1.Management analysis and application of document knowledge base for new drug research
Yanbin XI ; Xinli LI ; Xiaohui LU ; Tao WU ; Tong QIU
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013;(1):56-60
A large number of documents will be generated in the process of new drug research,including lots of references.These data accumulate into institutional repository.Up to now,the management of document knowledge base in the process of new drug research has not yet been published.The paper uses the reference management software,combined with the document knowledge management system,to analyze and research the management model and method for establishing institutional repository.
2.Application of overall hemostasis potential experiment in the high-risk population of prethrombotic state
Feng WU ; Xi MA ; Xiaohui LI ; Jin CHE
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 1982;0(04):-
Objective To investgate the application of overall hemostasis potential (OHP) experiment in the high-risk population of prethrombotic state (PTS). Methods The change of absorbance in fibrin formation and degradation was measured with a spectrophotometer at 340 nm when the plasma clotting was triggered by the low concentration of TF in the presence of urokinase. The OHP,overall coagulation potential (OCP) and the overall fibrinolysis potential (OFP) were obtained from the coagulation-fibrinolysis curve based on the computer analysis. To evaluate this OHP method,52 cancer patients,31 coronary artery disease patients,27 mid/late-stage pregnancy women and 100 healthy controls were detected. In addition,the plasma fibrinogen was detected and its correlation with OHP was studied. Results The level of OCP and OHP in PTS high-risk population was significantly higher in cancer,coronary heart disease patients and the mid/late-stage pregnancy women than in the healthy controls (P0.05). Conclusion The OHP assay may indicate the hemostatic balance; therefore,it can be used for evaluation of PTS.
3.Diagnosis and treatment of medullary thyroid microcarcinoma
Haizhen CHEN ; Xi CHEN ; Chunhui LYU ; Xiaohui SHEN
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2017;11(4):326-329
Objective To investigate the clinical features,diagnosis and treatment of medullary thyroid microcarcinoma (MTMC).Methods The clinical data of 14 patients with MTMC from Mar.2012 to Sep.2016 were retrospectively reviewed.All cases were treated with surgery and pathologically proved to be MTMC.Results All patients were sporadic MTMC.Calcitonin and CEA levels were measured before surgery in 11 patients.The median values were 81.61 (3.36-1187) pg/ml and 7.42 (0.81-90.75) ug/ml,respectively.All patients were followed up postoperatively.During a median follow-up of 24 months (8-63 months),no death happened.Regional lymph node metastasis occurred in 8 patients (57.14%),and lateral lymph node metastasis in 5 cases (35.71%).The rate of postoperative calcitonin abnormal was significantly higher in patients with lateral lymph node metastasis (P<0.01).6 cases (42.86%) had abnormal postoperative calcitonin,among whom 5 cases had preoperative baseline calcitonin level higher than 100 pg/ml.Patients having abnormal postoperative calcitonin suffered from higher calcitonin and CEA baseline (P<0.05).The tumor size was similar in two groups (P>0.05).Conclusions For patients with thyroid nodules,preoperative screen of calcitonin can effectively detect MTC.Patients with elevated CEA also need to exclude the possibility of MTC.Compared with tumor size,calcitonin baseline is more important to surgical options and postoperative outcomes.Lateral lymph node metastasis,baseline calcitonin >100 pg/ml indicates abnormal postoperative calcitonin.
4.Disease Resistance of Cucumber Induced by Local Mechanical Stimulation
Hucheng ZHAO ; Xiupeng ZHENG ; Xiaohui GAO ; Baoshu XI
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2006;0(04):-
During the process of pathogens penetrating the plant cell, pathogens often secret some chemicals into plant cells, at the same time, they also produce mechanical signal by physical pressure on the plant cell. Here the pressure is used as the stress signal, to study its effect on phytoalexin accumulation and the induction of plant resistance in cucumber seedling. It is found that stress can induce the resistance in cucumber seedling significantly. When breaking the plant cell wall and plasma membrane adhesion by RGD peptides, the resistance induction is almost eliminated. Results from TLC and HPLC showed that stress stimulation could increase phytoalexin accumulation in cucumber seedling. This suggests that the accumulation of phytoalexin is one possible reason of the increased resistance after stress stimulation. When the adhesion between plant cell wall and plasma membrane was block by RGD, there is only small amount of phytoalexin accumulation compared with the control, suggesting that the stress induced phytoalexin accumulation and resistance is relying on the adhesion of plant cell wall and plasma membrane.
