OBJECTIVE:To establish a method of contents determination of 17 amino acids in Fritillariae Pallidiflorae Bulbus produced in Xinjiang. METHODS:Cation-exchange column was used to separate 17 kinds of amino acids;post-column derivatiza-tion liquid chromatography was used to determine the contents of amino acids:the column was strong sulfonic acid cation exchange resin LCAK06/Na with mobile phase A(weighing trisodium citrate 11.9 g,citric acid 6 g,phenol 1 g,dissolving by water,then adding 65 mL of methanol and 6 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid,bringing the volume with tap water,adjusting pH to 3.4), mobile phase B(weighing trisodium citrate 11.9 g,NaOH 2.8 g,phenol 1 g,boric acid 5.0 g,adding water to dissolve,adjustingpH to 10.8),gradient elution,flow rate was 0.45 mL/min for A pump and 0.25 mL/min for M pump,the detection wavelength was 440 nm for proline and 570 nm for the remaining amino acids,the injection volume was 50 μL. RESULTS:The linear range were 20~400 nmol/mL of aspartic acid,threonine,serine,glutamic acid,glycine,alanine,valine,methionine,isoleucine,leucine,ty-rosine,phenylalanine,histidine,lysine,arginine,proline,10-200 nmol/mL of cystine(r were higher than 0.9890);RSDs of preci-sion,stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2.0%;limits of detection were 0.16 nmol/mL except for cystine(0.08 nmol/mL);recovery was 98.5%-99.5%(RSD was 0.06%-0.21%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple with good precision, stability and reproducibility,and can be used for the simultaneous determination of amino acids in Fritillariae Pallidiflorae Bulbus produced in Xinjiang.

目的探讨对脑瘫患儿家长进行康复训练指导的重要性和必要性。方法采取以集体授课为主、单个指导为辅的方式对患儿家长进行康复训练指导,并鼓励其阅读有关脑瘫康复的书籍。结果大多数患儿家长掌握了简单的家庭训练方法,如仰卧位抬头、翻身训练、坐位训练、四爬位姿势等。结论让患儿家长了解脑瘫的病因、症状及家庭康复训练的重要性,配合治疗师的治疗,可缩短疗程,提高疗效,并在一定程度上减少治疗费用。

Objective:To establish an HPLC method with dual wavelength detection for the determination of benzoic acid and cin-namic acid in Suhexiang pills. Methods:A Waters Sun Fire TM C18 column(150 mm × 4. 6 mm,5 μm) was adopted with 0. 1% ace-tic acid-methanol(60∶40) as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 1. 0 ml·min-1 . The detection wavelength was set at 228nm for benzoic acid(0-18min) and 285nm for cinnamic acid (18. 1-35min). The injection volume was 10μl, and the column temperature was room temperature. Results:The linear range of benzoic acid and cinnamic acid was 1. 0-50. 0 μg·ml-1(r=0. 999 7) and 0. 2-10. 0 μg· ml-1, respectively(r=0. 999 9). The average recovery was 96. 88%(RSD=1. 6%, n=9) and 99. 35%(RSD=1. 7%, n=9), re-spectively. Conclusion:The method is accurate, fast and simple in the determination of benzoic acid and cinnamic acid in Suhexiang pills.

