Present Situation and Development and Utilization Suggestions for TCM Resources in Changshou District of Chongqing / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To investigate TCM resources in Changshou District of Chongqing based on the fourth national census of TCM resources; To provide theoretical references for the protection and exploitation of TCM resources. Methods Sample-plot survey, line survey and interview survey were used in this study. Results Totally 142 families, 482 genera and 639 species (including subspecies and varieties) were collected from the general survey of TCM resources in this region. There were a total of 575 species of medicinal plants, including 456 kinds of ordinary medicinal plants and 119 species of national key medicinal plant which were recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 Edition). But there was no department leader of the Chinese medicine industry and TCM cultivation was almost blank. Nowadays there was no TCM processing enterprise, and the quality could not be controlled. The continual increase of production cost restricted the development of TCM industry. Conclusion TCM resources in Changshou District of Chongqing are abundant, while the TCM industry is almost blank. The support and guidance from government are needed to develop TCM industry in this area.

Surface display of lead-binding protein PbrR on Escherichia coli and preliminary study of intestinal ;colonization by the recombinant bacteria / 中华微生物学和免疫学杂志

Objective To construct a recombinant Escherichia coli ( E. coli) with surface-dis-played lead specific binding protein PbrR and to further study intestinal colonization by the recombinant bac-teria in mice and gastrointestinal tolerance of the bacterial surface-displayed PbrR. Methods Chimeric pro-tein Lpp-OmpA coding sequence was chemically synthesized and inserted into the expression vector pET-21a to construct the outer membrane display vector pLOA. PbrR coding sequence was also obtained by chemical-ly synthesis and inserted into pLOA to generate the outer membrane display plasmid pLOA-pbrr. E. coli BL21 (DE3)pLysS was transformed with pLOA-pbrr and induced by IPTG. The expressed recombinant proteins were analyzed by 15% SDS-PAGE and Western blot assay. Lead adsorption capacity of the cell surface-dis-played PbrR in the simulated intestinal juice and tolerance of the recombinant E. coli to simulated gastric juice were analyzed, respectively. KM mice were orally given the induced recombinant bacteria by gastric lavage for 7 consecutive days and then were continually fed until day 30. The contents of recombinant bacte-ria in stool samples were detected by dilution plate method on day 7, 15 and 30. The recombinant protein with His tag was detected by immunoblotting on day 7 and 15. Results Based on Lpp-OmpA, the PbrR outer membrane display vector was successfully constructed. The recombinant fusion protein Lpp-OmpA-PbrR-His tag was highly expressed in E. coli. The recombinant E. coli strains displaying PbrR on their outer membrane accumulated a significant level of Pb2+ in simulated intestinal juice. Moreover, those strains showed a tolerance to gastric acid in vitro and could colonize in the intestinal tracts of mice via oral infection. The surface-displayed recombinant fusion protein showed a better tolerance to the environment of digestive tract. Conclusion The recombinant E. coli strain displaying PbrR on its surface showed a stronger capabili-ty of lead accumulation from simulated intestinal environment and could colonize in the intestinal tracts of mice. The surface-displayed recombinant PbrR also showed a good tolerance to digestive juice. This study paved the way for further researches on the selective elimination of lead by biosorption based on animal mod-els.

Study on microtiter plate kinetic method to detection ALT / 国际检验医学杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical application of ALT detection based on microtiter plate kinetic method in the au‐tomatic enzyme immunoassay system .Methods By beference to the IFCC recommended kinetic method ,microtiter plate kinetic method was established in the automatic enzyme immunoassay system of ALT detection .The linear ,intro‐batch and inter‐batch du‐plicability of the method were evaluated .ALT test results of 823 samples with microtiter plate kinetic method and automatic bio‐chemistry analyzer method were compared .Results Microtiter plate kinetic method had good linearity where ALT activity <303 U/L ,the intra batch and inter batch variation coefficients < 1/5TEa .The detection results of the clinical samples were correlated with the biochemical analyzer .Conclusion Microtiter plate kinetic method to detection ALT in the automatic enzyme immunoassay system is an ideal method for simultaneous detection of ALT and ELISA in large batch samples ,which is worth popularizing .

