2.Individualization of tacrolimus dosage based on CYP3A5 * 3 gene polymorphism: a prospective,controlled study
Mei YUAN ; Yuanyuan GUO ; Guanghui PEI ; Gang FENG ; Yi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2014;35(9):523-527
Objective To investigate the value of Cytochrome P450 (CYP3A5) * 3 gene polymorphism in providing individualized administration for the use of tacrolimus (Tac) in renal transplantation recipients.Method Pyrophosphate sequencing method was used to determine the CYP3A5 * 3 genotype of renal transplant patients in the first day after surgery.Sixty recipients were divided into experiment group and control group.Both groups of patients were routinely given the initial dose of Tac-4.0 mg/day in the first day after surgery.The experiment group of patients were given different doses of Tac based on the different CYP3A5 * 3 genotypes at the third day after surgery [for AA:0.12 mg/(kg· day),and for GG:0.06 mg/(kg· day)],and the control group of patients were given different dosages of Tac according to drug concentration.Different parameters were compared between two groups of patients:percentage of patients reaching the target concentration (3-8 μg/L) at the fifth day after surgery,days required to reach the target concentration level,times needed to adjust the dosage of Tac within two weeks.Result The percentage of patients reaching the target concentration in experiment group and control group was 90% and 46.67%,respectively (P< 0.05).Days required to reach the target concentration were (3.67 ± 1.32) and (7.57 ± 3.42) on average,respectively (P < 0.05).Times of adjusting the Tac dose in experiment group was significantly less than those in the control group (P<0.05).In the experiment group,the target concentration was obtained even without dosage adjustment (70%).Conclusion Individualized adjustment of Tac doses for patients according to recipients' different CYP3A5 * 3 genotypes is beneficial for reaching target concentration as soon as possible,which is superior to traditional dosage regimen.
3.The study of genome DNA methylation in rheumatoid arthritis
Xiao-Yan XU ; Mei-Mei WANG ; Chuan-Shi XIAO ; Xiao-Feng LI ; Lai-Yuan WANG ;
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2003;0(08):-
Objective To study the genome DNA methylation in rheumatoid arthirits(RA)and the re- lated factors of DNA methylation.Methods Twenty-first cases with RA and 20 controls were recruited to par- ticipate the study.Plasma Hcy,SAM,SAH,the MTHFR gene C677T polymorphism and the expression of LFA-1 in CD4~+T cells was measured in all patients and controls.Results①The SAM levels were lower sig- nificantly in RA groups than in controls.The SAH levels were higher significantly in RA groups than in con- trols.②There was significant inverse correlation between plasma Hcy level and SAM level(r=-0.932,P<0.01). There was significant positive correlation between plasma Hcy level and SAH level(r=0.924,P<0.01).③The expression of LFA-1 in CD4~+T cells was higher significantly in RA groups than in controls.There was a signif- icant positive correlation between LFA-1 expression level and Hcy level(r=0.557,P<0.01),a significant in- verse correlation between LFA-1 expression level and SAM level(r=-0.651,P<0.01).④The MTHFR gene mu- tation lead to dramatically increase of Hcy,SAH level and the expression of LFA-1 level in CD4~+T cells and genome DNA hypomethylation.Conclusion①Hypomethylation of genome DNA is found in most RA pa- tients.②The factors associated with genome DNA hypomethylation include MTHFR gene mutation and hyper- homocysteinemia.③The expression of LFA-1 in CD4~+ T cells is higer in RA groups than in controls,which re- lates to the DNA methylation level and the MTHFR gene C677T polymorphism.
4.Effects of growth years of Paeonia lactiflora on bacterial community in rhizosphere soil and paeoniflorin content.
