[Fluorescence characteristics of different chlorophyll a concentration in Lake Taihu].

The spectral reflectance and water qualities of 27 stations were acquired in the lake Taihu during the months from May to August, 2008 when blue algal bloomed. Based on the fluorescence characteristics analysis of different chlorophyll a concentration, it was obvious that the position and height of fluorescence peak both have a positive correlation with chlorophyll a concentration, and the correlation coefficients between chlorophyll a concentration and position and half width of fluorescence peak are larger than those of the reference baseline and the normalized height of fluorescence. Estimating of chlorophyll a concentration in case 2 water using fluorescence characteristics is obviously better than the empirical algorithm based on blue to green ratio. Moreover, the common algorithm based on near infrared band to red band ratio is essentially consistent with the normalized height method.

[Study on refining process of Flos Chrysanthemi extract with macroporous resin].

OBJECTIVE: To determine the parameters of refining process of Flos Chrysanthemi extract with macroporous adsorption resin. METHODS: According to the chlorogenic acid and total flavonoids, to investigate the kind of macoroporous resin, the maximum quantity of physic liquor, and the type and quantity of elution solvent. Then combining with the retention rate of luteolin, to verify the parameters of the process. RESULTS: The maximum adsorption quantity of chlorogenic acid was 10.8 mg/g dry resin, and the elution solvent was 5-fold column volume of 80% alcohol; the purity of total flavonoids, chlorogenic acid and luteolin were 589.2%, 605.4%, 650.1%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The resin F can enrich the active components of Flos Chrysanthemi effectively.

Relationship of calcitonin gene-related peptide with disease progression and prognosis of patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has been implicated in multiple functions across many bioprocesses; however, whether CGRP is associated with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains poorly understood. In this study, 96 adult patients with TBI (enrolled from September 2015 to December 2016) were divided into a mild/moderate TBI group (36 males and 25 females, aged 38 ± 13 years) and severe TBI group (22 males and 13 females, aged 38 ± 11 years) according to Glasgow Coma Scale scores. In addition, 25 healthy individuals were selected as controls (15 males and 10 females, aged 39 ± 13 years). Radioimmunoassay was used to detect serum levels of CGRP and endothelin-1 at admission and at 12, 24, 48, 72 hours, and 7 days after admission. CGRP levels were remarkably lower, but endothelin-1 levels were obviously higher in the severe TBI group compared with mild/moderate TBI and control groups. Levels of CGRP were remarkably lower, but endothelin-1 levels were obviously higher in deceased patients compared with patients who survived. Survival analysis and logistic regression showed that both CGRP and endothelin-1 levels were associated with patient mortality, with each serving as an independent risk factor for 6-month mortality of severe TBI patients. Moreover, TBI patients with lower serum CGRP levels had a higher risk of death. Thus, our retrospective analysis demonstrates the potential utility of CGRP as a new biomarker, monitoring method, and therapeutic target for TBI.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus non-genetic Rhesus monkey model induced by high fat and high sucrose diet.

To build an ideal animal model for studying the mechanism of occurrence, developing and treating of diabetes become a more important issue, facing with the fact that the big threat of diabetes to human health has been worsen. First, we used the normal control diets or the high-fat/high-sucrose diets to feed the adult rhesus monkeys and the macaques induced by the high-fat/high-sucrose diets in the high-fat/high-sucrose group and the type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) group developed the hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia at 6 months in accordance with the precious researches that reported that minipigs, rats and mice could develop hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperlipidemia and obesity after being induced with high-fat/high-carbohydrate diets. Second, the rhesus monkeys in T2DM group were injected STZ at a low dosage of 35 mg/kg BW to induce glucose persistent elevation which maintained pretty well after 12 months. Third, we took the assay of glucose tolerance test and insulin resistance index, assessed the changing tendency of serum resistin and analysed the pathological characteristics of the tissues like pancreas and liver by staining in different ways. The results indicate the rhesus monkeys in T2DM group have lots of clinical features of T2DM. The experimental non-genetic T2DM rhesus monkeys model not only contribute to simulating of clinical manifestations and pathological features of human T2DM, but also may be a good kind of model for research on the treatment of T2DM and for new drugs evaluation.