1.Electroacupuncture Combined with Point Bloodletting and Cupping for Idiopathic Facial Palsy in Acute Stage of 40 Cases:A Randomized Controlled Trial
Yi'nan QIN ; Lihong YANG ; Yang BAI ; Tianyu XU ; Nana ZHAO ; Zhimei LI ; Yuanhao DU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(14):1458-1463
ObjectiveTo explore the influence of electroacupuncture combined with point bloodletting and cupping for facial nerve function recovery in acute stage of idiopathic facial palsy (IFP). MethodsEighty patients with IFP in the acute stage were randomly divided into 40 cases each in the treatment group and the control group. In the control group, oral prednisone acetate tablets were administered during the acute stage when the disease duration was less than 10 days; and electroacupuncture and flash cupping were provided during the recovery stage when the disease duration was more than 10 days, five times a week. For treatment group in acute stage, the stellate ganglion, vagus nerve stimulation point in the auricular cavity, Yifeng (TE 17) and Tinghui (GB 2) were needled on the affected side on the basis of the treatment of control group, with Yifeng and Tinghui connecting to electroacupuncture apparatus, once a day; point bloodletting and then cupping in Yifeng 2 times a week; in recovery stage, the treatment was the same as that of the control group. Both groups were treated until the 45th day from onset. The primary outcome was the Toronto facial grading system (SFGS), and the secondary outcomes included house-brackmann (H-B) grade, facial disability index (FDI) score, and number of H-B grade-Ⅰ cases. Adverse events were recorded in both groups. ResultsThe SFGS scores of the patients in both groups were higher on the 10th, 30th and 45th days after onset of disease compared with those before the treatment (P<0.05); the H-B grade was lower on the 30th and 45th days after the onset of the disease compared with those before the treatment (P<0.05); and the facial disability index physical function (FDIP) and facial disability index social function (FDIS) scores were higher on the 30th and 45th days after onset of disease (P<0.05). SFGS scores of patients in the treatment group were significantly higher than those of the control group on the 30th and 45th days after onset (P<0.05); H-B grade was significantly lower than that of the control group on the 30th and 45th days after onset (P<0.05); and FDIP scores on the 45th day after onset, and FDIS scores on the 30th and 45th days after onset were significantly higher than those of the control group (P<0.05). At the end of treatment, 77.50% (31 cases) achieved H-B grade-Ⅰ in the treatment group, which was more than 55.00% (22 cases) in the control group (P<0.05). No adverse events occurred in either group. ConclusionElectroacupuncture combined with point bloodletting and cupping for IFP in acute stage can improve the recovery degree of facial nerve function, improve effectiveness, and show a high degree of safety.
2.Enhanced tumoricidal activity of PD-1 antibody-secreting c-Met CAR-T cells against pancreatic cancer cells
Jingting MIN ; Shang PENG ; Nana DU ; Ran AN ; Xiangcheng ZHEN ; Jiawei CAO ; Chenhang ZHOU ; Zhenghong LI
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(10):1976-1984
Objective To construct c-Met CAR-T cells secreting PD-1 antibodies to reduce immune inhibitory effect of tumor cells and enhance the efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy against pancreatic cancer.Methods Kaplan-Meier Plotter,GEPIA,and Timer 2.0 bioinformatics databases were used to analyze c-Met expression in pancreatic cancer and its correlation with survival and immune infiltration status.In clinical samples of pancreatic cancer and pancreatic cancer Aspc-1 cells,c-Met and PD-L1 expressions were detected using immunohistochemistry or flow cytometry.Using gene editing technology,PD-1 secretory antibodies and HIS tags were linked to second-generation c-Met CAR molecules to construct PD-1/c-Met CAR plasmids,which were then packaged into lentiviruses for infection of activated T cells.The positive rate and cell subset distribution of CAR-T cells were analyzed with flow cytometry,and secretory PD-1 antibodies in cell supernatants were detected using Western blotting.The target cell killing efficiency and proliferative activity of the modified CAR-T cells were evaluated after activation,and cytokine secretion was analyzed using ELISA.Results The expression of c-Met was significantly higher in pancreatic cancer than in normal tissues,and its expression level was negatively correlated with the patients'survival and positively correlated with immune cell infiltration.The clinical samples of pancreatic cancer tissues expressed significantly higher levels of c-Met and PD-L1 than the adjacent tissues,and 90.7%and 57.7%of Aspc-1 cells were positive for c-Met and PD-L1,respectively.The constructed PD-1/c-Met CAR-T cells were capable of secreting PD-1 antibodies and showed a significantly higher killing efficiency against tumor cells than c-Met CAR-T cells at an effector-to-target ratio of 20:1,with also a higher proliferative activity after target cell stimulation and higher levels of IL-2 and TNF-α secretin.Conclusion PD-1/c-Met CAR-T cells have higher killing efficiency against pancreatic cancer cells with also higher proliferative activity than c-Met CAR-T cells.