Xiao-Feng YUAN ; San-Mei PENG ; Bo-Lin WANG ; Zhi-Shan DING
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2014;39(15):2886-2892
To explore the relationship between microecological environment and Paeonia lactiflora the effects of growth years of P. lactillora on rhizosphere bacterial communities were studied by PCR-DGGE and the paeoniflorin content determined by HPLC. Results showed that the soil pH increased with growing years of P. lactillora. In the fourth year, soil pH and enzyme activity reached the highest level, while organic matter content was the lowest. The bacterial diversity had a positive correlation with growing years varied from 3.38 to 3.61. Sequencing results demonstrated that Gammaproteobacteria, llphaproteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Acidobacte- ria and Firmicutes were predominant bacteria kinds in the soil of P. lactillora. Gammaproteobacteria was only detected in the bulk soil, while llphaproteobacteria, Acidobacteria G1l, Actinobacteria were only in the rhizosphere soil and the bacterial community among different growing years were similar except few species. HLPC results showed that paeoniflorin content was 3.26%, 3.30%, 3.36%, 3.41% separately from one to four-year-old P. lactiflora with an upward trend. The correlation analysis indicated that the paeoniflorin content had a positive correlation with soil pH and bacterial diversity, conversely, had a negative correlation with organic matter con- tent. During the growth years the rhizosphere bacterial diversity increased without changes of predominant bacteria and the paeoniflorin content increased without significant differences while its production increased significantly, which was different from the plants showing replanting diseases. This is in line with the farming practice choosing 4-year-old P. lactllora, but not the 1-3 year old one. In addition, the accumulation of paeoniflorin is closely related to soil pH, organic matter content and bacteria diversity, confirming that the geoherblism of P. lactiflora is closely related with microbial environment in the soil.
Bacteria
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classification
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Biodiversity
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Glucosides
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metabolism
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Monoterpenes
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metabolism
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Paeonia
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growth & development
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metabolism
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microbiology
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Rhizosphere
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Soil
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Soil Microbiology
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Temperature
5.Cannulated screws plus separate vertical wirings for fixation of acute patella inferior pole fracture
Jian FAN ; Bo JIANG ; Feng YUAN ; Shanzhu LI ; Jiong MEI ; Liming CHENG ; Guangrong YU
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2015;31(8):704-708
Objective To investigate the feasibility and clinical effect of cannulated screws plus separate vertical wirings technique for acute fracture of the inferior pole of the patella.Methods From May 2012 to September 2013,14 patients with fresh closed unilateral fracture of the inferior pole of the patella were treated with the cannulated screws plus separate vertical wirings.Eight patients were injured in traffic collisions and 6 in fall accidents.Fracture AO classification was type 34A1 in 8 patients and type 34A2 in 6 patients.Time from injury to operation was 1-7 days (mean,2.5 days).Number of tie wires was determined according to the degree of fracture comminution.Fracture healing,fixed position and patellar length were evaluated by radiographic examination postoperatively.Knee mobility and Bostman evaluation system were investigated to analyze the clinical effect.Results All the patients obtained average 15-month follow-up (range,12 to 29 months).At postoperative 2 months,the fracture healed with good alignment of the broken bone and proper place of the internal fixation device noted on the X-ray films.At postoperative 6 and 12 months,X-ray films revealed fracture bony healing,good location of the wire internal fixation,and no apparent shortening of the patella.At the 12 months,range of knee motion was (126.0 ± 4.5) ° for flexion and (2.0 ± 1.7) ° for extension.Bostman functional score for patella fracture was (28.1 ± 1.9) points.And 12 patients were rated as excellent and 2 good,with excellence rate of 100%.Conclusion Cannulated screw fixation plus separate vertical wiring is effective to stabilize patella inferior pole fracture and has good results,indicating a recommended surgical method.
6.Experimental autoimmune myocarditis induced by porcine cardiac myosin in Lewis rats and echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular dimension and function
Hao LIANG ; Haitao YUAN ; Mei ZHU ; Juan FENG ; Nan ZHANG ; Wenbin GUO
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2008;17(8):712-715
Objective To investigate the feasibility to establish experimental model of autoimmune myocarditis and to study the value of echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular structure and function.Methods Seventy-two male 6 weeks old Lewis rats were randomly divided into 3 groups:normal control group,negative control group and positive group.Positive group were immunized with porcine cardiac myosin at days 0,7,30.Results ①The positive group showed weight loss,increased heart weight and myocardial necrosis with inflammatory infiltration.②The development of experimental autoimmune myocarditis included acute,subacute and chronic stages.The left ventricular diameter,ventricular wall thickness,left ventricular fractional shortening and ejection fraction of positive group differed significantly from those of other two groups.Conclusions Lewis rats immunized with porcine cardiac myosin may be a desirable experimental model of experimental autoimmune myocarditis,echocardiography can evaluate changes of cardiac structure and function accurately.
