1.Protective Effect of Ethanolic Extract of Hemsleya chinensis on HCl/Ethanol-induced Acute Gastric Ulcer in Rats Based on p38 MAPK/NF-κB Signaling Pathway
Yang ZHANG ; Hui GUO ; Feihe LIAN ; Xi XIANG ; Qingxia LI ; Xiaoqian LIU ; Zhimin WANG ; Liping DAI ; Erping XU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(2):37-44
ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism of protective effect of ethanol extracts of Hemsleya chinensis (HC-EE) on hydrochloric acid/ethanol (HCl/EtOH)-induced acute gastric ulcer in rats. MethodLipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 cells were used to evaluate inhibitory effect of HC-EE on the production of inflammatory mediators in vitro. A rat acute gastric ulcer model induced by HCl/EtOH (60% ethanol in 150 mmol·L-1 HCl) was used to evaluate protective effect of HC-EE on acute gastric ulcer. Rats were divided into five groups, including normal group, model group, HC-EE low dose (HC-EE 30, 30 mg·kg-1) group, HC-EE high dose (HC-EE 60, 60 mg·kg-1) group and ranitidine (35 mg·kg-1) group. For model and drug-treated groups, vehicle solvent or drugs were orally administered twice daily for 7 consecutive days before the rats were subjected to HCl/EtOH to induce acute gastric ulcer. After being anesthetized, ulcer surface of each rat was obtained and recorded using electronic imaging technology, and the ulcer inhibition rate was calculated by ImageJ 1.8.0. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining were used to observe the pathological histological changes in rats. Content of nitric oxide (NO) in cell culture medium was measured by the Griess method. The levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), IL-6, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in rat serum (or cell culture medium) were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The protein expressions of phosphorylation (p)-p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)/p38 MAPK and p-nuclear transcription factor-κB (NF-κB) p65/NF-κB p65 in rat gastric tissue were detected by Western blot. ResultIn vitro assay showed HC-EE could significantly down-regulate the expressions of NO, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and VCAM-1 in LPS-induced cells (P<0.05, P<0.01). In vivo experimental results showed that, compared with the normal group, gastric tissue of the model group was severely damaged, and the area of gastric ulcer was significantly enlarged, levels of TNF-α, IL-6 were significantly increased (P<0.01), and the level of PGE2 was significantly decreased (P<0.01), the phosphorylation levels of of p38 MAPK, NF-κB p65 in gastric tissue were significantly increased (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, HC-EE dose-dependently improved HCl/EtOH-induced gastric tissue injury and inflammatory cell infiltration, and it could increase ulcer inhibition rate, significantly decreased the release of TNF-α and IL-6 (P<0.01), HC-EE 60 group could increase the content of PGE2 (P<0.05), and significantly inhibit the phosphorylation levels of p38 MAPK and NF-κB p65 (P<0.05, P<0.01). ConclusionHC-EE can exert protective effect on HCl/EtOH-induced acute gastric ulcer in rats, and its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of expression of inflammatory mediators mediated by p38 MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway.
2.Efficacy Evaluation of Ethyl Acetate Fraction of Ipomoea muricatum in Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholic Gastric Ulcer
Xi XIANG ; Hui GUO ; Man GONG ; Yang ZHANG ; Liping DAI ; Erping XU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(7):105-114
ObjectiveTo investigate the feasibility of ethyl acetate fraction of Ipomoea muricatum (IM-EA) in the prevention and treatment of alcoholic gastric ulcer (GU) and explore its mechanism of action based on network pharmacology and experimental verification. MethodForty SD rats were randomly divided into a control group, a model group, a ranitidine group (2.7 mg·kg-1), and low- and high-dose IM-EA groups (30,60 mg·kg-1) after adaptive feeding for 7 days. The GU model was replicated by hydrochloric acid in absolute ethanol (150 mmol·L-1) in rats after prophylactic administration for one week. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining were used to preliminarily evaluate the efficacy of IM-EA in the prevention and treatment of GU. Lead compounds of IM-EA were screened out by ADMET, and the SwissTarget platform was used to identify the potential targets for these compounds. GU-related targets were collected through DisGeNET, OMIM, and GeneCards databases, which were mapped to potential IM-EA targets to obtain the potential targets of IM-EA against GU. The STRING database was used to construct the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network to screen the hub targets, and the DAVID platform was used to annotate the biological functions of common targets to explore the underlying mechanism of IM-EA against GU. Autodock Vina software was used for the