Objective To explore the mechanism of Shema Zhichuan Liquid (SZL) for asthma. Methods Forty rats were allocated to normal control group (Group A), model group (Group B),western medicine group (Group C) and SZL group (Group D). Radioimmunoassay was used to observe the levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and the ratio of cAMP/cGMP.Results After treatment, cAMP level and cAMP/cGMP ratio were increased and cGMP level decereased in Group C and Group D as compared with Group B (P

[Objective] To observe levels of plasma endothelin (ET) and calcitonin gene - related peptide (CGRP) in rats with myocardial hypertrophic heart failure affected by Yang Xin Kang (composed of Radix Ginseng, Radix Ophio-pogonis, Radix flicis Pubescetis, etc.) and its mechanism. [Methods] Rat models with myocardial hypertrophic heart failure was established by subcutaneous injection of isoprenaline for 13 days. Fifty rats were allocated to five groups: normal control (Group A), model (Group B), digoxin (Group C), high dosage of Yang Xin Kang (Group D) and low dosage of Yang Xin Kang (Group E). ET and CGRP levels were measured by radioimmunoassay method. [Results] ET level in Group B was higher and CGRP level lower than those in Group A (P

[Objective] To investigate the effect of Bao Xin Kang (BXK) on levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cGMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cAMP) in vascular smooth muscle of rats with myocatdial hypertrophic heart failure and to explore its mechanism. [Methods] Fifty rats were randomly allocated to five groups: normal control group (Group A) , model group (Group B) , digoxin group (Group C), large - dose BXK group (Group D) and small - dose BXK group (Group E). Rat models with myocardial hypertrophic heart failure were established by subcutaneous injection of isoprenaline for 13 days. Radioimmunoassay was used to measure the levels of cAMP, cGMP and the ratio of cAMP/cGMP in vascular smooth muscle. The body weight and the weight of heart, liver and lung were measured and his-tomorphologic features of heart, liver and lung also examined. [Results] The levels of cAMP and cGMP and the heart index (heart weight /body weight) and the liver index (liver weight/body weight) in Group B were increased as compared with those in Group A (P

Objective To study effects of baicalin(Bai) on AngⅡ in diabetic nephropathy(DN) rats and to explore its preventive and therapeutic effect on treating DN from the non-hemodynamic mechanism of AngⅡ.Methods Nineteen specific pathogen-free male rats were randomly divided into three groups:normal control group(5 rats),diabetic nephropathy model control group(7 rats),baicalin treated group(7 rats).DN rat model was established by one-dose intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin.Seven weeks after the modeling,rats in baicalin group recieved intraperitoneal injection of baicalin solution(40 mg/kg),rats in DN model group received intraperitoneal injection of normal saline(1 mL for each rats),and the normal control group did not receive any intraperitoneal injection.After treatment for 6 weeks,orbital blood from all rats was collected to determine plasma AngⅡ by radioimmunoassay.Unilateral kidney was processed by 4 % paraformaldehyde fixation and then was used for the determination of TGF-? by immunohistochemical assay.The other unilateral kidney was got out to prepare for renal cortex homogenate,and then was used for the determination of renal tissue AngⅡ by radioimmuno assay.Results The quantity and degree of TGF-? expression in baicalin group was decreased,and there was statistical significance between baicalin group and the model group(P

