Moxibustion improves experimental colitis in rats with Crohn's disease by regulating bile acid enterohepatic circulation and intestinal farnesoid X receptor / 中西医结合学报

OBJECTIVE@#This study was conducted to explore the mechanism of intestinal inflammation and barrier repair in Crohn's disease (CD) regulated by moxibustion through bile acid (BA) enterohepatic circulation and intestinal farnesoid X receptor (FXR).@*METHODS@#Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group, CD model group, mild moxibustion group and herb-partitioned moxibustion group. CD model rats induced by 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid were treated with mild moxibustion or herb-partitioned moxibustion at Tianshu (ST25) and Qihai (CV6). The changes in CD symptoms were rated according to the disease activity index score, the serum and colon tissues of rats were collected, and the pathological changes in colon tissues were observed via histopathology. Western blot, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescence were used to evaluate the improvement of moxibustion on intestinal inflammation and mucosal barrier in CD by the BA-FXR pathway.@*RESULTS@#Mild moxibustion and herb-partitioned moxibustion improved the symptoms of CD, inhibited inflammation and repaired mucosal damage to the colon in CD rats. Meanwhile, moxibustion could improve the abnormal expression of BA in the colon, liver and serum, downregulate the expression of interferon-γ and upregulate the expression of FXR mRNA, and inhibit Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) mRNA. The IHC results showed that moxibustion could upregulate the expression of FXR and mucin2 and inhibit TLR4 expression. Western blot showed that moxibustion inhibited the protein expression of TLR4 and MyD88 and upregulated the expression of FXR. Immunofluorescence image analysis showed that moxibustion increased the colocalization sites and intensity of FXR with TLR4 or nuclear factor-κB p65. In particular, herb-partitioned moxibustion has more advantages in improving BA and upregulating FXR and TLR4 in the colon.@*CONCLUSION@#Mild moxibustion and herb-partitioned moxibustion can improve CD by regulating the enterohepatic circulation stability of BA, activating colonic FXR, regulating the TLR4/MyD88 pathway, inhibiting intestinal inflammation and repairing the intestinal mucosal barrier. Herb-partitioned moxibustion seems to have more advantages in regulating BA enterohepatic circulation and FXR activation. Please cite this article as: Shen JC, Qi Q, Han D, Lu Y, Huang R, Zhu Y, Zhang LS, Qin XD, Zhang F, Wu HG, Liu HR. Moxibustion improves experimental colitis in rats with Crohn's disease by regulating bile acid enterohepatic circulation and intestinal farnesoid X receptor. J Integr Med. 2023; 21(2): 194-204.

Application Analysis of Animal Models of Urticaria Based on Bibliometrics / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ObjectiveTo summarize the modeling methods, test indicators, and evaluation methods of the animal models of urticaria and provide a basis for the subsequent research on urticaria models. MethodWith the keywords of "urticaria" and "animal model" and the time interval from inception to July 13, 2022, relevant articles were retrieved from CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, CBM, Web of Science, Embase, and PubMed. Two evaluators independently screened the articles and extracted the publishing time, sources, animal conditions, modeling methods, modeling time, and test indicators from the articles meeting the inclusion criteria to establish a data library for quantitative statistics and analysis. ResultA total of 116 articles were included, involving 129 animal experiments (102 in Chinese and 27 in English) of urticaria. In the last three years, the studies about the animal models of urticaria presented an obvious upward trend, and the articles were dominated by dissertations. KM mice and SD rats of both females and males were mainly used for the modeling of urticaria, and the models were mainly established by passive sensitization of skin for 14-16 days. The models were mainly evaluated based on apparent indicators such as blue-stained lesion area and ear swelling, supplemented by the pathological indicators of the skin and serum. ConclusionAlthough the experimental studies of urticaria are increasing, the modeling methods lack unified modeling standards and have low coincidence with clinical symptoms. Therefore, this paper analyzed the modeling elements and evaluation criteria of urticaria animal models, and proposed that both male and female KM mice (6-8 weeks old) or SD rats (8-10 weeks old) of SPF grade should be preferentially selected for modeling. Active and passive sensitization can be combined for the modeling, and the specific modeling elements such as modeling time and sensitization times need to be further explored. The model evaluation should include four aspects of behavior, appearance, pathology, and immunity.

