AIM: To establish method of determing baicalin,chlorogenic acid and chlorpheniramine maleate in Cang'ebiyan Tablets(Fructus Xanthii,Herba Cemtipedae,Radix Astragali,Flos Chrysanthemi indici,etc). METHODS: The VP-ODS C_(18) column(4.6 mm?250 mm,5 ?m) was used with a mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.4%H_3PO_4 0-9 min(14∶86),9-20 min(28∶72) gradient elution,the wavelength of detector was set at 0-9 min 327 nm for determining chlorogenic acid content,9-20 min 280 nm for determining baicalin.The VP-ODS C_(18) column(4.6 mm?250 mm,5 ?m) was used with a mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.5% sodium dodecylsulfate-H_3PO_4,the wavelength of detector was set at 262 nm for determining chlorpheniramine maleate. RESULTS: The calibration curves were linear in the range of 0.21-3.14 ?g/mL(r=0.999 9) for baicalin,in the range of(0.05-0.81 ?g/mL)(r=0.999 9) for chlorogenic acid,in the range of 0.10-1.57 ?g/mL(r=0.999 9) for chlorpheniramine maleate,respectively.The average recoveries were 102.44%,RSD=0.57%(n=6);(98.68%,)RSD=0.30%(n=6);99.46%,RSD=0.70%(n=6),respectively. CONCLUSION: The method is simple,realizable and reproducible and can be used effectively for the quality control of Cang'ebiyan Tablets.

AIM: HPLC-ELSD method was established to investigate the content of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid in Compound Isodon Rernifolia(D.Don) Kudo Tablets. METHODS: The determination of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid was conducted by HPLC-ELSD using a Agilent Eclipse XDB-C_(18)(4.6 mm?250 mm,5 ?m) column;The mobile phase consisted of methanol-0.5% ammonium acetate solution(82∶18).The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min.The column temperature was set at 30 ?C.The drift tube temperature was set at 85 ?C.The gas flow rate was 2.0 L/min. RESULTS: The linear ranges of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid were 0.45-2.69 ?g(r=0.999 9) and 0.63-3.75 ?g(r=0.999 3),respectively.The average recoveries of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid were(100.3%)(RSD=1.32%) and 100.6%(RSD=1.66%),respectively. CONCLUSION: The method is simple,accurate,and specific which is better than the original one.

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the HBV variant of HBeAg negative influences the practicality of hepatitis Be antigen(HBeAg) serving as a supervising and controlling index of HBV spread during operation.METHODS On the basis of that ascertain the relationship between HBV variant of HBeAg negative and source of HBV infection during operation,to investigate whether the HBV variant influenced the practicality of HBeAg serving as a supervising and controlling index of HBV spread during operation.RESULTS The HBV infectivity from low to high was HBeAg negative operated patients

OBJECTIVE To explore the prevention measures against HBV infection among surgeons.METHODS On the basis of the comparison of the current prevention measures HBV infection during operation in the Eastern and Western countries,new prevention measures that HBeAg serves as a supervising and controlling index of HBV were studied.RESULTS The concentration HBV of HBsAg negative,HBeAg negative and HBeAg positive patients were(100-104),(100-106) and(102-109) ID/ml,respectively.HBV infective threshold value of single layer gloves was 105ID/ml,and that of double layer gloves was 106ID/ml.The viral concentration of all the HBsAg negative patients did not reach the infective threshold value of single layer gloves.83.88% HBeAg positive patients reached the threshold value,from them 80.65% was protected by HBV vaccine and 3.23% remainders exceeded the protection.CONCLUSIONS HBeAg serving as a supervising and controlling index of HBV infection can be an effective indicator which can reduce the risk of infection.It is more suitable for the current condition of our country.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by abdominal pain associated with changes in defecation frequency and blood folate level. FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols. High-FODMAP diet could elicit or exacerbate IBS-associated bowel symptoms, which is inadequately recognized among gastroenterologists in China. Here we report an IBS case, focusing on the association between high-FODMAP diet and bowel symptoms and the intervention of low-FODMAP diet.

