The outbreak of COVID-19 has spread quickly across 114 countries/territories/areas in six continents worldwide and has been announced as a pandemic by WHO. This study analyzed global COVID-19 epidemiological trends, examined impact of the pandemic on global health security, diplomacy, and social environment in China, and provided short- and long-term strategic policy recommendations for China’s subsequent preparedness and responses.

Objective To observe any effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on cognitive dysfunction caused by traumatic brain injury,and to explore possible neural mechanisms.Methods Sixty-four patients with cognitive impairment after a traumatic brain injury were randomly divided into a hyperbaric oxygen group (n =32) and a control group (n=32) using a random number table.Both groups accepted routine medical therapy and cognitive rehabilitation training,but the hyperbaric oxygen group additionally received hyperbaric oxygen treatment.Both groups' cognitive functioning was assessed using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) before and after the treatment.Fifteen patients were randomly selected from both groups to receive T1WI and diffusion tensor imaging scans.The correlation between the two evaluation resuhs was analyzed.Results After the intervention,improvement was observed in the average MMSE and MoCA scores of both groups,with the improvement in both average scores in the hyperbaric oxygen group significantly greater than among the control group.There was no significant correlation between the fractional anisotropy (FA) values of damaged white matter and the average MMSE or MoCA score in the controi group,but in the hyperbaric oxygen group there were significant positive correlations between the FA values of the corpus callosum,the anterior limb of the internal capsule and the left superior longitudinal fasciculus and the average MMSE and MoCA scores.Conclusions Hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with rehabilitation training can further improve cognition after a traumatic brain injury.This is probably due to its adjusting the structure and function of the corpus callosum,of the anterior limb of the internal capsule and of the left superior longitudinal fasciculus.

Cyclic lipopeptide has extensive application prospect in the field of medicine due to its unique chemical structure and biological activity. This study aims to obtain high purity of cyclic lipopeptide monomer from Bacillus amyloliquefaciems strain Q-426, and illuminate preliminary antitumor mechanism of C-15 Bacillomycin D and C-16 Bacillomycin D. Firstly, crude cyclic lipopeptide solution was prepared by two-steps purification of acid precipitation and double-resins chromatography. In order to obtain purer product preparative HPLC was utilized to separate and purify cyclic lipopeptide. Component 1 and component 2 were detected as C-15 Bacillomycin D and C-16 Bacillomycin D by HPLC-MS and ESI-MS/MS. Secondly, the effect of C-15 Bacillomycin D, C-16 Bacillomycin D and their mixture (1:1, mol:mol) on cell proliferation was measured using human cancer cells (Hela, MG, Hep-G2 and HT-29). The cyclic peptide showed a dose dependent manner on the cell proliferation inhibition of Hela and MG cells. Finally, the results of the scratch wound healing assay and FACS analysis revealed that C-16 Bacillomycin D can effectively influence the cells migration and the cells treated with C-16 Bacillomycin D showed typical apoptotic morphology with the increase of drug concentration in the early apoptosis, late apoptosis percentage increased, and G₀G₁ arrest was induced significantly.

