清肺排毒汤及其主要方剂治疗新型冠状病毒肺炎疗效解析

新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)是一种严重呼吸系统传染性疾病,爆发以来引起世界各国广泛的关注与讨论。从中医角度来看COVID-19属于“疫病”范畴,中医在防治“疫病”方面历史悠久,有很多宝贵经验且疗效稳定。根据中西医临床治疗及疗效观察,中医药管理局临床推荐用药“清肺排毒汤”可有效提高COVID-19治愈率。相关临床研究表明,中西医结合综合治疗可提高患者治愈率和缩短住院时间,且中医在改善患者症状和生活质量方面优于西药。鉴于“清肺排毒汤”在COVID-19的治疗中发挥着关键作用,旨在对清肺排毒汤治疗COVID-19的药效作用有更全面的认识,从清肺排毒汤的4个主要组成方剂麻杏石甘汤、射干麻黄汤、五苓散、小柴胡汤出发,探讨其抗COVID-19的中医学理论及现代药理学作用,为临床用药及基础研究提供参考。

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A Preliminary Study on Control Efficiency of New Nicotine Biopesticides against Pomegranate Aphids

In this study, toxicity and control efficiency of three nicotine biopesticides against pomegranate aphids were determined via indoor toxicity test and field effica- cy test, aiming at screening the appropriate reagent for prevention and control of pomegranate aphids. The results of indoor toxicity test showed that LC^o of reagent 1, reagent 2 and reagent 3 reached 10 270, 12 810 and 13 040 mg/L, respectively. The results of field efficacy test showed that control efficacy of reagent 1, reagent 2 and reagent 3 reached 60.52%, 34.60% and 46.99%, respectively. Overall, reagent 1 （91% ultrafine powder of tobacco leaves, 3% silicone oil, 2% sasangua cake, 2% emulsifier, 2% ascorbic acid） exhibited the highest control efficiency against pomegranate aphids, which can be further popularized and utilized.

Existence and significance of hepatitis B virus DNA in kidneys of IgA nephropathy

AIM: To investigate the existence and significance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy(IgAN).METHODS: Fifty cases of IgAN with HBV antigenaemia and/or hepatitis B virus antigens (HBAg, or HBsAg, HBcAg)detected by immunohistochemistry in renal tissues were enrolled in our study. The distribution and localization of HBV DNA were observed using in situ hybridization.Southern blot analysis was performed to reveal the state of renal HBV DNA.RESULTS: Among the 50 patients with IgAN, HBs antigenemia was detected in 17 patients (34%). HBAg in renal tissues was detected in 48 patients (96%), the positive rate of HBAg, HBsAg, and HBcAg was 82% (41/50), 58% (29/50),and 42% (21/50) in glomeruli, respectively; and was 94%(47/50), 56% (28/50) and 78% (39/50) in tubular epithelia,respectively. Positive HBV DNA was detected in 72% (36/50)and 82% (41/50) cases in tubular epithelia and glomeruli respectively by in Situ hybridization, and the positive signals were localized in the nuclei of tubular epithelial cells and glomerular mesangial cells as well as infiltrated interstitial lymphocytes. Moreover, 68% (34/50) cases were proved to be HBV DNA positive by Southern blot analysis, and all were the integrated form.CONCLUSION: HBV infection might play an important role in occurrence and progress of IgAN. In addition to humoral immune damages mediated by HBAg-HBAb immune complex,renal tissues of some IgAN are directly infected with HBV and express HBAg in situ, and the cellular mechanism mediated by HBV originating from renal cells in situ may also be involved in the pathogenesis of IgAN.

How botulinum toxin in neurogenic detrusor overactivity can reduce upper urinary tract damage?

Intradetrusor injections of botulinum toxin are the cornerstone of medical treatment of neurogenic detrusor overactivity. The primary aim of this treatment is to ensure a low pressure regimen in the urinary bladder, but the mechanisms leading to long-term protection of the urinary tract remain poorly understood. In this paper, we highlight the potential benefts of intradetrusor injections of botulinum toxin regarding local effects on the bladder structures, urinary tract infections, stone disease, vesico ureteral refux, hydronephrosis, renal function based on a comprehensive literature review.