preliminary verification of the computer simulation. The serum levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-6 and the content of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the gastric tissues were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The relative expression levels of core proteins in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, such as Jun oncoprotein, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and p38, in the gastric tissues were detected by Western blot. ResultAs revealed by the results of animal experiments, compared with the control group, the model group showed significantly damaged gastric tissues and reduced secretion of gastric mucus. Compared with the model group, the groups with drug intervention showed reduced ulcer areas in the gastric tissues (P<0.01) and improved gastric histopathological status and gastric mucus secretion, suggesting that IM-EA was effective in the prevention and treatment of GU. Sixteen lead compounds of IM-EA were screened out by ADMET, and 257 potential targets of IM-EA against GU were obtained. The hub nodes in the PPI network included targets of TNF-α, protein kinase B1 (Akt1), tumor protein 53 (TP53), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and ERK. Biological functional annotation and molecular docking results suggested that the MAPK signaling pathway potentially played a key role in the prevention and treatment of GU by IM-EA, which was synergistic with the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway, and nuclear factor (NF)-κB signaling pathway in anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, and damage repair. The pharmacological experiment results showed that compared with the control group, the model group showed increased serum IL-6 content (P<0.01), an increasing trend of TNF-α content, increased MMP-9 content in the gastric tissues (P<0.01), and decreased SOD content (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the IM-EA groups showed decreased TNF-α and IL-6 levels in the serum and PGE2 and MMP-9 levels in the gastric tissues (P<0.01), and increased SOD content in the gastric tissues (P<0.01). Compared with the control group, the model group showed up-regulated expression of p-p38, p-Jun, and p-ERK in the gastric tissues (P<0.01) and up-regulated p38 and Jun (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the IM-EA groups showed down-regulated p-p38, p-Jun, p-ERK, and p38 in the gastric tissues (P<0.01) and up-regulated relative expression of Jun and ERK (P<0.05). ConclusionIM-EA has a remarkable effect in the prevention and treatment of alcoholic gastric injury, which may be achieved through the mechanisms of anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, and wound repair mediated by the MAPK signaling pathway.
3.Clinical treatment guideline for pulmonary blast injury (version 2023)
Zhiming SONG ; Junhua GUO ; Jianming CHEN ; Jing ZHONG ; Yan DOU ; Jiarong MENG ; Guomin ZHANG ; Guodong LIU ; Huaping LIANG ; Hezhong CHEN ; Shuogui XU ; Yufeng ZHANG ; Zhinong WANG ; Daixing ZHONG ; Tao JIANG ; Zhiqiang XUE ; Feihu ZHOU ; Zhixin LIANG ; Yang LIU ; Xu WU ; Kaican CAI ; Yi SHEN ; Yong SONG ; Xiaoli YUAN ; Enwu XU ; Yifeng ZHENG ; Shumin WANG ; Erping XI ; Shengsheng YANG ; Wenke CAI ; Yu CHEN ; Qingxin LI ; Zhiqiang ZOU ; Chang SU ; Hongwei SHANG ; Jiangxing XU ; Yongjing LIU ; Qianjin WANG ; Xiaodong WEI ; Guoan XU ; Gaofeng LIU ; Junhui LUO ; Qinghua LI ; Bin SONG ; Ming GUO ; Chen HUANG ; Xunyu XU ; Yuanrong TU ; Liling ZHENG ; Mingke DUAN ; Renping WAN ; Tengbo YU ; Hai YU ; Yanmei ZHAO ; Yuping WEI ; Jin ZHANG ; Hua GUO ; Jianxin JIANG ; Lianyang ZHANG ; Yunfeng YI
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2023;39(12):1057-1069
Pulmonary blast injury has become the main type of trauma in modern warfare, characterized by externally mild injuries but internally severe injuries, rapid disease progression, and a high rate of early death. The injury is complicated in clinical practice, often with multiple and compound injuries. Currently, there is a lack of effective protective materials, accurate injury detection instrument and portable monitoring and transportation equipment, standardized clinical treatment guidelines in various medical centers, and evidence-based guidelines at home and abroad, resulting in a high mortality in clinlcal practice. Therefore, the Trauma Branch of Chinese Medical Association and the Editorial Committee of Chinese Journal of Trauma organized military and civilian experts in related fields such as thoracic surgery and traumatic surgery to jointly develop the Clinical treatment guideline for pulmonary blast injury ( version 2023) by combining evidence for effectiveness and clinical first-line treatment experience. This guideline provided 16 recommended opinions surrounding definition, characteristics, pre-hospital diagnosis and treatment, and in-hospital treatment of pulmonary blast injury, hoping to provide a basis for the clinical treatment in hospitals at different levels.
