Objective To investigate the effect of the side of cerebral lesion on the outcome in patients with ischemic stroke.Methods A total of 407 consecutive anterior circulation ischemic stroke patients within 14 days after symptom onset were recruited prospectively.The basic data ofthe e,~ISes were collected,such as the National Institutes ofHealth Stroke Scale (NU-ISS)and the side ofcerebral lesion.The modified Rankin Scale(mRS)was used to evaluate the prognosis of the patients at 6 raomhs.Results Of the 407 patients recruited,230 patients (56.5%)Were left hemisphere stroke,177(43.5%)were fight hemisphere stroke.After multivariable logistic recession analysis,the age(odds ratio[OR]1.022,95% confidence interval[CI]1.001-1.043,P=0.040),the side of lesion(OR 1.999.95%CI1.179.3.389.P=0.010),the time from onset to admission(OR1.006,95%(7/1.002-1.010,P=0.007),the outcome of the anterior circulation ischcmic stroke at 6 months aftel"onset.The outcome of the right hemisphere stroke Was significantly worse than that of the left hemisphere stroke.The onset-admission time in patients with right hemisphere stroke(median 12 h,median 39.61 h)was significantly delayed compared to the patients with left hemisphere stroke(median 12 h,median 22.72 h;Z=-2.962,P=0.003).Condusions The outcome of the left hemisphere stroke at 6 months after onset is superior to the right hemisphere stroke,and it mau be associated with the delayed admission.

Objective:To establish a GC method for the determination of phenol and L-menthol in glycerin Zhiyang lotions. Meth-ods:A Zebron ZB-WAX(0. 32 mm × 30. 0 m,0. 50 μm) capillary column was used with an FID detector. The column temperature was 60℃, maintained for 1 min, and then raised to 160℃ at the rate of 8℃·min-1 , and maintained 10 minutes. The inlet tempera-ture was 180℃, the detector temperature was 300℃, and the carrier gas was nitrogen. Results:The linear range of phenol and L-men-thol was 0. 5-10. 0 mg·ml-1(r=0. 999 9) and 0. 25-5. 0 mg·ml-1(r=0. 999 9), respectively. The average recovery of phenol and L-menthol was 99. 01%(RSD=0. 90%,n=9)and 99. 70%(RSD=0. 98%,n=9), respectively. Conclusion: The method is sim-ple, accurate and reliable, and can be used to determine the concentration of phenol and L-menthol in glycerin Zhiyang lotions.

OBJECTIVE Hypericin, a powerful naturally photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy (PDT), is suitable for treating skin diseases involving excess capillary proliferation. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the skin penetrability of a topically applied hypericin, expecting reducing the risk of prolonged skin photosensitivity, which often occurs after systemic administration. METHODS The Franz diffusion cell assay was performed to evaluate different penetration enhancers. In vivo studies, fluorescence microscopy was performed to examine the distribution of hypericin in the skin, macroscopic and microscopic analyses were also carried out to detect pathological changes in the skin after topical hypericin-PDT treatment. Immunohistochemistry was used to determine the expression of PECAM-1 in the treated skin. RESULTS 5% menthol facilitated hypericin penetrate the skin of nude mice most. The results of in vivo assays revealed that hypericin penetrated nude mice skin, spread to the dermis, and resulted in obvious photosensitivity reaction on the dermal capillaries. Moreover, skin injured by the photosensitive reaction induced by hypericin was replaced by normal skin 7 d after hypericin-PDT treat?ment. CONCLUSION Topical hypericin could penetrate nude mouse skin well and be great potential in PDT treatment of skin diseases.