3.Potential profiling of psychological distress in spousal caregivers of stroke patients and correlation with quality of life
Huijuan WANG ; Nana LIANG ; Xiaohui LIU ; Lingling YANG ; Xuan DU ; Ru GAN ; Haihua GAO ; Xiaoping YANG ; Jialing YUAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2024;40(30):2358-2365
Objective:To explore the potential categories of psychological distress in spousal caregivers of stroke patients and differences in quality of life between categories, in order to provide a theoretical basis for early clinical identification and provision of individualized and targeted interventions for psychological distress in spousal caregivers of stroke patients and improvement of their quality of life.Methods:A total of 207 spouse caregivers of stroke patients hospitalized in three class 1-Grade A hospitals in Yinchuan city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected from December 2020 to July 2021 by convenience sampling method as study subjects. The general information questionnaire, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, and the Mos 36-Item Short from Health Survey were used for a cross-sectional survey.Results:A total of 203 spousal caregivers of stroke patients were finally investigated, 46 males and 157 females with a age of (58.65 ± 9.66) years. Psychological distress among spousal caregivers of stroke patients was categorized into 3 potential categories:no distress group (40%, 81/203), listlessness group (45%, 91/203) and helplessness and restlessness group (15%, 31/203). The psychological distress subgroup was a factor influencing the quality of life of spousal caregivers of stroke patients ( t=-10.03, P<0.05), explaining 33.0% of the variance in quality of life. Conclusions:Psychological distress in spousal caregivers of stroke patients is significantly heterogeneous. Those in the helplessness and restlessness group have the lowest quality of life and should be given focused attention and early intervention.
4.Expression of ORAOV1 and ERK and their relationship to clinical features and prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Wenli CHANG ; Ning DU ; Shasha WANG ; Nana WANG ; Qing CHU ; Qian ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2024;40(6):609-614
Purpose To investigate the clinicopathological significance and prognostic value of oral cancer overexpressed 1(ORAOV1)in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC).Methods The mRNA expression of ORAOV1,ERK1 and ERK2 in 140 ESCC and 39 esophageal squamous intraepithelial neoplasia(ESIN)and 140 adjacent normal mucosal tissues were detected by RT-PCR.The relationship between their overexpres-sion and clinicopathological features was analyzed in ESCC pa-tients.Spearman correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation between ORAOV1 and ERK1 and ERK2.Results The expression level of ORAOV1 mRNA(13.158±2.246)with ESCC was significantly higher than that of low-grade ESIN(4.974±1.317),high-grade ESIN(7.398±1.891)and adja-cent tissues(1.000±0).The differences were significant(P<0.01).High expression of ORAOV1 mRNA was positively cor-related with ESCC clinical stage and lymph node metastasis(all P<0.05).Spearman analysis showed that the expression level of ORAOV1 mRNA was positively correlated with the expression levels of ERK1 mRNA and ERK2 mRNA in ESCC.Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed that the overall survival of ESCC patients with high expression of ORAOV1 was significantly lower than that of patients with low expression,and the differ-ence was significant(P<0.05).Conclusion The expression level of ORAOV1 gradually increases during the occurrence and development of ESCC,which is an independent prognostic factor of ESCC and is expected to become a new molecular target for early diagnosis and treatment of ESCC.
