1.Priliminary Study on Chlorite Pollution of Drinking Water Disinfected by Chlorine Dioxide
Journal of Environment and Health 2000;17(6):341-342
[Objective] To explore the status of chlorite pollution in drinking water due to chlorine dioxide , aswell as its causes and counter measures. [Methods]A water plant collecting surface water as raw water slightly pol-luted by organic compounds and B water plant collecting ground water without organic compounds pollution wereselected as observed objectives. Chlorine dioxide generators were used in both of A and B water plants, their rawmaterials was chlorite for A plant and chlorate for B plant. The levels of chlorite in treated water from these twowater plants were determined by amperometric titration. [Results]The levels of chlorite in treated water of A waterplant ranged 0.530~0.760 mg/L, 2.6~3.8 times of the standard value, with a over standard rate of 100%, thelevels of B water plant range 0.257~0.733 mg/L, 1.3~3.7 times of the standard value, with a over standard rateof 83.3%. [Conclusion] The treated water of A and B water plants presented higher pollution by chlorite, the by-product of chlorine dioxide disinfection.
2.Expression and function of protease-activated receptor-2 on tumor cells
Cancer Research and Clinic 2008;20(9):646-648
Protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) belongs to the receptor family which is coupled with G-protein. The N-terminus of PAR-2 is cleaved by some proteases to generate a new N-terminus. The new N-terminus can interact with and activate the receptor itself. The update research reported that PAR-2 could be expressed on some cancers as well as tumor cell lines. There are some relationships between the PAR-2 expression and the behaviors of tumor cell, such as proliferation, angiogenesis, migration and invasion.
3.Study on Pharmacokinetics and Bioequiavailability of Kushenin Tablets in Healthy Volunteers
China Pharmacy 2005;0(23):-
OBJECTIVE: To study the endosomatic pharmacokinetics and bioequiavailability of kushenin tablets in health adults. METHODS: The blood concentrations of the blood samples taken from 22 healthy volunteers were determined by HPLC-MS after a single oral 0.3g kushenin (either tablet or capsule) dose and pretreatment with the internal standard (cimetidine) with m/z 265 (kushenin) taken as the detection ions and m/z 253 as the internal standard. RESULTS: The main pharmacokinetic parameters of the tablet and capsule of kushenin were as follows: t1/2 stood at (2.30?1.09)h and (1.90?0.58) h, respectively; tmax stood at (1.86?0.74)h and (1.68?0.55) h, respectively; Cmax stood at (525.09?208.94)ng/ml and (530.32?202.04) ng/ml, respectively; AUC0~11 stood at(2 048.5?749.4)(ng?h)/ml and (2 042.0?743.0)(ng?h)/ml, respectively;AUC0~∞ stood at(2 163.2?783.1)(ng?h)/ml and (2 136.4?792.1)(ng?h)/ml, respectively. The relative bioavailability of the kushenin tablet stood at (101.06?9.41) %. CONCLUSION:The tablet and capsule of kushenin were bioequiva_lent.
