The interlink,consistency and unity of all things is an important thought in traditional Chinese philosophy.Therefore,holism of human being and universe is the long-dominant thought in China.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)forms its theory based on this holism concept.From the perspect of history and philosophy,the difference between TCM and western medicine was discussed after retracting the influence of the holism of human being and universe on TCM.Holism of human being and universe has a profound impact on TCM,which also contributes to differences between TCM and western medicine.

Objective To explore the siqnificance of event related potential(ERP) N400 on stroke patients with aphasia and provide theoretical basis for clinical operations.Methods 29 stroke patients with aphasia(aphasia group) and 58 stroke patients without aphasia(control group) were selected,which were examined with N400.The latency and amplitude of N400 were compared between the two groups.Results The difference waves' latency and amplitude of aphasia group were longer and higher than those of control group.The difference had statistical significance (all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion N400 is a significant marker for the language disturbance of aphasia patients.

Objective To construct the recombinant rAAV2-hGAD65 vector and detect its function both in vitro and in vivo. Methods The cDNA of human glutamic acid decarboxylase 2 (hGAD65) gene, which was one of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) synthetase, cloned by the method of RT-PCR, was subcloned into the adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector and formed the recombinant vector of AAV-hGAD65 (rAAV2-hGAD65). The recombinant vector was packaged by the AAV Helper-Free System and its titer was detected. The primary fibroblast, cultured from the rat lung, was transfected by the rAAV2-hGAD65. The expression of the hGAD65 in fibroblast was detected by immunohistochemical method and the level of GABA in the media was assayed by high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC). In vivo, the hGAD65 was detected by immunohistochemical method in STN and the concentration of the GABA in the reticular part of substantia nigra (SNr) was assayed by HPLC after the rAAV2-hGAD65 was injected into the subthalamic nucleus (STN) by the stereotaxic method. Results The sequence of hGAD65 cDNA was in accordance with that in the Genebank. The amino acid sequence of hGAD65 had no mutation and the titer of rAAV2-hGAD65 was reached 4.5 ×10~(11) per milliliter. The efficiency of infection to the rat primary firoblasts was 80%, and the concentration of GABA in the media of fibroblasts was (45.66±6.07)nmol/L per liter. In vivo, hGAD65 could be detected in STN, and the concentrateion of the GABA in the SNr was increased from (5.66±1.07)nmol/g to (12.66±2.59)nmol/g.Conclusion The cDNA of hGAD65 was cloned by RT-PCR and the recombinant vector of rAAV2-hGAD65 was constructed. The AAV can infect the primary fibroblast in vitro and the hGAD65 can catalyse the glutamic acic to GABA. In vivo, the concentration of GABA in the SNr was heighten after the rAAV2-hGAD65 was injected into the STN.

Objective To study the distribution of Nogo-A in the retina and the changes after the optic nerve(ON) injury in hamsters. Methods In this experiment,ON was crushed at 2?mm behind of the eyeball.After 3?d,5?d and 7?d post-axotomy,the Nogo antiserum immunoreactive staining on section of the retina was performed. Results Nogo was expressed at every layer of the retina with the strongest expression on 3?d post-axotomy.The numbers of Nogo-A positive RGCs decrease as the survived time increased.Conclusion Nogo-A in the retina is not unique secretion from the neuroglia.The change in the distribution and level of expressed of Nogo-A in the retina is correlated with time advancement after injured of ON.

Craniopharyngioma is the most common benign intracranial tumor in children. The major post-operative complication is dysfunction of pituitary, which can result in many complicate clinical manifestations with hormonal deficiencies. Normochromic anemia has been reported as a common hematologic abnormality. However, pancytopenia is rarely reported so far. Here we describe a 21-year-old inpatient with the main complaint of nasal bleeding, who accepted craniopharyngioma surgery 9 years ago. Laboratory tests showed pancytopenia secondary to panhypopituitarism. This paper aims to increasing the awareness of this disease and accumulating clinical experiences for the clinicians.

