1.Effects of soybean isoflavones on the reproductive development of young mice
Wenda XU ; Silin DONG ; Han ZHANG ; Yinglin SONG ; Jingyi CHI ; Zhenjun ZHAO ; Hui SHI
China Pharmacy 2024;35(6):678-682
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of soybean isoflavones (SI) on the reproductive development of young mice. METHODS C57BL/6 young mice were randomly divided into control group, SI low-dose and high-dose groups (10, 100 mg/kg), with 10 mice in each group (half male and half female). The young mice in each group were given corresponding liquid intragastrically, once a day, for 2 consecutive weeks. After the last administration, the percentage of body weight increase was calculated; serum estradiol and testosterone levels, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities in the reproductive organs of the young mice were determined. The histopathological changes in the reproductive organs were observed. The cell apoptosis of reproductive organs was detected. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the percentage of body weight increase in female mice was increased significantly in the SI high-dose group, while that of male mice was decreased significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Cystic follicles could be seen in the ovarian tissue in SI groups, a loose arrangement of spermatocytes could be seen in the testicular tissue, and partial epithelial cell shedding could be seen in epididymal tissue. The serum level of testosterone in female young mice and the serum levels of testosterone and estradiol in male young mice in SI groups, GSH-Px activity in the ovarian tissue of female young mice in the SI low-dose group, T-AOC activities in the ovarian tissue of female young mice in SI groups as well as the apoptotic rates of cells in testicular and epididymal tissue of male young mice in SI groups were increased significantly (P<0.05 or P< 0.01); the serum level of estradiol in female young mice in SI groups, SOD activity in the ovarian tissue of female young mice in the SI high-dose group, and MDA contents in the ovarian tissue of female young mice in SI groups as well as the apoptotic rates of cells in ovarian tissue of female mice in SI groups were decreased significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS SI can enhance the antioxidant stress capacity of ovarian tissue in female young mice and reduce their oxidative stress damage, but it has certain toxicity to reproductive organs in male mice.
2.Effects of Codonopsis pilosula polysaccharide on gastric mucosal injury in rats with chronic atrophic gastritis
Ran ZHANG ; Kun YANG ; Zhenjun ZENG ; Sujuan LI ; Jie LIU
China Pharmacy 2024;35(16):1985-1990
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of Codonopsis pilosula polysaccharide (CPP) regulating the nuclear factor- erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) signaling pathway on gastric mucosal injury in rats with chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG). METHODS Rats were randomly divided into control group, model group, CPP low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups (CPP 10, 20, 40 mg/kg), and ML385 group (Nrf2 inhibitor ML385 30 mg/kg+CPP 40 mg/kg), 10 rats per group. CAG rat model was established using N-methyl-N′- nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine combined with irregular diet, then they were given drugs for consecutive 6 weeks. HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes in gastric tissue morphology; the levels of serum gastrin (GAS), motilin (MTL), pepsin (PP), as well as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-8 (IL-8) malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in gastric mucosal tissue were detected; TUNEL assay was used to observe gastric mucosal tissue cell apoptosis; immunohistochemical assay was adopted to observe the expressions of Nrf2 and recombinant Bcl2 associated X protein (Bax) in gastric mucosal tissue; Western blot was used to detect the expressions of Nrf2, HO-1, Bax and Bcl-2 proteins in gastric mucosal tissue. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the gastric mucosal tissue was damaged; the levels of GAS, MTL, PP and SOD, and the protein expressions of Nrf2, HO-1 and Bcl-2 were significantly reduced in model group (P<0.05), while the levels of MDA, TNF-α and IL-8, the cell apoptosis index, and the protein expression of Bax were significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with model group, CPP low-dose, medium-dose and high- dose groups showed varying degrees of improvement in gastric mucosal histopathology; the levels of the quantitative indicators were significantly reversed (P<0.05). Nrf2 inhibitor ML385 significantly attenuated the improvement effect of high-dose CPP on the above indicators in CAG rats (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS CPP can improve gastric mucosal injury in CAG rats, and inhibit oxidative stress, inflammatory response, and cell apoptosis. The mechanism of action may be related to the activation of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.
