Ginkgo biloba extract protects against depression-like behavior in mice through regulating gut microbial bile acid metabolism / 中国天然药物

Depression is a mental disorder with high morbidity, disability and relapse rates. Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE), a traditional Chinese medicine, has a long history of clinical application in the treatment of cerebral and mental disorders, but the key mechanism remains incompletely understood. Here we showed that GEB exerted anti-depressant effect in mice through regulating gut microbial metabolism. GBE protected against unpredictable mild stress (UMS)-induced despair, anxiety-like and social avoidance behavior in mice without sufficient brain distribution. Fecal microbiome transplantation transmitted, while antibiotic cocktail abrogated the protective effect of GBE. Spatiotemporal bacterial profiling and metabolomics assay revealed a potential involvement of Parasutterella excrementihominis and the bile acid metabolite ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in the effect of GBE. UDCA administration induced depression-like behavior in mice. Together, these findings suggest that GBE acts on gut microbiome-modulated bile acid metabolism to alleviate stress-induced depression.

Human acellular nerve allograft in repair of traumatic nerve defect of upper extremity: A preliminary observation / 中华显微外科杂志

Objective:To observe clinical outcomes of the repair of traumatic nerve defects in the proximal upper extremities by human acellular nerve allograft(hANG).Methods:Nerve defects in the upper extremities in 8 patients were repaired by hANG from March 2017 to January 2019. The patients were 6 males and 2 females with mean age of 35.4 (21-53) years old. The nerve defects were 2 radial nerve in distal upper arm, 4 median nerve in forearm, 1 interosseous dorsal nerve and 1 ulnar nerve in forearm. All injuries were acute nerve injury. Two patients had combined injury of upper arm muscle, 4 of forearm muscle and 1 of brachial artery defect. All wound were moderate to severe contaminated. The length of nerve defects was 30-60 (mean 45) mm. The surgical procedures were fixation of fracture, repair of the muscle and discovery of the broken ends of nerve and to repair with hANG. The postoperative follow-up period ranged 18 to 40 (mean 30.6) months to observe the local response of recovery. The efficacy was evaluated by the Upper Extremity Function Evaluation Standard set up by Hand Surgery Branch of Chinese Medical Association and Grading Standard of Muscle Strength.Results:No graft rejection was observed in all cases. Primarily healing was in 5 patients. Delayed healing in 2 patients and free skin grafting was performed. Local flap transfer was performed to repair the wound in 1 patient who developed a skin necrosis 10 days after surgery. Two patients with median nerve defects had nerve function restored well. The strength of finger grip and thumb opposition muscle restored to grade IV and the sensory function had restored S 3+. The interosseous dorsal nerve in 1 patient restored well. The strength of extensor digitorum tendon had restored to grade IV. Based on the evaluation criteria for the upper extremity issued by the Hand Surgery of the Chinese Medical Association, 3 patients was rated in excellent for function recovery, 1 in fair and 4 in poor. Conclusion:After throughout debridement, hANG can be applied in the repair of traumatic nerve defect in the proximal upper extremity in an emergency surgery and it can partially restore the nerve function.

Neuroprotective effects of Ginkgo biloba dropping pills in Parkinson's disease / 药物分析学报

Parkinson's disease(PD)is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world;however,it lacks effective and safe treatments.Ginkgo biloba dropping pill(GBDP),a unique Chinese G.biloba leaf extract preparation,exhibits antioxidant and neuroprotective effects and has a potential as an alternative therapy for PD.Thus,the aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of GBDP in in vitro and in vivo PD models and to compare the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of GBDP and the G.biloba extract EGb 761.Using liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry,46 GBDP constitu-ents were identified.Principal component analysis identified differences in the chemical profiles of GBDP and EGb 761.A quantitative analysis of 12 constituents showed that GBDP had higher levels of several flavonoids and terpene trilactones than EGb 761,whereas EGb 761 had higher levels of organic acids.Moreover,we found that GBDP prevented 6-hydroxydopamine-induced dopaminergic neuron loss in zebrafish and improved cognitive impairment and neuronal damage in methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced PD mice.Although similar effects were observed after EGb 761 treatment,the neuroprotective effects were greater after GBDP treatment on several endpoints.In addition,in vitro results suggested that the Akt/GSK3β pathway may be involved in the neuroprotective effects of GBDP.These findings demonstrated that GBDP have potential neuroprotective effects in the treatment of PD.

