BACKGROUND: Previous research has demonstrated that bone marrow mesenchymal stem calls (BMSCs) differentiate into varying mesoderm-derived mesenchymal cells, such as myocardial cells.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of construction of engineered myocardial tissues with polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) olymer and cardiomyocyte-like cells derived from BMSCs in vitro.METHODS: BMSCs were isolated from bone marrow of SD rats by density gradient cantrifugation. The third passage cells were induced with the culture medium including 5-aza for 4 weeks. After successful induction, the cells were trypsinized and suspended, then the cell suspension was added to the polylactic-co-glycolic acid square slowly and cultured in the incubator for 14 days. The morphological changes were observed before and after induction under phase contrast microscope. The cardiomyocyte-like cells were identified by immunofluorescanca staining. The naked eyes were used to observe the morphology of engineered myocardial tissues. The ultrastructures of the engineered myocardial tissues were viewed with a transmission electron microscope.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: BMSCs of primary culture formed cell colonies at 14 days. The passaged cells were larger than those of primary culture. After induction by 5-aza, the cells presented long spindle and aligned in parallel. The expression of specific proteins of cardiac troponin Ⅰ (cTnl) in induced BMSCs was positive. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the engineered myocardial tissues had myofilaments, Z line-like substances. With PLGA and cardiomyocyte-like cells derived from BMSCs, the engineered myocardial tissues which resemble native cardiac tissues can be successfully constructed in vitro.

Penetration enhancers are substances to improve the rate or amount of transdermal permeation which is an important factor in transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS). Recent researches have found that some of the new penetration enhancers have a higher penetration-effect, little irritation, fewer adverse reactions, and stable properties. In this article, domestic and foreign research reports on penetration enhancers have been collected and summarized. The research progress of penetration enhancers were reviewed, with a purpose to provide a reference for reasonable selection of penetration enhancers.

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Shenluo'an Decoction(SD) for the treatment of obese patients with early diabetic nephropathy and to explore the possible mechanism.Methods A total of 68 obese patients with early diabetic nephropathy were randomly assigned into control group and treatment group,34 cases in each group.Both groups were given conventional western medicine treatment including lifestyle regulation,dietary control,and medicine for lowering blood pressure,blood glucose and blood lipids.Additionally,the control group was given oral use of Irbesartan,and the treatment group was given oral use of SD combined with Irbesartan.Before and after treatment,we observed the traditional Chinese medical syndrome scores,body mass index(BMI),blood levels of cystatin C (Cys C),β2-microglobumin(β2-MG),homocysteine (Hcy) and fasting blood glucose (FBG),and urine parameters of urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 / urinary creatinine (UMCP-1/UCR),urinary factor of regulated on activation in normal T cell expressed and secreted / urinary creatinine (URANTES/UCR),urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) and urinary albumin excretion ratio (UAER) before treatment and after treatment for 16 weeks.After treatment,the clinical efficacy and safety were also evaluated.Results (1) During the treatment,5 cases were dropped out,and a total of 63 cases (32 from the treatment group and 31 from the control group) completed the experiment.(2) The total effective rate of the treatment group(90.6％) was significantly higher than that of the control group(67.7％),the difference being significant(P ＜ 0.05).(3)BMI of the two groups after treatment was significantly lower than that before treatment (P ＜ 0.05).(4) After treatment,the traditional Chinese medical syndrome scores,blood parameters (Cys C,β2-MG,Hcy,FBG) and urine parameters (UMCP-1/UCR,URANTES/UCR,UACR,UAER) in the treatment group were decreased as compared with those before treatment and those in the control group after treatment(P ＜0.05).(5) A positive correlation was present among the parameters of UMCP-1/UCR,URANTES/UCR,UACR and UAER.(6) No abnormal changes took place in the blood and stool routine examination,hepatic function,or electrocardiography of the 63 cases.Conclusion SD combined with western medicine exerts certain therapeutic effect for obese patients with early diabetic nephropathy,and is effective on relieving clinical symptoms anddecreasing BMI,Cys C,β2-MG,UACR,UAER,UMCP-1 and URANTES.Its mechanism is probably related with the inhibition of chronic renal inflammation.

Odor and taste are characteristic properties of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). They are closely related to the chemical compositions in TCM. They are also the outer reflection of TCM quality and an important part of the character identification. This article reviewed the current research on odor and taste identification of TCM, which indicated that odor and taste identification had not been paid enough attention to and its research lagged behind modern social development. Based on current analytical techniques and methods, this article proposed a new idea for odor and taste identification of TCM. The idea emphasized the objectification of odor and taste and TCM identification research should be combined with chemical components analysis.