7.Differences of fungal diversity and structure in rhizosphere of Fritillaria thunbergii from different provenances.
Xiao-feng YUAN ; San-mei PENG ; Bo-lin WANG ; Zhi-shan DING
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2014;39(22):4304-4310
To explore the mechanism of soil microbial ecology, the differences of fungal diversities in rhizosphere of different provenances of Fritillaria thunbergii were analyzed. The diversities and compositions of rhizo-fungi of the samples were analyzed by using DGGE and 454 pyrosequencing. DGGE results showed the Shannon index of Ninbo provenance planted in Ninbo was the highest one. And its dominant fungi were Ascomycota, Deuteromycota and Zygomycota. Except the same fungi, every provenance planted in Ninbo had its own special ones. From the 454 pyrosequencing, the fungal diversity in Panan producing was the highest which was similar with DGGE result. Among the ten phylum detected in its rhizosoil, Fungi_incertae_sedis, Ascomycota, Mucoromycotina, Basidiomycota and Chytridiomycota almost amounted to 90% of the whole community. The fungal types and amounts in Panan were more than those in Ninbo indicating the differences between producing areas and the advantage of macro genome sequencing. There were 10 phyla, 29 families, 28 genus and 159 species of fungi in Panan provenance, 6 phyla, 20 families, 19 genus, 136 species in Ninbo provenance, 8 phyla, 37 families, 47 genus, 289 species in Nantong provenance and 7 phyla, 25 families, 24 genus, 102 species in the bulk soil. Some genus such as Dothidea, Capnobotryella and Conidiobolus were only existed in Nantong provenance, while Pyrenochae- ta, Glomus and Pseudonectria were only in Panan provenance, which implied these species could grew because F. thunbergii influenced the existence of fungi. Experiments of provenance and producing area of F. thunbergii showed that the fungal diversity of indigenous provenance was higher than that of exotic provenance and each provenance had unique fungal species in the rhizosphere, which indicated that the diversity and structure was shaped cooperatively by the species and soil type. These fungal species are interacted with the soil-rhizhosphere-microbe microecological system, which in turn influence the growth of F. thunbergii.
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Fritillaria
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genetics
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microbiology
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Fungi
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genetics
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Rhizosphere
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Soil
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Soil Microbiology
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Species Specificity
8.Study on the Characteristics of Nicotine Degradation by Strain DN2 and its Application
Yong-Jun YUAN ; Zhao-Xin LU ; Xiao-Mei BIE ; Feng-Xia LV ;
China Biotechnology 2006;0(03):-
The kinetics of nicotine degradation by O.intermedium DN2 and its application in tobacco waste were investigated. The results showed that the optimum temperature of nicotine degradation by O.intermedium was 30 ℃, the pH value was 6.5 and a mount of inoculum was 5 %. Under above conditions, the kinetics of nicotine degradation of initial concentration 500 mg/L was studied. The results indicated that the degradation process of nicotine with no-induced strain DN2 followed inverse S-shaped curve, and degradation process of nicotine with induced cells of DN2 followed Eckenfelder mode. The half life of nicotine degradation was 17.43 h and 4.10 h, respectively. And the results also showed that tolerance of O.intermedium DN2 to nicotine was up to 5000 mg/L when 0.1 % of glucose was added. Nicotine (2 220 mg/L) in extract of tobacco wastes degraded about 95.22 % by strain DN2 in 60 h incubation, indicating that strain DN2 was of application value in treatment nicotine pollution.
