Integrated Multi-omics Approach Reveals the Interaction of Brain-gut in D-galactose-induced Aging Model Mice / 中国生物化学与分子生物学报

Multiple organs are physiologically and pathologically interconnected during aging, and the brain plays a central role in this process. There is a direct two-way communication between the brain and the gut called “brain-gut interaction”, which is of great significance for the study of aging, and the molecular mechanism remains to be further studied. The aim of this study is to explore the mechanism of aging in the context of brain-gut interaction. The results of general physical signs of mice showed that the amount of exercise decreased, body weight and food intake decreased significantly in aged mice (P < 0. 001, P<0. 05). The thymus index of aged mice was significantly lower than that of normal mice (P< 0. 05), and the thymic pathological results showed that the thymic cortex of aging mice was thinner, the boundary between medulla and cortex was blurred, and the cells were loosely arranged. Metabolomics analysis revealed 317 differential metabolites in feces and 100 differential metabolites in hippocampus. The results of microbiome showed that Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were the dominant phyla of gut microbiota. Bacteroidetes showed an upward trend and Firmicutes showed a downward trend after aging. KEGG pathway results showed that 26 metabolic pathways were related to the study of aging, among which galactose metabolism, ABC transporter and purine metabolism were of great significance for the brain-gut interaction. The results of Spearman correlation analysis of the three groups showed that the types of metabolites involved were mainly lipids and lipid-like molecules and organic acids and derivatives, and the gut microbiota involved were mainly Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that the synergistic changes between brain and gut in aging mice were related to the mechanism of aging, which provided new insights into the mechanism of aging process.

Cloning and expression analysis of JrGI gene in walnut / 生物工程学报

GI (GIGANTEA) is one of the output key genes for circadian clock in the plant. The JrGI gene was cloned and its expression in different tissues was analyzed to facilitate the functional research of JrGI. RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) was used to clone JrGI gene in present study. This gene was then analyzed by bioinformatics, subcellular localization and gene expression. The coding sequence (CDS) full length of JrGI gene was 3 516 bp, encoding 1 171 amino acids with a molecular mass of 128.60 kDa and a theoretical isoelectric point of 6.13. It was a hydrophilic protein. Phylogenetic analysis showed that JrGI of 'Xinxin 2' was highly homologous to GI of Populus euphratica. The result of subcellular localization showed that JrGI protein was located in nucleus. The JrGI, JrCO and JrFT genes in female flower buds undifferentiated and early differentiated of 'Xinxin 2' were analyzed by RT-qPCR (real-time quantitative PCR). The results showed that the expression of JrGI, JrCO and JrFT genes were the highest on morphological differentiation, implying the temporal and special regulation of JrGI in the differential process of female flower buds of'Xinxin 2'. In addition, RT-qPCR analysis showed that JrGI gene was expressed in all tissues examined, whereas the expression level in leaves was the highest. It is suggested that JrGI gene plays a key role in the development of walnut leaves.

Mechanism of Proliferation and Apoptosis of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Cell Line NB4 Induced by TPA / 中国实验血液学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effect of phorbol-12-myristate-13-ace-tate (TPA) on the proliferation and apoptosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia cell line NB4 and its molecular mechanism.@*METHODS@#The effect of different concentrations of TPA on the proliferation of NB4 cells at different time points was detected by CCK-8 assay. The morphological changes of NB4 cells were observed by Wright-Giemsa staining. The cell cycle and apoptosis of NB4 cells after TPA treatment were detected by flow cytometry. The mRNA expressions of NB4 cells after TPA treatment were analyzed by high-throughput microarray analysis and real-time quantitative PCR. Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of CDKN1A, CDKN1B, CCND1, MYC, Bax, Bcl-2, c-Caspase 3, c-Caspase 9, PIK3R6, AKT and p-AKT.@*RESULTS@#Compared with the control group, TPA could inhibit the proliferation of NB4 cells, induce the cells to become mature granulocyte-monocyte differentiation, and also induce cell G1 phase arrest and apoptosis. Differentially expressed mRNAs were significantly enriched in PI3K/AKT pathway. TPA treatment could increase the mRNA levels of CCND1, CCNA1, and CDKN1A, while decrease the mRNA level of MYC. It could also up-regulate the protein levels of CDKN1A, CDKN1B, CCND1, Bax, c-Caspase 3, c-Caspase 9, and PIK3R6, while down-regulate MYC, Bcl-2, and p-AKT in NB4 cells.@*CONCLUSION@#TPA induces NB4 cell cycle arrest in G1 phase and promotes its apoptosis by regulating PIK3/AKT signaling pathway.

