1.Distributive retrieval methods of special medical resources on foreign navy networks
Chinese Journal of Medical Library and Information Science 2015;(6):37-41
The significance of distributive retrieval methods of special medical resources on foreign navy networks was analyzed from the development of medical information resources and the value of medical information on foreign navy networks followed by a description of key words retrieval method, classification engine retrieval method, and link retrieval method of resources on foreign navy networks in order to speed up the development of navy special medical literature in China .
2.Progress of Th17 cells in chronic rhinosinusitis.
Yang WANG ; Zhenzhen TANG ; Dongfang YAO
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2016;30(2):161-166
Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common disease and frequently encountered disease in otolaryngology, but the therapeutic effect is not ideal. While its pathogenesis is exploring in the continuously. Found in the recent years, Th17 cells are a new subset of T cells and closely related with inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Its differentiation, regulation and biological effects are widely noted as a hot area of research. This review explores the discovery of differentiation and regulation of Th17 cells, the relationship between related cytokines and chronic rhinosinusitis, in order to have a beteer knowledge of chronic rhinosinusitis. This review regards Th17 cells as the main clue, nevertheless, lacking consideration of the impacts of other factors on chronic rhinosinusitis.
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3.The influence on smoking and drinking status of officers and soldiers after health management
Zhenzhen WANG ; Xianrong LUO ; Xuan YANG ; Jun YANG ; Shaen LI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(3):261-263
Objective To investigate the influence of smoking,drinking cognition and behavior among the officers and soldiers in South China War Zone after health management,and to explore the establishrent of appropriate health management model for the army.Methods Harmfulness cognition,rate,quantity,types of drinking and smoking were investigated and analyzed before and after health management among 1 102 officers and soldiers in South China War Zone by providing a set of health education,psychological counseling service,disease and lifestyle intervention of health management as a whole.Results The harmfulness cognition rate of smoking and drinking raised from 95.6% and 94.1% to 98.7% and 97.8%,the smoking and drinking rate dropped from 64.7% and 72.6% to 37.2% and 61.4% after health management.The x2 values were 18,18.9,153,20.8,and had significant difference (P<0.001).The rate of occasional smoking,a small amount of smoking,often smoking dropped from 28.3%,25.8%,45.9% to 18.5%,12.2%,31.5% as well as the rate of occasional drinking,a small amount of drinking,often drinking has dropped from 56.6%,32.3%,11.1% to 49.8%,23.4%,4.1%.The x2 values were 26.8,62.1,31,9.61,8.06,19.4,and had significant difference (all P<0.01).Conclusion The health management improves the harmfulness cognition of smoking and drinking,and decreases the rate and quantity of smoking and driking.It has a positive effect on improving the heahh literacy and developing health way of life in officers and soldiers.
4.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.
5.Clinical analysis of 48 cases of older-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
Zhenzhen LI ; Dongqin LI ; Jinfeng ZHANG ; Yang LUO
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2013;46(8):586-588
Objective To assess the clinical feature of older-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.Methods A retrospective study was carried out.Clinical and laboratory findings were collected from 48 patients with older-onset (> or =50 years) SLE as well as 424 patients with younger-onset (< 50 years) SLE hospitalized in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2008 to January 2011.Results Among the 472 hospitalized patients with SLE,the ratio of male to female was 1 ∶ 8.08,and older-onset SLE accounted for 10.17%.No significant difference was observed in the incidence of fever,arthritis,decrease in hemoglobin level,increase in erythrocyte sedimentation rate and reduction in complement C4 level,or the positivity rate of anti-ribonucleoprotein (RNP) or anti-Sm autoantibodies (all P > 0.05) between the older-onset and younger-onset SLE patients.The patients with older-onset SLE showed a statistically higher incidence of myalgia,myasthenia,serositis,heart damage and lung damage,decrease in white blood cell count and platelet count,but a significantly lower incidence of butterfly rash,alopecia,renal damage,Raynaud's phenomenon,photosensitivity,decrease in complement C3 level,as well as the positivity rate of anti-dsDNA and anti-nucleosome antibodies in comparison with those with youngeronset SLE (all P < 0.05).Conclusions It is likely that older-onset SLE has mild and atypical clinical manifestations,with a relatively low positivity rate of specific immunological indices.Hence,clinicians should pay more attention to older-onset SLE so as to avoid the misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis of it.
