General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University

5 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Observation of the Systolic Function of Isolated Right Atria from Guinea Pigs

Jiayuan Gu^*1, Zhengjun Zhang^*2, Jonnea Japhet Tibenda^*1, Lin Yan³, Yafei Zhu⁴, Qipeng Zhao^1,5,6

¹School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, ²Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, ³School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, ⁴College of Nursing, Ningxia Medical University, ⁵Key Laboratory of Ningxia Ethnomedicine Modernization, Ministry of Education Ningxia Medical University, ⁶Ningxia Regional Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Regional High Incidence Disease

The present protocol describes an efficient method for screening drugs that enhance myocardial contractility using isolated right atria from guinea pigs.

Medicine

Bioinformatics-based Analyses and B/Th Cell Epitope Prediction of Mugwort Pollen Allergen Art v 1 Protein

Jin Hu^*1,2,3, Xiangyu Zhou^*4, Yikun Cao^*4, Xiuli Cheng^*5, Na Li⁴, Bing Hua⁴, Hongwan Dang^1,3

¹School of Basic Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, ²Preparation Center, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, ³Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, ⁴Institute of Neurological Diseases, Shizuishan First People's Hospital, ⁵Department of Pharmacy, People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Here, we present a protocol to perform bioinformatics correlation analysis to predict the physicochemical properties, secondary structure, and B and T helper cell epitopes of mugwort pollen main allergen Art v 1 protein to provide a theoretical basis for the subsequent development of artemisia pollen allergic disease vaccine and disease treatment.

Neuroscience

Role of CD4 T Cell in Relapsing-Remitting Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

Jin Hu^*1,2, Xiangyu Zhou^*3, Yikun Cao^*3, Huili Tian^*4, Na Li³, Xiuli Cheng⁵, Xiaoying Yang⁶, Hongwan Dang^1,6

¹School of Basic Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, ²Preparation Center, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, ³Institute of Neurological Diseases, First People's Hospital of Shizuishan, ⁴Department of Neurology, Xianyang Hospital of Yan’an University, ⁵Department of Pharmacy, People’s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, ⁶Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University

An experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model in mice was employed to investigate the role of CD4 T cells in the initial and relapse of EAE from the perspective of the activation phase and immune effect function.

Medicine

Application of Separation Surgery Combined with Radiofrequency Ablation and Bone Cement Strengthening in Thoracolumbar Metastasis

Zongqiang Yang^*1,2, Long Ma^*1, Zhangui Gu^*1, Ningkui Niu², Jiandang Shi²

¹First Clinical Medical College, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, ²Department of Orthopedic, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University

This study investigates the efficacy of combining separation surgery with radiofrequency ablation and radiotherapy in treating thoracolumbar metastatic tumors.

Cancer Research

Clinical Factors Influencing the Radiation Dose of Circulating Immune Cells during Radiotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer

Jing Tang^*1, Wenyan Pan^*1, Ting Zhao¹, Yanyang Wang¹

¹Department of Radiotherapy, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University

Here, we present a protocol to evaluate the effects of radiation therapy on immune system lymphocytes in small cell lung cancer.