1.Preparation and Quality Evaluation of Zedoary Turmeric Oil Compound Liposomes
Ji CHEN ; Xiaoqian ZHAO ; Shanshan HU ; Yanqiao MA ; Yan LIU ; Danfeng TAN ; Zehui CHEN ; Yingbiao TIAN
China Pharmacy 2018;29(5):615-620
OBJECTIVE: To prepare zedoary turmeric oil compound liposomes (ZTOC-LPS) and evaluate its quality.METHODS: The preparation method of liposome, the addition amount of soybean phosphatidylcholine (SPC), ratio of SPC to cholesterol (CH) in lipid, drug-lipid ratio of zedoary turmeric oil (ZTO), drug-lipid ratio of tretinoin in formulation, and water bath temperature were screened using encapsulation efficiency and drug-loading amount of ZTO (represented by germacrone) and tretinoin as investigation indexes. Quality evaluation and primary stability investigation were conducted for liposomes prepared by optimal preparation technology. RESULTS: The optimal preparation method was ethanol injection method; The optimal preparation technology were SPC 4 mg in 1 mL lipid, the mass ratio of SPC to CH 3:1, the ratio of ZTO to lipid 1:9, the ratio of tretinoin to lipid 1:70, water bath temperature of 55 ℃. Encapsulation efficiencies of ZTO and tretinoin were (64. 63 ± 1. 00)% and (90. 33 土 0. 72)% in 3 batches of ZTOC-LPS, respectively. Drug-loading amount of ZTO and tretinoin were (9. 09 ± 0. 14)% and (1. 43 ± 0. 02)%, respectively. Particle size was (257. 41 ± 7. 58) nm, Zeta potential was (-38. 77 ± 0. 81) mV,PDI was 0. 10 ± 0. 04; the results of centrifugal acceleration test showed that the liposomes had good physical stability. No obvious change was found in each investigation index of ZTOC-LPS that stored at (4 ± 2) ℃ for 1 month. CONCLUSIONS: Established preparation technology is simple and feasible, the quality of the prepared ZTOC-LPS conforms to the requirements, and it can provide reference for the following research of ZTOC-LPS.
2.Protective Effect of Total Saponins in Stems and Leaves of Panax notoginseng on Myocardial Ischemic Reperfusion Injury in Rats
Yan DING ; Liping YOU ; Jiaming JIANG ; Zhen SHI ; Xin YANG ; Zehui HE
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2018;20(4):541-546
Objective To explore the protective effect of saponins in stems and leaves of Panax notoginseng onmyocardial ischemic reperfusion injury in rats. Methods The rats were divided into six groups (the sham operation group, model group, DAXXK group, PNSSL 40, 80, 160 mg·kg-1 group) and continuous oral administration for 7 days. The ratmodel of myocardial ischemic reperfusion injury (MIRI) was developed by ligation of the left anterior descending coronaryartery the electrocardiogram (ECG), myocardial infarct size, staining with hematoxylin and eosin were observed. Theactivities of LDH、CK、AST、ALT in serum and SOD、GSH-Px、MDA in cardiac muscle tissue were detected by kit.Results Saponins in stems and leaves of Panax notoginseng in each dose (40, 80, 160 mg · kg-1) group significantlyreduced the myocardial infarct size and improved the ECG on ST segment, the myocardial damage was obviously reducedfrom the pathological section. Stems and leaves of Panax notoginseng in a dose of 160 mg · kg-1 lowered the serumactivities of LDH、CK and AST, contents of SOD and GSH-Px in a dose of 80 mg·kg-1 significantly lowered. Conclusions The results indicates that PNSSL have the effect against myocardial ischemic reperfusion injury and that the mechanismof pharmacological action related to the improvement of ECG changes, the stability of cell membrane, eliminate oxygenfree radicals and the reducing of inflammatory infiltration.
