1.Investigation and Analysis of the Basic Information of Pharmacy Staff in 12 Hospitals in Beijing Xicheng District
Hong MA ; Huaiquan ZHAO ; Yongdong LIU ; Guang YANG
China Pharmacist 2017;20(3):588-591
Objective:To understand the basic situation of pharmacy staff in the hospitals in Beijing Xicheng district. Methods:Totally 12 hospitals in Xicheng district were investigated by a questionnaire( including the age,educational degree and professional title of phama-cists) , and the obtained information was classified, gathered and counted, and the evaluation and recommendation were also performed after the combination with regulations and actual work. Results:There were 385 persons working in the pharmacies of the 12 hospitals, which accounted for 7. 56 % of the total health professionals. Among them, 67. 02% were under the age of 40, 83. 11%were undergraduates or specialists, 84. 93% had primary or intermediate titles, 3. 38% had finished standardized training, and 4. 68%were clinical pharmacists. Conclusion:The composition of pharmacy staff can not match the national requirements. It is necessary to optimize the structure of pharmacy staff, improve the level of education, and strengthen the standardized training and clinical pharma-cist training in order to promote the career competence of pharmacists.
2.Effect of Bufeitang on Lung-gut Axis in Rats with Lung Qi-deficiency Syndrome of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Junxi SHEN ; Xing ZHU ; Yunzhi CHEN ; Huaiquan LIU ; Cancan CHU ; Yu ZHANG ; Gang SU ; Wen LI ; Changjun XU ; Pingzhen TONG ; Xinran YU ; Guangyong YANG ; Ying DENG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(7):47-56
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of Bufeitang on intestinal flora of rats with lung Qi-deficiency syndrome of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), and to explore the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in regulating intestinal flora and thus restoring the balance of lung-gut axis. MethodA total of 84 rats were randomly divided into 7 groups, including blank group, model group, fecal bacterial transplantation(FMT) group, dexamethasone group and low, medium and high dose groups of Bufeitang, 12 rats in each group. Except for the blank group, cigarette and sawdust fumigation combined with intratracheal instillation of lipopolysaccharide(LPS) were used to establish the COPD rat model with lung Qi-deficiency syndrome in all other groups. The low, medium and high dose groups of Bufeitang were intragastric administrated with Bufeitang(3.645, 7.29, 14.58 g·kg-1), the FMT group was given fecal bacteria liquid enema(10 mL·kg-1), dexamethasone group was given dexamethasone acetate tablet suspension by gavage(0.135 mg·kg-1), the blank group and model group were given equal amount of distilled water. Fresh feces were collected after 28 d of continuous intervention for 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Lung and colon tissues were stained with hematoxylin-eosin(HE) for pathomorphological observation, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed to detect the contents of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) and interleukin-8(IL-8) in lung tissues. ResultCompared with the blank group, the model group showed severe abnormal lung tissue structure with alveolar atrophy and collapse accompanied by severe inflammatory cell infiltration. Compared with the model group, the extent of injury was significantly improved, and inflammatory cell infiltration was reduced with basically normal alveolar structure in the high dose group of Bufeitang. Compared with the blank group, the model group had severely abnormal colonic tissue structure, the epithelial cells in the mucosal layer were eroded and shed, the number of inflammatory cells increased, the submucosal layer was edematous and the gap was enlarged. Compared with the model group, the extent of damage was significantly improved in the medium and high dose groups of Bufeitang, the epithelial cells in the mucosal layer were neatly and closely arranged, with only a small amount of inflammatory cell infiltration and no significant degeneration. Compared with the blank group, the TNF-α and IL-8 levels of lung tissue in the model group were significantly increased(P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the TNF-α and IL-8 levels of lung tissues in the low, medium and high dose groups of Bufeitang were significantly decreased(P<0.01). Bufeitang significantly modulated the number of bacteria species as well as alpha and beta diversity of model rats, corrected the return of intestinal flora to normal abundance and diversity, and positively regulated 4 differential phyla(such as Firmicutes, Proteobacteria) and 13 differential genera(such as Turicibacter, Lactobacillus, Anaerobiospirillum, Intestinimonas) in COPD model rats with lung Qi-deficiency syndrome, and down-regulated 2 carbohydrate metabolic pathway functions, including the pentose phosphate pathway(non-oxidative branch) Ⅰ and the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle. ConclusionBufeitang can modulate the abundance and diversity of intestinal flora species, affect the function of metabolic pathways, repair the structure of lung and colon tissues, regulate the level of inflammatory factors, and thus improve COPD with lung Qi-deficiency syndrome. The mechanism may be related to its regulation of inflammation-related intestinal flora to restore the balance of lung-gut axis in COPD with lung Qi-deficiency syndrome.