OBJECTIVE:To prepare Weiyoukang intragastric floating tablet,and to investigate in vitro releasing characteristics of it. METHODS:Weiyoukang intragastric floating tablet was prepared by full powder compression method using HPMC-K15M (framework material),octadecanol(low density bleaching promoter),sodium bicarbonate(foaming agent),PVP-K30(release reg-ulator)and magnesium stearate(lubricant)as excipients. The amounts of HPMC-K15M,octadecanol and PVP-K30 were optimized by orthogonal test and validated with 2 h,4 h and 8 h accumulative release rate of berberine (Y2 h,Y4 h,Y8 h) as index,start time (T1)and duration(T2)of floating as adjunctive index. The releasing regularity of berberine,tetrahydropalmatine,baicalin and glyc-yrrhizic acid in Coptis chinensis,Corydalis vanhus,Scatellaria baicalensis and Glycyrrhiza uralensis were measured by release model fitting method and Peppas equarion fitting method. Similar factor(f2)method was used to investigate the similarity of 4 com-ponents. RESULTS:The optimized formulation was as follows as HPMC-K15M 40 g,octadecanol 14 g,PVP-K30 2 g for 200 tab-lets. Y2 h,Y4 h and Y8 h of berberine of preparations were 31.94%,55.88%,93.34%(RSDs were 1.2%,1.5% and 1.5%,n=3),re-spectively. T1 and T2 were about 1 min and 13 h. The drug release of four ingredients all fitted Higuchi models,and were synergis-tic action of diffusion and matrix erode. The f2 were all more than 80,indicating that the release of four ingredients were similar. CONCLUSIONS:Weiyoukang intragastric floating tablet is prepared successfully,showing fast onset,long floating,sustained-re-lease and balanced release of multiple indigents.

Objective To develop a LC-MS/MS method for the determination of inosine in human plasma and to apply it in the isoprinosine pharmacokinetic researches .Methods With adefovir as the internal standard ,methanol -10 mmol/L ammonium ace-tate(15 :85 ,v/v) was adopted as the mobile phase .The chromatographic column was the Agilent SB-C18 column(5 μm ,150 mm × 4 .6 mm I .D .) .Electrospray ionization(ESI) source was applied and the detection was conducted by the multiple-reaction monito-ring(MRM) mode .The ion reactions for the quantitative analysis were m/z 135 .0-267 .3(inosine) and m/z 134 .1-272 .0(adefo-vir) .Results The linear range of plasma inosine was 10-3 000 ng/mL .The lower detection limit was 10 ng/mL .The inter-and in-tra-day precisions(RSD) were less than 5% .The average recovery rate was above 90% without the matrix effect .Conclusion This method has the strong specificity ,convenience in treating the sample and high sensitivity ,and is suitable for the inosine pharmacokinetic re-searches .

To compare the chemical components and their contents of essential oil extracted from Radix Angelicae Sinensis by the methods of supercritical CO 2 fluid extraction (SFE-CO 2), normal pressure steam distillation (NPSD) and vacuum steam distillation (VSD). The combination of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry was applied to analyze the chemical components and their contents of essential oil extracted from Radix Angelicae Sinensis.The chemical components and their contents of essential oil extracted by the above three methods were different.[Conclusion]SFE-CO 2 is superior to VSD and NPSD in raising yield and shortening extractive time. It is a good method for the extraction of essential oils from Radix Angelicae Sinensis.

AIM To study the tissue distribution of strychnos nux vomica alkaloids in rats. METHODS Rats were given strychnos nux vomica alkaloids intravenously and strychnine(S), brucine(B), strychnine N oxide(SNO), brucine N oxide(BNO) in every tissue was determined by HPLC timely. RESULTS The concentration of S, B, SNO and BNO were high in brain and spinal marrow. CONCLUSION S, B, SNO and BNO all have the ability to permeate blood brain barrier.

Objective:To explore the effect of processing on the contents of chemical components of the volatile oil of Rhizoma Curcumae. Methods: The volatile oil was extracted from Rhizoma Curcumae by steam distillation. The components were identified by GC MS. The amount of the components from the volatile oil were determinated by normalization method. The separated components were analyzed.Results: The volatile oil contents were different in two processed samples of Rhizoma Curcumae. Two new constituents, 4 isopropyl benzoic acid and 2 methyl 5(l methylvinyl) cyclohexanone, were produced after processing. 20 components composed of about 80% of the total volatile oil were separated and identified. Conclusions: The content of volatile oil and chemical composition decreased a bit by mix fry with vinegar and steam with vinegar.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the long-term therapeutic efficacy of muscle-region alignment needling plus dermalneedle therapy in treating post-stroke upper-limb spasticity.MethodTotally 488 patients with post-stroke upper-limb spasticity were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 244 in each group. Besides theessentialrehabilitation treatment, the treatment group was intervened by muscle-region alignment needling plus dermal needle therapy, while the control group was given regular Western medication.Thetwo groups were intervened for 3 weeks and were followed up for 6 months. The neurologic function, Functional Comprehensive Assessment (FCA), and Stroke Speciality-Quality of Life (SS-QOL) were observed for the follow-up study.ResultThe total effective rate was 93.4% in the treatment group versus 61.5% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); the neurologic function, FCA score, and SS-QOL score in the treatment group were significantly superior to that in the control group at the end of the follow-up study (P<0.05).ConclusionMuscle-region alignment needling plus dermal needle therapycan produce a content long-term therapeutic efficacy in treating post-stroke upper-limb spasticity.

