Effects of modified radical prostatectomy via an extraperitoneal approach on urinary control and sexual function in patients with prostate cancer / 中国基层医药

Objective:To investigate the effects of modified radical prostatectomy via an extraperitoneal approach on urinary control and sexual function in patients with prostate cancer.Methods:Fifty-six patients with stable prostate cancer who received treatment in Deqing People's Hospital between March 2015 and March 2018 were included in this study. They were randomly divided into observation and control groups ( n = 28/group). The observation group was subjected to modified radical prostatectomy via an extraperitoneal approach. The control group underwent standard laparoscopic surgery. Clinical efficacy and the effects of modified radical prostatectomy via an extraperitoneal approach on urinary control and sexual function were compared between the two groups. Results:Amount of blood loss and postoperative drainage were (125.39 ± 11.12) mL and (65.39 ± 10.12) mL in the observation group, and (224.79 ± 14.01) mL and (104.79 ± 15.01) mL in the control group. There were no significant differences in amount of blood loss and postoperative drainage between the two groups ( t = 18.83, 15.67, both P < 0.05). At 1, 3 and 6 months after surgery, the percentage of patients who had urinary control recovery in the observation group was 53.57% (15/28), 78.57% (22/28), 98.21% (27/28), respectively, which were significantly higher than those in the control group [21.43% (6/28), 35.71% (10/28), 67.86% (19/28), χ2 = 4.12, 7.21, 5.01, all P < 0.05]. At 1, 3 and 6 months after surgery, the score of erectile function recovery in the observation group was (15.98 ± 0.28) points, (15.99 ± 0.72) points, and (18.91 ± 0.48) points, which were significantly higher than those in the control group [(17.11 ± 0.34) points, (13.11 ± 0.48) points, (13.41 ± 0.39) points, t = 3.01, 12.89, 15.78, all P < 0.05]. Conclusion:Modified radical prostatectomy via an extraperitoneal approach can improve postoperative urinary control and sexual dysfunction.

The value of transurethral cylindrical dilatation of the prostate in the treatment of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective:To observe the effects of transurethral split of the prostate (TUSP) on the urodynamics, the sexual function and the quality of life of benign prostatic hyperplasia.Methods:Eighty patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia admitted to the Deqing People′s Hospital of Zhejiang Province from January 2017 to June 2019 were enrolled into the research objects prospectively. According to the random digits table method, they were divided into group A and group B, with 40 cases in each group. The group A was treated with TUSP, while the group B was treated with bipolar transurethral plasma kinetic prostatectomy (TUPKP). The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, bladder irrigation time, urinary catheter indwelling time, hospitalization time of the two groups were compared and surgical effects were evaluated. The changes of hemoglobin (Hb), serum sodium (Na), post-void residual volume (PVR), maximum urinary flow rate (Q max), international prostate symptom score (IPSS) and international index of erectile function score (IIEF-5), the quality of life index (QOL) of 2 groups before and after the operation were measured. Surgical complications were recorded. Results:The operation time, bladder irrigation time, urinary catheter indwelling time and hospital stay in group A were all shorter than that in group B: (15.63 ± 4.17) min vs. (58.79 ± 10.45) min, (6.26 ± 1.17) h vs. (45.51 ± 10.03) h, (3.07 ± 0.68) d vs. (5.67 ± 1.51) d, (3.63 ± 0.43) d vs. (6.08 ± 1.72) d, (18.32 ± 2.79) ml vs. (65.26 ± 20.64) ml, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.05); there were no statistical difference between 2 groups in surgical curative effect grade and Na 1 d after operation ( P>0.05); 1 day after operation, Hb in group A was higher than that in group B: (115.63 ± 9.78) g/L vs. (109.65 ± 8.36) g/L, and there was statistical difference ( P<0.05); PVR, Q max, IPSS, IIEF-5 and QOL 3 and 6 months after surgery were improved in 2 groups ( P<0.05), but the difference between 2 groups was not statistically significant ( P>0.05); the total complication rate in group A was lower than that in group B: 10.00% (4/40) vs. 27.50% (11/40), and there was statistical difference ( P<0.05). Conclusions:TUSP and TUPKP are equally effective in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, both of which can improve the symptoms of prostatic hyperplasia, improve the quality of life and improve sexual function. But TUSP has less intraoperative bleeding, shorter operation time, faster postoperative recovery, fewer complications, and higher safety.