3.Intracranial arterial stenosis combined with intracranial aneurysms: risk factors for aneurysmal rupture and postoperative complications
Xiao LIU ; Zhenjun LI ; Wangqing HE ; Lei WU ; Xin ZHANG ; Xifeng LI ; Chuanzhi DUAN ; Xuying HE
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2024;23(4):357-365
Objective:To investigate the risk factors for aneurysm rupture and post-intervention complications in intracranial arterial stenosis patients with intracranial aneurysms.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed; 238 intracranial arterial stenosis patients with intracranial aneurysms (306 intracranial aneurysms) admitted to Cerebrovascular Disease Department, Neurosurgery Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University from January 2018 to August 2022 were chosen. Ruptured group and unruptured group were divided according to the rupture of intracranial aneurysms. Additionally, 139 patients who underwent interventional therapy and had complete follow-up data were divided into 2 groups according to occurrence of post-intervention complications. Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analyses were used to identify the risk factors for aneurysm rupture and post-intervention complications.Results:(1) Of 238 patients, 269 unruptured aneurysms and 37 ruptured aneurysms were noted. Univariate regression analysis showed that significant difference was noted between the ruptured group and unruptured group in female ratio, aneurysm distribution, proportion of irregular shaped aneurysms, percentages of patients with increased white blood cell count, neutrophil count, total cholesterol and D-2 polymer, and percentage of patients with decreased blood lymphocyte count ( P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that irregular shaped aneurysms ( OR=12.393, 95% CI: 4.114-37.332, P<0.001), elevated neutrophil count ( OR=18.753, 95% CI: 6.555-53.648, P<0.001), and increased D-2 polymer ( OR=4.410, 95% CI: 1.758-11.065, P=0.002) were independent risk factors for aneurysm rupture in intracranial arterial stenosis patients with intracranial aneurysms. (2) Of the 139 patients, 57 had complications and 82 had no complications. Univariate regression analysis showed that the proportion of patients with hypertension history, distribution of arterial stenosis, and proportion of patients with elevated blood D-2 polymer were significantly different between patients with and without complications ( P<0.05); while multivariate Logistic regression analysis did not identify these 3 indexes as independent risk factors for post-intervention complications ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Patients with irregular shaped aneurysms, elevated blood neutrophil count and D-2 polymer trend to have aneurysm rupture; hypertension history, arterial stenosis, and elevated D-2 polymer have impact on postoperative complications in intracranial arterial stenosis patients with intracranial aneurysms.
4.Conjecture on the next development direction of colorectal cancer and its minimally invasive surgery
Zhenjun WANG ; Zhongtao ZHANG ; Zhili JI
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2024;62(8):717-719
The surgical treatment of colorectal cancer will be more and more accurate and minimally invasive under the guidance of precision medicine. At the same time, it will derive and evolve non-surgical paths, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors and immune targeted therapy for microsatellite instability high/mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer, and wait and watch path after neoadjuvant treatment for low advanced rectal cancer. Laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer will be gradually iterated by robots, which is the only way to intelligent surgery.
5.Morphological characteristics analysis for deposition sequencing of overlapping bloodstain patterns
Zunlei QIAN ; Lindi ZHANG ; Mengqi WU ; Haoyu WANG ; Zhao LIU ; Zhenjun JIA
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 2024;39(3):299-303
Objective To explore the morphological characteristics of overlapping bloodstains and judge the deposition sequence of bloodstain patterns.Methods The overlapping bloodstains formed by drip stains and bloody shoe prints were simulated on ceramic tiles,and the morphological characteristic differences of 6 group overlapping bloodstain patterns were analyzed to screen effective indicative characteristics.A survey was held to measure the accuracy of the participants in judging the blood deposition sequence without and with information about the morphological characteristic guidance.Results After participants mastered morphological characteristics,the accuracy of judging deposition sequence increased from 59.5%to 89.0%,and the accuracy of judging dry and wet conditions of the primary bloodstains increased from 45.6%to 65.3%.Conclusion According to the morphological characteristics of bloodstains,not only the deposition sequence of bloodstains can be effectively judged,but also the dry and wet conditions of bloodstains can be judged,so as to infer the time interval of bloodstains deposition,which can provide technical support for the analysis and reconstruction of crime scene.
