Objective To establish biological detection method for Fuzheng Xiaoji capsule.MethodsTaken Radix astragali,Hedyotis diffusa Willd, Fructus Polygoni orientalis and rhubarb in Fuzheng Xiaoji capsule as targets, the antimicrobial activity of the single fried mixture of Radix astragali,Hedyotis diffusa Willd,Fructus Polygoni orientalis and rhubarb to 4 kinds of standard strains(Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis) were inspected.The standard curve by susceptible strains of the inhibition zone diameter and logarithm of the concentration was established,and this test also determined the biological potency of different batches of Fuzheng Xiaoji capsule according to the dose-response curve.ResultsThe single fried mixture of Radix astragali,Hedyotis diffusa Willd, Fructus Polygoni orientalis and rhubarb have strong anti-bacterial effect to the above four standard strains.There was a good linear relationship between logarithmic dose and response effect when the concentration in the range of 0.029-0.136g/mL(r=0.9583).ConclusionBiological potency detection method can be combined with traditional analysis methods to control the quality of Fuzheng Xiaoji capsule.

Diabetes mellitus is a typical metabolic disease.Its complications cause the main damage and lead to high mortality and disability eventually.The exact mechanism of diabetes is still unknown at present,and no radical cure of it is available.Therefore,the prevention of diabetes has become a priority.Metabolomics as a new technology can identify and measure the entire metabolic changes in the organism,and therefore has been widely applied to diabetes related studies with its enormous potential.

OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard of Chailing hugan granules. METHODS:TLC was used for qualitative identification of Radix bupleuri,Atractylodes macrocephala and Glycyrrhiza uralensis. The content of total flavonoids (by rutin) in preparation was determined by UV-visible spectrophotometry. The moisture, dissolubility and granularity of preparation were determined. RESULTS:TLC spots of R. bupleuri ,A. macrocephala and G. uralensis were clear and well-separated without interference from negative control. The linear range of rutin was 0.050-0.300 mg/mL(r＝0.999 8). RSDs of precision, stability and reproducibility tests were all lower than 2%. The recoveries were 97.89%-100.01%(RSD＝0.68%,n＝9). The content of samples were 1.920-2.018 mg/g. The contents of moisture in 3 batches of samples were 1.54%,1.62% and 1.57%;all samples dissolved within 5 min. The sum of granules not passing through No.1 sieve and passing through No.5 sieve were 2.13%, 2.51%,2.38%,which were all in line with the requirements of Chinese Pharmacopeia (2015 edition,Vol Ⅳ). CONCLUSIONS:The content of total flavonoicle in Chailing hugan granules should be no less than 1.57 mg/g (by rutin). Established quality standard is simple,rapid,accurate and reproducible,and can be used for quality control of Chailing hugan granules.

Objective:To study the clinical characteristics of neonatal umbilical vascular catheter (UVC) rupture.Methods:A neonate with UVC rupture admitted to Neonatology Department of our hospital was retrospectively reviewed. Literature on this subject were searched in the following databases: Chinese Medical Journal full-text Database, CNKI, Wanfang Database, CQVIP database, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and Cochrane Library (up until March 15 2022). The causes, treatment and prognosis of neonatal UVC rupture were analyzed.Results:In our case, the UVC was accidentally damaged during the removal of the ligature suture. The UVC was ruptured after a slight force was applied to remove the catheter, resulting in approximately 7 cm of UVC remaining in the body. Trans-umbilical vein intervention was performed and the catheter was successfully removed with a lasso under X-ray guidance. A total of 33 UVC rupture cases were included from 15 articles (no case report in China before). In 16 cases (47.1%), the UVCs were accidentally cut off by knife or scissors when removing the catheter. In 3 cases (8.8%), the UVCs were broken during insertion. The UVC was broken in 1 case (2.9%) during flushing the catheter. The causes of the other 14 cases (41.2%) were unknown. 9 cases (26.5%) had clinical manifestations, including respiratory distress, prominent heart murmur, sepsis and limb ischemia. 20 cases (58.8%) showed no clinical features. No data on the other 5 cases (14.7%). 21 cases (61.8%) received vascular intervention removal, 11 cases (32.4%) received surgical removal, 1 case (2.9%) was removed with tweezers, and 1 case (2.9%) died before UVC was removed. Among the neonates receiving surgical treatment, 1 case died of sepsis on the second day after surgery and 1 case had sequela of limb ischemia. 2 cases had postoperative vasospasm and embolism after vascular intervention with overall good prognosis.Conclusions:The rupture of UVC in neonates is rare and mainly related with knife and scissors injury.

Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are recommended to be the most effective therapies for the first-line treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria. However, artemisinin is often in short supply and unaffordable to most malaria patients, which limits the wide use of ACTs. Production of amorpha-4,11-diene, an artemisinin precursor, was investigated by engineering a heterologous isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway in Escherichia coli. The production of amorpha-4,11-diene was achieved by expression of a synthetic amorpha-4,11-diene synthase gene in Escherichia coli DHGT7 and further improved by about 13.3 fold through introducing the mevalonate pathway from Enterococcus faecalis. After eliminating three pathway bottlenecks including amorpha-4,11-diene synthase, HMG-CoA reducase and mevalonate kinase by optimizing the metabolic flux, the yield of amorpha-4,11-diene was increased by nearly 7.2 fold and reached at 235 mg/L in shaking flask culture. In conclusion, an engineered Escherichia coli was constructed for high-level production of amorpha-4,11-diene.
Alkyl and Aryl Transferases ; genetics ; Antimalarials ; metabolism ; Artemisinins ; metabolism ; Enterococcus faecalis ; genetics ; Escherichia coli ; genetics ; metabolism ; Metabolic Engineering ; methods ; Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) ; metabolism ; Sesquiterpenes ; metabolism ; Transformation, Bacterial

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of using rituximab and atoxiban in the treatment of cervical incompetence after emergency cervical cerclage surgery.Methods Sixty patients with cervical incompetence admitted from May 2020 to February 2022 were selected as the study subjects.Divide into control group A,control group B,and trial group C using random number table method,with 20 cases in each group.All three groups underwent emergency cervical cerclage surgery.After the surgical treatment,control group A received treatment with rituximab hydrochloride,control group B received treatment with atoxiban,and experimental group C received treatment with atoxiban on the basis of rituximab hydrochloride.Analyze and compare the inhibitory effects of uterine contractions,incidence of adverse reactions,and neonatal outcomes among three groups.Results The inhibition rate of uterine contractions in control group A and test group C was higher than that in control group B(P<0.05);The incidence of postoperative complications in experimental group C was lower than that in control group A and control group B,with a statistically significant difference(P<0.05);Compared with control group A and control group B,the incidence of fetal loss,neonatal asphyxia,and low birth weight infant outcomes in experimental group C was not statistically significant(P>0.05).Compared with control group A and control group B,experimental group C had a longer gestational week extension and a higher Apgar score for newborns,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).Conclusion The combination treatment of rituximab and atoxiban after emergency cervical cerclage surgery for this disease has good effects,can better inhibit uterine contractions,appropriately prolong gestational age,improve neonatal outcomes and prognosis,and reduce adverse drug reactions in pregnant women.

ObjectiveTo investigate the analgesic effect and mechanism of Osteoking （OK） on nerve compression in lumbar disc herniation. MethodThe rat model of chronic compression of dorsal root ganglion （CCD） was established to simulate clinical lumbar disc herniation. The CCD rats were randomly divided into model group， low， medium， and high dose OK groups （1.31， 2.63， 5.25 mL·kg^-1·d^-1）， and pregabalin group （5 mg·kg^-1）， with eight rats in each group. Another eight SD rats were taken as the blank group， and the same volume of normal saline was given by gavage. Behavioral tests， side effect evaluation， network analysis， Western blot， immunofluorescence， and antagonist application were used to explore the effect. ResultCompared with the blank group， the mechanical hyperalgesia threshold， thermal hyperalgesia threshold， and the expression of inflammatory factors in the spinal dorsal horn of the model group are significantly increased （P<0.01）， and the related indicators of the affected foot footprints are significantly down-regulated （P<0.01）. The expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 （STAT3）， vascular endothelial growth factor A （VEGFA）， and phosphorylated extracellular regulated protein kinase （p-ERK） in microglia in the spinal dorsal horn is significantly increased in the model group （P<0.01）. Compared with the model group， low， medium， and high dose OK groups can increase the mechanical hyperalgesia and thermal hyperalgesia thresholds of CCD rats （P<0.05， P<0.01） in a dose-dependent manner， improve the gait of CCD rats （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and reduce the expression of inflammatory factors in the spinal dorsal horn （P<0.05， P<0.01）. The expression of STAT3， VEGFA， and p-ERK in the spinal dorsal horn microglia of CCD rats is significantly decreased （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and the acetic acid-induced nociceptive response in rats is effectively reduced （P<0.05， P<0.01）. In addition， there is no tolerance. The results of the body mass test， organ index， forced swimming， and rotation show that OK has no obvious toxic or side effects. Further antagonist experiments show that MRS1523 and RS127445 can reverse the transient analgesic effect of OK compared with the high dose OK group （P<0.01）. ConclusionOK has a good analgesic effect on the CCD model without obvious toxic side effects， and its mechanism may be related to the activation of ADORA3 and HTR2B and the inhibition of STAT3， VEGFA， p-ERK， and other elements in microglia.