Progress in industrial bioprocess engineering in China / 生物工程学报

The advances of industrial biotechnology highly depend on the development of industrial bioprocess researches. In China, we are facing several challenges because of a huge national industrial fermentation capacity. The industrial bioprocess development experienced several main stages. This work mainly reviews the development of the industrial bioprocess in China during the past 30 or 40 years: including the early stage kinetics model study derived from classical chemical engineering, researching method based on control theory, multiple-parameter analysis techniques of on-line measuring instruments and techniques, and multi-scale analysis theory, and also solid state fermentation techniques and fermenters. In addition, the cutting edge of bioprocess engineering was also addressed.

Preface for special issue on biomass refinery (2014) / 生物工程学报

Biomass is the most abundant organic macromolecules in nature, which is expected to achieve the brilliant of biorefinery equivalent to petroleum refining. However, it is considered as the future industry to human due to the complicated composition and transformation processes. The traditional lignocellulose bio-refining thoughts ignored the functional requirements of products, but spent a lot of energies to destruct macromolecule into small molecules, and then converted the small molecules into different products, which was high energy consumption and low atom economy. How to realize the biorefinery of lignocellulose is the key point and difficulty to achieve the biomass industry. An ideal biorefinery of lignocellulose should as far as possibly to obtain the maximum yield of each component, to maintain the integrity of the molecule, to optimize the utilization of raw materials and finally to realize the maximum value. Therefore, it requires the raw materials refining of lignocellosic biomass should be based on the relationship of structure, process transformation and related product characteristics. This special issue reports the latest advances in the fields of raw material refinery, refining technologies, conversion technologies of component.

Sumac (Rhus chinensis Mill) biomass refinery engineering / 生物工程学报

Sumac (Rhus chinensis Mill) is an abundant and widely distributed Chinese native plant. Sumac fruit contains low content of vegetable oil, as an atypical oil plants hardly being processed through traditional vegetable oil production technologies. Based on our own studies on the characteristics of sumac fruit and branches, we established a novel model of sumac biomass refinery, and constructed the sumac biomass refinery technology system and eco-industrial chain integration. Steam explosion was the key technology, and several components fractionation technologies were integrated in the sumac biomass refinery system. The fractionated components were converted into different products depending on their functional features. Eight products including sumac fruit oil, biodiesel, protein feed, flavonoids, unbleached facial tissue, phenolic resin, biomass briquette and biogas were produced in the refinery. The extracted sumac fruit oil by steam explosion pretreatment was applied for the new food resource of Ministry of Health, and the permit was approved. This research provides a new model for the development of atypical wild plant resources.

Application of process engineering to remove lignocellulose fermentation inhibitors / 生物工程学报

Fermentation inhibitors are toxic to cells, which is one of the bottlenecks for lignocellulose bio-refinery process. How to remove those inhibitors serves a key role in the bioconversion of lignocellulose. This article reviews the sources and the types of the inhibitors, especially the updated removal strategies including physical methods, chemical methods, biological methods and inhibitor-tolerant strain construction strategies. Based on these, we introduce a new bio-refinery model named "fractional conversion", which reduces the production of inhibitors at pretreatment stage, and a novel in situ detoxification method named "fermentation promoter exploitation technology". This review could provide new research ideas on the removal of fermentation inhibitors.

Progress in natural laccase mediators from lignocelluloses / 生物工程学报

Laccase is one of the most important oxidoreductase with industrialization potential. However, due to the high cost and catalytic toxicity of laccase synthetic mediator, the laccase-mediator-system still cannot achieve industrialization. Therefore, searching for high efficient, environment-friendly, and cheap natural mediator from small molecule precursors or intermediates and degradation products of lignin has been considered as a hot research topic. Therefore, we introduce the type and catalytic mechanism of laccase mediator, the composition and separation of natural laccase mediator from water washed solution of steam exploded straw, black liquor and lignocelluloses degradation products during the fermentation of white-rot fungi. We also provide the theoretical and technical direction for exploring of high reactive of laccase natural mediators and achieving the oriented high-value utilization of lignocellulose degradation products.

