1.Research Progress on Synergistic Antitumor Mechanism of Compounds inHedyotis diffusa Willd
Wenting LI ; Zihan DAI ; Haibo CHEN ; Hongguang ZHOU ; Mianhua WU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;17(3):670-674
Hedyotis diffusa is an antioxidant, antibacterial Chinese herbal medicine which has anti-tumor, antioxidant, antibacterial, enhance the effect of nonspecific immunity and protection of the nervous system. Clinical application shows thatHedyotis diffusa has good efficacy on treatment of malignant tumors and inflammatory diseases. Referred to some papers published at home and abroad, this paper summarized from the aspects of active ingredient and antitumor effect. Results showes that its anti-tumor effect exactly, anti-tumor mechanism may be associated with a variety of molecular mechanisms, which remains to be further in-depth study.
2.10-year Trend of Early Beta Receptor Blocker Application for Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients in Western Rural China
Zihan JIANG ; Haibo ZHANG ; Jing LI ; Xueke BAI ; Hong CHEN
Chinese Circulation Journal 2017;32(4):338-342
Objective: To assess the trend of early beta receptor blocker (β-blocker) application (with 24h of admission) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients in western rural China from 2001 to 2011. Methods: A 2-stage random sampling design was performed. The 1st stage: a simple random sampling was used to identify participating hospitals and the 2nd stage: a systematic random sampling approach was conducted in 3 specific years of 2001, 2006 and 2011 to take case study for central medical information abstraction. The changing trends and impact factors of early β-blocker application for AMI patients in western rural area were assessed by multivariate model analysis. Results: 35 hospitals were sampled and 33 of them were finally participated. With necessary exclusion, a total of 486 AMI patients without β-blocker contraindication were enrolled for 2 groups: Suitable group, the patients were suitable for early β-blocker application, n=247 and High risk group, the patients with the high risk for shock occurrence, n=239. The application rates for β-blocker within 24h of admission at 2001, 2006 and 2011 in Suitable group were 19.06%, 54.30% and 56.20%, Ptrend=0.0020; in High risk group were 31.53%, 59.49% and 69.62%, Ptrend=0.0001. In Suitable group, the patients with history of hypertension (OR=1.87, 95% CI 1.06-3.29), smoking (OR=1.97, 95% CI 1.11-3.48) or admitted in 2006 (OR=2.93, 95% CI 1.22-7.03) and 2011(OR=4.67, 95% CI 2.06-10.59) had the higher chance to use β-blocker within 24h of admission. Conclusion: Application of β-blocker within 24h of admission in AMI patients presented the increasing trend in western rural China from 2001 to 2011, while there was still difference from the guideline recommendation. Improved normative application of β-blocker is helpful to enhance the quality of care and prognosis in AMI patients.
3.The effective parts of liangxue tongyu prescription on cooling-blood and activating-blood and analysis of chemical constituents by HPLC-MS and GC-MS.
Xi HUANG ; Guochun LI ; Lian YIN ; Zihan ZHANG ; Yixin LIANG ; Haibo CHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(1):86-93
In order to clarify material basis of effective parts of liangxue tongyu prescription, blood-heat and blood-stasis rat model induced by dry yeast was established. The changes of rectal temperature, blood viscosity and plasma viscosity were used to evaluate the cooling-blood and activating-blood effects of liangxue tongyu prescription and its parts. Compared with the model group, the extract from liangxue tongyu prescription, its volatile oil and n-butanol part could significantly reduce rectal temperature (P<0.01), and also reduce blood viscosity and plasma viscosity to various degrees (P<0.01 or P<0.05). So volatile oil and n-butanol part were primarily identified as effective parts of liangxue tongyu prescription. By using GC-MS with normalization method of area to analyze volatile oil of liangxue tongyu prescription, 70 compounds were identified, accounting for about 92.54%, mainly as β-asarone, paeonol, α-asarone and shyobunone. 42 compounds such as peony glycosides, tannins, and iridoid glycosides were identified by HPLC-MS techniques and standard comparison. The study determined the effective parts of liangxue tongyu prescription and clarified the chemical composition providing the foundation for further studies on material basis of liangxue tongyu prescription.
