BACKGROUND: In order to improve the medication safety and remove export obstacles of Chinese preparations contained heavy metal and arsenide (cinnabar, realgar), it is necessary to carry on the evaluation on the efficacy and safety of cinnabar and realgar. At present, it has not been clear concerning to the pharmacodynamic mechanism of cinnabar and realgar in compound prescriptions yet.OBJECTIVE: To study the differences in cinnabar and realgar in angong niuhuang wan in the organism physiologically and pathologically so as to probe into those pharmacodynamic mechanism.DESIGN: A randomized and controlled trial.SETTING: Institute of Clinical Pharmacology of one university.MATERIALS: The experiment was performed in Institute of Clinical Pharmacology of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in January 2003. Totally 51 male SD rats weighted varied from 250 g to 300 g were employed, provided by Experimental Animal Center of First Military Medical University of Chinese PLA.METHODS: SD rats were randomized into 6 groups(8-10 rats/group),named as normal group, normal & angong niuhuang san (integral recipe) group(278 mg/kg), normal & cinnabar and realgar omitted angong niuhuang san(disassembled recipe) group(222.7 mg/kg), cerebral edema model group(ligature on unilateral carotid artery by injection of pertussis bacilli (PB), 2 500 million/kg), model & integral recipe group (medication 278 mg/kg was done 1 hour before model preparation), model & disassembled recipe group(medication 222.7 mg/kg was done 1 hour before model preparation) . Five hours later after once medication(4 hours later after PB injection in model group), blood was collected and brain homogenate was prepared.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Brain tissues, serum lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) activity and percentage enzyme activity of lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes (LDH1-5).RESULTS: Compared with normal group, the general activity of LDH in normal & integral recipe group and normal & disassembled recipe group was significantly improved by 32.4% to 38.4% ( P ＜ 0.05); percentage enzyme activity of LDH1,2 was significantly increased( P ＜ 0.01 ), and that of LDH4, 5 was reduced( P ＜0.01) . Except LDH5, there were no significant differences in enzyme activity of isoenzymes in two groups. Compared with model group, the general activity of LDH in model & integral recipe group and model & disassembled recipe group was significantly improved by 23.4% to 38.5% ( P ＜ 0.01); percentage enzyme activity of LDH5 was significantly increased( P ＜ 0.01 ), there were no significant differences in two groups. In model & integral recipe group, percentage enzyme activity of LDH2,3 was significantly decreased( P ＜ 0.01), and that of LDH1,4 was no significant change. In model & disassemble recipe group, percentage enzyme activity of LDH1,4 was significantly reduced( P ＜ 0. 05, 0.01 ) and that of LDH2,3 was no significant change.CONCLUSION: In normal physiological state, angong niuhuang san produces a certain injuries on cardiac muscle and kidney. In pathological state of infectious cerebral edema, both integral and disassembled recipes inhibit LDH enzymes that have been over-activated, but the significant differences did not presented between both. Cinnabar and realgar in compound prescript provide the effects in various degrees on levels of LDH isoemzymas.

Objective To compare the pharmacokinetics of borneolum syntheticum(BS)and borneol in compound Danshen dropping pills in rats.Method Rats were administrated orally with BS or Danshen dropping pills containing equal amount of borneol in a single dose.The blood contents of borneol at a series of time points were assayed by GC-MS and GC-FID after administration.The drug-time curve was estimated by PK Solution 2.0 pharmacokinetic software(USA).Results The pharmacokinetic parameters are quite different between the single dose of BS and the borneol in the compound Danshen dropping pills:the velocity constants of absorption(2.630h-1),distribution(1.788 h-1)and elimination(0.273 h-1)of BS were much greater than those(1.635h-1,0.784h-1,0.116h-1)of the same quantity of borneol in compound Danshen dropping pills,while the Tmax(0.5 h)of former was shorter than that(0.75 h)in the latter,and the Cmax(16.8 ?g/mL)in the former was about half of the latter(31.02 ?g/mL).And,at the 18h after administration,the former blood concentration(0.043 ?g/mL)was approximately one tenth of the latter.Conclusion It is suggested that we should pay attention to the influence of other ingredients on the main objective component in the study of pharmacokinetics of compound traditional chinese drug.

The femora! arteries in 38 rabbits were transected and repaired with autogenous venous grafts with different diameters. The measurements of blood flow, patency rate and thrombosis rate, and scanning electron microscopic examination were made over a period of 14 days. The result showed that a venous graftl with a diameter 20 per cent less than that of the recipient artery was most satisfactory.

