The adulteration and counterfeiting of herbal ingredients in medicinal and food homology (MFH) have a serious impact on the quality of herbal materials, thereby endangering human health. Compared to pharmaceutical drugs, health products derived from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are more easily accessible and closely integrated into consumers' daily life. However, the authentication of the authenticity of TCM ingredients in MFH has not received sufficient attention. The lack of clear standards emphasizes the necessity of conducting systematic research in this area. This study utilized DNA barcoding technology, combining ITS2, psbA-trnH, matK as universal barcode sequences, and DX, HH, JYH as specific barcode sequences, to identify the authenticity of commercial medicinal and food homology scented herbal teas. The aim was to investigate the authenticity of scented herbal tea products circulating in the market. The research results revealed that among 180 scented herbal tea samples, DNA barcodes were successfully obtained from 164 samples, while the remaining samples either lacked the target components or suffered severe DNA degradation, resulting in failed amplification. Combined with morphological identification studies, it was found that out of the 180 samples, 141 were authentic, accounting for 78.33% of the total samples, while 31 samples showed adulteration and 8 samples lacked the target components, accounting for 21.67% of the total samples. Additionally, water testing revealed that 5 samples of Carthamus tinctorius herbal tea exhibited the phenomenon of weight adulteration. This study exposed the presence of adulteration and weight adulteration in scented herbal tea products, highlighting the need for regulatory authorities to expedite the establishment of quality standards in scented herbal tea industry. These findings provide valuable insights for the rapid development of the scented herbal tea industry.

Lung is the largest organ of the respiratory system. During hypoxia, pulmonary cells undergo rapid damage changes and activate the self-rescue pathways, thus leading to complex biomacromolecule modification. Death from mechanical asphyxia refers to death due to acute respiratory disorder caused by mechanical violence. Because of the absence of characteristic signs in corpse, the accurate identification of mechanical asphyxia has always been the difficulty in forensic pathology. This paper reviews the biomacromolecule changes under the pulmonary hypoxia condition and discusses the possibility of application of these changes to accurate identification of death from mechanical asphyxia, aiming to provide new ideas for related research.
Humans ; Asphyxia/pathology* ; Cause of Death ; Hypoxia/pathology* ; Lung/pathology* ; Forensic Pathology

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the risk factors for refracture of adjacent vertebrae after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in super-old patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures(OVCFs). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 40 patients(age≥90 years) with OVCFs who underwent PVP between June 2012 and June 2019. There were 7 males and 33 females, age from 90 to 101 years old with an average of (94.6±1.6) years. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether adjacent vertebral refracture occurred after PVP. Among them, 20 patients occurred refracture after PVP (refracture group) and 20 patients did not occur it(control group). The general information, radiological data and pelvic parameters of the two groups were collected. The items included age, gender, body mass index (BMI), fracture site and bone mineral density(BMD) T-value, fracture to operation time, compression degree of injured vertebra, recovery degree of anterior edge of injured vertebra, bone cement injection amount, bone cement leakage, pelvic index(PI), pelvic tilt angle (PT), sacral angle(SS), et al. Factors that may be related to refracture were included in the single-factor study, and multivariate Logistic regression analysis was performed on the risk factors with statistical significance in the single-factor analysis to further clarify the independent risk factors for refracture of adjacent vertebral bodies after PVP. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in age, gender, fracture site, fracture to operation time, compression degree of injured vertebra and recovery degree of anterior edge of injured vertebra between two groups (P>0.05). There were significant differences in BMI, BMD T-value, bone cement injection amount and bone cement leakage rate between two groups(P<0.05). The PI and PT values of the refracture group were higher than those of the control group(P<0.05). There was no significant difference in SS between two groups (P>0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that decreased BMD T-value, bone cement leakage, increased PT and PI values increased the risk of recurrence of adjacent vertebral fractures in OVCFs (P<0.05). CONCLUSION There are many risk factors for the recurrence of adjacent vertebral fractures in super-old patients with OVCFs. Patients with high PI and PT values may be one of the risk factors.
Aged, 80 and over ; Bone Cements ; Female ; Fractures, Compression/surgery* ; Humans ; Male ; Osteoporotic Fractures/surgery* ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Spinal Fractures/surgery* ; Spine ; Treatment Outcome ; Vertebroplasty/adverse effects*

OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical efficacy of distal radius T-plate combined with suture anchor and distal clavicle anatomical locking plate combined with suture anchor in the treatment of Neer Ⅱb distal clavicle fracture. METHODS: From June 2014 to June 2018, 42 patients with Neer Ⅱb distal clavicle fractures were retrospectively analyzed. According to different surgical methods, they were divided into the observation group (T-shaped plate combined with suture anchor) and the control group (anatomical locking plate combined with suture anchor). There were 22 patients in the observation group and 20 patients in the control group. In the observation group, there were 13 males and 9 females, aged from 22 to 70 (45.78± 14.44) years old, 12 cases on the left side and 10 cases on the right side, 8 cases of traffic accident injury and 14 cases of fall. In the control group, there were 12 males and 8 females, aged from 24 to 66 (44.17±15.58) years, 13 cases on the left side and 7 cases on the right side, 6 cases of traffic accident injuryand 14 cases of fall. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss and fracture healing time were compared between the two groups, and Constant Murley score was used to evaluate shoulder joint function. RESULTS: The patients in both groups were followed up for 18 to 24 (20.96±2.02) months. The incisions of both groups were healed at stageⅠ. The fracture ends of both groups were bony healed at the last follow up. There was no significant difference in operation time, intraoperative blood loss and fracture healing time between two groups ( CONCLUSION The two methods can obtain satisfactory results in the treatment of Neer Ⅱb distal clavicle fractures, especially suitable for patients with comminuted distal clavicle fractures or osteoporosis; the clinical effect of the treatment of NeerⅡb distal clavicle fractures with T type distal radius plate combined with suture anchor is satisfactory, which provides another feasible treatment scheme for clinic.
Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Bone Plates ; Case-Control Studies ; Clavicle/surgery* ; Female ; Fracture Fixation, Internal ; Fractures, Bone/surgery* ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Suture Anchors ; Treatment Outcome

OBJECTIVE：To investig ate the application and trend o f tranexamic acid in the orthopedic inpatient ，and to provide reference for rational drug use. METHODS ：The consumption of tranexamic acid ，the distribution of orthopedics diseases using tranexamic acid and route of administration were analyzed in 3 sub-departments （joint surgery department ，spinal surgery department，orthopedic trauma department ）from 4 third-grade class-A hospitals of Chongqing during 2017 to 2020. RESULTS ： The total consumption of tranexamic acid used in orthopaedic department had increased year by year in the past 4 years，with increase of 6.2％-52.2％，and the consumption of tranexamic acid in various departments also increased year by year ；from 2017 to 􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂􀤂 书辅料标明情况及风险控制建议 [J].中国药师，2018，21 中华中医药杂志，2018，33（6）：2225-2229. （18）：2020-2022. [10] 孟菲，李学林.中成药说明书中规格项存在的问题与探 [ 7 ] 国家药典委员会.中华人民共和国药典：二部[S]. 2010年 讨[J].当代医学，2015，21（12）：14-15. 版.北京：中国医药科技出版社，2010：1014. [11] 国家食品药品监督管理局 .中成药规格表述技术指导原 [ 8 ] 孟菲，李学林.中成药说明书中功能主治项表述方法的探 则：征求意见稿 [EB/OL].（2017-10-11）[2020-12-20]. 讨[J].中医药临床杂志，2015，27（1）：111-112. https：//www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/zhqyj/zhqyjyp/20171011- [ 9 ] 田硕，郭晖，苗明三.中成药说明书完善的思考及实践[J]. 151401184.html. [12] 王裴芳.我国中成药说明书中老年人用药项的调查分 Δ基金项目：重庆市科技计划项目-技术预见与制度创新项目（No. 析[J].中国药房，2015，26（29）：4055-4057. cstc2018jsyj-zdcxX0052）；重庆市社会科学规划项目（No.2019QNGL31） [13] 林志健，周伟龙，张冰，等.中成药说明书中儿童用药信息 ＊硕士研究生 。研究方向 ：社会医学 、卫生事业管理 。电话： 023-68485178。E-mail：351389583@qq.com 的修订完善思考 [J].药物流行病学杂志 ，2018，27（4）： # 通信作者：教授，硕士生导师，硕士。研究方向：医事法学、卫生 244-248. 政策、卫生事业管理。电话：023-68485178。E-mail：puchuan68@sina. （收稿日期：2021-01-07 修回日期：2021-05-26） com （编辑：罗 瑞） ·1622· China Pharmacy 2021Vol. 32 No. 13 中国药房 2021年第32卷第13期 2019，joint surgery department accounted for the largest prop ortion（59.2％ ，53.5％ ，47.2％）to use tranexamic acid ，and orthopedic trauma department accounted for the largest proportion （39.2％）in 2020. On the whole ，top 4 orthopedic diseases in the list of the consumption of tranexamic acid were joint replacement （25.5％-29.6％），hip fracture （19.3％-23.6％），diaphysis fracture （13.5％-18.6％）and pelvic and acetabular fracture （8.2％-14.0％）. The route of administration for tranexamic acid in spinal surgery department ，joint surgery department and orthopedic trauma department was mainly intravenous application every year （accounting for 55.1％-81.0％，46.9％-77.1％，49.3％-73.3％，44.9％-71.5％）. CONCLUSIONS ：The consumption of tranexamic acid in orthopedic inpatients is increased year by year ，and is dominated by joint surgery department and orthopedic trauma department. The route of tranexamic acid is still mainly intravenous administration ，which is safe and reliable.

