ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of aminoguanidine on expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in neurons in the small intestinal nerve plexus of starved rats.MethodsNinety male SD rats weighing 230-270 g were randomly divided into 3 groups:group normal control (group C,n =10) ; group starvation (group S,n=40) and group starvation + aminoguanidine (group A,n =40).The animals were allowed free access to water but no food during starvation in S and A groups.In group A the animals were given aminoguanidine 150 mg·kg-1 ·d-1 intraperitoneally during starvation.Ten animals were sacrificed at 3,5,7 and 9 d of starvation respectively and intestine specimens were taken for determination of ratio of intestinal transit using dextran blue-2000 as indicator.Then the specimens of intestinal myenteric nerve plexus of ileum were collected and stained by histochemistry with nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate-d for determination of iNOS expression.ResultsStarvation significantly reduced the small intestinal transit and increased iNOS expression in neurons in the myenteric nerve plexus of small intestine in proportion to days of starvation in group S compared with group C.Intraperitoneal aminoguanidine significantly attenuated the starvation-induced changes in intestinal transit and iNOS expression.ConclusionAminoguanidine can attenuate the up-regulation of the expression of iNOS in neurons in the myenteric nerve plexus of small intestine induced by starvation and is helpful in promoting the intestinal transit in starved rats.

Objective To explore the relationship between serum placental growth factor (PLGF) and carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM ). Methods Serum PLGF were determined by ELISA in 53 patients with T2DM ,who were divided into T2DM without carotid plague (T2DM group ,n= 27) and T2DM with carotid plague (T2DM + CAS group ,n= 26). Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ,glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and some other metabolic variables were also measured. The results were compared to those of 27 healthy controls (NC group). Results Serum PLGF levels were significantly higher in T2DM group and T2DM + CAS group than in NC group (P<0.01). T2DM+CAS group showed significantly higher serum levels of PLGF compared to that of T 2DM group(P<0.01).Correlation analysis showed that serum PLGF was positively correlated with TC ,LDL‐C , hsC‐RP and IL‐6 in T2DM patients (P<0.01). Similarly ,multiple regression analysis showed that LDL‐C and IL‐6 were the independent factors of serum PLGF level (P<0.05). Furthermore ,Serum PLGF was positively associated with carotid plague. Conclusion PLGF is positively related with chronic inflammation factors in T2DM patients. Serum PLGF may play an important role in the occurrence and development of carotid atherosclerosis and other macroangiopathy in T 2DM.

OBJECTIVE: To faciliate the implementation of the new Prescription Administrative Policy in ward area pharmacy. METHODS: Based on our practical working experience, the Prescription Administrative Policy was studied from perspective of quality of personnel, sense of responsibility and drug standards etc. And the difficulty encountered in the implementation of the prescription administrative policy was explained. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: Solving such problems as including medical orders in prescription management, clarifying the responsibility of irrational medication without sticking to instrcutions of drug package inserts, the demanding requirements on pharmacists’s quality and the enforcement of precription evaluation contributes to the implementation of the new Prescription Administrative Policy in ward area pharmacy.

Objective: To explore the effect of processing on the content of tetrahydropalmatine in Rhizoma Corydalis. Methods: HPLC was used with chromatographic condition included: C 18 column, mobile phase of methanol water phosphate buffer (70∶30∶1.8) and detection wavelength at UV 280nm. Results: The content of tetrahydropalmatine in the Rhizoma Corydalis processed with vinegar is the highest among all processed products. The recovery is 99.07% and RSD =1.81%, respectively. Conclusion: The processing with vinegar can increase tetrahydropalmatine content of Rhizoma Corydalis.

We present a case of two-year old boy with solitary atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH) in extralobar sequestration (ELS), which was misdiagnosed as diaphragmatic hernia before surgery. Review of AAH and pulmonary sequestration (PS) revealed that the present case is the youngest of solitary AAH and also the first report of solitary AAH arising in ELS without a primary lung cancer. In a sense, the present case firstly supports the hypothesis that ELS may be an underlying cancer predisposition syndrome, so aggressive surgical therapy should be recommended for ELS.

