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Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) causes severe disease in tomato and other Solanaceous crops around globe. To effectively study and manage this viral disease, researchers need new, sensitive, and high-throughput approaches for viral detection. In this study, we purified PepMV particles from the infected Nicotiana benthamiana plants and used virions to immunize BALB/c mice to prepare hybridomas secreting anti-PepMV monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). A panel of highly specific and sensitive murine mAbs (15B2, 8H6, 23D11, 20D9, 3A6, and 8E3) could be produced through cell fusion, antibody selection, and cell cloning. Using the mAbs as the detection antibodies, we established double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA), Dot-ELISA, and Tissue print-ELISA for detecting PepMV infection in tomato plants. Resulting data on sensitivity analysis assays showed that both DAS-ELISA and Dot-ELISA can efficiently monitor the virus in PepMV-infected tissue crude extracts when diluted at 1:1 310 720 and 1:20 480 (weight/volume ratio (w/v), g/mL), respectively. Among the three methods developed, the Tissue print-ELISA was found to be the most practical detection technique. Survey results from field samples by the established serological approaches were verified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and DNA sequencing, demonstrating all three serological methods are reliable and effective for monitoring PepMV. Anti-PepMV mAbs and the newly developed DAS-ELISA, Dot-ELISA, and Tissue print-ELISA can benefit PepMV detection and field epidemiological study, and management of this viral disease, which is already widespread in tomato plants in Yunnan Province of China.
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Animals , Female , Mice , Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology , China , Cloning, Molecular , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/methods , Hybridomas , Solanum lycopersicum/virology , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Plant Diseases/virology , Potexvirus/metabolism , Sensitivity and Specificity , NicotianaABSTRACT
Rice stripe virus (RSV) causes dramatic losses in rice production worldwide. In this study, two monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) 16E6 and 11C1 against RSV and a colloidal gold-based immunochromatographic strip were developed for specific, sensitive, and rapid detection of RSV in rice plant and planthopper samples. The MAb 16E6 was conjugated with colloidal gold and the MAb 11C1 was coated on the test line of the nitrocellulose membrane of the test strip. The specificity of the test strip was confirmed by a positive reaction to RSV-infected rice plants and small brown planthopper (SBPH), and negative reactions to five other rice viruses, healthy rice plants, four other vectors of five rice viruses, and non-viruliferous SBPH. Sensitivity analyses showed that the test strip could detect the virus in RSV-infected rice plant tissue crude extracts diluted to 1:20 480 (w/v, g/mL), and in individual viruliferous SBPH homogenate diluted to 1:2560 (individual SPBH/μL). The validity of the developed strip was further confirmed by tests using field-collected rice and SBPH samples. This newly developed test strip is a low-cost, fast, and easy-to-use tool for on-site detection of RSV infection during field epidemiological studies and paddy field surveys, and thus can benefit decision-making for RSV management in the field.
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Antibodies, Monoclonal/chemistry , China , Chromatography, Affinity/methods , Collodion/chemistry , Colloids/chemistry , Gold Colloid/chemistry , Materials Testing , Membranes, Artificial , Oryza/virology , Plant Diseases/virology , Reproducibility of Results , Sensitivity and Specificity , Species Specificity , Tenuivirus/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
Objective:With the increasing awareness of physical examination,the physical examination market met a great opportunity.Under the background of the government encouraging private capital to enter the medical market,it studied the business differences between physical examination in state-owned hospitals and private hospitals.Methods:Synthetically compare service capacity,business income and cost benefit of physical examination in state-owned hospital with that in private hospital were compared to study medical center's business advantages and disadvantages in different operation modes.Results:Physical examination in state-owned hospitals and private hospitals had their own advantages and disadvantages.Conclusion:Under the new situation,it needed to adhere to the public interest nature of physical examination in state-owned hospital,support the healthy development of physical examination in private hospitals,encourage state-owned hospitals and private hospitals to cooperate in physical examination,which had complementary advantages.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To find the signaling pathway of triptolide (TP)-induced liver injury and to reveal whether NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) plays an important role in cellular self-protection.