1.Modified Tongqiao Huoxuetang Down-regulates PI3K/Akt Pathway to Treat Basilar Artery Dolichoectasia
Feixiang LIU ; Daopei ZHANG ; Zhaoxin WU ; Huailiang ZHANG ; Yunke ZHANG ; Jinxin MIAO ; Zhenqiang ZHANG ; Ruiqin SUN ; Lixiang WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(1):87-94
ObjectiveTo establish a mouse model of basilar artery dolichoectasia (BAD) and explore the mechanism of modified Tongqiao Huoxuetang (JTQHX) in regulating BAD via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway. MethodSixty C57/BL6 female mice were randomized into sham operation (injected with 10 U·mL-1 inactivate elastase), model, atorvastatin calcium tablets (2.6 mg·kg·d-1), and low- and high-dose (crude drug 3.4, 17 g·kg-1·d-1, respectively) JTQHX groups. The mouse model of BAD was established by injection with 10 U·mL-1 elastase. After 14 days of modeling, the sham operation group and model group were administrated with equal volumes of pure water by gavage, and other groups with corresponding drugs for 2 months. The levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and calpain (LpA) in the serum were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Verhoeff 's Van Gieson (EVG) staining was employed to observe the pathological changes of blood vessels. Terminal-deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) was employed to examine the apoptosis rate of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Image Pro Plus was used to observe and calculate the curvature index, elongation length, percentage increase in vessel diameter, and curvature angle of the basilar artery vessels in mice. Western blot was employed to determine the expression levels of PI3K and Akt in the vascular tissue. ResultCompared with the sham operation group, the model group showed lowered IL-6 level (P<0.01), no significant change in LpA level, increased apoptosis of VSMCs (P<0.01), and increased curvature index, elongation length, percentage increase in vessel diameter, and curvature angle (P<0.01). Furthermore, the modeling up-regulated the protein levels of PI3K and Akt in blood vessels (P<0.01) and aggravated the destruction of the inner elastic layer, atrophy of the muscular layer, and hyaline changes in the connective tissue of the medial membrane of the basilar artery wall. Compared with the model group, 2 months of treatment with JTQHX elevated the IL-6 level (P<0.01), reduced the apoptosis of VSMCs (P<0.01), decreased the curvature index, elongation length, percentage increase in vessel diameter, and curvature angle (P<0.05, P<0.01), and down-regulated the protein levels of PI3K and Akt in blood vessels (P<0.01). In addition, the treatment alleviated the destruction of the inner elastic layer, atrophy of the muscular layer, and hyaline changes in the connective tissue of the medial membrane of the basilar artery wall. ConclusionJTQHX inhibits the elongation, expansion, and curvature of basilar artery vessels and alleviates the pathological changes by reducing the apoptosis of VSMCs and down-regulating the expression of PI3K/Akt pathway.
2.Effect of high blood flow restriction training on patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction:a system-atic review
Letian TANG ; Zhaoxin HUANG ; Chao LIU ; Xiaofei XIAO
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2024;30(7):789-796
Objective To systematically review the effect of high blood flow restriction training(BFRT)on patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction(ACLR). Methods Relevant literature was searched in PubMed,Web of Science,Embase,Cochrane Library,CNKI,CBM,Wan-fang data,and VIP databases using subject term search methods from the inception to May 1st,2024.The meth-odological quality of the included literatures was assessed using Physiotherapy Evidence Database(PEDro)scale,and relevant data were extracted for systematic review. Results A total of seven articles were finally included,involving 183 subjects from six countries.The intervention sites were mainly hospital rehabilitation departments and rehabilitation centers.The publication dates ranged from 2016 to 2023.In BFRT group,lower limbs were compressed during conventional rehabilitation training,with in-termittent of 0.5 to 2 minutes or without deflation.BFRT would increase muscle strength,muscle hypertrophy,and improved knee joint function.Total duration of intervention and training intensity affected the improvement. Conclusion High BFRT can improve the condition of the muscles around the knee joint and promote functional recovery after ACLR.To ensure the safety and effectiveness of the training,low-intensity strength training should be em-ployed,with 15 to 30 repetitions per set,four to five sets per session,two to three sessions per week,and a total training duration of at least three weeks.