Risk factors for recurrence after 5-year endocrine therapy in postoperative breast cancer patients / 中华普通外科杂志

Objective To evaluate recurrence risk factors in postoperative breast cancer patients after 5-year adjuvant endocrine therapy.Methods From Jan 2006 to Dec 2011,a total of 327 patients were enrolled for this study.Kaplan-Meier curves were applied to estimate survival rates and COX's proportional hazards model to identify prognostic variables.Results Among these 327 eligible patients,42 (12.8％) patients suffered from distant metastasis and 34 (10.4％) patients experienced locoregional recurrence after 5-year adjuvant endocrine therapy.Survival analysis showed that patients with histologic grade 3 disease,lymph node metastasis,Ki-67 high expression,high TNM stage and radiotherapy were statistically significant with poorer relapse-free survival (RFS,P =0.000,0.003,0.000,0.003,0.034)and poorer distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS,P =0.000,0.002,0.000,0.002,0.023),respectively.In multivariate analysis,patients with histological grade 3 disease (P =0.002) and more than 3 positive nodes (P =0.032) were risk factors for lower RFS.However,only histological grade 3 (P =0.015) was risk factor for DMFS.Conclusions Late relapse after completion of 5-year adjuvant endocrine therapy was still common,patients with grade 3 disease and more than 3 positive nodes may benefit from extended endocrine therapy.

Repeatability and reproducibility of IVAN software measuring retinal vascular caliber / 中华实验眼科杂志

Background Retinal vascular caliber changes can reflect the development status of cardiovascular disease and diabetes-associated vascular diseases,so it is very important to quantitatively measure retinal vascular caliber in the study of systemic diseases and retinal vascular disease.However,the methodology study is rately seen in China within our knowledge.Objective The present study was to investigate the repeatability and reproducibility of IVAN software in measuring retinal vascular caliber.Methods This study was approved by Ethic Committee of Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University,and written informed consent was obtained from each subject prior to medical examination.A prospectively diagnostic trail was performed.The digitized fundus color photograph centered on the disc from 192 eyes of 96 healthy volunteers were collected in Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University from January,2013 to December,2014,and central retinal arteriolar equivalent (CRAE),central retinal venular equivalent (CRVE) and arteriovenous ratio (AVR) were analyzed by IVAN measurement software.The repeatability and reproducibility of IVAN software for random repeat measurement of retinal vessel caliber from consecutive 85 right eyes of 85 volunteers were evaluation by interobserver and intraobserver measurement with interclass correlation coefficient (ICC).The correlations of measuring results between two observers or two-time measuring were analyzed with Pearson linear correlation analysis.Bland-Altman agreeement analysis was employed to assess the agreeement of the outcomes.Results No significant differences were found in CRAE,CRVE and AVR between the right eyes and the left eyes (t=-1.009,1.090,-1.259,all at P＞0.05).The CRAE,CRVE and AVR values from observer 1 were (145.02±12.94) μm,(400.72±9.12) μm and 0.36±0.03,and those from observer 2 were (145.10 ± 11.86) μm,(401.17 ± 9.85) μm and 0.36 ± 0..03,with no significant differences between observer 1 and observer 2 (t =-0.074,-0.913,0.116,all at P＞0.05).The repeat CRAE,CRVE and AVR values from observer 1 were (145.02 ± 12.94) μm,(400.72 ±9.12) μm and 0.36 ±0.03,which were significantly different from the initial values (t =-0.777,-0.048,-0.745,all at P＞0.05).In two-time measurements of intraobserver,all ICC were ≥0.738 and showed good correlations (all at r≥0.739).The two measurements of interobserver,showed good correlations (r≥ 0.662),with all ICC ≥ 0.657.Bland-Altman plots showed good agreements in CRAE and CRVE measurement with 95％ limits of agreement(LoA) ranged from-18.5 μm to 17.3 μm and-9.8 μm to 9.6 μm in intraobserver,and from-19.3 μm to 20.0 μm and-10.2 μm to 9.0 μm in interobserver,respectively.Conclusions IVAN measurement software yields good repeatability and reproducibility in the quantitative measurement of retinal vascular caliber.

