Objective: To study the diterpenes in the roots of Rabdosia japonica var. glaucocalyx. Methods: The constituents of R. japonica var. glaucocalyx were separated and purified with chromatographic methods, and their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Results: Two compounds were isolated from the roots of R. japonica var. glaucocalyx, and they were identified as glaucocalyxoside (1) and inflexuside A (2). Conclusion: Compound 1 is a new abietane diterpene glycoside named glaucocalyxoside, and compound 2 is isolated from R. japonica var. glaucocalyx for the first time.

Background: Base excision repair (BER) plays an important role in the maintenance of genome integrity and anticancer drug resistance. This study aimed to explore the role of BER gene polymorphisms in response to chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. Methods: During the period from November 2009 to January 2016, a total of 152 patients diagnosed with NSCLC Stage IIIB and IV in the First Hospital of Jilin University were admitted into this study. The XRCC1 G28152A, MUTYH G972C, HOGG1 C1245G, and PARP1 T2444C polymorphisms of all the patients were detected by mass spectrometry. The logistic regression was used for statictical analysis. All tests were bilateral test, and a P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The logistic regression model showed that the response rate of chemotherapy of the PARP1 T2444C polymorphisms, CC genotype (odds ratio [OR]: 5.216, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.568-17.352, P = 0.007), TC genotype (OR: 2.692, 95% CI: 1.007-7.198, P = 0.048), as well as the genotype of TC together with CC (OR: 3.178, 95% CI: 1.229-8.219, P = 0.017) were significantly higher than those of TT wild type. There was no relationship between the MUTYH G972C, XRCC1 G28152A, and HOGG1 C1245G gene polymorphisms and chemosensitivity. Conclusions The PARP1 2444 mutation allele C might be associated with the decreased sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC. These findings may be helpful in designing individualized cancer treatment.
Antineoplastic Agents ; therapeutic use ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ; drug therapy ; genetics ; DNA Repair ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; Female ; Genotype ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; genetics ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Retrospective Studies ; X-ray Repair Cross Complementing Protein 1 ; genetics

BackgroundAsthma is a common chronic respiratory disease and is related to air pollution exposure. However, only a few studies have concentrated on the association between air pollution and adult asthma. Moreover, the results of these studies are controversial. Therefore, the present study aimed to analyze the influence of various pollutants on hospitalization due to asthma in adults.

MethodsA total of 1019 unrelated hospitalized adult asthma patients from Northeast China were recruited from 2014 to 2016. Daily average concentrations of air pollutants (particulate matter <2.5 μm [PM], particulate matter <10 μm [PM], sulfur dioxide [SO], nitrogen dioxide [NO], and carbon monoxide [CO]) were obtained from the China National Environmental Monitoring Centre website from 2014 to 2016. Cox logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the relationship between air pollutants and hospital admissions in adult asthma.

ResultsThe maximum odds ratio (OR) value for most air pollutants occurred on lag day 1. Lag day 1 was chosen as the exposure period, and 8 days before onset was chosen as the control period. Three pollutants (PM, CO, and SO) were entered into the regression equation, and the corresponding OR (95% confidence interval) was 0.995 (0.991-0.999), 3.107 (1.607-6.010), and 0.979 (0.968-0.990), respectively.

ConclusionsA positive association between hospital admissions and the daily average concentration of CO was observed. CO is likely to be a risk factor for hospital admissions in adults with asthma.

Air Pollutants ; toxicity ; Air Pollution ; adverse effects ; Asthma ; epidemiology ; Carbon Monoxide ; toxicity ; China ; Environmental Monitoring ; statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Hospitalization ; statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Male ; Odds Ratio ; Particulate Matter ; toxicity ; Risk Factors ; Sulfur Dioxide ; toxicity

