1.The effect of lactobacillus vaginal capsules and Kangfuxin liquid in the treatment of senile vaginitis and the influence on vaginal environment
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2016;23(10):1542-1545
Objective To observe the effect of lactobacillus vaginal capsules and Kangfuxin liquid in the treatment of senile vaginitis and the influence on vaginal environment,thus to guide rational and effective treatment. Methods 80 patients with senile vaginitis were randomly divided into observation group and control group.40 cases in the control group were given ornidazole suppository,40 cases in the observation group were given lactobacillus vagi-nal capsules and Kangfuxin liquid on the basis of the control group.Both two groups had been treated for 7d.The symptoms and signs were observed before and after treatment.The vaginal secretions were taken for measuring vaginal lactobacilli by smear method.The pH in vaginal was detected,adverse events were recorded.All the patients were fol-lowed up for six months,the recurrence was observed.Results The total effective rate,the recurrence rate of 2 months after treatment,the recurrence rate of 4 months after treatment,the recurrence rate of 6 months after treat-ment of the observation group and control group were 97.5% vs 75.0%,0.0% vs 10.0%,2.5% vs 17.5% and 2.5% vs 22.5%,the differences were statistically significant(χ2 =4.211,5.000,7.314,all P <0.05).The improve-ment of genital itching,increased vaginal discharge,dysuria,vaginal congestion in the observation group were better than the control group(χ2 =5.00,4.872,5.475,5.333,all P <0.05).The pH values of vagina in the observation group and control group were (4.4 ±1.8),(5.5 ±2.1),there was statistically significant difference(t =5.386,P <0.01).The vaginal lactobacilli positive rate of the control group after treatment was 57.5%(23 /40),which of the observation group was 87.5% (35 /40 ),the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =9.028,P <0.01 ). Conclusion The method contained lactobacillus vaginal capsules and Kangfuxin liquid can balance the vaginal envi-ronment,improve symptoms and signs,reduce the rate of disease recurrence.
2.Effects of sodium arsenite on hypermethylation, transcription and expression of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase gene in HaCaT cells
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2011;30(3):273-278
Objective To investigate the DNA methylation feature and DNA methylation regulation to its transcription and expression of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase gene (MGMT) in NaAsO2-treated HaCaT cells. Methods HaCaT cells were treated 72 hours at intervals and repeatedly by 3.13, 6.25,12.50, and 25.00 μmol/L NaAsO2, MGMT gene promoter region was amplified in the transcription initiation site - 329 - + 93 region by bisulfate-sequencing polymerase chain reaction (BSP), the mRNA transcription and the protein expression of MGMT was detected by real-time quantitative PCR and Western blotting. NaAsO2-untreated HaCaT cell was set as a blank control, and human epidermal squamous carcinoma cell strain A431 was set as a positive control. Results Among the groups of HaCaT cells treated with 3.13, 6.25, 12.50 and 25.00 μmol/L NaAsO2, the positive rates of the DNA methylation of promoter region in MGMT gene were 0.63%(l/160), 6.25% (10/160), 10.63%( 17/160) and 18.75% (30/160), respectively, and methylated CpG sites were mainly located in - 249--146 region relative to transcription start site. There was no DNA methylation in the blank control. There were significant differences between the blank control and the NaAsO2-treated cells (x2 = 76.687, P< 0.05). Average levels of MGMT mRNA were 1.518 31 ± 0.180 54, 1.425 22 ± 0.180 39, 1.014 54 ± 0.096 79 and 0.887 72 ± 0.020 00, respectively among the groups of HaCaT cells treated with 3.13, 6.25, 12.50 and 25.00 μmol/L NaAsO2, compared with the blank control cells(1.198 29 ± 0.159 97), there were significant differences(F = 37.359, P < 0.05). Average levels of MGMT protein were 1.174 47 ± 0.064 75, 0.848 83 ± 0.057 01, 0.471 63 ± 0.023 34 and 0.240 34 ± 0.014 43, respectively among the groups of HaCaT cells treated with 3.13, 6.25, 12.50 and 25.00 μmol/L NaAsO2, compared with the blank control cells (1.066 19 ± 0.061 24), there were significant differences(F = 20.687, P < 0.05). Conclusions Arsenic can cause CpC island hypermethylation in the promoter region of MGMT gene, which results in inhibited MGMT mRNA transcription and protein expression. It might be one of the important mechanisms of arsenic-induced skin lesion.