4.Treatment of detrusor-external sphincter dyssynergia caused by spinal cord injury with transperineal injection of botulin A toxin
Chinese Journal of Urology 2001;0(11):-
Objective To observe the effect of transperineal injection of botulin A toxin on patients with detrusor-external sphincter dyssynergia caused by spinal cord injury. Methods Transperineal injection of botulin A toxin were performed in 6 patients with spinal cord injury (3 with cervical spinal cord injury and 3 with thoraco-lumbar spinal cord injury) complicated by detrusor-external sphincter dyssynergia.55 U of botulin A toxin was injected twice separately. The interval between 2 injections was 3 days.Before treatment, the residual volume of urine after voiding was determined and the maximum urethral pressure was measured by urodynamic testing.One month after treatment the examination mentioned above was repeated. Results The decrease in residual volume of urine was (133.3?70.9)ml.The decrease in maximum urethral pressure was (35.4?25.8)cmH 2O(both P
5.Combination of docetaxel and capecitabine in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy of breast cancer
China Oncology 2006;0(11):-
Background and purpose:Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has become a major therapeutic strategy for the treatment of locally advanced breast cancer.Randomized trials comparing this approach to adjuvant chemotherapy have demonstrated that neoadjuvant chemotherapy was as efficacious as adjuvant chemotherapy and allowed for a higher rate of breast conservation.This study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of docetaxel plus capecitabine in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy of locally advanced breast cancer(LABC) .Methods:Fifty-two patients with LABC were treated with docetaxel 75 mg/m2,d1;Capecitabine 2 000 mg/m2,d1-14.The chemotherapy was repeated every 3 weeks.Effi cacy and toxicities were reviewed after 3 to 4 cycles of chemotherapy.Results:The CR+PR rate was 80.7%.A pathological complete response in the breast was achieved in 5.8% of patients after 4 cycles of docetaxel/capecitabine.The adverse reactions were neutropenia,alopecia and hand-foot syndrome.Conclusion:The combination of docetaxel and capecitabine was well tolerated and effective in LABC for neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
8.Studies on The Receptors of Botulinum Neurotoxins
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2006;0(02):-
Botulinum neurotoxin(BoNT) is the most lethal biotoxin known to mankind. It inhibits acetylcholinerelease from the cholinergic nerve ending by cleavage of SNARE proteins, followed by neuromuscular blockadeand paralysis. Gangliosides are considered to act as a first receptor of BoNT with low affinity.Then the membranebound gangliosides-BoNT complex moves laterally to reach and bind the toxin specific protein receptor,synaptotagmin, with a high affinity constant. At last the gangliosides-BoNT-synaptotagmin complex undergoesreceptor-mediated endocytosis. This double-receptors theory is widely accepted. The research data are summarizedand reviewed.
9.Warm blood cardioplegia for myocardial protection
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 1994;0(06):-
Hypothermia has been considered to be detrimental to myocardial protection. In order to evaluate warm blood cardioplegia effects, following CPB, 12 adult mongrel dogs were randomly allocated to be continuously perfused through aortic root with oxygenated warm blood cardioplegia (37 C) (group W, n=6)or cold blood cardioplegia (4C)(group C,n=6)indivadually. The coronary blood samples were taken before coronary perfusion(CP), 60mins and 90mins following CP,to measure the serum activities of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH),creatine phosphokinase (CPK)and glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT)and the level of malondialdehyde (MDA). As compared with those before CP,the activities of LDH and CPK increased significantly only at 90th min following CP in group W,and at 60th and 90th min during CP in group C(P0.05) but went up markedly in group C following CP(P0.05) but rose dramatically in group C (P
10.The roles of the sense neuropeptides in the mechanism of anergic rhinitis
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2006;0(03):-
OBJECTIVE The roles of sense neuropeptides in the allergic rhinitis were investigated by observing the symptoms and changes in the level of the neuropeptides in rabbits sensitized after severing of their sphenoidpalatine or sympathetic nerve. METHODS ①SP and CGRP were observed in nasal mucosa of rabbits in four weeks. ② Twenty rabbits were divided into three groups: group C(sphenoidpalatine nerve severed),group D(sympathetic nerve severed) and group E(not operated on).Groups C and D were sensitized three days after the operation. Four rabbits were killed at two and four weeks post-operation in groups C and D. RESULTS ①There was no difference between SP and CGRP levels in four weeks. ②The levels of SP in the nasal mucosa of group C at two and four weeks after sensitization were 16.1?0.77 and 15.02?0.24, respectively. The levels of SP in group D were 34.13?1.45 and 33.23?1.99, respectively. The levels of SP in group E were 20.68?0.01 and 20.56?1.27, respectively. The level of SP in Group C was lower than in Group E. The level of SP in Group D was higher than in Group E. The level of CGRP correlates with the level of SP. CONCLUSION SP and CGRP levels are correlated with the occurrence and development of allergic rhinitis.