GPER-mediated,oestrogen-dependent visceral hypersensitivity in stressed rats is associated with mast cell tryptase and histamine expression

Visceral hypersensitivity (VH) is common in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and female patients are more likely to seek healthcare services for IBS-related abdominal pain. Oestrogen has been reported to mediate pain modulation via its receptor, and mast cells are known to participate in the development of visceral hypersensitivity. Our previous studies showed that the G-protein-coupled oestrogen receptor (GPER, also known as GPR30) was expressed by mast cells in human colonic tissues and was associated with IBS type and severity of visceral pain. However, whether GPER is involved in oestrogen-dependent visceral hypersensitivity via mast cell degranulation is still unknown. Rats were subjected to wrap partial restraint stress to induce visceral hypersensitivity and were ovariectomized (OVX) to eliminate the effects of oestrogen on visceral hypersensitivity. OVX rats were treated with oestrogen, an oestrogen receptor α and β antagonist (ICI 182.780), a GPER antagonist (G15) or a GPER agonist (G1), to evaluate the effects of oestrogen via its receptor. The colorectal distention test was performed to assess visceral sensitivity. Immunofluorescence studies were performed to evaluate GPER and mast cell tryptase co-expression. Mast cell number with degranulation was detected by specific staining. Mast cell tryptase expression in rat colon was also investigated by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. Substance P and histamine expression were examined by ELISA. GPER was expressed by the majority of tryptase-positive mast cells in the colonic mucosa. Stressed rats showed increased visceral sensitivity, increased mast cell degranulation, mast cell tryptase expression, and increased colon histamine levels. Ovariectomy reduced stress-induced VH in female rats and decreased mast cell degranulation, mast cell tryptase expression, and histamine levels, whereas oestrogen replacement reversed these effects. In OVX rats, the GPER antagonist G15 counteracted the enhancing effects of oestrogen on stress-induced VH, mast cell degranulation, mast cell tryptase, and histamine expression, whereas VH was preserved after treatment with ICI 182.780. On the other hand, pretreatment with the selective GPER agonist G1 at doses between 1 and 20 μg/kg significantly increased VH, mast cell tryptase, and histamine expression in OVX-stressed rats, mimicking the effects of oestrogen. GPER plays a pivotal role in the regulation of mast cell degranulation, mast cell tryptase expression, and histamine levels and contributes to the development of colonic hypersensitivity in a female rat model of IBS.     

黄芪活血功效及现代药理学研究进展

黄芪始载于《神农本草经》,有补气升阳、益卫固表,利水消肿,托毒生肌之效。被誉为补气健脾之要药,临床上常用于气虚乏力、脾虚泄泻等疾病,已为医者所熟知。近年来,研究学者围绕其补气、健脾、利水功效机制已有较全面的认识。然陶弘景在《本草经集注》首载黄芪"逐五脏间恶血",表明本品兼有活血作用。目前,对于本品活血作用机制阐释,中医常基于"补气活血""气行血行"理论进行论证,但并不等同于本品无活血作用。通过梳理历代本草文献中对黄芪的记载,发现其活血作用应用广泛。综合传统方剂与现代方剂中有关其活血作用的应用,本品在方中行活血通络、活血利水、活血扶正作用,尤能体现其活血作用。且现代药理学研究在有关瘀血病理指标的分子机制中,黄芪有很好的调控作用,表明黄芪有活血作用,但未深入探究,存在研究价值。该文从历代文献对黄芪活血功效的论述、黄芪活血作用的临床应用及现代药理学研究深入探讨其活血作用机制,以期扩展黄芪的临床应用范围,为临床治疗提供理论指导。     

理冲汤加减联合TC 方案治疗晚期卵巢癌临床研究

目的:观察理冲汤加减联合紫杉醇+卡铂(TC)方案治疗晚期卵巢癌的临床疗效及对患者血液流变学指标、免疫功能及肿瘤标志物水平的影响。方法:选取96例卵巢癌晚期患者,按随机数字表法分为对照组和观察组各48例。对照组给予TC方案治疗,观察组在对照组基础上给予理冲汤加减治疗,21 d为1个疗程,2组均治疗2个疗程。统计2组治疗前后的中医证候积分及治疗期间不良反应发生情况,检测血液流变学指标、T细胞亚群及肿瘤标志物水平,对比2组临床疗效。结果:治疗后,2组少腹包块、腹胀痛、面色无华及形体消瘦积分均较治疗前降低(P0.05),观察组上述4项中医证候积分均低于对照组(P0.05)。观察组疾病控制率77.08%,高于对照组的56.25%(P0.05)。观察组治疗有效率54.17%,对照组治疗有效率41.67%,2组比较,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后,2组血液流变学指标(全血黏度高切、全血黏度中切、全血黏度低切、血浆黏度)水平均较治疗前降低(P0.05),观察组上述4项血液流变学指标水平均低于对照组(P0.05)。治疗后,观察组CD3+、CD4+、CD4+/CD8+水平均高于对照组(P0.05),CD8+水平低于对照组(P0.05)。治疗后,2组糖类抗原125 (CA125)、糖类抗原19-9 (CA19-9)、甲胎蛋白(AFP)含量均较治疗前降低(P0.05),观察组CA125、CA19-9、AFP含量均低于对照组(P0.05)。观察组白细胞减少发生率6.25%,低于对照组的27.08%(P0.05)。2组贫血、血小板减少、恶心呕吐、腹泻发生率比较,差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:理冲汤加减联合TC方案治疗晚期卵巢癌,可以有效改善患者的临床症状、血液流变学指标、免疫功能,降低肿瘤标志物水平,减少化疗产生的不良反应。     

新型冠状病毒肺炎与传染性非典型肺炎的流行病学特征分析

新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)与非典型肺炎(严重急性呼吸综合征,SARS)均是由冠状病毒引起的严重的传染性疾病,二者的发病原因至今仍不清楚且目前均无特效的治疗药物。因此,了解COVID-19与SARS的流行病学及病理病原学特征对其预防和治疗就显得尤为重要。本文通过回顾文献,并结合国内外的最新研究现状,从病原学、三间分布和病理学等方面对COVID-19与SARS两种疾病进行了探讨。结果 显示,两种传染病在临床特征上存在很多相同点,但在疾病进程、严重程度和影像学上存在一定差异,COVID-19的传染比SARS更强,但其病死率低于SARS,并且两者的病理改变也有所不同。本文还通过对比SARS流行时的经验与教训,梳理了此次COVID-19疫情期间疾病防控存在的漏洞与不足,以及针对现阶段存在的问题提出建议,从而为两种疾病的预防、治疗及发病机制研究提供一定的科学依据。     

工作坊在护理本科实习生儿科静脉留置针培训中的应用研究

目的　探讨工作坊在护理本科实习生儿科静脉留置针培训中的应用效果。方法　随机将214名护理本科实习生分为观察组（n=106）和对照组（n=108）。观察组采用工作坊教学模式，对照组采用传统教学模式。分别在培训前和培训后进行护理临床决策意识量表（clinical decision making in nursing scale，CDMNS）和一般自我效能感量表（general self-efficacy scale，GSES）的填写及理论考核，并在培训后进行操作考核。采用SPSS 19.0进行t检验和U检验。结果　观察组一般自我效能感评分、理论成绩和操作成绩均高于对照组，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）；护理临床决策意识评分高于对照组，但差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。结论 在护理本科实习生儿科静脉留置针培训中采用工作坊教学模式可提高学生自我效能感、理论成绩和操作成绩，从而提升教学质量。