Correlations between P53 expression and clinicopathologic factors and the prognosis of Luminal breast cancer / 国际肿瘤学杂志

Objective To investigate the correlations between P53 expression and clinicopathologic factors and prognosis of Luminal breast cancer.Methods From January 2009 to December 2012,a total of 283 patients with Luminal breast cancer in the Shanghai General Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong Univer-sity were included.P53 expressions of them were assayed by immunohistochemistry.Survival analysis was applied using Kaplan-Meier curve and Log-rank test.Single factor analysis and mutiple-factor analysis were applied using Cox proportional hazard regression model.Results The rate of P53 expression was associated with tumor size (χ2 =6.285,P =0.043),lymph node metastasis (χ2 =15.881,P =0.000),histological grade (χ2 =8.132,P =0.043)and Ki-67 (χ2 =6.476,P =0.039),but it was not associated with age (χ2 =0.955,P =0.328),menopausal status (χ2 =3.808,P =0.051),pathological pattern (χ2 =0.847,P =0.655),estrogen receptor (χ2 =1.867,P =0.172),progesterone receptor (χ2 =0.937,P =0.333)and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (χ2 =0.110,P =0.741 ).In all the 283 patients,the 5-year relapse-free survival rates for P53-positive group and P53-negative group were 66.7% and 90.7% respectively (χ2 =12.609,P =0.000),while the 5-year overall survival rates were 84.4% and 93.4% respectively (χ2 =4.153,P =0.042),with significant differences.In Cox mutiple-factor analysis,lymph node metastasis (HR =2.484,95%CI:1.393-4.431,χ2 =9.497,P =0.002)and P53 over-expression (HR =3.627,95%CI:1.061-12.401,χ2 =4.220,P =0.040)were independent prognostic factors for the relapse-free survival of patients with Luminal breast cancer,and lymph node metastasis (HR =3.451,95%CI:1.891-6.297,χ2 =16.290,P =0.000)and higher histological grade (HR =2.806,95%CI:1.091-7.219,χ2 =4.582,P =0.032)were independent prognostic factors for overall survival.Conclusion P53 over-expression of patients with Luminal breast cancer is associated with prognostic factors such as lymph node metastasis and histological grade,which indicates the worse prognosis.

Correlation study between femoral distal medial torsion and patellofemoral joint malalignment / 中国医师进修杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate the correlation between femoral distal medial torsion and patellofemoral joint malalignment and analyze the causes of patellofemoral joint disorders,which provide the new theory with clinical treatment.MethodsFrom May 2007 to June 2009,124 knees(95 cases) with patellofemoral joint disorders were enrolled in this study randomly.Each knee was scanned with CT in dynamic 20° -30° knee flax position.Femoral distal medial torsion angle (FMTA),patellar congruence angle (CA) and patellar tilt angle(PTA) were measured.The correlation between FMTA and CA or PTA was analyzed.Results FMTA ＜ 5° in 25 knees,≥5° in 99 knees,6 knees with trochlear dysplasia who were excluded.FMTA in 93 knees was 16.06° ± 5.68°,CA was 16.40° ± 5.48° and PTA was 19.59° ± 3.32°.The positive correlation was found between FMTA and CA when FMTA ＞ 10°through scatter diagram analysis (r =0.709,P ＜ 0.05 ).The positive correlation was found between FMTA and PTA when FMTA ＞10°( r =0.652,P ＜ 0.05),the positive trend declined when FMTA ＞ 27°.ConclusionsFemoral distal medial torsion is an important risk factor of patellofemoral joint malalignment.When FMTA ＞ 10°,FMTA and CA,PTA has positive correlation,but the positive tend between FMTA and PTA declines when FMTA ＞ 27°.

