A Polysaccharide Isolated from Dictyophora indusiata Promotes Recovery from Antibiotic-Driven Intestinal Dysbiosis and Improves Gut Epithelial Barrier Function in a Mouse Model.

Despite the tremendous biological activity of polysaccharides from the mushroom Dictyophora indusiata, its role in the restoration of gut microbiota has not yet been explored. The present study aimed to investigate whether D. indusiata polysaccharide (DIP) could modulate the recovery of gut microbiota composition and intestinal barrier function after broad-spectrum antibiotic-driven dysbiosis. Alteration and restoration in the microbial communities were elucidated by the Illumina MiSeq platform. Colon histology, expression of tight-junction associated proteins, and serum/tissue endotoxin and cytokine levels were evaluated. Two-week daily oral administration of clindamycin and metronidazole resulted in reduced bacterial diversity and richness, and perturbed the microbial flora at various taxonomic levels (altered Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio and increased relative abundance of harmful flora (Proteobacteria, Enterococcus, and Bacteroides)), whereas DIP administration reversed the dysbiosis and increased beneficial flora, including Lactobacillaceae (lactic acid-producing bacteria), and Ruminococaceae (butyrate-producing bacteria). In addition, it resulted in the reduction of endotoxemia (through lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)) and pro-inflammatory cytokine (tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interleukin 1ß (IL-1ß)) levels, with the increased expression of tight-junction associated proteins (claudin-1, occludin, and zonula occludens-1). These findings not only suggested a comprehensive understanding of the protective effects of a DIP in the restoration of gut microbiota but also highlighted its role in the enhancement of gut barrier integrity, reduction of inflammation and lowering of endotoxin levels in mice.

Progress of Xingnaojing injection on the treatment of ischemic stroke / 国际中医中药杂志

Xingnaojing injection has been widely used in the treatment of cerebral vascular diseases, through the following mechanisms: improving the blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability, anti-oxidant free radical damage, inhibition of excitatory amino acids (EAA) toxicity and calcium overload, inhibition of apoptosis, reducing cerebral edema and inhibition of autophagy. Thus, the paper summarized its progress.

Giant pelvis's application in childbirth turning point teaching / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ObjectiveTo study the teaching method of childbirth turning point and enhances teaching effect in the normal birth of the gynecology and obstetrics department teaching. MethodsAfter carting on the different form the teaching, to 382 students of Qujing medical high school, we carry on the one-to-one skill operation inspection and make the contrastive analysis of the achievement test scores of the students in the experimental group and the control group. Results There is remarkable difference between the conventional experiment teaching and the experiment teaching of adding giant pelvis ( P＜0.01 ). ConclusionThe giant pelvis's application can enhance the teaching effect enormously in the childbirth turning point teaching, and this method has the application and the promoted value.

Effect of nitric oxide inhalation on neutrophil CD11b expression and postoperative function in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement with CPB / 中华麻醉学杂志

Objective To investigate the effects of sustained nitric oxide (NO) inhalation during operation on neutrophil CD11b expression and postoperative lung function in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement with cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB) .Methods Forty-two ASA Ⅱ or Ⅲ patients aged 35-53 yr weighing 47-69 kg undergoing cardiac valve replacement with CPB were randomly divided into 2 group:NO group(n = 21) and control group(n= 21) .In NO group the patients inhaled 40 ppm NO through the lungs and oxygenator after tracheal intubation during operation before the chest was closed. Anesthesia was induced with fentanyl 20 ?g?kg-1 and pipeceuronium 0.2 mg?kg-1 maintained with isofluarane inhalation and intermittern i.v. boluses of fentanyl and pipecuronium. A total of 5 000 000 IU aprotin was given during operation. Arterial blood samples were taken before induction of anesthesia (T0, baseline), immediately before CPB (T1 ) 10 rain after CPB was started (T2 ), immediately before aortic unclamping (T3 ) ,10 min after aortic unclamping (T4 ), at the end of operation (T5 ) , 12 h and 24 h after operation (T8 ,T9) for polylmorphonuclear(PMN) counts and determination of neutrophil CD11b expression . Blood gas analysis was performed PA-a O2 was calculated and dynamic compliance of respiratory system (Cdyn) was measured before induction of anesthesia, at the end of operation and at 4 and 8 h after operation. Results PMN count significantly decreased at T2 compared to baseline and then gradually increases ( P