AIM: To investigate the phasic alteration of intestinal homeostasis in an experimental model of intestinal obstruction.METHODS: A rabbit model of intestinal obstruction was established by transforming parts of an infu...AIM: To investigate the phasic alteration of intestinal homeostasis in an experimental model of intestinal obstruction.METHODS: A rabbit model of intestinal obstruction was established by transforming parts of an infusion set into an in vivo pulled-type locking clamp and creating a uniform controllable loop obstruction in the mesenteric non-avascular zone 8 cm from the distal end of the ileum. The phasic alteration of intestinal homeostasis was studied after intestinal obstruction. The changes in goblet cells, intraepithelial lymphocytes, lamina propria lymphocytes, and intestinal epithelium were quantified from periodic acid-Schiff-stained sections. Ornithine decarboxylase(ODC) activity and serum citrulline levels were measured by high-performanceliquid chromatography. Claudin 1 mRNA expression was examined by real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis. Intestinal microorganisms, wet/dry weight ratios, pH values, and endotoxin levels were determined at multiple points after intestinal obstruction. Furthermore, the number and ratio of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were determined by flow cytometry, and secretory IgA levels were measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.RESULTS: A suitable controllable rabbit model of intestinal obstruction was established. Intestinal obstruction induced goblet cell damage and reduced cell number. Further indicators of epithelial cell damage were observed as reduced serum citrulline levels and claudin 1 gene expression, and a transient increase in ODC activity. In addition, the wet/dry weight ratio and pH of the intestinal lumen were also dramatically altered. The ratio of Bacillus bifidus and enterobacteria was reversed following intestinal obstruction. The number and area of Peyer's patches first increased then sharply decreased after the intestinal obstruction, along with an alteration in the ratio of CD4/CD8+ T cells, driven by an increase in CD3+ and CD8+ T cells and a decrease in CD4+ T cells. The number of lamina propria lymphocytes also gradually decreased with prolonged obstruction.CONCLUSION: Intestinal obstruction can induce disruption of intestinal homeostasis.展开更多
Depression is a recurrent,common,and potentially life-threatening psychiatric disease.Intestinal flora is a large number of microbial communities that are parasitic in the human digestive tract.Current evidence sugges...Depression is a recurrent,common,and potentially life-threatening psychiatric disease.Intestinal flora is a large number of microbial communities that are parasitic in the human digestive tract.Current evidence suggests that the occurrence of depression may be related to intestinal flora.Long time ago,Bai He Di Huang decoction was used to treat the depression.Recently,researchers found that Bai He Di Huang decoction could affect the the intestinal flora of patients with depression.This review focuses on the clinical progress of Bai He Di Huang decoction in the treatment of depression,and explores the effect and mechanism of Bai He Di Huang decoction on the intestinal flora of depressive mouse.展开更多
AIM: To present a retrospective analysis of clinical and endoscopic features of 4 cases of immunocompetent hosts with intestinal histoplasmosis(IH).METHODS: Four immunocompetent adults were diagnosed with IH between O...AIM: To present a retrospective analysis of clinical and endoscopic features of 4 cases of immunocompetent hosts with intestinal histoplasmosis(IH).METHODS: Four immunocompetent adults were diagnosed with IH between October 2005 and March 2015 at West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Clinical and endoscopic characteristics were summarized and analyzed retrospectively. GMS(Gomori methenamine silver), PAS(periodic acid-Schiff) and Giemsa staining technique were used to confirm Histoplasma capsulatum(H. capsulatum). The symptoms, signs, endoscopic presentations, radiographic imaging, pathological stain results and follow-up are presented as tables and illustrations.RESULTS: The cases were male patients, ranging from 33 to 61 years old, and primarily presented with nonspecific symptoms such as irregular fever, weight loss, abdominal pain and distention. Hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy were the most common signs. Endoscopic manifestations were localized or diffuse congestion, edema, ulcers, and polypoid nodules with central erosion involving the terminal ileum, ascendingcolon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum, similar to intestinal tuberculosis, tumor, and inflammatory bowel disease. Numerous yeast-like pathogens testing positive for PAS and GMS stains but negative for Giemsa were detected in the cytoplasm of the histiocytes, which were highly suggestive of H. capsulatum.CONCLUSION: Immunocompetent individuals suffering from histoplasmosis are rarely reported. It is necessary that gastroenterologists and endoscopists consider histoplasmosis as a differential diagnosis, even in immunocompetent patients.展开更多