Pathogenic spectrum of 1 247 severe pneumonia patients in Xicheng District of Beijing / 公共卫生与预防医学

Objective To investigate the pathology, epidemiology of severe pneumonia in Xicheng District of Beijing. Methods From 2014 to 2020, in 3 sentinel hospitals, collected and detected the respiratory tract specimens of the severe pneumonia patients. Multiple pathogens including Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Legionella pneumophila, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Acinetobacter baumannii, Moraxella catarrhalis, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pneumocystis,Parainfluenza virus, Bocavirus, Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza, Human metapneumovirus, Adenovirus, Respiratory syncytial virus, Enterovirus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae were detected with PT-PCR. Analyze epidemic characteristics of the cases. Results Of the 1 247 respiratory samples cultured during the period from 2014 to 2020, 560(44.91%) are positive. The positive rates of virus(29.91%) is higher than Bacteria(20.21%). The top five pathogens were Acinetobacter baumannii(9.22%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa(8.26%), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia(7.78%), Klebsiella Pneumoniae（6.74%） and Parainfluenza virus（6.58%）. Conclusion There was a variety of pathogen in the severe pneumonia patients. Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Parainfluenza virus were the main pathogens of respiratory infections in Xicheng district of Beijing. It is necessary to strengthen the surveillance of the disease.

Effect of antioxidant peptide AOP1 on healing repair of skin burns in mice / 中国药理学通报

Aim To explore the effect and mechanism of antioxidant peptide AOP1 on repair of skin burn wound healing in mice.Methods Fluorescence probe DCFH-DA was used to detect the changes of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS).Cell proliferation and migration assay were used to detect AOP1 toxicity and its effect on wound healing.Moreover,the skin scald wound was made on the shaved dorsum of the anesthetized mice with a 1.0 cm diameter brass cylinder heated in a water bath at 80 ℃ for 2 min and pressed against the rat skin for 10 s.The effects of AOP1 on the healing of skin burns were observed by HE and Masson staining and the contents of MDA and the activity of SOD in skin tissues were measured.Results The antioxidant peptide AOP1 could significantly reduce the number of ROS in HaCaT and L929 cells,and promote cell migration and proliferation.Compared with the untreated group,the skin healing time of AOP1 group was short,the healing rate was high,the area of scab was small,and inflammation and the content of MDA in burned tissue significantly decreased.The effect of AOP1 on healing of burn wound healing was also confirmed by HE and Masson staining.Conclusion It is suggested that the antioxidant peptide AOP1 with natural activity may promote the healing of skin burns by reducing the oxidative stress caused by burns.

Fenestration and debridement combined with percutaneous minimally invasive fibula implantation in the treatment of senile degenerative osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a study protocol for a non-randomized controlled trial / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head is one of the common forms of senile degenerative osteoarthropathy. The hip preservation surgery techniques that are currently commonly used include femoral head fenestration, debridement and bone grafting through an anterior approach, and debridement and impaction bone grafting with fibula support through a lateral approach with subtrochanter drilling. These two techniques cause great trauma to the patients, and surgery costs are high. Femoral head collapse occurs easily after surgery. The course inhibition of necrosis of the femoral head and repair effect are not ideal. OBJECTIVE: This study hopes to develop a new repair method that can make up for the shortcomings of conventional hip preservation surgery. We will observe the therapeutic effect of fenestration and debridement combined with percutaneous minimally invasive fibula implantation. This low-cost procedure for senile osteonecrosis of the femoral head should have little intraoperative trauma. We will determine if it also prevents postoperative femoral head collapse. METHODS: This is a prospective, multicenter, non-randomized, controlled, clinical trial. Seventy patients (117 hips) with senile degenerative osteonecrosis of the femoral head will be recruited from the Hebei Provincial Youfu Hospital and the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China. The patients will be allocated into three groups according to the repair method. (1) Patients in the drilling debridement group will undergo conventional debridement and impaction bone grafting with fibula support through a lateral approach with subtrochanter drilling. (2) Patients in the fenestration debridement group will undergo conventional femoral head fenestration, debridement, and bone grafting through an anterior approach. (3) Patients in the combination repair group will undergo fenestration, debridement, and impaction bone grafting combined with percutaneous minimally invasive fibula implantation. Each group will include 39 hips. Follow-up will be conducted for 12 months. The primary outcome measure is the incidence of femoral head collapse on the affected side at 12 months after surgery. The secondary outcome measures are intraoperative blood loss, operation time, hospital costs, and Harris hip score for hip function before surgery and 6 and 12 months after surgery and the incidence of adverse reactions at 6 and 12 months after surgery. DISCUSSION: Our results can verify whether the effect of fenestration and debridement combined with percutaneous minimally invasive fibula implantation is better than those of the other two types of conventional hip preservation techniques in the treatment of senile osteonecrosis of the femoral head. In addition, we will validate whether the combined method clearly inhibits postoperative femoral head collapse and improves hip function. This trial has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University of China(approval number:KE2016-011-1).The study protocol will be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki,formulated by the World Medical Association. Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. This trial was designed in January 2014. Ethics approval was done in December 2014. The recruitment of subjects will begin in June 2018. Samples and data will be collected from June 2018 to June 2019. Outcome measures will be analyzed in August 2019. This trial will be completed in December 2019. The results of the trial will be reported in a scientific conference or disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal. This trial had been registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (registration number: ChiCTR1800015124).

