OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Yinlai Decoction (YD) on the microstructure of colon, and activity of D-lactic acid (DLA) and diamine oxidase (DAO) in serum of pneumonia mice model fed with high-calorie and high-protein diet (HCD). METHODS: Sixty male Kunming mice were randomly divided into 6 groups by the random number table method: normal control, pneumonia, HCD, HCD with pneumonia (HCD-P), YD (229.2 mg/mL), and dexamethasone (15.63 mg/mL) groups, with 10 in each group. HCD mice were fed with 52% milk solution by gavage. Pneumonia mice was modeled with lipopolysaccharide inhalation and was fed by gavage with either the corresponding therapeutic drugs or saline water, twice daily, for 3 days. After hematoxylin-eosin staining, the changes in the colon structure were observed under light microscopy and transmission electron microscope, respectively. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the protein levels of DLA and DAO in the serum of mice. RESULTS: The colonic mucosal structure and ultrastructure of mice in the normal control group were clear and intact. The colonic mucosal goblet cells in the pneumonia group tended to increase, and the size of the microvilli varied. In the HCD-P group, the mucosal goblet cells showed a marked increase in size with increased secretory activity. Loose mucosal epithelial connections were also observed, as shown by widened intercellular gaps with short sparse microvilli. These pathological changes of intestinal mucosa were significantly reduced in mouse models with YD treatment, while there was no significant improvement after dexamethasone treatment. The serum DLA level was significantly higher in the pneumonia, HCD, and HCD-P groups as compared with the normal control group (P<0.05). Serum DLA was significantly lower in the YD group than HCD-P group (P<0.05). Moreover, serum DLA level significantly increased in the dexamethasone group as compared with the YD group (P<0.01). There was no statistical significance in the serum level of DAO among groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS YD can protect function of intestinal mucosa by improving the tissue morphology of intestinal mucosa and maintaining integrity of cell connections and microvilli structure, thereby reducing permeability of intestinal mucosa to regulate the serum levels of DLA in mice.
Mice ; Male ; Animals ; Lactic Acid/pharmacology* ; Intestinal Mucosa ; Colon/pathology* ; Dexamethasone/pharmacology* ; Diet, High-Protein ; Pneumonia/pathology*

Abdomen/surgery* ; Humans ; Laparoscopy/methods* ; Pelvic Floor/surgery* ; Perineum/surgery* ; Proctectomy ; Rectal Neoplasms/surgery*

Six dimensional syndrome differentiation theory， put forward by professor GU Xiao-hong at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine based on her theoretical teaching and clinical experience， emphasizes that the syndrome differentiation should be carried out from six dimensions including etiology， disease location， disease stage， disease condition， pathology， and disease nature， which is conducive to clinical thinking training and formation of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）. The differentiation and treatment of Baihutang syndrome frequently seen in cold damage and warm disease still need to be explored. Guided by the six dimensional syndrome differentiation theory coupled with diverse viewpoints of cold damage and warm disease schools， this paper summarized and reinterpreted the understandings and thoughts of GU Xiao-hong and YU He， warm disease specialists of two generations. Considering the lung-stomach dysfunction caused by the internal invasion of exogenous pathogens， Baihutang syndrome was staged into Qi aspect. In this stage， exuberant pathogens and sufficient healthy Qi allowed the prevailing of internal heat and the consumption of body fluid， manifested as high fever， profuse sweating， thirst， and the pulse corresponding to interior excess and heat syndrome. This paper also pointed out that the Baihutang syndrome involved both lung and stomach， and the adoption of Baihutang contributed to preventing tu from restricting shui in the case of extreme excess of Yang brightness and protecting the kidney Yin. As revealed by the dynamic analysis of prognosis of Baihutang syndrome based on the six dimensional syndrome differentiation theory， even though the Baihutang syndrome could be present in both cold damage and warm disease， the specific disease stage， transmission and change， condition， prognosis， pathology， and medication differed. On this basis， a series of prescriptions have been modified from Baihutang， which has expanded the application scope of Baihutang and enriched its research value， thus better promoting its clinical application.

The quality of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the lifeline for TCM industry. The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has provided new means for the quality management of Chinese medicinal materials (CMM). In this paper, we take the quality marker (Q-marker) as a breakthrough point, focused on the research strategy from chemical markers to Q-markers, picked up the characteristics of the Q-markers from the near infrared spectrum (NIRS), and explored the feasibility of establishing the NIRS assay based on Q-marker. After integrated the biological activity detection and artificial neural network algorithm, we try to establish the relationship between the spectral properties of NIRS and specific efficacy of the CMM. Finally, the bottlenecks will be solved that related to the transmission and traceability of quality attributes in the process of TCM production, quantity change, overall quality management and so on. This system is going to improve TCM quantity scientific and intelligent supervision, and promote the upgrading of traditional TCM industry.