Predictors for prognosis of adult patients with acute traumatic shock / 中华创伤杂志

Objective:To analyze the predictive factors for prognosis of adult patients with acute traumatic shock.Methods:A retrospective cohort study was used to analyze the clinical data of 122 adult patients with acute traumatic shock treated in ICU of Second People′s Hospital of Liaocheng from July 2013 to September 2021. There were 90 males and 32 females with the age range of 18-83 years [(49.8±16.9)years]. Injury severity score (ISS) was 14-50 points [(28.6±6.3)points]. According to the prognosis, the patients were divided into good prognosis group ( n=48) and poor prognosis group ( n=74). The gender, age, and leukocyte count, neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, platelet count, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), D-dimer, lactic acid, ISS and shock index (SI) on emergency admission were compared between the two groups. Univariate stepwise regression analysis and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were used to screen the indicators affecting the prognosis of patients with acute traumatic shock. Predictive value of the indicators affecting patients′ prognosis were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity and optimal cut-off value were calculated. The indicators affecting the prognosis were analyzed by stratification analysis. Results:There was no significant difference between the two groups in gender, platelet count, D-dimer, ISS and SI (all P>0.05). The age, lymphocyte count and lactate level in poor prognosis group were higher than those in good prognosis group, while the leukocyte count, neutrophil count, NLR and PLR in poor prognosis group were lower than those in good prognosis group (all P<0.01). Univariate stepwise regression analysis showed that age and NLR were related to the prognosis of patients with acute traumatic shock (all P<0.01). While the gender, leukocyte count, neutrophil count, platelet count, PLR, D-dimer, lactic acid, ISS and SI had no correlation with the prognosis (all P>0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that age ( OR=0.96, 95% CI 0.93-0.98) and NLR ( OR=1.19, 95% CI 1.10-1.29) were the affecting factors for prognosis of patients with acute traumatic shock. ROC analysis showed the AUC of age for 0.32 (95% CI 0.22-0.41) together with the optimal cut-off value predicting prognosis for 48.5 years (sensitivity 68.9%, specificity 64.6%), the AUC of NLR for 0.79 (95% CI 0.71-0.90) together with the optimal cut-off value predicting prognosis for 6.51 (sensitivity 77.1%, specificity 71.6%). Stratified analysis showed that the proportion of patients in poor prognosis group was increased gradually with the increase of age ( P<0.01), while that was decreased significantly with the increase of NLR level ( P<0.01). Conclusions:Age and level of NLR on emergency admission can predict the prognosis of adult patients with acute traumatic shock, with the best cut-off value of 48.5 years and 0.79. Moreover, advanced age and lower level of NLR indicate much poorer prognosis.

Research progress on sterilization technology of Chinese materia medica powder based on physicochemical and biological evaluation / 中草药

Chinese materia medica powder (CMMP) is an important intermediate in the preparation of Chinese materia medica (CMM). Sterilization of CMMP is an essential key operation unit, which directly affects the safety, effectiveness and quality stability of CMM. In this paper, the applications, characteristics, important status and the necessity of sterilization of CMMP were summarized, and the classification, advantages and disadvantages and application of existing sterilization technology of CMMP were systematically analyzed from the perspective of sterilization rate, physicochemical and biological evaluation, and chemical residue, so as to further improve the evaluation system of sterilization technology of CMMP. Only by combining the characteristics of CMMP, adopting a multidimensional quality evaluation and selecting appropriate sterilization methods, the internal quality and sterility of CMMP after sterilization can be guaranteed.

Discussion on research thought of dry granulation of traditional Chinese medicine: research progress at home and abroad based on dry granulation technology / 中国中药杂志

Dry granulation technology is a great innovation in granulation technology,which saves many intermediate links and reduces many intermediate costs. It is closely related to the characteristics of materials,dry granulation equipment and process. Dry granulation technology is a systematic engineering science covering many technical fields. The process of dry granulation involves complex mathematical model mechanisms of temperature field,pressure field and velocity field,closely related to the characteristics of materials and drying equipment. However,due to the late start of research on dry granulation technology of traditional Chinese medicine,basic research is still weak. The research on dry granulation technology has achieved great results in the fields of food,chemical industry,agriculture and forestry,showing great reference significance. The advantage of dry granulation of traditional Chinese medicine is that it can be directly granulated by adding an appropriate amount of auxiliary materials in the extract powder of traditional Chinese medicine,without the need of wetting,mixing,drying and other processes. The process is simple and can effectively guarantee the quality of traditional Chinese medicine. The granules obtained by the dry granulation technique are important intermediates for preparing the solid preparations of traditional Chinese medicines,which would directly affect the subsequent molding process and the quality of the preparation products. Therefore,based on the characteristics of dry granulation method in traditional Chinese medicine and by referring to the advanced research results of dry granulation technology in other fields,we would discuss the research ideas of dry granulation in traditional Chinese medicine in terms of the mechanism of dry granulation equipment,technology,on-line detection technology and mathematical model of dry granulation process,hoping to provide reference for the research of dry granulation method in traditional Chinese medicine.

