1.Herbal Textual Research on Houttuyniae Herba in Famous Classical Formulas
Dan ZHAO ; Changgui YANG ; Chuanzhi KANG ; Chenghong XIAO ; Zhikun WU ; Hongliang MA ; Jiwen WANG ; Xiufu WAN ; Sheng WANG ; Zhilai ZHAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(8):250-259
This article systematically analyzes the historical evolution of the name, medicinal parts, origin, harvesting, processing and other aspects of Houttuyniae Herba(HH) by referring to the medical books, prescription books and other documents of the past dynasties, combined with the research materials related to modern and contemporary times, in order to provide a basis for the development of famous classical formulas containing this herb. In ancient literature, HH was often referred to as "Ji" and "Jicai", the name of "Ji" was first recorded in Mingyi Bielu during the Han and Wei dynasties, and the name of Yuxingcao was first seen in Lyuchanyan Bencao during the southern Song dynasty and has continued to this day. The origin of HH used throughout history is consistent, all of which are the whole herb or aboveground parts of Houttuynia cordata in Saururaceae family. HH recorded throughout history has a wide range of production areas, mostly self-produced self-marketing. In ancient times, fresh HH was often used as medicine by pounding its juice without involving any processing steps. Both fresh and dried products can be used as medicine, the fresh products uses the whole plant, while the dried products uses the aboveground parts, which are cleaned, selected and processed before use. Fresh products are harvested regardless of season, while dried products are harvested in both summer and autumn, with summer as the best. In ancient times, there were no specific requirements for the quality of HH, while in modern times, "intact stems and leaves with a strong fishy smell" are preferred. In addition, the medicinal properties of HH have undergone significant changes from ancient to modern times. In the early period, it was believed that its medicinal property was slightly warm, until the 1977 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia officially changed it to slightly cold. Both ancient and modern literature states that HH can be used for the treatment of carbuncle and malignant sores, Lyuchanyan Bencao for the first time introduced HH fresh juice can relieve summer heat, since Diannan Bencao recorded that it can be used for lung carbuncle, and gradually developed into the first choice for the treatment of lung carbuncle. Based on the research results, it is suggested that fresh herb or dried aboveground parts of H. cordata are used as medicine when developing famous classical formulas.
2.Comprehensive evaluation of the quality of Houttuynia cordata from different producing areas
Niting WEN ; Changgui YANG ; Tao ZHOU ; Chuanzhi KANG ; Dan ZHAO ; Sheng WANG ; Weike JIANG
China Pharmacy 2024;35(4):425-429
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the comprehensive quality of Houttuynia cordata from different producing areas. METHODS Using total flavonoids, water-soluble extract, moisture, total ash and acid-insoluble ash as indicators, the entropy weight method was used to objectively weigh each indicator, and the relative correlation degree (r)i calculated by grey correlation method was used as a measure to comprehensively evaluate the quality of H. cordata. RESULTS The weights of total flavonoids, total ash, moisture, acid-insoluble ash, and water-soluble extract were 0.295 5, 0.227 3, 0.188 7, 0.145 1, and 0.143 4, respectively. The weights of total flavonoids and total ash were relatively large. The ri of 30 batches of H. cordata ranged from 0.233 2 to 0.673 9; the average ri of samples from Quanzhou County and Ziyuan County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were the highest, which were 0.638 3 and 0.598 7, respectively, followed by samples from Lingchuan County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (0.556 1) and Jianshui County of Yunnan Province (0.452 8). The quality of medicinal materials produced in the above producing areas was generally good and stable. CONCLUSIONS Entropy weight method combined with the grey correlation method can be used to comprehensively evaluate the quality of H. cordata. The overall quality of H. cordata produced in Quanzhou County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the best.
