1.Effects of berberine hydrochloride on the expression of urease genes ureA and ureB in Helicobacter pylori and its biofilm
Tingting LUO ; Mengqin LI ; Xue YANG ; Fei WANG ; Zhenghong CHEN ; Cheng LUO ; Tingna QI ; Qi LIU
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2026;61(8):1355-1363
ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of berberine hydrochloride on the expression of urease genes ureA and ureB in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and its biofilm. MethodsThe standard strain 26695 of H. pylori, which was preserved in our laboratory, along with the drug-resistant strains H390, e660, H57, and H389 of H. pylori that were isolated from clinical sources were revived. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of berberine hydrochloride against the planktonic cells of the aforementioned five strains of H. pylori was determined using the broth dilution method. The combined inhibitory effect of berberine hydrochloride and amoxicillin against the aforementioned four strains of clinically resistant H. pylori was assessed using the checkerboard method. TheMIC of berberine hydrochloride against the biofilms of H. pylori strains 26695 and H390 was determined using the broth dilution method. Planktonic cells and biofilms of the aforementioned H. pylori strains 26695 and H390 were co-incubated with berberine hydrochloride at concentrations of 0.5MIC, MIC, and 2MIC for 2, 8, and 24 hours, respectively. Subsequently, urease activity was measured, and the expression levels of the ureA and ureB genes were detected using RT-qPCR. ResultsBerberine hydrochloride exhibited inhibitory effects against both planktonic cells of the antibiotic-sensitive strain 26695 and the antibiotic-resistant strains H390, e660, H57, and H389 of H. pylori. It also demonstrated inhibitory effects against the biofilms formed by strains 26695 and H390. Furthermore, the combined inhibitory effect of berberine hydrochloride and amoxicillin against antibiotic-resistant strains of H. pylori was either synergistic or additive. Berberine hydrochloride inhibited urease activity in both planktonic cells and biofilms of the H. pylori strains 26695 and H390. Furthermore, berberine hydrochloride downregulated the relative expression levels of the ureA and ureB genes in H. pylori and its biofilms. The relative expression levels of the ureA and ureB genes exhibited a dose- and time-dependent decrease with increasing concentrations of berberine hydrochloride and longer co-incubation times (P<0.05). ConclusionBerberine hydrochloride inhibits both planktonic cells and biofilms of H. pylori. When combined with amoxicillin, it exerts additive or synergistic effects against H. pylori. Furthermore, by inhibiting urease activity and downregulating the expression of the ureA and ureB genes in H. pylori, berberine hydrochloride contributes to the reduction in growth of both planktonic cells and biofilms.
2.The effects of emergency video call system on remote guidance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation implemented by non-medical volunteers
Wanshu QUE ; Jinchuan ZHAO ; Yiming SHEN ; Mengqin CHENG ; Jie LUO ; Haojie WU ; Yu MA ; Jian HUANG
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021;30(10):1264-1268
Objective:To explore the feasibility of emergency video call system in remote guidance of non-medical volunteers to implement single person cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).Methods:A scenario of sudden cardiac arrest with a bystander in a public place was created at Clinical Skill Training Center. 60 non-medical volunteers were randomly (ramdom number) divided into video group ( n = 40) and audio group ( n = 20). Volunteers in video group were remote instructed with the smart phone application software (APP) of Emergency Video Call System to implement CPR; the audio group receives remote voice guidance for CPR with a smart phone. The pressing depth, pressing frequency, volume of ventilation and the time of the first compression were compared between the two groups. The video group was divided into 5 subgroups to compare the cardiopulmonary resuscitation effect of 5 different models of smart phones. Ten CPR cycles were observed in each group. Results:the accuracy rate of pressing position in the video group was significantly higher than that in the audio group (91.5% vs 71.35%, P < 0.05); the proportion of pressing depth in the range of 5-6 cm was significantly higher than that in the audio group (62.79% vs. 44.73%, P < 0.05); the average pressing frequency was 100-120 times / min (70% vs. 52%, P < 0.05); the ventilation volume was 500-600 mL / time (18.25% vs. 10.75%, P < 0.05); The proportion of ventilation volume greater than 500ml / min was higher than that of audio group (64.88% vs. 43%, P < 0.05). The first pressing time was longer in the video group than in the audio group (131 s vs. 106 s, P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the first ventilation time between the two groups (148 s vs. 144 s, P > 0.05). The total pressing pause time in video group was less than that in audio group (122.4 s vs. 164.2 s, P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the above indicators among the five different models of smart phones in the video group ( P > 0.05). Conclusions:compared with audio remote guidance, video emergency system has obvious advantages in the accuracy of pressing position, pressing depth, pressing frequency, ventilation volume and pressing pause time, but the first pressing time is slightly longer than that of audio group. The popularization and application of the video system is supposed to improve the CPR quality and recovery success rate of non-medical personnel, and facilitated to encourage the first witness to implement CPR.

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