Objective To characterize the female urinary microbiome associated to OAB (overactive bladder) and investigate relationships between urinary microbiome and psychological factors.Methods 30 women with OAB and 25 asymptomatic controls were recruited and required to finish the overactive bladder symptom score,self-rating anxiety scale,self-rating depression scale and quality of life questionaires.Urine specimens were collected by transurethral catheterization and processed for 16S rRNA gene sequencing.Sequencing reads were processed using QIIME.Analyses for bacterial genera biomarker was used LEfSe algorithms.Bivariate correlations were assessed using Pearson's correlation.Results The two cohorts showed no significance difference in their demographic characteristics.OAB patients had significantly higher scores on overactive bladder symptom score,self-rating anxiety scale,self-rating depression scale and quality of life than controls (P ＜ 0.001).We found that bacterial diversity (Chao1 index:1 854.09 ± 1 239.34) and richness (Simpson index:0.75 ±0.23) were decreased in OAB samples than those of controls (Chao1 index:2 866.27 ± 1 795.22;Simpson index:0.86 ± 0.12;P =0.02).At the family level,Enterobacteriaceae and (17.6％ vs.8.1％;P =0.03) Bifidobacteriaceae (14.8％ vs.3.6％;P =0.01) were significantly more abundant in the OAB samples than the controls.Compared to controls,7 genera increased in OAB patients (e.g.,Proteus and Aerococcus) and 13 reduced (e.g.,Lactobacillus and Prevotella).There are negative correlations between scores on Self-Rating Depression Scale and both Chao1 (r =-0.458,P =0.011) and shannon indexes (r =-0.516,P =0.003) in OAB patients,which indicates that OAB patients with depression have further reductions in bacterial diversity and richness.Conclusions The aberrant urinary microbiome may serve as disease biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets of OAB.A negative correlation between depression scores and both bacterial richness and diversity in OAB patients indicated that there might be a connection between central nervous system and urinary microbiome.

Objective To explore the relationships among the central nervous system,the lower urinary tract and urinary microbiome by a rat model of stress-induced voiding dysfunction.Methods Rats were randomly assigned to stress group (exposure to water-avoidance stress for 10 days),stress-withdrawal group (exposure to the stress and then withdrawal for 2 weeks) or control group.On day 11 for stress and control groups or 2 weeks after day 11 for stress-withdrawal group,the Light-dark box transition test,lower abdominal pain threshold,micturition frequency and cystometry measurements were determined.Urine specimens were collected and processed for 16S rDNA gene sequencing.Results Compared to control group,the water-avoidance stress dramatically decreased in the time spent in the light area (P ＜0.01) and decreased mechanical pain threshold in stress group,which were reversed in stress-withdrawal group.While there was no significant difference in the micturition frequency between the control and stress-withdrawal groups,the stress group (20.33 ± 3.77) showed significantly more micturition frequencies than control (8.14 ± 2.23) and stress-withdrawal group (9.67 ± 1.89) (P ＜ 0.01).The stress dramatically increased voiding contractions in both the stress (7.33 ± 1.79) and stress-withdrawal (4.83 ± 1.06) groups compared to control rats (2.71 ± 1.38) (P ＜ 0.05).However,the stress-withdrawal group showed less voiding contractions than the stress group (P =0.03).The bacteria diversity in stress group were dramatically higher than those of the other two groups (P ＜ 0.01).Almost all specimens of the control rats were dominated by Enterococcacae,whereas samples from the stress group contained more diverse bacteria.The diversity of microbiota in the stress-withdrawal group was between those of the other two groups.LEfSe identified genera differed significantly among groups:Lactococcus and Proteus were significantly increased in in the stress-withdrawal group;Halomonas,Aggregatibacter,Haemophilus,Pseudomonas and Streptococcus were significantly higher in the stress group.Conclusions Water-avoidance stress experiments demonstrated the impact of stress on bladder function and urinary microbiome,which tended to be ameliorated after a two-week withdrawal from stress.Further research is needed to understand the connections between central nervous system,bladder and urinary microbiome.