Objective To study the pharmacokinetics of arsenic from Realgar in rats and tissue distribution after single dose and multiple dose of oral administration.Methods Rats were orally administrated with single dose(75 mg?kg~(-1)) and multiple dose (75 mg?kg~(-1)?d~(-1),one dose per day,15 continuous days) of Realgar respectively.Arsenic concen- trations in serum and arsenic contents in organs and tissues were determined by atomic spectrophotofluorimetry alter mi- crowave digestion pretreatment.PK Solutions 2.0~(TM) software was used to process experimental data.Results Half-life of absorption,distribution and elimination of arsenic in rat serum were 4.30,12.59 and 22.70 hours respectively after single dose administration.Arsenic concentration reached to maximum concentration (46.0?g?L~(-1)) at 3 hours after ad- ministration,and then decreased.Twelve hours after administration arsenic concentration increased to the second peak concentration (42.0?g?L~(-1)).When Realgar was orally administrated in a fixed close and at a fixed interval,arsenic concentration maintained a steady state from the 7th day after the first administration,and the half-life of elimination was 43.61 h.Arsenic could be detected in the main organs and tissues of rats after administration of a single dose.The ar- senic was most accumulated in the spleen,hair,lung and suprarenal gland organs,and kidney,heart,liver,bladder and skin came next.Brain,testis,muscle and tibia had the least amount of arsenic.After 15 continuous days of admin- istration,arsenic contents in kidney and bladder tissues increased appreciably besides suprarenal gland,lung,hair and spleen.After 2 weeks of discontinuation,arsenic contents in organs and tissues decreased by 21.1%～69.5 % except for heart.Conclusion Small amount of soluble arsenic in Realgar was absorbed in blood circulation.Absorption,distri- bution and elimination of arsenic from Realgar proceed slowly in rats after single dose of oral administration.Multiple dose of oral administration prolongs the elimination of arsenic.Arsenic distributes widely in rats organs and tissues.It is the first reported that high arsenic accumulation is found in the suprarenal gland,indicating that the suprarenal gland is prob- ably one of the target organs of Realgar.

The concentrations of borneol in the serum and brain tissue of rats were determined by gas chromatography. Using brain tissue as a relatively independent system, PHARMFIT and PCNONLIN softwares are applied for the kinetic analysis of the infracorporal process of borneol in order to find out and compare the pharmacokinetic characteristics of borneol in the brain and serum. The results showed that borneol was absorbed very rapidly in the gastrointestinal tract and readily permeates the blood-brain barrier into brain tissue. There was a higher specific value of borneol concentration in the brain and serum. Moreover, the half life of distribution phase of borneol in the brain was three times higher than that in the serum. But the constants of elimination rate of borneol in the brain and serum decreased simultaneously and parallelly, hence the accumulation of borneol in brain will not be found.