Objective To study the effects of tonifying kidney therapy on pathology in chronic hepatitis B virus carriers.MethodsWith the multi-center, randomized, double-blinded and placebo-controlled methods, 600 cases of chronic hepatitis B virus carriers were divided intoBushen Qingtou group,Bushen Jianpi group and control group, 200 cases in each group, and were treated withBushen Qingtou prescription,Bushen Jianpi prescription and placebo prescription respectively for 52 weeks. The pathological changes of the liver biopsy were observed by liver biopsy examination before and after treatment. Inflammatory active degree and fibrosis were scored with Knodell HAI and Ishak.Results The number of decreasing more than 2 points on Knodell HAI inBushen Qingtou group,Bushen Jianpi group and control group was 21, 18, and 6 respectively (P<0.05); the number of increasing more than 2 points on Knodell HAI in three groups was 3, 2, and 8 respectively (P<0.05). The curative effect ofBushen Qingtou prescription,Bushen Jianpi prescription were significantly obviously better than control group, without statistical significnce between the two treatment groups (P>0.05). The number of decreasing more than 1 points on Ishak in Bushen Qingtou group,Bushen Jianpi group, and control group was 13, 12, and 9 respectively (P>0.05); the number of increasing more than 1 points on Ishak inBushen Qingtou group,Bushen Jianpi group and control group was 8, 3, and 11 respectively, with statistical significance betweenBushen Jianpi group and controlled group (P<0.01), without statistical significance betweenBushen Qingtou group and control group (P>0.05), which meantBushenJianpi prescription could prevent the deterioration of liver tissue fibrosis more significantly than placebo prescription did. ConclusionTonifying kidney therapy, includingBushen Qingtou prescription andBushen Jianpi prescription, can inhibit the inflammatory activity and slow down the fibrosis progression of the chronic HBV carriers.

Objective To observe the effect of electrical stimulation on the movement of rabbits esophagus, and to promote effective esophageal peristalsis and determine the best electrical pacing parameters. Methods After anesthesia, 24 healthy rabbits underwent open surgery and the lower esophagus was exposed. The esophagus was stimulated with the multi-channel signal generator, and the changes of esophagus pressure and the length of esophageal contraction with high resolution manometry were recorded. (1) The effects on contraction pressure of esophagus body and lower esophageal sphincter (LES) after single site electrical stimulation under different parameters were observed. The stimulation modes utilized were electric current 3 mA, 5 mA and 8 mA, frequency 5 Hz, 10 Hz and 20 Hz, pulsewidth 0. 25 ms, 25 ms and 50 ms, waveform of single phase and double phase. (2) The esophagus was sequentially stimulated. The stimulation mode utilized was electric current 5 mA, frequency 20 Hz, pulsewidth 25 ms, stimulation duration 3 s, single phase square wave. Results At electrical stimulation on the esophagus body and LES, contraction delay was 13. 00±1. 54 ms and 12. 00±0. 73 ms respectively. The contraction pressure of esophageal body was significantly positively related tothe electric current (R=0. 968, P<0. 01), the pulse width(R=0. 971, P<0. 01), and the frequency (R =0. 947, P <0. 01). The length of contraction in 10 Hz group was shorter than that of the 20 Hz group(1. 33±0. 06 cm VS 1. 80±0. 00 cm, P<0. 05). The contraction pressure of LES was also significantly positively related to the electric current(R=0. 965, P<0. 01),the pulse width (R=0. 973, P<0. 01), and the frequency (R=0. 842, P<0. 01). The pressure of lower esophageal sphincter of single phase square wave was greater than that of the double phase square group (P<0. 05). Under the same parameters, the contraction pressure of LES group was lower than that of the esophageal body group (27. 33±1. 15 mmHg VS 104. 00±6. 00 mmHg, P<0. 05). Esophageal sequential contraction was induced by multi-points sequential electrical stimulation. Conclusion Single point electric stimulation can cause esophageal contraction immediately without obvious delay. Within a certain range, the esophageal contraction pressure is positively correlated with electric current, frequency and pulse width. The contraction pressure of single square phase wave is greater than that of the double square phase wave. The contraction pressure of esophageal body is greater than that of LES after electric stimulation. Multi-points sequential electrical stimulation can promote sequential movement of esophagus.