Low temperature plasma technology for biomass refinery / 生物工程学报

Biorefinery that utilizes renewable biomass for production of fuels, chemicals and bio-materials has become more and more important in chemical industry. Recently, steam explosion technology, acid and alkali treatment are the main biorefinery treatment technologies. Meanwhile, low temperature plasma technology has attracted extensive attention in biomass refining process due to its unique chemical activity and high energy. We systemically summarize the research progress of low temperature plasma technology for pretreatment, sugar platflow, selective modification, liquefaction and gasification in biomass refinery. Moreover, the mechanism of low temperature plasma in biorefinery and its further development were also discussed.

Biorefinery engineering for Chinese herbal medicines: a review / 生物工程学报

The resource limitation, ineffective utilization and severe waste generated during processing restrict the sustainable development of the Chinese herbal medicine industry. The main reasons lie in insufficient utilization of medicinal components as well as few and outdated technologies. Integration and optimization of serial technologies including pretreatment, extraction, conversion and waste treatment are the keys to solve these issues. In this article, the updated research progress and technology development of biorefinery engineering for herbal medicines are reviewed. Guided by multi-products oriental fractionation refining, Chinese herbal medicine refinery technical system is constructed relied on advanced refinery technology platforms.

Phenolic foam prepared by lignin from a steam-explosion derived biorefinery of corn stalk / 生物工程学报

To increase the integral economic effectiveness, biorefineries of lignocellulosic materials should not only utilize carbohydrates hydrolyzed from cellulose and hemicellulose but also use lignin. We used steam-exploded corn stalk as raw materials and optimized the temperature and alkali concentration in the lignin extraction process to obtain lignin liquor with higher yield and purity. Then the concentrated lignin liquor was used directly to substitute phenol for phenolic foam preparation and the performances of phenolic foam were characterized by microscopic structure analysis, FTIR, compression strength and thermal conductivity detection. The results indicated that, when steam-exploded corn stalk was extracted at 120 degrees C for 2 h by 1% NaOH with a solid to liquid ratio of 1:10, the extraction yield of lignin was 79.67%. The phenolic foam prepared from the concentrated lignin liquor showed higher apparent density and compression strength with the increasing substitution rate of lignin liquor. However, there were not significant differences of thermal conductivity and flame retardant properties by the addition of lignin, which meant that the phenolic foam substituted by lignin liquor was approved for commercial application. This study, which uses alkali-extracted lignin liquor directly for phenolic foam preparation, provides a relatively simple way for utilization of lignin and finally increases the overall commercial operability ofa lignocellulosic biorefinery derived by steam explosion.

Synergistic mechanism of steam explosion combined with laccase treatment for straw delignification / 生物工程学报

Components separation is the key technology in biorefinery. Combination of steam explosion and laccase was used, and synergistic effect of the combined pretreatment was evaluated in terms of physical structure, chemical components and extraction of lignin. The results showed that steam explosion can destroy the rigid structure and increase the specific surface area of straw, which facilitated the laccase pretreatment. The laccase pretreatment can modify the lignin structure based on the Fourier transform infrared test, as a result the delignification of straw was enhanced. Nuclei Growth model with a time dependent rate constant can describe the delignification, and the kinetics parameters indicated that the combined pretreatment improved the reaction sites and made the delignification reaction more sensitive to temperature. The combined pretreatment enhanced delignification, and can be a promising technology as an alternative to the existing pretreatment.

The renal boipsy data analysis of 107 patients at high altitude area in Tibet / 医学研究生学报

[Abstract ] Objective Chronic renal disease,a common and frequent disease,is the most cause inducing chronic renal failure. There is an important guiding significance for renal biopsy in the diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of renal disease.The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of renal biopsy and the relation between pathological types and clinical presentation in Tibet. Methods Between June 2011 and December 2013 in General Hospital of Tibetan Military Command, Lhasa, percutaneous renal biopsy were per-formed in 107 renal patients.In this study, the gender, age, pathologic entities, and clinical manifestation were analyzed retrospectively. The final diagnosis was made by the clinical manifestation, laboratory examination,and pathologic results. Results The mean age at renal biopsy was 29.8 ±12.2(10~66)years in 47 male cases (43.9%) and 69 female cases (56.1%).This includes 75 Tibetan cases (70.1%), 31 Han cases (28.9%), and Bai cases (1.0%).The primary glomerular disease was 95.3%and the secondary glomerular disease was 4.7%in the total 107 cases.Fourty-four point three percent of the primary glomerular disease were male cases and 100%of secondary glomerular disease were female cases.The main pathological type of the primary glomerular disease was podocyte nephropathy (43.9%), followed by membranous nephropathy (18.7%), IgA nephropathy (11.2%), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (9.3%) and mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis (5.6%).The clinical manifestations of 107 cases were classified as syndrome of nephrotic syn-dromn(69.1%),urinary abnormalities(14.9%),isolated macrographic haematuria (3.7%),chronic renal failure(2.8%).Among the nephrotic syndrome,podocyte disease was 63.5%,membranous glomerulopathy was 18.9%,focal segmental glomeruolsclerosis was 8.1%,and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis was 5.4%. Conclusion The primary glomerulonephritis was the most common glomerular diseases at high altitude area in Tibet.The most frequent type of pri-mary glomerular nephritis was podocyte disease, and the most frequent type of secondary glomerular nephritis was Henoch-Schonlein purpura glomerulonephritis.

