One important purpose to investigate medicinal plants is to understand genes and enzymes that govern the biological metabolic process to produce bioactive compounds.Genome wide high throughput technologies such as genomics,transcriptomics,proteomics and metabolomics can help reach that goal.Such technologies can produce a vast amount of data which desperately need bioinformatics and systems biology to process,manage,distribute and understand these data.By dealing with theomicsdata,bioinformatics and systems biology can also help improve the quality of traditional medicinal materials,develop new approaches for the classification and authentication of medicinal plants,identify new active compounds,and cultivate medicinal plant species that tolerate harsh environmental conditions.In this review,the application of bioinformatics and systems biology in medicinal plants is briefly introduced.

Objective To investigate the effect of chronic electrical stimulus (CES) of low frequency and physiological frequency on diaphragmatic subtype of myosin heavy chain (MHC) and mechanical characteristic in rabbits with emphysema. Methods The rabbit model of emphysema was made by inhaling papain of ultrasonic atomization once a week for 3 weeks in 30 adult Japanese rabbits, 6 receiving 10 Hz chronic low-frequency electrical stimulation, 6 receiving 40 Hz, 6 receiving 10 Hz plus 40 Hz. Another 6 emphysema rabbits and 6 normal rabbits served as control. The twitch tension (Pt), titanic tension (Po), time to peak tension (TPT), half-relaxation time (1/2Rt), fatigue index (FI) and fatigue recovery index (FRI) were measured and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was used to observe the changes in subtype of MHC in control group, emphysema group, CES groups respectively. Results ①Following chronic electrical stimulus of 40 Hz, 10 Hz, and (10+40) Hz, the relative contents of MHC were increased in diaphragmatic muscle of rabbits with emphysema. The percentage of MHC-I was significantly increased in the 10 Hz group, while that of MHC-I and MHC-IIa were significantly increased in the (10+40) Hz group. ②Following chronic electrical stimulation using 40 Hz and (10+40)Hz, diaphragmatic muscle Pt and Po were significantly increased in rabbits with emphysema, TPT and 1/2Rt were significantly reduced, and FI and FRI were significantly decreased (P

Objective To investigate the effect of chronic low-frequency electrical stimulation on the structural and metabolic changes of diaphragm of emphysema rabbits.Methods The rabbit model of emphysema was made by papain-inhaling of ultrasonic atomization once a week for 3 weeks in 30 adult Japanese rabbits,6 receiving 10 Hz chronic low frequency electrical stimulation,6 receiving 40 Hz,and 6 receiving(10+40)Hz.Other 6 emphysema rabbits and 6 normal rabbits served as control.An enzyme chemical method was used to observe the changes in the enzyme activities of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase,succinate dehydrogenase(SDH)and the lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)and changes in MHC in control group,emphysema group,and emphysema+chronic low frequency electrical stimulation group.Results Following chronic electrical stimulation using 40 Hz,10 Hz,and(10+40)Hz,the relative contents of MHC were increased in the diaphragmatic muscle of rabbits with emphysema.The percentage of MHC-Ⅰ was significantly increased in the 10 Hz group,while that of MHC-Ⅱa was significantly increased in the(10+40)Hz group.Following chronic electrical stimulation using 40 Hz and(10+40)Hz,diaphragmatic muscle SR Ca2+-ATPase activity was increased in rabbits with emphysema(P

Objective To explore the effect of health education improvement on promotion of timely vaccination among migrant children in community and to provide references for community health service center.Methods A total of 155 migrant children's parents were recruited from July 2015 to February 2016,and improved health education intervention was carried out on the basis of routine health education to promote parents' health belief on timely vaccination.The compliance of parents' participation in health education activities,the health belief of parents themselves on timely vaccination at different stages of intervention and parents' satisfaction,and the rate of timely vaccination of migrant children before and after intervention were evaluated.Results Regarding the compliance of health education activities for parents in 12 weeks,the first 3 weeks was 85％ ～ 91％,the last 4 weeks were 95％ and above.Six months after intervention,the score of parents' health belief on timely vaccination was higher than that after 3 months of intervention and before intervention,and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).The timely vaccination rates in the study group for migrant children was higher than that in the historical groups (P＜0.05).After intervention,the satisfaction rate for parents was 95.484％.Conclusion Health education improvement could effectively promote parents' health belief on timely vaccination,satisfaction rate and rate of timely vaccination among migrant children.

