1.Expert Consensus on Clinical Diseases Responding Specifically to Traditional Chinese Medicine: Threatened Abortion
Xinchun YANG ; Shuyu WANG ; Huilan DU ; Songping LUO ; Zhe JIN ; Rong LI ; Xiangyan RUAN ; Qin ZHANG ; Xiaoling FENG ; Shicai CHEN ; Fengjie HE ; Shaobin WEI ; Qun LU ; Yanqin WANG ; Yang LIU ; Qingwei MENG ; Zengping HAO ; Ying LI ; Mei MO ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Ruihua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):241-246
Threatened abortion is a common disease of obstetrics and gynecology and one of the diseases responding specifically to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The China Association of Chinese Medicine organized experts in TCM obstetrics and gynecology, Western medicine obstetrics and gynecology, and pharmacology to deeply discuss the advantages of TCM and integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment as well as the medication plans for threatened abortion. After discussion, the experts concluded that chromosome, endocrine, and immune abnormalities were the key factors for the occurrence of threatened abortion, and the Qi and blood disorders in thoroughfare and conception vessels were the core pathogenesis. In the treatment of threatened abortion, TCM has advantages in preventing miscarriages, alleviating clinical symptoms and TCM syndromes, relieving anxiety, regulating reproductive endocrine and immune abnormalities, personalized and diversified treatment, enhancing efficiency and reducing toxicity, and preventing the disease before occurrence. The difficulty in diagnosis and treatment of threatened abortion with traditional Chinese and Western medicine lies in identifying the predictors of abortion caused by maternal factors and the treatment of thrombophilia. Recurrent abortion is the breakthrough point of treatment with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. It is urgent to carry out high-quality evidence-based medicine research in the future to improve the modern diagnosis and treatment of threatened abortion with TCM.
2.Advances in cell nuclear mechanobiology and its regulation mechanisms.
Ran YAN ; Xiangyan CHEN ; Yixi ZHANG ; Meng WANG ; Shun LI ; Yiyao LIU
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2023;40(4):617-624
As an important intracellular genetic and regulatory center, the nucleus is not only a terminal effector of intracellular biochemical signals, but also has a significant impact on cell function and phenotype through direct or indirect regulation of nuclear mechanistic cues after the cell senses and responds to mechanical stimuli. The nucleus relies on chromatin-nuclear membrane-cytoskeleton infrastructure to couple signal transduction, and responds to these mechanical stimuli in the intracellular and extracellular physical microenvironments. Changes in the morphological structure of the nucleus are the most intuitive manifestation of this mechanical response cascades and are the basis for the direct response of the nucleus to mechanical stimuli. Based on such relationships of the nucleus with cell behavior and phenotype, abnormal nuclear morphological changes are widely used in clinical practice as disease diagnostic tools. This review article highlights the latest advances in how nuclear morphology responds and adapts to mechanical stimuli. Additionally, this article will shed light on the factors that mechanically regulate nuclear morphology as well as the tumor physio-pathological processes involved in nuclear morphology and the underlying mechanobiological mechanisms. It provides new insights into the mechanisms that nuclear mechanics regulates disease development and its use as a potential target for diagnosis and treatment.
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3.Research progress in complications and their prevention and treatment strategies during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for severe trauma
Mengjun JI ; Yanmei ZHAO ; Qianying LU ; Xiangyan MENG ; Haojun FAN
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2023;39(2):178-184
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique in which breathing and circulation are supported extracorporeally. Severe trauma may induce cardiopulmonary failure, for which ECMO can play an adjunctive role in the salvage treatment of circulatory and respiratory failure when conventional treatments are ineffective. Bypass with ECMO can rapidly improve the state such as circulatory failure and hypoxemia in critically ill patients in short term and can partially or fully replace their cardiopulmonary function in long term, winning valuable time for normal recovery of cardiopulmonary function. Because of the physical state of severe trauma patients and the ECMO equipment, there are still various complications clinically. Trauma patients show high risk of bleeding, vulnerability to wound infection and probability of combined organ injury and dysfunction, so more comprehensive measures for the prevention and treatment of complications during the use of ECMO therapy are required. The authors review the research progress in complications and corresponding prevention and treatment strategies during ECMO support for severe trauma, aiming to provide a reference to prevent and treat these complications.
