Objective To investigate the status of cognitive impairment and its associated factors among the elderly in community in Beijing. Methods 2055 elderly people aged 60 or more from communities in Beijing were investigated and assessed with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Results 1985 from 2055 met the requirements of the questionnaire. Univariate analysis showed that age (F=37.068,P<0.001), gender (β=-0.187), educational level (F=21.875, P<0.001), marriage (β=0.328), social communication (β=0.124), and frequency of physical exercise (F=21.58, P=0.01, β=0.126) were related to the scores of MMSE (P<0.001). While multivariate analysis showed that educational level (β=0.421), age (β= -0.226), gender (β=-0.226), and frequency of physical exercise (β=0.128) were possibly the influential factors for the scores of MMSE (P<0.001). Conclusion Age, educational level, and frequency of physical exercise are important factors affecting cognitive functions of the elderly, in which age is negative, and the others are positive.

Objective To explore the association between serum levels of homocysteine (Hcy) and relation factors in the patients with manic episodes of bipolar Ⅰ disorder(BD).Methods The case-control study was used for this study.A total of 73 inpatients with manic episodes of BD(patient group) and 39 healthy individuals (control group) were enrolled.Diagnosis was made according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition(DSM-Ⅳ) criteria.Serum levels of Hcy was measured by enzymatic cycling assay.Young Mania Rating Scale(YMRS) were used to assess the severity of clinical symptoms of patients.Results There was a statistical difference in serum Hcy levels between patient group ((16.89± 14.67)μmol/L) and control group ((10.61±6.46) μmol/L) (P＜0.01),and serum Hcy levels was higher in men((20.42± 16.52) μmol/L) than that in women((10.87±8.02) μmol/L) in patients group(P＜0.05).The prevalence rate of high Hcy was 35.6％ in the patient group and 13.5％ in the control group(P＜0.05).Correlation analysis showed body mass index(BMI) had positive correlation with serum levels of Hcy (r=0.317,P＜0.05).Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed male,BMI were associated with serum levels of Hcy among the patients (all P＜ 0.05).Conclusion Serum Hcy levels in the patients with manic episodes of bipolar Ⅰ disorder increase,and it is associated with gender and BMI.

Objective To investigate the incidence of and clinical factors influencing neonatal birth defects from different assisted reproductive technology. Methods Between October 1998 and December 2006,1271 newborns from mothers treated by in vitro fertilization techniques [ including in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (1CSI) and thaw embryo transfer (Thaw-ET) ] matched with 269 newborns from mothers treated by artificial insemination were enrolled in Reproductive Medicine Center in First Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University. Their medical information was analyzed retrospectively to compared neonatal characteristics, the incidence of birth defect and anomalous organs involved between in vitro fertilization group and artificial insemination group. Results In group of in vitro fertilization, those newborns with low birth weight from IVF, ICSI and Thaw-ET were 20. 0% ( 134/671 ), 22. 4% (92/410), 18.9% (36/190)respectively, which were more than 11.5% (31/269) cases in group of artifical semination with statistical significance (P < 0. 05 ). The rates of multiple pregnancy of 23.8% ( 160/671 ), 25.4% (104/410) ,21.1% (40/190) in subgroup of 1VF, ICSI and Thaw-ET were significantly higher than 10. 0% ( 27/269 ) in group of artifical insemination( P < 0. 05 ). The rate of macrosomia in group of in vitro fertilization was significantly lower than that of artificial insemination group (3.9% vs 8. 2%, P <0.05). However, the incidence of birth defect involved in various organs did not show significant difference between two groups ( P>0.05 ). Conclusions The incidence of multiple pregnancy demonstrated obviously increasing trends born with various In Vitro Fertilization techniques, which pave the way to high risk pregnancy. However, the incidence of newborn birth defect was not increased significantly. Thus, to lower occurrence of multiple pregnancy was the key approach to obtain neonates health.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the quality and quantity changes of Flos Lonicerace during flowering stages in Hanzhong GAP base in order for properly harvesting and quality control.

METHODThe yield index of Flos lonicerace in four flowering stages was determined, and the contents of chlorogenic acid and the total flavonoid in the samples were determined by HPLC and the colorimetry, respectively. The volatile oils were extracted by the SFE-CO2 and the constituents were analyzed by GC-MS.