Simulation of Drying Process of Single Liuwei Dihuangwan and Analysis of Its Dynamics Based on Weibull Function / 中国实验方剂学杂志

Objective: Taking single Liuwei Dihuangwan(LDW) as the research object,the moisture content change and volumetric shrinkage characteristics in its drying process were investigated,which provided the theoretical basis for improving the drying efficiency of the pills and reducing the quality problems of the pattern pills,crusts and crack pills. Method: The drying characteristics of LDW at drying temperature of 50,75,100,125℃ were studied by constant temperature hot air drying and vacuum drying.Based on sphere model of Fick's second law and Arrhenius equation,the effective diffusion coefficient and activation energy of the drying process were obtained.The volumetric shrinkage characteristics of the pills during the drying process were studied by the projected area method.The Weibull function was used to fit the drying dynamics curve of single LDW. Result: Hot air drying and vacuum drying of LDW both belonged to the decreasing drying processes,and the time required to achieve the same moisture content in vacuum drying was shorter than that in hot air drying.The moisture ratio in the drying process of single LDW obeyed the Weibull function distribution(R2=0.994 5-0.999 7),the scale parameter(α) decreased with the increase of temperature,and drying temperature had significant influence on the shape parameter (β).The effective diffusion coefficients of hot air drying and vacuum drying were 2.626×10-3-7.823×10-2,3.782×10-3-9.042×10-2 m2·s-1, their activation energy were 47.18,42.69 kJ·mol-1,respectively.The volume ratio of hot air drying and vacuum drying of LDW ranged from 0.638 to 0.741 and 0.607 to 0.689,respectively. Conclusion: Weibull function can be adopted to predict the drying and dehydration law of LDW.Under the condition of low temperature drying,slow-down of shrinkage rate of the pills is helpful to prevent the formation of splitting pills,this study provides theoretical and technical basis for dying of LDW.

Optimization of ethanol sterilization technology for Angelicae Sinensis Radix and comparison of its quality / 中草药

Objective: To optimize the conditions of the ethanol sterilization technology for Angelicae Sinensis Radix (ASR) primary powder and compare of its quality. Methods With the sterilization rate as the index and ethanol usage, ethanol concentration, sterilization temperature and sterilization time as factors, the response surface methodology based on the single-factor experiments was employed to optimize the ethanol sterilization process conditions. With the microbial content, extraction rate of volatile oil and the content of ferulic acid as the indexes, the effect of optimized ethanol sterilization process, the moist heat sterilization method and the dry heat sterilization method on the quality of the sterilization before and after of ASR primary powder were evaluated. Results The optimal parameters of ethanol sterilization technology were as follows: dosage of ethanol of 34%, ethanol concentration of 80% and sterilization temperature of 78 ℃, the sterilization rate was 99.59%. Comparing with the moist heat sterilization method and the dry heat sterilization method, ethanol sterilization method had some advantages, such as higher sterilization rate and better overall yield. Compared with the untreated product, the extraction rate of volatile oil increased 94.44% and the content of ferulic acid decreased 8% after the ethanol sterilization, while decreased 55.56% and 100% of extraction rate of volatile oil after the moist heat sterilization and the dry heat sterilization, respectively; And ferulic acid was destroyed completely. Conclusion The microbial indicators reached the requirement and the quality in chemical composition of ASR primary powder treated with the optimization of the ethanol sterilization process by the response surface method is better than that of conventional sterilization methods. It is expected to be an alternative to conventional sterilization methods of ASR primary powder.

Research Progress of Three-dimensional Fluorescence Coupled with Chemical Multiway Calibration / 分析化学

Fluorescent technology is widely used in many fields due to its high sensitivity. However, the direct quantification of one target analyte in complex system is still difficult to be achieved when using the traditional fluorescent method without any pretreatment separation procedure. This is due to the fact that serious overlapping of fluorescence spectra often occurs, mainly originating from natural interferences in complex sample backgrounds, or the interferents with similar structures to a target analyte, particularly in the simultaneous analysis of multi-components samples. The rapid development of modern analytical instruments and three-way data collection techniques has led to a resurgence of interest in the development of chemomet-rics-based analytical strategies, which might light a new avenue to simple experimentation using“mathematical separation” as a replacement or enhancement of“physical or chemical separation” of uncalibrated background or interferents. These methods can offer a highly attractive property, called“second-order advantage”, which allows for the direct and rapid determination of a single target component or simultaneous determination of multiple target components in complex samples, even in the presence of uncalibrated interferences. The property has been a hotspot in the current chemometric domain, and was successfully employed for many applications, such as pharmaceuticals, biological, food, environmental analysis and so on.

Second-order calibration applied to quantification of two active components of Schisandra chinensis in complex matrix / 药物分析学报

The effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) against various diseases urges more low cost,speed and sensitive analytical methods for investigating the phamacology of TCM and providing a theoretical basis for clinical use.The potential of second-order calibration method was validated for the quantification of two effective ingredients of Schisandra chinensis in human plasma using spectrofluorimetry.The results obtained in the present study demonstrate the advantages of this strategy for multi-target determination in complex matrices.Although the spectra of the analytes are similar and a large number of interferences also exist,second-order calibration method could predict the accurate concentrations together with reasonable resolution of spectral profiles for analytes of interest owing to its ‘second-order advantage'.Moreover,the method presented in this work allows one to simply experimental procedure as well as reduces the use of harmful chemical solvents.