Cholelithiasis associated with haemolytic-uraemic syndrome

Cholelithiasis occurs infrequently in the paediatric age group. Hereditary spherocytosis, sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia are the haemolytic disorders most commonly associated with development of gall stones in paediatric age group. The question is whether an isolated episode of haemolysis can cause gallstones.

Chitosan Removes Toxic Heavy Metal Ions from Cigarette Mainstream Smoke

This study investigated the removal of heavy metal ions from cigarette mainstream smoke using chitosan. Chitosan of various deacetylation degrees and molecular weights were manually added to cigarette filters in different dosages. The mainstream smoke particulate matter was collected by a Cambridge filter pad, digested by a microwave digestor, and then analyzed for contents of heavy metal ions, including As（Ill/V）, Pb（II）, Cd（II）, Cr（III/VI） and Ni（II）, by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry （GFAAS）. The results showed that chitosan had a removal effect on Pb（II）, Cd（II）, Cr（III/VI） and Ni（II）. Of these, the percent re- moval of Ni（II） was elevated with an increasing dosage of chitosan. Chitosan of a high deace tylation degree exhibited good binding performance toward Cd（II）, Cr（III/VI） and Ni（II）, though with poor efficiency for Pb（II）. Except As（III/V）, all the tested metal ions showed similar tendencies in the growing contents with an increasing chitosan molecular weight. Nonetheless, the percent removal of Cr（III/VI） peaked with a chitosan molecular weight of 200 kDa, followed by a dramatic decrease with an increasing chitosan mo- lecular weight. Generally, chitosan had different removal effects on four out of five tested metal ions, and the percent removal of Cd（II）, Pb（II）, Cr（III/VI） and Ni（II） was approximately 55%, 45%, 50%, and 16%, respectively. In a word, chitosan used in cigarette filter can remove toxic heavy metal ions in the mainstream smoke, improve cigarette safety, and reduce the harm to smokers.

Toxic effect of marine petroleum hydrocarb on pollution for polychaetes

With the development of economic activities, marine oil pollution is becoming an increasing serious problem. Instead of dissolved in seawater, petroleum hydrocarbons are more easily enriched in sediments, which poses a serious threat to benthos. In this paper, the research progresses on toxicity of marine petroleum hydrocarbon for polychaetes were reviewed in recent years, including the toxic mechanism of petroleum hydrocarbons, the feeding habits, the effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on the antioxidant defense system, the nervous system damages, the molecular damages of polychaetes under the stress of petroleum hydrocarbon, the accumulation and metabolism of petroleum hydrocarbons in polychaetes. The future research direction were also prospected.

Development of Co-agglutination Method for Viral Nervous Necrosis from Grouper （Epinephelus sp,） in Batam

Viral nervous necrosis （VNN） has been reported to infect larvae and juvenile of humpback grouper, and until now, this virus is one of main problem for humpback grouper. Co-agglutination test proved to be a simple, rapid and reliable diagnostic test suitable for use in the field or laboratory without any special apparatus. The study aimed to study application of a co-agglutination test using Staphylococci sensitized with specific antibody for the diagnostic of VNN in grouper. First, brain and eye organ samples from diseased fish are homogenized with phosphate buffer saline （PBS） of pH 7.2. Then, the supernatant is collected after centrifugation at 8,000 rpm for 20 min, and finally one drop of the supematant and one drop of anti VNN antibody sensitized Staphylococci suspension are mixed on a glass slid and observation of the agglutination is performed after 5-10 min. The result shows that co-agglutination technique detects positive VNN in the brain and eye samples. The co-agglutination technique may provide valid result in a very short time as compared with complex method, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbant essay （ELISA） and fluorescient antibody technique （FAT） that require a high cost. Thus, this test can detect VNN faster, simple and more economic.