Objective To explore the growing change of sizes of lateral cerebral ventricle in second-third trimester normal fetuses in MRI,to provide the normal reference for clinical monitoring.Methods MRI findings in 98 normal second-third trimester fetuses were retrospectively analyzed.The fetuses were divided into 6 groups according to gestational age (unit:week)including 18-21,22-25,26-29,30-33,34-37 and 38-40 weeks,respectively.The maximum transverse sizes of fetal atrium and occipital horns of lateral ventricle (cm)were measured.The SigmaStat statistical program was used for statistical analysis.Results The length of lateral ventricle atrium horn in 6 groups were 0.35 ± 0.03,0.33 ± 0.05,0.31 ± 0.04,0.30 ± 0.03,0.26 ± 0.05 and 0.25 ± 0.04,respectively,and the ventricle length of occipital horns were 0.91± 0.09,0.84 ± 0.09,0.84 ± 0.1 1,0.81 ± 0.13,0.80 ± 0.1 1 and 0.74 ± 0.13,respectively.The length of lateral ventricle atrium horn and ventricle occipital horns among some differ-ent groups showed significant differences (P <0.05).The length of fetal ventricle atrium and occipital horn were reduced gradually with gestational ages.Conclusion The ventricular length of atrium and occipital horn in second-third trimester normal fetuses reduce gradually with gestational ages.

Objective To explore the change of signal value in the fetal frontal lobe with gestational age in normal second-third trimester fetuses.Methods MRI findings of 125 normal second-third trimester fetuses were divided into 5 groups according to gesta-tional age (unit:week)including 1 7-21,22-26,27 -31,32 -36,37 -40,respectively.The signal values were measured in inferior frontal,middle and upper,respectively.Results The signal value of fetal frontal lobe in 5 groups were 387.38 ± 1 66.75,354.46 ± 1 74.78,342.24±141.23,338.90±1 10.94,310.23±1 18.62,respectively.The signal value was 341.77 ±149.22,35 1.00±145.1 6, 342.85±140.61 in inferior frontal,middle and upper,respectively.The signal value of frontal lobe was 350.34±147.68 in the left and 340.73±144.29 in the right.There were no significant statistical differences on fetal frontal lobe signal value in each group (P>0.05).But the signal value in the frontal lobe had a gradually decreasing trend with fetal age,along with the signal value in the central frontal was higher than the other two parts of the frontal lobe and the left is slightly higher than the right.Conclusion The signal values in frontal lobe of normal second-third trimester fetuses were gradually decreased as gestational age increasing,with the signal values in central frontal lobe was higher than that of in margin of frontal lobe,and the left side was slightly higher than the right.

