1.Preparation and Quality Standard of Qingwen Tuire Granules
Shengchuan GAO ; Tongchao WANG ; Jiangning XIAO
China Pharmacist 2014;(11):1953-1956
Objective:To extract the effective components from medical materials using modern preparation technology and to stud-y the preparation process to obtain Qingwen Tuire granules, and establish the quality standard. Methods:The medical materials in the formula were extracted by a heating decoction method. The wet granulation process was used for the granule preparation. The compo-nents including bupleurum, paeoniae alba, scutellaria baicalensis and indigowoad leaf in the granules were identified by TLC and the contents of seutellarin in the preparation was determined by HPLC. Results:The characteristic spots in TLC were clear without any in-terference. The linear range of scutellarin was 0. 194-1. 164 μg with the correlation coefficient of 0. 999 5. The average recovery was 100. 89%(RSD=0. 74%, n=6). Conclusion:The methods used in the identification and quantification are sensitive, simple and ac-curate, which can be used in the quality control of Qingwen Tuire granules.
2.Awareness rate and influencing factors of elderly cancer patients in a community of Shanghai
Jing ZHANG ; Yun-wei ZHANG ; Xiao-yan YU
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;33(12):1191-1195
ObjectiveTo explore the awareness rate and the influencing factors of notification in elderly cancer patients, and to improve the community health management. MethodsA total of 622 cancer patients were selected from a community health service center in Jing’an District of Shanghai, who participated in the Survey of Unified Needs Assessment of Elderly Care in Shanghai. ResultsThe overall awareness rate was 62.86%. Multivariate analysis showed that elderly patients were more likely to have disease notification than younger patients. Patients were less likely to have notification if they were without spouse, with care needs and with more diseases other than cancer. Patients with family history of cancer, living with children were more likely to have notification (
3.Differential transcriptomic landscapes of multiple organs from SARS-CoV-2 early infected rhesus macaques.
Chun-Chun GAO ; Man LI ; Wei DENG ; Chun-Hui MA ; Yu-Sheng CHEN ; Yong-Qiao SUN ; Tingfu DU ; Qian-Lan LIU ; Wen-Jie LI ; Bing ZHANG ; Lihong SUN ; Si-Meng LIU ; Fengli LI ; Feifei QI ; Yajin QU ; Xinyang GE ; Jiangning LIU ; Peng WANG ; Yamei NIU ; Zhiyong LIANG ; Yong-Liang ZHAO ; Bo HUANG ; Xiao-Zhong PENG ; Ying YANG ; Chuan QIN ; Wei-Min TONG ; Yun-Gui YANG
Protein & Cell 2022;13(12):920-939
SARS-CoV-2 infection causes complicated clinical manifestations with variable multi-organ injuries, however, the underlying mechanism, in particular immune responses in different organs, remains elusive. In this study, comprehensive transcriptomic alterations of 14 tissues from rhesus macaque infected with SARS-CoV-2 were analyzed. Compared to normal controls, SARS-CoV-2 infection resulted in dysregulation of genes involving diverse functions in various examined tissues/organs, with drastic transcriptomic changes in cerebral cortex and right ventricle. Intriguingly, cerebral cortex exhibited a hyperinflammatory state evidenced by significant upregulation of inflammation response-related genes. Meanwhile, expressions of coagulation, angiogenesis and fibrosis factors were also up-regulated in cerebral cortex. Based on our findings, neuropilin 1 (NRP1), a receptor of SARS-CoV-2, was significantly elevated in cerebral cortex post infection, accompanied by active immune response releasing inflammatory factors and signal transmission among tissues, which enhanced infection of the central nervous system (CNS) in a positive feedback way, leading to viral encephalitis. Overall, our study depicts a multi-tissue/organ transcriptomic landscapes of rhesus macaque with early infection of SARS-CoV-2, and provides important insights into the mechanistic basis for COVID-19-associated clinical complications.
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