1.Efficacy of sweet solutions in relieving pain caused by vaccination in infants aged 1 to 12 months: a systematic review.
Shao-Lin CHEN ; Harrison DENISE ; Rui-Rui HUANG ; Qing ZHANG ; Ri-Hua XIE ; Shi-Wu WEN
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2016;18(6):534-540
OBJECTIVETo investigate the efficacy of oral sweet solutions in relieving pain caused by vaccination in infants aged 1 to 12 months.
METHODSRelated databases were searched to find related randomized control trails (RCTs). The quality of these RCTs was evaluated. The Meta analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3.
RESULTSA total of 20 RCTs involving 2 376 infants were included, and quality assessment showed that 6 RCTs had grade A quality and 14 had grade B quality. The Meta analysis showed that compared with sterile water, 25%-75% oral sweet solution significantly reduced crying time (WMD=-21.16, 95%CI -39.66 to -2.77, P<0.05) and the proportion of crying time (the duration of crying /3-minute periods after the injection) (WMD=-13.83, 95%CI -20.88 to -6.78, P<0.01), while the crying time showed no significant difference between the group treated with oral administration of 12% sucrose solution and non-intervention group. Co
ONCLUSIONSOral sweet solution (25%-75%; 2 mL) given 2 minutes before vaccination can effectively relieve the pain caused by vaccination in infants aged 1-12 months.
Crying ; Humans ; Infant ; Pain ; prevention & control ; Solutions ; Sucrose ; administration & dosage ; Vaccination ; adverse effects
2.Sulfation of naringenin by Mucor sp.
Fei-Ying RUAN ; Ri-Dao CHEN ; Jian-Hua LI ; Min ZHANG ; Ke-Bo XIE ; Yan WANG ; Ru FENG ; Jun-Gui DAI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2014;39(11):2039-2042
Naringenin (1) was transformed to three metabolites (2-4) by Mucor sp. Based on LCMS(n)-IT-TOF and NMR spectroscopic data, 2-4 were identified as naringenin-7-O-sulphate, naringenin-4'-O-sulphate, and naringenin-5-O-sulphate, respectively. These results might provide hints to the mammalian/human metabolism of naringenin.
Biotransformation
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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chemistry
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metabolism
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Flavanones
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chemistry
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metabolism
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Molecular Structure
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Mucor
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metabolism
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Sulfates
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metabolism
3.Research progress in aromatic prenyltransferases originated from microorganisms.
Xiao LIU ; Ri-Dao CHEN ; Dan XIE ; Jian-Hua LI ; Rui-Shan WANG ; Jun-Gui DAI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2013;48(2):161-169
The prenylation of aromatic compounds plays an important role in the natural product research because it not only gives rise to an astounding diversity of primary and secondary metabolites in plants, fungi and bacteria but also enhances the bioactivities and bioavailabilities of these compounds. However, further investigation of prenylated aromatic compounds is frequently hindered due to their low content in nature and difficulties in chemical synthesis. Cloning aromatic prenyltransferase genes followed by heterologous expression would be attractive tools for the chemoenzymatic synthesis of bioactive molecules. This review summarizes the classifications, structural investigations, enzymatic catalysis and other progress in aromatic prenyltransferases originated from microorganisms.
Bacteria
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enzymology
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Dimethylallyltranstransferase
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biosynthesis
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chemistry
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classification
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Fungi
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enzymology
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Molecular Structure
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Substrate Specificity
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Synthetic Biology
4.Chemical constituents from cell cultures of Morus alba.
Xiao-Yu TAO ; De-Wu ZHANG ; Ri-Dao CHEN ; Yun-Ze YIN ; Jian-Hua ZOU ; Dan XIE ; Lin YANG ; Chun-Mei WANG ; Jun-Gui DAI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2012;37(24):3738-3742
The column chromatography on silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 and semi-preparative HPLC were used to separate and purify the compounds from the EtOAc extract of medium and MeOH extract of cell cultures of Morus alba. Eight compounds were isolated. Based on physico-chemical properties and spectroscopic data, their structures were identified as isobavachalcone (1), genistein (2), norartocarpetin (3), albanin A (4), guangsangon E (5), mulberrofuran F (6), chalcomoracin (7), kuwanon J (8). Compounds 3-6 were isolated from the cell cultures of M. alba for the first time.