Objective To investigate effects of intrathecal injection of sufentanil combined with bupivacaine on postoperative analgesia and immunity function in elderly patients under lower extremity orthopaedic surgery.Methods Totally 60 elderly patients with ASA Ⅰ or Ⅲ under lower extremity orthopaedic surgery were randomly divided into two groups:bupivacaine and sufentanil group (each n =30).3 ml bupivacaine (2 ml 0.75％ bupivacaine plus 1 ml 0.9％ normal saline) were given in bupivacaine after successful spinal anesthesia and 3 ml sufentanil (1 ml 0.75 ％ bupivacaine plus 1 ml 0.9％ normal saline and 1 ml with 5 μg sufentanil) were used in sufentanil group respectively.The anesthetic feeling and block level before operation recovery time were recorded postoperation.Visual analogue scale (VAS) and adverse reaction were recorded at 1,6,12,24 and 48 h after surgery.Cellular and humoral immunity function were recorded at the following time points:T0,the day before surgery; T1,the day after surgery; T2,the first 5 postoperative days; T3,the first 10 postoperative days; T4,the first 15 postoperative days.Results The sensory and motor block levels in sufentanil group were T9～～T10 and T11～T12 respectively,which were higher than in bupivacaine (T7～T8 and T8～T10).The recovery time in sufentanil group was shorter than in the bupivacaine (P＜0.05).There were no significant differences in VAS scale between the two groups at any postoperative time points (P＜0.05).The incidence of skin pruritus was higher in sufentanil group (6 cases) than in bupivacaine (P＜0.05).There were significant differences in the indexes for the immune condition including CD3+,CD4+/CD3+,CD4/HLADR,CD8/HLADR,B-cell,NK-cell between time points of T2[(48.7±2.3)％,(33.4±1.8)％,(10.2±1.8)％,(0.75±0.07)％,(1.02±0.16)％,(3.12 ±0.19) ％,(2.53±0.14)％,respectively] and T0 in bupivacaine (P＜0.05).There were significant differences in the indexes for the immune condition including CD3+,CD4+/CD3+,CD4/HLADR,CD8/HLADR,B-cell,NK-cell at T2 between sufentanil group [(54.5 ± 2.4) ％,(36.3 ± 1.7) ％,(15.1±1.6)％,(1.32±0.11)％,(1.25±0.14)％,(4.96±0.25)％,(4.17±0.10)％,respectively] and bupivacaine (P＜0.05).Conclusions Intrathecal injection of 5 μg sufentanil combined with low concentration bupivacaine can be safely and effectively applied in elderly patients under lower extremity orthopaedic surgery,and can reduce local anesthetic concentration,shorten recovery time of anesthesia and accelerate the recovery of postoperative immunity function.

Objective To investigate the expression of anti-endothelial cell antibody AECA in the emphysema rats induced by smoking and to analyze the intervention effect of methylprednisolone on it.Methods Thirty-nine rats were randomly divided into the control group,smoking rat emphysema model group (model group) and methylprednisolone intervention group (intervention group).The model group and intervention group conducted the 1-month passive smoking by smog exposure.The intervention group was intraperitoneally injected by methylprednisolone(once daily,6 d per week).After exposing to smog for 90 d,the differences of serum AECA level,IL-8,MMP-9 and TNF-α level in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF),lung MLI and mean alveolar number (MAN) were compared among groups.Results Compared with the control group and theintervention group,the level of serum AECA in the model group was significantly increased (P＜0.05);Compared with the control group and intervention group,the IL-8,TNF-α and MMP-9 levels of BALF in the model group were also increased(P＜0.05).Conclusion ACEA participates in the smoking induced emphysema formation;methylprednisolone may decrease the level of AECA and cell inflammatory factors and affects the emphysema formation.