3.Investigation and analysis of one year survival rate and life quality of patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated by different arms
Zehui SUN ; Zelin SUN ; Yan ZHANG ; Xiaoyuan QI
Clinical Medicine of China 2017;33(2):145-149
Objective To investigate one year survival rate and life quality of patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)treated by different arms.Methods One hundred and seventy-nine cases NSCLC patients from January 2013 to December 2014 were selected from the Third Hospital of Tanshan and followed-up,including 57 cases with surgical treatment,70 cases with the use of Navelbine plus cisplatin,52 cases with dendritic cells(DC)and cytokine induced killer cells(CIK)immune based therapy(DC/CIK)treatment.After one year period of radiotherapy and chemotherapy,the SF-36 questionnaire was used to investigate the quality of life of the surviving patients,and the quality of life was assessed from three aspects of the physiological,psychological and social functions.To quantify the quality of life score,the 100 percentage grading system was adopted,logistic regression analysis was used to adjust the influence of age and gender on survival rate,and the data were analyzed by SAS 9.2 statistical software package.Results One hundred and seventy-nine subjects were included in this study,by the end of follow-up on December 2015,there were 119 cases survived,the survival rate was 66.5%(119/179).Survival rate of surgical operation group,DC/CIK group and chemotherapy group orderly decreased(82.5%(47/57),76.9%(40/52)and 45.7%(32/70),P<0.01).After adjusting age and gender impact,multiple logistic regression model showed that DC/CIK group survival rate was 3.96 times higher than the pure chemotherapy group(95%CI=1.78-8.80),surgical operation group was 5.58 times higher than simple chemotherapy group(95%CI=2.44-12.79).There were no significant differences between DC/CIK group and surgical operation group on physical disease,health status,emotional intelligence,mental health and social function,no significant difference(P>0.05),but the chemotherapy group was lower(P<0.05);physiological function in the chemotherapy group,operation group and DC/CIK group showed an increasing trend(P<0.05).Conclusion The one year survival rate of NSCLC patients treated by different arms is 66.5%,and the life quality of patients with biological immune therapy method is better.
4.Effect of novel agonist of soluble guanylate cyclase sGC 003 on endothelin-1-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy
Ke LIU ; Lingdi YAN ; Zheng YONG ; Zehui GONG ; Ruibin SU
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2016;30(4):338-343
OBJECTIVE To investigate the protective effect of sGC003,a novel agonist of soluble guanylate cyclase,on endothelin-1(ET-1)-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. METHODS Cardiomy?ocytes were isolated from neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats using serial enzymatic digestion and then incubated with ET-1 10 nmol·L-1 in the absence or presence of sGC003 0.01,0.1 and 1.0μmol·L-1. Hyper?trophic responses including the cardiomyocyte area(Image-Pro Plus 6.0),the expression of atrial natri?uretic peptide gene(ANP)mRNA(RT-PCR method)and total protein content(BCA method)were detect?ed. RESULTS After 48 h stimulation with ET-1 10 nmol·L-1,the cardiomyocyte area increased by 80%(P<0.01),the total protein content increased by 120%(P<0.01) and the expression of ANP mRNA up-regulated by 140%(P<0.01). sGC003 0.01,0.1 and 1.0μmol · L-1 elicited antihypertrophic actions, including inhibition of ET-1-mediated increase in the cardiomyocyte area(P<0.01),raised total protein content(P<0.05)and upregulation of ANP mRNA(P<0.05). CONCLUSION sGC003 has protective,car?diomyocyte-selective antihypertrophic effects in vitro.