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The L-02 and HepG2 cells were cultured and treated with various concentrations of TP. The cell viability was observed, and the cell medium was collected for detecting the aspartate aminotransferase (ALT), alanine aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and L-glutathione production (GSH) levels. Nrf2 and its downstream target NAD(P)H: quinine oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression, the nuclear translocation of Nrf2, and the binding ability of Nrf2 and antioxidant response element (ARE) were also identified. Meanwhile, shRNA was used to silence Nrf2 in L-02 cells to find out whether Nrf2 plays a protective role.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The viability of the L-02 and HepG2 cells treated with TP decreased in a doseand time-dependent manner, and TP (20-80 μg/mL) markedly induced the release of ALT, AST and LDH (P<0.05 or P<0.01), reduced the levels of SOD and GSH (P<0.01), and increased the intracellular reactive oxygen species. Meanwhile, TP augmented the Nrf2 expression in L-02 and HepG2 cells (P<0.05 or P<0.01), induced Nrf2 nuclear translocation, increased the Nrf2 ARE binding activity, and increased HO-1 and NQO1 expressions. Nrf2 knockdown revealed a more severe toxic effect of TP (P<0.05 or P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Human hepatic cells treated with TP induced oxidative stress, and led to cytotoxicity. Self-protection against TP-induced toxicity in human hepatic cells might be via Nrf2-ARE-NQO1 transcriptional pathway.</p>
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Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f. induced-hepatotoxicity was the main limitation for its usage in clinic. Qingluo Tongbi formulation showed obvious attenuation for hepatotoxicity in clinic and fundamental research in vivo. To explore the potential mechanism of the attenuation, we conducted a study on the plasma metabolomic profiles of T. wilfordii and Qingluo Tongbi formulation in rats by a sensitive gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) method. In plasma samples, a total of 72 compounds were analyzed by EI source MS, and were successfully identified by matching NIST database. The semi-quantification results were then calculated by OPLS-DA model with SIMCA-P 13.0 software. The three groups were clearly distinguished in OPLS-DA score plot. In addition, the observation values of Qingluo Tongbi formulation showed the obvious trend towards the control levels, suggesting the detoxicity effect of the formulation. Variation metabolites were further analyzed by VIP and One Way ANOVAs, and the results showed a significant increase in compounds of glycogenic amino acids, such as alanine, proline, serine and glutamine after the administration of T. wilfordii, indicated that the tissue proteins were decomposed and amino acids were leakage into blood. Qingluo Tongbi formulation could reverse the amino acids into normal level. On the contrary, the levels of glucose, lactic acid and hydroxy butyrate decrease, and the formulation can relieve the disorder in the levels of lactic acid, suggesting the regulation of the energy metabolism. Additionally, the level of branched chain amino acid was decreased, suggested the toxicity was induced, but the formulation cannot increase it into the normal levels. Nevertheless, all the above results suggested that the classical Qingluo Tongbi formulation displayed the liver protection effect by adjusting the amino acid levels and regulating the energy metabolism. Qingluo Tongbi formulation was developed based on traditional Chinese medicine theory "detoxicity compatibility", and contained Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen to nourish blood and absorb clots. Modern pharmacology suggested that its liver protection effect was correlated with the promotion of protein synthesis. Another important herb is Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch., which can regulate the energy metabolism. Both were consistent with the metabolomic results in this study, which explained the potential mechanism of "detoxicity compatibility" theory. Therefore, the currently developed metabolomic approach and the obtained results would be highly useful for the comprehensive toxicity studies for other herbal medicines and various complex deoxicity formulations.
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Haizao Yuhu decoction (HYD) is a formula that has been used for approximately 500 years and famous for its efficiency in treating thyroid-related diseases in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). HYD was first presented by Chen Shi-gong in a famous surgical monograph named Waike Zhengzong during the Ming Dynasty. We conducted the research to investigate the possible pharmacokinetic profile of different prescriptions of HYD in rats, in order to reveal the interactions of Haizao and Gancao drug pair with other herbs in HYD. Liquiritin, naringin, besperidin, peimine, peiminine liquiritigenin, glycyrrhizic acid, hergapten, nobiletin, osthole, glycyrrhetinic acid in blood samples were determined by UPLC-MS/MS. The result revealed tbat Haizao could enhance the peak concentration of glycyrrhizic acid. The other herbs in HYD may promote'the absorption of flavonoids in Gancao in normal rats, but inhibit the absorption of saponins and accelerate their metabolism. Gancao and Haizao drug pair could enhance the bioavailability of hesperidin, peimine, bergapten, nobiletin and osthole and prolong the elimination of peimine and naringin.
