Off-label Use of Estradiol Preparation in ART Patients of a Hospital
Bing SITU ; Luanluan CHEN ; Jianqiao LIU ; Ying WANG ; Weiliang ZHANG ; Xiangping TAN ; Zhengrong MEI
China Pharmacy 2019;30(2):264-268
OBJECTIVE: To provide reference for rational use of estradiol (E2) preparation in clinic. METHODS: The medical records of outpatients receiving assisted reproductive technology (ART) and E2 preparation [Estradiol valerate tablets (EV), Complex packing estradiol tablets/estradiol and dydrogesterone tablets (EP), Estradiol gel (EG)] were collected from the reproductive medicine center of a hospital during Jan. 2016-Mar. 2017. Taking drug instruction as standard, the rationality of medical records was evaluated from aspects of indication, route of administration, contraindication, usage and dosage, treatment course, etc. At the same time, these patients were followed up by telephone or outpatient service, and their pregnancy outcomes and ADR were summarized. RESULTS: A total of 12 646 prescriptions were collected, and 7 222, 3 912, 181 and 1 331 prescriptions used EV, EP, EG and EV+EP, respectively. The types of off-label use included over-indication, over-route and over-contraindication, and the rates of off-label use rates were 100%, 11.73% and 43.60%, respectively. A total of 5 868 ART patients were involved; 439 patients received fresh embryo transplantation, and 5 429 patients received frozen-thawed embryo transplantation, involving 720 and 11 926 prescriptions, respectively. The rates of off-label use of above E2 preparations were 100% (except for fresh embryo transplantation patients using EG). As of Feb. 2018, the infant-holding rates of ART patients using EV, EP, EG and EV+EP were 85.29%, 85.37%, 86.36% and 85.45%, respectively. No relevant ADR and neonatal birth defect was found. CONCLUSIONS: The phenomenon of off-label use of E2 preparations is widespread in the reproductive medicine center of the hospital. Although there is no indication of related safety risks, evidence-based evaluation should be carried out by enlarging the sample size in clinical practice, and careful use.
6.Establishment and application of evaluation criteria for clinical rational drug use of atosiban based on AHP-TOPSIS method
Jinjin YIN ; Peili DU ; Xiangping TAN ; Zhengrong MEI ; Shengying SHI ; Shaozhi LIU
China Pharmacy 2023;34(1):86-90
OBJECTIVE To establish evaluation criteria for rational drug use of atosiban in clinic, and to provide reference for rational drug use of atosiban in clinic. METHODS Based on the drug instructions of atosiban acetate injection and related guidelines, the experts of the Evaluation Group of Rational Drug Use formulated the evaluation criteria of rational drug use, including 5 primary indexes and 8 secondary indexes. The weight coefficients of secondary indexes were calculated by analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and the use of atosiban acetate injection in 190 pregnant women from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (referred to as “our hospital”) was evaluated retrospectively by technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS). The evaluation results were divided into three levels including reasonable, basic reasonable and unreasonable application based on the relative approach degree. RESULTS Among 190 pregnant women, 49 (25.8%) were treated with atosiban reasonably, 39 (20.5%) were treated with atosiban basic reasonably, and 102 (53.7%) were treated with atosiban unreasonably. The evaluation results obtained by AHP-TOPSIS method were consistent with the actual situation in clinic. The main problems of the unreasonably use were super indications, unreasonable usage and dosage, over the course of treatment and the lack of proper economic consideration. CONCLUSIONS The rationality evaluation criteria of atosiban’s clinical application are established by AHP-TOPSIS method; the evaluation results obtained by this method are quantifiable, scientific and reliable. The unreasonable use of atosiban is common in our hospital, and the management should be strengthened in clinical application.