3.Establishing N-ELISA-based method for rapid detection of neutralizing antibodies against respiratory syncytial virus
Yufang SUN ; Hui ZHAO ; Huijie YANG ; Ying XIE ; Chunting BAO ; Shuyan LI ; Jiaolei WANG ; Changgui LI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2024;44(2):162-169
Objective:To prepare rabbit polyclonal antibodies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) N protein and use them as the detection antibodies to establish a N-ELISA-based method for rapid detection of neutralizing antibodies.Methods:A plasmid of pET30a-N for the expression of RSV N protein was constructed. After purification, the protein was immunized into New Zealand rabbits to prepare polyclonal antibodies, which were used as the detection antibodies. Positive serum samples were diluted and used to neutralize RSV (100 TCID 50/well). Hep-2 cells were inoculated and cultured, and then the cells were fixed with 80% acetone. ELISA was performed to detect RSV N protein in infected cells. When the absorbance value of a well was below the cut-off value, it was regarded as the positive well in the neutralization test. The highest dilution of a positive well serum was the neutralizing antibody titer. After optimizting the antibody dilution, detection time, cell density and the duration of neutralization, the method for neutralizing antibody detection was established based on N-ELISA. The established method was verified by analyzing the influences of different cell generations and edge effects, and calculating the accuracy, repeatability and precision. The correlation between the established method and microneutralization method was analyzed by detecting human RSV IgG-positive serum. Results:The plasmid pET30a-N was successfully constructed, and the expressed N protein showed high purity and good specificity. After the third immunization, the antibody titer in rabbit serum was 1∶51 200, and the antibodies could specifically bind to RSV. The prepared rabbit anti-RSV N polyclonal antibodies had a titer of 1∶51 200, and showed good specificity. The neutralizing antibodies could be detected on day 4 with the established method, and the duration of neutralization was shortened to 30 min. Cell generations and the position of wells in the 96-well plate (edge well and non-edge well) had no significant effect on the method, and the repeatability, precision and accuracy of the method were good. In the detection of 64 RSV IgG-positive human serum samples by the established method and microneutralization method, the correlation coefficient was 0.929 6, indicating a good positive correlation between the two methods.Conclusions:A N-ELISA-based method for rapid neutralizing antibody detection is successfully established, which can be used to evaluate the serum antibody level after RSV vaccination.
4.Research progess in respiratory syncytial virus receptors
Shuyan LI ; Huijie YANG ; Yaru QUAN ; Changgui LI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2024;44(2):183-188
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the major pathogens of acute respiratory infections, becoming a huge global burden. Virus-receptor interactions play a key role in the pathogenesis of RSV infection. The distribution of receptors influences the cellular and the tissue tropism of RSV as well as the viral replication and proliferation in the host. However, the RSV receptors are currently unknown, which is one of the reasons that hinders the development of RSV vaccines and therapeutic drugs. In this study, the existing RSV receptors are reviewed with the hope to provide ideas for the research of RSV vaccines and therapeutic drugs.
5.TSH receptor inhibitory antibody(TBAb) promotes extracellular accumulation of hyaluronic acid in pretibial myxedema primary fibroblasts via PI3K-AKT pathway
Liping HU ; Jiaojiao QIU ; Xiaolin REN ; Jing YANG ; Tao ZHANG ; Sheng JIANG ; Changgui LAN
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2022;38(8):658-664
Objective:Pretibial myxedema (PTM) is a localized myxedema characterized by excessive dermal hya-luronan (HA) deposition and elevated serum TSH receptor antibody (TRAb). In this study, we investigated the effects of TRAb and its subtypes, stimulating antibody [TSAb (M22)] and inhibitory antibody[TBAb (K1-70)], on the synthesis of hyaluronic acid produced by PTM primary dermal fibroblasts.Methods:Normal and PTM dermal fibroblasts were isolated and stimulated with M22, K1-70, and IgG from patients respectively. HA concentration in the supernatant before and after stimulation was tested by ELISA. The protein level and phosphorylation variation of CEMIP, HAS2 and PI3K-AKT pathway were detected by Western blot.Results:IgG from patients (TRAb 8.4 IU/L) significantly stimulated the extracellular accumulation of HA in PTM primary fibroblasts. Similarly, both M22 and K1-70 also upregulated HA level in the supernatant, though K1-70 seemed much more effecitve. After treatment with IgG, M22, and K1-70, the expression of HAS2 increased and the expression of CEMIP decreased; meanwhile, p-PI3K and p-AkT increased. Among them, further study on K1-70, promoting HA production by regulating PI3K-AkT signal pathway could be inhibited by PI3K inhibitor (LY294002).Conclusion:TSAb (M22) and TBAb (K1-70), especially TBAb, increase HAS2 and inhibit CEMIP expression by activating PI3-AKT signaling pathway in PTM fibroblasts, leading to increased extracellular HA level.
