AIM:To determine the content of the trace arsenic and mercury in Fructus Mume and Fructus Mume charcoal. METHODS:Atomic fluorescence spectrometry was used. RESULTS:The content of arsenic in Fructus Mume is 0.0597～1.0001 mg?g -1, that of mercury is 0.0198～0.0300 mg?g -1. CONCLUSION:This method is simple to handle, the quantitative analysis is accurate.

This paper aims to investigate the regulatory mechanism of blood-activating and stasis-dissipating drugs on fecal metabolic characteristics of rhubarb-peach kernel in mice with adenomyosis (AM) using fecal metabolome method. Adenomyosis was modeled by pituitary transplantation, and after the end of modeling administration, fecal samples were collected from mice. Non-targeted metabolomics studies were performed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to compare the metabolic characteristics of the feces of mice in each group and to find intestinal differential metabolites and potential differential metabolic pathways. The results showed that compared with the normal group, 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan, histidine, L-acetylcarnitine, 16-hydroxy hexadecanoic acid, thromboxane B₂, etc. were significantly up-regulated, L-urobilin and prostaglandin D₃ were down-regulated in the feces of the model group, and were reversed after treatment with the rhubarb-peach kernel. The results of metabolic pathway enrichment analysis showed that tryptophan metabolism and histidine metabolism were the main intervention pathways of the rhubarb-peach kernel on AM intestinal metabolism. This study found that the underlying mechanism of the rhubarb-peach kernel in the treatment of AM is related to the intervention of intestinal metabolism of tryptophan, histidine, bile acid, choline and arachidonic acid, and the regulation of pro-inflammatory microenvironment and fatty acid metabolic homeostasis. This study has been approved by the Experimental Animal Ethics Committee of China Three Gorges University (No. 20190801).

Objective To observe the protective effect of silybin-phosphatidylcholine compound(SPC) on acute liver damage induced by alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate(ANIT) in mice.Methods Forty mice were randomly divided into 4 groups:normal group,model group,SPCⅠgroup,SPCⅡgroup.Intragastric administration of 0.5% carboxymethylcelluloes-Na(CMC-Na) suspension were given to the normal and model group,and 2 quantities of SPC suspension(150 and 300 mg/kg) were respectively given to SPCⅠ and SPC Ⅱ groups for 1 week.At 12 h after last administration of SPC,all of groups besides normal were given ANIT(dissolved in peanut oil,(60 mg/kg)) by lavage and the normal group just only were given peanute oil by the same volume and same way.After 16 h of ANIT administration,the levels of serum alanine transferase(ALT),aspartate aminotransferase(AST),serum total bilirubin(TB),malondialdehyde(MDA) and superoxide dismutase(SOD) were detected by biochemical method.Results Serum levels of ALT,AST,TB and MDA markedly increased after ANIT was administered via intragastric tube,and the level of serum SOD also decrease.SPC could obviously inhibit the alteration of the activities of serum ALT,AST,TB,MDA and SOD(P

Adult ; Antineoplastic Agents ; toxicity ; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes ; drug effects ; Female ; Humans ; Killer Cells, Natural ; drug effects ; Middle Aged ; Nurses ; statistics & numerical data ; Occupational Exposure ; T-Lymphocyte Subsets ; drug effects

Objective To observe the normal structures of arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis (ACFL) and to establish digitized visible models of anterolateral thigh(ALT) flap,which can be used in clinical training and operation design.Methods The cross-sectional images from the VCH Male 3 dataset were reviewed to study ACFL structures on a section-by-section basis.Next,one adult fresh cadaver specimen was perfused with lead ox- ide-gelatine mixture to be subject to radiographic CT scanning on its lower limbs.Likewise,the cross-sectional images from the CT images were reviewed to study ACFL structures on a section-by-section basis.Three-dimensional computerized reconstructions of ACFL structures and their adjacent struetures were conducted from the two sets of data using Amira 3.1 (TGS) software respectively.Results The three-dimensional reconstructed visible models established by the above two methods perfectly displayed the anatomic relationships of ACFL structures and their adjacent structures.Conclusions Since the digitized images of ACFL structures can offer section by section in- sights into the ACFL anatomy,their 3D reconstructive models ean be applied in clinical training,pre-operative designing and virtual operation procedures.

