1.Effect of cannabinoid receptor 1 knockout on autism spectrum disorder-like behavior and synaptic plasticity in mice
Yilin ZHANG ; Caiyao DU ; Peiwen GUO ; Zeyu CHENG ; Ya GAO ; Mingyang ZOU ; Caihong SUN
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2025;35(4):1-10
Objective To investigate the regulation of synaptic plasticity by cannabinoid receptor 1(CB1R)and its effects on autism spectrum disorder(ASD)-like behavior.Methods CB1R-knockout(KO)mice and valproic acid(VPA)-induced ASD model mice(VPA mice)were used as study subjects.Behavioral experiments were used to assess the effects of CB1R on ASD-like behavior in mice,neuronal structural integrity and dendritic density were detected by microtubule-associated protein 2(MAP2)staining experiments,and the expression of synapse-associated proteins was detected by Western blot,to assess the effects of CB1R on synaptic plasticity.Results Behavioral result showed that VPA mice demonstrated significant ASD-like behavior,while CB1R-/-mice spent a significantly smaller proportion of residence time in the central region of the open field(P<0.0001),showed significant increases in the number of marbles buried and self-grooming time(P<0.01),significantly less time spent socializing with unfamiliar mice 2 and exploring unfamiliar objects(P<0.001),and significantly more time exploring old objects(P<0.05).The relative dwelling time was significantly reduced in CB1R+/-mice(P<0.001),and the number of marbles buried and self-grooming time were significantly increased(P<0.05).Synaptic plasticity assays revealed significant synaptic plasticity impairment in VPA mice.Hippocampal MAP2-positive neuron densities were significantly reduced in CB1R-/-and CB1R+/-mice,and expression levels of synapsin-1 were significantly increased(P<0.05).Conclusions CB1R KO leads to ASD-like behavior such as anxiety and repetitive stereotyped behavior,social and cognitive impairments,as well as neuronal damage,dendritic dysplasia and disrupted synaptic protein expression in mice,suggesting that CB1R is involved in regulating synaptic plasticity as a pathological mechanism for the development of ASD-like behavior.
2.Effect of cannabinoid receptor 1 knockout on autism spectrum disorder-like behavior and synaptic plasticity in mice
Yilin ZHANG ; Caiyao DU ; Peiwen GUO ; Zeyu CHENG ; Ya GAO ; Mingyang ZOU ; Caihong SUN
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2025;35(4):1-10
Objective To investigate the regulation of synaptic plasticity by cannabinoid receptor 1(CB1R)and its effects on autism spectrum disorder(ASD)-like behavior.Methods CB1R-knockout(KO)mice and valproic acid(VPA)-induced ASD model mice(VPA mice)were used as study subjects.Behavioral experiments were used to assess the effects of CB1R on ASD-like behavior in mice,neuronal structural integrity and dendritic density were detected by microtubule-associated protein 2(MAP2)staining experiments,and the expression of synapse-associated proteins was detected by Western blot,to assess the effects of CB1R on synaptic plasticity.Results Behavioral result showed that VPA mice demonstrated significant ASD-like behavior,while CB1R-/-mice spent a significantly smaller proportion of residence time in the central region of the open field(P<0.0001),showed significant increases in the number of marbles buried and self-grooming time(P<0.01),significantly less time spent socializing with unfamiliar mice 2 and exploring unfamiliar objects(P<0.001),and significantly more time exploring old objects(P<0.05).The relative dwelling time was significantly reduced in CB1R+/-mice(P<0.001),and the number of marbles buried and self-grooming time were significantly increased(P<0.05).Synaptic plasticity assays revealed significant synaptic plasticity impairment in VPA mice.Hippocampal MAP2-positive neuron densities were significantly reduced in CB1R-/-and CB1R+/-mice,and expression levels of synapsin-1 were significantly increased(P<0.05).Conclusions CB1R KO leads to ASD-like behavior such as anxiety and repetitive stereotyped behavior,social and cognitive impairments,as well as neuronal damage,dendritic dysplasia and disrupted synaptic protein expression in mice,suggesting that CB1R is involved in regulating synaptic plasticity as a pathological mechanism for the development of ASD-like behavior.
