Some studies corresponding modernization of Chinese materia m edica(CMM)were performed in the institute for the new technologies,materials,and facilities based on the achievements and experiences gotten in the past two dec ades.The technologies of large-scale propagation of plant cell,tissue,and organ were applied to the products of cell metabolism,biotransformation,and artificial breeding and rooting.Many new types of large-scale bioreactors were designed an d used not only for laboratory but also for manufactory.Reaction/separation inte gration technology,microwave-assisted extraction,and the other new extraction te chnologies were studied to realize high efficiency and low energy.Besides tradit ional separation and purification methods,new technologies,including extraction in reversed micelles,one step three-phase extraction on Penicillin,foam fraction ation,membrane separation,and high-speed counter-current chromatography(HSCC),we re developed.HSCCC is a kind of liquid-liquid partition chromatography without a ny solid matrix,which eliminates irreversible adsorption of samples on solid sup port in the conventional chromatographic column.It has been successfully applied to the analysis and separation of various natural products.At the same time,man y types of microsphere and microencapsules for controlled release and separation media were prepared and lots of attention was paid on drug modifying and embedd ing techniques.HSCCC was also applied as a new method to the study of CMM finger print and showed good precision and repeatability.High performance liquid chroma tography(HPLC),gas chromatography(GC),high performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE),and mass spectrometer(MS)played a very important role in fingerprinting.C ontinuous propagation-continuous collection technological process was set for la rge-scale propagation of micro-algae in the study of marine drugs.Transgenic alg ae were cultured to prduce genetically engineered products.

Helicobacter pylori is able to colonize the human stomach and dwell in the human stomach for decades or for whole lifetime. A number of potential virulence factors contribute to Helicobacter pylori to colonize this unusual niche. Motility is an essential colonization factor based on the fact that nonmotile variants of Helicobacter pylori can't infect gnotobiotic piglets. Motility is not a colonization factor based on rapid loss of motility of Helicobacter pylori in the gastric lumen in vivo. The exact roles of Helicobacter pylori motility are not yet known. The aim of this article is to discuss correlation between colonization and motility of Helicobacter pylori.

China ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Metabolism, Inborn Errors ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Neonatal Screening ; Phenylketonurias ; diagnosis ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Humans ; Lysosomal Storage Diseases ; prevention & control ; therapy ; Lysosomes ; metabolism

Cervical carcinoma is a serious threat to the health of women around the world ,and its inci-dence ranks at the second position after breast cancer in female reproductive system .In addition to oncogene acti-vation and inactivation of tumor suppressor gene ,endogenous and exogenous factors also affect the development of cervical cancer .

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Objective To construct shRNA against optineurin ( OPTN ) clone and transfect the construction into HEK293FT cells for inhibiting the expression of OPTN, which is laid the foundation for further research of molecu-lar mechanism OPTN protein. Methods The insert of this clone was a double-strained DNA sequence against OPTN which would be transcripted into shRNA and it was synthesized according to the sequence in Origene. Ex-pression vector pRFP-C-RS was employed to fuse the insert to get the construction and finally confirmed by sequen-cing. HEK293FT cells were transfected with the very clone pRFP-C-RS-shOPTN and RFP signals could be detected using fluorescence microscope. Western blot was further employed to check the protein level of OPTN. HEK293FT cells were transfected with the very clone pRFP-C-RS-shOPTN was then obtained to investigate the functional study of OPTN which was measured by Salmonella infection experiment. Results shRNA eukaryotic expression vector targeting OPTN gene was successfully constructed. HEK293FT cells were transfected with pRFP-C-RS-shOPTN and 72 hours later we observed strong RFP signals showing that shOPTN expressed. Western blot was further employed to check the protein level of OPTN which showed that OPTN expression was indeed interfered. Salmonella infection assays was then performed and showed that OPTN could inhibit the proliferation of Salmonella that has invaded HEK293FT cells. Conclusion HEK293FT cell line which expresses shRNA against OPTN show a sharp inhibition of OPTN protein expression by 80%. So this cell line can be further used to investigate how OPTN regulates auto-phagy as an autophagy receptor. Meanwhile we find that OPTN can be as a autophagy regulator and strongly sup-press the proliferation of invasive Salmonella in vivo.

Objective To investigate the dynamic change of T-lymphocyte subsets in the patients of liver cancer treated with intra-arterial hyperthermia chemoembolization (IHCE). Methods Sixteen patients of hepatic cancer were treated with IHCE. One or two weeks before and after the procedure, the blood samples were collected for evaluation of the peripheral blood T-lymphocyte subsets using flow cytometry in 16 cases. The results were compared with those of other 18 patients received routine transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) during the same period. Results The cases of IHCE group showed that the proportion of CD4 cells was increased and that of CD8 cell was decreased after 2 weeks of the treatment, so that the ratio of CD4 to CD8 was obviously higher than that of the control group (P=0.01). Conclusion The hyperthermia effect of IHCE can further enhance immune function of the patients with liver cancer.

Objective To investigate the changes of serum levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG),free testosterone index (FTI) and insulin resistance; and to investigate the relationship among them and prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy (HDP) in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women during pregnancy. Methods Serum samples of 32 PCOS women and 32 non-PCOS women were collected during their gestational age from 12 to16 weeks.Serum levels of total testosterone,SHBG and insulin were detected.Free testosterone index (FTI) and homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were calculated.Risk factors of GDM and HDP were analyzed by stepwise logistic regression.Data of two groups were compared with t test or Chi square test. Results Serum fasting insulin [(8.0±1.5) mU/L vs (7.1±1.5) mU/L,t=2.32,P＜0.05],FTI [0.96 (0.52-1.41) vs 0.61 (0.40-0.79),t=3.02,P＜0.05],HOMA-IR levels [1.53±0.32 vs 1.36±0.36,t=2.04,P＜0.05] and total testosterone [2.95 (1.61-4.40) nmol/L vs 2.15 (1.50-2.80) nmol/L,t=2.55,P＜0.05] were higher in PCOS group than in control group; and SHBG level [325 (312-355) nmol/L vs 360 (347-373) nmol/L,t=4.13,P＜0.05] was lower in PCOS group than in control group.Cesarean section rate (84％ vs 50％,x2 =8.58,P＜0.01) and HDP incidence (25％ vs 3％,x2=4.65,P＜0.05) were higher in PCOS group than in control group. SHBG level [(293 ±42) nmol/L] of PCOS women who complicated with GDM (n=6) was significantly lower than that [(333±40) nmol/L] of those who did not (n=26),t=2.22,P＜0.05.Serum total testosterone [(4.34±1.29)vs (2.49±1.44) nmol/L,t=3.23,P＜0.05] and FTI [1.42±0.52 vs 0.81±0.59,t=2.61,P＜0.05] were significantly higher in PCOS women complicated with HDP (n=8) than those of the PCOS women who did not (n=24).Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that SHBG was the risk factor of GDM (OR=0.98,95％CI:0.96～1.00,P＜0.05); FTI was the risk factor of HDP in PCOS women (OR=5.53,95％CI:1.20～25.61,P＜0.05). Conclusions FTI and SHBG levels could be predictors for GDM and HDP in PCOS women during their pregnancies.