Objective: To study the immune regulation function of high expressing interleukin-10 (IL-10) in B cells on CD4⁺T-cells in periodontitis mouse model. Methods: Twenty-four 7-weeks-old female C57BL/6 mice were randomly and equally assigned into 4 groups: the healthy control group (HC group, n=6), the ligation combined Porphyromonasgingivalis (Pg) infection group (P group, n=6), the ligation combined Pg infection with non-stimulated B cell transfer group (P+NSB group, n=6) and the ligation combined Pg infection with stimulated B cell transfer group (P+SB group, n=6). Ligation combined Pg infection of the maxillary second molar was used to induce periodontitis of mice. The exogenous non-stimulated B cells or stimulated B cells were injected into the palate gingivalat the 5th day after ligation, and all mice were sacrificed at the 14th day. HE stain was used to detect the histological of periodontal tissues, toluidine blue stain was used to analysis the alveolar bone loss, immunofluorescence stain was used to detect the expression of CD4⁺T-cell and IL-10, immunohistochemical was used to detect the expression of receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) and IL-1β. Results: Results of HE staining showed that more hyperplasia of gingival epithelium and the alveolar bone resorption in P group, P+NSB group and P+SB group compared with HC group. Results of toluidine blue staining showed that the alveolar bone losses in P group [(0.668±0.041) mm²], P+NSB group [(0.750±0.039) mm²] and P+SB group [(0.517±0.038) mm²] were significantly increased compared with that in HC group [(0.336±0.029) mm²](F=146.051, P<0.01), and the alveolar bone resorption was significantly increased in P+NSB group compared with that in P group (F=146.051, P<0.01). However, compared with P+NSB group and P group, the alveolar bone loss in P+SB groupwas significantly decreased (F=146.051, P<0.01). Results of immunofluorescence staining showed that CD4⁺T-cells expressed in P group [(287.5±37.9) cell/mm²], P+NSB group [(314.6±53.3) cell/mm²] and P+SB group [(185.4±42.9) cell/mm²] were higher than that in HC group [(12.5±13.7) cell/mm²)(F=71.284, P<0.01). Compared with P group and P+NSB group, CD4⁺T-cells expression in group P+SB was decreased (F=71.284, P<0.01). IL-10 levels were increased in P group [(111.7±20.4) cell/mm²], P+NSB group [(126.7±15.1) cell/mm²] and P+SB group [(191.0±22.6) cell/mm²] compared with that in HC group [(22.7±4.3) cell/mm²] (F=98.516, P<0.01), and the IL-10 expressed in P+SB group was significantly higher than those in P+NSB group and P group. Results of immunohistochemical tests showed that RANKL expressions in gingival tissues among P group [(674.0±71.5) cell/mm²], P+NSB group [(831.0±97.5) cell/mm²] and P+SB group [(420.1±40.8) cell/mm²] were significantly higher than that in HC group [(69.3±29.1) cell/mm²] (F=154.886, P<0.01). However, it dramatically decreased in P+SB group compared with those in P group and P+NSB group.The IL-1βexpression in P group [(447.8±40.8) cell/mm²], P+NSB group [(512.5±38.2) cell/mm²] and P+SB group [(281.6±32.4) cell/mm²] were significantly higher than that in HC group [(50.8±20.9) cell/mm²], and it also higher in P+NSB group compared with in P group. However, it decreased in P+SB group compared with those in P group and P+NSB group (F=221.185, P<0.01). Conclusions High expression IL-10 in B cell smight inhibit alveolar bone loss, RANKL and IL-1β expressions and CD4⁺T-cell infiltration through IL-10.

The global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has infected over 109 million people, leading to over 2 million deaths up to date and still lacking of effective drugs for patient treatment. Here, we screened about 1.8 million small molecules against the main protease (M^pro) and papain like protease (PL^pro), two major proteases in severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 genome, and identified 1851M^pro inhibitors and 205 PL^pro inhibitors with low nmol/l activity of the best hits. Among these inhibitors, eight small molecules showed dual inhibition effects on both M^pro and PL^pro, exhibiting potential as better candidates for COVID-19 treatment. The best inhibitors of each protease were tested in antiviral assay, with over 40% of M^pro inhibitors and over 20% of PL^pro inhibitors showing high potency in viral inhibition with low cytotoxicity. The X-ray crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 M^pro in complex with its potent inhibitor 4a was determined at 1.8 Å resolution. Together with docking assays, our results provide a comprehensive resource for future research on anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug development.
Humans ; Antiviral Agents/chemistry* ; COVID-19 ; COVID-19 Drug Treatment ; High-Throughput Screening Assays ; Molecular Docking Simulation ; Protease Inhibitors/chemistry* ; SARS-CoV-2/enzymology* ; Viral Nonstructural Proteins