The quality definition of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a hot area in modern research of TCM. In recent years, the characteristics of one herb with multiple effects have been widely accepted and studied. The typical opposite-effect of herbs is considered as a special part of one herb with multiple effects, and was summarized in this paper. Sanqi was used as an example of opposite-effect herbs for developing the strategies and approaches on the Q-markers. The traditional opposite-effect should be studied by modern pharmacological research methods. The correlation of the chemical components with the opposite effects should be established in order to verify the material basis and evaluate the mechanism including targets and pathways. The unique characteristics of chemical components should be analyzed and defined. Finally, the Q-markers of the opposite effect herb will be confirmed. This paper provides a useful reference for the precise quality control of herbal opposite-effects.

Q-marker is a new concept of quality control for traditional Chinese medicine. Since its introduction in 2016, it has received extensive support and participation from researchers and manufactures of the entire industry. In order to establishing the research level of quality markers, normative research model, we review the proposed core theory and research methods of Chinese medicine quality markers. The definition and scientific connotation of Chinese medicine quality markers are analyzed. The core theories and research methods of quality markers are summarized from five aspects: "effectiveness", "specificity", "transfer and traceability", "compatibility environment" and "measurability" of quality markers. This paper aims to provide useful theoretical and methodological guidance for studying Chinese medicine quality markers.

The development of CT and the clinical application of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in diagnosing pulmonary embolism were introduced,and the methods for decreasing CTPA radiation dose and the importance of iterative reconstruction for low-dose scanning were analyzed.The development and application of contrast agent were described,and the ways to reduce contrast agent dose was expounded.Double-low CTPA combined with iterative reconstruction was pointed out to decrease greatly the radiation dose and contrast agent iodine dose while ensured image quality,and thus the damages to the patient by radiation and contrast agent could be lowered at the most.

The abnormal activation of hedgehog (HH) signaling pathway plays an important role in the development and progression of glioblastoma (GBM). As a transcription factor at the end of the HH pathway, the final effector of glioma-associated oncogene homoglog-1 (GLI1) is an important target in the treatment of GBM. The study was designed to evaluate the anti-tumor activities and mechanisms of a novel GLI1 inhibitor FL18 in GBM. MTT and colony formation assay were performed to determine anti-proliferation activity of FL18 in vitro. The effect of FL18 on cell apoptosis was measured by flow cytometry (FCM) analysis. Transwell experiment was used to explore the inhibitory activity of FL18 in cell invasion. In vivo experiments, the subcutaneously transplanted and orthotopic U-87 MG GBM xenograft model were used to study the activity of FL18 on tumor growth. The optimized dual report gene screening model was used to detect the effect of FL18 on the transcriptional activity of GLI1. Western blot assay was used to study the mechanisms of action of FL18. The results showed that the IC₅₀ of FL18 in glioblastoma was in the nanomole level in vitro. It was observed that 22.5 and 45 mg·kg^-1 FL18 reduced the tumor volume with the rate of 55.4% and 89.8% in xenograft model in mice in situ. The IC₅₀ of FL18 on the inhibition of GLI1 transcriptional activity was 3.32×10^-11 mol·L^-1 analyzed by the optimized dual report gene screening model. By the Western blot experiments, it was proved that FL18 inhibited expression of GLI1 without influencing the upstream canonical HH/SMO signaling and cross-talk oncogenic pathway, such as ERK and AKT signaling. The results also demonstrated that FL18 significantly downregulated GLI1 target genes such as Bcl-2, MMP2 and MMP9 and increased the expression of c-caspase3, c-PARP and Bax. These data suggest that FL18 may generate the anti-glioma activity by inhibition of GLI1.

