Objective To establish a method for the determination of paraquat in vegetables by high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC). Methods The HPLC separation was conducted by using an Agilent TC-C18 column (4.6 mm?250 mm,5?m). The detection wavelength was 257 nm. The eluent is the mixture of 10 mmol/L sodium heptanesulfonate and methanol (50+50) with the flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. Results The linearity of the method ranged 0.00-10.0 ?g/ml. The concentration of paraquat showed a good linear relationship (R2=0.999 4), the RSDs were 0.75%-3.65%, the rates of recovery were 96.1%-104.0%, and the limit of detection was 0.03 ?g/ml. Conclusion This simple and accurate method is applicable to the determination of paraquat in vegetables.

AIM:To explore the preventing effect of citalopram on neuro-cell apoptosis caused by long-term stress in CA1 and CA3 region of hippocampus.METHODS:Forty male Sprague Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into five groups including blank group,control group(the control group was filled the stomade by 0.9% saline)and three experimental groups(intragastric administration of citalopram hydrobromide at doses of 8 mg?kg-1?d-1,4 mg?kg-1?d-1,1 mg?kg-1?d-1,respectively).Rat stress model was made by compulsory swimming everyday for 4 weeks.Cell apoptosis in CA1 and CA3 region of hippocampus was observed by HE staining method.Apoptotic cell numbers and integral optical density in CA1 and CA3 region were tested and analyzed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase biotin-dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL)method and Norton Internet Security BR(NIS BR)software.t-test was applied to compare apoptosis cell numbers and integral optical density.RESULTS:Control rats showed more static time and less struggling times.Conversely,static time was shorter and rats spent more time after exhaustive exercise,and more struggling times in the experimental group.Rats in control group showed more positive cells in CA1 and CA3 regions and higher integral optical density in CA3 region than those in blank group.Rats in experimental groups showed fewer positive cells in CA1 and CA3 regions.Rats in experimental group 1 and group 3 showed higher integral optical density in CA1 and CA3 regions than that in control group.CONCLUSION:Long-term stress might cause neuro-cell apoptosis in CA1 and CA3 region of hippocampus.Citalopram might have prophylactic effect on apoptosis caused by long-term stress in CA1 and CA3 region,and the prophylactic effect might not be influenced by citalopram.Our study suggests that the treatment mechanism of citalopram in neural and mental illness by long-term stress may involve in a major role by antagonizing neuronal apoptosis in both the CA1 and CA3.

Objective To study the protective effects on ovarian function by caloric restriction (CR) and its mechanism.Methods Thirty female C57BL/6 mice of 8 weeks old were randomly divided into two groups,including ad libitum (AL) group and caloric restriction (CR) group.The general situation and ovarian function of those mice were compared and evaluated.Ovarian follicles were counted by hematoxylin-eosin staining.Anti-Miillerian Hormone(AMH) mRNA expression of the ovary were detected by using real-time PCR.The concentrations of serum estradiol,progesterone of the mice were measured by ELISA.And the fertility of mice by mating trials were evaluated,SIRT3,Hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and catalase (CAT) mRNA expression of the mice ovaries were detected by Real-Time PCR.Results The total follicles were 546 in CR mice and 286 in AL mice.The proportion of primordial follicles were 38.6％ (211/546)in ovaries of CR mice and 29.4％ (84/286)in ovaries of AL mice,which reached statistical difference.The proportion of atretic follicles 5.3％ (29/546) in ovaries of CR mice,compared with 16.8％ (48/286) in AL mice,was significantly decreased (P ＜ 0.05).The AMH mRNA expression in CR mice ovaries was 3.37 times of that of AL mice (P ＜ 0.05).The serum concentration of estradiol in CR mice was up to (5.3 ± 1.6) pmol/L,which was much higher than (3.6 ± 1.6) pmol/L in AL mice.While,the progesterone concentration of (0.4 ±0.3) nmol/L in CR mice was lower than (1.4 ± 0.8) nmol/L in AL mice (P ＜ 0.05).Fertility and survival of offsprings were both improved in CR mice.The expression level of SIRT3 mRNA in CR mice ovary was 1.39 times,CAT was 1.55 times and HIF-1 α was 0.31 times of those in AL mice (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Caloric restriction can delay the ovary aging process through reduce follicle depletion by suppressing follicle recruitment and ovulation.The function of ovarian reserve and reproductive endocrine was effectively protected.Caloric restriction can reduce the incidence of follicular atresia,its mechanism might be associated with anti-oxidative stress.