Objective:To establish fusion PCR for amplification of the full-length cDNA of dengue virus type 2. Methods:According to the published nucleotide sequence of D2-43,the primers were devised and the 5′ and 3′ half genomic cDNAs of dengue virus type 2 were amplified by long reverse transcription PCR. Using the PCR products as model,the approximate 11 kb full-length cDNA was amplified by fusion PCR. The sequence containing the 5′ noncoding region was determined by PRISMTM ABI 377 automated sequencer.Results:Using fusion PCR,the full-length cDNA of dengue virus type 2 was successfully amplified and its correctness was proved by partial nucleotide sequences analysis. To our best knowledge, this is the first report of the same kind.Conclusion:Fusion PCR is an effective method to amplify the genomic cDNA of dengue virus.

Objective To compare the curative effect and biomechanical performance of cannulated compression screw (CCS) and dynamic hip screw-blade (DHS-B) in the treatment of patients with femoral neck fracture.Methods Between February 2010 and February 2014,102 patients with femoral neck fracture were treated with CCS or DHS-B at our department.They were 54 males and 48 females,aged from 15 to 86 years.There were 30 subcapital fractures,51 transcervical ones and 21 base ones.CCS was used in 60 patients and DHS-B in 42.In-hospital data were collected retrospectively to compare the curative effects in 2 groups.Furthermore,femoral neck fracture models were established using 12 adult cadaveric femoral specimens.The 12 models were randomized into 2 equal groups (n =6).Group A was subjected to fixation by 3 CCSs and group B to fixation by DHS-B.The 2 groups were compared in terms of axial loading test,rotation test and destructive axial loading test.Results The operation time (59.4 ± 20.2 min),incision size (4.1 ±0.6 cm) and intraoperative blood loss (25.9 ±9.9 mL) in the CCS group were significantly less than those in the DHS-B group (88.6±22.9 min,12.1 ±1.2cmand 156.7±107.1 mL) (P ＜0.05).The Harris hip score for the DHS-B group (91.9±9.8) was significantly higher than that for the CCS group (87.2 ± 9.2) (P ＜ 0.05).There were no significant differences between the 2 groups in hospital stay,partial weight-bearing time,or postoperative complications (P ＞ 0.05).At 500 N vertical loading,the stress values at both medial and lateral sides of the femur in group A were significantly smaller than those in group B (P ＜ 0.05).There were no significant differences between groups A and B in the average sinking displacement of femoral head or the torque at a torsion angle of 6° (P ＞ 0.05).The maximum load in group A (2,135 ±120 N) was significantly smaller than that in group B (2,986 ± 98 N) (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion In treatment of femoral neck fracture,DHS-B fixation is obviously superior to CCS fixation,because the former is in better agreement with the femoral biomechanical property,and performs better in anti-rotation and anti-compression,leading to better functional recovery of the affected hip.

Objective To analyze mRNA expressions of 7 cytoklnes which influence the immune response in lym- phocytes in pleural effusion of non-small cell lung cancer patients to evaluate the effect of local tumor microenviron- ment on anti-tumor immune response and to explore the mechanism of tumor escape. Methods Detecting the mRNA expression of IL-2,INF-γ,IL-12,IL-18,IL-10,IL-4 and TGF-β 1 in lymphocytes in pleural effusion of non-small cell lung cancer patients and tuberculotic pleurisy patients on the single cell level by using in situ hybridization. Results In the pleural effusion of non-small cell lung cancer, the mRNA expressions of IL-10,TGF-β1 and IL-4 were signifi- cantly higher than those of IL-2,IL-12,IL-18 and INF-γ,as well as these of control group. The cytokine expression levels of tuberculotic pleurisy patients were very Iow, and there were no significant differences between different cy- tokines. Conclusion Type 2 cytokines are expressed predominantly in the pleural effusion of non-small cell lung can- cer. The increased co-expression of IL-10 and TGF-β1 indicates that they might act Jointly and play a critical role in the immunosuppression of non-small cell lung cancer.

A method was established for identifying the chemical components of a traditional Chinese medicinal formula Baihe Zhimu Tang and its single herbs by combining high performance liquid chromatography and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry(HPLC-ESI-MS). The molecular ions of compounds in both negative and positive modes were observed for molecule mass information, and the potential structures were identified by attentive studying on the mass spectra of compounds and comparing with Reference data and some of standards. The results show that in MS detection, saponins in Baihe Zhimu Tang and its single herbs are easily to become positive ions in the electrospray ionization procedure, and they have strong responses, but the mass spectrometric signals of flavonoids and phenolic glucosides are week. 38 compounds in Baihe Zhimu Tang including 3 flavonoids, 4 phenolic glucosides and 31 saponins were identified through analyzing and comparing the total ion chromatograms(TIC) and mass spectra of Baihe Zhimu Tang and its single herbs. This method has the advantages of simple operation, rapid measurement and it is a powerful tool for identification of chemical components in Baihe Zhimu Tang.