Collapsed femoral head measured by X-ray and CT before hip replacement:study protocol for a single-center, open-label and diagnostic trial / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND: To determine the non-or collapsed osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) and degree of collapse, can help surgeons design reasonable treatment strategy for patients with ONFH. In China, articular cartilage collapse less than or greater than 2 mm, is a basis for choosing palliative surgery or hip replacement. However, the measurement of collapsed ONFH before replacement has not yet been confirmed. OBJECTIVE: To predict the collapse of femoral head before replacement by CT and X-ray examinations, and to compare with the intraoperative excised femoral head specimens.METHODS: This was a single-center, open-label and diagnostic trial, which was finished at the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China. Eighty-six patients with unilateral ONFH undergoing total hip replacement were recruited, and allocated into three groups, such as X-ray, CT and specimen groups. The X-ray group underwent X-ray examination at anteroposterior pelvic (bilateral hips) at 1 week before surgery, the CT group received CT scan at bilateral hips at 1 week before surgery, and the specimen group was subjected to the removal of affected femoral head, and then directly measured using ruler and vernier caliper. Primary outcome was the sensitivity of thesethree methods for measuring collapsed femoral head. Secondary outcomes were the specificity, positive predictive value,negative predictive value, positive likelihood ratio, and negative likelihood ratio of these three methods for the diagnosisof collapsed femoral head and the diagnostic accuracy; the diagnostic consistence of CT and X-ray examinations; the height of the lateral, middle and external femoral head measured by three methods. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, China, and will be performed in accordance with the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki, formulated by the World Medical Association. Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants prior to the trial. DISCUSSION: In this study, the height of femoral head was measured and analyzed in all-dimensional and multi-anglemanner based on intraoperative removed specimens, so as to make an accurate prediction for collapsed femoral head, thus providing imaging reference for surgeons prior to choosing an appropriate operative scheme

Effects of individual nostalgia on positive feelings and sadness of spouses of postoperative patients with esophageal cancer / 现代临床护理

Objective To investigate the effect of individual nostalgia therapy on positive feelings and sadness of the spouses of postoperative patients with esophageal cancer. Method From June 2014 to June 2015, 60 hospitalized patients and their 60 spouses were set as control group. Routine health education and guidance were conducted once or two times a week for 7 weeks. Another 60 cases of hospitalized patients and their 60 spouses during July 2015 and June 2016 were set up as observation group. The patients were treated with the same nursing intervention as in the control group, and their spouses were subjected to individual nostalgia treatment once a week for 7 weeks. Before the intervention (postoperative day 2) and 7 weeks after the intervention, the positive aspects of caregiving (PAC) and the Margit-Meuser caregiver grief ineventary short form (MM-CGI-SF) were used to investigate their positive feelings and sadness. Result The score on spouse's positive feelings in the observation group after intervention was significantly higher than those of the control group and that of the observation before intervention (P < 0.01). Conclusion Individual nostalgia can effectively improve the feelings of the spouses of esophageal cancer patients and reduce their grief.