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Animals , Male , Rats , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Chemistry , Pharmacokinetics , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Mass Spectrometry , Plasma , Chemistry , Rats, WistarABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the mechanism underlying the inhibitory effect of Qingluo Tongbi Granule (, QTG) on osteoclast differentiation in rheumatoid arthritis in rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Fibroblast and monocyte co-culture were used to induce osteoclast differentiation in adjuvant-induced arthritic (AIA) rats. Serum containing QTG was prepared and added to the osteoclasts, and activation of the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6/mitogen-activated protein kinase/nuclear factor of activated T cells, cytoplasmic1 (TRAF6/MAPK/NFATc1) pathways was examined.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The induced osteoclasts were multinucleated and stained positive for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining. Serum containing QTG at 14.4, 7.2 or 3.6 g/kg inhibited the activation of TRAF6, extracellular regulated protein kinase (ERK)1/2, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 and decreased the percentage of cells with nuclear NFATc1 in a dose-dependent manner, the high and middle doses exhibited clear inhibitory activity (P<0.01 and P<0.05, respectively). After the addition of MAPK inhibitors, the NFATc1 expression showed no significant difference compared with the control group (P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Serum containing QTG could generally inhibit the TRAF6/MAPK pathways and possibly inhibit the NFATc1 pathway. In addition, QTG may regulate other signaling pathways that are related to osteoclast differentiation and maturation.</p>
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Animals , Male , Rats , Adjuvants, Immunologic , Arthritis, Experimental , Pathology , Cell Differentiation , Cells, Cultured , Coculture Techniques , Down-Regulation , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Pharmacology , Fibroblasts , Pathology , Monocytes , Pathology , Osteoclasts , Cell Biology , Physiology , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Synovial Membrane , PathologyABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To summarize Professor ZHOU Zhong-ying's academic ideas and clinical experiences in diagnosing and treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Totally 153 clinical case reports were recruited. Data mining techniques like frequencies, factor analysis, and association analysis were used in order to find out laws of syndrome, pathogenesis, treatment methods, formulae and medication.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>By statistical analyses, we found 14 main symptoms, 76 commonly used clinical drugs, 8 core prescriptions for RA, and the correlation between main pathogeneses and related drugs.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Results analyzed and summarized from mining his experiences in RA treatment were in line with clinical practice.</p>
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Humans , Antirheumatic Agents , Therapeutic Uses , Arthritis, Rheumatoid , Diagnosis , Drug Therapy , Therapeutics , Data Mining , Diagnosis, Differential , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Therapeutic Uses , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Methods , Phytotherapy , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the comprehensive measures for improving radical resection rate and safety of Bismuth-Corlette type III hilar cholangiocarcinoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 15 patients with Bismuth-Corlette type III hilar cholangiocarcinoma who performed radical resection from June 2009 to December 2011 was analyzed retrospectively. There were 11 male and 4 female patients, aged from 45 to 74 years (mean 59 years). The preoperative evaluation were conducted by using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), dual source spiral CT combined with IQQA-Liver CT Imaging Analysis System providing three-dimensional reconstruction of tumor, bile duct, hepatic artery and portal vein, which could help to chose the appropriate treatment modality. All patients were treated with selective hemi-hepatic vascular control of removal liver, hemi-hepatectomy combined with whole caudate lobe resection and regional lymphadenectomy. The merits of each evaluation methods and measures of surgical treatment were analyzed thoroughly.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The preoperative evaluation modalities including the dual source spiral CT combined with IQQA-Liver CT Imaging Analysis System could clearly show the involvement of bile duct, hepatic artery and portal vein invaded by the tumor. The satisfactory postoperative recovery could be achieved by the remnant liver volume of > 40% after the hemi-hepatectomy combined with whole caudate lobe resection through the selective preoperative biliary drainage and hemihepatic vascular control. The mean complication was transient aggravated liver dysfunction. There was no death reported during perioperative period in the group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The preoperative imaging evaluation modalities including MRCP, dual source spiral CT combined with IQQA-Liver CT Imaging Analysis System could do favor for the preoperative evaluation of invasion degree of hilar cholangiocarcinoma and the selection of appropriate surgical treatment. Hemi-hepatectomy combined with whole caudate lobe resection and regional lymphadenectomy could be an alternative management of Bismuth-Corlette type III hilar cholangiocarcinoma.</p>
