Maduxin ointment is totally extracts from the leaves of the Maduca pasquieri and has been applied in burn treatment in Vietnam since 1987. We studied the effects of Maduxin on the collagenization at burn wounds by following up the changes of OH-Pro content at slaked lime burn wounds - a popular type of burn in Vietnam in comparison with the effects of SSD in burn treatment. Our study was carried out in 21 slaked lime burn patients who were treated at the Vietnam Burn Institute from May to September 1997. The results indicated that OH-Pro concentration increases related to collagen synthesis during the burn wound healing. In the slaked lime burn wounds treated by Maduxin OH-Pro level in burn tissue increases more than in the wounds treated by Silvesufadiazin during the healing.
Hydroxyproline ; Therapeutics

L-proline (L-Pro) is the only imino acid among the 20 amino acids that constitute biological proteins, and its main hydroxylated product is trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline (T-4-Hyp). Both of them have unique biological activities and play important roles in biomedicine, food and beauty industry. With the in-depth exploration of the functions of L-Pro and T-4-Hyp, the demand for them is gradually increasing. Traditional methods of biological extraction and chemical synthesis are unable to meet the demand of "green, environmental protection and high efficiency". In recent years, synthetic biology has developed rapidly. Through the intensive analysis of the synthetic pathways of L-Pro and T-4-Hyp, microbial cell factories were constructed for large-scale production, which opened a new chapter for the green and efficient production of L-Pro and T-4-Hyp. This paper reviews the application and production methods of L-Pro and T-4-Hyp, the metabolic pathways for microbial synthesis of L-Pro and T-4-Hyp, and the engineering strategies and advances on microbial production of L-Pro and T-4-Hyp, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for the "green bio-manufacturing" of L-Pro and T-4-Hyp and promote their industrial production.
Proline ; Hydroxyproline

BACKGROUND: We studied whether alcohol intake influences in urinary 4-Hyp concentration and whether 4-Hyp concentration is change by time in healthy office workers for 2 weeks. METHODS: Three healthy male workers, who has a same job, recruited for this study, aged from 29 to 33 years, who had been any diagnosed or treated to the alcohol or bone related diseases. Urine samples were picked about 30 ml in screw capped vials for 2 weeks, and analysing method were used to previous published method for determination of urinary 4-Hyp with dansyl chloride. RESULTS: From the ANOVA-test results about objects' Hyp concentration that classify by urine picking time, When subjects did not ingest alcohol, urinary 4-Hyp concentration was difference according to subjects for-work and post-work. But, did not show difference when subjects ingested alcohol. While, T-test result that do alcohol intake existence and nonexistence and urine picking time by variable, urinary 4-Hyp concentration did not show difference for-work and post-work, but there was difference in post-work that is next day that ingest alcohol. When did not ingest alcohol, mean concentration of urinary 4-Hyp increased go by post-work (3.80+/-6.47 nmol/mg creatinine) in pre-work (1.46+/-1.61 nmol/mg creatinine). But when ingested alcohol, mean concentration of urinary 4-Hyp decreased by the next day morning (3.32+/-6.36 nmol/mg creatinine), order of for-work (1.54+/-1.59 nmol/mg creatinine) in alcohol intake future generations post-work (5.09+/-6.41 nmol/mg creatinine). CONCLUSION: We confirmed that alcohol is influencing in urinary 4-Hyp concentration of three healthy male workers, who has a same job, for 2 weeks, and mean concentration of 4-Hyp increasing go by the post-work in the pre-work, could confirm that influence in the next day morning if ingest alcohol in the evening.
Humans ; Hydroxyproline* ; Male ; Social Responsibility

Experimental replacements of rabbit vitreous by air, normal saline, dextran and Haemaccel were tried in albino rabbits. After aspiration of 0.7ml of liquid vitreous from the central portion of vitreous, 0.5ml of substitutes were injected. Clinically, these substitutes were well tolerated with slight uveal inflammation which subsided within one week. Intraocular pussure returned to normal value after 5 days. Hexosamine content of the whole vitreous samples showed moderate increase after Haemaccel injection which decreased slowly thereafter, whereas no significant changes were observed with other substitutes. Hydroxyproline content of the whole vitreous also showed marked increase after injection of Haemaccel, owing to the high hydroxyproline content of HaemacceJ. After 6 weeks 22.9% of the injected hydroxyproline remained in the vitreous. With other substitutes no change was observed.
Dextrans ; Hydroxyproline ; Inflammation ; Polygeline ; Rabbits ; Reference Values

