Panax notoginseng saponins prevent colitis-associated colorectal cancer development: the role of gut microbiota / 中国天然药物

Gut microbiota dysbiosis is a risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, the effects of Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) on colitis-associated CRC progression were evaluated on an azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) mouse model. In vivo, PNS significantly relieved AOM/DSS-induced colon tumorigenesis and development by reducing the disease activity index (DAI) scores and colon tumor load. The 16S rRNA data of fecal samples showed that the microbiome community was obviously destructed, while PNS could recover the richness and diversity of gut microbiota. Especially, PNS could increase the abundance of Akkermansia spp. which was significantly decreased in model group and negatively correlated with the progression of CRC. Moreover, ginsenoside compound K (GC-K) was evaluated on the effects of human CRC cells, which was the main bio-transformed metabolite of PNS by gut microbiota. Our data showed that PNS played important role in the prevention of the progression of CRC, due to their regulation on the microbiome balance and microbial bio-converted product with anti-CRC activity.

Quantification of Panax notoginseng saponins metabolites in rat plasma with in vivo gut microbiota-mediated biotransformation by HPLC-MS/MS / 中国天然药物

Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) are the major components of Panax notoginseng, with multiple pharmacological activities but poor oral bioavailability. PNS could be metabolized by gut microbiota in vitro, while the exact role of gut microbiota of PNS metabolism in vivo remains poorly understood. In this study, pseudo germ-free rat models were constructed by using broad-spectrum antibiotics to validate the gut microbiota-mediated transformation of PNS in vivo. Moreover, a high performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) was developed for quantitative analysis of four metabolites of PNS, including ginsenoside F1 (GF1), ginsenoside Rh2 (GRh2), ginsenoside compound K (GCK) and protopanaxatriol (PPT). The results showed that the four metabolites could be detected in the control rat plasma, while they could not be determined in pseudo germ-free rat plasma. The results implied that PNS could not be biotransformed effectively when gut microbiota was disrupted. In conclusion, gut microbiota plays an important role in biotransformation of PNS into metabolites in vivo.

Clinical characteristics of urticaria in children versus adults / 中国当代儿科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the clinical characteristics of urticaria in children versus adults, and to provide reference for the etiological analysis, disease evaluation, and treatment of urticaria in children.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 2 411 patients with urticaria who visited the Department of Dermatology at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from January 2013 to May 2017 were collected to study their socio-demographic characteristics. The clinical characteristics of urticaria were compared between the 68 children and 672 adults of the 740 patients with complete follow-up data.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among the 411 pediatric patients, 314 (76.4%) had acute urticaria; among the 2 000 adult patients, 896 (44.8%) had chronic spontaneous urticaria. The causes of acute urticaria in children included infection (41%, 16/39). The accompanying symptoms of acute urticaria in children mainly included abdominal pain and diarrhea (44%, 17/39), while those in adults mainly included chest distress and shortness of breath (32%, 11/34). Compared with the adult patients, the pediatric patients had significantly lower chronic urticaria activity scores before and after treatment (P<0.05), a significantly higher rate of response to second-generation antihistamines (82.1% vs 62.2%; P<0.05), and a significantly higher proportion of individuals with a personal and family history of urticaria (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Acute urticaria is more commonly seen than chronic urticaria in children with urticaria, and the main accompanying symptoms are abdominal pain and diarrhea, which are different from adults with urticaria. Chronic urticaria has a better treatment outcome in children than in adults. The most frequently seen cause of acute urticaria is infection in children. Atopic children may be susceptible to urticaria.</p>

Construction and package of recombinant adeno-associated virus encoding shRNA-Snail / 实用口腔医学杂志

