Objective To investigated the relationship between serum matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9) and carotid atherosclerosis(AS) in type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Methods A total of 93 patients with T2DM were recruited to our study.The intima-media thickness(IMT) and plaques of carotid artery were measured.These patients were divided into 3 groups according to their IMT values: diabetes mellitus(DM) group(n=32),carotid artery intima thicken group(n=31) and carotid artery intima plaque group(n=30).At the same time,30 healthy individuals were selected as control.Serum level of MMP-9 were determined and analyzed.Results The serum MMP-9 in DM group was significantly higher than that in healthy controls([550.26±269.28]μg/L vs.[359.70±215.62]μg/L,t=2.23,P＜0.05).The serum MMP-9 level of intima thicken group(712.15±340.47)μg/L was significantly higher than that in healthy controls(t=4.53,P＜0.01) and DM group(t=2.40,P＜0.05).The serum MMP-9 level of plaque group([889.08±247.80]μg/L) was even more significantly higher than DM group(t=4.89,P＜0.01),IMT group(t=2.53,P＜0.05) and healthy controls(t=7.01,P＜0.01).Conclusion The severity of carotid atherosclerosis in T2DM is closely associated with the serum MMP-9 level.

Objective To research the forming technology of Chuansu Jiuxin dropping pills.Methods The pills were prepared by dropping method.The forming technology of the pills was optimized by single factor test and orthogonal experiment by using the amount of PEG4000 to PEG6000, ratio of drug-matrix ,dropping temperature and speed as factors and with pill weight RSD,the time limit of collapse and appearance quality of the pills as evaluation indexes.Results Using PEG 4000 and PEG 6000 as matrix with the ratio of 4:1 and dimethyl silicone oil(100 mPa· s)as refrigerant at 5~15℃,the optimized parameters for the forming technology were as follows:the ratio of herbal extract to matrix was 1:3,the dropping temperature was at 90 ℃ and the dropping speed was 35 drops per minute,dropping from 4 cm.Conclusion The optimized technology is sample and feasible,and can provide a reference for industrial production of Chuansu Jiuxin dropping pills.

Behavior Therapy ; Coronary Disease ; prevention & control ; Humans ; Smoking Cessation

Coronary Vessels ; Humans ; Microcirculation

Objective: To investigate the effects of chemotherapeutic drugs on CD44+CD24-/low cell subpopulation of triple-negative breast cancer. Methods: MDA-MB-231 cells were treated with paclitaxel, docetaxel, 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin, vinorelbine or gemcitabine at 0.2-, 1- and 5-fold of the drug peak plasma concentration (PPC) for 24, 48 and 72 h, respectively. The growth of MDA-MB-231 cells was detected by MTT assay. The percentage of CD44+CD24-/low cells was determined by flow cytometry (FCM) after treatment with different chemotherapeutic drugs at 1-fold of PPC for 48 h and after cell recovery. The change of percentage of CD44 +CD24-/low cell subpopulation in circulating blood from 10 patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer before and after chemotherapy was determined by FCM. Results: The proliferation ability of MDA-MB-231 cells was inhibited by the six chemotherapeutic drugs. The percentage of CD44+CD24-/low cells was not significantly increased especially in 5-fluorouracil-treated cell group(P<0.05) after treatment with different chemotherapeutic drugs at 1-fold of PPC. The percentage of CD44 +CD24-/low cells in circulating blood from 10 patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer was decreased after chemotherapy with 1-fold of PPC(P<0.05). Conclusion: The chemotherapeutic drugs of paclitaxel, docetaxel, 5-fluorouracil and epirubicin can reduce the percentage of CD44+CD24-/lowcell subpopulation, which in circulating blood can be decreased after chemotherapy in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. Copyright© 2011 by TUMOR.

Objective To explore the value of procalcitonin(PCT ) as early predictor of bloodstream infections .Methods Blood culturing and PCT detection were carried out simultaneously in 530 blood specimens collected from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University from January to December 2014 .All strains were identified by using automatic identification microbial an‐alyzer ,and levels of PCT were analyzed by using automatic enzyme‐linked fluorescent immune system .The diagnostic efficacy of PCT was evaluated by using the receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve .Results A total of 77 specimens were with negative results of blood culturing ,and a total of 453 specimens were with positive results of culturing .Among those specimens with positive results of blood culturing ,there was 114 strains of gram‐positive bacteria ,306 strains of gram‐negative bacteria ,and 33 strains of fungi .ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve of PCT test in all pathogenic bacteria ,gram‐negative bacteria ,gram‐positive bacteria and fungi were 0 .760 ,0 .778 ,0 .741 and 0 .686 ,respectively .In maximum Youden′s indexes ,the cut off values were 0 .453 0 ,0 .683 5 ,0 .457 0 and 0 .399 5 ng/mL respectively ,and 0 .453 0 ng/mL was the threshold in diagnosis of bloodstream infec‐tion .Conclusion PCT is a good indicator for early diagnosing bloodstream infection ,and has better timeliness and higher sensitivity than blood culture .Moreover ,the diagnostic efficacy of PCT for gram‐negative bacteria bloodstream infections was better than that for gram‐positive bacteria and fungi bloodstream infections .