BACKGROUND:Fetal congenital malformation is an important cause of perinatal fetal death,in which neural tube defects (NTDs) in prenatal deformity screening is more common.In recent years,with the deterioration of environment and the increase in the number of elderly maternal,patients with NTDs are increasing,bringing serious social and family economic burden.Therefore,modern imaging methods are used to provide theoretical basis for prenatal screening NTDs.OBJECTIVE:To study the development of fetal spinal cord morphology by means of imaging,so as to provide reference for the diagnosis of prenatal screening.METHODS:A computer-based retrieval of CNKI,WanFang,VIP,CBM and PubMed databases was conducted for the report on the development of fetal spinal cord from 1959 to 2017,and their different imaging studies were summarized.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:In view of the impact of radiation on pregnant women and the fetus,in order to better imaging,for different organizational structures using different detection methods.(1) X-ray and CT:due to radiation damage to pregnant women and fetuses,they are only used for the cadaveric spine ossification center development,X-ray has been abandoned,and CT has not seen a live report.(2) Ultrasound is easy to operate,and non-invasive for pregnant women and fetuses,which is the preferred method of inspection.(3) MRI,as an important supplement means of ultrasound,can provide imaging basis for the prenatal assessment of fetal spinal cord development and diagnosis of related diseases.(4) Noticeably,harm of radiation to fetus should be considered.

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of the Weishule granule therapy with rabeprazole particles associ-ated chronic stomach .Methods 488 cases of chronic gastritis were divided into treatment group and control group .Control group:oral rabeprazole enteric-coated capsules ,1 time/d ,20 mg/times ;treatment groups :on the basis of additional services Weishule granules ,3 times/d ,10 g/times ,three weeks for a course respectively .The efficacy of two diseases ,endoscopy and TCM syndromes were compared .Results The treatment effect among functional dyspepsia ,gastritis treatment group and the control group had statistically difference (P<0.01);The treatment effect between atrophic gastritis treatment group and the control group was statistically difference (P<0.05);The efficacy of endoscopic lesions between the treatment group and the control group was statistically difference (P<0.05) .TCM syndrome ,the liver and stomach damp-heat syndrome ,Fan Wei qi syndrome treatment group and the control group ,had statistically difference (P<0.01) ,stomach meridian blood stasis ,spleen deficiency syndrome ,cold and heat mixture syndrome treatment group and the control group had statistically difference (P<0.05) .Conclusion The effective rate and cure rate of Weishule granule combined rabeprazole azole in patients with chronic stomach trouble was better with less adverse reactions .

Objective To establish a simple,easily-producible and practical cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation model in rabbits.Method Cardiac ventricular fibrillation was induced in 27 New Zealand rabbits by alternating electric current.The rabbits were randomly divided into three groups according to the duration of untreated cardiac arrest(CA):CA-8 min group(n = 9),CA-5 min group(n = 9)and CA-3 min group(n = 9).All animals received cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR)until return of spontaneous circulation(ROSC).The sample of vein blood was collected for the measurement troponin I level at 4 hours after ROSC.The animals were sacrificed at 72 hours after ROSC,hippocampus were removed and fixed in 3%formalin,and coronal sections were analyzed by TUNEL staining and N1SSLE staining.The other two animals without ventricular fibrillation or CPR served as sham-operated group.One-way ANOVA or Mann-Whitney rank was used to determine the statistical significance among the three groups.R×C test was used for ROSC,LSD test for multiple comparisons,and t test for comparisons of means between two independent samples.A two-tailed value of P＜0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results There were no differences in rate of ROSC among groups.No animals survived until 72 hours after ROSC in CA-8 min group and CA-5 min group,while three animals in CA-3 min group survived.In group CA-8 min,CA-5 min and CA-3 min,the survival time of animals after ROSC were(1.67 ± 2.55)h,(37.78 ± 30.27)h,(12.0 ± 14.97)h,respectively.There were significant differences in the survival time of animals after ROSC and troponin I level after ROSC 4 h between CA-3 min group and the other two groups(P＜0.05).Compared with animals in CA-3 min group,sham-operated animals(n = 2)did not have neuronal degeneration or TUNEL positive cells in the hippocampus CA1 area.Conclusions CPR initiated as soon as 3 min after CA can give longer survival tome to the rabbits.The rabbits have neuronal degeneration and apoptosis in the hippocampus CA1 area at 72 hours after ROSC.It may be an ideal animal model for investigation on CPCR.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility and sterile effect of low-temperature plasma sterilizer produced by Chinese Academy of Sciences for the sterilization of arthroscope surgical instruments.METHODS To explore the cleaning,package,arrangement and sterile effect monitoring of instruments in the process of arthroscope sterilization using low-temperature plasma sterilizer.RESULTS In the sterilization process of arthroscope surgical instruments using low-temperature plasma sterilizer,the chemical indicators and indicating patch were discolored,the monitoring of bio-box and the sterilization monitoring of surgical instruments were all negative.CONCLUSIONS Using the low-temperature plasma sterilizer machine for the sterilization of endoscope surgical instruments can ensure the security of sterilization,make less injury of precise instruments,shorten the sterilization time,accelerate the surgical turnover,enhance the frequency of surgical instruments application,and increase the efficiency.