9.Clinical analysis on the pupil diameter changes of cataract patients during phacoemulsification
Hua, GUO ; A-Yong, YU ; Yi-Fan, FENG ; Fei, YUAN ; Qin-Mei, WANG
International Eye Science 2015;(2):276-278
To study the changes of pupil diameter and its effects during phacoemulsification. METHODS: Block design, prospective study. 60 cataract patients (60 eyes) were selected, which divided into two groups according to the age, young age group (group A, 20 eyes of 20 patients) and older age group (group B, 40 eyes of 40 patients). Two groups were all given compound tropicamide eye drops for fully mydriasis before operation, computer software to process images during operation, and according to the cornea amplification ratio measure pupil diameter during the operation phase: before the corneal tunnel incision ( t1 ) , after injection of sodium hyalurantae ( t2 ) , before artificial lens implantation (t3), at the end of the surgery ( t4 ). Statistical analysis of data using SPSS18. 0 software.RESULTS: The pupil diameter measurements of t1-t4 were followed respectively:group A were 8. 36 ± 0. 65, 8. 97±0. 50, 8. 67±0. 63, 8. 72±0. 96mm; group B were 7. 73± 0. 58, 8. 23 ± 0. 59, 7. 89 ± 0. 16, 7. 70 ± 0. 63mm. Overall comparisons between the two groups, the pupil diameter measurements had differences during the operation phase ( F = 26. 696, P< 0. 05 ). Comparisons between the two groups at different time points: the pupil diameter of t1-t4 in group A was larger than that in group B, with statistically differences (P<0. 05). The pupil diameter of each groups had a tendency to change in different operation phrases, with no statistically differences (F=2. 617,P>0. 05). Comparisons in a group at different time points: the pupil diameter of t2 was larger than that in t1, with statistically differences ( P>0. 05), the pupil diameter of t3 and t4 were decreased in group B, with statistically differences (P<0. 05).CONCLUSlON: Compound tropicamide eye drops are given for mydriasis before operation, young patients with cataract and senile patients with cataract can achieve the effect of surgery for mydriasis, the pupil stability of phacoemulsification in senile patients with cataract are lower than that in young patients with cataract.
10.Determination of mosapride in human plasma by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
Feng QIN ; Ling-Yun CHEN ; Yuan-Yuan MA ; Dong WANG ; Juan LIU ; Xiu-Mei LU ; Fa-Mei LI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2007;42(8):882-885
To develop a sensitive and specific high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric (HPLC-MS/MS) method for the determination of mosapride in human plasma, mosapride and internal standard tamsulosin were extracted from plasma with liquid-liquid extraction, then separated on a Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column (50 mm x 2.1 mm, 1.7 microm ID) with gradient elution at flow-rate of 0.25 mL x min(-1). The mobile phase was water (containing 0.3% formic acid) and acetonitrile under gradient conditions. Electrospray ionization (ESI) source was applied and operated in the positive ion mode. Multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode with the transitions of m/z 422 --> m/z 198 and m/z 409 --> m/z 228 were used to quantify mosapride and the internal standard, respectively. The linear calibration curve was obtained in the concentration range of 0.17 - 68.00 ng x mL(-1). The lower limit of quantification was 0.17 ng x mL(-1). The inter- and intra-day precision (RSD) was less than 13%, and the accuracy (RE) was within +/- 6.3% calculated from QC samples. The method was used to determine the concentration of mosapride in plasma after a single oral dose of 5 mg mosapride citrate to 20 healthy male Chinese volunteers. The method has been proved to be selective, sensitive, rapid and suitable for pharmacokinetic study of mosapride.
Administration, Oral
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Area Under Curve
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Benzamides
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administration & dosage
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blood
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pharmacokinetics
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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methods
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Gastrointestinal Agents
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administration & dosage
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blood
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pharmacokinetics
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Humans
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Male
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Morpholines
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administration & dosage
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blood
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pharmacokinetics
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Serotonin Receptor Agonists
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administration & dosage
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blood
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pharmacokinetics
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Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
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Tandem Mass Spectrometry
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methods