As a comprehensive, quantifiable identification method based on the chemical composition information of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the fingerprint of traditional Chinese medicine has become an internationally recognized effective way to control the quality of natural medicine. Chemical pattern recognition in traditional Chinese medicines is an important breakthrough for the infiltration between fuzzy and pharmaceutical sciences, has been used in the field of quality assessment and control for traditional Chinese medicine. It has solved the problem of comprehensive analysis with multi-dimensional information, and gradually been accepted by more researchers to in-depth study in the further. With the development of modern chemical analysis and computer techniques, there are more technologies were applied to the establishment of fingerprints of traditional Chinese medicine, more chemometric methods have been applied to the data processing of TCM fingerprint, and more quality identification and assessment for TCM to be achieved. And the technology has matured and achieved a lot. In this paper, we make a review for the chemical pattern recognition in traditional Chinese medicines since it be invented, provide a reference for the further research.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-I) on blood pressure in patients with hypertension comorbid with insomnia.Methods One hundred and six patients met the JNC-8 diagnostic criteria for hypertension and DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for insomnia were selected,and randomly assigned to CBT-I group (n=53) and regular treatment group (n=53).All the patients accepted relevant treatment for 8 consecutive weeks.Changes of systolic blood pressure (SBP),diastolic blood pressure (DBP),the sleep parameters and the anxiety and depression levels were observed between baseline and 8 weeks of follow-up.Results Compared with pre-treatment,SBP and DBP decreased significantly in both CBT-I group and regular treatment group (P＜0.01),the decrease was more significant in CBT-I group than in regular treatment group (P＜0.01).The sleep latency,sleep efficiency,bed time and rating anxiety scale were improved more significantly in CBT-I group than in regular treatment group (44.49 ± 22.75min vs.55.50 ± 34.96min;72.31％ ± 9.15％ vs.57.70％ ± 11.53％;302.65 ± 43.76min vs.262.70 ± 50.64min and 17.14 ± 6.45 vs.21.02 ± 6.64,respectively),the differences were of statistical significance (P＜0.05).In addition,no significant difference was found in the level of depression between CBT-I group and regular treatment group.Conclusion CBT-I can effectively shorten sleep latency,improve sleep efficiency,extend bed time and improve anxiety,meanwhile effectively lower the blood pressure of patients with hypertension comorbid with insomnia by optimizing sleep quality.

Objective To evaluate the clinical significance of improving the goal attainment rate by management of timely feedback of hypertension patients, which is carried out by using existing communication network. Methods Totally 423 hypertension patients who were hospitalized for treatment in Daping Hospital from Jan. 2012 to Jan 2013, the random numbers table was used to randomize the patients into 2 groups: control group (212 cases) and experiment group (211cases), the conventional treatment was used in control group. Besides the conventional treatment measures, the modern way of communication and network information platform was used by patients who timely feed back the blood pressure changing, and implement the cognitive treatment of hypertension at the same time in the experiment group. The Chi square test was used to compare the patient's medication compliance, the attainment rate and so on , the t test was used to compare the blood pressure in two groups of patients after the intervention. Results At the end of the intervention, the difference of heavy salt diet (reduced to 16.59%), regularly drinking (reduced to 13.74%), heavy sugar diet (reduced to 10.43%), abnormal blood lipid (reduced to 19.91%), smoking (reduced to 27.96%), the number of people who have a stable mood (up to 91.47%), body mass index (reduced to 29.38%) and exercise at ordinary times (reduced to 36.02%) were statistically significant (P< 0.05). Hypertension patients compliance increased significantly, of which the medical behavior of 84.83%, compared with 13.21%in the control group, there was statistically significant difference (χ 2=8.54,P< 0.05). And the awareness, treatment, success rate of blood pressure control were 94.79%, 84.36%, 82.94% in experimental group and 50.94%, 40.09%, 27.83% in control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Use of the existing information interaction platform in order to strengthen the management of the blood pressure of hypertension patients and related cognitive behavioral intervention, the control of risk factors and treatment compliance have improved significantly. The remote interaction platform used to patients with hypertension management improve the attainment rate of high blood pressure.

