1.Preparative Isolation and Purification of Garcinol by High-Speed Countercurrent Chromatography
Baojun ZHANG ; Qingwei FANG ; Hongsheng TAN ; Changwu ZHENG ; Wenwei FU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;19(2):254-259
This study aimed at preparing the chemical reference substance of garcinol.A preparative high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC) was adopted for the isolation of garcinol from the twigs of Garcinia multifiora Champ,G.esculenta Y.H.Li and the fruits of G.xanthochymus Hook.f.ex T.Anders.The crude extracts were separated by HSCCC with two phase solvent systems composed of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-95% ethanol-water (8∶8∶12∶4,volume ratio) using the upper stationary phase and the lower mobile phase.Under the conditions of a flow rate of 2.0 and 4.0 mL· min-1,and the apparatus rotation at 850 rpm,the column temperature at 25℃ and the detection wavelength at 254 nm,the fraction containing garcinol was purified by the Sephadex LH20 chromatography.The purity test in the extracts was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography.As a result,the contents of garcinol were 45,281 and 4080mg respectively separated from 104.765 g twigs of G.multiflora Champ,105.270 g G.esculenta Y.H.Li and 102.318 g the fruits of G.xanthochymus Hook.f.ex T.with the purity of 98.72%,98.36% and 98.42%.Compared with the sample pretreatments and separation efficiency of the three plants,it was found that the fat-soluble extracts rapidly and efficiently extracted using n-hexane-ethyl acetate-95% ethanol-water (5∶5∶5∶5,volume ratio) contained abundant garcinol taking fruits of G.xanthochymus Hook.f.ex T as the raw material with the combination of HSCCC and Sephadex LH-20 chromatography.In conclusion,it was indicated that the combination method is efficient with high operability and large preparation quantity.
2.Value of detection of Mycoplasma,Chlamydia and anti-sperm antibodies in male infertility
Changwu HUANG ; Lanfen PENG ; Zheming ZHENG ; Youming JIANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(11):1412-1414
Objective To explore the application value of detection of Mycoplasma,Chlamydia and anti-sperm antibodies for male infertility.Methods Culture method,immune chromatography,and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay were adopted for the detection of Mycoplasma,Chlamydia,and anti-sperm antibodies respectively in 102 cases of infertile males and 42 cases fertile males.And the routine semen analysis was proceed as well.All the subjects were divided into 4 groups according to the detection re-sults:simple Mycoplasma or/and Chlamydia positive group(71 cases),simple anti-sperm antibodies positive group(21 cases),My-coplasma and Chlamydia or/and anti-sperm antibodies positive group(8 cases),Mycoplasma,Chlamydia and anti-sperm antibodies negative group(44 cases).The main indexes of semen routine were compared among 4 groups.Results The positive rates of Myco-plasma,Chlamydia and anti-sperm antibodies in infertile males were significantly higher than those of fertile males (P <0.05).The sperm densities,activity rates,activity of simple Mycoplasma or/and Chlamydia positive group,simple anti-sperm antibodies posi-tive group,and Mycoplasma and Chlamydia or /and anti-sperm antibodies positive group were significantly lower than the nega-tive group,while the sperm malformation rates,liquefaction times,white blood cell counts of the three groups were significantly higher than the negative group(P <0.05 ).Conclusion Mycoplasma,Chlamydia infection and anti-sperm antibodies production have significant effect on the indexes of semen,which cause decline in semen quality and the occurrence of male infertility.
3.Clinical features and pathological types of pulmonary nodules with different components
Hui HE ; Fang DU ; Changwu ZHOU ; Zheng LI
Journal of Chinese Physician 2020;22(8):1225-1229
Objective:To investigate the clinical features, pathology and prognosis of pulmonary nodules.Methods:The data of patients with pulmonary nodules diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) in the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University from 2015 to 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. The pathological results of all the nodules that were resected by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) were obtained definitely. Moreover, the prognosis of pulmonary nodules was also investigated by analyzing their clinical features and pathology.Results:Of all 117 pulmonary nodules, the number of pure ground glass nodules (pGGN), mixed ground glass nodules (mGGN) and solid nodules was 37, 64, and 16, respectively. Nodules of different compositions are more common in women, and are mostly located in the upper lobe of the right lung. There were significant differences in the pathological types of nodules with different components. The pathological results of pGGNs were mainly adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) (51.4%, P<0.001), and mGGNs were also characterized by AIS (37.5%, P=0.001), while solid nodules were mainly invasive adenocarcinoma (IAC) and others ( P<0.001). Meanwhile, the diameter of solid nodules was significantly larger than that of mixed ground glass nodules and pure ground glass nodules [(17±8)mm, P<0.001], and the diameter of IAC in the mGGNs [(15±7)mm, P<0.001] and solid nodules [(22±8)mm, P=0.031] was significantly larger than other pathological types. In addition, the prevalence of complications after thoracoscopic surgery was 9.0% (10/111), and symptomatic treatment was effective after 1-3 months. Conclusions:The components and diameter of pulmonary nodules were closely related to lung adenocarcinoma. With the increase of solid components and diameter of nodules, it is possible to develop into IAC. Therefore, CT screening of pulmonary nodules is beneficial to the diagnosis and treatment for early lung cancer, and significant to the improvement of prognosis.