5.GC Fingerprint analysis for quality control of volatile oil in Radix Bupleuri
Xiuqin LI ; Xiuyan SUN ; Xiaohui CHEN ; Xi WANG ; Kaishun BI
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1994;0(08):-
Objective To establish the GC fingerprint analysis for the quality control of volatile oil in Radix Bupleuri. Methods The GC with capillary column DB-1 (30 m?0.25 mm?0.25 ?m) was used. The column was maintained at 50 ℃ for 5 min after injection then programmed at 3 ℃/min to 170 ℃ and at 5 ℃/min to 230 ℃ which was maintained for 5 min. Gasification temperature: 250 ℃, carrier gas: N_2, flow rate: 1.03 mL/min, inlet volumn: 0.5 ?L, spliting ratio: 10∶1, FID Injector temperature: 250 ℃. The internal standard was [WTBX]n-nonane used to determine 25 batches of Radix Bupleuri from different habitats by GC fingerprint. Results The 25 batches of Radix Bupleuri are classified to be the qualified and unqualified based on the results of cluster and similarity analyses. Conclusion The method is simple and reliable and it is capable of effectively controlling the quality of Radix Bupleuri.
6.Alteration of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in early diabetic rat myocardium
Xiaohui XI ; Fuwen WANG ; Yan WANG ; Maoshan YIN ; Yanling MU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2015;(3):363-366
Aim To investigate the alteration of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in early diabetic rat myo-cardium and clarify its role in development of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Methods The diabetes mellitus ( DM) model was prepared by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin ( STZ, 60 μg · g-1 ) . The alteration of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway was determined by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. HE staining was used to analyze the change of myocardial pathologi-cal structure. Results Cardiac histological analyses revealed that DM induced cardiomyocyte degeneration and necrosis. Myocardial Wnt2, β-catenin and c-Myc were enhanced in 2 wk DM compared with control group while DKK1 showed no significant alteration. Conclusion Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is acti-vated in early diabetic myocardial injury. Further re-searches on its role in DM myocardium may find a new therapeutic target for diabetic cardiomyopathy.
7.Establishment of a rat model with pulmonary arterial hypertension and its functioning mechanism
Xiaohui CHEN ; Guoxing WENG ; Yujie DENG ; Kunshou ZHU ; Xi SHI
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015;31(10):619-622
Objective To study the alteration of hepatocyte growth factor and c-met in the lungs of rats with pulmonary arterial hypertension and its possible underlying mechanisms.Methods Left pneumonectomy plus monocrotaline injection was used for rat PAH model.Rats were executed after measurement of their pulmonary arterial pressure at 1,2, 3 and 4 weeks after MCT injection.Then the right lung and heart were harvested for further analyses.Expression of HGF and c-met was determined by RT-PCR and Western blot.Expression of eNOS and caspase-3 was analyzed immunohistochemically and intrapulmonary TGF-β and ET-1 was analyzed with ELISA.Results Compared with the normal controls, manifestations of right heart hypertrophy and failure, well-elevated pulmonary arterial pressure were observed 28 days after left lung resection and MCT injection.Pulmonary vascular remodeling (i.e., pulmonary fibrosis, hyperplasia of pulmonary arterial endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells in tunica media, as well as decease of vascular density) was observed.Intrapulmonary HGF expression decreased in a time-dependent manner at both mRNA and protein levels 4 weeks after MCT injection, while c-met stayed unchanged.Immunohistochemically, expression of eNOS was reduced and caspase-3 strengthened.On the contrary, ET-1 and TGF-β were obviously up-regulated(P < 0.01).Conclusion Intrapulmonary HGF expression was obviously downregulated in PAH rats, accompanying with reduction of NO and increase of ET-1 and TGF-β expression, while c-met still unchanged.