Objective To research the effects of progressive time phase selective light (PTPSL)therapy on shift work disorder patients.Methods 24 shift work disorder patients were randomlv divided into PTPSL group and control group.Both groups received treatment for 12 days including 6 days during the night shift time and 6 days during the day shift time continuously.The clinical effects were evaluated by Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS),Leeds sleep evaluation questionnaire (LSEQ) and core body temperature rhythm.Results (1) During the night shift time,PTPSL group patients were better in score LSEQ and KSS(discerned for 39.80 ± 2.89,6.59 ±0.48) than control group' s(discerned for 36.86 ± 3.88,6.98 ± 2.03) ; temperature curve peak phase in PTPSL group moved backward greater than that of control group((8.35 ± 0.82) h vs (7.45 ± 1.05) h) ; and the difference was statistical significance(P ＜ 0.05).During the day shift time,PTPSL group patients were better in score LSEQ and KSS(discerned for 45.57 ± 2.77,6.33 ± 0.48) than control group' s (discerned for 40.35 ± 4.19,6.82 ± 1.03),temperature curve peak phase in PTPSL group moved forward greater than that of control group((7.37 ± 0.94)h vs (6.31 ±1.37)h),and the difference was statistical significance(P＜0.05).Conclusion PTPSL can adjust shift sleep disorder patients' mussily sleep rhythm system in order,and make the inner rhythm svstem and external schedules tend to be consistent,and provides a new treatment choice for shift sleep disorders.

OBJECTIVETo compare the agronomic characters, HPLC fingerprints, the content of main component and amino acid between erective and creepy Ophiopogon japonicus of Sichuan.

METHODAgronomic characters were measured by conventional methods; HPLC was applied on a C18 column with CH3OH-CH3CN-2% CH2COOH solution by gradient elution, quercetin was used as the internal standard reference, the contents of total saponins, flavone and polysaccharide were determined by UV spectrophotometry and amino acid was determined by automatic amino acid analyzer.

RESULTThere were extremely significant differences in the most agronomic characters between erective and creepy O. japonicus of Sichuan. The yield per plant was closely relevant to the roots number and the fresh weight of aerial part. The differences were not significant both in 69 common peaks and 23 uncommon peaks in HLPC fingerprints and the content of main component between erective and creepy O. japonicus.

CONCLUSIONThere is no obvious difference in chemistry component between the two types of O. japonicus. The yield per plant was closely relevant to the roots number and the fresh weight of aerial part. In cultivation it is appropriate to choose the creepy O. japonicus.

Amino Acids ; analysis ; Biomass ; China ; Flavones ; analysis ; Ophiopogon ; chemistry ; growth & development ; Plant Extracts ; analysis ; Polysaccharides ; analysis

Dexmedetomidine displays multiple mechanisms of neuroprotection in ameliorating ischemic brain injury. In this study, we explored the beneficial effects of dexmedetomidine on blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity and neuroinflammation in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 1.5 h and reperfusion for 24 h to establish a rat model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. Dexmedetomidine (9 µg/kg) was administered to rats 30 min after MCAO through intravenous injection, and SB203580 (a p38 MAPK inhibitor, 200 µg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally 30 min before MCAO. Brain damages were evaluated by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining, hematoxylin-eosin staining, Nissl staining, and brain water content assessment. BBB permeability was examined by Evans blue staining. Expression levels of claudin-5, zonula occludens-1, occludin, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) as well as M1/M2 phenotypes-associated markers were assessed using immunofluorescence, RT-qPCR, Western blotting, and gelatin zymography. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to examine inflammatory cytokine levels. We found that dexmedetomidine or SB203580 attenuated infarct volume, brain edema, BBB permeability, and neuroinflammation, and promoted M2 microglial polarization after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. Increased MMP-9 activity by ischemia/reperfusion injury was inhibited by dexmedetomidine or SB203580. Dexmedetomidine inhibited the activation of the ERK, JNK, and p38 MAPK pathways. Moreover, activation of JNK or p38 MAPK reversed the protective effects of dexmedetomidine against ischemic brain injury. Overall, dexmedetomidine ameliorated brain injury by alleviating BBB permeability and promoting M2 polarization in experimental cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury model by inhibiting the activation of JNK and p38 MAPK pathways.

Objective To screen the incidence of transient hypertension in conventional hypertensive management population of hypertension and analysis it's related etiology and constituent ratio.Methods People who met the diagnosis of hypertension were selected from inpatient and outpatient of this department.All patients were followed up for 2 months of home blood pressure monitoring,if the patients who were normal when monitoring home blood pressure were included in the trial and symptomatic hypertension was excluded.Results Three hundred of patients met the diagnostic criteria for hypertension,46 cases (15.3％) met the standard of transient hypertension,the etiology and constituent ratio of transient hypertension in the observed cases were as follows:25 cases (54.3％) of anxiety and depression,8 cases (17.4％) of acute cerebrovascular disease,7 cases (15.2％) of sleep disorders,4 cases(8.7％) of a variety of head and face pain,1 (2.2％)case of epilepsy tonic clonus,1 (2.2％)case of vertigo.Conclusion The application of interactive management of home blood pressure measurement is particularly helpful for screening patients with transient hypertension,and it can timely avoid excessive anti-hypertensive treatment.