Objective To establish a REDE-DHPLC method for detecting the EGFR and KRAS mutations in plasma DNA from tumor patients, and investigate its clinical significance. Methods Restriction endonucleases Mse Ⅰ , Msc Ⅰ , BstN Ⅰ and Bgl Ⅰ were used to digest the wild type fragments of exon 19,exon 21 of EGFR gene and coden 12, 13 of KRAS gene for enriching the mutation fragments, and REDE-DHPLC method was established to detect EGFR and KRAS mutations. The sensitivities of REDE-DHPLC and conventional DHPLC were analyzed by using a series of plasmids containing 50%, 10%, 5%, 1% and 0. 1% mutation genes. Then, Plasma samples and paraffin-embedded tissue samples of 120 NSCLC patients and 120 colorectal cancer patients were detected by REDE-DHPLC. Compared with conventional DHPLC and sequencing, the diagnostic efficiency of REDE-DHPLC method was evaluated by detecting the mutation status of 2 genes in plasma of NSCLC and colorectal cancer patients. Results The sensitivity values of REDE-DHPLC and conventional DHPLC for detecting mutations in 4 loci were 0. 1% and 1%respectively. Plasmid DNA containing 0.1% mutation gene was detected to be positive continually for 2 to 3 times by REDE-DHPLC. EGFR mutation rates of 120 plasma from NSCLC patients detected by REDE-DHPLC, conventional DHPLC and sequencing methods were 27. 5%, 16. 7% and 12.5% respectively, and KRAS mutation rates of 120 plasma from colorectal cancer patients were 38. 3%, 25. 8% and 16. 7%,respectively. The positive rates of EGFR and KRAS mutation detected by REDE-DHPLC were significantly higher than conventional DHPLC(x2 = 4. 092, 4. 301, all P ＜ 0. 05 ) and sequencing method (x2= 8. 438,14. 127,all P ＜ 0. 05 ). In comparison with conventional DHPLC, the sensitivities of REDE-DHPLC for detecting EGFR and KRAS mutation were 100% (20/20,31/31), the specificities were 87. 0% (87/100)and 83. 2% (74/89). In comparison with sequencing method, the sensitivities of REDE-DHPLC were 100%( 15/15,20/20), the specificities were 82.9% (87/105)and 74. 0% (74/100). The coincidence rate of the two methods for detecting EGFR and KRAS mutation were 89. 2% ( 107/120, Kappa = 0. 690, P ＜ 0. 05 ) and 87.5% ( 105/120, Kappa= 0. 718, P ＜ 0. 05 ). The Consistency of EGFR and KRAS mutation status in plasma and tissues detected by REDE-DHPLC were 91.7% (33/36, Kappa =0. 939,P ＜0. 05)and 90. 2 %(46/51, Kappa = 0. 914, P ＜ 0. 05 ), respectively. Conclusions The REDE-DHPLC method is highly sensitive and specific for detecting EGFR and KRAS mutations in plasma DNA from tumor patients. The results are easy to be interpreted without missing homozygous point mutation, which indicate that the detection of EGFR and KRAS mutations in plasma DNA by REDE-DHPLC could therefore extend to be usedin clinical laboratory.

Objective To analyze the acupoint compatibility law and the application characteristics of acupuncture moxibustion treatment for depression based on complex network technology;To provide a basis and ideas for formulating prescriptions of acupuncture antidepressant therapy.Methods Related clinical literature about acupuncture for the treatment of depression was retrieved from CNKI,Wanfang Data,VIP,CBM,PubMed,Embase,Cochrane Library,and Web of Science from the establishment of the databases to 21st,Sep.2022.According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria,the literature was screened,and the clinical literature database of acupuncture in anti-depression was established.Excel 2010 was used for frequency analysis of acupoints.SPSS Modeler 18.0 was used for association rule analysis,and Gephi 0.9.5 was used for complex network analysis.Results Totally 579 articles were included,involving 172 acupoints,with a total frequency of 3 222.The results of descriptive analysis showed that the main meridians of acupoints were Governor Vessel,bladder meridian and liver meridian,and the specific acupoints such as Yuan-primary point,Shu-stream point,Back-shu point,Luo-connecting point,Eight confluence points,Front-mu point,He-sea point were frequently used.Association rules analysis showed that the combination of the highest correlation acupoints were"Yintang(GV29)-Baihui(GV20)".Through the complex network k-core analytic hierarchy process and community analysis,two core acupoint groups were finally obtained.The acupuncture angle,depth and direction were based on safety and meridian circulation direction,the tonifying and reducing method was based on syndrome differentiation,and the prescription was based on syndrome differentiation and symptomatic selection.Conclusion Acupuncture for depression has the following characteristics:the principle of acupoint selection is based on meridian selection and specific acupoints,the selection of core acupoints focuses on the treatment of spirit and the regulation of viscera,channels and functions,and the emphasis on syndrome differentiation and symptomatic acupoint selection in clinical treatment.While,it was important to pay more attention to the specificity of acupuncture and moxibustion.

A serious of rare earth luminescent micro/nano-materials with various properties were synthesized via chemical method for fluorescent development of latent fingerprints(LFPs).Three evaluation indexes namely contrast,sensitivity and selectivity were introduced to evaluate the effects of LFP development.Quantitative formulas for calculating the contrast,sensitivity and selectivity were further put forward,and a quality evaluation system based on Python was thus established.In addition,the objective evaluation value was finally confirmed to be consistent with the subjective visual judgment.The reproducibility of this evaluation method was finally confirmed.The effects of luminescence intensity and color of developing materials on the contrast,particle size of developing materials on the sensitivity,and micromorphology and surface property of developing materials on the selectivity were discussed in detail.Five effective ways were also proposed to promote the quality of LFP development,such as increasing the luminescence intensity,tuning the luminescence color,decreasing the particle size,adjusting the micromorphology,and modifying the surface property.This quality evaluation system based on Python could evaluate the effects of LFP development objectively,accurately and comprehensively,exhibiting easy operability,high efficiency,sensitive response,accurate and reliable results,and wide applicability,which would provide beneficial references for the reasonable selection of LFP development methods as well as objective evaluation of evidence value.