Benzofurans
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isolation & purification
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Cell Culture Techniques
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methods
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Chalcones
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isolation & purification
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Chromatography, Gel
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methods
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Dextrans
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Genistein
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isolation & purification
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Morus
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chemistry
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cytology
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Plant Leaves
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chemistry
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cytology
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Plants, Medicinal
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chemistry
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cytology
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Silica Gel
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Terpenes
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isolation & purification
5.Prediction of acute GVHD after umbilical cord blood transplantation by HLA three-dimensional structure matching.
Ri XU ; Wen-Ying YAN ; Xi-Feng JIANG ; Song-Mei XIE ; Na ZHU ; Fan-Hua KONG ; Xue-Tao PEI
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2004;12(3):282-286
To explore a method of predicting acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) after unrelated cord blood transplantation (UCBT), the HLA-A, -B, -DRB1 molecular three-dimensional structures in 25 patients with blood disorder who underwent UCBT and their donors were modeled by using molecular modeling technique. First, full amino acid sequences of each HLA antigen from HLA data banks were loaded down, and then amino acid sequence of extracellular antigen binding region was chosen. Third step, SPDBV software of SWISS-MODEL server was used to modeling the three-dimensional structures of each different allele of HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 between patients and donors and the parameter "root mean square deviation" (RMSD) was used to indicate the structure differences. Last, RMSD of each different HLA allele of each donor-patient pair were added together to get total RMSD. The 25 patients were divided into 3 groups: the first group did not develop aGVHD; the second group developed aGVHD graded I-II and the third group developed aGVHD graded III-IV. The results showed that in the 25 patients divided into three groups, 8 patients in the first group did not develop aGVHD (32%); 13 patients in the second group developed grade I-II of aGVHD (52%) and 4 patients in the third group developed aGVHD III-IV (16%). The total RMSDs of each group were 0.24 +/- 0.15, 0.25 +/- 0.14 and 0.47 +/- 0.22 respectively. The total RMSD of the third group was significantly higher than that of the other two groups. In conclusion, utilization of modeling HLA molecular three-dimension can predict the severe aGVHD after UCBT quickly, simply and accurately. It provides scientific basis in choosing a optimal cord blood donor to avoid severe aGVHD for physicians and the cord blood banks. And it is instructive too to direct the application of immunosuppressive agents after transplantation in clinic.
Acute Disease
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
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adverse effects
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Graft vs Host Disease
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etiology
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HLA Antigens
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chemistry
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HLA-A Antigens
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chemistry
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HLA-B Antigens
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chemistry
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HLA-DR Antigens
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chemistry
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HLA-DRB1 Chains
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Histocompatibility Testing
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Humans
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Models, Molecular
6.Chemical constituents from Peristrophe baphica
hua Xiao JIANG ; chang Yun XIE ; Jing LIANG ; dong Ri LUO
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 2017;39(11):2319-2321
AIM To study the chemical constituents from Peristrophe baphica (Spreng) Bremek.METHODS The petroleum ether,ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions of 95% ethanol extract from P.baphica were isolated and purified by silica,Sephadex LH-20 and semi-preparative RP-HPLC column,then the structures of obtained compounds were identified by spectral data.RESULTS Seven compounds were isolated and identified as β-sitosterol (1),stigmasterol (2),coumarin (3),trans-o-coumaric acid (4),5-hydroxycoumarin (5),cis-melilotoside (6),trans-melilotoside (7).CONCLUSION Compounds 4-7 are isolated from this plant for the first time.
7.Diversity and in vitro antitumnor activity of endophytic fungi from mangrove plants Xylocarpus.
