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Objective: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a common chronic liver disease that is harmful to human health. Moreover, there is currently no FDA-approved first-line drug for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or NAFLD. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is widely used to ameliorate liver diseases, such as the traditional ancient recipe called Three Flower Tea (TFT), which consists of double rose (Rosa rugosa), white chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium), and Daidaihua (Citrus aurantium). However, the mechanisms of the action of TFT are not clear. Therefore, this study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms of TFT against NAFLD in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced rats. Methods: This study utilized bioinformatics and network pharmacology to establish the active and potential ingredient-target networks of TFT. Furthermore, a protein–protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed, and enrichment analysis was performed to determine the key targets of TFT against NAFLD. Furthermore, an animal experiment was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect and confirm the key targets of TFT against NAFLD. Results: A total of 576 NAFLD-related genes were searched in GeneCards, and under the screening criteria of oral bioavailability (OB) ≥30% and drug-likeness (DL) ≥0.18, a total of 19 active ingredients and 210 targets were identified in TFT. Network pharmacology analysis suggested that 55 matching targets in PPIs were closely associated with roles for NAFLD treatment. Through the evaluation of network topology parameters, four key central genes, PPARγ, SREBP, AKT, and RELA, were identified. Furthermore, animal experiments indicated that TFT could reduce plasma lipid profiles, hepatic lipid profiles and hepatic fat accumulation, improve liver function, suppress inflammatory factors, and reduce oxidative stress. Through immunoblotting and immunofluorescence analysis, PPARγ, SREBP, AKT, and RELA were confirmed as targets of TFT in HFD-induced rats. Conclusion: In summary, our results indicate that TFT can prevent and treat NAFLD via multiple targets, including lipid accumulation, antioxidation, insulin sensitivity, and inflammation.
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Objective:To construct and evaluate a parotid mass malignancy risk model based on ultrasound image characteristics and clinical features of parotid masses.Methods:Ultrasound images and clinical features of 214 patients with parotid masses in the First People′s Hospital of Foshan were retrospectively collected from June 2018 to August 2020. The pathology results were taken as the golden standard. All the clinical features and ultrasound image features were first screened using regression analysis, and then the screened features were used to build a prediction model.Results:Malignant tumors of the parotid gland appeared on ultrasound as hypoechoic solid masses with or without abnormal cervicofacial lymph nodes with poorly defined borders and irregular morphology. Multifactorial analysis showed that facial nerve function, cervicofacial lymph node abnormalities, maximum diameter, morphology and borders of the mass were independent predictors of the risk of malignant parotid masses. A Nomogram prediction model was established using the above 5 indicators, and the results showed a concordance index(C-index) of 0.896 (95% CI=0.834-0.958) for Nomogram. The standard curve showed good agreement between the predictive effect of Nomogram and the actual situation of benign and malignant parotid swellings, with an internally validated C-index of 0.878. Conclusions:Ultrasound is of great value in identifying benign and malignant parotid tumors. The Nomogram model using ultrasound image features and clinical characteristics can assess the biocharacteristics of parotid masses, and the model shows high accuracy in predicting the risk of malignancy of parotid masses.
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A series of 2-(((5-akly/aryl-1-pyrazol-3-yl)methyl)thio)-5-alkyl-6-(cyclohexylmethyl)-pyrimidin-4(3)-ones were synthesized and their anti-HIV-1 activities were evaluated. Most of these compounds were highly active against wild-type (WT) HIV-1 strain (IIIB) with EC values in the range of 0.0038-0.4759 μmol/L. Among those compounds, had an EC value of 3.8 nmol/L and SI (selectivity index) of up to 25,468 indicating excellent activity against WT HIV-1. anti-HIV-1 activity and resistance profile studies suggested that compounds and displayed potential anti-HIV-1 activity against laboratory adapted strains and primary isolated strains including different subtypes and tropism strains (ECs range from 4.3 to 63.6 nmol/L and 18.9-219.3 nmol/L, respectively). On the other hand, it was observed that those two compounds were less effective with EC values of 2.77 and 4.87 μmol/L for HIV-1A (K103N + Y181C). The activity against reverse transcriptase (RT) was also evaluated for those compounds. Both and obtained sub-micromolar IC values showing their potential in RT inhibition. The pharmacokinetics examination in rats indicated that compound has acceptable pharmacokinetic properties and bioavailability. Preliminary structure-activity relationships and molecular modeling studies were also discussed.