OBJECTIVETo provide the acute toxicity data of hygromycin B phosphotransferase (HPT) using recombinant protein purified from E. coli.

METHODSRecombinant HPT protein was expressed and purified from E. coli. To exclude the potential adverse effect of bacteria protein in recombinant HPT protein, bacterial control plasmid was constructed, and bacteria control protein was extracted and prepared as recombinant HPT protein. One hundred mice, randomly assigned to 5 groups, were administrated 10 g/kg, 5 g/kg, or 1 g/kg body weight of HPT or 5 g/kg body weight of bacterial control protein or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) respectively by oral gavage.

RESULTSAll animals survived with no significant change in body weight gain throughout the study. Macroscopic necropsy examination on day 15 revealed no gross pathological lesions in any of the animals. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of HPT was 10 g/kg body weight in mice and could be regarded as nontoxic.

CONCLUSIONHPT protein does not have any safety problems to human health.

Animals ; Bacterial Proteins ; isolation & purification ; toxicity ; Escherichia coli ; genetics ; metabolism ; Female ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred Strains ; Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) ; isolation & purification ; toxicity ; Recombinant Proteins ; isolation & purification ; toxicity ; Toxicity Tests, Acute

Objective:To investigate the relationship between cognitive function and brain event-related potential in patients with lacunar cerebral infarction.Methods:A total of 464 patients with lacunar cerebral infarction admitted to the Department of Neurology, Kailuan General Hospital from 2014 to 2019 were prospectively selected as observation subjects (case group). According to mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score, the patients in the case group were divided into 352 cases of lacunar cerebral infarction with normal cognition and 112 cases of mild cognitive impairment. At the same time, 100 healthy volunteers were selected as the control group. All subjects were assessed by simple intelligent mental state, Zung self-rating anxiety scale, Zung self-rating depression scale and brain event-related potential P3a and P3b. The measurement data of normal distribution adopts one-way ANOVA, the measurement data of non normal distribution adopts Kruskal Wallis H test, and the counting data adopts χ2. Multivariate statistical analysis was performed by unconditional Logistics (stepwise method). Results:The proportions of smokers in control group, lacunar cerebral infarction cognitive normal group and lacunar cerebral infarction mild cognitive impairment group were 20.00% (20/100), 38.07% (134/352) and 46.42% (52/112), respectively. The proportions of drinkers were 18.00% (18/100), 33.24% (117/352), 33.93% (38/112), respectively. The proportions of hypertension were 38.00% (38/100), 58.24% (205/352), 59.82% (67/112), respectively. The proportions of hyperhomocysteinemia were 19.00% (19/100), 34.00% (120/352) and 68.75% (77/112), respectively, and the differences among the three groups were statistically significant ( χ2 values were 15.66, 7.91, 11.86 and 54.57, respectively; P<0.001, 0.019, 0.003, <0.001). The peak latency CZ leads of visual P3b wave group N2 were (271.48±40.65), (285.67±44.08) and (290.57±68.41) ms, respectively. PZ leads were (276.70±50.92), (287.86±43.28) and (312.16±62.75) ms. P3b peak latency FZ leads were (392.67±42.50), (405.82±52.43) and (410.34±64.27) ms. CZ leads were (395.04±42.44), (412.51±55.86) and (433.28±66.32) ms. PZ leads were (398.24±40.93), (411.17±49.48) and (435.78±67.69) ms. N2 amplitude CZ leads were (-3.99±2.81), (-3.60±3.00) and (-2.70±2.37) μV, PZ leads were (-3.18±2.69), (-2.91±2.62) and (-1.87±2.89) μV, respectively. Leads P3b amplitude of FZ were 5.27 (3.27, 7.40), 4.21 (2.31, 6.49) and 3.12 (1.61, 5.08) μV. CZ leads were 4.81 (2.78, 6.71), 4.15 (2.76, 6.16) and 3.51 (1.75, 5.15) μV. PZ leads were 5.17 (3.03, 6.97), 4.40 (2.89, 6.12) and 3.43 (1.52, 5.34) μV. There were statistically significant differences among the 3 groups ( F=3.29, 14.49, 3.95, 11.73, 14.06, 5.66 and 3.57, H=18.23, 10.33,18.25; P=0.027, <0.001, 0.025, <0.001, <0.001, 0.004, 0.042, <0.001, 0.006, <0.001). The peak latency FZ leads of visual P3a wave group N2 were 265.00 (256.00, 286.00), 277.00(260.00,300.00), 282.00(270.00,304.00) ms, respectively. CZ leads weres 274.00(255.00,305.00), 285.00(262.00,329.00), 293.50(270.00,346.00) ms. P3a peak latency FZ leads were (413.83±49.58), (429.83±55.38) and (449.04±54.79) ms, CZ leads were (441.53±61.78), (457.12±69.29) and (460.23±72.24) ms. PZ leads were (430.14±54.53), (462.31±69.2) and (470.02±74.92) ms. N2 amplitude FZ leads were (-6.34±3.13), (-5.72±2.96) and (-4.92±2.05) μV, respectively. Leads P3a amplitude of FZ were 4.00 (2.28, 5.55), 3.15 (2.14, 4.91) and 2.80 (2.19, 4.19) μV. CZ lead were 3.37 (1.98, 4.66), 2.73 (1.70, 3.97) and 2.41 (1.64, 3.45) μV. There were statistically significant differences among the three groups ( H=13.92, 8.65, 9.17, 10.02, F=8.18, 6.33, 10.73, 4.62, P =0.001,0.013,0.010,0.007, <0.001,0.002, <0.001,0.010). Logistic regression analysis showed that alcohol consumption, P3b peak latency and wave amplitude PZ lead, N1 wave amplitude of visual P3a group FZ lead were the influencing factors of MMSE ( OR=0.04, 1.01, 0.76, 1.51, 95% Cl were 0.00-0.30, 1.00-1.03, 0.59-0.97, 1.08-2.10, P=0.002,0.007,0.029,0.016). Conclusion:The peak latency and amplitude of endogenous psychological cognitive potentials N2, P3b and P3a of event-related potentials P3b and P3a in patients with lacunar cerebral infarction were prolonged and decreased. At the same time, with the occurrence of clinical cognitive impairment, the peak latency and amplitude of these cognitive potentials were further prolonged and decreased more significantly. Alcohol consumption, P3b peak latency and PZ lead of visual P3b wave group, and FZ lead of N1 wave of visual P3a wave group were the influencing factors of simple intelligent mental state.