Background: Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI) is closely associated with adverse cardiac events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and we aimed to determine whether biomarkers and blood pressure could be potential predictors of MSIMI. Methods: This study enrolled 82 patients with documented CAD between June 1, 2017 and November 9, 2017. Patient blood samples were obtained at resting period and at the end of mental arithmetic. Then, patients were assigned to MSIMI positive group and MSIMI negative group. The main statistical methods included linear regression, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, and logistic regression. Results: Patients with CAD with MSIMI had significantly greater median resting N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP, 141.02 [45.85–202.76] pg/mL vs. 57.95 [27.06–117.64] pg/mL; Z = -2.23, P = 0.03) and mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) (145.56 ± 16.87 mmHg vs. 134.92 ± 18.16 mmHg, Z = -2.13, P = 0.04) when compared with those without MSIMI. After 5-min mental stress task, those who developed MSIMI presented higher elevation of median post-stressor high sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI, 0.020 [0.009–0.100] ng/mL vs. 0.009 [0.009–0.010] ng/mL; Z = -2.45, P = 0.01), post-stressor NT-proBNP (138.96 [39.93–201.56] pg/mL vs. 61.55 [25.66–86.50] pg/mL; Z = -2.15, P = 0.03) compared with those without MSIMI. Using the ROC curves, and after the adjustment for basic characteristics, the multiple logistic regression analysis showed that patients presenting a post-stressor hs-cTnI ≥ 0.015 ng/mL had seven-fold increase in the risk of developing MSIMI (odds ratio [OR]: 7.09; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.65–30.48; P = 0.009), a rest NT-proBNP ≥ 80.51 pg/mL had nearly eight-fold increase (OR: 7.85; 95% CI: 1.51–40.82; P = 0.014), a post-stressor NT-proBNP ≥ 98.80 pg/mL had 35-fold increase (OR: 34.96; 95% CI: 3.72– 328.50; P = 0.002), a rest SBP ≥ 129.50 mmHg had 11-fold increase (OR: 11.42; 95% CI: 1.21–108.17; P = 0.034). Conclusions The present study shows that CAD patients with higher hs-cTnI level, and/or greater NT-proBNP and/or SBP are at higher risk of suffering from MSIMI when compared with those without MSIMI, indicating that hs-cTnI, NT-proBNP, SBP might be potential predictors of MSIMI.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of the implementation of National Essential Medicine System on the utilization rate of hormone drugs in primary medical institutions in China systematically.METHODS:Retrieved from CJFD,Wanfang database and VIP,the literatures about the use of hormone drugs were collected before and after the implementation of National Essential Medicine System.Meta-analysis was performed by using Stata 13.0 software after utilization rate dam extraction and quality evaluation with Cochrane system evaluator manual 5.1.0.RESULTS:A total of 20 literatures were included.Results of Meta-analysis showed that utilization rate of hormone drugs after the implementation of National Essential Medicine System was significantly lower than before implementation,with statistical significance [RD =-0.03,95 ％ CI (-0.05,-0.02),P＜ 0.001].Results of subgroup Meta-analysis of utilization rate of hormone drugs in different areas before and after the implementation of National Essential Medicine System showed that the utilization rate of hormone drugs in eastern areas was significantly lower after the implementation of National Essential Medicine System than before [RD=-0.06,95％ CI(0.09,-0.03),P=0.001] with statistical significance.There was no statistical significance in the utilization rate of hormone drugs in middle area [RD=-0.02,95 ％ CI(0.06,0.02),P=0.235] or western area [RD=-0.01,95％ CI (-0.02,0),P=0.122] before and after the implementation of National Essential Medicine System.CONCLUSIONS:The implementation of National Essential Medicine System reduces the utilization of hormone drugs in primary medical institutions.The effect of the eastern area is more obvious than in middle and western area.

Objective To build a clinical key disciplines evaluation index system for county level hospitals in Chengdu city.Methods Literature meta analysis, focus group discussion, expert consultation method, boundary value method, brainstorming and hierarchy analysis method were comprehensively used.Results The clinical key disciplines evaluation index system for county level hospitals in Chengdu city comprises 5 level-1 indexes,1 6 level-2 indexes,47 level-3 indexes.Among the level-1 indexes,service capacity,medical quality,technical personnel,scientific research and education, and foundation of specialty was 0.474 6,0.202 7,0.148 2,0.097 7,0.076 8 respectively.Conclusion The clinical key disciplines evaluation index system for county level hospitals in Chengdu city is scientific, guiding and practical,which can be used to evaluate the status of the clinical key disciplines for county level hospitals in Chengdu city.