5.Association between SLC10A1 genetic variations and suspectbility to hepatitis B virus infection by mother-to-child transmission
Yanqiong ZHANG ; Zehui YAN ; Xinxing SHI ; Quanxin WU ; Hongfei HUANG ; Yuming WANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016;9(2):168-172,179
Objective To investigate the association between SLC10A1 gene mutations in c.800G>A mutation and c.356 +1098C >T mutation, and the susceptibility to HBV infection by mother-to-child transmission ( MTCT) .Methods Totally 306 individuals born to HBeAg-positive mothers with high load HBV and without receiving nucleotide analogues treatment, including 247 HBV-infected cases and 59 non-HBV-infected ones were enrolled from Southwest Hospital during May 2011 and July 2015.Blood samples were collected from all the subjects, then genomic DNA was extracted and c.800G>A mutation and c.356+1098C>T mutation of SLC10A1 were genotyped .Chi-square test (Pearsonχ2or continuity correctionχ2) was performed to identify the difference in genotypes between two groups.Results Among vaccinated individuals (55 HBV infected and 56 not infected), the frequency of genotype GA of c.800G>A mutation in non-infected ones was 14.3%(8/56), there was a tendency of increasing compared with HBV infected ones (5.5%, 3/55), but the difference was not statistically significant (χ2 =2.424, P =0.119). Similarly, the frequencies of genotypes CC, CT and TT of the c.356+1098C>T mutation in HBV infected ones were 20.0%(11/55), 47.3%(26/55) and 32.7%(18/55), while those in non-infected ones were 12.5% (7/56), 69.6% (39/56) and 17.9% (10/56), and the difference was not of statistical significance (χ2 =5.766, P=0.056).In all subjects (vaccinated and non-vaccinated), the frequency of genotype GA of c.800G>A mutation in non-HBV infected group had an increasing tendency compared with HBV-infected offspring (13.6% vs.6.9%), but the difference was not statistically significant (χ2 =2.010, P=0.156);the frequencies of genotype CC, CT and TT of c.356+1098C>T mutation in HBV infected patients were 20.2%(50/247), 49.8%(123/247) and 30.0%(74/247), while those in non-HBV-infected group were 11.9%(7/59), 69.5%(41/59) and 18.6%(11/59), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =7.436, P =0.024 ) .Within the HBV infected group, the frequencies of genotype GA of c.800G>A mutation were 5.5%(3/55) in vaccinated individuals and 7.3%(14/192) in non-vaccinated individuals, and the difference was not of statistical significance (χ2 =0.030, P=0.863);Similarly, the frequencies of genotype CC, CT and TT of c.356 +1098C >T mutation in vaccinated individuals were 20.0%(11/55), 47.3%(26/55) and 32.7%(18/55), while those in non-vaccinated individuals were 20.3%(39/192), 50.5%(97/192) and 29.2%(56/192), and the difference was not of statistical significance (χ2 =0.274, P=0.872).Conclusion c.356+1098C>T mutation in SLC10A1 may be associated with susceptibility to HBV infection of child born in HBeAg positive pregnant women infected with high load HBV.
6.Clinical effects analyses of nedaplati or docetaxel combined with radiotherapy on patients with locally advanced uterine cervical cancer
Yan ZHANG ; Zehui SUN ; Zelin SUN
Clinical Medicine of China 2015;31(5):435-437
Objective To investigate the efficacy of nedaplati docetaxel combined with radiotherapy on patients with locally advanced cervical cancer.Methods The clinical data of 99 cases with pathologically diagnosed advanced cervical cancer from Jun.2013 to jul.2014 in the Matemal and Child Health Care Hospital of Tangshan were recorded.The patients were randomly divided into the control group (45 cases only with radiotherapy) and the observation group(54 cases with nedaplati and docetaxel beside radiotherapy).Results The effective rate in observation group was 90.74%,higher than control group (71.11%,x2 =6.358,P =0.017).There were significant incidence of bone marrow suppression renal dysfunction and gastrointestinal both in two groups,but can endure.There was no significant difference in term of side effect in two groups (P >0.05).Conclusion The therapy of nedaplati and docetaxel combined with radiotherapy has better effect for patients with advanced cervical cancer and without significantly increasing side effect.
7.Value of combined CA125, CT and MRI in diagnosing the ovarian thecoma
Yan ZHANG ; Xiaoyuan QI ; Lixia WANG ; Zehui SUN
Clinical Medicine of China 2015;31(8):759-762
Objective To discusses the value of combined CA125 and CT/MR/ in diagnosing the ovarian thecoma.Methods Forty cases of patients with ovarian thecoma were retrospectively analyzed.The results of CA125 and the appearance of CT and MRI were recorded,the value of CA125 changes and CT/MRI features was analysed in the diagnosis of ovarian thecoma.Results The value of CA125 elevated in 17 cases of ovarian thecoma,and showed statistical significance in the ratio((12/35 vs.5/5;x2=2.274,P=0.046) and the levels of the value of CA125 ((90.24 ± 18.56) U/ml vs.(243.35 ± 20.45) U/ml;t =7.780,P =0.002).Compared with 40 cases of control group,elevated CA125 level showed no obviously statistical significance (t =5.348,P=0.22).Forty patients in CT and MRI were all single lesion,30 cases were solid neoplasm,the rest were cystic-solidary lesions or priority of cystic component,75% lesions were more than 5 cm,9 cases of lesions contains calcification.In pre-enhanced CT and MR/scan the lesions showed iso-density or signal-intensity,mildly enhanced;Twenty-two patients with ascites and 11 cases with symptoms in the elevating of estrogen.Combined the results of CA125 and the apperaance of CT and MR/,the accuracy of the diagnosis in ovarian thecoma was 85%.Conclusion CT and MR/imaging combining with CA125 can improve the diagnosis accuracy of ovarian thecoma.which should be given priorities.
