Objective:To fast detect hypotensive drugs illegally added to the flower buds of Panax notoginseng. Methods:A laser Raman spectrometer was used to detect several chemical drugs added to the flower buds of Panax notoginseng, and the spectrum was qualitatively analyzed. Results:Raman spectroscopy could detect chemical antihypertensive drugs added to the flower buds of Panax notoginseng, and the test results were in accordance with those of the traditional method. Conclusion: Raman spectroscopy can be used for the determination of illegal additives in the flower buds of Panax notoginseng.

OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the simultaneous determination of baicalin,baicalein and wogonin in Hua-tan pingchuan tablet. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column was Diamonsil C18 with mobile phase of methanol-0.1%phosphoric acid(gradient elution)at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min,detection wavelength was 277 nm,column temperature was 30 ℃, and the injection volume was 10 μl. RESULTS:The linear range was 0.069 04-0.690 4 μg for baicalin(r=0.999 4),0.054 56-0.5456 μg for baicalein(r=0.999 6)and 0.030 36-0.303 6 μg for wogonin(r=0.999 1);RSDs of precision,stability and reproduc-ibility tests were lower than 2%;recoveries were 97.64%-99.06%(RSD=0.57%,n=6),98.31%-100.64%(RSD=0.85%,n=6) and 97.53%-99.48%(RSD=0.76%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,stable and reproducible,and can be used for the contents determination of baicalin,baicalein and wogonin in Huatan pingchuan tablet.

Background As assessment of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) has been an important approach for detecting structural damage in patients with glaucoma and myopia is a vital risk factor of primary open glaucoma,it is urgent to establish the correlation between RNFL thickness and myopia,not only for understanding the characteristics of RNFL with the change of the degree of myopia,but also for identifying those myopic patients with the early stage of glaucoma.Objective This study was to assess the influence of myopia for the thickness of RNFL measured by 3D optical coherence tomography (3D-OCT).Methods Two hundred and fifty-eight eyes of 258 myopic subjects from General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University were recruited.The myopic eyes were divided into low myopia group (42 eyes,-0.5 D ≤ SE ≤-3.0 D),middle myopia group (120 eyes,-3.0 D＜SE≤-6.0 D),high myopia group (58 eyes,-6.0 D＜SE≤-8.0 D) and extreme high myopia group (38 eyes,SE ＞-8.0 D).The peripapillary RNFL thickness profile including temporal,superior,nasal and inferior quadrants and each of the 12 clocks was measured by 3D-OCT.The measured values were compared among different degrees of myopia,and the correlations between spherical equivalent (SE) and axial length with RNFL thickness were analyzed using linear regression equation.Results The RNFL thickness was gradually declined with the increase of SE and elongation of axis,showing significant differences among the 4 groups in the superior,nasal and inferior quadrants and mean RNFL thickness (F=10.48,15.60,3.31,8.98,all at P＜0.05),but temporal RNFL thickness was increased with the SE rise,with markedly difference among the 4 groups (F =2.92,P =0.03) ; and RNFL thicknesses in the superior,nasal,inferior quadrants and mean RNFL thickness were evidently declined in the high and extreme high myopia group in comparison with low myopia group (all at P＜0.05).The overall RNFL parameters at 1:00,2:00,3:00,4:00,5:00,6:00,8:00,12:00 o'clock sectors were thinning as the increase of SE (all at P＜0.05) and unchanged at the 7:00,9:00,10:00,11:00 sectors in different SE groups (all at P＞ 0.05).Negative correlations were found between axial length or SE with the RNFL thicknesses at superior,nasal and inferior quadrants,average thickness as well as 1:00,2:00,3:00,4:00,5:00,6:00,11:00,12:00 o 'clock,and positive correlation was seen between the axial length or SE with the RNFL thicknesses at temporal quadrant.Conclusions The thickness of RNFL varys with the different degree of myopia and axial length.

