Based on the assessment of protease (acid,neutral and alkaline protease) activity and amylase activity (?- amylase and ?- amylase),one Aspergillus oryzae K61 was selected from five wild Aspergillus oryzae which are original from spontaneous fermented soybean paste.One Aspergillus oryzae Y29 was screened with ultraviolet radiation.The Aspergillus oryzae Y29 can produce higher protease activity than original Aspergillus oryzae K61,and its hereditary stability is higher.Compared with Aspergillus oryzae 3.042,the Aspergillus oryzae Y29 showed higher protease activity,however,the both strains did not have significant difference on the amylase activity,growing speed of the strain and number of spore.Both strains were applied to producing soybean paste.The soybean that was produced by Aspergillus oryzae Y29 has full-bodied soybean paste flavor,and the soluble nitrogen (0.77g/100ml) is higher than the Aspergillus oryzae 3.042.

0.05).During unilateral contact maximal biting EMG activity of the temporalis-anterior muscle on the bitting-side was higher than that on the disoccluded side(P0.05).Conclusion: Vertical distance occlusion contact may affect the EMG activity of temporalis-anterior muscle but not on that of masseter muscle during the central biting.

Humans ; Medicine ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods

Objective To analyze the genetic difference of biological characters on germplasm resources of fenugreek(Trigonella foenumgraecum) and to study the genetic diversity of them.Methods Thirty-two fenugreek germplasm resources from Ningxia, other provinces in China,and abroad were used to investigate the biological characters on plant height,pod formation height,nodes per main stem,branches number,effective pod per plant and so on.The tested materials were planted in the farm of Ningxia University.The genetic diversity based on the phenotype was analyzed by Word′s minimum variance method.Results The variance analyses of ten biological characters were of significance or the most significance except pod length.The branches number and effective pod per plant possessed the largest coefficient of variance(CV). The pairwise Euclidean distance of the tested materials ranged from 1.11 to 9.49,averaged 4.01.Mean Euclidean distance of single tested material ranged from 2.94 to 6.54.The tested germplasm resources could be divided into three groups in D=6.86,which coincided with the district of collecting germplasm resources on the whole.Conclusion There is a little genetic difference in various fenugreek germplasm resources.Compared with Euclidean distance of germplasm resources from Ningxia,the Euclidean distance of most from abroad is far away from that of other provinces in China.

Objective To study the possible effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)on the sleep structure of the patients with Parkinson's disease.Methods Fifteen PD patients attending an outpatient Movement Disorders Unit at Department of Neurology,Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine,between September 2006 and December 2007 were included in the study.All patients had received TMS treatment.The stimuli were delivered through a circular coil with a 12 cm diameter and a 2.0 T peak magnetic field.They underwent clinical evaluation and polys omnographic (PSG) evaluation before and after a minimum treatment period of 10 days with TMS.Results The mean UPDRS score was significantly decreased after TMS(before treatment,38.83?16.72;after treatment,25.09?11.10).PSG revealed that administration of TMS resulted in significant decrease in mean Sleep latency[before treatment,(53.50?46.40)min;after treatment,(30.43?23.91)min].Slow wave (stage 3+4) was found in somes patients after treatment.But here was a trend towards an decrease in Percentage of stage 1,REM latency and REM sleep without significance.Conclusion This study demonstrates that motor symptom of PD was improved and Sleep latency was decreased by TMS.Sleep structure was not changed before and after TMS treatment.