Objective To observe the Ca 2+ concentration changes in the platelets activated by chemical agonist in different study group treated with aspirin.Methods We measured the Ca 2+concentration in the platelets activated by different concentration of ADP, thrombin, collagen, arachidonic acid and 5-HT with the flowcytometer in normal health (n=20).We measured the Ca 2+ concentration in the platelets activated by ADP, collagen, arachidonic acid and 5-HT in myocardial infarction (n=20) and hypertension (n=20).We measured the Ca 2+concentration in the platelets activated by arachidonic acid in myocardial infarction (n=20) treated with aspirin.Results As the concentrations of ADP, thrombin, collagen, arachidonic acid and 5-HT increased, the Ca 2+concentration in the platelets increased.There was the relation between agonist concentration and Ca 2+ concentration.Activated by the same agonist, the Ca 2+concentration in the platelets showed more increase in myocardial infarction and hypertension than in normal health.The Ca 2+ concentration show less increase in myocardial infarction treated with aspirin than in normal health.Conclusion The procedure which chemical agonist activating platelets is related to Ca 2+ concentration.The activity of Ca 2+ channels in platelets is high in myocardial infarction and hypertension.Examining the Ca 2+ concentration in platelets is helpful to supervise the aspirin therapy in myocardial infarction.

Objective To describe and analyze the clinical and laboratory findings in a group of children diagnosed with scleroderma at Beijing Children's Hospital in the last 10 years.Methods The clinical charts of children with scleroderma in the Rheumatology Department at Beijing Children's Hospital,between January 2002 and October 2013 were reviewed.All of them fulfilled the classification criteria for juvenile sclerodema,both systemic scleroderma (SSc) and localized scleroderma (LS) types.T test was used for comparison between the two groups.Results Forty-six patients were enrolled and were diagnosed as scleroderma.Seven patients(15％) suffered from SSc and 39 patients(85％) were LS.Mean age-at-onset of LS was (5±4) years old.The male to female ratio was 1.2:1.Mean age-at-onset of SSc was (9±4) years old.All patients were female.The lesions found in LS were linear scleroderma (54％),mixed morphea (36％),generalized morphea (8％),and panclerotic morphea (3％).Twenty-six patients had internal organs involved.Three patients with nerve system involvement was found in en coup de sabre (ECDS).Systemic involvement included lung and gastrointestinal tract primarily.The heart,nerve system,kidney,eye involvement was also found.One girl had SSc combined with renal crisis.Antinuclear antibodies were positive in 77％ of LS patients and 100％ of SSc patients.Rheumatic factor was positive in 6 patients (15％),5 patients had joint involvement.Tests for anti-Scl-70 antibodies were positive in 5 (71％) patients with SSc.The most common drugs used were methotrexate and prednisone.Conclusion In this study,LS is common in children.SSc is more severe than LS.Multi-center and large sample study is needed to know the characteristics of juvenile scleroderma in China.

Objective To explore the effects of seamless nursing on timely vaccination in community floating children, so as to provide references for the management of the immunization nurses and the implementation of timely vaccination in community health service center. Methods Totally 155 cases of floating children (parents) from 2 community health service centers were recruited in the research by convenience sampling method, and assigned into intervention group and control group for each community health service center. Routine nursing management was applied in the control group. Based on the routine nursing management, the intervention group received seamless nursing by the contract between family doctor team and the children's family, collective health seminars on vaccination day, specialist health education of prescription into the family, remote guidance about home skills. The parents' health belief of timely immunization, the timely immunization rate and the parents' satisfaction were compared between the two groups. Results After the intervention, the score of the parents' health belief of the control group was (58.42±6.90), which was lower than that of the intervention group (99.07±7.23), and the difference was statistically significant (t=-50.637, P< 0.001). The timely vaccination rates of the control group and the intervention group were 81.94% and 94.84% respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=12.571, P< 0.001). There was a significantly higher satisfaction rate in the intervention group (95.48%) than in the control group (87.10%) (χ2=6.856,P< 0.001). Conclusions The seamless management could effectively improve the quality of timely children vaccination and the parents' satisfaction rate.

