To investigate the intervention effects of Morinda officinalis How. on 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome' induced by hydrocortisone in rats, the metabolic profiles of rat urine were characterized using proton nuclear magnetic resonance and principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to study the trajectory of urinary metabolic phenotype of rats with 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome' under administration of M. officinalis at different time points. Meanwhile, the intervention effects of M. officinalis on urinary metabolic potential biomarkers associated with 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome' were also discussed. The experimental results showed that in accordance to the increased time of administration, an obvious tendency was observed that clustering of the treatment group moved gradually closed to that of the control group. Eight potential biomarkers including citrate, succinate, alpha-ketoglutarate, lactate, betaine, sarcosine, alanine and taurine were definitely up- or down-regulated. In conclusion, the effectiveness of M. oficinalis on 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome' is proved using the established metabonomic method and the regulated metabolic pathways involve energy metabolism, transmethylation and transportation of amine. Meanwhile, the administration of M. officinalis can alleviate the kidney impairment induced by 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome'.

Abstract: To investigate the distribution of avian influenza virus in environmental samples from live poultry markets (LPM) in China, samples were collected and tested by nucleic acid during 2009-2013 season. Each sample was tested by real-time RT PCR using flu A specific primers. If any real-time PCR was positive, the sample was inoculated into specific-pathogen-free (SPF) embryonated chicken eggs for viral isolation. The results indicated that the positive rate of nucleic acid in enviromental samples exhibited seasonality. The positive rate of nucleic acid was significantly higher in Winter and Spring. The positive rate of nucleic acid in LPM located in the south of China was higher than in northern China. Samples of Sewage for cleaning poultry and chopping board showed that higher positive rate of nucleic acid than other samples. The Subtype identification showed that H5 and H9 were main subtypes in the enviromental samples. Viral isolation indicated H5 subtypes was more than H9 subtypes between 2009 and 2013 while H9 subtypes increased in 2013. Our findings suggested the significance of public health based on LPM surveillance and provided the basis of prevention and early warning for avian flu infection human.
Animals ; China ; Feces ; virology ; Fresh Water ; virology ; Influenza A virus ; classification ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Influenza in Birds ; virology ; Poultry ; Poultry Diseases ; virology ; Public Health ; Seasons ; Sewage ; virology

OBJECTIVE: To explore the impact of upper airway expansion surgery on the blood pressure of hypertension patients with upper airway obstruction. METHOD: Clinical data of 45 cases of hypertension patients with nasal obstruction who were underwent upper airway expansion surgery. The morning sitting blood pressure of patients were recorded. All of the patients were underwent nasal expansion surgery and 11 cases with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome were combined with H-uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. RESULT: Blood pressure of all 45 cases were apparently reduced in 12 months after the operations [systolic blood pressure (157.38 +/- 15.15) mmHg to (132.18 +/- 8.43) mmHg, diastolic blood pressure (95.42 +/- 9.28) mmHg to (82.31 +/- 5.88)mmHg], in which 9 cases with type I hypertension were lowered to normal pressure. Results had statistical difference between pre-operation and post-operation (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Upper airway expansion surgery (including nasal and pharynx cav ity) can help lower blood pressure of hypertensive patients with nasal obstruction. Post-operative results were better than H-uvulopalatopharyngoplasty only.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Blood Pressure ; physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension ; physiopathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; complications ; physiopathology ; surgery