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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Bile Duct Neoplasms , General Surgery , Cholangiocarcinoma , General Surgery , Follow-Up Studies , Hepatectomy , Methods , Prognosis , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the effect of drainage in cavities on preventing from grade B and C of the pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From June 2008 to June 2010, the medical team had performed the operations of digestive tract reconstruction by the same way in 68 cases with PD. There were 43 male and 25 female patients, with a mean age of (64 ± 3) years. The patients were simply randomly divided into drainage in cavities group (DC, n = 32) and conventional drainage group (CD, n = 36) according to the different drainage way. The methods of drainage in cavities were composed of three aspects which include drainage in main pancreatic duct, drainage around cholecystojejunostomy anastomosis and peripancreatic drainage. The clinical parameters of the two groups were collected. The characteristics of the drainage juice which include color, volume and amylase value in the two groups were compared. The incidence and severity grading of pancreatic fistula between the two groups were evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The average of amylase value and the peripancreatic drainage flow were (1401 ± 8) U/L and (49 ± 5) ml in the DC group. Their average in the CD group were (2160 ± 13) U/L and (76 ± 4) ml. There was significant statistical difference in the peripancreatic drainage flow between the two groups (t = 2.597, P = 0.031). The amylase values of the drainage juice between the two groups were of no statistical difference (P > 0.05). According to the definition of pancreatic fistula by an international study group, the incidence of pancreatic fistula in the DC group was 25.0% (8/32) and the CD group 30.5% (11/36) (P > 0.05). The proportion of grades B and C of pancreatic fistula in the DC group had statistical difference compared with one of the CD group (χ(2) = 4.797, P = 0.029).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Drainage in cavities could significantly decrease and the occurring ratio of grade B and C of pancreatic fistula after PD.</p>
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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Anastomosis, Surgical , Drainage , Methods , Pancreatic Fistula , Pancreaticoduodenectomy , Postoperative ComplicationsABSTRACT
Pathogenesis is the core of the theoretical system in Chinese medicine (CM). Pathogenesis research is the breakthrough of the innovation and development of CM theories. Proteomics and CM pathogenesis were amazingly similar in aspects of integrity, dynamics, space, and complexity. It is of great significance using proteomics methods in studying CM pathogenesis essence and evolution laws, exploring the mechanisms of classical prescriptions or recipes with therapeutic efficacy, and promoting the modernization of CM.
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Proteomics , ResearchABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the pharmacokinetics, distribution and excretion of m-THPC in rat models of liver cancer via orthotropic implantation using Walker-256.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>After an intravenous injection of m-THPC with 0.3 mg/kg, the concentrations of m-THPC in biological specimens were determined by a fluorescence method. The data obtained were processed with PK-GRAPH pharmacokinetic procedure.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The disposition of m-THPC in rat models of liver cancer Walker-256 was conformed to a two compartment model with T(1/2)α = 1.18 h, T(1/2)β = 22.57 h at the dose of 0.3 mg/kg.m-THPC was shown to be widely distributed to the various tissues. There was a highest drug accumulation in liver and liver cancer, and lowest in skin and muscle. Ratio of m-THPC concentration in the Walker-256 tumor compared to normal tissue reach the peak 24 h after m-THPC administration.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>m-THPC is distributed widely and eliminated at a rapid rate in Walker-256 rats. Twenty four hours after m-THPC administration may be the best time for photodynamic therapy of liver cancer.</p>
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Animals , Male , Rats , Liver Neoplasms, Experimental , Metabolism , Neoplasm Transplantation , Organophosphorus Compounds , Pharmacokinetics , Photosensitizing Agents , Pharmacokinetics , Rats, Wistar , Tissue DistributionABSTRACT
To study and summarize the academic thoughts of famous Chinese medicine doctors is the main pathway of developing Chinese medicine theories. It is of important significance in enriching and developing the Chinese medicine theories by combining traditional and modern research methods, merging multiple disciples to study the research inherit mode of famous academic thoughts. The major study links include: (1) To refine scientific hypotheses from huge amount of clinical case records; (2) To find the literature sources; (3) To embody the practice significance of the innovative theories by clinical studies; (4) To reveal the scientific connotation of Chinese medicine theories by experimental studies. We hope to reach the goal of innovating and developing Chinese medicine theories on the basis of inheritance by integrating clinical case records, tracing the literature sources, clinical and experimental studies.