Objective To explore the prevalence satate of children in burning coal endemic fluorosis in Zhijin county of Guizhou province, provide the scientific basis for the prevention of skeletal fluorosis.Methods One thousand six hundred and sixteen children in school under 16 years old that were sampled in cluster sampling were examined with dental fluorosis,X-ray in the type of burning coal pollution fluorosis areas of Zhijin county Guizhou province.Results Total prevalence rate of dental fluorosis was 96.42%,prevalence rate of skeletal fluorosis was 7.49%, constrictive skeletal fluorosis was main type in Zhijin county Guizhou province.Conclusion Prevalence states of dental fluorosis and skeletal fluorosis are still serious, more effectual preventive and control measure shall be used.

Altitude ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Oxygen ; Oxygen Consumption

OBJECTIVETFo compare the efficacy and complications rate of intramedullary (IM) nailing or K-wire versus plating fixation for clavicular fractures.

METHODSPubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library databases, CNKI, VIP and Wangfang databases were searched to find all randomized or quasi-randomized controlled trials of clavicle fractures using plating versus IM nailing or K-wire. The methodologic quality of the studies was assessed. After independent study selection by 2 authors ,data were collected and extracted independently. Outcomes of postoperative shoulder functional measurement, the efficacy and information of the operation and complications rate were meta-analyzed using RevMan 5 software.

RESULTSNine hundreds and seventy-six patients in 10 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 3 quasi-RCTs were involved in the meta-analysis,of which 5 studies compared the K-wire and the plating fixations and 8 studies compared the IM nailing and the plating fixations. The overall odds ratio(OR) (with 95% CI) of the operation efficacy for K-wire versus the plating was 3.79 (1.93, 7.46). The overall weighted mean difference (with 95% CI) of Constant Shoulder score for plating versus IM fixation was -1.39 (-3.43, 0.65) in 6 studies. The overall OR of the plating versus IM nailing was 9.34(2.70, 32.32) for the overall major complications in 5 studies and 5.04 (1.52,16.77) for the revision rate in 5 studies.

CONCLUSIONThe current limited evidences suggested that the IM fixation could reduce the incidences of the overall major complications and the revision surgery, while the post-operative efficacy of the plating was superior to the K-wire. More high quality RCTs are still needed in the future.

