[Objectives]To observe the clinical effect of the lotus needle cupping therapy for removing blood stasis in Zhuang medicine in treating PHNand its influence on inflammatory factors.[Methods]96 patients with PHN were r...[Objectives]To observe the clinical effect of the lotus needle cupping therapy for removing blood stasis in Zhuang medicine in treating PHNand its influence on inflammatory factors.[Methods]96 patients with PHN were randomly divided into three groups:lotus nee-dle cupping therapy group,TCM surrounding acupuncture group and gabapentin group.Venous blood and acupoint blood were collected at 0,21 and 42 d of treatment,and the expression levels of 5-HT,SP and CGRPinflammatory mediators were detected before and after treatment.The changes of VAS scores before,during and after treatment and the clinical efficacy were observed.[Results]The total effective rate of the lotus needle cupping group was 87.50%,which was better than that of the TCM acupuncture group(81.25%)and the gabapentin group(62.50%);after treatment,the VAS scores and the expression of inflammatory mediators in the three groups of patients were lower than those before treatment,and the decrease was more significant in the treatment group(P<0.05).[Conclusions]The lotus needle cupping therapy for removing blood stasis in Zhuang medicine is effective in treating PHN,and its mechanism is to reduce the release of inflammatory media-tors,reduce hyperalgesia,relieve pain and improve the quality of life of patients.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the effects of lactoferrin(Lf)on hepatic pyroptosis(an inflammatory form of programmed cell death)in mice exposed to radiation.Methods:A total of thirty-six BALB/c male mice were randomly divi...Objective:To investigate the effects of lactoferrin(Lf)on hepatic pyroptosis(an inflammatory form of programmed cell death)in mice exposed to radiation.Methods:A total of thirty-six BALB/c male mice were randomly divided into four groups,namely the control group,5 Gy group,5 Gyþ2 mg Lf group,and 5 Gyþ4 mg Lf group.The mice were administered whole-body ionizing radiation using a PRIMUS accelerator,with a single dose of 5 Gy and an absorbed dose rate of 2.0 Gy/min at a source-skin distance of 100 cm.Lf solution was intraperitoneally injected into the mice 2 h before and per day after radiation.The mice were sacrificed 1,3,and 9 d after radiation,and their livers were used for histopathologic examination,immunohistochemistry analysis,and Western blot analysis for absent in melanoma 2(AIM2)inflammasome pathway.Results:Histopathologic examination showed the disorder of the hepatocellular structure and the accumulation of inflammatory cells after radiation.Lf intervention inhibited hepatocellular proliferation and decreased the infiltration of inflammatory cells.Immunohistochemistry analysis indicated that AIM2 overexpression was significantly attenuated by 4 mg of Lf(t=3.065,P<0.05)3 d after radiation and by 2 mg and 4 mg of Lf(t=4.032,t=2.786,P<0.05)9 d after radiation.Western blot analysis showed that Lf downregulated the hepatic overexpression of AIM2,apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase activation and recruitment domain(ASC),IL-1β,and IL-18.2 mg of Lf significantly downregulated the abovementioned protein expression 3 d(t=7.934,4.092,5.193,2.916,P<0.05)and 9 d after radiation(t=5.016,3.882,9.528,P<0.05 for AIM2,ASC,IL-1β).Conclusions:Lf intervention suppressed the hepatic pyroptosis in mice exposed to ionizing radiation by downregulating the protein expression of AIM2 inflammasome.展开更多
基金Supported by Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(2018GXNSFAA050141)Basic AbilityImprovement Project for Young and Middle-aged Teachers in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region(2019KY0336)Guangxi Famous Tradi-tional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Studio-Qin Zujie[GuiZhongYiYaoKeJiao-Fa(2021)No.6].
文摘[Objectives]To observe the clinical effect of the lotus needle cupping therapy for removing blood stasis in Zhuang medicine in treating PHNand its influence on inflammatory factors.[Methods]96 patients with PHN were randomly divided into three groups:lotus nee-dle cupping therapy group,TCM surrounding acupuncture group and gabapentin group.Venous blood and acupoint blood were collected at 0,21 and 42 d of treatment,and the expression levels of 5-HT,SP and CGRPinflammatory mediators were detected before and after treatment.The changes of VAS scores before,during and after treatment and the clinical efficacy were observed.[Results]The total effective rate of the lotus needle cupping group was 87.50%,which was better than that of the TCM acupuncture group(81.25%)and the gabapentin group(62.50%);after treatment,the VAS scores and the expression of inflammatory mediators in the three groups of patients were lower than those before treatment,and the decrease was more significant in the treatment group(P<0.05).[Conclusions]The lotus needle cupping therapy for removing blood stasis in Zhuang medicine is effective in treating PHN,and its mechanism is to reduce the release of inflammatory media-tors,reduce hyperalgesia,relieve pain and improve the quality of life of patients.
基金The study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82073482).
文摘Objective:To investigate the effects of lactoferrin(Lf)on hepatic pyroptosis(an inflammatory form of programmed cell death)in mice exposed to radiation.Methods:A total of thirty-six BALB/c male mice were randomly divided into four groups,namely the control group,5 Gy group,5 Gyþ2 mg Lf group,and 5 Gyþ4 mg Lf group.The mice were administered whole-body ionizing radiation using a PRIMUS accelerator,with a single dose of 5 Gy and an absorbed dose rate of 2.0 Gy/min at a source-skin distance of 100 cm.Lf solution was intraperitoneally injected into the mice 2 h before and per day after radiation.The mice were sacrificed 1,3,and 9 d after radiation,and their livers were used for histopathologic examination,immunohistochemistry analysis,and Western blot analysis for absent in melanoma 2(AIM2)inflammasome pathway.Results:Histopathologic examination showed the disorder of the hepatocellular structure and the accumulation of inflammatory cells after radiation.Lf intervention inhibited hepatocellular proliferation and decreased the infiltration of inflammatory cells.Immunohistochemistry analysis indicated that AIM2 overexpression was significantly attenuated by 4 mg of Lf(t=3.065,P<0.05)3 d after radiation and by 2 mg and 4 mg of Lf(t=4.032,t=2.786,P<0.05)9 d after radiation.Western blot analysis showed that Lf downregulated the hepatic overexpression of AIM2,apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase activation and recruitment domain(ASC),IL-1β,and IL-18.2 mg of Lf significantly downregulated the abovementioned protein expression 3 d(t=7.934,4.092,5.193,2.916,P<0.05)and 9 d after radiation(t=5.016,3.882,9.528,P<0.05 for AIM2,ASC,IL-1β).Conclusions:Lf intervention suppressed the hepatic pyroptosis in mice exposed to ionizing radiation by downregulating the protein expression of AIM2 inflammasome.