为探究峨眉山大蚯蚓秉前环毛蚓(Pheretima carnosa)肠道可培养细菌多样性,测定采样点土壤基本理化性质,从蚯蚓肠道中分离可培养细菌并进行16S r DNA系统发育分析,探究分离菌株的相似性、多样性、优势度及均匀度,绘制稀释曲线。结果显示...为探究峨眉山大蚯蚓秉前环毛蚓(Pheretima carnosa)肠道可培养细菌多样性,测定采样点土壤基本理化性质,从蚯蚓肠道中分离可培养细菌并进行16S r DNA系统发育分析,探究分离菌株的相似性、多样性、优势度及均匀度,绘制稀释曲线。结果显示:峨眉山大蚯蚓生活在有机质丰富的土壤环境中,其肠道中分离出的56株细菌分布在3门14属,其中芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)为明显优势菌群;此外,Shannon-Wiener多样性指数(1.73)、Berger-Parker优势度指数(0.536)、Margalef指数(3.23)、Evenness均匀度指数(0.66)均表明峨眉山大蚯蚓肠道可培养细菌多样性丰富,而且稀释曲线表明尚有大量未分离细菌。上述研究为峨眉山大蚯蚓肠道微生物资源的开发利用奠定了基础。展开更多
基金Supported by National Program on Key Basic Research Project,No.2009CB522703
文摘AIM: To investigate the phasic alteration of intestinal homeostasis in an experimental model of intestinal obstruction.METHODS: A rabbit model of intestinal obstruction was established by transforming parts of an infusion set into an in vivo pulled-type locking clamp and creating a uniform controllable loop obstruction in the mesenteric non-avascular zone 8 cm from the distal end of the ileum. The phasic alteration of intestinal homeostasis was studied after intestinal obstruction. The changes in goblet cells, intraepithelial lymphocytes, lamina propria lymphocytes, and intestinal epithelium were quantified from periodic acid-Schiff-stained sections. Ornithine decarboxylase(ODC) activity and serum citrulline levels were measured by high-performanceliquid chromatography. Claudin 1 mRNA expression was examined by real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis. Intestinal microorganisms, wet/dry weight ratios, pH values, and endotoxin levels were determined at multiple points after intestinal obstruction. Furthermore, the number and ratio of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were determined by flow cytometry, and secretory IgA levels were measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.RESULTS: A suitable controllable rabbit model of intestinal obstruction was established. Intestinal obstruction induced goblet cell damage and reduced cell number. Further indicators of epithelial cell damage were observed as reduced serum citrulline levels and claudin 1 gene expression, and a transient increase in ODC activity. In addition, the wet/dry weight ratio and pH of the intestinal lumen were also dramatically altered. The ratio of Bacillus bifidus and enterobacteria was reversed following intestinal obstruction. The number and area of Peyer's patches first increased then sharply decreased after the intestinal obstruction, along with an alteration in the ratio of CD4/CD8+ T cells, driven by an increase in CD3+ and CD8+ T cells and a decrease in CD4+ T cells. The number of lamina propria lymphocytes also gradually decreased with prolonged obstruction.CONCLUSION: Intestinal obstruction can induce disruption of intestinal homeostasis.
文摘Depression is a recurrent,common,and potentially life-threatening psychiatric disease.Intestinal flora is a large number of microbial communities that are parasitic in the human digestive tract.Current evidence suggests that the occurrence of depression may be related to intestinal flora.Long time ago,Bai He Di Huang decoction was used to treat the depression.Recently,researchers found that Bai He Di Huang decoction could affect the the intestinal flora of patients with depression.This review focuses on the clinical progress of Bai He Di Huang decoction in the treatment of depression,and explores the effect and mechanism of Bai He Di Huang decoction on the intestinal flora of depressive mouse.
文摘AIM: To present a retrospective analysis of clinical and endoscopic features of 4 cases of immunocompetent hosts with intestinal histoplasmosis(IH).METHODS: Four immunocompetent adults were diagnosed with IH between October 2005 and March 2015 at West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Clinical and endoscopic characteristics were summarized and analyzed retrospectively. GMS(Gomori methenamine silver), PAS(periodic acid-Schiff) and Giemsa staining technique were used to confirm Histoplasma capsulatum(H. capsulatum). The symptoms, signs, endoscopic presentations, radiographic imaging, pathological stain results and follow-up are presented as tables and illustrations.RESULTS: The cases were male patients, ranging from 33 to 61 years old, and primarily presented with nonspecific symptoms such as irregular fever, weight loss, abdominal pain and distention. Hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy were the most common signs. Endoscopic manifestations were localized or diffuse congestion, edema, ulcers, and polypoid nodules with central erosion involving the terminal ileum, ascendingcolon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum, similar to intestinal tuberculosis, tumor, and inflammatory bowel disease. Numerous yeast-like pathogens testing positive for PAS and GMS stains but negative for Giemsa were detected in the cytoplasm of the histiocytes, which were highly suggestive of H. capsulatum.CONCLUSION: Immunocompetent individuals suffering from histoplasmosis are rarely reported. It is necessary that gastroenterologists and endoscopists consider histoplasmosis as a differential diagnosis, even in immunocompetent patients.
文摘为探究峨眉山大蚯蚓秉前环毛蚓(Pheretima carnosa)肠道可培养细菌多样性,测定采样点土壤基本理化性质,从蚯蚓肠道中分离可培养细菌并进行16S r DNA系统发育分析,探究分离菌株的相似性、多样性、优势度及均匀度,绘制稀释曲线。结果显示:峨眉山大蚯蚓生活在有机质丰富的土壤环境中,其肠道中分离出的56株细菌分布在3门14属,其中芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)为明显优势菌群;此外,Shannon-Wiener多样性指数(1.73)、Berger-Parker优势度指数(0.536)、Margalef指数(3.23)、Evenness均匀度指数(0.66)均表明峨眉山大蚯蚓肠道可培养细菌多样性丰富,而且稀释曲线表明尚有大量未分离细菌。上述研究为峨眉山大蚯蚓肠道微生物资源的开发利用奠定了基础。