5.Visualization Analysis on Research Literature about Eye Acupuncture Therapy
Zhongxue YI ; Nanxing XIAN ; Xiaofeng DU ; Zhe WANG ; Nana WANG ; Weizhu TIAN ; Wei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;31(11):75-82
Objective To explore the research context,hotspots and development direction of eye acupuncture therapy through analysis on relevant literature about eye acupuncture therapy based on visualization analysis on knowledge map.Methods The literature related to eye acupuncture therapy was retrieved from CNKI,Wanfang Data,VIP and CBM from the establishment of the databases to 2022.NoteExpress 3.7.0.9296 was used to screen the titles.WPS 11.1.0.13703 was used to analyze the time of publications and the source journals,and CiteSpace 6.1.R6 was used to analyze the authors,institutions and keywords included in the literature.Results A total of 964 articles were included after screening.The total number of publications showed an increasing trend of fluctuation.187 journals were involved,and the journals with the highest number of articles were Liaoning Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion,Practical Journal of Internal Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine;805 high-yield authors such as Wang Pengqin,Wang Jian and Wang Zhe were included.369 institutions including Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were included.A total of 637 keywords such as stroke,cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury,and clinical research were included.Conclusion The research of eye acupuncture therapy has gradually developed from theoretical interpretation,case report,curative effect observation and experience of famous doctors to basic research and higher-level clinical research of dominant diseases.Post-stroke mental disorders and brain diseases excluding cerebrovascular diseases are the research trends in this field.
6.Enhanced tumoricidal activity of PD-1 antibody-secreting c-Met CAR-T cells against pancreatic cancer cells
Jingting MIN ; Shang PENG ; Nana DU ; Ran AN ; Xiangcheng ZHEN ; Jiawei CAO ; Chenhang ZHOU ; Zhenghong LI
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(10):1976-1984
Objective To construct c-Met CAR-T cells secreting PD-1 antibodies to reduce immune inhibitory effect of tumor cells and enhance the efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy against pancreatic cancer.Methods Kaplan-Meier Plotter,GEPIA,and Timer 2.0 bioinformatics databases were used to analyze c-Met expression in pancreatic cancer and its correlation with survival and immune infiltration status.In clinical samples of pancreatic cancer and pancreatic cancer Aspc-1 cells,c-Met and PD-L1 expressions were detected using immunohistochemistry or flow cytometry.Using gene editing technology,PD-1 secretory antibodies and HIS tags were linked to second-generation c-Met CAR molecules to construct PD-1/c-Met CAR plasmids,which were then packaged into lentiviruses for infection of activated T cells.The positive rate and cell subset distribution of CAR-T cells were analyzed with flow cytometry,and secretory PD-1 antibodies in cell supernatants were detected using Western blotting.The target cell killing efficiency and proliferative activity of the modified CAR-T cells were evaluated after activation,and cytokine secretion was analyzed using ELISA.Results The expression of c-Met was significantly higher in pancreatic cancer than in normal tissues,and its expression level was negatively correlated with the patients'survival and positively correlated with immune cell infiltration.The clinical samples of pancreatic cancer tissues expressed significantly higher levels of c-Met and PD-L1 than the adjacent tissues,and 90.7%and 57.7%of Aspc-1 cells were positive for c-Met and PD-L1,respectively.The constructed PD-1/c-Met CAR-T cells were capable of secreting PD-1 antibodies and showed a significantly higher killing efficiency against tumor cells than c-Met CAR-T cells at an effector-to-target ratio of 20:1,with also a higher proliferative activity after target cell stimulation and higher levels of IL-2 and TNF-α secretin.Conclusion PD-1/c-Met CAR-T cells have higher killing efficiency against pancreatic cancer cells with also higher proliferative activity than c-Met CAR-T cells.
7.Video analysis of biomechanical risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in loincloths female weavers Faso Dan Fani in Burkina Faso
Amidou SAWADOGO ; Brigitte NANA ; Brahima OUÉDRAOGO ; Abdoul Rahamane CISSÉ
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2024;36(1):e29-
Background:
The purpose of this study is to describe the kinematic characteristics of manual weaving related to the biomechanical risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders.
Methods:
Twelve professional female weavers participated in this study. The video recording of their workstations was performed perpendicularly in the sagittal and transverse planes in a synchronized manner, at about 2.45 m and for 5 minutes. The videos were then analyzed using the Kinove software. Statistical processing by the statistical SPSS 22 software.
Results:
The results identified a succession of cycles, each with two important phases called the “interlacing” phase and the “winding/adjustment” phase. The average cycle time is 127.9 ± 11.7 seconds. The “interlacing” phase is the longest and concerns an average 80% of the cycle time or 103.5 ± 35.9 seconds. The segmental movements are mainly flexion-extension type with angular variations constantly above the acceptable limits. It is the same for the repetitiveness of the movements which solicit the upper limb and the trunk particularly.