Multiple kinds of Artificial Skin Substitute are now available. However, except for the Homo Skin Graft there is no Artificial Skin Substitute that can be used as permanent Artificial Skin Substitute. During the past 20 years, more and more scholars around the world have expressed increased interests in the research and development of Artificial Skin Graft that can be utilized as satisfying permanent Artificial Skin Substitute. We conducted our research on the biological evaluation of medical devices of Collagen-Chitosan(C-C) Artificial Skin Substitute according to the National Standard (GB/T16886. 1-1997). The following experiments were conducted: (1)Cytotoxicity, (2)Systemic toxicity(acute toxicity), (3)Haemocompatibility, (4)Sensitization, (5)Intracutaneous reactivity, (6)Pyrogen test, (7)Genotoxicity. The experiment results demonstrate that all biological functional indexes of the Artificial Skin Graft meet the National Standards. Therefore, we conclude that C-C Artificial Skin Graft is characteristic of good biological compatibility. It is non-irritant and has no systemic and cellular toxicity, no genotoxicity, no pyrogen, and no allergen.
Animals ; Chitosan ; toxicity ; Collagen ; toxicity ; Female ; Male ; Materials Testing ; Mice ; Random Allocation ; Skin, Artificial ; adverse effects

Objective: To analyze the clinical data of children with rheumatic diseases complicated with osteonecrosis and summarize the clinical characteristics, so as to guide clinical work. Methods: The clinical data of 59 children with rheumatic diseases complicated with osteonecrosis from January 2010 to July 2018 were collected and analyzed retrospectively. Results: Among 59 children with rheumatic diseases complicated with bone infarction, 25 cases were systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 4 cases were mixed connective tissue disease, 6 cases were juvenile dermatomyositis, 1 case was Takayasu arteritis, 1 case was leukocy to clystic vasculitis, 13 cases were systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA), 1 case was polyarthritis, and 8 cases were juvenile ankylosing spondylitis. The median time from the onset of rheumatic diseases to osteonecrosis onset was 18 (7.00, 38.75) months. A total of 115 joints were involved in 59 children, the most common of which were bilateral hips and knees. Twenty-five were single joint involvement and 34 were multiple joints involvement. There were 37 cases (63%) with vasculitis, 9 cases (15%) with oralulcer, 5 cases (8%) with Raynaud's phenomenon, 31 cases (53%) with Cushing's face, 18 cases (31%) with kidney involvement, 25 cases (42%) with hypertension, and 12 cases (24%) with spinal compression frac- tures. According to statistics, 10 children with osteonecrosis occurred without glucocorticoid intake. The longest duration of glucocorticoid therapy was 13 years, and the average duration was about (27±35) months whensymptomatic osteonecrosis occurred. The median cumulative dose of prednisone was 381.9(209.77, 561.19) mg/kg. Conclusion SLE, SJIA and juvenile ankylosing spondylitis are the three most common rheumatic diseases in children with osteonecrosis. The locations of osteonecrosis are mostly the bilateral hips and knees. It is necessary to strengthen joint examination, physical examination and imaging screening for children with rheumatic diseases after 18 months of onset, so early detection, early treatment are the strategy to improve the prognosis of the diseases.

Objective To determine the spectrum of mutations responsible for Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) deficiency on phenylketonuria (PKU) patients of Han Chinese people in the Huaihai region of central China.Methods One hundred and one patients diagnosed with PKU were referred to Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital for genetic counseling/analysis from January 2003 to December 2013.Thirteen exons of PAH gene mutations,as well as their flanking introns,were identified in 202 of chromosomes using polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism(PCR-SSCP) and sequencing.Results (1) The spectrum was composed of 24 different mutation types,which had been submitted to the National Center for Biotechnology Information(NCBI) dbSNP databases under accession number SS#2137543837_SS#C2137543860.(2)The most commonly affected region was exon 7 and its flanking introns.The most prevalent mutations were c.728G ＞ A (p.R243Q),followed by c.721C ＞ T (p.R241C),c.1155G ＞ C(p.L385L),c.1068C ＞ A(p.Y356X),c.-71A ＞ C(-71A ＞ C) and c.60 + 62C ＞ T (IVS1 +62C ＞T),accounting for 18.317％,8.416％,4.950％,3.960％,3.465％ and 2.970％ of the mutant chromosomes,respectively.(3)Two novel mutations were identified in PAH gene in PKU patients of Han Chinese people:c.60+62C＞T(IVS1 +62C ＞T) and c.782G ＞T(p.R261L).Conclusions The vast majority of PAH mutations identified corresponded to those observed for the PKU populations in the other regions in China,whereas a few are considerably different from others.The mutational spectrum of PAH gene found in patients with PKU in the Huaihai region exhibit regional association.