PURPOSE: The aim of our study is to evaluate the effects of administration of perioperative supplemental oxygen on anastomoses. METHODS: Forty male Wistar albino rats were used in the study and randomized into 4 groups. Ischemia-reperfusion models were built in groups 3 and 4. Jejunojejunostomy was performed in all rats and assigned to an oxygen/nitrous oxide mixture with a fraction of inspired oxygen of 30% in groups 1 and 3 and 80% in groups 2 and 4. The measurements of perianastomotic tissue oxygen pressure, bursting pressure, level of hydroxyproline were evaluated and compared in all groups. RESULTS: The perianastomotic tissue oxygen pressures, bursting pressures and levels of hydroxyproline were identified as significantly high in groups 2 and 4, administered a fraction of inspired oxygen of 80%, compared to groups 1 and 3, administered a fraction of inspired oxygen of 30%. CONCLUSION: Perioperative supplemental oxygen contributes positively to the anastomotic healing.
Animals ; Humans ; Hydroxyproline ; Male ; Oxygen* ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Ventilation*

The purpose of this study is to examine how nutritionists, principals and parents evaluated the importance and priorities of different selection factors for food materials suppliers in an attempt to suggest how to ensure the best supplier choice, since the selection of the best supplier was mandatory for the successful TQM of school food services. This study especially aims to develop priority alternatives based on relative rather than absolute assignments on selection of suppliers for school food service materials. To apply AHP, the selection factors of a food materials suppliers were grouped into five categories, which included quality, service, reliability, hygiene and price. And the five categories involved 28 elements. As the result, quality was considered most crucial on the whole, followed by service, reliability, hygiene and price; and food labeling in the category of quality evaluated as that of first priority in the totality evaluation elements.
Dietary Sucrose ; Food Labeling ; Food Services ; Humans ; Hydroxyproline ; Hygiene ; Parents

The coordination compound of L-hydroxyproline (Hyp)-Zn (II) was synthesized with Hyp and zinc sulfate as raw materials in water medium, coordination Synthesizing Mechanism and Antioxidant Activity of Hyp-Zn(II) coordination compound has been researched. Compared with Hyp, the infrared spectrogram of Hyp-Zn (II) coordination compound emerge a new absorption peak at 1100 cm(-1). Conclusion could be obtained that there exists a coordination effect between Hyp and ZnSO4; TG and DSC curve of Hyp and Hyp-Zn(II) coordination compound were analysed. Compared with Hyp, the peak of Hyp-Zn(II) disappear at 290 degrees C and 375 degrees C. This phenomenon confirmed the front conclusion; At the NMR graph of Hyp-Zn(II) coordination compound, the disappearance of the alpha-carboxyl-hydrogen and alpha-hydroxyl-hydrogen's peak at 3.5-3.9 ppm could indicate that combination's position of Hyp is alpha-carboxyl and alpha-hydroxyl; Structure of Hyp-Zn(II) coordination compound were exosyndrome by the Atomic Force microscopy. It is showed that centr-atom Zn(II) was surrounded by several Hyp at Hyp-Zn(II) coordination compound's phase diagram; The proportion of Hyp-Zn(H) coordination compound was determined by dialysis experiment, the proportion is 4:1; Above-mentioned determination and exosyndrome indicated that the molecular formula of Hyp-Zn (II) coordination compound is Zn(Hyp)4.H2O. The results indicated that the Hyp-Zn(II) coordination compound can inhibit hydroxyl free radicals of Zn(II), and the Percentage of Inhibition is 75.5%; the total antioxidant activities of Hyp-Zn(II) coordination compound is 80.167 u/mL, the anti-superoxide activities of Hyp-Zn (II) coordination compound is 53.19 u/mL.
Antioxidants ; chemistry ; Drug Compounding ; Hydroxyproline ; chemistry ; Zinc Sulfate ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo investigate hydroxyproline tolerance of Chrysanthemum morifolium plantlets included " Boju", "Huaiju", "Chuju", "Gongju" and "Hangju",and provide references basis for excellent cultivar and breeding of Ch. morifolium.