Conclusions
These results recommend one of the actions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders including instructions on postures and frequencies of weaving movements as well as physical exercises adapted to the physical needs of practitioners.
8.Video analysis of biomechanical risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in loincloths female weavers Faso Dan Fani in Burkina Faso
Amidou SAWADOGO ; Brigitte NANA ; Brahima OUÉDRAOGO ; Abdoul Rahamane CISSÉ
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2024;36(1):e29-
Background:
The purpose of this study is to describe the kinematic characteristics of manual weaving related to the biomechanical risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders.
Methods:
Twelve professional female weavers participated in this study. The video recording of their workstations was performed perpendicularly in the sagittal and transverse planes in a synchronized manner, at about 2.45 m and for 5 minutes. The videos were then analyzed using the Kinove software. Statistical processing by the statistical SPSS 22 software.
Results:
The results identified a succession of cycles, each with two important phases called the “interlacing” phase and the “winding/adjustment” phase. The average cycle time is 127.9 ± 11.7 seconds. The “interlacing” phase is the longest and concerns an average 80% of the cycle time or 103.5 ± 35.9 seconds. The segmental movements are mainly flexion-extension type with angular variations constantly above the acceptable limits. It is the same for the repetitiveness of the movements which solicit the upper limb and the trunk particularly.
Conclusions
These results recommend one of the actions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders including instructions on postures and frequencies of weaving movements as well as physical exercises adapted to the physical needs of practitioners.
9.Video analysis of biomechanical risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in loincloths female weavers Faso Dan Fani in Burkina Faso
Amidou SAWADOGO ; Brigitte NANA ; Brahima OUÉDRAOGO ; Abdoul Rahamane CISSÉ
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2024;36(1):e29-
Background:
The purpose of this study is to describe the kinematic characteristics of manual weaving related to the biomechanical risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders.
Methods:
Twelve professional female weavers participated in this study. The video recording of their workstations was performed perpendicularly in the sagittal and transverse planes in a synchronized manner, at about 2.45 m and for 5 minutes. The videos were then analyzed using the Kinove software. Statistical processing by the statistical SPSS 22 software.
Results:
The results identified a succession of cycles, each with two important phases called the “interlacing” phase and the “winding/adjustment” phase. The average cycle time is 127.9 ± 11.7 seconds. The “interlacing” phase is the longest and concerns an average 80% of the cycle time or 103.5 ± 35.9 seconds. The segmental movements are mainly flexion-extension type with angular variations constantly above the acceptable limits. It is the same for the repetitiveness of the movements which solicit the upper limb and the trunk particularly.
Conclusions
These results recommend one of the actions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders including instructions on postures and frequencies of weaving movements as well as physical exercises adapted to the physical needs of practitioners.
10.The intermediary effect of dyadic coping style in the relationship between psychological distress and intimate relationship in stroke patients
Xuan DU ; Nana LIANG ; Xiaohui LIU ; Xiaoling LIU ; Fang LIU ; Wenli NA ; Wenyu WANG ; Chunjing KANG ; Lingling YANG ; Ru GAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(13):961-967
Objective:To explore the relationship between psychological distress and intimacy in stroke patients and the mediating effect of different dyadic coping style, to provide theoretical guidance for improving the intimate relationship of stroke patients.Methods:A convenient sampling method was used to select 203 patients with stroke who visited the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, the People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the Department of Neurology of Yinchuan First People's Hospital from December 2020 to July 2021 as the survey objects. The general information questionnaire, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, Quality of Relationship Index and Dyadic Coping Inventory were used to investigate patients.Results:The scores of psychological distress, intimate relationship, positive dyadic coping and negative dyadic coping were 19.33 ± 7.46, 32.75 ± 6.79, 86.25 ± 13.22, and 16.46 ± 4.08, respectively. Correlation analysis showed that psychological distress was negatively correlated with intimate relationship and positive dyadic coping ( r=-0.195, -0.204, both P<0.01), psychological distress was positively correlated with negative dyadic coping ( r=0.229, P<0.01). The mediating effect of positive dyadic coping and negative dyadic coping on psychological distress and intimate relationship was 35.87% and 53.26%, respectively. Conclusions:The psychological distress indirectly affects the intimate relationship of stroke patients through positive dyadic coping and negative dyadic coping. Health care workers can guide patients to actively cope with the disease and encourage couples to strengthen communication, so as to enhance the intimacy of couples and promote their physical and mental health development.

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