OBJECTIVETo explore the effect of compound qizhu granule (CQG) on cellular immunity of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients.

METHODSTotally 103 CHB patients treated with lamivudin (LAM) for 6 months, who had partial virological response (HBeAg positive) were randomly assigned to two groups, 50 in the treatment group and 53 in the control group. All patients took LAM 100 mg (once a day) plus ADV 10 mg (once a day). Patients in the treatment group additionally took CQG, one dose per day. After one-year treatment hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA negative rates, HBeAg seroconversion, levels of HBV specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL), non-specific CTL and natural killing (NK) cells were compared between the two groups.

RESULTSAfter 1-year treatment, HBV DNA negative rate of the treatment group was 88: 0% in 44 cases, slightly higher than that of the control group (41 cases, 77.4%), but with no statistical difference (P >0.05). HBeAg seroconversion of the treatment group was 32.0% in 16 cases, higher than that of the control group (8 cases, 15.1%), with statistical difference (P <0.05). Levels of HBV specific CTL (0.79%±0. 07%), non-specific CTL (19.4%±1.8%) and NK cells (14. 1%± 1.5%) of the treatment group were higher than those of the control group (0.58% ± 0.08%, 17.5% ± 1.7%, and 11.1%±1.5%, respectively; allP <0.01).

CONCLUSIONTreating CHB patients with partial virological response by ADV plus CQG could improve specific and non-specific cellular immunity, thereby elevating HBeAg seroconversion rate.

Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Hepatitis B e Antigens ; immunology ; Hepatitis B virus ; genetics ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; drug therapy ; immunology ; Humans ; Immunity, Cellular ; immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic ; drug effects

OBJECTIVEThis study aimed to explore the impact of specimen collection and storage consumable products on trace element quantitative analysis.

METHODSDevices and consumable products of different brands used in specimen collection or storage were selected and treated separately as below:urine collection and storage tubes (Brand A, B, C and D, 2 samples for each brand) were treated with 1% of HNO(3) volume fraction for 2 - 4 h; blood taking device (Brand O, P and Q, 3 samples for each brand) were used for ultra-pure water samples collecting as simulation of blood sampling;dust sampling filters (Brand X, Y and Z, 2 samples for each brand) were cold digested by nitric acid for 12 h, followed by microwave digestion. Then cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, selenium, stannum, titanium, vanadium and zinc concentrations in the solutions obtained during the course of collect or storage were quantified by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer.

RESULTSFor the urine collection and storage consumable products, background values of elements were described as mean of parellel samples. The consentration of 14 quantified elements were relatively low for 5 ml cryogenic vials (brand B) with background values range of 0.001 - 0.350 ng/ml. The background values of copper of 50 ml centrifuge tubes (brand A), chromium of 5 ml cryogenic vials (brand C) and zinc of 1.5 ml centrifuge tubes (brand D) were relatively high, which were 1.900, 1.095 and 1.368 ng/ml, respectively. Background values of elements in blood sampling devices were described as x(-) ± s. Background values of chromium for brand O, P and Q were (0.120 ± 0.017), (0.337 ± 0.093) and (0.360 ± 0.035) ng/ml; for copper were (0.050 ± 0.001), (0.017 ± 0.012) and (0.103 ± 0.015) ng/ml; for lead were (0.057 ± 0.072), (0.183 ± 0.118) and (0.347 ± 0.006) ng/ml; for titanium were (7.883 ± 0.145), (8.863 ± 0.190) and (8.613 ± 0.274) ng/ml; zinc were (2.240 ± 0.573), (42.140 ± 22.756) and (8.850 ± 3.670) ng/ml. There were statistically differences of background values for chromium, copper, lead, titanium and zinc among the above three brands of blood sampling devices (all P values < 0.05). For air sampling filters, background values of elements were described as mean of parellel samples. Background values of chromium and nickel of sampling filters (brand X) were lowest, which were 17.000 and 15.400 ng per piece, respectively; while background values for other elements were relatively high, the quantification of cadmium, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, lead, selenium, stannum, titanium, vanadium and zinc were 0.250, 0.550, 48.500, 690.000, 25.500, 0.900, 6.500, 10.550, 7.950, 10.500, 0.850, 370.000 ng per piece, respectively. Background values of chromium and nickel of sampling filters (brand Z) were highest, which were 171.000 and 29.850 ng per piece.

CONCLUSIONBackground values of trace elements varied among products of different brands, and the most noticable differences were found in chromium, manganese, nickel, lead, stannum and zinc.

Environmental Monitoring ; methods ; Quality Control ; Specimen Handling ; methods ; Trace Elements ; analysis