4.Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. administered by dissolving microneedles achieves systemic therapeutic effects at low doses
Yiwen Chen ; Zihan Zhou ; Luzheng Zhang ; Zifan Ding ; Pengyue Li ; Cong Yan
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences 2024;11(3):340-350
Objective:
To determine the main components of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge (A. membranaceus, Huang Qi), Astragaloside IV (AIV) and Astragalus polysaccharides (AP), to characterize their properties, evaluate their in vivo efficacy, and to analyze drug diffusion using dissolving microneedle (DMN) technology in vivo.
Methods:
Respectively, AIV- and AP-loaded DMNs comprising chitosan (CTS) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were prepared via dual-mold forming. Their morphology, mechanical properties, in vivo solubility, and skin irritation characteristics were tested. In vivo efficacy was assessed in cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mice, in vivo diffusion of AIV and AP by DMNs and conventional methods was compared, and the rheological properties of AIV-CTS-PVA and AP-CTS-PVA mixtures were measured.
Results:
Subcutaneous dissolution and absorption of AIV-CTS-PVA and AP-CTS-PVA microneedles (MNs) at low doses (50%–17% of intraperitoneal AIV injection and 12%–4% of intravenous AP injection) reduced the spleen index and acid phosphatase activity in immunosuppressed mouse models, increased the thymus index, and achieved equivalent or better systemic therapeutic effects. Compared with injections, AIV and AP achieved controllable solid-liquid conversion through delivery with CTS-PVA MNs, resulting in highly localized aggregation within 48 h, reducing the initial explosive effect of the drug, and achieving stable and slow drug release.
Conclusion
The present study enhances our understanding of the efficacy and remote effects of drug-loaded DMNs from a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) perspective, thereby promoting the development of precise and efficient delivery of TCM and further expanding the drug-loading range and application scenarios for DMNs.
5.Prognostic risk factors in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy
Shangxun XIE ; Zihan ZHAO ; Shiwei ZHANG ; Gutian ZHANG ; Yifan SUN ; Wei CHEN ; Xiaogong LI ; Weidong GAN ; Rong YANG ; Hongqian GUO
Chinese Journal of Urology 2021;42(2):97-103
Objective:To analyze the prognostic factors of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC).Methods:The clinical data of 224 patients underwent RARC from December 2014 to December 2018 in Nanjing Drum Hospital were reviewed. There were 193 males and 31 females, aged 36-92 years, with mean of 68 years. There were 7 patients(3.1%)undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the ASA scores of 125 patients (55.8%) were more than 2, and the mean body mass index was 23.4(15.4-35.5)kg/m 2. All patients were treated with RARC, with 72(32.1%) patients undergoing intraoperative blood transfusion. Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze recurrence-free survival rate (RFS), cancer-specific survival rate (CSS) and overall survival rate (OS). Cox multivariate risk ratio model was used to evaluate the correlation between survival outcome and perioperative and pathological factors in patients treated with RARC. Results:For pathological status, there were 82 of ≤T 1, 64 of T 2, 57 of T 3 and 21 of T 4. Of all the patients, 49(21.9%) had lymph node metastasis, 12(5.4%) had positive surgical margin, 82(36.6%) had lymphovascular invasion(LVI), and 41(18.3%) underwent adjuvant chemotherapy. Follow-up time was between 11-60 months, and the median follow-up time was 24 months. The 5-year cumulative OS, RFS and CSS were 57.15%, 48.84% and 59.60%, respectively. Univariate Cox regression analysis showed that T stage( HR=5.764, 95% CI 1.926-17.249, P=0.002; HR=4.086, 95% CI 1.611-10.364, P=0.003; HR=9.391, 95% CI 2.118-41.637, P=0.003), N stage( HR=6.446, 95% CI 3.438-12.087, P<0.001; HR=5.661, 95% CI 3.086-10.385, P<0.001; HR=5.980, 95% CI 2.982-11.992, P<0.001), LVI( HR=3.319, 95% CI 2.008-5.486, P<0.001; HR=2.894, 95% CI 1.782-4.701, P<0.001; HR=3.471, 95% CI 2.017-5.974, P<0.001), American Society of Anesthesia (ASA)score( HR=2.888, 95% CI 1.619-5.150, P<0.001; HR=1.765, 95% CI 1.060-2.940, P=0.029; HR=2.612, 95% CI 1.424-4.792, P=0.002), body mass index( HR=0.886, 95% CI 0.819-0.957, P=0.002; HR=0.885, 95% CI 0.819-0.955, P=0.002; HR=0.862, 95% CI 0.792-0.938, P=0.001), age( HR=1.580, 95% CI 1.250-1.997, P<0.001; HR=1.362, 95% CI 1.088-1.705, P=0.007; HR=1.530, 95% CI 1.190-1.968, P=0.001) and intraoperative blood transfusion( HR=1.899, 95% CI 1.160-3.108, P=0.011; HR=2.218, 95% CI 1.371-3.587, P=0.001; HR=2.227, 95% CI 1.312-3.782, P=0.003) were significantly related to survival outcome. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that T stage( HR=4.506, 95% CI 1.433-14.175, P=0.01; HR=3.159, 95% CI 1.180-8.454, P=0.022; HR=7.810, 95% CI 1.674-36.444, P=0.009), N stage( HR=6.096, 95% CI 2.981-12.467, P<0.001; HR=5.368, 95% CI 2.683-10.740, P<0.001; HR=5.539, 95% CI 2.497-12.288, P<0.001) and ASA score( HR=6.180, 95% CI 2.371-16.110, P<0.001; HR=2.702, 95% CI 1.175-6.215, P=0.019; HR=6.471, 95% CI 2.290-18.286, P<0.001) were independent predictors of RFS, CSS and OS, and adjuvant chemotherapy( R=0.434, 95% CI 0.202-0.930, P=0.032) could only predict OS. Conclusion:T stage, N stage and ASA were main independent predictors of postoperative survival outcomes, and adjuvant chemotherapy was independent predictor of OS.
