1.Research advance in Clostridium difficile vaccine
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(6):430-433
The risk factors of Clostridium difficile infections increased in recent years , such as the underlying disease, hospitalization duration, age, the use of antibiotics, the use of proton pump inhibitors and so on.The rate of Clostridium difficile infection and recurrence are still high despite the appear of new antibiotics such as rifaximin, nitazoxanide, tigecycline, ramoplanin, fidaxomicin, and non-antimicrobial such as drugs toxin neutralizer chamber , biological therapeutic agents , fecal transplantation , systemic antibody method , intravenous immunoglobulin and so on.The vaccine is the most ideal way of prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection.The research in Clostridium difficile vaccine lasted for nearly 20 years.Except the monoclonal antibody vaccine and toxoid vaccine against toxin A and toxin B have achieved better results in the human , some recombinant vaccines against the toxin receptor and the key pathogenic factor of Clostridium difficile also achieved good effect in animal.
4.Biosynthesis-based production improvement and structure modification of erythromycin A.
Dandan CHEN ; Jiequn WU ; Wen LIU
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2015;31(6):939-954
Erythromycin A is a clinically important macrolide antibiotic with broad-spectrum activity. Its biosynthesis involves the formation of the 14-membered skeleton catalyzed by polyketide synthases, and the modification steps such as hydroxylation, glycosylation and methylation. Based on the understanding of the biosynthetic mechanism, it is reliable to genetically manipulate the erythromycin A-producing strain for production improvement and structure modification. In this paper, we reviewed the progress regarding erythromycin A in high-producing strain construction and chemical structure derivation, to provide insights for further development.
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7.The influence of propofol on cerebral blood flow
Wen CHEN ; Enzhen WANG ; Jianxiu LIU ;
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 1994;0(06):-
To observe correlation between the cerebral blood flow (CBF)and plasma concentration of propofol. Method: Twenty two patients, ASA grade I, were given propofol 2mg/kg. Before and after the administra tion, the velocity of MCA(middle cerebral artery), PI(pulsaltility index) and RI(resistance index) were tested simultaneously, and the plasma concentration of propofol were measured with high performance liquid chromatography. Resuit: The mean velocity of MCA(Vmca)decreased significantly and RI increased after propofol administration(P
8.Clinical Observation on 60 Cases of Functional Dyspepsia with Stagnation of Qi due to Spleen Deficiency Treated by Jianpi Xiaozhang Granule
Wen LIU ; Ming CHEN ; Jinmei DENG ;
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1993;0(05):-
0.05),and no adverse reaction was found in both groups.Conclusion:Jianpi Xiaozhang Granule and motilium have obvious and similar therapeutic effect on functional dyspepsia with stagnation of Qi due to spleen deficiency.
9.Preparation of nimodipine-loaded PLEG copolymer nanoparticles and quality evaluation
Ying FAN ; Chen ZHOU ; Wen-Sheng LIU ;
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2005;0(11):-
Objective To improve the poor water-solubility of nimodipine,nimodipine-loaded PLEG copoly- met nanopartieles were prepared to avoid the sedimentation of its crystal from water,which could also shun the blood vessel stimulation caused by ethanol,a cosolvent,in the injection.Methods Solvent evaporation method was used to prepare water-dispersing nimodipine-loaded nanoparticles,whose lyophilized powder was further prepared,with PLEG2000 as drug carrier.Particle size,Zeta potential,embedding ratio,drug loading,shape and redispersion ability of the lyophilized powder were determined.Results Concerning the lyophilized nanoparticle powders,the particle sizes were 136nm,the Zeta potentials were -29.90mV,the embedding ratio was 67.9% and the drug loading was 6.17%.Conclusion Prepared nimodipine-loaded nanoparticles solved the problem of poor water-solubility of ni- modipine basically.It also avoided the recrystallization process of the drug and reduced the blood vessel stimulation caused by ethanol in the injection.
10.The clinical characteristics and related factors of psychosis in patients with Parkinson's disease
Qi LIU ; Wen SU ; Haibo CHEN
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2013;(3):282-285
Objective To discuss the clinical features and related factors of psychosis in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and assess the prevalence of psychosis.Methods A total of 82 patients with Parkinson's disease and 69 healthy controls were evaluated by Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale and neuropsychiatric questionnaire.For the PD group,the age at PD onset,type and dose of PD medications,and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) were recorded.Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS,parts Ⅱ and Ⅲ) and Hoehn-Yahr staging were used for the evaluation of the severity of motor dysfunction,Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) for emotional state,montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) for cognition,and scales for outcomes in Parkinson's disease-SLEEP (SCOPA-SLEEP) for quality of sleep.Results The prevalence of psychosis was 36.59% in PD patients and 2.90% in the control group.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P< 0.001).Among the 30 PD patients with PD psychosis meeting the NINDS/NIMH criteria,patients experienced illusions,false sense of presence,hallucinations and delusions was 22.0%,14.6%,29.3%,and 7.3%,respectively.Univariate analysis showed that age,levodopa equivalent dosage,SCOPA-SLEEP scores,and prevalence of RBD were significantly higher in thePDP group [(71.1±6.18),(628.7±283.2),(15.3±7.28),60.00%] than in the PDNP group [(66.6±9.25),(461.1±317.2),(9.7±7.64),28.85%] (all P<0.05).Multivariate analysis showed that Hoehn-Yahr staging was a protective factor (OR =0.039,95% CI:0.004-0.402),while sleep disorder was a risk factor (OR=1.157,95%CI:1.015-1.320).The PD patients with more psychotic symptoms were much older and with higher SCOPA-SLEEP scores,which had a statistically significant difference (P =0.0042,P =0.0112).Conclusions The prevalence of psychosis is much higher in PD patients than in healthy controls.PD psychosis is correlated with older age,larger levodopa equivalent doses,higher SCOPA-SLEEP scores,and prevalence of REM sleep behavior disorder.