Objective To study the anti-fatigue effect of methylphenidate hydrochloride oral fast dissolving films (MPH-OFDF) and its mechanism .Methods 60 mice were randomly divided into 6 groups as:normal control group (physiological sa-line) ,model group (physiological saline) ,Yiqiyangxue oral liquids positive group (7 .00 mg/kg) ,MPH-OFDF high-dose group (5 .20 mg/kg) ,MPH-OFDF middle-dose group (2 .60 mg/kg) and MPH-OFDF low-dose group (1 .30 mg/kg) .Besides the normal control group ,model group and positive group were orally administered ,the other groups are administered with the drug once daily sublingually daily for consecutive 15 days .The mice were put in the load-weighted swimming test 30 min after the last oral administration ,then the anti-fatigue effect was assessed based on recording exhausting swimming time and detec-ting the levels of serum lactale dehydrogenase (LDH) ,creatine kinase (CK) ,triglycerides (TG) in mice .Results Compared with control group ,the middle-dose and the high-dose MPH could prolong the exhausting swimming time (P<0 .05 ,P<0 .01) and decrease the activity of LDH and CK significantly (P<0 .05 ,P<0 .01);in addition the middle-dose MPH could decrease the content of TG (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The MPH had marked anti-fatigue effect that may be associated with reduced ser-um LDH ,CK and TG .

To investigate the impact of exercise on the expression of adiponectin and GLUT4 mR NA in type 2 diabetic rats, type 2 diabetic rat model was made. The diabetic rats were treated with swimming training for 8 weeks. The expression of adiponectin mRNA in perirenal fat and GLUT4mRNA in skeletal muscles were assessed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) and the levels of blood glucose, serum insulin, and blood lipid were measured. Our results showed that the expression of adiponectin mRNA and GLUT4 mRNA in diabetic model group was decreased by 45 % (P＜0.01), 43 % (P＜0.01) respectively. The gene expression of adiponectin and GLUT4 was increased significantly in swimming group (P＜0.05 and P＜0.01, respectively).Compared with the model group, fasting insulin, TG, TC and FFA were decreased significantly in the training group (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01) as compared with model group. It is concluded that exercise can promote the expression of adiponectin mRNA and GLUT4 mRNA in type 2 diabetic rats,which may be one of the mechanisms responsible for the amelioration of insulin resistance in the rats.

Objective To observe the changes of irisin in patients before and after hemodialysis (HD),as well as the differentiation of irisin change in patients with diabetes mellitus and protein energy waste.Methods Clinical parameters of patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD)in Shanxi People's Hospital from September 2016 to November 2016 were collected.A total of 33 cases were enrolled——14 cases of diabetic MHD group and 19 cases of non-diabetic MHD group as divided according to etiology.Based on the presence of protein energy waste,patients were also grouped into 17 cases with and 16 cases without protein waste.Before and after HD,the non parametric test was used to compare the changes of irisin in each group.Results After HD,the irisin value of 33patients with ERSD decreased,with the difference being statistically significant [0.666(0.218,1.365) ng/L vs 0.977(0.202,1.820) ng/L,P=0.01].The difference was not statistically significant in the diabetes MHD group;statistically significant in the non diabetes group [0.666(0.178,1.351) ng/L vs 0.913(0.100,1.497) ng/L,P ＜ 0.05];and not statistically significant in the protein energy group.The irisin of diabetic MHD group and non-diabetic MHD group were compared after HD:the difference was not statistically significant.Conclusions After HD,plasma irisin levels were reduced in patients with end-stage renal disease.Diabetes and protein wasting effects are not important for irisin at HD.