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Biomedical Research , Medicine, Chinese TraditionalABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the possibility of adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) for wound healing by detecting cellular phenotype conversion of ADSCs into endothelial cells (ECs).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>ADSCs were isolated and cultured from adipose tissue derived from SD rats (n = 8), and maintained in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) in vitro. The marker antigen of P3 ADSCs was detected by analysis CD49d and CD106 antigens expression using flow cytometry, and the multipotential differentiation of P3 ADSCs were identified by specific medium inducing to differentiate into osteoblasts and adipocytes. And then, the ADSCs were cultured and induced for 3 days by condition culture medium (containing 30% superior of homogenating rat blood vessels in 10%FBS DMEM) as experimental group, and were cultured by 10% FBS DMEM as control group, and the expression of CD34 and von Willebrand factor (vWF) in ADSCs were analyzed by flow cytometry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Flow cytometry analysis showed that the expression of CD49d and CD106 in ADSCs were positive (98.32 ± 0.37)% and negative (1.67 ± 0.61)%, respectively. The multipotential differentiation experiment demonstrated that the cultured P3 ADSCs can be induced to differentiate into osteoblasts and adipocytes in vitro. The positive rate of CD34 and vWF were (77.14 ± 0.76)% and (75.46 ± 0.37)% in condition medium group, higher than (1.38 ± 0.31)% and (1.70 ± 0.23)% in 10% FBS DMEM control group, respectively (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The ADSCs can be induced to differentiated into ECs, suggesting that ADSCs have potential to take part in wound repair and angiogenesis.</p>
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Animals , Rats , Adipose Tissue , Cell Biology , Cell Culture Techniques , Cell Differentiation , Cell Transdifferentiation , Cells, Cultured , Endothelial Cells , Cell Biology , Endothelium, Vascular , Cell Biology , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Stem Cells , Cell BiologyABSTRACT
Begomoviruses are single-stranded DNA viruses and cause severe diseases in major crop plants worldwide. Based on current genome sequence analyses, we found that synonymous codon usage variations in the protein-coding genes of begomoviruses are mainly influenced by mutation bias. Base composition analysis suggested that the codon usage bias of AV1 and BV1 genes is significant and their expressions are high. Fourteen codons were determined as translational optimal ones according to the comparison of codon usage patterns between highly and lowly expressed genes. Interestingly the codon usages between begomoviruses from the Old and the New Worlds are apparently different, which supports the idea that the bipartite begomoviruses of the New World might originate from bipartite ones of the Old World, whereas the latter evolve from the Old World monopartite begomoviruses.
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Begomovirus , Genetics , Biological Evolution , Chromosome Mapping , Codon , Genetics , DNA Mutational Analysis , DNA, Viral , Genetics , Evolution, MolecularABSTRACT
The AtTOM1 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana had been shown to be essential for the efficient multiplication of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) in A. thaliana. In this study, we cloned an AtTOM1-like gene from Nicotiana benthamiana named as NbTOM1. Sequence alignment showed that NbTOM1 is closely related to AtTOM1 homologues of N. tabacum and Lycopersicon esculentum with 97.2% and 92.6% nucleotide sequence identities, respectively. Silencing of NbTOM1 by a modified viral satellite DNA-based vector resulted in complete inhibition of the multiplication of TMV in N. benthamiana. The result suggests that inhibition of NbTOM1 via RNA silencing is a potentially useful method for generating TMV-resistant plants.
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Arabidopsis Proteins , Genetics , Cloning, Molecular , Membrane Proteins , Genetics , Plant Proteins , Genetics , RNA Interference , RNA, Plant , RNA, Viral , Sequence Homology , Nicotiana , Metabolism , Virology , Tobacco Mosaic Virus , Physiology , Virus ReplicationABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the therapeutic effect and mechanism of Aitongping capsule (ATP) in treating cancerous pain.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty cancer patients were randomly divided into two groups, 30 patients in the treated group took ATP and 30 patients in the control group took diclofenac, 1 week of treatment was applied. The relevant clinical conditions of cancerous pain, the content of plasma beta-endorphin (beta-EP) and c-AMP, hemorheological index, improuement of life quality of patients, occurrence rate of adverse reaction were observed before and after treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate in the treated group and in the control group was 90.0 % and 83.3%, respectively, difference between them showed no significance. However, there were significant difference between the two groups in such aspects as the degree of pain relieving, the decrease of pain episodes, the shortening persistent time of pain and the initiation time of analgesic action and prolonged analgesic duration, the decrease of tenderness and percussion pain, the increase of plasma beta-EP content and the decrease of cAMP (P< 0.05 or P< 0.01). The evidences also showed that it was better in improving quality of life, ameliorating hemorheologic indexes and reducing incidence of adverse reaction in the treated group than in the control group (P <0.05 or P <0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>ATP has affirmative effect on cancerous pain, its analgesic effect may be associated with the increasing of plasma beta-EP content, decreasing of cAMP level and ameliorating of hemorheologic indexes.</p>
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Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Capsules , Cyclic AMP , Blood , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Therapeutic Uses , Liver Neoplasms , Blood , Lung Neoplasms , Blood , Pain , Drug Therapy , Phytotherapy , Quality of Life , beta-Endorphin , BloodABSTRACT
DNA chip technology, being a new high-technology, shows its vigorous life and rapid growth. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) is the most common diversity in the human genome. It provides suitable genetic markers which play a key role in disease linkage study, pharmacogenomics, forensic medicine, population evolution and immigration study. Their advantage such as being analyzed with DNA chips technology, is predicted to play an important role in the field of forensic medicine, especially in paternity test and individual identification. This report mainly reviews the characteristics of DNA chip and SNPs, and their joint applications in the practice of forensic medicine.