OBJECTIVE: To explore long-term outcomes of Chiari osteotomy for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease in children with type Catterall III or IV, and to analyze clinical effect of osteotomy angle on clinical and radiographic results. METHODS: From March 2005 to July 2013, 26 children with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease with type Catterall III or IV were treated by Chiari osteotomy, including 17 males and 9 females, aged from 4 to 13 years old with an average of (8.9±2.6) years old. Children were divided into low osteotomy angle group and high osteotomy angle group. according to osteotomy angle. There were 10 children in low osteotomy angle group with an osteotomy angle of 10 degrees, including 8 boys and 2 girls, aged from 4 to 13 years old with an average of (9.2±3.3) years old; while there were 16 children in high osteotomy angle group with an osteotomy angle of 15 degress, including 9 boys and 7 girls, aged from 6 to 12 years old with an average of (8.8±2.1) years old. HHS score before operation and at the latest follow-up were recorded to observe clinical results. CE angle of hip joint, acetabular index, Sharp angle, Shenton's line continuity, femoral head coverage, acetabular depth ratio were recorded to compare radiographic results. Stulberg classification was analyzed to compare reshaping ability of femoral head. RESULTS: Twenty-six children were followed up for 4.5 to 12.0 years with an average of (7.9±1.8) years. All incisions were healed at stage I for 10 to 14 days, with an average of(12.3±1.1) days. No inflammation, skin necrosis and injury of vessel and nerve occurred. All osteotomies achieved bone union for 8 to 13 weeks, with an average of(9.8±1.4) weeks. HHS score increased from 75.8±6.5 before operation to 93.5±2.5 at the latest follow-up in low osteotomy angle group(<0.05), and form 77.6±6.2 to 97.8±1.6 in high osteotomy angle group (<0.05). HHS score of high osteotomy angle group at the latest follow-up was higher than that of low osteotomy angle group (<0.05). The acetabular index decreased from (10.1±2.5)° before operation to (4.5±1.3)° at the latest follow-up in low osteotomy angle group (<0.05), and from (10.7±3.3)° before operation to (2.0±1.1)° in high osteotomy angle group (<0.05). The acetabular index of high osteotomy angle group at the latest followup was better than low osteotomy angle group(<0.05). There was no significant difference in CE angle, Sharp angle, Shenton's continuity, femoral head coverage, acetabular depth ratio between two groups. According to Stulberg classification, the femoral head reshaping ability in high osteotomy angle group was better than that of low osteotomy angle group(<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Chiari osteotomy with 15° for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease in children with type Catterall III or IV could effectively decrease index of acetabulum, and helpful for femoral head reshaping ability, then in further improve clinical effects.
Acetabulum ; Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Femur Head ; Hip Joint ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Male ; Osteotomy ; Treatment Outcome

Objective: To investigate the effect of oat?-glucan on colon flora and its function in mice. Method:126 Kunming mice(23-25g)were divided into seven groups (18 mice in each). The group 1 and 2, 3 and 4 ,5 and 6 were respectively administered oat?-glucan (OG2600 , OG340 and OG5) at dose of 0.25 and 0.5g/(kg bw?d)daily for 28 d. The control group received the equal volume of normal saline. Bifidobacterium , Lactobacillus and Enterobacillus were monitored in colon after oral administration of oat ?-glucan at 14 d, 28 d and 35 d (after terminating oat?-glucan admimistration for 1 w) . The contents of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) in colon were analyzed by GC and cell proliferation in colonic mucosa epithelium by FCM in each group. ResuIts:The numbers of Bifidobacterium , Lactobacillus compared with the control were significantly increased and Enterobacillus strains were decreased in experimental groups. Oat ?-glucan had the function of regulating intestinal flora and the effect was related to molecular weight and dosage. The contents of acetate, propionate, butyrate were higher in the group 2, 4 and 6 compared with the control (P