6.Role of stress in depression insomnia and sleep characteristics of commonly used animal stress models.
Yiying LI ; Zhenzhen HU ; Zhili HUANG ; Surong YANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2012;47(1):1-6
Depression and insomnia are intimately related. Depressed patients usually manifest sleep discontinuity and early awakening, reduced or no slow wave sleep (SWS) and shortened latency of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. These sleep abnormalities are very similar to those caused by over activated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis with stress. Therefore, the animal models developed by post-traumatic stress disorder or chronic unpredictable mild stress could be used to evaluate drugs which have effects of both anti-depression and improvement of sleep quality, and to provide a more reliable platform for further studis on the mechanisms of depression and accompanied insomnia. This review mainly focuses on the typical features of sleep disturbance of depression, possible pathophysiological mechanisms, establishment of animal stress models and analysis of their abnormal sleep characteristics.
7.Preparation of rivastigmine liposome and its pharmacokinetics in rats after intranasal administration.
Zhenzhen YANG ; Zhanzhang WANG ; Kai WU ; Xianrong QI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2011;46(7):859-63
To prepare rivastigmine liposome, rivastigmine was loaded into liposome via ammonium sulfate gradient method. Its pharmacokinetic profile in rats was evaluated after intranasal administration. The size, zeta potential, entrapped efficiency and release of rivastigmine from the liposome in vitro were determined. Plasma concentration of rivastigmine was determined by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS) using antipyrine as internal standard. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by DAS 2.0. The entrapped efficiency of rivastigmine liposome was (33.41 +/- 6.58) %, with the mean diameter of 154-236 nm and zeta potential of (-10.47 +/- 2.41) mV. The release behavior of rivastigmine was fitting the first order equation in vitro. The pharmacokinetic studies indicated that the C(max), T(max) and AUC(0-infinity), of rivastigmine liposome were (1.50 +/- 0.15) mg x L(-1), 15 min and (89.06 +/- 8.30) mg x L(-') x min, respectively. Rivastimine liposome was absorbed rapidly, and could reach a certain concentration in rat plasma after intranasal delivery.
8.Application of HC-videolaryngoscopy in nasotracheal intubation for patients with predicted difficult airway undergoing oral maxillofacial surgery
Xudong YANG ; Ruichang LIU ; Ling GAO ; Zhenzhen LI ; Xiaodong WANG
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2015;(6):833-836
Objective:To investigate the efficacy of HC-videolaryngoscopy in nasotracheal intubation for patients with predicted diffi-cult airway undergoing oral maxillofacial surgery.Methods:70 patients undergoing oral maxillofacial surgery with predicted difficult airway were enroled and randomly divided into 2 groups(n =35).Nasotacheal intubation was performed with HC-videolaryngoscopy (group VL)and Macintosh laryngoscopy(group ML)respectively.The duration and success rate of intubation,degree of glottis expo-sure,hemodynamic response as well as intubation related complications were evaluated.Results:There was higher success rate of first attempt(P <0.05),shorter intubation duration(P <0.05)and fewer frequency of multiple intubation(P <0.05)in group VL than in group ML.During intubation,the first and the best Cormack-Lehane laryngeal view was better in group VL(P <0.05)and less intuba-tion assistance was required in group VL(P <0.05).1 3 patients in group ML were intubated with VL after failure of the first attempt with ML.Conclusion:HC-videolaryngoscopy is safe and effective in the nasotracheal intubation for the patients with predicted difficult airway undergoing oral maxillofacial surgery.