ObjectiveTo explore the clinical outcome of one stage posteroanterior decompression and bone implant in the treatment of severe lower cervical spinal bony canal stenosis. Methods The study involved 29 patients with severe lower cervical spinal bony canal stenosis treated with one stage posteroanterior decompression and bone implant from April 2006 to March 2009. There were 11 patients with old fractures, seven with posterior longitudinal ligament ossification and 11 with cervical disc calcification. The course of disease ranged from 2 months to 3.2 years, average 1.4 years. The nerve function was rated as grade B in two patients, grade C in 19 and grade D in eight according to Frankel scale. The average Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score was 9.8. ResultsAll patients were followed up for 7-28 months (average 15.2 months), which showed bony fusion five months after operation, with fusion rate of 100％. The Frankel grade was increased for average 1.2 grades and the nervous symptoms alleviated remarkably. Mean postoperative JOA score was 13.8 and increased for mean 4.0, with mean amehoration rate of 55.6％. ConclusionsOne stage posteroanterior decompression and bone implant is a safe and effective method for treatment of lower cervical spinal bony canal stenosis, when the intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring can assure the operative safety.

BACKGROUND:Studies have demonstrated that tetrandrine has protection on acute spinal cord injury,but the specific mechanism remains poorly understood.OBJECTIVE:To study the protection of tetrandrine on rat acute spinal cord injury and to study its mechanism from apoptosis pathway.METHODS:A total of 100 rats were randomly divided into 4 groups.All rats were prepared for spinal cord injury models using modified Allen method except that in the sham-surgery group.Methylprednisolone and tetrandrine was injected into rats in the methylprednisolone and tetrandrine groups by tail intravenous injection prior to and at 24,48 hours after model preparation.The same volume of physiological saline was injected in the sham-surgery and model groups.Basso-BeatUe-Bresnahan(BBB score)was recorded at 8 hours,1,3,7 and 14 days after model preparation.The morphological changes of spinal cord injury sites were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining and the expressions of bcl-2 and bax were determined by immunohistochemistry.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The BBB score of methylpradnisolone and tetrandrine groups were significantly higher than that model group at 7 and 14 days(P<0.05),but there were no significant difference between the methylprednisolone group and tetrandrine group(P>0.05).Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that the spinal cord injured severely at 3-7 days,the injury degree in the methylpradnisolone group and tetrandrine group was slighter than that of the model group,with smaller bax expression and greater bcl-2 expression(P<0.01).The findings demonstrated that,tetrandrine is able to protect neurons from apoptosis and promote the nerve function recovery by inhibiting the expression of Bax and promoting the expression of Bcl-2.Its effect is not inferior to methylprednisolone.

Objective To discuss the therapeutic options for treatment of subaxial cervical dislocation combined with facet locking. Methods There were 49 patients with cervical dislocations including 7 patients with dislocation at C3,4, 15 at C4,5, 14 at C5,6 and 13 at C6,7. Eleven patients were with old dislocation, with duration of dislocation ranging from 2 hours to 61 days. Neurologic status of the patients according to Frankel scale was graded A in 14 patients, grade B in nine, grade C in 10 and grade D in nine. All patients were treated surgically after closed reduction with skull traction. Results The successful reduction rate was 63% for fresh dislocation, with average improvement of 0.65 grade for spinal cord function. All bone grafts got fusion at four months after operation. Conclusion Therapeutic options are based on fresh or old dislocations, paraplegia or not, intervertebral disk injury severity, and reduction or not through traction for patients with lower cervical dislocations.

AIM:To establish HPLC method for the determination of amodiaquine in human plasma.METHODS: Amodiaquine and internal standard(hydroxychloroquine) were analyzed on C18 column(150 mm ×4.6 mm, 5 μm) with methanol: water:triethylamine: orthophosphoric acid (21:77.5:1:0.5 )as mobile phase at the flow rate of 1.0 mL · min-1The UV detector was set at 294 nm. RESULTS: The retention times of amodiaquine and internal standard were 5.82, 8.56 min, respectively. The calibration curve was linear in the range from 10 to 1 000 μg ·L- 1 ( r = 0.999 8, n = 9 ). The limit of quantitation was5 μg· L-1. The extraction recovery was between 75.5 % and 82.7 %, and the methodological recovery was between 97.0 % and 104.8 %. The intra-day and inter-day RSD were less than 6.0 % and 7.5 %, respectively. CONCLUSION: This HPLC method is simple, sensitive and suitable for pharmacokinetic study of amodiaquine.