Systematic Pharmacological Strategies to Explore the Regulatory Mechanism of Ma Xing Shi Gan Decoction on COVID-19

Objective To use systematic pharmacological strategies to explore the regulatory mechanisms of Ma Xing Shi Gan Decoction(MXSGD)against the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).Methods Data on the compounds and targets of MXSGD were collected from the Traditional Chinese Medicene Systems Parmacology Database and Analysis Platform(TCMSP)and TCM Databases@Taiwan.Data on ACE2-related targets and the protein-protein interaction(PPI)were collected from the String database.The Cytoscape 3.7.2 was used to construct and analyze the networks.The DAVID platform was used for Gene Ontology(GO)and pathway enrichment analyses.Results Data on 272 MXSGD targets and 21 SARS-CoV-2 potential targets were collected.Four networks were constructed and analyzed based on the data:(1)compound-target network of MXSGD;(2)MXSGD-SARS-CoV-2-PPI network;(3)cluster of MXSGD-SARS-CoV-2-PPI network;(4)Herb-Pathway-Target network.The core targets included AKT1,MAPK3,IL-6,TP53,VEGFA,TNF,CASP3,EGFR,EGF and MAPK1.The antiviral biological processes were inflammatory responses(inflammatory cells,inflammatory cytokines and their signaling pathways),immune responses(T cells,monocytes,B cells and other immune cells),immune factors(IFN-γ,TNF-αand so on),virus defense,humoral immunity and mucosal innate immune response.The antivirus-related signaling pathways included TNF,NOD-like receptor,FoxO,PI3K-AKT and Toll-like receptor signaling pathways.Conclusions MXSGD can control disease progression by regulating multiple compounds and targets;it can reduce inflammation and balance immunity by regulating several proteins that interact with ACE2 and signaling pathways closely related to disease development.

Potency of Nannochloropsis oculata as Antibacterial, Antioxidant and Antiviral on Humpback Grouper Infected by Vibrio alginolyticus and Viral Nervous Necrotic

The aim of this study was to explore the potency of N. oculata extracts as antibacterial, antioxidant and antiviral on grouper Cromileptes altivelis （C. altivelis） infected by Vibrio alginolyticus （V. alginolyticus） and Viral Nervous Necrotic （VNN）. Dilution test was used to measure antibacterial activity of N. oculata extracts. Antioxidant activity of extracts was expressed by levels of MDA （Malondialdehyde） and SOD （superoxide dismutase） in the brain and kidneys of fish. Antiviral capability of N. oculata was determined by the expression of cellular immune cells Major Histocompatibility Complex （MHC） Class I for proliferation and inhibition of VNN in blood cells with immunocytochemistry. The results showed that N. oculata extract was able to suppress the growth of V. alginolyticus at a concentration of 40%. Increasing levels of SOD and reducing level of MDA indicated that N. oculata extracts may serve as an antibacterial and antioxidant. Providing cellular response of MHC class I cell expressed on C. altive/is blood cells, N. oculata demonstrated its antiviral activity.

Persistence of malachite green and leucomalachite green in perch (Lateolabrax japonicus)

The persistence of malachite green (MG), and its metabolite leucomalachite green (LMG), in fish tissues is still unclear, leading to many trade disputes. In this research, we established and evaluated an HPLC method that could detect MG and LMG simultaneously, and then investigated the persistence of these two toxins in the tissues of juvenile perch (Lateolabrax japonicus) post sub-chronic MG exposure at 1.0 mg/L. Exposure lasted for 2 h everyday and was repeated six times. The perch were then placed in MG-free seawater for 100 d to eliminate the toxins. Results show that MG accumulated in the tissues, including the gills, liver, muscle, blood and viscera, and then was metabolized rapidly to LMG. The concentrations of these two toxins increased significantly with the accumulation process. In general, the highest concentrations of MG and LMG in all tissue exceeded 1 000 μg/kg, except for MG in the muscle. The order of accumulation levels (highest to lowest) of MG was gill>blood>liver>viscera>muscle, while that of LMG was liver>blood>gill>viscera>muscle. High levels of MG or LMG could persist for several hours but decreased rapidly during the elimination process. The concentration of LMG was much higher than that of MG during the experiment, especially in the gill, liver and blood. Therefore, the three tissues play important roles in toxin accumulation, biotransformation, and elimination. Although the MG and LMG concentrations in muscle were much lower than in other tissues, the content still exceeded the European minimum required performance limit (MRPL), even after 2 400 h (100 d) of elimination. This demonstrates that it is extremely difficult to eliminate MG and LMG from tissues of perch, and therefore use of these toxins is of concern to public health.