6.Simultaneous determination of 7 components in Dipsacus asper by HPLC
Changgui YANG ; Anhui GONG ; Chenggang ZHANG ; Chenghong XIAO ; Di FAN ; Tao ZHOU
China Pharmacy 2022;33(6):680-684
OBJECTIVE To establis h the method for the simultaneous determination of six iridoids (loganic acid ,loganin, sweroside,dipsanoside B ,dipsanoside A ,sylvestroside Ⅰ)and one triterpene saponin (asperosaponin Ⅵ)in Dipsacus asper . METHODS High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was adopted. The determination was performed on Symmetry® C18 column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile- 0.1% phosphoric acid solution (gradient elution )at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelengths were set at 212 nm(asperosaponin Ⅵ)and 237 nm(dipsanoside B ,dipsanoside A , sweroside,loganic acid ,sylvestroside Ⅰ,loganin). The column temperature was set at 30 ℃,and sample size was 20 μL. RESULTS The linear range of loganic acid , loganin, sweroside, sylvestroside Ⅰ , dipsanoside B , dipsanoside A and asperosaponin Ⅵ were 399.24-931.56,50.30-150.90,48.24-168.84,27.00-70.20,12.93-38.80,40.64-121.92,42.08-147.28 µg/mL (all r>0.999 0). RSDs of precision ,reproducibility and stability tests (24 h)were all less than 2%. Average recoveries were 104.43%(RSD=0.63%,n=6),101.74%(RSD=1.11%,n=6),100.76%(RSD=1.06%,n=6),98.00%(RSD=1.58%,n=6), 99.03%(RSD=2.31%,n=6),102.93%(RSD=2.26%,n=6),102.31%(RSD=1.00%,n=6),respectively,The contents were 142.5-280.6,5.5-49.0,28.0-112.9,7.2-35.8,4.4-16.9,17.2-79.3,0.8-54.5 mg/g,respectively. CONCLUSIONS Established method is accurate and reliable ,and can be used for the content determination of 7 components in D. asper .
7. Purification method for cell-cultured influenza virus H5N1
Zhegang ZHANG ; Dan LUO ; Jiayou ZHANG ; Wei ZHAO ; Ying WANG ; Ran QIU ; Ziyan MENG ; Tian HAN ; Zhiwu XIA ; Changgui LI ; Xiaoming YANG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2019;39(12):933-936
Objective:
To reduce the residual proteins and DNA of host cells in the preparation of H5N1 influenza A virus.
Methods:
Core 700 was firstly used to remove residual host cell proteins, and then Capto Q was used to remove host cell DNA. Several batches of H5N1 influenza A virus cultured in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells were purified using this method. The efficiency of purification was evaluated using many methods including quantitative real-time PCR, hemagglutination (HA) test and single radial immunodiffusion assay. Moreover, Benzonase nuclease was used for comparison.
Results:
Without the use of Benzonase nuclease, the overall removal rates of host cell DNA and residual proteins were 99.62% and 98.1%, and the HA antigen recovery rate was 66.96%.
Conclusions
This study established a purification strategy with good effect for cell-based influenza vaccines. It can efficiently remove host cell DNA and proteins and achieve a high HA recovery rate. The purification result is no worse than that of adding Benzonase nuclease, suggesting the potential of its application in actual vaccine production.