Anthrax is a fulminating infectious disease .Bacillus anthracis, as the pathogen of anthrax , is a potential ma-terial for biological warfare agents and biological terrors .Immunoprophylaxis and specific theraphies play key roles in cop-ing with anthrax threats.Researches on the mechanism of B.anthracis infection, especially the process of infection , can fa-cilitate the development of novel drugs for anthrax prevention and therapy .Herein, by reviewing research progress , the in-fection process of B.anthracis is introduced and the potential mechanism of anthrax infection is described .Furthermore, the relationship between researches on anthrax infection mechanisms and the development of drugs for anthrax prevention and therapy is also discussed .

Objective To optimize an extracting technology for Tongluo granule by orthogonal design. Methods Water-extracting fraction:with the weight of water-extracting fraction and paeoniflorin content as the indexes,extracting times,water volume and extracting time were screened by L9(34) orthogonal test,Alcohol-extracting fraction:with the weight of alcohol-extracting fraction and hesperidin content as the indexes,alcohol concentration,extracting times,alcohol volume and extracting time were screened by L9(34) orthogonal test. Results The optimal extraction conditions were as follows:water-extracting fraction: extracting 3 times with 12-fold water,1.5 hours for each time;alcohol-extracting fraction:refluxing and extracting 2 times with 10-fold 60% alcohol,1.5 hours for each time. Conclusion The results can provide theoretical basis for production of Tongluo granule.

OBJECTIVE:To establish the identification method of Rhizoma Arisaematis and content determination of flavon-oids.METHODS:TLC was used to identify Rhizoma Arisaematis with schaftoside and ischaftoside as reference substances.The content of flavonoids was determined by HPLC.RESULTS:TLC of test sample and that of control substance had same color dots.The linear range of schaftoside and isoschaftoside were 7.925～126.8 ?g?mL-1(r=0.999 9) and 3.996～63.94 ?g?mL-1(r=0.999 7) respectively.Average recoveries were 99.4% for schaftoside (RSD=2.10%,n=9) and 99.52% for isoschaftoside(RSD=2.42%,n=9).CONCLUSION:The method is simple,accurate and reproducible for the quality evaluation of Rhizoma Arisaematis.

Fluorescence enhancement reaction of flavoxate hydrochloride (FX) in strong alkali solution was studied, the mechanism of the reaction was investigated, and a novel fluorimetric method for analysis of FX in drug sample was established. FX has no intrinsic fluorescence, but it can slowly produce fluorescence in strong alkali solution. Heating can promote the fluorescence enhancement reaction. In 3D fluorescence spectra of the decomposition product of FX, two fluorescence peaks, located respectively at excitation wavelengths λex/ emission wavelength λem =223/410 nm, and 302/410 nm, were observed. Using quinine sulfate as a reference, fluorescence quantum yield of the decomposition product was measured to be 0.50. The structural characteriza- tion and spectral analysis of the decomposition product reveal that ester bond hydrolysis reaction of FX is firstly occurred during heating process, forming 3-methylflavone-8-carboxylic acid (MFA), then a cleavage reaction of the γ-pyrone ring of MFA occurred, producing α, β-unsaturated ketone. This product includes adjacent hydroxyl benzoic acid group in its molecule, which can form intramolecular hydrogen bond under alkaline condition, so that increase the conjugate degree and enhance the rigidity of the molecule, and thereby cause fluorescence enhancement. Based on this fluorescence enhancement reaction, a fluorimetric method was proposed for the determination of FX. A linear calibration curve covered the concentration range 0.020 3-0.487 µg · mL. The regression equation was I(F) = 23.9 + 5357.3 c, with correlation coefficient r = 0.999 7 (n = 8), detection limit D = 1.1 ng · mL(-1). The method was applied to the analysis of FX tablets, with a spiked recovery rate of 100.2%. The reliability of the method was verified by a UV-spectrophotometric method.
Alkalies ; Calibration ; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; Flavoxate ; analogs & derivatives ; chemistry ; Fluorescence ; Limit of Detection ; Reproducibility of Results ; Solutions ; Tablets