4.Value of autologous platelet-rich plasma separation-retransfusion for blood conservation in patients undergoing thoracolumbar laminectomy
Yali YANG ; Xiangyan YAO ; Huiyun LI ; Chenxi LI ; Ning LI ; Xing MENG ; Jiaqiang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2023;43(12):1478-1481
Objective:To evaluate the value of autologous platelet-rich plasma (aPRP) separation-retransfusion for blood conservation in the patients undergoing thoracolumbar laminectomy.Methods:Sixty American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients, aged 18-60 yr, with body mass index of 19-30 kg/m 2, scheduled for elective thoracolumbar laminectomy, were divided into 2 groups ( n=30 each) using a random number table method: conventional blood conservation group (group C) and aPRP blood conservation group (group aPRP). Group C received tranexamic acid and autologous blood salvage-retransfusion. Group aPRP received aPRP separation-retransfusion, tranexamic acid and autologous blood salvage-retransfusion. The volume of allogeneic blood transfused, percentage of patients who did not need the allogeneic blood transfusion and adverse reactions were recorded. Venous blood samples were collected for blood routine examination and for determination of the plasma concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10 at 1 day before operation (T 0), when the volume of blood loss reached 500 ml (T 1), immediately after surgery (T 2), and at 24 and 48 h after surgery (T 3, 4). The incidence of hypoxemia and amount of 24-h wound drainage were recorded. Results:Compared with group C, the amount of allogeneic red blood cells, plasma transfused and 24-h wound drainage were significantly decreased ( P<0.05), the percentage of patients who did not need the allogeneic red blood cell and plasma transfusion was increased (30% vs 47%, 10% vs 60%, P<0.05), the plasma concentrations of IL-6 and IL-10 at T 2-4 were significantly decreased ( P<0.05), and the incidence of hypoxemia in PACU was decreased in group aPRP (27% vs 10%, P<0.05). Conclusions:aPRP separation-retransfusion can provide marked improvement in conventional blood conservation in the patients undergoing thoracolumbar laminectomy.
5.Management strategy of infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome
Li MENG ; Ruan XIANGYAN ; O.Mueck ALFRED
Global Health Journal 2022;6(2):70-74
Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)is the most common endocrine and metabolic disease in women of reproduc-tive age.PCOS is characterized by ovulatory disruption,which can lead to infertility.Patients with PCOS are also more likely to have poor pregnancy outcomes.For obese women,lifestyle interventions are recommended first,which have general health benefits.For women who have difficulty changing their lifestyle,drugs for the treatment of obesity or bariatric surgery could be considered.Clomiphene citrate is the first-line medication after weight loss that has been utilized in the past.Letrozole is supplanting clomiphene as the best option for ovulation induction for now,particularly in patients with PCOS.Metformin can improve ovulation and pregnancy rates;however,it has minimal effects in terms of raising live birth rates.Second-line therapies include gonadotropins and laparoscopic ovary drilling.In vitro fertilization can be utilized as a third-line treatment for patients with PCOS who have failed ovulation induction therapy or have other infertility factors.In summary,to achieve fer-tility,patients with PCOS require standardized individualized therapy.
6.Construction and clinical application effects of in-service nursing professional quality training management system
Xiaodan LI ; Xiaoying WU ; Jinghua ZHANG ; Xiangyan KONG ; Yanchun ZHAN ; Chunying MENG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2018;24(1):114-117
Objective To construct an professional quality training management system for in-service nurses and to evaluate its effect in clinical practice.Methods From June 2014 to October 2016, a total of 1233 nurses in a classⅢ grade A hospital were selected. Through the establishment and improvement of the organizational structure of the professional quality management of the in-service nurses, the various training content combining theory and practice were adopted, including case study, role playing and simulation scenario training to implement the professional training.Results The average score of nursing professional quality was (91.78±3.82) before training and (94.53±4.33) after training. The difference between before and after training was statistically significant (t=-3.156,P=0.006). The patient satisfaction rate was 90.57% before training and 97.42% after training, and the difference was statistically significant (Z=-2.516,P=0.006). The doctor satisfaction rate was 90.57% before training and 94.88% after training, and the difference was statistically significant (Z=-2.233,P<0.01).Conclusions The construction of nurses' professional quality training strengthens the importance of nurses' professional quality, improves the evaluation of professional quality, and has guiding significance for the training of in-service nurses' professional quality.
7.Study on the Application of Emotional Education in Nursing Teaching
Xiangyan FENG ; Mingxu WANG ; Tingting MENG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2016;29(5):885-887
By discussing the importance of emotional education, the paper points out the existing problems of emotional education in nursing teaching as followings:the lack of teachers′emotional education awareness, the im-balance of cognitive development of nursing students and the lack of professional ideological education. Aiming at the above problems, this paper puts forward these specific countermeasures: strengthening the teachers′ emotional accomplishment so as to enhance their emotional education awareness and building a relaxed and pleasant diversi-fied educational environment so as to strengthen the professional thinking.