Human immunodeficiency virus-1 negative factor protein promotes human herpesvirus-8 viral interleukin-6-induced angiogenesis: role of glycogen synthase kinase-3β/β-catenin signaling pathway / 中华传染病杂志

Objective To explore the role of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β/β-catenin signaling pathway on human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) negative factor (Nef) protein promoting of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) viral interleukin-6 (vIL-6)-induced angiogenesis.Methods GSK-3β mutant plasmid GSK-3β-S9A,dominant negative (DN) form GSK-3β-DN and the control vector pcDNA3.1+ were transfected into endothelial cells which stably expressed HHV-8 vIL-6 or HIV-1 Nef,or co-expressed vIL-6 and Nef protein.Microtubule formation assay was performed to explore microtubule formation ability.A chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model was used to detect angiogenesis.The expression of GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling pathway-related kinases in transfected cells and CAM tissue were further detected by Western blot.The measurement data were compared by t test.Results The activity of GSK-3β was decreased and the ability of HIV-1 Nef protein was enhanced by transfection with GSK-3β-DN in promoting vIL-6 induced microtubule formation (3.42 vs 2.51,t =3.67,P＜0.01) and angiogenesis (6.25 vs 3.97,t=4.06,P＜0.01).In contrast,the activity of GSK-3β was significantly increased and these functions of HIV-1 Nef protein mentioned above were inhibited by transfection with GSK-3β-S9A (0.62 vs2.51,t=8.48,P＜0.01; 0.39 vs 3.97,t=8.59,P＜0.01).The results of Western blot showed that with the elevated level of,β-catenin (in cells:3.53 vs 2.07,t=6.60,P＜0.05; in tissues:2.76 vs 1.74,t=17.40,P＜0.01) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF,in cells:2.68 vs 1.87,t=4.28,P＜0.01; in tissues:2.20 vs 1.39,t=7.08,P＜0.01) were increased in the GSK-3β-DN transfected cells or tissues,while the opposite results were achieved in the GSK-3β-S9A-transfected cells (GSK-3β phosphorylation:0.50 vs 1.47,t=7.33,P＜0.01; β-catenin:1.05 vs 2.62,t=29.50,P＜0.01; VEGF:0.74 vs 2.16,t=20.95,P＜0.01) or tissues (GSK-3β phosphorylation:0.35 vs 1.97,t=10.72,P＜0.01; β-catenin:0.79 vs 1.77,t=5.72,P＜0.01; VEGF:0.43 vs 1.65,t=11.89,P＜ 0.01).Conclusion GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling pathway is involved in vIL-6-induced angiogenesis promoted by HIV-1 Nef protein,which would be valuable for the therapy of Kaposi's sarcoma,an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,as a potential molecular target.

The characteristics of hantanvirus Hunan03 strain S gene and the nucleoprotein structure prediction / 中华微生物学和免疫学杂志

Objective To analyze the conding region of hantanvirus S gene and predict the structure of nucleoprotein for diagnostic antigen study.Methods RT-PCR was used to amplify the S gene of hantanvirus Hunan03 strain after designing specific primers.The amplification product was cloned into pGM-T vector and then the recombinant vector was transformed into E.coli TOP10,gene sequencing was carried out after blue-white selection and PCR screening for positive clones.The database of NCBI and Swiss-Prot/TrEMBL were used to predict and analyze the structure,biological characteristics and protein structures of S gene.Results The amplification product was about 1290 bp,the pGM-T/S vector was constructed and successfully sequenced,the whole length of the open reading frame (ORF) was composed of 1290 nucleotide residues,among them the GC content was 44.11％ and the AT content was 55.89％,it was composed of 429 amino acids (20 kinds),the accession number of the sequence submitted to GenBank was JN712306,its homology of nucleotides to the 76-118 strain was 83％ and the homology of amino acids was 98％,ten nonspecific variation sites were found.The grand average of hydropathicity was-0.405.There were three transmembrane domains and four non transmembrane domains in the secondary structure of nucleoprotein including 55％ of helix structure,6.1％ of sheet structure and 38.9％ of loop structure.Conclusion The bioinformatics analysis of Hunan03 strain S gene might be important for provide the substructure data to reveal the significance of S gene characteristics on hemorrhagic fever renal syndrome (HFRS) prevention and control.