The research and strategy about the current situation about the analysis of cellular morphology in Tibet region / 国际检验医学杂志

Objective To understand the current situation and level of clinical laboratory about the analysis of cellular morphology in Tibet region .Methods Authors investigated the information about the staff of clinical laboratory testing the patient′s blood smear under microscope ,executing the rules and regulations by using standard questionnaires .Results Some of the clinical laboratory didn′t founded the rule and standardization of rechecking about abnormal blood routine (5/15 ,33 .3% ) .Some of the divi-sion leadership didn′t pay enough attention to the staff′s basic operation (2/15 ,13 .3% ) .Most of the staff didn′t being trained about cellular morphology in special purpose workshop (6/43 ,88 .8% ) .Some of the hospital didn′t carried out the chemistry stai-ning about blood cells(10/15 ,66 .7% ) .Conclusion It′s important to promote the quality and level about the analysis of cellular morphology in Tibet region .

Synergistic effect of feruloyl esterase and cellulase in hydrolyzation of steam-exploded rice straw / 生物工程学报

Ferulic acid esterase (FAE) was used to hydrolyze feruloyl ester linkages between hemicellulose and lignin in natural lignocellulose, and the possibility of FAE accelerating cellulase to hydrolyze steam-exploded rice straw by breaking covalent linkages was studied. When the dosage of FAE was 240 mu/g substrate, the cellulose conversion rate and the weight-loss rate of insoluble substrate at 72 h were respectively 32.00% and 32.77%, more than without using FAE; Cellulose conversion rate and the weight-loss rate of insoluble substrate were respectively 29.85% and 32.48% with FAE (300 mu/g substrate) processing time of 120 min. By comparison of the accessibility and FT-IR spectra of lignocellulosic material treated by different enzyme methods, it indicated that FAE hydrolyzed some ester bonds within it, and improved the accessibility by over 50%. It is concluded that FAE and cellulase have great synergistic effect, and FAE can help cellulase hydrolyze natural lignocellulose and enhance hydrolytic efficiency.

Production of ethanol and isoflavones from steam-pretreated Radix Puerariae by solid state fermentation / 生物工程学报

The gelatinization process of the starch is replaced by unpolluted steam-pretreatment on the base of the Radix Puerariae rich in fiber and isoflavones. The production of ethanol and isoflavones by simultaneous saccharification and solid state fermentation (SSF) of steam-pretreatment Radix Puerariae is presented. The optimal technological conditions were obtained: Radix Puerariae being steam-pretreated at a saturated vapor pressure of 0.8 MPa for 3.5 min, glucoamylase(65 u/g), cellulase(1.5 u/g), 0.1%(NH4)2SO4, 0.1%KH2PO4 and activated yeasts being added in, and fermentation at 35-37 degrees C for 60 h. Under these conditions, the yield of ethanol and isoflavones from 100 g Radix Pureriae (dry basis) were 27.47 g and 4.43 g, respectively, the starch utilization rate was 95%. In comparison with the traditional fermentation technology, the simultaneous saccharification and SSF of steam-pretreatment Radix Puerariae is clean and energy-saving. It provides new way of the production of ethanol from the non-food starch material, and worthwhile to be explored and implemented in industry.