Objective:To investigate the abnormal results of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) in the subsequent pregnancy of women with adverse pregnancy history, and explore the applicability of CMA in women with different genetic etiology.Methods:Out of 5 563 pregnant women who received CMA test in Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital during June 2014 and July 2020, 169 cases that underwent prenatal diagnosis due to isolated adverse pregnancy history were retrospectively collected in this study. All the participants were divided into three groups based on the etiology type of probands, genetic origin and expected CMA outcome: high-risk group ( n=19, including 11 cases with inherited pathogenic copy number variations and eight cases with inherited chromosomal abnormalities), low-risk group ( n=113, including six cases with negative whole exome sequencing and/or CMA findings, 31 cases with confirmed monogenic disease, 47 cases with de novo pathogenic copy number variations and 29 cases with de novo chromosomal abnormalities), and unknown risk group ( n=40, none of the cases underwent genetic testing). Descriptive statistical analysis was used to summarize the abnormal detection of each group. Results:There were 169 mothers with 172 fetuses finally enrolled, including two twins and one woman with two singleton pregnancies. A total of nine cases of abnormal fetuses were detected by CMA, accounting for 5.2% (9/172). Among them, eight were in the high-risk group, which were all caused by parental abnormalities, and one case in the low-risk group was detected with a de novo 22q11.22q11.23 microduplication, which was arr[GRCh37]22q11.22q11.23(22,997,928-25,002,659)×3. No abnormality was detected in the 40 patients of unknown risk group. Conclusions:Clarifying the etiology of isolated adverse pregnancy history is crucial to the rational application of CMA. Monogenic disease, unknown cause or negative finding of CMA in probands may not be an indication for prenatal diagnosis of CMA.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) in identifying the genetic etiology of fetal growth restriction (FGR).Methods Eighty-five FGR cases were recruited from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School from January 2014 to October 2016.Samples ofamniotic fluid (n=74),skin tissues from aborted fetuses (n=9),umbilical cord blood (n=1) and peripheral blood from a premature infant (n=1) were collected.Affymetrix CytoScan 750K Array was used to detect copy number variation (CNV) in fetal samples.Microarray analysis.or fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction was further recommended for the parents if fetal CMA result was variants of unknown significance (VOUS).Karyotype analysis of umbilical cord blood was further recommended if fetal CMA result was chromosome mosaicism.Chromosome analysis of peripheral blood was further recommended for the parents if fetal CMA result of a fetus was submicroscopic CNVs.Adjusted Chi-square test was used as the statistical method.Results CMA was successful in all samples in identifying chromosomal abnormalities.Among the 36 isolated FGR cases (42.4％,36/85),CMA identified in four cases of chromosome imbalance recombination and four cases of VOUS,and the rest 28 cases were normal.Besides,no CNV was detected.Among the other 49 FGR cases (57.6％,49/85) with ultrasound abnormalities,there were five cases of VOUS,and five cases of chromosome imbalance recombination and nine cases of CNVs.No significance difference in the detection rate of chromosome imbalance recombination was observed between the isolated and non-isolated FGR groups [11％ (4/36) vs 10％ (5/49),adjusted x2=0.000,P＞0.999].Parents of six cases of VOUS were further examined and the same variants was found in either one.One case of sex chromosome mosaicism was validated by cord blood karyotyping.One case of chromosome imbalance recombination was due to the paternal balanced translocation.Conclusions CMA is helpful in detecting the chromosome imbalance recombination in FGR cases.