OBJECTIVE:To elucidate the efficacy and mechanism of Hugan tablets in hepatoprotective effects from perspective of metabolic pathways. METHODS:36 male rats were randomly divided into normal group (0.5%sodium carboxymethyl cellu-lose),model group(0.5%sodium carboxymethyl cellulose)and Hugan tablets group(1.7 g/kg),12 in each group,intragastrically administrated once a day,for 9 d. After 1 h of last administration,rats in model group and Hugan tablets group were intraperitone-ally injected 50%CCl4 peanut oil solution 1 mL/kg to induce liver injury. After 24 h of modeling,malondialdehyde(MDA),super-oxide dismutase(SOD),glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px)levels in liver tissue of rats were detected. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy(1H-NMR)metabolomics technique was adopted to establish the serum and liver metabolite profiles of rats,and the ef-fects of Hugan tablets on changes of metabolic profile and potential biomarkers in serum and liver of rats with CCl4-induced acute liver injury were analyzed. RESULTS:Compared with normal group,MDA level in liver tissue of rats in model group was signifi-cantly increased(P<0.05),SOD and GSH-Px levels were significantly reduced(P<0.05). Both body physiology and material me-tabolism of rats were obviously changed,and levels of 11 metabolic potential biomarkers in serum and 14 metabolic potential bio-markers in liver were significantly increased/decreased (P<0.05). Compared with model group,MDA level in liver tissue in Hugan tablets group was significantly reduced(P<0.05),SOD and GSH-Px levels were significantly increased(P<0.05). Serum and liver metabolism tended to be normal,6 metabolic potential biomarkers(isoleucine,leucine,3-hydroxybutyrate,acetone,ace-toacetate,choline) in serum and 8 metabolic potential biomarkers (3-hydroxybutyrate,alanine,glutamate,pyruvate,succinate, choline,lactate,glucose)in liver got significant callback(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:The hepatoprotective mechanism of Hugan tablets may be associated with antioxidative stress and regula-tion of lipid metabolism,glucose metabolism and amino acid metabolism.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the metabolic profile of hydrocortisone-induced 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome'in rats and the intervention effects of Morinda officinalis.

METHODProton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) technique was used to analyze the rat metabonome in serum. Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were processed to analyze the metabonome difference between the control and hydrocortisone treated samples. Twelve potential biomarkers were selected, via the parameter of variable importance in the projection (VIP). Principal components analysis (PCA) was employed to process the data from the M. officinalis. treatment group and the intervention effects of M. officinalis, was investigated through the selected potential biomarkers.

RESULTAfter hydrocortisone treatment, the energy metabolism, amino acids metabolism and gut microflora environment were seriously disturbed and transmethylation was surpressed. M. officinalis could effectively alleviate the disturbance of energy and amino acids metabolism and enhance transmethylation, but could not modulate the gut microflora environment.

CONCLUSIONThe results obtained suggested that metabonomic studies could better reflect the whole status of metabolism in bio-systems, and could be treated as a potential powerful approach in pharmacological studies and investigation of the essence of 'syndrome' in traditional Chinese medicine.

Animals ; Biomarkers ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Kidney ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Male ; Metabolomics ; Morinda ; chemistry ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Yang Deficiency ; drug therapy ; metabolism

AIM:To explore the expression level of vitamin D receptor(VDR)in lung adenocarcinoma and its impact on the biological function of lung adenocarcinoma cells.METHODS:The mRNA expression level of VDR in lung adenocarcinoma and its relationship with prognosis were analyzed through 6 lung adenocarcinoma datasets(compris-ing a total of 792 lung adenocarcinoma tissues and 230 adjacent non-tumor tissues).Immunohistochemistry was used to de-tect VDR protein expression in 30 lung cancer patients.Lung adenocarcinoma cell lines A549 and H1650 were studied,with transfection of negative control(NC)or two VDR short hairpin RNAs(VDR-shRNAs).CCK-8 assay compared the cell viability of cells in each experimental group.Transwell and wound-healing assays compared the invasion and migra-tion capabilities.Gene set enrichment analysis identified pathways enriched in lung adenocarcinoma tissues with high VDR expression.RESULTS:The mRNA expression level of VDR was significantly increased in lung adenocarcinoma tissues(P<0.01).Immunohistochemistry further confirmed the high expression of VDR in lung adenocarcinoma(P<0.01).The survival analysis showed that the expression of VDR had no significant effect on the overall survival of lung ad-enocarcinoma patients(P>0.05).Knockdown of VDR significantly inhibited the cell viability,invasion,and migration ca-pacity of lung adenocarcinoma cells(P<0.05).Gene set enrichment analysis showed that lung adenocarcinoma tissues with high VDR expression were enriched in signaling pathways such as epithelial-mesenchymal transition(P<0.05).CONCLUSION:VDR is highly expressed in lung adenocarcinoma,and VDR knockdown can inhibit the cell viability,in-vasion,and migration capacity of lung adenocarcinoma cells.