Preparation and biological characterization of monoclonal antibody against shiga toxin Ⅱ A1 subunit of enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157∶H7 / 第三军医大学学报

Objective To prepare high-titer monoclonal antibodies against STX2A1 subunit of enterohemorrhagic E.coli(EHEC) O157∶H7.Methods BALB/c mice were immunized with GST-STX2A1 fusion protein and the spleen cells of BALB/c mice which were not immunized were used as feeder cells.Hybridoma technique,natural STX2A protein and ELISA test were used to prepare and screen the hybridoma cell lines of monoclonal antibodies against STX2A1.The ascites developed by injecting the hybridoma cells into abdominal cavity of the BALB/c mice and was purified with Protein A-Sepharose.The subclasses and isotypes were identified by mouse monoclonal antibody isotyping kit.The antigenic epitopes that can be recognized by STX2-1A3,STX2-1E10 and STX2-3A7 were analyzed by the ELISA additivity test.Results Three hybridoma cell strains were obtained and named as STX2-1A3,STX2-1E10 and STX2-3A7,respectively,all of which produced monoclonal antibodies specifically against STX2A1.The isotypes of the monoclonal antibodies were IgG1?,IgG1?,and IgG3? and the affinity constant was 5.76 ?109,1.21 ?109 and 3.97 ?108,respectively.Conclusion We have successfully prepared three hybridoma cell strains which secrete high-titer and highly specific monoclonal antibodies against STX2A1.Our study provides a basis for researching the early diagnosis,prevention and cure of the disease induced by EHEC O157∶H7.

Studies on Relationship between Dietary Composition and Diseases in Shanghai Population / 第二军医大学学报

The changes of the dietary composition of Shanghai population from 1950 to 1985 were investigated and the relationship between the dietary composition and the mortality of diseases of the population was analysed with retrospective method. The results showed that the amount of consumption of grain was decreased but that of animal foods increased (except that around 1960) year after year during the past 35 years. The consumption of meat and eggs in 1985 was 2.8 and 4.9 times , higher than that in 1950 respectively. The intake of carbohydrates was decreased but- that of fat increased year by year. The ratio of polyunsaturated fat to saturated fats (P/S) was decreased and there was a trend of excess intake of fat. The mortalities from malignant tumours, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases were increased year by year, which correlated strongly with the consumption of dietary saturated fat. On the other hand the intake of protein, calcium and riboflavm was lower. Therefore, the dietary composition of Shanghai population was imperatively adjusted.

The Effects of Amino Acid Electuary (Ganan Elemental Granules) on Experimental Acute Hepatic Failure / 第二军医大学学报

The effects of amino acid electuary (Ganan Elemental Granules) on experimental acute hepatic failure induced by D-galactosamine in rats were studied. The results showed that the electuary could significantly prevent the decrease in body weight and food intake, the prolongation in time of blood coagulation time and increase in the levels of serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase activity, elevate contents of total serum protein and serum albumin, normalize the serum ratio of BCAA to AAA and disordered amino acid pattern, increase survival of animals and improve encephalopathy in rats with acute hepatic failure. These results suggest that the amino acid electuary has a better protective effects on acute hepatic failure.

COMPARISON OF NUTRITIONAL QUALITY BETWEEN ENRICHED SOYBEAN HYDROLYTIC PROTEIN AND ENRICHED ENZYMOLYSIS PROTEIN / 第二军医大学学报

This paper compares nutritional quality between enriched soybean hydrolytic protein and enriched enzymolysis protein by mean of chemical and biological methods.It was found that the essential amino acids composition of enriched soybean hydrolytic protein was similar to those of enriched enzymolysis protein and casein and closer to the FAO/WHO pattern of amino acid requirements.Its amino acid score (AAS), true protein digestibility (TD), biological value (BV) and net protein utilization (NPU) were 97, 96.2?1.0, 77.1?1.4 and 74.2?0.9, respectively.These values were significantly higher than those of enriched enzymolysis protein and casein except for its TD.The results indicate that the enriched soybean hydrolytic protein has higher nutritional quality.

Effects of Amino Acid Electuary on Experimental Liver Fibrosis in Rats / 第二军医大学学报

The effects of amino acid electuary on experimental liver fibrosis in rats with chronic liver injury induced by CCI4 were studied. The results showed that the electuary could prevent the decrease in body weight and food intake, reduce the levels of serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase activities, elevate contents of total serum protein and serum albumin, normalize the serum ratio of BCAA to AAA and disordered amino acid pattern and suppress degeneration, necrosis and fibrosis of liver tissues in rats with chromc liver injury. These results indicate that the amino acid electuary has beneficial effects in prevention and treatment of liver fibrosis.