OBJECTIVEExtraction of cepstral coefficients combined with Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) is used to propose a biometric method based on heart sound signal.

METHODSFirstly, the original heart sounds signal was preprocessed by wavelet denoising. Then, Linear Prediction Cepstral Coefficients (LPCC) and Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC) are compared to extract representative features and develops hidden Markov model (HMM) for signal classification. At last, the experiment collects 100 heart sounds from 50 people to test the proposed algorithm.

RESULTSThe comparative experiments prove that LPCC is more suitable than MFCC for heart sound biometric, and by wavelet denoising in each piece of heart sound signal, the system achieves higher recognition rate than traditional GMM.

CONCLUSIONThose results show that this method can effectively improve the recognition performance of the system and achieve a satisfactory effect.

Algorithms ; Biometry ; Heart ; physiology ; Humans ; Markov Chains ; Models, Biological ; Phonocardiography ; methods ; Wavelet Analysis

To explore the effect of Huangqin Decoction on ulcerative colitis(UC) pyroptosis, and to explain the mechanism of pyroptosis based on NOD-like receptor thermoprotein domain 3(NLRP3)/cysteine proteinase 1(caspase-1) pathway. The animal model of UC induced with 3% dextran sodium sulfate(DSS) was established. The experimental animals were divided into control group, model group, low-dose(4.55 g·kg~(-1)), medium-dose(9.1 g·kg~(-1)) and high-dose(18.2 g·kg~(-1)) Huangqin Decoction groups and salazosulfapyridine group(0.45 g·kg~(-1)). While modeling, intragastric administration was given for 7 consecutive days. On the 8 th day, the mice were euthanized, the colon length was collected, and the histopathological changes were observed by HE staining. The content of interleukin-18(IL-18) was observed by ELISA. The content of lactatedehydrogenase(LDH)was determined by microplate method. TUNEL assay kit was used to detect the cell death. The immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the expressions of NLRP3 and apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD(ASC). Western blot was used to detect the expressions of interleukin-1β(IL-1β), caspase-1 and gasdermin D(GSDMD).The experimental study showed that compared with normal group, the LDH content, TUNEL positive staining, inflammatory factors(IL-18, IL-1β), and proteins associated with pyroptosis were significantly increased(P<0.05). Compared with model control group, the LDH content, TUNEL positive staining, inflammatory factors(IL-18, IL-1β), and proteins associated with pyroptosis were decreased, and these results were more significant in high-dose groups(P<0.05). The results of HE staining showed that Huangqin Decoction could improve the pathological changes of colon. Huangqin Decoction could inhibit UC cell pyroptosis, and the mechanism may be closely related to NLRP3/caspase-1 signaling pathway.
Animals ; Caspase 1/genetics* ; Colitis, Ulcerative/drug therapy* ; Mice ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/genetics* ; Pyroptosis ; Scutellaria baicalensis

Objective:To explore the possible mechanism of Huangqintang in treating ulcerative colitis （UC）. Method:The animal model of UC was induced by dextran sodium sulfate （DSS）．The experimental animals were divided into control group， model group，Huangqintang low dose （4.55 g·kg^-1）， medium dose （9.1 g·kg^-1）， and high dose（18.2 g·kg^-1） groups. Intragastric administration was also given in the modeling process for 7 consecutive days. At the end of the 8th day， colon tissues were collected to measure colon length and mass， and calculate the colon mass index. Pathological changes were observed by hematoxylin-eosin （HE） staining. Serum iron content， superoxide dismutase （SOD）， glutathione （GSH）， catalase （CAT） and myeloperoxidase （MPO） were determined by biochemical assay. Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of glutathione peroxidase 4 （GSH-Px4）， long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 （ACSL4） and ferritin heavy chain 1（FTH1）. The mRNA expression levels of tumor trotein 53 （P53） and solute carrier family 7 member 11 （SLC7A11） in colon tissues were detected by Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction （Real-time PCR）. Result:The experimental studies showed that compared with normal group， serum MPO and iron content， ACSL4 protein level and relative P53 mRNA expression in the model group significantly increased （P<0.05）， while serum SOD， CAT， GSH content， GSH-Px4， FTH1 relative protein expression level and relative SLC7A11 mRNA expression in the model group significantly decreased （P<0.01）. Compared with model group， serum MPO and iron content， ACSL4 protein level and relative P53 mRNA expression significantly decreased （P<0.05）， while serum SOD， CAT， GSH content， GSH-Px4， FTH1 relative protein expression level and relative SLC7A11 mRNA expression significantly increased （P<0.05） after the intervention of Huangqintang， and the effect was most significant in the high-dose group （P<0.05）. The results of general condition， colon length， colon mass index and HE staining showed that Huangqintang could relieve clinical symptoms and histopathological changes in UC mice. Conclusion:These results indicated that Huangqintang had therapeutic effect on ulcerative colitis mice， and its mechanism might be related to inhibiting the oxidative stress and ferroptosis.

Succus Bambusae， regarded as the holy medicine for the treatment of phlegm by traditional Chinese medicine experts， has the functions of clearing heat and resolving phlegm， resuscitating and relieving convulsions. In clinical practice， it is mainly used to treat phlegm-heat cough， phlegm yellow and shortness of breath， stroke with exuberant phlegm and other syndromes. The research of its processing procedure and quality standard is the key issue to realize the process modernization and quality standardization of this traditional medicine resource. On the basis of literature research， this paper conducted the herbal textual research on Succus Bambusae， sorted out its medicinal history， and compared the advantages and disadvantages of its traditional and modern preparation procedure. Based on the historical records， it is pointed out that there are still many problems in the traditional and modern processing procedure of Succus Bambusae， such as low-yield processing procedure and extensive production technology that cannot meet the requirements of large-scale green manufacturing. At present， there are a lot of literature on the comparative study of the origin， variety and processing procedure of Succus Bambusae， but most of them are limited to the chemical components， and lack of in-depth study on its pharmacodynamic substance basis and mechanism. Meanwhile， the pharmacological effects of Succus Bambusae are mostly limited to antitussive and expectorant， and few other pharmacological effects have been reported. Based on the above analysis， it is suggested that the follow-up research work can be carried out from these five aspects：①Clarifying the original source， enriching and perfecting the medicinal resources. ②Standardizing the processing procedure， establishing relevant quality standards. ③Clarifying the pharmacological mechanism， strengthening the basic research on the pharmacological effect and clinical application. ④Inheriting ancient processing， researching and developing special preparation equipment and standardizing production operation rules. ⑤Comprehensive utilization of the by-products in preparation process.