4.Clinical Efficacy of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Treating the Patients With Complicated Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Shuibo ZHU ; Jian ZHU ; Erping XI ; Yu ZHANG ; Zizi ZHOU ; Guihua XU ; Xuemei LI
Chinese Circulation Journal 2016;31(8):789-792
Objective: To investigate the clinical efifcacy of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for treating the patients with complicated thoracic aortic dissection and to report the relevant clinical experiences. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of 56 patients with complicated thoracic aortic dissection who received the operation of TEVAR in our hospital from 2011-02 to 2015-10 in order to analyze their operation methods with reasons. Results: There were 21 patients with complex anatomic conditions for aortic arch, 7 of them received TEVAR and 14 received TEVAR with covered left subclavian artery; 16 patients with complex shape of aortic dissection, 5 of them received TEVAR and 11 received TEVAR with covered left subclavian artery; 19 patients with aortic dissection involving aortic arch, 17 of them received hybrid procedures of aortic arch branch bypass surgery + TEVAR and 2 received TEVAR with fenestrated stent grafts. All operations were successful and no severe complications occurred. Conclusion: TEVAR is a fast and effective method for treating complicated thoracic aortic dissection, which may expand the application ranges as covering left subclavian artery, branch vessel bypass and modiifed stent grafting.
5.Clinical studying of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for treating multiple tears Stanford type B thoracic aortic dissection
Jian ZHU ; Erping XI ; Shuibo ZHU ; Yu ZHANG ; Zizi ZHOU ; Guihua XU ; Xuemei LI
International Journal of Surgery 2016;43(3):189-192,封3
Objective This study aims to analysis in the clinical features of Stanford type B thoracic aortic dissection with multiple tears,and to explore the clinical methods of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) treating this disease.Methods From February 2011 to May 2015,the cases that diagnosed with multiple tears (≥ two tears) Stanford type B thoracic aortic dissection and accepted operations with TEVAR at department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery,Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command,were retrospective analyzed their clinical data.Except the first tear of proximal,cases were named for the treatment group whom used surgical methods treating distal aortic dissection tears.Otherwise,the cases were named non-treatment group.We compared the incidence of chest and back pain,the progress of distal aortic dissection,the changes of false lumen with aortic dissection,and the benefit of distal tears in two groups after 6 months after TEVAR.Results A total of 67 cases were recruited this retrospective study,successful operations with TEVAR were conducted in all patients,and no serious complications occurred postoperatively in all patients.7 cases with treatment group,60 cases with non-treatment group,no deaths within two groups in 6 months after TEVAR.There were no significance statistically in complained of the incidence of chest and back pain,and the rate of progress with distal aortic dissection (P > 0.05).There was statistically significant in the rate of changes with false lumen with aortic dissection false lumen (P < 0.05).Some cases with abdominal visceral artery blood flow from the distal tears of aortic dissection in the non-treatment (n =19).Conclusions TEVAR is an effective method for treating multiple tears Stanford type B thoracic aortic dissection.Distal tears should be individualized treatment according to the characteristics of Stanford type B thoracic aortic dissection or try not to deal with.
6.Investigation of a New Type Two-branched Stent Graft Releasing in Experimental Canine Thoracic Aorta Simulation System
Ming YAN ; Erping XI ; Shuibo ZHU ; Jian ZHU ; Yu ZHANG
Chinese Circulation Journal 2015;(1):76-79
Objective: To investigate the feasibility for reconstructing an aortic arch by a new integrated two-branched stent graft releasing in experimental canine thoracic aorta simulation system.
Methods: A new type of integrated two-branched stent graft was developed and placed in the canine thoracic aorta, the stent graft releasing in a simulated system was conducted under X-ray guidance to monitor the operating process and to explore the feasibility for invitro sent graft releasing.
Results: The new two-branched stent graft was successfully deployed in canine thoracic aorta simulation system. The releasing process was smooth, two small stent grafts were well landing, and all stent grafts were fully expanded and properly positioned.
Conclusion: Our new two-branched stent graft could successfully reconstruct the aortic arch in experimental canine. The thoracic aorta releasing system may better and truly simulate the whole process of endovascular aortic repairing, which provides a good foundation for further animal experiments.
