1.Isolation of feline panleukopenia virus from Yanji of China and molecular epidemiology from 2021 to 2022
Haowen XUE ; Chunyi HU ; Haoyuan MA ; Yanhao SONG ; Kunru ZHU ; Jingfeng FU ; Biying MU ; Xu GAO
Journal of Veterinary Science 2023;24(2):e29-
Background:
Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) is a widespread and highly infectious pathogen in cats with a high mortality rate. Although Yanji has a developed cat breeding industry, the variation of FPV locally is still unclear.
Objectives:
This study aimed to isolate and investigate the epidemiology of FPV in Yanji between 2021 and 2022.
Methods:
A strain of FPV was isolated from F81 cells. Cats suspected of FPV infection (n = 80) between 2021 and 2022 from Yanji were enrolled in this study. The capsid protein 2 (VP2) of FPV was amplified. It was cloned into the pMD-19T vector and transformed into a competent Escherichia coli strain. The positive colonies were analyzed via VP2 Sanger sequencing. A phylogenetic analysis based on a VP2 coding sequence was performed to identify the genetic relationships between the strains.
Results:
An FPV strain named YBYJ-1 was successfully isolated. The virus diameter was approximately 20–24 nm, 50% tissue culture infectious dose = 1 × 10 −4.94 /mL, which caused cytopathic effect in F81 cells. The epidemiological survey from 2021 to 2022 showed that 27 of the 80 samples were FPV-positive. Additionally, three strains positive for CPV-2c were unexpectedly found. Phylogenetic analysis showed that most of the 27 FPV strains belonged to the same group, and no mutations were found in the critical amino acids.
Conclusions
A local FPV strain named YBYJ-1 was successfully isolated. There was no critical mutation in FPV in Yanji, but some cases with CPV-2c infected cats were identified.
2.Treatment of Insomnia by the Method of Unblocking the Bowels and Harmonizing Viscera Based on the Theory of "Viscera-Bowels Extraordinary Connection"
Bin WU ; Zhenyun HAN ; Wenyue HU ; Lei MU ; Biying ZHONG ; Hongpei LI
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(17):1769-1774
This paper aimed to explain the clinical thinking of using the method of unblocking the bowels and harmonizing viscera. Based on theory of "viscera-bowels extraordinary connection" of The Gateway to Medicine (《医学入门》), combined with the theoretical research, clinical practice and individual experience of ancient physicians, modern scholars, it is believed that viscera qi disorder caused by bowels qi blocking is the basic mechanism of insomnia. In clinic, it is common that gallbladder phlegm-heat harassing the heart spirit, stagnant blood and qi in stomach blocking the pericardium, turbid heat in large intestine causing fire and affecting liver, dampness insmall intestine trapping the spleen, water retention in the bladder drying up lungs, and the inhibited original qi of sanjiao damaging the kidney, which could be treated with Wendan Decoction (温胆汤), Taohe Chengqi Decoction (桃核承气汤), Chengqi-series Decoction (承气汤类方), Linggui Zhugan Decoction (苓桂术甘汤), Wuling Powder (五苓散), Xiaochaihu Decoction (小柴胡汤), respectively.