BACKGROUND:Dendritic cel s can regulate the immunological reaction in the intestinal tract, this functional deficit may induce inflammatory bowel disease. Tol-like receptor-4/nuclear factor-κB pathway is highly involved in this reaction. OBJECTIVE:To establish experimental colitis model in rats, to observe effects of resina draconis on dendritic cel s and Tol-like receptor-4/nuclear factor-κB expression in rats with experimental colitis, and to explore its action mechanism. METHODS:A total of 44 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to four groups (n=11):blank control group, model group, resina draconis group, 5-aminosalicylic acid treatment group. With the exception of blank control group, 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-induced ulcerative colitis models were established in the model group, resina draconis group and 5-aminosalicylic acid treatment group. After the models were successful y established, the rats in the resina draconis and 5-aminosalicylic acid treatment groups were intragastrical y treated with resina draconis [(0.75 g(kg·d)] and 5-aminosalicylic acid [100 mg(kg·d)] respectively for 10 days. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Disease activity index, macroscopic colonic damage score and histopathological score were significantly decreased in the resina draconis group compared with the model group (P<0.05). Symptoms and tissue damages were obviously lessened in the 5-aminosalicylic acid treatment and resina draconis groups compared with the model group. Expression rates of CD80 and CD86, as wel as expression levels of Tol-like receptor-4 and nuclear factor-κB were significantly higher in the model group compared with the blank control group, resina draconis group and 5-aminosalicylic acid treatment group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Tol-like receptor-4 and nuclear factor-κB expression was significantly lower in the resina draconis group than that in the 5-aminosalicylic acid treatment group. Experimental findings indicate that, resina draconis can partial y relieve experimental colitis symptoms in rats and effectively inhibit the activation of dendritic cel s in the mesenteric lymph node. Resina draconis can relieve enteric inflammatory reaction by suppressing the expression of Tol-like receptor-4 and nuclear factor-κB in rats.

BACKGROUND:Transplantation of autologous stem cells for treatment of liver cirrhosis has been widely reported.But up to now,there exist some concerns for clinical physicians,including relationship between stem cells and post-transplantation prognosis/turnover of liver cirrhosis,directed differentiation of stem cells in the impaired liver,and malignant phenotype.OBJECTIVE:To dynamically monitor the serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein(AFP)and AFP variants(AFP-L3)in decompensated cirrhosis patients following intrahepatic transplantation of peripheral blood stem calls via portal vein and evaluate the safety of this treatment method.METHODS:A total of 44 decompensated cirrhosis patients who underwent intrahepatic transplantation of peripheral blood stem cells via portal vein in the 309 Hospital of Chinese PLA in April 2007 were included in this study.Prior to and after surgery,serum levels of AFP and AFP-L3 were detected by chemiluminescence.Through the use of a positive criterion for liver cirrhosis,i.e.,the proportion of AFP-L3 in AFP[AFP-L3(%)]≥10%,and the relationship between decompensated cirrhosis treatment using stem cells transplantation and the malignant phenotype of liver cancer were analyzed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:At 2 months after surgery,serum level of AFP showed a transient increase.There was no significant difference in AFP-L3(%)between prior to and after surgery(P>0.05).No significant difference in AFP-L3-positve rate,as well as AFP-L3(%),existed among patients with different serum level of AFP.These findings indicate that clinical symptoms and liver function of decompensated cirrhosis patients recovered to some extent after transplantation of peripheral blood stem cells via portal vein.Results regarding serum level of AFP-L3,a serological marker of liver cancer,did not demonstrate the appearance of malignant biological phenotype.

Objective To establish a method for the determination of 10-hydroxyl carbamazepine (MHD),which is an activity metabolite of oxcarbazepine in human serum. Methods Serum samples were detected by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) after being processed by methanol protein deposition.The chromatographic column was Agilent TC-C18 (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 μm), with the mobile phase of acetonitrile-10 mmol ? L-1 KH2 PO4 ( 33 : 67) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL?min-1 .The detection wavelength was 230 nm,and phenacetin was used as an internal standard. Results The average recovery range of low,middle and high (1.0,10.0,60.0 μg?mL-1 ) concentrations for MHD was from 100.3％ to 106.0％.The RSD of intra-day and inter-day was ≤5.8％ (n= 5) and ≤7.4％ (n= 5),respectively.The limit detection of analysis method was 0.1 μg?mL-1 .Regression equation was Y = 0.1308X+ 0.0679 ( r = 0.9966,n = 5). Serum samples remained stable at room temperature,freezing and freeze thawing condition. Conclusion This method is sensitive,accurate,simple and quick,and can be used for monitoring the oxcarbazepine metabolites MHD in serum for clinical and pharmacokinetic study.