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Objective@#To design a record sheet of the core control measures for multi-drug resistant bacteria in ICU and apply it to clinical practice.@*Methods@#Through consulting the guidelines and literature, we designed the ICU core control measures to execute the record sheet and applied the record sheet to patients with multiple resistant bacteria infection. The implementation rate of the core control measures of medical personnel before and after the use of the record sheet(the awareness rate of medical personnel, the awareness rate of nursing staff, the compliance rate of hand hygiene, the implementation rate of isolation medical orders, the implementation rate of isolation marks, the implementation rate of single room isolation or bedside isolation, and the exclusive implementation rate of items), qualified rate of surface disinfection of articles, qualified rate of use of antimicrobial agents and incidence of multi-drug resistant bacteria infection were compared.@*Results@#After implementing the record sheet using the ICU multi-drug resistant bacteria core control measures, the implementation rate of medical personnel's core control measures, the conformity rate of surface disinfection of articles and the acceptance rate of antimicrobial drug use were all improved, the difference was statistically significant (χ2=2.85-432.18, P<0.05 or 0.01); incidence of multi-drug resistant bacteria infection from 15.7%(112/713) to 6.8%(51/748), the difference is statistically significant (χ2=28.22, P<0.05) .@*Conclusions@#The implementation of ICU multi-drug resistant core control measures can improve the rate of implementation of multi-drug resistant core control measures, reduce the incidence of multi-drug resistant infections, and standardize the operation of medical personnel against multiple drug resistant bacteria. The application of ICU multi-drug-resistant core control measures to the management of nosocomial infections in patients with multiple drug-resistant bacteria will help improve the quality of care and ensure the safety of patients.
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Objective To design a record sheet of the core control measures for multi-drug resistant bacteria in ICU and apply it to clinical practice. Methods Through consulting the guidelines and literature, we designed the ICU core control measures to execute the record sheet and applied the record sheet to patients with multiple resistant bacteria infection. The implementation rate of the core control measures of medical personnel before and after the use of the record sheet(the awareness rate of medical personnel, the awareness rate of nursing staff, the compliance rate of hand hygiene, the implementation rate of isolation medical orders, the implementation rate of isolation marks, the implementation rate of single room isolation or bedside isolation, and the exclusive implementation rate of items), qualified rate of surface disinfection of articles, qualified rate of use of antimicrobial agents and incidence of multi-drug resistant bacteria infection were compared. Results After implementing the record sheet using the ICU multi-drug resistant bacteria core control measures, the implementation rate of medical personnel's core control measures, the conformity rate of surface disinfection of articles and the acceptance rate of antimicrobial drug use were all improved, the difference was statistically significant (χ2=2.85-432.18, P<0.05 or 0.01); incidence of multi-drug resistant bacteria infection from 15.7%(112/713) to 6.8% (51/748), the difference is statistically significant (χ2=28.22, P<0.05). Conclusions The implementation of ICU multi-drug resistant core control measures can improve the rate of implementation of multi-drug resistant core control measures, reduce the incidence of multi-drug resistant infections, and standardize the operation of medical personnel against multiple drug resistant bacteria. The application of ICU multi-drug-resistant core control measures to the management of nosocomial infections in patients with multiple drug-resistant bacteria will help improve the quality of care and ensure the safety of patients.
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At present, TCM treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) is based on the combination of disease differentiation and syndrome differentiation. Therefore, the establishment of IBS-D of liver stagnation and spleen deficiency syndrome combined with animal model as a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine innovation theory has become increasingly concerned about, and gradually become a new direction for the development of TCM experimental animal model. This article reviewed the research progress in IBS-D liver and spleen deficiency syndrome in recent years, discussed the establishment of IBS-D liver stagnation and spleen deficiency animal model and research ideas for the treatment of IBS-D, and provided references for mechanism research of TCM treatment for IBS-D and research and development of new medicine.
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Treatment by way of pasting TCM on acupoints has a long history and the clinical efficacy is determined. In this article, based on the concept of TCM wholism and meridian theory, the mechanism of acupoint pasting therapy was expounded from the aspects of medicine effects on local stimulation of the body, meridian conduction, medicine transdermal absorption. Combining with the research hot spots of modern medicine transdermal delivery system, metabolomics, and efficacy material, this article proposed a new study mode of systems biology of TCM.
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Objective To investigate the expression levels of MDR1 gene from azole resistant strains in vaginal Candidaalbi-cans.Methods 60 strains of Candida albicans from recurrent vagintis patients were collected and identified by CHROM agar from Aug.2011 to Aug.2012.The drug resistance was detected by disk diffusion method.According to the result of drug sensitivity test,the strains were diveded into four groups:sensitive group moderately susceptible or resistant to flucon-azole group moderately susceptible or resistant to detoconazole group and moderately susceptible or resistant to miconazole group.Each group was selected 12 strains randomly.The expression of the MDR1 gene in these 48 strains were detected by real-time RT-PCR and analysed the datas by t test statistics.Results There were 22 sensitive strains,26 strains of moder-ately susceptible or resistant to detoconazole,12 strains of moderately susceptible or resistant to fluconazole and 38 strains of moderately susceptible or resistant to miconazole in 60 strains of Candidaalbicans.The relative expression of MDR1 gene in sensitive group was 0.41±0.47,in moderately susceptible or resistant to detoconazole group fluconazole group and micon-azole group were 3.32±4.46,2.27±3.05 and 0.9±0.81 respectively.Compared with the sensitive group,t values of mod-erately susceptible or resistant to detoconazole group,fluconazole group and miconazole group were-2.177,-2.130 and-2.094.The expression level of MDR1 gene had no statistical significance between the sensitive strains and moderately sus-ceptible or resistant strains(P>0.05).Conclution The relationship between MDR1 expression and the resistance to azole agents in vaginal Candida albicans requires further study.