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Humans , Forensic Medicine/methods , Genetic Markers/genetics , Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis , Paternity , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics , Sensitivity and SpecificityABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the secure resection margin (RM) of hepatectomy for primary liver cancer (PLC) with the coexistence of cirrhosis or hepatitis by studying the correlations of the resected liver parenchyma volume with postoperative liver function, complication and RM clinically.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The volume of tumor and the surrounding liver in resected liver specimen was measured and calculated in continuous 76 PLC patients prospectively, and the total liver parenchyma volume was measured and calculated using computed tomography (CT) images in former 40 patients. Under ideal circumstances, the surrounding liver volume, which would be resected theoretically, was calculated according to various sizes of tumors and RMs. The correlations of the resected liver volume or hepatic parenchyma-resected rate (HPRR) with postoperative liver function, complication and RM were analysed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The RM was (5 +/- 7) mm in 76 patients. The volume of the tumors and the surrounding liver in the specimens were (107 +/- 203) cm(3) and (153 +/- 120) cm(3), respectively. In 40 patients, the total nontumorous liver volume using CT images was (1079 +/- 179) cm(3), and HPRR was (14 +/- 9)%. There were statistically significant differences in HPRR (P < 0.05) between three groups with complication score 0, 1-2 and 3-6 points, the value of the first group were lower than that of the third group at the level P < 0.05. The significant factors affecting liver function and complication are HPRR, the size of operation, the time of hepatic portal occlusion and the resected liver volume (P < 0.05) apart from preoperative liver function.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>When hepatectomy was performed in PLC patients with preoperative liver function of Child A grade and the coexistence of cirrhosis or hepatitis, 30% HPRR was a lower limit for greatly increasing the chance of developing serious postoperative complications, while 20% HPRR was a safe upper limit for achieves quick postoperative recovery or developing only a few mild complications. When PLC patients without macroscopic tumor thrombi or macrosatellites undergo hepatectomy, 10 mm RM is enough to ensure sufficient liver function residue and achieve complete micrometastasis clearance in liver parenchyma surrounding the lesion if the diameter of a tumor is less than 10 cm and 6 mm RM is enough to ensure sufficient liver function residue and obtain 99% micrometastasis clearance if the diameter of a tumor is greater than 10 cm, while with macroscopic tumor thrombi or macrosatellites, 20 mm RM is enough to ensure sufficient liver function residue and achieve 99% micrometastasis clearance if the diameter of a tumor is less than 6 cm.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Hepatectomy , Methods , Hepatitis , Liver , Pathology , Liver Cirrhosis , Liver Neoplasms , Diagnostic Imaging , Pathology , General Surgery , Prospective Studies , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the distribution of fimA genotype of P. gingivalis in chronic periodontitis patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Subgingival plaque samples were collected from 101 chronic periodontitis patients. P. gingivalis was detected by both culture method and P. gingivalis 16S rRNA PCR. fimA type-specific primer were designed, and the distribution of fimA genotype of P. gingivalis in periodontitis patients were detected by PCR.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The detective ratio of P. gingivalis was 88.1%. Among them, a single fimA genotype was detected in most subgingival plaque samples (65.1%), and the distribution of five fimA genotypes among P. gingivalis positive patients was as follows: type I, 24.7%; type II, 43.8%; type III, 15.7%; type IV, 40.4%; type V, 3.4%; respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>P. gingivalis with various fimA genotypes were present in subgingival plaque samples from chronic periodontitis patients, and P. gingivalis with type II fimA and IV fimA were more predominant in chronic periodontitis patients, and they may be associated with the development of periodontitis.</p>