Objective To establish a mouse model of biliogenic severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) by using a self-made device for retrograde injection of sodium taurocholate into common bile duct,and to investigate the improvement of the device on retrograde injection of sodium taurocholate into common bile duct and its safety.Methods Thirty-six adult male ICR mice were randomly divided into biliogenic SAP model group and sham group,with 18 mice in each group.A 40 U disposable insulin syringe,a 200 μL tips and a 25 μL micro-syringer were used as basic materials for making the mouse common bile duct injection device [National Utility Model Patent (ZL 2014 2 0694365.4)].In model group,3.5％ sodium taurocholate (1 mL/kg) was injected retrogradely into the common bile duct of mice,whilst in sham group,the mice underwent the injection of equal amount of normal saline instead.Six mice in each group were sacrificed at 6,24 and 48 hours after operation,and the abdominal aortic blood was collected.Serum amylase (AMY),alanine aminotransferase (ALT),creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB),serum creatinine (SCr),oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2) as well as serum Ca2+ were.determined.Pathological change in pancreas was observed under conventional light microscopy after hematoxylin and eosiu (HE) staining,and the impairment was evaluated by a widely used score system.Results The injection device was easily placed into mouse common bile duct under macroscopic observation.Six hours after operation,the levels of serum AMY,ALT and SCr in model group were significantly higher than those in sham group,and peaked at 24 hours,and they slightly decreased at 48 hours,which were still significantly higher than those of the sham group [24-hour AMY (U/L):7 325 ± 1 154 vs.1 737 ± 197,24-hour ALT (U/L):176.0±5.0 vs.38.3 ± 2.0,24-hour SCr (tmol/L):46.3 ± 1.5 vs.17.8 ±0.6,all P ＜ 0.01].The level of CK-MB at 6 hours in the model group was significantly higher than that of the sham group,and peaked at 48 hours (U/L:749.8±42.2 vs.383.3±35.5 at 6 hours,3 340.1 ± 203.6 vs.704.6 ± 63.5 at 48 hours,both P ＜ 0.01).PaO2/FiO2 at 6 hours after the operation in model group was significantly lower than that of sham group,then it began to rise at the similar level in sham group at 48 hours [mmHg (1 mmHg =0.133 kPa):327.5±33.8 vs.424.8±31.0 at 6 hours,P ＜ 0.01;429.8 ±41.8 vs.464.7±43.3 at 48 hours,P ＞ 0.05].Ca2+ level in model group was continuously decreased after operation,and it was significantly lower than that of sham group at 48 hours (mmol/L:1.58 ± 0.14 vs.2.45 ± 0.21,P ＜ 0.01).The pancreatic edema was obvious after operation in sham group,with the observation time prolongation,the changes were gradually improved;pancreatic focal necrosis was found at 6 hours after operation in model group,and it was secondary aggravated,and pancreatic lobule structure disappearance and inflammatory cells extensive infiltration was found at 48 hours.Pathological score of the model group was significantly higher than that of sham group at each time point,and peaked at 48 hours (13.3 ±0.3 vs.3.0±0.1,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion It is a highly efficient and low-cost way to induce biliogenic SAP in mice by retrograde injection of 3.5％ sodium deoxycholate into common bile duct via the self-made injection device,and the model conformed to the clinical characteristics of biliogenic SAP.

Objective To investigate T-bet mRNA expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and its relations with allergen specific IgE (SIgE), eosinophile cationic protein (ECP) levels, and allergic symptom in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). Methods The allergen, SIgE, and ECP in serum of patients with AR were detected by Unicap CAP system. Blood samples were taken from 15 healthy controls and 35 house dust mite allergic patients. PBMC was isolated by density gradient centrifugation and one part of them was cultured with mite allergen at a concentration of 50 μg/mL. PBMC was subjected to analysis of T-bet mRNA expression using semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results The ratio of T-bet to β-actin mRNA levels was 0.418 ± 0. 101 in patients of AR and 0.706 ± 0.091 in healthy controls and the difference was significant (P ＜ 0.01). The expression intensity of T-bet mRNA was not related to varying severity of allergic symptom and ECP levels ( r = - 0.227, - 0.033, P ＞ 0.05). However, there was an inverse correlation between expression intensity of T-bet mRNA and SIgE concentration (r = -0.375, P ＜ 0.05). There was a positive correlation between SIgE and allergic symptom scores ( r = 0.426, P ＜ 0.05). After that PBMC was stimulated by mite allergen, the expression intensity of T-bet mRNA, ECP, and SIgE changed very little ( P ＞ 0.05). Conclusion Down-regulated expression of T-bet mRNA in mite-AR patients is not related to serum ECP and symptom scores but one of important links in the mechanism of imbalance of Th1/Th2 in the occurrence of AR. Specific allergen has no effect on T-bet mRNA, ECP, and SIgE of children and adults with AR in vitro. The level of SIgE objectively and directly indicates the severity of allergic symptom, but T-bet did not. T-bet may be one of indirect factors which affect the level of IgE.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of nutritional risk screening 2002(NRS2002)and malnutritional universal screening tools(MUST)in the preoperative nutrition risk evaluation of patients with gastric cancer.Methods The preoperative nutritional risk of 3 14 patients who had been admitted to the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from January 2004 to December 2007 was assessed by subjective global assessment(SGA),NRS 2002 and M UST,and the influence of nutritional risk on the incidence of postoperative complications and hospital stay was investigated.All data were analyzed by Wilcoxon test,Kappa test and Logistics regression analysis.Results Compared with SGA,the sensitivity,specificity,positive predicting value and negative predicting value were 86.7%,74.2%,86.9% and 73.8% for NRS2002,and were 73.1%,70.6%,74.8% and 68.7% for MUST.Compared with MUST,NRS2002 had a higher consistency with SGA(K_(NRS2002)=0.601,K_(MUST)=0.436).Logistic regression analysis revealed that patients with higher MUST or NRS2002 score had higher incidence of postoperative complications and longer hospital stay.In the aspect of hospital stay,the relative risk of MUST was 2.517,which was lower than 3.426 of NRS2002.The relative risk of MUST was 0.529,which was lower than 0.642 of NRS2002 in the aspect of incidence of postoperative complications.Conclusions NRS2002 and MUST are suitable for preoperative nutritional risk screening of patients with gastric cancer,and the score of NRS2002 or MUST is associated with the incidence of postoperative complications and length of hospital stay.However,NRS2002 is more accurate than MUST in the reflection of nutritional risk of patients with gastric cancer.

