In traditional oral practice, the presystemic interactions with gut microbiota is an important mechanism underlying the holistic health benefits of Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs), making the study of CHMs distinct from the research of Western medicines of which the systemic exposure (level in blood) is the starting point and the core. Gut microbial metabolism complements host metabolism in maintaining metabolic homeostasis of many biologically important endogenous molecules and the disposition of numerous exogenous compounds. Among them, the widely distributed gut bacterial β-glucuronidases (BGUSs) coordinate with host UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) to play a role in the occurrence and intervention of diseases by affecting the glucuronidation homeostasis and altering the intestinal local and/or systemic exposure of endogenous compounds and xenobiotics. On one hand, many ingredients of CHMs undergo enterohepatic circulation; On the other hand, CHMs can act on BGUSs directly or indirectly change the distribution and function of BGUSs through reprogramming gut microbiome. The multiple interactions between BGUSs and CHMs may play an important role in the overall therapeutic benefits of CHMs. This work firstly summarizes the latest research progress on BGUSs; then the physiological, pathological and pharmacological significance of BGUSs are exemplified with representative endogenous and exogenous compounds from the aspects of nutrient utilization, metabolic homeostasis, and therapeutic response based on the varied substrate spectra of BGUSs; finally, the scattered data in literature were integrated to summarize the multiple interactions between BGUSs and CHMs, highlighting the important role of BGUSs in the holistic actions of CHMs.

Objective Heart transplantation is an effective treatment of end-stage heart diseases and extending the time of donor heart preservation helps to make up for the shortage of donor hearts. This study was to investigate whether high-pressured mixed gas ( HPMG) of carbon monoxide and oxygen could prolong the time of donor heart preservation and its mechanisms. Methods Forty-eight C57BL/6 male mice aged 4-6 weeks were randomly divided in-to four groups of equal number:control ( the donor heart isolated but not transplanted) , immediate transplantation ( the donor heart transplanted right after isolated) , HTK-preservation ( the donor heart preserved in histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution for 24 hours after isolated, and HPMG preservation ( the donor heart preserved in an HPMG chamber with the oxygen partial pressure of 3200 hPa and carbon monoxide partial pressure of 800 hPa for 24 hours after isolated) .Another 36 recipient mice aged 6-8 weeks were randomly assigned to receive the donor heart immediately after harvested (n=12), preserved in HTK solution (n=12), or preserved in HPMG (n=12).At 2 hours after transplantation, the status of heart re-beating and cardiac function were compared among different groups of recipient mice.At 24 hours, tissues were taken from the transplanted hearts for examination of pathologic changes by HE stai-ning, detection of the apoptosis of cardiac cells by TUNEL, and determination of the expressions of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 -Ⅱ(LC3-Ⅱ) and B cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (Bcl-2) by Western blot. Resul ts The re-beating rates of the imme-diately transplanted and HPMG-preserved hearts were significantly higher than that of the HTK-preserved ones (P<0.05).At 2 hours after transplantation, the cardiac function scores were 2.5 (2.0-2.9), 0.8 (0.5-1.0), and 4.5 (4.0-4.5) in the immediate implantation, HPMG-preservation and HTK-preservation groups respectively, with statistically significant differences between any two groups (P<0.05).The expressions of LC3-Ⅱand Bcl-2 were 2.06 ±0.29 and 0.87 ±0.18 in the HPMG-preserved heart recipients and 1.24 ±0.20 and 2.07 ±0.32 in the immediately transplanted heart recipients, both higher than 0.13 ±0.03 and 0.19 ±0.02 in the controls and 0.16 ±0.06 and 0.26 ±0.08 in the HTK-preserved heart recipients (P<0.05), the Bcl-2 higher in the HTK-pre-served heart recipients than in the controls (P<0.05), and the LC3-Ⅱ expression higher in the HPMG-preserved heart recipients than in the immediately transplanted heart recipients (P<0.05).HE staining showed that cell edema and inflammatory cell infiltration were more obvious in the HPMG-preserved heart recipients than in the controls and immediately transplanted heart recipients but less obvious than in the HTK-preserved heart recipients.The rate of cell apoptosis was dramatically increased in the HPMG-and HTK-pre-served heart recipients ([5.04 ±1.77]%and [26.72 ±5.23]%) in comparison with the controls ([1.08 ±0.56]%) (P<0.01) and immediately transplanted heart recipients ([2.13 ±1.71]%) (P<0.01) but decreased in the HPMG as compared with the HTK-preserved heart recipients (P<0.01). Conclusion High-pressured mixed gas preservation can reduce cold ischemia-reperfu-sion injury of the donor heart, which may be associated with its promotion of autophagy, provision of energy to cells, and apoptosis of cardiocytes in the donor heart.