3.Studies on clinical features and causal analysis of multiple organs dysfunction syndrome caused by an extremely severe bone marrow form of acute radiation sickness
Xigang ZHANG ; Huisheng AI ; Guang LI
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 1983;0(05):-
Objective To sum up the therapeutic experiences and to analyze the causes of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) occurred in a patient who subjected to an accidental 60 Co exposure. Methods The patient was diagnosed as MODS by clinical manifestation, the auxiliary examinations and pathologic autopsy. In therapeutic aspects, intensive care, ventilator-assisted breathing, anti-infection, nutritional support treatment and protection management of important organs were given. Results After a successful transplantation of HLA-identical allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell, the complaints of MODS emerged repeatedly as fever, lung infection, respiratory failure, cardiac arrhythmia, circulatory failure, hepatic injury, decreased urine output and paralytic ileus. At last, the patient died of multi-organ failure 75 days after exposure to radiation. The results of auxiliary examinations showed enlargement of heart and cardiac arrhythmia. Biochemical examination also indicated the increased hyper-sensitive C-reactive protein. The results of pathologic autopsy indicated the existence of fungous infections in whole body, pulmonary fibrosis, myocardium degeneration and necrosis and radiation enteritis. In addition, congestive hepatopathy, renal hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage were also found in the examination. Conclusion Some special clinical features were found in this case, and the cause of MODS is mainly related to radiation injury of important organs, low level of immunity and infection. So the measures of anti-infection and protective treatment of multiple organs should be taken. The key and difficulty for preventing such a kind of MODS might be to improve the patient's immunity and to help the tissue reparation after radiation injury.
4. Optimization of one-step pelletization technology of Tianshu Capsule by Minitab
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 2013;44(22):3131-3135
Objective: To optimize the one-step pelletization technology of Tianshu Capsule by Minitab software. Methods: Using the qualified rates of particles as the evaluation indexes, three significant impact factors (fluid extract-dextrin ratio, infusion frequency, and atomization pressure) of one-step pelletization technology were selected and the levels of non-significant factors were identified by the Plackett-Burman experimental design. According to single factor experiments, choosing the qualified rates of particles, moisture, and angle of repose as the evaluation indexes, three levels of the three factors were selected by Box-Behnken of central composite design to establish the multiple linear regression and binomial fitting, and the experimental data were optimized by the response optimizer. Results: The best conditions were as follows: fluid extract-dextrin of 1.57:1 put in fluid-bed and heated by fan; the temperature of the bottom material in the fluidized state was increased to 50°C, fluid extract of 2% HPMC was sprayed with frequency of 32 Hz, the frequency of fan was 30 Hz, inlet air temperature was 60°C, atomization pressure was 0.21 MPa, and feed temperature was 50°C. Conclusion: Under the Minitab optimized scheme, the average experimental results are similar to the predicted values, and Minitab software could be used in the optimization of one-step pelletization for Chinese materia medica.
5.Effects of iridoid glycoside on changes of NF-?B and Bcl-2/Bax after cerebral infarction in rat
Chunyang LI ; Lin LI ; Yuhang LI ; Houxi AI ; Li ZHANG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 1987;0(01):-
Aim To observe the change of NF-?B and expression of Bax and Bcl-2 related to apoptosis regulation in the cerebral infarction rat and study the protective effect of iridoid glycoside(IG) extracted from cornus officinalis on focal cerebral ischemia injury and its mechanism of action.Methods Rats were pretreated with drugs by mouth for 7 d and a focal cerebral infarction model of rat was induced by photochemical reaction.Immunohistochemistry and western blot were used to detect the change of expression of NF-?B,Bax and Bcl-2 in the cortex.Results Compared with control group,expression of NF-?B and Bax were increased while expression of Bcl-2 was decreased.Compared with model group,IG(IG 20、60、180 mg?kg~(-1)) markedly decreased the expression of NF-?B and Bax and increased expression of Bcl-2.Conclusion IG has therapeutical effect on cerebral infarction through regulating the expression of NF-?B and apoptosis related genes
6.Research progress and development trend of antibacterial metallic materials
Anfeng ZHANG ; Siwei ZHANG ; Jiying QIAO ; Li AI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2009;13(12):2391-2394
With the improvement of people's living standard, all kinds of antibacterial matefiats have been rapidly developed. In this paper, some terms relative to antibacterial materials and kinds, the antibacterial mechanism of antibacterial metallic materials have been introduced, research actuality and production technology of antibacterial metallic materials have been summarized, and characteristic and application of antibacterial metallic materials have been summarized. In the end, a development prospect of antibacterial metallic materials research in the future is also described.