6.Conjecture on the next development direction of colorectal cancer and its minimally invasive surgery
Zhenjun WANG ; Zhongtao ZHANG ; Zhili JI
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2024;62(8):717-719
The surgical treatment of colorectal cancer will be more and more accurate and minimally invasive under the guidance of precision medicine. At the same time, it will derive and evolve non-surgical paths, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors and immune targeted therapy for microsatellite instability high/mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer, and wait and watch path after neoadjuvant treatment for low advanced rectal cancer. Laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer will be gradually iterated by robots, which is the only way to intelligent surgery.
7.Clinical effects of free anterolateral thigh perforator flaps in repairing diabetic foot ulcers under a multi-disciplinary team cooperation model
Jianjun ZHAO ; Zhenjun XIE ; Guohong ZHAO ; Jianhua ZHANG ; Huawei SUN ; Huikai BAI ; Huifeng ZHANG ; Dongbin ZHANG ; Erhui XIAO ; Guosong ZHU
Chinese Journal of Burns 2024;40(8):756-761
Objective:To explore the clinical effects of free anterolateral thigh perforator flaps in repairing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) under a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) cooperation model.Methods:The study was a retrospective observational study. From June 2018 to December 2022, 49 DFU patients who met the inclusion criteria were admitted to the Department of Hand and Foot Microscopy and Wound Repair Surgery of Henan Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University), including 28 males and 21 females, aged from 47 to 68 years, with type 2 diabetes history period ranging from 6 months to 21 years. Under a MDT cooperation model, the physicians from department of endocrinology comprehensively assessed the patients, stabilized the patients' general condition, and controlled their complications, the surgeons from department of vascular surgery assessed and improved the patients' lower limb blood supply, the physicians from department of infectious diseases provided anti-infection treatment plans, the physicians from department of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine assessed the patients' perioperative risk and ensured their perioperative safety, and according to the patients' condition, the physicians from departments such as cardiology, neurology, nutrition, and rehabilitation actively and timely participated in the treatment. The surgeons from department of hand and foot microscopy and wound repair surgery prepared the wound base and used free anterolateral thigh perforator flaps to repair the wounds. After once or multiple debridement in the first stage, the wound area ranged from 5.0 cm×4.5 cm to 17.0 cm×10.0 cm. After once or twice vacuum sealing drainage treatment, the free anterolateral thigh perforator flaps were used to repair the wounds with incision area of 6 cm×5 cm to 18 cm×11 cm in the second stage. The descending branches of lateral circumflex femoral artery and the accompanying veins of flaps were anastomosed to the arteries and veins in the recipient sites, respectively. The wounds in the flap donor sites were sutured directly. After surgery, whether the patient's perioperative period was stable, the survival of flaps, the healing of wounds in the flap donor and recipient sites were observed. During the follow-up, the texture and appearance of flaps, whether there was a new ulcer, and the patient's walking ability were observed.Results:All the patients had stable perioperative period. Among them, the flaps in 46 patients survived successfully; the flaps in 2 patients developed complete necrosis, including 1 case whose ulcer was healed after repair of pedicled flap from the lower leg, and 1 case who underwent amputation of the lower leg; the flap in 1 patient developed partial necrosis, which was healed after dressing change and skin grafting. The wounds in the flap donor and recipient sites healed well. During the postoperative follow-up of 6-24 months, the flaps had good texture and appearance with no new ulcers, and the patients had no obvious impairment in daily walk.Conclusions:The MDT cooperation model can sufficiently ensure the perioperative safety of DFU patients. The free anterolateral thigh perforator flaps can repair the DFU wounds achieving good clinical effects with high flap survival rate and decreased amputation rate.