6.Quantitative analysis based on three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry in the observation of curative effect of botulinum toxin A on masseter hypertrophy
Zihan XUE ; Wei ZENG ; Zhaoyang CHEN ; Yan HAN
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2016;32(4):272-275
Objective To observe the curative effect of botulinum toxin A on masseter hypertrophy using three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry.Methods 46 cases with masseter hypertrophy (92 masseters) who received botulinum toxin A injection were enrolled from May 2013 to August 2014.Data were collected before and 3,6 and 9 months after injection.Results The efficacy of botulinum toxin A in reducing the volume of the lower face has been proven by MAS 3D.3 and 6 months after injection,the volume reduction were measured as 7.23 %,2.15% respectively (P < 0.05).The coefficients between middle and lower thirds of the face showed an increase compatible with thinning of the lower face with statistical significance at 3 months follow up.The increase percentage was measured by MAS 3D as 40.21% between pre-and post-injection (P < 0.05),and the increase percentage was 21.03% at 6 months follow up (P < 0.05).While 9 months after injection,the value was insignificant comparing to pretreatment at 9 months.Conclusions Three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry provides a safe effective and direct way to observe masseter hypertrophy.
7.Quantitative analysis based on three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry in the observation of curative effect of botulinum toxin A on masseter hypertrophy
Zihan XUE ; Wei ZENG ; Zhaoyang CHEN ; Yan HAN
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2016;32(4):272-275
Objective To observe the curative effect of botulinum toxin A on masseter hypertrophy using three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry.Methods 46 cases with masseter hypertrophy (92 masseters) who received botulinum toxin A injection were enrolled from May 2013 to August 2014.Data were collected before and 3,6 and 9 months after injection.Results The efficacy of botulinum toxin A in reducing the volume of the lower face has been proven by MAS 3D.3 and 6 months after injection,the volume reduction were measured as 7.23 %,2.15% respectively (P < 0.05).The coefficients between middle and lower thirds of the face showed an increase compatible with thinning of the lower face with statistical significance at 3 months follow up.The increase percentage was measured by MAS 3D as 40.21% between pre-and post-injection (P < 0.05),and the increase percentage was 21.03% at 6 months follow up (P < 0.05).While 9 months after injection,the value was insignificant comparing to pretreatment at 9 months.Conclusions Three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry provides a safe effective and direct way to observe masseter hypertrophy.
8.Brain tumor image segmentation based on multi-scale detail enhancement
Zunxiong LIU ; Zihan CHEN ; Tijian CAI ; Jun CHEN ; Ciyong LUO
Chinese Journal of Medical Physics 2024;41(7):828-835
Given that the imbalance of semantic feature transfer caused by the skip connection of the brain tumor image segmentation network and the insufficient correlation of multi-scale features lead to the loss of details,resulting in poor segmentation accuracy for small tumors,an improved segmentation model of the Res-Unet framework is proposed.The model introduces a multi-scale attention fusion module which makes the model better adaptable to tumors of different sizes by mixing multi-scale features,and adds a spatial attention module to the skip connection to enhance feature expression while avoiding the interference of useless information,preserving the spatial details of feature maps.Through the auxiliary classifier module,the decoder performs feature prediction on feature maps of different scales.The BraTS2020 dataset is used for experiments and evaluations,and the model segmentation performance is evaluated with Dice score.The results show that the improved network achieved average Dice scores of 0.887 7,0.822 9,and 0.802 7 for whole tumor,tumor core,and enhancing tumor,respectively.Compared with the channel attention model,the improved model increases the scores of enhancing tumor and tumor core by 2.6%and 0.14%,respectively,which proves its effectiveness and accuracy for brain tumor MR image segmentation.