Objective To study the lignans chemical constituents from Diaphragma Juglandis Fructus and their activity of inhibiting HIV. Methods The constituents were isolated from Diaphragma Juglandis Fructus and purified by column chromatography, and the structures were identified by spectra analysis and chemical methods.The activity of anti-HIV-1 were detected by LEDGF/p75-IN proteins complex ELISA kit. Results Sixteen compounds were isolated from Diaphragma Juglandis Fructus and the structures were identified as (-)-syringaresinol (1), (+)-pinoresinol (2), (+)-(7R,7’R,7″S,7’’’S,8S,8’S,8″S,8’’’S)-4″,4’’’-dihydroxy-3,3’,3″,3’’’,5,5’- hexamethoxy-7,9’;7’,9-diepoxy-4,8″;4’,8’’’-bisoxy-8,8’-dineolignan-7″,7’’’,9″,9’’’-tetraol (3), 2,3-dihydroxy-1-(4’-hydroxy-3’-methoxy- phenyl)-propan-1-one (4), 3-hydroxy-1-(4’-hydroxy-3’-methoxyphenyl)-propan-1-one (5), 3’,4’-dimethoxyphenylpropanediol (6), (2S)-3,3-di-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-propane-1,2-diol (7), 3-hydroxy-1-(4’-hydroxy-3’,5’-dimethoxy phenyl)-propan-1-one (8), (1R,5R,6R)-6-{4’-O-[8″-(7″-(4″-hydroxy-3″-methoxyphenyl)) glyceol]-3’,5’-dimethoxyphenyl}-3,7-dioxabicyclo [3.3.0] octan-2-one (9), curcasinlignan B (10), evofolin-B (11), (7S,8R)-dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol (12), pinnatifidanin C I (13), (+)-(7S,8S)-4,1’-dihydroxy-3,3’,5’-trimethoxy-7,8,9-trinor-8,4’-oxyneolignan-7,9-diol (14), dysosmarol (15), and 1-(4’-hydroxy-3’-methoxyphenyl)-2- [4″-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2″,6″-dimethoxyphenoxy]-propane-1,3-diol (16). Conclusion All compounds are isolated from Diaphragma Juglandis Fructus for the first time. Compound 13 has the potential activity of inhibiting HIV-1.

OBJECTIVE: To optimize the extraction proces of protein and polysaccharides from Antler Velvet using high intensity pulsed electric fields. METHODS: With water as solvent, electric field intensity, pulse number and solid-liquid ratio as investigation parameters, an L9(34) orthogonal test was used to determine the optimal process for simultaneous extraction of protein and polysaccharides from Antler Velvet. RESULTS: When the extraction by high intensity pulsed electric fields was conducted at the solid-liquid ratio of 1:30 g·mL-1 and electric field intensity of 20 kV·cm-1, with pulse number of 10, the protein extraction rate reached 12.32%, and polysaccharides extraction rate could reach 3.25%. CONCLUSION: The optimized process can effectively and simu-taneously extract protein and polysaccharides from Antler Velvet.

Objective: To compare the effects of different methods on the glucose treat-to-target time, glucose fluctuation, hypoglycemia and insulin doses in the type 2 diabetic patients treated by insulin bump, and to find the best method to make the glucose to reach the standand level safely, fast and effectively in the type 2 diabetic patients treated by insulin bump. Methods; Sixty hospitalized type 2 diabetic patients inadequatly controlled by premix insulin treatment were randomly divided into convention group (n=20), Bolus Wizard group (n=20), and Bolus Wizard combined with monitoring (combination) group (n-20) according to the random number grouping method. The insulin doses of the patients in convention group were adjusted according to the glucose monitoring of fingertip and the doctor' s experiences; the insulin doses of the patients in Bolus Wizard group were adjusted according to the Bolus Wizard software in insulin bump, and the glucose monitoring of fingertip; the insulin doses of the patients in combination group were adjusted according to the Bolus Wizard software combined with real time continuous glucose monitoring system (RTCGM). The level of fingertip glucose was tested. The standard deviation of blood glucose (SDBG) and largest amplitude of glycemic excursion (LAGE) were used to evaluate the glucose fluctuation of the patients in various groups. The treat-to-target time, glucose fluctuation, hypoglycemia and daily insulin doses of the patients in various groups were recorded. Results: Compared with convention group, the treat-to-target time of the patients in Bolus Wizard group was decreased (t= 2. 30, P<0. 05); compared with Bolus Wizard group, the treat-to-target time of the patients in combination group was decreased (t=3. 50, P< 0.05). On the 3rd day of treatment, compared with convention group, the SDBG and LAGE of the patients in Bolus Wizard group were decreased (tSDBC; = 3. 11, tLAGE = 2.54, P<0.05); compared with Bolus Wizard group, the LAGE of the patients in combination group was decreased (tlage = 2. 47, P<0. 05). There were no significant differences in the incidence of total hypoglycemia events (χ2 = 2. 192, P=0. 532), significant hypoglycemia events (χ2= 2.765, P=0. 322) and nocturnal hypoglycemia events (χ2 = 2.192, P=0. 532) among the patients in various groups; there were no significant differences in the average insulin dosage (F= 2. 102, P=0. 131), the non-basic insulin dosage (χ2 = 2.328, P=0. 107) and the percentage of non-basic insulin (χ2= 2.104, P=0. 131) among the patients in various groups. Conclusion: Bolus Wizard software combined with real-time dynamic RTCGM has better effect in the treatment of type 2 diabetes without increasing the risk of hypoglycemia and insulin dosage.

