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OBJECTIVE To study the effects of isoliquiritigenin （ISL） regulating gut microbiota and repairing gut barrier function in model mice with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease （NAFLD）， and to clarify its mechanism for improving NAFLD. METHODS Thirty male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into the normal （ultrapure water）， model group （ultrapure water）， ISL group （100 mg/kg）， with 10 mice in each group. Model group and ISL group were fed with high-fat diet for 19 weeks to establish NAFLD model； at the same time， the mice were given relevant medicine/ultrapure water intragastrically. The changes of body weight in mice were recorded， and liver index， white fat index and brown fat index were calculated. The pathological changes of liver tissue and colon tissue as well as lipid accumulation were observed in mice. The levels of total cholesterol （TC）， triglyceride （TG）， aspartate aminotransferase （AST） and alanine aminotransferase （ALT） E-mail：xiangshj3@mail.sysu.edu.cn in serum or liver were measured； the serum levels of interleukin-6 （IL-6）， IL-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α） and the levels of IL-6， IL-1β and TNF-α mRNA expression in liver tissue were detected. Fecal samples underwent 16S rDNA sequencing analysis， and the effects of ISL on gut microbiota structure of mice were investigated. The expressions of gut mucosal barrier-related proteins （Claudin-4， Occludin and ZO-1） were determined in the colon tissue of mice. RESULTS Compared with model group， the body weight， liver index， the levels of TC in liver tissue and serum， the levels of AST and ALT in serum， the levels of IL-6， IL-1β and TNF-α in serum， and the mRNA expression of TNF-α in liver tissue were all decreased significantly in ISL group， while brown fat index was increased significantly. The inflammation and damage of liver tissue were significantly improved， and the NAFLD activity score and the proportion of lipid staining area were significantly reduced （P＜0.05）. ISL could significantly up-regulate the relative abundance of beneficial microbiota （norank_f_Muribaculaceae， Odoribacter， Ruminiclostridium， etc.） and the expressions of intestinal barrier function- related proteins， but could significantly down-regulate the relative abundance of harmful bacteria （Desulfovibrio， norank_f_Lachnospiraceae， unclassified_p_Firmicutes）， and could repair intestinal barrier. CONCLUSIONS ISL could significantly delay the progress of NAFLD， the mechanism of which may be associated with regulating gut microbiota and improving gut barrier function.
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Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) is a novel MRI technology developed in recent years. In CEST, the exchangeable hydrogen protons were saturated using a selective RF pulse, and then transferred into free water by chemical exchange. This process leads to a reduction of free pool signal, which can be used to infer the solute pool information and environmental information around the solute. In recent years, CEST technology has developed rapidly, and various CEST contrast agents have been developed with their own characteristics and applications. In this review paper, the principles, measurement of CEST signal, types of CEST agents, and the applications of several commonly used CEST contrast agents in human brain imaging researches were introduced including amide proton transfer imaging CEST (APT-CEST), glutamate CEST (gluCEST) and glucose CEST (glucoCEST).
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Objective To explore the rehabilitation effect of pelvic floor muscle training combined with traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of mild-moderate pelvic organ prolapse.Methods A prospective ease-control study,choosing 103 patients of mild-moderate pelvic organ prolapse from October 2012 to May 2014 in Maternal and Child Health Hospital Outpatient of Hunan Province,which were randomly divided into study group (52 cases) and control group (51 cases).All of the patients underwent two courses of pelvic floor muscle training,including Kegel exercise,biofeedback,electrical stimulation therapy,the study group combined with traditional Chinese medicine (Buzhongyiqitang) at the same time.The efficacy was analyzed before and after treatment of pelvic floor muscle strength,myoelectric potential and indexing of pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) changes.Results There werent statistically significant differences in type Ⅰ and Ⅲ muscle fiber muscle strength and myoelectric potential of two groups before treatment,while the shrinkage index improved significantly after treatment,and the study group was significantly higher with statistically significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).The effective rates of POP-Q indexing changes in two groups were 71.2％ and 56.9％,respectively.The effective rate of the study group was significantly higher than the control group(P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The clinical efficacy of pelvic floor muscle training combined with Buzhongyiqitang in the treatment of mild-moderate pelvic organ prolapse was significant,and it had a good clinical value.
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Objective To investigate the application value of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)in prenatal diagnosis and compared with karyotype analysis of cells from amniotic fluid.Methods A total of 183 high-risk pregnant women received for a FISH and karyotype analysis who taken prenatal disgnosis in Meizhou people′s hospital between April 2012 and November 2013. Results According to the test results of karyotype analysis.There were 9 cases of chromosomal abnormality in 183 pregnant women.Among 9 cases,3 cases were trisomy 21,3 cases were trisomy 18,2 cases were XO and one case of XXY.One case of tri-somy 18 was showed normal using the FISH.Other cases were consistent with karyotype analysis result.Conclusion FISH is a rapid,reliable and prompt prenatal diagnosis method,combined with karyotype analysis will maximize the detection efficacy in pre-natal diagnosis of chromosome abnormalities.