Background::The CHA 2DS 2–VASc score was initially applied to stratify stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and was found to be effective in predicting all-cause mortality outcomes. To date, it is still unclear whether circulating long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as emerging biomarkers, can improve the predictive power of the CHA 2DS 2–VASc score in stroke and all-cause mortality. Methods::Candidate lncRNAs were screened by searching the literature and analyzing previous RNA sequencing results. After preliminary verification in 29 patients with AF, the final selected lncRNAs were evaluated by Cox proportional hazards regression in 192 patients to determine whether their relative expression levels were associated with stroke and all-cause mortality. The c-statistic, net reclassification improvement (NRI), and integrated discrimination improvement of the patients were calculated to evaluate the discrimination and reclassification power for stroke and all-cause mortality when adding lncRNA expression levels to the CHA 2DS 2–VASc score model. Results::Five plasma lncRNAs associated with stroke and all-cause mortality in AF patients were selected in our screening process. Patients with elevated H19 levels were found to have a higher risk of stroke (hazard ratio [HR] 3.264, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.364–7.813, P = 0.008). Adding the H19 expression level to the CHA 2DS 2–VASc score significantly improved the discrimination and reclassification power of the CHA 2DS 2–VASc score for stroke in AF patients. In addition, the H19 level showed a marginally significant association with all-cause mortality (HR 2.263, 95% CI: 0.889–5.760, P = 0.087), although it appeared to have no significant improvement for the CHA 2DS 2–VASc model for predicting all-cause mortality. Conclusions::Plasma expression of H19 was associated with stroke risk in AF patients and improved the discriminatory power of the CHA 2DS 2–VASc score. Therefore, lncRNA H19 served as an emerging non-invasive biomarker for stroke risk prediction in patients with AF.

In this study, self-discriminating hybrid nanocrystals was utilized to explore the biological fate of quercetin hybrid nanocrystals (QT-HNCs) with diameter around 280 nm (QT-HNCs-280) and 550 nm (QT-HNCs-550) following oral and intravenous administration and the contribution of integral nanocrystals to oral bioavailability enhancement of QT was estimated by comparing the absolute exposure of integral QT-HNCs and total QT in the liver. Results showed that QT-HNCs could reside

Objective To investigate the results of ambulatory electrocardiographic(ECG)monitoring in a community-based homebound elderly population and to explore the applicability of wearable long-range ambulatory ECG monitor for them.Methods Elderly volunteers were recruited in Shuangbei Community,Shapingba District,Chongqing,from November 2021 to June 2023.A single-lead wearable ambulatory ECG recorder was applied to them to obtain ECG for 7 consecutive days.The adverse reactions,acceptability,monitoring duration,and arrhythmia detection rate during the wearing were described and recorded.Serious arrhythmic events included frequent atrial premature,atrial flutter,atrial fibrillation(AF),frequent ventricular premature,and RR intervals ≥5 s.Results There were 416 individuals enrolled,with a mean age of 71.2±6.6 years,and a male percentage of 36.1％(150 men).Finally,384(92.3％)participants completed the wearing of the ECG monitor for 7 d,with an average time of 159.2±29.4 h.There were 179 participants(48.5％)reporting no discomfort during wearing,and 175 ones(47.4％)feeling itchy at the wearing site.The monitoring results showed that the common arrhythmias were atrial premature contractions(97.1％),premature ventricular contractions(93.3％),atrial tachycardia(84.6％),bradycardia(46.6％),frequent atrial premature contractions(15.1％),ventricular tachycardia(13.2％),and long RR interval(11.8％).Among them,29.1％of the participants experienced serious arrhythmic events,and the detection rate of certain serious arrhythmic events was comparatively higher in the individuals≥70 years of age and those with history of previous cardiac disease.Conclusion The detection rate of common arrhythmias is quite high in the community-based homebound elderly population.A 7-day long-range ambulatory ECG monitoring may be appropriate.

Objective:To investigate relationships between fear of disease progression, invasive rumination, active rumination and post-traumatic growth in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) , so as to provide reference for carrying out physical and mental care in clinical nursing and improve the mental health level of patients with chronic kidney disease.Methods:From September 2019 to February 2020, 204 patients with stage 1 to 5 CKD were selected from Department of Nephrology in the Third Medical Center of PLA General Hospital by convenient sampling. They were investigated using a general data survey, the Short Form of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire (FoP-Q-SF) , Event Related Rumination Inventory (ERRI) and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) . Pearson product-moment correlation was used to analyze the correlations between fear of disease progression, ruminant thinking and post-traumatic growth. PROCESS 3.0 plug-in was used to analyze the mediating effect of the data, and Boopstrap was used to test the mediating effect.Results:The total scores of fears of disease progression, invasive rumination, active rumination and post-traumatic growth for CKD patients were respectively (29.40±11.85) , (21.17±8.37) , (23.54±8.44) and (51.68±27.18) . The results of correlation analysis showed that fear of disease progression, invasive rumination, and active rumination were positively correlated with post-traumatic growth ( P<0.01) . Analysis of mediating effect results showed that fear of disease progression could not directly affect post-traumatic growth of patients, but the chain mediating effect of invasive rumination and active rumination had an effect on post-traumatic growth of patients. And the chain mediating effect of invasive rumination and active rumination was statistically significant, which played a complete mediating effect. Conclusions:Fear of disease progression can indirectly affect post-traumatic growth through the chain mediating effect of invasive rumination and active rumination. Maintaining a moderate fear of disease progression and a reflective attitude is conducive to post-traumatic growth.