Objective:To analyze the consistency of HER-2 expression among endoscopic biopsy and radical operation specimens of gastric adenocarcinoma and to investigate the clinical application value of HER-2 detection in trastuzumab treated patients. Methods:From March 2013 to February 2014, 167 patients from Shanghai Changhai Hospital were diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma using endoscopic biopsy specimens. The corresponding surgical specimens were collected for pathological analysis. The relevant clinical and pathological data were collected. HER-2 protein expression of endoscopic biopsy specimens was detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC). HER-2 protein expression and gene amplification status of the corresponding tumor resection specimens were detected by IHC and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Results were analyzed for clinicopathological characteristics. Results:Among the 167 cas-es, 18 cases (10.8%) were HER-2 positive, including 10 cases showing IHC3+and 8 cases showing IHC2+with FISH positive. The consis-tency rate result among endoscopic biopsy and surgical operation specimens was 82%. Excluding the cases showing IHC2+, the true positive rate and the true negative rate were 73.3%and 97.0%, respectively. Conclusion:HER-2 detection of endoscopic biopsy speci-men by IHC shows great predictive value. The main reason for the difference of surgery and biopsy specimens is the heterogeneity of tumor expression. Increasing the number of specimens and combined testing with FISH are important methods to reduce misjudge-ment.

OBJECTIVE:To improve the content determination for polygala xanthone Ⅲ in Polygalae Radix contained in Chi-nese Pharmacopoeia (2010 edition). METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of Hypersil BDS C18 with mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.05% phosphoric acid(gradient elution)at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min;detection wavelength was 320 nm,column tem-perature was 25℃,and the injection volume was 10μl. RESULTS:The linear range of polygala xanthoneⅢwas 0.029-0.928 μg/ml (r=0.999 1);RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2.0%;recovery was 94.66%-100.90%(RSD=2.46%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,stable and reproducible. Although the determination time is prolonged,it has improved the accuracy and it is more suitable for the content determination of polygala xanthoneⅢin Polygalae Radix.

Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous ; metabolism ; Breast Neoplasms ; metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; Neoplasm Proteins ; metabolism ; Receptor, ErbB-2 ; metabolism

Objective To evaluate the value of annular calcification in CT in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis for benign and malignant thyroid nodules.Methods CT findings of 67 nodules in 67 patients pathologically diagnosed with annular calcifications were retrospectively analyzed to identify 49 benign nodules and 18 malignant nodules.The interior or boundaries of annular calcification before and after contrast-enhancement were compared,and the degree of enhancements of both interior annular calcification and thyroid tissues were observed.After contrast-enhancement,the numbers of lesions showing clearer boundaries and higher degree of enhancement were summarized.Statistic analysis was conducted by using x2 test.Results Among 67 nodules with annular calcifications,clearer boundaries after contrast-enhancement were observed in 61.2％ (30/49) benign nodules and 16.7％ (3/18) malignant nodules,showing significant statistical difference (x2 =10.457,P ＜ 0.05).The sensitivity and specificity of clearer edge after contrast-enhancement for benign nodules were 61.2％ (30/49) and 83.3％ (15/18) respectively.Higher degree of enhancement were observed in 16.3％ (8/49) in benign nodules and 0(0/18) malignant nodules,showing no significant statistical difference (x2 =3.337,P ＞ 0.05).The sensitivity and specificity of higher degree of enhancement for benign nodules were 16.3％ (8/49) and 100.0％ (18/18) respectively.The combination of clearer boundaries and higher degree of enhancement after contrast-enhancement was observed in 77.6％ (38/49) benign nodules and 16.7％ (3/18) malignant nodules,showing significant statistical difference (x2 =20.549,P ＜ 0.05).Meanwhile,the sensitivity and specificity of such combination for benign nodules were 77.6％ (38/49) and 83.3％ (15/18) respectively.Conclusions CT is important in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules with annular calcification.Clearer boundary after contrast-enhancement and its combination with higher degree of enhancement are helpful for the diagnosis of benign nodules.Boundaries that similar to or more obscure than that of plain scan indicate malignant nodules.