Objective To observe the effect and the mechanisms of ferulic acid on radiationinduced damage of mice peripheral blood and bone marrow hematopoietic function.Methods Ninety-six mice were randomly divided into sham irradiation group,irradiation group,positive drug group and 10,30,90 mg·kg-1 ·d-1 ferulic acid group,16 mice per group.Mice were exposed to 3.5 Gy γ-rays 24 h after first drug taken.Then,mice were given drugs for 7 d after irradiation.White blood cells in peripheral blood of 10 mice per group were counted 2 d before irradiation and 3,7,10,15 and 22 days after irradiation.The bone narrow of the other six mice was taken to detect the micronuclei frequency of polychromatic erythrocyte,the hematopoietic progenitor cell colony formation capacity,Thbd and HMGB1 protein expressions in mice bone marrow on the seventh day after irradiation.Results Compared with the irradiation alone group,the treatment of mice with ferulic acid 90 mg· kg-1 · d-1 increased the number of white blood cells in peripheral blood at 3,10,15 and 22 d after irradiation (t =2.267,2.399,1.945,2.828,P ＜ 0.05).Treatment with mice with ferulic acid 90 mg· kg-1 · d 1 decreased the micronuclei rate of erythrocytes in irradiated bone marrow (t =4.013,P ＜ 0.05),increased the clone numbers of CFU-E,BFU-E and CFU-GM of hematopoietic progenitor cells (t =2.366,2.953,3.115,P ＜0.05),improved the relative expression of the Thbd protein in bone marrow and the HMGB1 protein in nuclear (t =17.75,23.39,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Ferulilc acid could protect the bone marrow hematopoietic of mice exposed to irradiation by regulating the expressions of Thbd and HMGB1 protein,and then accelerate the peripheral cells recovery.

Background: Thoracolumbar junction (TLJ) is the transitional area between the lower thoracic spine and the upper lumbar spine. Vertebral compression fractures and proximal junctional kyphosis following spine surgery often occur in this area. Therefore, the study of development and mechanisms of thoracolumbar junctional degeneration is important for planning surgical management. This study aimed to review radiological parameters of thoracolumbar junctional degenerative kyphosis (TLJDK) in patients with lumbar degenerative kyphosis and to analyze compensatory mechanisms of sagittal balance. Methods: From January 2016 to March 2017, patients with lumbar degenerative kyphosis were enrolled in this radiographic study. Patients were divided into two groups according to thoracolumbar junctional angle (TLJA): the non?TLJDK (NTLJDK) group (TLJA <10°) and the TLJDK group (TLJA≥10°). Complete spinopelvic radiographic parameters were analyzed and compared between two groups. Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficients and independent two?sample t?test or Mann?Whitney U?test were used. Results: Atotal of 77 patients with symptomatic sagittal imbalance due to lumbar degenerative kyphosis were enrolled in this study. There were 34 patients in NTLJDK group (TLJA <10°) and 43 patients in TLJDK group (TLJA ≥10°). The median angle of lumbar lordosis (LL) in the NTLJDK or TLJDK groups was 23.40° (18.50°, 29.48°) or 19.50° (13.30°, 24.55°), respectively. The median TLJAs in all patients and both groups were ?11.20° (?14.60°, ?4.80°), ?3.70° (?7.53°, ?1.73°), and ?14.30° (?17.45°, ?13.00°), respectively. In the NTLJDK group, LLwas correlated with thoracic kyphosis (TK; r = ?0.400, P = 0.019), sacral slope (SS; r = 0.681, P < 0.001), and C7?sagittal vertical axis (r = ?0.402, P = 0.018). In the TLJDK group, LL was correlated with TK (r = ?0.345, P = 0.024), SS (r = 0.595, P < 0.001), and pelvic tilt (r = ?0.363, P = 0.017). There were significant differences in LL, TLJA, TK, SS, and pelvic incidence (PI) between two groups. Conclusions:Although TLJDK is common in patients with lumbar degenerative kyphosis, it might be generated by special characteristics of morphology and biomechanics of the TLJ. To maintain sagittal balance, pelvis back tilt might be more important in patients with TLJDK, whereas thoracic curve changes might be more important in patients without TLJDK.