Twenty-four isolates of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) prevailing during 1997 -- 2005 in China were collected. These isolates were purified by CEF plaque assay and replicated in SPF chicken embryos. The hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) genes of these viruses were cloned and sequenced. The HN gene sequences of thirty-six NDV reference strains in GenBank were also used in this study. The amino acid homologing of these viruses were compared and analyzed. The correlations among different fragments of HN gene were also analyzed. The results indicated that the homology of Chinese field NDV strains was 94.4%-99.4%, but 86.9%-89% compared with LaSota and Clone30, 87.9%-89.9% to F48E9, and 87.2%-96.2% to foreign NDV strains. There had the nearest distances among Chinese NDV isolates as compared with that of the LaSota, Clone30 and F48E9 by the phylogenetic tree. However, the distances of seven foreign NDV isolates were very close to Chinese NDV isolates as compared with these of the other foreign NDV isolates. We also found that all the Chinese field isolates were devoid of glycosylation site in position 538 -- 540. There were good correlations between different length amino acid fragments and the genomes of HN, especially the 5'-terminus first 80aa.
Animals ; Chick Embryo ; Chickens ; China ; HN Protein ; genetics ; Newcastle disease virus ; classification ; genetics ; Phylogeny

OBJECTIVETo explore the effects of 2A-1-1 (purified component from Panax notoginsengs saponins) on the aggregation of and Ca2+ influx into human platelets.

METHODSThe aggregation of platelets was tested by nephelometry, Fura-2 fluorescent technique was used for detecting cell [Ca2+]i. The effects of 2A-1-1, nifedipine and SK&F96365 on Ca(2+) influx into human platelets induced by ADP or CPA were observed separately.

RESULTSNifedipine (< 20 micromol/L) could not inhibit platelet aggregation induced by ADP or the Ca(2+) influx induced by ADP or CPA. SK&F96365 at 20 micromol/L could inhibit the maximal aggregation of platelets induced by ADP with a inhibitory rate of 59.83%, at 15 micromol/L could inhibit the Ca2+ influx induced by CPA or ADP. 2A-1-1 (5, 10 and 20 micromol/L) could inhibit the maximal aggregation of platelets induced by ADP with the inhibitory rates of 47.06%, 53.47% and 71.52%, respectively. 2A-1-1 at 10 and 20 micromol/L could inhibit the Ca2+ influx induced by CPA or ADP.

CONCLUSIONS2A-1-1 can inhibit platelets aggregation, block the ROC (Receptor-dependent Ca2+ channels) and inhibit Ca2+ influx of human platelets.

Adenosine Diphosphate ; pharmacology ; Adult ; Blood Platelets ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Calcium ; metabolism ; pharmacokinetics ; Calcium Channel Blockers ; pharmacology ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Female ; Ginsenosides ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Imidazoles ; pharmacology ; Indoles ; pharmacology ; Male ; Nifedipine ; pharmacology ; Platelet Aggregation ; drug effects ; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors ; pharmacology