8.Discussion on the collection and supply mode of RhD negative blood suitable for prefecture-level city: a retrospective analysis
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2023;36(8):731-734
【Objective】 To explore a RhD negative blood collection and supply mode suitable for Liaocheng area and improve the blood demand satisfaction rate of RhD negative patients. 【Methods】 Under different collection and supply modes (collection mode: in 2020, not advocate walk-in donation by RhD negative repeat blood donors, but in 2021 and 2022 were the opposite; supply mode: in 2020, type A, B, O and AB RBCs were frozen within 6 days of blood collection without inventory, but in 2021 and 2022, they were stored of 2-6 U and the remaining were frozen within 6 days of blood collection), RhD negative blood was divided into Type A, B, O and AB, appointment donation and walk-in donation, first donation and repeat donation, cold storage red blood cells(RBCs), frozen RBCs and frozen thawed deglycerolized RBCs, and the collection and supply data of each observation group from 2020 to 2022 were compared. Based on whether blood demand of RhD negative patients was met, the patients were divided into the group of going to other places for medical treatment, the group of RhD positive blood transfusion and the group of RhD negative blood transfusion to analyze the blood usage. 【Results】 From 2020 to 2022, the proportion of RhD negative blood donated by repeat appointment donors decreased year by year (P<0.05); the proportion of RhD negative blood donated by repeat walk-in donors increased year by year (P<0.05); the proportion of frozen thawed deglycerolized RBCs to RhD negative RBCs increased year by year (P<0.05); the proportion of cold storage RBCs distributed as RhD negative and RhD positive decreased year by year respectively (P<0.05); the proportion of the increase in frozen RBCs inventory to the current year's frozen RBCs inventory decreased year by year (P<0.05). The satisfaction rate of blood demand of RhD negative patients increased year by year (P<0.05), with the number of patients with RhD positive blood transfusion and going to other places for medical treatment decreased year by year respectively(P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 In Liaocheng area, it is appropriate to encourage RhD negative blood donors to donate blood randomly, and A, B, O and AB type cold storage RBCs kept in 2-6 U inventory respectively. When exceeding the inventory, frozen RBCs are prepared within 6 days, which can improve the blood demand satisfaction rate of RhD negative patients and avoid sending excessive RhD negative RBCs to clinical use as RhD positive RBCs.
9.Analysis of independent risk factors and establishment and validation of a prediction model for in-hospital mortality of multiple trauma patients
Zhenjun MIAO ; Dengkui ZHANG ; Yapeng LIANG ; Feng ZHOU ; Zhizhen LIU ; Huazhong CAI
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2023;39(7):643-651
Objective:To explore the independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality of patients with multiple trauma, and to construct a prediction model of risk of death and validate its efficacy.Methods:A retrospective cohort study was performed to analyze the clinical data of 1 028 patients with multiple trauma admitted to Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University from January 2011 to December 2021. There were 765 males and 263 females, aged 18-91 years[(53.8±12.4)years]. The injury severity score (ISS) was 16-57 points [(26.3±7.6)points]. There were 153 deaths and 875 survivals. A total of 777 patients were enrolled as the training set from January 2011 to December 2018 for building the prediction model, while another 251 patients were enrolled as validation set from January 2019 to December 2021. According to the outcomes, the training set was divided into the non-survival group (115 patients) and survival group (662 patients). The two groups were compared in terms of the gender, age, underlying disease, injury mechanism, head and neck injury, maxillofacial injury, chest injury, abdominal injury, extremity and pelvis injury, body surface injury, damage control surgery, pre-hospital time, number of injury sites, Glasgow coma score (GCS), ISS, shock index, and laboratory test results within 6 hours on admission, including blood lactate acid, white blood cell counts, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet counts, hemoglobin, activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), fibrinogen, D-dimer and blood glucose. Univariate analysis and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were performed to determine the independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients with multiple trauma. The R software was used to establish a nomogram prediction model based on the above risk factors. Area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC), calibration curve and clinical decision curve analysis (DCA) were