8.Change of leptin and adiponectin levels in patients with diabetic retinopathy
Xiaoyuan QI ; Zelin SUN ; Suyin QI ; Ying WANG ; Yan ZHANG ; Zehui SUN
Clinical Medicine of China 2014;30(12):1287-1290
Objective To analyze the changes of leptin and adiponectin levels in serum of patients with diabetic retinopathy and investigate their chnical significance in diabetic retinopathy (DR).Methods One hundred and twenty-one patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as the case group who hospitalized from Nov.2012 to Nov.2013.Among the patients,41 cases of non-DR,40 cases of nonproliferative-DR,40 cases of proliferativeDR.Forty healthy were served as the control group.The levels of leptin and adiponectin in serum were detected by Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA).Results The overall levels of leptin in case group was (15.25 ± 4.70) μg/L,significantly higher than the control group ((6.15 ± 1.70) μg/L; t =-11.696,P <0.01)).The level of adiponectin in case group was (7.39 ± 1.92) mg/L,lower than the control group ((11.10 ± 1.46) mg/L; t =11.216,P < 0.01).Moreover,the levels of leptin increased successively from (10.91 ±1.21) μg/L in NDR,(15.22 ±3.75) μg/ L in NPDR and (20.50 ±3.70) μg/L in PDR.While,the adiponectin levels decreased from (9.61 ± 1.35) mg/L in NDR,(7.11 ± 1.18) mg/L in NPDR and (5.34 ± 1.36) mg/L in PDR respectively.And the differences between the groups were significant(F =149,542,291,550;P <0.05).The levels of leptin and adiponectin in serum showed a negative correlation (r =-0.662,P <0.01).Condusion Levels of leptin and adiponectin in serum associate with DR,and both of them might be the important indexes for the prediction and curative effect evaluation of DR.
9.Adult zebrafish as a model organism for assessing the effects of hallucinogenic drugs on behaviors
Hui YAN ; Ruibin SU ; Zehui GONG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2014;(10):1464-1468
Aims To establish several behavioral paradigms to characterize the psychotropic effects of hallucinogens which ze-brafish was utilized as a model animal, and then to investigate the effects of potent hallucinogenic drugs on these models. Methods With the video record and track system, the behavior was recorded and quantified automatically. In the experiments, the bottom dwelling test, social behavior and mirror test were performed to test the hallucinogenic effects of drugs. Metham-phetamine (METH, 2 mg·L-1) and ketamine (20 mg·L-1) were selected as experimental challenges. The 30 min pre-treat-ment time was chosen based on our prior experience in zebrafish models. Results Compared to the normal group, in dwelling test, acute exposure of zebrafish to METH and ketamine de-creased transitions significantly, and in mirror reflection test, the drug-treated fish changed the preference for mirror zone, and ex-hibited aggressive for their mirror images. The pretreatment of METH and ketamine significantly reduced the contact durations, and the ketamine inhibited the contact frequency each other, the results indicated that the social interaction of zebrafish was im-paired. Conclusion The results confirm high sensitivity of ze-brafish models to hallucinogenic compounds with complex behav-ioral and physiological effects.
10.Behavioral effects of early-life social isolation on adult rats
Shuling LI ; Hui YAN ; Zehui GONG
Military Medical Sciences 2014;(10):791-794,822
Objective To investigate rats reared in social isolation as a model of behavioral symptoms of neurodevelop-mental psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia.Methods Male rat pups were housed in individual cages from post-weaning to adulthood.Locomotor activity detection, Morris water maze test and social interaction test were performed. Results Compared with controls, the social isolation-reared rats got more body mass, showed locomotor hyperactivity and increased social interaction, but significant spatial learning changes were not observed in Morris water maze test.Conclu-sion Exposing rats to social isolation can profoundly affect behavior in adulthood, which can be used to build animal mod-els of neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia.

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