Objective To summarize surgical treatment of Takayasu arteritis,and analysis the drug treatment effect during the perioperative period.Methods Retrospective analysis 46 patients with Takayasu's arteritis disease and received cardiovascular surgery between January 2010 to December 2015,in Anzhen Hospital.By collecting their clinical characteristics,preoperative drug therapy,surgical treatment,pathological examination results to analyze operation conditions,effect of drugs and preoperative conditions.Results The perioperative mortality rate was 2.2％ and the complication rate was 23.9％ in 46 patients.There were 34 patients with symptomatic relief in the perioperative period,11 patients didn't take hormone drugs before operation.There were 11 cases of complications during the perioperative period,of which 7 patients were in active stage and 10 patients had not been used before operation.Conclusion The surgical treatment of patients with Takayasu's arteritis disease can effectively improve symptoms.The patients in Takayasu's arteritis active stage will affect the outcome of the surgery.Rational use of hormone drugs before surgery,can effectively control the patient's condition,improve the rate of remission of symptoms,and effectively reduce the incidence of perioperative complications.

Objective:To survey the knowledge,attitude and practice (KAP) for diabetic retinopathy (DR) among diabetic patients in Shanghai suburb, and to analyze the related influencing factors.Methods:A cross-sectional survey on KAP for diabetic retinopathy was conducted from January to January 2022,a total of 260 diabetic patients were selected from Huacao Town of Shanghai Minhang District by stratified cluster random sampling method as the investigation subjects. The gender, age, height, weight, education level, occupation, frequency of exercise or outdoor sports, medical insurance status, comorbid chronic diseases, diabetic retinopathy in direct relatives were documented;the KAP of diabetes retinopathy prevention and treatment was investigated by a self-designed questionnaire. The influencing factors were analyzed by univariate and multivariate regression analysis.Results:A total of 260 valid questionnaires were received with a recovery rate of 100.0%. The survey showed that the knowledge awareness rate, attitude positive rate and behavior execution rate were 25.38% (66/260), 50.76% (132/260) and 14.61% (38/260), respectively; scores of knowledge,attitude,behavior and medication compliance of the subjects were 13.74±4.55, 10.40±3.23 and 14.92±4.51, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that the knowledge was significantly related to occupations,frequency of exercise or outdoor exercise,chronic disease, direct relatives with DR( F=5.03, 8.77, 5.08, 32.37,all P<0.05);the attitude was significantly related to age, education level, chronic disease, direct relatives with DR and awareness level of DR( F=2.12, 2.09, 2.75, 3.28,all P<0.05); the behavior was significantly related to age, frequency of exercise or outdoor exercise, direct relatives with DR( F=2.30, 2.70, 3.11,all P<0.05). Multiple stepwise linear regression analysis showed that the knowledge awareness score was significantly associated with age,education levels,direct relatives with DR( t=2.83, 2.46, 6.24,all P<0.05),and the age, chronic disease, awareness score were significantly associated with the attitude toward DR prevention and treatment ( t=3.70, 3.42, 6.03,all P<0.05).Patients with insufficient awareness had worse behavior of DR prevention and treatment( t=11.00, P<0.05). Conclusions:The KAP status of DR prevention and treatment in diabetes patients in Huacao Town is less satisfactory. In order to prevent the occurrence of diabetic retinopathy, it is necessary to strengthen health education, improve self-management ability, enhance lifestyle intervention, and increase the frequency of exercise or outdoor exercise in diabetic patients.