plotted in the training set and the validation set, and Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test was performed.Results:Univariate analysis showed that abdominal injury, extremity and pelvis injury, damage control surgery, GCS, ISS, shock index, blood lactic acid, white blood cell counts, NLR, platelet counts, hemoglobin, APTT, fibrinogen, D-dimer and blood glucose were correlated with in-hospital mortality in patients with multiple trauma ( P<0.05 or 0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed that GCS≤8 points ( OR=1.99, 95% CI 1.12,3.53), ISS>25 points ( OR=7.39, 95% CI 3.50, 15.61), shock index>1.0 ( OR=3.43, 95% CI 1.94,6.08), blood lactic acid>2 mmol/L ( OR=9.84, 95% CI 4.97, 19.51), fibrinogen≤1.5 g/L ( OR=2.57, 95% CI 1.39,4.74) and blood glucose>10 mmol/L ( OR=3.49, 95% CI 2.03, 5.99) were significantly correlated with their in-hospital mortality ( P<0.05 or 0.01). The ROC of the nomogram prediction model indicated that AUC of the training set was 0.91 (95% CI 0.87, 0.93) and AUC of the validation set was 0.90 (95% CI 0.84, 0.95). The calibration curve showed that the predicted probability was consistent with the actual situation in both the training set and validation set. DCA showed that the nomogram prediction model presented excellent performance in predicting in-hospital mortality. In Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test, χ2 value of the training set was 9.69 ( P>0.05), with validation set of 9.16 ( P>0.05). Conclusions:GCS≤8 points, ISS>25 points, shock index>1.0, blood lactic acid>2 mmol/L, fibrinogen≤1.5 g/L and blood glucose>10 mmol/L are independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients with multiple trauma. The nomogram prediction model based on these 6 predictive variables shows a good predictive performance, which can help clinicians comprehensively assess the patient′s condition and identify the high-risk population.
10.Application of the second derivative-based small monitor unit beam deletion optimization to CyberKnife planning of heads
Yongchao XIONG ; Zhiyong YANG ; Jing YANG ; Junping CHENG ; Bin HU ; Ye WANG ; Zhenjun PENG ; Sheng ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2023;43(3):198-203
Objective:To investigate the effects of different small monitor unit (MU) beam deletion optimization method in the CyberKnife treatment planning system on the calculated planned dose to brain tumors.Methods:A total of 17 patients with brain metastases treated in our hospital from June, 2021 to February, 2022 were selected for this study. A treatment plan was designed for each patient using the multiPlan system in the CyberKnife VSI system as the group without optimization. To improve the efficiency, the generated original plans should be optimized first by deleting some small MUs, forming an experience group and an optimization group for each patient. For the experience group, beams below 30 MU were deleted according to experience. For the optimization group, beams below the MU value calculated based on the second derivative method were deleted. Finally, the parameters of the two groups were statistically compared. The main evaluation parameters included the node number, the beam number, the total number of MUs, the estimated treatment duration, doses to 2% and 95% planning target volumes (PTV D2 and PTV D95), average dose to PTV ( Dmean), average dose to brain tissue ( Dmean-Brain), conformity index (CI), new conformity index (nCI), gradient index (GI), coverage, and the maximum doses to the brainstem and left and right lens ( Dmax-BS, Dmax-LL, and Dmax-RL), and the average doses to the dose shells 20 mm and 40 mm away from PTV (Shell20 and Shell40). Results:The two optimization method met the requirements for the prescription dose delivery to more than 98% PTV. There were statistical differences in the node number ( H = 7.97, P< 0.05) and estimated treatment duration ( H = 6.60, P < 0.05) among the group without MP optimization, the experience group, and the optimization group, with the estimated treatment duration and node number of the optimization group less than those of the group without MP optimization ( P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in other parameters among the three groups ( P > 0.05). The PTV was moderately positively correlated with the treatment duration ( r=0.79, P < 0.01) and beam number ( r=0.78, P < 0.01) of the experience group, and was also moderately positively correlated with the treatment duration ( r=0.69, P < 0.01) and beam number ( r=0.71, P < 0.01) of the optimization group. Conclusions:For the CyberKnife planning of heads, the small MU beam deletion optimization method based on the second derivative can further shorten the treatment duration while ensuring no significant differences in the distribution of doses to organs at risk and targets. Moreover, this method is more effective in optimizing the plans for a large PTV volume.

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