Objective: To determine the content of paeoniflorin extracted from Shaogan Granules by D 101 macro resin. Methods: The determination was performed by RP HPLC using C 18 column methanol∶K 2HPO 4∶acetate∶isopropanol (188∶300∶5∶4) as mobile phase, the column temperature at 30 ?C and wavelenthgh at 230nm. Results: The average recovery was 99.4%. RSD was 1.0%. Conclusion: This method is accurate and highly reproducible. It can be a method for quality control of Shaogan granules.

OBJECTIVE: To construct informational pharmaceutical care system(IPCS) for clinical pharmacists and to improve the level of pharmaceutical care.METHODS: By means of the latest ideas on pharmaceutical care and the support of local area network technology of Hospital Information System,the construction and running of IPCS for clinical pharmacists were illustrated using clinical cases.RESULTS: Based on the establishment of pharmaceutical record database,we could realize the integration of IPCS which included the automatic monitoring of important drugs and bacteria,clinical pharmacist consultation,information collection,information publication,information inquiry,medication counseling,establishment of specialized pharmaceutical staff and online further education,etc.CONCLUSION: The pharmaceutical care based on information platform is a good practice model for clinical pharmacy.It is the only way for clinical pharmacists to carry out further development of pharmaceutical care.

Objective To explore the possible mechanism of miR 34a/Bcl-2 apoptotic pathway in the mouse model of age-related hearing loss.Methods A C57BL/6 mouse model of age-related hearing loss was conducted,and 4-week-old and 12-month-old mice were considered as the objects.The auditory brainstem response (ABR) was used to test the hearing function.The TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) was used to observe the apoptosis of neuron in auditory cortex.The mRNA and protein levels of miR-34a,Bcl-2 and caspase 3 were detected by real-time PCR and Western bloting,respectively.Results The ABR showed that the hearing threshold level at 4,8,16,32 kHz were higher in 12-month-old mice than in 4-week-old mice [(80.0±2.5) dBHL vs.(32.0 ±4.5) dBHL,(74.0±3.5) dBHL vs.(51.0±1.2) dBHL,(86.0±4.6) dBHL vs.(51.0±3.5) dBHL,(87.0±6.6) dBHL vs.(56.0±1.5) dBHL,all P＜0.05].Compared with 4 week-old mice,the total number of neurons in auditory cortex was decreased,the number of apoptosis neurons was increased,the expressions of miR-34a (t=6.02,P=0.001),Bax (t=6.51,P=0.012) and Caspase 3 (P=0.023) rised,and the expression of Bcl-2 (t=7.12,P=0.032) declined in 12 month-old mice.Conclusions The activation of miR-34a/Bcl-2 apoptotic pathway may be one of the mechanisms of age-related hearing loss.

Objective To establish an HPLC method for determination of gastrodigenin concentration in brain tissue of mice and investigate its pharmacokinetics after intragastric administration of gastrodin.Methods The brain homogenate was extracted with acetoacetate and analyzed by HPLC method.The separation was performed on a Diamonsil C18 column(250 mm ? 4.6 mm,5 ?m) under the following chromatographic conditions: mobile phase,acetonitrile-water(10.5∶89.5);column temperature,25 ℃;flow rate,1.0 mL/min;detection wavelength,221 nm;and sampling amount,20 ?L.Results The calibration curve showed good linearity within the concentration range of 50-1 616 ng/mL(r= 0.999 6).The relative recoveries were 93.8%-95.1%,and the RSDs of the intra-and inter-day precision were less than 10%.The concentration-time profile of gastrodigenin in brain tissue of mice showed double peaks(tmax1=15 min,tmax2=90 min).The AUC was 52 822.5 ng?min/g,and t1/2(ke) was 54.8 min.Conclusion The analytical method established for assay of gastrodigenin in brain tissue of mice is sensitive and accurate.The result indicates that gastrodin could rapidly distribute to the brain,be metabolized into gastrodigenin,and be eliminated after oral administration.

