JNK-mediated Neuroprotective Mechanism after Ischemic Stroke in Rats / 中国生物化学与分子生物学报

In order to explore the protective mechanism of stress-activated protein kinase JNK on neurons after ischemic stroke,the model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in male SD rats was established by suture methods. Anisomycin (AN), a JNK agonist, was added at the characteristic time point of autophagy, and then Western blotting and immunofluorescence were used to detect the protein expression of autophagy flow pathways in ischemic penumbra, and the effects of JNK on the stability of Bcl-2-Beclin1 complex and autophagy flow pathway were analyzed. The results showed that compared with the MCAO+Veh group, the expression levels of LC3 (

Simultaneous Detection of Eight Prohibited Flavor Compounds in Foodstuffs Using Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry.

A multiflavor detection method, using gas chromatography-triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS), has been developed for the simultaneous identification and quantification of eight prohibited flavor compounds in daily foods. Under the optimized extraction conditions, samples were purified directly through membrane filtration. Variables affecting the GC-MS/MS were optimized to obtain better separation. The excellent selectivity and sensitivity achieved in multiple reactions monitoring mode allowed satisfactory confirmation and quantitation. In this study, the linear ranges of the target compounds were 0.05 to 500 ng/L with good correlation coefficients ( R2 > 0.999). The limits of detection of target compounds ranged from 0.005 to 0.2 µg/kg. The average recoveries were in the range of 80.2 to 110.6% (beef jerky), 82.3 to 94.1% (cod liver oil), and 83.6 to 104.1% (candy).

A high-throughput screening method of bisphenols, bisphenols digycidyl ethers and their derivatives in dairy products by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

A simple and universal analytical method based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) for high throughput screening of 21 bisphenols, bisphenols digycidyl ethers and their derivatives in dairy products was developed. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used to optimize sample preparation conditions based on a quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) method. The analytes were extracted by using 15 mL acetonitrile with 1% acetic acid, and the extracts were further purified by using 190 mg of C18 and 390 mg of PSA. The extracts were analyzed by UHPLC-MS/MS with electrospray ionization (ESI) source. Linearity was assessed by using matrix-matched standard calibration and good correlation coefficients (r2 > 0.99) were obtained. The limits of quantitation (LOQs) for the analytes ranged from 0.02 to 5 µg kg-1. The extraction recoveries were in a range of 88.2%-108.2%. Good method reproducibility in terms of intra- and inter-day precision was observed, yielding relative standard deviations (RSDs) less than 8.9% and 9.9%, respectively. The validation method results revealed that the proposed method was sensitive and reliable. Finally, this method was successfully applied to dairy product analysis.

Analysis of survival and prognostic factors in extremely preterm infants / 中国当代儿科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the survival rate, complications during hospitalization, and prognostic factors in extremely preterm infants (gestational age less than 28 weeks) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A retrospective analysis was performed on 90 extremely preterm infants who were admitted to the NICU between January 2011 and March 2013 to investigate the perinatal data, delivery and resuscitation, ventilation/oxygen supply during hospitalization, mortality, and the incidence of severe (grade III/IV) intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), and septicemia.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among the 90 extremely preterm infants, the gestational age, birth weight, overall survival rate, mortality, and withdrawal rate were 26±1 weeks, 898±165 g, 57%, 9%, and 34%, respectively. The incidence rates of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, BPD, PDA, ROP, and grade III/IV IVH were 88%, 85%, 69%, 68%, and 31%, respectively. The surviving infants had a mean length of hospital stay of 83±18 days and a mean weight at discharge of 2 419±300 g. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that grade III/IV IVH and pulmonary hemorrhage were high-risk factors for death or withdrawal, while antenatal corticosteroids were the protective factor for outcome (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The survival rate of extremely preterm infants is still much lower than that in developed countries. grade III/IV IVH, and pulmonary hemorrhage are important prognostic factors.</p>