7.The effect of NaAsO2 on the binding of methyl CpG binding protein 2, DNA methyltransferase 1 and histone deacetylase 1 to the promoter of MGMT gene in HaCaT cells
Bo, ZHANG ; Xue-li, PAN ; Ai-hua, ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2013;(1):16-20
Objective To investigate the effect of NaAsO2 on the binding levels of methyl CpG binding protein 2(MeCP2),DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and histone deacetylase 1(HDAC1) to the hypermethylation promoter region of MGMT gene in HaCaT cells,in order to provide a basis to deepen the interpretation of the role of arsenic poisoning mechanism.Methods HaCaT cells were treated repeatedly and interval with different concentrations of NaAsO2(3.13,6.25,12.50,25.00 μnol/L,respectively) for 72 h.Untreated HaCaT was used as blank control group and human epidermal squamous carcinoma cell line(A431 cells) as positive control group.The binding levels to the two transcription regulatory regions(ChIP1,ChIP2) and to the coding region(ChIP3) of MGMT 8ene were detected by chromatin immuno-precipitation combined with quantitative PCR.Results The differences of binding levels of MeCP2,DNMT1 and HDAC1 to ChIP1 and ChIP2 in each group were significant (F=7.387,84.634,78.442 and 19.263,69.649,26.546,all P < 0.05).The binding levels of MeCP2,DNMT1 and HDAC1 to ChIP1 and ChIP2 in each NaAsO2 exposed group[3.13 μmol/L NaAsO2 exposed group:(136.00 ±16.97)%,(145.00 ± 2.83)%,(88.50 ± 19.09)% and (106.50 ± 37.48)%,(112.34 ± 8.73)%,(59.71 ± 8.49)%;6.25 μmol/L NaAsO2 exposed group:(130.00 ± 42.43)%,(154.50 ± 4.95)%,(101.00 ± 1.27)% and (88.50 ±3.54)%,(134.32 ± 2.82)%,(102.75 ± 19.91)% ; 12.50 μmol/L NaAsO2 exposed group:(141.50 ± 23.33)%,(161.50 ± 7.78)%,(125.00 ± 11.31)% and (119.50 ± 24.75)%,(171.59 ± 3.54)%,(167.61 ± 10.61)%; 25.00μmol/L NaAsO2 exposed group:(134.50 ± 43.13)%,(472.50+ 50.20)%,(383.50 ± 30.41)% and (180.09 ±12.73)%,(348.50 ± 27.58)%,(158.45 ± 12.02)%] were higher than that in the blank control group[(51.50 ±9.19)%,(82.00 ± 12.73)%,(25.03 ± 2.91)% and (37.02 ± 4.24)%,(91.56 ± 26.16)%,(19.09 ± 2.90)%,all P < 0.05].The differences of binding levels of MeCP2 to ChIP3 in each group were not significant(F =1.670,P >0.05),but the differences of binding levels of DNMT1 and HDAC1 to ChIP3 were significant (F =4.404,9.863,all P < 0.05),and only the binding levels in the 25.00 μmol/L NaAsO2 exposed group [(615.85 ± 29.63)%,(306.09 ± 59.40)%] were higher than that in the blank control group[(99.70 ± 12.02)%,(92.45 ± 48.79)%,all P < 0.05].Conclusions MeCP2 can bind to the methylated MGMT gene transcriptional regulatory regions which are induced by arsenic and leads to histone deacetylation by the recruitment of DNMT1 and HDAC1 and,meanwhile,DNMT1 can bind to the coding region of MGMT gene to recruit HDAC1 in a methyl DNA binding protein(MBD) independence manner and media MGMT gene silencing through the chromatin remodeling way,which might be the early molecular events of arsenic poisoning.
8.Study on the expression of Dickkopf-3 protein in diabetic retinopathy
Shu-Yan, LI ; Lei, ZHANG ; Ai-Hua, ZHANG
International Eye Science 2016;16(10):1891-1893
AIM:To observe the effects of Dickkopf-3 ( Dkk-3 ) in diabetic retinopathy ( DR ) circulating blood in patients with the expression level, the Dkk - 3 development changes in the diabetic retinopathy of significance in the diagnosis of early DR.
● METHODS: Eighty - five type 2 diabetic patients, included the non - proliferative diabetic retinopathy ( NPDR ) 23 patients, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, proliferative DR ( PDR ) in patients with 30 and non-diabetic retinopathy ( NDR ) with 32 cases. The same period of healthy physical examination was selected as control group ( 80 cases ) . Serum samples were collected, and the relative expression level of Dkk-3 was detected by enzyme - linked immunosorbent assay ( ELlSA) double antibody sandwich assay. The statistical differences were compared between groups.
●RESULTS: The plasma level of Dkk - 3 ( 430. 16 ± 198. 11pg/mL) in DR patients was significantly lower than that in healthy control group (627. 48±294. 45 pg/mL; P<0. 05 ) and NDR patients ( 601. 99 ± 194. 16 pg/mL; P<0. 05). While there was no significant difference in Dkk-3 level between NDR and healthy control group ( P =0. 729). The level of PDR in patients with Dkk-3 (396. 38± 185. 59 pg/mL) was lower than that of NPDR (538. 82 ± 187. 20 pg/mL;P=0. 002).
●CONCLUSION:The decrease of Dkk-3 level may be related to the occurrence and development of diabetic retinopathy, and there is a significant correlation with PDR. Circulating blood Dkk - 3 protein in diabetic retinopathy has a certain differential efficacy, it is likely to become diabetic retinopathy patients peripheral blood test indicators.
10.Review of Research on Xanthan Gum Degradation
Li-Li JIANG ; Qing ZHANG ; Shi-Ai XU ;
Microbiology 2008;0(08):-
The progress in the biochemistry and degradation of xanthan gum were reviewed. Significance and technique of xanthan gum degradation were stressed. Biodegradation was discussed significantly and prospect of xanthan degradation was depicted.