Objective: Fufang Biejia Ruangan Tablet (FBRT) is widely used for the treatment of liver fibrosis. However, Hominis Placenta (HP), as an important adjuvant of FBRT, has been restricted for medicinal using due to the limited availability, ethical controversy and safety issues. The present study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of novel FBRT (N-FBRT) with sheep placenta (SP) as substitute for HP on liver fibrosis and explore its possible mechanisms. Different dosages of SP in N-FBRT were also evaluated. Methods: Rats were subcutaneously injected with CCl

The human Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in a highly conserved ribosome assembly factor SBDS. The functional role of SBDS is to cooperate with another assembly factor, elongation factor 1-like (Efl1), to promote the release of eukaryotic initiation factor 6 (eIF6) from the late-stage cytoplasmic 60S precursors. In the present work, we characterized, both biochemically and structurally, the interaction between the 60S subunit and SBDS protein (Sdo1p) from yeast. Our data show that Sdo1p interacts tightly with the mature 60S subunit in vitro through its domain I and II, and is capable of bridging two 60S subunits to form a stable 2:2 dimer. Structural analysis indicates that Sdo1p bind to the ribosomal P-site, in the proximity of uL16 and uL5, and with direct contact to H69 and H38. The dynamic nature of Sdo1p on the 60S subunit, together with its strategic binding position, suggests a surveillance role of Sdo1p in monitoring the conformational maturation of the ribosomal P-site. Altogether, our data support a conformational signal-relay cascade during late-stage 60S maturation, involving uL16, Sdo1p, and Efl1p, which interrogates the functional P-site to control the departure of the anti-association factor eIF6.
Crystallography, X-Ray ; GTP Phosphohydrolases ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Humans ; Protein Domains ; Ribosome Subunits, Large, Eukaryotic ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; chemistry ; metabolism

OBJECTIVE To study the effects of self-assembled nanoparticles from Shaoy ao gancao decoction （SGD-SAN）on the in vitro release and intestinal absorption of the main components of Glycyrrhiza uralensis . METHODS Gancao single decoction （GSD），Shaoyao single decoction （SSD），mixed suspension of Shaoyao and Gancao single decoction （MSSGD）and SGD （i.e. Shaoyao-Gancao decoction ）were prepared ，and SAN was characterized. HPLC method was adopted to determine the contents of 7 main components （liquiritin apioside ， liquiritin， isoliquiritin apioside ， isoliquiritin， liquiritigenin， glycyrrhizic acid ， isoliquiritigenin）in G. uralensis . The dialysis bag method was used to investigate the effects of the formation of SGD-SAN on in vitro release of 7 main components in G. uralensis with pH 1.2 HCl solution and pH 6.8 phosphate buffered solution （PBS）as release media. Single-pass intestinal perfusion study was performed to investigate the effects of the formation of SGD-SAN on the intestinal absorption of 7 main components from G. uralensis . RESULTS SAN with particle size of 200-300 nm and polydispersity index of 0.3-0.5 was found in GSD ，MSSGD and SGD. GSD-SAN and MSSGD-SAN were in rod shape while SGD-SAN was irregularly spherical under transmission electron microscope. The results of in vitro release study showed that the formation of SGD-SAN could significantly increase in vitro release of liquiritigenin ，isoliquiritigenin and glycyrrhizic acid ，and had no effect on other components of G. uralensis in pH 1.2 HCl solution. The formation of SGD-SAN also had no effect on the release of each component from G. uralensis in pH 6.8 PBS. The results of intestinal perfusion experiments showed that the formation of SGD-SAN could significantly promote the absorption of each component from G. uralensis in the ileum. CONCLUSIONS- The formation of SGD-SAN significantly improves the in vitro release of poorly soluble components from G. uralensis and promotes the intestinal absorption of main components from G. uralensis ，which is the physical structure basis for the compatibility and synergy of Paeonia lactiflora and G. uralensis .