Objective Secondary metabolites of the soft coral were studied to find out the lead compound of the drugs. Methods Compounds from the soft coral Sinularia papillosa were obtained by column chromatography and modern isolation methods and their structures were identified by spectrum of UV,IR,NMR,MS,et al. Results Two white amorphous compounds were obtained from the EtOAc (ethyl acetate) fraction,and their structures were identified as pregn-5,20 -dien-3?-ol-3-O-?-L-fucopyranoside (1) and 1-(17Z-tetracose-nyloxy)-1,2 -propanediol (2) by spectral analysis. Conclusion Two compounds are first isolated from the soft coral genus Sinularia,which will be beneficial for the taxonomy of the soft coral and for biogenesis of steroids.

AIM: To study the enrichment-purification process of total triterpeniods from Rabdosia lophanthoides var.gerardianus with macro porous resin. METHODS: The purify of the total triterpeniods was used as marker to optimize the adsorptive capacity and elution characteristics. RESULTS: The result showed that 20 mL of the extraction solution(0.5 g/mL) was purified with a column of macro porous resin(d15 mm?h120 mm,V=20 mL,dried weight 10 g) and washed with distilled water,then eluted with 80 mL 60% ethanol and 160 mL 90% ethanol in proper order.With macro reticular resin to adsorb and purify,the elution ratio of total triterpeniods of 90% ethanol fraction was 93.2% and the purity reached above 20%. CONCLUSION: This process of applying macro reticular resin to adsorbing and purifying total triterpeniods from Herba Rabdosia lophanthoides var.gerardianus was successful.

Objective To study the stilbene constituents from the traditional Chinese medicine Smilax china and to determine their antioxidant activity. Methods The compounds were separated and purified by column chromatography with silica gel, RP C18, and Sephadex LH- 20, and were identified by IR, MS, NMR. DPPH method was used to evaluate the free radical scavenging activity of the isolated compounds. Results Three compounds were isolated from the EtOAc fraction of the rhizomes of S. china and were identified as: resveratrol (1), oxyresveratrol (2) and 3, 5, 3′ , 4′ - tetrahydroxylstilbene (3). Compounds 1～ 3 showed strong antioxidant activity, and could scavenge DPPH free radicals, effectively. At the concentration of 50 ? mol/L, their DPPH free radical scavenging rates were 79.47 % , 89.89 % and 93.86 % , respectively. Conclusion Stilbenes might be the material foundation of antioxidant activities of rhizomes of S. china.

Objective To clarify evaluation methodology of the accuracy of differential diagnosis of meningioma and glioma,taking magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) into account.Methods According to the unified standard of design,114 cases were selected,which were diagnosed by postoperative pathological in Shanxi Cancer Hospital from March 2010 to October 2012.On the basis of hospital routine inspection,all patients needed MRI scan,enhancement scan,VEGF,ALP and LDH,with pathological diagnosis of glioma or meningioma.Using ROC curve analysis which took VEGF,T2WI into account,the accuracy of differential diagnosis could be evaluated.Results The results showed that the differential diagnosis accuracy were high relatively,the area under the ROC curve was 91.34 ％.When the T2WI were equisignal,low signal or high signal respectively,the area under the curve ROC were 97.62 ％,90.00 ％,88.34 ％.Conclusion To consider the MRI T2WI and VEGF,ROC curve regression model analysis can enhance the differential diagnosis accuracy of meningioma and glioma.

ObjectiveStudy the effects of mitral valve replacement using video-assisted thorascoscopy compared with median sternotomy mitral valve replacement.MethodsBetween October 2003 and October 2011,72 cases suffer from mitral valve disease underwent video-assisted thorascoscopic mitral valve replacement,74 cases underwent median sternotomy procedure.CPB time,cross clamp time,ventilation time,drainage,ICU stay time and hospital stay time of the two groups were compared.Results It was longer that CPB time and cross clamp time in video-assisted thoracospic group than those of median sternotomy group.There was statistically significant difference.However there was no statistically significant differentce in ventilation time and ICU stay time between two groups.Drainage of video-assisted thoracospic group was less than median sternotomy group.And there was statistically significant difference.ConclusionAs long as strictly a good indication,mitral valve surgery can routinely be performed with video-assisted thoracospic.