8.Clinical application of carbon nanoparticles in patients with thyroid carcinoma undergoing total thyroidectomy plus bilateral central neck dissection
Chunhui LYU ; Haizhen CHEN ; Xiaohui SHEN ; Xi CHEN
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2017;11(1):34-39
Objective To evaluate the role of cabon nanoparticles for dissecting lymph nodes and preserving parathyroid glans in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma undergoing total thyroidectomy plus bilateral central neck dissection.Metheds From Sep.2015 to Feb.2016,100 patients in Rui Jin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine with thyroid carcinoma undergoing primarily total thyroidectomy plus bilateral central neck dissection were randomly divided into carbon nonoparticle group and the contol group.The numbers of total dissected lymph nodes,the lymph node posterior to fight recurrent laryngeal nerve,metastasized lymph nodes,inadvertent parathyroidectomy,the parathyroid hormone and serum total calcium were measured.Results The average counts of lymph nodes in carbon nonoparticle group (10.96±5.43)were more than those in the control group at (8.22±4.40)lymph nodes,(t=2.78,P=0.01).The average counts of lymph node posterior to fight recurrent laryngeal nerve in carbon nonoparticle group (1.62±1.95)were more than those in the control group at (0.76±1.21)lymph nodes,(t=2.66,P=0.01).The numbers of metastasized lymph nodes was 2.02±2.40 in carbon nonoparticle group and 1.84±2.61 in the control group.The difference had no statistical significance(t=0.36,P>0.05).The amount of PTH and the decrease of PTH discrepancy one day after surgery between the two groups had no statistical difference (t=0.23,P>0.05),(t=l.04,P>0.05).The carbon nonoparticle group had 2%(1/50)mistakenly parathyroid gland removed incidence,on contrary,the control group had 6%(3/50)mistakenly removed incidence.The difference had no statistical significance(x2=0.26,P>0.05).Conclusion Carbon nonoparticle can improve the central lymph node detection rate,but the protection of the parathyroid glands is more likey to depend on the experience of the operator and the vascular protection.
9.Simultaneous ion pair RP-HPLC determination of oxymatrine and matrine in Compound Kushen Injection
Lei ZHANG ; Xiaohui CHEN ; Xi WANG ; Kaishun BI ;
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 1992;0(11):-
AIM: A RP HPLC was developed to determine the contents of oxymatrine and matrine simultaneously in Compound Kushen Injection(Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, Rhizoma Heterosmilacis Japonicae). METHODS: The analysis was carried out on a column of Hypersil ODS 2(4.6mm?200mm,5?m) with a mobile phase of methanol acetonitrile water phosphate acid(10∶30∶65∶0.05,33mmol?L -1 ), flow rate being 1.0mL?min -1 , detection wavelength being at 210nm and the column temperature at room temperature. RESULTS: The linear range was in the range of 17.44~174.4?g?mL -1 ( r =0.9996, n =6) for oxymatrine and in the range of 1.96~ 39.20 ?g?mL -1 ( r=0.9997,n =6) for matrine, respectively. The average recoveries of oxymatrine and matrine were 100.4%( RSD =2.1%, n =9) and 99.7%( RSD =1.4%, n =9), respectively. CONCLUSION: The method is found to be simple and accurate for simultaneous analysis of oxymatrine and matrine in Compound Kushen Injection, and a reliable way to quality evaluation.
10.Pharmacokinetic analysis of alpha and beta epimers of glycyrrhetinic acid in rat plasma: differences in singly and combined administrations.
Haoyang SUN ; Qing LI ; Wei CHEN ; Lulu GENG ; Xi LI ; Xiaohui CHEN ; Kaishun BI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2012;47(1):94-100
An HPLC method for the determination of 18alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid and 18beta-glycyrrhetinic acid in rat plasma was established, which was used subsequently to determine the pharmacokinetic profiles of both epimers of glycyrrhetinic acid in rats. alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid, beta-glycyrrhetinic acid, and a mixture of alpha-glycyrrhetinic and beta-glycyrrhetinic acids were administered to rats via gastric infusion. Blood samples were collected at different time intervals and extracted by liquid-liquid extraction. Separation was achieved by using a Kromasil C18 column (150 mm x 4.6 mm, 5 microm) with the mobile phase composed of acetonitrile--4 mmol x L(-1) ammonium acetate solution (46 : 54, v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL x min(-1), and the detection wavelength was set at 250 nm. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using the software DAS 2.0. In a combined administration, the main pharmacokinetic parameters of beta-glycyrrhetinic acid are significantly different from that of alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid (P < 0.05), while no significant difference was obtained when administrated individually. Compared to the single administration, significant differences (P < 0.05) on the values of AUC(0-t) and AUC(0-infinity) of beta-glycyrrhetinic acid were observed when this chemical was administrated together with alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid. In contrast, the pharmacokinetic parameters of alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid were not affected even under the co-administration. Here, a sensitive, specific, rapid and reproducible HPLC method was developed for the pharmacokinetic studies of alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid and beta-glycyrrhetinic acid in rat plasma.