Objective To describe the discovery of a residual foci of bancroftian filariasis in Fuchuan County where the disease was announced to have been eliminated, and reveal its epidemiologic feature.Methods The investigation was carried out from August 2007 to March 2008 among residents in Changtang village where the first caseof filariasiswas found and the neighboring villages.They were screened with two thick blood smears.Immunochromatographic technology(ICT) was conducted for those going out but returned and those in surrounding areas.Vector mosquitoes were collected and dissected to find filaria larvae.Historical documents were reviewed and relevant people were interviewed.Results In Changtang administrative village, 1 052 residents were screened and 19 cases with microfilaremia were found in 2 natural villages, with a Mf-positive rate of 1.8%(5.1% in Gangshang and 1.4% in Yinshan respectively).No Mf-positive case was found in 4 119 residents screened in other 3 villages.The average microfilaria density in the 19 cases was 17.37/60 ?l blood.All the 19 cases belonged to 12 families, and 13 cases were relatives to each other, which showed a feature of spatial clustering and family clustering.More patients were identified in the age groups of 20-29 and 50-59, and 57.9% of them were older than 50 years.No larvae were found in 54 Culex pipiens fatigans dissected.Conclusion The Changtang village is identified as a residual focus of bancroftian filariasis with a low, limited endemicity.More cases have been among the elderly with a low average microfilaremia.

Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics of the disease spectrum of pediatric hyper blood immunoglobulin E (IgE).Methods:A total of 498 children with total serum IgE ≥ 5×10 5 IU/L admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University from January 2012 to December 2018 were enrolled.Their clinical data, etiology distribution, clinical manifestations, laboratory results, treatment and outcomes were retrospectively analyzed.According to serum total IgE level, patients were divided into mildly increased IgE group (5×10 5-<10×10 5 IU/L), moderately increased group (10×10 5-<20×10 5 IU/L), and severely increased group (≥20×10 5 IU/L). The distribution of disease types among the 3 groups were compared. Results:(1) Allergic disease (213 cases) was the most common etiology in children with hyper blood IgE, and infectious disease (163 cases), mycoplasma pneumoniae (109 cases) and EB virus (120 cases) were common pathogens.(2) The incidence of allergic diseases (45.0%) and infectious diseases (42.2%) in the mildly increased group was significantly higher than that in the moderately increased group (40.8%, 26.2%, respectively) and the severely increased group(38.9%, 12.2%, respectively) (all P<0.001). The incidence of immune diseases(18.5%), tumors and hematological diseases (5.4%) in the moderately increased group was significantly higher than that of the mildly increased group (4.4%, 2.0%, respectively) (all P<0.001). The incidence of immune diseases (34.4%), tumors and hematological diseases (11.1%) in the severely increased group was significantly higher than that of the mildly increased group(4.4%, 2.0%, respectively) and the moderately increased group (18.5%, 5.4%, respectively) (all P<0.001). (3) The main clinical manifestations were fever (63.5%), respiratory symptoms (53.7%) and lympha-denopathy (53.7%), 47.5% of the children with hyper blood IgE had an increased white blood cell count, and 12.1% of them had an increased eosinophil count.(4) The most common specific allergens were dust mite combination (32.0%), milk (17.0%), and egg white (16.0%). There was no difference in disease distribution among the 3 groups of hyper blood IgE children with positive specific IgE ( P=0.164). Conclusions:Hyper blood IgE in children are most commonly caused by allergic and infectious diseases.The etiological distributions of hyper blood IgE in children at varying severities differ a lot.The higher the total IgE level, the higher the incidence of immunodeficiency disease, rheumatic disease, tumor and hematological disease.