Objective To explore the value of autoantibodies and biochemical markers in the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH),and to provide the basis for clinical diagnosis.Methods AIH patients as AIH group(n=35),viral hepatitis as viral hepatitis group (n=30,including 9 cases of hepatitis A,15 cases of hepatitis B and 6 cases of hepatitis C),the other 33 healthy volunteers were selected as healthy control group,indirect immunofluorescence assay was used to detect ANA,ASMA,AMA.Western blot was used to detect SLA/LP,LC-1,LKM,AMA-M2 and biochemical examination means ALT,AST,ALP,gamma-GT,T-BIL,D-BIL,TBA.Results The test results of autoantibodies were tested by chi square test.The positive rate of ANA,ASMA,AMA and AMA-M2 in AIH group was significantly higher than that in viral hepatitis group and healthy control group (P<0.05).The results of biochemical test by rank sum test,ALP,gamma-GT in the AIH group was significantly higher than the other two groups (P<0.05).The results of D-BIL detection in viral hepatitis group were significantly higher than those in the other two groups (P<0.05).Conclusion The combination of autoantibodies and laboratory biochemistry could help clinical diagnosis of AIH.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of polyamide on the separation on phenolic acids components by nanofiltra-tion process. METHODS:Phenolic acids components were selected as targets,extracted from the Salvia miltiorrhiza,Lonicera ja-ponica or intermediate preparations (tea polyphenols) with water,and filtered with membranes with different pore sizes. The con-tent changes of components were analyzed by HPLC. RESULTS:Danshensu,protocatechuic aldehyde and caffeic acid could better transmit nanofiltration membranes with 3 different pore sizes;with the decrease of pore size,the rejection rates of neochlorogenic acid,chlorogenic acid,rosmarinci acid,ECG and EGCG grew in different levels. But salvianolic acid B was almost retained by the membrane with low molecular weight except 600-800 Da. CONCLUSIONS:Molecular weight importantly influenced nanofiltra-tion separation on phenolic acid components;nanofiltration has a good prospect in enrichment of phenolic acids components.

Objective To study the application of implantable telemetry and whole-body plethysmography to observe the changes of circadian rhythm in conscious rats and evaluate the pharmacological safety of doxofylline, and to provide a basis for the future application of this technological system for drug safety evaluation.Methods Eight healthy SPF Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study, 4 males and 4 females.The rats were implanted with telemetry transmitters by surgery to establish a telemetry system combined with plethysmography to observe the changes of 24 h physiological parameters and circadian rhythm in conscious rats at 14 d after operation, including heart rate (HR), blood pressure, the time interval from the Q wave to point A in the ECG of the aortic pressure wave (QA interval), respiration, activity, body temperature and pulmonary function parameters.The rats were divided into 3 groups: normal control group, doxofylline 40 mg/kg and 80 mg/kg groups, and the performance was validated by aerosolizing saline, doxofylline 40 mg/kg and 80 mg/kg inhalation, respectively, to observe the changes in physiological parameters after the drug administration.Results The physiological parameters of rats showed obvious changes in circadian rhythms at 14 d after operation.Compared with the normal control group, the doxofylline 40 mg/kg-treated group showed significantly increased changes of HR, tidal volume (TV), minute ventilation (MV), 50% expiratory flow (EF50), peak inspiratory flow (PIF) and peak expiratory flow (PEF) (P<0.01), significantly decreased respiratory frequency, QA interval and enhance pause (Penh) (P<0.05, P<0.01), but no significant differences in the blood pressure, activity and body temperature (P>0.05).Compared with the normal control group, the group treated with doxofylline 80 mg/kg had significantly increased HR, blood pressure, TV, MV, EF50, PIF and PEF (P<0.01), significantly decreased respiratory frequency, QA interval and Penh not (P<0.01), but not significantly changed activity and body temperature (P>0.05).Conclusions The application of implantable telemetry and whole-body plethysmography in this study does not obviously affect the circadian rhythm, and can sensitively monitor the relevant cardiovascular and respiratory parameters in conscious rats.It can be used in drug safety pharmacological research of cardiovascular and respiratory systems in conscious rats.