Identification and Expression Analysis of AP2/ERF Family in Stress Responses of Pinellia ternata Based on Transcriptome Data / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ObjectiveTo identify the functions of the AP2/ERF family members in Pinellia ternata and promote the genetic improvement of P. ternata varieties. MethodWe identified and conducted a systematic bioinformatics analysis of the AP2/ERF family member genes in P. ternata based on the three generations of transcriptome data. Real-time polymerase Chain reaction　（Real-time） PCR was employed to determine the expression pattern of AP2/ERF genes in different tissues and under different stress conditions. ResultA total of eight full-length AP2/ERF family members were identified from the transcriptome data， which were classified into three sub-gene families： AP2， ERF， and DREB. The deduced AP2/ERF proteins in P. ternata had the length of 251-512 aa， the theoretical pI of 5.29-11.72， the instability index of 45.90-82.41， subcellular localization in the nucleus， and conserved domains and motifs. AP2/ERF genes were expressed in different tissues of P. ternata， with high expression levels in the leaf. The stress response experiments showed that PtERF1 mainly responded to NaCl stress. The expression of PtERF2 and PtERF4 was significantly up-regulated under low temperature and polyethylene glycol （PEG）-simulated stress. PtERF3 responded to both low temperature and NaCl stress. The expression of PtERF5 was induced by high temperature， low temperature， NaCl and PEG stress. The expression of PtERF7 was up-regulated under high temperature， while that of PtERF8 under low temperature. ConclusionThe AP2/ERF genes in P. ternata can respond to stress and have the potential functions of regulating photosynthesis and improving root stress resistance.

Clinical application of diclofenac sodium in the treatment of gynecological hysteroscopy / 中国基层医药

Objective@#To investigate the clinical significance of scheduled diclofenac sodium in gynecological hysteroscopic surgery.@*Methods@#A total of 125 patients undergoing hysteroscopic surgery were divided into observation group(64 cases) and control group(61 cases) according to the operation date.The observation group received diclofenac sodium(50mg) 30min before operation and after operation.The control group was anesthetized with propofol 2mg·kg-1·h-1.The pain at 1h and 2h postoperatively, the incidence of adverse reactions within 12h after operation, the time from operation to bed ambulation, anesthetic cost and comfort of patients were compared between the two groups.@*Results@#The pain scores of VAS in the observation group at 1h and 2h postoperatively were (3.23±1.75)points and (1.84±1.36)points, respectively, which were significantly lower than those in the control group[(5.07±1.73)points and (2.75±1.60)points, t=-5.875, -3.435, all P<0.05]. The incidence of nausea and vomiting in the observation group within 12h after operation was less than that in the control group(5 cases vs.27 cases)(χ2=12.175, P<0.05). The time spent on ambulation of the observation group[(11.17±2.18)min]was significantly shorter than that of the control group[(17.84±3.42)min](t=-12.933, P<0.05). The anesthetic cost of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (1.24 CNY vs.71.30 CNY, t=18.130, P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The diclofenac sodium plan anal preoperative analgesic effect in patients undergoing gynecological hysteroscopic surgery is better, so that out of bed activities ahead of time, can reduce the anesthesia costs, gynecological hysteroscopy can be used as the preferred method of anesthesia.

Effects of Chaihu Shugan San on Autonomic Behaviors and Spatial Learning- memory Abilities of Rats Treated with Stress for Different Time / 广州中医药大学学报

Objective To observe the effects of stress treatment for different time on autonomic behaviors and spatial learning-memory abilities of rats and to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of Chaihu Shugan San(CSS). Methods Seventy-five 8-week-old Wistar rats were randomly divided into blank control group, model control group, and low-, middle-, and high- dose CSS groups, 15 rats in each group. Chronic multi-stress model was set up. The rat body weight in various groups was measured. The autonomic behaviors of rats were observed by open field test, and the abilities of spatial learning-memory of rats were examined by Morris water maze test. Results (1)On modeling day 20, 30, the model control group had lighter body weight than the blank control group (P 0.05). (2)Open field test results showed as follows:Compared with the blank control group, the total distance and central-area distance were shortened (P 0.05). Conclusion The chronic stress may decrease the excitability, reduce autonomic behaviors, and injure spatial learning and memory abilities of rats, the effect being positively correlated with the modeling time. And CSS has an effect on improving the above indexes, in particular the middle-and high-dose of CSS.

Change of the level of copeptin in plasma and its sigificance in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage combined with stress ulcer / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To explore the change of copeptin in plasma and its significance in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage combined with stress ulcer.Methods Eighty patients with intracerebral hemorrhage were collected.Forty-nine patients of pure intracerebral hemorrhage and 31 patients of intracerebral hemorrhage combined with stress ulcer were included.Thirty healthy people were taken as controls.The level of copeptin in plasma was measured and compared in all subjects.Results The level of copeptin in plasma in patients with pure intracerebral hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage combined with stress ulcer was significantly higher than that in controls:(303.684 ± 68.691),(527.034 ± 74.111) ng/L vs.(121.460 ± 53.364) ng/L,and the level of copeptin in plasma in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage combined with stress ulcer was significantly higher than that in patients with pure intracerebral hemorrhage.The differences were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The level of copeptin in plasma in patients with pure intracerebral hemorrhage increases significantly,and it is much higher in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage combined with stress ulcer.