Chemical constituents from Rehmannia glutinosa / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents from the roots of Rehmannia glutinosa.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The compounds were isolated by various chromatographic methods and identified by spectroscopic analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Twelve compounds were isolated and their structures were identified as 5-hydroxymethyl-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde (1), 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (2), tyrosol (3), 5,6-dihydroxy-beta-ionone (4), 6-O-E-feruloyl ajugol (5), acteoside (6), leucosceptoside A (7), martynoside (8), isomartynoside (9), purpureaside C (10), jionoside A1 (11), and jionoside B1 (12).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compounds 1, 3 and 9 were isolated from the genus Rehmannia for the first time.</p>

Salvation for failure of lateral retinacular release / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To investigate a simple effective way to salvage failure of lateral retinacular release. Methods From March 2007 to May 2009,there were 23 knees of 23 cases for failure after lateral retinacular. All the patients had patellofemoral joint malatignment in some extend,whose patellofemoral joint CT scanned in dynamic. Before curing,the index of patellar tilting angle (PTA) was 19.6° ±5.7° , congruence angle(CA) was 23.6° ± 12.5° , patellar femoral index(PFI)was 2.7 ± 0.8, and hospital special score (HSS) knee score was (74.0 ± 9.2) points,then put on elastic knee sleeves for arranging the malalignment of patellofemoral joints, coincidentally, rehabilitation of vastus medians administered. Results All the patients were followed up for 6 - 26 (11.0 ± 2.3 ) months, 22 cases of 24 knees gained the excellent or good results,1 case had to experience surgery again. After curing, PTA was 11.2° ±3.7°,CA was 6.4° ±7.8°, and PFI was 1.1 ±0.3,escalated HSS knee score was (87.0 ±6.5) points, in these excellent or good patellofemoral joints. Significant difference showed apparently in the cohort through curing (P <0.05). Conclusion Administering elastic knee sleeves along with correct rehabilitation is a simple effective no-incisive cure for salvaging failure of lateral retinacular release.

Arthroscopic cystectomy and all-inside suture repair for meniscal cyst / 中国矫形外科杂志

[Objective] To investigate all-inside techniques for repairing lateral meniscus anterior horn tear with cysts.[Methods]Nineteen patiants with lateral meniscus anterior horn tear with cysts were collected from August 2006 to May 2008 with 7 males and 12 females.Five cases of isolated memberane cysts and 14 of lateral meniscus anterior horn tear with cysts were analyzed by MRI.Fifteen cases of lateral meniscus anterior horn tear with cysts and 4 of isolated memberanes cysts were finally diagnozed by arthoscopy.The apparatus of shoulder arthoscopy to sutured lateral injuried meniscus anterior horn were used after sheared cysts.Lysholm scores before and after operation were compared.Re-arthoscopy evaluation was performed for 13 patients.[Results]No case had complication after operation during short-term follow-up.Preoperative Lysholm scores was(64?5)points,postoperative scores was(94?7)ponits.Lysholm scores had significance between preoperation and postoperation(P

Curative analysis of managements of fracture of the first metacarpal basal body / 中华创伤骨科杂志

Objective To analyze the curative effects of different managements of different types of fracture of the first metacarpal basal body. Methods From October 1984 to October 2003, 142 patients with fracture of the first metacarpal basal body were treated with 5 different methods: manipulative reduction and fixation with abduction tooth arch, manipulative reduction and suspension traction, manipulative reduction and fixation with abduction frame, manipulative reduction and percutaneous internal fixation with Kirschner wire, as well as open reduction and internal fixation with Kirschner wire or screw. Results 80 patients were followed up. The therapeutic efficacy was excellent in 65 cases , good in 13 cases, poor in 2 cases. Conclusion Different types of fracture of the first metacarpal basal body can be treated satisfactorily if a suitable management is applied accordingly.