1.Preparation of self-microemulsion drug delivery system of the mixture of paeonol and borneol based on Xingbi Fang.
Fengqin Lü ; Huang LI ; Wei XU ; Xun ZHANG ; Mingqing HUANG ; Jian ZHENG ; Kedan CHU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2013;48(10):1602-10
The aim of this study is to prepare self-microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) of the mixture of paeonol (Pae) and borneol (Bor). Solubility test, ternary phase diagrams and simplex lattice method were employed to screen and optimize the formulation of the mixture of Pae and Bor-loaded SMEDDS. After formed into microemulsions, the particle diameter (PD) was determined and a TEM was employed to observe the microemulsions' morphology. The contents of Pae and Bor were determined by gas chromatography. As a result, while ethyl oleate (EO) as the oil phase, cremophor EL35 (EL35) as surfactant and Transcutol HP (HP) as cosurfactant, the range of the microemulsion on the ternary phase diagram was larger than other combinations. And at a ratio of 20:45:35, the microemulsions' PD was about 34 nm and the polydispersity index (PI) was about 0.2. There were 16% of Pae, 2% of Bor, 16% of EO, 37% of EL35 and 29% of HP in the prepared SMEDDS. The preparation process of the Pae and Bor-loaded SMEDDS based on Xingbi Fang is simple and feasible. This study provides a reference for the researches on the related traditional Chinese medicine and the related components.
2.Feasibility of combining anterior and posterior fontanelle acoustic windows for median sagittal plane in fetal cranial ultrasound scanning
Jimei WU ; Wenwei SHENG ; Fengqin WANG ; Weijing TAO ; Qin ZHANG ; Shuyan Lü
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2013;16(11):651-655
Objective To explore the feasibility of combining anterior and posterior fontanelle acoustic windows for fetal median sagittal plane cranial scanning in prenatal ultrasound.Methods From July 5 to August 25 in 2012,200 pregnant women in Huai'an First Hospital at 22 to 24 gestational weeks accepted transabdominal uhrasonography,with anterior fontanelle,longitudinal suture and posterior fontanelle as acoustic windows to obtain the median sagittal plane.In the mean time,ten aborted or induced fetuses (with malformations or maternal complications) underwent cranial ultrasound with the same acoustic windows.The successful rates of obtaining median sagittal plane were calculated.Data were analyzed by Chi-square test.Results (1) Among the ten aborted or induced fetuses,all median sagittal planes were successfully obtained through anterior,posterior fontanelle,or longitudinal suture alone.(2) Among the 200 cases of prenatal uhrasonography,the successful rate of obtaining median sagittal plane through posterior fontanelle alone was 76.0%(152/200),which was higher than that through anterior fontanelle alone [59.5% (119/200),x2=12.5,P<0.01].The successful rate was 95.5% (191/200) when combining the anterior and posterior fontanelle,which was higher than that through anterior fontanelle or posterior fontanelle alone (x2 =74.3 and 31.1,both P<0.01).The successful rate of obtaining median sagittal plane through posterior fontanelle was 67.3% (65/102) in cephalic presentation,which was also higher than that through anterior fontanelle [37.3% (38/102),x2 =14.3,P<0.01].The successful rate was 88.8% (87/98) through posterior fontanelle in non-cephalic presentation,which was similar to that through anterior fontanelle [82.7%(81/98),x2 =1.5,P>0.05].When both anterior and posterior fontanelle applied,the successful rate in cephalic presentation was 9.8% (10/102),lower than that in non-cephalic presentation fetuses [71.4% (70/98),x2 =79.1,P<0.01].Conclusions The successful rate in obtaining median sagittal plane through posterior fontanelle is higher than that through anterior fontanelle,and might be increased when both anterior and posterior fontanelle were used.