3.Application of resistance training based on TPB in patients after hip replacement
Ling CHENG ; Yerong LIU ; Jinyu WU ; Zeyu YANG ; Huiyu XU ; Xiaping XIAO
China Modern Doctor 2024;62(29):6-9,14
Objective To investigate the effect of resistance training on the rehabilitation of patients after hip replacement with the framework of the theory of planned behavior(TPB).Methods A total of 85 patients of hip fracture patients in Gansu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from July 2022 to April 2023 were selected as research objects.The patients were separated into intervention group(n=43)and control group(n=42)by random sampling.Both groups were treated with routine nursing,and the intervention group was given resistance training based on TPB.The intervention time was 3 months.The Harris hip score(HHS),36-item short form(SF-36)score and Barthel index(BI)scores of the two groups were compared before intervention,1 month and 3 months after intervention,as well as the functional exercise compliance score of the patients 3 months after intervention.Results After 1 month and 3 months of intervention,the HHS,SF-36 score and BI score of intervention group were better than those of control group,and after 3 months of intervention,the executive ability of functional exercise in intervention group was significantly higher than that of control group,and the mean difference was significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Resistance training led by TPB can effectively improve the functional exercise compliance of patients after total hip arthroplasty,improve the muscle strength,balance ability and joint stability of patients,and then improve the daily activity ability and quality of life.
4.Clinical and pathological features and MYB detection in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast
Ping CHENG ; Honghai XU ; Wengeng WANG ; Zeyu CAI ; Lijuan HU ; Jun DU
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2024;40(9):930-934
Purpose To investigate the clinical and patho-logical characteristics,molecular characteristics,treatments and prognosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma(AdCC)of the breast.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clini-cal pathology of 14 breast AdCC patients,and HE,immunohis-tochemistry,FISH testing,and follow-up were performed.Re-sults All cases were female,aged 43~70 years.10 cases of classic AdCC and 4 cases of solid-basal cell AdCC(SB-AdCC)were included.The tumor was composed of epithelial,myoepi-thelial and basal-like cells arranged in sieve,tubular and solid pattern with fibrous mucinous or glassy changes in the stroma.The tumor cells of SB-AdCC were moderately to severely atypical with frequent mitosis and necrosis,accompanied by ductal carci-noma in situ(DCIS).Expression of ER(1/14),PR(1/14),HER2(0/14),CK7(14/14),p63(12/14),CK5/6(14/14),CD117(13/14),MYB(9/14)was detected;Ki67 index was 13.2%and 46.1%in classic AdCC and SB-AdCC,respec-tively.The MYB rearrangement rates in classic AdCC and SB-AdCC were 55.6%(5/9)and 25%(1/4),respectively.All patients were underwent surgical resection and/or radiotherapy and chemotherapy.During the follow-up period(2-62 months),1 SB-AdCC patient died due to lung and liver metasta-sis,while the other 10 patients survived without tumors.Con-clusion SB-AdCC is more invasive than classical AdCC with lower frequency of MYB gene rearrangement,and immunohisto-chemical detection of MYB protein has potential value in assis-ting the diagnosis of SB-AdCC.
