1.Cannabidiol regulates circadian rhythm to improve sleep disorders following general anesthesia in rats.
Xinshun WU ; Jingcao LI ; Ying LIU ; Renhong QIU ; Henglin WANG ; Rui XYE ; Yang ZHANG ; Shuo LI ; Qiongyin FAN ; Huajin DONG ; Youzhi ZHANG ; Jiangbei CAO
Journal of Southern Medical University 2025;45(4):744-750
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the regulatory effect of cannabidiol (CBD) on circadian rhythm sleep disorders following general anesthesia and explore its potential mechanism in a rat model of propofol-induced rhythm sleep disorder.
METHODS:
An electrode was embedded in the skull for cortical EEG recording in 24 male SD rats, which were randomized into control, propofol, CBD treatment, and diazepam treatment groups (n=6). Eight days later, a single dose of propofol (10 mg/kg) was injected via the tail vein with anesthesia maintenance for 3 h in the latter 3 groups, and daily treatment with saline, CBD or diazepam was administered via gavage; the control rats received only saline injection. A wireless system was used for collecting EEG, EMG, and body temperature data within 72 h after propofol injection. After data collection, blood samples and hypothalamic tissue samples were collected for determining serum levels of oxidative stress markers and hypothalamic expressions of the key clock proteins.
RESULTS:
Compared with the control rats, the rats with CBD treatment showed significantly increased sleep time at night (20:00-6:00), especially during the time period of 4:00-6:00 am. Compared with the rats in propofol group, which had prolonged SWS time and increased sleep episodes during 18:00-24:00 and sleep-wake transitions, the CBD-treated rats exhibited a significant reduction of SWS time and fewer SWS-to-active-awake transitions with increased SWS aspects and sleep-wake transitions at night (24:00-08:00). Diazepam treatment produced similar effect to CBD but with a weaker effect on sleep-wake transitions. Propofol caused significant changes in protein expressions and redox state, which were effectively reversed by CBD treatment.
CONCLUSIONS
CBD can improve sleep structure and circadian rhythm in rats with propofol-induced sleep disorder possibly by regulating hypothalamic expressions of the key circadian clock proteins, suggesting a new treatment option for perioperative sleep disorders.
Animals
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Male
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Cannabidiol/therapeutic use*
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Rats
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Circadian Rhythm/drug effects*
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Propofol/adverse effects*
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Anesthesia, General/adverse effects*
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Sleep Wake Disorders/chemically induced*
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Hypothalamus/metabolism*
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Electroencephalography
2.Meta-analysis of the function of carbon nanoparticles use in the surgery of thyroid cancers
Huajin WU ; Yu SHENG ; Junpeng CUI ; Baolin LIU
International Journal of Surgery 2020;47(8):534-539,f4
Objective:To systematically evaluate the role of nanocarbon in the surgical treatment of thyroid cancer.Method:Searched Pubmed database, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CNKI database, Wanfang database and VIP database for researches related to nanocarbon and thyroid cancer. The search key words included nano carbon, nano-carbon, carbon nanoparticles, nano-carbon parathyroid negative imaging technique, thyroid neoplasms, thyroid cancer, thyroid carcinoma. And also manually retrieved article references. The search time was from the establishment of the database to March 10, 2020. Two researchers separately screened and sorted out the data, and evaluated the quality of the articles and evaluated the publication bias. Revman 5.3 was used for data analysis.Results:Twenty-six randomized controlled studies were included, with a total of 2291 patients, including 1149 in the test group and 1142 in the control group. The results showed that the postoperative complications rate of the test group using nanocarbon was significantly lower than that of the blank control group, and the differences were statistically significant, including the parathyroid erroneous excision rate ( OR=0.24, 95% CI: 0.16-0.34, P<0.001), the incidence of postoperative hypoparathyroidism ( OR=0.38, 95% CI: 0.28-0.52, P<0.001), the incidence of postoperative hypocalcemia ( OR=0.40, 95% CI: 0.30-0.54, P<0.001) and the recurrent laryngeal nerve injury rate ( OR=0.50, 95% CI: 0.31-0.81, P<0.001). Conclusion:The use of nanocarbon tracing technology during the operation can reduce the complications of thyroid cancer resection and is worthy of clinical use.
3.Prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in south Jiangsu adults
Yun LU ; Huajin QI ; Feng LI ; Ling WANG ; Zhenhai SHEN ; Dongchang QIANG ; Liuxin WU
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2016;(1):37-44
Objectives To estimate the prevalence of the cardiovascular health (CVH) status in south Jiangsu adults. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted, a total of 11 996 participants that took health examination in hospitals from March 2013 to August 2013 and live in south Jiangsu were selected. Results Totally 136 participants (1.1%) met all 7 ideal CVH metrics;while 27.6%participants met 5 to 7 ideal CVH metrics, women had higher proportion (47.2%) than men (16.9%). The percentage of participants who met 5 to 7 ideal CVH metrics, whether male or female, decreased with increasing age. Ideal total cholesterol (TC) was the most prevalent (72.0%), whereas ideal salt intake was the least (19.9%). The mean (± SD) number of ideal CVH metrics for urban participants was (3.61 ± 1.46), higher than the rural participants (3.45±1.49). Old age, male and residence in rural area were risk factors for ideal CVH metrics≥5. Conclusions The prevalence of ideal CVH was extremely low in South Jiangsu adults, and there were differences in the distribution of ideal CVH metrics across gender and age. To improve CVH, specific promotion and interventions at the population and individual levels should be developed and implemented actively.

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