9.Safety and efficacy of high-flow nasal oxygen for pre-oxygenation before anesthesia induction: a meta-analysis
Zihan MU ; Ju GAO ; Xiaoping CHEN ; Yali GE
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2022;42(8):932-940
Objective:To systematically review and evaluate the safety and efficacy of high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) for pre-oxygenation before anesthesia induction.Methods:Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, China Science and Technology Journal Database and China Biomedical Literature Database were searched from inception to March 2022.All randomized controlled trials comparing HFNO and facemask ventilation for pre-oxygenation before anesthesia induction were collected.Two researchers independently assessed the quality of trials and extracted data.The primary outcome was the safe apnea time, the secondary outcomes were the lowest SpO 2 during intubation, oxygenation-related complications, patient comfort, PaO 2 and PaCO 2 before and after pre-oxygenation and after intubation.Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software. Results:Seventeen randomized controlled trials involving 843 patients were included in this meta-analysis.The results of meta-analysis showed that the safe apnea time was significantly longer ( MD=67.61, 95% CI 5.94-129.28, P=0.03), the lowest SpO 2 was higher during tracheal intubation ( MD=3.27, 95% CI 2.25-4.29, P<0.01), and PaO 2 was higher after pre-oxygenation ( MD=54.39, 95% CI 9.32-99.46, P=0.02) in the patients using HFNO than those using facemask ventilation.There were no statistically significant differences in the other outcomes ( P>0.05). Conclusions:HFNO for pre-oxygenation before anesthesia induction can significantly prolong the safe apnea time, increase the lowest SpO 2 during tracheal intubation, and improve the levels of PaO 2 after pre-oxygenation, and HFNO does not affect the patient′s comfort or increase the development of preoxygenation-related complications when compared with facemask ventilation.
10.Prevalence and influencing factors of colorectal polyps in Lanxi residents
Weifang ZHENG ; Xiaodong HU ; Zihan YIN ; Zhonghua LU ; Shengzhi WU ; Zhong SHEN ; Menghan JIA ; Chen WEI ; Xiangyang ZHANG
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;31(4):341-345
Objective:
To investigate the epidemic status and influencing factors of colorectal polyps among urban residents in Lanxi.
Methods:
A representative urban community was selected from Lanxi. A total of 935 local residents aged 18-80 years received questionnaire survey,physical examination,laboratory tests and colonoscopy. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was applied to exam the potential influencing factors for colorectal polyps.
Results :
Eventually 880 residents were involved into the statistical analysis. Colorectal polyps were detected in 167 participants with a crude prevalence of 18.98% and adjusted prevalence for age and gender of 13.28%. The prevalence of colorectal polyps in men(28.70%)was significantly higher than that in women(12.92%,P<0.05). The results of logistic regression analysis showed that age(OR=1.038,95%CI:1.018-1.057),males(OR=1.919,95%CI:1.303-2.826),the middle school level of education(OR=2.443,95%CI:1.507-3.961)and constitution of Yin-Asthenia(OR=0.203,95%CI:0.057-0.720)were influencing factors for colorectal polyps;among male participants,hypertension(OR=1.721,95%CI:1.018-2.908)was a risk factor for colorectal polyps;among female participants,age(OR=1.076,95%CI:1.042-1.111),BMI(OR=1.099,95%CI:1.001-1.207),the middle school level of education(OR= 3.507,95%CI:1.794-6.856)and constitution of Yin-Asthenia(OR=0.160,95%CI:0.033-0.770)were influencing factors for colorectal polyps.
Conclusion
Age,sex,education level and constitution of Yin-Asthenia were associated with the risk of colorectal polyps among residents in Lanxi;hypertension was associated with the risk of colorectal polyps in males,while age,BMI,education level and constitution of Yin-Asthenia were associated with the risk of colorectal polyps in females.