5.Chinese Translation of the Stanford Expectations of Treatment Scale and Its Application Evaluation on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Liver-Constraint and Spleen-Deficiency Syndrome
Shibing LIANG ; Yingying ZHANG ; Zhijie WANG ; Zeyu YU ; Mei HAN ; Huijuan CAO ; Guoyan YANG ; Shihuan CAO ; Hongjie CHENG ; Qiaoyan ZHANG ; Youzhu SU ; Yufei LI ; Jianping LIU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(19):1994-2001
ObjectiveTo adapt the Stanford Expectations of Treatment Scale(SETS) into Chinese(C-SETS) and test the feasibility, validity and reliability of its application in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome(IBS-D) with liver-constraint and spleen-deficiency syndrome treated with traditional Chinese medicine(TCM). MethodsWe obtained authorisation from the developer of the SETS, and followed the principle of "two-way translation" to translate the SETS by literal translation and back translation to form the C-SETS. Ninety-six IBS-D patients with liver-constraint and spleen-deficiency syndrome were enrolled as respondents and filled out C-SETS before receiving treatment; the feasibility was assessed by the recall rate, completion rate and the duration of filling out the scale; the reliability was assessed by Cronbach's α; the structural validity was assessed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and the content validity was assessed by correlation analysis. ResultsThe C-SETS consists of 10 items, with the 1st, 3rd, and 5th rating items constituting the Positive Expectations subscale, and the 2nd, 4th, and 6th rating items constituting the Negative Expectations subscale, each of which is rated on a 7-point Likert Scale. The recall of C-SETS was 100%(96/96), the completion rate was 89.58%(86/96); Cronbach's α for the Positive and Negative Treatment Expectations subscales were 0.845 and 0.854, respectively; exploratory factor analysis showed that the coefficient of commonality for all six entries was larger than 0.4, and that the six entries could be used by both factors to explain 77.092% of the total variance; validation factor analysis showed that the goodness-of-fit index, comparative fit index, root mean square of approximation error, canonical fit coefficient, and chi-square degrees of freedom ratio took the values of 0.943, 1.003, 0, 0.943, and 0.626, respectively; and the results of Spearman's analysis suggested that the C-SETS had good content validity. ConclusionThe C-SETS has well feasibility, reliability, and validity, which initially proves that it can be used as a tool to assess the treatment expectation of patients with IBS-D with liver-constraint and spleen-deficiency syndrome before receiving TCM treatment.
6.Predictive value of 18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters combined with inflammatory markers for medium-term outcome in patients with primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Zeyu ZHANG ; Chao CHENG ; Jiannan WEN ; Zhenyong GU ; Juanli MAO ; Yingying ZHANG ; Siyu LIANG ; Mingxin WANG ; Changjing ZUO
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2023;43(2):85-90
Objective:To explore the predictive value of 18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters combined with inflammatory markers for the medium-term efficacy of chemotherapy in patients with primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B cell lymphoma (PGI-DLBCL). Methods:From April 2011 to May 2020, 67 patients (37 males, 30 females, age: 28-85 years) with PGI-DLBCL examined by 18F-FDG PET/CT before chemotherapy in Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were treated with cyclophosphamide+ doxorubicin+ vincristine+ prednisone (CHOP) or rituximab+ CHOP (R-CHOP) regimens, and the medium-term efficacy was evaluated after 2-4 cycles of chemotherapy. The effect outcome was divided into complete remission (CR) group and non-CR (NCR) group based on the Lugano lymphoma response evaluation criteria. Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the differences of SUV max, peak of SUV (SUV peak), metabolic tumor volume (MTV), total lesion glycolysis (TLG), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) between two groups. The independent risk factors of NCR were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression and the binary logistic regression model was established according to the results. The model was tested with external validation data ( n=15). Results:Of 67 PGI-DLBCL patients, 28(41.8%) were CR and 39(58.2%) were NCR. SUV peak, MTV, TLG, PLR and NLR in NCR group (17.3(12.3, 28.1), 73.8(42.9, 141.7) cm 3, 887.5(300.9, 2 075.3) g, 203.9(155.7, 297.1), 3.9(3.0, 4.9)) were significantly higher than those in CR group (9.5(6.2, 15.2), 11.3(4.7, 23.2) cm 3, 85.2(35.5, 214.6) g, 149.3(102.8, 173.1), 2.2(1.8, 4.6); z values: from -6.41 to -2.33, all P<0.05). The logistic regression model was as follows: P=1/(1+ e - x), x=0.100×MTV+ 0.024×PLR-8.064. The prediction accuracy for NCR risk was 86.57%(58/67), with the accuracy of 13/15 tested by external validation data. Conclusion:MTV combined with PLR has a good predictive value for medium-term efficacy of CHOP/R-CHOP chemotherapy in patients with PGI-DLBCL.