Objective:To investigate the protein expression changes of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) modified with pigment epithelium-derived factor ( PEDF) gene mediated by lentivirus. Methods:The hUCMSCs were divided into the control group and experimental group.Cells in the control group were normal hUCMSCs and the cells in experimental group were hUCMSCs with PEDF modification.The proteins from the two groups were collected and processed by FASP method.Samples were fractionated by liquid chromatography and analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry, and SWATH mode was applied.Differential protein analysis, Gene Ontology (GO) analysis and Reactome pathway enrichment analysis were performed. Results:A total of 5 361 quantified proteins were detected in this experiment, of which 432 proteins were differentially expressed (fold change>1.5, P<0.05). There were 219 of the 432 proteins up-regulated, including serpin family F member 1 (SERPINF1) (PEDF), DEAD-box helicase 59 (DDX59) and thrombospondin 1 (THBS1), etc., whereas 213 proteins were down-regulated, including collagen type Ⅰ alpha 1 (COL1A1), COL18A1, etc.GO analysis indicated that the differential proteins were mainly involved in fibrinolysis, extracellular structure organization, regulation of transporter activity, biosynthetic process of secondary alcohol and cholesterol, coenzyme metabolic process and regulation of peptidase activity, etc.Reactome pathway analysis showed that the differential proteins were mostly involved in regulation of insulin like growth factor (IGF) transport and uptake by IGF binding protein, post-translational protein phosphorylation, extracellular matrix organization, metabolism of steroids. Conclusions:After gene modification with PEDF mediated by lentivirus, the expression of many proteins in hUCMSCs were changed. PEDF gene modification can alter the structure of extracellular matrix and regulate the expression of proteins associated with cell proliferation, self-renewal and multipotency.

Objective:To evaluate and compare the postoperative visual quality after phacoemulsification combined with toric (ART) and non-toric (ReSTOR) multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.Methods:A cohort study was conducted.Thirty-nine cataract patients (50 eyes) who underwent phacoemulsification combined with ART IOL implantation were enrolled as ART group, and 32 patients (41 eyes) who received ReSTOR IOL implantation were enrolled as ReSTOR group in Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital from January 2017 to January 2018.Three months after surgery, the uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), uncorrected intermediate visual acuity (UIVA) and uncorrected near visual acuity (UNVA), manifest refraction, defocus curve, contrast sensitivity (CS), modulation transfer function cutoff, Strehl2D ratio (SR), objective scattering index, OQAS values under 100%, 20%, 9% contrasts (OV 100%, OV 20%, OV 9%), total aberrations, total lower-order aberrations, total higher-order aberrations, spherical aberrations, coma and trefoil aberrations of the two groups were tested and compared.The study protocol adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by an Ethics Committee of Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital (No.2019KY[L]-04). Written informed consent was obtained from each subject prior to entering the cohort.Results:UDVA at 3 months after surgery was (0.07±0.09)LogMAR and (0.09±0.12)LogMAR in ART group and ReSTOR group, and CDVA was (-0.01±0.07)LogMAR and (-0.01±0.07)LogMAR, and UIVA was (0.23±0.11)LogMAR and (0.22±0.13)LogMAR, and UNVA was (0.11±0.15)LogMAR and (0.06±0.11)LogMAR.UNVA was slightly better in ReSTOR group than ART group, and the difference was statistically significant ( t=2.085, P=0.040). The mean depth of focus was (4.12±0.79)D in ART group and (4.24±0.95)D in ReSTOR group.The postoperative residual astigmatism (0.32±0.31)D was significantly lower than preoperative corneal astigmatism (1.27±0.40)D in ART group ( t=13.209, P<0.001). CS values at 6, 12, and 18 c/d under photopic without glare, 12 and 18 c/d under photopic with glare, 3, 6, and 12 c/d under scotopic without glare in ART group were slightly lower than those in ReSTOR group, showing statistically significant differences (all at P<0.05) without clinical significance.SR and OV 20% values in ART group were 0.14±0.05 and 0.55±0.24, which were slightly lower than 0.17±0.06 and 0.66±0.29 in ReSTOR group, with statistically significant differences ( t=-2.012, P=0.048; t=-2.557, P=0.043). Total aberrations and coma aberration under 5 mm pupil diameter in ART group were 0.88(0.59, 1.13)μm and 0.21(0.13, 0.30)μm, which were higher than 0.58(0.47, 0.74)μm and 0.10(0.08, 0.21)μm in ReSTOR group, showing statistically significant differences ( Z=-2.073, P=0.038; Z=-2.101, P=0.036). Conclusions:Cataract phacoemulsification combined with ART IOL implantation can provide good vision and visual quality while correcting preoperative corneal astigmatism, and the resolution in dim light or low to medium spatial frequencies is slightly weaker than eyes implanted with ReSTOR IOL.