OBJECTIVE To make a comparison of sensitivity and specificity between serum miR-122 and traditional biomarkers of drug-induced liver injury. METHODS Acetaminophen (APAP, 1250 mg · kg-1, ig), α-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT, 150 mg · kg-1, ig), methionine-choline deficient diet (MCDD, free feeding) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4, 50%, ip) were used to establish hepatocellular injury, cholestasis, steatosis and fibrosis models, respectively, which were used to evaluate the sensitivity of serum miR-122 as a biomarker of drug-induced liver injury, when compared with the traditional biomarkers. Isoprenaline hydrochloride (IH) and gentamicin (GM) were used to establish myocardial and renal injury models, respectively, which were used to evaluate the specificity of serum miR-122, when compared with the tradi-tional biomarkers. Serum and liver tissues were collected at different time points during the study. Tradi-tional biomarkers such as glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT), glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and total bilirubin (TBIL) were measured with an automatic biochemistry analyzer. MiR-122 was detected with real- time quantitative PCR. Histopathological examination with HE staining was performed for liver tissues. RESULTS Serum miR-122 increased significantly earlier [miR-122 was signifi-cantly increased (>2 fold) at 1.5 h, 3 h, 2 weeks and 4 weeks after treatment in the four models respec-tively, while no significant increase (<2 fold) was observed for GPT, GOT and TBIL at 6 h, 12 h, 3 weeks and 6 weeks after treatment in the four models respectively] and more signficantly (the maximum fold change for miR-122 was 235.8, 202.7, 73.8 and 600.3 for the four models, respectively. For the GPT, the maximum fold change was 9.5, 3.9, 2.5 and 6.6, respectively; 6.0, 2.4, 1.4 and 3.5 respectively for GOT; 2.6, 2.3, 1.2 and 1.8 respectively for TBIL) than that of traditional biomarkers in hepatocellular injury, cholestasis, steatosis and fibrosis models, when compared with the control group. In the myocar-dial injury model, a significant increase of GOT was observed after IH treatment (2.1 fold), while no change was observed for serum miR-122. In the renal injury model, no false positive results were observed for serum miR-122. CONCLUSION Serum miR-122 can be used as a biomarker of drug-induced liver injury and serum miR-122 is more sensitive and specific than traditional biomarkers (such as GPT, GOT and TBIL).

OBJECTIVE: To establish a screening model for females of reproductive age carrying Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) variants based on a current community health examination platform. METHODS: A total of 61 870 participants were recruited between October 2017 and October 2019. Serum creatine kinase (CK) was measured with a Roche Cobasc 701/702 using an enzymatic rate method. Genetic testing was offered to those with a CK level of ≥ 200 U/L. For carriers of DMD variants, genetic counseling and follow up were provided. RESULTS: For the 61 870 females participating in the program, 1078 were found with raised serum CK (≥ 200 U/L), of which 618 (57.33%) accepted CK re-measurement after at least a two-week interval. One hundred and twenty cases were found with sustained serum CK elevation, of which 6 were confirmed to be definite DMD carriers regardless of family history. Genetic testing was provided to 33 females with a family history for DMD, and 13 were determined as definite carriers. An affected fetus was detected by prenatal diagnosis. After genetic counseling, the parents had opted induced abortion. CONCLUSION Large-scale DMD carrier screening through a three-step approach based on the current community health examination platform is both feasible and cost effective.
Female ; Genetic Carrier Screening ; Genetic Counseling ; Genetic Testing ; Humans ; Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne/genetics* ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal Diagnosis

Objective To investigate the effect of Geniposide on GLUT 4 expression in insulin -resistance HepG-2 cells.Methods After estab-lish HepG-2 cell model of insulin resistance by high concentrations of insulin-induced in vitro.The cell in model were randomly divided into three groups: control , Geniposide and blank groups.The expression changes of GLUT4 in insulin resistance HepG-2 cells was observe at the time of 4, 12, 24, 36 h after culture by RT -PCR and immunocyto-chemistry.Results GLUT4 expression was first increased and then de-creased with time in HepG -2 cells after treated by Geniposide , and peaked at 8 h.However , compared with the control group , GLUT4 ex-pression was significantly improved in Geniposide group.The difference was statistically significant ( P <0.05 ).Conclusion The improving effect of Geniposide on the improvement of insulin -resistance of HepG-2 cell in vitro is related to the expression of GLUT 4.