BACKGROUNDIn 2012, the working group on abdominal problems of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) proposed a definition and also guidelines for the grading system and treatment of acute gastrointestinal injury (AGI). Until now, clinical reports on this topic have not been available, and the practicality of using the AGI grading system requires further validation in the clinic. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing the current AGI grading system in a clinical environment, and to provide evidence for its usefulness in assessing the severity and prognosis of critically ill patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction.

METHODSA total of 133 patients were examined for the presence or absence of AGI, their scores on the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and Lausanne Intestinal Failure Estimation (LIFE) test, and 28 days mortality. The presence and severity of AGI was based on guidelines provided by the ESICM. The patients were assigned to a NO-AGI group (n = 50) or an AGI group (n = 83). The AGI group was then further divided into three subgroups, consisting of AGI I (risk group, n = 38), AGI II (gastrointestinal dysfunction group, n = 33) and AGI III+AGI IV (gastrointestinal failure group, n = 12). These subgroups were then compared for differences in AGI indicators.

RESULTSThere were no statistically significant differences between the AGI group and the NO-AGI group in terms of age, gender, APACHE II score or LIFE score (P > 0.05); however, the two groups showed a significant difference in their respective rates of 28 days mortality (32.5% in the AGI group vs. 8.0% in the NO-AGI group (P < 0.05)). Patients in the three AGI subgroups showed significant differences in their 28 d mortality rates, APACHE II, and LIFE scores. AGI grading system showed strong positive correlations with APACHE II and LIFE scores (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSThe current AGI grading system can be used to identify and evaluate gastrointestinal dysfunction in critically ill patients, and also to provide a preliminary assessment regarding the prognosis for patients with different grades of AGI.

Abdominal Injuries ; diagnosis ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Critical Care ; Critical Illness ; Female ; Humans ; Intensive Care Units ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multiple Organ Failure ; diagnosis ; Prognosis ; Thoracic Injuries ; diagnosis ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVEThe purpose of the present study was to observe the changes in CD4+CD25+Nrp1+Treg cells after irradiation with different doses and explore the possible molecular mechanisms involved.

METHODSICR mice and mouse lymphoma cell line (EL-4 cells) was used. The expressions of CD4, CD25, Nrp1, calcineurin and PKC-α were detected by flow cytometry. The expressions of TGF-β1, IL-10, PKA and cAMP were estimated with ELISA.

RESULTSAt 12 h after irradiation, the expression of Nrp1 increased significantly in 4.0 Gy group, compared with sham-irradiation group (P<0.05) in the spleen and thymus, respectively, when ICR mice received whole-body irradiation (WBI). Meanwhile the synthesis of Interleukin 10 (IL-10) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) increased significantly after high dose irradiation (HDR) (> or = 1.0 Gy). In addition, the expression of cAMP and PKA protein increased, while PKC-α, calcineurin decreased at 12h in thymus cells after 4.0 Gy X-irradiation. While TGF-β1 was clearly inhibited when the PLC-PIP2 signal pathway was stimulated or the cAMP-PKA signal pathway was blocked after 4.0 Gy X-irradiation, this did not limit the up-regulation of CD4+CD25+Nrp1+Treg cells after ionizing radiation.

CONCLUSIONThese results indicated that HDR might induce CD4+CD25+Nrp1+Treg cells production and stimulate TGF-β1 secretion by regulating signal molecules in mice.

Animals ; Calcineurin ; genetics ; metabolism ; Cyclic AMP ; metabolism ; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation ; Female ; Gene Expression Regulation ; radiation effects ; Immunosuppression ; Interleukin-10 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Lymphocyte Subsets ; physiology ; Male ; Mice ; Neuropilin-1 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C ; genetics ; metabolism ; Protein Kinases ; genetics ; metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Transforming Growth Factor beta ; genetics ; metabolism ; Whole-Body Irradiation ; adverse effects