7.Clinical different diagnosis value in complex heart disease between 320-slice computerized tomography and heart echocardiography
Erping XI ; Jian ZHU ; Shuibo ZHU ; Guilin YIN ; Yu ZHANG ; Ming YAN
International Journal of Surgery 2015;42(2):86-89,封3
Objective To investigate clinical diagnosis value in complex heart disease of 320-slice computerized tomography.Methods Twenty-seven patients' imaging data of 320-slice computerized tomography and transthoracic heart echocardiography were taken retrospective analysis,all patients were diagnosed with complex heart disease on cardiothoracic surgery.And the authors compared the diagnostic accuracy of imaging diagnosis and operation diagnosis.Results The diagnostic of 27 patients with 89 cardiac anomalies with 320-slice computerized tomography and were diagnosed 83 cardiac anomalies with transthoracic heart echocardiography.However,92 cardiac anomalies were found on cardiothoracic surgery.The diagnostic accuracy of 27 patients had a statistical difference between 320-slice computerized tomography and transthoracic heart echocardiography with complex heart deformity disease (P < 0.05).Conclusions Compared with transthoracic heart echocardiography,320-slice computerized tomography improved the diagnosis accuracy of the complex heart deformity disease.
8.Giant juvenile fibroadenoma associated with dysplasia on the underdeveloped breast.
Erping XI ; Jian ZHU ; Ming YAN ; Yu ZHANG ; Shuibo ZHU
Chinese Medical Journal 2014;127(15):2877-2877
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9.CT-study on branches artery thoracic aorta
Yu ZHANG ; Jian ZHU ; Erping XI ; Shuibo ZHU ; Guilin YIN ; Xiaohua ZENG ; Guihua XU ; Wen YUAN
International Journal of Surgery 2012;(12):808-811
Objective To provide vessel anatomical materials guidance for endovascular aortic repair,the branches artery of thoracic aortic was studied by CT angiography (CTA).Methods From January 2008 to February 2012,739 adult cases' CTA data were collected,all cases performing thoracic CTA in Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command.We measured the diameter and/or leugth of the ascending aorta,aortic arch and branches artery of aortic arch,and made an analysis.Results The aortic arch includes standard and variant types.Standard type is common,which accounted for 91.1% of the total number,while variant type accounted for 8.9%.In the standard aortic arch of patients,the diameter of aortic arch above the opening of coronary artery (CA) was (35.7 ±4.3) mm,the diameter of ascending aortic arch at the opening of brachiocephalic trunk (BCT) was (33.6 ±4.2) mm,the diameter of aortic arch between the BCT and the left common carotid artery (LCCA) was (29.4 ± 5.7) mm,the diameter of aortic arch between the LCCA and the left subclavian artery (LSA) was (27.6 ± 4.2) mm,the diameter of descending aortic at the opening of the LSA was (25.4 ± 4.5) mm,the diameter of the head BCT from aortic arch was (12.9 ±0.9) mm,the diameter of the head LCCA from aortic arch was (8.5 ± 0.7) mm,the diameter of the head LSA from aortic arch was (10.4 ± 1.1) mm,the length of aorta between the CA and the BCT was (53.3 ±12.5) mm,the length of aortic between the BCT and the LCCA was (4.7 ± 1.5) mm,the length of aortic between the LCCA and the LSA was (7.9 ± 2.6) mm,the length between the opening of BCT and the right subclavian artery (RSA) was (41.1 ± 8.2) mm,the length between the opening of LSA and the opening of left vertebral artery was (38.5 ±5.7) mm,the angle between the horizontal of BCT and the LCCA and the sagittal plane was (71.2 ± 7.2) °,the angle between the plane of LCCA and the LSA and the plane of sagittal was (31.1 ± 2.9)°.Conclusions The CT data of the thoracic aorta can be used as reference for production of stents and guide releasing the stents in endovascular repair.
10.Feasibility of intentional occlusion of the left subclavian artery in endovascular aortic repair of thoracic aortic disease
Yu ZHANG ; Erping XI ; Jian ZHU ; Shuibo ZHU ; Rongping WANG ; Guihua XU ; Guilin YIN
International Journal of Surgery 2012;39(11):760-762
Objective To investigate the feasibility and effect of intentional occlusion of the left subclavian artery (LSA) in endovascular aortic repair EVAR of thoracic aortic disease.Methods The cases,who needed occlusion of the LSA in EVAR of thoracic aortic disease,were examined cerebral circulation,carotid artery,vertebral basilar artery and circle of Willis.If the vertebral artery had a good blood pathway,and carotid artery and circle of Willis had no stenotic,we occluded the LSA directly in EVAR,and observed the brain and upper limb ischemia complications postoperation.Results Among 40 cases who were occluded the LSA directly in EVAR,28 cases were successful with no neurological complications and left upper limb ischemia symptoms postoperation,12 patients with mild symptoms of subclavian steal syndrome and neurdogical complications,but none required and secondary surgical intervention.Conclusions Prior to intentional LSA occlusion,attention must be paid to potential supraaortic variants and pathologies.Only in this way,it was safe and effective to occlude the LSA in EVAR of thoracic aortic disease.

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