METHODPlantlets in vitro from five kinds of Ch. morifolium were inoculated on medium added with different concentrations of hydroxyproline. Free proline in leaves from plantlets was determined, then the damage index and survival rate were compared.

RESULT AND CONCLUSIONThe results showed that hydroxyproline tolerance of " Boju" and "Huaiju" were superior, the survival rates and free proline of them were higher, but the damage index was inferior. The hydroxyproline tolerance of "Hangju" was the worst, and the survival rate was minimum. The survival rate of "Chuju" and "Gongju" was between "Boju" and " Hangju", and the hydroxyproline tolerance of them was also medium.

PURPOSE: Amiodarone (AD) is a potent and effective anti-dysrhythmic drug, but some literature reports that it 's long-term use is associated with the development of potentially life-threatening amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity (AIPT). Until now, oxygen free radical theory has been the most probable hypothesis for the development of AIPT. We investigated the protective effect of two potent antioxidants, N-acetylcysteine(NAC) and vitamin E, against AIPT. METHODS: Twenty-six (26) Hamsters were divided into a sham-operation group(n=2) and the following 4 groups: AD-induced effects without antioxidants (group 1, n=6), with NAC (group 2, n=6), with vitamin E (group 3, n=6), and with both NAC and vitamin E (group 4, n=6). Vitamin E (100 mg/kg) was injected intramuscularly into the hind leg once a day. At day 21, amiodarone (1.83 umol) was administered by transoral intratracheal instillation. NAC (300 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally just after amiodarone instillation. At day 28, amiodarone and NAC were administered again. Twenty-one (21) days after instillation of the second dose of amiodarone, the hamsters were sacrificed, and the lung fibrosis index and the hydroxyproline content were assessed. RESULTS: In the NAC-treated group (group 2), there was no significant decrease in either the lung fibrosis index, as determined by microscopic evaluation, or the lung hydrox-yproline content (p > 0.05). But there were significant decreases in the fibrosis index and the lung hydroxyproline content in the vitamin E-treated groups (group 3 and 4 ) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Although vitamin E and NAC are both potent antioxidants, we found that AD-induced lung fibrosis was significantly decreased by only vitamin E and that there was no synergistic effect between vitamin E and NAC. It is possible that AIPT is developed by some other mechanisms rather than oxygen free radical injury. Vitamin E may have some other path for decreasing lung fibrosis. Further studies are warranted.
Acetylcysteine ; Amiodarone ; Animals ; Antioxidants ; Cricetinae* ; Fibrosis ; Hydroxyproline ; Leg ; Lung ; Oxygen ; Pulmonary Fibrosis* ; Vitamin E* ; Vitamins*

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the change of collagen content and the subtype of collagen in compensated and decompensated detrusors by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 62 patients with BPH who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P) was involved in this study. Preoperatively, the Watts factor (WF) was measured for detrusor contractile strength, and the patients were divided into 3 groups according to these measurements: group 1 consisted of patients with decreased contractile strength, group 2 consisted of patients with normal contractile strength, and group 3 consisted of patients with increased contractile strength. The chips of the detrusor were obtained at the time of TUR-P. Total collagen concentration was quantified by hydroxyproline assay. Immunohistochemical staining was performed for the expression and localization of type I and III collagen, and Western blot analysis was performed for the extent of expression of type I and III collagen. RESULTS: The total collagen concentrations of groups 1, 2, and 3, which significantly varied among the three groups, were 132.5+/-59.2, 265.1+/-96.8, and 437.6+/-162.5mug/mg, respectively (ANOVA test, p<0.05). In immunohistochemical staining and Western blot analysis, type I collagen was expressed similarly among the three groups. The expression of type III collagen was weakest in group 1 and strongest in group 3. There was a positive correlationship between WF and the expression of type III collagen in the detrusor layer. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that the change of total content and subtype of collagen in the detrusor muscle is the major histological change in BPH and type III collagen, which play an important role in detrusor contractility.
Blotting, Western ; Collagen Type I ; Collagen Type III ; Collagen* ; Humans ; Hydroxyproline ; Prostate ; Prostatic Hyperplasia* ; Urinary Bladder