3.Abdominal acupuncture for treatment of allergic rhinitis:A randomized controlled clinical trial
Zhaoxin LI ; Qian LIU ; Rongyuan ZHANG ; Xuefei REN ; Jianfeng TU ; Jiaping WU ; Dongmei WANG ; Caifeng GUO
China Modern Doctor 2024;62(22):37-40,49
Objective To observe the effect of abdominal acupuncture in treating allergic rhinitis(AR).Methods Twenty-seven AR patients who attended Fangshan Hospital,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine from August to October 2022 were selected.They were divided into treatment group(15 cases)and control group(12 cases)according to randomized numerical table method.The treatment group received abdominal acupuncture.The control group at the same point was used one-time sterile cannula acupuncture to simulate acupuncture,but no needle was inserted into the acupoint.Two groups were treated,3 times a week for 4 weeks.The visual analogue scale(VAS),rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire(RQLQ),Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI)scores,and the histamine(HIS),leukotriene D4(LTD4),immunoglobulin E(IgE)levels were compared between two groups before and after treatment.Results At each time point after treatment,the VAS,RQLQ,PSQI scores and HIS,LTD4,IgE levels of patients in treatment group were significantly lower than those before treatment(P<0.05).There were no statistically significant differences in VAS,RQLQ,and PSQI scores,the HIS,LTD4,and IgE levels after 2-week treatment in both groups(P>0.05).After 4-week treatment and follow-up 4-week,the VAS,RQLQ,and PSQI scores,the HIS,and LTD4 levels in treatment group were significantly lower than those in control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Abdominal acupuncture has good therapeutic effect on AR and significantly improves life quality of the patients,which can reduce the levels of HIS,LTD4 and IgE.The therapy is worthy of clinical application.
4.Introduction and application of European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry judgment criteria and scoring system for molar-incisor hypomineralization
Zhaoxin ZHANG ; Yimeng ZHANG ; Yueying LIU ; Zhongrui YANG ; Jie JIA ; Yanfang REN
Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2023;58(9):944-952
Molar-incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is defined as an enamel mineralization defect caused by systemic factors, which is characterized by demarcated opacities. These opacities are liable to result in brittle hypomineralized enamel breakdown, which expediting the eventual development of cavities, even tooth loss. Early diagnosis and prompt intervention are essential. The MIH scoring system based on the diagnostic criteria of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) is internationally recognized. This system is particularly helpful to diagnose and evaluate the MIH, as well as conductive to the performance of epidemiological investigations. This paper gives a presentation on the EAPD judgment criteria and scoring system as well as their applications, based on the current situation of MIH studies and our findings of MIH epidemiological investigation.
5.Preliminary evaluation of immune checkpoint inhibitors as a salvage treatment of tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma
Jingqi SUN ; Zhe YANG ; Jianpeng LIU ; Qijian YU ; Zhaoxin SHANG ; Shuo WANG ; Li ZHUANG ; Xiao XU ; Shusen ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2022;43(7):396-399
Objective:To explore the safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICI)for patients with tumor recurrence after liver transplantation(LT).Methods:A single-center retrospective study was conducted for 6 recipients of tumor recurrence after LT on a therapy of ICI admitted into Shulan(Hang Zhou)Hospital from September 2015 to June 2018.The authors examined the occurrences of graft rejection and clinical outcomes of overall response rate, progression-free survival and overall survival after dosing of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.Results:Six patients enrolled with tumor recurrence on a therapy of ICI undergoing LT due to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nivolumab (n=4) and duvalizumab (n=2) were administrated.The median session of treatment was 8.3(2-31) cycles.The disease outcomes were stable (3/6, 50%) and progressive (3/6, 50%), The progression-free survival time of 3 disease-controlled patients was 1.5, 16.2 and 18 months and the median survival time after recurrence was 19.75(10.8-37.8) months.Rejection occurred in 1 patients (1/6, 16.7%) and the occurring time of rejection was 28 days after PD-1 inhibitor dosing.After acute rejection, high-dose corticosteroids and immunoglobulin were ineffective and the patient died from acute rejection related liver failure.Conclusions:ICI may be employed as a salvage treatment for tumor recurrence after LT for HCC.Due to a possibility of severe acute rejection, usage should be cautious under close monitoring of liver function.
6.Construction and verification of interdisciplinary paper evaluation system:a case study on clinical medicine
Qian LIU ; Rui LIU ; Zhaoxin WANG ; Beilei YANG ; Jianwei SHI ; Xin GONG ; Ning CHEN ; Nana LIU ; Xiaojie BO ; Chen CHEN
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2020;33(1):13-17
Objective This paper focuses on the field of clinical medicine,with the aim of verifying the feasibility of interdisciplinary literature evaluation model based on feature matching method,to provide support for further interdisciplinary scientific research evaluation.Methods Feature matching method,Delphi expert enquiry,and normalization method were adopted to establish an evaluation system in clinical medicine,which was further verified by case studies.Results The normalization coefficient reflects the difficulty of publishing articles with high impact factors.Through the process of feature matching and normalization,it was found that compared with the fields of Neurology,Psychiatry and Surgery,researchers in the fields of Oncology and Internal Medicine were more likely to publish articles with high impact factors.Conclusions Through case analysis,this study verifies the feasibility of interdisciplinary scientific paper evaluation system.The interdisciplinary paper evaluation system based on feature matching method and normalized evaluation method comprehensively considers the characteristics of various disciplines of clinical medicine and provides a new idea for the evaluation of clinical scientific research talents.