7.Value of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score and albumin-bilirubin score combined with β2-microglobulin in predicting liver cirrhosis with acute kidney injury
Peng WANG ; Zeyu LI ; Yating JIANG ; Cheng SHANG ; Hong WANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2023;39(12):2839-2844
ObjectiveTo investigate the value of combined determination of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score, and β2-microglobulin in the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis with acute kidney injury (AKI). MethodsClinical data were collected from 258 patients with liver cirrhosis who attended The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from October 2019 to October 2022, and according to the presence or absence of AKI, they were divided into AKI group with 117 patients and non-AKI group with 141 patients. The changes in each index were compared between the two groups and between the patients with different stages of kidney injury. The independent samples t-test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between two groups, and a one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison between multiple groups; the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between two groups, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison between multiple groups; the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to evaluate the efficacy of each index in the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis with AKI. ResultsCompared with the non-AKI group, the AKI group had significantly higher age (t=2.307, P=0.022), proportion of patients with hepatic encephalopathy (χ2=18.064, P<0.001) or with spontaneous peritonitis (χ2=16.397, P<0.001), mortality rate (χ2=45.251, P<0.001), levels of creatinine (Z=-8.737, P<0.001) and β2-microglobulin (Z=-8.829, P<0.001), and scores of CTP (Z=-4.058, P<0.001), ALBI (t=2.563, P=0.011), and MELD (Z=-5.628, P<0.001), as well as a significantly shorter length of hospital stay (Z=-3.391, P=0.001). There were significant differences in creatinine, β2-microglobulin, MELD score, and ALBI score between the patients with stage 1, 2 or 3 AKI (P<0.05), while there was no significant difference in CTP score between these three groups (P>0.05). The combined determination of ALBI score, MELD score, and β2-microglobulin had an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.837 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.782 — 0.892), with a sensitivity of 75.2% and a specificity of 90.8%; ALBI score combined with MELD score had an AUC of 0.700 (95%CI: 0.636 — 0.764), ALBI score combined with β2 microglobulin had an AUC of 0.823 (95%CI: 0.765 — 0.881), and MELD combined with and β2 microglobulin had an AUC of 0.835 (95%CI: 0.779 — 0.890), suggesting that combined determination of ALBI score, MELD score, and β2-microglobulin had a better diagnostic efficacy than ALBI score, MELD score, or β2-microglobulin used alone or in pairs, as well as a better diagnostic efficacy than creatinine. ConclusionCombined determination of ALBI score, MELD score, and β2-microglobulin has a relatively high value in the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis with AKI.
8.Efficay of different doses of remimazolam for anesthesia induction during reoperation in asthenic patients with tracheotomy
Xinxue WANG ; Zeyu ZHAO ; Rong ZHANG ; Qing CHENG ; Chaoyang CHEN ; Xiang LI ; Lijun WU ; Xinxin YUE
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2022;42(3):316-319
Objective:To evaluate the efficay of different doses of remimazolam for anesthesia induction during reoperation in asthenic patients with tracheotomy.Methods:One hundred and twenty patients of both sexes, aged 19-64 yr, with a modified frailty index score ≥3, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅳ, scheduled for reoperation after tracheotomy, were divided into 4 groups ( n=30 each)using a random number table method: propofol group (group C) and different doses of remimazolam groups (R 1, R 2 and R 3 groups). Anesthesia was induced with intravenous sufentanil 5 μg, propofol 1.5 mg/kg in group C and with remimazolam 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 mg/kg in R 1, R 2 and R 3 groups, respectively.The tracheotomy cannula was replaced with a reinforced endotracheal intubation (ID=6.0 mm) when bispectral index value ≤ 65.Mean arterial pressure and heart rate were recorded before induction (T 0), immediately before replacement of the tube (T 1) and immediately after replacement of the tube (T 2). The onset time of anesthesia and adverse reactions such as hypotension, bradycardia and bucking during replacement of the tube, and requirement for rescue sedation were recorded. Results:Compared with group C, mean arterial pressure was significantly increased at T 1, 2 in group R 1 and group R 2, the onset time of anesthesia was significantly prolonged, the incidence of hypotension and bradycardia was decreased in R 1, R 2 and R 3 groups, and the requirement for rescue sedation in group R 1 and incidence of bucking in group R 1 and group R 2 were increased ( P<0.05 or 0.01). Compared with group R 1, heart rate at T 2 was significantly decreased, the onset time of anesthesia was shortened, and the requirement for rescue sedation and incidence of bucking were decreased in C, R 2 and R 3 groups, and the incidence of hypotension was significantly increased in group R 3 ( P<0.05 or 0.01). Compared with group R 2, the onset time of anesthesia was significantly shortened in group R 3 ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Remimazolam 0.2 mg/kg provides good efficacy when used for anesthesia induction with fewer side effects during reoperation in asthenic patients with tracheotomy.