8.Evaluation on the preliminary classification of carbapenemase in gram-negative rods by the inhibitor enhanced carbapenem inactivation method
Qingyang SUN ; Yan YANG ; Wenjun WEI ; Di LIN ; Jian CHEN ; Xianming ZENG ; Jun CHENG ; Changgui SUN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science 2018;36(1):14-18
Objective To evaluate the reliability of the inhibitor enhanced carbapenem inactivation method (ieCIM) in the detection and preliminary classification of carbapenemase in gram-negative rods.Methods The carbapenem inactivation method (CIM) was modified by adding tazobactam or ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid disodium salt as carbapenemase inhibitors into the reaction system.A total of 198 isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and 35 strains of nonfermenters were collected,and their preliminary classification of carbapenemase was performed by the ieCIM.Meanwhile,their carbapenemase genes were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR),and the results were compared with that of the ieCIM.Results Among 198 strains of Enterobacteriaceae,101 were positive for carbapenemase genes,while 99 were detected by the CIM.Among the other 97 strains with negative carbapenemase gene,the results of the ieCIM were also negative.Among 35 strains of nonfermenters,25 were positive for carbapenemase genes,while 24 were detected by the CIM.Among the other 10 strains with negative carbapenemase gene,the results of the CIM were also negative.Using the ieCIM,97.7% (85/87) of strains producing class A carbapenemase and 88.0% (22/25) of strains producing class B carbapenemase were detected.Twelve strains producing class D carbapenemase and 2 strains producing both class A and class B carbapenemase were detected by the ieCIM.The total detection sensitivity and specificity of the ieCIM were 96% and 100%,respectively.Conclusion The ieCIM has the consistent results with the detection method of carbapenemase genes,which may be used to detect and classify carbapenemase in clinical microbiology laboratories.
9.Application of the one-card intelligent management system of the hospital
Changgui CHEN ; Zhucheng XIE ; Xiaokuan YANG ; Xiaohua HUANG ; Chunmei JIANG ; Junfang XUAN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2018;34(10):854-858
This paper presented the introduction of information technology to develop the hospital's one-card intelligent management system and its successful application. Thanks to the effective integration and linkage of hospital resources and information technology, such a system is built on the Internet of Things, platform + application, " Internet +" mindset. Thus the system can effectively achieve the service philosophy of strong security, high efficiency, and sustainable development, as well as more convenient access to medical treatment, more effective communication, and a new pattern of more comfortable medical and health services.
10.Study on the Improvement of Quality Standard for Folium Mahoniae
Changgui YANG ; Chenghong XIAO ; Weike JIANG ; Tao ZHOU ; Honglian HU
China Pharmacy 2018;29(4):470-473
OBJECTIVE: To improve the quality standard of Folium Mahoniae. METHODS: TLC was used for qualitative identification. The contents of moisture, ash and ethanol extract were determined. The content of berberine hydrochloride was determined by HPLC. The determination was performed on WondaSil C18 column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0. 05 mol/L monopotassium phosphate solution (25: 75, V/V) at the flow rate of 1. 0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was 264 nm, column temperature was 30 ℃, and sample size was 10 μL. RESULTS: TLC spots were clear and well-separated. The contents of moisture, total ash, acid-insoluble ash and ethanol extract were 3. 92%-7. 03%, 3. 65%-6. 95%, 0. 05%-1. 03% and 10. 87%-33. 14%, respectively. The linear range of berberine hydrochloride was 0. 183-0. 915 μg(r=0. 999 9); quantitation limit and detection limit was 0. 143, 0. 095 μg, respectively. RSDs of precision, stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2. 0% (n=6); recovery was 95. 21% -103. 10% (RSD = 2. 95%, n=6). CONCLUSIONS: The content of moisture, total ash and acid-insoluble ash of medicinal materials is not exceed 8. 0%, 6. 0% and 0. 4%, respectively. The content of ethanol extract and berberine hydrochloride is not less than 16. 0% and 1. 0%, respectively. Established standard can be used for quality control of Folium Mahoniae.

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