Risk factors for Type 1 cardio-renal syndrome after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction / 中南大学学报(医学版)

Objective: To explore the risk factors for Type 1 cardio-renal syndrome (CRS1) atfer ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods: A total of 378 patients with STEMI were divided into two groups: a CRS1 group (n=98) and a non-CRS1 group (n=280). Clinical characteristics in the 2 groups were compared, and independent risk factors for CRS1 after STEMI were analyzed, and the effect of emergency Results: In the 378 STEMI patients, CRS1 was found in 98 patients (25.9%). Between the 2 groups, there was significant difference in 12 parameters, including age, history of diabetes, admission mean arterial pressure, admission systolic blood pressure, admission heart rate, Killip classification, left ventricular ejection fraction, baseline serum creatinine, baseline evaluated glomerular ifltration rate (eGFR), emergency PCI, β-blockers and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin, receptor antagonist (ACEI/ARB) application (allP0.05). Conclusion: CRS1 is a common complication of STEMI, which is associated with many factors. Immediate revascularization can reduce the incidence of CRS1 in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Clinical application of lower cross-lip flap in treatment of upper lip defect / 中华医学美学美容杂志

Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of the upper lip defect with lower cross-lip flap (Abbe-Estlander flap).Methods A total of 68 cases of upper lip defect underwent the reconstruction with cross-lip flaps.We applied Abbe flap in upper lip defect in the center,and Estlander flap in lateral upper lip defect.This method was a two-stage procedure:the first stage was to rotate flap 180 degrees into the upper lip defect and to suture with the created defect of the upper lip,with careful maintenance of blood supply from the pedicle; the second was to undertake the division of bridged pedicle and paid more attention to creation of the vermilion border.Results The flaps survived in all cases.Evaluation from 3 to 12 months after the operation showed that the shape of lips were obviously repaired with excellent aesthetic and functional results.Conclusions Abbe-Estlander flap could reconstruct anatomical features and function of the lip precisely.It seems that within certain limits (probably between one-third and one-half of total upper lip length),this flap appears to be the preferred method for upper lip reconstruction.

Clinical Significance of the detection of CA153,CA125,CEA and SF Serum Test in Breast Cancer / 中国基层医药

Objective To study the clinical significance of sernm CA153,CA125 and CEA test in breast cancer.Methods The levels of CA153,CA125,carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA)and ferritin were measured in 60 patients with breast cancer(breast cancer group),36 patients with benign breast diseases(benign breast diseases group)and 40 healthy people(control group)by chemiluminometry.The four indices were compared and analyzed for their complementary diagnostic value to breast cancer.Results The levels of CA153,CA125,CEA,SF[(52.8±21.3)u/ml,(44.2±20.1)ng/ml,(8.9±5.2)ng/ml,(350.5±113.8)ng/ml]in breast cancer group were significantly higher than that of benign breast disease group[(17.3±8.8)u/ml,(15.6±8.5)u/ml,(2.0±0.8)u/ml,(1220.7±46.91)ng/ml](t=2.671,t=2.684,t=2.898,t=2.844,P＜0.01);The levels of CA153,CA125,CEA and SF pretreatment in breast cancer group were significantly higher than that after treatment[(25.5±3.7)u/ml,(15.0±8.4)u/ml,(4.6±3.3)ng/ml,(98.5±58.6)ng/ml](t=2.210,t=2.165,t=2.224,t=2.234,P＜0.05);The positive rate of 53.3%in breast cancer group for CA153+CA125+CEA+SF were lower than that CA153(56.7%),CA125(58.3%),CEA(63.3%),SF(68.3%)(χ~2=2.52,χ~2=2.652,P＞0.05;χ~2=3.85,χ~2=3.90,χ~2=3.98,P＜0.05);joint determination of CA153+CEA+SF experimental efficient 89.0%higher than the other four groups of the joint determination,but had no signiflcanle(χ~2=2.78,χ~2=3.10,χ~2=2.99,χ~2=3.01,P＞0.05).Conclusion The positive rate may be increased by combining test of serum CA153,CA125,CEA and ferritin in breast cancer.Thus the combined test might be of high value for the early diagnosis,improving the therapeutic effect and prognosis of breast cancer.