UDP glucosyltransferase (UDPGT) catalyzes the synthesis of secondary metabolites and plant hormones to regulate plant growth and development, pathogen defense and environmental adaptability. In this study 18 members of the RcUDPGT gene family were cloned from Tibetan Rhodiola crenulata and analyzed using bioinformatics. The tissue-specific expression, abiotic stresses and plant hormones (abscisic acid, auxin, methyl jasmonate) induced expression patterns were identified by real-time quantitative PCR. The bait vector of RcUDPGT (JX228125.1) was constructed to select interacting proteins from an Arabidopsis yeast library. The results of the bioinformatics analysis revealed that RcUDPGT nucleotide sequences were about 1 400 bp and encoded 452-498 amino acids. In the primary protein sequences, C-terminal sequences were more conserved compared with N-terminal regions, which held a PSPG (plant secondary product glycosyltransferase) domain. In the tertiary structures, RcUDPGTs contained a UDP sugar donor recognition binding site. In addition, all genes had multiple phosphorylation sites. The results of qRT-PCR showed that RcUDPGTs genes were expressed in root, stem and leaf. The expression levels were regulated by low temperature/ultraviolet light and various plant hormones (ABA, IAA, MeJA), but the expression patterns were quite different among them. For example, RcUDPGT6, RcUDPGT11, and RcUDPGT17 had the highest expression in leaves and were induced by all three hormones, suggesting that the functions of these genes might be to respond to environmental changes. RcUDPGT9, RcUDPGT10, RcUDPGT14 were most abundantly expressed in roots and were significantly induced by ABA and MeJA hormones, indicating that these genes may be involved in the synthesis and accumulation of salidroside. Yeast two-hybrid results showed that RcUDPGT did not exhibit autoactivation and cell toxicity, and two significant interactional genes were identified, AtKCR1 (AT1G67730.1) and AtSNL4 (AT1G70060). The AtKCR1 gene encodes a β-ketoacyl reductase (KCR) involved in synthesis of very long chain fatty acids. The AtSNL4 gene encodes a homolog of the transcriptional repressor SIN3, which could participate in the ABA hormone signaling pathway and enhance the transcriptional repression of AP2/EREBP class factors in Arabidopsis. These results suggest that the accumulation of the secondary metabolite salidroside in Rhodiola crenulata might be affected by several regulatory mechanisms. The above results may lay the foundation for understanding the adaptive mechanism of Rhodiola crenulata in a high altitude environment and stimulate an in-depth study of the synthesis and accumulation of secondary metabolites in this species.

AIM To research the therapeutic effects of Hanbi Formula (Astragali Radix,Aconiti Radix cocta,Scorpio,Scolopendrap and Pheretima) on adjuvant-induced arthritis rats (RA) and its mechanism of action.METHODS RA rat models were established by using Freund's adjuvant,and then the rats were divided into six groups,namely control group,model group,dexamethasone positive group,Baoguang Fengshi Liquid (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix,Radix angelicae pubescentis,Chuanxiong Rhizoma,etc.) positive group,and low,high doses of Hanbi Formula groups.The volume and swelling of toes were measured.The interleukin-1 β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) of serum were detected by ELISA;the proliferative capacity of lymphocytes was tested by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTI) method;synovial tissue was histopathologically examined with HE staining.Finally,the expressions of interleukin-17 (IL-17) and TNF-α in synovial tissue were determined by immunohistochemical assays.RESULTS Hanbi Formula could significantly relieve toe swelling of RA rats.Compared with the model group,Hanbi Formula could significantly alleviate synovitis in rats with RA,down-regulate the expressins of IL-1 β and TNF-α in serum and synovial tissue,and inhibit lymphocyte proliferation.There were no significant differences in above indices between low-dose and high-dose Hanbi Formula groups,which was quite with Baoguang Fengshi Liquid,but less than dexamethasone.CONCLUSION Hanbi Formula possesses an obvious function of anti-RA,and its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation and reducing secretion of inflammatory cytokines.

Objective To explore the release and percutaneous penetration of cyclovirobuxine D patches at different concentrations in vitro. Methods The release curves of cyclovirobuxine D patch in vitro were fitted by ritger-peppas mathematical model, and the patch release mechanism was discussed according to the fitting parameters. At the same time, compared the percutaneous permeability characteristics of 0.25,0.5,1.0,2.0 mg.( cm2 )-1 of cyclovirobuxine D patch by using a modified Franz diffusion cell, with isolated rat skin serving as transdermal barrier. Results Ritger-Peppas model fitting equation for cyclovirobuxine D patch [1.00 mg.(cm2)-1]was: Mt/M=0.964 6 t1.621 6.And the percutaneous penetration curve was best fitted to Higuchi kinetics equation.The drug release rate from the patch matrix was greater than the rate of penetration through the skin, indicating the patch at the time through rat′s skin was a passive diffusion process, and transdermal process was rate-limited by skin. Conclusion Kinetics equation fitting is an effective method for analyzing drug release and permeation behavior of cyclovirobuxine D patch in vitro.