9.An analysis of serum levels of cytokines and relative factors in depression patients
Chuanxin LIU ; Lili HAN ; Zhenzhen YANG ; Qian YUAN
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(9):801-804
Objective To explore the serum levels of cytokines in patients with depression and their correlations with sex,age,depression severity and anxiety severity.Methods After enrolling subjects into the corresponding patient group and control group,the same trained researcher should continue to collect general information of the enrolled subjects as well as the HAMA and HAMD scoring results collection and assessment;And the serum levels of interlukin-1β (IL-1β),interlukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were detected with the method of enzyme-linked Immuno-sorbent assay (ELISA) in two groups.Results ① The serum levels of IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-α of depression group were significantly higher than these in control group (P<0.05),which were ((5.45±3.60) pg/ml vs(2.63± 1.92) pg/ml,(5.09±3.74) pg/ml vs (3.83±2.71) pg/ml,(5.77±3.94) pg/ml vs (4.05±3.25) pg/ml) respectively.②There was no significant difference in serum levels of IL-1 β,IL-6 and TNF-α between male and female patients with depression (P>0.05).③ No conspicuous differences were found between the young group and the middle-aged group in serum levels of IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-α (P>0.05).④ Serum level of IL-6 in major depressive disorder group((6.24±4.68) pg/ml) was more higher than that in mild to moderate depression group((3.95± 1.97)pg/ml),and the difference was statistically significant (t=2.467,P<0.05).⑤There was significant differences in serum level of IL-6 between two groups,which were depression patients with and without anxiety (separately(5.80±4.37) pg/ml vs(3.87±1.80) pg/ml) (t=2.397,P<0.05).Conclusions ①There is a phenomenon of immune activation,and levels of blood cytokines are raised in patients with depression.②Age and gender have no impact on depression in the level of cytokines.③IL-6 may be an important biological index that reflected the severity of depression and anxiety.
10.Relationship between peripheral Treg/Th17 cells and pregnancy outcomes in the first trimester of patients with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion
Li YANG ; Mingyan TANG ; Zhenzhen XU ; Aihua GAO ; Hong ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;40(3):174-179
Objective To investigate Treg and Th17 cell numbers in the peripheral blood of patients with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA),with an aim to elevate their potential for predicting pregnancy outcomes.Methods Peripheral blood was collected from 60 URSA pregnant women and 56 healthy pregnant women during their first trimester in the Department of Reproductive Endocrinology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2014 to June 2015.The counts of regulatory T cell (Treg),T helper cell 17 (Th17),CD4 positive T cell (CD4+ T cell) and total lymphocytes in the peripheral blood were determined by flow cytometry.Calculated the ratios of Treg/CD4+ T cells,Treg/total lymphocytes,Th17/CD4+ T cells,Th17/total lymphocytes and Treg/Th17,then the pregnancy outcomes were followed up.According to the different pregnancy outcomes,the patients were divided into three groups: URSA successful delivery group (23 cases),URSA re-miscarriage group (37 cases) and normal successful delivery group (44 cases).Non-parametric test were used to compare the differences between groups.Results There were no difference between the URSA re-miscarriage group and URSA successful delivery group in the CD4+ T cell counts[(1 570.16±519.56) vs (1 571.83±450.37),t=0.01,P=0.99]and total lymphocytes[(4 497.11±975.48) vs (4 558.52±1 032.54),t=0.23,P=0.82].However,the ratios of Treg/CD4+ T cells[(1.09±0.62) vs (3.32±2.30),t=4.55,P=0.000 1],Treg/total lymphocytes[(0.42±0.24) vs (1.31±1.14),t=3.67,P=0.001 3]and Treg/Th17[(0.56±0.41) vs (2.51±2.38),t=3.89,P=0.000 8]in the URSA miscarriage again group were significantly lower whereas the ratios of Th17/CD4+ T cells[(1.85±0.92) vs (0.93±0.36),t=5.40,P<0.001]and Th17/total lymphocytes[(0.64±0.31) vs (0.31±0.14),t=5.52,P<0.001]were significantly higher.Similarly,There were no difference between the URSA re-miscarriage group and normal successful delivery group in the CD4+ T cell counts[(1 570.16±519.56) vs (1 566.86±651.36),t=0.03,P=0.98]and total lymphocytes[(4 497.11±975.48) vs (4 720.91±1 572.92),t=0.78,P=0.44].However,the ratios of Treg/CD4+ T cells[(1.09±0.62) vs (3.17±1.81),t=7.16,P<0.001],Treg/total lymphocytes[(0.42±0.24) vs (1.03±0.51),t=7.08,P<0.001]and Treg/Th17[(0.56±0.41) vs (1.87±1.68),t=4.98,P<0.001]in the URSA re-miscarriage group were significantly lower whereas the ratios of Th17/CD4+ T cells[(1.85±0.92) vs (1.12±0.50),t=4.29,P<0.001]and Th17/total lymphocytes[(0.64±0.31) vs (0.36±0.15),t=5.01,P<0.001]were significantly higher.Conclusions Treg and Th17 cell counts in the peripheral blood of patients with URSA might be useful in predicting their pregnancy outcomes.The decrease of Treg cell counts and the increase of Th17 cell counts might imply another abortion.