7.Antinociceptive grayanane-derived diterpenoids from flowers of .
Yong LI ; Yuxun ZHU ; Zhaoxin ZHANG ; Li LI ; Yunbao LIU ; Jing QU ; Shuanggang MA ; Shishan YU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2020;10(6):1073-1082
Twelve new grayanoids (-) along with five known compounds were isolated from flowers of . Their structures were fully characterized using a combination of spectroscopic analyses, computational calculations, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Rhomollone A () possesses an unprecedented 5/6/6/5 tetra-cyclic ring system (B- grayanane) incorporating a cyclopentene-1,3-dione scaffold. Rhodomollein XLIII () is a dimeric grayanoid, containing a novel 14-membered heterocyclic ring with a symmetry axis. The antinociceptive activities of compounds , , , , and - were evaluated by an acetic acid-induced writhing test. Among them, compounds , , , and displayed significant antinociceptive activities at a dose of 20 mg/kg with inhibition rates ranging from 41.9% to 91.6%. Compounds and inhibited 46.0% and 39.4% of the acetic acid-induced writhes at a dose of 2 mg/kg, while compound inhibited 34.3% of the writhes at a dose of 0.4 mg/kg.
8.Study on the construction of general index system of talent construction project in Shanghai Health System
Nana LIU ; Zhaoxin WANG ; Jianwei SHI ; Xinyu HONG ; Junling SHI ; Ping ZU ; Ping XIAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2019;32(1):60-63
Objective To formulate the evaluation criteria for micro-appraisal of comprehensive talents and macro-evaluation of projects.Methods A total of 425 articles were included in the meta-analysis of literature review;Delphi's panel that involved 20 experts,2 rounds of questionnaire surveys were conducted to construct indicators for comprehensive evaluation of talent construction projects;AHP was used to calculate the index weight coefficients for each category of indicators.Results The talent construction project evaluation system includes two sub-systems:micro-evaluation of talents and macro-evaluation of projects.Among them,the talent micro-evaluation system,which includes 12 evaluation indicators,carries out assessments in terms of basic qualities,academic accomplishments,and research achievements.the macro-evaluation system of the project,include a total of 15 evaluation indicators,is mainly assessed from the macro level of project operations-project structure,project process,project results.Conclusions From the perspective of the combination of micro (human resources) and macro (projects),to build a universal index for comprehensive evaluation of talent construction projects,both for the evaluation of the project,but also to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the training object.
9.Establishment of scientific paper evaluation model of public hospitals
Rui LIU ; Jianwei SHI ; Yue XIAO ; Nana LIU ; Zhaoxin WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2018;31(2):97-100
Objective To provide a new way for public hospitals to evaluate the interdisciplinary scientific innovation capacity.Methods Literature review method was adopted to analyze the current problems of public hospital evaluation model of scientific papers,feature matching method was used to build interdisciplinary science and technology innovation ability evaluation model.Results From the perspective of differences among disciplines,the characteristics of each clinical medicine course was analyzed,and feature matching method is applied to determine the academic journals directory by rele vant experts to verify the rationality of affiliation,and then through the analysis of the academic influence of journal size,a comprehensive consideration of public hospitals interdisciplinary characteristics index evaluation system were built.Conclusions As one of the matured sorting algorithms,feature matching method and its application to the different disciplines of science and technology innovation model construction will obviously provide a good theoretical basis for scientific evaluation.
10.Case study on interdisciplinary papers evaluation system:public health
Yue XIAO ; Jianwei SHI ; Nana LIU ; Zhaoxin WANG ; Rui LIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2018;31(3):184-188
Objective To verify the feasibility of interdisciplinary literature evaluation model based on feature matching method,and provide support for further interdisciplinary scientific research evaluation.Methods Feature matching method,Delphi expert enquiry,and normalization methods were used to analyze the keywords and journals of 24 secondary subjects in public health.Relevant journals analysis was conducted to establish a new evaluation model,which was also verified by case studies.Results The interdisciplinary literature evaluation model was feasible.Conclusions This study provided feasibility evidence for interdisciplinary scientific research evaluation to improve the justice and reliability of interdisciplinary scientific research evaluation results.

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