Bioremediation potential of spirulina:toxicity and biosorption studies of lead

This study examines the possibility of using live spirulina to biologically remove aqueous lead of low concentration (below 50 mg/L) from wastewater. The spirulina cells were first immersed for seven days in five wastewater samples containing lead of different concentrations, and the growth rate was determined by light at wavelength of 560 nm. The 72 h-EC50 (72 h medium effective concentration) was estimated to be 11.46 mg/L (lead). Afterwards, the lead adsorption by live spirulina cells was conducted. It was observed that at the initial stage (0–12 min) the adsorption rate was so rapid that 74% of the metal was bio- logically adsorbed. The maximum biosorption capacity of live spirulina was estimated to be 0.62 mg lead per 105 alga cells.

Regulation of Talcum Powder in Cosmetics at Home and Abroad

The article introduced the toxicological information of talcum powder, analyzed the relevant requirements on talcum powder in cosmetics and the impurity asbestos in China, the EU, the US, and Canada, and the safety of the substance is also evaluated to help regulators and relevant enterprises understand its hazards and to promote consumers' awareness of talcum powder.

On-Line Photoionization Mass Spectrometric Study on Behavior of Ammonia Poisoning on H-Form Ultra Stable Y Zeolite for Catalytic Pyrolysis of Polypropylene

In this work, pyrolysis photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry （Py-PI-TOFMS） was applied to study the behavior of ammonia poisoning on H-form ultra stable Y （HUSY） zeolite for the catalytic pyrolysis of polypropylene （PP）. Firstly, ammonia poisoning on HUSY was performed to obtain the suitable catalysts with different strength and amounts of acid sites. Secondly, online photoionization mass spectra for the pyrolysis products of PP and HUSY with various acid strength were recorded at different pyrolysis temperatures. Finally, the formation curves of various pyrolysates of PP/HUSY with the increase of temperature were determined. Our results indicate that the formation temperatures, yields and selectivity of the pyrolysis products of PP demonstrate obvious relationship with the acid strength of HUSY.

Cytocompatibility of Highly Dispersed Nano Hydroxyapatite Sol

Nano hydroxyapatite (HA) crystals were prepared and dispersed in water to form HA sol by simple methods. The cytotoxicity of the sols were tested by MTT assay and lymphocytotoxicity test. Results show that the average secondary particle size of the sol containing uncalcined HA crystals is around 750 nm, within micrograde; while the sol of calcined HA contains over 88% nanoparticles with the size between 65～86 nm, in which nano HA crystals are highly dispersed. Both the HA sols have no toxicity on the proliferation of 3T3 cells and lymphocytes. It demonstrates that the nano sol is safe for the application of drug delivery.

Detection of Fish Disease Caused by Iridovirus on Grouper （Epinephelus sp.） and Pomfret Star （Trachinotus blochii） with Co-agglutination Method in Tanjungpinang, Indonesia

Iridovirus infection often causes death and considerable economic losses in the aquaculture industry. This research applies the co-agglutination method that is fast, cheap and accurate in confirming the diagnosis of the cause of an outbreak of illness caused by iridovirus in the field, so that remedial action can be taken quickly and appropriately to minimize the impact of wider losses. Samples were taken from the grouper and pomfret star farms that are experiencing outbreaks of infectious diseases in the months from May to August 2015, Tanjungpinang, Indonesia. The sick and allegedly attacked by iridovirus samples showed abnormal swimming clinical symptoms, weakness and the swollen spleen. The swollen spleen of sick fish created suspension in phosphate buffered saline （PBS） with pH 7.2, and then centrifuged at 8,000 rpm for I0 rain. The supernatant after centrifuge was used as the test sample. On a clean object glass, 50 μL of the supematant was treated with 50 μL kit co-agglutination pre-prepared. The positive results were shown by the agglutination reaction after 10-15 rain, while as a negative control, PBS was reacted with co-agglutination kit that looked homogeneous （no agglutination）. It was showed that the grouper （Epinepkelus sp.） on four farms and pomfret star （Thracinotus blochii） on one farm that experienced an outbreak of infectious disease in Tanjungpinang showed positively infected iridovirus. The same positive iridovirus result was also demonstrated by examination using polymerase chain reaction （PCR） at 570 bp. So, the causative agent of plague on grouper and pomfret star was iridovirus. In addition, the co-agglutination test based on serology is more quick, cheap and accurate.