Ning LI ; Fei-Ying RUAN ; Zheng-Shun WEN ; Jian-Hua LI ; Ri-Dao CHEN ; Xiao LIU ; Dan XIE ; Min-Yi LI ; Chun-Mei WANG ; Jun WU ; Jun-Gui DAI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2013;38(14):2282-2286
A total of 24 biologically pure entophytic fungal strains were isolated from stems, leaves, and seed coats of Xylocarpus plants by repeated purification, and identified with Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) rDNA molecular method, which belonging to 14 genera, 11 families, 9 orders and 3 classes. There were differences in genus and species levels among three plant materials from different habitats and species, and it was found that the strains of Phomopsis and Colletotrichum existed in all three plant materials. In vitro assay of antitumor activity by MTT method revealed that the EtOAc extracts of 15 strains exhibited potent antitumor activity. These results suggest that it is of value for further investigation on the above fungal strains.
Antineoplastic Agents
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isolation & purification
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pharmacology
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Biodiversity
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Endophytes
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chemistry
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classification
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genetics
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isolation & purification
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Fungi
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chemistry
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classification
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genetics
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isolation & purification
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HCT116 Cells
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Humans
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Meliaceae
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microbiology
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Phylogeny
8.Association between postpartum depression and concentrations of transforming growth factor-β in human colostrum: a nested cohort study.
Zi Yu XIONG ; Le Peng ZHOU ; Jing Fen CHEN ; Meng LI ; Ri Hua XIE
Journal of Southern Medical University 2022;42(9):1426-1430
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the association between postpartum depression (PPD) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) concentrations in human colostrum.
METHODS:
Participants were recruited from a maternal and infant cohort established in a tertiary general hospital in Guangdong Province between December, 2020 and September, 2021. In the afternoon of the second postpartum day, the women were evaluated with Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for screening PPD (defined as a score of 10 or higher). The women with PPD were matched at a 1:1 ratio with women without PPD with maternal age difference within 5 years and the same mode of delivery. Colostrum samples were collected in morning on the third postpartum day for measurement of TGF-β concentrations using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the association between EPDS scores and TGF-β concentrations was analyzed in the two groups.
RESULTS:
A total of 90 women were included in the final analysis. The mean concentrations of TGF-β1, TGF-β2 and TGF-β3 in the colostrum were 684.03 (321.22-859.25) pg/mL, 5116.50±1747.04 pg/mL and 147.84±48.68 pg/mL in women with PPD, respectively, as compared with 745.67 (596.00-964.22) pg/mL, 4912.40±1516.80 pg/mL, and 168.21±48.15 pg/mL in women without PPD, respectively. Compared with women without PPD, the women with PPD had significantly lower concentrations of TGF-β1 (P=0.026) and TGF-β3 (P=0.049) in the colostrum. Spearman correlation analysis revealed that the EPDS scores were negatively associated with the concentrations of TGF-β1 (r=-0.23, P=0.03) and TGF-β3 (r=-0.25, P=0.02) in the colostrum.
CONCLUSION
PPD is associated with decreased concentrations of TGF-β1 and TGF-β3 in human colostrum, suggesting the need of early PPD screening and interventions during pregnancy and the perinatal period to minimize the impact of PPD on human milk compositions.
Child, Preschool
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Cohort Studies
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Colostrum
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Depression, Postpartum/diagnosis*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Postpartum Period
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Pregnancy
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Transforming Growth Factor beta1
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Transforming Growth Factor beta2
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Transforming Growth Factor beta3
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Transforming Growth Factors
9.Cloning,expression and functional identification of secoisolariciresinol dehydrogenase gene from Dysosma versipellis callus.
Yun SHEN ; Ri-Dao CHEN ; Ke-Bo XIE ; Jian-Hua ZOU ; Jun-Gui DAI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2016;41(24):4568-4571
Secoisolariciresinol dehydrogenase (SDH) is a key enzyme involved in the biosynthetic pathway of podophyllotoxin.In this study, two SDH candidate genes,SO282 and SO1223, were cloned from callus of Dysosma versipellis by homology-based PCR and rapid amplification of cDNA end (RACE).The SDH candidate genes were expressed in Escherichia coli and the subsequent enzyme assay in vitro showed that recombinant SO282 had the SDH activity. These results pave the way to the follow-up investigation of the biosynthetic of podophyllotoxin.