RESULTThe yield in the first two flowering times was attributed to about more than 80% of total yield, and the number of flower buds for each plant in the first time was almost the same as the sum of the other three times. The drying rate of the three-site green flowers kept the highest during the first flowering time, and the drying rate of the two-site white flowers kept the highest during the second flowering time. The contents of chlorogenic acid and the total flavonoid in the first flowering time were higher than those in the second, and among them, the two-site white flowers kept the highest, about 3.5% and 13.2%, respectively. For the sample flowers in in the second flowering time, the three-site green flowers kept the highest level of chlorogenic acid and the total flavonoid, about 2.7% and 11.6%, respectively. From the volatile oil samples in the five periods of Flos lonicerace in the first flowering time, 19 components were identified by GC-MS. They were composed by three types of compounds, n-diolefines, fatty acids and steroids. Nonacosane and hentriacontane had the relatively higher amount with more than 40% and 20%, respectively. The relative contents of vitamine E were higher too, about 8.15% - 10.43%. And, gamma-5-sitostene-3-ol, stigmasta-5,2-diene-3-ol and campesterol were also detected. Among these steroids, the relative contents of the first two were 4.90% - 6.9%, 1.06%- 4.10%, respectively.

CONCLUSIONThe flowering samples in the first two times were attributed to the most to the total yield. The samples of the two-site white flower and the whole-white flower had the higher comprehensive quality. The components of vitamine E and the steroids in the volatile oil need to be paid more attention.

Biomass ; Flowers ; chemistry ; growth & development ; Lonicera ; chemistry ; growth & development ; Oils, Volatile ; analysis ; Seasons

OBJECTIVE：To establish the content determin ation method of ferulic acid ，verbascoside，ligustilide and astragaloside in Shengyu decoction lyophilized powder. METHODS ：HPLC method was adopted to determine 4 components in 3 batches of lyophilized powder. The determination of ferulic acid ，verbascoside and ligustilide was performed on Inertsil ODS-SP C 18 column with mobile phase consisted of methanol- 0.1％ phosphoric acid （gradient elution ）at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min；detector was diode array detector ；detection wavelength was set at 330 nm；column temperature was 30 ℃，the sample size was 10 μL. The determination of astragaloside was performed on Kromasil C 18 column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-water （32∶68，V/ V）；detector was evaporative light scattering detector ；the drift tube temperature wa s 100 ℃，the carrier gas （air）flow rate was 2.5 L/min at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min；column temperature was 30 ℃，the sample size was 10 μL. RESULTS：The linear ranges of ferulic acid ，verbascoside，ligustilide and astragaloside were 0.050 15-10.03 μg（r＝0.999 8），0.067 80-13.56 μg（r＝ 0.999 9），0.057 30-11.46 μg（r＝0.999 5），1.128-11.28 μg（r＝0.999 3），respectively. The detection limits were 2.12×10－4，1.30× 10－3，8.02×10－4，1.09×10－3 μg，respectively. The limit of quantification were 7.43×10－4，3.87×10－3，2.34×10－3，3.36×10－3 μg， respectively. RSDs of precision ，stability（12 h）and reproducibility tests were all lower than 2％（n＝6）. Average recovery rates were 99.6％（RSD＝0.83％，n＝6），100.9％（RSD＝1.07％，n＝6），98.8％（RSD＝0.84％，n＝6）and 101.3％（RSD＝0.99％， n＝6），respectively. The contents of ferulic acid ，verbascoside，ligustilide and astragaloside in 3 batches of samples were 1.225-1.248， 0.413-0.424， 0.325-0.332， 0.394-0.404 mg/g， respectively （RSDs among batches were lower than 1.5％ ）. CONCLUSIONS：Established method is stable ，reproducible，rapid and accurate for the content determination of ferulic acid ， verbascoside， ligustilide and astragaloside in Shengyu

OBJECTIVE：To develop a method for simultaneous determination of 5 components in classical formula Huaihua san，including rutin ，naringin，neohesperidin，quercetin and pulegone. METHODS ：HPLC wavelength switching method was adopted. The determination was performed on Cosmosil C 18 column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile- 0.05％ phosphoric acid solution （gradient elution ）at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelengths were set at 257 nm for rutin ，283 nm for naringin and neohesperidin ，254 nm for quercetin ，252 nm for pulegone ，respectively. The column temperature was set at 30 ℃， and sample size was 10 μL. RESULTS：The linear range was 21.7-2 170 μg/mL for rutin，46-4 600 μg/mL for naringin，22.3- 2 230 μg/mL for neohesperidin，0.96-96 μg/mL for quercetin，2.7-270 μg/mL for pulegone（all r＞0.999），respectively. RSDs of precision，stability（24 h）and reproducibility tests were all lower than 2％（n＝6）. Average recoveries were 100.70％，99.31％， 101.10％，100.03％ and 99.63％（all RSD ＜2％，n＝9）. Among 3 batches of Huaihua san samples ，the contents of above 5 components were 20.055-22.615，25.557-27.806，11.428-13.250，0.350-0.478，2.372-4.011 mg/g，respectively. CONCLUSIONS ： Established method is simple ，accurate and reproducible ，and could be used for the simultaneous determination of 5 components in Huaihua san.