Objective To investigate the influence of blood glucose fluctuation on ser202 phosphorylation sites of tau protein( p-Tau) in hippocampus of diabetic rats; to explore the possible mechanism of blood glucose fluctuation impacting on tau protein hyperphosphorylation. Methods Healthy male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal control group ( NC group ) and diabetes group. After diabetic rats model was established, all the diabetic rats were randomly divided into diabetic continuous hyperglycemia group (DC group) and diabetic blood glucose fluctuant group ( DF group). Rats in DF group were given glucose solution intraperitoneal injection twice at regular time everyday. 30 minutes after each intraperitoneal injection, insulin subcutaneously injections were given. Rats in the NC group and DC groups were given the same volume of saline subcutaneous injection. Specimens were collected in 8 weeks, the levels of p-Tau and total tau in rat hippocampus were detected by immunohistochemical staining and Western blotting. The immunoreactive positive products were analyzed by image analysis system. Glycogen synthase kinase-3β(GSK-3β) mRNA was detected by realtime PCR. Results (1) Blood glucose fluctuation of rats in DC and DF group were greater than NC group. And the mean blood glucose, standard deviation of mean blood glucose (SDBG), and large amplitude of glycemic excursion (LAGE) levels were increased significantly compared to NC group, the difference has statistical significance ( all P < 0. 05). Compared with DC group, SDBG and LAGE levels of DF group were higher (both P<0. 05). HbA1C and insulin levels were no difference (P>0. 05). (2) Compared with NC group, the hippocampal p-Tau level of DC group and DF group were increased (P < 0. 05 ); Compared with DC group, the hippocampal p-Tau expression of DF group was increased ( P <0. 05). Compared with DC group, a higher hippocampal GSK-3β mRNA level was found in DF group ( P <0. 05). Conclusions On the basis of diabetes animal model, giving glucose solution intraperitoneal injection and insulin subcutaneously injection 30 minutes later twice at regular time everyday could establish experimental model of diabetic blood glucose fluctuation. Blood glucose fluctuation may aggravate the diabetic rats hippocampal p-Tau. The possible mechanism seems to be an up regulation of the GSK-3β.

Enrichment of trace bioactive constituents and metabolites from complex biological samples is chal-lenging. This study presented a one-pot synthesis of magnetic polydopamine nanoparticles (Fe3O4@-SiO2@PDA NPs) with multiple recognition sites for the magnetic dispersive solid-phase extraction (MDSPE) of ginsenosides from rat plasma treated with white ginseng. The extracted ginsenosides were characterized by combining an ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to a high-resolution mass spectrometry with supplemental UNIFI libraries. Response surface methodology was statistically used to optimize the extraction procedure of the ginsenosides. The reusability of Fe3O4@-SiO2@PDA NPs was also examined and the results showed that the recovery rate exceeded 80％ after recycling 6 times. Furthermore, the proposed method showed greater enrichment efficiency and could rapidly determine and characterize 23 ginsenoside prototypes and metabolites from plasma. In com-parison, conventional methanol method can only detect 8 ginsenosides from the same plasma samples. The proposed approach can provide methodological reference for the trace determination and charac-terization of different bioactive ingredients and metabolites of traditional Chinese medicines and food.

Objective To explore the influence of goal-directed fluid therapy guided by stroke volume variation (SVV) on the recovery of gastrointestinal function and the length of hospital stay in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, thus provide evidence for clinical application. Methods The studies related to the functional recovery of patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, including goal-directed fluid therapy guided by SVV were search in the PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, Web of Science, CNKI, VIP and Wanfang data from 2008 to 2017. The experiment group was treated with goal-directed fluid therapy, and the control group was treated with open fluid therapy. The key indexes included first time of exhaust time, postoperative first defecation time, postoperative first feeding time, length of postoperative hospital stay or total length of hospital of stay. The Meta-analysis used RevMan 5.3 statistical software. Results A total of 13 randomized controlled trials containing 851 patients was included. The total length of hospitalization was compared in 8 articles, and the results showed that the difference was statistically significant ( MD = -4.12, 95% CI-5.93 to-2.30, P < 0.01). The length of postoperative hospital stay was compared in 6 articles, and the results showed that the difference was statistically significant ( MD=-2.64, 95% CI-3.84 to-1.43, P<0.01). The first time of exhaust time was compared in 12 articles, and the results showed that the difference was statistically significant ( MD=-15.32, 95% CI-19.96 to-10.69, P<0.01). The postoperative first defecation time was compared in 7 articles, and the results showed that the difference was statistically significant ( MD=-13.55, 95% CI-17.86 to -9.24, P < 0.01). The postoperative first feeding time was compared in 7 articles, and the results showed that the difference was statistically significant ( MD=-13.20, 95% CI-17.61 to-8.80, P < 0.01). Conclusions Goal-directed fluid therapy by SVV programs can help patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery with earlier recovery in gastrointestinal function and shorter length of hospital stay or postoperative hospital stay.