8.Effects of dexmedetomidine pretreatment on cell apoptosis induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress and c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway during one-lung ventilation in rats
Xiangyan YAO ; Fanmin MENG ; Jiaqiang ZHANG ; Xianhui DU
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2015;35(1):114-118
Objective To evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine (DEX) on cell apoptosis induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway during one-lung ventilation (OLV) in rats.Methods Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly allocated into 6 groups (n =10 each):sham operation group (Sham group),OLV group,OLV + atipamezole (α2 receptor antagonist) group (AD group),OLV + atipamezole + DEX group (DEX+AD group),OLV + low-dose DEX group (DEX-L group) and OLV + high-dose DEX group (DEX-H group).The animals were anesthetized with 10% chloral hydrate 4.5 ml/kg,tracheostomized and mechanically ventilated.Bilateral lungs were ventilated for 2.5 h in Sham group.The right lung was ventilated for 2.0 h followed by 0.5 h two-lung ventilation in OLV group.In DEX-L and DEX-H groups,DEX was infused intravenously for 1 h at a rate of 2.5 μg · kg-1 · h-1 and 5.0 μg · kg-1 · h-1,respectively,starting from 1 h prior to OLV.Atipamezole 250 μg/kg was injected intravenously at 1 h prior to OLV in AD group.Atipamezole 250 μg/kg was injected intravenously at the onset of DEX infusion (5.0 μg · kg-1 · h-1) in DEX+AD group.The rats were sacrificed and left lungs were removed for determination of weight to dry lung weight ratio (W/D),cell apoptosis in lung tissues (by TUNEL),and expression of glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) mRNA and protein,JNK mRNA and phosphorylated JNK (p-JNK) protein (by RT-PCR and Western blot).Pathological changes of lungs were examined and the injured alveolus rate (IAR) was counted under light microscope.The changes in ultrastructure of lung tissues were observed under transmission electron microscope.Apoptosis index (AI) was calculated.Results W/D,AI and IAR were significantly higher in OLV,AD and DEX+AD group than in Sham group,while lower in DEX-L and DEX-H groups than in OLV,AD and DEX+AD groups.The pathological changes of the structure of lung tissues were observed in OLV,AD and DEX+AD groups,while the pathological changes were significantly alleviated in DEX-L and DEX-H groups.In OLV,AD and DEX + AD groups,there was apoptosis in lots of pulmonary vascular endothelial cells and alveolar epithelial cells,while cell apoptosis was significantly reduced after administration of DEX.The expression of GRP78 mRNA and protein,JNK mRNA and p-JNK protein was significantly higher in OLV,AD and DEX+AD groups than in Sham group,and lower in DEX-L and DEX-H groups than in OLV,AD and DEX +AD groups.Conclusion DEX pretreatment can protect lungs during OLV,and inhibited JNK signaling pathway and reduced cell apoptosis induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress may be involved in the mechanism.
9.ZFP580, a novel transcription factor, is involved in cardioprotection of hypoxic preconditioning against hypoxia-reoxygenation injury in myocar-dial cells
Xiangyan MENG ; Hailong YU ; Xia MAI ; Wencheng ZHANG ; Ruicheng XU
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2014;(9):1553-1558
AIM:To elucidate whether ZFP580 is involved in the cardioprotective effects of hypoxic precondi-tioning (HPC) against hypoxia-reoxygenation (H/R) injury in H9c2 myocardial cells.METHODS: Rat heart-derived H9c2 cells were cultured in DMEM .H/R was induced by incubation under ischemic hypoxia for 3 h and reoxygenation for 2 h.HPC was induced by exposing the H 9c2 cells to 10 min of hypoxia and 20 min of reoxygenation for 3 cycles before H/R treatment.MTT staining and LDH leakage detection were used to evaluate the effects of HPC .Western blotting was used to detect the protein levels of ZFP580, phosphorylated ERK1/2 and cleaved caspased-3.The effects of ZFP580 overexpre-ssion or knockdown on H/R induced apoptosis were determined .RESULTS:The results of MTT staining and LDH leakage detection showed evidence of HPC cytoprotection against H /R-induced cell death in H9c2 cells.ZFP580 protein level and ERK1/2 phosphorylation were significantly increased in the HPC group compared with control group and H /R group. PD98059, an inhibitor of ERK1/2 phosphorylation , significantly suppressed the HPC-induced up-regulation of ZFP580 pro-tein expression.ZFP580 overexpression significantly inhibited apoptosis and caspase-3 activation in H9c2 cells.CON-CLUSION:HPC exhibits cytoprotection against H/R and leads to high level of ZFP 580 protein in H9c2 cells.ZFP580 is regulated by ERK1/2 activation and mediates the anti-apoptotic effect of the ERK1/2 signaling pathway in HPC cytoprotec-tion.
10.Construction of learning teaching faculty according to the idea of ‘ school-based’ training
Xiangyan MENG ; Haisheng LI ; Lixin SONG ; Wencheng ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2013;(4):356-358
We took measures to construct sound learning mechanism and a set of effective learning system,which were connected tightly with various learning ways according to the idea of ‘ school-based ’ training.Goals of learning mechanism and the set of effective learning system were to improve teacher's learning ability,enhance knowledge and competence of medical college teachers and to construct learning teaching faculty.

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