Objective To study the mechanisms of levofloxacin,thymopentin combined with decoction of four noble drugs for treatment of patients with severe pulmonary tuberculosis and offer a new therapeutic strategy for treatment of the disease.Methods A total of 100 patients with severe pulmonary tuberculosis admitted to Qinghai Fourth People's Hospital from November 2013 to January 2016 were enrolled,and they were divided into a research group (50 patients) and a control group (50 patients) by random number table.The patients in two groups were treated with 2HRZE/4HR standardized therapy program.The patients in the research group were additionally treated with levofloxacin (0.5 g orally taken,1 times a day),thymopentin (1 mg intravenous injection,once a day) combined with decoction of four noble drugs (ginseng 9 g,poria 9 g,atractylodes 9 g,and licorice 6 g,all the above ingredients were immersed in 400 mL water and boiled to 100 mL,one dose orally taken daily and it was equally divided into 2 parts,one part taken in the morning and the remaining part taken in the evening).Four months after treatment,the changes of indexes of immune functions [total lymphocyte count (LY),CD4+,CD8+,and CD4+/CD8+ ratio],blood coagulation indexes [prothrombin time (PT),activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT),thrombin time (TT),D-dimer,and plasma fibrinogen (Fib)],pulmonary function indexes [forced vital capacity (FVC),peak expiratory flow rate (PEF),forced expiratory maximum volume in 1 second (FEV1),and mean maximum expiratory flow (MMEF)] and blood gas analysis indexes [arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2),arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2),pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2),and oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2)] and the therapeutic effects were observed in the two groups.Results After treatment,the CD8+,TT,PT,Fib,D-Dimer and PaCO2 of two groups were decreased significantly than those before treatment (all P ＜ 0.05);while the LY,CD4+,CD4+/CD8+ ratio,FEV1,FVC,PEF,MMEF,APTT,PaO2,SpO2 and PaO2/FiO2 of two groups were all increased significantly than those before treatment (all P ＜ 0.05).The changes of the study group were more obvious than those of the control group [LY (109/L):1.79 ± 0.19 vs.1.45 ± 0.16,CD4+:0.40 ± 0.03 vs.0.33 ± 0.03,CD8+:0.20 ± 0.01 vs.0.23 ± 0.02,CD4+/CD8+ ratio:2.10 ± 0.23 vs.1.67 ± 0.20,FEV1:0.269 ± 0.004 vs.0.198 ± 0.003,FVC:(3.78 ± 0.41)％ vs.(3.14 ± 0.39)％,PEF (L/s):3.68 ± 0.26 vs.3.05 ± 0.23,MMEF (L/s):0.96 ± 0.06 vs.0.74 ± 0.05,PaO2 (mmHg,1 mmHg =0.133 kPa):95.11 ± 7.68 vs.85.23 ± 7.01,PaCO2 (mmHg):31.76± 3.26 vs.46.28±4.36,SpO2:0.96±0.08 vs.0.91 ±0.07,PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg):310.58± 11.12 vs.285.01 ± 10.76,TT (s):15.64± 1.25 vs.18.82 ± 1.54,PT (s):12.69 ± 1.01 vs.14.28 ± 1.21,APTT (s):29.01 ± 2.02 vs.25.21 ± 1.80,Fib (mg/L):233.46 ± 15.61 vs.286.27 ± 18.14,D-Dimer (μg/L):210.88 ± 14.13 vs.256.39 ± 16.47,all P ＜ 0.05].After combined treatment,the sputum negative conversion rate [94％ (47/50) vs.60％ (30/50)],the total efficiency [88％ (44/50) vs.64％ (32/50)] and the focus absorption rate [86％ (43/50) vs.60％ (30/50)] of research group were significantly higher than those of the control group (all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The combination of levofloxacin,thymopentin and decoction of four noble drugs on the bases of 2HRZE/4HR standardized therapy for treatment of patients with severe pulmonayr tuberculosis can help to regulate acid-base balance,improve the hypoxia condition and lung function,elevate the immune function and increase the blood circulation in the body to improve clinical efficacy.

Objective:To summarize the reason and treatment of ventricular electrical storm (VES) in adult patients after cardiac surgery.Methods:A total of 36 adult patients with VES after cardiac surgery in our hospital from 2011-08 to 2015-05 were retrospectively analyzed for their peri-operative and clinical conditions before and after VES occurrence.Results:All 36 patients suffered from VES after cardiac surgery during ICU stay including 23 patients with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG),5 with CABG and ventricular aneurysm resection,5 with valve replacement,2 with Bentall operation and 1 with Marrow operation.There were 32/36 (88.89％) patients out of the breathing machine upon VES disappearing and discharged smoothly,4 (11.11％) patients died of multiple organ failure.There were 22 (61.11％) patients with myocardium ischemia induced VES.32 patients were followed-up for 1 year,28/36 (77.78％) patients recovered to sinus rhythm,2 (5.56％) received endocardial pacemaker placement and 2 (5.56％) suffered from atrial fibrillation;no cardiac death during follow-up period.Conclusion:VES was often occurred at the early stage in adult patients after cardiac surgery;it usually had clear reason or inducement,rapid and efficient treatment could achieve satisfactory results.