Preliminary study on the regulation of KSHV latent infection by HIV-1 Vpr medicated by the recombinant lentivirus / 中华微生物学和免疫学杂志

Objective To package the recombinant lentivirus containing HIV-1 Vpr gene and detect the effect of Vpr protein expression on the latent infection and lyric replication of KSHV.Methods The fragment of Vpr gene from expression plasmid pCI-neo-Vpr was cloned into the lentivirus vector pHAGE-CMV-MCS-IzsGreen,then the recombinant plasmid pHAGE-Vpr,package vector psPAX2 and envelope vector pMD2.G were cotransfected into 293T cells.GFP expression was observed by fluorescent microscopy.Culture media of 293T cells were harvested and filtered through 0.45 μm filter.After 293T cells were infected by a series of diluted lentivirus,the virus titer was checked by observing GFP expression.Vpr mRNA transcripts in 293T cells were detected by RT-PCR.Then BCBL-1 cells were infected by the recombinant lentivirus with 1 MOI,GFP expression was observed by fluorescent microscopy,and the mRNA transcripts and protein expression of Vpr in BCBL-1 cells were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.Meanwhile,the mRNA transcripts and protein expression of KSHV lytic cycle gene Rta were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot,respectively.Results The recombinant lentivirus carrying HIV-1 Vpr was packaged successfully with the virus titer of 4 × 107 TU/ml.After infected with lentivirus,BCBL-1 cells could express GFP,and the exact band of Vpr was detectable by RT-PCR and Western blot.Moreover,the expression of KSHV Rta mRNA and protein were downregulated by Vpr protein.Conclusion Overexpression of HIV-1 Vpr mediated by the recombinant lentivirus could inhibit KSHV lytic replication and enhance KSHV latent infection.

Biomechanical study of the influence of different degrees of pubic symphysis diastasis on stress distribution of the posterior pelvic ring / 中华创伤杂志

Objective To evaluate the effect of different degrees of pubic symphysis diastasis on the stress distribution of posterior pelvic ring. Methods Eight embalmed pelvis and articulated proximal 1/3 of the femurs were harvested for this study. The samples were positioned as both legs standing straight and loaded to 600 N on the on the CSS-44020 biomechanical machine. The strain gages were adhered to 38 sites distributed symmetrically on the two sides of sacroiliac joint, anterior sacrum and posterior ilium. The strain gages were connected to WS3811 digital strainometer to record strain changes of the intact pelvic ring and at 1,2, 2.5 cm of pubic symphysis diastasis. Results Elastic changes occurred in the cortical bone of the pelvis under 600 N load. The symmetrical sites had similar strain changes without significant difference in the intact pelvic ring and at 1,2, 2.5 cm of pubic symphysis diastasis ( P ＞0.05 ). The sites with more strain changes were distributed on the iliofemoral arch in the intact pelvis.The strain changes were increased significantly frona the posterolateral sites to the iliofemoral arch. But the strain changes on the iliofemoral arch were decreased significantly during pubic symphysis diastasis.Conclusion The conduction of vertical load runs along the sacrofemoral arch in the intact pelvic ring and redistributes posterolaterally during pubic symphysis diastasis.

The Biology of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus and the Infection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus / 中国病毒学·英文版

Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV),also known as human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8),is discovered in 1994 from Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) lesion of an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)patient.In addition to its association with KS,KSHV has also been implicated as the causative agent of two other AIDS-associated malignancies:primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) and multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD).KSHV is a complex DNA virus that not only has the ability to promote cellular growth and survival for tumor development,but also can provoke deregulated angiogenesis,inflammation,and modulate the patient's immune system in favor of tumor growth.As KSHV is a necessary but not sufficient etiological factor for KS,human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a very important cofactor.Here we review the basic information about the biology of KSHV,development of pathogenesis and interaction between KSHV and HIV.