Investigation on the mechanism of Compound zaoren granules in improving insomnia based on serum meta-bonomics / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To study the mechanism of Compound zaoren granule in improving insomnia. METHODS Forty-nine mice were divided into blank group， model group， positive control group 1 （Estazolam tablets 0.5 mg/kg），control group 2 （Shumian capsule 0.6 g/kg）， Compound zaoren granule low-dose， medium-dose and high-dose groups （2.5， 5， 10 g/kg）， with 7 mice in each group. The insomnia model was established by chronic unpredictable mild stress combined with 4-chloro-DL- phenylacetic acid. The behavioral changes of mice were investigated through open field test and pentobarbital sodium synergistic hypnosis experiment， as well as the pathomorphology of mice hypothalamus tissue was observed by HE staining. The metabonomics analysis and multivariate statistical analysis of serum in mice were performed by UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS， and the differential metabolites were screened out； the metabolic pathway analysis was conducted based on MetaboAnalyst 5.0 database. RESULTS Compared with blank group， the total travelling distance， the number of entering the central region and the moving distance in the central region of the model group were significantly reduced （P＜0.05）， the proportion of total rest time was significantly increased （P＜0.05）， the sleep duration of mice was significantly shortened （P＜0.05）， and hypothalamic nerve cells damaged and severely vacuolated. Compared with model group， the total travelling distance of Compound zaoren granule low-dose and medium-dose groups were increased significantly and the proportions of total rest time of those groups were decreased significantly （P＜0.05）， and the sleep duration of mice in Compound zaoren granule high-dose group was prolonged significantly （P＜0.05）； the hypothalamic nerve cells of mice in each administration group recovered to varying degrees， and the hypothalamus histiocytes of mice in the Compound zaoren granules high-dose group were closer to those in the blank group. A total of 18 differential metabolites （such as phenylalanine， taurine， norvaline， methionine） and 4 important amino acid metabolic pathways （L-phenylalanine， tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis； taurine and hypotaurine metabolism； L-phenylalanine metabolism； cysteine and methionine metabolism） were identified through metabolomics analysis. CONCLUSIONS Compound zaoren granules can normalize the disordered metabolism in vivo by regulating differential metabolites such as phenylalanine， taurine， and four amino acid metabolic pathways， so as to improve insomnia.

Laparoscopic anatomical left hepatectomy guided by milddle hepatic vein approach: a clinical analysis of 21 cases / 中国医师杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic anatomical left hepatectomy by guided middle hepatic vein approach.Methods The clinical data of 21 patients undergone anatomical left hepatectomy from Oct.2015 to Jul.2018 were retrospectively analyzed.Results Among the 21 cases,the primary hepatocellular carcinoma were found in 4 patients (19.1％),the cholangiocarcinoma in 1 patients (4.8％),the giant hepatic hemangioma in 1 patients (4.8％),the hepatolithiasis in 15 patients (71.3％).All 21 patients were operated under laparoscopy and recovered.The operative time was 160-380 min,the average operative time was(248 ± 56)min,the intraoperative blood loss was 100-700 ml.The average blood loss was (250 ± 40)ml,the average length of hospital stay of the patients was 8-14 (10 ± 2)d.Conclusions Laparoscopic anatomical left hepatectomy guided by middle hepatic vein approach is a safe and effective operation.

Analysis on mechanical properties and internal flow field distributions of bone scaffold by digital modeling / 医用生物力学

Objective To study mechanical properties of the bone scaffold with different structure and its internal flow field distributions,so as to provide a direct comparison and judgment on model structure and offer an effective guidance for bone scaffold structure design.Methods Bone scaffold with natural,woven and spherical pore structure were reconstructed respectively by using Pro/Engineer and Mimics.The effective elastic modulus for three kinds of scaffolds,as well as their stress distributions and internal flow field distributions under three-dimensional perfusion culture system were analyzed with the finite element method.Results The bone scaffold with natural structure showed smaller effective elastic modulus,smaller peak stress and more uniform stress distributions under the same pressure.With the same initial velocity and fluid viscosity,the bone scaffold with natural structure showed smaller internal velocity,wall shear stress and wall pressure.Conclusions The bone scaffold with natural structure has better biomechanical properties,which corresponds to the design criteria of bone scaffold in bone tissue engineering.

Effects of PM2.5 on Expression of Pigment Epithelium-derived Factor in Bronchial Epithelial Cells / 中国康复理论与实践

Objective To explore the effect of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 on the expression of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) protein in bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B). Methods Human BEAS-2B were subcultivated, followed by low, medium and high concentrations of PM2.5 (25μg/ml, 50μg/ml, 100μg/ml) stimulation for 24 hours. The expression of PEDF protein in supernatant was ana-lyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the expression in BEAS-2B cells was detected by Western blotting. Results Compared with the control group, the expression of PEDF protein in supernatant and BEAS-2B cells induced by PM2.5 (25 μg/ml) in-creased, but no significance was found (t=-0.730, t=-1.840, P>0.05), and the expression induced by PM2.5 with the concentrations of 50μg/ml and 100μg/ml significantly increased (t>5.798, P<0.05). Conclusion PM2.5 with the concentrations of 50μg/ml and 100μg/ml could increase the expression of PEDF protein in a concentration-dependent manner both in supernatant and BEAS-2B cells.