Comparison of different methods for isolating total RNA from bulblet of Fritillaria anhuiensis / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To optimize a simple and effective method for total RNA extraction from bulblet of Fritillaria anhuiensis.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Four methods, i. e. guanidine isothiocyanate, bentonite, modified SDS/phenol and the RNAiso plus, were used to extract total RNA from bulblet of F. anhuiensis. Then the results of the extraction were compared and analyzed by electrophoresis detection and RT-PCR verification.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The total RNA extracted by bentonite method were clear and no dispersion, the integrity of the RNA was well, and there was no obvious contamination with DNA and other impurities, was suitable for RT-PCR test.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The bentonite method is quick, economic, and efficient for total RNA extraction from bulblet of F. anhuiensis.</p>

Study on preservation of Fritillaria anhuiensis by vitrification in vitro / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish cryopreservation system of shoot-tips from Fritillaria anhuiensis.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Taking vitrification as system of cryopreservation, the shoot tips with length 2-3 mm were precultured in MS medium enriched with 0.4 mol x L(-1) sucrose for 3 d. They were treated for 20 min with 60% PVS2 at 25 degrees C, and then subjected to ice-cooled vitrification solution for 60 min and transferred to 2 mL cryotubes with fresh vitrification solution (PVS2) and plunged into liquid nitrogen. After rapid thawing in 40 degrees C water bath for 1 min, shoot-tips were expelled into MS medium containing 1.2 mol x L(-1) sucrose for 20 min. Further recovery and growth took place on regeneration medium in the dark at 25 degrees C for 2 weeks, and then with light/dark cycle of 12/12 h. The genetic integrity of cryopreserved shoot-tips was identified through products of PCR with arbitrary primers.</p><p><b>RESULT AND CONCLUSION</b>The highest survival rates of shoot-tips reached 79.9% by vitrification, and the regeneration rates were 52.3%. No changes were found between treated materials and untreated materials in genomic DNA.</p>

Study on hydroxyproline tolerance of different cultivars of Chrysanthemum morifolium in vitro / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate hydroxyproline tolerance of Chrysanthemum morifolium plantlets included " Boju", "Huaiju", "Chuju", "Gongju" and "Hangju",and provide references basis for excellent cultivar and breeding of Ch. morifolium.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Plantlets in vitro from five kinds of Ch. morifolium were inoculated on medium added with different concentrations of hydroxyproline. Free proline in leaves from plantlets was determined, then the damage index and survival rate were compared.</p><p><b>RESULT AND CONCLUSION</b>The results showed that hydroxyproline tolerance of " Boju" and "Huaiju" were superior, the survival rates and free proline of them were higher, but the damage index was inferior. The hydroxyproline tolerance of "Hangju" was the worst, and the survival rate was minimum. The survival rate of "Chuju" and "Gongju" was between "Boju" and " Hangju", and the hydroxyproline tolerance of them was also medium.</p>

Effect of low temperature on cell synchronization division in suspension culture cells of Pinellia ternata / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effect of low temperature on cell synchronization division in suspension culture cells of Pinellia ternata, in order to find a proper condition for cell synchronization.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The loosened calli of P. ternata were used as materials. The effect of low temperature on cell synchronization division was studied and researched in suspension culture cells by the method of orthogonal experiment, the obtained experimental data was compared and analyzed through the analysis of range and analysis of variance.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>After the low temperature treatment, the cell division index was increased in various degrees, among the total results, when the temperature was set at 8 degrees C for 24 hours and then recovered for 36 hours, the effect was the best, the mitotic index was significantly increased to 11.3%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The low temperature could obviously influence the cell synchronization division in suspension culture cells of P. ternata, and the mitotic index was efficiently increased.</p>

CT image segmentation based on automatic adaptive minimal fuzzy entropy measure / 生物医学工程学杂志

In order to extract the anatomical feature of several tissues from CT image and solve the contradiction between the improvement of searching speed and the instability of results,we propose a method for image segmentation using auto adaptive minimal fuzzy entropy measure. Firstly, to find the optimal threshoding for segmenting image, the values of the exponent parameters of membership function of fuzzy subsets and the range of the searching thresholding values can be determined by using the iterative approach and the image histogram, and then the thresholding of minimizing the fuzzy entropy is implemented by searching all possible combinations of every thresholding in determinate searching range. The experiment results show that our proposed method facilitates good performance for CT image segmentation. The searching speed is quick, the segmented images show more details, and the results of many runs are steadier than those obtained by using genetic algorithm or simulated annealing algorithm.