Objective To investigate the effect of concurrent exercise intervention in metabolic endotoxemia induced by high-fat diet in rats,and further understand the damage of liver mitochondrial ultramicrostructure.Methods Eighteen SD rats with the weight of 100g were randomly divided into 3 groups:group A (standard diet group),group B(high-fat diet group) and group C (treadmill-trained group with high-fat diet).Training (1 hour/d) initiated at the same time as the HF diet was fed.After being raised for 6 weeks,the rats was euthanized and weighed up.Blood samples were taken and the levels of serum lipid were detected.The levels of serum endotoxin were detected by enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay.The membrane potentials of isolated mitochondrion were detected by flow cytometry instrument and the morphologic changes in mitochondria in liver were observed by electronic microscopy.Results In group B,the levels of endotoxin increased significantly(2.916 ± 0.761 rs 5.454 ± 1.254,t =-4.236,P ＜ 0.05),and the liver mitochondrial density and membrane potential also increased significantly compared with group A after 6 weeks (4.330 ±0.501 vs 3.507 ±0.532,t =2.759,P ＜0.05;l.660 ±0.202 vs 0.473 ±0.064,t =13.712,P ＜0.05).But there was no markedly different in serum endotoxin between group B and group C (4.972 ± 1.757 vs 5.454 ± 1.254,t =-0.547,P ＞ 0.05).Compared with group B,the liver mitochondrial density of group C decreased significantly (4.330±0.501 vs 3.581 ±0.188,t =3.426,P ＜ 0.05).The mitochondrial ultrastructurctural changes in each group were not obvious.Conclusions The rats fed with high-fat diet for 6 weeks can reach the state of metabolic endotoxemia.The increasing levels of the liver mitochondrial membrane potential caused by metabolic endotoxin may affect the happening and development of other diseases in the future.Concurrent exercise can not decrease the level of endotoxin.It also shows that metabolic disease caused by high-fat diet should be prevented by moderation in eating and drinking.

Objective:To investigate the effects of Helicobacter pylori on NLRP3 inflammasomes activation in THP-1 ( human monocytic cell line) -derived macrophages and evaluate the role of ROS.Methods:H.pylori strain SS1 was co-cultured with the THP-1-derived macrophages at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 1∶100 based on trial results with different MOIs (ratios of THP-1 cells to bacteria ranging from 1∶25 to 1∶200).The co-culture supernatants and THP-1 cells were collected at various time points (3 h,6 h,12 h,24 h) and cytokine production was quantitated using ELISA analysis.The generation of intracellular ROS was detected by FCM,and the mRNA transcript levels of NLRP3 and caspase-1 were measured by Real-time PCR.Western blot was employed to analyze the expression of active caspase-1 subunit ( p10).Then we observed the inhibitory effects of NAC and siRNA specific for NLRP3 on the ex-pression of NLRP3 inflammasome-related components and the secretion of cytokines induced by H.pylori.Results:We found that H.pylori SS1 induced IL-1βand IL-18 production in human acute monocytic leukemia cell line THP-1 in a time-and dose-dependent manner.We further showed that H.pylori could induce the mRNA expressions of NLRP3 and caspase-1 in THP-1 cells.Moreover, release of IL-1βand IL-18 from H.pylori-infected THP-1 cells was suppressed by the ROS scavenger NAC,which was an agent known to inhibit NLRP3 inflammasome formation.NAC administration also resulted in a significant decrease in the level of H.pylori-induced caspase-1 protein expression in THP-1 cells.Additionally,secretion of IL-1βand IL-18 in response to H.pylori infection was remarkably reduced by NLRP3-siRNA.Conclusion:The induction of IL-1βand IL-18 secretion by H.pylori strain SS1 in THP-1 cells could be mediated through activation of NLRP3 inflammasome via ROS signaling pathway, which may be involved in the host innate immune defence and the pathogenesis of the bacteria.