BACKGROUND: Qiangji jianli liquid plays a key role in prevention and cure of myasthenia gravis; however, whether changes of nucleic acid and protein are related to its mechanism or not should be studied further.OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of qiangji jianli liquid on synthesis of nucleic acid and protein in mice with experimental spleen deficiency syndrome, and investigate the effect on myasthenia gravis and the molecular biological basis.DESIGN: Randomized controlled animal study.SETTING: Testing Center and Basic Medical College of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.MATERIALS: Healthy male NIH mice, aged 4 weeks, of clean grade, weighing 17-21 g, were provided by Medical Experimental Animal Center of Guangdong Province. Qiangji jianli liquid (Guangdong Dongfang Shencao Pharmaceutical Factory); serpate solution (Guangdong Bangmin Pharmaceutical Factory); [5-methyl-3H] TdR, [5-3H] uridine and L-[4,5-3H]leucine (Atom High-nuclear Technology Application Limited Company).METHODS: The experiment was carried out in the Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from June to November 2005. A total of 180 healthy male NIH mice were randomly divided into normal control group, model group, 26 g/kg qiangji jianli liquid group, 13 g/kg qiangjijianli liquid group and sijunzi decoction group with 36 in each group. Except normal control group, serpate was used to establish animal models of spleen deficiency syndrome. 0.2 mg/(kg ·d) serpate was intraperitoneally injected into mice. ① 0.1 mL/(mouse·d) saline was intraperitoneally injected into mice in normal control group. ② 26 g/kg and 13 g/kg were perfused into mice in 26 g/kg and 13 g/kg qiangji jianli liquid groups, respectively, once a day. Qiangji jianli liquid consisted of beiqi, dangshen, shengma,baizhu, gaicao, etc., with 1.204 g raw drugs a milliliter. ③ 26 g/kg sijunzi decoction, which consisted of dangshen,baizhu, fuling, jiugancao, etc., was perfused into mice with the dosage of 0.5 mL/mouse in si junzi decoction group once a day. After 16 successive days, contents of DNA, RNA and protein were measured in spleen and kidney tissue; meanwhile, body mass, ratio between spleen mass and body mass, and ratio between kidney mass and body mass were also measured before modeling and after administration.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Changes of body mass before modeling and at 16 days after administration; ② changes of mass of spleen and kidney tissues; ③ Comparisons of DNA, RNA and protein in spleen and kidney tissues at 16 days after administration.RESULTS: All 180 mice were involved in the final analysis without any loss. ① There was no significant difference of body mass (17.4-21 g) among groups before experiment (P =0.993); however, after experiment, body mass in model group was lower than that in normal control group (Q =22.84, P ＜ 0.01); 16 days after administration, body mass was higher in qiangji jianli liquid groups (26 g/kg, 13 g/kg) and sijunzi decoction group than that in model group (Q =8.66-10.24, P ＜ 0.01). ② Values of spleen mass/body mass and kidney mass/body mass were decreased in model group as compared with those in normal control group (Q =4.02-12.93, P ＜ 0.01); masses of spleen and kidney tissues were increased in qiangji jianli liquid groups (26 g/kg, 13 g/kg) and sijunzi decoction group as compared with those in model group (Q =3.21-9.69, P ＜ 0.05-0.01); ratios in 13 g/kg qiangji jianli liquid group were higher than those in model group (Q =4.07, 5.92; P ＜ 0.05, 0.01). ③ Contents of DNA, RNA and protein in spleen tissue and contents of RNA and protein in kidney tissue were lower in model group than those in normal control group (Q =7.15-19.2, P＜ 0.01); however, content of DNA in kidney tissue was higher in model group than that in normal control group (Q =4.19, P ＜ 0.05). Contents of DNA, RNA and protein in spleen tissue and contents of RNA and protein in kidney tissue were higher in 26 g/kg qiangji jianli liquid group and sijunzi decoction group than those in model group (Q =2.91-14.12, P ＜ 0.05-0.01 ).CONCLUSION: Qiangji jianli liquid can accelerate synthesis of nucleic acid and protein; additionally, onset of spleen deficiency syndrome may be related to decreasing synthesis of nucleic acid and protein.

Objective To analyze pharmacologic action features of single Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of fatty liver based on literature; To provide references for clinical treatment of fatty liver.Methods Animal research literature about single Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of fatty liver in CNKI, Wanfang database, and VIP from January 2003 to December 2014 was retrieved by computers. The number of single Chinese herbal medicine and the pharmacologic action features of active ingredients (or extracts) were statistically concluded. Results A total of 279 articles were retrieved, including 67 kinds of single Chinese herbal medicine, among which 8 were used to treat AFLD, 45 were used to treat NAFLD, and 14 were used to treat AFLD and NAFLD simultaneously. Pharmacologic action features of the medicine for AFLD mainly included reducing lipid, protecting liver, antioxidation, and anti-inflammation. Pharmacologic action features of the medicine for NAFLD had the effects of improving insulin resistance additionally.Conclusion Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of AFLD and NAFLD shows significant efficacy, having the features of multiple pathways and liver damage resistance, which provide references for clinical treatment of fatty liver.

Side effects from targeted drugs remain a serious concern.One reason is the nonselective binding of a drug to unintended proteins such as its paralogs,which are highly homologous in sequences and have similar structures and drug-binding pockets.To identify targetable differences between paralogs,we analyzed two types (type-Ⅰ and type-Ⅱ) of functional divergence between two paralogs in the known target protein receptor family G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) at the amino acid level.Paralogous protein receptors in glucagon-like subfamily,glucagon receptor (GCGR) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R),exhibit divergence in ligands and are clinically validated drug targets for type 2 diabetes.Our data showed that type-Ⅱ amino acids were significantly enriched in the binding sites of antagonist MK-0893 to GCGR,which had a radical shift in physicochemical properties between GCGR and GLP-1R.We also examined the role of type-Ⅰ amino acids between GCGR and GLP-1R.The divergent features between GCGR and GLP-1R paralogs may be helpful in their discrimination,thus enabling the identification of binding sites to reduce undesirable side effects and increase the target specificity of drugs.