BACKGROUND: It has been widely reported that the most types of cancer are probably originated from cancer stem cells (CSCs) which are subpopulations of tumor cells. Recent studies also suggested that lung cancer could arise from CSCs. However, the phenotypic characteristics of CSCs in lung cancer have not been precisely described.OBJECTIVE: To systematically analyze the expression of the most common CSC markers in cell line A549.METHODS: A549 cells were cultured for 1 week under the condition of conventional high glucose. After that, flow cytometry was used to assess the expression of putative stem cell markers, including CD133, CD24, CD44 and ABCG2.Cells were then sorted according to the expression of CD44 and CD24 markers by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and characterized using their sphere-forming capacity in serum free medium supplemented with several growth factors.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A549 cells expressed the CSC markers CD44 and CD24 at 64.23％ and 58.62％,whereas the expression of both ABCG2 and CD133 was around 0.9％. Double-positive CD44/133 populations were rare.CD44+/CD24+ and CD44+/CD24- subpopulations respectively exhibited 54.64％ and 23.38％ expression. CD44+/CD24+ and CD44+/CD24- subsets were sorted by FACS. Both isolated subpopulations formed spheres in the serum free medium supplemented with basic fibroblast growth factor and epidermal growth factor. However, there was no significant difference in the sphere formation efficiency among CD44+/CD24+ and CD44+/CD24- subsets as well as A549 cells. Our findings suggest that CD44 and CD24 cannot be considered as potential markers for isolating lung CSCs in cell line A549, and further investigation using in vivo assays is required.

Objective To investigate the effect of neuromuscular activation on patients with low back pain after lumbar vertebra fracture operation. Methods 60 low back pain patients who received lumbar vertebra fracture operation were divided into treatment group (n=30)and control group (n=30). Both groups received 20 times of frequency treatments for 4 weeks. While the treatment group received the lumbar stability treatment with neuromuscular activation, and the control group received back muscle strengthen treatment. They were assessed with visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and Short Form of Health Survey (SF-36) before, 4 weeks and 6 months after treatment. Results The scores of VAS and SF-36 was not significantly different between 2 groups (P>0.05) before treatment, and was significantly different (P<0.05) 4 weeks after treatment and later. Both the scores of VAS and SF-36 improved in both groups after treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion Neuromuscular activation can relieve low back pain after lumbar vertebra fracture operation and improve the quality of life.

Objective To investigate the effect of isokinetic training on stiff knees after fracture arrest. Methods 38 fracture patients were divided into observation group (n=19) and control group (n=19) by the medical number. Both 2 groups received the Chinese herbs fumigation and joint mobilization. Besides, the observation group received the isokinetic training, while the control group received the instrument training. The range of motion (ROM), maximum peak torque (PT), peak torque/body weight (PT/BW), average power (AP), and hamstrings/quadriceps (H/Q) were tested before and 16 weeks after training. Results The flexion, straightness and flexion radian became significantly better after training. The flexion and the increase of the flexion radian were significantly better in observation group than in control group after training. All indexes of the isokinetic test significantly improved after training (P<0.001) except H/Q (P>0.05). ROM、PT、PT/BW and AP of the knees joint were significantly better in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.001) after training, while there was no significant difference in H/Q between 2 groups (P>0.05) after training. Conclusion Isokinetic training can promote recovery of stiff knees of femur fracture.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of the comprehensive rehabilitation training, including multi-joint isokinetic muscle strength, balance, and weight-support training, on the senile patients after total hip arthroplasty. Methods50 patients after total hip arthroplasty were divided into group A (n=25) and group B (n=25). The group A received the comprehensive rehabilitation training combined with the 3 systems, while the group B received the routine rehabilitation training. They were assessed with the Harris scale and the life satisfaction before and 4, 8 and 12 weeks after rehabilitation. ResultsCompared with that before rehabilitation, the Harris score of all the patients improved 8 weeks after rehabilitation (P<0.05), while it improved more in the group A than in the group B (P<0.05). The incidence of hip joint recovery was more in the group A than in the group B as well (P<0.05). The life satisfaction improved in both groups 4 weeks after rehabilitation (P<0.01), and it was more in the group A than in the group B 12 weeks after training (P<0.05). ConclusionThe rehabilitation combined with isokinetic, balance, weight-support training can promote the functional recovery after total hip arthroplasty

This study was aimed to optimize the purification technology for Sambucus williamsii Hance. With the morroniside as a marker, the purification technology for Sambucus williamsii Hance was optimized by different types of macroporous resin. The results showed that the optimum purification technology was that, the extract of less than 1:250 (morroniside:resin) was adsorbed and the AB-8 resin was washed with distilled water, and then the morroni-side was eluted from the macroporous resin with 10% ethanol. And the content of the morroniside was more than 50%. It was concluded that the purification technology was simple, reliable, repeatable and suitable for industrial production.

Objective To establish a method for determination of dichloromethane in drinking water by purge and trap gas chro‐matography‐mass spectrometry .Methods Dichloromethane in drinking water was purged and trapped ,then desorbed and detected by using gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry .Quantitive analysis was conducted by using standard curve under selected ion mo‐nitoring (SIM) mode .Results The operation of this method was simple ,and its limit of detection (LOD) was 0 .005 ng/mL .The recovery rate was higher than 97% ,and the relative standard deviation was less than 5% .Conclusion The method may be appro‐priate to measure dichloromethane in drinking water .