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Objective To investigate the effect of Shenfu Injection on acute renal injury (AKI) in children with congenital heart disease after operation. Methods Sixty-two children with atrial or ventricular septal defect, treated in Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University from August 2016 to December 2018, were divided into two groups according to different treatment methods, such as conventional Western medicine treatment group and Shenfu Injection group, with 31 cases in each group. The children in Shenfu Injection group were given 20 mL Shenfu Injection from the beginning of anesthesia induction to the end of cardiopulmonary bypass, the children in Western medicine conventional treatment group were pumped with the same volume of normal saline. The anesthesia time, total operation time, cardiopalmonary bypass time, aortic clamping time, and the use of milrinone, dopamine, epinephrine, sodium nitroprusside and other drugs in the two groups were observed. The serum creatinine (SCr) level was measured by chemiluminescence method before operation (T0), at the beginning of operation (T1), at the beginning of cardiopulmonary bypass (T2), at the end of cardiopulmonary bypass (T3) and at the end of operation (T4), and the glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated. The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), central venous pressure (CVP), adrenaline (E) and noradrenaline (NE) in two groups were recorded at each time point. Results There was no significant difference in anesthesia time, total operation time, cardiopalmonary bypass time, aortic clamping time and the use of milrinone, dopamine, E and sodium nitroprusside between the Shenfu Injection group and Western medicine conventional treatment group (all P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in HR and CVP between the two groups at T0-T4 (all P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in MAP level between the two groups at T0 and T1( both P > 0.05), with the time prolonging, the MAP level of Western medicine conventional treatment group was significantly lower than that of T0, while MAP level of Shenfu Injection group was significantly higher than that of T0. At T2, the MAP level of Shenfu Injection group was significantly higher than that of the Western medicine conventional treatment group [mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa): 66.6±6.5 vs. 53.1±6.7, P < 0.05]. There was no significant difference in E and NE between the two groups at T0 and T1 (P > 0.05), with the time prolonging, both E and NE decreased compared with those at T0 (both P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference at the same time point (all P > 0.05). At T0, there was no significant difference in SCr and eGFRs between the two groups (both P > 0.05), at T1, the SCr levels of two groups were significantly higher than those at T0, but the SCr level of Shenfu Injection group was significantly lower than that of Western medicine conventional treatment group (μmol/L: 42.43±15.91 vs. 56.58±16.80, all P < 0.05). From T2, the SCr levels of two groups began to gradually reduce, but it was still significantly higher than those at T0, the two groups reached the lowest level at T4, and the level of SCr in Shenfu Injection group was significantly lower than that of Western medicine conventional treatment group (μmol/L: 36.24±9.72 vs. 46.85±15.91, P < 0.05). Compared with T0, the eGFRs levels of the two groups were significantly lower at T1-T4, but gradually increased with time, reached the highest level at T4, and the eGFRs level of Shenfu Injection group was significantly higher than that of Western medicine conventional treatment group (mL·min-1·1.73 m-2: 113.7±12.1 vs. 79.6±12.5, P < 0.05). The incidence of AKI in Shenfu Injection group was significantly lower than that in Western medicine conventional treatment group [22.58% (7/31) vs. 64.52% (20/31), P < 0.05]. Conclusion Shenfu Injection can reduce the incidence of AKI in children with congenital heart disease after operation.
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Objective To investigate the effects of Shenfu injection on early post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in patients with burns. Methods Fifty-six patients with burns and ready to receive surgical treatment of scars admitted to Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University from July 2015 to January 2017 were enrolled, and they were divided into a control group and a Shenfu group by random number table, 28 cases in each group. The regimen of anesthesia induction before operation and anesthesia maintenance in the operation in two groups was the same, and the patients in Shenfu group received intravenous drip of Shenfu injection 40 mL at 0.5 hour before surgery. The Mini-mental State Examination Scale (MMSE) was used to evaluate the cognitive function after surgery, and MMSE score reduction of > 2 scores was recognized as cognitive impairment after operation;patient's pain degree was evaluated by using visual analogue scale (VAS); the levels of serum BDNF were detected by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) at 0.5 hour before operation, immediately after operation, and 12 hours, 1 day, 3 days after operation. Results The MMSE scores were significantly decreased in the two groups after surgery, but decreasing degree of the MMSE scores in Shenfu group were significantly slower than those of the control group (1 day after surgery was 22.8±2.9 vs. 20.5±3.2, 3 days after surgery was 25.6±3.1 vs. 23.2±3.0, both P < 0.05). The incidence of POCD in the Shenfu group was significantly lower than that of the control group [7.1% (2/28) vs. 42.9% (12/28), P < 0.05]. The VAS scores were significantly higher in the two groups after surgery, but there was no significant difference between the two groups at each time point (all P > 0.05). The serum BDNF levels were significantly increased in two groups at immediate post-operation and 12 hours after surgery compared with those 1 day before operation, in addition, the BDNF level in Shenfu group was obviously higher than that in the control group (mg/L: 13.5±4.2 vs. 9.9±3.3, 11.4±3.5 vs. 9.1±3.2, both P < 0.05), the serum BDNF levels in two groups returned to their preoperative levels on 1 day and 3 days after surgery (all P > 0.05). Conclusion The Shenfu injection can reduce the incidence of early POCD in patients with large area burns and its mechanism may be related to the increase of BNDF expression.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of ketamine on the expression of hippocampal microRNA-206 (miR-206) in the mentally depressed rats.Methods Eighty healthy female Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 200-300 g,aged 2-3 months,were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=20 each) using a random number table:normal control group (C group),ketamine group (K group),depression group (D group) and depression + ketamine group (D+K group).Mental depression was induced by exposing the animal to chronic unpredictable mild stress.At 1 day after successful establishment of the model,ketamine 15 mg/kg was injected intraperitoneally in K and D+K groups,while the equal volume of normal saline was given in C and D groups.Before establishment of thc model,at 7,14,21,28 and 35 days after beginning of establishment of the model,and at 1,3,5 and 7 days after administration,sucrose preference test was performed.Open field test was carried out at 1 day after administration.Forced swimming test was performed at 2 days after administration.Five rats were sacrificed at 6 h after administration,and hippocampal tissues were isolated for determination of the expression of hippocampal miR-206 by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.At 2 days after administration,5 rats were sacrificed,and hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression was detected by Western blot.Results Compared with C group,the volume of sucrose intake at 21-35 days after beginning of establishment of the model and at each time point after administration and the score of open field test were significantly decreased,the immobility time in forced swimming test was significantly prolonged,the expression of miR206 was up-regulated,and the expression of BDNF was down-regulated in D group,the immobility time in forced swimming test was shortened,the expression of miR-206 was down-regulated,and the expression of BDNF was up-regulated in group K,and the score of open field test and volume of sucrose intake at 21-35days after beginning of establishment of the model and the score of open field test were significantly decreased in D+K group (P＜0.05).Compared with D group,the volume of sucrose intake at each time point after administration was significantly increased,the immobility time in forced swimming test was shortened,the expression of miR-206 was down-regulated,and the expression of BDNF was up-regulated in D+K group (P＜0.05).Conclusion The mechanism by which ketamine exerts antidepressant effects is related to down-regulation of miR-206 expression and up-regulation of BDNF expression in the hippocampus of rats.