Objective:To construct an adeno-associated vector expressing Snail "tough decoy" (TUD).Methods:The nucleotide sequence of Snail gene were obtained from GenBank,then 2 cDNAs were designed and synthesized coding expression of small hairpin RNAs for Snail genes.The pAAV-U6-shRNA-Snail-TUD-EGFP expression vector was constructed by molecular biological techniques.Then pAAV-U6-shRNA-Snail-TUD-EGFP was co-transfected with Helper Free adeno-associated virus system pAAV-RC and pAAV-Helper into AAV-293 cell line to form rAAY-U6-shRNA-Snail-TUD(shRNA-Snail).The silencing effect of shRNA-Snail in Tca8113 and Cal-27 cells was detected by RT-PCR.The titer of the virus was measured.The expression level of green fluorescent protein in AAV-293 cells was monitored by the fluorescent microscopy.Results:The result of gene sequencing showed that shRNA-Snail was successful constructed in pAAV-U6-shRNA-Snail-TUD-EGFP vector.The titer of the recombined virus was 4.4 × 1010/ml.The Snail mRNA and protein expression level was significantly reduced in Tca8113 and Cal-27 cells by rAAY-U6-shRNA-Snail-TUD-EGFP transfection.Conclusion:rAAY-U6-shRNA-Snail-TUD-EGFP may inhibite Snail gene expression in cells.

Influence of Anesthetic Brochure on Patient's Information Gain, Preoperative Anxiety, Trust, and Satisfaction / 中国医学科学院学报

Objective To assess the impacts of anesthetic brochure on anesthetic information gain, preoperative anxiety, trust to anesthesiologists, and satisfaction to the preanesthesia visit for patients undergoing general anesthesia. Methods Totally 134 patients scheduled for elective thyroid surgery under general anesthesia in Peking Union Medical College Hospital were assigned to two groups using the random number table method, among whom 68 patients received brochure before preoperative visit (brochure group) and 66 patients did not (control group). Questionnaires with items for evaluating patient's information gain, preoperative anxiety and trust were completed after preanesthetic visit. Patient's satisfaction with preanesthetic visit was evaluated on the second postoperative day. Results Compared with the control group, patients in the brochure group had significantly higher information gain scores (7.2±1.8 vs. 5.2±2.1, P<0.001) and satisfaction scores (25.0±3.4 vs. 22.7±3.1, P<0.001). There was no significant difference in anxiety scores and trust scores between these two groups. Conclusion Preoperative anesthetic brochure-assisted education can improve information gain and satisfaction among patients undergoing general anesthesia; however, it can not remarkably alter patient's preoperative anxiety and trust.

Research advance ment in retinocytoma / 中华实验眼科杂志

Retinocytoma is a benign tumor arising from the retina.Since it was first described by Gallie in 1982,retinocytoma has been progressively recognized.More and more clinical and pathological studies indicate that retinocytoma may be a early stage or a type of retinoblastoma.Retinocytoma is difficult to be found because of lack clinical signs.Therefore,it is very important for us to follow-up and screen the families of RB patient in order to intervene with the course of disease as early as possible for preventing and arresting the malignization of retinocytoma toward RB.The name alteration,clinical manifestations,histopathological features,molecular mechanism and heredity characteristics were reviewed.

Relationship between the levels of uric acid in diabetic patients aged over forty years and lower extremity arterial disease / 中国基层医药

Objective To study the relationship between the levels of uric acid in type 2 diabetic patients aged over forty years and lower extremity arterial disease(LEAD).Methods Lower extremities of 212 patients with type 2 diabetes were detected by high resolution color Doppler ultrasonography,and the levels of uric acid,fasting blood glucose and serum lipid were examined,which were applied to anylaze the relationship with diversity process of lower extremity arterial disease.Results The uric acid,low-density lipoproteins cholesterol(LDL-C),body mass in- dex(BMI),age and course in lower extremity arterial disease group was significantly higher than those without LEAD group(P