For thousands of years, the natural resource for Chinese materiamedica has been the foundation of the traditional Chinese medicine industry, which provides abundant medicine for human. In recent years, increasing demands and irrational exploitation led to a lot of problems such as rapid decrease of traditional Chinese herbs reserves, low quality of medicine and dismishing traditional cultures. These restricted the development of the traditional Chinese medicine. To solve these problems, scientists have done much work on investigating traditional Chinese medicine resources, exploring the metabolic pathway of bioactive ingredients, cultivating new varieties, and carrying out synthetic biology. These studies provided a theoretical basis for sustainable utilizationand future developmentof traditional Chinese medicine resources.
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Materia Medica ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; trends

Objective To observe the mechanism of action of different extracts ofTangwang Mingmu Granules on high glucose induced VEGF and IL-1α gene and protein expressions in vascular endothelial cells.Methods Human umbilical vein endothelial cells EA.hy926 were divided into six groups: blank, high glucose,Tangwang Mingmu Granules, extract 1 (glycoside and flavonoid), extract 2 (organic acid and polysaccharides) and extract 3 (alkaloids) groups. High concentration glucose was used to establish the high glucose model in EA.hy926 cells. The expressions of VEGF and IL-1α mRNA were detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The contents of VEGF and IL-1α protein were tested by ELISA.Results The gene expression and protein levels of VEGF and IL-1α were significantly up-regulated under the high glucose condition (P<0.05). However, the above indicators were significantly reduced after the treatment ofTangwang Mingmu Granules. The activity of different parts ofTangwang Mingmu Granules was as follows: extract 1> extract 3> extract 2.Conclusion The action intensity of glycosides and flavonoids, alkaloids, organic acids and polysaccharides on VEGF and IL-1α expression inTangwang Mingmu Granules weakens in sequence.

Objective To observe the effect of scalp-body acupuncture plus psychological intervention in treating post-stroke depression.Method Seventy-eight patients with post-stroke depression were divided into a treatment group (40 cases) and a control group (38 cases). In addition to ordinary neurological treatments, the treatment group also received scalp-body acupuncture plus psychological intervention while the control group also received Fluoxetine hydrochloride (Prozac). The interventions were given once a day, 4 weeks as a treatment course, for 2 courses in total. Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) and neurological impairment severity scale (NISS) were observed before intervention, after 1 treatment course and at the end of the intervention.Result After intervention, the HAMD and NISS scores dropped significantly in both groups, and the treatment group was markedly better than the control group (P＜0.05). The total effective rates of anti-depression and recovery of neurological function in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P＜0.05).Conclusion Scalp-body acupuncture plus psychological intervention can produce a content efficacy in improving depression and recovering neurological function.

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of different extracts ofTangwang Mingmu Granule on hypoxia induced gene expressions in vascular endothelial cells.Methods COCl2 intervention cells were used to copy hypoxia models. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells EA. Hy926 were divided into blank group, hypoxia model group,Tangwang Mingmu Granule group, extract 1 (glycosides and flavonoids) group, extract 2 (orgain acids and polysaccharides) group and extract 3 (alkaloids) group. The changes in gene expressions of VEGF, VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, ICAM-1 and IL-1α mRNA were detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR.ResultsThe gene expression levels of VEGF, VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, ICAM-1 and IL-1α were significantly up-regulated under the hypoxic condition (P<0.05), and the ratio of VEGFR-1/VEGFR-2 was significantly reduced. However,Tangwang Mingmu Granule significantly reversed the expressions of these genes.Conclusion The function intensity of gene expressions weakens in the following sequence:glycosides and flavonoids>alkaloids>organic acids and polysaccharides inTangwang Mingmu Granule.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the biological compatibility and clinical therapeutic effect of the medical sterilized bone wax.METHODS:Embedding test and pathological test as well as hemolytic test were performed by using rabbits as test animal.12531case-times were investigated in respect to the therapeutic effect,prognosis and satisfactory rate.RESULTS:The embedded bone wax was coated by connective tissue and has not been absorbed without surrounding inflammation,edema or necrosis.The bone wax could not be absorbed after stanching bleeding of the bone broken surface.No hemolytic phenomena were observed.The wound healing obtained a satisfactory rate of99.1%.CONCLUSION:The sterilized medical bone wax has good biological compatibility and is safe and effective to stanch bleeding.It is convenient to use due to its singer dose sterilized packaging.