Objective To study the impacts of pre-pregnancy maternal BMI and gestational weight gain(GWG)on pregnancy outcomes. Methods We adopted a prospective cohort study with cluster sampling in single pregnant women,who were not with hypertension,diabetes,hyperlipidemia or other diseases in the previous history,neither did they have diseases of heart,liver,kidney,thyroid etc. related to current pregnancy. Those pregnant women who visited the prenatal nutrition clinic under‘informed consent’were surveyed with questionnaire to track their peri-natal complications,delivery mode and neonate birth outcomes etc. Pearson and partial correlations,chi-square test and binary logistic regression were used to study the association between pre-pregnancy maternal BMI,GWG and pregnancy outcomes. Results A total of 623 pregnant women were recruited in the cohort,with 592(95%)of them eligible for analysis. Results from the Multivariate Logistic Regression analysis indicated that,after controlling the potential confounding factors,when compared to women with pre-pregnancy BMI between 18.5 and 24.0,the odds ratios(ORs)for low birth ponderal index(PI) were 2.34[95%confidence interval(CI),1.24-4.42)]among those with BMI<18.5,respectively,while 2.73(1.12-6.68)for high birth PI among those with BMI>24.0. Similarly,when compared to pregnant women with normal GWG(defined as weight gain range from P15 to P85 by stratification of pre-pregnancy BMI),low GWG(P85)appeared the risk factor for high birth weight,high birth PI,and gestational diabetes mellitus,with ORs as 3.83(1.74-8.44),2.39(1.14-5.01) and 2.21(1.07-4.55),respectively. Conclusion Low or high pre-pregnancy maternal BMI and GWG were associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Objective To investigate the influence factors of mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children under highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).Methods Retrospective cohort study of 652 children initiated HAART from 2005 to 2014 was conducted,and enrolled patients were followed-up until December,2015.Survival data was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression model was used to identify independent predictors of mortality among these children on HARRT.Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used for comparison between groups.Results Overall,26 of the children died over a follow-up period of 3 116.24 child-years,with a mortality rate of 0.83 per 100 child-years.Twelve (46％)of deaths occurred during the first six months after starting HAART.Cox regression analysis of variables showed that the World Health Organization (WHO) clinical stages Ⅲ/Ⅳ (hazard rate [HR] =10.717,95％confidence interal [95％ CI]:4.189-4.749,P =0.000),baseline hemoglobin ＜ 80 g/L (HR =14.768,95 ％ CI:5.721-38.125,P =0.000),tuberculosis co-infection (HR =4.794,95％ CI:2.105-10.918,P =0.000),baseline CD4+T lymphocyte ＜ 50 cells/μL (HR =4.219,95％ CI:1.524-11.680,P =0.006),weight-for-age z-score ＜-2 (HR =2.983,95 ％ CI:1.094-8.135,P =0.033) were independently associated with death,whereas the age ＜ 7 year-old at HAART initiation was protectire (HR =0.293,95％ CI:0.126-0.684,P =0.005).Conclusions The mortality of children receiving HAART is strongly associated with WHO stages Ⅲ/Ⅳ,hemoglobin ＜ 80 g/L,weight-for-age z-score ＜-2,tuberculosis co-infection and older age at treatment.

