OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the quality control of Lovastatin sustained-release tablets METHODS:The various factors affecting in vitro dissolution were investigated The content of Lovastatin in sustained-release tablets was detected with UV-spectrophotomery RESULTS:The calibration curves of lovastatin was linear from 1 77～10 62?g/ml;The contents of tablets were between 95%～105% It kept releasing for 24h in sodium lauryl sulfate solution at pH=7 0 The releasing rule fitted zero degree dynamic equation and Higuchi equation CONCLUSION:The determination method is simple,accurate and repeatable The method can be used for quality control of Lovastatin Sustained-release tablets

This paper reports a new solid self-emulsifying drug delivery system--self-emulsifying microsphere prepared by membrane emulsification technology with the hydrophobic berberine hydrochloride as a model drug. Solubility test and pseudo-ternary phase diagram were employed to select the optimal prescription of liquid self-emulsifying drug delivery system. The self-emulsifying microsphere was prepared by membrane emulsification technology with the solid carrier in a gel formed by sodium alginate and calcium chloride. The results showed that the optimal prescription of liquid self-emulsifying drug delivery system was Capmul MCM/Cremophor RH40/Labrasol/1-2propanediol = 20 : 32 : 32 : 16. The solid self-emulsifying microsphere had average diameter of 10.92 microm, encapsulation efficiency of 32.57% and the droplet size of reconstituted micromulsion of 156.5 nm. Berberine hydrochloride was dispersed in microsphere in non-crystalline form. In vitro release of the self-emulsifying microsphere showed pH response characteristics. These results indicated that the self-emulsifying microsphere prepared by membrane emulsification technology might become a new dosage form for poorly water soluble drugs.

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) propels self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) to achieve the supersaturated state in gastrointestinal tract, which possesses important significance to enhance oral absorption for poorly water-soluble drugs. This study investigated capacities and mechanisms of HPMC with different viscosities (K4M, K15M and K100M) to inhibit drug precipitation of SEDDS in the simulated gastrointestinal tract environment in vitro. The results showed that HPMC inhibited drug precipitation during the dispersion of SEDDS under gastric conditions by inhibiting the formation of crystal nucleus and the growth of crystals. HPMC had evident effects on the rate of SEDDS lipolysis and benefited the distribution of drug molecules across into the aqueous phase and the decrease of drug sediment. The mechanisms were related to the formed network of HPMC and its viscosities and molecular weight. These results offered a reference for selecting appropriate type of HPMC as the precipitation inhibitor of supersaturatable SEDDS.

Objective To explore the clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) induced by sunlight.Methods The clinical data of 52 patients with SLE induced by sunlight and 40 SLE patients without photosensitivity were analyzed. Results Compared with SLE patients without photosensitivity, malar rash and anti-ds-DNA antibody in patients with SLE induced by sunlight were more common,which pleuritis, pericarditis, renal disorder and hemolytic anemia were less frequency. There were not significant differences in oral ulcers, arthritis, neurologic disorder, leukopenia, positive anti-Sm antibody and antinuclear antibody between the two groups patients. Conclusion We should pay more attention to the clinical features of SLE induced by sunlight.

Recently, increasing attention has been paid to beads, an innovative self-assembled drug delivery system prepared from cyclodextrins and oils. Beads are new core-shell minispheres containing poorly water-soluble drugs or lipophilic drugs dissolved in the lipid core without the use of organic solvents and surfactants. Therefore, beads with high drug loading and improved oral bioavailability have great potential for oral delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs and lipophilic drugs. The preparation mechanisms, formulations and methods, the in vitro and in vivo properties of beads were reviewed in order to provide the theoretical basis for further application of beads.

Pyroptosis is a newly discovered form of programmed cell death, which has a close relationship with infectious diseases and spontaneous inflammatory disease and autoimmune disease.Gasdermin-D is the effector of pyroptosis.Inflammatory caspases cleave Gasdermin-D, break the structural autoinhibition and active the pore-forming activity of Gasdermin-D.Gasdermin-D-N domain is the active form of Gasdermin-D.Oligomerized Gasdermin-D-N domain forms membrane pores.Both pyroptosis and necroptosis can form pores.In this article, the progress of the research on pyroptosis, the involvement of Gasdermin-D in the molecular mechanism of pyroptosis, the distinguishment of pyroptosis from necroptosis and pyroptosis-related diseases are reviewed.

Humans ; Liver, Artificial ; Translational Medical Research

Autophagy generally exists in organisms as a protective mechanism against external pressure, and myocardial autophagy plays a vital role to maintain myocardial function. Early exercise-based rehabilitation improves health-related quality of life and functional capacity after acute myocardial infarction. This paper summarized the role of autophagy in sport rehabilitation for myocardial infarction and possible mechanisms.

OBJECTIVE:To promote the development of hospital pharmaceutical information service(HPIS)and to bring pharmacists into full play in pharmaceutical service.METHODS:This article analyzed the running program of hospital pharmaceutical information and the existing problems in HPIS.RESULTS:New pattern of HPIS was put forward.CONCLUSION:HPIS is very important and should be promoted greatly.

?AIM:To improve the efficiency and quality of teaching, and to cultivate students’ ability to analyze and solve clinical problems, the case - based learning ( CBL ) combined with problem-based learning ( PBL ) teaching mode is introduced into the clinical teaching of ophthalmology.?METHODS:Two classes ( total 131 students ) of 2013 grade major in clinical medicine, Kunming Medical University, were randomly selected as experimental group using CBL combined with PBL teaching mode, and control group using traditional teaching mode. The part of acute angle-closure glaucoma was taught. The scores of the experimental group were compared with that of control group at the end of term.?RESULTS:The mean scores of CBL combined with PBL teaching group were significantly higher than that of traditional teaching group.?CONCLUSION: The application of CBL combined with PBL in the clinical teaching of ophthalmology has obvious advantages in improving the learning interests and promoting students’ self-learning ability. It is helpful in improving the students’ ability of independent-thinking, analyzing and solving problem.