9.Mechanism of Chemotherapy Resistance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intervention with Chinese Medicine: A Review
Zeyu HU ; Qingrui YANG ; Cheng ZHOU ; Lin YANG ; Haijuan XIAO ; Yu FANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(14):254-261
Multidrug resistance (MDR) has been a main culprit behind the failure of chemotherapy in patients with malignant tumors and a major obstacle to improving the life quality and prolonging the survival of patients. Hepatocellular carcinoma cells, the innate drug-resistant cells, are generally insensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Moreover, as the early symptoms of hepatocellular carcinoma are atypical, most patients are diagnosed at the advanced stage, with short survival period and high recurrence rate. Thus, the sensitivity to chemotherapy drugs is decreased. This explains how MDR becomes one of the important reasons for the failure of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) treatment. Therefore, it is an urgent task to search for safe and effective chemosensitizers with little adverse effect in the research on the drug resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma. As Chinese medicine has been widely applied in the treatment of tumors, the mechanisms of compound Chinese medicine prescriptions, Chinese medicine injections, and single Chinese medicinal in reversing chemotherapy resistance in liver cancer have attracted the interest of scholars. According to previous reports, the mechanisms can be summarized as increasing intracellular drug concentration, influencing changes in enzyme activity, inducing apoptosis, reversing abnormalities in cellular signaling pathways, and regulating the tumor microenvironment. Traditional Chinese medicine reduces the chemotherapy resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through multiple targets and multiple pathways, thereby improving the chemotherapy sensitivity of the cancer cells and enhancing the toxicity of chemotherapeutic drugs to hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Therefore, exploring the mechanism of MDR of hepatocellular carcinoma from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine is important for reversing the MDR and is of great reference value for clinical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, there are few experimental types and adverse effects available. Thus, the multi-mechanism and multi-target experiments and clinical research should be carried out in the future.
10.The observation on the effect of prospective intervention on emergence agitation and postoperative recovery in patients with chronic sinusitis during preoperative visits
Jianbo LIU ; Wei ZHANG ; He HU ; Jiangang CAO ; Chao LIU ; Zeyu ZHAO ; Haigang YANG ; Jiming CHENG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2022;45(8):717-720
Objective:To investigate the effect of prospective intervention on emergence agitation and postoperative recovery in patients with chronic sinusitis during preoperative visits.Methods:A total of 80 patients with chronic sinusitis who underwent general anesthesia in Dayi County People′s Hospital of Chengdu City from December 2019 to October 2020 were selected and randomly divided into group D and group G, with 40 patients in each group. Group D received preoperative visit with conventional methods and group G received preoperative visit with prospective intervention methods. The hemodynamic changes of patients in the two groups at 30 min before the operation (T 1) and 1 (T 2), 5 (T 3), 10 (T 4) and 30 min (T 5) after tracheal tube extraction were recorded. The anxiety and depression scores of patients before the intervention and 1 d after the operation were compared between the two groups. The incidence of emergence agitation after the operation and complications during anesthesia awakening period were observed in the two groups, sino-nasal outcome test-20 (SNOT-20) was used to assess the postoperative recovery. Results:The incidence of emergence agitation in group G was lower than that in group D: 7.5%(3/40) vs. 25.0%(10/40), the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 = 4.50, P<0.05). There was no significant difference in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate between the two groups at T 1 and T 5 ( P>0.05), but the level of above indicators in group G at T 2, T 3 and T 4 were significantly higher than those in group D ( P<0.05). The scores of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(S-AI) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) in group G at the first day after the operation were significantly lower than those in group D: (35.45 ± 5.32) scores vs. (39.35 ± 4.91) scores, (35.42 ± 7.82) scores vs. (38.76 ± 5.21) scores, the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). The incidence of complications during anesthesia awakening period in group G was slightly lower than that in group D ( P>0.05). After the operation, the scores of sinusitis symptoms and nasal symptoms in the two groups were significantly decreased compared with those before the operation, and the scores of group G were significantly lower than those in group D ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Prospective intervention before anesthesia in patients with chronic sinusitis surgery can reduce stress response, improve bad mood, reduce the incidence of emergence agitation, and promote the postoperative recovery.

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