Objective:To explore the relationship between drug resistance occurrence and the distribution pattern of polymorphic loci in individuals with human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) treated with highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART).Methods:HAART-failed HIV/AIDS patients who successfully amplified the gene sequences of the pol region between June 2015 and December 2021 from 16 prefecture-level administrative regions in Yunnan Province were included.The resistant sequences were classified using the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) basic local alignment search tool (BLAST) and validated through MEGA 6.0, and the obtained sequences were submitted to the Stanford University HIV Drug Resistance Database to identify drug resistance loci. The distribution of polymorphic loci was analyzed across patients exhibiting varying degrees of drug resistance, different treatment regimens and distinct HIV-1 subtypes.Changes of the frequencies of polymorphic loci in patients with different degrees of drug resistance were analyzed using trend chi-square test. Statistical comparisons and further paired comparisons were performed using chi-square test.Results:Gene sequences were amplified from 1 453 patients, and the resistance testing results showed 954 sensitive, 224 potentially or low resistant, 189 moderately resistant, and 86 highly resistant patients. The frequencies of mutations I15V, L19I, D60E in the HIV-1 protease region (PR region) and E36A, T39D, S48T mutations in the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase region (RT region) showed a decreasing trend as the degree of HIV-1 resistance escalated ( χ2trend=19.86, 9.16, 13.66, 37.64, 18.44 and 40.86, respectively, all P<0.01). Conversely, the mutations V77I in the PR region and K122E in the RT region showed an ascending trend ( χ2trend=12.19 and 10.03, respectively, both P<0.01). Distinct treatment groups, namely zidovudine (AZT)+ lamivudine (3TC)+ lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r), AZT+ 3TC+ efavirenz (EFV), AZT+ 3TC+ nevirapine (NVP), and tenofovir (TDF)+ 3TC+ EFV, were examined. Statistically significant differences in the frequencies of mutations E35D, M36I, and D60E in the PR region, as well as S48T, K122E, and R211K in the RT region, were observed among these treatment groups ( χ2=22.46, 9.32, 14.46, 26.85, 18.92 and 24.26, respectively, all P<0.05). In paired comparisons, AZT+ 3TC+ LPV/r group displayed higher frequencies of E35D, M36I, and D60E mutations, the AZT+ 3TC+ EFV group showed a higher frequency of S48T mutation, the AZT+ 3TC+ NVP group showed a higher frequency of K122E mutation, and the TDF+ 3TC+ EFV group exhibited a higher frequency of R211K mutation, all with statistically significant differences (all P<0.008). The differences in the frequencies of T12S, I15V, L19I, M36I, V77I, L89M in the PR region and E53D, I135V, S162C, R211K, K277R in the RT region among circulating recombinant form (CRF)08_BC, CRF07_BC and CRF01_AE subtype group were statistically significant ( χ2=693.60, 712.51, 798.11, 434.85, 386.91, 657.78, 932.58, 409.21, 344.39, 469.44 and 260.48, respectively, all P<0.001). In paired comparisons, the frequencies of T12S, I15V, L19I, E53D, I135V, S162C and R211K in CRF08_BC subtype, the frequencies of V77I and K277R in CRF07_BC subtype, and the frequencies of M36I and L89M in CRF01_AE subtype were higher than those in the other two groups, and the differences were all statistically significant (all P<0.017). Conclusions:The polymorphic loci resulting from HIV-1 HAART failure show different distribution patterns across various degrees of drug resistance, treatment regimens and HIV-1 subtypes.These loci demonstrate both specific and shared characteristics. It is necessary to enhance the surveillance of select polymorphic loci.

OBJECTIVETo study the impacts of pre-pregnancy maternal BMI and gestational weight gain(GWG) on pregnancy outcomes.

METHODSWe adopted a prospective cohort study with cluster sampling in single pregnant women, who were not with hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia or other diseases in the previous history, neither did they have diseases of heart, liver, kidney, thyroid etc. related to current pregnancy. Those pregnant women who visited the prenatal nutrition clinic under 'informed consent' were surveyed with questionnaire to track their peri-natal complications, delivery mode and neonate birth outcomes etc. Pearson and partial correlations, chi-square test and binary logistic regression were used to study the association between pre-pregnancy maternal BMI, GWG and pregnancy outcomes.

RESULTSA total of 623 pregnant women were recruited in the cohort, with 592 (95%) of them eligible for analysis. Results from the Multivariate Logistic Regression analysis indicated that, after controlling the potential confounding factors, when compared to women with pre-pregnancy BMI between 18.5 and 24.0, the odds ratios (ORs) for low birth ponderal index (PI) were 2.34 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.24-4.42)]among those with BMI<18.5, respectively, while 2.73 (1.12-6.68) for high birth PI among those with BMI > 24.0. Similarly, when compared to pregnant women with normal GWG(defined as weight gain range from P15 to P85 by stratification of pre-pregnancy BMI), low GWG (P 85)appeared the risk factor for high birth weight, high birth PI, and gestational diabetes mellitus, with ORs as 3.83(1.74-8.44), 2.39(1.14-5.01)and 2.21(1.07-4.55), respectively.

CONCLUSIONLow or high pre-pregnancy maternal BMI and GWG were associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.

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