Clinicostatistical study on orthognathic surgery in our department

We observed 469 cases (male 217 cases, female 252 cases) with dento-facial deformity for 10 years from Jan 1994 to Dec 2003. The ratio of male to female was 1:1.2 and the mean age was 23.3 years (male 24.0 years, female 22.6 years) ranged from 11 to 43 years.1) The most dominant group was related to mandibular prognathism (80.4%). A rate of 83.8% demonstrated mandibular protrusion according to Slavicek's classification (n=160), and 85.4% were classified as skeletal Class III type according to Sugawara's classification (n=151) Surgical method were divided into 355 cases of one jaw surgery (single method), 26 cases of one jaw surgery (combined method), and 77 cases of two jaw surgery. Sagittal split osteotomy were performed on 316 cases (69.0%). The average operation time and blood loss in SSRO were 4.1 +/- 2.2 hrs. and 138.8 +/- 222.6 ml (n=152)

Analysis of risk factors in elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus with cerebral infarction / 中国基层医药

Objective To explore the risk factors in elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus with cerebral infarction. Methods Retrospective investigarion was performed on 148 elderly hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes.The patients were classified based on the presence or absence of cerebral infarction and compared with 60 controls.Logis- tic regression analysis was used to reveal the risk factors for cerebral infarction.Results The levels of systolic blood pressure(SBP),body mass index (BMI),fasting blood glucose (FBG),total cholesterol (TC),triglyceride (TG) and plasma fibrinogen(Fg) were higher in the patients with cerebral infarction[141.15?17.46)mmHg,(23.81?3.53)kg/m~2,(8.82?2.81)mmol/L,(5.69?1.15)mmol/L,(2.08?0.75)mmol/L and (4.08?0.65)g/L] than those without cerebral infarction[(129.78?14.65) mmHg,(22.18?3.22)kg/m~2,(7.06?1.72 )mmol/L,(5.09?1.12)mmol/L,(1.62?0.43)mmol/L and (3.48?0.58)g/L].The logistic analysis showed COUR,SBP,FBG, TC,TG and Fg were the independent risk factors for cerebral infarction.Conclusion Early intervention of the inde- pendent risk factors including SBP,FBG,TC,TG and Fg in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes was important for reduction and postponement of cerebral infarction.

Acute Paraplegia Following Lumbar Puncture in a Patient with Cervical Disc Herniation

The incidence of paraplegia following drain of cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) by lumbar puncure below a spinal block is rare, and most of them occurred in spinal tumor. We report a case of acute paraplegia following lumbar puncture for computed tomography myelography(CTM) in a 42-year-old man who sustained a cervical disc herniation. Four hours after lumbar puncture for CTM, sudden paraplegia was developed. After emergent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with cervical plating, the patient recovered completely. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of spinal shock complicating lumbar puncture for routine myelography in a patient with cervical disc herniation. The prompt recognition of this unusual complication of lumbar puncture may lead to good clinical outcome. Instead of CTM requiring lumbar puncture, MRI should be considered as the initial diagnostic procedure in a patient of cervical disc herniation associated with myelopathy. We discuss the possible mechanisms of acute paraplegia following lumbar puncture with literature review.

Effects of elevating cervical flap on tongue lymphatic mapping with blue dye tracking / 实用口腔医学杂志

Objective:To explore the significance of elevating cervical flap before vital-dye injection in identifying blue-stained nodes receiving lymphatic drainage in rabbit's tongue, so as to provide raw data for normalizing vital-dye injection in sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) during tongue-carcinoma treatment. Methods: 64 adult rabbits were randomly divided into four groups according to the injecting sites: tongue-tip, tongue-lateral, tongue-center and tongue-root. Four doses of methylene blue-0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 ml were chosen and injected into 4 tongues in every group, 2 of them were injected before and after the elevation of cervical flap respectively. Time was recorded according to the time points of colored and discolored lymphatic duct and nodes. Results:①The overall success rate in localizing blue-stained node was 93.75%(60/64). ②In the success cases in group elevating cervical flap just before injecting methylene blue, all experiments had the time records of lymphatics and nodes' turning blue; while the counterpart group did not show any blue staining. ③All the blue stained nodes were found in lymph nodeⅠto Ⅲ local area. Conclusion:t may be dependable to utilize methylene blue as tracer in the tongue carcinoma SLNB. Elevation of cervical flap before injecting methylene blue is necessary and practicable in tongue carcinoma SLNB.