Objective To investigate the effects of a Chinese medicine Xiao Aiping injection on the pathological changes of liver tissues in rat models, the migration ability of cancer cells in hypoxic tumor microenvironment, and explore their mechanism of action. Methods Sixty SPF 5-week old male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into model group (n=48) and blank control group (n=12). The model group was intraperitoneally injected with diethylnitrosamine to establish hepatocellular carcinoma model, and the blank control group was injected equal amount of normal saline. After 14 weeks, the model group was equally divided into three groups, two of them received the Xiao Aiping injection at a low and high dose, respectively, and the rest of model group and the blank control group were injected with normal saline once per day for five days, lasting for consecutive four weeks. Liver specimens were collected at the nineteenth week, and the rat liver cancer and liver tissues were examined by pathology. In the hypoxic environment induced by CoCl2, the effect of Xiao Aiping injection on the migration ability of hepatocellular cancer SMMC-7721 and HepG2 cells was assessed by wound healing experiment, and the expression of IL-6 mRNA was detected by real-time PCR assay. Results Compared with the blank control group, hepatic tissue of the model group showed obvious hepatocellular carcinoma-like-changes indicating the successful establishment of hepatocellular carcinoma model. After treatment, compared with the model group, the pathological alterations of hepatic tissue of Xiao Aiping injection low and high doses groups were reduced, and were more obvious in the high dose group. Under hypoxic condition, Xiao Aiping injection obviously inhibited the migration of HepG2 cells and inhibited IL-6 expression in the liver tissues. With the same concentration, Xiao Aiping injection obviously inhibited the migration of SMMC-7721 cells, and showed an inhibiting trend of IL-6 mRNA expression, but the difference was not statistically significant. Conclutions Xiao Aiping injection can reduce the pathological changes of hepatocellular carcinoma in rat models induced by intermittent intraperitoneal injection of diethylnitresamine. In the chemically induced hypoxic environment, the effects of Xiao Aiping injection on the migration of SMMC-7721 and hepG2 cells are different. Downregulating the expression of IL-6 mRNA may be one of the mechanisms of migration inhibiting effects.

OBJECTIVEthe aim of this study was to determine the clinicopathological characteristics of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients complicated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM ).

METHODSA total of 3, 202 patients with CRC confirmed pathologically in Tianjin Union Medicine Center from January 2005 to December 2009 were included in this study. We analyzed the differences in clinicopathological features between T2DM patients and non-diabetic patients according to age of diagnosis, gender, tumor site, stage, gross type, histological type, and differentiation.

RESULTSFrom 2005 to 2009, the number of CRC patients increased yearly. The high incidence age of all CRC patients was 51 to 80 years old. The male to female ratio was 1.18:1, showing that the number of female patients with CRC was increased significantly compared with males. The CRC distribution of T2DM patients and non-diabetic patients showed a predominance of rectal cancer (64.4%, 68.7%), followed by sigmoid colon cancer (12.5%, 13.0%), and moderately differentiated ulcer-type adenocarcinoma. Compared with non-diabetic patients, T2DM patients were older (66.2 years versus 62.7 years, P < 0.001) and had more multiple CRCs (3.5% versus 1.6%, P < 0.001). Moreover, the proportion of lymph node or organ metastasis in T2DM patients was higher than that in non-diabetic patients (52.6% versus 45.6%, P < 0.05). No significant differences were observed between both groups in terms of gender, gross type, histological type, and differentiation(P > 0.05 for all).

CONCLUSIONSCRC incidence shows an increasing trend with age. CRC patients with T2DM have an older age of onset, higher proportion of lymph node and distant organ metastasis than in non-diabetic patients.

Adenocarcinoma ; complications ; pathology ; Aged ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; complications ; pathology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

Acute Disease ; Adult ; Candidiasis ; complications ; Female ; Humans ; Leukemia ; complications ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult