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In this paper, the genus Mimadiestra Storozhenko Dawwrueng, 2014 is reported from China and two new species are described, i.e. Mimadiestra gracila sp. nov. and Mimadiestra dicha sp. nov. Morphological photographs of the two species are provided. All type specimens are preserved in the Museum of Hebei University.
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Orthoptera , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures , Animals , Body Size , China , Organ SizeABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to explore the measurement and clinical significance of serum thrombopoietin (TPO) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute leukemia (AL). The levels of serum TPO and lactate dehydrogenase in 25 patients with MDS and 40 patients with AL were measured by using sandwich ELISA and velocity methods before chemotherapy, at the stages of bone marrow depression and bone marrow recovery, respectively. The levels of serum TPO and LDH in 15 healthy controls were also measured. The results indicated that the serum TPO and LDH levels in ALL, AML and MDS patients before chemotherapy were significantly higher than those in healthy controls, the differences were statistically significant (q = 7.2943 - 27.4149, p < 0.001). The serum TPO and LDH levels in the patients at the stages of bone marrow depression or bone marrow recovery were significantly lower than those in patients before treatment (q = 7.2943 - 25.9396, p < 0.001), but there were no significant differences as compared with healthy controls (q = 1.4816 - 2.5657, p > 0.05). It is concluded that there is a strong correlation between serum TPO, LDH levels and the status of patients with hematologic malignancies, suggesting that TPO and LDH levels can be used for evaluation of therapeutic effect in hematologic malignancies.
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L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/blood , Leukemia/blood , Myelodysplastic Syndromes/blood , Thrombopoietin/blood , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young AdultABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To study the chemical constituents of flowers of Prunus mume. METHODS: Compounds were separated by silica gel. Their structures were identified and elucidated by spectral analysis and chemical methods. RESULTS: Eight compounds were obtained and identified as benzoic acid (I), isorhamnetin (II), quercetin (III), kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside (IV), isorhamnetin-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (V), isoquercitrin (VI), hypericin (VII) and rutin (VIII). CONCLUSION: Among them, II-VII are isolated from this plant for the first time.