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It was recently shown that several new synthetic 2-alkylsulfanyl-6-benzyl-3, 4-dihydropyrimidin-4(3H)-one (S-DABO) derivatives demonstrated anti-HIV-1 activity. Three of the derivatives namely RZK-4, RZK-5 and RZK-6 were used in this study to explore their inhibitory effects on a variety of HIV strains. These compounds at a concentration of 200 microg mL(-1) almost completely inhibited the activity of recombinant HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. All of the three compounds reduced replication of HIV-1 laboratory-derived strains, low-passage clinical isolated strain, and the drug resistant strain. In particular RZK-6 showed potent activity against the HIV-1 drug resistant strain. In general, the antiviral activities are similar in magnitude to nevirapine (NVP), which is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor approved by FDA. The therapeutic indexes of these compounds were remarkable, ranging from 3704 to 38462 indicating extremely low cytotoxicity. These results suggest that the three S-DABO derivatives in this study have good potential for further development in anti-HIV-1 therapy. It may be particularly useful to target at the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors resistant HIV-1 strain.
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Objective To investigate the significance of tamoxifen in the combination chemotherapy of human multidrug-resistant bile duct carcinoma cell line (QBC939/ADM) and its mechanism. Methods The QBC939/AI)M was established, through exposure to gradually increased and the high and low alternated concentration of ADM persistently. The QBC939 and the QBC939/ADM were effected by single ADM, MMC, VDS or jointly with TAM. Drug sensitivity was measured by MTT. Growth cycle and apoptosis were performed by FCM. The level of their P-gp was detected by IHC. The content of ADM in the human cholangiocarcinoma cell line QBC939 was observed by FCM. Results The inhibitive rate of ADM, MMC, VDS to QBC939/ADM was rather lower than to QBC939. With the use of TAM, their chemotherapy effects were apparently enhanced and the apoptosis ratio increased comparably. The IHC results showed that the level of P-gp on the QBC939/ ADM was overexpressed, and the content of ADM in the QBC939/ADM group was much lower. Effected with the high content of TAM(10 μmol/L), the level of P-gp on the QBC939/ADM was decreased, with the content of ADM in the QBC939/ADM group increased comparably. TAM could both improve the chemotherapy effects of the two types of the cell, but the effect of the QBC939/ADM group was more apparent. Conclusion TAM can enhance the depressant effect of chemotherapy to both the two types of the cell, and increase the content of ADM in the QBC939/ADM group. TAM can be combined with the overexpressed P-gp.
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OBJECTIVE: To optimize the extraction technology of Huanggan decoction. METHODS: The extraction technology of Huanggan decoction was optimized by L9(33) orthogonal design with the concentration of alcohol, the amount of solvent and the extraction time as factors taking the contents of chlorogenic acid as indexes. RESULTS: The optimal extraction process was as follows: adding six and five-fold of 70% alcohol, extracting for 60 min and 45 min. CONCLUSION: The extraction technology has been proved to be reasonable, simple and feasible, and it provides theory evidence for production.
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【Objective】To observe therapeutic effect of Guishen Pill(GP) combined with acupuncture(AP) for male immune infertility(MII) and to investigate influence on acid phosphatase(ACP) in seminal plasma.【Methods】One hundred and five MII patients were equally randomized into three groups.Group A received GP combined AP,group B received GP and group C received prednisone.The therapeutic effect was evaluated in the three groups after treatment,and the changes of ACP were observed before and after treatment.【Results】The total effective rate was 91.43%,88.57% and 68.57%,and the cure rate was 45.71%,22.86% and 11.43% in groups A,B and C respectively.The difference of total effective rate was significant in groups A and B as compared with that in group C(P
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Objective To explore the effect of acupuncture combined with Guishen Decoction (GD) on serum antisperm antibody (ASAb) level of rat models with immunological infertility. Methods Active immunization was used to establish rat models with positive serum ASAb. Eighty SD rats were alloc ated to four group s: Group A (treated with acupuncture and GD), Group B( treated with GD), Group C (treated with acupuncture), Group D (model control group). GD is composed of Ra dix Re hmanniae Praeparata, Semen Cuscutae, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Rhizoma Dioscorae, Fructus Lycii, Ramulus Loranthi, etc.. Results The negative rate of serum A SAb in Group A was significant higher than that in Group B and Group C (P
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The main producing areas of Cistanche spp. in Neimongol, Ningxia, Gansu and Xingjiang were surveyed. Plant specimens and samples of 4 species and a new variety, named C. salsa var.albiflora P.F.Tu et Z.C.Lou, were collected and identified. Their distribution and abundance of resources are reported,and measures of exploiting and protecting comdined with sand-control are suggested.