Objective:To understand the clinical features and risk factors of the first seizures in children with febrile seizures, to guide clinicians to take appropriate intervention measures for children with risk factors, and to reduce the incidence of febrile seizures.Methods:A total of 616 children with first-onset febrile seizures admitted in our hospital from August 2016 to August 2018 were enrolled in this study.The clinical characteristics and risk factors of first-onset seizures were retrospectively analyzed.And 601 children with fever but no seizures were randomly selected as the control group.Results:There were 616 children with febrile seizures, including 344 males and 272 females, 584 Hans and 32 Mongolian.A total of 126 cases (20.5%) were under 1 year old, 405 cases (65.8%) were 1-3 years old, and 85 cases(13.7%) were over 3 years old.The upper third of the episodes were acute upper respiratory tract infections[53.6%(330/616)], herpetic angina[25.9% (160/616)], and infant acute rash[10.5%(65/616)]. There were 570 cases(92.5%) with seizures at 38.0 ℃ and above, 16 cases(2.6%)had fever after seizures.A total of 534 cases(86.7%) had seizures within 24 hours of fever, and 608 cases(98.7%) presented with a generalized seizures.The duration of seizures was less than 5 min in 548 cases (89.0%), 5-14 min in 48 cases (7.8%), 15-29 min in 16 cases (2.6%) and more than 30 min in 4 cases (0.4%). Of the 572 patients (92.9%), only one seizure occurred in a single heat stroke.In the clinical type, simple febrile seizures accounted for 88.3%(544/616), complex febrile seizures accounted for 11.0%(68/616), and seizures persisted in 0.7%(4/616). Risk factors analysis showed that age, low sodium, low iron and low zinc, cesarean section, abnormal birth history, vaccine exposure history one week before convulsion, and family history of febrile seizures were statistically different between the febrile seizure group and the control group( P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis found that the age of first febrile seizures, low iron, cesarean section, low sodium and family history of febrile seizures were the independent risk factors for the first episode of febrile seizures ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The first episode of febrile seizures are more common in infants and young children under 3 years old.It is mainly caused by simple febrile seizures.The temperature of seizures is high and it is easy to occur within 24 hours after fever.Viral infection is the most common cause.The risk factors for the first episode of febrile seizures are episode age, low iron, cesarean section, low sodium and family history of febrile seizures.Taking appropriate interventions for risk factors can reduce the incidence of febrile seizures.

Radiotherapy uses high-energy X-rays or other particles to destroy cancer cells and medical practitioners have used this approach extensively for cancer treatment (Hachadorian et al., 2020). However, it is accompanied by risks because it seriously harms normal cells while killing cancer cells. The side effects can lower cancer patients' quality of life and are very unpredictable due to individual differences (Bentzen, 2006). Therefore, it is essential to assess a patient's body damage after radiotherapy to formulate an individualized recovery treatment plan. Exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be changed by radiotherapy and thus used for medical diagnosis (Vaks et al., 2012). During treatment, high-energy X-rays can induce apoptosis; meanwhile, cell membranes are damaged due to lipid peroxidation, converting unsaturated fatty acids into volatile metabolites (Losada-Barreiro and Bravo-Díaz, 2017). At the same time, radiotherapy oxidizes water, resulting in reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can increase the epithelial permeability of pulmonary alveoli, enabling the respiratory system to exhale volatile metabolites (Davidovich et al., 2013; Popa et al., 2020). These exhaled VOCs can be used to monitor body damage caused by radiotherapy.
Breath Tests/methods* ; Exhalation ; Humans ; Quality of Life ; Respiratory System/chemistry* ; Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis*