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This study took geo-authentic medicinal material Rhizoma Coptidis as an example and analyzed soil characteristics of the growing environment of Rhizoma Coptidis . The methods of ISSR, HPLC, 1H-NMR and NIR were respectively used for exploring its genotype and investigating on its chemitype . In the respects of an-ti-endotoxin, anti-bacterial activities and insulin resistance that was related to the treatment of diabetes, the pharmacodynamic type was studied and the relationship was comprehensively analyzed . The quality evaluation of geo-authentic medicinal materials was preliminarily established based on ecotype , genotype chemitype and phar-macodynamic type of Rhizoma Coptidis . Simultaneously, quality standards of Rhizoma Coptidis were set up in combination with genuine character , which provided the scientific basis for establishing Chinese medicine char-acteristic methods of quality evaluation of Rhizoma Coptidis .
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Hepatitis B-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a severe clinical syndrome characterized by jaundice, coagulopathy, ascites and hepatic encephalopathy and with a high mortality rate of 65% to 93%. It involves significant ethical issues when a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical study is conducted to such a serious disease. Therefore, a prospective cohort study design was utilized to explore a new treatment modality of applying integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
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Similar to multicellular animals, single-cell organisms, such as bacteria show the phenomenon of programmed cell death (PCD). The PCD not only can play an important role in various physiological procedures, but also can eliminate bacteria with irreversible injuries. The PCD of single cell in a colony is for the benefits of other bacteria in the same colony to achieve the development and reproduction of the whole colony. Disturbing or destroying such PCD may provide a new way for antibiotic drug research and development.
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Autophagy , Physiology , Bacteria , Cell Biology , Staphylococcus aureus , Cell Biology , Physiology , Streptococcus pneumoniae , Cell Biology , PhysiologyABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the impact of Rhizoma Coptidis (drug-chemical extract parts-components) on 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes differentiation and adipocytes insulin resistance, and reveal the pharmacodyamic material basis of Rhizoma Coptidis on insulin resistance.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes were well cultured, and then induced to differentiate into fat cells by using dexamethasone, 3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine and insulin together, and establish the insulin resistance model. Based on the experience of traditional medicine use, the adipocytes differentiation and the glucose consumption in the cell culture medium were observed independently.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Aqueous extract, different chemical extract fraction and different alkaloid extract from the herb showed inhibitory effects on 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes differentiation, especially the compound coptisine significantly inhibited the differentiation in the concentration of 16.5 micromol x L(-1), but non-alkaloid extract from the herb promoted cell differentiation significantly in the concentration of 6.0 micromol x L(-1). Each treatment group, especially jatrorrhizine hydrochloride (in the concentration of 10.5 micromol x L(-1)) significantly decreased the concentration of glucose in 3T3-L1 adipocytes culture, at the same time improved insulin resistance. These effects are similar to the role of rosiglitazone maleate.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Rhizoma Coptidis significantly improved insulin resistance, prevented pre-adipocytes differentiation. Its efficacy may be the synergistic effect of various components. Meanwhile, its role in inhibiting differentiation of pre-adipocytes indicates that coptis to increasing glucose uptake dose not cause fat accumulation and weight increasing. This has some clinical significance in the insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.</p>
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Animals , Mice , 3T3-L1 Cells , Adipocytes , Cell Biology , Metabolism , Cell Differentiation , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Pharmacology , Glucose , Metabolism , Insulin Resistance , Rhizome , ChemistryABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the drug-resistance and distribution of 142 strains acinetobacter baumannii.Methods Drug-resistance test of acinetobacter baumannii strains was observed in 13 kinds of antibiotics.The drug sensitivity tests was performed by the method of Kirby-Bauer paper-diffusion with the standard of NCCLS.AmpC enzyme was examined by cefoxitin three dimension test and PCR amplification of ampC structure gene were studied.Results The main sources of specimen were sputum,wound secretion,urine and blood.The respiratory tract was a major site to the development of acinetobacter baumannii.Acinetobacter baumannii strain emerged mostly in the intensive care unites.The drug resistance to cefotaxime,ceftriaxome and aztreonam were high.PCR amplification showed that of 142 acinetobacter baumannii strains,23 strains had ampC structure gene which accounted for 16 2% total strains.The drug resistance of acinetobacter baumannii producing AmpC enzyme were significantly higher than those of non-producing AmpC.The best choice of treatment was imipenem.Conclusions Acinetobacter baumannii have higher multiple-antibiotic resistance,the finding prompting us to project prospective control strategies.
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Objective To investigate TEM and SHV ESBLs in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli clinical isolates from West China Hospital of Sichuan University and detect resistance of ESBLs-producing isolates. Methods The TEM and SHV ESBLs-encoding gene was amplified by PCR and was sequenced. And the MIC of eight antibiotics against the ESBLs-producing strains were detected by agar dilution. Results All strains were resistant to cefotaxime; eleven strains were resistant to aztreonam; two were resistant to ceftizidime; eleven, five and three were resistant to ciprofloxacin, amikacin and cefoxidine respectively; All strains were susceptible to imipenem. Ten strains of twelve ESBLs-producing strains carried bla SHV-2, two carried bla TEM-19. Conclusions ESBLs producers were mainly resistant to cefotaxime and aztreonam and most of them were multi-drug resistance; Cefotaxime resistance is partially due to production of SHV-2 and TEM-19 in this study.