Objective:To investigate the application value of cystic plate approach (CPA) for extrahepatic right hepatic pedicle dissection in minimally invasive anatomical hepatectomy (MIALR).Methods:The retrospective cohort study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 42 patients with primary liver cancer who underwent laparoscopic right hemi-hepatectomy in Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University from August 2020 to August 2022 were collected. There were 36 males and 6 females, aged (55±13)years. Of the 42 patients, 25 cases undergoing CPA for extrahepatic right hepatic pedicle dissection were divided into the CPA group, and 17 cases undergoing traditional approach for extrahepatic right hepatic pedicle dissection were divided into the traditional approach group. Observation indicators: (1) surgical situations; (2) postoperative situations. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison between groups was conducted using the t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M( IQR), and comparison between groups was conducted using the Mann?Whitney U test. Count data were described as absolute numbers, and comparison between groups was conducted using the chi?square test or Fisher exact probability. Comparison of ordinal data was conducted using the non‐parameter rank sum test. Results:(1) Surgical situations. All patients in the two groups underwent laparoscopic right hemi-hepatectomy successfully, with the surgical margin as negative. The operative time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, time of dissection of the targeted hepatic pedicle, cases undergoing dissection of the trunk of right anterior hepatic pedicle and its operation time, cases undergoing dissection of the trunk of right posterior hepatic pedicle and its operation time, cases with hepatic pedicle injury, cases with hepatic tissue injury, cases with dissection space as large and small were 150.00(130.00)minutes, 100.00(100.00)mL, 472.00(201.00)seconds, 10 and 366.00(94.75)seconds, 9 and 564.00(138.50)seconds, 2, 2, 25, 0 in patients of the CPA group, versus 140.00(113.00)minutes, 100.00(125.00)mL, 670.00(107.00)seconds, 8 and 663.00(136.00)seconds, 7 and 783.00(189.00)seconds, 8, 5, 2, 19 in patients of the traditional approach group. There were significant differences in the time of dissection of the targeted hepatic pedicle, time of dissection of the trunk of right anterior hepatic pedicle, time of dissection of the trunk of right posterior hepatic pedicle, hepatic tissue injury, dissection space between the two groups ( Z=-4.809, -3.254, -3.188, χ2=6.493, 34.314, P<0.05) and there was no significant difference in the operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, dissection of the trunk of right anterior hepatic pedicle, dissection of the trunk of right posterior hepatic pedicle, hepatic tissue injury between the two groups ( Z=-0.282, -0.412, χ2=0.095, 0.002, 1.976, P>0.05). (2) Postoperative situations. There was no patient undergoing postoperative hemorrhage in both of the two groups. The alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), total bilirubin (TBil) and prothrombin time (PT) at postoperative day 3, cases with postoperative biliary fistula, pathological type of tumor (hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma) were 68.00(48.50)U/L, 52.00(35.50)U/L, 28.30(12.35)mmol/L, 12.40(2.40)seconds, 2, 21, 4 in patients of the CPA group. The above indicators were 58.00(25.00)U/L, 41.00(19.50)U/L, 26.80(14.25)mmol/L, 12.50(2.95)seconds, 5, 15, 2 in patients of the traditional approach group. There was no significant difference in the ALT, AST, TBil, PT at postoperative day 3, cases with postoperative biliary fistula between the two groups ( Z=-1.218, -1.488, -0.205, -0.320, χ2=1.976, P>0.05), and there was no significant difference in the pathological type of tumor between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Application of CPA for extrahepatic right hepatic pedicle dissection in MIALR is safe and feasible.