Bone Nails ; Bone Wires ; Clavicle ; injuries ; surgery ; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary ; instrumentation ; methods ; Fractures, Bone ; surgery ; Humans ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Objective:To analyze the mechanism and significance of long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) plasmacytoma variant translocation gene 1 (PVT1) in regulating the proliferation, differentiation, invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells through the target gene.Methods:From January 2018 to December 2019, the expression levels of LncRNA PVT1 and microRNA (miR)-1207-5p in breast cancer cell line MCF-7 and normal breast epithelial cell line MCF-10A were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 was transfected with PVT1 overexpression vector plasmid, PVT1 silencing lentivirus plasmid and negative control plasmid, and the expression levels of PVT1 and miR-1207-5p after transfection were detected. The activities of proliferation differentiation, metastasis and invasion in transfected breast cancer cells were detected by CCK-8 method, cell scratch test and Transwell invasion experiment. The expression levels of signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) and P21 mRNA/protein after transfection miR-1207-5p were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blotting method.Results:The expression levels of PVT1 and miR-1207-5p in breast cancer cells were significantly higher than those in normal breast epithelial cells (1.271 ± 0.305 vs. 0.023 ± 0.006 and 1.679 ± 0.347 vs. 0.031 ± 0.009), and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01). The expression levels of PVT1 and miR-1207-5p in breast cancer cells after transfection PVT1 overexpression vector plasmid were significantly higher than those in breast cancer cells after transfection negative control plasmid and PVT1 silencing lentivirus plasmid (2.357 ± 0.271 vs. 1.000 ± 0.000 and 0.103 ± 0.021, 3.265±0.375 vs. 1.000 ± 0.000 and 0.265 ± 0.024), the indexes in breast cancer cells after transfection negative control plasmid were significantly higher than those in breast cancer cells after transfection PVT1 silencing lentivirus plasmid, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). The proliferation activity in breast cancer cells 48, 72, 96 and 168 h after transfected with PVT1 overexpression vector plasmid was significantly higher than that in breast cancer cells transfected with negative control plasmid and PVT1 silencing lentivirus plasmid, proliferation activity in breast cancer cells transfected with negative control plasmid was significantly higher than that in breast cancer cells transfected with PVT1 silencing lentivirus plasmid, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). The metastasis activity and invasion activity in breast cancer cells 24 h after transfected with PVT1 overexpression vector plasmid were significantly higher than those in breast cancer cells transfected with negative control plasmid and PVT1 silencing lentivirus plasmid, the metastasis activity in breast cancer cells transfected negative control plasmid was significantly higher than that in breast cancer cells transfected PVT1 silencing lentivirus plasmid, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). The STAT6 and P21 mRNA in transfection miR-1207-5p overexpression group were significantly lower than those in transfection mimic group (0.476 ± 0.102 vs. 1.000 ± 0.000 and 0.429 ± 0.097 vs. 1.132 ± 0.236), and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01); the STAT6 and P21 protein in miR-1207-5p overexpression group was significantly lower than that in mimic group (0.396 ± 0.104 vs. 1.062 ± 0.002 and 0.434 ± 0.067 vs. 1.141 ± 0.218), and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01). Conclusions:LncRNA PVT1 may be a regulated host gene of miR-1207-5p, which synergistically affects the proliferation, differentiation, invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells through the regulation of target gene STAT6. Inhibiting the transcription of this gene may be a new research direction for breast cancer treatment.

OBJECTIVEObserving the dynamic change characteristics of serum liver function indexes in occupational dermatitis medicamentosa-like of trichloroethylene patients with liver damage, we can underlie for guiding therapy, prognosis and mechanism of dermatitis medicamentosa-like of trichloroethylene patients with liver damage.

METHODSWe collected serum of 10 cases of occupational dermatitis medicamentosa-like of trichloro-ethylene patients with liver damage from different time points since they were hospitalized, using automatic biochemistry analyzer to detect total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), total bilirubin (TBIL), direct bilirubin (DBIL), indirect bilirubin (IBIL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), albumin/globulin ratio etc 11 liver function biochemical indicators. We used Excel to establish database, professional drawing software gnuplot to draw dynamic variation diagram of each index.

RESULTSThe variation range of 11 liver function indexes of 10 cases was TP 43.2-74.2 g/L, ALB 24.6-44.6 g/L, A/G 0.77-2.10, TBIL 3.7-268.2 umol/L, DBIL 1.0-166.0 umol/L, IBIL 2.4 -167.5 umol/L, ALT 11-5985 U/L, AST 14-5586 U/L, GGT 15-1500 U/L, ALP 35-309 U/L, S/L 0.07-1.94, respectively. TBIL, DBIL, ALT, AST, GGT, ALP concentration significantly increased, especially ALT, AST, GGT, ALT topped 5985 U/L, AST topped 5586 U/L, GGT topped 1500 U/L. But TP, ALB and S/L significantly decreased, TP lowest to 43.2 g/L, S/L lowest to 0.07. A/G basically remained unchanged, but IBIL didn't change regularly.

CONCLUSIONThe early liver damage in dermatitis medicamentosa-like of trichloroethylene patients was serious, and repeatedly attacked, so we should lead to enough attention to the clinical work and prevention. This also provided the basis for studying the mechanism of trichloroethylene poisoning.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Bilirubin ; blood ; Dermatitis, Occupational ; blood ; physiopathology ; Female ; Humans ; Liver ; enzymology ; physiopathology ; Liver Function Tests ; Male ; Trichloroethylene ; Young Adult