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Objective To evaluate the application value of the hematology analysis combined with genetic diagnosis in the prena-tal diagnosis of thalassemia.Methods 2 368 parturients were performed the prenatal diagnosis of thalassemia in the prenatal diag-nosis center of our hospital from July 2010 to April 2013,and those with positive hematological screening detection were performed the genetic diagnosis.Results The hematology analysis results showed 124 parturients of abnormal HbA2.The hematology analy-sis results in the abnormal parturients had the statistical difference compared with those in the rest healthy parturients (P <0.01). Among 124 pregnant women of hematological positive phenotype,there were 16 couples with the same genotype,in these 16 preg-nant women,15 cases were performed the prenatal diagnosis of thalassemia,there were 7 cases of αthalassemia gene,2 cases of βgenotype,6 cases of normal genotype,3 cases of severe fetal thalassemia,including 2 cases of α-thalassemia(genotype--SEA/--SEA ),1 case ofβ-thalassemia(genotype 41-42/IVS-Ⅱ-654).All pregnant women terminated pregnancy after informing the patients.Conclu-sion The hematology analysis combined with genetic diagnosis plays an important role in the construction of perfect thalassemia prenatal detection and diagnosis intervention mode,and is worthy of popularization and application.
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Objective To investigate the influence of hospital-community integrated management mode on self behavior and blood glucose level in patients with typeⅡdiabetes .Method Three hundred and thirty-six patients with type II diabetes were treated with hospital-community integrated management. The index of biochemical indicators and self behaviors were compared between pre-and post-intervention.Result After intervention,the patients had improvements not only in medication compliance,rationale dieting,regular examination and self monitoring and physical exercises,but also in the indexes of biochemical indicators including fasting blood glucose(FBG),2 hour postprandial blood glucose(2 hBG), glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1 c),(all P<0.05).Conclusion The hospital-community integrated management mode is helpful for the patients to form a right behavioral pattern and thus promoting the normalizations of biochemical indicators.
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Objective To investigate the genotypes and encoding resistance genes differences of Acinetobacter baumannii and analyze their interrelations with multi-drug resistance.Methods A total of 77strains Acinetobacter baumannii were collected random from the second Xiangya Hospital during September 2008 to September 2009.The K-B method which was WHO recommended was adopted to Acinetobacter baumannii drug sensitivity test to 15 kinds of antibiotics to establish susceptibility spectrum.At the same time,random amplified polymorphic DNA(RAPD)technique was used to establish DNA fingerprinting.The genes of β-lactamase(TEM-1,IMP,OXA-23,OXA-24,AmpC),aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes[aac(3')-Ⅰ ,aac(6')-Ⅰ ,ant(3")-Ⅰ]and 16S rRNA methylase(armA,rmtA,rmtB)were detected by PCR and sequenced,and find the relationship between the gene encoding and multi-drug resistance.In addition,we compared the rates of resistance genes of Acinetobacter baumannii and the relations with the genotype and the multi-resistance.Results Thirty-one sensitive strains and 46 multi-drug resistance strains(10 Pan-drug resistances)were isolated.Seventeen types from A to Q were separated using RAPD technique.E genotype widely popular in the ICU was the advantage type in multi-drug resistance strains,and the rate was 47.1%.While the various types scattered in sensitive strains.The positive rates of TEM-1,IMP,OXA-23,OXA-24,AmpC,aac(3')-Ⅰ ,aac(6')-Ⅰ ,ant(3")-Ⅰ ,armA in the multi-drug resistance strains and the sensitive strains were 95.7%,39.1%,84.8% ,54.3%,87.0%,89.1%,84.8%,45.7%,63.0% and 58.1%,9.7%,32.3%,48.4%,48.4%,29.0%,45.2%,12.9%,9.7%,respectively,and there was significant difference except for OXA-24 using the X2 test(P ＜ 0.05).All isolates were negative for rmtA gene and rmtB gene.Drug susceptibility analysis showed that the resistant rate was significantly higher of the strains carrying resistant genes than that of the resistance negative strains.When the strains were resistant to gentamicin and amikacin,the rate of three aminoglycoside genes positive was 34.8%.The trains containing all the measured β-lactamase genes were all resistant strains.Conclusion Compared with the sensitive Acinetobacter baumannii strains,a broad resistance spectrum and a high drug resistance rate were showed in multidrug resistance strains isolated from clinic,which harboring many kinds of β-lactamase genes and aminoglycosides genes with a high separation rate,and the same clone of multiple drug-resistant strains may be transmitted in and among wards.
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Objective To set up the experimental animal model of the filial rats exposed clozapine in the pregnant clay and expect to know what is the effect on the offspring exposed the antipsychiatrie in gestation.Methods Female Wister rats were divided into both the control group (n=17)and elozapine group (n=2.5) which were intraperitoneally injected saline and clozapine respectively from pregnant day 6 to day 15,and their pup rats were examined development indexes such as the physical growth ,neural reflex,neural behavior and the expression of MAPK44/42 in brain in neonatal stage.Results it was shown that clozapine- exposed in pregnant day lead to the retardation of the weight of filial rats in earlier age such as postnatal day 4 (PND4) and PND7(F=12.56/7.51,P=0.001/0.008).As for neural reflex,the time of cliff avoidance of rats was significantly delayed in PND 3 and day 9 (F=4.969/4.348 ; P=0.03/0.041),and the ratio of positive response of air righting decreased compared with the control group in PND13 and PND15 (F=7.959/6.475,P=0.007/0.016).There was no difference between two groups on the behavior of the filial rats in the open field of filial rats.The expression of PhoMAPK44/42 in hippocampi of exposed-clozapine offspring in PND15 was significantly lower than the control' s(F=18.729/23.824,P=0.001) ,however,no difference was demonstrated on the expression of MAPK44/42 in hippocamaias well as the expression of both Pho-MAPK44/42 and MAPK44/42 in forehead cortex in two groups.Conclusion The resuits suggest the aberration of both physical and mental development of filial rats exposed clozapine in gestation.